Foresight Solar Fund Limited : Result of Placing

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Foresight Solar Fund Limited: Result of Placing

On 5 September 2016, the Board of Foresight Solar Fund Limited (the "Company") announced its intention to raise additional capital by way of a placing of Ordinary Shares held in Treasury (the "Placing").

The Board is pleased to announce that the Placing was oversubscribed and £28.9m of gross proceeds have been raised. A total of 28,152,143 Ordinary Shares will be sold out of Treasury at the Placing price of 102.5 pence. It is expected that settlement with respect to those Ordinary Shares will take place on 13 September 2016.

Following the Placing, the Company's issued share capital remains the same and comprises 309,955,375 Ordinary Shares, but with zero shares held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights in the Company is 309,955,375.

Commenting on the announcement, Alex Ohlsson, Chairman of FSFL, said: "We are delighted with the results of the Placing, with support from both existing and new investors meaning the placing was oversubscribed. The proceeds from the Placing will go towards taking advantage of the Company's attractive 200MW pipeline of UK solar assets."

Total Voting Rights

The above figure of 309,955,375 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 Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Foresight Group

Elena Palasmith                [e-mail]                 [phone]

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Bookrunner)                            [phone]

Mark Bloomfield

Neil Winward

Tunga Chigovanyika

J.P. Morgan Cazenove (Joint Bookrunner)                                            [phone]

William Simmonds

Disclaimer

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014). Upon the publication of this announcement via Regulatory Information Service this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

This announcement is neither an advertisement, a prospectus nor a financial promotion. 

This announcement is not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia) (the "United States"), Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. The securities of the Company have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly in or into the United States or to or for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person (within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act). The securities referred to herein have not been registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa.

This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by, Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited or J.P. Morgan Cazenove or by any of their respective affiliates or agents as to or in relation to the accuracy or completeness of this announcement or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or their advisers and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and is acting for no-one else in connection with the Placing or the matters described in this announcement and the contents of this announcement, will not regard any other person as their respective client in relation to the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited nor for providing advice in connection with the Placing and the contents of this announcement or any other transaction, arrangement or matter referred to herein.

J.P. Morgan Securities plc, which conducts its UK investment banking activities as J.P. Morgan Cazenove, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the Placing or the matters described in this announcement and the contents of this announcement, will not regard any other person as their respective client in relation to the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of J.P. Morgan Cazenove nor for providing advice in connection with the Placing and the contents of this announcement or any other transaction, arrangement or matter referred to herein.

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