The board of Downing Strategic Micro-Cap (DSM) has decided that “now is the appropriate time” for shareholders to vote on the potential voluntary liquidation of the company.
DSM initially decided to return capital to shareholders in 2023, following a “dispiriting time for micro-cap stocks”, with shares trading at a discount of between 15% and 1%. Ultimately, the board concluded a managed wind-down would be in the best interest of investors.
Since then, shareholders have received special dividends of 63.9p per share in aggregate, and the portfolio now holds just one listed investment in Centaur Media, alongside a secured loan note in Real Good Food and cash. Net asset value currently stands at £2.3m.
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