UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March, 2020
Atlantica Yield plc
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Great West House, GW1, 17th floor
Great West Road
Brentford, TW8 9DF
United Kingdom
Tel.: +44 203 499 0465
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March 23, 2020 – Atlantica Yield plc (“
Atlantica Yield” or the “
Company”) today announced that its special committee (“
Special Committee”)
has concluded the previously announced review of
the Company’s strategic alternatives by reaffirming
the Company’s current strategy as a leader in Sustainable Infrastructure.
This extensive review included evaluation of various ownership options and resulted in significant interest from prospective investors. At the completion of the process,
the Special Committee concluded that continuing to execute on
the Company’s plans was the best path to maximizing long term shareholder value. Furthermore, current market volatility did not provide
the Company, at this time, with the opportunity to
maximize shareholder value through a corporate transaction.
The Company has a track record of generating strong cash flow and intends to continue growing CAFD of the existing portfolio through organic growth, continued
operational excellence and refinancing opportunities, while capturing growth opportunities and will remain open to new opportunities. The Special Committee has been terminated.
About Atlantica Yield
Atlantica Yield plc is a sustainable infrastructure company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted renewable energy, efficient natural gas, electric
transmission and water assets in North & South America, and certain markets in EMEA (
www.atlanticayield.com).
Forward-Looking Statements
This
press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, all statements other than
statements of historical facts contained in this
press release, including, without limitation, those regarding our future financial position and results of operations, our strategy, plans, objectives, goals and targets, future developments in the
markets in which we operate or are seeking to operate or anticipated regulatory changes in the markets in which we operate or intend to operate. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as
“aim,” “anticipate,”
“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “intend,” “is likely to,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “projected,” “should” or
“will” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions or
terminology.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may
not occur in the future. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
press release and are not guarantees of future performance and are based on numerous assumptions. Our actual results of operations, financial condition and the
development of events may differ materially from (and be more negative than) those made in, or suggested by, the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances.
Investors should read the section entitled
“Item 3D. Key Information—Risk Factors” and the description of our segments and business sectors in the
section entitled
“Item 4B. Information on the Company—Business Overview”, each in our annual report for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2019 filed on Form 20-F, for a more complete discussion of the risks and factors that could affect us.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to: shareholder value, cash flow, CAFD and organic growth, future
operations, refinancing, and various other factors, including those factors discussed under
“Item 3.D—Risk Factors” and
“Item 5.A—Operating Results” in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2019 filed on Form 20-F.
These factors should be considered in connection with information regarding risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results included in our
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at
www.sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments or otherwise. Should one
or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or targeted.
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Chief Financial Officer
Francisco Martinez-Davis
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Investor Relations & Communication
Leire Perez
T +44 20 3499 0465
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
