{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"130004","rtpr_id":"nBw3kxjWra","ticker":"OVCT","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["OVCT"],"title":"REG-OBERON AIM VCT PLC Issue of Equity","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-28T06:00:00.127Z","article_body":"Issue of Equity\n\n \n\nThis announcement contains inside information as stipulated under the UK\nversion of the Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 which is part of English\nlaw by virtue of the European (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended. On\npublication of this announcement via a regulatory information service, this\ninformation is considered to be in the public domain.\n\n28 August 2026\n\nOBERON AIM VCT PLC\n\n(the “Company”)\n\nIssue of Equity and Total Voting Rights\n\nThe Company announced on 23 March 2026 that it had published an Offer Document\n(the \"Offer\") in relation to an offer for subscription of ordinary shares of\n10p each (the \"Ordinary Shares\"), to raise up to £1.85m. On 27 August 2026\nthe Company allotted 117,753 new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Offer\nconditional only on Admission (the timetable for which is set out in more\ndetail below). The total amount of shares, which have now been issued pursuant\nto the Offer is 459,082 shares.\n\nThe offer price at which the 117,753 new Ordinary Shares were allotted was\n21.23 pence per Ordinary Share, which was calculated, in accordance with the\nterms of the Offer, by reference to the net asset value of an Ordinary Share\non 31 July 2026 of 20.70 pence per share (as announced on 5 August 2026),\nbeing the last published net asset value per Ordinary Share, divided by 0.975\n(to allow for the costs of the Offer).\n\nApplication will shortly be made for the 117,753 new Ordinary Shares to be\nadmitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to\ntrading on the London Stock Exchange plc’s main market for listed securities\n(\"Admission\"). It is expected that Admission will occur and dealing will\ncommence in the new Ordinary Shares on or around 1 September 2026. When\nissued, the new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing\nOrdinary Shares.\n\nAs a result of the issue, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be\n7,902,153 with each Ordinary Share carrying one vote each. Therefore, the\ntotal voting rights in the Company will be 7,902,153. This figure may be used\nby shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by\nwhich they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or\na change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the\nDisclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.\n\nUnless the context requires otherwise, terms defined in the Offer have the\nsame meaning where used in this announcement.\n\nEND\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n Company Secretary                     \n \n                  \n                  \n \nJohn Beaumont     \n+44 203 179 5300  \n \n                  \n                  \n \n                  \n                  \n\n\nLEI: 213800ZDLLGLVL2YTB47\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827218396/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827218396/en/)\n\nOBERON AIM VCT PLC\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw3kxjWra","title":"REG-OBERON AIM VCT PLC Issue of Equity","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"OVCT","created":"2026-08-28T06:00:00.127Z","tickers":["OVCT"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"Issue of Equity\n\n \n\nThis announcement contains inside information as stipulated under the UK\nversion of the Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 which is part of English\nlaw by virtue of the European (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended. On\npublication of this announcement via a regulatory information service, this\ninformation is considered to be in the public domain.\n\n28 August 2026\n\nOBERON AIM VCT PLC\n\n(the “Company”)\n\nIssue of Equity and Total Voting Rights\n\nThe Company announced on 23 March 2026 that it had published an Offer Document\n(the \"Offer\") in relation to an offer for subscription of ordinary shares of\n10p each (the \"Ordinary Shares\"), to raise up to £1.85m. On 27 August 2026\nthe Company allotted 117,753 new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Offer\nconditional only on Admission (the timetable for which is set out in more\ndetail below). The total amount of shares, which have now been issued pursuant\nto the Offer is 459,082 shares.\n\nThe offer price at which the 117,753 new Ordinary Shares were allotted was\n21.23 pence per Ordinary Share, which was calculated, in accordance with the\nterms of the Offer, by reference to the net asset value of an Ordinary Share\non 31 July 2026 of 20.70 pence per share (as announced on 5 August 2026),\nbeing the last published net asset value per Ordinary Share, divided by 0.975\n(to allow for the costs of the Offer).\n\nApplication will shortly be made for the 117,753 new Ordinary Shares to be\nadmitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to\ntrading on the London Stock Exchange plc’s main market for listed securities\n(\"Admission\"). It is expected that Admission will occur and dealing will\ncommence in the new Ordinary Shares on or around 1 September 2026. When\nissued, the new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing\nOrdinary Shares.\n\nAs a result of the issue, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be\n7,902,153 with each Ordinary Share carrying one vote each. Therefore, the\ntotal voting rights in the Company will be 7,902,153. This figure may be used\nby shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by\nwhich they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or\na change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the\nDisclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.\n\nUnless the context requires otherwise, terms defined in the Offer have the\nsame meaning where used in this announcement.\n\nEND\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n Company Secretary                     \n \n                  \n                  \n \nJohn Beaumont     \n+44 203 179 5300  \n \n                  \n                  \n \n                  \n                  \n\n\nLEI: 213800ZDLLGLVL2YTB47\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827218396/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827218396/en/)\n\nOBERON AIM VCT PLC\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-28T06:00:00.215204234Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787896800215},"received_at":"2026-08-28T06:00:00.275Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260827218396/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"118918","press_release_id":"130004","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"offering","narrative":"Oberon AIM VCT PLC allotted 117,753 new Ordinary Shares at a price of 21.23 pence per share, calculated based on the net asset value of 20.70 pence as of July 31, 2026.\n\nFollowing this allotment, the total number of Ordinary Shares issued under the offer reaches 459,082, bringing the total shares in issue to 7,902,153 with corresponding voting rights.\n\nAdmission to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market is expected to occur on or around September 1, 2026.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine VCT allotment; no market-moving impact."},"keyFigures":{"offeringPrice":"21.23 pence","sharesOffered":117753,"customDimensions":{"nav_per_share":"20.70 pence","target_raise_gbp":"£1.85m","total_voting_rights":7902153,"total_shares_outstanding":7902153,"total_shares_issued_under_offer":459082}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"John Beaumont","role":"Company Secretary"}],"products":["Ordinary Shares"],"companies":[{"name":"Oberon AIM VCT PLC","ticker":"OVCT"},{"name":"Financial Conduct Authority","relationship":"regulator"},{"name":"London Stock Exchange plc","relationship":"exchange"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"£1.85m","context":"target raise under the Offer"},{"amount":"21.23 pence","context":"allotment price per Ordinary Share"},{"amount":"20.70 pence","context":"net asset value per Ordinary Share as of 31 July 2026"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine allotment of shares pursuant to a previously announced subscription offer for a Venture Capital Trust. 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