Recommended proposals for a merger between Fore...
27 January 2011
Recommended proposals for a merger between Foresight VCT plc ("Foresight VCT")
and Keydata Income VCT 1 plc ("Keydata 1") and Keydata Income VCT 2 plc
("Keydata 2") (together "Keydata VCTs") to be completed by way of a scheme of
reconstruction of the Keydata VCTs under section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986
and the transfer by the Keydata VCTs of their assets and liabilities to
Foresight VCT and the cancellation of listing of the Keydata VCTs shares.
Summary
The boards of Foresight VCT, Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 ("Boards") announce that
they have reached agreement on recommended proposals for the merger of Keydata
1 and Keydata 2 with Foresight VCT.
The merger should result in an enlarged company having net assets of over £30
million and is expected to create the strategic benefit of increasing Foresight
VCT's footprint in the environmental infrastructure sector, as well as providing
a more economically efficient size and the cost savings as identified below. The
Boards further announce that they are today writing to their respective
shareholders with full details of the proposed merger.
The merger will be effected by Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 being placed into
members' voluntary liquidation pursuant to a scheme of reconstruction under
Section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986. The assets and liabilities of Keydata 1
and Keydata 2 will then be transferred to Foresight VCT in exchange for new
Foresight VCT ordinary shares ("New Shares"). Â The effective date for the
transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Keydata VCTs and the issue of New
Shares pursuant to the merger is expected to be 28 February 2011 (the Effective
date). Â Following the Effective date, it is anticipated that the listing of the
Keydata 1 Shares and Keydata 2 Shares will be cancelled on 1 March 2011.
The Scheme is conditional upon the approval by the shareholders of Foresight VCT
and Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 of resolutions to be proposed at extraordinary
general meetings (EGMs) to be held on 18 February 2011 (for both Keydata VCTs
and Foresight VCT) and 28 February 2011 (for Keydata VCTs only) and dissent not
having been expressed by shareholders of the Keydata VCTs holding more than 10
per cent in nominal value of the issued share capital of either Keydata 1 or
Keydata 2 and Foresight VCT confirming that it has received no notice of any
claims, proceedings or actions of whatever nature threatened or commenced
against Keydata 1 or Keydata 2 which the board of Foresight VCT regard as
material.
Introduction
The Boards announced on 1 September 2010 that terms for the merger of Keydata 1
and Keydata 2 with Foresight VCT had been agreed.
The Boards are now in a position to put merger proposals to the shareholders of
their relevant companies.
i. Terms of the Merger
The merger will provide for all of the assets and liabilities of Keydata 1 and
Keydata 2 to be transferred to Foresight VCT in consideration for:
* the issue of New Shares to Keydata VCTs Shareholders equal in value to the
aggregate Roll-Over Value of the Keydata VCTs Shares on 24 February 2011;
and
* the issue of additional New Shares to Keydata VCTs Shareholders by way of
Additional Consideration if the Enterprise Value of the Derby Project
(defined below) as at 30 September 2013, exceeds the Roll-Over Value of the
Keydata VCTs Shares on 24 February 2011.
The maximum consideration (comprising the New Shares and the additional New
Shares) which may be paid by Foresight VCT for the acquisition of the assets of
Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 will not exceed £6.4 million. Therefore the maximum
Additional Consideration will be the difference between the aggregate Roll-Over
Value of the Keydata VCTs Shares on 24 February 2011 and £6.4 million.
The merger will be completed, as regards the initial consideration, on a
relative net asset value basis and will be subject to the Scheme becoming
unconditional. The acquisition of the asset and liabilities of Keydata 1 and
Keydata 2 is in line with Foresight VCT's investment policy.
Following the transfer, the listing of the Keydata VCTs Shares will be cancelled
and Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 will be wound up.
(ii) Benefits anticipated from the merger
The merger of the Keydata VCTs should result in cost savings and enhanced
administrative efficiency. As the Keydata VCTs have the same investment manager,
common advisers and similar investment policies, the merger should be achievable
without major additional cost or disruption to the portfolio investments. The
existing investment management arrangements between Foresight Group LLP
("Foresight Group") and Foresight VCT will remain in place.
