REG - Maven Renovar VCT - Publication of Circular and Notice of AGM
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RNS Number : 5771H Maven Renovar VCT PLC 07 May 2025
For immediate release
7 May 2025
Maven Renovar VCT PLC
(formerly Amati AIM VCT plc)
Publication of Circular and Notice of Annual General Meeting
Publication of Circular
The board of directors (the "Board") of Maven Renovar VCT PLC (formerly Amati
AIM VCT plc) (the "Company") announces that it has today published a circular
(the "Circular") which contains notice of the Company's forthcoming annual
general meeting (the "AGM"), which will be held at Ironmongers' Hall,
Shaftesbury Place, Barbican, London EC2Y 8AA on Thursday, 19 June 2025 at 12
noon.
Recognising that the AGM will represent an important forum for the Company's
shareholders ("Shareholders") to ask questions about the Company and to become
fully informed about matters relating to the AGM resolutions, the Circular
provides an update on recent Company developments (including the recent change
of manager, change of name and new director appointment, details of which were
announced on 1 May 2025) and contains details of recommended proposals to:
§broaden the Company's investment objectives and policy to enable a greater
degree of investment in unquoted UK companies with strong growth potential,
alongside continued investment in companies quoted on AIM and Aquis (an "AIM
Plus" strategy) (the "New Investment Objectives and Policy"); and
§amend the Company's dividend policy by increasing the target dividend amount
to 6% of the Company's Net Asset Value at its immediately preceding financial
year end, subject to distributable reserves, cash resources and other relevant
factors such as realisations and VCT qualifying levels, and with the authority
to increase or decrease this level at the Directors' discretion (the "New
Dividend Policy").
An overview of the recommended proposals in relation to the New Investment
Objectives and Policy and the New Dividend Policy is set out below. Further
details of these proposals, and details of the other resolutions to be voted
on at the AGM, are set out in the Circular and the Notice of AGM. The overview
set out below provides an overview of selected resolutions to be voted on at
the AGM only and is not a summary of the full contents of the Circular and
Notice of AGM. It should not be regarded as a substitute for reading the
Circular and Notice of AGM. Shareholders should read the Circular and the
Notice of AGM contained therein in full before making any decision.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in the Circular, unless the context otherwise requires.
Proposed change of investment objectives and investment policy
In the light of the ongoing challenges facing the AIM market and the access to
investment opportunities in private companies that Maven's appointment as the
Company's investment manager is expected to bring, the Board believes that an
expansion of the Company's investment policy to reflect an "AIM Plus" strategy
and facilitate investment in a broader range of securities (while continuing
to comply with the rules applicable to VCTs) would offer a more attractive
investment opportunity for Shareholders and has the potential to improve the
Company's performance and increase Shareholder returns.
Accordingly, it is proposed that, subject to Shareholder approval at the AGM,
the Company's investment objectives and investment policy be amended by
adopting the New Investment Objectives and Policy. Further details on the New
Investment Objectives and Policy, including an explanation of the rationale
behind the proposed changes and an explanation of the changes themselves, are
set out in the Circular. The full text of the New Investment Objectives and
Policy is set out in Part 3 of the Circular.
Shareholders will be asked to approve the New Investment Objectives and Policy
by voting in favour of Resolution 11 at the AGM. If Shareholder approval is
obtained, the New Investment Objectives and Policy will take effect from the
date following the AGM.
Proposed change of dividend policy
Following consultation with Maven and an assessment of the Company's portfolio
and revenue forecasts, the Board is proposing to adopt the New Dividend
Policy, which provides that:
"The Board aims to pay annual dividends of 6% of the Company's Net Asset Value
at its immediately preceding financial year end, subject to distributable
reserves, cash resources and other relevant factors such as realisations and
VCT qualifying levels, and with the authority to increase or decrease this
level at the Directors' discretion."
Shareholders will be asked to approve the New Dividend Policy by voting in
favour of Resolution 3 at the AGM. Resolution 3 is an advisory vote only.
Annual General Meeting
The AGM will be held at Ironmongers' Hall, Shaftesbury Place, Barbican, London
EC2Y 8AA on Thursday, 19 June 2025 at 12 noon. The Board looks forward to
welcoming Shareholders to the AGM and will be available to meet with
Shareholders and answer any questions in person from 11.15 a.m. Maven will
also be in attendance and will be available to answer questions from
Shareholders who are unable to attend the Maven Meet the Manager event on 12
June 2025 (details of which will be set out in a separate invitation to be
sent to Shareholders alongside the Circular and Notice of AGM).
If you have questions for the Board and/or Maven in advance of the AGM, please
submit these by email to CoSec@mavencp.com by no later than 12 noon on 17 June
2025. The Company will endeavour to publish responses to questions received in
advance on its website ahead of the proxy voting deadline.
Resolutions 1 to 11 (inclusive) will be proposed as ordinary resolutions and
in order to be passed will each require more than 50 per cent. of the votes
cast in person or by proxy on the relevant resolution to be in favour.
Resolutions 12 to 14 (inclusive) will be proposed as special resolutions and
in order to be passed will each require at least 75 per cent. of the votes
cast in person or by proxy on the relevant resolution to be in favour.
Voting on each resolution will be conducted by way of a poll vote.
The full text of the resolutions is contained in the Notice of AGM. The Notice
of AGM is available for viewing on the National Storage Mechanism at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) and on the Company's
website at https://www.mavencp.com/renovarvct
(https://www.mavencp.com/renovarvct) .
Action to be taken
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to VOTE IN FAVOUR of each of the
resolutions to be proposed at the AGM and, if shareholders do not hold their
shares directly, to arrange for their investment platform provider or nominee
to VOTE IN FAVOUR of each of the resolutions on their behalf.
Shareholders are requested to complete and return proxy appointments to the
Company's registrar, The City Partnership (UK) Limited (the "Registrar"), by
one of the following means:
§ by completing and returning the form of proxy in line with the instructions
printed thereon and returning it by post, courier or (during normal business
hours only) by hand;
§ electronically by visiting https://maven-renovar-agm.city-proxyvoting.uk
(https://maven-renovar-agm.city-proxyvoting.uk) and following the instructions
(please also see the notes to the Notice of AGM); or
§ in the case of CREST members, by using the CREST electronic voting service
in accordance with the procedures set out in the CREST Manual (please also see
the notes to the Notice of AGM).
Completed proxy appointments must be received by the Registrar no later than
12 noon on Tuesday, 17 June 2025. Further details can be found in the Notice
of AGM.
Recommendation
The Board considers that each of the Resolutions to be proposed at the AGM are
in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole.
Accordingly, the Board unanimously recommends that shareholders VOTE IN FAVOUR
of the Resolutions.
Enquiries:
Fiona Wollocombe, Chair
Maven Renovar VCT plc
Email: MavenRenovarVCTChair@mavencp.com
Douglas Armstrong
Dickson Minto Advisers
Financial Adviser to the Company
Telephone: 020 7649 6823
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800HAEDBBK9RWCD25
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