Prospect 2023 Senior Bond CHF 245 000 000 Maturity 2029
Prospect 2023 Senior Bond CHF 245 000 000 Maturity 2029
This Swiss Prospectus relating to the Notes has been approved by SIX Exchange Regulation Ltd in its capacity as review body (the
"Swiss Review Body") pursuant to article 52 of the Swiss Financial Services Act (the "FinSA") on _________________2023.
The Issuer is relying on an exemption pursuant to article 51(2) of the FinSA. Accordingly, in accordance with article 40(5) of the FinSA, you are hereby
notified that this Swiss Prospectus has as of its date not yet been reviewed or approved by the Swiss Review Body pursuant to article 52 of the FinSA.
This Swiss Prospectus will only be submitted to the Swiss Review Body for review after the completion of the offering of the Notes. This Swiss
Prospectus will not be updated for any developments that occur after its date. In particular, this Swiss Prospectus is not required to be updated as
per the date of approval by the Swiss Review Body pursuant to article 52 of the FinSA. Consequently, neither the delivery of this Swiss Prospectus nor
the offering, sale or delivery of any Notes shall in any circumstances imply that the information contained herein concerning the Issuer is correct at
any time subsequent to the date hereof or that any other information supplied in connection with the issue of the Notes is correct as of any time
after the date indicated in the document containing the same.
CHF 165,000,000 2.2500 per cent. Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 15 June 2026
(the "2026 Notes")
CHF 245,000,000 2.6250 per cent. Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 15 June 2029
(the "2029 Notes", and together with the 2026 Notes, the "Notes")
(each with reopening clause)
The Notes are issued under the EUR 10,000,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and EnBW
International Finance B.V. (the "Programme"). The Notes are rated "Baa1" by Moody's France SAS, and "A-" by S&P Global Ratings
Europe Limited.
Issuer EnBW International Finance B.V., Herikerbergweg 122, 1101 CM Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(the "Issuer")
Interest Rate 2026 Notes: 2.2500 per cent. per annum, payable annually in arrears on 15 June, for the first
time on 15 June 2024
2029 Notes: 2.6250 per cent. per annum, payable annually in arrears on 15 June, for the first
time on 15 June 2024
Issue Price 2026 Notes: 100.050% (before commissions and expenses)
2029 Notes: 100.661% (before commissions and expenses)
Price for Placement Based on supply and demand
Issue Date 15 June 2023
Maturity Date / Redemption 2026 Notes: Final redemption is on 15 June 2026, at par
2029 Notes: Final redemption is on 15 June 2029, at par
Covenants Pari Passu, Negative Pledge and Cross Default (in accordance with the Conditions defined for
the 2026 Notes in the 2026 Notes Final Terms and the Conditions defined for the 2029 Notes
in the 2029 Notes Final Terms)
Early termination Tax Call and Clean-up Call (in accordance with the Conditions defined for the 2026 Notes in
the 2026 Notes Final Terms and the Conditions defined for the 2029 Notes in the 2029 Notes
Final Terms)
Guarantor EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany (the
"Guarantor")
Denominations CHF 5,000 nominal and integral multiples thereof
Selling Restrictions In particular, European Economic Area, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, the
Netherlands and Singapore, in accordance with the Base Prospectus and this Swiss
Prospectus
The Notes have been provisionally admitted to trading on SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd ("SIX Swiss Exchange") as of 13 June 2023. The last
trading day of the Notes will be the second business day prior to their respective Maturity Dates. Application will be made for the
Notes to be listed according to the Standard for Bonds of SIX Swiss Exchange. Settlement date of the Notes will be on 15 June 2023.
BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA and Commerzbank AG (the "Lead Managers") have entered into Subscription Agreements dated 13 June
2023 (the "Agreements") relating to the sale of the Notes by the Issuer to the Lead Managers.
2026 Notes:
Security Number ISIN Code Common Code
124.432.178 CH1244321787 263745485
2029 Notes:
Security Number ISIN Code Common Code
124.432.179 CH1244321795 263248112
This Swiss Prospectus does not, and is not intended to, constitute or contain an offer or invitation to sell, and it is not soliciting
offers to buy Notes in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Notice to Investors
This Swiss Prospectus has been prepared by the Issuer solely for use in connection with the offering of the Notes and
for the admission to trading and listing of the Notes on SIX Swiss Exchange. The Issuer has not authorized the use of this
Swiss Prospectus for any other purpose.
This Swiss Prospectus is to be read in conjunction with all documents incorporated by reference herein. This Swiss
Prospectus shall be read and construed on the basis that such documents are incorporated into and form part of this
Swiss Prospectus. See “About this Swiss Prospectus” on page 9 of this Swiss Prospectus.
An investment in the Notes will involve certain risks, including the risk that holders of the Notes may lose their entire
investment in the Notes. For a discussion of certain risks that potential investors should carefully consider before
deciding to invest in any Notes, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 of the Base Prospectus attached in Annex 1 to
this Swiss Prospectus and "Risk Factors" beginning on page 3 of the First Supplement attached in Annex 2 to this
Swiss Prospectus for risks relating to the Notes and the Issuer.
No person is or has been authorized by the Issuer, the Guarantor or the Lead Managers to give any information or to
make any representation not contained in or not consistent with this Swiss Prospectus or any other information supplied
in connection with the Notes and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as
having been authorized by the Issuer, the Guarantor or the Lead Managers.
Neither this Swiss Prospectus nor any other information supplied in connection with the Notes (i) is intended to provide
the basis of any credit or other evaluation or (ii) should be considered as a recommendation by the Issuer, the Guarantor
or the Lead Managers that any recipient of this Swiss Prospectus or any other information supplied in connection with
the Notes should purchase any Notes. Each potential investor contemplating purchasing any Notes should make its own
independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs, and its own appraisal of the creditworthiness, of the
Issuer and the Guarantor. Neither this Swiss Prospectus nor any other information supplied in connection with the issue
of the Notes constitutes an offer or invitation by or on behalf of the Issuer, the Guarantor or the Lead Managers to any
person to subscribe for or to purchase any Notes.
This Swiss Prospectus does not constitute a recommendation, an offer or an invitation by or on behalf of the Issuer, the
Guarantor or the Lead Managers to subscribe for or to purchase any of the Notes. The distribution of this Swiss
Prospectus and the offering of the Notes in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession
this Swiss Prospectus comes are required by the Issuer to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.
The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act")
and include Notes in bearer form that are subject to U.S. tax law requirements. Subject to certain exceptions, Notes
may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to U.S. persons. For a further description of certain
restrictions on offerings and sales of the Notes and on distribution of this Swiss Prospectus, see "Selling Restrictions" on
page 10 of this Swiss Prospectus below.
THE NOTES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS SWISS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT COMPLIANT WITH REGULATION (EU)
2017/1129, AS AMENDED (THE "PROSPECTUS REGULATION") AND THE UK LISTING AUTHORITY HAS NEITHER
APPROVED NOR REVIEWED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SWISS PROSPECTUS.
References herein to "Swiss Francs" or "CHF" are to the lawful currency of Switzerland.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Summary............................................................................................................................................................... 6
Selling Restrictions.............................................................................................................................................. 10
Responsibility...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Swiss Taxation..................................................................................................................................................... 22
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SUMMARY
This summary should be read as an introduction to this Swiss Prospectus and constitutes a summary within the
meaning of article 40(3) and article 43 of the FinSA. Any decision to invest in the Notes described herein must be
based on an examination of this Swiss Prospectus as a whole, including the Annexes hereto. This summary is
therefore subject to the remainder of the information contained in this Swiss Prospectus.
Investors should be aware that liability under article 69 of the FinSA for any false or misleading information contained
in this summary is limited to information which is false or misleading when read in conjunction with the other parts
of this Swiss Prospectus or which is inconsistent with the information in other parts of this Swiss Prospectus.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them elsewhere in this document.
Issuer’s name, head office EnBW International Finance B.V., Herikerbergweg 122, 1101 CM
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Legal Form The Issuer is a Dutch law company with limited liability (besloten
vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid)
Auditor of the Issuer BDO Audit & Assurance B.V. Krijgsman 9, 1186 DM Amstelveen, the
Netherlands
Guarantor's name, head office EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131
Karlsruhe, Germany
Auditor of the Guarantor Ernst & Young GmbH, Flughafenstrasse 61, 70629 Stuttgart, Germany
Interest Rate 2026 Notes: The 2026 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 2.2500 per
cent. per annum (calculated on a 30/360 basis), payable annually in
arrears on 15 June of each year, beginning on 15 June 2024.
2029 Notes: The 2029 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 2.6250 per
cent. per annum (calculated on a 30/360 basis), payable annually in
arrears on 15 June of each year, beginning on 15 June 2024.
Maturity Date / Redemption 2026 Notes: Final redemption is on 15 June 2026, at par
2029 Notes: Final redemption is on 15 June 2029, at par
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Early Redemption For taxation reasons (according to Condition 5(2) of the 2026 Notes Final
Terms and Condition 5(2) of the 2029 Notes Final Terms) and in case the
Issuer has purchased Notes equal to or in excess of 75% of the aggregate
principal amount of the 2026 Notes and/or 2029 Notes initially issued
and the aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes and/or 2029 Notes
is reduced by this percentage in the global note accordingly (according to
Condition 5(3) of the 2026 Notes Final Terms and Condition 5(3) of the
2029 Notes Final Terms).
Increase / Reopening The Issuer reserves the right to increase and/or reopen the issue of the
2026 Notes and/or 2029 Notes through the issuance of further fungible
tranches.
Guarantee The Notes are guaranteed by the Guarantor. The obligations of the
Guarantor under the Guarantee will constitute unsubordinated
obligations of the Guarantor.
Form of Notes The Notes will be issued in bearer form and represented by two
Permanent Global Notes (Globalurkunden auf Dauer) in accordance
with article 973b of the Swiss Code of Obligations, which will be
deposited with SIX SIS. Neither the Issuer nor any holder of Notes will
at any time have the right to effect or demand the conversion of the
Permanent Global Notes into, or the delivery of, individually
certificated securities (Wertpapiere) or uncertificated securities
(Wertrechte).
Status of the Notes The Notes will constitute senior unsecured obligations of the Issuer
ranking pari passu among themselves and with all other unsubordinated
and unsecured obligations of the Issuer.
Covenants Pari Passu, Negative Pledge and Cross Default (in accordance with the
Conditions defined for the 2026 Notes in the 2026 Notes Final Terms and
the Conditions defined for the 2029 Notes in the 2029 Notes Final Terms)
Issue Price: 2026 Notes: 100.050% (before commission and expenses) of the
aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes
2029 Notes: 100.661% (before commission and expenses) of the
aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes
Trading venue: SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd, Hardturmstrasse 201, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland
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Trading / Listing: The Notes will be provisionally admitted to trading on SIX Swiss Exchange
as of 13 June 2023. The last trading day of the Notes will be the second
business day prior to the respective Maturity Dates. Application will be
made for the Notes to be listed according to the Standard for Bonds of
SIX Swiss Exchange.
Swiss Review Body: SIX Exchange Regulation Ltd, Hardturmstrasse 201, 8005 Zurich,
Switzerland
Date of this Swiss Prospectus and This Swiss Prospectus is dated 13 June 2023 and has been approved by
approval: the Swiss Review Body pursuant to article 52 of the FinSA on the date
specified on the cover page of this Swiss Prospectus.
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ABOUT THIS SWISS PROSPECTUS
This issue of Notes is made in Switzerland under the Programme specified in the Base Prospectus dated 18 April 2023
(the "Base Prospectus") as supplemented by the First Supplement dated 22 May 2023 (the "First Supplement"). The
specific terms and conditions for the 2026 Notes contained in the Final Terms dated 13 June 2023 (the "2026 Notes
Final Terms") and the specific terms and conditions for the 2029 Notes contained in the Final Terms dated 13 June
2023 (the "2029 Notes Final Terms", and together with the 2026 Notes Final Terms, the "Final Terms"). The Final
Terms, the Base Prospectus, the First Supplement as well as the documents incorporated by reference into the Base
Prospectus, the First Supplement, and the annexes listed below (the "Annexes") and the documents incorporated by
reference listed below form integral parts of this Swiss prospectus (the "Swiss Prospectus").
The following annexes to this Swiss Prospectus (including the documents incorporated by reference therein) and the
following documents incorporated by reference herein form integral part of this Swiss Prospectus and must be read in
conjunction with this Swiss Prospectus:
Copies of this Swiss Prospectus and all documents incorporated by reference are available at BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA,
2, place de Hollande, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland, or can be ordered by telephone (+41 (0)58 212 68 60) or by email
([email protected]).
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SELLING RESTRICTIONS
General
Each Lead Manager has represented, warranted and agreed that it will comply with all applicable securities laws and
regulations in force in any jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers, sells or delivers Notes or possesses or distributes
this Swiss Prospectus and will obtain any consent, approval or permission required by it for the purchase, offer, sale or
delivery by it of Notes under the laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction to which it is subject or in which it
makes such purchases, offers, sales or deliveries and that neither the Issuer nor any other Dealer shall have any
responsibility therefor. Neither the Issuer nor any of the Lead Managers has represented that Notes may at any time
lawfully be sold in compliance with any applicable registration or other requirements in any jurisdiction, or pursuant to
any exemption available thereunder, or has assumed any responsibility for facilitating such sale.
Please note that, in relation to Member States of the EEA, additional selling restrictions may apply in respect of any
specific Member States of the EEA.
The Lead Managers have represented and agreed that they have not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will
not offer, sell or make available any Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by the Swiss Prospectus
as completed by the Final Terms in relation thereto to any retail investor in the EEA.
For the purposes of this provision:
(a) the expression "retail investor" means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); or
(ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where
that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II;
or
(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended, (the "Prospectus
Regulation"); and
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(b) the expression an "offer" includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information
on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or
subscribe for the Notes.
With respect to each Member State of the EEA (each, a "Member State"), offers of Notes which are the subject of the
offering contemplated by the Offering Circular as completed by the final terms in relation thereto to the public in that
Member State may not be made except offers of such Notes to the public in that Member State and, where required
pursuant to the PRIIPs Regulation, in the jurisdiction(s) for which a key information document is made available may be
made:
(a) if the final terms in relation to the Notes specify that an offer of those Notes may be made other than pursuant
to Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation in that Member State (a "Non-exempt Offer"), following the date of
publication of a prospectus in relation to such Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in
that Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Member State and notified to the competent
authority in that Member State, provided that any such prospectus has subsequently been completed by the
final terms contemplating such Non-exempt Offer, all in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation, in the period
beginning and ending on the dates specified in such prospectus or final terms, as applicable and the Issuer has
consented in writing to its use for the purpose of that Non-exempt Offer;
(b) at any time to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation;
(c) at any time to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus
Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant Dealer or Dealers nominated by the Issuer for
any such offer;
(d) at any time in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation,
provided that no such offer of Notes referred to in (b) to (d) above shall require the Issuer or any Dealer to publish
a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation, or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article
23 of the Prospectus Regulation.
For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression an "offer of Notes to the public" in relation to any Notes in any Member State means the
communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes
to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes; and
(ii) the expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.
United Kingdom
The Lead Managers have represented and agreed that they have not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will
not offer, sell or make available any Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by the Swiss Prospectus
as completed by the Final Terms in relation thereto to any retail investor in the UK; or
For the purposes of this provision:
(a) the expression retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic
law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA");
(ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as
amended ("FSMA") and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU)
2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article
2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or
(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law
by virtue of the EUWA; and
(b) the expression an offer includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on
the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe
for the Notes.
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With respect to the United Kingdom, offers of Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by the Offering
Circular as completed by the final terms in relation thereto to the public in the United Kingdom may not be made except
offers of such Notes to the public in the United Kingdom and, where required pursuant to the UK PRIIPs Regulation, in
the jurisdiction(s) for which a key information document is made available may be made:
(a) at any time to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation;
(b) at any time to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the UK
Prospectus Regulation) in the United Kingdom, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant Dealer or
Dealers nominated by the Issuer for any such offer;
(c) at any time in any other circumstances falling within section 86 of the FSMA,
provided that no such offer of Notes referred to in (a) to (c) above shall require the Issuer or any Dealer to publish
a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the UK Prospectus Regulation, or supplement a prospectus pursuant to
Article 23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an "offer of Notes to the public" in relation to any Notes in the
United Kingdom means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of
the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes; and
the expression "UK Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by
virtue of the EUWA.
(a) They have only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be
communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21
of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA") received by them in connection with the issue or sale
of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer or the Guarantor;
and
(b) They have complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by
them in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
Japan
The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No.
25 of 1948, as amended, the "FIEA") and, accordingly, each Dealer has represented and agreed that has not, directly or
indirectly, offered or sold and will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any Notes in Japan or to, or for the benefit of,
any resident of Japan or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to any resident of Japan,
except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEA
and other relevant laws and regulations of Japan. As used in this paragraph, "resident of Japan" means any person
resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organised under the laws of Japan.
The Netherlands
In addition, and without prejudice to the relevant restrictions set out in the paragraph headed "Selling Restrictions -
Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail Investors" above, and, if and to the extent that the Issuer does not comply with the
exemption as described in Article 3.2 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht), the
following selling restriction applies to any Notes issued by the Issuer:
The Notes issued by the Issuer are not, will not, and may not be, offered, sold, transferred or delivered, as part of their
initial distribution or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, other than to persons who do not form part of the
"public" as interpreted under the Council Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU)
No 648/2012 by the relevant authority or authorities.
Singapore
The Lead Managers have acknowledged that this Swiss Prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the
Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, the Lead Managers have represented and agreed that they have not
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offered or sold any Notes or caused the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and
will not offer or sell any Notes or cause the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase,
and has not circulated or distributed, nor will it circulate or distribute, this Swiss Prospectus or any other document or
material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes, whether directly
or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)
pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section
275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified
in Section 275 of the SFA, or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable
provision of the SFA.
Where the Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:
(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of
which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of
whom is an accredited investor; or
(b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each
beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor,
securities or securities-based derivatives contracts (each term as defined in Section 2(1) of the SFA) of that corporation
or the beneficiaries' rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months
after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Notes pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA
except:
(i) to an institutional investor or to a relevant person, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section
275(1A) or Section 276(4)(c)(ii) of the SFA;
(ii) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer;
(iii) where the transfer is by operation of law;
(iv) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or
(v) as specified in Regulation 37A of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Securities and Securities-
based Derivatives Contracts) Regulations 2018.
Section 309B(1) Notification — Unless otherwise specified before an offer of Notes, the Issuer has determined, and
hereby notifies all persons (including all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A(1) of the SFA)) that the Notes are
‘prescribed capital markets products’ (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations
2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment
Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Use of Proceeds
The net proceeds from the issue of the 2026 Notes (i.e. CHF 164,607,500) and of the 2029 Notes (i.e. CHF 245,944,450)
will be applied by the Issuer for general corporate purposes.
The Lead Managers shall have no responsibility for, nor be obliged to concern themselves with, the use of such net
proceeds.
Guarantee
The Notes are guaranteed by the Guarantor in accordance with the guarantee set out on pages 109 to 113 of the Base
Prospectus attached hereto as Annex 1 (the "Guarantee"). The Guarantee is governed by German law and the exclusive
place of jurisdiction for all legal proceedings arising out of or in connection with the Guarantee against the Guarantor
shall be Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Clearing
The Notes have been accepted for clearance through SIX SIS Ltd, Olten, Switzerland.
Paying Agent
For the purpose of these Notes, the Issuer has, under two supplemental agency agreements dated
13 June 2023 (the "Supplemental Agency Agreements"), appointed BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA as Swiss principal paying
agent in Switzerland (the "Swiss Principal Paying Agent").
Representation
In accordance with Article 58a of the Listing Rules of SIX Swiss Exchange, the Issuer has appointed
BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA as its representative in order to apply for the listing of the Notes on SIX Swiss Exchange.
Publication
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So long as the Notes are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange and so long as the rules of SIX Swiss Exchange so require, all notices
in respect of the Notes, the Issuer (with respect to the Notes) and/or the Guarantor (with respect to the Notes) will be
validly given through BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA by means of electronic publication on the following internet website of
SIX Swiss Exchange:
https://www.six-group.com/en/products-services/the-swiss-stock-exchange/market-data/news-tools/official-
notices.html#/
Statute of limitations
Pursuant to section 801 of the German Civil Code, the claim regarding payment of principal or interest becomes statute-
barred after two years from the end of the presentation period.
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INFORMATION ON THE ISSUER
General
For information on the Issuer in general, its business activities and its management please refer to pages 186 to 187 of
the Base Prospectus attached hereto as Annex 1. For information on the auditor of the Issuer please refer to page 188
of the Base Prospectus attached hereto as Annex 1.
Incorporation
The Issuer is a Dutch law company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid)
domiciled in Amsterdam and was incorporated on 2 April 2001 and entered in the Dutch Chamber of Commerce on
3 April 2001 under registration number 32085302.
The constitutional document of the Issuer consists of its Articles of Association dated 19 December 2016.
Purpose
For information on the Issuer's purpose please refer to page 186 of the Base Prospectus attached hereto in Annex 1.
Management
For information on the Issuer's management please refer to pages 186 to 187 of the Base Prospectus attached hereto
as Annex 1.
Auditors
For information on the Issuer's auditor please refer to page 188 of the Base Prospectus attached hereto as Annex 1. The
Issuer's auditor is supervised by the Dutch supervisory authority "Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)".
Business Activities
For information of on the Issuer's activities please refer to pages 186 to 187 of the Base Prospectus attached hereto as
Annex 1.
Capital structure
For information on the Issuer's capital structure as of 31 December 2022, please refer to pages 187 to 190 of the Base
Prospectus attached hereto in Annex 1 and pages 15 and 36 of the Issuer Annual Report 2022 incorporated by reference
herein.
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Legal Proceedings
The Issuer is not aware of any governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings involving the Issuer or any of its assets or
revenues, nor is the Issuer aware of any such pending or threatened proceedings, which may have or have had during
the twelve months prior to the date of this Swiss Prospectus a significant effect on the Issuer's financial position or
profitability.
Recent Developments
For information on recent developments concerning the Issuer, please refer to page 188 of the Base Prospectus
attached hereto as Annex 1
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INFORMATION ON THE GUARANTOR
General
For information on the Guarantor in general please refer to page 148 of the Base Prospectus attached hereto as Annex 1.
Incorporation
The Guarantor is a German law public stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) and was established on 25 June 1997. It is
registered with the commercial register at the Mannheim local court under the number HRB 107956 on 22 October
1997.
The constitutional document of the Guarantor consists of its Articles of Association dated 2 August 2022.
Purpose
For information on the Guarantor's purpose please refer to page 185 of the Base Prospectus attached hereto in Annex 1.
Management
For information on the Guarantor's management please refer to pages 161 to 166 of the Base Prospectus attached
hereto as Annex 1 and page 10 of the First Supplement attached hereto as Annex 2.
Auditors
For information on the Guarantor's auditor please refer to page 185 of the Base Prospectus attached hereto as Annex 1.
The Guarantor's auditor is supervised by the German supervisory authority "Abschlussprüferaufsichtsstelle (APAS)".
Business Activities
For information of on the Guarantor's activities please refer to pages 156 to 157 and page 185 of the Base Prospectus
attached hereto as Annex 1.
Capital structure
For information on the Guarantor's capital structure as at 31 December 2022, please refer to page 222 of the Guarantor
Annual Report 2022 incorporated by reference herein and page 184 of the Base Prospectus attached hereto in Annex 1.
The Guarantor's shares are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (General Standard) and on the Stuttgart Stock
Exchange.
As of 31 December 2022, the Guarantor held 5,749,677 of its own shares.
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Legal Proceedings
Save as disclosed in the Guarantor Annual Report of 2022, the Guarantor is, as of the date hereof, not aware of any,
governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings involving the Guarantor or any of its subsidiaries, nor is the Guarantor
aware of any such pending or threatened proceedings, which may have or have had during the twelve months prior to
the date of this Swiss Prospectus a significant effect on the Guarantor's or any of its subsidiaries financial position or
profitability.
Recent Developments
For information on recent developments concerning the Guarantor, please refer to pages 168 to 171 of the Base
Prospectus attached hereto as Annex 1 and pages 10 to 11 of the First Supplement attached hereto as Annex 2.
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RESPONSIBILITY
The Issuer (EnBW International Finance B.V.) having its registered office at Herikerbergweg 122, 1101 CM Amsterdam,
The Netherlands, and the Guarantor (EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG), having its registered office at Durlacher
Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany, accept responsibility for the information contained in this Swiss Prospectus. The
Issuer and the Guarantor declare that the information contained in this Swiss Prospectus is, to the best of their
knowledge, in accordance with the facts and contains no omission of material information.
13 June 2023
By: ___________________
By: ___________________
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SWISS TAXATION
The following discussion of taxation in this section is only a summary of certain tax implications under the laws of
Switzerland in force as of the date of this Swiss Prospectus as they may affect investors in the Notes. This summary is of
a general nature and is not intended to be exhaustive. It applies only to persons who are beneficial owners of Notes and
may not apply to certain classes of persons. The Issuer does not make any representation as to the completeness of the
information on, or undertakes any liability of whatsoever nature for, the tax implications for investors in the Notes.
Potential investors are advised to consult their own professional advisers in light of their particular circumstances.
Payments of interest on, and repayment of principal of, the Notes by the Issuer are, in principle, not subject to Swiss
withholding tax, provided that the Issuer does not qualify at any time as a Swiss tax resident for Swiss withholding tax
purposes. If there was a deduction or withholding of Swiss withholding tax on any interest payments in respect of the
Notes, the holders would not be entitled to receive any additional amounts as a result of such deduction or withholding
under the Terms of the Notes.
Swiss securities transfer tax ("STT") is levied on the transfer of Swiss or foreign securities, in which Swiss security dealers
in the sense of the Swiss Stamp Duty Act participate as contracting parties or as intermediaries. In the case at hand the
issuance of the Notes (primary market transaction) is excluded from STT. However, secondary market transactions may
be subject to STT at an aggregate rate of up to 0.3% of the consideration paid for such Notes, provided that the
aforementioned conditions are met and no exemption applies.
On November 19, 2014, Switzerland signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement ("MCAA"). The MCAA is
based on article 6 of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development/Council of Europe administrative
assistance convention and is intended to ensure the uniform implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information
("AEOI"). The Federal Act on the International Automatic Exchange of Information in Tax Matters ("AEOI Act") entered
into force on January 1, 2017. The AEOI Act is the legal basis for the implementation of the AEOI standard in Switzerland.
The AEOI is being introduced in Switzerland through bilateral agreements or multilateral agreements. The agreements
have, and will be, concluded on the basis of guaranteed reciprocity, compliance with the principle of specialty (i.e., the
information exchanged may only be used to assess and levy taxes (and for criminal tax proceedings)) and adequate data
protection. An up-to-date list of the AEOI agreements of Switzerland in effect or signed and becoming effective,
including the dates of commencement of data collection and data exchange, can be found on the website of the State
Secretariat for International Financial Matters SIF at www.sif.admin.ch.
Based on such multilateral or bilateral agreements and the implementation of Swiss law, Switzerland collects and
exchanges data in respect of financial assets, including, as the case may be, the Notes, held in, and income derived
thereon and credited to, accounts or deposits with a paying agent in Switzerland for the benefit of individuals resident
in a European Union member state or in a treaty state.
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FINAL TERMS OF THE 2026 NOTES
13 June 2023
13. Juni 2023
Final Terms
Endgültige Bedingungen
CHF 165,000,000 2.250 per cent. Fixed Rate Notes due 2026
CHF 165.000.000 2,250 % Schuldverschreibungen fällig 2026
issued pursuant to the
€ 10,000,000,000
Debt Issuance Programme
of
der
and
und
These Final Terms are issued to give details of an issue of Notes under the € 10,000,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme
of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG ("EnBW AG") and EnBW International Finance B.V. ("EnBW Finance")
(the "Programme"). Full information on EnBW Finance and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the
combination of the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus pertaining to the Programme dated 18 April 2023 as
supplemented by a supplement dated 22 May 2023 (the "Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus" or the "Prospectus")
which constitutes a base prospectus for the purpose of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended (the "Prospectus
Regulation"), and these Final Terms, which have been prepared for the purpose of Article 8(5) of the Prospectus
Regulation. These Final Terms must be read in conjunction with the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus and the Swiss
Prospectus dated 13 June 2023 (the "Swiss Prospectus") (including all documents incorporated by reference therein).
The Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus and any supplement thereto, respectively, are available for viewing in
electronic form on the website of EnBW AG (https://www.enbw.com) and copies may be obtained from EnBW Energie
Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany. A summary of the
individual issue of the Notes is annexed to these Final Terms. The Swiss Prospectus (including all documents incorporated
by reference therein) is available for viewing at, and copies may be obtained from, the offices of BNP Paribas (Suisse)
SA at 2, place de Hollande, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland.
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Diese Endgültigen Bedingungen enthalten Angaben zur Emission von Schuldverschreibungen unter dem
€ 10.000.000.000 Debt Issuance Programme der EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG ("EnBW AG") und der EnBW
International Finance B.V. ("EnBW Finance") (das "Programm"). Vollständige Informationen über EnBW Finance und
das Angebot der Schuldverschreibungen sind nur verfügbar, wenn die Endgültigen Bedingungen, welche für die Zwecke
des Artikels 8 Absatz 5 der Verordnung (EU) 2017/1129 (in ihrer jeweils gültigen Fassung, die "Prospektverordnung")
abgefasst wurden, und der Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt vom 18. April 2023 über das Programm ergänzt durch
den Nachtrag vom 22. Mai 2023 (der "Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt" oder der "Prospekt"), welcher ein
Basisprospekt im Sinne der Prospektverordnung ist, zusammengenommen werden. Diese Endgültigen Bedingungen
müssen in Verbindung mit dem Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt sowie dem Schweizer Prospekt vom 13. Juni 2023
(der "Schweizer Prospekt") (einschliesslich aller durch Verweis inkorporierten Dokumente) gelesen werden. Der Debt
Issuance Programme Prospekt sowie jeder jeweilige Nachtrag können in elektronischer Form auf der Internetseite des
EnBW Konzerns (https://www.enbw.com) eingesehen werden. Kopien sind erhältlich bei der EnBW Energie Baden-
Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe. Eine Zusammenfassung der einzelnen Emission der
Schuldverschreibungen ist diesen Endgültigen Bedingungen beigefügt. Der Schweizer Prospekt (einschließlich aller
durch Verweis inkorporierten Dokumente) kann bei der Geschäftsstelle von BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA an der 2, place de
Hollande, 1204 Genf, Schweiz, eingesehen werden und Kopien davon sind dort erhältlich.
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Part I: Terms and Conditions
Teil I: Emissionsbedingungen
The Conditions applicable to the Notes (the "Conditions") and the English language translation thereof, are as set out
below.
Die für die Schuldverschreibungen geltenden Bedingungen (die "Bedingungen") sowie die englischsprachige
Übersetzung sind wie nachfolgend aufgeführt.
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§1
WÄHRUNG, STÜCKELUNG, FORM, DEFINITIONEN
(1) Währung; Stückelung. Diese Serie von Schuldverschreibungen (die "Schuldverschreibungen") der EnBW
International Finance B.V. (die "Emittentin") wird in Schweizer Franken ("CHF") (die "Festgelegte Währung")
im Gesamtnennbetrag von CHF 165.000.000 (in Worten: Schweizer Franken einhundertfünfundsechzig Millionen)
in einer Stückelung von CHF 5.000 (die "Festgelegte Stückelung") begeben.
(4) Clearingsystem. Die Dauerglobalurkunde wird solange von einem oder im Namen eines von der SIX Swiss
Exchange anerkannten Clearingsystems verwahrt, bis sämtliche Verbindlichkeiten der Emittentin aus den
Schuldverschreibungen erfüllt sind. "Clearingsystem" bedeutet jeweils folgendes: SIX SIS AG.
(5) Gläubiger von Schuldverschreibungen. Jedem Gläubiger steht in Höhe seiner Forderung gegen die Emittentin ein
Miteigentumsanteil an der Dauerglobalurkunde zu, wobei der Miteigentumsanteil ruht und die
Schuldverschreibungen nur in Übereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen des Schweizerischen Bucheffektengesetzes
durch Einbuchung der übertragenen Schuldverschreibungen in ein Effektenkonto des Erwerbers übertragen oder
anderweitig veräußert werden können, solange die Dauerglobalurkunde beim Clearingsystem hinterlegt ist.
Weder die Emittentin noch die Gläubiger haben zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt das Recht, die Umwandlung der
Globalurkunde in Wertrechte oder Wertpapiere zu bewirken oder zu verlangen.
Die Schuldverschreibungen werden nicht physisch ausgeliefert, außer es werden Wertpapiere gedruckt. Der Druck
von Wertpapieren kann nur für alle Schuldverschreibungen, nicht aber nur für einen Teil davon erfolgen, wenn die
Schweizer Zahlstelle in ihrem eigenen Ermessen entscheidet, dass der Druck von Wertpapieren notwendig oder
nützlich ist. Falls die Schweizer Zahlstelle dies beschließt, sorgt sie für den Druck der Wertpapiere mit beigefügten
Zinsscheinen in Übereinstimmung mit den Regeln und Vorschriften des Clearingsystems und ohne Kosten für die
Gläubiger. Falls gedruckt, werden die Wertpapiere durch Anbringung der faksimilierten Unterschrift eines
Bevollmächtigten der Emittentin ausgefertigt.
Bei Lieferung der Wertpapiere wird die Dauerglobalurkunde unverzüglich von der Schweizer Zahlstelle annulliert
und die Wertpapiere werden den Gläubigern gegen Annullierung der Schuldverschreibungen und Zinsscheinen in
den Effektenkonten der Gläubiger geliefert.
§2
STATUS, NEGATIVVERPFLICHTUNG UND GARANTIE
(1) Status. Die Schuldverschreibungen begründen nicht besicherte und nicht nachrangige Verbindlichkeiten der
Emittentin, die untereinander und mit allen anderen nicht besicherten und nicht nachrangigen Verbindlichkeiten der
Emittentin gleichrangig sind, soweit diesen Verbindlichkeiten nicht durch zwingende gesetzliche Bestimmungen
ein Vorrang eingeräumt wird.
(2) Negativverpflichtung. Die Emittentin verpflichtet sich, solange die Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur
bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, an dem Kapital und Zinsen aus oder im Zusammenhang mit den Schuldverschreibungen der
Schweizer Zahlstelle zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind), ihr gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder
ganz noch teilweise mit Grundpfandrechten, Pfandrechten oder sonstigen dinglichen Sicherungsrechten (zusammen,
die "dinglichen Sicherheiten") zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten
(wie nachfolgend definiert) der Emittentin oder eines Dritten zu belasten, es sei denn, dass die
Schuldverschreibungen gleichzeitig und in gleichem Rang anteilig an dieser Sicherheit teilnehmen oder den
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Gläubigern eine andere Sicherheit, die von einer unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft als gleichwertige
Sicherheit anerkannt wird, bestellt wird. Dies gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der Emittentin oder der Garantin
verschmolzen oder von der Emittentin oder der Garantin erworben worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum
Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wurde
zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs begründet oder nach der Verschmelzung oder
dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (2) gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche
Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder
Refinanzierung der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden,
vorausgesetzt dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem Projekt zuzurechnende
Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis
abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte
ausschließlich an diesem Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (2) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch
zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger
handelt.
(3) Garantie.
(a) Die EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (die "Garantin") hat am 14. April 2022 gegenüber der Deutsche
Bank Aktiengesellschaft die unbedingte und unwiderrufliche Garantie (die "Garantie") zugunsten der
Gläubiger für die ordnungsgemäße und pünktliche Zahlung von Kapital und Zinsen und allen anderen zu
zahlenden Beträgen unter den Schuldverschreibungen übernommen. Die Garantie stellt einen Vertrag
zugunsten der Gläubiger als begünstigte Dritte im Sinne des § 328 Absatz (1) des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches
("BGB") dar, der jedem Gläubiger das Recht gibt, Erfüllung der in der Garantie übernommenen
Verpflichtungen unmittelbar von der Garantin zu verlangen und diese Verpflichtungen unmittelbar gegen die
Garantin durchzusetzen. Kopien der Garantie können kostenlos bei der Hauptgeschäftsstelle der Garantin und
bei der bezeichneten Geschäftsstelle der Schweizer Zahlstelle bezogen werden.
(b) Die Garantin hat sich in der Garantie verpflichtet, solange von ihr oder der Emittentin im Rahmen dieses
Programms begebene Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle
Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen der Schweizer Zahlstelle zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind), ihr gegenwärtiges
oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz noch teilweise mit dinglichen Sicherheiten zur Besicherung
gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Garantin oder
eines Dritten zu belasten, es sei denn, dass die Schuldverschreibungen gleichzeitig und in gleichem Rang
anteilig an dieser Sicherheit teilnehmen oder den Gläubigern eine andere Sicherheit, die von einer
unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft als gleichwertige Sicherheit anerkannt wird, bestellt wird. Dies
gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt
ist, das mit der Garantin verschmolzen oder von der Garantin erworben worden ist und diese dingliche
Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche
Sicherheit wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs begründet oder nach der
Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (b)
gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum
Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung
eines Projekts eingegangen werden, vorausgesetzt dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an
Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als
Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem Vermögen bestellt
werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (3) (b) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch zugunsten einer Person bestellt
werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger handelt.
(c) In der Garantie hat sich die Garantin weiter verpflichtet, solange von ihr oder der Emittentin im Rahmen dieses
Programms begebene Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle
Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen der Schweizer Zahlstelle zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind), sicherzustellen
— soweit ihr dies nach ihrem billigen Urteil rechtlich möglich ist — dass ihre wesentlichen
Tochtergesellschaften (wie nachfolgend definiert) ihr gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz
noch teilweise mit dinglichen Sicherheiten zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der jeweiligen wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft
oder eines Dritten belasten. Dies gilt nicht, insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten einer Tochtergesellschaft bestellt ist, die während der Laufzeit von im Rahmen
dieses Programms begebenen Schuldverschreibungen wesentliche Tochtergesellschaft wird und diese
dingliche Sicherheit zu diesem Zeitpunkt schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wird in
ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (c) gilt ferner nicht insoweit, als die
dingliche Sicherheit für Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der
wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft verschmolzen oder von der wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft erworben
worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden
hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des
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Erwerbs begründet oder nach der Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert.
Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (c) gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung der Kosten des
Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden, vorausgesetzt, dass (i) die
Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich
der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche
Garantien als Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem
Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (3) (c) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch zugunsten einer
Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger handelt.
(b) "Wesentliche Tochtergesellschaft" im Sinne dieser Emissionsbedingungen ist jedes Unternehmen, das im
jeweils letzten Konzernabschluss der Garantin vollkonsolidiert wurde und (i) dessen Umsatz gemäß seines
geprüften, nicht konsolidierten Jahresabschlusses (bzw. wenn die betreffende Tochtergesellschaft selbst
konsolidierte Jahresabschlüsse erstellt, deren konsolidierter Umsatz gemäß ihres geprüften, konsolidierten
Jahresabschlusses), der für die Zwecke des jeweils letzten geprüften, konsolidierten Konzernabschlusses der
Garantin benutzt wurde, mindestens fünf Prozent des Gesamtumsatzes der Garantin und deren konsolidierten
Konzerngesellschaften betragen hat, wie aus dem jeweils letzten geprüften, konsolidierten Konzernabschluss
ersichtlich ist und (ii) dessen Bilanzsumme gemäß seines geprüften, nicht konsolidierten Jahresabschlusses
(bzw. wenn die betreffende Tochtergesellschaft selbst konsolidierte Jahresabschlüsse erstellt, deren
konsolidierte Bilanzsumme gemäß ihres geprüften, konsolidierten Jahresabschlusses), der für die Zwecke des
jeweils letzten geprüften, konsolidierten Konzernabschlusses der Garantin benutzt wurde, mindestens fünf
Prozent der konsolidierten Bilanzsumme der Garantin und deren konsolidierten Konzerntochtergesellschaften
betragen hat, wie es aus dem jeweils letzten geprüften, konsolidierten Konzernabschluss ersichtlich ist.
(c) "Treuhänder" im Sinne dieser Emissionsbedingungen ist eine Bank, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft von
anerkanntem internationalem Ruf oder ein Finanzinstitut, die/das als Treuhänder für die Gläubiger tätig wird
und von der Emittentin und der Garantin ernannt wurde.
§3
ZINSEN
(1) Zinssatz und Zinszahlungstage. Die Schuldverschreibungen werden bezogen auf ihren Nennbetrag verzinst, und
zwar vom 15. Juni 2023 (der "Verzinsungsbeginn") (einschließlich) bis zum Fälligkeitstag (ausschließlich) (wie in
§ 5 Absatz (1) definiert) mit jährlich 2,250 %. Die Zinsen sind nachträglich am 15. Juni eines jeden Jahres zahlbar
(jeweils ein "Zinszahlungstag"). Die erste Zinszahlung erfolgt am 15. Juni 2024.
(2) Auflaufende Zinsen. Falls die Emittentin die Schuldverschreibungen bei Fälligkeit nicht einlöst, endet die
Verzinsung der Schuldverschreibungen nicht am Tag der Fälligkeit, sondern erst zu dem Zeitpunkt, an dem Kapital
und Zinsen aus oder im Zusammenhang mit den Schuldverschreibungen dem Clearingsystem zur Verfügung gestellt
worden sind. Die Verzinsung des ausstehenden Nennbetrages vom Tag der Fälligkeit an (einschließlich) bis zum
Tag der Rückzahlung der Schuldverschreibungen (ausschließlich) erfolgt zum gesetzlich festgelegten Satz für
Verzugszinsen1.
(3) Berechnung der Zinsen für Teile von Zeiträumen. Sofern Zinsen für einen Zeitraum zu berechnen sind der kürzer
als eine Zinsperiode ist, erfolgt die Berechnung auf der Grundlage des Zinstagequotienten (wie nachfolgend
definiert).
(4) Zinstagequotient. "Zinstagequotient" bezeichnet im Hinblick auf die Berechnung von Zinsbeträgen für einen
beliebigen Zeitraum (der "Zinsberechnungszeitraum"): die Anzahl von Tagen im Zinsberechnungszeitraum,
dividiert durch 360, wobei die Anzahl der Tage auf der Grundlage eines Jahres von 360 Tagen mit zwölf Monaten
zu je 30 Tagen zu ermitteln ist (es sei denn, (A) der letzte Tag des Zinsberechnungszeitraums fällt auf den 31. Tag
eines Monates, während der erste Tag des Zinsberechnungszeitraumes weder auf den 30. noch auf den 31. Tag eines
Monats fällt, in welchem Fall der diesen Tag enthaltende Monat nicht als ein auf 30 Tage gekürzter Monat zu
behandeln ist, oder (B) der letzte Tag des Zinsberechnungszeitraumes fällt auf den letzten Tag des Monats Februar,
in welchem Fall der Monat Februar nicht als ein auf 30 Tage verlängerter Monat zu behandeln ist).
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Der gesetzliche Verzugszinssatz beträgt fünf Prozentpunkte über dem von der Deutschen Bundesbank jeweils veröffentlichen Basiszinssatz, §§ 288
Abs. 1, 247 Abs. 1 BGB
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"Zinsperiode" bezeichnet den Zeitraum ab dem Verzinsungsbeginn (einschließlich) bis zum ersten Zinszahlungstag
(ausschließlich) und danach ab dem jeweiligen Zinszahlungstag (einschließlich) bis zum nächstfolgenden
Zinszahlungstag (ausschließlich).
§4
ZAHLUNGEN
(1) (a) Zahlungen von Kapital. Zahlungen von Kapital auf die Schuldverschreibungen erfolgen nach Maßgabe des
nachstehenden Absatzes (2) an das Clearingsystem oder dessen Order zur Gutschrift auf den Konten der
jeweiligen Kontoinhaber des Clearingsystems außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten.
(b) Zahlung von Zinsen. Die Zahlung von Zinsen auf Schuldverschreibungen erfolgt nach Maßgabe von Absatz
(2) an das Clearingsystem oder dessen Order zur Gutschrift auf den Konten der jeweiligen Kontoinhaber des
Clearingsystems außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten.
(2) Zahlungsweise. Auf die Schuldverschreibungen zu leistende Zahlungen erfolgen vorbehaltlich geltender steuerlicher
und sonstiger gesetzlicher Regelungen und Vorschriften in der Festgelegten Währung.
(3) Erfüllung. Der Eingang der fälligen Zahlung in Schweizer Franken in Genf bei der Schweizer Zahlstelle in der in
diesen Bedingungen vorgesehenen Weise entbindet die Emittentin bzw. die Garantin in Höhe dieser Zahlung von
ihren Verpflichtungen aus den Schuldverschreibungen zur Zahlung von Zinsen und Kapital, die an den jeweiligen
Zinszahlungstagen und am Fälligkeitstag fällig sind.
(4) Vereinigte Staaten. Für die Zwecke dieser Emissionsbedingungen bezeichnet "Vereinigte Staaten" die Vereinigten
Staaten von Amerika (einschließlich deren Bundesstaaten und des District of Columbia) sowie deren Territorien
(einschließlich Puerto Ricos, der U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island und Northern Mariana
Islands).
(5) Zahltag. Fällt der Tag der Fälligkeit einer Zahlung in Bezug auf eine Schuldverschreibung auf einen Tag, der kein
Zahltag ist, dann hat der Gläubiger keinen Anspruch auf Zahlung vor dem nächsten Zahltag am jeweiligen
Geschäftsort. Der Gläubiger ist nicht berechtigt, weitere Zinsen oder sonstige Zahlungen aufgrund dieser
Verspätung zu verlangen.
Für diese Zwecke bezeichnet "Zahltag" einen Tag, der ein Tag (außer einem Samstag oder Sonntag) ist, an dem
Geschäftsbanken und Devisenmärkte Zahlungen in Zürich abwickeln und an dem das Clearingsystem betriebsbereit
ist, um die betreffenden Zahlungen weiterzuleiten.
(6) Bezugnahmen auf Kapital und Zinsen. Bezugnahmen in diesen Emissionsbedingungen auf Kapital der
Schuldverschreibungen schließen, soweit anwendbar, die folgenden Beträge ein: den Rückzahlungsbetrag der
Schuldverschreibungen; den vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen; den Wahl-
Rückzahlungsbetrag (Call) der Schuldverschreibungen, sowie jeden Aufschlag sowie sonstige auf oder in Bezug auf
die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Beträge. Bezugnahmen in diesen Emissionsbedingungen auf Zinsen auf die
Schuldverschreibungen schließen, soweit anwendbar, sämtliche gemäß § 7 zahlbaren Zusätzlichen Beträge ein.
(7) Hinterlegung von Kapital und Zinsen. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, beim Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main Zins-
oder Kapitalbeträge zu hinterlegen, die von den Gläubigern nicht innerhalb von zwölf Monaten nach dem
Fälligkeitstag beansprucht worden sind, auch wenn die Gläubiger sich nicht in Annahmeverzug befinden. Soweit
eine solche Hinterlegung erfolgt, und auf das Recht der Rücknahme verzichtet wird, erlöschen die diesbezüglichen
Ansprüche der Gläubiger gegen die Emittentin.
§5
RÜCKZAHLUNG
(1) Rückzahlung bei Endfälligkeit. Soweit nicht zuvor bereits ganz oder teilweise zurückgezahlt oder angekauft und
entwertet, werden die Schuldverschreibungen am 15. Juni 2026 (der "Fälligkeitstag") zu ihrem Rückzahlungsbetrag
zurückgezahlt. Der "Rückzahlungsbetrag" entspricht dem Nennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen.
(2) Vorzeitige Rückzahlung aus steuerlichen Gründen. Die Schuldverschreibungen können insgesamt, jedoch nicht
teilweise, nach Wahl der Emittentin mit einer Kündigungsfrist von nicht weniger als 30 und nicht mehr als 60 Tagen
durch Erklärung gegenüber der Schweizer Zahlstelle und gemäß § 12 gegenüber den Gläubigern vorzeitig gekündigt
und zu ihrem vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag (wie nachfolgend definiert) zuzüglich bis zum für die Rückzahlung
festgesetzten Tag aufgelaufener Zinsen zurückgezahlt werden, falls die Emittentin oder die Garantin als Folge einer
Änderung oder Ergänzung der Steuer- oder Abgabengesetze und -vorschriften der Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder
der Niederlande oder deren politischen Untergliederungen oder Steuerbehörden oder als Folge einer Änderung oder
Ergänzung der Anwendung oder der offiziellen Auslegung dieser Gesetze und Vorschriften (vorausgesetzt, diese
Änderung oder Ergänzung wird am oder nach dem Tag, an dem die letzte Tranche dieser Serie von
Schuldverschreibungen begeben wird, wirksam) am nächstfolgenden Zinszahlungstag (wie in § 3 Absatz (1)
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definiert) zur Zahlung von Zusätzlichen Beträgen (wie in § 7 definiert) verpflichtet sein wird und diese
Verpflichtung nicht durch das Ergreifen zumutbarer, der Emittentin bzw. der Garantin zur Verfügung stehender
Maßnahmen vermieden werden kann.
Eine solche Kündigung darf allerdings nicht (i) früher als 90 Tage vor dem frühestmöglichen Termin erfolgen, an
dem die Emittentin bzw. die Garantin verpflichtet wäre, solche Zusätzlichen Beträge zu zahlen, falls eine Zahlung
auf die Schuldverschreibungen dann fällig sein würde, oder (ii) erfolgen, wenn zu dem Zeitpunkt, zu dem die
Kündigung erklärt wird, die Verpflichtung zur Zahlung von Zusätzlichen Beträgen nicht mehr wirksam ist.
Eine solche Kündigung hat gemäß § 12 zu erfolgen. Sie ist unwiderruflich, muss den für die Rückzahlung
festgelegten Termin nennen und eine zusammenfassende Erklärung enthalten, welche die das Rückzahlungsrecht
der Emittentin begründenden Umstände darlegt.
(3) Rückkauf; Vorzeitige Rückzahlung nach Wahl der Emittentin bei geringem ausstehendem Nennbetrag. Die
Emittentin kann jederzeit Schuldverschreibungen im Markt oder anderweitig zu jedem beliebigen Preis kaufen.
Derartig erworbene Schuldverschreibungen können entwertet, gehalten oder wieder veräußert werden. Falls die
Emittentin Schuldverschreibungen in einem Gesamtnennbetrag von 75 % oder mehr des ursprünglich begebenen
Gesamtnennbetrages der Schuldverschreibungen erworben hat, und der Gesamtnennbetrag der
Schuldverschreibungen in der Globalurkunde um diesen Prozentsatz reduziert wurde, kann die Emittentin die
verbleibenden Schuldverschreibungen (insgesamt, jedoch nicht teilweise) jederzeit mit einer Frist von nicht weniger
als 10 Tagen durch Erklärung gegenüber der Schweizer Zahlstelle und gemäß § 12 gegenüber den Gläubigern
kündigen und zum Rückzahlungsbetrag nebst etwaiger bis zum Rückzahlungstag (ausschließlich) aufgelaufener
Zinsen zurückzahlen.
§6
DIE SCHWEIZER ZAHLSTELLE
(1) Bestellung; bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle. Die anfänglich bestellte Schweizer Zahlstelle und ihre bezeichnete
Geschäftsstelle lautet wie folgt:
Die Schweizer Zahlstelle und die Zahlstelle behalten sich das Recht vor, jederzeit ihre bezeichneten Geschäftsstellen
durch eine andere bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle in demselben Land zu ersetzen.
(2) Änderung der Bestellung oder Abberufung. Die Emittentin behält sich das Recht vor, jederzeit die Bestellung der
Schweizer Zahlstelle zu ändern oder zu beenden und eine andere Schweizer Zahlstelle oder zusätzliche oder andere
Zahlstellen zu bestellen. Die Emittentin wird zu jedem Zeitpunkt (i) eine Schweizer Zahlstelle unterhalten (ii)
solange die Schuldverschreibungen an der SIX Swiss Exchange notiert sind, sofern erforderlich eine Zahlstelle
entsprechend den Regeln dieser Börse unterhalten. Eine Änderung, Abberufung, Bestellung oder ein sonstiger
Wechsel wird nur wirksam (außer im Insolvenzfall, in dem eine solche Änderung sofort wirksam wird), sofern die
Gläubiger hierüber gemäß § 12 vorab unter Einhaltung einer Frist von mindestens 30 und nicht mehr als 45 Tagen
informiert wurden.
(3) Erfüllungsgehilfe(n) der Emittentin. Die Schweizer Zahlstelle handelt ausschließlich als Erfüllungsgehilfen der
Emittentin und übernimmt keinerlei Verpflichtungen gegenüber den Gläubigern und es wird kein Auftrags- oder
Treuhandverhältnis zwischen ihr und den Gläubigern begründet.
§7
STEUERN
Sämtliche auf die Schuldverschreibungen zu zahlenden Beträge sind ohne Einbehalt oder Abzug von oder aufgrund von
gegenwärtigen oder zukünftigen Steuern oder sonstigen Abgaben gleich welcher Art zu leisten, es sei denn, ein solcher
Einbehalt oder Abzug ist gesetzlich vorgeschrieben. Sofern solche Steuern von oder in den Niederlanden oder der
Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder für deren Rechnung oder von oder für Rechnung einer dort zur Steuererhebung
ermächtigten Gebietskörperschaft oder Behörde auferlegt oder erhoben werden, wird die Emittentin diejenigen
zusätzlichen Beträge (die "Zusätzlichen Beträge") zahlen, die erforderlich sind, damit die den Gläubigern zufließenden
Nettobeträge nach diesem Einbehalt oder Abzug jeweils den Beträgen entsprechen, die ohne einen solchen Einbehalt oder
Abzug von den Gläubigern empfangen worden wären; die Verpflichtung zur Zahlung solcher Zusätzlichen Beträge
besteht jedoch nicht im Hinblick auf Steuern und Abgaben, die:
(a) auf andere Weise als durch Einbehalt oder Abzug von zahlbaren Beträgen zu entrichten sind; oder
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(b) wegen einer gegenwärtigen oder früheren persönlichen oder geschäftlichen Beziehung des Gläubigers zu den
Niederlanden oder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu zahlen sind, und nicht allein deshalb, weil Zahlungen
auf die Schuldverschreibungen aus Quellen in den Niederlanden oder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
stammen (oder für Zwecke der Besteuerung so behandelt werden) oder dort besichert sind; oder
(c) aufgrund einer Richtlinie oder Verordnung der Europäischen Union betreffend die Besteuerung von
Zinserträgen oder einer zwischenstaatlichen Vereinbarung oder eines internationalen Abkommens über deren
Besteuerung, an der die Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder an dem die Europäische Union beteiligt ist, oder
einer gesetzlichen Vorschrift, die diese Richtlinie, diese Verordnung, diese zwischenstaatliche Vereinbarung
oder dieses internationale Abkommen umsetzt oder befolgt oder die eingeführt wurde, um dieser Richtlinie,
dieser Verordnung, dieser zwischenstaatlichen Vereinbarung oder diesem internationalen Abkommen
nachzukommen, von Zahlungen an eine natürliche Person oder eine sonstige Einrichtung einzubehalten oder
abzuziehen sind; oder
(d) aufgrund einer Rechtsänderung zu zahlen sind, welche später als 30 Tage nach Fälligkeit der betreffenden
Zahlung von Kapital oder Zinsen oder, wenn dies später erfolgt, ordnungsgemäßer Bereitstellung aller fälligen
Beträge und einer diesbezüglichen Bekanntmachung gemäß § 12 wirksam wird; oder
(e) von einer Zahlstelle abgezogen oder einbehalten werden, wenn eine andere Zahlstelle die Zahlung ohne einen
solchen Abzug oder Einbehalt hätte leisten können; oder
(f) auf Grund des niederländischen Quellensteuergesetzes 2021 (Wet bronbelasting 2021) einbehalten oder
abgezogen werden; oder
Unbeschadet sonstiger Bestimmungen dieser Emissionsbedingungen, ist die Emittentin zum Einbehalt oder Abzug der
Beträge berechtigt, die gemäß §§ 1471 bis 1474 des U.S. Internal Revenue Code (einschließlich dessen Änderungen oder
Nachfolgevorschriften), gemäß zwischenstaatlicher Abkommen, gemäß den in einer anderen Rechtsordnung in
Zusammenhang mit diesen Bestimmungen erlassenen Durchführungsvorschriften oder gemäß mit dem Internal Revenue
Service geschlossenen Verträgen ("FATCA Quellensteuer") erforderlich sind. Die Emittentin ist nicht verpflichtet,
zusätzliche Beträge zu zahlen oder Gläubiger in Bezug auf FATCA Quellensteuer schadlos zu halten, die von der
Emittentin, einer Zahlstelle oder von einem anderen Beteiligten als Folge davon, dass eine andere Person als die
Emittentin oder deren Zahlstelle nicht zum Empfang von Zahlungen ohne FATCA Quellensteuer berechtigt ist,
abgezogen oder einbehalten wurden.
§8
VORLEGUNGSFRIST
Die in § 801 Absatz (1) Satz 1 BGB bestimmte Vorlegungsfrist wird für die Schuldverschreibungen auf zehn Jahre
verkürzt.
§9
KÜNDIGUNG
(1) Kündigungsgründe. Jeder Gläubiger ist berechtigt, seine sämtlichen Forderungen aus den Schuldverschreibungen
durch Kündigung gegenüber der Schweizer Zahlstelle fällig zu stellen und die unverzügliche Rückzahlung zu ihrem
vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag (wie in § 5 beschrieben), zuzüglich etwaiger bis zum Tage der Rückzahlung
aufgelaufener Zinsen zu verlangen, falls:
(a) die Emittentin auf die Schuldverschreibungen Kapital oder Zinsen nicht innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach dem
betreffenden Tag der Fälligkeit zahlt; oder
(b) die Garantin auf die Garantie Kapital oder Zinsen nicht innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach dem Tag der Fälligkeit
zahlt; oder
(c) die Emittentin die ordnungsgemäße Erfüllung einer sonstigen Verpflichtung aus den Schuldverschreibungen
oder die Garantin die Erfüllung einer sonstigen Verpflichtung aus der Garantie unterlässt und diese
Unterlassung – sofern sie geheilt werden kann – länger als 30 Tage andauert, nachdem die Schweizer Zahlstelle
hierüber eine Benachrichtigung von einem Gläubiger erhalten hat; oder
(d) die Emittentin oder die Garantin eine Zahlungsverpflichtung aus einer anderen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit
(wie in § 2 Absatz (4) definiert) oder aus einer Garantie oder Gewährleistung für eine solche
Zahlungsverpflichtung aus einer anderen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit Dritter bei Fälligkeit nicht erfüllt und
der Gesamtbetrag der bei Fälligkeit nicht erfüllten Verbindlichkeiten € 10.000.000 oder deren Gegenwert in
einer anderen Währung übersteigt und die Nichterfüllung länger als 30 Tage fortdauert, nachdem die Schweizer
Zahlstelle hierüber von einem Gläubiger eine Benachrichtigung erhalten hat, oder eine solche
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Zahlungsverpflichtung der Emittentin oder der Garantin infolge des Vorliegens einer Nichterfüllung oder eines
Verstoßes im Hinblick auf jegliche Bestimmungen einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit (jeweils wie
auch immer darin bezeichnet oder beschrieben) durch die die Emittentin oder die Garantin vorzeitig fällig
werden kann oder eine dafür bestellte Sicherheit vollstreckt bzw. durchgesetzt wird; oder
(e) die Emittentin oder die Garantin ihre Zahlungen einstellt; oder
(f) die Emittentin oder die Garantin ihre Zahlungsunfähigkeit bekannt gibt; oder
(g) die Emittentin oder die Garantin in Liquidation tritt, es sei denn, dies geschieht im Zusammenhang mit einer
Verschmelzung, Konsolidierung oder einer anderen Form des Zusammenschlusses mit einer anderen
Gesellschaft oder im Zusammenhang mit einer Umwandlung, und diese andere oder neue Gesellschaft
übernimmt alle Verpflichtungen, die die Emittentin oder die Garantin im Zusammenhang mit diesen
Schuldverschreibungen und der Garantie eingegangen ist; oder
(h) ein Gericht ein Insolvenzverfahren oder ein Vergleichsverfahren zur Abwendung der Insolvenz oder des
Konkurses oder ein vergleichbares Verfahren über das Vermögen der Emittentin oder der Garantin eröffnet,
und ein solches Verfahren nicht innerhalb von 60 Tagen aufgehoben oder ausgesetzt worden ist, oder die
Emittentin oder die Garantin die Eröffnung eines solchen Verfahrens beantragt oder einleitet oder ein Dritter
ein Insolvenzverfahren gegen die Emittentin oder die Garantin beantragt und ein solches Verfahren nicht
innerhalb einer Frist von 60 Tagen (es sei denn mangels Masse) aufgehoben oder ausgesetzt worden ist; oder
(i) die Emittentin und/oder die Garantin ihre Geschäftstätigkeit ganz oder überwiegend einstellt oder alle oder
wesentliche Teile ihrer Vermögenswerte veräußert oder anderweitig abgibt, falls (i) dadurch der Wert ihres
Vermögens wesentlich vermindert würde und (ii) es dadurch wahrscheinlich wird, dass die Emittentin und/
oder die Garantin ihre Zahlungsverpflichtungen gegenüber den Gläubigern nicht mehr erfüllen kann; oder
(j) die Garantie aus irgendeinem Grund ungültig wird oder nicht mehr rechtsverbindlich ist.
Das Kündigungsrecht erlischt, falls der Kündigungsgrund vor Ausübung des Rechts geheilt wurde.
(2) Quorum. In den Fällen des Absatzes (1) (c), (d) und/oder (i) wird eine Kündigung, sofern nicht bei deren Eingang
zugleich einer der in Absatz (1) (a), (b), (e), (f) oder (j) bezeichneten Kündigungsgründe vorliegt, erst wirksam,
wenn bei der Schweizer Zahlstelle Kündigungserklärungen von Gläubigern von Schuldverschreibungen im
Gesamtnennbetrag von mindestens einem Zehntel des Gesamtnennbetrags der ausstehenden Schuldverschreibungen
eingegangen sind.
(3) Benachrichtigung. Eine Benachrichtigung oder Kündigung gemäß Absatz (1) hat in der Weise zu erfolgen, dass der
Gläubiger der Schweizer Zahlstelle eine Erklärung in Textform übersendet und dabei durch eine Bescheinigung
seiner Depotbank (wie in § 13 Absatz (4) definiert) nachweist, dass er im Zeitpunkt der Erklärung Inhaber der
betreffenden Schuldverschreibungen ist; im Falle des Absatz (1) (c) sind der Erklärung auch Nachweise für die
Nichterfüllung beizufügen.
§ 10
ERSETZUNG
(1) Ersetzung. Die Emittentin ist jederzeit berechtigt, sofern sie sich nicht mit einer Zahlung von Kapital oder Zinsen
auf die Schuldverschreibungen in Verzug befindet, ohne Zustimmung der Gläubiger die EnBW Energie Baden-
Württemberg AG oder eine andere Gesellschaft, deren stimmberechtigte Anteile oder sonstiges Eigenkapital direkt
oder indirekt zu 100 % von der EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG gehalten werden, als Hauptschuldnerin für
alle Verpflichtungen im Zusammenhang mit diesen Schuldverschreibungen (die "Nachfolgeschuldnerin")
einzusetzen, sofern:
(a) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin in der Lage ist, sämtliche sich aus oder in dem Zusammenhang mit diesen
Schuldverschreibungen ergebenden Zahlungsverpflichtungen ohne die Notwendigkeit eines Einbehalts von
irgendwelchen Steuern oder Abgaben an der Quelle zu erfüllen sowie die hierzu erforderlichen Beträge ohne
Beschränkungen an die Schweizer Zahlstelle übertragen zu können;
(b) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin alle Verpflichtungen der Emittentin aus oder im Zusammenhang mit diesen
Schuldverschreibungen übernimmt;
(c) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin sich verpflichtet, jedem Gläubiger alle Steuern, Gebühren oder Abgaben zu erstatten,
die ihm in Folge der Ersetzung durch die Nachfolgeschuldnerin auferlegt werden;
(d) die Garantin unwiderruflich und unbedingt gegenüber den Gläubigern die Zahlung aller von der
Nachfolgeschuldnerin auf die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Beträge zu Bedingungen garantiert, die den
Bedingungen der Garantie entsprechen; und
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(e) der Schweizer Zahlstelle jeweils eine Bestätigung bezüglich der betroffenen Rechtsordnungen von anerkannten
Rechtsanwälten vorgelegt wird, dass die Bestimmungen in den vorstehenden Unterabsätzen (a), (b), (c) und
(d) erfüllt wurden.
(3) Änderung von Bezugnahmen. Im Fall einer Ersetzung gilt jede Bezugnahme in diesen Emissionsbedingungen auf
die Emittentin ab dem Zeitpunkt der Ersetzung als Bezugnahme auf die Nachfolgeschuldnerin und jede Bezugnahme
auf das Land, in dem die Emittentin ihren Sitz oder Steuersitz hat, gilt ab diesem Zeitpunkt als Bezugnahme auf das
Land, in dem die Nachfolgeschuldnerin ihren Sitz oder Steuersitz hat. Des Weiteren gilt im Fall einer Ersetzung
Folgendes:
In § 7 und § 5 Absatz (2) gilt eine alternative Bezugnahme auf die Niederlande als aufgenommen (zusätzlich zu der
Bezugnahme nach Maßgabe des vorstehenden Satzes auf das Land, in dem die Nachfolgeschuldnerin ihren Sitz oder
Steuersitz hat).
Im Fall einer Ersetzung folgt die Nachfolgeschuldnerin der Emittentin als Rechtsnachfolgerin nach, ersetzt diese
und darf alle Rechte und Befugnisse der Emittentin aus den Schuldverschreibungen mit der gleichen Wirkung
geltend machen, als wenn die Nachfolgeschuldnerin in diesen Emissionsbedingungen als Emittentin genannt worden
wäre, und die Emittentin (bzw. die Gesellschaft, die zuvor die Verpflichtungen der Emittentin übernommen hat)
wird von ihren Verpflichtungen als Schuldnerin aus den Schuldverschreibungen befreit.
§ 11
BEGEBUNG WEITERER SCHULDVERSCHREIBUNGEN, ANKAUF UND ENTWERTUNG
(1) Begebung weiterer Schuldverschreibungen. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, jederzeit ohne Zustimmung der Gläubiger
weitere Schuldverschreibungen mit gleicher Ausstattung (gegebenenfalls mit Ausnahme des Tags der Begebung,
des Verzinsungsbeginns und/oder des Ausgabepreises) in der Weise zu begeben, dass sie mit diesen
Schuldverschreibungen eine einheitliche Serie bilden.
(2) Ankauf. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, jederzeit Schuldverschreibungen im Markt oder anderweitig zu jedem
beliebigen Preis zu kaufen. Die von der Emittentin erworbenen Schuldverschreibungen können nach Wahl der
Emittentin von ihr gehalten, weiterverkauft oder bei der Schweizer Zahlstelle zwecks Entwertung eingereicht
werden. Sofern diese Käufe durch öffentliches Angebot erfolgen, muss dieses Angebot allen Gläubigern gemacht
werden.
(3) Entwertung. Sämtliche vollständig zurückgezahlten Schuldverschreibungen sind unverzüglich zu entwerten und
können nicht wiederbegeben oder wiederverkauft werden.
§ 12
MITTEILUNGEN
(1) Bekanntmachung. Solange die Schuldverschreibungen an der SIX Swiss Exchange kotiert sind und solange die
Regeln der SIX Swiss Exchange dies vorsehen, werden alle die Schuldverschreibungen, die Emittentin (in Bezug
auf die Schuldverschreibungen) und/oder die Garantin (in Bezug auf die Schuldverschreibungen) betreffenden
Mitteilungen ohne Kosten für die Gläubiger in elektronischer Form veröffentlicht, indem sie von der Schweizer
Zahlstelle an das Online-Informationssystem der SIX Swiss Exchange zur Veröffentlichung über die von der
SIX Swiss Exchange für diese Zwecke bestimmte Website (https://www.six-group.com/en/products-
services/the-swiss-stock-exchange.html, wo Mitteilungen derzeit unter https://www.six-group.com/en/products-
services/the-swiss-stock-exchange/market-data/news-tools/official-notices.html#/ veröffentlicht werden)
übermittelt werden. Jede auf diese Weise übermittelte Mitteilung gilt am Tag der Übermittlung an die SIX Swiss
Exchange als wirksam erfolgt.
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(2) Mitteilungen an das Clearingsystem. Soweit gesetzlich und nach den Regeln der Börse, an der die
Schuldverschreibungen kotiert sind, zulässig, ist die Emittentin berechtigt, eine Veröffentlichung nach Absatz
(1) durch eine Mitteilung an das Clearingsystem zur Weiterleitung an die Gläubiger zu ersetzen. Jede derartige
Mitteilung gilt am fünften Tag nach dem Tag der Mitteilung an das Clearingsystem als den Gläubigern mitgeteilt.
§ 13
ANWENDBARES RECHT, GERICHTSSTAND UND GERICHTLICHE GELTENDMACHUNG
(2) Gerichtsstand. Nicht-ausschließlicher Gerichtsstand für alle Rechtsstreitigkeiten aus oder im Zusammenhang mit
den Schuldverschreibungen ist Frankfurt am Main.
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(3) Bestellung von Zustellungsbevollmächtigten. Für etwaige Rechtsstreitigkeiten vor deutschen Gerichten bestellt die
Emittentin die EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Bundesrepublik
Deutschland, zu ihrer Zustellungsbevollmächtigten in Deutschland.
(4) Gerichtliche Geltendmachung. Jeder Gläubiger von Schuldverschreibungen ist berechtigt, in jedem Rechtsstreit
gegen die Emittentin oder die Garantin oder in jedem Rechtsstreit, in dem der Gläubiger und die Emittentin oder die
Garantin Partei sind, seine Rechte aus diesen Schuldverschreibungen im eigenen Namen auf der folgenden
Grundlage zu schützen oder geltend zu machen: (i) er bringt eine Bescheinigung der Depotbank bei, bei der er für
die Schuldverschreibungen ein Wertpapierdepot unterhält, welche (a) den vollständigen Namen und die vollständige
Adresse des Gläubigers enthält, (b) den Gesamtnennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen bezeichnet, die unter dem
Datum der Bestätigung auf dem Wertpapierdepot verbucht sind und (c) bestätigt, dass die Depotbank gegenüber
dem Clearingsystem eine schriftliche Erklärung abgegeben hat, die die vorstehend unter (a) und (b) bezeichneten
Informationen enthält und einen Bestätigungsvermerk des Clearingsystems trägt; und (ii) er legt eine Kopie der die
betreffenden Schuldverschreibungen verbriefenden Globalurkunde vor, deren Übereinstimmung mit dem Original
eine vertretungsberechtigte Person des Clearingsystems oder des Verwahrers des Clearingsystems bestätigt hat,
ohne dass eine Vorlage der Originalbelege oder der die Schuldverschreibungen verbriefenden Globalurkunde in
einem solchen Verfahren erforderlich wäre oder (iii) auf jede andere Weise, die im Lande der Geltendmachung
prozessual zulässig ist. Für die Zwecke des Vorstehenden bezeichnet "Depotbank" jede Bank oder ein sonstiges
anerkanntes Finanzinstitut, das berechtigt ist, das Wertpapierverwahrungsgeschäft zu betreiben und bei der/dem der
Gläubiger ein Wertpapierdepot für die Schuldverschreibungen unterhält und die/das ein Konto beim Clearingsystem
unterhält, einschließlich des Clearingsystems selbst.
§ 14
SPRACHE
Diese Emissionsbedingungen sind in deutscher Sprache abgefasst. Eine Übersetzung in die englische Sprache ist
beigefügt. Der deutsche Text ist bindend und maßgeblich. Die Übersetzung in die englische Sprache ist unverbindlich.
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§1
CURRENCY, DENOMINATION, FORM, CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
(1) Currency; Denomination. This Series of Notes (the "Notes") of EnBW International Finance B.V. (the "Issuer") is
being issued in Swiss francs ("CHF") (the "Specified Currency") in the aggregate principal amount of
CHF 165,000,000 (in words: Swiss francs one hundred sixty-five million) in the denomination of CHF 5,000 (the
"Specified Denomination").
(3) Permanent Global Note. The Notes are represented by a permanent global note (the "Permanent Global Note")
without coupons in substantially the form appended to the supplemental paying agency agreement in respect of the
Notes dated 13 June 2023 (the "Supplemental Agency Agreement") between the Issuer, the Guarantor, Deutsche
Bank Aktiengesellschaft and BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA as the paying agent in Switzerland in respect of the Notes
(the "Swiss Paying Agent"). The Notes and all rights in connection therewith are documented in the Permanent
Global Note which will be deposited by the Swiss Paying Agent with the Clearing System. Once the Permanent
Global Note is deposited with the Clearing System and entered into the accounts of one or more participants of the
Clearing System, the Notes will constitute intermediated securities (the "Intermediated Securities") in accordance
with the provisions of the Swiss Federal Intermediated Securities Act (Bucheffektengesetz) (the "FISA"). The
records of the Clearing System will determine the number of Notes held through each participant in that Clearing
System. In respect of the Notes held in the form of Intermediated Securities, the holders of the Notes (the "Holders")
will be the persons holding the Notes in a securities account.
(4) Clearing System. The Permanent Global Note will be kept in custody by or on behalf of the Clearing System
recognised for such purposes by SIX Swiss Exchange until all obligations of the Issuer under the Notes have been
satisfied. "Clearing System" means each of the following: SIX SIS AG.
(5) Holder of Notes. Each Holder shall have a quotal (pro rata) co-ownership interest (Miteigentumsanteil) in the
Permanent Global Note to the extent of his claim against the Issuer, provided that for so long as the Permanent
Global Note remains deposited with the Clearing System, the co-ownership interest shall be suspended and the Notes
may only be transferred or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Swiss Federal
Intermediated Securities Act (Bucheffektengesetz) by the entry of the transferred Notes in a securities account of the
transferee.
Neither the Issuer, nor the Holders shall at any time have the right to effect or demand the conversion of the
Permanent Global Note (Globalurkunde) into, or the delivery of, uncertificated securities (Wertrechte) or
definitive notes (Wertpapiere).
No physical delivery of the Notes shall be made unless and until definitive notes (Wertpapiere) shall have been
printed. Notes may only be printed, in whole, but not in part, if the Swiss Paying Agent determines, in its sole
discretion, that the printing of definitive notes (Wertpapiere) is necessary or useful. Should the Swiss Paying Agent
so determine, it shall provide for the printing of definitive notes (Wertpapiere), with Coupons attached, in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Clearing System and without cost to the Holders. If printed, the
definitive notes (Wertpapiere) shall be executed by affixing thereon the facsimile signature of one authorised officer
of the Issuer.
Upon delivery of the definitive notes (Wertpapiere), the Permanent Global Note will immediately be cancelled by
the Swiss Paying Agent and the Definitive Notes (Wertpapiere) shall be delivered to the Holders against cancellation
of the Notes and Coupons in the Holders' securities accounts.
§2
STATUS, NEGATIVE PLEDGE AND GUARANTEE
(1) Status. The obligations under the Notes constitute unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer ranking
pari passu among themselves and pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer,
unless such obligations are accorded priority under mandatory provisions of statutory law.
(2) Negative Pledge. The Issuer undertakes as long as any Notes remain outstanding, but only up to the time all amounts
of principal and interest have been placed at the disposal of the Swiss Paying Agent not to create or permit to subsist
any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other encumbrance in rem, (together, "encumbrances in rem"), upon any or
all of its present or future assets as security for any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined below)
of the Issuer or any third party, unless the Notes at the same time share pari passu and pro rata in such security or
unless such other security as may be approved by an independent accounting firm as being equivalent security has
been made available to the Holders. This does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem was created for any
Capital Market Indebtedness of a company which has merged with the Issuer or the Guarantor, or which has been
acquired by the Issuer or the Guarantor, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the
time of the merger or the acquisition, unless the encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose of financing the
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merger or the acquisition or was increased in amount or extended following the merger or the acquisition.
Furthermore, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (2) does not apply to encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital
Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in whole or in part or to refinance the acquisition,
establishment or development of projects; provided that (i) the recourse of the holders of such Capital Market
Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to such project (including any interests in project companies) and
customary guarantees issued in accordance with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the
encumbrances are created exclusively upon these assets. Any security which is to be provided pursuant to this
subparagraph (2) may, alternatively, also be provided to a Trustee (as defined below) for the Holders.
(3) Guarantee.
(a) EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (the "Guarantor") on 14 April 2022 has unconditionally and
irrevocably guaranteed (the "Guarantee") towards Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft for the benefit of the
Holders, the due and punctual payment of principal of, and interest on, and any other amounts payable under
any Note. The Guarantee constitutes a contract for the benefit of the Holders from time to time as third party
beneficiaries in accordance with § 328 (1) of the German Civil Code2, giving rise to the right of each Holder
to require performance of the Guarantee directly from the Guarantor and to enforce the Guarantee directly
against the Guarantor. Copies of the Guarantee may be obtained free of charge at the principal office of the
Guarantor and at the specified office of the Swiss Paying Agent.
(b) The Guarantor has undertaken in the Guarantee as long as any Note of the Issuer or itself issued under the
Programme remains outstanding, but only up to the time as principal and interest payable under or in respect
of the Notes, have been placed at the disposal of the Swiss Paying Agent, not to create or permit to subsist any
encumbrance in rem upon any or all of its present or future assets as security for any present or future Capital
Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Guarantor or any third party, unless the Notes at the same time
share pari passu and pro rata in such security or unless such other security as may be approved by an
independent accounting firm as being equivalent security has been made available to the Holders. This does
not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a company
which has merged with the Guarantor or which has been acquired by the Guarantor, provided that such
encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the time of the merger or the acquisition, unless the
encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose of financing the merger or the acquisition or was increased in
amount or extended following the merger or the acquisition. Furthermore, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph
(3) (b) does also not apply to encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital Market Indebtedness, the purpose
of which is to finance in whole or in part or to re-finance the acquisition, establishment or development of
projects; provided that (i) the recourse of the holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets
pertaining to such project (including any interests in project companies) and customary guarantees issued in
accordance with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the encumbrances are created exclusively
upon these assets. Any security which is to be provided pursuant to this subparagraph (3) (b) may, alternatively,
also be provided to a Trustee (as defined below) for the Holders.
(c) In the Guarantee, the Guarantor further undertakes to procure, as long as any Notes issued under the Programme
remain outstanding but only up to the time all amounts of principal and interest have been placed at the disposal
of the Swiss Paying Agent, to the extent legally possible in accordance with its bona fide judgement, that its
Principal Subsidiaries (as defined below) will not create or permit to subsist any encumbrances in rem upon
any or all of its present or future assets to secure any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined
below) of the relevant Principal Subsidiary or any third party. This does not apply to the extent any
encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a subsidiary, which becomes Principal
Subsidiary during the term of the Notes issued under the Programme, provided that such encumbrance in rem
was already in existence at this time, unless the encumbrance in rem was increased in amount or extended.
Furthermore, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (3) (c) does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem
was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a company which has merged with the Principal Subsidiary
or which has been acquired by the Principal Subsidiary, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already
in existence at the time of the merger or the acquisition, unless the encumbrance in rem was created for the
purpose of financing the merger or the acquisition or was increased in amount or extended following the merger
or the acquisition. Finally, the provision stated in sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (3) (c) does not apply to
encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in
whole, in part or to refinance the acquisition, establishment or development of projects; provided that (i) the
recourse of the holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to such project
(including any interests in project companies) and customary guarantees issued in accordance with market
practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the encumbrances are created exclusively upon these assets. Any
security which is to be provided pursuant to this subparagraph (3) (c) may, alternatively, also be provided to a
Trustee (as defined below) for the Holders.
2 An English language translation of § 328 (1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) reads as follows: "A contract may
stipulate performance for the benefit of a third party, to the effect that the third party acquires the right directly to demand performance".
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(4) Capital Market Indebtedness, Principal Subsidiaries and Trustee.
(a) For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions "Capital Market Indebtedness" shall mean any present or
future obligation for the payment of borrowed money which is in the form of, or represented or evidenced by,
bonds, or other instruments which are, or are intended to be, listed, quoted, dealt in or traded on any stock
exchange or in any organised market and any guarantee or other indemnity in respect of such obligation.
(b) For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions "Principal Subsidiary" shall mean any company which was
consolidated in the latest group accounts of the Guarantor and (i) whose sales as shown in its audited, non-
consolidated accounts (or where the subsidiary concerned itself prepares consolidated accounts, consolidated
sales as shown in its audited, consolidated accounts) which have been used for the purposes of the latest
audited, consolidated group accounts of the Guarantor, amount to at least five per cent. of the overall Sales of
the Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries, as shown in its latest audited, consolidated group accounts;
and (ii) whose total assets as shown in its audited, non- consolidated accounts (or where the subsidiary
concerned itself prepares consolidated accounts, consolidated total assets as shown in its audited, consolidated
accounts) which have been used for the purposes of the latest audited, consolidated group accounts of the
Guarantor, amount to at least five per cent. of the overall total assets of the Guarantor and its consolidated
subsidiaries, as shown in its latest audited, consolidated group accounts.
(c) For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions "Trustee" shall mean a bank, financial institution, or
accounting firm of recognised international standing acting as trustee for the Holders, appointed by the Issuer
and the Guarantor.
§3
INTEREST
(1) Rate of Interest and Interest Payment Dates. The Notes shall bear interest on their principal amount at the rate of
2.250 % per annum from (and including) 15 June 2023 (the "Interest Commencement Date") to (but excluding)
the Maturity Date (as defined in § 5(1)). Interest shall be payable in arrears on 15 June in each year (each such date,
an "Interest Payment Date"). The first payment of interest shall be made on 15 June 2024.
(2) Accrual of Interest. If the Issuer shall fail to redeem the Notes when due, interest shall continue to accrue from (and
including) the due date to (but excluding) such date as principal and interest on or in connection with the Notes has
been placed at the disposal of the Clearing System at the default rate of interest established by law.
(3) Calculation of Interest for Partial Periods. If interest is required to be calculated for a period which is shorter than
an Interest Period, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of the Day Count Fraction (as defined below).
(4) Day Count Fraction. "Day Count Fraction" means with regard to the calculation of the amount of interest for any
period of time (the "Calculation Period"): the number of days in the Calculation Period divided by 360, the number
of days to be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days with 12 30-day months (unless (A) the last day of the
Calculation Period is the 31st day of a month but the first day of the Calculation Period is a day other than the 30th
or 31st day of a month, in which case the month that includes that last day shall not be considered to be shortened
to a 30-day month, or (B) the last day of the Calculation Period is the last day of the month of February in which
case the month of February shall not be considered to be lengthened to a 30-day month).
"Interest Period" means the period from (and including) the Interest Commencement Date to (but excluding) the
first Interest Payment Date and thereafter from (and including) each relevant Interest Payment Date to (but
excluding) the next following Interest Payment Date.
§4
PAYMENTS
(1) (a) Payment of Principal. Payment of principal in respect of Notes shall be made, subject to subparagraph (2)
below, to the Clearing System or to its order for credit to the accounts of the relevant account holders of the
Clearing System outside the United States.
(b) Payment of Interest. Payment of interest on Notes shall be made, subject to subparagraph (2), to the Clearing
System or to its order for credit to the accounts of the relevant account holders of the Clearing System outside
the United States.
(2) Manner of Payment. Any payments of amounts due in respect of the Notes shall be made in the Specified Currency
and subject to applicable fiscal and other laws and regulations.
(3) Discharge. The receipt by the Swiss Paying Agent of the due and punctual payment of the funds in Swiss Francs in
Geneva, in the manner provided in these Conditions, shall release the Issuer or, as the case may be, the Guarantor
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from their obligations under the Notes for the payment of interest and principal due on the respective Interest
Payment Dates and on the Maturity Date to the extent of such payment.
(4) United States. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions "United States" means the United States of America
(including the States thereof and the District of Columbia) and its possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and Northern Mariana Islands).
(5) Payment Business Day. If the date for payment of any amount in respect of any Note is not a Payment Business Day
then the Holder shall not be entitled to payment until the next such day in the relevant place and shall not be entitled
to further interest or other payment in respect of such delay.
For these purposes, "Payment Business Day" means any day which is a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on
which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments in Zurich and on which the Clearing System
is operational to forward the relevant payment.
(6) References to Principal and Interest. References in these Terms and Conditions to principal in respect of the Notes
shall be deemed to include, as applicable: the Final Redemption Amount of the Notes; the Early Redemption Amount
of the Notes; the Call Redemption Amount of the Notes; and any premium and any other amounts which may be
payable under or in respect of the Notes. References in these Terms and Conditions to interest in respect of the Notes
shall be deemed to include, as applicable, any Additional Amounts which may be payable under § 7.
(7) Deposit of Principal and Interest. The Issuer may deposit with the local court (Amtsgericht) in Frankfurt am Main
principal or interest not claimed by Holders within twelve months after the Maturity Date, even though such Holders
may not be in default of acceptance of payment. If and to the extent that the deposit is effected and the right of
withdrawal is waived, the respective claims of such Holders against the Issuer shall cease.
§5
REDEMPTION
(1) Final Redemption. Unless previously redeemed in whole or in part or purchased and cancelled, the Notes shall be
redeemed at their Final Redemption Amount on 15 June 2026 (the "Maturity Date"). The "Final Redemption
Amount" in respect of each Note shall be its principal amount.
(2) Early Redemption for Reasons of Taxation. If as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws or regulations
of the Federal Republic of Germany or the Netherlands or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereto or
therein affecting taxation or the obligation to pay duties of any kind, or any change in, or amendment to, an official
interpretation or application of such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective on or after the date
on which the last tranche of this series of Notes was issued, the Issuer respectively the Guarantor, is required to pay
Additional Amounts (as defined in § 7) on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (as defined in § 3 (1)), and
this obligation cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuer respectively the
Guarantor, as the case may be, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, at the option of the Issuer, upon
not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' prior notice of redemption given to the Swiss Paying Agent and, in
accordance with § 12 to the Holders, at their Early Redemption Amount (as defined below), together with interest
accrued to the date fixed for redemption.
However, no such notice of redemption may be given (i) earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the
Issuer or the Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Notes
then due, or (ii) if at the time such notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts does not remain
in effect.
Any such notice shall be given in accordance with § 12. It shall be irrevocable, must specify the date fixed for
redemption and must set forth a statement in summary form of the facts constituting the basis for the right of the
Issuer so to redeem.
(3) Purchase; Early Redemption for Reason of Minimal Outstanding Amount. The Issuer may at any time purchase
Notes in the open market or otherwise and at any price. Such acquired Notes may be cancelled, held or resold. In
the event that the Issuer has purchased Notes equal to or in excess of 75 % of the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes initially issued and the aggregate principal amount of the Notes is reduced by this percentage in the global
note accordingly, the Issuer may call and redeem the remaining Notes (in whole but not in part) at any time upon
giving not less than 10 days' prior notice of redemption to the Swiss Paying Agent and, in accordance with § 12 to
the Holders, at the Final Redemption Amount plus accrued interest until the date of redemption (exclusive).
§6
THE SWISS PAYING AGENT
(1) Appointment; Specified Office. The initial Swiss Paying Agent and its initial specified office shall be:
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Swiss Paying Agent: BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA
Place de Hollande 2
1204 Geneva
Switzerland
The Swiss Paying Agent reserve the right at any time to change its specified office to some other specified office in
the same country.
(2) Variation or Termination of Appointment. The Issuer reserves the right at any time to vary or terminate the
appointment of the Swiss Paying Agent and to appoint another Swiss Paying Agent or additional or other Swiss
Paying Agents. The Issuer shall at all times maintain (i) a Swiss Paying Agent, (ii) as long as the Notes are listed on
SIX Swiss Exchange, a Swiss Paying Agent in case required and provided for by the rules of such stock exchange.
Any variation, termination, appointment or change shall only take effect (other than in the case of insolvency, when
it shall be of immediate effect) after not less than 30 nor more than 45 days' prior notice thereof shall have been
given to the Holders in accordance with § 12.
