Result of Placing and PrimaryBid Offer

RNS Number : 0195P

Downing Renewables & Infrastructure

14 October 2021

 

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14 October 2 021

Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc 

("DORE" or "the Company")

Result of Placing and PrimaryBid Offer

Further to the Company's announcements on 29 September 2021 and 8 October 2021, Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc announces that, subject only to Admission, it will issue a total of 14,508,487 New Ordinary Shares, raising gross proceeds of c.£14.87 million pursuant to the Placing and the PrimaryBid Offer.

A total of 14,196,197 Placing Shares (c.£14.55 million) in the Company have been placed with new and existing investors at an Issue Price of 102.5 pence per Ordinary Share. In addition, a total of 312,290 New Ordinary Shares (c.£320,000) in the Company will be issued pursuant to the PrimaryBid Offer, at the Issue Price of 102.5 pence per Ordinary Share.

The Investment Manager intends to deploy the net proceeds of the Placing and the PrimaryBid Offer, in conjunction with the remaining proceeds of the IPO, into investment opportunities contained within its pipeline. In addition to this, the Investment Manager is also currently exploring options to optimise the existing capital structure of the Company's portfolio, including the inception of a revolving credit facility.

Applications have been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing and the PrimaryBid Offer to be admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that Admission will take place at 8.00 a.m. on 19 October 2021 and that dealings in the new Ordinary Shares will commence at the same time. The new Ordinary Shares will, when issued, be credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued Ordinary Shares including the right to receive all dividends and other distributions declared, made or paid after their date of issue.

Following Admission, the total issued share capital of the Company will be 137,008,487   Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 137,008,487   and this figure may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the announcements of the Company dated 29 September 2021 and 8 October 2021.

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Contact details:

Downing LLP  - Investment Manager to the Company Tom Williams	[phone]
Singer Capital Markets  - Corporate Broker and Bookrunner Robert Peel, Alan Ray, Alaina Wong, Asha Chotai (Investment Banking) Sam Greatrex, Alan Geeves, James Waterlow, Paul Glover (Sales)	[phone]
TB Cardew  - Public relations advisor to the Company Ed Orlebar Tania Wild	[phone] [phone] / [phone] [e-mail]

About Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc (DORE)

DORE is a closed-end investment trust that aims to provide investors with an attractive and sustainable level of income, with an element of capital growth, by investing in a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and infrastructure assets in the UK and Northern Europe. DORE has been awarded the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark in recognition of its contribution to the global 'Green Economy'.

The Board classifies DORE as a sustainable fund with a core objective of accelerating the transition to net zero through its investments, compiling and operating a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and infrastructure assets to help facilitate the transition to a more sustainable future. The Company believes that this directly contributes to climate change mitigation.

DORE's strategy, which focuses on diversification by geography, technology, revenue and project stage, is designed to increase the stability of revenues and the consistency of income to shareholders. For further details please visit  www.doretrust.com  

LEI: 2138004JHBJ7RHDYDR62 

About Downing LLP

Downing LLP is a London-based investment management firm. It has over 25,000 investors and has raised over £1.7 billion into businesses across a range of sectors, from renewable energy, care homes, health clubs, and children's nurseries, to technology and sports nutrition. Downing has a demonstrable track record in renewables, having made more than 130 investments into solar parks, wind farms and hydroelectric plants since 2010. 

For further details please visit  www.downing.co.uk

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The Company has not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act") and, as such, holders of the new Ordinary Shares will not be entitled to the benefits of the Investment Company Act. No offer, sale, resale, pledge, delivery, distribution or transfer of the new Ordinary Shares may be made except under circumstances that will not result in the Company being required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Ac.

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