September 2022 Factsheet
Greencoat UK Wind PLC (the "Company") is the leading listed renewable infrastructure fund, invested in UK wind farms.
Key
Statistics
as at 30 Sep 2022 (unaudited)
Operational
and Financial
Highlights
Listing | Index Inclusion |
LSE Main Market since Mar 2013 | FTSE 250 |
Investment Manager | Number of shares in issue |
Schroders Greencoat LLP | 2,317,848,047 |
Gross Asset Value ("GAV") | Aggregate Group Debt |
£5,452m | £1,859m |
Net Asset Value ("NAV") | NAV per share |
£3,593m | 155.0p |
Market capitalisation | Share price |
£3,488m | 150.5p |
Target dividend | Dividend payment dates |
7.72p with respect to 2022 | May, Aug, Nov, Feb |
- Q3 generation 22% below budget reflecting low wind
- Forward power prices have increased substantially since Q2 - however, power prices remain volatile and the Government has announced its intention to intervene in the wholesale power market on a temporary basis from Jan 2023 with the effect of limiting renewable generators' revenue above a cap to be determined - therefore, to be conservative, power price assumptions have been left unchanged from Q2, as set out on page 12 of the Company's Half Year Report
- Continued reinvestment with acquisition of 12.5% stake in Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm on 25 Aug (£402m cash investment + £699m share of limited recourse debt)
- Further 0.5% increase in underlying discount rate (in addition to 0.3% increase assumed in Q2 NAV)
- 1p increase in NAV per share over Q3:
+8p from increased short term inflation assumptions -7p from increased discount rate
- Dividend of 1.93p per share with respect to Q2 2022 paid on 26 Aug 2022
- Aggregate Group Debt of £1,859m (34% of GAV), comprising £900m term debt + £260m drawn RCF at fund level + £699m share of Hornsea 1 debt
- Cash balances of £123m + £340m available under RCF (£600m total commitments)
Investment Objective
Investment Policy
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.
The substantial majority of the investment portfolio will be operating UK wind farms. The Company intends to maintain a balanced exposure to power prices. Aggregate Group Debt will not exceed 40% of GAV at drawdown.
Greencoat UK Wind PLC (LON: UKW) | |
20 Fenchurch Street | |
London EC3M 3BY | |
http://www.greencoat-ukwind.com | |
Registered in England and Wales with company number 08318092 | 1 |
Registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006 |
Portfolio
September 2022 Factsheet
The portfolio comprises interests in 45 operating wind farms totaling 1,610MW:
- Diversified geographical mix across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Ownership stakes from 12.5% to 100%
- Weighted average net load factor 36.2%
- Weighted average age 7 years
In addition, the Company has made the following commitments:
Kype Muir Extension | £51m | 34MW | Q1 2023 |
South Kyle | £320m | 235MW | Q2 2023 |
Total | £371m | 269MW |
Operating Portfolio (by value)
Investment Manager
Contact
Details
The Company's Investment Manager is Schroders Greencoat LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Schroders Greencoat LLP has a highly experienced investment management team led by Stephen Lilley and Laurence Fumagalli.
Stephen Lilley 0207 832 9425 stephen.lilley@schrodersgreencoat.comLaurence Fumagalli 0207 832 9422 laurence.fumagalli@schrodersgreencoat.com
Greencoat UK Wind PLC currently conducts its affairs so that its Ordinary Shares (the "Shares") can be recommended to retail private investors in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") rules in relation to non-mainstream investment products and intends to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The Company is a UK plc and has been approved as an investment trust and, accordingly, the Shares are excluded securities for the purposes of the FCA's restrictions (which apply to non-mainstream investment products) as they are shares in an investment trust.
Greencoat UK Wind PLC (LON: UKW) | |
20 Fenchurch Street | |
London EC3M 3BY | |
http://www.greencoat-ukwind.com | |
Registered in England and Wales with company number 08318092 | 2 |
Registered as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006 |
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