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GRP Greencoat Renewables Plc

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Greencoat Renewables PLC Interim Results to 30 June 2019 (0407M)

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Greencoat Renewables PLC

12 September 2019

Greencoat Renewables PLC

Interim Results to 30 June 2019

Dublin, London | 12 September 2019: Greencoat Renewables PLC ("Greencoat Renewables" or the "Company"), the renewable infrastructure company invested in euro-dominated assets, is pleased to announce its Interim Results for the six month period ended 30 June 2019.

Highlights

   --     The Group's investments generated 555.9GWh of electricity, 5 per cent. below budget. 

-- Net cash generation (Group and wind farm SPVs) was EUR27.1 million (gross of SPV level debt repayment).

-- In March 2019, the Group made a further investment in Cloosh Valley increasing GAV to EUR954.6 million as at 30 June 2019. In September 2019, the Group agreed to acquire Gortahile wind farm increasing net generating capacity to 431MW.

-- Issuance of 140 million ordinary shares in an oversubscribed placing raising EUR147.7 million.

   --     The Company declared total dividends of 3.015 cent per share with respect to the period. 

-- EUR416.5 million of outstanding borrowings as at 30 June 2019, equivalent to 44 per cent. of GAV.

Commenting on today's results, Ronan Murphy, Non-Executive Chairman of Greencoat Renewables, said:

"I am pleased to announce strong 6 months results for Greencoat Renewables which also saw the generating portfolio grow and diversify, continued robust dividend cover, and another oversubscribed equity placing.

The outlook for the business remains positive, with an attractive pipeline of growth opportunities in Ireland, and the ability to make opportunistic acquisitions elsewhere in Europe. I would like to thank our new and existing shareholders for their strong support and the Board looks forward to the Company continuing to grow."

Key Metrics

As at 30 June 2019:

 
 Market Capitalisation                   EUR582.4 million 
 Share price                             112.0 cent 
 Dividends with respect to the period    EUR15.7 million 
 Dividends with respect to the period    3.015 cent 
  per share 
 GAV                                     EUR954.6 million 
 NAV                                     EUR538.2 million 
 NAV per share                           103.5 cent 
 

Details of the conference call for analysts and investors:

A conference call for analysts and investors will be held at 10.00 am BST today, 12 September 2019. To register for the call please contact FTI Consulting on +353 1 765 0800, or by email at greencoat@fticonsulting.com.

Presentation materials will be posted on the Company's website, www.greencoat-renewables.com from 7.00 am.

For further details contact:

 
Greencoat Capital LLP (Investment Manager) 
Bertrand Gautier 
 Paul O' Donnell 
 Tom Rayner                                            +44 20 7832 9400 
FTI Consulting (Investor Relations & Media) 
Jonathan Neilan                                        +353 1 765 0886 
Melanie Farrell                                        greencoat@fticonsulting.com 
Davy (Broker, NOMAD and Euronext Growth Adviser) 
 Fergal Meegan 
 Barry Murphy 
 Ronan Veale                                             +353 1 679 6363 
RBC Capital Markets (Joint Broker) 
 Matthew Coakes 
 Jonathan Hardy                                        +44 20 7653 4000 
 

About Greencoat Renewables PLC

Greencoat Renewables PLC is an investor in euro denominated renewable energy infrastructure assets. Governed by a strong and experienced independent board, it is focused on the acquisition and management of operating wind farms in Ireland. It is managed by an experienced team at Greencoat Capital LLP, a leading European renewable investment manager with over EUR4 billion of assets under management across a number of funds in wind and solar infrastructure.

At a Glance

Summary

Greencoat Renewables PLC is a sector-focused listed renewable infrastructure company, investing in renewable electricity generation assets, with an initial focus on wind assets in Ireland. The Company's aim is to provide investors with an annual dividend that increases progressively whilst growing the capital value of its investment portfolio in the long term through reinvestment of excess cash flow and the prudent use of portfolio leverage.

Highlights

   --     The Group's investments generated 555.9GWh of electricity, 5 per cent. below budget. 

-- Net cash generation (Group and wind farm SPVs) was EUR27.1 million(1) (gross of SPV level debt repayment).

-- In March 2019, the Group made a further investment in Cloosh Valley increasing GAV to EUR954.6 million as at 30 June 2019. In September 2019, the Group agreed to acquire Gortahile wind farm increasing net generating capacity to 431MW.

-- Issuance of 140 million ordinary shares in an oversubscribed placing raising EUR147.7 million.

   --     The Company declared total dividends of 3.015 cent per share with respect to the period. 

-- EUR416.5 million of outstanding borrowings as at 30 June 2019, equivalent to 44 per cent. of GAV.

(1) Net cash generation was EUR23.4 million net of SPV level debt repayment

Key Metrics

 
 
                                                              As at 
                                                       30 June 2019 
------------------------------------------------  ----------------- 
 Market capitalisation                             EUR582.4 million 
 Share price                                             112.0 cent 
 Dividends with respect to the period               EUR15.7 million 
 Dividends with respect to the period per share          3.015 cent 
 GAV                                               EUR954.6 million 
 NAV                                               EUR538.2 million 
 NAV per share                                           103.5 cent 
------------------------------------------------  ----------------- 
 

Chairman's Statement

I am pleased to present the Interim Report of Greencoat Renewables PLC for the six months ended 30 June 2019. The period saw the Company continue to execute on its growth strategy, evidenced by the successful placing of 140 million new shares, raising EUR148 million of equity in an oversubscribed issuance. I would like to thank our new and existing shareholders for their continued support.

Over the past 2 years since listing, the Company has become one of the largest owners of onshore wind assets in Ireland and has successfully positioned itself to take advantage of the increasing Irish and European secondary market opportunities, whilst continuing to deliver target returns to investors.

Performance

The portfolio generated 555.9GWh in the first half of the year, 5 per cent below budget. Both asset availability and wind resource were broadly on budget for the period, with higher than expected grid curtailment, specifically in the south west region, responsible for lower performance.

Due to the contracted payments under the REFIT regime, there is no exposure to wholesale power price fluctuations and, accordingly net cash generated by the Group and wind farm SPVs was EUR27.1 million(1) , providing strong dividend cover of 2.0x(1) during the period.

The past 6 months have also seen significant consolidation of the portfolio following a period of significant growth last year and a primary focus on integrating new outsourced asset managers for investments made in 2018.

