Greencoat UK Wind Regulatory News (UKW)

27 July 2018

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GREENCOAT UK WIND PLC (the "Company")

Half year results to 30 June 2018, Net Asset Value and Dividend Announcement

Greencoat UK Wind PLC is the leading listed renewable infrastructure fund, invested in UK wind farms. The Company's aim is to provide investors with an annual dividend that increases in line with RPI inflation while preserving the capital value of its investment portfolio in the long term on a real basis through reinvestment of excess cash flow and the prudent use of gearing.

Highlights

· The Group's investments generated 951GWh of electricity.

· Net cash generation (Group and wind farm SPVs) was £67.4 million.

· Acquisition of Brockaghboy and an additional interest in Clyde increased the portfolio to 30 wind farm investments, net generating capacity to 785MW and GAV to £1,684.9 million as at 30 June 2018.

· Issuance of further shares raising £118.8 million in May 2018.

· The Company declared total dividends of 3.38 pence per share with respect to the period.

· £395 million outstanding borrowings as at 30 June 2018, equivalent to 23 per cent. of GAV.

Commenting on today's results, Tim Ingram, Chairman of Greencoat UK Wind, said:

"We are pleased to report continued solid performance of our portfolio, with good cash generation, an increase in the dividend and strong dividend cover.

"During the period, we invested a further £277 million, increasing net generating capacity to 785MW. Acquiring Brockaghboy, a 47.5MW wind farm in Northern Ireland, and exercising our option to increase our shareholding in the Clyde wind farms demonstrates the breadth of investment opportunities available to us given our scale.

"We were also pleased with the strong support shown by both existing and new investors in May's oversubscribed share placing. With gearing at 23% of GAV, we are well placed to take advantage of the attractive pipeline of growth opportunities available to us."

NAV

The Company announces that its unaudited Net Asset Value as at 30 June 2018 is £1,289.9 million (114.1 pence per share). The Company's June 2018 Factsheet is available on the Company's website, www.greencoat-ukwind.com.

Dividend Announcement

The Company also announces a quarterly dividend of 1.69 pence per share in respect of the period from 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018.

Dividend Timetable

Ex-dividend date: 9 August 2018

Record date: 10 August 2018

Payment date: 24 August 2018

Key Metrics

As at 30 June 2018:

Details of the conference call for analysts and investors:

There will be a conference call at 9.00am today for analysts and investors. To register for the event please notify Headland, either by email to ukwind@headlandconsultancy.com or by telephone on +44 (0)20 3805 4822.

Presentation materials will be posted on the Company's website, www.greencoat-ukwind.com, from 9.00am.

For further information, please contact:

Greencoat UK Wind PLC 020 7832 9400

Stephen Lilley

Laurence Fumagalli

Tom Rayner

Headland 020 3805 4822

Stephen Malthouse

Rob Walker

All capitalised terms are defined in the list of defined terms below unless separately defined.

Chairman's Statement

I am pleased to present the Half Year Report of Greencoat UK Wind PLC for the six months ended 30 June 2018.

Performance

Despite a strong first quarter, portfolio generation for the period was 6 per cent. below budget at 951GWh, mainly due to lower wind speeds in May and June. Wholesale electricity prices have been higher than budget, and net cash generated by the Group and wind farm SPVs was on budget at £67.4 million, providing strong cover of 2.0x dividends paid during the period.

Dividends and Returns

The Company's aim is to provide investors with an attractive and sustainable dividend that increases in line with RPI inflation while preserving capital on a real basis. In line with our stated target of 6.76 pence per share for 2018, the Company has paid a quarterly dividend of 1.69 pence per share with respect to Q1 2018 and has declared a dividend of the same amount per share with respect to Q2 2018, giving a total of 3.38 pence per share for the period (compared to 3.245 pence per share for the first half of 2017). NAV per share increased in the period from 109.6 pence per share (ex-dividend) on 31 December 2017 to 112.4 pence per share (ex-dividend) on 30 June 2018.

Acquisitions and Equity Issuance

During the period, the Group invested £277 million in 2 acquisitions, increasing net generating capacity to 785MW. In March, the Group acquired the 47.5MW Brockaghboy wind farm in Northern Ireland and in May, it exercised its option to increase its shareholding in the Clyde wind farms to 28.2 per cent..

