TIDMOAP2 
 
JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT 
 
17 AUGUST 2012 
 
OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT 1 PLC ("APOLLO 1") 
OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT 2 PLC ("APOLLO 2") 
OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT 3 PLC ("APOLLO 3") 
OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT 4 PLC ("APOLLO 4") 
(TOGETHER  THE  "COMPANIES"  AND  APOLLO  1, APOLLO  2 AND APOLLO 4 TOGETHER THE 
"TARGET VCTS" AND EACH A "TARGET VCT") 
 
RECOMMENDED  PROPOSALS  TO  MERGE  THE  COMPANIES  (TO  BE COMPLETED PURSUANT TO 
SCHEMES  OF  RECONSTRUCTION  UNDER  SECTION  110 OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986), AN 
ENHANCED  BUYBACK FACILITY,  AN OFFER  FOR SUBSCRIPTION  BY APOLLO 3 AND RELATED 
MATTERS 
 
SUMMARY 
 
The  boards of the  Companies ("Boards") announced  on 25 May 2012 that they had 
agreed terms in principle to merge the four companies. The Boards are pleased to 
advise  that discussions have now  concluded and that they  are today writing to 
set out the merger proposals to their respective shareholders for consideration. 
Each of the Companies is managed by Octopus Investments Limited ("Octopus"). 
 
The  merger will be effected by the  Target VCTs each being placed into members' 
voluntary liquidation pursuant to schemes of reconstruction under Section 110 of 
the  Insolvency Act  1986 ("Schemes" and  each a  "Scheme"). Shareholders should 
note that the merger by way of the Schemes will be outside the provisions of the 
City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. 
 
The  merger will  be completed  on a  relative net  asset basis and the benefits 
shared  by each set of shareholders,  with the costs being split proportionately 
based  on the  merger net  asset values.  Each Scheme  requires the  approval of 
resolutions by the relevant Target VCT's shareholders and Apollo 3 shareholders. 
However,  each Scheme is not  conditional on the other  Schemes and will proceed 
independently and irrespective of the other Schemes. 
 
The merger will, if effected, result in an enlarged company ("Enlarged Company") 
with  net assets of approximately   GBP50 million. Based on  the estimated costs of 
the  merger  (being   GBP371,600)  and  the  expected  annual costs savings for the 
Enlarged  Company (being   GBP288,900), the  Boards believe  that the  costs of the 
merger would be recovered within 16 months. 
 
Apollo  3 also proposes to provide shareholders  with the ability to participate 
in  an enhanced buyback facility ("Enhanced Buyback Facility") and raise further 
funds  pursuant to a top-up offer ("Offer"). Implementation of both requires the 
approval  of resolutions by Apollo 3 shareholders. The Enhanced Buyback Facility 
and  the Offer  are not  conditional on  each other  or on  the Schemes becoming 
effective.  The  Schemes  are  not  conditional  on  either the Enhanced Buyback 
Facility or the Offer proceeding. 
 
In  addition,  Apollo  3 intends  to  take  the  opportunity to renew allotment, 
disapplication  of pre-emption  rights and  share purchase  authorities, approve 
amendments  to its articles of association and approve the cancellation of share 
premium and capital redemption reserves. 
 
Further,  Apollo 3 is  seeking the  approval of  its shareholders  to enter into 
related  party transactions with Octopus  in connection with revised performance 
incentive  fee arrangements  and fees  in connection  with the  Enhanced Buyback 
Facility and the Offer. 
 
Further  details of the proposals are set out below. The approval of resolutions 
in  connection with these proposals will be  proposed at general meetings of the 
Companies  ("Meetings")  being  convened  as  set  out in the expected timetable 
below. 
 
BACKGROUND 
 
Set  out below is a summary of historical information of the Companies, together 
with  the latest published NAVs (taken from the unaudited management accounts to 
30 April  2012 (which is  prior to  the payment  of dividends and share buybacks 
after  30 April  2012)), the  number  of  venture capital investments within the 
portfolios   of  each  company  and  the  respective  carrying  value  of  these 
investments. 
 
