TP70 2008 (II) VCT plc
29 July 2010
Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 30 June 2010
TP70 2008 (II) VCT plc has pleasure in submitting its interim management statement for the quarter ended 30 June 2010. This constitutes the Company's first interim management statement for the financial period ending 31 March 2011, as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.3.
Net assets at 30 June 2010 comprised:
30 June 2010 31 March 2010
Unaudited Audited
£'000 % £'000 %
VCT qualifying fixed asset
investments at fair value 10,342 53.5 10,342 52.2
VCT non-qualifying fixed asset
investments at fair value 196 1.0 196 1.0
GAM Diversity 2.5XL 4,209 21.8 4,714 23.8
Net current assets 4,566 23.6 4,557 23.0
19,313 100.0 19,809 100.0
Net asset value per Ordinary
share 84.34p 86.51p
Investment Activity
The Company has made no further VCT investments this quarter but remains on course to satisfy the target of being 70% invested in VCT qualifying holdings by the end of the third accounting period.
The exposure to GAM Diversity 2.5XL is achieved directly through the Company's 50% holding in Lorngreen Ltd and indirectly through a derivative transaction with Julius Baer. For the quarter to 30 June 2010 in sterling terms GAM Diversity was down 5.6%, GAM Diversity 2.5XL was down 14.72%, the FTSE All Share index was down 11.80% and the HFRX Fund of Hedge Fund index was down 2.86%.
Material Events and Transactions
During the quarter no shares were issued and no shares were purchased by the Company for cancellation.
The Board announced on 8 June 2010 that it has resolved to pay a dividend of £282,000 (1.23p per share) equal to its revenue profits for the year ended 31 March 2010. The dividend will be paid on 30 July 2010.
Further Information
For further information, please contact Claire Ainsworth or Chris Tottle at Triple Point Investment Management LLP on 0207 201 8989.