AGM Information • Jun 2, 2025
AGM Information
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If you have sold or otherwise transferred all your holding of Ordinary Shares in The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (the "Company"), please send this document, together with the attached Form of Proxy, 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 delivery to the purchaser or transferee. If you have sold any part of your holding of Ordinary Shares in the Company, please contact your stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected immediately.
(a registered closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey with limited liability and with registered number 56716)
This document should be read as a whole. Your attention is drawn to the letter from your Chairman which is set out on pages 3 to 9 of this document and which recommends that you vote in favour of each of the resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 11.00 a.m. on Friday, 27 June 2025.
Your attention is also drawn to the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is set out on pages 10 to 12 of this document.
Forms of Proxy for the Annual General Meeting must be received by the Company's UK Transfer Agent, MUFG Corporate Markets, by no later than 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 or, in the event of any adjournment of the Annual General Meeting, not later than 48 hours (excluding days which are not business days) before the time appointed for the adjourned meeting.
The Company is a closed-ended investment scheme registered pursuant to the Protection of Investors (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020, as amended and the Registered Collective Investment Scheme Rules and Guidance, 2021. Neither the Guernsey Financial Services Commission nor the States of Guernsey take any 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.
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| NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING | 10 |
(a registered closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey with limited liability and with registered number 56716)
Richard Morse (Chairman) Tove Feld (SID) John Whittle Erna-Maria Trixl Selina Sagayam
Directors: Registered Office:
East Wing Trafalgar Court Les Banques St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 3PP
2 June 2025
Dear Shareholder
The purpose of this document is to provide you with information relating to the following business to be considered and resolutions to be put to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting to be held at the offices of Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited, East Wing, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3PP at 11.00 a.m. on Friday, 27 June 2025 (the "AGM"). The Company also published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 (the "Annual Report") on 25 February 2025.
As announced on 26 March 2025, in line with good corporate governance practices, the Board is putting forward a resolution (resolution 16) at the forthcoming AGM to amend its Articles of Incorporation to incorporate a continuation vote. If the resolution is passed, a continuation vote will be proposed as an ordinary resolution at the Company's AGM, if in any preceding financial year (the first being in respect of the financial year ending 31 December 2025) the Company's Ordinary Shares have traded on average at a discount of more than 10% to the NAV per Ordinary Share.
The notice convening the AGM of the Company and setting out the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM is set out on pages 10 to 12 of this document.
The ordinary business proposed for the AGM comprises the consideration of and, if thought fit, the passing of ordinary resolutions to:
As a matter of good corporate governance and in accordance with Article 25.2 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, each of Richard Morse, Tove Feld, John Whittle, Erna-Maria Trixl and Selina Sagayam are seeking re-election.
Biographical details of each of Richard Morse, Tove Feld, John Whittle, Erna-Maria Trixl and Selina Sagayam are contained in the Company's Annual Report.
The re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditors to the Company for the year ending 31 December 2025 is proposed. Each of the Audit Committee and the Board has satisfied itself that Deloitte LLP remain independent and effective.
Following the issue of the annual financial statements each year, the Audit Committee undertakes a review of the performance of the Auditor in which it considers all aspects of the auditor's service and performance. The outcome of that review in May 2025 was positive and led to no material concerns over the performance of the Auditor.
The Audit Committee remains satisfied with Deloitte LLP's effectiveness and independence as auditor, having considered the degree of diligence and professional skepticism demonstrated by them.
Having satisfied itself that the external auditor remains independent and effective and having concluded a full audit tender process in recent years, the Audit Committee has recommended to the Board that Deloitte LLP be re-appointed as auditor for the year ending 31 December 2025.
The Directors' remuneration report is set out in the Company's Annual Report. It includes the Directors' remuneration policy as well as details regarding the current and proposed remuneration of the Directors, extracts of which are set out in the "Directors' Remuneration" section below.
As all Directors of the Company are non-executive, they receive an annual fee appropriate for their responsibilities and time commitment but there are no other incentive programmes and/or performance-related emoluments.