(1) Net cash generation and dividend cover are gross of SPV level debt repayment were EUR23.4 million and 1.7x net of SPV level debt repayment

Dividend

The target dividend for 2019 was set at 6.03c per share with declared dividends for the period totalling 3.015 cent per share.

NAV per share increased slightly in the period from 103.4 cent per share at 31 December 2018 to 103.5 cent per share at 30 June 2019.

Acquisitions and Equity Raising

The past 2 years has been a period of sustained growth and the net generating capacity stood at 411MW at 30 June 2019, effectively triple the size of the initial seed portfolio at IPO and has resulted in diversification in Ireland.

During the period, the Group invested EUR72 million (excluding acquired cash, including acquisition costs and including the Group's proportionate increase in SPV level debt), to increase its share of Cloosh Valley by 25% to 75%.

On 11 September 2019, the Group announced its agreement to acquire the 20MW Gortahile wind farm from Glennmont Partners. Gortahile, located in Co. Laois, consists of 8 Nordex N90 turbines and increases the portfolio's net generating capacity to 431MW.

The portfolio now benefits from a weighted average 11 years of secured pricing with all of the wind farm SPVs contracted under the REFIT 1 and REFIT 2 schemes.

In order to support its continuing growth, the Company issued 140 million new shares, in March 2019, raising gross proceeds of EUR148 million in an oversubscribed and NAV-accretive share placing. The Board was pleased with the results of this placing, completing the 250 million share issuance programme that was launched in July 2018.

Gearing

At the start of the period, Group borrowings amounted to EUR490.7 million (56 per cent. of GAV). Following the further investment in Cloosh Valley and equity issuance in the period, as at 30 June 2019 Group borrowings amounted to EUR416.5 million equating to 44 per cent. of GAV.

The Group's policy is to keep overall Group level borrowings at a prudent level (limited to 60 per cent. of GAV) in order to reduce risk, while ensuring that the Group is always at least fully invested, thus using shareholders' capital efficiently.

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

As detailed in the Company's Annual Report for the year to 31 December 2018, the principal risks and uncertainties affecting the Group are unchanged:

   --     dependence on the Investment Manager; 
   --     Brexit risk; 
   --     regulatory risk; 
   --     financing risk; and 
   --     risk of investment returns becoming unattractive. 

Also, as detailed in the Company's Annual Report for the year to 31 December 2018, the principal risks and uncertainties affecting the investee companies are as follows:

   --     changes in government policy on renewable energy; 
   --     a decline in the market price of electricity after the REFIT period; 
   --     risk of low wind resource; 
   --     lower than expected lifespan of the wind turbines; 
   --     risk of market structure change; and 
   --     health and safety and the environment. 

Further information in relation to these principal risks and uncertainties, which are unchanged from 31 December 2018 and remain the most likely to affect the Group in the second half of the year, may be found on pages 20 - 22 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Outlook

The Irish wind market remains a very attractive jurisdiction for investment with both a stable and supportive regulatory regime and broad public support. In the first half of 2019, wind generation delivered approximately 32% of the country's electricity, and will remain the dominant renewable technology as Ireland continues towards achieving its target of 40% renewable electricity generation by 2020.

Beyond 2020, The Irish Government's recently announced Climate Action Policy committed the country to generating 70% of electricity from renewables by 2030. This is expected to create more than EUR12 billion of further investment opportunities and it is expected that the majority of this new capacity will be delivered under the new RESS, a competitive auction structure for CFD support, with such auctions expected to commence in 2020 and run until 2026. The Board continue to view the Irish wind market as an attractive market for further investment.

From July 2019, the Group is able to consider investment opportunities in other EU jurisdictions in line with our investment policy. Investments outside of Ireland provide further diversification of generation resource from renewables, and give the Group access to a considerably larger pool of assets from which to seek best value. Many of these assets are owned by parties with whom the Investment Manager has strong existing relationships and provides the opportunity for bilateral transactions. The Group's position is further improved by the absence of currency risk when acquiring assets in Europe.

The Board is supportive of value-accretive growth through further wind farm investments, and such acquisitions will be in the shareholders' interest:

   --     providing additional economies of scale at Group level; 
   --     supporting diversification of both geographic and technological exposure; 
   --     increasing market power with service providers and asset sellers; and 
   --     increasing liquidity in our shares. 

The Board remains confident in the Company's outlook for the future, and in the disciplined approach of the Investment Manager to possible future acquisitions and the continued careful management of the existing portfolio.

Sustainability

Sustainability is central to all that the Group does and we recognise that investing responsibly is critical to our performance and growth over the longer term. Given the nature of our business, our most significant impact is the displacement of carbon generation and we are extremely proud to generate sufficient carbon-free electricity to power c.240,000 homes.

Our commitment to a sustainable future extends beyond our wind farms and the renewable energy they generate. We strive to operate in a responsible and sustainable manner for the benefit of all of our stakeholders, and aim to be a best-in-class partner for our investors, joint venture partners, neighbours, and customers.

Corporate Governance

The Board intends to appoint an additional non-executive Director to further enhance the skill and experience of the existing Board. I am pleased to report that the search is now well progressed, and we are hoping to announce the appointment of a new member in the foreseeable future.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the Board is very pleased with the significant progress that the Company has achieved in the first half of 2019. I would like to thank my fellow Directors, Emer Gilvarry and Kevin McNamara, for their continued support and advice during the year. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the substantial role of the Investment Manager, which contributed significantly to all of our successes in this period.

Rónán Murphy

Chairman

9 September 2019

Investment Manager's Report

Information about Investment Manager

The Investment Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company's investment portfolio in accordance with the Company's investment objective and policy, subject to the overall supervision of the Board.

