Notice of Annual General Meeting

Greencoat UK Wind PLC

(the "Company")

27-28 Eastcastle Street London W1W 8DH

(Incorporated in England and Wales with company number 08318092 and registered

as an investment company under section 833 of the Companies Act 2006)

THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial advice immediately from an independent financial adviser who is authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA") if you are in the United Kingdom ("UK"), or from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser if you are in a territory outside of the UK.

If you have sold or otherwise transferred all of your ordinary shares in the Company, you should send this document, together with the accompanying proxy form, at once to the purchaser or transferee or to the bank, stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was effected for delivery to the purchaser or transferee.

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Shareholders are encouraged to complete and return the Form of Proxy accompanying this document for use at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM"). Forms of Proxy must be completed, signed and returned in accordance with the instruction printed thereon to be received by the Company's UK Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6AH as soon as possible and in any event so as not to arrive by no later than 2.00 p.m. on 26 April 2022. The lodging of a Form of Proxy will not prevent a Shareholder from attending the AGM and voting in person if they so wish (subject to any COVID-19 restrictions that are in place at the time of the AGM). The results of the meeting will be announced, in the normal way, as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the AGM. We will continue to closely monitor the latest Government guidance, and how this may affect the arrangements for the AGM. If it becomes necessary or appropriate to revise the current arrangements for the AGM, further information will be made available on our website at https://www.greencoat-ukwind.com/investors/rnsand/or via RNS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of the Company will be held at 4th Floor, The Peak, 5 Wilton Road, Victoria, London, SW1V 1AN at 2.00 p.m. on 28 April 2022 for the following purposes:

Ordinary Business

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions:

  1. To receive the Report of the Directors and the audited accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2021 together with the Independent Auditor's Report on those audited accounts.
  2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) contained within the Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2021.
  3. To approve the Dividend Policy.
  4. Tore-appointBDO LLP as auditor of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of this AGM until the conclusion of the next general meeting.
  5. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of BDO LLP.
  6. To re-elect Shonaid Jemmett-Page as a Director.
  7. To re-elect Martin McAdam as a Director.
  8. To re-elect Lucinda Riches as a Director.
  9. To re-elect Caoimhe Giblin as a Director.
  10. To re-elect Nicholas Winser as a Director.

Special Business

  1. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following as an ordinary resolution:
    THAT, in substitution for all substituting authorities to the extent unused, the Directors be and they are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised, in accordance with section 551 Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot ordinary shares of one penny each in the capital of the Company and the grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £7,724,508.92.
    The authority hereby conferred on the Directors shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the date of the passing of this resolution or 30 June 2023, whichever is the earlier, save that under this authority the Company may, before such expiry, make offers or enter into agreements which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares (as the case may be) in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby has not expired.
  2. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following as a special resolution:
    THAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 11 above, in substitution for all substituting authorities to the extent unused, the Directors be and they are hereby authorised, pursuant to section 570 and section 573 Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 CA 2006) for cash either pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 11 or by way of a sale of treasury share, as if section 561(1) CA 2006 did not apply to any such allotment, provided that such authority shall be limited to:
    1. the allotment of Ordinary Shares for the purpose of satisfying the equity element of the Investment Manager's fee to be issued in accordance with the terms of the Investment Management Agreement; and
    2. the allotment (otherwise than under paragraph (a) of this Resolution 12) of Ordinary Shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,317,352.68.

This authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the passing of this resolution or 30 June 2023, whichever is the earlier, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make offers and enter into agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offers and agreements as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.

13. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following as a special resolution:

THAT, the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 701 Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) CA 2006) of ordinary shares of one penny each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on such terms and in such manner as the Directors shall from time to time determine, provided that:-

  1. the maximum number of Ordinary Shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 347,371,166.28;
  2. the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an Ordinary Share is one pence;
  3. the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an Ordinary Share shall be not more than the higher of (i) an amount equal to 105 per cent. of the average of the middle market quotations for an Ordinary Share (as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List) for the five business days immediately preceding the date on which that Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased; and (ii) an amount equal to the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an Ordinary Share and the highest current independent bid on the trading venues where the purchase is carried out;
  4. the authority hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the passing of this Resolution or 30 June 2023, whichever is the earlier (unless previously revoked, varied or renewed by the Company in general meeting prior to such time); and

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    1. the Company may at any time prior to the expiry of such authority enter into a contract or contracts under which a purchase of Ordinary Shares under such authority will or may be completed or executed wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority and the Company may purchase Ordinary Shares in pursuance of any such contract or contracts as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
  1. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following as an special resolution:
    THAT, the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised to amend its Investment Policy to remove the 40 per cent Gross Asset Value ("GAV") limit when investing in offshore wind farms.
  2. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution:
    THAT, that a general meeting of the Company, other than an AGM, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

Shareholder Engagement

The Board considers that beyond voting on the formal business of the meeting, the AGM also serves as a forum for Shareholders to raise questions and comments on any of the Resolutions to the Board. Registered Shareholders may submit such questions by email to the Company Secretary at: greencoat-UKwind-UK@ocorian.comby 2.00 p.m. on 26 April 2022, who will ensure that all questions will be answered during the AGM and the responses will be recorded and uploaded to the Company's website at https://www.greencoat-ukwind.com.

By Order of the Board,

2 March 2022

Ocorian Administration (UK) Limited

Registered office: 5th Floor, 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BY

Notes to the Notice of the AGM:

  1. A member is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to exercise all or any of the member's rights to attend, speak and vote at the meeting. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must attend the meeting for the member's vote to be counted. Details of how to appoint the Chairman of the meeting or another person as your proxy using the Form of Proxy are set out the Notes to the Form of Proxy. If a member appoints more than one proxy to attend the meeting, each proxy must be appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by the member.
  2. A Form of Proxy is provided with this Notice for members. To be valid, the Form of Proxy and any power of attorney or other authority under which it is signed (or a notarially certified copy of such authority) must be received by post not less than 48 hours (excluding any part of a day that is a Saturday, Sunday or UK Bank Holiday) before the time of the holding of the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Amended instructions must also be received by the Company's Registrars by the deadline for receipt of Forms of Proxy.
  3. To change your proxy instructions simply submit a new Form of Proxy using the methods set out above and in the notes to the Form of Proxy. Note that the cut-off date and time for receipt of a Form of Proxy (see above) also apply in relation to amended instructions; any amended Form of Proxy received after the relevant cut-off date and time will be disregarded.
  4. In order to revoke a proxy instruction you will need to inform the Company by sending a signed hard copy notice clearly stating your intention to revoke your proxy appointment to the Company's Registrars. In the case of a member which is an individual the revocation notice must be under the hand of the appointer or of his attorney duly authorised in writing or in the case of a member which is a company, the revocation notice must be executed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer of the company or an attorney duly authorised. Any power of attorney or any other authority under which the revocation notice is signed (or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority) must be included with the revocation notice.

