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TRIPLE POINT VCT 2011 PLC AGM Information 2019

Sep 11, 2019

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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

If you are in any doubt about the action to be taken, you should immediately consult a person authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) who specialises in advising on the acquisition of shares and other securities.

If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your shares in Triple Point VCT 2011 plc ("TP11"), please send this document and accompanying documents, as soon as possible, to the purchaser or transferee or to the stockbroker, authorised financial adviser or other person through whom the sale or transfer was effected for delivery to the purchaser or transferee.

An application has been made to the FCA for the Venture Shares to be issued under the Offer to be listed on the premium segment of the Official List and will be made to the London Stock Exchange for those Venture Shares to be admitted to trading on its main market for listed securities.

Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting for TP11 and no-one else and will not, subject to the responsibilities and liabilities imposed by FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, be responsible to any other person for providing advice in connection with any matters referred to herein.

Triple Point VCT 2011 plc

(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 07324448)

General Meeting in connection with recommended proposals to:

  • authorise the issue of Venture Shares whilst disapplying pre-emption rights
  • approve an offer agreement
  • authorise the purchase of Shares

Your attention is drawn to the letter from the Chairman of TP11 set out in Part II of this document which contains a recommendation to vote in favour of the Resolutions. Your attention is also drawn to the risk factors set out in Part I of this document.

You will find set out at the end of this document a notice of the General Meeting, to be held at 10.30 am on 10 October 2019 at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF to approve the Resolutions.

To be valid, the forms of proxy enclosed with this document for the General Meeting should be returned not less than 48 hours before the meeting (excluding weekends and public holidays), either by post or by hand (during normal business hours only) to TP11's Registrar, Neville Registrars Limited, Neville House, Steelpark Road, Halesowen, West Midlands B62 8HD.

CONTENTS

DIRECTORS, MANAGER AND ADVISERS
3
PART I RISK FACTOR 4
PART II LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN 5
PART III ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 9
PART IV DEFINITIONS 13
NOTICE OF THE GENERAL MEETING
15

DIRECTORS, MANAGER AND ADVISERS

Directors (all non-executive) Jane Owen (Chairman)
James Chadwick Murrin
Timothy Clarke
all of: Registered Office 1 King William Street
London
EC4N 7AF
Sponsor Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP
No. 1 London Bridge
London
SE1 9BG
Solicitors Howard Kennedy LLP
No. 1 London Bridge
London
SE1 9BG
Investment Manager and Administrator
and Company Secretary
Triple Point Investment Management LLP
1 King William Street
London
EC4N 7AF
VCT Tax Adviser Philip Hare & Associates LLP
Hamilton House
1 Temple Avenue
London
EC4Y 0AH
Auditors BDO LLP
55 Baker Street
London
W1U 7EU
Registrars Neville Registrars Limited
Neville House
Steelpark Road
Halesowen
West Midlands
B62 8HD
Receiving Agent Triple Point Administration LLP
1 King William Street
London
EC4N 7AF

PART I - RISK FACTOR

Shareholders and prospective Shareholders should consider carefully the following risk factor in addition to the other information presented in this document. If the risk described below was to occur, it could have a material effect on TP11's business, financial condition or results of operations. The risk and uncertainty described below is not the only one TP11, the Board or Shareholders will face. Additional risks not currently known to TP11 or the Board, or that TP11 or the Board currently believe are not material, may also adversely affect TP11's business, financial condition or results of operations. Shareholders and prospective Shareholders should consult a person authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) who specialises in advising on the acquisition of shares and other securities.

Completion of the Offer is dependent upon the approval by Shareholders of Resolutions 1 to 3 to be proposed at the General Meeting. There can be no guarantee that this condition will be satisfied and if all of these Resolutions are not passed the Offer will be withdrawn and the Company will be responsible for the costs of the proposals relating to the Offer.

