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Corre Energy B.V.
12 November 2024
 

12 November 2024

Corre Energy B.V.

("Corre Energy" and the "Company")

Restated Half Year Results 2024

 

The Company, a leading developer of underground energy storage projects in Europe, restates its half year results for the period ended 30 June 2024 to reflect a correction to long-term loans to participating interests which has increased by €878k to €4,942k. This had previously been classified as intercompany loans (other current liabilities).

Equity and debt have both increased by €491k and total Comprehensive income has decreased by €19k.

Interim consolidated statement of comprehensive income

For the period ended 30 June

 


Note

2024

 

2023



€'000


€'000






Other operating income

1

-


6






Expenses





Employee expenses

2

(3,140)


(3,445)

Project costs

3

(457)


(235)

Other Administrative expenses

4

(2,314)


(2,772)






Operating result


(5,911)


(6,445)






Finance expense

5

5,869


(4,978)






Result before tax


(42)


(11,423)






Corporation tax

6

2,033


1,516






Profit/(Loss) after tax


1,991


(9,907)

 





Net income attributable to minority interest


8


-

 





Profit/(Loss) attributable to Corre Energy B.V.


1,999


(9,908)

 


 


 

Other comprehensive income


 


 

 


 


 

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss


 


 

Foreign exchange differences on translation of foreign operations


(85)


(49)

 


 


 

Total comprehensive income


1,914


(9,957)

 

Interim consolidated balance sheet


Note

Jun-24

 

Dec-23



€'000

 

€'000






Assets










Non-current assets





Intangible fixed assets

7

5,122


5,107

Tangible fixed assets

8

20,257


18,518

Lease right of use assets


157


255

Deferred tax assets

6

12,649


10,786

Other non-current assets

9

148


148

Total non-current assets


38,333


34,814






Current assets





Cash

10

286


1,082

Receivables, prepayments and accrued income*

11

3,311


2,787

Total current assets


3,597


3,869






Total assets


41,930

 

38,683






Equity





 





Share capital

14

349


322

Share premium

14

36,663


33,962

Retained earnings


(24,990)


(27,237)

Minority Interest


(38)


(29)

Foreign currency translation


(42)


43






Total equity


11,942

 

7,061

 


 

 

 

Liabilities










Non-current liabilities





Long-term loans

12

15,000


20,953

Long-term lease liability

12

39


66

Long-term payables to participating interests*

12

4,942


3,939

Total non-current liabilities


19,981


24,958






Current liabilities





13

4,115


1,692

Other current liabilities*

13

5,892


4,973

Total current liabilities


10,007


6,664






Total liabilities


29,988

 

31,622






Total equity and liabilities


41,930

 

38,683


*restated from initial 2024 Interims


Interim consolidated statement of changes in equity

For the period ended 30 June 2024


Share capital

Share premium

Retained earnings

Foreign currency translation

Minority Interest

Total


€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

At 1 January 2024

322

33,962

(27,236)

43

(29)

7,062

Issue of share capital

27

2,735

-

-

-

2,762

Share issue transaction costs

-

(34)

-

-

-

(34)

Profit for the period

-

-

1,999

-

(9)

1,990

Other comprehensive income

-

-

-

(85)

-

(85)

Long-term incentive plan

-

-

247

-

-

247

At 30 June 2024

349

36,663

(24,990)

(42)

(38)

11,942

 

 

For the period ended 30 June 2023


Share capital

Share premium

Retained earnings

Foreign currency translation

Minority Interest

Total


€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000








At 1 January 2023

306

21,560

(33,467)

70

-

(11,532)

Issue of share capital

12

8,955

-

-

-

8,966

Share issue transaction costs

-

(541)

-

-

-

(541)

Loss for the period

-

-

(9,908)

-

-

(9,908)

Other comprehensive income

-

-

-

(49)

-

(49)

Long-term incentive plan

-

-

241

-

-

241

At 30 June 2023

317

29,973

(43,133)

21

-

(12,823)

 

Interim consolidated statement of cash flows

For the period ended 30 June



2024


2023



€'000


€'000






Cash flow from operating activities





Operating result


(5,911)


