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28 May 2026 15:45
28 May 2026
US SOLAR FUND PLC (USF, the "Company")
Result of 2026 Annual General Meeting (the "AGM")
US Solar Fund plc (LON: USF (USD)/USFP (GBP)), announces that at the Company's 2026 AGM held today, resolutions 1 to 14 were passed by way of a poll and resolution 15 was not passed which was in line with the Board's recommendations. The results of the poll are set out below.
Resolutions 1 to 11 (inclusive) were proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 12 to 15 (inclusive) were proposed as special resolutions.
Resolution | Votes For* | % | Votes Against | % | Total votes validly cast | Total votes cast as % of issued share capital | Votes Withheld ** | |
1 | Receive annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 | 204,151,088 | 98.49% | 3,139,503 | 1.51% | 207,290,591 | 62.40% | 24,001 |
2 | Approve directors' remuneration report | 203,931,776 | 98.39% | 3,341,364 | 1.61% | 207,273,140 | 62.40% | 41,452 |
3 | Approve directors' remuneration policy | 203,921,775 | 98.39% | 3,332,175 | 1.61% | 207,253,950 | 62.39% | 60,642 |
4 | Re-appointment of external auditor | 204,091,346 | 98.46% | 3,195,656 | 1.54% | 207,287,002 | 62.40% | 27,590 |
5 | Authorise the Directors to fix the auditor's remuneration | 204,134,703 | 98.48% | 3,151,124 | 1.52% | 207,285,827 | 62.40% | 28,765 |
6 | Re-elect Gillian Nott as a Director | 155,057,109 | 82.05% | 33,930,969 | 17.95% | 188,988,078 | 56.89% | 18,326,514 |
7 | Re-elect Jamie Richards as a Director | 148,130,873 | 78.38% | 40,857,205 | 21.62% | 188,988,078 | 56.89% | 18,326,514 |
8 | Re-elect Thomas Plagemann as a Director | 203,844,928 | 98.35% | 3,423,729 | 1.65% | 207,268,657 | 62.39% | 45,935 |
9 | Re-elect Mark Lerdal as a Director | 203,857,160 | 98.35% | 3,411,497 | 1.65% | 207,268,657 | 62.39% | 45,935 |
10 | Approval of dividend policy | 202,748,575 | 97.80% | 4,555,952 | 2.20% | 207,304,527 | 62.40% | 10,065 |
11 | To authorise the allotment of Ordinary shares | 171,887,396 | 82.92% | 35,399,424 | 17.08% | 207,286,820 | 62.40% | 27,772 |
12 | To authorise the disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights | 162,089,586 | 78.19% | 45,203,652 | 21.81% | 207,293,238 | 62.40% | 21,354 |
13 | To authorise the Company to make market purchase of its own ordinary shares | 207,176,158 | 99.94% | 131,958 | 0.06% | 207,308,116 | 62.41% | 6,476 |
14 | To permit general meetings to be called on 14 days' notice | 175,195,734 | 84.51% | 32,112,382 | 15.49% | 207,308,116 | 62.41% | 6,476 |
15 | That the Company ceases to continue as an investment trust | 29,483,816 | 14.22% | 177,815,027 | 85.78% | 207,298,843 | 62.40% | 15,749 |
* Includes discretionary votes
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
Statement on resolutions 7, 12 and 15
The Board notes that resolutions 1 to 14 were passed by a majority in accordance with the relevant thresholds and resolution 15 was not passed which was in line with the Board's recommendations.While resolutions 7 and 12 were passed, the Board notes that 22.01% and 21.67% of votes cast were cast against the resolutions respectively. The Board takes this level of shareholder opposition seriously and will engage with shareholders to better understand the reasons for the vote. The Board will provide an update within six months of the AGM and will include a summary of the engagement undertaken, feedback received and any actions taken in the next Annual Report.
For further information, please contact:
Amber Infrastructure Meredith Frost
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited Tunga Chigovanyika | +44 20 7397 8900
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JTC (UK) Limited Ruth Wright | USSolarFund-CompanySecretary@jtcgroup.com +44 207 409 0181
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KL Communications Charles Gorman Charlotte Francis Amy Levingston Smith | +44 20 3882 6644 USF@kl-communications.com
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LEI: 2138007BIUWE7AHS5Y90
Notes:
Every shareholder has one vote for every Ordinary Share held. As at close of business on 26 May 2026, the share capital of the Company consisted of 332,192,361 Ordinary Shares. The Company holds 24,358,974 shares in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 307,833,387.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
About US Solar Fund plc
US Solar Fund plc, established in 2019, listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange in April 2019.
The solar power assets that the Company acquires or constructs are expected to have an asset life of at least 30 years and generate stable and uncorrelated cashflows by selling electricity to creditworthy offtakers under long-term power purchase agreements (or PPAs). The Company's portfolio currently consists of 41 operational solar projects with a total capacity of 443MWDC and a weighted average of 9.9 years PPA term remaining as at 31 December 2025, all located in the United States.
Further information on the Company can be found on its website: http://www.ussolarfund.co.uk.
About Amber Infrastructure Group
Amber Infrastructure Investment Advisor LLC, a member of the Amber Infrastructure Group, was appointed as the Company's Investment Manager on 1 December 2023.
Amber Infrastructure is an international infrastructure specialist, focused on investment origination, development, asset management and in Europe, fund management. Amber's core business focuses on infrastructure assets across the public, transport, energy, digital and demographic infrastructure sectors that support the lives of people, homes and businesses internationally.
Among other funds, Amber Infrastructure advises International Public Partnerships, a FTSE 250-listed Company with a market cap of approximately £2.2 billion and 15-year track record of long-term investment in infrastructure assets globally. Amber is headquartered in London with offices in Europe, North America and Australia and employs c.180 infrastructure professionals.
Amber has had a strategic partnership with the Hunt Group of Companies in the US since 2015 and completed their previously announced strategic transaction with Boyd Watterson in August 2024. Amber is part of Boyd Watterson Global Asset Management Group LLC, a global diversified infrastructure, real estate and fixed income business with over $39 billion in assets under management and over 300 employees with offices in eight US cities and presence in eleven countries.
Further information on Amber can be found on its website: http://www.amberinfrastructure.com.www.amberinfrastructure.com.
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