SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pattern Energy
Group Inc. (NASDAQ and TSX: PEGI) ("Pattern Energy" or the "Company") today announced the acquisition of a 35 megawatt ("MW")
owned interest in the Stillwater Wind ("Stillwater") facility from Pattern Energy Group 2 LP
("Pattern Development 2.0"). Stillwater commenced commercial operations in late October and is
located in Stillwater County, Montana.
Transaction Highlights
- The cash purchase price for Pattern Energy's 35 MW owned interest in Stillwater is
approximately $23 million, which represents less than a 10x multiple of the five-year average
cash available for distribution1 ("CAFD")
- First acquisition of an identified right of first offer ("iROFO") project from Pattern Development 2.0
- Increases Pattern Energy's operating portfolio to nearly 4 gigawatts ("GW") of gross capacity, with more than 2.8 GW of
owned capacity, across 24 projects, excluding the project it has agreed to sell
Pattern Energy acquired 51% of the class B interests in Stillwater for a total cash
consideration of approximately $23 million, which represents a CAFD multiple of less than 10x of
the five-year average CAFD1, and was funded using available liquidity. The Public Sector Pension Investment Board
("PSP Investments") acquired 49% of the class B interests in Stillwater. Pattern Energy will
operate the facility.
"This accretive acquisition is another proof point of our ability to execute our growth strategy and increase our CAFD without
relying on issuing common equity," said Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy. "Stillwater is the first of two projects from our iROFO list in Montana, a
robust wind resource region, and the fourth project we have executed under the joint venture arrangements with PSP Investments.
It is also the first acquisition we have made directly from Pattern Development 2.0, providing meaningful benefits to the
business through our 29% ownership interest in Pattern Development 2.0."
Stillwater has a 25-year power purchase agreement for 100% of the energy produced.
Stillwater is utilizing a total of 31 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines comprised of five 2.3 MW
turbines with 108 meter rotors and 26 2.625 MW turbines with 120 meter rotors. During each year of operations, the 80 MW facility
will generate energy equal to the needs of more than 23,000 Montana homes.
About Pattern Energy
Pattern Energy Group Inc. (Pattern Energy) is an independent power company listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
and Toronto Stock Exchange. Pattern Energy has a portfolio of 24 wind and solar power facilities, which excludes the one facility
it has agreed to sell, with a total owned interest of 2,806 MW in the United States,
Canada and Japan that use proven, best-in-class technology.
Pattern Energy's wind and solar power facilities generate stable long-term cash flows in attractive markets and provide a solid
foundation for the continued growth of the business. For more information, visit www.patternenergy.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities
laws, including statements regarding the five-year average CAFD multiple represented by the purchase price, and the number of
Montana homes the energy generated by Stillwater can supply.
These forward-looking statements represent Pattern Energy's expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible
that the results described in this press release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Pattern Energy's control, which could cause actual results to
differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, Pattern Energy
does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Pattern Energy to predict all such
factors. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary
statements in Pattern Energy's annual report on Form 10-K and any quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The risk factors and other
factors noted therein could cause actual events or Pattern Energy's actual results to differ materially from those contained in
any forward-looking statement.
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This forward looking measure of five-year average annual purchase price
multiple of cash available for distribution (CAFD) contribution from the Stillwater project is a non-GAAP measure that
cannot be reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities as the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure
without unreasonable effort primarily because of the uncertainties involved in estimating forward-looking changes in
working capital balances which are added to earnings to arrive at cash provided by operations and subtracted therefrom to
arrive at CAFD. A description of the adjustments to determine CAFD can be found within Item 2, Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Key Metrics, of Pattern Energy's 2018
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018.
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