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Management Board’s report on activities of the Capital Group of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. for the 6-month period ended June 30, 2019 Management Board’s report on activities of the Capital Group of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. for the 6-month period ended June 30, 2019 1 of 73 WorldReginfo - 5d0b6089-87fd-4ba9-ba1b-a1f245927c51 Management Board’s report on activities of the Capital Group of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. for the 6-month period ended June 30, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS KEY FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE PGE CAPITAL GROUP .......................................................................................... 3 1. PGE Capital Group.................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1. Characteristics of activities ................................................................................................................................................ 4 2. Risks in the Group’s operations ............................................................................................................... 5 2.1. Risk factors and mitigating actions .................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2. Strategic risk .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 3. Electricity market and regulatory and business environment ................................................................ 11 3.1. Macroeconomic environment .......................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2. Market environment ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 3.3. Prices of certificates ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.4. Prices of CO2 emission rights ........................................................................................................................................... 20 3.5. Regulatory environment .................................................................................................................................................. 22 4. Activities of PGE Capital Group .............................................................................................................. 30 4.1. Business segments ........................................................................................................................................................... 30 4.2. PGE Group's key financial results ..................................................................................................................................... 31 4.3. Operational segments ...................................................................................................................................................... 38 4.4. Significant events of the reporting period and subsequent events .................................................................................. 61 5. Other elements of the report ................................................................................................................. 66 5.1. Significant changes in organisation of the Capital Group ................................................................................................ 66 5.2. Publication of financial forecasts ..................................................................................................................................... 68 5.3. Information about shares and other securities ................................................................................................................ 68 6. Statements of the Management Board .................................................................................................. 68 7. Approval of the Management Board’s Report ....................................................................................... 69 Glossary………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………70 2 of 73 WorldReginfo - 5d0b6089-87fd-4ba9-ba1b-a1f245927c51 Management Board’s report on activities of the Capital Group of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. for the 6-month period ended June 30, 2019 KEY FINANCIAL RESULTS OF THE PGE CAPITAL GROUP Period ended Period ended % Key financial data Unit June 30, 2019 June 30, 2018 change PLN Sales revenues* 18 236 12 871 42% million PLN EBIT 2 446 1 859 32% million PLN EBITDA 4 395 3 703 19% million EBITDA margin* % 24% 29% PLN Recurring EBITDA 3 299 3 803 -13% million Recurring EBITDA margin* % 18% 30% PLN Net profit 1 765 1 296 36% million PLN Capital expenditures 2 543 2 244 13% million PLN Net cash from operating activities 3 193 2 683 19% million PLN Net cash from investing activities -3 186 -2 905 10% million PLN Net cash from financial activities 1 -1 122 - million As at June Key financial data As at December 31, 2018 % change 30, 2019 PLN Working capital 2 606 -3 395 - million Net debt/ LTM EBITDA** x 1.55 1.51 * With regard to introduction of 100% power exchange obligation (the obligation to publicly sell electricity), the lower share of trading was realised bilaterally within the Capital Group than in the first half of 2018. This change significantly attributed to the growth of sales and purchase of electricity (see p. 4.2 of this report) and as a result - level of consolidated revenues and costs. It had limited impact on actual profitability of PGE Capital Group. ** LTM EBITDA - Last Twelve Months EBITDA. As at June As at June One-offs affecting EBITDA % change 30, 2019 30, 2018 PLN Additional CO emission rights 1 393 0 - 2 million PLN Change in reclamation provision -246 -17 1 347% million PLN Change in actuarial provision -36 0 - million PLN LTC compensations -15 -83 -82% million PLN Total 1 096 -100 - million 3 of 73 WorldReginfo - 5d0b6089-87fd-4ba9-ba1b-a1f245927c51 Management Board’s report on activities of the Capital Group of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. for the 6-month period ended June 30, 2019 1. PGE Capital Group 1.1. Characteristics of activities Capital Group of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. (“PGE Capital Group”, the “Capital Group”, “PGE Group”, the “Group”) is the largest vertically integrated producer of electricity and heat in Poland. With a mix of own fuel sources, generation assets and distribution network, PGE Group provides a safe and reliable supply of electricity to more than five million households, businesses and institutions. The parent company of PGE Capital Group is PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. (also “PGE S.A.”, “PGE”, the “Company”, the “Issuer”). PGE Group organizes its activities in six business segments: CONVENTIONAL GENERATION Core business of the segment includes extraction of lignite, production of electricity and heat from conventional sources. Rybnik power plant, formally being part of PGE Energia Ciepła S.A. holding, due to character of its operations, has been included in Conventional Generation. DISTRICT HEATING Core business of the segment includes production of electricity and heat from conventional sources as well as transmission and distribution of heat. RENEWABLES Core business of the segment includes electricity generation from renewable sources and in pumped-storage power plants and provision of ancillary services. SUPPLY Core business of the segment includes wholesale trading of electricity on domestic and international market, sale of electricity to final off-takers, trading of CO2 allowances and energy certificates and fuels and provision of services of the Corporate Centre to companies from the PGE Group. DISTRIBUTION Core business of the segment includes supply of electricity to final off-takers through the grid and HV, MV and LV infrastructure. OTHER OPERATIONS Other operations include provision of services, through the subsidiaries, to PGE Group, which include organisation of capital raising in form of Eurobonds, provision of IT, payroll and HR services, transportation and car sharing services. Its activities also include subsidiaries formed to prepare and implement a project to build a nuclear power plant, to manage investment funds and to invest in start-ups. The composition of the Capital Group is presented in note 1.3 to the consolidated financial statements. 4 of 73 WorldReginfo - 5d0b6089-87fd-4ba9-ba1b-a1f245927c51 Management Board’s report on activities of the Capital Group of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. for the 6-month period ended June 30, 2019 2. Risks in the Group’s operations PGE S.A., as the Corporate Centre managing the Group, creates and implements integrated risk management architecture at PGE Group. In particular, it shapes PGE Group’s risk management policies, standards and practices, designs and develops internal IT tools to support these processes, specifies global risk appetite and adequate limits as well as monitors these. PGE Capital Group companies, as well as other entities from the electrical and power sector, are exposed to a number of risks and threats resulting from the specific operating activities and operating in specific market and regulatory environment. In PGE Group risk management process is pursued based on the GRC (Governance - Risk - Compliance) model. It allows adaptation