Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Mar 5, 2025
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 action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from an independent financial adviser who is authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA") if you are in the United Kingdom ("UK"), or from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser if you are in a territory outside of the UK.
If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your Ordinary Shares, please pass this document (but not the accompanying personalised Form of Proxy) as soon as possible to the purchaser or transferee or to the stockbroker or other agent through whom you made the disposal 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 Chairman which contains a recommendation from the Board of the Company that you vote in favour of the Resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM").

(Incorporated in England and Wales with company number 08318092 and registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006)
The Resolutions described in this Circular are conditional on Shareholder approval at the AGM. Notice of the AGM to be held at 1 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU at 4.00 p.m. on 24 April 2025.
This Circular is not a prospectus and is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. The Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Company has not been, and will not be, registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
| Part I – Letter from the Chairman | 3 |
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| Part II – Definitions | 7 |
| Notice of Annual General Meeting | 8 |
| Explanatory Notes to the Notice of Annual General Meeting | 13 |

(Incorporated in England and Wales with company number 08318092 and registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006)
Directors: Registered Office: Lucinda Riches (Chairman) 20 Fenchurch Street Caoimhe Giblin London EC3M 3BY Jim Smith Nicholas Winser Abigail Rotheroe Taraneh Azad
5 March 2025
Dear Shareholder
The Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Greencoat UK Wind PLC (the "Company") will be held at 1 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU at 4.00 p.m. on 24 April 2025.
The formal Notice of the AGM appears on pages 8 to 12 of this document, and this letter explains one of the proposals which relates to the continuation of the Company, Resolution 17 (the "Continuation Resolution").
Further, this letter demonstrates why your Board is recommending that you vote against the discontinuation of the business of the Company as a closed-ended investment company.
The Company is a closed-ended listed investment company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales on 4 December 2012.
The Company's investment objective is to provide long term Shareholder returns through the ownership of UK wind farms. The Company has a sizeable and diverse portfolio of 49 attractive assets with sufficient net generating capacity to power the equivalent of 2.2 million homes. The Company aims to provide shareholders with an annual dividend that increases in line with RPI inflation, whilst preserving the capital value of its investment portfolio in the long term on a real basis through the reinvestment of excess cash flow.
The Company operates in a mature and growing sector. The market for UK wind farm investments is set to grow two to threefold in the next decade, with the UK government committed to achieving Clean Power 2030 and Net Zero by 2050. As the largest listed renewable infrastructure fund and one of the largest owners of wind farms in the UK the Company is, in the long term, well positioned to play a leading role in the continued expansion of the sector.
The Company's Articles include a discount management provision requiring a Continuation Resolution to be proposed to the Shareholders if, in any financial year, the Company's Ordinary Shares trade at a discount in excess of ten per cent. to the Net Asset Value ("NAV") per Ordinary Share.
Over the course of the 2024 financial year (being 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024), the Company's Ordinary Shares have traded at an average discount of fourteen per cent. to the prevailing Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share and, as such, a continuation vote is being proposed to Shareholders.
This Circular sets out details of, the Continuation Resolution and explains why your Board is recommending that you vote against the discontinuation of the business of the Company as a closed-ended investment company.
Pursuant to Article 150 of the Articles, the Continuation Resolution is being proposed as a special resolution at this AGM. Further details are set out in the Notice and Explanatory Notes.
To pass, 75 per cent of votes cast must be in favour of a discontinuation of the Company in its current form. However, if a material proportion of Shareholders vote for discontinuation, even if no action is strictly required, the Board, as it did in 2024, will give consideration as to what further steps would be necessary to address Shareholders' concerns.
If Shareholders vote in favour of discontinuing the Company in its current form, the Board will put forward proposals to Shareholders for the restructuring or reorganisation of the Company.
The Company was formed to deliver long term shareholder returns through the ownership of UK wind assets. It has consistently met its objective of providing a dividend that grows with RPI inflation, and expects, over the long term, to provide capital preservation in real terms. This strategy remains valid and attractive in the longer term.
