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NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd.

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information Jul 17, 2025

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Pre-Annual General Meeting Information

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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about the contents of this document or as to the action you should take, you are recommended immediately to seek your own independent financial advice from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other appropriately qualified independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or, if you are in a country outside the United Kingdom, another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser.

If you were a Shareholder and have sold or otherwise transferred all your Ordinary Shares, please send this document as soon as possible to the purchaser or transferee or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for onward transmission to the purchaser or transferee.

This document should be read as a whole. Nevertheless, your attention is drawn to the letter from your Interim Chair which contains a recommendation from the Board of the Company that you vote FOR Resolutions 1 to 12 and AGAINST RESOLUTION 13 to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM").

NEXTENERGY SOLAR FUND LIMITED

(Incorporated in Guernsey under The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended, with registered no. 57739)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

The Resolutions outlined in this document are conditional on Shareholder approval and are to be proposed at the annual general meeting of the Company, which will be held at Floor 2, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4LY, on 20 August 2025 commencing at 12:00 noon. The notice convening the AGM is set out in Part 3 of this document.

You should ensure that your Proxy Appointment (and any relevant supporting documents) are returned to the Company's registrars, MUFG Corporate Markets, by one of the following means:

  • (i) by using the Investor Centre app or logging on to https://uk.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com/ and following the instructions; or
  • (ii) by requesting a hard copy form of proxy directly from MUFG Corporate Markets as outlined in note 5 of the AGM Notice and submitting a hard copy form of proxy in an envelope by post, by courier or by hand to FREEPOST PXS 1, if you are within the United Kingdom (please note that delivery using this service can take up to five business days). Shareholders outside the United Kingdom should send this Form of Proxy to MUFG Corporate Markets, PXS 1, Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 4DL, United Kingdom. The Form of Proxy must arrive with MUFG Corporate Markets not later than 48 hours (excluding days that are not business days) before the time of the meeting, together with a certified copy of any power of attorney under which it is executed (if applicable). A corporation must execute the Proxy Appointment under either its common seal or the hand of a duly appointed officer or attorney; or
  • (iii) in the case of CREST members, by utilising the CREST electronic proxy appointment service (details of which are contained in this document) to MUFG Corporate Markets; or
  • (iv) if you are an institutional investor you may also be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform in accordance with the procedure set out in this document.

In each case, the Proxy Appointment must be received by MUFG Corporate Markets as soon as possible and, in any event, not later than 12:00 noon on 18 August 2025 or, if the meeting is adjourned, 48 hours (excluding days that are not business days) before the time of the adjourned meeting.

The Company is a closed-ended collective investment scheme registered pursuant to the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020 and the Registered Collective Investment Scheme Rules and Guidance, 2021. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission takes no responsibility for the financial soundness of the Company or for the correctness of any of the statements made or opinions expressed with regard to it in this document.

CONTENTS Page
EXPECTED TIMETABLE 3
PART 1
LETTER FROM THE INTERIM CHAIR.
4
PART 2
DEFINITIONS
10
PART 3
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
11
PART 4
EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE RESOLUTIONS TO BE PROPOSED
AT THE AGM
16

EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Date of this Notice 17 July 2025
Latest time and date for receipt of Proxy Appointments 12:00 noon on 18 August 2025
AGM 12:00 noon on 20 August 2025
Notes:

All times referred to in this document are references to Guernsey time.

LETTER FROM THE INTERIM CHAIR

NEXTENERGY SOLAR FUND LIMITED

(Incorporated in Guernsey under The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended, with registered no. 57739)

Directors:

Paul Le Page (Interim Chair) Joanne Peacegood Josephine Bush Caroline Chan

Registered Office: PO Box 286 Floor 2 Trafalgar Court Les Banques St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 4LY

17 July 2025

To Ordinary Shareholders and, for information only, Preference Shareholders

Dear Shareholder

Introduction

The eleventh annual general meeting of the Company will be held at 12:00 noon on 20 August 2025. A number of Resolutions are being proposed in relation to the ordinary administrative business of the Company. Full details of the Resolutions to be proposed are set out in the AGM Notice in Part 3 of this document and explanatory notes to the Resolutions are set out in Part 4 under the heading "Explanatory Notes to the Resolutions to be proposed at the AGM".

This letter explains in more detail one of the proposals which relates to the continuation of the Company, SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13 (the "Discontinuation Resolution"), and why the Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders VOTE AGAINST the Discontinuation Resolution.

Discontinuation Resolution

Pursuant to article 54 of the Articles, a Discontinuation Resolution is being proposed as a special resolution at this year's AGM. The Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders VOTE AGAINST SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13 (the Discontinuation Resolution) to allow the Company to continue operating in line with its investment strategy.

The Company's investment objective is to provide 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 Company has consistently achieved this objective by providing Shareholders with a covered and progressive dividend every year for the last 11 years, having declared £395 million of ordinary share dividends since its IPO, all whilst contributing significantly to the UK's renewable energy electricity generation. The Company maintains a progressive annual dividend policy, whilst preserving the capital value of its investment portfolio through reinvestment of excess cash flow.

