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TRIPLE POINT VCT 2011 PLC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2023
Jan 18, 2023
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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This document is important and requires your immediate attention. If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you are recommended to seek advice from your bank manager, stockbroker, solicitor, accountant, or other independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
If you have sold or transferred all of your shares in Triple Point VCT 2011 plc (the "Company") you should send this document immediately to the purchaser or transferee or the stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the purchaser or the transferee.
TRIPLE POINT VCT 2011 PLC
(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 07324448)
Circular to Shareholders issued in connection with the proposals for:
- the reduction of capital and cancellation and repayment of the A Shares;
- the reduction of capital and cancellation and repayment of the B Shares; and
- the amendment of the Existing Articles
Notices of a General Meeting of the Company and Class Meetings of the A Shareholders and B Shareholders
Your attention is drawn to the letter from the Chair of the Company set out on pages 4 to 6 of this document which contains unanimous recommendations to vote in favour of the Resolutions to be proposed at the Meetings referred to below.
Notices convening a General Meeting and Class Meetings of the Company to be held at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF on 9 February 2023 are set out in Parts 6 and 7 of this document.
Forms of Proxy for use at the Meetings are enclosed with this document. To be valid, the Forms of Proxy must be completed and returned either by post or by hand so as to be received by the Company's registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY not later than 48 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) before the time of the relevant meeting
The completion and depositing of a Form of Proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the relevant Meeting should you wish to do so.
CONTENTS
| EXPECTED TIMETABLE | 3 |
|---|---|
| PART 1: LETTER FROM THE CHAIR OF THE COMPANY |
4 |
| PART 2 FURTHER DETAILS ON THE CAPITAL REDUCTION |
7 |
| PART 3: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 9 |
| PART 4: RISK FACTORS |
10 |
| PART 5: DEFINITIONS | 11 |
| PART 6: NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING | 14 |
| PART 7: NOTICES OF CLASS MEETINGS |
17 |
EXPECTED TIMETABLE
| Publication of Circular | 18 January 2023 |
|---|---|
| Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy for General Meeting |
9am on 7 February 2023 |
| Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy for the A Shareholders Class Meeting |
9:15am on 7 February 2023 |
| Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy for the B Shareholders Class Meeting |
9:30am on 7 February 2023 |
| General Meeting | 9 February 2023 at 9am |
| A Shareholders Class Meeting | 9 February 2023 at 9:15am (or as soon as practicable thereafter, following the conclusion of the General Meeting) |
| B Shareholders Class Meeting | 9 February 2023 at 9:30am (or as soon as practicable thereafter, following the conclusion of the A Shareholders' Class Meeting) |
| Register of members in relation to the A Shares and B Shares expected to close |
5.30 pm on the day prior to the High Court hearing to confirm the Capital Reduction |
| Expected date of High Court hearing to confirm the Capital Reduction |
March 2023 |
| Expected Effective Date of the Capital Reduction | April 2023 |
| Expected date of the removal of the listing of the A Shares and the B Shares from the Official List |
April 2023 |
If there are any significant changes to the above times and/or dates Shareholders will be notified by an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.
PART 1: LETTER FROM THE CHAIR OF THE COMPANY
Triple Point VCT 2011 plc
(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 07324448)
Elizabeth Jane Owen (Chair) 4 James Chadwick Murrin 1 King William Street Julian Antony Bartlett London EC4N 7AF
Directors: Registered Office: th Floor
The purpose of this document is to explain the background to, and to seek Shareholders' approval under the 2006 Act for, the authorities needed to (i) reduce the capital of the Company by cancelling, extinguishing, and repaying all of the A Shares, (ii) reduce the capital of the Company by cancelling, extinguishing, and repaying all of the B Shares, and (iii) enable amendments to be made to the Existing Articles.
1. Introduction
On 10 October 2022, the Company successfully completed the sale of its investments in Green Peak Generation Limited for total consideration of £2,274,000 and Distributed Generators Limited for total consideration of £3,260,000 both within the B Share Fund as part of a wider portfolio sale of gas-fired energy generation companies. This concluded the B Share Class exit project pending the distribution of proceeds to the B Shareholders. As at 31 August 2022 the B Share Fund has generated a total return, which consists of the latest net asset value of the B Share Fund plus dividends paid to B Shareholders since the launch of the B Share Fund, of 100 pence per B Share.