In order to support the continuing growth of the Company, in May we issued 102 million new shares at 117 pence per share, raising gross proceeds of £119 million in an oversubscribed and NAV accretive share placing.

Gearing

At the start of the period, Group borrowings amounted to £265 million (19 per cent. of GAV). Following the acquisitions and equity issuance in the period, as at 30 June 2018, Group borrowings amounted to £395 million (23 per cent. of GAV), of which £150 million was fixed rate term debt.

The Group will generally avoid using non-recourse debt at wind farm level and aims to keep overall Group level borrowings at a prudent level (the maximum is 40 per cent. of GAV) to reduce risk, while ensuring that the Group is always fully invested thus using shareholders' capital efficiently. Over the medium term we would expect gearing to be between 20 and 30 per cent. of GAV.

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

As detailed in the Company's Annual Report to 31 December 2017, the principal risks and uncertainties affecting the Group are as follows:

· dependence on the Investment Manager;

· financing risk; and

· risk of investment returns becoming unattractive.

Also, as detailed in the Company's Annual Report to 31 December 2017, the principal risks and uncertainties affecting the investee companies are as follows:

· changes in government policy on renewable energy;

· a decline in the market price of electricity;

· risk of low wind resource;

· lower than expected life span of the wind turbines; and

· health and safety and the environment.

Further information in relation to these principal risks and uncertainties, which are unchanged from 31 December 2017 and remain the most likely to affect the Group in the second half of the year, may be found on pages 5 to 7 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2017.

Outlook

Electricity generation from wind is the most widely deployed renewable energy technology available in the UK and has matured from being a somewhat unusual form of generation into becoming one of the key providers of electricity: on average, over 15 per cent. of the UK's electricity demand is now being supplied by wind energy and by 2020, over 30 per cent. of the UK's electricity demand should be met from renewable sources (of which wind is the dominant component).

The Company is therefore investing in a mature and growing market, and the Board believes that there should continue to be further opportunities for investments that are beneficial to shareholders. Nonetheless, the Company will continue to maintain a strictly disciplined approach to acquisitions, only investing when it is considered to be in the interests of shareholders to do so.

Tim Ingram 

Chairman

26 July 2018

Investment Manager's Report

Investment Portfolio

Portfolio as at 30 June 2018:

(1) Numbers do not cast owing to rounding of (0.2)MW.

Portfolio Performance

Portfolio generation for the six months ended 30 June 2018 was 951GWh, 6 per cent. below budget owing to low wind resource in Q2 (Q1 generation was above budget).

Overall portfolio availability was in line with budget. Notable issues were:

· lower than budgeted availability at Maerdy due to blade repairs as a result of a Siemens worldwide serial defect affecting 3 out of 8 turbines;

· lower than budgeted availability at Kildrummy due to blade heating issues and icing over the winter period which have now been successfully remedied; and

· lower than budgeted availability at Cotton Farm due to background noise monitoring which was completed in June.

During the period, various turbine operation and maintenance contracts and operational management agreements were renewed or replaced at lower than budgeted cost.

Health and Safety

There were no major incidents in the six months ended 30 June 2018.

Acquisitions

On 7 March 2018, the Group invested £163.9 million (including acquisition costs, excluding acquired cash) to acquire 100 per cent. of the 47.5MW Brockaghboy wind farm from ERG.

On 30 May 2018, the Group exercised its option to invest £113.1 million (including acquisition costs, excluding acquired cash) to acquire a further 8.4 per cent. of the 522.4MW Clyde wind farms from SSE, bringing the Group's total holding to 28.2 per cent..

In addition, on 2 February 2018, the Group paid £0.4 million to EDF as a post completion working capital adjustment in relation to the acquisition of Bicker Fen, Deeping St. Nicholas, Glass Moor, Red House and Red Tile wind farms in October 2017.

Total acquisitions in the period thus amounted to £277.4 million.

Financial Performance

Power prices during the period were above budget. The average N2EX Day Ahead auction price was £52.65/MWh.

Below budget portfolio generation and above budget power prices contributed to cash generation in line with budget.

Dividend cover for the six months ended 30 June 2018 was 2.0x, in line with expectations.

Cash balances (Group and wind farm SPVs) increased by £2.4 million to £44.1 million over the period.

(1) Excludes acquired cash, includes £0.4 million EDF working capital adjustment.

