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Ørsted Interim / Quarterly Report 2020

Aug 12, 2020

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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– interim financial report – H1 2020

CEO's review — first half year 2020

Strong first half

  • Operating profit (EBITDA) increased by 11% to DKK 9.8 billion.
  • EBITDA from offshore and onshore wind farms in operation increased by 17% to DKK 8.2 billion.
  • Operations have remained stable throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
  • 2020 EBITDA guidance re-iterated despite COVID-19.
  • Green share of heat and power generation increased from 82% to 88%.
  • 78 turbines installed at Borssele 1 & 2.
  • Signed largest-ever renewable corporate PPA for our Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan.
  • Ørsted co-founded the 'Green fuels for Denmark' partnership.
  • WESTKÜSTE 100 received funding from the German government.
  • Plum Creek Onshore Wind Farm commissioned ahead of schedule and on budget.

Financial results

Our operating profit (EBITDA) for the first half of the year amounted to DKK 9.8 billion, an 11% increase compared to the same period last year.

Earnings from our offshore and onshore wind farms in operation increased by 17%, driven by ramp-up of power generation from Hornsea 1, Lockett and Sage Draw together with high wind speeds and as H1 2019 was impacted by a higher number of outages and curtailments across the portfolio than normal. This was partly offset by lower earnings from trading related to hedging of our power exposures and power portfolio optimisation activities, which had very high earnings in H1 2019. In addition, we saw adverse COVID-19 related impacts on

especially the UK power market due to lower demand for electricity. This has led to higher balancing tariffs (BSUoS) from National Grid, some periods with negative prices and lower expected ROC recycle prices.

Return on capital employed (ROCE) for the last 12 months amounted to 11% after H1 2020.

We re-iterate our EBITDA guidance of DKK 16-17 billion but lower our expectation to gross investments by DKK 2 billion to DKK 28-30 billion in 2020.

COVID-19

Our Corporate Crisis Management Organisation has met regularly throughout the second quarter, focusing on business continuity and the partial re-opening of our locations in Continental Europe and Taiwan.

During Q2 2020, our asset base has continued to be fully operational and we have maintained normal availability rates on our offshore and onshore wind farms. However, as described above, we have seen negative effects on European power markets, especially in the UK, driven by lower demand for electricity.

Our construction projects have largely progressed according to plans, both in Europe, Asia and the US. The most affected part of our portfolio is the construction of topsides for the offshore substations at Hornsea 2 and Greater Changhua 1 & 2a. These topsides are being constructed at two shipyards in Singapore, which were closed down for two months due to COVID-19. However, the shipyards began to slowly ramp-up in June. Although we still expect to be able to complete both projects within our current budget and time schedule, we see an

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On 11 June, we reached a significant milestone with the installa tion of Ørsted's offshore wind turbine number 1,500, which was the 25th of Borssele 1 & 2's 8MW wind turbines

increased risk of delays; especially at Hornsea 2. In general, we continue to see an increased risk of moderate delays across our portfolio, but we expect any such delays to have a limited overall impact on project economics.

Offshore

On 11 June, we reached a significant milestone with the installation of Ørsted's offshore wind turbine number 1,500, which was the 25th of Borssele 1 & 2's 8MW wind turbines. We are set to more than double our offshore wind capacity in the coming five years using ever larger turbines.

At our Dutch Borssele 1 & 2 site, the offshore construction work is progressing well and in August we installed the 78th wind turbine out of 94. We still expect the 752MW wind farm to be completed during Q4 2020. In 2022, we expect to complete Hornsea 2 (1,386MW) in the UK and Greater Changhua 1 & 2a (900MW) in Taiwan.

In July, the Holland Coast North offshore wind project was awarded to a local Dutch consortium. When we join a tender we obviously want to win and as such the outcome was disappointing. We will extract any learning available and leverage the insight for future tenders in Continental Europe. With that said, it should also be reiterated that we cannot and should not win all the auctions and tenders we join. The important thing is that we stay disciplined in our

bidding to make sure we build a healthy, sustainable business, and over time secure enough wins to fulfil our long-term ambitions. We remain confident that Ørsted will reach its target of 15GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2025 and more than 30GW of renewable capacity by 2030.

In the US, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released a draft of their Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in June. The SEIS provides an evaluation of the foreseeable cumulative impacts of offshore wind projects from North Carolina to Maine and provides a framework for future development of the industry on the US East Coast.

Based on our assessment we do not believe that BOEM identifies any significant impact that cannot be mitigated by the offshore wind developers. The framework confirms the consensus developer layout in the Northeast cluster, a uniform one nautical mile by one nautical mile turbine layout, as the most viable configuration. An approach which has been supported by a recent US Coast Guard study. We expect that BOEM could decide on the preferred layout as early as this month. Given commentary in the SEIS, we remain optimistic that the 1 by 1 nautical mile layout will be the preferred alternative. A different alternative layout considered in the SEIS includes wide transit lanes going through the offshore development areas. As implement-

CEO's review — first half year 2020 continued

ing such transit lanes would be detrimental to the offshore wind industry in the US, and as noted in the SEIS, it would reduce the technical capacity of North-East development areas to less than the demand from the states, we consider it unlikely that this alternative lay-out will be chosen. We also note that the 1 by 1 nautical mile turbine spacing is materially wider than any other offshore wind project worldwide to accommodate for the navigation of other ocean users.

We are still awaiting the 'Notices of Intent' for most of our US projects, outlining the timeline for 'Construction and Operations Plan' (COP) approval. We expect to have more clarity during the second half of the year.

At the 12MW Coastal Virginia demonstration project in the US, which we are constructing for Dominion Energy as an EPC contractor, we successfully installed both monopile foundations and turbines in June. The wind farm is the first ever to be federally permitted and installed in US federal waters.

In July, we signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Taiwan-based TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor foundry. TSMC will offtake the full generation from our 920MW Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farm, making it the largest ever renewable energy CPPA. The 20-year fixed-price contract period will start once Greater Changhua 2b & 4 reaches commercial operations expectedly in 2025/2026, subject to grid availability and Ørsted's final investment decision.

In June, we divested the offshore transmission assets at Walney Extension to Diamond Transmission Partners at a total asset value of GBP

447m (100%). Walney Extension is located in the UK with a capacity of 659MW.

Together with Copenhagen Airport, A.P. Moller - Maersk, DSV Panalpina and SAS, we have founded the partnership - 'Green fuels for Denmark' - to develop an industrial-scale facility to produce sustainable fuels for road, maritime and air transport in the Copenhagen area. The partnership brings together the demand and supply side of sustainable fuels with a vision to realise what could become one of the world's largest electrolyser and sustainable fuel production facilities.

In August, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy confirmed funding for the WESTKÜSTE 100 project in which we partner with nine other organisations to develop the first large-scale hydrogen project in Germany under the Reallabor funding program. WESTKÜSTE 100 is our third hydrogen project to receive public funding and a significant step forward in our exploration of industrial-scale production of green hydrogen. The project includes a 30MW electrolyser plant which can support heavy industries and heavy transport with renewable alternatives and a vision to scale-up at a later stage.

Onshore

In June, we commissioned the onshore wind farm Plum Creek in Nebraska ahead of schedule and on budget and we received tax equity funding from our partners. The 230MW wind farm has performed as expected since commissioning and will generate enough energy to power up to 100,000 US households.

In July, we acquired the 227MWac solar PV project Muscle Shoals, located in Alabama.

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In July, we signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Taiwan-based TSMC, who will offtake the full generation from our 920MW Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farm, making it the largest ever renewable energy CPPA

When completed, expectedly in Q3 2021, it will be the largest solar energy asset in the southeastern US. The project is eligible for 30% ITC and has a fully contracted 20-year utility PPA.

In addition, we are currently constructing the onshore wind farm Willow Creek (103MW) in South Dakota and the combined solar (420MWac) and storage (40MWac) project Permian Energy Center in Texas. We expect Willow Creek to be commissioned in Q4 2020 whereas Permian Energy Center is expected to be commissioned by mid-2021. We are eligible for 100% PTC for Willow Creek and 30% ITC for Permian.

Markets & Bioenergy

In June, the Danish competition authorities and the Danish Energy Agency approved the divestment of our Danish power distribution (Radius), residential customer and city light businesses to SEAS-NVE. As part of the competition approval, SEAS-NVE has agreed to sell the residential gas customers to OK, a Danish energy group. With the approval by the authorities, the transaction is expected to close by the end of August 2020. In 2019, we signed an agreement to divest our LNG activities to Glencore. We expect to close the transaction by late Q3 2020.

Following upgrades to our Renescience facility in the UK late 2019 and a shut-down throughout

spring due to COVID-19, the plant has processed waste again since June. We expect the plant to be commissioned later this year.

Concluding remarks

The world continues to navigate a health crisis which has a severe impact on the lives and livelihoods of people across the globe as well as on global and local economies. In this challenging situation, Ørsted continues to focus on the health and well-being of its employees and their families while supporting a stable power supply in the markets where we operate. Our business model and organisation have proven very resilient and we remain confident about the company's ability to deliver on both its shortterm and long-term performance targets. We continue to see strong political and public support for an accelerated transition to green energy and Ørsted's long-term growth prospects are as strong as ever.

Henrik Poulsen CEO and President

Personal remarks from the CEO

On 15 June, I announced my resignation as CEO of Ørsted after eight years with the company. It has been an incredible ride, and I have a tremendous amount of affection for Ørsted, its vision, and not least its people. Together, we have transformed a Danish utility company predominantly based on fossil fuels into a global leader in green energy, now ranked as the world's most sustainable company. We are now at a point where the transformation is completed, and we have built a strong platform for global growth. I have concluded that it is the right time for me to step down to pursue other challenges. I owe a lot of gratitude to Ørsted's shareholders, the Board of Directors, and Group Executive Management for their confidence and support – and to all Ørsted team members for what we have achieved as a company during my tenure.

I will continue as CEO of Ørsted until 31 January 2021 at the latest and will remain fully committed during that time. The Board of Directors has offered to nominate me for the Ørsted Board at the annual general meeting in March next year and I have happily accepted the nomination. This will allow me to remain part of the Ørsted team and support the continued strategic development of the company.

The Board of Directors is in the process of finding my successor. The process is progressing as planned and Ørsted will make an announcement when completed, expectedly later this year.

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Together, we have transformed a Danish utility company predominantly based on fossil fuels into a global leader in green energy, now ranked as the world's most sustainable company

Henrik Poulsen CEO and President

Outlook 2020

EBITDA

Our EBITDA guidance is unchanged relative to the guidance in our interim financial report for Q1 2020. EBITDA (business performance), excluding new partnership agreements, is expected to amount to DKK 16-17 billion.

The directional EBITDA guidance for Offshore and Onshore is unchanged relative to the guidance in our Q1 2020 report. However, for Offshore, we now expect higher earnings from existing partnerships compared to our previous expectations, whereas we expect lower growth from operating wind farms due to adverse COVID-19 impacts.

The directional guidance for Markets & Bioenergy has changed from 'lower' to 'in line'. The increase in expected earnings compared to our directional guidance in the Q1 2020 report, is mainly due to inclusion of earnings from power distribution, residential customer, and city light businesses for eight months of 2020 instead of the previously expected six months and due to higher sale of ancillary services at our CHP plants.

Gross investments

Gross investments are expected to amount to DKK 28-30 billion, down by DKK 2 billion relative to the guidance in our annual report for 2019. The adjustment is due to changed timing of payments.

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Results Q2

EBITDA

Operating profit (EBITDA) totalled DKK 3.0 billion compared with DKK 3.6 billion in Q2 2019. The decrease of DKK 0.7 billion was expected and was mainly due to high construction activity at Hornsea 1 in Q2 2019. EBITDA excluding construction agreements increased with DKK 0.6 billion (29%).

