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Alerion Cleanpower — Investor Presentation 2015
Feb 25, 2016
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Milan, 25th February 2016
Agenda
1. The New Alerion
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- Portfolio of operating assets
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- 9M 2015 Consolidated Results
Appendix: Wind farms
- 2003 : Alerion listed on the Milan Stock Exchange as holding co. with equity interests in various businesses
- 2004-2007: Increasing focus on renewable energy
- 2008: F2i enters Alerion shareholding through capital increase (initially 10%)
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2008-2014: Total focus on wind power
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2015: New Shareholders Agreement and new CEO with two main targets:
- - Cost reduction
- - Growth (mainly) through M&A
Overview Alerion at a glance
- Independent Italian renewable energy company, specialized in the production of electricity from wind
- Currently manages and operates a portfolio of:
10 wind farms in Italy (total gross installed capacity of 295 MW) and
1 wind farm in Bulgaria (total gross installed capacity of 12 MW)
- Over 8 years of residual average incentives (portfolio average)
- Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 2003
| (€'million) | 2014 FY |
9M 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Net Production (GWh) |
378 | 303 |
| Revenues | 46 | 37 |
| EBITDA | 22.6 | 22.8 |
| 49% | 61% | |
| Net Debt |
212 | |
| Net Debt (exc. Derivatives) |
194 | |
| Equity | 115 |
Overview Operating Plants - Italy
Shareholders Structure Overview
F2i is the main shareholder of the Company with a stake of 16.03% of the share capital and, since April 2015, is part of a Shareholders' Agreement, which holds 26.24% of the share capital, expiring in October 2016.
| Shareholders | Ownership | % of S.A. |
|---|---|---|
| F2i Energie Rinnovabili | 16,0% | 61,1% |
| Other private investors | 10,2% | 38,9% |
| Total | 26,2% | 100,0% |
- Mauro Miglio (CEO), appointed on the 15th September 2015
- Gastone Colleoni (Chairman)
- Corrado Santini, Mario Bonamigo, Patrizia Savi, Sylvia Bartyan, Luca Arnaboldi
Strategic priorities
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Cost reduction and operational streamlining 1
2 Financial discipline
Pursuit of economies of scale, also through M&A
Strategic priorities
Cost reduction and operational streamlining
2015 actions implemented:
- Line-by-line cost cutting (corporate and operating)
- FTE reduced by 30% (2016 vs 2014)
- O&M renegotiations
- Extraordinary maintenance on Agrigento plant
- New HQ
- More than 90% of Opex already contracted
- Tax optimization: structure rationalization, IMU decrease
Simple and low-risk cost structure:
- Maintenance Capex fully included in Opex
- No exposure to raw material prices
Focus on plant productivity:
- Preventive maintenance
- Real-time monitoring
- Daily wind forecast for maintenance optimization
- New technologies (turbine upgrade systems, blade profile, etc.)
Plant energy production forecast
Strategic priorities Financial discipline
Solid and predictable cash flow generation:
- Incentive scheme, reducing exposure to wholesale electricity prices
- Low working capital requirements
- Negligible ordinary capex
Bond:
- €130 million; 6% pa
- Listed on MOT; bullet repayment in 2022
- Dividend min. €2 million/year + 50% consolidated net income
Discretionary use of cash flow generation:
- Expected deleverage in short-medium term
- Capex for new greenfield plants (next incentive auctions )
- Acquisition of operating wind farms
Strategic priorities Pursuit of economies of scale, also through M&A
- Italian market is still very fragmented
- Opportunities of growth through business combinations
Agenda
1. The New Alerion
2. Portfolio of operating assets
- 9M 2015 Consolidated Results
Appendix: Wind Farms
Physical and Revenue Flows Market and regulatory framework
