REG - British Smaller Co's - Transaction in Own Shares

British Smaller Companies VCTAnnouncement

16/12/2024 17:15

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RNS Number : 2940Q  British Smaller Companies VCT PLC  16 December 2024

British Smaller Companies VCT plc ("the Company")

 

Purchase of Own Securities and Total Voting Rights

 

The Company announces that on 16 December 2024 it purchased 1,953,882 ordinary
shares at a price of 76.31 pence per ordinary share including transaction
costs. The shares purchased represent 0.65 per cent of the total number of
voting rights in the Company before the transaction. These shares will be held
in treasury.

 

The last reported net asset value as at 30 September 2024 was 81.8 pence per
ordinary share. The Company has declared a dividend of 2.0 pence per ordinary
share which will be paid on 20 December 2024 to those shareholders on the
Company's register at the close of business on 22 November 2024. The
ex-dividend date was 21 November 2024. Consequently, the adjusted last
reported net asset value of the ordinary shares is 79.8 pence per ordinary
share.

 

The Company's issued share capital now consists of 299,937,867 ordinary shares
with voting rights. In addition, the Company holds 32,317,862 ordinary shares
in treasury.

 

The above figure of 299,937,867 ordinary shares 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:

 

Marcus Karia
                YFM Equity Partners
                Tel:  0113 244 1000

 

Alex Collins
                                Panmure
Liberum                           Tel:  0207 886
2767

 

 

 

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