On 3 November 2022, the Company transferred its investment in Green Highland Shenval Limited, a hydroelectric power company, from the A Share Fund to the Venture Share Fund at a value that reflected its most recent audited value and other commercial factors arising subsequent to that valuation. This concluded the A Share Class exit project pending the distribution of proceeds to the A Shareholders and provided the Venture Share Fund with an income-generating VCT-qualifying investment. As at 31 August 2022 the A Share Fund has generated a total return, which consists of the latest net asset value of the A Share Fund plus dividends paid to A Shareholders since the launch of the A Share Fund, of 119.72 pence per A Share. The final total return for A Shareholders will be reduced by any relevant fees and costs of the A Share Class until wind-down and cancellation.
The payment of dividends to the A Shareholders and B Shareholders in respect of the above exits are expected to be announced in the coming weeks and made in March 2023.
As announced in the Company's interim report for the six months ending 31 August 2022, it is now proposed to complete the A Share Class and B Share Class exits by winding down and cancelling the A Share Class and the B Share Class.
Further details of the Capital Reduction are set out in Part 2.
2. Shareholders' Approval
Under the 2006 Act, the Proposals require Shareholders' approval at the General Meeting and at the Class Meetings. The Resolutions proposed to be put to Shareholders are to approve:
- the reduction of the Company's share capital by cancelling and repaying the A Shares;
- the reduction of the Company's share capital by cancelling and repaying the B Shares; and
- the amendment of the Existing Articles.
Further details of the Resolutions are set out below and in full in the Notices in Parts 6 and 7 of this document.
3. Explanation of the Resolutions
Resolutions to be proposed at the General Meeting:
Special Resolution 1:
Resolution 1 to be proposed at the General Meeting will, if passed: cancel, extinguish, and repay the nominal value of the A Shares, subject to the Registrar of Companies registering the order of the High Court confirming the A Share Capital Reduction.
Special Resolution 2:
Resolution 2 to be proposed at the General Meeting will, if passed: cancel, extinguish, and repay the nominal value of the B Shares, subject to the Registrar of Companies registering the order of the High Court confirming the B Share Capital Reduction.
Special Resolution 3
Resolution 3 to be proposed at the General Meeting will, if passed, adopt the New Articles (which will remove the obsolete provisions relating to the A Shares and the B Shares), subject to the Registrar of Companies registering the order of the High Court confirming the Capital Reduction.
Resolution to be proposed at the A Shareholders' Class Meeting:
Special Resolution:
The Resolution to be proposed at the A Shareholders' Class Meeting will, if passed, approve the proposed A Share Capital Reduction and the adoption of the New Articles (which are to be approved at the General Meeting and which will remove the obsolete provisions relating to the A Shares and B Shares), together with any variation, alteration or abrogation of the rights attaching to the A Shares as a result.
Resolution to be proposed at the B Shareholders' Class Meeting:
Special Resolution:
The Resolution to be proposed at the B Shareholders' Class Meeting will, if passed, approve the proposed B Share Capital Reduction and the adoption of the New Articles (which are to be approved at the General Meeting and which will remove the obsolete provisions relating to the A Shares and B Shares), together with any variation, alteration or abrogation of the rights attaching to the B Shares as a result.
The New Articles are available for inspection from the date of this document until the close of the Class Meetings at the registered office of the Company.
The General Meeting has been convened for 9am on 9 February 2023 at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF. The A Shareholders' Class Meeting has been convened for 9:15am on 9 February 2023 at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF (or as soon as practicable thereafter following the conclusion of the General Meeting) and the B Shareholders' Class Meeting has been convened for 9:30am on 9 February 2023 at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF (or as soon as practicable thereafter following the conclusion of the A Shareholders' Class Meeting).
4. Action to be Taken
You will find, in Part 6 and Part 7 of this document, Notices convening the General Meeting and the Class Meetings. A detailed explanation of each of the Resolutions to be put to the Meetings is set out in paragraph 3 above, and the Resolutions are set out in full in the Notices at the end of this document.
