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EX-99.1 2 exhibit_99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1


Ellomay Capital Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2020

Tel-Aviv, Israel, March 31, 2021 – Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE American; TASE: ELLO) (“Ellomay” or the “Company”), a renewable energy and power generator and developer of renewable energy and power projects in Europe and Israel, today reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020.

Financial Highlights

Revenues were approximately €9.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to approximately €19 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease is mainly due to the sale of the Company’s Italian PV portfolio (the “Italian PV Portfolio”) in December 2019. 2020 revenues were also impacted by the decrease in demand and prices of the European electricity markets due to the Covid-19 pandemic, partially offset by an increase in revenues in one of the Company’s biogas plants in the Netherlands resulting from increased operational efficiency.
 
Operating expenses were approximately €5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to approximately €6.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in operating expenses is mainly attributable to the sale of the Italian PV Portfolio, to increased operational efficiency of the Company’s biogas plants in the Netherlands and to insurance reimbursement in connection with the storm damages in one of the Company’s biogas plants in the Netherlands that reduced operating expenses. Depreciation expenses were approximately €3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to approximately €6.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
Project development costs were approximately €3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to approximately €4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in project development costs is mainly due to a decrease in consultancy expenses for the Company’s development project of a 156 MW pumped storage project in the Manara Cliff in Israel (the “Manara PSP”), partially offset by consultancy expenses in connection with the development of new photovoltaic projects in Italy.
 
General and administrative expenses were approximately €4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to approximately €3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in general and administrative expenses resulted mainly from a higher cost of the Company’s D&O liability insurance.
 
Company’s share of profits of equity accounted investee, after elimination of intercompany transactions, was approximately €1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to approximately €3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in the share of profit of equity accounted investee is mainly attributable to the decrease in the revenues of Dorad Energy Ltd. (“Dorad”) mainly due to a decrease in tariff and in the electricity sold to Dorad’s customers for the year ended December 31, 2020, partially offset by lower financing expenses incurred by Dorad as a result of the CPI indexation of loans from banks.
 
Other income, net, was approximately €2.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to other expenses, net, of approximately €2.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2019. During 2019, the Company recorded expenses in the amount of approximately €2.1 million in connection with the announcement received from GSE, Italy’s energy regulation agency, by one of the Company’s Italian subsidiaries, claiming alleged non-compliance of the installed modules with the required certifications under the applicable regulation and raising the need to examine incentive eligibility implications (the “GSE Claim”). On December 20, 2019, the Company sold its holdings in this subsidiary. The Sale and Purchase Agreement governing the sale of the subsidiary provided for up to €2.1 million of indemnification in connection with the GSE Claim and the Company recorded this potential payment as other expenses. In 2020, with the cooperation of the acquirer of the Italian subsidiaries, an appeal was submitted to GSE. Following the positive outcomes of such appeal, the provision for the potential indemnification was cancelled.
 

Capital gain was 0 in the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to approximately €18.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2019. The capital gain in the year ended December 31, 2019 was recorded in connection with the sale of the Italian PV Portfolio on December 20, 2019.
 
Financing expenses, net was approximately €3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to approximately €8.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease in financing expenses, net, was mainly attributable to lower interest expenses due to the early repayment of the Company’s Series A Debentures and the sale of the Italian PV Portfolio, including all related project finance.
 
Tax benefit was approximately €0.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to tax benefit of approximately €0.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
Net loss was approximately €6.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to net profit of approximately €9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
Total other comprehensive income was approximately €2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to total other comprehensive income of approximately €1.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2019. The change was mainly due to changes in fair value of cash flow hedges and from foreign currency translation differences on New Israeli Shekel denominated operations, due to fluctuations in the euro/NIS exchange rates.
 
Total comprehensive loss was approximately €3.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to total comprehensive profit of approximately €11 million in the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
EBITDA was approximately €0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to approximately €24.1 million (including €18.8 million capital gain recorded in connection of the sale of the Italian PV Portfolio) for the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
Net cash used in operating activities was approximately €5.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to approximately €3.7 million provided from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2019.
 
The Talasol PV Plant reached mechanical completion in September 2020 and was connected to the electricity grid and electricity production commenced at the end of December 2020. PAC was achieved on January 27, 2021.
 
On February 23, 2021, the Company issued additional Series C Debentures in a public offering in Israel in an aggregate principal amount of NIS 100.939 million (approximately €25.6 million based on the euro/NIS exchange rate as of December 31, 2020). The gross proceeds from the offering were NIS 102.4 million and the net proceeds of the offering, net of related expenses such as consultancy fee and commissions, were approximately NIS 101.5 million (approximately €25.7 million based on the euro/NIS exchange rate as of December 31, 2020).
 
On February 23, 2021, the Company issued a new Series D Convertible Debentures in a public offering in Israel in the aggregate principal amount of NIS 62 million (approximately €15.7 million based on the euro/NIS exchange rate as of December 31, 2020). The principal amount of the Series D Debentures is repayable in one installment on December 31, 2026. The Series D Debentures bear a fixed interest at the rate of 1.2% per year (that is not linked to the Israeli CPI or otherwise), payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31 commencing June 30, 2021 through December 31, 2026 (inclusive). The Series D Debentures are convertible into the Company’s ordinary shares, NIS 10.00 par value per share, at a conversion price of NIS 165 (approximately €41.8 based on the euro/NIS exchange rate as of December 31, 2020), subject to adjustments upon customary terms. The Series D Debentures are not rated. The gross proceeds from the offering were approximately NIS 62.6 million and the net proceeds of the offering, net of related expenses such as consultancy fee and commissions, were approximately NIS 61.8 million (approximately €15.7 million based on the euro/NIS exchange rate as of December 31, 2020).
 
