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Maven Income and Growth VCT PLC
(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 03908220)
Maven Income and Growth VCT 5 PLC
(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 04084875)
Notices of General Meetings and
recommended proposals relating to:
- granting authorities to allot New Shares;
- amending the Articles of Association;
- approving variations to the Maven VCT 1 investment management arrangements; and
- cancelling the Companies' capital redemption reserves and share premium accounts
The Companies and their respective Directors, whose names appear on page 11, accept responsibility for the information contained in this document. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Companies and their respective Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained in this document is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
Your attention is drawn to the letter from the Chairmen of the Companies set out in Part I of this document, which contains unanimous recommendations by both Boards to vote in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the General Meetings referred to below.
Notices of the General Meetings of Maven Income and Growth VCT PLC, to be held at 10.00 a.m. on 2 November 2018 and of Maven Income and Growth VCT 5 PLC, to be held at 10.15 a.m. on 2 November 2018, in each case at Fifth Floor, 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings, London EC3V 3LF, are set out at the end of this document. To be valid, the Forms of Proxy for the General Meetings, included at the end of this document, should be returned so as to be received not less than 48 hours before the relevant meeting, either by post or by hand (during normal business hours only) to the Companies' registrar, Link Market Services Limited at PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU.
CONTENTS
| EXPECTED TIMETABLES |
3 |
PART I LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMEN OF THE COMPANIES |
4 |
PART II DEFINITIONS |
17 |
| NOTICES OF GENERAL MEETINGS |
|
| MAVEN VCT 1 |
19 |
| MAVEN VCT 5 |
23 |
| FORMS OF PROXY |
|
| MAVEN VCT 1 |
27 |
| MAVEN VCT 5 |
29 |
EXPECTED TIMETABLES
EXPECTED TIMETABLE FOR MAVEN VCT 1
| Maven VCT 1 Offer opens |
26 September 2018 |
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy for the General Meeting of Maven VCT 1 |
10.00 a.m. on 31 October 2018 |
| General Meeting of Maven VCT 1 |
10.00 a.m. on 2 November 2018 |
| Maven VCT 1 Offer closes* |
12.00 noon on 26 April 2019 |
Latest time and date for receipt of applications under the Maven VCT 1 Offer for allotment in 2018/2019 tax year |
12.00 noon on 3 April 2019 |
Latest time and date for receipt of applications under the Maven VCT 1 Offer for allotment in 2019/2020 tax year |
12.00 noon on 26 April 2019 |
| EXPECTED TIMETABLE FOR MAVEN VCT 5 |
|
| Maven VCT 5 Offer opens |
26 September 2018 |
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy for the General Meeting of Maven VCT 5 |
10.15 a.m. on 31 October 2018 |
| General Meeting of Maven VCT 5 |
10.15 a.m. on 2 November 2018 |
| Maven VCT 5 Offer closes* |
12.00 noon on 26 April 2019 |
Latest time and date for receipt of applications under the Maven VCT 5 Offer for allotment in 2018/2019 tax year |
12.00 noon on 3 April 2019 |
Latest time and date for receipt of applications under the Maven VCT 5 Offer for allotment in 2019/2020 tax year |
12.00 noon on 26 April 2019 |
* Each Board may close its Company's Offer earlier than the dates stated above if that Offer is fully subscribed by an earlier date, or otherwise at that Board's discretion. Each Board may also extend its Company's Offer to a date up to and including 16 September 2019.
PART I
LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMEN
Registered Office for Maven VCT 1: Registered Office for Maven VCT 5: Fifth Floor Fifth Floor 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings London London
EC3V 3LF EC3V 3LF
26 September 2018
Dear Shareholder
Notice of General Meetings and recommended proposals relating to:
- granting authorities to allot New Shares;
- amending the Articles of Association;
- approving variations to Maven VCT 1 investment management arrangements; and
- cancelling the Companies' capital redemption reserves and share premium accounts.
The purpose of this document is to explain the recommended proposals listed above and to seek Shareholders' approval for the required authorities.
The Offers
The Boards are pleased to advise Shareholders that the Companies have today launched offers for subscription for New Shares to raise additional funds. Each Company is proposing to raise up to £15 million of further capital (each with an over-allotment facility for a further £5 million) pursuant to its Offer, details of which are contained in the Prospectus. The funds raised will allow each Company to make new and follow-on investments in accordance with its published investment policy, meet its annual running costs and undertake market purchases of Shares.
It is the Boards' opinion that Maven, as one of the best resourced VCT managers and with nationwide coverage of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and corporate finance market, will continue to offer investors access to UK private company opportunities that comply with the VCT investment regulations.
There continues to be strong investor demand for VCTs and their potential for generating regular taxfree income and capital gains. The Boards believe that Maven's track record for VCT investment and realisations, and its proven ability to generate positive shareholder returns, including tax-free dividend payments, makes the Offers an attractive option for investors.
Neither Company has raised new funds during the past three years and the additional funds will allow each of them to make further investments in ambitious, fast growing private companies, at a time when Maven's nationwide investment team is generating a healthy flow of VCT qualifying opportunities.
Maven has been able to effectively and rapidly align its VCT investment focus towards providing development and growth finance to earlier stage businesses, having been completing development capital deals for non-VCT client funds since 2009, across the UK regions. The Maven team believes it has been able to make the transition to earlier stage investment more easily than managers with less resource and experience in that specialist area, through its existing nationwide presence and a significant expansion of its investment team and office network since the revised VCT legislation was enacted in 2015.
A number of senior executives have been added to the existing nationwide team, with backgrounds of investing in innovative, early-stage UK businesses in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, technology, life science and biotechnology, and specifically with experience of the development capital type deals required by the VCT rules. This includes a number of PhD qualified executives with a combination of investment management and technology expertise across a range of sectors being targeted by the Companies. Maven has also significantly expanded its UK office network, with five new offices opened in key corporate finance territories since 2016, and the Maven VCTs can now access transactions across a regional network of 11 offices.
The funds raised under the Offers will provide liquidity for the purposes of allowing the Companies to maintain active share buy-back programmes and allow each of the Companies to spread its costs over a wider asset base to maintain a competitive total expense ratio for the benefit of all of its Shareholders. The total expense ratio of a Company is the ratio of its total annual expenses to net assets.
Although each Company currently has the ability to issue new shares, additional Shareholder authority is required to allot the greater number of New Shares being made available under the relevant Offer, and to amend certain provisions in the Articles of each of the Companies to facilitate the making of its Offer.
The purpose of this document is, therefore, to seek authority from each Company's Shareholders to allot shares in the capital of that Company, to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of such allotments and to amend provisions in each Company's Articles (so that the continuation resolution is put to Shareholders at the first annual general meeting after the fifth anniversary of the last allotment of ordinary shares by each Company and at each annual general meeting at five year intervals thereafter). Such authorities and approvals, which are required under CA 2006, will be sought pursuant to resolutions to be proposed at the respective General Meetings for each Company, notices of which are set out on pages 19 to 26 of this document. A separate resolution will be put to the Shareholders of Maven VCT 1 to vary the investment management arrangement between that Company and Maven.
Reasons for the Offers
The Boards have taken the following factors into account in deciding to launch the Offers:
- the Manager has continued to produce strong levels of new investment across its UK network, and has a healthy pipeline of potential new VCT qualifying private company transactions;
- at a time when many VCT managers are adapting their investment models to invest under the new VCT investment rules, Maven has demonstrated that it has the investment expertise and resource to deploy VCT funds and is one of the most active managers since VCT rules changes were announced in 2015, with 19 Qualifying Investments completed since April 2016;
- the UK economic outlook is generally positive for entrepreneurial private companies, and should continue to present high quality investment opportunities;
- UK SMEs continue to have difficulty in obtaining growth finance, which is expected to ensure a continued demand for the type of funding provided by the Companies, notwithstanding the uncertainly surrounding the impact of the UK's decision to leave the EU;
- Maven's UK-wide team is one of the largest in the VCT industry, with a team of more than 35 investment and portfolio executives operating from 11 regional offices, sourcing and structuring Qualifying Investments across a range of sectors. This nationwide team ensures that Maven offers both SME expertise and a strong regional presence in the main corporate finance territories; and
- the Companies will continue to enjoy the advantage of being able to co-invest in new transactions with the other Maven VCTs, which enables them to invest more, collectively, in larger businesses, than would be the case if a single VCT was investing.
Details of the Offers
The Offers are now open and allow investors to subscribe for one or both of the 2018/19 and 2019/20 tax years. The closing date for each Offer (unless fully subscribed at an earlier date or otherwise at the discretion of the relevant Board) is 12.00 noon on 3 April 2019 for applications for the 2018/19 tax year, and 12.00 noon on 26 April 2019 for the 2019/20 tax year.
