DGAP-Ad-hoc: OPDEnergy, S.A. / Key word(s): Capital Increase INTENTION TO FLOAT ON THE SPANISH STOCK EXCHANGES OPDENERGY HOLDING, S.A. ("Opdenergy" or the "Company" and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the "Group") announces today its intention to proceed with the initial offering (the "Offering") of new ordinary shares (the "New Shares") to qualified investors. The Offering is expected to raise gross proceeds of up to €200 million to fund its business plan. The Company also expects to offer a portion of the New Shares in the Offering to certain employees of the Group ("the Employees") and to certain members of the Senior Management, the CEO and certain persons closely related or linked to the Company, the Senior Management or the ultimate beneficial owners of the Company's shareholders (collectively, the "Related Investors"). The Employees and Related Investors will be residents in Spain and the European Union, respectively. Additionally, the Company expects to offer a portion of the New Shares in the Offering, less than €8 million in gross proceeds, to all type of investors (the "Public Investors") located in Spain. The Company intends to apply for admission of its New Shares and existing ordinary shares to be listed on the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia Stock Exchanges (respectively, the "Admission" and the "Spanish Stock Exchanges") for trading through the Automated Quotation System (Mercado Continuo) of the Spanish Stock Exchanges. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY Opdenergy is a well-established and fully integrated independent producer of sustainable energy, focused on the production of solar photovoltaic ("PV") and onshore wind power, present in selected stable and fast-growing Tier I renewable energy markets. In particular, Opdenergy is present and has pipeline projects in five markets in Europe (Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, France and Poland), in the United States and in three markets in Latin America (Chile, Mexico and Colombia). Opdenergy's vertically integrated approach, with in-house expertise and integrated capabilities across the entire value chain, ensures invaluable understanding and control over the projects' development, structuring, financing, construction, and operation and maintenance. As of the date of this announcement, the Company has a portfolio of operating, Under Construction and Pre-Construction renewable energy plants with a gross installed capacity of c.2.4 GW, out of which c.783 MW correspond to Pre-Construction assets. The Company's operating and Under Construction plants include 34[1] solar PV plants and one onshore wind plant, with an aggregate gross installed capacity of c.1,586 MW (including plants where the Company owns a non-controlling interest) and an attributable installed capacity of c.1,470 MW. Approximately 902 MW of gross installed capacity correspond to 20 wholly-owned solar PV plants located in Spain and c.100 MW correspond to one solar PV plant located in the United States, all of which are Under Construction. The remaining gross installed capacity of c.584 MW (c.468 MW on an attributable basis) correspond to operating plants. In addition, the Company has an attractive growth profile with a pipeline of projects with an aggregate potential gross targeted installed capacity of c.10.8 GW, of which c.1.7 GW relate to projects marked as Advanced Stage and c.1.1 GW relate to projects categorized as Farm-Down[2]. The Offering represents the next step in Opdenergy's long-term development and ongoing transformation to become a large-scale geographically diversified independent power producer ("IPP") and allows Opdenergy to fund its business plan until 2025. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to contribute towards the equity portion of the capital expenditures associated with the development of its target for 2025, which is to reach a capacity of c.3.3 GW of assets in operation and Under Construction ("the 2025 Target"). This means more than doubling its current gross operating and Under Construction capacity and increasing its actual operating capacity by approximately six times (c.6x). Opdenergy has a clear vision and a well-defined strategy oriented towards the achievement of its medium-term targets while promoting a sustainable development. The Company is focused on attractive Tier I countries, creditworthy investment-grade off-takers, and hard currency-denominated (or hard currency-linked) energy sales, which are supported by long-term power purchase agreements ("PPAs") or other types of remuneration arrangements such as public remuneration plans with fixed or stabilized remuneration prices (or a combination thereof), for most of its power production, providing the Company with significant visibility and stability in its future revenues. In particular, the Company has c.2,658 MW of assets with secured long-term PPAs, of which c.584 MW correspond to their operating assets and c.2,075 MW to their Under Construction, Pre-Construction and two assets within their pipeline. Opdenergy has a proven track-record in executing renewable energy projects and delivering targets. Since its inception in 2005, they have successfully executed multiple M&A and financing agreements, of which it is worth noting the Bruc Transaction which includes the sale of 1,101MW at ready to build stage ("RtB") (subject to the satisfactory of certain conditions to be completed). The Company is led by a dynamic, highly qualified and experienced management team, with over 60 years of combined experience in the sector and a proven track-record identifying and executing new market and development opportunities, that has been directly responsible for the growth experienced by Opdenergy over the past few years. Environmental, social and governance ("ESG") is at the core of Opdenergy's strategy and its key initiatives position the Company to play a very active role in the ESG transition, providing an opportunity to invest in an asset that will contribute positively and actively to the transition towards a decarbonized world while targeting sustainable long-term returns. Opdenergy is committed to maintaining best-in-class corporate governance practices to ensure a sound, long-term oriented governance. In 2021, the Company designed its "Sustainability Master Plan" which sets out its ESG goals for the years 2022 to 2025, which is included and further described in the sustainability report published on 14 June 2022. Luis Cid, CEO of Opdenergy, stated: "Our goal of becoming a listed company is a key milestone for Opdenergy. The funds obtained with the Offer will allow us to continue developing renewable energy projects in our markets, with a profitable and business-oriented strategy, focused on sustainability, and on continuing to supply clean energy to our customers in Europe and America. The company has a portfolio of high-quality operating and under construction projects, well diversified and backed by a large pipeline with which to execute our business plan for the coming years, which