The following two tables provide further detail in relation to net cash generation of £67.4 million:

(1) Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(2) Note 8 to the Financial Statements (excludes acquired cash)

(3) Note 12 to the Financial Statements

Investment Performance

The NAV as at 30 June 2018 was £1,289.9 million (114.1 pence per share).

(1) Numbers do not cast owing to rounding of £0.1 million.

A dividend of £16.7 million (1.6225 pence per share) was paid in February 2018 with respect to the quarter ended 31 December 2017 and a dividend of £17.4 million (1.69 pence per share) was paid in May 2018 with respect to the quarter ended 31 March 2018.

A dividend of £19.1 million (1.69 pence per share) will be paid on 24 August 2018 with respect to the quarter ended 30 June 2018.

The share price as at 30 June 2018 was 125.2 pence, representing a 9.8 per cent. premium to NAV.

Reconciliation of Statutory Net Assets to Reported NAV

Gearing

As at 30 June 2018, the Group had £395 million of debt outstanding, equating to 23 per cent. of GAV.

Debt outstanding comprised term debt of £150 million (together with associated interest rate swaps) plus £245 million drawn under the Group's revolving credit facility.

All borrowing is at the Company level (no asset level debt).

Outlook

There are currently 20GW of operating UK wind farms (13GW onshore plus 7GW offshore). Installed capacity is set to grow to 14GW onshore plus 12GW offshore by 2021. In monetary terms, the secondary market for operating UK wind farms is approximately £50 billion, increasing to £75 billion by 2021. The Group currently has a market share of approximately 3 per cent.. The average age of the portfolio is 5 years (the same as at listing in March 2013).

The key value driver affecting operating UK wind farms is the wholesale power price. In general, independent forecasters expect the UK wholesale power price to rise in real terms, driven by higher gas and carbon prices. The long term power price forecast is updated each quarter and reflected in the reported NAV.

The Company does not expect any material change to its business as a result of the UK exiting the European Union. Being solely UK focused and deliberately low risk, all of the Group's assets and liabilities are within the UK and sterling denominated. In addition, the regulatory regime under which the assets operate is robust, longstanding and rooted in UK legislation.

In general, the outlook for the Group is very encouraging, with proven operational and financial performance from the existing portfolio combined with a healthy pipeline of attractive further investment opportunities.

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The Directors acknowledge responsibility for the interim results and approve this Half Year Report. The Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge:

a) the condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" and give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position and the profit of the Group as required by DTR 4.2.4R;

b) the interim management report, included within the Chairman's Statement and Investment Manager's Report, includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R, being the significant events of the first half of the year and the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year; and

c) the condensed financial statements include a fair review of the related party transactions, as required by DTR 4.2.8R.

The Responsibility Statement has been approved by the Board.

Tim Ingram 

Chairman

26 July 2018

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

For the six months ended 30 June 2018

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (unaudited)

As at 30 June 2018

Authorised for issue by the Board on 26 July 2018 and signed on its behalf by:

Tim Ingram Shonaid Jemmett-Page

Chairman Director

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (unaudited)

For the six months ended 30 June 2018

The total reserves distributable by way of a dividend as at 30 June 2018 were £277,949,908.

The total reserves distributable by way of a dividend as at 30 June 2017 were £264,061,571.

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

For the six months ended 30 June 2018

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the six months ended 30 June 2018

1. Significant accounting policies

The condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Half Year Report have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting". With the exception of IFRS 9 "Financial instruments" as disclosed below, the same accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation are followed in these condensed consolidated financial statements as were applied in the preparation of the Group's consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017 and are expected to continue to apply in the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018.

IFRS 9 was issued to replace IAS 39 "Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement" and became effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018 and has been first adopted in these financial statements. The Group's financial instruments predominantly comprise equity investments held at fair value and financial liabilities held at amortised cost. The accounting treatment for these financial instruments is consistent under both IAS 39 and IFRS 9, therefore the introduction of IFRS 9 has had no impact on the reported results and financial position of the Group.

The Group's consolidated annual financial statements were prepared on the historic cost basis, as modified for the measurement of certain financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss, and in accordance with IFRS to the extent that they have been adopted by the EU and with those parts of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies under IFRS.

