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PNE AG Investor Presentation 2024

Mar 27, 2024

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FY | 2023 INVESTOR RELATIONS PRESENTATION

27 March 2024

DISCLAIMER

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STRONG PIPELINE GROWTH AND HIGH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN FY 2023

  • » Strong performance in challenging external market environment (Ukraine and Middle East wars, higher material prices, higher interest rates, delivery and transportation delays, lower power prices)
  • » Scale Up 1.0 targets achieved or exceeded
  • » Projects sold, put in operation, under construction 781.8 MW / MWp
  • » Role as Independent Power Producer (IPP) strengthened by expansion of own wind generation portfolio to 651 MW in operation or under construction
  • » 370 MW in operation (FY 22: 319 MW)
  • » 288 MW are under construction, of which 281 MW intended for own portfolio
  • » Project pipeline increased by 61% to record level of >19 GW/GWp
  • » Successful with all projects submitted in tenders
  • » Permits for 21 wind and PV projects with an output of 1,675 MW/MWp received, of which nine wind farms are located in Germany (162 MW)
  • » Power generation output grows by 36.5% yoy to 695 GWh due to increased installed base and improved wind yields
  • » Service business performs well; order book grows to 2.900 MW in O&M (FY 22: 2.500 MW)

FY 2023 GUIDANCE ACHIEVED FOLLOWING STRONG YEAR-END

  • » Total output grew by 10% to € 267.8m (FY 22: € 243.3m) highest number in PNE history
  • » EBITDA guidance of € 30m to 40m achieved at upper end: EBITDA increased by 13% to € 39.9m (FY 22: € 35.4m)
  • » Cash position decreased to € 90.4m (FY 22: € 121.6m) due to high construction activity; however, liquidity position including credit lines for interim project financing increased to € 219.0m (FY 22: € 168.7m)
  • » Equity declined to € 208.1m (FY 22: € 232.2m) mainly due to interest rate swap valuation effects
  • » PNE included in TecDAX in July; market cap at c. € 1.0bn as of December 31, 2023

STRONG GROWTH IN ALL KPIs – SCALE UP 1.0 COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY AS WELL

FOUNDATION FOR THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF SCALE UP 2.0

EXPANSION OF OWN GENERATION PORTFOLIO CONTINUES

651 MW IN OPERATION OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION

  • » Scale up 1.0 target of 500 MW in operation or under construction significantly surpassed by 30% with 651 MW
  • » Well on the way for 2027 target to increase own generation to 1,500 MW/MWp
  • » 370 MW of onshore wind projects in operation at the end of FY 2023
  • » Further approx. 281 MW in Germany and France intended for portfolio were under construction at the end of FY 2023*
  • » Hidden reserves accumulated in portfolio of € 208.4m (FY 22: € 177.1m) in total
  • » 695 GWh (+ curtailments 47 GWh) of green energy produced in FY 2023; increase of 36.5% compared to FY 2022 (509 GWh)
  • » 523 kt CO2 saved

* The final allocation of the wind farms to our own operations or sale will be made after the wind farms are commissioned

Development of portfolio (in MW)

750

PROJECT PIPELINE AT ANOTHER RECORD HIGH: 19.1 GW/GWp, +61% yoy

LAYING THE GROUND FOR REALIZATION OF SCALE UP 2027 TARGETS

Total pipeline grew to 19,101 MW/MWp (FY 2022: 11,883 MW/MWp), +7,218 MW/MWp yoy

Whereby:

  • » Wind onshore pipeline up to 9,177 MW (FY 2022: 7,587 MW), +1,590 MW yoy
  • » PV pipeline increased to 7,424 MWp (FY 2022: 4,296 MWp), +3,128 MWp yoy
  • » Wind offshore projects added to pipeline in 2023: 2,500 MW (2,000 MW in Vietnam and 500 MW in Latvia via JV)

25.000 Development of project pipelines (in MW/MWp)

PROJECT PIPELINE WIND ONSHORE INCREASED BY 1.6 GW

697 MW IN PERMITTING PHASE IN GERMANY AND FRANCE

Country I –
II
III IV Total MW Sold/
Services
Germany 1812 499 271 2582 95
France 330 198 11 539 0
United Kingdom 0 43 0 43 0
Italy 0 0 0 0 0
Canada 505 0 0 505 0
Panama 224 68 0 292 0
Poland 1221 0 0 1221 0
Romania 0 0 0 0 78
Spain 198 0 0 198 0
South Africa 2021 30 0 2051 140
Sweden 300 0 0 300 0
Turkey 629 71 0
700
0
USA 577 169 0 746 0
Total 7817 1078 281 9177 313

Phase I – II = Exploration & Development

as of December 31, 2023

Phase III = Planning

Phase IV = Implementation till handover

Sold/Services = sold, but construction management services by PNE

» Total pipeline grew to 9,177 MW (2022: 7,587 MW), +1,590 MW yoy

Germany

  • » Increase of German pipeline to 2,582 MW (2022: 2,024 MW) 499 MW in permission status
  • » Wind farms Mansbach (28.5 MW), Hamwarde (11.4 MW) and Stuvenborn (10.2 MW) completed and put in operation
  • » 10 wind farms with 271 MW under construction, mainly for own generation portfolio (or for sale); one additional project (6.6 MW) for external investor
  • » Approvals for nine wind farms received with up to 162 MW

France

  • » One project under construction (11 MW)
  • » Approvals for two wind farms received in 2023 with up to 30 MW

Sweden

» Construction management of Hultema wind farm (60 MW) completed, project was already sold in 2020

