Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income Plc

Portfolio Update

London, UK 21 April 2021: Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income Plc ("RCOI" or the "Company") has announced it has originated one new investment: 

§ Imperium3 New York, Inc - RCOI participated in a $63.0 million first lien delayed-draw term loan to a lithium-ion battery company that will commercialize high performing lithium-ion batteries by developing a large-scale manufacturing facility in Endicott, NY. In addition to having a first lien on the manufacturing assets, the credit facility is supported by two parent guarantors: Charge CCCV ("C4V"), which is a research and development company based in Binghamton, New York with patented discoveries in battery composition, and Magnis Energy Technologies Limited ("Magnis") [ASX: MNS]. Once producing at scale, the company will be the first U.S. battery cell supplier not captive to an original equipment manufacturer and supply various underserved industrial end-markets.

Riverstone Credit Partners L.P. ("RCP") originated and structured the investment. At closing on 16 April 2021, $6.8 million was committed by RCOI and $5.4 million was drawn at closing. The first lien term loan has a maturity of April 2025 and an estimated all-in yield to maturity of 22.8% for RCOI on a fully-drawn basis. The yield is made up of upfront fees, a drawn coupon and exit fees that are higher than the average in the rest of the portfolio. The deal marks the second investment in a rapidly growing pipeline of energy transition and de-carbonization investments.

About Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income Plc:

RCOI seeks to generate consistent Shareholder returns predominantly in the form of income distributions, principally by making senior secured loans to small and middle-market energy companies, which span conventional energy as well as low carbon and renewable sources. The investment strategy is predicated on asset-based lending, with conservative loan-to-value ratios and structural protective features to mitigate risk. The Company will invest broadly across energy subsectors globally, with a primary focus on infrastructure businesses and going forward those with de-carbonization strategies in North America. RCOI intends to create a diversified portfolio across various energy subsectors, commodity exposures, technologies and end-markets to provide natural synergies that aim to enhance the overall stability of the portfolio.

For further details, see https://www.riverstonecoi.com/.

Neither the contents of RCOI's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the websites (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

Media Contacts

For Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income Plc:

Kylie Richards      

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