As of March 1, 2021, the Company held approximately €125 million in cash and cash equivalents, approximately €1.76 million in marketable securities and approximately €10 million in restricted long-term cash.
 
On March 18, 2021, the Company’s Series B Debentures were repaid in full. Pursuant to the terms of the deed of trust governing the Series B Debentures, the early repayment consisted of a principal payment in the amount of approximately NIS 86.3 million (approximately €21.5 million), accrued interest in the amount of approximately NIS 0.7 million (approximately €0.16 million) and a prepayment charge of approximately NIS 3.4 million (approximately €0.86 million), amounting to an aggregate repayment amount of approximately NIS 90.4 million (approximately €22.5 million).
 

On February 11, 2021, the Manara PSP Project Finance reached financial closing. The Manara PSP Project Finance will be provided by a consortium of Israeli banks and institutional investors, arranged and led by Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank Ltd. The Manara PSP Project Finance is in the aggregate amount of NIS 1.18 billion (approximately €300 million based on the euro/NIS exchange rate as of December 31, 2020), and includes: (i) a Senior Secured Tranche at a fixed rate of interest for each drawdown, with base interest rate equal to the yield to maturity of Israeli treasury bonds with like duration of the loan drawdown, plus a spread of 3.25% per-annum during the Construction Period of the Project and a spread of 2.40% per-annum from the Actual Completion Date of the Project which proceeds the Commercial Operation Date of the Project. The Senior Secured Tranche is linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index and is to be repaid over a period of 19.5 years from the commercial operation date; and (ii) a Subordinated Secured B Tranche at a floating rate of interest, with the base interest being the Bank of Israel rate, plus a spread of 4.35% per-annum during the Construction Period and a spread of 3.90% per-annum from the Actual Completion Date. The stated maturity of the Tranche B loan is one year less than the maturity of the Senior Secured Loan with a cash sweep mechanism that shortens its maturity to approximately 12 years from the Commercial Operation Date under the Base Case Financial Model.
 
In connection with the Manara PSP Project Finance that occurred on February 2021, and based on the A.R.Z. Settlement Agreement, A.R.Z. was required to provide its indirect share of equity investment and financing to the Manara PSP. Due to the failure to provide the required funds, Ellomay Water Plants Holdings (2014) Ltd., the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary that holds 75% of Ellomay PS, seized E.R.Z.’s holdings in Sheva Mizrakot (33%) and, as a result, the Company’s indirect holdings in the Manara PSP increased from 75% to 83.333% in January 2021.
 
Shlomo Nehama, Chairmen of the Board of Ellomay, commented: “Ellomay Capital operates in one of the developing sectors around the world in the renewable energy field, a market that is expanding and growing.

Ellomay Capital raised funds during the year through issuances of equity and debt in order to expand its operations. In addition, Ellomay Capital has made tremendous advancements during this year, primarily the completion of construction and the commercial operation of the Talasol project that has an installed capacity of 300 MW and that is a large project in a European scale, positioning Ellomay as a leading developer in the renewable energy field. In addition, after a lengthy effort of several years, the Company succeeded in reaching the financial closing and receiving regulatory approval for the construction of the pumped storage project in the Manara Cliff, Israel, which is a central project in the future electricity plans of the State of Israel. In addition to these projects the Company succeeded in advancing and materially improving the operational efficiency of its Biogas projects in the Netherlands. The results of such achievements will be evident in the next year and over the coming years.

I would like to thank Ellomay’s professional team, led by Ran Fridrich, for all their hard work and efforts and for, in spite of the objective difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic, succeeded in advancing these two significant projects.”

Ran Fridrich, CEO and a board member of Ellomay, further commented: “2020 was a challenging transition year for Ellomay Capital. The portfolio of photovoltaic projects in Italy, which was based on governmental subsidies, was sold at the end of 2019 for a substantial capital gain. This portfolio provided annual revenues of approximately €9 million, which were not part of the Company’s revenues for 2020.

2020 was a year in which new significant projects were built or purchased (the Talasol project in Spain and a biogas project in the Netherlands) and their contribution to the Company’s revenues and income will only become part of the Company’s results during 2021.

In parallel to the construction of the Talasol project, the Company concluded the financial closing of the pumped storage project “Manara Cliff” and the development of the smaller photovoltaic project in Talasol (28 MW), which has already commenced the construction phase, and reached substantial advancements in the development of the pipeline of new Italian photovoltaic projects, with 90 MW expected to receive a construction permit during 2021. The operational improvements of the Netherlands’ biogas plants continued and a new biogas plant that was acquired in December 2020 was successfully added to the operations.

A delay of approximately a quarter in the connection with the Talasol plant to the electricity grid that according to the Spanish grid company was due to Covid-19 implications caused a deviation of approximately €5 million from the projected revenues for 2020. The Company’s projections for 2021 are based mainly on the operating assets (approximately 85% of the projections) and only a small portion is based on assets that are expected to be built during 2021.

The Company is developing a large pipeline of photovoltaic projects in Spain and Italy, all self-developed from the initial stages, and a large portion of them (over 400 MW) are in advanced development stages and are expected to be built during the next two and a half years. In addition, the Company is advancing the process of obtaining building permits for the PV plus storage projects in Israel that the Company won in the first storage tender in Israel.