The Investment Manager is an experienced manager of renewable infrastructure assets and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Investment Portfolio

The Group's investment portfolio as at 30 June 2019 consisted of SPVs which hold the following underlying operating wind farms:

 
 
 Wind Farms       Turbines    Operator         PPA               Total   Ownership     Net 
                                                                    MW       Stake      MW 
---------------  ----------  ---------------  ----------------  ------  ----------  ------ 
 Ballybane        Enercon     MOS Group        Energia            48.3        100%    48.3 
 Cloosh Valley    Siemens     SSE              SSE               108.0         75%    81.0 
 Garranereagh     Enercon     Statkraft        Bord Gáis      9.2        100%     9.2 
 Glanaruddery     Vestas      EnergyPro        Supplier Lite      36.3        100%    36.3 
 Killhills        Enercon     SSE              Brookfield         36.8        100%    36.8 
 Knockacummer     Nordex      SSE              Brookfield        100.0        100%   100.0 
                                               Naturgy / 
 Knocknalour      Enercon     Wind Prospect     Energia            9.2        100%     9.2 
 Lisdowney        Enercon     EnergyPro        Naturgy             9.2        100%     9.2 
 Monaincha        Nordex      Statkraft        Bord Gáis     36.0        100%    36.0 
 Raheenleagh      Siemens     ESB              ESB                35.2         50%    17.6 
 Sliabh Bawn      Siemens     Wind Prospect    Supplier Lite      64.0         25%    16.0 
 Tullynamoyle 
  II              Enercon     Cabragh          Bord Gáis     11.5        100%    11.5 
---------------  ----------  ---------------  ----------------  ------  ----------  ------ 
 Total                                                                               411.1 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ------ 
 

Portfolio Performance

Portfolio generation for the six months ended 30 June 2019 was 555.9GWh, 5 per cent. below budget, primarily due to higher than expected curtailment.

Our assessment, aligned with that of our independent consultants, is that the high curtailment and constraint in the period was an anomaly and was primarily due to a forced outage of a 220kV to 400kV grid transformer at Moneypoint impeding the electricity flows in periods of high wind in the south west of Ireland. It is expected that the transformer will be replaced later this year.

Health and safety

There were no major incidents in the period ended 30 June 2019. Health and safety audits were conducted across 5 sites during the period by an independent consultant. No material areas of concern were identified.

Acquisitions

On 28 March 2019, the Group made a further investment in Cloosh Valley for EUR72 million (including acquisition costs, excluding acquired cash) to increase ownership to 75%. This also includes increasing the Group's share of SPV level debt by EUR40.8m.

On 10 September 2019, the Group announced its agreement to acquire the 20MW Gortahile wind farm from Glennmont Partners. Gortahile, located in Co. Laois, consists of 8 Nordex N90 turbines and increases the portfolio's net generating capacity to 431MW.

Financial Performance

Dividend cover for the six months ended 30 June 2019 was 1.7x net of SPV level debt repayment or 2.0x gross of SPV level debt repayment.

Cash balances (Group and wind farm SPVs) increased by EUR5.1m to EUR46.4m over the period.

 
 Group and wind farm SPV cash flows                   For the six months ended 
                                                                  30 June 2019 
                                                         Net (1)     Gross (1) 
                                                         EUR 000       EUR 000 
 
 Net cash generation (2)                                  23,417        27,134 
 Dividends paid                                         (13,539)      (13,539) 
 
 SPV Capex & PSO Cashflow (3)                            (3,625)       (3,625) 
 SPV level debt repayment                                      -       (3,717) 
 
 Acquisitions (4)                                       (30,726)      (30,726) 
 Acquisition costs                                       (4,457)       (4,457) 
 
 Equity issuance                                         147,700       147,700 
 Equity issuance costs                                   (2,443)       (2,443) 
 
 Net repayment under debt facilities                   (111,031)     (111,031) 
 Upfront finance costs                                     (196)         (196) 
 
 Movement in cash (Group and wind farm SPVs)               5,100         5,100 
 Opening cash balance (Group and wind farm SPVs)          41,275        41,275 
 Ending cash balance (Group and wind farm SPVs)           46,375        46,375 
 
 Net cash generation                                      23,417        27,134 
 Dividends                                                13,539        13,539 
 Dividend cover                                             1.7x          2.0x 
 
 

(1) The dividend cover tables above are shown as two scenarios: the first reflects cash generation net of the Group's share of SPV level debt repayment at Cloosh Valley, Raheenleagh and Sliabh Bawn, and the second shows the gross cash generation.

(2) Net cash generation has been adjusted to remove EUR3.2m of REFIT revenue accrued in November 2018 that was received later than contracted in January 2019

(3) Cashflows reflect residual capital expenditure from acquired SPVs (covered by the vendor of the SPVs) plus REFIT working capital movements with the PSO relating to wind farm SPVs.

(4) Acquisition consideration is net of the acquired SPV cash.

 
                                      For the six months ended 
 Net Cash Generation - Breakdown                  30 June 2019 
---------------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                             Net         Gross 
                                         EUR'000       EUR'000 
 
 Revenue (1)                              47,622        47,622 
 Operating expenses                     (12,770)      (12,770) 
 Tax / VAT                                   168           168 
---------------------------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Wind farm operating cashflow             35,020        35,020 
 SPV level debt interest                 (2,015)       (2,015) 
 SPV level debt repayment                (3,717)             - 
---------------------------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Wind farm cashflow                       29,288        33,005 
 
 Management fee                          (1,999)       (1,999) 
 Operating expenses                        (929)         (929) 
 Ongoing finance costs                   (2,751)       (2,751) 
 VAT                                       (265)         (265) 
 Other                                        73            73 
---------------------------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Group cashflow                          (5,871)       (5,871) 
 
 Net cash generation                      23,417        27,134 
---------------------------------  -------------  ------------ 
 

(1) Cash revenue has been adjusted to exclude EUR3.2m of REFIT revenue that was received in January 2019 that related to November 2018.

 
                                                                                       For the six months ended 
 Net Cash Generation - Reconciliation to Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities                  30 June 2019 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                                                             Net          Gross 
                                                                                         EUR'000        EUR'000 
 
 Net cash flows from operating activities (1)                                              4,459          4,459 
 Movement in cash balances of wind farm SPVs                                            6,977(2)      10,694(3) 
 Repayment of shareholder loan investment (1)                                             14,733         14,733 
 Finance costs (1)                                                                       (2,948)        (2,948) 
 Upfront finance costs (cash) (4)                                                            196            196 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Net cash generation                                                                      23,417         27,134 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 

(1) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(2) EUR7,077k movement in cash balances of SPVs (note 8 to the Financial Statements - excludes acquired cash) less EUR100k other working capital at wind farm SPV level

(3) EUR7,077k movement in cash balances of SPVs (note 8 to the Financial Statements - excludes acquired cash) less EUR100k other working capital at wind farm SPV level plus EUR3,717k repayment of SPV level debt

(4) EUR44k other facility fees (note 12 to the Financial Statements) plus the EUR152k decrease in other finance costs payable (note 11 to the Financial Statements).