The Foresight VCT board considers that this merger should bring significant
benefits to Foresight VCT shareholders and the Keydata VCTs shareholders
through:
* creation of a single VCT of a more economically efficient size with a
greater capital base over which to spread administration and management
costs;
* a reduction in annual running costs for the enlarged company compared to the
aggregate annual running costs of the three separate companies;
* creation of an enlarged entity with a larger cash positive position making
Foresight VCT better positioned to meet its ongoing obligations and to
support existing investee companies, in this challenging economic
environment;
* the enlarged company will hold a more diversified portfolio thereby
dispersing the portfolio risk;
* an increased exposure to the environmental infrastructure asset class which
is believed by the Foresight VCT board and Foresight Group to offer real
growth for the future; and
* the potential to make regular distributions in the future, particularly as
costs per Share are reduced.
Annual running costs attributable to the Ordinary Shares of Foresight VCT and
Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 are approximately £717,000, £188,000 and £188,000
respectively (ignoring the current annual cost cap of 3.5 per cent. of the net
asset value for Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 as this would not apply in the Enlarged
Company). This represents 3.7 per cent. of the unaudited NAV attributable to the
Ordinary Shares of Foresight VCT at 30 June 2010 and 5.2 per cent. of Keydata 1
and 5.2 per cent of Keydata 2's unaudited NAV at 30 November 2009. After the
merger, the annual running costs are expected to be £885,000, a saving of
£208,000 and reducing the combined annual running costs by 0.8 per cent. to
approximately 3.3 per cent. of the net assets of the ordinary shares of the
enlarged company.
The aggregate anticipated cost of undertaking the merger by way of the Scheme is
approximately £300,000, including VAT, legal and professional fees, stamp duty
and the costs of winding up Keydata 1 and Keydata 2. The costs of the Scheme
will be borne by Keydata 1 and Keydata 2.
Shareholders should note that the merger will be outside the provisions of the
City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.
The Foresight VCT board believes that there is an optimum size for Foresight VCT
which is at least £30 million of net assets. In attaining this optimum size, the
Board wishes and expects to achieve and maintain a more diversified portfolio of
investments for the benefit of Foresight VCT Ordinary Shareholders.
As at 30 June 2010 Foresight VCT's net assets (attributable to both the Ordinary
Shares and the Planned Exit Shares) were approximately £28,458,000.
As at 30 June 2010, the Keydata VCTs had in aggregate cash and overnight
deposits of £42,000, creditors of £558,000 and net current liabilities of
£134,000 as extracted from the Keydata VCTs unaudited management accounts as at
30 June 2010.
Keydata 1 and Keydata 2
Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 were established in February 2005 in order to invest in
renewable energy companies concerned with wind, biomass and waste-to-energy
power generation. In 2006, the Keydata VCTs agreed to invest an aggregate of £8
million in ten newly formed wind farm investment companies. Â Subsequently they
were unable to agree satisfactory terms with the operator. The investment
manager at that time therefore decided to look for alternative renewable energy
investments meeting their requirements.
In June 2007, Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 announced they had signed agreements to
invest up to £12.4 million into seven portfolio companies (Keydata Portfolio
Companies). It is agreed that each of the operating Keydata Portfolio Companies
should pursue different trades as referred to below. Initially, they agreed on
an initial collaboration together in order to focus on a renewable biomass
combined heat and power generation project in St Helens based on the
gasification of waste wood. Progress on the project was frustratingly slow, with
a series of technical and implementation problems. In addition, the main
engineering contractor had its own financial problems and, when it failed to
raise new finance it was decided to withdraw from the project.
In June 2009 Keydata Investment Services Limited (Keydata Investment Services),
who handled the administrative affairs of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 was placed
into administration. The enforced liquidation of Keydata Investment Services by
the Financial Services Authority during June 2009 coincided with the abandonment
of the St Helens project and this delayed the commencement of trading by each of
the seven Keydata Portfolio Companies. The commencement of trading by investee
companies within three years of a VCT raising funds is one of the qualifying
conditions of maintaining VCT status.