The Company continues to operate in a growing sector and in the backdrop of positive UK policy tailwinds, providing government support to create a stable future investment landscape. NESF also continues to make a meaningful contribution to the UK's Net Zero Target and is driven by a mission to contribute to a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy generation.

The Articles include a discount management provision requiring a Discontinuation Resolution to be proposed to Shareholders if, in any financial year of the Company, the Ordinary Shares have traded, on average over that year, at a discount in excess of ten per cent. to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share.

Over the course of the financial year (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025), the Ordinary Shares traded at an average discount of approximately 27 per cent. to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share. Accordingly, the Board is required to propose a special resolution at this year's AGM that the Company ceases to continue in its present form. The Company will remain in operation in its current form unless 75 per cent. of votes cast in respect of the Discontinuation Resolution are cast 'For' the Discontinuation Resolution, notwithstanding the Board's recommendation that Shareholders VOTE AGAINST SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13.

If the Discontinuation Resolution is passed then, in accordance with the Articles, the Board would be required to put forward proposals to Shareholders for the winding-up or reconstruction of the Company at a general meeting to be held within four months of the date on which the Discontinuation Resolution was passed.

For the reasons set out below under the heading 'Background and Rationale to VOTE AGAINST Discontinuation (Special Resolution 13)', the Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders VOTE AGAINST the Discontinuation Resolution.

Background and Rationale to VOTE AGAINST DISCONTINUATION (SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13)

Since the Company launched on the London Stock Exchange in April 2014, it has delivered consistent growth, resilience, and returns for its Shareholders. As at 31 March 2025, the Company has delivered a total ordinary shareholder return of 42% inclusive of dividends and the current Ordinary Share price discount to NAV.

As at 31 March 2025, the Company had a total Gross Asset Value of £1,061 million and owns a high-quality portfolio of 100 solar assets, 1 energy storage asset, and a \$50m investment into the private solar fund, NextPower III, providing a total installed capacity of 937MW, enough to power the equivalent of c.265,400 homes per year.

The Company's investment objective is to provide 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 Company has consistently achieved this objective by providing Shareholders with a covered and progressive dividend every year for the last 11 years, having declared £395 million of Ordinary Share dividends since its IPO, equivalent to 74.2p per Ordinary Share. The Company maintains a progressive annual dividend policy, whilst preserving the capital value of its investment portfolio through reinvestment of excess cash flow.

The Company continues to lead the sector through its work to generate risk-adjusted returns while addressing the linked challenges of climate change and nature loss. The Company therefore prides itself on its market leading transparent disclosures, including meeting the requirements of Article 9 of the European Union Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and being fully aligned with the EU Taxonomy. This work is at the cutting edge and is intended to provide a clear picture to investors and other NESF stakeholders of how NESF monitors and acts on risks and opportunities.

This past financial year has been one of deliberate action, disciplined execution, and proactive capital management, all focused on strengthening NESF's long-term value proposition. Under the Capital Recycling Programme, the Company has sold 145MW of capacity, raising £72.5 million in total capital. This represents three out of four phases now delivered, and has generated a Net Asset Value uplift of 2.76p per Ordinary Share to date. The final phase, covering the remaining 100MW, is currently progressing through a competitive third-party sales process. The Board notes that the speed of the Capital Recycling Programme has been slower than anticipated due to the current M&A environment across the renewables market and is working hard alongside the Company's Investment Adviser to seek to ensure the final phase of the initial capital recycling programme is completed and value accretive to Shareholders.

Alongside recycling capital, the Company has been focused on returning capital to Shareholders. In June 2024, the Board launched an up to £20 million Share Buyback Programme, under which over 15 million Ordinary Shares have been repurchased to date at an average price of 74p, totalling £11.2 million. In addition, the Company has paid £49.2 million in dividends for the year ended 31 March 2025, in line with the dividend target of 8.43p per share, a clear signal of consistency and Shareholder alignment.

The Company has made material progress on reducing debt. Over the year, NESF reduced overall debt by £59.5 million. This includes repaying £46.8 million in short-term revolving credit facilities, primarily using proceeds from the Capital Recycling Programme, as well as repaying £12.7 million in long-term amortising debt from operating cashflows. The Company also simplified and consolidated its revolving credit arrangements into a more efficient structure, now benefiting from a highly competitive margin of 1.20 per cent. over SONIA.

The NESF Board collectively holds nearly 209,389 Ordinary Shares, and employees of the Company's Investment Adviser (NextEnergy Capital Limited), hold approximately 2 million Ordinary Shares, ensuring continued alignment with Shareholders' long-term interests.

Together, these initiatives underscore the Company's commitment to active management, capital discipline, and value delivery. NESF remains focused on protecting and enhancing Shareholder returns, while reinforcing the strong foundation on which the Company continues to grow.

Under the careful stewardship of the Board, the Investment Manager and the Investment Adviser, the Board strongly believes the Company continues to provide risk-adjusted returns for its Shareholders and therefore unanimously recommends that Shareholders VOTE AGAINST SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13 (the Discontinuation Resolution).