A dividend of EUR5.7 million (1.5 cent per share) was paid on the 28 February 2019 with respect to the quarter ended 31 December 2018. Following the issuance of 140 million new shares in March 2019, a dividend of EUR7.8m (1.5075 cent per share) was paid on the 30 May 2019 with respect to the quarter ended 31 March 2019.

A further dividend of EUR7.8m (1.5075 cent per share) was paid on the 29 August 2019 with respect to the quarter ended 30 June 2019.

The share price at 30 June 2019 was 112.0 cent, representing an 8.2 per cent. premium to NAV.

 
                                          cent per share 
 
 NAV at 31 December 2018                           103.4 
 Less February 2019 dividend                       (1.5) 
 NAV at 31 December 2018 (ex dividend)             101.9 
 
 NAV at 30 June 2019                               103.5 
 Less August 2019 dividend                         (1.5) 
 NAV at 30 June 2019 (ex dividend)                 102.0 
 
 Movement in NAV (ex dividend)                       0.1 
 

Reconciliation of Statutory Net Assets to Reported NAV

 
                                                        As at               As at 
                                                 30 June 2019    31 December 2018 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
                                                      EUR'000             EUR'000 
 
 DCF valuation                                        911,686             852,940 
 Shareholder loan interest receivable                   4,371               3,993 
 Other relevant liabilities (wind farm SPVs)          (4,097)             (9,109) 
 Cash (wind farm SPVs)                                 45,317              38,239 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Fair value of investments (1)                        957,277             886,063 
 Cash (Group)                                           1,058               3,036 
 Other relevant liabilities                           (3,700)             (5,621) 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 GAV                                                  954,635             883,478 
 Aggregate Group Debt (2)                           (416,478)           (490,695) 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 NAV                                                  538,157             392,783 
 
 Reconciling items (3)                                  1,237               1,171 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Statutory net assets                                 539,394             393,954 
 
 Shares in issue                                  520,000,000         380,000,000 
 NAV per share (cent)                                   103.5               103.4 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 

(1) The fair value of investments are shown gross of EUR165.5 million debt and swap fair values held at wind farm SPV level that are not included in the equivalent figure in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

(2) Aggregate Group Debt reflects EUR251.0 million relating to amounts drawn under the Group's revolving credit facility, consistent with the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, and EUR165.5 million of debt and swap fair values held at wind farm SPV level.

(3) The other reconciling item reflects a deferred tax asset in Holdco.

Gearing

As at 30 June 2019, the Group and wind farm SPVs had EUR416.5 million of debt outstanding, equating to 43.6 per cent. of GAV. This debt relates to the amounts drawn under the Group's revolving credit facility as well the Group's proportionate share of long-term project finance debt (including the fair value of associated interest rate swaps) within Cloosh Valley, Raheenleagh and Sliabh Bawn.

In March 2019, the Group made a EUR111.0m repayment of its revolving credit facility utilising net proceeds from its oversubscribed share placing leaving EUR251.0m drawn under the facility (26.3 per cent. of GAV).

Outlook

Irish Wind Market

The Irish wind market remains a very attractive jurisdiction with both a stable and supportive regulatory regime.

The build out of REFIT 2 has continued strongly, with the total market for operating wind farms in Ireland expected to reach EUR8 billion by 2020. Beyond this, there is expected to be more than EUR12 billion of further investment opportunities in Ireland due to the recent Government announcement on the Climate Action Policy and the commitment to generate 70 per cent. of electricity from renewables by 2030. These opportunities are expected to include an increase in the capacity of onshore wind to c. 8GW, as well as c. 3.5GW of offshore wind and 1.5GW of solar PV, which previously weren't eligible for government subsidies.

Ireland is experiencing fast growth in the demand for electricity, particularly from the development of a substantial number of datacentres, which are seeking to use solely renewable energy in their operation. The government expects to see a growing number of large corporate entities seeking to enter into long term Corporate PPA electricity contracts.

Potential Market Entry into Continental Europe

From July 2019, the Group is able to explore investment opportunities in Northern European countries such as Belgium, Finland, France, Germany and the Netherlands. We are currently reviewing a number of these opportunities and are looking to leverage off the strong relationships we have with advisors and asset owners on the continent.

The outlook for the Group continues to remain very positive, with robust operational and financial performance from the existing portfolio combined with a healthy pipeline of further attractive investment opportunities.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

 
                                                 For the six months ended             For the six months 
                                                             30 June 2019             ended 30 June 2018 
                                     Notes                        EUR'000                        EUR'000 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
 
      Return on investments            3                           20,147                         17,005 
      Other income                                                     37                            185 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
      Total income and gains                                       20,184                         17,190 
 
      Operating expenses               4                          (3,188)                        (1,827) 
      Investment acquisition 
       costs                                                        (234)                        (1,553) 
 
      Operating profit                                             16,762                         13,810 
 
      Finance expense                 12                          (3,052)                        (2,112) 
 
      Profit for period 
       before taxation                                             13,710                         11,698 
 
      Taxation                         5                                -                              - 
 
      Profit for period after 
       taxation                                                    13,710                         11,698 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
 
      Earnings per share 
-----------------------------  -----------  -----------------------------  ----------------------------- 
      Basic and diluted 
       earnings from 
       continuing operations 
       in the period (cent)            6                             3.00                           4.33 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (unaudited)

As at 30 June 2019

 
                                                               30 June   31 December 
                                                     Notes        2019          2018 
                                                               EUR'000       EUR'000 
--------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Non-current assets 
 Investments at fair value through profit or loss      8       791,798       757,399 
--------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ------------ 
                                                               791,798       757,399 
 
 Current assets 
 Receivables                                          10         1,834         3,486 
 Cash and cash equivalents                                       1,058         3,036 
--------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ------------ 
                                                                 2,892         6,522 
 Current Liabilities 
 Payables                                             11       (4,296)       (7,936) 
--------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ------------ 
 Net current liabilities                                       (1,404)       (1,414) 
 
 Non current liabilities 
 Loans and borrowings                                 12     (251,000)     (362,031) 
 
 Net assets                                                    539,394       393,954 
--------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Capital and reserves 
 Called up share capital                              14         5,200         3,800 
 Share premium account                                14       263,878       120,009 
 Other distributable reserves                                  215,614       229,153 
 Retained earnings                                              54,702        40,992 
--------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ------------ 
 Total shareholders' funds                                     539,394       393,954 
--------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Net asset per share (cent)                           15         103.7         103.7 
--------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ------------ 
 

