Further Placing of Shares

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Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited

25 November 2014

 



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Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited

25 November 2014

Further placing of shares

Following the Company's announcement on 14 October 2014 of its intention to issue up to 150 million new Ordinary Shares ("New Shares") by way of a placing under the Placing Programme which was established on 3 October 2014 ("the Issue"), the Board is pleased to announce a further placing of new Ordinary Shares.

A total of 7,500,000 new Ordinary Shares (the "New Ordinary Shares") have been placed, subject to Admission and on the other terms and conditions set out in the Prospectus dated 3 October 2014, by Numis Securities Limited ("Numis") at a price of 102.5p per share, raising gross proceeds of approximately £7,687,500.

The New Ordinary Shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company. This includes the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared or paid in respect of such Ordinary Shares after the date of Admission of the New Ordinary Shares.

Application has been made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange (together, "Admission"). It is expected that Admission will take place at 8.00am on 27 November 2014 (or such later date as may be agreed between the Company and Numis).

Following Admission, the number of Ordinary Shares that the Company has in issue will be 278,417,224. The total number of voting rights of the Company will be 278,417,224 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the same meanings as set out in the Prospectus issued by the Company on 3 October 2014.

Enquiries:

James Armstrong / Mike Rand / Giovanni Terranova

Bluefield Partners LLP - Company Investment Adviser

Tel: [phone]

Tod Davis / David Benda/Jamie Lillywhite

Numis Securities Limited - Company Broker

Tel: [phone]

Kevin Smith

Heritage International Fund Managers Limited - Company Secretary & Administrator

Tel: [phone]

Disclaimer

Numis Securities Limited is acting only for the Company in connection with the matters described in this announcement and is not acting for or advising any other person, or treating any other person as its client, in relation thereto and will not be responsible for providing the regulatory protection afforded to clients of Numis Securities Limited or advice to any other person in relation to the matters contained herein.

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, or any Member State of the EEA (other than the United Kingdom). The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer for sale of, or the solicitation of an offer or an invitation to buy or subscribe for securities to any person in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, in any Member State of the EEA (other than the United Kingdom), or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

Note to editors

About Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited (BSIF)

BSIF is a Guernsey-registered investment company focusing on large scale agricultural and industrial solar assets. It raised gross proceeds of £130 million in July 2013 through an initial public offering of shares on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. It raised a further £13 million in February 2014 in an oversubscribed placement. Pursuant to a placing programme in November 2014 the Company raised an additional £131 million. In June 2014 it agreed a three-year revolving credit facility with Royal Bank of Scotland, for up to £50 million.

BSIF seeks to provide shareholders with an attractive return, principally in the form of income distributions, by investing in a diversified portfolio of solar energy assets, each located within the UK, with a focus on utility scale assets and portfolios on greenfield, industrial and/or commercial sites.  To date, dividends have been paid semi-annually, however the Company has announced that in 2015 it intends to move to quarterly distributions.

About Bluefield Partners LLP (Bluefield)

Bluefield was established in 2009 and is an investment adviser to companies and funds investing in solar energy infrastructure. It has a proven record in the selection, acquisition and supervision of large scale energy and infrastructure assets in the UK and Europe. The team has been involved in over £600m of solar photovoltaic ("PV") funds and/or transactions in both the UK and Europe since 2008, including over £350m in the UK since December 2011.

Bluefield has led the acquisitions, and currently advises on over 50 UK based solar assets that are agriculturally, commercially or industrially situated. Based in its London office, Bluefield's partners are supported by a dedicated and highly experienced team of investment, legal and portfolio executives. 

Bluefield was appointed Investment Adviser to the Company in June 2013.

 

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