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Photon Energy N.V.

Regulatory Filings Jul 14, 2023

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Photon Energy N.V.

Monthly Report for June 2023

For the period from 1 to 30 June 2023

1. Information on the Occurrence of Trends and Events in the Market Environment of the Issuer, which in the Issuer's Opinion may have Important Consequences in the Future for the Financial Condition and Results of the Issuer

1.1 Production Results of Photon Energy's Power Plants in the Reporting Period

In June 2023 Photon Energy Group reports the electricity generation in the amount of 16.0 GWh, up by 8.6% YoY thanks to 21.2 MWp of new capacities added in Romania. Year-to-date the electricity generation amounts to 65.5 GWh compared to 66.0 GWh in the same period last year (-0.9% YoY). Weaker generation results in the first half of the year can be explained by much worse weather condition mainly, higher number of cloudy days and higher temperatures, both of which have a negative impact on the efficiency of PV panels. Lower efficiency was partially compensated by an increased capacity commissioned, however, due to the delay in the commissioning process in Romania, the positive impact of the portfolio expansion shall be more visible in the upcoming months.

YTD production of 65.5 GWh represents an avoidance of 25,940 tonnes of CO2e emissions.

For details, please refer to chapter 2. Proprietary PV power plants.

1.2 Completion of the Share Buyback Programme

On 7 June 2023, the Company completed the share buyback program announced on 16 December 2022, as the total number of shares to be purchased under the Programme was reached.

In line with the Programme, within the period from 19 December 2022 to 7 June 2023, the Company purchased 250,000 shares in the share capital of the Company for the total value of PLN 3,204,053.76, with an average price of PLN 12.82 per share. Shares purchased under the Programme constitute approx. 0.41% of the share capital in the Company and entitle to 250,000 votes at the General Meeting of the Company. The Company cannot execute voting rights from the treasury shares.

Under the Programme, all transactions were carried out through the brokerage house - Santander Biuro Maklerskie with its seat in Warsaw, Poland. No transactions were concluded for the acquisition of shares on the Prague Stock Exchange or the Open market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The purpose of the acquisition of shares under the Programme was to meet the obligations arising from the share purchase programme for the employees of Photon Energy Group's entities. All details on the completion of the Programme can be found in ESPI report 41 published on 9 June 2023.

1.3 Photon Energy Group Held AGM of Shareholders on 21 June 2023

On 21 June 2023 the Company held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in Amsterdam. The General Meeting approved the annual financial statements (stand-alone and consolidated) and the allocation of the result for the year 2022, which transferred the profit (stand-alone and consolidated) into the retained earnings item of the shareholders equity.

The General Meeting approved the Remuneration Report for 2022 and discharged and released all members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company from liability, for their conduct performed in and relating to the financial year of 2022.

The General Meeting also authorized the Management Board to acquire shares in the share capital of the Company for consideration, for a period of 18 months, commencing on 21 June and consequently ending on 21 December 2024 in line with the Company's Articles of Association. The shares may be acquired by purchase on public markets on which the shares are traded, or through a private contractual transaction between the Company on one side, and a selling shareholder on the other side. The price for the shares must be at least equal to the nominal value of shares and may not exceed the average of closing prices of shares during the five trading days prior to the date of the purchase, published by Warsaw Stock Exchange, increased by ten percent.

The General Meeting approved the Management Incentive Plan (MIP) granted to Mr. Krzysztof Drozynski and defined by the MIP Terms & Conditions that were published on the Company's website. In connection with theMIP, the General Meeting designated the Management Board of the Company for a period of five years, commencing on this date and consequently ending on 21 June 2028 as competent to issue shares and to grant rights to subscribe for shares to a maximum of 880,277 ordinary regist ered shares in the share capital of the Company, each with a nominal value of EUR 0.01 in the authorized share capital of the Company and to limit or exclude pre-emption rights with respect to up to 880,277 shares in the authorized capital of the Company. This designation shall be in addition to, and not replacing the existing designation by the general meeting to the Management Board at the Company's 2022 annual general meeting to issue shares and to grant rights to subscribe shares as well as to limit or exclude preemption rights with respect to a maximum of 10 million ordinary registered shares in the share capital of the Company.

The minutes of this General Meeting can be found in the Corporate Governance section of our investor relations page at https://www.photonenergy.com/en/investor-relations.html

1.4 Reporting on Photon Energy's Project Pipeline

Photon Energy is currently developing PV projects with the total DC capacity of 918.5 MWp, in Australia (309.8 MWp), Hungary (68.8 MWp), Poland (313.1 MWp), and Romania (226.8 MWp) and is evaluating further markets for opportunities.

In June Photon Energy completed the development process of PV projects in Romania with an estimated DC capacity of 16.3 MWp. As those projects reached the ready-to-build stage, the construction of those power plants has been initiated. The list of new projects under construction includes: Magureni (1.7 MWp), Sarulesti (3.2 MWp), Faget 2 (3.9 MWp) and Faget 3 (7.5 MWp).

