Delaware
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001-36542
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46-4780940
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.)
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☒ |
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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☒ |
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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☐
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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☐
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, Class A, par value $0.01
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TERP
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Nasdaq Global Select Market
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Item 2.02 |
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD.
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Item 8.01. |
Other Events.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statement and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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Press release, dated March 17, 2020, titled “TerraForm Power Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results”
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Presentation materials, dated March 16, 2020, regarding proposed merger with Brookfield Renewable
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Presentation materials, dated March 17, 2020, titled “2019 Supplemental Information”
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Letter to Shareholders, dated March 17, 2020
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Press release, dated March 16, 2020, titled “Brookfield Renewable and TerraForm Power Enter into a Definitive Merger Agreement”
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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TERRAFORM POWER, INC.
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||
Date: March 17, 2020
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By:
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/s/ William Fyfe
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Name:
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William Fyfe
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Title:
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General Counsel
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• |
Net (Loss) Income attributable to Class A shareholders, Adjusted EBITDA and CAFD of $(149) million, $744 million and $173 million, respectively for the full year of 2019. This represents a decrease in Net
(Loss) Income attributable to Class A shareholders of $(161) million, an increase in Adjusted EBITDA of $154 million and an increase in CAFD of $47 million, compared to 2018;
|
• |
Executed value-adding acquisitions totaling 480 MW, including the acquisition of 320 MW of DG solar assets in the United States and recent acquisitions of 145 MW of solar plants in Spain, deploying equity
of approximately $440 million;
|
• |
Received all permits and a non-materiality determination from the New York Independent System Operator (“NYISO”) required for our two repowering projects in New York that total 160 MW and continue to target
a commercial operation date in 2021;
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• |
Upon signing project-level Long Term Service Agreements (“LTSA”), transitioned 15 out of 16 wind farms in North America to GE who are providing O&M services, an initiative that is expected to reduce
annual O&M expenses by $20 million;
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• |
Replaced our legacy operator in Europe with the original equipment manufacturers for all of our wind farms and executed LTSAs that are expected to lock-in an annualized cost reduction of $4 million;
|
• |
Signed a Framework Agreement with SMA Solar Technology (“SMA”) to provide O&M services for our North American solar fleet, an initiative that is expected to reduce annualized costs by approximately $5
million and convey robust performance guarantees to our fleet;
|
• |
Executed Terraform Power’s inaugural equity offering, raising $300 million at a price of $16.77 per share or a 50% premium to the stock price as of the beginning of 2019; and
|
• |
Declared a Q1 2020 distribution of $0.2014 per share
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
12/31/2019
|
Three Months
Ended
12/31/2018
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Twelve Months
Ended
12/31/2019
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Twelve Months
Ended
12/31/2018
|
|||||||||||||
Generation (GWh)
|
2,329
|
2,214
|
9,242
|
8,088
|
||||||||||||
Net Loss - Class A Shares ($M)
|
(82
|
)
|
(15
|
)
|
(149
|
)
|
12
|
|||||||||
Earnings (loss) per Share1
|
$
|
(0.38
|
)
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
$
|
(0.7
|
)
|
$
|
0.07
|
|||||
Adjusted EBITDA2 ($M)
|
176
|
170
|
744
|
590
|
||||||||||||
CAFD2 ($M)
|
35
|
27
|
173
