Correction to the Stock Exchange Release on 27 January 2025: Proposals of Enersense’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board to the Annual General Meeting

Enersense International Plc | Stock Exchange Release | March 07, 2025 at 11:00:00 EET

Enersense International Oyj is correcting its stock exchange release published on 27 January 2025 regarding the proposals of its Shareholders’ Nomination Board to the Annual General Meeting which will be held on 16 April 2025. The Nomination Board is amending its proposal regarding the number of Board members and the composition of the Board.

Sirpa-Helena Sormunen, who was previously proposed to the Board, has announced that she will not be available for the election of Board members. Therefore, she will not be proposed as a member of the Board of Directors and the Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Board of Directors shall consist of five members instead of the previously proposed six members. At the same time, the Nomination Board withdraws its proposal regarding the potential election of a Vice Chair and their compensation.

Corrected information:

Proposal for the number of members in the Board of Directors and the composition of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Board of Directors is composed of five (5) members.

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes that, for the term of office lasting until the end of the Annual General Meeting 2026, Anders Dahlblom, Sari Helander, Anna Miettinen, Carl Haglund and Ville Vuori will be re-elected as Board members. Petri Suokas and Sirpa-Helena Sormunen have announced that they are no longer available for selection as members of the Board.

The Board of Directors elects its Chair from among its members. The Nomination Board recommends to the first meeting of the Board of Directors that Anders Dahlbom is re-elected as Chair of the Board of Directors.

All candidates have given their consent to be elected for the duty and the Nomination Board assesses that all candidates are independent of the company at the time of submitting the proposal. In addition, Sari Helander, Carl Haglund, Anna Miettinen, and Ville Vuori are independent of any significant shareholders. Anders Dahlblom is not independent of one the company’s significant shareholder as he is working as COO of Virala Oy Ab, the parent company of Nidoco AB.

Proposal for the fee to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting 2025 that the fees to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors in the upcoming term of office will be kept unchanged and are as follows:

  • annual fee of EUR 42,000 for the Chair
  • annual fee of EUR 27,000 for each member

Original information:

Proposal for the number of members in the Board of Directors and the composition of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Board of Directors is composed of six (6) members.

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes that, for the term of office lasting until the end of the Annual General Meeting 2026, Anders Dahlblom, Sirpa-Helena Sormunen, Sari Helander, Anna Miettinen Carl Haglund and Ville Vuori will be re-elected as board members. Petri Suokas, who has acted as a wind power specialist in the Board of Directors, has announced, that he is no longer available for selection as member of the Board, since Enersense has sold its wind power project development business

The Board of Directors elects its Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. The Nomination Board recommends to the first meeting of the Board of Directors that Anders Dahlbom is re-elected as Chair of the Board of Directors and Sirpa-Helena Sormunen is re-elected as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.

All candidates have given their consent to be elected for the duty and the Nomination Board assesses that all candidates are independent of the company at the time of submitting the proposal. In addition, Sari Helander, Sirpa-Helena Sormunen, Carl Haglund, Anna Miettinen, and Ville Vuori are independent of any significant shareholders. Anders Dahlblom is not independent of one the company’s significant shareholder as he is working as COO of Virala Oy Ab, the parent company of Nidoco AB.

Proposal for the fee to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting 2025 that the fees to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors in the upcoming term of office will be kept unchanged and are as follows:

  • annual fee of EUR 42,000 for the Chair
  • annual fee of EUR 32,000 for the Vice Chair
  • annual fee of EUR 27,000 for each member

Release regarding Enersense’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board’s proposals to the 2025 Annual General Meeting in its entirety:

Enersense International Plc’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board has submitted the following proposals to the company’s Board of Directors for the Annual General Meeting 2025 planned for 16 April 2025:

Proposal for the number of members in the Board of Directors and the composition of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Board of Directors is composed of five (5) members.

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes that, for the term of office lasting until the end of the Annual General Meeting 2026, Anders Dahlblom, Sari Helander, Anna Miettinen, Carl Haglund and Ville Vuori will be re-elected as Board members. Petri Suokas and Sirpa-Helena Sormunen have announced that they are no longer available for selection as members of the Board.

Information about the proposed board members is available on Enersense’s website at https://enersense.com/general-meeting/.

The Nomination Board has considered the requirements set by Enersense’s operations and Enersense’s diversity principles as it has prepared the composition of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors elects its Chair from among its members. The Nomination Board recommends to the first meeting of the Board of Directors that Anders Dahlbom is re-elected as Chair of the Board of Directors.

All candidates have given their consent to be elected for the duty and the Nomination Board assesses that all candidates are independent of the company at the time of submitting the proposal. In addition, Sari Helander, Carl Haglund, Anna Miettinen, and Ville Vuori are independent of any significant shareholders. Anders Dahlblom is not independent of one the company’s significant shareholder as he is working as COO of Virala Oy Ab, the parent company of Nidoco AB.

Proposal for the fee to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting 2025 that the fees to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors in the upcoming term of office will be kept unchanged and are as follows:

  • annual fee of EUR 42,000 for the Chair
  • annual fee of EUR 27,000 for each member

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board also proposes that the meeting fees will be kept unchanged. So, in addition to the annual fee, a meeting fee for each meeting of the Board of Directors and committees will be paid as follows:

  • EUR 1,000 for Chairs of the Board of Directors and committees
  • EUR 500 for other members.

Travel expenses are proposed to be reimbursed in accordance with the company’s current travel reimbursement policy.

Chair of the Shareholder’s Nomination Board which prepared the proposals for the Annual General Meeting 2025 is Alexander Ehrnrooth, Nidoco AB, and members are Marjo Miettinen, Ensto Invest Oy and Janne Vertanen, Verman Holding Oy. Anders Dahlblom, Chair of the Board of Directors, serves as an expert for the Nomination Board.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Liisi Tamminen
Head of Communications and Sustainability

More information: 
Alexander Ehrnrooth
Chair of the Nomination Board
Tel.: +358 9 6122340

Media contacts:
Liisi Tamminen, Head of Communications and Sustainability
Tel.: +358 44 222 5552
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The Board of Directors of Enersense decided on the Group key employee incentive plan

Enersense International Plc | Stock Exchange Release | February 28, 2025 at 12:50:00 EET

The Board of Directors of Enersense International Plc has decided on two new share-based incentive plans directed to the Group key employees. The aim is to align the objectives of the shareholders and key employees for increasing the value of the company in the long term, to retain the key employees at the company and to offer them competitive incentive plans that are based on earning and accumulating the company’s shares.

The rewards will be paid partly in Enersense International Plc shares and partly in cash. The cash proportions of the rewards are intended for covering taxes and statutory social security contributions arising from the rewards to the participants. In general, no reward is paid if the participant’s employment or director contract terminates before the reward payment.

Performance Share Plan 2025–2027

The Performance Share Plan 2025–2027 consists of one performance period, covering the financial years 2025–2027. In the plan, the target group is given an opportunity to earn Enersense International Plc shares based on performance. The potential rewards based on the plan will be paid after the end of the performance period, in spring 2028.

The rewards of the plan are based on the absolute total shareholder return of the company’s share for the financial years 2025–2027 and the Group’s EBITDA in euros for the financial years 2026 and 2027. In addition, the plan’s criteria include the promotion of sustainability initiatives, including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions throughout the value chain and the promotion of carbon handprint in the offering and the diversity of the personnel. The rewards to be paid based on the plan correspond to the value of an approximate maximum total of 620 538 Enersense International Plc shares, also including the proportion to be paid in cash.

Approximately 40 persons, including the CEO and other members of the Group Executive Team, belong to the target group of the plan.

The CEO of Enersense International Plc and the member of the Group Executive Team must own at least 50 per cent of the shares received as a net reward from the share-based incentive plans, until the value of the CEO’s shareholding in Enersense International Plc equals to his annual base salary of the preceding year, and until the value of other Group Executive Team member’s shareholding in Enersense International Plc equals to 50 per cent of their annual base salary of the preceding year. Such number of Enersense International Plc shares must be held as long as the membership in the Group Executive Team continues.

Restricted Share Plan 2025–2027

The reward from the Restricted Share Plan 2025–2027 is based on a valid employment or director contract and on the continuity of the employment or service during a vesting period. The reward will be paid after the end of a 24–36-month vesting period. The plan is intended for selected key employees only.

The rewards to be allocated based on the Restricted Share Plan during the years 2025–2027 correspond to the value of a maximum total of 20 000 Enersense International Plc shares, also including the proportion to be paid in cash.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
The Board of Directors

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Liisi Tamminen
Head of Communications and Sustainability
Tel.: +358 44 2225 552
liisi.tamminen@enersense.com

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Inside information: Enersense to discontinue its business of zero-emission transport solutions

Enersense International Plc | Inside Information | February 28, 2025 at 12:15:00 EET

Enersense International Plc has completed the strategic assessment of its business focused on zero-emission transport solutions. The company is ramping down the business under assessment and will focus on its core businesses in the Power, Industry and Connectivity segments in line with its strategy.

Related to the discontinued business focusing on zero-emission transport solutions, Enersense estimates to record a write-down of approximately EUR 2-3 million during the first quarter of 2025.

“Developing the business of zero-emission transport solutions would have required significant growth capital. Our focus is now on developing our core business operations on a cash-flow financed sustainable growth path”, says CEO Kari Sundbäck.

On 19 June 2024, Enersense announced its strategic direction to focus on project and service operations for the green energy transition. The company also announced that it is conducting a strategic assessment of three businesses: onshore wind power and solar power project development, zero-emission transport solutions and Marine and Offshore Unit. The first two strategic assessments have now been completed, and the strategic assessment of the Marine and Offshore Unit is ongoing. Enersense announced the sale of the onshore wind and solar project development business to Fortum on 19 December 2024, and the transaction was completed on 26 February 2025.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Kari Sundbäck
CEO

Further information:

Kari Sundbäck
CEO
tel. +358 50 464 7704 +358 50 464 7704
liisi.tamminen@enersense.com

Jyrki Paappa
CFO
tel. +358 50 556 6512 +358 50 556 6512
liisi.tamminen@enersense.com

Media contacts:

Liisi Tamminen
Head of Communications and Sustainability
tel. +358 44 222 5552 +358 44 222 5552
liisi.tamminen@enersense.com

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Inside information, positive profit warning: Enersense raises its 2024 revenue estimate and gives preliminary information on its 2024 financial performance

Enersense International Plc | Inside Information | January 28, 2025 at 13:00:00 EET

Enersense International Plc raises its revenue estimate for 2024 and specifies its EBITDA estimates. The company’s revenue has developed more positively than expected following the completion of several projects at the end of the year.

