Northern VCT Shareholder Survey Question Title * 1. Please rank the features of the Northern VCTs in order of importance to you. (1 being the highest rank) 1VCT tax reliefs upon investmentMove up VCT tax reliefs upon investmentMove down VCT tax reliefs upon investment2Tax-free dividendsMove up Tax-free dividendsMove down Tax-free dividends3Long-term NAV growthMove up Long-term NAV growthMove down Long-term NAV growth4Availability of liquidity provided by share buy-backsMove up Availability of liquidity provided by share buy-backsMove down Availability of liquidity provided by share buy-backs5Access to UK early-stage companiesMove up Access to UK early-stage companiesMove down Access to UK early-stage companies Question Title * 2. How clear and informative were the Northern VCTs' annual and interim reports. Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Please summarise the rationale for your score: Question Title * 3. How useful and informative do you find the newsletter? (If you do read the newsletter) Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Question Title * 4. Do you feel that there are sufficient opportunities to meet and speak to the Northern VCTs' directors? Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Question Title * 5. If in the last six months you had reason to make contact in relation to your Northern VCTs holding, did you contact the City Partnership in their role as registrar or receiving agent of the Northern VCTs? Yes No Question Title * 6. If you did engage with the City Partnership, were they able to resolve your query efficiently? Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Please summarise the rationale for your score: Question Title * 7. If in the last six months you had reason to make contact in relation to your Northern VCTs holding, did you contact Mercia's investor relations team? Yes No Question Title * 8. If you did engage with the investor relations team, on a scale between 'poor' and 'excellent', please rate how efficiently they were able to resolve your query. Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent Question Title * 9. Please add any further comments that you wish to share: Done