For details, please refer to chapter 3 "Reporting on Photon Energy's project pipeline".

2. Proprietary PV Power Plants

The table below represents power plants owned directly or indirectly by Photon Energy N.V. as of the date of the report.

Table 1. Production Results in June 2023

Project name Capacity Revenue1 June Prod. June Proj. June Perf. YTD Prod. YTD Proj. Perf. YTD YoY
Unit kWp per MWh kWh kWh % kWh kWh % %
Komorovice 2,354 622 EUR 320,893 327,148 -1.9% 1,249,885 1,350,570 -7.5% -12.7%
Zvíkov I 2,031 622 EUR 304,034 286,094 6.3% 1,139,110 1,238,270 -8.0% -10.7%
Dolní Dvořiště 1,645 622 EUR 224,414 224,224 0.1% 816,817 879,565 -7.1% -8.4%
Svatoslav 1,231 622 EUR 155,350 165,197 -6.0% 578,128 640,650 -9.8% -14.2%
Slavkov 1,159 622 EUR 169,531 175,507 -3.4% 674,450 735,595 -8.3% -14.6%
Mostkovice SPV 1 210 577 EUR 28,818 29,380 -1.9% 112,818 121,068 -6.8% -13.7%
Mostkovice SPV 3 926 723 EUR 131,750 132,049 -0.2% 511,325 540,296 -5.4% -13.1%
Zdice I 1,499 622 EUR 226,559 221,432 2.3% 875,099 927,880 -5.7% -9.7%
Zdice II 1,499 622 EUR 226,140 224,493 0.7% 876,063 943,546 -7.2% -11.0%
Radvanice 2,305 622 EUR 349,787 334,602 4.5% 1,304,671 1,366,501 -4.5% -11.3%
Břeclav rooftop 137 579 EUR 19,874 20,650 -3.8% 77,611 85,908 -9.7% -17.1%
Total Czech PP 14,996 627 EUR 2,157,150 2,140,777 0.8% 8,215,977 8,829,850 -7.0% -11.7%
Babiná II 999 271 EUR 121,986 136,036 -10.3% 462,755 509,235 -9.1% -18.0%
Babina III 999 271 EUR 121,815 138,100 -11.8% 428,822 517,994 -17.2% -23.5%
Prša I. 999 270 EUR 136,716 137,707 -0.7% 503,330 539,009 -6.6% -14.5%
Blatna 700 273 EUR 96,884 103,171 -6.1% 354,788 381,972 -7.1% -13.5%
Mokra Luka 1 963 258 EUR 140,014 145,587 -3.8% 595,551 599,534 -0.7% -15.1%
Mokra Luka 2 963 257 EUR 140,347 145,202 -3.3% 604,698 634,713 -4.7% -15.2%
Jovice 1 979 263 EUR 116,377 121,038 -3.9% 454,716 467,652 -2.8% -10.5%
Jovice 2 979 263 EUR 116,240 120,556 -3.6% 440,219 465,742 -5.5% -12.7%
Brestovec 850 257 EUR 125,826 121,763 3.3% 497,814 540,379 -7.9% -16.7%
Polianka 999 261 EUR 131,006 138,259 -5.2% 474,835 513,859 -7.6% -15.0%
Myjava 999 259 EUR 143,137 148,914 -3.9% 554,076 599,015 -7.5% -13.7%
Total Slovak PP 10,429 263 EUR 1,390,348 1,456,334 -4.5% 5,371,604 5,769,103 -6.9% -15.4%
Tiszakécske 1 689 77 EUR 102,185 104,086 -1.8% 434,540 460,512 -5.6% -12.3%
Tiszakécske 2 689 77 EUR 102,513 104,086 -1.5% 437,465 460,512 -5.0% -12.2%
Tiszakécske 3 689 76 EUR 101,767 104,086 -2.2% 422,380 460,512 -8.3% -12.0%
Tiszakécske 4 689 77 EUR 102,690 104,086 -1.3% 438,978 460,512 -4.7% -11.3%
Tiszakécske 5 689 77 EUR 102,417 104,086 -1.6% 435,572 460,512 -5.4% -12.1%
Tiszakécske 6 689 77 EUR 102,247 104,086 -1.8% 435,739 460,512 -5.4% -12.2%
Tiszakécske 7 689 77 EUR 102,352 104,086 -1.7% 436,559 460,512 -5.2% -12.2%
Tiszakécske 8 689 77 EUR 102,340 104,086 -1.7% 432,906 460,512 -6.0% -11.4%
Almásfüzitő 1 695 81 EUR 100,105 101,684 -1.6% 417,124 449,887 -7.3% -14.4%
Almásfüzitő 2 695 81 EUR 97,776 98,770 -1.0% 406,293 436,991 -7.0% -14.1%
Almásfüzitő 3 695 81 EUR 94,288 98,594 -4.4% 401,792 436,213 -7.9% -15.5%
Almásfüzitő 4 695 81 EUR 99,496 101,808 -2.3% 417,024 450,436 -7.4% -14.6%
Almásfüzitő 5 695 81 EUR 101,177 103,204 -2.0% 425,661 456,608 -6.8% -14.4%
Almásfüzitő 6 660 81 EUR 100,981 102,622 -1.6% 423,225 454,037 -6.8% -14.2%
Almásfüzitő 7 691 81 EUR 101,060 102,147 -1.1% 422,713 451,932 -6.5% -14.0%
Almásfüzitő 8 668 81 EUR 102,109 100,493 1.6% 424,254 444,616 -4.6% -10.5%
Nagyecsed 1 689 77 EUR 101,612 102,798 -1.2% 434,187 433,395 0.2% -8.8%
Nagyecsed 2 689 77 EUR 101,245 102,798 -1.5% 431,821 433,395 -0.4% -8.8%
Nagyecsed 3 689 77 EUR 100,794 102,988 -2.1% 428,960 433,723 -1.1% -10.4%
Fertod I 528 79 EUR 85,385 75,333 13.3% 336,064 333,297 0.8% -11.7%
Fertod II No 2 699 80 EUR 107,792 100,994 6.7% 433,053 446,834 -3.1% -12.2%
Fertod II No 3 699 80 EUR 107,440 100,542 6.9% 432,374 444,831 -2.8% -11.7%
Fertod II No 4 699 80 EUR 107,077 99,749 7.3% 431,102 441,322 -2.3% -11.5%
Fertod II No 5 691 80 EUR 106,924 98,738 8.3% 429,249 436,851 -1.7% -12.0%