As noted, 2020 was a challenging year but the Company met all of its goals mainly due to the dedication and high abilities of each one of its employees.”

Use of NON-IFRS Financial Measures

EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as earnings before financial expenses, net, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Company presents this measure in order to enhance the understanding of the Company’s historical financial performance and to enable comparability between periods. While the Company considers EBITDA to be an important measure of comparative operating performance, EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other statement of operations or cash flow data prepared in accordance with IFRS as a measure of profitability or liquidity. EBITDA does not take into account the Company’s commitments, including capital expenditures, and restricted cash and, accordingly, is not necessarily indicative of amounts that may be available for discretionary uses. Not all companies calculate EBITDA in the same manner, and the measure as presented may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies. The Company’s EBITDA may not be indicative of the historic operating results of the Company; nor is it meant to be predictive of potential future results. A reconciliation between results on an IFRS and non-IFRS basis is provided in the last table of this press release.


About Ellomay Capital Ltd.
 
Ellomay is an Israeli based company whose shares are registered with the NYSE American and with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “ELLO”. Since 2009, Ellomay Capital focuses its business in the renewable energy and power sectors in Europe and Israel.
 
To date, Ellomay has evaluated numerous opportunities and invested significant funds in the renewable, clean energy and natural resources industries in Israel, Italy and Spain, including:
 

Approximately 7.9MW of photovoltaic power plants in Spain and a photovoltaic power plant of approximately 9 MW in Israel;

9.375% indirect interest in Dorad Energy Ltd., which owns and operates one of Israel’s largest private power plants with production capacity of approximately 860MW, representing about 6%-8% of Israel’s total current electricity consumption;

51% of Talasol, which owns a photovoltaic plant with a peak capacity of 300MW in the municipality of Talaván, Cáceres, Spain;

Groen Gas Goor B.V., Groen Gas Oude-Tonge B.V. and Groen Gas Gelderland B.V., project companies operating anaerobic digestion plants in the Netherlands, with a green gas production capacity of approximately 3 million, 3.8 million and 9.5 million (with a license to produce 7.5 million) Nm3 per year, respectively;

83.333% of Ellomay Pumped Storage (2014) Ltd., which is involved in a project to construct a 156 MW pumped storage hydro power plant in the Manara Cliff, Israel.
 
For more information about Ellomay, visit http://www.ellomay.com.
 
Information Relating to Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including statements that are based on the current expectations and assumptions of the Company’s management. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding the Company’s plans and objectives, expectations and assumptions of management are forward-looking statements.  The use of certain words, including the words “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  The Company may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. Various important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those that may be expressed or implied by the Company’s forward-looking statements, including the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations and projects, including in connection with steps taken by authorities in countries in which the Company operates, changes in the market price of electricity and in demand, regulatory changes, changes in the supply and prices of resources required for the operation of the Company’s facilities (such as waste and natural gas) and in the price of oil, and technical and other disruptions in the operations or construction of the power plants owned by the Company. These and other risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business are described in greater detail in the filings the Company makes from time to time with Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F. The forward-looking statements are made as of this date and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact:
Kalia Weintraub
CFO
Tel: +972 (3) 797-1111
Email: hilai@ellomay.com


Ellomay Capital Ltd. and its Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

   
December 31,
 
   
2020
   
2019
   
2020
 
   
Audited
   
Audited
   
Audited
 
   
€ in thousands
   
Convenience Translation into US$ in thousands*
 
Assets
                 
Current assets:
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
66,845
     
44,509
     
82,004
 
Marketable securities
   
1,761
     
2,242
     
2,160
 
Short term deposits
   
8,113
     
6,446
     
9,953
 
Restricted cash
   
-
     
22,162
     
-
 
Receivable from concession project
   
1,491
     
1,463
     
1,829
 
Financial assets
   
-
     
1,418
     
-
 
Trade and other receivables
   
9,825
     
4,882
     
12,053
 
     
88,035
     
83,122
     
107,999
 
Non-current assets
                       
Investment in equity accounted investee
   
32,234
     
33,561
     
39,544
 
Advances on account of investments
   
2,423
     
883
     
2,972
 
Receivable from concession project
   
25,036
     
27,122
     
30,714
 
Fixed assets
   
264,095
     
114,389
     
323,987
 
Right-of-use asset
   
17,209
     
15,401
     
21,112
 
Intangible asset
   
4,604
     
5,042
     
5,648
 
Restricted cash and deposits
   
9,931
     
10,956
     
12,183
 
Deferred tax
   
3,605
     
2,285
     
4,423
 
Long term receivables
   
2,762
     
12,249
     
3,388
 
Derivatives
   
10,238
     
5,162
     
12,560
 
     
374,761
     
227,050
     
459,749
 
                         
Total assets
   
462,796
     
310,172
     
567,748
 
                         
Liabilities and Equity
                       
Current liabilities
                       
Current maturities of long term bank loans
   
10,232
     
4,138
     
12,552
 
Current maturities of long term loans
   
4,021
     
-
     
4,933
 
Debentures
   
10,600
     
26,773
     
13,004
 
Trade payables
   
12,387
     
1,765
     
15,197
 
Other payables
   
7,912
     
5,010
     
9,706
 
     
45,152
     
37,686
     
55,392
 
Non-current liabilities
                       
Lease liability
   
17,299
     
15,402
     
21,222
 
Long-term loans
   
134,520
     
40,805
     
165,027
 
Other long-term loans
   
49,396
     
48,377
     
60,598
 
Debentures
   
72,124
     
44,811
     
88,480
 
Deferred tax
   
7,806
     
6,467
     
9,576
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
513
     
1,795
     
629
 
Derivatives
   
8,336
     
7,263
     
10,226
 
     
289,994
     
164,920
     
355,758
 
Total liabilities
   
335,146
     
202,606
     
411,150
 
Equity
                       
Share capital
   
25,102
     
21,998
     
30,795
 
Share premium
   
82,401
     
64,160
     
101,088
 
Treasury shares
   
(1,736
)
   