(3) Agent of the Issuer. The Swiss Paying Agent act solely as the agent of the Issuer and does not assume any obligations
towards or relationship of agency or trust for any Holder.
§7
TAXATION
All amounts payable in respect of the Notes shall be made without withholding or deduction for or on account of any
present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event
such taxes are imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction by or in or for the account of the Netherlands or the
Federal Republic of Germany or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, the
Issuer will pay such additional amounts (the "Additional Amounts") as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts
received by the Holders, after such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts which would otherwise
have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be
payable on account of any taxes or duties which:
(a) are payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from amounts payable; or
(b) are payable by reason of the Holder having, or having had, some personal or business connection with the
Netherlands or the Federal Republic of Germany and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect
of the Notes are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the
Netherlands or the Federal Republic of Germany; or
(c) are withheld or deducted from a payment to an individual or a residual entity pursuant to any European Union
directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or any intergovernmental agreement or
international agreement on the taxation of interest and to which the Federal Republic of Germany or the
European Union is a party, or any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform
with, such directive, regulation, intergovernmental agreement or international agreement; or
(d) are payable by reason of a change in law that becomes effective more than 30 days after the relevant payment
of principal or interest becomes due, or, if later, is duly provided for and notice thereof is published in
accordance with § 12; or
(e) are deducted or withheld by a Paying Agent from a payment if the payment could have been made by another
Paying Agent without such deduction or withholding; or
(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to the Dutch Withholding Tax Act 2021 (Wet bronbelasting 2021); or
Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms and Conditions, the Issuer shall be permitted to withhold or deduct
any amounts required by the rules of U.S. Internal Revenue Code §§ 1471 through 1474 (or any amended or successor
provisions), pursuant to any inter-governmental agreement, or implementing legislation adopted by another jurisdiction
in connection with these provisions, or pursuant to any agreement with the Internal Revenue Service ("FATCA
Withholding"). The Issuer will have no obligation to pay additional amounts or otherwise indemnify a holder for any
FATCA Withholding deducted or withheld by the Issuer, any paying agent or any other party as a result of any person
other than Issuer or an agent of the Issuer not being entitled to receive payments free of FATCA Withholding.
§8
PRESENTATION PERIOD
The presentation period provided in § 801 paragraph 1, sentence 1 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch)
is reduced to ten years for the Notes.
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§9
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
(1) Events of default. Each Holder shall be entitled to declare due and payable by notice to the Swiss Paying Agent its
entire claims arising from the Notes and demand immediate redemption thereof at the Early Redemption Amount
(as described in § 5) together with accrued interest (if any) to the date of repayment, in the event that:
(a) the Issuer fails to pay principal or interest under the Notes within 30 days from the relevant due date; or
(b) the Guarantor fails to pay principal or interest under the Guarantee within 30 days from the relevant due date;
or
(c) the Issuer fails to duly perform any other obligation arising from the or the Guarantor fails to perform any other
obligation arising from the Guarantee and such failure - if capable of being remedied - continues for more than
30 days after the Swiss Paying Agent has received notice thereof from a Holder; or
(d) the Issuer or the Guarantor fails to fulfil any payment obligation, when due, arising from any Capital Market
Indebtedness (as defined in § 2(4)) or from any guarantee or indemnity for a payment obligation arising from
any Capital Market Indebtedness of a third party and the total amount unpaid exceeds € 10,000,000 or the
equivalent in another currency and such default continues for more than 30 days after notice of such default is
given to the Swiss Paying Agent by a Holder, or any such payment obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantor
becomes due prematurely by reason of the occurrence of an event of default or breach of any of the terms of
such Capital Market Indebtedness (however described or provided for therein) by the Issuer or the Guarantor,
or a security provided for such payment obligation is enforced; or
(f) the Issuer or the Guarantor announces its inability to meet its financial obligations; or
(g) the Issuer or the Guarantor enters into liquidation except in connection with a merger, consolidation or other
form of combination with another company or in connection with a reorganisation and such other or new
company assumes all obligations undertaken by the Issuer or the Guarantor under or in connection with the
Notes and the Guarantee; or
(h) a court institutes insolvency proceedings or composition proceedings to avert insolvency or bankruptcy, or
similar proceedings against the assets of the or the Guarantor and such proceedings have not been discharged
or stayed within 60 days, or the Issuer or the Guarantor applies for institution of such proceedings in respect
of its assets or offers or a third party applies for insolvency proceedings against the Issuer or the Guarantor and
such proceedings are not discharged or stayed within 60 days (unless for a lack of assets (mangels Masse)) ;
or
(i) the Issuer and/or the Guarantor ceases all or substantially all of its business operations or sells or disposes
otherwise of all of its assets or a substantial part thereof provided that (i) thereby it diminishes considerably
the value of its assets and provided further that (ii) for this reason it becomes likely that the Issuer and/or the
Guarantor will not fulfil its payment obligations vis-à-vis the Holders; or.
(j) the Guarantee ceases to be valid and legally binding for any reason whatsoever.
The right to declare Notes due shall terminate if the situation giving rise to it has been cured before the right is
exercised.
(2) Quorum. In the events specified in subparagraph (1) (c), (d) and/or (i), any notice declaring Notes due shall, unless
at the time such notice is received any of the events specified in subparagraph (1) (a), (b), (e), (f) or (j) entitling
Holders to declare their Notes due has occurred, become effective only when the Swiss Paying Agent has received
such notices from the Holders of at least one-tenth in principal amount of Notes then outstanding.
(3) Notice. Any notice in accordance with subparagraph (1) shall be made by means of a declaration in text form to the
Swiss Paying Agent together with evidence by means of a certificate of the Holder's Custodian (as defined in § 13(4))
that such Holder, at the time of such written notice, is a holder of the relevant Notes, and in the case of default
pursuant to subparagraph (1) (c), also together with evidence specifying such default.
§ 10
SUBSTITUTION
(1) Substitution. The Issuer shall be entitled at any time, without the consent of the Holders, if no payment of principal
of or interest on any of the Notes is in default, to substitute for the Issuer EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
or any other company, 100 % of the voting shares or other equity interests of which are directly or indirectly owned
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by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, as principal debtor in respect to all obligations arising from or in
connection with the Notes (the "Substituted Debtor"), provided that:
(a) the Substituted Debtor is in a position to fulfil all payment obligations arising from or in connection with the
Notes without the necessity of any taxes or duties being withheld at source and to transfer all amounts which
are required therefor to the Swiss Paying Agent without any restrictions;
(b) the Substituted Debtor assumes all obligations of the Issuer arising from or in connection with the Notes;
(c) the Substituted Debtor undertakes to reimburse any Holder for such taxes, fees or duties which may be imposed
upon it as a consequence of assumption of the obligations of the Issuer by the Substituted Debtor;
(d) the Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees in favor of each Holder the payment of all sums
payable by the Substitute Debtor in respect of the Notes on terms equivalent to the terms of the Guarantee; and
(e) there shall have been delivered to the Swiss Paying Agent one opinion for each jurisdiction affected of lawyers
of recognised standing to the effect that subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above have been satisfied.
(2) Notice. Notice of any such substitution shall be published in accordance with § 12.
(3) Change of References. In the event of any such substitution, any reference in these Terms and Conditions to the
Issuer shall from then on be deemed to refer to the Substituted Debtor and any reference to the country in which the
Issuer is domiciled or resident for taxation purposes shall from then on be deemed to refer to the country of domicile
or residence for taxation purposes of the Substituted Debtor. Furthermore, in the event of such substitution the
following shall apply:
In § 7 and § 5(2) an alternative reference to the Netherlands shall be deemed to have been included in addition to
the reference according to the preceding sentence to the country of domicile or residence for taxation purposes of
the Substituted Debtor.
In the event of any such substitution, the Substituted Debtor shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right and power of, the Issuer under the Notes with the same effect as if the Substituted Debtor had been
named as the Issuer herein, and the Issuer (or any corporation which shall have previously assumed the obligations
of the Issuer) shall be released from its liability as obligor under the Notes.
§ 11
FURTHER ISSUES, PURCHASES AND CANCELLATION
(1) Further Issues. The Issuer may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders, issue further Notes having
the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects (or in all respects except for the issue date, interest
commencement date and/or issue price) so as to form a single Series with the Notes.
(2) Purchases. The Issuer may at any time purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise and at any price. Notes
purchased by the Issuer may, at the option of the Issuer, be held, resold or surrendered to the Swiss Paying Agent
for cancellation. If purchases are made by tender, tenders for such Notes must be made available to all Holders of
such Notes alike.
(3) Cancellation. All Notes redeemed in full shall be cancelled forthwith and may not be reissued or resold.
§ 12
NOTICES
(1) Publication. So long as the Notes are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and so long as the rules of the SIX Swiss
Exchange so require, all notices concerning the Notes, the Issuer (with respect to the Notes) and/or the Guarantor
(with respect to the Notes) shall be published, without cost to the Holders, in electronic form by delivery by the
Swiss Paying Agent to the online information system of SIX Swiss Exchange for publication via the website
designated by SIX Swiss Exchange for these purposes (https://www.six-group.com/en/products-services/the-
swiss-stock-exchange.html, where notices are currently published under https://www.six-
group.com/en/products-services/the-swiss-stock-exchange/market-data/news-tools/official-notices.html#/).
Any notice so given will be deemed to have been validly given on the date of delivery to the SIX Swiss Exchange.
2.
(2) Notification to Clearing System. To the extent permitted by law and the rules of the relevant stock exchange on
which the Notes are listed, the Issuer may replace any publication referred to in paragraph (1) by a notice to the
Clearing System for onward transmission to the Holders. Any notice so given will be deemed to have been
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validly given on the fifth calendar day following the date of such publication.
§ 13
APPLICABLE LAW, PLACE OF JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT
(2) Submission to Jurisdiction. Non-exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes arising out of or in connection with the Notes
shall be Frankfurt am Main.
(3) Appointment of Authorised Agent. For any Proceedings before German courts, the Issuer appoints EnBW Energie
Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany as its authorised agent
for service of process in Germany.
(4) Enforcement. Any Holder of Notes may in any proceedings against the Issuer, or the Guarantor or to which such
Holder and the or the Guarantor are parties, protect and enforce in his own name his rights arising under such Notes
on the basis of (i) a statement issued by the Custodian with whom such Holder maintains a securities account in
respect of the Notes (a) stating the full name and address of the Holder, (b) specifying the aggregate principal amount
of Notes credited to such securities account on the date of such statement and (c) confirming that the Custodian has
given written notice to the Clearing System containing the information pursuant to (a) and (b) which has been
confirmed by the Clearing System and (ii) a copy of the Note in global form certified as being a true copy by a duly
authorised officer of the Clearing System or a depository of the Clearing System, without the need for production
in such proceedings of the actual records or the global note representing the Notes or (iii) any other means of proof
permitted in legal proceedings in the country of enforcement. For purposes of the foregoing, "Custodian" means
any bank or other financial institution of recognised standing authorised to engage in securities custody business
with which the Holder maintains a securities account in respect of the Notes and which maintains an account with
the Clearing System, including the Clearing System itself.
§ 14
LANGUAGE
These Terms and Conditions are written in the German language and provided with an English language translation. The
German text shall be controlling and binding. The English language translation is provided for convenience only.
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PART II – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Teil II: ZUSÄTZLICHE INFORMATIONEN
A. Essential information
Grundlegende Angaben
So far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.
Nach Kenntnis der Emittentin bestehen bei den an der Emission beteiligten Personen keine Interessen, die für das
Angebot bedeutsam sind.
Other interests
Andere Interessen
Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds General corporate purposes
Gründe für das Angebot und Verwendung der Erträge Allgemeine Unternehmenszwecke
Eurosystem eligibility
EZB-Fähigkeit
ISIN CH1244321787
ISIN CH1244321787
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Resolutions, authorisations and approvals by virtue of
which the Notes will be created The issue of the Notes has been duly authorised by
resolution of the board of managing directors of the
Issuer, dated 17 May 2023, with approval of the
supervisory board, dated 17 May 2023, and
resolution of the general meeting of the shareholders,
dated 19 May 2023.
C.3 Pricing
Kursfeststellung
Method of distribution
Vertriebsmethode
Non-syndicated
Nicht syndiziert
Syndicated
Syndiziert
Subscription Agreement
Übernahmevertrag
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Kaiserstraße 16 (Kaiserplatz) 60311
Frankfurt am Main
Federal Republic of Germany.
(collectively, the "Managers")
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Kaiserstraße 16 (Kaiserplatz) 60311
Frankfurt am Main
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(zusammen, die "Manager")
Firm commitment
Feste Zusage
Commissions
Provisionen
* The Notes have been provisionally admitted to trading on SIX Swiss Exchange with effect from 13 June 2023.
Application for definitive listing on SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd will be made as soon as is reasonably practicable
thereafter. The last trading day is expected to be the second business day prior to the Maturity Date.
* Die Schuldverschreibungen wurden per 13. Juni 2023 provisorisch zum Handel an der SIX Swiss Exchange
zugelassen. Das Gesuch für die definitive Kotierung an der SIX Swiss Exchange AG wird so bald wie möglich danach
gestellt. Der letzte Handelstag wird voraussichtlich der zweite Geschäftstag vor dem Fälligkeitstag sein.
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All regulated markets, third country markets or
Not applicable
MTFs on which, to the knowledge of the Issuer,
notes of the same class of the notes to be offered or
admitted to trading are already admitted to trading
Nicht anwendbar
Angabe sämtlicher geregelter Märkte,
Drittlandsmärkte oder MTFs, auf denen nach
Kenntnis der Emittentin Schuldverschreibungen
der gleichen Wertpapierkategorie, die zum Handel
angeboten oder zugelassen werden sollen, bereits
zum Handel zugelassen sind
E. Additional Information
Zusätzliche Informationen
Rating
S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited: A-
Moody's France SAS: Baa1
Rating
S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited: A-
Moody's France SAS: Baa1
A credit rating assesses the creditworthiness of an entity and informs an investor therefore about the probability of the
entity being able to redeem invested capital. It is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised
or withdrawn by the rating agency at any time.
Standard & Poor's defines "A" as follows: "strong capacity to meet financial commitments, but somewhat susceptible to
adverse economic conditions and changes in circumstances". Ratings by Standard & Poor's from "AA" to "CCC" may be
modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.
Moody's defines "Baa" as follows: "obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered
medium-grade and as such may possess speculative characteristics". Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to
each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher
end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in
the lower end of that generic rating category.
Ein Kreditrating ist eine Einschätzung der Kreditwürdigkeit einer Rechtsperson und informiert den Anleger daher über
die Wahrscheinlichkeit mit der die Rechtsperson in der Lage ist, angelegtes Kapital zurückzuzahlen. Es ist keine
Empfehlung Wertpapiere zu kaufen, zu verkaufen oder zu halten und kann jederzeit durch die Ratingagentur geändert
oder zurückgenommen werden.
Standard & Poor's definiert "A" wie folgt: "Starke Fähigkeit zur Erfüllung seiner finanziellen Verpflichtungen, aber etwas
anfällig gegenüber nachteiligen wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen und Veränderungen äußerer Umstände". Die Ratings durch
Standard & Poor's von "AA" bis "CCC" können durch das Hinzufügen eine Plus- (+) oder Minuszeichens (-) modifiziert werden,
um die relative Stellung innerhalb der Hauptratingkategorien zu verdeutlichen.
Moody's definiert "Baa" wie folgt: "Die mit Baa bewerteten Schuldverschreibungen sind mit einem mäßigen Kreditrisiko
behaftet. Sie werden als mittelmäßig eingestuft und können als solche spekulative Merkmale aufweisen". Moody's verwendet in
den Ratingkategorien "Aa" bis "Caa" zusätzlich numerische Unterteilungen. Der Zusatz "1" bedeutet, dass eine entsprechend
bewertete Verbindlichkeit in das obere Drittel der jeweiligen Ratingkategorie einzuordnen ist, während "2" und "3" das mittlere
bzw. untere Drittel anzeigen.
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Einwilligung zur Nutzung des Schweizer Prospekts
Each Dealer and/or each further financial intermediary subsequently reselling or finally placing Notes is entitled to use
the Swiss Prospectus in Switzerland for the subsequent resale or final placement of the relevant Notes.
Jeder Finanzintermediär, der Schuldverschreibungen nachfolgend weiter verkauft oder endgültig platziert, ist berechtigt,
den Schweizer Prospekt für den späteren Weiterverkauf oder die endgültige Platzierung der Schuldverschreibungen in
der Schweiz zu verwenden.
Not applicable
Nicht anwendbar
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FINAL TERMS OF THE 2029 NOTES
13 June 2023
13. Juni 2023
Final Terms
Endgültige Bedingungen
CHF 245,000,000 2.625 per cent. Fixed Rate Notes due 2029
CHF 245.000.000 2,625 % Schuldverschreibungen fällig 2029
issued pursuant to the
€ 10,000,000,000
Debt Issuance Programme
of
der
and
und
These Final Terms are issued to give details of an issue of Notes under the € 10,000,000,000 Debt Issuance Programme
of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG ("EnBW AG") and EnBW International Finance B.V. ("EnBW Finance")
(the "Programme"). Full information on EnBW Finance and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the
combination of the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus pertaining to the Programme dated 18 April 2023 as
supplemented by a supplement dated 22 May 2023 (the "Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus" or the "Prospectus")
which constitutes a base prospectus for the purpose of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended (the "Prospectus
Regulation"), and these Final Terms, which have been prepared for the purpose of Article 8(5) of the Prospectus
Regulation. These Final Terms must be read in conjunction with the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus and the Swiss
Prospectus dated 13 June 2023 (the "Swiss Prospectus") (including all documents incorporated by reference therein).
The Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus and any supplement thereto, respectively, are available for viewing in
electronic form on the website of EnBW AG (https://www.enbw.com) and copies may be obtained from EnBW Energie
Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany. A summary of the
individual issue of the Notes is annexed to these Final Terms. The Swiss Prospectus (including all documents incorporated
by reference therein) is available for viewing at, and copies may be obtained from, the offices of BNP Paribas (Suisse)
SA at 2, place de Hollande, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland.
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Diese Endgültigen Bedingungen enthalten Angaben zur Emission von Schuldverschreibungen unter dem
€ 10.000.000.000 Debt Issuance Programme der EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG ("EnBW AG") und der EnBW
International Finance B.V. ("EnBW Finance") (das "Programm"). Vollständige Informationen über EnBW Finance und
das Angebot der Schuldverschreibungen sind nur verfügbar, wenn die Endgültigen Bedingungen, welche für die Zwecke
des Artikels 8 Absatz 5 der Verordnung (EU) 2017/1129 (in ihrer jeweils gültigen Fassung, die "Prospektverordnung")
abgefasst wurden, und der Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt vom 18. April 2023 über das Programm ergänzt durch
den Nachtrag vom 22. Mai 2023 (der "Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt" oder der "Prospekt"), welcher ein
Basisprospekt im Sinne der Prospektverordnung ist, zusammengenommen werden. Diese Endgültigen Bedingungen
müssen in Verbindung mit dem Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt sowie dem Schweizer Prospekt vom 13. Juni 2023
(der "Schweizer Prospekt") (einschliesslich aller durch Verweis inkorporierten Dokumente) gelesen werden. Der Debt
Issuance Programme Prospekt sowie jeder jeweilige Nachtrag können in elektronischer Form auf der Internetseite des
EnBW Konzerns (https://www.enbw.com) eingesehen werden. Kopien sind erhältlich bei der EnBW Energie Baden-
Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe. Eine Zusammenfassung der einzelnen Emission der
Schuldverschreibungen ist diesen Endgültigen Bedingungen beigefügt. Der Schweizer Prospekt (einschließlich aller
durch Verweis inkorporierten Dokumente) kann bei der Geschäftsstelle von BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA an der 2, place de
Hollande, 1204 Genf, Schweiz, eingesehen werden und Kopien davon sind dort erhältlich.
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Part I: Terms and Conditions
Teil I: Emissionsbedingungen
The Conditions applicable to the Notes (the "Conditions") and the English language translation thereof, are as set out
below.
Die für die Schuldverschreibungen geltenden Bedingungen (die "Bedingungen") sowie die englischsprachige
Übersetzung sind wie nachfolgend aufgeführt.
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§1
WÄHRUNG, STÜCKELUNG, FORM, DEFINITIONEN
(1) Währung; Stückelung. Diese Serie von Schuldverschreibungen (die "Schuldverschreibungen") der EnBW
International Finance B.V. (die "Emittentin") wird in Schweizer Franken ("CHF") (die "Festgelegte Währung")
im Gesamtnennbetrag von CHF 245.000.000 (in Worten: Schweizer Franken zweihundertfünfundvierzig Millionen)
in einer Stückelung von CHF 5.000 (die "Festgelegte Stückelung") begeben.
(4) Clearingsystem. Die Dauerglobalurkunde wird solange von einem oder im Namen eines von der SIX Swiss
Exchange anerkannten Clearingsystems verwahrt, bis sämtliche Verbindlichkeiten der Emittentin aus den
Schuldverschreibungen erfüllt sind. "Clearingsystem" bedeutet jeweils folgendes: SIX SIS AG.
(5) Gläubiger von Schuldverschreibungen. Jedem Gläubiger steht in Höhe seiner Forderung gegen die Emittentin ein
Miteigentumsanteil an der Dauerglobalurkunde zu, wobei der Miteigentumsanteil ruht und die
Schuldverschreibungen nur in Übereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen des Schweizerischen Bucheffektengesetzes
durch Einbuchung der übertragenen Schuldverschreibungen in ein Effektenkonto des Erwerbers übertragen oder
anderweitig veräußert werden können, solange die Dauerglobalurkunde beim Clearingsystem hinterlegt ist.
Weder die Emittentin noch die Gläubiger haben zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt das Recht, die Umwandlung der
Globalurkunde in Wertrechte oder Wertpapiere zu bewirken oder zu verlangen.
Die Schuldverschreibungen werden nicht physisch ausgeliefert, außer es werden Wertpapiere gedruckt. Der Druck
von Wertpapieren kann nur für alle Schuldverschreibungen, nicht aber nur für einen Teil davon erfolgen, wenn die
Schweizer Zahlstelle in ihrem eigenen Ermessen entscheidet, dass der Druck von Wertpapieren notwendig oder
nützlich ist. Falls die Schweizer Zahlstelle dies beschließt, sorgt sie für den Druck der Wertpapiere mit beigefügten
Zinsscheinen in Übereinstimmung mit den Regeln und Vorschriften des Clearingsystems und ohne Kosten für die
Gläubiger. Falls gedruckt, werden die Wertpapiere durch Anbringung der faksimilierten Unterschrift eines
Bevollmächtigten der Emittentin ausgefertigt.
Bei Lieferung der Wertpapiere wird die Dauerglobalurkunde unverzüglich von der Schweizer Zahlstelle annulliert
und die Wertpapiere werden den Gläubigern gegen Annullierung der Schuldverschreibungen und Zinsscheinen in
den Effektenkonten der Gläubiger geliefert.
§2
STATUS, NEGATIVVERPFLICHTUNG UND GARANTIE
(1) Status. Die Schuldverschreibungen begründen nicht besicherte und nicht nachrangige Verbindlichkeiten der
Emittentin, die untereinander und mit allen anderen nicht besicherten und nicht nachrangigen Verbindlichkeiten der
Emittentin gleichrangig sind, soweit diesen Verbindlichkeiten nicht durch zwingende gesetzliche Bestimmungen
ein Vorrang eingeräumt wird.
(2) Negativverpflichtung. Die Emittentin verpflichtet sich, solange die Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur
bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, an dem Kapital und Zinsen aus oder im Zusammenhang mit den Schuldverschreibungen der
Schweizer Zahlstelle zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind), ihr gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder
ganz noch teilweise mit Grundpfandrechten, Pfandrechten oder sonstigen dinglichen Sicherungsrechten (zusammen,
die "dinglichen Sicherheiten") zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten
(wie nachfolgend definiert) der Emittentin oder eines Dritten zu belasten, es sei denn, dass die
Schuldverschreibungen gleichzeitig und in gleichem Rang anteilig an dieser Sicherheit teilnehmen oder den
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Gläubigern eine andere Sicherheit, die von einer unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft als gleichwertige
Sicherheit anerkannt wird, bestellt wird. Dies gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der Emittentin oder der Garantin
verschmolzen oder von der Emittentin oder der Garantin erworben worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum
Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wurde
zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs begründet oder nach der Verschmelzung oder
dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (2) gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche
Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder
Refinanzierung der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden,
vorausgesetzt dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem Projekt zuzurechnende
Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis
abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte
ausschließlich an diesem Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (2) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch
zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger
handelt.
(3) Garantie.
(a) Die EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (die "Garantin") hat am 14. April 2022 gegenüber der Deutsche
Bank Aktiengesellschaft die unbedingte und unwiderrufliche Garantie (die "Garantie") zugunsten der
Gläubiger für die ordnungsgemäße und pünktliche Zahlung von Kapital und Zinsen und allen anderen zu
zahlenden Beträgen unter den Schuldverschreibungen übernommen. Die Garantie stellt einen Vertrag
zugunsten der Gläubiger als begünstigte Dritte im Sinne des § 328 Absatz (1) des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches
("BGB") dar, der jedem Gläubiger das Recht gibt, Erfüllung der in der Garantie übernommenen
Verpflichtungen unmittelbar von der Garantin zu verlangen und diese Verpflichtungen unmittelbar gegen die
Garantin durchzusetzen. Kopien der Garantie können kostenlos bei der Hauptgeschäftsstelle der Garantin und
bei der bezeichneten Geschäftsstelle der Schweizer Zahlstelle bezogen werden.
(b) Die Garantin hat sich in der Garantie verpflichtet, solange von ihr oder der Emittentin im Rahmen dieses
Programms begebene Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle
Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen der Schweizer Zahlstelle zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind), ihr gegenwärtiges
oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz noch teilweise mit dinglichen Sicherheiten zur Besicherung
gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Garantin oder
eines Dritten zu belasten, es sei denn, dass die Schuldverschreibungen gleichzeitig und in gleichem Rang
anteilig an dieser Sicherheit teilnehmen oder den Gläubigern eine andere Sicherheit, die von einer
unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft als gleichwertige Sicherheit anerkannt wird, bestellt wird. Dies
gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt
ist, das mit der Garantin verschmolzen oder von der Garantin erworben worden ist und diese dingliche
Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche
Sicherheit wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs begründet oder nach der
Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (b)
gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum
Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung
eines Projekts eingegangen werden, vorausgesetzt dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an
Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als
Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem Vermögen bestellt
werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (3) (b) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch zugunsten einer Person bestellt
werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger handelt.
(c) In der Garantie hat sich die Garantin weiter verpflichtet, solange von ihr oder der Emittentin im Rahmen dieses
Programms begebene Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle
Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen der Schweizer Zahlstelle zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind), sicherzustellen
— soweit ihr dies nach ihrem billigen Urteil rechtlich möglich ist — dass ihre wesentlichen
Tochtergesellschaften (wie nachfolgend definiert) ihr gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz
noch teilweise mit dinglichen Sicherheiten zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der jeweiligen wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft
oder eines Dritten belasten. Dies gilt nicht, insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten einer Tochtergesellschaft bestellt ist, die während der Laufzeit von im Rahmen
dieses Programms begebenen Schuldverschreibungen wesentliche Tochtergesellschaft wird und diese
dingliche Sicherheit zu diesem Zeitpunkt schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wird in
ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (c) gilt ferner nicht insoweit, als die
dingliche Sicherheit für Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der
wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft verschmolzen oder von der wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft erworben
worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden
hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des
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Erwerbs begründet oder nach der Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert.
Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (c) gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung der Kosten des
Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden, vorausgesetzt, dass (i) die
Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich
der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche
Garantien als Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem
Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (3) (c) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch zugunsten einer
Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger handelt.
(b) "Wesentliche Tochtergesellschaft" im Sinne dieser Emissionsbedingungen ist jedes Unternehmen, das im
jeweils letzten Konzernabschluss der Garantin vollkonsolidiert wurde und (i) dessen Umsatz gemäß seines
geprüften, nicht konsolidierten Jahresabschlusses (bzw. wenn die betreffende Tochtergesellschaft selbst
konsolidierte Jahresabschlüsse erstellt, deren konsolidierter Umsatz gemäß ihres geprüften, konsolidierten
Jahresabschlusses), der für die Zwecke des jeweils letzten geprüften, konsolidierten Konzernabschlusses der
Garantin benutzt wurde, mindestens fünf Prozent des Gesamtumsatzes der Garantin und deren konsolidierten
Konzerngesellschaften betragen hat, wie aus dem jeweils letzten geprüften, konsolidierten Konzernabschluss
ersichtlich ist und (ii) dessen Bilanzsumme gemäß seines geprüften, nicht konsolidierten Jahresabschlusses
(bzw. wenn die betreffende Tochtergesellschaft selbst konsolidierte Jahresabschlüsse erstellt, deren
konsolidierte Bilanzsumme gemäß ihres geprüften, konsolidierten Jahresabschlusses), der für die Zwecke des
jeweils letzten geprüften, konsolidierten Konzernabschlusses der Garantin benutzt wurde, mindestens fünf
Prozent der konsolidierten Bilanzsumme der Garantin und deren konsolidierten Konzerntochtergesellschaften
betragen hat, wie es aus dem jeweils letzten geprüften, konsolidierten Konzernabschluss ersichtlich ist.
(c) "Treuhänder" im Sinne dieser Emissionsbedingungen ist eine Bank, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft von
anerkanntem internationalem Ruf oder ein Finanzinstitut, die/das als Treuhänder für die Gläubiger tätig wird
und von der Emittentin und der Garantin ernannt wurde.
§3
ZINSEN
(1) Zinssatz und Zinszahlungstage. Die Schuldverschreibungen werden bezogen auf ihren Nennbetrag verzinst, und
zwar vom 15. Juni 2023 (der "Verzinsungsbeginn") (einschließlich) bis zum Fälligkeitstag (ausschließlich) (wie in
§ 5 Absatz (1) definiert) mit jährlich 2,625 %. Die Zinsen sind nachträglich am 15. Juni eines jeden Jahres zahlbar
(jeweils ein "Zinszahlungstag"). Die erste Zinszahlung erfolgt am 15. Juni 2024.
(2) Auflaufende Zinsen. Falls die Emittentin die Schuldverschreibungen bei Fälligkeit nicht einlöst, endet die
Verzinsung der Schuldverschreibungen nicht am Tag der Fälligkeit, sondern erst zu dem Zeitpunkt, an dem Kapital
und Zinsen aus oder im Zusammenhang mit den Schuldverschreibungen dem Clearingsystem zur Verfügung gestellt
worden sind. Die Verzinsung des ausstehenden Nennbetrages vom Tag der Fälligkeit an (einschließlich) bis zum
Tag der Rückzahlung der Schuldverschreibungen (ausschließlich) erfolgt zum gesetzlich festgelegten Satz für
Verzugszinsen3.
(3) Berechnung der Zinsen für Teile von Zeiträumen. Sofern Zinsen für einen Zeitraum zu berechnen sind der kürzer
als eine Zinsperiode ist, erfolgt die Berechnung auf der Grundlage des Zinstagequotienten (wie nachfolgend
definiert).
(4) Zinstagequotient. "Zinstagequotient" bezeichnet im Hinblick auf die Berechnung von Zinsbeträgen für einen
beliebigen Zeitraum (der "Zinsberechnungszeitraum"): die Anzahl von Tagen im Zinsberechnungszeitraum,
dividiert durch 360, wobei die Anzahl der Tage auf der Grundlage eines Jahres von 360 Tagen mit zwölf Monaten
zu je 30 Tagen zu ermitteln ist (es sei denn, (A) der letzte Tag des Zinsberechnungszeitraums fällt auf den 31. Tag
eines Monates, während der erste Tag des Zinsberechnungszeitraumes weder auf den 30. noch auf den 31. Tag eines
Monats fällt, in welchem Fall der diesen Tag enthaltende Monat nicht als ein auf 30 Tage gekürzter Monat zu
behandeln ist, oder (B) der letzte Tag des Zinsberechnungszeitraumes fällt auf den letzten Tag des Monats Februar,
in welchem Fall der Monat Februar nicht als ein auf 30 Tage verlängerter Monat zu behandeln ist).
3Der gesetzliche Verzugszinssatz beträgt fünf Prozentpunkte über dem von der Deutschen Bundesbank jeweils veröffentlichen Basiszinssatz, §§ 288
Abs. 1, 247 Abs. 1 BGB
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"Zinsperiode" bezeichnet den Zeitraum ab dem Verzinsungsbeginn (einschließlich) bis zum ersten Zinszahlungstag
(ausschließlich) und danach ab dem jeweiligen Zinszahlungstag (einschließlich) bis zum nächstfolgenden
Zinszahlungstag (ausschließlich).
§4
ZAHLUNGEN
(1) (a) Zahlungen von Kapital. Zahlungen von Kapital auf die Schuldverschreibungen erfolgen nach Maßgabe des
nachstehenden Absatzes (2) an das Clearingsystem oder dessen Order zur Gutschrift auf den Konten der
jeweiligen Kontoinhaber des Clearingsystems außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten.
(b) Zahlung von Zinsen. Die Zahlung von Zinsen auf Schuldverschreibungen erfolgt nach Maßgabe von Absatz
(2) an das Clearingsystem oder dessen Order zur Gutschrift auf den Konten der jeweiligen Kontoinhaber des
Clearingsystems außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten.
(2) Zahlungsweise. Auf die Schuldverschreibungen zu leistende Zahlungen erfolgen vorbehaltlich geltender steuerlicher
und sonstiger gesetzlicher Regelungen und Vorschriften in der Festgelegten Währung.
(3) Erfüllung. Der Eingang der fälligen Zahlung in Schweizer Franken in Genf bei der Schweizer Zahlstelle in der in
diesen Bedingungen vorgesehenen Weise entbindet die Emittentin bzw. die Garantin in Höhe dieser Zahlung von
ihren Verpflichtungen aus den Schuldverschreibungen zur Zahlung von Zinsen und Kapital, die an den jeweiligen
Zinszahlungstagen und am Fälligkeitstag fällig sind.
(4) Vereinigte Staaten. Für die Zwecke dieser Emissionsbedingungen bezeichnet "Vereinigte Staaten" die Vereinigten
Staaten von Amerika (einschließlich deren Bundesstaaten und des District of Columbia) sowie deren Territorien
(einschließlich Puerto Ricos, der U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island und Northern Mariana
Islands).
(5) Zahltag. Fällt der Tag der Fälligkeit einer Zahlung in Bezug auf eine Schuldverschreibung auf einen Tag, der kein
Zahltag ist, dann hat der Gläubiger keinen Anspruch auf Zahlung vor dem nächsten Zahltag am jeweiligen
Geschäftsort. Der Gläubiger ist nicht berechtigt, weitere Zinsen oder sonstige Zahlungen aufgrund dieser
Verspätung zu verlangen.
Für diese Zwecke bezeichnet "Zahltag" einen Tag, der ein Tag (außer einem Samstag oder Sonntag) ist, an dem
Geschäftsbanken und Devisenmärkte Zahlungen in Zürich abwickeln und an dem das Clearingsystem betriebsbereit
ist, um die betreffenden Zahlungen weiterzuleiten.
(6) Bezugnahmen auf Kapital und Zinsen. Bezugnahmen in diesen Emissionsbedingungen auf Kapital der
Schuldverschreibungen schließen, soweit anwendbar, die folgenden Beträge ein: den Rückzahlungsbetrag der
Schuldverschreibungen; den vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen; den Wahl-
Rückzahlungsbetrag (Call) der Schuldverschreibungen, sowie jeden Aufschlag sowie sonstige auf oder in Bezug auf
die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Beträge. Bezugnahmen in diesen Emissionsbedingungen auf Zinsen auf die
Schuldverschreibungen schließen, soweit anwendbar, sämtliche gemäß § 7 zahlbaren Zusätzlichen Beträge ein.
(7) Hinterlegung von Kapital und Zinsen. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, beim Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main Zins-
oder Kapitalbeträge zu hinterlegen, die von den Gläubigern nicht innerhalb von zwölf Monaten nach dem
Fälligkeitstag beansprucht worden sind, auch wenn die Gläubiger sich nicht in Annahmeverzug befinden. Soweit
eine solche Hinterlegung erfolgt, und auf das Recht der Rücknahme verzichtet wird, erlöschen die diesbezüglichen
Ansprüche der Gläubiger gegen die Emittentin.
§5
RÜCKZAHLUNG
(1) Rückzahlung bei Endfälligkeit. Soweit nicht zuvor bereits ganz oder teilweise zurückgezahlt oder angekauft und
entwertet, werden die Schuldverschreibungen am 15. Juni 2029 (der "Fälligkeitstag") zu ihrem Rückzahlungsbetrag
zurückgezahlt. Der "Rückzahlungsbetrag" entspricht dem Nennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen.
(2) Vorzeitige Rückzahlung aus steuerlichen Gründen. Die Schuldverschreibungen können insgesamt, jedoch nicht
teilweise, nach Wahl der Emittentin mit einer Kündigungsfrist von nicht weniger als 30 und nicht mehr als 60 Tagen
durch Erklärung gegenüber der Schweizer Zahlstelle und gemäß § 12 gegenüber den Gläubigern vorzeitig gekündigt
und zu ihrem vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag (wie nachfolgend definiert) zuzüglich bis zum für die Rückzahlung
festgesetzten Tag aufgelaufener Zinsen zurückgezahlt werden, falls die Emittentin oder die Garantin als Folge einer
Änderung oder Ergänzung der Steuer- oder Abgabengesetze und -vorschriften der Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder
der Niederlande oder deren politischen Untergliederungen oder Steuerbehörden oder als Folge einer Änderung oder
Ergänzung der Anwendung oder der offiziellen Auslegung dieser Gesetze und Vorschriften (vorausgesetzt, diese
Änderung oder Ergänzung wird am oder nach dem Tag, an dem die letzte Tranche dieser Serie von
Schuldverschreibungen begeben wird, wirksam) am nächstfolgenden Zinszahlungstag (wie in § 3 Absatz (1)
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definiert) zur Zahlung von Zusätzlichen Beträgen (wie in § 7 definiert) verpflichtet sein wird und diese
Verpflichtung nicht durch das Ergreifen zumutbarer, der Emittentin bzw. der Garantin zur Verfügung stehender
Maßnahmen vermieden werden kann.
Eine solche Kündigung darf allerdings nicht (i) früher als 90 Tage vor dem frühestmöglichen Termin erfolgen, an
dem die Emittentin bzw. die Garantin verpflichtet wäre, solche Zusätzlichen Beträge zu zahlen, falls eine Zahlung
auf die Schuldverschreibungen dann fällig sein würde, oder (ii) erfolgen, wenn zu dem Zeitpunkt, zu dem die
Kündigung erklärt wird, die Verpflichtung zur Zahlung von Zusätzlichen Beträgen nicht mehr wirksam ist.
Eine solche Kündigung hat gemäß § 12 zu erfolgen. Sie ist unwiderruflich, muss den für die Rückzahlung
festgelegten Termin nennen und eine zusammenfassende Erklärung enthalten, welche die das Rückzahlungsrecht
der Emittentin begründenden Umstände darlegt.
(3) Rückkauf; Vorzeitige Rückzahlung nach Wahl der Emittentin bei geringem ausstehendem Nennbetrag. Die
Emittentin kann jederzeit Schuldverschreibungen im Markt oder anderweitig zu jedem beliebigen Preis kaufen.
Derartig erworbene Schuldverschreibungen können entwertet, gehalten oder wieder veräußert werden. Falls die
Emittentin Schuldverschreibungen in einem Gesamtnennbetrag von 75 % oder mehr des ursprünglich begebenen
Gesamtnennbetrages der Schuldverschreibungen erworben hat, und der Gesamtnennbetrag der
Schuldverschreibungen in der Globalurkunde um diesen Prozentsatz reduziert wurde, kann die Emittentin die
verbleibenden Schuldverschreibungen (insgesamt, jedoch nicht teilweise) jederzeit mit einer Frist von nicht weniger
als 10 Tagen durch Erklärung gegenüber der Schweizer Zahlstelle und gemäß § 12 gegenüber den Gläubigern
kündigen und zum Rückzahlungsbetrag nebst etwaiger bis zum Rückzahlungstag (ausschließlich) aufgelaufener
Zinsen zurückzahlen.
§6
DIE SCHWEIZER ZAHLSTELLE
(1) Bestellung; bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle. Die anfänglich bestellte Schweizer Zahlstelle und ihre bezeichnete
Geschäftsstelle lautet wie folgt:
Die Schweizer Zahlstelle und die Zahlstelle behalten sich das Recht vor, jederzeit ihre bezeichneten Geschäftsstellen
durch eine andere bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle in demselben Land zu ersetzen.
(2) Änderung der Bestellung oder Abberufung. Die Emittentin behält sich das Recht vor, jederzeit die Bestellung der
Schweizer Zahlstelle zu ändern oder zu beenden und eine andere Schweizer Zahlstelle oder zusätzliche oder andere
Zahlstellen zu bestellen. Die Emittentin wird zu jedem Zeitpunkt (i) eine Schweizer Zahlstelle unterhalten (ii)
solange die Schuldverschreibungen an der SIX Swiss Exchange notiert sind, sofern erforderlich eine Zahlstelle
entsprechend den Regeln dieser Börse unterhalten. Eine Änderung, Abberufung, Bestellung oder ein sonstiger
Wechsel wird nur wirksam (außer im Insolvenzfall, in dem eine solche Änderung sofort wirksam wird), sofern die
Gläubiger hierüber gemäß § 12 vorab unter Einhaltung einer Frist von mindestens 30 und nicht mehr als 45 Tagen
informiert wurden.
(3) Erfüllungsgehilfe(n) der Emittentin. Die Schweizer Zahlstelle handelt ausschließlich als Erfüllungsgehilfen der
Emittentin und übernimmt keinerlei Verpflichtungen gegenüber den Gläubigern und es wird kein Auftrags- oder
Treuhandverhältnis zwischen ihr und den Gläubigern begründet.
§7
STEUERN
Sämtliche auf die Schuldverschreibungen zu zahlenden Beträge sind ohne Einbehalt oder Abzug von oder aufgrund von
gegenwärtigen oder zukünftigen Steuern oder sonstigen Abgaben gleich welcher Art zu leisten, es sei denn, ein solcher
Einbehalt oder Abzug ist gesetzlich vorgeschrieben. Sofern solche Steuern von oder in den Niederlanden oder der
Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder für deren Rechnung oder von oder für Rechnung einer dort zur Steuererhebung
ermächtigten Gebietskörperschaft oder Behörde auferlegt oder erhoben werden, wird die Emittentin diejenigen
zusätzlichen Beträge (die "Zusätzlichen Beträge") zahlen, die erforderlich sind, damit die den Gläubigern zufließenden
Nettobeträge nach diesem Einbehalt oder Abzug jeweils den Beträgen entsprechen, die ohne einen solchen Einbehalt oder
Abzug von den Gläubigern empfangen worden wären; die Verpflichtung zur Zahlung solcher Zusätzlichen Beträge
besteht jedoch nicht im Hinblick auf Steuern und Abgaben, die:
(a) auf andere Weise als durch Einbehalt oder Abzug von zahlbaren Beträgen zu entrichten sind; oder
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(b) wegen einer gegenwärtigen oder früheren persönlichen oder geschäftlichen Beziehung des Gläubigers zu den
Niederlanden oder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu zahlen sind, und nicht allein deshalb, weil Zahlungen
auf die Schuldverschreibungen aus Quellen in den Niederlanden oder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
stammen (oder für Zwecke der Besteuerung so behandelt werden) oder dort besichert sind; oder
(c) aufgrund einer Richtlinie oder Verordnung der Europäischen Union betreffend die Besteuerung von
Zinserträgen oder einer zwischenstaatlichen Vereinbarung oder eines internationalen Abkommens über deren
Besteuerung, an der die Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder an dem die Europäische Union beteiligt ist, oder
einer gesetzlichen Vorschrift, die diese Richtlinie, diese Verordnung, diese zwischenstaatliche Vereinbarung
oder dieses internationale Abkommen umsetzt oder befolgt oder die eingeführt wurde, um dieser Richtlinie,
dieser Verordnung, dieser zwischenstaatlichen Vereinbarung oder diesem internationalen Abkommen
nachzukommen, von Zahlungen an eine natürliche Person oder eine sonstige Einrichtung einzubehalten oder
abzuziehen sind; oder
(d) aufgrund einer Rechtsänderung zu zahlen sind, welche später als 30 Tage nach Fälligkeit der betreffenden
Zahlung von Kapital oder Zinsen oder, wenn dies später erfolgt, ordnungsgemäßer Bereitstellung aller fälligen
Beträge und einer diesbezüglichen Bekanntmachung gemäß § 12 wirksam wird; oder
(e) von einer Zahlstelle abgezogen oder einbehalten werden, wenn eine andere Zahlstelle die Zahlung ohne einen
solchen Abzug oder Einbehalt hätte leisten können; oder
(f) auf Grund des niederländischen Quellensteuergesetzes 2021 (Wet bronbelasting 2021) einbehalten oder
abgezogen werden; oder
Unbeschadet sonstiger Bestimmungen dieser Emissionsbedingungen, ist die Emittentin zum Einbehalt oder Abzug der
Beträge berechtigt, die gemäß §§ 1471 bis 1474 des U.S. Internal Revenue Code (einschließlich dessen Änderungen oder
Nachfolgevorschriften), gemäß zwischenstaatlicher Abkommen, gemäß den in einer anderen Rechtsordnung in
Zusammenhang mit diesen Bestimmungen erlassenen Durchführungsvorschriften oder gemäß mit dem Internal Revenue
Service geschlossenen Verträgen ("FATCA Quellensteuer") erforderlich sind. Die Emittentin ist nicht verpflichtet,
zusätzliche Beträge zu zahlen oder Gläubiger in Bezug auf FATCA Quellensteuer schadlos zu halten, die von der
Emittentin, einer Zahlstelle oder von einem anderen Beteiligten als Folge davon, dass eine andere Person als die
Emittentin oder deren Zahlstelle nicht zum Empfang von Zahlungen ohne FATCA Quellensteuer berechtigt ist,
abgezogen oder einbehalten wurden.
§8
VORLEGUNGSFRIST
Die in § 801 Absatz (1) Satz 1 BGB bestimmte Vorlegungsfrist wird für die Schuldverschreibungen auf zehn Jahre
verkürzt.
§9
KÜNDIGUNG
(1) Kündigungsgründe. Jeder Gläubiger ist berechtigt, seine sämtlichen Forderungen aus den Schuldverschreibungen
durch Kündigung gegenüber der Schweizer Zahlstelle fällig zu stellen und die unverzügliche Rückzahlung zu ihrem
vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag (wie in § 5 beschrieben), zuzüglich etwaiger bis zum Tage der Rückzahlung
aufgelaufener Zinsen zu verlangen, falls:
(a) die Emittentin auf die Schuldverschreibungen Kapital oder Zinsen nicht innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach dem
betreffenden Tag der Fälligkeit zahlt; oder
(b) die Garantin auf die Garantie Kapital oder Zinsen nicht innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach dem Tag der Fälligkeit
zahlt; oder
(c) die Emittentin die ordnungsgemäße Erfüllung einer sonstigen Verpflichtung aus den Schuldverschreibungen
oder die Garantin die Erfüllung einer sonstigen Verpflichtung aus der Garantie unterlässt und diese
Unterlassung – sofern sie geheilt werden kann – länger als 30 Tage andauert, nachdem die Schweizer Zahlstelle
hierüber eine Benachrichtigung von einem Gläubiger erhalten hat; oder
(d) die Emittentin oder die Garantin eine Zahlungsverpflichtung aus einer anderen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit
(wie in § 2 Absatz (4) definiert) oder aus einer Garantie oder Gewährleistung für eine solche
Zahlungsverpflichtung aus einer anderen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit Dritter bei Fälligkeit nicht erfüllt und
der Gesamtbetrag der bei Fälligkeit nicht erfüllten Verbindlichkeiten € 10.000.000 oder deren Gegenwert in
einer anderen Währung übersteigt und die Nichterfüllung länger als 30 Tage fortdauert, nachdem die Schweizer
Zahlstelle hierüber von einem Gläubiger eine Benachrichtigung erhalten hat, oder eine solche
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Zahlungsverpflichtung der Emittentin oder der Garantin infolge des Vorliegens einer Nichterfüllung oder eines
Verstoßes im Hinblick auf jegliche Bestimmungen einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit (jeweils wie
auch immer darin bezeichnet oder beschrieben) durch die die Emittentin oder die Garantin vorzeitig fällig
werden kann oder eine dafür bestellte Sicherheit vollstreckt bzw. durchgesetzt wird; oder
(e) die Emittentin oder die Garantin ihre Zahlungen einstellt; oder
(f) die Emittentin oder die Garantin ihre Zahlungsunfähigkeit bekannt gibt; oder
(g) die Emittentin oder die Garantin in Liquidation tritt, es sei denn, dies geschieht im Zusammenhang mit einer
Verschmelzung, Konsolidierung oder einer anderen Form des Zusammenschlusses mit einer anderen
Gesellschaft oder im Zusammenhang mit einer Umwandlung, und diese andere oder neue Gesellschaft
übernimmt alle Verpflichtungen, die die Emittentin oder die Garantin im Zusammenhang mit diesen
Schuldverschreibungen und der Garantie eingegangen ist; oder
(h) ein Gericht ein Insolvenzverfahren oder ein Vergleichsverfahren zur Abwendung der Insolvenz oder des
Konkurses oder ein vergleichbares Verfahren über das Vermögen der Emittentin oder der Garantin eröffnet,
und ein solches Verfahren nicht innerhalb von 60 Tagen aufgehoben oder ausgesetzt worden ist, oder die
Emittentin oder die Garantin die Eröffnung eines solchen Verfahrens beantragt oder einleitet oder ein Dritter
ein Insolvenzverfahren gegen die Emittentin oder die Garantin beantragt und ein solches Verfahren nicht
innerhalb einer Frist von 60 Tagen (es sei denn mangels Masse) aufgehoben oder ausgesetzt worden ist; oder
(i) die Emittentin und/oder die Garantin ihre Geschäftstätigkeit ganz oder überwiegend einstellt oder alle oder
wesentliche Teile ihrer Vermögenswerte veräußert oder anderweitig abgibt, falls (i) dadurch der Wert ihres
Vermögens wesentlich vermindert würde und (ii) es dadurch wahrscheinlich wird, dass die Emittentin und/
oder die Garantin ihre Zahlungsverpflichtungen gegenüber den Gläubigern nicht mehr erfüllen kann; oder
(j) die Garantie aus irgendeinem Grund ungültig wird oder nicht mehr rechtsverbindlich ist.
Das Kündigungsrecht erlischt, falls der Kündigungsgrund vor Ausübung des Rechts geheilt wurde.
(2) Quorum. In den Fällen des Absatzes (1) (c), (d) und/oder (i) wird eine Kündigung, sofern nicht bei deren Eingang
zugleich einer der in Absatz (1) (a), (b), (e), (f) oder (j) bezeichneten Kündigungsgründe vorliegt, erst wirksam,
wenn bei der Schweizer Zahlstelle Kündigungserklärungen von Gläubigern von Schuldverschreibungen im
Gesamtnennbetrag von mindestens einem Zehntel des Gesamtnennbetrags der ausstehenden Schuldverschreibungen
eingegangen sind.
(3) Benachrichtigung. Eine Benachrichtigung oder Kündigung gemäß Absatz (1) hat in der Weise zu erfolgen, dass der
Gläubiger der Schweizer Zahlstelle eine Erklärung in Textform übersendet und dabei durch eine Bescheinigung
seiner Depotbank (wie in § 13 Absatz (4) definiert) nachweist, dass er im Zeitpunkt der Erklärung Inhaber der
betreffenden Schuldverschreibungen ist; im Falle des Absatz (1) (c) sind der Erklärung auch Nachweise für die
Nichterfüllung beizufügen.
§ 10
ERSETZUNG
(1) Ersetzung. Die Emittentin ist jederzeit berechtigt, sofern sie sich nicht mit einer Zahlung von Kapital oder Zinsen
auf die Schuldverschreibungen in Verzug befindet, ohne Zustimmung der Gläubiger die EnBW Energie Baden-
Württemberg AG oder eine andere Gesellschaft, deren stimmberechtigte Anteile oder sonstiges Eigenkapital direkt
oder indirekt zu 100 % von der EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG gehalten werden, als Hauptschuldnerin für
alle Verpflichtungen im Zusammenhang mit diesen Schuldverschreibungen (die "Nachfolgeschuldnerin")
einzusetzen, sofern:
(a) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin in der Lage ist, sämtliche sich aus oder in dem Zusammenhang mit diesen
Schuldverschreibungen ergebenden Zahlungsverpflichtungen ohne die Notwendigkeit eines Einbehalts von
irgendwelchen Steuern oder Abgaben an der Quelle zu erfüllen sowie die hierzu erforderlichen Beträge ohne
Beschränkungen an die Schweizer Zahlstelle übertragen zu können;
(b) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin alle Verpflichtungen der Emittentin aus oder im Zusammenhang mit diesen
Schuldverschreibungen übernimmt;
(c) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin sich verpflichtet, jedem Gläubiger alle Steuern, Gebühren oder Abgaben zu erstatten,
die ihm in Folge der Ersetzung durch die Nachfolgeschuldnerin auferlegt werden;
(d) die Garantin unwiderruflich und unbedingt gegenüber den Gläubigern die Zahlung aller von der
Nachfolgeschuldnerin auf die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Beträge zu Bedingungen garantiert, die den
Bedingungen der Garantie entsprechen; und
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(e) der Schweizer Zahlstelle jeweils eine Bestätigung bezüglich der betroffenen Rechtsordnungen von anerkannten
Rechtsanwälten vorgelegt wird, dass die Bestimmungen in den vorstehenden Unterabsätzen (a), (b), (c) und
(d) erfüllt wurden.
(3) Änderung von Bezugnahmen. Im Fall einer Ersetzung gilt jede Bezugnahme in diesen Emissionsbedingungen auf
die Emittentin ab dem Zeitpunkt der Ersetzung als Bezugnahme auf die Nachfolgeschuldnerin und jede Bezugnahme
auf das Land, in dem die Emittentin ihren Sitz oder Steuersitz hat, gilt ab diesem Zeitpunkt als Bezugnahme auf das
Land, in dem die Nachfolgeschuldnerin ihren Sitz oder Steuersitz hat. Des Weiteren gilt im Fall einer Ersetzung
Folgendes:
In § 7 und § 5 Absatz (2) gilt eine alternative Bezugnahme auf die Niederlande als aufgenommen (zusätzlich zu der
Bezugnahme nach Maßgabe des vorstehenden Satzes auf das Land, in dem die Nachfolgeschuldnerin ihren Sitz oder
Steuersitz hat).
Im Fall einer Ersetzung folgt die Nachfolgeschuldnerin der Emittentin als Rechtsnachfolgerin nach, ersetzt diese
und darf alle Rechte und Befugnisse der Emittentin aus den Schuldverschreibungen mit der gleichen Wirkung
geltend machen, als wenn die Nachfolgeschuldnerin in diesen Emissionsbedingungen als Emittentin genannt worden
wäre, und die Emittentin (bzw. die Gesellschaft, die zuvor die Verpflichtungen der Emittentin übernommen hat)
wird von ihren Verpflichtungen als Schuldnerin aus den Schuldverschreibungen befreit.
§ 11
BEGEBUNG WEITERER SCHULDVERSCHREIBUNGEN, ANKAUF UND ENTWERTUNG
(1) Begebung weiterer Schuldverschreibungen. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, jederzeit ohne Zustimmung der Gläubiger
weitere Schuldverschreibungen mit gleicher Ausstattung (gegebenenfalls mit Ausnahme des Tags der Begebung,
des Verzinsungsbeginns und/oder des Ausgabepreises) in der Weise zu begeben, dass sie mit diesen
Schuldverschreibungen eine einheitliche Serie bilden.
(2) Ankauf. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, jederzeit Schuldverschreibungen im Markt oder anderweitig zu jedem
beliebigen Preis zu kaufen. Die von der Emittentin erworbenen Schuldverschreibungen können nach Wahl der
Emittentin von ihr gehalten, weiterverkauft oder bei der Schweizer Zahlstelle zwecks Entwertung eingereicht
werden. Sofern diese Käufe durch öffentliches Angebot erfolgen, muss dieses Angebot allen Gläubigern gemacht
werden.
(3) Entwertung. Sämtliche vollständig zurückgezahlten Schuldverschreibungen sind unverzüglich zu entwerten und
können nicht wiederbegeben oder wiederverkauft werden.
§ 12
MITTEILUNGEN
(1) Bekanntmachung. Solange die Schuldverschreibungen an der SIX Swiss Exchange kotiert sind und solange die
Regeln der SIX Swiss Exchange dies vorsehen, werden alle die Schuldverschreibungen, die Emittentin (in Bezug
auf die Schuldverschreibungen) und/oder die Garantin (in Bezug auf die Schuldverschreibungen) betreffenden
Mitteilungen ohne Kosten für die Gläubiger in elektronischer Form veröffentlicht, indem sie von der Schweizer
Zahlstelle an das Online-Informationssystem der SIX Swiss Exchange zur Veröffentlichung über die von der
SIX Swiss Exchange für diese Zwecke bestimmte Website (https://www.six-group.com/en/products-
services/the-swiss-stock-exchange.html, wo Mitteilungen derzeit unter https://www.six-group.com/en/products-
services/the-swiss-stock-exchange/market-data/news-tools/official-notices.html#/ veröffentlicht werden)
übermittelt werden. Jede auf diese Weise übermittelte Mitteilung gilt am Tag der Übermittlung an die SIX Swiss
Exchange als wirksam erfolgt.
3.
(2) Mitteilungen an das Clearingsystem. Soweit gesetzlich und nach den Regeln der Börse, an der die
Schuldverschreibungen kotiert sind, zulässig, ist die Emittentin berechtigt, eine Veröffentlichung nach Absatz
(1) durch eine Mitteilung an das Clearingsystem zur Weiterleitung an die Gläubiger zu ersetzen. Jede derartige
Mitteilung gilt am fünften Tag nach dem Tag der Mitteilung an das Clearingsystem als den Gläubigern mitgeteilt.
§ 13
ANWENDBARES RECHT, GERICHTSSTAND UND GERICHTLICHE GELTENDMACHUNG
(2) Gerichtsstand. Nicht-ausschließlicher Gerichtsstand für alle Rechtsstreitigkeiten aus oder im Zusammenhang mit
den Schuldverschreibungen ist Frankfurt am Main.
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(3) Bestellung von Zustellungsbevollmächtigten. Für etwaige Rechtsstreitigkeiten vor deutschen Gerichten bestellt die
Emittentin die EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Bundesrepublik
Deutschland, zu ihrer Zustellungsbevollmächtigten in Deutschland.
(4) Gerichtliche Geltendmachung. Jeder Gläubiger von Schuldverschreibungen ist berechtigt, in jedem Rechtsstreit
gegen die Emittentin oder die Garantin oder in jedem Rechtsstreit, in dem der Gläubiger und die Emittentin oder die
Garantin Partei sind, seine Rechte aus diesen Schuldverschreibungen im eigenen Namen auf der folgenden
Grundlage zu schützen oder geltend zu machen: (i) er bringt eine Bescheinigung der Depotbank bei, bei der er für
die Schuldverschreibungen ein Wertpapierdepot unterhält, welche (a) den vollständigen Namen und die vollständige
Adresse des Gläubigers enthält, (b) den Gesamtnennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen bezeichnet, die unter dem
Datum der Bestätigung auf dem Wertpapierdepot verbucht sind und (c) bestätigt, dass die Depotbank gegenüber
dem Clearingsystem eine schriftliche Erklärung abgegeben hat, die die vorstehend unter (a) und (b) bezeichneten
Informationen enthält und einen Bestätigungsvermerk des Clearingsystems trägt; und (ii) er legt eine Kopie der die
betreffenden Schuldverschreibungen verbriefenden Globalurkunde vor, deren Übereinstimmung mit dem Original
eine vertretungsberechtigte Person des Clearingsystems oder des Verwahrers des Clearingsystems bestätigt hat,
ohne dass eine Vorlage der Originalbelege oder der die Schuldverschreibungen verbriefenden Globalurkunde in
einem solchen Verfahren erforderlich wäre oder (iii) auf jede andere Weise, die im Lande der Geltendmachung
prozessual zulässig ist. Für die Zwecke des Vorstehenden bezeichnet "Depotbank" jede Bank oder ein sonstiges
anerkanntes Finanzinstitut, das berechtigt ist, das Wertpapierverwahrungsgeschäft zu betreiben und bei der/dem der
Gläubiger ein Wertpapierdepot für die Schuldverschreibungen unterhält und die/das ein Konto beim Clearingsystem
unterhält, einschließlich des Clearingsystems selbst.
§ 14
SPRACHE
Diese Emissionsbedingungen sind in deutscher Sprache abgefasst. Eine Übersetzung in die englische Sprache ist
beigefügt. Der deutsche Text ist bindend und maßgeblich. Die Übersetzung in die englische Sprache ist unverbindlich.
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§1
CURRENCY, DENOMINATION, FORM, CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
(1) Currency; Denomination. This Series of Notes (the "Notes") of EnBW International Finance B.V. (the "Issuer") is
being issued in Swiss francs ("CHF") (the "Specified Currency") in the aggregate principal amount of
CHF 245,000,000 (in words: Swiss francs two hundred forty-five million) in the denomination of CHF 5,000 (the
"Specified Denomination").
(3) Permanent Global Note. The Notes are represented by a permanent global note (the "Permanent Global Note")
without coupons in substantially the form appended to the supplemental paying agency agreement in respect of the
Notes dated 13 June 2023 (the "Supplemental Agency Agreement") between the Issuer, the Guarantor, Deutsche
Bank Aktiengesellschaft and BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA as the paying agent in Switzerland in respect of the Notes
(the "Swiss Paying Agent"). The Notes and all rights in connection therewith are documented in the Permanent
Global Note which will be deposited by the Swiss Paying Agent with the Clearing System. Once the Permanent
Global Note is deposited with the Clearing System and entered into the accounts of one or more participants of the
Clearing System, the Notes will constitute intermediated securities (the "Intermediated Securities") in accordance
with the provisions of the Swiss Federal Intermediated Securities Act (Bucheffektengesetz) (the "FISA"). The
records of the Clearing System will determine the number of Notes held through each participant in that Clearing
System. In respect of the Notes held in the form of Intermediated Securities, the holders of the Notes (the "Holders")
will be the persons holding the Notes in a securities account.
(4) Clearing System. The Permanent Global Note will be kept in custody by or on behalf of the Clearing System
recognised for such purposes by SIX Swiss Exchange until all obligations of the Issuer under the Notes have been
satisfied. "Clearing System" means each of the following: SIX SIS AG.
(5) Holder of Notes. Each Holder shall have a quotal (pro rata) co-ownership interest (Miteigentumsanteil) in the
Permanent Global Note to the extent of his claim against the Issuer, provided that for so long as the Permanent
Global Note remains deposited with the Clearing System, the co-ownership interest shall be suspended and the Notes
may only be transferred or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Swiss Federal
Intermediated Securities Act (Bucheffektengesetz) by the entry of the transferred Notes in a securities account of the
transferee.
Neither the Issuer, nor the Holders shall at any time have the right to effect or demand the conversion of the
Permanent Global Note (Globalurkunde) into, or the delivery of, uncertificated securities (Wertrechte) or
definitive notes (Wertpapiere).
No physical delivery of the Notes shall be made unless and until definitive notes (Wertpapiere) shall have been
printed. Notes may only be printed, in whole, but not in part, if the Swiss Paying Agent determines, in its sole
discretion, that the printing of definitive notes (Wertpapiere) is necessary or useful. Should the Swiss Paying Agent
so determine, it shall provide for the printing of definitive notes (Wertpapiere), with Coupons attached, in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Clearing System and without cost to the Holders. If printed, the
definitive notes (Wertpapiere) shall be executed by affixing thereon the facsimile signature of one authorised officer
of the Issuer.
Upon delivery of the definitive notes (Wertpapiere), the Permanent Global Note will immediately be cancelled by
the Swiss Paying Agent and the Definitive Notes (Wertpapiere) shall be delivered to the Holders against cancellation
of the Notes and Coupons in the Holders' securities accounts.
§2
STATUS, NEGATIVE PLEDGE AND GUARANTEE
(1) Status. The obligations under the Notes constitute unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer ranking
pari passu among themselves and pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer,
unless such obligations are accorded priority under mandatory provisions of statutory law.
(2) Negative Pledge. The Issuer undertakes as long as any Notes remain outstanding, but only up to the time all amounts
of principal and interest have been placed at the disposal of the Swiss Paying Agent not to create or permit to subsist
any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other encumbrance in rem, (together, "encumbrances in rem"), upon any or
all of its present or future assets as security for any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined below)
of the Issuer or any third party, unless the Notes at the same time share pari passu and pro rata in such security or
unless such other security as may be approved by an independent accounting firm as being equivalent security has
been made available to the Holders. This does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem was created for any
Capital Market Indebtedness of a company which has merged with the Issuer or the Guarantor, or which has been
acquired by the Issuer or the Guarantor, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the
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time of the merger or the acquisition, unless the encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose of financing the
merger or the acquisition or was increased in amount or extended following the merger or the acquisition.
Furthermore, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (2) does not apply to encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital
Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in whole or in part or to refinance the acquisition,
establishment or development of projects; provided that (i) the recourse of the holders of such Capital Market
Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to such project (including any interests in project companies) and
customary guarantees issued in accordance with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the
encumbrances are created exclusively upon these assets. Any security which is to be provided pursuant to this
subparagraph (2) may, alternatively, also be provided to a Trustee (as defined below) for the Holders.
(3) Guarantee.
(a) EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (the "Guarantor") on 14 April 2022 has unconditionally and
irrevocably guaranteed (the "Guarantee") towards Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft for the benefit of the
Holders, the due and punctual payment of principal of, and interest on, and any other amounts payable under
any Note. The Guarantee constitutes a contract for the benefit of the Holders from time to time as third party
beneficiaries in accordance with § 328 (1) of the German Civil Code4, giving rise to the right of each Holder
to require performance of the Guarantee directly from the Guarantor and to enforce the Guarantee directly
against the Guarantor. Copies of the Guarantee may be obtained free of charge at the principal office of the
Guarantor and at the specified office of the Swiss Paying Agent.
(b) The Guarantor has undertaken in the Guarantee as long as any Note of the Issuer or itself issued under the
Programme remains outstanding, but only up to the time as principal and interest payable under or in respect
of the Notes, have been placed at the disposal of the Swiss Paying Agent, not to create or permit to subsist any
encumbrance in rem upon any or all of its present or future assets as security for any present or future Capital
Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Guarantor or any third party, unless the Notes at the same time
share pari passu and pro rata in such security or unless such other security as may be approved by an
independent accounting firm as being equivalent security has been made available to the Holders. This does
not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a company
which has merged with the Guarantor or which has been acquired by the Guarantor, provided that such
encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the time of the merger or the acquisition, unless the
encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose of financing the merger or the acquisition or was increased in
amount or extended following the merger or the acquisition. Furthermore, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph
(3) (b) does also not apply to encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital Market Indebtedness, the purpose
of which is to finance in whole or in part or to re-finance the acquisition, establishment or development of
projects; provided that (i) the recourse of the holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets
pertaining to such project (including any interests in project companies) and customary guarantees issued in
accordance with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the encumbrances are created exclusively
upon these assets. Any security which is to be provided pursuant to this subparagraph (3) (b) may, alternatively,
also be provided to a Trustee (as defined below) for the Holders.
(c) In the Guarantee, the Guarantor further undertakes to procure, as long as any Notes issued under the Programme
remain outstanding but only up to the time all amounts of principal and interest have been placed at the disposal
of the Swiss Paying Agent, to the extent legally possible in accordance with its bona fide judgement, that its
Principal Subsidiaries (as defined below) will not create or permit to subsist any encumbrances in rem upon
any or all of its present or future assets to secure any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined
below) of the relevant Principal Subsidiary or any third party. This does not apply to the extent any
encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a subsidiary, which becomes Principal
Subsidiary during the term of the Notes issued under the Programme, provided that such encumbrance in rem
was already in existence at this time, unless the encumbrance in rem was increased in amount or extended.
Furthermore, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (3) (c) does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem
was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a company which has merged with the Principal Subsidiary
or which has been acquired by the Principal Subsidiary, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already
in existence at the time of the merger or the acquisition, unless the encumbrance in rem was created for the
purpose of financing the merger or the acquisition or was increased in amount or extended following the merger
or the acquisition. Finally, the provision stated in sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (3) (c) does not apply to
encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in
whole, in part or to refinance the acquisition, establishment or development of projects; provided that (i) the
recourse of the holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to such project
(including any interests in project companies) and customary guarantees issued in accordance with market
practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the encumbrances are created exclusively upon these assets. Any
4 An English language translation of § 328 (1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) reads as follows: "A contract may
stipulate performance for the benefit of a third party, to the effect that the third party acquires the right directly to demand performance".
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security which is to be provided pursuant to this subparagraph (3) (c) may, alternatively, also be provided to a
Trustee (as defined below) for the Holders.
(a) For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions "Capital Market Indebtedness" shall mean any present or
future obligation for the payment of borrowed money which is in the form of, or represented or evidenced by,
bonds, or other instruments which are, or are intended to be, listed, quoted, dealt in or traded on any stock
exchange or in any organised market and any guarantee or other indemnity in respect of such obligation.
(b) For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions "Principal Subsidiary" shall mean any company which was
consolidated in the latest group accounts of the Guarantor and (i) whose sales as shown in its audited, non-
consolidated accounts (or where the subsidiary concerned itself prepares consolidated accounts, consolidated
sales as shown in its audited, consolidated accounts) which have been used for the purposes of the latest
audited, consolidated group accounts of the Guarantor, amount to at least five per cent. of the overall Sales of
the Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries, as shown in its latest audited, consolidated group accounts;
and (ii) whose total assets as shown in its audited, non- consolidated accounts (or where the subsidiary
concerned itself prepares consolidated accounts, consolidated total assets as shown in its audited, consolidated
accounts) which have been used for the purposes of the latest audited, consolidated group accounts of the
Guarantor, amount to at least five per cent. of the overall total assets of the Guarantor and its consolidated
subsidiaries, as shown in its latest audited, consolidated group accounts.
(c) For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions "Trustee" shall mean a bank, financial institution, or
accounting firm of recognised international standing acting as trustee for the Holders, appointed by the Issuer
and the Guarantor.
§3
INTEREST
(1) Rate of Interest and Interest Payment Dates. The Notes shall bear interest on their principal amount at the rate of
2.625 % per annum from (and including) 15 June 2023 (the "Interest Commencement Date") to (but excluding)
the Maturity Date (as defined in § 5(1)). Interest shall be payable in arrears on 15 June in each year (each such date,
an "Interest Payment Date"). The first payment of interest shall be made on 15 June 2024.
(2) Accrual of Interest. If the Issuer shall fail to redeem the Notes when due, interest shall continue to accrue from (and
including) the due date to (but excluding) such date as principal and interest on or in connection with the Notes has
been placed at the disposal of the Clearing System at the default rate of interest established by law.
(3) Calculation of Interest for Partial Periods. If interest is required to be calculated for a period which is shorter than
an Interest Period, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of the Day Count Fraction (as defined below).
(4) Day Count Fraction. "Day Count Fraction" means with regard to the calculation of the amount of interest for any
period of time (the "Calculation Period"): the number of days in the Calculation Period divided by 360, the number
of days to be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days with 12 30-day months (unless (A) the last day of the
Calculation Period is the 31st day of a month but the first day of the Calculation Period is a day other than the 30th
or 31st day of a month, in which case the month that includes that last day shall not be considered to be shortened
to a 30-day month, or (B) the last day of the Calculation Period is the last day of the month of February in which
case the month of February shall not be considered to be lengthened to a 30-day month).
"Interest Period" means the period from (and including) the Interest Commencement Date to (but excluding) the
first Interest Payment Date and thereafter from (and including) each relevant Interest Payment Date to (but
excluding) the next following Interest Payment Date.
§4
PAYMENTS
(1) (a) Payment of Principal. Payment of principal in respect of Notes shall be made, subject to subparagraph (2)
below, to the Clearing System or to its order for credit to the accounts of the relevant account holders of the
Clearing System outside the United States.
(b) Payment of Interest. Payment of interest on Notes shall be made, subject to subparagraph (2), to the Clearing
System or to its order for credit to the accounts of the relevant account holders of the Clearing System outside
the United States.
(2) Manner of Payment. Any payments of amounts due in respect of the Notes shall be made in the Specified Currency
and subject to applicable fiscal and other laws and regulations.
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(3) Discharge. The receipt by the Swiss Paying Agent of the due and punctual payment of the funds in Swiss Francs in
Geneva, in the manner provided in these Conditions, shall release the Issuer or, as the case may be, the Guarantor
from their obligations under the Notes for the payment of interest and principal due on the respective Interest
Payment Dates and on the Maturity Date to the extent of such payment.
(4) United States. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions "United States" means the United States of America
(including the States thereof and the District of Columbia) and its possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and Northern Mariana Islands).
(5) Payment Business Day. If the date for payment of any amount in respect of any Note is not a Payment Business Day
then the Holder shall not be entitled to payment until the next such day in the relevant place and shall not be entitled
to further interest or other payment in respect of such delay.
For these purposes, "Payment Business Day" means any day which is a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on
which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments in Zurich and on which the Clearing System
is operational to forward the relevant payment.
(6) References to Principal and Interest. References in these Terms and Conditions to principal in respect of the Notes
shall be deemed to include, as applicable: the Final Redemption Amount of the Notes; the Early Redemption Amount
of the Notes; the Call Redemption Amount of the Notes; and any premium and any other amounts which may be
payable under or in respect of the Notes. References in these Terms and Conditions to interest in respect of the Notes
shall be deemed to include, as applicable, any Additional Amounts which may be payable under § 7.
(7) Deposit of Principal and Interest. The Issuer may deposit with the local court (Amtsgericht) in Frankfurt am Main
principal or interest not claimed by Holders within twelve months after the Maturity Date, even though such Holders
may not be in default of acceptance of payment. If and to the extent that the deposit is effected and the right of
withdrawal is waived, the respective claims of such Holders against the Issuer shall cease.
§5
REDEMPTION
(1) Final Redemption. Unless previously redeemed in whole or in part or purchased and cancelled, the Notes shall be
redeemed at their Final Redemption Amount on 15 June 2029 (the "Maturity Date"). The "Final Redemption
Amount" in respect of each Note shall be its principal amount.
(2) Early Redemption for Reasons of Taxation. If as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws or regulations
of the Federal Republic of Germany or the Netherlands or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereto or
therein affecting taxation or the obligation to pay duties of any kind, or any change in, or amendment to, an official
interpretation or application of such laws or regulations, which amendment or change is effective on or after the date
on which the last tranche of this series of Notes was issued, the Issuer respectively the Guarantor, is required to pay
Additional Amounts (as defined in § 7) on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (as defined in § 3 (1)), and
this obligation cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuer respectively the
Guarantor, as the case may be, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, at the option of the Issuer, upon
not more than 60 days' nor less than 30 days' prior notice of redemption given to the Swiss Paying Agent and, in
accordance with § 12 to the Holders, at their Early Redemption Amount (as defined below), together with interest
accrued to the date fixed for redemption.
However, no such notice of redemption may be given (i) earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the
Issuer or the Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Notes
then due, or (ii) if at the time such notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts does not remain
in effect.
Any such notice shall be given in accordance with § 12. It shall be irrevocable, must specify the date fixed for
redemption and must set forth a statement in summary form of the facts constituting the basis for the right of the
Issuer so to redeem.
(3) Purchase; Early Redemption for Reason of Minimal Outstanding Amount. The Issuer may at any time purchase
Notes in the open market or otherwise and at any price. Such acquired Notes may be cancelled, held or resold. In
the event that the Issuer has purchased Notes equal to or in excess of 75 % of the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes initially issued and the aggregate principal amount of the Notes is reduced by this percentage in the global
note accordingly, the Issuer may call and redeem the remaining Notes (in whole but not in part) at any time upon
giving not less than 10 days' prior notice of redemption to the Swiss Paying Agent and, in accordance with § 12 to
the Holders, at the Final Redemption Amount plus accrued interest until the date of redemption (exclusive).
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§6
THE SWISS PAYING AGENT
(1) Appointment; Specified Office. The initial Swiss Paying Agent and its initial specified office shall be:
The Swiss Paying Agent reserve the right at any time to change its specified office to some other specified office in
the same country.
(2) Variation or Termination of Appointment. The Issuer reserves the right at any time to vary or terminate the
appointment of the Swiss Paying Agent and to appoint another Swiss Paying Agent or additional or other Swiss
Paying Agents. The Issuer shall at all times maintain (i) a Swiss Paying Agent, (ii) as long as the Notes are listed on
SIX Swiss Exchange, a Swiss Paying Agent in case required and provided for by the rules of such stock exchange.
Any variation, termination, appointment or change shall only take effect (other than in the case of insolvency, when
it shall be of immediate effect) after not less than 30 nor more than 45 days' prior notice thereof shall have been
given to the Holders in accordance with § 12.
(3) Agent of the Issuer. The Swiss Paying Agent act solely as the agent of the Issuer and does not assume any obligations
towards or relationship of agency or trust for any Holder.
§7
TAXATION
All amounts payable in respect of the Notes shall be made without withholding or deduction for or on account of any
present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event
such taxes are imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction by or in or for the account of the Netherlands or the
Federal Republic of Germany or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, the
Issuer will pay such additional amounts (the "Additional Amounts") as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts
received by the Holders, after such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts which would otherwise
have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be
payable on account of any taxes or duties which:
(a) are payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from amounts payable; or
(b) are payable by reason of the Holder having, or having had, some personal or business connection with the
Netherlands or the Federal Republic of Germany and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect
of the Notes are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the
Netherlands or the Federal Republic of Germany; or
(c) are withheld or deducted from a payment to an individual or a residual entity pursuant to any European Union
directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or any intergovernmental agreement or
international agreement on the taxation of interest and to which the Federal Republic of Germany or the
European Union is a party, or any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform
with, such directive, regulation, intergovernmental agreement or international agreement; or
(d) are payable by reason of a change in law that becomes effective more than 30 days after the relevant payment
of principal or interest becomes due, or, if later, is duly provided for and notice thereof is published in
accordance with § 12; or
(e) are deducted or withheld by a Paying Agent from a payment if the payment could have been made by another
Paying Agent without such deduction or withholding; or
(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to the Dutch Withholding Tax Act 2021 (Wet bronbelasting 2021); or
Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms and Conditions, the Issuer shall be permitted to withhold or deduct
any amounts required by the rules of U.S. Internal Revenue Code §§ 1471 through 1474 (or any amended or successor
provisions), pursuant to any inter-governmental agreement, or implementing legislation adopted by another jurisdiction
in connection with these provisions, or pursuant to any agreement with the Internal Revenue Service ("FATCA
Withholding"). The Issuer will have no obligation to pay additional amounts or otherwise indemnify a holder for any
FATCA Withholding deducted or withheld by the Issuer, any paying agent or any other party as a result of any person
other than Issuer or an agent of the Issuer not being entitled to receive payments free of FATCA Withholding.
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§8
PRESENTATION PERIOD
The presentation period provided in § 801 paragraph 1, sentence 1 of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch)
is reduced to ten years for the Notes.
§9
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
(1) Events of default. Each Holder shall be entitled to declare due and payable by notice to the Swiss Paying Agent its
entire claims arising from the Notes and demand immediate redemption thereof at the Early Redemption Amount
(as described in § 5) together with accrued interest (if any) to the date of repayment, in the event that:
(a) the Issuer fails to pay principal or interest under the Notes within 30 days from the relevant due date; or
(b) the Guarantor fails to pay principal or interest under the Guarantee within 30 days from the relevant due date;
or
(c) the Issuer fails to duly perform any other obligation arising from the or the Guarantor fails to perform any other
obligation arising from the Guarantee and such failure - if capable of being remedied - continues for more than
30 days after the Swiss Paying Agent has received notice thereof from a Holder; or
(d) the Issuer or the Guarantor fails to fulfil any payment obligation, when due, arising from any Capital Market
Indebtedness (as defined in § 2(4)) or from any guarantee or indemnity for a payment obligation arising from
any Capital Market Indebtedness of a third party and the total amount unpaid exceeds € 10,000,000 or the
equivalent in another currency and such default continues for more than 30 days after notice of such default is
given to the Swiss Paying Agent by a Holder, or any such payment obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantor
becomes due prematurely by reason of the occurrence of an event of default or breach of any of the terms of
such Capital Market Indebtedness (however described or provided for therein) by the Issuer or the Guarantor,
or a security provided for such payment obligation is enforced; or
(f) the Issuer or the Guarantor announces its inability to meet its financial obligations; or
(g) the Issuer or the Guarantor enters into liquidation except in connection with a merger, consolidation or other
form of combination with another company or in connection with a reorganisation and such other or new
company assumes all obligations undertaken by the Issuer or the Guarantor under or in connection with the
Notes and the Guarantee; or
(h) a court institutes insolvency proceedings or composition proceedings to avert insolvency or bankruptcy, or
similar proceedings against the assets of the or the Guarantor and such proceedings have not been discharged
or stayed within 60 days, or the Issuer or the Guarantor applies for institution of such proceedings in respect
of its assets or offers or a third party applies for insolvency proceedings against the Issuer or the Guarantor and
such proceedings are not discharged or stayed within 60 days (unless for a lack of assets (mangels Masse)) ;
or
(i) the Issuer and/or the Guarantor ceases all or substantially all of its business operations or sells or disposes
otherwise of all of its assets or a substantial part thereof provided that (i) thereby it diminishes considerably
the value of its assets and provided further that (ii) for this reason it becomes likely that the Issuer and/or the
Guarantor will not fulfil its payment obligations vis-à-vis the Holders; or.
(j) the Guarantee ceases to be valid and legally binding for any reason whatsoever.
The right to declare Notes due shall terminate if the situation giving rise to it has been cured before the right is
exercised.
(2) Quorum. In the events specified in subparagraph (1) (c), (d) and/or (i), any notice declaring Notes due shall, unless
at the time such notice is received any of the events specified in subparagraph (1) (a), (b), (e), (f) or (j) entitling
Holders to declare their Notes due has occurred, become effective only when the Swiss Paying Agent has received
such notices from the Holders of at least one-tenth in principal amount of Notes then outstanding.
(3) Notice. Any notice in accordance with subparagraph (1) shall be made by means of a declaration in text form to the
Swiss Paying Agent together with evidence by means of a certificate of the Holder's Custodian (as defined in § 13(4))
that such Holder, at the time of such written notice, is a holder of the relevant Notes, and in the case of default
pursuant to subparagraph (1) (c), also together with evidence specifying such default.
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§ 10
SUBSTITUTION
(1) Substitution. The Issuer shall be entitled at any time, without the consent of the Holders, if no payment of principal
of or interest on any of the Notes is in default, to substitute for the Issuer EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
or any other company, 100 % of the voting shares or other equity interests of which are directly or indirectly owned
by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, as principal debtor in respect to all obligations arising from or in
connection with the Notes (the "Substituted Debtor"), provided that:
(a) the Substituted Debtor is in a position to fulfil all payment obligations arising from or in connection with the
Notes without the necessity of any taxes or duties being withheld at source and to transfer all amounts which
are required therefor to the Swiss Paying Agent without any restrictions;
(b) the Substituted Debtor assumes all obligations of the Issuer arising from or in connection with the Notes;
(c) the Substituted Debtor undertakes to reimburse any Holder for such taxes, fees or duties which may be imposed
upon it as a consequence of assumption of the obligations of the Issuer by the Substituted Debtor;
(d) the Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees in favor of each Holder the payment of all sums
payable by the Substitute Debtor in respect of the Notes on terms equivalent to the terms of the Guarantee; and
(e) there shall have been delivered to the Swiss Paying Agent one opinion for each jurisdiction affected of lawyers
of recognised standing to the effect that subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above have been satisfied.
(2) Notice. Notice of any such substitution shall be published in accordance with § 12.
(3) Change of References. In the event of any such substitution, any reference in these Terms and Conditions to the
Issuer shall from then on be deemed to refer to the Substituted Debtor and any reference to the country in which the
Issuer is domiciled or resident for taxation purposes shall from then on be deemed to refer to the country of domicile
or residence for taxation purposes of the Substituted Debtor. Furthermore, in the event of such substitution the
following shall apply:
In § 7 and § 5(2) an alternative reference to the Netherlands shall be deemed to have been included in addition to
the reference according to the preceding sentence to the country of domicile or residence for taxation purposes of
the Substituted Debtor.
In the event of any such substitution, the Substituted Debtor shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right and power of, the Issuer under the Notes with the same effect as if the Substituted Debtor had been
named as the Issuer herein, and the Issuer (or any corporation which shall have previously assumed the obligations
of the Issuer) shall be released from its liability as obligor under the Notes.
§ 11
FURTHER ISSUES, PURCHASES AND CANCELLATION
(1) Further Issues. The Issuer may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders, issue further Notes having
the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects (or in all respects except for the issue date, interest
commencement date and/or issue price) so as to form a single Series with the Notes.
(2) Purchases. The Issuer may at any time purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise and at any price. Notes
purchased by the Issuer may, at the option of the Issuer, be held, resold or surrendered to the Swiss Paying Agent
for cancellation. If purchases are made by tender, tenders for such Notes must be made available to all Holders of
such Notes alike.
(3) Cancellation. All Notes redeemed in full shall be cancelled forthwith and may not be reissued or resold.
§ 12
NOTICES
(1) Publication. So long as the Notes are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and so long as the rules of the SIX Swiss
Exchange so require, all notices concerning the Notes, the Issuer (with respect to the Notes) and/or the Guarantor
(with respect to the Notes) shall be published, without cost to the Holders, in electronic form by delivery by the
Swiss Paying Agent to the online information system of SIX Swiss Exchange for publication via the website
designated by SIX Swiss Exchange for these purposes (https://www.six-group.com/en/products-services/the-
swiss-stock-exchange.html, where notices are currently published under https://www.six-
group.com/en/products-services/the-swiss-stock-exchange/market-data/news-tools/official-notices.html#/).
Any notice so given will be deemed to have been validly given on the date of delivery to the SIX Swiss Exchange.
4.
(2) Notification to Clearing System. To the extent permitted by law and the rules of the relevant stock exchange on
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which the Notes are listed, the Issuer may replace any publication referred to in paragraph (1) by a notice to the
Clearing System for onward transmission to the Holders. Any notice so given will be deemed to have been
validly given on the fifth calendar day following the date of such publication.
§ 13
APPLICABLE LAW, PLACE OF JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT
(2) Submission to Jurisdiction. Non-exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes arising out of or in connection with the Notes
shall be Frankfurt am Main.
(3) Appointment of Authorised Agent. For any Proceedings before German courts, the Issuer appoints EnBW Energie
Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany as its authorised agent
for service of process in Germany.
(4) Enforcement. Any Holder of Notes may in any proceedings against the Issuer, or the Guarantor or to which such
Holder and the or the Guarantor are parties, protect and enforce in his own name his rights arising under such Notes
on the basis of (i) a statement issued by the Custodian with whom such Holder maintains a securities account in
respect of the Notes (a) stating the full name and address of the Holder, (b) specifying the aggregate principal amount
of Notes credited to such securities account on the date of such statement and (c) confirming that the Custodian has
given written notice to the Clearing System containing the information pursuant to (a) and (b) which has been
confirmed by the Clearing System and (ii) a copy of the Note in global form certified as being a true copy by a duly
authorised officer of the Clearing System or a depository of the Clearing System, without the need for production
in such proceedings of the actual records or the global note representing the Notes or (iii) any other means of proof
permitted in legal proceedings in the country of enforcement. For purposes of the foregoing, "Custodian" means
any bank or other financial institution of recognised standing authorised to engage in securities custody business
with which the Holder maintains a securities account in respect of the Notes and which maintains an account with
the Clearing System, including the Clearing System itself.