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Earnings from construction agreements for partners decreased by DKK 1.2 billion compared with Q2 2019 and amounted to DKK 0.4 billion in Q2 2020. The construction agreements in Q2 2020 primarily concerned the construction of Virginia Coastal Wind as well as minor updates regarding completed construction projects. Q2 2019 primarily concerned construction activity at Hornsea 1.

EBITDA from CHP plants increased by DKK 0.3 billion and amounted to DKK 0.2 billion, mainly due to increased sale of ancillary services and timing of fixed costs.

Earnings from our gas activities were DKK -0.2 billion, in line with Q2 2019. A less negative effect from revaluation of our gas at storage and storage hedges (gas prices had a steeper decline during Q2 2019 than in Q2 2020) was offset by lower earnings due to shut-down of the Tyra gas field from late 2019 until 2022.

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Profit for the period from continuing operations totalled DKK -0.8 billion, DKK 1.9 billion lower than Q2 2019. The decrease was due to the lower EBITDA, higher depreciation and higher net financial expenses due to a loss on interest rate swaps in June in connection with termination of local project financing and related swaps in the US (DKK -0.4 billion).

Furthermore, tax on profit for the period was higher in Q2 2020 due to the initial recognition of deferred taxes of DKK 0.9 billion related to tax equity at Sage Draw and Plum Creek.

Adjusted for these one-off effects, net profit amounted to DKK 0.4 billion.

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Cash flows from operating activities totalled DKK 8.2 billion in Q2 2020. The increase of DKK 0.7 billion compared to the same period last year was mainly due to tax equity contributions from our partners at the Sage Draw and Plum Creek wind farms, lower trade receivables due to lower revenue as well as the divestment of the offshore transmission asset at Walney Extension in Q2 2020. This was partly offset by received milestone payments related to the construction of Hornsea 1 in Q2 2019.

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Results H1

Financial results

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Power generation from offshore and onshore wind increased by 42% and totalled 9.8TWh in H1 2020, mainly due to ramp-up of generation from Hornsea 1, Lockett and Sage Draw and to some extent Borssele 1 & 2, as well as higher wind speeds throughout H1 2020. Furthermore, H1 2019 saw a higher number of outages and curtailments across the offshore portfolio than normal. This was partly offset by a cable replacement campaign at Hornsea 1 at the beginning of this year as well as some periods with negative prices due to lower demand for electricity driven by COVID-19.

Our production-based availability in Offshore amounted to 93%, up one percentage point compared to the same period last year.

Thermal power generation amounted to 2.5TWh and heat generation amounted to 4.1TWh, down 6% and 15%, respectively, compared to the same period last year. The decreases were driven by windy and wet weather and a warm first quarter of 2020. The underly-

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pared with 82% in H1 2019. Revenue amounted to DKK 27.0 billion. The decrease of 20% relative to H1 2019 was primar ily due to significantly lower gas and power prices, lower sale of gas, limited construction work on wind farms for partners and lower ther mal heat and power generation, partly offset by the increase in wind based power generation.

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Operating profit (EBITDA) totalled DKK 9.8 bil lion compared with DKK 8.8 billion in H1 2019. The increase was mainly driven by a 17% in crease in earnings from offshore and onshore wind farms in operation, which was due to ramp -up of Hornsea 1, Lockett and Sage Draw to-

EBITDA, DKK billion

Offshore Onshore Markets & Bioenergy

lower earnings from trading related to hedging of our power exposures and power portfolio optimisation activities, which achieved very high results in H1 2019.

Earnings from construction agreements for partners totalled DKK 1.5 billion compared with DKK 2.5 billion in H1 2019. The construction agreements in H1 2020 primarily concerned the updated assumptions regarding the divestment of the transmission asset for Hornsea 1, the construction of Virginia Coastal Wind as well as minor updates regarding completed construction projects. H1 2019 included earnings from construction activity at Hornsea 1 and Borkum Riffgrund 2.

EBITDA from CHP plants increased by DKK 0.2 billion relative to the same period last year and totalled DKK 0.7 billion in H1 2020. The increase was primarily driven by higher sale of ancillary

gether with high wind speeds, partly offset by Business performance vs IFRS We use business performance as an alternative to the results prepared in accordance with IFRS. Business performance represents the underlying financial performance of the Group in the report- ing period as results are adjusted for temporary fluctuations in the market value of contracts (including hedging transactions) relating to other periods. The difference between the two princi- ples will be eliminated as the contracts expire. Apart from this, there is no difference between business performance and the IFRS results. EBITDA in accordance with IFRS amounted to DKK 11.0 billion in H1 2020 against DKK 10.4 billion in the same period in 2019. In accordance with the business performance principle, EBITDA was DKK 9.8 billion and DKK 8.8 billion, respec- tively. The difference between the two principles was thus DKK 1.3 billion in H1 2020 against DKK 1.7 billion in H1 2019. In the presentation of the results according to IFRS, we have elected not to apply the provisions on hedge accounting of commodities and related

currency exposures. The market value adjustments of these are continuously recognised in the income statement, which means that the IFRS results for the individual years are not comparable. IFRS results do not reflect the commercial risk hedging, according to which the business units and the Group are managed and evaluated. In the management's review, comments are made on business performance only.

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Results H1 continued

services.

EBITDA from Gas Markets & Infrastructure increased by DKK 0.1 billion and amounted to DKK -0.2 billion. The increase was mainly due to a less negative effect from revaluating our gas at storage (gas prices had a steeper decline during H1 2019 than in H1 2020) and a positive impact from storage hedges. This was partly offset by lower earnings due to shut-down of the Tyra gas field from late 2019 until 2022 as well as a provision for bad debt in our B2B business to cover the extraordinary COVID-19 related default risk among our customers.

EBIT

EBIT increased by DKK 0.7 billion to DKK 6.2 billion in H1 2020, primarily as a result of the higher EBITDA partly offset by higher depreciation driven by more wind farms in operation.

Financial income and expenses

Net financial income and expenses amounted to an expense of DKK 1.8 billion compared with DKK 0.4 billion in the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to higher net interest expenses, a loss on interest rate swaps in June in connection with early termination of local project financing and swaps in the US, less positive effects from exchange rate adjustments due to a weakening of GBP and capital losses on the bond portfolio due to the increasing interest rates.

Tax and tax rate

Tax on profit for the period amounted to DKK 1.8 billion, DKK 0.6 billion higher than the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to initial recognition of deferred taxes of DKK 0.9 billion related to tax equity at Sage Draw in

April and Plum Creek in June. The effective tax rate was 42%.

Profit for the period

Profit for the period from continuing operations totalled DKK 2.5 billion, DKK 1.2 billion lower than H1 2019. The decrease was primarily due to the higher net financial expenses, higher taxes and higher depreciation, only partly offset by the higher EBITDA.

Cash flows and net debt Cash flows from operating activities

Cash flows from operating activities totalled DKK 7.8 billion in H1 2020 compared with DKK 7.4 billion in H1 2019. The increase of DKK 0.4 billion was mainly due to lower paid taxes in Denmark, tax equity contributions from our partners at the Sage Draw and Plum Creek wind farms, lower trade receivables due to lower revenue as well as the divestment of the offshore transmission asset at Walney Extension. This was partly offset by H1 2019 being positively affected by received milestone payments related to the construction of Hornsea 1.

In H1 2020, we had a net cash outflow from work in progress of DKK 2.0 billion. This was mainly due to supplier payments related to the construction of Hornsea 1 for partners, the construction of Virginia Coastal Wind and construction of the offshore transmission asset at Hornsea 2, only partly offset by the divestment of the offshore transmission asset at Walney Extension.

Investments and divestments

Gross investments amounted to DKK 9.1 billion against DKK 7.3 billion in H1 2019. The main in-

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vestments in H1 2020 were:

  • offshore wind farms (DKK 7.1 billion), includ ing Borssele 1 & 2 in the Netherlands, Hornsea 2 in the UK, Greater Changhua 1 & 2a in Taiwan and Ocean Wind in the US.
  • onshore wind and solar farms (DKK 1.5 bil lion), including Sage Draw, Plum Creek and Permian Energy Center, all three in the US.
  • Markets & Bioenergy (DKK 0.4 billion), mainly related to maintenance of the pow-

er distribution grid. Cash flow from divestments in H1 2020 relat- ed to the divestment of our 10MWac Oak Solar farm in New Jersey and Inbicon production facilities partly offset by compensations paid under our partnership agreements. Cash flow from divestments in H1 2019 related to the receipt of deferred proceeds from the farm- down of 50% of Hornsea 1 in 2018 (DKK 1.7 billion) and to the strengthening of our strate- gic partnership with Eversource as they be- came a 50% partner in our activities in the New England area in February 2019 (DKK 1.0 billion).

Results H1 continued

Interest-bearing net debt

Interest-bearing net debt totalled DKK 22.3 billion at the end of June 2020 against DKK 17.2 billion at the end of 2019. The DKK 5.0 billion increase was mainly due to negative free cash flow of DKK 1.2 billion and dividend and hybrid coupon payments of DKK 4.9 billion.

Equity

Equity was DKK 85.9 billion at the end of June 2020 against DKK 89.6 billion at the end of 2019.

Capital employed

Capital employed was DKK 108.2 billion at 30 June 2020 against DKK 106.8 billion at the end of 2019. The increase was mainly due to investments. Capital employed in Markets & Bioenergy amounted to DKK 13.7 billion of which DKK 8.2 billion relates to assets and liabilities to be divested.

Financial ratios Return on capital employed (ROCE)

Return on capital employed (ROCE, last 12 months) was 11% at the end of H1 2020. The decrease compared to the same period last year was attributable to the lower EBIT over the 12-month period, which in H1 2019 was significantly impacted by the farm-down of Hornsea 1 in Q4 2018.

Credit metric (FFO/adjusted net debt)

The funds from operations (FFO)/adjusted net debt credit metric was 23% at the end of June 2020 against 58% in the same period last year. The low ratio by H1 2020 is adversely impacted by current tax related to both 2019 and 2020,

and is expected to be around the target level of 30% at the end of the year.

Non-financial results

Green share of heat and power generation

The green share of heat and power generation amounted to 88% in H1 2020, up six percentage points relative to the same period last year. The increase came from higher generation from offshore and onshore wind farms due to additional capacity and higher wind speeds. Furthermore, the green share increased from lower fossil fuel-based heat and power generation due to the more wet and windy weather in H1 2020, which led to reduced heat and power demand from the CHP plants. This was partly offset by power generation associated with the delivery of ancillary services.

Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas intensity from our heat and power generation and other operating activities (scope 1 and 2), decreased to 64g CO2e/kWh in H1 2020 against 80g CO2e/kWh in H1 2019. The emissions per kWh decreased for the same reasons as mentioned above.

Greenhouse gas emissions from our supply chain and sales activities (scope 3) decreased by 16% to 13.1 million tonnes in H1 2020 driven by a 19% decrease in gas sales.

Safety

In H1 2020, we have had 39 total recordable injuries (TRIs), of which 29 injuries were related to contractors' employees. This was a decrease of three injuries compared to H1 2019 or a 7% reduction. The number of hours worked was 10.5

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Offshore

Highlights Q2 2020

  • 78 turbines installed at Borssele 1 & 2.
  • We signed the largest-ever renewable corporate PPA for our Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan.
  • We divested the offshore transmission asset at Walney Extension.
  • We co-founded the 'Green fuels for Denmark' partnership.
  • WESTKÜSTE 100 received funding from the German government.