Fertod II No 6 699 80 EUR 106,557 99,442 7.2% 429,457 439,965 -2.4% -12.0%
Kunszentmárton I/ 1 697 77 EUR 104,120 107,954 -3.6% 452,491 477,627 -5.3% -11.7%
Project name Capacity Revenue June Prod. June Proj. June Perf. YTD Prod. YTD Proj. Perf. YTD YoY
Unit kWp per MWh, kWh kWh % kWh kWh % %
Kunszentmárton I No 2 697 77 EUR 102,507 107,954 -5.0% 447,457 477,627 -6.3% -11.9%
Kunszentmárton II No 1 693 78 EUR 104,356 104,063 0.3% 432,953 460,413 -6.0% -15.8%
Kunszentmárton II No 2 693 78 EUR 105,640 104,063 1.5% 458,409 460,413 -0.4% -11.3%
Taszár 1 701 82 EUR 102,665 94,039 9.2% 420,785 416,063 1.1% -14.3%
Taszár 2 701 82 EUR 102,229 95,466 7.1% 420,046 422,373 -0.6% -15.8%
Taszár 3 701 82 EUR 102,291 95,726 6.9% 422,963 423,524 -0.1% -15.3%
Monor 1 688 80 EUR 102,224 103,453 -1.2% 443,169 457,713 -3.2% -12.2%
Monor 2 696 80 EUR 102,124 102,325 -0.2% 435,248 452,723 -3.9% -12.4%
Monor 3 696 80 EUR 102,726 103,524 -0.8% 438,825 458,028 -4.2% -13.0%
Monor 4 696 80 EUR 102,276 103,435 -1.1% 437,364 457,633 -4.4% -13.3%
Monor 5 688 80 EUR 102,637 99,415 3.2% 439,339 439,847 -0.1% -12.9%
Monor 6 696 80 EUR 101,894 103,319 -1.4% 436,142 457,118 -4.6% -13.6%
Monor 7 696 80 EUR 102,409 103,168 -0.7% 437,110 456,453 -4.2% -13.0%
Monor 8 696 80 EUR 102,952 103,966 -1.0% 439,910 459,980 -4.4% -13.2%
Tata 1 672 86 EUR 118,306 113,267 4.4% 445,055 501,133 -11.2% -15.1%
Tata 2 676 81 EUR 92,763 113,682 -18.4% 390,491 502,969 -22.4% -16.6%
Tata 3 667 81 EUR 92,832 113,682 -18.3% 390,782 502,969 -22.3% -16.6%
Tata 4 672 86 EUR 118,740 115,251 3.0% 449,611 509,909 -11.8% -15.8%
Tata 5 672 86 EUR 114,220 113,682 0.5% 444,853 502,969 -11.6% -16.0%
Tata 6 672 86 EUR 116,202 110,814 4.9% 437,992 490,279 -10.7% -14.1%
Tata 7 672 86 EUR 116,080 113,682 2.1% 436,408 502,969 -13.2% -17.2%
Tata 8 672 86 EUR 117,308 115,396 1.7% 442,427 510,554 -13.3% -17.2%
Malyi 1 695 79 EUR 108,081 103,440 4.5% 438,026 435,615 0.6% -7.7%
Malyi 2 695 78 EUR 107,994 103,542 4.3% 438,453 436,152 0.5% -11.1%
Malyi 3 695 78 EUR 108,284 103,542 4.6% 439,693 436,152 0.8% -11.0%
Puspokladány 1 1,406 109 EUR 256,762 244,503 5.0% 954,225 1,081,768 -11.8% -13.8%
Puspokladány 2 1,420 83 EUR 255,283 252,907 0.9% 981,320 1,118,949 -12.3% -14.2%
Puspokladány 3 1,420 83 EUR 250,748 248,407 0.9% 971,860 1,099,037 -11.6% -13.4%
Puspokladány 4 1,406 83 EUR 256,726 242,061 6.1% 964,380 1,070,964 -10.0% -13.5%
Puspokladány 5 1,420 83 EUR 259,811 248,809 4.4% 1,001,234 1,100,817 -9.0% -12.2%
Puspokladány 6 1,394 109 EUR 253,934 240,736 5.5% 967,964 1,065,101 -9.1% -12.6%
Puspokladány 7 1,406 109 EUR 255,228 247,277 3.2% 976,371 1,094,040 -10.8% -12.2%
Puspokladány 8 1,420 77 EUR 163,110 249,067 -34.5% 892,227 1,101,958 -19.0% -20.3%
Puspokladány 9 1,406 109 EUR 257,163 247,642 3.8% 982,014 1,095,655 -10.4% -11.8%
Puspokladány 10 1,420 83 EUR 257,935 248,702 3.7% 988,151 1,100,343 -10.2% -11.8%
Tolna 1,358 85 EUR 273,087 254,106 7.5% 1,005,499 1,124,253 -10.6% -13.1%
Facankert (Tolna 2) 1,358 85 EUR 281,420 258,388 8.9% 1,030,858 1,143,198 -9.8% N/A
Total Hungarian PP 51,814 84 EUR 8,315,398 8,259,847 0.7% 33,630,593 36,413,716 -7.6% -11.7%
Siria 5,691 91 EUR 1,060,208 1,150,000 -7.8% 3,083,384 3,515,011 -12.3% N/A
Calafat 1 2,890 91 EUR 407,038 524,589 -22.4% 540,562 1,395,345 -61.3% N/A
Calafat 2 1,935 91 EUR 309,068 352,480 -12.3% 399,532 936,965 -57.4% N/A
Calafat 3 1,203 91 EUR 193,509 221,849 -12.8% 250,599 669,437 -62.6% N/A
Aiud 4,730 91 EUR 483,120 882,000 -45.2% 483,120 3,046,000 -84.1% N/A
Teius 4,730 91 EUR 319,440 954,000 -66.5% 319,440 3,134,000 -89.8% N/A
Total Romanian PP2 21,179 91 EUR 2,772,383 4,084,918 -32.1% 5,076,637 12,696,758 -60.0% N/A
Symonston 144 217 EUR 5,217 7,269 -28.2% 68,117 76,678 -11.2% -5.4%
Leeton 7,261 55 EUR 734,310 693,653 5.9% 6,756,464 6,944,526 -2.7% 10.1%
Fivebough 7,261 67 EUR 600,270 676,662 -11.3% 6,340,005 6,854,571 -7.5% 4.6%
Total Australian PP 14,744 61 EUR 1,339,797 1,377,583 -2.7% 13,164,587 13,875,775 -5.1% 7.3%
Total 113,084 176 EUR 15,975,076 17,319,459 -7.8% 65,459,397 77,585,203 -15.6% -0.9%

