Interim Management Statement

Octopus Titan VCT 2 PLC Interim Management Statement 10 February 2011 In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency rules, Octopus Titan VCT 2 plc ('Titan 2' or 'VCT') presents an Interim Management Statement for the period 1 November 2010 to 31 January 2011.  The statement also includes relevant financial information between the end of the period and the date of this statement. Financial Summary   As at 31 January 2011 As at 31 October 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets (£'000s) 15,697 15,518 Return after tax (£'000s) 178 13 Net asset value per share ('NAV') 96.0p 94.9p Cumulative dividends paid since launch 2.0p 2.0p Total return (NAV plus dividends paid) 98.0p 96.9p Investment performance At 31 January 2011 the NAV of the VCT was 96.0p, which compares to 94.9p at 31 October 2010. The performance of the VCT has been relatively stable in the period under review and there have been no valuation movements in the unquoted portfolio. The main drivers for the increase in the NAV were the VCT's investments in the Open Ended Investment Companies ('OEICs'). There was an uplift in value of 11.9% in the CF Octopus UK Micro Cap Growth Fund over the 3 months to 31 January 2011. In addition to this uplift, a small profit was realised on the sale of a proportion of the investment in the CF Octopus Absolute UK Equity Fund. At 31 January 2011, 27.2% of the Company's net assets were held in liquid resources in the form of OEICs, cash and cash equivalents. Having reached the level of invested funds required by HMRC, we have shifted our focus to monitoring existing portfolio companies, alongside giving them support with advice and funding. During the period under review, Titan 2 invested £367,000 into Diverse Energy, a company focusing on the infrastructure of energy for global telecommunications, and also follow-on investments were made into Zoopla (£307,000), Skills Market (£18,500) and Money Workout (£133,334). A full update is provided in the Annual Report for the year ending 31 October 2010. Top Ten Qualifying Investment Portfolio by value as at 31 January 2011 Company Carrying value % of total net Sector £'000 assets -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zoopla Limited Media 2,471 15.7% True Knowledge Media Limited 1,220 7.8% Calastone Limited Technology 1,135 7.2% Nature Delivered Consumer lifestyle & Limited wellbeing 853 5.4% e-Therapeutics plc Consumer lifestyle & wellbeing 443 2.8% Mi-Pay Limited Telecommunications 429 2.7% AQS Holdings Limited Environmental 421 2.7% Executive Channel Limited Media 379 2.4% Diverse Energy Limited Environmental 367 2.3% UltraSoc Technologies Limited Technology 361 2.3% Dividends As announced in the recently published annual results, the proposed final dividend of 0.75p per share for the year ended 31 October 2010 will be paid on 8 April 2011 to those shareholders on the register on 11 March 2011, subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting. Material events and transactions Titan 2's Board is not aware of any other significant event or transaction which has occurred between 31 January 2011 and the date of publication of this statement which would have a material impact on the financial position of the VCT. For further information please contact: Alex Macpherson- Fund Manager Octopus Investments Limited - 0800 316 2349 ENDS This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Octopus Titan VCT 2 PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1487914]
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