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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION<br />

If you are in any doubt about the action to be taken, you should immediately consult your bank manager,<br />

stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser authorised pursuant to the<br />

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.<br />

If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your shares in either <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> plc (‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1’’) or <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

<strong>VCT</strong> plc (‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2’’) (<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 together ‘‘the Companies’’), please send this document and<br />

accompanying documents, as soon as possible, to the purchaser or transferee or to the stockbroker, independent<br />

financial adviser or other person through whom the sale or transfer was effected for delivery to the purchaser or<br />

transferee.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 and the directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 accept responsibility for the information contained in this document<br />

(other than the information that solely relates to <strong>Foresight</strong> 2). To the best of the knowledge and belief of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1<br />

and the directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information<br />

contained in this document (other than the information that solely relates to <strong>Foresight</strong> 2) is in accordance with the<br />

facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 and the directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 accept responsibility for the information contained in this document<br />

(other than the information that solely relates to <strong>Foresight</strong> 1). To the best of the knowledge and belief of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

and the directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information<br />

contained in this document (other than the information that solely relates to <strong>Foresight</strong> 1) is in accordance with the<br />

facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.<br />

Martineau, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, is acting as legal adviser<br />

to the Companies and no-one else and will not be responsible to any other person for providing advice in connection<br />

with any matters referred to herein.<br />

BDO LLP (‘‘BDO’’), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is<br />

acting for the Companies and no one else in relation to the advice described in this document and will not be<br />

responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to customers of BDO or for providing advice in<br />

relation to any matters referred to in this document. BDO has given and not withdrawn its written consent to the issue<br />

of this document and the inclusion of its name and the references to it in the form and context in which they appear.<br />

<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong> <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

(Registered in England and Wales<br />

with registered number 03421340)<br />

(Registered in England and Wales<br />

with registered number 05200494)<br />

Recommended Proposals to:<br />

. create and authorise the issue of Infrastructure Shares<br />

. cancel Infrastructure Share premium<br />

. approve related party transactions<br />

. approve enhanced buyback schemes<br />

You will find set out at the end of this document notices of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 General Meeting to be held at 9.00 a.m.,<br />

the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Class Meetings to be held at 9.30 a.m. and 9.35 a.m., the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 General Meeting to be held at<br />

10.00 a.m. and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Class Meetings to be held at 10.30 a.m., 10.35 a.m. and 10.40 a.m., all on<br />

30 September 2011 at the offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW, to approve resolutions to<br />

effect the proposals contained herein.<br />

To be valid, the relevant forms of proxy attached to this document should be returned not less than 48 hours before<br />

the relevant meeting, either by post or by hand (during normal business hours only) to the Companies’ registrar,<br />

Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>. For further information on the meetings or the completion and return of a<br />

form of proxy, please telephone Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT)<br />

Monday to Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside<br />

the UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are charged<br />

at national rates. Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to Computershare Investor<br />

Services <strong>PLC</strong> from outside the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to<br />

calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes.<br />

For legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the proposals<br />

or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice.


CONTENTS<br />

Page<br />

EXPECTED TIMETABLES 3<br />

DEFINITIONS 4<br />

PART I LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMEN 7<br />

PART II INFRASTRUCTURE SHARES 11<br />

PART III AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES 13<br />

PART IV EXPLANATION OF THE RESOLUTIONS 16<br />

PART V <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 19<br />

PART VI <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 23<br />

CORPORATE INFORMATION 27<br />

<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 1 MEETINGS 28<br />

NOTICE OF THE <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 1 GENERAL MEETING 28<br />

NOTICE OF THE <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 1 ORDINARY SHARES CLASS MEETING 32<br />

NOTICE OF THE <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 1 PLANNED EXIT SHARES CLASS MEETING 35<br />

<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 MEETINGS 38<br />

NOTICE OF THE <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 GENERAL MEETING 38<br />

NOTICE OF THE <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 ORDINARY SHARES CLASS MEETING 42<br />

NOTICE OF THE <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 C SHARES CLASS MEETING 45<br />

NOTICE OF THE <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 PLANNED EXIT SHARES CLASS MEETING 48<br />

FORMS OF PROXY 51<br />

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EXPECTED TIMETABLES<br />

<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 1 MEETINGS<br />

Latest time for receipt of forms of proxy for the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 General<br />

Meeting<br />

Latest time for receipt of forms of proxy for the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary<br />

Shares Class Meeting<br />

Latest time for receipt of forms of proxy for the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned<br />

Exit Shares Class Meeting<br />

9.00 a.m on 28 September 2011<br />

9.30 a.m on 28 September 2011<br />

9.35 a.m on 28 September 2011<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 General Meeting 9.00 a.m on 30 September 2011<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares Class Meeting 9.30 a.m on 30 September 2011<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares Class Meeting 9.35 a.m on 30 September 2011<br />

<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 MEETINGS<br />

Latest time for receipt of forms of proxy for the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 General<br />

Meeting<br />

Latest time for receipt of forms of proxy for the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary<br />

Shares Class Meeting<br />

Latest time for receipt of forms of proxy for the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

C Shares Class Meeting<br />

Latest time for receipt of forms of proxy for the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned<br />

Exit Shares Class Meeting<br />

10.00 a.m on 28 September 2011<br />

10.30 a.m on 28 September 2011<br />

10.35 a.m on 28 September 2011<br />

10.40 a.m on 28 September 2011<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 General Meeting 10.00 a.m on 30 September 2011<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares Class Meeting 10.30 a.m on 30 September 2011<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares Class Meeting 10.35 a.m on 30 September 2011<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Shares Class Meeting 10.40 a.m on 30 September 2011<br />

INFRASTRUCTURE SHARES OFFER<br />

Offer opens October 2011<br />

Allotment of Infrastructure Shares monthly<br />

Admission of and dealings in Infrastructure Shares 3 business days following allotment<br />

Certificates for Infrastructure Shares dispatched 10 business days following allotment<br />

Offer closes 30 June 2012<br />

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DEFINITIONS<br />

‘‘Articles’’ the articles of association of the Companies, as amended from time<br />

to time, as the context permits<br />

‘‘BDO’’ BDO LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial<br />

Services Authority, is a UKLA registered sponsor<br />

‘‘Boards’’ the board of directors of the Companies (and each a ‘‘Board’’ as the<br />

context permits)<br />

‘‘CA 1985’’ the Companies Act 1985, as amended<br />

‘‘CA 2006’’ the Companies Act 2006, as amended<br />

‘‘Companies’’ <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> plc and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> plc (and each a ‘‘Company’’<br />

as the context permits)<br />

‘‘Directors’’ the directors of a Company or the Companies, as the context permits<br />

(and each a ‘‘Director’’)<br />

‘‘Distributions’’ amounts paid by way of dividends, tender offers, share buy-backs<br />

relating to an exit opportunity, proceeds on a sale or liquidation of the<br />

relevant Company and any other proceeds or value received, or<br />

deemed to be received, by Shareholders in the relevant Company in<br />

respect of Infrastructure Shares, excluding any income tax relief on<br />

subscription<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1’’ <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> plc<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Class Meetings’’ the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares Class Meeting and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1<br />

Planned Exit Share Class Meeting<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 General<br />

Meeting’’<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Related Party<br />

Transactions’’<br />

the general meeting of the holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Shares to be held<br />

on 30 September 2011<br />

the investment management, the performance incentive and the<br />

promotion fee arrangements proposed to be entered into between<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> in respect of the Infrastructure<br />

Shares and the Offer, which constitute related party transactions<br />

under the Listing Rules, as described on page 12 of this document<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings’’ the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 General Meeting and <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Class Meetings<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary<br />

Shares’’<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares<br />

Class Meeting’’<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit<br />

Shares’’<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit<br />

Shares Class Meeting’’<br />

the ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (and each<br />

a ‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Share’’)<br />

the separate meeting of the holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares<br />

to be held on 30 September 2011<br />

the planned exit ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (and each a ‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Share’’)<br />

the separate meeting of the holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit<br />

Shares to be held on 30 September 2011<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Shares’’ <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares and/or <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares<br />

and/or <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Infrastructure Shares, as the context permits (and<br />

each a ‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Share’’)<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Proposals’’ the proposals to (i) create and issue Infrastructure Shares (and<br />

related matters) and (ii) approve the enhanced buyback scheme as<br />

set out in this document, together with the Resolutions to be<br />

proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings<br />

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‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2’’ <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> plc<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares’’ the C ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (and<br />

each a ‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Share’’)<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares Class<br />

Meeting’’<br />

the separate meeting of the holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares to be<br />

held on 30 September 2011<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Class Meetings’’ the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares Class Meeting, the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C<br />

Shares Class Meeting and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Share Class<br />

Meeting<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 General<br />

Meeting’’<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Related Party<br />

Transactions’’<br />

the general meeting of the holders of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Shares to be<br />

held on 30 September 2011<br />

the investment management, the performance incentive and the<br />

promotion fee arrangements proposed to be entered into between<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> in respect of the Infrastructure<br />

Shares and the Offer, which constitute related party transactions<br />

under the Listing Rules, as described on page 12 of this document<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings’’ the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 General Meeting and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Class Meetings<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary<br />

Shares’’<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares<br />

Class Meeting’’<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit<br />

Shares’’<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit<br />

Shares Class Meeting’’<br />

the ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (and each<br />

a ‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Share’’)<br />

the separate meeting of the holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares<br />

to be held on 30 September 2011<br />

the planned exit ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (and each a ‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Share’’)<br />

the separate meeting of the holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit<br />

Shares to be held on 30 September 2011<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Proposals’’ the proposals to (i) create and issue Infrastructure Shares (and<br />

related matters) and (ii) approve the enhanced buyback schemes as<br />

set out in this document, together with the Resolutions to be<br />

proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Shares’’ <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares and/or <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares and/or<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Shares and/or <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Infrastructure<br />

Shares, as the context permits (and each a ‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Share’’)<br />

‘‘<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’’ <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP, the investment manager to the Company<br />

‘‘FSA’’ the Financial Services Authority<br />

‘‘FSMA’’ the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended<br />

‘‘HMRC’’ HM Revenue & Customs<br />

‘‘Infrastructure Shares’’ the infrastructure ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 and/or <strong>Foresight</strong> 2, as the context permits (and each an<br />

‘‘Infrastructure Share’’)<br />

‘‘Infrastructure Shares fund’’ the fund (comprising assets and liabilities) within the relevant<br />

Company attributable to the Infrastructure Shares<br />

‘‘ITA 2007’’ the Income Tax Act 2007, as amended from time to time<br />

‘‘Listing Rules’’ the Listing Rules of the UKLA<br />

‘‘London Stock Exchange’’ London Stock Exchange plc<br />

‘‘NAV’’ or ‘‘net asset value’’ net asset value<br />

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‘‘Offer’’ the joint offer for subscription of Infrastructure Shares proposed to<br />

be launched by <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 to raise up to £30 million<br />

‘‘Official List’’ the Official List of the UKLA<br />

‘‘Ordinary Shares’’ <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares and/or <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares, as<br />

the context permits (and each an ‘‘Ordinary Share’’)<br />

‘‘Proposals’’ the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Proposals and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Proposals<br />

‘‘Resolutions’’ the resolutions to be proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and the<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings (and each a ‘‘Resolution’’)<br />

‘‘Shareholders’’ holders of Shares, as the context permits (and each a<br />

‘‘Shareholder’’)<br />

‘‘Shares’’ <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares and/or <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares<br />

and/or <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares and/or <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares<br />

and/or <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Shares, as the context permits (and<br />

each a ‘‘Share’’)<br />

‘‘Takeover Code’’ the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers<br />

‘‘UKLA’’ the United Kingdom Listing Authority, being the Financial Services<br />

Authority acting in its capacity as the competent authority for the<br />

purposes of Part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000<br />

‘‘<strong>VCT</strong>’’ or ‘‘venture capital<br />

trust’’<br />

a company satisfying the requirements of Chapter 3 of Part 6 of ITA<br />

2007 for venture capital trusts<br />

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PART I<br />

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMEN<br />

<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong> <strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

(Registered in England and Wales<br />

with registered number 03421340)<br />

(Registered in England and Wales<br />

with registered number 05200494)<br />

Directors <strong>Foresight</strong> 1: Registered Office:<br />

John Gregory (Chairman) ECA Court<br />

Peter Dicks 24-26 South Park<br />

Gordon Humphries Sevenoaks<br />

Kent<br />

Directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2: TN13 1DU<br />

Jocelin Harris (Chairman)<br />

Peter Dicks<br />

David Quysner<br />

6 September 2011<br />

Dear Shareholder<br />

Recommended Proposals to create and authorise the issue of Infrastructure Shares, cancel<br />

Infrastructure Share premium, approve related party transactions and approve enhanced<br />

buyback schemes<br />

Infrastructure Shares<br />

The Boards of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 propose to offer for subscription to existing Shareholders and<br />

new investors a new class of Infrastructure Shares which would be managed as a separate pool of<br />

assets within each Company. The proposed Offer will be a joint share issue by the Companies to raise,<br />

in aggregate, up to £30 million to be invested in accordance with the investment policies of each<br />

Company.<br />

The investment strategy and management arrangements for the Infrastructure Shares fund will be the<br />

same for each Company. Although it is intended that the funds raised will be co-invested, each<br />

Company’s Infrastructure Shares fund will be managed separately. Investment in infrastructure (which<br />

includes economic infrastructure, such as roads, water, energy distribution and social infrastructure) has<br />

become accepted by many pension funds and other institutional investors as a recognised part of their<br />

portfolio. Infrastructure may be thought of as a sector which, to an extent, is protected from competition,<br />

either due to natural monopolies, long-term contracts, regulation or concessions granted by public<br />

authorities. It is an investment class which can offer diversification away from the traditional mix of<br />

equities, bonds and real estate, and is sometimes seen as a protection against volatility and inflation.<br />

The Boards aim to make this investment sector accessible to private investors through the Offer, taking<br />

advantage of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s capacity to find, invest in and manage infrastructure opportunities. The<br />

Boards expect that many investors will want to realise their investment at the end of the five year<br />

minimum holding period. Each Company intends, therefore, to provide an individual roll-over option<br />

pursuant to which investors in the Infrastructure Shares fund may advise whether they wish to stay<br />

invested or to exit at the end of the five year minimum holding period. <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> intends to select<br />

investments that are expected to be readily saleable between the fifth and sixth anniversaries of the<br />

close of the Offer.<br />

Raising further funds by way of a new share class will allow the normal running costs of each Company<br />

(a number of which are fixed) to be spread across a larger asset base, thereby benefiting existing<br />

Shareholders who will then be responsible for a smaller proportion of the fixed costs of the Company. It<br />

is estimated that, assuming full subscription under the Offer, the cost saving to the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary<br />

Shares and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares will be in excess, in aggregate, of £100,000 per annum and that a<br />

similar saving will be available to the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares. In acknowledgement of this (and<br />

subject to the issue of Infrastructure Shares by <strong>Foresight</strong> 2), <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> has agreed that the annual<br />

cap on normal running costs in respect of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 will be reduced from an amount equivalent to 3.6%<br />

of the net assets of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 to 3.0% for the duration of the existence of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Infrastructure<br />

Shares and, thereafter, 3.3%. <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 is not subject to an annual expenses cap. Although each<br />

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Company’s existing share classes will benefit from fixed costs being spread across a larger asset base,<br />

they will continue, however, to be subject to the overall financial position and performance of that<br />

Company as a number of accounting, company law and <strong>VCT</strong> tests are applied at Company level. In<br />

addition, if, on liquidation, in the unlikely event there was a deficit in relation to one share class, such<br />

deficit would be borne by the other share classes.<br />

Existing Shareholders will be given the opportunity to receive additional Infrastructure Shares under the<br />

Offer (which will be in both Companies) through the reinvestment of initial commission payable to<br />

financial intermediaries (should their financial intermediary so direct) and a further loyalty commission,<br />

which, in aggregate will be equivalent to 5.5% of the amount invested. Existing shareholders who<br />

subscribe for Infrastructure Shares directly under the Offer will also receive an equivalent incentive.<br />

In order to launch the Offer, approval from Shareholders is required to amend the Articles of each<br />

Company to provide for the new class of Infrastructure Shares, to authorise the Board to issue such<br />

shares (having dis-applied pre-emption rights and enter into promotion, management and performance<br />

incentive arrangements for the Infrastructure Shares fund which are regarded as related party<br />

transactions with <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>. In addition, each Board is seeking Shareholder approval to make<br />

market purchases of Infrastructure Shares from time to time, as well as cancel the share premium which<br />

will be created on the issue of the Infrastructure Shares to create reserves to be used for general<br />

corporate purposes. Such authorities are being sought pursuant to Resolution 1 to be proposed at each<br />

of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings. The approval of Shareholders is required<br />

pursuant to CA 2006 and the Articles (other than the approval of the related party transactions which is<br />

required pursuant to the Listing Rules). Shareholder approval under the Listing Rules is also required to<br />

purchase shares at a price higher than 105% of the average of the mid-market quotations of the<br />

Infrastructure Shares for the five business days preceding the purchase.<br />

If the Resolutions are not approved, the Companies will continue in their current forms and the proposed<br />

Offer will not be launched (save that if the Resolutions are passed by one Company and not the other,<br />

the former may decide to proceed with an offer independently).<br />

Details relating to the Infrastructure Shares and related proposals (in particular the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Related<br />

Party Transactions and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Related Party Transactions) are set out in Part II of this<br />

document. The Offer will, subject to Resolution 1 being passed at each of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and<br />

the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings, be contained in a prospectus to be issued jointly by the Companies.<br />

Enhanced Buyback Schemes<br />

Following the positive response from Shareholders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 of an enhanced buyback scheme in<br />

respect of its ordinary shares earlier in the year, each Board intends to provide a new opportunity for its<br />

Shareholders to tender Ordinary Shares in its Company and, in respect of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2, <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C<br />

Shares. The shares of the relevant class of the relevant Company will be repurchased at a price<br />

equivalent to the latest published NAV per relevant share class (less transaction costs) and the proceeds<br />

reinvested in new shares of the relevant share class at a price equivalent to the latest published NAV per<br />

relevant share class.<br />

Each Board will only proceed in offering an enhanced buyback scheme over, in aggregate per Company,<br />

up to 10% of the issued Ordinary Share capital in its Company and/or, in the case of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2, up to<br />

10% of the issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Share capital, if, and to the extent permitted by statutory and other<br />

regulatory provisions and if it considers this to be in the best interests of the relevant Company.<br />

Enhanced buybacks are an efficient mechanism for significantly reducing the cost at which a market sale<br />

of <strong>VCT</strong> shares can normally be achieved for reinvestment on attractive terms as <strong>VCT</strong> shares are<br />

generally bought back in the market at a discount to the prevailing net asset value and the typical ‘all in’<br />

prices of fresh issues of <strong>VCT</strong> shares are usually at a premium of 5.5% of NAV. An enhanced buyback,<br />

therefore, rewards shareholder loyalty with further up front <strong>VCT</strong> tax relief (depending on the qualifying<br />

status of the shareholder) for reinvesting in the relevant Company and not in another <strong>VCT</strong>.<br />

