4 June 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's shareholders held at 9.30 a.m. this morning, the special resolution (the "Resolution"), as set out in the circular dated 11 May 2021 (the "Circular"), was passed. The Resolution was put to the meeting and duly passed on a poll. The results are detailed as follows:
| For | Against | Withheld* | ||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes |
| 176,221,021 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*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.octopusrenewablesinfrastructure.com/investors/.
Following the passing of the Resolution and as described in the Circular, the Company has today entered into a deed of release in respect of its shareholders and a deed of release in respect of its directors.
In accordance with LR9.6.2R, copies of the resolution will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism website and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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, Huw Jeremy, 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.
Further details can be found at www.octopusrenewablesinfrastructure.com.
About Octopus Renewables
Octopus Renewables is a specialist clean energy investor. Launched in 2010 its mission is to accelerate the transition to a future powered by renewable energy. It has a diverse portfolio of assets with a capacity of over 2.8GW, making it the largest commercial solar investor in Europe and a leading investor in onshore wind.
Octopus Renewables is also leading the next wave of renewables being built across Europe and Australia without government subsidies. There is a significant opportunity to unblock much needed investment by building bespoke portfolios of renewable assets at scale, across technologies and countries, to create better outcomes for our investors.
Further details can be found at www.octopusrenewables.com.
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