          Date of    Funds    Unaudited net NAV per    Number of     Carrying 
          launch     raised    assets ( GBP)    share      venture    value of the 
                     since                    (p)       capital       venture 
                     launch                           investments     capital 
                      ( GBP)                                           investments 
                                                                        ( GBP) 
 
 
Company  July 2006   27.1      24,457,715     91.4        19        22,720,754 
                    million 
 
Apollo 1 May 2006     8.8       8,121,668     94.9        14         7,265,870 
                    million 
 
Apollo 2 May 2006     8.8       8,120,274     94.9        14         7,265,870 
                    million 
 
Apollo 4 June 2008   11.5      11,234,814     97.7        12        10,507,158 
                    million 
 
 
The  objective of each of the  Companies is the same, that  being to invest in a 
diversified  portfolio of UK  smaller companies in  order to generate income and 
capital  growth over the long-term. The  Companies also have the same investment 
policies. 
 
The  separate 'Apollo' named  VCTs were originally  established so as to provide 
the  ability to access larger deals through co-investment. As a result, 88.4% of 
the  aggregate portfolio across the Companies  is represented by venture capital 
investments  held  by  two  or  more  of  the  Companies  as  at  30 April 2012 
(representing   GBP42.2  million  out  of  the  aggregate   GBP47.8 million of venture 
capital  investments). As  the portfolios  of the  Companies are  now materially 
invested,  and due  to the  changes made  to the  VCT investment limits and size 
tests  (in particular, the removal of the   GBP1 million investment limit per VCT), 
the benefit of 'sister' VCTs is now significantly reduced. 
 
VCTs  are required  to be  listed on  the premium  segment of the Official List, 
which  involves a significant level of listing costs, as well as related fees to 
ensure  they comply with all relevant legislation. A larger VCT should be better 
placed  to spread such running  costs across a larger  asset base and facilitate 
better liquidity management and, as a result, may be able to maximise investment 
opportunities  and sustain a higher level  of dividends to shareholders over its 
life. 
 
In  September 2004, the Merger  Regulations were introduced  allowing VCTs to be 
acquired  by, or merge with, each other  without prejudicing the VCT tax reliefs 
obtained  by their shareholders. A number of  VCTs have taken advantage of these 
regulations  to create larger VCTs for economic and administration efficiencies, 
as well as to improve portfolio diversification. 
 
With  the  above  in  mind,  the  Boards  entered  into discussions to merge the 
Companies  to  create  a  single,  larger  VCT.  The aim is to achieve long-term 
strategic   benefits  and  reductions  in  the  annual  running  costs  for  all 
shareholders. 
 
THE SCHEMES 
 
The mechanism by which the merger will be completed is as follows: 
 
 ·              each Target VCT will be placed into members' voluntary 
liquidation pursuant to a scheme of reconstruction under Section 110 of IA 
1986; and 
 
 ·              all of the assets and liabilities of each Target VCT will be 
transferred to the Company in consideration for the issue of new shares of 10 
pence each in the capital of Apollo 3 ("New Apollo 3 Shares") (which will be 
issued directly to the shareholders of the relevant Target VCT). 
 
In  respect  of  each  Scheme,  the  New  Apollo  3 Shares  to be issued will be 
calculated  on a relative net  asset value basis. The  relative net asset values 
will  be the unaudited net  asset values of the  Companies as at the Calculation 
Date  (this  being  26 September  2012), adjusted  to  take into consideration a 
company's allocation of the estimated merger costs. 
 
Each  Scheme is conditional  upon certain conditions  being satisfied as further 
set  out  in  the  circulars  being  posted  to  shareholders  today,  including 
resolutions to be proposed to shareholders of each of the Companies. Each Target 
VCT  will apply to the UKLA for cancellation  of the listing of its shares, upon 
the  successful completion  of its  Scheme, such  cancellation is anticipated to 
take  place on 26 October  2012 (the cancellation requiring  the approval of the 
relevant Target VCT's shareholders). 
 
The  merger will result in the creation of an enlarged company and should result 
in  savings in running costs and simpler administration. As all of the Companies 
have  the  same  investment  policies,  a  number  of common investments and are 
managed  by  Octopus,  this  is  achievable  without  material disruption to the 
Companies and their combined portfolio of investments. 
 
