Aberdeen Growth Opportunities VCT PLC

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Aberdeen Growth Opportunities VCT PLC is a generalist VCT, managed by Aberdeen Asset Managers. The manager aims to invest the VCT portfolio in up to 70 companies, typically putting no more than 3% of the fund into any one holding. Some VCTs invest in as few as 10 companies, but Aberdeen prefers to create a larger and more diversified portfolio.

Aberdeen Growth Opportunities VCT PLC is a constituent of the FTSE All-share Index. It has two classes of share, Ordinary 10p and C Ordinary 10p.

Objective

Aberdeen Growth Opportunities VCT PLC aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation and generate maintainable levels of income for shareholders.

Fund Manager Interview

Bill Nixon, Head of Investment, Growth Capital, discusses the continuing opportunities for VCT investment

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Five year record as at 31 May 2008

Source: Aberdeen Growth Opportunities VCT PLC Interim Report 31 May 2008.

The bar charts show the total return per share (net asset value plus dividends paid since launch) as at 30 November each year except 2008 which is at 31 May 2008.

Aberdeen VCT News

April 2008
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October 2007
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September 2007
Aberdeen Growth VCT I results – increased NAV total return and strong investment activity
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Aberdeen Growth Opportunities VCT PLC Data

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Ordinary Share

NAV 97.8p (as at 30 November 2007)

Yield on Cost 5.9% tax free on a net purchase price* of 80p

Gross Yield† 7.9%

C Ordinary Share

NAV 99.2p (as at 30 November 2007)

Yield on Cost 5.3% tax free on a net purchase* price of 60p

Gross Yield† 7.1%

*On shares acquired as new-issue shares, after initial tax relief available

†The yield a higher rate taxpayer would need to achieve on a taxable UK equity portfolio to match yield on cost

Dividends (paid or declared in the last 12 months)

Per Ordinary Share

1.75p - 30 April 2008

3.0p - 24 August 2007

Per C Ordinary Share

2.2p - 30 April 2008

1.0p - 24 August 2007

NAV Total Return Performance

Ordinary Share

NAV Total Return 96p
2004

NAV Total Return 112.0p
2007

Increase 16.7%

C Ordinary Share

NAV Total Return 95p
2006**

NAV Total Return 103.4p
2008

Increase 8.8%

*New Issue (based on initial value after launch costs)

Key Data

Fund Type
VCT

Date of Launch
27 September 2001

Ordinary Shares in Issue
9,744,243 (as at 31 May 2008)

C Ordinary Shares in Issue
14,954,494 (as at 31 May 2008)

Directors
Gregor Michie (Chairman), Alec Craig, Martin Gilbert, Andrew Murison, Bill Nixon, Stephen Wood

Date of Continuation Vote
Tenth AGM and thereafter at 5 year intervals

Literature

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