TRADING UPDATES: BioPharma Credit sees third year of consistent returns Tue, 16th Mar 2021 15:35 (Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: BioPharma Credit PLC - Exeter-based life sciences debt investment trust - Says net asset value per shares rises 1.8% to USD1.0217 at December 31 from USD1.0037 a year prior. Pays dividends of 8.29 US cents per share in 2020, "comfortably ahead of the target to distribute at least 7 cents per share", and has recently declared a special dividend of 0.29 cents. Says it "remains clear" that the senior secured loans that form the majority of the company's portfolio continue to be "one of the most attractive financing options for the life sciences sector". 2020 was the company's third full year of operations, marking the third year of "consistent returns and targets met", according to Chair Harry Hyman.