As an older investor seeking passive income, I like dividend shares. Actually, most of my family’s unearned income nowadays comes from these cash payments that companies make to their shareholders.
The downsides of dividend investing In an ideal world, I could make money simply by buying stocks that offer market-beating dividends. Alas, this world is far from ideal, so this is no ‘get rich quick’ scheme.
For example, here are six problems that I have to deal with as a dividend disciple:
Only some shares pay out cash Almost all shares in the blue-chip FTSE 100 index pay out dividends. However, this proportion reduces rapidly as I move into the mid-cap FTSE 250 and smaller companies. That’s why the Footsie is my #1 hunting ground for cash streams.
Payouts are not guaranteed Unfortunately, future unpaid dividends are almost never guaranteed. Therefore, they can be cut or cancelled with hardly any notice. This happened a lot during the Covid-19 crisis and continues today among companies that need to preserve cash.
Yields are usually historic When I look up the dividend yield of a particular share, it’s important for me to establish whether it is a trailing (historic) or forecast (future) yield. Also, if a firm has recently cut its payout, then this may not be entirely apparent, so I always dig deeper into its public announcements.
The dividend curse Sometimes, listed businesses that pay out large proportions of their profits in dividends neglect to invest sufficiently in future growth. When this happens, I occasionally notice it by spotting long-term declines in share prices over, say, three and five years.
I call this effect — hefty dividends undercut by falling share prices — the ‘dividend curse’.
Debt and divvies Paying out large sums in cash to shareholders over time can leave a company’s balance sheet looking shaky or stretched. Also, some firms prefer to increase their net debt rather than prune payouts to their owners
The ex-dividend drop The ex-dividend date is the day that new shareholders no longer collect the next dividend. Thus, buying stock before this day secures me the dividend, while buying on or after the ex-dividend date means I don’t collect it.
Hence, share prices usually drop on ex-dividend dates to reflect the loss of this cash reward.
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Orreasons, why I only have Investment Trusts in the portfolio.
Ross Grier, COO and Head of UK Investments, NextEnergy Capital, commented:
“We are pleased to have secured similar terms on NextEnergy Solar Fund’s primary revolving credit facility. As we have previously indicated, we continue to observe significant lender interest in providing debt to the solar infrastructure sector across the geographies we are active in. This refinancing demonstrates lenders’ continued appetite to provide facilities against utility-scale solar assets in the UK on attractive terms.NESF maintains a disciplined approach to its capital structure and the sale of assets within the current capital recycling programme remain a key priority for the Company, the proceeds of which will be used to pay down existing RCF borrowings.”
Regional REIT Limited (LSE: RGL), the regional office specialist, is pleased to announce that Lightyear, a Grade A office near Glasgow Airport, is now over 90% let with a contracted rental income of £1.3million per annum and in-line with its estimated rental value. This follows the recent lettings of over 30,000 sq. ft. of vacant Grade A office space.
The Company is delighted to welcome Heathrow Airport Ltd. and Rolls-Royce to Lightyear, joining existing tenants Loganair, Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd. and Cefetra Ltd., together with our Business Hub occupiers.
Heathrow Airport Ltd. has leased 15,121 sq. ft. for 15 years and Rolls-Royce has leased 15,116 sq. ft. for 10 years. Loganair occupy 14,330 sq. ft. to 2033, having recently renewed their lease, while Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd. occupy 10,696 sq. ft. to 2029 and Cefetra Ltd. has leased 11,199 sq. ft. until 2029.
Lightyear is a flagship building in the Glasgow Airport office park offering some of the best office accommodation outside of Glasgow City Centre. In total, Lightyear comprises 73,499 sq. ft. of high specification office space located just a five-minute walk from Glasgow Airport and a 20-minute drive to Glasgow City Centre.
It is the 13th largest asset in the Company’s portfolio, accounting for 1.8%1 of the total portfolio value at £12.3 million1.
Stephen Inglis, CEO of London & Scottish Property Investment Management, Asset Manager commented:
“We are pleased to announce that Lightyear, a best-in-class asset, is now let to five blue chip tenants who operate across a range of sectors. The Grade A office space is in a prime location in a key regional hub. The Asset Manager improved the attractiveness of the asset dramatically through several asset management initiatives, a key focus for the Company across the portfolio.