The Offer for each Company is conditional on all of the Resolutions being passed at the relevant General Meeting.
The New Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares in the relevant Company, including in respect of dividend entitlements from their respective dates of allotment. Details regarding documents of title and CREST arrangements are set out in the Prospectus. The New Shares may be held in certificated or uncertificated form. New Shares will be allotted and issued in respect of valid applications received for the 2018/19 tax year on 5 April 2019 for each Company and any other date prior to 5 April 2019 on which the relevant Board decides, and in respect of the 2019/20 tax year on 29 April 2019 and any other dates after 5 April 2019 and prior to the close of the relevant Offer on which the relevant Board decides. Dealings in the New Shares are anticipated to commence within three Business Days following allotment.
Shareholders interested in investing in one or both of the Companies should read the Prospectus in full, which contains further details relating to the Offers. Any decision to participate in the Offers should be made solely by reference to the information and the terms and conditions contained in the Prospectus.
Applications will be made for all of the New Shares issued by the Companies under the Offers to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.
Authority to allot shares and disapply pre-emption rights
As mentioned above, each Company requires additional authority from its Shareholders (under CA 2006) to allot New Shares in that Company.
Although each Company has some existing capacity under the authorities granted by its Shareholders at its most recent annual general meeting, it is proposed to take new authorities to cover the full amount of New Shares to be offered by that Company pursuant to its Offer (pursuant to Resolutions 1 and 3 to be proposed at the General Meeting of Maven VCT 1 and Resolutions 1 and 2 to be proposed at the General Meeting of Maven VCT 5).
Duration of the Companies and amendments to the Articles
Under the provisions of their existing Articles, the Shareholders of each Company will be given the opportunity, at its Annual General Meeting to be held in 2020 in respect of Maven VCT 1 (and every five years thereafter) and five years after its last allotment of shares in respect of Maven VCT 5 (and every three years thereafter), to vote on a resolution as to whether that Company should continue as a VCT. If that resolution is not passed by Shareholders, then the Directors will be required to draw up proposals for the voluntary liquidation or other re-organisation of that Company.
It is proposed that the Articles of each Company are amended so that the continuation resolution to be put to Shareholders is instead put to Shareholders at the first annual general meeting to be held after the fifth anniversary of the last allotment of ordinary shares (from time to time) in that Company and at each annual general meeting at five year intervals thereafter. This is to ensure that any new Shareholders of either Company will be able to hold their shares for the necessary five year period to enable them to retain their VCT income tax relief. The amendment of the relevant provisions in the Articles is provided for in Resolution 4 to be proposed the General Meeting of Maven VCT 1 and Resolution 3 to be proposed at the General Meeting of Maven VCT 5.
Maven VCT 1 – variation to investment management and administration arrangements
The Manager and the Maven VCT 1 Directors have agreed, subject to the approval of Maven VCT 1 Shareholders and the successful launch of the proposed Offer, to vary the terms of the investment management and administration arrangements, as set out in the Management and Administration Deed, as follows:
• to increase the secretarial fee to £100,000 per annum to reflect the increased workload in administering the affairs of Maven VCT 1. The annual fee has remained unchanged at its current level of £50,000 per annum for over 13 years since 1 March 2005, at which time the Company's net assets were £28.56 million. The asset base now has the potential to rise to over £50 million following the proposed Offer if it is fully subscribed and with the overallotment facility utilised in full. The Board agreed to review this fee in view of the impending fundraising, and the proposed higher fee will reflect the increased administrative work involved for a larger company and bring the fee more into line with current market practice. It should be noted that there will be no change to the basic management fee, which remains competitive within the VCT sector;
- to extend the notice periods required by either Maven VCT 1 or Maven to terminate the Management and Administration Deed from six months to 12 months, which will ensure that the notice periods are more closely aligned with most of the other Maven VCTs and reflect common practice within the VCT sector; and
- to remove the cap on the management fee payable under the Management and Administration Deed. By way of background, the investment management fee payable is the greater of 1.9% of the Company's net asset value or 20% of the increase in net asset value over the six month periods to the end of August and February in each year, and is subject to a maximum amount payable of £1.25 million in any year subject to a minimum amount equivalent to 1.9% per annum of the net asset value of Maven VCT 1 as at the end of February in each year. The fee cap does not reflect current market practice and, at its current level, might render the Company unable to pay its minimum management fee, given the projected increase in its net assets following completion of the proposed Offer. This change is likely to have no practical impact on the level of fees paid to the Manager unless very significant high-value exits are achieved. The Directors of Maven VCT 1 consider that removing the cap will incentivise the Manager to achieve greater returns on the underlying investments of the Company and that accordingly the interests of Shareholders and the Manager are aligned in this respect.
As the Manager is a "related party" of Maven VCT 1 under the Listing Rules, these arrangements need to be approved by Maven VCT 1 Shareholders. Accordingly, Resolution 2 which will be proposed as an ordinary resolution at the General Meeting of Maven VCT 1 in order to seek the approval of Maven VCT 1 Shareholders to these arrangements.
Cancellation of capital redemption reserves and share premium accounts
The Companies are also proposing resolutions at their General Meetings relating to the cancellation of their capital redemption reserves and share premium accounts in order to create a further pool of distributable reserves.
General Meetings
Notices of the General Meetings, both of which will be held on 2 November 2018 at Fifth Floor, 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings, London EC3V 3LF are set out at the end of this document. The General Meeting of Maven VCT 1 will commence at 10.00 a.m. and the General Meeting of Maven VCT 5 will commence at the later time of 10.15 a.m. or following the conclusion of the General Meeting of Maven VCT 1.
A summary of the resolutions to be proposed by the Companies at their respective General Meetings is set out below:
Maven VCT 1
Resolution 1 will authorise the Maven VCT 1 Directors (under section 551 of CA 2006) to allot shares in the capital of the Company up to an aggregate nominal value of £5,760,000.
Resolution 2 will, in accordance with the Listing Rules, seek Maven VCT 1 Shareholders' approval for the proposed variations to the Management and Administration Deed referred to above.
Resolution 3 will, under sections 570 and 573 of CA 2006, disapply pre-emption rights in respect of the allotment of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal value of £5,760,000. This represents 108% of the issued share capital of Maven VCT 1 as at 24 September 2018 (this being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document). Resolution 3 is conditional on the passing of Resolution 1.
The authorities conferred by Resolutions 1 and 3 will be in addition to the Company's existing authorities and will expire on the date falling 18 months after the passing of the resolution, unless renewed, varied or revoked by Maven VCT 1 in general meeting. The Maven VCT 1 Board intends to use these authorities for the purposes of its Offer, though may also subsequently utilise the authorities for further offer(s) for subscription or issue of shares.
Resolution 4 will, in accordance with CA 2006, amend the Articles of Maven VCT 1 for the reasons set out under the heading "Duration of the Companies and Amendments to the Articles" on page 6.
Resolution 5 is a resolution to cancel, pursuant to CA 2006 and Maven VCT 1's Articles, its share premium account at the date an order is made confirming such cancellation by the Court, to create a pool of distributable reserves.
Resolution 6 is a resolution to cancel, pursuant to CA 2006 and Maven VCT 1's Articles, its capital redemption reserve at the date an order is made confirming such cancellation by the Court, to create a pool of distributable reserves.
Resolutions 1 and 2 will be proposed as ordinary resolutions, requiring the approval of more than 50% of the votes cast at the General Meeting to be passed. Resolutions 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be proposed as special resolutions, requiring the approval of 75% or more of the votes cast at the General Meeting to be passed.
Maven VCT 5
Resolution 1 will authorise the Maven VCT 5 Directors (under section 551 of CA 2006) to allot shares in the capital of the Company up to an aggregate nominal value of £7,260,000.
Resolution 2 will, under sections 570 and 573 of CA 2006, disapply pre-emption rights in respect of the allotment of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal value of £7,260,000. This represents 96.2% of the issued share capital of Maven VCT 5 as at 24 September 2018 (this being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document). Resolution 2 is conditional on the passing of Resolution 1.
The authorities conferred by Resolutions 1 and 2 will be in addition to the Company's existing authorities and will expire on the date falling 18 months after the passing of the resolution, unless renewed, varied or revoked by Maven VCT 5 in general meeting. The Maven VCT 5 Board intends to use these authorities for the purposes of its Offer, though may also subsequently utilise the authorities for further offer(s) for subscription or issue of shares.
Resolution 3 will, in accordance with CA 2006, amend the Articles of Maven VCT 5 for the reasons set out under the heading "Duration of the Companies and Amendments to the Articles" on page 6.