PART Il — LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Triple Point VCT 2011 plc

(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 07324448)

Directors:

Jane Owen (Chairman) Chad Murrin Tim Clarke

Registered Office: 1 King William Street London EC4N 7AF

11 September 2019

Dear Shareholder,

Recommended proposals to authorise the issue of the Venture Shares whilst disapplying preemption rights and to authorise the purchase of Shares

Introduction

I am pleased to announce the unanimous recommendation of the Directors that TP11 seeks to raise up to a further £10 million, before expenses, by way of an offer for subscription for Venture Shares. If the Offer is over-subscribed, the Offer may be increased at the discretion of the Directors by up to a further £10 million. This follows the offer for subscription for Venture Shares that was launched by the Company on 14 September 2018 and which raised £6,549,719.

The Offer will give investors the opportunity to subscribe for Venture Shares into the Venture Fund, giving exposure to a portfolio of early stage companies with the potential for significant long term tax free capital growth and long term tax free income. Triple Point has been investing in and supporting early stage businesses for close to 16 years. The Venture Fund builds on Triple Point's long track record with a distinctive approach to early stage investing.

This document explains the proposal to grant authority to issue the Venture Shares whilst dis-applying pre-emption rights, which are being proposed to facilitate the Offer, and a proposed authority for TP11 to purchase its Shares, which are required to be approved by Shareholders under the CA 2006. This document also explains the fee payable to Triple Point, TP11's investment manager, for promoting the Offer, which is required to be approved by Shareholders under the Listing Rules.

The Offer

TP11 is seeking to raise £10 million, with an over-allotment facility of £10 million, through the Offer which will be open from 11 September 2019 until 2 September 2020, unless fully subscribed at an earlier date or unless previously extended by the Directors, to a date no later than 10 September 2020. Application will be made for all of the Venture Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. The proceeds of the Offer will be kept separate from the investments in which the A Share Class and the B Share Class participate. Triple Point and TP11 will seek new investments into early stage companies which will generate long term capital growth and long term income, in accordance with TP11's investment policy.

The Venture Fund intends to pay regular tax-free dividends, aiming to pay a dividend of 3 pence per Venture Share in the financial year ending 29 February 2020, 3 pence per Venture Share in the financial year ending 28 February 2021, followed by regular dividends, subject to realisations and income generated from investments, of up to 5 pence per Venture Share per annum.

The Venture Shares will be issued in registered form, will be transferable and will rank pari passu in all respects with each other. The first allotment of Venture Shares will take place on or before 5 April 2020. Application will be made for the Venture Shares to be admitted to the CREST system and it is anticipated that holders of Venture Shares will be able to hold their Venture Shares in certificated or un-certificated form. It is expected that dealings will commence within ten Business Days of any allotment.

Shareholders will need to authorise the Board to allot the Venture Shares pursuant to the Offer whilst disapplying pre-emption rights, which are the subject of Resolutions 1 and 3.

Offer Agreement

Pursuant to an offer agreement (the "Offer Agreement") dated 11 September 2019 between TP11, the Directors, Howard Kennedy, Triple Point and members of the Investment Management Team, Triple Point will, subject to the passing of Resolution 2 at the General Meeting, receive a fee (the "Promoter Fee") for promoting the Offer. The Promoter Fee will be a single fee equal to the aggregate of (i) 5.5% of the aggregate value of accepted applications for Venture Shares from Investors who have not invested their money through a financial intermediary/adviser and have invested directly into TP11 (ii) 2.5% of the aggregate value of accepted applications for Venture Shares from advised Investors who have invested their money through a financial adviser, other than professional Investors and (iii) 5.5% of the aggregate value of accepted applications for Venture Shares from Investors who have invested their money through an Execution-Only Broker or who are professional Investors, or such lower percentage in each case as may be agreed by the Board and the Investment Manager. From this sum, Triple Point will discharge all external costs including commissions, and its own costs, in respect of the Offer.

The Offer Agreement, under which the Promoter Fee is payable, is a related party transaction under the Listing Rules, being a transaction between TP11 and Triple Point, its investment manager, that is required to be approved by the Shareholders at the General Meeting. This is the subject of Resolution 2.

Share Buy-Back Policy

TP11 aims, but is not committed, to offer liquidity to Shareholders through on-going buy-backs, subject to the availability of distributable reserves, at a target discount of 5% to net asset value. This is a significant reduction in the existing target discount to NAV and benefits all classes of Shares.