You will find enclosed with this document Forms of Proxy for use at the General Meeting and Class Meetings. Whether or not you propose to attend the General Meeting and Class Meetings, you are requested to complete and return the Forms of Proxy enclosed to be received as soon as possible and, in any event, not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding of the General Meeting and Class Meetings (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 and Class Meetings should you wish to do so. Please return the Forms of Proxy by post or hand to the Company's Registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY.
5. Recommendation
The Board considers that the Proposals are in the best interests of the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Board unanimously recommends Shareholders to vote in favour of the Resolutions.
Jane Owen Chair
18 January 2023
PART 2: FURTHER DETAILS ON THE CAPITAL REDUCTION
1. Capital Reduction
Now that all the investments previously held in the A Share Fund and B Share Fund have been realised, the Company is putting forward proposals for Shareholders to approve the cancellation and extinguishment of all of the A Shares and the B Shares which will permit the final return of capital, representing the nominal value of the A Shares and the B Shares, to the A Shareholders and B Shareholders.
The share capital paid up on the A Shares and B Shares is £97,772.85 and £67,587.95 respectively, being the aggregate nominal value of all of the A Shares and the B Shares. Cancelling the A Shares and the B Shares, with the prior approval of Shareholders by way of special resolutions and the subsequent confirmation by the High Court of the Capital Reduction, will remove the A Shares and B Shares and permit a final amount of 1 pence per A Share and B Share to be repaid to A Shareholders and B Shareholders, respectively. If approved, the cancellation of the A Shares and B Shares is expected to take place in April 2023 and, in the days following the cancellation, the Company proposes to despatch cheques or procure that funds are transferred by BACs transfer to the A Shareholders and the B Shareholders in respect of the proceeds of the Capital Reduction.
In order to effect the Capital Reduction under the 2006 Act, the Company requires (i) the authority of the Shareholders by the passing of the special resolutions at the General Meeting and (ii) the authority of the A Shareholders and B Shareholders by the passing of the special resolutions at the A Shareholders' Class Meeting and B Shareholders' Class Meeting respectively, to approve the Capital Reduction, with all the Meetings to be held at the Company's registered office on 9 February 2023.
The Capital Reduction must then be confirmed by the High Court, to which the Company will make an application if the relevant Resolutions are passed at the Meetings. The Company has arranged provisional dates at the High Court for the requisite hearings and the date for the final High Court hearing will be published at the direction of the High Court in a national newspaper at least seven days before the final High Court hearing.
The Capital Reduction will take effect when the High Court order confirming it (together with a statement of capital approved by the High Court) has been registered with the Registrar of Companies. The Effective Date of the Capital Reduction is currently expected to be in April 2023, within a few working days of the hearing at which the High Court confirms the Capital Reduction. The precise timing of the Capital Reduction will depend on the availability of appropriate dates for the High Court hearing and on the directions given by the High Court and, as such, definitive dates and times cannot be determined.
The Board reserves the right (where necessary by application to the High Court) to abandon, discontinue or adjourn any application to the High Court for confirmation of the Capital Reduction, and hence that Capital Reduction itself, if the Board believes that the terms required to obtain such confirmation are unsatisfactory to the Company or if, as the result of a material unforeseen event, the Board considers that to continue with the Capital Reduction is inappropriate or inadvisable.
As a consequence of the proposed cancellation of the A Shares and B Shares, certain provisions relating to those shares in the Existing Articles will become obsolete and it is proposed, therefore, to amend the Existing Articles (by the adoption of the New Articles) to allow for these obsolete provisions to be deleted, subject to the Registrar of Companies registering the order of the High Court confirming the Capital Reduction. In order to adopt the New Articles under the 2006 Act, the Company requires the authority of the Shareholders, the A Shareholders and the B Shareholders by the passing of a special resolution at the General Meeting and by the passing of the special resolutions at the A Shareholders' Class Meeting and at the B Shareholders' Class Meeting respectively.
2. Taxation
As at the Effective Date of the expected Capital Reduction, all of the A Shares and B Shares will have reached the end of their five-year minimum VCT holding period. The Capital Reduction should, therefore, be able to take place without the withdrawal of the income tax relief that the A Shareholders and the B Shareholders received on their original subscription.
Generally, any A Shareholder or B Shareholder who was a Qualifying Investor and who has not invested more than £200,000 in shares in VCTs in any one tax year, should not be liable for UK income tax on dividends paid on those shares.
The cancellation and extinguishment of the A Shares and the B Shares should not impact the Company's status as a VCT.
PART 3: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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- The Company and the Directors, whose names appear on page 4, accept responsibility for the information contained in this document. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the Company and the Directors 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.
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- As at 17 January 2023 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document), the Company's issued share capital comprised 9,777,285 A Shares, 6,758,795 B Shares and 42,720,246 Venture Shares.
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- As at 17 January 2023 (being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document) the Directors and their immediate families had the following interests in the share capital of the Company:
| Number of Shares | Percentage of Shares | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Shares | B Shares | Venture Shares |
A Shares |
B Shares |
Venture Shares |
|
| Jane Owen |
24,624 | 24,378 | 82,563 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Chad Murrin |
24,874 | 24,624 | 48,291 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Julian Bartlett |
- | - | 36,413 | - | - | 0.1% |
- There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Company since 31 August 2022, the date to which the most recently published unaudited financial information of the Company was made up.
PART 4: RISK FACTORS
The Directors consider the following to be risk factors of which the Directors are aware that are material to the Company in the context of the Proposals.
The Company's business, financial condition or results could be materially and adversely affected by any of the risks described below. In such cases, the market price of the Shares may decline due to any of these risks and investors in the Company may lose all or part of their investment. Additional risks not presently known to the Directors, or that the Directors currently deem immaterial, may also have an adverse effect on the Company.
Risks relating to the Proposals
- Any fixed annual running costs for the Company will be charged in full to the Venture Share Class following the cancellation and extinguishment of the A Share Class and the B Share Class.
- In the event that the Proposals are rejected at the Meetings, the Company will have incurred certain fixed costs associated with the Proposals without receiving the benefit of the Proposals.
- The Proposals are conditional on the Resolutions being passed at the Meetings.
Risks relating to Taxation
- This document is prepared in accordance with the Company's interpretation of current tax legislation, rules, and practice. Such interpretation may not be correct, and it is always possible that tax legislation, rules and practice may change.
- The tax benefits associated with a VCT investment and their value to a Shareholder are dependent on the Shareholder's personal circumstances. The tax benefits may not be available to all Shareholders and/or may be lost by Shareholders in certain circumstances.
Shareholders should seek independent tax advice to determine and understand their personal tax position.
PART 5: DEFINITIONS
2006 Act
Companies Act 2006 (as amended from time to time)
A Shares or A Share Class
A ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of the Company
A Shareholders
holders of A Shares
A Share Capital Reduction
the reduction of the capital of the Company by cancelling, extinguishing, and repaying the nominal value of the A Shares
A Shareholders' Class Meeting
the class meeting of the A Shareholders to be held on 9 February 2023 (or any adjournment of such meeting)
A Share Fund
the net assets of the Company represented by the A Shares
B Shares or B Share Class
B ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of the Company
B Shareholders
holders of B Shares
B Share Capital Reduction
the reduction of the capital of the Company by cancelling, extinguishing, and repaying the nominal value of the B Shares
B Shareholders' Class Meeting
the class meeting of the B Shareholders to be held on 9 February 2023 (or any adjournment of such meeting)
B Share Fund
the net assets of the Company represented by the B Shares
Capital Reduction
the A Share Capital Reduction and the B Share Capital Reduction
Class Meetings
the A Shareholders' Class Meeting and the B Shareholders' Class Meeting
Company
Triple Point VCT 2011 plc
Directors or Board
the board of directors of the Company
Effective Date
the date on which the order of the High Court confirming the Capital Reduction has been registered by
the Registrar of Companies
Existing Articles
the current articles of association of the Company as at the date of this document
FCA
Financial Conduct Authority
Forms of Proxy
the forms of proxy for use in connection with the Meetings
General Meeting
the general meeting of the Company to be held on 9 February 2023 (or any adjournment of such meeting)
High Court
the High Court of England and Wales
Meetings
the General Meeting and the Class Meetings (as the context permits)
New Articles
the articles of association that are proposed to be adopted by the Company at the General Meeting.