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  1. The revocation notice must be received before the time of the holding of the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you attempt to revoke your proxy appointment but the revocation is received after the time specified then your proxy appointment will remain valid.
  2. Appointment of a proxy does not preclude you from attending the meeting and voting in person. If you have appointed a proxy and attend the meeting in person, your proxy appointment will automatically by terminated.
  3. A copy of the Company's Articles will be available for inspection at the registered office of the Company at 27-28 Eastcastle Street, London, W1W 8DH or otherwise available on request from the Secretary of the Company, Ocorian Administration (UK) Limited from the date of this Notice until the time of the Meeting.
  4. Any person receiving a copy of this Notice as a person nominated by a member to enjoy information rights under section 146 Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006") (a "Nominated Person") should note that the provisions in Notes 1 to 2 above concerning the appointment of a proxy or proxies to exercise all or any of their rights to vote on their behalf at the meeting, do not apply to a Nominated Person as only shareholders have the right to appoint a proxy. However, a Nominated Person may have a right under an agreement between the Nominated Person and the member by whom he or she was nominated to be appointed, or to have someone else appointed, as a proxy for the meeting. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may have a right under such an agreement to give instructions to the member as to the exercise of voting rights at the meeting.
  5. Nominated Persons are reminded that their main point of contact in terms of their investment in the Company remains the member who nominated the Nominated Person to enjoy information rights (or, perhaps the custodian or broker who administers the investment on their behalf). Nominated Persons should continue to contact that member, custodian or broker (and not the Company) regarding any changes or queries relating to the Nominated Person's personal details and interest in the Company (including any administrative matter). The only exception to this is where the Company expressly requests a response from a Nominated Person.
  6. Only those members registered on the register of members of the Company at close of business on 26 April 2022 (the "Specified Time") (or, if the meeting is adjourned, 48 hours before the time of the adjourned meeting) shall be entitled to vote at the meeting in respect of the number of shares registered in their name at that time. Changes to the register of members after the relevant deadline shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to vote at the meeting.
  7. CREST members who wish to appoint the Chairman as proxy through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so for the meeting and any adjournment(s) thereof by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST personal members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on their behalf.
  8. In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a CREST Proxy Instruction) must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited's specifications and must contain the information required for such instruction, as described in the CREST Manual (available via www.euroclear.com http://www.eurocl ear.com/CREST). The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy, or is an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer's agent (ID 3RA50) by the latest time(s) for receipt of proxy appointments specified in Note 2 above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the time stamp applied to the message by the CREST Application Host) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time, any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
  9. CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such

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action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings (www.euroclear.com/CREST).

  1. The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 (as amended).
  2. Any corporation which is a member can appoint one or more corporate representatives who may exercise on its behalf all of its powers as a member provided that they do not do so in relation to the same shares.
  3. Under section 527 CA 2006, members meeting the threshold requirements set out in that section have the right to require the Company to publish on a website a statement setting out any matter relating to:
    1. the audit of the Company's accounts (including the auditor's report and the conduct of the audit) that are to be laid before the meeting; or
    2. any circumstance connected with any auditor of the Company ceasing to hold office since the previous meeting at which annual accounts and reports were laid in accordance with section 437 CA 2006.

The Company may not require the members requesting any such website publication to pay its expenses in complying with sections 527 or 528 CA 2006. Where the Company is required to place a statement on a website under section 527 CA 2006, it must forward the statement to the Company's auditor not later than the time when it makes the statement available on the website. The business which may be dealt with at the meeting includes any statement that the Company has been required to under section 527 CA 2006 to publish on a website.

17. Under sections 338 and 338A CA 2006, members meeting the threshold requirements in those sections have the right to require the Company:

  1. to give, to members of the Company entitled to receive notice of the meeting, notice of a resolution which may properly be moved and is intended to be moved at the meeting; and/or
  2. to include in the business to be dealt with at the meeting any matter (other than a proposed resolution) which may be properly included in the business.

A resolution may properly be moved or a matter may be properly included in the business unless:

  1. (in the case of a resolution only) it would, if passed, be ineffective (whether by reason of inconsistency with an enactment or the Company's constitution or otherwise);
  2. It is defamatory of any person; or
  3. It is frivolous or vexatious.

Such a request may be in hard copy form or in electronic form, and must identify the resolution of which notice is to be given to the matter to be included in the business, must be authorised by the person or persons making it, must be received by the Company no later than 17 March 2022, being the date six weeks before the meeting, and (in the case of a matter to be included in the business only) must be accompanied by a statement setting out the grounds for the request.

  1. As at 24 February 2022, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this Notice, the Company's issued capital consisted of 2,317,352,677 Ordinary Shares carrying one vote each. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 24 February 2022 are 2,317,352,677.
  2. This Notice, together with information about the total numbers of shares in the Company in respect of which members are entitled to exercise voting rights at the meeting as at 24 February 2022, being the latest practicable date prior to the printing of this Notice will be available on the Company's website www.greencoat-ukwind.com.

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