Although the existing Shares are, and whilst it is anticipated that the Venture Shares to be issued under the Offer will be, listed on the premium segment of the Official List and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, there is likely to be an illiquid market in the Shares and, in such circumstances, Shareholders will find it difficult to sell their Shares in the market. In order to try to improve liquidity in the Shares, the Board has established a buy-back policy for the Shares subject to the requirements of the Listing Rules. As a guide and subject to the Board's discretion and providing that, in the opinion of the Board, there is adequate surplus cash available, TP11 will consider buying back Shares at a 5% discount to the last published NAV. Shareholders are reminded that if they hold their Shares for less than five years they will lose their income tax relief. The approval of the authority for TP11 to buy back Shares is the subject of Resolution 4.

General Meeting

Notice of the General Meeting is set-out at the end of this document. The General Meeting will be held at 10.30 am on 10 October 2019 at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF. The Offer is conditional upon Resolutions 1 to 3 being passed at the General Meeting.

An explanation of the Resolutions is set out below:

General Meeting

Resolution 1 is an ordinary resolution and seeks the approval of Shareholders to authorise the Directors pursuant to Section 551 CA 2006 to allot Venture Shares up to an aggregate nominal value of £280,000 (representing approximately 118.2% of the issued share capital of TP11 as at 10 September 2019, this being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document) in connection with the Offer and other offers for subscription. The authority conferred by this Resolution 1 will expire at the conclusion of TP11's next annual general meeting or on the expiry of fifteen months following the passing of this Resolution 1, whichever is the later (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by TP11 in general meeting).

Resolution 2 is an ordinary resolution to approve the Offer Agreement, pursuant to which the Promoter Fee is paid to Triple Point, details of which are set out under the heading "Offer Agreement" on page 6. TPIM is not a Shareholder and will not, therefore, vote on this Resolution 2 at the General Meeting and, as a related party to TP11 under the Listing Rules, has undertaken to take all reasonable steps to ensure that its associates will not vote on this Resolution 2 at the General Meeting.

Resolution 3 is a special resolution and seeks the approval of Shareholders to dis-apply pre-emption rights in respect of any Venture Shares issued pursuant to the authority contained in Resolution 1, in accordance with CA 2006. The authority conferred by Resolution 3 will expire at the conclusion of TP11's next annual general meeting or on the expiry of fifteen months following the passing of this Resolution 3, whichever is the later (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by TP11 in general meeting).

The authorisations conferred by Resolutions 1 and 3 will be used to enable TP11 to issue Venture Shares under the Offer and other smaller share offers.

Resolution 4 is a special resolution and seeks the approval of Shareholders to authorise TP11 to make market purchases pursuant to CA 2006 of up to such number of A Shares as is equal to 10% of the issued A Shares as at 10 September 2019, up to such number of B Shares as is equal to 10% of the issued B Shares as at 10 September 2019 and up to such number of Venture Shares as is equal to 10% of the issued Venture Shares immediately following the closing of the Offer. Any Shares bought back under this authority may be cancelled or held in treasury as may be determined by the Board. The authority conferred by Resolution 4 will expire at the conclusion of TP11's next annual general meeting or on the expiry of fifteen months following the passing of Resolution 4, whichever is the later (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by TP11 in general meeting).

The ordinary Resolutions requires the approval of a simple majority of 50% of the votes cast in respect of them. The special Resolutions require the approval of 75% of the votes cast in respect of them.

Before taking any action, you are recommended to read the further information set out in this document.

Shareholders will find enclosed with this document the forms of proxy for use at the General Meeting. Whether or not you propose to attend the General Meeting, you are requested to complete and return the relevant forms of proxy so as to be received not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of the General Meeting (excluding weekends and public holidays). Completion and return of a form of proxy will not prevent you from attending and voting in person at the General Meeting should you wish to do so.

Recommendation

The Board believes that the proposals described in this Circular, including the Resolutions, are in the best interests the Shareholders as a whole.

The Board also considers that the Offer Agreement, under which the Promoter Fee is payable, is fair and reasonable so far as the Shareholders are concerned and has been so advised by Howard Kennedy, as sponsor to TP11.

Accordingly, the Board unanimously recommends Shareholders to vote in favour of the Resolutions at the General Meeting.