Notices
the notices of General Meeting and Class Meetings set out in Parts 6 and 7 of this document
Official List
the Official List of the FCA
Proposals
the proposals described in Part 1 and in Part 2 above
Qualifying Investor
an individual aged 18 or over who satisfies the conditions of eligibility for tax relief available to investors in a VCT
Registrar of Companies
the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales
Regulatory Information Service
a regulatory information service that is approved by the FCA as meeting the relevant criteria and that is on the list of regulatory information services maintained by the FCA
Resolutions
the resolutions to be proposed at the Meetings, as set out in the relevant Notice
Shareholders
holders of Shares
Shares
A Shares and/or B Shares and/or Venture Shares (as the context requires)
VCT
a venture capital trust as defined in section 259 of the Income Tax Act 2007 (as amended)
Venture Shares or Venture Share Class
Venture ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of the Company
Venture Share Fund
the net assets of the Company represented by the Venture Shares
PART 6: NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
Triple Point VCT 2011 plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales: Registered Number 07324448)
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Notice is hereby given that a General Meeting of the Shareholders of Triple Point VCT 2011 plc (the Company) will be held on 9 February 2023 at 9am at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions as special resolutions of the Company:
Special Resolutions
- (1) THAT, subject to the approval of the High Court of Justice, the capital of the Company be reduced by cancelling, extinguishing, and repaying all the issued A Shares of 1 penny each of the Company.
- (2) THAT, subject to the approval of the High Court of Justice, the capital of the Company be reduced by cancelling, extinguishing, and repaying all the issued B Shares of 1 penny each of the Company.
- (3) THAT, conditional upon the registration by the Registrar of Companies of the orders of the High Court confirming the reduction of the Company's capital referred to in Resolutions 1 and 2 above, the articles of association presented to the meeting and initialled by the Chair be adopted in place of the existing articles of association of the Company.
For the purpose of these resolutions, words and expressions defined in the circular issued to the Company's shareholders dated 18 January 2023 shall have the same meaning in these resolutions, save where the context requires otherwise.
| Dated: 18 January 2023 Registered Office: th Floor 4 1 King William Street London EC4N 7AF |
By order of the Board, Hanway Advisory Limited Company Secretary |
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Information regarding the General Meeting, including the information required by section 311A of the Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), is available from www.triplepoint.co.uk
Notes:
(a) Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting is also entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend, speak and vote instead of that member. A member may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the General Meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that member. A proxy may demand, or join in demanding, a poll. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must attend the General Meeting in order to represent their appointor. A member entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting may appoint the Chair or another person as their proxy although the Chair will not speak for the member. A member who wishes their proxy to speak for them should appoint their own choice of proxy (not the Chair) and give instructions directly to that person. If you are not a member of the Company but you have been nominated by a member of the Company 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, the Company 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 the Company 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 the Company's Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY 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 the Company by sending a signed hard copy notice clearly revoking the proxy appointment to the Company's Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY. 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 Computershare Investor Services PLC before the General Meeting or the holding of a poll subsequently thereto. If a member attempts to revoke their 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 the Company from attending and voting in person. If a member appoints a proxy and that member attends the General Meeting in person, the proxy appointment will automatically be terminated.
- (e) Copies of the Directors' letters of appointment, a copy of the New Articles (marked up to show the proposed changes) and a copy of the Company's current articles of association will be available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during usual business hours on any weekday (Saturday and public holidays excluded) from the date of this notice, until the end of the General Meeting for at least 15 minutes prior to and during the meeting.
- (f) Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, the Company has specified that only those holders of the Company's shares registered on the Register of Members of the Company as at 9am on 7 February 2023 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 9am on 7 February 2023 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 17 January 2023, the Company's issued share capital comprised 9,777,285 A Shares, 6,758,795 B Shares and 42,720,246 Venture Shares. The total number of voting rights in the Company as at 17 January 2023 is 59,256,326. 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 the Company 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 the Company remains the Relevant Member (or your custodian or broker) and you should continue to contact them (and not the Company) regarding any changes or queries relating to your personal details and your interest in the Company (including any administrative matters). The only exception to this is where the Company 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 their
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 contact Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY at www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus or the Company's Secretary at the Company's registered office or by emailing: [email protected].
