Prospectus • Oct 29, 2014
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Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as 'Elements'. The Elements are numbered in Sections A to E (A.1 to E.7).
This summary contains all the Elements required to be included in a summary for this type of securities and issuer. Because some Elements are not required to be addressed there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements.
Even though an Element may be required to be inserted into the summary because of the type of securities and issuer, it is possible that no relevant information can be given regarding the Element. In this case a short description of the Element is included in the summary with the mention of 'not applicable'.
| Element | Disclosure requirement |
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| A.1 | Warning | This summary should be read as an introduction to the Prospectus. Any decision to invest in Hydro 2 Shares should be based on consideration of the Prospectus as a whole by the investor. Where a claim relating to the information contained in the Prospectus is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor might, under the national legislation of the Member States of the European Union, have to bear the costs of translating the Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated. Civil liability attaches only to those persons who have tabled this summary, including any translation thereof, but only if the summary is misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of the Prospectus or it does not provide, when read together with other parts of the Prospectus, key information in order to aid investors when considering whether to invest in the securities being offered. |
| A.2 | Use of Prospectus by financial intermediaries |
The Company and the Directors consent to the use of the Prospectus, and accept responsibility for the content of the Prospectus, with respect to subsequent resale or final placement of securities by financial intermediaries, from the date of the Prospectus until the close of the Offer. The Offer is expected to close on or before 12 noon on 30 April 2015, unless previously extended by the Directors, but may not extend beyond 28 October 2015. There are no conditions attaching to this consent. Financial intermediaries must give investors information on the terms and conditions of the offer at the time they introduce the offer to investors. |
| Element | Disclosure requirement |
Disclosure |
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| B.1 | Legal and commercial name |
Triple Point Income VCT plc. |
| B.2 | Domicile and legal form |
The Company was incorporated and registered in England and Wales on 7 November 2007 as a public company limited by shares under the Companies Act 1985 with registered number 6421083. The Company operates under the Companies Act 2006 and regulations made under the Companies Act 2006. The Company changed its name from TP70 2008(I) VCT plc to Triple Point Income VCT plc on 14 January 2013 following the merger between the Company, TP70 2008(II) VCT plc, and TP12(I) VCT plc, which completed on 21 November 2012. |
| B.5 | Group description |
Not applicable. The Company is not part of a group. | |||||||||||
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| B.6 | Major shareholders |
As at the date of this document, 1,439,843 Ordinary Shares are held by Schroders plc, representing 3.8% of the voting rights of the Shares. The Company is not aware of any person or persons who (i) save in respect of the Ordinary Shares held by Schroders plc, have, or who following the Offer will or could have, directly or indirectly voting rights representing 3% or more of the issued share capital of the Company or (ii) can, or could following the Offer, directly or indirectly exercise control over the Company. There are no different voting rights for any Shareholder. |
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| B.7 | Key financial information |
Selected historical financial information relating to the Company which extracted without material adjustment from the audited and unaudited financial statements referenced in the following tables, is set out below: |
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| Audited financial results for the year ended 31 March 2012 |
Audited financial results for the year ended 31 March 2013 |
March 2014 | Audited financial results for the year ended 31 | ||||||||||
| TP70 2008(I) |
Ords | A Ords |
B Ords | Total | Ords | A Ords |
B Ords |
C Ords | Total | ||||
| Net assets (£'000) |
18,805 | 37,193 | 4,221 | 3,286 | 44,700 | 15,587 | 4,215 | 0 | 6,873 | 26,675 | |||
| Net Asset Value per Share (p) |
81.41 | 81.06 | 82.26 | 92.72 | n/a | 79.03 | 82.15 | 0 | 98.38 | n/a | |||
| Dividend per Share (p) (paid in the period) |
1.52 | 1.35* | 0.00 | 0.00 | n/a | 4.11 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | |||
| Investment Return (£'000) |
235 | 1,088 | 122 | 0 | 1,210 | 1,200 | 195 | 0 | nil | 1,395 | |||
| Expenses (£'000) |
438 | 539 | 31 | 4 | 574 | 422 | 54 | 0 | 21 | 497 | |||
| Profit / (loss) before taxation (£'000) |
(203) | 549 | 91 | (4) | 636 | 778 | 141 | 0 | (21) | 898 | |||
| Expenses as a percentage of average Shareholders' funds (%) |
2.33 | 1.45 | 0.73 | 0.12 | 1.28 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | |||
| Total comprehensive income/(loss) (after tax) |
(232) | 477 | 90 | (3) | 564 | 686 | 130 | 0 | (17) | 799 |
| In seeking to achieve its objectives, the Company will invest on the basis of the following conservative principles: |