During the year, the Remuneration Committee commissioned Trust Associates to provide an Investment Company Non-Executive Directors' Fees Survey, off the back of their detailed remuneration review carried out in 2023 which advised an increase in line with UK CPI. Trust Associates are independent of the Company and its Directors.
The Remuneration Committee's review of Directors' remuneration considered:
The Remuneration Committee proposed and the Board has, subject to Shareholders' approval, agreed to implement increases set out in the table below, which are within the recommendations of Trust Associates:
| Role | 2024 Remuneration |
2025 Remuneration |
|---|---|---|
| Chair of the Board | £97,500 | £100,000 |
| Director | £59,500 | £61,000 |
The Remuneration Committee confirmed its recommendation for the annual supplement for the additional responsibilities and activities of Directors:
| Role | 2024 Remuneration |
2025 Remuneration |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Independent Director | £6,000 | £6,500 |
| Audit Committee Chair | £14,000 | £14,500 |
| Other Committee Chair* | £4,000 | £4,000 |
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* Paid to the chair of the Management Engagement Committee, Remuneration Committee, ESG Committee and new committees formed; excludes the Nomination Committee and the Market Disclosure Committee, which are chaired by the Chair of the Board and are included in the fee payable to the Chair of the Board.
The table below sets out the Directors' remuneration approved and actually paid during the year to 31 December 2024, as well as the estimated remuneration for the year ending 31 December 2025 based on the rates set out in the tables above. Where Directors serve for part of the year, their fee is pro-rated accordingly. Where a Director's role changes during the year (e.g. succession of roles such as that of the Chair), their fees for the year will reflect the period of the year for which they have borne additional responsibilities.
| Director | Role | 2024 Remuneration |
2025 Remuneration |
|---|---|---|---|
| T Feld | Remuneration Committee Chair Senior Independent Director |
£69,500 | £71,500 |
| J Whittle | Audit Committee Chair | £73,500 | £75,500 |
| R Morse | Director Chair |
£97,500 | £100,000 |
| E-M Trixl | Director Management Engagement Committee Chair (from 10 May 2023) |
£63,500 | £65,000 |
| S Sagayam | Director (appointment with effect from 1 March 2023) ESG / Sustainability Committee Chair (from 1 June 2023) |
£63,500 | £65,000 |
| Total | £367,500 | £377,000 |
Where the Company requires Directors to work on specific corporate actions, such as the raising of further equity, an additional fee will be appropriately determined. No additional fees were payable to the Directors in 2024.
Directors are entitled to claim reasonable expenses which they incur attending meetings or otherwise in performance of their duties relating to the Company. The total amount of Directors' expenses paid for 2024 was £11,481.
The Board also considered the availability of time of each Director, taking into account their other commitments, and concluded that adequate time was, in each case, available for the appropriate discharge of the Company's affairs.
All Directors of the Company are non-executive and are each engaged through a letter of appointment, and as such there are:
The Directors' remuneration shall:
The maximum annual limit of aggregate fees payable to the Directors as set out in the Articles of Incorporation is £450,000.
Shareholders are being asked to approve the Company's policy with respect to the payment of dividends for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The Company will set the dividend target for each financial year at the time of publication of the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the preceding year. The Company's dividend policy is to increase the dividend when the Board considers it prudent to do so, considering the forecast cash flows, expected dividend cover, inflation across the Company's key markets, the outlook for electricity prices and the operational performance of the Company's portfolio.
As set out in the Annual Report and Accounts, the Company is targeting an aggregate dividend of 7.55p per share for the year to 31 December 2025 to be paid in four equal quarterly instalments. This is an increase of 0.08p (1.1%) on the dividend of 7.47p paid in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2024. The first interim quarterly dividend is expected to be paid in June 2025 with respect to the three months to 31 March 2025 and the other three interim quarterly dividends for the financial year to 31 December 2025 are expected to be paid in September 2025, December 2025 and March 2026.
The above dividend payments are targets only and not profit forecasts. There can be no assurance that these targeted payments can or will be met and they should not be seen as an indication of the Company's expected or actual results or returns.