The purchase and allotment of shares of the relevant class in the relevant Company at a price equivalent<br />

to their respective most recently published net asset value (less transaction costs) pursuant to an<br />

enhanced buyback scheme will require the approval by the Shareholders of the relevant Company.<br />

Resolution 2 to be proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and Resolutions 2 and 3 to be proposed at the<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings seek such approvals. The approval of Shareholders is required pursuant to CA<br />

2006 and the Articles. Shareholder approval under the Listing Rules is also required to purchase shares<br />

of the relevant class of the relevant company at a price higher than 105% of the average of the<br />

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mid-market quotations of the shares of the relevant share class for the five business days preceding the<br />

purchase.<br />

If the Resolutions to implement the enhanced buyback scheme are not approved by a Company, that<br />

Company will not be able to offer its Shareholders the benefits of an enhanced buyback scheme.<br />

If either Board proceeds with an enhanced buyback scheme, it would not be linked to, and would be<br />

implemented separately from, the Offer.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings<br />

Notices of the following <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings, to be held on 30 September 2011 at the offices of<br />

Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW, are set out on pages 28 to 37 of this document:<br />

. <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 General Meeting – 9.00 a.m.<br />

. <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares Class Meeting – 9.30 a.m.<br />

. <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares Class Meeting – 9.35 a.m.<br />

Notices of the following <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings, to be held on 30 September 2011 at the offices of<br />

Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW, are set out on pages 38 to 50 of this document:<br />

. <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 General Meeting – 10.00 a.m.<br />

. <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares Class Meeting – 10.30 a.m.<br />

. <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares Class Meeting – 10.35 a.m.<br />

. <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Shares Class Meeting – 10.40 a.m.<br />

An explanation of the Resolutions to be proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

Meetings is set out in Part IV of this document.<br />

Action to be Taken<br />

Before taking any action, you are recommended to read the further information set out in this<br />

document.<br />

Shareholders will find attached at the end of this document the forms of proxies for use at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1<br />

Meetings and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings. Whether or not you propose to attend the meetings, you are<br />

requested to complete and return your relevant forms of proxies so as to be received not less than 48<br />

hours before the time appointed for holding the relevant meeting. Completion and return of a form of<br />

proxy will not prevent you from attending and voting in person at the respective meeting(s) to which you<br />

are entitled to attend, should you wish to do so.<br />

Recommendations<br />

The <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Board, which has been so advised by BDO, considers the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Related Party<br />

Transactions with <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> to be fair and reasonable so far as the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Shareholders are<br />

concerned. In providing its advice, BDO has taken into account the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Board’s commercial<br />

assessment of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Related Party Transactions.<br />

The <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board, which has been so advised by BDO, considers the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Related Party<br />

Transactions with <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> to be fair and reasonable so far as the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Shareholders are<br />

concerned. In providing its advice, BDO has taken into account the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board’s commercial<br />

assessment of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Related Party Transactions.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is regarded as a related party under the Listing Rules and, therefore, cannot vote (and,<br />

as it does not hold any Shares in either Company, will not be entitled to vote) on Resolution 1 to be<br />

proposed at each of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings. <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> will take all<br />

reasonable steps to ensure that its associates (including any partners, members and employees) will<br />

also not vote on these resolutions.<br />

The <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Board believes that the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Proposals and the Resolutions to be proposed at the<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings are in the best interests of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Shareholders as a whole and unanimously<br />

recommends <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Shareholders to vote in favour of such Resolutions as they intend to do in<br />

respect of their own holdings of 53,687 <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Shares, representing approximately 0.15% of the<br />

entire issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Share capital (these being all <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares, representing<br />

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approximately 0.19% of the issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Share capital). The <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Board does not<br />

hold any <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares.<br />

The <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board believes that the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Proposals and the Resolutions to be proposed at the<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings are in the best interests of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Shareholders as a whole and unanimously<br />

recommends <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Shareholders to vote in favour of such Resolutions as they intend to do in<br />

respect of their own holdings of 132,641 <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Shares representing approximately 0.26% of the<br />

entire issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Share capital (these being 81,391 <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares, representing<br />

approximately 0.39% of the issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Share capital and, 51,250 <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C<br />

Shares, representing approximately 0.19% of the issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Share capital). The <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

Board does not hold any <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Shares.<br />

Yours faithfully<br />

John Gregory<br />

Chairman<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> plc<br />

Jocelin Harris<br />

Chairman<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> plc<br />

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PART II<br />

INFRASTRUCTURE SHARES<br />

Creation of the Infrastructure Shares Fund<br />

The Articles of each Company will be amended to provide for the rights attaching to the new class of<br />

Infrastructure Shares.<br />

The Infrastructure Shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued Shares in the relevant Company,<br />

save that each class of share will be entitled to the assets, distributions and returns on liquidation arising<br />

in respect of their relevant share class.<br />

The segregation of each Company’s assets into separate share classes will mean that the holders of the<br />

relevant share class will be exclusively entitled to the net returns flowing from the investments and<br />

assets attributable to their class of shares. Each share class will bear its pro rata portion (based on net<br />

assets) of the running costs of the relevant Company, unless expenses can be attributed to a relevant<br />

share class. All Shareholders will share the benefit of spreading each Company’s administration costs<br />

over a wider asset base. The Infrastructure Shares fund will, however, be subject to the overall financial<br />

position and performance of the Company as a number of accounting, company law and HMRC<br />

provisions are applied at Company level.<br />

Although each Company’s existing share classes will benefit from fixed costs being spread across a<br />

larger asset base, they will continue, however, to be subject to the overall financial position and<br />

performance of that Company as a number of accounting, company law and <strong>VCT</strong> tests are applied at<br />

Company level. In addition, if, on liquidation, in the unlikely event there was a deficit in relation to one<br />

share class, such deficit would be borne by the other share classes.<br />

Further details of the rights attaching to the Infrastructure Shares, as will be provided for by the<br />

amendments to the Articles of each Company, are set out in Part III of this document.<br />

The investment policies of the Companies were amended in 2010 prior to the launch of the Planned Exit<br />

Shares. As a result of this amendment, the investment policies of the Companies cover multiple share<br />

classes and do not need to be amended as a result of the Infrastructure Shares.<br />

The Offer<br />

The Boards intend to launch a joint offer for subscription to raise up to £30 million through the issue of<br />

Infrastructure Shares in October 2011. It is intended that the Offer will remain open (unless fully<br />

subscribed earlier) until the end of June 2012.<br />

The Infrastructure Shares will be issued at £1 per share. The Offer will be available both to existing<br />

Shareholders in the Companies and to new investors. Applications will be split equally between the<br />

companies and fractions of Infrastructure Shares will not be allotted. Although the Infrastructure Shares<br />

are intended to be issued in certificated form, the Companies will apply for the Infrastructure Shares to<br />

be admitted to CREST so that Shareholders can transfer their holding into uncertificated form following<br />

allotment should they so wish.<br />

Application will be made for the Infrastructure Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on<br />

the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange’s market for listed securities.<br />

General Infrastructure Share Issue and Buy-back Authorities<br />

Each of the Boards also propose to take authority to issue (having dis-applied pre-emption rights) (i) up<br />

to an aggregate nominal value of 10% of the issued Infrastructure Share capital of their respective<br />

Company in connection with performance incentive arrangements with <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> and (ii) up to an<br />

aggregate nominal value of 10% of the issued Infrastructure Share capital of their respective Company.<br />

This latter authority may be used following the close of the Offer if the relevant Board believes there is<br />

further interest in investing in the Infrastructure Shares fund.<br />

In addition, it is proposed that each Company be authorised to purchase up to 2,248,500 Infrastructure<br />

Shares (representing approximately 14.99% of the expected number of issued Infrastructure Shares of<br />

each Company, assuming full subscription, following the Offer). This authority will provide flexibility for<br />

each Company should Infrastructure Shares become available in the market for purchase, though it is<br />

not expected that such authority will be materially called upon during the five-year holding period<br />

required for upfront <strong>VCT</strong> tax reliefs to be maintained.<br />

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Cancellation of Share Premium<br />

Cancelling share premium allows a Company to create a special reserve that can assist in writing off<br />

losses, which will enhance the ability to make distributions. It also facilitates a Company’s ability, where<br />

required, to implement buy backs. The issue of Infrastructure Shares would result in the creation of<br />

share premium for both Companies.<br />

The Boards are therefore seeking the approval of Shareholders to cancel the amount standing to the<br />

credit of the share premium account attributable to the Infrastructure Shares, subject to the sanction of<br />

the Court.<br />

Related Party Transactions<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> will be appointed as the promoter to the Offer and as investment manager to the<br />

Infrastructure Shares fund.<br />

With regard to its appointment as the promoter to the Offer, <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> will be paid a commission of<br />

5.5% of the gross proceeds raised from which all costs and expenses of the Offer will be paid including<br />

initial intermediary commission but excluding trail commission. Any costs above this will be met by<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s appointment as investment manager in respect of the Infrastructure Shares fund will<br />

be on the following terms for each Company:<br />

. An annual management fee of an amount equivalent to 1.75% of the net assets of the<br />

Infrastructure Shares fund (calculated and payable quarterly in advance, together with any<br />

applicable VAT). This will be effected by way of a supplemental investment management<br />

agreement amending the terms of the existing investment management agreement.<br />

. Performance incentive fees of an amount equal in value to 15% of Distributions made to the<br />

holders of Infrastructure Shares in excess of 100p per Infrastructure Share (issued under the<br />

Offer and remaining in issue at the date of calculation). No payment of the performance<br />

incentive fee will be made to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> until Distributions exceed 100p per<br />

Infrastructure Share (issued under the Offer and remaining in issue at the date of<br />

calculation). The performance incentive fee may, at the discretion of the Board, be<br />

satisfied wholly or partly in cash or by the issue of new Infrastructure Shares (subject to the<br />

issue of shares not being in breach of the Listing Rules, cause the relevant Company to lose<br />

<strong>VCT</strong> status or result in <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>, together with concert parties, having to make an<br />

offer under the Takeover Code). In respect of an issue of new Infrastructure Shares,<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> will be entitled to subscribe at par for a number of Infrastructure Shares<br />

which, on issue, will have an aggregate net asset value (using the most recently published net<br />

asset value per Infrastructure Share in the relevant Company) equal to the amount payable in<br />

respect of the performance incentive fee.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is regarded as a ‘related party’ of each Company under the Listing Rules, being an<br />

investment manager of a closed-ended investment fund.<br />

The above promotion, annual management fee and performance incentive fee arrangements in respect<br />

of the Offer and the Infrastructure Shares fund are, therefore, related party transactions for each<br />

Company and require the approval of Shareholders of the relevant Company pursuant to the Listing<br />

Rules. Shareholder approvals of these arrangements with <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> are required in respect of<br />

each Company (<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Related Party Transactions and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Related Party Transactions<br />

respectively).<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings<br />

The approval of each Company’s Shareholders is required to implement the above proposals and is<br />

being sought pursuant to Resolution 1 to be proposed at each of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and at each of<br />

the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings. An explanation of the Resolutions is set out in full in Part IV of this document. If<br />

the Resolutions are not passed by both Companies, then the Offer will not proceed and each Company<br />

will continue in the existing form. If the Resolutions are not passed by one Company, then the other<br />

Company will consider making an offer for subscription of Infrastructure Shares independently. In<br />

respect of both Companies, the Infrastructure Share proposals are not conditional on the enhanced<br />

buyback scheme proposals having been approved by the relevant Company’s Shareholders.<br />

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PART III<br />

AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES<br />

In order to provide for the rights attaching to the Infrastructure Shares, it is proposed that the Articles of<br />

each Company, unless already provided for, be amended as set out below.<br />

(a) Definitions<br />

Definitions for both Companies<br />

‘‘Infrastructure Share Surplus’’ means the assets of the Company attributable to the Infrastructure<br />

Shares (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any income and/or revenue arising from or relating to<br />

such assets) less such proportion of the Company’s liabilities, including the costs and expenses of<br />

liquidation or return of capital (as the case may be), as the Directors or the liquidator (as the case<br />

may be) shall reasonably allocate to the assets of the Company attributable to the Infrastructure<br />

Shares.<br />

‘‘Infrastructure Shareholders’’ means the holders of Infrastructure Shares from time to time.<br />

‘‘Infrastructure Shares’’ means infrastructure shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company.<br />

‘‘Ordinary Share Surplus’’ means the assets of the Company attributable to the Ordinary Shares<br />

(including, for the avoidance of doubt, any income and/or revenue arising from or relating to such<br />

assets) less such proportion of the Company’s liabilities, including the costs and expenses of<br />

liquidation or return of capital (as the case may be), as the Directors or the liquidator (as the case<br />

may be) shall reasonably allocate to the assets of the Company attributable to the Ordinary<br />

Shares.<br />

‘‘Ordinary Shareholders’’ means the holders of Ordinary Shares from time to time.<br />

‘‘Ordinary Shares’’ means ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company.<br />

‘‘Statutes’’ means CA 2006, as amended and supplemented, and every other statute for the time<br />

being in force concerning companies affecting the Company.<br />

‘‘Planned Exit Share Surplus’’ means the assets of the Company attributable to the Planned Exit<br />

Shares (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any income and/or revenue arising from or relating to<br />

such assets) less such proportion of the Company’s liabilities, including the costs and expenses of<br />

liquidation or return of capital (as the case may be), as the Directors or the liquidator (as the case<br />

may be) shall reasonably allocate to the assets of the Company attributable to the Planned Exit<br />

Shares.<br />

‘‘Planned Exit Shareholders’’ means the holders of Planned Exit Shares from time to time.<br />

‘‘Planned Exit Shares’’ means planned exit shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company.<br />

Additional Definitions for <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

‘‘C Share Surplus’’ means the assets of the Company attributable to the C Shares (including, for<br />

the avoidance of doubt, any income and/or revenue arising from or relating to such assets) less<br />

such proportion of the Company’s liabilities, including the costs and expenses of liquidation or<br />

return of capital (as the case may be), as the Directors or the liquidator (as the case may be) shall<br />

reasonably allocate to the assets of the Company attributable to the C Shares.<br />

‘‘C Shareholders’’ means the holders of C Shares from time to time.<br />

‘‘C Shares’’ means C ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company.<br />

(b) Undertakings<br />

Without prejudice to its obligations under the Statutes, the Company shall (i) procure that the<br />

Company’s records and bank accounts shall be operated so that the assets attributable to the<br />

Shareholders of each class of share in the Company can, at all times, be separately identified and,<br />

in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall procure that<br />

separate income and expenditure accounts (or, if applicable, profit and loss accounts) balance<br />

sheets and cash flow accounts and such other separate accounts as may, in the opinion of the<br />

Board, be desirable to ensure compliance by the Company with the provisions of section 259 of ITA<br />

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2007 as amended, shall be created and maintained in the books of the Company for the assets<br />

attributable to the Shareholders of a particular class of shares in the Company, (ii) allocate to the<br />

assets attributable to the Shareholders of a particular class of shares in the Company such<br />

proportion of the expenses and liabilities of the Company incurred or accrued as the Directors fairly<br />

consider to be allocable to the relevant class of share in the Company and (iii) give appropriate<br />

instructions to the Company’s investment managers and advisers to manage the Company’s<br />

assets so that such undertakings can be complied with by the Company.<br />

(c) Voting Rights<br />

Subject to paragraph (f) below and subject to any special terms as to voting on which any shares<br />

may be issued, on a show of hands, every member present in person or by proxy (or being a<br />

corporation, represented by an authorised representative) shall have one vote and on a poll every<br />

member who is present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for every share of which he is the<br />

holder. Different classes of shares in the Company shall rank pari passu as to rights to attend and<br />

vote at any general meeting of the Company.<br />

(d) Dividends<br />

The rights of members to receive dividends are as follows:<br />

(i) the Ordinary Shareholders shall be entitled to receive, in that capacity, any dividends paid out<br />

of the net income derived from the assets attributable to the Ordinary Shares;<br />

(ii) the Planned Exit Shareholders shall be entitled to receive in that capacity, any dividends paid<br />

out of the net income derived from the assets attributable to the Planned Exit Shares;<br />

(iii) the Infrastructure Shareholders shall be entitled to receive in that capacity, any dividends paid<br />

out of the net income derived from the assets attributable to the Infrastructure Shares; and<br />

(iv) in the case of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 only, the C Shareholders shall be entitled to receive in that capacity,<br />

any dividends paid out of the net income derived from the assets attributable to the C Shares.<br />

The Company may in general meeting by ordinary resolution declare dividends in accordance with<br />

the respective rights of the members, provided that no dividend shall be payable in excess of the<br />

amount recommended by the Directors. The Directors may pay such interim dividends as appear<br />

to them to be justified. No dividend or other monies payable in respect of a share shall bear interest<br />

as against the Company. There are no fixed dates on which entitlements to dividend arises.<br />

All dividends unclaimed for a period of twelve years after being declared or becoming due for<br />

payment shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.<br />

(e) Distribution of Assets on Liquidation<br />

The capital and assets of the Company shall on a winding up or on a return of capital be applied as<br />

follows:<br />

(i) the Ordinary Share Surplus shall be divided amongst the holders of the Ordinary Shares pro<br />

rata according to their holdings of Ordinary Shares;<br />

(ii) the Infrastructure Share Surplus shall be divided amongst the holders of Infrastructure<br />

Shares pro rata according to their holdings of Infrastructure Shares;<br />

(iii) the Planned Exit Share Surplus shall be divided amongst the holders of the Planned Exit<br />

Shares pro rata according to their holdings of Planned Exit Shares; and<br />

(iv) in the case of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 only, the C Share Surplus shall be divided amongst the holders of<br />

the C Shares pro rata according to their holdings of C Shares.<br />

The Articles provide that the liquidator may, with the sanction of a special resolution and any other<br />

sanctions required by CA 2006, divide amongst the members in specie the whole or any part of the<br />

assets of the Company in such manner as he may determine.<br />

(f) Class Consents and Variation of Rights<br />

The holders of each class of share in the Company shall be required to approve and, accordingly,<br />

without such approval, the special rights attached to such class of share shall be deemed to be<br />

varied, inter alia, by:<br />

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(i) any alteration to the Articles; or<br />

(ii) any consolidation, division, sub-division, cancellation, reduction or purchase by the Company<br />

of any issued share capital of the Company; or<br />

(iii) any allotment or issue of any security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for any<br />

share capital of the Company or any other right to subscribe or acquire share capital of the<br />

Company other than pursuant to the exercise of subscription rights in accordance with the<br />

terms of the share options granted or to be granted in relation to performance related<br />

incentive fees to the investment manager(s) of the Company from time to time; or<br />