Financial results Q2 2020

Power generation increased by 20% relative to Q2 2019, primarily due to ramp-up of generation from Hornsea 1 and to some extent Borssele 1 & 2. Furthermore, Q2 2019 saw a higher number of outages and curtailments across the portfolio. In Q2 2020 we have seen adverse COVID-19 impacts on especially the UK power market due to lower demand for electricity. This led to higher balancing tariffs (BSUoS) from National Grid, some periods with negative prices and lower expected ROC recycle prices in Q2 2020. Most wind farms in the UK under the CfD regime do not receive subsidies in periods where the dayahead prices are negative for more than six consecutive hours. Consequently, we shut down part of our UK capacity in such periods. In Germany, we also experienced more hours with negative prices than in the same period last year.

Wind speeds were in line with Q2 2019 and amounted to a portfolio average of 8.0m/s. This was below a normal wind year (8.2m/s). However, availability reached 95%, which was significantly higher than Q2 2019 due to the various outages and curtailments last year.

Revenue decreased by 16% to DKK 9.4 billion. Revenue from offshore wind farms in operation increased 18% to DKK 3.6 billion primarily due to the ramp-up of Hornsea 1 partly offset by more periods with negative prices. Revenue from power sales decreased by DKK 0.5 billion due to lower power prices.

Revenue from construction agreements decreased by DKK 1.7 billion due to high activity in Q2 2019 related to the construction of the Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm for partners. In Q2 2020, revenue from construction agreements was primarily related to the divestment of the offshore transmission assets at Walney Extension, the construction of Virginia Coastal Wind and the completion of Hornsea 1.

EBITDA decreased DKK 1.2 billion relative to Q2 2019 and amounted to DKK 2.4 billion.

EBITDA from Sites, O&M and PPAs amounted to DKK 2.6 billion in Q2 2020. The 1% increase was due to Hornsea 1 ramp-up partly offset by the above-mentioned adverse COVID-19 impacts (approx. DKK 150 million) and by lower earnings from trading related to hedging of our power exposures and power portfolio optimisation activities, which achieved very high results in Q2 2019 (DKK 0.3 billion).

EBITDA from partnerships decreased by DKK 1.2 billion and amounted to DKK 0.4 billion. In Q2 2020, earnings from construction agreements were primarily related to the construction of Virginia Coastal Wind, the completion of Hornsea 1 and minor updates regarding finalised construction projects. In Q2 2019, earnings from construction agreements primarily concerned Hornsea 1.

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EBITDA from other activities, including project development amounted to DKK -0.6 billion and was in line with Q2 2019.

Depreciation increased by 7% and amounted to DKK 1.5 billion. The increase was mainly due to the commissioning of Hornsea 1.

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to DKK 4.3 billion, which was DKK 3.7 billion lower than in Q2 2019. This was primarily due to the lower EBITDA and higher net cash inflow from work in progress in Q2 2019 due to received milestone payments related to the construction of Hornsea 1.

In Q2 2020, we had a net cash outflow from work in progress of DKK 0.2 billion, mainly from the construction of Virginia Coastal Wind and construction of the offshore transmission asset at Hornsea 2, partly offset by the divestment of the offshore transmission asset at Walney Extension.

Gross investments amounted to DKK 2.8 billion and mainly related to Borssele 1 & 2, Hornsea 2, Greater Changhua 1 & 2a and Ocean Wind.

Financial results H1 2020

Power generation increased by 36% relative to H1 2019, primarily due to ramp-up of generation from Hornsea 1 and to some extent Borssele 1 & 2 as well as higher wind speeds throughout H1 2020. Furthermore, H1 2019 saw a higher number of outages and curtailments across the portfolio than normal. This was partly offset by a cable replacement campaign at Hornsea 1 at the beginning of this year as well as some periods with negative prices due to lower demand for electricity driven by COVID-19.

Wind speeds amounted to 10.1m/s for the portfolio, which was above a normal wind year with very strong wind in January and February. Availability reached 93%, which was above H1 2019 due to the various campaigns and curtailments and outages across the portfolio last year.

Revenue decreased by 11% to DKK 17.3 billion.

Revenue from offshore wind farms in operation increased 24% to DKK 9.4 billion due to the above-mentioned ramp-up from Hornsea 1 and higher wind speeds partly offset by more periods with negative prices. Despite of higher volumes sold, revenue from power sales decreased by DKK 0.8 billion due to lower power prices.

Revenue from construction agreements decreased by DKK 3.2 billion primarily due to high activity in H1 2019 related to the construction of the Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm for partners. In H1 2020, revenue from construction agreements primarily related to the divestment of the offshore transmission assets at Walney Extension, construction of Virginia Coastal Wind and the finalisation of Hornsea 1.

EBITDA increased by 1% relative to H1 2019 and amounted to DKK 8.0 billion.

EBITDA from Sites, O&M and PPAs amounted to DKK 7.5 billion in H1 2020. The 15% increase was due to Hornsea 1 ramp-up and higher wind speeds partly offset by the above-mentioned adverse COVID-19 impacts and by lower earnings from trading related to hedging of our power exposures and power portfolio optimisation activities, which achieved very high

results in H1 2019.

EBITDA from partnerships decreased by DKK 1.0 billion and amounted to DKK 1.5 billion. In H1 2020, our earnings from construction agreements mainly related to the lowered assumptions regarding the preferred bidder's expected return requirement on the Hornsea 1 transmission asset, the construction of Virginia Coastal Wind and minor updates regarding completed construction projects which positively impacted EBITDA. In H1 2019, earnings from construction agreements primarily concerned Hornsea 1 and Borkum Riffgrund 2.

EBITDA from other activities, including project development amounted to DKK -1.0 billion. The decreased spend relative to H1 2019 was mainly due to higher expensed project development activities in the US and Taiwan in H1 2019.

Depreciation increased by 8% and amounted to DKK 2.9 billion. The increase was mainly due to commissioning of Hornsea 1.

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to DKK 2.8 billion, which was DKK 3.3 billion

The wind speed indicates how many metres per second the wind has blown in the areas where we have offshore wind farms. The weighting is based on our generation capacity.

* Indicates m/s for full year 2020 (if Q3 and Q4 follows the normal wind year)

below H1 2019. This was mainly due to funds tied up in work in progress in H1 2020 versus a release in H1 2019, partly offset by less paid tax in H1 2020. In H1 2020, we had a net cash outflow from work in progress of DKK 2.0 billion. This was mainly due to supplier payments related to the construction of Hornsea 1 for partners, the construction of Virginia Coastal Wind and construction of the offshore transmission asset at Hornsea 2, partly offset by the divestment of the offshore transmission asset at Walney Extension.

Gross investments amounted to DKK 7.1 billion and mainly related to Borssele 1 & 2, Hornsea 2, Greater Changhua 1 & 2a and Ocean Wind.

Cash flow from divestments in H1 2020 related to compensations paid under the partnership agreements for Walney Extension. In H1 2019, cash flow from divestments related to the receipt of deferred proceeds from the farm -down of 50% of Hornsea 1 in 2018 (DKK 1.7 billion) and to the strengthening of our strategic partnership with Eversource as they became a 50% partner in our activities in the New England area in February (DKK 1.0 billion).

Onshore

Highlights Q2 2020

  • Plum Creek Onshore Wind Farm (230MW) commissioned ahead of schedule and on budget.
  • We acquired the 227MWac solar PV project Muscle Shoals, located in Alabama.
  • We divested our 10MW Oak Solar farm in New Jersey.

Financial results Q2 2020

Power generation increased by 83% relative to Q2 2019. The increase was due to new wind farms in operation (Sage Draw, Lockett and Plum Creek). Wind speeds amounted to a portfolio average of 8.0m/s, which was higher than same period last year, but slightly lower than a normal wind year (8.1m/s).

Revenue from wind farms in operation increased by 19% due to the higher generation partly offset by lower prices for the part of the portfolio not covered by PPAs.

EBITDA almost doubled and amounted to DKK 0.3 billion. The increase was primarily due to the above-mentioned factors.

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to DKK 3.2 billion which primarily comprised tax equity contributions from our partners at the Sage Draw and Plum Creek wind farms, in April and June, respectively.

Gross investments amounted to DKK 0.7 billion in Q2 2020 and related to the construction of Permian Energy Center, Sage Draw and Plum Creek.

Cash flow from divestments in Q2 2020 related

the divestment of our 10MW Oak Solar farm in New Jersey.

Financial results H1 2020

Power generation increased by 61% relative to H1 2019. The increase was due to new wind farms in operation (Sage Draw, Lockett and Plum Creek). Wind speeds amounted to a portfolio average of 7.8m/s, slightly below a normal wind year (7.9m/s), however, above the average wind speed in H1 2019.

Revenue from wind farms in operation increased by 20% due to the higher generation partly offset by lower prices.

EBITDA increased by 59% and amounted to DKK 0.5 billion. The increase was primarily due to the above-mentioned factors.

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to DKK 3.2 billion which primarily comprised tax equity contribution from our partners for the Sage Draw and Plum Creek wind farms.

Gross investments amounted to DKK 1.5 billion in H1 2020 and related to the construction of Permian Energy Center, Sage Draw and Plum Creek.

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The wind speed indicates how many metres per second the wind has blown in the areas where we have onshore wind farms. The weighting is based on our generation capacity.

Markets & Bioenergy

Highlights Q2 2020

  • Divestment of our Danish power distribution (Radius), residential customer and city light business to SEAS-NVE approved by the Danish competition authorities.
  • We divested the Inbicon production facilities.
  • Our Renescience facility in the UK has processed waste again since June.

Financial results Q2 2020

Revenue decreased by 47% compared to Q2 2019 and amounted to DKK 3.9 billion. The decrease was mainly driven by a significant decrease in average gas and power prices relative to the same period last year as well as lower gas and power volumes sold.

Power generation was 0.2TWh higher than in Q2 2019, driven by generation associated with delivery of ancillary services (see box on following page). Heat generation decreased by 0.1TWh despite of colder weather.

EBITDA amounted to DKK 0.2 billion compared to DKK -0.1 billion in Q2 2019.

EBITDA from CHP plants increased by DKK 0.3 billion and amounted to DKK 0.2 billion. The increase was mainly due to higher sale of ancillary services, lower fixed costs due to timing and a positive one-off gain from divestment of the closed Inbicon production facilities in April.

EBITDA from Gas Markets & Infrastructure was in line with the same period last year and amounted to DKK -0.2 billion. A less net negative effect from revaluating our gas at storage (gas prices had a steeper decline during Q2 2019 than in Q2 2020) was partly offset by lower earnings due to the shut-down of the Tyra gas

field from late 2019, and lasting until 2022.

EBITDA from LNG amounted to DKK 0 billion. Following the agreement to divest our LNG activities we have made provisions to offset the negative earnings.

EBITDA from Distribution, B2C and city light was in line with the same period last year and amounted to DKK 0.3 billion.

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to DKK 0.8 billion in Q2 2020. The increase of DKK 1.4 billion was mainly due to lower trade receivables due to the lower revenue, partly offset by lower trade payables.

Financial results H1 2020

Revenue decreased by 32% compared to H1 2019 and amounted to DKK 11.4 billion. The decrease was mainly driven by a significant decrease in average gas and power prices relative to the same period last year as well as lower gas and power volumes sold.

Power generation was 6% lower than in H1 2019, driven by more windy and wet weather and a warm first quarter 2020. Heat generation decreased by 15% in H1 2020 mainly due to warmer weather in Q1 2020. In contrast, demand for ancillary services increased.

EBITDA amounted to DKK 1.1 billion compared to DKK 0.6 billion in H1 2019.

EBITDA from CHP plants increased by DKK 0.2 billion relative to the same period last year and totalled DKK 0.7 billion in H1 2020. Higher sale of ancillary services was partly offset by the decrease in power and heat generation and the negative spread development.