With payment of the final dividend for 2024 the Company's investors will have received £1,215 million of dividends since listing. The Company's target dividend for 2025 is 10.35 pence per share, the twelfth consecutive increase in line with, or ahead of, RPI. This the Company one of only a small number of FTSE 250 companies to have increased its dividend every year for the past 10 years. As well as sector leading dividend growth, the Company has generated and reinvested £935 million of excess cashflow to deliver long term NAV growth.
The Company recognises that equity markets have continued to be challenging through the year, with particular difficulties for investment trusts. Progress has been made in addressing some of the headwinds facing the sector including, notably, the investment disincentives for wealth and retail investors driven by cost disclosure rules. However, whilst shorter term interest rates have started to fall, longer term gilt rates have not and flows into the UK equity market remain subdued. The combination of these factors has driven share prices across the alternative investment trust sector to a wider discount to NAV. The Board notes that, whilst the Company has continued to trade at the smallest discount to NAV in its sector, the discount has widened since this point last year.
The Board and Investment Manager are aligned with shareholders and remain committed to improving the Company's overall attractiveness against the market backdrop. The key pillars of this are the provision of an attractive return and prudent allocation of capital.
The Company's portfolio has and is expected to continue providing the Company with the ability to deliver an attractive return to its shareholders. At present, the Company's net return to shareholders is 10 per cent (if investing at NAV) which, given the nature of the Company's business, we believe to compare favourably against a 10 year gilt rate of 4.45 per cent as at 28 February being the latest practicable date before the publication of this Notice.
The Company has clear priorities for capital allocation including share buy backs, asset disposals and debt reduction. Since October 2023, the Company has invested £100 million to buy back its own shares at a discount to NAV. In December 2024, the Company completed its first asset disposal with proceeds applied to buying back shares and the repayment of debt. Over the next five years, the Company expects to generate in excess of £1 billion in excess cashflow, and additional capital will be available through further disposals. The Company has initiated a further £100 million buy back programme and remaining excess capital will be allocated dynamically between further, or accelerated, share buy backs and repaying debt to reduce the Company's gearing.
The Company continues to demonstrate sector leadership in its alignment with its shareholders. In December 2024, the Company announced that it had agreed a revised investment management fee structure to foster even greater alignment with shareholders. The investment management fee basis is now the lower of market capitalisation and NAV. As at the date of this Notice, none of the Company's peers have matched the strong alignment offered by the Company's fee arrangements.
The Company will navigate the current challenging environment by continuing to demonstrate strong sector leadership, an appropriate return to its Shareholders and sensible allocation of capital. The Company remains well positioned not only to remain relevant but to continue to deliver on its objectives for the long term.
The Board therefore recommends that Shareholders vote against the resolution to discontinue the business of the Company as a closed-ended investment company.

You will find set out at the end of this Circular the Notice convening the AGM to be held at 1 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU at 4.00 p.m. on 24 April 2025.
Further details on voting are set out in the Explanatory Notes to the Notice of the AGM on pages 13 to 16.
Shareholders should make their own investigation of the proposals set out in this Circular, including the merits and risks involved. Nothing in this Circular constitutes legal, tax, financial or other advice, and if they are in any doubt about the contents of this Circular, Shareholders should consult their own professional advisers.
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 Circular until the conclusion of the AGM:
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 Circular has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. This Circular will also be available on the Company's website: www.greencoat-ukwind.com.
Whether or not you intend to be present at the AGM, you should ensure that your Proxy Appointment is returned to the Company's registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, in accordance with the instructions set out in the Explanatory Notes to the Notice of AGM and without delay and in any event by no later than 4:00 pm (London time) on 22 April 2025, by one of the following means:
Shareholders may also request a hard copy of a Proxy Appointment form as described in note 4 of the Notice of AGM on page 11 of this Circular.
In each case, the Proxy Appointment must be received by the Company not less than 48 hours before the time for holding of the AGM. In calculating such 48-hour period, no account shall be taken of any part of a day that is not a Business Day. To be valid, the relevant Proxy Appointment should be completed in accordance with the instructions accompanying it and lodged with the Company's registrars by the relevant time. Completion and return of the Proxy Appointment will not affect a Shareholder's right to attend, speak and vote at the AGM.