(iv) the selection of any accounting reference date other than 31 December (in the case of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1) and 30 September (in the case of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2).<br />

Whenever the capital of the Company is divided into different classes of shares, the rights<br />

attaching to each class may (unless otherwise provided by the terms of that class) be varied or<br />

abrogated either with the consent in writing of the holders of three-quarters in nominal value of the<br />

issued shares of the class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate meeting<br />

of such holders.<br />

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PART IV<br />

EXPLANATION OF THE RESOLUTIONS<br />

An explanation of the Resolutions to be proposed at each of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and the<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings is set out below.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 General Meeting<br />

Resolution 1 is a composite resolution which will create and authorise the issue of Infrastructure Shares<br />

and approve related matters as set out below and is subject to the approval of Resolution 1 to be<br />

proposed at each of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Class Meetings.<br />

Paragraph 1.1 of Resolution 1 will approve the amendment of the existing Articles of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 as set<br />

out in Part III of this document.<br />

Paragraph 1.2 of Resolution 1 will authorise the Directors pursuant to section 551 CA 2006 to allot<br />

Infrastructure Shares in <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 up to an aggregate nominal value of £180,000 (representing 51.6%<br />

of the entire issued share capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 as at 5 September 2011, this being the latest practicable<br />

date prior to publication of this document). The authority conferred by paragraph 1.2 of Resolution 1 will<br />

expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of the passing of the resolution unless renewed, varied or<br />

revoked by <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 in general meeting and will be in addition to existing authorities. The <strong>Foresight</strong> 1<br />

Board intends to utilise this authority in the next 12 months for the purposes set out in paragraph 1.3 of<br />

Resolution 1.<br />

Paragraph 1.3 of Resolution 1 will disapply pre-emption rights in respect of the allotment of Infrastructure<br />

Shares (i) up to an aggregate nominal value of up to £150,000 in connection with the Offer, (ii) up to an<br />

aggregate nominal value of 10% of the issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Infrastructure Share capital from time to time<br />

at an issue price of 1p per share to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> in connection with performance incentive<br />

arrangements and (iii) up to an aggregate nominal value of 10% of the issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Infrastructure<br />

Share capital from time to time (in each case, the proceeds of which may be used, in part or whole, to<br />

purchase <strong>Foresight</strong> 1’s own Infrastructure Shares). The authority conferred by paragraph 1.3 of<br />

Resolution 1 will expire on the conclusion of the annual general meeting of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 to be held in 2012<br />

and will be in addition to existing authorities.<br />

Paragraph 1.4 of Resolution 1 will authorise <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 to make market purchases of up to 2,248,500 of<br />

its Infrastructure Shares. Any Infrastructure Shares bought back under this authority will be at such price<br />

as may be determined by the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Board, but no less than 1p per share and no greater than the<br />

most recently published net asset value per Infrastructure Share prior to the date of purchase (less<br />

transaction costs), and may be cancelled or held in treasury as may be determined by the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1<br />

Board. The authority conferred by paragraph 1.4 of Resolution 1 will expire on the conclusion of the<br />

annual general meeting of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 to be held in 2012 and will be in addition to existing authorities.<br />

The <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Board intends to use this authority to facilitate an Infrastructure Share buy-back policy.<br />

Paragraph 1.5 of Resolution 1 will approve, subject to confirmation by an order of the Court, the<br />

cancellation of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1’s share premium account attributable to the issue of Infrastructure Shares in<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1.<br />

Paragraph 1.6 of Resolution 1 will approve the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Related Party Transactions between<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>.<br />

Resolution 2 will authorise the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Board to offer <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Shareholders the opportunity to<br />

sell all or some of their existing <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares and to buy new <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares<br />

in order to qualify for further income tax relief of up to 30% (‘‘an enhanced buyback’’).<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 will buy back <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares at a fixed price equal to the latest published net<br />

asset value per <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Share prior to the date of purchase (multiplied by 0.97 to take into<br />

account transaction costs), rounded down to the nearest £0.01 per share. The proceeds would be used<br />

to purchase new <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares at a subscription price per share equal to the latest<br />

published net asset value per <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Share as at close of business prior to the date of<br />

allotment, rounded up to the nearest £0.01 per share.<br />

The aggregate number of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares which may be bought back and issued (having<br />

disapplied pre-emption rights) under this authority is 2,869,427 (representing 10% of the current issued<br />

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<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Share capital). The <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to this<br />

authority may be cancelled or held in treasury as may be determined by the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Board. The<br />

authority conferred by Resolution 2 will expire on the conclusion of the annual general meeting of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 to be held in 2012 and will be in addition to existing authorities and the authorities conferred<br />

by Resolution 1. The <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Board intends to use this authority to facilitate an enhanced buy-back<br />

scheme if it believes it to be in the interests of holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares.<br />

No net cash payment would be required from a holder of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares participating in the<br />

enhanced buyback as the new <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares applied for under the arrangement would be<br />

paid for out of the proceeds of existing <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares purchased under the buyback.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Class Meetings<br />

The Resolutions to be proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Class Meetings, if passed, will approve the passing of<br />

the Resolutions to be proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 General Meeting and will sanction any modification of<br />

the rights of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shareholders and <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shareholders resulting<br />

therefrom.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings<br />

Resolution 1 is a composite resolution which will create and authorise the issue of Infrastructure Shares<br />

and approve related matters as set out below and is subject to the passing of Resolutions 1 to be<br />

proposed at each of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Class Meetings.<br />

Paragraph 1.1 of Resolution 1 will approve the amendment of the existing Articles of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 as set<br />

out in Part III of this document.<br />

Paragraph 1.2 of Resolution 1 will authorise the Directors pursuant to section 551 CA 2006 to allot<br />

Infrastructure Shares in <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 up to an aggregate nominal value of £180,000 (representing 34.6%<br />

of the entire issued share capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 as at 5 September 2011, this being the latest practicable<br />

date prior to publication of this document) for the purposes set out in paragraph 1.3 of Resolution 1. The<br />

authority conferred by paragraph 1.2 of Resolution 1 will expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of the<br />

passing of the resolution unless renewed, varied or revoked by <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 in general meeting and will<br />

be in addition to existing authorities. At the date of this document the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board intends to utilise<br />

this authority in the next 12 months for the issue of Infrastructure Shares pursuant to the Offer and for<br />

small top-up offers.<br />

Paragraph 1.3 of Resolution 1 will disapply pre-emption rights in respect of the allotment of Infrastructure<br />

Shares (i) with an aggregate nominal value of up to £150,000 in connection with the Offer, (ii) with an<br />

aggregate nominal value of up to 10% of its issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Infrastructure Share capital from time to<br />

time at an issue price of 1p per share to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> in connection with performance incentive<br />

arrangements and (iii) with an aggregate nominal value of up to 10% of its issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

Infrastructure Share capital from time to time (in each case, the proceeds of which may be used, in part<br />

or whole, to purchase <strong>Foresight</strong> 2’s own Infrastructure Shares). The authority conferred by<br />

paragraph 1.3 of Resolution 1 will expire on the conclusion of the annual general meeting of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 to be held in 2012 and will be in addition to existing authorities.<br />

Paragraph 1.4 of Resolution 1 will authorise <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 to make market purchases of up to 2,248,500 of<br />

its Infrastructure Shares. Any Infrastructure Shares bought back under this authority will be at such price<br />

as may be determined by the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board, but no less than 1p per share and no greater than the<br />

most recently published net asset value per Infrastructure Share prior to the date of purchase (less<br />

transaction costs), and may be cancelled or held in treasury as may be determined by the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

Board. The authority conferred by paragraph 1.4 of Resolution 1 will expire on the conclusion of the<br />

annual general meeting of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 to be held in 2012 and will be in addition to existing authorities.<br />

The <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board intends to use this authority to facilitate an Infrastructure Share buy-back policy.<br />

Paragraph 1.5 of Resolution 1 will approve, subject to confirmation by an order of the Court, the<br />

cancellation of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2’s share premium account attributable to the issue of Infrastructure Shares in<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2.<br />

Paragraph 1.6 of Resolution 1 will approve the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Related Party Transactions between<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>.<br />

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Resolution 2 will authorise the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board to offer <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Shareholders the opportunity to<br />

sell all or some of their existing <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares and to buy new <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares<br />

in order to qualify for further income tax relief of up to 30% (‘‘an enhanced buyback’’).<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 will buy back <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares at a fixed price equal to the latest published net<br />

asset value per <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Share prior to the date of purchase (multiplied by 0.97 to take into<br />

account transaction costs), rounded down to the nearest £0.01 per share. The proceeds would be used<br />

to purchase new <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares at a subscription price per share equal to the latest<br />

published net asset value per <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Share as at close of business prior to the date of<br />

allotment, rounded up to the nearest £0.01 per share.<br />

The aggregate number of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares which may be bought back and issued (having<br />

disapplied pre-emption rights) under this authority is 2,108,834 <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares<br />

(representing 10% of the current issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Share capital. The <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary<br />

Shares purchased pursuant to this authority may be cancelled or held in treasury as may be determined<br />

by the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board. The authority conferred by Resolution 2 will expire on the conclusion of the<br />

annual general meeting of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 to be held in 2012 and will be in addition to existing authorities and<br />

the authorities conferred by Resolution 1. The <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board intends to use this authority to facilitate<br />

an enhanced buy-back scheme if it believes it to be in the interests of holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary<br />

Shares.<br />

No net cash payment would be required from a holder of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares participating in the<br />

enhanced buyback as the new <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares applied for under the arrangement would be<br />

paid for out of the proceeds of existing <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares purchased under the buyback.<br />

Resolution 3 will authorise the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board to offer <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Shareholders the opportunity to<br />

sell all or some of their existing <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares and to buy new <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares in order to<br />

qualify for further income tax relief of up to 30% (‘‘an enhanced buyback’’).<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 will buy back <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares at a fixed price equal to the latest published net asset<br />

value per <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Share prior to the date of purchase (multiplied by 0.97 to take into account<br />

transaction costs), rounded down to the nearest £0.01 per share. The proceeds would be used to<br />

purchase new <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares at a subscription price per share equal to the latest published net<br />

asset value per <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Share as at close of business prior to the date of allotment, rounded up to<br />

the nearest £0.01 per share.<br />

The aggregate number of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares which may be bought back and issued (having<br />

disapplied pre-emption rights) under this authority is 2,469,944 <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares (representing 10%<br />

of the current issued <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Share capital. The <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares purchased pursuant to this<br />

authority may be cancelled or held in treasury as may be determined by the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board. The<br />

authority conferred by Resolution 3 will expire on the conclusion of the annual general meeting of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 to be held in 2012 and will be in addition to existing authorities and the authorities conferred<br />

by Resolutions 1 and 2. The <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board intends to use this authority to facilitate an enhanced buyback<br />

scheme if it believes it to be in the interests of holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares.<br />

No net cash payment would be required from a holder of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares participating in the<br />

enhanced buyback as the new <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares applied for under the arrangement would be paid<br />

for out of the proceeds of existing <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares purchased under the buyback.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Class Meetings<br />

The Resolutions to be proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Class Meetings, if passed, will approve the passing of<br />

the Resolutions to be proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 General Meeting and will sanction any modification of<br />

the rights of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shareholders, <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shareholders and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned<br />

Exit Shareholders resulting therefrom.<br />

Special Resolutions<br />

The Resolutions to be proposed at each of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Meetings and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Meetings will be<br />

proposed as special resolutions meaning that for the Resolution to be passed at least 75% of the votes<br />

cast at the relevant meeting must be in favour of the Resolution.<br />

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PART V<br />

<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<br />

1. Share Capital<br />

1.1 As at 5 September 2011 (this being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this<br />

document), the issued share capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 was as follows:<br />

Issued and fully paid<br />

Number of shares £<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares (1p each) 28,694,271 286,942.71<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares (1p each) 6,179,833 61,798.33<br />

1.2 Save as set out in paragraph 4, as at 5 September 2011 (this being the latest practicable date prior<br />

to the publication of this document), no share or loan capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 was under option or had<br />

been agreed, conditionally or unconditionally, to be put under option, nor did <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 hold any<br />

share capital in treasury.<br />

2. <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Directors and their Interests<br />

2.1 The names and business addresses of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Directors, all of whom are non-executive,<br />

are as follows:<br />

. John Howard Gregory (Chairman)<br />

. Peter Frederick Dicks<br />

. Gordon James Humphries<br />

all of ECA Court, 24-26 South Park, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1DU (the registered office of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1).<br />

2.2 As at 5 September 2011 (this being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this<br />

document), the interests of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Directors (and their immediate families) in the issued<br />

share capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 were as follows:<br />

Director<br />

Ordinary<br />

Shares<br />

Planned Exit<br />

Shares<br />

% of Entire<br />

Issued Share<br />

Capital<br />

John Gregory – – –<br />

Peter Dicks 50,248 – 0.14<br />

Gordon Humphries 3,439 – 0.01<br />

2.3 Peter Dicks was appointed as a <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Director on 22 August 1997, with Gordon Humphries<br />

being appointed as a <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Director on 9 March 2007 and John Gregory being appointed as a<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Director on 30 July 2010. None of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Directors has a service contract. The<br />

appointments are subject to 12 months’ notice and all <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Directors are subject to<br />

retirement by rotation. Their appointment does not confer any right to hold office for any period or<br />

any right to compensation if they cease to be directors. From 1 January 2011, the total annual<br />

remuneration receivable by John Gregory as Chairman of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 is £25,000 (plus, if<br />

applicable, VAT and employers National Insurance Contributions), while the annual remuneration<br />

receivable by Peter Dicks and Gordon Humphries is £18,500 each (plus, if applicable, VAT and<br />

employers National Insurance Contributions). The office of non-executive director is also not<br />

pensionable. Aggregate <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Directors’ emoluments for the period ended 31 December<br />

2010 amounted to £70,563 (plus applicable VAT and employers National Insurance Contributions).<br />

Aggregate emoluments for the current year are expected to be £69,863 (including fees paid to<br />

former director Anthony Diment of £7,862.90) (plus applicable VAT and employers National<br />

Insurance Contributions).<br />

2.4 Save for in respect of Peter Dicks, who is a director of a number of <strong>VCT</strong>s managed by <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> CI Limited, there are no potential conflicts of interest between the<br />

duties of any <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Director and their private interests and/or duties.<br />

2.5 Other than disclosed in this paragraph 2, no <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Director is or has been interested in any<br />

transaction which is or was unusual in its nature or conditions or significant to the business of<br />

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<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 and which was effected by <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 in the years ended 31 December 2008, 2009<br />

and 2010 or in the current financial year to date or which was effected in an earlier financial year<br />

and remains in any respect outstanding or unperformed.<br />

3. Substantial Shareholders<br />

As at 5 September 2011 (this being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this<br />

document), <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 is not aware of any person who, directly or indirectly, has or will have an<br />

interest in <strong>Foresight</strong> 1’s entire issued capital or voting rights which is notifiable under UK law (under<br />

which, pursuant to CA 2006 and the Listing Rules and the Disclosure & Transparency Rules of the<br />

FSA, a holding of 3% or more must be notified to <strong>Foresight</strong> 1).<br />

4. Material Contracts<br />

Save as disclosed in this paragraph 4, <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 has not entered, other than in the ordinary<br />

course of business, into any contract which is or may be material to <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 within the two<br />

years immediately preceding the publication of this document or into any contract containing<br />

provisions under which <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 has any obligation or entitlement which is material to<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 as at the date of this document:<br />

4.1 An investment adviser’s agreement dated 11 October 1999 between <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (1) and VCF<br />

Partners (novated to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> pursuant to a novation agreement dated 1 April 2002) (2) (as<br />

amended by supplemental agreements dated 17 October 2003 and 28 January 2010) pursuant to<br />

which <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> has been appointed as the investment manager to <strong>Foresight</strong> 1.<br />

In respect of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares fund, the appointment is terminable on not less than<br />

one years’ notice in writing. In respect of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares fund, the<br />

appointment is terminable on not less than one years’ notice in writing at any time after 30 June<br />

2012 (this being the second anniversary after the closing date of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit<br />

Shares offer). The appointment may also be terminated in circumstances of material breach by<br />

either party and, in any event, <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 may appoint other parties in substitution for <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> as investment manager in respect of the whole or part of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1’s investment portfolio if<br />

it believes that this is necessary to preserve the status of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 as a <strong>VCT</strong>.<br />

In respect of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares fund, <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> receives an annual<br />

management fee of an amount equivalent to 2.0% of the net assets of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary<br />

Shares fund, calculated and payable quarterly in advance, together with any applicable VAT<br />

thereon.<br />

In respect of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares fund, <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> receives an annual<br />

management fee of an amount equivalent to 1.0% of the net assets of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit<br />

Shares fund, calculated and payable quarterly in advance, together with any applicable VAT<br />

thereon.<br />

The agreement contains usual provisions indemnifying <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> against any liability not<br />

due to its default, gross negligence, fraud or breach of FSMA.<br />

4.2 An oral agreement made on 7 March 2005 between <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (1) and <strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers<br />

Limited (2) pursuant to which <strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited has been appointed as the<br />

secretary, administrator and custodian to <strong>Foresight</strong> 1. The services to be provided will include all<br />

necessary secretarial, accounting, bookkeeping and custodian services required in connection with<br />

the business and operation of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1. The appointment may be terminated by not less than<br />

one year’s notice in writing. The appointment may also be terminated in circumstances of material<br />

breach by either party. <strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited will receive an annual fee from<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 of £100,000 plus VAT payable quarterly in advance.<br />

4.3 A carried interest agreement dated 16 January 2007 between <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (1) and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

(2) pursuant to which <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 has granted to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> the entitlement to subscribe at<br />

par for such number of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares as represents 15% (at the then prevailing net<br />

asset value per <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Share adjusted to take into account the relevant dividend to<br />

be paid) of the aggregate of each (revenue or capital) distribution paid to the holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1<br />

Ordinary Shares. <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares will only be issued if the Total Return per <strong>Foresight</strong> 1<br />

Ordinary Share amounts to at least 100p per <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Share immediately before the<br />

relevant dividend is paid and after the issue of such <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares. For these<br />

purposes ‘‘Total Return’’ shall mean the aggregate of (i) the then NAV of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary<br />

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Shares and (ii) an amount equal to 10.75p (these being the distributions as at 16 January 2007 per<br />

old <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 C ordinary share of 1p) and (iii) all distributions following that date per <strong>Foresight</strong> 1<br />

Ordinary Share. Any such performance fee will be calculated each time a distribution is declared<br />

and any <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares to be allotted will be issued on the date the distribution is<br />

made to Shareholders (or as soon as practicable thereafter). <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s entitlement shall<br />

cease or be reduced on a sliding scale depending on the nature of a termination or resignation of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s appointment.<br />

