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Prysmian Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Jul 28, 2021

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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First Half 2021 Financial Results

Milan, 28 July 2021

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1H 2021 Key highlights

SOLID PERFORMANCE CONTINUED IN Q2: +16.9% org. growth*

Strong recovery of Telecom and Energy Business driven by T&I, OEM & Renewables and Automotive

RESILIENT MARGINS: 7.8% Adj EBITDA Margin

Solid volume trend, cost efficiency and price management to balance raw materials cost inflation.

Negative forex impact (-22 €M).

NEW ORDERS ACCELERATING IN PROJECTS BUSINESS

More than 1.2 €Bn of new orders in H1

LEONARDO DA VINCI

The world's most advanced cable-laying vessel entering in operation to support the Energy Transition

Highest carousel capacity in the market Highest pulling/towing capacity in its class Deepest power cable installations up to 3,000 meters

More than 1.2 €Bn of new orders in H1

Sofia offshore wind project (~ 240 €M)

440 km of HVDC submarine export cables and 15 km of land cables for the 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm project

Turkish Crossing (~140 €M)

3

4

Two HV submarine power cable links, one between Europe and Asia, the other across the Izmit Gulf in Asia

Ibiza – Formentera link (~ 46 €M)

Two HVAC 132 kV three-core export submarine power cables with XLPE insulation

1H 2021 Financial highlights

SALES

SALES 10.5% ORGANIC GROWTH* 6,034 €M

ADJ. EBITDA

ADJ. EBITDA 470 €M ADJ. EBITDA MARGIN

7.8%

FREE CASH FLOW

NET DEBT

2,387€M 447 €M

SOLID ORGANIC GROWTH RESILIENT MARGINS FREE CASH FLOW

+15.5% Telecom, recovery confirmed by a strong Q2 (19.6%)

+10% E&I, mainly driven by T&I (38.5% in Q2)

+9.3% Industrial & NWC driven by OEM & Renewables and Automotive

Energy Business Adj. EBITDA higher than pre-Covid 19 level

Resilient margins despite raw material increase thanks to efficiency initiatives

Sound volume and strong efficiency measures in Telecom

Negative forex impact (-22 €M)

FCF LTM

447 €M of FCF LTM excluding antitrust and acquisition cash-out

Sound performance in Energy and Telecom; Projects improving

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Euro Millions, % on Sales

Energy and Telecom: recovery path

Monthly volume evolution baseline: Jan 2019 Optical cable business only in Telecom

Energy Business recovery at Pre-pandemic level with better margins

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Euro Millions, % on Sales

A global recovery: the value of a wide geographical presence

Upgrading 2021 outlook

Solid demand continuing in ENERGY and TELECOM; accelerating delivery trend in PROJECTS as expected KEY ASSUMPTIONS

Resilience and Growth: the strategic fit of each segment and regions

1H 2021 Highlights

Financial Results

ESG Appendix

Profit and Loss Statement Euro Millions

Q1 Q2 1H
ADJ. EBITDA 2020 197 222 419
Projects (7) 3 (4)
Energy 13 20 33
Telecom (ex-share of net income) 5 12 17
share of net income 5 - 5
ADJ. EBITDA 2021 213 257 470
of which Forex effect (14) (8) (22)
Financial Charges
1H 2021 1H 2020
Net interest expenses (40) (38)
of which non-cash conv.bond interest exp. (7) (5)
Financial costs IFRS 16 (2) (3)
Bank fees amortization (4) (3)
Gain/(loss) on exchange rates and derivatives (7) (10)
Non recurring and other effects 13 (1)
Net financial charges (40) (55)

Adj. EBITDA Bridge

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Statement of financial position (Balance Sheet) Euro Millions
------------------------------------------------- -- -- ---------------
30 Jun 2021 30 Jun 2020 31 Dec 2020
Net fixed assets 5,061 5,153 4,971
of which: goodwill 1,596 1,590 1,508
Net working capital 1,129 1,088 523
of which: derivatives assets/(liabilities) 190 - 91
of which: Operative Net working capital 939 1,088 432
Provisions & deferred taxes (578) (711) (579)
Net Capital Employed 5,612 5,530 4,915
Employee provisions 485 499 506
Shareholders' equity 2,740 2,515 2,423
of which: attributable to minority interest 168 181 164
Net financial debt 2,387 2,516 1,986
Total Financing and Equity 5,612 5,530 4,915

