Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income Plc
("RCOI"
or the "Company")
Quarterly
Dividend Declaration
The Company is pleased to announce
that the distribution for the quarter ending 31 December 2023 of
2.5 cents per share, has been declared by the Directors, payable on
22 March 2024 to holders of Ordinary Shares on the register at the
close of business on 1 March 2024 (ex-distribution date is 29
February 2024).
Any such dividend payment to
Shareholders may take the form of either dividend income or
"qualifying interest income" which may be designated as an interest
distribution for UK tax purposes and therefore subject to the
interest streaming regime applicable to investment trusts. Of this
dividend declared of 2.5 cents per share, 0.9797 cents is declared
as dividend income with 1.5203 cents treated as qualifying interest
income.
Inception to date interest and
dividend income splits can be found in the Quarterly Dividend
Declaration RNS released on 3 November 2023.
Reuben Jeffery III, Chairman of RCOI
commented:
"We are pleased to deliver a 2.5 cents per share
distribution contributing towards the Company's stated target to
deliver annual returns of 8-10%. The Company's strategic focus in
investing to support critical energy infrastructure that progresses
the energy transition continues to enjoy a highly supportive
investment environment in the US and internationally. Meanwhile,
the interest rate environment continues to be supportive in
delivering strong returns from the existing portfolio."
For Riverstone Credit
Opportunities Income Plc:
Adam
Weiss
+1 212 271 2953
Media Contacts:
Buchanan
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Helen Tarbet
Henry Wilson
Verity Parker
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5109
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5111
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5197
Email: rcoi@buchanan.uk.com
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About Riverstone Credit
Opportunities Income Plc:
RCOI lends to companies that build
and operate the infrastructure used to generate, transport, store
and distribute both renewable and conventional sources of energy,
and companies that provide services to that infrastructure. RCOI is
strategically repositioning towards companies seeking to facilitate
the energy transition by decarbonizing the energy, industrial and
agricultural sectors, building sustainable infrastructure and
reducing or sequestering carbon emissions. The Company seeks to
ensure that its investments are having a positive impact on climate
change by structuring each deal as either a green loan or a
sustainability-linked loan, documented using industry best
practices.
As previously announced, on January
2, Riverstone Holdings LLC, and their affiliate Riverstone
Investment Group (collectively, "Riverstone") entered into a sub
management agreement for RCOI with Breakwall Capital LP
("Breakwall"). Breakwall is an independent asset manager
regulated by the SEC as a Registered Investment Advisor. It is
owned and operated by the former members of the Riverstone Credit
Partners team.
For further details, see https://www.riverstonecoi.com/.
Neither the contents of RCOI's
website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks
on the websites (or any other website) is incorporated into, or
forms part of, this announcement.