NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares (8004F)

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RNS Number : 8004F

NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited

29 April 2014

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                               NextEnergy Solar Fund RED 
  the underlying issuer                                      ORD NPV 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                    X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                                                            Smith and Williamson Holdings 
  subject to the                                                                                                                            Limited 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                           Detailed as per Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v)                                                                                                                         25/04/2014 
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 6. Date on which issuer 
  notified:                                                                                                                             28/04/2014 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                                                                             5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                   triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number            Number            Number          Number of                 % of voting 
                of                 of                of shares       voting                    rights (x) 
                Shares             Voting                            rights 
                                   Rights 
-------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                    Direct          Direct     Indirect       Direct        Indirect 
                                                                    (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      ------------    ------------    --------------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ----------- 
 ORDINARY       0                 0                                            5,240,500                    6.12% 
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 GG00BJ0JYV01 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration      Exercise/                         Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial           date            Conversion                        rights that                 rights 
 instrument          (xiii)          Period (xiv)                      may be 
                                                                       acquired if 
                                                                       the 
                                                                       instrument 
                                                                       is 
                                                                       exercised/ 
                                                                       converted. 
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 N/A                N/A             N/A                               N/A                         N/A 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise        Expiration      Exercise/         Number of voting            % of voting 
 financial         price          date            Conversion         rights instrument           rights (xix, 
 instrument                       (xvii)          period             refers to                   xx) 
                                                  (xviii) 
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                                                                                                Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 5,240,500                                            6.12% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Smith & Williamson Nominees Limited, a subsidiary of 
   Smith & Williamson Investment Services Limited, subsidiary 
   of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited - 4,650,500 shares. 
 
   BNP Paribas as custodian for Smith & Williamson Investment 
   Services Limited, a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson 
   Holdings Limited - 90,000 shares. 
 
   BNP Paribas Securities Services as custodian for Smith 
   & Williamson Investment Management (Ireland) Limited, 
   a subsidiary of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited 
   - 500,000 shares. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                            N/A 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                          N/A 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                         Stephen Hamilton-Jones 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                             020 7131 4734 
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