- (l) Members may not use any electronic address provided either in this notice of the General Meeting, or any related documents (including the Chair's letter and proxy form), to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
PART 7: NOTICES OF CLASS MEETINGS TRIPLE POINT VCT 2011 PLC
(Incorporated in England and Wales: Registered Number 07324448)
NOTICE OF CLASS MEETING OF THE HOLDERS OF A SHARES
Notice is hereby given that a Class Meeting of the holders of A Shares in Triple Point VCT 2011 plc (the Company) will be held on 9 February 2023 at 9:15am (or as soon as practicable thereafter, following the conclusion of the General Meeting) at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolution as a special resolution of the holders of A Shares in the Company.
In the event that the Class Meeting shall be adjourned, the adjourned class meeting will be held at 9:00am on 1 March 2023 at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF and when the holder or holders of A Shares present shall form a quorum.
Special Resolution
(1) THAT, conditional upon the passing of resolutions 1 and 3 set out in the notice of general meeting of the Company convened to be held on 9 February 2023 (the "General Meeting"), the proposed reduction of capital by cancelling, extinguishing and repaying all the issued A Shares of 1 penny each of the Company and the adoption of new articles of association proposed to be approved by special resolution of the Company at the General Meeting, be approved and any variation, alteration or abrogation of the rights attaching to the Company's A Shares of 1 penny each thereby involved be approved.
| Dated: 18 January 2023 Registered Office: th Floor 4 1 King William Street London EC4N 7AF |
By order of the Board, Hanway Advisory Limited Company Secretary |
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Information regarding the Class Meeting, including the information required by section 311A of the Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), is available from www.triplepoint.co.uk.
Notes:
- (a) Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Class 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 Class Meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that member. A proxy may demand, or join in demanding, a poll. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must attend the Class Meeting in order to represent their appointor. A member entitled to attend and vote at the Class Meeting may appoint the Chair or another person as their proxy although the Chair will not speak for the member. A member who wishes his proxy to speak for them should appoint their own choice of proxy (not the Chair) and give instructions directly to that person. If you are not a member of the Company but you have been nominated by a member of the Company 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, the Company must answer any question a member asks relating to the business being dealt with at the Class Meeting unless:
- answering the question would interfere unduly with the preparation for the Class 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 the Company or the good order of the Class 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 the Company's Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY not less than 48 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) before the time appointed for holding the Class 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 the Company by sending a signed hard copy notice clearly revoking the proxy appointment to the Company's Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY. 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 Computershare Investor Services PLC before the Class Meeting or the holding of a poll subsequently thereto. If a member attempts to revoke their 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 the Company from attending and voting in person. If a member appoints a proxy and that member attends the Class Meeting in person, the proxy appointment will automatically be terminated.
- (e) Copies of the Directors' letters of appointment, a copy of the New Articles (marked up to show the proposed changes) and a copy of the Company's current articles of association will be available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during usual business hours on any weekday (Saturday and public holidays excluded) from the date of this notice, until the end of the Class Meeting for at least 15 minutes prior to and during the meeting.
- (f) Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, the Company has specified that only those holders of the Company's shares registered on the Register of Members of the Company as at 9:15am on 7 February 2023 or, in the event that the Class 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 Class Meeting in respect of such shares registered in their name at the relevant time. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after 9:15am on 7 February 2023 or, in the event that the Class 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 Class 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 17 January 2023, the Company's issued share capital comprised 9,777,285 A Shares, 6,758,795 B Shares and 42,720,246 Venture Shares. The total number of voting rights in the Company as at 17 January 2023 is 59,256,326. 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 the Company who has nominated you to have information rights ("Relevant Member") to be appointed or to have someone else appointed as a proxy for the Class 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 the Company remains the Relevant Member (or your custodian or broker) and you should continue to contact them (and not the Company) regarding any changes or queries relating to your personal details and your interest in the Company (including any administrative matters). The only exception to this is where the Company 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 their 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 Class Meeting.
- (k) Except as provided above, members who have general queries about the Class General Meeting should contact Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY at www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus or the Company's Secretary at the Company's registered office or by emailing: [email protected].