Other than the action described in this Circular, Shareholders do not need to take any action with respect to their Ordinary Shares (whether held in certificated or uncertificated form) in connection with these Resolutions.
The Board considers that the continuation of the business described in this Circular is in the best interests of the Company and of the Shareholders as a whole. Accordingly, the Board unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote against the resolution (Special Resolution 17) to discontinue the business of the Company as a closed-ended investment company as the Directors intend to do in respect of their own beneficial shareholdings of 237,451 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.02 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of the Company as at 28 February 2025 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this Circular). The Board recommends voting for all other resolutions other than Special Resolution 17 as detailed in the table below:
| Ordinary Resolutions | For | Against | |
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| 1. | To receive the Report of the Directors and the audited accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 together with the Independent Auditor's Report on those audited accounts. |
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| 2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) contained within the Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2024. |
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| 3. | To approve the Dividend Policy. | | |
| 4. | To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of this AGM until the conclusion of the next general meeting. |
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| 5. | To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of BDO LLP. | | |
| 6. | To re-elect Lucinda Riches as a Director, retiring in accordance with the AIC Code. | | |
| 7. | To re-elect Caoimhe Giblin as a Director, retiring in accordance with the AIC Code. | | |
| 8. | To re-elect Nicholas Winser as a Director, retiring in accordance with the AIC Code. | | |
| 9. | To re-elect Jim Smith as a Director, retiring in accordance with the AIC Code. | | |
| 10. To re-elect Abigail Rotheroe as a Director, retiring in accordance with the AIC Code. | | ||
| 11. | To elect Taraneh Azad as a Director, retiring in accordance with the AIC Code. | |
| Special Resolutions | For | Against | |
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| 12. To grant the Directors authority to allot ordinary shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006. |
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| 13. Subject to Resolution 12 being passed, to disapply statutory pre-emption rights (up to an aggregate nominal amount equal to approximately 10% of the ordinary shares capital) in respect of any ordinary shares allotted pursuant to Resolution 12. |
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| 14. Subject to Resolution 12 and 13 being passed, to disapply additional statutory pre emption rights (up to an aggregate nominal amount equal to approximately 10% of the ordinary shares capital) in respect of any ordinary shares allotted pursuant to Resolution 12 (which, together with the authority under Resolution 13, is in aggregate approximately 20% of the ordinary share capital). |
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| 15. THAT, the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 701 Companies Act 2006, to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) CA 2006) of ordinary shares of one penny each. |
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| 16. THAT, a general meeting of the Company, other than an AGM, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
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| Special Resolution – Continuation Vote | For | Against |
| 17. THAT, the Company cease to continue its business as a closed-ended investment | | |
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Yours faithfully
Lucinda Riches C.B.E. Chairman

Annual General Meeting or AGM means the annual general meeting of the Company to consider the proposals, convened for 4.00 p.m. on 24 April 2025 or any adjournment thereof, notice of which is set out in Part II of this document
Articles or Articles of Association means the articles of association of the Company
Board means the board of Directors or a duly constituted committee thereof
Business Day means a day on which the London Stock Exchange and banks in London are normally open for business
Chairman means Lucinda Riches or the chairman of the Company from time to time
Circular means this document
CREST means the computerised settlement system operated by Euroclear UK and Ireland Limited which facilitates the transfer of title to shares in uncertificated form
Directors means the directors from time to time of the Company and Director is to be
Form of Proxy means the personalised form of proxy provided with this document for use by Shareholders in connection with the Annual General Meeting
FSMA means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended from time to time
Net Asset Value or NAV means Gross Asset Value less Aggregate Group Debt
Notice means the notice of Annual General Meeting as set out in this document
Ordinary Share means an ordinary share of one penny each in the capital of the Company
Resolutions means the ordinary and special resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting, outlined in this Circular
Shareholder means a registered holder of an Ordinary Share
(the "Company")
20 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 3BY
(Incorporated in England and Wales with company number 08318092 and registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006)
THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from an independent financial adviser who is authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA") if you are in the United Kingdom ("UK"), or from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser if you are in a territory outside of the UK or from a stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other professional adviser.
If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your ordinary shares in the Company, you should send this document, together with the accompanying proxy form, at once to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for delivery to the purchaser or transferee.
Shareholders are encouraged to complete and return the Form of Proxy accompanying this document for use at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM"). Forms of Proxy must be completed, signed and returned in accordance with the instruction printed thereon to be received by the Company's UK Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY (the "Registrar") as soon as possible and in any event so as not to arrive by no later than 4.00 p.m. on 22 April 2025. The lodging of a Form of Proxy will not prevent a Shareholder from attending the AGM and voting in person if they so wish. The results of the meeting will be announced, in the normal way, as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the AGM. If it becomes necessary or appropriate to revise the current arrangements for the AGM, further information will be made available on our website at https://www.greencoat-ukwind.com/investors/rnsand/or via RNS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of the Company will be held at 1 London Wall Place, London, EC2Y 5AU at 4.00 p.m. on 24 April 2025 for the following purposes:
To consider the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:

THAT, in substitution for all substituting authorities to the extent unused, the Directors be and they are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised, in accordance with section 551 Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot ordinary shares of one penny each in the capital of the Company and the grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £7,488,776.37.
The authority hereby conferred on the Directors shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the date of the passing of this resolution or 30 June 2026, whichever is the earlier, save that under this authority the Company may, before such expiry, make offers or enter into agreements which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares (as the case may be) in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby has not expired.
THAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 12 above, in substitution for all substituting authorities to the extent unused, the Directors be and they are hereby authorised, pursuant to section 570 and section 573 Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 CA 2006) for cash, either pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 12 or by way of a sale of treasury share, as if section 561(1) CA 2006 did not apply to any such allotment, provided that such authority shall be limited to:
This authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the passing of this resolution or 30 June 2026, whichever is the earlier, save that the Company may, before the expiry of this authority make any offers or enter into any agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted, or treasury shares sold, after such expiry and the Directors
may allot equity securities or sell treasury shares in pursuance of any such an offer or agreement as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
THAT, subject to the passing of both Resolutions 12 and 13 above, the Directors be and they are hereby authorised, pursuant to section 570 and section 573 Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 CA 2006) for cash, either pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 12 or by way of a sale of treasury share, as if section 561(1) CA 2006 did not apply to any such allotment, provided that such authority shall be limited to:
This authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the passing of this resolution or 30 June 2026, whichever is the earlier, save that the Company may, before the expiry of this authority make any offers or enter into any agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted, or treasury shares sold, after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities or sell treasury shares in pursuance of any such an offer or agreement as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
THAT, the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 701 Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) CA 2006) of ordinary shares of one penny each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on such terms and in such manner as the Directors shall from time to time determine, provided that:-
(a) the maximum number of Ordinary Shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 336,770,273.21;
THAT, a general meeting of the Company, other than an AGM, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
THAT, the Company cease to continue its business as a closed-ended investment company.
By Order of the Board,
5 March 2025
Registered office: 5th Floor, 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BY
The Board considers that beyond voting on the formal business of the meeting, the AGM also serves as a forum for Shareholders to raise questions and comments on any of the Resolutions to the Board. Registered Shareholders may submit such questions by email to the Company Secretary at [email protected] by 4.00 p.m. on 22 April 2025, who will ensure that all questions will be answered during the AGM and the responses will be recorded and uploaded to the Company's website at https://www.greencoat-ukwind.com.

agent (ID 3RA50) by the latest time(s) for receipt of proxy appointments specified in Note 2 above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the time stamp 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.
The Company may not require the members requesting any such website publication to pay its expenses in complying with sections 527 or 528 CA 2006. Where the Company is required to place a statement on a website under section 527 CA 2006, it must forward the statement to the Company's auditor not later than the time when it makes the statement available on the website. The business which may be dealt with at the meeting includes any statement that the Company has been required to under section 527 CA 2006 to publish on a website.
