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ALBION VENTURE CAPITAL TST PLC

Regulatory Filings Nov 17, 2014

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ALBION VCTs PROSPECTUS TOP UP OFFERS 2014/2015

Offers for Subscription to raise, in aggregate, up to £25.5 million* (* together with an over allotment facility of a further £10.5 million)

Albion Development VCT Offer to raise up to £4.25 million*

Albion Enterprise VCT Offer to raise up to £4.25 million*

Albion Technology & General VCT Offer to raise up to £4.25 million*

Albion Venture Capital Trust Offer to raise up to £4.25 million*

Crown Place VCT Offer to raise up to £4.25 million*

Kings Arms Yard VCT Offer to raise up to £4.25 million*

*Each individual VCT may elect to raise an additional £1.75 million pursuant to the over-allotment facility.

SECURITIES NOTE

17 November 2014

THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT OR AS TO WHAT ACTION YOU SHOULD TAKE, YOU ARE RECOMMENDED TO SEEK YOUR OWN FINANCIAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY FROM YOUR STOCKBROKER, BANK MANAGER, SOLICITOR, ACCOUNTANT OR OTHER INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY AUTHORISED UNDER THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FSMA).

THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES A SECURITIES NOTE (SECURITIES NOTE) ISSUED BY ALBION DEVELOPMENT VCT PLC, ALBION ENTERPRISE VCT PLC, ALBION TECHNOLOGY & GENERAL VCT PLC, ALBION VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC, CROWN PLACE VCT PLC AND KINGS ARMS YARD VCT PLC (THE COMPANIES). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE COMPANIES IS CONTAINED IN A REGISTRATION DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THE COMPANIES (REGISTRATION DOCUMENT). THIS SECURITIES NOTE, THE REGISTRATION DOCUMENT AND A SUMMARY (SUMMARY) HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROSPECTUS RULES MADE UNDER FSMA AND HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FCA) IN ACCORDANCE WITH FSMA AND CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS ISSUED BY THE COMPANIES DATED 17 NOVEMBER 2014. THE PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE FCA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROSPECTUS RULES AND YOU ARE ADVISED TO READ THE PROSPECTUS IN FULL.

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE, ENGLISH LAW AND THE RULES OF THE UK LISTING AUTHORITY (UKLA) AND THE INFORMATION DISCLOSED MAY NOT BE THE SAME AS THAT WHICH WOULD BE DISCLOSED IF THIS DOCUMENT HAD BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OUTSIDE ENGLAND.

Each Company and the Directors of each of the Companies (whose names are set out on page 59) accept responsibility for the information contained in the Prospectus. To the best of the knowledge of each Company and its Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in the Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Albion Development VCT PLC (Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 03654040) Albion Enterprise VCT PLC (Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 05990732) Albion Technology & General VCT PLC (Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 04114310) Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC (Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 03142609) Crown Place VCT PLC (Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 03495287) Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC (Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 03139019)

Offers for Subscription

to raise, in aggregate, up to £25.5 million by way of an issue of New Shares together with an over allotment facility of a further £10.5 million Sponsored by Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP

Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP (Howard Kennedy), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom for the conduct of investment business by the FCA, is acting exclusively for the Companies and for no one else in connection with the Offers and, subject to the responsibilities and liabilities imposed by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, will not be responsible to any person other than the Companies for providing the protections afforded to customers of Howard Kennedy or for providing advice to them in relation to the Offers or any other matter referred to in this document. Howard Kennedy is not making any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the contents of this document.

Each Company's existing Shares are listed on the premium segment of the Official List of the UKLA and traded on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. Applications will be made to the UKLA for the New Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for such New Shares to be admitted to trading on its main market for listed securities. It is expected that admission to the Official List will become effective and that dealings in the New Shares will commence within three Business Days following allotment.

Copies of this Securities Note, the Registration Document and the Summary (and any supplementary prospectus published by the relevant Company or Companies) are available free of charge from the offices of the Companies' investment manager, Albion Ventures LLP, 1 King's Arms Yard, London EC2R 7AF and the Albion Ventures website: www.albion-ventures.co.uk.

The New Shares have not been, nor will they be, registered in the United States under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (Securities Act) or under the securities laws of Canada, Australia, Japan or South Africa (each a Restricted Territory) and they may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly within the United States or any of the Restricted Territories or to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons (as defined in Regulation S made under the Securities Act) or any national, citizen or resident of the United States or any of the Restricted Territories. The Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or any of the Restricted Territories or in any other jurisdiction where to do so would be unlawful. The distribution of this document in jurisdictions other than the UK may be restricted by law and, therefore, persons into whose possession this document comes should inform themselves about and observe any of these restrictions. Any failure to comply with any of those restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such jurisdiction. The Application Form is not being and must not be forwarded to or transmitted in or into the United States or a Restricted Territory. Any person (including, without limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) who may have a contractual or legal obligation to forward this document and/or the Application Form should read the paragraph entitled "Overseas Investors" on page 134 of the Registration Document before taking any action.

YOUR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE RISK FACTORS ON PAGES 6 AND 7. AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMPANIES IS ONLY SUITABLE FOR INVESTORS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF EVALUATING THE RISKS AND MERITS OF SUCH AN INVESTMENT AND HAVE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO BEAR ANY LOSS THAT MAY ARISE.

Risk Factors6
Expected Timetable
8
Statistics for the Offers8
Part I: Letter from the Chairmen10
Part II: The Offers12
Part III: The Companies17
Part IV: Additional Information29
Part V: Taxation Considerations43
Part VI: Definitions48
APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND APPLICATION FORM51
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
52
NOTES ON COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION FORM
54
APPLICATION FORM
- Albion VCTs Prospectus Top Up Offers 2014/201557
Directors, Manager and Advisers59

Risk Factors

The following are those risk factors which are material to each Company's Shares and of which each Company's respective Directors are aware. Material risk factors relating to the Companies are contained in the Registration Document. Additional factors which are not presently known to the Directors, or that the Directors currently deem immaterial, may also have an effect on the market risk attaching to their respective Company's Shares.

  • The value of Shares in a Company depends on the performance of its underlying assets. The market price of the New Shares may not fully reflect their underlying net asset value and will be determined, among other things, by the interaction of supply and demand for such Shares in the market, as well as the net asset value per Share.
  • The disposal of New Shares within five years of their issue will result in some or all of the 30 per cent. income tax relief available upon investment becoming repayable. On this basis, investing in New Shares should be considered a longterm investment. The availability of income tax relief on a subscription for shares in a VCT issued after 5 April 2014 is restricted where it is 'linked' to a sale of shares in the same VCT. For these purposes, linked means (i) the sale of the shares in the VCT was conditional on the subscription for shares in the same VCT (or vice versa) or (ii) the subscription for shares in the VCT and the sale of shares in the same VCT were within six months of each other (irrespective of which comes first). If the subscription is 'linked', the amount on which VCT income tax relief can be claimed will be reduced by the amount of the consideration of any linked sales.
  • The value of an investment in a Company and the dividend stream may go down as well as up. Shareholders may get back less than the amount originally invested in a Company. There is no guarantee that dividends will be paid nor that any dividend objective will be met.
  • Investment in the Shares should be viewed as long term in nature and is not suitable for all individuals. Shareholders have no right to have their Shares repurchased by the Companies at any time. Any Shareholder wishing to dispose of his Shares may, therefore, be required to dispose of such Shares by means of a market transfer.
  • The secondary market for VCT shares is generally illiquid, so shares tend to be valued at a discount to their net asset value and may be difficult to realise. As a result, Shareholders may be offered a price which is less than the full value of a Company's underlying assets. The spread between the buying and selling price of such shares may be wide and thus the price used for valuation may not be achievable.
  • Whilst each Company has sought to buy back its Shares in the past, there is no guarantee that there will be any buyback or other opportunity for Shareholders to realise their holdings in the future. Accordingly, if the Shares trade at a discount to the net asset value per Share, an investor may not be able to realise the net asset value per Share until liquidation of the Company or the occurrence of another corporate event (if any) which may enable Shareholders to realise their Shares at or close to the net asset value per Share.
  • The information in this document is based on existing legislation, including taxation legislation. The tax reliefs described are those currently available. The tax rules or their interpretation in relation to an investment in any one or more of the Companies and/or rates of tax may change during the life of those Companies and may be retrospective. The value of tax reliefs depends on the personal circumstances of

holders of Shares in any one or more of the Companies, who should consult their own tax advisers before making any investment in the Companies.

The Articles provide that Shareholders will vote at annual general meetings held between 2015 and 2017 as to whether the Companies are to continue as VCTs. In the event that the relevant Shareholders vote for one or more of the Companies not to continue as a VCT, proposals could be implemented such that Shareholders would not be able to achieve the minimum five-year holding period for their New Shares and which would result in the loss of the tax reliefs as further explained in Part V.

Expected Timetable

Offers open 17 November 2014 First allotment 30 January 2015 Offers close 2 p.m. on 30 September 2015 Dealings in New Shares commence within 3 Business Days following

allotment

Definitive share certificates dispatched within ten Business Days of allotment

Note:

Each Board may close its respective Company's Offer earlier than the date stated above if it is fully subscribed by an earlier date or may extend such Offer to a date up to and including 16 November 2015. Each Board further reserves the right to accept Application Forms and to allot and arrange for the listing of New Shares in its Company in respect of Subscriptions received for its Company's Offer on or prior to the closing date of such Offer as the relevant Board sees fit, which may not be on the dates stated above.

Statistics for the Offers

The number of New Shares to be allotted in each Offer will be determined by each Company's respective Offer Price as set out below.

The Offer Price at which the New Shares will be allotted in respect of each Offer will be calculated on the basis of the following formula (Pricing Formula):

Latest published NAV of an existing Share (adjusted as necessary for dividends subsequently paid or in respect of which the record date has passed) at the time of allotment divided by 0.97 (to allow for issue costs of 3.0 per cent.) and rounded up to the nearest 0.1p per Share.

Early Bird Offers

Investors who apply by 2 p.m. on 30 January 2015 will be eligible for an Early Bird Discount as follows:

  • Existing Shareholders in any of the Albion VCTs or Albion Community Power PLC will benefit from a 1 per cent. discount, such that the issue price of their Shares will be calculated by reference to the latest net asset value per Share divided by 0.98.
  • New investors who are not existing Shareholders in any Albion VCT will benefit from a 0.5 per cent. discount, such that the issue price of their Shares will be calculated by reference to the latest net asset value per Share divided by 0.975.

Any application made under the Offers must be based on the information provided in the Prospectus, being this Securities Note, the Summary and the Registration Document all dated 17 November 2014, and any Supplementary Prospectus, copies of which may be found on the website of Albion Ventures at www.albionventures.co.uk.

Maximum gross
amount to be raised
under each offer*
Net proceeds
(assuming full
subscription) under
each offer
Albion Development VCT Offer £4.25
million
£4.12
million
Albion Enterprise VCT Offer £4.25
million
£4.12
million
Albion Technology & General VCT
Offer
£4.25
million
£4.12
million
Albion
Venture
Capital
Trust
VCT
Offer
£4.25
million
£4.12
million
Crown Place VCT Offer £4.25
million
£4.12
million
Kings Arms Yard VCT Offer £4.25
million
£4.12
million

* In addition, the board of each VCT may elect to raise up to a further £1.75 million pursuant to an over allotment facility.

Minimum aggregate Subscription under one or more of the Offers Minimum Subscription under each Offer £1,000 Costs of each Offer 3.0 per cent. of the amount raised

£6,000

Part I: Letter from the Chairmen

Dear Investor

We are pleased to offer new investors and existing Shareholders the opportunity to acquire New Shares in the six Albion VCTs through the Albion VCTs Offers for Subscription.

The Offers (where equal amounts are invested in each Offer) are designed to provide investors with an investment in a broad, balanced portfolio of UK private companies, providing a regular monthly dividend yield and the prospect of longerterm capital growth.

The following table shows the maximum amount each Company may raise under these prospectus Offers:

Maximum amounts
under these
prospectus offers*
Albion Development VCT £4.25
million
Albion Enterprise VCT £4.25
million
Albion Technology & General
VCT
£4.25
million
Albion Venture Capital Trust £4.25
million
Crown Place VCT £4.25
million
Kings Arms Yard VCT £4.25
million

* In addition, the board of each VCT may elect to raise up to a further £1.75 million pursuant to an over allotment facility, if applications are received in excess of the maximum amount and the relevant boards wish to accept those applications. The maximum amount for each VCT including the over allotment facility is £6 million.

The amounts to be raised will be pursuant to existing shareholder authorities granted at the most recent general meetings of each Company (or pursuant to the extension or renewal of such authorities).

The funds raised by each Company pursuant to its Offer will supplement its capacity to continue to invest across the business cycle in new and existing portfolio companies in accordance with the respective Companies' investment policies.

Amounts subscribed under each Offer will be invested directly in New Shares in the relevant Company. This will enable investors to participate in the investment returns of that Company's existing investment portfolio and to receive all dividends declared by the relevant Company that have a record date after the allotment of the relevant New Shares.

Investors who subscribe for shares in all of the Companies should receive at least one dividend payment at the end of each month, with an average target dividend yield, based on the current annual dividend targets and the latest reported net asset values of around 6 per cent. per annum (equivalent to approximately 8.5 per cent. on net cost after tax relief). These dividends are normally tax free and can be reinvested under the dividend reinvestment schemes of each of the Albion VCTs by ticking the relevant box on the Application Form. Reinvestment of dividends allows investors to obtain additional tax relief on the amount of the dividend reinvested, provided that the shares are held for a minimum of five years. Further details are shown on the web page for each Albion VCT at www.albion-ventures.co.uk under the "Our Funds" section.

The minimum aggregate investment in the Offers is £6,000 and the minimum investment in each individual Offer selected is £1,000. The maximum subscription that is eligible for 30 per cent. income tax relief, provided the Shares are held for five years, is £200,000 per person per tax year. Further information on VCT tax reliefs is set out in Part V of this Securities Note.

Investors may elect to invest equally in all of the Offers or invest different amounts under one or more of the Offers, subject to the Offers not having closed by the time the Application Form is processed. The Offer Price at which the New Shares will be issued will be calculated by way of the Pricing Formula, which is based on the latest published NAV per Share of the relevant Company as at the time of allotment, adjusted as necessary for dividends subsequently paid or in respect of which the record date has passed and the costs of the Offer. Existing shareholders and new investors who subscribe by 30 January 2015 will benefit from the "Early Bird" discounts, described in Part II.

