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0 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REP ORT 1 BUSINESS REPORT 2 1.1 Activities ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Alternative performance indicators and operating data .................................................................................... 8 1.3 Analysis of operations and results ................................................................................................................ 10 1.4 Financing and investments ........................................................................................................................... 22 1.5 Other information.......................................................................................................................................... 31 1.6 Risks and uncertainties ................................................................................................................................ 37 1.7 Insurance and risk management ................................................................................................................... 52 1.8 Intellectual property ...................................................................................................................................... 57 1.9 Information on trends and objectives ............................................................................................................ 58 2 CAPITAL AND SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE 59 2.1 Information on the Company......................................................................................................................... 61 2.2 Capital.......................................................................................................................................................... 62 2.3 Shareholding structure ................................................................................................................................. 67 3 REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 70 3.1 State of governance ..................................................................................................................................... 72 3.2 Organisation of corporate governance .......................................................................................................... 77 3.3 Remuneration of corporate officers ............................................................................................................... 90 3.4 Other information........................................................................................................................................ 110 4 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 115 4.1 Vision, policies and organization ................................................................................................................. 117 4.2 Main risks with regard to corporate social and environmental responsibility ................................................. 118 4.3 Health and safety at the heart of the Group’s preoccupations...................................................................... 119 4.4 Dialogue of quality with local communities .................................................................................................. 120 4.5 Ethical and responsible practices all along the value chain ......................................................................... 121 4.6 A proactive environmental policy ................................................................................................................ 122 4.7 Attracting and developing talents ................................................................................................................ 123 4.8 Report of the independent third-party body ................................................................................................. 129 4.9 Vigilance plan ............................................................................................................................................. 131 5 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STATUTORY AUDITORS REPORTS 132 5.1 Neoen Group consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2019 ................................................. 134 5.2 Statutory auditors’ certification report on the consolidated financial statements of Neoen Group as of December 31, 2019 .................................................................................................................................... 182 5.3 Annual financial statements of Neoen S.A. as of December 31, 2019 ......................................................... 186 5.4 Statutory auditors’ certification report on the annual financial statements of Neoen S.A. as of December 31, 2019 ........................................................................................................................................................... 206 6 GLOSSARY 209 7 DECLARATION BY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 213 1 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REP ORT 1 BUSINESS REPORT 2 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REP ORT 1 BUSINESS REPORT 2 1.1 Activities ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1.1 History and Group evolution ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.1.2 Operating Model .............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1.3 Business Activitiés and key figues .................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Alternative performance indicators and operating data .................................................................................... 8 1.2.1 Non-gaap indicators ........................................................................................................................................ 8 1.2.2 Information on key operating data ..................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Analysis of operations and results ................................................................................................................ 10 1.3.1 Key events of the period ................................................................................................................................ 10 1.3.2 Comments on operations ............................................................................................................................... 12 1.3.3 Restatement of comparative information ......................................................................................................... 22 1.4 Financing and investments ........................................................................................................................... 22 1.4.1 Financing and cash management policy.......................................................................................................... 22 1.4.2 Project financing ............................................................................................................................................ 22 1.4.3 Indicators monitored by the Group .................................................................................................................. 23 1.4.4 Reconciliation of consolidated liabilities and net debt........................................................................................ 25 1.4.5 Eventual restrictions on the use of capital ........................................................................................................ 27 1.4.6 Sources of financing for future investment ....................................................................................................... 27 1.4.7 Cash position and cash flows ......................................................................................................................... 28 1.4.8 Capital investment ......................................................................................................................................... 29 1.5 Other information.......................................................................................................................................... 31 1.5.1 Events after the year-end ............................................................................................................................... 31 1.5.2 Other information relating to the Neoen S.A. parent company ........................................................................... 31 1.6 Risks and uncertainties ................................................................................................................................ 37 1.6.1 Risks related to the Group’s line of business ................................................................................................... 39 1.6.2 Risks related to the Group’s activity and strategy ............................................................................................. 41 1.6.3 Risks related to the Group’s financial position .................................................................................................. 45 1.6.4 Legal and regulatory risks .............................................................................................................................. 47 1.6.5 Environmental, social and corporate governance