These condensed financial statements do not include all information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group's consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017. The audited annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The audit report thereon was unmodified.

This Half Year Report has not been audited or reviewed by the Company's Auditor in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) (UK) or International Standard on Review Engagements (ISREs).

After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the interim financial statements.

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Board of Directors, as a whole. The key measure of performance used by the Board to assess the Group's performance and to allocate resources is the total return on the Group's net assets, as calculated under IFRS, and therefore no reconciliation is required between the measure of profit or loss used by the Board and that contained in the financial statements. For management purposes, the Group is organised into one main operating segment, which invests in wind farm assets. All of the Group's income is generated within the UK. All of the Group's non current assets are located in the UK.

The Group's results do not vary significantly during reporting periods as a result of seasonal activity.

2. Investment management fees

Under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Manager is entitled to a combination of a Cash Fee and an Equity Element from the Company.

The Cash Fee and Equity Element are calculated quarterly in advance, as disclosed on page 55 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2017.

Investment management fees paid or accrued in the period were as follows:

As at 30 June 2018, total amounts payable to the Investment Manager were £nil (31 December 2017: £605,632).

3. Return on investments

4. Operating expenses

The fees to the Company's Auditor includes £3,700 (30 June 2017: £3,700) payable in relation to a limited review of the Half Year Report and estimated accruals proportioned across the year for the audit of the statutory financial statements.

5. Taxation

Taxable income during the period was offset by management expenses and the tax charge for the period ended 30 June 2018 is £nil (30 June 2017: £nil). The Group has tax losses carried forward available to offset against current and future profits as at 30 June 2018 of £12,059,423 (30 June 2017: £7,654,199).

During the period, £1,169,209 (30 June 2017: £1,073,321) was received as compensation for corporation tax losses surrendered by way of consortium relief from investee companies. This comprised £1,010,693 recognised as a receivable as at 31 December 2017 and £158,516 (30 June 2017: £176,000) recognised as a tax credit in the period.

6. Earnings per share

Dilution of the earnings per share as a result of the Equity Element of the investment management fee as disclosed in note 2 does not have a material impact on the basic earnings per share.

7. Dividends declared with respect to the period

As disclosed in note 18, on 26 July 2018, the Board approved a dividend of 1.69 pence per share in relation to the quarter ended 30 June 2018, bringing the total dividends declared with respect to the period to 3.38 pence per share. The record date for the dividend is 10 August 2018 and the payment date is 24 August 2018.

8. Investments at fair value through profit or loss

(1) The loan addition includes capitalised interest of £1,015,958.

The unrealised movement in fair value of investments of the Group during the period was made up as follows:

Fair value measurements

As disclosed on pages 58 and 59 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2017, IFRS 13 "Fair Value Measurement" requires disclosure of fair value measurement by level. The level of fair value hierarchy within the financial assets or financial liabilities ranges from level 1 to level 3 and is determined on the basis of the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The fair value of the Group's investments is ultimately determined by the underlying fair values of the SPV investments. Due to their nature, they are always expected to be classified as level 3 as the investments are not traded and contain unobservable inputs. There have been no transfers between levels during the six months ended 30 June 2018.

Sensitivity analysis

The fair value of the Group's investments is £1,683,193,485 (31 December 2017: £1,405,724,491). The analysis below is provided in order to illustrate the sensitivity of the fair value of investments to an individual input, while all other variables remain constant. The Board considers these changes in inputs to be within reasonable expected ranges. This is not intended to imply the likelihood of change or that possible changes in value would be restricted to this range.

The sensitivities above are assumed to be independent of each other. Combined sensitivities are not presented.

The base case asset life assumption is 25 years. An asset life sensitivity is not presented owing to the difficulty in quantifying various associated valuation drivers, including: ability to extend the lease term; ability to extend planning permission; commercial terms attaching to any lease extension; operating and maintenance costs associated with longer life; decommissioning costs; and scrap value. Notwithstanding the difficulty in quantification, the Investment Manager considers asset life extension to be a significant potential upside to the Group. Asset life is also highlighted as a principal risk and uncertainty on page 7 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2017.

9. Unconsolidated subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures

The following table shows subsidiaries of the Group. As the Company is regarded as an investment entity under IFRS, these subsidiaries have not been consolidated in the preparation of the financial statements:

(1) The Group's investment in Corriegarth is held through Corriegarth Holdings.

