Octopus AIM VCT plc said it has allotted and issued 2,609,154 ordinary shares of 1p each at a price of 39.8p per share to shareholders who elected to receive shares under the company’s Dividend Reinvestment Scheme as an alternative to the final dividend of 2.5p per share, payable on 28 August 2026, according to GlobeNewswire PE.
Dividend reinvestment issuance
The company described the issuance as an allotment and issue of ordinary shares of 1p each and stated the issue price was 39.8p per share, according to GlobeNewswire PE.
The shares were issued to shareholders who elected to receive ordinary shares under the Dividend Reinvestment Scheme rather than take the final dividend of 2.5p per share, payable on 28 August 2026, according to GlobeNewswire PE.
Listing and trading timeline
Octopus AIM VCT plc said an application will be made for the new shares to be admitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market for listed securities, according to GlobeNewswire PE.
The company said dealings in the shares are expected to commence on or around 4 September 2026, according to GlobeNewswire PE.
Updated share capital and voting rights
The company said its issued share capital and total voting rights are now 250,206,085, according to GlobeNewswire PE.
Octopus AIM VCT plc said the total voting rights figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculations to determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the company’s share capital under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, according to GlobeNewswire PE.
Contacts and identifiers
The announcement listed Ronan Goggin at Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited as a contact, with telephone number +44 (0)80 0316 2067, according to GlobeNewswire PE.
The announcement also listed the company’s LEI as 213800C5JHJUQLAFP619, according to GlobeNewswire PE.
Widely-known context: Under UK market rules, listed companies commonly publish updated total voting rights figures to support shareholders’ disclosure obligations under FCA transparency requirements.
