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A2A Highlights A2A is the Italy's largest local utility and the most diversified utility among local utilities. The Group operates throughout Italy, predominantly in Lombardy Growth oriented multi-utility, delivered industrial and financial value FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHT Million € 2017 2016 2015 Revenues 5,910 5,093 4,921 LARGEST TERRITORY Reported EBITDA 1,211 1,231 1,048 Ordinary EBITDA 1,135 1,033 1,022 AGGREGATION Group net income 293 232 73 Group ordinary net income 413 377 278 CAPEX 450 349 317 Distributed Dividend 180 153 126 Dividend Yield (%) 4.1 4.2 3.8 Net Capital Employed 6,239 6,415 6,156 Net Financial Position -3,226 -3,136 -2,897 Net Equity 3,013 3,279 3,259 Market cap. (year-end) 4,831 3,853 3,929 Manpower (units) 11,280 13,494 12,083 2017 2017 80 NFP/EBITDA D/E companies 2,7x 1,1 3
2017 Bulletin Board: shaping the future today €M REVENUES EBITDA ORDINARY EBITDA CAPEX +16% -2% +10% +101 5,910 1,231 1,135 5,093 1,211 1,033 450 349 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 NET FINANCIAL POSITION DPS GROUP GROUP ORDINARY -226 +90 € NET INCOME NET INCOME 17% 3,136 316 3,226 2,910 +26% +10% 0.0578 0.0492 377 413 232 293 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 Change of 2017 2016 2017 perimeter 2017 ACHIEVEMENTS WASTE MARKET NETWORKS GENERATION ORGANIC Ongoing developments Further expansion Successful participation Solid performance GROWTH in investments for of the free market in the first gas distribution of the generation fleet, treatment plants customer base tender (Milano1) in particular CCGT plants LGH - 12M fully consolidation: Set up of A2A Geographical EXTERNAL Northern Lombardy Multiutility: strong synergies from Rinnovabili and M&A focus: sale of stake GROWTH Start of the partnership project the industrial partnership First step in PV Renewables in Montenegrin EPCG 4
9M 2018 Consolidated Results A2A consolidates the accounts of ACSM-AGAM group on a line-by-line basis, starting from July 1, 2018. The ACSM-AGAM group is the multi-utility company of Northern Italy resulting from the combination of the Como, Monza, Lecco, Sondrio and Varese public utility companies. 5
Shareholding structure listed in Milan Stock Exchange AT DECEMBER 31, 2017 A2A 2017 figures (Borsa Italiana) MARKET CAPITALISATION € 4,831 m 0.8 AT DECEMBER 29, 2017: AVERAGE CAPITALISATION € 4,455 m AVERAGE VOLUMES 9,729,351 25.0 AVERAGE PRICE: 1.422 €/share MAXIMUM PRICE: 1.635 €/share 49.2 % MINIMUM PRICE: 1.232 €/share Tickers: Bloomberg – A2A:IM Reuters – A2.MI NUMBER OF SHARES: 3,132,905,277 25.0 A2A stock is also traded on the following platforms: Chi-X, BATS, Turquoise, Equiduct, Sigma-X, Aquis, BOAT OTC, LSE Europe OTC, BATS Chi-X OTC Indices MUNICIPALITY OF BRESCIA Municipality of Milan A2A FORMS PART OF THE FOLLOWING INDICES ETHICAL INDICES MUNICIPALITY OF MILAN and Brescia: FTSE MIB ECPI Euro ESG Equity MARKET shareholding pact on 42% TREASURY SHARES STOXX Europe Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence Europe EURO STOXX EURO STOXX Sustainability Index MSCI Europe Small Cap Euronext Vigeo Europe 120 WisdomTree Utilities Solactive Climate Change Index S&P Developed Ex-US Standard Ethics Italian Index Moreover, A2A has been included in the Ethibel Excellence Investment Register and in the Ethibel Pioneer Investment Register. 6 Note: At December 31, 2017