|
126
|
||||||||||||
CAFD per Share1,2,3
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
0.13
|
$
|
0.81
|
$
|
0.69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
Year Ended
December 31, |
|||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||||||||
Operating revenues, net
|
$
|
206,734
|
$
|
213,093
|
$
|
941,240
|
$
|
766,570
|
||||||||
Operating costs and expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost of operations
|
72,533
|
74,752
|
279,896
|
220,907
|
||||||||||||
Cost of operations - affiliate
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses
|
20,447
|
22,239
|
81,063
|
87,722
|
||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses - affiliate
|
8,983
|
5,310
|
28,070
|
16,239
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition costs
|
2,313
|
(6,856
|
)
|
3,751
|
7,721
|
|||||||||||
Acquisition costs - affiliate
|
920
|
6,925
|
920
|
6,925
|
||||||||||||
Impairment of renewable energy facilities
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
15,240
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation, accretion and amortization expense
|
112,505
|
102,660
|
434,110
|
341,837
|
||||||||||||
Total operating costs and expenses
|
217,701
|
205,030
|
827,810
|
696,591
|
||||||||||||
Operating income
|
(10,967
|
)
|
8,063
|
113,430
|
69,979
|
|||||||||||
Other expenses (income):
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net
|
51,421
|
72,349
|
298,142
|
249,211
|
||||||||||||
Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt, net
|
31,141
|
1,480
|
26,953
|
1,480
|
||||||||||||
Gain on sale of renewable energy facilities
|
(2,252
|
)
|
—
|
(2,252
|
)
|
—
|
||||||||||
Gain on foreign currency exchange, net
|
(8,509
|
)
|
(6,736
|
)
|
(12,726
|
)
|
(10,993
|
)
|
||||||||
Other income, net
|
(248
|
)
|
(6,972
|
)
|
(2,000
|
)
|
(4,102
|
)
|
||||||||
Total other expenses, net
|
71,553
|
60,121
|
308,117
|
235,596
|
||||||||||||
Loss before income tax expense (benefit)
|
(82,520
|
)
|
(52,058
|
)
|
(194,687
|
)
|
(165,617
|
)
|
||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
8,868
|
(21,707
|
)
|
11,898
|
(12,290
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net loss
|
(91,388
|
)
|
(30,351
|
)
|
(206,585
|
)
|
(153,327
|
)
|
||||||||
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests
|
2,258
|
(5,893
|
)
|
(11,983
|
)
|
9,209
|
||||||||||
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
|
(12,021
|
)
|
(8,969
|
)
|
(45,918
|
)
|
(174,916
|
)
|
||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Class A common stockholders
|
$
|
(81,625
|
)
|
$
|
(15,489
|
)
|
$
|
(148,684
|
)
|
$
|
12,380
|
|||||
Weighted average number of shares:
|
||||||||||||||||
Class A common stock - Basic and diluted
|
225,518
|
209,142
|
213,275
|
182,239
|
||||||||||||
(Loss) earnings per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Class A common stock - Basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.36
|
)
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
$
|
(0.70
|
)
|
$
|
0.07
|
|||||
Distribution declared per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Class A common stock
|
$
|
0.2014
|
$
|
0.1900
|
$
|
0.8056
|
$
|
0.7600
|
|
|
As of December 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Current assets:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
237,480
|
$
|
248,524
|
||||
Restricted cash
|
35,657
|
27,784
|
||||||
Accounts receivable, net
|
167,865
|
145,161
|
||||||
Derivative assets, current
|
15,819
|
14,371
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
13,514
|
13,116
|
||||||
Other current assets
|
57,682
|
52,033
|
||||||
Due from affiliates
|
499
|
196
|
||||||
Deposit on acquisitions
|
24,831
|
—
|
||||||
Total current assets
|
553,347
|
501,185
|
||||||
Renewable energy facilities, net, including consolidated variable interest entities of $3,188,508 and $3,064,675 in 2019 and 2018, respectively
|
7,405,461
|
6,470,026
|
||||||
Intangible assets, net, including consolidated variable interest entities of $690,594 and $751,377 in 2019 and 2018, respectively
|
1,793,292
|
1,996,404
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
127,952
|
120,553
|
||||||
Restricted cash
|
76,363
|
116,501
|
||||||
Derivative assets
|
57,717
|
90,984
|
||||||
Other assets
|
44,504
|
34,701
|
||||||
Total assets
|
$
|
10,058,636
|
$
|
9,330,354
|
||||
Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Stockholders’ Equity
|
||||||||
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt and financing lease obligations, including consolidated variable interest entities of $55,089 and $64,251 in 2019 and 2018,
respectively
|
$
|
441,951
|
$
|
464,332
|
||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
178,796
|
181,400
|
||||||
Due to affiliates
|
11,510
|
6,991
|
||||||
Derivative liabilities, current
|
33,969
|
35,559
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
666,226
|
688,282
|
||||||
Long-term debt and financing lease obligations, less current portion, including consolidated variable interest entities of $932,862 and $885,760 in 2019 and 2018,
