Octopus AIM VCT PLC : Portfolio update

Octopus AIM VCT plc
 
14 June 2017
 
Portfolio Update
 

The investment portfolio of Octopus AIM VCT plc (the "Company") as at 14 June 2017 is as follows (the valuations being the unaudited valuations, at bid price, as at 31 May 2017):

 
 
Investee Company Sector Book cost (£000) Movement in valuation (£000) Fair Value (£000)
Breedon Group plcConstruction & Building8595,4376,296
Quixant plcTechnology Hardware6975,2525,949
Staffline Recruitment Group plcSupport Services3344,9155,249
GB Group plcSupport Services7153,9464,661
Brooks Macdonald Group plcFinance7463,1113,857
IDOX plcSoftware3533,0723,425
Gear4music Holdings plcMedia5572,6713,228
Mattioli Woods plcFinance5292,6943,223
Learning Technologies Group plcSupport Services1,3191,5122,831
RWS Holdings plcSupport Services3672,0472,414
Animalcare Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech3061,8512,157
Netcall plcTelecommunication Services3081,6611,969
Ergomed plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech1,4403421,782
Craneware plcSoftware1831,5971,780
DP Poland plcLeisure & Hotels5461,1471,693
Gooch & Housego plcElectronic & Electrical4891,1771,666
Cello Group plcMedia8957271,622
Yu Group plcUtilities7058571,562
Restore plcSupport Services4671,0541,521
Adept Telecom plcTelecommunication Services6018571,458
Clinigen Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech9354401,375
Advanced Medical Solutions Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech7575761,333
Next Fifteen Communications Group plcMedia6876251,312
Vertu Motors plcGeneral Retailers1,265(59)1,206
EKF Diagnostics Holdings plcHealth9312041,135
Brady plcSoftware9471841,131
Escher Group Holdings plcSoftware1,003881,091
TLA Worldwide plcMedia8072821,089
CityFibre plcTelecommunication Services1,025621,087
Ideagen plcSoftware4196501,069
Omega Diagnostics Group plcHealth4655491,014
Escape Hunt plcLeisure & Hotels9880988
Futura Medical plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech968(34)934
Judges Scientific plcElectronic & Electrical314571885
Abcam plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech537344881
Tasty plcLeisure & Hotels622242864
Cambridge Cognition Holdings plcHealth601257858
Nasstar plcSoftware481336817
Velocity Composites plcIndustrial7990799
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy Pharmaceuticals & Biotech344403747
LoopUp Group plcSoftware480254734
Gamma Communications plcTelecommunication Services488241729
Vectura Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech498208706
Haydale Graphene Industries plcChemicals59875673
Mears Group plcSupport Services139487626
SQS Software Quality Systems AGSoftware291283574
Scientific Digital Imaging plcElectronic & Electrical179368547
Sinclair IS Pharma plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech765(256)509
Maxcyte IncPharmaceuticals & Biotech511(28)483
Plastics Capital plcEngineering & Machinery40060460
Iomart Group plcSoftware268184452
MyCelx Technologies CorporationOil Equipment1,470(1,019)451
Osirium Technologies plcElectronic & Electrical750(312)438
UP Global Sourcing Holdings plcHousehold Goods & Textiles273158431
WANdisco plcSoftware145229374
FreeAgent Holdings plcMedia27769346
TP Group plcEngineering & Machinery648(315)333
Access Intelligence plcSoftware495(75)420
Microsaic Systems plcEngineering & Machinery1,084(802)282
Sphere Medical Holding plcHealth600(328)272
Enteq Upstream plcOil Services1,032(774)258
Midatech Pharma plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech600(364)236
Hasgrove plc*Media88132220
Nektan LimitedSoftware1,345(630)715
Oxford Pharmascience Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech1,350(1,148)202
Tyratech IncChemicals600(420)180
Medica Group plcHealth9561156
ReNeuron Group plcPharmaceuticals & Biotech324(201)123
Genedrive PlcPharmaceuticals & Biotech210(105)105
Dods Group plcMedia203(102)101
Rated People Ltd*Software354(267)87
Fusionex International plcSoftware282(199)83
Proxama plcSoftware763(705)58
1Spatial plcSoftware300(267)33
Work Group plcSupport Services755(727)28
Bond International Software plcSoftware808
 

Current Liquidity Investments

Investee Company Sector Book cost (£000) Movement in valuation (£000) Fair Value (£000)
Octopus Portfolio Manager - Conservative Capital Growth

 
n/a5,3503985,748
Octopus Portfolio Manager - Defensive Capital Growth

 
n/a5,3502795,629
Money Market Funds

 
n/a5,29035,293
Octopus UK Micro Cap Growth Fund

 
n/a1,6504442,094
 
 

Since 31 May 2017 there has been one follow on investment with a cost of £470,000.

Since 31 May 2017 there has been one disposal, the proceeds of which totalled £156,000 (cost £122,000).

 
 
Unless otherwise stated, all the investments set out above :
 

1. are quoted on AIM or on the London Stock Exchange Full List:
2. represent equity investments except in the case of Nektan and Access Intelligence which include investment via loan stock: and
3. are in portfolio companies incorporated in the UK with the exception of:
 
Escher - Ireland
Mycelx - USA
SQS - Germany
Nektan - Gibraltar
Faron Pharmaceuticals Oy - Finland
MayCyte Inc - USA
 
*Denotes private company
 
 
As at 31 May 2017, Octopus AIM's portfolio of investments including current liquidity investments comprised, by value, £110.3m and the net assets of the Company were £112.4m. Octopus AIM 's investment portfolio is in a variety of sectors and comprises 71 UK AIM-quoted companies, 2 non-AIM companies, 4 fully listed companies on the premium segment of the Official List, none listed on NASDAQ and none traded on the NEX Exchange.   

For further information, please contact:

Nicola Board                                                                
Octopus Investments Limited                                                    
Tel: 0800 316 2295  

 

                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    

                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                




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