British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc
Allotment of Shares
British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc ("the Company") announces that on 8 September 2011 it allotted 5,335 ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its dividend reinvestment scheme ("Dividend Reinvestment Scheme") at a price of 62.70 pence per share to shareholders of the Company who elected to receive shares instead of the interim cash dividend of 2 pence per ordinary share to be paid by the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2011.
Application is now being made for the ordinary shares which were allotted on 8 September 2011 to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, and dealings are expected to commence on or around 15 September 2011.
Following such allotment the Company's issued share capital consists of 23,502,544 ordinary shares with voting rights ("Voting Capital") and 757,380 shares held in Treasury.
The above statement of Voting Capital 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 FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
David Hall YFM Private Equity Limited Tel: 0113 294 5039
Jeff Keating Singer Capital Markets Tel: 0203 205 7500