“Also, in Glasgow, we are seeing an increase in enquiries for 300 Bath Street which has undergone a comprehensive reconfiguration works to reposition the asset. We look forward to providing portfolio updates in due course”.
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Yields up to 12.3% 3 top shares investors should consider for a second income
Looking to make a long-term second income with UK shares? Here are three great stocks I think are worth a close look.
The PRS REIT
Dividends at The PRS REIT (LSE:PRSR) have remained unchanged since the time of the pandemic. Yet the business still offers the possibility of market-beating passive income: for the 12 months to June 2024, the dividend yield is 5%.
It’s also worth remembering that real estate investment trusts (REITs) like this have to pay at least 90% of their yearly rental profits out by way of shareholder dividends. This is in exchange for certain tax advantages, including exemption from corporation tax on rental profits.
Higher-than-normal build cost inflation is a threat to PRS’s bottom line. But on balance, I think the benefits of owning this dividend share outweigh the potential risks.
Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may be subject to change in future. The content in this article is provided for information purposes only. It is not intended to be, neither does it constitute, any form of tax advice.
Bunzl
Support services business Bunzl (LSE:BNZL) isn’t famous for having the biggest dividend yields. At 2.4%, its yield for 2024 sits below the FTSE 100 average of 3.7%.
But what the company does have is an exceptional record of dividend growth. Shareholder payouts here have grown every year for 32 years, and at a compound annual growth rate of around 10%.
The company generates vast amounts of cash, which has in turn underpinned that progressive dividend policy and funded a steady stream of acquisitions. The subsequent boost from these bolt-on buys has also driven healthy capital gains in recent decades.
Bunzl’s balance sheet suggests it’s in good shape to maintain its generous dividend policy and thirst for acquisitions, too. Its net debt to EBITDA ratio stood at just 1.1 times as of the end of 2023.
An acquisition-based growth strategy exposes companies to unknown risks. But the Footsie firm’s strong track record on this front helps mitigate any fears I have.
NextEnergy Solar Fund
Purchasing renewable energy stocks could be another good idea as demand for clean energy soars. NextEnergy Solar Fund (LSE:NESF))is one such share worth serious attention today.
The FTSE 250 company has £1.2bn worth of capital invested in more than 100 solar farms and battery storage assets. Most of its money is locked in British assets, though it is expanding its international footprint to exploit overseas opportunities and spread risk.
NextEnergy’s share price has slumped more recently. This reflects a combination of weak UK power prices and high interest rates, problems that could endure in the short term.
But as a long-term investor, I think there’s a lot to like here. What’s more, its sinking share price has pushed the forward dividend yield to a mammoth 12.3%.
JLEN Environmental Assets – Backing the green hydrogen revolution
28 November 2023
QuotedData
Richard Williams
JLEN Environmental Assets
Investment companies | Update | 28 November 2023
Backing the green hydrogen revolution
JLEN Environmental Assets (JLEN) and the wider renewable energy sector have seen discounts to net asset value (NAV) widen to unprecedented levels as investor sentiment wavers in the face of higher interest rates. JLEN’s 20.2% discount to NAV is hard to fathom given the fundamental strength of its investment case and future growth opportunities.
Undeterred, JLEN’s managers are focusing their efforts on laying the foundations for future NAV growth, with investments in green hydrogen, for example (there are many colours of hydrogen but green is the most sustainable and environmentally friendly as it produced by splitting water through electrolysis using electricity generated from renewable sources). This is a sector that is predicted to grow 500 times by 2050, requiring $5trn of infrastructure investment.
JLEN has around 10% of its portfolio in assets under construction or development, including two green hydrogen projects in Germany. As they reach maturity, such projects can act as a catalyst for capital value growth. Priority funding rights on further green hydrogen schemes may also provide valuable opportunities to grow JLEN’s NAV.
Progressive dividend from investment in environmental infrastructure assets
JLEN aims to provide its shareholders with a sustainable, progressive dividend, paid quarterly, and to preserve the capital value of its portfolio. It invests in a diversified portfolio of environmental infrastructure projects generating predictable, wholly or partially index-linked cash flows. Investment in these assets is underpinned by a global commitment to support the transition to a low carbon economy and mitigate the effects of climate change.