Resolution 4 is a resolution to cancel, pursuant to CA 2006 and Maven VCT 5's Articles, its share premium account at the date an order is made confirming such cancellation by the Court, to create a pool of distributable reserves.
Resolution 5 is a resolution to cancel, pursuant to CA 2006 and Maven VCT 5's Articles, its capital redemption reserve at the date an order is made confirming such cancellation by the Court, to create a pool of distributable reserves.
Resolution 1 will be proposed as an ordinary resolution, requiring the approval of more than 50% of the votes cast at the General Meeting to be passed. Resolutions 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be proposed as special resolutions, requiring the approval of 75% or more of the votes cast at the General Meeting to be passed.
Action to be taken
At the end of this document, you will find Forms of Proxy for use at each of the General Meetings. Whether or not you propose to attend the General Meetings, you are requested to complete and return the Form of Proxy relevant to the Company, or Companies, in which you are a Shareholder so as to be received not less than 48 hours before the relevant General Meeting. Completion and return of a Form of Proxy will not prevent you from attending the meeting and voting in person should you wish to do so. A reply paid envelope is enclosed for returning Forms of Proxy in respect of the Company or Companies of which you are a Shareholder. The same envelope can be used for multiple Forms of Proxy.
Recommendations
The Maven VCT 1 Board, which has been so advised by Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP, the Company's sponsor, believes that the proposed variation to the Management and Administration Deed is fair and reasonable as far as the Shareholders of Maven VCT 1 are concerned. In providing its advice, Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP has taken into account the Maven VCT 1 Board's commercial assessment of the proposed variation to the Management and Administration Deed. The Maven VCT 1 Board (in respect of Resolution 2 having been so advised by Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP) believes that the proposals are in the best interests of its Company's Shareholders as a whole and, therefore, the Maven VCT 1 Board recommends unanimously that Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolutions to be proposed at the Company's General Meeting, as the Maven VCT 1 Directors intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings of 224,564 Shares in Maven VCT 1 (representing 0.42% of the issued share capital as at 24 September 2018, this being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document).
The Maven VCT 5 Board believes that the proposals are in the best interests of its Company's Shareholders as a whole and therefore the Maven VCT 5 Board recommend unanimously that Shareholders vote in favour of the Resolutions to be proposed at the Company's General Meeting, as the Maven VCT 5 Directors intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings of 846,998 Shares in Maven VCT 5 (representing 1.12% of the issued share capital as at 24 September 2018, this being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document).
Yours faithfully
John Pocock Allister Langlands
Chairman of Maven VCT 1 Chairman of Maven VCT 5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. Maven VCT 1
- 1.1 Maven VCT 1 was incorporated and registered in England and Wales on 12 January 2000 with limited liability as a public limited company with registered number 03908220. The principal legislation under which Maven VCT 1 operates and under which the New Shares are to be issued pursuant to the Offer will be created is CA 2006 regulation made thereunder.
- 1.2 Maven VCT 5 was incorporated and registered in England and Wales on 3 October 2000 with limited liability as a public limited company with registered number 04084875. The principal legislation under which Maven VCT 5 operates and under which the New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Maven VCT 5 Offer will be created is CA 2006 and regulations made thereunder.
2. Risk factors
- 2.1 The following are those risks which are material to the New Shares and the Companies and of which each Company's respective Directors are aware. Additional risks 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 the New Shares and the Companies.
- 2.1.1 There can be no guarantee that the investment objectives of the Companies will be achieved or that suitable investment opportunities will be identified.
- 2.1.2 The past performance of a Company or other companies or funds managed or advised by the Manager is not a guide to the future performance of that Company. No assurance can be given that profits will be achieved or that substantial losses will not be incurred.
- 2.1.3 Qualifying Investments made by the Companies will be in unquoted companies and/or AIM quoted companies, which generally have a higher risk profile than larger, fully listed companies. Qualifying Investments in such companies will not be readily marketable and, therefore, may be difficult to realise. The fact that a share is traded on AIM does not guarantee its liquidity.
- 2.1.4 Changes in legislation concerning VCTs may limit the number of Qualifying Investment opportunities, reduce the level of returns which would otherwise have been achievable or result in a Company not being able to meet its investment objective.
- 2.1.5 As a minority investor neither Maven VCT 1 nor Maven VCT 5 will control the boards of directors of investee companies and may not be in a position to fully protect its interests.
- 2.1.6 The value of an investment in Maven VCT 1 or Maven VCT 5 and the level of income derived from it may go down as well as up. Shareholders may get back less than the amount originally invested.
- 2.1.7 Shareholders should be aware that the sale of Shares within five years of their allotment will require the repayment of some or all of the 30% income tax relief obtained upon investment. Accordingly, an investment in the Companies is not suitable as a short or medium term investment.
- 2.1.8 Although each Company's existing Shares are already listed, and it is intended that the New Shares will be listed on the premium segment of the Official List and admitted to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange, it is likely that there will not be a liquid market in such New Shares (which may be partly due to up front tax relief not being available for VCT shares bought in the market and as VCT shares generally trade at a discount to net asset value) and Shareholders may have difficulty in selling their Shares as a result. Accordingly, admission to the Official List and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange should not be taken as implying that there will be a liquid market for the Shares. Shareholders may not be able to realise their investment at net asset value or at all.
- 2.1.9 The Finance (No. 2) Act 2015 introduced a maximum age limit for companies receiving VCT investments (generally seven years from first commercial sale, or ten years for knowledge
intensive companies), and a maximum amount of risk finance state aid which a company can receive over its lifetime (£12 million, or £20 million for knowledge intensive companies). There are further restrictions on the use of VCT funds received by investee companies. The Finance Act 2018 introduced a new "risk-to-capital" condition for Qualifying Investments, designed to focus investments towards earlier stage businesses, and away from investments which could be regarded as lower risk. The Companies may not make any prohibited non-qualifying investments, including those which breach the "risk-to-capital" condition. The penalty for contravention of these rules can include loss of VCT status with a resultant clawback of VCT tax reliefs from investors. These changes may mean that there are fewer opportunities for investment, that each Company may not necessarily be able to provide further investment funds for companies already in its portfolio and that there is a greater element of risk given the focus on earlier stage businesses. This could affect the returns to the Companies and their Shareholders. This could also result in dividend payments being subject to variation in terms of amount and timing, and may ultimately be determined by realisation activity and the requirement to maintain regulatory compliance with the VCT rules.
3. Directors interests
3.1 As at 24 September 2018 (being the latest practicable date before the publication of this document) the holdings of Maven VCT 1 Shares (or options in respect of the same) of the Maven VCT 1 Directors were as follows:
|
No. of |
% of issued |
|
Maven VCT 1 |
Maven VCT 1 |
| Maven VCT 1 Director |
Shares |
Share capital |
| John Pocock |
77,955 |
0.15 |
| Arthur MacMillan |
96,609 |
0.18 |
| Fiona Wollocombe |
50,000 |
0.09 |
|
|
|
3.2 As at 24 September 2018 (being the latest practicable date before the publication of this document) the holdings of Maven VCT 5 Shares (or options in respect of the same) of the Maven VCT 5 Directors were as follows:
|
No. of |
% of Issued |
|
Maven VCT 5 |
Maven VCT 5 |
| Maven VCT 5 Director |
Shares |
Share capital |
| Allister Langlands |
695,465 |
0.92 |
| Gordon Humphries |
62,090 |
0.08 |
| Charles Young |
89,443 |
0.12 |
- 3.3 None of the Maven VCT 1 Directors have a service contract with Maven VCT 1, and no such contract is proposed. However, each of the Maven VCT 1 Directors has entered into a letter of appointment for the provision of their services as directors. The fees currently payable for such services are disclosed below. The agreements are terminable by either party giving notice to the other (the length of such notice varying from no notice being required to three months' notice), subject to retirement by rotation and earlier cessation for any reason under the Maven VCT 1 Articles. There are no commission or profit sharing arrangements and no compensation is payable on termination of the agreements, and no amounts have been set aside or accrued to provide pensions, retirement or similar benefits for the directors. The annual directors' fees payable to the Maven VCT 1 Directors are: John Pocock receives £21,000, Arthur MacMillan receives £19,000 and Fiona Wollocombe receives £17,000.
- 3.4 None of the Maven VCT 5 Directors have a service contract with Maven VCT 5, and no such contract is proposed. However, each of the Maven VCT 5 Directors has entered into letters of appointment for the provision of their services as directors. The fees currently payable for such services are disclosed below. The agreements are terminable by either party giving notice to the other (the length of such notice varying from no notice being required to three months' notice), subject to retirement by rotation and earlier cessation for any reason under the Maven VCT 5 Articles. There are no commission or profit sharing arrangements and no compensation is payable on termination of the agreements, and no amounts have been set aside or accrued to provide
pensions, retirement or similar benefits for the directors. The annual directors' fees payable to the Maven VCT 5 Directors are: Allister Langlands receives £22,500, Gordon Humphries receives £21,000 and Charles Young receives £18,500.
