Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc
1 8 August 202 1
Portfolio Update
The investment portfolio of Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc (the "Company") as at 18 August 2021 is as follows (the valuations being the unaudited valuations, at bid price, as at 31 July 2021):
Investee Company | Sector | Book cost (£000) | Movement in valuation (£000) | Fair Value (£000) |
Learning Technologies Group plc | Software and Computer Services | 701 | 5,935 | 6,636 |
Ergomed plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 849 | 5,243 | 6,092 |
Breedon Group plc | Construction and Materials | 573 | 4,573 | 5,146 |
GB Group plc | Software and Computer Services | 337 | 4,442 | 4,779 |
Maxcyte, Inc. | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 690 | 2,867 | 3,557 |
Craneware plc | Health Care Providers | 479 | 2,881 | 3,360 |
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 864 | 2,430 | 3,294 |
Hasgrove plc* | Media | 153 | 2,898 | 3,051 |
Trackwise Designs plc | Technology Hardware and Equipment | 1,289 | 1,744 | 3,033 |
SDI Group plc | Technology Hardware and Equipment | 119 | 2,797 | 2,916 |
Animalcare Group plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 824 | 1,906 | 2,730 |
Sosandar plc | Retailers | 1,235 | 1,381 | 2,616 |
IDOX plc | Software and Computer Services | 356 | 2,192 | 2,548 |
Gear4music (Holdings) PLC | Leisure Goods | 353 | 2,006 | 2,359 |
Panoply Holdings plc | Software and Computer Services | 653 | 1,465 | 2,118 |
Judges Scientific plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 209 | 1,908 | 2,117 |
Ilika plc | Energy | 706 | 1,334 | 2,040 |
Renalytix plc | Health Care Providers | 228 | 1,757 | 1,985 |
Brooks Macdonald Group plc | Investment Banking and Brokerage Services | 610 | 1,154 | 1,764 |
PCI-Pal plc | Software and Computer Services | 732 | 990 | 1,722 |
Ixico plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 697 | 996 | 1,693 |
Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 1,220 | 398 | 1,618 |
Netcall plc | Software and Computer Services | 356 | 1,221 | 1,577 |
Creo Medical Group plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 981 | 587 | 1,568 |
VR Education Holdings plc | Software and Computer Services | 1,253 | 315 | 1,568 |
LungLife AI, Inc. | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 1,386 | 150 | 1,536 |
Next Fifteen Communications Group plc | Media | 344 | 1,145 | 1,489 |
Quixant plc | Technology Hardware and Equipment | 391 | 1,010 | 1,401 |
Popsa Holdings Ltd* | Software and Computer Services | 780 | 618 | 1,398 |
Access Intelligence plc | Software and Computer Services | 501 | 846 | 1,347 |
ReNeuron Group plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 1,016 | 170 | 1,186 |
Spectral MD Holdings Limited | Health Care Providers | 1,410 | (335) | 1,075 |
Gamma Communications plc | Telecommunications Service Providers | 183 | 808 | 991 |
Glantus Holdings plc | Industrial Support Services | 1,200 | (235) | 965 |
RWS Holdings plc | Industrial Support Services | 99 | 857 | 956 |
Verici Dx plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 264 | 685 | 949 |
Cambridge Cognition Holdings plc | Health Care Providers | 400 | 543 | 943 |
Gooch & Housego plc | Technology Hardware and Equipment | 281 | 637 | 918 |
Diaceutics plc | Health Care Providers | 620 | 261 | 881 |
Adept Technology Group Plc | Telecommunications Service Providers | 502 | 372 | 874 |
Vertu Motors plc | Retailers | 776 | 94 | 870 |
British Honey Company Limited | Retailers | 840 | 31 | 871 |
Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 495 | 364 | 859 |
Fusion Antibodies plc | Health Care Providers | 497 | 245 | 742 |
In the Style Group Plc | Retailers | 667 | 73 | 740 |
Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc | Software and Computer Services | 301 | 356 | 657 |
Polarean Imaging Plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 458 | 175 | 633 |
GENinCode UK Ltd. | Medical Equipment and Services | 800 | (182) | 618 |
Restore plc | Industrial Support Services | 171 | 418 | 589 |
Vectura Group plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 332 | 228 | 560 |
Clinigen Group plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 469 | (3) | 466 |
Synairgen plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 98 | 337 | 435 |
Cloudcall Group plc | Software and Computer Services | 624 | (203) | 421 |