respectively
|
5,793,431
|
5,297,513
|
||||||
Operating lease obligations, less current portion, including consolidated variable interest entities of $138,816 in 2019
|
272,894
|
—
|
||||||
Asset retirement obligations, including consolidated variable interest entities of $116,159 and $86,456 in 2019 and 2018, respectively
|
287,288
|
212,657
|
||||||
Derivative liabilities
|
101,394
|
93,848
|
||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
194,539
|
178,849
|
||||||
Other liabilities
|
112,072
|
90,788
|
||||||
Total liabilities
|
7,427,844
|
6,561,937
|
||||||
Redeemable non-controlling interests
|
22,884
|
33,495
|
||||||
Stockholders’ equity:
|
||||||||
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized, 227,552,105 and 209,642,140 shares issued in 2019, and 2018, respectively
|
2,276
|
2,096
|
||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
2,512,891
|
2,391,435
|
||||||
Accumulated deficit
|
(508,287
|
)
|
(359,603
|
)
|
||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
11,645
|
40,238
|
||||||
Treasury stock, 1,051,298 and 500,420 shares in 2019 and 2018, respectively
|
(15,168
|
)
|
(6,712
|
)
|
||||
Total TerraForm Power, Inc. stockholders’ equity
|
2,003,357
|
2,067,454
|
||||||
Non-controlling interests
|
604,551
|
667,468
|
||||||
Total stockholders’ equity
|
2,607,908
|
2,734,922
|
||||||
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
10,058,636
|
$
|
9,330,354
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||
2019 |
2018
|
|||||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(206,585
|
)
|
$
|
(153,327
|
) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation, accretion and amortization expense
|
434,110
|
341,837
|
||||||
Amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts, net
|
39,940
|
38,767
|
||||||
Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt, net
|
26,953
|
1,480
|
||||||
Gain on sale of renewable energy facilities
|
(2,252
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Impairment of renewable energy facilities
|
—
|
15,240
|
||||||
Loss on disposal of renewable energy facilities
|
15,483
|
6,231
|
||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs, debt discounts, and premiums
|
14,224
|
11,009
|
||||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate swaps
|
(4,658
|
)
|
(13,116
|
)
|
||||
(Reductions) charges to allowance for doubtful accounts, net
|
(4,239
|
)
|
4,510
|
|||||
Unrealized loss on commodity contract derivatives, net
|
14,036
|
4,497
|
||||||
Recognition of deferred revenue
|
(3,457
|
)
|
(1,320
|
)
|
||||
Stock-based compensation expense
|
492
|
257
|
||||||
Gain on foreign currency exchange, net
|
(11,480
|
)
|
(12,899
|
)
|
||||
Deferred taxes
|
6,983
|
(14,891
|
)
|
|||||
Other, net
|
231
|
—
|
||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effect of acquisitions and divestitures:
|
||||||||
Accounts receivable
|
(8,310
|
)
|
12,569
|
|||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
975
|
(5,512
|
)
|
|||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
|
(17,000
|
)
|
(18,976
|
)
|
||||
Due to affiliates, net
|
4,215
|
3,023
|
||||||
Other, net
|
28,783
|
33,822
|
||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
328,444
|
253,201
|
||||||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||
Capital expenditures
|
(21,184
|
)
|
(22,445
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds from insurance reimbursement
|
—
|
1,543
|
||||||
Proceeds from the settlement of foreign currency contracts, net
|
29,806
|
47,590
|
||||||
Proceeds from divestiture of renewable energy facilities, net of cash and restricted cash disposed
|
10,848
|
—
|
||||||
Proceeds from energy rebate and reimbursable interconnection costs
|
5,117
|
8,733
|
||||||
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash and restricted cash acquired
|
(731,782
|
)
|
(886,104
|
)
|
||||
Payments to acquire renewable energy facilities from third parties, net of cash and restricted cash acquired
|
(73,682
|
)
|
(8,315
|
)
|
||||
Other investing activities
|
6,244
|
—
|
||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
$
|
(774,633
|
)
|
$ | (858,998 | ) |
||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock, net of issuance costs
|
298,767
|
650,000
|
||||||
Purchase of treasury stock
|
(8,353
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Proceeds from the Senior Notes due 2030
|
700,000
|
—
|
||||||
Repayment of Senior Notes due 2025
|
(300,000
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Revolver draws
|
492,500
|
679,000
|
||||||
Revolver repayments
|
(869,500
|
)
|
(362,000
|
)
|
||||
Termination of the Term Loan
|
(343,875
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Term Loan principal repayments
|
(2,625
|
)
|
(3,500
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds from borrowings of non-recourse long-term debt
|
792,216
|
236,251
|
||||||
Principal payments and prepayments on non-recourse long-term debt
|
(557,099
|
)
|
(259,017
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds from the Bridge Facility