3.5 Each Director has a statutory duty to avoid a situation where he has, or could have, a direct or indirect interest which conflicts, or may conflict, with the interests of their respective Company. A Director will not be in breach of that duty if the relevant matter has been authorised by the Board in accordance with the relevant Company's articles of association and this includes any coinvestment made by the Directors in entities in their respective Company also has an interest. Both Boards have approved a protocol for identifying and dealing with conflicts and have resolved to conduct a rules review of actual and possible conflicts.
4. Related party arrangements
- 4.1 Save for the fees paid to the Maven VCT 1 Directors (as detailed in paragraph 3.3 above) and the fees paid to Maven in respect of its management and administration arrangements (as detailed in paragraph 7.1.1.2 below), performance related incentive fees of £nil, £nil and £nil in the respective years ended 28 February 2016, 2017 and 2018 and to the date of this document in the current financial period, there were no related party transactions or fees paid by Maven VCT 1 during the years ended 28 February 2016, 2017 and 2018 or to the date of this document in the current financial year.
- 4.2 Save for the fees paid to the Maven VCT 5 Directors (as detailed in paragraph 3.4 above) and the fees paid to Maven in respect of its management and administration arrangements (as detailed in paragraph 7.2.1.1 below) and performance related incentive fees of £294,000, £149,000, and £436,000 in the respective years ended 30 November 2015, 2016 and 2017 and to the date of this document in the current financial period, there were no related party transactions or fees paid by Maven VCT 5 during the years ended 30 November 2015, 2016 and 2017 or to the date of this document in the current financial year.
5. Litigation
5.1 There have been no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (including any such proceedings which are pending or threatened of which the relevant Board is aware), during the previous 12 months, which may have or have had in the recent past significant effects on either Company's financial position or profitability.
6. No significant change
6.1 There has been no significant change in the financial position of Maven VCT 1 or Maven VCT 5 since 28 February 2018 or 31 May 2018 respectively, being the last date up to which the relevant Company has published audited/interim financial information.
7. Material contracts
7.1 Maven VCT 1
- 7.1.1 Save as disclosed in this paragraph, Maven VCT 1 has not entered, other than in the ordinary course of business, into any contract which is or may be material to Maven VCT 1 within the two years immediately preceding the publication of this document or into any contract which contains any provision under which Maven VCT 1 has any obligation or entitlement which is material to Maven VCT 1 as at the date of this document:
- 7.1.1.1 Offer Agreement dated 26 September 2018 made between Maven VCT 1, Howard Kennedy and Maven, pursuant to which Howard Kennedy has agreed to act as sponsor to the Offer and Maven has undertaken, as agent of Maven VCT 1, to use its reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers under the Offer. Neither Howard Kennedy nor Maven is obliged to subscribe for Shares under its Offer. Under the agreements, Maven VCT 1 will pay Maven an Offer Administration Fee in respect of its Offer of 2.5% of the Application Amounts in respect of applications accepted under the Offer and Maven has agreed to meet the costs of the Maven VCT 1 Offer, excluding any initial execution-only intermediary commission and excluding any
annual execution-only intermediary trail commission, and to indemnify Maven VCT 1 for any such costs in excess of this amount. Under the agreements, which may be terminated by Howard Kennedy and Maven in certain circumstances, certain warranties have been given by Maven VCT 1 and its Directors to Howard Kennedy and Maven, subject to certain limitations. Maven VCT 1 has also agreed to indemnify Howard Kennedy in respect of its role as sponsor. The warranties and indemnity are in the usual form for a contract of this type. Each agreement may be terminated by Howard Kennedy if any statement in the Prospectus is untrue, any material omission from the Prospectus arises or any breach of warranty occurs.
- 7.1.1.2 A management and administration deed dated 1 March 2015. This deed stipulated that the Manager will provide investment manager and adviser services to Maven VCT 1 in respect of its portfolio of qualifying and non-qualifying investments for a fee equal to the greater of 1.9% of the net asset value of Maven VCT 1 over the six month periods ending 28 February and 31 August in each year, before taking into consideration the effects of distributions and purchases of Maven VCT 1's own shares made during each period and subject to a minimum amount equivalent to 1.9% per annum of the net asset value of Maven VCT 1 as at the end of February in each year and a maximum amount of £1.25 million in any year. Such fee is exclusive of VAT. The Manager is also entitled to a fixed annual fee for the provision of company secretarial, accounting and other management and administrative services of £50,000 per annum which is subject to VAT. The management and administration agreement may be terminated by either party giving six months prior notice in writing at any time. The management and administration agreement may also be terminated in circumstances of breach and certain other matters.
- 7.1.1.3 A deed of variation dated 26 September 2018 between the Manager and Maven VCT 1. Under this deed the Manager and Maven VCT 1 have agreed, subject to the approval of Maven VCT 1 Shareholders at the General Meeting of Maven VCT 1 to be held on 2 November 2018, to vary the terms of the management and administration deed entered into on 1 March 2015 and referred to in paragraph 7.1.1.2 above as follows:
- (a) to increase the secretarial fee from £50,000 per annum to £100,000 per annum (exclusive of VAT);
- (b) to extend the notice periods required to be given by either Maven VCT 1 or Maven to terminate the investment management and administration deed referred to in paragraph 7.1.1.2 above from six months to 12 months;
- (c) to remove the cap on the management fee payable under the management and administration deed referred to in paragraph 7.1.1.2 above.
- 7.1.1.4 A co-investment agreement dated 19 June 2006 between Maven VCT 1 and Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited (which was subsequently novated to Maven) in respect of a co-investment scheme with Maven, whereby executive members of the manager's staff invest alongside Maven VCT 1 and other Maven managed VCTs. The scheme operates through a nominee company, controlled by Maven, which invests alongside Maven VCT 1 in each and every transaction made, including any follow on investments. The terms of the scheme ensure that all investments are made on identical terms to those of Maven VCT 1 and that no selection of investments will be allowed. The shares held under the co-investment scheme will be acquired and realised at the same time and on the same terms (in relation to the relevant securities) as shares held by Maven VCT 1 and other Maven managed VCT's, and all voting and other rights attributable to those shares will be exercised by Maven in parallel with the shares held by Maven VCT 1 and other Maven managed VCTs. Total investment by participants in the co-investment scheme is set at 5% of the aggregate amount of ordinary shares subscribed for by Maven VCT 1 and the co-investing executives, except where the only securities to be acquired by Maven VCT 1 are ordinary shares or are AIM quoted securities, in which case the investment percentage will be 1.5%. Notwithstanding the above, co-investment will
only be offered alongside the relevant investment if that co-investment would not result in the aggregate of all co-investments made in the previous calendar year exceeding 5% of Maven VCT 1's net assets.
- 7.1.1.5 The letters of appointment between Maven VCT 1 and each of the Maven VCT 1 Directors referred to in paragraph 3.3 above.
- 7.2 Maven VCT 5
- 7.2.1 Save as disclosed in this paragraph, Maven VCT 5 has not entered, other than in the ordinary course of business, into any contract which is or may be material to Maven VCT 5 within the two years immediately preceding the publication of this document or into any contract which contains any provision under which Maven VCT 5 has any obligation or entitlement which is material to Maven VCT 5 as at the date of this document:
- 7.2.1.1 An investment management and administration deed dated 1 June 2015 between Maven VCT 5 and the Manager. This agreement provides that the Manager will provide investment manager and adviser services to Maven VCT 5 in respect of its portfolio of qualifying and non-qualifying investments for a base investment management fee of 1.6% of the net asset value of the Company, payable quarterly in arrears, together with an annual performance related investment fee calculated as a sum equivalent to (1) 12.5% of the total return over cost for each new private equity investments made by the Manager that achieve a realisation, adjusted for losses incurred in respect of other new private equity investments and subject to an annual hurdle of 4% on new investments realised, (2) 7.5% of the total return over the valuation at 28 February 2011 of inherited private equity investments that achieve a realisation, adjusted for losses incurred in respect of other inherited private equity investments, and (3) 7.5% of the annual increase in the value of the inherited quoted portfolio. In the case of the inherited quoted portfolio a high watermark is reset on each occasion that a fee becomes payable. Such fees are exclusive of VAT. The Manager is also entitled to an annual fee for the provision of company secretarial, accounting and other management and administrative services of £70,000 per annum which is subject to VAT and an annual adjustment calculated on 1 March ever year to reflect any increase in the retail prices index (such fees currently being £81,000 per annum). The management and administration agreement may be terminated by either party giving twelve months prior notice in writing at any time. The management and administration agreement may also be terminated in circumstances of breach and certain other matters.
