Admission of Shares and Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 6394V

Greencoat UK Wind PLC

30 October 2014

 



NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, 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 OR SOUTH AFRICA

Admission to Official List of Ordinary Shares and Total Voting Rights

Greencoat UK Wind plc ("Greencoat UK Wind" or the "Company"), the listed renewable infrastructure fund invested solely in operational UK wind farms, announces that the 116,822,430 New Shares issued in connection with the Company's Placing and Offer for Subscription will today be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the premium segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Unconditional dealings in the New Shares will commence at 8.00am today and will trade under the ticker UKW. 

In accordance with the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1A, as at 30 October 2014, Greencoat UK Wind's issued share capital consists of 460,715,847 Ordinary Shares of 1p each, with no Ordinary Shares held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue is 460,715,847, each with the right to one vote.

The above figure of 460,715,847 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for their calculations to determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1R, the prospectus (the "Prospectus") published by the Company on 26 September 2014 has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and is available for inspection at www.morningstar.com.

Definitions used in the Prospectus apply to this announcement unless the context requires otherwise.

For further information, please contact:

Greencoat UK Wind	020 7832 9425
Stephen Lilley
Laurence Fumagalli
Tom Rayner
Tulchan Communications	020 7353 4200
Stephen Malthouse Christian Cowley

Disclaimer

This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of Greencoat UK Wind plc (the "Company").

The information in this announcement is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness. The material set forth herein is for information purposes only and is not intended, and should not be construed, as an offer of securities for sale in the United States or any other jurisdiction.

This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus and investors should not purchase any New Shares referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the prospectus (the "Prospectus") published by the Company on 26 September 2014 in connection with the admission (the "Admission") of the New Shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed securities.

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 or South Africa. 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, New Shares to any person in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa 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 of 1940, as amended. In addition, the New Shares referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (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 New Shares 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 New Shares 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 New Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand or South Africa.

Each of the Company, Greencoat Capital LLP, RBC Europe Limited (trading as RBC Capital Markets) ("RBC"), Winterflood Securities Limited ("Winterflood") and their respective affiliates expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update, review or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this announcement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Any purchase of New Shares in the Issue should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in the final Prospectus issued by the Company in connection with the Issue and Admission. No reliance may or should be placed by any person for any purposes whatsoever on the information contained in this announcement or on its completeness, accuracy or fairness. The information contained in this announcement is given at the date of its publication (unless otherwise marked) and may be subject to updating, revision and amendment.

This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning the Issue. The value of New Shares can decrease as well as increase. Potential investors should consult a professional advisor as to the suitability of the Issue for the person concerned. Past performance or information in this announcement or any of the documents relating to the Issue cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance.

RBC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (the "PRA") and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") and the PRA in the United Kingdom and each of Greencoat Capital LLP and Winterflood is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, and is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the Issue and Admission. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the Issue and Admission and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Issue and Admission, the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

In connection with the Issue and the Admission, each of RBC and Winterflood and any of their respective affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may purchase New Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such New Shares and other securities of the Company or related investments in connection with the Issue and the Admission or otherwise. Accordingly, references in the Prospectus, to the New Shares being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by any of RBC and Winterflood and any of their affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. RBC and Winterflood do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.

None of the Company, Greencoat Capital LLP, RBC and Winterflood and any of their respective affiliates accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for/or makes any representation  or warranty, express or implied, as to this announcement, including the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to the Company, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of the announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith. None of the information contained in this announcement has been independently verified or approved by RBC and Winterflood or any of their respective affiliates.

The Company, Greencoat Capital LLP, RBC and Winterflood and their respective affiliates accordingly disclaim all and any liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which they might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.

This announcement may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control and all of which are based on the Company's board of directors' current beliefs and expectations about future events. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "plans", "projects", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual results. Any forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks relating to future events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's business, the results of operations, financial condition prospects, growth and dividend policy of the Company and the industry in which it operates. Forward- looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. In addition, from time to time, the Company or its representatives have made or may make forward-looking statements orally or in writing. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements may be included in, but are not limited to, press releases or oral statements made by or with the approval of an authorised executive officer of the Company.

These forward-looking statements and other statements contained in this announcement regarding matters that are not historical facts involve predictions. No assurance can be given that such future results will be achieved; actual events or results may differ materially as a result of risks and uncertainties facing the Company. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to vary materially from the future results indicated, expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement.

No statement in this announcement is intended as a profit forecast or a profit estimate and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings per share for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per share. Prices and values of, and income from, shares may go down as well as up and an investor may not get back the amount invested.

Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

 

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