GENERAL TEXT AMENDMENT
The following amendments have been made to the 'Results of the General Meeting' announcement released on 27 February 2020 at 12h32 under RNS No. 3803E.
The percentage votes against figures in the results table were incorrect and have been updated as to 2.48% for Resolution 1 and 3.51% for Resolution 2.
All other details remain unchanged.
The full amended text is shown below.
27 February 2020
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund PLC
(the "Company")
Results of the General Meeting
The Company is pleased to announce that, at the general meeting held at 10:00 a.m. on 27 February 2020, each of the Resolutions were duly passed without amendment.
Details of the proxy votes received are as follows:
Res No. |
Votes For (including discretion) |
% Votes For (including discretion) |
Votes Against |
% Votes Against |
Votes Withheld |
Total Votes Cast (excl. Votes Withheld) |
Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital |
1 |
118,003,987 |
97.52 |
3,000,000 |
2.48 |
10,350 |
121,003,987 |
59.24 |
2 |
116,761,959 |
96.49 |
4,242,028 |
3.51 |
10,350 |
121,003,987 |
59.24 |
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is therefore not counted towards the proportion of votes "for" or "against" the Resolution.
A summary of these resolutions can be found below:
· Resolution 1: an ordinary resolution to grant the Company authority to allot up to 30,000,000 Ordinary Shares; and
· Resolution 2: a special resolution to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 30,000,000 Ordinary Shares.
The number of shares authorised under Resolutions 1 and 2 was 30,000,000, being c.14.7% of the share capital at the date of the General Meeting.
Terms used in this announcement shall, unless the context otherwise requires, bear the meanings
given to them in the Company's circular dated 6 February 2020, which can be found on the Company's
website at newenergy.greshamhouse.com/esfplc/.
ENDS
Further information
Gresham House New Energy Ben Guest |
+44 (0) 20 3837 6270
|
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe Richard Harris Robert Peel Alan Ray |
+44 (0) 20 7894 8229 +44 (0) 20 7894 7719 +44 (0) 20 7894 8590 |
KL Communications Charles Gorman Camilla Esmund Alex Hogan |
[email protected] +44 (0) 20 3995 6699 |
JTC (UK) Limited as Company Secretary Christopher Gibbons |
[email protected] +44 207 409 0181 |
About the Company and the Manager
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc owns a portfolio of utility-scale operational energy storage systems (known as ESS) located in Great Britain. The portfolio has a total capacity of 174MW. The Company is managed by Gresham House Asset Management Limited under the leadership of Ben Guest. The Company was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange (Specialist Fund Segment) on 13 November 2018 having raised £100 million of gross proceeds from investors. Including issuance under the Placing Programme, it has now raised a total of approximately £206.7 million of gross proceeds from investors.
The Gresham House New Energy team has a proven track record in developing and operating energy storage and other renewable assets having developed 174MW of Energy Storage Systems and approximately 290MW of predominantly ground-mounted solar projects. Gresham House Asset Management currently manages approximately 208MW of solar and wind energy projects.
Gresham House Asset Management is the FCA authorised operating business of Gresham House plc, a London Stock Exchange quoted specialist alternative asset manager. Gresham House is committed to operating responsibly and sustainably, taking the long view in delivering sustainable investment solutions.
LEI number: 213800MSJXKH25C23D82