A2A at a glance Well Balanced Business Mix VALUE FROM END MORE SOLUTIONS SMARTER AND FLEXIBLE AND TO BEGINNING TO INVOLVE CUSTOMERS MORE RELIABLE GREENER ENERGY NETWORKS GENERATION WASTE MARKET(2) & TRADING NETWORKS HEAT 1st energy producer Leader for quality and customer Incumbent in the key 1st domestic 2 GW hydro 2017 from WTE plants satisfaction areas operator installed capacity Ordinary EBITDA (1) 251 22% 173 15% 309 26% 78 €M 7% 353 30% €M €M €M €M Electricity and gas sales Cogeneration Collection and Fuel • free market Electricity distribution heat recovery sourcing street sweeping and sales • regulated market Urban Waste Treatment Material Recovery Gas Heat Power generation Public Lighting (Thermoelectric Electricity and distribution Distribution and RES) Heat production New Energy Solutions Industrial Waste Integrated (Energy Efficiency, Whole-sale & Trading Treatment Water Cycle E-mobility and Smart City) (1) Ordinary EBITDA Equal to 1,164 €M, calculated as Reported EBITDA (1,211 €M) net of non recurring items (64 €M), EBITDA from “Corporate” (-29 €M), 7 EBITDA from EPCG (12 €M). Put option on EPCG stake was exercised by A2A in July 2017 (2) New perimeter of the old Energy Retail BU, including also Energy Efficiency, Public Lighting, Smart City and E-Mobility.
A2A at a glance Italian Geographical Presence G G G A2A operates throughout Italy, G predominantly in Lombardy C G W DH Technological partnerships C DH G abroad on waste treatment C E G PL C W DH PL plants (UK, Spain and Greece) E G DH PL C C G DH C DH G G C G C E G DH PL C G WASTE GENERATION NETWORKS Waste collection C Hydroelectric Electricity E Treatment plants CCGT Gas G Biogas/Biomass plants Coal Water W Waste-to-Energy Fuel Oil Public Lighting PL Solar Cogen. & thermal plants Thermal solar plants District Heating DH 8
A2A growth – Acquisition Strategy on PV plants REENERGY Trentino AA 0.6 MW • September 2017 • 17 MW • 18 plants Lombardia 1 MW • 5 SPV Piemonte 2,9 MW • EBITDA 6€M Emilia Romagna 8 MW NOVAPOWER Marche 17,8 MW • October 2017 • 17,8 MW • 16 plants Puglia 15,6 MW • 8 SPV Toscana 0,9 MW • EBITDA 7€M IMPAX Lazio 6,5 MW • February 2018 • 15,7 MW • 5 plants • 5 SPV • EBITDA 6€M TALESUN potential acquisition Sicilia 0,9 MW • term sheet November 2018 • 43,2 MW Portfolio of 43 PV plants • 39 plants • 9 SPV • EBITDA 9€M Total installed power 54,1MWp • Potential joint venture 9
A2A growth – Aggregation Strategy NORTHERN LOMBARDY AEVV MULTIUTILITY LARIO RETI Benefits of industrial partnership: ASPEM HOLDING ACSM-AGAM A2A • Sharing technical and management skills • Optimization of industrial LGH and financial position Preservation of the identity of existing companies Industrial entities strongly rooted in our territory Enhancement of investment capacity Improvement of quality standards and service level ~60-70 €M net additional EBITDA fully consolidated Almost complete coverage of Lombardy Open to new aggregation opportunities 10
A2A is a large group of companies A2A GENCOGAS ERGOSUD A2A CICLO IDRICO 100% 50% 100% A2A ENERGIEFUTURE A2A CALORE E SERVIZI 100% 100% LINEA GREEN (1) ASPEM 100% 90% A2A ENERGIE PROARIS GENERATION RINNOVABILI NETWORKS 60% 100% LD RETI (1) A2A ALFA PREMIUMGAS 90,85% 70% 50% UNARETI UNARETI SERVIZI 100% METRICI METAMER 100% 50% A2A ENERGIA RETRAGAS 100% 91,6% LUMENENERGIA 92,7% CAMUNA ENERGIA 89% A2A ENERGY SOLUTIONS CONSUL SYSTEM 100% 75% ASVT 74,8% A2A ILLUMINAZIONE PUBBLICA MARKET 100% LINEA PIÙ (1) A2A SMART CITY 100% 100% AMSA 100% A2A AMBIENTE SMART CITY 100% ACSM - AGAM (2) APRICA 45,33% 100% OTHER COMPANIES LINEA GROUP HOLDING LINEA COM 51% 96,17% LINEA AMBIENTE (1) LOMELLINA ENERGIA 100% 80% LINEA GESTIONI (1) WASTE 100% The Group includes: 80 companies @30.09.18 Starting from July 2018, aggregation of Northern Lombardy Multiutility 11 (1) (2) Shareholdings held through Linea Group Holding S.p.A. ACSM-AGAM shares at the end of Sell-Out Procedure (as of 25 October 2018)
