Foresight Slr Fnd Ld Foresight Solar Fund Limited : Placing Price And Net Asset Value
May 28 2015 - 2:04AM
UK Regulatory
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Foresight Solar Fund Limited: Placing Price and Net Asset Value
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U.S. PERSONS, OR IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SOUTH
AFRICA OR JAPAN
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or the
solicitation of an offer to subscribe for, or to buy shares in any
jurisdiction.
This announcement is neither an advertisement, a prospectus nor a
financial promotion. Any investment in any shares referred to in this
announcement may be made only on the basis of information in the
prospectus (the "Prospectus") published by Foresight Solar Fund Limited
on 25 September 2014, in connection with a placing programme (the
"Placing Programme") for ordinary shares of no par value each ("Ordinary
Shares"), to be admitted 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 (the "Company") announces that as at 15 May
2015, the unaudited Net Asset Value ("NAV") per Ordinary Share was 100.9
pence (31 March 2015: 100.2 pence).
The increase in NAV from 31 March 2015 includes accrued interest, income
earned and all finance costs incurred during the period. All other
valuation assumptions remain consistent with those previously outlined
in the NAV statement released on 8 May 2015. In particular, the
average discount rate applied to future cashflows has remained unchanged
at 7.8% per annum, which has been the rate used from the NAV as at 31
December 2014 onwards.
Placing Price
On 18 May 2015, the Board of the Company announced its intention to
raise additional capital by way of a placing of new Ordinary Shares
under the Placing Programme announced on 25 September 2014 in accordance
with the Prospectus (the "Placing"). Following the announcement of NAV
as at 15 May 2015, the Board announces that the Placing price is being
set at 102.7 pence per new Ordinary Share. The Placing price is equal
to the NAV per Share as at 15 May 2015 plus a premium of 1.75 per cent.,
rounded to the nearest decimal place.
New Ordinary Shares to be issued under the Placing will carry an
entitlement to the first quarterly dividend of 1.52 pence, as announced
on 27 April 2015, in respect of the period from 1 January to 31 March
2015, which will be paid on 30 June 2015.
Timetable
The timetable is subject to change at the discretion of the Company,
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited and J.P. Morgan Cazenove. Qualified
investors are invited to apply for new Ordinary Shares by contacting
either Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited or J.P. Morgan Cazenove. The
decision to allot any shares to any qualified investors shall be at the
discretion of the Company, Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited and J.P.
Morgan Cazenove.
Event Date
Announcement of NAV and Placing price 28 May 2015
Placing Opens 28 May 2015
Latest time and date for receipt of Placing 12:00pm on 11 June
commitments 2015
Results of Placing announced 12 June 2015
Admission and Settlement 16 June 2015
Crediting of CREST in respect of New Shares 8.00am on 16 June 2015
Share certificates in respect of New Shares despatched On or around 23 June
(if applicable) 2015
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Foresight Group
Elena Palasmith epalasmith@foresightgroup.eu +44 (0)203 667 8100
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Sponsor and Joint
Bookrunner) +44 (0)20 7710 7600
Mark Bloomfield
Neil Winward
Tunga Chigovanyika
J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Joint Bookrunner) +44 (0)20 7742 4000
William Simmonds
ENDS
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's
233MW, ten asset portfolio is fully operational.
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, and a further GBP96.2m through issues under
the Placing Programme in October 2014 and March 2015.
About Foresight Group
Foresight Group was established in 1984 and today is a leading
independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager with
over GBP1.3 billion of assets under management. As one of the UK's
leading solar infrastructure investment teams Foresight funds currently
manage GBP1 billion in over 40 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 London, Nottingham, Guernsey, Rome and
San Francisco.
www.foresightgroup.eu
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, Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, or
J.P. Morgan Cazenove 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.
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting as sponsor
to the Company and is acting for no-one else in connection with the
Placing 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 Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited nor
for providing advice in connection with the Issues and the contents of
this announcement or any other matter referred to herein.
J.P. Morgan Cazenove which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation
Authority and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the
Financial Conduct Authority and Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (together,
the "Joint Bookrunners"), are each acting exclusively for the Company
and no-one else in connection with the Placing or the matters referred
to in this announcement, will not regard any other person as their
respective client in relation to the Placing and will not be responsible
to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded
to their respective clients or for providing advice in relation to the
Placing or any transaction or arrangement referred to in this
announcement.
This announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on
behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information
contained therein.
Source: Foresight Solar Fund Limited via Globenewswire
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