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Downing Absolute Income VCT 1 plc 
 
Interim Management Statement for the three months ended 30 Sept 2012 
 
 
 
In  accordance with Rule 4.3 of the Disclosure  and Transparency Rules of the UK 
Listing  Authority,  Downing  Absolute  Income  VCT  1 plc  presents  an Interim 
Management  Statement  for  the  three  month  period  ended  30 Sept  2012. The 
statement  also includes relevant  financial information between  the end of the 
period and the date of this statement. 
 
 
 
Performance 
 
Ordinary Shares 
 
                             30 Sept     30 June    31 March 
 
                                2012        2012        2011 
 
                           Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited 
 
                               Pence       Pence       Pence 
 
 Net Asset Value ("NAV")        89.3        89.6        83.8 
 
 Cumulative Dividends           63.4        63.4        62.4 
 
 Total Return *                152.7       153.0       146.2 
 
 
 
 
 
'C' Shares 
 
                             30 Sept     30 June      31 Mar 
 
                                2012        2012        2012 
 
                           Unaudited   Unaudited   Unaudited 
 
                               Pence       Pence       Pence 
 
 Net Asset Value ("NAV")        79.4        79.7        87.1 
 
 Cumulative Dividends            5.0         5.0         2.5 
 
 Total Return *                 84.4        84.7        89.6 
 
 
 
* NAV plus cumulative dividends paid since launch of share class 
 
 
 
Dividends paid or declared in the period 
 
Subject to Shareholder approval a dividend 2.0p per Ordinary Share and 2.5p per 
'C' Share will be paid on 14 December 2012 to Shareholders on the register at 
16 November 2012. 
 
 
 
Investment portfolio summary at 30 Sept 2012 
 
Ordinary Share pool 
 
 
 
                                            Cost       Valuation* 
 
 Venture capital investments (by value)     GBP'000             GBP'000 
 
 Bowman Care Homes                           800            1,700 
 
 Downing (Pirbright Road) Limited            780            1,305 
 
 Blue Cedars Ltd                             970            1,268 
 
 Kimbolton Lodge Limited                     645              610 
 
 Downing Alton Limited                       575              575 
 
 Future Biogas (SF) Limited                  406              473 
 
 Leytonstone Pub Limited                     200              200 
 
 Gatewales Limited                           367              162 
 
 Chapel Street Services Limited              125              125 
 
 Chapel Street Food and Beverage Limited     125              125 
 
 City Falkirk Limited                        141              101 
 
 Heyford Homes VCT Limited                   300              100 
 
 Progressive Energies Limited                100              100 
 
 Fubar Stirling Limited                       89               89 
 
 Angel Solar Limited                          75               75 
 
 Fenkle Street LLP                            69               69 
 
 Helcim Group Limited                        329               34 
 
 Cheers Dumbarton Limited                     16               16 
 
 Chapel Street Hotel Limited                   5                5 
 
 Lochrise Limited                              4                4 
 
 Kings Gap Group Limited                   1,000                - 
                                         ---------   ------------- 
 Total                                     7,121            7,136 
                                         ---------   ------------- 
 
 
 
 'C' Share pool 
 
 
 
                                                    Cost       Valuation* 
 
 Venture capital investments (by value)             GBP'000             GBP'000 
 
 Hoole Hall Hotel Limited                            800              800 
 
 Baron House Developments LLP                        700              700 
 
 Residential PV Trading Limited                      500              500 
 
 Future Biogas (Reepham Road) Limited                499              499 
 
 City Falkirk Limited                                422              302 
 
 Southampton Hotel Developments Limited              300              300 
 
 Kidspace Adventures Holdings Limited                300              300 
 
 Mosaic Spa and Healthclubs (Shrewsbury) Limited     280              280 
 
 Fubar Stirling Limited                              268              268 
 
 Tracsis Plc**                                        81              235 
 
 Progressive Energies Limited                        220              220 
 
 Liverpool Nurseries (Holdings) Limited              218              218 
 
 Alpha Schools Holdings Limited                      200              208 
 
 Kidspace Adventures Limited                         200              200 
 
 Angel Solar Limited                                 175              175 
 
 Helcim Group Limited                              1,186              124 
 
 Universe Group Plc**                                 65               85 
 
 Cheers Dumbarton Limited                             48               48 
 
 Lochrise Limited                                     12               12 
 
 Southampton Spa Limited                               -                - 
 
 Gingerbread Pre-School (UK) Limited                   -                - 
 
 West Tower Holdings Limited                           -                - 
                                                 ---------   ------------- 
 Total                                             6,474            5,474 
                                                 ---------   ------------- 
 
 
 
With the exception of those marked, all investments are unquoted. 
 
 
 
* Unquoted valuations are based on those at 30 June 2012 adjusted for additions 
and disposals since that date. 
 
** quoted on the AIM market. 
 
 
 
Investment additions during the 3 months ended 30 Sept 2012 
 
 
 
'C' Shares 
 
                                           Cost 
 
                                           GBP'000 
 
 Baron House Developments LLP               700 
 
 Southampton Hotel Developments Limited     300 
 
 Universe Group plc                          65 
 
 Tracsis plc                                  1 
                                        -------- 
                                          1,066 
                                        -------- 
 
 
 
There were no additions made by the Ordinary Share pool during the 3 months 
ended 30 Sept 2012 
 
 
 
In the period from 1 October 2012 to the date of this announcement the following 
additions were made: 
 
 
 
  'C' Share pool                       Cost 
 
                                       GBP'000 
 
  Oak Grove Renewables Limited          473 
 
  Mosaic Spa & Health Clubs Limited     402 
                                    -------- 
                                        875 
                                    -------- 
 
 
 
There  were no additions made  by the Ordinary Share  pool in the period from 1 
October 2012 to the date of this announcement 
 
 
 
Investment disposals during the 3 months to 30 Sept 2012: 
 
 
 
                                       Market                     Total 
 
                                     value at             Gain realised 
 
                                       1 July Disposal against  loss in 
 
                                Cost     2012 proceeds    cost   period 
 
                                GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000    GBP'000     GBP'000 
 
Ordinary Share Pool 
 
Kimbolton Lodge Limited           40       40       40       -        - 
                              ----------------------------------------- 
                                  40       40       40       -        - 
 
 
 
'C' Share pool 
 
West Tower Holdings Limited      880      880      880       -        - 
 
Residential PV Trading Limited    32       32       32       -        - 
 
Tracsis plc                       20       49       47      27      (2) 
                              ----------------------------------------- 
                                 932      961      959      27      (2) 
                              ----------------------------------------- 
Total                            972    1,001      999      27      (2) 
                              ----------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
There were no investment disposals made by the Ordinary or 'C' Share pool in the 
period from 1 October 2012 to the date of this announcement. 
 
 
 
Share Realisation and Reinvestment Programme/Top Up Offer. 
 
On 25 September 2012, the company undertook a Share Realisation and Reinvestment 
Programme in respect of the Ordinary Shares. 1,653,340 Ordinary Shares were 
purchased for cancellation at a price of 89.6p per share. 1,603,739 New Ordinary 
Shares were issued at 92.4p per share. 
 
 
 
150,874 new Ordinary Shares were also issued at 92.4p per share for cash in 
respect of an Ordinary Share Top up offer. 
 
 
 
Changes to share capital 
 
Share capital movements in the period are summarised as follows: 
 
                                      Ordinary Shares 
 
                                         Shares    GBP'000 
 
 As at 1 July 2012                    8,051,170   4,026 
 
 Shares Issued                        1,754,613     877 
 
 Shares bought back and cancelled   (1,653,340)   (827) 
                                  ---------------------- 
 As at 30 Sept 2012                   8,152,443   4,076 
                                  ---------------------- 
 
 
 
                                       'C' Shares 
 
                                       Shares    GBP'000 
 
 As at 1 July 2012                  8,994,057       9 
 
 Shares bought back and cancelled           -       - 
                                  -------------------- 
 As at 30 Sept 2012                 8,994,057       9 
                                  -------------------- 
 
 
 
During  the period from 1 October 2012 to the date of this announcement, 27,500 
'C'  Shares were  bought back  for cancellation.  No Ordinary Shares were bought 
back during this period. 
 
 
 
Material events 
 
Other  than  described  above,  there  were  no material events during the three 
months  from 1 June 2012 to 30 Sept 2012 or in the period from 1 October 2012 to 
the date of this announcement. 
 
 
 
 
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     originality of the information contained therein. 
 
Source: Downing Absolute Income VCT 1 PLC via Thomson Reuters ONE 
[HUG#1655015] 
 

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