Supportive regulatory framework Market and regulatory framework
- The new "Energy Strategy" for Italy confirms developments of renewable energies among its priorities, with the objective to meet the EU targets by 2020
- All existing plants completed prior to 2013 benefit from Green Certificates ("GC") regime:
- Downward protection from power price fluctuations
- GC purchase price year t = 78% x (180 €/MWh Power Price)
- Power price and incentives are inversely correlated Any decline in power prices would lead to an increase in incentives
- From 2016, this incentive scheme will be replaced by a feed-in tariff scheme for the residual incentive eligibility period, calculated with the same formula currently used to define the GC purchase price
Portfolio of operating plants
- Portfolio of 11 fully built and operating plants; 307 MW of gross installed capacity directly managed
- Assets with a proven historical production track record, higher than Italian wind sector median, and with an average incentive residual period of more than 8 years
- WTGs manufactured by leading suppliers, all providers of O&M services
Incentive residual period
| Albanella 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Agrigento 2019 | 8 yrs | |
| Ciorlano | 2023 | average |
| Lacedonia | 2023 | |
| Ordona | 2024 | |
| Callari | 2024 | |
| S. Martino | 2025 | |
| Castel di Lucio | 2025 | |
| Licodia | 2025 | |
| Krupen | 2025 | |
| San Marco in Lamis | 2026 |
O&M suppliers
56%
Portfolio of operating plants
| Plant Location | Company | Installed | Ownwership | End of incentive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | period | |||
| Albanella | Eolo .r.l S |
8.5 | 100% | Feb. 2016 |
| Ciorlano | .r.l Dotto S |
20.0 | 100% | March 2023 |
| Agrigento | .r.l WPS S |
34.0 | 100% | Jan. 2019 |
| Lacedonia | .r.l Ecoenergia Campania S |
15.0 | 50% | Sept. 2023 |
| Callari | Callari .r.l S |
36.0 | 100% | Jan. 2024 |
| Ordona | Ordona .r.l S |
34.0 | 100% | March 2024 |
| Castel di Lucio | .r.l Minerva S |
23.0 | 100% | April 2025 |
| Licodia | eolico Licodia Eub .r.l Parco S |
22.1 | 80% | Sept. 2025 |
| S. Martino in Pensilis | Molise .r.l New Green S |
58.0 | 50% | Oct. 2025 |
| S. Marco in Lamis | .r.l Renergy San Marco S |
44.2 | 100% | Dec. 2026 |
| Krupen | Wind EOOD |
12.0 | 51% | Oct. 2025 |
Total 306.75
Agenda
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- The New Alerion
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- Portfolio of operating assets
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- 9M 2015 Consolidated Results
Appendix: Wind Farms
9M 2015 Consolidated results
Profit and Loss
| Profit & Loss (m€) |
FY 2013 | FY 2014 | 9M 2014 | 9M 2015 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Production (GWh) | 411.3 | 377.9 | 284.0 | 302.7 | 18.7 |
| Total Revenues | 54.0 | 45.9 | 34.6 | 37.1 | 2.5 |
| Operating Costs | (23.6) | (22.9) | (15.9) | (14.2) | 1.7 |
| Provisions for risks | (0.4) | (0.8) | (0.4) | (0.9) | (0.5) |
| Results from Joint Ventures | 1.3 | 0.4 | (0.4) | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| EBITDA | 31.3 | 22.6 | 17.8 | 22.8 | 5.0 |
| Ebitda margin % | 58% | 49% | 52% | 61% | |
| Amortization and Depreciation | (16.9) | (22.8) | (16.7) | (16.7) | 0.0 |
| EBIT | 14.4 | (0.2) | 1.1 | 6.1 | 5.0 |
| Net Financial Income/(Expenses) | (14.6) | (34.2) | (11.3) | (10.6) | 0.7 |
| Profit/(Loss) before taxes | (0.2) | (34.4) | (10.2) | (4.5) | 5.7 |
| Taxes | (0.1) | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Net Income/(Loss) | (0.3) | (27.8) | (8.8) | (2.6) | 6.2 |
| Minorities Net Income/(Loss) | 0.5 | (1.0) | (0.3) | (0.1) | 0.2 |
| Group Net Income/(Loss) | (0.8) | (26.8) | (8.5) | (2.5) | 6.0 |
Growth in installed capacity resulting from the acquisition of 50% of Agrigento farm and production higher than 2014, despite the electrical output of 3Q2015 was affected by the low wind of summer months
+7%
+28%