§ 14
LANGUAGE
These Terms and Conditions are written in the German language and provided with an English language translation. The
German text shall be controlling and binding. The English language translation is provided for convenience only.
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PART II – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Teil II: ZUSÄTZLICHE INFORMATIONEN
A. Essential information
Grundlegende Angaben
So far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.
Nach Kenntnis der Emittentin bestehen bei den an der Emission beteiligten Personen keine Interessen, die für das
Angebot bedeutsam sind.
Other interests
Andere Interessen
Reasons for the offer and use of proceeds General corporate purposes
Gründe für das Angebot und Verwendung der Erträge Allgemeine Unternehmenszwecke
Eurosystem eligibility
EZB-Fähigkeit
ISIN CH1244321795
ISIN CH1244321795
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Resolutions, authorisations and approvals by virtue of The issue of the Notes has been duly authorised by
which the Notes will be created resolution of the board of managing directors of the
Issuer, dated 17 May 2023, with approval of the
supervisory board, dated 17 May 2023, and
resolution of the general meeting of the shareholders,
dated 19 May 2023.
C.3 Pricing
Kursfeststellung
Amount of expenses and taxes charged to the subscriber / purchaser Not applicable
Method of distribution
Vertriebsmethode
Non-syndicated
Nicht syndiziert
Syndicated
Syndiziert
Subscription Agreement
Übernahmevertrag
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Kaiserstraße 16 (Kaiserplatz) 60311
Frankfurt am Main
Federal Republic of Germany.
(collectively, the "Managers")
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Kaiserstraße 16 (Kaiserplatz) 60311
Frankfurt am Main
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(zusammen, die "Manager")
Firm commitment
Feste Zusage
Commissions
Provisionen
* The Notes have been provisionally admitted to trading on SIX Swiss Exchange with effect from 13 June 2023.
Application for definitive listing on SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd will be made as soon as is reasonably practicable
thereafter. The last trading day is expected to be the second business day prior to the Maturity Date.
* Die Schuldverschreibungen wurden per 13. Juni 2023 provisorisch zum Handel an der SIX Swiss Exchange
zugelassen. Das Gesuch für die definitive Kotierung an der SIX Swiss Exchange AG wird so bald wie möglich danach
gestellt. Der letzte Handelstag wird voraussichtlich der zweite Geschäftstag vor dem Fälligkeitstag sein.
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All regulated markets, third country markets or
Not applicable
MTFs on which, to the knowledge of the Issuer,
notes of the same class of the notes to be offered or
admitted to trading are already admitted to trading
Nicht anwendbar
Angabe sämtlicher geregelter Märkte,
Drittlandsmärkte oder MTFs, auf denen nach
Kenntnis der Emittentin Schuldverschreibungen
der gleichen Wertpapierkategorie, die zum Handel
angeboten oder zugelassen werden sollen, bereits
zum Handel zugelassen sind
E. Additional Information
Zusätzliche Informationen
Rating
S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited: A-
Moody's France SAS: Baa1
Rating
S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited: A-
Moody's France SAS: Baa1
A credit rating assesses the creditworthiness of an entity and informs an investor therefore about the probability of the
entity being able to redeem invested capital. It is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised
or withdrawn by the rating agency at any time.
Standard & Poor's defines "A" as follows: "strong capacity to meet financial commitments, but somewhat susceptible to
adverse economic conditions and changes in circumstances". Ratings by Standard & Poor's from "AA" to "CCC" may be
modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.
Moody's defines "Baa" as follows: "obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered
medium-grade and as such may possess speculative characteristics". Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to
each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher
end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in
the lower end of that generic rating category.
Ein Kreditrating ist eine Einschätzung der Kreditwürdigkeit einer Rechtsperson und informiert den Anleger daher über
die Wahrscheinlichkeit mit der die Rechtsperson in der Lage ist, angelegtes Kapital zurückzuzahlen. Es ist keine
Empfehlung Wertpapiere zu kaufen, zu verkaufen oder zu halten und kann jederzeit durch die Ratingagentur geändert
oder zurückgenommen werden.
Standard & Poor's definiert "A" wie folgt: "Starke Fähigkeit zur Erfüllung seiner finanziellen Verpflichtungen, aber etwas
anfällig gegenüber nachteiligen wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen und Veränderungen äußerer Umstände". Die Ratings
durch Standard & Poor's von "AA" bis "CCC" können durch das Hinzufügen eine Plus- (+) oder Minuszeichens (-)
modifiziert werden, um die relative Stellung innerhalb der Hauptratingkategorien zu verdeutlichen.
Moody's definiert "Baa" wie folgt: "Die mit Baa bewerteten Schuldverschreibungen sind mit einem mäßigen Kreditrisiko
behaftet. Sie werden als mittelmäßig eingestuft und können als solche spekulative Merkmale aufweisen". Moody's
verwendet in den Ratingkategorien "Aa" bis "Caa" zusätzlich numerische Unterteilungen. Der Zusatz "1" bedeutet, dass
eine entsprechend bewertete Verbindlichkeit in das obere Drittel der jeweiligen Ratingkategorie einzuordnen ist, während
"2" und "3" das mittlere bzw. untere Drittel anzeigen.
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Einwilligung zur Nutzung des Schweizer Prospekts
Each Dealer and/or each further financial intermediary subsequently reselling or finally placing Notes is entitled to use
the Swiss Prospectus in Switzerland for the subsequent resale or final placement of the relevant Notes.
Jeder Finanzintermediär, der Schuldverschreibungen nachfolgend weiter verkauft oder endgültig platziert, ist berechtigt,
den Schweizer Prospekt für den späteren Weiterverkauf oder die endgültige Platzierung der Schuldverschreibungen in
der Schweiz zu verwenden.
Not applicable
Nicht anwendbar
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ANNEX 1
€ 10,000,000,000
Debt Issuance Programme
The Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus has been approved by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier
(the "CSSF") of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg ("Luxembourg") in its capacity as competent authority under the
Prospectus Regulation. The CSSF only approves this Prospectus as meeting the standards of completeness,
comprehensibility and consistency imposed by the Prospectus Regulation. Such approval should not be considered as
an endorsement of the relevant Issuer or of the quality of the Notes that are the subject of the Prospectus. Investors
should make their own assessment as to the suitability of investing in the Notes.
Each Issuer has requested the CSSF in its capacity as competent authority under the Prospectus Regulation and the
Luxembourg act relating to prospectuses for securities dated 16 July 2019 (Loi du 16 juillet 2019 relative aux
prospectus pour valeurs mobilières et portant mise en oeuvre du règlement (UE) 2017/1129, the "Luxembourg Law")
to provide the competent authorities in the Republic of Austria, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands
with a certificate of approval attesting that the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus has been drawn up in accordance
with the Prospectus Regulation (each a "Notification"). Each Issuer may request the CSSF to provide competent
authorities in additional member states within the European Economic Area ("EAA") with a Notification. By approving
this Prospectus, the CSSF shall give no undertaking as to the economic and financial soundness of the operation or the
quality or solvency of the relevant Issuer pursuant to Article 6(4) of the Luxembourg Law.
The date of the Prospectus is 18 April 2023. The validity of the Prospectus will expire on 18 April 2024. Any
obligation to supplement a prospectus in the event of significant new factors, material mistakes or material
inaccuracies does not apply when a prospectus is no longer valid.
Application has been made to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for debt instruments (the "Notes") to be issued under
the € 10,000,000,000 debt issuance programme (the "Programme") up to the expiry of twelve months after the date of
approval hereof to be listed on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (the "Official List") and admitted
to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's regulated market (the "Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange"), which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended ("MiFID II"). Notes
issued under the Programme may also be listed and traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange or other stock exchanges
or may not be listed at all.
The payments of all amounts due in respect of Notes issued by EnBW International Finance B.V. will be
unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG pursuant to the terms of the
Guarantee set out in this Prospectus.
Arranger
Deutsche Bank
Dealers
BBVA Barclays
BayernLB BNP PARIBAS
Citigroup Commerzbank
Deutsche Bank DZ BANK AG
Helaba HSBC
ING Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
Morgan Stanley MUFG
NatWest Markets SEB
SMBC Bank EU AG Société Générale
Corporate & Investment Banking
UniCredit
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG ("EnBW AG" or the "Guarantor", and together with its
consolidated subsidiaries "EnBW" or the "EnBW Group") and EnBW International Finance B.V.
("EnBW Finance") (each, an "Issuer" and together, the "Issuers") are solely responsible for the
information given in this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus. Each Issuer hereby declares that to the best
of its knowledge, the information contained in this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus for which it is
responsible, is in accordance with the facts and that this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus makes no
omission likely to affect its import.
By approving a prospectus, the CSSF shall give no undertaking as to the economic and financial soundness
of the operation or the quality or solvency of the relevant Issuer pursuant to Article 6(4) of the Luxembourg
Law. Investors should make their own assessment as to the suitability of investing in the Notes.
NOTICE
This Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus should be read and construed with any supplement thereto and
with any other documents incorporated by reference, all in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation, and,
in relation to any Series (as defined herein) of Notes, should be read and construed together with, the
relevant Final Terms (as defined herein). For the avoidance of doubt, the information on any website
referred to in this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus, except for the information on the website
www.luxse.com in the context of the documents incorporated by reference, does not form part of this Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus and has not been scrutinised or approved by the CSSF.
Each Issuer and the Guarantor has confirmed to the dealers, set forth on the cover page (the "Dealers") that
this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus is true and accurate in all material respects and is not misleading;
that any opinions and intentions expressed therein are honestly held and based on reasonable assumptions;
that there are no other facts with respect to each Issuer and the Guarantor, the omission of which would
make this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus as a whole or any statement therein or opinions or
intentions expressed therein misleading in any material respect; and that all reasonable enquiries have been
made to verify the foregoing.
Each Issuer will comply with its respective obligations under the Prospectus Regulation to prepare a
supplement to this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus or a new prospectus in the event that any
significant new factor, material mistake or material inaccuracy relating to the information included in this
Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus which is capable of affecting the assessment of the Notes, arises or
is noted between the date of this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus and the final closing of the public
offer of any tranche of Notes or, as the case may be, when trading of any tranche of Notes on a regulated
market begins, whichever occurs later.
No person has been authorised by any of the Issuers or the Guarantor to give any information or to make
any representation not contained in or not consistent with this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus or any
other document entered into in relation to the Programme or any information supplied by any Issuer or the
Guarantor or such other information as is in the public domain and, if given or made, such information or
representation should not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Issuers, the Guarantor, the Dealers
or any individual Dealer.
No representation or warranty is made or implied by the Dealers or any of their respective affiliates, and
neither the Dealers nor any of their respective affiliates make any representation or warranty or accept any
responsibility, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this Debt Issuance
Programme Prospectus or any responsibility for any acts or omissions of any of the Issuers or any other
person in connection with the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus or the issue and offering of Notes.
This Prospectus is valid for twelve months following its date of approval and this Prospectus and any
supplement hereto as well as any Final Terms reflect the status as of their respective dates of issue. Neither
the delivery of this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus nor the Final Terms nor the offering, sale or
delivery of any Note shall, in any circumstances, create any implication that the information contained in
this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus is true subsequent to the date upon which this Debt Issuance
Programme Prospectus has been published or most recently amended or supplemented or that there has
been no adverse change in the financial position of the Issuers since the date hereof or, as the case may be,
the date upon which this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus has been most recently amended or
supplemented or the balance sheet date of the most recent financial statements which are deemed to be
- ii -
incorporated by reference into this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus or that any other information
supplied in connection with the Programme is correct at any time subsequent to the date on which it is
supplied or, if different, the date indicated in the document containing the same.
The Notes and the Guarantee have not been and will not be registered under the U. S. Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Notes will include Notes in bearer form that are subject
to U.S. tax law requirements. Subject to certain exceptions, Notes may not be offered, sold or delivered
within the United States or to U.S. persons, see "General Information — Selling Restrictions".
The distribution of this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus and the respective Final Terms as well as the
offering, sale, and delivery of the Notes in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose
possession this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus or any Final Terms comes are required by the Issuers
and the Dealers to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. For a description of certain
restrictions on offers, sales and deliveries of Notes and on the distribution of this Debt Issuance Programme
Prospectus or any Final Terms and other offering material relating to the Notes, see "General Information
— Selling Restrictions".
This Prospectus may be used for subsequent offers by Dealers and/or further financial intermediaries only
insofar as and for the period so specified in the Final Terms for the relevant Tranche of Notes.
Neither this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus nor the Final Terms constitute an offer or an
invitation to subscribe for or purchase any Notes and should not be considered as a recommendation
by the Issuers, the Guarantor, or any Dealer that any recipient of this Debt Issuance Programme
Prospectus or any Final Terms should subscribe for or purchase any Notes. Each recipient of this
Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus or the Final Terms shall be taken to have made its own
investigation and appraisal of the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Issuers and the Guarantor.
The Final Terms in respect of any Notes may include a legend entitled "MiFID II Product Governance"
which will outline the target market assessment in respect of the Notes and which channels for distribution
of the Notes are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a
"Distributor") should take into consideration the target market assessment; however, a Distributor subject
to Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended ("MiFID II"), is responsible for undertaking its own target market
assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the target market assessment) and
determining appropriate distribution channels.
A determination will be made in relation to each issue about whether, for the purpose of the MiFID Product
Governance rules under EU Delegated Directive 2017/593, as amended (the "MiFID Product Governance
Rules"), any Dealer subscribing for any Notes is a manufacturer in respect of such Notes, but otherwise
neither the Arranger nor the Dealers nor any of their respective affiliates will be a manufacturer for the
purpose of the MiFID Product Governance Rules.
The Final Terms in respect of any Notes may include a legend entitled "UK MiFIR Product Governance"
which will outline the target market assessment in respect of the Notes and which channels for distribution
of the Notes are appropriate. Any Distributor should take into consideration the target market assessment;
however, a Distributor subject to the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance
Sourcebook (the "UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules") is responsible for undertaking its own target
market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the target market assessment) and
determining appropriate distribution channels.
A determination will be made in relation to each issue about whether, for the purpose of the UK MiFIR
Product Governance Rules, any Dealer subscribing for any Notes is a manufacturer in respect of such Notes,
but otherwise neither the Arranger nor the Dealers nor any of their respective affiliates will be a
manufacturer for the purpose of the UK MIFIR Product Governance Rules.
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PRIIPS REGULATION / EEA RETAIL INVESTORS
If the Final Terms in respect of any Notes include a legend entitled "Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail
Investors", the Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be
offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA").
For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in
point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2016/97/EU, as
amended (the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a
professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as
defined in the Prospectus Regulation. Where such a Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail Investors is included
in the Final Terms, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014, as amended
(the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail
investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling such Notes or otherwise making
them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
If the Final Terms in respect of any Notes include a legend entitled "Prohibition of Sales to UK Retail
Investors", the Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be
offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom ("UK"). For the
purposes of this provision the expression "retail investor" means a person who is one (or more) of the
following: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms
part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"); or (ii) a customer
within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") and
any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer
would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No
600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined
in Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Where
such a Prohibition of Sales to UK Retail Investors is included in the Final Terms, no key information
document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the
EUWA (the "UK PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them
available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or
otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs
Regulation.
Unless otherwise stated in the Final Terms in respect of any Notes, all Notes issued or to be issued under
the Programme shall be prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the Securities and Futures
(Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in the
Monetary Authority of Singapore (the "MAS") Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment
Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
Interest amounts payable under floating rate Notes issued under the Programme are calculated by reference
to EURIBOR which is provided by the European Money Markets Institute ("EMMI"). As at the date of
this Prospectus, EMMI appears on the register of administrators and benchmarks established and
maintained by the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") pursuant to Article 36 of the
Benchmarks Regulation.
STABILISATION
In connection with the issue of any Tranche of Notes under the Programme, the Dealer or Dealers (if any)
named as stabilisation manager(s) in the applicable Final Terms (or persons acting on behalf of a
stabilisation manager) may over-allot Notes or effect transactions with a view to supporting the price of the
Notes at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, stabilisation may not necessarily
occur. Any stabilisation action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the
terms of the offer of the relevant Tranche of Notes is made and, if begun, may cease at any time, but it must
end no later than the earlier of 30 days after the Issue Date of the relevant Tranche of Notes and 60 days
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after the date of the allotment of the relevant Tranche of Notes. Any stabilisation action or over-allotment
must be conducted by the relevant stabilisation manager(s) (or person(s) acting on behalf of any
stabilisation manager(s)) in accordance with all applicable laws and rules.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Forward-looking statements in this Prospectus are based on current estimates and assumptions that each of
the Issuers and/or the Guarantor makes to the best of their respective present knowledge. These forward-
looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results,
including the EnBW Group's financial condition and results of operations, to differ materially from and be
worse than results that have expressly or implicitly been assumed or described in these forward-looking
statements. EnBW Group's business is also subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
a forward-looking statement, estimate or prediction in this Prospectus to become inaccurate. Accordingly,
investors are strongly advised to read the following sections of this Prospectus: "Risk Factors" and "General
Information about EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG" and "General Information about EnBW
International Finance B.V.". These sections include more detailed descriptions of factors that might have
an impact on EnBW Group's business and the markets in which it operates.
In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, future events described in this Prospectus may not
occur. In addition, neither the Issuers, the Guarantor nor the Dealers assume any obligation, except as
required by law, to update any forward-looking statement or to conform these forward-looking statements
to actual events or developments.
Any descriptions or references to business figures or developments refer to the financial years 2021 and
2022, unless specified otherwise. References to "we" or "our" should be read as references to the EnBW
Group. For the avoidance of doubt, the content of websites this Prospectus refers to in hyperlinks does not
form part of the Prospectus.
In this Prospectus all references to "€", "EUR", "Euro", "euro" and "EURO" are to the currency introduced
at the start of the third stage of the European Economic and Monetary Union, and as defined in Article 2 of
Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro, as amended, and all
references to "U.S. dollars" and "US $" are to the lawful currency of the United States of America.
ESG RATINGS
EnBW AG's exposure to Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") risks and the related management
arrangements established to mitigate those risks has been assessed by several agencies, including EPRA,
S&P Global, CDP, Sustainalytics, MSCI and ISS-oekom, among others, through Environmental, Social
and Governance ratings ("ESG Ratings"). Please refer to the section "Sustainability ratings" on page 177
for further information.
ESG Ratings may vary amongst ESG Ratings agencies as the methodologies used to determine ESG
Ratings may differ.
EnBW AG's ESG Ratings are not necessarily indicative of its current or future operating or financial
performance, or any future ability to service the Notes and are only current as of the dates on which they
were initially issued. Prospective investors must determine for themselves the relevance of any such ESG
Ratings information contained in this Prospectus or elsewhere in making an investment decision.
Furthermore, ESG Ratings shall not be deemed to be a recommendation by the Issuers, the Guarantor, the
Dealers or any other person to buy, sell or hold the Notes. Currently, the providers of such ESG Ratings
are not subject to any regulatory or other similar oversight in respect of their determination and award of
ESG Ratings. For more information regarding the assessment methodologies used to determine ESG
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Ratings, please refer to the relevant ratings agency's website (which website does not form a part of, nor is
incorporated by reference in, this Prospectus).
The Final Terms relating to any specific Tranche of Notes may provide that it will be the Issuer's intention
to apply an amount equivalent to the proceeds from an offer of those Notes specifically for projects and
activities that promote social, green and environmental purposes (the "Eligible Green Projects"). EnBW
AG has established a framework to support the future issuance of sustainable financing instruments,
including green bonds, and which further specifies the eligibility criteria for such Eligible Green Projects
(the "Green Financing Framework") in order to support the EnBW 2025 Strategy of the EnBW Group.
The Green Financing Framework has been developed based on existing international standards: the Green
Bond Principles 2021 as published by the International Capital Market Association 1 and the Green Loan
Principles 2021 as published by the Loan Market Association 2 . EnBW AG appointed Institutional
Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS ESG") who has provided a second party opinion (the "Second Party
Opinion") on the Green Financing Framework. Investors should refer to the EnBW AG's website
(https://www.enbw.com/company/investors/bonds/green-bonds.html) and to the Second Party Opinion,
which is available at
https://www.enbw.com/media/investoren/investors_docs/news_und_publikationen/iss-esg-second-party-
opinion-2022.pdf, for information regarding the Green Financing Framework. The second party opinion
providers and providers of similar opinions and certifications are not currently subject to any specific
regulatory or other regime or oversight. The Second Party Opinion and any such other opinion or
certification is not, nor should be deemed to be, a recommendation by the Issuers, the Guarantor, the Dealers,
any green or ESG structuring agent or any second party opinion provider such as ISS ESG, the Independent
Verifier (as defined in the relevant Terms and Conditions) or any other person to buy, sell or hold any Notes.
For more information regarding the assessment methodologies used to determine the Second Party Opinion,
please refer to ISS ESG's website (which website does not form a part of, nor is incorporated by reference
in, this Prospectus). None of the Arranger, the Dealers, any of their respective affiliates or any other person
mentioned in this Prospectus makes any representation as to the suitability of such sustainable financing
instruments to fulfil environmental, social and/or sustainability criteria required by any prospective
investors. The Arranger and the Dealers have not undertaken, nor are responsible for, any assessment of
the Green Financing Framework or the Eligible Green Projects, any verification of whether any Eligible
Green Project meets the criteria set out in the Green Financing Framework or the monitoring of the use of
proceeds.
Certain financial measures presented in this Prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference are
not recognised financial measures under International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the
European Union ("IFRS") ("Alternative Performance Measures") and may therefore not be considered
as an alternative to the financial measures defined in the accounting standards in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. The Alternative Performance Measures are intended to supplement
investors' understanding of the Issuer's financial information by providing measures which investors,
financial analysts and management use to help evaluate the Issuer's financial leverage and operating
performance. Special items which the Issuer does not believe to be indicative of ongoing business
performance are excluded from these calculations so that investors can better evaluate and analyse historical
and future business trends on a consistent basis. Definitions of these Alternative Performance Measures
may not be comparable to similar definitions used by other companies and are not a substitute for similar
measures according to IFRS.
SUITABILITY
Each potential investor in Notes must determine the suitability of that investment in light of its own
circumstances. In particular, each potential investor should:
1 https://www.icmagroup.org/sustainable-finance/the-principles-guidelines-and-handbooks/green-bond-principles-gbp/
2 https://www.lma.eu.com/application/files/4716/7715/0338/Green_Loan_Principles_23_February_2023.pdf
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(i) have sufficient knowledge and experience to make a meaningful evaluation of the relevant Notes,
the merits and risks of investing in the relevant Notes and the information contained or incorporated
by reference into this Prospectus or any supplement hereto;
(ii) have access to, and knowledge of, appropriate analytical tools to evaluate, in the context of its
particular financial situation and the investment(s) it is considering, an investment in the Notes and
the impact the Notes will have on its overall investment portfolio;
(iii) have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear all of the risks of an investment in the
relevant Notes, including where the currency for principal or interest payments is different from the
potential investor's currency;
(iv) understand thoroughly the terms of the relevant Notes and be familiar with the behavior of financial
markets;
(v) be aware that it may be required to pay taxes or other documentary charges or duties in accordance
with the laws and practices of the country where the Notes are transferred or other jurisdictions;
(vi) ask for its own tax adviser's advice on its individual taxation with respect to the acquisition, sale and
redemption of the Notes; and
(vii) be able to evaluate (either alone or with the help of a financial adviser) possible scenarios for
economic, interest rate and other factors that may affect its investment and its ability to bear the
applicable risks.
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME
Under this Programme, the EnBW AG and EnBW Finance may from time to time issue Notes to one or
more of the Dealers or directly to investors.
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft acts as arranger in respect of the Programme (the "Arranger").
The maximum aggregate principal amount of the Notes at any time outstanding under the Programme
will not exceed €10,000,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency). The Issuers may increase the
amount of the Programme from time to time.
Notes issued by EnBW Finance will have the benefit of a guarantee (the "Guarantee") given by EnBW
AG. The Guarantee constitutes an irrevocable, unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of the Guarantor
ranking pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Guarantor. The
Guarantee will be governed by German law.
Notes may be issued on a continuing basis to one or more of the Dealers. Notes may be distributed by
way of public offer or private placements and, in each case, on a syndicated or non-syndicated basis. The
method of distribution of each Tranche will be stated in the Final Terms. Notes may be offered to non-
qualified and/or qualified investors.
Notes may be issued on a continuous basis in tranches (each a "Tranche"), each Tranche consisting of
Notes which are identical in all respects. One or more Tranches, which are expressed to be consolidated
and forming a single series and identical in all respects, but having different issue dates, interest
commencement dates, issue prices and dates for first interest payments may form a series ("Series") of
Notes. Further Notes may be issued as part of existing Series. The specific terms of each Tranche will be
set forth in the Final Terms.
Notes will be issued in such denominations as may be agreed between the relevant Issuer and the relevant
Dealer(s) and as indicated in the Final Terms save that the minimum denomination of the Notes will be,
if in Euro, €1,000 or, if in any currency other than Euro, in an amount in such other currency at least
equivalent to €1,000 at the time of the issue of Notes.
Notes may be issued at an issue price which is at par or at a discount to, or at a premium over, par, as
stated in the Final Terms.
The yield for Notes with fixed interest rates will be calculated by the use of the ICMA method, which
determines the effective interest rate of notes taking into account accrued interest on a daily basis. The
calculation will be based on the assumption, that no interest step-up event occurs during the term of the
Notes.
Notes with fixed interest rates may be issued with an interest step-up mechanism or/and a redemption
step-up mechanism, as specified in the relevant Final Terms. Such a step-up mechanism will be linked to
the performance of one or more key performance indicators, as specified in the relevant Final Terms.
These key performance indicators will be linked to, inter alia, sustainability performance targets
representing economic, ecological and social values such as, for example, expansion of renewable
energies, climate protection and certain United Nations for Sustainable Development Goals, all as
described in the most recent Green Financing Framework and specified in the relevant Final Terms.
Application has been made to list Notes on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and to
have Notes admitted to trading on the Regulated Market "Bourse de Luxembourg" which is a regulated
market for the purposes of MiFID II. Notes may also be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange or other
stock exchanges or will not be listed at all as the relevant Issuer and the relevant Dealer(s) may agree.
Notes will be accepted for clearing through one or more Clearing Systems as specified in the Final Terms.
These systems will include those operated by Clearstream Banking AG (Mergenthalerallee 61,
65760 Eschborn, Germany), Clearstream Banking S.A. (42 Avenue JF Kennedy, 1855 Luxembourg,
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) and Euroclear Bank SA/NV (Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 1210 Brussels,
Belgium).
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Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft will act as fiscal agent (the "Fiscal Agent"). Deutsche Bank
Aktiengesellschaft and other institutions, all as indicated in the relevant Final Terms, will act as paying
agents (the "Paying Agents").
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RISK FACTORS
Before deciding to purchase the Notes, investors should carefully review and consider the following risk
factors and the other information contained in this Prospectus. Should one or more of the risks described
below materialise, this may have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, shareholders' equity,
assets, financial position and results of operations (Vermögens-, Finanz- und Ertragslage) or general
affairs of the respective Issuer or the EnBW Group. Moreover, if any of these risks occur, the market
value of the Notes and the likelihood that the relevant Issuer will be in a position to fulfil their payment
obligations under the Notes may decrease, in which case the holders of the Notes (the "Holders") could
lose all or part of their investments. Factors which each of the Issuers believes may be material for the
purpose of assessing the market risks associated with the Notes are also described below.
Each of the Issuers believes that the factors described below represent the principal risks inherent in
investing in Notes issued under the Programme, but the respective Issuer may be unable to pay interest,
principal or other amounts on or in connection with Notes issued under the Programme for other
unknown reasons than those described below. Additional risks of which the Issuers are not presently
aware could also affect the business operations of the respective Issuer or the EnBW Group and have a
material adverse effect on their business activities, financial condition and results of operations.
Prospective investors should read the detailed information set out elsewhere in this Prospectus (including
any documents incorporated by reference herein) and reach their own views prior to making any
investment decision.
The following risk factors are organised in categories depending on their respective nature. In each
category the most material risk factors, based on the probability of their occurrence and the expected
magnitude of their negative impact, are mentioned first.
Words and expressions defined in the Terms and Conditions of the Notes below shall have the same
meanings in this section. In this section, references to "Issuer" shall be to the relevant Issuer, unless
otherwise indicated.
The following is a description of the risk factors, which may affect the ability of the Issuers to fulfil
their obligations under the Notes.
Financial Risks
Key factors influencing the present value of nuclear power and pension provisions are interest and
inflation rates.
There is a general risk due to any change in the discount rate applied to the pension provisions, because
the present value of the pension provisions falls when the discount rate increases and increases when the
discount rate falls. On the reporting date for the annual financial statements of EnBW Group in 2022, the
discount rate stood at 3.70% in comparison to 1.15% as of 31 December 2021.
Against the backdrop of the expected development of interest rates, there are risks which may have a
negative impact on net debt and thus on EnBW's key performance indicator debt repayment potential.
The EnBW Group's financial investments are subject to risks that arise from declines in price and other
losses in value as a result of volatility in financial markets. The military actions against Ukraine and the
sanctions and export-control measures instituted in response (the "Russia-Ukraine Conflict") led to a
decline in stock markets in 2022. There is still a considerable level of uncertainty about future
developments, especially with respect to inflation and rising costs for energy and raw materials. Such
developments could have an impact on net debt and the EnBW Group's debt repayment potential.
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Margins and Liquidity Risk
The EnBW Group's liquidity planning is subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty, especially with
respect to margin payments. Sharp increases in prices and volatility in the commodity markets (EEX/ICE)
have led to high cash outflows due to heightened requirements to provide margin in connection with
energy trading. There is a material risk that EnBW's net debt and thus its debt repayment potential could
be impacted by margin payments and resulting cash outflows.
As a result of changes to the conditions in the energy industry, there is a general risk that impairment
losses on power plants and the formation of provisions for impending losses on onerous contracts for
long-term electricity procurement agreements could have a negative impact on earnings. As a result of
the reversals of impairment losses on the conventional generation plants in the financial year 2022, there
is an increased risk of impairment losses in the future. EnBW anticipates further impairment losses on its
offshore wind farms because they will have fewer operating years with EEG funding in the future.
Hedging Risk
When selling generated electricity volumes, EnBW is exposed to the risk of falling electricity prices and
the risk of the unfavorable development of fuel prices in relation to electricity prices. The EnBW Group
has exposure to foreign exchange risks from procurement and the hedging of prices for its fuel
requirements, as well as from gas and oil trading business. This could have a negative effect EnBW's
adjusted EBITDA and debt repayment potential.
Competitive Environment
There is a risk that the legislative framework could have an impact on the competitive situation and sales
activities. This affects all EnBW brands in the electricity, gas and energy solutions business, in
combination with the volatile procurement prices on the market and continued strain on supply chains.
Moreover, the risk of bad debt has increased further. This may have a negative impact on EnBW’s key
performance indicator adjusted EBITDA in both 2023 and 2024 and thus an indirect impact on its key
performance indicator debt repayment potential via the retained cash flow.
EnBW and its operations are subject to significant regulation and supervision by various regulatory bodies,
including German municipal, state, federal and European Union ("EU") authorities. This affects the
following segments:
German Renewable Energies Act (Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz, ("EEG")) regarding the
Sustainable Generation Infrastructure segment.
Any material adverse change in the aforementioned regulations may result in increased operational and
administrative expenses and thus may adversely affect earnings for the EnBW Group, the EnBW Group's
balance sheet and net debt.
This also applies to the application and interpretation of the aforementioned regulations. In addition, in
the existing planning of the dismantling costs for nuclear power plants, it was assumed that the so-called
"self-supply entitlement" can be used for the electricity supplied to the blocks during the post-operation
and dismantling stages. Therefore, the costings for the consumption of electricity do not contain any EEG
cost allocations. There is a risk that the self-supply entitlement cannot be applied, which will result in
increased dismantling costs.
In addition to the above risks, there is currently an increased level of regulatory and political uncertainty
due to the energy crisis, which could have an impact on the EnBW Group with respect to the windfall
profit levy on power generated with certain technologies in several European countries. In Germany, new
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legislation on electricity, gas and heat price brakes was introduced at the end of December 2022, which
also includes a levy on windfall profits for utilities. This applies to power generation from lignite, nuclear
energy, waste, mineral oil and renewables. Storage facilities, natural gas, biomethane and other gases are
excluded. Revenues above a fixed ceiling are levied at a rate of 90 percent. The remaining 10 percent is
kept by the companies to provide incentives for efficient behavior on the market. The mechanism went
into effect on 1 December 2022, and will initially run until 30 June 2023 (in line with the EU regulation),
but could be extended. The German government, however, has indicated that the mechanism may last
until 30 April 2024 at the latest.
If any of the above risks materialise, this may have material adverse effects on EnBW's net assets and
may lead to lower earnings.
Operational Risks
The global availability of materials, including electronic components and raw materials, is severely
limited and leads to additional financial and logistical burdens, especially in the expansion of e-mobility.
Volatile and high market prices lead to increased procurement costs, particularly in relation to electricity
and gas. In addition, there is a financial risk that insolvencies of other energy suppliers could require
EnBW to provide replacement supply to their customers at high procurement prices within the basic
supply framework. There is therefore a risk that EnBW’s adjusted EBITDA and debt repayment potential
will be adversely affected.
There is a risk that trading partners will fail to fulfil their financial obligations or be unable to fulfil them
on time. This could impact EnBW's adjusted EBITDA and debt repayment potential.
For long-term major projects such as the remaining operation and dismantling of a nuclear power plant,
there is a general risk that delays and additional costs may arise due to changed framework conditions.
During the project planning stage, risks may be identified that could result in additional costs or
adjustments to the term of the project. This could have a negative impact on the financial position and
results of operations of the EnBW Group and the Issuer's ability to fulfil its obligations under the Notes.
There is a risk of cyberattacks on EnBW’s information technology systems. In particular, the Russia –
Ukraine Conflict has been accompanied by a growing number of cyberattacks. According to the Federal
Office for Information Security, the possibility of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and suppliers
could remain elevated for the foreseeable future. As EnBW has many suppliers and third-party service
providers, it could be directly or indirectly impacted by these attacks and thus suffer damage. This could
not only result in a high level of economic damage but also a loss of reputation. This could have a negative
effect on EnBW's adjusted EBITDA and debt repayment potential.
There is a general risk that exogenous (e.g. cyber-attacks, supply shortages) and endogenous factors (e.g.
shortage of personnel due to illness similar to COVID-19 and misplanning) will have an influence on the
availability of power plants. Depending on the duration of the interruption to the operation of the power
plant and the prices on the energy trading market, this could have a negative impact on EnBW's operating
result. This may have an impact on EnBW's adjusted EBITDA and debt repayment potential.
Following the conclusion of the hedging of generation activities, the Trading business unit will manage
the further deployment of the power plants, i.e. the disposal of excess electricity. This is being carried out
as part of power plant optimization on the forward market, through the sale of system services and through
placements on the spot and intraday trading platforms. In particular, fluctuating revenues from system
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services and volatility on the forward and spot markets could have a negative impact on EnBW's adjusted
EBITDA and debt repayment potential.
Risk related to Fluctuations in Energy Yield in the North Sea and Baltic
There is a general risk for wind power plants due to fluctuations in the energy yield because the amounts
of electricity generated by them are subject to variations in the mean annual wind speed. The economic
importance of these fluctuations increases as EnBW expands its wind farm portfolio. In order to take
these fluctuations into account in EnBW's planning, wind reports were created. Findings on the
development of wind conditions are continuously examined to identify the possible effects of these risks.
This could have an impact on EnBW’s adjusted EBITDA and debt repayment potential. As EnBW's wind
farm portfolio continues to grow, the level of risk will increase.
Compliance Risk
The EnBW Group is subject to compliance risks in several forms. The most significant compliance risk
identified relates to potential judicial or regulatory penalties resulting from fraudulent activities.
Materialisation of this risk may result in fines and may have significant strategic implications and damage
EnBW's reputation. Hence, the occurrence of this risk could have material adverse effects on the net assets,
financial position and results of operations of the EnBW Group and the Issuer's ability to fulfil its
obligations under the Notes.
Risks generally exist in the area of environmental protection due to the operation of power generation and
transmission plans with possible consequences for the air, water, soil and nature.
In this context, risks also exist due to external circumstances, such as extreme weather conditions. EnBW
also faces potential risks due to the ongoing process of climate change. For example, more frequent
extreme weather conditions leading to highly fluctuating water levels or limits being placed on emissions
locally could have a negative impact, particularly on the operation of power plants and thus the security
of supply (electricity grids). The operation of hydropower plants can be restricted by both a lack of or
also an abundance of water. The output from thermal power plants that must be cooled could possibly be
impacted by temperature limits on discharged water. Increasing volatility in the availability of wind, water
and sun presents challenges in terms of planning certainty for the operation of power plants and the sale
of volumes of electricity. There is uncertainty due to increasing environmental restrictions for the
realization of projects for sustainable energy generation and for the operation of power plants.
Alongside changes in physical climate parameters and other developments relating to or governed by
environmental factors, regulatory guidelines and the potential changes associated with them, as well as
changes in the market, also flow into the risk evaluation process.
EnBW Finance's ongoing business activities depend on the ability of EnBW AG and other group
companies to meet the payment obligations from the loans granted to them by EnBW Finance. In the
event that some or all EnBW Group companies to which loans have been granted fail to make payments
under such loans, this may have a significant adverse effect on EnBW Finance's ability to fulfil its
obligations under the Notes.
All notes (including those issued under this Debt Issuance Programme) issued by EnBW Finance are
being guaranteed by EnBW AG. The Guarantee constitutes an irrevocable, unsecured, and non-
subordinated obligation on the part of the Guarantor ranking pari passu to all other unsecured and non-
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subordinated obligations on the part of the Guarantor and is legally enforceable in the Federal Republic
of Germany.
The risk factors relating to EnBW AG, as Guarantor and debtor of EnBW Finance, are detailed above in
the relevant separate section.
The development of market prices of the Notes depends on various factors, such as changes of market
interest rate levels, the policies of central banks, overall economic developments, inflation rates or the
lack of or excess demand for the relevant type of Note. Holders are therefore exposed to the risk of an
unfavorable development of market prices of their Notes which materialise if the Holders sell the Notes
prior to the final maturity of such Notes. If Holders decide to hold the Notes until final maturity, the Notes
will be redeemed at the amount set out in the relevant Final Terms.
Holders of Notes with fixed interest rates ("Fixed Rate Notes") are particularly exposed to the risk that
the price of such Notes falls as a result of changes in the market interest rate levels. While the nominal
interest rate of a Fixed Rate Note as specified in the applicable Final Terms is fixed during the life of such
Notes, the current interest rate on the capital market typically changes on a daily basis. As the market
interest rate changes, the price of Fixed Rate Notes also changes, but in the opposite direction. If the
market interest rate increases, the price of Fixed Rate Notes typically falls, until the yield of such Notes
is approximately equal to the market interest rate of comparable issues. If the market interest rate falls,
the price of Fixed Rate Notes typically increases, until the yield of such Notes is approximately equal to
the market interest rate of comparable issues. If Holders of Fixed Rate Notes hold such Notes until
maturity, changes in the market interest rate are without relevance to such Holders as the Notes will be
redeemed at a specified redemption amount, usually the principal amount of such Notes.
Holders of Notes with floating interest rates ("Floating Rate Notes") are particularly exposed to the risk
of fluctuating interest rate levels and uncertain interest income. Fluctuating interest rate levels make it
impossible to determine the profitability of Floating Rate Notes in advance. Neither the current nor the
historical value of the relevant floating rate should be taken as an indication of the future development of
such floating rate during the term of any Notes.
Liquidity Risk
Application has been made to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange for Notes issued under this Programme
to be admitted to trading on the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and to be listed
on the Official List. In addition, the Programme provides that Notes may be listed on other or further
stock exchanges or may not be listed at all. Regardless of whether the Notes are listed or not, there can
be no assurance regarding the future development of a market for the Notes or the ability of Holders to
sell their Notes or the price at which Holders may be able to sell their Notes. If such a market were to
develop, the Notes could trade at prices that may be higher or lower than the initial offering price
depending on many factors, including prevailing interest rates, the Issuer's operating results, the market
for similar securities and other factors, including general economic conditions, performance and prospects,
as well as recommendations of securities analysts. The liquidity of, and the trading market for, the Notes
may also be adversely affected by declines in the market for debt securities generally. Such a decline may
affect any liquidity and trading of the Notes independent of the Issuer's financial performance and
prospects. If Notes are not listed on any exchange, pricing information for such Notes may, however, be
more difficult to obtain which may affect the liquidity of the Notes adversely. In an illiquid market, an
investor might not be able to sell his Notes at any time at fair market prices.
The applicable Final Terms will indicate if the Issuer has the right to call the Notes prior to maturity
(optional call right) or for reason of minimal outstanding amount. In addition, the Issuer will always have
the right to redeem the Notes if the Issuer is required to pay additional amounts (gross-up payments) on
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the Notes for reasons of taxation as set out in the Terms and Conditions. If the Issuer redeems the Notes
prior to maturity, the Holders of such Notes are exposed to the risk that due to such early redemption his
investment will have a lower than expected yield. The Issuer can be expected to exercise his call right if
the yield on comparable Notes in the capital market has fallen which means that the investor may only be
able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in comparable Notes with a lower yield. On the other hand, the
Issuer can be expected not to exercise his call right if the yield on comparable Notes in the capital market
has increased. In this event an investor will not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in comparable
Notes with a higher yield. It should be noted, however, that the Issuer may exercise any call right
irrespective of market interest rates on a call date.
Risks associated with the reform of EURIBOR and other interest rate 'benchmarks'
The Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) and other interest rates or other types of rates and indices
which are deemed "benchmarks" (each a "Benchmark" and together, the "Benchmarks") have become
the subject of regulatory scrutiny and recent national and international regulatory guidance and proposals
for reform. Some of these reforms are already effective whilst others are still to be implemented. These
reforms may cause such Benchmarks to perform differently than in the past, or to disappear entirely, or
have other consequences which cannot be predicted. Any such consequence could have a material adverse
effect on any Notes linked to such a Benchmark.
International proposals for reform of Benchmarks include the European Council's regulation (EU)
2016/1011 of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts
or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU
and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the "Benchmarks Regulation").
The Benchmarks Regulation could have a material impact on Notes linked to a Benchmark, including in
any of the following circumstances:
• a rate or index which is a Benchmark may only be used if its administrator obtains authorisation
or is registered and in case of an administrator which is based in a non-EU jurisdiction, if the
administrator's legal benchmark system is considered equivalent (Article 30 Benchmarks
Regulation), the administrator is recognised (Article 32 Benchmarks Regulation) or the
Benchmark is endorsed (Article 33 Benchmarks Regulation) (subject to applicable transitional
provisions). If this is not the case, Notes linked to such Benchmarks could be impacted; and
• the methodology or other terms of the Benchmark could be changed in order to comply with the
terms of the Benchmarks Regulation, and such changes could have the effect of reducing or
increasing the rate or level or affecting the volatility of the published rate or level, and could
impact the Notes, including Calculation Agent determination of the rate.
In addition to the aforementioned Benchmarks Regulation, there are numerous other proposals, initiatives
and investigations which may impact Benchmarks.
Following the implementation of any such potential reforms, the manner of administration of Benchmarks
may change, with the result that they may perform differently than in the past, or Benchmarks could be
eliminated entirely, or there could be other consequences which cannot be predicted.
If a Benchmark were to be discontinued or otherwise unavailable, the rate of interest for Floating Rate
Notes which are linked to such Benchmark will be determined for the relevant period by the fallback
provisions applicable to such Notes.
If a Benchmark used to calculate interest amounts payable under any Notes for any interest period has
ceased to be calculated or administered, the Issuer shall endeavour to appoint an independent adviser,
which must be an independent financial institution of international repute or other independent financial
adviser experienced in the international capital markets. Such independent adviser will be tasked with
determining whether an officially recognised successor rate to the discontinued Benchmark exists. If that
is not the case, the independent adviser will attempt to find an alternative rate which, possibly after
application of adjustments or spreads, can replace the discontinued Benchmark. If the independent adviser
determines a successor rate or alternative rate (the "New Benchmark Rate"), such rate will replace the
previous Benchmark for purposes of determining the relevant rate of interest. Such determination will be
binding for the Issuer, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agents and the Holders. Any amendments
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pursuant to these fallback provisions will apply with effect from the effective date specified in the Terms
and Conditions.
If the Issuer fails to appoint an independent adviser or if the adviser fails to determine a New Benchmark
Rate prior to the relevant interest determination date, the reference rate applicable to the immediately
following interest period shall be the reference rate applicable as at the last preceding interest
determination date. Any subsequent interest period may be subject to the subsequent operation of the
fallback provisions.
Any changes to a Benchmark as a result of the Benchmarks Regulation or other initiatives, could have a
material adverse effect on the costs of refinancing a Benchmark or the costs and risks of administering or
otherwise participating in the setting of a Benchmark and complying with any such regulations or
requirements. Although it is uncertain whether or to what extent any of the abovementioned changes
and/or any further changes in the administration or method of determining a Benchmark could have an
effect on the value of any Notes linked to the relevant Benchmark, investors should be aware that any
changes to a relevant Benchmark may have a material adverse effect on the value or liquidity of, and the
amounts payable on, Floating Rate Notes whose rate of interest is linked to such Benchmark.
Under the terms of the Benchmarks Regulation, the European Commission has also been granted powers
to designate a replacement for certain critical benchmarks contained in contracts governed by the laws of
an EU Member State, where that contract does not already contain a suitable fallback. It is currently
unclear whether the fallback provisions of the Notes would be considered suitable, and there is therefore
a risk that the Notes would be required to transition to a replacement benchmark rate selected by the
European Commission. There is no certainty at the date of this Prospectus what any such replacement
benchmark would be.
Currency Risk
Holders of Notes denominated in a foreign currency (i.e., a currency other than euro) are particularly
exposed to the risk of changes in currency exchange rates which may affect the yield of such Notes.
Changes in currency exchange rates result from various factors, such as macro-economic factors,
speculative transactions and interventions by central banks and governments.
A change in the value of any foreign currency against the euro, for example, will result in a corresponding
change in the euro value of Notes denominated in a currency other than euro and a corresponding change
in the euro value of interest and principal payments made in a currency other than euro in accordance
with the terms of such Notes. If the underlying exchange rate falls and the value of the euro rises
correspondingly, the price of the Notes and the value of interest and principal payments made thereunder
expressed in euro falls.
In addition, government and monetary authorities may impose (as some have done in the past) exchange
controls that could adversely affect an applicable currency exchange rate. As a result, investors may
receive less interest or principal than expected.
One or more independent credit rating agencies may assign credit ratings to the Notes. The ratings may
not reflect the potential impact of all risks related to the structure, market, additional risk factors discussed
herein and other factors that may affect the value of the Notes. Any suspension, reduction or withdrawal
of the credit rating assigned to the relevant Notes by one or more of the credit rating agencies could
adversely affect the value and trading of such Notes.
The Final Terms relating to any specific Tranche of Notes may provide that it will be the Issuer's intention
to apply an amount equivalent to the proceeds from an offer of those Notes specifically for projects and
activities that promote social, green and environmental purposes (the "Eligible Green Projects"). EnBW
AG has established a "Green Financing Framework" which further specifies the eligibility criteria for
such Eligible Green Projects. The Green Financing Framework can be accessed on the website of the
Issuer https://www.enbw.com/media/investoren/docs/news-und-publikationen/enbw-green-financing-
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framework-2022.pdf. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Green Financing Framework nor the content
of the website are incorporated by reference into or form part of this Prospectus.
Prospective investors should refer to the information set out in the relevant Final Terms regarding the use
of proceeds (and in addition refer to the Green Financing Framework to learn more about Eligible Green
Projects) and must determine for themselves the relevance of such information for the purpose of any
investment in such Notes together with any other investigation such investor deems necessary.
Due to the envisaged use of the proceeds from the issuance of such Tranche of Notes, the Issuer may refer
to such of Notes as "green bonds" or "sustainable bonds". The definition (legal, regulatory or otherwise)
of, and market consensus as to what constitutes or may be classified as, a "green", "sustainable" or an
equivalently-labelled project is currently under development. In addition, it is an area which has been,
and continues to be, the subject of many and wide-ranging voluntary and regulatory initiatives to develop
rules, guidelines, standards, taxonomies and objectives.
For example, on 18 June 2020, Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending
Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 entered into force and applies in whole since 1 January 2023. On 6 July 2021,
the European Commission has proposed a regulation on a voluntary European Green Bond Standard
(the "EU Green Bond Standard"). The standard will use the definitions of green economic activities in
the Regulation (EU) 2020/852 ("EU Taxonomy") to define what is considered a green investment. On
1 March 2023, it was published that a preliminary political agreement had been reached on the final
provisions for the regulation, which introduces a voluntary standard. Both the European Council and the
European Parliament still have to confirm and adopt this agreement. It will start applying 12 months after
its entry into force.
The Notes issued, as green bonds, under this Programme may not at any time be eligible for the Issuer to
be entitled to use the designation of "European green bond" or "EuGB" nor is the Issuer under any
obligation to take steps to have any such green bonds become eligible for such designation. Application
of proceeds of such Notes for a portfolio of eligible Green Projects will not result in any security, pledge,
lien or other form of encumbrance of such assets for the benefit of the holders of any such Note, nor will
the performance of such projects or assets give rise to any specific claims under the Notes or attribution
of losses in respect of the Notes.
Accordingly, no assurance can be given by the Issuer, the Guarantor or the Dealers, any green or ESG
structuring agent or any sustainability advisor or second party opinion provider that the use of such
proceeds for any Eligible Green Projects will satisfy, whether in whole or in part, any existing or future
legislative or regulatory requirements, or any present or future investor expectations or requirements with
respect to investment criteria or guidelines with which any investor or its investments are required to
comply under its own by-laws or other governing rules or investment portfolio mandates.
In the event that any Tranche of Notes is listed or admitted to trading on any dedicated "green",
"environmental", "sustainable" or other equivalently-labelled segment of any stock exchange or securities
market (whether or not regulated), no representation or assurance is given by the Issuer, the Guarantor,
the Dealers, any green or ESG structuring agent or any other person that such listing or admission satisfies,
whether in whole or in part, any present or future investor expectations or requirements with respect to
investment criteria or guidelines with which any investor or its investments are required to comply under
its own by-laws or other governing rules or investment portfolio mandates. Furthermore, it should be
noted that the criteria for any such listings or admission to trading may vary from one stock exchange or
securities market to another. Nor is any representation or assurance given or made by the Issuer, the
Guarantor, the Dealers, any green or ESG structuring agent or any other person that any such listing or
admission to trading will be obtained in respect of any Tranche of Notes or, if obtained, that any such
listing or admission to trading will be maintained during the life of that Tranche of Notes.
While it is the intention of the Issuer to apply an amount equivalent to the proceeds of any Notes so
specified for Eligible Green Projects in, or substantially in, the manner described in the relevant Final
Terms (for additional information on Eligible Green Projects, potential investors should refer to the Green
Financing Framework), there can be no assurance by the Issuer, the Guarantor, the Dealers, any green or
ESG structuring agent or any other person that the relevant project(s) or use(s) the subject of, or related
to, any Eligible Green Projects will be capable of being implemented in or substantially in such manner
and/or accordance with any timing schedule and that accordingly such proceeds will be totally or partially
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disbursed for such Eligible Green Projects. Nor can there be any assurance by the Issuer, the Guarantor,
the Dealers, any green or ESG structuring agent or any other person that such Eligible Green Projects will
be completed within any specified period or at all or with the results or outcome (whether or not related
to the environment) as originally expected or anticipated by the Issuer. Any such event or any failure by
the Issuer to do so will not give the Holder the right to early terminate the Notes.
The Issuer has appointed ISS ESG to provide a Second Party Opinion on the Issuer's Green Financing
Framework in line with ICMA Green Bond Principles 2021. Such Second Party Opinion provides an
opinion regarding the alignment of the Issuer's Green Financing Framework with relevant market
standards and its robustness and credibility in the meaning of such market standards. The Second Party
Opinion does not form part of this Prospectus and is only an opinion and not a statement of fact. Holders
will have no recourse against the provider of any Second Party Opinion.
Potential investors should note that it will not constitute an event of default under the relevant Terms and
Conditions of a specific Tranche of Notes or trigger any kind of put right if the Issuer fails to observe the
provisions in the Prospectus or the Green Financing Framework relating to the envisaged use of proceeds
of the specific Tranche of Notes or the Issuer's intentions as regards allocation and impact reporting or if
the Issuer fails to publish a Sustainability Report or a Verification Assurance Certificate, as the case may
be, as required for any specific Tranche of Notes under the Terms and Conditions.
Any failure to apply an amount equivalent to the proceeds of any issue of Notes for any Eligible Green
Projects as aforesaid and/or withdrawal of any such opinion or certification or any such opinion or
certification attesting that the Issuer is not complying in whole or in part with any matters for which such
opinion or certification is opining or certifying on and/or any such Notes no longer being listed or admitted
to trading on any stock exchange or securities market as aforesaid may have a material adverse effect on
the value of such Notes and also potentially the value of any other Notes which are intended to finance
Eligible Green Projects and/or result in adverse consequences for certain investors with portfolio
mandates to invest in securities to be used for a particular purpose.
Notes may not be a Suitable Investment for all Investors seeking Exposure to Assets with Sustainability
Characteristics.
Although the rate of interest or the redemption amount relating to a specific Tranche of Notes might be
subject to upward adjustment as specified in the relevant Terms and Conditions ("Sustainability-linked
Notes"), such Sustainability-linked Notes may not satisfy an investor's requirements or any future legal
or quasi legal standards for investment in assets with sustainability characteristics.
The application of the adjusted rate of interest as well as the increased redemption amount in respect of
Sustainability-linked Notes depends on the occurrence of a Step-up Event / Adjustment Event (as defined
in the relevant Terms and Conditions). A Step-up Event / Adjustment Event occurs, inter alia, if the
Verification Assurance Certificate (as defined in the relevant Terms and Conditions) fails to confirm that
the performance of one or more key performance indicator(s) (as specified in the relevant Terms and
Conditions) meets/exceeds the corresponding sustainability performance target(s) (as specified in the
relevant Terms and Conditions) on one or two, as the case may be, Sustainable Performance Target
Observation Date(s) (as defined in the relevant Terms and Conditions). The definition of the sustainability
performance target(s) may be inconsistent with investor requirements or expectations or other definitions
relevant to renewable energy and/or greenhouse emissions.
Adverse environmental or social impacts may occur during the design, construction and operation of any
investments the Issuer makes in furtherance of their targets or such investments may become controversial
or criticized by activist groups or other stakeholders. Lastly, no event of default shall occur under the
relevant Terms and Conditions, nor will the Issuer be required to repurchase or redeem such
Sustainability-linked Notes, if the Issuer fails to meet/exceed the sustainability performance target(s) or
if the Issuer fails to publish a Sustainability Report or a Verification Assurance Certificate, as the case
may be, as required under the relevant Terms and Conditions (each as defined in the relevant Terms and
Conditions).
No assurance or representation is given by the Issuer, the Guarantor, the Dealers, any green or
ESG structuring agent or any second party opinion provider such as ISS ESG in its capacity as
second party opinion provider or the Independent Verifier (as defined in the relevant Terms and
Conditions) as to the suitability or reliability for any purpose whatsoever of any opinion, report or
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certification of any third party in connection with the offering of Sustainability-linked Notes or the
Sustainability Performance Target (as defined in the relevant Terms and Conditions) to fulfil any
social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and/or other criteria. Any such opinion, report or
certification is not, nor shall it be deemed to be, incorporated in and/or form part of this Prospectus.
Second party opinion providers such as ISS ESG and providers of similar opinions and certifications
(including the Independent Verifier (as defined in the relevant Terms and Conditions)) are not currently
subject to any specific regulatory or other regime or oversight. Any such opinion, certification or
verification is not, nor should be deemed to be, a recommendation by the Issuer, the Guarantor, the
Dealers, any green or ESG structuring agent or any second party opinion provider such as ISS ESG, the
Independent Verifier or any other person to buy, sell or hold any Sustainability-linked Notes. Holders
have no recourse against the Issuer, the Guarantor, the Dealers, any green or ESG structuring agent or
any second party opinion provider such as ISS ESG, the Independent Verifier, the provider of any opinion,
certification or verification for the contents of any such opinion, certification or verification, which is
only current as at the date it was initially issued. Prospective investors must determine for themselves the
relevance of any such opinion, certification or verification and/or the information contained therein and/or
the provider of such opinion or certification for the purpose of any investment in the Sustainability-linked
Notes. Any withdrawal of any such opinion, certification or verification or any such opinion or
certification attesting that the Issuer is not complying in whole or in part with any matters for which such
opinion or certification is opining on or certifying on may have a material adverse effect on the value of
the Sustainability-linked Notes and/or result in adverse consequences for certain investors with portfolio
mandates to invest in securities to be used for a particular purpose.
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ISSUE PROCEDURES
General
The relevant Issuer and the relevant Dealer(s) will agree on the terms and conditions applicable to each
particular Tranche of Notes (the "Conditions"). The Conditions will be constituted by the relevant set of
Terms and Conditions of the Notes set forth below (the "Terms and Conditions") as further specified by
the provisions of the Final Terms as set out below.
A separate set of Terms and Conditions applies to each type of Notes, as set forth below. The Final Terms
provide for the relevant Issuer to choose among the following Options:
Option I – Terms and Conditions for Notes with fixed interest rates;
Option II – Terms and Conditions for Notes with floating interest rates.
The relevant Issuer may document the Conditions of an individual issue of Notes in either of the following
ways:
— The Final Terms shall be completed as set out therein. The Final Terms shall determine which
of Option I or Option II, including certain further options contained therein, respectively, shall
be applicable to the individual issue of Notes by replicating the relevant provisions and
completing the relevant placeholders of the relevant set of Terms and Conditions as set out in
the Prospectus in the Final Terms. The replicated and completed provisions of the set of Terms
and Conditions shall constitute the Conditions, which will be attached to each global note
representing the Notes of the relevant Tranche. This type of documentation of the Conditions
will be used in particular where the Notes are publicly offered, in whole or in part, or are to be
initially distributed, in whole or in part, to non-qualified investors.
— Alternatively, the Final Terms shall determine which of Option I or Option II and of the
respective further options contained in each of Option I or Option II are applicable to the
individual issue by only referring to the specific sections of the relevant set of Terms and
Conditions as set out in the Prospectus. The Final Terms will specify that the provisions of the
Final Terms and the relevant set of Terms and Conditions as set out in the Prospectus, taken
together, shall constitute the Conditions. Each global note representing a particular Tranche of
Notes will have the Final Terms and the relevant set of Terms and Conditions as set out in the
Prospectus attached.
The Final Terms shall determine which of Option I or Option II shall be applicable to the individual issue
of Notes. Each of the sets of Terms and Conditions of Option I or Option II also contains certain further
options (characterised by indicating the optional provision through instructions and explanatory notes set
out in the square brackets within the text of the relevant set of Terms and Conditions as set out in the
Prospectus) as well as placeholders (characterised by square brackets which include the relevant items)
which will be determined by the Final Terms as follows:
Determination of Options
The relevant Issuer will determine which options will be applicable to the individual issue either by
replicating the relevant provisions in the Final Terms or by reference of the Final Terms to the sections
of the relevant set of Terms and Conditions as set out in the Prospectus. If the Final Terms do not replicate
or refer to an alternative or optional provision it shall be deemed to be deleted from the Conditions.
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Completion of Placeholders
The Final Terms will specify the information with which the placeholders in the relevant set of Terms
and Conditions will be completed. In case the provisions of the Final Terms and the relevant set of Terms
and Conditions, taken together, shall constitute the Conditions the relevant set of Terms and Conditions
shall be deemed to be completed by the information contained in the Final Terms as if such information
were inserted in the placeholders of such provisions.
In that case, all instructions and explanatory notes and text set out in square brackets in the relevant set
of Terms and Conditions and any footnotes and explanatory text in the Final Terms will be deemed to be
deleted from the Conditions.
Controlling Language
— In the case of Notes (i) publicly offered, in whole or in part, in the Federal Republic of Germany,
or (ii) initially distributed, in whole or in part, to non-qualified investors in the Federal Republic
of Germany, German will be the controlling language. If, in the event of such public offer or
distribution to non-qualified investors, however, English is chosen as the controlling language,
a German language translation of the Conditions will be available from the principal offices of
the Fiscal Agent and EnBW AG as specified on the back of this Prospectus and, if so foreseen
in the relevant Final Terms, attached to the Conditions.
— In other cases the relevant Issuer will elect either German or English to be the controlling
language.
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EMISSIONSBEDINGUNGEN
Option I umfasst den Satz der Emissionsbedingungen, der auf Tranchen von Schuldverschreibungen mit
fester Verzinsung Anwendung findet.
Option II umfasst den Satz der Emissionsbedingungen, der auf Tranchen von Schuldverschreibungen mit
variabler Verzinsung Anwendung findet.
Der Satz von Emissionsbedingungen für jede dieser Optionen enthält bestimmte weitere Optionen, die
entsprechend gekennzeichnet sind, indem die jeweilige optionale Bestimmung durch Instruktionen und
Erklärungen in eckigen Klammern innerhalb des Satzes der Emissionsbedingungen bezeichnet wird.
In den Endgültigen Bedingungen wird die Emittentin festlegen, welche der Option I oder Option II
(einschließlich der jeweils enthaltenen bestimmten weiteren Optionen) für die einzelne Emission von
Schuldverschreibungen Anwendung findet, indem entweder die betreffenden Angaben wiederholt
werden oder auf die betreffenden Optionen verwiesen wird.
Soweit die Emittentin zum Zeitpunkt der Billigung des Prospektes keine Kenntnis von bestimmten
Angaben hatte, die auf eine einzelne Emission von Schuldverschreibungen anwendbar sind, enthält dieser
Prospekt Platzhalter in eckigen Klammern, die die maßgeblichen durch die Endgültigen Bedingungen zu
vervollständigenden Angaben enthalten.
[Im Fall, dass die Optionen, die für eine einzelne Emission anwendbar sind, in den Endgültigen
Bedingungen durch Verweis auf die weiteren Optionen bestimmt werden, die im Satz der
Emissionsbedingungen der Option I oder Option II enthalten sind:
Die Bestimmungen dieser Emissionsbedingungen gelten für diese Schuldverschreibungen so, wie sie
durch die Angaben der beigefügten endgültigen Bedingungen (die "Endgültigen Bedingungen")
vervollständigt werden. Die Leerstellen in den auf die Schuldverschreibungen anwendbaren
Bestimmungen dieser Emissionsbedingungen gelten als durch die in den Endgültigen Bedingungen
enthaltenen Angaben ausgefüllt, als ob die Leerstellen in den betreffenden Bestimmungen durch diese
Angaben ausgefüllt wären; alternative oder wählbare Bestimmungen dieser Emissionsbedingungen,
deren Entsprechungen in den Endgültigen Bedingungen nicht ausgefüllt oder die gestrichen sind, gelten
als aus diesen Emissionsbedingungen gestrichen; sämtliche auf die Schuldverschreibungen nicht
anwendbaren Bestimmungen dieser Emissionsbedingungen (einschließlich der Anweisungen,
Anmerkungen und der Texte in eckigen Klammern) gelten als aus diesen Emissionsbedingungen
gestrichen, so dass die Bestimmungen der Endgültigen Bedingungen Geltung erhalten. Kopien der
Endgültigen Bedingungen sind kostenlos bei der bezeichneten Geschäftsstelle des Fiscal Agent sowie bei
der Hauptgeschäftsstelle der Emittentin erhältlich; bei nicht an einer Börse notierten
Schuldverschreibungen sind Kopien der betreffenden Endgültigen Bedingungen allerdings ausschließlich
für die Gläubiger solcher Schuldverschreibungen erhältlich.]
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OPTION I: FEST VERZINSLICHE SCHULDVERSCHREIBUNGEN
§1
WÄHRUNG, STÜCKELUNG, FORM, DEFINITIONEN
(1) Währung; Stückelung. Diese Serie von Schuldverschreibungen (die "Schuldverschreibungen") der
[Emittentin] (die "Emittentin") wird in [Festgelegte Währung] (die "Festgelegte Währung") im
Gesamtnennbetrag von [Gesamtnennbetrag] (in Worten: [Gesamtnennbetrag in Worten]) in einer
Stückelung von [Festgelegte Stückelung] (die "Festgelegte Stückelung") begeben.
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die durch eine Dauerglobalurkunde verbrieft sind, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die anfänglich durch eine Vorläufige Globalurkunde verbrieft
sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
(a) Die Schuldverschreibungen sind anfänglich durch eine vorläufige Globalurkunde (die
"Vorläufige Globalurkunde") ohne Zinsscheine verbrieft. Die Vorläufige Globalurkunde
wird gegen Schuldverschreibungen in den Festgelegten Stückelungen, die durch eine
Dauerglobalurkunde (die "Dauerglobalurkunde") ohne Zinsscheine verbrieft sind,
ausgetauscht. [Im Falle von Euroclear und CBL und wenn die Globalurkunde eine NGN ist,
ist folgendes anwendbar: Die Einzelheiten eines solchen Austausches werden in die
Aufzeichnungen des ICSD (wie nachstehend definiert) aufgenommen.] Die Vorläufige
Globalurkunde und die Dauerglobalurkunde tragen jeweils die eigenhändigen Unterschriften
zweier ordnungsgemäß bevollmächtigter Vertreter der Emittentin und sind jeweils von dem
Fiscal Agent oder in dessen Namen mit einer Kontrollunterschrift versehen. Einzelurkunden
und Zinsscheine werden nicht ausgegeben.
(b) Die Vorläufige Globalurkunde wird an einem Tag (der "Austauschtag") gegen die
Dauerglobalurkunde ausgetauscht, der nicht weniger als 40 Tage nach dem Tag der Begebung
liegen wird. Ein solcher Austausch darf nur dann erfolgen, wenn die Emittentin von dem
jeweiligen Clearingsystem eine Bescheinigung erhalten hat, wonach der oder die
wirtschaftlichen Eigentümer der Schuldverschreibungen keine U.S.-Personen sind
(ausgenommen bestimmte Finanzinstitute oder bestimmte Personen, die
Schuldverschreibungen über solche Finanzinstitute halten). Solange die
Schuldverschreibungen durch eine Vorläufige Globalurkunde verbrieft sind, werden
Zinszahlungen erst nach Vorlage solcher Bescheinigungen vorgenommen. Eine gesonderte
Bescheinigung ist für jede solche Zinszahlung erforderlich. Jede Bescheinigung, die am oder
nach dem 40. Tag nach dem Tag der Begebung der Schuldverschreibungen eingeht, wird als
ein Ersuchen behandelt werden, diese Vorläufige Globalurkunde gemäß Absatz (b) dieses § 1
Absatz (3) auszutauschen. Schuldverschreibungen, die im Austausch für die Vorläufige
Globalurkunde geliefert werden, dürfen nur außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten (wie in § 4
Absatz (4) definiert) geliefert werden.]
(4) Clearingsystem. Die Dauerglobalurkunde wird solange von einem oder im Namen eines
Clearingsystems verwahrt, bis sämtliche Verbindlichkeiten der Emittentin aus den
Schuldverschreibungen erfüllt sind. "Clearingsystem" bedeutet [bei mehr als einem
Clearingsystem, ist folgendes anwendbar: jeweils] folgendes: [Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt
am Main ("CBF")] [,] [und] [Clearstream Banking S.A., Luxemburg ("CBL")] [,] [und] [Euroclear
Bank SA/ NV Brüssel, als Betreiberin des Euroclear Systems ("Euroclear")] sowie jeder
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Funktionsnachfolger. [CBL and Euroclear werden jeweils als "International Central Securities
Depositary" oder "ICSD" und zusammen als "ICSDs" bezeichnet].
[Im Falle von Euroclear und CBL als Clearingsystem und wenn die Globalurkunde eine NGN ist, ist
folgendes anwendbar:
Die Schuldverschreibungen werden in Form einer New Global Note ("NGN") ausgegeben und von
einem Common Safekeeper im Namen beider ICSDs verwahrt. Der Nennbetrag der durch die
Globalurkunde verbrieften Schuldverschreibungen entspricht dem jeweils in den Registern beider
ICSDs eingetragenen Gesamtbetrag. Die Register der ICSDs (unter denen man die Register versteht,
die jeder ICSD für seine Kunden über den Betrag ihres Anteils an den Schuldverschreibungen führt)
sind schlüssiger Nachweis über den Nennbetrag der durch die [Vorläufige Globalurkunde bzw. die]
Dauerglobalurkunde verbrieften Schuldverschreibungen und eine zu diesen Zwecken von einem
ICSD jeweils ausgestellte Bestätigung mit dem Nennbetrag der so verbrieften
Schuldverschreibungen ist zu jedem Zeitpunkt ein schlüssiger Nachweis über den Inhalt des
Registers des jeweiligen ICSD.
Bei Rückzahlung oder einer Zinszahlung bezüglich der durch die Globalurkunde verbrieften
Schuldverschreibungen bzw. bei Kauf und Entwertung der durch die Globalurkunde verbrieften
Schuldverschreibungen werden die Einzelheiten über Rückzahlung und Zahlung bzw. Kauf und
Löschung bezüglich der Globalurkunden pro rata in die Unterlagen der ICSDs eingetragen, und nach
dieser Eintragung wird der Gesamtnennbetrag der zurückgekauften bzw. gekauften und entwerteten
Schuldverschreibungen vom Nennbetrag der in die Register der ICSDs aufgenommenen und durch
die Globalurkunde verbrieften Schuldschreibungen abgezogen. Für das technische Verfahren der
ICSDs im Fall der Ausübung einer vorzeitigen Rückzahlung nach Wahl der Emittentin hinsichtlich
einer teilweisen Rückzahlung wird der entstehende Rückzahlungsbetrag entweder als reduzierter
Nennbetrag oder als Poolfaktor nach Ermessen der ICSDs in das Register der ICSDs aufgenommen.]
§2
STATUS, NEGATIVVERPFLICHTUNG
[im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar: UND GARANTIE]
(1) Status. Die Schuldverschreibungen begründen nicht besicherte und nicht nachrangige
Verbindlichkeiten der Emittentin, die untereinander und mit allen anderen nicht besicherten und
nicht nachrangigen Verbindlichkeiten der Emittentin gleichrangig sind, soweit diesen
Verbindlichkeiten nicht durch zwingende gesetzliche Bestimmungen ein Vorrang eingeräumt wird.
(2) Negativverpflichtung.
[(a)] Die Emittentin verpflichtet sich, solange die Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur
bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, an dem Kapital und Zinsen aus oder im Zusammenhang mit den
Schuldverschreibungen dem Fiscal Agent zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind), ihr
gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz noch teilweise mit Grundpfandrechten,
Pfandrechten oder sonstigen dinglichen Sicherungsrechten (zusammen, die "dinglichen
Sicherheiten") zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Emittentin oder eines Dritten
zu belasten, es sei denn, dass die Schuldverschreibungen gleichzeitig und in gleichem Rang
anteilig an dieser Sicherheit teilnehmen oder den Gläubigern eine andere Sicherheit, die von
einer unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft als gleichwertige Sicherheit anerkannt
wird, bestellt wird. Dies gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der Emittentin [im
Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar: oder der Garantin] verschmolzen oder von der Emittentin [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar:
oder der Garantin] erworben worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der
Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit
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wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs begründet oder
nach der Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1
dieses § 2 Absatz (2) [(a)] gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung
der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden,
vorausgesetzt dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem
Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in
Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als
Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem
Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (2) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch
zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert)
der Gläubiger handelt.
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW AG begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
(b) Solange Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle
Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen dem Fiscal Agent zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind),
verpflichtet sich die Emittentin weiter sicherzustellen — soweit ihr dies nach ihrem billigen
Urteil rechtlich möglich ist — dass ihre wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaften (wie nachfolgend
definiert) ihr gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz noch teilweise mit
dinglichen Sicherheiten zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der jeweiligen wesentlichen
Tochtergesellschaft oder eines Dritten belasten. Dies gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche
Sicherheit für Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten einer Tochtergesellschaft bestellt ist, die
während der Laufzeit von im Rahmen dieses Programms begebenen Schuldverschreibungen
wesentliche Tochtergesellschaft wird und diese dingliche Sicherheit zu diesem Zeitpunkt
schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wird in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder
verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (2) (b) gilt ferner nicht insoweit, als die dingliche
Sicherheit zur Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist,
das mit der wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft verschmolzen oder von der wesentlichen
Tochtergesellschaft erworben worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der
Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit
wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs eingeräumt oder
nach der Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1
dieses § 2 Absatz (2) (b) gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung
der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden,
vorausgesetzt, dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem
Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in
Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als
Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem
Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (2) (b) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch
zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert)
der Gläubiger handelt.]
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
(3) Garantie.
(a) Die EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (die "Garantin") hat am 14. April 2022
gegenüber der Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft die unbedingte und unwiderrufliche Garantie
(die "Garantie") zugunsten der Gläubiger für die ordnungsgemäße und pünktliche Zahlung
von Kapital und Zinsen und allen anderen zu zahlenden Beträgen unter den
Schuldverschreibungen übernommen. Die Garantie stellt einen Vertrag zugunsten der
Gläubiger als begünstigte Dritte im Sinne des § 328 Absatz (1) des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches
("BGB") dar, der jedem Gläubiger das Recht gibt, Erfüllung der in der Garantie
übernommenen Verpflichtungen unmittelbar von der Garantin zu verlangen und diese
Verpflichtungen unmittelbar gegen die Garantin durchzusetzen. Kopien der Garantie können
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kostenlos bei der Hauptgeschäftsstelle der Garantin und bei der bezeichneten Geschäftsstelle
des Fiscal Agent bezogen werden.
(b) Die Garantin hat sich in der Garantie verpflichtet, solange von ihr oder der Emittentin im
Rahmen dieses Programms begebene Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis zu
dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen dem Fiscal Agent zur Verfügung
gestellt worden sind), ihr gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz noch
teilweise mit dinglichen Sicherheiten zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Garantin oder eines Dritten zu
belasten, es sei denn, dass die Schuldverschreibungen gleichzeitig und in gleichem Rang
anteilig an dieser Sicherheit teilnehmen oder den Gläubigern eine andere Sicherheit, die von
einer unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft als gleichwertige Sicherheit anerkannt
wird, bestellt wird. Dies gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der Garantin
verschmolzen oder von der Garantin erworben worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum
Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche
Sicherheit wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs
begründet oder nach der Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder
verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (b) gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur
Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder
Refinanzierung der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts
eingegangen werden, vorausgesetzt dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich der
Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene
marktübliche Garantien als Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte
ausschließlich an diesem Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (3) (b) zu
leistende Sicherheit kann auch zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als
Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger handelt.
(c) In der Garantie hat sich die Garantin weiter verpflichtet, solange von ihr oder der Emittentin
im Rahmen dieses Programms begebene Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis
zu dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen dem Fiscal Agent zur Verfügung
gestellt worden sind), sicherzustellen — soweit ihr dies nach ihrem billigen Urteil rechtlich
möglich ist — dass ihre wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaften (wie nachfolgend definiert) ihr
gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz noch teilweise mit dinglichen
Sicherheiten zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten
(wie nachfolgend definiert) der jeweiligen wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft oder eines Dritten
belasten. Dies gilt nicht, insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten einer Tochtergesellschaft bestellt ist, die während der Laufzeit
von im Rahmen dieses Programms begebenen Schuldverschreibungen wesentliche
Tochtergesellschaft wird und diese dingliche Sicherheit zu diesem Zeitpunkt schon bestanden
hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wird in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz
1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (c) gilt ferner nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der wesentlichen
Tochtergesellschaft verschmolzen oder von der wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft erworben
worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs
schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung
der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs begründet oder nach der Verschmelzung oder dem
Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (c) gilt
ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten,
die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung der Kosten des Erwerbs, der
Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden, vorausgesetzt, dass (i) die
Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das Projekt zuzurechnende
Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit
der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind
und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach
diesem Absatz (3) (c) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden,
die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger handelt.]
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[(3)][(4)] Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, Wesentliche Tochtergesellschaften und Treuhänder
§3
ZINSEN
(1) Zinssatz und Zinszahlungstage. Die Schuldverschreibungen werden bezogen auf ihren Nennbetrag
verzinst, und zwar vom [Verzinsungsbeginn] (der "Verzinsungsbeginn") (einschließlich) bis zum
Fälligkeitstag (ausschließlich) (wie in § 5 Absatz (1) definiert) [im Falle eines Zins Sustainability
Step-Up, ist folgendes anwendbar: vorbehaltlich § 3 Absatz (5)] mit jährlich [Zinssatz] % [im Falle
eines Zins Sustainability Step-Up, ist folgendes anwendbar: (der "Ursprüngliche Zinssatz")]. Die
Zinsen sind nachträglich am [Zinszahlungstag(e)] eines jeden Jahres zahlbar (jeweils ein
"Zinszahlungstag"). Die erste Zinszahlung erfolgt am [ersten Zinszahlungstag] [sofern der erste
Zinszahlungstag nicht der erste Jahrestag des Verzinsungsbeginns ist, ist folgendes anwendbar:
und beläuft sich auf [die anfänglichen Bruchteilzinsbeträge je Festgelegte Stückelung] je
Festgelegte Stückelung.] [Sofern der Fälligkeitstag kein Zinszahlungstag ist, ist folgendes
anwendbar: Die Zinsen für den Zeitraum vom [den letzten dem Fälligkeitstag vorausgehenden
Zinszahlungstag] (einschließlich) bis zum Fälligkeitstag (ausschließlich) belaufen sich auf [die
abschließenden Bruchteilzinsbeträge je Festgelegte Stückelung] je Festgelegte Stückelung.]
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(2) Auflaufende Zinsen. Falls die Emittentin die Schuldverschreibungen bei Fälligkeit nicht einlöst,
endet die Verzinsung der Schuldverschreibungen nicht am Tag der Fälligkeit, sondern erst zu dem
Zeitpunkt, an dem Kapital und Zinsen aus oder im Zusammenhang mit den Schuldverschreibungen
dem Clearingsystem zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind. Die Verzinsung des ausstehenden
Nennbetrages vom Tag der Fälligkeit an (einschließlich) bis zum Tag der Rückzahlung der
Schuldverschreibungen (ausschließlich) erfolgt zum gesetzlich festgelegten Satz für
Verzugszinsen.3
(3) Berechnung der Zinsen für Teile von Zeiträumen. Sofern Zinsen für einen Zeitraum zu berechnen
sind der kürzer als eine Zinsperiode ist, erfolgt die Berechnung auf der Grundlage des
Zinstagequotienten (wie nachfolgend definiert). [Falls die Festgelegte Währung Euro ist, und im
Falle von Actual/Actual (ICMA), ist folgendes anwendbar: Die Anzahl der Zinszahlungstage im
Kalenderjahr (jeweils ein "Feststellungstermin") beträgt [Anzahl der regulären Zinszahlungstage
im Kalenderjahr].]
(4) Zinstagequotient. "Zinstagequotient" bezeichnet im Hinblick auf die Berechnung von Zinsbeträgen
für einen beliebigen Zeitraum (der "Zinsberechnungszeitraum"):
(i) wenn der Zinsberechnungszeitraum (einschließlich des ersten aber ausschließlich des letzten
Tages dieser Periode) kürzer ist als die Feststellungsperiode, in die das Ende des
Zinsberechnungszeitraumes fällt oder ihr entspricht, die Anzahl der Tage in dem betreffenden
Zinsberechnungszeitraum (einschließlich des ersten aber ausschließlich des letzten Tages
dieser Periode) geteilt durch das Produkt (1) der Anzahl der Tage in der Feststellungsperiode
und (2) der Anzahl der Feststellungstermine (wie in § 3 Absatz (3) angegeben) in einem
Kalenderjahr; oder
(ii) wenn der Zinsberechnungszeitraum (einschließlich des ersten aber ausschließlich des letzten
Tages dieser Periode) länger ist als die Feststellungsperiode, in die das Ende des
Zinsberechnungszeitraumes fällt, die Summe (A) der Anzahl der Tage in dem
Zinsberechnungszeitraum, die in die Feststellungsperiode fallen, in welcher der
Zinsberechnungszeitraum beginnt, geteilt durch das Produkt (1) der Anzahl der Tage in dieser
Feststellungsperiode (2) der Anzahl der Feststellungstermine (wie in § 3 Absatz (3) angegeben)
in einem Kalenderjahr und (B) der Anzahl der Tage in dem Zinsberechnungszeitraum, die in
die nächste Feststellungsperiode fallen, geteilt durch das Produkt (1) der Anzahl der Tage in
dieser Feststellungsperiode und (2) der Anzahl der Feststellungstermine (wie in § 3 Absatz (3)
angegeben) in einem Kalenderjahr.
[im Falle von Actual/365 (Fixed) ist folgendes anwendbar: die tatsächliche Anzahl von Tagen im
Zinsberechnungszeitraum, dividiert durch 365.]
[im Falle von Actual/360 ist folgendes anwendbar: die tatsächliche Anzahl von Tagen im
Zinsberechnungszeitraum, dividiert durch 360.]
[im Falle von 30/360, 360/360 (Bond Basis) ist folgendes anwendbar: die Anzahl von Tagen im
Zinsberechnungszeitraum, dividiert durch 360, wobei die Anzahl der Tage auf der Grundlage eines
Jahres von 360 Tagen mit zwölf Monaten zu je 30 Tagen zu ermitteln ist (es sei denn, (A) der letzte
Tag des Zinsberechnungszeitraums fällt auf den 31. Tag eines Monates, während der erste Tag des
Zinsberechnungszeitraumes weder auf den 30. noch auf den 31. Tag eines Monats fällt, in welchem
Fall der diesen Tag enthaltende Monat nicht als ein auf 30 Tage gekürzter Monat zu behandeln ist,
oder (B) der letzte Tag des Zinsberechnungszeitraumes fällt auf den letzten Tag des Monats Februar,
in welchem Fall der Monat Februar nicht als ein auf 30 Tage verlängerter Monat zu behandeln ist).]
3
Der gesetzliche Verzugszinssatz beträgt fünf Prozentpunkte über dem von der Deutschen Bundesbank jeweils veröffentlichen
Basiszinssatz, §§ 288 Abs. 1, 247 Abs. 1 BGB.
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[im Falle von 30E/360 (Eurobond Basis) ist folgendes anwendbar: die Anzahl der Tage im
Zinsberechnungszeitraum, dividiert durch 360 (dabei ist die Anzahl der Tage auf der Grundlage
eines Jahres von 360 Tagen mit 12 Monaten zu 30 Tagen zu ermitteln, und zwar ohne
Berücksichtigung des Datums des ersten oder letzten Tages des Zinsberechnungszeitraumes, es sei
denn, dass im Falle einer am Fälligkeitstag endenden Zinsperiode der Fälligkeitstag der letzte Tag
des Monats Februar ist, in welchem Fall der Monat Februar als nicht auf einen Monat zu 30 Tagen
verlängert gilt).]
"Zinsperiode" bezeichnet den Zeitraum ab dem Verzinsungsbeginn (einschließlich) bis zum ersten
Zinszahlungstag (ausschließlich) und danach ab dem jeweiligen Zinszahlungstag (einschließlich)
bis zum nächstfolgenden Zinszahlungstag (ausschließlich).
(5) Anpassung des Zinssatzes bei Eintritt eines Step-up-Ereignisses. Der auf die Schuld-
verschreibungen zu zahlende Zinssatz wird im Fall eines Step-up-Ereignisses folgendermaßen
angepasst:
Wenn das Step-up-Ereignis eintritt, erhöht sich der Zinssatz für die Zinsperiode, die an dem Step-
up-Tag beginnt und jede nachfolgende Zinsperiode [●] [auf die Summe aus dem Ursprünglichen
Zinssatz und [●]% per annum] (der "Angepasste Zinssatz").
"Step-up-Tag" bezeichnet [●] [den Zinszahlungstag, der dem Mitteilungstag, spätestens dem
[fünften] [●] Geschäftstag nach Ende der Ausschlussfrist, unmittelbar nachfolgt[, es sei denn, dieser
Zinszahlungstag wäre der Fälligkeitstag. In diesem Fall bezeichnet Step-up-Tag den
Zinszahlungstag, der dem Mitteilungstag, spätestens dem [fünften] [●] Geschäftstag nach Ende der
jeweiligen Ausschlussfrist, vorgeht].]
unverzüglich (ohne schuldhaftes Zögern) nach der Veröffentlichung des Nachhaltigkeitsberichts für
das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl-Beobachtungsstichtag endende Geschäftsjahr,
spätestens jedoch an dem [fünften] [●] Geschäftstag nach Ende der Ausschlussfrist, gemäß Ziffer 12
mitzuteilen (der Tag, an dem die Emittentin diese Mitteilung veröffentlicht, der "Mitteilungstag").
Das "Step-up-Ereignis" tritt ein, wenn eines der folgenden Ereignisse eintritt:
(A) Die Emittentin veröffentlicht vor Ablauf der Ausschlussfrist (i) keinen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht
für das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag endende
Geschäftsjahr oder (ii) keine Zertifizierungsbestätigung in Bezug auf diesen Nachhaltigkeits-
bericht.
(B) Die Emittentin veröffentlicht zwar vor Ablauf der Ausschlussfrist einen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht
für das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag endende
Geschäftsjahr und eine Zertifizierungsbestätigung in Bezug auf diesen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht,
jedoch
1. bestätigt die Zertifizierungsbestätigung nicht, dass [die KPI das NEZ erreicht oder
übertrifft] [sowohl die KPI 1 das NEZ 1 erreicht oder übertrifft und die KPI 2 das NEZ 2
erreicht oder übertrifft] [alle drei, die KPI 1 das NEZ 1 erreicht oder übertrifft, die KPI 2
das NEZ 2 erreicht oder übertrifft und die KPI 3 das NEZ 3 erreicht oder übertrifft]; oder
4
Das Ende der Ausschlussfrist soll mindestens 30 Geschäftstage vor dem Fälligkeitstag liegen.
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2. enthält die Zertifizierungsbestätigung einen Hinweis, dass (i) die Unabhängige Prüfstelle
[das] [ein] NEZ nicht berechnen oder feststellen kann oder (ii) die Berechnung oder
Feststellung der Unabhängigen Prüfstelle nur mit einem Vorbehalt oder einer
Einschränkung in Bezug auf die Berechnung oder die Feststellung [der] [des] NEZ
erfolgen kann oder erfolgte.
"KPI [1]" bezeichnet die folgende Leistungskennzahl: [von der Emittentin in Übereinstimmung mit
dem relevanten Framework der Emittentin zu bestimmen].
"KPI 2" bezeichnet die folgende Leistungskennzahl: [von der Emittentin in Übereinstimmung mit
dem relevanten Framework der Emittentin zu bestimmen].]
"KPI 3" bezeichnet die folgende Leistungskennzahl: [von der Emittentin in Übereinstimmung mit
dem relevanten Framework der Emittentin zu bestimmen].]
[(und KPI 1[,] [und] KPI 2 [und KPI 3] jeweils ein "KPI")].
"Green Financing Framework" bezeichnet den von der Emittentin geschaffenen Rahmen, in dem
die Kriterien für Projekte und Aktivitäten zur Förderung sozialer, grüner und ökologischer Zwecke
näher spezifiziert werden.
"Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel [1]" oder "NEZ [1]" bezeichnet, [dass [●] bis zum
Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag [Zielvorgabe einfügen und präzisieren]
[erreicht oder übertroffen hat][unterschreitet]][●].
["Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel 2" oder "NEZ 2" bezeichnet, [dass [●] bis zum
Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag [Zielvorgabe einfügen und präzisieren]
[erreicht oder übertroffen hat][unterschreitet]][●].]
["Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel 3" oder "NEZ 3" bezeichnet, [dass [●] bis zum
Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag [Zielvorgabe einfügen und präzisieren]
[erreicht oder übertroffen hat][unterschreitet]][●].]
[(und NEZ 1[,] [und] NEZ 2 [und NEZ 3] jeweils ein "NEZ")].
