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Photon Energy N.V.

Quarterly Report Jun 15, 2022

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Photon Energy N.V.

Monthly Report for May 2022

For the period from 1 to 31 May 2022

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 Photon Energy achieves record energy generation volume and revenues in May

The Company reports 51.3 GWh of electricity produced YTD compared to 34.3 GWh one year ago (+49.6%) propelled by the addition of two new power plants in Tolna, Hungary (1.4 MWp added in December 2021 and 1.4 MWp added in May 2022) and of our two utility-scale PV power plants in Leeton, Australia (14.6 MWp connected to the grid in August 2021). This represents an avoidance of 20,963 tonnes of CO2 emissions year-to-date.

In May 2022 Photon Energy's proprietary portfolio of PV power plants with a total installed capacity of 91.9 MWp generated its highest monthly production volume in the company's history with 13.8 GWh (+34.7% year-on-year) of renewable energy supplied to the grid. With over 80% of the portfolio selling electricity at market prices the company's energy generation revenues in May equally reached a record of EUR 3.647 million, up 69.8% year-on-year.

As in Europe, energy prices in Australia have experienced a sharp increase in recent weeks as evidenced by average revenues per MWh (including revenues for Large Generation Certificates) of EUR 181 in May 2022, compared to an average of EUR 68 and EUR 124 in March and April 2022, respectively. As a result, the Leeton and Fivebough PV power plants with a combined installed capacity of 14.5 MWp are expected to reach their budgeted revenue target of AUD 2.6 million (EUR 1.7 million) already by August 2022 and to exceed their full-year target significantly.

Photon Energy's management board reconfirms its financial guidance for consolidated revenues in 2022 to increase to EUR 65.0 million from EUR 36.4 million in 2021, representing a 78.8% increase YoY, leading to an increase of EBITDA to EUR 18.0 million from EUR 9.6 million in 2021(+87.8% YoY).

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

1.2 Photon Energy Group successfully taps its 6.50% green bond to 65 million euros

During the reporting period, 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 bond tap was met with strong demand from the Company's existing bondholders including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ('EBRD') as well as numerous new institutional investors across Europe.

The green bond – now with a nominal value of EUR 65 million, a 2027 maturity and an interest rate of 6.50% p.a., paid quarterly – has been graded by imug | rating with regard to its sustainability by way of a Secondary Party Opinion, and is trading on the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 23 November 2021.

Bankhaus Scheich Wertpapierspezialist AG, Frankfurt am Main, has acted as Sole Global Coordinator & Bookrunner for the bond placement. Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has acted as legal advisor to the transaction.

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.

1.3 Photon Energy Group share receives 'Buy' recommendations from WOOD & Co. and IPOPEMA analysts

The Company's stock has been given 'Buy' recommendations by Prague-based WOOD & Company, one of the leading brokerage companies in Central and Eastern Europe and IPOPEMA, a Poland-based company engaged in investment banking and brokerage services. In April, the Company had received a first 'buy' recommendation by AlsterResearch, a Hamburg-based research house specialising in small and mid-caps. An overview of the analysts' recommendations is available on the company's IR page:

Institution Reco. Target Price
EUR
Target Price
PLN
Target Price
CZK
Date
Alster
Research
BUY EUR 4.10* PLN 18.89 CZK 101 25.04.22
IPOPEMA BUY EUR 3.16 PLN 14.58 CZK 78 24.05.22
WOOD &
Company
BUY EUR 3.41 PLN 15.69 CZK 84 25.05.22
Consensus EUR 3.69 PLN 17.01 CZK 91

* Prices in bold stated by research reports; other currencies included for reference.

1.4 Annual General Meeting

The company's Annual General Meeting was held in Amsterdam on 31 May 2022. During the meeting, the Annual Financial Statements for 2021, the Remuneration for 2021 and an update of the Company's Remuneration Policy were approved, the Supervisory Board of the Company was extended to three members. The minutes of the meeting can be consulted on the Company's IR page.

1.5 Reporting on Photon Energy's project pipeline

Photon Energy is currently developing PV projects in Australia (300.0 MWp), Hungary (25.8 MWp), Romania (235.4 MWp) and Poland (230.3 MWp) and is evaluating further markets for opportunities.

