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Foresight Solar Fund - Q2 NAV, trading and capital recycling update

Foresight Solar Fund (FSFL) released a strong operational trading update, with production 2.8% ahead of budget, cash receipts of £52.3m, 42% higher year on year, and forward power sales supporting a 1.5x dividend cover forecast by the company for the next three years. FSFL’s Q2 NAV/share was down 4.3p (-3.4%) from Q1 at 119.9p, with 74% of this move due to 50bp rise in discount rate assumptions for UK assets to 7.5%. FSFL trades at an attractive 19% discount to NAV and 8% dividend yield, in our view.
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Foresight Solar Fund

Foresight Solar Fund is a closed-ended investment company investing in a portfolio of ground-based solar photovoltaic assets in the U.K. and in Australia. Co. makes its investments through intermediate holding companies and underlying Project Vehicles/Special Purpose Vehicles. Co.'s Investment Manager is Foresight Group CI Limited.

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Edison Investment Research

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Pedro Fonseca

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