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PVN Proven Vct Plc

59.50
0.00 (0.00%)
25 Apr 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Proven Vct Plc LSE:PVN London Ordinary Share GB00B8GH9P84 ORD 10P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 59.50 58.00 61.00 59.50 59.50 59.50 0.00 01:00:00
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Investors, Nec -9.88M -13.83M -0.0533 -11.16 154.26M

Proven VCT plc Proven Vct Plc: Interim Management Statement

13/08/2020 3:04pm

UK Regulatory


 
TIDMPVN 
 
   ProVen VCT plc 
 
   Interim Management Statement 
 
   for the three months ended 31 May 2020 
 
   ProVen VCT plc (the "Company") presents an Interim Management Statement 
for the three month period ended 31 May 2020. The statement also 
includes relevant financial information between the end of the period 
and the date of this announcement. 
 
   Performance 
 
 
 
 
                                      Unaudited    Audited 
                                        31 May    29 February 
                                         2020        2020 
                                        Pence       Pence 
Net Asset Value per share ("NAV")          68.0          70.1 
Dividends paid to date*                   68.25         68.25 
NAV plus dividends paid to date          136.25        138.35 
 
 
   *Dividends paid represent dividends paid since the consolidation of 5p 
Ordinary Shares into 10p Ordinary Shares in October 2012. Prior to this 
date, the Company paid dividends totalling 113.95p on the 5p Ordinary 
Shares. 
 
   Dividends paid or declared 
 
   On 2 July 2020, the Company announced a final dividend for the year 
ended 29 February 2020 of 2.0p per share. Having received approval at 
the Annual General Meeting of the Company on 10 August 2020, the 
dividend will be paid on 28 August 2020 to Shareholders on the register 
at 7 August 2020. 
 
   Investment portfolio summary at 31 May 2020 
 
   Portfolio summary 
 
 
 
 
                                                 Valuation 
Venture capital investments                       GBP'000 
Infinity Reliance Limited (t/a My 1(st) Years)       6,448 
Mycs GmbH                                            5,809 
Litchfield Media Limited                             4,069 
Thread, Inc.                                         3,775 
Zoovu Limited (t/a Smart Assistant)                  3,748 
Access Systems, Inc.                                 3,500 
Monica Vinader Limited                               3,357 
MPB Group Limited                                    3,103 
ContactEngine Limited                                2,976 
Written Byte Limited (t/a DeepCrawl)                 2,890 
Other investments                                   29,005 
                                                    68,680 
 
Cash at bank                                        46,914 
Other net current assets                               369 
 
Net Assets                                         115,963 
                                                 ========= 
 
 
   Quoted investments are valued at the closing bid price at 31 May 2020, 
discounted where appropriate. Unquoted investments are valued at fair 
values established using the International Private Equity and Venture 
Capital Valuation Guidelines. 
 
   Investment activity during the three month period ended 31 May 2020 
 
   Investment additions 
 
 
 
 
                              GBP'000 
Commonplace Digital Limited     1,500 
Luxury Promise Limited          1,350 
Sannpa Limited (t/a Fnatic)       772 
Thread, Inc.                      421 
 
                                4,043 
                              ======= 
 
 
   Investment disposals 
 
 
 
 
                                                               Gain     Realised 
                                 Market            Disposal   against     loss 
                  Cost    value at 1 March 2020    proceeds    cost     in period 
                GBP'000         GBP'000           GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000 
SPC 
 International 
 Ltd                 58                     546         544       486         (2) 
 
                     58                     546         544       486         (2) 
                =======  ======================  ==========  ========  ========== 
 
   Investment activity from 1 June 2020 to the date of this announcement 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          GBP'000 
ContactEngine Limited         125 
Social Value Portal Ltd     1,500 
                            1,625 
                          ======= 
 
   Investment disposals from 1 June 2020 to the date of this announcement 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                              Gain     Realised 
                                Market            Disposal   against     gain 
                  Cost    value at 1 June 2020    proceeds    cost     in period 
                GBP'000         GBP'000          GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000 
MEL Topco 
 Limited (t/a 
 Maplin)*             -                      -          34        34          34 
Chargemaster 
 plc*                 -                      -         165       165         165 
 
                      -                      -         199       199         199 
                =======  =====================  ==========  ========  ========== 
 
   * Disposal proceeds represent contingent proceeds. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                          Ordinary 
                                                           Shares 
Changes to share capital                                 of 10p each 
As at 1 March 2020                                       150,278,338 
Shares bought back during the 3 months to 31 May 2020       (48,572) 
Shares issued during the 3 months to 31 May 2020          20,351,020 
As at 31 May 2020                                        170,580,786 
                                                        ============ 
 
 
   In the period from 1 June 2020 to the date of this announcement, 630,346 
Ordinary Shares were repurchased and subsequently cancelled. 
 
   Material events 
 
   In light of the evolving situation regarding COVID-19, the Board of 
ProVen VCT plc (the "Company") carried out a review of the portfolio and 
announced on 23 March 2020 that the unaudited net asset value of the 
Company was 65.1p per share. This was based on the unaudited net asset 
value of the Company as at 20 March 2020. 
 
   Other than the matters described above, there were no material events 
during the period from 1 March 2020 to 31 May 2020 or in the period from 
1 June 2020 to the date of this announcement. 
 
   Further information 
 
   Further information regarding the Company, can be found on Beringea's 
dedicated VCT website: www.provenvcts.co.uk or by contacting Beringea, 
the Investment Manager at provenvcts@beringea.co.uk or by telephone 020 
7845 7820. 
 
   Beringea LLP 
 
   Company Secretary 
 
   Telephone 020 7845 7820 
 
   -End 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 13, 2020 10:04 ET (14:04 GMT)

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