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E.ON SE

Quarterly Report Nov 17, 2022

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Quarterly Statement January–September III/2022

#StandWithUkraine

E.ON Group at a Glance: Q1–Q3 2022

This document is a Quarterly Statement pursuant to Section 53 of the Exchange Regulations of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (dated June 13, 2022) and is not a Quarterly Report within the meaning of International Accounting Standard 34.

  • Europe's energy markets still affected by the repercussions of the Russia–Ukraine war
  • Nine-month results on course, despite turbulent times
  • Outlook for the 2022 financial year at Group level reaffirmed
  • Current interest-rate environment has positive effect on pension liabilities. From today's perspective, debt factor expected to be at the lower end of the forecast range of 4.8 to 5.2.

Business Development

E.ON Group Financial Highlights
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Nine months
€ in millions 2022 2021 +/-
%
Sales 81,593 48,087 70
Adjusted EBITDA1 6,110 6,277 -3
Adjusted EBITDA from core business1 5,332 5,026 6
Adjusted EBIT1 4,034 3,928 3
Net income/net loss 4,282 3,903 10
Net income/net loss attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE 3,814 3,784 1
Adjusted net income1 2,126 2,189 -3
E.ON Group investments 2,838 2,913 -3
Cash provided by operating activities 5,958 3,409 75
Cash provided by operating activities before interest and taxes 7,054 4,780 48
Economic net debt (September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021) 33,717 38,773 -13
Earnings per share (€)2, 3 1.46 1.45 1
Adjusted net income per share (€)2, 3 0.81 0.84 -4
Shares outstanding (weighted average, in millions) 2,609 2,607 0

1Adjusted for non-operating effects.

2Based on shares outstanding (weighted average). 3 Attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE.

Special Events in the Reporting Period

Corporate Bonds Issued

E.ON issued several corporate bonds totaling €3.5 billion in the first nine months of 2022.

  • €500 million bond that matures in January 2026 and has a coupon of 0.125 percent (January 2022)
  • €800 million green bond that matures in October 2034 and has a coupon of 0.875 percent (January 2022)
  • €750 million green bond that matures in January 2025 and has a coupon of 0.875 percent (March 2022)
  • €750 million green bond that matures in March 2031 and has a coupon of 1.625 percent (March 2022)
  • €600 million bond that matures in August 2028 and has a coupon of 2.875 percent (August 2022)
  • NOK 1,500 million private placement that matures in September 2032 and has a coupon of 5.02 percent (September 2022). It is fully hedged for interest rate and currency. Including the hedging transaction, this yields a euro-denominated liability of roughly €150 million with an interest rate of 3.70 percent per annum.

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Creates Significant Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Impacts the Energy Sector

On February 24, 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine. As a result of Russia's attack against Ukraine, which is a violation of international law, the situation on energy markets remains tense. E.ON's priority in these turbulent times is to secure the energy supply. The power, gas, and heat networks that E.ON operates in

various regions of Europe are running stably, even in the current situation.

The war's repercussions also have implications for E.ON's business, in particular because of higher commodity prices. These implications are described in greater detail below in the sections entitled "Earnings Situation" and "Financial Situation." In addition, our 2021 Annual Report provided commentary on other possible risks for E.ON. One of them is a possible measurement risk for financial assets, including the investment in Nord Stream AG held in pension plan assets. Measurement of this investment at September 30, 2022, declined to €0.1 billion. Among the reasons for this are greater uncertainty amid the current situation and, since September 26, damage to both of Nord Stream 1's pipelines whose cause is as yet unclarified. This decrease in fair value was recognized in equity in other non-operating income. The situation assessable at the balance-sheet date indicated no other triggering events that would necessitate impairment charges on noncurrent assets, in particular goodwill, other intangible assets, and property, plant, and equipment.

The German federal government's efforts to find ways out of the energy crisis have begun to bear fruit. For example, the country's gas storage facilities were already more than 95 percent full by mid-October, in part because France had begun supplying gas to Germany in October. Partnerships for the supply of liquefied natural gas ("LNG") constituted another factor. In addition, the German federal government has put in place a series of measures to ensure energy independence and supply security. They include steps to increase energy efficiency, regulations for the return of coal- and oil-fired power plants to the electricity market, ways to expand renewables capacity in the near term, and an energy-conservation ordinance.

To ease the burden on private consumers and industry, in the period under review, the German federal government not only temporarily reduced the VAT on gas consumption, it also announced what is now its third relief package. The package consists of short-term assistance and also structural changes to attenuate the rise in energy prices for

end-customers. Legislators are expected to begin enacting the laws and ordinances in the weeks ahead.

The EU is also seeking ways to resolve the energy crisis. In October, the European Commission likewise presented a new package of measures to limit gas prices. In the short term, the Commission envisages limiting wide fluctuations in gas prices by establishing a "dynamic corridor"; the details have not yet been worked out.

Conclusion of a Future Consolidation Agreement with ZSE Shareholders

On April 8, 2022, the shareholders of Západoslovenská energetika a.s. ("ZSE") and of Východoslovenská energetika Holding a.s. ("VSEH"), E.ON SE, and the Slovak Republic, concluded a Future Consolidation Agreement to combine ZSE and the VSEH Group. The agreement provides, among other things, for 100 percent of VSEH shares to be transferred to ZSE, the sale of all or selected VSEH subsidiaries to ZSE, and the implementation of corporate law changes at VSEH.

