LEI: 213800ZPHCBDDSQH5447
15 May 2024
NextEnergy Solar Fund
Limited
("NESF"
or the "Company")
Interim Dividend
Declaration
NextEnergy Solar Fund, a leading
specialist investor in solar energy and energy storage, is pleased
to announce its fourth interim dividend of
2.09 pence per Ordinary Share for the quarter ended 31 March 2024,
in line with its previously stated target of paying dividends of
8.35p for the year ended 31 March 2024.
The interim dividend of 2.09 pence
will be paid on 28 June 2024 to shareholders on the register as at
the close of business on 24 May 2024. The ex-dividend date is
23 May 2024.
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For further information:
NextEnergy Capital
Michael Bonte-Friedheim
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020 3746 0700
ir@nextenergysolarfund.com
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Ross Grier
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Stephen Rosser
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Peter Hamid (Investor
Relations)
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RBC Capital Markets
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020 7653 4000
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Matthew Coakes
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Elizabeth Evans
Kathryn Deegan
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Cavendish
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020 7397 1909
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James King
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William Talkington
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H/Advisors Maitland
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020 7379 5151
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Neil Bennett
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Finlay Donaldson
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Ocorian Administration (Guernsey)
Limited
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01481 742642
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Kevin Smith
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Notes to
Editors1:
About NextEnergy Solar
Fund
NextEnergy Solar Fund is a
specialist solar energy and energy storage investment company that
is listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange and
is a FTSE 250 constituent.
NextEnergy Solar Fund's investment
objective is to provide ordinary shareholders with attractive
risk-adjusted returns, principally in the form of regular
dividends, by investing in a diversified portfolio of utility-scale
solar energy and energy storage infrastructure assets. The
majority of NESF's long-term cash flows are inflation-linked via UK
government subsidies.
As at 31 December 2023, the Company
had an unaudited gross asset value of £1,173m. For further
information please visit www.nextenergysolarfund.com
Article 9 Fund
NextEnergy Solar Fund is classified
under Article 9 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
and EU Taxonomy Regulation. NextEnergy Solar Fund's
sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector
are in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and can be
accessed on the ESG section of both the NextEnergy Solar Fund and
NextEnergy Capital website.
About NextEnergy Group
NextEnergy Solar Fund is managed by
NextEnergy Capital, part of the NextEnergy Group. NextEnergy
Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in
the international solar sector. Since its inception, it has
been active in the development, construction, and ownership of
solar assets across multiple jurisdictions. NextEnergy Group
operates via its three business units: NextEnergy Capital
(Investment Management), WiseEnergy (Operating Asset Management),
and Starlight (Asset Development).
· NextEnergy
Capital: Over 17 years of specialist
solar expertise having invested in over 400 individual solar plants
across the world. NextEnergy Capital currently manages four
institutional funds with a total capacity in excess of 3GW+ and has
assets under management of $4.3bn. www.nextenergycapital.com
· WiseEnergy®:
is a leading specialist operating asset manager in
the solar sector. Since its founding, WiseEnergy has provided
solar asset management, monitoring and technical due diligence
services to over 1,500 utility-scale solar
power plants with an installed capacity in excess of
2.5GW. www.wise-energy.com
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Starlight: Developed over 100 utility-scale
projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline
of c.10GW of both green and brownfield project developments across
global geographies.
Notes:
1: All financial data is
unaudited at 31 December 2023, being the latest date in respect of
which NextEnergy Solar Fund has published financial
information