|
475,000
|
—
|
||||||
Proceeds from the Sponsor Line - affiliate
|
—
|
86,000
|
||||||
Repayments of the Sponsor Line - affiliate
|
—
|
(86,000
|
)
|
|||||
Senior Notes prepayment penalties
|
(18,366
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Debt financing fees paid
|
(37,597
|
)
|
(9,318
|
)
|
||||
Sale of membership interests and contributions from non-controlling interests
|
6,356
|
7,685
|
||||||
Purchase of membership interests and distributions to non-controlling interests
|
(30,509
|
)
|
(29,163
|
)
|
||||
Due to affiliates, net
|
—
|
4,803
|
||||||
Cash distributions to Class A common stockholders
|
(171,503
|
)
|
(135,234
|
)
|
||||
Payments to terminate interest rate swaps
|
(18,600
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Recovery of related party short-swing profit
|
—
|
2,994
|
||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
406,812
|
782,501
|
||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
(39,377
|
)
|
176,704
|
|||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
(3,932
|
)
|
(8,682
|
)
|
||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the year
|
392,809
|
224,787
|
||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the year
|
$
|
349,500
|
$ | 392,809 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31
|
Twelve Months Ended
December 31
|
|||||||||||||||
(in millions)
|
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA
|
||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Class A common stockholders
|
$
|
(82
|
)
|
$
|
(15
|
)
|
$
|
(149
|
)
|
$
|
12
|
|||||
Net income attributable to redeemable and non-redeemable non-controlling interests
|
$
|
(9
|
)
|
$
|
(15
|
)
|
$
|
(58
|
)
|
$
|
(165
|
)
|
||||
Net loss
|
$
|
(91
|
)
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
$
|
(207
|
)
|
$
|
(153
|
)
|
||||
Depreciation, accretion and amortization expense (a)
|
125
|
112
|
489
|
380
|
||||||||||||
Interest expense, net
|
51
|
72
|
298
|
249
|
||||||||||||
Non-operating general and administrative expenses (b)
|
9
|
11
|
36
|
49
|
||||||||||||
Impairment charges
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
15
|
||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt
|
31
|
(1
|
)
|
27
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||||||
Acquisition and related costs
|
3
|
—
|
5
|
15
|
||||||||||||
Income tax expense
|
9
|
(22
|
)
|
12
|
(12
|
)
|
||||||||||
Regulated Solar and Wind price band adjustment (c)
|
5
|
2
|
14
|
12
|
||||||||||||
Management Fee (d)
|
9
|
4
|
27
|
15
|
||||||||||||
Other non-cash or non-operating items (e)
|
25
|
22
|
43
|
21
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
176
|
$
|
170
|
$
|
744
|
$
|
590
|
(in millions)
|
Three Months Ended
December 31
|
Twelve Months Ended
December 31
|
||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Operating Revenues, net to Adjusted Revenue
|
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||||||||
Operating revenues, net
|
$
|
207
|
$
|
213
|
$
|
941
|
$
|
767
|
||||||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on commodity contract derivatives, net (f)
|
18
|
8
|
14
|
4
|
||||||||||||
Amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts, net (g)
|
11
|
10
|
40
|
39
|
||||||||||||
Regulated Solar and Wind price band adjustment (c)
|
5
|
2
|
14
|
12
|
||||||||||||
Other items (h)
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted Revenue
|
$
|
242
|
$
|
235
|
$
|
1,011
|
$
|
824
|
(in millions)
|
Three Months Ended
December 31
|
Twelve Months Ended
December 31
|
||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Adjusted Revenue to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to CAFD
|
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted Revenue
|
$
|
242
|
$
|
235
|
$
|
1,011
|
$
|
824
|
||||||||
Direct Operating costs
|
(68
|
)
|
(66
|
)
|
(274
|
)
|
(235
|
)
|
||||||||
Settled FX gain (loss)
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
176
|
$
|
170
|
$
|
744
|
$
|
590
|
||||||||
Fixed management fee (d)
|
(4
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
(10
|
)
|
||||||||
Variable management fee (d)
|
(5
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(14
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
||||||||
Adjusted interest expense (i)
|
(72
|
)
|
(72
|
)
|
(289
|
)
|
(256
|
)
|
||||||||
Levelized principal payments (j)
|
(53
|
)
|
(60
|
)
|
(239
|
)
|
(173
|
)
|
||||||||
Cash distributions to non-controlling interests (k)
|
(7
|
)
|
(6
|
)
|
(20
|
)
|
(26
|
)
|
||||||||
Sustaining capital expenditures (l)
|
(2
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
||||||||
Other (m)
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
14
|
||||||||||||
Cash available for distribution (CAFD)
|
$
|
35
|
$
|
27
|
$
|
173
|
$
|
126
|
a) |
Includes reductions/(increases) within operating revenues due to net amortization of favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts as detailed in the reconciliation of Adjusted Revenue, and losses on disposal of property, plant
and equipment.
