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RNS Number : 5668A

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited

25 May 2023

LEI: 213800ZPHCBDDSQH5447

25 May 2023

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited

("NESF" or the "Company")

Scrip Reference Price

NextEnergy Solar Fund, the specialist solar+ fund, with a combined installed power capacity of 865MW, is pleased to announce the reference price of a new Ordinary Share under the Scrip Dividend alternative for the interim dividend for the quarter ended 31 March 2023 which has been set at 114.3p . This is based upon the prevailing Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share, which was 114.3p . The final date for receiving elections on the Scrip is 2 June 2023.

The process for electing to receive Scrip Shares or making changes to an existing Scrip Dividend Mandate is detailed in the Scrip Circular dated 15 July 2022.

If you wish to receive this interim dividend in cash on the whole of your holding, and do not have a Scrip Dividend Mandate in place, you do not need to take any further action.

If you already have a Scrip Dividend Mandate in place and you wish to continue to receive Scrip Shares, you do not need to take any further action.

The Scrip Circular dated 15 July 2022 can be viewed and/or downloaded from the Investor Relations part of the NESF website ( nextenergysolarfund.com ). Copies of these documents can also be obtained from the Company Secretary.

 
 For further information: 
 
  NextEnergy Capital                              020 3746 0700 
  Michael Bonte-Friedheim                         ir@nextenergysolarfund.com 
 Ross Grier 
 Stephen Rosser 
 Peter Hamid (Investor Relations) 
 
   RBC Capital Markets                          020 7653 4000 
 Matthew Coakes 
 Elizabeth Evans 
  Kathryn Deegan 
 Cenkos Securities                              020 7397 8900 
 James King 
 William Talkington 
 
   Camarco                                      020 3781 8334 
 Owen Roberts 
 Eddie Livingstone-Learmonth 
 
 
   Ocorian Administration (Guernsey) Limited    014 8174 2642 
 Kevin Smith

Notes to Editors(1) :

About NextEnergy Solar Fund

NESF is a specialist solar+ fund listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250. NESF's investment objective is to provide ordinary shareholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns, principally in the form of regular dividends, by investing in a diversified portfolio of utility-scale solar energy and energy storage infrastructure assets. The majority of NESF's long-term cash flows are inflation-linked via UK government subsidies.

The NESF portfolio has a combined installed power capacity of 865MW (excluding NextPower III MW on an equivalent look-through basis). NESF may invest up to 30% of its gross asset value in non-UK OECD countries, 15% in solar-focused private infrastructure funds, and 10% in energy storage assets. As at 31 March 2023, the Company had an unaudited gross asset value of GBP1,225m. For further information on NESF please visit www. nextenergysolarfund.com

Article 9 Fund

NESF is classified under Article 9 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and EU Taxonomy Regulation. NESF's sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 can be accessed on the ESG section of both the NESF & NEC website.

About NextEnergy Group

NESF is managed by NextEnergy Capital, part of the NextEnergy Group. NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector. Since its inception, it has been active in the development, construction, and ownership of solar assets across multiple jurisdictions. NextEnergy Group operates via its three business units: NextEnergy Capital (Investment Management), WiseEnergy (Operating Asset Management), and Starlight (Asset Development).

-- NextEnergy Capital: Ha s over 16 years specialist solar expertise having invested in over 350 individual solar plants across the world. NextEnergy Capital currently manages four institutional funds with a total capacity in excess of 2.4GW+ and has asset under management of $3.3bn. www.nextenergycapital.com

-- WiseEnergy(R): Provides solar asset management, monitoring and technical due diligence services to over 1,350 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed capacity in excess of 1.8GW. WiseEnergy clients comprise leading banks and equity financiers in the energy and infrastructure sector. www.wise-energy.com

-- Starlight: H as d eveloped over 100 utility-scale projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline of c.10GW of both green and brownfield project developments across global geographies.

Notes:

(1:) All financial data is unaudited at 31 March 2023, being the latest date in respect of which NESF has published financial information .

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