- 7.2.1.2 A co-investment arrangement between Maven VCT 5 and Maven, whereby individual members of the manager's staff invest alongside Maven VCT 5 and other Maven managed VCTs. The scheme operates through a nominee company. The terms of the scheme ensure that all investments are made on identical terms to those of Maven VCT 5 and that no selection of investments will be allowed. Total investment by participants in the co-investment scheme is set at 5% of the aggregate amount of ordinary shares subscribed for by Maven VCT 5 and the coinvesting executives, except where the only securities to be acquired by Maven VCT 5 are ordinary shares or are AIM quoted securities, in which case the investment percentage will be 1.5%. Notwithstanding the above, co-investment will only be offered alongside the relevant investment if that co-investment would not result in the aggregate of all co-investments made in the previous calendar year exceeding 5% of Maven VCT 5's net assets.
- 7.2.1.3 An offer agreement dated 26 September 2018 between Maven VCT 5, the Maven VCT 5 Directors, Howard Kennedy and the Manager, pursuant to which Howard Kennedy has agreed to act as sponsor to the Maven VCT 5 Offer and the Manager has undertaken, as agent of Maven VCT 5, to use its reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers under the Maven VCT 5 Offer. Neither Howard Kennedy nor the Manager is obliged to subscribe for Maven VCT 5 Shares under the Maven VCT 5 Offer. Under the agreement, Maven VCT 5 will pay the Manager an offer administration fee in respect of the Maven VCT 5 Offer of 2.5% of the Application
Amounts in respect of Applications accepted under the Maven VCT 5 Offer and Maven has agreed to meet the costs of the Maven VCT 5 Offer including annual execution-only intermediary commissions, but excluding any initial execution-only intermediary trail commission, which will be met by the Company, unless Maven is no longer appointed as the manager of Maven VCT 5 in which case annual trail commission will be paid by Maven VCT 5. The Manager has agreed to indemnify Maven VCT 5 against any costs of the Maven VCT 5 Offer in excess of this amount. Under the agreement, which may be terminated by Howard Kennedy and the Manager in certain circumstances, certain warranties have been given by Maven VCT 5 and the Maven VCT 5 Directors to Howard Kennedy and the Manager, subject to certain limitations. Maven VCT 5 has also agreed to indemnify Howard Kennedy in respect of its role as sponsor. The warranties and indemnity are in the usual form for a contract of this type. The agreement may be terminated by Howard Kennedy if any statement in the Prospectus is untrue, any material omission from the Prospectus arises or any breach of warranty occurs.
7.2.1.4 The letters of appointment between Maven VCT 5 and each of the Maven VCT 5 Directors referred to in paragraph 3.4 above.
8. Notifiable Interests
8.1 As at 24 September 2018 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), save as set out below Maven VCT 1 was not aware of any person who directly or indirectly, has an interest in Maven VCT 1's capital or voting rights which is notifiable under UK law:
|
No. of |
% of Issued |
|
Maven VCT 1 |
Maven VCT 1 |
| Maven VCT 1 Shareholder |
Shares |
Share capital |
| Hargreave Lansdown (Nominees) Limited (HLNOM Account) |
3,295,702 |
6.20 |
| Pershing Nominees Limited (DJCLT Account)* |
1,595,708 |
3.00 |
|
|
|
*held on behalf of Maven Capital Partners UK LLP
8.2 As at 24 September 2018 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), save as set out below Maven VCT 5 was not aware of any person who directly or indirectly, has an interest in Maven VCT 5's capital or voting rights which is notifiable under UK law:
|
No. of |
% of Issued |
|
Maven VCT 5 |
Maven VCT 5 |
| Maven VCT 5 Shareholder |
Shares |
Share capital |
| Barclays Direct Investing Nominees Limited (Client Account) |
4,188,397 |
5.55 |
| Hargreave Lansdown (Nominees) Limited (HLNOM Account) |
3,512,205 |
4.65 |
| TCAM Nominees (No.1) Limited |
3,389,609 |
4.49 |
| Pershing Nominees Limited (DJCLT Account)* |
2,832,500 |
3.75 |
|
|
|
*held on behalf of Maven Capital Partners UK LLP
9. Working Capital
- 9.1 Maven VCT 1 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.
- 9.2 Maven VCT 5 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.
10. Miscellaneous
10.1 There are no known trends, uncertainties, commitments or events which are reasonably likely to have a material effect on either Company's prospects for at least the current financial year. There have been no important events so far as the respective Boards are aware, relating to the development of either Company or their business.
10.2 Neither Company holds any shares in treasury (treasury shares being a Company's own shares that were (or are treated as having been) purchased by that Company and which have been held by that Company continuously since they were so purchased (or treated as purchased).
11. Documents available for inspection
- 11.1 Copies of the following documents will be available for inspection during usual business hours on weekdays, weekends and public holidays excepted, at the offices of Maven Capital Partners UK LLP at Fifth Floor, 1-2 Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LF whilst the Offers are open:
- 11.1.1 the articles of each Company; and
- 11.1.2 the Circular.
PART II
DEFINITIONS
| AIM |
the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange |
| Articles |
the articles of association of the relevant Company, as amended from time to time |
| Boards |
Maven VCT 1 Board and/or the Maven VCT 5 Board, as the context permits (and each a Board) |
| CA 2006 |
the Companies Act 2006 (as amended) |
| Circular |
this document |
| Companies |
Maven VCT 1 and/or Maven VCT 5 as the context permits (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 |
| Directors |
the directors of the relevant Company |
| Form(s) of Proxy |
the form(s) of proxy included in this document for use at the relevant General Meeting |
| FSMA |
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) |
| General Meeting |
the general meetings of Maven VCT 1 and Maven VCT 5 to be held on 2 November 2018 (or any adjournment thereof) at which Shareholders' approval will be sought to approve the proposals set out in this document (and each a General Meeting) |
| Listing Rules |
the Listing Rules issued by the Financial Conduct Authority under Section 73A of FSMA (as amended) |
| London Stock Exchange |
London Stock Exchange plc |
Management and Administration Deed |
the Management and Administration Deed entered into on 1 March 2015 between Maven VCT 1 and Maven Capital Partners UK LLP |
| Maven or the Manager |
Maven Capital Partners UK LLP, the investment manager to the Company, registered in England and Wales under number OC339387, whose registered office is at Fifth Floor, 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings, London EC3V 3LF |
| Maven VCT 1 |
Maven Income and Growth VCT PLC |
| Maven VCT 1 Board |
the board of directors of Maven VCT 1 |
| Maven VCT 1 Directors |
the directors of Maven VCT 1 (and each a Maven VCT 1 Director) |
| Maven VCT 1 Offer |
the offer for subscription of New Shares in Maven VCT 1 contained in the Prospectus |
| Maven VCT 1 Shares |
ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of Maven VCT 1 (and each a Maven VCT 1 Share) |
| Maven VCT 5 |
Maven Income and Growth VCT 5 PLC |
| Maven VCT 5 Board |
the board of directors of Maven VCT 5 |
| Maven VCT 5 Directors |
the directors of Maven VCT 5 (and each a Maven VCT 5 Director) |
| Maven VCT 5 Offer |
the offer for subscription of New Shares in Maven VCT 5 contained in the Prospectus |
| Maven VCT 5 Shares |
ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of Maven VCT 5 (and each a Maven VCT 5 Share) |
| Maven VCTs |
Maven VCT 1, Maven Income and Growth VCT 2 PLC, Maven Income and Growth VCT 3 PLC, Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 PLC, Maven VCT 5 and Maven Income and Growth VCT 6 PLC, as the context requires |
| New Shares |
the Maven VCT 1 Shares to be issued by Maven VCT 1 under the Maven VCT 1 Offer and/or the Maven VCT 5 Shares to be issued by Maven VCT 5 under the Maven VCT 5 Offer, as the context permits (and each a New Share) |
| NEX |
NEX Exchange (which is the successor market to the ICAP Securities & Derivatives Exchange (ISDX)) |
| Offers |
the Maven VCT 1 Offer and/or the Maven VCT 5 Offer, as the context permits (and each an Offer) |
| Prospectus |
the prospectus issued by the Companies (comprising the securities note, the registration document and the summary, each dated 26 September 2018) |
| Qualifying Company |
an unquoted company (including a company whose shares are admitted to trading on AIM or NEX) which satisfies the requirements of Part 4 of chapter 6 of the Tax Act |
| 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 the Tax Act |
| Resolutions |
the resolutions to be proposed at the General Meetings (and each a Resolution) |
| Shareholders |
holders of Shares in any or one of the Companies, or the relevant Company, as the context permits (and each a Shareholder) |
| Shares |
ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the relevant Company, as the context permits (and each a Share) |
| Tax Act |
the Income Tax Act 2007 (as amended) |
| UK |
the United Kingdom |
| VCT |
a venture capital trust as defined in Section 259 of the Tax Act |
MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT PLC
(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 03908220)
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a General Meeting of Maven Income and Growth VCT PLC (the "Company") will be held at 10.00 a.m. on 2 November 2018 at Fifth Floor, 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings, London, EC3V 3LF for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions, which will be proposed as to resolutions 1 and 2 as ordinary resolutions and as to resolutions 3, 4, 5 and 6 as special resolutions:
Ordinary Resolutions
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- That, in addition to existing authorities, the directors of the Company be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006") to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot and issue shares in the capital of the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the capital of the Company ("Rights") up to an aggregate nominal amount of £5,760,000 provided that the authority conferred by this resolution shall expire on the date falling 18 months from the passing of this resolution (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting), 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 and the directors shall be entitled to allot shares and grant Rights pursuant to any such offers or agreements as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
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- That, the proposed variations to the Management and Administration Deed dated 1 March 2015 made between the Company and Maven Capital Partners UK LLP be approved on the terms set out in the Circular to Shareholders dated 26 September 2018.