At a glance
Half-year results
JLEN has this week announced results for the six-month period ended 30 September 2023. NAV was £792.1m or 119.7p per share – a 3.4p decrease since March 2023. Dividends declared for the half-year was 3.78p, up from 3.57p for the prior year period, in line with the target dividend for the current financial year of 7.57p (a 6% uplift). NAV total return for the period was 1.4%, while the NAV total return since JLEN launched is 120.6% (8.8% annualised). Distributions received from projects was at a record high and underpinned the dividend with a coverage of 1.32 times. The value of the portfolio was flat over the period, as shown in Figure 1.
Market backdrop
Since we published our last note on JLEN six months ago, share prices amongst alternative investment trusts – including the renewable energy infrastructure sector – have plummeted. Higher interest rates have increased concerns around the availability and cost of financing, and investors seemed concerned about downward pressure on NAVs. The fundamental growth story for the sector and JLEN remains as strong as ever, however, and is completely at odds with its current discount to NAV of 20.2% at 24 November 2023.
JLEN’s board has set out its approach to capital allocation, which includes consideration of share buybacks where prudent to do so. We consider that the current share price significantly undervalues the company, and a buyback programme could present a good investment opportunity as well as being NAV accretive (although we are mindful of not shrinking the size of the company too much). We explore the factors impacting NAV in detail below, beginning with discount rates.
Discount rates
Gilt yields have remained at an elevated level for more than a year, as shown in Figure 2. Government borrowing costs rose sharply from the beginning of 2021 and accelerated in the fallout from the ‘mini budget’ of September 2022.
The discount rates that are used in the discounted cash flow calculations that inform the NAVs of many alternative assets funds, including those in the renewable energy sector, can be broken down into the risk-free rate – derived from the yield on a government bond with equivalent duration – plus a risk premium.
At 30 September 2023, JLEN’s weighted average discount rate increased 1.0% (a 75 basis points (bps – equivalent to 0.75%) average uplift as a result of higher risk free rates, and the remaining 25bps was as a result of higher-returning construction commitments) to 9.4% from 8.4% at the end of March 2023 and that was factored into the NAV. The increase in the weighted average discount rate took £31.4m or about 3.9% off JLEN’s NAV.
The risk premium element of the discount rates calculation is influenced by various factors including the composition of the portfolio and investors’ risk appetite for these sectors and projects, based on recent comparable market transactions. With the risk-free rate increasing between March and September 2023 (by almost 100bps on UK 10-year gilts and UK 30-year gilts), the 100bps uplift in JLEN’s discount rate suggests that the risk premium attached to its portfolio has been flat. This indicates that investors’ risk appetite for the sector has endured as they have become more familiar with these assets and prices that assets change hands at in the secondary market have remained stable.
An independent verification exercise of the methodology and assumptions applied in JLEN’s NAV calculation is performed by a leading accountancy firm and an opinion provided to the directors on a semi-annual basis.
Inflation
Around 57% of JLEN’s forecasted revenues are linked to inflation (as measured by the RPI) through government-backed subsidies and long-term contracts.
At the end of September 2023, JLEN was assuming 6.7% RPI inflation for 2023 as a whole, 3.5% for 2024, reverting to 3% until 2030, and then falling to 2.25% thereafter. It looks to us as though the figure for this year will be increased, which would feed through into a higher NAV, everything else being equal. In fact, actual inflation data for the six months to the end of September 2023 was in excess of valuation assumptions and added £13.5m or to JLEN’s NAV over the period.
Figure 3 shows that RPI inflation has slowed since March 2023, and was 6.1% at the end of October. JLEN’s sensitivity to changes in the inflation rate is about +£18.3m or 2.8p on the NAV for every 0.5% increase in the forecast inflation rate and a decrease of £19.5m or 2.9p on the NAV if rates were reduced by the same amount. Where near-term inflation is higher than JLEN’s valuation assumption by 2% for the next two years, NAV would be expected to increase by £18.0m or 2.7p.
Power prices
UK power prices have fallen from the extreme peak levels of summer 2022, helped by falling gas prices, but are still above pre-COVID levels.