Accordingly, the Keydata VCTs Boards acted quickly to appoint Foresight Group as
the investment adviser of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2. The Keydata VCTs Boards
selected Foresight Group because of its experience in environmental
infrastructure, and specifically its involvement in investments in generating
heat and power from biomass plants. Foresight Group and the boards of Keydata 1
and Keydata 2 instigated a course of action including the termination of all
contracts involved with the renewable energy project in St Helens and the
removal of the biomass energy assets from the St Helens' site. Keydata 1 and
Keydata 2 retained their investment in the Keydata Portfolio Companies and
therefore examined all options for the redeployment of the existing equipment
owned by the Keydata Portfolio Companies and possibly developing a new project.
Subsequently, one of the Keydata Portfolio Companies, Boyle agreed a strategic
development agreement with O-Gen UK, a company in which several venture capital
trusts managed by Foresight Group hold an investment, which has particular
expertise in the preparation of waste wood material, advanced thermal treatment
and gas conditioning. O-Gen UK has recently commissioned a biomass combined heat
and power facility in Stoke on Trent which is the first of its type in the UK to
secure Ofgem certification. The strategic development agreement with O-Gen UK is
for the development of up to 10MW of energy assets in the Midlands region, with
the first facility to be located in Derby (the Derby Project) where planning
permission has been secured for the construction of a 3MW biomass plant to
redeploy a portion of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2's operational assets. It is
anticipated that further planning permissions acquired from O-Gen UK will be
part of this strategic development. It is envisaged that the Derby Project will
be constructed in three stages. Stage 1 of 0.5MW should be constructed during Q1
2011. Stage 2, which should see an increase in the plant capacity to 1.5MW,
should be constructed during Q3 2011 and Stage 3 where the plant will be brought
up to full capacity of 3MW should be constructed during Q2 2012. Timely
completion of Stage 3 should allow sufficient time for the Derby Project to
become fully operational before the Enterprise Value of the Derby Project can be
estimated for the purpose of calculating the Additional Consideration to
Shareholders as soon as practicable following 30 September 2013.
Foresight Group also applied to HMRC for a waiver of the breach of the VCT rules
which occurred because the delay in the commencement of trading by the Keydata
Portfolio Companies. In recognition of the fact that this breach of the VCT
rules was inadvertent and not the fault of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2, the Keydata
VCTs Boards or the new manager, HMRC has granted Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 a
series of waivers in recognition of the progress now being made by the Keydata
Portfolio Companies in satisfying the trading requirement. The latest HMRC
waiver covers the period from the end of November 2010 until the end of February
2011.
The Keydata Portfolio Companies, namely Boyle, Burley Energy Limited (Burley),
Cooke Generation Limited (Cooke), Nevin Energy Resources Limited (Nevin), Clarke
Power Services Limited (Clarke), Spencer Energy Services Limited (Spencer),
Hughes Power Limited and Docherty Heat and Energy Distributor Limited have not
yet commenced trading but they are now making good progress towards doing so.
Electricity is expected to be produced in the first half of 2011 and each of the
operating Keydata Portfolio Companies expect to be revenue generating within the
same timescale. The proposed trades of the Keydata Portfolio Companies continue
to be separate, although, they will work alongside each other through their
collaboration on the Derby Project. Boyle is the leaseholder for the Derby site
responsible for all site related activities and services. It is intended that
Boyle will grant sub-licenses to the other Keydata Portfolio Companies. Burley
will burn waste wood in a gasifier to create dirty syngas which will be sold to
Cooke. Cooke will buy the dirty syngas, clean it and sell it to Nevin. Â Nevin
will run the clean syngas through a reciprocating engine to create electricity.
Clarke will provide operational support with external technical advisers and
will employ the operations team. Spencer will provide administrative services.
The Keydata VCTs Boards believe that the Keydata Portfolio Companies could
pursue their trades with unconnected third parties, but following the enforced
liquidation of Keydata Investment Services by the Financial Services Authority
during June 2009 it was thought that shareholder value would be best preserved
by a continued collaboration between the Keydata Portfolio Companies.
Aside from Clarke and Spencer, each of the Keydata Portfolio Companies owns
assets such as gas powered engines, gasification and ancillary equipment that
will be utilised within the Derby Project as part of the strategic development
agreement and have approximately £0.8 million in aggregate in cash.
However, although Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 retain a small proportion of cash
(£0.3 million in aggregate) as at 30 September 2010, they cannot provide
additional financial resources to the Derby Project and therefore the merger
with Foresight will enable the Enlarged Company to support the strategic
development agreement fully.