(1,736
)
   
(2,130
)
Transaction reserve with non-controlling Interests
   
6,106
     
6,106
     
7,491
 
Reserves
   
4,164
     
3,283
     
5,108
 
Retained earnings
   
8,191
     
12,818
     
10,049
 
Total equity attributed to shareholders of the Company
   
124,228
     
106,629
     
152,401
 
Non-Controlling Interest
   
798
     
937
     
979
 
Total equity
   
125,026
     
107,566
     
153,380
 
Total liabilities and equity
   
460,172
     
310,172
     
564,530
 

* Convenience translation into US$ (exchange rate as at December 31, 2020: euro 1 = US$ 1.227)
** Reclassified


Ellomay Capital Ltd. and its Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

                         
   
For the three months
ended December 31,
   
For the year
ended December 31,
   
For the three months ended December 31,
   
For the year ended December 31,
 
   
2020
   
2019
   
2020
   
2019
   
2020
   
2020
 
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
 
   
€ in thousands
   
Convenience Translation into US$*
 
Revenues
   
2,801
     
3,553
     
9,645
     
18,988
     
3,436
     
11,832
 
Operating expenses
   
(1,541
)
   
(1,589
)
   
(4,951
)
   
(6,638
)
   
(1,890
)
   
(6,074
)
Depreciation and amortization
   
(731
)
   
(1,702
)
   
(2,975
)
   
(6,416
)
   
(897
)
   
(3,650
)
Gross profit
   
529
     
262
     
1,719
     
5,934
     
649
     
2,108
 
                                                 
Project development costs
   
(479
)
   
(742
)
   
(3,491
)
   
(4,213
)
   
(588
)
   
(4,283
)
General and administrative expenses
   
(1,186
)
   
(969
)
   
(4,512
)
   
(3,827
)
   
(1,455
)
   
(5,535
)
Share of profits of equity accounted investee
   
(380
)
   
704
     
1,525
     
3,086
     
(466
)
   
1,871
 
Other income (expenses), net
   
2,100
     
(2,100
)
   
2,100
     
(2,100
)
   
2,576
     
2,576
 
Capital gain
   
-
     
18,770
     
-
     
18,770
     
-
     
-
 
Operating profit
   
584
     
15,925
     
(2,659
)
   
17,650
     
716
     
(3,263
)
                                                 
Financing income
   
802
     
385
     
2,134
     
1,827
     
984
     
2,618
 
Financing income (expenses) in connection with derivatives, net
   
(438
)
   
(98
)
   
1,094
     
897
     
(537
)
   
1,342
 
Financing expenses
   
(1,708
)
   
(3,828
)
   
(6,862
)
   
(10,877
)
   
(2,095
)
   
(8,418
)
Financing expenses, net
   
(1,344
)
   
(3,541
)
   
(3,634
)
   
(8,153
)
   
(1,648
)
   
(4,458
)
Profit before taxes on income
   
(760
)
   
12,384
     
(6,293
)
   
9,497
     
(932
)
   
(7,721
)
Tax benefit (Taxes on income)
   
285
     
1,200
     
125
     
287
     
350
     
153
 
Profit for the period
   
(475
)
   
13,584
     
(6,168
)
   
9,784
     
(582
)
   
(7,568
)
Profit (loss) attributable to:
           
-
                                 
Owners of the Company
   
(216
)
   
13,683
     
(4,627
)
   
12,060
     
(265
)
   
(5,676
)
Non-controlling interests
   
(259
)
   
(99
)
   
(1,541
)
   
(2,276
)
   
(318
)
   
(1,892
)
Profit (loss) for the  period
   
(475
)
   
13,584
     
(6,168
)
   
9,784
     
(583
)
   
(7,568
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items
                                               
That after initial recognition in comprehensive income (loss) were or will be transferred to profit or loss:
                                               
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations
   
801
     
(696
)
   
(482
)
   
2,103
     
983
     
(591
)
Effective portion of change in fair value of cash flow hedges
   
(1,443
)
   
(12,213
)
   
2,210
     
1,076
     
(1,770
)
   
2,711
 
Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges transferred to
profit or loss
   
(163
)
   
356
     
555
     
(1,922
)
   
(200
)
   
681
 
Total other comprehensive profit (loss)
   
(805
)
   
(12,553
)
   
2,283
     
1,257
     
(987
)
   
2,801
 
                                                 
Total other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:
                                               
Owners of the Company
   
87
     
(6,286
)
   
881
     
2,114
     
107
     
1,081
 
Non-controlling interests
   
(892
)
   
(6,267
)
   
1,402
     
(857
)
   
(1,094
)
   
1,720
 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
   
(805
)
   
(12,553
)
   
2,283
     
1,257
     
(987
)
   
2,801
 
                                                 
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year
   
(1,280
)
   
1,031
     
(3,885
)
   
11,041
     
(1,570
)
   
(4,767
)
                                                 
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year attributable to:
                                               
Owners of the Company
   
(129
)
   
7,397
     
(3,746
)
   
14,174
     
(158
)
   
(4,595
)
Non-controlling interests
   
(1,151
)
   