Cash Flow Euro Millions

NET DEBT EVOLUTION

1H 2021 Highlights Financial Results ESG Appendix

Sustainability in Prysmian Group DNA

From Public company to People company

PUBLIC COMPANY

Constituted by a broad shareholder base and committed to ensure the highest international standards of governance: 67% of Board members are independent / 42% are women.

Integrity as corporate value expressed through several policies: ethical code, anti-corruption policies, privacy & data protection, helpline programme, Sustainability Committee within the BoD to improve further sustainability of our business operations, company reputation and cooperation with stakeholders.

MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Remuneration scheme linked to ESG parameters for all Prysmian Group managers (Principal sustainability indices to which we belong, Gender diversity within management, Reduction of CO2 emissions and Health and Safety). Integrated management of sustainability risks.

Effective and efficient Corporate Governance system: achieve strategic objectives and create long-term sustainable value, comply with the legal and regulatory framework, efficient in terms of cost-effectiveness, fairness towards all the Group's stakeholders.

PEOPLE COMPANY

Support and recognize workers' abilities: Almost 40% of our shareholders are ESG investors. 3.5% of the company's total 268.1 million shares are owned by Employees (over 9,200) and Top Management. Continuous, multi-disciplinary and specialist trainings provided to our employees.

Prysmian Climate Change Ambition and Targets

OUR NET ZERO CLIMATE AMBITION

Prysmian Group has set carbon reduction targets aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative and Net Zero ambition

Net Zero between 2035 and 2040 for our Scope 1&2 emissions, and by 2050 for our Scope 3 emissions Interim 2030 science-based targets, against a 2019 baseline Signed the Business Ambition for 1.5C Commitment Letter(1)

Already working for an earlier delivery on carbon reduction targets

Decarbonise 80% of our 1 Scope 1&2 carbon footprint 2

  • phasing out SF6 emissions
  • 100% renewable energy for electricity

Approx 100 €M of Capex

  • Over the next ten years
  • Across our global operations of over 130 sites

(1) The Business Ambition for 1.5°C is a campaign is led by the Science Based Targets initiative in partnership with the UN Global Compact and the We Mean Business coalition.

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UN Goals 2030 Prysmian
Goals 2030
Target 2030 Definition Baseline
2020
50/50 in Recruiting of Desk
Workers
Yearly
hiring
of desk workers -
Permanent
HC from the external
market
34/66
30% of Women in Senior
Leadership roles
Grade 20 (Band C) and above 13.3%
Achieve
Gender
Equality
& Empower
all
Women and Girls
Gender
Equality
25% of Women in the Total
Workforce
Desk and Non Desk Workers 16.9%
Zero Pay
Gap –
Desk
Workers
Guarantee equal pay for equal
work
7-8%*
+ 500 women in a fully
dedicated
STEM program
Female
STEM representation,
involving
hiring
and development
program
702
17%**

*Fine-tuning to be done with the new Workday platform.

** 17%=702/4060. STEM includes Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, R&D, IT, Project Service and Installation.