(l) Members may not use any electronic address provided either in this notice of the Class Meeting, or any related documents (including the Chair's letter and proxy form), to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
TRIPLE POINT VCT 2011 PLC
(Incorporated in England and Wales: Registered Number 07324448)
NOTICE OF CLASS MEETING OF THE HOLDERS OF B SHARES
Notice is hereby given that a Class Meeting of the holders of B Shares in Triple Point VCT 2011 plc (the Company) will be held on 9 February 2023 at 9:30am (or as soon as practicable thereafter, following the conclusion of the A Shareholders' Class Meeting) at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolution as a special resolution of the holders of B Shares in the Company.
In the event that the Class Meeting shall be adjourned, the adjourned class meeting will be held at 9:15am on 1 March 2023 at 1 King William Street, London EC4N 7AF and when the holder or holders of B Shares present shall form a quorum.
Special Resolution
(1) THAT, conditional upon the passing of resolutions 2 and 3 set out in the notice of general meeting of the Company convened to be held on 9 February 2023 (the "General Meeting"), the proposed reduction of capital by cancelling, extinguishing and repaying all the issued B Shares of 1 penny each of the Company and the adoption of new articles of association proposed to be approved by special resolution of the Company at the General Meeting, be approved and any variation, alteration or abrogation of the rights attaching to the Company's B Shares of 1 penny each thereby involved be approved.
| Dated: 18 January 2023 Registered Office: th Floor 4 1 King William Street London EC4N 7AF |
By order of the Board, Hanway Advisory Limited Company Secretary |
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Information regarding the Class Meeting, including the information required by section 311A of the Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), is available from www.triplepoint.co.uk.
Notes:
- (a) Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Class 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 Class Meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that member. A proxy may demand, or join in demanding, a poll. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must attend the Class Meeting in order to represent their appointor. A member entitled to attend and vote at the Class Meeting may appoint the Chair or another person as their proxy although the Chair will not speak for the member. A member who wishes his proxy to speak for them should appoint their own choice of proxy (not the Chair) and give instructions directly to that person. If you are not a member of the Company but you have been nominated by a member of the Company 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, the Company must answer any question a member asks relating to the business being dealt with at the Class Meeting unless:
- answering the question would interfere unduly with the preparation for the Class 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 the Company or the good order of the Class 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 the Company's Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY not less than 48 hours (excluding weekends and public holidays) before the time appointed for holding the Class 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 the Company by sending a signed hard copy notice clearly revoking the proxy appointment to the Company's Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY. 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 Computershare Investor Services PLC before the Class Meeting or the holding of a poll subsequently thereto. If a member attempts to revoke their 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 the Company from attending and voting in person. If a member appoints a proxy and that member attends the Class Meeting in person, the proxy appointment will automatically be terminated.
- (e) Copies of the Directors' letters of appointment, a copy of the New Articles (marked up to show the proposed changes) and a copy of the Company's current articles of association will be available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during usual business hours on any weekday (Saturday and public holidays excluded) from the date of this notice, until the end of the Class Meeting for at least 15 minutes prior to and during the meeting.
- (f) Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, the Company has specified that only those holders of the Company's shares registered on the Register of Members of the Company as at 9:30am on 7 February 2023 or, in the event that the Class 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 Class Meeting in respect of such shares registered in their name at the relevant time. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after 9:30am on 7 February 2023 or, in the event that the Class 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 Class 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 17 January 2023, the Company's issued share capital comprised 9,777,285 A Shares, 6,758,795 B Shares and 42,720,246 Venture Shares. The total number of voting rights in the Company as at 17 January 2023 is 59,256,326. 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 the Company who has nominated you to have information rights ("Relevant Member") to be appointed or to have someone else appointed as a proxy for the Class 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 the Company remains the Relevant Member (or your custodian or broker) and you should continue to contact them (and not the Company) regarding any changes or queries relating to your personal details and your interest in the Company (including any administrative matters). The only exception to this is where the Company 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 their 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 Class Meeting.
- (k) Except as provided above, members who have general queries about the Class General Meeting should contact Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY at www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus or the Company's Secretary at the Company's registered office or by emailing: [email protected].
(l) Members may not use any electronic address provided either in this notice of the Class Meeting, or any related documents (including the Chair's letter and proxy form), to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.