Investors should note that new legislation was introduced in 2014 restricting tax relief on subscription for shares in a venture capital trust after 5 April 2014 where, within six months of subscription, the investor has disposed of shares in that venture capital trust.

Further details of the Offers are set out in Part II of this Securities Note and in the Terms and Conditions. Further details on the Companies are set out in Parts III and IV of this Securities Note.

Yours faithfully

Geoffrey Vero Maxwell Packe Chairman, Albion Development VCT PLC Chairman, Albion Enterprise VCT PLC

Neil Cross David Watkins Chairman, Albion Technology & General VCT PLC Chairman, Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC

Richard Huntingford Robin Field

Chairman, Crown Place VCT PLC Chairman, Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC

Part II: The Offers

Amount to be raised

The amount each Company is seeking to raise through its own Offer is shown in the table below; the amount to be raised in aggregate across the Offers is £25.5 million (before costs) (although the Directors of the VCTs may resolve to extend the Offers by a further £10.5 million in aggregate). The Offers are not underwritten.

Amount to be raised (before costs)*
Albion Development VCT up to £4.25
million
Albion Enterprise VCT up to £4.25
million
Albion Technology & General VCT up to £4.25
million
Albion Venture Capital Trust up to £4.25
million
Crown Place VCT up to £4.25
million
Kings Arms Yard VCT up to £4.25
million

*In addition, the board of each VCT may elect to raise up to a further £1.75 million pursuant to an over allotment facility, if applications are received in excess of the maximum amount and the relevant boards wish to accept those applications. The maximum amount for each VCT including the over allotment facility is £6 million.

Terms of the Offers

Subscribers may elect to invest equally in all of the Offers or invest different amounts under one or more of the Offers, subject to the Offers not having closed by the time the Application Form is processed as detailed in the application procedure on page 51. The minimum aggregate investment in the Offers is £6,000 and the minimum investment in each individual Offer selected is £1,000. Applications must be in multiples of £1,000 per elected Offer.

The New Shares will rank pari passu with existing Shares from the date of issue save in respect of any dividends for which the record date has already passed. There is no maximum amount for which a Subscriber may subscribe under the Offers. However, a Subscriber may wish to consider the annual VCT allowance of £200,000 per Qualifying Investor, as detailed in Part V of this Securities Note, and the acquisition of other shares in VCTs that may have been made prior to subscribing to the Offers during the current tax year and which would count towards this annual allowance.

Pricing Formula

The number of New Shares to be allotted under each Offer will be determined by dividing the Subscription amount for that Offer by an Offer Price calculated on the basis of the following formula (Pricing Formula) applied to the relevant Company:

Latest published NAV of an existing Share at the time of allotment (adjusted as necessary for dividends subsequently paid or in respect of which the record date has passed) divided by 0.97 (to allow for issue costs of 3.0 per cent.) and rounded up to the nearest 0.1p per Share.

Early Bird Offers

Investors who apply by 2 p.m. on 30 January 2015 will be eligible for an Early Bird discount as follows:

  • Existing Shareholders in any of the Albion VCTs or Albion Community Power PLC will benefit from a 1 per cent. discount, such that the issue price of their Shares will be calculated by reference to the latest net asset value per Share divided by 0.98.
  • New investors will benefit from a 0.5 per cent. discount, such that the issue price of their Shares will be calculated by reference to the latest net asset value per Share divided by 0.975.

The number of New Shares to be issued under each Offer will be rounded down to the nearest whole number (fractions of New Shares will not be allotted). If there is a surplus of funds from an investor's Subscription amount, the balance will be returned (without interest) in the form of a cheque made payable to the Subscriber sent to the address shown on the Application Form or by bank transfer (save where the amount is less than £1 per Offer, in which case it will be retained by the relevant Company).

An illustration of the Pricing Formula

Set out below is an illustration of the application of the Pricing Formula based on the latest published NAV (unaudited) of each Company:

Latest
published
NAV per
Share
(unaudited)
Latest
published NAV
per Share
(adjusted for
dividends)
Illustrative
offer price
per New
Share
(p)* (p)** (p)***
Albion Development VCT 71.36 71.36 73.6
Albion Enterprise VCT 97.23 94.73 97.7
Albion Technology & General VCT 82.19 80.94 83.5
Albion Venture Capital Trust 71.81 69.31 71.5
Crown Place VCT 32.40 31.15 32.2
Kings Arms Yard VCT 19.92 19.42 20.1

* The latest published NAV per Share for Albion Enterprise VCT and Albion Venture Capital Trust is as at 30 June 2014. The latest published NAV per Share for Albion Development VCT, Albion Technology & General VCT, Crown Place VCT and Kings Arms Yard VCT is as at 30 September 2014.

**Subsequent to the dates referred to in the previous paragraph, Albion Enterprise VCT paid a dividend of 2.5p per Share on 29 August 2014, Albion Technology & General VCT paid a dividend of 1.25p per Share on 31 October 2014, Albion Venture Capital Trust paid a dividend of 2.5p per Share on 31 July 2014, Crown Place VCT will pay a dividend of 1.25 per Share on 28 November 2014 and Kings Arms Yard VCT paid a dividend of 0.5p per Share on 31 October 2014.

***The Offer Prices used above are for illustrative purposes only as the NAV per Share for each Company may be different for the purposes of calculating the actual Offer Prices applicable to each allotment of New Shares under each Offer (which may be higher or lower than in the example above depending on when the allotment is made). In all cases the Offer Price will be rounded up to one decimal place. The number of shares issued will be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

Timetable

Each Offer will open on 17 November 2014 and close on 30 September 2015. However, each Board may close its Company's Offer earlier than the date stated above or may extend such Offer to a date up to and including 16 November 2015. Subscriptions will be allocated in order of receipt as far as practicably possible.

The first allotments of New Shares under the Offers are expected to occur on 30 January 2015. In relation to each allotment, an announcement will be released by each Company through a Regulatory Information Service, including details of the number of New Shares allotted in that Company and the relevant Offer Price for the allotment. The total amount subscribed for each Offer will be announced through a Regulatory Information Service once the relevant Offer has closed.

Effect of the Offers

The impact of the Offers on each Company's NAV per share, on the basis that the associated costs are incorporated into the Pricing Formula used to calculate the Offer Price, will be neutral. Each Company's assets will be increased by the net proceeds of its Offer. The impact of the Offers on each Company's earnings is expected to be immaterial.

Use of proceeds

The funds raised by each Company pursuant to its Offer will supplement its capacity to continue to invest across the business cycle in new and existing portfolio companies in accordance with the respective Companies' investment policies.

Costs of the Offers

The costs of the Offers are limited to 3.0 per cent. of the gross proceeds of each Company's Offer.

On this basis, and assuming that each Offer is fully subscribed (but ignoring the over allotment facility), the total costs of each Offer would be:

Albion Development VCT £0.13 million Albion Enterprise VCT £0.13 million Albion Technology & General VCT £0.13 million Albion Venture Capital Trust £0.13 million Crown Place VCT £0.13 million Kings Arms Yard VCT £0.13 million

Total costs

Intermediary commissions

The Manager has agreed to pay a trail commission to execution-only intermediaries, normally of 0.4 per cent. per annum for five years until 31 March 2020.

The annual trail commission will cease to be payable if the Shares are sold by the relevant subscribers, if the relevant Company is wound up, if the Manager is no longer the investment manager of the relevant Company or if the Manager is no longer permitted under the FCA rules to make such a payment. Intermediaries must substantiate the interests of investors who hold their Shares through nominees to the satisfaction of the Manager.

Investment by the Directors and the Manager

Directors of the Albion VCTs and staff of the Manager have to date invested over £3 million in the VCTs managed by Albion Ventures.

Application procedure

Subscribers may elect to invest equally in all of the Offers or invest different amounts under one or more of the Offers, subject to the Offers being open at the time their Application Forms are processed. The minimum aggregate investment in the Offers is £6,000 and the minimum investment in each individual Offer selected is £1,000. Applications must be in multiples of £1,000 per elected Offer.

Where Subscribers have elected to invest equally in all of the Offers, as far as practically possible, the following will apply at the time their Application Forms are processed:

  • If all of the Offers remain open, the Subscriptions will be invested equally in all of the Offers.
  • If one or more of the Offers has closed, the Subscriptions will be invested equally in all of the Offers which remain open.
  • If all of the Offers have closed, the total amount subscribed will be returned.

Where Subscribers have elected to invest different amounts under one or more of the Offers, as far as practically possible, the following will apply at the time their Application Forms are processed:

  • If all of the chosen Offers remain open, the Subscriptions will be invested as elected on the Application Form.
  • If one or more, but not all, of the chosen Offers have closed, Subscribers may elect to have either:
  • (1) their Subscriptions, in respect of the closed Offer(s), re-allocated equally to the other Offers that they have subscribed to that remain open; or
  • (2) their Subscriptions, in respect of the closed Offer(s), re-allocated equally to any Offers that remain open; or
  • (3) their Subscriptions, in respect of the closed Offer(s), returned; or
  • (4) their Subscriptions returned in full (i.e. no Subscription will be made).
  • If all of the Offers have closed, the total amount subscribed will be returned.

Applications under each Offer will, as far as practically possible, be accepted on a first come, first served basis, subject always to the discretion of the relevant Board. Subscribers are encouraged to submit their Application Form early in order to be confident that their application will be successful.

Applications accompanied by a post-dated cheque will not be accepted. Multiple applications under the Offers from the same Subscriber will be processed in order of receipt.

The Terms and Conditions of Subscription for the New Shares under each Offer are set out on pages 52 to 53 of this Securities Note. By signing the Application Form, Subscribers will be declaring that they have read the Terms and Conditions of Subscription and agree to be bound by them.

Subscribers are advised to read the Notes on how to complete the Application Form on pages 54 and 55 of this document, in particular in respect of how to make elections as to investing in all or specific Offers and the consequences of one or more of the Offers already being fully subscribed or deemed to have closed by the time the Application Form is processed.

Each Company and its respective Directors consent to the issue of the Prospectus, and accept responsibility for the content of the Prospectus, with respect to subsequent resale or final placement of Shares by financial intermediaries. The offer period within which subsequent resale or final placement of Shares by financial intermediaries can be made and for which consent to use the Prospectus is given is from the date of the Prospectus until 30 September 2015, unless previously closed or extended by the Directors to a date not later than 16 November 2015. There are no conditions attaching to this consent. Financial intermediaries may only use the Prospectus in the UK.

Information on the terms and conditions of the offer by the financial intermediary will be given to Subscribers by financial intermediaries at the time the offer is made to them by the financial intermediary. Any financial intermediary using the Prospectus must state on its website that it is using the Prospectus in accordance with the consent set out above

Other key information

Application Forms

The Application Form can be found attached at the end of this Securities Note. Additional Application Forms can be obtained from the website of the Manager, whose contact details are set out on page 59 of this document.

Payment details

Cheques should be made payable to "Albion VCTs Offers for Subscription".

If you would like to pay by bank transfer, please contact Albion Ventures on 0808 178 1680.

Pending allotment, Albion Venture Capital Trust will retain the Subscription monies in a separate bank account, on trust for the relevant Companies to which the Subscription relates.

Applications

Your Application Form and cheque should be sent to Albion Ventures LLP, 1 King's Arms Yard, London EC2R 7AF.

Share and tax certificates

The Registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, will send share and tax certificates approximately ten Business Days after the allotment of the New Shares. These documents are important and should be kept in a safe place. Administration and other fees will be charged for replacement share certificates to be issued. You can provide your CREST details if you would like any New Shares which are allotted to you to be credited to your CREST account.

The first allotments are expected to take place on 30 January 2015. However, allotments can take place earlier or at any other time by each Company at the discretion of its Board. Allotments will be announced through a Regulatory Information Service.

Helpline

Please call Albion at any time during office hours on 0808 178 1680. Please note that Albion cannot give any personal tax, legal, investment or financial advice.

Part III: The Companies

Investment objectives

Each Company is a tax-efficient listed company which aims to achieve long-term investment returns for private investors. Funds raised under the Offers will supplement the Companies' capacity to continue to invest across the business cycle in new and existing portfolio companies in accordance with the Companies' existing investment policies. The Companies normally co-invest with each other, enabling them to invest in larger transactions and into a wider range of unquoted companies.

Investment policies

Each Company's investment policy, other than Albion Venture Capital Trust which invests solely in asset based companies, is to invest primarily in a diverse portfolio of unquoted UK asset-based and growth businesses. It is, in general, each Company's policy for these companies to have no external borrowings. The investment policy of each Company as at the date of this document is set out in full in Part II of the Registration Document.

Established companies with invested portfolios

The Companies were established between 1995 and 2006 and between them have a combined net asset value of approximately £240 million.

Through investment in all of the Offers, investors will have exposure to approximately 60 unquoted smaller UK businesses, in most of which a number of the Albion VCTs have co-invested. This will give investors the opportunity to participate in a balanced portfolio, the largest portion of which by value are asset-backed investments providing an income stream, combined with investment in a smaller number of non asset-backed companies with greater growth prospects.

As at 30 September 2014, across the six Albion VCTs, asset-backed investments accounted for around 55 per cent. of the portfolio and around 8 per cent. was held as cash, with the balance of 37 per cent. of the portfolio in investments with higher growth potential. The following table provides more detail of the portfolio as at 30 September 2014:

Cash and cash equivalents 8% 8%
Hotels 6%
Pubs 6%
Asset-backed 55% Other leisure 8%
Education 7%
Renewable
energy
18%
Healthcare (asset-backed 10%
Healthcare (growth) 11%
Growth and Technology 37% Business Services and Other 4%
Travel and Retail 3%
IT and Other Technology 19%

These percentages will vary from Company to Company. Details of each Albion VCT's investment policy, and an analysis of the VCTs' investment portfolios, can be found in the Registration Document.

In order to reduce investment risk, approximately 53 per cent. of investments by valuation as at 30 September 2014 comprise secured loan stock, and the Albion VCTs each have a policy that new portfolio companies should not normally have external bank debt with a charge or security ranking ahead of the Companies. Income from the loan stock helps underpin the ability of the Albion VCTs to pay dividends.

A summary of each Company's unaudited investment portfolio as at 30 September 2014, being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document, is shown in the following table:

Company Unquoted
asset-based
companies (%
of NAV)
Unquoted
growth
companies
(% of NAV)
Quoted
growth
companies*
(% of NAV)
Cash
and deposits
less current
liabilities
(% of NAV)
Albion Development VCT 48 35 1 16
Albion Enterprise VCT 45 37 2 16
Albion Technology & General VCT 49 43 4 4
Albion Venture Capital Trust 88 12
Crown Place VCT 61 31 3 5
Kings Arms Yard VCT 31 55 9 5

* For the purposes of this table quoted growth companies include companies quoted on AIM.