The transfer of VSEH shares to ZSE will result in ZSE becoming VSEH's sole shareholder (and thus also shareholder of selected VSEH subsidiaries). The ownership interests in ZSE will remain unchanged; that is, E.ON will have a 49-percent stake in VSE and the Slovakian state a 51-percent stake. The new ZSE shareholders agreement, which has yet to be concluded, will essentially correspond to the current shareholders agreement. After the transaction, ZSE will thus continue to be included in E.ON's Consolidated Financial Statements as a jointly owned company and accounted for using the equity method. After closing, the VSEH's

business operations, which previously had been fully consolidated, will be accounted for using the equity method.

It is now assumed that the transaction can be completed in the first half of 2023.

Disposal of Universal Service Provider Business in Hungary

To further optimize E.ON's portfolio in Hungary, E.ON Hungária Zrt. signed an agreement with MVM Zrt. on February 23, 2022, to sell 100 percent of its stake in E.ON Áramszolgáltató Kft. ("EÁS"). EÁS holds a regional universal service provider license under which it supplies electricity to customers in certain regions of Hungary. The transaction closed on April 14, 2022.

Science Based Targets Initiative Confirms E.ON Targets for Reducing CO2 Emissions

E.ON systematically promotes the sustainable development of the energy world. This focus is also reflected in E.ON's ambitious climate targets, which in late May 2022 were officially validated by the Science Based Target Initiative ("SBTi"). E.ON's Group-wide sustainability strategy explicitly commits it to the Paris Climate Agreement's 1.5 degree target. Against this backdrop, E.ON set science-based emission-reduction targets.

E.ON's stated objective is to be climate-neutral by 2040 and to reduce the emissions that it can directly influence (Scope 1 and 2) by 100 percent by this time. By 2050, E.ON also aims to reduce its Scope 3 emissions by 100 percent relative to 2019.

E.ON and Igneo Establish Joint Venture for Accelerated High-Speed Broadband Rollout

In mid-July, E.ON and Igneo Infrastructure Partners signed an agreement to found a joint venture for the rollout of high-speed broadband infrastructure in Germany. For this purpose, Igneo acquired a 50-percent stake in Westconnect GmbH (formerly Westenergie Breitband GmbH), which was previously a wholly owned E.ON SE subsidiary. The transaction closed on October 31, 2022. In the future, the joint venture intends to provide fiberoptic broadband connections to more than 1.5 million households and wholesale customers in Germany.

E.ON subsidiary Westenergie remains a 50-percent shareholder; the company's activities will be recorded in E.ON's Consolidated Financial Statements using the equity method.

On Capital Markets Day in the fall of 2021, E.ON announced that it planned to conduct €2 to €4 billion of portfolio optimization. The Igneo transaction is the first such measure.

Contract of Management Board Chairman Leonhard Birnbaum Extended to 2028

At its meeting in late September 2022, the E.ON SE Supervisory Board extended the contract of Management Board Chairman Leonhard Birnbaum by five more years until June 30, 2028. Birnbaum has been a member of the E.ON Management Board since 2013 and its Chairman since April 2021.

Subsequent Events

Agreement on the Temporary Continued Operation of Germany's Remaining Nuclear Power Plants

E.ON supports the German federal cabinet's decision to amend the Atomic Energy Act to stipulate the continued operation of the three nuclear power plants ("NPPs") that remain online. This will enable generating capacity to be maintained in the coming winter to stabilize the German power grid. Under the amendment, the authorization of Emsland, Neckarwestheim 2, and Isar 2 NPPs (the latter of which is operated by PreussenElektra, an E.ON subsidiary) to operate would not expire until the close of April 15, 2023. The Bundesrat and Bundestag will discuss the draft legislation in November. Germany's NPPs can make a valuable contribution toward securing the energy supply amid the crisis and put downward pressure on prices. Isar 2 NPP will shut down briefly to overhaul pressurizer pilot valves so that it can continue operating. After restart, the plant can operate with the existing reactor core until April 15, 2023, at the latest. PreussenElektra could earn power–market revenues for about 2 TWh of Isar 2's electricity output

during this period next year. These potential revenues must be set against the additional costs arising from the extension and any laws that might apply to the treatment of electricity market revenues. E.ON plans that any possible revenues resulting from Isar 2's continued operation will be used for the energy transition, such as for network infrastructure and the development of its hydrogen business.

Earnings Situation

  • Customer Solutions' sales rise due to continued high commodity prices
  • Adjusted EBITDA of core business up year on year
  • Nine-month adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income below the prior-year figures because of the non-recurrence of a one-off effect recorded in 2021 in conjunction with the refund of residual power purchases along with the shutdown of Brokdorf and Grohnde nuclear power plants at the end of December 2021.

Sales

The E.ON Group's sales in the first nine months of 2022 rose by 70 percent year on year to €81.6 billion.