For detailed information, 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 May 2022

Project name Capacity Revenue1 Prod. 2022
May
Proj. 2022
May
Perf. YTD
Prod.
YTD Proj. Perf. YTD YoY
Unit kWp per MWh,
in May
kWh kWh % kWh kWh % %
Komorovice 2,354 EUR 737 328,629 316,393 3.9% 1,074,975 1,005,810 6.9% 26.5%
Zvíkov I 2,031 EUR 737 296,383 275,677 7.5% 992,754 932,409 6.5% 19.0%
Dolní Dvořiště 1,645 EUR 737 202,888 194,954 4.1% 664,985 647,888 2.6% 10.4%
Svatoslav 1,231 EUR 736 156,693 152,183 3.0% 494,695 463,324 6.8% 21.5%
Slavkov 1,159 EUR 737 176,597 167,328 5.5% 604,570 538,591 12.3% 20.4%
Mostkovice SPV 1 210 EUR 734 28,940 27,993 3.4% 99,083 89,050 11.3% 25.6%
Mostkovice SPV 3 926 EUR 781 130,687 126,277 3.5% 444,851 393,921 12.9% 23.7%
Zdice I 1,499 EUR 737 229,412 214,974 6.7% 738,234 683,523 8.0% 18.4%
Zdice II 1,499 EUR 737 232,370 217,383 6.9% 752,128 692,027 8.7% 17.1%
Radvanice 2,305 EUR 736 333,170 322,769 3.2% 1,112,360 1,002,481 11.0% 24.2%
Břeclav rooftop 137 EUR 737 21,165 19,207 10.2% 71,757 63,917 12.3% 20.8%
Total Czech PP 14,996 2,136,933 2,035,136 5.0% 7,050,390 6,512,942 8.3% 20.4%
Babiná II 999 EUR 271 129,384 121,562 6.4% 410,474 364,489 12.6% 17.1%
Babina III 999 EUR 271 128,098 122,274 4.8% 407,356 371,610 9.6% 12.9%
Prša I. 999 EUR 270 136,091 129,617 5.0% 432,768 398,965 8.5% 15.4%
Blatna 700 EUR 273 99,148 89,817 10.4% 299,766 273,964 9.4% 15.3%
Mokra Luka 1 963 EUR 258 150,207 111,387 34.9% 533,898 436,718 22.3% 19.8%
Mokra Luka 2 963 EUR 257 150,706 131,396 14.7% 545,666 470,984 15.9% 19.3%
Jovice 1 979 EUR 263 121,675 105,024 15.9% 372,546 334,439 11.4% 19.1%
Jovice 2 979 EUR 263 120,689 104,400 15.6% 369,335 331,054 11.6% 18.6%
Brestovec 850 EUR 257 127,204 122,710 3.7% 456,667 407,734 12.0% 20.4%
Polianka 999 EUR 261 131,426 123,121 6.7% 409,118 371,555 10.1% 22.1%
Myjava 999 EUR 259 146,187 139,594 4.7% 485,169 439,289 10.4% 18.8%
Total Slovak PP 10,429 1,440,814 1,300,901 10.8% 4,722,763 4,200,800 12.4% 18.2%
Tiszakécske 1 689 EUR 179 106,420 99,215 7.3% 374,917 338,836 10.6% 12.8%
Tiszakécske 2 689 EUR 179 106,741 99,350 7.4% 377,812 341,319 10.7% 12.8%
Tiszakécske 3 689 EUR 179 105,528 98,583 7.0% 360,512 330,932 8.9% 11.8%
Tiszakécske 4 689 EUR 179 106,852 99,350 7.6% 374,500 341,319 9.7% 11.4%
Tiszakécske 5 689 EUR 179 106,595 99,215 7.4% 375,352 338,836 10.8% 15.8%
Tiszakécske 6 689 EUR 179 106,444 99,350 7.1% 376,355 341,319 10.3% 12.7%
Tiszakécske 7 689 EUR 179 106,606 99,181 7.5% 377,168 338,615 11.4% 12.8%
Tiszakécske 8 689 EUR 179 106,214 99,067 7.2% 368,769 337,393 9.3% 11.3%
Almásfüzitő 1 695 EUR 179 111,837 99,397 12.5% 369,535 339,220 8.9% 13.0%
Almásfüzitő 2 695 EUR 179 109,098 99,356 9.8% 358,121 338,973 5.6% 12.5%
Almásfüzitő 3 695 EUR 179 107,809 99,197 8.7% 361,274 337,180 7.1% 13.2%
Almásfüzitő 4 695 EUR 179 112,192 99,520 12.7% 370,110 340,004 8.9% 12.7%
Almásfüzitő 5 695 EUR 179 112,820 99,249 13.7% 379,128 337,758 12.2% 13.4%
Almásfüzitő 6 660 EUR 179 112,444 95,693 17.5% 375,067 325,469 15.2% 12.9%
Almásfüzitő 7 691 EUR 179 112,387 98,732 13.8% 373,562 335,859 11.2% 13.1%
Almásfüzitő 8 668 EUR 179 113,484 96,641 17.4% 373,133 329,249 13.3% 12.7%
Nagyecsed 1 689 EUR 182 111,411 97,950 13.7% 358,423 331,591 8.1% 10.9%
Nagyecsed 2 689 EUR 182 111,184 97,950 13.5% 356,886 331,591 7.6% 9.8%
Nagyecsed 3 689 EUR 182 111,872 98,124 14.0% 360,756 331,730 8.8% 10.6%
Fertod I 528 EUR 178 84,891 75,850 11.9% 291,271 252,870 15.2% 12.5%
Fertod II No 2 699 EUR 180 110,459 102,824 7.4% 379,340 342,670 10.7% 13.9%
Fertod II No 3 699 EUR 179 109,328 102,824 6.3% 378,207 342,670 10.4% 13.0%