Authorised for issue by the Board on 11 September 2019 and signed on its behalf by:

   Rónán Murphy                                     Kevin McNamara 
   Chairman                                                       Director 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (unaudited)

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

 
                                                                                  Other 
                                                                          distributable 
  For the six months              Note   Share capital   Share premium         reserves   Retained earnings      Total 
 ended 30 June 2019                            EUR'000         EUR'000          EUR'000             EUR'000    EUR'000 
-------------------------------  -----  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Opening net assets 
  attributable to shareholders 
  (1 January 2019)                               3,800         120,009          229,153              40,992    393,954 
 Issue of share capital            14            1,400         146,300                -                   -    147,700 
 Share issue costs                 14                -         (2,431)                -                   -    (2,431) 
 Profit and total comprehensive 
  income for the period                              -               -                -              13,710     13,710 
 Interim dividends paid in the 
  period                           7                 -               -         (13,539)                   -   (13,539) 
 Closing net assets 
  attributable to shareholders                   5,200         263,878          215,614              54,702    539,394 
-------------------------------  -----  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------------  --------- 
 
 
                                                                                  Other 
                                                                          distributable 
 For the six months               Note   Share capital   Share premium         reserves   Retained earnings      Total 
 ended 30 June 2018                            EUR'000         EUR'000          EUR'000             EUR'000    EUR'000 
-------------------------------  -----  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Opening net assets 
  attributable to shareholders 
  (1 January 2018)                               2,700          11,958          250,000             (2,572)    262,086 
 Share issue costs                                   -             (7)                -                   -        (7) 
 Profit and total comprehensive 
  income for the period                              -               -                -              11,698     11,698 
 Interim dividends paid in the 
  period                           7                 -               -         (11,097)                   -   (11,097) 
 Closing net assets 
  attributable to shareholders                   2,700          11,951          238,903               9,126    262,680 
-------------------------------  -----  --------------  --------------  ---------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

After taking account of cumulative unrealised gains of EUR68,765,871 (30 June 2018: EUR21,254,560), the total reserves distributable by way of a dividend as at 30 June 2019 EUR201,550,071 (30 June 2018: EUR226,774,898).

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

For the six months ended 30 June 2019

 
                                                                   For the six months ended   For the six months ended 
                                                            Note               30 June 2019               30 June 2018 
                                                                                    EUR'000                    EUR'000 
---------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
 
 Net cash flows from operating activities                    16                       4,459                      4,423 
 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 Acquisition of investments                                                        (34,452)                  (131,486) 
 Investment acquisition costs                                                       (4,457)                      (982) 
 Repayment of shareholder loan investments                   8                     14,733                        4,120 
---------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
 Net cash flows from investing activities                                          (24,176)                  (128,348) 
 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 Issue of share capital                                      14                     147,700                          - 
 Amounts drawn down on loan instruments                                                   -                    127,061 
 Amounts repaid on loan instruments                          12                   (111,031)                          - 
 Payment of share issue costs                                                       (2,443)                      (121) 
 Dividends paid                                              7                     (13,539)                   (11,097) 
 Finance costs                                                                      (2,948)                    (1,494) 
---------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
 Net cash flows from financing activities                                            17,739                    114,349 
 
 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the 
  period                                                                            (1,978)                    (9,576) 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                     3,036                     14,794 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period                                   1,058                      5,218 
---------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   1.    Significant accounting policies 

Basis of accounting

The condensed consolidated nancial statements included in this Interim Report have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting".

IFRS 16 'Leases' became effective for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019. As the Group's investments are held at fair value through profit or loss and leases are held at SPV level, the introduction of IFRS 16 has not had a material impact on the reported results and financial position of the Group.

The interim nancial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS to the extent that they have been adopted by the EU and with those parts of the Companies Act 2014 (including amendments by the Companies (Accounting) Act 2017) applicable to companies under IFRS. The nancial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modi ed for the measurement of certain nancial instruments at fair value through pro t or loss.

These nancial statements are presented in Euro ("EUR") which is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group operates and are rounded to the nearest thousand, unless otherwise stated.

These condensed nancial statements do not include all information and disclosures required in the annual nancial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group's consolidated annual nancial statements as of 31 December 2018. The audited annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 have been delivered to the Companies Registration Office. The audit report thereon was unmodi ed.

Review

The Interim Report has not been audited or formally reviewed by the Company's Auditor in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) (Ireland) or International Standards on Review Engagements (ISREs). However, it has been subject to a limited review of the Interim Financial Statements by the Company's Auditor.

Going concern

After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the interim nancial statements.

Segmental reporting

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, has been identified as the Board of Directors, as a whole.

The key measure of performance used by the Board to assess the Group's performance and to allocate resources is the total return on the Group's net assets, as calculated under IFRS, and therefore no reconciliation is required between the measure of profit or loss used by the Board and that contained in the consolidated financial statements.

For management purposes, the Group is organised into one main operating segment, which invests in wind farm assets. All of the Group's income is generated within Ireland. All of the Group's non-current assets are located in Ireland.

Seasonal and cyclical variations

The Group's results do not vary signi cantly during reporting periods as a result of seasonal activity.

   2.   Investment management fees 

Under the terms of the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Manager is entitled to a management fee from the Company, which is calculated quarterly in arrears and remains at 1 per cent. of NAV per annum on that part of NAV up to and including EUR1 billion, as disclosed on page 49 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Investment management fees paid or accrued in the period were as follows:

 
                                                                      For the six months ended 
                              For the six months ended 30 June 2019               30 June 2018 
                                                            EUR'000                    EUR'000 
---------------------------  --------------------------------------  ------------------------- 
 Investment management fee                                    2,415                      1,296 
---------------------------  --------------------------------------  ------------------------- 
 Total                                                        2,415                      1,296 
---------------------------  --------------------------------------  ------------------------- 
 

As at 30 June 2019, total amounts payable to the Investment Manager were EUR1,343,998 (31 December 2018: EUR928,073).

