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Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc

Portfolio Update

The investment portfolio of Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc (the 'Company') as at 13 September 2023 is as follows (the valuations being the unaudited valuations, at bid price, as at 31 July 2023):

 
                                                      Movement in 
Portfolio                               Book cost      valuation    Fair Value 
company          Sector                 (GBP'000)      (GBP'000)     (GBP'000) 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Pharmaceuticals & 
Ergomed plc       Biotechnology                 784          4,484       5,268 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Hasgrove plc(1)  Unquoted Investment            153          4,190       4,343 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Breedon Group    Construction & 
 plc              Materials                     573          2,902       3,475 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Judges           Electronic & 
 Scientific       Electrical 
 plc              Equipment                     188          2,673       2,861 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Equipmake        Software & Computer 
 Holdings plc     Services                    1,300          1,421       2,721 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Popsa Holdings 
 Ltd(1)          Unquoted Investment          1,060          1,419       2,479 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Software & Computer 
IDOX plc          Services                      356          1,997       2,353 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Learning 
 Technologies    Software & Computer 
 Group plc        Services                      701          1,618       2,319 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Health Care 
Craneware plc     Providers                     479          1,646       2,125 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Electronic & 
                  Electrical 
SDI Group plc     Equipment                     119          1,860       1,979 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Software & Computer 
Netcall plc       Services                      356          1,588       1,944 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Sosandar plc     Retailers                    1,235            673       1,908 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Brooks           Investment Banking 
 Macdonald        & Brokerage 
 Group plc        Services                      610            948       1,558 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Animalcare       Pharmaceuticals & 
 Group plc        Biotechnology                 824            620       1,444 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Software & Computer 
GB Group plc      Services                      337          1,042       1,379 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Vertu Motors 
 plc             Retailers                      777            532       1,309 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Intelligent 
 Ultrasound      Medical Equipment & 
 Group plc        Services                    1,437          (146)       1,291 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Pharmaceuticals & 
Maxcyte Inc       Biotechnology                 690            463       1,153 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Spectral MD 
 Holdings        Health Care 
 Ltd(1)           Providers                   1,410          (311)       1,099 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Software & Computer 
PCI-Pal plc       Services                      732            281       1,013 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Nexteq plc       Technology Hardware            338            653         991 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
EKF Diagnostics  Medical Equipment & 
 Holdings plc     Services                      737            225         962 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Next 15 Group 
 plc             Media                          302            619         921 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Health Care 
Diaceutics plc    Providers                     620            196         816 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Itaconix plc     Industrial                   1,059          (249)         810 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Access 
 Intelligence    Software & Computer 
 plc              Services                      501            155         656 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Clean Power 
 Hydrogen plc    Alternative Energy           1,200          (573)         627 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Beeks Financial 
 Cloud Group     Software & Computer 
 plc              Services                      302            319         621 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Electronic & 
                  Electrical 
Ilika plc         Equipment                     706           (87)         619 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Medical Equipment & 
Feedback plc      Services                    1,000          (396)         604 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Libertine        Industrial 
 Holdings plc     Engineering                 2,000        (1,400)         600 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Cambridge 
 Cognition       Health Care 
 Holdings plc     Providers                     400            149         549 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Gamma 
 Communications  Telecommunications 
 plc              Service Providers             183            345         528 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Pharmaceuticals & 
Ixico plc         Biotechnology                 697          (224)         473 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Pharmaceuticals & 
LungLife AI Inc   Biotechnology               1,386          (937)         449 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
RWS Holdings     Industrial Support 
 plc              Services                      143            295         438 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Oberon           Investment Banking 
 Investments      & Brokerage 
 Group plc        Services                      576          (147)         429 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Osirium 
 Technologies 
 plc (Loan       Software & Computer 
 notes)           Services                      400             --         400 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Gooch & Housego  Technology Hardware 
 plc              & Equipment                   281            115         396 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
TPXimpact        Software & Computer 
 Holdings plc     Services                      653          (327)         326 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
ENGAGE XR        Software & Computer 
 Holdings plc     Services                    1,253          (934)         319 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Advanced 
 Medical 
 Solutions       Medical Equipment & 
 Group plc        Services                      190            101         291 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Investment Banking 
Mattioli Woods    & Brokerage 
 plc              Services                      101            182         283 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Crimson Tide     Software & Computer 
 plc              Services                      378          (101)         277 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Velocity 
 Composites 
 plc             Aerospace & Defence            533          (270)         263 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Evgen Pharma     Pharmaceuticals & 
 plc              Biotechnology                 700          (437)         263 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Creo Medical     Medical Equipment & 
 Group plc        Services                      981          (730)         251 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Gear4music 
 Holdings plc    Leisure Goods                  353          (104)         249 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
MyCelx 
 Technologies 
 Corporation     Oil, Gas & Coal                980          (752)         228 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
DP Poland plc    Travel & Leisure               678          (454)         224 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Industrial Support 
Restore plc       Services                      171             36         207 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Medical Equipment & 
GENinCode plc     Services                      800          (596)         204 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Health Care 
Renalytix plc     Providers                     228           (30)         198 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Closed End 
KRM22 plc         Investments                   454          (259)         195 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Pharmaceuticals & 
Verici Dx plc     Biotechnology                 444          (249)         195 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Northcoders      Software & Computer 
 Group plc        Services                      253           (93)         160 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Polarean         Medical Equipment & 
 Imaging plc      Services                      458          (305)         153 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Glantus          Industrial Support 
 Holdings plc     Services                      782          (636)         146 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Electronic & 
                  Electrical 
Gelion plc        Equipment                     760          (624)         136 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Velocys plc      Alternative Energy             664          (530)         134 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Cordel Group     Software & Computer 
 plc              Services                      296          (188)         108 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Eluceda 
 Limited(1)      Unquoted Investment            200           (92)         108 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
The Food 
 Marketplace 
 Ltd(1)          Unquoted Investment            200          (100)         100 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
ReNeuron Group   Pharmaceuticals & 
 plc              Biotechnology                 990          (892)          98 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Electronic & 
Strip Tinning     Electrical 
 Holdings plc     Equipment                     337          (246)          91 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
XP Factory PLC   Travel & Leisure               659          (576)          83 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
DXS 
 International   Software & Computer 
 plc              Services                      200          (125)          75 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Enteq Upstream 
 plc             Oil, Gas & Coal                687          (632)          55 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Industrial Support 
Mears Group plc   Services                       51            (1)          50 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Falanx Cyber 
 Security        Industrial Support 
 Limited          Services                      600          (560)          40 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Fusion 
 Antibodies      Health Care 
 plc              Providers                     497          (460)          37 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Software & Computer 
WANdisco plc      Services                       52           (17)          35 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Abingdon Health  Medical Equipment & 
 plc              Services                      347          (313)          34 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Software & Computer 
1Spatial plc      Services                      200          (169)          31 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Rosslyn Data 
 Technologies    Software & Computer 
 plc              Services                      286          (260)          26 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Pharmaceuticals & 
Genedrive Plc     Biotechnology                 145          (122)          23 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Tasty plc        Travel & Leisure               336          (317)          19 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Rated People 
 Ltd(1)          Unquoted Investment            236          (222)          14 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Osirium 
 Technologies    Software & Computer 
 plc              Services                      900          (892)           8 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
LoopUp Group     Software & Computer 
 plc              Services                      197          (193)           4 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Haydale 
 Graphene 
 Industries      Industrial 
 plc              Materials                     399          (396)           3 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Trackwise        Technology Hardware 
 Designs plc      & Equipment                 1,289        (1,286)           3 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
                 Electronic & 
Microsaic         Electrical 
 Systems plc      Equipment                     922          (921)           1 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Location 
 Sciences Group  Software & Computer 
 plc              Services                      509          (509)          -- 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
Airnow plc       Unquoted Investment            838          (838)          -- 
---------------  -------------------  -------------  -------------  ---------- 
The British 
 Honey Company 
 plc             General Retailers              880          (880)          -- 
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(1) Denotes unlisted company

