Portfolio Update

Portfolio Update

Octopus AIM VCT plc

2 August 2018

Portfolio Update

The investment portfolio of Octopus AIM VCT plc (the "Company") as at 2 August 2018 is as follows (the valuations being the unaudited valuations, at bid price, as at 30 June 2018):

Investee CompanySectorBook cost (£000)Movement in valuation (£000)Fair Value (£000)
GB Group plcSupport Services7156,2456,960
Learning Technologies Group plcSupport Services1,1854,6555,840
Breedon Group plcConstruction & Building8594,9805,839
Quixant plcTechnology Hardware5874,6995,286
Staffline Recruitment Group plcSupport Services3343,0973,431
Yu Group plcUtilities7052,4583,163
Mattioli Woods plcFinance5292,5993,128
Brooks Macdonald Group plcFinance7462,2643,010
Gear4music Holdings plcMedia5572,3142,871
Craneware plcSoftware1832,6742,857
RWS Holdings plcSupport Services3672,3142,681
LoopUp Group plcSoftware4801,7282,208
Netcall plcTelecommunication Services3081,8242,132
FairFx Group plcSoftware9489141,862
VR Education Holdings plcSoftware1,0807561,836
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plcHealth9317861,717
Gooch & Housego plcElectronic & Electrical4721,2421,714
Next Fifteen Communications Group plcMedia6879331,620
IDOX plcSoftware3531,2521,605
Ergomed plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech1,4401201,560
Advanced Medical Solutions Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech7577761,533
Cello Group plcMedia8955951,490
Clinigen Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech9354851,420
Cambridge Cognition Holdings plcHealth6017971,398
DP Poland plcLeisure & Hotels1,0163571,373
Adept Telecom plcTelecommunication Services6017711,372
CityFibre plc*Telecommunication Services1,0253071,332
Ixico plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech1,1272011,328
Restore plcSupport Services3419831,324
Vertu Motors plcGeneral Retailers1,265581,323
Osirium Technologies plcElectronic & Electrical1,350(31)1,319
Judges Scientific plcElectronic & Electrical3149461,260
Abcam plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech5376641,201
Nasstar plcSoftware4816051,086
appScatter Group plcSoftware1,257(232)1,025
Brady plcSoftware94743990
KRM22 plcEquity Instrments681306987
Gamma Communications plcTelecommunication Services488473961
Scientific Digital Imaging plcElectronic & Electrical179736915
MyCelx Technologies CorporationOil Equipment1,470(574)896
WANdisco plcSoftware145750895
Animalcare Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech306585891
Fusion Antibodies plcHealth Care Equipment & Services577303880
Access Intelligence plcSoftware715135850
TLA Worldwide plcMedia80740847
Escape Hunt plcLeisure & Hotels988(161)827
Beeks Financial Cloud Group plcSoftware570251821
Popsa Holdings Ltd*Software & Computer Services720-720
Nektan Limited Software1,345(731)614
Velocity Composites plcIndustrial799(188)611
Maestrano Group plcSoftware & Computer Services636(51)585
Iomart Group plcSoftware268290558
Futura Medical plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech968(425)543
PCI-Pal plcSupport Services720(224)496
Microsaic Systems plcEngineering & Machinery1,384(893)491
Vectura Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech498(30)468
Plastics Capital plcEngineering & Machinery40040440
Omega Diagnostics Group plcHealth465(25)440
Maxcyte IncPharmaceuticals & Biotech511(73)438
Mears Group plcSupport Services139287426
TP Group plcEngineering & Machinery648(276)372
Diurnal Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech360(13)347
Enteq Upstream plcOil Services1,032(692)340
Sinclair IS Pharma plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech765(473)292
Tasty plcLeisure & Hotels622(354)268
Haydale Graphene Industries plcChemicals598(340)258
Hasgrove plc*Media88132220
Fusionex International plc*Software282(164)118
Dods Group plcMedia203(99)104
Rated People Ltd*Software354(267)87
Genedrive PlcPharmaceuticals & Biotech210(123)87
Midatech Pharma plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech600(537)63
ReNeuron Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech324(272)52
1Spatial plcSoftware300(264)36
Location Sciences Group plcSoftware763(754)9
Bond International Software plc*Software2-2


Since 30 June 2018 there have been three new investments with a cost of £2,382,000.00
Since  30 June 2018 there have been no disposals


Unless otherwise stated, all the investments set out above :

1. are quoted on AIM or on the London Stock Exchange Full List:
2. represent equity investments except in the case of Nektan which include investment via loan stock: and
3. are in portfolio companies incorporated in the UK with the exception of:
 
Nektan - Gibraltar
Mycelx - USA
VR Education Holdings plc - Ireland
Maxcyte Inc - USA
Breedon Group - Jersey
Fusionex International- Jersey
 
*Denotes private company

Current Liquidity Investments

Investee CompanySectorBook cost (£000)Movement in valuation (£000)Fair Value (£000)
Octopus Portfolio Manager - Conservative Capital Growth n/a10,45051210,962
Octopus Portfolio Manager - Defensive Capital Growthn/a10,45024610,696
FP Octopus UK Micro Cap Growth Fundn/a3,3001,1214,421
Money Market Fundsn/a4,307-4,307


  
For further information, please contact:

Suzanna Waterhouse,
Company Secretary

Tel:  020 3142 4957  

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