The  Board considers that the  merger will bring a  number of benefits to all of 
the Companies' groups of shareholders through: 
 
 ·             a reduction in annual running costs for the Enlarged Company 
compared to the aggregate annual running costs of the separate Companies; 
 
 ·              the creation of a single VCT of a more economically efficient 
size with a greater capital base over which to spread annual running costs; 
 
 ·              participation in a larger VCT with the longer term potential for 
a more diversified portfolio, thereby spreading the portfolio risk across a 
broader range of investments; 
 
 ·             increasing the ability to support follow-on investments and new 
investments in the future due to the increased size and reduced running costs of 
the Enlarged Company; and 
 
 ·              the potential to enhance the ability to pay dividends and buy 
back shares in the future due to the increased size and reduced running costs of 
the Enlarged Company, as well as improve liquidity in the secondary market, as 
it is hoped that a larger vehicle will attract increased interest. 
 
To the extent only one or more of the Schemes are completed, the benefits of the 
Enlarged  Company may  not be  fully realised  (in particular,  the annual costs 
savings would be reduced accordingly). 
 
The  aggregate  anticipated  cost  of  undertaking  the  merger is approximately 
 GBP371,600,  including VAT, legal and professional  fees, stamp duty and the costs 
of  winding  up  the  Target  VCTs.  The  costs  of  the  merger  will  be split 
proportionately  between the Companies  by reference to  their respective merger 
net  assets (ignoring merger  costs). Each of  the Companies will be responsible 
for  its allocation of  the estimated merger  costs whether or  not a particular 
Scheme  is approved and  becomes effective. The  Boards believe that the Schemes 
provide  an efficient way of  merging the Companies with  a lower level of costs 
compared  with other merger routes. Apollo  3 was selected as the acquirer being 
the  largest of the  Companies (and hence  resulting in a  lower amount of stamp 
duty being payable) and the most mature. 
 
On  the assumption that the  net assets of the  Enlarged Company will remain the 
same  immediately after  the merger,  the reduction  in the annual running costs 
(ignoring  annual management  fees, performance  incentive fees  and exceptional 
items)  for the Enlarged Company is estimated to be at least  GBP288,900 per annum, 
in  particular, through  the reduction  in directors'  and advisers' fees, audit 
fees,  secretarial fees, printing costs and listing fees, as well as other fixed 
costs.  This  reduction  would  represent  approximately  0.6% per  annum of the 
expected net assets of the Enlarged Company. On this basis, and assuming that no 
new  funds were to be  raised or investments realised  to meet annual costs, the 
Board  and the Target VCTs' Boards believe that the costs of the merger would be 
recovered within 16 months. 
 
As  an illustration, had the merger  been completed on 30 April 2012, the number 
of New Apollo 3 Shares that would have been issued  for each existing Target VCT 
share held are as follows: 
 
  * Apollo 1: 1.037649 New Apollo 3 Shares for every share held in Apollo 1 
 
  * Apollo 2: 1.037459 New Apollo 3 Shares for every share held in Apollo 2 
 
  * Apollo 4: 1.068556 New Apollo 3 Shares for every share held in Apollo 4 
 
The  illustrations have not been adjusted for the payment of dividends or shares 
bought back by the Companies after 30 April 2012. 
 
ENHANCED BUYBACK FACILITY 
 
The  board  of  Apollo  3 has  agreed  to  offer  to its shareholders (including 
shareholders who will roll across to Apollo 3 as part of the merger process) the 
opportunity  to participate in  the Enhanced Buyback  Facility. The terms of the 
Enhanced  Buyback Facility are set out in the Apollo 3 prospectus ("Prospectus") 
which  accompanies  the  circulars  being  sent  out  to the shareholders of the 
Companies today. 
 
 ·             Apollo 3 shall offer (pursuant to a tender offer) to all UK Apollo 
3 shareholders (including shareholders following the merger) on the register on 
1 October 2012 to purchase up to 50% of the issued Apollo 3 share capital as at 
that date. 
 
