Foresight VCT plc
Interim Management Statement for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2010
Foresight VCT plc presents its interim management statement for the quarter
ended 30 September 2010. Â This constitutes the company's second interim
management statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2010, as required
by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.3.
The unaudited net asset value (NAV) per Ordinary Share as at 30 September 2010
was 50.6p (30 June 2010: 47.3p). Â The unaudited net asset value (NAV) per
Planned Exit Share as at 30 September 2010 was 94.9p (30 June 2010: 95.0p). Â The
Board is not aware of any significant events or transactions between the date of
the NAV and the date of publication of this Interim Management Statement.
The number of Ordinary Shares in issue at 30 September 2010 was 47,741,385.
 During the three months ended 30 September 2010 no shares were issued or re-
purchased by the company for cancellation.
The number of Planned Exit Shares in issue at 30 September 2010 was 6,179,833.
 During the three months ended 30 June 2010 4,139,395 Planned Exit Shares were
issued but no Planned Exit Shares were re-purchased by the company for
cancellation.
Net assets of the Ordinary Shares fund at 30 September 2010 comprised the
following:
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
| |£'000 |% of Net Assets|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
|Unquoted Investments at fair value as determined by the|Â |Â |
|Directors |18,676| 77.4|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
|Quoted investments at bid price | 4,128| 17.1|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
|Total venture capital investments |22,804| 94.5|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
|Net Current Assets | 1,335| 5.5|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
|Â |Â |Â |
|Net Assets |24,139| 100.0|
+-------------------------------------------------------+------+---------------+
Net assets of the Planned Exit Shares fund at 30 September 2010 comprised the
following:
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
| |£'000|% of Net Assets|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
|Unquoted Investments at fair value as determined by the|Â |Â |
|Directors |1,813| 30.9|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
|Quoted investments at bid price | 0| 0.0|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
|Total venture capital investments |1,813| 30.9|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
|Net Current Assets |4,052| 69.1|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
|Â |Â |Â |
|Net Assets |5,865| 100.0|
+--------------------------------------------------------+-----+---------------+
Quoted investments are carried at bid price as at 30 September 2010. Unquoted
investments are carried at fair value as at 30 September 2010 as determined by
the directors.
During the three months ended 30 September 2010 the following significant
investment transactions took place (all companies unquoted except where
otherwise indicated):
Ordinary Shares Portfolio
Follow-on investments:
+---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+
|Name of Company|Business Activity |Amount Invested £'000|
+---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+
|Land Energy |Production and sale of wood pellets and |33 |
| |construction and operation of combined | |
| |heat and power biomass plants. | |
+---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+
|alwaysON |VOIP for business users |30 |
+---------------+----------------------------------------+---------------------+
Investment disposals:
+-----------------+------------------------+---------------+----------+
| Name of Company | Business Activity | Original Cost | Proceeds |
| | | £'000 |  |
| | | | £'000 |
+-----------------+------------------------+---------------+----------+
| SmartFOCUS | Smart e-mail marketing | 41 | 107 |
+-----------------+------------------------+---------------+----------+
Planned Exit Shares Portfolio
Follow-on investments:
+---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+
|Name of Company |Business Activity |Amount Invested £'000|
+---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+
|i-Plas Group |Manufactures building |158 |
| |products from waste plastic | |
+---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+
|Closed Loop |Recycles waste plastic |67 |
| |bottles into food grade | |
| |products | |
+---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+
|Foresight Luxembourg Solar|Solar power electricity |22 |
|2 |generation | |
+---------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------+
Investment disposals:
None
For further information please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight Group:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 01732 471 800
[HUG#1464077]
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