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UN Goals 2030 Prysmian
Goals 2030
Target 2030 Definition Baseline
2020
40 yearly
hours per capita of
experienced learning for all
employees, including training
on company values,
unconscious
bias
and
inclusive leadership
40 hours of formal training, training
on-the-job, cross functional
projects, self-learning, internal
projects, to become an even
stronger expert and performer
17
Ensure lifelong
learning opportunities
for all
Up-Skilling More than 25% of employees
is involved in mobility/growth
experience every year
25% of our Desk-worker population
will have a job change, job
enlargement, promotion or lateral
move every year
Approx.
10%*
Promote sustained,
inclusive and
sustainable economic
and
Engagement
50% of employees
as
stable
shareholders through
share
ownership plans (YES)
Employees
as
Company owners
Approx.
35%
growth, full and
productive employment
Higher
than
80% response
rate
to Engagement Survey
Employees
engagement
67%
and decent work for all Leadership Impact Index
improved
to 70-80%
Leadership Impact Index has been
designed to boost managerial
skills, in order to make managers
and leaders more accountable for
the engagement of their teams
57% (2019)

*HR estimates conducted without the platform

Prysmian Group Sustainability Governance

ESG Committee (Ind. Board Members)

Group Leadership Team

Sustainability internal Steering Co.

Diversity & Inclusion int. Steering Co.

Local Sustainability Ambassadors

Chief Sustainability Officer "The future depends on what you do today" Mahatma Gandhi

1H 2021 Highlights

Financial Results

ESG Appendix

Energy and Telecom: a recovery path to pre-pandemic levels

INDUSTRIAL & NWC

A global recovery

-1.8%

14.1% 8.9%

1H 2021 Financial highlights Euro Millions, % on Sales

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Profit and Loss Statement Euro Millions

1H 2021 1H 2020
SALES 6,034 4,985
YoY total growth 21.0%
YoY organic growth 8.5%
Adj.EBITDA 470 419
% on sales 7.8% 8.4%
of which share of net income 9 5
Adjustments (26) (12)
EBITDA 444 407
% on sales 7.4% 8.2%
Adj.EBIT 312 253
% on sales 5.2% 5.1%
Adjustments (26) (12)
Special items (8) (68)
EBIT 278 173
% on sales 4.6% 3.5%
Financial charges (40) (55)
EBT 238 118
% on sales 3.9% 2.4%
Taxes (74) (42)
% on EBT 31.1% 35.6%
NET INCOME 164 76
% on sales 2.7% 1.5%
Minorities 2 (2)
GROUP NET INCOME 162 78
% on sales 2.7% 1.6%

Adjustments and Special Items on EBIT

1H 2021 1H 2020
Non-recurring Items (2) -
Restructuring (9) (9)
Other Non-operating Income / (Expenses) (15) (3)
EBITDA adjustments (26) (12)
Special items
Gain/(loss) on metal derivatives
Assets impairment
(8)
16
(6)
(68)
(8)
(43)
Share-based compensation (18) (17)
EBIT adjustments (34) (80)

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Projects Euro Millions, % on Sales

Adj. EBITDA / % of Sales(1)

ORDERS BACKLOG EVOLUTION (€M)

Energy & Infrastructure Euro Millions, % on Sales

Adj. EBITDA / % of Sales(1) ADJ.EBITDA AND % SALES

Industrial & Network Components Euro Millions, % on Sales

* Org. Growth 1 H 2 0 2 0 1 H 2 0 2 1 SALES +9.3%*

HIGHLIGHTS

SPECIALTIES, OEM & RENEWABLES

/ Overall positive performance and resilience to Covid-19. Solid performances of Railways, Infrastructure, Wind and Solar, partially offset by Rolling Stock and Nuclear.

ELEVATOR

/ Completed the acquisition of EHC Global, leading manufacturer of strategic components and integrated 1,122 solutions for the vertical transportation industry. 1,349

AUTOMOTIVE

/ Positive trend confirmed in Q2 with a strong organic growth after the material drop in Q2 2020

NETWORK COMPONENTS

/ Improving results mainly driven by HV

ADJ.EBITDA AND % SALES

Adj. EBITDA / % of Sales(1)

Telecom Euro Millions, % on Sales

* Org. Growth. OPTICAL CABLE & FIBRE / Improvement confirmed by strong Q2, supported by sound volume trend especially in the US. / Cost efficiency measures and mix partly offsetting price pressure / Positive carry-over from YOFC 2020 actual results (4 €M) MMS / Sequential improvement continued in Q2 Adj.Ebitda Adj.Ebitda margin 697 802 1 H 2 0 2 0 1 H 2 0 2 1 SALES Adj. EBITDA / % of Sales(1) +15.5%* HIGHLIGHTS ADJ.EBITDA AND % SALES

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Projects Business: Enabling Energy Transition

WELL POSITION TO CAPTURE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES: 7.2 €BN ORDERS/YEAR EXPECTED

BACKLOG AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL: € 3.8 BILLION

OFFSHORE WIND: FROM GW INSTALLED TO €M CABLE VALUE

Indicative shares of capital cost by component Split based on historical figures and projecting the cost per GW

1 GW of offshore wind requires:

  • Submarine Transmission cable (AC or DC)
  • Land Transmission Cable (AC or DC)
  • Interarray cables (MV 33 or 66kV)
  • Installation for all

Approx. value for all these items on average 300 € million

Telecom Business Secular growth drivers

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES & CUSTOMER NEEDS OUR APPROACH & SOLUTIONS

RELIABILITY / FUTUREPROOFNESS

/ Easy-to-install products for all rights of way / No compromise on quality

FIBER DENSITY

/ More fiber per mm2 / Ubiquity by optimizing the roll-out Capex

SUSTAINABILITY

  • / Optical networks consume less energy
  • / Less invasive products
  • / Less plastic material in miniaturized cables
  • / Use of recycled materials
  • / Shorter supply chains for lighter products

AND MINIATURIZATION

for BEND INSENSITIVITY

SUSTAINABILITY

/ Product miniaturization

/ Local presence and shorter supply chains / Development of specifically sustainable solutions

The acceleration of digitalization requests sustainable, reliable and ubiquitous fiber networks, to support the 5G and all the new technologies to come

Financial Highlights Euro Millions

Sales Adj.EBITDA
1H 2021 1H 2020 1H 2021 1H 2020
€M organic
growth
€M €M Adj.EBITDA
Margin
€M Adj.EBITDA
Margin
PROJECTS 681 -3.5% 708 76 11.1% 80 11.4%
Energy & Infrastructure 3,048 10.0% 2,362 169 5.5% 147 6.2%
Industrial & Network Components 1,349 9.3% 1,122 99 7.3% 90 8.0%
Other 154 0.0% 96 3 2.0% 1 0.8%
ENERGY 4,551 9.5% 3,580 271 6.0% 238 6.6%
TELECOM 802 15.5% 697 123 15.4% 101 14.5%
Total Group 6,034 8.5% 4,985 470 7.8% 419 8.4%

Cash Flow Statement

Euro Millions

30 Jun 2021 30 Jun 2020 12 Months
(from 1/7/2020 to
30/6/2021)
470 419 891
(26) (12) (73)
444 407 818
(27) (82) (128)
(9) (5) (22)
408 320 668
(516) (378) 121
3 2 9
(47) (30) (159)
(152) (86) 639
(78) 2 (85)
(71) (92) (223)
(301) (176) 331
(54) (59) (81)
(355) (235) 250
(277) (237) 335
(126) (69) (127)
- - 1
(481) (304) 124
(1,986) (2,140) (2,516)
(481) (304) 124
49 - 49
(13) - (13)
9
(52)
12
(2,387) (2,516) (2,387)
9
(15)
50
-
(42)
(30)

Prysmian Group Liquidity and Debt Profile

COMFORTABLE LIQUIDITY POSITION:

/ Average debt maturity of 3.2 years after 750 €M Equity Linked Bonds issued on 2nd February 2021 / 1,0 €Bn of committed Revolving Credit Facility fully unutilized

CURRENT FINANCIAL DEBT MATURITY PROFILE(*)

(*) excluding debt held by local affiliates and debt coming from IFRS 16 (99 €M and 177 €M respectively) at 30.06.2021

