PannErgy Plc.

QUARTERLY PRODUCTION REPORT Q4 2021

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2022 - 2023 EBITDA plan

14 January 2022

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Quarterly production report - Q4 2021

Introduction

PannErgy Plc. publishes a production report on a quarterly basis, presenting green energy production and utilisation. In its report, the Company presents the green heat sales figures of its key geothermal energy production systems in the reporting period, alongside additional useful information. Each year, the production report for the fourth quarter is supplemented with a preliminary, quarterly heat sales plan for the following year (Figure 2) and the preliminary annual EBITDA plan (Chapter II), the values of which are either confirmed or adjusted, as appropriate, at the Company's annual General Meeting.

  1. Consolidated production information

Figure 1

Consolidated volume of heat sold (GJ)

The chart presents the aggregate volume of heat sold by the Miskolc, Győr, Szentlőrinc and Berekfürdő projects, in a

monthly breakdown.

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2021

2022

TARGET

TARGET

January

172,758

205,199

209,999

209,678

221,966

February

177,533

174,300

203,484

213,855

194,173

March

194,634

199,090

215,693

189,195

211,762

Q1

544,925

578,589

629,176

612,728

627,901

660,769

646,020

April

171,294

104,033

160,548

130,407

192,053

May

79,700

56,758

129,300

89,190

96,333

June

45,936

41641

50,780

53,394

38,595

Q2

296,930

202,432

340,628

272,991

326,981

290,438

315,549

July

44,865

51247

52,406

45,297

42,919

August

36,709

36,794

42,415

39,205

48,023

September

61502

53,650

63,731

64,096

53,870

Q3

143,076

141,691

158,552

148,598

144,812

160,683

163,654

October

141270

119,652

159,888

136,460

180,427

November

204,045

180,263

206,686

205,417

197,872

December

205,251

213,267

221,248

225,688

221,198

Q4

550,566

513,182

587,822

567,565

599,497

620,679

626,790

ANNUAL

1,535,497

1,435,894

1,716,178

1,601,882

1,699,190

1732,569

1,752,012

TOTAL

Figure 2

Consolidated volume of heat sold, in a table format (GJ) and relevant target data

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25

20

15

10

5

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-5

-10

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Figure 3

Average temperatures in 2017-2021

In the period under review the weather offered a heating potential at Group level comparable to the same period in 2020.

A comparison of the Q4 2021 heat sales figures with the average values of the same period in historical years indicates that the Company accomplished record heat sales in the period under review. The volume of heat sold in the quarter under review exceeded the corresponding value of the base period by 5.6%. However, it fell short of the quarterly target by approximately 3.4%, primarily due to the outage in Miskolc from 2-11 November as previously disclosed by the Company.

In consideration of the information presented in this production report, the Company confirms the expected fulfilment of the consolidated HUF 2,800-2,880 million EBITDA target range published previously for the 2021 business year.

  1. EBITDA projection for 2022 and 2023

In respect of the 2022 business year, the Company's management confirms the previously published preliminary consolidated EBITDA target in the range of HUF 3,000 - 3,100 million under the IFRS. The planned quarterly heat sale volumes assigned to the target are presented in the table of Figure 2.

The abovementioned EBITDA target range for 2022 represents an increase of approximately 7% compared to the target range of the base period, primarily reflecting the effect of completed or in-progress capacity expansion and efficiency improving projects.

In terms of the EBITDA forecast for 2023, the Company also confirms the previously published preliminary consolidated EBITDA target in the range of HUF 3,150 - 3,250 million under the IFRS, which is subject to the boring and commissioning of the third production well of the Miskolc Project in the current year. In the event of the omission of boring the well, the EBITDA target level for 2022 is currently also the baseline for 2023.

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  1. Main projects

Miskolc Geothermal Project

(Miskolci Geotermia Kft., Kuala Kft.)

Figure 4

Volume of heat sold in Miskolc (GJ)

The Geothermal System of Miskolc sold a total of 260,127 GJ of thermal energy in Q4 2021, down by 8.7% compared to the heat sales data of the same period in 2020, mainly due to the outage in November referred to previously.

Győr Geothermal Projects

(DD Energy Kft., Arrabona Koncessziós Kft.)

Figure 5

Volume of heat sold in Győr (GJ)

The Geothermal System of Győr sold a total record volume of 330,520 GJ of thermal energy in Q4 2021, representing an increase of 20.0% year-on-year. The reasons for the increase include

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the return on investment activity in recent periods and the operational difficulties presented in the base period production report.

Geothermal Facility of Szentlőrinc

(Szentlőrinci Geotermia Kft. - company form under registration)

Figure 6

Amount of heat sold in Szentlőrinc (GJ)

In Szentlőrinc, the volume of heat sold in the period under review was 22.2% higher than in the base period, amounting to 8,568 GJ. The Geothermal Facility of Szentlőrinc can fully meet the heat demand of the local district heating system on its own; thus, the weather sensitivity of the geothermal heat input may be significantly higher than that of district heating systems with complex heat resources.

IV. Miscellaneous

PannErgy for the prevention of climate change

In line with global efforts, Hungary intends to take resolute action against climate change. The key energy sector action plan for these efforts is the new National Energy Strategy (NES) published in January 2020, which supersedes a similar strategy published in 2011. The NES presents the future of the Hungarian energy sector for the period until 2030 and, at the same time, it provides an outlook for the following decade. The NES takes into account the requirement of the European Union stating that the economies of EU Member States must become climate-neutral, overall, by 2050.

The NES is committed to decarbonisation, providing ample leeway for the further proliferation of green and other, emission-free energy production solutions. NES goals to be highlighted from the perspective of the geothermal energy production represented by PannErgy:

  • reducing Hungary's gas consumption and thus, its reliance on energy imports;
  • giving preference to district heating systems;
  • reducing the share of natural gas sources below 50% in district heating systems;
  • increasing the utilisation of geothermal sources and urban waste in district heating systems, implementation of the Green District Heating Programme.

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