(2) The Group's investments in Deeping St. Nicholas, Glass Moor, Red House and Red Tile are held through Fenlands.

(3) The Group's investments in Drone Hill, North Rhins, Sixpenny Wood and Yelvertoft are held through SYND Holdco.

The following table shows associates and joint ventures of the Group which have been recognised at fair value as permitted by IAS 28 "Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures":

(1) The Group's investments in Middlemoor and Lindhurst are 49 per cent. (31 December 2017: 49 per cent.). These are held through ML Wind.

As disclosed in note 17, during the period, Holdco advanced a loan to Clyde of £44,929,350 (30 June 2017: £nil). The loan accrues interest at a rate of 5.8 per cent. per annum.

Security deposits and guarantees provided by the Group on behalf of its investments are disclosed on page 61 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2017. There were no changes to these security deposits and guarantees in the period.

10. Receivables

11. Payables

12. Loans and borrowings

The loan balances as at 30 June 2018 have not been revalued to reflect amortised cost, as the amounts are not materially different from the outstanding balances.

There are no changes to the terms of the revolving credit facility as disclosed on page 63 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2017.

As at 30 June 2018, accrued interest on the revolving credit facility was £30,216 (31 December 2017: £613,688) and the outstanding commitment fee payable was £51,199 (31 December 2017: £146,651).

On 6 March 2018, the Company extended its term debt facility with CBA by £50,000,000 together with an associated interest rate swap, which expires on 6 March 2025. The margin for the extended amount of £50,000,000 is 1.55 per cent. and the swap fixed rate is 1.5265 per cent. per annum. The balance on the term debt facility as at 30 June 2018 was £150,000,000 and the terms for the initial facility of £100,000,000 remain unchanged from those disclosed on page 63 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2017.

As at 30 June 2018, accrued interest on the term debt facility and associated swap was £827,344 (31 December 2017: £579,615).

13. Contingencies

At the time of acquisition, wind farms which had less than 12 months' operational data may have had a wind energy true-up applied, whereby the purchase price for these wind farms may be adjusted (up or down) so that it is based on a 2 year operational record, once the operational data has become available.

The following 2 wind energy true-ups remain outstanding and the maximum adjustment under each are as follows: Clyde Extension £4,747,094; and Corriegarth £9,069,293.

14. Share capital - ordinary shares of £0.01

15. Net assets per share

16. Reconciliation of operating profit for the period to net cash from operating activities

17. Related party transactions

During the period, the Company increased its loan to Holdco by £246,813,240 (30 June 2017: £75,000,000) and Holdco made repayments of £46,076,035 (30 June 2017: £35,746,585). The amount outstanding at the period end was £873,254,470 (31 December 2017: £672,517,265).

During the period, Holdco increased its shareholder loan to Clyde by £44,929,350 (30 June 2017: £nil). The loan accrues interest at a rate of 5.8 per cent. per annum. The Group received loan capital repayments of £8,408,607 (30 June 2017: £8,403,600) and loan interest repayments of £3,229,921 (30 June 2017: £1,533,723) during the period from Clyde and the balance as at 30 June 2018 was £151,159,926 (31 December 2017: £112,906,047).

During the period, £198,000 (30 June 2017: £176,000) was received from Little Cheyne Court, £873,835 (30 June 2017: £897,321) was received from Braes of Doune and £97,374 (30 June 2017: £nil) was received from SYND Holdco as compensation for corporation tax losses surrendered via consortium relief through the Group.

The below table shows dividends received in the period from the Group's investments.

(1) The Group's investment in Corriegarth is held through Corriegarth Holdings.

(2) The Group's investments in Deeping St. Nicholas, Glass Moor, Red House and Red Tile are held through Fenlands.

(3) The Group's investments in Middlemoor and Lindhurst are held through ML Wind.

(4) The Group's investments in Drone Hill, North Rhins, Sixpenny Wood and Yelvertoft are held through SYND Holdco.

18. Subsequent events

On 26 July 2018, the Board approved a dividend of £19.1 million equivalent to 1.69 pence per share. The record date for the dividend is 10 August 2018 and the payment date is 24 August 2018.