Evgen Pharma plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 700 | (280) | 420 |
Osirium Technologies plc Loan Notes | Software and Computer Services | 400 | 0 | 400 |
Crimson Tide plc | Software and Computer Services | 378 | (25) | 353 |
Mattioli Woods plc | Investment Banking and Brokerage Services | 101 | 251 | 352 |
Oberon Investments Group plc | Investment Banking and Brokerage Services | 320 | 16 | 336 |
DXS International plc | Software and Computer Services | 200 | 75 | 275 |
Rosslyn Data Technologies plc | Software and Computer Services | 286 | (16) | 270 |
Maestrano Group plc | Software and Computer Services | 295 | (69) | 226 |
DP Poland plc | Travel and Leisure | 678 | (457) | 221 |
Falanx Group Ltd. | Industrial Support Services | 600 | (390) | 210 |
The Food Marketplace Ltd* | Retailers | 200 | 0 | 200 |
Eluceda Limited* | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 200 | 0 | 200 |
MyCelx Technologies Corp | Oil, Gas and Coal | 980 | (785) | 195 |
Trellus Health plc | Health Care Providers | 109 | 74 | 183 |
WANdisco plc | Software and Computer Services | 96 | 85 | 181 |
Airnow plc* | Software and Computer Services | 838 | (663) | 175 |
Escape Hunt plc | Travel and Leisure | 659 | (493) | 166 |
KRM22 plc | Closed End Investments | 454 | (295) | 159 |
TP Group plc | Aerospace and Defense | 452 | (301) | 151 |
Genedrive Plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 241 | (90) | 151 |
Verici DX plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 40 | 106 | 146 |
Abingdon Health plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 347 | (206) | 141 |
Feedback plc | Medical Equipment and Services | 200 | (60) | 140 |
Osirium Technologies plc | Software and Computer Services | 900 | (770) | 130 |
Velocity Composites plc | Aerospace and Defense | 533 | (408) | 125 |
Enteq Upstream plc | Oil, Gas and Coal | 687 | (574) | 113 |
Parsley Box Group plc | Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores | 142 | (50) | 92 |
LoopUp Group plc | Software and Computer Services | 197 | (120) | 77 |
Tasty plc | Travel and Leisure | 336 | (280) | 56 |
Microsaic Systems plc | Electronic and Electrical Equipment | 922 | (886) | 36 |
Mears Group plc | Software and Computer Services | 50 | (17) | 33 |
Rated People Ltd* | Software and Computer Services | 236 | (205) | 31 |
Diurnal Group plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 88 | (61) | 27 |
1Spatial plc | Software and Computer Services | 200 | (178) | 22 |
Haydale Graphene Industries plc | Industrial Materials | 399 | (381) | 18 |
Midatech Pharma plc | Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology | 400 | (398) | 2 |
Location Sciences Group plc | Software and Computer Services | 509 | (508) | 1 |
Nektan plc is also in Octopus AIM 2's portfolio but has not been included in the above table as it is currently in administration and Octopus AIM 2 has written down its equity and loan note interest in this company to zero.
Since 31 July 2021 Octopus AIM 2 has made no new investments.
Since 31 July 2021 Octopus AIM 2 has made no disposals.
Unless otherwise stated, all the investments set out above:
- are quoted on public markets;
- represent equity investments except in the case of Nektan plc and Osirium Technologies plc which include investment through loan stock; and
- are in portfolio companies incorporated in the UK with the exception of:
Breedon Group plc – Jersey
Maxcyte Inc – USA
VR Education Holdings plc – Ireland
Falanx Group Limited – British Virgin Islands
MyCelx Technologies Corp – USA
Nektan plc – Gibraltar
*Denotes unlisted company
Current Asset Investments (unaudited)
Investee Company | Sector | Book cost (£000) | Movement in valuation (£000) | Fair Value (£000) |
Octopus UK Micro Cap Growth Fund | n/a | 3,740 | 3,328 | 7,068 |
Octopus UK Multi Cap Income Fund | n/a | 3,926 | 1,205 | 5,131 |
Money Market Funds | n/a | 3,486 | 0 | 3,486 |
Since 31 July 2021 there have been no new investments or disposals of current asset investments.
The capitalisation of Octopus AIM 2 as at 31 July 2021 was as follows:
Shareholders' Equity | £000’s | |
Called up Equity Share Capital | 13 | |
Legal Reserves | 47,180 | |
Other reserves | 83,130 | |
Total | 130,323 |
There has been no material change to the capitalisation since 31 July 2021.
For further information, please contact:
Uloma Adighibe
Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited
Tel: 020 3935 4186