Further details of the existing portfolios of each Company are set out in Part IV of the Registration Document.

The future performance of each Company's portfolio will be determined in the short to medium term by their existing investment portfolios. As investments are sold and new investments made, the longer term performance of each Company's portfolio will be determined by Albion's ability to find, select and manage such new investments. The market for stock in smaller unquoted and quoted companies is often less liquid than that for larger companies, bringing with it potential difficulties in acquiring, valuing and disposing of such investments. In addition, past performance is no indication of future performance.

Track record

The Albion team manages approximately £240 million and over the past eighteen years the VCTs under Albion's management have returned in excess of £146 million in dividends and £57 million in buy-backs to shareholders.

The following table sets out the dividend track record of the Companies since launch or commencement of management and of the Companies' recent top up offers:

Dividend track record Launch Year
or year
Albion took
on
management
Average
annual
dividend
paid (p)1
Current
annual
dividend
target (p)
Current
target
dividend yield
on issue
price4
Albion Venture Capital Trust 1996 7.2 5.0 7.0%
Albion Development VCT 1999 4.9 5.0 6.8%
Albion Technology & General VCT
– Ordinary shares 2001 5.8 5.0 6.0%
Albion Enterprise VCT 2007 2.9 5.0 5.1%
Crown Place VCT² 2005 2.4 2.5 7.8%
Kings Arms Yard VCT³ 2011 0.9 1.0 5.0%

1 Average annual dividends paid to 31 October 2014

2 Albion Ventures took over the management of Crown Place VCT PLC in April 2005. Average dividends paid are shown from that year.

3 Albion Ventures took over the management of Kings Arms Yard VCT in January 2011. Average dividends paid are shown from that year.

4 Assuming issue price based on latest reported NAV.

Top Up Offer record Launch year Average annual
dividend paid
(p)1
Annual
total returns
(p)²
Albion VCTs Linked Top Up Offer 2010/2011 2010 5.6 4.5%
Albion VCTs Linked Top Up Offer 2011/2012 2011 5.6 5.3%
Albion VCTs Top Up Offers 2012/2013 2012 5.9 6.4%
Albion VCTs Top Up Offers 2013/2014 2013 6.4 6.3%

1 Total dividends paid to 31 October 2014

2 Annual returns from starting NAV of 94.5% (2013: 97%) of amount subscribed and assuming equal investment in each VCT.

The following table sets out the total NAV return for the Companies and the previous top up offers.

Fund Launch Date Total
dividends
Total return
since
Total
return
paid launch†
(before tax
(after tax
relief)
Albion Venture Capital Trust relief)
– Ordinary Shares April 1996 132.30p 201.61p 221.61p
– former C Shares* April 1997 120.75p 190.06p 210.06p
– former Albion Prime VCT
Shares*
April 1997 57.75p 118.75p 138.75p
Albion Development VCT
– Ordinary Shares January 1999 77.75p 149.11p 169.11p
– former C Shares* October 2002/January 65.68p 142.14p 162.14p
– D Shares 2004 December 2009 17.00p 124.45p 154.45p
Albion Technology & General
VCT
– Ordinary Shares January 2001 81.00p 161.94p 181.94p
– C Shares* January 2006 27.00p 89.96p 129.86p
– Albion Income & Growth
VCT Shares* October 2004 30.61p 93.85p 133.85p
Albion Enterprise VCT April 2007 21.35p 116.08p 146.08p
Crown Place VCT ** April 1998 21.80p 124.88p N/A
Kings Arms Yard VCT ** April 1996 3.67p 139.10p N/A
Albion VCTs Linked Top Up April 2010 21.35p 110.85p 140.85p
Offers 2010/2011***
Albion VCTs Linked Top Up
Offers 2011/2012***
April 2011 15.67p 108.62p 138.62p
Albion VCTs Top Up
Offers 2012/2013***
October 2012 11.05p 105.77p 135.77p
Albion VCTs Top Up
Offers 2013/2014***
November 2013 4.76p 101.55p 131.55p

*The Albion Venture Capital Trust C shares were converted to Ordinary shares at a rate of 1 Ordinary share for each C share. Albion Development VCT PLC C shares were converted to Ordinary shares at a rate of 1.0715 Ordinary shares for each C share. Albion Technology & General C shares were converted to Ordinary shares at a rate of 0.7779 Ordinary shares for each C share. Albion Prime VCT PLC merged with Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC at a ratio of 0.8801 Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC shares for each Albion Prime VCT PLC share. Albion Income & Growth VCT PLC merged with Albion Technology & General VCT PLC at a ratio of 0.7813 Albion Technology & General shares for each Albion Income & Growth VCT PLC share.

†Dividends paid/declared plus latest announced NAV. This excludes all tax reliefs. **Albion Ventures LLP took over the management of Crown Place VCT PLC in April 2005 and Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC in January 2011. Total dividends paid are calculated from when Albion Ventures LLP took over the management. The NAV for both Companies has been rebased to 100 as at these dates.

***Performance data for the Albion VCTs Top Up Offers are based on pro forma calculations based on the performance of each of the VCTs which were part of the Offers. The calculations assume investment made equally across the VCTs.

The following tables set out the increase in total return over the year to 30 June 2014, a summary of investments made since 30 June 2013 and an analysis of exits made since that date.

Total return to
30-Jun-13
Total return to
30-Jun-14
Increase % increase on
30-Jun-13
NAV
(p) (p) (p)
Albion Development VCT (D
Shares)*
111.0 122.0 11.0 10.9%
Kings Arms Yard VCT 21.3 23.2 1.9 9.8%
Albion Enterprise VCT 108.9 116.1 7.2 7.6%
Crown Place VCT 51.6 53.8 2.2 7.1%
Albion Development VCT
(Ordinary Shares)
144.9 148.6 3.7 5.0%
Albion Technology & General
VCT
158.1 161.8 3.7 4.3%
Albion Venture Capital Trust 199.3 201.6 2.3 3.2%
* Albion Development VCT D Shares merge with Albion Development VCT Ordinary Shares in
early 2015 based on their respective NAVs at 31 December 2014
Sector analysis of investments made since 30 June 2013
£'m
IT/Technology 13.0
Care Homes and Hospitals 8.9
Medtech 7.0
Renewable Energy 10.0
Leisure 1.0
Total 39.9
Exits since 30 June 2013
Sector Company Total proceeds
(including
amounts held in
escrow)
Increase/(decrease)
over holding value
12 months
previously
Opta Sports Data Limited £'000
6,039
£'000
3,515
Business Chichester Holdings Limited 1,190 390
Services Hilson Moran Holdings Limited 701 -
Consolidated PR Limited 203 277
Peakdale Molecular Limited 2,338 502
Healthcare Dexela Limited 427 240
Prime Care Holdings Limited 1,339 (535)
Leisure and
other
Tower Bridge Health Clubs
Limited
4,831 1,736
Other 1,881 278
Antenova Limited 917 190
Clear2Pay NV 156 83
Atego Group Limited 2,770 16
IT/Technology Vivacta Limited 1,078 -
Helveta Limited - (2,170)
Total 23,870 4,522

Further details regarding the financial performance of each Albion VCT, including the most recent Chairman's statements for each VCT, can be found in the Financial Reports which are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in Part III of the Registration Document. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.

Pipeline

As at the date of this document, Albion's pipeline of investments for its VCTs for which at least outline terms have been agreed amounts to approximately £26 million, principally in the asset-backed healthcare, renewable energy and medtech sectors, of which approximately 58 per cent. comprise follow on investments in existing portfolio companies.

Outlook for the Companies

The performance of the UK economy has improved in 2014. The economy is likely to continue to grow in 2015 and this should benefit the smaller and medium size companies which characterise the Companies' portfolios. Nevertheless, a number of risks remain, not least the fragility of consumer confidence, the ongoing effect of public sector funding cuts and potential shocks in the global economy. Against this background, the Companies are conservatively financed and are invested in a broadly diversified portfolio with generally no external borrowings. The Companies have made a number of new investments over the past year and continue to seek attractive new investment opportunities. The Boards view the VCTs as long term taxefficient savings products and, in this context, the Directors consider that the Companies remain well positioned to deliver long term shareholder value.

The Manager

Albion is the investment manager of each Company and has managed VCTs since the launch of Albion Venture Capital Trust in 1996. As at 30 September 2014, Albion managed approximately £240 million on behalf of the Albion VCTs. It is one of the largest VCT managers and has approximately 30 staff.

Albion also provides staff to run Albion Community Power PLC, a renewable energy power generation company.

The Manager's VCT team

Details of the senior members of the Manager's VCT team are set out below:

Patrick Reeve, MA, ACA, qualified as a chartered accountant before joining Cazenove & Co where he spent three years in the corporate finance department. He joined Close Brothers Group plc in 1989, working in both the development capital and corporate finance divisions before establishing Albion Ventures (formerly Close Ventures Limited) in 1996. He is the managing partner of Albion Ventures and is a director of Albion Development VCT, Albion Enterprise VCT and Albion Technology & General VCT, all managed by Albion Ventures. He is also chief executive of Albion Community Power PLC, a member of the Audit Committee of University College London, and a director of UCL Business PLC, the technology transfer arm of the university, and is on the Council of the BVCA.

Will Fraser-Allen, BA (Hons), FCA, qualified as a chartered accountant with Cooper Lancaster Brewers in 1996 and then joined their corporate finance team providing corporate finance advice to small and medium sized businesses. He joined Albion Ventures in 2001 since when he has focused on leisure and healthcare investing. Will became deputy managing partner of Albion Ventures LLP in 2009. Will has a BA in history from Southampton University.

Adam Chirkowski, MA (Hons), having graduated in Industrial Economics followed by a Masters in Corporate Strategy, spent five years at N M Rothschild & Sons specialising in mergers and acquisitions, principally in the natural resources and then healthcare sectors, before joining Albion Ventures in 2013, where he currently concentrates on renewable energy projects and healthcare.

Dr Andrew Elder, MA, FRCS, initially practised as a surgeon for six years, specialising in neurosurgery, before joining the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a consultant in 2001. Whilst at BCG he specialised in healthcare strategy, gaining experience with many large, global clients across the full spectrum of healthcare including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, service and care providers, software and telecommunications. He joined Albion Ventures in 2005 and became a partner in 2009. He has an MA plus Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery from Cambridge University and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England).

Emil Gigov, BA (Hons), FCA, graduated from the European Business School, London, with a BA (Hons) Degree in European Business Administration in 1994. He then joined KPMG in their financial services division and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1997. Following this he transferred to KPMG Corporate Finance where he specialised in the leisure, media and marketing services sectors acting on acquisitions, disposals and fundraising mandates. He joined Albion Ventures in 2000 and has since made and exited investments in a number of industry sectors, including healthcare, education, technology, leisure and engineering. Emil became a partner in Albion Ventures in 2009.

David Gudgin, BSc (Hons), ACMA, qualified as a management accountant with ICL before spending 3 years at the BBC. In 1999 he joined 3i plc as an investor in European technology based in London and Amsterdam. In 2002 he moved to Foursome Investments (now Frog Capital) as the lead investor of an environmental technology and a later stage development capital fund. David joined Albion Ventures in 2005 and became a partner in 2009. He is also Managing Director of Albion Community Power PLC. David has a BSc in Economics from Warwick University.

Vikash Hansrani, BA (Hons), ACA, qualified as a chartered accountant with RSM Tenon plc and latterly worked in its corporate finance team. He joined Albion Ventures in 2010, where he is currently Director of Finance. He is also Finance Director of Albion Community Power PLC. He has a BA in Accountancy & Finance from Nottingham Business School.

Ed Lascelles, BA (Hons), began by advising quoted UK companies on IPOs, takeovers and other corporate transactions, first with Charterhouse Securities and then ING Barings. Companies ranged in value from £10 million to £1 billion, across the healthcare and technology sectors among others. After moving to Albion Ventures in 2004, Ed started investing in the technology, healthcare, financial and business services sectors. Ed became a partner in 2009 and is responsible for a number of Albion's technology investments. He graduated from University College London with a first class degree in Philosophy.

Dr Christoph Ruedig, MBA, initially practised as a radiologist, before spending 3 years at Bain & Company. In 2006 he joined 3i plc working for their healthcare venture capital arm leading investments in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical technology. More recently he worked for General Electric UK, where he was responsible for mergers and acquisitions in the medical technology and healthcare IT sectors. He joined Albion Ventures in 2011 and became a partner in 2014. He holds a degree in medicine from Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich and an MBA from INSEAD.

Henry Stanford, MA, ACA, qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen before joining the corporate finance department of Close Brothers Group in 1992, becoming an assistant director in 1996. He moved to Albion Ventures in 1998, where he has been responsible for much of the asset based portfolio. Henry became a partner in Albion Ventures in 2009. He holds an MA degree in Classics from Oxford University.

Robert Whitby-Smith, BA (Hons), FCA. After graduating in History at Reading University, Robert qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and subsequently worked in corporate finance at Credit Suisse First Boston and ING Barings. Since joining in 2005, Robert has assisted in the workout of portfolios formerly managed by

other fund managers (now named Crown Place VCT and Kings Arms Yard VCT), and is responsible for investments primarily in the advanced manufacturing, digital media and technology sectors. Robert became a partner in Albion Ventures in 2009.

Marco Yu, MPhil, MA, MRICS, spent two and a half years at Bouygues (UK), before moving to EC Harris in 2005 where he advised senior lenders on large capital projects. Since joining Albion Ventures in 2007 Marco has been involved in hotel, cinema, pub, residential property and garden centre investments and is, more recently, responsible for a number of renewable energy investments. Marco graduated from Cambridge University with a first class degree in economics and is a Chartered Surveyor.

Co-investment between VCTs

Investments are allocated between the Albion VCTs principally according to the level of cash available in each VCT at the time of investment, provided an investee company meets the Companies' investment criteria, pursuant to an allocation agreement between the Albion VCTs.

Dividends

The dividend policy of each Company is to seek to maintain a regular flow of dividends to its Shareholders.

The current annual dividend target for each VCT is set out in the table under 'Track record' above.

The ability of each Company to meet its dividend policy objective cannot be guaranteed. The value of the investment in, and the dividend stream from, a Company can rise and fall.

Shareholder communications

The Directors are committed to a policy of regular and open communication with Shareholders and this is expressed not only in the statutory accounts but also through quarterly announcements, annual general meetings, Shareholder events, Venture Matters newsletters and Shareholder surveys that occur from time to time.