According to preliminary and unaudited information, Enersense’s revenue for the 2024 financial year is expected to be EUR 413-416 million. Previous guidance had estimated revenue at EUR 385-410 million.

According to preliminary and unaudited information, Enersense’s EBITDA for 2024 is estimated at EUR 14-16 million, of which EUR 10.1 million relates to the termination of the wind power project development cooperation agreement, which has no net result or cash flow impact. As a result of the agreement termination, the company recognised EUR 10.1 million in EBITDA and made a corresponding write-down of EUR 10.1 million in fixed assets. Excluding this impact, EBITDA is estimated at EUR 4-6 million, which is in line with the previous guidance range of EUR 4-8 million.

According to preliminary and unaudited information, the adjusted EBITDA of the core businesses is expected to be EUR 19-21 million. According to previous guidance, the adjusted EBITDA of the core businesses would be EUR 17-21 million.

Previous guidance for the 2024 financial period (issued on 4 December 2024)

In 2024, Enersense’s revenue is expected to be in the range of EUR 385–410 million and EBITDA in the range of EUR 4–8 million. Adjusted EBITDA in the core businesses is forecast to be in the range of EUR 17–21 million.

The financial guidance does not take into account any divestments that may result from the strategic assessment.

Enersense will publish its 2024 Financial Statement Bulletin on 28 February 2025.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Kari Sundbäck
CEO

Further information:
Jyrki Paappa
CFO
Tel. +358 50 556 6512
Email: jyrki.paappa@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Liisi Tamminen
Head of Communications and Sustainability
Tel. +358 44 222 5552
Email: liisi.tamminen@enersense.com

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Enersense’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board’s proposals to the 2025 Annual General Meeting

Enersense International Plc | Stock Exchange Release | January 27, 2025 at 17:15:00 EET

Enersense International Plc’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board has submitted the following proposals to the company’s Board of Directors for the Annual General Meeting 2025 planned for 16 April 2025:

Proposal for the number of members in the Board of Directors and the composition of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Board of Directors is composed of six (6) members.

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes that, for the term of office lasting until the end of the Annual General Meeting 2026, Anders Dahlblom, Sirpa-Helena Sormunen, Sari Helander, Anna Miettinen Carl Haglund and Ville Vuori will be re-elected as board members. Petri Suokas, who has acted as a wind power specialist in the Board of Directors, has announced, that he is no longer available for selection as member of the Board, since Enersense has sold its wind power project development business

Information about the proposed board members is available on Enersense’s website at https://enersense.com/general-meeting/.

The Nomination Board has considered the requirements set by Enersense’s operations and Enersense’s diversity principles as it has prepared the composition of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors elects its Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. The Nomination Board recommends to the first meeting of the Board of Directors that Anders Dahlbom is re-elected as Chair of the Board of Directors and Sirpa-Helena Sormunen is re-elected as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.

All candidates have given their consent to be elected for the duty and the Nomination Board assesses that all candidates are independent of the company at the time of submitting the proposal. In addition, Sari Helander, Sirpa-Helena Sormunen, Carl Haglund, Anna Miettinen, and Ville Vuori are independent of any significant shareholders. Anders Dahlblom is not independent of one the company’s significant shareholder as he is working as COO of Virala Oy Ab, the parent company of Nidoco AB.

Proposal for the fee to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting 2025 that the fees to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors in the upcoming term of office will be kept unchanged and are as follows:

  • annual fee of EUR 42,000 for the Chair
  • annual fee of EUR 32,000 for the Vice Chair
  • annual fee of EUR 27,000 for each member

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board also proposes that the meeting fees will be kept unchanged. So, in addition to the annual fee, a meeting fee for each meeting of the Board of Directors and committees will be paid as follows:

  • EUR 1,000 for Chairs of the Board of Directors and committees
  • EUR 500 for other members.

Travel expenses are proposed to be reimbursed in accordance with the company’s current travel reimbursement policy.

Chair of the Shareholder’s Nomination Board which prepared the proposals for the Annual General Meeting 2025 is Alexander Ehrnrooth, Nidoco AB, and members are Marjo Miettinen, Ensto Invest Oy and Janne Vertanen, Verman Holding Oy. Anders Dahlblom, Chair of the Board of Directors, serves as an expert for the Nomination Board.

The Nomination Board’s proposals will be added to the notice of the Annual General Meeting.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Liisi Tamminen
Head of Communications and Sustainability

More information: 
Alexander Ehrnrooth
Chair of the Nomination Board
Telephone: +358 9 6122340

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Liisi Tamminen, Head of Communications and Sustainability
Tel. +358 44 222 5552
Email: liisi.tamminen@enersense.com

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Inside information: Enersense sells its wind and solar power project development business

Enersense International Plc | Inside Information | December 19, 2024 at 09:15:00 EET

Enersense Wind Ltd, a subsidiary of Enersense International plc (“Enersense”), has today signed a share purchase agreement under which its wind and solar power project development business will be sold to Fortum (the “Transaction”).

The Transaction is executed by the sale of shares in a subsidiary of Enersense Wind Ltd, to which the wind and solar power development business of Enersense Wind Ltd will be transferred prior to the completion of the Transaction. The Transaction consists of a fixed cash and debt-free purchase price of EUR 9.25 million and a variable price up to EUR 74 million, which is based on the progress of the wind and solar power development projects covered by the Transaction, and any payment will be subject to individual projects reaching a final investment decision made by Fortum (“Earn-Out“). The fixed purchase price will be paid in cash at completion of the Transaction. The Transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter in 2025 and it is subject to customary closing conditions.

Any payment related to the Earn-Out would be paid in instalments on a per project basis. No Earn-Out will be paid for any projects that do not reach the final investment decision in 15 years from the closing date. Enersense estimates a probability-weighted Earn-Out of EUR 33 million. Further, Enersense estimates that the potential Earn-Out cash flow of the Transaction could be generated earliest starting from 2027. At the completion of the Transaction, Enersense will record approximately a EUR 19 million profit, and its equity ratio will increase by some 7 percentage points.

As announced on June 19, 2024, Enersense has revised its strategy and is focusing on its core businesses in project and service operations for the green energy transition. Enersense is developing the strategy of its core businesses in Industry, Power and Connectivity segments. The divestment of the onshore wind power and solar power project development operations is a part of the company’s new strategy. Enersense continues the strategic assessment of the offshore wind and emission-free transport solution businesses.

“The sale of the wind and solar power project development business is a part of our strategic journey, and it is supporting our target to build sustainable growth in our core businesses. We are happy that wind power plays a key role in the new owner’s strategy and that Fortum shares our ambition to enable a carbon neutral society. Enersense continues to develop its core businesses to increase shareholder value sustainably”, says Enersense’s CEO Kari Sundbäck.

The project development business sold in the Transaction comprises of Enersense’s portfolio of wind and solar power development projects, together with project management personnel and other resources. The Transaction is structured as a sale of shares in Joupinkangas Wind Farm Oy, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Enersense Wind Ltd. As a part of the preparation of the Transaction, the majority of the assets and liabilities as well as the employees of Enersense Wind Ltd. relating to the project development business will be transferred to Joupinkangas Wind Farm Oy. In 2023, Enersense recorded EUR 10.1 million in revenue and EUR 0.7 million net result for the wind and solar power project development.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Kari Sundbäck
CEO

More information:

Kari Sundbäck
CEO
Tel. +358 50 464 7704
kari.sundback@enersense.com

Jyrki Paappa
CFO
Tel. +358 50 556 6512
jyrki.paappa@enersense.com

Media contacts:

Liisi Tamminen
Head of Communications and Sustainability
Tel. +358 44 222 5552
liisi.tamminen@enersense.com

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Inside information: Enersense has signed a EUR 70 million agreement to provide field services for Telia Finland Oyj’s telecommunications network

Enersense International Plc | Inside Information | December 10, 2024 at 15:00:00 EET

Enersense International Plc, a provider of zero emission energy solutions, and Telia Finland Oyj have signed a three-year extension agreement on the provision of telecommunications network field services. The value of the agreement is EUR 70 million and will be recognised in the order backlog of Enersense’s Connectivity segment for the fourth quarter of 2024. The agreement includes one option year.

The agreement covers mobile and fixed network construction services, customer delivery and fault repair services, and preventive maintenance services in Finland. The agreement is a continuation of the companies’ long-standing cooperation and its scope is similar to their previous framework agreement on field services. The new agreement period will begin on 1 April 2025.

“The multi-year, extensive partnership enables us to develop our services in the long term together with our customer. I would like to thank Telia for the trust and our personnel for their high-quality work. We are pleased that the agreement also reflects our commitment to sustainability work and in particular to setting emission reduction targets. As an enabler of the green energy transition, it is important for us to act in line with the Paris Climate Agreement and to support our customers in achieving their sustainability goals,” says Miika Eerola, Vice President, Connectivity at Enersense.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Kari Sundbäck
CEO

Further information:
Miika Eerola, Vice President, Connectivity segment
Tel. +358 40 641 7041
Email: miika.eerola@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Liisi Tamminen, Head of Communications and Sustainability
Tel. +358 44 222 5552
Email: liisi.tamminen@enersense.com

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Enersense to update its revenue guidance for 2024

Enersense International Plc | Stock Exchange Release | December 04, 2024 at 15:00:00 EET

Enersense International Plc updates its revenue guidance to EUR 385–410 million from the previous guidance EUR 365–390 million for the 2024 financial period. The company’s revenue has developed positively both in the core businesses and the businesses under strategic review. Enersense’s guidance regarding EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA in the core businesses remains unchanged.

New guidance for the 2024 financial period

In 2024, Enersense’s revenue is expected to be in the range of EUR 385–410 million and EBITDA in the range of EUR 4–8 million. Adjusted EBITDA in the core businesses is forecast to be in the range of EUR 17–21 million.

The financial guidance does not take into account any divestments that may result from the strategic assessment.

Previous guidance for the 2024 financial period (issued on 1 August 2024)

In 2024, Enersense’s revenue is expected to be in the range of EUR 365–390 million and EBITDA in the range of EUR 4–8 million. Adjusted EBITDA in the core businesses is forecast to be in the range of EUR 17–21 million.

In 2024, revenue is expected to grow. The EBITDA is expected to improve in the latter part of the year, taking normal seasonal variation into account, following the measures to improve profitability.

The financial guidance does not take into account any divestments that may result from the strategic assessment.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Kari Sundbäck
CEO

Further information:
Jyrki Paappa
CFO
Tel. +358 50 556 6512
Email: jyrki.paappa@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Liisi Tamminen
Head of Communications and Sustainability
Tel. +358 44 222 5552
Email: liisi.tamminen@enersense.com

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Alexander Ehrnrooth appointed Chairman of Enersense International Plc’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board

Enersense International Plc | Stock Exchange Release | September 27, 2024 at 16:00:00 EEST

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board of Enersense International Plc has today elected Alexander Ehrnrooth as its Chairman from among its members. Based on the ownership situation according to 2.9.2024, the Shareholders’ Nomination Board of Enersense International Plc consists of representatives of the three largest shareholders:

Alexander Ehrnrooth, Nidoco AB

Marjo Miettinen, Ensto Invest Ltd

Janne Vertanen, Verman Holding Ltd

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC

Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

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Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
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Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

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Enersense International Plc’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board

Enersense International Plc | Stock Exchange Release | September 03, 2024 at 14:00:00 EEST

According to the decision of Enersense International Plc’s Annual General Meeting, the three shareholders who hold the largest share of the votes cast by all the company’s shares according to the shareholders’ register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the first working day of September preceding the Annual General Meeting, have the right to nominate members representing shareholders. At the request of the Committee, the Chairman of the Board of Directors may act as an expert on the Nomination Board without membership or the right to vote.

Based on the ownership status of Enersense International Plc on 2 September 2024, the three major shareholders and their representatives have been appointed to Enersense International Plc’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board as follows:

Alexander Ehrnrooth, Nidoco AB

Marjo Miettinen, Ensto Invest Ltd

Janne Vertanen, Verman Holding Ltd

Enersense International Plc’s Nomination Board prepares and presents to the Annual General Meeting and, if necessary, to the Extraordinary General Meeting proposals on

* the remuneration of the Board of Directors

* the number of the Board of Directors, and

* the members of the Board of Directors.

The now appointed Nomination Board will forward its proposals for the 2025 Annual General Meeting to the Board of Directors by 31 January 2025.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

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Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel. +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

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Insider information: Enersense’s new CEO Kari Sundbäck starts on 23 September

Enersense International Plc | Inside Information | August 29, 2024 at 12:40:00 EEST

On 11 July 2024, Enersense announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Kari Sundbäck as the CEO of the company from 25 November 2024. However, Sundbäck will start earlier at Enersense on 23 September 2024.

Juha Silvola will continue as the acting CEO until 22 September 2024, after which he will return to his previous position as the Executive Vice President of the Power and Connectivity business areas.

Kari Sundbäck has previously worked as the EVP of services, solutions, digitalisation and sustainable development at Caverion Group and in international leadership positions at Nokia and KONE.

“We are happy to have Kari here to implement our strategy, which we updated in June to support the green energy transition. As a result, our goal is to improve our company’s profitability and shareholder value. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Juha Silvola for his good contribution as acting CEO,” says Anders Dahlblom, Chair of Enersense’s Board of Directors.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Board of Directors

More information:

Anders Dahlblom, Chair of the Board of Directors

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A change in Enersense’s Remuneration Committee

Enersense International Plc | Stock Exchange Release | August 01, 2024 at 15:25:00 EEST

In its meeting today, on 1 August 2024, Enersense International Plc’s Board of Directors has elected among its members Anders Dahlblom as the Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Dahlblom also acts as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Enersense.

Anna Miettinen, Sirpa-Helena Sormunen and Ville Vuori continue as other members of the Remuneration Committee. Former Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Jaakko Eskola, resigned from Enersense’s Board of Directors on 11 July 2024.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

More information:

Anders Dahlblom, Chair of the Board, Chair of the Remuneration Committee

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Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
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Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

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Insider information: Enersense appoints Kari Sundbäck as its President and CEO – the Chair of the Board of Directors changes

Enersense International Plc | Inside Information | July 11, 2024 at 10:00:00 EEST

The Board of Directors of Enersense has appointed Kari Sundbäck as the President and CEO of the company as of 25 November 2024. Juha Silvola will continue as the acting CEO of Enersense until 24 November 2024 after which he will return to EVP, Power and Connectivity business areas.

In its meeting today, the Board of Directors has also elected the current member of the Board, Anders Dahlblom, as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. Dahlblom will succeed Jaakko Eskola who has chosen to step down from his position. Eskola has served as the Chair of Enersense’s Board of Directors since 2021. Enersense’s Board will comprise seven (7) members until the next Annual General Meeting.

Enersense’s new President and CEO, Kari Sundbäck, has earlier worked, among other things, as the Head of Services, Solutions, Digital and Sustainability at Caverion and held international management positions at Nokia and KONE.

”Enersense’s growth has been strong in the past years. We revised our strategy in June and launched a recruiting process to find a CEO who would determinedly implement our strategy that supports the green energy transition as well as improve the company’s profitability and shareholder value. At the end of the process, we concluded that Kari is the best person to lead Enersense and to strengthen the company’s position in its core businesses. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Jaakko Eskola for his substantial role in choosing the President and CEO as well as Enersense’s acting CEO Juha Silvola for his contribution”, says Anders Dahlblom, Chair of Enersense’s Board of Directors.

“Enersense is a very important company in the green energy transition. I’m excited and humbled to have the opportunity to join Enersense to make the newly laid out strategy a reality. I look forward to developing together with all our people our relevance and value to customers in the energy, telecommunications and industrial sectors”, says Kari Sundbäck, Enersense’s new President and CEO.

“On behalf of Enersense’s Nomination Board I want to thank Jaakko Eskola, who is now stepping down, for his term as the Chair of Enersense’s Board and welcome Anders Dahlblom as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. Virala is the largest shareholder in Enersense and it is natural that in this kind of a turning point a representative of the largest shareholder takes the position as the Chair of the Board. I am convinced that the renewed top management together with the renewed strategy give the company a good starting point to create substantial shareholder value”, says Alexander Ehrnrooth, Chair of Enersense’s Nomination Board.

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Enersense has won Fingrid’s tender regarding the construction of the Herva-Nuojuankangas 400 kV transmission line

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Investor news, 24 June 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

Enersense has won a contract for the construction of a new 400 kV electricity transmission connection in Fingrid’s public procurement tender. The total value of the contract is approximately EUR 26.5 million and it will be recognised in the order backlog of the Power business area for the second quarter of 2024.

The 400 kV power line construction contract won by Enersense is located in Northern Ostrobothnia from the Herva substation in Ii to Nuojuankangas in Vaala and is about 117 kilometres long. The construction work will start in the winter of 2024 and the project is to be handed over to the customer in the summer of 2027.

”Enersense has a significant market position in green energy transition projects and this project supports well our revised strategy and further strengthens our role as an enabler of the sustainable energy transition.  We are very pleased that Fingrid chose us to implement this project”, says Enersense’s acting CEO Juha Silvola.

The decision will enter into force after the end of the appeal period under the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts.

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Juha Silvola, acting CEO
Tel.: +358 40 763 1599
Email: juha.silvola@enersense.com

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Correction: Insider information: Enersense has revised its strategy and will focus on its core businesses – project and service operations for the green energy transition

Enersense International Plc
Insider information, 19 June 2024 at 4:15 p.m.

Enersense corrects its insider information published today at 2:25 p.m. in English.

The total amount, EUR 10 million, of the RCF was missing from the release, and the RCF’s expiration date was incorrect. The correct expiration date is on 31 March 2025, not 31 May 2025 as stated in the release.

The corrected release in full is attached to this release.

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Insider information: Enersense has revised its strategy and will focus on its core businesses – project and service operations for the green energy transition

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Insider information, 19 June 2024 at 2.25 p.m.

Enersense will focus, principally in Finland and the Baltics, on strengthening its significant market position in its Power, Industry and Connectivity business areas, which provide energy, telecommunications and industrial companies involved in the green energy transition with demanding project and service operations on a broad scale. In 2023, the revenue of these project and service operations were over EUR 300 million and EBITDA approximately EUR 20 million.

Enersense abandons its previous strategic goal of becoming a producer of zero-emission energy. The company is conducting a strategic assessment of its onshore wind power and solar power project development operations and is considering selling them. The company’s project portfolio totals roughly 5 gigawatts in addition to which it has projects worth of approximately 7 gigawatts in feasibility study phase. The company sees significant value in its project development operations. The company is also conducting a strategic assessment of its offshore wind power operations and its business focused on the development of zero-emission transport solutions, the future outlook of which is positive, but their development needs significant growth capital.

“We will focus on our core business operations: providing high-quality services that enable a sustainable green energy transition for our partners in the energy, telecommunications and industrial sectors principally in Finland and the Baltics. The company has launched a group-wide efficiency programme to support its profit-making capability. We are looking for a new CEO to determinedly implement our strategy, improve the company’s profitability and increase the shareholder value. I take this opportunity to thank the Board’s Strategy Committee for their work on the strategy revision,” says Jaakko Eskola, Chair of the Board of Directors.

In its organizational meeting after the Annual General Meeting on 4 April 2024, Enersense’s Board of Directors decided to establish a Strategy Committee to assist the Board in decisions regarding strategy. The Strategy Committee has now completed its task and the Committee’s activities will be discontinued.

Carl Haglund has acted as the Chairperson of the Strategy Committee and Anders Dahlblom, Anna Miettinen and Ville Vuori as members.

Agreement with financing providers on a new revolving credit facility to implement the strategy

Enersense has entered into an agreement with its financing providers on a senior unsecured revolving credit facility (RCF) to support the implementation of the company’s strategy. The price of the new financing is tied to Euribor added with a margin of 3,5% per annum. The new RCF will expire on 31 May 2025, and it is guaranteed until its expiry by Virala Oy Ab and Ensto Invest Oy companies, to which a 5% guarantee fee will be paid on market terms for the lifetime of the guarantee.

In conjunction with the RCF, changes have been made in covenants related to the group’s equity ratio, the net debt to EBITDA ratio and minimum liquidity regarding total financing provided for the company.

Distribution of funds as a return of capital not exercised

The Board of Directors will not exercise the right to distribute funds as a return of capital as authorised at the Annual General Meeting on 4 April 2024. Based on the authorisation provided at the AGM on 4 April 2024, the Board of Directors could have decided on distribution of funds as a return of capital of at most EUR 0.10 per share in two instalments between July and December 2024 as determined by the Board of Directors.

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Low-emission steel piloted for the first time in Fingrid’s substation structures in Harjavalta

Enersense International Plc
Press release, 6 June 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, won a contract in Fingrid’s public bidding process at the beginning of the year for the construction of three new 110 kV substations in the Harjavalta area. The substations will be built as gas insulated switchgear (GIS) using a gas insulation solution that does not contain any SF6 gas which is a significant greenhouse gas.

As part of the project, Enersense’s delivery includes all steel structures to be built in the substation area, requiring a total of 76,000 kg of steel. The structures consist of 110 kV transmission line portals to be built in the substation area. There will be substation portals for connecting a total of fourteen transmission lines and they will be made of hot-dip galvanized steel.