The special business proposed for the AGM comprises the consideration of and, if thought fit, the passing of the following resolutions:
an ordinary resolution to authorise the Directors to offer to shareholders the option to elect to receive future dividends wholly or partly in the form of further shares (whether or not of the same class) in the Company rather than cash (resolution 12: see section entitled "Scrip Dividend" below);
Based on the historical take-up of scrip dividends, shareholders are requested to approve, by way of ordinary resolution, the renewal of the authority to provide shareholders with the opportunity to elect to receive future dividends wholly or partly in the form of new Shares in the Company rather than cash (the "Scrip Dividend Alternative"). Providing such an alternative enables shareholders to increase their holdings of Shares in the Company without incurring dealing costs and in a tax efficient manner. The advantage to the Company is that it is able to retain cash which would otherwise be paid out as dividends.
Whilst shareholders will need to take their own advice, election by certain shareholders to receive a distribution by way of scrip dividend may be advantageous to them.
The Company has provided the Scrip Dividend Alternative since February 2014. However, as a result of the Company's Ordinary Shares continuing to trade at a discount in excess of 10 per cent. of the prevailing Net Asset Value, the Company has elected not to publish its annual scrip dividend circular at this time. The Board will continue to monitor the Company's share price relative to Net Asset Value and intends to publish its scrip dividend circular when the Directors consider it would be in the best interests of the shareholders to reinstate the Scrip Dividend Alternative. In the meantime, the Board intends to seek shareholder approval for the Scrip Dividend Alternative in order that it is in a position to offer the Scrip Dividend Alternative should the Company's share price recover sufficiently. Any scrip dividend mandates already in place will continue to be valid when the Company is in a position to reinstate the Scrip Dividend Alternative.
Shareholders are requested to approve, by ordinary resolution, the authority for the Company to make market acquisitions of its own Ordinary Shares up to a maximum of 14.99% of the Ordinary Shares in issue as at the date of passing of the resolution (this equates to 362,858,748 Ordinary Shares as at 28 May 2025, being the last practicable date prior to the publication of this notice).
This authority will expire at the conclusion of next year's annual general meeting or 18 months after the passing of the resolution (whichever is earlier) and, as previously stated by the Company, 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 Board would consider holding any Ordinary Shares which the Company acquires pursuant to the authority provided by this resolution in treasury.
It is currently envisaged that Ordinary Shares acquired and held in treasury following any buy back will be used to support liquidity in the Company's Ordinary Shares. Any sales out of treasury will only be made at a price per Ordinary Share not less than the prevailing net asset value per Ordinary Share and in accordance with the UK Listing Rules and subject to the Company having sufficient authority granted for the waiver of pre-emption rights (pursuant to resolution 15).
Shareholders are requested to approve, by ordinary resolution, the renewal of the authority set out in Article 3.4 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company for a further period up to the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company so that the Directors are generally and unconditionally authorised to exercise all powers of the Company to allot and issue, grant rights to, subscribe for, or to convert any securities into, up to the aggregate number of shares of any class as shall be equal to 33.33% of the Ordinary Shares in issue as at the date of the passing of the resolution (this equates to 806,810,011 Ordinary Shares as at 28 May 2025, being the last practicable date prior to the publication of this notice), provided that this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2026 unless renewed at a general meeting prior to such time, provided that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would, or might, require shares to be allotted and issued, or rights to subscribe for or to convert, any security into shares to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot and issue shares or grant such rights in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the authority conferred thereby had not expired.
The Directors intend to renew such power at successive annual general meetings of the Company in accordance with current best practice.
The Directors propose 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 current net asset value per share by way of tap issues without first offering them to existing shareholders on a pro rata basis.
The authority sought at the AGM will expire at the conclusion of next year's annual general meeting or 15 months after the passing of the resolution (whichever is earlier) 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 number of Ordinary Shares which may be so issued and allotted (or sold out of treasury) on a non-pre-emptive basis pursuant to this authority is limited to the number of Ordinary Shares representing 10% of the Ordinary Shares in issue as at the date of passing of the resolution (this equates to 242,067,210 Ordinary Shares as at 28 May 2025, being the last practicable date prior to the publication of this notice). This will allow the Company to issue (or sell) Ordinary Shares at a premium to the prevailing net asset value per Ordinary Share when there is sufficient demand for the Company's Ordinary Shares and thereby help to manage any premium to NAV at which the Company's shares may trade from time to time. The proceeds of any share issuance and/or sales out of treasury, implemented pursuant to the power conferred by resolution 16, will be invested in accordance with the Company's Investment Policy.
