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13 December 2023

Triple Point Energy Transition plc

("TENT" or the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

PROPOSED ORDERLY REALISATION OF ASSETS AND RETURN OF CAPITAL TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Triple Point Energy Transition plc (LSE: TENT), the London Stock Exchange listed investment company focused on building a portfolio of infrastructure investments that support the energy transition, announces that it has undertaken a comprehensive review of the options for the Group and its prospects, drawing on independent financial advice, as well as shareholder feedback, with a view to determining the future strategic direction of the Company and its Group.

In the three years since its launch in October 2020 ("IPO"), the Group has worked towards achieving the goals set out at IPO including putting in place predictable, long-term cash flows and targeting total NAV returns of 7-8% per annum following full investment.

Despite making significant progress towards achieving these goals, the Company has been significantly impacted by the wider macro-environmental pressures being experienced by a large number of its sector peers. This, alongside sub-optimal liquidity, has contributed to the Company's shares trading at a persistent discount to the Group's prevailing net asset value ("NAV") since January 2022 which, in turn, has restricted the Company's ability to raise further capital and realise the benefits that come from greater scale. A key requirement identified by the Company's shareholders is the need for increased liquidity in the Company's shares which can only realistically be achieved through greater scale. This is difficult to achieve at the current discount to NAV, which, the Board believes, does not reflect the intrinsic value of the portfolio, yet remains persistent and entrenched.

The Board and the Company's investment manager, Triple Point Investment Management LLP ("Triple Point" or the "Investment Manager"), have maintained an on-going dialogue with a number of shareholders and have undertaken several measures to address share price performance over this period. Fundamentally, the Group's portfolio has performed in line with the objectives set out at IPO, exceeding the NAV return target in the most recent full year results to 31 March 2023 with a 1.1x covered dividend. The Board believes that the Company's diverse portfolio of 20 assets is expected to deliver a stable and predictable return to shareholders based on its high level of contractually underpinned income over the next 13 years.

However, taking into account the Company's discount to NAV, its liquidity and current market conditions, the Board engaged a third party to assess strategic options for maximising shareholder value. Having considered the report, the Board - whilst remaining open to considering other strategic options - has determined that an orderly realisation of assets, and return of associated realised capital will optimise shareholder value.

The Board will, therefore, be convening a general meeting of shareholders ("General Meeting") to seek approval for, amongst other things, the adoption of a revised investment policy and other related matters in order to facilitate the orderly realisation of the Group's assets and return of capital to shareholders (the "Proposals"). A circular setting out details of the Proposals and containing a notice convening the General Meeting is expected to be posted to shareholders in Q1 2024.

Sale of Field debt facility

The Company has, separately, received an offer in relation to the sale of the Group's debt facility (the "Facility") provided to a subsidiary of Virmati Energy Ltd (trading as "Field") for the purposes of building out a portfolio of Battery Energy Storage System ("BESS") assets in the UK (the "Transaction"). The offer would see the Company receive the full carrying value of the loan should it progress to completion. To date, an amount of c. £10.1 million (of £37 million committed) has been drawn under the Facility.

The offer values the Facility at book value as included in the Company's interim results to 30 September 2023.

The Transaction would be expected to be completed in Q1 2024. On completion of the Transaction, the Company would be able to deleverage and cancel its revolving credit facility.

Further details of the Transaction will be announced in due course, as appropriate.

John Roberts, the Company's Chair, commented:

"We have built a diverse portfolio of assets which are both generating robust, contractually underpinned cash flows in line with expectations supporting a fully covered dividend and contributing to the energy transition. However, we have listened to and recognise shareholder frustration at the Company's undeserved, yet persistent discount to NAV. In view of the likelihood of continued market volatility and the negative impact that will have on our future ability to scale up, we have concluded that the best option to optimise shareholder value is to initiate an orderly realisation of the Group's assets and return capital to investors, and, as such, will be making this recommendation to shareholders in our forthcoming circular."

For further information, please contact:

 LEI: 213800UDP142E67X9X28

 Further information on the Company can be found on its website: http://www.tpenergytransition.com/

 NOTES:

The Company is an investment trust which aims to invest in assets that support the transition to a lower carbon, more efficient energy system and help the UK achieve Net Zero.

Since its IPO in October 2020, the Company has made the following investments and commitments:

·    Harvest and Glasshouse: provision of £21m of senior debt finance to two established combined heat and power ("CHP") assets, located on the Isle of Wight, supplying heat, electricity and carbon dioxide to the UK's largest tomato grower, APS Salads ("APS") - March 2021

·    Spark Steam: provision of £8m of senior debt finance to an established CHP asset in Teesside supplying APS, as well as a further power purchase agreement through a private wire arrangement with another food manufacturer - June 2021

·    Hydroelectric Portfolio (1): acquisition of six operational, Feed in Tariff ("FiT") accredited, "run of the river" hydroelectric power projects in Scotland, with total installed capacity of 4.1MW, for an aggregate consideration of £26.6m (excluding costs) - November 2021

·    Hydroelectric Portfolio (2): acquisition of a further three operational, FiT accredited, "run of the river" hydroelectric power projects in Scotland, with total installed capacity of 2.5MW, for an aggregate consideration of £19.6m (excluding costs) - December 2021

·    BESS Portfolio: commitment to provide a debt facility of £37m to a subsidiary of Virmati Energy Ltd (trading as "Field"), for the purposes of building a portfolio of four geographically diverse Battery Energy Storage System ("BESS") assets in the UK with a total capacity of 110MW - March 2022

·    Energy Efficient Lighting: Funding of c.£2.2m to a lighting solutions provider to install efficient lighting and controls at a leading logistics company - March 2023

·    Innova: Provision of a £5m short term development financing facility to Innova Renewables, building out a portfolio of Solar and BESS assets across the UK - March 2023

·    Energy Efficient Lighting: Funding of c.£2.3m to Boxed Light Services Limited to refinance efficient lighting and controls installed at Places for People Homes Limited - September 2023

 The Investment Manager is Triple Point Investment Management LLP ("Triple Point") which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Triple Point manages private, institutional, and public capital, and has a proven track record of investment in Energy Efficiency and decentralised energy projects.

Following its IPO on 19 October 2020, the Company was admitted to trading on the Premium Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on 28 October 2022. The Company was also awarded the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark.