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5 January 2017

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited (the "Company")

Publication of Supplementary Prospectus

The Company announces the publication today of a supplementary prospectus (the "Supplementary Prospectus") which is supplemental to and must be read in conjunction with the prospectus published by the Company on 15 November 2016 in connection with the share issuance programme in respect of the issue of up to 350,000,000 New Ordinary Shares and/or C Shares during the period commencing on 15 November 2016 and ending on 14 November 2017. 

The publication of the Supplementary Prospectus is a regulatory requirement under the Prospectus Rules following the publication on 30 November 2016 of the Company's unaudited interim results for the six month period ended 30 September 2016.

A copy of the Supplementary Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm. The Supplementary Prospectus will also be added to the Company's website, which is located at www.nextenergysolarfund.com.

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Important Notice

Each of Cantor Fitzgerald Europe ("Cantor Fitzgerald), Fidante Partners (Europe) Limited ("Fidante"), Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited ("Macquarie Capital") and Shore Capital and Corporate Limited and Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited ("Shore Capital") is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA and acting only for the Company in connection with the matters described in this announcement. Persons receiving this announcement should note that none of Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, Fidante Capital, Macquarie Capital or Shore Capital will be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to customers of Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, Fidante Capital, Macquarie Capital or Shore Capital, or for advising any other person on the matters described in this announcement.

The contents of this announcement, which has been prepared by and is the sole responsibility of the Company, have been approved by NextEnergy Capital Limited (authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) for the purposes of section 21(2)(b) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Notes to Editors:

NextEnergy Solar Fund

The Company is a specialist investment company that invests in operating solar power plants in the UK. Its objective is to secure attractive shareholder returns through RPI-linked dividends and long-term capital growth. The Company achieves this by acquiring solar power plants on agricultural, industrial and commercial sites.

NESF has raised equity proceeds of £465m since its initial public offering on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in April 2014. It also has credit facilities of £120.2m in place (MIDIS: £54.7m; Bayerische Landesbank: £43.8m; and NIBC: £21.7m). 

The Company is differentiated by its access to NextEnergy Capital Group (NEC Group), its Investment Manager, which has a strong track record in sourcing, acquiring and managing operating solar assets. WiseEnergy is NEC Group's specialist operating asset management division, providing solar asset management, monitoring and other services to over 1,250 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed capacity in excess of 1.7 GW.

Further information on the Company, NEC Group and WiseEnergy is available at www.nextenergysolarfund.com, www.nextenergycapital.com and www.wise-energy.eu.