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Reporting

We run our business on an end-to-end value chain thinking. All activities and earnings that relate to Offshore and Onshore are reported in these segments, even if the daily activities are performed on behalf of the group in Markets & Bioenergy. Therefore, earnings from trading related to hedging of our power exposures and power portfolio optimisation activities in relation to Offshore and Onshore are presented in these business units.

In H1 2020, EBITDA of DKK 151 million and DKK -6 million were transferred to Offshore and Onshore, respectively (DKK 590 million and DKK -6 million respectively in H1 2019). In Q2 2020, EBITDA of DKK -46m and DKK 4 million were transferred to Offshore and Onshore, respectively (DKK 271 million and DKK -6 million respectively in Q2 2019).

Markets & Bioenergy continued

EBITDA from Gas Markets & Infrastructure increased by DKK 0.1 billion and amounted to DKK -0.2 billion. The increase was mainly due to a positive impact from storage hedges and a less negative effect from revaluating our gas at storage (gas prices had a steeper decline during H1 2019 than in H1 2020). This was partly offset by lower earnings due to the shut-down from late 2019 of the Tyra gas field as well as a provision for bad debt of DKK 0.1 billion in our B2B business to cover the extraordinary COVID-19 related default risk among our customers.

EBITDA from LNG amounted to DKK 0 billion. Following the agreement to divest our LNG activities we have made provisions to offset the negative earnings.

EBITDA from Distribution, B2C and city light increased by DKK 0.1 billion to DKK 0.8 billion. The increase was mainly due to lower costs.

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to DKK 2.4 billion in H1 2020. The increase of DKK 1.0 billion was mainly due to lower paid taxes (receipt of on account taxes in H1 2020 versus payment of taxes on account in H1 2019) and lower trade receivables due to lower revenue. This was partly offset by changes in the value of derivatives and more gas at storage.

Gross investments amounted to DKK 0.4 billion in H1 2020 and were mainly related to maintenance of the power distribution grid and concluding work related to the bioconversion of Asnæs Power Station.

Ancillary services

Ancillary services are different types of services where power market participants provide flexible capacity (generation or consumption) to balance the power system and to support security of supply.

From early 2020, one of these services (automatic Frequency Restoration Reserves, aFRR) has been offered through tenders in western Denmark after having been supplied via a contract with the TSO in Norway for the last five years. The services are offered for one month at a time and require the market participants to be able to increase or decrease its generation/consumption with the awarded amount (up to 100MW) for up to 15 minutes.

As a large thermal generator in Denmark, Ørsted is obliged to offer its available power generation capacity to the market at marginal costs, including for delivery of ancillary services. This implies, that we are not allowed to prioritise delivery of ancillary services from green energy sources to support our green strategy and targets.

In H1 2020, we were awarded a substantial share of the aFRR being tendered by Energinet, and we have consequently supplied up to 100MW additional power generation from Esbjerg and Studstrup power stations, which we would otherwise not have supplied. This led to an increase in the carbon emissions from these power stations.

Performance highlights

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Business performance vs. IFRS

Business performance represents the underlying financial performance of the Group in the reporting period as results are adjusted for temporary fluctuations in the market value of contracts (including hedging transactions) relating to other periods. Apart from this, there is no difference between business performance and IFRS results. Read more in note 2.

1) EBIT (last 12 months)/average capital employed. 2) Net debt including 50% of hybrid capital, cash and securities not available for use (with the exception of repo transactions), and decommissioning obligations less deferred tax.

3) See definition on page 164 and 'ESG statements' in the annual report for 2019. 4) Last 12 months.

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CO
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2e
84 53 44 62 71 85 87 212

Business performance vs. IFRS

Business performance represents the underlying financial performance of the Group in the reporting period as results are adjusted for temporary fluctuations in the market value of contracts (including hedging transactions) relating to other periods. Apart from this, there is no difference between business performance and IFRS results. Read more in note 2.

1) EBIT (last 12 months)/average capital employed. 2) Net debt including 50% of hybrid capital, cash and securities not available for use (with the exception of repo transactions), present value of lease obligations (in 2018), and decommissioning obligations less deferred tax.

3) See definition on page 164 and 'ESG statement' in the annual report for 2019. 4) Last 12 months.

Contents

Consolidated financial statements
Income statement H1 20
Statement of comprehensive income H1 21
Income statement Q2 22
Statement of comprehensive income Q2 23
Balance sheet 24
Statement of changes in equity 25
Statement of cash flows 26

Notes

1. Basis of reporting 27
2. Business performance 28
3. Segment information 29
4. Revenue 32
5. Other operating income and expenses 34
6. Gross and net investments 34
7. Assets classified as held for sale 35
8. Discontinued operations 35
9. Financial income and expenses 36
10. Tax on profit (loss) for the year 37
11. Reserves 38
12. Market risks 38
13. Fair value measurement 39
14. Interest-bearing debt and FFO 40

Management statement

Statement by the Executive Board and the
Board of Directors 41
Forward-looking statements 42

Income statement

1 January - 30 June

H1 2020 H1 2019
Note Income statement, DKKm Business
performance
Adjustments IFRS Business
performance
Adjustments IFRS
4 Revenue 27,001 1,193 28,194 33,682 2,358 36,040
Cost of sales (14,623) 87 (14,536) (21,066) (681) (21,747)
Other external expenses (2,467) - (2,467) (2,954) - (2,954)
Employee costs (2,115) - (2,115) (1,873) - (1,873)
Share of profit (loss) in associates and joint ventures 11 - 11 (13) - (13)
5 Other operating income 2,101 - 2,101 1,138 - 1,138
5 Other operating expenses (147) - (147) (159) - (159)
Operating profit (loss) before depreciation,
amortisation and impairment losses (EBITDA)
9,761 1,280 11,041 8,755 1,677 10,432
Amortisation, depreciation and impairment losses on
intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
(3,581) - (3,581) (3,307) - (3,307)
Operating profit (loss) (EBIT) 6,180 1,280 7,460 5,448 1,677 7,125
Gain (loss) on divestment of enterprises (17) - (17) (35) - (35)
Share of profit (loss) in associates and joint ventures 6 - 6 4 - 4
9 Financial income 1,357 - 1,357 2,598 - 2,598
9 Financial expenses (3,143) - (3,143) (3,042) - (3,042)
Profit (loss) before tax 4,383 1,280 5,663 4,973 1,677 6,650
10 Tax on profit (loss) for the period (1,846) (280) (2,126) (1,241) (369) (1,610)
Profit (loss) for the period from continuing operations 2,537 1,000 3,537 3,732 1,308 5,040
8 Profit (loss) for the period from discontinued operations (44) - (44) (61) - (61)
Profit (loss) for the period 2,493 1,000 3,493 3,671 1,308 4,979
Profit (loss) for the period is attributable to:
Shareholders in Ørsted A/S 2,178 1,000 3,178 3,374 1,308 4,682
Interests and costs, hybrid capital owners of Ørsted A/S 326 326 256 256
Non-controlling interests (11) (11) 41 41
Profit (loss) per share, DKK:
From continuing operations 5.3 7.7 8.2 11.3
From discontinued operations (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1)
Total profit (loss) per share 5.2 7.6 8.1 11.2

Accounting policies

Business performance

The business performance principle is our alternative performance measure. Under business performance, the market value adjustment of our energy hedges, where we do not apply IFRS hedge accounting, are deferred and recognised in the profit (loss) in the period in which the hedged exposure materialises. Energy hedges comprise hedging of energy and associated currency risks as well as fixed-price physical gas and power contracts. According to IFRS, the market value of energy hedges, where we do not apply IFRS hedge accounting, are recognised on an ongoing basis in the profit (loss) for the period. The difference between IFRS and business performance is specified in the 'Adjustments' column. Read more about the business performance principle in note 2 'Business performance' as well as note 1.5 'Business performance' in the annual report 2019.

Profit (loss) per share

Diluted profit (loss) per share corresponds to profit (loss) per share, as the dilutive effect of the share incentive programme is less than 0.1% of the share capital.

Statement of comprehensive income

1 January - 30 June

H1 2020
Statement of comprehensive income, DKKm Business
performance
Adjustments IFRS Business
performance
Adjustments IFRS Statement of
comprehensive income
Profit (loss) for the period 2,493 1,000 3,493 3,671 1,308 4,979 All items in 'Other
Other comprehensive income: may be recycled to the
Cash flow hedging: income statement.
Value adjustments for the period 844 (1,925) (1,081) 2,491 (1,249) 1,242
Value adjustments transferred to income statement (131) 645 514 552 (428) 124
Exchange rate adjustments:
Exchange rate adjustments relating to net investment in
foreign enterprises
(4,260) - (4,260) (585) - (585)
Value adjustment of net investment hedges 2,111 - 2,111 293 - 293
Tax:
Tax on hedging instruments (183) 280 97 (566) 369 (197)
Tax on exchange rate adjustments 476 - 476 85 - 85
Other:
Share of other comprehensive income of associated companies,
after tax
(7) - (7) (8) - (8)
Other comprehensive income (1,150) (1,000) (2,150) 2,262 (1,308) 954
Total comprehensive income 1,343 - 1,343 5,933 - 5,933
Comprehensive income for the period is attributable to:
Shareholders in Ørsted A/S 1,173 5,620
Interest payments and costs, hybrid capital owners of Ørsted A/S 326 256
Non-controlling interests (156) 57
Total comprehensive income 1,343 5,933

Statement of comprehensive income All items in 'Other comprehensive income' may be recycled to the

Income statement

1 April - 30 June

Q2 2020 Q2 2019
Note Income statement, DKKm Business
performance
Adjustments IFRS Business
performance
Adjustments IFRS
4 Revenue 11,625 (1,663) 9,962 16,443 834 17,277
Cost of sales (6,816) 299 (6,517) (10,703) (34) (10,737)
Other external expenses (1,208) - (1,208) (1,554) - (1,554)
Employee costs (1,092) - (1,092) (951) - (951)
Share of profit (loss) in associates and joint ventures 7 - 7 (11) - (11)
5 Other operating income 514 - 514 465 - 465
5 Other operating expenses (74) - (74) (64) - (64)
Operating profit (loss) before depreciation,
amortisation and impairment losses (EBITDA)
2,956 (1,364) 1,592 3,625 800 4,425
Amortisation, depreciation and impairment losses on
intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
Operating profit (loss) (EBIT)
(1,827)
1,129
-
(1,364)
(1,827)
(235)
(1,689)
1,936
-
800
(1,689)
2,736
Gain (loss) on divestment of enterprises (3) - (3) (18) - (18)
Share of profit (loss) in associates and joint ventures 3 - 3 3 - 3
9 Financial income 552 - 552 938 - 938
9 Financial expenses (1,562) - (1,562) (1,483) - (1,483)
Profit (loss) before tax 119 (1,364) (1,245) 1,376 800 2,176
10 Tax on profit (loss) for the period (928) 303 (625) (283) (175) (458)
Profit (loss) for the period from continuing operations (809) (1,061) (1,870) 1,093 625 1,718
8 Profit (loss) for the period from discontinued operations (16) - (16) (18) - (18)
Profit (loss) for the period (825) (1,061) (1,886) 1,075 625 1,700
Profit (loss) for the period is attributable to:
Shareholders in Ørsted A/S (1,140) (1,061) (2,201) 764 625 1,389
Interests and costs, hybrid capital owners of Ørsted A/S 326 326 291 291
Non-controlling interests (11.0) (11.0) 20 20
Profit (loss) per share, DKK:
From continuing operations (2.7) (5.2) 1.9 3.4
From discontinued operations 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total profit (loss) per share (2.7) (5.2) 1.9 3.4

Accounting policies

Business performance

The business performance principle is our alternative performance measure. Under business performance, the market value adjustment of our energy hedges, where we do not apply IFRS hedge accounting, are deferred and recognised in the profit (loss) in the period in which the hedged exposure materialises. Energy hedges comprise hedging of energy and associated currency risks as well as fixed-price physical gas and power contracts. According to IFRS, the market value of energy hedges, where we do not apply IFRS hedge accounting, are recognised on an ongoing basis in the profit (loss) for the period. The difference between IFRS and business performance is specified in the 'Adjustments' column. Read more about the business performance principle in note 2 'Business performance' as well as note 1.5 'Business performance' in the annual report 2019.

