GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited
("GCP Infra" or the "Company")
LEI: 213800W64MNATSIV5Z47
Company update, net asset value and dividend declaration
26 July 2024
Net Asset Value
GCP Infra announces that at close of business on 30 June 2024, the unaudited net asset value ("NAV") per ordinary share of the Company was
As announced on 26 April 2024, the Company completed the disposal of its interest in loan notes secured against Blackcraig Wind Farm at a 6.4% premium to its valuation at 31 March 2024. This disposal generated c.
An uplift in forecast electricity prices, driven by higher power prices forecast in the short-term, led to increasing forecast cash distributions to the Company from certain renewable energy investments, contributing c.
A summary of the constituent movements in the quarterly net asset value per ordinary share is shown below.
NAV analysis (pence per share) |
NAV |
Change |
31 March 2024 NAV |
107.62 |
|
Discount rate increases |
|
(0.60) |
Q2 2024 power price forecast (inclusive of hedging value changes) |
|
0.45 |
Uplift from sale of interest in a wind farm |
|
0.22 |
Actual generation across the renewable energy portfolio |
|
(0.14) |
Other valuation changes |
|
0.03 |
30 June 2024 NAV |
107.58 |
|
Portfolio
The portfolio continues to perform materially in line with the Company's expectations. The Company's mature, diverse and operational portfolio provides defensive access to stable and predictable income. It is the view of the Investment Adviser that the long-term and structural demand for infrastructure, and particularly infrastructure debt, offers investors an attractive exposure to an asset class whose performance is not correlated to wider markets and benefits from long-term and partially inflation protected income. Further portfolio information is available at: www.graviscapital.com/funds/gcp-infra/literature, including a line-by-line breakdown of the investment portfolio and underlying assets that is updated by the Company periodically.
Dividend
GCP Infra is pleased to announce a dividend of
Expected timetable:
Shares quoted ex-dividend |
8 August 2024 |
Record date for dividend |
9 August 2024 |
Dividend payment date |
9 September 2024 |
Updates
The Board, and Gravis, are available to meet with the Company's shareholders. For the release of the 30 June 2024 NAV, Gravis will be holding a webinar on 30 July 2024 at 11.00am. For further details and to book a place please contact daniela.santos@graviscapital.com or your usual Gravis contact.
For further information please contact:
Gravis Capital Management Limited Philip Kent Max Gilbert Cameron Gardner
|
+44 (0)20 3405 8500 |
RBC Capital Markets Matthew Coakes Elizabeth Evans
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+44 (0)20 7653 4000 |
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited Edward Gibson-Watt Jonathan Wilkes-Green
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+44 (0)20 7710 7600 |
Buchanan/Quill Helen Tarbet Sarah Gibbons-Cook Henry Wilson
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+44 (0)20 7466 5000 |
Notes to the Editor
About GCP Infra
GCP Infra is a closed-ended investment company and FTSE-250 constituent. Its shares are traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. The Company's objective is to provide shareholders with regular, sustained, long-term distributions and to preserve capital over the long term by generating exposure to
The Company primarily targets investments in infrastructure projects with long term, public sector-backed, availability-based revenues. Where possible, investments are structured to benefit from partial inflation protection. GCP Infra is advised by Gravis Capital Management Limited.
GCP Infra has been awarded with the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark in recognition of its contribution to positive environmental outcomes.
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