Yours sincerely

Jane Owen

Chairman

PART III - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. Responsibility

TP11 and the Directors, whose names appear in paragraph 3 below, accept responsibility for the information contained in this document. To the best of the knowledge of the 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.

2. Share Capital

2.1 As at 10 September 2019 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document), the authorised and issued share capital of TP11 was as follows:

Class of Share Issued Nominal
value (£)
Issued Number Issued Amount
A Shares £0.01 9,951,133 £99,511.33
B Shares £0.01 6,824,266 £68,242.66
Venture Shares £0.01 6,912,338 £69,123.38

2.2 As at 10 September 2019 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document), no share or loan capital of TP11 was under option or had been agreed, conditionally or unconditionally, to be put under option, nor did TP11 hold any share capital in treasury.

3. Directors and their Interests

3.1 As at the date of this document the Directors, their immediate families and connected persons within the meaning of Rule 3 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTR 3") have, and, assuming (i) a full subscription (including the over-allotment facility) and an allotment of 19,894,756 Venture Shares under the Offer and (ii) that the commission payable to an authorised financial adviser/authorised introducer is 5.5%, the Directors and their immediate families and connected persons within the meaning of DTR 3 will immediately following the Offer have the following interests in the share capital of TP11, the existence of which is known to or could with reasonable diligence be ascertained by the Directors:

Number of Shares before the Offer % of Issued Shares before the Offer
A B Venture A B Venture
Jane
Owen
24,624 24,378 24,499 0.2 0.4 0.4
Chad
Murrin
24,874 24,624 24,437 0.2 0.4 0.4
Tim
Clarke
0 24,624 24,499 0 0.4 0.4
Number of Shares following the Offer % of Issued Shares following the Offer
A B Venture A B Venture
Jane
Owen
24,624 24,378 24,499 0.2 0.4 0.1
Chad
Murrin
24,874 24,624 24,437 0.2 0.4 0.1
Tim
Clarke
0 24,624 24,499 0 0.4 0.1
  • 3.2 None of the Directors has a service agreement with TP11, nor are any such contracts proposed. Jane Owen and Chad Murrin were appointed under letters of appointment dated 23 September 2010 and Tim Clarke was appointed under a letter of appointment dated 5 May 2011, in each case terminable by either party on three months' notice, pursuant to which they are required to devote such time to the affairs of TP11 as the Board reasonably requires consistent with their role as a non-executive Director. None of the agreements provides for any compensation to be paid to the Director on termination of the relevant agreement. Under the agreements Jane Owen receives an annual fee of £17,500, Chad Murrin receives an annual fee of £15,000 and Tim Clarke receives an annual fee of £15,000. Fees paid to the Directors in respect of the year ended 28 February 2019 were £47,500.
  • 3.3 No Director is or has been interested in any transaction which is or was unusual in its nature or conditions or significant to the business of TP11 and which was effected by TP11 in the year ended 28 February 2019 or in the current financial year or which was effected in an earlier financial year and remains in any respect outstanding or unperformed.

4. Substantial Shareholders

TP11 is not aware of any person, not being a member of its administrative, management or supervisory bodies who, as at the date of this document, is directly or indirectly, interested in 3% or more of the issued share capital of TP11 and is required to notify such interest in accordance with the Disclosure & Transparency Rules or who directly or indirectly controls TP11.

5. Material Contracts

  • 5.1 The following are (a) the only contracts, not being contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, that have been entered into by TP11 within the two years preceding the date of publication of this document and which are or may be material to TP11, and (b) the only contracts, not being contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, that have been entered into by TP11 more than two years preceding the date of publication of this document and which contain any provisions under which TP11 has any obligation or entitlement which are material to TP11 as at the date of this document:
  • 5.1.1 An offer agreement dated September 2019, between TP11, the Directors, Howard Kennedy, Triple Point and members of the Investment Management Team, under which Howard Kennedy has agreed to act as sponsor to the Offer and Triple Point has agreed, as agent of TP11, to use its reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for the Venture Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Prospectus (the "Offer Agreement"). Pursuant to the Offer Agreement, Triple Point will, subject to the passing of Resolution 2 at the General Meeting, receive the Promoter Fee, details of which are set out on page 6, under the heading "Offer Agreement".

