Result of AGM

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US Solar Fund PLC announced the results of its 2026 Annual General Meeting, where resolutions 1 through 14 were passed by poll, with resolutions 1 to 11 receiving over 82% of votes for, and resolutions 13 and 14 passing with over 84% of votes for. Notably, resolution 15, concerning the company ceasing to continue as an investment trust, failed to pass with only 14.22% of votes in favour. The Board acknowledged significant opposition to resolutions 7 and 12, with 22.01% and 21.67% of votes cast against them respectively, and will engage with shareholders to understand the concerns.

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US Solar Fund PLC
28 May 2026
 

28 May 2026

US SOLAR FUND PLC (USF, the "Company")

Result of 2026 Annual General Meeting (the "AGM")

 

US Solar Fund plc (LON: USF (USD)/USFP (GBP)), announces that at the Company's 2026 AGM held today, resolutions 1 to 14 were passed by way of a poll and resolution 15 was not passed which was in line with the Board's recommendations. The results of the poll are set out below.

Resolutions 1 to 11 (inclusive) were proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 12 to 15 (inclusive) were proposed as special resolutions.

 

Resolution

Votes For*

%

Votes Against

%

Total votes validly cast

Total votes cast as % of issued share capital

Votes Withheld **

1

Receive annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025

              204,151,088

98.49%

                   3,139,503

1.51%

              207,290,591

62.40%

                      24,001

2

Approve directors' remuneration report

              203,931,776

98.39%

                   3,341,364

1.61%

              207,273,140

62.40%

                      41,452

3

Approve directors' remuneration policy

              203,921,775

98.39%

                   3,332,175

1.61%

              207,253,950

62.39%

                      60,642

4

Re-appointment of external auditor

              204,091,346

98.46%

                   3,195,656

1.54%

              207,287,002

62.40%

                      27,590

5

Authorise the Directors to fix the auditor's remuneration

              204,134,703

98.48%

                   3,151,124

1.52%

              207,285,827

62.40%

                      28,765

6

Re-elect Gillian Nott as a Director

              155,057,109

82.05%

                33,930,969

17.95%

              188,988,078

56.89%

              18,326,514

7

Re-elect Jamie Richards as a Director

              148,130,873

78.38%

                40,857,205

21.62%

              188,988,078

56.89%

              18,326,514

8

Re-elect Thomas Plagemann as a Director

              203,844,928

98.35%

                   3,423,729

1.65%

              207,268,657

62.39%

                      45,935

9

Re-elect Mark Lerdal as a Director

              203,857,160

98.35%

                   3,411,497

1.65%

              207,268,657

62.39%

                      45,935

10

Approval of dividend policy

              202,748,575

97.80%

                   4,555,952

2.20%

              207,304,527

62.40%

                      10,065

11

To authorise the allotment of Ordinary shares

              171,887,396

82.92%

                35,399,424

17.08%

              207,286,820

62.40%

                      27,772

12

To authorise the disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights

              162,089,586

78.19%

                45,203,652

21.81%

              207,293,238

62.40%

                      21,354

13

To authorise the Company to make market purchase of its own ordinary shares

              207,176,158

99.94%

                      131,958

0.06%

              207,308,116

62.41%

                        6,476

14

To permit general meetings to be called on 14 days' notice

              175,195,734

84.51%

                32,112,382

15.49%

              207,308,116

62.41%

                        6,476

15

That the Company ceases to continue as an investment trust

                29,483,816

14.22%

              177,815,027

85.78%

              207,298,843

62.40%

                      15,749

* Includes discretionary votes

** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

 

Statement on resolutions 7, 12 and 15

The Board notes that resolutions 1 to 14 were passed by a majority in accordance with the relevant thresholds and resolution 15 was not passed which was in line with the Board's recommendations.

While resolutions 7 and 12 were passed, the Board notes that 22.01% and 21.67% of votes cast were cast against the resolutions respectively. The Board takes this level of shareholder opposition seriously and will engage with shareholders to better understand the reasons for the vote. The Board will provide an update within six months of the AGM and will include a summary of the engagement undertaken, feedback received and any actions taken in the next Annual Report.

 

For further information, please contact:

Amber Infrastructure

Meredith Frost

 

+44 20 7939 0550

Cavendish Capital Markets Limited

Tunga Chigovanyika

+44 20 7397 8900

 

JTC (UK) Limited

Ruth Wright

USSolarFund-CompanySecretary@jtcgroup.com

+44 207 409 0181

 

KL Communications

Charles Gorman

Charlotte Francis

Amy Levingston Smith

+44 20 3882 6644

USF@kl-communications.com

 

 


 

LEI: 2138007BIUWE7AHS5Y90

Notes:

Every shareholder has one vote for every Ordinary Share held. As at close of business on 26 May 2026, the share capital of the Company consisted of 332,192,361 Ordinary Shares. The Company holds 24,358,974 shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 307,833,387.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

About US Solar Fund plc

US Solar Fund plc, established in 2019, listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange in April 2019.

The solar power assets that the Company acquires or constructs are expected to have an asset life of at least 30 years and generate stable and uncorrelated cashflows by selling electricity to creditworthy offtakers under long-term power purchase agreements (or PPAs). The Company's portfolio currently consists of 41 operational solar projects with a total capacity of 443MWDC and a weighted average of 9.9 years PPA term remaining as at 31 December 2025, all located in the United States.

Further information on the Company can be found on its website: http://www.ussolarfund.co.uk.

About Amber Infrastructure Group

Amber Infrastructure Investment Advisor LLC, a member of the Amber Infrastructure Group, was appointed as the Company's Investment Manager on 1 December 2023.

Amber Infrastructure is an international infrastructure specialist, focused on investment origination, development, asset management and in Europe, fund management. Amber's core business focuses on infrastructure assets across the public, transport, energy, digital and demographic infrastructure sectors that support the lives of people, homes and businesses internationally.

Among other funds, Amber Infrastructure advises International Public Partnerships, a FTSE 250-listed Company with a market cap of approximately £2.2 billion and 15-year track record of long-term investment in infrastructure assets globally. Amber is headquartered in London with offices in Europe, North America and Australia and employs c.180 infrastructure professionals.

Amber has had a strategic partnership with the Hunt Group of Companies in the US since 2015 and completed their previously announced strategic transaction with Boyd Watterson in August 2024. Amber is part of Boyd Watterson Global Asset Management Group LLC, a global diversified infrastructure, real estate and fixed income business with over $39 billion in assets under management and over 300 employees with offices in eight US cities and presence in eleven countries.

Further information on Amber can be found on its website: http://www.amberinfrastructure.com.www.amberinfrastructure.com.

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