Result of General Meeting

RNS Number : 0395O

Octopus Renewables Infra Trust PLC

04 February 2021

 

4 February 2021

LEI: 213800B81BFJKWM2JV13

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc

("ORIT" or the "Company")

Result of General Meeting

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc is pleased to announce that, at the general meeting of the Company held at 10.00 am this morning, the ordinary resolution to change the Company's investment policy, as outlined in the circular dated 11 January 2021 (the "Circular"), was passed.

The proxy votes received were as follows:

Resolution	For		Against		Withheld*
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
That the proposed changes to the investment policy be adopted	179,015,591	100.00%	884	<0.001%	8,713

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is therefore not counted towards the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.

The text of the resolution is contained in the notice of general meeting set out in the Circular, a copy of which is available on the Company's website at www.octopusrenewables infrastructure.com/investors/ .

For further information please contact:

Octopus Investments Limited (Investment Manager) Matt Setchell, Chris Gaydon, David Bird	Via Buchanan
Peel Hunt (Broker) Liz Yong, Luke Simpson, Tom Pocock (Investment Banking) Alex Howe, Chris Bunstead, Ed Welsby, Richard Harris (Sales)	020 7418 8900
Buchanan (Financial PR) Charles Ryland, Kelsey Traynor, Hannah Ratcliff	020 7466 5000
PraxisIFM ( Company Secretary )	020 4513 9260

Notes to editors

About Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc is a closed end investment company incorporated in England and Wales focused on providing investors with an attractive and sustainable level of income returns, with an element of capital growth, by investing in a diversified portfolio of renewable energy assets in Europe and Australia. Octopus Investments Limited acts as the Investment Manager to the Company.

Further details can be found at www.octopusrenewablesinfrastructure.com

About Octopus Renewables

Octopus Renewables, part of Octopus Investments and the wider Octopus Group, is a specialist clean energy investment manager with a mission to accelerate the transition to a future powered by renewable energy. Since 2010, Octopus Renewables has, on behalf of its clients, invested in a diverse portfolio of assets with a capacity of over 2.5GW and is now the largest commercial solar investor in Europe and a leading UK investor in onshore wind. Octopus Renewables is co-led by Matt Setchell and Alex Brierley and has over 70 employees in the UK and Australia.

Further details can be found at www.octopusrenewables.com

Neither the content of any website referred to in this announcement nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

 

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