[im Falle eines Verwässerungsschutzes einfügen: Sofern die Emittentin vernünftigerweise und
unter Beachtung des Grundsatzes von Treu und Glauben feststellt, dass eine von der Emittentin
durchgeführte Transaktion eine verwässernde Wirkung auf [das][ein] NEZ hat, wird die Emittentin
dieser verwässernden Wirkung Rechnung tragen und das jeweilige NEZ in ihrem billigen Ermessen
gemäß § 315 BGB und unter Berücksichtigung des Grundsatzes von Treu und Glauben bestmöglich
anpassen, sodass die verwässernde Wirkung entfällt oder jedenfalls minimiert wird. Die Emittentin
wird den Gläubigern [das][die] angepasste[n] NEZ unverzüglich gemäß § 12 mitteilen. Eine von der
Emittentin vorgenommene und gemäß § 12 mitgeteilte Anpassung ist für die Gläubiger bindend.]
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"Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag" bezeichnet [●].
[●]]
(5) Anpassung des Zinssatzes bei Eintritt eines Step-up-Ereignisses. Der auf die Schuldverschreibungen
zu zahlende Zinssatz wird im Fall eines Step-up-Ereignisses folgendermaßen angepasst:
Der Zinssatz für eine Zinsperiode, die an einem Step-up-Tag beginnt, und jede nachfolgende
Zinsperiode, beträgt:
(i) in Bezug auf den Step-up-Tag, der einem Step-up-Ereignis hinsichtlich des Nachhaltigkeits-
Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtags 1 folgt: [●] [die Summe aus dem Ursprünglichen
Zinssatz und [●]% per annum] (der "Angepasste Zinssatz 1");
(ii) in Bezug auf den Step-up-Tag, der einem Step-up-Ereignis hinsichtlich des Nachhaltigkeits-
Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtags 2 folgt: sofern ein Step-up-Ereignis bezüglich des
Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtags 1 eingetreten ist, [●] [die Summe
aus dem Angepassten Zinssatz 1 und [●]% per annum] (der "Angepasste Zinssatz 2");
andernfalls [der Angepasste Zinssatz 1] [●].
"Step-up-Tag" bezeichnet [[●] und [●]] [den jeweiligen Zinszahlungstag, der dem Mitteilungstag,
spätestens dem [fünften] [●] Geschäftstag nach Ende der jeweiligen Ausschlussfrist, unmittelbar
nachfolgt[, es sei denn, dieser Zinszahlungstag wäre der Fälligkeitstag. In diesem Fall bezeichnet
Step-up-Tag den Zinszahlungstag, der dem Mitteilungstag, spätestens dem [fünften] [●]
Geschäftstag nach Ende der jeweiligen Ausschlussfrist, vorgeht].]
(ii) den Angepassten Zinssatz 1 und den Angepassten Zinssatz 2, soweit anwendbar,
unverzüglich (ohne schuldhaftes Zögern) nach der Veröffentlichung des Nachhaltigkeitsberichts für
das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl-Beobachtungsstichtag 1 bzw. Nachhaltigkeits-
Leistungskennzahl-Beobachtungsstichtag 2, endende Geschäftsjahr, spätestens jedoch an dem
[fünften] [●] Geschäftstag nach Ende der jeweiligen Ausschlussfrist, gemäß Ziffer 12 mitzuteilen
(der Tag, an dem die Emittentin eine solche Mitteilung veröffentlicht, ein "Mitteilungstag").
Das "Step-up-Ereignis" tritt ein, wenn eines der folgenden Ereignisse eintritt:
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(A) Die Emittentin veröffentlicht vor Ablauf der Ausschlussfrist 1 (i) keinen
Nachhaltigkeitsbericht für das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl
Beobachtungsstichtag 1 endende Geschäftsjahr oder (ii) keine Zertifizierungsbestätigung in
Bezug auf diesen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht.
(B) Die Emittentin veröffentlicht zwar vor Ablauf der Ausschlussfrist 1 einen
Nachhaltigkeitsbericht für das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl
Beobachtungsstichtag 1 endende Geschäftsjahr und eine Zertifizierungsbestätigung in Bezug
auf diesen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht, jedoch
1. bestätigt die Zertifizierungsbestätigung nicht, dass die [im Falle einer KPI: KPI] [im
Falle zweier KPI: KPI 1] das [im Falle eines NEZ: NEZ] [im Falle zweier NEZ: NEZ
1] erreicht oder übertrifft; oder
2. enthält die Zertifizierungsbestätigung einen Hinweis, dass (i) die Unabhängige Prüfstelle
das [im Falle eines NEZ: NEZ] [im Falle zweier NEZ: NEZ 1] nicht berechnen oder
feststellen kann oder (ii) die Berechnung oder Feststellung der Unabhängigen Prüfstelle
nur mit einem Vorbehalt oder einer Einschränkung in Bezug auf die Berechnung oder die
Feststellung des [im Falle eines NEZ: NEZ] [im Falle zweier NEZ: NEZ 1] erfolgen
kann oder erfolgte.
(C) Die Emittentin veröffentlicht vor Ablauf der Ausschlussfrist 2 (i) keinen
Nachhaltigkeitsbericht für das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl
Beobachtungsstichtag 2 endende Geschäftsjahr oder (ii) keine Zertifizierungsbestätigung in
Bezug auf diesen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht.
(D) Die Emittentin veröffentlicht zwar vor Ablauf der Ausschlussfrist 2 einen
Nachhaltigkeitsbericht für das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl
Beobachtungsstichtag 2 endende Geschäftsjahr und eine Zertifizierungsbestätigung in Bezug
auf diesen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht, jedoch
1. bestätigt die Zertifizierungsbestätigung nicht, dass [[im Falle einer KPI: die KPI] [im
Falle zweier KPI: die KPI 2] das [im Falle eines NEZ: NEZ] [im Falle zweier NEZ:
NEZ 2] erreicht oder übertrifft] [im Falle zweier KPI und beide sind am
Beobachtungsstichtag 2 zu erreichen: sowohl KPI 1 das NEZ 1 erreicht oder übertrifft
und die KPI 2 das NEZ 2 erreicht oder übertrifft]; oder
2. enthält die Zertifizierungsbestätigung einen Hinweis, dass (i) die Unabhängige Prüfstelle
[im Falle eines NEZ: das NEZ] [im Falle zweier NEZ: das NEZ 2] [im Falle zweier
NEZ und beide sind am Beobachtungsstichtag 2 zu erreichen: ein NEZ oder beide NEZ]
nicht berechnen oder feststellen kann oder (ii) die Berechnung oder Feststellung der
Unabhängigen Prüfstelle nur mit einem Vorbehalt oder einer Einschränkung in Bezug auf
die Berechnung oder die Feststellung [im Falle eines NEZ: des NEZ] [im Falle zweier
NEZ: des NEZ 2] [im Falle zweier NEZ und beide sind am Beobachtungsstichtag 2 zu
erreichen: eines oder beider NEZ] erfolgen kann oder erfolgte.
[im Falle einer KPI: "KPI" bezeichnet die folgende Leistungskennzahl: [von der Emittentin in
Übereinstimmung mit dem relevanten Framework der Emittentin zu bestimmen].]
[im Falle zweier KPI: "KPI 1" bezeichnet die folgende Leistungskennzahl: [von der Emittentin in
Übereinstimmung mit dem relevanten Framework der Emittentin zu bestimmen].
"KPI 2" bezeichnet die folgende Leistungskennzahl: [von der Emittentin in Übereinstimmung mit
dem relevanten Framework der Emittentin zu bestimmen] (und KPI 1und KPI 2 jeweils ein "KPI")].
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von Zeit zu Zeit aktualisiert, geändert oder ersetzt). Die Emittentin kann die Unabhängige Prüfstelle
nach freiem Ermessen bestimmen, wobei die Emittentin nicht die Gesellschaft als Unabhängige
Prüfstelle bestimmen darf, die als sog. Second Party Opinion Provider ihres jeweils aktuellen Green
Financing Frameworks fungiert. Die Bestellung der Unabhängigen Prüfstelle wird zusammen mit
der Veröffentlichung der Zertifizierungsbestätigung auf der Webseite der Emittentin (www.[●])
oder einer Nachfolgeseite bekannt gegeben]. Die Emittentin behält sich das Recht vor, jederzeit die
Unabhängige Prüfstelle zu ändern und eine andere Unabhängige Prüfstelle zu bestellen. Eine
Änderung, Abberufung, Bestellung oder ein sonstiger Wechsel der Unabhängigen Prüfstelle wird
auf der Webseite der Emittentin (www.[●]) oder einer Nachfolgeseite bekannt gegeben. Die
jeweilige Bekanntgabe ist keine Wirksamkeitsvoraussetzung für die Bestellung oder Abberufung
und Ersetzung einer Unabhängigen Prüfstelle.
"Green Financing Framework" bezeichnet den von der Emittentin geschaffenen Rahmen, in dem
die Kriterien für Projekte und Aktivitäten zur Förderung sozialer, grüner und ökologischer Zwecke
näher spezifiziert werden.
[im Falle eines NEZ: "Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel" oder "NEZ" bezeichnet, [dass [●]
jeweils bis zum Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag 1 und Nachhaltigkeits-
Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag 2 [Zielvorgabe einfügen und präzisieren] [erreicht oder
übertroffen hat][unterschreitet].][●]]
[im Falle zweier NEZ: "Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel 1" oder "NEZ 1" bezeichnet, [dass
[●] [im Falle zweier NEZ und beide sind am Beobachtungsstichtag 2 zu erreichen: jeweils] bis
zum Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag 1 [im Falle zweier NEZ und beide
sind am Beobachtungsstichtag 2 zu erreichen: und Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl
Beobachtungsstichtag 2] [Zielvorgabe einfügen und präzisieren] [erreicht oder übertroffen
hat][unterschreitet]][●].
"Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel 2" oder "NEZ 2" bezeichnet, [dass [●] bis zum
Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag 2 [Zielvorgabe einfügen und präzisieren]
[erreicht oder übertroffen hat][unterschreitet]][●] (und NEZ 1 und NEZ 2 jeweils ein "NEZ")].
[im Falle eines Verwässerungsschutzes einfügen: Sofern die Emittentin vernünftigerweise und
unter Beachtung des Grundsatzes von Treu und Glauben feststellt, dass eine von der Emittentin
durchgeführte Transaktion eine verwässernde Wirkung auf [das][ein] NEZ hat, wird die Emittentin
dieser verwässernden Wirkung Rechnung tragen und das jeweilige NEZ in ihrem billigen Ermessen
gemäß § 315 BGB und unter Berücksichtigung des Grundsatzes von Treu und Glauben bestmöglich
anpassen, sodass die verwässernde Wirkung entfällt oder jedenfalls minimiert wird. Die Emittentin
wird den Gläubigern [das][die] angepasste[n] NEZ unverzüglich gemäß § 12 mitteilen. Eine von der
Emittentin vorgenommene und gemäß § 12 mitgeteilte Anpassung ist für die Gläubiger bindend.]
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[●]]
§4
ZAHLUNGEN
(1) (a) Zahlungen von Kapital. Zahlungen von Kapital auf die Schuldverschreibungen erfolgen nach
Maßgabe des nachstehenden Absatzes (2) an das Clearingsystem oder dessen Order zur
Gutschrift auf den Konten der jeweiligen Kontoinhaber des Clearingsystems [außerhalb der
Vereinigten Staaten].
(b) Zahlung von Zinsen. Die Zahlung von Zinsen auf Schuldverschreibungen erfolgt nach
Maßgabe von Absatz (2) an das Clearingsystem oder dessen Order zur Gutschrift auf den
Konten der jeweiligen Kontoinhaber des Clearingsystems [außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten].
[Im Falle von Zinszahlungen auf eine Vorläufige Globalurkunde ist folgendes anwendbar: Die
Zahlung von Zinsen auf Schuldverschreibungen, die durch die Vorläufige Globalurkunde verbrieft
sind, erfolgt nach Maßgabe von Absatz (2) an das Clearingsystem oder dessen Order zur Gutschrift
auf den Konten der jeweiligen Kontoinhaber des Clearingsystems, und zwar nach ordnungsgemäßer
Bescheinigung gemäß § 1 Absatz (3) (b).]
(3) Erfüllung. Die Emittentin [Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: bzw. die Garantin] wird durch Leistung der Zahlung an das
Clearingsystem oder dessen Order von ihrer Zahlungspflicht befreit.
(4) Vereinigte Staaten. Für die Zwecke dieser Emissionsbedingungen bezeichnet "Vereinigte Staaten"
die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (einschließlich deren Bundesstaaten und des District of
Columbia) sowie deren Territorien (einschließlich Puerto Ricos, der U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, Wake Island und Northern Mariana Islands).
(5) Zahltag. Fällt der Tag der Fälligkeit einer Zahlung in Bezug auf eine Schuldverschreibung auf einen
Tag, der kein Zahltag ist, dann hat der Gläubiger keinen Anspruch auf Zahlung vor dem nächsten
Zahltag am jeweiligen Geschäftsort. Der Gläubiger ist nicht berechtigt, weitere Zinsen oder sonstige
Zahlungen aufgrund dieser Verspätung zu verlangen.
Für diese Zwecke bezeichnet "Zahltag" einen Tag, [bei nicht auf Euro lautenden
Schuldverschreibungen, ist folgendes anwendbar: der ein Tag (außer einem Samstag oder Sonntag)
ist, an dem Geschäftsbanken und Devisenmärkte Zahlungen in [] abwickeln und an dem das
Clearingsystem betriebsbereit ist, um die betreffenden Zahlungen weiterzuleiten] [bei auf Euro
lautenden Schuldverschreibungen, ist folgendes anwendbar: der ein Tag (außer einem Samstag
oder Sonntag) ist, an dem das Clearingsystem sowie alle betroffenen Bereiche des Real-time Gross
Settlement System des Eurosystems oder dessen Nachfolger oder Ersatzsystem ("T2") betriebsbereit
sind, um die betreffenden Zahlungen weiterzuleiten].
(6) Bezugnahmen auf Kapital und Zinsen. Bezugnahmen in diesen Emissionsbedingungen auf Kapital
der Schuldverschreibungen schließen, soweit anwendbar, die folgenden Beträge ein: den
Rückzahlungsbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen; den vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag der
Schuldverschreibungen; [falls die Emittentin das Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen aus
anderen als steuerlichen Gründen vorzeitig zurückzuzahlen, ist folgendes anwendbar: den Wahl-
Rückzahlungsbetrag (Call) der Schuldverschreibungen,] [falls der Gläubiger ein Wahlrecht hat,
die Schuldverschreibungen vorzeitig zu kündigen, ist folgendes anwendbar: den Wahl-
Rückzahlungsbetrag (Put) der Schuldverschreibungen,] sowie jeden Aufschlag sowie sonstige auf
oder in Bezug auf die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Beträge. Bezugnahmen in diesen
Emissionsbedingungen auf Zinsen auf die Schuldverschreibungen schließen, soweit anwendbar,
sämtliche gemäß § 7 zahlbaren Zusätzlichen Beträge ein.
(7) Hinterlegung von Kapital und Zinsen. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, beim Amtsgericht Frankfurt am
Main Zins- oder Kapitalbeträge zu hinterlegen, die von den Gläubigern nicht innerhalb von zwölf
Monaten nach dem Fälligkeitstag beansprucht worden sind, auch wenn die Gläubiger sich nicht in
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Annahmeverzug befinden. Soweit eine solche Hinterlegung erfolgt, und auf das Recht der
Rücknahme verzichtet wird, erlöschen die diesbezüglichen Ansprüche der Gläubiger gegen die
Emittentin.
§5
RÜCKZAHLUNG
(1) Rückzahlung bei Endfälligkeit. Soweit nicht zuvor bereits ganz oder teilweise zurückgezahlt oder
angekauft und entwertet, werden die Schuldverschreibungen am [Fälligkeitstag] (der
"Fälligkeitstag") zu ihrem Rückzahlungsbetrag zurückgezahlt. [falls kein Rückzahlungs
Sustainability Step-Up, ist folgendes anwendbar: Der "Rückzahlungsbetrag" entspricht dem
Nennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen.] [im Falle eines Rückzahlungs Sustainability Step-Up, ist
folgendes anwendbar: Der "Rückzahlungsbetrag" in Bezug auf jede Schuldverschreibung
entspricht, vorbehaltlich des Eintritts eines Anpassungs-Ereignisses, dem Nennbetrag.
Falls das Anpassungs-Ereignis eingetreten ist, beläuft sich der Rückzahlungsbetrag jeder
Schuldverschreibung auf [ihren Nennbetrag zuzüglich einer Erhöhung um [●] (entsprechend einer
Erhöhung um [●] Basispunkte)][●] und die Emittentin muss eine Mitteilung über:
unverzüglich (ohne schuldhaftes Zögern) nach der Veröffentlichung des Nachhaltigkeitsberichts für
das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl-Beobachtungsstichtag endende Geschäftsjahr,
spätestens jedoch an dem [fünften] [●] Geschäftstag nach Ende der Ausschlussfrist, gemäß §12
veröffentlichen (der Tag, an dem die Emittentin diese Mitteilung veröffentlicht, der
"Mitteilungstag").
Das "Anpassungs-Ereignis" tritt ein, wenn eines der folgenden Ereignisse eintritt:
(A) Die Emittentin veröffentlicht vor Ablauf der Ausschlussfrist (i) keinen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht
für das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag endende
Geschäftsjahr oder (ii) keine Zertifizierungsbestätigung in Bezug auf diesen Nachhaltigkeits-
bericht.
(B) Die Emittentin veröffentlicht zwar vor Ablauf der Ausschlussfrist einen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht
für das an dem Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag endende
Geschäftsjahr und eine Zertifizierungsbestätigung in Bezug auf diesen Nachhaltigkeitsbericht,
jedoch
1. bestätigt die Zertifizierungsbestätigung nicht, dass [die KPI das NEZ erreicht oder
übertrifft] [sowohl die KPI 1 das NEZ 1 erreicht oder übertrifft und die KPI 2 das NEZ 2
erreicht oder übertrifft] [alle drei, die KPI 1 das NEZ 1 erreicht oder übertrifft, die KPI 2
das NEZ 2 erreicht oder übertrifft und die KPI 3 das NEZ 3 erreicht oder übertrifft]; oder
2. enthält die Zertifizierungsbestätigung einen Hinweis, dass (i) die Unabhängige Prüfstelle
[die] [ein] NEZ nicht berechnen oder feststellen kann oder (ii) die Berechnung oder
Feststellung der Unabhängigen Prüfstelle nur mit einem Vorbehalt oder einer
Einschränkung in Bezug auf die Berechnung oder die Feststellung [der] [des] NEZ
erfolgen kann oder erfolgte.
"KPI [1]" bezeichnet die folgende Leistungskennzahl: [von der Emittentin in Übereinstimmung mit
dem relevanten Rahmenvertrag der Emittentin zu bestimmen].
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Das Ende der Ausschlussfrist soll mindestens 30 Geschäftstage vor dem Fälligkeitstag liegen.
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["KPI 2" bezeichnet die folgende Leistungskennzahl: [von der Emittentin in Übereinstimmung mit
dem relevanten Rahmenvertrag der Emittentin zu bestimmen].]
["KPI 3" bezeichnet die folgende Leistungskennzahl: [von der Emittentin in Übereinstimmung mit
dem relevanten Rahmenvertrag der Emittentin zu bestimmen].]
[(und KPI 1[,] [und] KPI 2 [und KPI 3] jeweils ein "KPI")].
"Green Financing Framework" bezeichnet den von der Emittentin geschaffenen Rahmen, in dem
die Kriterien für Projekte und Aktivitäten zur Förderung sozialer, grüner und ökologischer Zwecke
näher spezifiziert werden.
"Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel [1]" oder "NEZ [1]" bezeichnet, [dass [●] bis zum
Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag [Zielvorgabe einfügen und präzisieren]
[erreicht oder übertroffen hat][unterschreitet]][●].
["Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel 2" oder "NEZ 2" bezeichnet, [dass [●] bis zum
Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag [Zielvorgabe einfügen und präzisieren]
[erreicht oder übertroffen hat][unterschreitet]][●].]
["Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel 3" oder "NEZ 3" bezeichnet, [dass [●] bis zum
Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtag [Zielvorgabe einfügen und präzisieren]
[erreicht oder übertroffen hat][unterschreitet]][●].]
[(und NEZ 1[,] [und] NEZ 2 [und NEZ 3] jeweils ein "NEZ")].
[im Falle eines Verwässerungsschutzes einfügen: Sofern die Emittentin vernünftigerweise und
unter Beachtung des Grundsatzes von Treu und Glauben feststellt, dass eine von der Emittentin
durchgeführte Transaktion eine verwässernde Wirkung auf [das][ein] NEZ hat, wird die Emittentin
dieser verwässernden Wirkung Rechnung tragen und das jeweilige NEZ in ihrem billigen Ermessen
gemäß § 315 BGB und unter Berücksichtigung des Grundsatzes von Treu und Glauben bestmöglich
anpassen, sodass die verwässernde Wirkung entfällt oder jedenfalls minimiert wird. Die Emittentin
wird den Gläubigern [das][die] angepasste[n] NEZ unverzüglich gemäß § 12 mitteilen. Eine von der
Emittentin vorgenommene und gemäß § 12 mitgeteilte Anpassung ist für die Gläubiger bindend.]
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"Zertifizierungsbestätigung" ist die von der Unabhängigen Prüfstelle ausgestellte Bescheinigung,
die bestätigt, ob das KPI [1] das NEZ [1] erreicht oder übertrifft [[und/oder] ob das KPI 2 das NEZ 2
erreicht oder übertrifft] [[und/oder] ob das KPI 3 das NEZ 3 erreicht oder übertrifft], wobei diese
Bescheinigung nicht später als an dem Mitteilungstag entsprechend der Vorschriften dieser
Emissionsbedingungen zu veröffentlichen ist.
[●].]
(2) Vorzeitige Rückzahlung aus steuerlichen Gründen. Die Schuldverschreibungen können insgesamt,
jedoch nicht teilweise, nach Wahl der Emittentin mit einer Kündigungsfrist von nicht weniger als
30 und nicht mehr als 60 Tagen durch Erklärung gegenüber dem Fiscal Agent und gemäß § 12
gegenüber den Gläubigern vorzeitig gekündigt und zu ihrem vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag (wie
nachfolgend definiert) zuzüglich bis zum für die Rückzahlung festgesetzten Tag aufgelaufener
Zinsen zurückgezahlt werden, falls die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von
EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] als Folge einer
Änderung oder Ergänzung der Steuer- oder Abgabengesetze und -vorschriften [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW AG begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: der
Bundesrepublik Deutschland] [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: der Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder der Niederlande]
oder deren politischen Untergliederungen oder Steuerbehörden oder als Folge einer Änderung oder
Ergänzung der Anwendung oder der offiziellen Auslegung dieser Gesetze und Vorschriften
(vorausgesetzt, diese Änderung oder Ergänzung wird am oder nach dem Tag, an dem die letzte
Tranche dieser Serie von Schuldverschreibungen begeben wird, wirksam) am nächstfolgenden
Zinszahlungstag (wie in § 3 Absatz (1) definiert) zur Zahlung von Zusätzlichen Beträgen (wie in § 7
definiert) verpflichtet sein wird und diese Verpflichtung nicht durch das Ergreifen zumutbarer, der
Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist
folgendes anwendbar: bzw. der Garantin] zur Verfügung stehender Maßnahmen vermieden werden
kann.
Eine solche Kündigung darf allerdings nicht (i) früher als 90 Tage vor dem frühestmöglichen Termin
erfolgen, an dem die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: bzw. die Garantin] verpflichtet wäre, solche
Zusätzlichen Beträge zu zahlen, falls eine Zahlung auf die Schuldverschreibungen dann fällig sein
würde, oder (ii) erfolgen, wenn zu dem Zeitpunkt, zu dem die Kündigung erklärt wird, die
Verpflichtung zur Zahlung von Zusätzlichen Beträgen nicht mehr wirksam ist.
Eine solche Kündigung hat gemäß § 12 zu erfolgen. Sie ist unwiderruflich, muss den für die
Rückzahlung festgelegten Termin nennen und eine zusammenfassende Erklärung enthalten, welche
die das Rückzahlungsrecht der Emittentin begründenden Umstände darlegt.
[Falls die Emittentin das Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen vorzeitig zu festgelegten
Wahlrückzahlungsbeträgen (Call) zurückzuzahlen, ist folgendes anwendbar:
(a) [Im Falle von Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(en) ist folgendes anwendbar: Die Emittentin kann,
nachdem sie gemäß Absatz (b) gekündigt hat, die Schuldverschreibungen insgesamt [oder
teilweise] am/an den Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(en) (Call) [zum/zu den] Wahl-
Rückzahlungsbetrag/beträgen (Call), wie nachfolgend angegeben, nebst etwaigen bis zum
Wahl- Rückzahlungstag (Call) (ausschließlich) aufgelaufenen Zinsen zurückzahlen. [Bei
Geltung eines Mindestrückzahlungsbetrages oder eines höheren Rückzahlungsbetrages ist
folgendes anwendbar: Eine solche Rückzahlung muss in Höhe eines Nennbetrages von
[mindestens [Mindestrückzahlungsbetrag]] [höherer Rückzahlungsbetrag] erfolgen.]
[Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(e)] [Wahl-Rückzahlungsbetrag/beträge]
[] []
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[] [ ]]6
[Wahl-Rückzahlungszeitraum/-zeiträume] [Wahl-Rückzahlungsbetrag/beträge]
[] []
[] [ ]]
[Falls der Gläubiger ein Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen vorzeitig zu kündigen, ist
folgendes anwendbar: Der Emittentin steht dieses Wahlrecht nicht in Bezug auf eine
Schuldverschreibung zu, deren Rückzahlung bereits der Gläubiger in Ausübung seines Wahlrechts nach
Absatz (4) dieses § 5 verlangt hat.]
(b) Die Kündigung ist den Gläubigern der Schuldverschreibungen durch die Emittentin gemäß
§ 12 bekanntzugeben. Sie muss die folgenden Angaben enthalten:
(ii) eine Erklärung, ob diese Serie ganz oder teilweise zurückgezahlt wird und im letzteren
Fall den Gesamtnennbetrag der zurückzuzahlenden Schuldverschreibungen;
(iii) [Im Falle von Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(en) ist folgendes anwendbar: den Wahl-
Rückzahlungstag (Call)] [Im Falle eines/von Wahl-Rückzahlungszeitraums/-
zeiträumen ist folgendes anwendbar: den maßgeblichen Rückzahlungstag innerhalb
des betreffenden Wahl-Rückzahlungszeitraums (Call)], der nicht weniger als
[Mindestkündigungsfrist] und nicht mehr als [Höchstkündigungsfrist] Tage nach dem
Tag der Kündigung durch die Emittentin gegenüber den Gläubigern liegen darf; und
(c) Wenn die Schuldverschreibungen nur teilweise zurückgezahlt werden, werden die
zurückzuzahlenden Schuldverschreibungen in Übereinstimmung mit den Regeln des
betreffenden Clearingsystems ausgewählt.] [Falls die Schuldverschreibungen in Form einer
NGN begeben werden, ist Folgendes anwendbar: Die teilweise Rückzahlung wird in den
Registern von CBL und Euroclear nach deren Ermessen entweder als Pool-Faktor oder als
Reduzierung des Gesamtnennbetrags wiedergegeben.]
[Falls die Emittentin das Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen vorzeitig zum vorzeitigen
Rückzahlungsbetrag zurückzuzahlen, ist folgendes anwendbar:
[(4)] Vorzeitige Rückzahlung nach Wahl der Emittentin. (a) Die Emittentin kann, nachdem sie gemäß
Absatz (b) gekündigt hat, die Schuldverschreibungen jederzeit insgesamt oder teilweise (jeweils ein
"Wahl-Rückzahlungstag (Call)") zum vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag (wie nachstehend definiert)
6 Im Falle einer Sustainability Step-Up-Struktur gemäß § 5 Absatz (1), entsprechende Bestimmungen zum
Anpassungsmechanismus des Wahl-Rückzahlungsbetrags einfügen.
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nebst etwaigen bis zum jeweiligen Wahl-Rückzahlungstag (Call) (ausschließlich) aufgelaufenen
Zinsen zurückzahlen.
[Falls der Gläubiger ein Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen vorzeitig zu kündigen, ist
folgendes anwendbar: Der Emittentin steht dieses Wahlrecht nicht in Bezug auf eine
Schuldverschreibung zu, deren Rückzahlung bereits der Gläubiger in Ausübung seines Wahlrechts nach
Absatz [(5)] dieses § 5 verlangt hat.]
(b) Die Kündigung ist den Gläubigern der Schuldverschreibungen durch die Emittentin gemäß
§ 12 bekannt zu geben. Sie beinhaltet die folgenden Angaben:
(ii) eine Erklärung, ob diese Serie ganz oder teilweise zurückgezahlt wird und im letzteren
Fall den Gesamtnennbetrag der zurückzuzahlenden Schuldverschreibungen; und
(iii) den Wahl-Rückzahlungstag (Call), der nicht weniger als 30 Tage und nicht mehr als 60
Tage nach dem Tag der Kündigung durch die Emittentin gegenüber den Gläubigern
liegen darf.
(c) Wenn die Schuldverschreibungen nur teilweise zurückgezahlt werden, werden die
zurückzuzahlenden Schuldverschreibungen in Übereinstimmung mit den Regeln des
betreffenden Clearing Systems ausgewählt. [Falls die Schuldverschreibungen in Form einer
NGN begeben werden, ist Folgendes anwendbar: Die teilweise Rückzahlung wird in den
Registern von CBL und Euroclear nach deren Ermessen entweder als Pool-Faktor oder als
Reduzierung des Gesamtnennbetrags wiedergegeben.]]
[Falls der Gläubiger ein Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen vorzeitig zu kündigen, ist
folgendes anwendbar:
(a) Die Emittentin hat eine Schuldverschreibung nach Ausübung des entsprechenden Wahlrechts
durch den Gläubiger am/an den Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(en) (Put) zum/zu den Wahl-
Rückzahlungsbetrag/ beträgen (Put), wie nachfolgend angegeben nebst etwaigen bis zum
Wahl-Rückzahlungstag (Put) (ausschließlich) aufgelaufener Zinsen zurückzuzahlen.
[Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(e)] [Wahl-Rückzahlungsbetrag/beträge]
[] []
[] []
Dem Gläubiger steht dieses Wahlrecht nicht in Bezug auf eine Schuldverschreibung zu, deren
Rückzahlung die Emittentin zuvor in Ausübung eines ihrer Wahlrechte nach diesem § 5 verlangt
hat.
(b) Um dieses Wahlrecht auszuüben, hat der Gläubiger nicht weniger als [Mindestkündigungsfrist]
und nicht mehr als [Höchstkündigungsfrist] Tage vor dem Wahl-Rückzahlungstag (Put), an
dem die Rückzahlung gemäß der Ausübungserklärung (wie nachfolgend definiert) erfolgen
soll, bei der bezeichneten Geschäftsstelle des Fiscal Agent während der normalen
Geschäftszeiten eine ordnungsgemäß ausgefüllte Mitteilung zur vorzeitigen Rückzahlung (die
"Ausübungserklärung"), wie sie bei den bezeichneten Geschäftsstellen des Fiscal Agent und
der Zahlstelle erhältlich ist, zu hinterlegen. Die Ausübungserklärung hat anzugeben: (i) den
Nennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen, für die das Wahlrecht ausgeübt wird und (ii) die
Wertpapier-Kenn-Nummer dieser Schuldverschreibungen (soweit vergeben). Die Ausübung
des Wahlrechts kann nicht widerrufen werden. Die Rückzahlung der Schuldverschreibungen,
für welche das Wahlrecht ausgeübt worden ist, erfolgt nur gegen Lieferung der
Schuldverschreibungen an die Emittentin oder deren Order.]
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[(6)] Vorzeitiger Rückzahlungsbetrag.
[(a)] Für die Zwecke des Absatzes (2) dieses § 5 und des § 9, entspricht der vorzeitige
Rückzahlungsbetrag einer Schuldverschreibung dem Rückzahlungsbetrag.
[Falls die Emittentin das Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen gem. § 5[(4)] vorzeitig zum
vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag zurückzuzahlen, ist folgendes anwendbar:
[(b) Für die Zwecke des Absatzes [(4)] dieses § 5 entspricht der vorzeitige Rückzahlungsbetrag
einer Schuldverschreibung (i) dem Rückzahlungsbetrag oder (ii), falls höher, dem abgezinsten
Marktwert der Schuldverschreibung. Der abgezinste Marktwert einer Schuldverschreibung
wird von [der Berechnungsstelle] [einem durch die Emittentin als unabhängigen Finanzberater
bestimmtes unabhängiges Finanzinstitut mit internationalem Ansehen oder einen anderen
unabhängigen Finanzberater mit Erfahrung in internationalen Kapitalmärkten] errechnet und
entspricht dem abgezinsten Wert der Summe des Nennbetrages der Schuldverschreibung und
der verbleibenden Zinszahlungen bis zum [Fälligkeitstag][ersten Kündigungstermin]. [im
Falle eines Rückzahlungs Sustainability Step-Up, ist folgendes anwendbar: Dabei wird die
jeweilige Zinszahlung für eine Zinsperiode mit dem für diese Zinsperiode geltenenden
Relevanten Zinssatz berechnet.]
[falls kein Rückzahlungs Sustainability Step-Up, ist folgendes anwendbar: Der abgezinste
Marktwert wird errechnet, indem der Nennbetrag der Schuldverschreibung und die
verbleibenden Zinszahlungen bis zum [Fälligkeitstag][ersten Kündigungstermin] auf einer
jährlichen Basis, bei Annahme eines 365-Tage Jahres bzw. eines 366-Tages Jahres und der
tatsächlichen Anzahl von Tagen, die einem solchen Jahr abgelaufen sind, unter Anwendung
der Vergleichbaren Benchmark Rendite zuzüglich [Prozentsatz] % abgezinst werden. Die
"Vergleichbare Benchmark Rendite" bezeichnet die am Rückzahlungs-Berechnungstag
bestehende Rendite der entsprechenden [Euro-Referenz-Anleihe der Bundesrepublik
Deutschland] [], wie sie täglich von der Deutschen Bundesbank auf ihrer Webseite unter
www.bundesbank.de veröffentlicht wird, mit einer Laufzeit, die mit der verbleibenden Laufzeit
der Schuldverschreibung bis zum [Fälligkeitstag][ersten Kündigungstermin] vergleichbar ist,
und die im Zeitpunkt der Auswahlentscheidung und entsprechend der üblichen
Finanzmarktpraxis zur Preisbestimmung bei Neuemissionen von Unternehmensanleihen mit
einer bis zum [Fälligkeitstag][ersten Kündigungstermin] der Schuldverschreibung
vergleichbaren Laufzeit verwendet werden würde. "Rückzahlungs-Berechnungstag" ist der
sechste Zahltag vor dem jeweiligen Wahl-Rückzahlungstag (Call).]7]
[im Falle eines Rückzahlungs Sustainability Step-Up, ist folgendes anwendbar: Dabei
bezeichnet "Relevanter Zinssatz" (i) für jede Zinsperiode bis zu der Zinsperiode
(einschließlich), die an dem Step-up-Tag (ausschließlich) endet, den Ursprünglichen Zinssatz;
und (ii) für jede Zinsperiode, die an dem Step-up-Tag beginnt und jede nachfolgende
Zinsperiode den Angepassten Zinssatz, es sei denn, vor dem Tag der Kündigungserklärung ist
bereits eine ESG-Zielerreichung eingetreten, in welchem Falle "Relevanter Zinssatz" den
Ursprünglichen Zinssatz bezeichnet.
Eine "ESG-Zielerreichung" liegt vor, sofern [KPI 1] [NEZ 1] [und/oder] [KPI 2] [NEZ 2]
[und/oder] [KPI 3] [NEZ 3] bereits für das letzte, vor dem Tag der Kündigungserklärung
beendete Geschäftsjahr jeweils erreicht oder überschreitet, wobei die ESG-Zielerreichung im
Nachhaltigkeitsbericht dargelegt und durch eine schriftliche Bestätigung der Unabhängigen
Prüfstelle bestätigt worden sein muss.]
[(7)] Rückkauf; Vorzeitige Rückzahlung nach Wahl der Emittentin bei geringem ausstehendem
Nennbetrag. Die Emittentin kann jederzeit Schuldverschreibungen im Markt oder anderweitig zu
jedem beliebigen Preis kaufen. Derartig erworbene Schuldverschreibungen können entwertet,
gehalten oder wieder veräußert werden. Falls die Emittentin Schuldverschreibungen in einem
Gesamtnennbetrag von [] % oder mehr des ursprünglich begebenen Gesamtnennbetrages der
Schuldverschreibungen erworben hat, und der Gesamtnennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen in der
Globalurkunde um diesen Prozentsatz reduziert wurde, kann die Emittentin die verbleibenden
7
Im Falle der Anwendbarkeit dieser Ziffer (b), ist notwendigerweise eine Berechnungsstelle in nachstehendem § 6 festzulegen.
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Schuldverschreibungen (insgesamt, jedoch nicht teilweise) jederzeit mit einer Frist von nicht
weniger als [10][●] Tagen durch Erklärung gegenüber dem Fiscal Agent und gemäß § 12 gegenüber
den Gläubigern kündigen und zum Rückzahlungsbetrag nebst etwaiger bis zum Rückzahlungstag
(ausschließlich) aufgelaufener Zinsen zurückzahlen.]
§6
DER FISCAL AGENT [,] [UND] DIE ZAHLSTELLE [UND DIE BERECHNUNGSSTELLE]
(1) Bestellung; bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle. Der anfänglich bestellte Fiscal Agent [,][und] die
anfänglich bestellte Zahlstelle und ihre bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle lautet wie folgt:
[Falls eine Berechnungsstelle bestellt werden soll, ist folgendes anwendbar: Die
Berechnungsstelle und ihre anfängliche Geschäftsstelle lauten:
Der Fiscal Agent [,] [und] die Zahlstelle [und die Berechnungsstelle] behalten sich das Recht vor,
jederzeit ihre bezeichneten Geschäftsstellen durch eine andere bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle in
demselben Land zu ersetzen.
(2) Änderung der Bestellung oder Abberufung. Die Emittentin behält sich das Recht vor, jederzeit die
Bestellung des Fiscal Agent oder einer Zahlstelle [oder der Berechnungsstelle] zu ändern oder zu
beenden und einen anderen Fiscal Agent oder zusätzliche oder andere Zahlstellen [oder eine andere
Berechnungsstelle] zu bestellen. Die Emittentin wird zu jedem Zeitpunkt (i) einen Fiscal Agent
unterhalten [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die an einer Börse notiert sind, ist folgendes
anwendbar:, (ii) solange die Schuldverschreibungen an der [Name der Börse] notiert sind, sofern
erforderlich eine Zahlstelle (die der Fiscal Agent sein kann) entsprechend den Regeln dieser Börse
unterhalten] [.] [im Falle von Zahlungen in US-Dollar ist folgendes anwendbar:[,] [und] [(iii)]
falls Zahlungen bei den oder durch die Geschäftsstellen aller Zahlstellen außerhalb der Vereinigten
Staaten (wie unten definiert) aufgrund der Einführung von Devisenbeschränkungen oder ähnlichen
Beschränkungen hinsichtlich der vollständigen Zahlung oder des Empfangs der entsprechenden
Beträge in US-Dollar widerrechtlich oder tatsächlich ausgeschlossen werden, eine Zahlstelle mit
bezeichneter Geschäftsstelle in New York City unterhalten (nur mit der Maßgabe, dass solche
Zahlungen nach dem Recht der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika zulässig sind und nach Ansicht
der Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW Finance begeben werden,
ist folgendes anwendbar: und der Garantin], keine für die Emittentin [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar:
oder die Garantin] steuerlich nachteiligen Auswirkungen haben)] [und [(iv)] eine Berechnungsstelle
[falls die Berechnungsstelle eine bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle an einem vorgeschriebenen Ort zu
unterhalten hat, ist folgendes anwendbar: mit bezeichneter Geschäftsstelle in [vorgeschriebener
Ort]] unterhalten]. Eine Änderung, Abberufung, Bestellung oder ein sonstiger Wechsel wird nur
wirksam (außer im Insolvenzfall, in dem eine solche Änderung sofort wirksam wird), sofern die
Gläubiger hierüber gemäß § 12 vorab unter Einhaltung einer Frist von mindestens 30 und nicht mehr
als 45 Tagen informiert wurden.
(3) Erfüllungsgehilfe(n) der Emittentin. Der Fiscal Agent [,] [und] die Zahlstelle [und die
Berechnungsstelle] handeln ausschließlich als Erfüllungsgehilfen der Emittentin und übernehmen
keinerlei Verpflichtungen gegenüber den Gläubigern und es wird kein Auftrags- oder
Treuhandverhältnis zwischen ihnen und den Gläubigern begründet.
§7
STEUERN
Sämtliche auf die Schuldverschreibungen zu zahlenden Beträge sind ohne Einbehalt oder Abzug von oder
aufgrund von gegenwärtigen oder zukünftigen Steuern oder sonstigen Abgaben gleich welcher Art zu
leisten, es sei denn, ein solcher Einbehalt oder Abzug ist gesetzlich vorgeschrieben. Sofern solche Steuern
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von oder in [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist
folgendes anwendbar: den Niederlanden oder] der Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder für deren Rechnung
oder von oder für Rechnung einer dort zur Steuererhebung ermächtigten Gebietskörperschaft oder
Behörde auferlegt oder erhoben werden, wird die Emittentin diejenigen zusätzlichen Beträge (die
"Zusätzlichen Beträge") zahlen, die erforderlich sind, damit die den Gläubigern zufließenden
Nettobeträge nach diesem Einbehalt oder Abzug jeweils den Beträgen entsprechen, die ohne einen
solchen Einbehalt oder Abzug von den Gläubigern empfangen worden wären; die Verpflichtung zur
Zahlung solcher Zusätzlichen Beträge besteht jedoch nicht im Hinblick auf Steuern und Abgaben, die:
(a) auf andere Weise als durch Einbehalt oder Abzug von zahlbaren Beträgen zu entrichten sind;
oder
(b) wegen einer gegenwärtigen oder früheren persönlichen oder geschäftlichen Beziehung des
Gläubigers zu [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: den Niederlanden oder] der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
zu zahlen sind, und nicht allein deshalb, weil Zahlungen auf die Schuldverschreibungen aus
Quellen in [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden,
ist folgendes anwendbar: den Niederlanden oder] der Bundesrepublik Deutschland stammen
(oder für Zwecke der Besteuerung so behandelt werden) oder dort besichert sind; oder
(c) aufgrund einer Richtlinie oder Verordnung der Europäischen Union betreffend die
Besteuerung von Zinserträgen oder einer zwischenstaatlichen Vereinbarung oder eines
internationalen Abkommens über deren Besteuerung, an der die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
oder an dem die Europäische Union beteiligt ist, oder einer gesetzlichen Vorschrift, die diese
Richtlinie, diese Verordnung, diese zwischenstaatliche Vereinbarung oder dieses
internationale Abkommen umsetzt oder befolgt oder die eingeführt wurde, um dieser Richtlinie,
dieser Verordnung, dieser zwischenstaatlichen Vereinbarung oder diesem internationalen
Abkommen nachzukommen, von Zahlungen an eine natürliche Person oder eine sonstige
Einrichtung einzubehalten oder abzuziehen sind; oder
(d) aufgrund einer Rechtsänderung zu zahlen sind, welche später als 30 Tage nach Fälligkeit der
betreffenden Zahlung von Kapital oder Zinsen oder, wenn dies später erfolgt,
ordnungsgemäßer Bereitstellung aller fälligen Beträge und einer diesbezüglichen
Bekanntmachung gemäß § 12 wirksam wird; oder
(e) von einer Zahlstelle abgezogen oder einbehalten werden, wenn eine andere Zahlstelle die
Zahlung ohne einen solchen Abzug oder Einbehalt hätte leisten können; oder
[im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
(f) auf Grund des niederländischen Quellensteuergesetzes 2021 (Wet bronbelasting 2021)
einbehalten oder abgezogen werden; oder]
Unbeschadet sonstiger Bestimmungen dieser Emissionsbedingungen, ist die Emittentin zum Einbehalt
oder Abzug der Beträge berechtigt, die gemäß §§ 1471 bis 1474 des U.S. Internal Revenue Code
(einschließlich dessen Änderungen oder Nachfolgevorschriften), gemäß zwischenstaatlicher Abkommen,
gemäß den in einer anderen Rechtsordnung in Zusammenhang mit diesen Bestimmungen erlassenen
Durchführungsvorschriften oder gemäß mit dem Internal Revenue Service geschlossenen Verträgen
("FATCA Quellensteuer") erforderlich sind. Die Emittentin ist nicht verpflichtet, zusätzliche Beträge zu
zahlen oder Gläubiger in Bezug auf FATCA Quellensteuer schadlos zu halten, die von der Emittentin,
einer Zahlstelle oder von einem anderen Beteiligten als Folge davon, dass eine andere Person als die
Emittentin oder deren Zahlstelle nicht zum Empfang von Zahlungen ohne FATCA Quellensteuer
berechtigt ist, abgezogen oder einbehalten wurden.
§8
VORLEGUNGSFRIST
Die in § 801 Absatz (1) Satz 1 BGB bestimmte Vorlegungsfrist wird für die Schuldverschreibungen auf
zehn Jahre verkürzt.
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§9
KÜNDIGUNG
(1) Kündigungsgründe. Jeder Gläubiger ist berechtigt, seine sämtlichen Forderungen aus den
Schuldverschreibungen durch Kündigung gegenüber dem Fiscal Agent fällig zu stellen und die
unverzügliche Rückzahlung zu ihrem vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag (wie in § 5 beschrieben),
zuzüglich etwaiger bis zum Tage der Rückzahlung aufgelaufener Zinsen zu verlangen, falls:
(a) die Emittentin auf die Schuldverschreibungen Kapital oder Zinsen nicht innerhalb von 30
Tagen nach dem betreffenden Tag der Fälligkeit zahlt; oder
[im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
(b) die Garantin auf die Garantie Kapital oder Zinsen nicht innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach dem Tag
der Fälligkeit zahlt; oder]
[(c)] die Emittentin die ordnungsgemäße Erfüllung einer sonstigen Verpflichtung aus den
Schuldverschreibungen [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin die Erfüllung einer sonstigen
Verpflichtung aus der Garantie] unterlässt und diese Unterlassung – sofern sie geheilt werden
kann – länger als 30 Tage andauert, nachdem der Fiscal Agent hierüber eine Benachrichtigung
von einem Gläubiger erhalten hat; zur Klarstellung: weder die Verpflichtung zur
Veröffentlichung (i) der Mitteilung über den Eintritt eines [Step-up-Ereignisses][Anpassungs-
Ereignisses], (ii) eines Nachhaltigkeitsberichts, (iii) einer Zertifizierungsbestätigung, (iv) der
Bestellung, Beendigung der Bestellung und Neubestellung der Unabhängigen Prüfstelle noch
die Verpflichtung zur Bestellung einer Unabhängigen Prüfstelle (jeweils wie in [§ 3 Absatz
(5)][§ 5 Absatz (1)]) gilt als sonstige Verpflichtung im Sinne dieses § 9 Absatz (1)[(b)][(c)]];
oder
[(d)] die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] eine Zahlungsverpflichtung aus einer
anderen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit (wie in § 2 Absatz [(4)] definiert) oder aus einer Garantie
oder Gewährleistung für eine solche Zahlungsverpflichtung aus einer anderen
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit Dritter bei Fälligkeit nicht erfüllt und der Gesamtbetrag der bei
Fälligkeit nicht erfüllten Verbindlichkeiten € 10.000.000 oder deren Gegenwert in einer
anderen Währung übersteigt und die Nichterfüllung länger als 30 Tage fortdauert, nachdem
der Fiscal Agent hierüber von einem Gläubiger eine Benachrichtigung erhalten hat, oder eine
solche Zahlungsverpflichtung der Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von
EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder der Garantin] infolge des
Vorliegens einer Nichterfüllung oder eines Verstoßes im Hinblick auf jegliche Bestimmungen
einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit (jeweils wie auch immer darin bezeichnet oder
beschrieben) durch die die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW
Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] vorzeitig fällig werden
kann oder eine dafür bestellte Sicherheit vollstreckt bzw. durchgesetzt wird; oder
[(e)] die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] ihre Zahlungen einstellt; oder
[(f)] die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] ihre Zahlungsunfähigkeit bekannt gibt;
oder
[(g)] die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] in Liquidation tritt, es sei denn, dies
geschieht im Zusammenhang mit einer Verschmelzung, Konsolidierung oder einer anderen
Form des Zusammenschlusses mit einer anderen Gesellschaft oder im Zusammenhang mit
einer Umwandlung, und diese andere oder neue Gesellschaft übernimmt alle Verpflichtungen,
die die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] im Zusammenhang mit diesen
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Schuldverschreibungen [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: und der Garantie] eingegangen ist; oder
[(h)] ein Gericht ein Insolvenzverfahren oder ein Vergleichsverfahren zur Abwendung der Insolvenz
oder des Konkurses oder ein vergleichbares Verfahren über das Vermögen der Emittentin [im
Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar: oder der Garantin] eröffnet, und ein solches Verfahren nicht innerhalb von 60
Tagen aufgehoben oder ausgesetzt worden ist, oder die Emittentin [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar:
oder die Garantin] die Eröffnung eines solchen Verfahrens beantragt oder einleitet oder ein
Dritter ein Insolvenzverfahren gegen die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen,
die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin]
beantragt und ein solches Verfahren nicht innerhalb einer Frist von 60 Tagen (es sei denn
mangels Masse) aufgehoben oder ausgesetzt worden ist[; oder]
[(i)] die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden,
ist folgendes anwendbar: und/oder die Garantin] ihre Geschäftstätigkeit ganz oder
überwiegend einstellt oder alle oder wesentliche Teile ihrer Vermögenswerte veräußert oder
anderweitig abgibt, falls (i) dadurch der Wert ihres Vermögens wesentlich vermindert würde
und (ii) es dadurch wahrscheinlich wird, dass die Emittentin [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar:
und/ oder die Garantin] ihre Zahlungsverpflichtungen gegenüber den Gläubigern nicht mehr
erfüllen kann[.][; oder]
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
[(j)] die Garantie aus irgendeinem Grund ungültig wird oder nicht mehr rechtsverbindlich ist.]
Das Kündigungsrecht erlischt, falls der Kündigungsgrund vor Ausübung des Rechts geheilt
wurde.
(2) Quorum. In den Fällen des Absatzes (1) [(c)], [(d)] und/oder [(i)] wird eine Kündigung, sofern nicht
bei deren Eingang zugleich einer der in Absatz (1) (a), (b), [(e)], [(f)] oder [(j)] bezeichneten
Kündigungsgründe vorliegt, erst wirksam, wenn bei dem Fiscal Agent Kündigungserklärungen von
Gläubigern von Schuldverschreibungen im Gesamtnennbetrag von mindestens einem Zehntel des
Gesamtnennbetrags der ausstehenden Schuldverschreibungen eingegangen sind.
(3) Benachrichtigung. Eine Benachrichtigung oder Kündigung gemäß Absatz (1) hat in der Weise zu
erfolgen, dass der Gläubiger dem Fiscal Agent eine Erklärung in Textform übersendet und dabei
durch eine Bescheinigung seiner Depotbank (wie in § 13 Absatz [(4)] definiert) nachweist, dass er
im Zeitpunkt der Erklärung Inhaber der betreffenden Schuldverschreibungen ist; im Falle des Absatz
(1) [(c)] sind der Erklärung auch Nachweise für die Nichterfüllung beizufügen.
§ 10
ERSETZUNG
(1) Ersetzung. Die Emittentin ist jederzeit berechtigt, sofern sie sich nicht mit einer Zahlung von Kapital
oder Zinsen auf die Schuldverschreibungen in Verzug befindet, ohne Zustimmung der Gläubiger
[im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar: die EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG oder] eine andere Gesellschaft, deren
stimmberechtigte Anteile oder sonstiges Eigenkapital direkt oder indirekt zu 100 % von der EnBW
Energie Baden-Württemberg AG gehalten werden, als Hauptschuldnerin für alle Verpflichtungen
im Zusammenhang mit diesen Schuldverschreibungen (die "Nachfolgeschuldnerin") einzusetzen,
sofern:
(a) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin in der Lage ist, sämtliche sich aus oder in dem Zusammenhang mit
diesen Schuldverschreibungen ergebenden Zahlungsverpflichtungen ohne die Notwendigkeit
eines Einbehalts von irgendwelchen Steuern oder Abgaben an der Quelle zu erfüllen sowie die
hierzu erforderlichen Beträge ohne Beschränkungen an den Fiscal Agent übertragen zu können;
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(b) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin alle Verpflichtungen der Emittentin aus oder im Zusammenhang mit
diesen Schuldverschreibungen übernimmt;
(c) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin sich verpflichtet, jedem Gläubiger alle Steuern, Gebühren oder
Abgaben zu erstatten, die ihm in Folge der Ersetzung durch die Nachfolgeschuldnerin auferlegt
werden;
(d) [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW AG begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar: die Emittentin unwiderruflich und unbedingt gegenüber den Gläubigern die
Zahlung aller von der Nachfolgeschuldnerin auf die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Beträge
garantiert. Diese Garantie muss den Bedingungen der Garantie und Negativverpflichtung
entsprechen, wie im Basisprospekt für das €10.000.000.000 EnBW Programm zur Begebung
von Schuldverschreibungen vom [●]. April 2022 enthalten; und] [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar:
die Garantin unwiderruflich und unbedingt gegenüber den Gläubigern die Zahlung aller von
der Nachfolgeschuldnerin auf die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Beträge zu Bedingungen
garantiert, die den Bedingungen der Garantie entsprechen; und]
(e) dem Fiscal Agent jeweils eine Bestätigung bezüglich der betroffenen Rechtsordnungen von
anerkannten Rechtsanwälten vorgelegt wird, dass die Bestimmungen in den vorstehenden
Unterabsätzen (a), (b), (c) und (d) erfüllt wurden.
(3) Änderung von Bezugnahmen. Im Fall einer Ersetzung gilt jede Bezugnahme in diesen
Emissionsbedingungen auf die Emittentin ab dem Zeitpunkt der Ersetzung als Bezugnahme auf die
Nachfolgeschuldnerin und jede Bezugnahme auf das Land, in dem die Emittentin ihren Sitz oder
Steuersitz hat, gilt ab diesem Zeitpunkt als Bezugnahme auf das Land, in dem die
Nachfolgeschuldnerin ihren Sitz oder Steuersitz hat. Des Weiteren gilt im Fall einer Ersetzung
Folgendes:
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW AG begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
(a) in § 7 und § 5 Absatz (2) gilt eine alternative Bezugnahme auf die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
als aufgenommen (zusätzlich zu der Bezugnahme nach Maßgabe des vorstehenden Satzes auf
das Land, in dem die Nachfolgeschuldnerin ihren Sitz oder Steuersitz hat);
(b) in § 9 Absatz (1) [(c)] bis [(g)] gilt eine alternative Bezugnahme auf die Emittentin in ihrer
Eigenschaft als Garantin als aufgenommen (zusätzlich zu der Bezugnahme auf die
Nachfolgeschuldnerin). Zudem gelten zusätzlich die folgenden Kündigungsgründe:
(i) die Garantin auf die Garantie Kapital oder Zinsen nicht innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach dem
Tag der Fälligkeit zahlt;
(ii) die Garantie aus irgendeinem Grund ungültig wird oder nicht mehr rechtsverbindlich ist.]
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
In § 7 und § 5 Absatz (2) gilt eine alternative Bezugnahme auf die Niederlande als aufgenommen
(zusätzlich zu der Bezugnahme nach Maßgabe des vorstehenden Satzes auf das Land, in dem die
Nachfolgeschuldnerin ihren Sitz oder Steuersitz hat).]
Im Fall einer Ersetzung folgt die Nachfolgeschuldnerin der Emittentin als Rechtsnachfolgerin nach,
ersetzt diese und darf alle Rechte und Befugnisse der Emittentin aus den Schuldverschreibungen mit
der gleichen Wirkung geltend machen, als wenn die Nachfolgeschuldnerin in diesen
Emissionsbedingungen als Emittentin genannt worden wäre, und die Emittentin (bzw. die
Gesellschaft, die zuvor die Verpflichtungen der Emittentin übernommen hat) wird von ihren
Verpflichtungen als Schuldnerin aus den Schuldverschreibungen befreit.
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§ 11
BEGEBUNG WEITERER SCHULDVERSCHREIBUNGEN, ANKAUF UND ENTWERTUNG
(1) Begebung weiterer Schuldverschreibungen. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, jederzeit ohne
Zustimmung der Gläubiger weitere Schuldverschreibungen mit gleicher Ausstattung
(gegebenenfalls mit Ausnahme des Tags der Begebung, des Verzinsungsbeginns und/oder des
Ausgabepreises) in der Weise zu begeben, dass sie mit diesen Schuldverschreibungen eine
einheitliche Serie bilden.
(2) Ankauf. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, jederzeit Schuldverschreibungen im Markt oder anderweitig
zu jedem beliebigen Preis zu kaufen. Die von der Emittentin erworbenen Schuldverschreibungen
können nach Wahl der Emittentin von ihr gehalten, weiterverkauft oder bei dem Fiscal Agent
zwecks Entwertung eingereicht werden. Sofern diese Käufe durch öffentliches Angebot erfolgen,
muss dieses Angebot allen Gläubigern gemacht werden.
§ 12
MITTEILUNGEN
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW AG begeben werden und die an einer Börse
notiert sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden und die an einer Börse
notiert sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
(1) Bekanntmachung. Alle die Schuldverschreibungen betreffenden Mitteilungen erfolgen durch [Im
Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die an der Luxemburger Börse notiert sind, ist folgendes
anwendbar: elektronische Mitteilung auf der Webseite der Luxemburger Börse
(www.luxse.com)][Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die an einer anderen als der
Luxemburger Börse notiert sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:, solange die Schuldverschreibungen an
der [andere Börse als die Luxemburger Börse] zum Handel zugelassen sind und soweit dies die
Regeln dieser Börse verlangen, [in/unter/] [Zeitung oder Internetseite]]. Jede Mitteilung gilt am
dritten Kalendertag nach dem Tag der Veröffentlichung als wirksam erfolgt.]
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die an einer Börse notiert sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
Soweit gesetzlich und nach den Regeln der Börse, an der die Schuldverschreibungen notiert sind,
zulässig, ist die Emittentin berechtigt, eine Veröffentlichung nach Absatz (1) durch eine Mitteilung
an das Clearing System zur Weiterleitung an die Gläubiger zu ersetzen. Jede derartige Mitteilung
gilt am fünften Tag nach dem Tag der Mitteilung an das Clearing System als den Gläubigern
mitgeteilt.]
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die nicht an einer Börse notiert sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
Die Emittentin wird alle die Schuldverschreibungen betreffenden Mitteilungen an das Clearing
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System zur Weiterleitung an die Gläubiger übermitteln. Jede derartige Mitteilung gilt am fünften
Tag nach dem Tag der Mitteilung an das Clearing System als den Gläubigern mitgeteilt.]
§ 13
ANWENDBARES RECHT, GERICHTSSTAND UND GERICHTLICHE
GELTENDMACHUNG
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
[(4)] Gerichtliche Geltendmachung. Jeder Gläubiger von Schuldverschreibungen ist berechtigt, in jedem
Rechtsstreit gegen die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] oder in jedem Rechtsstreit, in dem
der Gläubiger und die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] Partei sind, seine Rechte aus diesen
Schuldverschreibungen im eigenen Namen auf der folgenden Grundlage zu schützen oder geltend
zu machen: (i) er bringt eine Bescheinigung der Depotbank bei, bei der er für die
Schuldverschreibungen ein Wertpapierdepot unterhält, welche (a) den vollständigen Namen und die
vollständige Adresse des Gläubigers enthält, (b) den Gesamtnennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen
bezeichnet, die unter dem Datum der Bestätigung auf dem Wertpapierdepot verbucht sind und (c)
bestätigt, dass die Depotbank gegenüber dem Clearingsystem eine schriftliche Erklärung abgegeben
hat, die die vorstehend unter (a) und (b) bezeichneten Informationen enthält und einen
Bestätigungsvermerk des Clearingsystems trägt; und (ii) er legt eine Kopie der die betreffenden
Schuldverschreibungen verbriefenden Globalurkunde vor, deren Übereinstimmung mit dem
Original eine vertretungsberechtigte Person des Clearingsystems oder des Verwahrers des
Clearingsystems bestätigt hat, ohne dass eine Vorlage der Originalbelege oder der die
Schuldverschreibungen verbriefenden Globalurkunde in einem solchen Verfahren erforderlich wäre
oder (iii) auf jede andere Weise, die im Lande der Geltendmachung prozessual zulässig ist. Für die
Zwecke des Vorstehenden bezeichnet "Depotbank" jede Bank oder ein sonstiges anerkanntes
Finanzinstitut, das berechtigt ist, das Wertpapierverwahrungsgeschäft zu betreiben und bei der/dem
der Gläubiger ein Wertpapierdepot für die Schuldverschreibungen unterhält und die/das ein Konto
beim Clearingsystem unterhält, einschließlich des Clearingsystems selbst.
§ 14
SPRACHE
[Falls die Emissionsbedingungen in deutscher Sprache mit einer Übersetzung in die englische Sprache
abgefasst sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
Diese Emissionsbedingungen sind in deutscher Sprache abgefasst. Eine Übersetzung in die englische
Sprache ist beigefügt. Der deutsche Text ist bindend und maßgeblich. Die Übersetzung in die englische
Sprache ist unverbindlich.]
[Falls die Emissionsbedingungen in englischer Sprache mit einer Übersetzung in die deutsche Sprache
abgefasst sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
Diese Emissionsbedingungen sind in englischer Sprache abgefasst. Eine Übersetzung in die deutsche
Sprache ist beigefügt. Der englische Text ist bindend und maßgeblich. Die Übersetzung in die deutsche
Sprache ist unverbindlich.]
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[Falls die Emissionsbedingungen ausschließlich in deutscher Sprache abgefasst sind, einfügen:
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OPTION II: VARIABEL VERZINSLICHE SCHULDVERSCHREIBUNGEN
§1
(1) Währung; Stückelung. Diese Serie von Schuldverschreibungen (die "Schuldverschreibungen") der
[Emittentin] (die "Emittentin") wird in [Festgelegte Währung] (die "Festgelegte Währung") im
Gesamtnennbetrag von [Gesamtnennbetrag] (in Worten: [Gesamtnennbetrag in Worten]) in einer
Stückelung von [Festgelegte Stückelung] (die "Festgelegte Stückelung") begeben.
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die durch eine Dauerglobalurkunde verbrieft sind, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die anfänglich durch eine Vorläufige Globalurkunde verbrieft
sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
(a) Die Schuldverschreibungen sind anfänglich durch eine vorläufige Globalurkunde (die
"Vorläufige Globalurkunde") ohne Zinsscheine verbrieft. Die Vorläufige Globalurkunde
wird gegen Schuldverschreibungen in den Festgelegten Stückelungen, die durch eine
Dauerglobalurkunde (die "Dauerglobalurkunde") ohne Zinsscheine verbrieft sind,
ausgetauscht. [Im Falle von Euroclear und CBL und wenn die Globalurkunde eine NGN ist,
ist folgendes anwendbar: Die Einzelheiten eines solchen Austausches werden in die
Aufzeichnungen des ICSD (wie nachstehend definiert) aufgenommen.] Die Vorläufige
Globalurkunde und die Dauerglobalurkunde tragen jeweils die eigenhändigen Unterschriften
zweier ordnungsgemäß bevollmächtigter Vertreter der Emittentin und sind jeweils von dem
Fiscal Agent oder in dessen Namen mit einer Kontrollunterschrift versehen. Einzelurkunden
und Zinsscheine werden nicht ausgegeben.
(b) Die Vorläufige Globalurkunde wird an einem Tag (der "Austauschtag") gegen die
Dauerglobalurkunde ausgetauscht, der nicht weniger als 40 Tage nach dem Tag der Begebung
liegen wird. Ein solcher Austausch darf nur dann erfolgen, wenn die Emittentin von dem
jeweiligen Clearingsystem eine Bescheinigung erhalten hat, wonach der oder die
wirtschaftlichen Eigentümer der Schuldverschreibungen keine U.S.-Personen sind
(ausgenommen bestimmte Finanzinstitute oder bestimmte Personen, die
Schuldverschreibungen über solche Finanzinstitute halten). Solange die
Schuldverschreibungen durch eine Vorläufige Globalurkunde verbrieft sind, werden
Zinszahlungen erst nach Vorlage solcher Bescheinigungen vorgenommen. Eine gesonderte
Bescheinigung ist für jede solche Zinszahlung erforderlich. Jede Bescheinigung, die am oder
nach dem 40. Tag nach dem Tag der Begebung der Schuldverschreibungen eingeht, wird als
ein Ersuchen behandelt werden, diese Vorläufige Globalurkunde gemäß Absatz (b) dieses § 1
Absatz (3) auszutauschen. Schuldverschreibungen, die im Austausch für die Vorläufige
Globalurkunde geliefert werden, dürfen nur außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten (wie in § 4
Absatz (4) definiert) geliefert werden.]
(4) Clearingsystem. Die Dauerglobalurkunde wird solange von einem oder im Namen eines
Clearingsystems verwahrt, bis sämtliche Verbindlichkeiten der Emittentin aus den
Schuldverschreibungen erfüllt sind. "Clearingsystem" bedeutet [bei mehr als einem
Clearingsystem ist folgendes anwendbar: jeweils] folgendes: [Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt
am Main ("CBF")] [,] [und] [Clearstream Banking S.A., Luxemburg ("CBL")] [,] [und] [Euroclear
Bank SA/ NV Brüssel, als Betreiberin des Euroclear Systems ("Euroclear")] sowie jeder
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Funktionsnachfolger. [CBL and Euroclear werden jeweils als "International Central Securities
Depositary" oder "ICSD" und zusammen als "ICSDs" bezeichnet].
[Im Falle von Euroclear und CBL als Clearingsystem und wenn die Globalurkunde eine NGN ist, ist
folgendes anwendbar:
Die Schuldverschreibungen werden in Form einer New Global Note ("NGN") ausgegeben und von
einem Common Safekeeper im Namen beider ICSDs verwahrt. Der Nennbetrag der durch die
Globalurkunde verbrieften Schuldverschreibungen entspricht dem jeweils in den Registern beider
ICSDs eingetragenen Gesamtbetrag. Die Register der ICSDs (unter denen man die Register versteht,
die jeder ICSD für seine Kunden über den Betrag ihres Anteils an den Schuldverschreibungen führt)
sind schlüssiger Nachweis über den Nennbetrag der durch die [Vorläufige Globalurkunde bzw. die]
Dauerglobalurkunde verbrieften Schuldverschreibungen und eine zu diesen Zwecken von einem
ICSD jeweils ausgestellte Bestätigung mit dem Nennbetrag der so verbrieften
Schuldverschreibungen ist zu jedem Zeitpunkt ein schlüssiger Nachweis über den Inhalt des
Registers des jeweiligen ICSD.
Bei Rückzahlung oder einer Zinszahlung bezüglich der durch die Globalurkunde verbrieften
Schuldverschreibungen bzw. bei Kauf und Entwertung der durch die Globalurkunde verbrieften
Schuldverschreibungen werden die Einzelheiten über Rückzahlung und Zahlung bzw. Kauf und
Löschung bezüglich der Globalurkunden pro rata in die Unterlagen der ICSDs eingetragen und nach
dieser Eintragung wird der Gesamtnennbetrag der zurückgekauften bzw. gekauften und entwerteten
Schuldverschreibungen vom Nennbetrag der in die Register der ICSDs aufgenommenen und durch
die Globalurkunde verbrieften Schuldschreibungen abgezogen. Für das technische Verfahren der
ICSDs im Fall der Ausübung einer vorzeitigen Rückzahlung nach Wahl der Emittentin hinsichtlich
einer teilweisen Rückzahlung wird der entstehende Rückzahlungsbetrag entweder als reduzierter
Nennbetrag oder als Poolfaktor nach Ermessen der ICSDs in das Register der ICSDs aufgenommen.]
§2
STATUS, NEGATIVVERPFLICHTUNG
[im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar: UND GARANTIE]
(1) Status. Die Schuldverschreibungen begründen nicht besicherte und nicht nachrangige
Verbindlichkeiten der Emittentin, die untereinander und mit allen anderen nicht besicherten und
nicht nachrangigen Verbindlichkeiten der Emittentin gleichrangig sind, soweit diesen
Verbindlichkeiten nicht durch zwingende gesetzliche Bestimmungen ein Vorrang eingeräumt wird.
(2) Negativverpflichtung.
[(a)] Die Emittentin verpflichtet sich, solange die Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur
bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, an dem Kapital und Zinsen aus oder im Zusammenhang mit den
Schuldverschreibungen dem Fiscal Agent zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind), ihr
gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz noch teilweise mit Grundpfandrechten,
Pfandrechten oder sonstigen dinglichen Sicherungsrechten (zusammen, die "dinglichen
Sicherheiten") zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Emittentin oder eines Dritten
zu belasten, es sei denn, dass die Schuldverschreibungen gleichzeitig und in gleichem Rang
anteilig an dieser Sicherheit teilnehmen oder den Gläubigern eine andere Sicherheit, die von
einer unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft als gleichwertige Sicherheit anerkannt
wird, bestellt wird. Dies gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der Emittentin [im
Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar: oder der Garantin] verschmolzen oder von der Emittentin [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar:
oder der Garantin] erworben worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der
Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit
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wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs begründet oder
nach der Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1
dieses § 2 Absatz (2) [(a)] gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung
der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden,
vorausgesetzt dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem
Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in
Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als
Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem
Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (2) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch
zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert)
der Gläubiger handelt.
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW AG begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
(b) Solange Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle
Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen dem Fiscal Agent zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind),
verpflichtet sich die Emittentin weiter sicherzustellen — soweit ihr dies nach ihrem billigen
Urteil rechtlich möglich ist — dass ihre wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaften (wie nachfolgend
definiert) ihr gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz noch teilweise mit
dinglichen Sicherheiten zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der jeweiligen wesentlichen
Tochtergesellschaft oder eines Dritten belasten. Dies gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche
Sicherheit für Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten einer Tochtergesellschaft bestellt ist, die
während der Laufzeit von im Rahmen dieses Programms begebenen Schuldverschreibungen
wesentliche Tochtergesellschaft wird und diese dingliche Sicherheit zu diesem Zeitpunkt
schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wird in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder
verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (2) (b) gilt ferner nicht insoweit, als die dingliche
Sicherheit zur Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist,
das mit der wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft verschmolzen oder von der wesentlichen
Tochtergesellschaft erworben worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der
Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit
wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs eingeräumt oder
nach der Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1
dieses § 2 Absatz (2) (b) gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung
der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden,
vorausgesetzt, dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem
Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in
Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als
Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem
Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (2) (b) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch
zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert)
der Gläubiger handelt.]
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
(3) Garantie.
(a) Die EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (die "Garantin") hat am 14. April 2022
gegenüber der Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft die unbedingte und unwiderrufliche Garantie
(die "Garantie") zugunsten der Gläubiger für die ordnungsgemäße und pünktliche Zahlung
von Kapital und Zinsen und allen anderen zu zahlenden Beträgen unter den
Schuldverschreibungen übernommen. Die Garantie stellt einen Vertrag zugunsten der
Gläubiger als begünstigte Dritte im Sinne des § 328 Absatz (1) des Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuches
("BGB") dar, der jedem Gläubiger das Recht gibt, Erfüllung der in der Garantie
übernommenen Verpflichtungen unmittelbar von der Garantin zu verlangen und diese
Verpflichtungen unmittelbar gegen die Garantin durchzusetzen. Kopien der Garantie können
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kostenlos bei der Hauptgeschäftsstelle der Garantin und bei der bezeichneten Geschäftsstelle
des Fiscal Agent bezogen werden.
(b) Die Garantin hat sich in der Garantie verpflichtet, solange von ihr oder der Emittentin im
Rahmen dieses Programms begebene Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis zu
dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen dem Fiscal Agent zur Verfügung
gestellt worden sind), ihr gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz noch
teilweise mit dinglichen Sicherheiten zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Garantin oder eines Dritten zu
belasten, es sei denn, dass die Schuldverschreibungen gleichzeitig und in gleichem Rang
anteilig an dieser Sicherheit teilnehmen oder den Gläubigern eine andere Sicherheit, die von
einer unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft als gleichwertige Sicherheit anerkannt
wird, bestellt wird. Dies gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der Garantin
verschmolzen oder von der Garantin erworben worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum
Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche
Sicherheit wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs
begründet oder nach der Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder
verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (b) gilt ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur
Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder
Refinanzierung der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts
eingegangen werden, vorausgesetzt dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich der
Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene
marktübliche Garantien als Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte
ausschließlich an diesem Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz (3) (b) zu
leistende Sicherheit kann auch zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als
Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger handelt.
(c) In der Garantie hat sich die Garantin weiter verpflichtet, solange von ihr oder der Emittentin
im Rahmen dieses Programms begebene Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis
zu dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen dem Fiscal Agent zur Verfügung
gestellt worden sind), sicherzustellen — soweit ihr dies nach ihrem billigen Urteil rechtlich
möglich ist — dass ihre wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaften (wie nachfolgend definiert) ihr
gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz noch teilweise mit dinglichen
Sicherheiten zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten
(wie nachfolgend definiert) der jeweiligen wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft oder eines Dritten
belasten. Dies gilt nicht, insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten einer Tochtergesellschaft bestellt ist, die während der Laufzeit
von im Rahmen dieses Programms begebenen Schuldverschreibungen wesentliche
Tochtergesellschaft wird und diese dingliche Sicherheit zu diesem Zeitpunkt schon bestanden
hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wird in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz
1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (c) gilt ferner nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der wesentlichen
Tochtergesellschaft verschmolzen oder von der wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft erworben
worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs
schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung
der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs begründet oder nach der Verschmelzung oder dem
Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses § 2 Absatz (3) (c) gilt
ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten,
die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung der Kosten des Erwerbs, der
Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden, vorausgesetzt, dass (i) die
Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das Projekt zuzurechnende
Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit
der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind
und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach
diesem Absatz (3) (c) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden,
die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger handelt.]
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[(3)] [(4)] Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, Wesentliche Tochtergesellschaften und Treuhänder
§3
ZINSEN
(1) Zinszahlungstage.
[im Falle von Festgelegten Zinszahlungstagen ist folgendes anwendbar: jeder [festgelegte
Zinszahlungstage].]
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[im Falle von Festgelegten Zinsperioden ist folgendes anwendbar: (soweit diese
Emissionsbedingungen keine abweichenden Bestimmungen vorsehen) jeweils der Tag, der [Zahl]
[Wochen] [Monate] [andere festgelegte Zeiträume] nach dem vorhergehenden Zinszahlungstag,
oder im Fall des ersten Zinszahlungstages, nach dem Verzinsungsbeginn liegt.]
(c) Fällt ein Zinszahlungstag auf einen Tag, der kein Geschäftstag (wie nachfolgend definiert) ist,
so wird der Zinszahlungstag
[bei Anwendung der FRN-Konvention ist folgendes anwendbar: auf den nächstfolgenden
Geschäftstag verschoben, es sei denn, jener würde dadurch in den nächsten Kalendermonat fallen;
in diesem Fall (i) wird der Zinszahlungstag auf den unmittelbar vorhergehenden Geschäftstag
vorgezogen und (ii) ist jeder nachfolgende Zinszahlungstag der jeweils letzte Geschäftstag des
Monats, der [Zahl] [Monate] [andere festgelegte Zeiträume] nach dem vorhergehenden
anwendbaren Zinszahlungstag liegt.]
(d) In diesem § 3 bezeichnet "Geschäftstag" [falls die Festgelegte Währung nicht Euro ist, ist
folgendes anwendbar: einen Tag (außer einem Samstag oder Sonntag), an dem das
Clearingsystem betriebsbereit ist um Zahlungen abzuwickeln sowie Geschäftsbanken
allgemein für Geschäfte in [sämtliche relevanten Finanzzentren] geöffnet sind und
Devisenmärkte Zahlungen in [sämtliche relevanten Finanzzentren] abwickeln] [falls die
Festgelegte Währung Euro ist, ist folgendes anwendbar: einen Tag (außer einem Samstag
oder Sonntag) an dem das Clearingsystem sowie alle betroffenen Bereiche des Real-time Gross
Settlement System des Eurosystems oder dessen Nachfolger oder Ersatzsystem ("T2"), um die
betreffende Zahlung abzuwickeln].
(2) Zinssatz Der "Zinssatz" für jede Zinsperiode (wie nachstehend definiert) ist der Zinssatz per annum,
der dem Referenzsatz (wie nachstehend definiert) [[zuzüglich] [abzüglich] der Marge (wie
nachstehend definiert)] entspricht, wobei der Zinssatz mindestens 0,00 % per annum beträgt.
(a) entspricht, solange kein Benchmark-Ereignis (wie in § 3 Absatz (3) definiert) eingetreten ist,
(b) wird, wenn ein Benchmark-Ereignis eingetreten ist, für jede Zinsperiode, die an oder nach dem
Stichtag (wie in § 3 Absatz (3)(g) definiert) beginnt, gemäß § 3 Absatz (3) bestimmt.
[Im Falle einer Marge ist folgendes anwendbar: Die "Marge" beträgt [] % per annum.]
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"Zinsperiode" bezeichnet den Zeitraum ab dem Verzinsungsbeginn (einschließlich) bis zum ersten
Zinszahlungstag (ausschließlich) sowie jeden folgenden Zeitraum ab einem Zinszahlungstag
(einschließlich) bis zum jeweils darauf folgenden Zinszahlungstag (ausschließlich).
"Ursprünglicher Benchmarksatz" an einem Tag ist die um 11:00 Uhr (Brüsseler Ortszeit) gefixte
und auf der Bildschirmseite angezeigte [1 / 3 / 6 /12]-Monats Euro Interbank Offered Rate
(ausgedrückt als Prozentsatz per annum) an diesem Tag.
"T2 Geschäftstag" bezeichnet einen Tag (außer einem Samstag oder Sonntag) an dem das
Clearingsystem sowie alle betroffenen Bereiche des T2 betriebsbereit ist, um die betreffende
Zahlung abzuwickeln.
[Falls ein kurzer oder langer [erster/letzter] Kupon vorliegt, ist folgendes anwendbar:
Für die [erste / letzte] Zinsperiode legt die Berechnungsstelle den Referenzsatz am
Zinsfestsetzungstag in kaufmännisch vernünftiger Weise durch lineare Interpolation zwischen zwei
Referenzsätzen fest, von denen der eine Referenzsatz für einen Zeitraum zu bestimmen ist, für den
es einen dem Referenzsatz vergleichbaren Referenzsatz gibt und der der Länge der anwendbaren
Zinsperiode am nächsten kommt, aber kürzer als diese ist und der andere Referenzsatz für einen
Zeitraum zu bestimmen ist, für den es einen dem Referenzsatz vergleichbaren Referenzsatz gibt und
der der Länge der anwendbaren Zinsperiode am nächsten kommt, aber länger als diese ist.]
(3) Benchmark-Ereignis.
Wenn ein Benchmark-Ereignis in Bezug auf den Ursprünglichen Benchmarksatz eintritt, gilt für die
Bestimmung des betreffenden Referenzsatzes und die Verzinsung der Schuldverschreibungen
gemäß § 3 Absatz (2) Folgendes:
(a) Unabhängiger Berater. Die Emittentin wird sich bemühen, sobald dies (nach Ansicht
der Emittentin) nach Eintritt des Benchmark-Ereignisses und vor dem nächsten
Zinsfestsetzungstag erforderlich ist, einen Unabhängigen Berater zu benennen, der
einen Neuen Benchmarksatz (wie in § 3 Absatz (3)(f) definiert), die
Anpassungsspanne (wie in § 3 Absatz (3)(f) definiert) und etwaige Benchmark-
Änderungen (gemäß § 3 Absatz (3)(d)) festlegt.
(b) Ausweichsatz (fallback). Wenn vor dem 10. Geschäftstag vor dem betreffenden
Zinsfestsetzungstag
dann entspricht der Referenzsatz für die nächste Zinsperiode dem an dem letzten
zurückliegenden Zinsfestsetzungstag festgestellten Ursprünglichen Benchmarksatz.
Falls der gemäß diesem § 3 Absatz (3)(b) bestimmte Ausweichsatz (fallback) zur
Anwendung kommt, wird § 3 Absatz (3) erneut angewendet, um den Referenzsatz für
die nächste nachfolgende (und, sofern notwendig, weitere nachfolgende)
Zinsperiode(n) zu bestimmen.
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(c) Nachfolge-Benchmarksatz oder Alternativ-Benchmarksatz. Falls der Unabhängige
Berater nach billigem Ermessen feststellt,
und dann entspricht der "Referenzsatz" für die unmittelbar nachfolgende Zinsperiode
und alle folgenden Zinsperioden dem (x) Neuen Benchmarksatz an dem betreffenden
Zinsfestsetzungstag zuzüglich (y) der Anpassungsspanne.
(e) Mitteilungen, etc. Die Emittentin wird einen Neuen Benchmarksatz, die
Anpassungsspanne und etwaige Benchmark-Änderungen gemäß diesem
§ 3 Absatz (3) der Emissionsstelle, der Berechnungsstelle, den Zahlstellen und
gemäß § 12 den Gläubigern mitteilen, und zwar sobald eine solche Mitteilung (nach
Ansicht der Emittentin) nach deren Feststellung erforderlich ist, spätestens jedoch an
dem 10. Geschäftstag vor dem betreffenden Zinsfestsetzungstag. Eine solche
Mitteilung ist unwiderruflich und hat den Stichtag zu benennen.
Am Tag dieser Mitteilung hat die Emittentin der Emissionsstelle eine durch zwei
Unterschriftsberechtigte der Emittentin unterzeichnete Bescheinigung zu übergeben,
die
(ii) den nach Maßgabe der Bestimmungen dieses § 3 Absatz (3) festgestellten
Neuen Benchmarksatz benennt;
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(iii) die entsprechende Anpassungsspanne und etwaige Benchmark-Änderungen
benennt, die jeweils nach Maßgabe der Bestimmungen dieses § 3 Absatz (3)
festgestellt wurden; und
Die "Anpassungsspanne", die positiv, negativ oder gleich Null sein kann, wird in
Basispunkten ausgedrückt und bezeichnet entweder (a) die Spanne oder (b) das
Ergebnis der Anwendung der Formel oder Methode zur Berechnung der Spanne, die
(ii) (sofern keine Empfehlung abgegeben wurde oder im Fall eines Alternativ-
Benchmarksatzes) üblicherweise an den internationalen
Anleihekapitalmärkten auf den Neuen Benchmarksatz angewendet wird, um
einen industrieweit akzeptierten Ersatz-Benchmarksatz für den
Ursprünglichen Benchmarksatz zu erzeugen, wobei sämtliche
Feststellungen durch den Unabhängigen Berater nach billigem Ermessen
vorgenommen werden; oder
(iii) (sofern der Unabhängige Berater nach billigem Ermessen feststellt, dass
keine solche Spanne üblicherweise angewendet wird) als industrieweiter
Standard für Over-the-Counter Derivatetransaktionen, die sich auf den
Ursprünglichen Benchmarksatz beziehen, anerkannt und bestätigt ist, wenn
der Ursprüngliche Benchmarksatz durch den Neuen Benchmarksatz ersetzt
worden ist, wobei sämtliche Feststellungen durch den Unabhängigen Berater
nach billigem Ermessen vorgenommen werden.
(i) eine öffentliche Erklärung oder Information der zuständigen Behörde des
Administrators des Ursprünglichen Benchmarksatzes veröffentlicht wurde,
wonach der Ursprüngliche Benchmarksatz nicht mehr repräsentativ oder
kein branchenüblicher Satz für Schuldtitel wie die Schuldverschreibungen
oder vergleichbare Instrumente mehr ist; oder
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(iv) die für den Administrator des Ursprünglichen Benchmarksatzes zuständige
Behörde die Zulassung gemäß Artikel 35 der Verordnung (EU) 2016/1011
(die "Benchmark-Verordnung") oder die Anerkennung gemäß Artikel 32
Abs. 8 der Benchmark-Verordnung entzieht oder aussetzt oder die
Einstellung der Übernahme gemäß Artikel 33 Abs. 6 der Benchmark-
Verordnung verlangt, sofern zum Zeitpunkt des Entzugs oder der
Aussetzung oder der Einstellung der Übernahme, es keinen
Nachfolgeadministrator gibt, der den Ursprünglichen Benchmarksatz
weiterhin bereitstellt, und ihr Administrator mit der geordneten Abwicklung
des Ursprünglichen Benchmarksatzes beginnt oder die Bereitstellung des
Ursprünglichen Benchmarksatzes oder bestimmter Laufzeiten oder
bestimmter Währungen, für die der Ursprüngliche Benchmarksatz berechnet
wird, endgültig oder auf unbestimmte Zeit einstellt; oder
(v) der Ursprüngliche Benchmarksatz anderweitig eingestellt ist oder es für die
Emittentin oder die Berechnungsstelle aus einem anderen Grund
rechtswidrig wird, den Ursprünglichen Benchmarksatz zu verwenden.
(i) die Zentralbank für die Währung in der die Benchmark oder der
Bildschirmsatz dargestellt wird oder eine Zentralbank oder andere
Aufsichtsbehörde, die für die Aufsicht des Administrators der Benchmark
oder des Bildschirmsatzes zuständig ist; oder
(ii) jede Arbeitsgruppe oder jeden Ausschuss gefördert durch, geführt oder
mitgeführt von oder gebildet von (a) der Zentralbank für die Währung, in
der die Benchmark oder der Bildschirmsatz dargestellt wird, (b) einer
Zentralbank oder anderen Aufsichtsbehörde, die für die Aufsicht des
Administrators der Benchmark oder des Bildschirmsatzes zuständig ist, (c)
einer Gruppe der zuvor genannten Zentralbanken oder anderer
Aufsichtsbehörden oder (d) dem Finanzstabilitätsrat (Financial Stability
Board) oder Teilen davon.
(g) Der Stichtag für die Anwendung des Neuen Benchmarksatzes, der Anpassungsspanne
und der etwaigen Benchmark-Änderungen gemäß diesem § 3 Absatz (3) (der
"Stichtag") ist der Zinsfestsetzungstag, der auf den frühesten der folgenden Tage fällt
oder diesem nachfolgt:
(i) den Tag des Eintritts des Benchmark-Ereignisses, wenn das Benchmark-
Ereignis aufgrund der Absätze (i), (vi) oder (vii) der Definition des Begriffs
"Benchmark-Ereignis" eingetreten ist; oder
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(iii) den Tag, ab dem der Ursprüngliche Benchmarksatz nicht mehr verwendet
werden darf, wenn das Benchmark-Ereignis aufgrund des Absatzes (v) der
Definition des Begriffs "Benchmark-Ereignis" eingetreten ist.
(h) Wenn ein Benchmark-Ereignis in Bezug auf einen Neuen Benchmarksatz eintritt, gilt
dieser § 3 Absatz (3) entsprechend für die Ersetzung des Neuen Benchmarksatzes
durch einen neuen Nachfolge-Benchmarksatz bzw. Alternativ-Benchmarksatz. In
diesem Fall gilt jede Bezugnahme in diesem § 3 Absatz (3) auf den Begriff
Ursprünglicher Benchmarksatz als Bezugnahme auf den zuletzt verwendeten Neuen
Benchmarksatz.
[Falls ein Mindestzinssatz gilt, ist folgendes anwendbar: Wenn der gemäß den obigen
Bestimmungen für eine Zinsperiode ermittelte Zinssatz niedriger ist als [Mindestzinssatz ist
folgendes anwendbar], so ist der Zinssatz für diese Zinsperiode [Mindestzinssatz].]
[Falls ein Höchstzinssatz gilt, ist folgendes anwendbar: Wenn der gemäß den obigen
Bestimmungen für eine Zinsperiode ermittelte Zinssatz höher ist als [Höchstzinssatz], so ist der
Zinssatz für diese Zinsperiode [Höchstzinssatz].]]