Notes:

Capacity: installed capacity of the power plant

Prod.: production in the reporting month - Proj.: projection in the reporting month Perf.: performance of the power plant in reporting month i.e. (production in Month / pro-

jection for Month) - 1. YTD Prod.: accumulated production year-to-date i.e. from January until the end of the reporting month.

YTD Proj.: accumulated projection year-to-date i.e. from January until the end of the reporting month.

Perf. YTD: performance of the pp YTD i.e. (YTD prod. in 2023 / YTD proj. in 2023) – 1. YTD YOY: (YTD Prod. in 2023 / YTD Prod. in 2022) – 1.

1 - Green Bonus + realized electricity price during the reporting period in the Czech Republic.

- Realized electricity price in Hungary and Romania

- Realized electricity price + Australian Large-scale Generation Certificate spot closing price in Australia.

Chart 1.a Total Production of the Czech Portfolio Chart 1.b Total Production of the Slovak Portfolio

Q1 April May June

Q1 April May June

In June 2023 Photon Energy Group reports the electricity generation in the amount of 16.0 GWh, up by 8.6% YoY thanks to 22.2 MWp of new capacities added in Romania. Year-to-date the electricity generation amounts to 65.5 GWh compared to 66.0 GWh in the same period last year (-0.9% YoY). Weaker generation results in the first half of the year can be explained by much worse weather condition mainly, higher number of cloudy days and higher temperatures, both of which have a negative impact on the efficiency of PV panels. Lower efficiency was partially compensated by an increased capacity commissioned however, due to the delay in the commissioning process in Romania, the positive

Q1 April May June

Chart 1.c Total Production of Hungarian Portfolio Chart 1.d Total Production of Australian Portfolio

impact of portfolio expansion shall be more visible in the upcoming months.