 ·              Shareholders eligible to participate may tender some or all of 
their existing holding of Apollo 3 shares, such Apollo 3 shareholders: 
 
o              being entitled to sell up to a basic entitlement (this being up 
to 50% of their holding on the register on 1 October 2012, rounded down to the 
nearest whole Apollo 3 share); and 
 
o              being able to tender additional Apollo 3 shares that may be sold 
to the extent that other Apollo 3 shareholders do not participate up to the 
maximum amount available (any such excess to be allocated pro rata to the amount 
number of Apollo 3 shares tendered, subject to the discretion of the Apollo 3 
board). 
 
 ·              The purchase will be subject to the participating Apollo 3 
shareholder agreeing to reinvest all of the proceeds of sale in the purchase of 
New Apollo 3 Shares. 
 
 ·             The purchase will be completed at a price equal to the most 
recently published net asset value per Apollo 3 share at the time of purchase. 
 
 ·             The reinvestment will be completed at a price equal to the most 
recently published net asset value per Apollo 3 share at the time of allotment, 
divided by 0.95 (representing the costs of providing the facility, referred to 
below). 
 
 ·             Allocations of New Apollo 3 Shares under the reinvestment will be 
rounded down and fractions will not be allotted. 
 
 ·              Financial intermediaries will receive a commission of an amount 
equal to 2.5% of their client's reinvestment (which may be waived and reinvested 
for additional New Apollo 3 Shares purchased on behalf of their client as part 
of the Enhanced Buyback Facility) and annual trail commission. 
 
Octopus  will be paid an  administration fee of 5% of  the gross proceeds raised 
through  the issue of New Apollo  3 Shares (ignoring reinvested commission) from 
which  all  costs  and  expenses  will  be  paid (including initial intermediary 
commission  but  excluding  annual  trail  commission).  Any  costs  above this, 
excluding annual trail commission, will be met by Octopus. 
 
The  net  effect  for  participating  Apollo  3 shareholders  is  that they will 
'substitute'  1,000 existing Apollo 3 shares with  950 New Apollo 3 Shares (plus 
any  New Apollo  3 Shares issued  pursuant to  reinvested commission), the small 
reduction  in  the  value  of  the  investment holding representing the costs of 
implementing the Enhanced Buyback Facility, with the reinvestment qualifying for 
upfront income tax relief of up to 30%. 
 
The  Enhanced Buyback Facility is conditional  on the approval of resolutions by 
Apollo  3 shareholders and the extent to which it will be implemented is further 
conditional  on Apollo  3 having sufficient  reserves to  effect the purchase of 
shares pursuant to the Enhanced Buyback Facility. 
 
The  Enhanced Buyback Facility  will open on  1 October 2012 (with, as mentioned 
above,  an Enhanced Buyback Facility record  date for participation of 1 October 
2012, i.e.  after the Schemes are expected to become effective and New Apollo 3 
Shares  have  been  issued  to  Target  VCT  shareholders) and will close on 30 
November  2012. The board of Apollo 3 may  amend or extend (as applicable) these 
dates at their discretion. 
 
THE OFFER 
 
The  board of Apollo  3 has decided to  take the opportunity  to raise up to  GBP20 
million  through  the  Offer.  The  board  of  Apollo  3 may,  in their absolute 
discretion, decide to increase the Offer to raise up to a further  GBP10 million if 
there  proves to be  excess demand from  investors, subject to  a maximum of 35 
million  New  Apollo  3 Shares  being  offered  pursuant to the Offer. This will 
provide  Apollo 3 shareholders and new investors  with the opportunity to invest 
in  Apollo 3 and benefit from the  tax reliefs available to qualifying investors 
in VCTs. The terms of the Offer are set out in the Apollo 3 Prospectus. 
 
New  Apollo 3 Shares issued under  the Offer will be  at an offer price equal to 
the  most recently published NAV  of an Apollo 3 share,  divided by 0.95 to take 
into account Offer costs of 5% and rounded up to the nearest 0.1p per share. 
 
Octopus  will act as promoter to the Offer and be paid a commission of 5% of the 
gross  proceeds  raised  through  the  issue  of  New  Apollo 3 Shares (ignoring 
reinvested commission) from which all costs and expenses will be paid (including 
initial  intermediary  commission  but  excluding  any  permissible annual trail 
commission).  Any  costs  above  this,  excluding  any  permissible annual trail 
commission, will be met by Octopus. 
 
