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RNS Number : 1141G 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 +44 20 7939 0550
Meredith Frost
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited +44 20 7397 8900
Tunga Chigovanyika
JTC (UK) Limited USSolarFund-CompanySecretary@jtcgroup.com
Ruth Wright +44 207 409 0181
KL Communications +44 20 3882 6644
Charles Gorman USF@kl-communications.com
Charlotte Francis
Amy Levingston Smith
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
(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 (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
(http://www.amberinfrastructure.com) .
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