TIDMFSFL 
 
   11 November 2013 
 
   Foresight Solar Fund Limited 
 
   Completion of the acquisition of Wymeswold Solar Power Plant 
 
   Foresight Solar Fund Limited ("Foresight Solar Fund" or the "Company") 
is pleased to report it has completed the acquisition of the 32.2 MW 
Wymeswold solar power plant, the UK's largest operating solar power 
plant, for a net consideration of GBP43.7m (excluding cash and accrued 
revenues of GBP1.3m). 
 
   The Wymeswold plant is located on a disused WWII airfield of 
approximately 78 hectares in Leicestershire. As the plant was connected 
to the grid in March 2013, it received ROC Accreditation at the rate of 
2.0 ROCs/MWh and has been generating revenues from this date. 
 
   The Wymeswold plant along with the other Committed and Exclusive Assets 
shown in the recent Prospectus will be financed from the IPO proceeds 
raised last month together with the acquisition facility.  These 
investments by the Company will provide shareholders with a sustainable 
and increasing dividend with the potential for capital growth over the 
long term. The Company intends to pay an initial annual dividend of 6p 
per Ordinary Share from the year commencing 1 January 2014. 
 
   Commenting on today's announcement, Ricardo Pineiro, Senior Investment 
Manager at Foresight said: 
 
   "Completing the acquisition of the Wymeswold solar power plant, the 
biggest operational plant in the UK, means that 30% of the IPO proceeds 
are now generating cashflow for the Company.  The promising outlook for 
the UK solar sector, the quality of the underlying assets and 
Foresight's solar track record, provide investors with an attractive 
opportunity to secure an increasing yield and the potential for capital 
growth. " 
 
   Enquiries 
 
   Foresight Group 
01732 471 800 
 
   Ben Thompson 
 
   Citigate Dewe Rogerson 
020 7638 9571 
 
   Chris Gardner 
 
   Notes to Editors 
 
   Foresight Group was established in 1984 and is now the investment 
manager to 16 investment funds including five venture capital trusts 
whose shares are listed on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority 
and traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and is 
responsible for the largest listed solar bond issued in the UK. 
Foresight Group's assets under management are currently GBP1bn. The 
group has offices in the United States and Italy as well as in the UK. 
 
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Reuters clients. 
 
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   (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other 
applicable laws; and 
 
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originality of the 
 
   information contained therein. 
 
   Source: Foresight Solar Fund Limited via Thomson Reuters ONE 
 
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