(6,445)

Depreciation


94


99

(Increase)/Decrease in Receivables, prepayments and accrued income

(729)


(2,157)

Increase/(Decrease) in Trade creditors


2,400


1,816

Increase/(Decrease) in Other payables


68


5,225

Employee long-term incentive plan


247


241

Taxes paid


1,265


(5)

Total cash flow from operating activities


(2,566)


(1,226)






Cash flow from investment activities





Investments in Tangible fixed assets


(1,753)


(3,978)

Investments in Intangible fixed assets


-


(4,092)

Investments in Other non-current assets


0


(148)

Total cash flow from investment activities


(1,753)


(8,218)






Cash flow from financing activities





Inflows from Capital Increases


2,728


8,425

Proceeds/(Repayment) of Borrowings


967


(486)

Interest Paid


(158)


(45)

Interest Received


27


22

Total cash flow from investment activities


3,564


7,916






Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates


(42)


(39)






Total cash flow


(796)


(1,567)






Cash at start of period


1,082


3,432

Cash at end of period


286


1,866

 


Accounting policies

1     Corporate information

The Directors present the interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Corre Energy B.V. (the Company) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Group) for the six months ended 30 June 2024. The Company was incorporated in the Netherlands on 1 March 2021, and is registered as a private company with limited liability under the Chamber of Commerce number 82068046, with its legal address and principal place of business in Groningen, the Netherlands.

The Company is engaged in the development and construction of energy storage facilities with projects currently being pursued in the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and the USA.

These consolidated financial statements were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Directors on 30 September 2024.

2     Statement of compliance

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2024 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all the information and disclosure required in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group's annual consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2023.

The principal accounting policies are summarised below and have been applied consistently throughout the period, unless stated otherwise.

3     New standards, interpretations and amendments adopted by the Group

The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group's annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.

4     Going concern

The business is still developing projects, is pre revenue, and as such requires significant future funding to continue its activities.

Whilst the Group has been successful during 2024 in raising the required funding to ensure it maintains the development of projects and business development, we need to diversify our funding sources to ensure we have sufficient capital to fund the business over the next 12 months.

During Q1 2024 the company has been supported by intercompany loans from Corre Energy Group Holdings C.V., which has provided working capital loans of €0.85 million.

During May 2024 the Group raised €2.12 million by way of Subscription Agreements with its founder shareholders and a long-term shareholder and a further €0.64 million by the placing of new shares in the Company with existing shareholders.

Rothschilds & Co have been appointed as Financial Advisors to the business to manage the multiple interest we have received from potential investors that would secure both the short- and long-term financial needs to the business.

Whilst the timing and outcome of this process is not currently certain in terms of size or structure the expectation from the business is to be able to announce progress on this within the forthcoming period to give clarity and confidence on the funding situation.

On 30 August 2024 the Company announced that it had successfully concluded a loan facility for up to €5 million (The Facility) with a group of existing significant shareholders being Stream Street Limited, Air Corre Limited, Springhill Property Investments (Jersey) Limited and Pageant Investments Limited. The purpose of the Facility is to provide immediate funding to the Company for ongoing operating expenses, working capital and capital expenditures in existing projects.

The Directors have assessed the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and on the basis that that the Group has been able to transact on the short-term funding explained above and alongside the other short- and medium term investment opportunities it should have sufficient resources to continue into the foreseeable future.

Therefore, these financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.

5     Basis of preparation

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis. Historical cost is generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for goods and services.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique. In estimating the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Group takes into account the characteristics of the asset or liability if market participants would take those characteristics into account when pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Fair value for measurement and/or disclosure purposes in these financial statements is determined on such a basis, except for share-based payment transactions that are within the scope of IFRS 2 Share-based Payment and leasing transactions that are within the scope of IFRS 16 Leases.

For financial reporting purposes, fair value measurements are categorised into Level 1, 2 or 3 based on the degree to which the inputs to the fair value measurements are observable and the significance of the inputs to the fair value measurement in its entirety, which are described as follows:

·      Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;

·      Level 2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

·      Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

6     Significant judgements and estimates

The preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements requires the Group to make estimates and judgements that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date, and the reported loss for the period.