Fertod II No 4 699 EUR 179 109,350 102,824 6.3% 378,040 342,670 10.3% 12.9%
per MWh,
Unit
kWp
kWh
kWh
%
kWh
kWh
%
%
in May
Fertod II No 5
691
EUR 179
109,393
103,096
6.1%
376,134
345,392
8.9%
13.2%
Fertod II No 6
699
EUR 179
109,268
102,824
6.3%
377,282
342,670
10.1%
13.5%
Kunszentmárton I No 1
697
EUR 180
110,801
106,561
4.0%
391,098
352,888
10.8%
11.6%
Kunszentmárton I No 2
697
EUR 180
111,282
106,566
4.4%
386,257
352,941
9.4%
11.3%
Kunszentmárton II No 1
693
EUR 181
109,884
98,404
11.7%
392,387
331,444
18.4%
9.8%
Kunszentmárton II No 2
693
EUR 181
112,118
98,404
13.9%
394,562
331,740
18.9%
10.3%
Taszár 1
701
EUR 181
100,770
103,639
-2.8%
383,037
356,858
7.3%
11.7%
Taszár 2
701
EUR 181
101,461
103,639
-2.1%
384,225
356,858
7.7%
12.1%
Taszár 3
701
EUR 181
101,355
103,639
-2.2%
383,781
356,858
7.5%
11.4%
Monor 1
688
EUR 180
109,664
103,417
6.0%
388,191
340,440
14.0%
11.9%
Monor 2
696
EUR 179
107,960
104,055
3.8%
380,597
349,021
9.0%
10.0%
Monor 3
696
EUR 180
109,638
104,055
5.4%
387,451
349,021
11.0%
13.1%
Monor 4
696
EUR 180
109,394
104,055
5.1%
386,362
349,021
10.7%
11.9%
Monor 5
688
EUR 180
109,657
103,020
6.4%
387,429
344,796
12.4%
12.0%
Monor 6
696
EUR 180
109,484
104,055
5.2%
387,990
349,021
11.2%
12.6%
Monor 7
696
EUR 180
109,923
104,055
5.6%
385,609
349,021
10.5%
11.6%
Monor 8
696
EUR 180
110,050
104,055
5.8%
389,012
349,021
11.5%
13.2%
Tata 1
672
EUR 184
125,233
122,610
2.1%
383,438
363,261
5.6%
14.4%
Tata 2
676
EUR 179
104,270
100,774
3.5%
354,937
337,899
5.0%
13.7%
Tata 3
667
EUR 179
103,720
99,179
4.6%
355,308
329,893
7.7%
14.1%
Tata 4
672
EUR 185
126,780
125,091
1.4%
391,268
371,959
5.2%
15.9%
Tata 5
672
EUR 185
125,876
125,439
0.3%
386,426
373,218
3.5%
30.8%
Tata 6
672
EUR 184
106,966
123,776
-13.6%
368,701
367,366
0.4%
9.3%
Tata 7
672
EUR 185
126,193
122,680
2.9%
385,891
363,504
6.2%
14.2%
Tata 8
672
EUR 185
126,319
124,250
1.7%
391,536
369,008
6.1%
14.5%
Malyi 1
695
EUR 182
111,275
101,716
9.4%
368,177
333,174
10.5%
14.4%
Malyi 2
695
EUR 182
113,289
101,810
11.3%
371,891
333,611
11.5%
15.3%
Malyi 3
695
EUR 182
113,377
101,810
11.4%
372,548
333,611
11.7%
15.5%
Puspokladány 1
1,406
EUR 90
248,524
250,173
-0.7%
789,119
735,562
7.3%
5.8%
Puspokladány 2
1,420
EUR 189
267,679
247,850
8.0%
830,309
712,206
16.6%
9.8%
Puspokladány 3
1,420
EUR 188
263,298
242,676
8.5%
813,010
695,679
16.9%
9.0%
Puspokladány 4
1,406
EUR 188
262,721
248,681
5.6%
809,968
730,827
10.8%
8.8%
Puspokladány 5
1,420
EUR 189
266,174
247,297
7.6%
829,242
710,576
16.7%
8.7%
Puspokladány 6
1,394
EUR 90
260,618
247,874
5.1%
804,613
721,141
11.6%
9.0%
Puspokladány 7
1,406
EUR 90
260,363
248,577
4.7%
807,549
730,406
10.6%
9.0%
Puspokladány 8
1,420
EUR 188
262,348
243,217
7.9%
811,620
697,675
16.3%
8.7%
Puspokladány 9
1,406
EUR 90
262,347
248,466
5.6%
809,089
729,991
10.8%
18.6%
Puspokladány 10
1,420
EUR 188
262,829
242,514
8.4%
812,278
695,061
16.9%
9.1%
Tolna 1
1,358
EUR 185
268,450
266,959
0.6%
856,899
820,676
4.4%
na
Tolna 2
1,358
231,089
232,512
-0.6%
231,089
232,512
-0.6%
na
EUR 182
Total Hungarian PP
51,814
8,733,805
8,232,911
6.1%
28,344,548
25,663,897
10.4%
16.4%
Symonston
144
EUR 234
7,970
8,513
-6.4%
64,270
75,866
-15.3%
-14.6%
Leeton
7,261
EUR 178
744,810
907,440
-17.9%
5,593,370
6,222,730
-10.1%
na
Fivebough
7,261
EUR 182
711,500
890,525
-20.1%
5,522,400
6,150,095
-10.2%
na
Total Australian PP
14,744
1,464,280
1,806,478
-18.9%
11,180,040
12,448,691
-10.2%
nm
Project name Capacity Revenue Prod. 2022
May
Proj. 2022
May
Perf. YTD Prod. YTD Proj. Perf. YTD YoY
Total 91,905 13,775,832 13,375,428 3.0% 51,297,741 48,826,330 5.1% 49.6%