positions us as a great value option for investors in the current context". DETAILS OF THE OFFERING The Offering will consist of a primary offering of a number of New Shares of the Company to (i) qualified investors (the "Qualified Investors") and investors who buy or subscribe securities for a total consideration of at least €100,000 per investor, (ii) the Employees and the Related Investors, as well as (iii) the Public Investors (representing less than €8 million in gross proceeds). The Company expects to raise gross proceeds of up to €200 million through the issuance of the New Shares. Current Opdenergy's shareholders are not expected to sell shares in the Offering, but are expected to grant an over-allotment option of existing shares of the Company. The Company is in advanced discussions with an investor (the "Cornerstone Investor") which expressed an interest to subscribe for approximately 25% of the Offering, subject to certain conditions including an offer price representing an equity value, before the issuance of New Shares, of up to €575 million. Following admission to listing of the New Shares and the existing ordinary shares of the Company, is also expected that the Company, Selling Shareholders, directors and key managers enter into lock-up commitments with respect to their holdings in the Company's share capital, effective for a predetermined period of time following the Offering, in line with market practices and subject to customary exceptions and waiver by the joint global coordinators. The Employees subscribing for New Shares will also be subject to a lock-up restriction for a predetermined period of time following the Offering. Banco Santander, S.A., Barclays Bank Ireland PLC and Société Générale will be acting as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners (the "Joint Global Coordinators") for the Offering. JB Capital Markets, Sociedad de Valores, S.A. will be acting as joint bookrunner (and together with the Joint Global Coordinators, the "Joint Bookrunners") for the Offering. Banco Cooperativo Español, S.A. and GVC Gaesco Valores, Sociedad de Valores, S.A. will be acting as co-lead managers (and together with the Joint Bookrunners, the "Underwriters"). Banca March, S.A. and Renta 4 Banco, S.A., will be acting as placement agents (and together with the Underwriters, the "Managers"). Public Investors will be required to place their orders through Renta 4 Banco, S.A. and to hold a cash account and a securities account with Renta 4 Banco, S.A. Further details of the Offering will be included in the prospectus to be filed by the Company with the Spanish Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores or "CNMV") in connection with the Offering and the Admission, and to be published in due course and which will supersede this Announcement in its entirety (the "Prospectus"). The Prospectus will include full details on the Offering and the specific timetable. Upon approval, it will be available in the respective websites of Opdenergy (https://www.opdenergy.com/en/) and the CNMV (www.cnmv.es). FOR INVESTOR ENQUIRIES
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IMPORTANT NOTICE For the purposes of this section, Offered Shares shall be understood as the New Shares and the existing ordinary shares in respect of the over-allotment, if applicable. This announcement (the "Announcement") and the information contained herein are not for release, distribution or publication in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Africa or any other jurisdiction where to do so might constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction. The Offering and the distribution of this Announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This Announcement is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for any securities of the Company in any jurisdiction where such offer, sale or subscription would be unlawful and the Announcement and the information contained herein is not for distribution or release in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into such jurisdictions. The information contained in this Announcement does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this Announcement. This Announcement is an advertisement and does not constitute a prospectus for the purposes of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 14, 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC (the "Prospectus Regulation"). 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The approval of the Prospectus by the CNMV will not constitute an evaluation of the merits of the transactions proposed to investors. Investors should carefully read the Prospectus before making an investment decision in order to fully understand the potential risks and rewards associated with the decision to invest in the securities referred to herein. Any securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), except to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs"), as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act who may acquire, or may consider the acquisition of, the Offered Shares for their own account or for the account of a QIB and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There is no intention to register any securities referred to herein in the United States or to make a public offering of the securities in the United States. There will be no public offer of the securities referred to herein in Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. In member states of the European Economic Area (the "EEA"), this Announcement is only addressed to and directed at persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation. In the United Kingdom, this Announcement and any other materials in relation to the securities referred to herein are only being distributed to, and are only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, a "qualified investor" (as defined in the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) (i) having professional experience in matters relating to investments so as to qualify as "investment professional" under Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"); (ii) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order; or (iii) being a person to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated. This Announcement and its contents must not be acted on or relied upon in the United Kingdom or in any member state of the EEA by persons who are not "qualified investors". The communication of this Announcement in the United Kingdom or in any member state of the EEA to persons who are not "qualified investors" is unauthorized and may contravene applicable law. With respect to the Public Investors, the Company will not provide information different from the one included under the Prospectus as it is acting under the exemption set out in article 34 of the Securities Market Law approved by Royal Legislative Decree 4/2015 of October 23 and article 3.