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INVESTOR PRESENTATIONApril 2020
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REN’s Equity Story
Industry-leading energy
infrastructure operator in
Portugal with best-in-class
efficiency and service quality
Solid domestic business
benefiting from a stable regulatory framework and
strengthened through inorganic growth
Attractive shareholder
returnunderpinned by stable
dividend policy
Disciplined financial policy aiming at optimizing
cost of debt and protecting net income
Strategic priorities
focused on delivering energy in Portugal, enabling the energy
transition and investing in attractive
opportunities
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70-year track record as a leading energy infrastructure operator in Portugal
1947 1994
2000 2006 2007
2012
2017
2014
Foundation of CNE (National Electricity Company)
Foundation of REN – Rede Eléctrica Nacional, S.A. (EDP’s business unit spin-off)
Portuguese State acquired a 70% stake
Acquisition of natural gas transmission assets to Galp
New electricity concession until 2057
2nd reprivatization phase (State Grid of China 25%;
Oman Oil 15%)
2nd reprivatization phase concluded (sale of Portuguese State’s 11% stake)
Acquisition of 42.5% of Electrogas in Chile
2018
Sale of REN Portgás GPL
2019
Acquisition of Transemel, an
electricity transmission
company located in ChileElectricity 50-year
concession granted
Natural gas 40-year concession granted
1st reprivatization phase(IPO)
€250M capital increase
Acquisition of a NG distribution company in
Portugal
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The sole electricity and natural gas TSO1 and the holder of the second-largest natural gas distribution concession
Electricity Natural Gas
Sole TSO (concession until 2057)
Transmission of high voltage electricity and overall technical management of the system
Sole TSO (concession until 2046)
Transportation of high-pressure natural gas and overall technical management of the system
Reception, storage and regasification of LNG and underground storage of natural gas
In 2017, REN acquired the second-largest gas distribution network
Generation Transmission Distribution Supply ImportTransmission, Storage and
LNG TerminalDistribution Supply
RAB (€M, 2019)
Network (Km, 2019)
2.2922.292
9.0569.056
RAB (€M, 2019)
Network (Km, 2019)
989989
1.3751.375
(1 of 11 concessions)
473473
5.7055.705
Regulated Activities Regulated Activities
1. TSO - Transmission System Operator
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Amongst the most efficient TSOs with superior service quality
SCAN: Scandinavia; EUR: Europe; ASP: Asia and South Pacific; NSA: North and South America1. ITOMS 2017 - International Transmission Operations & Maintenance Study2. Gas Transmission Benchmarking Initiative 2019; total company spending 3. LNG Receiving Terminals Benchmarking 2019; total terminal costs
ASP EUR SCAN NSA
NSAASP SCAN EUR LNG Terminal 3
LNG Terminal 4
LNG Terminal 1
LNG Terminal 5
LNG Terminal 2
TSO 7TSO 1 TSO 2 TSO 3 TSO 6TSO 4 TSO 5 TSO 8 TSO 9 TSO 10
Electricity Natural Gas
Pipeline costs2
Opex/complexity factor
LNG terminal costs3
LNG terminal total costs/complexity factor
Line costs1
Adjusted cost per equivalent circuit km
Line service level1Service level per 1,000 circuit km
Best-in-class efficiency and service quality in electricity overhead
lines operation
Superior efficiency in operating pipelines and REN’s LNG Terminal
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Stable shareholder base and best-in-class corporate governance
* Updated information based on the communication received by the Company, with reference to 31st December 2018; ** Updated information based on the communication received by the Company, with reference to January 2020; *** Updated information based on the communication received by the Company, with reference to March 2020.