[(5)] Zinsbetrag. Die Berechnungsstelle wird zu oder baldmöglichst nach jedem Zeitpunkt, an dem der
Zinssatz zu bestimmen ist, den auf die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Zinsbetrag in Bezug auf
jede Festgelegte Stückelung (der "Zinsbetrag") für die entsprechende Zinsperiode berechnen. Der
Zinsbetrag wird ermittelt, indem der Zinssatz und der Zinstagequotient (wie nachfolgend definiert)
auf jede Festgelegte Stückelung angewendet werden, wobei der resultierende Betrag auf die kleinste
Einheit der Festgelegten Währung auf- oder abgerundet wird, wobei 0,5 solcher Einheiten
aufgerundet werden.
[(6)] Mitteilung von Zinssatz und Zinsbetrag. Die Berechnungsstelle oder eine von der Emittentin
beauftragte Stelle wird veranlassen, dass der Zinssatz, der Zinsbetrag für die jeweilige Zinsperiode,
die jeweilige Zinsperiode und der betreffende Zinszahlungstag der Emittentin [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: und
der Garantin] sowie den Gläubigern gemäß § 12 baldmöglichst, aber keinesfalls später als am
neunten auf die Berechnung jeweils folgenden [T2] Geschäftstag (wie in § 3 Absatz (2) definiert)
sowie jeder Börse, an der die betreffenden Schuldverschreibungen zu diesem Zeitpunkt notiert sind
und deren Regeln eine Mitteilung an die Börse verlangen, baldmöglichst nach der Bestimmung, aber
keinesfalls später als am [ersten][anderen Tag einfügen] Tag [der jeweiligen Zinsperiode][andere
Bezugnahme einfügen] mitgeteilt werden. Im Fall einer Verlängerung oder Verkürzung der
Zinsperiode können der mitgeteilte Zinsbetrag und Zinszahlungstag ohne Vorankündigung
nachträglich geändert (oder andere geeignete Anpassungsregelungen getroffen) werden. Jede solche
Änderung wird umgehend allen Börsen, an denen die Schuldverschreibungen zu diesem Zeitpunkt
notiert sind, sowie den Gläubigern gemäß § 12 mitgeteilt.
[(8)] Auflaufende Zinsen. Falls die Emittentin die Schuldverschreibungen bei Fälligkeit nicht einlöst,
endet die Verzinsung der Schuldverschreibungen nicht am Tag der Fälligkeit, sondern erst zu dem
Zeitpunkt, an dem Kapital und Zinsen aus oder im Zusammenhang mit den Schuldverschreibungen
dem Clearingsystem zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind. Die Verzinsung des ausstehenden
Nennbetrages vom Tag der Fälligkeit an (einschließlich) bis zum Tag der Rückzahlung der
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Schuldverschreibungen (ausschließlich) erfolgt zum gesetzlich festgelegten Satz für
Verzugszinsen.8
[(9)] Zinstagequotient. "Zinstagequotient" bezeichnet im Hinblick auf die Berechnung von Zinsbeträgen
für einen beliebigen Zeitraum (der "Zinsberechnungszeitraum"):
[Im Falle von Actual/365 oder Actual/Actual ist folgendes anwendbar: die tatsächliche Anzahl
von Tagen im Zinsberechnungszeitraum dividiert durch 365 (oder, falls ein Teil dieses
Zinsberechnungszeitraumes in ein Schaltjahr fällt, die Summe aus (A) der tatsächlichen Anzahl der
in das Schaltjahr fallenden Tage des Zinsberechnungszeitraumes, dividiert durch 366, und (B) die
tatsächliche Anzahl der nicht in das Schaltjahr fallenden Tage des Zinsberechnungszeitraums,
dividiert durch 365).]
[im Falle von Actual/365 (Fixed) ist folgendes anwendbar: die tatsächliche Anzahl von Tagen im
Zinsberechnungszeitraum, dividiert durch 365.]
[im Falle von Actual/360 ist folgendes anwendbar: die tatsächliche Anzahl von Tagen im
Zinsberechnungszeitraum, dividiert durch 360.]
[im Falle von 30/360, 360/360 (Bond Basis) ist folgendes anwendbar: die Anzahl von Tagen im
Zinsberechnungszeitraum, dividiert durch 360, wobei die Anzahl der Tage auf der Grundlage eines
Jahres von 360 Tagen mit zwölf Monaten zu je 30 Tagen zu ermitteln ist (es sei denn, (A) der letzte
Tag des Zinsberechnungszeitraums fällt auf den 31. Tag eines Monates, während der erste Tag des
Zinsberechnungszeitraumes weder auf den 30. noch auf den 31. Tag eines Monats fällt, in welchem
Fall der diesen Tag enthaltende Monat nicht als ein auf 30 Tage gekürzter Monat zu behandeln ist,
oder (B) der letzte Tag des Zinsberechnungszeitraumes fällt auf den letzten Tag des Monats Februar,
in welchem Fall der Monat Februar nicht als ein auf 30 Tage verlängerter Monat zu behandeln ist).]
[im Falle von 30E/360 (Eurobond Basis) ist folgendes anwendbar: die Anzahl der Tage im
Zinsberechnungszeitraum, dividiert durch 360 (dabei ist die Anzahl der Tage auf der Grundlage
eines Jahres von 360 Tagen mit 12 Monaten zu 30 Tagen zu ermitteln, und zwar ohne
Berücksichtigung des Datums des ersten oder letzten Tages des Zinsberechnungszeitraumes, es sei
denn, dass im Falle einer am Fälligkeitstag endenden Zinsperiode der Fälligkeitstag der letzte Tag
des Monats Februar ist, in welchem Fall der Monat Februar als nicht auf einen Monat zu 30 Tagen
verlängert gilt).]
§4
ZAHLUNGEN
(1) (a) Zahlungen von Kapital. Zahlungen von Kapital auf die Schuldverschreibungen erfolgen nach
Maßgabe des nachstehenden Absatzes (2) an das Clearingsystem oder dessen Order zur
Gutschrift auf den Konten der jeweiligen Kontoinhaber des Clearingsystems [außerhalb der
Vereinigten Staaten].
(b) Zahlung von Zinsen. Die Zahlung von Zinsen auf Schuldverschreibungen erfolgt nach
Maßgabe von Absatz (2) an das Clearingsystem oder dessen Order zur Gutschrift auf den
Konten der jeweiligen Kontoinhaber des Clearingsystems [außerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten].
[Im Falle von Zinszahlungen auf eine Vorläufige Globalurkunde ist folgendes anwendbar: Die
Zahlung von Zinsen auf Schuldverschreibungen, die durch die Vorläufige Globalurkunde verbrieft sind,
erfolgt nach Maßgabe von Absatz (2) an das Clearingsystem oder dessen Order zur Gutschrift auf den
Konten der jeweiligen Kontoinhaber des Clearingsystems, und zwar nach ordnungsgemäßer
Bescheinigung gemäß § 1 Absatz (3) (b).]
8
Der gesetzliche Verzugszinssatz beträgt fünf Prozentpunkte über dem von der Deutschen Bundesbank jeweils veröffentlichen
Basiszinssatz, §§ 288 Abs. 1, 247 Abs. 1 BGB.
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(3) Erfüllung. Die Emittentin [Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: bzw. die Garantin] wird durch Leistung der Zahlung an das
Clearingsystem oder dessen Order von ihrer Zahlungspflicht befreit.
(4) Vereinigte Staaten. Für die Zwecke dieser Emissionsbedingungen bezeichnet "Vereinigte Staaten"
die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (einschließlich deren Bundesstaaten und des District of
Columbia) sowie deren Territorien (einschließlich Puerto Ricos, der U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, Wake Island und Northern Mariana Islands).
(5) Zahltag. Fällt der Tag der Fälligkeit einer Zahlung in Bezug auf eine Schuldverschreibung auf einen
Tag, der kein Zahltag ist, dann hat der Gläubiger keinen Anspruch auf Zahlung vor dem nächsten
Zahltag am jeweiligen Geschäftsort. Der Gläubiger ist nicht berechtigt, weitere Zinsen oder sonstige
Zahlungen aufgrund dieser Verspätung zu verlangen.
Für diese Zwecke bezeichnet "Zahltag" einen Tag, [bei nicht auf Euro lautenden
Schuldverschreibungen, ist folgendes anwendbar: der ein Tag (außer einem Samstag oder Sonntag)
ist, an dem Geschäftsbanken und Devisenmärkte Zahlungen in [] abwickeln und an dem das
Clearingsystem betriebsbereit ist, um die betreffenden Zahlungen weiterzuleiten] [bei auf Euro
lautenden Schuldverschreibungen, ist folgendes anwendbar: der ein Tag (außer einem Samstag
oder Sonntag) ist, an dem das Clearingsystem sowie alle betroffenen Bereiche des Real-time Gross
Settlement System des Eurosystems oder dessen Nachfolger oder Ersatzsystem (T2), um die
betreffenden Zahlungen weiterzuleiten].
(6) Bezugnahmen auf Kapital und Zinsen. Bezugnahmen in diesen Emissionsbedingungen auf Kapital
der Schuldverschreibungen schließen, soweit anwendbar, die folgenden Beträge ein: den
Rückzahlungsbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen; den vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag der
Schuldverschreibungen; [falls die Emittentin das Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen aus
anderen als steuerlichen Gründen vorzeitig zurückzuzahlen, ist folgendes anwendbar: den Wahl-
Rückzahlungsbetrag (Call) der Schuldverschreibungen;] [falls der Gläubiger ein Wahlrecht hat,
die Schuldverschreibungen vorzeitig zu kündigen, ist folgendes anwendbar: den Wahl-
Rückzahlungsbetrag (Put) der Schuldverschreibungen;] sowie jeden Aufschlag sowie sonstige auf
oder in Bezug auf die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Beträge. Bezugnahmen in diesen
Emissionsbedingungen auf Zinsen auf die Schuldverschreibungen schließen, soweit anwendbar,
sämtliche gemäß § 7 zahlbaren Zusätzlichen Beträge ein.
(7) Hinterlegung von Kapital und Zinsen. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, beim Amtsgericht Frankfurt am
Main Zins- oder Kapitalbeträge zu hinterlegen, die von den Gläubigern nicht innerhalb von zwölf
Monaten nach dem Fälligkeitstag beansprucht worden sind, auch wenn die Gläubiger sich nicht in
Annahmeverzug befinden. Soweit eine solche Hinterlegung erfolgt, und auf das Recht der
Rücknahme verzichtet wird, erlöschen die diesbezüglichen Ansprüche der Gläubiger gegen die
Emittentin.
§5
RÜCKZAHLUNG
(1) Rückzahlung bei Endfälligkeit. Soweit nicht zuvor bereits ganz oder teilweise zurückgezahlt oder
angekauft und entwertet, werden die Schuldverschreibungen am [im Falle eines festgelegten
Fälligkeitstages: Zinszahlungstag, der auf oder um den [Fälligkeitstag] fällt] [im Falle eines
Rückzahlungsmonats ist folgendes anwendbar: in den [Rückzahlungsmonat und -jahr] fallenden
Zinszahlungstag] (der "Fälligkeitstag") zu ihrem Rückzahlungsbetrag zurückgezahlt. Der
"Rückzahlungsbetrag" entspricht dem Nennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen.
(2) Vorzeitige Rückzahlung aus steuerlichen Gründen. Die Schuldverschreibungen können insgesamt,
jedoch nicht teilweise, nach Wahl der Emittentin mit einer Kündigungsfrist von nicht weniger als
30 und nicht mehr als 60 Tagen durch Erklärung gegenüber dem Fiscal Agent und gemäß § 12
gegenüber den Gläubigern vorzeitig gekündigt und zu ihrem vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag (wie
nachfolgend definiert) zuzüglich bis zum für die Rückzahlung festgesetzten Tag aufgelaufener
Zinsen zurückgezahlt werden, falls die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von
EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] als Folge einer
Änderung oder Ergänzung der Steuer- oder Abgabengesetze und -vorschriften [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW AG begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: der
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Bundesrepublik Deutschland] [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: der Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder der Niederlande]
oder deren politischen Untergliederungen oder Steuerbehörden oder als Folge einer Änderung oder
Ergänzung der Anwendung oder der offiziellen Auslegung dieser Gesetze und Vorschriften
(vorausgesetzt, diese Änderung oder Ergänzung wird am oder nach dem Tag, an dem die letzte
Tranche dieser Serie von Schuldverschreibungen begeben wird, wirksam) am nächstfolgenden
Zinszahlungstag (wie in § 3 Absatz (1) definiert) zur Zahlung von Zusätzlichen Beträgen (wie in
§ 7 definiert) verpflichtet sein wird und diese Verpflichtung nicht durch das Ergreifen zumutbarer,
der Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden,
ist folgendes anwendbar: bzw. der Garantin] zur Verfügung stehender Maßnahmen vermieden
werden kann.
Eine solche Kündigung darf allerdings nicht (i) früher als 90 Tage vor dem frühestmöglichen Termin
erfolgen, an dem die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: bzw. die Garantin] verpflichtet wäre, solche
Zusätzlichen Beträge zu zahlen, falls eine Zahlung auf die Schuldverschreibungen dann fällig sein
würde, oder (ii) erfolgen, wenn zu dem Zeitpunkt, zu dem die Kündigung erklärt wird, die
Verpflichtung zur Zahlung von Zusätzlichen Beträgen nicht mehr wirksam ist. Der für die
Rückzahlung festgelegte Termin muss ein Zinszahlungstag sein.
Eine solche Kündigung hat gemäß § 12 zu erfolgen. Sie ist unwiderruflich, muss den für die
Rückzahlung festgelegten Termin nennen und eine zusammenfassende Erklärung enthalten, welche
die das Rückzahlungsrecht der Emittentin begründenden Umstände darlegt.
[Falls die Emittentin das Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen vorzeitig zurückzuzahlen, ist
folgendes anwendbar:
(a) [Im Falle von Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(en) ist folgendes anwendbar: Die Emittentin kann,
nachdem sie gemäß Absatz (b) gekündigt hat, die Schuldverschreibungen insgesamt [oder
teilweise] am/an den Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(en) (Call) zum/zu den Wahl-
Rückzahlungsbetrag/beträgen (Call), wie nachfolgend angegeben, nebst etwaigen bis zum
Wahl- Rückzahlungstag (Call) (ausschließlich) aufgelaufenen Zinsen zurückzahlen. [Bei
Geltung eines Mindestrückzahlungsbetrages oder eines höheren Rückzahlungsbetrages ist
folgendes anwendbar: Eine solche Rückzahlung muss in Höhe eines Nennbetrages von
[mindestens [Mindestrückzahlungsbetrag]] [höherer Rückzahlungsbetrag] erfolgen.]
[Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(e)] [Wahl-Rückzahlungsbetrag/beträge]
[] []
[] [ ]]
[Wahl-Rückzahlungszeitraum/-zeiträume] [Wahl-Rückzahlungsbetrag/beträge]
[] []
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[] [ ]]
[Falls der Gläubiger ein Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen vorzeitig zu kündigen, ist
folgendes anwendbar: Der Emittentin steht dieses Wahlrecht nicht in Bezug auf eine
Schuldverschreibung zu, deren Rückzahlung bereits der Gläubiger in Ausübung seines Wahlrechts
nach Absatz (4) dieses § 5 verlangt hat.]
(b) Die Kündigung ist den Gläubigern der Schuldverschreibungen durch die Emittentin gemäß
§ 12 bekanntzugeben. Sie muss die folgenden Angaben enthalten:
(ii) eine Erklärung, ob diese Serie ganz oder teilweise zurückgezahlt wird und im letzteren
Fall den Gesamtnennbetrag der zurückzuzahlenden Schuldverschreibungen;
(iii) [Im Falle von Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(en) ist folgendes anwendbar: den Wahl-
Rückzahlungstag (Call)] [Im Falle eines/von Wahl-Rückzahlungszeitraums/-
zeiträumen ist folgendes anwendbar: den maßgeblichen Rückzahlungstag innerhalb
des betreffenden Wahl-Rückzahlungszeitraums (Call)], der nicht weniger als
[Mindestkündigungsfrist] und nicht mehr als [Höchstkündigungsfrist] Tage nach dem
Tag der Kündigung durch die Emittentin gegenüber den Gläubigern liegen darf; und
(c) Wenn die Schuldverschreibungen nur teilweise zurückgezahlt werden, werden die
zurückzuzahlenden Schuldverschreibungen in Übereinstimmung mit den Regeln des
betreffenden Clearingsystems ausgewählt.] [Falls die Schuldverschreibungen in Form einer
NGN begeben werden, ist Folgendes anwendbar: Die teilweise Rückzahlung wird in den
Registern von CBL und Euroclear nach deren Ermessen entweder als Pool-Faktor oder als
Reduzierung des Gesamtnennbetrags wiedergegeben.]
[Falls der Gläubiger ein Wahlrecht hat, die Schuldverschreibungen vorzeitig zu kündigen, ist
folgendes anwendbar:
(a) Die Emittentin hat eine Schuldverschreibung nach Ausübung des entsprechenden Wahlrechts
durch den Gläubiger am/an den Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(en) (Put) zum/zu den Wahl-
Rückzahlungsbetrag/ beträgen (Put), wie nachfolgend angegeben nebst etwaigen bis zum
Wahl-Rückzahlungstag (Put) (ausschließlich) aufgelaufener Zinsen zurückzuzahlen.
[Wahl-Rückzahlungstag(e)] [Wahl-Rückzahlungsbetrag/beträge]
[] []
[] []
Dem Gläubiger steht dieses Wahlrecht nicht in Bezug auf eine Schuldverschreibung zu, deren
Rückzahlung die Emittentin zuvor in Ausübung eines ihrer Wahlrechte nach diesem § 5 verlangt hat.
(b) Um dieses Wahlrecht auszuüben, hat der Gläubiger nicht weniger als [Mindestkündigungsfrist]
und nicht mehr als [Höchstkündigungsfrist] Tage vor dem Wahl-Rückzahlungstag (Put), an
dem die Rückzahlung gemäß der Ausübungserklärung (wie nachfolgend definiert) erfolgen
soll, bei der bezeichneten Geschäftsstelle des Fiscal Agent während der normalen
Geschäftszeiten eine ordnungsgemäß ausgefüllte Mitteilung zur vorzeitigen Rückzahlung (die
"Ausübungserklärung"), wie sie bei den bezeichneten Geschäftsstellen des Fiscal Agent und
der Zahlstelle erhältlich ist, zu hinterlegen. Die Ausübungserklärung hat anzugeben: (i) den
Nennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen, für die das Wahlrecht ausgeübt wird und (ii) die
Wertpapier-Kenn-Nummer dieser Schuldverschreibungen (soweit vergeben). Die Ausübung
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des Wahlrechts kann nicht widerrufen werden. Die Rückzahlung der Schuldverschreibungen,
für welche das Wahlrecht ausgeübt worden ist, erfolgt nur gegen Lieferung der
Schuldverschreibungen an die Emittentin oder deren Order.]
[(5)] Vorzeitiger Rückzahlungsbetrag. Für die Zwecke des Absatzes (2) dieses § 5 und des § 9, entspricht
der vorzeitige Rückzahlungsbetrag einer Schuldverschreibung dem Rückzahlungsbetrag.
[(6)] Rückkauf; Vorzeitige Rückzahlung nach Wahl der Emittentin bei geringem ausstehendem
Nennbetrag. Die Emittentin kann jederzeit Schuldverschreibungen im Markt oder anderweitig zu
jedem beliebigen Preis kaufen. Derartig erworbene Schuldverschreibungen können entwertet,
gehalten oder wieder veräußert werden. Falls die Emittentin Schuldverschreibungen in einem
Gesamtnennbetrag von [] % oder mehr des ursprünglich begebenen Gesamtnennbetrages der
Schuldverschreibungen erworben hat, und der Gesamtnennbetrag der Schuldverschreibungen in der
Globalurkunde um diesen Prozentsatz reduziert wurde, kann die Emittentin die verbleibenden
Schuldverschreibungen (insgesamt, jedoch nicht teilweise) jederzeit mit einer Frist von nicht
weniger als [10][●] Tagen durch Erklärung gegenüber dem Fiscal Agent und gemäß § 12 gegenüber
den Gläubigern kündigen und zum Rückzahlungsbetrag nebst etwaiger bis zum Rückzahlungstag
(ausschließlich) aufgelaufener Zinsen zurückzahlen.
§6
DER FISCAL AGENT, DIE ZAHLSTELLE UND DIE BERECHNUNGSSTELLE
(1) Bestellung; bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle. Der anfänglich bestellte Fiscal Agent, die anfänglich
bestellte Zahlstelle und die anfänglich bestellte Berechnungsstelle und ihre bezeichnete
Geschäftsstelle lautet wie folgt:
[Falls der Fiscal Agent als Berechnungsstelle bestellt werden soll, ist folgendes anwendbar: Der Fiscal
Agent handelt auch als Berechnungsstelle.]
[Falls eine Berechnungsstelle bestellt werden soll, die nicht der Fiscal Agent ist, ist folgendes
anwendbar: Die Berechnungsstelle und ihre anfängliche Geschäftsstelle lauten:
Der Fiscal Agent, die Zahlstelle und die Berechnungsstelle behalten sich das Recht vor, jederzeit ihre
bezeichneten Geschäftsstellen durch eine andere bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle in demselben Land zu
ersetzen.
(2) Änderung der Bestellung oder Abberufung. Die Emittentin behält sich das Recht vor, jederzeit die
Bestellung des Fiscal Agent oder einer Zahlstelle [oder der Berechnungsstelle] zu ändern oder zu
beenden und einen anderen Fiscal Agent oder zusätzliche oder andere Zahlstellen [oder eine andere
Berechnungsstelle] zu bestellen. Die Emittentin wird zu jedem Zeitpunkt (i) einen Fiscal Agent
unterhalten [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die an einer Börse notiert sind, ist folgendes
anwendbar:, (ii) solange die Schuldverschreibungen an der [Name der Börse] notiert sind, sofern
erforderlich eine Zahlstelle (die der Fiscal Agent sein kann) entsprechend den Regeln dieser Börse
unterhalten], [im Falle von Zahlungen in US-Dollar ist folgendes anwendbar: [,] [und] [(iii)] falls
Zahlungen bei den oder durch die Geschäftsstellen aller Zahlstellen außerhalb der Vereinigten
Staaten (wie unten definiert) aufgrund der Einführung von Devisenbeschränkungen oder ähnlichen
Beschränkungen hinsichtlich der vollständigen Zahlung oder des Empfangs der entsprechenden
Beträge in US-Dollar widerrechtlich oder tatsächlich ausgeschlossen werden, eine Zahlstelle mit
bezeichneter Geschäftsstelle in New York City unterhalten (nur mit der Maßgabe, dass solche
Zahlungen nach dem Recht der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika zulässig sind und nach Ansicht
der Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: und der Garantin], keine für die Emittentin [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar:
oder die Garantin] steuerlich nachteiligen Auswirkungen haben)] und [(iv)] eine Berechnungsstelle
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[falls die Berechnungsstelle eine bezeichnete Geschäftsstelle an einem vorgeschriebenen Ort zu
unterhalten hat, ist folgendes anwendbar: mit bezeichneter Geschäftsstelle in [vorgeschriebener
Ort]] unterhalten. Eine Änderung, Abberufung, Bestellung oder ein sonstiger Wechsel wird nur
wirksam (außer im Insolvenzfall, in dem eine solche Änderung sofort wirksam wird), sofern die
Gläubiger hierüber gemäß § 12 vorab unter Einhaltung einer Frist von mindestens 30 und nicht
mehr als 45 Tagen informiert wurden.
(3) Erfüllungsgehilfe(n) der Emittentin. Der Fiscal Agent, die Zahlstelle und die Berechnungsstelle
handeln ausschließlich als Erfüllungsgehilfen der Emittentin und übernehmen keinerlei
Verpflichtungen gegenüber den Gläubigern und es wird kein Auftrags- oder Treuhandverhältnis
zwischen ihnen und den Gläubigern begründet.
§7
STEUERN
Sämtliche auf die Schuldverschreibungen zu zahlenden Beträge sind ohne Einbehalt oder Abzug von oder
aufgrund von gegenwärtigen oder zukünftigen Steuern oder sonstigen Abgaben gleich welcher Art zu
leisten, es sei denn, ein solcher Einbehalt oder Abzug ist gesetzlich vorgeschrieben. Sofern solche Steuern
von oder in [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist
folgendes anwendbar: den Niederlanden oder] der Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder für deren Rechnung
oder von oder für Rechnung einer dort zur Steuererhebung ermächtigten Gebietskörperschaft oder
Behörde auferlegt oder erhoben werden, wird die Emittentin diejenigen zusätzlichen Beträge (die
"Zusätzlichen Beträge") zahlen, die erforderlich sind, damit die den Gläubigern zufließenden
Nettobeträge nach diesem Einbehalt oder Abzug jeweils den Beträgen entsprechen, die ohne einen
solchen Einbehalt oder Abzug von den Gläubigern empfangen worden wären; die Verpflichtung zur
Zahlung solcher zusätzlicher Beträge besteht jedoch nicht im Hinblick auf Steuern und Abgaben, die:
(a) auf andere Weise als durch Einbehalt oder Abzug von zahlbaren Beträgen zu entrichten sind;
oder
(b) wegen einer gegenwärtigen oder früheren persönlichen oder geschäftlichen Beziehung des
Gläubigers zu [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: den Niederlanden oder] der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
zu zahlen sind, und nicht allein deshalb, weil Zahlungen auf die Schuldverschreibungen aus
Quellen in [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden,
ist folgendes anwendbar: den Niederlanden oder] der Bundesrepublik Deutschland stammen
(oder für Zwecke der Besteuerung so behandelt werden) oder dort besichert sind; oder
(c) aufgrund einer Richtlinie oder Verordnung der Europäischen Union betreffend die
Besteuerung von Zinserträgen oder einer zwischenstaatlichen Vereinbarung oder eines
internationalen Abkommens über deren Besteuerung, an der die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
oder an dem die Europäische Union beteiligt ist, oder einer gesetzlichen Vorschrift, die diese
Richtlinie, diese Verordnung, diese zwischenstaatliche Vereinbarung oder dieses
internationale Abkommen umsetzt oder befolgt oder die eingeführt wurde, um dieser Richtlinie,
dieser Verordnung, dieser zwischenstaatlichen Vereinbarung oder diesem internationalen
Abkommen nachzukommen, von Zahlungen an eine natürliche Person oder eine sonstige
Einrichtung einzubehalten oder abzuziehen sind; oder
(d) aufgrund einer Rechtsänderung zu zahlen sind, welche später als 30 Tage nach Fälligkeit der
betreffenden Zahlung von Kapital oder Zinsen oder, wenn dies später erfolgt,
ordnungsgemäßer Bereitstellung aller fälligen Beträge und einer diesbezüglichen
Bekanntmachung gemäß § 12 wirksam wird; oder
(e) von einer Zahlstelle abgezogen oder einbehalten werden, wenn eine andere Zahlstelle die
Zahlung ohne einen solchen Abzug oder Einbehalt hätte leisten können; oder
[im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
(f) auf Grund des niederländischen Quellensteuergesetzes 2021 (Wet bronbelasting 2021)
einbehalten oder abgezogen werden; oder]
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[(f)][(g)] jegliche Kombination der Absätze [(a)-(e)][(a)-(f)].
Unbeschadet sonstiger Bestimmungen dieser Emissionsbedingungen ist die Emittentin zum Einbehalt
oder Abzug der Beträge berechtigt, die gemäß §§ 1471 bis 1474 des U.S. Internal Revenue Code
(einschließlich dessen Änderungen oder Nachfolgevorschriften), gemäß zwischenstaatlicher Abkommen,
gemäß den in einer anderen Rechtsordnung in Zusammenhang mit diesen Bestimmungen erlassenen
Durchführungsvorschriften oder gemäß mit dem Internal Revenue Service geschlossenen Verträgen
("FATCA Quellensteuer") erforderlich sind. Die Emittentin ist nicht verpflichtet, zusätzliche Beträge zu
zahlen oder Gläubiger in Bezug auf FATCA Quellensteuer schadlos zu halten, die von der Emittentin,
einer Zahlstelle oder von einem anderen Beteiligten als Folge davon, dass eine andere Person als die
Emittentin oder deren Zahlstelle nicht zum Empfang von Zahlungen ohne FATCA Quellensteuer
berechtigt ist, abgezogen oder einbehalten wurden.
§8
VORLEGUNGSFRIST
Die in § 801 Absatz (1) Satz 1 BGB bestimmte Vorlegungsfrist wird für die Schuldverschreibungen auf
zehn Jahre verkürzt.
§9
KÜNDIGUNG
(1) Kündigungsgründe. Jeder Gläubiger ist berechtigt, seine sämtlichen Forderungen aus den
Schuldverschreibungen durch Kündigung gegenüber dem Fiscal Agent fällig zu stellen und die
unverzügliche Rückzahlung zu ihrem vorzeitigen Rückzahlungsbetrag (wie in § 5 beschrieben),
zuzüglich etwaiger bis zum Tage der Rückzahlung aufgelaufener Zinsen zu verlangen, falls:
(a) die Emittentin auf die Schuldverschreibungen Kapital oder Zinsen nicht innerhalb von 30
Tagen nach dem betreffenden Tag der Fälligkeit zahlt; oder
[im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
(b) die Garantin auf die Garantie Kapital oder Zinsen nicht innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach dem Tag
der Fälligkeit zahlt; oder]
[(c)] die Emittentin die ordnungsgemäße Erfüllung einer sonstigen Verpflichtung aus den
Schuldverschreibungen [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin die Erfüllung einer sonstigen
Verpflichtung aus der Garantie] unterlässt und diese Unterlassung – sofern sie geheilt werden
kann - länger als 30 Tage andauert, nachdem der Fiscal Agent hierüber eine Benachrichtigung
von einem Gläubiger erhalten hat; oder
[(d)] die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] eine Zahlungsverpflichtung aus einer
anderen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit (wie in § 2 Absatz [(4)] definiert) oder aus einer Garantie
oder Gewährleistung für eine solche Zahlungsverpflichtung aus einer anderen
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit Dritter bei Fälligkeit nicht erfüllt und der Gesamtbetrag der bei
Fälligkeit nicht erfüllten Verbindlichkeiten € 10.000.000 oder deren Gegenwert in einer
anderen Währung übersteigt und die Nichterfüllung länger als 30 Tage fortdauert, nachdem
der Fiscal Agent hierüber von einem Gläubiger eine Benachrichtigung erhalten hat, oder eine
solche Zahlungsverpflichtung der Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von
EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder der Garantin] infolge des
Vorliegens einer Nichterfüllung oder eines Verstoßes im Hinblick auf jegliche Bestimmungen
einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit (jeweils wie auch immer darin bezeichnet oder
beschrieben) durch die die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW
Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] vorzeitig fällig werden
kann oder eine dafür bestellte Sicherheit vollstreckt bzw. durchgesetzt wird; oder
[(e)] die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] ihre Zahlungen einstellt; oder
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[(f)] die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] ihre Zahlungsunfähigkeit bekannt gibt;
oder
[(g)] die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] in Liquidation tritt, es sei denn, dies
geschieht im Zusammenhang mit einer Verschmelzung, Konsolidierung oder einer anderen
Form des Zusammenschlusses mit einer anderen Gesellschaft oder im Zusammenhang mit
einer Umwandlung, und diese andere oder neue Gesellschaft übernimmt alle Verpflichtungen,
die die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] im Zusammenhang mit diesen
Schuldverschreibungen [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: und der Garantie] eingegangen ist; oder
[(h)] ein Gericht ein Insolvenzverfahren oder ein Vergleichsverfahren zur Abwendung der Insolvenz
oder des Konkurses oder ein vergleichbares Verfahren über das Vermögen der Emittentin [im
Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar: oder der Garantin] eröffnet, und ein solches Verfahren nicht innerhalb von 60
Tagen aufgehoben oder ausgesetzt worden ist, oder die Emittentin [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar:
oder die Garantin] die Eröffnung eines solchen Verfahrens beantragt oder einleitet oder ein
Dritter ein Insolvenzverfahren gegen die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen,
die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin]
beantragt und ein solches Verfahren nicht innerhalb einer Frist von 60 Tagen (es sei denn
mangels Masse) aufgehoben oder ausgesetzt worden ist[; oder]
[(i)] die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben
werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: und/oder die Garantin] ihre Geschäftstätigkeit ganz oder
überwiegend einstellt oder alle oder wesentliche Teile ihrer Vermögenswerte veräußert oder
anderweitig abgibt, falls (i) dadurch der Wert ihres Vermögens wesentlich vermindert würde
und (ii) es dadurch wahrscheinlich wird, dass die Emittentin [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar:
und/ oder die Garantin] ihre Zahlungsverpflichtungen gegenüber den Gläubigern nicht mehr
erfüllen kann[.][; oder]
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
[(j)] die Garantie aus irgendeinem Grund ungültig wird oder nicht mehr rechtsverbindlich ist.]
Das Kündigungsrecht erlischt, falls der Kündigungsgrund vor Ausübung des Rechts geheilt
wurde.
(2) Quorum. In den Fällen des Absatzes (1) [(c)], [(d)] und/oder [(i)] wird eine Kündigung, sofern nicht
bei deren Eingang zugleich einer der in Absatz (1) (a), (b), [(e)], [(f)] oder [(j)] bezeichneten
Kündigungsgründe vorliegt, erst wirksam, wenn bei dem Fiscal Agent Kündigungserklärungen von
Gläubigern von Schuldverschreibungen im Gesamtnennbetrag von mindestens einem Zehntel des
Gesamtnennbetrags der ausstehenden Schuldverschreibungen eingegangen sind.
(3) Benachrichtigung. Eine Benachrichtigung oder Kündigung gemäß Absatz (1) hat in der Weise zu
erfolgen, dass der Gläubiger dem Fiscal Agent eine Erklärung in Textform übersendet und dabei
durch eine Bescheinigung seiner Depotbank (wie in § 13 Absatz [(4)] definiert) nachweist, dass er
im Zeitpunkt der Erklärung Inhaber der betreffenden Schuldverschreibungen ist; im Falle des
Absatz (1) [(c)] sind der Erklärung auch die Nachweise für die Nichterfüllung beizufügen.
§ 10
ERSETZUNG
(1) Ersetzung. Die Emittentin ist jederzeit berechtigt, sofern sie sich nicht mit einer Zahlung von
Kapital oder Zinsen auf die Schuldverschreibungen in Verzug befindet, ohne Zustimmung der
Gläubiger [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist
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folgendes anwendbar: die EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG oder] eine andere Gesellschaft,
deren stimmberechtigte Anteile oder sonstiges Eigenkapital direkt oder indirekt zu 100 % von der
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG gehalten werden, als Hauptschuldnerin für alle
Verpflichtungen im Zusammenhang mit diesen Schuldverschreibungen (die
"Nachfolgeschuldnerin") einzusetzen, sofern:
(a) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin in der Lage ist, sämtliche sich aus oder in dem Zusammenhang mit
diesen Schuldverschreibungen ergebenden Zahlungsverpflichtungen ohne die Notwendigkeit
eines Einbehalts von irgendwelchen Steuern oder Abgaben an der Quelle zu erfüllen sowie die
hierzu erforderlichen Beträge ohne Beschränkungen an den Fiscal Agent übertragen zu können;
(b) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin alle Verpflichtungen der Emittentin aus oder im Zusammenhang mit
diesen Schuldverschreibungen übernimmt;
(c) die Nachfolgeschuldnerin sich verpflichtet, jedem Gläubiger alle Steuern, Gebühren oder
Abgaben zu erstatten, die ihm in Folge der Ersetzung durch die Nachfolgeschuldnerin auferlegt
werden;
(d) [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW AG begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar: die Emittentin unwiderruflich und unbedingt gegenüber den Gläubigern die
Zahlung aller von der Nachfolgeschuldnerin auf die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Beträge
garantiert. Diese Garantie muss den Bedingungen der Garantie und Negativverpflichtung
entsprechen, wie im Basisprospekt für das €10.000.000.000 EnBW Programm zur Begebung
von Schuldverschreibungen vom 14. April 2022 enthalten; und] [im Falle von
Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar:
die Garantin unwiderruflich und unbedingt gegenüber den Gläubigern die Zahlung aller von
der Nachfolgeschuldnerin auf die Schuldverschreibungen zahlbaren Beträge zu Bedingungen
garantiert, die den Bedingungen der Garantie entsprechen; und]
(e) dem Fiscal Agent jeweils eine Bestätigung bezüglich der betroffenen Rechtsordnungen von
anerkannten Rechtsanwälten vorgelegt wird, dass die Bestimmungen in den vorstehenden
Unterabsätzen (a), (b), (c) und (d) erfüllt wurden.
(3) Änderung von Bezugnahmen. Im Fall einer Ersetzung gilt jede Bezugnahme in diesen
Emissionsbedingungen auf die Emittentin ab dem Zeitpunkt der Ersetzung als Bezugnahme auf die
Nachfolgeschuldnerin und jede Bezugnahme auf das Land, in dem die Emittentin ihren Sitz oder
Steuersitz hat, gilt ab diesem Zeitpunkt als Bezugnahme auf das Land, in dem die
Nachfolgeschuldnerin ihren Sitz oder Steuersitz hat. Des Weiteren gilt im Fall einer Ersetzung
Folgendes:
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW AG begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
(a) in § 7 und § 5 Absatz (2) gilt eine alternative Bezugnahme auf die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
als aufgenommen (zusätzlich zu der Bezugnahme nach Maßgabe des vorstehenden Satzes auf
das Land, in dem die Nachfolgeschuldnerin ihren Sitz oder Steuersitz hat);
(b) in § 9 Absatz (1) [(c)] bis [(g)] gilt eine alternative Bezugnahme auf die Emittentin in ihrer
Eigenschaft als Garantin als aufgenommen (zusätzlich zu der Bezugnahme auf die
Nachfolgeschuldnerin). Zudem gelten zusätzlich die folgenden Kündigungsgründe:
(i) die Garantin auf die Garantie Kapital oder Zinsen nicht innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach dem
Tag der Fälligkeit zahlt;
(ii) die Garantie aus irgendeinem Grund ungültig wird oder nicht mehr rechtsverbindlich ist.]
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[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
In § 7 und § 5 Absatz (2) gilt eine alternative Bezugnahme auf die Niederlande als aufgenommen
(zusätzlich zu der Bezugnahme nach Maßgabe des vorstehenden Satzes auf das Land, in dem die
Nachfolgeschuldnerin ihren Sitz oder Steuersitz hat).]
Im Fall einer Ersetzung folgt die Nachfolgeschuldnerin der Emittentin als Rechtsnachfolgerin nach,
ersetzt diese und darf alle Rechte und Befugnisse der Emittentin aus den Schuldverschreibungen mit der
gleichen Wirkung geltend machen, als wenn die Nachfolgeschuldnerin in diesen Emissionsbedingungen
als Emittentin genannt worden wäre, und die Emittentin (bzw. die Gesellschaft, die zuvor die
Verpflichtungen der Emittentin übernommen hat) wird von ihren Verpflichtungen als Schuldnerin aus
den Schuldverschreibungen befreit.
§ 11
BEGEBUNG WEITERER SCHULDVERSCHREIBUNGEN, ANKAUF UND ENTWERTUNG
(1) Begebung weiterer Schuldverschreibungen. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, jederzeit ohne
Zustimmung der Gläubiger weitere Schuldverschreibungen mit gleicher Ausstattung
(gegebenenfalls mit Ausnahme des Tags der Begebung, des Verzinsungsbeginns und/oder des
Ausgabepreises) in der Weise zu begeben, dass sie mit diesen Schuldverschreibungen eine
einheitliche Serie bilden.
(2) Ankauf. Die Emittentin ist berechtigt, jederzeit Schuldverschreibungen im Markt oder anderweitig
zu jedem beliebigen Preis zu kaufen. Die von der Emittentin erworbenen Schuldverschreibungen
können nach Wahl der Emittentin von ihr gehalten, weiterverkauft oder bei dem Fiscal Agent
zwecks Entwertung eingereicht werden. Sofern diese Käufe durch öffentliches Angebot erfolgen,
muss dieses Angebot allen Gläubigern gemacht werden.
§ 12
MITTEILUNGEN
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von der EnBW AG begeben werden und die an einer Börse
notiert sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden und die an einer Börse
notiert sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
(1) Bekanntmachung. Alle die Schuldverschreibungen betreffenden Mitteilungen erfolgen durch [Im
Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die an der Luxemburger Börse notiert sind, ist folgendes
anwendbar: elektronische Mitteilung auf der Webseite der Luxemburger Börse
(www.luxse.com)][Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die an einer anderen als der
Luxemburger Börse notiert sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:, solange die Schuldverschreibungen
an der [andere Börse als die Luxemburger Börse] zum Handel zugelassen sind und soweit dies
die Regeln dieser Börse verlangen, [in/unter/] [Zeitung oder Internetseite]]. Jede Mitteilung gilt
am dritten Kalendertag nach dem Tag der Veröffentlichung als wirksam erfolgt.]
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[zusätzliche Veröffentlichungen sind, falls anwendbar, hier einzufügen]
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die an einer Börse notiert sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
Soweit gesetzlich und nach den Regeln der Börse, an der die Schuldverschreibungen notiert sind, zulässig,
ist die Emittentin berechtigt, eine Veröffentlichung nach Absatz (1) durch eine Mitteilung an das Clearing
System zur Weiterleitung an die Gläubiger zu ersetzen. Jede derartige Mitteilung gilt am fünften Tag nach
dem Tag der Mitteilung an das Clearing System als den Gläubigern mitgeteilt.]
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die nicht an einer Börse notiert sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
Die Emittentin wird alle die Schuldverschreibungen betreffenden Mitteilungen an das Clearing System
zur Weiterleitung an die Gläubiger übermitteln. Jede derartige Mitteilung gilt am fünften Tag nach dem
Tag der Mitteilung an das Clearing System als den Gläubigern mitgeteilt.]
§ 13
ANWENDBARES RECHT, GERICHTSSTAND UND GERICHTLICHE
GELTENDMACHUNG
[Im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance begeben werden, ist folgendes
anwendbar:
[(4)] Gerichtliche Geltendmachung. Jeder Gläubiger von Schuldverschreibungen ist berechtigt, in jedem
Rechtsstreit gegen die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] oder in jedem Rechtsstreit, in dem
der Gläubiger und die Emittentin [im Falle von Schuldverschreibungen, die von EnBW Finance
begeben werden, ist folgendes anwendbar: oder die Garantin] Partei sind, seine Rechte aus diesen
Schuldverschreibungen im eigenen Namen auf der folgenden Grundlage zu schützen oder geltend
zu machen: (i) er bringt eine Bescheinigung der Depotbank bei, bei der er für die
Schuldverschreibungen ein Wertpapierdepot unterhält, welche (a) den vollständigen Namen und
die vollständige Adresse des Gläubigers enthält, (b) den Gesamtnennbetrag der
Schuldverschreibungen bezeichnet, die unter dem Datum der Bestätigung auf dem Wertpapierdepot
verbucht sind und (c) bestätigt, dass die Depotbank gegenüber dem Clearingsystem eine schriftliche
Erklärung abgegeben hat, die die vorstehend unter (a) und (b) bezeichneten Informationen enthält
und einen Bestätigungsvermerk des Clearingsystems trägt; und (ii) er legt eine Kopie der die
betreffenden Schuldverschreibungen verbriefenden Globalurkunde vor, deren Übereinstimmung
mit dem Original eine vertretungsberechtigte Person des Clearingsystems oder des Verwahrers des
Clearingsystems bestätigt hat, ohne dass eine Vorlage der Originalbelege oder der die
Schuldverschreibungen verbriefenden Globalurkunde in einem solchen Verfahren erforderlich wäre
oder (iii) auf jede andere Weise, die im Lande der Geltendmachung prozessual zulässig ist. Für die
Zwecke des Vorstehenden bezeichnet "Depotbank" jede Bank oder ein sonstiges anerkanntes
Finanzinstitut, das berechtigt ist, das Wertpapierverwahrungsgeschäft zu betreiben und bei der/dem
der Gläubiger ein Wertpapierdepot für die Schuldverschreibungen unterhält und die/das ein Konto
beim Clearingsystem unterhält, einschließlich des Clearingsystems selbst.
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§ 14
SPRACHE
[Falls die Emissionsbedingungen in deutscher Sprache mit einer Übersetzung in die englische Sprache
abgefasst sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
Diese Emissionsbedingungen sind in deutscher Sprache abgefasst. Eine Übersetzung in die englische
Sprache ist beigefügt. Der deutsche Text ist bindend und maßgeblich. Die Übersetzung in die englische
Sprache ist unverbindlich.]
[Falls die Emissionsbedingungen in englischer Sprache mit einer Übersetzung in die deutsche Sprache
abgefasst sind, ist folgendes anwendbar:
Diese Emissionsbedingungen sind in englischer Sprache abgefasst. Eine Übersetzung in die deutsche
Sprache ist beigefügt. Der englische Text ist bindend und maßgeblich. Die Übersetzung in die deutsche
Sprache ist unverbindlich.]
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES
The Terms and Conditions of the Notes (the "Terms and Conditions") are set forth below for two
options:
Option I comprises the set of Terms and Conditions that apply to Tranches of Notes with fixed interest
rates.
Option II comprises the set of Terms and Conditions that apply to Tranches of Notes with floating interest
rates.
The set of Terms and Conditions for each of these Options contains certain further options, which are
characterised accordingly by indicating the respective optional provision through instructions and
explanatory notes set out in square brackets within the set of Terms and Conditions.
In the Final Terms the Issuer will determine, which of Option I or Option II including certain further
options contained therein, respectively, shall apply with respect to an individual issue of Notes, either by
replicating the relevant provisions or by referring to the relevant options.
To the extent that upon the approval of the Prospectus the Issuer had no knowledge of certain items which
are applicable to an individual issue of Notes, this Prospectus contains placeholders set out in square
brackets which include the relevant items that will be completed by the Final Terms.
[In case the options applicable to an individual issue are to be determined by referring in the Final
Terms to the relevant options contained in the set of Terms and Conditions for Option I or Option II:
The provisions of these Terms and Conditions apply to the Notes as completed by the terms of the final
terms which are attached hereto (the "Final Terms"). The blanks in the provisions of these Terms and
Conditions which are applicable to the Notes shall be deemed to be completed by the information
contained in the Final Terms as if such information were inserted in the blanks of such provisions;
alternative or optional provisions of these Terms and Conditions as to which the corresponding provisions
of the Final Terms are not completed or are deleted shall be deemed to be deleted from these Terms and
Conditions; and all provisions of these Terms and Conditions which are inapplicable to the Notes
(including instructions, explanatory notes and text set out in square brackets) shall be deemed to be deleted
from these Terms and Conditions, as required to give effect to the terms of the Final Terms. Copies of the
Final Terms may be obtained free of charge at the specified office of the Fiscal Agent and at the principal
office of the Issuer provided that, in the case of Notes which are not listed on any stock exchange, copies
of the relevant Final Terms will only be available to Holders of such Notes.]
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OPTION I: FIXED RATE NOTES
§1
(1) Currency; Denomination. This Series of Notes (the "Notes") of [Issuer] (the "Issuer") is being
issued in [Specified Currency] (the "Specified Currency") in the aggregate principal amount of
[aggregate principal amount] (in words: [aggregate principal amount in words]) in the
denomination of [Specified Denomination] (the "Specified Denomination").
[In the case of Notes which are represented by a Permanent Global Note, the following applies:
(3) Permanent Global Note. The Notes are represented by a permanent global note (the "Permanent
Global Note") without coupons. The Permanent Global Note shall be signed manually by two
authorised signatories of the Issuer and shall be authenticated by or on behalf of the Fiscal Agent.
Definitive Notes and interest coupons will not be issued.]
[In the case of Notes which are initially represented by a Temporary Global Note, the following applies:
(a) The Notes are initially represented by a temporary global note (the "Temporary Global Note")
without coupons. The Temporary Global Note will be exchangeable for Notes in Specified
Denominations represented by a permanent global note (the "Permanent Global Note")
without coupons. [In the case of Euroclear and CBL and if the Global Note is an NGN, the
following applies: The details of such exchange shall be entered in the records of the ICSD (as
defined below).] The Temporary Global Note and the Permanent Global Note shall each be
signed manually by two authorised signatories of the Issuer and shall each be authenticated by
or on behalf of the Fiscal Agent. Definitive Notes and interest coupons will not be issued.
(b) The Temporary Global Note shall be exchanged for the Permanent Global Note on a date (the
"Exchange Date") not earlier than 40 days after the date of issue of the Notes. Such exchange
shall only be made upon receipt by the Issuer of certifications from the relevant Clearing
System to the effect that the beneficial owner or owners of the Notes is not a U.S. person (other
than certain financial institutions or certain persons holding Notes through such financial
institutions). Payment of interest on Notes represented by a Temporary Global Note will be
made only after receipt by the Issuer of such certifications from the relevant Clearing System.
A separate certification shall be required in respect of each such payment of interest. Any such
certification received on or after the 40th day after the date of issue of the Notes will be treated
as a request to exchange the Temporary Global Note pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this
§ 1(3). Any Notes delivered in exchange for the Temporary Global Note shall be delivered
only outside of the United States (as defined in § 4(4)).]
(4) Clearing System. The Permanent Global Note will be kept in custody by or on behalf of the Clearing
System until all obligations of the Issuer under the Notes have been satisfied. "Clearing System"
means [if more than one Clearing System the following applies: each of] the following:
[Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt am Main ("CBF")] [,] [and] [Clearstream Banking S.A.
Luxembourg ("CBL")] [,] [and] [Euroclear Bank SA/NV Brussels as operator of the Euroclear
System ("Euroclear")] and any successor in such capacity. [CBL and Euroclear each shall mean
"International Central Securities Depository" or "ICSD" and together "ICSDs"].
[In the case of Euroclear and CBL as Clearing System and if the Global Note is an NGN, the following
applies:
The Notes are issued in new global note ("NGN") form and are kept in custody by a common safekeeper
on behalf of both ICSDs. The principal amount of Notes represented by the Global Note shall be the
aggregate amount from time to time entered in the records of both ICSDs. The records of the ICSDs
(which expression means the records that each ICSD holds for its customers which reflects the amount of
such customer's interest in the Notes) shall be conclusive evidence of the principal amount Notes
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represented by the [Temporary Global Note or the] Permanent Global Note [, as the case may be,] and,
for these purposes, a statement issued by a ICSD stating the principal amount of the Notes so represented
at any time shall be conclusive evidence of the records of the relevant ICSD at that time.
On any redemption or interest being made in respect of or purchase and cancellation of any of the Notes
represented by the Global Note details of such redemption, payment or purchase, and cancellation (as the
case may be) in respect of the Global Note shall be entered pro rata in the records of the ICSDs and, upon
any such entry being made, the principal amount of the Notes recorded in the records of the ICSDs and
represented by the Global Note shall be reduced by the aggregate principal amount of the Notes so
redeemed or purchased and cancelled. For technical procedure of the ICSDs, in the case of the exercise
of an Early Redemption at the option of the Issuer relating to a partial redemption the outstanding
redemption amount will be reflected in the records of the ICSDs as either a nominal reduction or as a pool
factor, at the discretion of the ICSDs.]
(5) Holder of Notes. "Holder" means any holder of a proportionate co-ownership or other beneficial
interest or right in the Notes.
§2
STATUS, NEGATIVE PLEDGE
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: AND GUARANTEE]
(1) Status. The obligations under the Notes constitute unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the
Issuer ranking pari passu among themselves and pari passu with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer, unless such obligations are accorded priority under
mandatory provisions of statutory law.
[(a)] The Issuer undertakes as long as any Notes remain outstanding, but only up to the time all
amounts of principal and interest have been placed at the disposal of the Fiscal Agent not to
create or permit to subsist any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other encumbrance in rem,
(together, "encumbrances in rem"), upon any or all of its present or future assets as security
for any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Issuer or any
third party, unless the Notes at the same time share pari passu and pro rata in such security or
unless such other security as may be approved by an independent accounting firm as being
equivalent security has been made available to the Holders. This does not apply to the extent
any encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a company which
has merged with the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following
applies: or the Guarantor], or which has been acquired by the Issuer [in the case of Notes
issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor], provided that such
encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the time of the merger or the acquisition, unless
the encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose of financing the merger or the acquisition
or was increased in amount or extended following the merger or the acquisition. Furthermore,
sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (2) [(a)] does not apply to encumbrances in rem created to
secure Capital Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in whole or in part or
to refinance the acquisition, establishment or development of projects; provided that (i) the
recourse of the holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to
such project (including any interests in project companies) and customary guarantees issued in
accordance with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the encumbrances are
created exclusively upon these assets. Any security which is to be provided pursuant to this
subparagraph (2) may, alternatively, also be provided to a Trustee (as defined below) for the
Holders.
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies:
(b) As long as any Notes remain outstanding, but only up to the time all amounts of principal and
interest have been placed at the disposal of the Fiscal Agent, the Issuer further undertakes to
procure to the extent legally possible in accordance with its bona fide judgement, that its
Principal Subsidiaries (as defined below) will not create or permit to subsist any encumbrance
in rem upon any or all of its present or future assets to secure any present or future Capital
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Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of the relevant Principal Subsidiary or any third party.
This does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market
Indebtedness of a subsidiary, which becomes Principal Subsidiary during the term of the Notes
issued under the Programme, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in existence
at this time, unless the encumbrance in rem was increased in amount or extended. Furthermore,
sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (2) (b) does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in
rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a company which has merged with
the Principal Subsidiary or which has been acquired by the Principal Subsidiary, provided that
such encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the time of the merger or the acquisition,
unless the encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose of financing the merger or the
acquisition or was increased in amount or extended following the merger or the acquisition.
Finally, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (2) (b) does not apply to encumbrances in rem
created to secure Capital Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in whole or
in part or to re-finance the acquisition, establishment or development of projects; provided
that (i) the recourse of the holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets
pertaining to such project (including any interests in project companies) and customary
guarantees issued in accordance with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the
encumbrances are created exclusively upon these assets. Any security which is to be provided
pursuant to this subparagraph (2) (b) may, alternatively, also be provided to a Trustee (as
defined below) for the Holders.]
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
(3) Guarantee.
(b) The Guarantor has undertaken in the Guarantee as long as any Note of the Issuer or itself issued
under the Programme remains outstanding, but only up to the time as principal and interest
payable under or in respect of the Notes, have been placed at the disposal of the Fiscal Agent,
not to create or permit to subsist any encumbrance in rem upon any or all of its present or future
assets as security for any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of
the Guarantor or any third party, unless the Notes at the same time share pari passu and pro
rata in such security or unless such other security as may be approved by an independent
accounting firm as being equivalent security has been made available to the Holders. This does
not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market
Indebtedness of a company which has merged with the Guarantor or which has been acquired
by the Guarantor, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the time
of the merger or the acquisition, unless the encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose of
financing the merger or the acquisition or was increased in amount or extended following the
merger or the acquisition. Furthermore, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (3) (b) does also
not apply to encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital Market Indebtedness, the purpose
of which is to finance in whole or in part or to re-finance the acquisition, establishment or
development of projects; provided that (i) the recourse of the holders of such Capital Market
Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to such project (including any interests in project
companies) and customary guarantees issued in accordance with market practice as the source
of repayment; and (ii) the encumbrances are created exclusively upon these assets. Any
9
An English language translation of § 328 (1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) reads as follows: "A contract
may stipulate performance for the benefit of a third party, to the effect that the third party acquires the right directly to demand
performance".
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security which is to be provided pursuant to this subparagraph (3) (b) may, alternatively, also
be provided to a Trustee (as defined below) for the Holders.
(c) In the Guarantee the Guarantor further undertakes to procure, as long as any Notes issued under
the Programme remain outstanding but only up to the time all amounts of principal and interest
have been placed at the disposal of the Fiscal Agent, to the extent legally possible in accordance
with its bona fide judgement, that its Principal Subsidiaries (as defined below) will not create
or permit to subsist any encumbrances in rem upon any or all of its present or future assets to
secure any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of the relevant
Principal Subsidiary or any third party. This does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in
rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a subsidiary, which becomes Principal
Subsidiary during the term of the Notes issued under the Programme, provided that such
encumbrance in rem was already in existence at this time, unless the encumbrance in rem was
increased in amount or extended. Furthermore, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (3) (c) does
not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market
Indebtedness of a company which has merged with the Principal Subsidiary or which has been
acquired by the Principal Subsidiary, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in
existence at the time of the merger or the acquisition, unless the encumbrance in rem was
created for the purpose of financing the merger or the acquisition or was increased in amount
or extended following the merger or the acquisition. Finally, the provision stated in sentence 1
of this § 2 subparagraph (3) (c) does not apply to encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital
Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in whole, in part or to refinance the
acquisition, establishment or development of projects; provided that (i) the recourse of the
holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to such project
(including any interests in project companies) and customary guarantees issued in accordance
with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the encumbrances are created
exclusively upon these assets. Any security which is to be provided pursuant to this
subparagraph (3) (c) may, alternatively, also be provided to a Trustee (as defined below) for
the Holders.]
(a) For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions "Capital Market Indebtedness" shall mean
any present or future obligation for the payment of borrowed money which is in the form of,
or represented or evidenced by, bonds, or other instruments which are, or are intended to be,
listed, quoted, dealt in or traded on any stock exchange or in any organised market and any
guarantee or other indemnity in respect of such obligation.
(b) For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions "Principal Subsidiary" shall mean any
company which was consolidated in the latest group accounts of the [in the case of Notes
issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: Issuer] [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW
Finance, the following applies: Guarantor] and (i) whose sales as shown in its audited, non-
consolidated accounts (or where the subsidiary concerned itself prepares consolidated
accounts, consolidated sales as shown in its audited, consolidated accounts) which have been
used for the purposes of the latest audited, consolidated group accounts of the [in the case of
Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: Issuer] [in the case of Notes issued by
EnBW Finance, the following applies: Guarantor], amount to at least five per cent. of the
overall Sales of the [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: Issuer]
[in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: Guarantor] and its
consolidated subsidiaries, as shown in its latest audited, consolidated group accounts; and (ii)
whose total assets as shown in its audited, non- consolidated accounts (or where the subsidiary
concerned itself prepares consolidated accounts, consolidated total assets as shown in its
audited, consolidated accounts) which have been used for the purposes of the latest audited,
consolidated group accounts of the [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following
applies: Issuer] [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
Guarantor], amount to at least five per cent. of the overall total assets of the [in the case of
Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: Issuer] [in the case of Notes issued by
EnBW Finance, the following applies: Guarantor] and its consolidated subsidiaries, as shown
in its latest audited, consolidated group accounts.
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(c) For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions "Trustee" shall mean a bank, financial
institution, or accounting firm of recognised international standing acting as trustee for the
Holders, appointed by the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following
applies: and the Guarantor].
§3
INTEREST
(1) Rate of Interest and Interest Payment Dates. The Notes shall bear interest on their principal amount
at the rate of [Rate of Interest] % per annum [in the case of Sustainability Step-up, the following
applies: (the "Original Interest Rate")] from (and including) [Interest Commencement Date] (the
"Interest Commencement Date") to (but excluding) the Maturity Date (as defined in § 5(1)) [in
the case of Sustainability Step-up, the following applies: , subject to clause § 3(5) below]. Interest
shall be payable in arrears on [Interest Payment Date(s)] in each year (each such date, an "Interest
Payment Date"). The first payment of interest shall be made on [First Interest Payment Date] [if
First Interest Payment Date is not first anniversary of Interest Commencement Date the following
applies: and will amount to [Initial Broken Amounts per Specified Denomination] per Specified
Denomination.] [If Maturity Date is not an Interest Payment Date the following applies: Interest
in respect of the period from (and including) [last Interest Payment Date preceding the Maturity
Date] to (but excluding) the Maturity Date will amount to [Final Broken Amounts per Specified
Denomination] per Specified Denomination.]
(2) Accrual of Interest. If the Issuer shall fail to redeem the Notes when due, interest shall continue to
accrue from (and including) the due date to (but excluding) such date as principal and interest on or
in connection with the Notes has been placed at the disposal of the Clearing System at the default
rate of interest established by law. 10
(3) Calculation of Interest for Partial Periods. If interest is required to be calculated for a period which
is shorter than an Interest Period, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of the Day Count
Fraction (as defined below). [If the Specified Currency is Euro and if Actual/Actual (ICMA) is
applicable the following applies: The number of Interest Payment Dates per calendar year (each a
"Determination Date") is [number of regular Interest Payment Dates per calendar year].]
(4) Day Count Fraction. "Day Count Fraction" means with regard to the calculation of the amount of
interest for any period of time (the "Calculation Period"):
(i) if the Calculation Period (from and including the first day of such period but excluding the last)
is equal to or shorter than the Determination Period during which the Calculation Period ends,
the number of days in such Calculation Period (from and including the first day of such period
but excluding the last) divided by the product of (1) the number of days in such Determination
Period and (2) the number of Determination Dates (as specified in § 3(3)) that would occur in
one calendar year; or
(ii) if the Calculation Period is longer than the Determination Period during which the Calculation
Period ends, the sum of: (A) the number of days in such Calculation Period falling in the
Determination Period in which the Calculation Period begins divided by the product of (1) the
number of days in such Determination Period and (2) the number of Determination Dates (as
specified in § 3(3)) and (B) the number of days in such Calculation Period falling in the next
Determination Period divided by the product of (1) the number of days in such Determination
Period and (2) the number of Determination Dates (as specified in § 3(3)) that would occur in
one calendar year.
"Determination Period" means the period from (and including) a Determination Date to, (but
excluding) the next Determination Date.]
10
The default interest rate established by is five percentage points above the base interest rate published by the Deutsche
Bundesbank, §§ 288 (1), 247 (1) German Civil Code (BGB).
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[if Actual/365 (Fixed) the following applies: the actual number of days in the Calculation Period
divided by 365.]
[if Actual/360 the following applies: the actual number of days in the Calculation Period divided by
360.]
[if 30/360, 360/360 (Bond Basis) the following applies: the number of days in the Calculation Period
divided by 360, the number of days to be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days with 12 30-
day months (unless (A) the last day of the Calculation Period is the 31st day of a month but the first
day of the Calculation Period is a day other than the 30th or 31st day of a month, in which case the
month that includes that last day shall not be considered to be shortened to a 30-day month, or (B)
the last day of the Calculation Period is the last day of the month of February in which case the
month of February shall not be considered to be lengthened to a 30-day month).]
[if 30E/360 (Eurobond Basis) the following applies: the number of days in the Calculation Period
divided by 360 (the number of days to be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days with 12 30-
day months, without regard to the date of the first day or last day of the Calculation Period unless,
in the case of the Final Calculation Period, the Maturity Date is the last day of the month of February,
in which case the month of February shall not be considered to be lengthened to a 30-day month).]
"Interest Period" means the period from (and including) the Interest Commencement Date to (but
excluding) the first Interest Payment Date and thereafter from (and including) each relevant Interest
Payment Date to (but excluding) the next following Interest Payment Date.
[if Interest Sustainability Step-up with one Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date and
one/two/three KPI, the following applies:
(5) Interest Rate Adjustment upon occurrence of a Step-up Event. The rate of interest payable on the
Notes will be subject to adjustment in the event of a Step-up Event, as follows:
If the Step-up Event occurs, the rate of interest for the Interest Period commencing on the Step-up Date
and each subsequent Interest Period shall be increased to [●] [the sum of the Original Interest Rate and
[●] per cent. per annum] (the "Adjusted Rate of Interest").
"Step-up Date" means [●] [the Interest Payment Date immediately following the earlier of the Notice
Date or the [fifth] [●] Business Day after at the end of the Deadline[, unless such Interest Payment Date
would fall on the Maturity Date. In this case, Step-up Date means the Interest Payment Date immediately
preceding the earlier of the Notice Date or the [fifth] [●] Business Day after at the end of the respective
Deadline].]
If the Step-up Event has occurred, the Issuer must give notice of:
in accordance with § 12 without undue delay (ohne schuldhaftes Zögern) following the publication of the
Sustainability Report for the financial year ending on the Sustainable Performance Target Observation
Date, but in any event not later than on the [fifth] [●] Business Day after the end of the Deadline (the date
on which the Issuer publishes such notice, the "Notice Date").
(A) The Issuer fails to publish, by the Deadline, (i) a Sustainability Report for the financial year ending
on the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date or (ii) a Verification Assurance Certificate
in respect of such Sustainability Report.
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The Deadline should be at least 30 business days before the Maturity Day.
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(B) The Issuer publishes, by the Deadline, a Sustainability Report for the financial year ending on the
Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date and a Verification Assurance Certificate in
respect of such Sustainability Report, but
1. the Verification Assurance Certificate fails to confirm that [the KPI meets or exceeds the
SPT] [both the KPI 1 meets or exceeds the SPT 1 and the KPI 2 meets or exceeds the SPT
2] [all three, the KPI 1 meets or exceeds the SPT 1, the KPI 2 meets or exceeds the SPT 2
and the KPI 3 meets or exceeds the SPT 3]; or
2. the Verification Assurance Certificate contains a notice that (i) the Independent Verifier
cannot calculate or observe [the] [a] SPT or (ii) that the calculation or observation by the
Independent Verifier was or can only be completed with a reservation or qualification with
regard to the calculation or observation of [the] [a] SPT.
Where:
"KPI [1]" means the following key performance indicator: [to be determined by Issuer in accordance
with relevant Framework of Issuer].
["KPI 2" means the following key performance indicator: [to be determined by Issuer in accordance with
relevant Framework of Issuer].]
["KPI 3" means the following key performance indicator: [to be determined by Issuer in accordance with
relevant Framework of Issuer].]
"Independent Verifier" means [●] [a suitably-qualified service provider to conduct limited assurance
procedures with regard to the calculation and reporting of key performance indicators, as outlined in the
"Voluntary Guidelines for External Reviews" (as developed by the Green and Social Bond Principles and
published by the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) or any successor thereto, as updated,
modified or replaced from time to time). The Issuer may elect the Independent Verifier in its sole
discretion provided that the Issuer may not select such entity as Independent Verifier which is acting as
second party opinion provider of the Issuer's current Green Financing Framework. The Issuer will publish
the election of the Independent Verifier together with the publication of the Verification Assurance
Certificate on the Issuer's website (www.[●]) or successor page thereto.] The Issuer reserves the right at
any time to terminate the appointment of the Independent Verifier and to appoint another Independent
Verifier. Any termination of the appointment and new appointment of the Independent Verifier will be
published by the Issuer on its website (www.[●]) or any successor website thereto. Such publication is
not a legal prerequisite for the election or termination or new appointment of an Independent Verifier.
"Green Financing Framework" means the framework established by the Issuer which further specifies
the eligibility criteria for projects and activities that promote social, green and environmental purposes.
"Sustainability Performance Target [1]" or "SPT [1]" means [that [●] [meets or exceeds][falls below]
[include and specify the specific target] by the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date][●].
["Sustainability Performance Target 2" or "SPT 2" means [that [●] [meets or exceeds][falls below]
[include and specify the specific target] by the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date][●].]
["Sustainability Performance Target 3" or "SPT 3" means [that [●] [meets or exceeds][falls below]
[include and specify the specific target] by the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date][●].]
[if protection against dilution insert: If the Issuer reasonably determines, taking into account the principle
of good faith, that a transaction carried out by the Issuer has a dilutive effect on [the][an] SPT, the Issuer
shall take this dilutive effect into account and adjust the respective SPT in its reasonable discretion to the
best possible extent in accordance with § 315 BGB and taking into account the principle of good faith so
that the dilutive effect is eliminated or at least minimised. The Issuer shall notify the Holders of the
adjusted SPT without undue delay in accordance with § 12. An adjustment made by the Issuer and notified
in accordance with § 12 shall be binding on the Holders.]
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"Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date" means [●].
"Sustainability Report" means the relevant publication by the Issuer on its website (www.[●]) or any
successor website thereto, covering each relevant financial year from (and including) the financial year
ending on [●] to (and including) the financial year ending on the Sustainable Performance Target
Observation Date, whereby such publication will provide data and information relevant for calculation of
the KPI [1] [and the KPI 2] [and the KPI 3] [, respectively,] and the [respective] performance against the
associated SPT[, respectively].
"Verification Assurance Certificate" means the certificate issued by Independent Verifier confirming
whether the KPI [1] meets or exceeds the SPT [1] [[and/or] whether the KPI 2 meets or exceeds the SPT
2] [[and/or] whether the KPI 3 meets or exceeds the SPT 3], whereby such certification shall be published
not later than on the Notice Date in accordance with the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.
[●]]
[if Interest Sustainability Step-up with two Sustainable Performance Target Observation Dates and
either one or two KPIs, the following applies:
(5) Interest Rate Adjustment upon occurrence of a Step-up Event. The rate of interest payable on the Notes
will be subject to adjustment in the event of a Step-up Event, as follows:
The rate of interest for an Interest Period commencing on a Step-up Date and each subsequent Interest
Period shall be:
(i) with respect to the Step-up-Date following a Step-up Event relating to the Sustainable
Performance Target Observation Date 1: [●] [the sum of the Original Interest Rate and [●] per
cent. per annum] (the "Adjusted Rate of Interest 1");
(ii) with respect to the Step-up-Date following a Step-up Event relating to the Sustainable
Performance Target Observation Date 2: if a Step-up Event occurred with respect to the
Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date 1, [●] [the sum of the Adjusted Rate of
Interest 1 and [●] per cent. per annum] (the "Adjusted Rate of Interest 2"), otherwise [the
Adjusted Rate of Interest 1] [●].
"Step-up Date" means [[●] and [●]] [the respective Interest Payment Date immediately following the
earlier of the Notice Date or the [fifth] [●] Business Day after at the end of the respective Deadline[,
unless such Interest Payment Date would fall on the Maturity Date. In this case, Step-up Date means the
Interest Payment Date immediately preceding the earlier of the Notice Date or the [fifth] [●] Business
Day after at the end of the respective Deadline].]
If a Step-up Event has occurred, the Issuer must give notice of:
(ii) the Adjusted Rate of Interest 1 and the Adjusted Rate of Interest 2, as applicable,
in accordance with § 12 without undue delay (ohne schuldhaftes Zögern) following the publication of the
Sustainability Report for the financial year ending on the Sustainable Performance Target Observation
Date 1 or the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date 2, as the case may be, but in any event
not later than on the [fifth] [●] Business Day after the end of the respective Deadline (the date on which
the Issuer publishes such a notice, a "Notice Date").
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(A) The Issuer fails to publish, by the Deadline 1, (i) a Sustainability Report for the financial year
ending on the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date 1 or (ii) a Verification Assurance
Certificate in respect of such Sustainability Report.
(B) The Issuer publishes, by the Deadline 1, a Sustainability Report for the financial year ending on the
Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date 1 and a Verification Assurance Certificate in
respect of such Sustainability Report, but
1. the Verification Assurance Certificate fails to confirm that the [in the case of one KPI:
KPI] [in the case of two KPIs: KPI 1] meets or exceeds the [in the case of one SPT: SPT]
[in the case of two SPTs: SPT 1]; or
2. the Verification Assurance Certificate contains a notice that (i) the Independent Verifier
cannot calculate or observe the [in the case of one SPT: SPT] [in the case of two SPTs:
SPT 1] or (ii) that the calculation or observation by the Independent Verifier was or can
only be completed with a reservation or qualification with regard to the calculation or
observation of the [in the case of one SPT: SPT] [in the case of two SPTs: SPT 1].
(C) The Issuer fails to publish, by the Deadline 2, (i) a Sustainability Report for the financial year
ending on the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date 2 or (ii) a Verification Assurance
Certificate in respect of such Sustainability Report.
(D) The Issuer publishes, by the Deadline 2, a Sustainability Report for the financial year ending on the
Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date 2 and a Verification Assurance Certificate in
respect of such Sustainability Report, but
1. the Verification Assurance Certificate fails to confirm that [in the case of one KPI: the
KPI meets or exceeds the] [in the case of two KPIs: the KPI 2 meets or exceeds the] [in
the case of two KPIs and both need to be achieved on Observation Date 2: both the KPI
1 meets or exceeds the SPT 1 and the KPI 2 meets or exceeds the SPT 2] [in the case of
one SPT: SPT] [in the case of two SPTs: SPT 2]; or
2. the Verification Assurance Certificate contains a notice that (i) the Independent Verifier
cannot calculate or observe [in the case of one SPT: the SPT] [in the case of two SPTs:
the SPT 2] [in the case of two KPIs and both need to be achieved on Observation Date
2: either or both of the SPT] or (ii) that the calculation or observation by the Independent
Verifier was or can only be completed with a reservation or qualification with regard to
the calculation or observation of [in the case of one SPT: the SPT] [in the case of two
SPTs: the SPT 2] [in the case of two SPTs and both need to be achieved on Observation
Date: either or both SPT].
Where:
[in the case of one KPI: "KPI" means the following key performance indicator: [to be determined by
Issuer in accordance with relevant Framework of Issuer].]
[in the case of two KPIs: "KPI 1" means the following key performance indicator: [to be determined by
Issuer in accordance with relevant Framework of Issuer].
"KPI 2" means the following key performance indicator: [to be determined by Issuer in accordance with
relevant Framework of Issuer] (and KPI 1 and KPI 2 each a "KPI")]
"Independent Verifier" means [●] [a suitably-qualified service provider to conduct limited assurance
procedures with regard to the calculation and reporting of key performance indicators, as outlined in the
"Voluntary Guidelines for External Reviews" (as developed by the Green and Social Bond Principles and
published by the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) or any successor thereto, as updated,
modified or replaced from time to time). The Issuer may elect the Independent Verifier in its sole
discretion provided that the Issuer may not select such entity as Independent Verifier which is acting as
second party opinion provider of the Issuer's current Green Financing Framework. The Issuer will publish
the election of the Independent Verifier together with the publication of the Verification Assurance
Certificate on the Issuer's website (www.[●]) or successor page thereto.] The Issuer reserves the right at
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any time to terminate the appointment of the Independent Verifier and to appoint another Independent
Verifier. Any termination of the appointment and new appointment of the Independent Verifier will be
published by the Issuer on its website (www.[●]) or any successor website thereto. Such publication is
not a legal prerequisite for the election or termination or new appointment of an Independent Verifier.
"Green Financing Framework" means the framework established by the Issuer which further specifies
the eligibility criteria for projects and activities that promote social, green and environmental purposes.
[in the case of one SPT: "Sustainability Performance Target" or "SPT" means [that [●] [meets or
exceeds][falls below] [include and specify the specific target] by both the Sustainable Performance Target
Observation Date 1 and the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date 2.]][●]
[in the case of two SPTs: "Sustainability Performance Target 1" or "SPT 1" means [that [●] [meets or
exceeds][falls below] [include and specify the specific target] by [in the case of two SPTs and both need
to be achieved on Observation Date 2: both] the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date 1 [in
the case of two SPTs and both need to be achieved on Observation Date 2: and the Sustainable
Performance Target Observation Date 2]][●].
"Sustainability Performance Target 2" or "SPT 2" means [that [●] [meets or exceeds][falls below]
[include and specify the specific target] by the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date 2 (and
SPT 1 and SPT 2 each an "SPT").]][●]
[if protection against dilution insert: If the Issuer reasonably determines, taking into account the principle
of good faith, that a transaction carried out by the Issuer has a dilutive effect on [the][an] SPT, the Issuer
shall take this dilutive effect into account and adjust the respective SPT in its reasonable discretion to the
best possible extent in accordance with § 315 BGB and taking into account the principle of good faith so
that the dilutive effect is eliminated or at least minimised. The Issuer shall notify the Holders of the
adjusted SPT without undue delay in accordance with § 12. An adjustment made by the Issuer and notified
in accordance with § 12 shall be binding on the Holders.]
"Sustainability Report" means the relevant publication by the Issuer on its website (www.[●]) or any
successor website thereto, covering each relevant financial year from (and including) (i) the financial year
ending on [●] to (and including) the financial year ending on the Sustainable Performance Target
Observation Date 1 and (ii) the financial year ending on [●] to (and including) the financial year ending
on the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date 2, whereby the respective publication will
provide data and information relevant for calculation of the KPI [in the case of two KPIs:1 and the KPI
2, as applicable] and the [respective] performance against the associated SPT [in the case of two KPIs:,
respectively].
"Verification Assurance Certificate" means the respective certificate issued by Independent Verifier
confirming whether the [in the case of one KPI: KPI meets or exceeds the SPT] [in the case of two KPIs:
KPI 1 meets or exceeds the SPT 1 and/or whether the KPI 2 meets or exceeds the SPT 2], whereby such
certification shall be published not later than on the relevant Notice Date in accordance with the provisions
of these Terms and Conditions.
[●]]
§4
PAYMENTS
(1) (a) Payment of Principal. Payment of principal in respect of Notes shall be made, subject to
subparagraph (2) below, to the Clearing System or to its order for credit to the accounts of the
relevant account holders of the Clearing System [outside the United States].
(b) Payment of Interest. Payment of interest on Notes shall be made, subject to subparagraph (2),
to the Clearing System or to its order for credit to the accounts of the relevant account holders
of the Clearing System [outside the United States].
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[In the case of interest payable on a Temporary Global Note, the following applies: Payment of interest
on Notes represented by the Temporary Global Note shall be made, subject to subparagraph (2), to the
Clearing System or to its order for credit to the accounts of the relevant account holders of the Clearing
System, upon due certification as provided in § 1(3)(b).]
(2) Manner of Payment. Any payments of amounts due in respect of the Notes shall be made in the
Specified Currency and subject to applicable fiscal and other laws and regulations.
(3) Discharge. The Issuer [In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or,
as the case may be, the Guarantor] shall be discharged by payment to, or to the order of, the Clearing
System.
(4) United States. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions "United States" means the United
States of America (including the States thereof and the District of Columbia) and its possessions
(including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and Northern
Mariana Islands).
(5) Payment Business Day. If the date for payment of any amount in respect of any Note is not a Payment
Business Day then the Holder shall not be entitled to payment until the next such day in the relevant
place and shall not be entitled to further interest or other payment in respect of such delay.
For these purposes, "Payment Business Day" means any day which is [in the case of Notes not
denominated in Euro, the following applies: a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which
commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments in [] and on which the Clearing System
is operational to forward the relevant payment] [in the case of Notes denominated in Euro, the following
applies: a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which the Clearing System as well as all relevant
parts of the real time gross settlement system operated by the Eurosystem (T2) or any
successor/replacement system are operational to forward the relevant payment].
(6) References to Principal and Interest. References in these Terms and Conditions to principal in
respect of the Notes shall be deemed to include, as applicable: the Final Redemption Amount of the
Notes; the Early Redemption Amount of the Notes; [if redeemable at the option of the Issuer for
other than tax reasons the following applies: the Call Redemption Amount of the Notes;] [if
redeemable at the option of the Holder the following applies: the Put Redemption Amount of the
Notes;] and any premium and any other amounts which may be payable under or in respect of the
Notes. References in these Terms and Conditions to interest in respect of the Notes shall be deemed
to include, as applicable, any Additional Amounts which may be payable under § 7.
(7) Deposit of Principal and Interest. The Issuer may deposit with the local court (Amtsgericht) in
Frankfurt am Main principal or interest not claimed by Holders within twelve months after the
Maturity Date, even though such Holders may not be in default of acceptance of payment. If and to
the extent that the deposit is effected and the right of withdrawal is waived, the respective claims of
such Holders against the Issuer shall cease.
§5
REDEMPTION
(1) Final Redemption. Unless previously redeemed in whole or in part or purchased and cancelled, the
Notes shall be redeemed at their Final Redemption Amount on [Maturity Date] (the "Maturity
Date"). [if no Redemption Sustainability Step-up, the following applies: The "Final Redemption
Amount" in respect of each Note shall be its principal amount.] [if Redemption Sustainability Step-
up, the following applies: The "Final Redemption Amount" in respect of each Note shall be,
subject to the occurrence of an Adjustment Event, its principal amount.
If the Adjustment Event occurs, the Final Redemption Amount of each note shall be [its principal
amount plus an increase of [●] (corresponding to an increase of [●] bps)][●] and the Issuer must
give notice of:
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in accordance with § 12 without undue delay (ohne schuldhaftes Zögern) following the publication
of the Sustainability Report for the financial year ending on the Sustainable Performance Target
Observation Date, but in any event not later than on the [fifth] [●] Business Day after the end of the
Deadline (the date on which the Issuer publishes such notice, the "Notice Date").
(A) The Issuer fails to publish, by the Deadline, (i) a Sustainability Report for the financial year
ending on the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date or (ii) a Verification
Assurance Certificate in respect of such Sustainability Report.
(B) The Issuer publishes, by the Deadline, a Sustainability Report for the financial year ending on
the Sustainable Performance Target Observation Date and a Verification Assurance Certificate
in respect of such Sustainability Report, but
1. the Verification Assurance Certificate fails to confirm that [the KPI meets or exceeds the
SPT] [both the KPI 1 meets or exceeds the SPT 1 and the KPI 2 meets or exceeds the SPT
2] [all three, the KPI 1 meets or exceeds the SPT 1, the KPI 2 meets or exceeds the SPT 2
and the KPI 3 meets or exceeds the SPT 3]; or
2. the Verification Assurance Certificate contains a notice that (i) the Independent Verifier
cannot calculate or observe [the] [a] SPT or (ii) that the calculation or observation by the
Independent Verifier was or can only be completed with a reservation or qualification with
regard to the calculation or observation of [the] [a] SPT.
Where:
"KPI [1]" means the following key performance indicator: [to be determined by Issuer in
accordance with relevant Framework of Issuer].
["KPI 2" means the following key performance indicator: [to be determined by Issuer in accordance
with relevant Framework of Issuer].]
["KPI 3" means the following key performance indicator: [to be determined by Issuer in accordance
with relevant Framework of Issuer].]
"Green Financing Framework" means the framework established by the Issuer which further
specifies the eligibility criteria for projects and activities that promote social, green and
environmental purposes.
12
The Deadline should be at least 30 business days before the Maturity Day.
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"Sustainability Performance Target [1]" or "SPT [1]" means [that [●] [meets or exceeds][falls
below] [include and specify the specific target] by the Sustainable Performance Target Observation
Date][●].
["Sustainability Performance Target 2" or "SPT 2" means [that [●] [meets or exceeds][falls
below] [include and specify the specific target] by the Sustainable Performance Target Observation
Date.]][●]
["Sustainability Performance Target 3" or "SPT 3" means [that [●] [meets or exceeds][falls
below] [include and specify the specific target] by the Sustainable Performance Target Observation
Date.]][●]
[if protection against dilution insert: If the Issuer reasonably determines, taking into account the
principle of good faith, that a transaction carried out by the Issuer has a dilutive effect on [the][an]
SPT, the Issuer shall take this dilutive effect into account and adjust the respective SPT in its
reasonable discretion to the best possible extent in accordance with § 315 BGB and taking into
account the principle of good faith so that the dilutive effect is eliminated or at least minimised. The
Issuer shall notify the Holders of the adjusted SPT without undue delay in accordance with § 12. An
adjustment made by the Issuer and notified in accordance with § 12 shall be binding on the Holders.]
"Sustainability Report" means the relevant publication by the Issuer on its website (www.[●]) or
any successor website thereto, covering each relevant financial year from (and including) the
financial year ending on [●] to (and including) the financial year ending on the Sustainable
Performance Target Observation Date, whereby such publication will provide data and information
relevant for calculation of the KPI [1] [and the KPI 2] [and the KPI 3] [, respectively,] and the
[respective] performance against the associated SPT[, respectively].
[●]]
(2) Early Redemption for Reasons of Taxation. If as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the
laws or regulations of [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: the Federal
Republic of Germany] [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: the
Federal Republic of Germany or the Netherlands] or any political subdivision or taxing authority
thereto or therein affecting taxation or the obligation to pay duties of any kind, or any change in, or
amendment to, an official interpretation or application of such laws or regulations, which
amendment or change is effective on or after the date on which the last tranche of this series of Notes
was issued, the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:,
respectively the Guarantor,] is required to pay Additional Amounts (as defined in § 7) on the next
succeeding Interest Payment Date (as defined in § 3 (1)), and this obligation cannot be avoided by
the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW
Finance, the following applies: respectively the Guarantor, as the case may be], the Notes may be
redeemed, in whole but not in part, at the option of the Issuer, upon not more than 60 days' nor less
than 30 days' prior notice of redemption given to the Fiscal Agent and, in accordance with § 12 to
the Holders, at their Early Redemption Amount (as defined below), together with interest accrued
to the date fixed for redemption.
However, no such notice of redemption may be given (i) earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on
which the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor]
would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of the Notes then due, or
(ii) if at the time such notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional Amounts does not remain
in effect.
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Any such notice shall be given in accordance with § 12. It shall be irrevocable, must specify the date fixed
for redemption and must set forth a statement in summary form of the facts constituting the basis for the
right of the Issuer so to redeem.
[If the Notes are subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Issuer at specified Call Redemption
Amounts the following applies:
(a) [In the case of Call Redemption Date(s), the following applies: The Issuer may, upon notice
given in accordance with clause (b), redeem all [or some only] of the Notes on the Call
Redemption Date(s) at the Call Redemption Amount(s) set forth below together with accrued
interest, if any, to (but excluding) the Call Redemption Date. [if Minimum Redemption
Amount or Higher Redemption Amount applies the following applies: Any such redemption
must be of a principal amount equal to [at least [Minimum Redemption Amount]] [Higher
Redemption Amount]].]
[] []
[] [ ]13]
[In the case of Call Redemption Period(s), the following applies: The Issuer may, upon notice given in
accordance with clause (b), redeem all [or some only] of the Notes within the Call Redemption Period(s)
at the Call Redemption Amount(s) set forth below together with accrued interest, if any, to (but excluding)
the relevant redemption date. [if Minimum Redemption Amount or Higher Redemption Amount applies
the following applies: Any such redemption must be of a principal amount equal to [at least [Minimum
Redemption Amount]] [Higher Redemption Amount]].]
[] []
[] [ ]]
[If Notes are subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Holder the following applies: The Issuer
may not exercise such option in respect of any Note which is the subject of the prior exercise by the
Holder thereof of its option to require the redemption of such Note under subparagraph (4) of this § 5.]
(b) Notice of redemption shall be given by the Issuer to the Holders of the Notes in accordance
with § 12. Such notice shall specify:
(ii) whether such Series is to be redeemed in whole or in part only and, if in part only, the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes which are to be redeemed;
(iii) [in the case of Call Redemption Date(s), the following applies: the Call Redemption
Date] [in the case of Call Redemption Period(s), the following applies: the relevant
redemption date within the relevant Call Redemption Period, which shall be not less than
[Minimum Notice to Holders] nor more than [Maximum Notice to Holders] days after
the date on which notice is given by the Issuer to the Holders]; and
13
In case of a Sustainability Step-up structure pursuant to § 5(1), include relevant provisions on the adjustment
mechanism of the Call Redemption Amount if applicable.
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(iv) the Call Redemption Amount at which such Notes are to be redeemed.
(c) In the case of a partial redemption of Notes, Notes to be redeemed shall be selected in
accordance with the rules of the relevant Clearing System.] [In the case of Notes in NGN
form, the following applies: Such partial redemption shall be reflected in the records of CBL
and Euroclear as either a pool factor or a reduction in aggregate principal amount, at the
discretion of CBL and Euroclear.]
[If the Notes are subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Issuer at Early Redemption Amount
the following applies:
(a) The Issuer may, upon notice given in accordance with clause (b), at any time redeem all or
some only of the Notes (each a "Call Redemption Date") at the Early Redemption Amount
(as defined below) together with accrued interest, if any, to (but excluding) the relevant Call
Redemption Date.
[If Notes are subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Holder the following applies: The Issuer
may not exercise such option in respect of any Note which is the subject of the prior exercise by the
Holder thereof of its option to require the redemption of such Note under subparagraph [(5)] of this § 5.]
(b) Notice of redemption shall be given by the Issuer to the Holders of the Notes in accordance
with § 12. Such notice shall specify:
(ii) whether such Series is to be redeemed in whole or in part only and, if in part only, the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes which are to be redeemed; and
(iii) the Call Redemption Date, which shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days
after the date on which notice is given by the Issuer to the Holders.