Energy Networks' sales increased by €1.3 billion relative to the prior year to €14.6 billion. Customer Solutions' sales rose by €25 billion to €63.3 billion. The increase is mainly attributable to price increases on commodity markets and impacts, in particular, the sales business in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

Sales at Non-Core Business declined by €321 million year on year to €752 million, mainly because Brokdorf and Grohnde nuclear power plants were shut down as planned on December 31, 2021. The decrease was only partially offset by higher sales prices on power marketed from Isar 2 nuclear power plant.

Nine-month sales recorded at Corporate Functions/Other of €31 billion were €22.4 billion above the prior-year figure. The increase is mainly attributable to the fact that E.ON Energy Markets, our central commodity procurement unit, expanded its business operations by acquiring the portfolios of additional business units. The settlement of derivatives (€8.2 billion) amid

Power passthrough
Q1–Q3 2022 238.7 billion kWh
Q1–Q3 2021 250.2 billion kWh
Power sales1
Q1–Q3 2022 134.7 billion kWh
Q1–Q3 2021 180.1 billion kWh

Q1–Q3 2022 146.2 billion kWh
Q1–Q3 2021 161.6 billion kWh
Gas sales1
Q1–Q3 2022 153.7 billion kWh
Q1–Q3 2021 200.5 billion kWh

1Customer Solutions' sales volumes does not include sales to the wholesale market.

Sales
Third quarter Nine months
€ in millions 2022 2021 +/- % 2022 2021 +/- %
Energy Networks 5,013 4,204 19 14,603 13,268 10
Customer Solutions 21,182 12,014 76 63,275 38,256 65
Non-Core Business 295 363 -19 752 1,073 -30
Corporate Functions/Other 12,407 3,826 224 31,015 8,641 259
Consolidation -10,149 -5,360 -89 -28,052 -13,151 -113
E.ON Group 28,748 15,047 91 81,593 48,087 70

rising prices on commodity markets likewise led to significantly higher sales. The internal service relationships of central energy procurement are offset by corresponding consolidations.

Electricity and gas taxes of €1,011 million were significantly lower than a year earlier (€1,929 million). The decrease relates in particular to the sales business in the Netherlands (€845 million) and is attributable to reduced tax rates due to high energy prices.

Adjusted EBITDA

Effective January 1, 2022, we use earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization adjusted to exclude extraordinary effects ("adjusted EBITDA") for the internal control of our intended growth and as an indicator of our business units' sustainable earnings strength.

The core business' nine-month adjusted EBITDA increased by €306 million to €5,332 million (prior year: €5,026 million).

Energy Networks' nine-month adjusted EBITDA increased by €199 million to €4,069 million (prior-year: €3,870 million). Adjusted EBITDA in Germany improved by 16 percent to €3,112 million. As planned, the increase was due primarily to the reversal of negative earnings effects from previous years, the realization of synergies, and further growth in the regulated asset base due to additional investments. These positive effects were partially offset by higher commodity prices and warmer weather. Adjusted EBITDA in Sweden declined by 9 percent to €360 million because of adverse margin effects due in particular to warmer weather at the start of the year and because of higher expenditures for network losses and storm damage. Adjusted EBITDA at East-Central Europe/Turkey was lower as well, declining by 25 percent to €597 million. The decrease is chiefly attributable to higher procurement costs for network losses (especially in Romania and Slovakia) and to the disposal of two network operators in Hungary in the third quarter of 2021. The adverse earnings effect of increased expenditures for network losses is only temporary. Existing regulatory mechanisms enable these expenditures to be recovered through higher income in subsequent periods.

Adjusted EBITDA at Customer Solutions rose by €94 million to €1,416 million (prior year: €1,322 million). Adjusted EBITDA in Germany declined by 11 percent to €475 million. The main reason for this negative performance was persistently high energy procurement costs that could only be gradually passed through to customers during the year or that are still to be passed through. These adverse effects were only partially offset by the realization of synergies, operating improvements, and positive weather effects. Adjusted EBITDA in the United Kingdom rose by 72 percent to €510 million, mainly because of cost savings along with weather and consumption effects. Adjusted EBITDA in the Netherlands was higher as well, rising by 105 percent to €209 million. Weather effects and a reduction in customer churn contributed to this positive earnings performance. The Other unit's adjusted EBITDA declined by 43 percent to €222 million. The temporary decline in earnings is primarily attributable to higher procurement costs, which principally affected Romania, but also Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Changes to the regulatory environment have rendered the business in Romania increasingly loss making.

Adjusted EBITDA recorded at Corporate Functions/Other rose by €14 million to -€151 million, mainly from the leveraging of synergies.

Adjusted EBITDA

Third quarter Nine months € in millions 2022 2021 +/- % 2022 2021 +/- % Energy Networks 1,415 1,133 25 4,069 3,870 5 Customer Solutions 391 208 88 1,416 1,322 7 Thereof: Energy Infrastructure Solutions ("EIS") 52 54 -4 365 309 18 Corporate Functions/Other -56 -48 -17 -151 -165 8 Consolidation 1 5 -80 -2 -1 -100 Adjusted EBITDA from core business 1,751 1,298 35 5,332 5,026 6 Non-Core Business 298 211 41 778 1,251 -38 E.ON Group adjusted EBITDA 2,049 1,509 36 6,110 6,277 -3

Adjusted EBITDA at Non-Core Business decreased by €473 million to €778 million. This was due to the non-recurrence of the one-off effect recorded in 2021 relating to the agreement between the German government and nuclear power plant operators on nuclear power-output rights and the resulting refund of residual power purchases and to the fact that Brokdorf and Grohnde nuclear power plants were shut down as planned on December 31, 2021. These factors were slightly offset by higher sales prices relative to the prior year.