It had been intended that Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 would dispose of a number of
the generator assets held by the Keydata Portfolio Companies in order to provide
additional financial resources to support their participation in the strategic
development agreement. In the event, a professionally managed auction process to
sell these assets failed to achieve expected values.
The boards of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2, did consider various other options. These
included a winding up of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 to return cash to Keydata VCTs
Shareholders. However considerable uncertainty surrounded the valuation of the
Keydata Portfolio Companies' highly specialised assets. After allowing for
costs, the valuations suggested by the auction process would have resulted in
Keydata VCTs Shareholders receiving net cash proceeds of less than 18.0p per
Keydata VCTs Share (before taking into account the costs of liquidation). In
addition, a winding up of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 might have resulted in a loss
of the initial income tax relief obtained by Keydata VCTs Shareholders in
respect of their investment in Keydata 1 or Keydata 2.
On 1 September 2010 Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 announced that the listings of their
Shares had been suspended as at 1 September 2010 as each company was required to
publish their annual financial report for the year ended 30 April 2010 by 31
August 2010. However, as they continued to progress the proposed merger they
announced that they would not be publishing their annual financial reports as
required by the Listing Rules. This was done to save the not insignificant costs
associated with the production and distribution of financial reports. The
Keydata VCTs Shares were therefore suspended and will remain so until such time
as Keydata VCTs shareholders vote on the Scheme.
If the Scheme does not complete, Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 would envisage
publishing their annual financial reports as soon as possible following the
announcement that the merger will not proceed.
Rationale for the merger
One of the Keydata Portfolio Companies, Boyle Electrical Generation Limited
(Boyle) agreed a strategic development agreement with O-Gen UK Limited (O-Gen
UK) for the development of up to 10MW of energy assets in the Midlands region,
with the first facility to be located in Derby (the Derby Project) where
planning permission has been secured for the construction of a 3MW biomass plant
to redeploy a portion of the Keydata VCTs operational assets. It is anticipated
that further planning permissions acquired from O-Gen UK will be part of this
strategic development.
With the Scheme in mind, Foresight VCT recently invested £0.375 million in the
Derby Project, making a total of £1.5 million in conjunction with other funds
managed by Foresight Group (the Keydata VCTs investment manager). A further £1.5
million will be invested by funds managed by Foresight Group subject to the
completion of the merger and legal documentation being agreed, taking the total
additional funding for the Derby Project to £3 million.
For the purposes of the Scheme, the value of the assets owned by Keydata 1 and
Keydata 2 have been considered to be made up of two component parts: first, the
physical valuation of the Equipment and cash at bank owned by the Keydata
Portfolio Companies and the Keydata VCTs and second, the future Enterprise Value
of the Derby Project once the assets owned by the Keydata Portfolio Companies
have become operational and are generating electricity.
The value of the initial issue of New Shares to Keydata VCTs Shareholders will
therefore be based on the Roll-Over Value of the physical assets of Keydata 1
and Keydata 2 at that time. Keydata VCTs Shareholders will receive Additional
New Shares as Additional Consideration if the Enterprise Value of the Derby
Project as at 30 September 2013 exceeds this Roll-Over Valuation at that date
and accordingly, the maximum consideration which may be paid by Foresight VCT
for the acquisition of the assets of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 will not exceed
£6.4 million.
This structure recognises the execution risks that Foresight will be assuming as
a consequence of the proposed merger in relation to the Derby Project by
incorporating separate valuations for each of the current and potential value of
the assets of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2. Â It is envisaged that the Derby Project
will be constructed in three stages. Stage 1 at 0.5MW should be constructed
during Q1 2011. Stage 2 which should see an increase in the plant capacity to
1.5MW should be constructed during Q3 2011 and Stage 3 where the plant will be
brought up to full capacity of 3MW should be constructed during Q2 2012. Timely
completion of stage 3 should allow sufficient time for the Derby Project to
become fully operational before the Enterprise Value of the Derby Project can be
estimated.
The merger does not directly affect the Planned Exit Shares issued by Foresight
VCT.
