AustriaEnergy International GmbH: additional tailwind for green hydrogen and green ammonia investments from EU Commission

• EU Commission President and Chile's President show unity on key energy issues
• Expecting major investment in green hydrogen projects
• Own investments to be boosted by new secured Green Bond
• Webcast for interested investors on Thursday, 22 June 2023 at 17:00

Wien, 16.06.2023 – The visit of the President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to Chile and her talks with Chilean President Gabriel Boric have once again made it clear that Europe and Chile are striving for a close partnership, especially in the field of green hydrogen. Helmut Kantner, Managing Director of AustriaEnergy International GmbH, comments: “If there was still a need for confirmation that we are on the right and forward-looking path with our project for green hydrogen and green ammonia already started in Chile in 2019, then this visit was it. We as a site developer and technology integrator, and certainly many large international investors, value the results of this visit as another important step in improving the framework conditions once again and making them very reliable.”

Ursula von der Leyen also expects a further increase in investments both by the EU and by member states and the private sector – i.e. companies and investors. Kantner: “At our own green-hydrogen/green-ammonia site, which we are implementing in a joint venture with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S (“CIP”) and Austria’s ÖKO Wind, we are already in the best direct vicinity of leading international Groups working on synthetic fuels or SAF (Special Aviation Fuel) here. We will now additionally expand our own investments in the green-hydrogen/green-ammonia site and the corresponding wind energy capacities by issuing a secured Green Bond.”

Ursula von der Leyen in her statement on the Chile visit: “The global demand for hydrogen is skyrocketing, it will increase enormously in the next years. Thus, the European Union has decided not only to produce 10 million tons of green hydrogen itself by 2030, but also to import 10 million tons annually.” This is where the AustriaEnergy Group wants to make an important contribution. As an owner-managed, internationally active site developer and technology integrator in the fields of wind power, photovoltaics, green-hydrogen/green-ammonia and storage technology, the company successfully focuses on the renewable energy market in Chile. With a track record of around 800 MW, the company is one of the pioneers there in wind power and photovoltaics (active since 2013) and green-hydrogen/green-ammonia (active since 2019).

In order to expand its own renewable energy investments, AustriaEnergy International GmbH is currently offering a secured corporate bond (ISIN: DE000A3LE0J4) with a volume of up to EUR 25 million for subscription. The security, which is qualified by imug rating in accordance with the Green Bond Principles (GBP) 2021 of the International Capital Market Association, carries an interest rate of 8.00% p.a. over a term of five years.

Interested investors can still subscribe to the secured Green Bond 2023/2028 until 26 June 2023 (12:00) via the subscription functionality DirectPlace of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the trading system XETRA. At the same time, a private placement will be conducted by BankM AG as bookrunner exclusively to qualified investors in Germany, in certain other countries of the European Economic Area and in Switzerland.

Due to the keen interest, AustriaEnergy will again offer investors the opportunity to obtain information during a webcast (without accompanying conference call) on Thursday, 22 June 2023 at 17:00 (CEST). Registration is possible via the following link: https://montegaconnect.de/event/8jz2pnjastx0g1n8u2kf5pd5mee7caxa

Key data of the secured Green Bond 2023/2028

Important note:
This publication is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. The securities which are the subject of this publication are offered by the issuer exclusively in the Republic of Austria, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg by way of a public offer. Outside the Republic of Austria, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, an offer will be made exclusively in the form of a private placement in accordance with the applicable exemption provisions.

In particular, the securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

This publication does not constitute a securities prospectus. The investment decision of interested investors with respect to the securities referred to in this publication is to be made solely on the basis of the securities prospectus prepared by the issuer in connection with the public offer of these securities, including the terms and conditions of the bond, which is available for download on the issuer’s website at www.austriaenergy.com/en/greenbonds/.

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Frank Ostermair, Linh Chung
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