   3.   Return on investments 
 
                                                              For the six months ended   For the six months ended 
                                                                          30 June 2019               30 June 2018 
                                                                               EUR'000                    EUR'000 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
 Unrealised movement in fair value of investments (note 8)                      14,301                     13,553 
 Interest on shareholder loan investments received                               5,846                      3,452 
                                                                                20,147                     17,005 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
 
   4.   Operating expenses 
 
 
                                                       For the six months ended    For the six months ended 
                                                                   30 June 2019                30 June 2018 
                                                                        EUR'000                     EUR'000 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------- 
 Investment management fee (note 2)                                       2,415                       1,296 
 Other expenses                                                             476                         318 
 Group administration fees                                                  157                          84 
 Non-executive Directors' fees                                              100                         100 
 Fees to the Company's Auditor: 
   for audit of the statutory financial statements                           37                          25 
   for other audit related services                                           3                           4 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------- 
                                                                          3,188                       1,827 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------- 
 

The fees to the Company's auditor includes EUR3,000 (2018: EUR4,000) payable in relation to a limited review of these interim financial statements, and estimated accruals apportioned across the year for the audit of the statutory financial statements.

   5.    Taxation 

Taxable income during the period was offset by management expenses and the tax charge for the period ended 30 June 2019 is EURnil (30 June 2018: EURnil). The Group has tax losses carried forward available to offset against current and future profits as at 30 June 2019 of EUR505,879 (30 June 2018: EUR108,219).

   6.    Earnings per share 
 
                                                                        For the six months 
                                                                                     ended    For the six months ended 
                                                                              30 June 2019                30 June 2018 
---------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------------- 
 Profit attributable to equity holders of the Company - EUR'000                     13,710                      11,698 
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue                           457,348,066                 270,000,000 
---------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------------- 
 Basic and diluted earnings from continuing operations in the period 
  (cent)                                                                              3.00                        4.33 
---------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -------------------------- 
 
   7.    Dividends declared with respect to the period 
 
                                                  Dividend per 
 Interim dividends paid during the period                share   Total dividend 
 ended 30 June 2019                                       cent          EUR'000 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------- 
 With respect to the quarter ended 31 December 
  2018                                                  1.5000            5,700 
 With respect to the quarter ended 31 March 
  2019                                                  1.5075            7,839 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------- 
                                                        3.0075           13,539 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------- 
 
 Interim dividends declared after 30 June         Dividend per 
  2019 and                                               share   Total dividend 
 not accrued in the period                                cent          EUR'000 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------- 
 With respect to the quarter ended 30 June 
  2019                                                  1.5075            7,839 
----------------------------------------------- 
                                                        1.5075            7,839 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------- 
 

As disclosed in note 18, on 25 July 2019, the Board approved a dividend of 1.5075 cent per share in relation to the quarter ended 30 June 2019, bringing total dividends declared with respect to the period to 3.015 cent per share. The record date for the dividend was 2 August 2019 and the payment date was 29 August 2019.

   8.    Investments at fair value through profit or loss 
 
                                                                      Equity 
 For the period ended 30 June 2019                         Loans    interest      Total 
                                                         EUR'000     EUR'000    EUR'000 
-----------------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 Opening balance                                         419,016     338,383    757,399 
 Additions                                                 2,895      31,557     34,452 
 Repayment of shareholder loan investments (note 17)    (14,733)           -   (14,733) 
 Unrealised movement in fair value of investments 
  (note 3)                                                   379      14,301     14,680 
-----------------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
                                                         407,557     384,241    791,798 
-----------------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 
 
 For the period ended 30 June 2018                              Loans   Equity interest     Total 
                                                              EUR'000           EUR'000   EUR'000 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------  ----------------  -------- 
 Opening balance                                              171,651           145,145   316,796 
 Additions                                                    103,341            27,264   130,605 
 Repayment of shareholder loan investments                    (4,120)                 -   (4,120) 
 Unrealised movement in fair value of investments (note 3)      (241)            13,794    13,553 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------  ----------------  -------- 
                                                              270,631           186,203   456,834 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------  ----------------  -------- 
 

The unrealised movement in fair value of investments of the Group during the period was made up as follows:

 
                                                For the six     For the six 
                                               months ended    months ended 
                                               30 June 2019    30 June 2018 
                                                    EUR'000         EUR'000 
-------------------------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Decrease in DCF valuation of investments           (7,364)         (3,296) 
 Repayment of shareholder loan investments 
  (note 17)                                          14,733           4,120 
 Movement in cash balances of SPVs                    7,077          11,176 
 Acquisition costs                                      234           1,553 
-------------------------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
                                                     14,680          13,553 
-------------------------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

Fair value measurements

As disclosed on pages 53 and 54 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2018, IFRS 13 "Fair Value Measurement" requires disclosure of fair value measurement by level. The level of fair value hierarchy within the financial assets or financial liabilities ranges from level 1 to level 3 and is determined on the basis of the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The fair value of the Group's investments is ultimately determined by the underlying fair values of the SPV investments. Due to their nature, they are always expected to be classified as level 3, as the investments are not traded and contain unobservable inputs. There have been no transfers between levels during the six months ended 30 June 2019. All other financial instruments are classified as level 2.

Sensitivity analysis

The fair value of the Group's investments at 30 June 2019 is EUR791,798,164 (31 December 2018: EUR757,398,839). The analysis below is provided in order to illustrate the sensitivity of the fair value of investments to changes in an individual input, while all other variables remain constant. The Board considers these changes in inputs to be within reasonable expected ranges. This is not intended to imply the likelihood of change or that possible changes in value would be restricted to this range.

 
                                                                     Change in fair value of 
                                                                                 investments   Change in NAV per share 
 Input                              Base case     Change in input                    EUR'000                      cent 
 Discount rate                6 - 7 per cent.    + 0.25 per cent.                   (18,566)                     (3.6) 
                                                 - 0.25 per cent.                     19,214                       3.7 
 
 Energy yield                             P50         10 year P90                   (52,240)                    (10.0) 
                                                      10 year P10                     51,973                      10.0 
 
                          Forecast by leading 
 Power price                       consultant      - 10 per cent.                   (35,920)                     (6.9) 
                                                   + 10 per cent.                     35,838                       6.9 
 
 Inflation rate                   2 per cent.    - 0.50 per cent.                   (28,056)                     (5.4) 
                                                 + 0.50 per cent.                     29,947                       5.8 
  ---------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------  ------------------------ 
 

The sensitivities above are assumed to be independent of each other. Combined sensitivities are not presented.

9. Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

There have been no changes to the unconsolidated subsidiaries of the Group as disclosed on page 55 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2018. As the Company is regarded as an investment entity under IFRS, its subsidiaries have not been consolidated in the preparation of the financial statements.