Under the Offer Agreement, which may be terminated by Howard Kennedy in certain circumstances of breach, Triple Point, the Investment Management Team and the Directors have given certain warranties, customary for this type of agreement, relating to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the Prospectus. Warranty claims must be made by no later than 30 days after the date of the publication of the audited accounts of TP11 for the accounting year ending 28 February 2021. The liability of the Directors and each member of the Investment Management Team in respect of a breach of a warranty or representation is limited to £12,500 each. TP11 has also agreed to indemnify Howard Kennedy, without limit in time or amount, in respect of its role as sponsor and in respect of certain losses if they arise under the Offer Agreement. The Offer Agreement may be terminated if any material statement in the Prospectus is untrue, any material omission from the Prospectus arises or any material breach of warranty in the Offer Agreement occurs and provided that such termination takes place prior to Admission.

5.1.2 An offer agreement dated 14 September 2018 (the "2018 Offer Agreement"), between TP11, the Directors, Howard Kennedy, Triple Point and members of the Investment Management Team, under which Howard Kennedy agreed to act as sponsor to the 2018 Offer and Triple Point agreed, as agent of TP11, to use its reasonable endeavours to procure subscribers for Venture Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the prospectus relating to the 2018 Offer (the "2018 Prospectus").

Under the 2018 Offer Agreement, Triple Point, the Investment Management Team and the Directors gave certain warranties, customary for this type of agreement, relating to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in the 2018 Prospectus. Warranty claims must be made by no later than 30 days after the date of the publication of the audited accounts of TP11 for the accounting year ending 29 February 2020. The liability of the Directors and each member of the Investment Management Team in respect of a breach of a warranty or representation was limited to £12,500 each. TP11 also agreed to indemnify Howard Kennedy, without limit in time or amount, in respect of its role as sponsor and in respect of certain losses if they arose under the 2018 Offer Agreement.

5.1.3 An agreement dated 23 September 2010 originally between TP11 and Triple Point (as subsequently amended), under which Triple Point provides discretionary and advisory investment management services to TP11 in respect of its portfolio of investments. Triple Point will receive a fee for administration services payable quarterly in arrear of 0.25% (plus VAT) of TP11's NAV per annum and a fee for company secretarial services equal to £7,500 (plus VAT) per annum. Under the IMA, TP11's annual running costs will continue to be capped at 3.5% of TP11's NAV (excluding VAT, any arrangement fees (including any fees paid to the Triple Point Venture Network) and also any performance fees payable to Triple Point). Any excess will be met by Triple Point by way of a reduction in future investment management fees. Triple Point may retain arrangement fees in connection with investments made into unquoted companies. The Triple Point Group may also benefit from the receipt of business administration fees charged against such companies, the level of which, in the case of a particular company, may be related to that company's performance. Triple Point's appointment under the IMA will continue for at least five years following the admission of the Venture Shares issued under the 2018 Offer and, thereafter, will terminate on 12 months' notice by either party subject to earlier termination in certain circumstances.

In respect of the A Share Fund:

  • Triple Point will receive investment management fees (exclusive of VAT) equal to 2.0% per annum of the A Share Fund's NAV, payable quarterly in arrear; and
  • Triple Point will receive a performance incentive fee based upon returns to holders of A Shares. The amount of the performance incentive fee payable is based on distributions made to holders of A Shares. To the extent that, on any distribution made to holders of A Shares, the total of all distributions per A Share made to holders of A Shares (including the distribution in question being made) exceeds a hurdle, being at the time of any distribution to holders of A Shares the higher of (i) 100 pence per A Share and (ii) the total of all distributions per A Share made to holders of A Shares prior to that distribution, Triple Point will be entitled to receive a sum equal to 20% of the excess.

In respect of the B Share Fund:

• Triple Point will receive investment management fees (exclusive of VAT) equal to 1.9% per annum of the B Share Fund's NAV, payable quarterly in arrear.