Shareholder structure
7.0%*
2.7%**
25.0%
5.0%0.6%
Other investors
42.4%
5.3%***
12.0%
Board composition
3Executive
Committee
3Audit
Committee(Independent)
2Independent
5Other
13 BOARD MEMBERS
Special committees and supervisory bodies
RemunerationCorporategovernance
Nomination and Appraisal
AuditCommittee
Statutory Auditor
12.0%
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REN’s Sustainability Strategy in line with UN Sustainable Development Goals
“Heroes of all species” | Educational program on biodiversity for 3rd and 4th grade students
Reforestation program | Reforestation of right of way passages with native species
REN’s Chair in Biodiversity | Together with the Science and Technology Foundation and the University of Porto
Gender Equality | In 2019, REN had 27% of women in 1st and 2nd line management positions
Training|In 2019, REN gave to its employees a total of 29,858 hours of training which comprises around 43.46 hours per employee
REN Award | Award to the best Master and Doctoral theses in energy in Portugal
AGIR Award | Support projects which solve social problems
MEDEA Project | National high school contest in the area of electromagnetic fields
SHARE Program | REN corporate volunteer program
United Nations Global Compact | Founding member. REN adopted the 10 principles related to human rights, labour practices, environmental protection and anti-corruption
CEO Guide to Human Rights BCSD Portugal | Agreement in defense of human rights and improving people’s living conditions
REN’s Sustainability Strategy
More than 1m indigenous trees planted
since 2010
24% ofemployees
engaged in corporate
volunteering
27% of women in management
positions
Promote internal wellbeing
Promote environmental protection
Contribute to the community
Governance and ethics
CSR management system certified
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Good performance in international ESG scores
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MSCI ESG Rating ISS ESG Rating CDP Score
MSCI ESG Rating measures the company's resilience to long-term ESG risks, using an industry-relative AAA-CCC scale
On Corporate Governance, REN falls into the highest scoring range relative to global peers
On Biodiversity & Land Use, REN demonstrated strong efforts to mitigate adverse environmental impact of operations relative to peers
The assessment of a company’s sustainability performance is based on specific criteria for each industry using a scale rating from D- to A+
Amongst the 46 industry companies analyzed, the industry-leader has a score of B+ while REN’s B score is immediately below
The Carbon Disclosure Project scores the companies according to its environmental impact, using a scale rating from D- to A
REN’s C score is in the Awareness band. This is the same score as the Europe regional average, and the same as the Energy utility networks sector average
A B CRating: Rating: Rating:
Achievements
REN’s Annual Digital Report
Online REN´s Annual Report
REN’s AnnualDigital Report
REN Energy App
REN Energy App
REN´s Sustainability Report
REN’s Annual Digital Report
REN´s Project Heroes of All Species
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REN’s Equity Story
Industry-leading energy
infrastructure operator in
Portugal with best-in-class
efficiency and service quality
Solid domestic business
benefiting from a stable regulatory framework and
strengthened through inorganic growth
Attractive shareholder
return underpinned by stable
dividend policy
Disciplined financial policy aiming at optimizing
cost of debt and protecting net income
Strategic priorities
focused on delivering energy in Portugal, enabling the energy
transition and investing in attractive
opportunities
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Stable regulatory framework
3/4-year regulatory period for electricity/natural gas, during which the relevant parameters remain stable
Stability is a guiding principle of the regulation
No consumercredit risk
Tariff revenues are not dependent on State payments
Transmission/transportation operators do not have consumer credit risk
Allowedrevenues
Allowed revenues assure cost of capital remuneration andrecovery of costs through revenue cap (allows REN to obtain efficiency gains by being below the revenue cap set by the regulator)
Earned via tariffs charged to final consumers by suppliers
Fully regulated domestic business
Key regulatory stakeholders
Ministry of Environment and Energy Transition
Setting the energy policies and their implementation
ERSEEnergy independent regulator,
responsible for setting tariffs
DGEGDesign policies on energy and