Share buy-back policies and discount management

The Boards of the Albion VCTs have established policies to buy back shares in the market, subject to the overall constraint that such purchases are in the Company's interest, including the maintenance of sufficient resources for investment in existing and new portfolio companies and the continued payment of dividends to shareholders. It is the stated policy of the Companies that the Boards will target such buy-backs to be in the region of a 5 per cent. discount to net asset value.

Shareholders should note that legislation was introduced in 2014, relating to 'linked' subscriptions and sales of VCT shares, restricting the availability of VCT income tax relief on a subscription for shares in a VCT issued after 5 April 2014 where the subscription for shares in the VCT and the sale of shares in the same VCT were within six months of each other (irrespective of which comes first). If the subscription is so 'linked', the amount on which VCT income tax relief can be claimed will be reduced by the amount of the consideration of any linked sales.

The Boards

The Directors of each Company have overall responsibility for that Company's affairs and operate within the guidelines of the UK Corporate Governance Code, including its provisions on board composition and independence, and seek to follow the AIC Code on Corporate Governance as a 'Best Practice' standard.

The Directors of each Company, in conjunction with the Manager, are determined to maintain the VCT status of the relevant Company and in this regard recognise its critical importance to existing and potential Shareholders. As part of this regular review, each Board assesses its service providers with the Manager in order to discuss their performances against expectations as well as to improve both service standards and value for money.

Each Board is also responsible for monitoring and managing the controllable risks to profits and assets in its respective Company. They have established an ongoing formal process to ensure that risk exposure is reviewed regularly. As part of this regular review, each Board tests its service providers in order to improve both service standards and value for money.

The Directors, all of whom are non-executive and independent of the Manager (with the exception of Patrick Reeve, who is the managing partner of Albion), together have relevant experience of similar investment funds, regulatory organisations, corporate governance of listed companies, the private equity industry and investee companies. Details of the Directors of each Company are set out in the Registration Document.

Management and administration arrangements

Albion is the manager, administrator and secretary of each Company.

Albion is paid the following fees in respect of its appointment as manager, administrator and secretary of each of the Companies.

Albion Development VCT

Annual management fee

Albion is paid an annual management fee equal to 2.25 per cent. of the Company's net assets which is paid quarterly in arrears. The total annual running costs of the Company, including fees payable to Albion, Directors' fees, professional fees and the costs incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business (but excluding any exceptional items and performance fees payable to Albion) are capped at an amount equal to 3.0 per cent. of the Company's net assets, with any excess being met by Albion by way of a reduction in management fees.

Performance fee

Albion is also entitled to a performance fee. No performance fee is payable to the Manager until the total return exceeds 6.5 pence per Share per annum from a base on 1 January 2007 of 98.7 pence for the Ordinary Shares and 100 pence for the D Shares from 6 April 2010. If the target return is not achieved in a period, the cumulative shortfall is carried forward to the next accounting period and has to be made up before an incentive fee becomes payable. To the extent that the total return exceeds the threshold over the relevant period, a performance fee will be paid to the Manager of an amount equal to 20 per cent. of the excess. As at 30 September 2014, the total return since launch was 149.1 pence for Ordinary Shares and 124.5 pence for the D Shares, and the hurdle was 178.6 pence for Ordinary Shares and 129.3 pence for the D Shares.

Administration and secretarial fee

There is no additional administration and secretarial fee payable by Albion Development VCT.

Albion Enterprise VCT

Annual management fee

Albion is paid an annual management fee equal to 2.5 per cent. of the Company's net assets which is paid quarterly in arrears. The total annual running costs of the Company, including fees payable to Albion, Directors' fees, professional fees and the costs incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business (but excluding any exceptional items and performance fees payable to Albion) are capped at an amount equal to 3.0 per cent. of the Company's net assets, with any excess being met by Albion by way of a reduction in management fees.

Performance fee

Albion is also entitled to a performance fee. No performance fee is payable to the Manager until the total return exceeds base rate plus 2 per cent. per annum per Share from the original subscription price of £1. If the target return is not achieved in a period, the cumulative shortfall is carried forward to the next accounting period and has to be made up before an incentive fee becomes payable. To the extent that the total return exceeds the threshold over the relevant period, a performance fee will be paid to the Manager of an amount equal to 20 per cent. of the excess. As at 30 June 2014, the total return since launch was 116.1 pence and the management hurdle was 126.3 pence.

Administration and secretarial fee

There is no additional administration and secretarial fee payable by Albion Enterprise VCT.

Albion Technology & General VCT

Annual management fee

Albion is paid an annual management fee equal to 2.5 per cent. of the Company's net assets which is paid quarterly in arrears. The total annual running costs of the Company, including fees payable to Albion, Directors' fees, professional fees and the costs incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business (but excluding any exceptional items and performance fees payable to Albion) are capped at an amount equal to 3.0 per cent. of the Company's net assets, with any excess being met by Albion by way of a reduction in management fees.

Performance fee

Albion is also entitled to a performance fee. No performance fee is payable to the Manager until the total return exceeds RPI plus 2 per cent. per annum per Share from the date of first admission to the Official List of the Ordinary Shares, former C Shares and former Albion Income & Growth VCT Shares. If the target return is not achieved in a period, the cumulative shortfall is carried forward to the next accounting period and has to be made up before an incentive fee becomes payable. To the extent that the total return exceeds the threshold over the relevant period, a performance fee will be paid to the Manager of an amount equal to 15 per cent. of the excess. As at 30 September 2014, the total return since launch was 161.9 pence for the Ordinary Shares, 90.0 pence for the former C shares and 93.8 pence for the former Albion Income & Growth VCT Shares, and the hurdle was 176.1 pence for Ordinary Shares, 149.3 pence for the former C Shares and 155.1 pence for the former Albion Income & Growth VCT PLC shares.

Administration and secretarial fee

There is no additional administration and secretarial fee payable by Albion Technology & General VCT.

Albion Venture Capital Trust

Annual management fee

Albion is paid an annual management fee equal to 1.9 per cent. of the Company's net assets which is paid quarterly in arrears. The total annual running costs of the Company, including fees payable to Albion, Directors' fees, professional fees and the costs incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business (but excluding any exceptional items and performance fees payable to Albion) are capped at an amount equal to 3.0 per cent. of the Company's net assets, with any excess being met by Albion by way of a reduction in management fees.

Performance fee

Albion is also entitled to a performance fee. No performance fee is payable to the Manager until the total return exceeds 5 per cent. per annum per Share from a base of 113.1 pence on 31 March 2004. If the target return is not achieved in a period, the cumulative shortfall is carried forward to the next accounting period and has to be made up before an incentive fee becomes payable. To the extent that the total return exceeds the threshold over the relevant period, a performance fee will be paid to the Manager of an amount equal to 8 per cent. of the excess. As at 30 June 2014, the total return since launch was 201.6 pence and the management hurdle was 237.3 pence.

Administration and secretarial fee

Albion is also paid an annual secretarial and administrative fee which amounted to £46,539 in the year to 31 March 2014 and is increased annually by RPI.

Crown Place VCT

Annual management fee

Albion is paid an annual management fee equal to 1.75 per cent. of the Company's net assets which is paid quarterly in arrears. The total annual running costs of the Company, including fees payable to Albion, Directors' fees, professional fees and the costs incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business (but excluding any exceptional items and performance fees payable to Albion) are capped at an amount equal to 3.0 per cent. of the Company's net assets, with any excess being met by Albion by way of a reduction in management fees.

Performance fee

Albion is also entitled to a performance fee. No performance fee is payable to the Manager until the total return exceeds base rate plus 2 per cent. per annum per Share from the latest accounting reference date in respect of which a performance fee was paid. If the target return is not achieved in a period, the cumulative shortfall is carried forward to the next accounting period and has to be made up before an incentive fee becomes payable. To the extent that the total return exceeds the threshold over the relevant period, a performance fee will be paid to the Manager of an amount equal to 20 per cent. of the excess. As at 30 September 2014, the total return (comprising NAV per Share and dividends paid since Albion took over management) was 54.2 pence and the management hurdle was 61.6 pence.

Administration and secretarial fee

Albion is also paid an administration and secretarial fee of £50,000 per annum.

Kings Arms Yard VCT

Annual management fee

Albion is paid an annual management fee equal to 2 per cent. of the Company's net assets which is paid quarterly in arrears. The total annual running costs of the Company, including fees payable to Albion, Directors' fees, professional fees and the costs incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business (but excluding any exceptional items and performance fees payable to Albion) are capped at an amount equal to 3.0 per cent. of the Company's net assets, with any excess being met by Albion by way of a reduction in management fees.

Performance fee

Albion is also entitled to a performance fee. No performance fee is payable to the Manager until the total return exceeds RPI plus 2 per cent. per annum per Share from 31 December 2013 If the target return is not achieved in a period, the cumulative shortfall is carried forward to the next accounting period and has to be made up before an incentive fee becomes payable. To the extent that the total return exceeds the threshold over the relevant period, a performance fee will be paid to the Manager of an amount equal to 15 per cent. of the excess. As at 30 September 2014, the total return since Albion took over management was 23.4 pence and the management hurdle was 24.1 pence.

Administration and secretarial fee

Albion is also paid an administration and secretarial fee of £50,000 per annum.

Other fees received by the Manager

In addition to the fees described above, which are paid by the Companies, the Manager receives arrangement fees in connection with new investments which are paid by the relevant investee company. Where expenses have been incurred and the investment does not proceed, the Manager pays any abort fees. The Manager also receives monitoring fees from unquoted portfolio companies.

Advice by Financial Intermediaries

Each Company currently conducts its affairs so that its Shares can be recommended by financial intermediaries to ordinary retail investors in accordance with the FCA's rules in relation to non-mainstream investment products and intends to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The FCA's restrictions which apply to nonmainstream investment products do not apply to any of the Shares because they are shares in a VCT which, for the purposes of the new rules relating to non-mainstream investment products, are excluded securities and may be promoted to ordinary retail investors without restriction.

Part IV: Additional Information

Incorporation

Albion Development VCT

Albion Development VCT was incorporated and registered in England and Wales as a public company with limited liability on 21 October 1998, registered number 03654040. Albion Development VCT operates under CA 2006 and the regulations made thereunder.

Albion Enterprise VCT

Albion Enterprise VCT was incorporated and registered in England and Wales as a public company with limited liability on 7 November 2006, registered number 05990732. Albion Enterprise VCT operates under CA 2006 and the regulations made thereunder.

Albion Technology & General VCT

Albion Technology & General VCT was incorporated and registered in England and Wales as a public company with limited liability on 21 November 2000, registered number 04114310. Albion Technology & General VCT operates under CA 2006 and the regulations made thereunder.

Albion Venture Capital Trust

Albion Venture Capital Trust was incorporated and registered in England and Wales as a public company with limited liability on 22 December 1995, registered number 03142609. Albion Venture Capital Trust operates under CA 2006 and the regulations made thereunder.

Crown Place VCT

Crown Place VCT was incorporated and registered in England and Wales as a public company with limited liability on 14 January 1998, registered number 03495287. Crown Place VCT operates under CA 2006 and the regulations made thereunder.

Kings Arms Yard VCT

Kings Arms Yard VCT was incorporated and registered in England and Wales as a public company with limited liability on 18 December 1995, registered number 03139019. Kings Arms Yard VCT operates under CA 2006 and the regulations made thereunder.

Working capital statements

Albion Development VCT

Albion Development VCT is of the opinion that its working capital is sufficient for its present requirements, that is for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Albion Enterprise VCT

Albion Enterprise VCT is of the opinion that its working capital is sufficient for its present requirements, that is for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Albion Technology & General VCT

Albion Technology & General VCT is of the opinion that its working capital is

sufficient for its present requirements, that is for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Albion Venture Capital Trust

Albion Venture Capital Trust is of the opinion that its working capital is sufficient for its present requirements, that is for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Crown Place VCT

Crown Place VCT is of the opinion that the working capital of the Company and its group is sufficient for its present requirements, that is for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Kings Arms Yard VCT

Kings Arms Yard VCT is of the opinion that its working capital is sufficient for its present requirements, that is for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Statements of indebtedness and capitalisation Albion Development VCT

As at 14 November 2014 (the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), Albion Development VCT had no indebtedness, whether guaranteed, unguaranteed, secured, unsecured, direct and/or contingent and there is no current intention of incurring any such indebtedness for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Albion Enterprise VCT

As at 14 November 2014 (the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), Albion Enterprise VCT had no indebtedness, whether guaranteed, unguaranteed, secured, unsecured, direct and/or contingent and there is no current intention of incurring any such indebtedness for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Albion Technology & General VCT

As at 14 November 2014 (the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), Albion Technology & General VCT had no indebtedness, whether guaranteed, unguaranteed, secured, unsecured, direct and/or contingent and there is no current intention of incurring any such indebtedness for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Albion Venture Capital Trust

As at 14 November 2014 (the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), Albion Venture Capital Trust had no indebtedness, whether guaranteed, unguaranteed, secured, unsecured, direct and/or contingent and there is no current intention of incurring any such indebtedness for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Crown Place VCT

As at 14 November 2014 (the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), Crown Place VCT and its group had no indebtedness, whether guaranteed, unguaranteed, secured, unsecured, direct and/or contingent and there is no current intention of incurring any such indebtedness for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

Kings Arms Yard VCT

As at 14 November 2014 (the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), Kings Arms Yard VCT had no indebtedness, whether guaranteed, unguaranteed, secured, unsecured, direct and/or contingent and there is no current intention of incurring any such indebtedness for at least the twelve month period from the date of this document.