The areas that involve significant estimates and judgements are described in the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. There has been no material change to these areas during the six months ended 30 June 2024.

7     Significant events in the reporting period

7.1     Issue of share capital

On 22 May 2024 the Company issued 4,604,348 shares at €0.46 per share, increasing share capital by €20,720 and share premium by €2,097,281 after accounting for costs incremental to the subscription.

On 29 May 2024 the Company issued 1,399,002 shares at €0.46 per share, increasing share capital by €6,296 and share premium by €603,698 after accounting for costs incremental to the placing.

7.2     Incorporation of Dutch joint venture

On 28 June 2024 the Company formed Zuidwending Bess B.V., a 50/50 joint venture with SemperPower registered in The Netherlands, with an initial investment of €7m.

7.3     Board changes

On 29 February 2024 Darren Green stepped down from his role as Executive Director and President of the Company.

On 24 June 2024 Frank Allen, Chair of the Board of Directors stood down from the Board upon expiry of his three-year tenure as Chair. Rune Eng was appointed Interim Chair.


Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements

1     Other operating income


2024

 

2023


€'000

 

€'000

Rental income

-


6

Total Other operating income

-


6

 

2     Employee expenses


2024

 

2023


€'000

 

€'000

Salaries

2,643


3,244

Pension costs

177


157

Social security costs

214


270

LTIP costs

238


241

Other benefits

105


68

Capitalised staff costs

(375)


(706)

Staff costs

3,002


3,274





Management Fees

40


65

Contractor costs

95


78

Other employee expenses

3


27





Employee expenses

3,140


3,445

 

Capitalised staff costs represent the value of staff costs capitalised to caverns under construction as part of the Zuidwending 1 and Green Hydrogen Hub projects.

Long-term Incentive Plan (LTIP) costs are described in note 15.

The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the period is broken down below.


2024

 

2023

Corre Energy Ltd

                   19

 

                   19

Corre Energy Storage Limited

                     4

 

                     5

Corre Energy ApS

                     6

 

                     6

Corre Energy Germany GmbH

                     3

 

                     1

Corre Energy US Development Company LLC

                    -  

 

                    -  

Total

                   32

 

                   31

 

The Group operates defined contribution pension schemes, and as such the commitment to the participating employees consists of paying any outstanding contribution. Participation in the pension scheme is optional, employees are automatically enrolled but can choose to opt out.

3     Project costs


2024

 

2023


€'000

 

€'000

Commercial Development

29


1

Planning and Permitting

152


-

Engineering Design, Surface and Caverns

52


74

Utility Services

39


-

Land and Stakeholder Management

11


-

Project Management

131


43

Project Legals

43


120


457


238

Project costs represent amounts spent on projects that are not yet capitalisable due to the project's stage of development, primarily the Epe 1 project in Germany.

4     Other administrative expenses


2024

 

2023


€'000

 

€'000

Legal & professional costs

507


637

Management charge

1,180


1,507

Travel costs

241


215

Recruitment costs

45


17

IT costs

101


108

Office costs

189


169

Marketing & Communications costs

9


48

Other operating expenses

42


71


2,314


2,772

 

Management charge is paid to Corre Energy Group Holdings C.V., the Company's immediate parent company.

5     Finance expense


2024

 

2023


€'000

 

€'000

Interest and similar expenses

1,630


421

Option revaluation

(7,441)


4,567

Foreign exchange losses

(58)


(10)


(5,869)


4,978

 

The option revaluation gain relates to the equity linked funding agreement with Italian Energy Efficiency Fund II (IEEF II). See note 12 for further information on the agreement. The gain is due to a decrease in the value of the option, due primarily to a decrease in the underlying share price.