A resolution may properly be moved or a matter may be properly included in the business unless:
Such a request may be in hard copy form or in electronic form, and must identify the resolution of which notice is to be given to the matter to be included in the business, must be authorised by the person or persons making it, must be received by the Company no later than 13 March 2025, being the date six weeks before the meeting, and (in the case of a matter to be included in the business only) must be accompanied by a statement setting out the grounds for the request.

The Directors are required to present to shareholders at the AGM the Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 together with the Directors' and auditor's reports on the Annual Report and Accounts ("Annual Report and Accounts").
Shareholders will be asked to receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2024. The Directors' Remuneration Report is set out in full on pages 44 to 47 of the Annual Report and Accounts, copies of which can be viewed on the Company's website at https://www.greencoat-ukwind.comand are available to shareholders on request. The vote on the Directors' Remuneration Report is advisory in nature and does not affect the actual remuneration paid to any Director.
Shareholders will be asked to receive and approve the Company's policy with respect to the payment of dividends (the "Dividend Policy").
The Company intends to pay an annual dividend per ordinary share of 10.35 pence for 2025, increasing each year in line with December's RPI inflation. Distributions on ordinary shares are paid quarterly, in respect of the three month periods ended 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December, and are made by way of interim dividends payable in May, August, November and February.
The Company is required at each general meeting at which accounts are presented to appoint the auditor to hold office until the next such meeting. BDO LLP have indicated their willingness to continue in office. Accordingly, Resolution 4 reappoints BDO LLP as auditor to the Company and Resolution 5 authorises the Directors to fix their remuneration.
Each of the Directors will resign and stand for re-election as appropriate in order to give shareholders the opportunity to vote on their continued appointment.
The Directors intend, in line with corporate governance requirements, that they will offer themselves for election or re-appointment at each of the Company's AGMs in the future. Biographical details of all the Directors standing for re-election appear on pages 37 to 39 of the Annual Report and Accounts.
An internal evaluation of the Board, the Audit Committee, and individual Directors was conducted during Q4 2024 in the form of performance appraisal, questionnaires and discussion to determine effectiveness and performance in various areas, as well as the Directors' continued independence and tenure. This process was facilitated by the Company Secretary and the results of this review are reported in the Annual Report.
An external review of the Board, and its Committee's will be conducted in 2025 in line with Corporate Governance requirements.
The Chair confirms that the performance of each of the Directors standing for re-election continues to be effective and they continue to make a valuable contribution and demonstrate commitment to their respective roles. The Board is satisfied that each nonexecutive director offering him/herself for re-election remains of independent character and judgement and that there are no relationships or circumstances which are likely to affect or could appear to affect, his/her judgement. The Board, therefore, believes that each of the Directors should be re-elected.
Ms Riches has significant experience in equity capital markets having advised public companies on strategy, fundraising and investor relations for many years. She has extensive experience as a public company nonexecutive director across a variety of businesses, including two FTSE 100 companies. She was awarded a C.B.E. in 2017 for her services to financial services, British industry and to charity and brings this broad range of skills to the Board and its committees, which she applies to her role as Chairman of the Board. Ms Riches will be stepping down from one of her other positions during 2025 and therefore will continue to have sufficient capacity to dedicate her time as Chairman. The Board recommends her reappointment.
Ms Giblin has extensive experience in the electricity/ renewables industry through her executive roles as Director of Finance with SSE Renewables and her current role as Co Chief Executive Officer at ElectroRoute. During her career Ms Giblin has gained extensive experience in the renewables sector of corporate acquisitions and disposals, equity fundraising, project finance, debt management and the valuations process. She was appointed as Chair of the Audit Committee during 2020 and her skills and experience as a Chartered Accountant have allowed her to perform this role effectively. The Board recommends her reappointment.
Mr Winser brings extensive experience in energy markets and regulation with a 30-year career in the energy sector which included CEO of National Grid across UK and Europe, President of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity and CIGRE UK Chair. Nick was previously the chairman of Energy Systems Catapult and was appointed chairman of the Advisory Board for the Energy Revolution ISCF programme in 2018 and served on the Advisory Panel for the Cost of Energy Review in 2017. He is also a member of the Net Zero Expert Group and a COP26 Advisory Group which advises the Secretary of State. Nick was appointed as Commissioner to the National Infrastructure Commission and appointed as the UK's first Electricity Networks Commissioner during 2022. The Board recommends his reappointment.
