DGAP-News: PNE WIND AG / Key word(s): Rating PNE WIND AG: Credit rating remains unchanged 10.04.2015 / 11:25 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate News PNE WIND AG: Credit rating remains unchanged Cuxhaven, April 10, 2015 - The rating of the international wind farm developer PNE WIND AG remains unchanged: Creditreform Rating today set the rating of PNE WIND AG initially to BB-, as had the Euler Hermes rating agency before. The decisive factor for the rating assessment is the currently adequate financing structure combined with a well filled project pipeline. When this is implemented as planned, corresponding sales, earnings and liquidity contributions are to be expected in the future. However Creditreform Rating sees significant risks may arise for the Group. The YieldCo strategy for the German market will lead to a higher level of advance financing required up to the realisation of earnings. As Creditreform also says, the asset, financial and earnings situation will be influenced by typical project risks from the onshore and offshore business activities in Germany and abroad. In addition, the agency is expecting short-term potential risks due to the covenant breach at the level of the WKN AG subgroup and the dispute with a member of the Supervisory Board and majority shareholder. Should these risks materialise, potentially a deterioration of the rating can be expected. PNE WIND group profile With its headquarters in Cuxhaven, PNE WIND AG plans and realises wind farm projects on land (onshore) and on the high seas (offshore). In doing so, its core competence lies in the development, planning, realisation, financing, operation and sale of wind farms with a subsequent service offering. To date, the company has already successfully developed wind farms with a total nominal output of over 2,100 MW. In addition to its business activities in the established German home market, PNE WIND AG is increasingly expanding into dynamic growth markets and is already represented in joint ventures and by subsidiary companies in 14 countries in Europe, Africa and North America. In these countries, wind farm projects with a nominal output of over 5,000 MW are currently being developed and are to be completed in the medium term. PNE WIND AG is developing offshore wind farm projects, of which four major projects in German waters have already been approved. The offshore department is developing own projects and projects for customers with a nominal capacity of up to 4,700 MW. Contact: Contact: PNE WIND AG Rainer Heinsohn Head of Corporate Communication Tel: +49(0) 47 21 - 7 18 - 453 Fax: +49(0) 47 21 - 7 18 - 373 E-mail: Rainer.Heinsohn@pnewind.com PNE WIND AG Investor Relations Scott McCollister Tel: +49(0) 47 21 - 7 18 - 454 Fax: +49(0) 47 21 - 7 18 - 373 E-mail: Scott.McCollister@pnewind.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.04.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: PNE WIND AG Peter-Henlein-StraÃe 2-4 27472 Cuxhaven Germany Phone: 04721 / 718 - 06 Fax: 04721 / 718 - 200 E-mail: info@pnewind.com Internet: http://www.pnewind.com ISIN: DE000A0JBPG2, DE000A0B9VG7, , DE000A1R0741, , DE000A12UMG0 WKN: A0JBPG, A0B9VG, , A1R074, , A12UMG Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 343027 10.04.2015
DGAP-News: PNE WIND AG: Credit rating remains unchanged
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