Strategic Options

NESF continues to significantly contribute to the UK's renewable energy electricity generation having built an operating portfolio of solar and energy storage assets in UK of c.830MW, against a total of approximately c.19GW of solar currently deployed across the UK. The Company has been a key contributor to the progress made to date on UK energy security and Net Zero and is well positioned to play a key role in the next phase of this growth as set out in the UK Government's Clean Power 2030 plans and more recently published UK Solar Roadmap. The Board therefore continues to see strong potential to generate value from the further development of solar and storage assets. As one of the leading and most experienced investors in utility-scale solar assets in the UK, NESF is well placed to capitalise on this planned growth.

The NESF Board is fully committed to delivering value for Shareholders and exploring all strategic options with a clear focus on enhancing Shareholder value. This includes a thorough and rigorous assessment of whether any given strategic initiative delivers benefit to Shareholders. The Board, working with the Investment Adviser, has an established robust assessment framework which includes the appointment of appropriate independent, sector-leading advisers to support the Board in reaching objective and independent conclusions.

The Board believes that there remains a disconnect between the way in which the public markets value your Company versus how the Board views its true value. Against this backdrop, the Board is continuing its work with advisers to assess various options aimed at unlocking the inherent shareholder value in the Company over time, and also potentially funding future value-accretive growth. This work includes, but is not limited to, assessing strategic market opportunities to enhance shareholder returns, evaluating the potential for expansion of the Company's capital recycling programme and potential to introduce new third-party capital to unlock the growth opportunity that the UK Government's Clean Power 2030 represents.

The Board remains committed to reviewing all options available to maximise value for shareholders and will update the market as these plans develop, consulting with shareholders before pursuing any definitive proposal.

Chair Appointment Progress

The Board believes that strong corporate governance gives the Company's shareholders and other key stakeholders confidence in the Company's trustworthiness, fairness and transparency. The practice of good governance is, therefore, an integral part of the way the Board manages the Company and plays an important role in shaping the Company's long-term sustainable success and achieving its strategic objectives.

In May 2025 Helen Mahy stepped down as Chair and a director of the Company to pursue other interests. In line with the Nomination Committee's established succession plans, the Board appointed Paul Le Page, previously Senior Independent Director, as Interim Chair and appointed Josephine Bush as the new Senior Independent Director of the Company while the Company concludes a formal process to confirm a permanent successor. Caroline Chan, Chair of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee, is running this formal process and will update the market in due course.

Annual General Meeting

You will find set out at the end of this document the Notice convening the AGM to be held at Floor 2, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4LY, on 20 August 2025 commencing at 12:00 noon. Further details on voting are set out in the Notes to the Notice of the AGM on pages 13 to 15.

As part of the Company's continued approach to transparency, Shareholders are invited to listen to the AGM virtually where the Board can answer pre-submitted questions. A recording of the AGM will be made available on the Company's website. To register for access please contact [email protected] before 18 August 2025. Details explaining how and when questions can be submitted to the AGM are set out in the section below headed 'Action to be Taken'.

Resolutions 1 to 9 will be proposed as ordinary resolutions. This means that, for each of those resolutions to be passed, more than half of the votes cast must be in favour of the relevant resolution.

Resolutions 10 to 13 will be proposed as special resolutions. This means that, for each of those resolutions to be passed, at least three-quarters of the votes cast must be in favour of the relevant resolution.

Action to be taken

You should ensure that your Proxy Appointment (and any relevant supporting documents) are returned to the Company's registrars, MUFG Corporate Markets, by one of the following means:

  • (I) by using the Investor Centre app or logging on to https://uk.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com/and following the instructions; or
  • (II) by requesting a hard copy form of proxy directly from MUFG Corporate Markets as outlined in note 5 of the AGM Notice and submitting a hard copy form of proxy in an envelope by post, by courier or by hand to FREEPOST PXS 1, if you are within the United Kingdom (please note that delivery using this service can take up to five business days). Shareholders outside the United Kingdom should send this Form of Proxy to MUFG Corporate Markets, PXS 1, Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 4DL, United Kingdom. The Form of Proxy must arrive with MUFG Corporate Markets not later than 48 hours (excluding days that are not business days) before the time of the meeting, together with a certified copy of any power of attorney under which it is executed (if applicable). A corporation must execute the Proxy Appointment under either its common seal or the hand of a duly appointed officer or attorney; or
  • (III) in the case of CREST members, by utilising the CREST electronic proxy appointment service (details of which are contained in this document) to MUFG Corporate Markets; or
  • (IV) if you are an institutional investor you may also be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform in accordance with the procedure set out below.

In each case, the Proxy Appointment must be received by MUFG Corporate Markets as soon as possible and, in any event, not later than 12:00 noon on 18 August 2025 or, in the event of any adjournment of the AGM, not later than 48 hours (excluding days which are not business days) before the time appointed for the adjourned meeting.