geological resources
Regulatory framework
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Transparent and stable return mechanism
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
RoR indexation mechanism
Base RoR indexed to the average Portuguese government 10-Y bond yields
RoR starting point set at the beginning of the regulatory period and adjusted annually
ERSE’s new gas regulatory framework: main changes vs last period
The new regulatory period was extended to 4 years from 3 years
The WACC difference between the NGT and NGDdecreased to 20bp from 30bp
Rate
of R
etur
n (%
)
RoR indexation mechanism
0.25 11.004
9.0
8.8
4.7
4.5
Avg. 10-Y PT Gov. bond yields (%)
0.197 12.697
9.5
4.5
1.5
5.0
Natural gas (distribution)Natural gas (transmission)Electricity (transmission)
Base RoR evolution
Electricity Transmission
Natural Gas Transmission
Natural Gas Distribution
5.99%
7.35%
6.13%
6.77%
6.33%
6.02%
6.32%
5.17%
5.52%
5.82%
4.88%
5.40%
5.70%
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Remuneration regime based on allowed revenuesTo
tal A
llow
ed R
even
ues
Activity remuneration
=
Regulated EBIT Margin
+
Operational expenses
Return on Capital
(Return on RAB: “RoR”)
Interest on tariff deviations
from yearN-21
Other items
Recovered depreciation
Recovered net OPEX
Remuneration on the recovery of the tariff deviations resulting from differences between the estimated and actual demand:
Tariff DeviationN-2 x [ (1 + Euribor12MN-2 + SpreadN-2) x (1 + Euribor12MN-1 + SpreadN-1) – 1 ]
Depreciation of Regulated Asset Base, net of subsidies
Rent on protection zone land
REI incentive2 €25 million in 2019
OPEX subject to efficiency: OPEXN-1 x (1+ GDPI - X) + OPEX induced by grid expansion + Accepted costs + Pass-through costs
Electricity Efficiency Factor: 1.5% Gas Efficiency Factors: Transportation and Storage: 3.0%; Distribution: 2.5%; LNG: 2.0%
Between -1.5% / 1.5% x RAB
Base RoR
X
RAB
Electricity (2018-2020) Natural Gas (2020-2023)
Tran
smis
sion
and
D
istr
ibut
ion
asse
ts
RoR x RAB
(No CAPEX efficiency mechanism given the lack of comparable projects)Tr
ansm
issi
on
asse
ts
Hydro land
CAPEX Efficiency Mechanism:Premium (75 bps)
if REN is able to achieve CAPEX costs below a reference level determined by the regulator
(assets post-2009)
1. For Gas, the regulator may decide to set a provisional tariff deviation of n-1 depending on tariffs level;2. REI: Investment Economical Rationalization.
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Domestic business expanded to natural gas distribution activity in 2017
Second-largest gas distribution concession in Portugal
Provides services in the coastal region of Northern Portugal
Operates under a 40-year concession contract (ending in January 2048)
5,705 km Network
(2019)
377,769Connection points
(2019)
7,345 GWh Distributed gas
(2019)
Transmission network
Distribution network
Natural gas area of influence
Portgás
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Capex(€M)
Average RAB(€M)
EBITDA(€M)
2225 27
455 464 473
42
43
464
2017 2018 2019
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Operational performance
Sale of LPG business
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International expansion started in 2017 through the acquisition of a 42.5% stake in Electrogas, a Chilean gas pipeline operator
Electrogas operates a 165.6 km natural gas and a 20.5 km diesel oil pipeline
The only gas pipeline connecting Quintero’s regasification terminal to Chile’s largest population centre (Santiago)
Established long-term take-or-pay gas transportation contracts
Key customers comprise blue-chip electricity generators, industrial companies and major local gas distribution players
42,5%
42,5%
15,0%(state-owned)
Acquisition price ($M; Feb 2017)
180
Dividends received (€M; 2019)
7.2
EBITDA(€M; 2019)
7.1
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Electrogas
Impact on REN
Shareholder structure
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Recent reinforcement of REN’s presence in Chile through the acquisition of 100% of Transemel
In October of 2019, REN acquired the entire share capital of Transemel, for US$168.6M. The transaction was supported by debt
Strategically located mainly in northern Chile, where energy demand is expected to grow above the country’s average
Steady and predictable cash flow generation profile, with almost 93% of its revenues coming from regulated activities
Transemel
Antofagasta
Bío-Bío
AricaIquique Calama 14
Electricity transmission lines (92 km)
5Substations(985 MVAs)
Transemel acquisition is in line with REN’s strategy
