VEN3 Ventus Vct 3

 

TIDMVEN3 
 
RNS Number : 7975L 
Ventus 3 VCT PLC 
16 January 2009 
 

Ventus 3 VCT PLC 
16 January 2009 
 
 
VENTUS 3 VCT PLC 
 
 
Interim Management Statement 
 
 
Ventus 3 VCT plc (the 'Company') presents its second interim management 
statement for the financial year ending 28 February 2009, as required by the UK 
Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.3. 
 
 
The Company published its Half-yearly Financial Report on 29 October 2008 
covering the first half of the third full year of investment activity. This 
interim management statement summarises the information as at the date of the 
Half-yearly Financial Report and further developments up to the date of this 
report. 
 
 
Dividends 
 
 
An interim dividend for the financial year ended 28 February 2009 of 1.50 pence 
per share was declared on 29 October 2008. This was paid on 14 January 2009 to 
all shareholders on the register as at the close of business on 12 December 
2008. 
 
 
Net Asset Value 
 
 
Net Asset Value ("NAV") as at 30 November 2008 totalled GBP10.5 million or 94.0 
pence per share. Other than as a result of the payment of the interim dividend 
on 14 January 2009 there has been no significant change in NAV between 30 
November 2008 and the date of this statement. 
 
 
Investments 
 
 
As at the date of this statement, the Company holds investments valued at GBP5.7 
million in nineteen companies. GBP5.1 million of this has been structured so as 
to be classified as qualifying holdings for the purposes of VCT regulations. The 
Company has also entered in to exclusivity agreements with four companies in 
respect of a further GBP3.1 million of qualifying investments. 
 
 
On the basis of the investments completed to date and the potential investments 
under exclusivity, the Investment Manager has advised the Board that it is 
confident of meeting the VCT requirement for the Company to have no less than 
70% of its investments in qualifying holdings by 1 March 2009. 
 
 
For further details of completed investments please see the Investment Manager's 
Report in the Company's Half-yearly Financial Report for the period ended 31 
August 2008. 
 
 
Other than described above, the Board is not aware of any material events 
during the period from 1 September 2008 to the date of this statement which 
would have had a material impact on the financial position of the Company. 
 
 
 
 
Issued on behalf of the Board 
Capita Company Secretarial Services Ltd, 
Company Secretary 
16 January 2009 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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