22nd May 2025 09:00
LEI: 213800ZPHCBDDSQH5447
22 May 2025
NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited
("NESF" or "the Company")
Directors' Roles, Functions and Responsibilities
The Board of NextEnergy Solar Fund, a leading specialist investor in solar energy and energy storage, announces the following changes to its directors' roles, functions and responsibilities, in accordance with Listing Rule UKLR 6.4.6 with immediate effect.
Ms. Josephine Bush, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, has been appointed as Senior Independent Director of the Company.
The Company's Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee have been combined into one Committee (the "Remuneration & Nomination Committee"), which will be chaired by Ms. Caroline Chan, a Non-Executive Director of the Company.
A full breakdown of the composition of the Board's Committees is set out below:
Committee | Composition |
Audit | Joanne Peacegood (Committee Chair) Caroline Chan Josephine Bush |
Environmental, Social & Governance | Josephine Bush (Committee Chair) Paul Le Page Joanne Peacegood Caroline Chan |
Management Engagement | Caroline Chan (Committee Chair) Paul Le Page Joanne Peacegood Josephine Bush |
Remuneration & Nomination | Caroline Chan (Committee Chair) Paul Le Page Joanne Peacegood Josephine Bush |
Market Disclosure | Paul Le Page (Committee Chair) Joanne Peacegood Caroline Chan Josephine Bush |
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For further information:
NextEnergy Capital
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020 3746 0700
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Michael Bonte-Friedheim | |
Ross Grier | |
Stephen Rosser | |
Peter Hamid (Investor Relations) | |
RBC Capital Markets | 020 7653 4000 |
Matthew Coakes | |
Kathryn Deegan | |
Cavendish | 020 7908 6000 |
Robert Peel | |
H/Advisors Maitland | 020 7379 5151 |
Neil Bennett | |
Finlay Donaldson | |
Ocorian Administration (Guernsey) Limited | 01481 742642 |
Kevin Smith | |
Notes to Editors 1:
About NextEnergy Solar Fund
NextEnergy Solar Fund is a specialist solar energy and energy storage investment company that is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
NextEnergy Solar Fund's investment objective is to provide Ordinary Shareholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns, principally in the form of regular dividends, by investing in a diversified portfolio of utility-scale solar energy and energy storage infrastructure assets. The majority of NESF's long-term cash flows are inflation-linked via UK government subsidies.
As at 31 March 2025, the Company had an unaudited gross asset value of £1,061m. For further information please visit www.nextenergysolarfund.com
Article 9 Fund
NextEnergy Solar Fund is classified under Article 9 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and EU Taxonomy Regulation. NextEnergy Solar Fund's sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector are in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 and can be accessed on the ESG section of both the NextEnergy Solar Fund and NextEnergy Capital websites.
About NextEnergy Group
NextEnergy Solar Fund is managed by NextEnergy Capital, part of the NextEnergy Group. NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector which now employs over 370 professionals. Since its inception, NextEnergy Group has been active in the development, construction, and ownership of solar assets across multiple jurisdictions. NextEnergy Group operates via its three business units: NextEnergy Capital (Investment Management), WiseEnergy (Operating Asset Management), and Starlight (Asset Development).
· NextEnergy Capital: has over 18 years of specialist solar expertise having invested in over 530 individual solar plants across the world. NextEnergy Capital currently manages four institutional funds with a total capacity in excess of 3GW+ and has assets under management of $4.5bn. More information is available at www.nextenergycapital.com
· WiseEnergy®: is a leading specialist operating asset manager in the solar sector. Since its founding, WiseEnergy has provided solar asset management, monitoring and technical due diligence services to over 1,600 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed capacity in excess of 3.5GW. More information is available at www.wise-energy.com
· Starlight: has developed over 100 utility-scale projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline of c.10GW of both green and brownfield project developments across global geographies. More information is available at www.starlight-energy.com
Notes:
1: All financial data is unaudited at 31 March 2025, being the latest date in respect of which NextEnergy Solar Fund has published financial information.
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