In June 2023, the Czech and Hungarian power plants performed in line with the estimates +0.8% and +0.7%, respectively. Australian, Slovak and Romanian power plants underperformed by -2.7%, -4.5% and -32.1%, respectively.

The specific performance ratio of the proprietary portfolio (SPR) reached 141.3 kWh/kWp compared to 160.0 kWh/kWp one year ago (-11.7% YoY).

Last not least, the YTD clean electricity generation of 65.5 GWh represents an avoidance of 25,940 tonnes of CO2e emissions.

Table 2. Estimated Revenues from Electricity Generation in June 2023*

Portfolio Capacity Prod. June Avg. Revenue
June
Total Revenue
June
YTD Avg.
Revenue
YTD Revenue
Unit MWp MWh EUR/MWh In Euro thousand EUR/MWh, in 2023 In Euro thousand
Czech Republic 15.0 2,157 627 1,353 655 5,379
Slovakia** 10.4 1,390 263 263 263 1,018
Hungary 51.8 8,315 84 700 96 3,241
Romania 21.2 2,772 91 251 99 501
Australia 14.7 1,340 61 82 73 967
Total Portfolio 113.1 15,975 172 2,649 176 11,107

* Estimates for revenues are based on management reporting and may deviate from published financial statements due to exchange rates.

3. Reporting on Photon Energy's Project Pipeline

Project development is a crucial activity in Photon Energy's business model of covering the entire value chain of PV power plants. The main objective of project development activities is to expand the PV proprietary portfolio, which provides recurring revenues and free cash flows to the Group. For financial or strategic reasons Photon Energy may decide to cooperate with third-party investors either on a joint-venture basis or with the goal of exiting the projects to such investors entirely. Ownership of project rights provides Photon Energy with a high level of control and allows locking in EPC (one-off) and O&M (long-term) services. Hence, project development is a key driver for Photon Energy's future growth. The Group's experience in project development and financing in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Italy, Hungary and Romania is an important factor in selecting attractive markets and reducing the inherent risks related to project development.

The below table presents PV projects under the development divided by the stage of the advancement and by country.

Table 3. Projects under development in June 2023 (DC capacity)*

Country 1. Feasibility* 2. Early
development
3. Advanced
development
4. Ready-to-build
technical
5. Under
construction
Total in MWp
Romania 17.0 88.4 72.8 22.0 26.6 226.8
Poland 275.1 34.1 3.9 - - 313.1
Hungary 62.0 2.7 4.1 - 68.8
Australia - 300.0 9.8 - - 309.8
Total in MWp 354.1 422.5 89.2 26.1 26.6 918.5

*Development phases are described in the glossary available at the end of this chapter.

Chart 2.c Australian Project Pipeline in MWp Chart 2.d Hungarian Project Pipeline in MWp

Chart 2.a Romanian Project Pipeline in MWp Chart 2.b Polish Project Pipeline in MWp

PV projects have two definitions of capacity. The grid connection capacity is expressed as the maximum of kilowatts or megawatts which can be fed into the grid at any point in time. Electricity grids run on alternating current (AC). Solar modules produce direct current (DC), which is transformed into AC by inverters. Heat, cable lines, inverters and transformers lead to energy losses in the system between the solar modules and the grid connection point. Cumulatively system losses typically add up to 15-20%. Therefore, for a given grid connection capacity a larger module capacity (expressed in Watt peak – Wp) can be installed without exceeding the grid connection limit. At times of extremely high production, inverters can reduce the volume of electricity so that the plant stays within the grid connection limits. Photon Energy will refer to the installed DC capacity of projects expressed in Megawatt peak (MWp) in its reporting, which might fluctuate over the project development process.

Country Location Dvt
Phase
Project
function
Share MWp
DC
Commercial
Model
Land Grid con
nection
Construction
permit
Expected RTB
Romania Aiud - Own
portfolio
100% 4.7 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Commissioned
in June 2023
Romania Teius - Own
portfolio
100% 4.7 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Commissioned
in June 2023
Romania Sahateni 1 5 Own
portfolio
100% 7.1 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Under
construction
Romania Faget 1 5 Own
portfolio
100% 3.2 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Under
construction
Romania Faget 2 5 Own
portfolio
100% 3.9 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Under con
struction
Romania Sarulesti 5 Own
portfolio
100% 3.2 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Under con
struction
Romania Tamadau
Mare
4 Own port
folio
100% 12.2 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Ongoing Q2 2023
Romania Magureni 5 Own
portfolio
100% 1.7 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Under con
struction
Romania Sannicolau
Mare
4 Own
portfolio
100% 7.8 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Q2 2023
Romania Bocsa 4 Own
portfolio
100% 3.9 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Q2 2023
Romania Faget 3 5 Own
portfolio
100% 7.5 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Under con
struction
Hungary Tolna 2-3 4 Own
portfolio
100% 2.7 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Q2 2023
Hungary Tolna 5 4 Own
portfolio
100% 1.3 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Q1 2023
Hungary Tolna 4 3 Own
portfolio
100% 1.36 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Ongoing Q4 2023
Hungary Tolna 6 3 Own
portfolio
100% 1.36 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Ongoing Q4 2023
Australia Boggabri 3 Own
portfolio
100% 9.8 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Ongoing Q2 2023
Australia Yadnarie 2 All options
open
100% 300.0 All options open Secured Ongoing Ongoing Q4 2023

Table 4. Projects in an advanced stage of the development process in June 2023

Australia

Below is a short summary of projects and progress achieved in the reporting period.

