Octopus AIM VCT PLC Issue Of Equity And Total Voting Rights

 
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   OCTOPUS AIM VCT PLC 
 
   29 October 2020 
 
   Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights 
 
   Octopus AIM VCT plc (the "Company") announces that 6,938,669 Ordinary 
Shares of 1p each were issued and allotted on 28 October 2020 at a price 
of 114.8p per share, equivalent to the current NAV of 108.4p grossed up 
by up to 5.5% (as set out in the Prospectus dated 20 August 2020). These 
shares were issued pursuant to an Offer for Subscription to raise up to 
GBP20 million, issued jointly with Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc, with an over 
allotment facility of GBP10 million, in the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 tax 
years. 
 
   Application for the new shares to be admitted to the Official List of 
the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock 
Exchange's main market for listed securities has been made and dealings 
are expected to commence on or around 9 November 2020. 
 
   Mr Andrew Boteler, a director of the Company, was allotted 18,727 
Ordinary Shares at a price per share of 114.8p and his total holdings 
and those of the persons closely associated with him are now 18,727 
representing less than 0.01% of the Company's issued Ordinary share 
capital 
 
   The issued share capital and total voting rights of the Company is now: 
138,788,631 Ordinary Shares. This figure may be used by shareholders in 
the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will 
determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change 
in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's 
Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 
 
   For further information please contact: 
 
   Graham Venables 
 
   For Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited 
 
   020 3935 3803 
 
 
 
 

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