Special Resolutions
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- That, in addition to existing authorities, the directors of the Company be and hereby are empowered in accordance with sections 570 and 573 of CA 2006 to allot or make offers to or agreements to allot equity securities (which expression shall have the meaning ascribed to it in section 560(1) of the CA 2006) for cash pursuant to the authority given pursuant to resolution 1 set out above, as if section 561(1) of CA 2006 did not apply to such allotment and issue, provided that the power conferred by this resolution shall be limited to the allotment and issue of shares up to an aggregate nominal value of £5,760,000 in connection with offer(s) for subscription and provided further that the proceeds may be used, in whole or in part, to purchase the Company's shares in the market and provided further that the authority conferred by this resolution shall expire on the date falling 18 months from the passing of this resolution (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting), 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 and the directors shall be entitled to allot shares and grant Rights pursuant to any such offers or agreements as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
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- That, in article 29 of the articles of association of the Company the words "At the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2020 and, if the Company has not then been liquidated, unitised or reconstructed, at each fifth subsequent annual general meeting of the Company convened by the Directors thereafter, the Directors shall propose an ordinary resolution that the Company should continue as a venture capital trust for a further five year period" shall be deleted and substituted with the following "The Directors shall procure that at the annual general meeting of the Company held after the fifth anniversary of the last allotment of shares (from time to time) in the Company, and, if the Company has not then been liquidated, unitised or reconstructed, at each fifth subsequent annual general meeting of the Company convened by the Directors thereafter, the Directors shall propose an ordinary resolution that the Company should continue as a venture capital trust for a further five year period."
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- That, subject to the approval of the High Court of Justice, the amount standing to the credit of the Company's share premium account at the date that the court order granting the cancellation is made, be cancelled.
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- That, subject to the approval of the High Court of Justice, the amount standing to the credit of the Company's capital redemption reserve at the date that the court order granting the cancellation is made, be cancelled.
Dated: 26 September 2018
By order of the Board Registered Office: Maven Capital Partners UK LLP Fifth Floor Secretary 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings
London EC3V 3LF
NOTES:
- (i) Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting (and the number of votes that may be cast thereat), will be determined by reference to the Register of Members of the Company at the close of business on the day which is two days before the day of the meeting or of the adjourned meeting. Changes to the Register of Members of the Company after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.
- (ii) A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend, speak and vote on his or her behalf. A proxy need not also be a member but must attend the meeting to represent you. Details of how to appoint the Chairman of the meeting or another person as your proxy using the Form of Proxy are set out in the notes on the Form of Proxy. If you wish your proxy to speak on your behalf at the meeting you will need to appoint your own choice of proxy (not the Chairman) and give your instructions directly to them.
- (iii) You may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to different shares. You may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share. To appoint more than one proxy, you may copy the Form of Proxy, clearly stating on each copy the shares to which the proxy relates, or alternatively contact the Company's registrars, Link Market Services, on the non-premium rate Maven VCT helpline + 44 (0) 333 300 1566 (lines are open between 9.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate) to request additional copies of the Form of Proxy. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For legal reasons Link Market Services will be unable to give advice on the merits of the proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and returned together in the same envelope.
- (iv) The statement of the rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in paragraphs (ii) and (iii) above does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by members of the Company.
- (v) Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of CA 2006 to enjoy information rights (a "Nominated Person") may, under an agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.
- (vi) If you have been nominated to receive general shareholder communications directly from the Company, it is important to remember that your main contact in terms of your investment remains as it was (e.g. the registered shareholder, or custodian or broker, who administers the investment on your behalf). Therefore any changes or queries relating to your personal details and holding (including any administration thereof) must continue to be directed to your existing contact at your investment manager or custodian. The Company cannot guarantee dealing with matters that are directed to us in error. The only exception to this is where the Company, in exercising one of its powers under CA 2006, writes to you directly for a response.
- (vii) A Form of Proxy is enclosed with this document, along with a reply-paid envelope for its return. To be valid, the enclosed Form of Proxy for the meeting, together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified or office copy thereof, must be deposited at the offices of the Company's registrar, Link Market Services, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU, so as to be received not later than 10.00 a.m. on 31 October 2018 or 48 hours before the time appointed for any adjourned meeting or, in the case of a poll taken subsequent to the date of the meeting or adjourned meeting, so as to be received no later than 24 hours before the time appointed for taking the poll.
- (viii) If you prefer, you may return the Form of Proxy to Link Market Services in an envelope addressed to FREEPOST PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU.
- (ix) Please note that you can vote your shares electronically through the new Link Shareholder Portal Service at www.signalshares.com. If not already registered for the share portal, you will need your investor code which can be found on your share certificate. If you cannot locate your investor code, please contact Link Market Services (see note (iii) above).
- (x) Appointment of a proxy or CREST proxy instruction will not preclude a member from subsequently attending and voting at the meeting should he or she subsequently decide to do so. You can only appoint a proxy using the procedure set out in these notes and the notes to the Form of Proxy.
- (xi) CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST Personal Members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on their behalf.
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(xii) In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a 'CREST Proxy Instruction') must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited's specifications, and must contain the information required for such instruction, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy or is an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy, must, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer's agent (ID RA10) by 10.00 a.m. on 31 October 2018. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Application Host) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
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(xiii) CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors, or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular message. Normal system timings and limitations will, therefore, apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member, or sponsored member, or has appointed a voting service provider, to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting system providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings.
- (xiv) As at 25 September 2018 (being the last business day prior to the publication of this notice), the Company's issued share capital comprised 53,118,884 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, all of which carry one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 25 September 2018 was 53,118,884.
- (xv) Copies of the directors' letters of appointment, the Register of Directors' Interests in the Shares of the Company kept and a copy of the Articles will be available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during usual business hours on any weekday (Saturday and Public Holidays excluded) from the date of this notice, until the end of the General Meeting and at the place of the General Meeting for at least 15 minutes prior to and during the meeting.
- (xvi) If a corporate shareholder has appointed a corporate representative, the corporate representative will have the same powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. If more than one corporate representative has been appointed, on a vote on a show of hands on a resolution, each representative will have the same voting rights as the corporation would be entitled to. If more than one authorised person seeks to exercise a power in respect of the same shares, if they purport to exercise the power in the same way, the power is treated as exercised; if they do not purport to exercise the power in the same way, the power is treated as not exercised.
- (xvii) At the meeting, Shareholders have the right to ask questions relating to the business of the meeting and the Company is obliged under section 319A of CA 2006 to answer such questions, unless; to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation of the meeting or would involve the disclosure of confidential information, if the information has been given on the Company's website, www.mavencp.com/migvct in the form of an answer to a question, or if it is undesirable in the interests of the Company or the good order of the meeting that the question be answered.