In respect of the Venture Fund:

• Triple Point will receive investment management fees (exclusive of VAT) equal to 2% per annum of the Venture Fund's NAV, payable quarterly in arrear; and

  • Triple Point is entitled to a performance incentive fee. The performance incentive fee will not be payable to Triple Point until the total return (net asset value plus distributions made) to holders of Venture Shares exceeds the initial net subscription amount by an annual threshold of 3% calculated on a compound basis. To the extent that the total return exceeds the threshold over the relevant period then a performance incentive fee of 20% of the excess will be paid to Triple Point. Performance fees will be assessed based on audited year-end valuations and will be accrued in the accounts of TP11. High water marks will apply.
  • 5.1.4 The Directors' letters of appointment, details of which are set out at paragraph 3.2 above.

6. Other

  • 6.1 TP11 was incorporated and registered in England and Wales under the CA 2006 as a public company with limited liability on 23 July 2010 with registered number 07324448. TP11 is domiciled in England.
  • 6.2 Statutory accounts of TP11 for the year ended 28 February 2019 in respect of which TP11's auditors, BDO LLP, have made an unqualified report under CA 2006, have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
  • 6.3 Save for the offer agreement set out at paragraph 5.1.1 above, fees paid to the Directors as detailed in paragraph 3.2 above, the fees payable to the Investment Manager for investment adviser services under the IMA and the fees payable to the Investment Manager under the 2018 Offer, there have been no other related party transactions or fees paid by the Company since 28 February 2019 to the date of this document.
  • 6.4 There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of TP11 since 28 February 2019, the date to which the last audited financial information of TP11 has been published.
  • 6.5 There are no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (including any such proceedings which are pending or threatened of which TP11 is aware) during the 12 month period ending on the date of this document which may have, or have had in the recent past, significant effects on TP11's financial position or profitability.
  • 6.6 TP11 does not have any material shareholders with different voting rights.
  • 6.7 Howard Kennedy has given and has not withdrawn its written consent to the issue of this document, with references to its name in the form and context in which they are included and the inclusion of the statement on page 7 of this document that Howard Kennedy has advised the Board that it considers the Offer Agreement, under which the Promoter Fee is payable, to be fair and reasonable so far as the Shareholders are concerned.

7. Documents Available for Inspection

Copies of the following documents will be available for inspection during normal business hours on any day (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) from the date of this document until the conclusion of the General Meeting at the registered office of TP11 and at the offices of Howard Kennedy, No 1 London Bridge, London SE1 9BG:

  • 7.1 the Articles;
  • 7.2 the audited report and accounts of TP11 for the financial year ended 28 February 2019;
  • 7.3 the Prospectus; and
  • 7.4 this document.

PART IV DEFINITIONS

"Admission" the admission of the Venture Shares allotted pursuant to the Offer to a premium
listing on the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for
listed securities
"Annual Running
Costs"
annual costs and expenses incurred by TP11 in the ordinary course of its business
(including irrecoverable value added tax)
"A Shares" A ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of TP11
"A Share Fund" the net assets of TP11 represented by the A Shares
"Articles" the articles of association of TP11, as amended from time to time
"B Shares" B ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of TP11
"B Share Fund" the net assets of TP11 represented by the B Shares
"Board" or "Directors" the board of directors of TP11
"Business Days" any day (other than a Saturday) on which the clearing banks are open for normal
banking business in sterling
"CA 2006" Companies Act 2006 (as amended)
"Circular" this document
"Disclosure &
Transparency Rules"
the disclosure & transparency rules of the FCA
"Execution-Only
Broker"
an intermediary, authorised by the FCA, which does not provide advice to its client
"FCA" the Financial Conduct Authority
"FSMA" the Financial Services and Markets Act 1986 (as amended)
"General Meeting" the general meeting of TP11 convened for 10 October 2019 (or any adjournment
thereof)
"Howard Kennedy" Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP
"IMA" an agreement dated 23 September 2010 originally between TP11 and Triple Point
(as subsequently amended), under which Triple Point provides discretionary and
advisory investment management services to TP11 in respect of its portfolio of
investments
"Investment
Management Team"
members of Triple Point's investment management team
Investor a subscriber for Venture Shares under the Offer
"ITA 2007" Income Tax Act 2007 (as amended)
"Listing Rules" the listing rules of the FCA
"London Stock
Exchange"
London Stock Exchange plc
"NAV" or "net asset
value"
net asset value
"Offer" the offer for subscription by TP11 as detailed on pages 5 and 6
"Offer Agreement" the offer agreement dated 11 September 2019, between TP11, the Directors,
Howard Kennedy, Triple Point and members of the Investment Management Team
"Official List" the official list of the FCA
"Promoter Fee" the fee payable by TP11 to Triple Point for promoting the Offer, details of which are
set out on page 6
"Prospectus" the prospectus issued by TP11 dated 11 September 2019
"Prospectus Rules" the prospectus rules of the FCA
"Resolutions" the resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting
"Shareholder" a holder of Shares
"Shares" A Share, B Shares and Venture Shares as the context may require (and each a
"Share")
"TPAL" Triple Point Administration LLP
"TPIM" "Triple Point"
or "Manager"
Triple Point Investment Management LLP of 1 King William Street, London EC4N
7AF
"TP11" Triple Point VCT 2011 plc
"Triple Point Group" TPIM, Triple Point LLP and TPAL
"UK" the United Kingdom
"VCT" or "venture
capital trust"
a company satisfying the requirements of Chapter 3 of Part 6 of ITA 2007 for
venture capital trusts
"VCT Rules" Part 6 ITA 2007 and every other statute (including any orders, regulations or other
subordinate legislation made under them) for the time being in force concerning
VCTs
"Venture Fund" the net assets of TP11 represented by the Venture Shares
"Venture Shares" Venture ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of TP11