(6,366
)
   
(139
)
   
(3,133
)
   
(1,412
)
   
(172
)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year
   
(1,280
)
   
1,031
     
(3,885
)
   
11,041
     
(1,570
)
   
(4,767
)
                                                 
Basic net profit per share
   
(0.01
)
   
1.19
     
(0.38
)
   
1.09
     
(0.01
)
   
(0.47
)
Diluted net profit per share
   
(0.01
)
   
1.19
     
(0.38
)
   
1.09
     
(0.01
)
   
(0.47
)

* Convenience translation into US$ (exchange rate as at December 31, 2020: euro 1 = US$ 1.227)


Ellomay Capital Ltd. and its Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (in thousands)

                     
Non- controlling
Interests
   
Total
Equity
 
               
Attributable to shareholders of the Company
         
   
Share capital
   
Share premium
   
Retained earnings
   
Treasury shares
   
Translation reserve from
foreign operations
   
Hedging Reserve
   
Interests Transaction reserve with
non-controlling Interests
   
Total
             
   
€ in thousands
 
For the year ended
                                                           
December 31, 2020 (Audited):
                                                           
Balance as at January 1, 2020
   
21,998
     
64,160
     
12,818
     
(1,736
)
   
4,356
     
(1,073
)
   
6,106
     
106,629
     
937
     
107,566
 
Profit (loss) for the year
   
-
     
-
     
(4,627
)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(4,627
)
   
(1,541
)
   
(6,168
)
Other comprehensive loss for the year
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(533
)
   
1,414
     
-
     
881
     
1,402
     
2,283
 
Total comprehensive loss for the year
   
-
     
-
     
(4,627
)
   
-
     
(533
)
   
1,414
     
-
     
(3,746
)
   
(139
)
   
(3,885
)
Transactions with owners of the Company,  recognized directly in equity:
                                                                               
Issuance of ordinary shares
   
3,084
     
18,191
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
21,275
     
-
     
21,275
 
Options exercise
   
20
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
20
     
-
     
20
 
Share-based payments
   
-
     
50
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
50
     
-
     
50
 
Balance as at
                                                                               
December 31, 2020
   
25,102
     
82,401
     
8,191
     
(1,736
)
   
3,823
     
341
     
6,106
     
124,228
     
798
     
125,026
 
                                                                                 
For the three months
                                                                               
ended December 31, 2020 (Unaudited):
                                                                               
Balance as at September 30, 2020
   
25,102
     
82,379
     
8,407
     
(1,736
)
   
2,963
     
1,114
     
6,106
     
124,335
     
1,949
     
126,284
 
Profit (loss) for the year
   
-
     
-
     
(216
)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(216
)
   
(259
)
   
(475
)
Other comprehensive loss for the year
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
860
     
(773
)
   
-
     
87
     
(892
)
   
(805
)
Total comprehensive loss for the year
   
-
     
-
     
(216
)
   
-
     
860
     
(773
)
   
-
     
(129
)
   
(1,151
)
   
(1,280
)
Transactions with owners of the Company,  recognized directly in equity:
                                                                               
Issuance of ordinary shares
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Options exercise
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Share-based payments
   
-
     
22
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
22
     
-
     
22
 
Balance as at
                                                                               
December 31, 2020
   
25,102
     
82,401
     
8,191
     
(1,736
)
   
3,823
     
341
     
6,106
     
124,228
     
798
     
125,026
 



Ellomay Capital Ltd. and its Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity (in thousands) (cont’d)

                     
Non- controlling
Interests
   
Total
Equity
 
               
Attributable to shareholders of the Company
         
   
Share capital
   
Share premium
   
Retained earnings
   
Treasury shares
   
Translation reserve from
foreign operations
   
Hedging Reserve
   
Interests Transaction reserve with
non-controlling Interests
   
Total
             
   
€ in thousands
 
For the year ended
                                                           
December 31, 2019 (Audited):
                                                           
Balance as at
                                                           
January 1, 2019
   
19,980
     
58,344
     
758
     
(1,736
)
   
1,396
     
(227
)
   
-
     
78,515
     
(1,558
)
   
76,957
 
Profit (loss) for the year
   
-
     
-
     
12,060
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
12,060
     
(2,276
)
   
9,784
 
Other comprehensive income for the year
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
2,960
     
(846
)
   
-
     
2,114
     
(857
)
   
1,257
 
Total comprehensive income for the year
   
-
     
-
     
12,060
     
-
     
2,960
     
(846
)
   
-
     
14,174
     
(3,133
)
   
11,041
 
Transactions with owners of the Company,  recognized directly in equity:
                                                                               
Sale of shares in subsidiaries to
                                                                               
non-controlling interests
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
5,439
     
5,439
     
5,374
     
10,813
 
Purchase of shares in subsidiaries from
                                                                               
non-controlling interests
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
667
     
667
     
254
     
921
 
Issuance of ordinary shares
   
2,010
     
5,797
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
7,807
     
-
     
7,807
 
Options exercise
   
8
     
11
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
19
     
-
     
19
 
Share-based payments
   
-
     
8
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
8
     
-
     
8
 
Balance as at
                                                                               
 December 31, 2019
   
21,998
     
64,160
     
12,818
     
(1,736
)
   
4,356
     
(1,073
)
   
6,106
     
106,629
     
937
     
107,566
 
                                                                                 
For the three months
                                                                               
ended December 31, 2019 (Unaudited):
                                                                               
Balance as at
                                                                               
September 30, 2019
   
21,998
     
64,155
     
(865
)
   
