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Octopus VCTs admit shares to trading

Analysis based on 14 articles · First reported Jun 03, 2026 · Last updated Jun 09, 2026

Sentiment
10
Attention
2
Articles
14
Market Impact
General
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Market Impact

The admission of further securities to trading for multiple Octopus VCTs on the Aquis Stock Exchange indicates ongoing capital raising and investor activity within the venture capital trust sector. This could lead to increased liquidity for these specific VCTs and potentially signal positive investor sentiment towards their underlying investments, impacting their stock prices positively.

Financial Services
Event Summary

Several Octopus Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs), including Octopus Apollo VCT plc, Octopus Titan VCT plc plc, Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc, and Octopus AIM VCT plc, have announced the admission of further ordinary shares to trading on the Aquis Stock Exchange. These admissions, occurring between May and June 2026, are a result of previous equity issues and dividend reinvestment schemes. For instance, Octopus Apollo VCT plc admitted over 7 million shares, Octopus Titan VCT plc plc admitted nearly half a million shares, Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc admitted over 2 million shares, and Octopus AIM VCT plc admitted almost 60,000 shares. These actions increase the total number of securities in issue for each respective VCT, reflecting ongoing capital management and investor participation.

Entities Involved
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Octopus Apollo VCT
Octopus Apollo VCT plc admitted 7,028,332 new ordinary shares to trading on the Aquis Stock Exchange, increasing its total shares in issue to 1,186,150,263. This action reflects ongoing capital raising and investor interest in the company.
Importance 80.0 Sentiment 10.0
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Octopus AIM VCT
Octopus AIM VCT plc admitted 58,834 new ordinary shares to trading on the Aquis Stock Exchange, resulting in a total of 250,629,224 shares in issue. This reflects the company's ongoing equity issuance activities.
Importance 80.0 Sentiment 10.0
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Octopus AIM VCT 2
Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc admitted 2,226,384 new ordinary shares to trading on the Aquis Stock Exchange, increasing its total shares in issue to 221,296,307. This admission is part of its Dividend Reinvestment Scheme, showing active capital management.
Importance 80.0 Sentiment 10.0
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Aquis Stock Exchange
The Aquis Stock Exchange is the regulated market where the new ordinary shares of Octopus Apollo VCT plc, Octopus Titan VCT plc plc, Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc, and Octopus AIM VCT plc were admitted to trading, facilitating capital market activities for these companies.
Importance 70.0 Sentiment 10.0
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United Kingdom — Financial Conduct Authority
The United Kingdom — Financial Conduct Authority is the regulatory body to which applications for admission to the Official List are made for the newly issued shares.
Importance 30.0 Sentiment 0.0
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Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited
Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited is the contact point for further information regarding the admission of securities for the various Octopus VCTs, indicating its role in administrative and compliance matters.
Importance 20.0 Sentiment 0.0
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Rachel Peat
Rachel Peat is a contact person for Octopus Titan VCT plc plc, providing information regarding its share admissions.
Importance 10.0 Sentiment 0.0
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Ronan Goggin
Ronan Goggin is a contact person for Octopus AIM VCT plc, providing information regarding its share admissions.
Importance 10.0 Sentiment 0.0
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Andrew Humphries
Andrew Humphries is a contact person for Octopus Apollo VCT plc and Octopus AIM VCT 2 plc, providing information regarding their share admissions.
Importance 10.0 Sentiment 0.0
Relationships
Octopus Apollo VCT related ↔ Octopus AIM VCT
Octopus Apollo VCT affiliate ↔ Octopus AIM VCT 2 Octopus Apollo VCT is an affiliate of Octopus AIM VCT 2, as both are Venture Capital Trusts managed by Octopus Investmen
Octopus Apollo VCT related ↔ United Kingdom — Financial Conduct Authority
Octopus AIM VCT related ↔ Octopus AIM VCT 2
Octopus AIM VCT related ↔ United Kingdom — Financial Conduct Authority
Octopus AIM VCT client ↔ Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited Octopus AIM VCT is a client of Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited, which handles its company secretarial dutie
Octopus AIM VCT 2 related ↔ United Kingdom — Financial Conduct Authority
Octopus AIM VCT 2 client ↔ Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited Octopus AIM VCT 2 engages Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited to handle its company secretarial duties, receivi
Aquis Stock Exchange related ↔ United Kingdom — Financial Conduct Authority
United Kingdom — Financial Conduct Authority related ↔ Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited
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