Company Information

Defined Terms

Aggregate Group Debt means the Group's proportionate share of outstanding third party borrowings

BDO LLP means the Company's Auditor as at the reporting date

Bicker Fen means Bicker Fen Windfarm Limited

Bin Mountain means Bin Mountain Wind Farm (NI) Limited

Bishopthorpe means Bishopthorpe Wind Farm Limited

Board means the Directors of the Company

Braes of Doune means Braes of Doune Wind Farm (Scotland) Limited

Brockaghboy means Brockaghboy Windfarm Limited

Carcant means Carcant Wind Farm (Scotland) Limited

Cash Fee means the cash fee that the Investment Manager is entitled to under the Investment Management Agreement

CBA means Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Clyde means Clyde Wind Farm (Scotland) Limited

Clyde Extension means the Clyde extension wind farm developed by SSE adjacent to the original Clyde wind farm

Company means Greencoat UK Wind PLC

Corriegarth means Corriegarth Wind Energy Limited

Corriegarth Holdings means Corriegarth Wind Energy Holdings Limited

Cotton Farm means Cotton Farm Wind Farm Limited

DCF means Discounted Cash Flow

Deeping St. Nicholas means Deeping St. Nicholas wind farm

Drone Hill means Drone Hill Wind Farm Limited

DTR means the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook issued by the Financial Conduct Authority

Earl's Hall Farm means Earl's Hall Farm Wind Farm Limited

Equity Element means the ordinary shares issued to the Investment Manager under the Investment Management Agreement

EU means the European Union

Fenlands means Fenland Windfarms Limited

GAV means Gross Asset Value

Glass Moor means Glass Moor wind farm

Group means Greencoat UK Wind PLC and Greencoat UK Wind Holdco Limited

Holdco means Greencoat UK Wind Holdco Limited

IAS means International Accounting Standard

IFRS means International Financial Reporting Standards

Investment Management Agreement means the agreement between the Company and the Investment Manager

Investment Manager means Greencoat Capital LLP

Kildrummy means Kildrummy Wind Farm Limited

Langhope Rig means Langhope Rig Wind Farm Limited

Lindhurst means Lindhurst Wind Farm

Little Cheyne Court means Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Limited

Maerdy means Maerdy Wind Farm Limited

Middlemoor means Middlemoor Wind Farm

ML Wind means ML Wind LLP

NAV means Net Asset Value

NAV per Share means the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share

North Hoyle means North Hoyle Wind Farm Limited

North Rhins means North Rhins Wind Farm Limited

PPA means Power Purchase Agreement entered into by the Group's wind farms

RBC means the Royal Bank of Canada

Red House means Red House wind farm

Red Tile means Red Tile wind farm

Review Section means the front end review section of this report (including but not limited to the Chairman's Statement and the Investment Manager's Report)

Rhyl Flats means Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Limited

RPI means the Retail Price Index

Screggagh means Screggagh Wind Farm Limited

Sixpenny Wood means Sixpenny Wood Wind Farm Limited

Slieve Divena means Slieve Divena Wind Farm Limited

SPVs means the Special Purpose Vehicles which hold the Group's investment portfolio of underlying wind farms

Stroupster means Stroupster Caithness Wind Farm (Scotland) Limited

SYND Holdco means SYND Holdco Limited

Tappaghan means Tappaghan Wind Farm (NI) Limited

TSR means Total Shareholder Return

UK means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Yelvertoft means Yelvertoft Wind Farm Limited

Cautionary Statement

The Review Section of this report has been prepared solely to provide additional information to shareholders to assess the Company's strategies and the potential for those strategies to succeed. These should not be relied on by any other party or for any other purpose.

The Review Section may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology.

These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this document and include statements regarding the intentions, beliefs or current expectations of the Directors and the Investment Manager concerning, amongst other things, the investment objectives and investment policy, financing strategies, investment performance, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, and distribution policy of the Company and the markets in which it invests.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The Company's actual investment performance, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, distribution policy and the development of its financing strategies may differ materially from the impression created by the forward-looking statements contained in this document.

Subject to their legal and regulatory obligations, the Directors and the Investment Manager expressly disclaim any obligations to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

In addition, the Review Section may include target figures for future financial periods. Any such figures are targets only and are not forecasts.

This Half Year Report has been prepared for the Company as a whole and therefore gives greater emphasis to those matters which are significant in respect of Greencoat UK Wind PLC and its subsidiary undertakings when viewed as a whole.