Atrato Onsite Energy plc
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8 November 2024
Atrato Onsite Energy
plc
Completion of the Disposal of
the Portfolio
Further to the Result of General
Meeting announcement made on 22 October 2024, the Board of Atrato
Onsite Energy plc (the "Company") announces that the sale of
the Company's entire portfolio of solar assets (the "Disposal") to Phoenix UK Bidco Limited,
a newly incorporated company which is indirectly owned by a joint
venture vehicle of Brookfield and RAIM Apollo, at a Headline Price
of £218.7 million[1], completed on 7 November 2024.
As previously indicated, it is the
Board's intention to seek Shareholder approval for the voluntary
liquidation of the Company with a view to distributing the
Company's net assets to the Shareholders as soon as reasonably
practicable. A circular convening a general meeting for
shareholders to vote on the proposal for a voluntary liquidation
will be published in due course.
At the time of signing the Sale
Agreement in relation to the Disposal, it was envisaged that the
Purchaser would procure the repayment of the RCF Pay-Off Amount
owed by the Target under the Revolving Credit Facility with
National Westminster Bank plc. The Company and the Purchaser have
since agreed that the Revolving Credit Facility will remain in
place following Completion and, accordingly, the Company and the
Purchaser have entered into an addendum to the Sale Agreement. For
the avoidance of doubt, this change will have no impact on the
Estimated Net Assets available for distribution to
Shareholders.
Defined terms used in this
announcement shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the
meanings ascribed to them in the circular sent to shareholders
dated 4 October 2024, which is available on the Company's website
at https://atratorenewables.com/.
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited is
acting as Sole Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to the
Company. Gowling WLG (UK) LLP is acting as Legal Adviser to the
Company.
For
further information, please contact:
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Sole Financial
Adviser
and
Corporate Broker)
Mark Young
Rajpal Padam
Madison Kominski
Andrew Yeo
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+44 0207
710 7600
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Greenhouse Communications
Jessie Wilson
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atrato@greenhouse.agency
+44 0776
354 0629
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assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of the events expressed
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obligations (including under the Listing Rules, the Disclosure
Guidance and Transparency Rules and UK MAR) the Company is not
under any obligation and the Company expressly disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. The information in this announcement is subject to
change without notice.
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