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 power plant year-to-date i.e. (YTD prod. in 2022 / YTD proj. in 2022) – 1.

YTD YOY: (YTD Prod. in 2022 / YTD Prod. in 2021) – 1.

1 All amounts were converted using the following exchange rates (sources ECB): - in the Czech Republic: EUR/CZK of 24.71 as of 31 May 2022 applied to Green Bonus + realized electricity price.

  • in Hungary, daily exchange EUR/HUF rates applied to realized electricity price.

  • in Australia, EUR/AUD of 1.49 as of 31 May 2022 applied to realized electricity price during the reporting period + Australian Large-scale Generation Certificate spot closing price at the end of the reporting period.

Chart 1.a Total production of the Czech portfolio Chart 1.b Total production of the Slovak portfolio

Q1 April May

Chart 1.c Total production of Hungarian portfolio Chart 1.d Total production of Australian portfolio

The Company reports 51.3 GWh of electricity produced YTD compared to 34.3 GWh one year ago (+49.6%) propelled by the addition of two new power plants in Tolna, Hungary (1.4 MWp added in December 2021 and 1.4 MWp added in May 2022) and of our two utility-scale PV power plants in Leeton, Australia (14.6 MWp connected to the grid in August 2021). This represents an avoidance of 20,963 tonnes of CO2 emissions year-to-date.

In May the proprietary portfolio outperformed the audits by 3.0%. Our Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian portfolios exceeded energy forecasts by 5.0%, 10.8% and 6.1%, respectively, while our Australian portfolio was short of estimates by 18.9%. The specific performance ratio of the proprietary portfolio (SPR) reached 149.9 kWh/kWp compared to 137.0 kWh/kWp one year ago (+9.4% year-on year).