Triple Point VCT 2011 plc

(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 07324448)

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Meeting of Triple Point VCT 2011 plc ("TP11") will be held at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF at 10.30 am on 10 October 2019 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 and 4 as special resolutions:

Ordinary Resolutions

    1. That, the Directors be and hereby are authorised in accordance with Section 551 of the CA 2006 to exercise all of the powers of TP11 to allot Venture ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of TP11 ("Venture Shares") up to an aggregate nominal value of £280,000 in connection with the Offer and other offers for subscription, representing approximately 118.2% of the issued share capital of TP11 as at 10 September 2019, being the latest practical date prior to publication of this document, provided that the authority conferred by this Resolution 1 shall expire at the conclusion of TP11's next annual general meeting or on the expiry of fifteen months following the passing of this Resolution 1, whichever is the later (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by TP11 in general meeting).
    1. That, the Offer Agreement, pursuant to which the Promoter Fee is payable to Triple Point, details of which are set out on page 6 of the circular issued to TP11's shareholders dated 11 September 2019 (the "Circular"), be approved.

Special Resolutions

    1. That, the Directors be and hereby are empowered pursuant to Section 570(1) of CA 2006 to allot or make offers 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 in accordance with Section 551 of CA 2006 by Resolution 1 above as if Section 561(1) of CA 2006 did not apply to such allotments, provided that the power provided by this Resolution 3 shall expire at the conclusion of TP11's next annual general meeting or on the expiry of fifteen months following the passing of this Resolution 3, whichever is the later (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by TP11 in general meeting).
    1. That, TP11 be and is hereby authorised to make one or more market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the CA 2006) of A Shares, B Shares and Venture Shares provided that:
    2. (i) the maximum aggregate number of A Shares authorised to be purchased is an amount equal to 10% of the issued A Shares immediately as at the date of this Resolution 4;
    3. (ii) the maximum aggregate number of B Shares authorised to be purchased is an amount equal to 10% of the issued B Shares immediately as at the date of this Resolution 4;
    4. (iii) the maximum aggregate number of Venture Shares authorised to be purchased is an amount equal to 10% of the issued Venture Shares immediately following the closing of the Offer;
    5. (iv) the minimum price which may be paid for an A Share, a B Share and a Venture Share is their nominal value;
  • (v) the maximum price which may be paid for an A Share, a B Share and a Venture Share is an amount equal to the higher of (i) 105% of the average of the middle market quotation per Share taken from the London Stock Exchange daily official list for the five Business Days immediately preceding the day on which such A Share, B Share or Venture Share is to be purchased; and (ii) the amount stipulated by Article 5(6) of the Market Abuse Regulation;
  • (vi) unless renewed, the authority hereby conferred shall expire either at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of TP11 following the passing of this Resolution 4 or on the expiry of 15 months from the passing of this Resolution 4, whichever is the latest to occur, save that TP11 may, prior to such expiry, enter into a contract to purchase A Shares, B Shares or Venture Shares which will or may be completed or executed wholly or partly after such expiry.