Financial Strategy: Cost reduction and high duration FINANCIAL STRATEGY DEBT STRUCTURE AND MATURITY PORTIONS PORTIONS PORTION MATURING IN ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING DEBT ITEMS BALANCE BALANCE MATURING MATURING million euro 31/12/2016 31/12/2016 WITHIN 12 BEYONDS 31 dic 2019 31 dic 2020 31 dic 2021 31 dic 2022 beyond FLEXIBILITY MONTHS 12 MONTHS provide the Company with the right BONDS instruments to take potential 2,527 2,995 345 2,650 509 0 350 498 1,293 market opportunities, in a prompt BANK LOANS and efficient way AND OTHER 1,268 943 92 851 90 138 89 86 448 TOTAL 3,795 3,938 437 3,501 599 138 439 584 1,741 DEBT BREAKDOWN BY SOURCE STATISTICS RELATING TO DEBT AT 31/12/2017 at 31/12/2017 DIVERSIFICATION TOTAL GROSS DEBT 3.9 €Bn optimize financial sources and assess/select at any time 24 AVERAGE COST OF DEBT ~ 3.1% the most economical and/or best available AVERAGE MATURITY 5.2 yrs % LIQUIDITY POSITION 1.4 €Bn 76 BONDS of which: LOANS CASH 0.7 €Bn UNDRAWN COMMITTED LINES AND LOANS 0.7 €Bn LIQUIDITY maintain an adequate liquidity buffer in terms of cash and available committed lines to cover planned DEBT BREAKDOWN BY INTEREST STATISTICS RELATING TO DEBT AT 30/09/2018* cash outlays and absorb low- at 31/12/2017 probability events TOTAL GROSS DEBT 3.9 €Bn 18 AVERAGE COST OF DEBT ~ 3.0% % AVERAGE MATURITY 4.5 yrs RISK MANAGEMENT 82 LIQUIDITY POSITION 1.7 €Bn manage in a proactive way FIXED RATE of which: the interest risk with the main purpose to mitigate the effects VARIABLE RATE CASH 1.1 €Bn of market volatility UNDRAWN COMMITTED LINES AND LOANS 0.6 €Bn *Does not include ACSM-AGAM 12
Bonds and EMTN Programme On 1 March 2018 the The adoption of the EMTN The bonds to be issued Program amounts Board of Directors of A2A is part of the A2A Group’s on the basis of the to 4 billion, of which approved a framework medium-term financial Programme are placed 1,438 million euro still resolution (i) revoking for strategy, which is aimed to institutional investors available as the portion not performed at lengthening the average of today. the resolution previously life of the Company’s Liability management taken on 10 November outstanding debt and executed to optimized 2016 and (ii) authorising at maintaining an adequate debt duration and cost of the issue of one or more financial flexibility in order debt unsubordinated, to efficiently manage the unsecured and non- future debt maturities, convertible notes, under to support the Company’s the EMTN Programme, rating up to an aggregate amount of Euro 1 billion, by 30 April 2020. 13
Debt maturities breakdown 602 586 440 385 365 365 343 348 511 500 254 351 300 300 300 300 109 299 139 50 Loans 44 91 139 89 86 85 65 65 50 48 145 Bonds A2A 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Beyond Bonds LGH 2027 Recent capital markets transactions October 2017 March 2017 • ISSUE of a ten-year bond for a total amount of 300 million euro under the Private placement with a limited number of qualified investors Euro 300 million notes Euro Medium Term Notes Programme. with a seven-year maturity due in March 2024, under its Euro Medium Term Notes • TENDER OFFER over A2A outstanding €750,000,000 4.500 per cent. Programme. Notes due 28 November 2019 (of which €510,703,000 remain outstanding) and its outstanding €500,000,000 4.375 per cent. Notes due 10 January December 2016 2021 (of which €351,457,000 remain outstanding) TENDER OFFER over A2A outstanding €750,000,000 4.500 per cent. Notes due 28 November 2019 and its outstanding €500,000,000 4.375 per cent. Notes due 10 14 January 2021
