Objective
To provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to shareholders through annual dividend increase and capital value growth by investing in euro denominated operational renewable electricity generation assets in Relevant Countries within the Eurozone. The Company will initially focus on investing in wind assets in Ireland, where it has acquired the Seed Portfolio and where the Board and the Investment Manager believe there is an attractive opportunity to consolidate onshore wind assets, and in Other Relevant Countries (being Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain and Portugal), where the Board and the Investment Manager believe there is a stable and robust renewable energy policy framework.
Fee Structure
The Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Manager is entitled to a management fee from the Company, which is calculated quarterly in arrears and remains at 0.25% of NAV per quarter on that part of NAV up to and including 1.0 billion, 0.2% of NAV per quarter on that part of NAV from 1.0 billion to 1.75 billion and 0.1875% of NAV per quarter on that part of NAV over 1.75 billion.
Dividend Policy
Dividends are expected to be paid quarterly, normally in respect of the quarters ended 31 March, 30 June, 30 Sept and 31 Dec. Dividends expected to be paid in February, June, August and November. The Company aims to increase the dividend each year, by an amount between zero and Irish CPI. The Board has agreed to increase the 2025 target dividend by 1% to 6.81 cents per share reflecting its confidence in its ability to deliver strong cashflows on a sustainable basis.