Puma High Inc VCT Puma High Income Vct Plc : Interim Management Statement

 
TIDMPMH 
 
 
   Puma High Income VCT plc (the "Company" or the "VCT") 
 
   17/02/2014 
 
   Interim Management Statement 
 
   For the period from 1 October 2013 to 31 January 2014 
 
   Performance 
 
 
 
 
                                                     Basic      Diluted 
Net asset value per share                      73.14 pence  73.14 pence 
Cumulative past dividends paid to date         21.00 pence  21.00 pence 
Net asset value per share including dividends  94.14 pence  94.14 pence 
 
 
 
   Investments 
 
   The Company has not made any investments in the period. 
 
   Good progress generally has been made in the deployment of VCT funds by 
qualifying companies held by the VCT. 
 
   The Company is currently 87% invested, of which 71% is in qualifying 
holdings on a HMRC basis. 
 
   One of the Company's investee contracting businesses, Isaacs Trading 
Limited, has recently gained a large contract to manage the development 
of flats and houses in South West London. 
 
   Material events 
 
   Other than as described above, the Board is not aware of any significant 
event or transaction which has occurred between 31 October 2013 and the 
date of publication of this Interim Management Statement which would 
have a material impact on the financial position of the Company. 
 
   Share capital 
 
   The Company has not issued or bought back any shares during the period. 
 
   Dividends 
 
   In line with the Company's prospectus, the Company announced on 23 
January 2014 that it would be paying a dividend of 7p per Ordinary Share, 
to be paid on or around the 21February 2014. Prior to this dividend the 
Company had to date paid 21p per share in dividends. 
 
   This announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on 
behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions clients. 
 
   The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely 
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information 
contained therein. 
 
   Source: Puma High Income VCT PLC via Globenewswire 
 
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