Bonds and EMTN Programme Issue quantity Outstanding Annual Issue date Maturity date Issue price Re-offer (EUR) amount (EUR) coupon yield Euro Bond 2027 300,000,000 300,000,000 1.625% 19/10/2017 19/10/2027 98.700 1.768% Euro Bond 2025 300,000,000 300,000,000 1.750% 25/02/2015 25/02/2025 99.221 1.836% Private Placement 2024 300,000,000 300,000,000 1.250% 16/03/2017 16/03/2024 99.774 1.284% Private Placement 2023 300,000,000 300,000,000 4.000% 04/12/2013 04/12/2023 99.539 4.057% Euro Bond 2022 500,000,000 500,000,000 3.625% 13/12/2013 13/01/2022 99.561 3.688% Euro Bond 2021 500,000,000 351,457,000 4.375% 10/07/2013 10/01/2021 99.323 4.487% Euro Bond 2019 750,000,000 510,703,000 4.500% 23/11/2012 28/11/2019 99.718 4.548% Euro Bond 2018 (LGH) 300,000,000 299,500,000 3.875% 28/11/2013 28/11/2018 99.444 4.000% 15
Rating overview Rating: Baa2, Rating: Not on Watch BBB/Stable/A-2 Moody's upgrades A2A S.p.A.'s ratings to Baa2; A2A’s rating reflects: stable outlook, April 2018. Business Risk: SATISFACTORY The rating action reflects: Expectation that the company will continue to strengthen its positions in • A2A's track record of improved financial and operating performance regulated and more stable activities, while posting funds from operations (FFO) as evidenced by funds from operations (FFO)/net debt and retained cash to debt above 20% over 2018-2019” and “successful cost reduction plan with flows (RCF)/net debt ratios in 2017 of 25.8% and 21.3% €130 million of cost savings already achieved over 2015-2017 (vs. 16.8% and 14.1% in 2014), respectively; Liquidity: STRONG • the increase in baseload power prices since early 2016 which will gradually The group's liquidity as strong, based on our view of the group's proactive filter through the company's earnings; financing and healthy cash flow generation and A2A has sound bank relationships, prudent financial discipline, and proven access to the debt capital • A2A's commitment to maintaining credit quality and Moody's view that the markets company has flexibility to mitigate unexpected negative pressures […]and maintain metrics in line with the ratio guidance for the Baa2 rating.” 16
Enterprise Risk Model supports management actions The Risk Management Model – Process and Activities The A2A Group has a risk assessment and reporting process which is based on the Enterprise Risk Management method(1) and on the best risk management practice, in compliance with the Corporate Governance Code. The model, operative since 2010 and far from being a static reference, is subject to periodic revision consistent with the evolution of the Group and the context in which it operates. The methodology adopted is characterized by the following steps: 1 2 3 4 5 REGULAR IDENTIFICATION RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS DEFINITION OF RISK PRIORITIES CONSTANT MONITORING BALANCE SHEET DISCLOSURE AND UPDATING OF THE RISKS carried out through the AND RISK REPORTING OF MITIGATING ACTIONS (“Bilancio Integrato” under the to which the Group is exposed involvement of all Group submitted to the top PROGRESS, D.Lgs 254/2016 regulation) structures, risk owners and risk management for approval to check their effectiveness on specialists, which includes: risks mitigation and prevention • update of risk scenarios related to activities • risk scoring • establishment of the relative controls and mitigation plans RISK – External, Internal and Strategic Risk CHANGES MACRO-ECONOMIC COUNTERPARTY INTEREST DEFAULT BUSINESS INTERRUPTION COMMODITY PRICE LIQUIDITY RATING IN LAWS AND REGULATIONS SITUATION CREDIT RISK RATE AND COVENANT ACQUISITIONS, INTEGRATION TENDER AND SOCIAL AND ICT INFRASTRUCTURE AND FISCAL AND AND BUSINESS LEGAL PROCEEDING NATURAL EVENTS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCESSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SECURITY TAX-RELATED COMBINATION CONTEXT 17 (1) This method follows the framework set by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (CoSO report)