|
b) |
Non-operating items and other items incurred directly by TerraForm Power that we do not consider indicative of our core business operations are treated as an addback in the reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA. These items
include, but are not limited to, extraordinary costs and expenses related primarily to IT system arrangements, relocation of the headquarters to New York, and legal, third party diligence, contractor fees and advisory fees associated
with acquisitions, dispositions, financings, and other non-recurring activities. TerraForm Power’s normal, recurring general and administrative expenses in Corporate, paid by TerraForm Power, are the amounts shown below and were not
added back in the reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA:
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
Q4 2019
|
Q4 2018
|
YTD 2019
|
YTD 2018
|
||||||||||||
Operating general and administrative expenses in Corporate
|
$
|
9
|
$
|
9
|
$
|
34
|
$
|
29
|
c) |
Represents the Regulated Solar and Wind segment’s Price Band Adjustment to Return on Investment Revenue as dictated by market conditions. To the extent that the wholesale market price is greater or less than a price band centered
around the market price forecasted by the Spanish regulator during the preceding three years, the difference in revenues assuming average generation accumulates in a tracking account. The Return on Investment is either increased or
decreased in order to amortize the balance of the tracking account over the remaining regulatory life of the assets.
|
d) |
Represents management fee that is not included in Direct operating costs.
|
e) |
Represents other non-cash or non-operating items as detailed in the reconciliation of Adjusted Revenue and associated footnote and certain other items that we believe are not representative of our core business or future operating
performance, including but not limited to: loss/(gain) on foreign exchange (“FX”), unrealized loss on commodity contracts, loss on investments and receivables with affiliate, and one-time blade repairs related to the preparation for GE
transition.
|
f) |
Represents unrealized (gain)/loss on commodity contracts associated with energy derivative contracts that are accounted for at fair value with the changes recorded in operating revenues, net. The amounts added back represent changes
in the value of the energy derivative related to future operating periods, and are expected to have little or no net economic impact since the change in value is expected to be largely offset by changes in value of the underlying energy
sale in the spot or day-ahead market.
|
g) |
Represents net amortization of purchase accounting related to intangibles arising from past business combinations related to favorable and unfavorable rate revenue contracts.
|
h) |
Primarily represents insurance compensation for revenue losses, transmission capacity revenue, and adjustments for solar renewable energy certificate (”SREC”) recognition and other revenue due to timing.
|
i) |
Represents project-level and other interest expense and interest income attributed to normal operations. The reconciliation from Interest expense, net as shown on the Consolidated Statements of Operations to adjusted interest expense
applicable to CAFD is as follows:
|
$ in millions
|
Q4 2019
|
Q4 2018
|
YTD 2019
|
YTD 2018
|
||||||||||||
Interest expense, net
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
$
|
(72
|
)
|
$
|
(298
|
)
|
$
|
(249
|
)
|
||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts
|
6
|
3
|
14
|
11
|
||||||||||||
Other, primarily fair value changes in interest rate swaps and purchase accounting adjustments due to acquisition
|
(27
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
(18
|
)
|
||||||||
Adjusted interest expense
|
$
|
(72
|
)
|
$
|
(72
|
)
|
$
|
(289
|
)
|
$
|
(256
|
)
|
j) |
Represents levelized project-level and other principal debt payments to the extent paid from operating cash.