There have been no changes to security deposits or guarantees as disclosed on page 55 of the Company's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2018.

10. Receivables

 
                       30 June 2019   31 December 2018 
                            EUR'000            EUR'000 
--------------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 Deferred tax asset           1,237              1,237 
 Sundry receivables             465                 47 
 Prepayments                     64                 32 
 Accrued income                  38              1,980 
 VAT receivable                  30                190 
                              1,834              3,486 
--------------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 

11. Payables

 
                                      30 June 2019   31 December 2018 
                                           EUR'000            EUR'000 
-----------------------------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 Investment management fee payable           1,344                928 
 Acquisition costs payable                   1,057              5,421 
 Other payables                              1,043                849 
 Loan interest payable                         816                536 
 Other finance costs payable                    36                188 
 Share issue costs payable                       -                 14 
                                             4,296              7,936 
-----------------------------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 

12. Loans and Borrowings

 
                              30 June 2019   31 December 2018 
                                   EUR'000            EUR'000 
---------------------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 Opening balance                   362,031             71,169 
 Revolving credit facility 
    Drawdowns                            -            400,292 
    Repayments                   (111,031)          (109,430) 
--------------------------- 
 Closing balance                   251,000            362,031 
---------------------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 
 
                                                                  For the six 
                                                                 months ended 
                        For the six months ended 30 June 2019    30 June 2018 
                                                      EUR'000         EUR'000 
---------------------  --------------------------------------  -------------- 
 Loan interest                                          2,749           1,130 
 Commitment fees                                          242             438 
 Other facility fees                                       44             544 
 Professional fees                                         17               - 
---------------------  --------------------------------------  -------------- 
 Finance expense                                        3,052           2,112 
---------------------  --------------------------------------  -------------- 
 

The loan balance as at 30 June 2019 has not been adjusted to reflect amortised cost, as the amount is not materially different from the outstanding balances.

As at 30 June 2019, the balance of this facility was EUR251,000,000 (31 December 2018: EUR362,030,526), accrued interest was EUR815,750 (31 December 2018: EUR536,179) and the outstanding commitment fee was EUR36,120 (31 December 2018: EUR28,135).

13. Contingencies

At the time of acquisition, wind farms which had less than 12 months' operational data may have had a wind energy true-up applied, whereby the purchase price may have been adjusted (up or down) so that it is based on a 2 year operational record, once the operational data has become available.

The following three wind energy true-ups remain outstanding and the maximum adjustment under each are as follows: Glanaruddery EUR2,600,000; Lisdowney EUR1,583,000 and Knockalour EUR489,000.

14. Share capital - ordinary shares of EUR1

 
 Date              Issued and fully paid     Number of shares issued   Share capital   Share premium     Total 
                                                                             EUR'000         EUR'000   EUR'000 
 -----------------------------------------  ------------------------  --------------  --------------  -------- 
 1 January 2019    Opening balance                       380,000,000           3,800         120,009   123,809 
 22 March 2019     Issued and paid                       140,000,000           1,400         146,300   147,700 
 22 March 2019     Less share issue costs                          -               -         (2,431)   (2,431) 
  30 June 2019                                           520,000,000           5,200         263,878   269,078 
------------------------------------------  ------------------------  --------------  --------------  -------- 
 

Shareholders are entitled to all dividends paid by the Company and, on winding up, provided the Company has satisfied all of its liabilities, the shareholders are entitled to all of the residual assets of the Company.

15. Net assets per share

 
                                     30 June 2019   31 December 2018 
----------------------------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 Net assets - EUR'000                     539,394            393,954 
 Number of ordinary shares issued     520,000,000        380,000,000 
----------------------------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 Total net assets - cent                    103.7              103.7 
----------------------------------  -------------  ----------------- 
 

16. Reconciliation of operating profit for the period to net cash from operating activities

 
 
                                                    For the six months ended    For the six months ended 
                                                                30 June 2019                30 June 2018 
                                                                     EUR'000                     EUR'000 
------------------------------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------- 
 Operating profit for the period                                      16,762                      13,810 
 Adjustments for: 
 Movement in fair value of investments (note 3)                     (14,301)                    (13,553) 
 Investment acquisition costs                                            234                       1,553 
 Decrease in receivables                                               1,297                         533 
 Increase in payables                                                    467                       2,080 
------------------------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 Net cash flows from operating activities                              4,459                       4,423 
------------------------------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------- 
 

17. Related party transactions

On 25 March 2019, the Company increased its loan to Holdco by EUR145,397,635 (30 June 2018: EURnil) and Holdco made repayments of EUR14,200,000 (30 June 2018: EURnil).

Holdco has a Management and Operating Agreement with Knockacummer, Killhills and Ballybane in relation to the management, operation and maintenance of the SPV. Holdco receives a fee of EUR25,990 per annum from each SPV. Amounts due to Holdco in respect to these fees at 30 June 2019 is EUR38,277 (31 December 2018: EUR32,843).

The table below shows the Group's shareholder loans with the wind farm investments.

 
 
 Entity             Loans at   Loans advanced   Loan repayments   Loans at       Accrued     Total 
                   1 January    in the period                      30 June      interest 
                        2019                                          2019    at 30 June 
                                                                                    2019 
                     EUR'000          EUR'000           EUR'000    EUR'000       EUR'000   EUR'000 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 Knockacummer        127,170                -           (4,621)    122,549           843   123,392 
 Monaincha            73,376                -           (2,472)     70,904           974    71,878 
 Glanaruddery         52,129                -             (318)     51,811           532    52,343 
 Ballybane            48,250                -           (3,732)     44,518           629    45,147 
 Killhills            28,157                -           (1,434)     26,723           278    27,001 
 Tullynamoyle 
  II                  16,964                -             (312)     16,652           208    16,860 
 Kostroma             16,472                -             (500)     15,972           480    16,452 
 Garranereagh         14,798                -             (444)     14,354           197    14,551 
 Lisdowney            12,726                -             (618)     12,108           153    12,261 
 Sliabh Bawn           9,824                -                 -      9,824             -     9,824 
 Knocknalour           7,348                -             (282)      7,066            77     7,143 
 Cloosh Valley         5,791            2,895                 -      8,686             -     8,686 
 Raheenleagh           2,019                -                 -      2,019             -     2,019 
                     415,024            2,895          (14,733)    403,186         4,371   407,557 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------  ------------  -------- 
 

During the period, there were no dividends receivable from the Group's investments.