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. The Managers and their respective affiliates are acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the anticipated Offering. They will not regard any other person as their respective clients in relation to the anticipated Offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company and the selling shareholders for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, or for providing advice in relation to the anticipated Offering, the contents of this Announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein. The Offering and/or the Admission may be influenced by a range of circumstances such as market conditions. There is no guarantee that the Offering will proceed and that the Admission will occur and you should not base your financial decisions on the Company's intentions in relation to the Offering and the Admission at this stage. In connection with the anticipated Offering, each Manager and any of its respective affiliates, may take up a portion of the Offered Shares as a principal position and in that capacity may retain, sell, offer to sell, purchase or otherwise deal for its or their own account(s) such Offered Shares and any securities of the Company or related investments and may offer or sell such securities or other investments in connection with the Offering or otherwise. Accordingly, references in this Announcement or the Prospectus, once and if published, to the Offered Shares being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt with should be read as including any issue, offering, subscription, acquisition, placement of or dealing in such Offered Shares by or to the Managers and any relevant affiliate acting in such capacity. In addition, certain of the Managers or their affiliates may enter into financing arrangements and swaps in connection with which they or their affiliates may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of Offered Shares. The Managers do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so. 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These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "advanced stage", "expects", "intends", "may", "pipeline", "potential", "should", "targets" and "will" as well as their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this Announcement and include statements regarding the Company's investment strategy and the Company's intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, the Company's financial performance, prospects, growth, pipeline, strategies and the industry in which the Company intends to operate. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions, including, among others, those related to the evolution of the industry, regulatory and economic trends and the Company's ability to successfully fund and carry out its growth plan, meet its targets and execute its pipeline. Such assumptions are inherently subject to significant business, operational, economic and other risks and uncertainties. You are hereby cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that the Company's actual financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, size of its portfolio, and development of the industry in which it will operate, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Announcement. In addition, even if the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, size of its portfolio, and development of the industry in which it will operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Announcement, those results or developments may not be indicative of the Company's results or developments in subsequent periods and may be impacted by important factors. No representation or warranty is made that any forward-looking statement will come to pass. No one undertakes to publicly update or revise any such forward-looking statement. The definition and classification of the pipeline of the Company, which comprises "Farm-Down", "Advanced Stage", "Early Stage" and "Identified Opportunities", may not necessarily be the same as that used by other companies engaged in similar businesses. As a result, the expected capacity of the Company's pipeline may not be comparable to the expected capacity of the pipeline reported by such other companies. In addition, given the dynamic nature of the pipeline, the pipeline is subject to change and certain projects classified under a certain pipeline category as identified above could be reclassified under another pipeline category or could cease to be pursued in the event that unexpected events occur. The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this release speak only as at its date and are subject to change without notice. Information to distributors: Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended ("MiFID II"); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the "MiFID II Product Governance Requirements"), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the Offered Shares have been subject to a product approval process, which has determined that such Offered Shares are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as are permitted by MiFID II (the "Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, distributors should note that: the price of the Offered Shares may decline and investors could lose all or part of their investment; the Offered Shares offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the Offered Shares is compatible only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The Target Market Assessment is without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the Offering. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the Target Market Assessment, the Managers in connection with the offering to Qualified Investors will only engage with investors who meet the criteria of professional clients and eligible counterparties. For the avoidance of doubt, the Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or appropriateness for the purposes of MiFID II; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the Offered Shares. Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Offered Shares and determining appropriate distribution channels.[1] One of these 34 plants is Puglia solar PV plant which consists of seven separate plants. The seven solar PV plants comprising Puglia are held through three different SPVs and are considered to be a single solar PV plant for management purposes. [2] This category falls into the Pipeline because it includes assets that are expected to be transferred once these reach ready-to-build status, and thus do not contribute to Opdenergy's 2025 Target, which is to reach a capacity of 3.3 GW of assets in operation and Under Construction. 29-Jun-2022 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. |
| Language: | English |
| Company: | OPDEnergy, S.A. |
| Cardenal Marcelo Spínola, 42, 5th floor | |
| 28016 Madrid | |
| Spain | |
| ISIN: | XS1918788842, XS1918788255, XS1918789907, XS1918789816 |
| WKN: | A2RVQJ, A2RVQK, A2RVQG, A2RVQH |
| Listed: | Regulated Unofficial Market in Frankfurt |
| EQS News ID: | 1385931 |
| End of Announcement | DGAP News Service |
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