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GREENCOAT RENEWABLES PLC - Net Asset Value and Dividend Announcement

Release Date: 29/07/2025 15:00
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Net Asset Value and Dividend Announcement

GREENCOAT RENEWABLES PLC
(Incorporated in the Republic of Ireland)
Registration Number: 598470
LSE Share Code: GRP
Euronext Dublin Share Code: GRP
JSE Share Code: GCT
ISIN Code: IE00BF2NR112
LEI: 635400TVSIFFQOB8RB67
("GRP" or the "Company")


THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY, BY ANY MEANS OR MEDIA, IN OR INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA,
NEW ZEALAND, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION
WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.


Net Asset Value and Dividend Announcement

Dublin, London, Johannesburg| 29 July 2025: Greencoat Renewables PLC ("Greencoat
Renewables" or the "Company") today announces that its unaudited Net Asset Value as of
30 June 2025 is €1,124 million (101.0c per share).

    Net Asset Value

    Net Asset Value / Net Asset Value per share              €1,124 million /101.0c per share
    Q2 Dividend/Dividend per share                           €19.0 million / 1.70250c per share

    Financial and Operational Highlights
     •   Robust cash generation and dividend cover despite challenging wind resource
            o Q2 gross cash generation of €21.2 million1 equating to 1.1x gross dividend cover
            o H1 gross cash generation of €68.7 million2 equating to 1.8x gross dividend cover
            o Q2 generation 16.1% and H1 generation 14.7% below budget, primarily due to European
                 wind speeds significantly below long-term average
            o 6.81 cent per share target dividend for 2025, with full year gross dividend cover anticipated
                 to be c.1.5x

     •   Accretive disposals underpinning NAV and providing optionality
             o Agreed the sale of a 116MW portfolio of six Irish assets for total proceeds of €156 million at
               a 4% premium to last reported NAV
                      - Accretive portfolio sale unlocking embedded value
                      - Increase in contracted revenue profile (due to merchant revenue weighting of
                        disposed assets)
                      - Proceeds to be allocated to the repayment of the RCF
             o Total proceeds from recent asset recycling of more than €200 million, all at a premium to
               NAV

      •   Strong balance sheet, gearing reducing
             o Total debt of €1,351 million equating to gearing of 54.6% before impact of Irish disposal
                 proceeds being allocated to debt repayment
                 o   Extended existing €350 million RCF by 2 years to February 2028 on similar terms (shortly
                     after period end)
                 o   Entered into swap agreements in July 2025 to fix 5-year interest rate to 3.9% (vs GRP long
                     term debt cost of debt assumption of 4.7%) relating to recently extended Facility A (maturity
                     extended by 5 years to October 2030)
                 o   Weighted average cost of debt of 2.9% increasing to 3.4% on a pro-forma basis from October
                     2025

       •   Execution of further strategic initiatives
                 o   Additional listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange completed in June 2025 supporting
                     GRP's strategy to broaden its investor base, increase liquidity and position the Company for
                     growth by providing access to a new and deep pool of capital
                 o   Revised investment management fee in place from April 2025 calculated 50% on NAV and
                     50% on the lower of NAV and market capitalisation resulting in 11% management fee
                     reduction in Q2 versus previous methodology

       •    Q2 NAV incorporates thorough P50 revision (full portfolio review completed)
                 o   Q2 NAV down 4.1c at 101.0c:
                       • +1.9c from Q2 net cash generation, offset by -1.7c of dividends paid and -0.6c for
                           depreciation
                       • +0.6c relating to the accretive disposal of €156 million Irish portfolio
                       • -5.2c impact from P50 generation revision
                                • Reduction of 119GWh over 17 assets generating 2.2TWh over the life of
                                    the assets (5.2% generation loss)
                                • 65% relating to Sweden (-77GWh or -11%), Ireland (-25GWh), France (-
                                    13GWh), Spain (-4GWh)
                                • Portfolio review now complete (172GWh reduction in total)
                       • +0.4c impact from higher near term CPI
                       • +0.5c impact from other operational updates (incl. +0.8c from reduction in German
                           opex)
                  o  Levered portfolio IRR at 9.4%3 on NAV implying c.12.4% on a share price adjusted basis and
                     c.10% spread over 10-year Euro sovereign debt


            Q2 NAV per share movement
                                                                                          cents per
                                                                                              share
            NAV as at 31 March 2025                                                           105.1
            Net cash generation                                                                 1.9
            Depreciation                                                                      (0.6)
            Dividend                                                                          (1.7)
            Gain on disposal                                                                    0.6
            P50 generation revision                                                           (5.2)
            CPI                                                                                 0.4
            Operational update and miscellaneous                                                0.5
            NAV as at 30 June 2025                                                            101.0

            1 Net cash generation after project level debt repayments amounted to €18.3m
            2 Netcash generation after project level debt repayments amounted to €64.8m
            3 Based on unlevered portfolio IRR of 7.3%, long term gearing assumption of 40% and cost of debt assumption of 4.7%.
              
The Company's Q2 2025 Factsheet is available on the Company's website,
www.greencoat-renewables.com.

The Company also announces a quarterly interim dividend of 1.70250c per share with respect
to the quarter ended 30 June 2025.

Dividend Timetable

 Currency conversion announcement (by 11h00 South African ("SA")            11 August 2025
 time) for SA register:
 Last day to trade for SA register:                                         12 August 2025
 Ex-Dividend Date for SA register:                                          13 August 2025
 Ex-Dividend Date for United Kingdom ("UK") and Ireland register:           14 August 2025
 Record Date:                                                               15 August 2025
 Payment Date:                                                              05 September 2025

Irish Dividend Withholding Tax

The gross dividend will be subject to Irish Dividend Withholding Tax ("Irish DWT") at a rate of
25%, which will be deducted from the amount paid to shareholders. Shareholders who are
not tax resident or ordinarily resident in Ireland and who meet certain conditions may be
entitled to claim a refund of Irish DWT (being the full amount of the Irish DWT deducted)
withheld from the Irish Revenue Commissioners.