4.4 A carried interest agreement between <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (1) and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> (2) dated 28 January<br />

2010 pursuant to which <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is entitled, once the holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit<br />

Shares have received 110p of distributions per <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares, to the next 15p of<br />

distributions per <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares, thereafter 20% of all further distributions per<br />

Planned Exit Shares. This entitlement can be satisfied at the discretion of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Board<br />

wholly or partly in cash and wholly or partly by the issue of a number of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit<br />

Shares which, on issue, will have an aggregate net asset value (using the most recently published<br />

net asset value per <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Share in the relevant Company) equal to the amount<br />

to be satisfied through the issue of such shares.<br />

4.5 A sponsor and promoter agreement dated 28 January 2010 between <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (1),<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (2), the Directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (3), the Directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (4), <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> (5) and BDO LLP (6), pursuant to which <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> agreed to act as promoter in<br />

connection with the offer of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit<br />

Shares. The agreement contained warranties given by <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>. <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> received a fee of 5.5% of the gross amount raised pursuant to this offer.<br />

4.6 A transfer agreement dated 18 February 2011 between <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (1) and Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 1<br />

plc and Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 2 plc (2) pursuant to which all of the assets and liabilities of Keydata<br />

Income <strong>VCT</strong> 1 plc and Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 2 plc were transferred to <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 in consideration<br />

for new <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Ordinary Shares as part of the merger of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 with Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong><br />

1 plc and Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 2 plc. The liquidators of Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 1 plc and Keydata<br />

Income <strong>VCT</strong> 2 plc agreed under this agreement that all sale proceeds and/or dividends in respect<br />

of the underlying assets of Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 1 plc and Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 2 plc will be<br />

transferred on receipt to <strong>Foresight</strong> 1.<br />

4.7 An indemnity dated 18 February 2011 from <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 to the liquidators of Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 1<br />

plc and Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 2 plc for expenses and costs incurred by them in connection the<br />

merger of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 with Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 1 plc and Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 2 plc and<br />

completion of the liquidation of Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 1 plc and Keydata Income <strong>VCT</strong> 2 plc.<br />

5. <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

5.1 <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is an alternative asset manager with a 26 year track record and specific expertise<br />

in infrastructure and private equity. The team has over 200 years of collective investment<br />

experience and combines investors’ capital and its own hands-on expertise with the intention of<br />

creating long-term value and generating attractive returns for shareholders. <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> offers<br />

both private and institutional investors access to a range of investment opportunities and a<br />

comprehensive management service in its chosen areas of specialisation.<br />

5.2 <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> (telephone number 01732 471 800) was incorporated and registered in England<br />

and Wales as a limited liability partnership on 25 October 2001 under number OC300878.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s registered office and principal place of business is at ECA Court, 24-26 South<br />

Park, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1DU. <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is authorised and regulated by the Financial<br />

Services Authority to advise on investments, arrange deals in investments and to make<br />

arrangements with a view to transactions in investments. The principal legislation under which<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> operates is the provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2000 and the<br />

relevant provisions of CA 2006 (and regulations made thereunder).<br />

5.3 <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> has recently been subject to a restructuring of its membership resulting in Bernard<br />

Fairman transferring his holding in <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> CI Limited (a company<br />

incorporated and registered in Guernsey on 12 February 2010, with registered number 51471) of<br />

which he is the sole shareholder. This has resulted in <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> CI Limited becoming the<br />

controlling member of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>. Bernard Fairman now provides his services to <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> through the provision of services to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> CI Limited (this resulting in there having<br />

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een no material change in the manner in which <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> provides services to the<br />

Company).<br />

6. General<br />

6.1 <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 was incorporated and registered in England and Wales under CA 1985 as a public<br />

company with limited liability on 19 August 1997 with registered number 03421340. The principal<br />

legislation under which <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 operates is CA 2006 (and regulations made thereunder). The<br />

legal and commercial name of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 is <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> plc. <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 is domiciled in<br />

England. <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 has no employees or subsidiaries.<br />

6.2 Statutory accounts of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 for the years ended 31 December 2008 and 2009 in respect of<br />

which <strong>Foresight</strong> 1’s former auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, have made unqualified reports under<br />

section 235 CA 1985/section 495 CA 2006, and for the year ended 31 December 2010 in respect of<br />

which <strong>Foresight</strong> 1’s current auditors, KPMG Audit plc have made unqualified reports under section<br />

495 of CA 2006 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and such reports did not<br />

contain any statements under sections 237(2) or (3) CA 1985/section 495 to section 497A CA<br />

2006.<br />

6.3 Save for the fees paid to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> and <strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited under the<br />

arrangements set out at paragraph 4 above, the fees paid to the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Directors as detailed in<br />

paragraph 2.3 above, fees paid to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> of £120,106 (2008), £62,981 (2009), £334,214<br />

(2010) and £10,000 (current year) in respect of promotion fees, there were no related party<br />

transactions or fees paid by <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 during the years ended 31 December 2008, 2009 and 2010<br />

or to the date of this document in the current financial year.<br />

6.4 At the date of this document, there has been no significant change in the financial or trading<br />

position of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 since 30 June 2011, the date to which the last unaudited half-yearly report of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 was published.<br />

6.5 There are no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (including any such proceedings which<br />

are or were pending or threatened of which <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 is aware) at any time in the 12 months<br />

immediately preceding the date of this document which may have, or have had in the recent past, a<br />

significant effect on <strong>Foresight</strong> 1’s financial position or profitability.<br />

7. Documents Available for Inspection<br />

Copies of the following documents will be available for inspection during normal business hours on<br />

any day (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) from the date of this document until<br />

the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 General Meeting at the offices of Martineau at 35 New Bridge Street, London<br />

EC4V 6BW and also at the registered office of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1:<br />

7.1 the articles of association of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (existing and as will be amended by Resolution 1 to be<br />

proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 General Meeting);<br />

7.2 the audited report and accounts of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 for the financial years ended 31 December 2008,<br />

2009 and 2010 and the half-yearly report for the six month period ended 30 June 2011;<br />

7.3 the material contracts referred to in paragraph 4 above;<br />

7.4 the BDO consent referred to on the cover page of this document; and<br />

7.5 this document.<br />

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PART VI<br />

<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<br />

1. Share Capital<br />

1.1 As at 5 September 2011 (this being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this<br />

document), the issued share capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 was as follows:<br />

Issued and fully paid<br />

Number of<br />

shares £<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares (1p each) 21,088,348 210,883.48<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares (1p each) 24,699,440 246,994.40<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Shares (1p each) 6,179,833 61,798.33<br />

1.2 Save as set out in paragraph 4, as at 5 September 2011 (this being the latest practicable date prior<br />

to the publication of this document), no share or loan capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 was under option or had<br />

been agreed, conditionally or unconditionally, to be put under option, nor did <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 hold any<br />

share capital in treasury.<br />

2. Directors and their Interests<br />

2.1 The names and business addresses of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Directors, all of whom are non-executive,<br />

are as follows:<br />

. Jocelin Montague St John Harris (Chairman)<br />

. Peter Frederick Dicks<br />

. David William Quysner<br />

all of ECA Court, 24-26 South Park, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1DU (the registered office of the<br />

Company).<br />

2.2 As at 5 September 2011 (this being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this<br />

document), the interests of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Directors (and their immediate families) in the issued<br />

share capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 were as follows:<br />

Director<br />

Ordinary<br />

Shares C Shares<br />

Planned Exit<br />

Shares<br />

% of Entire<br />

Issued Share<br />

Capital<br />

Jocelin Harris 14,729 – – 0.03<br />

Peter Dicks 41,100 25,750 – 0.13<br />

David Quysner 25,562 25,500 – 0.10<br />

2.3 Jocelin Harris was appointed as a <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Director on 5 December 2008, and Peter Dicks and<br />

David Quysner were appointed as <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Directors on 14 September 2004. None of the<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Directors has a service contract and their appointments are not subject to a notice<br />

period. All <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Directors are subject to retirement by rotation. Their appointment does not<br />

confer any right to hold office for any period or any right to compensation if they cease to be<br />

directors. The annual remuneration receivable by Jocelin Harris as Chairman of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 is<br />

£22,500 (plus, if applicable, VAT and employers National Insurance Contributions), while the<br />

annual remuneration receivable by David Quysner and Peter Dicks is £17,500 each (plus, if<br />

applicable, VAT and employers National Insurance Contributions). The office of non-executive<br />

director is not pensionable. Aggregate <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Directors’ emoluments for the year ended<br />

30 September 2010 amounted to £50,000 (plus, if applicable, VAT and employers National<br />

Insurance Contributions). Aggregate emoluments for the current year are expected to be £57,500<br />

(plus, if applicable, VAT and employers National Insurance Contributions).<br />

2.4 Save for in respect of Peter Dicks, who is a director of a number of <strong>VCT</strong>s managed by <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> CI Limited, there are no potential conflicts of interest between the<br />

duties of any <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Director and their private interests and/or duties.<br />

2.5 Other than disclosed in this paragraph 2, no <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Director is or has been interested in any<br />

transaction which is or was unusual in its nature or conditions or significant to the business of<br />

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<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 and which was effected by <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 in the years ended 30 September 2008, 2009<br />

and 2010 or in the current financial year or which was effected in an earlier financial year and<br />

remains in any respect outstanding or unperformed.<br />

3. Substantial Shareholders<br />

As at 5 September 2011 (this being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this<br />

document), <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 is not aware of any person who, directly or indirectly, has or will have an<br />

interest in <strong>Foresight</strong> 2’s entire issued share capital or voting rights which is notifiable under UK law<br />

(under which, pursuant to CA 2006 and the Listing Rules and the Disclosure & Transparency Rules<br />

of the FSA, a holding of 3% or more must be notified to <strong>Foresight</strong> 2).<br />

4. Material Contracts<br />

Save as disclosed in this paragraph 4, <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 has not entered, other than in the ordinary<br />

course of business, into any contract which is or may be material to <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 within the two<br />

years immediately preceding the publication of this document or into any contract containing<br />

provisions under which <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 has any obligation or entitlement which is material to<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 as at the date of this document:<br />

4.1 An agreement dated 23 September 2004 between <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (1) and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> (2) (as<br />

amended by supplemental agreements dated 27 October 2006 and 28 January 2010) pursuant to<br />

which <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> has been appointed as the investment manager to <strong>Foresight</strong> 2.<br />

In respect of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares fund and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares fund, the appointment<br />

is terminable on not less than one years’ notice in writing. In respect of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit<br />

Shares fund, the appointment is terminable on not less than one years’ notice in writing at any time<br />

after 30 June 2012 (this being the second anniversary after the closing date of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

Planned Exit Shares offer). The appointment may also be terminated in circumstances of material<br />

breach by either party and, in any event, <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 may appoint other parties in substitution for<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> as investment manager in respect of the whole or part of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2’s investment<br />

portfolio if it believes that this is necessary to preserve the status of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 as a <strong>VCT</strong>.<br />

In respect of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares fund and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares fund, <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> receives an annual management fee of an amount equivalent to 2.0% of the net assets of<br />

the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares fund and the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares fund, calculated and payable<br />

quarterly in advance, together with any applicable VAT thereon.<br />

In respect of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Shares fund, <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> receives an annual<br />

management fee of an amount equivalent to 1.0% of the net assets of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit<br />

Shares fund, calculated and payable quarterly in advance, together with any applicable VAT<br />

thereon.<br />

Annual expenses for <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 are capped at an amount equivalent to 3.6% of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2’s net<br />

asset value. Any excess over 3.6% in respect of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 will be borne by <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>. This<br />

figure covers the annual expenses incurred by <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 in the ordinary course of its business<br />

and includes <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s investment advisory and administration fees, directors’<br />

remuneration, normal fees payable to the registrars, stockbroker, auditor, solicitors and <strong>VCT</strong><br />

status advisers and any annual trail commission payable to financial advisers. It excludes any<br />

irrecoverable VAT and performance incentive fees as set out in paragraphs 4.3 to 4.5 below.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> has agreed (subject to the issue of Infrastructure Shares by <strong>Foresight</strong> 2) that the<br />

annual cap on normal running costs in respect of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 will be reduced from an amount<br />

equivalent to 3.6% of the net assets of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 to 3.0% for the duration of the existence of the<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Infrastructure Shares and, thereafter, 3.3%.<br />

The agreement contains usual provisions indemnifying <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> against any liability not<br />

due to its default, gross negligence, fraud or breach of FSMA.<br />

4.2 An agreement dated 23 September 2004 between <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (1) and <strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers<br />

Limited (2) pursuant to which <strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited has been appointed as the<br />

secretary, administrator and custodian to <strong>Foresight</strong> 2. The services to be provided will include all<br />

necessary secretarial, accounting, bookkeeping and custodian services required in connection with<br />

the business and operation of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2. The appointment may be terminated by not less than<br />

one year’s notice in writing. The appointment may also be terminated in circumstances of material<br />

breach by either party. <strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited will receive a fee from <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

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(payable quarterly in advance together with any applicable VAT) calculated on a quarterly basis of<br />

0.075% of the gross proceeds of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Share, <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Share and<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Share offers capped at £100,000 per year (but annually uplifted for RPI)<br />

at the previous quarter end.<br />

4.3 A carried interest agreement dated 23 September 2004 between <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (1) and <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> (2) pursuant to which <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 has granted to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> an option to subscribe for<br />

3,906,866 <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares at par if all distributions (whether in cash or otherwise) paid<br />

or declared by <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 pro rata to all holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares is not less than 60p<br />

per share prior to 23 September 2011 or 90p per share thereafter, and the net asset value<br />

attributable to the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares issued is not less than the total amount subscribed<br />

(including by way of premium, less issue costs for <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Ordinary Shares), less the total<br />

amount paid (including by way of premium) by <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 in purchasing its own <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

Ordinary Shares. This agreement further provides that if the Company issues shares otherwise<br />

than pursuant to the above option at a time when the option remains outstanding and unexercised,<br />

the agreement shall be amended to such extent as may be necessary to ensure that the benefit of<br />

the option after that further issue of shares is equal to the benefit existing prior to that further issue<br />

of shares<br />

4.4 A carried interest agreement dated 10 December 2007 between <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (1) and <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> (2) pursuant to which <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is entitled to be issued with such number of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares at a subscription price of par value as represents 15% (at the then prevailing<br />

net asset value per <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Share adjusted to take into account the relevant distribution) of<br />

each revenue or capital distribution paid to <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shareholders. Such <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares<br />

will only be issued to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> if the aggregate value of an investment or collection of<br />

investments comprising net asset value plus the aggregate amount of all distributions (both<br />

revenue and capital) made (‘‘Total Return’’) exceeds, both immediately before and immediately<br />

after the issue of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares, the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares’ original subscription price of £1.<br />

By way of example <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 C Shares will need to show a base NAV Total Return of 100p or<br />

more before <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> will be entitled to receive 15% of any distributions made by<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 to C Shareholders following such issue. The base NAV Total Return will increase after<br />

each performance incentive payment by an amount based on the dividend payment to<br />

shareholders.<br />

4.5 A carried interest agreement between <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (1) and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> (2) dated 28 January<br />

2010 pursuant to which <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> are entitled, once the holders of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit<br />

Shares have received 110p of distributions per <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Shares, to the next 15p of<br />

distributions per <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Shares, thereafter 20% of all further distributions per<br />

Planned Exit Shares. This entitlement can be satisfied at the discretion of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Board<br />

wholly or partly in cash and wholly or partly by the issue of a number of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit<br />

Shares which, on issue, will have an aggregate net asset value (using the most recently published<br />

net asset value per <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit Share in the relevant Company) equal to the amount<br />

to be satisfied through the issue of such shares.<br />

4.6 A sponsor and promoter agreement dated 28 January 2010 between <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (1),<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (2), the Directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 (3), the Directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (4), <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> (5) and BDO LLP (6), pursuant to which <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> agreed to act as promoter in<br />

connection with the offer of the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Planned Exit Shares and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Planned Exit<br />

Shares. The agreement contained warranties given by <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>. <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> received a fee of 5.5% of the gross amount raised pursuant to this offer.<br />

5. <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />

5.1 <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is an alternative asset manager with a 26 year track record and specific expertise<br />

in infrastructure and private equity. The team has over 200 years of collective investment<br />

experience and combines investors’ capital and its own hands-on expertise with the intention of<br />

creating long-term value and generating attractive returns for shareholders. <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> offers<br />

both private and institutional investors access to a range of investment opportunities and a<br />

comprehensive management service in its chosen areas of specialisation.<br />

5.2 <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> (telephone number 01732 471 800) was incorporated and registered in England<br />

and Wales as a limited liability partnership on 25 October 2001 under number OC300878.<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s registered office and principal place of business is at ECA Court, 24-26 South<br />

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Park, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1DU. <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is authorised and regulated by the Financial<br />

Services Authority to advise on investments, arrange deals in investments and to make<br />

arrangements with a view to transactions in investments. The principal legislation under which<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> operates is the provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2000 and the<br />

relevant provisions of CA 2006 (and regulations made thereunder).<br />

5.3 <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> has recently been subject to a restructuring of its membership resulting in Bernard<br />

Fairman transferring his holding in <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> CI Limited (a company<br />

incorporated and registered in Guernsey on 12 February 2010, with registered number 51471) of<br />

which he is the sole shareholder. This has resulted in <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> CI Limited becoming the<br />

controlling member of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong>. Bernard Fairman now provides his services to <strong>Foresight</strong><br />

<strong>Group</strong> through the provision of services to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> CI Limited (this resulting in there having<br />

been no material change in the manner in which <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> provides services to the<br />

Company).<br />

6. General<br />

6.1 <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 was incorporated and registered in England and Wales under CA 1985 as a public<br />

company with limited liability on 9 August 2004 with registered number 05200494. The principal<br />

legislation under which <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 operates is CA 2006 (and regulations made thereunder). The<br />

legal and commercial name of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 is <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> plc. <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 is domiciled in<br />

England. <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 has no employees or subsidiaries.<br />

6.2 Statutory accounts of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 for the years ended 30 September 2008, 2009 and 2010 in<br />

respect of which <strong>Foresight</strong> 2’s former auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, have made unqualified reports<br />

under section 235 CA 1985/section 495 of CA 2006 have been delivered to the Registrar of<br />

Companies and such reports did not contain any statements under sections 237(2) or (3) CA 1985/<br />

section 495 to section 497A of CA 2006. <strong>Foresight</strong> 2’s current auditors are KPMG Auditors LLP.<br />

6.3 Save for the fees paid to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> and <strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited under the<br />

arrangements set out at paragraph 4 above, the fees paid to the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Directors as detailed in<br />

paragraph 2.3 above, fees paid to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> of £541,867 (2008), £190,624 (2009), £334,214<br />

(2010) and £31,835 (current year) in respect of promotion fees, there were no related party<br />

transactions or fees paid by <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 during the years ended 30 September 2008, 2009 and<br />

