Notice of EGM

RNS Number : 7099B

Aberdeen Growth Opps VCT PLC

30 October 2009

 



ABERDEEN GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES VCT PLC

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING AND PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME 

On 9 June 2009 it was announced that the senior executives of the private equity division of Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (Aberdeen), the Company's manager, had completed a management buy-out of that division, the outcome of which was a specialist independent private equity investment business, Maven Capital Partners UK LLP (Maven). As part of this transaction, the entire investment and portfolio team of the private equity division of Aberdeen transferred to Maven. With effect from 9 June 2009, the management contract between the Company and Aberdeen was novated to Maven by means of a novation agreement (Novation Agreement).

Pursuant to the Novation Agreement, the Company agreed to change its name to reflect the fact that it is no longer managed by Aberdeen. A resolution proposing the change of the Company's name to Maven Income and Growth VCT 3 PLC will be put to a general meeting of shareholders to be held at 149 St Vincent Street, Glasgow on 24 November 2009 at 2.00 pm and a notice of meeting has been issued to shareholders to that effect.

Copies of the circular have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be shortly available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 5HS

Telephone: [phone]

For and on behalf of the Board

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP, Secretary

Enquiries:         Rosemary O'Neil

Telephone:        [phone]

 

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