Through its partners, Enersense procures all the steel structures in question as low-emission steel. In this project, low-emission steel means that the structures to be delivered are made of recycled steel and their carbon dioxide emissions are, on average, approximately 40% lower compared to structures manufactured using iron ore-based production methods.

The project is Fingrid’s first of this scale in Finland where all steel structures in the substation area will be delivered made of low-emission steel.

“Our experts have worked hard to find more sustainable steel solutions. Our procurement department has been in contact with nearly 100 different suppliers around the world to find suitable steel structures with lower emissions. We are excited about the result, but we know that this is only the first step towards sustainable steel construction. Fingrid has played a very important role in the realisation of the project. Such projects can be implemented when the end user is genuinely committed to their own emission targets,” says Eero Törmä, Engineering Manager for substations, Power at Enersense.

“Sustainability means actions and choices in everyday life. It’s easy to hide behind different reporting frameworks and abbreviations. Fingrid has a significant positive impact on climate change mitigation as we build an electricity network that will enable Finland to reduce emissions through electrification. We are ready to reduce our own negative climate impacts by switching to such electricity network structures in the future, the manufacture or use of which does not cause emissions. Steel is a key material in the formation of the climate impacts of grid construction, and we monitor the availability and suitability of low-emission products in this regard. It is better to be at the forefront of development doing things and showing the way than to be led by others in the rear,” says Timo Kiiveri, Executive Vice President at Fingrid.

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Eero Törmä, Engineering Manager, substations, Power
Tel.: +358 44 425 2099
Email: eero.torma@enersense.com

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Enersense enters into a new partnership agreement with P2X

Enersense International Plc
Press release, 31 May 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

The Industry business area of Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, and P2X Solutions have entered into a new partnership agreement to deepen their cooperation on the operation and maintenance of the new production plant in Harjavalta. This agreement is a significant step in Finland’s energy transition, in which hydrogen plays a key role.

The role of hydrogen in the energy transition is unique, as it enables the production and storage of clean and renewable energy. Hydrogen can be used in a variety of ways in industry and transport, making it a crucial factor in the transition to a fossil-free future. The cooperation has previously included Enersense’s participation in project implementation, and now it is expanding to also cover operation and maintenance. This enables more efficient and sustainable energy production.

“The construction of our Harjavalta plant has progressed well, with more than 700 consecutive days without lost-time accidents on the site. In cooperation with Enersense, we want to ensure that the commissioning and operation of the plant will also run safely and reliably,” says Herkko Plit, CEO at P2X Solutions.

“The new partnership agreement supports our strategy of providing our customers with sustainable solutions for the energy transition. Hydrogen is becoming increasingly important, and we are committed to promoting its use,” says Mikko Luoma, Vice President, Smart Services, Industry at Enersense.

Deepening the cooperation in operation and maintenance ensures that hydrogen is produced as efficiently and sustainably as possible, thus supporting long-term climate targets.
 

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Mikko Luoma, Vice President, Smart Services, Industry
Tel.: +358 50 438 5608
Email: mikko.luoma@enersense.com

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Enersense enters into an agreement on building optical fibre networks for GlobalConnect in the Helsinki metropolitan area

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 23 May 2024 at 2:45 p.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, and GlobalConnect, one of the leading providers of digital infrastructures and telecommunications services in the Nordic countries, have entered into an agreement on building optical fibre networks in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The agreement will be recognised in the order backlog of Enersense’s Connectivity business area for the second quarter of 2024.

Enersense’s agreement covers the design of routes for the optical fibre networks, licensing, as well as earth-moving, telecom and project management stages following the turnkey principle.

“I’m thrilled about this project. The addition of new fiber network routes predominantly caters to the significant demand for establishing data centers. Additionally, it will also serve Finnish private households and enhance capacity and redundancy for municipalities and businesses striving to continue their rapid digitalization efforts”, says Helena Bergstrand, Head of B2C Finland, GlobalConnect OY.

“I am very happy that GlobalConnect selected Enersense as its partner to build optical fibre networks in the Helsinki metropolitan area, allowing us to start cooperation with them. Enersense has a proven track record of construction projects for optical fibre networks, and we would like to thank GlobalConnect for its trust in our expertise,” says Miika Erola, Vice President in the Connectivity business area.

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Miika Erola, Vice President, Connectivity
Tel.: +358 40641 7041
Email: miika.erola@enersense.com

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Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
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Enersense’s cooperation with OX2 in wind farm maintenance continues

Enersense International Plc
Press release 20 May 2024 at 12.40 p.m.

The Power business area of Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, and OX2, a developer, seller and manager of wind and solar farms, have entered into an agreement on the maintenance of substations, internal networks and power lines at the Lestijärvi wind farm. Lestijärvi is the largest wind farm in Finland, with the output of its 69 turbines totalling more than 455 MW.

The servicing and maintenance of wind farm electricity networks comprise a key competence area for Enersense in the renewable energy sector alongside design and construction. 

“Enersense has already before partnered with OX2 in wind farm maintenance. Being selected to extend our partnership is a strong indication of trust in Enersense’s expertise and the aim of both parties to safeguard sustainable and reliable energy generation in Finland. This agreement strengthens Enersense’s position as the largest maintainer of wind farms in Finland,” says Antti Toppinen, Sales Manager at Enersense.

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Antti Toppinen, Sales Manager, Maintenance and Services, Power
Tel.: +358 40 5565358
Email: antti.toppinen@enersense.com

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Enersense signs an agreement to maintain the Valoo fibre-optic network in Southern Finland

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 30 April 2024 at 10.45 a.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, and Valoo Oy, a Finnish fibre-optic network company, have signed an agreement on the maintenance of Valoo’s fibre-optic network. The two-year agreement includes the maintenance and further construction of the Valoo fibre-optic network in Southern Finland and will be recorded in Enersense Connectivity’s order books for the second quarter of 2024. The agreement can be extended by exercising a two-year option.

“During the last 12 months, the Valoo fibre-optic network expanded to more than 30 towns, bringing fast and uninterrupted Internet connections based on the fibre-optic technology to more and more Finnish homes. Our work continues, and Enersense is the perfect partner for us to maintain our fibre-optic network in Southern Finland and also build fibre-optic connections for those who are still thinking about shifting to the technology,” says Juha Kirmanen, Director of Construction at Valoo.

“We are already partnering with Valoo in its fibre-optic network building projects, and we are happy that our cooperation in the maintenance and further construction of the network will now expand. This agreement is a clear indication of our expertise and its appreciation, as well as the benefits of long-term cooperation for the customer,” says Miika Erola, Vice President of Enersense Connectivity.

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Miika Erola, Vice President, Connectivity
Tel.: +358 40641 7041
Email: miika.erola@enersense.com

Juha Kirmanen, Director of Construction, Valoo
Puhelin: +358503161936
Sähköposti: juha.kirmanen@valoo.fi

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Insider information: Enersense writes down a 6-MEUR receivable following an arbitral tribunal’s decision in Lithuania, and withdraws its 2024 EBITDA guidance for the time being

Enersense International Plc
Insider information 29 April.2024 at 11:50 p.m.

Enersense has been informed, on 29 April 2024, about a decision made by an arbitral tribunal in Lithuania regarding a dispute between Enersense and Litgrid, Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator over an agreement about receivables and deliveries concerning two projects that have been executed in Lithuania during 2021-2023. Enersense initiated arbitration proceedings in the matter in April 2023. According to the decision of the arbitral tribunal, Litgrid is obliged to pay to Enersense approximately EUR 1 million. Based on the decision of the arbitral tribunal, Enersense writes down EUR 6 million from a EUR-7-million receivable it had recorded in the 2022 financial statements. The write-down will have a corresponding negative impact on the EBITDA in the second quarter of 2024.

The company will investigate the decision of the arbitral tribunal more in detail and assess further legal measures.

Enersense withdraws its EBITDA guidance given for the year 2024 for the time being. The company’s estimate on the revenue development in 2024 will remain unchanged.

Company’s guidance for the year 2024 issued on 29 February 2024

In 2024, Enersense’s revenue is expected to be in the range of EUR 365–435 million and EBITDA in the range of EUR 15–25 million.

The revenue is expected to grow in 2024. Outlook especially for the company’s growth areas is favourable. The EBITDA is expected to grow. Profitability is expected to improve even if the investments in growth continue.

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Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

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European energy company Alpiq acquires majority share of Enersense’s associated company P2X Solutions

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 12 April 2024 at 8:00 a.m.

Enersense’s associated company P2X Solutions (P2X), a Finnish forerunner of green hydrogen, and Alpiq, a leading Swiss energy services provider and European electricity producer, have agreed on a financing arrangement according to which Alpiq will invest approximately 47 million euros in P2X. With the investment, Alpiq becomes the majority owner of P2X. Respectively, in connection with the arrangement, Enersense’s shareholding will decrease to approximately 9 percent. Enersense continues at the Board of P2X and thus treats it as an associated company. P2X’s ownership arrangement does not have a cash flow impact on Enersense, nor has it any impact on the investment’s balance sheet value.

P2X is currently constructing Finland’s first industrial scale green hydrogen production plant in Harjavalta, Finland. The company is also planning hydrogen production plants in Joensuu and Oulu. 

“Enersense has been a co-owner of P2X since 2022. As an enabler of the energy transition, it is important for us to be part of building Finland’s hydrogen market, and it is wonderful to have an international specialist in renewable energy and the energy transition like Alpiq joining our efforts. By its significant investment, Alpiq substantially strengthens P2X’s position and ability to scale up their business. This is an indication of Alpiq’s strong faith in P2X in leading the way in hydrogen in Finland. We believe that this arrangement will also offer other cooperation opportunities as well,” says Enersense’s CEO Jussi Holopainen.

Alpiq generates electricity and offers its customers services in the fields of energy generation and marketing as well as energy optimization in several key markets in Europe, as well as in Finland with its own team since several years. The company has a particularly strong position and over 100 years of experience in hydropower production in Switzerland. Alpiq’s adjusted net revenue (excluding non-operating effects) in 2023 was over 8.5 billion euros (8.4 billion CHF).

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Jussi Holopainen, CEO
Tel. +358 44 517 4543
Email: jussi.holopainen@enersense.com

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Enersense publishes 2023 financial comparison figures for its business areas according to new organisational structure

Enersense International Plc
Stock exchange release, 11 April 2024 at 3:15 p.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, changed its organisational structure at the beginning of 2024 by combining the Power and International Operations business areas into one Power business area (stock exchange release 9 Jan 2024), and publishes now the 2023 comparison figures for all the business areas. Comparison figures for Industry and Connectivity business areas as well as for the group functions remain unchanged.