New strategic Guidelines from a2a T a2a E a2a C RELAUNCH Consistent industrial growth Selective external growth T Transformation Business strengthening & change E Excellence agile organization, leader in operational excellence C Community attract and empower people engage external ecosystem 2018 2022 2018 2022 2018 2022 to REGENERATION A2A will make a significant effort Starting from the positive experience Over 350 innovation concepts evaluated Active role in the energy to undertake, in its 4 reference of the EN&A Project, the Mistral Project will be translated into the experimentation market transformation businesses, the transformation actions has been launched: focus on operational of about 50 new initiatives necessary to respond to the identified excellence through a bottom-up redesign market trends of processes and the transformation (detailed plan in the next pages) of the managerial culture. Moreover, strong boost in Capex for digitalization and technological innovation (>500 €M in the period) RESHAPE Public lighting, smart city, energy efficiency Sustainability inspiring priciple of enterprise development 2017-2021 18
A2A Sustainability embedded in the Strategic Plan 60+ core goals GENERATION MARKET WASTE NETWORKS built on our sustainability pillars % sorted collection Water network losses CIRCULAR ECONOMY New recycling plants Depurated waste water Project on reduction/ reuse/recycle E CO2 emissions reduction Energy efficiency projects Low-impact vehicles DH users DECARBONIZATION Green energy sold Dispersed heat recovery to Mass Market and DH non-fossil sources Digital users Smart bins Smart meter SMART GRID AND SERVICES # LED lighting points Service interruption EV charging stations Smart grid S Contact centre quality PEOPLE Environmental education Smart city projects Reduction of the Roadwork site INNOVATION accident rate inspections Banco dell’Energia step 2 • The shift to a traditional governance model, occurred in June 2014, facilitates decision making and emphasizes the central role of the Board of Directors G GOVERNANCE • 100% executives with sustainability MBOs (weight increased from 5% to 10% for the CEO/Managing Director) • A2A adopts a prudent energy risk policy, part of its ERM model, whose purpose is to further develop and integrate risk management into the business process Integration of Sustainability Plan and Financial BP @2022 in line with 2030 sustainability goals August 2018 - A2A signs the first Credit Line in Italy linked to the Group’s Sustainability Policy and the Standard Ethics Rating 19
A2A Sustainability embedded in the Strategic Plan CIRCULAR ECONOMY g/ % DECARBONIZATION kWh 100 84 445 82 420 419 31 394 2015 2016 2017 2022 2015 2016 2017 2022 MATERIAL RECOVERY RATE CO2 /kWh IN A2A PLANTS ON TOTAL WASTE COLLECTED CARBON INTENSITY SMART GRID k PEOPLE INNOVATION % AND SERVICES 550 20 356 227 269 0 5 5 2015 2016 2017 2022 2015 2016 2017 2022 ONLINE MEMBERS SMART WORKING OF A2A ENERGIA COMMUNITY % on total employees applicable 20
Data Annexes A2A Asset Portfolio Consolidated Income Statement Consolidated Balance Sheet Consolidated Net Financial Position A2A strong Commitment to Sustainability Financial Report and Economic data and News are all available on A2A website: http://www.a2a.eu/en/investor/ 21
A2A Asset Portfolio as of 31 December 2017 22