2010 or to the date of this document in the current financial year.<br />

6.4 At the date of this document, there has been no significant change in the financial or trading<br />

position of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 since 31 March 2011, the date to which the last unaudited interim accounts<br />

of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 were published.<br />

6.5 There are no governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings (including any such proceedings which<br />

are or were pending or threatened of which <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 is aware) at any time in the 12 months<br />

immediately preceding the date of this document which may have, or have had in the recent past, a<br />

significant effect on <strong>Foresight</strong> 2’s financial position or profitability.<br />

7. Documents Available for Inspection<br />

Copies of the following documents will be available for inspection during normal business hours on<br />

any day (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) from the date of this document until<br />

the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 General Meeting at the offices of Martineau at 35 New Bridge Street, London<br />

EC4V 6BW and also at the registered office of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2:<br />

7.1 the articles of association of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 (existing and as will be amended by Resolution 1 to be<br />

proposed at the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 General Meeting);<br />

7.2 the audited report and accounts of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 for the financial years ended 30 September 2008,<br />

2009 and 2010 and the half-yearly report for the six month period to 31 March 2011;<br />

7.3 the material contracts referred to in paragraph 4 above;<br />

7.4 the BDO consent referred to on the cover page of this document; and<br />

7.5 this document.<br />

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CORPORATE INFORMATION<br />

Directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 1<br />

John Howard Gregory (Chairman)<br />

Peter Frederick Dicks<br />

Gordon James Humphries<br />

Directors of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2<br />

Jocelin Montague St John Harris (Chairman)<br />

Peter Frederick Dicks<br />

David William Quysner<br />

(all of the registered office)<br />

Registered Office<br />

ECA Court<br />

24-26 South Park<br />

Sevenoaks<br />

TN13 1DU<br />

Telephone: 01732 471 800<br />

Email: info@foresightgroup.eu<br />

Website: www.foresightgroup.eu<br />

Company Numbers<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 1 – 03421340<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 – 05200494<br />

Investment Manager Company Secretary & Administrator<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP <strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited<br />

ECA Court ECA Court<br />

24-26 South Park 24-26 South Park<br />

Sevenoaks Sevenoaks<br />

Kent Kent<br />

TN13 1DU TN13 1DU<br />

Solicitors & <strong>VCT</strong> Status Adviser Sponsor<br />

Martineau BDO LLP<br />

No.1 Colmore Square 125 Colmore Row<br />

Birmingham Birmingham<br />

B4 6AA B3 3SD<br />

Registrars Auditors<br />

Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> KPMG Audit plc<br />

The Pavilions Saltire Court<br />

Bridgwater Road 20 Castle Terrace<br />

Bristol Edinburgh<br />

BS99 6ZZ EH1 2EG<br />

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<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 03421340)<br />

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING<br />

Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> plc (‘‘the Company’’) will be held at<br />

9.00 a.m. on 30 September 2011 at the offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW<br />

for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions, which will be<br />

proposed as special resolutions.<br />

1. That, subject to the passing of resolution 1 to be proposed at each of the separate meetings of the<br />

holders of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company and the holders of the planned<br />

exit ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company convened for 9.30 a.m. and 9.35 a.m.<br />

on 30 September 2011 respectively (‘‘Class Meetings’’):<br />

1.1 the articles of association of the Company (‘‘the Articles’’) be and hereby are amended to allow for<br />

the creation and issue of infrastructure ordinary shares of 1p each (‘‘Infrastructure Shares’’), in<br />

particular to reflect the rights and restrictions to be attached to such Infrastructure Shares as set<br />

out in Part III of the joint circular to shareholders of the Company and <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> plc<br />

(‘‘Circular’’), a copy of the Articles in the form to be adopted being tabled at the meeting and<br />

initialed by the chairman for the purposes of identification;<br />

1.2 in addition to existing authorities, the directors be and are hereby generally and unconditionally<br />

authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (‘‘Act’’) to exercise all the<br />

powers of the Company to allot Infrastructure Shares and to grant rights to subscribe for or to<br />

convert any security into Infrastructure Shares (‘‘Rights’’) up to an aggregate nominal amount of<br />

£180,000, provided that the authority conferred by this resolution shall expire on the fifth<br />

anniversary of the date of the passing of this resolution (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the<br />

Company in a general meeting), save that the Company shall be entitled to make offers or<br />

agreements before the expiry of this authority which would or might require Infrastructure Shares to<br />

be allotted or Rights to be granted after such expiry and the directors shall be entitled to allot<br />

Infrastructure Shares and grant Rights pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if this authority<br />

had not expired;<br />

1.3 in addition to existing authorities, the directors be and hereby are empowered pursuant to sections<br />

570 and 573 of the Act to allot equity securities (which expression shall have the meaning ascribed<br />

to it in section 560(1) of the Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by paragraph 1.2 of<br />

this resolution or by way of a sale of treasury shares, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to<br />

such allotment, provided that the power conferred by this paragraph 1.3 shall expire on the<br />

conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2012 (save that the<br />

Company shall be entitled to make offers or agreements before the expiry of such power which<br />

would or might require shares to be allotted and issued after such expiry and the directors shall be<br />

entitled to allot shares pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if this power had not expired)<br />

and provided further that this power shall be limited to:<br />

(i) the allotment and issue of Infrastructure Shares with an aggregate nominal value of up to<br />

£150,000 in connection with an offer for subscription;<br />

(ii) the allotment and issue of Infrastructure Shares at an issue price of 1p per share with an<br />

aggregate nominal value of up to 10% of the issued Infrastructure Share capital of the<br />

Company from time to time to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP in connection with performance incentive<br />

arrangements with the Company; and<br />

(iii) the allotment and issue of Infrastructure Shares with an aggregate nominal value of up to<br />

10% of the issued Infrastructure Share capital of the Company from time to time<br />

in each case where the proceeds may, in whole or part, be used to purchase Infrastructure Shares<br />

in the Company;<br />

1.4 in addition to existing authorities, the Company be and hereby is empowered to make one or more<br />

market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of its own Infrastructure Shares<br />

(either for cancellation or for the retention as treasury shares for future re-issue or transfer)<br />

provided that:<br />

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(i) the aggregate number of Infrastructure Shares which may be purchased shall not exceed<br />

2,248,500;<br />

(ii) the minimum price which may be paid per Infrastructure Share is 1p, the nominal value<br />

thereof;<br />

(iii) the maximum price which may be paid per Infrastructure Share is an amount equal to the<br />

most recently published net asset value per Infrastructure Share prior to the date of purchase<br />

(less transaction costs);<br />

(iv) the authority conferred by this paragraph 1.4 shall expire on the conclusion of the annual<br />

general meeting of the Company to be held in 2012, unless such authority is renewed prior to<br />

such time; and<br />

(v) the Company may make a contract to purchase Infrastructure Shares under the authority<br />

conferred by this resolution prior to the expiry of such authority which will or may be executed<br />

wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority and may make a purchase of such<br />

shares;<br />

1.5. the amount standing to the credit of the share premium account of the Company attributable to the<br />

issue of Infrastructure Shares, at the date an order is made confirming such cancellation by the<br />

Court, be cancelled; and<br />

1.6. the <strong>Foresight</strong> 1 Related Party Transactions (as defined, and details of which are set out, in the<br />

Circular) between the Company and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP be and hereby are approved.<br />

2 That, subject to the passing of resolution 2 to be proposed at each of the Class Meetings and in<br />

addition to existing authorities and the authorities conferred by Resolution 1 above:<br />

2.1 the directors be and hereby are generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with<br />

section 551 of the Act to exercise all powers of the Company to allot and issue Ordinary Shares in<br />

the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £28,694.27;<br />

2.2 the directors be and hereby are empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Act to<br />

allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash pursuant to the<br />

authority conferred by paragraph 2.1 of this resolution as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to<br />

any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of Ordinary Shares at<br />

a price per share equal to the latest published net asset value of an existing Ordinary Share prior to<br />

the date of allotment rounded up to the nearest £0.01 per share pursuant to, or in contemplation of,<br />

an enhanced buyback scheme to be offered to all the holders of Ordinary Shares in the Company;<br />

and<br />

2.3 the Company be empowered to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of<br />

the Act) of its own Ordinary Shares by means of a tender offer to purchase up to 2,869,427 shares<br />

at a fixed price equal to the latest published net asset value per Ordinary Share prior to the date of<br />

purchase multiplied by 0.97 (rounded down to the nearest £0.01 per share), which fixed price shall,<br />

for the purposes of section 701(3)(b) of the Act constitute both the maximum and minimum price<br />

that may be paid for the shares purchased<br />

and the authority and powers conferred by this resolution shall expire on the conclusion of the<br />

annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2012, save that the Company may, before<br />

such expiry, make offers or agreements which would or might require Ordinary Shares to be<br />

allotted and purchased and the directors may allot and purchase Ordinary Shares in pursuance of<br />

such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the authority conferred by this resolution has expired.<br />

Dated 6 September 2011<br />

By order of the Board Registered Office:<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited ECA Court<br />

Secretary 24-26 South Park<br />

Sevenoaks<br />

Kent<br />

TN13 1DU<br />

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Notes:<br />

1. None of the directors has a service contract. Each director has an appointment letter with the Company, a<br />

copy of which will be available for inspection at the meeting.<br />

2. To be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (and for the purposes of the determination by the Company of<br />

the votes they may cast in accordance with Regulation 41 of the Uncertified Securities Regulations 2001),<br />

members must be registered in the register of members of the Company at 5.00 p.m. on 28 September 2011<br />

(or, in the event of any adjournment, 5.00 p.m. on the date which is two days before the date of the adjourned<br />

meeting). Changes to the register of members of the Company after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded<br />

in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.<br />

3. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend, speak<br />

and vote on his or her behalf. A proxy need not also be a member but must attend the meeting to represent the<br />

member. Details of how to appoint the chairman of the meeting or another person as a proxy using the form of<br />

proxy are set out in the notes on the form of proxy. If a member wishes a proxy to speak on the member’s<br />

behalf at the meeting the member will need to appoint their own choice of proxy (not the chairman) and give<br />

their instructions directly to them.<br />

4. A member may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to<br />

different shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share.<br />

To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the<br />

Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday<br />

to Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the<br />

UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are<br />

charged at national rates. Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from<br />

outside the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from<br />

mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For<br />

legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the<br />

proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A member should indicate in the box next to the<br />

proxy holder’s name the number of shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s<br />

proxy. A member should also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple<br />

instructions being given.<br />

5. A form of proxy is attached at the end of this document and a reply paid envelope is enclosed. To be valid, the<br />

form of proxy should be lodged with the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The<br />

Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY so as to be received not later than 9.00 a.m. on 28 September<br />

2011 or 48 hours before the time appointed for any adjourned meeting or, in the case of a poll taken<br />

subsequent to the date of the meeting or adjourned meeting, so as to be received no later than 24 hours<br />

before the time appointed for taking the poll. A member may also return a proxy form in their own envelope<br />

using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

6. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment<br />

service may do so for the General Meeting to be held on the above date and any adjournment(s) thereof by<br />

using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST Personal Members or other CREST<br />

sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should<br />

refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on<br />

their behalf. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the<br />

appropriate CREST message (a ‘‘CREST Proxy Instruction’’) must be properly authenticated in accordance<br />

with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s specifications and must contain the information required for such<br />

instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the<br />

appointment of a proxy or an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in<br />

order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the Company’s agent (ID:3RA50) by the latest time(s)<br />

for receipt of proxy appointments specified in Note 5 above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken<br />

to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from<br />

which the Company’s agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by<br />

CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be<br />

communicated to the appointee through other means. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available<br />

special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will<br />

therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST<br />

member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or<br />

has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s)<br />

take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST<br />

system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual<br />

concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a<br />

CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities<br />

Regulations 2001.<br />

7. As at 5 September 2011 (being the last business day prior to the publication of this notice), The Company’s<br />

issued voting share capital was 34,874,104 shares each carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting<br />

rights in the Company as at 5 September 2011 were 34,874,104.<br />

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8. In accordance with section 325 of the Act, the right to appoint proxies does not apply to persons nominated to<br />

receive information rights under section 146 of the Act.<br />

9. Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Act to enjoy<br />

information rights (a ‘‘Nominated Person’’) may, in accordance with section 149(2) of the Act and under an<br />

agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed<br />

(or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy<br />

appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give<br />

instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.<br />

10. The statement of the rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in paragraphs 3 to 5 above<br />

does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by<br />

members of the Company.<br />

11. If a corporate shareholder has appointed a corporate representative, the corporate representative will have the<br />

same powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. If more than<br />

one corporate representative has been appointed, on a vote on a show of hands on a resolution, each<br />

representative will have the same voting rights as the corporation would be entitled to. If more than one<br />

authorised person seeks to exercise a power in respect of the same shares, if they purport to exercise the<br />

power in the same way, the power is treated as exercised; if they do not purport to exercise the power in the<br />

same way, the power is treated as not exercised.<br />

12 Appointment of a proxy will not preclude a member from subsequently attending and voting at the meeting<br />

should the member subsequently decide to do so. A member can only appoint a proxy using the procedures<br />

set out in these notes and the notes to the form of proxy.<br />

13. Further information regarding the meeting is available on the Company’s website: www.foresightgroup.eu.<br />

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<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 03421340)<br />

NOTICE OF ORDINARY SHARES CLASS MEETING<br />

Notice is hereby given that a separate meeting of holders of ordinary shares of 1 pence in the capital of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> plc (‘‘the Company’’) will be held at 9.30 a.m. on 30 September 2011 (or as soon<br />

thereafter as the General Meeting of the Company convened for 9.00 a.m. on that day has been<br />

concluded or adjourned) at the offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW for the<br />

purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions which will be proposed as<br />

special resolutions:<br />

1. That the holders of the ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company (‘‘Ordinary<br />

Shares’’) hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 1 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 9.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the Ordinary Shares which will, or may, result from the<br />

passing and carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing<br />

and carrying into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to<br />

such Ordinary Shares.<br />

2. That the holders of the Ordinary Shares hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 2 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 9.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the Ordinary Shares which will, or may, result from the<br />

passing and carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing<br />

and carrying into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to<br />

such Ordinary Shares.<br />

Dated 6 September 2011<br />

By order of the Board Registered Office:<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited ECA Court<br />

Secretary 24-26 South Park<br />

Sevenoaks<br />

Kent<br />

TN13 1DU<br />

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Notes:<br />

1 None of the directors has a service contract. Each director has an appointment letter with the Company, a<br />

copy of which will be available for inspection at the meeting.<br />

2. To be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (and for the purposes of the determination by the Company of<br />

the votes they may cast in accordance with Regulation 41 of the Uncertified Securities Regulations 2001),<br />

members must be registered in the register of members of the Company at 5.00 p.m. on 28 September 2011<br />

(or, in the event of any adjournment, 5.00 p.m. on the date which is two days before the date of the adjourned<br />

meeting). Changes to the register of members of the Company after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded<br />

in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.<br />

3. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend, speak<br />

and vote on his or her behalf. A proxy need not also be a member but must attend the meeting to represent the<br />

member. Details of how to appoint the chairman of the meeting or another person as a proxy using the form of<br />

proxy are set out in the notes on the form of proxy. If a member wishes a proxy to speak on the member’s<br />

behalf at the meeting the member will need to appoint their own choice of proxy (not the chairman) and give<br />

their instructions directly to them.<br />

4. A member may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to<br />

different shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share.<br />

To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the<br />

Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday<br />

to Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the<br />

UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are<br />

charged at national rates. Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from<br />

outside the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from<br />

mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For<br />

legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the<br />

proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A member should indicate in the box next to the<br />

proxy holder’s name the number of shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s<br />

proxy. A member should also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple<br />

instructions being given.<br />

5. A form of proxy is attached at the end of this document and a reply paid envelope is enclosed. To be valid, the<br />

form of proxy should be lodged with the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The<br />

Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY so as to be received not later than 9.30 a.m. on 28 September<br />

2011 or 48 hours before the time appointed for any adjourned meeting or, in the case of a poll taken<br />

subsequent to the date of the meeting or adjourned meeting, so as to be received no later than 24 hours<br />

before the time appointed for taking the poll. A member may also return a proxy form in their own envelope<br />

using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

6. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment<br />

service may do so for the General Meeting to be held on the above date and any adjournment(s) thereof by<br />

using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST Personal Members or other CREST<br />

sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should<br />

refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on<br />

their behalf. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the<br />

appropriate CREST message (a ‘‘CREST Proxy Instruction’’) must be properly authenticated in accordance<br />

with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s specifications and must contain the information required for such<br />

instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the<br />

appointment of a proxy or an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in<br />

order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the Company’s agent (ID:3RA50) by the latest time(s)<br />

for receipt of proxy appointments specified in Note 5 above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken<br />

to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from<br />

which the Company’s agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by<br />

CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be<br />

communicated to the appointee through other means. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available<br />

special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will<br />

therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST<br />

member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or<br />

has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s)<br />

take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST<br />

system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual<br />

concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a<br />

CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities<br />

Regulations 2001.<br />

7. As at 5 September 2011 (being the last business day prior to the publication of this notice), the Company’s<br />

issued voting Ordinary Share capital was 28,694,271 Ordinary Shares each carrying one vote each.<br />

Therefore, the total voting Ordinary Share rights in the Company as at 5 September 2011 were 28,694,271.<br />

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8. In accordance with section 325 of the Act, the right to appoint proxies does not apply to persons nominated to<br />

receive information rights under section 146 of the Act.<br />

9. Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Act to enjoy<br />

information rights (a ‘‘Nominated Person’’) may, in accordance with section 149(2) of the Act and under an<br />

agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed<br />

(or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy<br />

appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give<br />

instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.<br />

10. The statement of the rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in paragraphs 3 to 5 above<br />

does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by<br />

members of the Company.<br />

11. If a corporate shareholder has appointed a corporate representative, the corporate representative will have the<br />

same powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. If more than<br />

one corporate representative has been appointed, on a vote on a show of hands on a resolution, each<br />

representative will have the same voting rights as the corporation would be entitled to. If more than one<br />

authorised person seeks to exercise a power in respect of the same shares, if they purport to exercise the<br />

power in the same way, the power is treated as exercised; if they do not purport to exercise the power in the<br />

same way, the power is treated as not exercised.<br />

12 Appointment of a proxy will not preclude a member from subsequently attending and voting at the meeting<br />

should the member subsequently decide to do so. A member can only appoint a proxy using the procedures<br />

set out in these notes and the notes to the form of proxy.<br />

13. Notice is hereby further given that the necessary quorum for the above meeting shall be holders of Ordinary<br />

Shares present in person or by proxy holding not less than one-third of the paid up Ordinary Share capital and<br />

that if within half an hour from the time appointed for the above meeting a quorum is not present it shall be<br />

adjourned to 3 October 2011 at 9.00 a.m. at the offices of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP, ECA Court, 24-26 South Park,<br />

Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1DU or as soon thereafter as may be arranged and at such adjourned meeting the<br />

holders of Ordinary Shares present in person or by proxy shall be a quorum regardless of the number of<br />

Ordinary Shares held.<br />

14. Further information regarding the meeting is available on the Company’s website: www.foresightgroup.eu.<br />

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<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 03421340)<br />

NOTICE OF PLANNED EXIT SHARES CLASS MEETING<br />

Notice is hereby given that a separate meeting of holders of planned exit ordinary shares of 1 pence in<br />

the capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> plc (‘‘the Company’’) will be held at 9.35 a.m. on 30 September 2011 (or as<br />

soon thereafter as the separate meeting of the holders of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the<br />

Company convened for 9.30 a.m. on that day has been concluded or adjourned) at the offices of<br />

Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit,<br />

passing the following resolutions which will be proposed as special resolutions:<br />

1. That, the holders of the planned exit ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company<br />

(‘‘Planned Exit Shares’’) hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 1 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 9.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the Planned Exit Shares which will, or may, result from the<br />

passing and carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing<br />

and carrying into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to<br />

such Planned Exit Shares.<br />

2. That, the holders of the Planned Exit Shares hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 2 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 9.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the Planned Exit Shares which will, or may, result from the<br />

passing and carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing<br />

and carrying into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to<br />

such Planned Exit Shares.<br />

Dated 6 September 2011<br />

By order of the Board Registered Office:<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited ECA Court<br />

Secretary 24-26 South Park<br />

Sevenoaks<br />

Kent<br />

TN13 1DU<br />

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Notes:<br />

1 None of the directors has a service contract. Each director has an appointment letter with the Company, a<br />

copy of which will be available for inspection at the meeting.<br />

2. To be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (and for the purposes of the determination by the Company of<br />

the votes they may cast in accordance with Regulation 41 of the Uncertified Securities Regulation 2001),<br />

members must be registered in the register of members of the Company at 5.00 p.m. on 28 September 2011<br />

(or, in the event of any adjournment, 5.00 p.m. on the date which is two days before the date of the adjourned<br />

meeting). Changes to the register of members of the Company after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded<br />

in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.<br />

3. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend, speak<br />

and vote on his or her behalf. A proxy need not also be a member but must attend the meeting to represent the<br />

member. Details of how to appoint the chairman of the meeting or another person as a proxy using the form of<br />

proxy are set out in the notes on the form of proxy. If a member wishes a proxy to speak on the member’s<br />

behalf at the meeting the member will need to appoint their own choice of proxy (not the chairman) and give<br />

their instructions directly to them.<br />

4. A member may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to<br />

different shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share.<br />

To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the<br />

Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday<br />

to Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the<br />

UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are<br />

charged at national rates. Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from<br />

outside the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from<br />

mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For<br />

legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the<br />

proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A member should indicate in the box next to the<br />

proxy holder’s name the number of shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s<br />

proxy. A member should also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple<br />

instructions being given.<br />

5. A form of proxy is attached at the end of this document and a reply paid envelope is enclosed. To be valid, the<br />

form of proxy should be lodged with the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The<br />

Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY so as to be received not later than 9.35 a.m. on 28 September<br />

2011 or 48 hours before the time appointed for any adjourned meeting or, in the case of a poll taken<br />

subsequent to the date of the meeting or adjourned meeting, so as to be received no later than 24 hours<br />

before the time appointed for taking the poll. A member may also return a proxy form in their own envelope<br />

using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

6. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment<br />

service may do so for the General Meeting to be held on the above date and any adjournment(s) thereof by<br />

using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST Personal Members or other CREST<br />

sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should<br />

refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on<br />

their behalf. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the<br />

appropriate CREST message (a ‘‘CREST Proxy Instruction’’) must be properly authenticated in accordance<br />

with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s specifications and must contain the information required for such<br />

instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the<br />

appointment of a proxy or an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in<br />

order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the Company’s agent (ID:3RA50) by the latest time(s)<br />

for receipt of proxy appointments specified in Note 5 above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken<br />

to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from<br />

which the Company’s agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by<br />

CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be<br />

communicated to the appointee through other means. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available<br />

special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will<br />

therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST<br />

member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or<br />

has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s)<br />

take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST<br />

system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual<br />

concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a<br />

CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities<br />

Regulations 2001.<br />

7. As at 5 September 2011 (being the last business day prior to the publication of this notice), the Company’s<br />

issued voting Planned Exit Share capital was 6,179,833 Planned Exit Shares each carrying one vote each.<br />

Therefore, the total voting Planned Exit Share rights in the Company as at 5 September 2011 were 6,179,833.<br />

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8. In accordance with section 325 of the Act, the right to appoint proxies does not apply to persons nominated to<br />

receive information rights under section 146 of the Act.<br />

9. Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Act to enjoy<br />

information rights (a ‘‘Nominated Person’’) may, in accordance with section 149(2) of the Act and under an<br />

agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed<br />

(or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy<br />

appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give<br />

instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.<br />

10. The statement of the rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in paragraphs 3 to 5 above<br />

does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by<br />

members of the Company.<br />

11. If a corporate shareholder has appointed a corporate representative, the corporate representative will have the<br />

same powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. If more than<br />

one corporate representative has been appointed, on a vote on a show of hands on a resolution, each<br />

representative will have the same voting rights as the corporation would be entitled to. If more than one<br />

authorised person seeks to exercise a power in respect of the same shares, if they purport to exercise the<br />

power in the same way, the power is treated as exercised; if they do not purport to exercise the power in the<br />

same way, the power is treated as not exercised.<br />

12 Appointment of a proxy will not preclude a member from subsequently attending and voting at the meeting<br />

should the member subsequently decide to do so. A member can only appoint a proxy using the procedures<br />

set out in these notes and the notes to the form of proxy.<br />

13. Notice is hereby further given that the necessary quorum for the above meeting shall be holders of Planned<br />

Exit Shares present in person or by proxy holding not less than one-third of the paid up Planned Exit Share<br />

capital and that if within half an hour from the time appointed for the above meeting a quorum is not present it<br />

shall be adjourned to 3 October 2011 at 9.05 a.m. at the offices of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP, ECA Court, 24-26<br />

South Park, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1DU or as soon thereafter as may be arranged and at such adjourned<br />

meeting the holders of Planned Exit Shares present in person or by proxy shall be a quorum regardless of the<br />

number of Planned Exit Shares held.<br />

14. Further information regarding the meeting is available on the Company’s website: www.foresightgroup.eu.<br />

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<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 05200494)<br />

NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING<br />

Notice is hereby given that a general meeting of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> plc (‘‘the Company’’) will be held at<br />

10.00 a.m. on 30 September 2011 at the offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW<br />

for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions, which will be<br />

proposed as special resolutions.<br />

1. That, subject to the passing of resolution 1 to be proposed at each of the separate meetings of the<br />

holders of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company, the holders of C ordinary<br />

shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company and the holders of the planned exit ordinary shares<br />

of 1p each in the capital of the Company convened for 10.30 a.m., 10.35 a.m. and 10.40 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 respectively (‘‘Class Meetings’’):<br />

1.1 the articles of association of the Company (‘‘the Articles’’) be and hereby are amended to allow for<br />

the creation and issue of infrastructure ordinary shares of 1p each (‘‘Infrastructure Shares’’), in<br />

particular to reflect the rights and restrictions to be attached to such Infrastructure Shares as set<br />

out in Part III of the Circular, a copy of the Articles as so amended being tabled at the meeting and<br />

initialed by the chairman for the purposes of identification.<br />

1.2 in addition to existing authorities, the directors be and are hereby generally and unconditionally<br />

authorised in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (’’Act’’) to exercise all the<br />

powers of the Company to allot Infrastructure Shares in the Company and to grant rights to<br />

subscribe for or to convert any security into Infrastructure Shares in the Company (‘‘Rights’’) up to<br />

an aggregate nominal amount of £180,000, provided that the authority conferred by this resolution<br />

shall expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of the passing of this resolution (unless renewed,<br />

varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting), save that the Company shall be entitled<br />

to make offers or agreements before the expiry of this authority which would or might require<br />

shares to be allotted or Rights to be granted after such expiry and the directors shall be entitled to<br />

allot shares and grant Rights pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not<br />

expired;<br />

1.3 in addition to existing authorities, the directors be and hereby are empowered pursuant to sections<br />

570 and 573 of the Act to allot equity securities (which expression shall have the meaning ascribed<br />

to it in section 560(1) of the Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by paragraph 1.2 of<br />

this resolution or by way of a sale of treasury shares, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to<br />

such allotment, provided that the power conferred by this paragraph 1.3 shall expire on the<br />

conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2012 (save that the<br />

Company shall be entitled to make offers or agreements before the expiry of such power which<br />

would or might require shares to be allotted and issued after such expiry and the directors shall be<br />

entitled to allot shares pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if this power had not expired)<br />

and provided further that this power shall be limited to:<br />

(i) the allotment and issue of Infrastructure Shares with an aggregate nominal value of up to<br />

£150,000 in connection with an offer for subscription;<br />

(ii) the allotment and issue of Infrastructure Shares at an issue price of 1p per share with an<br />

aggregate nominal value of up to 10% of the issued Infrastructure Share capital of the<br />

Company from time to time to <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP in connection with performance incentive<br />

arrangements with the Company;<br />

(iii) the allotment and issue of Infrastructure Shares with an aggregate nominal value of up to<br />

10% of the issued Infrastructure Share capital of the Company from time to time<br />

in each case where the proceeds may, in whole or part, be used to purchase Infrastructure Shares<br />

in the Company;<br />

1.4 in addition to existing authorities, the Company be and hereby is empowered to make one or more<br />

market purchases within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act of its own Infrastructure Shares<br />

(either for cancellation or for the retention as treasury shares for future re-issue or transfer)<br />

provided that:<br />

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(i) the aggregate number of Infrastructure Shares which may be purchased shall not exceed<br />

2,248,500;<br />

(ii) the minimum price which may be paid per Infrastructure Share is 1p, the nominal value<br />

thereof;<br />

(iii) the maximum price which may be paid per Infrastructure Share is an amount equal to the<br />

most recently published net asset value per Infrastructure Share prior to the date of purchase<br />

(less transaction costs);<br />

(iv) the authority conferred by this paragraph 1.4 shall expire on the conclusion of the annual<br />

general meeting of the Company to be held in 2012, unless such authority is renewed prior to<br />

such time; and<br />

(v) the Company may make a contract to purchase Infrastructure Shares under the authority<br />

conferred by this resolution prior to the expiry of such authority which will or may be executed<br />

wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority and may make a purchase of such<br />

shares;<br />

1.5. the amount standing to the credit of the share premium account of the Company attributable to the<br />

issue of Infrastructure Shares, at the date an order is made confirming such cancellation by the<br />

Court, be cancelled; and<br />

1.6. the <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 Related Party Transactions (as defined, and details of which are set out, in the<br />

Circular) between the Company and <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP be and hereby are approved.<br />

2. That, subject to the passing of resolution 2 to be proposed at each of the Class Meetings and in<br />

addition to existing authorities and the authorities conferred by Resolution 1 above:<br />

2.1 the directors be and hereby are generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with<br />

section 551 of the Act to exercise all powers of the Company to allot and issue ordinary shares of<br />

1p each in the capital of the Company (‘‘Ordinary Shares’’) up to an aggregate nominal amount of<br />

£21,088.34;<br />

2.2 the directors be and hereby are empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Act to<br />

allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash pursuant to the<br />

authority conferred by paragraph 2.1 of this resolution as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to<br />

any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of Ordinary Shares at<br />

a price per share equal to the latest published net asset value of an existing share prior to the date<br />

of allotment rounded up to the nearest £0.01 per share pursuant to, or in contemplation of, an<br />

enhanced buyback scheme to be offered to all the holders of Ordinary Shares in the Company; and<br />

2.3 the Company be empowered to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of<br />

the Act) of its own Ordinary Shares by means of a tender offer to purchase up to 2,108,834 shares<br />

at a fixed price equal to the latest published net asset value per Ordinary Share prior to the date of<br />

purchase and rounded down to the nearest £0.01 per share multiplied by 0.97 (rounded down to<br />

the nearest £0.01), which fixed price shall, for the purposes of section 701(3)(b) of the Act<br />

constitute both the maximum and minimum price that may be paid for the shares purchased and<br />

the authority and powers conferred by this resolution shall expire on the conclusion of the annual<br />

general meeting of the Company to be held in 2012, save that the Company may, before such<br />

expiry, make offers or agreements which would or might require Ordinary Shares to be allotted and<br />

purchased and the directors may allot and purchase Ordinary Shares in pursuance of such offer or<br />

agreement notwithstanding that the authority conferred by this resolution has expired.<br />

3. That, subject to the passing of resolution 3 to be proposed at each of the Class Meetings and in<br />

addition to existing authorities and the authorities conferred by Resolutions 1 and 2 above:<br />

3.1 the directors be and hereby are generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with<br />

section 551 of the Act to exercise all powers of the Company to allot and issue C ordinary shares of<br />

1p each in the capital of the Company (‘‘C Shares’’) up to an aggregate nominal amount of<br />

£24,699.44;<br />

3.2 the directors be and hereby are empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Act to<br />

allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash pursuant to the<br />

authority conferred by paragraph 3.1 of this resolution as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to<br />

any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of C Shares at a price<br />

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per share equal to the latest published net asset value of an existing share prior to the date of<br />

allotment rounded up to the nearest £0.01 per share pursuant to, or in contemplation of, an<br />

enhanced buyback scheme to be offered to all the holders of C Shares in the Company; and<br />

3.3 the Company be empowered to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of<br />

the Act) of its own C Shares by means of a tender offer to purchase up to 2,469,944 shares at a<br />

fixed price equal to the latest published net asset value per C Share prior to the date of purchase<br />

and rounded down to the nearest £0.01 per share multiplied by 0.97 (rounded down to the nearest<br />

£0.01), which fixed price shall, for the purposes of section 701(3)(b) of the Act constitute both the<br />

maximum and minimum price that may be paid for the shares purchased<br />

and the authority and powers conferred by this resolution shall expire on the conclusion of the<br />

annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2012, save that the Company may, before<br />

such expiry, make offers or agreements which would or might require C Shares to be allotted and<br />

purchased and the directors may allot and purchase C Shares in pursuance of such offer or<br />

agreement notwithstanding that the authority conferred by this resolution has expired.<br />

Dated 6 September 2011<br />

By order of the Board Registered Office:<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited ECA Court<br />

Secretary 24-26 South Park<br />

Sevenoaks<br />

Kent<br />

TN13 1DU<br />

Notes:<br />

1 None of the directors has a service contract. Each director has an appointment letter with the Company, a<br />

copy of which will be available for inspection at the meeting. A copy of the articles of association as will be<br />

amended pursuant to Resolution 1 will be on display at the meeting and at the Company’s registered office<br />

from the date of this notice through to the close of the meeting and available for inspection.<br />

2. To be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (and for the purposes of the determination by the Company of<br />

the votes they may cast in accordance with Regulation 41 of the Uncertified Securities Regulations 2001),<br />

members must be registered in the register of members of the Company at 5.00 p.m. on 28 September 2011<br />

(or, in the event of any adjournment, 5.00 p.m. on the date which is two days before the date of the adjourned<br />

meeting). Changes to the register of members of the Company after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded<br />

in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.<br />

3. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend, speak<br />

and vote on his or her behalf. A proxy need not also be a member but must attend the meeting to represent the<br />

member. Details of how to appoint the chairman of the meeting or another person as a proxy using the form of<br />

proxy are set out in the notes on the form of proxy. If a member wishes a proxy to speak on the member’s<br />

behalf at the meeting the member will need to appoint their own choice of proxy (not the chairman) and give<br />

their instructions directly to them.<br />

4. A member may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to<br />

different shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share.<br />

To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the<br />

Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday<br />

to Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the<br />

UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are<br />

charged at national rates. Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from<br />

outside the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from<br />

mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For<br />

legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the<br />

proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A member should indicate in the box next to the<br />

proxy holder’s name the number of shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s<br />

proxy. A member should also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple<br />

instructions being given.<br />

5. A form of proxy is attached at the end of this document and a reply paid envelope is enclosed. To be valid, the<br />

form of proxy should be lodged with the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The<br />

Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY so as to be received not later than 10.00 a.m. on 28 September<br />

2011 or 48 hours before the time appointed for any adjourned meeting or, in the case of a poll taken<br />

subsequent to the date of the meeting or adjourned meeting, so as to be received no later than 24 hours<br />

before the time appointed for taking the poll. A member may also return a proxy form in their own envelope<br />

using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

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6. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment<br />

service may do so for the General Meeting to be held on the above date and any adjournment(s) thereof by<br />

using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST Personal Members or other CREST<br />

sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should<br />

refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on<br />

their behalf. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the<br />

appropriate CREST message (a ‘‘CREST Proxy Instruction’’) must be properly authenticated in accordance<br />

with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s specifications and must contain the information required for such<br />

instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the<br />

appointment of a proxy or an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in<br />

order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the Company’s agent (ID:3RA50) by the latest time(s)<br />

for receipt of proxy appointments specified in Note 5 above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken<br />

to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from<br />

which the Company’s agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by<br />

CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be<br />

communicated to the appointee through other means. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available<br />

special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will<br />

therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST<br />

member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or<br />

has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s)<br />

take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST<br />

system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual<br />

concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a<br />

CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities<br />

Regulations 2001.<br />

7. As at 5 September 2011 (being the last business day prior to the publication of this notice), The Company’s<br />

issued voting share capital was 51,967,621 shares each carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting<br />

rights in the Company as at 5 September 2011 were 51,967,621.<br />

8. In accordance with section 325 of the Act, the right to appoint proxies does not apply to persons nominated to<br />

receive information rights under section 146 of the Act.<br />

9. Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Act to enjoy<br />

information rights (a ‘‘Nominated Person’’) may, in accordance with section 149(2) of the Act and under an<br />

agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed<br />

(or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy<br />

appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give<br />

instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.<br />

10. The statement of the rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in paragraphs 3 to 5 above<br />

does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by<br />

members of the Company.<br />

11. If a corporate shareholder has appointed a corporate representative, the corporate representative will have the<br />

same powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. If more than<br />

one corporate representative has been appointed, on a vote on a show of hands on a resolution, each<br />

representative will have the same voting rights as the corporation would be entitled to. If more than one<br />

authorised person seeks to exercise a power in respect of the same shares, if they purport to exercise the<br />

power in the same way, the power is treated as exercised; if they do not purport to exercise the power in the<br />

same way, the power is treated as not exercised.<br />

12 Appointment of a proxy will not preclude a member from subsequently attending and voting at the meeting<br />

should the member subsequently decide to do so. A member can only appoint a proxy using the procedures<br />

set out in these notes and the notes to the form of proxy.<br />

13. Further information regarding the meeting is available on the Company’s website: www.foresightgroup.eu.<br />

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<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 05200494)<br />