(c) In the case of a partial redemption of Notes, Notes to be redeemed shall be selected in
accordance with the rules and procedures of the relevant Clearing System. [In the case of Notes
in NGN form, the following applies: Such partial redemption shall be reflected in the records
of CBL and Euroclear as either a pool factor or a reduction in aggregate principal amount, at
the discretion of CBL and Euroclear.]]
[If the Notes are subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Holder the following applies:
(a) The Issuer shall, at the option of the Holder of any Note, redeem such Note on the Put
Redemption Date(s) at the Put Redemption Amount(s) set forth below together with accrued
interest, if any, to (but excluding) the Put Redemption Date.
[] []
[] []
The Holder may not exercise such option in respect of any Note which is the subject of the prior exercise
by the Issuer of any of its options to redeem such Note under this § 5.
(b) In order to exercise such option, the Holder must, not less than [Minimum Notice to Issuer]
nor more than [Maximum Notice to Issuer] days before the Put Redemption Date on which
such redemption is required to be made as specified in the Put Notice (as defined below),
submit during normal business hours at the specified office of the Fiscal Agent a duly
completed early redemption notice ("Put Notice") in the form available from the specified
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offices of the Fiscal Agent and the Paying Agent(s). The Put Notice must specify (i) the
principal amount of the Notes in respect of which such option is exercised, and (ii) the
securities identification number of such Notes, if any. No option so exercised may be revoked
or withdrawn. The Issuer shall only be required to redeem Notes in respect of which such
option is exercised against delivery of such Notes to the Issuer or to its order.]
[(a)] For purposes of subparagraph (2) of this § 5 and § 9, the Early Redemption Amount of a Note
shall be its Final Redemption Amount.
[If the Notes are subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Issuer at Early Redemption Amount
in accordance with § 5[(4)] the following applies:
[(b) For purposes of subparagraph [(4)] of this § 5, the Early Redemption Amount
of a Note shall be the higher of (i) its Final Redemption Amount and (ii) the Present
Value. The Present Value will be calculated by [the Calculation Agent] [an
independent financial institution of international repute or other independent financial
adviser experienced in the international capital markets, appointed by the Issuer as
independent financial adviser] by discounting the sum of the principal amount of a
Note and the remaining interest payments to [Maturity Date][first call date]. [if
Redemption Sustainability Step-up, the following applies: Provided that each
relevant interest payment for a relevant Interest Period will be calculated at the
Relevant Interest Rate applicable to such Interest Period.]
[if no Redemption Sustainability Step-up, the following applies: The Present Value
will be calculated on an annual basis, assuming a 365-day year or a 366-day year, as
the case may be, and the actual number of days elapsed in such year and using the
Comparable Benchmark Yield plus [percentage] %. "Comparable Benchmark
Yield" means the yield at the Redemption Calculation Date on the corresponding
[euro denominated benchmark debt security of the Federal Republic of Germany] [],
as daily published by the Deutsche Bundesbank on its website www.bundesbank.de,
as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Note to [Maturity
Date][first call date], that would be used at the time of selection and in accordance
with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities
of comparable maturity to [Maturity Date][first call date]. "Redemption
Calculation Date" means the sixth Payment Business Day prior to the relevant Call
Redemption Date.]14]
[(7)] Purchase; Early Redemption for Reason of Minimal Outstanding Amount. The Issuer may at any
time purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise and at any price. Such acquired Notes may be
cancelled, held or resold. In the event that the Issuer has purchased Notes equal to or in excess of
[] % of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes initially issued and the aggregate principal
14
If this clause (b) is applicable, a Calculation Agent must be determined in § 6 below.
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amount of the Notes is reduced by this percentage in the global note accordingly, the Issuer may call
and redeem the remaining Notes (in whole but not in part) at any time upon giving not less than
[10][●] days' prior notice of redemption to the Fiscal Agent and, in accordance with § 12 to the
Holders, at the Final Redemption Amount plus accrued interest until the date of redemption
(exclusive).]
§6
THE FISCAL AGENT [,] [AND] THE PAYING AGENT [AND THE CALCULATION AGENT]
(1) Appointment; Specified Office. The initial Fiscal Agent [,] [and] the initial Paying Agent and its
initial specified office shall be:
[If a Calculation Agent is to be appointed the following applies: The Calculation Agent and its initial
specified office shall be:
The Fiscal Agent [,] [and] the Paying Agent [and the Calculation Agent] reserve the right at any time to
change their specified offices to some other specified office in the same country.
(2) Variation or Termination of Appointment. The Issuer reserves the right at any time to vary or
terminate the appointment of the Fiscal Agent or any Paying Agent [or the Calculation Agent] and
to appoint another Fiscal Agent or additional or other Paying Agents [or another Calculation Agent].
The Issuer shall at all times maintain (i) a Fiscal Agent [in the case of Notes listed on a stock
exchange, the following applies:, (ii) as long as the Notes are listed on the [name of Stock
Exchange], a Paying Agent (which may be the Fiscal Agent) in case required and provided for by
the rules of such stock exchange] [.] [in the case of payments in U.S. dollars, the following applies:
[,] [and] [(iii)] if payments at or through the offices of all Paying Agents outside the United States
(as defined below) become illegal or are effectively precluded because of the imposition of exchange
controls or similar restrictions on the full payment or receipt of such amounts in United States
dollars, a Paying Agent with a specified office in New York City (provided that such payments are
permitted under the law of the United States of America and in the view of the Issuer [in the case
of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: and the Guarantor] the payments have
no material adverse tax effect on the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the
following applies: or the Guarantor])] [and [(iv)] a Calculation Agent [if Calculation Agent is
required to maintain a Specified Office in a Required Location the following applies: with a
specified office located in [Required Location]]]. Any variation, termination, appointment or
change shall only take effect (other than in the case of insolvency, when it shall be of immediate
effect) after not less than 30 nor more than 45 days' prior notice thereof shall have been given to the
Holders in accordance with § 12.
(3) Agent of the Issuer. The Fiscal Agent [,] [and] the Paying Agent [and the Calculation Agent] act
solely as the agent of the Issuer and do not assume any obligations towards or relationship of agency
or trust for any Holder.
§7
TAXATION
All amounts payable in respect of the Notes shall be made without withholding or deduction for or on
account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature unless such withholding or deduction
is required by law. In the event such taxes are imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction by
or in or for the account of [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: the
Netherlands or] the Federal Republic of Germany or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or
therein having power to tax, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts (the "Additional Amounts") as
shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Holders, after such withholding or
deduction shall equal the respective amounts which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence
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of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account
of any taxes or duties which:
(a) are payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from amounts payable; or
(b) are payable by reason of the Holder having, or having had, some personal or business
connection with [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: the
Netherlands or] the Federal Republic of Germany and not merely by reason of the fact that
payments in respect of the Notes are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived
from sources in, or are secured in, [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the
following applies: the Netherlands or] the Federal Republic of Germany; or
(c) are withheld or deducted from a payment to an individual or a residual entity pursuant to any
European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or any
intergovernmental agreement or international agreement on the taxation of interest and to
which the Federal Republic of Germany or the European Union is a party, or any provision of
law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive,
regulation, intergovernmental agreement or international agreement; or
(d) are payable by reason of a change in law that becomes effective more than 30 days after the
relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or, if later, is duly provided for and
notice thereof is published in accordance with § 12; or
(e) are deducted or withheld by a Paying Agent from a payment if the payment could have been
made by another Paying Agent without such deduction or withholding; or
[in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to the Dutch Withholding Tax Act 2021 (Wet bronbelasting
2021); or]
Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms and Conditions, the Issuer shall be permitted to
withhold or deduct any amounts required by the rules of U.S. Internal Revenue Code §§ 1471 through
1474 (or any amended or successor provisions), pursuant to any inter-governmental agreement, or
implementing legislation adopted by another jurisdiction in connection with these provisions, or pursuant
to any agreement with the Internal Revenue Service ("FATCA Withholding"). The Issuer will have no
obligation to pay additional amounts or otherwise indemnify a holder for any FATCA Withholding
deducted or withheld by the Issuer, any paying agent or any other party as a result of any person other
than Issuer or an agent of the Issuer not being entitled to receive payments free of FATCA Withholding.
§8
PRESENTATION PERIOD
The presentation period provided in § 801 paragraph 1, sentence 1 of the German Civil Code
(Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) is reduced to ten years for the Notes.
§9
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
(1) Events of default. Each Holder shall be entitled to declare due and payable by notice to the Fiscal
Agent its entire claims arising from the Notes and demand immediate redemption thereof at the
Early Redemption Amount (as described in § 5) together with accrued interest (if any) to the date of
repayment, in the event that:
(a) the Issuer fails to pay principal or interest under the Notes within 30 days from the relevant
due date; or
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[in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
(b) the Guarantor fails to pay principal or interest under the Guarantee within 30 days from the
relevant due date; or]
[(c)] the Issuer fails to duly perform any other obligation arising from the Notes [in the case of
Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor fails to perform any
other obligation arising from the Guarantee] and such failure - if capable of being remedied -
continues for more than 30 days after the Fiscal Agent has received notice thereof from a
Holder[; for the avoidance of doubt, neither the obligation for publication of (i) the notice of
the occurrence of a [Step-up Event][Adjustment Event], (ii) a Sustainability Report, (iii) a
Verification Assurance Certificate, (iv) the appointment, termination of appointment and new
appointment of the Independent Verifier nor the obligation to appoint any Independent Verifier
(each as further specified in [§ 3(5)][§ 5(1)]) shall be deemed to be an obligation pursuant to
this § 9(1)[(b)][(c)]]; or
[(d)] the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the
Guarantor] fails to fulfil any payment obligation, when due, arising from any Capital Market
Indebtedness (as defined in § 2[(4)]) or from any guarantee or indemnity for a payment
obligation arising from any Capital Market Indebtedness of a third party and the total amount
unpaid exceeds € 10,000,000 or the equivalent in another currency and such default continues
for more than 30 days after notice of such default is given to the Fiscal Agent by a Holder, or
any such payment obligation of the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the
following applies: or the Guarantor] becomes due prematurely by reason of the occurrence of
an event of default or breach of any of the terms of such Capital Market Indebtedness (however
described or provided for therein) by the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance,
the following applies: or the Guarantor], or a security provided for such payment obligation is
enforced; or
[(e)] the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the
Guarantor] suspends its payments generally; or
[(f)] the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the
Guarantor] announces its inability to meet its financial obligations; or
[(g)] the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the
Guarantor] enters into liquidation except in connection with a merger, consolidation or other
form of combination with another company or in connection with a reorganisation and such
other or new company assumes all obligations undertaken by the Issuer [in the case of Notes
issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor] under or in connection
with the Notes [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: and the
Guarantee]; or
[(i)] the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: and/or the
Guarantor] ceases all or substantially all of its business operations or sells or disposes otherwise
of all of its assets or a substantial part thereof provided that (i) thereby it diminishes
considerably the value of its assets and provided further that (ii) for this reason it becomes
likely that the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
and/or the Guarantor] will not fulfil its payment obligations vis-à-vis the Holders[; or][.]
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[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
[(j)] the Guarantee ceases to be valid and legally binding for any reason whatsoever.]
The right to declare Notes due shall terminate if the situation giving rise to it has been cured
before the right is exercised.
(2) Quorum. In the events specified in subparagraph (1) [(c)], [(d)] and/or [(i)], any notice declaring
Notes due shall, unless at the time such notice is received any of the events specified in subparagraph
(1) (a), (b), [(e)], [(f)] or [(j)] entitling Holders to declare their Notes due has occurred, become
effective only when the Fiscal Agent has received such notices from the Holders of at least one-
tenth in principal amount of Notes then outstanding.
(3) Notice. Any notice in accordance with subparagraph (1) shall be made by means of a declaration in
text form to the Fiscal Agent together with evidence by means of a certificate of the Holder's
Custodian (as defined in § 13[(4)]) that such Holder, at the time of such written notice, is a holder
of the relevant Notes, and in the case of default pursuant to subparagraph (1) [(c)], also together with
evidence specifying such default.
§ 10
SUBSTITUTION
(1) Substitution. The Issuer shall be entitled at any time, without the consent of the Holders, if no
payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes is in default, to substitute for the Issuer [in
the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: EnBW Energie Baden-
Württemberg AG or] any other company, 100 % of the voting shares or other equity interests of
which are directly or indirectly owned by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, as principal
debtor in respect to all obligations arising from or in connection with the Notes (the "Substituted
Debtor"), provided that:
(a) the Substituted Debtor is in a position to fulfil all payment obligations arising from or in
connection with the Notes without the necessity of any taxes or duties being withheld at source
and to transfer all amounts which are required therefor to the Fiscal Agent without any
restrictions;
(b) the Substituted Debtor assumes all obligations of the Issuer arising from or in connection with
the Notes;
(c) the Substituted Debtor undertakes to reimburse any Holder for such taxes, fees or duties which
may be imposed upon it as a consequence of assumption of the obligations of the Issuer by the
Substituted Debtor;
(d) [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: the Issuer irrevocably and
unconditionally guarantees in favor of each Holder the payment of all sums payable by the
Substitute Debtor in respect of the Notes. This guarantee shall be equivalent to the terms of the
Guarantee and Negative Pledge as contained in the base prospectus relating to the
€10,000,000,000 EnBW Debt Issuance Programme dated [●] April 2022; and] [in the case of
Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: the Guarantor irrevocably and
unconditionally guarantees in favor of each Holder the payment of all sums payable by the
Substitute Debtor in respect of the Notes on terms equivalent to the terms of the Guarantee;
and]
(e) there shall have been delivered to the Fiscal Agent one opinion for each jurisdiction affected
of lawyers of recognised standing to the effect that subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above
have been satisfied.
(2) Notice. Notice of any such substitution shall be published in accordance with § 12.
(3) Change of References. In the event of any such substitution, any reference in these Terms and
Conditions to the Issuer shall from then on be deemed to refer to the Substituted Debtor and any
reference to the country in which the Issuer is domiciled or resident for taxation purposes shall from
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then on be deemed to refer to the country of domicile or residence for taxation purposes of the
Substituted Debtor. Furthermore, in the event of such substitution the following shall apply:
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies:
(a) in § 7 and § 5(2) an alternative reference to the Federal Republic of Germany shall be deemed
to have been included in addition to the reference according to the preceding sentence to the
country of domicile or residence for taxation purposes of the Substituted Debtor;
(b) in § 9(1)[(c)] to [(g)] an alternative reference to the Issuer in its capacity as guarantor shall be
deemed to have been included in addition to the reference to the Substituted Debtor. In
addition, the following Events of Default apply:
(i) the Guarantor fails to pay principal or interest under the Guarantee within 30 days from
the relevant due date, or
(ii) the Guarantee ceases to be valid and legally binding for any reason whatsoever.]
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
In § 7 and § 5(2) an alternative reference to the Netherlands shall be deemed to have been included in
addition to the reference according to the preceding sentence to the country of domicile or residence for
taxation purposes of the Substituted Debtor.]
In the event of any such substitution, the Substituted Debtor shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and
may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under the Notes with the same effect as if the Substituted
Debtor had been named as the Issuer herein, and the Issuer (or any corporation which shall have
previously assumed the obligations of the Issuer) shall be released from its liability as obligor under the
Notes.
§ 11
FURTHER ISSUES, PURCHASES AND CANCELLATION
(1) Further Issues. The Issuer may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders, issue further
Notes having the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects (or in all respects except for
the issue date, interest commencement date and/or issue price) so as to form a single Series with the
Notes.
(2) Purchases. The Issuer may at any time purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise and at any
price. Notes purchased by the Issuer may, at the option of the Issuer, be held, resold or surrendered
to the Fiscal Agent for cancellation. If purchases are made by tender, tenders for such Notes must
be made available to all Holders of such Notes alike.
(3) Cancellation. All Notes redeemed in full shall be cancelled forthwith and may not be reissued or
resold.
§ 12
NOTICES
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG and listed on a stock exchange, the following applies:
(1) Publication. All notices concerning the Notes shall be published in the Federal Gazette
(Bundesanzeiger) [In the case of Notes which are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the
following applies: and by way of electronic publication on the internet website of the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange (www.luxse.com).] [In the case of Notes listed on a Stock Exchange other than
the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the following applies: and as long as the Notes are admitted to
trading on [other Stock Exchange] and if required according to the rules of such Stock Exchange
[in/on/] [newspaper or website]]. Any notice so given will be deemed to have been validly given
on the third calendar day following the date of such publication.]
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[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance and listed on a stock exchange, the following applies:
(1) Publication. All notices concerning the Notes shall be published [In the case of Notes which are
listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the following applies: by way of electronic publication
on the internet website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.luxse.com).] [In the case of Notes
listed on a Stock Exchange other than the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the following applies:
and as long as the Notes are admitted to trading on [other Stock Exchange] and if required according
to the rules of such Stock Exchange [in/on/] [newspaper or website]]. Any notice so given will
be deemed to have been validly given on the third calendar day following the date of such
publication.]
To the extent permitted by law and the rules of the relevant stock exchange on which the Notes are listed,
the Issuer may replace any publication referred to in paragraph (1) by a notice to the Clearing System for
onward transmission to the Holders. Any notice so given will be deemed to have been validly given on
the fifth calendar day following the date of such publication.]
[In the case of Notes not listed on a stock exchange, the following applies:
The Issuer shall provide all notices with respect to the Notes to the Clearing System for onward
transmission to the Holders. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given to the Holders on the
fifth day following the date such notice has been provided to the clearing system.]
§ 13
APPLICABLE LAW, PLACE OF JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT
(2) Submission to Jurisdiction. Non-exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes arising out of or in connection
with the Notes shall be Frankfurt am Main.
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
(3) Appointment of Authorised Agent. For any Proceedings before German courts, the Issuer appoints
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of
Germany as its authorised agent for service of process in Germany.]
[(4)] Enforcement. Any Holder of Notes may in any proceedings against the Issuer, [in the case of Notes
issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor] or to which such Holder and the
Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor] are
parties, protect and enforce in his own name his rights arising under such Notes on the basis of (i) a
statement issued by the Custodian with whom such Holder maintains a securities account in respect
of the Notes (a) stating the full name and address of the Holder, (b) specifying the aggregate principal
amount of Notes credited to such securities account on the date of such statement and (c) confirming
that the Custodian has given written notice to the Clearing System containing the information
pursuant to (a) and (b) which has been confirmed by the Clearing System and (ii) a copy of the Note
in global form certified as being a true copy by a duly authorised officer of the Clearing System or
a depository of the Clearing System, without the need for production in such proceedings of the
actual records or the global note representing the Notes or (iii) any other means of proof permitted
in legal proceedings in the country of enforcement. For purposes of the foregoing, "Custodian"
means any bank or other financial institution of recognised standing authorised to engage in
securities custody business with which the Holder maintains a securities account in respect of the
Notes and which maintains an account with the Clearing System, including the Clearing System
itself.
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§ 14
LANGUAGE
[If the Conditions shall be in the German language with an English language translation the following
applies:
These Terms and Conditions are written in the German language and provided with an English language
translation. The German text shall be controlling and binding. The English language translation is
provided for convenience only.]
[If the Conditions shall be in the English language with a German language translation the following
applies:
These Terms and Conditions are written in the English language and provided with German language
translation. The English text shall be controlling and binding. The German language translation is
provided for convenience only.]
[If the Conditions shall be in the English language only the following applies:
These Terms and Conditions are written in the English language only.]
[In the case of Notes that are publicly offered, in whole or in part, in Germany or distributed, in whole
or in part, to non-professional investors in Germany with English language Conditions, the following
applies:
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OPTION II: FLOATING RATE NOTES
§1
(1) Currency; Denomination. This Series of Notes (the "Notes") of [Issuer] (the "Issuer") is being
issued in [Specified Currency] (the "Specified Currency") in the aggregate principal amount of
[aggregate principal amount] (in words: [aggregate principal amount in words]) in the
denomination of [Specified Denomination] (the "Specified Denomination").
[In the case of Notes which are represented by a Permanent Global Note, the following applies:
(3) Permanent Global Note. The Notes are represented by a permanent global note (the "Permanent
Global Note") without coupons. The Permanent Global Note shall be signed manually by two
authorised signatories of the Issuer and shall be authenticated by or on behalf of the Fiscal Agent.
Definitive Notes and interest coupons will not be issued.]
[In the case of Notes which are initially represented by a Temporary Global Note, the following applies:
(a) The Notes are initially represented by a temporary global note (the "Temporary Global Note")
without coupons. The Temporary Global Note will be exchangeable for Notes in Specified
Denominations represented by a permanent global note (the "Permanent Global Note")
without coupons. [In the case of Euroclear and CBL and if the Global Note is an NGN, the
following applies: The details of such exchange shall be entered in the records of the ICSD (as
defined below).] The Temporary Global Note and the Permanent Global Note shall each be
signed manually by two authorised signatories of the Issuer and shall each be authenticated by
or on behalf of the Fiscal Agent. Definitive Notes and interest coupons will not be issued.
(b) The Temporary Global Note shall be exchanged for the Permanent Global Note on a date (the
"Exchange Date") not earlier than 40 days after the date of issue of the Notes. Such exchange
shall only be made upon receipt by the Issuer of certifications from the relevant Clearing
System to the effect that the beneficial owner or owners of the Notes is not a U.S. person (other
than certain financial institutions or certain persons holding Notes through such financial
institutions). Payment of interest on Notes represented by a Temporary Global Note will be
made only after receipt by the Issuer of such certifications from the relevant Clearing System.
A separate certification shall be required in respect of each such payment of interest. Any such
certification received on or after the 40th day after the date of issue of the Notes will be treated
as a request to exchange the Temporary Global Note pursuant to subparagraph (b) of this
§ 1(3). Any Notes delivered in exchange for the Temporary Global Note shall be delivered
only outside of the United States (as defined in § 4(4)).]
(4) Clearing System. The Permanent Global Note will be kept in custody by or on behalf of the Clearing
System until all obligations of the Issuer under the Notes have been satisfied. "Clearing System"
means [if more than one Clearing System the following applies: each of] the following:
[Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt am Main ("CBF")] [,] [and] [Clearstream Banking S.A.
Luxembourg ("CBL")] [,] [and] [Euroclear Bank SA/NV Brussels as operator of the Euroclear
System ("Euroclear")] and any successor in such capacity. [CBL and Euroclear each shall mean
"International Central Securities Depository" or "ICSD" and together "ICSDs"].
[In the case of Euroclear and CBL as Clearing System and if the Global Note is an NGN, the following
applies:
The Notes are issued in new global note ("NGN") form and are kept in custody by a common safekeeper
on behalf of both ICSDs. The principal amount of Notes represented by the Global Note shall be the
aggregate amount from time to time entered in the records of both ICSDs. The records of the ICSDs
(which expression means the records that each ICSD holds for its customers which reflects the amount of
such customer's interest in the Notes) shall be conclusive evidence of the principal amount Notes
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represented by the [Temporary Global Note or the] Permanent Global Note [, as the case may be,] and,
for these purposes, a statement issued by a ICSD stating the principal amount of the Notes so represented
at any time shall be conclusive evidence of the records of the relevant ICSD at that time.
On any redemption or interest being made in respect of or purchase and cancellation of any of the Notes
represented by the Global Note details of such redemption, payment or purchase, and cancellation (as the
case may be) in respect of the Global Note shall be entered pro rata in the records of the ICSDs and, upon
any such entry being made, the principal amount of the Notes recorded in the records of the ICSDs and
represented by the Global Note shall be reduced by the aggregate principal amount of the Notes so
redeemed or purchased and cancelled. For technical procedure of the ICSDs, in the case of the exercise
of an Early Redemption at the option of the Issuer relating to a partial redemption the outstanding
redemption amount will be reflected in the records of the ICSDs as either a nominal reduction or as a pool
factor, at the discretion of the ICSDs.]
(5) Holder of Notes. "Holder" means any holder of a proportionate co-ownership or other beneficial
interest or right in the Notes.
§2
STATUS, NEGATIVE PLEDGE
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: AND GUARANTEE]
(1) Status. The obligations under the Notes constitute unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the
Issuer ranking pari passu among themselves and pari passu with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer, unless such obligations are accorded priority under
mandatory provisions of statutory law.
[(a)] The Issuer undertakes as long as any Notes remain outstanding, but only up to the time all
amounts of principal and interest have been placed at the disposal of the Fiscal Agent not to
create or permit to subsist any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien or other encumbrance in rem,
(together, "encumbrances in rem"), upon any or all of its present or future assets as security
for any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Issuer or any
third party, unless the Notes at the same time share pari passu and pro rata in such security or
unless such other security as may be approved by an independent accounting firm as being
equivalent security has been made available to the Holders. This does not apply to the extent
any encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a company which
has merged with the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following
applies: or the Guarantor], or which has been acquired by the Issuer [in the case of Notes
issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor], provided that such
encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the time of the merger or the acquisition, unless
the encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose of financing the merger or the acquisition
or was increased in amount or extended following the merger or the acquisition. Furthermore,
sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (2) [(a)] does not apply to encumbrances in rem created to
secure Capital Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in whole or in part or
to refinance the acquisition, establishment or development of projects; provided that (i) the
recourse of the holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to
such project (including any interests in project companies) and customary guarantees issued in
accordance with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the encumbrances are
created exclusively upon these assets. Any security which is to be provided pursuant to this
subparagraph (2) may, alternatively, also be provided to a Trustee (as defined below) for the
Holders.
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies:
(b) As long as any Notes remain outstanding, but only up to the time all amounts of principal and
interest have been placed at the disposal of the Fiscal Agent, the Issuer further undertakes to
procure to the extent legally possible in accordance with its bona fide judgement, that its
Principal Subsidiaries (as defined below) will not create or permit to subsist any encumbrance
in rem upon any or all of its present or future assets to secure any present or future Capital
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Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of the relevant Principal Subsidiary or any third party.
This does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market
Indebtedness of a subsidiary, which becomes Principal Subsidiary during the term of the Notes
issued under the Programme, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in existence
at this time, unless the encumbrance in rem was increased in amount or extended. Furthermore,
sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (2) (b) does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in
rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a company which has merged with
the Principal Subsidiary or which has been acquired by the Principal Subsidiary, provided that
such encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the time of the merger or the acquisition,
unless the encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose of financing the merger or the
acquisition or was increased in amount or extended following the merger or the acquisition.
Finally, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (2) (b) does not apply to encumbrances in rem
created to secure Capital Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in whole or
in part or to re-finance the acquisition, establishment or development of projects; provided
that (i) the recourse of the holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets
pertaining to such project (including any interests in project companies) and customary
guarantees issued in accordance with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the
encumbrances are created exclusively upon these assets. Any security which is to be provided
pursuant to this subparagraph (2) (b) may, alternatively, also be provided to a Trustee (as
defined below) for the Holders.]
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
(3) Guarantee.
(b) The Guarantor has undertaken in the Guarantee as long as any Note of the Issuer or itself issued
under the Programme remains outstanding, but only up to the time as principal and interest
payable under or in respect of the Notes, have been placed at the disposal of the Fiscal Agent,
not to create or permit to subsist any encumbrance in rem upon any or all of its present or future
assets as security for any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of
the Guarantor or any third party, unless the Notes at the same time share pari passu and pro
rata in such security or unless such other security as may be approved by an independent
accounting firm as being equivalent security has been made available to the Holders. This does
not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market
Indebtedness of a company which has merged with the Guarantor or which has been acquired
by the Guarantor, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the time
of the merger or the acquisition, unless the encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose of
financing the merger or the acquisition or was increased in amount or extended following the
merger or the acquisition. Furthermore, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (3) (b) does also
not apply to encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital Market Indebtedness, the purpose
of which is to finance in whole or in part or to re-finance the acquisition, establishment or
development of projects; provided that (i) the recourse of the holders of such Capital Market
Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to such project (including any interests in project
companies) and customary guarantees issued in accordance with market practice as the source
of repayment; and (ii) the encumbrances are created exclusively upon these assets. Any
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An English language translation of § 328 (1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) reads as follows: "A contract
may stipulate performance for the benefit of a third party, to the effect that the third party acquires the right directly to demand
performance".
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security which is to be provided pursuant to this subparagraph (3) (b) may, alternatively, also
be provided to a Trustee (as defined below) for the Holders.
(c) In the Guarantee the Guarantor further undertakes to procure, as long as any Notes issued under
the Programme remain outstanding but only up to the time all amounts of principal and interest
have been placed at the disposal of the Fiscal Agent, to the extent legally possible in accordance
with its bona fide judgement, that its Principal Subsidiaries (as defined below) will not create
or permit to subsist any encumbrances in rem upon any or all of its present or future assets to
secure any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of the relevant
Principal Subsidiary or any third party. This does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in
rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a subsidiary, which becomes Principal
Subsidiary during the term of the Notes issued under the Programme, provided that such
encumbrance in rem was already in existence at this time, unless the encumbrance in rem was
increased in amount or extended. Furthermore, sentence 1 of this § 2 subparagraph (3) (c) does
not apply to the extent any encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market
Indebtedness of a company which has merged with the Principal Subsidiary or which has been
acquired by the Principal Subsidiary, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in
existence at the time of the merger or the acquisition, unless the encumbrance in rem was
created for the purpose of financing the merger or the acquisition or was increased in amount
or extended following the merger or the acquisition. Finally, the provision stated in sentence 1
of this § 2 subparagraph (3) (c) does not apply to encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital
Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in whole, in part or to refinance the
acquisition, establishment or development of projects; provided that (i) the recourse of the
holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to such project
(including any interests in project companies) and customary guarantees issued in accordance
with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the encumbrances are created
exclusively upon these assets. Any security which is to be provided pursuant to this
subparagraph (3) (c) may, alternatively, also be provided to a Trustee (as defined below) for
the Holders.]
(a) For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions "Capital Market Indebtedness" shall mean
any present or future obligation for the payment of borrowed money which is in the form of,
or represented or evidenced by, bonds, or other instruments which are, or are intended to be,
listed, quoted, dealt in or traded on any stock exchange or in any organised market and any
guarantee or other indemnity in respect of such obligation.
(b) For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions "Principal Subsidiary" shall mean any
company which was consolidated in the latest group accounts of the [in the case of Notes
issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: Issuer] [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW
Finance, the following applies: Guarantor] and (i) whose sales as shown in its audited, non-
consolidated accounts (or where the subsidiary concerned itself prepares consolidated
accounts, consolidated sales as shown in its audited, consolidated accounts) which have been
used for the purposes of the latest audited, consolidated group accounts of the [in the case of
Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: Issuer] [in the case of Notes issued by
EnBW Finance, the following applies: Guarantor], amount to at least five per cent. of the
overall Sales of the [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: Issuer]
[in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: Guarantor] and its
consolidated subsidiaries, as shown in its latest audited, consolidated group accounts; and (ii)
whose total assets as shown in its audited, non- consolidated accounts (or where the subsidiary
concerned itself prepares consolidated accounts, consolidated total assets as shown in its
audited, consolidated accounts) which have been used for the purposes of the latest audited,
consolidated group accounts of the [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following
applies: Issuer] [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
Guarantor], amount to at least five per cent. of the overall total assets of the [in the case of
Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: Issuer] [in the case of Notes issued by
EnBW Finance, the following applies: Guarantor] and its consolidated subsidiaries, as shown
in its latest audited, consolidated group accounts.
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(c) For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions "Trustee" shall mean a bank, financial
institution, or accounting firm of recognised international standing acting as trustee for the
Holders, appointed by the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following
applies: and the Guarantor].
§3
INTEREST
(a) The Notes bear interest on their principal amount from (and including) [Interest
Commencement Date] (the "Interest Commencement Date") to (but excluding) the first
Interest Payment Date and thereafter from (and including) each Interest Payment Date to (but
excluding) the next following Interest Payment Date. Interest on the Notes shall be payable on
each Interest Payment Date.
[in the case of Specified Interest Payment Dates, the following applies: each [Specified
Interest Payment Dates].]
[in the case of Specified Interest Periods, the following applies: each date which (except as
otherwise provided in these Terms and Conditions) falls [number] [weeks] [months] [other
specified periods] after the preceding Interest Payment Date or, in the case of the first Interest
Payment Date, after the Interest Commencement Date.]
(c) If any Interest Payment Date would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day (as
defined below), it shall be:
[if Modified Following Business Day Convention the following applies: postponed to the next
day which is a Business Day unless it would thereby fall into the next calendar month, in which
event the Interest Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.]
[if FRN Convention the following applies: postponed to the next day which is a Business Day
unless it would thereby fall into the next calendar month, in which event (i) the Interest
Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day and (ii) each subsequent
Interest Payment Date shall be the last Business Day in the month which falls [number]
[months] [other specified periods] after the preceding applicable Interest Payment Date.]
[if Following Business Day Convention the following applies: postponed to the next day
which is a Business Day.]
[if Preceding Business Day Convention the following applies: the immediately preceding
Business Day.]
(d) In this § 3 "Business Day" means [if the Specified Currency is not Euro the following applies:
a day which is a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which the Clearing System is
operational to effect payments and commercial banks are generally open for business in [all
relevant financial centres], and foreign exchange markets settle payments in [all relevant
financial centres]] [if the Specified Currency is Euro the following applies: a day (other than
a Saturday or Sunday) on which the Clearing System as well as all relevant parts of the real
time gross settlement system operated by the Eurosystem or any successor/replacement system
("T2") are operational to effect the relevant payment].
(2) Rate of Interest. The "Rate of Interest" for each Interest Period (as defined below) will be a rate
per annum equal to the Reference Rate (as defined below) [[plus] [minus] the Margin (as defined
below)], subject to a minimum of 0.00 per cent. per annum.
The Calculation Agent will determine the relevant reference rate in accordance with this § 3(2) on
each Interest Determination Date.
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(a) as long as no Benchmark Event (as defined in § 3(3)) has occurred,
(i) the Original Benchmark Rate on the relevant Interest Determination Date;
or
(ii) if the Original Benchmark Rate does not appear on the Screen Page at the
relevant time on the relevant Interest Determination Date, but no Benchmark
Event has occurred, the Original Benchmark Rate on the Screen Page on the
last day preceding the Interest Determination Date on which such Original
Benchmark Rate was displayed.
(b) if a Benchmark Event has occurred, determined in accordance with § 3(3) for each Interest
Period commencing on or after the Effective Date (as defined in § 3(3)(g)).
[If Margin the following applies: "Margin" means [] % per annum.]
"Interest Period" means each period from (and including) the Interest Commencement Date to (but
excluding) the first Interest Payment Date and each successive period from (and including) an
Interest Payment Date to (but excluding) the following Interest Payment Date.
"Original Benchmark Rate" on any day means the [1 / 3 / 6 /12]-months Euro Interbank Offered
Rate (expressed as a percentage rate per annum) fixed at, and appearing on, the Screen Page as of
11.00 a.m. (Brussels time) on such day.
Where:
"Screen Page" means the Reuters screen page EURIBOR01 or such other screen page of Reuters or
such other information service which is the successor to the Reuters screen page EURIBOR01.
"Interest Determination Date" means the second T2 Business Day prior to the commencement of
the relevant Interest Period.
"T2 Business Day" means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which the Clearing System
as well as all relevant parts of the T2 are operational to effect the relevant payment.
In respect of the [first / last] Interest Period, the Reference Rate shall be determined by the
Calculation Agent on the Interest Determination Date in a commercially reasonably manner using
the straight-line interpolation by reference to two reference rates, one of which shall be determined
for a term for which a reference rate similar to the Reference Rate is available and which is next
closest to but shorter than the applicable Interest Period and the other of which shall be determined
for a term for which a reference rate similar to the Reference Rate is available and which is next
closest to but longer than the applicable Interest Period.]
If a Benchmark Event occurs in relation to the Original Benchmark Rate, the relevant Reference
Rate and the interest on the Notes in accordance with § 3(2) will be determined as follows:
(a) Independent Adviser. The Issuer shall, as soon as this is (in the Issuer's view) required
following the occurrence of the Benchmark Event and prior to the next Interest
Determination Date, endeavour to appoint an Independent Adviser, who will
determine a New Benchmark Rate (as defined in § 3(3)(f)), the Adjustment Spread
(as defined in § 3(3)(f)) and any Benchmark Amendments (in accordance with
§ 3(3)(d)).
(b) Fallback rate. If, prior to the 10th Business Day prior to the relevant Interest
Determination Date,
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(ii) the Independent Adviser appointed by it has not determined a New
Benchmark Rate in accordance with this § 3(3),
the Reference Rate applicable to the next Interest Period shall be the Original
Benchmark Rate determined on the last preceding Interest Determination Date.
If the fallback rate determined in accordance with this § 3(3)(b) is to be applied, § 3(3)
will be operated again to determine the Reference Rate applicable to the next
subsequent (and, if required, further subsequent) Interest Period(s).
(i) there is a Successor Benchmark Rate, then such Successor Benchmark Rate
shall subsequently be the New Benchmark Rate; or
and then the "Reference Rate" for the immediately following Interest Period and all
following Interest Periods will be (x) the New Benchmark Rate on the relevant
Interest Determination Date plus (y) the Adjustment Spread.
(d) Benchmark Amendments. If any relevant New Benchmark Rate and the applicable
Adjustment Spread are determined in accordance with this § 3(3), and if the
Independent Adviser determines that amendments to these Terms and Conditions are
necessary to ensure the proper operation of such New Benchmark Rate and the
applicable Adjustment Spread (such amendments, the "Benchmark Amendments"),
then the Independent Adviser will determine the Benchmark Amendments and the
Issuer will give notice thereof in accordance with § 3(3)(e).
(i) the Reference Rate including the "Screen Page" and/or the method for
determining the fallback rate in relation to the Reference Rate; and/or
(ii) the definitions of the terms "Business Day", "Business Day Convention",
"Interest Period", "Day Count Fraction", "Interest Determination Date"
and/or "Interest Payment Date" (including the determination whether the
Reference Rate will be determined on a forward looking or a backward
looking basis); and/or
(e) Notices, etc. The Issuer will notify any New Benchmark Rate, the Adjustment Spread
and the Benchmark Amendments (if any) determined under this § 3(3) to the Fiscal
Agent, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agents and, in accordance with § 12, the
Holders as soon as such notification is (in the Issuer's view) required following the
determination thereof, but in any event not later than on the 10 th Business Day prior
to the relevant Interest Determination Date. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall
specify the Effective Date.
The New Benchmark Rate, the Adjustment Spread and the Benchmark Amendments
(if any), each as specified in such notice, will be binding on the Issuer, the Fiscal
Agent, the Calculation Agent, the Paying Agents and the Holders. The Terms and
Conditions shall be deemed to have been amended by the New Benchmark Rate, the
Adjustment Spread and the Benchmark Amendments with effect from the Effective
Date.
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On the date of such notice, the Issuer shall deliver to the Fiscal Agent a certificate
signed by two authorized signatories of the Issuer:
(ii) specifying the relevant New Benchmark Rate determined in accordance with
the provisions of this § 3(3);
(v) confirming that the Benchmark Amendments, if any, are necessary to ensure
the proper operation of such relevant New Benchmark Rate and the
applicable Adjustment Spread.
(ii) (if no such recommendation has been made, or in the case of an Alternative
Benchmark Rate) is customarily applied to the New Benchmark Rate in the
international debt capital markets to produce an industry-accepted
replacement benchmark rate for the Original Benchmark Rate, provided that
all determinations will be made by the Independent Adviser in its reasonable
discretion; or
(iii) (if the Independent Adviser in its reasonable discretion determines that no
such spread is customarily applied) is recognised or acknowledged as being
the industry standard for over-the-counter derivative transactions which
reference the Original Benchmark Rate, where the Original Benchmark Rate
has been replaced by the New Benchmark Rate, provided that all
determinations will be made by the Independent Adviser in its reasonable
discretion.
(ii) the administrator of the Original Benchmark Rate commences the orderly
wind-down of the Original Benchmark Rate or ceases to the calculation and
publication of the Original Benchmark Rate permanently or indefinitely; or
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(iii) the administrator of the Original Benchmark Rate becomes insolvent or any
insolvency, a bankruptcy, restructuring or similar proceedings (affecting the
administrator) have been commenced by the administrator or its supervisory
or regulatory authorities; or
(iv) the competent authority for the administrator of the Original Benchmark
Rate withdraws or suspends the authorisation pursuant to Article 35 of the
Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 (the "Benchmarks Regulation") or the
recognition pursuant to Article 32(8) of the Benchmarks Regulation or
requires the cessation of the endorsement pursuant to Article 33(6) of the
Benchmarks Regulation, provided that, at the time of the withdrawal or
suspension or the cessation of endorsement, there is no successor
administrator that continues to provide the Original Benchmark Rate and its
administrator commences the orderly wind-down of the Original Benchmark
Rate or ceases to provide the Original Benchmark Rate or certain maturities
or certain currencies for which the Original Benchmark Rate is calculated
permanently or indefinitely; or
"New Benchmark Rate" means the Successor Benchmark Rate or, as the case may
be, the Alternative Benchmark Rate determined in accordance with this § 3(3).
(i) the central bank for the currency to which the benchmark or screen rate (as
applicable) relates, or any central bank or other supervisory authority which
is responsible for supervising the administrator of the benchmark or screen
rate (as applicable); or
(g) The effective date for the application of the New Benchmark Rate, the Adjustment
Spread and the Benchmark Amendments (if any) determined under this § 3(3) (the
"Effective Date") will be the Interest Determination Date falling on or after the
earliest of the following dates:
(i) if the Benchmark Event has occurred as a result of clauses (i), (vi) or (vii) of
the definition of the term "Benchmark Event", the date of the occurrence of
the Benchmark Event; or
(ii) if the Benchmark Event has occurred as a result of clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv)
of the definition of the term "Benchmark Event", the date of cessation of
publication of the Original Benchmark Rate or of the discontinuation of the
Original Benchmark Rate, as the case may be; or
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(iii) if the Benchmark Event has occurred as a result of clause (v) of the definition
of the term "Benchmark Event", the date from which the prohibition applies.
If a Benchmark Event occurs in relation to any New Benchmark Rate, § 3(3) shall apply mutatis
mutandis to the replacement of such New Benchmark Rate by any new Successor Benchmark Rate
or Alternative Benchmark Rate, as the case may be. In this case, any reference in this § 3(3) to the
term Original Benchmark Rate shall be deemed to be a reference to the New Benchmark Rate that
last applied.
[If Minimum and/or Maximum Rate of Interest applies the following applies:
[If Minimum Rate of Interest applies the following applies: If the Rate of Interest in respect of any
Interest Period determined in accordance with the above provisions is less than [Minimum Rate of
Interest], the Rate of Interest for such Interest Period shall be [Minimum Rate of Interest].]
[If Maximum Rate of Interest applies the following applies: If the Rate of Interest in respect of any
Interest Period determined in accordance with the above provisions is greater than [Maximum Rate
of Interest], the Rate of Interest for such Interest Period shall be [Maximum Rate of Interest].]]
[(5)] Interest Amount. The Calculation Agent will, on or as soon as practicable after each time at which
the Rate of Interest is to be determined, calculate the amount of interest (the "Interest Amount")
payable on the Notes in respect of each Specified Denomination for the relevant Interest Period.
Each Interest Amount shall be calculated by applying the Rate of Interest and the Day Count Fraction
(as defined below) to each Specified Denomination and rounding the resultant figure to the nearest
unit of the Specified Currency, with 0.5 of such unit being rounded upwards.
[(6)] Notification of Rate of Interest and Interest Amount. The Calculation Agent or another agent
appointed by the Issuer will cause the Rate of Interest, each Interest Amount for each Interest Period,
each Interest Period and the relevant Interest Payment Date to be notified to the Issuer [in the case
of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: and the Guarantor] and to the Holders in
accordance with § 12 as soon as possible after their determination, but in no event later than the
ninth [T2] [other relevant reference] Business Day (as defined in § 3(2)) thereafter and if required
by the rules of any stock exchange on which the Notes are from time to time listed, to such stock
exchange as soon as possible after their determination, but in no event later than the [first][insert
other date] day [of the relevant Interest Period][insert other reference]. Each Interest Amount and
Interest Payment Date so notified may subsequently be amended (or appropriate alternative
arrangements made by way of adjustment) without notice in the event of an extension or shortening
of the Interest Period. Any such amendment will be promptly notified to any stock exchange on
which the Notes are then listed and to the Holders in accordance with § 12.
[(8)] Accrual of Interest. If the Issuer shall fail to redeem the Notes when due, interest shall continue to
accrue from (and including) the due date to (but excluding) such date as principal and interest on or
in connection with the Notes has been placed at the disposal of the Clearing System at the default
rate of interest established by law. 16
[(9)] Day Count Fraction. "Day Count Fraction" means with regard to the calculation of the amount of
interest for any period of time (the "Calculation Period"):
[If Actual/365 or Actual/Actual the following applies: the actual number of days in the Calculation
Period divided by 365 (or, if any portion of that Calculation Period falls in a leap year, the sum of
(A) the actual number of days in that portion of the Calculation Period falling in a leap year divided
16
The default interest rate established by is five percentage points above the base interest rate published by the Deutsche
Bundesbank, §§ 288 (1), 247 (1) German Civil Code (BGB).
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by 366 and (B) the actual number of days in that portion of the Calculation Period falling in a non-
leap year divided by 365).]
[if Actual/365 (Fixed) the following applies: the actual number of days in the Calculation Period
divided by 365.]
[if Actual/360 the following applies: the actual number of days in the Calculation Period divided
by 360.]
[if 30/360, 360/360 (Bond Basis) the following applies: the number of days in the Calculation
Period divided by 360, the number of days to be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days with
12 30-day months (unless (A) the last day of the Calculation Period is the 31st day of a month but
the first day of the Calculation Period is a day other than the 30th or 31st day of a month, in which
case the month that includes that last day shall not be considered to be shortened to a 30-day month,
or (B) the last day of the Calculation Period is the last day of the month of February in which case
the month of February shall not be considered to be lengthened to a 30-day month).]
[if 30E/360 (Eurobond Basis) the following applies: the number of days in the Calculation Period
divided by 360 (the number of days to be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days with 12 30-
day months, without regard to the date of the first day or last day of the Calculation Period unless,
in the case of the Final Calculation Period, the Maturity Date is the last day of the month of February,
in which case the month of February shall not be considered to be lengthened to a 30-day month).]
§4
PAYMENTS
(1) (a) Payment of Principal. Payment of principal in respect of Notes shall be made, subject to
subparagraph (2) below, to the Clearing System or to its order for credit to the accounts of the
relevant account holders of the Clearing System [outside the United States].
(b) Payment of Interest. Payment of interest on Notes shall be made, subject to subparagraph (2),
to the Clearing System or to its order for credit to the accounts of the relevant account holders
of the Clearing System [outside the United States].
[In the case of interest payable on a Temporary Global Note, the following applies: Payment of
interest on Notes represented by the Temporary Global Note shall be made, subject to subparagraph
(2), to the Clearing System or to its order for credit to the accounts of the relevant account holders
of the Clearing System, upon due certification as provided in § 1(3)(b).]
(2) Manner of Payment. Any payments of amounts due in respect of the Notes shall be made in the
Specified Currency and subject to applicable fiscal and other laws and regulations.
(3) Discharge. The Issuer [In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or,
as the case may be, the Guarantor] shall be discharged by payment to, or to the order of, the Clearing
System.
(4) United States. For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions "United States" means the United
States of America (including the States thereof and the District of Columbia) and its possessions
(including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and Northern
Mariana Islands).
(5) Payment Business Day. If the date for payment of any amount in respect of any Note is not a Payment
Business Day then the Holder shall not be entitled to payment until the next such day in the relevant
place and shall not be entitled to further interest or other payment in respect of such delay.
For these purposes, "Payment Business Day" means any day which is [in the case of Notes not
denominated in Euro, the following applies: a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which
commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments in [] and on which the Clearing
System is operational to forward the relevant payment] [in the case of Notes denominated in Euro,
the following applies: a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which the Clearing System as
well as all relevant parts of the real time gross settlement system operated by the Eurosystem (T2)
or any successor/replacement system are operational to forward the relevant payment].
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(6) References to Principal and Interest. References in these Terms and Conditions to principal in
respect of the Notes shall be deemed to include, as applicable: the Final Redemption Amount of the
Notes; the Early Redemption Amount of the Notes; [if redeemable at the option of the Issuer for
other than tax reasons the following applies: the Call Redemption Amount of the Notes;] [if
redeemable at the option of the Holder the following applies: the Put Redemption Amount of the
Notes;] and any premium and any other amounts which may be payable under or in respect of the
Notes. References in these Terms and Conditions to interest in respect of the Notes shall be deemed
to include, as applicable, any Additional Amounts which may be payable under § 7.
(7) Deposit of Principal and Interest. The Issuer may deposit with the local court (Amtsgericht) in
Frankfurt am Main principal or interest not claimed by Holders within twelve months after the
Maturity Date, even though such Holders may not be in default of acceptance of payment. If and to
the extent that the deposit is effected and the right of withdrawal is waived, the respective claims of
such Holders against the Issuer shall cease.
§5
REDEMPTION
(1) Final Redemption. Unless previously redeemed in whole or in part or purchased and cancelled, the
Notes shall be redeemed at their Final Redemption Amount on [in the case of a specified maturity
date, Maturity Date] [in the case of a Redemption Month, the following applies: the Interest
Payment Date occurring in [Redemption Month and year]] (the "Maturity Date"). The "Final
Redemption Amount" in respect of each Note shall be its principal amount.
(2) Early Redemption for Reasons of Taxation. If as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the
laws or regulations of [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: the Federal
Republic of Germany] [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: the
Federal Republic of Germany or the Netherlands] or any political subdivision or taxing authority
thereto or therein affecting taxation or the obligation to pay duties of any kind, or any change in, or
amendment to, an official interpretation or application of such laws or regulations, which
amendment or change is effective on or after the date on which the last tranche of this series of Notes
was issued, the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
, respectively the Guarantor,] is required to pay Additional Amounts (as defined in § 7) on the next
succeeding Interest Payment Date (as defined in § 3(1)), and this obligation cannot be avoided by
the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW
Finance, the following applies: respectively the Guarantor, as the case may be], the Notes may be
redeemed, in whole but not in part, at the option of the Issuer, upon not more than 60 days' nor less
than 30 days' prior notice of redemption given to the Fiscal Agent and, in accordance with § 12 to
the Holders, at their Early Redemption Amount (as defined below), together with interest accrued
to the date fixed for redemption.
However, no such notice of redemption may be given (i) earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest
date on which the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or
the Guarantor] would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts were a payment in respect of
the Notes then due, or (ii) if at the time such notice is given, such obligation to pay such Additional
Amounts does not remain in effect. The date fixed for redemption must be an Interest Payment Date.
Any such notice shall be given in accordance with § 12. It shall be irrevocable, must specify the date
fixed for redemption and must set forth a statement in summary form of the facts constituting the
basis for the right of the Issuer so to redeem.
[If the Notes are subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Issuer the following applies:
(a) [In the case of Call Redemption Date(s), the following applies: The Issuer may, upon notice
given in accordance with clause (b), redeem all [or some only] of the Notes on the Call
Redemption Date(s) at the Call Redemption Amount(s) set forth below together with accrued
interest, if any, to (but excluding) the Call Redemption Date. [if Minimum Redemption
Amount or Higher Redemption Amount applies the following applies: Any such redemption
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must be of a principal amount equal to [at least [Minimum Redemption Amount]] [Higher
Redemption Amount]].]
[] []
[] [ ]]
[In the case of Call Redemption Period(s), the following applies: The Issuer may, upon notice
given in accordance with clause (b), redeem all [or some only] of the Notes within the Call
Redemption Period(s) at the Call Redemption Amount(s) set forth below together with accrued
interest, if any, to (but excluding) the relevant redemption date. [if Minimum Redemption
Amount or Higher Redemption Amount applies the following applies: Any such redemption
must be of a principal amount equal to [at least [Minimum Redemption Amount]] [Higher
Redemption Amount]].]
[] []
[] [ ]]
[If Notes are subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Holder the following applies:
The Issuer may not exercise such option in respect of any Note which is the subject of the prior
exercise by the Holder thereof of its option to require the redemption of such Note under
subparagraph (4) of this § 5.]
(b) Notice of redemption shall be given by the Issuer to the Holders of the Notes in accordance
with § 12. Such notice shall specify:
(ii) whether such Series is to be redeemed in whole or in part only and, if in part only, the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes which are to be redeemed;
(iii) [in the case of Call Redemption Date(s), the following applies: the Call Redemption
Date] [in the case of Call Redemption Period(s), the following applies: the relevant
redemption date within the relevant Call Redemption Period], which shall be not less than
[Minimum Notice to Holders] nor more than [Maximum Notice to Holders] days after
the date on which notice is given by the Issuer to the Holders; and
(iv) the Call Redemption Amount at which such Notes are to be redeemed.
(c) In the case of a partial redemption of Notes, Notes to be redeemed shall be selected in
accordance with the rules of the relevant Clearing System.] [In the case of Notes in NGN
form, the following applies: Such partial redemption shall be reflected in the records of CBL
and Euroclear as either a pool factor or a reduction in aggregate principal amount, at the
discretion of CBL and Euroclear.]
[If the Notes are subject to Early Redemption at the Option of the Holder the following applies:
(a) The Issuer shall, at the option of the Holder of any Note, redeem such Note on the Put
Redemption Date(s) at the Put Redemption Amount(s) set forth below together with accrued
interest, if any, to (but excluding) the Put Redemption Date.
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Put Redemption Date(s) Put Redemption Amount(s)
[] []
[] []
The Holder may not exercise such option in respect of any Note which is the subject of the prior exercise
by the Issuer of any of its options to redeem such Note under this § 5.
(b) In order to exercise such option, the Holder must, not less than [Minimum Notice to Issuer]
nor more than [Maximum Notice to Issuer] days before the Put Redemption Date on which
such redemption is required to be made as specified in the Put Notice (as defined below),
submit during normal business hours at the specified office of the Fiscal Agent a duly
completed early redemption notice ("Put Notice") in the form available from the specified
offices of the Fiscal Agent and the Paying Agent(s). The Put Notice must specify (i) the
principal amount of the Notes in respect of which such option is exercised, and (ii) the
securities identification number of such Notes, if any. No option so exercised may be revoked
or withdrawn. The Issuer shall only be required to redeem Notes in respect of which such
option is exercised against delivery of such Notes to the Issuer or to its order.]
For purposes of subparagraph (2) of this § 5 and § 9, the Early Redemption Amount of a Note shall be its
Final Redemption Amount.
[(6)] Purchase; Early Redemption for Reason of Minimal Outstanding Amount. The Issuer may at any
time purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise and at any price. Such acquired Notes may be
cancelled, held or resold. In the event that the Issuer has purchased Notes equal to or in excess of
[] % of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes initially issued and the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes is reduced by this percentage in the global note accordingly, the Issuer may call
and redeem the remaining Notes (in whole but not in part) at any time upon giving not less than
[10][●] days' prior notice of redemption to the Fiscal Agent and, in accordance with § 12 to the
Holders, at the Final Redemption Amount plus accrued interest until the date of redemption
(exclusive).
§6
THE FISCAL AGENT, THE PAYING AGENT AND THE CALCULATION AGENT
(1) Appointment; Specified Office. The initial Fiscal Agent, the initial Paying Agent and the initial
Calculation Agent and its initial specified office shall be:
[If the Fiscal Agent is to be appointed as Calculation Agent the following applies: The Fiscal Agent
shall also act as Calculation Agent.]
[If a Calculation Agent other than the Fiscal Agent is to be appointed the following applies: The
Calculation Agent and its initial specified office shall be:
The Fiscal Agent, the Paying Agent and the Calculation Agent reserve the right at any time to change
their specified offices to some other specified office in the same country.
(2) Variation or Termination of Appointment. The Issuer reserves the right at any time to vary or
terminate the appointment of the Fiscal Agent or any Paying Agent [or the Calculation Agent] and
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to appoint another Fiscal Agent or additional or other Paying Agents [or another Calculation Agent].
The Issuer shall at all times maintain (i) a Fiscal Agent [in the case of Notes listed on a stock
exchange, the following applies:, (ii) as long as the Notes are listed on the [name of Stock
Exchange], a Paying Agent (which may be the Fiscal Agent) in case required and provided for by
the rules of such stock exchange] [.] [in the case of payments in U.S. dollars, the following applies:
[,] [and] [(iii)] if payments at or through the offices of all Paying Agents outside the United States
(as defined below) become illegal or are effectively precluded because of the imposition of exchange
controls or similar restrictions on the full payment or receipt of such amounts in United States
dollars, a Paying Agent with a specified office in New York City (provided that such payments are
permitted under the law of the United States of America and in the view of the Issuer [in the case
of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: and the Guarantor] the payments have
no material adverse tax effect on the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the
following applies: or the Guarantor])] and [(iv)] a Calculation Agent [if Calculation Agent is
required to maintain a Specified Office in a Required Location the following applies: with a
specified office located in [Required Location]]. Any variation, termination, appointment or change
shall only take effect (other than in the case of insolvency, when it shall be of immediate effect) after
not less than 30 nor more than 45 days' prior notice thereof shall have been given to the Holders in
accordance with § 12.
(3) Agent of the Issuer. The Fiscal Agent, the Paying Agent and the Calculation Agent act solely as the
agent of the Issuer and do not assume any obligations towards or relationship of agency or trust for
any Holder.
§7
TAXATION
All amounts payable in respect of the Notes shall be made without withholding or deduction for or on
account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature unless such withholding or deduction
is required by law. In the event such taxes are imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction by
or in or for the account of [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: the
Netherlands or] the Federal Republic of Germany or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or
therein having power to tax, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts (the "Additional Amounts") as
shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Holders, after such withholding or
deduction shall equal the respective amounts which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence
of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account
of any taxes or duties which:
(a) are payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from amounts payable; or
(b) are payable by reason of the Holder having, or having had, some personal or business
connection with [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: the
Netherlands or] the Federal Republic of Germany and not merely by reason of the fact that
payments in respect of the Notes are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived
from sources in, or are secured in, [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the
following applies: the Netherlands or] the Federal Republic of Germany; or
(c) are withheld or deducted from a payment to an individual or a residual entity pursuant to any
European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or any
intergovernmental agreement or international agreement on the taxation of interest and to
which the Federal Republic of Germany or the European Union is a party, or any provision of
law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive,
regulation, intergovernmental agreement or international agreement; or
(d) are payable by reason of a change in law that becomes effective more than 30 days after the
relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or, if later, is duly provided for and
notice thereof is published in accordance with § 12; or
(e) are deducted or withheld by a Paying Agent from a payment if the payment could have been
made by another Paying Agent without such deduction or withholding; or
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[in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to the Dutch Withholding Tax Act 2021 (Wet bronbelasting
2021); or]
Notwithstanding any other provision in these Terms and Conditions, the Issuer shall be
permitted to withhold or deduct any amounts required by the rules of U.S. Internal Revenue
Code §§ 1471 through 1474 (or any amended or successor provisions), pursuant to any inter-
governmental agreement, or implementing legislation adopted by another jurisdiction in
connection with these provisions, or pursuant to any agreement with the Internal Revenue
Service ("FATCA Withholding"). The Issuer will have no obligation to pay additional amounts
or otherwise indemnify a holder for any FATCA Withholding deducted or withheld by the
Issuer, any paying agent or any other party as a result of any person other than Issuer or an
agent of the Issuer not being entitled to receive payments free of FATCA Withholding.
§8
PRESENTATION PERIOD
The presentation period provided in § 801 paragraph 1, sentence 1 of the German Civil Code
(Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) is reduced to ten years for the Notes.
§9
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
(1) Events of default. Each Holder shall be entitled to declare due and payable by notice to the Fiscal
Agent its entire claims arising from the Notes and demand immediate redemption thereof at the
Early Redemption Amount (as described in § 5) together with accrued interest (if any) to the date of
repayment, in the event that:
(a) the Issuer fails to pay principal or interest under the Notes within 30 days from the relevant
due date; or
[in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
(b) the Guarantor fails to pay principal or interest under the Guarantee within 30 days from the
relevant due date; or]
[(c)] the Issuer fails to duly perform any other obligation arising from the Notes [in the case of
Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor fails to perform any
other obligation arising from the Guarantee] and such failure - if capable of being remedied -
continues for more than 30 days after the Fiscal Agent has received notice thereof from a
Holder; or
[(d)] the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the
Guarantor] fails to fulfil any payment obligation, when due, arising from any Capital Market
Indebtedness (as defined in § 2[(4)]) or from any guarantee or indemnity for a payment
obligation arising from any Capital Market Indebtedness of a third party and the total amount
unpaid exceeds € 10,000,000 or the equivalent in another currency and such default continues
for more than 30 days after notice of such default is given to the Fiscal Agent by a Holder, or
any such payment obligation of the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the
following applies: or the Guarantor] becomes due prematurely by reason of the occurrence of
an event of default or breach of any of the terms of such Capital Market Indebtedness (however
described or provided for therein) by the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance,
the following applies: or the Guarantor], or a security provided for such payment obligation is
enforced; or
[(e)] the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the
Guarantor] suspends its payments generally; or
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[(f)] the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the
Guarantor] announces its inability to meet its financial obligations; or
[(g)] the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the
Guarantor] enters into liquidation except in connection with a merger, consolidation or other
form of combination with another company or in connection with a reorganisation and such
other or new company assumes all obligations undertaken by the Issuer [in the case of Notes
issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor] under or in connection
with the Notes [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: and the
Guarantee]; or
[(i)] the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: and/or the
Guarantor] ceases all or substantially all of its business operations or sells or disposes otherwise
of all of its assets or a substantial part thereof provided that (i) thereby it diminishes
considerably the value of its assets and provided further that (ii) for this reason it becomes
likely that the Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
and/or the Guarantor] will not fulfil its payment obligations vis-à-vis the Holders[; or][.]
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
[(j)] the Guarantee ceases to be valid and legally binding for any reason whatsoever.]
The right to declare Notes due shall terminate if the situation giving rise to it has been cured before
the right is exercised.
(2) Quorum. In the events specified in subparagraph (1) [(c)], [(d)] and/or [(i)], any notice declaring
Notes due shall, unless at the time such notice is received any of the events specified in subparagraph
(1) (a), (b) [(e)], [(f)] or [(j)] entitling Holders to declare their Notes due has occurred, become
effective only when the Fiscal Agent has received such notices from the Holders of at least one-
tenth in principal amount of Notes then outstanding.
(3) Notice. Any notice in accordance with subparagraph (1) shall be made by means of a declaration in
text form to the Fiscal Agent together with evidence by means of a certificate of the Holder's
Custodian (as defined in § 13[(4)]) that such Holder, at the time of such written notice, is a holder
of the relevant Notes, and in the case of default pursuant to subparagraph (1) [(c)], also together with
evidence specifying such default.
§ 10
SUBSTITUTION
(1) Substitution. The Issuer shall be entitled at any time, without the consent of the Holders, if no
payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes is in default, to substitute for the Issuer [in
the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: EnBW Energie Baden-
Württemberg AG or] any other company, 100 % of the voting shares or other equity interests of
which are directly or indirectly owned by EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, as principal
debtor in respect to all obligations arising from or in connection with the Notes (the "Substituted
Debtor"), provided that:
(a) the Substituted Debtor is in a position to fulfil all payment obligations arising from or in
connection with the Notes without the necessity of any taxes or duties being withheld at source
and to transfer all amounts which are required therefor to the Fiscal Agent without any
restrictions;
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(b) the Substituted Debtor assumes all obligations of the Issuer arising from or in connection with
the Notes;
(c) the Substituted Debtor undertakes to reimburse any Holder for such taxes, fees or duties which
may be imposed upon it as a consequence of assumption of the obligations of the Issuer by the
Substituted Debtor;
(d) [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies: the Issuer irrevocably and
unconditionally guarantees in favor of each Holder the payment of all sums payable by the
Substitute Debtor in respect of the Notes. This guarantee shall be equivalent to the terms of the
Guarantee and Negative Pledge as contained in the base prospectus relating to the
€10,000,000,000 EnBW Debt Issuance Programme dated 14 April 2022; and] [in the case of
Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: the Guarantor irrevocably and
unconditionally guarantees in favor of each Holder the payment of all sums payable by the
Substitute Debtor in respect of the Notes on terms equivalent to the terms of the Guarantee;
and]
(e) there shall have been delivered to the Fiscal Agent one opinion for each jurisdiction affected
of lawyers of recognised standing to the effect that subparagraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above
have been satisfied.
(2) Notice. Notice of any such substitution shall be published in accordance with § 12.
(3) Change of References. In the event of any such substitution, any reference in these Terms and
Conditions to the Issuer shall from then on be deemed to refer to the Substituted Debtor and any
reference to the country in which the Issuer is domiciled or resident for taxation purposes shall from
then on be deemed to refer to the country of domicile or residence for taxation purposes of the
Substituted Debtor. Furthermore, in the event of such substitution the following shall apply:
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG, the following applies:
(a) in § 7 and § 5(2) an alternative reference to the Federal Republic of Germany shall be deemed
to have been included in addition to the reference according to the preceding sentence to the
country of domicile or residence for taxation purposes of the Substituted Debtor;
(b) in § 9(1)[(c)] to [(g)] an alternative reference to the Issuer in its capacity as guarantor shall be
deemed to have been included in addition to the reference to the Substituted Debtor. In
addition, the following Events of Default apply:
(i) the Guarantor fails to pay principal or interest under the Guarantee within 30 days from
the relevant due date, or
(ii) the Guarantee ceases to be valid and legally binding for any reason whatsoever.]
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
In § 7 and § 5(2) an alternative reference to the Netherlands shall be deemed to have been included in
addition to the reference according to the preceding sentence to the country of domicile or residence for
taxation purposes of the Substituted Debtor.]
In the event of any such substitution, the Substituted Debtor shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and
may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under the Notes with the same effect as if the Substituted
Debtor had been named as the Issuer herein, and the Issuer (or any corporation which shall have
previously assumed the obligations of the Issuer) shall be released from its liability as obligor under the
Notes.
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§ 11
FURTHER ISSUES, PURCHASES AND CANCELLATION
(1) Further Issues. The Issuer may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders, issue further
Notes having the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects (or in all respects except for
the issue date, interest commencement date and/or issue price) so as to form a single Series with the
Notes.
(2) Purchases. The Issuer may at any time purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise and at any
price. Notes purchased by the Issuer may, at the option of the Issuer, be held, resold or surrendered
to the Fiscal Agent for cancellation. If purchases are made by tender, tenders for such Notes must
be made available to all Holders of such Notes alike.
(3) Cancellation. All Notes redeemed in full shall be cancelled forthwith and may not be reissued or
resold.
§ 12
NOTICES
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW AG and listed on a stock exchange, the following applies:
(1) Publication. All notices concerning the Notes shall be published in the Federal Gazette
(Bundesanzeiger) [In the case of Notes which are listed on the official list of the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange, the following applies: and by way of electronic publication on the internet website
of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.luxse.com)] [In the case of Notes listed on a Stock
Exchange other than the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the following applies: and as long as the
Notes are admitted to trading on [other Stock Exchange] and if required according to the rules of
such Stock Exchange [in/on/] [newspaper or website]]. Any notice so given will be deemed to
have been validly given on the third calendar day following the date of such publication.]
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance and listed on a stock exchange, the following applies:
(1) Publication. All notices concerning the Notes shall be published [In the case of Notes which are
listed on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the following applies: by way of
electronic publication on the internet website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.luxse.com)]
[In the case of Notes listed on a Stock Exchange other than the Luxembourg Stock Exchange,
the following applies: and as long as the Notes are admitted to trading on [other Stock Exchange]
and if required according to the rules of such Stock Exchange [in/on/] [newspaper or website]].
Any notice so given will be deemed to have been validly given on the third calendar day following
the date of such publication.]
To the extent permitted by law and the rules of the relevant stock exchange on which the Notes are listed,
the Issuer may replace any publication referred to in paragraph 1 by a notice to the Clearing System for
onward transmission to the Holders. Any notice so given will be deemed to have been validly given on
the fifth calendar day following the date of such publication.]
[In the case of Notes not listed on a stock exchange, the following applies:
The Issuer shall provide all notices with respect to the Notes to the Clearing System for onward
transmission to the Holders. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given to the Holders on the
fifth day following the date such notice has been provided to the clearing system.]
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§ 13
APPLICABLE LAW, PLACE OF JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT
(2) Submission to Jurisdiction. Non-exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes arising out of or in connection
with the Notes shall be Frankfurt am Main.
[In the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies:
(3) Appointment of Authorised Agent. For any Proceedings before German courts, the Issuer appoints
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of
Germany as its authorised agent for service of process in Germany.]
[(4)] Enforcement. Any Holder of Notes may in any proceedings against the Issuer, [in the case of Notes
issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor] or to which such Holder and the
Issuer [in the case of Notes issued by EnBW Finance, the following applies: or the Guarantor] are
parties, protect and enforce in his own name his rights arising under such Notes on the basis of (i) a
statement issued by the Custodian with whom such Holder maintains a securities account in respect
of the Notes (a) stating the full name and address of the Holder, (b) specifying the aggregate principal
amount of Notes credited to such securities account on the date of such statement and (c) confirming
that the Custodian has given written notice to the Clearing System containing the information
pursuant to (a) and (b) which has been confirmed by the Clearing System and (ii) a copy of the Note
in global form certified as being a true copy by a duly authorised officer of the Clearing System or
a depository of the Clearing System, without the need for production in such proceedings of the
actual records or the global note representing the Notes or (iii) any other means of proof permitted
in legal proceedings in the country of enforcement. For purposes of the foregoing, "Custodian"
means any bank or other financial institution of recognised standing authorised to engage in
securities custody business with which the Holder maintains a securities account in respect of the
Notes and which maintains an account with the Clearing System, including the Clearing System
itself.
§ 14
LANGUAGE
[If the Conditions shall be in the German language with an English language translation the following
applies:
These Terms and Conditions are written in the German language and provided with an English language
translation. The German text shall be controlling and binding. The English language translation is
provided for convenience only.]
[If the Conditions shall be in the English language with a German language translation the following
applies:
These Terms and Conditions are written in the English language and provided with German language
translation. The English text shall be controlling and binding. The German language translation is
provided for convenience only.]
[If the Conditions shall be in the English language only the following applies:
These Terms and Conditions are written in the English language only.]
[In the case of Notes that are publicly offered, in whole or in part, in Germany or distributed, in whole
or in part, to non-professional investors in Germany with English language Conditions, the following
applies:
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GARANTIE
der
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Bundesrepublik Deutschland,
zugunsten der Gläubiger von Schuldverschreibungen
(die "Schuldverschreibungen"), die von der
EnBW International Finance B.V., Amsterdam, Niederlande,
im Rahmen des Debt Issuance Programms
(das "Programm") begeben werden
PRÄAMBEL
(A) Die EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG ("EnBW AG") und die EnBW International
Finance B.V. ("EnBW Finance") beabsichtigen, von Zeit zu Zeit Schuldverschreibungen im
Rahmen des Programms zu begeben, deren jeweils ausstehender Gesamtnennbetrag das von Zeit
zu Zeit bestehende Programm-Limit nicht übersteigt.
(C) Die EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (die "Garantin") beabsichtigt, mit dieser Garantie
die ordnungsgemäße Zahlung von Kapital und Zinsen sowie von jeglichen sonstigen Beträgen
zu garantieren, die aufgrund der von der EnBW Finance zu irgendeiner Zeit im Rahmen des
Programms begebenen Schuldverschreibungen zu leisten sind.
1. Die Garantin übernimmt gegenüber den Gläubigern jeder einzelnen Schuldverschreibung (wobei
dieser Begriff jede (vorläufige oder Dauer-) Globalurkunde, die Schuldverschreibungen
verbrieft, einschließt) (jeweils ein "Gläubiger"), die jetzt oder zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt nach
dem Datum dieses Vertrages von der EnBW Finance im Rahmen des Programms begeben wird,
die unbedingte und unwiderrufliche Garantie für die ordnungsgemäße Zahlung bei Fälligkeit
von Kapital und Zinsen auf die Schuldverschreibungen sowie von jeglichen sonstigen Beträgen,
die in Übereinstimmung mit den Bedingungen auf Schuldverschreibungen zahlbar sind.
2. Diese Garantie begründet eine unbedingte und unwiderrufliche, nicht nachrangige und
(vorbehaltlich der Bestimmungen in Ziffer 4 dieser Garantie) nicht besicherte Verpflichtung der
Garantin, die mit allen sonstigen gegenwärtigen oder zukünftigen von Zeit zu Zeit ausstehenden
nicht nachrangigen und nicht besicherten Verpflichtungen der Garantin wenigstens im gleichen
Rang steht (soweit nicht zwingende gesetzliche Bestimmungen entgegenstehen).
3. Sämtliche auf diese Garantie zu zahlenden Beträge sind ohne Einbehalt oder Abzug von oder
aufgrund von gegenwärtigen oder zukünftigen Steuern oder sonstigen Abgaben gleich welcher
Art zu leisten, es sei denn, ein solcher Einbehalt oder Abzug ist gesetzlich vorgeschrieben.
Werden solche Steuern von oder in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland oder für deren Rechnung
oder von oder für Rechnung einer dort zur Steuererhebung ermächtigten Gebietskörperschaft
oder Behörde in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland auferlegt oder erhoben, wird die Garantin
diejenigen zusätzlichen Beträge (die "zusätzlichen Beträge") zahlen, die erforderlich sind,
damit die den Gläubigern zufließenden Nettobeträge nach diesem Einbehalt oder Abzug jeweils
den Beträgen entsprechen, die ohne einen solchen Einbehalt oder Abzug von den Gläubigern
empfangen worden wären; die Verpflichtung zur Zahlung solcher zusätzlicher Beträge besteht
jedoch nicht im Hinblick auf Steuern und Abgaben, die:
(a) auf andere Weise als durch Einbehalt oder Abzug von zahlbaren Beträgen zu entrichten
sind; oder
(b) wegen einer gegenwärtigen oder früheren persönlichen oder geschäftlichen Beziehung
des Gläubigers zu der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu zahlen sind, und nicht allein
deshalb, weil Zahlungen auf die Schuldverschreibungen aus Quellen in der
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Bundesrepublik Deutschland stammen (oder für Zwecke der Besteuerung so behandelt
werden) oder dort besichert sind; oder
(c) aufgrund einer Richtlinie oder Verordnung der Europäischen Union betreffend die
Besteuerung von Zinserträgen oder einer zwischenstaatlichen Vereinbarung oder eines
internationalen Abkommens über deren Besteuerung, an der die Bundesrepublik
Deutschland oder an dem die Europäische Union beteiligt ist, oder einer gesetzlichen
Vorschrift, die diese Richtlinie, diese Verordnung, diese zwischenstaatliche
Vereinbarung oder dieses internationale Abkommen umsetzt oder befolgt oder die
eingeführt wurde, um dieser Richtlinie, dieser Verordnung, dieser zwischenstaatlichen
Vereinbarung oder diesem internationalen Abkommen nachzukommen, von Zahlungen
an eine natürliche Person oder eine sonstige Einrichtung einzubehalten oder abzuziehen
sind; oder
(d) aufgrund einer Rechtsänderung zu zahlen sind, welche später als 30 Tage nach
Fälligkeit der betreffenden Zahlung von Kapital oder Zinsen oder, wenn dies später
erfolgt, ordnungsgemäßer Bereitstellung aller fälligen Beträge und einer
diesbezüglichen Bekanntmachung gemäß den Bedingungen wirksam wird; oder
(e) von einer Zahlstelle abgezogen oder einbehalten werden, wenn eine andere Zahlstelle
die Zahlung ohne einen solchen Abzug oder Einbehalt hätte leisten können.
Unbeschadet sonstiger Bestimmungen dieser Garantie, ist die Garantin zum Einbehalt oder
Abzug der Beträge berechtigt, die gemäß §§ 1471 bis 1474 des U.S. Internal Revenue Code
(einschließlich dessen Änderungen oder Nachfolgevorschriften), gemäß zwischenstaatlicher
Abkommen, gemäß den in einer anderen Rechtsordnung in Zusammenhang mit diesen
Bestimmungen erlassenen Durchführungsvorschriften oder gemäß mit dem Internal Revenue
Service geschlossenen Verträgen ("FATCA Quellensteuer") erforderlich sind. Die Garantin ist
nicht verpflichtet, zusätzliche Beträge zu zahlen oder Gläubiger in Bezug auf FATCA
Quellensteuer schadlos zu halten, die von der Garantin, einer Zahlstelle oder von einem anderen
Beteiligten als Folge davon, dass eine andere Person als die Garantin oder deren Zahlstelle nicht
zum Empfang von Zahlungen ohne FATCA Quellensteuer berechtigt ist, abgezogen oder
einbehalten wurden.
4.
(a) Solange von der Garantin oder der EnBW Finance im Rahmen des Programms
begebene Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, in
dem alle Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen dem Fiscal Agent zur Verfügung gestellt
worden sind), verpflichtet sich die Garantin, ihr gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges
Vermögen weder ganz noch teilweise mit Grundpfandrechten, Pfandrechten oder
sonstigen dinglichen Sicherungsrechten (zusammen, die "dinglichen Sicherheiten")
zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder zukünftiger Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie
nachfolgend definiert) der Garantin oder eines Dritten zu belasten, es sei denn, dass die
Schuldverschreibungen gleichzeitig und in gleichem Rang anteilig an dieser Sicherheit
teilnehmen oder den Gläubigern eine andere Sicherheit, die von einer unabhängigen
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft als gleichwertige Sicherheit anerkannt wird, bestellt
wird. Dies gilt nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der Garantin
verschmolzen oder von der Garantin erworben worden ist und diese dingliche Sicherheit
zum Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es sei denn
die dingliche Sicherheit wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der Verschmelzung oder
des Erwerbs begründet oder nach der Verschmelzung oder dem Erwerb in ihrem
Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses Absatz (4) (a) gilt ebenfalls nicht für
dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum
Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder Refinanzierung der Kosten des Erwerbs, der
Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines Projekts eingegangen werden, vorausgesetzt dass (i)
die Gläubiger einer solchen Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das dem Projekt
zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in
Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als
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Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii) die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an
diesem Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach diesem Absatz zu leistende Sicherheit
kann auch zugunsten einer Person bestellt werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie
nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger handelt.
(b) Solange von ihr oder der EnBW Finance im Rahmen dieses Programms begebene
Schuldverschreibungen noch ausstehen (aber nur bis zu dem Zeitpunkt, in dem alle
Beträge an Kapital und Zinsen dem Fiscal Agent zur Verfügung gestellt worden sind),
verpflichtet sich die Garantin weiter, sicherzustellen — soweit ihr dies nach ihrem
billigen Urteil rechtlich möglich ist — dass ihre wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaften
(wie nachfolgend definiert) ihr gegenwärtiges oder zukünftiges Vermögen weder ganz
noch teilweise mit dinglichen Sicherheiten zur Besicherung gegenwärtiger oder
zukünftiger Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten (wie nachfolgend definiert) der jeweiligen
wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft oder eines Dritten belasten. Dies gilt nicht insoweit,
als die dingliche Sicherheit für Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten einer Tochtergesellschaft
bestellt ist, die während der Laufzeit von im Rahmen dieses Programms begebenen
Schuldverschreibungen wesentliche Tochtergesellschaft wird und diese dingliche
Sicherheit zu diesem Zeitpunkt schon bestanden hat, es sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit
wird in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses Absatz (4) (b) gilt ferner
nicht insoweit, als die dingliche Sicherheit für Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten eines
Unternehmens bestellt ist, das mit der wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft verschmolzen
oder von der wesentlichen Tochtergesellschaft erworben worden ist und diese dingliche
Sicherheit zum Zeitpunkt der Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs schon bestanden hat, es
sei denn die dingliche Sicherheit wurde zum Zwecke der Finanzierung der
Verschmelzung oder des Erwerbs begründet oder nach der Verschmelzung oder dem
Erwerb in ihrem Umfang erweitert oder verlängert. Satz 1 dieses Absatz (4) (b) gilt
ebenfalls nicht für dingliche Sicherheiten zur Besicherung von
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeiten, die zum Zweck der Finanzierung, Teil- oder
Refinanzierung der Kosten des Erwerbs, der Errichtung oder Entwicklung eines
Projekts eingegangen werden, vorausgesetzt, dass (i) die Gläubiger einer solchen
Kapitalmarktverbindlichkeit auf das Projekt zuzurechnende Vermögen (einschließlich
der Anteile an Projektgesellschaften) und in Übereinstimmung mit der Marktpraxis
abgegebene marktübliche Garantien als Rückzahlungsquelle beschränkt sind und (ii)
die Sicherungsrechte ausschließlich an diesem Vermögen bestellt werden. Jede nach
diesem Absatz (4) (b) zu leistende Sicherheit kann auch zugunsten einer Person bestellt
werden, die insoweit als Treuhänder (wie nachfolgend definiert) der Gläubiger handelt.
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(e) Der Begriff "Treuhänder" bedeutet eine Bank, Finanzinstitut oder
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft von anerkanntem internationalem Ruf, die als
Treuhänder für die Gläubiger tätig wird und von der Emittentin und der Garantin
ernannt wurde.
5. Die Verpflichtungen der Garantin aus dieser Garantie (i) sind selbständig und unabhängig von
den Verpflichtungen der EnBW Finance aus den Schuldverschreibungen, (ii) bestehen ohne
Rücksicht auf die Rechtmäßigkeit, Gültigkeit, Verbindlichkeit und Durchsetzbarkeit der
Schuldverschreibungen und (iii) werden nicht durch irgendein Ereignis, eine Bedingung oder
einen Umstand tatsächlicher oder rechtlicher Natur berührt, außer durch die volle, endgültige
und unwiderrufliche Erfüllung jedweder in den Schuldverschreibungen ausdrücklich
eingegangener Zahlungsverpflichtungen.
6. Die Verpflichtungen der Garantin aus dieser Garantie erstrecken sich, ohne dass eine weitere
Handlung durchgeführt werden oder ein weiterer Umstand entstehen muss, auf solche
Verpflichtungen jeglicher nicht mit der Garantin identischen Nachfolgeschuldnerin, die infolge
einer Schuldnerersetzung gemäß den anwendbaren Bestimmungen der Bedingungen in Bezug
auf jedwede Schuldverschreibung entstehen.
7. Diese Garantie und alle hierin enthaltenen Vereinbarungen sind ein Vertrag zugunsten der
Gläubiger der Schuldverschreibungen als begünstigte Dritte gemäß § 328 Absatz (1) BGB und
begründen das Recht eines jeden Gläubigers, die Erfüllung der hierin eingegangenen
Verpflichtungen unmittelbar von der Garantin zu fordern und diese Verpflichtungen unmittelbar
gegenüber der Garantin durchzusetzen.
Ein Gläubiger kann im Falle der Nichterfüllung von Zahlungen auf die Schuldverschreibungen
zur Durchsetzung dieser Garantie unmittelbar gegen die Garantin Klage erheben, ohne dass
zunächst ein Verfahren gegen die EnBW Finance eingeleitet werden müsste.
8. Die Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, mit der die hierin enthaltenen Vereinbarungen getroffen
werden, handelt als Fiscal Agent nicht als Beauftragte, Treuhänderin oder in einer ähnlichen
Eigenschaft für die Gläubiger.
9. Die hierin verwendeten und nicht anders definierten Begriffe haben die ihnen in den
Bedingungen zugewiesene Bedeutung.
11. Diese Garantie ist in deutscher Sprache abgefasst und in die englische Sprache übersetzt. Die
deutschsprachige Fassung ist verbindlich und allein maßgeblich.
12. Das Original dieser Garantie wird der Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft ausgehändigt und von
dieser verwahrt.
13. Ausschließlicher Gerichtsstand für alle Rechtsstreitigkeiten gegen die Garantin aus oder im
Zusammenhang mit dieser Garantie ist Frankfurt am Main.
14. Jeder Gläubiger einer Schuldverschreibung kann in jedem Rechtsstreit gegen die Garantin und
in jedem Rechtsstreit, in dem er und die Garantin Partei sind, seine aus dieser Garantie
hervorgehenden Rechte auf der Grundlage einer von einer vertretungsberechtigten Person der
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft beglaubigten Kopie dieser Garantie ohne Vorlage des
Originals im eigenen Namen wahrnehmen und durchsetzen.
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Karlsruhe, 14. April 2022
_______________________________ _______________________________
Frankfurt am Main,
_______________________________ _______________________________
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GUARANTEE
(non-binding English translation)
of
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany,
for the benefit of the holders of notes (the "Notes"),
issued by
EnBW International Finance B.V., Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
under the Debt Issuance Programme (the "Programme")
WHEREAS:
(A) EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG ("EnBW AG") and EnBW International Finance B.V.
("EnBW Finance") intend to issue Notes under the Programme from time to time, the
outstanding aggregate nominal amount of which will not exceed the Programme Amount.
(B) The Notes will be issued with Terms and Conditions under German law (as amended,
supplemented or modified by the applicable Final Terms, the "Conditions").
(C) EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (the "Guarantor") wishes to guarantee the due
payment of principal and interest and any other amounts payable in respect of any and all Notes
that may be issued by EnBW Finance under the Programme.
IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the holder of each Note (which
expression shall include any Temporary Global Note or Permanent Global Note representing
Notes) (each a "Holder") issued by EnBW Finance now or at any time hereafter under the
Programme, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the Notes and any
other amounts which may be expressed to be payable under any Note, as and when the same
shall become due, in accordance with the Conditions.
2. This Guarantee constitutes an irrevocable, unsecured (subject to paragraph (4) hereunder) and
unsubordinated obligation of the Guarantor and ranks pari passu with all other present or future
unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Guarantor outstanding from time to time,
subject to any obligations preferred by law.
3. All amounts payable in respect of this Guarantee shall be made without withholding or deduction
for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature, unless such
withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event, such taxes are imposed or levied by
way of withholding or deduction by or in or for the account of the Federal Republic of Germany
or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, the Guarantor
will pay such additional amounts (the "Additional Amounts") as shall be necessary in order that
the net amounts received by the Holders, after such withholding or deduction shall equal the
respective amounts which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such
withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account
of any taxes or duties which:
(a) are payable otherwise than by withholding or deduction from amounts payable; or
(b) are payable by reason of the Holder having, or having had, some personal or business
connection with the Federal Republic of Germany and not merely by reason of the fact
that payments in respect of the Notes are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be,
derived from sources in, or are secured in the Federal Republic of Germany; or
(c) are withheld or deducted from a payment to an individual or a residual entity pursuant
to any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest
income, or any intergovernmental agreement or international agreement on the taxation
of interest and to which the Federal Republic of Germany or the European Union is a
party, or any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to
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conform with, such directive, regulation, intergovernmental agreement or international
agreement; or
(d) are payable by reason of a change in law that becomes effective more than 30 days after
the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or, if later, is duly provided
for and notice thereof is published in accordance with the Conditions; or
(e) are deducted or withheld by a Paying Agent from a payment if the payment could have
been made by another Paying Agent without such deduction or withholding.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Guarantee, the Guarantor shall be permitted to
withhold or deduct any amounts required by the rules of U.S. Internal Revenue Code §§ 1471
through 1474 (or any amended or successor provisions), pursuant to any inter-governmental
agreement, or implementing legislation adopted by another jurisdiction in connection with these
provisions, or pursuant to any agreement with the Internal Revenue Service ("FATCA
Withholding"). The Guarantor will have no obligation to pay additional amounts or otherwise
indemnify a holder for any FATCA Withholding deducted or withheld by the Guarantor, any
paying agent or any other party as a result of any person other than Guarantor or an agent of the
Guarantor not being entitled to receive payments free of FATCA Withholding.
4.