18. Subsequent events

On 25 July 2019, the Board approved a dividend of EUR7,839,000 equivalent to 1.5075 cent per share. The record date for the dividend was 2 August 2019 and the payment date was 29 August 2019.

On 10 September 2019, the Group entered into an agreement to acquire the 20MW Gortahile wind farm from Glennmont Partners.

19. Board approval

The Group's Interim Report and Financial Statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 11 September 2019.

Company Information

 
 
   Directors (all non executive)              Registered Company Number 
 Rónán Murphy                       598470 
 Emer Gilvarry 
 Kevin McNamara 
                                              Registered Office 
                                              Riverside One 
 Investment Manager                           Sir John Rogerson's Quay 
 Greencoat Capital LLP                        Dublin 2 
 3(rd) Floor, Burdett House 
 15-16 Buckingham Street 
 London WC2N 6DU                              Registered Auditor 
                                              BDO 
                                              Beaux Lane House 
 Company Secretary                            Mercer Street Lower 
 Andrea Finegan                               Dublin 2 
 3(rd) Floor, Burdett House 
 15-16 Buckingham Street 
 London WC2N 6DU                              Legal Advisers 
                                              McCann Fitzgerald 
                                              Riverside One 
 Administrator                                Sir John Rogerson's Quay 
 Northern Trust International Fund            Dublin 2 
 Administration Services (Ireland) Limited 
 Georges Court 
 56-62 Townsend Street                        Euronext Growth Advisor, NOMAD and 
 Dublin 2                                     Broker 
                                              Davy Corporate Finance 
                                              Davy House 
 Depositary                                   49 Dawson Street 
 Northern Trust International Fiduciary       Dublin 2 
 Services (Ireland) Limited 
 Georges Court 
 56-62 Townsend Street                        Account Banks 
 Dublin 2                                     Allied Irish Banks, plc. 
                                              40/41 Westmoreland Street 
                                              Dublin 2 
 Registrar 
 Computershare Investor Services              Northern Trust International Fiduciary 
 (Ireland) Limited                            Services (Ireland) Limited 
 Heron House, Corrig Road                     Georges Court 
 Sandyford Industrial Estate                  56-62 Townsend Street 
 Dublin 18                                    Dublin 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Defined Terms

Aggregate Group Debt means the Group's proportionate share of outstanding third party debt.

Ballybane means Ballybane Windfarms Limited

BDO means the Company's Auditor as at the reporting date

Board means the Directors of the Company

Brexit mean the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union

CFD means Contracts for Difference

Cloosh Valley means Cloosh Valley Wind Farm Holdings DAC and Cloosh Valley Wind Farm DAC

Company means Greencoat Renewables PLC

DCF means Discounted Cash Flow

EU means the European Union

GAV means Gross Asset Value as defined in the Admission Document

Garranereagh means Sigatoka Limited

Glanaruddery means Glanaruddery Windfarms Limited and Glanaruddery Energy Supply Limited

Group means Greencoat Renewables PLC, GR Wind Farms 1 Limited and GR Wind Farms 2 Limited

Holdco means GR Wind Farms 1 Limited

IAS means International Accounting Standards

IFRS means International Financial Reporting Standards

Investment Manager means Greencoat Capital LLP

IPO means Initial Public Offering

Killhills means Killhills Wind Farm Limited

Knockacummer means Knockacummer Wind Farm Limited

Knocknalour means Knocknalour Wind Farm Holdings Limited and Knocknalour Wind Farm Limited

Kostroma Holdings means Kostroma Holdings Limited

Lisdowney means Lisdowney Wind Farm Limited

Monaincha means Monaincha Wind Farm Limited

NAV means Net Asset Value as defined in the Admission Document

NAV per Share means the Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share

NOMAD means a company that has been approved as a nominated advisor for the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), by the Euronext Dublin and London Stock Exchange.

PPA means Power Purchase Agreement entered into by the Group's wind farms

PSO means Public Support Obligation

Raheenleagh means Raheenleagh Power DAC

REFIT means Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff

RESS means Renewable Energy Support Scheme

Sliabh Bawn means Sliabh Bawn Holding DAC, Sliabh Bawn Supply DAC and Sliabh Bawn Power DAC.

SPVs means the Special Purpose Vehicles which hold the Group's investment portfolio of underlying operating wind farms

Tullynamoyle II means Tullynamoyle Wind Farm II Limited

UK means United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Forward Looking Statements and other Important Information

The Review Section of this report has been prepared solely to provide additional information to shareholders to assess the Company's strategies and the potential for those strategies to succeed. These should not be relied on by any other party or for any other purpose.

This document may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believes", "estimates", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "may", "plans", "projects", "will", "explore" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions.

These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this document and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the intentions, beliefs or current expectations of the Company, the Directors and/or the Investment Manager concerning, amongst other things, the investment objectives and investment policy, financing strategies, investment performance, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, and distribution policy of the Company and the markets in which it invests.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to future events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The Company's actual investment performance, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, distribution policy and the development of its financing strategies may differ materially from the impression created by, or described in or suggested by, the forward-looking statements contained in this document.

In addition, even if actual investment performance, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, distribution policy and the development of its financing strategies, are consistent with the forward looking statements contained in this document, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. A number of factors could cause results and developments of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward looking statements including, without limitation, general economic and business conditions, global renewable energy market conditions, industry trends, competition, changes in law or regulation, changes in taxation regimes, the availability and cost of capital, currency fluctuations, changes in its business strategy, political and economic uncertainty. The forward-looking statements herein speak only at the date of this document.

As a result, you are cautioned not to place any reliance on such forward-looking statements and neither the Company nor any other person accepts responsibility for the accuracy of such statements.

Subject to their legal and regulatory obligations, the Company, the Directors and the Investment Manager expressly disclaim any obligations to update or revise any forward- looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

In addition, this document may include target figures for future financial periods. Any such figures are targets only and are not forecasts. Nothing in this document should be construed as a profit forecast or a profit estimate.

This Half Year report has been prepared for the Company and its subsidiaries as a whole and therefore gives greater emphasis to those matters which are significant in respect of Greencoat Renewables PLC and its subsidiary undertakings when viewed as a whole.

The information in this document does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to buy shares in Greencoat Renewables PLC or an invitation or inducement to engage in any other investment activities.

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