The E.ON Group's adjusted EBITDA thus totaled €6,110 million, which was €167 million below the prior-year figure.

Reconciliation to Adjusted Earnings Metrics

EBITDA is adjusted mainly for expenditures and income that are non-recurring or seldom in nature. The adjustments include effects resulting from the marking to market of derivative financial instruments at the balance-sheet date, certain restructuring expenses, net book gains, and other non-operating earnings. In the second quarter, IAS 29 was applied for the first time due to hyperinflation in Turkey; items that affect earnings are likewise recorded in other non-operating earnings. Adjusted EBITDA is independent of investment and depreciation cycles and simultaneously an indicator of cash-effective earnings and also facilitates the targeted management of our intended growth.

The disclosures in the Consolidated Statements of Income are reconciled to the adjusted earnings metrics below.

Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA

Net income in the first nine months of 2022 rose by 10 percent to €4.3 billion (prior year: €3.9 billion). Net income attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE and corresponding earnings per share amounted to €3.8 billion and €1.46, respectively, in the reporting period. In the prior-year period E.ON recorded net income of €3.8 billion and earnings per share of €1.45.

The tax expense on continuing operations declined from €736 million to €261 million. The tax rate in the reporting period was 6 percent. A one-off effect from the measurement of deferred tax assets in connection with the development of net pension obligations was the main source of tax relief.

Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA

Third quarter Nine months
€ in millions 2022 2021 2022 2021
Net income/loss 1,746 1,131 4,282 3,903
Attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE 1,556 1,236 3,814 3,784
Attributable to non-controlling interests 190 -105 468 119
Income/loss from discontinued operations, net
Income/Loss from continuing operations 1,746 1,131 4,282 3,903
Income taxes 272 15 261 736
Financial
results
-158 62 -628 357
Income/loss from continuing operations before financial results and income taxes 1,860 1,208 3,915 4,996
Income/loss from equity investments 10 33 9 99
Non-operating adjustments -513 -476 110 -1,167
Net book gains (-)/losses (+) 3 25 59 -34
Restructuring expenses 23 113 85 289
Effects from derivative financial instruments -669 -424 -1,271 -1,625
Impairments (+)/reversals (-) 0 0 22 12
Carryforward of hidden reserves (+) and liabilities (-) from the innogy transaction 143 159 470 514
Other non-operating earnings -13 -349 745 -323
Adjusted EBIT 1,357 765 4,034 3,928
Impairments (+)/reversals (-) 7 24 23 32
Scheduled depreciation and amortization 685 720 2,053 2,317
Adjusted EBITDA 2,049 1,509 6,110 6,277

Financial results improved significantly relative to the prior-year period. This development mainly reflects items in non-operating interest expense/income. The very positive development of provisions due to increased discount rates was only partially offset by negative valuation effects on securities recognized at fair value. The positive effect of €157 million (prior year: €209 million) from the difference between the nominal interest rate and the effective interest rate of former innogy bonds adjusted due to the purchase-price allocation is likewise recorded under nonoperating interest expense/income. Lower interest expenses on debt financing also contributed to the improvement in operating interest income.

Restructuring expenses were significantly lower than in the 2021 reporting period and consisted primarily of expenditures in conjunction with the restructuring of the sales business in the United Kingdom.

Effects in conjunction with derivative financial instruments declined by €354 million year on year to €1,271 million. Sharply higher commodity prices continued to lead to wide fluctuations in the fair value of commodity derivatives.

Value effects for, among other items, non-current provisions, bonds denominated in foreign currencies, and effects from subsequent adjustments to purchase prices are also disclosed in other non-operating earnings on a regular basis. The increase resulted mainly from the creation of provisions for mining damage at Corporate Functions/Other, an adjustment to provisions for nuclear asset-retirement obligations at PreussenElektra due to price effects, and earnings effects in the equity valuation of shareholdings in Turkey in conjunction with IAS 29.

Reconciliation to Adjusted Net Income

Derived from adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income is an earnings figure after interest income, income taxes, and non-controlling interests that likewise has been adjusted to exclude non-operating effects. The adjustments include the aforementioned items as well as interest expense/income not affecting net income (after taxes and noncontrolling interests).

Adjusted net income of €2,126 million was 3 percent below the prioryear figure of €2,189 million.

Besides the above-described effects in the reconciliation to adjusted EBITDA, this reconciliation includes the following items.

mainly attributable to the changes in financial results commented on above under "Reconciliation to Adjusted EBIT."

The tax rate on operating earnings of continuing operations rose from 23 percent in the prior-year period to 25 percent. The reasons for the lower tax rate in the prior year included the utilization of tax losses, which served to reduce the tax rate.