Invest up to €400M until 2021 in additional inorganic growth opportunities
Transemel’s acquisition allows REN to follow disciplined growth strategy
Underlying valuation in line with comparable transaction market multiples for Chilean transmission assets
Positive impact in REN’s consolidated results from 2020 onwards
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Solid financial performance and positive evolution of the asset base
Operational performance Asset base evolution
Consistent operational performance driven by the
positive effect of new businesses
New businesses allow for an overall asset base increase, despite mature
domestic transmission business
RAB and other investment assets (€B)
EBITDA(€M)
3,6 3,5 3,4 3,3 3,3
0,5 0,5 0,50,2
2015
0.2
2016
0.0
2019
0.00.20.3
2017
0.3
2018
0.33.74.1
3.74.2 4.3
CAGR+3%
Other investments and financial assets
Transemel
Transmission RAB
Distribution RAB
4746
2015
2
2016
7487490
9
472
20171
6
439
2018
7
431
20192
476492 486
1. As reported. Includes 3 months of Portgás consolidation2. As reported. Includes 3 months of Transemel consolidation
Transmission businesses
PortgásTransemel
Electrogas
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REN’s Equity Story
Industry-leading energy
infrastructure operator in
Portugal with best-in-class
efficiency and service quality
Solid domestic business
benefiting from a stable regulatory framework and
strengthened through inorganic growth
Attractive shareholder
return underpinned by stable
dividend policy
Disciplined financial policy aiming at optimizing
cost of debt and protecting net income
Strategic priorities
focused on delivering energy in Portugal, enabling the energy
transition and investing in attractive
opportunities
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Debt management priorities focused on cost of debt optimization and net income protection
Protect net income
Optimize cost of debt
Allows for flexibility to grow while ensuring performance
Strong liquidity buffer
At least 2 years of funding needs fully covered on a continuous basis
Avoid funding under stressed market conditions
Cash vs Undrawn Credit Facilities
Smooth debt maturity profile
Flexible funding structure
ST Funding vs LT Funding
Adequate mix of funding sources
Banks vs Bond Market
Fixed Rate vs Floating Rate
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Baa3Stable outlook(July 2019)
BBBStable outlook
(November 2019)
BBBStable outlook(August 2019)
REN’s credit rating
The three major rating agencies have been reaffirming
REN’s rating as investment grade after the announcement
of Transemel acquisition
Stable credit profile with investment grade credit metrics
Gross debt maturity profile Dec 2019 (€M)
2 846
964
739
199107 617
219
2022 2024Total gross debt2
2023202120203 >2024
3.59 years (Dec 2019)
3.59 years (Dec 2019)
Maturity
REN’s goal is to maintain its liquidity over two years4
Gross debt funding sources1
Dec 2019
16%
8%
60%
15%
Commercial paper Bonds
Banks EIB3
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REN’s credit profile
Liquidity 2.5 years (Dec 2019)2.5 years (Dec 2019)
1. Fixed/variable rate debt: 58%/42%; 2. Adjusted by interest accruals and hedging on yen denominated debt; 3. The €739M maturing in 2020 are fully covered by REN´s undrawn credit facilities. Of these €739M, €268M respect to a long term bond maturing in October 2020 and this is already covered by a forward starting long term credit facility signed in April 2019. The remaining amount respects mostly to short term opportunistic funding that is fully covered by undrawn medium to long term credit facilities amounting to €725M. As of 31 December 2019 REN´s funding needs are fully covered for a period of 2.5 years.4. European Investment Bank; 5. Cash and bank deposits and undrawn committed credit facilities that are available to cover all funding needs for at least the following two years
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Cost of debt decrease ahead of European peers
2017 20182014 2015 2016 2019
3.2
2.1
4.7
4.1
2.5
2.2
Cost of debt: REN vs European TSOs(%) As reported
TSO 1 TSO 2 TSO 3 REN
111
91
73
69
65
2015
2016
2019
2017
2018
-46(-42%)
REN’s financial costs(€M)
Debt costs optimization
Outstanding cost of debt
recovery post-financial crisis
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Rapidly adjust the cost of debt to an improving market environment
Locking in costs at very low rates
Close alignment of debt maturities with the
regulatory cycles
Benefiting from the spread to RoR floor or from a potential
future RoR increase
Net income protection by aligning debt management with regulated revenues profile