Profit (loss) per share Diluted profit (loss) per share corresponds

to profit (loss) per share, as the dilutive effect of the share incentive programme is less than 0.1% of the share capital.

Statement of comprehensive income

1 April - 30 June

Q2 2020
Statement of comprehensive income, DKKm Business
performance
Adjustments IFRS Business
performance
Adjustments IFRS Statement of
comprehensive income
Profit (loss) for the period (825) (1,061) (1,886) 1,075 625 1,700 All items in 'Other
Other comprehensive income: may be recycled to the
Cash-flow hedging: income statement.
Value adjustments for the period (1,740) 1,269 (471) 1,120 (676) 444
Value adjustments transferred to income statement 353 95 448 164 (124) 40
Exchange rate adjustments:
Exchange rate adjustments relating to net investment in
foreign enterprises
(1,991) - (1,991) (2,558) - (2,558)
Value adjustment of net investment hedges 963 - 963 1,367 - 1,367
Tax:
Tax on hedging instruments 388 (303) 85 (265) 175 (90)
Tax on exchange rate adjustments 203 - 203 112 - 112
Other:
Share of other comprehensive income of associated companies,
after tax
3 - 3 (7) - (7)
Other comprehensive income (1,821) 1,061 (760) (67) (625) (692)
Total comprehensive income (2,646) - (2,646) 1,008 - 1,008
Comprehensive income for the period is attributable to:
Shareholders in Ørsted A/S (2,877) 824
Interest payments and costs after tax, hybrid capital owners of
Ørsted A/S
326 291
Non-controlling interests (95) (107)
Total comprehensive income (2,646) 1,008

Statement of comprehensive income All items in 'Other comprehensive income' may be recycled to the

Balance sheet

Note Assets, DKKm 30 June
2020
31 December
2019
30 June
2019
Note Equity and liabilities, DKKm 30 June
2020
31 December
2019
30 June
2019
Intangible assets 504 672 564 Share capital 4,204 4,204 4,204
Land and buildings 5,073 5,177 4,897 11 Reserves (1,585) 413 (881)
Production assets 80,463 76,682 70,096 Retained earnings 67,170 64,051 66,637
Fixtures and fittings, tools and equipment 588 652 711 Proposed dividends - 4,414 -
Property, plant and equipment under construction 27,868 23,502 16,096 Equity attributable to shareholders in Ørsted A/S 69,789 73,082 69,960
Property, plant and equipment 113,992 106,013 91,800 Hybrid capital 13,232 13,232 13,239
Investments in associates and joint ventures 542 497 527 Non-controlling interests 2,909 3,248 3,247
Other securities and equity investments 227 217 213 Equity 85,930 89,562 86,446
Deferred tax 8,441 6,847 5,753 Deferred tax 3,903 3,371 4,695
Other receivables 3,019 1,713 2,144 Provisions 12,203 12,063 12,860
Other non-current assets 12,229 9,274 8,637 Lease liabilities 4,444 4,728 4,479
Non-current assets 126,725 115,959 101,001 14 Bond and bank debt 32,975 36,039 32,400
Inventories 11,417 14,031 13,087 Contract liabilities 3,703 3,762 3,720
13 Derivatives 7,841 7,740 6,303 Tax equity liabilities 7,595 4,563 3,654
Contract assets 1,216 739 - Other payables 463 469 242
Trade receivables 4,723 8,140 7,303 Non-current liabilities 65,286 64,995 62,050
Other receivables 4,294 5,253 3,609 Provisions 455 538 597
Income tax 1,176 346 6,308 Lease liabilities 653 604 595
13 Securities 12,327 16,552 25,485 14 Bond and bank debt 2,052 801 235
Cash 6,754 7,148 6,968 13 Derivatives 5,387 6,958 5,647
Current assets 49,748 59,949 69,063 Contract liabilities 435 784 3,009
8 Assets classified as held for sale 16,651 16,952 15,885 Trade payables 12,933 10,832 12,291
Assets 193,124 192,860 185,949 Tax equity liabilities 630 632 446
Other payables 4,846 4,247 3,915

Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale Assets classified as held for sale at 30 June 2020 comprised our Danish power distribution, residential customer, and city light businesses, our oil pipe system in Denmark as well as our LNG business.

Income tax 6,048 4,075 5,931 Current liabilities 33,439 29,471 32,666 Liabilities 98,725 94,466 94,716

as held for sale 8,469 8,832 4,787 Equity and liabilities 193,124 192,860 185,949

8

Liabilities relating to assets classified

Statement of changes in equity

1 January - 30 June

2020 2019
DKKm Share capital Reserves* Retained
earnings
Proposed
dividends
Share
holders in
Ørsted A/S
Hybrid
capital
Non-con
trolling
interests
Total
Group
Share capital Reserves* Retained
earnings
Proposed
dividends
Share
holders in
Ørsted A/S
Hybrid
capital
Non-con
trolling
interests
Total
Group
Equity at 1 January 4,204 413 64,051 4,414 73,082 13,232 3,248 89,562 4,204 (1,827) 62,012 4,099 68,488 13,239 3,388 85,115
Comprehensive income
for the period:
Profit (loss) for the period - - 3,178 - 3,178 326 (11) 3,493 - - 4,682 - 4,682 256 41 4,979
Other comprehensive
income:
Cash-flow hedging - (567) - - (567) - - (567) - 1,366 - - 1,366 - - 1,366
Exchange rate adjustments - (2,004) - - (2,004) - (145) (2,149) - (308) - - (308) - 16 (292)
Tax on other comprehensive
income
- 573 - - 573 - - 573 - (112) - - (112) - - (112)
Share of other comprehensive
income of associated
companies, after tax
- - (7) - (7) - - (7) - - (8) - (8) - - (8)
Total comprehensive
income
- (1,998) 3,171 - 1,173 326 (156) 1,343 - 946 4,674 - 5,620 256 57 5,933
Transactions with owners:
Coupon payments, hybrid
capital
- - - - - (326) - (326) - - - - - (327) - (327)
Tax, hybrid capital - - - - - - - - - - - - - 71 - 71
Dividends paid - - 4 (4,414) (4,410) - (185) (4,595) - - 3 (4,099) (4,096) - (198) (4,294)
Purchases of treasury shares - - (58) - (58) - - (58) - - (99) - (99) - - (99)
Other changes - - 2 - 2 - 2 4 - - 47 - 47 - - 47
Total transactions with
owners
- - (52) (4,414) (4,466) (326) (183) (4,975) - - (49) (4,099) (4,148) (256) (198) (4,602)
Equity at 30 June 4,204 (1,585) 67,170 - 69,789 13,232 2,909 85,930 4,204 (881) 66,637 - 69,960 13,239 3,247 86,446

* See note 11 'Reserves' for more information about reserves.

Statement of cash flows

Note Statement of cash flows, DKKm H1 2020 H1 2019 Q2 2020 Q2 2019 Note Statement of cash flows, DKKm H1 2020 H1 2019 Q2 2020 Q2 2019
Operating profit (loss) before Proceeds from raising of loans 328 7,839 (3,311) 3,550
depreciation, amortisation and Instalments on loans (977) (2,202) (407) (2,202)
impairment losses (EBITDA), IFRS
Change in derivatives, business
11,041 10,432 1,592 4,425 Instalments on leases (226) (197) (112) (102)
2 performance adjustments (1,280) (1,677) 1,364 (800) Coupon payments on hybrid capital (326) (327) (326) (327)
Change in derivatives, other
adjustments
(514) (224) 680 (358) Dividends paid to shareholders in
Ørsted A/S
(4,410) (4,096) - -
Change in provisions (365) 33 (349) 39 Purchase of own shares (58) (99) (58) (99)
Reversal of gain (loss) on
divestment of assets
(1,288) (308) (71) (190) Transactions with non-controlling
interests
(228) (204) (89) (61)
Other items (7) 83 (43) 85 Net proceeds from tax equity
Change in work in progress (2,015) 5,272 (177) 4,271 partners 3 (9) 23 (8)
Change in tax equity partner Collateral related to derivaties 2,376 41 586 2,266
liabilities 2,892 (219) 3,017 (138) Cash flows from financing activities (3,518) 746 (3,694) 3,017
Change in other working capital 1,821 (369) 2,904 889 Cash flows from continuing
operations
(639) 3,656 1,578 3,268
Interest received and similar items 2,326 2,141 694 1,402 Cash flows from discontinued
Interest paid and similar items (3,489) (2,915) (1,328) (2,085) operations (44) - 102 (2)
Income tax paid (1,353) (4,857) (86) (30) Total net change in cash and
Cash flows from operating activities 7,769 7,392 8,197 7,510 cash equivalents for the period (683) 3,656 1,680 3,266
Purchase of intangible assets and
property, plant and equipment
(9,008) (6,882) (3,770) (3,100) Cash and cash equivalents at the
beginning of the period
Total net change in cash and cash
6,459 2,663 4,223 3,120
Sale of intangible assets and
property, plant and equipment
80 2,683 57 8 equivalents (683) 3,656 1,680 3,266
Acquisition of enterprises Other change in cash and cash
Divestment of enterprises 1 (271) (3) (149) equivalents 80 (7) 1 (7)
(22) (40) (5) (19) Exchange rate adjustments of cash
and cash equivalents
23 (1) (25) (68)
Purchase of other equity
investments
(11) (2) (2) (8) Cash and cash equivalents
Purchase of securities (4,133) (12,782) (593) (10,175) at 30 June 5,879 6,311 5,879 6,311
Sale/maturation of securities 8,250 12,918 1,373 6,289
Change in other non-current assets - (2) - (1)
Transactions with associates and Statement of cash flows
joint ventures (47) (110) 18 (110) Our supplementary statement of gross and net investments
Dividends received and capital
reduction
- 6 - 6 appears from note 6 'Gross and net investments' and free cash flows (FCF) from note 3 'Segment information'.

'Cash' according to the balance sheet includes 'Cash, not available for use', amounting to DKK 876 million as at 30 June 2020.

Change in work in progress

'Change in work in progress' consists of elements in contract assets, contract liabilities, and construction management agreements related to construction of offshore wind farms and construction of offshore transmission assets as well as the related trade payables.

Cash flows from investing activities (4,890) (4,482) (2,925) (7,259)

1. Basis of reporting

This section provides an overall description of our accounting policies as well as an overview of our implementation of new and amended accounting standards and interpretations.

Accounting policies

Ørsted is a listed public company, headquartered in Denmark.

This interim financial report for the first halfyear of 2020 comprises the interim financial statements of Ørsted A/S (the parent company) and subsidiaries controlled by Ørsted A/S. The interim financial report has been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and IAS 34 as adopted by the EU and further requirements in the Danish Financial Statements Act for the presentation of quarterly interim reports by listed companies.

The interim financial report for the first halfyear of 2020 follows the same accounting policies as the annual report for 2019, except for any new, amended, or revised accounting standards and interpretations (IFRSs) endorsed by the EU, effective for the accounting period beginning on 1 January 2020.

In the sections below, the most relevant new or amended standards and interpretations are presented.