Acquisition of the assets and liabilities of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 pursuant to
the Scheme
The terms of the Scheme set out the method of calculation for the number of New
Shares to be issued to the Keydata VCTs Shareholders on the Calculation Date
and, subsequently, if applicable, by way of Additional Consideration. The merger
will be completed by Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 being put into members' voluntary
liquidation, all of the assets and liabilities of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 being
transferred to Foresight VCT for consideration.
The Liquidators will offer to purchase the holdings of dissenting Keydata VCTs
Shareholders at the break value price for the Keydata VCTs Shares, this being an
estimate of the amount a Keydata VCTs Shareholder would receive for Keydata VCTs
Shares in an ordinary winding-up of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 if all of the assets
of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 had to be realised. The break-value is expected to be
significantly below the estimated Roll-Over Value. Accordingly, the effect of
dissenting Keydata VCTs Shareholders will be both to reduce the overall number
of New Shares to be issued (reflecting the reduction in the value of the assets
to be transferred to Foresight VCT by the payment of the break value price) as
well as to increase the number of New Shares to be issued to those Keydata VCTs
Shareholders who vote in favour of the Scheme at the expense of those Keydata
VCTs Shareholders who dissent.
Worked example
Had the Scheme been implemented on 30 June 2010, the unaudited NAV at that date
of the Ordinary Share Fund of Foresight VCT (taken from the unaudited interim
results of Foresight VCT) was £22.6 million and Foresight VCT's Merger Value per
Ordinary Share (this being the unaudited NAV of Foresight VCT's Ordinary Shares
as at 30 June 2010 divided by the number of Ordinary Shares in issue) would have
been 47.3p.
Had the Scheme been implemented on 30 June 2010 the unaudited NAV at that date
of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 (taken from the Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 management
accounts) and taking into account a reduced valuation of the Equipment to
£2,365,000 in connection with the merger and including a reduction for amounts
paid or accrued for the costs of the Scheme to be borne by Keydata 1 and Keydata
2 would have been £3.8 million and the Roll-Over Value per Share (this being the
unaudited NAV of the Keydata VCTs Shares as at 30 June 2010 (taking into account
that reduced valuation and including the aforementioned reduction), and divided
by the number of Keydata VCTs Shares in issue), would have been 26.2p (assuming
no dissenting Keydata VCTs Shareholders).
The number of New Shares to be issued to the Keydata VCTs Shareholders initially
will be calculated by multiplying the number of Keydata 1 Shares and Keydata 2
Shares in issue by the ratio of the Roll-Over Value per Keydata 1 Share and
Keydata 2 Share divided by the Merger Value per Share. Such New Shares will be
issued pro-rata to Keydata VCTs Shareholders on the register of members on the
Record Date. For these purposes dissenting shareholders in Keydata 1 and Keydata
2 will be disregarded.
Had the Scheme been implemented on 30 June 2010, based on the relative unaudited
net asset values of Foresight VCT and Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 as at that day,
8,090,614 New Shares would have been issued to Keydata VCTs Shareholders
representing 14.49 per cent. of the enlarged Foresight VCT issued Ordinary Share
capital.
Ordinary Share Reconstruction
Following the issue of New Shares to Keydata VCTs Shareholders pursuant to the
Scheme Foresight VCT intends to reconstruct its Ordinary Share capital so that
the net asset value per Ordinary Share will be, as nearly as practicable, 100
pence per share. This will be done by the ratable redesignation of a proportion
of the Ordinary Shares then in issue as nominally valued Deferred Shares and
their subsequent off-market repurchase by Foresight VCT for a nominal
consideration of one pence in aggregate. The purpose of the Ordinary Share
Reconstruction is to make the Ordinary Shares more attractive to potential new
investors should Foresight VCT decide to raise further capital in the future by
the issue of new Ordinary Shares. A copy of the contract for this off-market
purchase of Deferred Shares may be inspected at the registered office of
Foresight VCT for the period of 15 days prior to the Foresight EGM and at the
meeting itself.