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| (a) | TPIM will seek investments where robust due diligence has been undertaken; |
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| (b) | TPIM will favour investments where there is a high level of access to material financial and other information on an ongoing basis (as a condition for investing in a company, the Company may nominate directors to the boards of investee companies); |
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| (c) | TPIM will seek to minimise the risk of losses when investing through careful analysis of the collateral available to investee companies; |
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| (d) | TPIM will target investments where there is a strong relationship with the key decision makers. |
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| Qualifying Investments | ||
| or exit. | The Company will pursue investments in a range of sectors and where the type of business being targeted meets its investment criteria. The objective is to build a diversified portfolio of young unquoted companies which are cash generative and therefore capable of producing predictable income for the Company prior to realisation |
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| Although investments will be sought in a range of sectors, the Company's portfolio will comprise companies with certain characteristics; for example clear commercial and financial objectives, strong customer relationships and, where possible, tangible assets with value. The Company will focus on identifying businesses typically with predictable revenues from a high-quality customer base. Businesses with assets providing valuable security may also be considered. The objective is to reduce the risk of capital value volatility by selecting businesses with stable valuation characteristics and to provide investors with an attractive income stream. |
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| following: | The criteria against which investment targets would be assessed will include the | |
| (a) | an attractive valuation at the time of the investment; | |
| (b) | managed risk of capital losses; | |
| (c) | predictability and reliability of the company's cash flows; | |
| (d) | the quality of the business's counterparties, suppliers and market position; | |
| (e) | the sector in which the business is active. The Company will focus on sectors where its capital can be used to create growth but not where returns are speculative. Key target sectors include energy, entertainment and social enterprise. |
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| (f) | the quality of the company's assets; | |
| (g) | the opportunity to structure an investment that can produce distributable income; |
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| (h) | the prospect of achieving an exit after 5 years. | |
| Non-Qualifying Investments | ||
| The Non-Qualifying Investments will consist of cash, cash-based similar liquid |
| investments and investments of a similar profile to the Qualifying Investments and with an expected realisation date which meets the cash requirements of the VCT. |
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| Borrowing Powers | ||
| The Company has no present intention of utilising direct borrowing as a strategy for improving or enhancing returns. To the extent that borrowing is required, the Directors will restrict the borrowings of the Company and exercise all voting and other rights or powers of control over its subsidiary undertakings (if any) to ensure that the aggregate amount of money borrowed by the group, being the Company and any subsidiary undertakings for the time being, (excluding intra-group borrowings), shall not without the previous sanction of an ordinary resolution of the Company exceed 30% of its NAV at the time of any borrowing. |
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| It is proposed to amend the Company's investment policy at the General Meeting so that the criteria against which investment targets would be assessed referred to above that relates to the prospect of achieving an exit after 5 years shall be restricted to the Ordinary Share Fund and the A Ordinary Share Fund. |
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| B.35 | Borrowing limits |
The Directors will restrict the borrowings of the Company in accordance with the Company's articles of association which provide that the aggregate amount of money that can be borrowed by the group, being the Company and any subsidiary undertakings for the time being, (excluding intra-group borrowings), shall not, without the previous sanction of an ordinary resolution of the Company, exceed 30% of its NAV at the time of any borrowing. |
| B.36 | Regulatory status |
The Company is authorised and regulated by the FCA as a self managed alternative investment fund. |
| B.37 | Typical investor |
The profile of a typical investor will be an ordinary retail, sophisticated, high net worth or professional individual with sufficient income and capital such that his investment in the Company can be tied up for at least five years, who is attracted by the income tax relief available for a VCT investment, and who seeks a venture capital strategy focused on capital stability and early realisations. |
| B.38 | Investment of 20% or more in a single underlying asset or investment company |
Not applicable. The Company will not invest more than 20% in a single underlying asset or investment company. |
