Purchase of Own Securities and Net Asset Value

RNS Number : 9477N

British Smaller Companies VCT PLC

27 September 2019

 

British Smaller Companies VCT plc ("the Company")

Purchase of Own Securities and Net Asset Value

The Company announces that on 26 September 2019 it purchased 517,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each at a price of 67.29 pence per ordinary share. The shares purchased represent 0.37 per cent of the total number of voting rights in the Company before the transaction. These shares will be held in treasury.

The last reported net asset value as at 30 June 2019 was 70.3 pence per ordinary share.

The Company's issued share capital now consists of 140,018,138 ordinary shares of 10 pence each with voting rights. In addition, the Company holds 9,481,899 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in treasury.

The above figure of 140,018,138 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

David Hall                                          YFM Private Equity Limited        Tel:  [phone]

Robert Naylor                                    Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited  Tel:  [phone]

 

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