Interim Management Statement
ProVen VCT plc
Interim Management Statement
for the three months ended 30 November 2007
In accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
of the UK Listing Authority, ProVen VCT plc presents an Interim
Management Statement for the three month period ended 30 November
2007. The statement also includes relevant financial information
between the end of the period and the date of this statement.
Dividends paid or declared in the period
No dividends were paid or declared in the period.
On 6 December 2007, the Company paid an interim capital dividend of
6.0p per Ordinary Share and an interim revenue dividend of 1.0p per
'C' Share in respect of the six months ended 31 August 2007. These
dividends were paid to Ordinary and 'C' Shareholders on the register
at 16 November 2007.
As a result of the dividends paid in the period, a provision of
£199,000 has been made in the Company's Ordinary Share Pool
(equivalent to 0.9p per Ordinary Share) for fees payable to Beringea
Limited and Downing Corporate Finance Limited under the terms of the
performance incentive fee agreements.
Performance
Ordinary shares
30 November 31 August 28 February 31 28
2007 2007 2007 August February
2006 2006
Pence Pence Pence Pence Pence
Net Asset Value 113.5 96.6 108.3 133.9 111.3
("NAV")
Cumulative 68.2 68.2 53.2 22.2 18.7
Dividends
Total Return * 181.7 164.8 161.5 156.1 130.0
* NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since launch
After payment of the dividend and provision for the performance
incentive fees described above the NAV per Ordinary Share (based on
30 November 2007 investment valuations) stood at 106.6p, Cumulative
Dividends at 74.2p and Total Return at 180.8p.
'C' Shares
30 November 31 August 28 February 31 August 28
2007 2007 2007 2006 February
2006
Pence Pence Pence Pence Pence
Net Asset Value 90.8 95.6 N/A N/A N/A
("NAV")
Cumulative - - N/A N/A N/A
Dividends
Total Return * 90.8 95.6 N/A N/A N/A
* NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since launch
After payment of the dividend described above the NAV per 'C' Share
(based on 30 November 2007 investment valuations) stood at 89.8p,
Cumulative Dividends at 1.0p and Total Return at 90.8p.
Quoted investments are valued at the closing bid price at 30 November
2007. Unquoted investments are valued at fair values established
using the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation
Guidelines.
Investment portfolio summary at 30 November 2007
Ordinary Share Portfolio investments
Valuation
movement
since
31 August
Cost Valuation 2007
£'000 £'000 £'000
Top ten venture capital investments
(by value)
Espresso Broadband Limited 2,048 10,389 4,048
ILG Digital Limited 1,345 3,153 (121)
Campden Media Ltd 975 1,031 (156)
Ashford Colour Press Limited 875 904 177
Optima Data Intelligence Services
Limited 900 900 -
SPC International Limited 1,146 846 (56)
Gyro International Limited 652 830 43
Saffron Media Group Limited (formerly
- Harmony Media Group Limited) 480 480 -
Eagle Rock Entertainment Group Ltd 420 420 -
UBC Media plc * 1,101 373 -
9,942 19,326 3,935
Other venture capital investments 4,116 746 (24)
Liquidity funds 3,350 3,350 -
Total 17,408 23,422 3,911
'C' Share Portfolio investments by value
Valuation
movement
since
31 August
Cost Valuation 2007
£'000 £'000 £'000
Venture capital investments
Heritage Partners Ltd 650 650 -
Charterhouse Leisure Ltd 371 371 -
Steak Media Ltd 275 275 -
The Vending Corporation 1,000 218 (782)
Dianomi Limited 126 126 -
2,422 1,640 (782)
Liquidity funds 10,350 10,350 -
Total 12,722 11,990 (782)
* Quoted on AIM
Investment additions during the 3 months ended 30 November 2007
Cost
£'000
Ordinary Share Portfolio
Coolabi plc 39
After the period end the Company made the following further
additions:
Cost
£'000
Ordinary Share Portfolio
Donatantonio Limited 575
'C' Share Portfolio
Donatantonio Limited 875
The Vending Corporation Limited 16
Heritage Partners Ltd 150
1,041
Investment disposals during the 3 months ended 30 November 2007
Market
value at Gain/(loss) Total
1 September Disposal against realised
Cost 2007 proceeds cost gain
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Ashford Colour
Press Limited 125 125 125 - -
After the period end the Company made the following disposals:
Gain/(loss) against
Disposal proceeds cost
Cost
£'000 £'000 £'000
Sports Holdings Limited 800 279 (521)
Changes to share capital
Ordinary 'C'
Shares Shares
of 5p of 25p
each each
Shares £'000 Shares £'000
As at 1 September 2007 and 30
November 2007 23,187,968 1,159 14,620,454 3,655
There have been no changes to share capital since the period end.
Material events
Other than described above, there were no material events during the
period from 1 September 2007 to 30 November 2007 or in the period
from 1 December 2007 to the date of this announcement.
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