Publication of Prospectus

RNS Number : 4650T

Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited

03 October 2014

 



Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited

3 October 2014

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (INCLUDING ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA), AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, South Africa, In any Member State of the EEA (other than the United Kingdom) OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SAME WOULD BE UNLAWFUL

This announcement is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to acquire, securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which the same would be unlawful. Neither this announcement nor any part of it shall form the basis of or be relied on in connection with or act as an inducement to enter into any contract or commitment whatsoever.

Publication of prospectus

The Board of Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has today published a prospectus (the "Prospectus") in relation to the offer of New Ordinary Shares and C Shares as set out in the Circular to shareholders dated 9 September. Accordingly the Placing Programme, also described in the Circular, is open.

A copy of the Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. The Prospectus will also shortly be available on the Company's website at www.bluefieldsif.com where further information on the Company can also be found.

Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement will have the same meaning as set out in the Circular to shareholders dated 9 September 2014.

Enquiries:

James Armstrong / Mike Rand / Giovanni Terranova

Bluefield Partners LLP - Company Investment Adviser

Tel: [phone]

Tod Davis / David Benda

Numis Securities Limited - Company Broker

Tel: [phone]

Kevin Smith

Heritage International Fund Managers Limited - Company Secretary & Administrator

Tel: [phone]

Disclaimers:

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the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.

The Company has not been and will not be registered under the US Investment Company Act of1940, as amended. In addition, the securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or under the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of US persons absent registration or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable State securities laws. The offer and sale of securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of any state, province or territory of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, or South Africa. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, or South Africa, or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, or South Africa. There will be no public offer of the securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, or South Africa.

Note to editors:

About Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited (the "Company" or "BSIF")

BSIF is a Guernsey-registered investment company focusing on large scale agricultural and industrial solar assets. The Company raised gross proceeds of GBP130m in July 2013 through an initial public offering ("IPO") of shares on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. It raised a further GBP13m capital via a tap issue in February 2014.

The Company seeks to provide shareholders with an attractive return, principally in the form of semi-annual 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. The Company delivered on its target dividend of 4 pence per share in relation to the first financial year ending 30 June 2014. It is seeking to deliver 7 pence per share in respect of the Company's second financial year, rising with RPI thereafter.

About Bluefield Partners LLP ("Bluefield")

Bluefield was established in 2009 and is an investment adviser to companies and funds investing in solar energy infrastructure. The Investment Adviser's team 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 GBP500m of solar photovoltaic ("PV") funds and/or transactions in both the UK and Europe since 2008, including over GBP235m 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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