Financial comparison figures for 2023 according to the new organisational structure are presented below. Quarterly figures are unaudited.

Revenue by business area

EUR thousand

1–3/2023

4–6/2023

7–9/2023

10–12/2023

1–12/2023

Industry

 26,150

 26,839

 26,668

 34,055

 113,712

Power

 38,079

 45,831

 51,070

 56,711

 191,691

Connectivity

 10,774

 13,600

 16,364

 17,033

 57,771

Items not allocated to business areas

 -5

 54

 66

 28

 144

Total

 74,998

 86,324

 94,168

 107,827

 363,318

EBITDA by business area

EUR thousand

1–3/2023

4–6/2023

7–9/2023

10–12/2023

1–12/2023

Industry

 1,108

 952

 2,482

 720

 5,262

Power

 226

 2,687

 2,054

 9,767

 14,733

Connectivity

 -40

 -125

 1,363

 1,075

 2,273

Items not allocated to business areas

 -1,236

 -468

 -1,954

 -3,907

 -7,564

Total

 58

 3,046

 3,945

 7,655

 14,704

EBITDA-% by business area

 

1–3/2023

4–6/2023

7–9/2023

10–12/2023

1–12/2023

Industry

 4.2

 3.5

 9.3

 2.1

 4.6

Power

 0.6

 5.9

 4.0

 17.2

 7.7

Connectivity

 -0.4

 -0.9

 8.3

 6.3

 3.9

Total

 0.1

 3.5

 4.2

 7.1

 4.0

Order backlog by business area

MEUR

31.03.2023

30.06.2023

30.09.2023

31.12.2023

Industry

 187

 170

 168

 144

Power

 243

 230

 202

 185

Connectivity

 96

 127

 141

 128

Total

 526

 527

 511

 457

Person-years (average over the period) by business area

 

31.03.2023

30.06.2023

30.09.2023

31.12.2023

Industry

 775

 699

 713

 716

Power

 814

 811

 810

 812

Connectivity

 344

 346

 353

 355

Others

 60

 55

 57

 59

Total

 1,993

 1,911

 1,933

 1,942

 

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

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Email: risto.takkala@enersense.com

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Target of 1,000 MW new wind power projects reached well ahead of the schedule

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 19 March 2024 at 3:10 p.m.

The targeted development phase for the new 1,000 MW wind power project portfolio has been achieved more than 1 year earlier than expected. Originally the target was set for May 2025 in the cooperation agreement signed in May 2022 between Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, and VALOREM, a French origin developer and green IPP. The 1000-MW portfolio  is under land use planning and EIA processes.

“We are glad that Enersense was quicker than expected to submit this new 1GW portfolio and excited for our collaboration for the next milestones,“ says Gwenaël Jestin, Head of International Development for VALOREM Group.

Based on a previous cooperation agreement made in 2015, Enersense has already earlier started development of altogether 500 MW of wind projects together with VALOREM Group.

“Enersense Wind, part of Enersense’s Power business area, has proven that the expertise of its skilled and professional team in the identification of potential areas and the development of projects is paying off. Apart from the 1,500 MW portfolio now under development with VALOREM Group, a total of 6,900 MW of onshore wind power projects in Enersense’s wind power portfolio and all upcoming new onshore wind power projects are owned and managed by Enersense solely and support the company’s target of starting its own energy production,” says Sirpa Smids, Vice President of Renewable Energy in the Power business area.

More information:

Sirpa Smids, Vice President, Renewable Energy, Power
Tel.: +358 40 7123661
Email: sirpa.smids@enersense.com

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The Board of Directors of Enersense international plc decided on the group key employee incentive plan

Enersense International Plc
Stock Exchange Release 29 February 2024 at 1:30 p.m.

The Board of Directors of Enersense International Plc has decided on new share-based incentive plan directed to the Group key employees. The aim is to align the objectives of the shareholders and key employees for increasing the value of the company in the long-term, to retain the key employees at the company and to offer them competitive incentive plan that is based on earning and accumulating the company’s shares. The new incentive plan is a continuation of the Performance Share Plan 2023–2025 decided in February 2023. The new Performance Share Plan 2024–2026 consists of one performance period, covering the financial years 2024–2026.

In the plan, the target group is given an opportunity to earn Enersense International Plc shares based on performance. The rewards of the plan are based on the absolute total shareholder return of the company’s share (TSR) for the financial years 2024—2026, on the Group’s cumulative EBITDA in euro for the financial years 2024—2026, and on the execution of the Group’s ESG program.

The potential rewards based on the plan will be paid after the end of the performance period, in spring 2027. The rewards will be paid partly in Enersense International Plc shares and partly in cash. The cash proportions of the rewards are intended for covering taxes and statutory social security contributions arising from the rewards to the participants. In general, no reward is paid if the participant’s employment or director contract terminates before the reward payment.

The rewards to be paid based on the plan correspond to the value of an approximate maximum total of 369,784 Enersense International Plc shares, also including the proportion to be paid in cash. Approximately 40 persons, including the President and CEO and other members of the Group Executive Team, belong to the target group of the plan.

The President and CEO of Enersense International Plc and the member of the Group Executive Team must own at least 50 per cent of the shares received as a net reward from the plan, until the value of the President and CEO’s shareholding in Enersense International Plc equals to his annual base salary of the preceding year, and until the value of other Group Executive Team member’s shareholding in Enersense International Plc equals to 50 per cent of their annual base salary of the preceding year. Such number of Enersense International Plc shares must be held as long as the membership in the Group Executive Team or the position as the President and CEO continues.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Board of Directors

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Enersense has signed follow-up agreement regarding the maintenance of Elektrilevi electricity networks in Estonia

Enersense International Plc
Investor news 12 February 2024 at 10:45 a.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has signed a follow-up agreement with the Estonian network operator, Elektrilevi, regarding the maintenance of electricity networks. The total value of the contract for Enersense is approximately EUR 8 million. The order will be recognised in the order backlog of Enersense’s Power business area for the first quarter of 2024.

The agreement includes the maintenance of electricity distribution networks, troubleshooting and connecting solar parks in Estonia’s West-Harju areas to the electricity distribution network. The work completed under these contracts employs an estimated 50 people in total. The work will begin in March 2024 and will be carried out in cooperation with E-Service, Estonian company specializing in electrical installations. The contract will expire by the end of the first quarter of 2026.

”The agreements with Elektrilevi are important to us. Among other things, these will strengthen our position in the Baltic market and support our vision of being a major implementor of a zero-emission society. Elektrilevi is a great customer for us in Estonia. It is a sign of our success that our cooperation continues in a strategically important project for us,” comments Juha Silvola, EVP of Enersense’s Power segment.

More information: 

Juha Silvola, EVP, Power 
Tel. +358 40 763 1599
Email: juha.silvola@enersense.com

Media contacts: 

Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs 
Tel. +358 40 043 7515 
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense selected as the main contractor to upgrade Fingrid’s network in Harjavalta

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 5 February 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has won Fingrid’s public bidding process to build three new 110 kV substations in the Harjavalta area. The substations will be built as gas insulated switchgear (GIS) using a gas insulation solution that does not contain any SF6 gas which is a significant greenhouse gas. The project will continue until the summer of 2027. The value of the contract is roughly EUR 20 million which will be recognised in the order books of the Power business area for the first quarter of 2024.

“We are happy to continue our successful cooperation with Enersense’s skilled and enthusiastic personnel. The SF6-free projects completed last year in Luukkala and currently in progress in Framnäs following the same concept have proceeded very well, and it will be productive to replicate the lessons learned from them,” says Daniel Kuosa, Head of Substation Projects at Fingrid.

The project is significant for Enersense. “Our order books will be strengthened far into the future, and we can also maintain our position as a provider of sustainable GIS substation solutions. What is more, this project is an excellent extension to our ongoing projects in which we are using the same technology,” says Joni Parkkinen, Vice President of Transmission Networks at Enersense.

The contract agreement will be signed after the appeal period laid down in the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts.

More information:

Joni Parkkinen, Vice President, Transmission Networks, Power
Tel.: +358 50 537 5837
Email: joni.parkkinen@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel.: +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board’s proposals to the 2024 Annual General Meeting

Enersense International Plc
Stock exchange release, 2 February 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

Enersense International Plc’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board has submitted the following proposals to the company’s Board of Directors for the Annual General Meeting 2024 planned for 4 April 2024:

Proposal for the number of members in the Board of Directors and the composition of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Board of Directors is composed of eigth (8) members.

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes that, for the term of office lasting until the end of the Annual General Meeting 2025, Jaakko Eskola, Sirpa-Helena Sormunen, Sari Helander, Petri Suokas, Anna Miettinen and Carl Haglund will be re-elected as board members. The Shareholders’ Nomination Board also proposes that Ville Vuori and Anders Dahlblom will be elected as new board members.

Board professional Ville Vuori, B.Sc. in Engineering, eMBA, has acted as CEO of Kemppi Oy during 2017 – 2023 and as President and CEO of Incap Group during 2014-2017. Before that he worked at Kumera Drives Oy and Skyhow Ltd. as Managing Director and at ABB Group in several managerial positions.

Anders Dahlblom, M.Sc.(Econ.), CEFA, will serve as COO at Virala Oy Ab from 16 February 2024. Prior to this, he has been the President & CEO of Glaston Oyj and is currently member of the Board in  Conficap Oy and Are Oy.

Information about the proposed board members is available on Enersense’s website at https://enersense.com/general-meeting/.

The Nomination Board has considered the requirements set by Enersense’s operations and Enersense’s diversity principles as it has prepared the composition of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors elects its Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. The Nomination Board recommends to the first meeting of the Board of Directors that Jaakko Eskola is re-elected as Chair of the Board of Directors and Sirpa-Helena Sormunen is elected as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.

All candidates have given their consent to be elected for the duty and the Nomination Board assesses that all candidates are independent of the company at the time of submitting the proposal. In addition, Sirpa-Helena Sormunen, Sari Helander, Petri Suokas, Carl Haglund, Anna Miettinen, and Ville Vuori are independent of any significant shareholders. Jaakko Eskola is not independent of one of the company’s significant shareholders as he holds the position of Senior Industrial Advisor at Nidoco AB. Anders Dahlblom is not independent of one the company’s significant shareholder as he will assume the COO role at Virala Oy Ab On 16.2.2024, which is the parent company of Nidoco AB.