4,04,7
5,7 5,54,7
4,1
3,22,5 2,2 2,1
7,4 7,6
9,6
8,1 7,8
6,0 6,1 6,3
5,2 4,9
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Electricity base RoRAvg. cost of debt
110110 124124 121121121121 138138 142142 126126 152152 141141
Net Profit1 (€M)
1. Excluding extraordinary levy
143143
Spread RoR/Avg cost of debt(%)
Net income protection
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REN’s Equity Story
Industry-leading energy
infrastructure operator in
Portugal with best-in-class
efficiency and service quality
Solid domestic business
benefiting from a stable regulatory framework and
strengthened through inorganic growth
Attractive shareholder
return underpinned by stable
dividend policy
Disciplined financial policy aiming at optimizing
cost of debt and protecting net income
Strategic priorities
focused on delivering energy in Portugal, enabling the energy
transition and investing in attractive
opportunities
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Strategic guidelines for 2018-21
Operational excellence and core business consolidation
Disciplined growth
Solid financials
ENABLERSDigital path Evolution of skills and culture
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2015-17yearly average
~190
2018-21per year
120-145
Gas transmission
~10
Gas distribution
~20-25
Electricity
~90-110
~40
~50-70
Replacement
Expansion
Domestic organic CAPEX (€M)
Falagueira-Estremoz-Divor-Pegões axis
(line and substation)
Vieira do Minho-R. Pena-Feira axis (line and
substation)
Fundão-Falagueira axis (line and substation)
Ponte de Lima-Famalicão (line)
Natural gas underground storage
(compression upgrade)
Core business remains on the top of REN’s priorities
REN’s transmission investments approved by the Government up to 2021 allow REN to fulfil its business plan
Already approved by the Government
Operational excellence and core business
consolidationDisciplined growth Solid financials
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Ambitious European and national targets for 2030 to drive REN’s domestic growth
Portugal2
1. Clean Energy Package; 2. National Energy and Climate Plans
Europe1
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40%reduction in
greenhouse gases emissions
45% to 55%reduction in
greenhouse gases emissions
7.8 to 9.3increase in solar installed
capacity (GW)
8.8 to 9.2increase in wind installed
capacity (GW)
15% of interconnection
capacity
15% of interconnection
capacity
32% of energy from
renewables
47% of energy from
renewables
32.5% improvement in energy efficiency
35% improvement in energy efficiency
Operational excellence and core business
consolidationDisciplined growth Solid financials
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4 consecutive days 100% renewable
2016
2018
Two 70-hour periods 100% renewable
Production in March exceeded consumption of mainland Portugal
Proven experience on integrating renewables
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Share of renewables in energy consumption2018*
30.3%
Europe
18.0%
PortugalSpain
17.4%
Source: Eurostat
*2019 data is yet to be released
2019
Renewable generation supplied 51% of national electricity consumption
Portugal’s auction of solar energy broke a world record, with one of the licenses on offer selling for €14.76/MWh
Operational excellence and core business
consolidationDisciplined growth Solid financials
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REN as a pillar of the energy transition
Energy transition
Overall electrification of the economy
Increased renewables in theenergy mix
Decentralization driven by prosumers and small-solar PV
facilities
Increased involvement ofconsumers
European market integration through new interconnections
New wave of digitalization
Maintain the security of supply in a context of more intermittent renewables
Operational efficiency ensuring a low impact of transmission activities for consumers
Support to Government’s energy policy implementation, both in electricity and green gases projects
Development of broader solutions for System Management (eg: involvement of industrial consumers)
Development of infrastructure to integrate additional renewable capacity
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Operational excellence and core business
consolidationDisciplined growth Solid financials
28
Inorganic investments (€M)
1Q 2017: 42.5% stake in Electrogas
2015: underground gas storage
4Q 2017: 100% of EDP Gás (Portgás)
Clear focus on Portugal and Regulated Assets while also
considering further incremental opportunities/
investments in LatAm
2015-17