| B.39 | Investment of 40% or more in a single underlying asset or investment company |
Not applicable. The Company will not invest more than 40% in a single underlying asset or investment company. |
| B.40 | Applicant's service providers |
Investment management arrangement Under an agreement ("the IMA") dated 14 December 2007, as amended, between the Company and Triple Point, Triple Point provides discretionary and advisory investment management services to the Company in respect of its portfolio of investments in accordance with the provisions of the IMA. |
| Under the terms of the IMA: | |
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| in respect of the fund representing the Ordinary Shares issued prior to the ESBB, Triple Point will receive 1% of any amounts returned to holders of Ordinary Shares issued prior to the ESBB; |
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| in respect of the fund representing the Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the ESBB and upon the conversion of the B Ordinary Shares to Ordinary Shares, Triple Point will receive investment management fees (exclusive of VAT) equal to 1.5% per annum of that fund's NAV up to 30 April 2018 and thereafter 1% of any amounts returned to holders of Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the ESBB; |
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| in respect of the A Ordinary Share Fund, Triple Point will receive investment management fees (exclusive of VAT) equal to 1.5% per annum of the A Ordinary Share Fund's NAV up to 30 April 2017 and thereafter 1% of any amounts returned to holders of A Ordinary Shares; |
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| in respect of the C Ordinary Share Fund, investment management fees (exclusive of VAT) equal to 2.0% per annum of the C Ordinary Share Fund's NAV, payable quarterly in arrear; |
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| in respect of the C Ordinary Share Fund, a performance incentive fee based upon returns to holders of C Ordinary Shares. The amount of the performance incentive fee payable is based on the payment of dividends to holders of C Ordinary Shares. To the extent that, on the payment of any dividend to holders of C Ordinary Shares, the total of all dividends per C Ordinary Share made to holders of C Ordinary Shares (including the current dividend being paid) exceeds the hurdle (being at the time of any payment of a dividend to holders of C Ordinary Shares the higher of (i) 100 pence per C Ordinary Share or (ii) the total of all dividends per C Ordinary Share made to holders of C Ordinary Shares prior to the dividend), Triple Point will be entitled to receive a sum equal to 20% of the excess over the hurdle |
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| Triple Point also provides certain administrative services to the Company until termination of the IMA for an annual fee of 0.25% of the Company's NAV and for an annual fee of £7,500 plus VAT at the relevant rate acts as company secretary. All fees are payable quarterly in arrear. |
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| Triple Point has agreed to indemnify the Company to the extent that the annual running costs excluding VAT of the Company exceed 3.5% of the Company's NAV. |
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| The IMA is terminable on 12 months' notice given at any time after the tenth anniversary of the admission of the C Ordinary Shares to the Official List. |
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| Supplemental agreement varying the IMA pursuant to the Offer | |
| Under an agreement dated 28 October 2014 the IMA will, subject to the Offer becoming effective and subject to the approval of Shareholders at the General Meeting, be varied to provide for the following: |
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| in respect of the Hydro 2 Share Fund, Triple Point will receive investment management fees (exclusive of VAT) equal to 2.0% per annum of the Hydro 2 Share Fund's NAV, payable quarterly in arrear; |
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| Triple Point's appointment under the IMA will continue for at least 5 years following the Admission and thereafter will terminate on 12 months' notice by either party subject to earlier termination in certain circumstances; |
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| Triple Point will be entitled to receive a Performance Incentive Fee based upon returns to holders of Hydro 2 Shares. The amount of the Performance Incentive Fee payable is based on distributions made to holders of Hydro 2 Shares. To the extent that, on any distribution made to holders of Hydro 2 Shares, the total of all distributions per Hydro 2 Share made to holders of Hydro 2 Shares (including the |
| distribution in question being made) exceeds a hurdle, being at the time of any distribution to holders of Hydro 2 Shares the higher of (i) 100 pence per Hydro 2 Share and (ii) the total of all distributions per Hydro 2 Share made to holders of Hydro 2 Shares prior to that distribution (the "Hurdle"), Triple Point will be entitled to receive a sum equal to 20% of the excess over the Hurdle; and The Company will pay to Triple Point a single fee equal to the aggregate of (i) 2.5% of the aggregate value of accepted applications for Hydro 2 Shares and (ii) the upfront commission paid to Execution Only Brokers and (iii) the upfront commission paid to those advising professional investors in respect of subscriptions under the Offer. From this sum, Triple Point will discharge all external costs, and its own costs, in respect of the Offer. Triple Point has agreed to indemnify the Company against the costs of the Offer excluding VAT exceeding 5.5% of the funds it raises. |