EBITDA increase reflects a significant reduction in operating costs (-1.7 million euro), also resulting from the start of the cost reduction and operational streamlining program
9M 2015 Consolidated results
Balance Sheet
| Balance Sheet | FY 2014 | 9M 2015 | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (m€) | NFP | ||||||
| (m€) | FY 2014 | 9M 2015 | Change | ||||
| Fixed asset | 299.5 | 311.5 | 12.0 | ||||
| Other non current assets | 19.4 | 15.2 | (4.2) | Cash and Cash Equivalents | 47.9 | 21.0 | (26.9) |
| of which receivables for electricity and incentives | 14.8 | 25.7 | 10.9 | Other Financial Receivables | 15.3 | 10.2 | (5.1) |
| Total Activities | 63.3 | 31.2 | (32.0) | ||||
| Net Invested Capital | 318.9 | 326.7 | 7.8 | Banks Debt | (229.3) | (92.3) | 137.0 |
| Bond | - | (131.4) | (131.4) | ||||
| Shareholders' Equity | 114.6 | 111.9 | (2.7) | Other Financial Debts | (2.2) | (1.9) | 0.3 |
| Minority Shareholders' Equity | 2.4 | 3.0 | 0.6 | Total Liabilities | (231.5) | (225.6) | 5.9 |
| Total Equity | 117.0 | 114.9 | (2.1) | ||||
| NFP excluding Derivatives | (168.2) | (194.4) | (26.2) | ||||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | 47.9 | 21.0 | (26.9) | Derivatives | (33.7) | (17.5) | 16.2 |
| Other Financial Assets and Liabilities | (249.9) | (232.9) | 17.0 | ||||
| Net Financial Position | (201.9) | (211.8) | (9.9) | Net Financial Position | (201.9) | (211.8) | (9.9) |
| Equity and Net Financial Position | 318.9 | 326.7 | 7.8 |
Net Financial Position as at 30 September 2015 amounted to 211.8 million euro, + 9.9 million vs Dec. 2014:
- Operating cash flows (34 million euro)
- Positive fair value change of derivatives (2.6 million euro)
- Purchase of 50% and full consolidation of Agrigento wind farm (32.5 million euro)
- Dividends (2 million euro)
- interest expenses (12.2 million euro)
Financial Structure Bond Issue
- On the 11th February 2015, Alerion issued a 130 million euro bond, listed on the MTO market
- Proceeds were used to refinance most of the project financing in place and making available cash to take over 50% stake of Agrigento wind farm (currently fully owned)
- After bond issue, 7 out of 9 fully consolidated wind farms have no project financing and operating cash flows are fully available at corporate level
Bond main terms
| Issuer | Alerion Clean Power SpA |
|---|---|
| Size | 130 € million |
| Maturity | 7 year tenor |
| Coupon | 6% fixed |
| Interest payment | Annual |
| Optional redemption | Non-callable for 3 years |
| Listing | MOT - Milan Stock Exchange |
| Guaranties | Security on intercompany loans |
| Change of control | Allowed |
| Governing law | Italian law |
| Covenants | - D/E max = 2 - Dividend distribution: 50% of Net consolidated earnings with a floor of 2 million euro per year |
Appendix
Wind Farms
| Installed Capacity |
34.0 MW |
|---|---|
| Location | Ordona (Foggia province) |
| Project Company |
Ordona Energia S.r.l. |
| Ownership | 100% |
| Pro-quota installed capacity |
34.0 MW |
| Commercial Operation Date |
March 2009 |
| No of Turbines |
17 |
| Incentive Scheme |
Green Certificates/Feed in tariff |
| End of Incentives |
March 2024 |
EquivalentHours
Ordona (34 MW) San Marco in Lamis (44,2 MW)
| Installed Capacity |
44.2 MW |
|---|---|
| Location | San Marco in Lamis (Foggia province) |
| Project Company |
Renergy San Marco S.r.l. |
| Ownership | 100% |
| Pro-quota installed capacity |
44.2 MW |
| Commercial Operation Date |
January 2012 |
| No of Turbines |
13 |
| Incentive Scheme |
Green Certificates/Feed in tariff |
| End of Incentives |
December 2026 |
| Installed Capacity |
34.0 MW |
|---|---|
| Location | Agrigento (Agrigento province) |
| Project Company |
Wind Power Sud S.r.l. |
| Ownership | 100% |
| Pro-quota installed capacity |
34.0 MW |
| Commercial Operation Date |
February 2007 |
| No of Turbines |
40 |
| Incentive Scheme |
|
| End of Incentives |
January 2019 |
EquivalentHours
Agrigento (34 MW) Callari - Vizzini (36 MW)
| 34.0 MW |
Installed Capacity |
36.0 MW |
