Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT PLC Interim Management Statement - 3rd Quarter Results (6136H)
November 16 2018 - 3:55AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMMIG4
RNS Number : 6136H
Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT PLC
16 November 2018
Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc
("the Company")
INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
For the quarter ended 30 September 2018
Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc presents an Interim
Management Statement for the third quarter ended 30 September 2018.
The statement also includes relevant financial information between
the end of the period and the date of this statement.
NET ASSET VALUE (NAV) AND TOTAL RETURN PER SHARE
At 30 September 2018 At 30 June
2018
Net assets attributable to shareholders GBP57.57 million GBP57.21 million
Shares in issue 68,581,954 68,836,512
Net asset value (NAV) per share 83.95 pence 83.12 pence
Cumulative dividends paid 105.20 pence 105.20 pence
Cumulative total return per
share (NAV basis) since inception 189.15 pence 188.32 pence
The NAV per share increased by 0.83 pence over the quarter,
principally due to income returns.
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
Investments during the period
The Company made one new investment and one follow-on investment
into an existing portfolio company during the period.
On 13 August 2018, GBP0.44 million was invested into Rotageek, a
provider of cloud-based enterprise software using data-driven
technologies to schedule staff effectively and fairly.
On 28 September 2018, a follow-on investment of GBP0.91 million
was made into Preservica, a seller of proprietary digital archiving
software.
Investments following the period end
On 9 October 2018, a follow-on investment of GBP0.70 million was
made into Biosite, a provider of workforce management and security
services.
On 10 October 2018, a follow-on investment of GBP0.34 million
was made into Proactive Investors, a provider of investor media
services.
On 19 October 2018, a follow-on investment of GBP0.06 million
was made into MPB, an online marketplace for used photographic
equipment.
Realisations during the period
On 15 August 2018, the Company realised its investment in
sparesFinder, receiving cash proceeds of GBP0.15 million. The
realisation represented a gain over the 30 June 2018 valuation of
GBP0.15 million, but a realised loss over original investment cost
of GBP0.10 million.
On 28 August 2018, the Company realised its investment in
Fullfield, receiving cash proceeds of GBP0.64 million. The
realisation contributed to a return of 1.20 times the original
investment cost, and an IRR of 5.0% over the seven years that this
investment was held.
On 7 September 2018, GBP0.23 million cash proceeds was received
from the sale of Hemmels Limited, a restorer of classic cars. The
sale represented a realised loss of GBP0.28 million on the original
investment cost over the six months this investment was held.
On 18 September 2018, the Company realised its investment in
Lightworks, receiving cash proceeds of GBP0.20 million. The
realisation contributed to a return of 21.7 times the original
investment cost and an IRR of 57.2%.
Including preference share repayments of GBP0.06 million, net
cash proceeds for the period amounted to GBP1.28 million.
SHARE BUY-BACKS
As announced previously, on 26 September 2018, the Company
purchased 254,558 of its own ordinary shares at a price of 73.75
pence per share for cancellation.
Following this purchase, the Company has 68,581,954 ordinary
shares of 1 penny each in issue.
Please note that all of the above information is unaudited.
Other than as described above, there were no material events
during the period and to the date of this announcement.
For further information, please contact:
Robert King, for Mobeus Equity Partners LLP, Company
Secretary
020 7024 7600.
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