Proven VCT plc Proven Vct Plc: Half-yearly Report

 
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PROVEN VCT PLC

Half-yearly report

For the six months ended 31 August 2023

ProVen VCT plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2023.

Financial Summary

 
                              31 August 2023  31 August 2022  28 February 2023 
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Net asset value per share 
("NAV")                           62.7p           67.6p            65.5p 
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Dividends paid per share 
since conversion/ 
consolidation*                    82.75p          79.00p           80.75p 
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Total return (NAV plus 
dividends paid*)                 145.45p         146.60p          146.25p 
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Net assets (GBP'000)                 162,513         161,785           161,740 
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*Dividends paid represent dividends paid since the consolidation of 5p Ordinary Share into 10p Ordinary Shares on 30 October 2012. Prior to this date, the Company paid dividends totalling 113.95p on the 5p Ordinary Shares.

Dividend

The Board has declared an interim dividend of 1.5p per share which will be paid on 15 December 2023 to Shareholders on the register at 17 November 2023. The dividend represents a cash return of 2.4% on the opening NAV per share at 1 March 2023, adjusted for the August dividend of 2.0p per share. The payment of this interim dividend will result in an equivalent reduction in the Company's NAV per share.

The Half Yearly Report can be downloaded from the following website: https://www.proveninvestments.co.uk/vct/shareholder-area.

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

For further information, please contact:

Beringea LLP

Company Secretary

Telephone [phone]

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 07, 2023 10:57 ET (15:57 GMT)

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