Non-operating expense/income rose by €1,052 million. This is

Non-controlling interests' share of operating earnings rose from €268 million to €364 million, principally because of higher operating earnings at companies with a significant proportion of non-controlling interests.

€ in millions Third quarter Nine months
2022 2021 2022 2021
Income/loss from continuing operations before financial results and income taxes 1,860 1,208 3,915 4,996
Income/loss from equity investments 10 33 9 99
Non-operating adjustments -513 -476 110 -1,167
Net interest income/loss 148 -95 619 -456
Non-operating interest expense (+)/income (-) -400 -145 -1,333 -281
Adjusted operating earnings before taxes 1,105 525 3,320 3,191
Taxes on operating earnings -276 -121 -830 -734
Operating earnings attributable to non-controlling interests -116 20 -364 -268
Adjusted net income 713 424 2,126 2,189

Reconciliation to Adjusted Net Income

  • Economic net debt significantly lower relative to year-end 2021
  • Provisions for pensions declined significantly owing to higher actuarial discount rates
  • Operating cash flow before interest and taxes surpasses prior year
  • Investments in core business at prior-year level

E.ON presents its financial condition using, among other financial measures, economic net debt and operating cash flow.

Financial Position

Economic net debt improved by €5.1 billion relative to year-end 2021 (€38.8 billion) to €33.7 billion.

E.ON's negative net financial position improved by €1.1 billion relative to year-end 2021, from €24.7 billion to €23.6 billion. Positive operating cash flow more than offset E.ON SE's dividend payment and investment expenditures.

Discount Rates

Percentages Sept. 30, 2022 Dec. 31, 2021
Germany 3.8 1.1
United Kingdom 5.1 1.9

Financial liabilities of €34.9 billion include E.ON SE's issuances of bonds in the current year totaling €3.5 billion as well as the onschedule repayment of three bonds (EUR and GBP) totaling about €1.2 billion.

The increase in actuarial discount rates for pensions, which led to a reduction in defined benefit obligations, more than offset the decline in the value of plan assets and had a positive impact on economic net debt and equity.

Economic Net Debt

€ in millions 2022 2021
Liquid funds 9,541 5,965
Non-current securities 1,357 1,699
Financial liabilities1 -34,929 -32,730
FX hedging adjustment 409 391
Net financial position -23,622 -24,675
Provisions for pensions -2,301 -6,082
Asset-retirement obligations2 -7,794 -8,016
Economic net debt -33,717 -38,773

1Bonds previously issued by innogy are recorded at their nominal value. The figure shown in the consolidated balance sheets is €1.7 billion higher (year-end 2021: €1.9 billion higher). 2This figure is not the same as the asset-retirement obligations shown in the consolidated balance sheets (€7,925 million on September 30, 2022; €9,230 million on December 31, 2021). This is because economic net debt is calculated in part based on the actual amount of E.ON's obligations.

E.ON's creditworthiness has been assessed by Standard & Poor's ("S&P"), Moody's, and Fitch Ratings with long-term ratings of BBB, Baa2, and BBB+, respectively. The outlook for all three ratings is stable. The ratings are based on the assumption that E.ON will be able to maintain a debt ratio commensurate with them. The ratings of E.ON's bonds are BBB (S&P) , Baa2 (Moody's), and A- (Fitch Ratings). Its short-term ratings are A-2 (S&P) , P-2 (Moody's), and F2 (Fitch Ratings).

E.ON SE Ratings

S&P Moody's Fitch
Long term BBB Baa2 BBB+
Outlook Stable Stable Stable
Bonds BBB Baa2 A
Short term A-2 P-2 F-2

Investments

The E.ON Group's cash-effective investments of €2.8 billion in the first nine months of 2022 were slightly below the prior-year figure of €2.9 billion. The E.ON Group invested about €2.7 billion in property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets (prior year: €2.7 billion). Share investments totaled about €0.1 billion versus €0.2 billion in the prior year.

Investments

2,913 -3
Non-Core Business 6 184 -97
Investments in core business 2,832 2,729 4
Consolidation 2 -1 300
Corporate Functions/Other 49 185 -74
Thereof: Energy Infrastructure Solutions
("EIS")
353 262 35
Customer Solutions 517 470 10
Energy Networks 2,264 2,075 9
Nine months
€ in millions
2022 2021 +/- %

Investments in the core business rose relative to the prior-year period. Energy Networks' investments of €2.3 billion, which were 9 percent above the prior-year figure (€2.1 billion), went principally toward new connections and network expansion in conjunction with the energy transition.

Customer Solutions' investments increased by 10 percent year on year, from €470 million to €517 million. This is mainly attributable to Energy Infrastructure Solutions ("EIS"). Key items relative to the prior year were the acquisition of a minority stake in Horisont Energi (a Norway-based company specializing in the production of blue ammonia and in carbon-storage technologies) and higher investments in E.ON's district-heating networks. Blue ammonia, which results from a chemical reaction between blue hydrogen and nitrogen, can be stored and transported more easily, efficiently, and cost-effectively than hydrogen. Blue hydrogen is made from

methane. The resulting carbon-dioxide is captured and stored and does not enter the atmosphere.

