FTSE COMPANY REPORT Share price analysis relative to sector and index performance

Data as at: 12 July 2018 Downing Three VCT PLC TICKER Equity Investment Instruments — GBP 0.0255 at close 12 July 2018

Absolute Relative to FTSE UK All-Share Sector Relative to FTSE UK All-Share Index PERFORMANCE 12-Jul-2018 12-Jul-2018 12-Jul-2018

0.25 250 250 1D WTD MTD YTD Absolute 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Rel.Sector -0.4 -0.8 -0.5 -2.0 0.2 200 200 Rel.Market -0.7 -0.5 -0.1 0.3

0.15 150 150 VALUATION

(local currency) (local Trailing 0.1 Relative Price 100 Relative Price 100 PE 0.4 Absolute Price Price Absolute EV/EBITDA 0.3 0.05 50 50 PCF -ve PB 0.0 0 0 0 Price/Sales 0.2 Jul-2017 Oct-2017 Jan-2018 Apr-2018 Jul-2018 Jul-2017 Oct-2017 Jan-2018 Apr-2018 Jul-2018 Jul-2017 Oct-2017 Jan-2018 Apr-2018 Jul-2018 Div Yield 0.0 Absolute Price 4-wk mov.avg. 13-wk mov.avg. Relative Price 4-wk mov.avg. 13-wk mov.avg. Relative Price 4-wk mov.avg. 13-wk mov.avg. Div Payout +ve

100 100 100 ROE 2.2 90 90 90 Net Debt/Equity -ve 80 80 80 70 70 70 60 60 60 DESCRIPTION 50 50 50 The Company is an investment company as defined 40 40 40

RSI (Absolute) RSI in Section 266 of the Companies Act 1985 and has 30 30 30 received provisional approval to act as a Venture 20 20 20 Capital Trust from HM Revenue and Customs. 10 10 10 RSI (Relative to FTSE UK All-Share Index) UK All-Share to FTSE (Relative RSI RSI (Relative to FTSE UK All-Share Sector) UK All-Share to FTSE (Relative RSI 0 0 0 Jul-2017 Oct-2017 Jan-2018 Apr-2018 Jul-2018 Jul-2017 Oct-2017 Jan-2018 Apr-2018 Jul-2018 Jul-2017 Oct-2017 Jan-2018 Apr-2018 Jul-2018

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Valuation Metrics

Price to Earnings (PE) EV to EBITDA Price to Book (PB)

29-Jun-2018 29-Jun-2018 29-Jun-2018 4 4 0.035 3.5 3.5 +1SD 0.03 +1SD 3 3 +1SD 0.025 2.5 2.5 2 2 0.02 Avg Avg 1.5 1.5 0.015 Avg 1 1 0.01 0.5 0.5 -1SD -1SD 0 0 0.005 Jul-2013 Jul-2014 Jul-2015 Jul-2016 Jul-2017 Jul-2013 Jul-2014 Jul-2015 Jul-2016 Jul-2017 Jul-2013 Jul-2014 Jul-2015 Jul-2016 Jul-2017

Aberdeen New India Investment Trust 120.0 Aberdeen New India Investment Trust 100.0 Funding Circle Sme Income Fund 2.1 Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust 120.0 Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust 100.0 Ruffer Investment Company 1.8 BH Macro (GBP) 81.6 70.0 1.6 Middlefield Canadian Income PCC 72.9 Worldwide Healthcare Trust 46.2 1.5 Caledonia Investments 58.7 Riverstone Energy 31.5 CC Japan Income & Growth Trust 1.5 Equity Investment Instruments 7.7 Equity Investment Instruments 7.9 Equity Investment Instruments 1.0 Downing Three VCT PLC 0.4 Downing Three VCT PLC 0.3 Woodford Patient Capital Trust -43.4 Ranger Direct Lending Fund 0.0 SQN Asset Finance Income Fund 0.6 -66.1 Personal Assets Trust 0.0 Electra Private Equity 0.5 Value And Income Trust -70.5 Value And Income Trust 0.0 JPMorgan European Invest Tst (Inc Shs) 0.4 Securities Trust of -86.7 Securities Trust of Scotland 0.0 SQN Asset Finance Income Fund C shares 0.2 Capital Gearing Trust -120.0 Capital Gearing Trust 0.0 Downing Three VCT PLC 0.0 -150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 00.511.522.5

Price to Cash Flow (PCF) Dividend Yield % Price to Sales (PS)