|
k) |
Represents cash distributions paid to non-controlling interests in our renewable energy facilities. The reconciliation from Distributions to non-controlling interests as shown on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows to Cash
distributions to non-controlling interests, net for the three months December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
|
|
|
$ in millions
|
Q4 2019
|
Q4 2018
|
YTD 2019
|
YTD 2018
|
||||||||||||
Purchase of membership interests
|
$
|
(13
|
)
|
$
|
(8
|
)
|
$
|
(31
|
)
|
$
|
(29
|
)
|
||||
Buyout of non-controlling interests and Additional Paid in Capital
|
—
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
||||||||||||
Adjustment for non-operating cash distributions
|
9
|
—
|
10
|
1
|
||||||||||||
Normalized distributions to non-controlling interests
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
||||||
Purchase of membership interests and distributions to non-controlling interests
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
$
|
(20
|
)
|
$
|
(26
|
)
|
l) |
Represents long-term average sustaining capital expenditures to maintain reliability and efficiency of the assets.
|
m) |
Represents other cash flows as determined by management to be representative of normal operations including, but not limited to, wind plant “pay as you go” contributions received from tax equity partners, interconnection upgrade
reimbursements, cash tax payments, and recognized SREC gains that are covered by loan agreements.
|
|
Q4 2019 Letter to Shareholders
|
● |
Executed value-adding acquisitions totaling 480 MW, including the acquisition of 320 MW of DG solar assets in the United States and recent acquisitions of 145 MW of solar plants in Spain, deploying equity of approximately $440
million;
|
● |
Received all permits and a non-materiality determination from the New York Independent System Operator (“NYISO”) required for our two repowering projects in New York that total 160 MW and continue to target a commercial operation
date in 2021;
|
● |
Upon signing project-level Long Term Service Agreements (“LTSAs”), transitioned 15 out of 16 wind farms in North America to GE who are providing O&M services, an initiative that is expected to reduce annual O&M expenses by
$20 million;
|
● |
Replaced our legacy operator in Europe with the original equipment manufacturers for all of our wind farms and executed LTSAs that are expected to lock-in an annualized cost reduction of $4 million;
|
● |
Signed a Framework Agreement with SMA Solar Technology (“SMA”) to provide O&M services for our North American solar fleet, an initiative that is expected to reduce annualized costs by approximately $5 million and convey robust
performance guarantees to our fleet; and
|
● |
Executed Terraform Power’s inaugural equity offering, raising $300 million at a price of $16.77 per share or a 50% premium to the stock price as of the beginning of 2019.
|
|
Q4 2019 Letter to Shareholders
|
|
Q4 2019 Letter to Shareholders
|
|
Q4 2019 Letter to Shareholders
|
● |
95% of our revenue is generated under long term contracts that have a weighted-average contract duration of ~13 years, which insulates our business from declines in commodity prices;
|
● |
We have a geographically diversified portfolio of projects, of which over 90% of our PPA offtakers are either investment grade credits or municipalities with investment grade characteristics, mitigating our exposure to any single
region or counter-party;
|
● |
Our business is less labor intensive than most other industries, which enables us to allow many of our staff and contractors to work remotely for an extended
period of time without impacting operations; and
|
● |
Finally, our wind and solar assets are predominantly operational, mitigating our exposure to supply chain disruptions.
|
|
|
• |
Each share of Class A common stock of TERP will be acquired for consideration equivalent to 0.381 of a BEP unit, which represents a 17% premium to TERP’s unaffected trading price1. TERP shareholders can elect to receive BEPC shares or BEP units
|
• |
Combined business will be one of the largest, integrated pure-play renewable power companies in the world with one of the strongest investment grade balance sheets in the sector, no material near term
maturities, and a 20-year track record of creating shareholder value across multiple economic cycles
|
• |
Available liquidity of the combined company will approximate $3.1 billion and shareholders will benefit from $5 billion of private capital available from Brookfield’s unlisted fund
|
• |
TERP shareholders will benefit from a broader growth mandate that includes the acquisition of global, multi-technology renewable power assets and development opportunities, an investment grade balance
sheet, increased liquidity, and enhanced diversification
|
• |
The Special Committee of TERP’s Board of Directors unanimously recommends the transaction
|
1) |
Based on unaffected trading prices of $15.60/share and $48.07/unit for TERP and BEP, respectively at market close on January 10, 2020.
|
Brookfield Contact Information:
|
|
Media:
|
Investors:
|
Claire Holland
|
Robin Kooyman
|
Vice President – Communications
|
Senior Vice President – Investor Relations
|
(416) 369-8236
|
(416) 649-8172
|
claire.holland@brookfield.com
|
robin.kooyman@brookfield.com
|
TerraForm Power Contact Information:
|
|
Sherif El-Azzazi
|
|
Head of Investor Relations
|
|
(646) 992-2437
|
|
investors@terraform.com
|