Important information

The 2021 AGM of Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc will be held as a combined on-line and physical meeting (known as a "hybrid meeting") at JTC's Offices, The Scalpel, 18^th Floor, 52 Lime Street, London EC3M 7AF and virtually at meetnow.global/MK57N6K at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 6 September 2021 as it is anticipated that all COVID-19 pandemic meeting restrictions will continue to have been lifted.

The AGM has been convened as a hybrid meeting to ensure that shareholders can attend remotely, view the proceedings through the live webcast we are providing, and ask questions.

We strongly encourage shareholders to participate in the AGM remotely, using the instructions as described in the Notice of AGM. Shareholders can appoint the chair of the meeting as their proxy and provide voting instructions in advance of the AGM. All voting at the AGM will be on a poll, based on the proxy instructions received. 

To access the virtual meeting and vote, shareholders will require a Shareholder Reference Number and PIN as displayed on your Form of Proxy.  If you need assistance in relation to voting you should contact the Company's Registrar Computershare on the shareholder helpline 0370 707 1741.

Gore Street also recognises that shareholders may prefer to attend in person. While Gore Street will not prevent entry to shareholders, in the interests of the safe planning of the event, shareholders are requested to attend the AGM only following registration of their intention to attend. Any shareholder wishing to attend in person should contact [email protected] as soon as possible to help us to make the appropriate arrangements.

Shareholders are encouraged to vote in advance of the meeting and to appoint the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting as their proxy. Further information is set out it the Notice of Annual General Meeting.  The proxy voting link can be accessed via the Shareholders' portal at https://www.eproxyappointment.com 

The Board will continue to monitor the Government's advice and urges all Shareholders to comply with any restrictions in place at the time of the Annual General Meeting.  If circumstances change and if social distancing measures are further restricted before the Annual General Meeting, the Company may consider amending the proposed format of the Annual General Meeting.   In such circumstances, the Company will notify Shareholders of such changes as soon as possible via RIS and its website www.gsenergystoragefund.com 

A copy of the Notice of Meeting is available on the website at:                                                                   
https://www.gsenergystoragefund.com/content/investors/agm and in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1 copies of the documents have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority and will shortly be available for inspection from the National Storage Mechanism at:                                                                            
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

The Legal Entity Identifier of the Company is 213800GPUNVGG81G4O21.

Notes to Editors

About Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc

Gore Street is London's first listed energy storage fund and seeks to provide Shareholders with a significant opportunity to invest in a diversified portfolio of utility scale energy storage projects. In addition to growth through exploiting its considerable pipeline, the Company aims to deliver consistent and robust dividend yield as income distributions to its Shareholders. 

The Company targets an annual dividend of 7.0% of NAV per Ordinary Share in each financial year, subject to a minimum target of 7.0 pence per Ordinary Share. Dividends are paid quarterly.