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SDCL Efficiency Income TrustAnnouncement

27/05/2025 17:15

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RNS Number : 2901K  SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Tst  27 May 2025

27 May 2025

SDCL Efficiency Income Trust plc

("SEIT" or the "Company")

Change of Name and website address

The Company announces that, effective from 21 May 2025, it has changed its
name to SDCL Efficiency Income Trust plc. Dealings under the new name will
commence at 8.00 am (BST) on 29 May 2025. The Company's stock market ticker,
ISIN, LEI and SEDOL numbers will remain unchanged.

The Company also announces that its corporate website address will change to
www.seitplc.com on 29 May 2025.

The Company confirms its investment strategy and portfolio of assets remain
unchanged.

The name change is in response to new fund naming guidelines from the European
Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA").

Shareholders are unaffected by the change and existing share certificates will
remain valid and should be retained. Any new share certificates issued will
bear the name SDCL Efficiency Income Trust plc.

 

Tony Roper, Chair of SEIT, said:

"SEIT is proud to be both an Article 9 Fund and a recipient of the London
Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark. To continue to be able to market into the
EU, SEIT needs to comply with ESMA, and this name change achieves that. Since
its IPO in 2018, the Company's investment strategy has focused on building a
large and diversified portfolio of assets that deliver efficient energy
solutions to end users. These solutions directly support the energy transition
by virtue of reducing the amount of energy that is wasted globally."

SEIT's latest ESG Report is available here: ESG | SEIT
(https://www.seeitplc.com/esg/)

For Further Information

 Sustainable Development Capital LLP  T: +44 (0) 20 7287 7700

 Jonathan Maxwell

 Eugene Kinghorn

 Ben Griffiths

 Tamsin Jordan

 Jefferies International Limited      T: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000

 Tom Yeadon

 Gaudi Le Roux

 Cardew Group                         T: +44 (0) 20 7930 0777

 Ed Orlebar                           E: SEEIT@cardewgroup.com (mailto:SEEIT@cardewgroup.com)

 Henry Crane                          M: +44 (0) 7738 724 630

                                      E: henry.crane@cardewgroup.com (mailto:henry.crane@cardewgroup.com)

 Liam Kline                           M: +44 (0) 7827 130 429

                                      E: liam.kline@cardewgroup.com

 

About SEIT

SDCL Efficiency Income Trust plc is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. It
was the first UK listed company of its kind to invest exclusively in the
energy efficiency sector. Its projects are primarily located in North America,
the UK and Europe and include, inter alia, a portfolio of cogeneration assets
in Spain, a portfolio of commercial and industrial solar and storage projects
in the United States, a regulated gas distribution network in Sweden, a
portfolio of on-site energy recycling, cogeneration and process efficiency
projects, servicing the largest steel blast furnace in the United States and
a district energy system providing essential and efficient utility services on
one of the largest business parks in the United States.

The Company aims to deliver shareholders value through its investment in a
diversified portfolio of energy efficiency projects which are driven by the
opportunity to deliver lower cost, cleaner and more reliable energy solutions
to end users.

The Company is targeting an attractive total return for shareholders with a
stable dividend income, capital preservation and the opportunity for capital
growth. The Company is targeting a dividend of 6.32p per share in respect of
the financial year to 31 March 2025. SEIT's last published NAV was 90.6p per
share as at 30 September 2024.

Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance.

Further information can be found on the Company's website at www.seitplc.com
(http://www.seitplc.com) .

Investment Manager

SEIT's investment manager is Sustainable Development Capital LLP ("SDCL"), an
investment firm established in 2007, with a proven track record of investment
in energy efficiency and decentralised generation projects in the UK,
Continental Europe, North America and Asia.

SDCL is headquartered in London and also operates worldwide from offices in
New York, Dublin Hong Kong and Singapore. SDCL is authorised and regulated in
the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Further information can be found on at www.sdclgroup.com
(http://www.sdclgroup.com/) .

 

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