(a) As long as any Note of the Guarantor or EnBW Finance issued under the Programme
remains outstanding, but only up to the time as principal and interest payable under or
in respect of the Notes have been placed at the disposal of the Fiscal Agent, the
Guarantor has undertaken not to create or permit to subsist any mortgage, charge,
pledge, lien or other encumbrance in rem (together, "encumbrances in rem") upon any
or all of its present or future assets as security for any present or future Capital Market
Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Guarantor or any third party, unless the Notes at
the same time share pari passu and pro rata in such security or unless such other
security as may be approved by an independent accounting firm as being equivalent
security has been made available to the Holders. This does not apply to the extent any
encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a company
which has merged with the Guarantor or which has been acquired by the Guarantor,
provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the time of the
merger or the acquisition, unless the encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose
of financing the merger or the acquisition or was increased in amount or extended
following the merger or the acquisition. Furthermore, sentence 1 of this paragraph (4)
(a) does also not apply to encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital Market
Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in whole or in part or to re-finance the
acquisition, establishment or development of projects; provided that (i) the recourse of
the holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets pertaining to such
project (including any interests in project companies) and customary guarantees issued
in accordance with market practice as the source of repayment; and (ii) the
encumbrances are created exclusively upon these assets. Any security which is to be
provided pursuant to this paragraph may, alternatively, also be provided to a Trustee (as
defined below) for the Holders.
(b) As long as any Notes remain outstanding but only up to the time all amounts of principal
and interest have been placed at the disposal of the Fiscal Agent, the Guarantor further
undertakes to procure to the extent legally possible in accordance with its bona fide
judgement, that its Principal Subsidiaries (as defined below) will not create or permit to
subsist any encumbrances in rem upon any or all of its present or future assets to secure
any present or future Capital Market Indebtedness (as defined below) of the relevant
Principal Subsidiary or any third party. This does not apply to the extent any
encumbrance in rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a subsidiary,
which becomes Principal Subsidiary during the term of the Notes issued under the
Programme, provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in existence at this
time, unless the encumbrance in rem was increased in amount or extended. Furthermore,
sentence 1 of this paragraph (4) (b) does not apply to the extent any encumbrance in
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rem was created for any Capital Market Indebtedness of a company which has merged
with the Principal Subsidiary or which has been acquired by the Principal Subsidiary,
provided that such encumbrance in rem was already in existence at the time of the
merger or the acquisition, unless the encumbrance in rem was created for the purpose
of financing the merger or the acquisition or was increased in amount or extended
following the merger or the acquisition. Finally, the provision stated in sentence 1 of
this paragraph (4) (b) does not apply to encumbrances in rem created to secure Capital
Market Indebtedness, the purpose of which is to finance in whole, in part or to re-finance
the acquisition, establishment or development of projects; provided that (i) the
recourse of the holders of such Capital Market Indebtedness is limited to assets
pertaining to such project (including any interests in project companies) and customary
guarantees issued in accordance with market practice as the source of repayment; and
(ii) the encumbrances are created exclusively upon these assets. Any security which is
to be provided pursuant to this paragraph 4(b) may, alternatively, also be provided to a
Trustee (as defined below) for the Holders.
(c) "Capital Market Indebtedness" shall mean any present or future obligation for the
payment of borrowed money which is in the form of, or represented or evidenced by,
bonds, or other instruments which are, or are intended to be, listed, quoted, dealt in or
traded on any stock exchange or in any organised market and any guarantee or other
indemnity in respect of such obligation.
(d) "Principal Subsidiary" shall mean any company which was consolidated in the latest
group accounts of the Guarantor and (i) whose sales as shown in its audited, non-
consolidated accounts (or where the subsidiary concerned itself prepares consolidated
accounts, consolidated sales as shown in its audited, consolidated accounts) which have
been used for the purposes of the latest audited, consolidated group accounts of the
Guarantor, amount to at least five per cent. of the overall Sales of the Guarantor and its
consolidated subsidiaries, as shown in its latest audited, consolidated group accounts;
and (ii) whose total assets as shown in its audited, non-consolidated accounts (or where
the subsidiary concerned itself prepares consolidated accounts, consolidated total assets
as shown in its audited, consolidated accounts) which have been used for the purposes
of the latest audited, consolidated group accounts of the Guarantor, amount to at least
five per cent. of the overall total assets of the Guarantor and its consolidated
subsidiaries, as shown in its latest audited, consolidated group accounts.
(e) "Trustee" shall mean a bank, financial institution, or accounting firm of recognised
international standing acting as trustee for the Holders, appointed by the Issuer and the
Guarantor.
5. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee (i) shall be separate and independent from
the obligations of EnBW Finance under the Notes, (ii) shall exist irrespective of the legality,
validity and binding effect or enforceability of the Notes, and (iii) shall not be affected by any
event, condition or circumstance of whatever nature, whether factual or legal, save the full,
definitive and irrevocable satisfaction of any and all payment obligations expressed to be
assumed under the Notes.
6. The obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall, without any further act or thing
being required to be done or to occur, extend to the obligations of any Substituted Debtor which
is not the Guarantor arising in respect of any Note by virtue of a substitution pursuant to the
Conditions.
7. This Guarantee and all undertakings contained herein constitute a contract for the benefit of the
Holders from time to time as third party beneficiaries pursuant to § 328 (1) BGB (German Civil
Code)17. They give rise to the right of each such Holder to require performance of the obligations
17
An English language translation of § 328 (1) BGB (German Civil Code) reads as follows: "A contract may stipulate
performance for the benefit of a third party, to the effect that the third party acquires the right directly to demand performance".
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undertaken herein directly from the Guarantor, and to enforce such obligations directly against
the Guarantor.
Each Holder has the right in case of the non-performance of any payments on Notes under the
Guarantee in order to prevail the Guarantee to file a suit directly against the Guarantor without
the need to take prior proceedings against EnBW Finance.
8. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft which accepted this Guarantee, in its capacity as Fiscal Agent
does not act in a relationship of agency or trust, a fiduciary or in any other similar capacity for
the Holders.
9. Terms used in this Guarantee and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning attributed
to them in the Conditions.
10. This Guarantee shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, German law.
11. This Guarantee is written in the German language and attached hereto is a non-binding English
translation.
12. The original version of this Guarantee shall be delivered to, and kept by, Deutsche Bank
Aktiengesellschaft.
13. Exclusive place of jurisdiction for all legal proceedings arising out of or in connection with this
Guarantee against the Guarantor shall be Frankfurt am Main.
14. On the basis of a copy of this Guarantee certified as being a true copy by a duly authorised officer
of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft each Holder may protect and enforce in his own name his
rights arising under this Guarantee in any legal proceedings against the Guarantor or to which
such Holder and the Guarantor are parties, without the need for production of this Guarantee in
such proceedings.
_______________________________ _______________________________
We accept the terms of the above Guarantee without recourse, warranty or liability.
Frankfurt am Main,
_______________________________ _______________________________
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FORM OF FINAL TERMS (MUSTER – ENDGÜLTIGE BEDINGUNGEN)
In case of Notes listed on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on
the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange or publicly offered in the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg, the Final Terms of Notes will be displayed on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
(www.luxse.com). In the case of Notes listed on any other stock exchange or publicly offered in one or more
member states of the EAA other than the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Final Terms will be displayed
on the website [www.[]].
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management[,/ and][ non-advised sales][and pure execution services]]. [Consider any negative target market].
Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a "Distributor") should take into
consideration the manufacturer['s/s'] target market assessment; however, a Distributor subject to the FCA
Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the "UK MiFIR Product
Governance Rules") is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes
(by either adopting or refining the manufacturer['s/s'] target market assessment) and determining
appropriate distribution channels.][Insert further details on target market, client categories etc.]
[PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS – The Notes are not intended to be offered,
sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any
retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a
person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive
2014/65/EU, as amended ("MiFID II"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2016/97/EU, as
amended, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article
4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended (the
"Prospectus Regulation"). Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No
1286/2014, as amended (the "PRIIPs Regulation"), for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making
them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes
or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs
Regulation.]18 []
18
Include legend unless the Final Terms specify "Prohibition of Sales to EEA and UK Retail Investors" as "Not Applicable".
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sonstige Zurverfügungstellung von Schuldverschreibungen an Kleinanleger im EWR nach der PRIIPs-
Verordnung unzulässig sein.]19
[PROHIBITION OF SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS – The Notes are not intended to be offered,
sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any
retail investor in the United Kingdom ("UK"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is
one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it
forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"); (ii) a
customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended
("FSMA"), and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97,
where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of
Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified
investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of
the EUWA (the "UK Prospectus Regulation"). Consequently no key information document required by
Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the "UK PRIIPs
Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the
UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to
any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.]20
[Singapore Securities and Futures Act Product Classification – Solely for the purposes of its obligations
pursuant to sections 309B(1)(a) and 309B(1)(c) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289 of Singapore)
(the "SFA"), the Issuer has determined, and hereby notifies all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A
of the SFA) that the Notes are ["prescribed capital markets products"][/][capital markets products other
than "prescribed capital markets products"] (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets
Products) Regulations 2018).]
[Singapurische Wertpapier- und Futures-Gesetz Produktklassifikation (Singapore Securities and Futures Act)
– Auschließlich für die Zwecke gemäß der Verpflichtungen nach Abschnitt 309B(1)(a) und 309B(1)(c) (Kapitel
289) des singapurischen Wertpapier- und Futures-Gesetzes (Securities and Futures Act (der "SFA")), hat die
Emittentin festgelegt und hiermit allen relevanten Personen (wie in Abschnitt 309A des SFA definiert)
mitgeteilt, dass die Schuldverschreibungen ["vorgeschriebene Kapitalmarktprodukte"][/][andere
Kapitalmarktprodukte als "vorgeschriebene Kapitlmarktprodukte"] (wie in den Verordnungen über
19
Legende einzufügen, sofern nicht die Endgültigen Bedingungen "Vertriebsverbot an Kleinanleger im EWR und in GB" für "Nicht
anwendbar" erklären.
20
Include legend unless the Final Terms specify "Prohibition of Sales to UK Retail Investors" as "Not Applicable".
21
Legende einzufügen, sofern nicht die Endgültigen Bedingungen "Vertriebsverbot an Kleinanleger im Vereinigten Königreich" für "Nicht
anwendbar" erklären.
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Wertpapiere und Futures (Kapitalmarktprodukte) 2018 definiert (Securities and Futures (Capital Markets
Products) Regulations 2018)) sind.]
[Date]
[Datum]
Final Terms
Endgültige Bedingungen
€ 10,000,000,000
Debt Issuance Programme
of
der
and
und
Issue Price: [ ] %
Ausgabepreis: [ ] %
Trade Date: [ ]
Handelstag: [ ]
These Final Terms are issued to give details of an issue of Notes under the € 10,000,000,000 Debt Issuance
Programme of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG [("EnBW AG")] and EnBW International Finance B.V.
[("EnBW Finance")] (the "Programme"). Full information on [EnBW AG] [and] [EnBW Finance] and the offer
of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus
22
The Issue Date is the date of payment and settlement of the Notes. In the case of free delivery, the Issue Date is the delivery date.
Der Tag der Begebung ist der Tag, an dem die Schuldverschreibungen begeben und bezahlt werden. Bei freier Lieferung ist der Tag der
Begebung der Tag der Lieferung.
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pertaining to the Programme dated 18 April 2023 [as supplemented by [a] supplement[s] dated [•]] (the "Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus" or the "Prospectus") which constitutes a base prospectus for the purpose of
Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended (the "Prospectus Regulation"), and these Final Terms, which have been
prepared for the purpose of Article 8(5) of the Prospectus Regulation. These Final Terms must be read in
conjunction with the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus. The Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus [and the
Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 27 April 2018] [and the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 26 April 2019] [and the Debt Issuance
Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 30 April 2020] [Debt Issuance Programme
Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 23 April 2021] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of
EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 14 April 2022] and any supplement thereto [, respectively,] are available
for viewing in electronic form on the website of EnBW AG (https://www.enbw.com) and, if the Notes are listed
on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on the regulated market of the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange, in addition on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.luxse.com),
and copies may be obtained from EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe,
Federal Republic of Germany. [A summary of the individual issue of the Notes is annexed to these Final Terms.]
Diese Endgültigen Bedingungen enthalten Angaben zur Emission von Schuldverschreibungen unter dem
€ 10.000.000.000 Debt Issuance Programme der EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG [("EnBW AG")]und
der EnBW International Finance B.V. [("EnBW Finance")] (das "Programm"). Vollständige Informationen über
[EnBW AG] [und] [EnBW Finance] und das Angebot der Schuldverschreibungen sind nur verfügbar, wenn die
Endgültigen Bedingungen, welche für die Zwecke des Artikels 8 Absatz 5 der Verordnung (EU) 2017/1129 (in
ihrer jeweils gültigen Fassung, die "Prospektverordnung") abgefasst wurden, und der Debt Issuance Programme
Prospekt vom 18. April 2023 über das Programm [und der Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG
und der EnBW Finance vom 27. April 2018][und der Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der
EnBW Finance vom 26. April 2019] [und der Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW
Finance vom 30. April 2020] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom
23. April 2021] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 14. April 2022],
ergänzt durch [den Nachtrag] [die Nachträge] vom [•](der "Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt" oder der
"Prospekt"), welcher ein Basisprospekt im Sinne der Prospektverordnung ist, zusammengenommen werden. Diese
Endgültigen Bedingungen müssen in Verbindung mit dem Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt gelesen werden.
Der Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt sowie jeder [jeweilige] Nachtrag können in elektronischer Form auf der
Internetseite des EnBW Konzerns (https://www.enbw.com) und, sofern die Schuldverschreibungen an der
offiziellen Liste der Luxemburger Wertpapierbörse notiert werden und zum Handel im regulierten Markt an der
Luxemburger Wertpapierbörse zugelassen sind, auf der Internetseite der Luxemburger Wertpapierbörse
(www.luxse.com) eingesehen werden. Kopien sind erhältlich bei der EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG,
Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe. [Eine Zusammenfassung der einzelnen Emission der
Schuldverschreibungen ist diesen Endgültigen Bedingungen beigefügt.]
[A. In the case the options applicable to the relevant Tranche of Notes are to be determined by replicating the
relevant provisions set forth in the [Prospectus][Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW
Finance dated 27 April 2018][Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated
26 April 2019] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 30 April 2020]
[Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 23 April 2021] [Debt Issuance
Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 14 April 2022] as Option I or Option II including
certain further options contained therein, respectively, and completing the relevant placeholders, insert:
A. Falls die für die betreffende Tranche von Schuldverschreibungen geltenden Optionen durch Wiederholung der
betreffenden im [Prospekt][Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom
27. April 2018][Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 26. April 2019]
[Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 30. April 2020] [Debt Issuance
Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 23. April 2021] [Debt Issuance Programme
Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 14. April 2022] als Option I oder Option II aufgeführten
Angaben (einschließlich der jeweils enthaltenen bestimmten weiteren Optionen) und Vervollständigung der
betreffenden Leerstellen bestimmt werden, einfügen:
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The Conditions applicable to the Notes (the "Conditions") and the [German] [English] language translation
thereof, are as set out below.
Die für die Schuldverschreibungen geltenden Bedingungen (die "Bedingungen") sowie die
[deutschsprachige][englischsprachige] Übersetzung sind wie nachfolgend aufgeführt.
[in case of Notes with fixed interest rates replicate here relevant provisions of Option I including relevant further
options contained therein, and complete relevant placeholders]
[im Fall von Schuldverschreibungen mit fester Verzinsung hier betreffende Angaben der Option I (einschließlich
der betreffenden weiteren Optionen) wiederholen und betreffende Leerstellen vervollständigen]
[in the case of Notes with floating interest rates replicate here relevant provisions of Option II including relevant
further options contained therein, and complete relevant placeholders]
[im Fall von Schuldverschreibungen mit variabler Verzinsung hier betreffende Angaben der Option II
(einschließlich der betreffenden weiteren Optionen) wiederholen und betreffende Leerstellen vervollständigen]]
[B. In the case the options applicable to the relevant Tranche of Notes are to be determined by referring to the
relevant provisions set forth in the [Prospectus][ Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW
Finance dated 27 April 2018][Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated
26 April 2019] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 30 April 2020]
[Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 23 April 2021] [Debt Issuance
Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 14 April 2022] as Option I or Option II including
certain further options contained therein, respectively, insert:
B. Falls die für die betreffende Tranche von Schuldverschreibungen geltenden Optionen, die durch Verweisung
auf die betreffenden im [Prospekt][Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance
vom 27. April 2018][Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 26. April
2019] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 30. April 2020] [Debt
Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 23. April 2021] [Debt Issuance
Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 14. April 2022] als Option I oder Option II
aufgeführten Angaben (einschließlich der jeweils enthaltenen bestimmten weiteren Optionen) bestimmt werden,
einfügen:
This Part I of the Final Terms is to be read in conjunction with the set of Terms and Conditions that apply to Notes
[with fixed interest rates] [with floating interest rates] (the "Terms and Conditions") set forth in the [Prospectus][
Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 27 April 2018][Debt Issuance
Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 26 April 2019] [Debt Issuance Programme
Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 30 April 2020] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of
EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 23 April 2021] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and
EnBW Finance dated 14 April 2022] as [Option I] [Option II]. Capitalised terms not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings specified in the set of Terms and Conditions.
Dieser Teil I der Endgültigen Bedingungen ist in Verbindung mit dem Satz der Emissionsbedingungen, der auf
Schuldverschreibungen [mit fester Verzinsung] [mit variabler Verzinsung] Anwendung findet
(die "Emissionsbedingungen"), zu lesen, der als [Option I] [Option II] im [Prospekt][Debt Issuance Programme
Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 27. April 2018] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der
EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom 26. April 2019] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und
der EnBW Finance vom 30. April 2020] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW
Finance vom 23. April 2021] [Debt Issuance Programme Prospekt der EnBW AG und der EnBW Finance vom
14. April 2022] enthalten ist. Begriffe, die in dem Satz der Emissionsbedingungen definiert sind, haben, falls die
Endgültigen Bedingungen nicht etwas anderes bestimmen, dieselbe Bedeutung, wenn sie in diesen Endgültigen
Bedingungen verwendet werden.
All references in this part of the Final Terms to numbered Articles and subparagraphs are to Articles and
subparagraphs of the Terms and Conditions.
Bezugnahmen in diesem Teil der Endgültigen Bedingungen auf Paragraphen und Absätze beziehen sich auf die
Paragraphen und Absätze der Emissionsbedingungen.
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All provisions in the Terms and Conditions corresponding to items in the Final Terms which are either not selected
or completed or which are deleted shall be deemed to be deleted from the terms and conditions applicable to the
Notes (the "Conditions").
Sämtliche Bestimmungen der Emissionsbedingungen, die sich auf Variablen dieser Endgültigen Bedingungen
beziehen und die weder angekreuzt noch ausgefüllt werden oder die gestrichen werden, gelten als in den auf die
Schuldverschreibungen anwendbaren Emissionsbedingungen (die "Bedingungen") gestrichen.]
Specified Currency []
Festgelegte Währung
Specified Denomination23 []
Festgelegte Stückelung
Global Note
Global Note
Clearing System
Clearingsystem
□ Clearstream Banking AG
Mergenthalerallee 61
65760 Eschborn
Germany
23
The minimum denomination of the Notes issued will be € 1,000 or an amount in any other currency which is at least equivalent on the
issue date.
Die Mindeststückelung der Schuldverschreibungen, die begeben werden, ist € 1.000 oder ein am Tag der Begebung diesem Betrag
mindestens entsprechender Betrag in einer anderen Währung.
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New Global Note [Yes/No]
New Global Note [Ja/Nein]
INTEREST (§ 3)
ZINSEN (§ 3)
□ No Sustainability Step-up
Kein Sustainability Step-up
□ Sustainability Step-up
Sustainability Step-up
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[Initial Broken Amount(s) (per Specified Denomination) []
Anfängliche(r) Bruchteilzinsbetrag(-beträge) [ ]]
(je Festgelegte Stückelung)
Deadline25 []
Ausschlussfrist []
KPI [1] []
KPI [1] []
[KPI 2 []
KPI 2 [ ]]
[KPI 3 []
KPI 3 [ ]]
24
NB for structuring of any Notes: Notice Date must be at least 10 Business Days prior to the Maturity Date to ensure that Paying Agent
can apply adjusted interest rate.
NB für die Strukturierung von Wertpapieren: Der Mitteilungstag muss zumindest 10 Geschäftstage vor dem Fälligkeitstag liegen , damit
die Zahlstelle den angepassten Zinssatz anwenden kann.
25
The Deadline should be at least 30 business days before the Maturity Day.
Das Ende der Ausschlussfrist soll mindestens 30 Geschäftstage vor dem Fälligkeitstag liegen.
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Independent Verifier [●] [Suitably-qualified service
provider with publication on
website [●]]
Unabhängige Prüfstelle [●][Angemessen qualifizierter
Dienstleister mit Bekanntgabe
auf der Webseite [●]]
Sustainability Performance Target [1] []
Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel [1] []
□ Two Sustainable Performance Target Observation Dates and either one or two KPIs
Zwei Nachhaltigkeits-Leistungskennzahl Beobachtungsstichtage sowie ein oder zwei KPI
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Adjusted Rate of Interest 1 [Sum of the Original Interest
Rate and [●] per cent. per annum]
Angepasster Zinssatz1 [●]
[Summe aus dem Ursprünglichen
Zinssatz und [●]% per
annum][●]
Adjusted Rate of Interest 2
Angepasster Zinssatz 2
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Notice Date26 Not later than on [fifth] [●]
Business Day after the end of the
respective Deadline
Mitteilungstag Spätestens [fünfter] [●]
Geschäftstag nach Ende der
jeweiligen Ausschlussfrist
Deadline 1 []
Ausschlussfrist 1 []
Deadline 2 []
Ausschlussfrist 2 []
Step-up Event []
Step-up-Ereignis []
□ One KPI
Ein KPI
□ Two KPI
Zwei KPI
□ Two KPI and both need to be achieved on Observation Date 2
Zwei KPI und beide sind am Beobachtungsstichtag 2 zu erreichen
KPI [1] []
KPI [1] []
[KPI 2 []
KPI 2 [ ]]
26
NB for structuring of any Notes: Notice Date must be at least 10 Business Days prior to the Maturity Date to ensure that Paying Agent
can apply adjusted interest rate.
NB für die Strukturierung von Wertpapieren: Der Mitteilungstag muss zumindest 10 Geschäftstage vor dem Fälligkeitstag liegen , damit
die Zahlstelle den angepassten Zinssatz anwenden kann.
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[Determination Date(s)27 [ ] in each year
Feststellungstermin(e) [ ] in jedem Jahr]
Business Day
Geschäftstag
27
Insert regular Interest Payment Dates ignoring Issue Date or Maturity Date in the case of a long or short first or last Coupon. N.B. only
relevant where the Specified Currency is Euro and the Day Count Fraction is Actual/Actual (ICMA).
Einzusetzen sind die festen Zinszahlungstage, wobei im Falle eines langen oder kurzen ersten oder letzten Kupons der Tag der Begebung
bzw. der Fälligkeitstag nicht zu berücksichtigen sind; nur einschlägig, falls die festgelegte Währung Euro ist und der Zinsta gequotient
Actual/Actual (ICMA) anwendbar ist.
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□ plus
plus
□ minus
minus
□ Actual/365 (Actual/Actual)
□ Actual/Actual (ICMA)
□ Actual/365 (Fixed)
□ Actual/360
□ 30/360 or 360/360 (Bond Basis)
□ 30E/360 (Eurobond Basis)
PAYMENTS (§ 4)
ZAHLUNGEN (§ 4)
□ T2
T2
REDEMPTION (§ 5)
RÜCKZAHLUNG (§ 5)
Final Redemption
Rückzahlung bei Endfälligkeit
□ No Sustainability Step-up
Kein Sustainability Step-up
28
Complete for all Notes.
Für alle Schuldverschreibungen ausfüllen.
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Maturity Date []
Fälligkeitstag []
□ Sustainability Step-up
Sustainability Step-up
Deadline30 []
Ausschlussfrist []
KPI [1] []
KPI [1] []
[KPI 2 []
KPI 2 [ ]]
[KPI 3 []
KPI 3 [ ]]
29
NB for structuring of any Notes: Notice Date must be at least 10 Business Days prior to the Maturity Date to ensure that Paying Agent
can apply adjusted final redemption amount.
NB für die Strukturierung von Wertpapieren: Der Mitteilungstag muss zumindest 10 Geschäftstage vor dem Fälligkeitstag liegen , damit
die Zahlstelle den angepassten Rückzahlungsbetrag anwenden kann.
30
The Deadline should be at least 30 business days before the Maturity Day.
Das Ende der Ausschlussfrist soll mindestens 30 Geschäftstage vor dem Fälligkeitstag liegen.
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Sustainability Performance Target [1] []
Nachhaltigkeits-Entwicklungs-Ziel [1] []
Early Redemption
Vorzeitige Rückzahlung
Early Redemption at the Option of the Issuer at Early Redemption Amount [Yes/No]
Vorzeitige Rückzahlung nach Wahl der Emittentin zum Vorzeitigen
Rückzahlungsbetrag [Ja/Nein]
31
Clearstream/Euroclear requires a minimum notice period of five days.
Clearstream/Euroclear verlangt eine Mindest-Kündigungsfrist von fünf Geschäftstagen.
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Partial Redemption [Yes/No]
Teilweise Rückzahlung [Ja/Nein]
□ Calculation Agent
Berechnungsstelle
□ other []
andere []
□ Maturity Date []
Fälligkeitstag []
32
Complete only for fixed rate Notes.
Nur für festverzinsliche Schuldverschreibungen ausfüllen.
33
Clearstream/Euroclear requires a minimum notice period of fifteen days.
Clearstream/Euroclear verlangt eine Mindestkündigungsfrist von fünfzehn Geschäftstagen.
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Maximum Notice to Issuer (never more than 60 days) [ ] days
Höchstkündigungsfrist (nie mehr als 60 Tage) [ ] Tage
THE FISCAL AGENT [,] [AND] THE PAYING AGENT[S] [AND THE
CALCULATION AGENT] (§ 6)
DER FISCAL AGENT [,] [UND] DIE ZAHLSTELLE[N] [UND DIE
BERECHNUNGSSTELLE] (§ 6)
NOTICES (§ 12)
MITTEILUNGEN (§ 12)
□ Luxembourg (www.luxse.com)
Luxemburg (www.luxse.com)
□ Germany
Deutschland
Börsen-Zeitung
Börsen-Zeitung
Federal Gazette
Bundesanzeiger
□ Clearingsystem []
Clearingsystem
LANGUAGE (§ 14)
SPRACHE (§ 14)
Language of Conditions34
Sprache der Bedingungen
□ English only
ausschließlich Englisch
34
To be determined in consultation with the Issuer. It is anticipated that, subject to any stock exchange or legal requirements applicable
from time to time, and unless otherwise agreed, in the case of Notes in bearer form sold and distributed on a syndicated basis, German
will be the controlling language. In the case of Notes in bearer form publicly offered, in whole or in part, in the Federal Republic of
Germany, or distributed, in whole or in part, to non-professional investors in the Federal Republic of Germany, German will be the
controlling language. If, in the event of such public offer or distribution to non-professional investors, however, English is chosen as the
controlling language, a German language translation of the Conditions will be available from the principal office of EnBW Energie Baden-
Württemberg AG.
In Abstimmung mit der Emittentin festzulegen. Es wird erwartet, dass vorbehaltlich geltender Börsen- oder anderer Bestimmungen und
soweit nicht anders vereinbart, die deutsche Sprache für Inhaberschuldverschreibungen maßgeblich sein wird, die auf syndizierter Basis
verkauft und vertrieben werden. Falls Inhaberschuldverschreibungen insgesamt oder teilweise öffentlich zum Verkauf in der
Bundesrepublik Deutschland angeboten oder an nicht berufsmäßige oder gewerbliche Investoren in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
verkauft werden, wird die deutsche Sprache maßgeblich sein. Falls bei einem solchen öffentlichen Verkaufsangebot oder Verkauf an nicht
berufsmäßige oder gewerbliche Investoren die englische Sprache als maßgeblich bestimmt wird, wird eine deutschsprachige Übersetzung
der Bedingungen bei der Hauptgeschäftsstelle der EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG erhältlich sein.
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□ German only
ausschließlich Deutsch
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PART II – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION35
Teil II: ZUSÄTZLICHE INFORMATIONEN
A. Essential information
Grundlegende Angaben
So far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.
Nach Kenntnis der Emittentin bestehen bei den an der Emission beteiligten Personen keine Interessen, die für
das Angebot bedeutsam sind.
[If applicable, insert and adjust/complete: [An amount equivalent to the net proceeds] [The net proceeds] of the
[Green Senior Unsecured Bonds] ("Green Bond") will be used exclusively to finance Eligible Green Projects as
described below.]
[Until the maturity of the Notes, in case of divestment or cancellation of an allocated Eligible Green Project, or if
an allocated project no longer meets the eligibility criteria, the Issuer [commits][will attempt] to reallocate the
proceeds to other Eligible Green Projects depending on availability.[]]
[Falls einschlägig, einfügen und anpassen bzw. vervollständigen: [Ein Betrag, der den Nettoerlösen] [Die
Nettoerlöse] der [Green Senior Unsecured Bonds] ("Green Bond") [entspricht,] [wird][werden] ausschließlich
verwendet, um Qualifizierte Grüne Projekte (wie nachfolgend beschrieben) zu finanzieren.]
[Im Falle der Veräußerung oder des Entfalls eines zugeteilten Qualifizierten Grünen Projekts oder falls ein
zugeteiltes Projekt nicht mehr den Zuteilungskriterien entspricht, [verpflichtet sich][versucht] die Emittentin, bis
zur Fälligkeit der Schuldverschreibungen, die Erträge anderen Qualifizierten Grünen Projekten, abhängig von
deren Verfügbarkeit, neu zuzuteilen.[ ]]
35
There is no obligation to complete Part II of the Final Terms in its entirety in case of Notes with a Specified Denomination of at least
€ 100,000 or its equivalent in any other currency, provided that such Notes will not be listed on any regulated market within the European
Economic Area. To be completed in consultation with the Issuer.
Es besteht keine Verpflichtung, Teil II der Endgültigen Bedingungen bei Schuldverschreibungen mit einer festgelegten Stückelu ng von
mindestens € 100.000 oder dem Gegenwert in einer anderen Währung vollständig auszufüllen, sofern diese Schuldverschreibungen nicht
an einem geregelten Markt innerhalb des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraums zum Handel zugelassen werden. In Absprache mit der
Emittentin auszufüllen.
36 If proceeds are intended for more than one principal use will need to split up and present in order of priority.
Sofern die Erträge für verschiedene wichtige Verwendungszwecke bestimmt sind, sind diese aufzuschlüsseln und nach der Priorität der
Verwendungszwecke darzustellen.
37 Not required for Notes with a Specified Denomination of at least € 100,000.
Nicht anwendbar auf Schuldverschreibungen mit einer festgelegten Stückelung von mindestens € 100.000.
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Eurosystem eligibility38
EZB-Fähigkeit
38 Only applicable for Notes in NGN form. Select "Yes" if the Notes are to be kept in custody by an ICSD as common safekeeper. Select
"No" if the Notes are to be kept in custody by the common service provider as common safekeeper. Select "Not Applicable" if the Notes
are in CGN form or are deposited with Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt.
Nur bei Schuldverschreibungen in Form einer NGN anwendbar. "Ja" wählen, falls die Schuldverschreibungen von einem ICSD als
common safekeeper gehalten werden sollen. "Nein" wählen, falls die Schuldverschreibungen vom common service provider als common
safekeeper gehalten werden sollen. "Nicht anwendbar" wählen, falls die Schuldverschreibungen in Form einer CGN begeben werden
oder bei Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt verwahrt werden.
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for Eurosystem monetary policy and
intraday credit operations by the
Eurosystem at any time during their
life. Such recognition will depend upon
the European Central Bank being
satisfied that Eurosystem eligibility
criteria have been met.
Während die Bestimmung am Tag
dieser Endgültigen Bedingungen mit
"Nein" festgelegt wurde, können sich
die Eurosystemfähigkeitskriterien für
die Zukunft derart ändern, dass die
Schuldverschreibungen fähig sein
werden diese einzuhalten. Die
Schuldverschreibungen können dann
bei einem der ICSDs als gemeinsamer
Verwahrer hinterlegt werden. Es ist zu
beachten, dass die
Schuldverschreibungen selbst dann
nicht notwendigerweise als geeignete
Sicherheit im Sinne der
Währungspolitik des Eurosystems und
der taggleichen Überziehungen (intra-
day credit operations) des Eurosystem
entweder nach Begebung oder zu einem
Zeitpunkt während ihrer Existenz
anerkannt werden. Eine solche
Anerkennung wird von der
Entscheidung der Europäischen
Zentralbank abhängen, dass die
Eurosystemfähigkeitskriterien erfüllt
werden.]
[Temporary] ISIN []
[Vorläufige] ISIN
39
If the FISN is not required or requested, it should be specified to be "Not Applicable".
Wenn der FISN nicht notwendig oder gefordert ist, sollte angegeben werden, dass er "Nicht anwendbar" ist.
40
If the CFI Code is not required or requested, it should be specified to be "Not Applicable".
Wenn der CFI Code nicht notwendig oder gefordert ist, sollte angegeben werden, dass er "Nicht anwendbar" ist.
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[Vorläufige] Sonstige Wertpapierkennnummer]
41 Only applicable for Floating Rate Notes. Not required for Notes with a Specified Denomination of at least € 100,000.
Nur bei variabel verzinslichen Schuldverschreibungen anwendbar. Nicht anwendbar auf Schuldverschreibungen mit einer festgeleg ten
Stückelung von mindestens € 100.000.
42 Only applicable for Fixed Rate Notes.
Nur für festverzinsliche Schuldverschreibungen anwendbar.
43 If Sustainability Step-up Note include the following footnote: Based on the assumption that no interest step-up event occurs during the
term of the Notes.
Falls Sustainability Step-up Note folgende Fußnote einfügen: Basierend auf der Annahme, dass während der Laufzeit der
Schuldverschreibungen kein Step-up Ereignis eintritt.
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C. Terms and conditions of the offer44 [Not applicable]
Bedingungen und Konditionen des Angebots [Nicht anwendbar]
C.1 Conditions, offer statistics, expected timetable and action required to apply for the offer
Angebotsstatistiken, erwarteter Zeitplan und erforderliche Maßnahmen für die Antragstellung
Total amount of the offer; if the amount is not fixed, description of the
arrangements and time for announcing to the public the definitive
amount of the offer [Specify description of the
arrangements and time for
announcing]
Gesamtsumme des Angebots; wenn die Summe nicht feststeht,
Beschreibung der Vereinbarungen und des Zeitpunkts für die Ankündigung
des endgültigen Angebotsbetrags an das Publikum [Beschreibung der Verein-
barungen und des Zeitpunkts für
die Ankündigung einfügen]
44
Complete with respect to a public offer of Notes with a Specified Denomination of less than € 100,000.
Bei öffentlichem Angebot von Schuldverschreibungen mit einer festgelegten Stückelung von weniger als € 100.000 auszufüllen.
45 If the Notes clearly do not constitute "packaged" products, "Not Applicable" should be specified. If the Notes may constitute
"packaged" products and no KID will be prepared, "Applicable" should be specified.
Sind die Schuldverschreibungen eindeutig keine "verpackten" Produkte, so sollte "Nicht anwendbar" ausgewählt werden. Wenn die
Schuldverschreibungen "verpackte" Produkte darstellen und kein KID vorbereitet wird, ist "Anwendbar" auszuwählen.
46 If the Notes clearly do not constitute "packaged" products, "Not Applicable" should be specified. If the Notes may constitute
"packaged" products and no KID will be prepared, "Applicable" should be specified.
Sind die Schuldverschreibungen eindeutig keine "verpackten" Produkte, so sollte "Nicht anwendbar" ausgewählt werden. Wenn die
Schuldverschreibungen "verpackte" Produkte darstellen und kein KID vorbereitet wird, ist "Anwendbar" auszuwählen.
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Method and time limits for paying up the notes and for delivery of the notes [Specify method and time
limits]
Methode und Fristen für die Bedienung der Wertpapiere und ihre Lieferung [Methode und Fristen
einfügen]
Manner and date in which results of the offer are to be made public [Specify manner and date]
Art und Weise und Termin, auf die bzw. an dem die Ergebnisse des Angebots
offen zu legen sind [Art und Weise und Termin
einfügen]
The procedure for the exercise of any right of pre-emption, the negotiability
of subscription rights and the treatment of subscription rights not exercised [Specify details]
Verfahren für die Ausübung eines etwaigen Vorzugsrechts, die Marktfähigkeit
der Zeichnungsrechte und die Behandlung der nicht ausgeübten
Zeichnungsrechte [Einzelheiten einfügen]
C.3 Pricing
Kursfeststellung
Expected price at which the Notes will be offered [Not applicable] [Issue Price]
[Specify expected price]
Preis zu dem die Schuldverschreibungen voraussichtlich
angeboten werden [Nicht anwendbar] [Ausgabepreis]
[Voraussichtlichen Preis einfügen]
Amount of expenses and taxes charged to the subscriber / purchaser [Not applicable]
[Specify amount of expenses and taxes]
Kosten/Steuern, die dem Zeichner/Käufer in Rechnung gestellt
werden [Nicht anwendbar]
[Kosten/Steuern einfügen]
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C.4 Placing and underwriting
Platzierung und Emission
Method of distribution
Vertriebsmethode
Non-syndicated
Nicht syndiziert
Syndicated
Syndiziert
Firm commitment []
Feste Zusage
Commissions49
Provisionen
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C.5 Public Offer Jurisdictions50
Jurisdiktionen für öffentliches Angebot
Date of admission []
Datum der Zulassung
All regulated markets, third country markets or MTFs on which, to the knowledge
of the Issuer, notes of the same class of the notes to be offered or admitted
to trading are already admitted to trading51
Angabe sämtlicher geregelter Märkte, Drittlandsmärkte oder MTFs,
auf denen nach Kenntnis der Emittentin Schuldverschreibungen
der gleichen Wertpapierkategorie, die zum Handel angeboten
oder zugelassen werden sollen, bereits zum Handel zugelassen sind
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Frankfurt Stock Exchange, regulated market
Börse Frankfurt am Main, regulierter Markt
E. Additional Information
Zusätzliche Informationen
[Specify whether the relevant rating agency is established in the European Union and is registered or has applied
for registration pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16
September 2009 on credit rating agencies, amended by Regulation (EC) No 513/2011 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 11 March 2011, (the "CRA Regulation").]
[Einzelheiten einfügen, ob die jeweilige Ratingagentur ihren Sitz in der Europäischen Union hat und gemäß
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1060/2009 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 16. September 2009 über
Ratingagenturen, geändert durch Verordnung (EU) Nr. 513/2011 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates
vom 11. Mai 2011, (die "Ratingagentur-Verordnung") registriert ist oder die Registrierung beantragt hat.]
[The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") publishes on its website (www.esma.europa.eu) a list
of credit rating agencies registered in accordance with the CRA Regulation. That list is updated within five
working days following the adoption of a decision under Article 16, 17 or 20 CRA Regulation. The European
Commission shall publish that updated list in the Official Journal of the European Union within 30 days following
such update.]
[Die Europäische Wertpapier und Marktaufsichtsbehörde ("ESMA") veröffentlicht auf ihrer Webseite
(www.esma.europa.eu) ein Verzeichnis der nach der Ratingagentur-Verordnung registrierten Ratingagenturen.
Dieses Verzeichnis wird innerhalb von fünf Werktagen nach Annahme eines Beschlusses gemäß Artikel 16, 17
oder 20 der Ratingagentur-Verordnung aktualisiert. Die Europäische Kommission veröffentlicht das aktualisierte
Verzeichnis im Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union innerhalb von 30 Tagen nach der Aktualisierung.]]
[A credit rating assesses the creditworthiness of an entity and informs an investor therefore about the probability
of the entity being able to redeem invested capital. It is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and
may be revised or withdrawn by the rating agency at any time.] [Insert description of the meaning of the ratings.]
[Ein Kreditrating ist eine Einschätzung der Kreditwürdigkeit einer Rechtsperson und informiert den Anleger
daher über die Wahrscheinlichkeit mit der die Rechtsperson in der Lage ist, angelegtes Kapital zurückzuzahlen.
52
Do not complete, if the Notes are not rated on an individual basis. Need to include a brief explanation of the meaning of the ratings if this
has been previously published by the rating provider.
Nicht auszufüllen, wenn kein Einzelrating für die Schuldverschreibungen vorliegt. Kurze Erläuterung der Bedeutung des Ratings, wenn
dieses unlängst von der Ratingagentur erstellt wurde, einfügen.
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Es ist keine Empfehlung Wertpapiere zu kaufen, zu verkaufen oder zu halten und kann jederzeit durch die
Ratingagentur geändert oder zurückgenommen werden.] [Beschreibung der Bedeutung der Ratings einfügen.]
[Not applicable][ Each Dealer and/or each further financial intermediary subsequently reselling or finally placing
Notes [- if and to the extent this is so expressed below –] is entitled to use the Prospectus [in Luxembourg] [,] [the
Republic of Austria] [,] [the Federal Republic of Germany] [,] [and] [the Netherlands] for the subsequent resale
or final placement of the relevant Notes during the offer period from [] and until []]. [Any other clear and
objective conditions to the consent.]
[Nicht anwendbar][Jeder Finanzintermediär, der Schuldverschreibungen nachfolgend weiter verkauft oder
endgültig platziert, ist [– wenn und soweit dies unten erklärt wird -] berechtigt, den Prospekt für den späteren
Weiterverkauf oder die endgültige Platzierung der Schuldverschreibungen [in Luxemburg] [,] [in der Republik
Österreich] [,] [der Bundesrepublik Deutschland] [und] [in den Niederlanden] während der Angebotsfrist vom
[] bis [] zu verwenden.] [Weitere klare und objektive Bedingungen für die Einwilligung.]
[With respect to any information included herein and specified to be sourced from a third party (i) the Issuer
confirms that any such information has been accurately reproduced and as far as the Issuer is aware and is able to
ascertain from information available to it from such third party, no facts have been omitted the omission of which
would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading and (ii) the Issuer has not independently
verified any such information and accepts no responsibility for the accuracy thereof.][Not applicable.]
[Hinsichtlich der hierin enthaltenen und als solche gekennzeichneten Informationen von Seiten Dritter gilt
Folgendes: (i) Die Emittentin bestätigt, dass diese Informationen zutreffend wiedergegeben worden sind und –
soweit es der Emittentin bekannt ist und sie aus den von diesen Dritten zur Verfügung gestellten Informationen
ableiten konnte – keine Fakten weggelassen wurden, deren Fehlen die reproduzierten Informationen unzutreffend
oder irreführend gestalten würden; (ii) die Emittentin hat diese Informationen nicht selbständig überprüft und
übernimmt keine Verantwortung für ihre Richtigkeit.][Nicht anwendbar.]
[EnBW Aktiengesellschaft
(as Issuer)
(als Emittentin)]
___________________________________
[EnBW International Finance B.V.
(as Issuer)
(als Emittentin)]
___________________________________
[]
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as disclosed in the relevant Final Terms, as applicable, the net proceeds of the issue of each Tranche of
Notes will be applied by the relevant Issuer to meet part of its general corporate purposes. If, in respect of any
particular issue, there is a particular identified use of proceeds, this will be stated in the applicable Final Terms.
None of the Dealers will verify or monitor the proposed use of proceeds of Notes issued under the Programme.
If specified in the relevant Final Terms, an amount equivalent to the net proceeds of any Tranche of Notes issued
under the Programme may be used to finance and/or refinance specified Eligible Green Projects in accordance
with certain prescribed eligibility criteria set out in the Green Financing Framework. Additional information on
the Green Financing Framework is available on the website of EnBW Group
(https://www.enbw.com/company/investors/bonds/green-bonds.html).
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENBW ENERGIE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG AG
EnBW AG has its registered office at Durlacher Allee 93, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany (tel. +49 (0)721 6300). It is
registered with the commercial register at the Mannheim local court under the number HRB 107956 and the name
"EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG". It also trades under the commercial name "EnBW". The Legal Entity
Identifier (LEI) of EnBW AG is 529900JSFZ4TS59HKD79.
The website of the EnBW AG is https://www.enbw.com. The information on the website does not form part of
this Prospectus unless that information is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.
The Issuer presents Alternative Performance Measures to measure operating performance, the level of net debt
and as a basis for its strategic planning and forecasting, as well as monitoring the retained cash flows. The Issuer
also believes that Alternative Performance Measures and similar measures are widely used by certain investors,
securities analysts and other interested parties as supplemental measures of operating performance and financial
standing. The Issuer's Alternative Performance Measures are defined as follows:
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"Adjusted EBITDA" describes operational earnings (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization) that are adjusted for items related to non-operating effects ("Non-Operating EBITDA"). These
effects include effects that cannot be predicted or cannot be directly influenced by EnBW.
In € million
In € million
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"Net cash investment": Cash-relevant net investment describes the overall cash-relevant investment less the
overall cash-relevant divestitures in the relevant financial year.
2 This includes offsets of capital reductions in non-controlling interests with short-term receivables to foreign companies. The latter was due
to advance payments made in 2021 as a result of contractual regulations.
"Adjusted EBIT" is the Earnings after depreciation and amortization but before interest and taxes (EBIT)
adjusted for impairment losses and the non-operating EBITDA.
In € million
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"Funds from operations (FFO)" are the cash relevant earnings from operating activities that are available to the
company for investments, the distribution of dividends and the repayment of debt. This figure gives an estimate
of the cash generated from the EnBW Group's core activities.
In € million
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"Net financial debt" comprises financial liabilities (including bonds, liabilities to banks and financial lease
obligations) less cash and cash equivalents and financial assets that are available to the company's operating
business. Financial liabilities are adjusted for valuation effects from interest-induced hedging transactions and for
the equity credit of outstanding hybrid bonds.
Cash and cash equivalents available to the operating business -4,626.1 -5,251.3
2The structural characteristics of EnBW's subordinated bonds meet the criteria for half of the bond to be classified as equity, and half as debt,
by the rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
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Net debt relating to pension and nuclear obligations comprises the provisions for pensions and similar
obligations and provisions relating to nuclear power. These provisions are netted against receivables relating to
the dismantling of nuclear power plants and the dedicated financial assets.
Net debt relating to pension and nuclear obligations 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021
In € million
Cash and cash equivalents to cover the pension and nuclear obligations* -185.0 -186.5
Current financial assets to cover the pension and nuclear obligations* -75.7 -97.3
1Less the market value of the plan assets (excluding the surplus cover from benefit entitlements) of €714.2 million as of 31 December 2022
as well as €869.9 million as of 31 December 2021.
"Net debt" comprises net financial debt and the net debt relating to pension and nuclear obligations.
In € million1
1
The figures as of 31 December 2021 have been restated.
"Retained cash flow" comprises funds from operations (FFO) and declared dividends and measures cash flow
available to the company for investment activities without the need to raise additional debt.
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Retained cash flow 2,534.9 1,783.8
"Debt repayment potential" describes the retained cash flow in relation to the net debt and is the most significant
performance indicator to describe the EnBW Group's ability to repay its debts internally.
1
The figures for 2021 have been restated.
"Adjusted Group Net Profit" is defined as Group net profit/loss attributable to the shareholders of EnBW AG
adjusted for items related to non-operating effects ("non-operating Group net profit/loss attributable to the
shareholders of EnBW AG"). These items include effects that cannot be predicted or cannot be directly influenced
by EnBW.
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Group Net Profit / Loss
2021
in € million
* unaudited
Less / Plus / non-operating Group net profit/loss attributable to the -765.4 840.0
shareholders of EnBW AG*
Adjusted Group net profit/loss attributable to the shareholders of EnBW AG* 972.6 1,203.2
* unaudited
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Business overview – main activities
EnBW is transforming itself from an integrated energy supply company into a sustainable and innovative
infrastructure partner, also outside of the energy sector. Sustainability is an important element of EnBW's business
model and acts as a compass for strategic alignment. EnBW draws on a variety of resources - from finances to
expertise - for its corporate activities. Since the start of 2021, EnBW's business portfolio has been split into three
segments that encompass the following activities:
The Smart Infrastructure for Customers segment comprises the sale of electricity and gas, energy industry
services and energy solutions, provision and expansion of quick-charging infrastructure and digital
solutions for electromobility, broadband activities in the telecommunications business and static storage
systems in conjunction with photovoltaics (the "Smart Infrastructure for Customers segment").
The transmission and distribution of electricity and gas are the main components of the System Critical
Infrastructure segment (the "System Critical Infrastructure segment"). The activities in this segment
are designed to guarantee the security of supply and system stability. The provision of grid-related
services and the supply of water are other activities in this segment.
The Sustainable Generation Infrastructure segment encompasses activities in the areas of renewable
energies and conventional generation, district heating and waste management / environmental services
(the "Sustainable Generation Infrastructure segment"). In order to guarantee the security of supply,
EnBW maintains the power plants that have been transferred to the grid reserve. In addition, this segment
includes the storage of gas and trading of electricity, CO2 allowances and fuels, as well as the direct
distribution of renewable energy power plants.
In order to continue to play an active role in shaping the energy transition, gross investment of €14.4 billion is
planned for the 2023 to 2025 period. This represents on average €4.8 billion per year.
ED, based in Laufenberg, Switzerland, has around 1,100 employees and is an ecologically oriented
German-Swiss listed company with various subsidiaries that is active in South Baden and Switzerland.
ED exclusively generates green electricity, primarily using hydropower, and has already been climate
neutral since 2020. Alongside the supply of electricity, ED offers its customers smart, networked
products and services, including photovoltaic plants, heat pumps, electricity storage systems,
electromobility and e-car sharing.
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PRE, based in Prague, Czech Republic, has around 1,700 employees and its core business activities
include the sale of electricity and gas, the distribution of electricity in Prague and Roztoky, the generation
of electricity from renewable energies, the operation and expansion of fiber-optic infrastructure, the
expansion of the charging infrastructure for electromobility and the provision of energy services. PRE is
the third-largest electricity supplier in the Czech Republic. As part of its activities, PRE promotes the
use of modern technological solutions and advises on the implementation of innovative technologies and
achieving energy savings.
Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG ("SWD") is one of the largest municipal energy supply companies in
Germany and has around 3,200 employees. SWD and its subsidiaries supply customers in Düsseldorf
and the surrounding region with electricity, natural gas, district heating and drinking water. They are also
responsible for waste disposal and street cleaning services in the metropolitan area of Düsseldorf. In
addition, SWD focuses on the needs-based development of networked urban infrastructure in the areas
of energy, mobility, the circular economy and real estate. SWD supports Düsseldorf in achieving its
target of becoming climate neutral by 2035.
VNG AG ("VNG") is based in Leipzig and has around 1,500 employees. It is a corporate group with
more than 20 companies in Germany and Europe and has a broad portfolio of services in the gas and
infrastructure sectors. VNG concentrates on its four business areas of Trading and Sales, Transport,
Storage and Biogas. Using this core expertise, VNG increasingly focuses on new business fields, such
as green gases and digital infrastructure. VNG's subsidiary ONTRAS Gastransport operates and markets
the second-largest German gas transmission grid as an independent transmission system operator.
EnBW supplies around 5.5 million customers with energy and differentiates between two customer groups:
B2C – The B2C customer group includes retail customers, small commercial enterprises, the housing
industry and agriculture. EnBW sells green electricity, electricity, gas, district heating, energy industry
services, energy solutions and drinking water to B2C customers under the EnBW brand, mainly in Baden-
Württemberg. EnBW also sells green electricity and gas products, as well as solutions and digital services
related to energy, to retail and commercial customers throughout Germany under the Yello brand.
B2B – The B2B customer group encompasses major commercial enterprises and industrial companies,
as well as redistributors, municipal utilities, local authorities and public entities. EnBW serves B2B
customers via its subsidiaries under the GVS brand.
In addition, EnBW serves both B2C and B2B customers under the Erdgas Südwest, ODR and ZEAG brands.
Under the NaturEnergie brand, ED sells green electricity across Germany and gas to retail customers in South
Baden. In addition, ED also offers many other sustainable products and services through this brand in the areas of
heating, living, photovoltaics and mobility – from solar power plants and e-car sharing services through to heating
concepts for districts. In Switzerland, the ED Group provides electricity to business customers. PRE sells
electricity, gas, energy services and mobile communication services to retail and commercial customers in Prague
and the surrounding region under the PRE brand. PRE also supplies electricity, gas and energy services to
industrial customers across the Czech Republic under the PRE brand. Electricity and gas are sold in the Czech
Republic under the Yello brand, primarily via online channels to households and commercial customers. SWD
supplies retail and commercial customers in the B2C sector with electricity, gas, heating and drinking water under
the Stadtwerke Düsseldorf brand. In the B2B sector, the range of services is directed at business and industrial
customers with the sales focus being placed increasingly on Düsseldorf and the local region. VNG, based in
Leipzig, supplies domestic and foreign trading companies, redistributors, public utilities and large customers with
gas under the VNG brand. The company goldgas, a subsidiary of VNG, sells gas and electricity – especially to
private households, commercial customers and property management companies in Germany – under the goldgas
brand.
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Organisational Structure
EnBW is organised according to the model of an integrated company. EnBW AG is managed through business
units and functional units: Core operating activities along the entire energy industry value chain are concentrated
in the business units. The functional units carry out EnBW Group-wide support and governance tasks. As of
31 December 2022, the EnBW Group consisted of EnBW AG as the parent company and 235 fully consolidated
companies, 26 companies accounted for using the equity method and 3 joint operations.
The Smart Infrastructure for Customers segment comprises the sale of electricity and gas, energy industry services
and energy solutions, provision and expansion of quick-charging infrastructure and digital solutions for
electromobility, broadband activities in the telecommunications business and static storage systems in conjunction
with photovoltaics.
The electricity and gas volume sold as well as key figures for the Smart Infrastructure for Customers segment are
shown in the table below:
The transmission and distribution of electricity and gas are the main components of the System Critical
Infrastructure segment. The activities in this segment are designed to guarantee the security of supply and system
stability. The provision of grid-related services and the supply of water are other activities in this segment.
The electricity and gas grid lengths of the EnBW Group as well as key figures for the System Critical Infrastructure
segment are shown in the table below:
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1 Number of employees excluding apprentices/ trainees and inactive employees.
2 The figures for 2021 have been restated for the new segment structure valid from 2022.
The Sustainable Generation Infrastructure segment encompasses activities in the areas of renewable energies and
conventional generation, district heating and waste management / environmental services. In order to guarantee
the security of supply, EnBW maintains the power plants that have been transferred to the grid reserve. In addition,
this segment includes the storage of gas and trading of electricity, CO2 allowances and fuels, as well as the direct
distribution of renewable energy power plants.
The generation, total generation capacity from renewables as well as key figures for the Sustainable Generation
Infrastructure segment are shown in the table below:
In 2022, EnBW's generation of electricity was slightly below the previous year's 2021 level at 42.1 TWh.
Generation based on renewable energies increased compared to the previous year due to the addition of new power
plants and better wind conditions, while generation from EnBW's hydropower plants was significantly lower than
the level in the previous year due to low water levels. The volume of electricity generated by the company's
thermal generation plants fell in comparison to the previous year. Although generation at EnBW's coal power
plants increased slightly driven by prices on the market, generation at the gas power plants fell considerably. The
proportion of EnBW's generation from renewable energy sources thus increased in comparison to the previous
year to 27.9%.
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Breakdown of the generation portfolio of the ENBW Group1 2022 2021
Net electrical output2 in MW (as of 31/12)
Renewable Energies 5,444 5,100
Run-of-river power plants 1,008 1,007
Storage/pumped storage plants using the natural flow of water3 1,513 1,517
Onshore wind 1,031 1,016
Offshore wind 976 976
Other renewable energies 916 584
Thermal power plants3 7,622 7,622
Brown coal 875 875
Hard coal 3,467 3,467
Gas 1,166 1,166
Other thermal power plants 346 346
Pumped storage power plants that do not use the natural flow of water 2 545 545
Nuclear power plants 1,223 1,223
Installed output4 13,066 12,722
of which renewable in % 41.7 40.1
of which low carbon in %5 13.1 13.4
1 Generation portfolio includes long-term procurement agreements and generation from partly owned power plants.
2 Output values irrespective of marketing channel, for storage: generation capacity.
3 Including pumped storage power plants that do not use the natural flow of water.
4 In addition, power plants with an installed output of 1,706 MW were registered for decommissioning. However, they were classified as
system-relevant by the Federal Network Agency and TransnetBW and are thus used by TransnetBW as reserve grid capacity.
5 Excluding renewable energies; only gas power plants and storage power plants that do not use the natural flow of water.
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Management and Supervisory Bodies
Board of Management
The members of the Board of Management are set out below together with (1) membership in other statutory
supervisory boards and (2) comparable domestic and foreign control bodies of business organisations:
Andreas Schell (since 15 November 2022)
(Member and chairman of the Board of Management/Chief Executive Officer)
(1) (2)
- -
Colette Rückert-Hennen
(Member of the Board of Management, Chief Sales and Human Resources Officer / Director of Personnel)
(1) (2)
- Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG (Chairwoman) (since 29 - PRE Pražska energetika, a.s. (Deputy Chairwoman)
July 2022)
Thomas Kusterer
(Member of the Board of Management, Chief Financial Officer)
(1) (2)
- Energiedienst AG (Chairman) - Energiedienst Holding AG
- Sick AG (since 19 May 2022) (President of the Administrative Board)
- VNG AG (Chairman) (until 30 June 2022)
(1) (2)
- EnBW Kernkraft GmbH (Chairman) -
- Grosskraftwerk Mannheim Aktiengesellschaft
- Illwerke vkw AG
- Schluchseewerk AG (Chairman)
(1) (2)
- Netze BW GmbH (Chairman) -
- terranets bw GmbH (Chairman)
- TransnetBW GmbH (Chairman)
- VNG AG (Chairman) (since 30 June 2022)
(1) (2)
- Alstom S. A. -
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As of 1 May 2022, the distribution of responsibilities among the Member of the Board of Management changed.
Colette Rückert-Hennen assumed responsibility for Sales, Marketing and Operations in addition to her previous
duties. On 15 November 2022, Andreas Schell succeeded Dr. Frank Mastiaux as Chairman of the Board of
Management and Chief Executive Officer. In the transitional phase between the end of Dr. Frank Mastiaux's
contract on 30 September 2022 and Andreas Schell's appointment on 15 November 2022, the Board of
Management was jointly responsible for the executive office.
EnBW AG is not aware of any conflicts of interest on the part of the aforementioned members of the Board of
Management between their duties to EnBW AG and their private interests or other commitments.
The members of the Board of Management can be contacted at EnBW AG's business address: Durlacher Allee 93,
76131 Karlsruhe.
Supervisory Board
On 8 February 2023, the employee representatives on the Supervisory Board of EnBW AG were newly elected.
Ms. Christina Ledong, Mr. Bernad Lukacin, Mr. Thorsten Pfirmann and Mr. Joachim Rudolf have been members
of the Supervisory Board since 8 February 2023. The following members left the Supervisory Board as of 8
February 2023: Mr. Dietrich Herd, Mr. Thomas Landsbek, Mrs. Dr. Nadine Müller and Mr. Jürgen Schäfer. The
members of the Supervisory Board are set out below together with (1) membership in other statutory supervisory
boards or (2) comparable domestic and foreign control bodies of business organisations:
Lutz Feldmann
(Chairman)
(1) (2)
- - Villa Claudius gGmbH (Chairman)
- Thyssen'sche Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Achim Binder
(Deputy Chairman) (since 15 February 2023)
(1) (2)
- Netze BW GmbH (Deputy Chairman) -
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Stefanie Bürkle
(1) (2)
- SWEG Südwestdeutsche - Hohenzollerische Landesbank
Landesverkehrs-AG Kreissparkasse Sigmaringen, Anstalt
des öffentlichen Rechts (Chairwoman)
- Flugplatz Mengen Hohentengen GmbH
(Chairwoman)
- SRH Kliniken Landkreis Sigmaringen
GmbH (Chairwoman)
- Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg,
Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts
- Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau
GmbH (naldo) (Chairwoman)
- Wirtschaftsförderungs- und
Standortmarketinggesellschaft
Landkreis Sigmaringen mbH (Chairwoman)
- Zweckverband Oberschwäbische
Elektrizitätswerke (Deputy Chairwoman)
- Zweckverband Thermische
Abfallverwertung Donautal (TAD)
(Deputy Chairwoman)
Michaela Kräutter
(1) (2)
- EnBW Kernkraft GmbH -
- Netze BW GmbH
(1) (2)
- BürgerEnergiegenossenschaft Region Wangen im - EnBW mobility+ AG & Co. KG (since 30
Allgäu eG November 2022)
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Dr. Hubert Lienhard
(1) (2)
- Heraeus Holding GmbH - Heitkamp & Thumann KG
- Siemens Energy AG - Siemens Gas and Power Management GmbH
- SMS Group GmbH
- TransnetBW GmbH
- Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA (until 1 March 2022)
- Voith Management GmbH (until 9 December 2022)
- KAEFER SE & Co. KG (since 1 May 2022)
Marika Lulay
(1) (2)
- Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG (until 10 -
August 2022)
- GFT Technologies SE
- – Aareal Bank AG (since 31 August 2022)
(1) (2)
- Kreisbaugenossenschaft Rottweil e.G. (Chairman) – Komm.ONE, Anstalt des öffentlichen
- SV SparkassenVersicherung Holding AG Rechts (formerly ITEOS)
– Kreissparkasse Rottweil, Anstalt des
öffentlichen Rechts (Chairman)
– Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH
– SMF Schwarzwald Musikfestival GmbH
– Sparkassen-Beteiligungen Baden-
Württemberg GmbH
– Sparkassenverband Baden-Württemberg,
Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts
– Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft
Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg mbH
– Zweckverband Bauernmuseum Horb / Sulz
– Zweckverband Oberschwäbische
Elektrizitätswerke
(Deputy Chairman)
– Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Schwarzwald-
Baar-Heuberg (since 1 January 2023)
– Zweckverband RBB Restmüllheizkraftwerk
Böblingen
(Deputy Chairman)
– ZTN-Süd Warthausen
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- -
Gunda Röstel
(1) (2)
- Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus - Hochschulrat der Technischen Universität
Dresden an der Technischen Universität Dresden, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts
Dresden, Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts (Deputy (Chairwoman)
Chairwoman) - Stadtwerke Burg GmbH
- VNG AG
- Netze BW GmbH
Harald Sievers
(1) (2)
- Oberschwabenklinik GmbH (Chairman) - Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und
Innovationsförderung Landkreis Ravensburg mbH
(WiR) (Chairman)
- Ravensburger Entsorgungsanlagengesellschaft mbH
(REAG) (Chairman)
- Bodensee-Oberschwaben
Verkehrsverbundgesellschaft mbH
- Kreissparkasse Ravensburg (Chairman of the
Administrative Board)
-Landesbausparkasse Südwest, Anstalt des
öffentlichen Rechts
- Zweckverband Oberschwäbische Elektrizitätswerke
Ulrike Weindel
(1) (2)
- -
Lothar Wölfle
(1) (2)
- Abfallwirtschaftsgesellschaft der Landkreise
Bodenseekreis und Konstanz (Deputy Chairman)
- Bodensee-Oberschwaben Verkehrsverbund GmbH
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(Deputy Chairman)
- Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn
Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (Chairman)
- Sparkasse Bodensee (Chairman) (since 1. January
2022)
- Zweckverband Oberschwäbische Elektrizitätswerke
(Chairman)
- Zweckverband Breitband Bodensee (Deputy
Chairman)
- Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Bodenseekreis
GmbH (Chairman)
- Regionales Innovations- und Technologietransfer
Zentrum GmbH (RITZ) (Deputy Chairman)
EnBW AG is not aware of any conflicts of interest on the part of the aforementioned members of the Supervisory
Board between their duties to EnBW AG and their private interests or other commitments.
The members of the Supervisory Board can be contacted at EnBW AG's business address: Durlacher Allee 93,
76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Committees of the Supervisory Board
In order for the Supervisory Board to perform its functions, it has formed the following standing committees: a
personnel committee, a finance and investment committee, an audit committee, a nomination committee and a
mediation committee in accordance with section 27 (3) of the German Co-determination Act
(Mitbestimmungsgesetz), a digitalisation committee and an ad-hoc committee.
Shareholder composition
To the knowledge of EnBW AG, EnBW AG had the following shareholders as of 31 December 20221.
NECKARPRI Beteiligungsgesellschaft mBH* 46.75 %
OEW Energie-Beteiligungs GmbH 46.75 %
Badische Energieaktionärs-Vereinigung ("BEV") 2.45 %
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG 2.08 %
Gemeindeelektrizitätsverband Schwarzwald-Donau ("G.S.D.") 0.97 %
Neckar-Elektrizitätsverband ("NEV") 0.63 %
Other shareholders 0.39 %
1The figures do not add up to 100 % due to rounding differences.
* 100 per cent. subsidiary of NECKARPRI GmbH which is a 100 per cent. subsidiary of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg.
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instruments, depending on local requirements. EnBW AG may from time to time reassess its financing activities
depending on specific developments.
Financial information about Net Assets, Financial Position and Results of Operations of EnBW
AG
The consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG are prepared in accordance with section 315e (1) German
Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch, "HGB") using the International Financial Reporting Standards set by the
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the adoption of which is mandatory in the EU (IFRS) as of the
reporting date. As a vertically integrated energy company in the sense of the German Electricity and Gas Supply
Act (Gesetz über die Elektrizitäts- und Gasversorgung, "EnWG"), EnBW AG engages in other activities within
the electricity sector, other activities within the gas sector and other activities outside of the electricity and gas
sectors in accordance with section 6 b (3) sentence 3 and sentence 4 EnWG.
The consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial year ended on 31 December 2022 and the
respective independent auditor's report included in EnBW's Integrated Annual Report 2022, are incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus.
The consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial year ended on 31 December 2021 and the
respective independent auditor's report included in EnBW's Integrated Annual Report 2021, are incorporated by
reference into this Prospectus.
The German-language consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial years ended on
31 December 2022 and 31 December 2021 were audited by Ernst & Young GmbH
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart that issued unqualified German-language independent auditor's reports
thereon.
The unqualified independent auditor's report on the consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the
financial year ended on 31 December 2021 contains the following emphasis of matter paragraph:
"We draw attention to the information provided in the sections of the combined management report "Report on
opportunities and risks" (subsection "Overall assessment by the management") and "Business report" (subsections
"General conditions" / Sustainable Generation Infrastructure segment" / "Gas market"), in which the company
evaluates the impact of the escalating situation in the Ukraine, which started at the end of February 2022, on its
risk assessment.
In these sections, the Board of Management explains, in particular, how the procurement of raw and other
materials, the increased need for liquidity as a result of rising energy prices and the even greater risk of
cyberattacks have a significant impact on the overall risk position.
Our opinions of the consolidated financial statements and the combined management report is not modified in this
regard."
Furthermore, the unqualified independent auditor's report on the consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG
for the financial year ended on 31 December 2021 contains the following emphasis of matter paragraph referring
to immanent risk due to uncertainties with respect to whether the company’s interpretation of the Taxonomy
Regulation complies with the law:
"We draw attention to the information provided by management in the section "EU taxonomy" of the combined
management report, which has been amalgamated with the management report of EnBW Energie Baden-
Württemberg AG. This section indicates that the EU Taxonomy Regulation and the associated delegated acts
contain formulations and terms that are still subject to significant uncertainties in their interpretation and for which
clarifications have in some cases not yet been published. Management describes how they have interpreted the
requirements in the EU Taxonomy Regulation and the associated delegated acts. Due to the immanent risk that
vague legal concepts could be interpreted differently, there is some uncertainty as to whether the company's
interpretation complies with the law. Our opinion of the combined management report, which has been
amalgamated with the management report of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, is not modified in this
regard."
The unqualified independent auditor's report on the consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the
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financial year ended on 31 December 2022 contains the following emphasis of matter paragraph referring to
immanent risk due to uncertainties with respect to whether the company’s interpretation of the Taxonomy
Regulation complies with the law:
"We draw attention to the information provided by the executive directors in the section "EU taxonomy" of the
group management report, which has been combined with the management report of EnBW Energie Baden-
Württemberg AG. This section indicates that the EU Taxonomy Regulation and the associated delegated acts
contain formulations and terms that are still subject to significant uncertainties in their interpretation and for which
clarifications have in some cases not yet been published. The executive directors describe how they have
interpreted the requirements in the EU Taxonomy Regulation and the associated delegated acts. Due to the
immanent risk that undefined legal terms may be interpreted differently, the legal conformity of the interpretation
is subject to uncertainties. Our opinion on the group management report, which has been combined with the
management report of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, is not modified in this respect."
EnBW makes final investment decision for He Dreiht offshore wind farm and sells 49.9% minority stake
On 22 March 2023, EnBW announced the final investment decision for He Dreiht offshore wind farm with an
installed capacity of 960 megawatts ("MW"). EnBW also announced the sale of a 49.9% minority stake in He
Dreiht offshore wind farm to a consortium of Allianz Capital Partners on behalf of Allianz insurance companies,
AIP and Norges Bank Investment Management.
He Dreiht is one of EnBW's offshore wind projects in Germany and is scheduled to go into operation in 2025.
EnBW secured the rights to build the 900 MW wind farm without subsidy. EnBW has signed several long-term
purchase agreements for power supply from He Dreiht with German corporates Bosch, Evonik, Salzgitter and
Fraport.
On 30 September 2022, EnBW announced the sale of a 49.9% stake in a 600 MW solar portfolio to Alte Leipziger
Hallesche Versicherungsgruppe ("ALH Group"). Post transaction, EnBW's share in the solar portfolio decreased
to 50.1% and the portfolio remains fully consolidated. The portfolio also includes the new large-scale solar
projects Weesow, Gottesgabe and Alttrebbin, which were the first solar parks of this size to be built in Germany
without state subsidies.
EnBW launched market approach for capital partnership in electricity transmission grid
On 19 August 2022, EnBW announced that it completed the examination of options for taking on board long-term
investment partners for a minority stake in transmission system operator TransnetBW and has launched the official
market approach. In this regard, EnBW is offering two separate minority stakes of 24.95% in TransnetBW via an
intermediate entity that has been established in the meantime. An agreement had been previously reached with
KfW that it will not take part directly in the bidding progress, but will be given a pre-emptive right (call option)
for one of the two minority stakes of 24.95% that it can exercise after completion of the bidding process and on
the market terms determined in the bidding process. At the same time, EnBW emphasised that it will remain the
majority shareholder in TransnetBW for the long term. The bidding process is still running.
Venture Global and EnBW announce LNG sales and purchase agreements
On 21 June 2022, Venture Global LNG and EnBW announced the execution of two long-term sales and purchase
agreements (SPAs) for 1.5 million tonnes per annum ("MTPA") of liquefied natural gas ("LNG") from Venture
Global's Plaquemines and CP2 facilities, starting 2026. According to the agreement, EnBW will purchase 0.75
MTPA from the Plaquemines export facility and 0.75 MTPA from the Calcasieu Pass 2 export facility of Venture
Global LNG for 20 years.
EnBW started to diversify its procurement for hard coal at the end of 2021. Since then, EnBW has significantly
increased sourcing of non-Russian coal. The lost volumes of Russian coal were replaced mainly by coal from
Colombia and the United States.
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Furthermore, EnBW has been strengthening its efforts to diversify its sources of gas to a much greater extent. At
the end of March 2022, EnBW signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hanseatic Energy Hub for at least
3 million cubic meters of natural gas, which corresponds to 33 terawatt hours per annum via the LNG terminal in
Stade, Germany. EnBW also concluded two long-term purchase agreements in June 2022 for LNG with Venture
Global LNG for a term of 20 years, which will diversify EnBW's sources of gas in the long term.
EnBW's bids were accepted for two offshore wind farms in Great Britain with a total output of up to 3 gigawatts
("GW") in January 2021 and for another 2.9 GW offshore wind farm off the east coast of Scotland in January
2022.
On 9 December 2022, the German government set out the conditions for the three nuclear power stations that are
still in service to continue operating until no later than 15 April 2023. Thereafter, EnBW has a comprehensive
dismantling strategy that is being implemented by its subsidiary EnBW Kernkraft GmbH ("EnKK") which is the
licensed operator of EnBW's five nuclear power plants. The dismantling work has been underway in Obrigheim
since 2008, at the blocks Neckarwestheim I and Philippsburg 1 since 2017 and at Philippsburg 2 since 2020.
EnBW is still permitted to generate electricity through its fifth power plant – Block II in Neckarwestheim – until
15 April 2023. The German government is responsible for the construction of the final storage site for radioactive
waste and this lies outside of the control of the operators of the nuclear power plants. However, the power plant
operators – including EnBW – have made a significant financial contribution towards these final storage facilities
and paid around €24 billion into the state's "fund for the financing of nuclear waste management" from their
nuclear provisions.
On 15 February 2021, EnBW exercised the call option on the subordinated bond issued in 2014 with a volume of
€1 billion. The bond was repaid at its principal amount plus interest accrued at the earliest possible date on 2 April
2021.
On 22 February 2021, two senior bonds with a total volume of €1 billion were issued by EnBW Finance.
On 2 December 2021, EnBW exercised the call option on the subordinated bonds issued in 2016 with a volume
of €725 million and $300 million. The bonds were repaid at their principal amount plus interest accrued at the
earliest possible date on 5 January 2022.
On 12 April 2022, a temporary credit line with a volume of €1.5 billion was agreed with several banks to provide
an additional liquidity buffer in 2022 against the background of the current market environment. The temporary
credit line was ceased on 12 January 2023.
On 6 July 2022, EnBW Finance issued promissory notes (Schuldscheindarlehen) with a total volume of €500
million.
As of 30 September 2022, EnBW has bilateral credit lines of €6.8 billion (thereof €5.9 billion undrawn and €5.4
billion committed). These bilateral credit lines include VNG's credit line with KfW. On 5 April 2022, VNG
entered into a bilateral credit line with KfW with a total volume of €660 million and a maturity until April 2023.
This credit line was not drawn at any time and served as an additional financial precaution in the event of potential
extreme market developments due to the impact of the Russia – Ukraine Conflict on the energy markets. The
bilateral credit line with KfW has been terminated on 7 February 2023.
On 9 November 2022, EnBW issued a US private placement with a total volume of US$850 million equivalent
across various tranches with tenors between 3 and 12 years.
On 22 November 2022, EnBW Finance issued two green senior bonds with a total volume of €1 billion.
On 24 January 2023, EnBW Finance issued two senior bonds with a total volume of €1.25 billion.
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Electricity Wholesale Market
In 2022, the average spot market price of approximately €235/MWh was around €139/MWh higher than in the
previous year 2021. The average price on the forward market was also significantly higher in 2022 than the
average price in 2021. These price increases were mainly due to higher prices for gas, coal and CO2 allowances.
In addition, coal power plants were deployed to a much greater extent than normal due to the high price of gas.
The future development of electricity prices will depend on the development of fuel and CO2 prices and trends in
the electricity generation mix. In addition to the future development of energy and climate policies, in the
development of the Russia – Ukraine Conflict and the sanctions imposed on Russia will have a major influence
on the electricity market.
Gas Market
Prices increased considerably in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021. Repeated reductions in the
quantities of gas supplied by Russia were the main reason for this development. There were significant increases
in spot market prices for a short period of time immediately after the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Russian gas continued to flow initially despite the war, which calmed the market to some extent. At the beginning
of April 2022, Gazprom Germania (renamed as SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH since June 2022) was
placed under government control after Gazprom made changes to ownership. Gazprom reduced the capacity of
the Nord Stream 1 pipeline by two thirds in the middle of June 2022. This reduction was the main reason for
Germany moving to warning level 2 of the Emergency Plan for Gas. Overall, this led to significant price increases
from the middle of June 2022 onwards. Russia resumed its supply of gas to Europe via Nord Stream 1 after the
completion of maintenance work and gas flowed again from 21 July. However, gas only flowed through the
pipeline at 20% of its maximum capacity. Gazprom announced further maintenance work on Nord Stream 1 at
the end of August and thus triggered another significant increase in prices. Following the completion of the
maintenance work, the company reported damage to a turbine and did not resume exports again. At the end of
September 2022, there was an attack on the pipelines in which two strands of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline and at
least one strand of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline were damaged.
The lack of gas from Russia was compensated to some extent by high production in Norway. LNG imports to
Northwest Europe also increased considerably in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021. However, imports
fell slightly over the summer of 2022 because there were insufficient pipelines to transport the gas from the LNG
terminals to several gas storage facilities. Gas storage levels in Northwest Europe were comparatively low at the
end of last winter but reached a relatively high level over the summer months. The EU also passed a law requiring
a fill level of 80% by 1 November 2022. Some countries increased this target even further, such as the 95% level
prescribed by Germany. The gas storage targets were achieved. This was helped to some extent by a warm
October, which meant there was low demand for heating, and falling prices on the spot market.
The European government called on power plants, industry and households to reduce their gas consumption by
around 15% in order to prevent potential gas shortages over the winter 2022/2023. Large volumes of LNG will
continue to be needed in Northwest Europe to replace Russian gas. In September 2022, the first new LNG terminal
in the Netherlands was placed into operation and has helped to ease the situation. The first liquefied natural gas
terminal in Wilhelmshaven also started operating on 21 December 2022. Another liquefied gas terminal was then
opened just four weeks later by the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz. A Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
(FSRU) arrived in Brunsbüttel at the end of January. It is thus the third German LNG terminal that has been placed
into operation this winter to ensure the security of the energy supply in just a short space of time.
Coal procurement
Responsible raw materials procurement, especially in the coal sector, is extremely important to EnBW. There was
major upheaval on the West European coal market in 2022. Russia had been by far the largest supplier of power
plant coal to the EU for many years up to this point. As a result of the EU sanctions against Russian coal producers,
participants on the European market were forced to fundamentally realign their strategy and seek alternative
sources of supply within a short period of time. EnBW was successful in finding new sources and thus always had
sufficient coal supplies for its power plants despite the EU ban on the import of Russian coal.
By the end of 2021 and thus even before the outbreak of war in the Ukraine, EnBW had already started to further
diversify its procurement portfolio in order to reduce its dependency on Russian coal supplies. In the reporting
year, no new contracts were concluded with Russian coal producers.
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Until the sanctions came into force in August 2022, EnBW accepted delivery of Russian coal that was covered by
existing contracts with Russian coal producers in which there were corresponding contractual obligations. These
deliveries accounted for 48.5% of the total coal supplied to the company. A large proportion of the Russian
deliveries were stored in reserve at the seaports.
The lost volumes of Russian coal were replaced mainly by coal from Colombia and the United States. The coal
supplies to EnBW over the whole of 2022 can be summarized as follows:
Economic Environment
Following a noticeable recovery of the global economy from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021,
there was considerable uncertainty at the beginning of 2022 due to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. Soaring raw
material prices and an extensive strategic realignment, especially of the European energy supply system,
exacerbated the already perceptible inflationary tendencies even more. The war also increasingly led to the
formation of geopolitical blocs and in some cases the escalation of earlier bilateral conflicts. Furthermore,
recurring regional lockdowns due to China's zero-COVID policy caused repeated interruptions to the global
supply chains. The restrictions were eased in China in November and December 2022, although consumer
behavior and the general economic mood still remained subdued until the end of the year 2022.
The war in Ukraine continues and is certain to also have an impact on the development of the global economy in
2023. However, there were some encouraging signs in the third quarter of 2022, such as the easing of tensions on
the energy markets, although they had already come to a standstill again in part in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Accordingly, the International Monetary Fund ("IMF") only raised its growth forecast slightly in its World
Economic Outlook Update in January 2023 compared to the update published in October 2022. According to the
IMF, global gross domestic product ("GDP") grew by 3.4% in 2022 (2021: 6.2%). The IMF forecasts global
growth of 2.9% in 2023. GDP is expected to grow at a much weaker pace in the eurozone and Germany in 2023.
In its World Economic Outlook Update in January, the IMF predicted growth of 0.7% in the eurozone and just
0.1% in Germany. The macroeconomic environment is expected to remain uncertain and volatile in 2023, which
makes it difficult to predict the impact on the company's business performance.
Unexpectedly high rates of inflation and corresponding adjustments to key interest rates led to a drastic turnaround
in interest rates in 2022. As a result, almost all of the securities listed on the stock market fell in value. After
decades in which price risks had played almost no role on the capital markets, the United States and Europe were
temporarily hit by double-digit rates of inflation during the 2022 financial year for the first time since the 1970s.
The yields on ten-year German government bonds increased over the course of the year from –0.1% to almost
2.6%. In view of the economic crisis in Europe and the slowdown in growth momentum in China, the US dollar
rose considerably against the Euro and the Chinese Yuan over the year 2022.
The energy sector is currently experiencing a period of great upheaval. There is particular pressure for change due
to the energy transition. However, digitalization, sector coupling and the desire of local authorities to become self-
sufficient are also having a strong influence on the sector.
A significant factor is that the energy sector is highly regulated, which means that political policies strongly
influence developments. Traditional energy companies need to re-examine their competitiveness in individual
business areas, exploit the potential offered by a changed market environment and align their strategies for the
future.
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Climate Protection Act
Due to the looming threat of a gas shortage, the German government announced that it will activate additional
coal-fired power plants for the generation of electricity. The Act on Maintaining the Readiness of Substitute Power
Plants (Ersatzkraftwerkebereithaltungsgesetzes) for reducing gas consumption in the electricity sector has been
passed for this purpose and aims above all to replace gas power plants with the available capacities in the coal-
fired power plants. It focuses on the deployment of coal-fired power plants that are currently available only to a
limited extent, are due to be decommissioned in the near future or are deployed in the grid reserve.
Despite the fact that these coal-fired power plants will now be relied on to an increasing extent, there has still been
significant progress made in legislating for more climate protection. The Federal Cabinet passed a series of draft
laws as part of its so-called Easter Package on 6 April 2022. This package will amend a total of 28 laws and
regulations. One component of the Easter Package is the "EEG Article Act" – a law to introduce immediate
measures to accelerate the expansion of renewable energies and other measures in the electricity sector. This law
contains new regulations including the Renewable Energy Act 2023 (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz - "EEG
2023"), the Heat and Power Co-Generation Act 2023 (Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungs-Gesetz) and the Energy Levies
Act (Energien-Umlage-Gesetz). Another main component of the Easter package is the "EnWG/BBPlG Article
Act" that will amend energy industry law with respect to the Climate Protection Action Program and modify
regulations governing end customer deliveries. This comprises, among other things, amendments to the EnWG,
the Federal Requirement Plan Act (Bundesbedarfsplangesetz), the Grid Expansion Acceleration Act for the
Transmission Grid (Netzausbaubeschleunigungsgesetz Übertragungsnetz) and the Act against Restraints of
Competition (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen). Another component of the Easter Package is the
reform of the Offshore Wind Energy Act (Windenergie-auf-See-Gesetz). This increases the expansion targets for
the uptake of offshore wind energy, adds additional auctions for sites that have not been pre-developed and
introduces a transition to Contracts for Difference, which means bidders must submit their bids for a fixed price.
Depending on the market price for electricity, the bidder will either receive the difference to the fixed price in the
bid as a subsidy or must pay the difference to the fixed price using retained profits.
According to the Federal Ministry for Economics and Climate Action (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und
Klimaschutz – "BMWK"), the coalition government plans to introduce several other amendments. It will support
these with formulation aids for, e.g., on the "reform of the GEG" (German Buildings Energy Act) and for a draft
Onshore Wind Energy Act including a "Wind Farm Site Requirements Act". In addition, the BMWK is also
working on the so-called Summer Package that was originally supposed to focus on the following areas: Further
amendments to EEG 2023, follow-up amendments for a solar acceleration package, quicker planning and approval
processes for onshore wind energy together with a target area of land designated for onshore wind energy and a
reform of the GEG (including the introduction of energy standards for new buildings). The German government
has already brought forward some parts of the Summer Package in the formulation aids for the Easter Package
described above. Whether the planned further reforms and amendments will be presented in advance as regulatory
proposals during the course of the summer is currently unclear and will be dependent on some unpredictable
factors. These include, in particular, how the Russia – Ukraine Conflict progresses and a possible embargo on
Russian natural gas.
The decision issued by the German Federal Constitutional Court ("BVerfG") on climate change on 24 March
2021 meant that climate protection was once again pushed to the top of the political agenda, with politicians now
under even greater pressure to take action. The BVerfG found that the annual emission levels allowed until 2030
are incompatible with fundamental rights insofar as they lack sufficient specifications for further emission
reductions from 2031 onwards. To prevent any unfair burden being placed on future generations in violation of
the German constitution, additional reductions will be required by 2030 on top of the existing climate budget.
EnBW announced that it actively supports the Paris Agreement and defined a residual emissions budget together
with a reduction path that conforms to the Paris Agreement according to the definition published by the German
Advisory Council on the Environment. In response to public pressure following the decision issued by the
BVerfG, the German government has quickly announced a revision of the Federal Climate Change Act, which
was agreed in parliament before the summer break. The revised act tightens the national reduction target for 2030
to –65%, sets a new reduction target of –88% for 2040 and pulls forward the target for net greenhouse gas
neutrality to 2045. The aim is to achieve negative emissions by 2050. The stricter target for 2030 will require a
corresponding tightening of the annual allowable residual sector emissions up to 2030. The targets for the energy
industry sector have been tightened by the greatest amount: the energy industry must now reduce its CO2eq
emissions based on the reference year of 1990 by 77% (previously: 62%). The fact that the energy industry would
have to deliver by far the highest reductions up to 2030 was to be expected as it has lower CO2 avoidance costs.
This will lead to challenges, but also opportunities, for the energy sector and EnBW. In particular, there is the
phase-out of coal power, which will need to be accelerated due to these resolutions and will make a significantly
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faster expansion of renewable energies necessary. Although the targets have been tightened considerably in some
cases, the German government has still not defined emissions budgets as the key metrics in the amendment to the
law.
In order to counteract the impact of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict, the European Commission initially concentrated
on increasing the freedom of member states to cushion hardships experienced by badly affected consumers,
diversifying the sources of supply and expanding the framework for state aid. As part of an urgent referral process,
obligatory regulations for the management of gas storage facilities together with associated solidarity agreements
were thus put in place in preparation for potential shortages in the winter months. Furthermore, the European
Council introduced emergency measures for the disgorgement of profits in the electricity generation sector, for
energy saving obligations and for accelerating approval processes. Other measures include the establishment of a
joint purchasing platform for gas and solidarity measures for the supply of gas, as well as a gas price cap – although
with limited scope.
Beyond these emergency measures, the EU has been working on proposals for the reform of the electricity market
design so that it can handle the challenges posed by an energy system characterized by volatile renewable energies
in the medium and long term. The details of this reform are still unclear. The European Commission initially
wants a sharply focused reform that will have an impact as quickly as possible, with further opportunity for more
in-depth discussions in the coming legislative periods. There have also been calls for immediate and far-reaching
changes to the design of the market, which have been viewed critically by EnBW as they abandon the market-
driven system.
The challenges caused by the Russia-Ukraine Conflict have also had an effect on the negotiations for the "Fit for
55" package and especially the Renewable Energy Directive. The Commission has presented various legislative
proposals during the ongoing negotiations for the "Fit for 55" package. These include increasing the expansion
targets for renewable energies, accelerating approval processes and providing additional resources for funding
transition investments and compensating vulnerable consumers. It was possible to reach some agreement on
climate legislation before the end of 2022 – such as the revision of the Emissions Trading Directive including the
introduction of an additional emission trading system for the heating and transport sectors, the Effort Sharing
Regulation and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – with largely ambitious compromises.
Agreement on the rest of the dossier, especially the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy
Efficiency Directive, should be reached by the end of the first quarter of 2023. The negotiations on the legislative
proposals for the decarbonization of the gas sector from December 2021 are taking time and it is expected that the
position of the EU Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers will only be presented in the first quarter of 2023,
and will come before the European Council in the second quarter. Agreement between the two sides is only
expected by the end of 2023. The EU has taken the first positive steps with respect to the unbundling requirements
for a future hydrogen grid that are particularly important to EnBW.
The intensive negotiations on supplementary criteria to define electricity generation from natural gas and nuclear
energy on a transitional basis as sustainable activities in accordance with the Taxonomy Regulation ultimately led
to very restrictive requirements. EnBW welcomes the recognition of gas activities as a transformation technology.
Information on the Taxonomy Regulation can be found in the chapter "Taxonomy Regulation" and in the key
performance indicators for the Taxonomy Regulation.