Completion and return of the Proxy Appointment will not affect a Shareholder's right to attend, and vote, at the AGM.

If you do not wish to attend in person, you are invited to submit any questions you may have about the Company and its operations (i) in writing to the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office in advance of the AGM or (ii) by email to [email protected] by 12:00 noon on 18 August 2025. Answers to such questions will then be provided directly to any such Shareholders as soon as reasonably possible. A recording of the AGM will be made available on the Company's website.

Documents available for inspection

Copies of each of the following documents will be available for inspection (by Shareholders or an authorised representative) at the registered office of the Company during normal business hours on any business day from the date of this document until the conclusion of the AGM:

  • 1) the Articles of Incorporation of the Company;
  • 2) this Notice;
  • 3) the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025; and
  • 4) the Company's 2025 Sustainability and ESG Report.

The above documents will also be available at the place of the AGM for at least 15 minutes prior to and during the AGM.

A copy of this Notice has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/a/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. This Notice will also be available on the Company's website: https://www.nextenergysolarfund.com.

Recommendation and Directors' Voting Intention

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends voting FOR Resolutions 1 to 12 and VOTING AGAINST SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13 (the Discontinuation Resolution). The Board's full voting recommendations are detailed in the next section below.

The Board considers that the continuation of the business described in this Notice is in the best interests of the Company and of its shareholders as a whole. The Directors intend to vote in line with their recommendations in respect of their personal beneficial shareholdings of, in aggregate, 209,389 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.045 per cent. of the existing issued Ordinary Share capital (excluding shares held in treasury) of the Company as at 30 June 2025 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document).

The Board of Directors' Full Voting Recommendations

Please find below a completed Form of Proxy example of how the Board would recommend voting at this AGM. As noted, there are two ways in which Shareholders can vote, either by ticking or putting an 'X' in the first box to select voting in line with the Board's recommendations or by selecting the individual resolutions below.

PLEASE TICK OR PUT AN 'X' IN THIS BOX TO VOTE IN LINE WITH THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL ORDINARY AND SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS X

By ticking or placing an 'X' in this box no further voting action is required and votes will be cast 'FOR' resolutions 1 to 12 and 'AGAINST' resolution 13. By ticking or placing an 'X' in this box you have superseded any individual voting resolutions below. If you wish to vote on all resolutions below individually, please do not tick or place an 'X' in this box.

Full details of the Board's recommendations can be found here:

(https://www.nextenergysolarfund.com/reports-and-publications/annual-general-meeting/) The voting boxes highlighted below in light green represent the Board's voting recommendations.

Resolutions: For Against Withheld
Ordinary Resolutions
1 To receive and consider the annual report and financial statements
of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025
X
2 To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended
31 March 2025 contained within the annual report and financial
statements
X
3 To approve the Company's dividend policy X
4 To re-elect Paul Le Page as a Director of the Company X
5 To re-elect Josephine Bush as a Director of the Company X
6 To re-elect Jo Peacegood as a Director of the Company X
7 To re-elect Caroline Chan as a Director of the Company X
8 To re-appoint KPMG Channel Islands Limited as auditor of
the Company
X
9 To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the auditor X
Special Resolutions
10 To authorise the Directors to allot and issue (or sell out of treasury)
Ordinary Shares in the Company up to an amount equal to 10% of
the Ordinary Shares in issue
X
11 Conditional on the passing of Resolution 10 and in additionto the
authority granted thereunder, to authorise the Directors to allot and
issue (or sell out of treasury) Ordinary Shares in the Company up to
an amount equal to 10% of the Ordinary Shares in issue
X
12 To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary
Shares
X
13 Discontinuation vote: That the Company ceases to continue in its
present form.
The
Board
unanimously
recommends
voting
AGAINST
this
resolution
X

Yours faithfully

Paul Le Page Interim Chair

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply throughout this document unless the context otherwise requires:

"2025 Annual Report" the annual report and financial statements of the Company for the
year ended 31 March 2025
"AGM" the
annual
general
meeting
of
the
Company
convened
for
20 August 2025 at 12:00 noon, notice of which is set out in
Part 3 of this document, or any adjournment of that meeting
"AGM Notice" the notice convening the AGM set out in Part 3 of this document
"Articles" the articles of incorporation of the Company
"Board" or "Directors" the
board
of
directors
of
the
Company,
including
any
duly
constituted committee thereof
"Company" or "NESF" NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited
"CREST" the relevant system for the paperless settlement of trades in
securities and the holding of uncertificated securities operated by
Euroclear UK & International Limited
"Discontinuation Resolution" special
resolution
13
to
be
proposed
at
the
AGM
that
the
Company ceases to continue in its present form
"Gross Asset Value" gross asset value, being the aggregate of the net asset value of
the Ordinary Shares, the fair value of the Preference Shares and
the amount of NESF Group (NESF, HoldCos, and SPVs) debt
outstanding
"Investment Adviser" NextEnergy Capital Limited
"Investment Manager" NextEnergy Capital IM Limited
"Net Asset Value" or "NAV" the net asset value of the Company calculated in accordance with
the Company's valuation policies
"Ordinary Shares" ordinary shares of no par value in the capital of the Company
"Preference Shares" redeemable preference shares of no par value in the capital of the
Company
"Proxy Appointment" or "Form
of Proxy"
the appointment by a Shareholder of a proxy to vote on their behalf
at the AGM in accordance with the instructions set out in the
notes to the AGM Notice
"Resolutions" the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM
"Shareholders" holders of Ordinary Shares

