British Smaller Companies VCT2 Plc Offers for Subscription: Allotment of Shares (4062I)
May 30 2014 - 2:01AM
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British Smaller Companies VCT2 Plc
30 May 2014
British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc
Offers for Subscription: Allotment of Shares
British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc (the "Company") and British
Smaller Companies VCT plc launched joint offers for subscription
("Offers") on 14 January 2014. Full details of the Offers are
contained in a prospectus issued by the Company and British Smaller
Companies VCT plc on that date (the "Prospectus").
The Offers in relation to the tax year 2014/15 were intended to
close on 30 April 2014 unless fully subscribed by an earlier date.
However, in view of the ambiguity regarding proposed changes to
regulations (contained in the Finance Bill 2014 published on 27
March 2014), which would have applied to VCT shares issued on or
after 6 April 2014, the Company announced on 29 April 2014 that, in
the interest of its shareholders, the Directors were postponing the
allotment of new ordinary shares under the Offers pending
resolution of these issues.
As a result of clarification from HM Revenue & Customs of
the operation of these proposed changes to regulations the Company
is satisfied that any potential for ambiguity has been removed. The
Company therefore announces that on 29 May 2014 it made the fourth
issue of ordinary shares pursuant to these Offers by allotting an
aggregate of 2,414,375 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, raising
gross proceeds of GBP1.7 million. This allotment was made in
respect of the tax year 2014/2015 and is the final allotment to be
made pursuant to the Offers, which are now closed. In accordance
with the pricing formula set out in the Prospectus the new ordinary
shares were allotted at offer prices of between 68.00 to 71.22
pence per ordinary share depending on the adviser charge (if
applicable) and the number of shares issued pertaining to each
application.
Together the Company and British Smaller Companies VCT plc have
in total to date raised gross proceeds of GBP26.9 million and,
after taking into consideration the costs of the Offers, this gives
net total proceeds of approximately GBP25.5 million. The Company
has raised net proceeds of approximately GBP10.2 million and
British Smaller Companies VCT plc has raised net proceeds of
approximately GBP15.3 million. The new funds will be used to
support the strong levels of demand for investment that have been
evident since early 2013.
In this allotment Peter Waller, non-executive Director of the
Company, has been allotted 8,823 ordinary shares of 10 pence in the
Company which takes his total shareholding to 25,979 ordinary
shares in the Company.
Employees of the fund manager, YFM Private Equity Limited, have
to date subscribed GBP0.21 million under the Offers for 240,128
ordinary shares in both the Company and British Smaller Companies
VCT2 plc.
Applications are now being made by the Company for the ordinary
shares allotted on 29 May 2014 to be admitted to the premium
segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to
trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed
securities, and dealings are expected to commence on or around 12
June 2014.
Following the allotment of 2,414,375 ordinary shares, the
Company's issued share capital consists of 61,955,178 ordinary
shares with voting rights ("Voting Capital") and 1,777,722 shares
held in Treasury.
The above statement of Voting Capital may be used by
shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they
will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or
a change to their interest in the Company under the FCA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
30 May 2014
For further information, please contact:
David Hall YFM Private Equity Limited Tel: 0113 294 5055
Gillian Martin Nplus1 Singer Advisory LLP Tel: 020 7496 3000
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