The capitalisation of Albion Enterprise VCT and Albion Venture Capital Trust as at 30 June 2014 is set out in the table below:

Albion Albion Venture
Enterprise Capital
VCT Trust
£'000 £'000
Called up share capital 384 672
Capital redemption reserve 105 7
Share premium account 4,576 5,401
Capital reserve (32) 10,408
Revaluation reserve 4,225 (3,189)
Other distributable reserve 24,500 31,566
Total 33,758 44,865

The capitalisation of Albion Development VCT, Albion Technology & General VCT, Crown Place VCT and Kings Arms Yard VCT as at 30 September 2014 is set out in the table below:

Albion
Development
VCT
Albion
Technology &
General VCT
Crown Place
VCT
Kings Arms
Yard VCT
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Called up share capital 482 839 10,115 2,262
Capital redemption
reserve
12 29 1,415 11
Share premium
account
5,561 33,816 5,758 3,398
Capital reserve 3,598 10,391 338 2,325
Revaluation reserve 1,021 (4,375) 645 177
Other distributable
reserve
23,073 23,558 11,461 32,218
Total 33,747 64,258 29,732 40,391

Issued share capital and dilution Albion Development VCT

The issued share capital of Albion Development VCT as at the date of this document is 37,581,505 Ordinary Shares and 6,388,197 D Shares (excluding 4,252,700 Ordinary Shares and 25,625 D Shares held in treasury). The Albion Development VCT D Shares will merge with the Albion Development VCT Ordinary Shares in early 2015 based on their respective net asset values per Share on 31 December 2014. Assuming an issue price of 73.6p, the maximum number of Shares which may be issued by Albion Development VCT under its Offer (ignoring the over allotment facility) is 5,774,456 Shares. If 5,774,456 Shares were to be issued by Albion Development VCT pursuant to the Offer, the existing 43,969,702 Ordinary and D Shares (ignoring those held in treasury) would represent 88.4 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of Albion Development VCT.

Albion Enterprise VCT

The issued share capital of Albion Enterprise VCT as at the date of this document is 35,274,306 Shares (excluding 4,179,000 Shares held in treasury). Assuming an issue price of 97.7p, the maximum number of Shares which may be issued by Albion Enterprise VCT under its Offer (ignoring the over allotment facility) is 4,350,051 Shares. If 4,350,051 Shares were to be issued by Albion Enterprise VCT pursuant to the Offer, the existing 35,274,306 Shares (ignoring those held in treasury) would represent 89.0 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of Albion Enterprise VCT.

Albion Technology & General VCT

The issued share capital of Albion Technology & General VCT as at the date of this document is 78,318,236 Shares (excluding 5,665,070 Shares held in treasury). Assuming an issue price of 83.5p, the maximum number of Shares which may be issued by Albion Technology & General VCT under its Offer (ignoring the over allotment facility) is 5,089,820 Shares. If 5,089,820 Shares were to be issued by Albion Technology & General VCT pursuant to the Offer, the existing 78,318,236 Shares (ignoring those held in treasury) would represent 93.9 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of Albion Technology & General VCT.

Albion Venture Capital Trust

The issued share capital of Albion Venture Capital Trust as at the date of this document is 63,585,283 Shares (excluding 5,240,440 Shares held in treasury). Assuming an issue price of 71.5p, the maximum number of Shares which may be issued by Albion Venture Capital Trust under its Offer (ignoring the over allotment facility) is 5,944,055 Shares. If 5,944,055 Shares were to be issued by Albion Venture Capital Trust pursuant to the Offer, the existing 63,585,283 Shares (ignoring those held in treasury) would represent 91.5 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of Albion Venture Capital Trust.

Crown Place VCT

The issued share capital of Crown Place VCT as at the date of this document is 91,232,558 Shares (excluding 9,915,410 Shares held in treasury). Assuming an issue price of 32.2p, the maximum number of Shares which may be issued by Crown Place VCT under its Offer (ignoring the over allotment facility) is 13,198,757 Shares. If 13,198,757 Shares were to be issued by Crown Place VCT pursuant to the Offer, the existing 91,232,558 Shares (ignoring those held in treasury) would represent 87.4 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of Crown Place VCT.

Kings Arms Yard VCT

The issued share capital of Kings Arms Yard VCT as at the date of this document is 202,128,705 Shares (excluding 24,375,000 Shares held in treasury). Assuming an issue price of 20.1p, the maximum number of Shares which may be issued by Kings Arms Yard VCT under its Offer (ignoring the over allotment facility) is 21,144,278 Shares. If 21,144,278 Shares were to be issued by Kings Arms Yard VCT pursuant to the Offer, the existing 202,128,705 Shares (ignoring those held in treasury) would represent 90.5 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of Kings Arms Yard VCT.

VCT status

The Board of each Company has managed and intends to continue to manage the affairs of its Company in order that it complies with the legislation applicable to VCTs. Each Company has continued to conduct its affairs so as to comply with section 274 of ITA 2007 for its current financial year and will continue to do so for subsequent periods. However, there can be no guarantee that VCT status will be maintained and investors' attention is drawn to Part V of this document.

Settlement and dealings

Definitive share certificates, together with certificates to claim income tax relief, are expected to be dispatched by post within ten Business Days of the allotment of the New Shares. Temporary documents of title will not be used in connection with the Offers.

Shares are capable of being transferred by means of the CREST system. Shareholders who wish to take advantage of the ability to trade in shares in uncertificated form, and who have access to a CREST account, may arrange with their CREST sponsor to convert their holdings into dematerialised form. You should provide your CREST details on the Application Form if you would like any New Shares which are allotted to you to be credited directly to your CREST account.

Each Company's existing Shares are listed on the premium segment of the Official List and are admitted to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange. Applications will be made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for the New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Offers to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange. The New Shares will be in registered form and will be freely transferable.

All of the Shares being offered under the Offers are ordinary shares denominated in sterling. The ISIN numbers of the New Shares to be issued by each Company are set out below:

Albion Development VCT GB0004832472 Albion Enterprise VCT GB00B1G3LR35 Albion Technology & General VCT GB0005581672 Albion Venture Capital Trust GB0002039625 Crown Place VCT GB0002577434 Kings Arms Yard VCT GB0007174294

Shareholder authorities

Albion Development VCT

The following resolutions were passed at the annual general meeting of Albion Development VCT held in June 2014:

That the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to allot shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £38,841 for Ordinary shares and £6,381 for D shares, provided that this authority shall expire 18 months from the date that this resolution is passed, or, if earlier, the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company but so that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares pursuant to such an offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.

That the Directors be empowered, pursuant to section 570 of the Act, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities:

  • (a) in connection with an offer of such securities by way of rights issue;
  • (b) in connection with any Dividend Reinvestment Scheme introduced and operated by the Company;
  • (c) in connection with the Albion VCTs Top Up Offers 2013/2014 and similar top up offers; and
  • (d) otherwise than pursuant to the sub-paragraphs above, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £38,841 for Ordinary shares and £6,381 for D shares.

provided that this authority shall expire 18 months from the date that this resolution is passed, or, if earlier, the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the power had not expired.

In this resolution, "rights issue" means an offer of equity securities open for acceptance for a period fixed by the Directors to holders on the register on a fixed record date in proportion as nearly as may be to their respective holdings, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with any fractional entitlements or legal or practical difficulties under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory.

This power applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(2)(b) of the Act.

The following authorities will be sought at a general meeting of Albion Development VCT to be held on 15 December 2014 by the passing of ordinary and special resolutions:

That, in substitution for all other subsisting authorities to the extent unused, the Directors of the Company be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act"), to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company ("Rights") up to an aggregate nominal amount of £187,907.53 Ordinary Shares and up to an aggregate nominal amount of £12,776.39 D shares provided that this authority shall expire 18 months from the date this resolution is passed or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company held in 2015 (unless previously revoked, varied, renewed or extended by the Company in general meetings), but so that this authority shall allow the Company to make before the expiry of this authority offers or agreements which would or might require shares to be allotted or Rights to be granted after such expiry.

THAT, subject to the passing of resolution 1 set out in the notice of this meeting the Directors be and are hereby empowered pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Act, to allot equity securities as defined in section 560 of the Act for cash pursuant to the authority given pursuant to resolution 1 set out in the notice of this meeting, or by

way of a sale of Treasury shares, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to:

  • (a) the allotment of equity securities in connection with the conversion of D shares into Ordinary shares in 2015 in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company;
  • (b) the allotment of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount representing 25 per cent. of the issued share capital (excluding Treasury shares) pursuant to one or more offers for subscription;
  • (c) the allotment of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount representing 10 per cent. of the issued share capital (excluding Treasury shares) from time to time pursuant to any dividend reinvestment scheme operated by the Company; and
  • (d) the allotment of equity securities (otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above) up to an aggregate nominal amount representing 10 per cent. of the issued share capital (excluding Treasury shares) from time to time

and the power conferred by this resolution shall expire on the date falling 18 months from the date this resolution is passed or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2015 (unless previously revoked, varied, renewed or extended by the Company in general meeting), except that the Company may, before such expiry, make offers or agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors shall be entitled to allot equity securities pursuant to any such offers or agreements as if the power conferred by this resolution had not expired.

Albion Enterprise VCT

The following resolutions were passed at the annual general meeting of Albion Enterprise VCT held in August 2014:

That the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to allot Ordinary shares of nominal value 1 penny per share in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £76,790 provided that this authority shall expire 18 months from the date that this resolution is passed, or, if earlier, the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company, but so that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares pursuant to such an offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.

That the Directors be empowered, pursuant to section 570 of the Act, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities:

  • (a) In connection with an offer of such securities by way of rights issue;
  • (b) pursuant to any Dividend Reinvestment Scheme introduced or operated by the Company; and

(c) otherwise than pursuant to the sub-paragraphs above, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £76,790 (equal to 20 per cent. of the Ordinary share capital).

This authority shall expire 18 months from the date that this resolution is passed or, if earlier, the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if this power had not expired.

This power applies in relation to a sale of treasury shares as if all references in this resolution to an allotment included any such sale.

"Rights issue" means an offer of equity securities to holders of shares in the capital of the Company on the register on a record date fixed by the Directors in proportion as nearly as may be to the respective numbers of Ordinary shares held by them, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with any treasury shares, fractional entitlements or legal or practical issues arising under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory or any other matter.

Albion Technology & General VCT

The following resolutions were passed at the annual general meeting of Albion Technology & General VCT held in June 2014:

That the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to allot Ordinary shares of nominal value 1 penny per share in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £81,175 provided that this authority shall expire 18 months from the date that this resolution is passed, or, if earlier, the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company but so that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares pursuant to such an offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.

That the Directors be empowered, pursuant to section 570 of the Act, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities:

(a) in connection with an offer of such securities by way of rights issue;

(b) pursuant to any Dividend Reinvestment Scheme introduced or operated by the Company; and

(c) otherwise than pursuant to the sub-paragraphs above, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £81,175.

This authority shall expire 18 months from the date that this resolution is passed or, if earlier, the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may

allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if this power had not expired.

This power applies in relation to a sale of treasury shares as if all references in this resolution to an allotment included any such sale.

"Rights issue" means an offer of equity securities to holders of shares in the capital of the Company on the register on a record date fixed by the Directors in proportion as nearly as may be to the respective numbers of ordinary shares held by them, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with any treasury shares, fractional entitlements or legal or practical issues arising under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory or any other matter.

The following authorities will be sought at a general meeting of Albion Technology & General VCT to be held on 16 December 2014 by the passing of ordinary and special resolutions:

THAT, in substitution for all other subsisting authorities to the extent unused, the Directors of the Company be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act"), to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company ("Rights") up to an aggregate nominal amount of £156,636.47 provided that this authority shall expire 18 months from the date this resolution is passed or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company held in 2015 (unless previously revoked, varied, renewed or extended by the Company in general meetings), but so that this authority shall allow the Company to make before the expiry of this authority offers or agreements which would or might require shares to be allotted or Rights to be granted after such expiry.

THAT, subject to the passing of resolution 1 set out in the notice of this meeting the Directors be and are hereby empowered pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Act, to allot equity securities as defined in section 560 of the Act for cash pursuant to the authority given pursuant to resolution 1 set out in the notice of this meeting, or by way of a sale of Treasury shares, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to:

  • (a) the allotment of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount representing 20 per cent. of the issued share capital (excluding Treasury shares) pursuant to one or more offers for subscription;
  • (b) the allotment of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount representing 10 per cent. of the issued share capital (excluding Treasury shares) from time to time pursuant to any dividend reinvestment scheme operated by the Company; and
  • (c) the allotment of equity securities (otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above) up to an aggregate nominal amount representing 10 per cent. of the issued share capital (excluding Treasury shares) from time to time,

and the power conferred by this resolution shall expire on the date falling 18 months from the date this resolution is passed or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2015 (unless previously revoked, varied, renewed or extended by the Company in general meeting), except that the Company may, before such expiry, make offers or agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors shall be entitled to allot equity securities pursuant to any such offers or agreements as if the power conferred by this resolution had not expired.

Albion Venture Capital Trust

The following resolutions were passed at the annual general meeting of Albion Venture Capital Trust held in July 2014:

That the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to allot shares of nominal value 1 penny per share in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £134,349 representing 20 per cent. of the total Ordinary share capital, provided that this authority shall expire 18 months from the date that this resolution is passed, or at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting, whichever is earlier, but so that the Company may, before the expiry of such period, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted after the expiry of such period and the Directors may allot shares pursuant to such an offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.

That the Directors be empowered, pursuant to section 570 of the Act, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities:

  • (a) in connection with an offer of such securities by way of rights issue;
  • (b) in connection with any Dividend Reinvestment Scheme introduced and operated by the Company;
  • (c) in connection with a top up offer; and
  • (d) otherwise than pursuant to the sub-paragraphs above, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £134,349 for Ordinary shares.

This authority shall expire 18 months from the date of this resolution, or at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting, whichever is earlier, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the power had not expired.

In this resolution, "rights issue" means an offer of equity securities open for acceptance for a period fixed by the Directors to holders on the register on a fixed record date in proportion as nearly as may be to their respective holdings, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with any fractional entitlements or legal or practical difficulties under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory.

This power applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(2)(b) of the Act.

Crown Place VCT

The following resolutions were passed at the annual general meeting of Crown Place VCT held in November 2014:

The Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to allot shares in the Company up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of £2,022,959 (which comprises 20 per cent. of the Ordinary share capital) provided that this authority shall expire 18 months from the date that this resolution is passed, or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting, but so that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares pursuant to such an offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.

The Directors be empowered, pursuant to section 570 of the Act, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities:

  • (a) in connection with an offer of such securities by way of rights issue;
  • (b) in connection with any Dividend Reinvestment Scheme introduced and operated by the Company; and
  • (c) otherwise than pursuant to the sub-paragraphs above, in respect of the Ordinary shares, to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,022,959 (equal to 20 per cent. of the Ordinary share capital);

and shall expire 18 months from the date of this resolution, or at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting, whichever is earlier, save that the Company may, before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the power had not expired.

In this resolution, "rights issue" means an offer of equity securities open for acceptance for a period fixed by the Directors to holders on the register on a fixed record date in proportion as nearly as may be to their respective holdings, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with any fractional entitlements or legal or practical difficulties under the laws of, or the requirement of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in any territory.

This power applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(2)(b) of the Act.