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NEXTENERGY SOLAR FUND LIMITED (the "Company")

(Incorporated in Guernsey under The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended, with registered no. 57739)

Notice is hereby given that the eleventh annual general meeting of NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited (the "Company") will be held at Floor 2, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4LY, on 20 August 2025 commencing at 12:00 noon to transact the following business.

Ordinary Business

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions which will be proposed as ordinary resolutions:

    1. To receive and consider the annual report and financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025, together with the reports of the Directors and auditor contained therein.
    1. To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2025 contained within the annual report and financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.
    1. To approve the Company's dividend policy.
    1. To re-elect Paul Le Page as a Director of the Company.
    1. To re-elect Josephine Bush as a Director of the Company.
    1. To re-elect Jo Peacegood as a Director of the Company.
    1. To re-elect Caroline Chan as a Director of the Company.
    1. To re-appoint KPMG Channel Islands Limited as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company.
    1. To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the auditor.

Special Business

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions as special resolutions:

    1. That, in accordance with article 7.7 of the Articles, the Directors be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to the Articles to allot and issue (or sell treasury shares) up to such number of Ordinary Shares as shall be equivalent to 10% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) at the date of passing of this resolution as if the pre-emption rights in article 7.2 of the Articles do not apply to such allotment and issue (or sale). This authority shall expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2026 (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company prior to or on such date), save that the Company may, before such expiry, make any offer or agreement which would or might require Ordinary Shares to be allotted or issued (or treasury shares to be sold) after such expiry and the Directors may allot and issue Ordinary Shares (or sell treasury shares) in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
    1. That, conditional on the passing of Resolution 10 and in addition to the authority granted thereunder, in accordance with article 7.7 of the Articles, the Directors be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to the Articles to allot and issue (or sell treasury shares) up to such number of Ordinary Shares as shall be equivalent to 10% of the

aggregate number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) at the date of passing of this resolution as if the pre-emption rights in article 7.2 of the Articles do not apply to such allotment and issue (or sale). This authority shall expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2026 (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company prior to or on such date), save that the Company may, before such expiry, make any offer or agreement which would or might require Ordinary Shares to be allotted or issued (or treasury shares to be sold) after such expiry and the Directors may allot and issue Ordinary Shares (or sell treasury shares) in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.

    1. That the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 315 of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended, (the "Law") to make market purchases (as defined in section 316 of the Law) of Ordinary Shares (which may be cancelled or held as treasury shares), provided that:
    2. (i) the maximum number of Ordinary Shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 14.99% of the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) as at the date of the passing of this resolution;
    3. (ii) the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for any Ordinary Share shall be 1p; and
    4. (iii) the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) that the Company may pay for any Ordinary Share is the higher of (a) an amount equal to 105% of the average of the mid-market quotations for the Ordinary Shares as derived from the Daily Official List of London Stock Exchange plc for the five business days immediately before the day on which such Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased and (b) an amount equal to the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out;

and, unless renewed, the authority hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2026, save that the Company, may, prior to such expiry, enter into a contract to purchase Ordinary Shares which will or may be completed or executed wholly or partly after such expiry.

Special Business – Discontinuation Vote

  1. Discontinuation Vote: That the Company ceases to continue in its present form.

By Order of the Board Ocorian Administration (Guernsey) Limited Company Secretary

Registered Office PO Box 286 Floor 2, Trafalgar Court Les Banques St Peter Port Guernsey Channel Islands GY1 4LY

17 July 2025

Notes:

The following notes explain your general rights as a Shareholder and your right to attend and vote at this meeting or to appoint someone else to vote on your behalf.

