Octopus Apollo VCT4 Octopus Apollo VCT 4 PLC : GM and Merger Result

 
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Octopus Apollo VCT 4 plc ("Company") 
 
GM and Merger Result 
 
27 September 2012 
 
This announcement is made by Octopus Apollo VCT 4 plc ("the Company") in 
connection with the merger of the Company with Octopus Apollo VCT 3 plc ("Apollo 
3") to be completed by way of a scheme of reconstruction of the Company pursuant 
to Section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 ("Scheme") and the transfer by the 
Company of all of its assets and liabilities to Apollo 3 ("Scheme"), details of 
which were contained in Apollo 3's prospectus ("the Prospectus") and the 
Company's circular to shareholders ("the Circular") both dated 17 August 2012. 
 
The board is pleased to announce that at the general meeting of the Company held 
on 27 September 2012, the resolution to approve the Company being placed in 
liquidation, appoint the liquidators and cancel the listing of the Company's 
shares, as set out in the Circular, was duly passed on a show of hands and with 
100% of proxy votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's discretion). 
 
A copy of the resolution passed at the above meeting will shortly be available 
for inspection on both the Company's website (www.octopusinvestments.com) as 
well as at the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM). 
 
Accordingly, by way of implementation of the Scheme, the Company has been placed 
into members' voluntary liquidation and the assets and liabilities of the 
Company transferred to Apollo 3 in consideration for the issue of new ordinary 
shares of 10p each in the capital of Apollo 3 ("Apollo 3 Shares"). The total 
number of Apollo 3 Shares issued to the Company's shareholders was 12,423,792, 
at a deemed issue price of 91.0374p per share (on a ratio of 1.080475). 
 
The board is also pleased to confirm that the merger of Octopus Apollo VCT 1 plc 
and Octopus Apollo VCT 2 plc with Apollo 3, as further set out in the Prospectus 
and the Circular, has also taken effect today. 
 
Application will shortly be made for all the Apollo 3 Shares issued pursuant to 
the Scheme to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the main market 
of the London Stock Exchange. It is expected that admission will become 
effective and that trading will commence on 28 September 2012. CREST accounts 
are also expected to be credited on 28 September 2012. 
 
As part of the Scheme, the suspension of the listing of the Company's shares 
took place at 7.30 a.m. today (27 September 2012) and the cancellation of the 
Company's shares will take place from the commencement of trading on 28 October 
2012. 
 
For further enquiries please contact: 
 
Octopus Investments Limited 
Tracey Spevack 
Telephone: [phone] 
 
 
 
 
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Source: Octopus Apollo VCT 4 PLC   via Thomson Reuters ONE 
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