Proposal for the fee to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting 2024 that the fees to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors in the upcoming term of office will be kept unchanged and are as follows:

  • annual fee of EUR 42,000 for the Chair
  • annual fee of EUR 32,000 for the Vice Chair
  • annual fee of EUR 27,000 for each member

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board also proposes that the meeting fees will be kept unchanged. So, in addition to the annual fee, a meeting fee for each meeting of the Board of Directors and committees will be paid as follows:

  • EUR 1,000 for Chairs of the Board of Directors and committees
  • EUR 500 for other members.

Travel expenses are proposed to be reimbursed in accordance with the company’s current travel reimbursement policy.

Chair of the Shareholder’s Nomination Board which prepared the proposals for the Annual General Meeting 2024 is Alexander Ehrnrooth, Nidoco, and members are Marjo Miettinen, Ensto Invest and Janne Vertanen, Verman Holding. Jaakko Eskola, Chair of the Board of Directors, serves as an expert for the Nomination Board.

The Nomination Board’s proposals will be added to the notice of the Annual General Meeting.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

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Alexander Ehrnrooth
Chair of the Nomination Board
Telephone: +358 9 6122340

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Enersense is planning to simplify its organisational structure to improve its competitiveness, efficiency and expertise – number of reported business areas will be three

Enersense International Plc
Stock exchange release, 9 January 2024 at 12 p.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, is planning to simplify its organisational structure to improve its competitiveness, efficiency and expertise by merging the current Power and International Operations business areas into a single business area. At the same time, the Smart Industry business area will be renamed Industry.

From the beginning of 2024, Enersense will report three business areas instead of the current four: Power, Industry, and Connectivity. Comparison figures for 2023 will be published before the publication of results for the first quarter of 2024.

“The Power and International Operations business areas carry out highly similar development projects in various areas to enable zero-emission society, and we believe that by bringing our top professionals under the same roof across national boundaries we can significantly increase synergies, expertise, competitiveness and efficiency. This new operating model will also strongly support our growth strategy and goal to expand to new market areas. International teams also provide our personnel with opportunities to develop themselves and their skills, and to work more flexibly in different countries and multinational communities,” says Jussi Holopainen, CEO of Enersense.

Changes to Enersense’s Group Executive Team

Planned organizational changes will affect the composition of the Group Executive Team of Enersense. The Group Executive Team will be from 9 January 2024 as follows:

Jussi Holopainen, President & CEO

Mikko Jaskari, CFO

Juha Silvola, EVP, Power and Connectivity

Jaakko Leivo, EVP, Industry

Sami Takila, SVP, Legal

Hanna Reijonen, SVP, HR

Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

One current member of the Group Executive Team, Margus Veensalu, will step down from the Group Executive Team but will continue at Enersense in another role.

“I want to thank Margus Veensalu for his excellent work as a member of our Group Executive Team and contribution to the development of our company over the past years”, says Jussi Holopainen, President & CEO.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

More information:

Jussi Holopainen, CEO
Tel.: +358 44 517 4543
Email: jussi.holopainen@enersense.com

Mikko Jaskari, CFO
Tel.: +358 40 053 5337
Email: mikko.jaskari@enersense.com​

Media contacts:
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Tel.: +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

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Nordea to start analysis on Enersense

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 11 December 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

Nordea and their analyst Mr Pasi Väisänen will start following Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions.

From now on, analysts at Nordea, SEB and Inderes are producing analysis on Enersense. EVLI, who have previously followed Enersense, will end their analysis on Enersense in January 2024.

More information:

Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel.: +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense selected as the main contractor for the construction of the Korpilevonmäki wind farm infrastructure

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 29 November 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has entered into an agreement with Ilmatar Energy on the construction of the Korpilevonmäki wind farm in Säkylä. The order will be recognised in the order book of Enersense’s Power segment for the fourth quarter of 2023.

Ilmatar’s Korpilevonmäki wind farm consists of six turbines. The construction project started in November, and the contract is expected to be completed in autumn 2024. Enersense’s delivery includes the construction of roads and lifting areas in the farm, turbine foundations and the internal network as a turnkey delivery.

“This is our first construction project for Ilmatar in our history of wind power construction, and we are of course very happy of our selection as the main contractor for the Korpilevonmäki wind farm. The project is a perfect fit for our core expertise and strengthens our cooperation as a provider of wind power services,” says Pekka Pitkämö, Vice President of Sales in Enersense’s Renewable Energy segment.

“The Korpilevonmäki wind farm is a very important project for Ilmatar and increases the generation of renewable energy in Finland. While the construction schedule is tight and the market situation is challenging, Enersense’s extensive experience in infrastructure construction in wind power projects convinced us. The construction of the wind farm will start immediately, and we look forward to working with Enersense,” says Antti Lehtinen, Director of Procurement at Ilmatar.

Ilmatar is a Nordic energy company and an independent power producer that focuses exclusively on renewable energy. It operates in the development, construction, ownership and maintenance of renewable energy, especially wind and solar power projects. The total output of Ilmatar’s onshore and offshore wind power and solar power projects that are at different stages in the Nordic countries is more than 20 GW. During 2023, Ilmatar will commission six onshore wind farms and one solar power farm in Finland.

More information:

Pekka Pitkämö, Vice President of Sales, Renewable Energy
Tel.: +358 44 425 2240
Email: pekka.pitkamo@enersense.com

Media contacts:

Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel.: +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense has signed a follow-up agreement with Elektrilevi regarding the maintenance of electricity networks in Estonia

Enersense International Plc
Investor news 24 November 2023 at 2:15 p.m.

An Estonian subsidiary of Enersense International Plc, a creator of zero-emission energy solutions, Enersense AS, which operates in the business area of International Operations, has signed a follow-up agreement with Elektrilevi, the largest network operator in Estonia, regarding the maintenance of the electricity networks.

The two-year agreement includes maintenance and troubleshooting of electricity distribution networks in the Saaremaa and Hiiumaa area, with works starting in January 2024. The value of the agreement is approximately EUR 7.4 million. The order will be recognised in the order backlog of Enersense’s International Operations business area for the fourth quarter of 2023.

“The agreement is important to us for several reasons. Among other things, the signed agreement strengthens our position in the Baltic market and supports our mission to create an emission-free society. Elektrilevi is our largest customer in Estonia, and we have been providing them with our services on a similar contractual basis for more than ten years. It is a sign of our success that our cooperation will continue in a project that is strategically important to us,” says Margus Veensalu, EVP of Enersense International Plc’s International Operations segment.

More information:

Margus Veensalu, Executive Vice President, International Operations
Tel.: +372 50 96 969
Email: margus.veensalu@enersense.com

Media contacts:

Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel.: +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

The Board of Directors of Enersense International Plc has decided on the payment of the second instalment of a return of capital based on the authorisation granted by the Annual General Meeting

Enersense International Plc
Stock exchange release 27 October 2023 at 12:05 p.m.

Enersense International Plc’s Board of Directors has decided on the record date and payment date for the second instalment of a return of capital of EUR 0.05 for the financial year 2022 authorised by Annual General Meeting on 4 April 2023.

Based on the Board of Directors’ decision, the second instalment of a return of capital, EUR 0.05 per share, will be paid to the shareholders who are registered in the shareholders’ register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy on the record date of 1 November 2023. The payment date for the second instalment of the return of capital is on 8 November 2023.

The Annual General Meeting resolved that the result for the financial period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 be transferred to the profit and loss account for previous financial periods and that, based on the balance sheet to be adopted for the financial period, funds be distributed to shareholders from the invested unrestricted equity reserve of the company as a return of capital of EUR 0.10 per share, i.e. EUR 1,649,253.10 in total, calculated on the basis of the outstanding shares on the date of the notice convening the Annual General Meeting. The return of capital was decided to be paid in two instalments.

The first instalment, EUR 0.05 per share was paid May, 2023.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC  
Tommi Manninen  
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs  

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Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel: +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

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Enersense International Plc´s financial reporting and Annual General Meeting in 2024

Enersense International Plc
Stock Exchange Release 6 October 2023 at 9:15 a.m.

Enersense International Plc´s Financial Statements Bulletin for the year 2023 will be published on Thursday 29 February 2024. Financial Statements and Board of Directors’ Report for 2023 will be published during week 10.

In addition, Enersense will publish two Business Reviews and a Half-year Financial Report in 2024:

  • January-March on Friday 26 April 2024.
  • January-June on Thursday 1 August 2024.
  • January-September on Monday 28 October 2024.

Enersense International Plc´s Annual General Meeting 2024 is planned to be held on Thursday 4 April 2024. Enersense’s Board of Directors will summon the Annual General Meeting at a later date.

A shareholder who wishes to include a matter on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting should submit such request by 16 February 2024 to Enersense International Plc/Legal, Konepajanranta 2, 28100 Pori or by e-mail to yhtiokokous@enersense.com.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC

Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

More information:  

Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel. +358 40 043 7515  
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

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The Soidinmäki wind farm has been completed and handed over to the buyer

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 28 September 2023 at 2.10 p.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has sold its minority stake in the Soidinmäki wind farm. The shares have been recognised at fair value on the company’s balance sheet, and the transaction will not have a significant impact on the Power business area’s EBITDA in the third quarter 2023.

The Soidinmäki wind farm in Saarijärvi has seven wind power plants, and its annual production is estimated at 126 GWh. Enersense served as an upstream project developer and the main contractor during the construction phase of the wind farm. The turnkey delivery included all design and construction, including the foundations, roads and crane pads for the power plant, as well as its electricity network and substation.

“We are very pleased that our wind power projects are progressing as planned. After the sale of the minority stake, Enersense will continue to be responsible for O&M services during the operation of the wind farm under a multi-year agreement, which covers the monitoring and maintenance of the substation and the electricity network,” says Lauri Lammivaara, Vice President, Wind Power Development, Power business area.

More information:

Lauri Lammivaara, Vice President, Wind Power Development
Tel.: +358 440 330 498
Email: lauri.lammivaara@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel.: +358 40 0437515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense has entered into an extension agreement of EUR 25 million with Telia Finland

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 22 August 2023 at 1.10 p.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, and Telia Finland have signed a one-year extension agreement on the provision of telecommunications network field services.

The value of the agreement is EUR 25 million. The order will be recognised in the order backlog of Enersense’s Connectivity business area for the third quarter of 2023.

The agreement includes mobile network and fixed network construction services, customer delivery and repair services and preventive maintenance services in Finland. The agreement is a continuation of the companies’ long-term cooperation, and its substance corresponds to the scope of their previous framework agreement on field services. The new agreement period will begin on 1 April 2024.

