EVN AG  / Key word(s): Profit Warning

02.07.2014 13:29

Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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As per 30 June 2014, the regulatory authorities in Bulgaria and Macedonia announced the following changes in electricity tariffs:
In Bulgaria, the tariff for the period 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 foresees a significant increase for EVN Group's purchase price for electricity. In parallel end customer prices were only marginally increased by not fully reflecting the effective cost base of the respective EVN companies as well as by introducing a new tariff element the economic effect of which is to retransfer revenues incurred by EVN Group during previous regulatory periods.

In Macedonia, effective from 1 July 2014, the tariffs for network usage will only marginally increase and end customer prices will increase below expected levels. In addition cost elements associated with the next step in the market liberalization starting with 1 January 2015 were not reflected in the decision on 30 June 2014.

As a result of such tariff decisions, in combination with the current economic situation and outlook, mid term expectations for EVN Group's operations in Bulgaria and Macedonia had to be reevaluated resulting in impairments of goodwill and customer base in full (EUR 148.9m and EUR 43.0m), a partial impairment of other assets (EUR 15.0m) as well as a negative net effect resulting from an initial recognition of a regulatory liability in Bulgaria (EUR 54.0m). The aggregate effect of these measures will amount to EUR 260.9m on EVN Group's operating result (EBIT), thereof attributable EUR 210.1m to Bulgaria and EUR 50.8m to Macedonia.
Due to these effects, EVN AG's management expects a negative group net result for EVN Group's financial year 2013/14. Those measures are mainly non cash effective and should therefore have no influence on the expected dividend payouts.


Maria Enzersdorf, 2 July 2014



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Language:     English
Company:      EVN AG
              EVN Platz
              2344 Maria Enzersdorf
              Austria
Phone:        +43-2236-200-12294
Fax:          +43-2236-200-82294
E-mail:       info@evn.at
Internet:     www.evn.at
ISIN:         AT0000741053
WKN:          074105
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