Exhibit 8.2
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Abengoa Yield plc
Great West House, GW1, 17th Floor
Great West Road
Brentford, United Kingdom
TW8 9DF
Re: | Registration Statement on Form F-1 |
Ladies & Gentlemen:
We have acted as United Kingdom tax counsel to Abengoa Yield plc, a public limited liability company incorporated in England (the “Company”), in respect of the information contained under the heading “Taxation—Material U.K. Tax Considerations” that has been included in the filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of a Registration Statement on Form F-1 on December 11, 2014 (the “Registration Statement”), in connection with the offering by Abengoa Concessions Investments Limited, as selling shareholder, of ordinary shares of the Company, nominal value US$0.10 per share (the “Offering”).
We hereby confirm that the information contained in the Registration Statement under the heading “Taxation—Material U.K. Tax Considerations”, insofar as such information summarizes the provisions of the tax laws of the United Kingdom and subject to any assumptions or qualifications contained therein constitutes a fair and accurate summary in all material respects and it represents our opinion.
We express our opinion herein only as to those matters specifically set forth above, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the tax laws of the United Kingdom. This opinion is furnished to you solely for use in connection with the Registration Statement. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm name in the Registration Statement under the heading “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Yours very truly,
/s/ Linklaters LLP
Linklaters LLP