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| B.41 | Regulatory status of the Manager/cus todian |
The Manager is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. |
| B.42 | Calculation of Net Asset Value |
The Net Asset Value of a Share is calculated by the Company in accordance with the Company's accounting policies and is published quarterly through a Regulatory Information Service. The calculation of the Net Asset Value per Share will only be suspended in circumstances where the underlying data necessary to value the investments of the Company cannot readily, or without undue expenditure, be obtained. Details of any suspension in making such calculations will be announced through a Regulatory Information Service. |
| B.43 | Cross liability |
Not applicable. The Company is not an umbrella collective investment undertaking and as such there is no cross liability between classes or investment in another collective investment undertaking. |
| B.44 | No financial statements have been made up |
Not applicable. The Company has commenced operations and historical financial information is included within the document. |
| B.45 | Portfolio | The Company's portfolio comprises predominantly UK securities. As at 31 March 2014 (the date to which the most recent audited financial information has been drawn up), the Company's portfolio of Qualifying Investments comprised, by value, £17,978,000. |
| B.46 | Net Asset Value |
The audited Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share as at 31 March 2014 was 79.03p. The audited Net Asset Value per A Ordinary Share as at 31 March 2014 was 82.15p. |
| The audited Net Asset Value per C Ordinary Share as at 31 March 2014 was 98.38p. |
| Element | Disclosure requirement |
Disclosure |
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| C.1 | Types and class of securities |
The Company will issue Hydro 2 Shares under the Offer. The ISIN and SEDOL of the Hydro 2 Shares are GB00BNCBFH30 and BNCBFH3 respectively. |
| C.2 | Currency | Sterling. |
| Element | Disclosure requirement |
Disclosure |
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| C.3 | Number of securities to be issued |
Assuming a full subscription of £10,000,000 and an increase in the size of the Offer at the discretion of the Directors of a further £10,000,000, that all of the subscription monies are received by 16 January 2015, that £19,000,000 of the subscription monies are for allotment of Hydro 2 Shares in the 2014/2015 tax year, that £1,000,000 of the subscription monies are for allotment of Hydro 2 Shares in the 2015/2016 tax year and that the issue costs per Hydro Share are 5.5%, the Company will issue a maximum of 19,020,009 Hydro 2 Shares pursuant to the Offer. |
| C.4 | Description of the rights attaching to the securities |
As regards income: The holders of the Hydro 2 Shares as a class shall be entitled to receive such dividends as the Directors resolve to pay out of the net assets attributable to the Hydro 2 Shares and from income received and accrued from the portfolio attributable to the Hydro 2 Shares, in accordance with the Company's articles of association. |
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| On a return of capital on a winding up or on a return of capital (other than on a purchase by the Company of its shares) the surplus capital and assets attributable to the Hydro 2 Shares shall be divided amongst the holders of the Hydro 2 Shares pro rata according to the nominal capital paid up on their respective holdings of Hydro 2 Shares, in accordance with the New Articles. |
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| As regards voting and General Meetings: | ||
| Subject to disenfranchisement in the event of non-compliance with a statutory notice requiring disclosure as to beneficial ownership, each holder of Hydro 2 Shares present in person or by proxy shall on a poll have one vote for each such Hydro 2 Share of which he is the holder. |
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| As regards redemption: | ||
| The Hydro 2 Shares are not redeemable. | ||
| As regards conversion: | ||
| The Hydro 2 Shares have no conversion rights. | ||
| C.5 | Restrictions on the free transferability of the securities |
Not applicable. There are no restrictions on the free transferability of the Hydro 2 Shares. |
| C.6 | Admission | Application will be made to the UK Listing Authority for the Hydro 2 Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the Hydro 2 Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that such admission will become effective and that dealings in the Hydro 2 Shares will commence within ten Business Days of their allotment. |
| C.7 | Dividend policy | Generally, a VCT must distribute by way of dividend such amount as to ensure that it retains not more than 15% of its income from shares and securities. The Directors aim to maximise tax free distributions to Shareholders of income or realised gains. |
| Element | Disclosure requirement |
Disclosure |
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| D.1 | Key information on the key risks specific to the issuer or its industry |
