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Investors should not purchase or subscribe for any transferable securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the published prospectus dated 18 March 2014 (the "Prospectus") and the supplementary prospectus (the "Supplementary Prospectus") dated 11 April 2014, by Next Energy Solar Fund Limited in connection with the initial public offering and the admission of its Ordinary Shares to the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority (the "Official List") and to trading on London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed securities (the "London Stock Exchange"), (together, "Admission"). A copy of the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus is available on the Company's website www.nextenergysolarfund.co.uk.

This announcement is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to acquire securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction.

25 April 2014

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited

£85.6 million IPO, Admission to the Official List and to Trading on the London Stock Exchange

and PDMR shareholdings

Further to the announcement on 16 April 2014, NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited ("the Company"), a newly incorporated Guernsey company focused on operational solar photovoltaic assets located in the UK, is pleased to announce that 85.6 million ordinary shares in the Company have today been admitted to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities under the ticker "NESF".

The beneficial interests of Directors in the issued share capital of the Company will be as follows:

The beneficial interests of Directors of the Investment Manager to the Company will be as follows:

The Company's total issued and voting share capital will comprise 85,600,000 ordinary shares. Shareholders should use this figure as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

NextEnergy Capital Limited 020 3239 9054

Michael Bonte-Friedheim

Aldo Beolchini

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe 020 7894 7667

Sue Inglis

Andrew Worne

Gareth Price

Shore Capital 020 7408 4090

Bidhi Bhoma

Anita Ghanekar

MHP Communications 020 3128 8100

Rupert Trefgarne

Jamie Ricketts

Important Information

The contents of this announcement, which have been prepared by and are the sole responsibility of the Company have been approved by Next Energy Capital Limited (the "Investment Adviser"), solely for the purposes of section 21(2)(b) of FSMA.

Recipients of this announcement who intend to purchase or subscribe for shares in the Company are reminded that any purchase or subscription must be made solely on the basis of the information contained in the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus relating to the Company. No reliance may be placed for any purpose whatsoever on the completeness, accuracy or fairness of the information or opinions contained in this announcement. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made or given by or on behalf of the Company, NextEnergy Capital IM Limited, Shore Capital and Corporate Limited, Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited or Cantor Fitzgerald Europe or any of such person's directors, officers or employees, or any other person, as to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or opinions contained in this announcement or the suitability of the Company for investment or for any other purposes and no responsibility or liability for any such information or opinions.