REG - Oakley Capital Inv. - Capital Allocation Update

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RNS Number : 8323B  Oakley Capital Investments Limited  24 March 2025

24 March 2025

Oakley Capital Investments Limited

Capital Allocation Update and Annual Share Buyback

Oakley Capital Investments Limited(1) ("OCI" or the "Company") today announces
a capital allocation update reflecting the Board's focus on maximising
shareholder returns over the near and long term. OCI is a listed investment
company providing consistent returns in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index by
investing in funds managed by Oakley Capital(2) ("Oakley").

Capital Management

 

Share buyback programme - the Board of OCI is pleased to announce an annual
recurring share buyback programme of a minimum of £20 million(3). The
decision reflects the Board's confidence in the Net Asset Value and its belief
that the shares are grossly undervalued. It follows a long-term track record
of share buybacks, with OCI having acquired and cancelled £72 million of
shares since 2019.

 

Dividend policy - given the nominal level of the annual dividend, which is
unchanged since its introduction in 2016 and the fact that OCI does not
generate sufficient income to support one, the decision has been taken to
cancel the dividend in favour of share buybacks. This will take effect in 2025
and will not affect the declared final dividend in respect of the year ended
31 December 2024.

 

New fund commitment - OCI announces a €500 million commitment (£420
million) to Oakley Capital VI, which closed at its hard cap of €4.5 billion.
The commitment is expected to be deployed over five years, with the first
significant capital drawdown not anticipated to take place until 2026. Fund VI
will follow the same strategy as Oakley Capital V, which is currently c.70%
deployed, investing in mid-market, founder-led, private European businesses
across four core sectors of Technology, Digital Consumer, Education and
Business Services. To date, this strategy has delivered total realised returns
of 3.9x Gross MM and 52% average realised Gross IRR since inception across all
funds.

 

Read Oakley Capital's press release on Oakley Capital Fund VI here
(https://www.oakleycapital.com/news-and-insights/?) .

 

Cash & Commitments

 

Balance sheet - OCI's total liquidity at 31 December 2024 was £225 million,
comprising £103 million of cash and £122 million in undrawn credit facility.
The Company is in advanced discussions to refinance the existing credit
facility with one of greater capacity and tenure.

 

Total outstanding commitments - Outstanding Oakley Fund(4) commitments now
total £1,075 million, of which c.£300 million is not likely to be drawn.
This is expected to be deployed into new investments over the next c.5 years.

 

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For further information please contact:

 

Oakley Capital Limited

+44 20 7766 6900

Steven Tredget

 

Greenbrook Communications Limited

+44 20 7952 2000

Rob White / Michael Russell

 

Deutsche Numis (Financial Adviser & Broker)

+44 20 7260 1000

Nathan Brown / Matt Goss

 

Notes:

LEI Number: 213800KW6MZUK12CQ815

(1) About Oakley Capital Investments Limited ("OCI")

OCI is a Specialist Fund Segment ("SFS") traded investment vehicle that aims
to provide shareholders with consistent long-term capital growth in excess of
the FTSE All-Share Index by providing liquid access to private equity returns
through investment in the Oakley Funds.

A video introduction to OCI is available
at https://oakleycapitalinvestments.com/videos/.
(https://oakleycapitalinvestments.com/videos/)  The contents of the OCI
website are not incorporated into, and do not form part of, this announcement.

(2) Oakley Capital, the Investment Adviser

Founded in 2002, Oakley Capital Limited has demonstrated the repeated ability
to source attractive growth assets at attractive prices. To do this it relies
on its sector and regional expertise, its ability to tackle transaction
complexity and its deal generating entrepreneur network. The Board has
authorised the purchase of ordinary shares in the capital of the Company
("Ordinary Shares") up to an aggregate consideration of £20 million.
Shareholders should be aware that (i) the Board retains absolute discretion as
to the execution, pricing and timing of any share buybacks, subject to the
conditions set out in the authority to execute share buybacks approved at the
2024 annual general meeting; (ii) a repurchase of Ordinary Shares on any
trading day may represent a significant proportion of the daily trading volume
and could exceed 25 per cent of the average daily trading volume of the
preceding 20 business days. The Company has 176,418,438 Ordinary Shares in
issue and admitted to trading on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London
Stock Exchange with none held in treasury. Ordinary Shares purchased by the
Company will be cancelled.

(3) Share buyback programme

The Board has authorised the purchase of ordinary shares in the capital of
the Company ("Ordinary Shares") up to an aggregate consideration of £20
million. Shareholders should be aware that (i) the Board retains absolute
discretion as to the execution, pricing and timing of any share buybacks,
subject to the conditions set out in the authority to execute share buybacks
approved at the 2024 annual general meeting; (ii) a repurchase of Ordinary
Shares on any trading day may represent a significant proportion of the daily
trading volume and could exceed 25 per cent of the average daily trading
volume of the preceding 20 business days. The Company has
176,418,438 Ordinary Shares in issue and admitted to trading on the
Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange with none held in
treasury. Ordinary Shares purchased by the Company will be cancelled.

(4) The Oakley Funds

Oakley Capital Private Equity II, Oakley Capital Private Equity III, Oakley
Capital IV, Oakley Capital V, Oakley Capital VI, Oakley Capital Origin Fund
and Oakley Capital Origin II are unlisted lower-mid to mid-market private
equity funds that aim to provide investors with significant long-term capital
appreciation. The investment strategy of the Funds is to focus on buy-out
opportunities in industries with the potential for growth, consolidation and
performance improvement. The Oakley family of funds also includes Oakley
PROfounders Fund III and Oakley Touring Venture Fund, which are venture
capital funds focused on investments in entrepreneur-led, disruptive,
technology led companies.

Important information

Specialist Fund Segment securities are not admitted to the Official List of
the Financial Conduct Authority. Therefore, the Company has not been required
to satisfy the eligibility criteria for admission to listing on the Official
List and is not required to comply with the Financial Conduct Authority's
Listing Rules.

The Specialist Fund Segment is intended for institutional, professional,
professionally advised and knowledgeable investors who understand, or who have
been advised of, the potential risk from investing in companies admitted to
the Specialist Fund Segment.

This announcement may include "forward-looking statements". These
forward-looking statements are statements regarding the Company's objectives,
intentions, beliefs or current expectations with respect to, amongst other
things, the Company's financial position, business strategy, results of
operations, liquidity, prospects and growth. Forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Accordingly the
Company's actual future financial results, operational performance and
achievements may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the
statements. Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not
to place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak
only as at the date of this announcement. The Company expressly disclaims any
obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect actual results or any change in the Company's
expectations with regard to them or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such statements are based unless required to do so
by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, the Listing Rules or
Prospectus Regulation Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority or other
applicable laws, regulations or rules.

 

 

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