Investments at Corporate Functions/Other declined by €136 million to €49 million. The reason is that the prior-year figure includes subsequent purchase-price payments in conjunction with the innogy acquisition.

Non-Core Business' investments decreased by €178 million year on year to €6 million, because PreussenElektra has not acquired residual power-output rights in 2022.

Cash Flow

Cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations before interest and taxes of €7.1 billion was €2.3 billion above the prior-year level (€4.8 billion). The increase at Energy Networks (+€1.2 billion) mainly reflects positive changes in working capital at the network business in Germany. Customer Solutions likewise recorded an increase of roughly €0.8 billion. The consequences of the energy-price crisis varied significantly across this segment's individual markets depending on whether government support was provided or not; the consequences were in some cases offset. Notably, operating cash flow in the United Kingdom was €0.5 billion above the prior-year figure. This will lead to correspondingly lower customer payments in subsequent quarters. The shutdown of power plants reduced Non-Core Business' operating cash flow by €0.4 billion. Corporate Functions/Other's operating cash flow was about €0.6 billion above the prior-year level, primarily because of internal settlements.

Cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations benefited from lower interest and tax payments.

Cash Flow1

Nine months
€ in millions
2022 2021
Operating cash flow 5,958 3,409
Operating cash flow before interest and taxes 7,054 4,780
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities -1,130 -2,595
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities -495 761

1From continuing operations.

Cash provided by investing activities of continuing operations of -€1.1 billion was roughly €1.5 billion above the prior-year figure of -€2.6 billion. This positive development is primarily attributable to higher repayments of margins from commodity futures transactions, whereas investments were nearly at the prior-year level. Cash provided by disposals was below the prior-year figure, primarily because of disposals in Hungary in the prior year.

Cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations of -€0.5 billion was €1.3 billion below the prior-year figure of €0.8 billion. The net of the issuance and repayment of bonds and commercial paper in the reporting period served to improve cash provided by financing activities. This was partially offset by the effect of variation margin payments due to the settlement of derivative transactions.

Risks and Chances Report

The Combined Group Management Report contained in the 2021 Annual Report describes in detail E.ON's management system for assessing risks and chances and the measures it takes to limit risks.

Risks and Chances

In the normal course of business, E.ON is subject to a number of risks that are inseparably linked to the operation of its businesses. The resulting risks and chances are described in detail in the 2021 Combined Group Management Report. With regard to risk identification, the E.ON Group's risk and chance position described there remained essentially unchanged at the end of the third quarter of 2022. However, the further sharp increase in commodity prices in 2022 in conjunction with the war in Ukraine has significant implications for the assessment of individual risks and, on the positive side, individual chances. On the one hand, the increase can have sales-volume and price effects in the sales business. On the other, it is a material risk factor for unplanned unavailability at PreussenElektra, for possible bad debts in the sales business, and for network losses at Energy Networks. Higher commodity prices also lead to a further increase in counterparty risks. However, our major suppliers' good credit ratings and system relevance continue to render the likelihood of occurrence very low.

Our management system classifies the decision to extend the lifetimes of Germany's nuclear power plants beyond year-end 2022 as a chance. Due to the uncertainty regarding the economic implications amid the discussions of a power-price cap, this is not a major chance position for E.ON.

In particular, the further sharp rise in commodity prices seen since the start of the year has changed the aggregated risk of the Group as a whole from "major" to "high." This risk assessment is based on the current level of commodity prices.

The effects of a possible long-term suspension of Russian natural gas deliveries and the potentially resulting supply bottlenecks were assessed by means of a scenario analysis. The analysis involved estimating the impact on key risk drivers and then calculating the resulting implications for E.ON's liquidity and earnings situation.

Assessment of the Risk Situation

From today's perspective, E.ON does not perceive any risks that could threaten the existence of the E.ON Group.

Forecast Report

  • Forecast at Group level for the current financial year reaffirmed
  • Crisis-driven fluctuations in what are now massively higher energy prices necessitate an adjustment to the 2022 earnings outlook: 2022 forecast lowered for Energy Networks and raised for Non-Core Business
  • Higher expenditures for line losses resulting from the development of energy prices will be recovered in subsequent periods by means of existing regulatory mechanisms
  • With regard to the current crisis situation in Europe, the forecast includes observable effects only, such as, in particular, the persistently high level of market prices
2021 2022 forecast November 2022
Adjusted EBITDA (€ in billions) 7.9 7.6 to 7.8
Energy Networks 5.0 5.5 to 5.7 5.3 to 5.5
Customer Solutions 1.5 1.5 to 1.7
Corporate Functions/Other -0.2 roughly -0.2
Non-Core Business 1.6 0.8 to 1.01 0.9 to 1.1
Adjusted net income (€ in billions) 2.5 2.3 to 2.5
Adjusted net income per share (€) 0.96 0.88 to 0.96
Investments (€ in billions) 4.8 5.3
~

Confirmation of the 2022 forecast.

1Adjusted in August 2022 from €0.6 to €0.8 billion to €0.8 to €1.0 billion.

