Foresight Slr Fnd Ld Foresight Solar Fund Limited : Net Asset Value And Initial Placing And Offer Price
October 13 2014 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
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solicitation of an offer to subscribe for, or to buy shares in any
jurisdiction.
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financial promotion. Any investment in any shares referred to in this
announcement may be made only on the basis of information in a
prospectus (the "Prospectus") to be published by Foresight Solar Fund
Limited in connection, inter alia, with the proposed admission of its to
be issued ordinary shares of no par value each to the Premium Listing
segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading
on the Main Market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange.
Foresight Solar Fund Limited
Net Asset Value and Initial Placing and Offer Price
13 October 2014
Net Asset Value as at 30 September 2014
Foresight Solar Fund Limited (the "Company") announces that as at 30
September 2014, the unaudited net asset value ("NAV") per ordinary share
was 101.69p (30 June 2014: 103.62p).
The NAV at 30 September 2014 excludes the interim dividend payable of 3p
per share, for which the payment date was 30 September 2014. The change
in NAV includes the positive impact of the completed acquisition of the
Hunter's Race asset effective as at 30 September 2014.
Initial Placing and Offer Price
On 25 September 2014 the Board of the Company announced its intention to
raise additional capital by way of an Initial Placing and Offer for
Subscription (the "Initial Placing and Offer") of new Ordinary Shares
("New Shares") and to create a Placing Programme in relation to its New
Shares (the Initial Placing and Offer and Placing Programme, together
known as the "Issues"). The Initial Placing and Offer Price is equal to
the NAV per Share as at 30 September 2014 plus a premium of 2%, rounded
to the nearest decimal place.
Following the announcement of NAV as at 30 September 2014, the Board
therefore announces that the Initial Placing and Offer Price will be
103.7 pence per New Share.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Foresight Group
Sarah Cole +44 (0)203 667 8154
Oriel Securities (Sponsor and Bookrunner)
Mark Bloomfield +44 (0)20 7710 7600
Neil Winward
Tunga Chigovanyika
Notes to Editors
About Foresight Solar Fund Limited ("The Company" or "FSFL")
FSFL is a Jersey-registered closed-end investment company. The Company
invests in ground based UK solar power assets to achieve its objective
of providing Shareholders with a sustainable and increasing dividend
with the potential for capital growth over the long-term.
The Company raised proceeds of GBP150m through an initial public
offering ("IPO") of shares on the main market of the London Stock
Exchange in October 2013.
About Foresight Group
Foresight Group was established in 1984 and today is a leading
independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager with
over GBP1.2 billion of assets under management. As one of the UK's
leading solar infrastructure investment teams, Foresight funds currently
manage over GBP900 million in 29 separate operating Photovoltaic ("PV")
plants in the UK, the USA and Southern Europe.
In May 2013 Foresight executed an innovative refinancing of its existing
UK solar assets through the issue of a GBP60m London Stock Exchange
listed index-linked Solar Bond.
Foresight Group has offices in the UK, the USA and Italy.
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This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or
into the United States of America (including its territories and
possessions, any state of the United States of America and the District
of Columbia) (the "United States"), Australia, Canada, Japan or South
Africa. This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer
to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities in
the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. The
securities of the Company have not been and will not be registered under
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or
the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and may not be offered
or sold directly or indirectly in or into the United States or to or for
the account or benefit of any US Person (within the meaning of
Regulation S under the Securities Act). The securities referred to
herein have not been registered under the applicable securities laws of
Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa and, subject to certain
exceptions, may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada, Japan
or South Africa or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia,
Canada, Japan or South Africa.
This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of
the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or
will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or
liability is or will be accepted by, Oriel Securities Limited, or by any
of their respective affiliates or agents as to or in relation to the
accuracy or completeness of this announcement or any other written or
oral information made available to or publicly available to any
interested party or their advisers and any liability therefore is
expressly disclaimed.
Oriel Securities Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as sponsor
and bookrunner to the Company and is acting for no-one else in
connection with the Issues and the contents of this announcement and
will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing
the protections afforded to clients of Oriel Securities Limited nor for
providing advice in connection with the Issues and the contents of this
announcement or any other matter referred to herein.
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The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information
contained therein.
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