Raygen project (300 MWp): In November 2021, the Group secured 1,200 hectares of land in South Australia to develop a 300 MWp solar farm with a grid connection capacity of 150 MW suitable for RayGen's solar technology in combination with its energy storage solution. The target storage energy storage capacity is 3.6 GWh, equivalent to 24 hours of full load, to the grid, from storage. This will exceed the 3 GWh capacity of the Ouarzazate Solar Power Station in Morocco, which currently has the world's largest energy storage capacity of any type, excluding pumped hydro.

The project received Crown Sponsorship from the South Australian Government for development approval. Crown Sponsorship is a development process undertaken directly with, in this case, the Department of Energy and Mining, as a development of public infrastructure under section 49(2)(c) of the Development Act 1993 for the approval of the project with the South Australian Government. The proposed development complies with the requirements of the Technical Regulator in relation to the security and stability of the State's power system. In parallel, Photon Energy has applied for grid connection for the project to the Electranet transmission network and has engaged a grid connection consultant to manage the process and conduct Grid Performance Studies which will be submitted for approval.

In Q1 2022, Photon Energy conducted Community consultation sessions with very positive response from both the community and the local council. The local council is very supportive of the project and has expressed interest in working with Photon Energy on accommodation and local supply chain in any areas that will be mutually beneficial to both the local community and the project.

Boggabri project (9.8 MWp): In November 2022, the Company acquired the development rights and land for a 9.8 MWp/10 MWh solar and battery energy storage system facility in New South Wales. The project is located in the vicinity of the town of Boggabri, nearly 500km north-west of Sydney. It will extend over 22 hectares of greenfield land and will be equipped with over 16,500 high-efficiency bifacial solar modules mounted on single-axis trackers.

The facility will deliver around 16.4 GWh of renewable energy annually to the grid operated by Essential Energy. The electricity will be sold on the energy market on a merchant basis. Photon Energy Group expects to break ground on the project towards the end of the second quarter of 2023.

The project represents the Company's first utility-scale solarplus-storage installation and will serve as a prototype for a future roll-out across Photon Energy Group's European markets.

Hungary

Below is a short summary of projects and progress achieved in the reporting period.

Tolna: 5 projects with 6.8 MWp under development (1.4 MWp already commissioned on 9 December 2021 and 1.4 MWp commissioned on 5 May 2022): Out of the total 13 projects previously under development with a total planned installed DC capacity of 28.6 MWp, 6 projects with a capacity of 19.0 MWp will not reach the RTB stage in response to a change in regulation and challenges in the development process connected to the reclassification of the zoning required for the building permit.

Two power plants have been constructed and commissioned to date in Tolna, with five more in advanced development with three having secured construction permits. Three of five projects expect to initiate construction in late 2023 and look forward to commissioning early in 2024, with the following 2 planned in later 2024; in line with the Distribution System Operators required timelines – 31.01.2025.

The electricity generated by these power plants can be sold on the national electricity market on a merchant basis or through PPAs in the future, both remain possible options.

Romania

Below is a short summary of projects and progress achieved in the reporting period.

Săhăteni (7.1 MWp) project:

In September 2022, the Company announced that it started the construction of another Romanian PV power plant with a generation capacity of 7.1 MWp and an expected annual generation of 11.4 GWh that will be delivered to the grid of SDEE Electrica Muntenia Nord. Located near Săhăteni in Romania's Buzău County, the power plant will extend over 10 hectares of greenfield land and will be equipped with some 12,700 solar panels using mounting structures of fixed modules and trackers. All low voltage works including Structure, tracking system, invertors and modules have been completed. The medium voltage connection works and transformer station were finalized in March. The project waits for the DSO to provide POD code & Meter installation for energization to take place, this is anticipated in August.

Faget 1 (3.2MWp) project:

At the end of 2022, the Company started the construction of another Romanian PV power plant with a generation capacity of 3.2 MWp and an expected annual generation of 4.7 GWh that will be delivered to the grid of E- Distributie Dobrogea. The main portion of the project's construction is complete (2.7 MWp) and awaits finalization of the security and monitoring systems. The project has additional capacity of 0.5 MWp DC constructed to the total of 3.2 MWp and subsequent energization and testing period is anticipated for August.

Commission requests have started for these projects. All projects to be built in Romania will be selling electricity after grid connection on a merchant basis into the grid.