The   Offer  is  conditional  on  the  approval  of  resolutions  by  Apollo  3 
Shareholders. The Offer will open on 1 October 2012. 
 
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION ARRANGEMENTS 
 
Octopus  is the  investment manager  of all  of the  Companies and also provides 
administration and secretarial services to all of the Companies. 
 
In  respect of Apollo 3, Octopus receives an annual investment management fee of 
an  amount equal to 2% of the net assets of Apollo 3 at the end of the preceding 
accounting  period  (plus  any  applicable  VAT),  an  annual administration and 
accounting  fee equal to  0.3% of the net  assets of Apollo  3 at the end of the 
preceding  accounting  period  (plus  applicable  VAT)  and  an  annual  company 
secretarial  fee of  GBP5,000  (plus VAT). These  fee arrangements will continue to 
apply  to the Enlarged Company  but will be across  the enlarged net assets. The 
existing  annual expense cap on normal running costs of an amount equal to 3.3% 
of the net assets will also continue in respect of the Enlarged Company. 
 
The  board  of  Apollo  3 and  Octopus  have  agreed, subject to approval of the 
shareholders  of Apollo 3, to replace the existing performance related incentive 
fee  arrangements  for  Apollo  3 with  revised  arrangements. Under the revised 
arrangements,  Octopus  will  be  entitled  to  an  annual  performance  related 
incentive fee in each accounting period commencing on or after 1 February 2012, 
subject  to the Total Return  being 100p at the end  of the relevant period. The 
amount  of the fee will be equal to 20% by  which the Total Return as at the end 
of the relevant period exceeds the Overall Hurdle Return (and payable in respect 
of each share in issue at the end of the relevant period). 
 
For  these purposes,  Total Return  means NAV  per Apollo 3 share plus dividends 
paid  per Apollo 3 share  since launch and  the Overall Hurdle  Return means the 
greater of the: 
 
  * Base  Rate Hurdle  Return -  which means  the Total  Return as at 31 January 
    2012 increased  by the  cumulative annual  weighted average  of the  Bank of 
    England base rate (measured daily) to the end of the relevant period; and 
 
  * High Watermark Hurdle Return - which means the highest level of Total Return 
    as  at the end of the accounting period commencing on 1 February 2012 or any 
    subsequent accounting period. 
 
The  revised performance related incentive fee,  if approved, will be calculated 
and payable annually. 
 
These  revised arrangements are not conditional on the merger becoming effective 
nor  are they conditional  on the Enhanced  Buyback Facility or  the Offer being 
implemented (or vice versa). 
 
Octopus  has,  subject  to  the  relevant  Scheme  becoming effective, agreed to 
terminate  the investment  management, administration  and performance incentive 
arrangements with the relevant Target VCT with effect from the date the relevant 
Scheme becomes effective without notice or penalty. 
 
THE APOLLO 3 BOARD 
 
The  Boards have considered what the size and future composition of the Enlarged 
Company's  board should be following the merger and it has been agreed that Tony 
Morgan  shall step down as chairman of Apollo 3, but will continue as a director 
of  Apollo 3, and Rob Johnson  will step down as  a director of Apollo 3. Murray 
Steele  (chairman of Apollo 4) and Christopher  Powles (a director of Apollo 4) 
will  then  be  appointed  as  directors  of  Apollo 3, with Murray Steele being 
appointed  as chairman of Apollo  3. Matt Cooper will continue  as a director of 
Apollo  3 and, as he is  also currently a director  of Apollo 1 and Apollo 2, he 
will  bring recent knowledge and experience of these Target VCTs to the Enlarged 
Company. 
 
The  directors  of  the  Target  VCTs  have (subject to their respective Schemes 
becoming  effective) agreed  to waive  their directors'  fees from  the relevant 
Scheme  becoming  effective  and  Rob  Johnson's  appointment  to  Apollo 3 will 
terminate without compensation. 
 
APOLLO 3 CHANGES TO ITS ARTICLES, RENEWAL OF SHARE ISSUE AND BUYBACK AUTHORITIES 
AND CANCELLATION OF SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES 
 
Apollo  3 intends to renew and increase  its authorities to issue shares (having 
disapplied pre-emption rights) for general purposes and make market purchases of 
shares  reflecting the increased share capital  of Apollo 3 following the merger 
and the Offer (assuming maximum subscription). 
 