Bridge Consolidation Sales Euro Millions

Metal Price Impact on Profitability

Supply
Contract
Main Application Metal Influence on Cable Price Metal Fluctuation Management
Impact Impact
Predetermined
delivery date
Projects (Energy
transmission)
Cables for industrial
applications (eg.
OGP)
Technology and design content are
the main elements of the "solution"
offered
Pricing little affected by metals
Pricing locked-in at order intake
Profitability protection through systematic hedging (long
order-
to-delivery cycle)
Frame
contracts
Cables for energy
utilities (e.g. power
distribution cables)
Pricing defined as hollow, thus
mechanical price adjustment through
formulas linked to metal publicly
available quotation
Price adjusted through formulas linked to metal publicly
available quotation (average last month, …)
Profitability protection through systematic hedging (short
order-to-delivery cycle)
Spot
orders
Cables for construction
and civil engineering
Standard products, high copper
content, limited value added
Pricing managed through price lists, thus leading to
some delay
Competitive pressure may impact on delay of price
adjustment
Hedging based on forecasted volumes rather than orders
High
Low
Metal price fluctuations are normally offset through systematic application of hedging strategies

Prysmian Group World leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry

PROJECTS BUSINESS ENERGY BUSINESS TELECOM BUSINESS

Comprising high-tech and high value-added businesses focused on the design, production and customization of HV and EHV cabling systems for terrestrial and submarine applications.

Prysmian Group also offers advanced services for terrestrial and submarine interconnections between various countries and between offshore wind farms and the mainland, used for both the generation and distribution of electricity.

Comprising high and medium voltage cable systems to connect industrial and residential buildings to primary distribution grids and low voltage ones used within residential and commercial buildings.

Specialties, OEM & Renewables include cable systems for many specific industrial applications such as Cranes, Mining, Railways, Rolling Stock, Marine and Renewables - cables for the solar energy industry and for the operation of wind turbines).

The product range is completed with accessories and components for connecting cables and other elements contained in networks.

Comprising businesses devoted to making the cabling systems and connectivity products used in TLC networks.The Group is also among the leaders in the production of optical fibre - the essential component of all types of optical cables.

In both cables and connectivity, the Group focuses on the design of products that provided greater density in a smaller diameter, with ease of use and optimal fibre management.

Notes

1) Adjusted excluding restructuring, non-operating income/expenses and non-recurring income / expenses; 2) Defined as NWC excluding derivatives; % on annualized last quarter sales;

Share of net income include Management estimate of YOFC Q2 results

Slide 11: Cash conversion calculated as (Adj. EBITDA – CAPEX) / Adj. EBITDA. Average 2017-2020.Capex: Excluding Other Capex mainly related to ICT; Adj. EBITDA: 2018 excluding WL impact; 2017 & 2018 combined GC; 2019 and 2020 including IFRS 16 impact of 47 €M and 59 €M.

Disclaimer

  • The managers responsible for preparing the company's financial reports, A.Brunetti and S.Invernici, declare, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 154-bis of the Consolidated Financial Act, that the accounting information contained in this presentation corresponds to the results documented in the books, accounting and other records of the company.
  • Certain information included in this document is forward looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. The Company's businesses include its Projects, Energy and Telecom Operating Segments, and its outlook is predominantly based on its interpretation of what it considers to be the key economic factors affecting these businesses.
  • Any estimates or forward-looking statements contained in this document are referred to the current date and, therefore, any of the assumptions underlying this document or any of the circumstances or data mentioned in this document may change. Prysmian S.p.A. expressly disclaims and does not assume any liability in connection with any inaccuracies in any of these estimates or forward-looking statements or in connection with any use by any third party of such estimates or forward-looking statements. This document does not represent investment advice or a recommendation for the purchase or sale of financial products and/or of any kind of financial services. Finally, this document does not represent an investment solicitation in Italy, pursuant to Section 1, letter (t) of Legislative Decree no. 58 of February 24, 1998, or in any other country or state.
  • In addition to the standard financial reporting formats and indicators required under IFRS, this document contains a number of reclassified tables and alternative performance indicators. The purpose is to help users better evaluate the Group's economic and financial performance. However, these tables and indicators should not be treated as a substitute for the standard ones required by IFRS.

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