Definitions of alternative performance measures can be found on page 79 of the annual report for 2019.

This interim financial report contains selected accounting policies and should therefore be read in conjunction with the annual report for 2019.

Implementation of new or changed accounting standards and interpretations Effective from 1 January 2020, we have

implemented the following new or changed accounting standards (IAS and IFRS) and interpretations:

  • Amendments to IFRS 3: Business Combinations.
  • Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7: Interest Rate Benchmark Reform.
  • The adoption of the new and changed accounting standards has not impacted our interim financial report and is not expected to impact the consolidated financial statements for 2020.

2. Business performance

Specification of the difference between EBITDA according

to business performance and according to IFRS, DKKm H1 2020 H1 2019 Q2 2020 Q2 2019
EBITDA - business performance 9,761 8,755 2,956 3,625
Business performance adjustments in respect of revenue for
the period
1,193 2,358 (1,663) 834
Business performance adjustments in respect of cost of sales
for the period
87 (681) 299 (34)
EBITDA - IFRS 11,041 10,432 1,592 4,425
Total business performance adjustments for the period comprise:
Market value adjustments for the period of financial and physical
hedging contracts relating to a future period
1,925 1,249 (1,269) 676
Reversal of deferred gains (losses) relating to hedging contracts
from previous periods where the hedged production or trade is
recognised in business performance EBITDA in this period
(645) 428 (95) 124
Total adjustments 1,280 1,677 (1,364) 800

Financial impact of hedging

materialises.

materialise.

Our hedging of market risks is based on a number of different accounting principles, depending on the type of exposure being hedged.

In the business performance result, the value of hedging contracts concerning energy and related currencies is deferred for recognition in the period in which the hedged exposure

Expected value for recognition in business performance EBITDA, DKKbn

Exposures from the proceeds from partial sales of new offshore wind farms and power purchase agreements in Onshore, among other things, are hedged as cash flow hedging in accordance with the IFRS principles and are transferred to both IFRS and business performance EBITDA in the period in which the hedged exposures

The figure shows the time of the transfer of the market value of hedging contracts in business performance EBITDA for both business performance and IFRS hedges.

The table shows the difference between the income statement according to business performance and according to IFRS, which is shown in the adjustments column in the income statement. The difference between business performance and IFRS EBITDA in 2020 is mainly due to gains on currency hedges partly countered by the reversal of gains on gas hedges recognised in IFRS in prior years.

3. Segment information

Other
H1 2020
Income statement, DKKm
Offshore Onshore Markets &
Bioenergy
Reportable
segments
activities/
eliminations
Business
performance
Adjustments IFRS
External revenue 15,066 302 11,627 26,995 6 27,001 1,193 28,194
Intra-group revenue 2,273 (5) (223) 2,045 (2,045)1 - - -
Revenue 17,339 297 11,404 29,040 (2,039) 27,001 1,193 28,194
Cost of sales (7,853) 5 (8,706) (16,554) 1,931 (14,623) 87 (14,536)
Employee costs and other external expenses (2,892) (315) (1,635) (4,842) 260 (4,582) - (4,582)
Gain (loss) on disposal of non-current assets 1,217 34 37 1,288 - 1,288 - 1,288
Additional other operating income and expenses 171 478 18 667 (1) 666 - 666
Share of profit (loss) in associates and joint ventures 11 - - 11 - 11 - 11
EBITDA 7,993 499 1,118 9,610 151 9,761 1,280 11,041
Depreciation and amortisation (2,860) (207) (400) (3,467) (114) (3,581) - (3,581)
Impairment losses - - - - - - - -
Operating profit (loss) (EBIT) 5,133 292 718 6,143 37 6,180 1,280 7,460
Key ratios
Intangible assets, property, plant and equipment 85,620 18,819 8,306 112,745 1,751 114,496 - 114,496
Equity investments and non-current receivables 1,849 - 239 2,088 153 2,241 - 2,241
Net working capital, work in progress 10,029 - 1 10,030 - 10,030 - 10,030
Net working capital, tax equity - (7,588) - (7,588) - (7,588) - (7,588)
Net working capital, capital expenditures (9,006) (89) (26) (9,121) - (9,121) - (9,121)
Net working capital, other items 3,777 80 (2,964) 893 199 1,092 - 1,092
Derivatives, net 552 (241) 2,007 2,318 136 2,454 - 2,454
Assets classified as held for sale, net - - 8,182 8,182 - 8,182 - 8,182
Decommissioning obligations (4,797) (383) (1,310) (6,490) - (6,490) - (6,490)
Other provisions (3,797) - (1,639) (5,436) (732) (6,168) - (6,168)
Tax, net 717 (1,990) 856 (417) 83 (334) - (334)
Other receivables and other payables, net (633) - 18 (615) 24 (591) - (591)
Capital employed at 30 June 84,311 8,608 13,670 106,589 1,614 108,203 - 108,203
Of which, capital employed for discontinued operations (34) - (34)
Of which, capital employed for continuing operations 108,237 - 108,237
Return on capital employed (ROCE) % - - - - - 10.8 - -
Cash flow from operating activities 2,785 3,162 2,374 8,321 (552) 7,769 - 7,769
Gross investments (7,094) (1,481) (423) (8,998) (67) (9,065) - (9,065)
Divestments (141) 114 80 53 (1) 52 - 52
Free cash flow (FCF) (4,450) 1,795 2,031 (624) (620) (1,244) - (1,244)

Profit (loss) and cash flows are shown only for continuing operations.

The column 'Other activities/eliminations' primarily covers the elimination of intersegment transactions. It also includes income and costs, assets and liabilities, investment activity, taxes, etc., handled at Group level.

1Including the elimination of other activities, the total elimination of intra-group revenue amounts to DKK 3,440 million, which primarily relates to our Shared Functions services as well as our B2B, B2C, and power distribution businesses.

3. Segment information (continued)

H1 2019 Markets & Reportable Other
activities/
Business
Income statement, DKKm Offshore Onshore Bioenergy segments eliminations performance Adjustments IFRS
External revenue 16,446 248 17,055 33,749 (67) 33,682 2,358 36,040
Intra-group revenue 3,028 - (234) 2,794 (2,794)1 - - -
Revenue 19,474 248 16,821 36,543 (2,861) 33,682 2,358 36,040
Cost of sales (9,122) (2) (14,665) (23,789) 2,723 (21,066) (681) (21,747)
Employee costs and other external expenses (3,048) (215) (1,695) (4,958) 131 (4,827) - (4,827)
Gain (loss) on disposal of non-current assets 312 - (4) 308 - 308 - 308
Additional other operating income and expenses 285 282 114 681 (10) 671 - 671
Share of profit (loss) in associates and joint ventures (11) - (2) (13) - (13) - (13)
EBITDA 7,890 313 569 8,772 (17) 8,755 1,677 10,432
Depreciation and amortisation (2,653) (158) (388) (3,199) (108) (3,307) - (3,307)
Impairment losses - - - - - - - -
Operating profit (loss) (EBIT) 5,237 155 181 5,573 (125) 5,448 1,677 7,125
Key ratios
Intangible assets, property, plant and equipment 68,468 12,757 9,128 90,353 2,011 92,364 - 92,364
Equity investments and non-current receivables 373 - 291 664 746 1,410 - 1,410
Net working capital, work in progress 4,551 - - 4,551 - 4,551 - 4,551
Net working capital, tax equity - (3,528) - (3,528) - (3,528) - (3,528)
Net working capital, capital expenditures (3,852) (23) (82) (3,957) - (3,957) - (3,957)
Net working capital, other items 4,421 (34) (3,368) 1,019 307 1,326 - 1,326
Derivatives, net (1,043) 525 1,041 523 133 656 - 656
Assets classified as held for sale, net - - 11,098 11,098 - 11,098 - 11,098
Decommissioning obligations (4,239) (275) (1,267) (5,781) - (5,781) - (5,781)
Other provisions (3,221) - (3,596) (6,817) (860) (7,677) - (7,677)
Tax, net 1,882 (1,242) 907 1,547 (113) 1,434 - 1,434
Other receivables and other payables, net 5 (147) 86 (56) (414) (470) - (470)
Capital employed at 30 June 67,345 8,033 14,238 89,616 1,810 91,426 - 91,426
Of which, capital employed for discontinued operations (186) - (186)
Of which, capital employed for continuing operations 91,612 - 91,612
Return on capital employed (ROCE) % - - - - - 29.3 - -
Cash flow from operating activities 6,073 (16) 1,346 7,403 (11) 7,392 - 7,392
Gross investments (4,442) (1,798) (962) (7,202) (65) (7,267) - (7,267)
Divestments 2,648 - 20 2,668 (1) 2,667 - 2,667
Free cash flow (FCF) 4,279 (1,814) 404 2,869 (77) 2,792 - 2,792

Profit (loss) and cash flows are shown only for continuing operations.

The column 'Other activities/eliminations' primarily covers the elimination of intersegment transactions. It also includes income and costs, assets and liabilities, investment activity, taxes, etc., handled at Group level.

1Including the elimination of other activities, the total elimination of intra-group revenue amounts to DKK 4,063 million, which primarily relates to our Shared Functions services as well as our B2B, B2C, and power distribution businesses.

3. Segment information (continued)

Markets & Reporting Other
activities/
Business
Q2 2020, Income statement and FCF, DKKm Offshore Onshore Bioenergy segments eliminations performance Adjustments IFRS
External revenue 8,377 165 4,003 12,545 (920) 11,625 (1,663) 9,962
Intra-group revenue 987 (5) (108) 874 (874)1 - - -
Revenue 9,364 160 3,895 13,419 (1,794) 11,625 (1,663) 9,962
Cost of sales (5,594) 5 (2,985) (8,574) 1,758 (6,816) 299 (6,517)
Employee costs and other external expenses (1,512) (157) (767) (2,436) 136 (2,300) - (2,300)
Gain (loss) on disposal of non-current assets - 34 37 71 - 71 - 71
Additional other operating income and
expenses
95 270 6 371 (2) 369 - 369
Share of profit (loss) in associates and joint
ventures 8 - (1) 7 - 7 - 7
EBITDA 2,361 312 185 2,858 98 2,956 (1,364) 1,592
Depreciation and amortisation (1,452) (109) (208) (1,769) (58) (1,827) - (1,827)
Impairment losses - - - - - - - -
Operating profit (loss) (EBIT) 909 203 (23) 1,089 40 1,129 (1,364) (235)
Cash flow from operating activities 4,338 3,209 817 8,364 (167) 8,197 - 8,197
Gross investments (2,802) (733) (179) (3,714) (43) (3,757) - (3,757)
Divestments (150) 114 81 45 - 45 - 45
Free cash flow (FCF) 1,386 2,590 719 4,695 (210) 4,485 - 4,485
Q2 2019, Income statement and FCF, DKKm
External revenue 9,798 134 7,525 17,457 (1,014) 16,443 834 17,277
Intra-group revenue 1,309 - (114) 1,195 (1,195)1 - - -
Revenue 11,107 134 7,411 18,652 (2,209) 16,443 834 17,277
Cost of sales (6,152) (2) (6,681) (12,835) 2,132 (10,703) (34) (10,737)
Employee costs and other external expenses (1,616) (110) (860) (2,586) 81 (2,505) - (2,505)
Gain (loss) on disposal of non-current assets 178 - 12 190 - 190 - 190
Additional other operating income and
expenses
65 140 4 209 2 211 - 211
Share of profit (loss) in associates and joint
ventures
EBITDA
(10)
3,572
-
162
(1)
(115)
(11)
3,619
-
6
(11)
3,625
-
800
(11)
4,425
Depreciation and amortisation (1,355) (78) (203) (1,636) (53) (1,689) - (1,689)
Impairment losses - - - - - - - -
Operating profit (loss) (EBIT) 2,217 84 (318) 1,983 (47) 1,936 800 2,736
Cash flow from operating activities 8,036 78 (641) 7,473 37 7,510 - 7,510
Gross investments (1,563) (1,258) (495) (3,316) (52) (3,368) - (3,368)
Divestments (45) - 35 (10) (1) (11) - (11)
Free cash flow (FCF) 6,428 (1,180) (1,101) 4,147 (16) 4,131 - 4,131

Profit (loss) and cash flows are shown only for continuing operations.