JLEN looks to de-risk its exposure to volatile market prices and has fixed prices for the majority of its output. At 30 September 2023, the portfolio had price fixes secured over 68% of its production for the Winter 2023/24 and 50% for Summer 2024 seasons. Short-term market forward prices for the next two years are used to value the portfolio where contractual fixed price arrangements do not exist. After the initial two-year period, the project cash flows assume future electricity and gas prices in line with a blended curve informed by the central forecasts from three established market consultants. The overall change in forecasts for future electricity and gas prices compared to forecasts at 31 March 2023 has negatively impacted NAV by £17.4m or 2.6p.
Based on the portfolio at end September 2023, a 10% fall in power prices over the remaining life of JLEN’s assets would take off £38.7m or 5.9p from the NAV and a 10% increase would add £38.5m or 5.8p to the NAV.
Taxation
As we discussed in more detail in our previous note, the UK government introduced a temporary windfall tax on electricity generators – the Electricity Generator Levy (EGL) – in response to higher energy prices. JLEN’s wind, solar and biomass assets are affected by the levy, which sees the government take 45% of revenues above a price of £75/MWh from 2023 to April 2024, and thereafter adjusted each year in line with inflation (as measured by CPI) on a calendar-year basis until the levy comes to an end on 31 March 2028. JLEN paid the first instalment of the EGL tax of £5.2m over the first six months of the financial year, with the annual liability estimated to be £7.4m.
Around 42% of JLEN’s assets at the end of September 2023 fell completely outside of the levy. The managers say that this is a strength of having a diversified portfolio that has a combination of assets that generate electricity (and fall in the scope of the levy), assets that generate gas (the anaerobic digestion plants), and assets that do not generate energy at all (batteries, compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling stations, and the controlled environment assets).
Useful economic lives
JLEN applies a conservative valuation in regard to its anaerobic digestion (AD) assets, with the assumption that the facilities will simply cease to operate beyond the life of their domestic renewable heat incentive (RHI) tariff. The manager says that it has seen a growing case of evidence, including several transactional datapoints, pointing towards a positive change in market sentiment for valuing these assets – including the potential to run anaerobic digestion facilities on an unsubsidised basis.
In light of this change, the manager has provided a sensitivity extending the useful economic lives of its AD portfolio by up to five years – capped at the duration of land rights already in place. Such an extension would result in an uplift in the portfolio valuation of £22.8m or 3.5p.
Energy market reform
The UK government’s review of electricity market arrangements (REMA), which we discussed in our note published in September 2022 (a link to which can be found on page 16), is progressing and uncertainty still exists over the eventual outcome. It is a wide-ranging assessment intended to deliver an appropriate framework for all non-retail electricity markets to deliver security of supply, cost effectiveness, and decarbonisation. The review was launched in July 2022 and an initial consultation period saw some of the more radical options for reforming the wholesale electricity market – such as a system of local imbalance pricing – scrapped. A number of options were taken forward for further assessment and a second consultation is expected this year. It is still far too early to draw any conclusions about the likely route forward, but it seems that there is a clear desire to see consumer prices for power produced by renewable generators better reflect the cost of producing that power.
The JLEN team recognises that there could be an effect on the basis on which its UK electricity-generating assets and battery storage assets receive their revenues and believes a realistic timeline for adoption will mean the current system remaining in place until the late 2020s. However, it feels that JLEN’s diversified portfolio could put it in a strong position relative to its peers.
Asset allocation
Figure 5 displays JLEN’s portfolio by project type, as at 30 September 2023. In aggregate, at that date there were 42 projects spread across the wind, AD, solar, waste & wastewater, hydro, and low carbon & sustainable solutions technologies. As at 30 September 2023, the weighted average remaining asset life of the portfolio was 16.8 years, although the manager feels it is being conservative in this area, as mentioned earlier with the AD portfolio.
Although a healthy pipeline of potential investments exists, including in the area of controlled environments and green hydrogen, the challenging market environment means that the company is prioritising using available cash to meet existing capital commitments and to minimise drawdowns from its revolving credit facility (RCF).
New investments – green hydrogen a key focus
One of the key investment focuses for JLEN over the short-to-medium term is in green hydrogen. The company’s only new investment since our last note published six months ago was the commitment of up to €9.2m into a green hydrogen development opportunity in Lubmin, Germany, announced in July. It is the second such project the company has invested in following its deal to invest in the Thierbach project near Borna, Germany, announced in January 2023.