(1,736
)
   
5,097
     
4,472
     
6,106
     
99,227
     
7,303
     
106,530
 
Profit (loss) for the period
   
-
     
-
     
13,683
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
13,683
     
(99
)
   
13,584
 
Other comprehensive loss for the period
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(741
)
   
(5,545
)
   
-
     
(6,286
)
   
(6,267
)
   
(12,553
)
Total comprehensive income for the period
   
-
     
-
     
13,683
     
-
     
(741
)
   
(5,545
)
   
-
     
7,397
     
(6,366
)
   
1,031
 
Transactions with owners of the Company,  recognized directly in equity:
                                                                               
Share-based payments
   
-
     
5
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
5
     
-
     
5
 
Balance as at
                                                                               
December 31, 2019
   
21,998
     
64,160
     
12,818
     
(1,736
)
   
4,356
     
(1,073
)
   
6,106
     
106,629
     
937
     
107,566
 


Ellomay Capital Ltd. and its Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity (in thousands) (cont’d)

                     
Non- controlling
Interests
   
Total
Equity
 
               
Attributable to shareholders of the Company
         
   
Share capital
   
Share premium
   
Retained earnings
   
Treasury shares
   
Translation reserve from
foreign operations
   
Hedging Reserve
   
Interests Transaction reserve with
non-controlling Interests
   
Total
             
   
Convenience translation into US$ (exchange rate as at December 31, 2020: euro 1 = US$ 1.227)
 
For the year ended
                                                           
December 31, 2020 (Audited):
                                                           
Balance as at January 1, 2020
   
26,987
     
78,711
     
15,725
     
(2,130
)
   
5,343
     
(1,316
)
   
7,491
     
130,811
     
1,151
     
131,962
 
Profit (loss) for the year
   
-
     
-
     
(5,676
)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(5,676
)
   
(1,892
)
   
(7,568
)
Other comprehensive loss for the year
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(654
)
   
1,735
     
-
     
1,081
     
1,720
     
2,801
 
Total comprehensive loss for the year
   
-
     
-
     
(5,676
)
   
-
     
(654
)
   
1,735
     
-
     
(4,595
)
   
(172
)
   
(4,767
)
Transactions with owners of the Company,  recognized directly in equity:
                                                                               
Issuance of ordinary shares
   
3,783
     
22,316
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
26,099
     
-
     
26,099
 
Options exercise
   
25
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
25
     
-
     
25
 
Share-based payments
   
-
     
61
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
61
     
-
     
61
 
Balance as at
                                                                               
December 31, 2020
   
30,795
     
101,088
     
10,049
     
(2,130
)
   
4,689
     
419
     
7,491
     
152,401
     
979
     
153,380
 
                                                                                 
For the three months
                                                                               
ended December 31, 2020 (Unaudited):
                                                                               
Balance as at September 30, 2020
   
30,795
     
101,061
     
10,314
     
(2,130
)
   
3,634
     
1,367
     
7,491
     
152,532
     
2,391
     
154,923
 
Profit (loss) for the year
   
-
     
-
     
(265
)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
(265
)
   
(318
)
   
(583
)
Other comprehensive loss for the year
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,055
     
(948
)
   
-
     
107
     
(1,094
)
   
(987
)
Total comprehensive loss for the year
   
-
     
-
     
(265
)
   
-
     
1,055
     
(948
)
   
-
     
(158
)
   
(1,412
)
   
(1,570
)
Transactions with owners of the Company,  recognized directly in equity:
                                                                               
Issuance of ordinary shares
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Options exercise
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Share-based payments
   
-
     
27
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
27
     
-
     
27
 
Balance as at
                                                                               
December 31, 2020
   
30,795
     
101,088
     
10,049
     
(2,130
)
   
4,689
     
419
     
7,491
     
152,401
     
979
     
153,380
 



Ellomay Capital Ltd. and its Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flow (in thousands)

   
For the three months
ended December 31,
   
For the year
ended December 31,
   
For the three months ended December 31,
   
For the year ended December 31,
 
   
2020
   
2019
   
2020
   
2019
   
2020
   
2020
 
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
 
   
€ in thousands
   
Convenience Translation into US$*
 
Cash flows from operating activities
                                   
Profit for the period
   
(475
)
   
13,584
     
(6,168
)
   
9,784
     
(582
)
   
(7,568
)
Adjustments for:
                                               
Financing expenses, net
   
1,344
     
3,541
     
3,634
     
8,153
     
1,648
     
4,458
 
Capital gain
   
-
     
(18,770
)
   
-
     
(18,770
)
   
-
     
-
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
731
     
1,702
     
2,975
     
6,416
     
897
     
3,650
 
Share-based payment transactions
   
22
     
5
     
50
     
8
     
27
     
61
 
Share of profits of equity accounted investees
   
380
     
(704
)
   
(1,525
)
   
(3,086
)
   
466
     
(1,871
)
Payment of interest on loan from an equity accounted investee
   
-
     
-
     
582
     
370
     
-
     
714
 
Change in trade receivables and other receivables
   
(3,137
)
   
1,305
     
(3,868
)
   
403
     
(3,848
)
   
(4,745
)
Change in other assets
   
(205
)
   
(480
)
   
179
     
(1,950
)
   
(251
)
   
220
 
Change in receivables from concessions project
   
203
     
200
     
1,426
     
1,329
     
249
     
1,749
 
Change in accrued severance pay, net
   
-
     
1
     
-
     
9
     
-
     
-
 
Change in trade payables
   
529
     
47
     
190
     
461
     
649
     
233
 
Change in other payables
   
(2,063
)
   
