Greencoat UK Wind : Accelerated Closing of Placing

RNS Number : 1973O Greencoat UK Wind PLC 16 May 2018

16 May 2018

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GREENCOAT UK WIND PLC

Accelerated Closing of Placing

(Terms as defined in the Placing launch announcement on 8 May 2018)

Greencoat UK Wind plc (the "Company" or "UKW"), the leading listed renewable infrastructure fund, invested in operating UK wind farms, today announces its intention to accelerate the closure of the Placing as announced on 8

May 2018 following material investor demand.

The Bookbuilding Process will close no later than 1:30 p.m. London time on 17 May 2018.

A further announcement will be made on conclusion of the Placing.

Application for Admission

Application will be made to the Financial Conduct Authority for admission of the Placing Shares to the premium segment of the Official List and to London Stock Exchange plc for admission to trading of the New Ordinary Shares on its main market for listed securities (the "Main Market"), (together, "Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective, and that dealings in the Placing Shares on the Main Market will commence, on or around Tuesday, 22 May 2018.

Greencoat UK Wind

020 7832 9425

Stephen Lilley

Laurence Fumagalli

Tom Rayner

RBC Capital Markets (Bookrunner)

020 7653 4000

Darrell Uden

Duncan Smith

Matthew Coakes

Kepler Partners (Placing Agent)

020 3384 8796

Hugh van Cutsem

Media enquiries: Headland

020 3805 4822

Stephen Malthouse

Rob Walker

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Any indication in this announcement of the price at which the ordinary shares of the Company have been bought or sold in the past cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser. No statement in this announcement is intended to be a profit forecast and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings per share of the Company for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per share of the Company.

RBC, which is authorised in the United Kingdom by the Prudential Regulatory Authority and regulated by the FCA and the Prudential Regulatory Authority, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA are acting for UKW and for no one else in connection with the Placing and will not be responsible to anyone other than UKW for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients or for affording advice in relation to the Placing, or any other matters referred to herein.

The new ordinary shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the London Stock Exchange.

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