STRONG GROWTH OF PV PIPELINE CONTINUES

PV PIPELINE GREW MORE THAN 70% yoy

Country I –
II
III IV Total
MWp
Sold/
Services
Germany 712 119 0 831 0
France 156 10 0 166 0
Italy 340 48 0 388 114
Canada 405 0 0 405 0
Poland 394 125 0 519 0
Romania 756 49 0 805 208
Spain 1041 3 0 1044 582
South Africa 1895 0 0 1895 0
USA 1372 0 0 1372 0
Total 7070 354 0 7424 904

Phase I – II = Exploration & Development Phase III = Planning Phase IV = Implementation till handover

as of December 31, 2023

Total PV pipeline grew to 7,424 MWp (2022: 4,296 MWp) +3,128 MWp yoy

  • » Additional markets and projects are being evaluated
  • » Maintenance of 904 MWp as service provider

Italy

» Sale of 12 PV projects with combined 114 MWp to infrastructure fund

Romania

  • » Sale of 5 PV projects with combined 208 MWp to TotalEnergies
  • » Sale of ready to build PV project with 61.5 MWp

P&L IMPACTED BY INVESTMENTS IN OWN PORTFOLIO AND DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AS WELL AS SWAP EFFECTS

FINANCIAL RESULT DISTORTED BY SWAP VALUATION EFFECTS

  • » Total output grew by 10% to € 267.8m
  • » EBITDA increased by 13% yoy to € 39.9m
  • » Operating performance and earnings mainly driven by:
    • » Results from Power Generation
    • » PV project right sales in Romania and Italy
    • » General contractor and project development services for wind farm projects
    • » Internal sales related to build-up of own generation portfolio
    • » Strong performance of Services business especially with regard to O&M and new services in construction management
  • » Personnel expenses increased, driven by increase of number of employees (+94) and higher salaries
  • » Depreciation increased due to the higher number of wind turbines in operation
  • » Financial result comparison yoy hugely distorted by valuation of interest rate swaps and loan liabilities (negative impact from valuation of € -32m)
In € m FY 2023 FY 2022
Sales 121.5 126.2
Work
in progress
136.4 111.7
Other income 9.9 5.5
Total output 267.8 243.3
Cost of materials -141.1 -137.3
Personnel -51.8 -42.6
Others -35.1 -28.1
EBITDA 39.9 35.4
Depreciation -34.2 -29.2
EBIT 5.7 6.2
Financial result -14.3 17.7
EBT -8.6 23.9
Taxes 0.4 -9.8
Non-controlling interests 1.4 -0.8
Net income -9.6 14.9
EPS (in €) -0.13 0.20
EPS (in €) Diluted -0.13 0.20

TOTAL OUTPUT GROWS IN ALL SEGMENTS

EBITDA IMPACTED BY INVESTMENTS IN OWN GENERATION PORTFOLIO

Project development

  • » Project development output* increased to € 217.6 (+3%)
  • » EBITDA* decreased to € 17.9m (-33%), mainly due to project delays

Services

  • » Services output* grew to € 30.8m (+21%), driven by strong order entry
  • » EBITDA* up to € 6.5m (+7%)

Power generation

* Before consolidation

  • » Power generation output* increased to € 79.0m (+7%), larger installed base and improved wind yields overcompensate for lower power prices
  • » EBITDA* increased to € 60.3 (+4%)

-100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 2022 2023 Project Development Services Power Generation Consolidation EBITDA In € m Total output In € m -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 2022 2023

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BALANCE SHEET TOTAL CROSSES 1 BILLION EURO MARK

PORTFOLIO EXPANSION REFLECTED IN GROWING ASSET BASE AND PROJECT FINANCING

Property, Plant and Equipment

» Transformer stations € 21.0m
» Land and building € 12.9m
» Own wind farms € 352.8m
Inventories
» Onshore Germany € 148.3m
» Onshore International € 42.2m
» Advance payments € 90.5m
Liquidity

» Cash position decreased to € 90.4m mainly due to expenses for the further development of the project pipeline and the realization of wind farm projects

in € m as of December 31, 2023 (as of December 31, 2022)
1,101.7 (920.3)
Intangible Assets 64.9 (64.9) 208.1
(232.2)
Equity
Property, plant and
equipment
398.4
(353.8)
Rights
of
use
92.8 (87.3) 731.3 Non-current
debt
Other 95.5 (79.5) (548.3)
Inventories
Receivables and
281.3
(147.4)
other assets 78.4 (65.9)
90.4
162.0 Current
Cash (121.6) (139.8) liabilities
Assets
Assets
Equity and
Equity and
liabilities
Liabilities

(rounding differences possible)

Equity

  • » Equity ratio at 18.9%
  • » Equity ratio "bond" at 31.8%

Non-current debt

  • » Corporate bond 2022/27 (€ 55m, 5%)
  • » Liabilities to banks € 495.2m, mainly project financing (non-recourse)
  • » Liabilities from leasing contracts (rights of use) € 156.1m

Current liabilities

  • » Liabilities to banks € 53.7m, mainly project financing (non-recourse)
  • » Liabilities from leasing contracts (rights of use) € 7.5m

OUTLOOK FOR 2024

  • » Guidance for FY 2024 EBITDA of € 40m-50m
  • » Fully on track for 2027 Scale Up 2.0 targets
  • » Build-up of own power generation portfolio continues: >280 MW under construction
  • » Challenging market environment due to volatile power prices, turbine delivery issues and still unstable supply chains and rising material and equipment costs
  • » Sales processes ongoing, e.g. in US, UK, Romania

EBITDA €40m–50m Guidance FY 2024: