Guinness VCT PlcLSE: GVCT

Guinness VCT: Issue of Equity

· Issued by Guinness VCT plc via RNS

Summary by 6ix AI

On October 14, 2026, Guinness VCT plc allotted 6,249 ordinary shares of £0.01 each at 93.63p per share. The issue was made under an agreement with Hargreaves Lansdown under which certain commissions were, and are to be, waived.

Key details

  • After the allotment, Guinness VCT plc has 18,116,568 ordinary shares in issue, which is also its total number of voting rights.

What’s still pending

  • The company will apply for the new shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. Trading in them is expected to start on or around October 21, 2026.
  • Paper share certificates are expected to be sent within ten business days of the allotment.

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16 October 2026

LEI: 213800XCDAOPJBNOI483

Guinness VCT plc

(the "Company")

Issue of Ordinary Shares of £0.01 ("Ordinary Shares") each

The Company announces that, on 14 October 2026, it allotted 6,249 Ordinary Shares at a price of 93.63p per Ordinary Share in accordance with an agreement made with Hargreaves Lansdown pursuant to which certain commissions were (and are to be) waived.

Following the allotment, the total number of Ordinary shares in issue is 18,116,568.  Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 18,116,568.  This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change of interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Application for the Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities will be made shortly and dealings are expected to commence on or around 21 October 2026.  CREST accounts are expected to be credited as soon as practicable following the allotment and definitive documents of title are expected to be dispatched within ten business days of allotment.

For further information, please contact:

Hugo Vaux

Guinness Asset Management Limited (Manager)

vct@guinnessventures.com

Robin Smeaton

The City Partnership (UK) Limited (Company Secretary)

enquiries@city.uk.com

Keith Lassman

Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP

keith.lassman@howardkennedy.com

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