The Deferred Shares will only have a nominal value because, as a class, the
Deferred Shares will have restricted dividend rights, will not carry any rights
to receive notice of, or to attend or vote at EGMss, will on a winding up be
entitled only to 1p for every 1,000,000 Deferred Shares (with no further right
to participate in any surplus assets of Foresight VCT), and will be capable of
being purchased by Foresight VCT at any time for an aggregate consideration of
1p. If resolution number 2 to be proposed at the Foresight EGM is passed the
Directors will be authorised to enter into an off-market contract to purchase
all the issued Deferred Shares for an aggregate amount of 1p for all of the
Deferred Shares and Foresight VCT's net asset value will increase to 100p per
Ordinary Share. Shareholders do not need to take any action following the
Foresight EGM.
Foresight VCT
Foresight VCT was launched in 1997 and has an objective of achieving long-term
capital appreciation and generating maintainable levels of income for
shareholders. As at 30 June 2010, the Ordinary Share Fund of Foresight VCT had
unaudited net assets of £22.6 million or (47.3p per Foresight VCT Share) and
investments in 26 companies with a valuation of £21.0 million. In addition to
the Ordinary Share Fund of Foresight VCT, Foresight VCT established a new fund
in 2010, raising capital by the issue of a new class of shares called Planned
Exit Shares. The capital raised by the issue of Planned Exit Shares, investments
made from that capital and the investment returns derived therefrom are and will
remain exclusively attributable to the holders of the Planned Exit Shares.
The original holders of Foresight VCT Shares, since 1997, have received total
dividends of 169.4p (restated) per Foresight VCT Share as well as retaining
32.5p (restated) per share of remaining net asset value, making a net asset
value total return of over 200p per share. This makes the original ordinary
shares of Foresight VCT, shares in the best performing VCT fund launched. Over
the six months to 30 June 2010 the underlying net asset value increased by 19
per cent. due to the improved revenue and profit performance of a number of
portfolio companies, a significant amount of which can be attributed to export
driven growth in the US and Europe.
Foresight Group
Foresight Group will continue as the investment manager of the Enlarged Company
on its existing
management and performance incentive terms and the assets acquired from Keydata
1 and Keydata 2 will be rolled into these arrangements.
Cancellation of Listing
Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 will apply to the UKLA for cancellation of the listing
of their Shares, upon the successful completion of the Scheme, which is
anticipated to be on 1 March 2011.
Documents and approvals
Foresight VCT shareholders will receive a copy of summary and securities note
(which, together with a registration document dated 28 January 2010, form the
"Prospectus") together with a circular convening the Foresight VCT EGM to be
held on 18 February 2011 at which Foresight VCT shareholders will be invited to
approve resolutions in connection, inter alia, with the merger.
Keydata VCTs shareholders will also receive a copy of the Prospectus and a
circular in relation to the merger convening the Keydata VCTs EGM on 18 February
2011 and 28 February 2011 at which Keydata VCTs shareholders will be invited to
approve resolutions in connection with the merger.
Copies of the Prospectus and the circulars have been submitted to the Financial
Services Authority and will also shortly be available for inspection at the
National Storage Mechanism, which is located at:
http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
EXPECTED TIMETABLES
EXPECTED TIMETABLE FOR FORESIGHT VCT
Latest time for receipt of forms of proxy for the Foresight EGMs    12 noon
on 16 February 2011
Foresight EGMs        12 noon on 18 February 2011 and
        thereafter
Calculation Date     After 5.00 pm on 24 February
    2011
Effective Date for the transfer of the assets and
liabilities of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 to the
Company and the issue of New Shares    28 February 2011
Announcement of the results of the Foresight
EGMs and completion of the Scheme    28 February 2011
Admission of and dealings in the New Shares to Commence    1 March 2011
Reconstruction of Ordinary Share capital by the
creation and off market purchase of Deferred
Shares    After close of business on 1 March
    2011
Certificates for the New Shares despatched by     8 March 2011
EXPECTED TIMETABLE FOR KEYDATA 1 AND KEYDATA 2
Latest time for receipt of forms of proxy for the
Keydata VCTs First EGMs    10.00 am and 10.05 am on 16
    February 2011
Keydata VCTs First EGMs     10.00 am and 10.05 am on 18
    February 2011
Date from which it is advised that dealings in
Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 should only be for cash
settlement and immediate delivery of documents of title     22 February 2011
Record Date for Keydata VCTs Shareholders entitlements
under the Scheme     24 February 2011
Register of Members of Keydata VCTs Shareholders closed    24 February 2011
Calculation Date     After 5.00 pm on 24 February
    2011
Latest time for receipt of forms of proxy for the