Consolidated Income Statement (1) The figures at December 31, 2016 include the economic effects deriving from the LGH Group’s PPA and the reclassification for the purposes of IFRS 5 of the EPCG Group’s income statement items. (2) EPCG not included in Group EBITDA as of 2016 restated results Note: Group net income adjusted for the impact of extraordinary items: 2017 = 413 €M; 2016 = 377 €M; 2015 = 278 €M; 2014 = 175 €M; 2013 = 156 €M; 2012 = 116 €M; 2011 = 165; 2010 = 243 23
Consolidated Balance Sheet 24
Consolidated Net Financial Position 25
A2A strong Commitment to Sustainability Listening to the needs of stakeholders in the various territories in which A2A operates. Definition of a Sustainability Policy with objectives through to 2030 and a Sustainability Plan integrated Identification of the material aspects for planning and reporting with the Business Plan. The Policy is based on 4 pillars, crucial to A2A’s business and consistent with the international approach given by the UN • Stakeholder Engagement: Circular Economy: Decarbonization: more than 270 initiatives involving external and internal stakeholders. The forumAscolto programme, Sustainably manage waste Contribute to achieving national the multistakeholder feedback initiative launched by A2A in 2015 aimed at understanding the needs during its life cycle and EU targets for the reduction of the communities where it operates, continued in 2017 of greenhouse gas emissions • Materiality Evaluation: A2A Group materiality matrix was updated Smart grid People Innovation: and services: Actively contribute to the Increase grid reliability welfare of the community SUSTAINABILITY NETWORKS through technological and the improvement innovation of working conditions A2A has an active participation in national and international associations and networks WINNER IN 2017 on matters of sustainable Governance and Tools development. • Sustainability Policy • Territory and Sustainability Committee: the Committee has the task to assist with information, advice and proposals the Board of Directors,the Chairman and CEO of the Group in defining guidelines, orientations and initiatives • Code of Ethics Reporting to external stakeholders • Organisation, Management and Control Model (according to 231/01 Law) during focussed meetings or through the Integrated • Policy for Quality, Environment and Safety and Systems for their Management Report and Territorial Sustainability Reports • Sustainability Issues for Risk Management: Climate Change impacts INTEGRATED REPORT A2A 2017 Integrated Report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Implementation of practices and adoption of instruments that are consistent with the Standards and, for some indicators, it complies with GRI-G4 Electric Utilities Sector Supplement. The Report considers six forms of capital (Human, Financial, Relational, Intellectual, Manufacturing and sustainability goals prefixed in the value creation process Natural), in accordance with the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) framework. INVESTMENTS GENERATION & NETWORKS WASTE CORPORATE TOTAL CLASSIFICATION TRADING AND HEAT Emission Moreover, in 2015, A2A began, first in Italy, publishing sustainability reports with reference to the specific 2.1 4.6 6.4 - 13.1 Reduction territories in which it operates, undertaking a path toward the community and extending its stakeholder engagement model. Energy During 2017 six Territorial Sustainability Reports were published (Milan, Brescia, Bergamo, Varese, 0.4 4.1 25.8 - 30.3 efficiency Valtellina and Valchiavenna and Friuli Venezia Giulia). Renewables 13.2 5.3 7.6 - 26.1 Innovation 0.5 - 7.7 0.4 8.6 The Integrated Report 2017 is available on A2A website Total 16.2 14 47.5 0.4 78.1 26
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