NextEnergy Solar Fnd - Notice of AGM
LEI: 213800ZPHCBDDSQH5447
07 August 2026
NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited
("NESF" or the "Company")
Publication of Circular & Notice of Annual General Meeting
NextEnergy Solar Fund, a leading specialist investor in solar energy and energy storage, announces that its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") will be held at the registered office of the Company at Floor 2, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4LY at 12.00 p.m. (Guernsey time) on 04 September 2026.
The Notice of AGM will be dispatched to all shareholders on 14 August 2026. An electronic copy of the Notice of AGM is also available on the Company's website https://www.nextenergysolarfund.com/reports-and-publications/annual-general-meeting/*.
Shareholders are invited to listen to the AGM virtually where the Board can answer pre-submitted questions. To register for access, please use this link (NESF AGM) or contact the Company Secretary on NextEnergy@ocorian.com before 02 September 2026. If you wish to pre-submit a question, please send it by email to NextEnergy@ocorian.com before 12:00 noon on 02 September 2026.
A copy of the Notice of AGM and the Form of Proxy can be inspected at the National Storage Mechanism website at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism*.
*Neither the NSM website nor the Company's website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on those websites (or any other website) is (or is deemed to be) incorporated into, or forms (or is deemed to form) part of this announcement.
Board Recommendations
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends ordinary shareholders vote 'FOR' Resolutions 1 to 14 and VOTE 'AGAINST' SPECIAL RESOLUTION 15 (the Discontinuation Resolution).
The Company's Board considers that the continuation of the business described in the Notice of AGM is in the best interests of the Company and of its shareholders as a whole. The Directors intend to vote in line with their recommendations in respect of their personal beneficial shareholdings. Please see full details on background and rationale to VOTE AGAINST DISCONTINUATION (SPECIAL RESOLUTION 15) on page 5 of the 2026 Circular and Notice of AGM document.
Please find below a completed Form of Proxy example of how the Board would recommend voting at this AGM.
PLEASE TICK OR PUT AN 'X' IN THIS BOX TO VOTE IN LINE WITH THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR ALL ORDINARY AND SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
By ticking or placing an 'X' in this box no further voting action is required and votes will be cast 'FOR' resolutions 1 to 14 and 'AGAINST' resolution 15. By ticking or placing an 'X' in this box you have superseded any individual voting on the resolutions below. If you wish to vote on all resolutions below individually, please do not tick or place an 'X' in this box.
Full details of the Board's recommendations can be found on the Company's website here:(https://www.nextenergysolarfund.com/annual-general-meeting/). The voting boxes highlighted below in light green represent the Board's voting recommendations.
Resolutions
For
Against
Withheld
Ordinary Resolutions
1
To receive and consider the Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2026
2
To approve the Director's renumeration report for the year ended 31 March 2026 contained within the Annual Report and Financial Statements
3
To approve the Company's dividend mechanics
4
To approve an amendment to the Company's investment policy to increase the maximum permitted allocation to standalone energy storage assets from 10% to 30% of Gross Asset Value
5
To elect Tony Quinlan as Director of the Company
6
To re-elect Paul Le Page as a Director of the Company
7
To re-elect Josephine Bush as a Director of the Company
8
To re-elect Jo Peacegood as a Director of the Company
9
To re-elect Caroline Chan as a Director of the Company
10
To re-appoint KPMG Audit Limited as auditor of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company
11
To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the auditor
Special Resolutions
12
To authorise the Directors to allot and issue (or sell out of treasury) Ordinary Shares in the Company up to an amount equal to 10% of the Ordinary Shares in issue
13
Conditional on the passing of Resolution 12 and in addition to the authority granted thereunder, to authorise the Directors to allot and issue (or sell out of treasury) Ordinary Shares in the Company up to an amount equal to 10% of the Ordinary Shares in issue
14
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary Shares
15
Discontinuation Vote: That the Company ceases to continue in its present form
[The Board unanimously recommends VOTING AGAINST this resolution]
For further information:
NextEnergy Capital
020 3746 0700
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 long-term total 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.
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 400 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 19 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 4GW and has funds under management of c.$4.8bn. 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.9GW 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 audited at 31 March 2026, being the latest date in respect of which NextEnergy Solar Fund has published financial information.
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