For the purpose of these Resolutions, words and expressions defined in the Circular shall have the same meanings in these Resolutions, save where the context requires otherwise.

Dated 11 September 2019

By order of the Board Registered Office:

1 King William Street London EC4N 7AF

Triple Point Investment Management LLP Company Secretary

Information regarding the General Meeting, including the information required by section 311A of CA 2006, is available from: www.triplepoint.co.uk

Notes:

  • (a) Any member of TP11 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 TP11 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. If you are not a member of TP11 but you have been nominated by a member of TP11 to enjoy information rights, you do not have a right to appoint any proxies under the procedures set out in these Notes. Please read Note (i) below. Under section 319A of the CA 2006, TP11 must answer any question a member asks relating to the business being dealt with at the General Meeting unless:
    • answering the question would interfere unduly with the preparation for the General Meeting or involve the disclosure of confidential information;
    • the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question; or
    • it is undesirable in the interests of TP11 or the good order of the General Meeting that the question be answered.
  • (b) To be valid, a Form of Proxy 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 TP11's Registrar, Neville Registrars Limited, Neville House, Steelpark Road, Halesowen, West Midlands B62 8HD 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.
  • (c) In order to revoke a proxy instruction a member will need to inform TP11 by sending a signed hard copy notice clearly revoking the proxy appointment to TP11's Registrar, Neville Registrars Limited, Neville

House, Steelpark Road, Halesowen, West Midlands B62 8HD. 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 Neville Registrars Limited 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 (d) directly below, the proxy appointment will remain valid.

  • (d) Completion and return of a Form of Proxy will not preclude a member of TP11 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.
  • (e) Copies of the Directors' letters of appointment, a copy of the amended Articles (marked up to show the proposed changes) and a copy of the current Articles will be available for inspection at the registered office of TP11 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 for at least 15 minutes prior to and during the meeting.
  • (f) Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, TP11 has specified that only those holders of TP11's shares registered on the Register of Members of TP11 as at 10.30 am on 8 October 2019 or, in the event that the General Meeting is adjourned, on the Register of Members 48 hours before the time of any adjourned meeting, shall be entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting in respect of such shares registered in their name at the relevant time. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after 10.30 am on 8 October 2019 or, in the event that the General Meeting is adjourned, on the Register of Members less than 48 hours before the time of any adjourned meeting, shall be disregarded in determining the right of any person to attend and vote at the General Meeting.
  • (g) A corporation which is a member can appoint one or more corporate representatives who may exercise, on its behalf, all its powers as a member provided that no more than one corporate representative exercises powers over the same share.
  • (h) As at 10 September 2019, TP11's issued share capital comprised 9,951,133 A Shares, 6,824,266 B Shares and 6,912,338 Venture Shares. The total number of voting rights in TP11 as at 10 September 2019 is 23,687,737. The website referred to above will include information on the number of Shares and voting rights.
  • (i) If you are a person who has been nominated under section 146 of the CA 2006 to enjoy information rights ("Nominated Person"):
    • you may have a right under an agreement between you and the member of TP11 who has nominated you to have information rights ("Relevant Member") to be appointed or to have someone else appointed as a proxy for the General Meeting;
    • if you either do not have such a right or if you have such a right but do not wish to exercise it, you may have a right under an agreement between you and the Relevant Member to give instructions to the Relevant Member as to the exercise of voting rights;
    • your main point of contact in terms of your investment in TP11 remains the Relevant Member (or, perhaps your custodian or broker) and you should continue to contact them (and not TP11) regarding any changes or queries relating to your personal details and your interest in TP11 (including any administrative matters). The only exception to this is where TP11 expressly requests a response from you.
  • (j) 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.
  • (k) Except as provided above, members who have general queries about the General Meeting should call Neville Registrars Limited, Neville House, Steelpark Road, Halesowen, West Midlands B62 8HD on 0121 585 1131 (no other methods of communication will be accepted).
  • (l) Members may not use any electronic address provided either in this notice of the General Meeting, or any related documents (including the Chairman's letter and proxy form), to communicate with TP11 for any purposes other than those expressly stated.