E.ON SE and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Income

Third quarter Nine months
€ in millions Note 2022 2021 2022 2021
Sales including electricity and energy taxes 28,807 15,379 82,604 50,016
Electricity and energy taxes -59 -332 -1,011 -1,929
Sales (13) 28,748 15,047 81,593 48,087
Changes in inventories (finished goods and work in progress) 206 48 488 135
Own work capitalized 217 142 562 434
Other operating incomes 38,745 21,688 86,487 31,278
Cost of materials -38,960 -21,750 -101,980 -49,144
Personnel costs -1,350 -1,392 -4,030 -4,258
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges -817 -878 -2,469 -2,805
Other operating expenses -25,078 -11,855 -56,900 -19,122
Thereof: Impairments of financial assets -153 -57 -404 -244
Income
from companies accounted for under the equity method
(8) 149 158 164 391
Income
from continuing operations before financial results and income taxes
1,860 1,208 3,915 4,996
Financial results
Income/loss from equity investments
Income from other securities, interest, and similar income
Interest and similar expenses
(6) 158
10
642
-494
-62
33
207
-302
628
9
1,885
-1,266
-357
99
561
-1,017
Income taxes -272 -15 -261 -736
Income from continuing operations 1,746 1,131 4,282 3,903
Income/loss from discontinued operations, net
Net income
Attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE
Attributable to non-controlling interests
1,746
1,556
190
1,131
1,236
-105
4,282
3,814
468
3,903
3,784
119
in €
Earnings per share (attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE)—basic and diluted1 (7)
from continuing operations 0.60 0.47 1.46 1.45
from discontinued operations
from net income 0.60 0.47 1.46 1.45
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding (in millions) 2,609 2,607 2,609 2,607

1Based on weighted-average number of shares outstanding.

E.ON SE and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Recognized Income and Expenses

Third quarter Nine months
€ in millions 2022 2021 2022 2021
Net income 1,746 1,131 4,282 3,903
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans 402 325 4,590 2,305
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans of companies accounted for under the equity method 21 5 22 2
Income taxes -277 -5 -1,133 -97
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the income statement 146 325 3,479 2,210
Cash flow hedges 94 36 1,544 527
Unrealized changes—hedging reserve 183 52 1,480 468
Unrealized changes—reserve for hedging costs 9 -9 42 16
Reclassification adjustments recognized in income -98 -7 22 43
Fair-value measurement of financial instruments -36 -8 -165 -37
Unrealized changes -38 -7 -172 -36
Reclassification adjustments recognized in income 2 -1 7 -1
Currency-translation adjustments -143 -58 -359 68
Unrealized changes—hedging reserve/other -132 -73 -301 52
Unrealized changes—reserve for hedging costs 4 1 -18
Reclassification adjustments recognized in income -15 14 -40 16
Companies accounted for under the equity method 29 5 277 -45
Unrealized changes 29 5 277 -28
Reclassification adjustments recognized in income -17
Income taxes -6 -7 -84 1
Items that might be reclassified subsequently to the income statement -62 -32 1,213 514
Total income and expenses recognized directly in equity (other comprehensive income) 84 293 4,692 2,724
Total recognized income and expenses (total comprehensive income) 1,830 1,424 8,974 6,627
Attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE 1,576 1,498 8,030 6,351
Continuing operations 1,576 1,498 8,030 6,351
Discontinued operations
Attributable to non-controlling interests 254 -74 944 276

E.ON SE and Subsidiaries Balance Sheets—Assets

€ in millions Note Sept. 30,
2022
Dec. 31,
2021
Goodwill 16,994 17,408
Intangible assets 3,336 3,553
Right-of-use assets 2,378 2,424
Property, plant, and equipment 36,327 36,860
Companies accounted for under the equity method (8) 4,482 4,083
Other financial assets (8) 3,521 3,846
Equity investments 2,164 2,147
Non-current securities 1,357 1,699
Financial receivables and other financial assets 1,056 978
Operating receivables and other operating assets 41,614 9,810
Deferred tax assets 1,377 1,651
Income tax assets 40 24
Non-current assets 111,125 80,637
Inventories 2,142 1,051
Financial receivables and other financial assets 645 1,592
Trade receivables and other operating assets 41,352 28,111
Income tax assets 698 783
Liquid funds 9,541 5,965
Securities and fixed-term deposits 1,265 1,596
Restricted cash and cash equivalents1 720 735
Cash and cash equivalents 7,556 3,634
Assets held for sale (5) 2,360 1,620
Current assets 56,738 39,122
Total assets 167,863 119,759

1Restricted cash and cash equivalents comprise €376 million (prior year: €0 million) included in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations in the statement of cash flows due to contractual restraints only.