Kings Arms Yard VCT

The following resolutions were passed at the annual general meeting of Kings Arms Yard VCT held in May 2014:

That the directors be generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ("the Act") to allot ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of Company, up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of £404,257, provided that this authority shall expire 18 months from the date that this resolution is passed, or, if earlier, the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, but so that the Company may, before the expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted after such expiry and the directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares pursuant to such an offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.

That the directors be empowered, pursuant to section 570 of the Act, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities:

  • (a) in connection with an offer of such securities by way of rights issue;
  • (b) pursuant to any dividend reinvestment scheme introduced or operated by the Company; and
  • (c) otherwise than pursuant to the sub-paragraphs above, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £214,545.

This authority shall expire 18 months from the date that this resolution is passed or, if earlier, the conclusion of the next annual general meeting, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the power had not expired.

In this resolution, "rights issue" means an offer of equity securities open for acceptance for a period fixed by the directors to holders on the register on a fixed record date in proportion as nearly as may be to their respective holdings, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with any fractional entitlements or legal or practical difficulties under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory, or any other matter. This power applies in relation to a sale of treasury shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(2)(b) of the Act.

The following authorities will be sought at a general meeting of Kings Arms Yard VCT to be held on 17 December 2014 by the passing of ordinary and special resolutions:

That, in substitution for all other subsisting authorities to the extent unused, the Directors of the Company be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act"), to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company ("Rights") up to an aggregate nominal amount of £404,257.41 provided that this authority shall expire 18 months from the date this resolution is passed or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company held in 2015 (unless previously revoked, varied, renewed or extended by the Company in general meetings), but so that this authority shall allow the Company to make before the expiry of this authority offers or agreements which would or might require shares to be allotted or Rights to be granted after such expiry.

That, subject to the passing of resolution 1 set out in the notice of this meeting the Directors be and are hereby empowered pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Act, to allot equity securities as defined in section 560 of the Act for cash pursuant to the authority given pursuant to resolution 1 set out in the notice of this meeting, or by way of a sale of Treasury shares, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to:

  • (a) the allotment of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount representing 20 per cent. of the issued share capital (excluding Treasury shares) pursuant to one or more offers for subscription;
  • (b) the allotment of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount representing 10 per cent. of the issued share capital (excluding Treasury shares) from time to time pursuant to any dividend reinvestment scheme operated by the Company; and
  • (c) the allotment of equity securities (otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above) up to an aggregate nominal amount representing 10 per cent. of the issued share capital (excluding Treasury shares) from time to time,

and the power conferred by this resolution shall expire on the date falling 18 months from the date this resolution is passed or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2015 (unless previously revoked, varied, renewed or extended by the Company in general meeting), except that the Company may, before such expiry, make offers or agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors shall be entitled to allot equity securities pursuant to any such offers or agreements as if the power conferred by this resolution had not expired.

Rights attaching to the New Shares

The New Shares to be issued by each of the Companies shall rank equally and pari passu with the existing Shares issued by that Company and shall have the following rights in relation to the Company which has issued them:

  • (a) as to dividends and other distributions: holders of the New Shares shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions made, paid or declared by the relevant Company pari passu and equally with each other and with the existing Shares;
  • (b) as to voting: each New Share carries the right to receive notice of and to attend or vote at any general meeting of the Company. Subject to disenfranchisement in the event of noncompliance with any default notice or to any special terms as to voting upon which any shares may be issued or may be held, on a show of hands, every member present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall have one vote and, on a poll, every member present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall have one vote for every Share held by him;
  • (c) as to capital and surplus profits: on a winding-up, the holders of the New Shares are entitled to receive back their nominal value and will participate in the distribution of any surplus assets of the relevant Company pro rata with all other Shares in the capital of the Company;
  • (d) as to transfers: the New Shares are freely transferable by instrument of transfer in writing in any usual form or in any form approved by the Board of that Company and are capable of being transferred by means of the CREST system, save that the Board may, in its absolute discretion, refuse to register a share transfer unless:

  • (i) it is in respect of a share which is fully paid up;

  • (ii) it is in respect of only one class of shares;
  • (iii) it is in favour of a single transferee or not more than four joint transferees;
  • (iv) it is duly stamped (if so required); and

(v) it is delivered for registration to the registered office of the Company or such other place as the Board may from time to time determine, accompanied (save in certain circumstances) by the certificate for the shares to which it relates and such other evidence as the Board of that Company may reasonably require to prove the title of the transferor and the due execution of the transfer by him or, if the transfer is executed by some other person on his behalf, the authority of that person to do so;

  • (e) as to pre-emption rights: holders of the New Shares are entitled to the statutory pre-emption rights on any issue of new Shares or the sale of any existing Shares from treasury for cash, save to the extent such rights have been disapplied by a special resolution of Shareholders in accordance with CA 2006; and
  • (f) as to redemption: the New Shares are not redeemable at the option of the relevant Company or the Shareholders.

Mandatory bids, squeeze-out and sell-out rules relating to the Shares

Each Company and its Shareholders are subject to the provisions of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers and CA 2006 which require shares to be acquired/transferred in certain circumstances.

Documents available for inspection

Copies of the following documents will be available for inspection during usual business hours on weekdays, weekends and public holidays excepted, at the registered offices of the Companies whilst the Offers are open:

  • the Memorandum and Articles of each Company;
  • the material contracts of each Company as referred to in paragraph 4 of each Section A to E of Part V of the Registration Document;
  • the annual report and accounts for Albion Development VCT, Albion Technology & General VCT and Kings Arms Yard VCT for the years ended 30 December 2011, 2012 and 2013, the annual report and accounts for Albion Enterprise VCT and Albion Venture Capital Trust for the years ended 31 March 2012, 2013 and 2014 and the annual report and accounts for Crown Place VCT for the years ended 30 June 2012, 2013 and 2014;
  • the unaudited half yearly reports for Albion Development VCT, Albion Technology & General VCT and Kings Arms Yard VCT for the six months ended 30 June 2013 and 2014, the unaudited half yearly reports for Albion Enterprise VCT and Albion Venture Capital Trust for the six months ended 30 September 2012 and 2013 and the unaudited half yearly reports for Crown Place VCT for the six months ended 31 December 2012 and 2013;
  • the Registration Document;
  • this Securities Note; and
  • the Summary.

Consent

Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP is acting as sponsor to the Companies in respect of their respective applications for Admission. Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP has given and not withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion in this document of references to its name in the form and context in which it appears.

Part V: Taxation Considerations

Tax position of investors

1 Tax reliefs

The following is only a summary of the current law concerning the tax position of individual Qualifying Investors in VCTs. Potential investors are recommended to consult a duly authorised independent financial adviser as to the taxation consequences of an investment in a VCT. The tax rules or their interpretation in relation to an investment in the Companies and / or rates of tax may change during the life of the Companies and can be retrospective.

The tax reliefs set out below are those currently available to individuals aged 18 or over who subscribe for New Shares under the Offers and will be dependent on personal circumstances. Whilst there is no specific limit on the amount of an individual's acquisition of shares in a VCT, tax reliefs will only be given to the extent that the total of an individual's subscriptions or other acquisitions of shares in VCTs in any tax year does not exceed £200,000. Qualifying Investors who intend to invest more than £200,000 in VCTs in any one tax year should consult their professional advisers.

(a) Income tax

(i) Relief from income tax on investment

A Qualifying Investor subscribing for New Shares will be entitled to claim VCT income tax relief on amounts subscribed up to a maximum of £200,000 invested in VCTs in any tax year.

To obtain VCT income tax relief a Qualifying Investor must subscribe on his own behalf although the New Shares may subsequently be transferred to a nominee. For shares issued after 16 July 2014, VCT shares can be subscribed for via a nominee.

The relief is given at the rate of 30 per cent. on the amount subscribed regardless of whether the Qualifying Investor is a higher rate, additional rate or basic rate tax payer, provided that the relief is limited to the amount which reduces the Qualifying Investor's income tax liability to nil. Investments to be used as security for or financed by loans may not qualify for relief, depending on the circumstances.

As set out in section 4 below, income tax relief is restricted where within six months of the subscription for VCT shares, the investor disposes of shares in the same VCT (irrespective of whether the subscription or the disposal comes first). Shares subscribed for under a dividend reinvestment scheme are not affected by this restriction.

(ii) Dividend relief

A Qualifying Investor, who acquires shares in VCTs in any tax year having a value of up to a maximum of £200,000, will not be liable to income tax on dividends paid on those shares and there is no withholding tax thereon.

(iii) Purchases in the market

A Qualifying Investor who purchases existing shares in the market will be entitled to claim dividend relief (as described in paragraph 1(a)(ii) above) but not relief from income tax on investment (as described in paragraph 1(a)(i) above).

(iv) Withdrawal of relief

Relief from income tax on a subscription for VCT shares (including New Shares) will be withdrawn if the VCT shares are disposed of (other than between spouses or on death) within five years of issue or if the VCT loses its approval within this period as detailed below.

Dividend relief ceases to be available once the Qualifying Investor ceases to be beneficially entitled to the dividend or if the VCT loses its approval within the accounting period in which the dividend is paid.

(b) Capital gains tax

(i) Relief from capital gains tax on the disposal of VCT shares.

A disposal by a Qualifying Investor of VCT shares will give rise to neither a chargeable gain nor an allowable loss for the purposes of UK capital gains tax. The relief is limited to the disposal of VCT shares acquired within the limit of £200,000 for any tax year (ii) Purchases in the market

An individual purchaser of existing shares in the market will be entitled to claim relief from capital gains tax on disposal (as described in paragraph 1b(i) above).

(c) Loss of VCT approval

For a company to be fully approved as a VCT it must meet the various requirements for full approval as set out below.

If a company which has been granted approval as a VCT subsequently fails to comply with the conditions for approval, approval as a VCT may be withdrawn. In these circumstances, relief from income tax on the initial investment is repayable unless loss of approval occurs more than five years after the issue of the relevant VCT shares. In addition, relief ceases to be available on any dividend paid in respect of profits or gains in any accounting period ending when VCT status has been lost and any gains on the VCT shares up to the date from which loss of VCT status is treated as taking effect will be exempt, but gains thereafter will be taxable.

2 Illustration of effect of tax relief for Qualifying Investors

The table below has been prepared for illustrative purposes only and does not form part of the summary of the tax reliefs contained in this section. The table shows how the VCT income tax relief available on subscription for new VCT shares can reduce the effective cost of an investment of £10,000 in a VCT by a Qualifying Investor subscribing for VCT shares to only £7,000:

Effective Tax relief
cost
Investors unable to claim any tax reliefs £10,000 Nil
Qualifying Investor able to claim full 30%
income tax relief
£7,000 £3,000

3 Obtaining tax reliefs

The Companies will provide to each Qualifying Investor a certificate which the Qualifying Investor may use to claim income tax relief, either by obtaining from HMRC an adjustment to his tax coding under the PAYE system or by waiting until the end of the tax year and using his tax return to claim relief.

4 2014 Changes to VCT rules

Legislation was introduced in 2014 relating to linked subscriptions and sales of VCT shares, restricting the availability of income tax relief on a subscription for shares in a VCT issued after 5 April 2014 where it is 'linked' to a sale of shares in the same VCT. For these purposes, linked means (i) the sale of the shares in the VCT was conditional on the subscription for shares in the same VCT (or vice versa) or (ii) the subscription for shares in the VCT and the sale of shares in the same VCT was within six months of each other (irrespective of which comes first). If the subscription is so 'linked', the amount on which VCT income tax relief can be claimed will be reduced by the amount of the consideration of any linked sales.

In addition, the VCT legislation prevents the share capital or share premium accounts arising from shares issued after 5 April 2014 from being used to make payments and distributions such as dividends to shareholders before the third anniversary of the end of the accounting period in which the issue of shares occurs.

Tax position of the Companies

The Companies each have to satisfy a number of tests to qualify as a VCT. A summary of these tests is set out below.

1 Qualification as a VCT

To qualify as a VCT, a company must be approved as such by HMRC. To obtain such approval it must:

  • (a) not be a close company;
  • (b) have each class of its ordinary share capital listed on a regulated market;
  • (c) derive its income wholly or mainly from shares or securities;
  • (d) have at least 70 per cent. by VCT Value of its investments in shares or securities in Qualifying Investments, of which 70 per cent. must be in eligible shares (30 per cent. for funds raised before 6 April 2011);
  • (e) have at least 10 per cent. by VCT Value of each Qualifying Investment in eligible shares;
  • (f) not have more than 15 per cent. by VCT Value of its investments in a single company or group (other than a VCT or a company which would, if its shares were listed, qualify as a VCT);
  • (g) not retain more than 15 per cent. of its income derived from shares and securities in any accounting period;
  • (h) not make an investment in a company which causes that company to receive more than £5 million of State Aid investment (including from VCTs) in the twelve months ending on the date of this investment; and
  • (i) not return capital to shareholders before the third anniversary of the end of the accounting period during which the subscription for shares occurs.

The term 'eligible shares' means shares which carry no preferential rights to assets on a winding-up and no rights to be redeemed, although they may have certain preferential rights to dividends For funds raised before 6 April 2011, 'eligible shares' are shares which do not carry any rights to be redeemed or a preferential right to dividends or to assets on a winding-up.

2 Qualifying Investments

A Qualifying Investment consists of shares or securities first issued to the VCT (and held by it ever since) by a company satisfying the conditions set out in Chapter 4 of Part 6 of ITA 2007.

The conditions are detailed, but include that the company must be a Qualifying Company, have gross assets not exceeding £15 million immediately before and £16 million immediately after the investment, have fewer than 250 full-time (or full-time equivalent) employees, apply the money raised for the purposes of a qualifying trade within a certain time period, cannot be controlled by another company and at the time of investment does not obtain more than £5 million of investment from EU state aided risk capital measures in the 12 month period ending on the date of the investment by the VCT. In certain circumstances, an investment in a company by a VCT can be split into a part which is a qualifying holding and a part which is a non-qualifying holding.

3 Qualifying Companies

A Qualifying Company must be unquoted (for VCT purposes this includes companies whose shares are traded on AIM) and must carry on a qualifying trade. For this purpose certain activities are excluded (such as dealing in land or shares or providing financial services). The qualifying trade must either be carried on by, or be intended to be carried on by, the Qualifying Company or by a qualifying subsidiary at the time of the issue of shares or securities to the VCT (and at all times thereafter).

A Qualifying Company must have a permanent establishment in the UK, but a Qualifying Company need not be UK resident. A company intending to carry on a qualifying trade must begin to trade within two years of the issue of shares or securities to the VCT and continue it thereafter.

