British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc (the "Company")
Payment of Interim Dividend and Allotment of Shares
The Company announces that on 28 September 2018 it paid an interim dividend of 1.5 pence per ordinary share to shareholders on the register of members of the Company as at the record date of 31 August 2018 ("Interim Dividend").
The Company further announces that on 28 September 2018 it issued and allotted 658,086 ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its dividend re-investment scheme ("DRIS") at a price of 54.44 pence per ordinary share to shareholders of the Company who elected to receive ordinary shares instead of the Interim Dividend. The subscription price of 54.44 pence per ordinary share was determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of the DRIS on the basis of the last reported net asset value of 58.8 pence per ordinary share as at 30 June 2018 (adjusted for the Interim Dividend of 1.5 pence per ordinary share paid today) less 5 per cent. As a result, 22.2 per cent of the Interim Dividend paid by the Company, was re-invested in ordinary shares in the Company via the DRIS.
Application is now being made for the ordinary shares which were issued and allotted as set out above to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities, and dealings are expected to commence on or around 12 October 2018.
Following such issue and allotment the Company's issued share capital consists of 107,511,878 ordinary shares of 10 pence each with voting rights ("Voting Capital") and 5,665,503 ordinary shares of 10 pence each held in treasury.
The above statement of Voting Capital may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information please contact:
David Hall YFM Private Equity Limited Tel: 0113 244 1000
Jonathan Becher Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited Tel: 0207 866 2715