NOTICE OF ORDINARY SHARES CLASS MEETING<br />

Notice is hereby given that a separate meeting of holders of ordinary shares of 1 pence in the capital of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> plc (‘‘the Company’’) will be held at 10.30 a.m. on 30 September 2011 (or as soon<br />

thereafter as the General Meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on that day has been<br />

concluded or adjourned) at the offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW for the<br />

purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions which will be proposed as<br />

special resolutions:<br />

1. That the holders of the ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company (‘‘Ordinary<br />

Shares’’) hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 1 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the Ordinary Shares which will, or may, result from the<br />

passing and carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing<br />

and carrying into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to<br />

such Ordinary Shares.<br />

2. That the holders of the Ordinary Shares hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 2 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the Ordinary Shares which will, or may, result from the<br />

passing and carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing<br />

and carrying into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to<br />

such Ordinary Shares.<br />

3. That, the holders of the Ordinary Shares hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 3 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the Ordinary Shares which will, or may, result from the<br />

passing and carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing<br />

and carrying into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to<br />

such Ordinary Shares.<br />

Dated 6 September 2011<br />

By order of the Board Registered Office:<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited ECA Court<br />

Secretary 24-26 South Park<br />

Sevenoaks<br />

Kent<br />

TN13 1DU<br />

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Notes:<br />

1 None of the directors has a service contract. Each director has an appointment letter with the Company, a<br />

copy of which will be available for inspection at the meeting.<br />

2. To be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (and for the purposes of the determination by the Company of<br />

the votes they may cast in accordance with Regulation 41 of the Uncertified Securities Regulations 2001),<br />

members must be registered in the register of members of the Company at 5.00 p.m. on 28 September 2011<br />

(or, in the event of any adjournment, 5.00 p.m. on the date which is two days before the date of the adjourned<br />

meeting). Changes to the register of members of the Company after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded<br />

in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.<br />

3. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend, speak<br />

and vote on his or her behalf. A proxy need not also be a member but must attend the meeting to represent the<br />

member. Details of how to appoint the chairman of the meeting or another person as a proxy using the form of<br />

proxy are set out in the notes on the form of proxy. If a member wishes a proxy to speak on the member’s<br />

behalf at the meeting the member will need to appoint their own choice of proxy (not the chairman) and give<br />

their instructions directly to them.<br />

4. A member may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to<br />

different shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share.<br />

To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the<br />

Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday<br />

to Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the<br />

UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are<br />

charged at national rates. Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from<br />

outside the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from<br />

mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For<br />

legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the<br />

proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A member should indicate in the box next to the<br />

proxy holder’s name the number of shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s<br />

proxy. A member should also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple<br />

instructions being given.<br />

5. A form of proxy is attached at the end of this document and a reply paid envelope is enclosed. To be valid, the<br />

form of proxy should be lodged with the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The<br />

Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY so as to be received not later than 10.30 a.m. on 28 September<br />

2011 or 48 hours before the time appointed for any adjourned meeting or, in the case of a poll taken<br />

subsequent to the date of the meeting or adjourned meeting, so as to be received no later than 24 hours<br />

before the time appointed for taking the poll. A member may also return a proxy form in their own envelope<br />

using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

6. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment<br />

service may do so for the General Meeting to be held on the above date and any adjournment(s) thereof by<br />

using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST Personal Members or other CREST<br />

sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should<br />

refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on<br />

their behalf. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the<br />

appropriate CREST message (a ‘‘CREST Proxy Instruction’’) must be properly authenticated in accordance<br />

with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s specifications and must contain the information required for such<br />

instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the<br />

appointment of a proxy or an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in<br />

order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the Company’s agent (ID:3RA50) by the latest time(s)<br />

for receipt of proxy appointments specified in Note 5 above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken<br />

to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from<br />

which the Company’s agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by<br />

CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be<br />

communicated to the appointee through other means. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available<br />

special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will<br />

therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST<br />

member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or<br />

has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s)<br />

take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST<br />

system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual<br />

concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a<br />

CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities<br />

Regulations 2001.<br />

7. As at 5 September 2011 (being the last business day prior to the publication of this notice), the Company’s<br />

issued voting Ordinary Share capital was 21,088,348 Ordinary Shares each carrying one vote each.<br />

Therefore, the total voting Ordinary Share rights in the Company as at 5 September 2011 were 21,088,348.<br />

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8. In accordance with section 325 of the Act, the right to appoint proxies does not apply to persons nominated to<br />

receive information rights under section 146 of the Act.<br />

9. Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Act to enjoy<br />

information rights (a ‘‘Nominated Person’’) may, in accordance with section 149(2) of the Act and under an<br />

agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed<br />

(or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy<br />

appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give<br />

instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.<br />

10. The statement of the rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in paragraphs 3 to 5 above<br />

does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by<br />

members of the Company.<br />

11. If a corporate shareholder has appointed a corporate representative, the corporate representative will have the<br />

same powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. If more than<br />

one corporate representative has been appointed, on a vote on a show of hands on a resolution, each<br />

representative will have the same voting rights as the corporation would be entitled to. If more than one<br />

authorised person seeks to exercise a power in respect of the same shares, if they purport to exercise the<br />

power in the same way, the power is treated as exercised; if they do not purport to exercise the power in the<br />

same way, the power is treated as not exercised.<br />

12 Appointment of a proxy will not preclude a member from subsequently attending and voting at the meeting<br />

should the member subsequently decide to do so. A member can only appoint a proxy using the procedures<br />

set out in these notes and the notes to the form of proxy.<br />

13. Notice is hereby further given that the necessary quorum for the above meeting shall be holders of Ordinary<br />

Shares present in person or by proxy holding not less than one-third of the paid up Ordinary Share capital and<br />

that if within half an hour from the time appointed for the above meeting a quorum is not present it shall be<br />

adjourned to 3 October 2011 at 9.10 a.m. at the offices of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP, ECA Court, 24-26 South Park,<br />

Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1DU or as soon thereafter as may be arranged and at such adjourned meeting the<br />

holders of Ordinary Shares present in person or by proxy shall be a quorum regardless of the number of<br />

Ordinary Shares held.<br />

14. Further information regarding the meeting is available on the Company’s website: www.foresightgroup.eu.<br />

44


<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 05200494)<br />

NOTICE OF C SHARES CLASS MEETING<br />

Notice is hereby given that a separate meeting of holders of C ordinary shares of 1 pence in the capital of<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> plc (‘‘the Company’’) will be held at 10.35 a.m. on 30 September 2011 (or as soon<br />

thereafter as the separate meeting of the holders of ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the<br />

Company convened for 10.30 a.m. on that day has been concluded or adjourned) at the offices of<br />

Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit,<br />

passing the following resolutions which will be proposed as special resolutions:<br />

1. That, the holders of the C ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company (‘‘C<br />

Shares’’) hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 1 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the C Shares which will, or may, result from the passing and<br />

carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing and carrying<br />

into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to such C Shares.<br />

2. That, the holders of the C Shares hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 2 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the C Shares which will, or may, result from the passing and<br />

carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing and carrying<br />

into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to such C Shares.<br />

3. That, the holders of the C Shares hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 3 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the C Shares which will, or may, result from the passing and<br />

carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing and carrying<br />

into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to such C Shares.<br />

Dated 6 September 2011<br />

By order of the Board Registered Office:<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited ECA Court<br />

Secretary 24-26 South Park<br />

Sevenoaks<br />

Kent<br />

TN13 1DU<br />

45


Notes:<br />

1 None of the directors has a service contract. Each director has an appointment letter with the Company, a<br />

copy of which will be available for inspection at the meeting.<br />

2. To be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (and for the purposes of the determination by the Company of<br />

the votes they may cast in accordance with Regulation 41 of the Uncertified Securities Regulations 2001),<br />

members must be registered in the register of members of the Company at 5.00 p.m. on 28 September 2011<br />

(or, in the event of any adjournment, 5.00 p.m. on the date which is two days before the date of the adjourned<br />

meeting). Changes to the register of members of the Company after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded<br />

in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.<br />

3. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend, speak<br />

and vote on his or her behalf. A proxy need not also be a member but must attend the meeting to represent the<br />

member. Details of how to appoint the chairman of the meeting or another person as a proxy using the form of<br />

proxy are set out in the notes on the form of proxy. If a member wishes a proxy to speak on the member’s<br />

behalf at the meeting the member will need to appoint their own choice of proxy (not the chairman) and give<br />

their instructions directly to them.<br />

4. A member may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to<br />

different shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share.<br />

To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the<br />

Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday<br />

to Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the<br />

UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are<br />

charged at national rates. Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from<br />

outside the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from<br />

mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For<br />

legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the<br />

proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A member should indicate in the box next to the<br />

proxy holder’s name the number of shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s<br />

proxy. A member should also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple<br />

instructions being given.<br />

5. A form of proxy is attached at the end of this document and a reply paid envelope is enclosed. To be valid, the<br />

form of proxy should be lodged with the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The<br />

Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY so as to be received not later than 10.35 a.m. on 28 September<br />

2011 or 48 hours before the time appointed for any adjourned meeting or, in the case of a poll taken<br />

subsequent to the date of the meeting or adjourned meeting, so as to be received no later than 24 hours<br />

before the time appointed for taking the poll. A member may also return a proxy form in their own envelope<br />

using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

6. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment<br />

service may do so for the General Meeting to be held on the above date and any adjournment(s) thereof by<br />

using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST Personal Members or other CREST<br />

sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should<br />

refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on<br />

their behalf. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the<br />

appropriate CREST message (a ‘‘CREST Proxy Instruction’’) must be properly authenticated in accordance<br />

with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s specifications and must contain the information required for such<br />

instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the<br />

appointment of a proxy or an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in<br />

order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the Company’s agent (ID:3RA50) by the latest time(s)<br />

for receipt of proxy appointments specified in Note 5 above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken<br />

to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from<br />

which the Company’s agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by<br />

CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be<br />

communicated to the appointee through other means. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available<br />

special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will<br />

therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST<br />

member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or<br />

has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s)<br />

take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST<br />

system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual<br />

concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a<br />

CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities<br />

Regulations 2001.<br />

7. As at 5 September 2011 (being the last business day prior to the publication of this notice), the Company’s<br />

issued voting C Share capital was 24,699,440 C Shares each carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total<br />

voting C Share rights in the Company as at 5 September 2011 were 24,669,440.<br />

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8. In accordance with section 325 of the Act, the right to appoint proxies does not apply to persons nominated to<br />

receive information rights under section 146 of the Act.<br />

9. Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Act to enjoy<br />

information rights (a ‘‘Nominated Person’’) may, in accordance with section 149(2) of the Act and under an<br />

agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed<br />

(or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy<br />

appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give<br />

instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.<br />

10. The statement of the rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in paragraphs 3 to 5 above<br />

does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by<br />

members of the Company.<br />

11. If a corporate shareholder has appointed a corporate representative, the corporate representative will have the<br />

same powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. If more than<br />

one corporate representative has been appointed, on a vote on a show of hands on a resolution, each<br />

representative will have the same voting rights as the corporation would be entitled to. If more than one<br />

authorised person seeks to exercise a power in respect of the same shares, if they purport to exercise the<br />

power in the same way, the power is treated as exercised; if they do not purport to exercise the power in the<br />

same way, the power is treated as not exercised.<br />

12 Appointment of a proxy will not preclude a member from subsequently attending and voting at the meeting<br />

should the member subsequently decide to do so. A member can only appoint a proxy using the procedures<br />

set out in these notes and the notes to the form of proxy.<br />

13. Notice is hereby further given that the necessary quorum for the above meeting shall be holders of C Shares<br />

present in person or by proxy holding not less than one-third of the paid up C Share capital and that if within<br />

half an hour from the time appointed for the above meeting a quorum is not present it shall be adjourned to<br />

3 October 2011 at 9.15 a.m. at the offices of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP, ECA Court, 24-26 South Park, Sevenoaks,<br />

Kent TN13 1DU or as soon thereafter as may be arranged and at such adjourned meeting the holders of C<br />

Shares present in person or by proxy shall be a quorum regardless of the number of C Shares held.<br />

14. Further information regarding the meeting is available on the Company’s website: www.foresightgroup.eu.<br />

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<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

(Registered in England and Wales with registered number 05200494)<br />

NOTICE OF PLANNED EXIT SHARES CLASS MEETING<br />

Notice is hereby given that a separate meeting of holders of planned exit ordinary shares of 1 pence in<br />

the capital of <strong>Foresight</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> plc (‘‘the Company’’) will be held at 10.40 a.m. on 30 September 2011 (or<br />

as soon thereafter as the separate meeting of the holders of C ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital<br />

of the Company convened for 10.35 a.m. on that day has been concluded or adjourned) at the offices of<br />

Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit,<br />

passing the following resolutions which will be proposed as special resolutions:<br />

1. That, the holders of the planned exit ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company<br />

(‘‘Planned Exit Shares’’) hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 1 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the Planned Exit Shares which will, or may, result from the<br />

passing and carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing<br />

and carrying into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to<br />

such Planned Exit Shares.<br />

2. That, the holders of the Planned Exit Shares hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 2 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the Planned Exit Shares which will, or may, result from the<br />

passing and carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing<br />

and carrying into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to<br />

such Planned Exit Shares.<br />

3. That, the holders of the Planned Exit Shares hereby sanction, approve and consent to:<br />

(i) the passing and carrying into effect of Resolution 3 (as a special resolution of the Company)<br />

set out in the notice of General Meeting of the Company convened for 10.00 a.m. on<br />

30 September 2011 (a copy of which is produced to the meeting and signed by the chairman<br />

for the purposes of identification); and<br />

(ii) any effect on, variation, abrogation, dealing with and/or deemed variation or abrogation of the<br />

rights and privileges attached to the Planned Exit Shares which will, or may, result from the<br />

passing and carrying into effect of the said resolution and notwithstanding that the passing<br />

and carrying into effect of such resolution may affect the rights and privileges attached to<br />

such Planned Exit Shares.<br />

Dated 6 September 2011<br />

By order of the Board Registered Office:<br />

<strong>Foresight</strong> Fund Managers Limited ECA Court<br />

Secretary 24-26 South Park<br />

Sevenoaks<br />

Kent<br />

TN13 1DU<br />

48


Notes:<br />

1. None of the directors has a service contract. Each director has an appointment letter with the Company, a<br />

copy of which will be available for inspection at the meeting.<br />

2. To be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (and for the purposes of the determination by the Company of<br />

the votes they may cast in accordance with Regulation 41 of the Uncertified Securities Regulations 2001),<br />

members must be registered in the register of members of the Company at 5.00 p.m. on 28 September 2011<br />

(or, in the event of any adjournment, 5.00 p.m. on the date which is two days before the date of the adjourned<br />

meeting). Changes to the register of members of the Company after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded<br />

in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.<br />

3. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or proxies to attend, speak<br />

and vote on his or her behalf. A proxy need not also be a member but must attend the meeting to represent the<br />

member. Details of how to appoint the chairman of the meeting or another person as a proxy using the form of<br />

proxy are set out in the notes on the form of proxy. If a member wishes a proxy to speak on the member’s<br />

behalf at the meeting the member will need to appoint their own choice of proxy (not the chairman) and give<br />

their instructions directly to them.<br />

4. A member may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to<br />

different shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share.<br />

To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the<br />

Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday<br />

to Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the<br />

UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are<br />

charged at national rates. Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from<br />

outside the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from<br />

mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For<br />

legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the<br />

proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A member should indicate in the box next to the<br />

proxy holder’s name the number of shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s<br />

proxy. A member should also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple<br />

instructions being given.<br />

5. A form of proxy is attached at the end of this document and a reply paid envelope is enclosed. To be valid, the<br />

form of proxy should be lodged with the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The<br />

Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY so as to be received not later than 10.40 a.m. on 28 September<br />

2011 or 48 hours before the time appointed for any adjourned meeting or, in the case of a poll taken<br />

subsequent to the date of the meeting or adjourned meeting, so as to be received no later than 24 hours<br />

before the time appointed for taking the poll. A member may also return a proxy form in their own envelope<br />

using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

6. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment<br />

service may do so for the General Meeting to be held on the above date and any adjournment(s) thereof by<br />

using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST Personal Members or other CREST<br />

sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should<br />

refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on<br />

their behalf. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the<br />

appropriate CREST message (a ‘‘CREST Proxy Instruction’’) must be properly authenticated in accordance<br />

with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s specifications and must contain the information required for such<br />

instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the<br />

appointment of a proxy or an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in<br />

order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the Company’s agent (ID:3RA50) by the latest time(s)<br />

for receipt of proxy appointments specified in Note 5 above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken<br />

to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from<br />

which the Company’s agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by<br />

CREST. After this time any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be<br />

communicated to the appointee through other means. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available<br />

special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will<br />

therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST<br />

member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or<br />

has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s)<br />

take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST<br />

system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST<br />

sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual<br />

concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a<br />

CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities<br />

Regulations 2001.<br />

7. As at 5 September 2011 (being the last business day prior to the publication of this notice), the Company’s<br />

issued voting Planned Exit Share capital was 6,179,833 Planned Exit Shares each carrying one vote each.<br />

Therefore, the total voting Planned Exit Share rights in the Company as at 5 September 2011 were 6,179,833.<br />

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8. In accordance with section 325 of the Act, the right to appoint proxies does not apply to persons nominated to<br />

receive information rights under section 146 of the Act.<br />

9. Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Act to enjoy<br />

information rights (a ‘‘Nominated Person’’) may, in accordance with section 149(2) of the Act and under an<br />

agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed<br />

(or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy<br />

appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give<br />

instructions to the shareholder as to the exercise of voting rights.<br />

10. The statement of the rights of members in relation to the appointment of proxies in paragraphs 3 to 5 above<br />

does not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in these paragraphs can only be exercised by<br />

members of the Company.<br />

11. If a corporate shareholder has appointed a corporate representative, the corporate representative will have the<br />

same powers as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual member of the Company. If more than<br />

one corporate representative has been appointed, on a vote on a show of hands on a resolution, each<br />

representative will have the same voting rights as the corporation would be entitled to. If more than one<br />

authorised person seeks to exercise a power in respect of the same shares, if they purport to exercise the<br />

power in the same way, the power is treated as exercised; if they do not purport to exercise the power in the<br />

same way, the power is treated as not exercised.<br />

12 Appointment of a proxy will not preclude a member from subsequently attending and voting at the meeting<br />

should the member subsequently decide to do so. A member can only appoint a proxy using the procedures<br />

set out in these notes and the notes to the form of proxy.<br />

13. Notice is hereby further given that the necessary quorum for the above meeting shall be holders of Planned<br />

Exit Shares present in person or by proxy holding not less than one-third of the paid up Planned Exit Share<br />

capital and that if within half an hour from the time appointed for the above meeting a quorum is not present it<br />

shall be adjourned to 3 October 2011 at 9.20 a.m. at the offices of <strong>Foresight</strong> <strong>Group</strong> LLP, ECA Court, 24-26<br />

