Interim / Quarterly Report • May 10, 2022
Interim / Quarterly Report
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Half-Year Report and Financial Statements
for the half year ended 31 March 2022
PCGH ZDP Plc (the 'Company') is a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales on 30 March 2017, with registration number 10700107. The principal legislation under which the Company operates is the Companies Act 2006. The Company's zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares have a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Lisa Arnold (Chair) Andrew Fleming Neal Ransome Jeremy Whitley
Polar Capital LLP 16 Palace Street London SW1E 5JD
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Atria One, 144 Morrison Street Edinburgh EH3 8EX
Equiniti Limited Aspect House, Spencer Road Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA
Registered Office 16 Palace Street London SW1E 5JD
Polar Capital Secretarial Services Limited 16 Palace Street London SW1E 5JD
HSBC Bank plc 8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ
Exchange House, Primrose Street London EC2A 2EG
Company identification codes: TICKER: PGHZ LEI: 5493004C3YRF9HEVQI09 SEDOL: BDHXP96 ISIN: GB00BDHXP963
for the half year ended 31 March 2022
This interim management report is provided in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR) 4.2.7 and 4.2.8.
The Company is a public limited company with the sole purpose of issuing zero dividend preference (ZDP) shares and advancing the proceeds of the issue, by way of a loan, to the parent company. The Company is managed by a board of non-executive directors and the day to day operations are delegated to the Investment Manager, Polar Capital LLP. The Company's entire ordinary share capital is owned by the parent company while the ZDP shares have a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange. The parent company, Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust Plc (PCGH) and the Company form the Group (the Group).
The sole objective of the Company is to repay the ZDP shareholders, on 19 June 2024, their entitlement to 122.99 pence per ZDP share. The performance of the Company in meeting this objective is directly linked to the performance of the parent company. To meet such objective, the parent company has provided an undertaking to the Company, whereby any shortfall between the final capital entitlement of 122.99 pence per ZDP share and the aggregate principal amount and interest due pursuant to the undertaking will be met in full by the parent company.
The Directors who served in office during the six months under review are as follows:
All of the Directors are also serving directors of the parent company and therefore have an indirect interest in the loan and undertaking entered into by the Company and parent. The Directors are aware of the recently published FCA Diversity and Inclusion Policy and will report in connection with this in the Annual Report.
There have been no changes to the risks and uncertainties within the six months under review to those reported in the last annual report, and there were no events or otherwise during the period under review which had any significant effect on the Company, its objective or purpose.
The board acknowledges its ultimate responsibility for managing the risks associated with the Company. The principal risks and uncertainties as identified by the Board are detailed below:
The primary risk to the ZDP shareholders is that the assets of the Company are insufficient to repay the final capital entitlement of the ZDP Shares of 122.99 pence per share on the repayment date of 19 June 2024. The payment will be dependent on the parent company's ability to comply with its obligations under the loan and the undertaking.
There is a risk that there may not be a liquid secondary market for the ZDP shares. The investment should therefore be regarded as long-term in nature and should not be considered a suitable short-term investment.
Going Concern and Future Developments
The board monitors the financial position of the Company and Group and confirms that there continues to be a reasonable expectation that there are adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Board continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial results of the Company. The Company does not have, and does not expect to have, any other business interests, and the current activities of the Company are expected to continue until the scheduled ZDP Repayment Date of 19 June 2024 at which time the Company will enter into voluntary liquidation.
The Directors of PCGH ZDP Plc confirm to the best of their knowledge that:
The half year financial report for the six-month period to 31 March 2022 has not been audited or reviewed by the Auditors. The half year financial report was approved by the Board on 9 May 2022.
Approved by the Board of Directors and signed on its behalf by:
Lisa Arnold Chair 9 May 2022
For the half year ended 31 March 2022
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Audited) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half year ended 31 March 2022 |
Half year ended 31 March 2021 |
Year ended 30 September 2021 |
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| Total | Total | Total | ||
| Return | Return | Return | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | |
| Loan interest | 2 | 442,084 | 431,300 | 871,073 |
| Contribution from parent | 3 | 98,842 | 93,872 | 191,073 |
| Total income | 540,926 | 525,172 | 1,062,146 | |
| Total expenses | - | - | - | |
| Profit before finance costs and tax | 540,926 | 525,172 | 1,062,146 | |
| Finance costs | ||||
| Appropriation to ZDP shares | 4 | (540,926) | (525,172) | (1,062,146) |
| Total finance costs | (540,926) | (525,172) | (1,062,146) | |
| Result before taxation | - | - | - | |
| Taxation | - | - | - | |
| Net result for the period and total comprehensive income |
- | - | - |
The amounts dealt with in the Statement of Comprehensive Income are all derived from continuing activities.