Sonnet Magureni (1.7 MWp) and Sarulesti (3.2 MWp) projects:

In May 2023 the Company started the construction of its Romanian PV power plants in Călărași County, Magureni 1.3 MWp AC and 1.7 MWp DC, and Sarulesti 2.5 MWp AC and 3.2 MWp DC, with an expected annual generation of 7.05 GWh that will be delivered to the grid of Distribuție Energie Electrică Romania. Located near Sonnet in Romania, the power plants will extend over 2,5 and 4,67 hectares of greenfield land, respectively and have been fully developed by Photon Energy Group.

Faget 2 (3.9 MWp) & Faget 3 (7.5 MWp) projects:

In June 2023, the Company started the construction of its Romanian PV power plant in Faget 2 and Faget 3 with a capacity of 3 MWp and 6 MWp AC and 3.9 MWp and 7.5 MWp DC, respectively. The expected combined annual generation of 16.6 GWh shall be delivered to the grid of Distribuție Banat. Located near Faget, the construction site is currently undergoing ground preparation works.

Glossary of terms Definitions
Development phase 1:
"Feasibility"
LOI or MOU signed, location scouted and analyzed, working on land lease/purchase, environmental assessment and application
for grid connection.
Development phase 2:
"Early development"
Signing of land option, lease or purchase agreement, Environmental assessment (environmental impact studies "EIS" for Australia),
preliminary design.
Specific to Europe: Application for Grid capacity, start work on permitting aspects (construction, connection line, etc.).
Specific to Australia: community consultation, technical studies.
Development phase 3:
"Advanced
development"
In Europe: Finishing work on construction permitting, Receiving of MGT (HU)/ATR (ROM) Letter, Finishing work on permitting for
connection line, etc.
In Australia: Site footprint and layout finalised, Environmental Impact Statement and development application lodged. Grid connec
tion studies and design submitted.
Development phase 4:
"Ready-to-build technical"
In Europe: Project is technical ready to build, we work on offtake model (if not FIT or auction), securing financing (internal/external).
In Australia: Development application approved, offer to connect to grid received and detailed design commenced. Financing and
off-take models/arrangements (internal/external) under negotiation.
Development phase 5:
"Under construction"
Procurement of components, site construction until the connection to the grid.
On top for Australian projects, signature of Financing and off-take agreements, reception of Construction certificate, conclusion of
connection agreement, EPC agreement, Grid connection works agreements.

4. Enterprise Value & Share Price Performance

4.1 Main Market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange

On 30 June 2023 the Company's shares (ISIN NL0010391108) closed at a price of PLN 12.50 (-5.9% MoM, -4.6% YTD), corresponding to a price to book ratio of 2.34. The monthly trading volume amounted to 270,961 shares (vs. an average monthly volume of 420,552 over the past twelve months).

Chart 3. Enterprise Value vs. Trailing 12 Months (TTM) EBITDA

Notes:

EV – Enterprise value is calculated as the market capitalisation as of the end of the reporting month, plus debt, plus minority interest, minus cash. All the balance sheet data are taken from the last quarterly report.

Trailing 12 months EBITDA – defined as the sum of EBITDA reported in the last four quarterly reports; i.e. the sum of EBITDA reported in Q2 2022, Q3 2022, Q4 2022 and Q1 2023.

Chart 5. Total Monthly Volumes vs. Daily Closing Stock Prices

0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 900,000 1,000,000 0.00 3.00 6.00 9.00 12.00 15.00 18.00 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Total volumes for the month Closing share price in PLN

months (TTM) EBITDA.

4.2 Main Market of the Prague Stock Exchange

On 30 June 2023 the share price (ISIN NL0010391108) closed at a level of CZK 67.20 (-3.7% MoM, +0.0% YTD), corresponding to a price to book ratio of 2.36x. The Company reports a monthly trading volume of 144,539 shares, compared to an average monthly trading volume of 308,330 over the past twelve months.

Trading of the Company's shares on the regulated market of the Prague Stock Exchange (PSE) (Burza cenných papírů Praha) commenced on 5 January 2021. Prior to that date, Data have been extracted from the trading activity on the Free Market of the Prague Stock Exchange.

data presented in this section have been extracted from the trading activity on NewConnect.

Trading of the Company's shares on the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) (Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie) commenced on 5 January 2021. Prior to that date,

Price/book ratio – is calculated by dividing the closing price of the stock as of the end of the reporting period by the book value per share reported in the latest quarterly report. EV/EBITDA ratio – is calculated by dividing the Enterprise Value by the Trailing 12

Chart 4. Enterprise Value / EBITDA and Price to Book Ratio

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4.3 Quotation Board of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

On 30 June 2023, the share price (FSX: A1T9KW) closed at a level of EUR 2.77 (-2.8% MoM, +1.1% YTD), corresponding to a price to book ratio of 2.31.

The Company reports a monthly trading volume of 14,480 shares, compared to an average monthly trading volume of 27,217 over the past twelve months.

4.4 XETRA Trading Platform

On 30 June 2023, the share price (FSX: A1T9KW) closed at a level of EUR 2.82 (-2.1% MoM, +2.5% YTD), corresponding to a price to book ratio of 2.35.

