Baronsmead Venture Trust plc (BVT) Ordinary 10p

To achieve long-term investment returns for private investors, including tax-free dividends by investing primarily in a diverse portfolio of UK growth businesses, whether unquoted or traded on AIM.

Management fee of 2% p.a. of the NAV of the Company which is paid quarterly in arrears. A performance fee is paid up to 5% of NAV when the net return of the ordinary shares exceeds 8 % of NAV p.a.. To the extent that the total return exceeds the threshold, a performance fee plus VAT will be paid to the Manager of 10% of the excess.

The Board will seek to pay two dividends to Shareholders in each calendar year, typically an interim in September and a final dividend following the AGM in February; The Board will use, as a guide, when setting the dividends for a financial year, a sum representing 7% of the opening NAV of that financial year.

Ken Wotton

Ken joined Gresham House in November 2018, with its acquisition of Livingbridge Equity funds. He spent 11 years previously with Livingbridge and continues to lead the Equity Funds investment team managing all AIM and other listed investments, including the Baronsmead VCTs, LF Gresham House UK Micro Cap fund and LF Gresham House UK Multi Cap Income fund. He graduated from Oxford University before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG and following he moved into equity research with Commerzbank then Evolution Securities. Whilst there he built sector expertise in tech & telcos, along with a strong knowledge of large / small listed companies and their associated corporate transactions.

Fiona SmithChairman, Michael Probin, Isabel Dolan