Prospectus • Dec 20, 2019
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If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from your bank manager, stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser authorised pursuant to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (FSMA).
Registered in England & Wales under number 05153931
Offer for subscription to raise up to £10 million, with an overallotment facility to raise up to a further £5 million
Registered in England & Wales under number 03946235
Offer for subscription to raise up to £15 million, with an overallotment facility to raise up to a further £5 million
Growth 4 VCT plc Registered in England & Wales
Mobeus Income &
under number 03707697 ISIN: GB00B01WL239 ISIN: GB00B0LKLZ05 ISIN: GB00B1FMDH51 ISIN: GB00B29BN198
Offer for subscription to raise up to £8 million, with an overallotment facility to raise up to a further £5 million
Registered in England & Wales under number 04069483
Offer for subscription to raise up to £5 million, with an overallotment facility to raise up to a further £5 million
This document constitutes a supplementary prospectus issued by Mobeus Income & Growth VCT plc (MIG), Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT plc (MIG 2), Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc (MIG 4) and The Income & Growth VCT plc (I&G) (together the Companies and each a Company) and prepared in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation Rules made under FSMA and approved by the FCA (Supplementary Prospectus).
This Supplementary Prospectus is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Securities Note, Registration Document and Summary, dated 25 October 2019 (Prospectus) issued by the Companies, such Prospectus set out details of offers for subscription to raise, in aggregate, up to £38 million with overallotment facilities to raise, in aggregate, up to a further £20 million through the issue of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of each Company (Offers and each an Offer). The Companies (other than MIG 2) have each announced utilisation of their over-allotment facilities.
This Supplementary Prospectus has been prepared in accordance with Regulation (EU 2017/1129) and has been approved by the FCA as competent authority under Regulation (EU 2017/1129). The FCA only approves this Supplementary Prospectus as meeting the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by Regulation (EU 2017/1129) and such approval shall not constitute an endorsement of the securities or the issuers that are the subject of the Prospectus.
Except as expressly stated herein, or unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions used or referred to in the Prospectus also apply in this Supplementary Prospectus. To the extent that there is any inconsistency between (a) any statement in this Supplementary Prospectus or any statement incorporated by reference into the Prospectus by this Supplementary Prospectus and (b) any other statement in or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, the statements in (a) above will prevail.
In connection with the Offers, Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP, the sponsor to the Offers, and Mobeus Equity Partners LLP (Mobeus), the promoter to the Offers, are acting for the Companies and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Companies for providing the protections afforded to customers of Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP and Mobeus respectively (subject to the responsibilities and liabilities imposed by FSMA and the regulatory regime established thereunder) in providing advice in relation to the Offers. Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP and Mobeus are authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA.
The publication of this Supplementary Prospectus is a regulatory requirement under the Prospectus Regulation Rules and Section 87G of FSMA following the occurrence of the events referred to below. The Prospectus Regulation Rules and section 87G of FSMA require the issue of a supplementary prospectus if, in the relevant period (being, for these purposes, the later of the closure of the relevant Offer and the time when trading in the Offer Shares issued under the Offer on the London Stock Exchange begins), there exists or is noted a significant new factor, material mistake or inaccuracy relating to the information included in the Prospectus relating to the relevant Offers.
The directors of MIG are Clive Nicholas Boothman, Bridget Elisabeth Guérin and Catherine Alison Wall.
The directors of MIG 2 are Ian Marcel Blackburn, Sally Louise Duckworth and Adam Fletcher Downs Kingdon.
The directors of MIG 4 are Christopher Mark Moore, Helen Rachelle Sinclair, Graham Douglas Paterson and Christopher Stephen Burke (appointed on 26 November 2019).
The directors of I&G are Jonathan Harry Cartwright, Helen Rachelle Sinclair and Justin Paul Ward (appointed on12 November 2019).
The Companies and the directors of the Companies (Directors), whose names are set out above, accept responsibility for the information contained in the Prospectus and this Supplementary Prospectus. To the best of the knowledge of the Company and the Directors, the information contained in the Prospectus and this Supplementary Prospectus is in accordance with the facts and the Prospectus and this Supplementary Prospectus makes no omission likely to affect its import.
Significant new factor – I&G annual statutory accounts for the financial year ended 30 September 2019 (2019 I&G Annual Report).
On 6 December 2019 I&G published the 2019 I&G Annual Report. I&G's auditors, BDO LLP, in respect of the financial year ended 30 September 2019 have reported on the annual statutory accounts without qualification and without statements under sections 495 to 497 of CA 2006.