The Company reports a monthly trading volume of 72,528 shares compared to an average monthly trading volume of 41,873 since the first trading day on 7 December 2022.

5. Bond Trading Performance

In December 2016 the Company issued a 7-year corporate bond with a 6% annual coupon and monthly payments in the Czech Republic. The corporate bond (ISIN CZ0000000815) with a nominal value of CZK 30,000 has been traded on the Free Market of the Prague Stock Exchange since 12 December 2016. The outstanding amount is CZK 75.9 million (EUR 3.1 million) and will be repaid on 13 December 2023.

On 17 November 2021, The Company successfully placed its 6.50% Green EUR Bond 2021/2027 (ISIN: DE000A3KWKY4) in the amount of EUR 50 million. The bond issuance was met with strong demand from the Company's existing bondholders, who subscribed to EUR 21.281 million in the exchange that was offered for the existing EUR Bond 2017/2022. The green bond – with an interest rate of 6.50% p.a., paid quarterly – was confirmed by imug rating with regard to its sustainability in a Second Party Opinion, and can be traded on the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

On 29 November 2021, the Group successfully increased the bond placement by EUR 5 million with all parameters unchanged, bringing the total outstanding bond volume to EUR 55 million.

In May 2022, the Company successfully tapped its 6.50% Green EUR Bond 2021/2027 (ISIN: DE000A3KWKY4) in the amount of EUR 10 million to a total outstanding amount of EUR 65 million.

The Company's shares have been traded on the Quotation Board of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 11 January 2021. Since 28 July 2020, the Company's shares have been traded on the Free Market (Freiverkehr) of the Munich Stock Exchange. In addition, the Company's shares have also been traded on the Free Market (Freiverkehr) of the Berlin Stock Exchange since 13 January 2021 and on the Free Market (Freiverkehr) of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange since 14 January 2021.

The Company's shares have been listed on the electronic trading platform XETRA (provided by the German Stock Exchange) since 7 December 2022.

In October 2022 and November 2022, the Company announced that it has tapped its 6.50% Green EUR Bond 2021/2027 (ISIN: DE000A3KWKY4) in the amount of another EUR 12.5 million to a total outstanding amount of EUR 77.5 million. In this round the bonds were again offered to bondholders of the older 2017/2022 corporate bonds in form of an exchange offer with a 1.5% loyalty premium plus the difference in net accrued interest on each exchanged bond. Existing investors registered around 6.0 million euros nominally for exchange, which corresponds to a ratio of 30% of the outstanding bond. Together with the initial exchange offer organized in November 2021, 60% of the outstanding volume of the Company's 2017/2022 bond got exchanged for the new Green EUR Bond.

In March 2023, the Company successfully tapped its 6.50% Green EUR Bond 2021/2027 (ISIN: DE000A3KWKY4) to a total amount of EUR 80.0 million. The additional nominal amount of EUR 2.5 million has been placed through a private placement to institutional investors in the UK, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the green bond placement to finance or refinance, in part or in whole, new and/or existing eligible assets, as well as financial instruments that were used to finance such projects or assets, in accordance with the Company's Green Finance Framework, enabling Photon Energy Group to make a significant contribution to an environmentally friendly future.

5.1 Green EUR Bond 2021/27 Trading Performance in Frankfurt

Green EUR Bond 2021/27 trading performance to date

In the trading period from 17 November 2021 until 30 June 2023, the trading volume amounted to EUR 9.717 million with an opening price of 100.00 and a closing price of 92.00 in Frankfurt. During this period the average daily turnover amounted to EUR 22,703.

5.2 CZK Bond 2016/23 Trading Performance in Prague

In the trading period from 12 December 2016 until 31 May 2023, the trading volume amounted to CZK 40.500 million with a closing price of 98.00.

Green EUR Bond 2021/27 trading performance in June 2023

In June 2023 the trading volume amounted to EUR 131,000 in Frankfurt with an opening price of 94.20 and a closing price of 92.00. The average daily turnover amounted to EUR 5,955.

6. Investors' calendar

  • ► 16 August 2023: Entity and consolidated reports for Q2 2023 / H1 2023
  • ► 17 August 2023: Online presentation of Photon Energy Group's Q2 2023/H1 2023 results
  • ► 17 August 2023: Monthly report for July 2023
  • ► 13 September 2023: Monthly report for August 2023
  • ► 12 October 2023: Monthly report for September 2023
  • ► 13 November 2023: Entity and consolidated quarterly reports for Q3 2023
  • ► 14 November 2023: Online presentation of Photon Energy Group's Q3 2023 results
  • ► 14 November 2023: Monthly report for October 2023
  • ► 13 December 2023: Monthly report for November 2023

7. Investor Relations Contact

Joanna Rzesiewska, Investor Relations & Capital Markets Manager E-mail: [email protected]

Photon Energy N.V. Barbara Strozzilaan 201 1083 HN Amsterdam The Netherlands Web: www.photonenergy.com

Amsterdam, 14 July 2023

Georg Hotar, Member of the Board of Directors Michael Gartner, Member of the Board of Directors

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