Under its current Articles of Incorporation, the Company is not required to hold a continuation vote. However, following shareholder consultation and feedback received, authority is being sought at the AGM to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation by the insertion of a new Article 53 as follows:
53.1 At the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2026, the Directors shall propose an Ordinary Resolution that the Company should continue as presently constituted if, in the prior financial year, the Company's shares have traded on average at a discount of more than 10% to the Net Asset Value per share (the "Initial Continuation Resolution"). If passed (or if not required to be proposed), the Directors shall propose an Ordinary Resolution that the Company continue its business as presently constituted at each annual general meeting thereafter where, in the prior financial year, the Company's shares have traded on average at a discount of more than 10% to the Net Asset Value per share (a "Continuation Resolution").
53.2 If the Initial Continuation Resolution or any Continuation Resolution is not passed, the Directors will formulate reorganisation or reconstruction proposals (which may or may not involve the windingup of the Company), such proposals to be put to Members for their approval as soon as reasonably practicable following the date on which the Initial Continuation Resolution or relevant Continuation Resolution (as the case may be) is not passed."
You will find enclosed with this document a Form of Proxy. You are invited to complete and return the Form of Proxy as soon as possible in accordance with the written instructions thereon, whether or not you propose to attend the AGM in person. The Form of Proxy should be lodged with the Company's UK Transfer Agent, MUFG Corporate Markets, PXS 1, Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL, so as to be received no later than 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 or, in the event of any adjournment of the Annual General Meeting, not later than 48 hours (excluding days which are not business days) before the time appointed for the adjourned meeting. Shareholders may appoint more than one proxy provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise rights attaching to different Ordinary Shares. Completing and returning the Form of Proxy will not prevent you from attending the AGM and voting in person, should you wish to do so. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. You may also submit your proxy electronically using the share portal service at www.signalshares.com.
For those shareholders who are not able to attend in person you are invited to dial in to the AGM to listen to the proceedings of the meeting and can register for the call via the following link:
The Directors are unanimously of the opinion that the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM are in the best interests of shareholders as a whole. Your Board recommends that you vote in favour of each of the resolutions at the AGM.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Morse Chairman
(a registered closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey with limited liability and with registered number 56716)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (the "Company") will be held at the offices of Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited, East Wing, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3PP at 11.00 a.m. on Friday, 27 June 2025, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions.
The Directors propose a renewal of the annual approval that offers shareholders the opportunity to take future dividends wholly or partly in the form of new Shares in the Company rather than cash.
The Directors propose the following resolution to permit the Company to make market acquisitions.
The Directors propose the following resolution to permit the Company to issue and allot new shares of any class.
The Directors propose a partial disapplication of the pre-emption rights in order to allow the Company to issue new Ordinary Shares and/or sell Ordinary Shares out of treasury at a premium to prevailing net asset value per Ordinary Share by way of tap issues. The proceeds of any share issuance or sales out of treasury, implemented pursuant to the power conferred by this resolution, will be invested in accordance with the Company's Investment Policy.
The Directors propose the following resolution to amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to include the requirement to hold a continuation vote.
By Order of the Board
2 June 2025
Registered Office East Wing Trafalgar Court Les Banques St Peter Port, GY1 3PP Guernsey Channel Islands
CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies by utilising the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so for the Annual General Meeting to be held on Friday, 27 June 2025 and any adjournment(s) thereof by utilising the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST Personal Members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting 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.
In order for a proxy appointment 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 (RA10) by the latest time(s) for receipt of proxy appointments specified in this notice of meeting. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST.
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 messages. 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 service providers 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(1) of the Uncertificated Securities (Guernsey) Regulations 2009.
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