6     Corporation tax

6.1     Income tax recognised in statement of comprehensive income


2024

 

2023


€'000

 

€'000

Current tax charge

169


(39)

Deferred tax income

1,864


1,554


2,033


1,516

 

6.2     Taxes receivable and payable

 

Jun-24

 

Dec-23

 

€'000

 

€'000

 

 

 

 

Non-current receivables:

 

 

 

- Deferred tax asset

12,649

 

10,786

 

 

 

 

Current receivables:

 

 

 

- VAT receivable

463

 

667

 

 

 

 

Current payables:

 

 

 

- Corporate tax payable

(74)

 

(126)

- Payroll tax payable

1,211

 

373

 

1,137

 

247

 

7     Intangible fixed assets

The movement in intangible fixed assets is as follows:


Cavern options

Project acquisition option

Total


€'000

€'000

€'000

Cost and Net book value




At 31 December 2022

618

-

618

Additions

4,000

489

4,489

At 31 December 2023

4,618

489

5,107

Additions

-

-

-

USD Revaluation

-

15

15

At 30 June 2024

4,618

504

5,122

 

Cavern options represent the cost of entering into a contract with Nouryon Salt B.V., which forms part of the Nobian group (hereafter referred to as Nobian), to develop caverns for the purpose of the energy storage business in the Netherlands and Denmark. These contracts are exclusive, preventing the Group or Nobian from entering into discussions concerning CAES projects in the Netherlands or Denmark with any other party.

 

These are held as intangible assets until such time as a project reaches a capitalisable stage of development, at which point these are transferred to tangible assets as caverns under construction. Cavern options are not in use, therefore they are not amortised.

 

The Project acquisition option represents the cost to secure an exclusive option to acquire a further compressed air energy storage (CAES) project in Texas, USA.

8     Tangible fixed assets

The movement in tangible fixed assets is as follows:


Caverns under construction

Furniture

IT equipment

Office equipment

Total


€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

Cost






At 31 December 2022

11,962

3

72

-

12,037

Additions

6,520

-

1

10

6,531

At 31 December 2023

18,482

3

73

10

18,568







Additions/(Disposals)

1,756

-

6

(10)

1,752

At 30 June 2024

20,238

3

79

-

20,320







Accumulated depreciation






At 31 December 2022

-

1

24

-

25

Charge for the period

-

1

24

-

25

At 31 December 2023

-

2

48

-

50







Charge for the period

-

-

13

-

13

At 30 June 2024

-

2

61

-

63







Net book value at 31 December 2023

18,482

1

25

10

18,518







Net book value at 30 June 2024

20,238

1

18

-

20,257

 

Caverns under construction comprises costs that are directly attributable to development or construction of caverns for use in the energy storage business. These are not depreciated but are reviewed for indicators of impairment at each reporting date.

9     Other non-current assets


Jun-24

 

Dec-23


€'000

 

€'000

Land acquisition option

148


148


148


148

 

The land acquisition option represents the cost of an option to acquire land to be used for the Green Hydrogen Hub project in Denmark.

10   Cash


Jun-24

 

Dec-23


€'000

 

€'000

Cash

286

 

1,082


286

 

1,082

 

All cash is held in on demand facilities and is at free disposal. The Group has no current account credit facilities with its banks.

11   Receivables, prepayments and accrued income

Amounts falling due within one year:


Jun-24

 

Dec-23


€'000

 

€'000

Receivables from participating interests

485


1,217

Receivables from other related parties

5


5

Prepayments

2,358


898

Taxes receivable

463


667


3,311


2,787

 

See note 6 for information on items included in taxes receivable and note 17 for information on items included in receivables from participating interests and receivables from other related parties.

Prepayments includes €383,000 (2023: €383,000) of legal and advisory costs incremental to obtaining a loan facility with Infracapital, described more fully in the Group's annual report & accounts. When the loan is drawn these costs will be recognised over the life of the loan using the effective interest rate method.

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of receivables, prepayments and accrued income approximates their fair value.

12   Non-current liabilities


Jun-24

 

Dec-23


€'000

 

€'000


 

 

 

IEEF II loan

15,000


20,953

Long-term lease liability

39


66

Long-term payables to participating interests

4,942


3,939

Non-current liabilities

19,981


24,958

12.1   IEEF II loan

In June 2021 Corre Energy B.V. entered an equity linked funding agreement with IEEF II. Under the terms of this agreement the Company drew down €3m in June 2021 and €8m in October 2021, with a further €4m drawn down in October 2023 at commercial close of the ZW1 project.

No interest shall accrue and be paid on the principal amount of the funding outstanding, unless Corre Energy B.V. is in breach of certain obligations under the equity linked funding agreement, in which case interest is payable at 10%. The principal amount and any accrued interest shall be repaid no later than the funding end date of 30 June 2028.

IEEF II has the option to convert the instruments to shares in Corre Energy B.V. at €1 per share at any point from 12 months after a tranche has paid out to 30 June 2028.

If the Company pays a dividend IEEF II is entitled to receive the same amount per 'share' as if the amount paid by IEEF II under the equity linked funding agreement had been converted to shares at that point in time.

12.2    Long-term payables to participating interests

This represents amounts payable to Corre Energy Partnership SCSp and Corre Energy Group Holdings CV. See note 17 for further information.

12.3   Fair value

The Directors consider that the fair value of the non-current lease liability is not materially different to its carrying amount, since the interest payable is close to current market rates and the values are relatively low.

In accordance with our accounting policies, the embedded derivative in the IEEF II loan is held at fair value, and the host loan is held at amortised cost. The below table compares the fair value of the whole instrument with its carrying value. The fair value of long-term payables to participating interests is also presented.

Both are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy due to the use of unobservable inputs, including own credit risk.


Jun-24

 

Dec-23


€'000

 

€'000

IEEF II loan

14,893


32,086

Long-term payables to participating interests

3,928


3,274

 

13   Current liabilities

Amounts falling due within one year:


Jun-24

 

Dec-23


€'000

 

€'000


 

 

 

Third party creditors

4,115


1,692

Trade creditors

4,115


1,692





Long-term debt due within 12 months

-


619

Taxes payable

1,137


247

Deferred income

462


462

Accruals and other liabilities to third parties

4,293


3,622

Accruals and other liabilities to related parties

-


24

Other current liabilities

5,892


4,974

 

The Directors consider that the carrying amount of current liabilities approximates their fair value.

14   Called up share capital

The below table shows the movements in allotted, called up and fully paid ordinary shares of Corre Energy B.V.:


Number

Nominal value

Share capital

Share premium



At 1 January 2023

          67,899,344

            0.0045

               305,547

          21,559,546

Issued share capital

            3,704,655

            0.0045

                 16,671

          12,949,622

Share issue transaction costs

                       -  

                   -  

                       -  

(547,382)

At 31 December 2023

          71,603,999

            0.0045

               322,218

          33,961,786

Issued share capital

            6,003,350

            0.0045

                 27,015

            2,734,526

Share issue transaction costs

                       -  

                   -  

                       -  

(33,547)

At 30 June 2024

          77,607,349

            0.0045

               349,233

          36,662,765

 

On 22 May 2024 the Company issued 4,604,348 shares at €0.46 per share. On 29 May 2024 the Company issued a further 1,399,002 shares at €0.46 per share. Incremental costs directly attributable to the share issue that otherwise would have been avoided have been accounted for as a deduction from equity.

As documented more fully in note 12, the Company has entered into an equity linked funding arrangement with IEEF II. Under the terms of this agreement IEEF II may provide up to €20m of funding and has the option to convert the funding to shares in Corre Energy B.V. at €1 per share. If the Company pays a dividend IEEF II is entitled to receive the same amount per 'share' as if the amount paid by IEEF II under the equity linked funding agreement had been converted to shares at that point in time.

As documented more fully in note 15, the Company has granted 535,000 outstanding share options to employees as part of the Long-term Incentive Plan up to 30 June 2024.

15   Share-based payments

The Company has a share option plan for employees of the Group and Corre Energy General Partner B.V., a participating interest. This is referred to as the Long-term Incentive Plan (LTIP).

Each employee share option converts into one ordinary share of the Company on exercise at an exercise price of €0.0045, equal to the nominal value of a share. There is no cash settlement of the options, and the options carry neither rights to dividends nor voting rights. Options vest over either two years or three years and may be exercised at any time from the date of vesting to the date of their expiry.

The share options outstanding during the period may be summarised as follows:

 

2024


2023


Number of share options

Weighted average exercise price


Number of share options

Weighted average exercise price





Outstanding at 1 January

       605,000

                0.0045


                -  

                      -  

Granted during the period

                -  

                      -  


       640,000

                0.0045

Lapsed during the period

-        70,000

                0.0045


-        35,000

                0.0045

Outstanding at 30 June

       535,000

                0.0045


       605,000

                0.0045

Exercisable at 30 June

                -  

                      -  


                -  

                      -  

 

The fair values at grant date were estimated using a Black-Scholes model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. Projected future dividend yields were assumed to be 0% and the volatility inputs to the models were calculated by means of a historical estimate based on the company's traded share price due to the unavailability of any traded options from which implied volatilities could be derived.

Information about each tranche including inputs to the Black-Scholes model and the resulting fair values are shown in the table below.

For the six months ended 30 June 2024, the Group incurred €272,000 of share-based payment expense. €294,000 was recognised in the Statement of comprehensive income, and €23,000 was removed from capitalised costs (Caverns under construction) due to staff leaving the company.

 

Issue date

Number of options granted

(less options lapsed)

Share price

Vesting conditions

Vesting date

Exercise period end date

Volatility

Fair value

 

 


 

 


€'000

03/02/2023

            220,000

    3.39

Two years' service

03/02/2025

03/02/2033

50.65%

     746

03/02/2023

              75,000

    3.39

Two years' service

03/02/2025

03/02/2030

50.65%

     254

27/02/2023

              85,000

    3.79

Three years' service

27/02/2026

27/02/2033

50.86%

     322

27/02/2023

              20,000

    3.79

Three years' service

27/02/2026

27/02/2030

50.86%

       76

22/03/2023

              30,000

    3.45

None

22/03/2026

22/03/2033

50.01%

     104

21/12/2023

              25,000

    2.17

Two years' service

21/12/2025

21/12/2033

47.38%

       54

21/12/2023

              50,000

    2.17

Two years' service

21/12/2025

21/12/2033

47.38%

     109

21/12/2023

              30,000

    2.17

Three years' service

21/12/2026

21/12/2033

47.38%

       65

 

16   Earnings per share

Earnings per share for the six months ended 30 June 2024 (2023: six months ended 30 June 2023) are as follows:

 

2024

 

2023

 

€ cents

 

€ cents

Basic

2.7

 

(14.2)

Diluted

(4.2)

 

(5.8)

 

The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the following data:

Earnings

2024

 

2023


€'000

 

€'000

Earnings for the purpose of basic earnings per share


 


- Net loss attributable to owners of the Company

1,991

 

(9,908)



 


Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares:


 


- Finance costs of equity linked funding agreement

(5,953)

 

4,967

- Finance costs of LTIP

238

 

241



 


Earnings for the purpose of diluted earnings per share

(3,724)

 

(4,700)



 


 


 


Number of shares

2024

 

2023


 Number

 

 Number

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for basic earnings per share

            72,869,609

 

            69,711,002



 


Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares:


 


- Equity linked funding agreement/LTIP

            16,120,463

 

            11,398,177



 


Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share

            88,990,072

 

            81,109,179

 

The equity linked funding agreement with IEEF II, which is described in more detail in note 12, gives rise to potential ordinary shares. These have been included in the determination of diluted earnings per share but not basic earnings per share.

The share options granted to employees under the Long-term Incentive Plan (LTIP), which is described in more detail in note 15, give rise to potential ordinary shares. These have been included in the determination of diluted earnings per share but not basic earnings per share.

The shareholder loans entered during March and April 2024, which are described in more detail in note 17.3, give rise to potential ordinary shares. These have been included in the determination of diluted earnings per share but not basic earnings per share.

17   Related party transactions

Balances and transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties of the Company, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note. Details of transactions between the Group and other related parties are disclosed below.

17.1   Remuneration of key management personnel

The Group's key management personnel are considered to be the Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors. The remuneration of key management personnel is set out below in aggregate for each of the categories specified in IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures. Note that some key management personnel were remunerated via management companies, and this is included here to improve disclosure.

 


2024

 

2023


€'000

 

€'000

Remuneration via group companies

139

 

153

Remuneration via management companies

45

 

55


184

 

208

 

17.2    Other transactions with related parties

The following other transactions occurred with related parties:

 

2024

 

2023

 

€'000

 

€'000

Purchases

 

 

 

Reimbursement of expenses

109

 

55

Purchases of services from participating interests

1,180

 

1,507

Purchases of services from other entities controlled by key management personnel

-

 

10

 

Purchases of services from participating interests represent the following services acquired from the Company's parent, Corre Energy Group Holdings C.V.:

·      Consultancy and management services;

·      Recruitment services; and

·      IT services

 

Corre Energy Group Holdings C.V. is the head office of the wider group and as such incurs the majority of corporate costs, either on its own account or through its general partner Corre Energy General Partner B.V.. Invoiced costs relating to activities of the Group are recharged to Group companies at cost with no mark-up. Staff costs relating to activities of the Group are recharged with a small mark-up, appropriate to compensate Corre Energy Group Holdings C.V. for its work performed.

17.3    Balances with related parties

At the end of the period the following balances were outstanding with related parties:

 

2024

 

2023

 

€'000

 

€'000

Current receivables:

 

 

 

- Participating interests

485

 

1,217

- Companies controlled by key management personnel

-

 

5

 

 

 

 

Current payables:


 


- Payables to companies controlled by key management personnel

-

 

-

- Payables to participating interests

-

 

-

- Accruals and other liabilities to key management personnel

20

 

15



 


Loans from related parties:


 


- Participating interests

4,942

 

3,939

 

Receivables from participating interests represents amounts due from Corre Energy General Partner B.V. arising from short-term funding provided and intercompany service agreements. Corre Energy General Partner B.V. is the managing partner of Corre Energy Group Holdings C.V., the Company's immediate parent. No interest is payable on this amount and there is no repayment schedule.

Payables to participating interests represents amounts payable to Corre Energy Group Holdings C.V., the Company's immediate parent, resulting from purchases of services described in note 17.2. No interest is payable on this amount and there is no repayment schedule.

Loans from participating interests represents amounts payable to Corre Energy Partnership SCSp and Corre Energy Group Holdings CV under the following facilities:

On 28 March 2021, Corre Energy Partnership SCSp provided Corre Energy Storage B.V. with an interest free shareholder loan in the amount of €1,800,000. At the balance sheet date €1,600,000 (2023: €1,600,000) was outstanding. The loan has a term of five years and is repayable in full at the end of the term or as the parties may otherwise agree.

On 19 April 2021 Corre Energy Partnership SCSp provided Corre Energy B.V. with an interest free shareholder loan in the amount of €500,000. At the balance sheet date €245,000 (2023: €245,000) was outstanding. The latest date for full repayment of this loan is 30 April 2026 unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

On 14 August 2023, Corre Energy Group Holdings CV provided Corre Energy B.V. with a loan of €2,000,000 repayable in 3 years. Interest is accrued at a rate of 12.5% per annum, compounded annually, and is repayable in full at the end of the term of the loan. At the balance sheet date €2,219,000, the total including interest to date, was outstanding.

On 28 March 2024, Corre Energy Group Holdings CV provided Corre Energy B.V. with a loan of €275,000 repayable in 3 years (or earlier should Corre Energy B.V. have €20,000,000 on its balance sheet, and sufficient cash and cash equivalents to operate its business for a period of 12 months). Interest is accrued at a rate of 12.5% per annum, compounded annually, and is repayable in full at the end of the term of the loan. At the balance sheet date €284,000, the total including interest to date, was outstanding. Corre Energy B.V can decide, in its best interests and with the prior consent of IEEF II, to repay the loan by issuing new shares, instead of in cash. In this case the number of Corre Energy B.V. shares to be transferred to the Corre Energy Group Holdings CV will be 316,092.

•           On 10 April 2024, Corre Energy Group Holdings CV provided Corre Energy B.V. with a loan of €200,000 repayable in 3 years (or earlier should Corre Energy B.V. have €20,000,000 on its balance sheet, and sufficient cash and cash equivalents to operate its business for a period of 12 months). Interest is accrued at a rate of 12.5% per annum, compounded annually, and is repayable in full at the end of the term of the loan. At the balance sheet date €206,000, the total including interest to date, was outstanding. Corre Energy B.V can decide in its best interests and with the prior consent of IEEF II, to repay the loan by issuing new shares, instead of in cash. In this case the number of Corre Energy B.V. shares to be transferred to the Corre Energy Group Holdings CV will be 229,885.

•           On 29 April 2024, Corre Energy Group Holdings CV provided Corre Energy B.V. with a loan of €380,000 repayable in 3 years (or earlier should Corre Energy B.V. have €20,000,000 on its balance sheet, and sufficient cash and cash equivalents to operate its business for a period of 12 months). Interest is accrued at a rate of 12.5% per annum, compounded annually, and is repayable in full at the end of the term of the loan. At the balance sheet date €388,000, the total including interest to date, was outstanding. Corre Energy B.V can decide in its best interests and with the prior consent of IEEF II, to repay the loan by issuing new shares, instead of in cash. In this case the number of Corre Energy B.V. shares to be transferred to the Corre Energy Group Holdings CV will be 487,179.

18   Commitments

Refer to the 2023 Annual Report & Accounts of Corre Energy B.V. for full details of commitments. See below for information on significant changes to commitments since 31 December 2023.

18.1   Lease commitments

The undiscounted commitment for lease payments recognised as a lease liability on the balance sheet at 30 June 2024 is €80,000 (31 December 2023: €179,000) for vehicles and €79,000 (31 December 2023: €235,000) for office space.

In addition to this the Group has contractual commitments of €34,000 (31 December 2023: €65,000) for short-term leases of office space.

19   Events after the reporting period

During July The Company issued further 563,000 share options to employees of the Group and Corre Energy General Partner B.V., a participating interest as part of the Long-term Incentive Plan (LTIP).

Each employee share option converts into one ordinary share of the Company on exercise at an exercise price of €0.0045, equal to the nominal value of a share. There is no cash settlement of the options, and the options carry neither rights to dividends nor voting rights. The options vest over either two years or three years and may be exercised at any time from the date of vesting to the date of their expiry.

On 13 August 2024 the Company incorporated Corre Energy Storage S.L., a 100% owned and controlled subsidiary registered in Spain. Corre Energy B.V. paid Corre Energy Storage S.L.'s share capital of €3,000.

On 22 August 2024 Rune Eng resigned as a non-executive director and interim chair of the board.

On 30 August 2024 The Company announced that it had successfully concluded a loan facility for up to €5 million (The Facility) with a group of existing significant shareholders being Stream Street Limited, Air Corre Limited, Springhill Property Investments (Jersey) Limited and Pageant Investments Limited. The purpose of the Facility is to provide immediate funding to the Company for ongoing operating expenses, working capital and capital expenditures in existing projects.

Additionally, a new interim board of directors will be appointed to enhance governance, strategy and operations with a focus on maximising shareholder value. The board will include representatives of key shareholders, alongside independent directors with relevant industry and financial expertise. Details on the proposed appointees and the corresponding Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") documents will be made available as soon as practicable. The EGM agenda will also include the specific authorisation of the board of directors for granting the rights to convert this loan, in accordance with the Facility.

The Directors have considered this event and all other events that occurred between the balance sheet date and the date of approval of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements. They do not consider that any events have occurred during this period that require a change to or additional disclosure in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

For further information, please contact:

Corre Energy B.V.

Matthew Chrysler-Savage Chief Financial Officer

matthew.chrysler-savage@corre.energy / ir@corre.energy or +31 (0) 50 799 5060

 

Davy (Euronext Growth Listing Sponsor)

Anthony Farrell Davy Corporate Finance

anthony.farrell@davy.ie or +353 (0)1 6149993

 

Murray Group

Pat Walsh

pwalsh@murraygroup.ie or + 353 87 226 9345

 

 

ABOUT CORRE ENERGY: Corre Energy designs, develops, constructs, and operates utility-scale Long Duration Energy Storage projects in Europe and North America. Through our project development activities, Corre Energy is working to accelerate the energy transition to net zero, while enhancing the security and flexibility of large-scale energy systems.

 

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