“Cooperation with Telia is very important to us. The extension agreement covers nearly all the services we provide and is one of the most comprehensive agreements in Connectivity. We are pleased to continue our joint development work, where we see significant potential for the provision of services for the entire sector in the future. I would like to thank Telia and our own personnel for their forward-looking work of a high quality,” says Miika Erola, Vice President, Connectivity at Enersense.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

More information:

Miika Erola, Vice President, Connectivity
Tel.: +358 40 641 7041
Email: miika.erola@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel.: +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense changes the accounting of wind power projects and publishes comparison figures for 2022

Enersense International Plc
Stock exchange release, 27 July 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

Enersense changes the accounting of wind power projects from the beginning of 2023 so that realised sales gains from completed wind power projects are recognised in revenue in the income statement, whereas they were previously included in other operating income. In addition, distribution of funds to minority shareholders which is based on a shareholder agreement are recognised in financial expenses in the income statement, while they were previously treated as decreases in equity.

These changes are related to the specification of accounting principles the aim of which is to provide clearer and more comparable information about Enersense’s wind power projects and their impact on the company’s financial results.

Impact of the change in accounting on the group’s turnover, financial expenses and earnings per share

As a result of the change, revenue increased by EUR 6.4 million for the first quarter and by EUR 7.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022. The full-year revenue increased by EUR 14 million in total. Other operating income decreased correspondingly. The change had no impact on operating results for 2022.

Financial expenses increased by EUR 2.5 million for the first quarter and by EUR 4.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2022. Full-year financial expenses increased by EUR 7.4 million.

Earnings per share decreased by EUR 0.16 for the first quarter and by EUR 0.30 for the fourth quarter of 2022. Full-year earnings per share decreased by EUR 0.46.

Impact of the change in accounting on the Power segment’s revenue and EBITDA-%

The Power segment’s revenue increased by EUR 6.4 million for the first quarter and by EUR 7.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2022. The full-year revenue increased by EUR 14 million in total. The change had no impact on EBITDA, but it decreased the EBITDA-% by 18.8 percentage points for the first quarter and by 14.3 percentage points for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Key comparison figures for 2022 by quarter are presented below for the Group and the Power segment following the changes defined above.

The group’s changed key figures for 2022

1–3/2022 4–6/2022 6–9/2022 10–12/2022 1–12/2022
Revenue (EUR 1,000)                   60,202                   59,827                  64,390                   97,578                 281,997
EBITDA (EUR 1,000)                     5,410                       -614                     4,047                     3,367                    12,210
EBITDA, %                         9.0                        -1.0                         6.3                         3.5                         4.3
Adjusted EBITDA (EUR 1000)                     5,479                       -431                     4,255                     4,350                   13,653
Adjusted EBITDA, %                         9.1                        -0.7                         6.6                         4.5                         4.8
Operating result (EUR 1,000)                     3,227                    -2,772                     1,929                     1,095                     3,479
Operating result, %                         5.4                        -4.6                         3.0                          1.1                          1.2
Financial income and expenses                    -3,707                      -678                      -786                   -5,336                  -10,507
Result for the period (EUR 1,000)                    -1,294                    -4,133                      1,169                    -5,577                   -9,835
Return on equity, %                        -2.6                        -6.3                         2.9                       -9.9                      -17.5
Earnings per share, undiluted, EUR                     -0.06                     -0.25                       0.08                     -0.34                      -0.57
Earnings per share, diluted, EUR                     -0.06                     -0.25                       0.08                     -0.34                      -0.57

The Power segment’s changed key figures for 2022

EUR million 1–3/2022 4–6/2022 6–9/2022 10–12/2022 1–12/2022
Revenue                20,763                14,043                14,556                25,596                74,958
EBITDA                  8,756                     599                   1,147                  8,735                19,237
EBITDA, %                    42.2                      4.3                      7.9                    34.1                    25.7

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

More information:

Jussi Holopainen, CEO
Tel.: +358 44 517 4543
Email: jussi.holopainen@enersense.com

Mikko Jaskari, CFO
Tel.: +358 40 053 5337​
Email: mikko.jaskari@enersense.com​

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Enersense has signed an agreement with P2X on an equipment and pipeline contract for a green hydrogen production plant

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 18 July 2023 at 11:15 a.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has signed an agreement with P2X on an equipment and pipeline contract for Finland’s first renewable green hydrogen production plant. The plant is under construction in Harjavalta and is expected to be commissioned in 2024. The order will be recognised in the order book of Enersense’s Smart Industry business area for the third quarter of 2023.

Earlier this year, Enersense announced that it would be delivering steel structures for reactor modules to Q Power, a supplier of Power-to-X technology, which will be building a synthetic methane plant in connection with P2X’s green hydrogen production plant. 

“It is great to be involved in this project in terms of demanding pipelines. Including the reactor modules to be delivered to Q Power, we are playing a significant role in Finland’s first green hydrogen construction project. These assignments also support the Smart Industry business area’s growth targets,” says Mikko Lampinen, COO, Enersense Works.

Enersense owns 16.3% of P2X Solutions. Through P2X, Enersense is involved in reducing the emissions of heavy transport using hydrogen and synthetic fuels and in enabling energy storage opportunities created by green hydrogen.

More information:

Mikko Lampinen, COO, Enersense Works
Tel. +358 40 079 4543
Email: mikko.lampinen@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel.: +358 (0)40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense to deliver offshore steel structures to Aker Solutions in Norway

Enersense International Plc
Investor news 7 July 2023 at 10:30 a.m

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, will deliver steel structures to Aker Solutions in Norway. Aker Solutions is involved in various offshore projects internationally. Aker Solutions has ordered steel structure modules (pre-assembled units) from Enersense for the Hugin A production platform which is part of the Aker BP-operated Yggdrasil oil and gas development in the North Sea. The order will be included in Enersense’s Smart Industry business area’s third quarter 2023 order book.

“This is a new opening for us in the Norwegian offshore market, and we believe that a well-executed project will enable the expansion of our cooperation into the rapidly growing energy market, where Aker Solutions has strong experience. This order is significant to Enersense Offshore and we are taking the next step on the way towards our growth targets. It shows that the investments in the ramp-up of Enersense Offshore, which we acquired in the autumn of 2021, are beginning to materialise and will enable us to further strengthen our own organisation and partner network,” says Jaakko Leivo, EVP, Smart Industry.

The project will begin with engineering and planning in late summer 2023, and the fabrication of the modules will start in Enersense’s production facilities in Mäntyluoto towards the end of the year. The last modules are scheduled to be delivered in December 2024.

Aker Solutions:

Aker Solutions delivers integrated solutions, products and services to the global energy industry. The company enables low-carbon oil and gas production and develops renewable solutions for future energy needs. The company is accelerating the transition to sustainable energy production by combining innovative digital solutions with predictable project implementation. Aker Solutions employs approximately 16,000 people in more than 20 countries.

More information:

Jaakko Leivo, EVP, Smart Industry
Tel.: +358 (0)40 079 4543
Email: jaakko.leivo@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel.: +358 (0)40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com
 

Enersense sells Enersense Solutions, a provider of contractor liability services, to Econia, part of Administer Group

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 27 June 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

Enersense, a creator of zero emission energy solutions, sells all shares in Enersense Solutions Oy to Econia Oy, part of Administer Group. The purchase amount is EUR 1,000,001 and sales gains of EUR 0.9 million will be recognised in the results of Enersense’s Smart Industry segment for the second quarter.

Enersense Solutions employs 11 people and owns E-Sense, a system used in contractor liability services, which will transfer to Econia through the transaction. Enersense will continue to use the E-Sense system.

More information:
Jaakko Leivo, EVP, Smart Industry
Tel.: +358 (0)40 079 4543
Email: jaakko.leivo@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel.: +358 (0)40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com
 

Insider information: Enersense and Elisa have signed a 35-million-euro add-on contract for the construction of an optic fibre network in Finland

Enersense International Plc
Insider information 19 June 2023 at 12:55 p.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, and Elisa, a Finnish telecommunications and digital services company, have signed an add-on turnkey contract for the construction of Elisa’s Fibre to the Home optic fibre network in Finland. The total value of the add-on contract is EUR 35 million, and it more than doubles the volume of optic fibre networks Enersense will construct for Elisa in 2024–2026. The contract will be included in Enersense’s Connectivity business area’s second quarter 2023 order book. The contract is an extension of the companies’ long-term cooperation.

Enersense is responsible for the turnkey delivery, which contains the project management, planning and construction of the network, materials logistics, and customer deliveries.

“We are very pleased that our cooperation in building Elisa’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connections is continuing. Building a zero-emission society is at the core of Enersense’s strategy, and high-speed optical fibre networks have a role to play in this. FTTH construction is expected to grow significantly in Finland in the coming years. It is great that our customers are relying on Enersense’s optical fibre network construction services, and that our business operations are growing with the market,” says Jussi Holopainen, President & CEO, Enersense.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

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Jussi Holopainen, CEO 
Tel. +358 44 517 4543 
Email: jussi.holopainen@enersense.com

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Enersense selected as the main contractor for Fingrid’s Nuojuankangas–Pyhänselkä substation project

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 6 June 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

Enersense, a creator of zero emission energy solutions, has won the bidding process for Fingrid’s substation contract to build a new transformer substation and expand the 110 kV switchgear in Nuojuankangas. The project also includes the expansion of the substation in Pyhänselkä. The project will employ Enersense until spring 2026. The value of the contract is more than EUR 20 million, and it will be included in Enersense’s Power segment’s second quarter 2023 order book.

The project is part of Fingrid’s larger project to build a new power transmission line from Pyhänselkä to Huutokoski (expansion of the Järvilinja transmission line). The expanded Järvilinja transmission line ensures and maintains the high reliability of the main grid as the need for electricity transmission increases.

“Strengthening Järvilinja is needed in order to transmit renewable energy from northern Finland as well as electricity through Aurora Line from Sweden to southern Finland. In addition, the new capacity enables connecting wind power and industrial sites in eastern Finland and Kainuu region. Substation projects in Pyhänselkä, Muhos and Nuojuankangas, Vaala are the first major steps in strengthening Järvilinja. It is great to execute these projects together with Enersense. The project is important to both Finland’s main grid and the whole society as it enhances achieving Finland’s climate goals and national competitiveness,” says Daniel Kuosa, Construction Manager, Fingrid.

This project is very significant for Enersense.

“New transmission lines are required as the energy transition proceeds, and it is wonderful that we can carry out this significant customer project in substation construction. This contract strengthens our portfolio in carrying out demanding projects in Finland’s main grid and marks one of the largest projects in the history of Enersense’s transmission network operations,” says Joni Parkkinen, Vice President of Enersense Transmission Networks.

The procurement agreement can be signed once the appeal period in accordance with the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts has ended.

More information:

Joni Parkkinen, Vice President, Transmission Networks, Power
Tel.: +358 (0)50 537 5837
Email: joni.parkkinen@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel.: +358 (0)40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense to explore options to further accelerate execution of growth ambitions to become a significant zero-emission energy producer

Enersense International Plc
Stock exchange release 1 June 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

Enersense has initiated an evaluation of options to further accelerate its growth ambitions within its Power segment, specifically the strategy to become a significant zero-emission energy producer. Enersense’s energy production target by 2027 is 600–700 MW, of which 600 MW would be wind power and 100 MW solar power.

The options to be considered include creating a new, separate Enersense subsidiary for renewable energy development and production and engaging with external parties to identify possible partners that would support an acceleration of the growth strategy. Enersense has engaged BNP Paribas as financial advisor to assist with the evaluation. 

Enersense will carefully evaluate the various options and take the necessary time to consider the best possible solution. Enersense will give an update in due course, if any concrete outcome were to materialise.

ENERSENSE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Tommi Manninen
SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

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Jussi Holopainen, CEO 
Tel. +358 44 517 4543 
Email: jussi.holopainen@enersense.com

Mikko Jaskari, CFO
Tel.: +358 40 053 5337​
Email: mikko.jaskari@enersense.com​

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Enersense chosen as main contractor for Gigawatti Oy’s Oosinselkä wind farm infrastructure construction

Enersense International Plc
Investor news 17 April 2023 at 11:35 a.m.

Enersense International, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has agreed with Gigawatti Oy about construction of the Oosinselkä wind farm in Luvia at Eurajoki, Finland. The order has been booked into Enersense’s Power business area’s first quarter 2023 order book.

Gigawatti Oy’s Oosinselkä wind farm consists of 13 turbines. Enersense will begin the construction works in the summer of 2023. According to plans, the project will be completed by the end of 2024. Enersense will provide construction of the wind farm’s roads and platforms, foundations and internal network as a turnkey delivery.

“The Oosinselkä wind farm is a continuation to the cooperatives long-term investments to increase their own renewable energy. When completed, the wind farm will produce approximately a fifth of the S Group’s electricity demand.  Enersense’s long experience of wind farms’ infrastructure construction was decisive in the selection of the contractor,” says Mikko Halonen, CEO, S-Voima.

”This project in the growing wind power market is important for Enersense. We are very pleased that Gigawatti Oy chose us as their partner in this investment. This enables us to extend our good cooperation from wind power maintenance also to construction projects,” says Maija Isoaho, Head of wind power construction for Enersense’s Power business area.

Gigawatti Oy is fully owned by S-Voima Oy, who is responsible for the S Group’s electricity procurement. S-Voima Oy is owned by the cooperatives and SOK together.

More information:

Maija Isoaho, Head of wind power construction
Tel. +358 44 425 2457
Email: maija.isoaho@enersense.com

Media contact:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel. +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense chosen as main contractor for Fingrid’s project to expand substations in Huittinen-Forssa

Enersense International Plc
Investor news 14 April 2023 at 2:25 p.m.

Enersense International, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has won a project in Fingrid’s public procurement tendering regarding substation expansions in Huittinen-Forssa, Finland.

Expanding the substations enables a new transmission link which increases the transmission capacity for electricity and enables for its part the transmission of the excess wind power from the growing west coast production to Southern Finland. It also enables connections for renewable electricity production.

The project will employ Enersense for approximately three years and its preparations will begin immediately. The value of the project is approximately EUR 13 million and it has been booked into Power business area’s first quarter 2023 order book.

“The new Forssa-Huittinen 400 kV transmission link is an important project for both the Finnish grid and society. In the south, consumption of electricity is increasing. At the same time, production is decreasing and is being replaced with wind and nuclear power in the north, which increases the need for electricity transmission. The link will be built responsibly so that it replaces the current 110 kV power line in order to reduce the impact of land use. The connection will essentially increase reliability in maintenance and failure situations. Additionally, in connection with the expansion works, the protection and automation i.e. smart systems of the substations will be modernized. Cooperation with Enersense has always been straightforward and the quality of project execution has been excellent”, says Daniel Kuosa, Construction Manager, Fingrid.

This substation expansion project is important to Enersense.

“Energy transition is proceeding which means new transmission connections are needed. The substation expansions will enable this. Our goal is to enhance the energy transition for our part. At the same time the project strengthens our portfolio as an implementor of demanding Finnish national grid projects,” says Joni Parkkinen, Vice President, Transmission Networks business area at Enersense.

The decision shall enter into force after the end of the appeal period under the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts.

More information:

Joni Parkkinen, Vice President, Transmission Networks, Power
Tel: +358 50 537 5837
Email: joni.parkkinen@enersense.com

Media contact:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel. +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense chosen as main contractor for Fingrid’s project where capacitors are added into substations

Enersense International Plc
Investor news 12 April 2023 at 11.45 a.m.

Enersense International, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, has won a project in Fingrid’s public procurement tendering regarding adding capacitors into substations in order to improve transmission capacity.

The project will employ Enersense for approximately two years, and preparations for it will begin immediately. The value of the project is approximately EUR 6.6 million and it has been booked into Power business area’s first quarter 2023 order book.

The decision shall enter into force after the end of the appeal period under the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts.

More information:
Joni Parkkinen, Vice President, Transmission Networks, Power
Tel: +358 50 537 5837
Email: joni.parkkinen@enersense.com

Media contact:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs

Tel. +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Enersense postpones the publication of the Q1/2023 Business Review

Enersense International Plc
Stock exchange release 31 March 2023 at 3:30 p.m.

Enersense International Plc (“Company”) has resolved to postpone the publication of Business Review for the first quarter (Q1) of the financial year 2023. The Company’s Q1/2023 Business Review was initially to be published on 28 April 2023. The new publication date is 8 May 2023.

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Entering the green hydrogen economy: Enersense delivers modular structures to Q Power for a synthetic methane production plant

Enersense International Plc
Investor news, 6 March 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, and Q Power, a company specialising in Power-to-X technology deliveries, have entered into a significant agreement on the delivery of steel structures for reactor modules for a methanation plant. The agreement is related to the synthetic methane production plant delivered by Q Power to P2X Solutions in Harjavalta. The plant is being built in connection with a green hydrogen production plant. P2X’s green hydrogen and synthetic methane production plants are pioneers in the Finnish hydrogen economy and the production of synthetic fuels in Finland. They are the first plants of their kind and scale in the country.

Some of the hydrogen produced sustainably in Harjavalta will be processed into synthetic methane at the methanation plant supplied by Q Power. The plant will be delivered and commissioned in 2024 at the same time as the green hydrogen production plant. The modular structures will be manufactured in Enersense’s production facilities in Mäntyluoto. The order will be recognised in the order book of Enersense’s Smart Industry business area for the first quarter of 2023.

Q Power’s process is live: the reactors contain microbes, the core element of methanation, which is why the reactors must be of an extremely high and consistent quality.

“In addition to efficient production, it’s important that we can rely on our partner for high quality in manufacturing. We selected Enersense as the supplier for the Harjavalta project because they have expertise in the serial production of high-quality products of this kind. We want to provide Q Power’s microbes with the best possible environment,” says Marko Niskanen, Technical Director at Q Power.

Finland’s first e-methane production plant, delivered by Q Power, is a visible sign of the progress of the energy transition.

“Enersense wants to contribute to building a zero-emission energy system. We have been involved in developing various renewable energy production solutions for a long time and have delivered life-cycle services to the energy sector. It’s great that Q Power has selected us to join this project. It shows that we have been successful in our work,” says Jaakko Leivo, EVP, Smart Industry at Enersense.

In addition to high quality, it is important the partners have common operating principles.

“We share with Enersense a common vision and goal of building a zero-emission energy system. We are delighted that our contract partner has values similar to ours, as well as strong technological expertise,” says Marko Niskanen, Q Power.

Enersense owns 16.3% of P2X Solutions. Through P2X, Enersense is involved in reducing the emissions of heavy transport using hydrogen and synthetic fuels and in enabling energy storage opportunities created by green hydrogen.

More information:

Enersense
Jaakko Leivo, EVP, Smart Industry
Tel. +358 40 079 4543
Email: jaakko.leivo@enersense.com

Media contacts:
Tommi Manninen, SVP, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel. +358 40 043 7515
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com

Q Power
Eero Paunonen, CEO
Tel. +358 44 425 2269
Email: eero.paunonen@qpower.fi

Marko Niskanen, Technical Director
Tel. +358 50 357 5363
Email: marko.niskanen@qpower.fi

Q Power in brief:
Q Power enables its customers’ transition towards a fossil-free and self-sufficient energy system by developing and supplying cost-effective, highly efficient production technologies. Towards the end of the decade, our goal is to provide 500 MW of production capacity for renewable synthetic fuels annually. Q Power – Concrete solutions for fighting climate change www.qpower.fi

The project of 50 wind power plants in Yli-Olhava, Ii, included in Enersense’s project development portfolio, is progressing

Enersense International Plc
Investor News 1 March 2023 at 2:15 p.m.

The Yli-Olhava wind-power park project in Ii developed by Megatuuli Oy, a subsidiary of Enersense, a provider of zero-emission energy solutions, is progressing as planned. By its ruling of 28 February, the Supreme Administrative Court rejected the application for leave to appeal concerning the adoption of the local master plan, and the plan has thus gained legal force.

On 1 February 2021, the Municipal Council of Ii unanimously approved the Yli-Olhava wind farm component master plan, which allows the construction of 50 wind power plants in the area. Megatuuli has leased more than 6,000 hectares of land for the project, and the project involves more than 100 landowners. The project will be developed in collaboration with Megatuuli’s French partner Valorem, and the project investment is estimated to be in the range of EUR 400–500 million. Wind measurements have been under way for more than two years, and the wind conditions in the area are excellent. When completed, the wind farm is estimated to generate more than 1 TWh of electricity, or about 1.5% of Finland’s total electricity demand.

“This is a major project of great importance for us, and we are pleased that we reached this important milestone and that the project now proceeds to the next stages. The project is also of great importance to the municipality of Ii, as the municipality will receive considerable property tax revenue. The wind farm has been estimated to yield annual property tax revenue of over EUR 1,5 million to the municipality of Ii,” says Lauri Lammivaara, Vice President of Wind Power Development at Enersense.

The other financial impact on the municipality and the neighbouring municipalities is also estimated to be significant. The project will create new jobs and also provide employment opportunities indirectly. The investment decision in the project is estimated to be made in 2024–2025.

More information:  

Lauri Lammivaara, Vice President, Wind Power Development
Tel. +358 440 330 498
Email. lauri.lammivaara@enersense.com

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Tel. +358 40 043 7515  
Email: tommi.manninen@enersense.com