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RNS Number : 6132D

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited

08 July 2016

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited (the "Company" or "NESF")

Refinancing of Short Term Debt Facility

Highlights

-- Refinancing of existing debt facility with NIBC Bank N.V. ("NIBC") for GBP21.7 million ("NIBC Facility")

   --     Term of new NIBC Facility to June 2019

-- Arranged debt facilities totalling GBP242.1 million, of which GBP228.6 million currently drawn

NESF is pleased to announce the closing of a debt facility of GBP21.7 million with NIBC. The NIBC Facility has been drawn down to refinance the existing debt of GBP22.7 million with NIBC which was used to finance the acquisition of NESF's Cock Hill (20.0MW) and Llwyndu (8.0MW) projects in July 2015.

The NIBC Facility extends the tenure of the existing debt for an additional three years and matures in July 2019.

NESF current gearing is 46% in terms of debt outstanding vs. Gross Asset Value (which is equal to NAV as of 31 March 2016 plus current debt outstanding of GBP228.6 million).

For further information:

 
 NextEnergy Capital 
  Limited                      020 3239 9054 
 Michael Bonte-Friedheim 
 Aldo Beolchini 
 
 Cantor Fitzgerald Europe      020 7894 7667 
 Sue Inglis 
 
 Shore Capital                 020 7408 4090 
 Bidhi Bhoma 
 Anita Ghanekar 
 
 Macquarie Capital (Europe) 
  Limited                      020 3037 2000 
 Ken Fleming 
 Nick Stamp 
  MHP Communications            020 3128 8100 
 Andrew Leach 
  Jamie Ricketts 
  Gina Bell

Notes to Editors:

NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF)

NESF is a specialist investment company that invests in operating solar power plants in the UK. Its objective is to secure attractive shareholder returns through RPI-linked dividends and long-term capital growth. The Company achieves this by acquiring solar power plants on agricultural, industrial and commercial sites.

NESF has raised equity proceeds of GBP285.4m since its initial public offering on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in April 2014. It also has credit facilities of GBP242.1m in place (Macquarie and Santander: GBP120m, MIDIS: GBP55.0m, Bayersiche Landesbank: GBP45.4m and NIBC: GBP21.7m).

NESF is differentiated by its access to NextEnergy Capital Group (NEC Group), its Investment Manager, which has a strong track record in sourcing, acquiring and managing operating solar assets. WiseEnergy is NEC Group's specialist operating asset management division, providing solar asset management, monitoring and other services to over 1,250 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed capacity in excess of 1.7 GW. NextPower II is NEC Group's private equity fund with initial commitments of EUR150m, investing in operating solar power plants and focused on consolidating the substantial, highly fragmented Italian solar market.

Further information on NESF, NEC Group and WiseEnergy is available at www.nextenergysolarfund.com, www.nextenergycapital.com and www.wise-energy.eu.

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