Apollo  3 also  proposes  to  seek  the  approval  of its shareholders to cancel 
further  share premium and capital redemption  reserves, subject to the sanction 
of the Court. 
 
In addition, Apollo 3 proposes to seek the approval of its shareholders to amend 
its  articles of association to (i) revoke  the share capital limit implied into 
its  articles of  association under  the Companies  Act 2006 (which continues to 
impose  a restriction on the  amount of share capital  Apollo 3 can issue), (ii) 
delete  the statement of the  authorised share capital of  the Company as at the 
date  the  articles  of  association  were  adopted  and (iii) provide for a new 
article  permitting  the  name  of  Apollo  3 to  be  changed  by way of a board 
resolution (the intention being to change the name of Apollo 3 to Octopus Apollo 
VCT plc following the merger). 
 
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 
 
In connection with the Enhanced Buyback Facility and the Offer, Apollo 3 intends 
to enter into the administration fee and promotion fee arrangements with Octopus 
(as detailed above). Apollo 3 also intends to enter into the revised performance 
related incentive fee arrangements with Octopus (also as detailed above). 
 
Octopus  is regarded as a related party pursuant  to the Listing Rules of the UK 
Listing  Authority by virtue of it being  the investment manager of the Company. 
Shareholder  approval is, therefore, required under  the Listing Rules of the UK 
Listing Authority to enter into these transactions. 
 
Octopus is one of the UK's leading fund management companies with more than  GBP2.7 
billion  under management (as at 31 May  2012). Octopus has more than 200 Staff, 
including  over 50 investment professionals, and has  twice been voted as one of 
the 'Top 100 Small and Medium-Sized Companies to Work For' in the Sunday Times. 
 
EXPECTED TIMETABLES 
 
The Schemes 
 
Apollo 3 General Meeting                            10.00 a.m. 19 September 2012 
 
Apollo 1 First General Meeting                        10.30 pm 19 September 2012 
 
Apollo 2 First General Meeting                        11.00 pm 19 September 2012 
 
Apollo 4 First General Meeting                        11.30 pm 19 September 2012 
 
Target VCTs' register of members closed                        26 September 2012 
 
Calculation date for the Schemes                 after 5.00 pm 26 September 2012 
 
Suspension of listing of Target VCT' shares            7.30 am 27 September 2012 
 
Apollo 1 Second General Meeting                       10.00 pm 27 September 2012 
 
Apollo 2 Second General Meeting                       10.30 pm 27 September 2012 
 
Apollo 4 Second General Meeting                       11.00 pm 27 September 2012 
 
Effective date for the transfer of assets and                  27 September 2012 
liabilities of the Target VCTs' to Apollo 3 and 
issue of New Apollo 3 Shares 
 
Announcement of results of the meetings and                    27 September 2012 
completion of the Schemes (as applicable) 
 
Admission of and dealings in the New Apollo 3                  28 September 2012 
Shares issued pursuant to the Schemes to 
commence 
 
CREST accounts credited with New Apollo 3 Shares               28 September 2012 
 
Certificates for New Apollo 3 Shares dispatched                   5 October 2012 
 
Cancellation of the Target VCTs' share listing           8.00 am 26 October 2012 
(if applicable) 
 
The Enhanced Buyback Facility 
 
Enhanced Buyback Facility record date                             1 October 2012 
 
Enhanced Buyback Facility opens                                   1 October 2012 
 
Enhanced Buyback Facility closes                        noon on 30 November 2012 
 
Purchase of existing Apollo 3 shares and issue of New            4 December 2012 
Apollo 3 Shares 
 
Announcement of the results                                      4 December 2012 
 
Admission of and dealings in New Apollo 3 Shares issued          5 December 2012 
commence 
 
Certificates for New Apollo 3 Shares issued dispatched          12 December 2012 
 
 
The Offer 
 
Offer opens                                                       1 October 2012 
 
Allotment of New Apollo 3 Shares                                         monthly 
 
Admission of and dealings in New Apollo 3    3 business days following allotment 
Shares issued commence 
 
Certificates for New Apollo 3 Shares issued 10 business days following allotment 
dispatched 
 
Offer closes                                                noon on 5 April 2013 
 
 
 
DOCUMENTS AND APPROVALS 
 
Apollo  3 shareholders will receive a copy of a circular convening the Apollo 3 
general  meeting to  be held  on 19 September  2012 (together with the Apollo 3 
Prospectus)   at   which  Apollo  3 shareholders  will  be  invited  to  approve 
resolutions in connection with the proposals. 
 
