US Solar Fund PLC Sixth Binding Acquisition Agreement (9062N)

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RNS Number : 9062N

US Solar Fund PLC

07 June 2022

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7 June 2022

US SOLAR FUND PLC (USF, the "Company")

SIXTH BINDING ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

Financial close on further 25% interest of 200MW(DC) Mount Signal 2

US Solar Fund Plc ( LON:USF (USD) / USFP (GBP) ) is pleased to announce financial close on its option to acquire a further 25% interest (Tranche 2) in the 200MW(DC) Mount Signal 2 (MS2). The acquisition takes USF's total ownership of MS2 to 50% or 100MW(DC) and was funded with available cash.

USF's portfolio now comprises 42 fully operational assets with a combined capacity of 543MW(DC) across five states in the US. The acquisition increases USF's weighted average investment-grade power purchase agreement (PPA) term from 14.1 years to 14.5 years and further enhances geographic diversification.

For further information, please contact:

 
US Solar Fund 
 Whitney Voute                    +1 718 230 4329 
Cenkos Securities plc 
 James King 
 Tunga Chigovanyika 
 Will Talkington                  +44 20 7397 8900 
Jefferies International Limited 
 Stuart Klein 
 Gaudi le Roux                    +44 20 7029 8000 
KL Communications                 +44 20 3995 6673 
Charles Gorman 
 Charlotte Francis 
 Millie Steyn

About US Solar Fund plc

US Solar Fund plc, established in 2019, is listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange in April 2019 with a market capitalisation of approximately $310 million at 31 March 2022. The Company's investment objective is to provide investors with attractive and sustainable dividends with an element of capital growth by owning and operating solar power assets in North America and other OECD countries in the America.

The solar power assets that the Company acquires or constructs are expected to have an asset life of at least 30 years and generate stable and uncorrelated cashflows by selling electricity to creditworthy offtakers under long-term power purchase agreements (or PPAs). The Company's portfolio consists of 42 operational solar projects with a total capacity of 543MW(DC) , all located in the United States.

Further information on the Company can be found on its website at http://www.ussolarfund.co.uk .

About the Investment Manager

USF is managed by New Energy Solar Manager (NESM). NESM also manages New Energy Solar, an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed fund. Combined, US Solar Fund and New Energy Solar have committed approximately US$1.3 billion to 57 projects totalling 1.2GW(DC) .

NESM is owned by E&P Funds, the funds management division of E&P Financial Group, an ASX listed company (ASX: EP1) with over A$20 billion of funds under advice.

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