The annual statutory accounts for the year ended 30 September 2019 were prepared in accordance with UK generally accepted accounting practice (GAAP), the fair value rules of the Companies Acts and the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Financial Statements of Investment Trust Companies and Venture Capital Trusts'. The 2019 I&G Annual Report contains a description of I&G's financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operation and is being incorporated by reference into the Prospectus and can be accessed at the following website:
Where the 2019 I&G Annual Report makes reference to other documents, such other documents are not incorporated into and do not form part of the Prospectus. The two tables below comprise a cross-referenced list of information incorporated by reference. The parts of these documents which are not being incorporated by reference are not relevant for an investor or are covered elsewhere in the Prospectus or this Supplementary Prospectus.
| Description | 2019 Annual Report |
|---|---|
| Balance Sheet | Page 48 |
| Income Statement (or equivalent) | Page 47 |
| Statement showing all changes in equity (or equivalent note) | Pages 49 to 50 |
| Cash Flow Statement | Page 51 |
| Accounting Policies and Notes | Pages 52 to 71 |
| Auditor's Report | Pages 42 to 46 |
Such information also includes operating/financial reviews as follows:
| Description | 2019 Annual Report |
|---|---|
| Objective | Page 5 |
| Performance Summary | Pages 7 to 10 |
| Results & Dividend | Page 1 |
| Investment Policy | Page 26 |
| Chairman's Statement | Pages 2 to 4 |
| Manager's Review | Pages 11 to 15 |
| Portfolio Summary | Pages 20 to 25 |
| Valuation Policy | Page 58 |
This information has been prepared in a form consistent with that which will be adopted in I&G's next published annual financial statements having regard to accounting standards and policies and legislation applicable to those financial statements.
Certain financial information of I&G is also set out below:
| Year ended 30 September 2019 (audited) |
|
|---|---|
| Investment income | £3,130,823 |
| Profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation | £5,851,000 |
| Earnings per I&G share | 5.60p |
| Dividends paid per I&G Share (in the period) | 5.00p |
| Dividends paid per I&G Share (in respect of the period) | 6.00p |
| Total assets | £81,950,060 |
| Net assets | £81,728,079 |
| NAV per I&G share | 79.12p |
There has been no significant change in the financial performance or financial position of I&G since 30 September 2019, the date to which the last annual audited financial statements for I&G have been published.
As a result of the publication of the 2019 I&G Annual Report, the Summary is supplemented as follows:
Additional information relevant to closed end funds (as at 30 September 2019 (audited) unless otherwise stated):
| Share class | Net assets | No. of I&G Shares | NAV per I&G Share | Historical performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary | £81.73 million | 103,302,857 | 79.12p | 78.03p (as at 31 March |
| Total | £81.73 million | 103,302,857 | 2019 (unaudited)) |
Income statement for closed end funds:
| Year ended 30 September 2019 (audited) | |
|---|---|
| Total income before operating expenses | £3,130,823 |
| Net profit/(loss) on ordinary activities before taxation | £5,851,000 |
| Performance fee (accrued/paid) | £nil |
| Investment management fee (accrued/paid) | £1,785,096 |
| Any other material fees (accrued/paid) to service providers | £176,776 |
| Earnings per I&G share | 5.60p |
| Dividends per I&G Share (in the period) | 5.00p |
| Dividends paid per I&G Share (in respect of the period) | 6.00p |
| Total assets | £81,950,060 |
| NAV per I&G share | 79.12p |
| Year ended 30 September 2019 (audited) | |
|---|---|
| Total net assets | £81.73 million |
The Offers are being made on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Prospectus. The publication of this Supplementary Prospectus triggers the right for investors to withdraw their applications made in respect of the Offers under section 87Q of FSMA and Prospectus Rule Regulation 3.4.1. The right of withdrawal is only granted to those investors who have already agreed to purchase or subscribe for Offer Shares before publication of this Supplementary Prospectus and where the Offer Shares have not been delivered to investors at the time the 2019 I&G Annual Report was published. The Company will accept withdrawals of applications by telephone or by post until 5.00 p.m. on 24 December 2019. Investors who wish to withdraw their applications should contact Mobeus on 020 7024 7600 or [email protected] or by writing to the receiving
agent The City Partnership (UK) Limited, 110 George Street, Edinburgh EH1 2EG (no investment, financial or tax advice can be given). Investors should seek their own legal advice in regard to such withdrawal rights.
Copies of the Prospectus and this Supplementary Prospectus are available free of charge from the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM) and the promoter of the Offers:
Mobeus Equity Partners LLP telephone: 020 7024 7600 London SW1Y 4EX email: [email protected]
30 Haymarket download: www.mobeusequity.co.uk/investor-area
20 December 2019
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