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FORESIGHT VCT PLC

Regulatory Filings May 8, 2015

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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about what action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FMSA").

Supplementary Prospectus

8 May 2015

Foresight VCT plc

(the "Company")

Registered in England and Wales under number 03421340

Important Notice

This document (the "Supplement") is supplemental to the prospectus dated 31 October 2014 (the "Prospectus") and constitutes a supplementary prospectus for the purposes of section 87G of the FSMA and is prepared in connection with the offer to Existing Shareholders and members of the public (the "Offer") by Foresight VCT plc.

This Supplement is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus and any other supplements to the Prospectus issued by the Company. Terms defined in the Prospectus have the same meaning when used in this Supplement.

BDO LLP ("BDO") is acting as sponsor for the Company and no-one else and will not (subject to the responsibilities and liabilities imposed by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder) be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to customers of BDO, nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer. BDO is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA.

In connection with the Offer, Foresight Group LLP and Foresight Group CI Limited (together "Foresight") is acting for the Company and no-one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to customers of Foresight nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer. Foresight Group LLP is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and Foresight Group CI Limited is licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.

Responsibility

The Company and Directors accept responsibility for the information contained in this Supplement and the Prospectus. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Company and Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this Supplement and in the Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information. The names of the Directors can be found on page 5 of the registration document which forms part of the Prospectus.

New Accounts

On 29 April 2015, the Company published its audited annual financial statements for the 12 month period ended the 31 December 2014 (the "2014 Annual Accounts"). A copy of the 2014 Annual Accounts has been filed with the Financial Conduct Authority and, by virtue of this Supplement is incorporated by reference in, and forms part of, the Prospectus.

The 2014 Annual Accounts contain a description of the Company's financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operation for the financial year ended 31 December 2014. The auditors, KPMG LLP, Registered Auditor, of 15 Canada Square, London E14 5GL have reported on the annual statutory accounts without qualification and without statements under sections 495 to 497 of the Companies Act 2006. The annual accounts referred to above were prepared in accordance with UK generally accepted accounting practice (GAAP) and with the Statement of Recommended Practice, 'Financial Statements of Investment Trust Companies', revised in January 2009.

The 2014 Annual Accounts will be available on the website of Foresight Group LLP (www.foresightgroup.eu) until the next annual accounts of Foresight VCT plc are published.

Copies of this Supplement and the Prospectus may be viewed on the National Storage Mechanism (NSM) of the UKLA at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM, and this Supplement and the Prospectus and the 2014 Annual Accounts are available free of charge from the offices of Foresight VCT plc, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG whilst the Offer remains open.

Supplement to the Summary in the Prospectus

As a result of the publication of the 2014 Annual Accounts, the summary document which forms part of the Prospectus is hereby supplemented as follows:

B7 Selected financial
information and
statement of any
significant changes
Certain historical information about the Company is set out below:
Audited year ended 31 December 2014
Net Assets (whole
Company)
£63,455,000
Net Assets (O Share
class)
£44,208,000
Net Asset Value per
Ordinary Share
99.4p
Net Assets (Planned Exit
Share class)
£3,943,000
Net asset value per
Planned Exit Share
65.0p
Net Assets (Infra
structure Shares class)
£15,304,000
Net asset value per
Infrastructure Share
92.4p
Subsequent to the date of the Prospectus there has been no significant change
to the Company's financial condition or operating results, save for increases in
the Company's net assets as a consequence of issuing new Ordinary Shares
under the Offer, and a decrease in the net asset value of the Planned Exit Shares
fund due to the aggregate performance of the investment portfolio and
dividends.
B10 Qualifications in the
audit report
Not applicable. There were no qualifications in the audit report for periods
ended 31 December 2012, 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2014.

Selected financial information:

Set out in the following table is a summary of the Company's financial results for the financial year ended 31 December 2014, which has been extracted without material adjustment from the 2014 Annual Accounts.

Year ended 31 December 2014
Investment income £1,168,000
Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation £3,600,000
Earnings per Ordinary Share 9.3p
Earnings per Planned Exit Share (9.4p)
Earnings per Infrastructure Share 3.8p
Dividends per Ordinary Share 6.0p1
Dividends per Planned Exit Share 15.0p2
Dividends per Infrastructure Share 2.5p
Net assets £63,455,000
NAV per Ordinary Share 99.4p
NAV per Planned Exit Share 65.0p
NAV per Infrastructure Share 92.4p

Documents incorporated by reference

The 2014 Annual Accounts include information set out below on the pages specified below, which are being incorporated into this document by reference and can be accessed at www.foresightgroup.eu.

Description 2014 Annual Report
Balance Sheet Page 51
Income Statement (or equivalent) Page 49
Statement showing all changes in equity (or
equivalent note)
Page 50
Cash Flow Statement Page 52
Accounting Policies and
Notes Page 53-69
Auditor's Report Pages 47-48

1 This figure relates to an interim dividend paid on 15 March 2015 in respect of the year ended 31 December 2014 2 This figure relates an interim dividend due to be paid on 22 May 2015 in respect of the year ended 31 December 2014

Objective Inside front cover
Financial Highlights Page 1
Performance & Dividends Page 2
Portfolio Review Pages 13-20
Valuation Policy Page 12
Outlook Page 6
Investment Summary Pages 21-30

No Significant Change

There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Company since 31 December 2014, the date to which the Company's latest audited financial statements have been published.

To the extent that there is any inconsistency between (a) any statement in this Supplement for any statement incorporated by reference into the Prospectus by this Supplement and (b) any other statement in or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, the statements in (a) above will prevail.

Save as disclosed in this Supplement, no other significant new factor, material mistake or inaccuracy relating to information included in the Prospectus has arisen or been noted, as the case may be, since the publication of the Prospectus.

The Company will accept withdrawals of applications made in respect of the Offer until close of business on two business days from publication of this Supplement. Investors who wish to withdraw their applications which can be effected by telephone, should contact Foresight Group LLP using the contact details below (no investment advice can be given).

Copies of this document and the Prospectus are available free of charge from the office and website of the Company's investment adviser, Foresight:

Foresight Group LLP The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG Tel: (0) 20 3667 8110 Email: [email protected] Web: www.foresightgroup.eu

Dated 8 May 2015

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