Target  VCTs' shareholders  will receive  a joint  circular convening the Target 
VCTs'  first general meetings  on 19 September 2012 and  the Target VCTs' second 
general meetings on 27 September 2012 (together with the Apollo 3 Prospectus) at 
which  Target  VCTs'  shareholders  will  be  invited  to approve resolutions in 
connection with their relevant Scheme. 
 
Copies  of the Apollo  3 Prospectus, the Apollo  3 circular and the joint Target 
VCTs'  circular have  been submitted  to the  UK Listing  Authority and  will be 
shortly     available     for    download    both    from    Octopus'    website 
(www.octopusinvestments.com)     and     the    national    storage    mechanism 
(www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM). 
 
For further information, please contact: 
 
Investment Manager and Administrator for the Companies 
Octopus Investments Limited 
Paul Daniells/Tracey Spevack 
Telephone: 0800 316 2295 
 
Solicitors to the Companies 
SGH Martineau LLP 
Kavita Patel/Robert Newman 
Telephone: 0800 763 2000 
 
Sponsor to Apollo 3 
Matrix Corporate Capital LLP 
Jonathan Becher 
Telephone: 0203 206 7000 
 
The  directors and proposed directors of  Apollo 3 accept responsibility for the 
information  relating  to  Apollo  3 and  its  directors  and proposed directors 
contained  in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and belief of such 
directors  and proposed directors (who have  taken all reasonable care to ensure 
that  such is the case), the information  relating to Apollo 3 and its directors 
and proposed directors contained in this announcement, for which they are solely 
responsible,  is in accordance with the facts  and does not omit anything likely 
to affect the import of such information. 
 
The  directors of Apollo 1 accept responsibility for the information relating to 
Apollo  1 and its directors contained  in this announcement. To  the best of the 
knowledge  and belief of such  directors (who have taken  all reasonable care to 
ensure  that such  is the  case), the  information relating  to Apollo 1 and its 
directors  contained in this document, for which they are solely responsible, is 
in  accordance with the  facts and does  not omit anything  likely to affect the 
import of such information. 
 
The  directors of Apollo 2 accept responsibility for the information relating to 
Apollo  2 and its directors contained  in this announcement. To  the best of the 
knowledge  and belief of such  directors (who have taken  all reasonable care to 
ensure  that such  is the  case), the  information relating  to Apollo 2 and its 
directors  contained in this document, for which they are solely responsible, is 
in  accordance with the  facts and does  not omit anything  likely to affect the 
import of such information. 
 
The  directors of Apollo 4 accept responsibility for the information relating to 
Apollo  4 and its directors contained  in this announcement. To  the best of the 
knowledge  and belief of such  directors (who have taken  all reasonable care to 
ensure  that such  is the  case), the  information relating  to Apollo 4 and its 
directors  contained in this document, for which they are solely responsible, is 
in  accordance with the  facts and does  not omit anything  likely to affect the 
import of such information. 
 
 
 
SGH  Martineau LLP are acting as legal advisers for the Companies and for no one 
else in connection with the matters described herein and will not be responsible 
to  anyone other  than the  Companies for  providing the protections afforded to 
clients  of SGH Martineau LLP or for providing advice in relation to the matters 
described herein. 
 
Matrix  Corporate Capital LLP,  which is authorised  and regulated in the United 
Kingdom  by the Financial Services Authority, is acting as sponsor for Apollo 3 
and  no one else and  will not be responsible  to any other person for providing 
the  protections afforded  to customers  of Matrix  Corporate Capital LLP or for 
providing advice in relation to any matters referred to herein. 
 
 
 
 
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