Mr Smith brings extensive experience in the electricity industry with 34 years at SSE Renewables where he transitioned across the business. He became the Director of Major Projects responsible for the group's major capital infrastructure investments in renewables, thermal generation, gas storage and transmission. He then led SSE's offshore wind development and construction before taking responsibility for all wind development and construction, before becoming Managing Director of the groups energy trading business and then Managing Director of Generation Operations. Following a restructuring in 2018 Jim took up his final position as Managing Director of SSE Renewables with responsibility for the 4000MW operational fleet and the development pipeline, taking over 5GW (gross) of projects through financial close. The Board recommends his reappointment.
Ms Rotheroe brings over 20 years' experience in the investment industry and knowledge of fund governance and sustainable investing. She is the former Investment Director of Snowball Impact Management, responsible for developing the firm's approach to impact investment and measurement. She has held positions at Schroder Capital Management, HSBC Asset Management and was a Director of Columbia Threadneedle Investments, managing retail and pension fund assets in Asia and emerging markets. The Board recommends her reappointment.
Ms Azad's experience spans 25 years in finance, commercial and business development. She has held senior positions at financial institutions Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Hartree Partners, as well as at TXU Europe in the energy space, in addition to her early career in economic development. She is currently Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Systemiq, where she advises companies across Europe and the Middle East on energy transition. The Board recommends her reappointment.
The authority given to the Directors to allot further shares in the capital of the Company requires the prior authorisation of the shareholders in a general meeting under section 551 CA 2006. Upon the passing of Resolution 12, the Directors will have authority to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £7,488,776.37 which is approximately one-third of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital as at 28 February 2025, being the latest practicable date before the publication of this Notice.
This authority will expire immediately following the AGM in 2026 or on 30 June 2026, whichever is the earlier.
The Directors will continue to seek to renew this authority at each AGM, in accordance with current best practice for investment companies.
Resolution 12 requests shareholders to renew the Directors' authority to allot equity securities for the purpose of satisfying the Company's obligations to pay the equity element of the Investment Manager's fee, and also their authority to allot equity securities for cash.
If the Directors wish to exercise the authority under Resolution 12 and offer shares (or sell any shares which the Company may purchase and elect to hold as treasury shares) for cash, the CA 2006 requires that, unless shareholders have given specific authority for the waiver of their statutory pre-emption rights, the new shares must be offered first to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing shareholdings. In certain circumstances, it may be in the best interests of the Company to allot new shares (or to grant rights over shares) for cash or to sell treasury shares for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders in proportion to their holdings in order to make investments in line with the Company's investment policies. This cannot be done unless the shareholders have first waived their pre-emption rights.

These Resolutions will, if passed, authorise the Directors to do this by allowing the Directors to allot shares for cash or sell treasury shares for cash up to an aggregate nominal value of £4,493,265.82, which is equivalent to approximately 20% of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital as at 28 February 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this Notice. In the event that Resolution 13 is passed, but Resolution 14 is not passed, the Directors will only be authorised to issue Ordinary Shares up to an aggregate nominal value of £2,246,632.91, which represents approximately 10% of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital as at 28 February 2025, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this Notice.
Resolutions 13 and 14 will allow the Company to carry out one or more tap issues, in aggregate, up to 20% of the number of Ordinary Shares in issue at the AGM and thus to pursue specific investment opportunities in a timely manner in the future and without the requirement to publish a prospectus and incur the associated costs. The Directors consider that the higher aggregate authority is in keeping with revised guidance from the Investment Association in relation to a UK investment trust company and the UK Pre-Emption Group adapted for the context of an investment company and is justified for the reasons set out below. However, notwithstanding the change in guidance, the Directors are aware that the combined authority to dis-apply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 20% of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital sought under Resolutions 13 and 14 is higher than the 10% sought in the past and, accordingly, are offering shareholders the opportunity to grant the usual 10% authority (Resolution 13) with an option to grant an additional 10% authority creating an aggregate 20% authority (Resolution 14). The Directors believe that a higher 20% authority is justified to enable the Company to fund future acquisitions in line with the Company's anticipated acquisition pipeline. In addition, the higher authority is expected to broaden the Company's asset base which will increase the diversity of the portfolio. It will also allow the Company to broaden its investor base and enhance the size and liquidity of the Company's share capital and spread the fixed operating costs over a larger capital base, thereby reducing the Company's ongoing charges ratio.