|---|---|---|
| Agrigento (Agrigento province) |
Location | Vizzini (Catania province) |
| Wind Power Sud S.r.l. |
Project Company |
Callari S.r.l. |
| 100% | Ownership | 100% |
| 34.0 MW |
Pro-quota installed capacity |
36.0 MW |
| February 2007 |
Commercial Operation Date |
January 2009 |
| 40 | No of Turbines |
18 |
| Green Certificates/Feed in tariff |
Incentive Scheme |
Green Certificates/Feed in tariff |
| January 2019 |
End of Incentives |
January 2024 |
Castel di Lucio (2 MW)
| Installed Capacity |
23.0 MW |
|---|---|
| Location | Castel di Lucio (Messina province) |
| Project Company |
Minerva S.r.l. |
| Ownership | 100% |
| Pro-quota installed capacity |
23.0 MW |
| Commercial Operation Date |
April 2010 |
| No of Turbines |
27 |
| Incentive Scheme |
|
| End of Incentives |
April 2025 |
EquivalentHours
Licodia (22,1 MW)
| 23.0 MW | Installed Capacity |
22.1 MW |
|---|---|---|
| Castel di Lucio (Messina province) | Location | Licodia (Catania province) |
| Minerva S.r.l. | Project Company |
Parco Eolico Licodia Eubea S.r.l. |
| 100% | Ownership | 80% |
| 23.0 MW | Pro-quota installed capacity |
17.7 MW |
| April 2010 | Commercial Operation Date |
September 2010 |
| 27 | No of Turbines |
26 |
| Green Certificates/Feed in tariff |
Incentive Scheme |
Green Certificates/Feed in tariff |
| April 2025 | End of Incentives |
September 2025 |
| Installed Capacity |
20.0 MW |
|---|---|
| Location | Ciorlano (Caserta province) |
| Project Company |
Dotto s.r.l. |
| Ownership | 100% |
| Pro-quota installed capacity |
20.0 MW |
| Commercial Operation Date |
April 2008 |
| No of Turbines |
10 |
| Incentive Scheme |
|
| End of Incentives |
March 2023 |
EquivalentHours
Ciorlano (20 MW) Albanella (8,5 MW)
| 20.0 MW | Installed Capacity |
8.5 MW |
|---|---|---|
| Ciorlano (Caserta province) | Location | Albanella (Salerno province) |
| Dotto s.r.l. |
Project Company |
Eolo s.r.l. |
| 100% | Ownership | 100% |
| 20.0 MW | Pro-quota installed capacity |
8.5 MW |
| April 2008 | Commercial Operation Date |
March 2004 |
| 10 | No of Turbines |
10 |
| Green Certificates/Feed in tariff |
Incentive Scheme |
Green Certificates/Feed in tariff |
| March 2023 | End of Incentives |
February 2016 |
| Installed Capacity |
58.0 MW | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | San Martino in Pensilis (Campobasso) | |
| Project Company |
New Green Molise S.r.l. | |
| Ownership | 50% | |
| Pro-quota installed capacity |
29.0 MW | |
| Commercial Operation Date |
October 2010 | |
| No of Turbines |
29 | |
| Incentive Scheme |
||
| End of Incentives |
October 2025 | |
EquivalentHours
Lacedonia (7,5 MW)
| 58.0 MW | Installed Capacity |
15.0 MW |
|---|---|---|
| San Martino in Pensilis (Campobasso) | Location | Lacedonia (Avellino province) |
| New Green Molise S.r.l. | Project Company |
Ecoenergia Campania s.r.l. |
| 50% | Ownership | 50% |
| 29.0 MW | Pro-quota installed capacity |
7.5 MW |
| October 2008 | ||
| 5 | ||
| October 2025 | September 2023 | |
| October 2010 29 Green Certificates/Feed in tariff |
Commercial Operation Date No of Turbines Incentive Scheme End of Incentives |
Green Certificates/Feed in tariff |
Krupen (12 MW)
| Installed Capacity |
12.0 MW | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Krupen (Bulgaria) |
|
| Project Company |
Wind Energy / Power2 / Stream / Systems EOOD | |
| Ownership | 51% | |
| Pro-quota installed capacity |
12 MW | |
| Commercial Operation Date |
October 2010 | |
| No of Turbines |
4 | |
| Incentive Scheme |
Feed – in Tariff |
|
| End of Incentives |
October 2025 | |
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- This document has been prepared solely for the use at investors and analysts meetings
- This document does not constitute an offer or an invitation to purchase or subscribe any shares and neither it nor any part of it shall form the basis of or be relied upon in connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever
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