South Park, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1DU or as soon thereafter as may be arranged and at such adjourned<br />

meeting the holders of Planned Exit Shares present in person or by proxy shall be a quorum regardless of the<br />

number of Planned Exit Shares held.<br />

14. Further information regarding the meeting is available on the Company’s website: www.foresightgroup.eu.<br />

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PROXY FOR THE GENERAL MEETING<br />

FSTT 01<br />

I/We (BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE)..................................................................................................................<br />

of..............................................................................................................................................................<br />

being a shareholder(s) of the above-named Company, appoint the Chairman of the General Meeting or<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

for the following number of shares (insert amount or ‘‘all’’)<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

to act as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the General Meeting of the Company to<br />

be held at offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW (see note 1 below) and at<br />

every adjournment thereof and to vote for me/us on my/our behalf as directed below.<br />

Please indicate with an ‘X’ if this is one of multiple proxy instructions being given<br />

The proxy is directed to vote as follows:<br />

Special Resolutions For Against<br />

Resolution 1 Composite resolution to approve the<br />

creation and issue of Infrastructure<br />

Shares and related matters<br />

Resolution 2 Composite resolution to approve the<br />

issue and repurchase of Ordinary<br />

Shares in connection with an<br />

enhanced buyback scheme<br />

Vote<br />

Withheld<br />

Signature .................................................................. Dated ................................................................ 2011<br />

Notes:<br />

1. The notice of the General Meeting is set out in the circular to shareholders of the Company dated 6 September 2011.<br />

2. If any other proxy is preferred, strike out the words ‘‘Chairman of the General Meeting’’ and add the name and address of the<br />

proxy you wish to appoint. The proxy need not be a member.<br />

3. A member may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to different<br />

shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share. To appoint more than<br />

one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the Company’s registrar, Computershare<br />

Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 am and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday to Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone<br />

number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor<br />

Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are charged at national rates. Further details will be available from your service<br />

provider. Calls to the helpline from outside of the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may<br />

apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes.<br />

For legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the proposals or<br />

provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A member should indicate in the box next to the proxy holder’s name the<br />

number of shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s proxy. A member should also indicate<br />

by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given<br />

Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

4. Any alterations to the form should be initialed.<br />

5. If the appointer is a corporation, this form must be completed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or<br />

attorney duly authorised in writing.<br />

6. The signature of any one of joint holders will be sufficient, but the names of all the joint holders should be stated.<br />

7. To be valid, this form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified<br />

copy of such power must reach the registrars of the Company at Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions,<br />

Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the General Meeting or<br />

adjournment as the case may be. A reply paid envelope is enclosed for use. A member may also return a proxy form in their<br />

own envelope using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

8. The completion of this form will not preclude a member from attending the General Meeting and voting in person.<br />

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<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

PROXY FOR THE ORDINARY SHARE CLASS MEETING<br />

FSTT 02<br />

I/We (BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE)..................................................................................................................<br />

of..............................................................................................................................................................<br />

being a shareholder(s) of the above-named Company, appoint the Chairman of the Ordinary Share<br />

Class Meeting or<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

for the following number of Ordinary Shares (insert amount or ‘‘all’’)<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

to act as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the Ordinary Share Class Meeting of the<br />

Company to be held at offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW (see note 1<br />

below) and at every adjournment thereof and to vote for me/us on my/our behalf as directed below.<br />

Please indicate with an ‘X’ if this is one of multiple proxy instructions being given<br />

The proxy is directed to vote as follows:<br />

Special Resolutions For Against<br />

To approve Resolution 1 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

To approve Resolution 2 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

Vote<br />

Withheld<br />

Signature .................................................................. Dated ................................................................ 2011<br />

Notes:<br />

1. The notice of the Ordinary Share Class Meeting is set out in the circular to shareholders of the Company dated 6 September<br />

2011.<br />

2. If any other proxy is preferred, strike out the words ‘‘Chairman of the Ordinary Share Class Meeting’’ and add the name and<br />

address of the proxy you wish to appoint. The proxy need not be a member.<br />

3. A holder of Ordinary Shares may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached<br />

to different Ordinary Shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one<br />

Ordinary Share. To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the<br />

Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 am and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday to<br />

Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the UK, on<br />

+44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are charged at national rates.<br />

Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from outside of the UK will be charged at<br />

applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and<br />

randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be<br />

unable to give advice on the merits of the proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A holder of Ordinary<br />

Shares should indicate in the box next to the proxy holder’s name the number of Ordinary Shares in relation to which the<br />

proxy is authorised to act as the member’s proxy. A holder of Ordinary Shares should also indicate by ticking the box<br />

provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

4. Any alterations to the form should be initialed.<br />

5. If the appointer is a corporation, this form must be completed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or<br />

attorney duly authorised in writing.<br />

6. The signature of any one of joint holders will be sufficient, but the names of all the joint holders should be stated.<br />

7. To be valid, this form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified<br />

copy of such power must reach the registrars of the Company at Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions,<br />

Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Ordinary Share Class<br />

Meeting or adjournment as the case may be. A reply paid envelope is enclosed for use. A member may also return a proxy<br />

form in their own envelope using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road,<br />

Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

8. The completion of this form will not preclude a holder of Ordinary Shares from attending the Ordinary Share Class Meeting<br />

and voting in person.<br />

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FSTT 03<br />

PROXY FOR THE PLANNED EXIT SHARE CLASS MEETING<br />

I/We (BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE)..................................................................................................................<br />

of..............................................................................................................................................................<br />

being a shareholder(s) of the above-named Company, appoint the Chairman of the Planned Exit Share<br />

Class Meeting or<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

for the following number of Planned Exit Shares (insert amount or ‘‘all’’)<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

to act as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the Planned Exit Share Class Meeting<br />

of the Company to be held at offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW (see note 1<br />

below) and at every adjournment thereof and to vote for me/us on my/our behalf as directed below.<br />

Please indicate with an ‘X’ if this is one of multiple proxy instructions being given<br />

The proxy is directed to vote as follows:<br />

Special Resolution For Against<br />

To approve Resolution 1 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

To approve Resolution 2 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

Vote<br />

Withheld<br />

Signature .................................................................. Dated ................................................................ 2011<br />

Notes:<br />

1. The notice of the Planned Exit Share Class Meeting is set out in the circular to shareholders of the Company dated<br />

6 September 2011.<br />

2. If any other proxy is preferred, strike out the words ‘‘Chairman of the Planned Exit Share Class Meeting’’ and add the name<br />

and address of the proxy you wish to appoint. The proxy need not be a member.<br />

3. A holder of Planned Exit Shares may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights<br />

attached to different Planned Exit Shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any<br />

one Planned Exit Share. To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting<br />

the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 am and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday to<br />

Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the UK, on<br />

+44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are charged at national rates.<br />

Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from outside of the UK will be charged at<br />

applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and<br />

randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be<br />

unable to give advice on the merits of the proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A holder of Planned<br />

Exit Shares should indicate in the box next to the proxy holder’s name the number of Planned Exit Shares in relation to which<br />

the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s proxy. A holder of Planned Exit Shares should also indicate by ticking the box<br />

provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

4. Any alterations to the form should be initialed.<br />

5. If the appointer is a corporation, this form must be completed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or<br />

attorney duly authorised in writing.<br />

6. The signature of any one of joint holders will be sufficient, but the names of all the joint holders should be stated.<br />

7. To be valid, this form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified<br />

copy of such power must reach the registrars of the Company at Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions,<br />

Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Planned Exit Share<br />

Class Meeting or adjournment as the case may be. A reply paid envelope is enclosed for use. A member may also return a<br />

proxy form in their own envelope using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater<br />

Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

8. The completion of this form will not preclude a holder of Planned Exit Shares from attending the Planned Exit Share Class<br />

Meeting and voting in person.<br />

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PROXY FOR THE GENERAL MEETING<br />

FST2 05<br />

I/We (BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE)..................................................................................................................<br />

of..............................................................................................................................................................<br />

being a shareholder(s) of the above-named Company, appoint the Chairman of the General Meeting or<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

for the following number of shares (insert amount or ‘‘all’’)<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

to act as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the General Meeting of the Company to<br />

be held at offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW (see note 1 below) and at<br />

every adjournment thereof and to vote for me/us on my/our behalf as directed below.<br />

Please indicate with an ‘X’ if this is one of multiple proxy instructions being given<br />

The proxy is directed to vote as follows:<br />

Special Resolutions For Against<br />

Resolution 1 Composite resolution to approve the<br />

creation and issue of Infrastructure<br />

Shares and related matters<br />

Resolution 2 Composite resolution to approve the<br />

issue and repurchase of Ordinary<br />

Shares in connection with an<br />

enhanced buyback scheme<br />

Resolution 3 Composite resolution to approve the<br />

issue and repurchase of C Shares in<br />

connection with an enhanced<br />

buyback scheme<br />

Vote<br />

Withheld<br />

Signature .................................................................. Dated ................................................................ 2011<br />

Notes:<br />

1. The notice of the General Meeting is set out in the circular to shareholders of the Company dated 6 September 2011.<br />

2. If any other proxy is preferred, strike out the words ‘‘Chairman of the General Meeting’’ and add the name and address of the<br />

proxy you wish to appoint. The proxy need not be a member.<br />

3. A member may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to different<br />

shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one share. To appoint more than<br />

one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the Company’s registrar, Computershare<br />

Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 am and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday to Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone<br />

number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor<br />

Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are charged at national rates. Further details will be available from your service<br />

provider. Calls to the helpline from outside of the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different charges may<br />

apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and training purposes.<br />

For legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the proposals or<br />

provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A member should indicate in the box next to the proxy holder’s name the<br />

number of shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s proxy. A member should also indicate<br />

by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

4. Any alterations to the form should be initialed.<br />

5. If the appointer is a corporation, this form must be completed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or<br />

attorney duly authorised in writing.<br />

6. The signature of any one of joint holders will be sufficient, but the names of all the joint holders should be stated.<br />

7. To be valid, this form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified<br />

copy of such power must reach the registrars of the Company at Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions,<br />

Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the General Meeting or<br />

adjournment as the case may be. A reply paid envelope is enclosed for use. A member may also return a proxy form in their<br />

own envelope using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

8. The completion of this form will not preclude a member from attending the General Meeting and voting in person.<br />

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<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

PROXY FOR THE ORDINARY SHARE CLASS MEETING<br />

FST2 06<br />

I/We (BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE)..................................................................................................................<br />

of..............................................................................................................................................................<br />

being a shareholder(s) of the above-named Company, appoint the Chairman of the Ordinary Share<br />

Class Meeting or<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

for the following number of Ordinary Shares (insert amount or ‘‘all’’)<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

to act as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the Ordinary Share Class Meeting of the<br />

Company to be held at offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW (see note 1<br />

below) and at every adjournment thereof and to vote for me/us on my/our behalf as directed below.<br />

Please indicate with an ‘X’ if this is one of multiple proxy instructions being given<br />

The proxy is directed to vote as follows:<br />

Special Resolutions For Against<br />

To approve Resolution 1 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

To approve Resolution 2 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

To approve Resolution 3 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

Vote<br />

Withheld<br />

Signature .................................................................. Dated ................................................................ 2011<br />

Notes:<br />

1. The notice of the Ordinary Share Class Meeting is set out in the circular to shareholders of the Company dated 6 September<br />

2011.<br />

2. If any other proxy is preferred, strike out the words ‘‘Chairman of the Ordinary Share Class Meeting’’ and add the name and<br />

address of the proxy you wish to appoint. The proxy need not be a member.<br />

3. A holder of Ordinary Shares may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached<br />

to different Ordinary Shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one<br />

Ordinary Share. To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the<br />

Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 am and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday to<br />

Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the UK, on<br />

+44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are charged at national rates.<br />

Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from outside of the UK will be charged at<br />

applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and<br />

randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be<br />

unable to give advice on the merits of the proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A holder of Ordinary<br />

Shares should indicate in the box next to the proxy holder’s name the number of Ordinary Shares in relation to which the<br />

proxy is authorised to act as the member’s proxy. A holder of Ordinary Shares should also indicate by ticking the box<br />

provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

4. Any alterations to the form should be initialed.<br />

5. If the appointer is a corporation, this form must be completed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or<br />

attorney duly authorised in writing.<br />

6. The signature of any one of joint holders will be sufficient, but the names of all the joint holders should be stated.<br />

7. To be valid, this form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified<br />

copy of such power must reach the registrars of the Company at Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions,<br />

Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Ordinary Share Class<br />

Meeting or adjournment as the case may be. A reply paid envelope is enclosed for use. A member may also return a proxy<br />

form in their own envelope using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road,<br />

Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

8. The completion of this form will not preclude a holder of Ordinary Shares from attending the Ordinary Share Class Meeting<br />

and voting in person.<br />

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<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

PROXY FOR THE C SHARE CLASS MEETING<br />

FST2 07<br />

I/We (BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE)..................................................................................................................<br />

of..............................................................................................................................................................<br />

being a shareholder(s) of the above-named Company, appoint the Chairman of the C Share Class<br />

Meeting or<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

for the following number of C Shares (insert amount or ‘‘all’’)<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

to act as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the C Share Class Meeting of the<br />

Company to be held at offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW (see note 1<br />

below) and at every adjournment thereof and to vote for me/us on my/our behalf as directed below.<br />

Please indicate with an ‘X’ if this is one of multiple proxy instructions being given<br />

The proxy is directed to vote as follows:<br />

Special Resolutions For Against<br />

To approve Resolution 1 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

To approve Resolution 2 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

To approve Resolution 3 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

Vote<br />

Withheld<br />

Signature .................................................................. Dated ................................................................ 2011<br />

Notes:<br />

1. The notice of the C Share Class Meeting is set out in the circular to shareholders of the Company dated 6 September 2011.<br />

2. If any other proxy is preferred, strike out the words ‘‘Chairman of the C Share Class Meeting’’ and add the name and address<br />

of the proxy you wish to appoint. The proxy need not be a member.<br />

3. A holder of C Shares may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attached to<br />

different C Shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any one C Share. To<br />

appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting the Company’s registrar,<br />

Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 am and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday to Friday (except UK public holidays)<br />

on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the UK, on +44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare<br />

Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are charged at national rates. Further details will be available from your<br />

service provider. Calls to the helpline from outside of the UK will be charged at applicable international rates. Different<br />

charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and randomly monitored for security and<br />

training purposes. For legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be unable to give advice on the merits of the<br />

proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A holder of C Shares should indicate in the box next to the<br />

proxy holder’s name the number of C Shares in relation to which the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s proxy. A<br />

holder of C Shares should also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions<br />

being given.<br />

Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

4. Any alterations to the form should be initialed.<br />

5. If the appointer is a corporation, this form must be completed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or<br />

attorney duly authorised in writing.<br />

6. The signature of any one of joint holders will be sufficient, but the names of all the joint holders should be stated.<br />

7. To be valid, this form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified<br />

copy of such power must reach the registrars of the Company at Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions,<br />

Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the C Share Class Meeting<br />

or adjournment as the case may be. A reply paid envelope is enclosed for use. A member may also return a proxy form in<br />

their own envelope using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99<br />

6ZY.<br />

8. The completion of this form will not preclude a holder of C Shares from attending the C Share Class Meeting and voting in<br />

person.<br />

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<strong>FORESIGHT</strong> 2 <strong>VCT</strong> <strong>PLC</strong><br />

FST2 08<br />

PROXY FOR THE PLANNED EXIT SHARE CLASS MEETING<br />

I/We (BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE)..................................................................................................................<br />

of..............................................................................................................................................................<br />

being a shareholder(s) of the above-named Company, appoint the Chairman of the Planned Exit Share<br />

Class Meeting or<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

for the following number of Planned Exit Shares (insert amount or ‘‘all’’)<br />

.................................................................................................................................................................<br />

to act as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the Planned Exit Share Class Meeting<br />

of the Company to be held at offices of Martineau, 35 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BW (see note 1<br />

below) and at every adjournment thereof and to vote for me/us on my/our behalf as directed below.<br />

Please indicate with an ‘X’ if this is one of multiple proxy instructions being given<br />

The proxy is directed to vote as follows:<br />

Special Resolutions For Against<br />

To approve Resolution 1 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

To approve Resolution 2 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

To approve Resolution 3 to be proposed at the<br />

General Meeting of the Company and any variation to<br />

class rights resulting therefrom.<br />

Vote<br />

Withheld<br />

Signature .................................................................. Dated ................................................................ 2011<br />

Notes:<br />

1. The notice of the Planned Exit Share Class Meeting is set out in the circular to shareholders of the Company dated<br />

6 September 2011.<br />

2. If any other proxy is preferred, strike out the words ‘‘Chairman of the Planned Exit Share Class Meeting’’ and add the name<br />

and address of the proxy you wish to appoint. The proxy need not be a member.<br />

3. A holder of Planned Exit Shares may appoint more than one proxy provided each proxy is appointed to exercise rights<br />

attached to different Planned Exit Shares. A member may not appoint more than one proxy to exercise rights attached to any<br />

one Planned Exit Share. To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional form(s) of proxy should be obtained by contacting<br />

the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> between 9.00 am and 5.00 p.m. (GMT) Monday to<br />

Friday (except UK public holidays) on telephone number 0870 703 6383 or, if telephoning from outside the UK, on<br />

+44 870 703 6383. Calls to Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> helpline (0870 703 6383) are charged at national rates.<br />

Further details will be available from your service provider. Calls to the helpline from outside of the UK will be charged at<br />

applicable international rates. Different charges may apply to calls from mobile telephones and calls may be recorded and<br />

randomly monitored for security and training purposes. For legal reasons, Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong> will be<br />

unable to give advice on the merits of the proposals or provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. A holder of Planned<br />

Exit Shares should indicate in the box next to the proxy holder’s name the number of Planned Exit Shares in relation to which<br />

the proxy is authorised to act as the member’s proxy. A holder of Planned Exit Shares should also indicate by ticking the box<br />

provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given.<br />

4. Any alterations to the form should be initialed.<br />

5. If the appointer is a corporation, this form must be completed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or<br />

attorney duly authorised in writing.<br />

6. The signature of any one of joint holders will be sufficient, but the names of all the joint holders should be stated.<br />

7. To be valid, this form and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified<br />

copy of such power must reach the registrars of the Company at Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions,<br />

Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Planned Exit Share<br />

Class Meeting or adjournment as the case may be. A reply paid envelope is enclosed for use. A member may also return a<br />

proxy form in their own envelope using the address: Computershare Investor Services <strong>PLC</strong>, The Pavilions, Bridgwater<br />

Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY.<br />

8. The completion of this form will not preclude a holder of Planned Exit Shares from attending the Planned Exit Share Class<br />

Meeting and voting in person.<br />

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