SMMT - Dividend announcements

1 DECEMBER 2020 NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020 Northern Venture Trust PLC is a Venture Capital Trust (VCT) whose investment adviser is Mercia Fund Management.  The trust was one of the first VCTs launched on the London Stock Exchange in 1995.  It invests mainly in UK unquoted companies and aims to provide high long-term tax-free returns to shareholders through a combination of dividend yield and capital growth. Financial highlights (comparative figures as at 30 September 2019):                2020            2019Net assets£112.8m£95.7mNet asset value per share70.7p68.9pReturn per share after tax:  Revenue0.3p0.8pCapital7.0p1.3pTota