The key risk factors relating to the Company or its industry are: The Company will be subject to risks associated with hydro-electric power projects, which may adversely affect expected returns, including lower or more variable precipitation, increasing severity of weather and/or climate change, blocking of the intake structure that controls water flow or of the enclosed pipe that delivers water to hydraulic turbines by foreign or other matter, turbine or other mechanical/electrical malfunctions, lower than projected generator efficiency, higher than projected generator downtime, increased operational costs, lack of availability of power purchase agreements, and counterparty risk with grid connection providers. Annual energy output may fluctuate and as such annual revenue may experience volatility. This may influence the availability of dividends that can be paid out to investors. A vote for Scottish independence in any future referendum could lead to new renewable energy policies or legislation and to a division of the UK electricity market and could have an adverse impact on the companies in which the Company invests. A retrospective reduction in or abolition of Feed-in Tariffs (an index-linked payment from an electricity company for every kilowatt hour generated and an additional index-linked payment for every kilowatt hour exported to the wider energy market) would reduce investment returns. A change of Government or a change in Government policy could have an adverse effect upon electricity prices and thus revenues generated. Changes in interest rates or changes in the terms offered by senior lenders in financing hydro-electric power projects may negatively impact expected returns. There is no guarantee that the Investment Management Team will source sufficient deal flow of operational or fully consented hydro-electric power |
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| D.3 | Key information on the key risks specific to the securities |
The key risk factors relating to the Shares are: The value of Shares may fall below the original amount invested, their market price may not fully reflect the underlying Net Asset Value and dividends may not be paid. There is likely to be an illiquid market in the Shares with investors finding it |
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| Element | Disclosure requirement |
Disclosure |
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| E.1 | Net proceeds and costs of the Issue |
The costs and expenses relating to the Offer (assuming a full subscription of £10,000,000 and an increase in the size of the Offer at the discretion of the Directors of a further £10,000,000 and that the issue costs per Hydro 2 Share are 5.5%, payable by the Company) are £1,100,000 (excluding VAT), capped at 5.5% excluding VAT of the proceeds of the Offer before initial charges. The costs and expenses relating to the Offer if the Minimum Net Proceeds are raised, assuming that the issue costs per Hydro 2 Share are 5.5%, payable by the Company are £116,403 (excluding VAT if applicable). |
| Investors will indirectly bear the costs of the Offer in which they participate through the application of the Hydro 2 Share Price Calculation which determines the price per Hydro 2 Share and includes an allowance for issue costs of 5.5% or such lower percentage as may be agreed by the Board and the Manager to reflect a reduction in the issue costs. |
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| The total net proceeds of the Offer, after all fees, are £18,900,000 (assuming a full subscription of £10,000,000 and an increase in the size of the Offer at the discretion of the Directors of a further £10,000,000 and that the issue costs per Hydro 2 Share are 5.5%). The Minimum Net Proceeds will be £2,000,000. |
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| E.2a | Reason for the Offer, use of proceeds and estimated net amount of proceeds |
The reason for the Offer is to increase the Company's NAV, thereby reducing the impact of its operating costs on Shareholders and to take advantage of Triple Point's strong pipeline of Qualifying Investment opportunities. A minimum of 70% of the proceeds of the Offer will be used to acquire (and subsequently maintain) a portfolio of Qualifying Investments in the hydro-electric power sector, or in any other sectors, including sectors that are unrelated to hydro-electric power, where investments can be structured to meet the Company's investment criteria, over a period not exceeding three years. |
| Pending investment in Hydro 2 Share Fund Qualifying Investments, the Hydro 2 Share Fund will consist of cash, cash-based similar liquid investments and investments of a similar profile to the Company's Qualifying Investments, with an expected realisation date which meets the cash requirements of the Company. |
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| The total net proceeds of the Offer, after all fees, are £18,900,000 (assuming a full subscription of £20,000,000 and that the issue costs per Hydro 2 Share are 5.5%). |
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| E.3 | Terms and | The Hydro 2 Shares are offered at an offer price determined as follows: |
| conditions of the Offer |
Price per Hydro 2 Share = (A) / [ (A) + (B) – (C) – (D) – (E) ] | |
| Where: (A) is the NAV per Hydro 2 Share, which for the purpose of the first allotment under the Offer shall be deemed to be 100 pence per Hydro 2 Share; (B) in respect of the 2014/2015 Offer, is the percentage of 2014/2015 Bonus Shares to be allotted multiplied by NAV per Hydro 2 Share or, in respect of the 2015/2016 Offer, is the percentage of 2015/2016 Bonus Shares to be allotted multiplied by NAV per Hydro 2 Share; (C) is the upfront fee payable to Triple Point; (D) is the initial adviser charge (if any) agreed between the intermediary and the investor; and (E) is the initial commission (if any) payable to the intermediary. The price per Hydro 2 Share (calculated in accordance with the formula above) |
