RNS Number : 2399A
Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT PLC
23 May 2023
 

Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc

("the Company")

LEI:  213800IFNJ65R8AQW943

 

INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

For the quarter ended 31 March 2023

 

Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc presents an Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 31 March 2023. The statement also includes relevant financial information between the end of the period and the date of this statement.

 

NET ASSET VALUE AND TOTAL RETURN PER SHARE

                                            

At 31 March 2023

(unaudited)

At 31 December 2022

(audited)

Net assets attributable to shareholders

£88.11 million

£83.54 million

Shares in issue

110,365,539

104,356,447

Net asset value (NAV) per share

79.83 pence

80.05 pence

Cumulative dividends paid

153.20 pence

153.20 pence

Cumulative Total return (net asset value basis) per share since inception

233.03 pence

233.25 pence

The NAV per share has decreased by 0.22 pence in the quarter (a decrease of 0.3% from the opening NAV per share).

 

OFFER FOR SUBSCRIPTION

 

On 6 February 2023, the Company allotted and issued 6,009,092 new ordinary shares, raising net funds (after costs) of £4.81 million. Following this allotment, after receiving applications for the full amount sought, the Offers for Subscription across all four Mobeus VCTs launched on 5 October 2022 were closed.

 

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY DURING THE PERIOD

 

New Investment during the period

On 7 March 2023, the Company completed a new investment of £0.25 million into Connect Earth Limited, an environmental data provider.

 

On 22 March 2023, the Company completed a new investment of £0.50 million into Cognassist Limited, an education and neuro-inclusion solutions provider.

 

Realisations during the period

In March 2023, the Company achieved a full exit of Tharstern Group Limited generating proceeds of £2.14 million. Over the life of this investment, the Company has received £3.01 million which equates to a multiple on cost of 2.6x and an IRR of 15%.

 

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY AFTER THE PERIOD END

 

New investment after the period end

On 3 May 2023, the Company completed a new investment of £0.46 million into Dayrize B.V., a sustainability impact assessment tool provider.

 

SHARE BUYBACK AFTER THE PERIOD END

 

On 18 April 2023, the Company purchased 626,264 of its own ordinary shares at a price of 76.05 pence per share.

 

All shares bought back by the Company were subsequently cancelled.

 

DIVIDEND DECLARED AFTER THE PERIOD END

 

On 13 April 2023, an interim dividend of 5.00 pence per share in respect of the year ending 31 December 2023 was declared and is payable on 26 May 2023 to all Shareholders whose names were on the register on 21 April 2023. Payment of this interim dividend will reduce NAV per share (shown above) to 74.83 pence and increase cumulative dividends paid to 158.80 pence per share.

 

Please note that all of the above information is unaudited, except that relating to 31 December 2022.

 

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:

Gresham House Asset Management Limited,

Company Secretary: 020 7382 0999            

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