Octopus Apollo VCT plc : Issue of Equity and To...

OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT PLC

11 December 2015

Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

Octopus Apollo VCT plc (the "Company") announces that 2,328,139 Ordinary Shares of 10p each have been issued and allotted today at a price of 85.2p per share equivalent to the current NAV of 80.9p grossed up by up to 5.0% (as set out in the Prospectus dated 2 November 2015). These shares were issued pursuant to the Offer for Subscription to raise up to £30 million, with an over allotment facility of £10 million, in the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 tax years.

An application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the new shares.   Admission is expected to become effective on or around 29 December 2015.

Mr Murray Steele, a Director of the Company, was allotted 6,278 Ordinary Shares at a price of 85.2p per share. The interests of Mr Steele and his immediate family in the issued share capital of the Company are now 105,832 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.08% of the issued Ordinary Share capital.

The issued share capital and total voting rights of the Company is now 127,144,939 Ordinary 10p Shares.

For further information please contact:
Nicola Board
Company Secretary
020 7776 8663

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Source: Octopus Apollo VCT plc via Globenewswire

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