2,646
     
(1,226
)
   
5,336
     
(2,531
)
   
(1,504
)
Income tax expense (tax benefit)
   
(285
)
   
(1,200
)
   
(125
)
   
(287
)
   
(350
)
   
(153
)
Income taxes paid
   
(31
)
   
(81
)
   
(119
)
   
(100
)
   
(38
)
   
(146
)
Interest received
   
761
     
438
     
2,075
     
1,719
     
934
     
2,546
 
Interest paid
   
(1,325
)
   
(2,846
)
   
(3,906
)
   
(6,083
)
   
(1,625
)
   
(4,792
)
     
(3,076
)
   
(14,196
)
   
342
     
(6,072
)
   
(3,773
)
   
420
 
Net cash from (used in) operating activities
   
(3,551
)
   
(612
)
   
(5,826
)
   
3,712
     
(4,355
)
   
(7,148
)
Cash flows from investing activities
                                               
Acquisition of fixed assets
   
(24,742
)
   
(18,752
)
   
(128,420
)
   
(74,587
)
   
(30,353
)
   
(157,543
)
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquire
   
(7,464
)
   
-
     
(7,464
)
   
(1,000
)
   
(9,157
)
   
(9,157
)
Compensation as per agreement with Erez Electricity Ltd.
   
-
             
1,418
     
-
     
-
     
1,740
 
Repayment of loan from an equity accounted investee
   
55
     
-
     
1,978
     
-
     
67
     
2,427
 
Loan to an equity accounted investee
   
(181
)
   
-
     
(181
)
   
-
     
(222
)
   
(222
)
Proceeds from sale of investments
   
-
     
34,586
     
-
     
34,586
     
-
     
-
 
Advances on account of investments
   
-
             
(1,554
)
   
-
     
-
     
(1,906
)
Proceeds from marketable securities
   
436
             
1,800
     
-
     
535
     
2,208
 
Acquisition of marketable securities
   
(1,481
)
   
-
     
(1,481
)
   
-
     
(1,817
)
   
(1,817
)
Proceeds from settlement of derivatives, net
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
532
     
-
     
-
 
Proceed (investment) in restricted cash, net
   
742
     
(22,140
)
   
23,092
     
(26,003
)
   
910
     
28,329
 
Investment in short term deposit
   
84
     
-
     
(1,323
)
   
(6,302
)
   
103
     
(1,623
)
Repayment (grant) Loan to others
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
3,912
     
-
     
-
 
Cash flows from financing activities
   
(32,551
)
   
(6,306
)
   
(112,135
)
   
(68,862
)
   
(39,934
)
   
(137,564
)
Repayment of long-term loans and finance lease obligations
                                               
Repayment of Debentures
   
2,224
             
2,544
     
-
     
2,728
     
3,121
 
Proceeds from options
   
(1,193
)
   
212
     
(3,959
)
   
(5,844
)
   
(1,464
)
   
(4,857
)
Sale of shares in subsidiaries to non-controlling interests
   
-
     
(5,304
)
   
(26,923
)
   
(9,836
)
   
-
     
(33,029
)
Acquisition of shares in subsidiaries from non-controlling interests
   
(734
)
   
(12,218
)
   
(734
)
   
(12,218
)
   
(900
)
   
(900
)
Issuance of ordinary shares
   
-
     
-
     
20
     
19
     
-
     
25
 
Proceeds from long term loans
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
13,936
     
-
     
-
 
Proceeds from issuance of Debentures, net
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(2,961
)
   
-
     
-
 
Net cash from (used in) financing activities
   
-
             
21,275
     
7,807
     
-
     
26,100
 
     
9,520
     
212
     
111,357
     
59,298
     
11,679
     
136,611
 
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents
   
38,057
     
-
     
38,057
     
22,317
     
46,688
     
46,688
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
47,874
     
(18,744
)
   
141,637
     
72,518
     
58,731
     
173,759
 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
                                               
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
   
1,084
     
(637
)
   
(1,340
)
   
259
     
1,330
     
(1,646
)

* Convenience translation into US$ (exchange rate as at December 31, 2020: euro 1 = US$ 1.227)

Ellomay Capital Ltd. and its Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of Profit (Loss) to EBITDA (in thousands)

   
For the three months
ended December 31,
   
For the year
ended December 31,
   
For the three months ended December 31,
   
For the year ended December 31,
 
   
2020
   
2019
   
2020
   
2019
   
2020
   
2020
 
   
Unaudited
 
   
€ in thousands
   
Convenience Translation into US$*
 
Net profit (loss) for the period
   
(475
)
   
13,584
     
(6,168
)
   
9,784
     
(583
)
   
(7,568
)
Financing expenses, net
   
1,344
     
3,541
     
3,634
     
8,153
     
1,648
     
4,458
 
Taxes on income (tax benefit)
   
(285
)
   
(1,200
)
   
(125
)
   
(287
)
   
(350
)
   
(153
)
Depreciation and amortization
   
731
     
1,702
     
2,975
     
6,416
     
897
     
3,650
 
EBITDA
   
1,315
     
17,627
     
316
     
24,066
     
1,612
     
387
 

* Convenience translation into US$ (exchange rate as at December 31, 2020: euro 1 = US$ 1.227)


Information for the Company’s Debenture Holders

Pursuant to the Deeds of Trust governing the Company’s Series C and Series D Debentures (together, the “Debentures”), the Company is required to maintain certain financial covenants. For more information, see Item 5.B of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2020 and below.
 
Net Financial Debt

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s Net Financial Debt (as such term is defined in the Deeds of Trust of the Company’s Debentures) was approximately €6.2 million (consisting of approximately €207.9 million of short-term and long-term debt from banks and other interest bearing financial obligations and approximately €82.7 million in connection with the Series C Debentures issuances (in July 2019 and October 2020), net of approximately €76.7 million of cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits and marketable securities and net of approximately €207.7 million* of project finance and related hedging transactions of the Company’s subsidiaries).
_____________________________
* The project finance amount deducted from the calculation of Net Financial Debt includes project finance obtained from various sources, including financing entities and the minority shareholders in project companies held by the Company (provided in the form of shareholders’ loans to the project companies).
 
Information for the Company’s Series C Debenture Holders
The Deed of Trust governing the Company’s Series C Debentures includes an undertaking by the Company to maintain certain financial covenants, whereby a breach of such financial covenants for two consecutive quarters is a cause for immediate repayment. As of December 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in the Series C Deed of Trust as follows: (i) the Company’s shareholders’ equity was approximately €127.7 million and (ii) the ratio of the Company’s Net Financial Debt (as set forth above) to the Company’s CAP, Net (defined as the Company’s consolidated shareholders’ equity plus the Net Financial Debt) was 4.7% and (iii) the ratio of the Company’s Net Financial Debt to the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA(1) was 1.8.
______________________________________________
(1) The term “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined in the Series D Deed of Trust as earnings before financial expenses, net, taxes, depreciation and amortization, where the revenues from the Company’s operations, such as the Talmei Yosef project, are calculated based on the fixed asset model and not based on the financial asset model (IFRIC 12), and before share-based payments, when the data of assets or projects whose Commercial Operation Date (as such term is defined in the Series D Deed of Trust) occurred in the four quarters that preceded the relevant date will be calculated based on Annual Gross Up (as such term is defined in the Series D Deed of Trust). The Series D Deed of Trust provides that for purposes of the financial covenant, the Adjusted EBITDA will be calculated based on the four preceding quarters, in the aggregate. The Adjusted EBITDA is presented in this press release as part of the Company’s undertakings towards the holders of its Series D Debentures. For a general discussion of the use of non-IFRS measures, such as EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA see above under “Use of NON-IFRS Financial Measures.”

The following is a reconciliation between the Company’s profit (loss) and the Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Series C Deed of Trust) for the four-quarter period ended December 31, 2020:

   
For the four quarter period ended December 31, 2020
 
   
Unaudited
 
   
€ in thousands
 
Profit (loss) for the period
   
(6,168
)
Financing expenses, net
   
3,634
 
Taxes on income
   
(125
)
Depreciation
   
2,975
 
Adjustment to revenues of the Talmei Yosef project due to calculation based on the fixed asset model
   
3,023
 
Share-based payments
   
50

Adjusted EBITDA as defined the Series C Deed of Trust
   
3,389
 


Information for the Company’s Series D Debenture Holders

The Deed of Trust governing the Company’s Series D Debentures includes an undertaking by the Company to maintain certain financial covenants, whereby a breach of such financial covenants for the periods set forth in the Series D Deed of Trust is a cause for immediate repayment. As of December 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in the Series D Deed of Trust as follows: (i) the Company’s Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity (as defined in the Series D Deed of Trust) was approximately €117.5 million and (ii) the ratio of the Company’s Net Financial Debt (as set forth above) to the Company’s CAP, Net (defined as the Company’s consolidated shareholders’ equity plus the Net Financial Debt) was 5.1% and (iii) the ratio of the Company’s Net Financial Debt to the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Series D Deed of Trust(1)) was 1.6.
______________________________________________
(1) The term “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined in the Series D Deed of Trust as earnings before financial expenses, net, taxes, depreciation and amortization, where the revenues from the Company’s operations, such as the Talmei Yosef project, are calculated based on the fixed asset model and not based on the financial asset model (IFRIC 12), and before share-based payments, when the data of assets or projects whose Commercial Operation Date (as such term is defined in the Series D Deed of Trust) occured in the four quarters that preceded the relevant date will be calculated based on Annual Gross Up (as such term is defined in the Series D Deed of Trust). The Series D Deed of Trust provides that for purposes of the financial covenant, the Adjusted EBITDA will be calculated based on the four preceding quarters, in the aggregate. The Adjusted EBITDA is presented in this press release as part of the Company’s undertakings towards the holders of its Series D Debentures. For a general discussion of the use of non-IFRS measures, such as EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA see above under “Use of NON-IFRS Financial Measures.”

The following is a reconciliation between the Company’s profit (loss) and the Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Series D Deed of Trust) for the four-quarter period ended December 31, 2020:

   
For the four quarter period ended December 31, 2020
 
   
Unaudited
 
   
€ in thousands
 
Profit (loss) for the period
   
(6,168
)
Financing expenses, net
   
3,634
 
Taxes on income
   
(125
)
Depreciation
   
2,975
 
Adjustment to revenues of the Talmei Yosef project due to calculation based on the fixed asset model
   
3,023
 
Share-based payments
   
50

Adjustment to data relating to projects with a Commercial Operation Date during the four preceding quarters*
   
384
 
Adjusted EBITDA as defined the Series D Deed of Trust
   
3,773
 
________________________
* Based on the internal calculation of EBITDA of the biogas plant in Gelderland, the Netherlands since the acquisition date (December 1, 2020). These results were not included in the profit and loss statement of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2020.