A Qualifying Company may have no subsidiaries other than qualifying subsidiaries which must, in most cases, be at least 51 per cent. owned.

There is a 'disqualifying purpose' test under which an investment will not be a Qualifying Investment if the investee company has been set up for the purpose of accessing tax reliefs or is in substance a financing business.

VCT funds raised after 5 April 2012 cannot be used by a Qualifying Company to fund the purchase of existing shares in another company.

4 Approval as a VCT

A VCT must be approved at all times by HMRC. Approval has effect from the time specified in the approval.

A VCT cannot be approved unless the tests detailed above are met throughout the most recent complete accounting period of the VCT and HMRC is satisfied that they will be met in relation to the accounting period of the VCT which is current when the application is made. However, where a VCT raises further funds, VCTs are given grace periods to invest those funds before such further funds become subject to the tests.

Each Company has received approval as a VCT from HMRC.

5 Withdrawal of approval

Approval of a VCT may be withdrawn by HMRC if the various tests set out above are not satisfied. The exemption from corporation tax on capital gains will not apply to any gain realised after the point at which VCT status is lost.

Withdrawal of approval generally has effect from the time when notice is given to the VCT but, in relation to capital gains of the VCT only, can be backdated to not earlier than the first day of the accounting period commencing immediately after the last accounting period of the VCT in which all of the tests were satisfied.

The above is only a summary of the conditions to be satisfied for a company to be treated as a VCT.

Part VI: Definitions

In this document, the following words and expressions have the following meanings:

Admission the respective date on which the New Shares
allotted pursuant to the Offers are listed on the
premium segment of the Official List and admitted to
trading on the London Stock Exchange's main
market for listed securities
AIC
AIM
Albion, Albion Ventures,
the Manager
or the Promoter
Albion Development VCT
Albion Development VCT Offer
Albion Enterprise VCT
Association of Investment Companies
the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange
Albion Ventures LLP, which is authorised and
regulated by the FCA, or its predecessor business
Albion Development VCT PLC
the offer for subscription of New Shares in Albion
Development VCT contained in this document
Albion Enterprise VCT PLC
Albion Enterprise VCT Offer the offer for subscription of New Shares in Albion
Enterprise
VCT contained in this document
Albion Technology & General VCT
Albion Technology & General VCT
Offer
Albion Technology & General VCT PLC
the offer for subscription of New Shares in Albion
Technology
&
General
VCT
contained
in
this
document
Albion VCTs
Albion Venture Capital Trust
Albion Venture Capital Trust Offer
the VCTs managed by Albion
Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC
the offer for subscription of New Shares in Albion
Application Form Venture Capital Trust contained in this document
the application form for use in connection with the
Offers as set out towards the end of this document
Boards the
boards
of
Directors
of
the
Companies
(and each a Board)
Business Day any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which
clearing banks are open for normal banking business
in sterling
CA 2006 the Companies Act 2006 (as amended)
Chairmen the
chairmen
of
the
Companies
(and
each
a
Chairman)
Companies Albion Development VCT, Albion Enterprise VCT,
Albion Technology & General VCT, Albion Venture
Capital Trust, Crown Place VCT and Kings Arms
Yard VCT (and each a Company)
CREST the computerised settlement system to facilitate the
transfer of title to securities in uncertificated form
operated by Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited
CREST Regulations the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 (SI
2001/3755)
Crown Place VCT Crown Place VCT PLC
Crown Place VCT Offer the offer for subscription of New Shares in Crown
Place VCT contained in this document
Early Bird Discount the discount to be given in respect of applications
received by 30 January 2015 as set out in Part II
FCA the Financial Conduct Authority
FSMA the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
HMRC
ITA 2007
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
the Income Tax Act 2007 (as amended)
Kings Arms Yard VCT
Kings Arms Yard VCT Offer
Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC
the offer for subscription of New Shares in Kings
Arms Yard VCT contained in this document
Listing Rules the listing rules made by the UK Listing Authority
LLP
London Stock Exchange
NAV or net asset value
under section 74 of FSMA
a limited liability partnership
London Stock Exchange plc
means, in relation to a share, the net asset value of
a share calculated in accordance with the relevant
Company's accounting policies and, in relation to a
company, the aggregate net asset value attributable
to that Company's issued shares (excluding any
shares held in treasury)
New Shares new Shares in a Company to be issued under its
Offer
Offer Price the subscription price of the New Shares under each
Offer
as calculated in accordance with the Pricing
Formula
Offers the Albion Development
VCT Offer, the
Albion
Enterprise
VCT Offer,
the
Albion Technology &
General VCT Offer, the Albion Venture Capital Trust
Offer, the Crown Place VCT Offer and the Kings Arms
Yard VCT Offer (and each an Offer)
Official List
Pricing Formula
the official list of the UK Listing Authority
the formula to be used to calculate the Offer Price
of the New Shares under each Offer as set out in
this document
Prospectus this Securities Note, the Registration Document and the
Summary, each dated
17
November
2014
Qualifying Company an unquoted (including an AIM-traded) company
which satisfies the requirements of Part 4 of Chapter
6 of ITA 2007
Qualifying Investment shares in, or securities of, a Qualifying Company held
by a VCT which meet the requirements of Part 4 of
Chapter 6 of ITA
2007
Qualifying Investor an individual aged 18 or over who satisfies the
conditions of eligibility for tax relief available to
investors in a VCT
Registrar
Registration Document
Computershare Investor Services PLC
the registration document issued by the Companies
dated 17
November
2014 in connection with the
Offers
Regulatory Information Service a regulatory information service approved by the
FCA
Restricted Territories Canada,
Australia,
Japan
and
South
Africa
(and each a Restricted Territory)
Securities Act the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended
Securities Note this document dated 17
November
2014
Shareholders holders
of Shares
in
any one
or more
of the
Companies (and each a Shareholder)
Shares ordinary shares of 1p each (or 10p each in the case of
Crown Place VCT) in the capital of a Company
(and each a Share)
Subscriber a person whose name appears as such in an
Application Form for use in connection with the Offers
Subscriptions offers by Subscribers pursuant to each Offer and
made by completing Application Forms and posting (or
delivering) these to Albion (and each a Subscription)
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Terms and Conditions of Subscriptions

Summary the summary issued by the Companies dated 17 November 2014 in connection with the Offers

the terms and conditions of Subscriptions set out in this document

this document the Securities Note, including the Terms and Conditions of Subscriptions

UK Listing Authority the FCA in its capacity as the competent authority for the purposes of Part VI of FSMA

United States the United States of America, its states, territories and possessions (including the District of Columbia)

VCT Value the value of an investment calculated in accordance with section 278 of ITA 2007

Venture Capital Trust or VCT a venture capital trust as defined in section 259 of ITA 2007

Albion VCTs Prospectus Top Up Offers 2014/2015

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND APPLICATION FORM

The issue price for each New Share will be based on the most recently announced NAV per share of the relevant Company, divided by 0.97 to allow for the issue costs.

Early Bird Offers

Investors who apply by 2 p.m. on 30 January 2015 will be eligible for an Early Bird Discount as follows:

  • Existing shareholders in any of the Albion VCTs will benefit from a 1 per cent. discount, such that the issue price of their Shares will be calculated by reference to the latest net asset value per Share divided by 0.98.
  • New investors will benefit from a 0.5 per cent. discount, such that the issue price of their Shares will be calculated by reference to the latest net asset value per Share divided by 0.975.

Where the share price for a Company has been declared ex-dividend on the London Stock Exchange, the NAV used for pricing under the relevant Offer will be ex-dividend. In all cases, the Offer Price per share will be rounded up to one decimal place. The number of shares issued will be rounded down to the nearest whole number. Fractional entitlements of less than £1 will be retained by the relevant Company. Fractional entitlements in excess of £1 will be refunded to investors' bank accounts. Investors will be issued share certificates in the relevant Company or their accounts will be credited under CREST. The NAV of each Company is announced quarterly to the London Stock Exchange and can be found on the website www.albion-ventures.co.uk under the "Our Funds" section.

The costs of the Offers are limited to 3 per cent. of the amounts raised. In addition, the Manager will pay a trail commission to execution-only intermediaries, normally of 0.4 per cent. for five years until 31 March 2020.

Unless closed earlier or extended, the Offers will be open for the 2015/2016 tax year with a final closing on 30 September 2015.

The Offer Price will not exceed or be less than the price as determined by the Pricing Formula.

Allocation of Subscriptions under the Offers

Unless otherwise directed, Subscriptions will be allocated equally across the six Albion VCTs.

However, investors may, if they so wish, invest different amounts in each Offer. This is subject to the relevant Offers being open at the time that the Application Form is received by Albion Ventures.

The total minimum individual subscription under the Offers is £6,000, with a minimum of £1,000 in each Offer selected, and in multiples of £1,000 thereafter.

Where subscribers apply to invest in the Offers equally, but one or more of the Offers have closed or has insufficient shareholder authority, the subscription will be invested equally in the Offers that remain open.

Where subscribers apply to invest different amounts in each Offer, but one or more of the Offers have closed or has insufficient shareholder authority, investors may choose to have their subscription:

  • (a) re-allocated across the Offers that they have selected and that remain available, in proportion to the original application; OR
  • (b) re-allocated equally across all Offers that remain available; OR
  • (c) have their subscription for unavailable Offers returned; OR
  • (d) have their subscription returned in full.

If all of the Offers have been closed, the subscription will be returned in full.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(a) The right is reserved by Albion to present all cheques and bankers' drafts for payment on receipt and to retain surplus application monies pending clearance of successful applicants' cheques. Albion also reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any application. If any application is not accepted in full or if any contract created by acceptance does not become unconditional, the application monies or, as the case may be, the balance thereof will be returned by crossed cheque in favour of the applicant, through the post at the risk of the person entitled thereto or refunded to the investor's bank account as detailed on the Application Form.

(b) The right is reserved by the Companies to allot New Shares, for which valid applications under the Offers have been received, at any time up to the final closing date of the Offers. The Directors of each Company reserve the right to withdraw the Company's Offer at any time, in which event applications received after that date will be allocated in accordance with the section "Allocation of Subscriptions under the Offers".

(c) By completing and delivering an Application Form you:

(i) offer to subscribe for the number of New Shares calculated by applying the Pricing Formula;

(ii) agree that, in consideration of each of the Companies agreeing that they will not issue or allot any New Shares which are subject to the Offers to any person other than by means of the procedures referred to in this document, your application shall not be revoked until after the closing dates of the Offers, and this paragraph shall constitute a collateral contract between you and each Company which you have applied to which will become binding upon despatch by post to, or (in the case of delivery by hand) on receipt by Albion of your Application Form;

(iii) warrant that your remittance will be honoured on first presentation and agree that if it is not honoured you will not be entitled to receive a share certificate or have your CREST account credited in respect of the New Shares applied for unless and until you make payment in cleared funds for such New Shares and such payment is accepted by the relevant Companies in their absolute discretion (which acceptance may be on the basis that you indemnify that Company against all costs, damages, losses, expenses and liabilities arising out of or in connection with the failure of your remittance to be honoured on first presentation) and you agree that, at any time prior to the unconditional acceptance by the relevant Companies, they may (without prejudice to other rights) avoid the agreement to allot such New Shares and may allot such New Shares to some other person, in which case you will not be entitled to any payment in respect of such New Shares;

(iv) agree that, in respect of those New Shares for which your application has been received and is not rejected, acceptance of your application shall be constituted, at the election of Albion either (i) by notification to the UK Listing Authority of the basis of allocation (in which case acceptance shall be on that basis) or (ii) by notification of acceptance thereof to you by Albion; dealings in the New Shares may not begin before notification is made;

(v) agree that any monies returnable to you may be retained by Albion pending clearance of your remittance and the completion of any verification of identity required by the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (the "Regulations) and that such monies will not bear interest;

(vi) subject as provided in paragraphs (iii), (iv) and (v) above, authorise Albion to send a share certificate or arrange for your CREST account to be credited in respect of the number of New Shares for which your application is accepted and/or to send a crossed cheque for any monies returnable, by post, at the risk of the person entitled thereto, to the address of the person named as the applicant in the Application Form or refunded to the investor's bank account as detailed in the Application Form;

(vii) warrant that if you sign the Application Form on behalf of somebody else you have due authority to do so on behalf of that other person and such person will also be bound accordingly and will be deemed also to have given the confirmations, warranties and undertakings contained herein and undertake to enclose your power of attorney or a copy thereof duly certified by a solicitor with the Application Form;

(viii) agree that all applications, acceptances of applications and contracts resulting therefrom under the Offers shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, and that you submit to the jurisdiction of the English Courts and agree that nothing shall limit the right of any of the Companies to bring any action, suit or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any such applications, acceptances of applications and contracts in any other manner permitted by law or in any court of competent jurisdiction;

(ix) confirm that in making such application you are not relying on any information or representation in relation to the Companies other than the information contained in the Prospectus and accordingly you agree that no person responsible solely or jointly for the Prospectus or any part thereof or involved in the preparation thereof shall have any liability for any such other information or representation;

(x) authorise Albion, or any persons authorised by it, as your agent, to do all things necessary to effect registration of any New Shares subscribed by you into your name and authorise any representative of Albion to execute any document required therefor;

(xi) agree that, having had the opportunity to read the Prospectus, you shall be deemed to have had notice of all information and representations concerning the Companies contained therein;

(xii) confirm that you have read the restrictions contained in paragraphs (e) and (f) below and warrant as provided therein;

(xiii) warrant that you are not under the age of 18;

(xiv) agree that all documents and cheques sent by post to, by or on behalf of the Companies or Albion, will be sent at the risk of the person(s) entitled thereto; and

(xv) agree that future dividend payments in respect of New Shares subscribed for will be paid direct into your bank or building society account.

(d) It is a term of the Offers that, to ensure compliance with the Regulations, Albion may at its absolute discretion require verification of identity from any person lodging an Application Form (the "Applicant") and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, in particular any person who either (i) tenders payment by way of a building society cheque or bankers' draft drawn on an account in the name of a person or persons other than the Applicant, (ii) appears to be acting on behalf of some other person or (iii) who subscribes for in excess of the sterling equivalent of €15,000 (under the Regulations). In these cases, verification of the identity of the Applicant or of any person on whose behalf the Applicant appears to be acting, may be required. In addition, Albion may use the services of a credit reference agency which will record that an enquiry has been made.