The managers believe that green hydrogen has an important role to play in decarbonising many carbon-intensive sectors of the economy including heavy transport (HGVs and ships) and industry. Strong regulatory tailwinds exist, the managers add, that promote the rise of green hydrogen and therefore significant investment opportunities. The International Energy Agency predicts that the global low-carbon, green hydrogen market will grow exponentially (by 500 times) by 2050, which could equate to a $5trn investment requirement in hydrogen infrastructure to achieve net zero targets, according to Goldman Sachs.
Green hydrogen, which is produced from the electrolysis of water using renewable energy, generates no greenhouse gases – unlike grey hydrogen (which is extensively used in the existing hydrogen market – estimated to be worth $175bn annually – but emits 830m tonnes of greenhouse gases a year) and blue hydrogen. The diversion of excess production of renewable energy at times of peak supply (when intraday power prices are exceptionally cheap) into hydrogen generation also offers another form of energy storage that can be held indefinitely (unlike traditional battery storage) and used to fuel peaking power plants.
Regulatory tailwinds
Globally, governments have accepted the need to accelerate the transition to green hydrogen and are providing significant support to this. In the US, the Inflation Reduction Act contained $9.5bn of funding for hydrogen to subsidise production tax credits of up to $3 per kilogram. In Europe, the EU strategy on hydrogen was adopted in 2020 and in 2022 the EU published its REPowerEU plan, which aims to produce 10m tonnes and import 10m tonnes of renewable hydrogen in the EU by 2030. The bloc has allocated €27bn to deploy on key hydrogen infrastructure and €3bn to invest from the EU Hydrogen Bank.
In Germany, where JLEN is currently focusing its green hydrogen investments, the coalition government is seeking to expand its reliance on green hydrogen to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for highly polluting industrial sectors. It is proposing new legislation that would change the accounting factor for green hydrogen to a triple crediting against GHG quotas in the fuel sector (instead of the current double counting). This should significantly enhance demand for green hydrogen in the transport sector. The proposal has been passed to the Federal Parliament for approval and could come into force as early as January 2024.
The German government is also considering the implementation of a green gas quota that would eventually see 100% of gas consumed in the country be green gas (green hydrogen and biomethane) by 2045. This would be implemented in stages, with initially 1% of gas being green in 2025, 7% in 2030, and 85% in 2040. Germany consumes 1,000TWh of natural gas per year, presenting an enormous opportunity for the scaling up of green hydrogen. 1% of green hydrogen in the gas mix (10TWh) corresponds to 300,000 tonnes of green hydrogen. The legislation could become national law by mid-2024.
It seems that the false dawns for the hydrogen sector are now behind us. There is more than enough demand from customers looking to switch away from grey hydrogen to justify the construction of new plants, with analysts predicting that the market will grow 500 times by 2050.
JLEN’s green hydrogen development projects
Through its partnership with HH2E, a specialist in developing green hydrogen projects to decarbonise industry ( which we detailed in our previous note),JLEN has an abundance of opportunity to invest in the buildout of green hydrogen production facilities in Germany. JLEN owns a 33% equity stake in Foresight Hydrogen Holdco GmbH, which in turn holds a 7.6% stake in HH2E, and has priority funding rights over future projects.
The company has so far made two investments into HH2E development projects. The first, announced in January 2023, was a €5.7m initial investment in the Thierbach green hydrogen project near Borna, Germany, to bring it to a construction-ready stage. The second, announced in July 2023, was an investment in a green hydrogen production site in Lubmin, Germany, for up to €9.2m. The investment will be utilised for detailed engineering designs and the procurement of long lead items. Construction of the plant will commence following a final investment decision, which is expected shortly. JLEN now has around 10% of its portfolio in assets under construction or development. As these projects reach maturity, they can act as an engine for substantial capital growth.
The design of HH2E’s plants uses alkaline electrolysis powered by green energy (based on the procurement of green energy supplied through the national grid rather than a direct supply). The plant incorporates battery storage, allowing it to deliver constant hydrogen production with a variable power supply – meaning that it can target buying power at intraday low prices.