In accordance with UK Listing Rules, other than with the authorisation of shareholders the Company will only issue Ordinary Shares pursuant to this authority at a price that is not less than the prevailing Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share of the Company (calculated in accordance with its IFRS accounting policies at the time of issue). In addition, the Directors will not sell treasury shares at less than such Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share. Resolutions 13 and 14 are being proposed as special resolutions. If given, these authorities will expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company in 2026 or, if earlier 30 June 2026. As at 28 February 2025, being the latest practicable date before the publication of this Notice, the Company held 60,815,746 shares in treasury.
This Resolution is to authorise the Company to buy back up to 336,770,273 ordinary shares. The authority will expire at the conclusion of the 2026 AGM following the Resolution being passed or 30 June 2026, whichever is earlier. The Board intends to seek renewal of this authority at subsequent AGMs in accordance with current best practice for investment companies.
The Resolution specifies the maximum number of ordinary shares which may be purchased (representing 14.99 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 28 February 2025) and the maximum and minimum prices at which they may be bought, exclusive of expenses, reflecting the requirements of the CA 2006, the Listing Rules and investor guidance.
No purchase of ordinary shares will be made unless it is expected that the effect will be to increase earnings per share and the Directors consider it to be in the best interests of all shareholders.
Under the CA 2006, the Company is allowed to hold its own shares in treasury following a buy back, instead of having to cancel them. This gives the Company the ability to re-issue treasury shares quickly and costeffectively (including pursuant to the authority under Resolution 12 above) and provides the Company with additional flexibility in the management of its capital base. Such shares may be resold for cash but all rights attaching to them, including voting rights and any right to receive dividends are suspended whilst they are held in treasury. If the Board exercises the authority conferred by Resolution 15, the Company will have the option of either holding in treasury or of cancelling any of its own shares purchased pursuant to this authority and will decide at the time of purchase which option to pursue.
This resolution is to allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than an AGM) on 14 clear days' notice. The notice period required by the Companies Act 2006 for general meetings of the Company is 21 clear days unless: (i) shareholders approve a shorter notice period, which cannot however be less than 14 clear days; and (ii) the Company offers the facility for all shareholders to vote by electronic means. AGMs must always be held on at least 21 clear days' notice. It is intended that the flexibility offered by this resolution will only be used for time sensitive, non-routine business (including fundraising) and where merited in the interests of shareholders as a whole. The approval will be effective until the Company's next AGM, when it is intended that a similar resolution will be proposed.
Please refer to the voting recommendation in the Circular attached to this Notice to vote against this Resolution. Pursuant to Article 150 of the Articles of Association, if, in any financial year, the Company's Ordinary Shares trade at a discount in excess of ten per cent. to Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, the Directors must propose a special resolution at the next AGM that the Company ceases to continue in its present form.
If passed, the Directors are required to formulate proposals to be put to shareholders within four months to wind up or otherwise reconstruct the company.
You will find enclosed a Form of Proxy for use at the AGM. Please complete, sign and return the enclosed form as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, whether or not you intend to be present at the AGM. Forms of Proxy should be returned so as to be received by Computershare Investor Services Plc, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, BS99 6ZY as soon as possible and in any event no later than 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 22 April 2025. Alternatively, CREST members may use the CREST system but must ensure that, in order for such CREST Proxy Instruction to be effective, it is received by the Company's agent, Computershare Investor Services Plc (Participant ID number 3RA50) no later than 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 22 April 2025, together with any power of attorney or other authority under which it is sent.
Your Directors consider that Resolutions 1 to 16 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 all the Resolutions, as they intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings.
The Directors consider that Resolution 17 to be put to the Meeting is not in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders and unanimously recommend shareholders to vote against this Resolution, as they intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings.
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