For the half year ended 31 March 2022
| (Unaudited) Half year ended 31 March 2022 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Called up share capital £ |
Capital reserve £ |
Total equity £ |
|
| Total equity at 1 October 2021 | 50,000 | - | 50,000 |
| Result and total comprehensive income for the half year ended 31 March 2022 |
- | - | - |
| Total equity at 31 March 2022 | 50,000 | - | 50,000 |
| (Unaudited) Half year ended 31 March 2021 |
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| Called up share | |||
| capital £ |
Capital reserve £ |
Total equity £ |
|
| Total equity at 1 October 2020 | 50,000 | - | 50,000 |
| Result and total comprehensive income for the half year ended 31 March 2021 |
- | - | - |
| Total equity at 31 March 2021 | 50,000 | - | 50,000 |
| (Audited) Year ended 30 September 2021 |
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| Called up share capital £ |
Capital reserve £ |
Total equity £ |
|
| Total equity at 1 October 2020 | 50,000 | - | 50,000 |
| Result and total comprehensive income for the year ended 30 September 2021 |
- | - | - |
| Total equity at 30 September 2021 | 50,000 | - | 50,000 |
As at 31 March 2022
| (Unaudited) 31 March 2022 |
(Unaudited) 31 March 2021 |
(Audited) 30 September 2021 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Non-current assets | |||
| Loan to parent company | 37,007,893 | 35,929,993 | 36,466,967 |
| Current assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Total assets | 37,057,893 | 35,979,993 | 36,516,967 |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Zero dividend preference shares | (37,007,893) | (35,929,993) | (36,466,967) |
| Total liabilities | (37,007,893) | (35,929,993) | (36,466,967) |
| Net assets | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Equity attributable to equity shareholders | |||
| Called up share capital | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Capital reserve | - | - | - |
| Total equity | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
These financial statements of PCGH ZDP Plc were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 9 May 2022. They were subsequently signed by:
Lisa Arnold
Chair
For the half year ended 31 March 2022
| (Unaudited) Half Year Ended 31 March 2022 |
(Unaudited) Half Year Ended 31 March 2021 |
(Audited) Year Ended 30 September 2021 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit before finance costs and taxation | 540,926 | 525,172 | 1,062,146 |
| Net cash inflow from operating activities | 540,926 | 525,172 | 1,062,146 |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Increase in payables | (540,926) | (525,172) | (1,062,146) |
| Net cash outflow from financing activities | (540,926) | (525,172) | (1,062,146) |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period |
50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period |
50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
For the half year ended 31 March 2022
The Company's financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention modified to include the revaluation of certain investments. In line with the Company's parent, the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted International Accounting Standards (IAS), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which comprise standards and interpretations approved by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
The financial information in this half year report does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial information for the half year ended 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2021 have not been audited. The figures and financial information for the year ended 30 September 2021 are an extract from the latest published accounts and do not constitute statutory accounts for that period.
Full statutory accounts for the year ended 30 September 2021, prepared under IFRS, including the report of the auditors which was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis and did not contain a statement under section 498 of the Companies Act 2006, have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The Company's accounting policies have not varied from those described in the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2021.
The Company's presentational currency is pounds sterling. Pounds sterling is also the functional currency of the Company because it is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates.
Under a Loan Agreement the gross initial ZDP Placing proceeds have been lent to the Parent, Polar Capital Global Healthcare plc. The Loan agreement provides that interest will accrue daily at an annual rate of 2.5% compounded annually.
The contribution represents the additional funding required from the parent to meet the entitlement due to the ZDP shareholders at the period end. The contribution from the parent as at 31 March 2022 was £98,842 (31 March 2021: £93,872, 30 September 2021: £191,073).
The ZDP shares are designed to provide a pre-determined capital growth from their original issue price of 100p on 19 June 2017 to a Final Capital. Entitlement of 122.99 on 20 June 2024. The initial capital of 100p at 19 June 2017 will increase at an interest rate of 3% compounding annually. The provision for the capital growth entitlement on the ZDP shares is included as a finance cost.
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Audited) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Year Ended | Half Year Ended | Year Ended | |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 March 2021 | 30 September 2021 | |
| Calculated entitlement of ZDP | |||
| shareholders (£) | 37,007,893 | 35,929,993 | 36,466,967 |
| ZDP shares in issue at the end of the year | 32,128,437 | 32,128,437 | 32,128,437 |
| Net asset value per ZDP share (pence) | 115.19 | 111.83 | 113.50 |
The Company has provided an interest-bearing loan to its parent company, Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust Plc. The loan is carried at amortised cost, which represents the initial cost of the loan plus accrued interest and any contribution due from the parent to meet the total ZDP entitlement. As at 31 March 2022, £37,007,893 was due from the parent company in respect of the loan (31 March 2021: £35,929,993 and 30 September 2021: £36,466,967).
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