- (xviii) Further information, including the information required by section 311A of CA 2006, regarding the meeting is available on the Company's website, www.mavencp.com/migvct
MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT 5 PLC
(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 04084875)
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a General Meeting of Maven Income and Growth VCT 5 PLC (the "Company") will be held at 10.15 a.m. on 2 November 2018 at Fifth Floor, 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings, London, EC3V 3LF (or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter following the conclusion or adjournment of the Maven Income and Growth VCT PLC general meeting to be held at 10.00 a.m. on the same day) for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions, which will be proposed as to resolution 1 as an ordinary resolution and as to resolutions 2, 3, 4 and 5 as special resolutions:
Ordinary Resolution
- That, in addition to existing authorities, the directors of the Company be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006") to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot and issue shares in the capital of the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the capital of the Company ("Rights") up to an aggregate nominal amount of £7,260,000 provided that the authority conferred by this resolution shall expire on the date falling 18 months from the passing of this resolution (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting), 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 and the directors shall be entitled to allot shares and grant Rights pursuant to any such offers or agreements as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
Special Resolutions
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- That, in addition to existing authorities, the directors of the Company be and hereby are empowered in accordance with sections 570 and 573 of CA 2006 to allot or make offers to or agreements to allot equity securities (which expression shall have the meaning ascribed to it in section 560(1) of CA 2006) for cash pursuant to the authority given pursuant to resolution 1 set out above, as if Section 561(1) of CA 2006 did not apply to such allotment and issue, provided that the power conferred by this resolution shall be limited to the allotment and issue of shares up to an aggregate nominal value of £7,260,000 in connection with offer(s) for subscription and provided further that the proceeds may be used, in whole or in part, to purchase the Company's shares in the market and provided further that the authority conferred by this resolution shall expire on the date falling 18 months from the passing of this resolution (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting), 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 and the directors shall be entitled to allot shares and grant Rights pursuant to any such offers or agreements as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
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- That, in article 160 of the articles of association of the Company the words "The Board shall procure that at the annual general meeting falling after the fifth anniversary of the last allotment (from time to time) of shares by the Company, and at every third annual general meeting thereafter, an ordinary resolution will be proposed to the effect that the Company shall continue in being as a venture capital trust." shall be deleted and substituted with the following "The Directors shall procure that at the annual general meeting after the fifth anniversary of the last allotment (from time to time) of shares by the Company, and at every fifth annual general meeting thereafter an ordinary resolution will be proposed to the effect that the Company shall continue in being as a venture capital trust for a further five year period."
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- That, subject to the approval of the High Court of Justice, the amount standing to the credit of the Company's share premium account at the date that the court order granting the cancellation is made, be cancelled.
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That, subject to the approval of the High Court of Justice, the amount standing to the credit of the Company's capital redemption reserve at the date that the court order granting the cancellation is made, be cancelled.
Dated: 26 September 2018
By order of the Board Registered Office: Maven Capital Partners UK LLP Fifth Floor Secretary 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings
London EC3V 3LF
NOTES:
- (i) Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting (and the number of votes that may be cast thereat), will be determined by reference to the Register of Members of the Company at the close of business on the day which is two days before the day of the meeting or of the adjourned meeting. Changes to the Register of Members of the Company after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.
- (ii) A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend, speak and vote on his or her behalf. A proxy need not also be a member but must attend the meeting to represent you. Details of how to appoint the Chairman of the meeting or another person as your proxy using the Form of Proxy are set out in the notes on the Form of Proxy. If you wish your proxy to speak on your behalf at the meeting you will need to appoint your own choice of proxy (not the Chairman) and give your instructions directly to them.
- (iii) You may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to different shares. You may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share. To appoint more than one proxy, you may copy the Form of Proxy, clearly stating on each copy the shares to which the proxy relates, or alternatively contact the Company's registrars, Link Market Services, on the non-premium rate Maven VCT helpline + 44 (0) 333 300 1566 (lines are open between 9.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales, calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate) to request additional copies of the Form of Proxy. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For legal reasons Link Market Services will be unable to give advice on the merits of the proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and returned together in the same envelope.
- (iv) The statement of the rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in paragraphs (ii) and (iii) above does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by members of the Company.
- (v) Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of CA 2006 to enjoy information rights (a "Nominated Person") may, under an agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.
- (vi) If you have been nominated to receive general shareholder communications directly from the Company, it is important to remember that your main contact in terms of your investment remains as it was (e.g. the registered shareholder, or custodian or broker, who administers the investment on your behalf). Therefore any changes or queries relating to your personal details and holding (including any administration thereof) must continue to be directed to your existing contact at your investment manager or custodian. The Company cannot guarantee dealing with matters that are directed to us in error. The only exception to this is where the Company, in exercising one of its powers under CA 2006, writes to you directly for a response.
- (vii) A Form of Proxy is enclosed with this document, along with a reply-paid envelope for its return. To be valid, the enclosed Form of Proxy for the meeting, together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified or office copy thereof, must be deposited at the offices of the Company's registrar, Link Market Services, PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU, so as to be received not later than 10.15 a.m. on 31 October 2018 or 48 hours before the time appointed for any adjourned meeting or, in the case of a poll taken subsequent to the date of the meeting or adjourned meeting, so as to be received no later than 24 hours before the time appointed for taking the poll.
- (viii) If you prefer, you may return the Form of Proxy to Link Market Services in an envelope addressed to FREEPOST PXS, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU.
- (ix) Please note that you can vote your shares electronically through the new Link Shareholder Portal Service at www.signalshares.com. If not already registered for the share portal, you will need your investor code which can be found on your share certificate. If you cannot locate your investor code, please contact Link Market Services (see note (iii) above).
- (x) Appointment of a proxy or CREST proxy instruction will not preclude a member from subsequently attending and voting at the meeting should he or she subsequently decide to do so. You can only appoint a proxy using the procedure set out in these notes and the notes to the Form of Proxy.
- (xi) CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST Personal Members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on their behalf.
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(xii) In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a 'CREST Proxy Instruction') must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited's specifications, and must contain the information required for such instruction, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy or is an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy, must, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer's agent (ID RA10) by 10.15 a.m. on 31 October 2018. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Application Host) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
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(xiii) CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors, or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular message. Normal system timings and limitations will, therefore, apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member, or sponsored member, or has appointed a voting service provider, to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting system providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings.
- (xiv) As at 25 September 2018 (being the last business day prior to the publication of this notice), the Company's issued share capital comprised 75,460,587 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, all of which carry one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 25 September 2018 was 75,460,587.
- (xv) Copies of the Directors' letters of appointment, the Register of Directors' Interests in the Shares of the Company kept and a copy of the Articles will be available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during usual business hours on any weekday (Saturday and Public Holidays excluded) from the date of this notice, until the end of the General Meeting and at the place of the General Meeting for at least 15 minutes prior to and during the meeting.
- (xvi) If a corporate shareholder has appointed a corporate representative, the corporate representative will have the same powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. If more than one corporate representative has been appointed, on a vote on a show of hands on a resolution, each representative will have the same voting rights as the corporation would be entitled to. If more than one authorised person seeks to exercise a power in respect of the same shares, if they purport to exercise the power in the same way, the power is treated as exercised; if they do not purport to exercise the power in the same way, the power is treated as not exercised.
- (xvii) At the meeting, Shareholders have the right to ask questions relating to the business of the meeting and the Company is obliged under Section 319A of CA 2006 to answer such questions, unless; to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation of the meeting or would involve the disclosure of confidential information, if the information has been given on the Company's website, www.mavencp.com/migvct5 in the form of an answer to a question, or if it is undesirable in the interests of the Company or the good order of the meeting that the question be answered.
- (xviii) Further information, including the information required by section 311A of CA 2006, regarding the meeting is available on the Company's website, www.mavencp.com/migvct5.
MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT PLC
FORM OF PROXY
IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS FORM OF PROXY SHOULD BE RETURNED TO LINK MARKET SERVICES, PXS, THE REGISTRY, 34 BECKENHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, KENT BR3 4TU
For use at the General Meeting of Maven Income and Growth VCT PLC (the "Company"), or at any adjournment thereof, to be held at Fifth Floor, 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings, London, EC3V 3LF at 10.00 a.m. on 2 November 2018.
I/We ........................................................................................................................................................... (Block Capitals Please)
of................................................................................................................................................................
being a Shareholder(s) of the above-named Company, appoint the Chairman of the meeting or
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of................................................................................................................................................................
to act as my/our proxy for the following number of Shares:
(insert number or 'All')
to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the General Meeting of the Company to be held at Fifth Floor, 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings, London, EC3V 3LF at 10.00 a.m. on 2 November 2018 (see note 1 below) and at every adjournment thereof and to vote for me/us on my/our behalf as directed below.
Please indicate with an 'X' if this is one of multiple proxy instructions being given.
Please indicate with an 'X' in the space below how you wish your vote to be cast. If no indication is given your proxy will vote for or against the resolution or abstain from voting as he or she thinks fit.
The proxy is directed to vote as follows:
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| Resolutions |
For |
Against |
Vote Withheld |
| 1. Approval of the authority to allot shares. |
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2. Approval of variation to Management and Administration Deed. |
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| 3. Approval of authority to disapply pre-emption rights. |
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4. Approval of amendments to the articles of association of the Company. |
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| 5. Approval of cancellation of share premium account |
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| 6. Approval of cancellation of capital redemption reserve |
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Signature.................................................................... Dated.......................................................2018
Notes to the Form of Proxy:
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- The Notice of the General Meeting (the "General Meeting") is set out in the Circular dated 26 September 2018.
