21 July 2022
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc
("SEEIT" or the "Company")
Publication of Annual Report & Notice of AGM
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc confirms that its annual report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 (the "2022 Annual Report") is now available to view and download from the Company's website at www.seeitplc.com/investors/#latestPublication. A copy of the 2022 Annual Report has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Shareholders who have previously requested communications in paper format will be mailed a copy of the 2022 Annual Report.
Notice of AGM
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc announces that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") will be held on 12 September 2022 at 2.00 pm BST at 6th Floor, 125 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5AS.
The Notice of the 2022 AGM and Form of Proxy have been posted to shareholders today and are available at www.seeitplc.com/investors/#latestPublication.
They have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Termination of Placing Programme
The Company published a prospectus on 2 September 2021 which included a placing programme, due to end on 1 September 2022 (the "Placing Programme"). As less than six weeks of the Placing Programme remain unexpired, the Directors have decided to terminate the Placing Programme with immediate effect.
For Further Information
| Sustainable Development Capital LLP Jonathan Maxwell Eugene Kinghorn Purvi Sapre Tom Hovanessian
| T: +44 (0) 20 7287 7700
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| Jefferies International Limited Tom Yeadon Gaudi le Roux
| T: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000
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| TB Cardew Ed Orlebar Henry Crane | T: +44 (0) 20 7930 0777 M: +44 (0) 7738 724 630 |
About SEEIT
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. It was the first UK listed company of its kind to invest exclusively in the energy efficiency sector. Its projects are primarily located in the UK, Europe and North America and include, inter alia, a portfolio of cogeneration assets in Spain, a portfolio of commercial and industrial solar and storage projects in the United States, a regulated gas distribution network in Sweden and a district energy system providing essential and efficient utility services on one of the largest business parks in the United States.
The Company aims to deliver shareholders value through its investment in a diversified portfolio of energy efficiency projects which are driven by the opportunity to deliver lower cost, cleaner and more reliable energy solutions to end users of energy.
The Company is targeting an attractive total return for shareholders of 7-8 per cent. per annum (net of fees and expenses and by reference to the initial issue price of £1.00 per Ordinary Share), with a stable dividend income, capital preservation and the opportunity for capital growth. The Company is targeting an aggregate dividend of 6.00p per share in respect of the financial year to 31 March 2023. SEEIT's last published NAV was 108.4p per share as at 31 March 2022.
Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance.
Further information can be found on the Company's website at www.seeitplc.com.
Investment Manager
SEEIT's investment manager is Sustainable Development Capital LLP ("SDCL"), an investment firm established in 2007, with a proven track record of investment in energy efficiency and decentralised generation projects in the UK, Continental Europe, North America and Asia.
SDCL is headquartered in London and also operates worldwide from offices in New York, Dublin, Madrid, Hong Kong and Singapore. SDCL is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Further information can be found on at www.sdclgroup.com.
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