29-Jun-2018 29-Jun-2018 29-Jun-2018 1 1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 +1SD 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 Avg 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0 ǁǁ 0 0.1 -1SD Jul-2013 Jul-2014 Jul-2015 Jul-2016 Jul-2017 Jul-2013 Jul-2014 Jul-2015 Jul-2016 Jul-2017 Jul-2013 Jul-2014 Jul-2015 Jul-2016 Jul-2017

BlackRock Smaller Companies Tst 80.0 SQN Asset Finance Income Fund 12.3 Bluefield Solar Income Fund 15.0 Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company 80.0 Ranger Direct Lending Fund 12.2 Pershing Square Holdings 15.0 80.0 JPMorgan European Invest Tst (Inc Shs) 7.7 Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust 15.0 Jupiter European Opps Trust 80.0 CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities (GBP) 6.6 Aberdeen New India Investment Trust 15.0 Baillie Gifford Japan Trust 80.0 Invesco Perpetual UK Smlr Co IT 6.6 Highbridge Multi-Strategy Fund 15.0 Equity Investment Instruments 41.4 Equity Investment Instruments 2.3 Equity Investment Instruments 7.9 Downing Three VCT PLC -3.6 Pacific Horizon Investment Trust 0.0 Downing Three VCT PLC 0.2 Aberdeen New India Investment Trust -100.0 North Atlantic SmallerCosInvTst 0.0 Aberforth Split Level Income Trust 0.0 JPMorgan Indian Inv Trust -100.0 Electra Private Equity 0.0 Woodford Patient Capital Trust 0.0 JPMorgan US Smaller Co IT -100.0 Downing Three VCT PLC 0.0 TR European Growth Trust 0.0 Pantheon International -100.0 Biotech Growth Trust 0.0 Biotech Growth Trust 0.0 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon -100.0 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon 0.0 Perpetual Income&Growth Inv Tst 0.0 -120 -100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 02468101214 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Note: bar chart reflects the top and bottom five current values for the valuation ratio in question for FTSE All Shares stocks in the same sector as the stock concerned. All valuation metrics are trailing.

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Valuation Metrics

Net Debt to Equity Dividend Payout (DP) Return on Equity (RoE)

29-Jun-2018 29-Jun-2018 29-Jun-2018 1 120 2.5 0.9 100 0.8 ǁǁ 2 0.7 80 0.6 +1SD 0.5 60 1.5 0.4 40 0.3 Avg 1 0.2 20 0.1 0 ǁǁ 0 0.5 -1SD Jul-2013 Jul-2014 Jul-2015 Jul-2016 Jul-2017 Jul-2013 Jul-2014 Jul-2015 Jul-2016 Jul-2017 Jul-2013 Jul-2014 Jul-2015 Jul-2016 Jul-2017

P2P Global Investments 0.8 Downing Three VCT PLC 100.0 Vietnam Enterprise Investments 46.1 Middlefield Canadian Income PCC 0.5 Middlefield Canadian Income PCC 100.0 Polar Capital Technology Trust 43.8 Pershing Square Holdings 0.4 Caledonia Investments 100.0 Independent Inv Tst 43.0 Value And Income Trust 0.3 P2P Global Investments 100.0 TR European Growth Trust 42.1 Greencoat UK Wind 0.2 Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust 100.0 Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon 35.2 Equity Investment Instruments 13.4 Equity Investment Instruments 0.1 Equity Investment Instruments 21.4 Downing Three VCT PLC 2.2 John Laing Environmental Assets Group 0.0 Personal Assets Trust 0.0 Pershing Square Holdings -4.6 Aberdeen New India Investment Trust 0.0 Value And Income Trust 0.0 Perpetual Income&Growth Inv Tst -5.6 INVESCO Asia Trust 0.0 Ranger Direct Lending Fund 0.0 Edinburgh Investment Trust -5.7 Caledonia Investments 0.0 Securities Trust of Scotland 0.0 Biotech Growth Trust -6.9 Downing Three VCT PLC 0.0 Capital Gearing Trust 0.0 Aberforth Split Level Income Trust -15.4 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0 20406080100120 -20-100 1020304050