Keydata VCTs Second EGMs     10.00 am and 10.05 am on 26
    February 2011
Keydata VCTs Second EGMs     10.00 am and 10.05 am on 28
    February 2011
Effective Date for the transfer of the assets and
liabilities of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 to the
Company and the issue of New Shares    28 February 2011
Announcement of the results of the Second
EGMs of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 and
completion of the Scheme     28 February 2011
Cancellation of the listing of Keydata 1 Shares and
Keydata 2 Shares    1 March 2011
Definitions
''Additional Consideration''Â Â Â Â the additional consideration payable to
Keydata VCTs Shareholders who participate in the Scheme in the form of
additional New Shares subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Scheme
''Calculation Date'' Â Â Â Â the date on which the Roll-Over Value and the
Merger Value will be calculated, this being 24 February 2011
''Derby Project''Â Â Â Â the proposed 3.0MW biomass-fuelled electricity
generation station in Derby within the scope of the Planning Permission to be
built in stages between 2011 and 2012 including the Equipment and all other
tangible and intangible assets, liabilities, revenues, profits and business
directly attributable or derived therefrom
''Enterprise Value of the Derby
Project''Â Â Â Â the fair value of the ownership interests held by Participators
in the Derby Project on the basis of the 12 months ending 30 September 2013
estimated by Foresight Group in accordance with a methodology regarded as
appropriate by the auditors of Foresight in the context of the International
Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines
''Merger Value''Â Â Â Â the value of an Ordinary Share calculated in accordance
with paragraph 4 of Part IV of the circular to be sent to Foresight VCT
shareholders and paragraph 4 of Part IV of the circular to be sent to the
Keydata VCTs shareholders
''Roll-Over Value'' Â Â Â Â the value of a Keydata 1 Share and Keydata 2 Share
calculated in accordance with paragraph 4 of Part IV of the circular to be sent
to Foresight VCT shareholders and paragraph 4 of Part IV of the circular to be
sent to the Keydata VCTs shareholders
''Scheme'' Â Â Â Â the proposed merger of the Company with Keydata 1 and Keydata
2 by means of placing Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 into members' voluntary
liquidation pursuant to Section 110 of IA 1986 and the acquisition by Foresight
VCT of all of the assets and liabilities of Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 in
consideration for New Shares and the payment of Additional Consideration
Enquiries
Investment manager for Keydata VCTs and Foresight VCT
Foresight Group LLP
Gary Fraser
Telephone 01732 471 800
Sponsor to Foresight VCT
BDO LLP
John Stephan or Susan Brice
Telephone 0121 352 6282
Solicitors to Keydata VCTs and Foresight VCT
R W Blears LLP
Roger Blears
Telephone: 0203192 5691
The directors of Foresight VCT accept responsibility for the information
relating to Foresight VCT and its directors contained in this announcement. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of such directors (who have taken all
reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information relating to
Foresight VCT and its directors contained in this announcement for which they
are solely responsible, is in accordance with the facts and does not omit
anything likely to affect the import of such information.
The directors of the Keydata VCTs accept responsibility for the information
relating to the Keydata VCTs and their directors contained in this announcement.
To the best of the knowledge and belief of such directors (who have taken all
reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information relating to
the Keydata VCTs and their directors contained in this announcement is in
accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import
of such information.
BDO LLP (''BDO'') is acting for Foresight VCT and Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 and
no-one else in connection with the matters described herein and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Foresight VCT and Keydata 1 and Keydata 2 Â for
providing the protections afforded to customers of BDO nor for providing advice
in relation to the matters referred to herein. BDO is authorised and regulated
in the United Kingdom by the FSA.
R W Blears LLP, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Solicitors
Regulation Authority, is acting as legal adviser to Foresight VCT and Keydata 1
and Keydata 2 and no-one else and will not be responsible to any other person
for providing advice in connection with any matters referred to herein.
Opus Corporate Finance LLP (''Opus'') is acting for the Keydata 1 and Keydata 2
and no-one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Keydata 1
and Keydata 2 for providing the protections afforded to customers of Opus nor
for providing advice in connection with the matters referred to herein. Opus is
authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FSA.
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: Foresight VCT PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE
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