E.ON SE and Subsidiaries Balance Sheets—Equity and Liabilities

€ in millions
Note
Sept. 30,
2022
Dec. 31,
2021
Capital stock 2,641 2,641
Additional paid-in capital 13,359 13,353
Retained earnings 6,366 1,228
Accumulated other comprehensive income -2,189 -4,075
Treasury shares
(9)
-1,094 -1,094
Equity attributable to shareholders of E.ON SE 19,083 12,053
Non-controlling interests (before reclassification) 7,223 6,623
Reclassification related to IAS 32 -1,045 -787
Non-controlling interests 6,178 5,836
Equity 25,261 17,889
Financial liabilities 30,164 28,131
Operating liabilities 26,112 10,818
Income tax liabilities 302 312
Provisions for pensions and similar obligations
(11)
2,301 6,082
Miscellaneous provisions 18,082 13,367
Deferred tax liabilities 2,984 2,649
Non-current liabilities 79,945 61,359
Financial liabilities 6,484 6,530
Trade payables and other operating liabilities 30,752 20,955
Income tax liabilities 843 543
Miscellaneous provisions 23,623 11,782
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale
(5)
955 701
Current liabilities 62,657 40,511
Total equity and liabilities 167,863 119,759

E.ON SE and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine months
€ in millions 2022 2021
Net income 4,282 3,903
Income/loss from discontinued operations, net 0 0
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment of intangible assets and of property, plant, and equipment 2,469 2,805
Changes in provisions 17,179 10,504
Changes in deferred taxes -545 357
Other non-cash income and expenses 1,887 -1,951
Gain/loss on disposal of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment, equity investments, and securities (>3 months) 23 -124
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and in income taxes -19,337 -12,085
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities of continuing operations 5,958 3,409
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities of discontinued operations
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities (operating cash flow) 5,958 3,409
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment 208 157
Proceeds from disposal of equity investments -2 633
Purchases of investments in intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment -2,741 -2,704
Purchases of investments in equity investments -97 -209
Changes in securities, financial receivables, and fixed-term deposits 1,113 -730
Changes in restricted cash and cash equivalents 389 258

E.ON SE and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine months
€ in millions 2022 2021
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities of continuing operations -1,130 -2,595
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities of discontinued operations
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities -1,130 -2,595
Payments received/made from changes in capital 31 42
Cash dividends paid to shareholders of E.ON SE -1,278 -1,225
Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests -307 -316
Changes in financial liabilities 1,059 2,260
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities of continuing operations -495 761
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities of discontinued operations
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities -495 761
Net increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents 4,333 1,575
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents -32 21
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year1 3,642 2,668
Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at the beginning of the period 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 7,943 4,264
Less: Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at the end of the period
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at the end of the period2,3 7,943 4,264

1Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at the beginning of the period also include €8 million attributable to VSEH group that was reclassified as a disposal group in the fourth quarter of 2021.

2Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at the end of the period also include €11 million attributable to VSEH group that was reclassified as a disposal group in the fourth quarter of 2021.

3Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at the end of the period also include €376 million (prior year: €0 million) recognized in the statement of financial position within restricted cash due solely to contractual restraints on disposal.

Financial Information by Business Segment

Energy Networks Customer Solutions
Nine months Germany Sweden
ECE/Turkey
Germany1 United Kingdom Netherlands Other1
€ in millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021
External sales 8,062 7,665 738 698 1,235 1,012 21,138 14,543 18,652 11,476 3,337 1,968 10,245 6,957
Intersegment sales 3,651 2,920 3 3 914 970 5,620 2,604 551 2 3,254 390 478 316
Sales 11,713 10,585 741 701 2,149 1,982 26,758 17,147 19,203 11,478 6,591 2,358 10,723 7,273
Depreciation and amortization2 -1,135 -1,071 -131 -126 -237 -259 -123 -119 -99 -87 -48 -47 -137 -169
Adjusted EBITDA 3,112 2,679 360 396 597 795 475 533 510 296 209 102 222 391
Equity-method earnings 204 231 63 108 4 3 7 5 2 6
Operating cash flow before
interest and taxes 4,134 2,670 328 387 611 815 1,055 685 637 135 407 100 121 473
Investments 1,524 1,330 271 257 469 488 245 232 76 64 22 26 174 148

Financial Information by Business Segment

Non-Core Business
Nine months PreussenElektra Generation Turkey Corporate Functions/Other Consolidation1 E.ON Group
€ in millions 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021
External sales -7 213 18,197 3,555 -4 81,593 48,087
Intersegment sales 759 860 12,818 5,086 -28,048 -13,151 0 0
Sales 752 1,073 31,015 8,641 -28,052 -13,151 81,593 48,087
Depreciation and amortization2 -94 -391 -72 -80 -2,076 -2,349
Adjusted EBITDA 645 1,217 133 34 -151 -165 -2 -1 6,110 6,277
Equity-method earnings 49 38 133 34 3 462 428
Operating cash flow before interest and
taxes 84 466 53 32 -370 -981 -6 -2 7,054 4,780
Investments 6 184 49 185 2 -1 2,838 2,913

1Because of changes in segment reporting, the prior-year figure was adjusted accordingly.

2Adjusted for non-operating effects.

Financial Calendar and Imprint

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March 15, 2023 May 10, 2023 May 17, 2023 August 9, 2023 November 8, 2023 Release of the 2022 Annual Report Quarterly Statement: January–March 2023 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting Half-Year Financial Report: January–June 2023 Quarterly Statement: January–September 2023

This Quarterly Statement was published on November 9, 2022.

Only the German version of this Quarterly Statement is legally binding.

This Quarterly Statement may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by E.ON Group Management and other information currently available to E.ON. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development, or performance of the company and the estimates given here. E.ON SE does not intend, and does not assume any liability whatsoever, to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.

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