The column 'Other activities/eliminations' primarily covers the elimination of intersegment transactions. It also includes income and costs, assets and liabilities, investment activity, taxes, etc., handled at Group level.

1Including the elimination of other activities, the total elimination of intra-group revenue amounts to DKK 1,560 million (Q2 2019: DKK 1,844 million), which primarily relates to our Shared Functions services as well as our B2B, B2C, and power distribution businesses.

4. Revenue

Markets & Other
activities/
H1 2020 Markets & Other
activities/
H1 2019
Revenue, DKKm Offshore Onshore Bioenergy eliminations total Offshore Onshore Bioenergy eliminations total
Sale of gas - - 3,915 5 3,920 - - 7,873 (4) 7,869
Generation of power 2,023 222 840 - 3,085 2,330 191 1,345 - 3,866
Sale of power 4,684 - 3,059 (2,070) 5,673 5,194 - 4,149 (2,692) 6,651
Revenue from construction of offshore wind farms 3,049 - - - 3,049 6,190 - - - 6,190
Generation and sale of heat and steam - - 1,602 - 1,602 - - 1,626 - 1,626
Distribution and transmission - - 1,128 (2) 1,126 - - 1,292 (2) 1,290
Other revenue 931 26 453 (39) 1,371 950 (9) 332 (45) 1,228
Total revenue from customers, IFRS 10,687 248 10,997 (2,106) 19,826 14,664 182 16,617 (2,743) 28,720
Government grants 6,121 17 204 - 6,342 4,301 14 299 (14) 4,600
Economic hedging 2,307 32 (280) 216 2,275 224 2 804 (268) 762
Other revenue (12) (24) (329) 116 (249) 389 52 1,555 (38) 1,958
Total revenue, IFRS 19,103 273 10,592 (1,774) 28,194 19,578 250 19,275 (3,063) 36,040
Adjustments (1,764) 24 812 (265) (1,193) (104) (2) (2,454) 202 (2,358)
Total revenue, business performance 17,339 297 11,404 (2,039) 27,001 19,474 248 16,821 (2,861) 33,682
Timing of revenue recognition from customers, IFRS
At a point in time 5,576 248 1,635 (2,106) 5,353 4,982 182 7,814 (2,743) 10,235
Over time 5,111 - 9,362 - 14,473 9,682 - 8,803 - 18,485
Total revenue from customers, IFRS 10,687 248 10,997 (2,106) 19,826 14,664 182 16,617 (2,743) 28,720

The timing of transfer of goods or services to customers is categorised as follows:

'At a point in time' mainly comprises:

  • sale of gas or power in the market, e.g. North Pool, TTF, NBP
  • transmission assets for offshore wind farms.

'Over time' mainly comprises:

  • construction agreements for offshore wind farms and transmission assets
  • long-term contracts with customers to deliver gas, heat, or power.

Revenue decreased by 20% relative to H1 2019 and was DKK 27,001 million in H1 2020. The decrease was mainly due to significantly lower gas and power prices, lower sold gas volumes, limited construction work on wind farms for partners, and lower thermal heat and power generation. This was only partly offset by the divestment of the Walney Extension transmission asset and the increase in government grants, mainly due to ramp-up of generation from Hornsea 1 and higher generation across the portfolio.

4. Revenue (continued)

Markets & Other
activities/
Q2 2020 Markets & Other
activities/
Q2 2019
Revenue, DKKm Offshore Onshore Bioenergy eliminations total Offshore Onshore Bioenergy eliminations total
Sale of gas - - 1,245 (2) 1,243 - - 3,594 201 3,795
Generation of power 687 123 323 - 1,133 931 103 372 - 1,406
Sale of power 3,146 - 1,365 (1,848) 2,663 3,431 - 1,930 (2,123)1 3,238
Revenue from construction of offshore wind farms 2,486 - - - 2,486 4,200 - - - 4,200
Generation and sale of heat and steam - - 454 - 454 - - 505 - 505
Distribution and transmission - - 468 (1) 467 - - 589 (1) 588
Other revenue 511 13 164 (31) 657 466 (6) 167 (33) 594
Total revenue from customers, IFRS 6,830 136 4,019 (1,882) 9,103 9,028 97 7,157 (1,956) 14,326
Government grants 2,296 6 40 - 2,342 1,818 3 88 - 1,909
Economic hedging (636) 8 (329) 489 (468) 791 5 172 59 1,027
Other revenue (19) (16) (1,068) 88 (1,015) 174 34 38 (231) 15
Total revenue, IFRS 8,471 134 2,662 (1,305) 9,962 11,811 139 7,455 (2,128) 17,277
Adjustments 893 26 1,233 (489) 1,663 (704) (5) (44) (81) (834)
Total revenue, business performance 9,364 160 3,895 (1,794) 11,625 11,107 134 7,411 (2,209) 16,443
Timing of revenue recognition from customers, IFRS
At a point in time 2,696 136 (529) (1,882) 421 1,788 97 3,589 (1,956) 3,518
Over time 4,134 - 4,548 - 8,682 7,240 - 3,568 - 10,808
Total revenue from customers, IFRS 6,830 136 4,019 (1,882) 9,103 9,028 97 7,157 (1,956) 14,326

5. Other operating income and expenses

Other operating income, DKKm H1 2020 H1 2019 Q2 2020 Q2 2019
Gain on divestment of assets 1,332 362 99 226
Other compensation 127 345 10 53
US tax credits and tax equity income 477 282 269 140
Miscellaneous operating income 165 149 136 46
Total other operating income 2,101 1,138 514 465
Other operating expenses, DKKm H1 2020 H1 2019 Q2 2020 Q2 2019
Loss on divestment of assets 44 54 28 36
Miscellaneous operating expenses 103 105 46 28
Total other operating expenses 147 159 74 64

Gain on divestment of assets is mainly related to the Hornsea 1 offshore transmission asset where we lowered our assumption regarding the preferred bidder's expected return requirement in Q1 2020.

Other compensation is primarily related to compensations regarding outages and

curtailments, mainly from the German grid operator TenneT.

US tax credits and tax equity income originate from our US onshore wind farms in operation and correspond to the tax credits and other tax attributes provided to Ørsted and tax equity partners for generated power.

6. Gross and net investments

Gross and net investments, DKKm H1 2020 H1 2019 Q2 2020 Q2 2019
Cash flow from investing activities (4,890) (4,482) (2,925) (7,259)
Dividends received and capital reductions
reversed
- (6) - (6)
Purchase and sale of securities, reversed (4,117) (136) (780) 3,886
Sale of non-current assets, reversed (58) (2,643) (52) 11
Total gross investments (9,065) (7,267) (3,757) (3,368)
Transactions with non-controlling interests in
connection with divestments
(6) 24 (7) -
Sale of non-current assets 58 2,643 52 (11)
Total cash flows from divestments 52 2,667 45 (11)

The table shows gross and net investments based on cash flows from investing activities.

7. Assets classified as held for sale

8. Discontinued operations

Net assets classified as held for sale 8,182 8,120 11,098 Performance highlights, DKKm H1 2020 H1 2019 Q2 2020 Q2 2019
Total liabilities relating to assets classified as held for sale 8,469 8,832 4,787
Income tax 569 445 97
Other payables 968 970 590 plant.
Trade payables 351 333 105 ment related to the Fredericia stabilisation receive in 2020.
Contract liabilities 3,070 3,107 2,747 Cash flows for the period concerned a pay capital employed), which we also expect to
Provisions 2,385 2,662 378 receivable of DKK 335 million (not part of
Deferred tax 1,126 1,315 870 DKK -43 million and primarily concerned
adjustments related to currency.
In addition, we have an interest-bearing
Total assets classified as held for sale 16,651 16,952 15,885 Loss for the period amounted to receive the outstanding selling price in 2020.
Income tax 34 2 62 does not carry any interest. We expect to
Other receivables 1,862 2,113 380 Financial results as well as a receivable selling price which
Trade receivables 657 736 647 related to the Fredericia stabilisation plant)
Inventories 58 43 16 29 September 2017. business (tax indemnifications and payments
Deferred tax 320 589 - business, which was sold to INEOS on relating to the divestment of the Oil & Gas
Property, plant and equipment 13,475 13,243 14,561 liabilities related to our divested Oil & Gas operations mainly consisted of provisions
Intangible assets 245 226 219 Discontinued operations comprise assets and Our capital employed in discontinued
Assets classified as held for sale, DKKm 30 June
2020
31 December
2019
30 June
2019
Discontinued operations Capital employed

The table shows assets and liabilities which have been put up for sale and, therefore, are not expected to contribute to our future earnings.

At 30 June 2020 and 31 December 2019, assets and related labilities held for sale comprised our Danish power distribution, residential customer, and city light businesses, our oil pipe system in Denmark, and our LNG business. All activities are part of Markets & Bioenergy.

In June, the Danish competition authorities and the Danish Energy Agency approved the divestment of our Danish power distribution (Radius), residential customer, and city light

businesses to SEAS-NVE. Following the authorities' approval, we expect to close the transaction end of August 2020.

In 2019, we signed an agreement to divest our LNG activities to Glencore. We expect to close the transaction by late Q3 2020.

At 30 June 2019, assets and related liabilities held for sale comprised our Danish power distribution, residential customer, and city light businesses as well as our oil pipe system in Denmark.

Discontinued operations

Financial results

Capital employed

EBIT - (7) - (7)
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations (44) (61) (16) (18)
Cash flows from discontinued operations (44) - 102 (2)
Capital employed, discontinued operations
DKKm
30 June
2020
30 June
2019
Non-current receivables - 643
Derivatives, net (42) (55)
Other provisions (679) (807)
Tax, net 14 33
Other receivables and other payables, net 673 -
Total net assets (34) (186)

9. Financial income and expenses

Net financial income and expenses, DKKm H1 2020 H1 2019 Q2 2020 Q2 2019
Interest expenses, net (886) (528) (508) (276)
Interest expenses, leasing (97) (76) (53) (40)
Interest element of provisions, etc. (221) (212) (108) (106)
Tax equity partner's contractual return (209) (139) (118) (70)
Capital losses on early repayment of loans
and interest rate swaps
(369) - (369) -
Value adjustments of derivatives, net (72) (190) (30) (92)
Exchange rate adjustments, net 195 536 (3) (42)
Value adjustments of securities, net (131) 222 191 78
Other financial income and expenses 4 (57) (12) 3
Net financial income and expenses (1,786) (444) (1,010) (545)

The table shows net financial income and expenses corresponding to our internal control.

Exchange rate adjustments and hedging contracts entered into to hedge currency risks are presented net under the item 'Exchange rate adjustments, net'.

The increase in net financial income and expenses in 2020 compared with 2019 is mainly due to:

  • higher net interest expenses, mainly related to interest regarding tax
  • capital losses on early repayment of loans and interest rate swaps
  • a lower gain on exchange rate adjustments in 2020
  • a loss on value adjustment of securities in 2020 due to an increase in interest rates.