    1. To be entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (and for the purposes of the determination by the Company of the number of votes they may cast), Shareholders must be registered in the Register of Members of the Company at the close of trading on 18 August 2025 or, if the meeting is adjourned, at the close of trading on the day that is two days before the adjourned meeting. Changes to the Register of Members after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.
    1. If it is apparent to the Chair that no members of the Company will be present in person or by proxy, other than by proxy in the Chair's favour, the Chair may appoint the Company Secretary as their substitute to act as proxy in their stead for any member, provided that the Company Secretary shall vote on the same basis as the Chair. Shareholders are entitled to appoint another person as a proxy to exercise all or part of their rights to attend and to speak and vote on their behalf at the meeting. A Shareholder may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different Ordinary Share or Ordinary Shares held by that Shareholder. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company.
    1. In the case of joint holders, where more than one of the joint holders purports to appoint a proxy, only the appointment submitted by the most senior holder will be accepted. Seniority is determined by the order in which the names of the joint holders appear in the Company's Register of Members in respect of the joint holding (the first names being the most senior).
    1. A vote withheld is not a vote in law, which means that the vote will not be counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolution. If no voting indication is given, your proxy will vote or abstain from voting at his or her discretion. Your proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he or she thinks fit in relation to any other matter which is put before the meeting.
    1. You can vote:
    2. (i) By using the Investor Centre app or logging on to https://uk.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com/ and following the instructions (see below); or
    3. (ii) By requesting a hard copy form of proxy directly from the Company's registrars, MUFG Corporate Markets, via email at [email protected] or on Tel: 0371 664 0300. Calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. Lines are open between 09:00 – 17:30, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales. Hard copy proxy forms should be returned in an envelope by post, by courier or by hand to FREEPOST PXS 1, if you are within the United Kingdom (please note that delivery using this service can take up to five business days). Shareholders outside the United Kingdom should send this Form of Proxy to MUFG Corporate Markets, PXS 1, Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 4DL, United Kingdom. The Form of Proxy must arrive with MUFG Corporate Markets not later than 48 hours (excluding days that are not business days) before the time of the meeting, together with a certified copy of any power of attorney under which it is executed (if applicable). A corporation must execute the Proxy Appointment under either its common seal or the hand of a duly appointed officer or attorney; or
    4. (iii) In the case of CREST members, by utilising the CREST electronic proxy appointment service in accordance with the procedure set out below; or
    5. (iv) If you are an institutional investor you may also be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform in accordance with the procedure set out below.

Shareholders can vote electronically via the Investor Centre, a free app for smartphone and tablet provided by MUFG Corporate Markets (the Company's registrar). It allows you to securely manage and monitor your shareholdings in real time, take part in online voting, keep your details up to date, access a range of information including payment history and much more. The app is available to download on both the Apple App Store and Google Play, or by scanning the relevant QR code below. Alternatively, you may access the Investor Centre via a web browser at: https://uk.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com/.

In each case the Proxy Appointment must be received by MUFG Corporate Markets by 12:00 noon (Guernsey time) on 18 August 2025 or, if the meeting is adjourned, 48 hours (excluding days that are not business days) before the time of the adjourned meeting.

    1. If you return more than one Proxy Appointment, either by paper or electronic communication, the appointment received last by MUFG Corporate Markets before the latest time for the receipt of proxies will take precedence. You are advised to read the terms and conditions of use carefully. Electronic communication facilities are open to all Shareholders and those who use them will not be disadvantaged.
    1. The return of a completed form of proxy, electronic filing or any CREST Proxy Instruction (as described in note 10 below) will not prevent a Shareholder from attending the meeting and voting in person if he/she is permitted and wishes to do so. If you have appointed a proxy and attend the meeting in person, your proxy appointment will be automatically terminated.
    1. Unless otherwise indicated on the form of proxy, CREST, Proxymity or any other electronic voting instruction, the proxy will vote as they think fit or, at their discretion, withhold from voting.
    1. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so for the meeting (and any adjournment of the meeting) by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual (available from www.euroclear.com). CREST Personal Members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on their behalf.
    1. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made by means of CREST to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a 'CREST Proxy Instruction') must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & International Limited's specifications and must contain the information required for such instructions, as described in the CREST Manual. The message must be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer's agent (ID RA10) by 12:00 noon on 18 August 2025 or, if the meeting is adjourned, 48 hours (excluding days that are not business days) before the time of the adjourned meeting. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to mean the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST application host) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time, any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
    1. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & International Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular message. Normal system timings and limitations will, therefore, apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member, or sponsored member, or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting system procedures are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 34 of the Uncertificated Securities (Guernsey) Regulations 2009.
    1. If you are an institutional investor you may also be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform, a process which has been agreed by the Company and approved by the Registrar. For further information regarding Proxymity, please go to www.proxymity.io. Your proxy must be lodged by 12:00 noon (Guernsey time) on 18 August 2025 in order to be considered valid or, if the meeting is adjourned, by the time which is 48 hours before the time of the adjourned meeting. Before you can appoint a proxy via this process you will need to have agreed to Proxymity's associated terms and conditions. It is important that you read these carefully as you will be bound by them and they will govern the electronic appointment of your proxy. An electronic proxy appointment via the Proxymity platform may be revoked completely by sending an authenticated message via the platform instructing the removal of your proxy vote.
    1. Any corporation which is a Shareholder can appoint one or more corporate representatives who may exercise on its behalf all of its powers as a Shareholder provided that no more than one corporate representative exercises powers in relation to the same shares.
    1. As at 30 June 2025, the Company's ordinary issued share capital consisted of 575,200,043 Ordinary Shares, carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 30 June 2025 are 575,200,043. As of 30 June 2025, the Company holds 15,621,142 of its Ordinary shares in treasury.
    1. Any Shareholder attending the meeting has the right to ask questions. The Company must cause to be answered any such question relating to the business being dealt with at the meeting but no such answer need be given if: (a) to do so would interfere unduly with the preparation for the meeting or involve the disclosure of confidential information; (b) the answer has already been given on a website in the form of an answer to a question; or (c) it is undesirable in the interests of the Company or the good order of the meeting that the question be answered.
    1. The following documents are, subject to any restrictions, available for inspection during normal business hours at the registered office of the Company on any business day from the date of this notice until the time of the meeting and may also be inspected at the meeting venue, as specified in this notice, from 09:00 on the day of the meeting until the conclusion of the meeting:
    2. 1) the Articles of Incorporation of the Company;
    3. 2) this Notice;
    4. 3) the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025; and
    5. 4) the Company's 2025 Sustainability and ESG Report.

EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE RESOLUTIONS TO BE PROPOSED AT THE AGM

Resolution 1 – Receipt and Consideration of the 2025 Annual Report

Resolution 1 asks Shareholders to receive the 2025 Annual Report, together with the reports of the Directors and Auditor contained therein.

Resolution 2 – Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report

Resolution 2 asks Shareholders to approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2025 (which is included in the 2025 Annual Report and includes details regarding the current remuneration of the Directors).

Resolution 3 – Approval of Dividend Policy

The Company's current policy is to make all of its dividend payments (four per annum) as interim dividends. This enables the fourth dividend payment to be made approximately two months earlier than would be the case if that dividend were categorised as a final dividend and therefore had to wait for Shareholder approval at the AGM. This arrangement is made in the interests of Shareholders, enabling them to benefit from the earlier receipt of the fourth dividend.

In accordance with the principles of good corporate governance, as there is no resolution to approve a dividend at the AGM, resolution 3 seeks Shareholder approval for a continuation of the current dividend policy.

Resolutions 4 to 7 – Re-election of Directors

In line with the 2024 AIC Code of Corporate Governance and the Articles, all current Directors are offering themselves for re-election.

The Board conducted an external performance evaluation as detailed in the 2025 Annual Report and, following conclusion of the performance evaluation, is of the opinion that the Directors proposed for re-election bring a significant range of business, financial and management skills and experience to the Company and have proven their ability to provide effective independent judgement on issues relating to the Company's strategy, performance, resources and conduct, and to fulfil their legal responsibilities as Directors. Accordingly, the Board has no hesitation in recommending to Shareholders that all of the current Directors be re-elected, as proposed by resolutions 4 to 7.

The Board continues to ensure the highest standards of corporate governance are practised to provide Shareholders and other key stakeholders with confidence in the Company's trustworthiness, fairness and transparency.

Biographical details of the Directors are set out on page 84 of the 2025 Annual Report. In making the recommendations, with regard to the re-election of the current Directors, the Board had regard to each Director's other time commitments, including other non-executive director roles, and is satisfied that each Director has the capacity to be engaged fully with the Company's business.

Resolutions 8 and 9 – Re-Appointment and Remuneration of Auditor

The Company is required to appoint an auditor at each general meeting at which the annual report is presented to Shareholders, and KPMG Channel Islands Limited has indicated its willingness to continue in office. Resolution 8 asks Shareholders to re-appoint KPMG Channel Islands Limited as auditor of the Company and resolution 9 asks Shareholders to authorise the Directors to set the auditor's remuneration.

Special Resolutions 10 and 11 – Waiver of Pre-emption Rights for Issues of Ordinary Shares

Resolution 10 seeks a partial disapplication of the pre-emption rights contained in the Articles in order to allow the Company to issue new Ordinary Shares and/or sell Ordinary Shares out of treasury, at a premium to the prevailing NAV per Ordinary Share, without first offering them to existing Shareholders on a pro rata basis. This authority will expire at the conclusion of next year's annual general meeting, and it is presently intended that a resolution for the renewal of such authority will be proposed at each subsequent annual general meeting of the Company. If the resolution is passed, the number of Ordinary Shares which may be issued and allotted (or sold out of treasury) on a non-pre-emptive basis will be limited to the number of Ordinary Shares representing 10% of the Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) on the date on which resolution 10 is passed (this equates to 57,520,004 Ordinary Shares as at 30 June 2025).

Resolution 11, which will only be proposed conditional on the passing of resolution 10, will provide the Directors with a further authority to issue and/or sell out of treasury on a non-pre-emptive basis up to a further 10% of the Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) on the date on which resolution 11 is passed without first offering them to existing Shareholders on a pro rata basis (this equates to 57,520,004 Ordinary Shares as at 30 June 2025). This authority will also expire at the conclusion of next year's annual general meeting, and it is presently intended that a resolution for the renewal of such authority will be proposed at each subsequent annual general meeting of the Company.

If both resolutions 10 and 11 are passed, the Directors will have authority to issue and/or sell out of treasury up to 20% (in aggregate) of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital (excluding shares held in treasury) on a non-pre-emptive basis. If resolution 10 is passed and resolution 11 is not passed, Shareholders will only be granting the Directors the authority to issue and/or sell out of treasury up to 10% of the existing issued Ordinary Share capital (excluding shares held in treasury) of the Company on a non-pre-emptive basis.