In May 2022 Photon Energy's proprietary portfolio of PV power plants with a total installed capacity of 91.9 MWp generated its highest monthly production volume in the company's history with 13.8 GWh (+34.7% year-on-year) of renewable energy supplied

to the grid. With over 80% of the portfolio selling electricity at market prices the company's energy generation revenues in May equally reached a record of EUR 3.647 million, up 69.8% year-onyear.

As in Europe, energy prices in Australia have experienced a sharp increase in recent weeks as evidenced by average revenues per MWh (including revenues for Large Generation Certificates) of EUR 181 in May 2022, compared to an average of EUR 68 and EUR 124 in March and April 2022, respectively. As a result, the Leeton and Fivebough PV power plants with a combined installed capacity of 14.5 MWp are expected to reach their budgeted revenue target of AUD 2.6 million (EUR 1.7 million) already by August 2022 and to exceed their full-year target significantly.

Photon Energy's management board reconfirms its financial guidance for consolidated revenues in 2022 to increase to EUR 65.0 million from EUR 36.4 million in 2021, representing a 78.8% increase YoY, leading to an increase of EBITDA to EUR 18.0 million from EUR 9.6 million in 2021(+87.8% YoY).

Table 2. Estimated Revenues from Electricity Generation in May 2022*

Portfolio Capacity Prod. May Avg. Revenue May Total Revenue May YTD Avg. Revenue YTD Revenue
Unit MWp MWh per MWh In Euro thousand per MWh, in 2022 In Euro thousand
Czech Republic 15.0 2,137 EUR 739 EUR 1,580 EUR 756 EUR 5,332
Slovakia 10.4 1,441 EUR 263 EUR 275** EUR 263 EUR 893**
Hungary 51.8 8,734 EUR 175 EUR 1,528 EUR 139 EUR 3,936
Australia 14.7 1,464 EUR 181 EUR 264 EUR 104 EUR 1,158
Total Portfolio 91.9 13,776 EUR 270 EUR 3,647 EUR 227 EUR 11,318

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

** Slovak joint-ventures SK SPV 1 s.r.o., Solarpark Polianka s.r.o., and Solarpark Myjava s.r.o. are consolidated at equity only and therefore not presented in the above table.

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 and Hungary is an important factor in selecting attractive markets and reducing the inherent risks related to project development.

Photon Energy is currently developing PV projects in Australia (300.0 MWp), Hungary (25.8 MWp), Romania (235.4 MWp) and Poland (230.3 MWp) and is evaluating further markets for opportunities.

Country 1. Feasibility* 2. Early
development
3. Advanced
development
4. Ready-to-build
technical
5. Under
construction
Total in MWp
Romania 37.0 77.7 115.0 5.7 - 235.4
Poland 197.6 32.4 - - - 230.0
Hungary - 23.1 2.7 - 25.8
Australia - 300.0 - - - 300.0
Total in MWp 234.6 433.2 117.7 5.7 791.2

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

Chart 4.d Australian project pipeline in MWp Chart 4.c Hungarian 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.

Projects having reached an advanced development phase, as well as projects for which sufficient details can be disclosed are described in the table below:

Country Location Dvt
Phase
Project
function
Share MWp Commercial Model Land Grid con
nection
Construc
tion permit
Expected
RTB
Romania Siria 4 Own
portfolio
100% 5.7 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Q2 2022
Romania Teius 3 Own
portfolio
100% 4.7 Merchant/PPA Secured Ongoing Secured Q3 2022
Romania Aiud 3 Own
portfolio
100% 4.7 Merchant/PPA Secured Ongoing Secured Q3 2022
Romania Sahateni 3 Own
portfolio
100% 12.0 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Ongoing Q3 2022
Hungary Tolna 3-4 3 Own
portfolio
100% 2.7 Merchant/PPA Secured Secured Secured Q2 2022
Hungary Tolna 5-13 2 Own
portfolio
100% 23.1 Merchant/PPA Ongoing Secured Secured Q3 2022
Australia Yadnarie 2 All options
open
100% 300.0 All options open Secured Ongoing Ongoing Q4 2023

Australia

During the reporting period, Photon Energy had one large scale solar farm under development.