169
530
769
702018-21
Up to 400
Investment in growth opportunities fitting REN’s DNA and consolidation of recent acquisitions
Transemel consolidation
In October 2019, REN acquired the entire share capital of Transemel for US$168.6M
Followed by a minority participation of 42.5% in the Chilean Electrogas, Transemel is the first international business fully owned by REN
REN agreed a transition period of 24 months, during which the company is going to consolidate its operation in Chile and integrate Transemel’s systems and processes into REN’s Group
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Regulated assets/long-term contracts
Leveraging REN’s know-how
Pace set to maintain credit rating
Attractive risk-return profile
Operational excellence and core business
consolidationDisciplined growth Solid financials
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Business Plan targets delivered in 2018 and 2019
In 2018 and 2019, REN achieved strong results delivering on all Business Plan targets
EBITDA(€M)
Net Profit(€M)
Capex(€M)
Net Debt(€M)
FFO/Net Debt
475-500
110-115
2.7-2.9
11-12%
120-145
13%
492
116
122
2.7
29
13%
486
119
189
2.8
2018-21BP 2018 2019
Operational excellence and core business
consolidationDisciplined growth Solid financials
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REN’s Equity Story
Industry-leading energy
infrastructure operator in
Portugal with best-in-class
efficiency and service quality
Solid domestic business
benefiting from a stable regulatory framework and
strengthened through inorganic growth
Attractive shareholder
return underpinned by stable
dividend policy
Disciplined financial policy aiming at optimizing
cost of debt and protecting net income
Strategic priorities
focused on delivering energy in Portugal, enabling the energy
transition and investing in attractive
opportunities
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Delivering compelling returns to shareholders
89%
-51%
4%
Source: REN, Bloomberg1. Total Shareholder Return = (Stock price end of period - Stock price beginning of period + Dividends) / Stock price beginning of period
Cumulative Total Shareholder Return1 since REN’s IPO, indexed from 100Overall 12y
Performance
EurostoxxUtilities
PSI20
REN dividends paid(€/per share)
0.1630.163 0.1640.164 0.1670.167 0.1680.168 0.1690.169 0.1700.170 0.1710.171 0.1710.171 0.1710.171 0.1710.171 0.1710.1710.1710.171 0.1710.171
Mar2020
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REN has been delivering a stable and attractive remuneration to its shareholders and plans to maintain its dividend policy
Stable and attractive dividend per share
Dividend yield (Mar 2020; %)
Dividend per share(€)
0.171 0.171 0.171 0.171 0.171
2018 2019 2020E 2021EAvg.2015-17
Source: Factset, Bloomberg, Company information
7,4
4,35,7
6,4
8,8
1,9
4,9
TS0 1 TS0 2 TS0 3 EuroStoxx
Utilities
TS0 5TS0 4
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REN benefits from a stable regulatory framework which contributes to a solid domestic business
REN was able to initiate a move to inorganic growth anticipating the impact from a maturing grid while tightly managing funding costs
In 2018-21, REN will keep its focus on delivering energy in Portugal with additional value coming from Chile(Electrogas + Transemel)
REN is committed to a stable and attractive dividend policy
During 2018, S&P upgraded REN’s rating to ‘BBB/A-2’ from ‘BBB/A-3’. Following the recent announcement of Transemel acquisition, all three major rating agencies have reaffirmed REN’s investment grade rating. REN will continue its commitment to keep credit metrics consistent with investment grade rating
REN’s transmission investments in Portugal taking place until 2021 were already approved by the Government
In 2018 and 2019 REN delivered on all 2018-21 business plan targets
Closing Remarks
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486.2 492.3 -6.0 -1.2%
-52.5 -57.8 5.2 -9.1%
118.9 115.7 3.2 2.8%
144.8 137.2 7.6 5.5%
188.6 121.9 66.6 54.7%
190.6 88.5 102.2 115.5%
3,753.3 3,832.0 -78.6 -2.1%
2,826.0 2,653.1 172.9 6.5%
2.08% 2.24% -0.17 pp
EBITDAEBITDA
2019 2018 2019 / 2018
Net DebtNet Debt
Average cost of debtAverage cost of debt
Net ProfitNet Profit
CAPEX 1CAPEX 1
Transfers to RAB 2Transfers to RAB 2
Average RABAverage RAB
Recurrent Net ProfitRecurrent Net Profit
Financial ResultsFinancial Results
1. Capex includes direct acquisitions; 2. Transfers to RAB (at historic costs) includes direct acquisitions RAB related; Note: Values in millions of euros unless otherwise stated
2019 Results
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