ROE vs. PB — sector Du Pont Analysis

1.7 FCIF RICA 1.2 2.5

1.6 SYNC PIN 1.5 CCJI 1 2 1.4 MCT PCT GABI BGFD EWI ATT IIT 1.3 LTI 0.8 SEQI MWY Regression 1.2 GCP SMT PHI BGS 1.5 BBGI BBH FGT SLS UKWJETGRCP TRIG MTE 1.1 WWH JFJ MNKS BSIF JPGIJEO CGT HMSFLBOW CTYSMIFTRYFCI FSV BRFI JMF 3INATR 0.6 PB JUSCSWEF PNLBIOG JLENNESFHDIV TFIF FEET HSL THRG 1.0 PCGH FSFLFCS BRNA SCAMFRCL FAS HGTBRSC INPP MNPPAC EquitySLET InvestmenHINTWTANBNKR FJV EDINSTS HICLFPEOTIGTNAIT JAM MRCHMYIJCH SOISJGATS HRI JMC PLI BGUKJLIFTMPL JESCIEMLWDBATSTLWIBTEMGSS BRGESDPJMGIPU DNDL 1 0.9 WPCTASITANII ADIG SCIN PEYS SCFPCFTJEMIMUTBUT JAIIBT HNEUEM JMI MCP BHGGJRS NBLSICGTHHIEPGIVI FEVSCPASLFCSS JPS TRG BHMG KIT JII DIG JUS HEFTEFM MRC EUT CLDNRSE HASTMAJEEGL ABD SSTIATSLPEAAIFNASHVPEWPC BRWM SEC 0.4 0.8 RDLVIN APAX MTUJGCI TEM AAS VEIL PSH P2P HAN CCPG BRLA 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.6 SQN

0.5 ELTA 0.4 0 0 JETI 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 0.3 Downing ThreeSQNX VC 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Net Margin Asset Turnover Gearing ROE (rhs) ǁ ROE Note: bar chart reflects the top and bottom five current values for the valuation ratio in question for FTSE All Shares stocks in the same sector as the stock concerned. All valuation metrics are trailing.

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Brief description Brief description

Price to Earnings Price to Earnings (PE) is price over earnings per share. Earnings are based on the latest Gearing Gearing is Total Assets divided by Common Equity. Total Assets and Common Equity are (PE) available fiscal year earnings. each averaged over two years, that is, t and (t-1). Price to Sales (PS) Price to Sales (PS) is price divided by sales per share. It is based on sales from continuing Asset Turnover Asset turnover is Sales divided by Total Assets. Total Assets is averaged over two years, operations for the fiscal year. that is, t and (t-1). Price to Book (PB) Price to Book (PB) is price at the indicated date divided by common equity per share. Dupont Breakdown Return on Equity (RoE) = Net Margin * Gearing * Asset Turnover Common/ordinary equity is generally as reported at the most recent fiscal year-end but is Analysis adjusted to exclude minority interest, preferred stock and selected items as appropriate. RoE vs PB Plot of RoE versus PB at last month end for all FTSE UK All Share stocks in the sector Price to Cash Flow Price to Cash Flow (PCF) is price at the indicated date divided by cash flow per share. relative to the stock in question. Data may be limited to the stock in question if there are (PCF) currently no stocks in the corresponding FTSE UK All Share sector. Net Debt Equity Net Debt Equity is Net Debt as a percentage of common equity. Not calculated if Absolute Absolute graphs reflect performance for the stock in question for up to 366 days adjusted denominator (common equity) is negative for intervening corporate actions. EV to EBITDA EV to EBITDA is Enterprise Value divided by EBITDA (Earnings before Interest and Taxes, Relative Relative charts reflect the performance for the stock in question relative to the depreciation and amortisation). EV is full company Market Capitalisation at the data date corresponding sector of the FTSE All Share Index for up to 366 days, rebased to the start plus last annual net debt and Preferred Stock. Net Debt is total financial debt less cash date. Note that the stock itself may not be a FTSE All share constituent. Relative Chart and short-term investments. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and may be null if there are no stocks in the corresponding FTSE UK All Share sector. amortisation. RSI Relative Strength Index. Calculated as 100 minus (100 divided by (1+ratio of positive Dividend Yield % Dividend Yield reflects the dividend declared per share and/or paid for the security in versus negative time weighted returns)). Reflects 14 day average gains/losses question for the most recent fiscal year, divided by the share price. Valuation History Outlier valuation data is not shown to scale as these would distort the chart. Instead, ∥ Return on Equity Return on Equity is net income over average common equity. Not calculated if Charts denotes valuation data which falls outside display truncation limits. (RoE) denominator (average common equity) is negative Top/Bottom Reflect data for up to five top and five bottom performers for the valuation metric in Dividend Payout Total dividends divided by Net Income expressed as a percentage. Valuation Bar question. Note data may be limited to the stock in question if there are currently no Charts stocks in the corresponding FTSE UK All Share sector. Net Margin Net Margin is Net Income divided by sales. A guide to the report is available at http://www.londonstockexchange.com/prices-and-markets/stocks/services-stock/ftse-note.htm.

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