Since 31 July 2023 Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc has made GBP0.3 million investments and GBP0.1 million disposals.

Unless otherwise stated, all the investments set out above:

   -- are quoted on public markets; 
 
   -- represent equity investments except in the case of Osirium which include 
      investment through loan stock; and 
 
   -- are in portfolio companies incorporated in the UK with the exception of: 

Breedon Group -- Jersey

Maxcyte Inc -- USA

VR Education Holdings plc -- Ireland

Falanx Group Limited -- British Virgin Islands

Mycelx -- USA

Glantus Holdings plc -- Republic of Ireland

Spectral MD Holdings Ltd -- USA

Current Asset Investments (unaudited)

 
Portfolio company                    Book cost (GBP'000)  Fair Value (GBP'000) 
-----------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
FP Octopus Microcap Growth Fund                    5,012                 5,565 
-----------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
FP Octopus Multi Cap Income Fund                   4,057                 4,195 
-----------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
FP Octopus Future Generations Fund                   720                   593 
-----------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
BlackRock ICS Sterling Liquidity 
 Fund                                              6,425                 6,425 
-----------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
HSBC Sterling Liquidity Fund                       6,426                 6,426 
-----------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------- 
 

Since 31 July 2023 there has been a disposal of GBP0.1 million from the current asset investments.

The capitalisation of Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc as at 31 July 2023 was as follows:

 
  Shareholders' Equity              GBP'000s 
--------------------------------- 
  Called up Equity Share Capital          16 
  Legal reserves                           0 
  Other reserves                      85,840 
  Total                               85,856 
                                    ======== 
 

There has been no material change to the capitalisation since 31 July 2023.

For further information please contact:

Rachel Peat

Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited

Tel: +44 (0)80 0316 2067

LEI: 213800BW27BKJCI35L17

 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 13, 2023 12:00 ET (16:00 GMT)

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