Chris Knowles, the senior independent director of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust, has purchased 20,000 ordinary shares in the company at a price of £0.75 ($0.95) each on the London Stock Exchange. A person closely associated with Knowles, Julia Caroline Knowles Tait, also purchased 12,000 shares in the company at the same price.
SEEIT was the first U.K.-listed company of its kind to invest exclusively in the energy-efficiency sector. Its projects are primarily located in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America, and include a portfolio of cogeneration assets in Spain, a portfolio of commercial and industrial solar and storage projects in the United States, a regulated gas-distribution network in Sweden and a district energy system providing essential and efficient utility services on one of the largest business parks in the United States.
The company aims to deliver shareholders value through its investment in a diversified portfolio of energy-efficiency proj