If within a reasonable period of time following a request for verification of identity and in any case by no later than 4 p.m. on the relevant date of allotment Albion has not received evidence satisfactory to it as aforesaid, Albion, at its absolute discretion, may reject any such application in which event the remittance submitted in respect of that application will be returned to the Applicant (without prejudice to the rights of any of the Companies to undertake proceedings to recover any loss suffered by them as a result of the failure to produce satisfactory evidence of identity).

Where possible, applicants should make payment by their own cheque. If a bankers' draft or building society cheque is used, the Applicant should:

(i) write his/her name and address on the back of the draft or cheque and, in the case of an individual, record his/her date of birth against his/her name; and (ii) ask the bank or building society (if relevant) to endorse on the reverse of the draft or cheque the full name and account number of the person whose account is being debited and stamp such endorsement.

The above information is provided by way of guidance to reduce the likelihood of difficulties, delays and potential rejection of an Application Form (but without limiting Albion's right to require verification of identity as indicated above).

The completion by an authorised financial intermediary of the agent's box on the Application Form confirms that the requirements of the Regulations for the identification and verification of the Applicant have been complied with by the intermediary.

(e) No person receiving a copy of this document or an Application Form in any territory other than the United Kingdom may treat the same as constituting an invitation or offer to him or her, nor should he or she in any event use such Application Form unless, in the relevant territory, such an invitation or offer could lawfully be made to him or her or such Application Form could lawfully be used without contravention of any registration or other legal requirements. It is the responsibility of any person outside the United Kingdom wishing to make an application hereunder to satisfy himself or herself as to full observance of the laws of any relevant territory in connection therewith, including obtaining any requisite governmental or other consents, observing any other formalities required to be observed in such territory and paying any issue, transfer or other taxes required to be paid in such territory.

The New Shares have not been, nor will they be, registered in the United States under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (Securities Act) or under the securities laws of Canada, Australia, Japan or South Africa (each a Restricted Territory) and they may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly within the United States or any of the Restricted Territories or to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons (as defined in Regulation S made under the Securities Act) or any national, citizen or resident of the United States or any of the Restricted Territories. The Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States or any of the Restricted Territories or in any other jurisdiction where to do so would be unlawful. The distribution of this document in jurisdictions other than the UK may be restricted by law and, therefore, persons into whose possession this document comes should inform themselves about and observe any of these restrictions. Any failure to comply with any of those restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such jurisdiction. The Application Form is not being and must not be forwarded to or transmitted in or into the United States or a Restricted Territory. Any person (including, without limitation, custodians, nominees and trustees) who may have a contractual or legal obligation to forward this document and/or the Application Form should read the paragraph entitled "Overseas Investors" on page 134 of the Registration Document before taking any action.

(f) Applicants are encouraged to submit their Application Forms early in order to be confident that their applications will be successful. In the event that applications are received for an amount in excess of the maximum subscription under an Offer, the Directors reserve the right to exercise their discretion in the allocation of successful applications although the allocation will usually be on a first come first served basis. The right is also reserved to reject in whole or in part any application or any part thereof and to treat as valid any application not in all respects completed in accordance with the instructions relating to the Application Form.

(g) Save where the context otherwise requires, words and expressions defined in this document have the same meaning when used in the Application Form and any explanatory notes in relation thereto.

It is essential that you complete all parts of the Application Form in accordance with the following instructions. Authorised Financial Intermediaries, Independent Financial Advisers and Execution-Only Brokers MUST read Sections 4 and 5 of the notes on page 55.

NOTES ON COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION FORM

SECTION 1 – PERSONAL DETAILS

Insert your full name, address, date of birth and National Insurance Number in BLOCK CAPITALS and black ink. Please provide a daytime telephone number and email address in case of query. Your National Insurance number is required to ensure that you can obtain income tax relief.

If you are an existing shareholder in the Albion VCTs, the existing name, banking and dividend reinvestment (if any) details will be applied to your application. If you are a new shareholder, please complete the bank account details in order to receive dividends.

Existing shareholders' dividend payment/ reinvestment details and shareholder communications preferences will not be altered as a result of New Shares being issued to them in respect of the relevant Companies in which they are already invested. Should an existing shareholder wish to change any of the existing instructions with regard to the administration of the existing shareholder account(s) they should do so separately by contacting the Registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC or by registering via their shareholder portal www.investorcentre.co.uk.

If you would like to reinvest dividends for capital growth, please tick the relevant box on the Application Form.

Please tick the relevant boxes if you would like to receive the Company information electronically when offered by the Companies and if you do not wish to be included on mailing lists.

Please use separate Application Forms as joint applications cannot be accepted.

You can make multiple Subscriptions using more than one Application Form. If you submit more than one Application Form, each Application Form will be dealt with in order of receipt. The first form you submit must be for a minimum aggregate subscription of £6,000 but any subsequent Application Form that you submit need only be for a minimum of £1,000 and multiples of £1,000 thereafter. You must inform Albion of any multiple subscriptions by marking the Application Form appropriately. The Application Form is included towards the end of this Securities Note. Additional Application Forms can be obtained from the Albion website and from the Promoter and the sales and marketing adviser, whose contact details are set out on page 59 of this document.

SECTION 2 – APPLICATION & PAYMENT

Insert the amount of money which you wish to subscribe. Your application must be for a minimum value of £6,000 and in multiples of £1,000, subject to a maximum investment of £200,000.

Payments must be made by crossed cheque or bankers' draft in pounds sterling drawn on a branch in the United Kingdom of a bank or building society. Cheques should be made payable to "Albion VCTs Offers for Subscription". The account name should be the same as that shown on the application.

Please note that the allocation of subscriptions as detailed on page 57 will be applied in the event that one or more Offers selected have closed.

SECTION 3 – DECLARATION & SIGNATURE

The Application Form may only be signed by someone other than the applicant named in Section 1 if duly authorised to do so. In such cases the original Power of Attorney (or other relevant legal document) or a duly certified copy thereof must be enclosed for inspection.

If you would like to pay by bank transfer, please contact the Helpline on the number shown at the bottom of the Application Form.

RETURN OF APPLICATION FORMS

Completed Application Forms, together with the appropriate payment, should be returned to Albion Ventures LLP, 1 King's Arms Yard, London EC2R 7AF by post or can be delivered during office hours to the same address.

NOTES FOR AUTHORISED FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ONLY

SECTION 4 – FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY DETAILS

Intermediaries must complete (in BLOCK CAPITALS) Section 4 giving their full company name and address, a contact name, telephone number, email address and details of their authorisation under the FSMA. The right is reserved to reject any application or withhold any payment of fees or commission if Albion is not, at its sole discretion, satisfied that the intermediary is authorised or is unable to identify the intermediary on the basis of the information provided.

Please note: Commission payments will be made only in accordance with the details in Section 4 and 5.

Money Laundering Regulations

When you complete Section 4 on the second page of the Application Form you are warranting that the applicant is known to you and that you have completed all the verification procedures as required by the relevant rules and guidance of the FCA, the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group Guidance Notes and other anti-money laundering laws and regulations as may be considered appropriate.

You also confirm that this information can be relied upon by Albion and will, subject to reasonable notice, be made available to the Companies or Albion for inspection upon request.

In the event of delay or failure to produce such information, a Company may refuse to accept an application under the Offers.

SECTION 5 – COMMISSION

Complete Section 5 to show the fees or commission structure you wish to receive.

Intermediaries must complete Section 4 and 5 in order to receive fees or trail commission. Payments will only be issued in accordance with the details submitted on the Application Form. No other form of instruction will be accepted.

Please call us at any time during office hours concerning your application on 0808 178 1680 (calls to this number from a UK landline are usually free; calls from a mobile may be charged. Calls may be recorded)

For legal reasons, the Helpline will not be able to provide advice on the merits of the Offers or give any personal tax, legal, investment or financial advice.

Please send all completed application forms to: Albion Ventures LLP, 1 King's Arms Yard, London EC2R 7AF

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APPLICATION FORM - Albion VCTs Prospectus Top Up Offers

2014/2015

This application form may also be used for the 2015/2016 tax year.

If you wish this application to be in respect of the 2015/2016 tax year, please tick here

Before completing this Application Form you should read the Terms and Conditions of Application and Notes on completion of the Application Form.

The first closing in respect of 2014/2015, which is the deadline for the "Early Bird" Discount, is 2 p.m. on 30 January 2015.

The final closing in respect of the 2014/2015 tax year is 2 p.m. on 2 April 2015.

The first closing in respect of the 2015/2016 tax year is 30 June 2015 and the final closing in respect of the 2015/2016 tax year is 2 p..m on 30 September 2015 (unless closed before this date or extended).

SECTION 1 – PERSONAL DETAILS
Title First name Surname
Address
Postcode Email
Date of Birth National Insurance Number
Telephone (Day) Telephone (Evening)
Account name Income option Please complete the details below to have dividends paid directly into your bank account. Sort code
Bank name Account Number
Please tick here if you would like to receive shareholder communications electronically rather than a hard copy.
Are you an existing shareholder in any of the Albion VCTs? Yes
No
Capital growth dividend reinvestment scheme option
received in cash. Please tick this box if you have read the dividend reinvestment scheme circular for each Company on the website
www.albion-ventures.co.uk "Our Funds", and if you would like to have your dividends reinvested into New Shares, rather than
Shareholders' names will be added to a mailing list used to send investors details of new and existing products. We will not
share your details with any third parties. Please tick the box if you do not want to receive such details.
SECTION 2 - APPLICATION & PAYMENT
I offer to subscribe for the following amount under the Terms and Conditions of the Subscription as set out in this document dated 17 November
2014. The Application must be for a minimum of £6,000 across the Offers or £1,000 per Company if option B is chosen.
EITHER
£
A. I wish to subscribe a total of
to be split equally under the Offers that are open at the time that my Application Form is
received by Albion Ventures.
OR
B. I wish to subscribe the following amounts in each Albion VCT under the terms of the Offers
(1) Albion Development VCT PLC minimum £1,000
£
(2) Albion Enterprise VCT PLC minimum £1,000
£
(3) Albion Technology & General VCT PLC £
minimum £1,000
(4) Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC £
minimum £1,000
(5) Crown Place VCT PLC £
minimum £1,000
(6) Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC minimum £1,000
£
For option B, in the event that one or more of the Offers chosen are closed or has insufficient shareholder authority at the time that the
Application Form has been received by Albion Ventures, please choose one of the following in respect of the sums relating to the closed Offers;
(1) Invest in the Offers for which I subscribe that remain available,
(3) Return the subscription for the unavailable Offers; OR
in the proportions chosen above ; OR
(2) Invest equally in all Offers that remain available; OR
(4) Return the subscription in full.
I ENCLOSE A CHEQUE OR BANKERS' DRAFT DRAWN ON A UK CLEARING BANK MADE
£
PAYABLE TO "Albion VCTs Offers for Subscription" being either the total in A or the sum of B(1) to (6).
CREST PARTICIPANT ID
CREST PARTICIPANT NAME
CREST MEMBER ACCOUNT ID (if applicable):

SECTION 3 – APPLICANT'S DECLARATION & SIGNATURE

1 I have received and read the Offer Document dated 17 November 2014 containing details of the Albion VCTs Prospectus Top Up Offers 2014/2015 and have read the Terms and Conditions of application enclosed therewith and agree to be bound by them;

2 I will be the beneficial owner of the New Shares in the Companies as issued to me pursuant to the Albion VCTs Prospectus Top Up Offers 2014/2015; and

3 To the best of my knowledge and belief, the particulars that I have given on this application form are correct.

4 I understand and agree the details submitted by my financial intermediary in sections 4 and 5 below.

HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS MAY INSPECT THIS FORM. IT IS A SERIOUS OFFENCE TO MAKE A FALSE DECLARATION.

Signature Date

TO BE COMPLETED BY AUTHORISED FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES ONLY SECTION 4 - FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY DETAILS

Company
Title First Name Surname
Address
Postcode Email
Telephone FCA number
My relationship to the client is (tick one only) Advisory Execution-only

SECTION 5 – ADVISORY FEES AND TRAIL COMMISSION

1 ADVISORY INTERMEDIARIES only:

If your client has agreed that their fees may be deducted from their Subscription detailed in Section 2 above, please detail the amount of those fees below:

Advisory Fee to be deducted from subscription £

2 EXECUTION-ONLY INTERMEDIARIES only:

The Manager agrees to pay the Execution-Only Intermediary a trail Commission of 0.4% for five years. Please note that these costs will be borne by the Manager

Fees and trail commissions will be paid directly into the financial intermediary's bank account.

Please provide details below:

Account name Bank name
Sort code Account number
SECTION 6 – AUTHORISED FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY'S DECLARATION
Signature of Intermediary ______ Date ____

Please call us at any time during office hours concerning your application on 0808 178 1680

(calls to this number from a UK landline are usually free; calls from a mobile may be charged. Calls may be recorded)

For legal reasons, the helpline will not be able to provide advice on the merits of the Offers or give any personal tax, legal, investment or financial advice.

Please send all completed application forms to: Albion Ventures LLP, 1 King's Arms Yard, London EC2R 7AF

Directors, Manager and Advisers

Directors of Albion Development VCT

PLC Geoffrey Vero Jonathan Thornton Andrew Phillipps Patrick Reeve

Directors of Albion Technology

& General VCT PLC Neil Cross Modwenna Rees-Mogg Robin Archibald Mary Anne Cordeiro Patrick Reeve

Directors of Crown Place VCT PLC

Richard Huntingford Rachel Beagles Karen Brade Penny Freer

Manager, Secretary and Promoter

Albion Ventures LLP 1 King's Arms Yard London EC2R 7AF Telephone: 020 7601 1850

Solicitors to the Offers and to the

Companies Bird & Bird LLP 15 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1JP

Auditors to the Companies

BDO LLP 55 Baker Street London W1U 7EU

Directors of Albion Enterprise VCT PLC

Maxwell Packe Lady Balfour of Burleigh Lord St John of Bletso Patrick Reeve

Directors of Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC

David Watkins John Kerr Jeff Warren Ebbe Dinesen

Directors of Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC

Robin Field Thomas Chambers Martin Fiennes

Companies' Website

www.albion-ventures.co.uk

Sponsor

Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP 1 London Bridge London SE1 9BG

Sales and Marketing Adviser

RAM Capital Partners LLP 10 Furnival Street London EC4A 1YH

Registrar

Computershare Investor Services PLC The Pavilions Bridgwater Road Bristol BS99 6ZZ Telephone: 0870 702 0000

T 020 7601 1850 www.albion-ventures.co.uk

Sales and Marketing Adviser T 020 3006 7530 www.ramcapital.co.uk

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