In November 2021, the Group secured 1,200 hectares of land in South Australia to develop a 300 MWp solar farm suitable for Ray-Gen's solar technology in combination with its energy storage solution.

Development status Raygen project (300 MWp): Based on preliminary designs, Photon Energy will develop a solar generation capacity of 300 MWp with a grid connection capacity of 150 MW. 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 already 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.

Hungary

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

Tolna 3-13 projects (25.8 MWp under development, 1.4 MWp commissioned on 9 December 2021 and 1.4 MWp commissioned on 5 May 2022): The thirteen projects with a total planned installed DC capacity of 28.6 MWp are located in the Tolna region in the south of Hungary. Two power plants have a grid connection capacity of 5.0 MW AC each, whereas 1 MW AC have been secured for each of the remaining eleven projects. The grid connection points have been secured and the negotiations for suitable land plots have been finalized for several projects. Grid connection plans have been initiated and already partially approved, to allow us to conclude grid connection agreements with E.ON. with a validity of two years.

On 8 December 2020, one of the 1MW AC (approx. 1.4 MWp DC) projects was granted a METAR premium of 24,470 HUF/MWh (approx. EUR 68 per MWh) with a maximum supported production of 21,585 MWh over a period of up to 15 years. This achievement results from the approval of the project application to the first pilot tender for the METAR system organized in September 2019. Outside this project, two power plants have been constructed and commissioned to date, with a third one in advanced development after securing the binding extraction and construction permits.

The revenue model will be the direct sale of electricity through a trader on the Hungarian electricity market for the time being. Entering into a contract-for-difference based on a METÁR license (for the project that has proven successful through the auction process) or entering into PPAs in the future, remain possible options. Construction plans include the use of tracking technology allowing bi-facial solar modules to follow the course of the sun, which are expected to achieve a 15-20% higher specific performance than fixed installations.

On 9 December 2021, we completed and grid-connected the first photovoltaic power plant with a capacity of 1.4 MWp near the municipality of Tolna.

On 5 May 2022, we completed and grid-connected the second photovoltaic power plant with a capacity of 1.4 MWp near Tolna.

These latest additions expand the Company's portfolio of proprietary power plants in Hungary to a total of 63, with a combined capacity of 51.8 MWp.

The new power plants represent the first European utilityscale PV power plants in Photon Energy Group's IPP portfolio that the Company operates without a support scheme. The total annual production of each power plant is expected to be around 2.1 GWh, which corresponds to expected annual revenues of EUR 440,000 based on current forward prices for electricity base load in Hungary.

Each of these new power plants extends over 2.2 hectares, uses bi-facial PV modules mounted on single-axis trackers and is connected to the grid of E.ON Dél-dunántúli Áramhálózati Zrt..

The electricity is sold on the national electricity market on a merchant basis. This means no power purchase agreements (PPAs) have been entered into by the Company. However, they may play a role in the plant's future revenue management strategy, alongside other hedging options.

The Company developed the projects fully in-house and delivered engineering, procurement and construction services through its subsidiary Photon Energy Solutions HU Kft. Photon Energy Operations HU Kft. – another of the Group's subsidiaries – will provide long-term monitoring, operations and maintenance services to the power plants.

Romania

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

  • Siria project in the vicinity of Arad (5.7 MWp): This is the first project the Company plans to construct in Romania. The project Siria will be constructed in western Romania, Northeast of Timisoara with a specific production of 1,533 kWh/kWp per year. The development started in 2021 and project was acquired in 2022 Q1. The Company is in the process of submitting the final set-up licence to the DSO, E-Distributie (CEZ Romania) with construction planned to start still in June 2022. The project will be built on Trackers with bifacial modules and is expected to produce around 9 GWh of clean energy per year.
  • Teius and Aiud projects: the twin projects in the vicinity of Cluj-Napoca are 15 km apart and are expected to start construction in early Q3 2022. Each project plans to construct 4.7 MWp (DC) as overbuilt utilizing grid connections of 3.5 MW (AC); having near equal design on long-term leased plots the projects have a planned specific production of 1,477 kWh/kWp per year equating to 7GWh of clean energy production per year. As our goal, Photon Energy will be building these projects utilizing trackers and tier 1 bi-facial modules.

All projects to be built in Romania will be selling electricity after grid connection on a merchant basis into the grid.

The Company intends to start construction of at least 31.5 MWp in Romania in 2022.

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 Aus
tralia), 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 con
nection 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/exter
nal).
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 Financ
ing 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 31 May 2022 the Company's shares (ISIN NL0010391108) closed at a price of PLN 10.85 (+13.0% MoM), corresponding to a price to book ratio of 2.50. The monthly trading volume amounted to 373,721 shares (vs. an average monthly volume of 663,845 over the past twelve months).

Chart 5. 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 2021, Q3 2021, Q4 2021, and Q1 2022.

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

Chart 6. Enterprise value / trailing 12 months EBITDA and price to book ratio

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 months (TTM) EBITDA.

4.2 Main market of the Prague Stock Exchange

On 31 May 2022 the share price (ISIN NL0010391108) closed at a level of CZK 57.20 (+8.7% MoM), corresponding to a price to book ratio of 2.44. The Company reports a monthly trading volume of 479,114 shares, compared to an average monthly trading volume of 419,577 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.

4.3 Quotation Board of the Frankfurt stock exchange

On 31 May 2022, the share price (FSX: A1T9KW) closed at a level of EUR 2.42 (+21.1% compared to last month), corresponding to a price to book ratio of 2.55.

The Company reports a monthly trading volume of 39,600 shares, compared to an average monthly trading volume of 47,889 over the past twelve months.

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 already 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.

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.

On 27 October 2017 the Company issued a 5-year corporate EUR bond with a 7.75% annual coupon and quarterly coupon payments in Germany, Austria and Luxemburg. The original target volume of EUR 30 million was successfully increased in two steps with all parameters unchanged, to an outstanding amount of EUR 45.0 million prior to the completion of the exchange offer described below. The corporate bond (ISIN DE000A19MFH4) with a nominal value of EUR 1,000 has been traded on the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock exchange since 27 October 2017. The bond is also listed on the stock exchanges in Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich and Stuttgart. The total outstanding bond volume amounts to EUR 22.619 million as of the end of the reporting period.

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

5.1 EUR Bond 2017/22 trading performance in Frankfurt

EUR Bond 2017/22 trading performance to date

In the trading period from 25 October 2017 until 31 May 2022, the trading volume amounted to EUR 31.788 million with an opening price of 100.00 and a closing price of 100.90 in Frankfurt. During this period the average daily turnover amounted to EUR 27,333.

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 5.0 million with all parameters unchanged. The total outstanding bond volume amounts to EUR 55.0 million as of the end of the reporting period.

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 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.

EUR Bond 2017/22 trading performance in May 2022

In May 2022 the trading volume amounted to EUR 42,000 in Frankfurt with an opening price of 100.50 and a closing price of 100.90. The average daily turnover amounted to EUR 1,909.

Chart 8. The Company's EUR bond 2017/22 trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany

0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Monthly turnover - right axis closing price - left axis

5.2 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 31 May 2022, the trading volume amounted to EUR 6.504 million with an opening price of 100.00 and a closing price of 100.44 in Frankfurt. During this period the average daily turnover amounted to EUR 43,946.

5.3 CZK Bond 2016/23 trading performance in Prague

In the trading period from 12 December 2016 until 31 May 2022, the trading volume amounted to CZK 40.500 million with a closing price of 98.00.

Green EUR Bond 2021/27 trading performance in May 2022

In May 2022 the trading volume amounted to EUR 155,000 in Frankfurt with an opening price of 100.51 and a closing price of 100.44. The average daily turnover amounted to EUR 7,045.

6. Investors' calendar

  • ► 14 July 2022: Monthly report for June 2022
  • ► 11 August 2022: Entity and consolidated reports for Q2 2022 / H1 2022
  • ► 12 August 2022: Online presentation of Photon Energy Group's Q2 2021/H1 2021 results
  • ► 12 August 2022: Monthly report for July 2022
  • ► 14 September 2022: Monthly report for August 2022
  • ► 13 October 2022: Monthly report for September 2022
  • ► 10 November 2022: Entity and consolidated quarterly reports for Q3 2022
  • ► 14 November 2022: Online presentation of Photon Energy Group's Q3 2022 results
  • ► 14 November 2022 Monthly report for October 2022
  • ► 28-30 November 2022 Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum, Frankfurt
  • ► 14 December 2022 Monthly report for November 2022

7. Investor relations contact

Emeline Parry, Investor relations & Sustainability manager E-mail: [email protected]

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

Amsterdam, 14 June 2022

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

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