The Thierbach plant will initially have a 100MW electrolyser capable of producing around 6,000 tonnes (200GWh) of green hydrogen per year. The plant is designed to be scalable to 1GW by 2030. The plant in Lubmin will also be capable of producing over 6,000 tonnes (200GWh) of green hydrogen per year during the first 100MW phase. Subsequent expansion phases are expected to increase capacity to over 1GW, with annual production exceeding 60,000 tonnes of green hydrogen.
The JLEN team says that both projects are very similar to a traditional infrastructure investment – a collection of long-term contracts covering both input costs and offtake agreements, most likely on a take or pay arrangement (take or pay is where a buyer agrees to take a per-specified amount of a product or pay a penalty if it does not). It adds that they offer attractive return profiles compared to the portfolio average, including the prospect of NAV uplifts as the projects progress through to operation. Additionally, the discount rates used to value these projects should fall as investors become more familiar with them, which increases their capital value. The capital required for future funding obligations is likely to be met by asset sales.
Performance
Peer group
JLEN has one of the broadest remits of the 22 companies that comprise the members of the AIC’s renewable energy sector. Most of these funds are focused on solar or wind or some combination of the two. Three of these funds are focused solely on energy storage.
There is variation of geographic exposure within the peer group too, with a number of funds that are heavily exposed to the North American market (which has a different risk/reward structure) and one focused on Asia.
JLEN is one of the larger funds within this peer group, and whilst it has de-rated substantially recently, its discount to NAV is still one of the narrowest in the sector. We think that this may reflect its good track record – ranking third and fourth in NAV terms over three and five years respectively – and the comfort that investors may derive from the diversification of its portfolio and high level of inflation linked income.
Wide discounts have distorted yields across the sector. Nevertheless, JLEN’s dividend yield is attractive. Its ongoing charges ratio ranks middle of the pack.
Premium/(discount)
The broader renewable energy sector has derated substantially over the past six months, with the peer group median discount moving from 13.7% at the end of March to 29.2% at the end of September. Investor sentiment towards alternative assets, including the renewable energy sector, has been dire since interest rates began to rise. This has contributed towards falls in the share prices of renewable energy trusts. Over the year to 31 October 2023, JLEN’s shares traded in range of a 28.4% discount to NAV to a 1.1% premium, and averaged a discount of 8.4%. At 24 November 2023, JLEN was trading on a discount of 20.2%.
An average discount of 10% or more over the course of JLEN’s financial year would trigger a discontinuation vote. The average discount at which the shares have traded in the current financial year to the end of October has been 12.3%. If a discontinuation vote is triggered, it will be proposed as a special resolution at the 2024 Annual General Meeting.
Fund profile
JLEN invests in infrastructure projects that use natural or waste resources or support more environmentally-friendly approaches to economic activity, support the transition to a low carbon economy or which mitigate the effects of climate change.
JLEN’s assets are broadly categorised as intermittent renewable energy generation, baseload (steady and predictable) renewable energy generation and non-energy-generating assets that have environmental benefits. Intermittent energy generation investments include wind, solar and hydropower. Baseload renewable energy generation investments include biomass technologies, anaerobic digestion and bioenergy generated from waste. Non-energy-generating projects include wastewater, waste processing, low carbon transport, battery storage, hydrogen and sustainable solutions for food production such as agri- and aquaculture projects.
JLEN aims to build a portfolio that is diversified both geographically and by type of asset. This emphasis on diversification reduces the dependency on a single market or set of climatic conditions and helps differentiate JLEN from the majority of its peers, which tend to specialise in solar or wind.
Reflecting its objective of delivering sustainable, progressive dividends and preserving its capital, JLEN does not invest in new or experimental technology. A substantial proportion of its revenues is derived from long-term government subsidies.
JLEN’s AIFM is Foresight Group LLP (Foresight). Foresight is one of the best-resourced investors in renewable infrastructure assets, with £12.1bn of assets under management as at 30 September 2023. This includes Foresight Solar Fund, which sits in JLEN’s listed peer group. Foresight has a highly experienced and well-resourced global infrastructure team with over 100 infrastructure professionals managing around 3.1GW of energy infrastructure. It is a global business, with 13 offices in seven countries. The co-lead managers to JLEN are Chris Tanner, Chris Holmes and Edward Mountney.