10. Tax on profit (loss) for the year

Business performance
H1 2020 H1 2019
Profit (loss) Profit (loss) Effective tax rate
Tax for the period, DKK before tax Tax Tax in % before tax Tax Tax in % The estimated average annual tax rate for ordinary
Deferred tax liability, new tax equity contributions - (885) n.a. - n.a. n.a. business activities is 22% compared to 30% for the
Other items, including prior year adjustments - (50) n.a. - (147) n.a. full-year of 2019.
Ordinary business activities 4,383 (911) 21% 4,973 (1,094) 22% The effective tax for the period is calculated on the
Effective tax for the year 4,383 (1,846) 42% 4,973 (1,241) 25% basis of the profit (loss) before tax from continuing
operations.

Tax on business performance profit (loss) was DKK 1,846 million in the first half year of 2020 compared to DKK 1,241 in the first half year of 2019. The effective tax rate for the first half year of 2020 was 42%. The effective tax rate was affected by recognition of a tax

liability in connection with the tax equity partnerships related to the Sage Draw and Plum Creek onshore wind farms. We received tax equity contributions from our tax equity partners in April and June, respectively.

Accounting policies

Effective tax rate

The estimated average annual tax rate is separated based on regions and into two different categories: a) ordinary business activities and b) gain (loss) on divestments and impacts from tax equity contributions.

11. Reserves 12. Market risks

Total reserves at 30 June (3,007) 1,422 (1,585)
Movement in comprehensive income for the period (3,175) 1,177 (1,998)
Tax on hedging and currency adjustments 940 (367) 573
Tax:
Financial income and expenses - 461 461
Revenue - 53 53
Value adjustments transferred to:
Value adjustments of hedging - 1,030 1,030
Exchange rate adjustments (4,115) - (4,115)
Reserves at 1 January 2020 168 245 413
Reserves 2020, DKKm reserve reserve reserves
currency
translation
Hedging Total
Foreign
Total reserves at 30 June (2,359) 1,478 (881)
Movement in comprehensive income for the period (453) 1,399 946
Tax on hedging and currency adjustments 148 (260) (112)
Tax:
Financial income and expenses - 53 53
Revenue - 71 71
Value adjustments transferred to:
Value adjustments of hedging - 1,535 1,535
Exchange rate adjustments (601) - (601)
Reserves at 1 January 2019 (1,906) 79 (1,827)
Reserves 2019, DKKm reserve reserve reserves
currency
translation
Hedging Total
Foreign

Market risks

We manage market risks to protect Ørsted against market price volatility and ensure stable and robust financial ratios that support our growth strategy as well as protect the value of our assets.

In general, we hedge price exposures for up to five years to reduce cash flow fluctua-

Currency exposure, GBP 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2025, USD 1 July 2020 - 31 December 2036, DKKbn

Energy exposure 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2025, DKKbn

tions. Prices are not hedged in the long term, and therefore our long-term market risks are determined by our strategic decisions on investments in new assets, the conclusion of long-term contracts as well as any divestment of assets.

Our energy and currency exposures for the near term is shown below.

For USD, we manage our risk as a natural time spread between front-end capital expenditures and longend revenue between 1 July 2020 - 31 December 2036.

NTD is not a material risk for the coming five years.

We do not deem EUR to constitute a risk, as we expect Denmark to maintain its fixed exchange-rate policy.

13. Fair value measurement

Assets Liabilities
Fair value hierarchy
DKKm
Inventories Securities Derivatives Derivatives Other
payables
2020
Quoted prices 285 - 8 30 -
Observable input - 12,327 7,476 5,298 -
Non-observable input - - 357 59 -
Total 30 June 2020 285 12,327 7,841 5,387 -
2019
Quoted prices 375 - 7 11 -
Observable input - 25,485 5,058 5,166 -
Non-observable input - - 1,238 470 545
Total 30 June 2019 375 25,485 6,303 5,647 545

Derivatives valued on the basis of

non-observable input, DKKm 2020 2019
Market value at 1 January 236 (2,458)
Value adjustments through profit or loss 240 344
Value adjustments through other
comprehensive income
Sales/redemptions
-
(205)
1,192
(136)
Purchase/issues 27 7
Market value at 30 June before deferred
gain/loss
298 (1,051)
Deferred loss at initial recognition on 1 January - 1,819
Market value at 30 June 298 768

The table shows the movements during the year in the total market value (assets and liabilities) of derivatives valued on the basis of non-observable inputs.

Non-observable inputs per commodity

price input, DKKm 2020 2019
US power prices - 525
Other power prices 63 48
Gas prices 235 195
Total 298 768

After a change in the valuation methodology as of 31 December 2019, US power prices are no longer valued based on significant nonobservable inputs.

The table shows assets and liabilities measured at fair value, split between inputs.

Valuation principles and key assumptions

In order to minimise the use of subjective estimates or modifications of parameters and calculation models, it is our policy to determine fair values based on the external information that most accurately reflects the market values. We use pricing services and benchmark services to increase the data quality.

Market values are determined by the Treasury & Risk Management function which reports to the CFO. The developments in market values is monitored on a continuous basis and are reported to Group Executive Management.

Accounting policy

Quoted prices comprise gas and derivatives that are traded in active markets. Where derivatives are traded in an active market, we generally have daily settlements, for which reason the market value is zero.

Observable input comprises securities and derivatives, for which valuation models with observable inputs are used to measure fair value. The majority of our securities are quoted Danish mortgage or government bonds. Since these are not always traded on a daily basis, we are valuing these based on market interest rates for similar bonds. Non-observable input derivatives comprise primarily long-term contracts on the purchase or sale of power and gas. The fair values are based on assumptions concerning the long-term prices of, power and gas as well as risk premiums in respect of liquidity and market risks. Since there are no active markets for long-term prices, the fair value has been determined through an estimate of the future prices.

Normally, the energy price can be observed for a maximum of five years in the power market, after which an active market no longer exists. Beyond the five-year horizon, the energy price is thus projected on the basis of the observable forward price for year one to five.

All assets and liabilities measured at fair value are measured on a recurring basis.

14. Interest-bearing debt and FFO

Interest-bearing debt and interest-bearing assets
DKKm
30 June
2020
31 December
2019
30 June
2019
Interest-bearing debt:
Bank debt 3,520 3,466 3,519
Bond debt 31,507 33,373 29,116
Total bond and bank debt 35,027 36,839 32,635
Tax equity liability 638 608 572
Lease liability 5,097 5,332 5,074
Other interest-bearing debt 1,690 649 664
Total interest-bearing debt 42,452 43,428 38,945
Interest-bearing assets:
Securities 12,327 16,552 25,485
Cash 6,754 7,148 6,968
Other receivables 1,099 1,781 823
Receivables in connection with divestments - 717 689
Total interest-bearing assets 20,180 26,198 33,965
Total interest-bearing net debt 22,272 17,230 4,980
Market value of bond and bank debt

The market values of bond and bank debts amounted to DKK 38.4 billion and DKK 3.7 billion, respectively, at 30 June 2020.

Interest-bearing net debt totalled DKK 22,272 million as of 30 June 2020, which was an increase of DKK 5,042 million relative to 31 December 2019. The increase was driven by a decrease in interestbearing assets of DKK 6,018 million. In addition, interest-bearing debt decreased by DKK 976 million, which mainly related to the repayment of short-term repo debt and a decrease in bond debt due to the drop in GBP/DKK exchange rates, reducing the amount to be repaid in DKK.

Funds from operations (FFO) LTM1
DKKm
30 June
2020
31 December
2019
30 June
2019
EBITDA - business performance 18,489 17,484 30,186 The table shows
Interest expenses, net (1,849) (1,312) (889) which items are
Interest expenses, leasing (97) (171) (76) included in funds
from operations
Reversal of interest expenses
transferred to assets
(377) (344) (428) (FFO).
FFO is calculated
Interest element of
decommissioning obligations
(220) (212) (209) for the continuing
operations.
50% of coupon payments on
hybrid capital
(278) (279) (273)
Calculated interest paid on
operating lease obligations
- - 76
Adjusted interest expenses, net (2,821) (2,318) (1,799)
Reversal of gain (loss) on divestment
of assets
(878) 101 (15,367)
Reversal of recognised operating
lease payment in profit (loss)
for the year
- - 376
Total current tax (6,437) (5,799) (3,186)
Funds from operations (FFO) 8,353 9,468 10,210
Last 12 months
1
which items are
included in funds
from operations
(FFO).
FFO is calculated
for the continuing
operations.
Adjusted interest-bearing net debt
DKKm
30 June
2020
31 December
2019
30 June
2019
Total interest-bearing net debt 22,272 17,230 4,980 The table shows
50% of hybrid capital 6,616 6,616 6,619 which items are
Cash and securities not available for
distribution, excluding repo loans
Decommissioning obligations
1,628
6,490
1,437
6,158
1,094
5,781
included in the
adjusted interest
bearing debt as
Deferred tax on decommissioning
obligations
(900) (866) (719) well as FFO
relative to
adjusted interest
Total adjusted interest-bearing
net debt
36,106 30,575 17,755 bearing debt.
Funds from operations (FFO)/
adjusted interest-bearing net debt
30 June
2020
31 December
2019
30 June
2019
Funds from operations (FFO)/
adjusted interest-bearing net debt
23.1% 31.0% 57.5%

Statement by the Executive Board and the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors and the Executive Board have today considered and approved the interim financial report of Ørsted A/S for the period 1 January - 30 June 2020.

The interim financial report, which has not been audited or reviewed by the company's independent auditors, has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the EU and

additional requirements in the Danish Financial Statements Act. The accounting policies remain unchanged from the annual report for 2019.

In our opinion, the interim financial report gives a true and fair view of the Group's assets, liabilities, and financial position at 30 June 2020 and of the results of the Group's operations and cash flows for the period

1 January - 30 June 2020.

Furthermore, in our opinion, the management's review gives a fair presentation of the development in the Group's operations and financial circumstances, of the results for the period, and of the overall financial position of the Group as well as a description of the most significant risks and elements of uncertainty facing the Group.

Over and above the disclosures in the interim financial report, no changes in the Group's most significant risks and uncertainties have occurred relative to the disclosures in the annual report for 2019.

Skærbæk, 12 August 2020

Executive Board

Henrik Poulsen Marianne Wiinholt
President and CEO CFO

Board of Directors

Thomas Thune Andersen
Chairman
Lene Skole
Deputy Chairman
Lynda Armstrong
Jørgen Kildahl Peter Korsholm Dieter Wemmer
Hanne Sten Andersen* Poul Dreyer* Benny Gøbel* *Employee representative

Forward-looking statements

Forward-looking statements

This report contains certain forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the statements and expectations contained in the 'Outlook' section of this report (p. 7). Statements herein, other than statements of historical facts, regarding our future results related to operations, financial condition, cash flows, business strategy, plans and future objectives are forward-looking statements. Words such as 'targets', 'believe', 'expect', 'aim', 'intend', 'plan', 'seek', 'will', 'may', 'should' 'anticipate', 'continue', 'predict' or variations of these words as well as other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts or regarding future events or prospects, constitute forward-looking statements.

We have based these forward-looking statements on our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These views involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in the forward-looking statements and from our past performance. Although, we believe that the estimates and projections reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, they may prove materially incorrect, and actual results may materially differ due to a variety of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, market risks, development and construction of assets, changes in temperature, wind conditions, wake and blockage effects, precipitation levels, the development in power, coal, carbon, gas, oil, currency, and interest rate markets, changes in legislation, regulations

or standards, the renegotiation of contracts, changes in the competitive environment in our markets, security of supply, cable break-downs, or other disruptions. Read more about the risks in the chapter 'Risk and risk management' and in note 7 of the annual report 2019 available at www.orsted.com.

Unless required by law, we are under no duty and undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement after the distribution of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.