Shareholders beneficially entitled to the dividend who are not companies, are not resident or
ordinarily resident for the purposes of tax in Ireland, and are tax resident in a relevant
territory (such as South Africa) can apply for a refund of Irish DWT. Companies can also apply
for a refund if they are tax resident in South Africa and not under the direct or indirect control
of Irish tax residents; are controlled by persons who are tax resident in South Africa (or
another country with which Ireland has a double taxation agreement) and not controlled
directly or indirectly by others; or if their principal class of shares (or those of their parent
company) are substantially and regularly traded on a recognised stock exchange in Ireland or
in a country with which Ireland has a double taxation agreement. Such shareholders are not
generally expected to have any Irish tax charge on dividends.

A refund of Irish DWT withheld can be applied for with the Claim for refund of Dividend
Withholding Tax available on the Irish Revenue Commissioner's official website and the
following link:

https://www.revenue.ie/en/companies-and-charities/documents/dwt/dwt-claim-for-
refund.pdf

Shareholders should complete the required details and select Option A or Option B as
appropriate. Shareholders will also be required to provide the relevant Exemption
Declaration with the form (Form V2A for individuals, Form V2B for companies and Form V2C
for other unincorporated shareholders). The Forms V2A and V2C require confirmation from
the local tax authority that the shareholder is tax resident in that jurisdiction. The relevant
forms can be found at this link:

https://www.revenue.ie/en/companies-and-charities/dividend-withholding-
tax/exemptions-for-non-residents.aspx

The relevant form must be filed with Irish Revenue before the expiry of four years from the
year in which the Irish DWT was deducted in order to claim the refund.

South African income tax and dividends tax consequences

The dividend should be regarded as a 'foreign dividend' for South African income tax and
South African dividends tax purposes, paid from Ireland.

Foreign dividends received in respect of shares which are dual-listed on the JSE are, however,
exempt from income tax. Consequently, no South African income tax should be incurred by
the shareholders in respect of the dividend received.

For shareholders on the South African register, the dividend is subject to South African
dividend tax at a rate of 20% ("SA DWT"), unless the shareholder qualifies for an exemption.

Any shareholder who receives a dividend which is subject to SA DWT (i.e. where no exemption
is available) will qualify for a reduction in SA DWT in respect of Irish DWT, to the extent that
the Irish Revenue Commissioners does not allow the refund of the Irish DWT after application
for same (i.e. where there is no right of recovery).

The ultimate result, should Irish DWT be refunded, is that the dividend will be subject to SA
DWT at a rate of 20% (unless a shareholder qualifies for an exemption from SA DWT).

Additional information for shareholders on the South African Register

To facilitate settlement of the dividend to entitled SA shareholders, shares may not be
dematerialised or rematerialised between Wednesday, 13 August 2025 (the SA Ex-Dividend
Date) and Friday, 15 August 2025 (the Record Date). The exchange rate for determining the
quarterly dividend paid in rand will be confirmed by way of an announcement on Monday, 11
August 2025. Shares cannot be moved between the SA Share Register, or between the SA, UK
and Ireland register, between Monday, 11 August 2025 and Friday, 15 August 2025. All dates
are inclusive.

The Company has a total of 1,113,535,009 shares in issue, of which 200,000 are held in
treasury. The dividend will be distributed by the Company (Irish tax registration number
598470) and is regarded as a foreign dividend for shareholders on the South African register.

General

These comments are provided for general information purposes only. Shareholders should
seek independent professional tax advice if they are uncertain about their tax position.


                                           --- ENDS ---

29 July 2025

Sponsor
Valeo Capital Proprietary Limited

For further information, please contact:


Schroders Greencoat LLP (Investment Manager)
Bertrand Gautier
Paul O'Donnell
John Musk                                                 +44 20 7832 9400



FTI Consulting (Investor Relations & Media)
Sam Moore                                                 +353 87 737 9089
Aoife Mullen                                              greencoat@fticonsulting.com




About Greencoat Renewables PLC

Greencoat Renewables PLC is an investor in euro-denominated renewable energy
infrastructure assets. Initially focused solely on the acquisition and management of operating
wind farms in Ireland, the Company also invests in wind and solar assets in certain other
European countries with stable and robust renewable energy frameworks. It is managed by
Schroders Greencoat LLP, an experienced investment manager in the listed renewable energy
infrastructure sector.

Forward Looking Statements and Important Information

This announcement may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-
looking statements", including terms such as "believes", "estimates", "anticipates",
"expects", "intends", "may", "plans", "projects", "will", "explore" or "should" or, in each case,
their negative or other variations or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategy,
plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. Forward-looking statements include all
matters that are not historical facts. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties because they relate to future events and depend on circumstances that
may or may not occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance. The Company's actual investment performance, results of operations, financial
condition, liquidity, distribution policy and the development of its financing strategies may
differ materially from the impression created by, or described in or suggested by, the forward-
looking statements contained in this announcement. In addition, this announcement may
include target figures for future financial periods. Any such figures are targets only and are
not forecasts. Subject to their legal and regulatory obligations, Greencoat Renewables, the
Directors and Schroders Greencoat LLP, expressly disclaim any obligations to update or revise
any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in expectations with
regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement
is based.

The financial information contained in this announcement has not been audited or reviewed
by Greencoat Renewables' auditors in accordance with the International Standards on
Auditing (Ireland) or International Standard on Review Engagements.

Date: 29-07-2025 03:00:00
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