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| will be rounded to the nearest 0.001 pence. The number of Hydro 2 Shares to be allotted is then determined as follows: |
| Element | Disclosure | Disclosure |
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| Number of Hydro 2 Shares to be allotted = amount subscribed under the Offer / price per Hydro 2 Share. |
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| The number of Hydro 2 Shares to be allotted will be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. |
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| In order to encourage early investment, for the first £5,000,000 of subscription monies received under the 2014/2015 Offer, a 2% Share bonus will apply to completed applications received and accepted by 16 January 2015 for allotment in the 2014/2015 tax year, a 1% Share bonus to completed applications received and accepted between 17 January 2015 and 27 February 2015 for allotment in the 2014/2015 tax year and for the first £1,000,000 of subscription monies, a 2% Share bonus will apply to completed applications received and accepted under the 2015/2016 Offer by 30 April 2015. Up to £10,000,000 by issue of Hydro 2 Shares is being made available under the Offer. If the Offer is oversubscribed, the Offer may be increased at the discretion of the Directors by up to a further £10,000,000 by issue of Hydro 2 Shares. The Offer is conditional upon the Minimum Net Proceeds being raised prior to 12 noon on 3 April 2015 and upon the passing of Resolutions 1 to 5 at the General Meeting. |
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| E.4 | Material interests | Not applicable. No interest is material to the Offer. |
| E.5 | Name of person selling securities |
Not applicable. No person or entity is offering to sell the security as part of the Offer and there are no lock-up agreements. |
| E.6 | Dilution | Not applicable. The Hydro 2 Shares are a new class of security. |
| E.7 | Expenses charged to the investor |
Capital raising costs The Company will pay to Triple Point an initial charge of (i) 2.5% of the gross sum invested under the Offer on all subscriptions, (ii) the upfront commission paid to Execution Only Brokers and (iii) the upfront commission paid to those advising professional investors in respect of subscriptions under the Offer. The costs of the Offer will be borne solely by the Hydro 2 Share Fund. From this sum, Triple Point will discharge all external costs of advice and its own costs in respect of the Offer. Triple Point has agreed to indemnify the Company against the costs of the Offer excluding VAT exceeding 5.5%. Commission may be payable by the Company to intermediaries, determined by the circumstances of each investor and their agreements with financial intermediaries. Adviser charges Commission is generally not permitted to be paid to intermediaries who provide a personal recommendation to retail clients on investments in VCTs after 30 December 2012. Instead, an adviser charge will usually be agreed between the intermediary and investor for the advice and related services. This charge can either be paid directly by the investor to the intermediary or, if it is an initial one off charge, the payment of such charge may be facilitated by the Company, |
| provided that such facilitated charge does not exceed 3%, out of the investor's funds received by the Company. If an investor agrees to pay the adviser more than 3%, the excess will have to be settled by the investor directly with the adviser. On-going charges payable to intermediaries will not be facilitated by the Company. If the payment of the adviser charge is to be facilitated by the Company, then the investor is required to specify the amount of the charge in the Application Form. The investor will be issued fewer Hydro 2 Shares to the equivalent value of the adviser charge. The adviser charge is inclusive of VAT, where applicable. |
| Element | Disclosure requirement |
Disclosure |
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| Commission Commission may be payable where there is an execution-only transaction and no advice has been provided by the intermediary to the investor or a commission of up to 3% where the intermediary has demonstrated to Triple Point that the investor is a professional client of the intermediary. Commission is payable by Triple Point out of its initial charge. Those intermediaries who are permitted to receive commission will usually receive an initial commission of up to 3% of the amount invested by their clients under the Offer. Additionally, provided that the intermediary continues to act for the investor and the investor continues to be the beneficial owner of the Hydro 2 Shares, and subject to applicable laws and regulations, the intermediary will usually be paid an annual trail commission of up to 0.50% of each relevant investor's holding in the Hydro 2 Share Fund, and which will be paid out of the investment management fees payable to Triple Point in respect of the Hydro 2 Share Fund. Investors will receive Hydro 2 Shares in respect of the gross value of their |
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| subscription proceeds prior to any deduction on account of the above expenses. |
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