Update regarding 81MW Wind Farm in Wales (3483T)
December 05 2011 - 06:34AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMREH
RNS Number : 3483T
Renewable Energy Holdings plc
05 December 2011
2 December 2011
Renewable Energy Holdings plc
("REH" or the "Company")
Update regarding 81MW Wind Farm in Wales
Renewable Energy Holdings plc (AIM: REH), the AIM quoted
investor and operator of proven and innovative renewable energy
technologies, is pleased to announce that it signed an amendment
agreement on 24 November 2011 ("Amendment Agreement") with Howard
Evans and others, the developers of the potential 81MW Welsh wind
farm (together, the "Developers") over which REH has an option,
agreeing certain changes to the conditional sale and purchase
agreement dated 04 November 2008 ("SPA") entered between the
Company and the Developers' special purpose vehicle, Mynydd y Gwynt
(the "DevCo") and previously announced in November 2008.
Under the original terms of the SPA, REH was granted an option
at a cost of GBP750,000 to purchase 100% of Devco for a total
consideration of GBP15.93 million, to be satisfied in tranches of
GBP12.18 million payable upon DevCo obtaining all required
planning, construction and operating permits for the 69MW wind farm
site (the "Deferred Consideration") and a GBP3 million loan note
redeemable on completion of construction of the wind farm. These
payments include the prepayment of 25 years of ground rents and
easements on the wind farm site. The SPA had a longstop date of 31
December 2009, which was extended in September 2009 to 31 December
2011.
Under the Amendment Agreement, the parties have agreed that,
inter alia:
(i) The Deferred Consideration will be payable, subject to
obtaining satisfactory financing, 90 days following the date that
DevCo obtains all the required development consents, and will be
changed to GBP225,000 per consented MW.
(ii) The number of wind turbines intended to be built is 27,
depending on planning permission, therefore the total capacity of
the wind farm is intended to be up to 81MW.
(iii) The longstop date is extended to 31 December 2020.
(iv) On 24 November 2011, REH was issued 2000 preference shares
in the capital of DevCo. REH have effective control of the board
and shareholders' meetings of DevCo. REH will lose their preference
share rights if all conditions, including obtaining financing and
planning consent, are not met before the longstop date.
(v) As a consequence, REH will immediately take over the
management and control of DevCo and will manage the remaining
stages of the development consent application process. Application
for such development consent is currently scheduled to be submitted
in Q1 2012.
(vi) The acquisition of the remaining shares is dependent on the
satisfaction of all conditions under the SPA, including obtaining
financing and the relevant planning consents.
(vii) REH will also assume responsibility for the costs of the
project to consent (expected to be approximately GBP300,000).
Mike Proffitt, Chief Executive Officer of REH, commented:
"I am pleased to announce the amendment to our agreement with
DevCo - this project will stand on a 1,500 acre site, with an
average hub height of 1,800 feet above sea level (an independent
wind study indicating an average wind speed at hub height of 9
meters per second). REH's management team taking control of DevCo
and the planning and consenting process going forward will assist
in the wind farm's realisation and the consequent value
creation."
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For further information, please contact:
Renewable Energy Holdings plc Tel: +44 (0) 16 2464
Mike Proffitt, Chief Executive 1199
Strand Hanson Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409
Rory Murphy / James Spinney 3494
Novus Capital Markets Ltd Tel: +44 (0)20 7107
Nicholas Lee 1881
Financial Dynamics Tel: +44 (0) 20 7831
Billy Clegg / Ed Westropp / Alex Beagley 3113
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