The purpose of these authorities is to allow the Company, if there are attractive opportunities for deploying the net proceeds, to issue (or sell) Ordinary Shares at a premium to the prevailing NAV per Ordinary Share when there is sufficient demand for the Ordinary Shares, and thereby to help to manage the premium at which the Ordinary Shares may trade relative to their underlying NAV. The proceeds of any such share issuance (or sales out of treasury) will be invested in accordance with the Company's investment policy and/or used to repay debt.

As at 30 June 2025, the Company held 15,621,142 Ordinary Shares in treasury.

Special Resolution 12 – Authorisation for Share Buy-backs

Resolution 12 seeks Shareholder approval to renew the authority to purchase through the market up to 14.99% of the Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) on the date on which resolution 12 is passed (this equates to 86,222,486 Ordinary Shares as at 30 June 2025) (the "Buy-back Authority").

The price (excluding expenses) paid for an Ordinary Share bought back pursuant to the Buy-back Authority will not be:

  • less than 1p; or
  • more than the higher of (i) 5% above the average of the middle market values of the Ordinary Shares for the five business days prior to the day the purchase is made and (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid for any number of Ordinary Shares on the trading venue on which the purchase is carried out.

Any Ordinary Shares bought back under the Buy-back Authority may be held in treasury or cancelled.

The Buy-back Authority will expire at the conclusion of next year's annual general meeting, and it is presently intended that a resolution for the renewal of such authority will be proposed at each subsequent annual general meeting of the Company.

The Buy-back Authority will only be exercised at the Directors' discretion and when the aggregate of the purchase price and expenses is less than the prevailing NAV per Ordinary Share. Under the Company's current share buyback programme, the Ordinary Shares acquired are held in treasury.

SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13 – DISCONTINUATION RESOLUTION

Please refer to the voting recommendation on page 8 of this Notice to VOTE AGAINST this Resolution. Pursuant to article 54 of the Articles, if, in any financial year of the Company, the Ordinary Shares have traded on average over that year, at a discount in excess of ten per cent. to the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, the Directors must propose a special resolution at the next annual general meeting that the Company ceases to continue in its present form.

If such a special resolution is passed, the Directors are required to formulate proposals to be put to Shareholders within four months to wind up or otherwise reconstruct the Company.

Note from the Board

Your Directors consider that Resolutions 1 to 12 to be put to the meeting are in the best interests of the Company and its Shareholders as a whole and unanimously recommend Shareholders to vote in favour of these Resolutions, as they intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings.

The Directors consider that Resolution 13 to be put to the meeting IS NOT IN THE BEST INTERESTS of the Company and its Shareholders and unanimously recommend Shareholders to VOTE AGAINST RESOLUTION 13, as they intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings.

Please see the next page for a completed Form of Proxy example of how the Board recommends voting at the AGM.

In line with the Board's voting recommendations outlined above, below is a completed Form of Proxy example of how the Board would recommend voting at this AGM. As noted, there are two ways in which Shareholders can vote, either by ticking or putting an 'X' in the first box to select voting in line with the Board's recommendation on all Resolutions or by selecting the individual resolutions below.

PLEASE TICK OR PUT AN 'X' IN THIS BOX TO VOTE IN LINE WITH THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL ORDINARY AND SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS X

By ticking or placing an 'X' in this box no further voting action is required and votes will be cast 'FOR' resolutions 1 to 12 and 'AGAINST' resolution 13. By ticking or placing an 'X' in this box you have superseded any individual voting resolutions below. If you wish to vote on all resolutions below individually, please do not tick or place an 'X' in this box.

Full details of the Board's recommendations can be found here:

(https://www.nextenergysolarfund.com/reports-and-publications/annual-general-meeting/) The voting boxes highlighted below in light green represent the Board's voting recommendations.

Resolutions: For Against Withheld
Ordinary Resolutions
1 To receive and consider the annual report and financial statements
of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025
X
2 To approve the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended
31 March 2025 contained within the annual report and financial
statements
X
3 To approve the Company's dividend policy X
4 To re-elect Paul Le Page as a Director of the Company X
5 To re-elect Josephine Bush as a Director of the Company X
6 To re-elect Jo Peacegood as a Director of the Company X
7 To re-elect Caroline Chan as a Director of the Company X
8 To re-appoint KPMG Channel Islands Limited as auditor of
the Company
X
9 To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the auditor X
Special Resolutions
10 To authorise the Directors to allot and issue (or sell out of treasury)
Ordinary Shares in the Company up to an amount equal to 10% of
the Ordinary Shares in issue
X
11 Conditional on the passing of Resolution 10 and in additionto the
authority granted thereunder, to authorise the Directors to allot and
issue (or sell out of treasury) Ordinary Shares in the Company up to
an amount equal to 10% of the Ordinary Shares in issue
X
12 To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary
Shares
X
13 Discontinuation vote: That the Company ceases to continue in its
present form.
[The
Board
unanimously
recommends
voting
AGAINST
this
resolution]
X

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