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- Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting is also entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend, speak and vote instead of that member. A member may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the General Meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that member. A proxy may demand, or join in demanding, a poll. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must attend the General Meeting in order to represent his appointor. A member entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting may appoint the Chairman or another person as his proxy although the Chairman will not speak for the member. A member who wishes his proxy to speak for him should appoint his own choice of proxy (not the Chairman) and give instructions directly to that person.
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- If you wish to appoint a proxy of your own choice delete the words "the Chairman of the meeting or" and insert the name and address of the person whom you wish to appoint in the space provided.
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- To appoint one or more proxies or to give an instruction to a proxy (whether previously appointed or otherwise) via the CREST system, CREST messages must be received by the issuer's agent (ID number RA10) not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the General Meeting. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp generated by the CREST system) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message. The Company may treat as invalid a proxy appointment sent by CREST in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
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- Any alterations to the Form of Proxy should be initialled.
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- To be valid, the reply paid Form of Proxy enclosed with this document and the power of attorney or other written authority, if any, under which it is signed or an office or notarially certified copy or a copy certified in accordance with the Powers of Attorney Act 1971 of such power and written authority, must be delivered to the Company's registrars not less than 48 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) before the time appointed for holding the General Meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the Form of Proxy proposes to vote. In the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) after it is demanded, the document(s) must be delivered as aforesaid not less than 24 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) before the time appointed for taking the poll, or where the poll is taken not more than 48 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) after it was demanded, be delivered at the meeting at which the demand is made.
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- In order to revoke a proxy instruction a member will need to inform the Company by sending a signed hard copy notice clearly stating the intention to revoke the proxy appointment to the Company's registrars, Link Market Services at PXS, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU. In the case of a member which is a company, the revocation notice must be executed under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an officer of the company or an attorney for the company. Any power of attorney or any other authority under which the revocation notice is signed (or a duly certified copy of such power or authority) must be included with the revocation notice. The revocation notice must be received by the Company's registrars at least 48 hours before the General Meeting or the holding of a poll subsequently thereto. If a member attempts to revoke his or her proxy appointment but the revocation is received after the time specified then, subject to Note 11 below, the proxy appointment will remain valid.
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- You may submit your proxy electronically using the Shareholder Portal Service at www.signalshares.com . If not already registered for the share portal, you will need your investor code which can be found on your share certificate. If you cannot locate your investor code, please contact Link Market Services, between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday to Friday (except UK public holidays) on the non-premium rate Maven VCT helpline + 44 (0) 333 300 1566. Calls to Link Market Services' helpline are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls to the helpline from outside the UK will be charged at the applicable international rate. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes.
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- In the case of a corporation, this form must be executed under its common seal or signed on its behalf by its attorney or a duly authorised officer of the corporation.
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- In the case of joint Shareholders, any one of them may sign. The vote of the person whose name stands first in the register of members will be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders.
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- Completion and return of a Form of Proxy will not preclude a member of the Company from attending and voting in person. If a member appoints a proxy and that member attends the General Meeting in person, the proxy appointment will automatically be terminated.
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- A vote withheld is not a vote in law, which means that the vote will not be counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolution. If no voting indication is given, the proxy will vote or abstain from voting at his or her discretion. The proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he or she thinks fit in relation to any other matter which is put before the General Meeting.
MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT 5 PLC
FORM OF PROXY
IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS FORM OF PROXY SHOULD BE RETURNED TO LINK MARKET SERVICES, PXS, THE REGISTRY, 34 BECKENHAM ROAD, BECKENHAM, KENT BR3 4TU
For use at the General Meeting of Maven Income and Growth VCT 5PLC (the "Company"), or at any adjournment thereof, to be held at Fifth Floor, 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings, London, EC3V 3LF at 10.15 a.m. on 2 November 2018.
I/We ........................................................................................................................................................... (Block Capitals Please)
of................................................................................................................................................................
being a Shareholder(s) of the above-named Company, appoint the Chairman of the meeting or
................................................................................................................................................................... (Block Capitals Please)
of................................................................................................................................................................
to act as my/our proxy for the following number of Shares:
(insert number or 'All')
to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the General Meeting of the Company to be held at Fifth Floor, 1-2 Royal Exchange Buildings, London, EC3V 3LF at 10.15 a.m. on 2 November 2018 (see note 1 below) and at every adjournment thereof and to vote for me/us on my/our behalf as directed below.
Please indicate with an 'X' if this is one of multiple proxy instructions being given.
Please indicate with an 'X' in the space below how you wish your vote to be cast. If no indication is given your proxy will vote for or against the resolution or abstain from voting as he or she thinks fit.
The proxy is directed to vote as follows:
| Resolutions |
For |
Against |
Vote Withheld |
| 1. Approval of the authority to allot shares. |
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| 2. Approval of authority to disapply pre-emption rights. |
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3. Approval of amendments to the articles of association of the Company. |
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| 4. Approval of cancellation of share premium account |
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| 5. Approval of cancellation of capital redemption reserve |
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Signature.................................................................... Dated.......................................................2018
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Notes to the Form of Proxy:
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- The Notice of the General Meeting (the "General Meeting") is set out in the Circular dated 26 September 2018.
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- Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting is also entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend, speak and vote instead of that member. A member may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the General Meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that member. A proxy may demand, or join in demanding, a poll. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must attend the General Meeting in order to represent his appointor. A member entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting may appoint the Chairman or another person as his proxy although the Chairman will not speak for the member. A member who wishes his proxy to speak for him should appoint his own choice of proxy (not the Chairman) and give instructions directly to that person.
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- If you wish to appoint a proxy of your own choice delete the words "the Chairman of the meeting or" and insert the name and address of the person whom you wish to appoint in the space provided.
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- To appoint one or more proxies or to give an instruction to a proxy (whether previously appointed or otherwise) via the CREST system, CREST messages must be received by the issuer's agent (ID number RA10) not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the General Meeting. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp generated by the CREST system) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message. The Company may treat as invalid a proxy appointment sent by CREST in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
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- Any alterations to the Form of Proxy should be initialled.
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- To be valid, the reply paid Form of Proxy enclosed with this document and the power of attorney or other written authority, if any, under which it is signed or an office or notarially certified copy or a copy certified in accordance with the Powers of Attorney Act 1971 of such power and written authority, must be delivered to the Company's registrars not less than 48 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) before the time appointed for holding the General Meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the Form of Proxy proposes to vote. In the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) after it is demanded, the document(s) must be delivered as aforesaid not less than 24 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) before the time appointed for taking the poll, or where the poll is taken not more than 48 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) after it was demanded, be delivered at the meeting at which the demand is made.
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- In order to revoke a proxy instruction a member will need to inform the Company by sending a signed hard copy notice clearly stating the intention to revoke the proxy appointment to the Company's registrars, Link Market Services at PXS, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU. In the case of a member which is a company, the revocation notice must be executed under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an officer of the company or an attorney for the company. Any power of attorney or any other authority under which the revocation notice is signed (or a duly certified copy of such power or authority) must be included with the revocation notice. The revocation notice must be received by the Company's registrars at least 48 hours before the General Meeting or the holding of a poll subsequently thereto. If a member attempts to revoke his or her proxy appointment but the revocation is received after the time specified then, subject to Note 11 below, the proxy appointment will remain valid.
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- You may submit your proxy electronically using the Shareholder Portal Service at www.signalshares.com. If not already registered for the share portal, you will need your investor code which can be found on your share certificate. If you cannot locate your investor code, please contact Link Market Services, between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday to Friday (except UK public holidays) on the non-premium rate Maven VCT helpline + 44 (0) 333 300 1566. Calls to Link Market Services' helpline are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls to the helpline from outside the UK will be charged at the applicable international rate. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes.
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- In the case of a corporation, this form must be executed under its common seal or signed on its behalf by its attorney or a duly authorised officer of the corporation.
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- In the case of joint Shareholders, any one of them may sign. The vote of the person whose name stands first in the register of members will be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders.
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- Completion and return of a Form of Proxy will not preclude a member of the Company from attending and voting in person. If a member appoints a proxy and that member attends the General Meeting in person, the proxy appointment will automatically be terminated.
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- A vote withheld is not a vote in law, which means that the vote will not be counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolution. If no voting indication is given, the proxy will vote or abstain from voting at his or her discretion. The proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he or she thinks fit in relation to any other matter which is put before the General Meeting.