EU Green Deal
Measures were introduced at an EU level to push forward the new ambitions associated with the EU Green Deal
and the Climate Law 2050. The goal of climate neutrality by 2050 and above all tightening the climate emissions
target for 2030 to –55% will make it necessary to amend and in some cases completely revise numerous pieces of
legislation. In its initial comprehensive "Fit for 55" legislative package, the EU Commission presented extremely
ambitious, interlinked proposals in the middle of July 2021, which will now pass through the legislative process
that is likely to last beyond the end of 2022.
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In particular, the revision of the Emissions Trading Directive and Effort Sharing Regulation, the proposals to
introduce comparable trading schemes for transport and heating at an EU level and the revision of the directive to
promote renewable energies are of central importance for EnBW. The revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive,
the directive on the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure, the Energy Taxation Directive and the
introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism are also important to highlight. In EnBW's view, the
proposed reforms to the Emissions Trading Directive are largely positive. EnBW also broadly supports the
amendments to the targets and the general principles behind the Renewable Energy Directive. However, EnBW
believes that some further adjustments are required, above all, to the criteria for determining whether the
production of green hydrogen can be deemed renewable, as well as to the guarantees of origin system and the
sustainability requirements for the use of biomass. In EnBW's view, it is important overall to set the right targets
and ensure the coherency of the proposals.
The gas package presented in the middle of December 2021 that includes the creation of a new regulatory
framework for the establishment of a hydrogen market was a crucial step towards a quick and efficient
Energiewende. The plan to integrate hydrogen into the existing regulations for the gas market is positive. At the
same time, the restrictive approach – such as stricter unbundling rules with respect to the future hydrogen
infrastructure – could hinder the successful ramp-up of the hydrogen market. Changes to the funding instruments
and capital market rules are also still being discussed, with generally positive signals for the switch to a sustainable
economy. EnBW believes that transitional activities also need to be taken into account in this area. The revision
of the state aid regulations is a further important building block in developing the future investment framework.
On 22 December 2021, the first delegated act for the climate objectives of the Taxonomy Regulation came into
force. The Taxonomy Regulation creates a framework for the classification of "green" or "sustainable" economic
activities in the EU. At the turn of the year 2021, the EU Commission presented its Complementary Climate
Delegated Act that includes criteria for electricity and heat generation from natural gas and nuclear energy, which
came into effect on 1 January 2023. According to the proposals, investment in gas power plants and nuclear power
plants will be classified as sustainable for a transitional period.
Corporate Strategy
The EnBW 2025 strategy defines specific financial and non-financial targets in the dimensions finance, strategy,
customers and society, environment and employees. Sustainability is an integral component of EnBW's corporate
strategy, which aims to create economic, ecological and social value for its stakeholders.
The EnBW 2025 strategy sets out EnBW's focus on the infrastructure aspects of existing energy-related business
fields and utilizes EnBW's expertise to exploit new growth opportunities beyond the energy sector. EnBW's
expertise lies in the safe and reliable construction, operation and management of critical infrastructure in the
energy sector, such as the generation of energy or the distribution of energy by its grid subsidiaries. This expertise
can also be transferred to other infrastructure-related business fields. One example is the broadband business, in
which EnBW has already made significant progress. EnBW is also involved in the expansion of urban
infrastructure that concerns, for example, the smart networking of energy and heating supplies,
telecommunications and mobility. Another new business field is the development of passive mobile phone
infrastructure (such as radio towers), whereby EnBW is actively working to improve mobile phone coverage in
Baden-Württemberg with, for example, 5G technology.
In the Smart Infrastructure for Customers segment, EnBW is transferring its core skills to new, digital
business models. In the next few years, EnBW will mainly focus on the growth areas of electromobility,
telecommunications and broadband, as well as on photovoltaics and energy storage systems. EnBW
intends to further expand its quick-charging infrastructure to promote electromobility. In the
telecommunications and broadband business, EnBW is expanding its infrastructure, increasing the range
of services and striving to secure a strong position on the German market. On the German home
electricity storage market for solar electricity, EnBW also aims to join the leading group of suppliers
with its subsidiary SENEC. Furthermore, in the area of B2C sales for electricity and gas, EnBW will
continue to rely on digitalization and make improvements in cost efficiency.
In the System Critical Infrastructure segment, EnBW's grid subsidiaries for electricity and gas will further
expand the transmission grids into an important contributor to its earnings alongside the distribution grids.
In addition, they will upgrade the electricity distribution grids so that they are ready to meet the
challenges of the future and ensure they are optimally prepared for the demands that will be placed on
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them by electromobility and the decentralized feed-in of energy. EnBW will continue its participation
model for local authorities to participate in the distribution grids. As part of the decarbonization of the
gas sector, EnBW's grid companies are preparing their grid infrastructure for the use of climate-neutral
gas such as green hydrogen in the future.
Renewable energies will be the primary focus of the Sustainable Generation Infrastructure segment. The
expansion of renewable energies will cover further selective internationalization and the realization of
projects without state funding. For example, EnBW and BP have entered into a joint venture to build
three offshore wind farms with a total capacity of 5.9 GW off the coast of Great Britain and place them
into operation from 2028. In the gas business, EnBW aims to further strengthen its position, especially
in the area of climate-neutral gases. EnBW has defined a phaseout plan for coal-based conventional
generation by the end of 2028 at the latest and plans to switch over some of its coal power plants to gas
as a more climate-friendly fuel and later to hydrogen. The last nuclear power plant operated by EnBW is
expected to be disconnected from the grid on 15 April 2023 at the latest. In addition, EnBW is adapting
its trading activities to the changes in its generation portfolio and the energy markets.
Two key elements of the EnBW sustainability agenda are compliance with science-based targets and the
achievement of climate neutrality in 2035. EnBW's goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions along the value
added chain are aligned with these targets.
The Science Based Targets initiative ("SBTi") helps companies to develop science-based climate protection
targets. In March 2023, EnBW concluded the SBTi validation process. The validated reduction targets cover the
entire value added chain for EnBW and are split into three emission categories or so-called Scopes: Scopes 1 and
2 include, in particular, the greenhouse gas emissions produced by EnBW's power plants as they generate
electricity and heat, and when energy is distributed in the grids operated by EnBW's subsidiaries. EnBW's Scope
3 emissions are mainly influenced by the gas consumption of EnBW's customers. EnBW follows the 1.5 degree-
aligned path for Scopes 1 and 2 emissions and the "well below 2 degrees"-aligned path for Scope 3 emissions.
EnBW aims to reduce the Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 83 percent by 2035 (based on the reference year of
2018). EnBW will offset any remaining residual emissions with the support of recognized climate change
mitigation projects (excluding the supply chain). The Scope 3 emissions shall be reduced during the same period
by 43 percent in comparison to the reference year of 2018.
Measures
EnBW's climate targets are in line with the requirements and targets of the Paris Agreement. They should also
strike a balance between the different expectations of EnBW's stakeholders, with whom EnBW remains in
constant dialog. This includes above all the provision of affordable and climate-friendly energy and ensuring the
security of supply. Even before the Coal Phaseout Act (Kohleausstiegsgesetz), EnBW voluntarily divested 2,700
MW of particularly carbon-intensive generation. Guaranteeing the security of supply has been made more difficult
by the Russia-Ukraine Conflict and the energy crisis, which have also led to an increase in conventional generation
and thus to higher CO2 emissions. EnBW expects the energy market will normalize in the medium term and this
will enable EnBW to gradually realize its reduction path. EnBW has already implemented suitable human
resources measures such as further training and forward-looking human resources planning for employees
working in conventional generation. Some employees from the area of conventional generation are already
bringing their technical expertise to other areas, such as at EnBW's offshore wind turbines. The most important
step for achieving EnBW's climate protection goals is the early phaseout of coal. EnBW aims to phaseout coal at
EnBW by 2028 and will enter into the necessary discussions on how to achieve this.
Milestones
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onwards with climate neutral gases, primarily green hydrogen, so that they will then generate climate neutral
energy. EnBW plans to phase out its remaining power plants with around 2,000MW of generation capacity by
2028.
Various measures will be required to reduce EnBW's indirect emissions from purchased or acquired energy (Scope
2). The CO2 emissions from the general electricity mix will be reduced in the coming years by the expansion of
renewable energies and the gradual phaseout of fossil fuel-fired generation. This will also lead to a reduction in
EnBW's Scope-2 emissions. Furthermore, EnBW plans to specifically utilize green electricity.
Scope 3
When it comes to reducing EnBW's Scope 3 emissions, the volume of EnBW's gas sales is particularly important.
This will be dependent on various developments in the heating sector. Alongside a further increase in the use of
heat pumps and the partial mixing of the natural gas used to generate heat with climate neutral gases, there will
be a general reduction in the need to heat buildings due to energy-efficient refurbishment and a fall in the average
age of the residential building stock. EnBW will push forward these developments as a partner, especially when
establishing a hydrogen infrastructure. This will enable EnBW to offer its gas customers a more environmentally
friendly energy supply in future as EnBW aligns its sales portfolio towards green gases.
EnBW already set the target in 2020 of becoming climate neutral with respect to Scope 1 and 2 emissions by
2035. EnBW will offset any non-reducible, residual greenhouse gas emissions by supporting recognized climate
change mitigation projects that are carried out according to the highest standards. EnBW's subsidiaries
Energiedienst AG and Netze BW GmbH have already been climate neutral since 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Due to to EnBW's plans to phase out coal by 2028, EnBW anticipates that it will achieve important milestones in
its climate protection targets significantly earlier than previously planned: For example, EnBW will already have
reduced its carbon emissions by around 50 percent in 2027 and by around 70 percent in 2030 (based on the
reference year of 2018).
1The calculation for this performance indicator does not include nuclear generation and the share of positive redispatch that cannot be
controlled by EnBW. If the share of positive redispatch that cannot be controlled by EnBW is taken into account, CO₂ intensity would be 508
g/kWh for the financial year 2022 (financial year 2021: 492 g/kWh). CO₂ intensity including nuclear generation for 2022 was 401 g/kWh
(2021: 386 g/kWh).
2The reference year is 2018 because the financial year 2020 cannot be considered representative for the coming years (due to, among other
things, market effects and the COVID-19 pandemic).
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3Variations in the group of consolidated companies (all companies with more than 100 employees are generally considered, except external
agency workers and contractors).
4Companies that were fully consolidated for the first time during the financial year 2022 were not included in the calculations for the LTIF
performance indicators. Except for companies in the area of waste management.
The installed output of renewable energies ("RE") and the share of the generation capacity accounted for by RE
are measures of the expansion of renewable energies and refer to the installed output of the power plants and not
to their weather-dependent contribution to electricity generation.
The emissions of CO2 from the EnBW Group's own generation of electricity, as well as the volume of electricity
generated by the EnBW Group without the contribution made by the nuclear power plants, form the basis for the
calculation of the key performance indicator CO2 intensity. This performance indicator is calculated as the ratio
between the emissions and the generated volume of electricity and thus specifically describes the amount of CO2
released per kilowatt hour. By discounting the electricity generated by nuclear power plants, the performance
indicator will not be influenced by the phasing out of nuclear energy in the coming years.
System Average Interruption Duration Index ("SAIDI") serves as the key performance indicator of supply
reliability. It specifies the average length of supply interruption in the electricity distribution grid experienced
annually by each connected customer. SAIDI includes all unscheduled interruptions to supply that least more than
three minutes for the end consumer. The definition and calculation of this performance indicator is based on the
guidelines issued by the Network Technology/Network Operation Forum (FNN) of the VDE (German Association
for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies). The reliability of the supply in the grid areas operated by
EnBW's grid subsidiaries builds on EnBW's comprehensive investment in grids and facilities as well as EnBW's
system expertise.
LTIF is calculated on the basis of Lost Time Injuries ("LTI") which denotes the number of accidents during
working hours which have occurred exclusively because of a work assignment from the company and result in at
least one day of absence. LTIF indicates how many LTI occurred per one million working hours performed. The
calculation of the LTIF overall generally includes all companies with more than 100 employees. For the
calculation of the LTIF for companies controlled by the EnBW Group, those companies engaged in the area of
waste management are excluded because the number of accidents deviates significantly from that in the core
business in the energy industry. External agency workers and contractors are not taken into account in either
performance indicator.
Sustainability ratings
Taxonomy Regulation
The European Commission presented the European Green Deal in December 2019. It includes the target of
reducing net emissions from greenhouse gases in the European Union to zero by 2050. A key element of the EU
Green Deal is the Taxonomy Regulation, a classification system used to define "environmentally sustainable"
business activities. The aim is to use defined requirements to classify economic activities EU-wide with respect
to their contribution to six environmental objectives in order to encourage the development of sustainable
financing products:
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1. Climate change mitigation
Specific technical screening criteria for most of the activities that contribute to environmental objectives 1 and 2,
as well as detailed reporting requirements, were made binding at the start of December 2021 by the EU
Commission after the scrutiny period set by the European Parliament and the European Council had expired. The
technical screening criteria for the other environmental objectives are still in development and will thus only be
relevant for future reporting periods. The Taxonomy Regulation distinguishes between "taxonomy-eligible" and
"taxonomy-aligned" activities:
Activities are taxonomy-eligible if they can be assigned with the taxonomy criteria for the activity and
they match the description of the activity, irrespective of whether they fulfil the criteria.
Activities are taxonomy-aligned if they fulfil the taxonomy criteria for the activity. In this case, they
make a significant contribution to the respective environmental objective (fulfil the technical screening
criteria), cause no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (do no significant harm,
DNSH) and observe and comply with the minimum safeguards for occupational safety and human rights.
In the financial year 2022, it is obligatory to determine the taxonomy-eligible and taxonomy-aligned business
activities and disclose their proportion of total revenue, capital expenditure (capex) and operating expenses (opex).
EnBW has decided to also voluntarily disclose the taxonomy-aligned revenue, capital expenditure (capex) and
operating expenses (opex). EnBW is also publishing supplementary information on adjusted EBITDA and on
capex including the proportion for entities accounted for using the equity method. Business activities are
taxonomy-aligned in the sense of the Taxonomy Regulation and thus "environmentally sustainable" when they:
make a substantial contribution to climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation, verified
through the fulfillment of certain technical screening criteria,
do no significant harm (DNSH) to the achievement of any of the other EU environmental objectives,
verified through the fulfillment of certain technical screening criteria and
comply with minimum safeguards for occupational safety and human rights.
EnBW has already been voluntarily reporting on the taxonomy-compliant business activities since the financial
year 2020. In the financial year 2022, the Taxonomy Regulation was applied to all of EnBW's business activities
described in the delegated acts. The delegated acts supplementing Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation from 6
July 2021 and the associated technical screening criteria for the objectives of climate change mitigation and
climate change adaptation from 4 June 2021 were applied. The formulations and terms contained in these pieces
of legislation are subject to uncertainty and need further clarification. EnBW's interpretation is presented below.
As well as those activities reported in the previous financial year 2021 (electricity distribution and transmission
grids, onshore wind, offshore wind, solar, hydropower (pumped storage with and without a natural flow of water),
biomass, e-mobility and water grids/extraction), EnBW also considered the following business activities in the
financial year 2022 that can be classified as taxonomy-eligible according to the Taxonomy Regulation: gas
distribution and transmission grids, district heating, electricity generation from fossil gaseous fuels, co-generation
of heat and power.
The determination of whether activities were taxonomy-aligned was generally carried out at the level of each
individual activity insofar as the substantial contribution to climate change mitigation was not considered to have
been complied with by the individual activities per se. The existing business transactions for each activity were
analyzed and evaluated with respect to being taxonomy-aligned.
Based on the available documentation for the six environmental objectives of the Taxonomy Regulation
(delegated acts for environmental objectives 1 and 2 and drafts for environmental objectives 3 to 6), EnBW carried
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out an in-depth examination of the contributions made by EnBW Group's business activities. EnBW believes that
its main contribution is in the area of climate change mitigation and the contribution made by EnBW's activities
to the other five environmental objectives will thus not be examined further.
"Environmentally sustainable investment (capex)" exclusively refers to the assets associated with taxonomy-
aligned activities. To calculate the proportions, investments from the following IFRS standards were included:
2022 2021
in € million
"Expanded capex (capex incl. IFRS 11 I IAS 28)" is defined as capex including the proportion for entities
accounted for using the equity method pursuant to IFRS 11 and IAS 28. The Expanded capex discloses all of
EnBW's sustainable investment, irrespective of whether it is made within the EnBW Group. It is determined by
taking environmentally sustainable capex and expanding it to include additions for entities accounted for using
the equity method, whereby sustainable additions from acquisitions and capital increases are taken into account.
2022 2021
Expanded capex (unaudited) (unaudited)
in € million
Additions to entities accounted for using the equity method 117.9 282.4
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To determine the KPI for "environmentally sustainable revenue" the net revenue that makes a contribution to
the environmental objective of climate change mitigation is divided by the total net revenue for EnBW Group.
2022 2021
Composition of environmentally sustainable revenue (unaudited) (unaudited)
in € million
The KPI for "operating expenses (opex)" in the sense of the Taxonomy Regulation comprises the following
direct, non-capitalized costs:
The "environmentally sustainable opex" is the part of the opex that is related to assets or activities associated
with taxonomy-aligned economic activities of EnBW Group.
2022 2021
Composition of environmentally sustainable opex (unaudited) (unaudited)
in € million
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KPIs for the taxonomy-aligned business activities of the EnBW Group
Investment by the EnBW Group in 2022 was around 12% higher than the level in 2021. Around 74.7% of overall
gross investment was attributable to growth projects in 2022; the proportion of investment in existing facilities
stood at 25.3%.
Investment in the Smart Infrastructure for Customers segment of €340.7 million in 2022 was higher than the
level in 2021 (restated €266.7 million), which was mainly a result of a higher investment in electromobility.
Investment in the System Critical Infrastructure segment of €1,898.7 million in 2022 was higher than the level
in 2021 of €1,647.0 million. In both years, it was primarily attributable to the expansion of the transmission grids
by EnBW Group's subsidiaries TransnetBW GmbH and, terranets bw GmbH. In addition, EnBW's grid companies
invested in the expansion and renewal of the distribution grid.
There was investment of €859.6 million in 2022 in the Sustainable Generation Infrastructure segment, which
was higher than the level in 2021 (€844.4 million). €631.7 million of this investment was in the renewable energies
area in 2022, compared to €655.6 million in 2021. In 2021, EnBW secured the offshore wind rights to a site in the
Irish Sea and paid the associated auction price. At the beginning of 2022, EnBW's bid to secure the offshore wind
rights to a site for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Scottish Sea was accepted. In addition, EnBW
continued to invest heavily in the He Dreiht wind farm in the German North Sea in 2022. Investment in the
Thermal Generation and Trading area stood at €227.9 million in 2022 and was thus higher than in 2021 (restated:
€188.8 million). This increase was mainly attributable to investment in the planning of the fuel switch projects
for converting three of EnBW's thermal power plants in Baden-Württemberg from coal to gas, with the aim of
guaranteeing the supply of district heating from these three sites and maintaining the security of supply in Baden-
Württemberg.
Other investments of €54.5 million in the financial year 2022 were on par with the financial year 2021 (€50.4
million).
Divestitures in financial year 2022 of €385.8 million were higher than the level in the financial year 2021 (€337.3
million). The item divestitures includes the impact of EnBW's exit from the offshore wind power business in the
USA. In the participation models, these divestitures mainly comprised the sale of EnBW's minority shareholdings
in EnBW's solar portfolio. In the financial year 2021, the divestitures comprised the sale of minority shares in a
portfolio of onshore wind farms and transactions as part of EnBW's local authority participation model "EnBW
connects." Other disposals were at the same level as in the previous year.
Climate targets are also taken into consideration when making investment decisions. In this context, the
investment guidelines were adapted in the financial year 2021: The influence significant investment projects will
have on environmental and climate protection targets and figures – in the sense of the recommendations of the
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) – must be presented. This additional information
flows into the approval processes carried out by the investment committee and Board of Management.
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Disclosures on capital management
Capital management at EnBW covers both the management of the net debt of €10,847.0 million as of 31 December
2022 (as of 31 December 2021 restated: €10,351.3 million) and the management of liabilities and financial assets.
Financial assets include non-current securities and loans, as well as current financial assets, cash and cash
equivalents. On the liabilities side, capital management covers financial liabilities, as well as provisions for
pensions and those relating to nuclear power.
EnBW has been managing its financial profile since 2021 using the key performance indicator debt repayment
potential, which describes the retained cash flow in relation to net debt. A target value of 12% should enable the
company to exploit growth opportunities while maintaining the creditworthiness of the company at the same time.
This target value is based on the rating requirements and is reviewed on a regular basis to guarantee a solid
investment-grade rating. EnBW ensures the timely coverage of the pension and nuclear obligations using an asset
liability management model. EnBW uses this cash flow-based model to determine the anticipated effects over the
next 30 years, based on appraisals of the pension provisions, as well as appraisals of the nuclear provisions. This
model forms the basis for the management of financial assets that are held to cover the pension and nuclear
obligations. It allows simulations of various alternative return and provision scenarios. In order to give proper
consideration to the growing importance of climate risks, the fund managers at EnBW use sustainability
principles, including the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), when selecting each individual
investment. Special climate risks are generally taken into account in the respective investment processes. At the
same time, compliance with the regulations in the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) when
making investments will significantly increase transparency in future.
The impact that the utilization of the pension and nuclear obligations may have on the operating business is limited
to €300.0 million (plus an inflation supplement) a year using an ongoing contribution from the financial assets. If
the provisions are fully covered by the financial assets, no further funds will be taken from operating cash flow as
part of the model.
EnBW uses a rolling planning horizon of twelve months for managing liquidity. For operational liquidity
management, EnBW uses tools that enable it to compare its liquidity needs and liquidity sources over particular
time periods.
EnBW has a well-balanced maturity profile for its financial liabilities. The financial policy focuses on ensuring
the solvency of the company, limiting financial risks and optimising capital costs. As of 31 December 2022, the
creditworthiness of EnBW was rated by the rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's with Baa1 / stable
and A- / negative, respectively.
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Income statement 2022 2021
€ million
Adjusted EBITDA 3,285.7 2,959.3
1
The figures as of 31 December 2021 have been restated.
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Trend Information
There has been no significant change in the financial position or financial performance of the EnBW Group since
31 December 2022.
Neither EnBW AG nor any of its subsidiaries is currently involved in any governmental, legal or arbitration
proceedings directed against or affecting EnBW AG or any of its subsidiaries, nor was EnBW AG or any of its
subsidiaries involved in any such proceedings in the past twelve months, nor is EnBW AG aware of any
proceedings, whether pending or threatened, that have recently had, or that EnBW AG expects to have, material
effects on the financial condition or profitability of EnBW AG or the EnBW Group.
Additional Information
Employees
As of 31 December 2022 the EnBW Group had 26,980 employees1 (compared to 26,064 as of 31 December 2021).
This figure corresponds to 25,339 full time equivalents2 as of 31 December 2022 (compared to 24,519 as of 31
December 2021)
1 Number of employees excluding apprentices/trainees and inactive employees.
2 Converted into full-time equivalents.
Material Contracts
EnBW AG as borrower entered into a syndicated revolving credit facility agreement ("Credit Agreement") with
a facility amount of €1.5 billion and an option to increase the facility amount by €500 million with a syndicate of
18 banks as mandated lead arrangers (including certain Dealers) and BayernLB, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria,
S.A. (BBVA) and UniCredit Bank AG as coordinating banks. The sustainability-linked syndicated credit line,
dated 24 June 2020 and amended on 25 June 2021, has an initial term of five years until June 2025 and can
subsequently be extended twice for one-year periods. The second extension was executed in June 2022 and the
new maturity is 24 June 2027. A new feature is that the borrowing costs are tied to EnBW's sustainability
performance. This means that EnBW's borrowing costs are reduced or increased according to target attainment on
selected sustainability indicators.
In June 2022, VNG as borrower entered into a syndicated credit line with a volume of €1.3 billion with a banking
consortium.
In November 2022, SWD as a borrower increased its syndicated credit line by €150 million up to a volume of
€500 million.
In June 2022, EnBW entered into two long-term purchase agreements for LNG with Venture Global LNG. The
contract includes the delivery of a total of 1.5 MTPA from 2026 onwards, half of which will be sourced from the
Plaquemines export facility and half from the Calcasieu Pass 2 export facility of Venture Global LNG.
In December 2022, EnBW entered into into an agreement over the import of three billion cubic meters of LNG
per year via the Hanseatic Energy Hub in Stade beginning with the commissioning. It entails the option for EnBW
to move to ammonia as a hydrogen-based energy source at a later stage.
In March 2023, EnBW made the final investment decision for the construction of the He Dreiht offshore wind
farm. The investment cost for He Dreiht is around €2.4 billion. It is expected to be operational by the end of 2025.
At the same time, a minority stake of 49.9% was sold to a consortium consisting of Allianz Capital Partners on
behalf of Allianz insurance companies, AIP and Norges Bank.
Subscribed Capital
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Articles of Incorporation and bylaws
According to Article 2 of the Articles of Incorporation and bylaws, EnBW AG has the following purpose:
(1) The purpose of EnBW AG is to supply energy and water and to dispose of waste, including all the respectively
associated activities, as well as providing services in these areas of business. EnBW AG may also operate in
related sectors of the economy or purchase and manage participating investments, particularly in the sectors
of information processing, communications technology, transport and real estate. EnBW AG is entitled to
conduct all business and to undertake activities and measures which pertain to the purpose of EnBW AG or
that are suitable to promote it, either directly or indirectly.
(2) EnBW AG may operate in the aforementioned businesses itself or through subsidiaries, participations and
jointly-held companies. It may hive off of its business activities, either partly or in their entirely, and
incorporate them into or assign them to associated companies and restrict itself to the management and
administration of its associated companies. EnBW AG may change the structure of companies in which it
holds a participating interest and combine them under uniform management.
(3) EnBW AG is authorised to establish branches in Germany and abroad, to found, acquire or invest in other
companies, in particular in companies whose business purpose encompasses the areas of business sited in
Para. 1, either partly or fully.
Ratings53
S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited ("Standard & Poor's") has assigned the credit rating of A-54 to EnBW AG.
Moody's France SAS ("Moody's") has assigned the credit rating of Baa155 to EnBW AG.
Independent Auditor
Since the financial year 2019 EnBW AG's independent auditor is Ernst & Young GmbH
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft ("EY"). The address of the Stuttgart office of EY is Flughafenstraße 61, 70629
Stuttgart. EY is a member of the German Chamber of Public Accountants (Wirtschaftsprüferkammer),
Rauchstrasse 26, 10787 Berlin.
53
Credit ratings included or referred to in this Prospectus have been issued by Standard & Poor's and, Moody's, each of which is established
in the European Union and registered under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16
September 2009 on credit rating agencies, as amended (the "CRA Regulation"). A list of credit rating agencies registered under the CRA
Regulation is available for viewing at https://www.esma.europa.eu/credit-rating-agencies/cra-authorisation.
A credit rating assesses the creditworthiness of an entity and informs an investor therefore about the probability of the entity being able
to redeem invested capital. It is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised or withdrawn by the rating agency
at any time.
54
Standard & Poor's defines "A" as follows: "strong capacity to meet financial commitments, but somewhat susceptible to adverse economic
conditions and changes in circumstances". Ratings by Standard & Poor's from "AA" to "CCC" may be modified by the addition of a plus
(+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.
55
Moody's defines "Baa" as follows: "obligations rated Baa are subject to moderate credit risk. They are considered medium-grade and as
such may possess speculative characteristics". Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from
Aa through Caa. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modi fier 2 indicates
a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENBW INTERNATIONAL FINANCE B.V .
EnBW Finance was founded by EnBW AG on 2 April 2001, under the Dutch law as a company with limited
liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid). EnBW Finance has its registered office at
Herikerbergweg 122, 1101 CM Amsterdam, the Netherlands (tel. +31 20 6912 903). EnBW Finance has been
established for an unlimited period. EnBW Finance operates under the jurisdiction of the Netherlands. The Legal
Entity Identifier (LEI) of EnBW Finance is 724500CNCIO1ZTJ0X675.
The website of EnBW Finance is https://www.enbw.com. The information on the website does not form part of
this Prospectus unless that information is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.
According to Article 3 of its Articles of Incorporation, the business purpose of EnBW Finance comprises financing
and participation activities. The current purpose of EnBW Finance is to support the financing requirements of the
EnBW Group. EnBW Finance had holding activities in the past.
In accordance with Article 3 of its Articles of Association of EnBW Finance, the most important mission,
objectives and activities of EnBW Finance are amongst other things:
- to incorporate, to participate in any way whatsoever, to manage, to supervise, to operate and to promote
enterprises, businesses and companies;
- to borrow, to lend and to raise funds, including the issuance of bonds, convertible bonds, promissory
notes or other securities or evidence of indebtedness as well as to enter into agreements in connection
with the aforementioned.
Organisational Structure
EnBW Finance is a 100 per cent. subsidiary of EnBW AG and therefore it is part of the EnBW Group. It has
currently no subsidiaries. EnBW Finance is the financing company of the EnBW Group.
As per 30 June 2012 two companies, EnBW Investment I B.V. and EnBW Benelux B.V., were merged with
EnBW Finance. Prior to the merger, both EnBW Investment I B.V. and EnBW Benelux B.V. were wholly-owned
subsidiaries of EnBW AG. As a result of the merger, all former rights and obligations of EnBW Investment I B.V.
and EnBW Benelux B.V. were assigned to EnBW Finance.
Peter Andreas Berlin, managing director of EnBW International Finance B.V., Director, Head of Finance
EnBW AG;
The members of the management can be contacted at EnBW Finance's business address: Herikerbergweg 122,
1101 CM Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
None of the aforementioned members of management have any potential conflicts of interest between their duties
to EnBW Finance and their private interests or other commitments.
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Supervisory Board
The supervisory board of EnBW International Finance B.V. is composed of the following members:
Marcel Peter Münch, chairman of the supervisory board of EnBW International Finance B.V., Senior
Vice President and Head of Finance, M&A and Investor Relations EnBW AG;
Dr. Gerd Jürgen Gutekunst, member of the supervisory board of EnBW International Finance B.V., Tax
Consultant, Head of Tax EnBW AG;
Floris van der Rhee, member of the supervisory board of EnBW International Finance B.V.
The members of the Supervisory Board can be contacted at EnBW Finance's business address: Herikerbergweg
122, 1101 CM Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
None of the aforementioned members of the Supervisory Board have any potential conflicts of interest between
their duties to EnBW Finance and their private interests or other commitments.
Major Shareholders
EnBW Finance is a wholly owned subsidiary of EnBW AG.
Share Capital
As of 31 December 2022, the authorised share capital is composed of 1,000 (31 December 2021: 1,000) ordinary
shares with a nominal value of EUR 100 each, in total EUR 100,000. All shares have been issued and fully paid
and belong to EnBW AG. The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time
to time and are entitled to one vote per share at meetings of EnBW Finance.
Financing requirements arising from the ordinary course of business will generally be covered by cash inflows
from operating activities and available liquidity. Any upcoming maturities of capital market debt may either be
repaid from existing liquidity or refinanced by the issuance of new capital market instruments. In addition, short-
term financings to bridge temporary liquidity needs as well as the use of local financing instruments depending
on local requirements may be conducted. EnBW Finance may from time to time reassess its financing activities
depending on specific developments.
Financial Information on the Net Assets, Financial Situation and Results of Operations of EnBW
Finance
Historical Financial Information
The financial statements of EnBW Finance for the financial years ended on 31 December 2022 and 31 December
2021 have been prepared in accordance with IFRS and with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code.
Since the business year ended 31 December 2015, EnBW Finance has been audited by BDO Audit & Assurance
B.V. The auditor signing on behalf of BDO Audit & Assurance B.V. is a member of The Royal Netherlands
Institute of Chartered Accountants (Koninklijke Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants).
The audited financial statements of EnBW Finance for the years ended on 31 December 2022 and 31 December
2021 and the respective independent auditor's reports are incorporated by reference into this Debt Issuance
Programme Prospectus.
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BDO Audit & Assurance B.V. has audited the financial statements of EnBW Finance for the financial years ended
on 31 December 2022 and 31 December 2021 without disclaimer, reservation or provision.
EnBW Finance is not aware of any governmental, legal or arbitration proceedings nor have there been such
proceedings in the last twelve months prior to publication of this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus which
may have, or could still have, significant effects on the financial position or the profitability of EnBW Finance.
Recent developments
On 2 December 2022, VNG Handel & Vertrieb ("VNG H&V") resolved residual risks from replacement gas
procurement. One purchase contract for 65 TWh per year was with WIEH GmbH ("WIEH"). Under a settlement
reached for this contract on 10 October 2022, the additional costs of replacement procurement in 2022 were borne
by WIEH. In addition, the parties terminated the contractual relationship as of 1 January 2023. The second gas
purchase contract for approximately 35 TWh a year was with Russia's Gazprom Export and likewise ran out on 1
January 2023. A solution has been found with the German government for the high replacement procurement
costs incurred under this contract due to the supply shortfalls and the cessation of supply in late August, with
VNG H&V receiving an amount in the mid triple-digit million range as partial compensation for the expenses it
has incurred to ensure security of supply. VNG H&V was able to absorb the losses in excess of that amount
together with its shareholders. The risks from replacement procurement under the two Russian gas purchase
contracts are thus fully eliminated. These solutions are expected to provide greater financial stability for VNG,
thus removing the need for the government to step in under section 29 of the Energy Security of Supply Act
(Energie-Versorgungssicherheitsgesetz). The application has therefore been withdrawn. Further, on 15 December
2022, EnBW, jointly with VNG H&V's other shareholders – VNG Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft
mbH (21.58%; "VUB") and OEW Energie-Beteiligungs mbH (4.21%; "OEW") – adopted a resolution to increase
VNG H&V's equity by a total of €850 million in two steps. As a first step of the capital increase, EnBW and OEW
paid in their share of the increase in proportion to their percentage shareholdings before the end of 2022. As the
second step, by 31 May 2023 VUB has to exercise, in whole or in part, its subscription rights to further VNG
H&V's shares for the purposes of the equity increase in proportion to its percentage shareholding.
Rising fears of inflation led to higher interest rates at the beginning of 2022. Inflation in Germany amounted to
6.9 percent on average in 2022. With inflation on the rise in central Europe and other parts of the world, central
banks were compelled to tighten monetary policies. On 27 July 2022, the European Central Bank raised its key
interest rates for the first time in more than six years, by 0.5 percentage points. On 14 September 2022, the key
interest rate then rose to 1.25 percent, in October 2022 to 2.0 percent and in December 2022 to 2.5 percent. With
the interest rate step on 15 December 2022, the interest rate stands at 2.5 percent. On 2 February 2023, the key
interest rate again rose to 3.0 percent and on 16 March 2023 to 3.5 percent. This marks the end of the zero-interest
environment with higher rates ultimately impacting financing costs.
Trend information
There has been no significant change in the financial position or financial performance of the EnBW Group since
31 December 2022.
Independent Auditors
Since the business year ended 31 December 2015, EnBW Finance has been audited by BDO Audit & Assurance
B.V., with registered offices in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. The registered office of BDO Audit & Assurance
B.V. is located at Krijgsman 9, 1186 DM Amstelveen, the Netherlands. The auditor signing on behalf of BDO
Audit & Assurance B.V. is a member of The Royal Netherlands Institute of Chartered Accountants (Koninklijke
Nederlandse Beroepsorganisatie van Accountants).
Income statement
2022 (in €) 2021 (in €)
Result before corporate income
(17,444,264) 18,920,698
tax
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Balance sheet
31 December 2022 31 December 2021
1
Net financial debt (long term debt
plus short term debt2 minus cash) 6,350,808,200 € 4,888,174,942 €
Current ratio (current
assets/current liabilities) 1.3 2.0
Debt to equity ratio (total
23.1 15.9
liabilities/total shareholder equity)
1 Non-current interest-bearing loans and borrowings
2 Current interest-bearing loans and borrowings
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WARNING REGARDING TAXATION
PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE NOTES ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX
ADVISERS AS TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND
DISPOSITION OF NOTES, INCLUDING THE EFFECT OF ANY STATE OR LOCAL TAXES, UNDER
THE TAX LAWS IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, THE
GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG AND EACH COUNTRY OF WHICH THEY ARE RESIDENTS
OR IN WHICH THEY MAY OTHERWISE BE LIABLE FOR TAXES. THE RESPECTIVE RELEVANT
TAX LEGISLATION MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE INCOME RECEIVED FROM THE NOTES.
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SELLING RESTRICTIONS
The Dealers have, in an amended and restated dealer agreement (the "Dealer Agreement") dated 18 April 2023
agreed with the Issuers a basis upon which they or any of them may from time to time agree to purchase Notes.
1. General
Each Dealer has represented and agreed that it will comply with all applicable securities laws and regulations in
force in any jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers, sells or delivers Notes or possesses or distributes this
Prospectus and will obtain any consent, approval or permission required by it for the purchase, offer, sale or
delivery by it of Notes under the laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction to which it is subject or in which
it makes such purchases, offers, sales or deliveries and that neither the Issuer nor any other Dealer shall have any
responsibility therefor. Neither the Issuer nor any of the Dealers has represented that Notes may at any time
lawfully be sold in compliance with any applicable registration or other requirements in any jurisdiction, or
pursuant to any exemption available thereunder, or has assumed any responsibility for facilitating such sale.
Unless the relevant Final Terms in respect of any Notes specify "Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail Investors" as
"Not Applicable", each Dealer has represented and agreed, and each further Dealer appointed under the
Programme will be required to represent and agree, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and
will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by
this Prospectus as completed by the Final Terms in relation thereto to any retail investor in the EEA. For the
purposes of this provision:
(a) the expression "retail investor" means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended,
("MiFID II"); or
(ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, as amended (the "Insurance
Distribution Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as
defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or
(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended (the "Prospectus
Regulation"); and
(b) the expression an "offer" includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient
information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to
purchase or subscribe for the Notes.
If the Final Terms in respect of any Notes specify "Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail Investors" as "Not
Applicable", in relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (each, a "Member State"), each
Dealer has represented and agreed, and each further Dealer appointed under the Programme will be required to
represent and agree, that it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes which are the subject of the offering
contemplated by this Prospectus as completed by the Final Terms in relation thereto to the public in that Member
State except that it may make an offer of such Notes to the public in that Member State:
(i) if the Final Terms in relation to the Notes specify that an offer of those Notes may be made other than
pursuant to Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation in that Member State (a "Non-exempt Offer"),
following the date of publication of a prospectus in relation to such Notes which has been approved by
the competent authority in that Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Member State
and notified to the competent authority in that Member State, provided that any such prospectus has
subsequently been completed by the Final Terms contemplating such Non-exempt Offer, in accordance
with the Prospectus Regulation, in the period beginning and ending on the dates specified in such
prospectus or final terms, as applicable, and the Issuer has consented in writing to its use for the purpose
of that Non-exempt Offer;
(ii) at any time to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation;
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(iii) at any time to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the
Prospectus Regulation) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant Dealer or Dealers nominated
by the Issuer for any such offer; or
(iv) at any time in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation,
provided that no such offer of Notes referred to in (ii) to (iv) above shall require the Issuer or any Dealer to publish
a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23
of the Prospectus Regulation.
For the purposes of this provision the expression an "offer of Notes to the public" in relation to any Notes in any
Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of
the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes
and the expression "Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended.
(a) With regard to each Tranche, each Dealer has acknowledged that the Notes have not been and will not
be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States except
pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the
Securities Act. Each Dealer has represented, warranted and undertaken that it has not offered or sold,
and will not offer or sell, any Note constituting part of its allotment within the United States except in
accordance with Rule 903 of Regulation S. Accordingly, each Dealer has further represented, warranted
and undertaken that neither it, its affiliates nor any persons acting on its or their behalf have engaged or
will engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to any Note.
Terms used in the foregoing paragraph have the meanings given to them by Regulation S under the
Securities Act.
The Notes are subject to U.S. tax law requirements and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the
United States or its possessions or to a United States person, except in transactions permitted by U.S. tax
regulations. Terms used in this paragraph have the meanings given to them by the U.S. Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations thereunder.
In addition, until 40 days after the commencement of the offering, an offer or sale of Notes within the
United States by any dealer (whether or not participating in the offering) may violate the registration
requirements of the Securities Act.
(b) From and after the time that the Issuer notifies the Dealers in writing that it is no longer able to make the
representation set forth in Article 4(1)(p) of the Dealer Agreement, each Dealer has (i) acknowledged
that the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered
or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except in accordance
with Regulation S under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act; (ii) represented, warranted and undertaken that it has not offered, sold
or delivered any Notes, and will not offer, sell or deliver any Notes, (x) as part of its distribution at any
time or (y) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering and the closing
date, except in accordance with Rule 903 of Regulation S; and accordingly, (iii) further represented,
warranted and undertaken that neither it, its affiliates nor any persons acting on its or their behalf have
engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts in the United States with respect to any Note, and
it and they have complied and will comply with the offering restrictions requirements of Regulation S
under the Securities Act; and (iv) also agreed that, at or prior to confirmation of any sale of Notes, it will
have sent to each distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration
that purchases Notes from it during the distribution compliance period a confirmation or notice to
substantially the following effect:
"The Notes covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account
or benefit of, U.S. persons by any person referred to in Rule 903(b)(2)(iii) of Regulation S under the
Securities Act (i) as part of their distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of
the commencement of the offering and the closing date, except in either case in accordance with
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Regulation S under the Securities Act. Terms used above have the meanings given to them by Regulation
S under the Securities Act."
Terms used in this paragraph (b) have the meanings given to them by Regulation S under the Securities
Act.
(c) With regard to each Tranche, each Dealer has represented, warranted and undertaken that it has not
entered and will not enter into any contractual arrangement with respect to the distribution or delivery of
Notes, except with its affiliates or with the prior written consent of the Issuer and the Guarantor (if EnBW
Finance is the Issuer).
(d) Notes, other than Notes with an initial maturity of one year or less, will be issued in accordance with the
provisions of U.S. Treas. Reg. § 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(C) (the "C Rules"), or in accordance with the provisions
of U.S. Treas. Reg. § 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D) (the "D Rules"), as specified in the Final Terms.
In addition, where the C Rules are specified in the Final Terms as being applicable to any Tranche of
Notes, Notes must be issued and delivered outside the United States and its possessions in connection
with their original issuance. Each Dealer has represented, warranted and undertaken that it, in connection
with the original issuance of Notes has not offered, sold or delivered and will not offer, sell or deliver,
directly or indirectly, Notes within the United States or its possessions in connection with their original
issuance. Further, each Dealer has represented, warranted and undertaken in connection with the original
issuance of Notes that it has not communicated, and will not communicate, directly or indirectly, with a
prospective purchaser if either such Dealer or such purchaser is within the United States or its possessions
and will not otherwise involve its U.S. office in the offer or sale of Notes. Terms used in this paragraph
have the meanings given to them by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder,
including the C Rules and any successor provisions thereto.
In addition, in respect of Notes issued in accordance with the D Rules, each Dealer has represented,
warranted and undertaken that:
i. except to the extent permitted under the D Rules, (x) it has not offered or sold, and during the
restricted period will not offer or sell, Notes to a person who is within the United States or its
possessions or to a United States person, and (y) such Dealer has not delivered and will not deliver
within the United States or its possessions definitive Notes that are sold during the restricted
period;
ii. it has, and throughout the restricted period will have, in effect procedures reasonably designed to
ensure that its employees or agents who are directly engaged in selling Notes are aware that such
Notes may not be offered or sold during the restricted period to a person who is within the United
States or its possessions or to a United States person, except as permitted by the D Rules;
iii. if such Dealer is a United States person, it represents that it is acquiring the Notes for purposes of
resale, in connection with their original issuance and if such Dealer retains Notes for its own
account, it will only do so in accordance with the requirements of U.S. Treas. Reg. § 1.163-
5(c)(2)(i)(D)(6); and
iv. with respect to each affiliate that acquires from such Dealer Notes for the purposes of offering or
selling such Notes during the restricted period, such Dealer either (x) repeats and confirms the
representations and agreements contained in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above on such affiliate's
behalf or (y) agrees that it will obtain from such affiliate for the benefit of the purchaser of the
Notes and the Issuer the representations and agreements contained in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)
above. Terms used in this paragraph (e) have the meanings given to them by the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code and regulations thereunder, including the D Rules and any successor provisions
thereto.
Unless the relevant Final Terms in respect of any Notes specify "Prohibition of Sales to UK Retail Investors" as
"Not Applicable", each Dealer has represented and agreed, and each further Dealer appointed under the
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Programme will be required to represent and agree, that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and
will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by
this Prospectus as completed by the Final Terms in relation thereto to any retail investor in the United Kingdom.
For the purposes of this provision:
(a) the expression "retail investor" means a person who is one (or more) of the following:
(i) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of
domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"); or
(ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as
amended ("FSMA"), and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU)
2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article
2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or
(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic
law by virtue of the EUWA; and
(b) the expression an "offer" includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient
information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to
purchase or subscribe for the Notes.
If the Final Terms in respect of any Notes specify "Prohibition of Sales to UK Retail Investors" as "Not
Applicable", in relation to the United Kingdom, each Dealer has represented and agreed, and each further Dealer
appointed under the Programme will be required to represent and agree, that it has not made and will not make an
offer of Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this Prospectus as completed by the Final
Terms in relation thereto to the public in the United Kingdom except that it may make an offer of such Notes to
the public in the United Kingdom:
(i) if the Final Terms in relation to the Notes specify that an offer of those Notes may be made other than
pursuant to section 86 of the FSMA (a "Public Offer"), following the date of publication of a prospectus
in relation to such Notes which either (i) has been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority, or (ii)
is to be treated as if it had been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority in accordance with the
transitional provision in Regulation 74 of the Prospectus (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019,
provided that any such prospectus has subsequently been completed by final terms contemplating such
Public Offer, in the period beginning and ending on the dates specified in such prospectus or final terms,
as applicable, and the Issuer has consented in writing to its use for the purpose of that Public Offer;
(ii) at any time to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the UK Prospectus
Regulation;
(iii) at any time to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in Article
2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation) in the United Kingdom subject to obtaining the prior consent of the
relevant Dealer or Dealers nominated by the Issuer for any such offer; or
(iv) at any time in any other circumstances falling within section 86 of the FSMA,
provided that no such offer of Notes referred to in (ii) to (iv) above shall require the Issuer or any Dealer to publish
a prospectus pursuant to section 85 of the FSMA or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the UK
Prospectus Regulation.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an offer of Notes to the public in relation to any Notes in the
United Kingdom means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms
of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes
and the expression UK Prospectus Regulation means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic
law by virtue of the EUWA.
Each Dealer has represented and agreed, and each further Dealer appointed under the Programme will be required
to represent and agree, that:
(a) in relation to any Notes which have a maturity of less than one year: (i) it is a person whose ordinary
activities involve it in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent)
for the purposes of its business, and (ii) it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any Notes
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other than to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing
of investments (as principal or as agent) for the purposes of their businesses or who it is reasonable to
expect will acquire, hold, manage or dispose of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of
their businesses where the issue of the Notes would otherwise constitute a contravention of Section 19
of the FSMA by the Issuer;
(b) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be
communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of
Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances
in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer or the Guarantor; and
(c) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything
done by it in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
5. Japan
Each Dealer has acknowledged and each further Dealer to be appointed under the Programme will be required to
acknowledge that the Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Financial Instruments and
Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended, the "FIEA") and each Dealer has represented and
agreed, and each further Dealer to be appointed under the Programme will be required to represent and agree, that
it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any Notes, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit
of any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation
or entity organised under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan
or to, or for the benefit of a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements
of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEA and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial
guidelines of Japan.
In addition, and without prejudice to the relevant restrictions set out in the paragraph headed "Selling Restrictions
- European Economic Area (EEA)" above, and, if and to the extent that EnBW Finance does not comply with the
exemption as described in Article 3.2 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht), the
following selling restriction applies to any Notes issued by EnBW Finance:
The Notes issued by EnBW Finance are not, will not, and may not be, offered, sold, transferred or delivered, as
part of their initial distribution or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, other than to persons who do not
form part of the "public" as interpreted under the Council Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment
firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 by the relevant authority or authorities.
7. Switzerland
Each Dealer has acknowledged that this document is not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase
or invest in the Notes described herein. The Notes may not be publicly offered, sold, advertised or marketed,
directly or indirectly, in, into or from Switzerland within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act dated
15 June 2018, as amended ("FinSA"), except to any investor that qualifies as a professional client within the
meaning of the FinSA and will not be admitted to trading on any exchange or other trading venue (exchange or
multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. Neither this Prospectus or a KID (or an equivalent document) nor any
other offering or marketing material relating to the Notes constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood
pursuant to the FinSA or has been or will be filed with or approved by a Swiss review body pursuant to article 51
of the FinSA and neither this Prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the Issuer or the
Notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland, except to any investor that
qualifies as a professional client within the meaning of the FinSA.
8. Singapore
This Prospectus has not been and will not be registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore
and the Notes will be offered pursuant to exemptions under the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore, as
amended or modified from time to time (the "SFA"). Accordingly, this Prospectus and any other document or
material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes may not be
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circulated or distributed, nor may the Notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for
subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than:
(i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA;
(ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or
any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in
Section 275 of the SFA; or
(iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:
(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business
of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals,
each of whom is an accredited investor; or
(b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each
beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, securities or securities-based
derivatives contracts (each term as defined in Section 2(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the
beneficiaries' rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six
months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Notes pursuant to an offer made under Section
275 of the SFA except:
(1) to an institutional investor or to a relevant person, or to any person arising from an offer referred to
in Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(c)(ii) of the SFA;
(5) as specified in Regulation 37A of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments)(Securities
and Securities-based Derivatives Contracts) Regulations 2018.
Section 309B(1) Notification — Unless otherwise specified before an offer of Notes, the Issuer has
determined, and hereby notifies all persons (including all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A(1)
of the SFA)) that the Notes are ‘prescribed capital markets products’ (as defined in the Securities and
Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in
MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice
on Recommendations on Investment Products).
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Authorisation
The establishment and the update of the Programme (and in the case of the Guarantor, the giving of the guarantee)
have been duly authorised by resolutions of the Management Board of EnBW AG dated 26 November 2001,
7 June 2006 and 24 February 2009, with approval of the Supervisory Board of EnBW AG on 13 December 2001.
The increase of the Programme amount to EUR 10,000,000,000 was authorised by a resolution of the Management
Board of EnBW AG dated 8 November 2021, with approval of the Supervisory Board of EnBW AG on
8 December 2021.
The update of the Programme has been duly authorised by resolutions of the Management Board of EnBW Finance
dated 28 March 2023, with approval of the Supervisory Board of EnBW Finance on 28 March 2023 and approval
of the General Meeting of EnBW Finance on 28 March 2023.
Each Tranche of Notes issued or guaranteed by EnBW AG must be separately approved by resolutions of the
Management Board and Supervisory Board of EnBW AG. Under Dutch law and the Articles of Association of
EnBW International Finance B.V., there is no need for Holders or other contracting parties to ensure that or
enquire whether board resolutions are adopted by the Issuer for each separate tranche of Notes (to be) issued under
this Programme.
Certain Notes to be issued under the Programme will be admitted to trading on the date of issue on the Regulated
Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and listed on its Official List.
The Programme provides that Notes may be listed on other or further stock exchanges, as may be agreed between
the relevant Issuer and the relevant Dealer(s) in relation to each issue. Notes may further be issued under the
Programme which will not be listed on any stock exchange.
Documents available
Copies of the following documents will be available from the registered office of the relevant Issuer and from the
specified office(s) of the Paying Agent(s). Also, for as long as any Notes may be issued under this Prospectus or
any Notes issued under this Prospectus are outstanding and in any event for a period of at least ten years, electronic
versions of the following documents are available on the Issuer's and the Guarantor's website:
https://www.enbw.com/company/investors/news-and-publications/?tab=Downloadcenter&entries=12
(a) the constitutional documents (with an English translation where applicable) of each of the Issuers;
(b) the Financial Statements of the EnBW Group for the financial year ended on 31 December 2021;
(c) the Financial Statements of the EnBW Group for the financial year ended on 31 December 2022;
(d) the Finance Reports on the Financial Statements of EnBW Finance in respect of the financial years
ended on 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022;
(e) a copy of this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus;
(f) the Guarantee (the terms of the Guarantee are set out in their entirety in this Prospectus – see
"Guarantee (German language version)" and "Guarantee (English language version)"; the German
language version is always controlling and binding); and
(g) any supplements to this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus.
This Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus, each Final Terms relating to those Notes listed on the Official List
and admitted to trading on the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange as well as the documents
incorporated by reference in this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus may be obtained from the Paying Agent(s)
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free of charge and are also published and available on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
(www.luxse.com).
Clearing Systems
The Notes have been accepted for clearance through Clearstream Banking AG, Frankfurt am Main ("CBF"),
Clearstream Banking S.A., Luxembourg ("CBL") and Euroclear Bank SA/NV as operator of the Euroclear system
("Euroclear"). The appropriate German securities number (WKN) (if any), Financial Instrument Short Name
(FISN) (if any), the Classification of Financial Instrument Code (CFI) (if any), Common Code and ISIN for each
Tranche of Notes allocated by CBF, CBL and Euroclear will be specified in the applicable Final Terms. If the
Notes are to clear through an additional or alternative clearing system the appropriate information will be specified
in the applicable Final Terms.
Each Dealer and/or each further financial intermediary subsequently reselling or finally placing Notes – if and to
the extent this is so expressed in the Final Terms relating to a particular issue of Notes – is entitled to use this
Prospectus in Luxembourg, in the Republic of Austria, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands or
in any other Member State whose competent authorities have been notified of the approval of this Prospectus, for
the subsequent resale or final placement of the relevant Notes during the respective offer period (as determined in
the applicable Final Terms), provided however, that this Prospectus is still valid in accordance with Article 12(1)
of the Prospectus Regulation. The Issuers accept responsibility for the information given in the Prospectus also
with respect to such subsequent resale or final placement of the relevant Notes.
Such consent for the subsequent resale or final placement of Notes by the financial intermediaries may be
restricted to certain jurisdictions and subject to conditions as stated in the applicable Final Terms.
This Prospectus may only be delivered to potential investors together with all supplements published before such
delivery. Any supplement to the Prospectus is available for viewing in electronic form on the website of the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.luxse.com) and on the Issuers' website (https://www.enbw.com).
When using this Prospectus, each Dealer and/or relevant further financial intermediary must make certain that it
complies with all applicable laws and regulations in force in the respective jurisdictions.
In the event of an offer being made by a Dealer and/or a further financial intermediary, the Dealer and/or
the further financial intermediary shall provide information to investors on the terms and conditions of the
Notes at the time of that offer.
Any financial intermediary using the Prospectus has to state on its website that it uses this Prospectus in
accordance with this consent and the conditions attached thereto.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
This Prospectus should be read and construed in conjunction with the following information, which shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and to form part of, this Prospectus to the extend set forth in the table
below:
(1) EnBW AG
The audited consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial year ended on
31 December 2021 included in the Integrated Annual Report 2021
- Income statement - page 164
- Statement of comprehensive income - page 165
- Balance sheet - page 166
- Cash flow statement - page 167
- Statement of changes in equity - page 168
- Notes to the financial statements of the EnBW
Group - pages 169 to 268
- Independent auditor's report1) - page 269 to 279
The audited consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial year ended on
31 December 2022 included in the Integrated Annual Report 2022
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The audited unconsolidated financial statements of EnBW Finance for the business year ended on
31 December 2022 included in the EnBW Finance Report on the 2022 financial statements
- Statement of financial position - page 12
- Statement of income - page 13
- Statement of cash flows - page 14
- Statement of changes in equity - page 15
- Notes - page 16 to page 53
- Independent auditor's report - page 54 to page 60
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Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 30 April 2020
Set of Terms and Conditions for Notes with - pages 21 to 38 and 64 to 79
fixed interest rates contained in the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG
and EnBW Finance dated 30 April 2020.
Set of Terms and Conditions for Notes with - pages 39 to 62 and 80 to 101
floating interest rates contained in the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG
and EnBW Finance dated 30 April 2020.
Part I and II of the form of Final Terms - pages 111 to 131
contained in the Debt Issuance Programme
Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance
dated 30 April 2020 (for the avoidance of
doubt: the introductory paragraph of the form
of Final Terms contained in this current
Prospectus is to be used in connection with the
aforesaid).
Second Supplement dated 10 February 2021 to the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus dated
30 April 2020
Supplemental Information – IV. Changes to the - page 4
Form of Final Terms
Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 14 April 2022
Set of Terms and Conditions for Notes with - pages 17 to 42 and 67 to 88
fixed interest rates contained in the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG
and EnBW Finance dated 14 April 2022.
Set of Terms and Conditions for Notes with - pages 43 to 65 and 89 to 109
floating interest rates contained in the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG
and EnBW Finance dated 14 April 2022.
Part I and II of the form of Final Terms - pages 119 to 146
contained in the Debt Issuance Programme
Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance
dated 14 April 2022 (for the avoidance of
doubt: the introductory paragraph of the form
of Final Terms contained in this current
Prospectus is to be used in connection with the
aforesaid).
The information contained in the source documents that is not included in the cross-reference list above, is not
incorporated by reference into the Prospectus. For the purposes of Article 19(1) of the Prospectus Regulation,
information contained in such parts is either of no relevance for an investor or covered in other parts of the
Prospectus and is not required by the relevant schedules of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980.
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Electronic versions of the source documents from which the information mentioned above has been
incorporated by reference into this Prospectus will be published on the website of the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange (www.luxse.com) and the website of the Issuers and can be accessed by using the following
hyperlinks:
1. The audited consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial year ended on
31 December 2021 included in the Integrated Annual Report 2021 – Extended Version:
https://www.enbw.com/media/report/report-2021/downloads_5/integrated-annual-report-2021.pdf
2. The audited consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial year ended on
31 December 2022 included in the Integrated Annual Report 2022:
https://www.enbw.com/media/report/report-2022/downloads/integrated-annual-report-2022.pdf
3. The audited unconsolidated financial statements of EnBW Finance for the business year ended on
31 December 2021 included in the EnBW Finance Report on the 2021 financial statements:
https://www.enbw.com/media/investoren/docs/news-und-publikationen/financial-report-2021-enbw-
international-finance-b-v.pdf
4. The audited unconsolidated financial statements of EnBW Finance for the business year ended on
31 December 2022 included in the EnBW Finance Report on the 2022 financial statements:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter/annual-financial-statement-of-enbw-international-
finance-b-v/financial-report-2022-enbw-international-finance-b-v.pdf
5. Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 27 April 2018:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter-konzern/wertpapierprospekt/info-memo-emtn-2018.pdf
6. First Supplement dated 18 October 2018 to the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus dated 27 April
2018:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter-
konzern/wertpapierprospekt/20181018_enbw_prospectus_supplement.pdf
7. Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 26 April 2019:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter-konzern/wertpapierprospekt/debt-issuance-programme-
2019.pdf
8. Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 30 April 2020:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter/wertpapierprospekt/2020-debt-issuance-programme.pdf
9. Second Supplement dated 10 February 2021 to the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus dated 30 April
2020:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter/wertpapierprospekt/second_supplement_to_the_2020_d
ebt_issue_programm__nur_in_englisch_verfuegbar_.pdf
10. Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 14 April 2022:
https://www.enbw.com/media/investoren/docs/news-und-publikationen/2022-debt-issuance-
programme-nur-in-englisch-verfuegbar.pdf
Furthermore, each Issuer will provide, without charge, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the
source documents. Requests for such documents should be directed to either Issuer at their registered offices set
out at the end of this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus. In addition, such documents will be available free of
charge from the principal office in Luxembourg of Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A. (the "Listing Agent").
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THE ISSUERS
LISTING AGENT
Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A.
2 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer
1115 Luxembourg
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
LEGAL ADVISERS
To the Issuers as to German law
White & Case LLP
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DEALERS
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ANNEX 2
This document constitutes a supplement (the "Supplement") for the purposes of Article 23 (1) of
Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017, as amended
(the "Prospectus Regulation"), relating to issues of non-equity securities within the meaning of Article
2 (c) of the Prospectus Regulation, to (i) the base prospectus of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
("EnBW AG") and (ii) the base prospectus of EnBW International Finance B.V. ("EnBW Finance"), dated
18 April 2023 (together, the "Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus" or the "Prospectus") which
each constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of Article 8 (1) of the Prospectus Regulation.
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the "CSSF") of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
in its capacity as competent authority under the Prospectus Regulation has approved this Supplement
as a supplement within the meaning of Article 23 (1) of the Prospectus Regulation. By approving this
Supplement, the CSSF gives no undertaking as to the economic and financial soundness of the
operation or the quality or solvency of either Issuer in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(4) of
Luxembourg act relating to prospectuses for securities dated 16 July 2019 (Loi du 16 juillet 2019 relative
aux prospectus pour valeurs mobilières et portant mise en œuvre du règlement (UE) 2017/1129).
Each Issuer has requested the CSSF to provide the competent authorities in the Republic of Austria,
the Federal Republic of Germany and The Netherlands with a certificate of approval attesting that this
Supplement has been drawn up in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation. Each Issuer may request
the CSSF to provide competent authorities in additional host member states within the European
Economic Area with such notification.
Right to withdraw
In accordance with Article 23 (2) of the Prospectus Regulation, investors who have already
agreed to purchase or subscribe for securities before the Supplement is published have the
right, exercisable within two working days after the publication of this Supplement, to withdraw
their acceptances, provided that the significant new factor, material mistake or material
inaccuracy arose before the final closing of the offer to the public and the delivery of the
securities. The final date for the right of withdrawal will be 24 May 2023. Investors wishing to
exercise their right of withdrawal may contact the relevant Dealer/intermediary or any other
distributor with whom the relevant agreement to purchase or subscribe has been entered into.
This Supplement together with the Prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference are also
available for viewing in electronic form on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange at
www.luxse.com and on the website of the Issuer at www.enbw.com.
The purpose of this Supplement is to supplement the Prospectus (i) with information from the "Quarterly
Statement" of the EnBW AG for the period 1 January to 31 March 2023 and (ii) with information regarding
recent developments.
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This Supplement is supplemental to, and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus. Terms
defined in the Prospectus have the same meaning when used in this Supplement.
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and EnBW International Finance B.V. (each an "Issuer" and
together, the "Issuers") accept responsibility for the information given in this Supplement.
Each of the Issuers hereby declares that to the best of its knowledge, the information contained in the
Prospectus for which it is responsible, is in accordance with the facts and that the Prospectus makes no
omission likely to affect its import.
The Arranger and the Dealers have not separately verified the information contained in this Supplement.
Neither the Arranger nor any of the Dealers makes any representation, expressly or implied, or accepts
any responsibility, with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this
Supplement. Neither this Supplement nor any other financial statements are intended to provide the
basis of any credit or other evaluation and should not be considered as a recommendation by the Issuer,
the Arranger or the Dealers that any recipient of this Supplement or any other financial statements should
purchase the Notes. Each potential purchaser of Notes should determine for itself the relevance of the
information contained in this Supplement and its purchase of Notes should be based upon such
investigation as it deems necessary. None of the Arranger or the Dealers undertakes to review the
financial condition or affairs of either Issuer during the life of the arrangements contemplated by this
Supplement nor to advise any investor or potential investor in the Notes of any information coming to
the attention of any of the Dealers or the Arranger.
To the extent that there is any inconsistency between any statement included in this Supplement and
any statement included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, the statements in this
Supplement will prevail.
Save as disclosed in this Supplement, there has been no other significant new factor, material mistake
or material inaccuracy since the publication of the Prospectus.
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1. Risk Factors
On page 3 of the Prospectus in the section "Risk Factors with regard to the Issuers – Risk factors
relating to EnBW AG and EnBW Group", sub-section "Financial Risks" the risk factor "Risk related
to Changes in Interest Rates" shall be replaced by the following:
"Risk related to Changes in Interest Rates
Key factors influencing the present value of nuclear power and pension provisions are interest and
inflation rates.
There is a general risk due to any change in the discount rate applied to the pension provisions, because
the present value of the pension provisions falls when the discount rate increases and increases when
the discount rate falls. As of 31 March 2023, the discount rate was 3.65% in comparison to 3.70% at the
end of 2022.
Against the backdrop of the expected development of interest rates, there are risks which may have a
negative impact on net debt and thus on EnBW's key performance indicator debt repayment potential."
This Prospectus contains Alternative Performance Measures, including those listed below. Definitions
of these Alternative Performance Measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled financial
measures of other companies and should be considered together with the Issuer's IFRS results.
Alternative Performance Measures are not recognised financial measures of the Issuer's operating
performance or liabilities under IFRS and may therefore not be considered as alternatives to operating
profit or group net profit or loss or other performance measures derived in accordance with IFRS or any
other generally accepted accounting principles, or as alternatives to cash flow from operating, investing
or financing activities or to liabilities. Investors should rely on the Issuer's IFRS results, supplemented
by the Alternative Performance Measures, to evaluate the Issuer's performance.
The Issuer presents Alternative Performance Measures to measure operating performance, the level of
net debt and as a basis for its strategic planning and forecasting, as well as monitoring the retained cash
flows. The Issuer also believes that Alternative Performance Measures and similar measures are widely
used by certain investors, securities analysts and other interested parties as supplemental measures of
operating performance and financial standing. The Issuer's Alternative Performance Measures are
defined as follows:
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"Adjusted EBITDA" describes operational earnings (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization) that are adjusted for items related to non-operating effects ("Non-Operating EBITDA").
These effects include effects that cannot be predicted or cannot be directly influenced by EnBW.
Adjusted EBITDA 31 Mar 2023 2022 2021
In € million (unaudited)
EBITDA 3,954.2 4,473.2 2,803.5
Less non-operating EBITDA 1,114.4 1,187.5 -155.8
Adjusted EBITDA 2,839.8 3,285.7 2,959.3
Non-operating EBITDA 31 Mar 2023 2022 2021
In € million (unaudited)
Income/expenses relating to nuclear power -95.9 -591.6 70.5
Income from the reversal of other provisions - 14.8 8.6
Result from disposals 4.0 3.8 -6.6
Reversals of/additions to the provisions for
onerous contracts relating to electricity and
gas procurement agreements 0.0 393.8 -343.1
Income from reversals of impairment losses - 1,499.1 69.5
Restructuring -6.8 -28.7 -42.3
Valuation effects1 893.7 - -
Other non-operating result 319.4 -103.6 87.6
Non-operating EBITDA 1,114.4 1,187.5 -155.8
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The increase in non-operating EBITDA in the first three months of 2023 was primarily due to valuation effects from
derivatives. Current developments in market prices in combination with a reduced deployment of the power plants led
to an adjustment to the market valuation of the derivatives on the balance sheet.
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"Net cash investment": Cash-relevant net investment describes the overall cash-relevant investment
less the overall cash-relevant divestitures in the relevant financial year.
Net cash investment 1 31 Mar 2023 2022 2021
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
In € million
Investments in growth projects2 560.2 2,355.6 2,022.1
Investments in existing projects 188.7 797.8 786.4
Total investments 748.9 3,153.5 2,808.5
Divestitures3 -0.7 -68.3 -20.4
Participation models4 -0.6 -152.6 -147.9
Disposals of long-term loans -11.5 -0.6 -1.1
Other disposals and subsidies -25.2 -164.3 -167.9
Total divestitures -38.0 -385.8 -337.3
Net cash investment 710.9 2,767.7 2,471.2
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Excluding investments held as financial assets.
2
For the first three months of 2023, this figure does not include cash and cash equivalents acquired with the acquisition of fully
consolidated companies.
3
For the first three months of 2023, this figure does not include cash and cash equivalents relinquished with the sale of fully
consolidated companies.
4
This includes offsets of capital reductions in non-controlling interests with short-term receivables to foreign companies. The latter
was due to advance payments made in the first three quarters of 2022 as a result of contractual regulations.
"Adjusted EBIT" is the Earnings after depreciation and amortization but before interest and taxes
(EBIT) adjusted for impairment losses and the non-operating EBITDA.
Adjusted EBIT 31 Mar 2023 2022 2021
(unaudited)
In € million
EBIT 3,530.0 2,141.2 158.8
Less impairment losses -0.1 -716.8 -1,088.3
Less non-operating EBITDA 1,114.4 1,187.5 -155.8
Adjusted EBIT 2,415.7 1,670.5 1,402.9
"Funds from operations (FFO)" are the cash relevant earnings from operating activities that are
available to the company for investments, the distribution of dividends and the repayment of debt. This
figure gives an estimate of the cash generated from the EnBW Group's core activities.
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Funds from operations (FFO) 31 Mar 2023 2022 2021
(unaudited)
In € million
EBITDA 3,954.2 4,473.2 2,803.5
Changes in provisions -51.9 36.2 -103.9
Non-cash-relevant expenses/income* -720.9 -1,251.7 -396.3
Income tax paid -123.3 -227.9 -200.6
Interest and dividends received* 82.9 427.0 358.0
Interest paid for financing activities -60.3 -318.8 -314.5
Dedicated financial assets contribution 2.4 -92.2 184.8
Funds from operations (FFO)* 3,083.1 3,045.7 2,331.0
* unaudited
"Net financial debt" comprises financial liabilities (including bonds, liabilities to banks and financial
lease obligations) less cash and cash equivalents and financial assets that are available to the
company's operating business. Financial liabilities are adjusted for valuation effects from interest-
induced hedging transactions and for the equity credit of outstanding hybrid bonds.
Net financial debt 31 Mar 2023 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021
In € million 1 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents available to the
-4,842.4 -4,626.1 -5,251.3
operating business
Current financial assets available to the operating
-909.5 -600.4 -584.5
business
Long-term securities available to the operating
-2.4 -2.4 -2.1
business
Bonds 10,316.5 9,683.8 8,401.0
Liabilities to banks 2,664.0 1,969.4 2,067.4
Other financial liabilities 1,236.6 1,238.0 782.0
Lease liabilities 921.8 912.6 884.5
Valuation effects from interest-induced hedging
-32.9 -51.0 -53.0
transactions
Restatement of 50 % of the nominal amount of
-1,250.0 -1,250.0 -1,746.3
the subordinated bonds 2
Other -136.7 -59.7 -31.4
Net financial debt 7,965.0 7,214.2 4,466.3
1 The figures as of 31 December 2021 have been restated.
2
The structural characteristics of EnBW's subordinated bonds meet the criteria for half of the bond to be classified as equity, and
half as debt, by the rating agencies Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
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Net debt relating to pension and nuclear obligations comprises the provisions for pensions and
similar obligations and provisions relating to nuclear power. These provisions are netted against
receivables relating to the dismantling of nuclear power plants and the dedicated financial assets.
Net debt relating to pension and nuclear obligations 31 Mar 2023 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021
(unaudited)
In € million
Provisions for pensions and similar obligations1 5,484.0 5,426.0 7,772.4
Provisions relating to nuclear power* 4,580.3 4,614.4 4,955.6
Receivables relating to nuclear obligations* -372.3 -372.9 -365.8
Net pension and nuclear obligations* 9,692.0 9,667.5 12,362.2
Long-term securities and loans to cover the pension and -5,717.2
-5,642.1 -6,053.4
nuclear obligations2*
Cash and cash equivalents to cover the pension and -194.8
-185.0 -186.5
nuclear obligations*
Current financial assets to cover the pension and nuclear
-68.8 -75.7 -97.3
obligations*
Surplus cover from benefit entitlements* -116.2 -106.0 -121.5
Other* -24.5 -25.9 -18.5
Dedicated financial assets* -6,121.5 -6,034.7 -6,477.2
Net debt relating to pension and nuclear obligations* 3,570.5 3,632.8 5,885.0
* unaudited
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Less the market value of the plan assets (excluding the surplus cover from benefit entitlements) of €690.2 million as of
31 March 2023 as well as €714.2 million as of 31 December 2022 and €869.9 million as of 31 December 2021.
2
Includes equity investments held as financial assets.
"Net debt" comprises net financial debt and the net debt relating to pension and nuclear obligations.
Net debt 31 Mar 2023 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021
(unaudited)
In € million1
Net financial debt* 7,965.0 7,214.2 4,466.3
Net debt relating to pension and nuclear obligations* 3,570.5 3,632.8 5,885.0
Net debt 11,535.5 10,847.0 10,351.3
* unaudited
1 The figures as of 31 December 2021 have been restated.
"Retained cash flow" comprises funds from operations (FFO) and declared dividends and measures
cash flow available to the company for investment activities without the need to raise additional debt.
Retained cash flow 31 Mar 2023 2022 2021
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
In € million
Funds from operations (FFO) 3,083.1 3,045.7 2,331.0
Declared dividends 0.0 -510.8 -547.2
Retained cash flow 3,083.1 2,534.9 1,783.8
"Debt repayment potential" describes the retained cash flow in relation to the net debt and is the most
significant performance indicator to describe the EnBW Group's ability to repay its debts internally.
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31 Mar 2023 2022 2021
Debt repayment potential1
(unaudited)
Retained cash flow in € million* 3,083.1 2,534.9 1,783.8
Net debt in € million 11,535,5 10,847.0 10,351.3
Debt repayment potential in %*2 not 23.4 17.2
meaningful
* unaudited
1 The figures for 2021 have been restated.
2Not disclosed in the quarterly statements. Only relevant looking at full year figures as retained cash flow and debt effects are
subject to seasonality.
"Adjusted Group Net Profit" is defined as Group net profit/loss attributable to the shareholders of
EnBW AG adjusted for items related to non-operating effects ("non-operating Group net profit/loss
attributable to the shareholders of EnBW AG"). These items include effects that cannot be predicted or
cannot be directly influenced by EnBW.
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Group Net Profit / Loss 2022
in € million
Total Non-operating Adjusted
EBITDA 4,473.2 1,187.5 3,285.7
Amortization and depreciation -2,332.0 -716.8* -1,615.2*
EBIT 2,141.2 470.7* 1,670.5*
Investment result 276.8 -35.8* 312.6*
Financial result -22.6 449.6* -472.2*
EBT 2,395.4 884.5* 1,510.9*
Income tax -551.5 -265.7* -285.8*
Group net profit/loss 1,843.9 618.8* 1,225.1*
of which profit/loss attributable to non- (105.9) (-146.6)* (252.5)*
controlling interests
* unaudited
* unaudited
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Adjusted Group Net Profit / Loss attributable to the 31 Mar 2023 2022 2021
shareholders of EnBW AG (unaudited)
in € million
Group net profit/loss attributable to the shareholders of 2,288.6 1,738.0 363.2
EnBW AG
Less / Plus / non-operating Group net profit/loss -838.8 -765.4 840.0
attributable to the
shareholders of EnBW AG*
Adjusted Group net profit/loss attributable to the 1,449.8 972.6 1,203.2
shareholders of EnBW AG*
* unaudited
"
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majority shareholder in TransnetBW for the long term. The bidding process is expected to complete in
the near future."
On 9 December 2022, the German government set out the conditions for the three nuclear power
stations to continue operating until no later than 15 April 2023. Thereafter, EnBW has a comprehensive
dismantling strategy that is being implemented by its subsidiary EnBW Kernkraft GmbH ("EnKK") which
is the licensed operator of EnBW's five nuclear power plants. The dismantling work has been underway
in Obrigheim since 2008, at the blocks Neckarwestheim I and Philippsburg 1 since 2017 and at
Philippsburg 2 since 2020. EnBW was permitted to generate electricity through its fifth power plant –
Block II in Neckarwestheim – until 15 April 2023. The German government is responsible for the
construction of the final storage site for radioactive waste and this lies outside of the control of the
operators of the nuclear power plants. However, the power plant operators – including EnBW – have
made a significant financial contribution towards these final storage facilities and paid around €24 billion
into the state's "fund for the financing of nuclear waste management" from their nuclear provisions."
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8. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENBW ENERGIE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG AG
On page 177 of the Prospectus in the section "GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENBW ENERGIE
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG AG" the sub-section "Sustainability ratings" shall be replaced by the
following:
"
CDP Sustainalytics ISS ESG MSCI
Result B/Management 28.5/Medium Risk B/Prime (2023) A/ Average (2023)
(2022) (2023)
Scale A to D- 0 to 40+ A+ to D- AAA to CCC
Relative "Energy utility "Utilities" sector "Multi Utilities" "Utilities" sector
position networks" sector: worldwide: EnBW sector worldwide: worldwide: EnBW
EnBW has an rated in the top EnBW rated in the has an average
average rating. 33%. top 10%. rating.
Rating Climate protection Social, governance Social, governance Social, governance
focus and environmental and environmental and environmental
aspects aspects aspects
"
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Cash flow statement 31 Mar 2023 2022 20211
€ million (unaudited)
Cash flow from operating activities -655.0 1,804.8 7,597.8
Cash flow from investing activities -866.6 -2,734.9 -2,873.7
Cash flow from financing activities 1,166.9 734.6 614.7
1 The figures as for the financial year 2021 have been restated.
"
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11. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENBW ENERGIE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG AG
On page 184 of the Prospectus in the section "GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENBW ENERGIE
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG AG" the sub-section "Additional Information - Employees" shall be
replaced by the following:
"Employees
As of 31 March 2023 the EnBW Group had 27,326 employees1,2 (compared to 26,268 as of
31 March 2022). This figure corresponds to 25,669 full time equivalents2 as of 31 March 2022 (compared
to 24,663 as of 31 March 2022).
As of 31 December 2022 the EnBW Group had 26,980 employees1 (compared to 26,064 as of
31 December 2021). This figure corresponds to 25,339 full time equivalents 3 as of 31 December 2022
(compared to 24,519 as of 31 December 2021).
1
Number of employees excluding apprentices/trainees and inactive employees.
2.
The number of employees for the ITOs (ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH, terranets bw GmbH and TransnetBW GmbH) is
only updated at the end of the year; for intervals of less than a year, the number of employees from 31 December 2022 is
carried forward.
3
Converted into full-time equivalents.
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EnBW AG as borrower entered into a syndicated revolving credit facility agreement ("Credit
Agreement") with a facility amount of €1.5 billion and an option to increase the facility amount by €500
million with a syndicate of 18 banks as mandated lead arrangers (including certain Dealers) and
BayernLB, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) and UniCredit Bank AG as coordinating
banks. The sustainability-linked syndicated credit line, dated 24 June 2020 and amended on
25 June 2021, has an initial term of five years until June 2025 and can subsequently be extended twice
for one-year periods. The second extension was executed in June 2022 and the new maturity is
24 June 2027. A new feature is that the borrowing costs are tied to EnBW's sustainability performance.
This means that EnBW's borrowing costs are reduced or increased according to target attainment on
selected sustainability indicators.
In June 2022, VNG as borrower entered into a syndicated credit line with a volume of €1.3 billion with a
banking consortium.
In November 2022, SWD as a borrower increased its syndicated credit line by €150 million up to a
volume of €500 million.
In June 2022, EnBW entered into two long-term purchase agreements for LNG with Venture Global
LNG. The contract includes the delivery of a total of 1.5 MTPA from 2026 onwards, half of which will be
sourced from the Plaquemines export facility and half from the Calcasieu Pass 2 export facility of Venture
Global LNG.
In December 2022, EnBW entered into an agreement over the import of three billion cubic meters of
LNG per year via the Hanseatic Energy Hub in Stade beginning with the commissioning. It entails the
option for EnBW to move to ammonia as a hydrogen-based energy source at a later stage. In April 2023,
EnBW has secured a further three billion cubic metres, thus doubling its future import capacity.
In March 2023, EnBW made the final investment decision for the construction of the He Dreiht offshore
wind farm. The investment cost for He Dreiht is around €2.4 billion. It is expected to be operational by
the end of 2025. At the same time, a minority stake of 49.9% was sold to a consortium consisting of
Allianz Capital Partners on behalf of Allianz insurance companies, AIP and Norges Bank. A bank loan of
€600 million was concluded with European Investment Bank to finance the He Dreiht offshore wind farm.
The bank loan was drawn down in March 2023.
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On 2 May 2023, a long-term loan of €500 million with cover from the Danish export credit insurer EIFO
was concluded. It will be used to finance the He Dreiht offshore wind farm. The first drawdown of €250
million took place on 8 May 2023. A second drawdown for the outstanding loan volume of €250 million
is expected in the period April to December 2024."
"Documents available
Copies of the following documents will be available from the registered office of the relevant Issuer and
from the specified office(s) of the Paying Agent(s). Also, for as long as any Notes may be issued under
this Prospectus or any Notes issued under this Prospectus are outstanding and in any event for a period
of at least ten years, electronic versions of the following documents are available on the Issuer's and
the Guarantor's website:
https://www.enbw.com/company/investors/news-and-publications/?tab=Downloadcenter&entries=12
(a) the constitutional documents (with an English translation where applicable) of each of the
Issuers;
(b) the Financial Statements of the EnBW Group for the financial year ended on 31 December
2021;
(c) the Financial Statements of the EnBW Group for the financial year ended on 31 December
2022;
(d) the Quarterly Statement January to March 2023 of EnBW Group;
(e) the Finance Reports on the Financial Statements of EnBW Finance in respect of the financial
years ended on 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022;
(f) a copy of this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus;
(g) the Guarantee (the terms of the Guarantee are set out in their entirety in this Prospectus – see
"Guarantee (German language version)" and "Guarantee (English language version)"; the
German language version is always controlling and binding); and
(h) any supplements to this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus.
This Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus, each Final Terms relating to those Notes listed on the
Official List and admitted to trading on the Regulated Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange as well
as the documents incorporated by reference in this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus may be
obtained from the Paying Agent(s) free of charge and are also published and available on the website
of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.luxse.com)."
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14. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
On pages 199 et seqq. of the Prospectus, the section "DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE" shall be replaced by the following:
This Prospectus should be read and construed in conjunction with the following information, which shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and to form part of, this Prospectus to the extend set
forth in the table below:
"(1) EnBW AG
The audited consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial year ended on
31 December 2021 included in the Integrated Annual Report 2021
- Income statement - page 164
- Statement of comprehensive income - page 165
- Balance sheet - page 166
- Cash flow statement - page 167
- Statement of changes in equity - page 168
- Notes to the financial statements of the - pages 169 to 268
EnBW Group
- Independent auditor's report1) - page 269 to 279
The audited consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial year ended on
31 December 2022 included in the Integrated Annual Report 2022
- Income statement - page 178
- Statement of comprehensive income - page 179
- Balance sheet - page 180
- Cash flow statement - page 181
- Statement of changes in equity - page 182
- Notes to the financial statements of the - pages 183 to 284
EnBW Group
- Independent auditor's report1) - page 285 to 295
1) The independent auditor's reports are translations of the German-language independent
auditor's reports respectively and are issued on the audited German-language consolidated
financial statements. Translations of such German-language consolidated financial statements are
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. The independent auditor's reports refer to the
respective consolidated financial statements and the combined management reports of the EnBW
Group and the EnBW AG as a whole and not solely to the respective consolidated financial
statements incorporated by reference.
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information of EnBW AG for the period
1 January to 31 March 2023 included in the Quarterly Statement January to March 2023 of EnBW
Group
- Income statement - page 17
- Statement of comprehensive income - page 18
- Balance sheet - page 19
- Cash flow statement - page 20
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- Statement of changes in equity - page 21
(2) EnBW Finance
The audited unconsolidated financial statements of EnBW Finance for the business year
ended on 31 December 2021 included in the EnBW Finance Report on the 2021 financial
statements
- Statement of financial position - page 11
- Statement of income - page 12
- Statement of cash flows - page 13
- Statement of changes in equity - page 14
- Notes - page 15 to page 51
- Independent auditor's report - page 52 to page 58
The audited unconsolidated financial statements of EnBW Finance for the business year
ended on 31 December 2022 included in the EnBW Finance Report on the 2022 financial
statements
- Statement of financial position - page 12
- Statement of income - page 13
- Statement of cash flows - page 14
- Statement of changes in equity - page 15
- Notes - page 16 to page 53
- Independent auditor's report - page 54 to page 60
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- Supplemental Information – IV. Changes to - page 17
the Form of Final Terms
Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 26 April
2019
- Set of Terms and Conditions for Notes with - pages 68 to 85 and 107 to 122
fixed interest rates contained in the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW
AG and EnBW Finance dated 26 April
2019.
- Set of Terms and Conditions for Notes with - pages 86 to 105 and 123 to 140
floating interest rates contained in the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW
AG and EnBW Finance dated 26 April
2019.
- Part I and II of the form of Final Terms - pages 150 to 169
contained in the Debt Issuance
Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and
EnBW Finance dated 26 April 2019 (for the
avoidance of doubt: the introductory
paragraph of the form of Final Terms
contained in this current Prospectus is to
be used in connection with the aforesaid).
Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 30 April
2020
- Set of Terms and Conditions for Notes with - pages 21 to 38 and 64 to 79
fixed interest rates contained in the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW
AG and EnBW Finance dated 30 April
2020.
- Set of Terms and Conditions for Notes with - pages 39 to 62 and 80 to 101
floating interest rates contained in the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW
AG and EnBW Finance dated 30 April
2020.
- Part I and II of the form of Final Terms - pages 111 to 131
contained in the Debt Issuance
Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and
EnBW Finance dated 30 April 2020 (for the
avoidance of doubt: the introductory
paragraph of the form of Final Terms
contained in this current Prospectus is to
be used in connection with the aforesaid).
Second Supplement dated 10 February 2021 to the Debt Issuance Programme
Prospectus dated 30 April 2020
- Supplemental Information – IV. Changes to - page 4
the Form of Final Terms
Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 14 April
2022
- Set of Terms and Conditions for Notes with - pages 17 to 42 and 67 to 88
fixed interest rates contained in the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW
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AG and EnBW Finance dated 14 April
2022.
- Set of Terms and Conditions for Notes with - pages 43 to 65 and 89 to 109
floating interest rates contained in the Debt
Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW
AG and EnBW Finance dated 14 April
2022.
- Part I and II of the form of Final Terms - pages 119 to 146
contained in the Debt Issuance
Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and
EnBW Finance dated 14 April 2022 (for the
avoidance of doubt: the introductory
paragraph of the form of Final Terms
contained in this current Prospectus is to
be used in connection with the aforesaid).
The information contained in the source documents that is not included in the cross-reference list above,
is not incorporated by reference into the Prospectus. For the purposes of Article 19(1) of the Prospectus
Regulation, information contained in such parts is either of no relevance for an investor or covered in
other parts of the Prospectus and is not required by the relevant schedules of Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) 2019/980.
Electronic versions of the source documents from which the information mentioned above has
been incorporated by reference into this Prospectus will be published on the website of the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.luxse.com) and the website of the Issuers and can be
accessed by using the following hyperlinks:
1. The audited consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial year ended on
31 December 2021 included in the Integrated Annual Report 2021 – Extended Version:
https://www.enbw.com/media/report/report-2021/downloads_5/integrated-annual-report-
2021.pdf
2. The audited consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the financial year ended on
31 December 2022 included in the Integrated Annual Report 2022:
https://www.enbw.com/media/report/report-2022/downloads/integrated-annual-report-2022.pdf
3. The audited unconsolidated financial statements of EnBW Finance for the business year
ended on 31 December 2021 included in the EnBW Finance Report on the 2021 financial
statements:
https://www.enbw.com/media/investoren/docs/news-und-publikationen/financial-report-2021-
enbw-international-finance-b-v.pdf
4. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of EnBW AG for the period
from 1 January to 31 March 2023 included in the Quarterly Statement January to March 2023
of EnBW Group:
https://www.enbw.com/media/investors/investors_docs/news_und_publikationen/3m-
2023/quarterly-statement-3m-2023.pdf
5. The audited unconsolidated financial statements of EnBW Finance for the business year
ended on 31 December 2022 included in the EnBW Finance Report on the 2022 financial
statements:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter/annual-financial-statement-of-enbw-
international-finance-b-v/financial-report-2022-enbw-international-finance-b-v.pdf
6. Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 27 April 2018:
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https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter-konzern/wertpapierprospekt/info-memo-emtn-
2018.pdf
7. First Supplement dated 18 October 2018 to the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus dated
27 April 2018:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter-
konzern/wertpapierprospekt/20181018_enbw_prospectus_supplement.pdf
8. Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 26 April 2019:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter-konzern/wertpapierprospekt/debt-issuance-
programme-2019.pdf
9. Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 30 April 2020:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter/wertpapierprospekt/2020-debt-issuance-
programme.pdf
10. Second Supplement dated 10 February 2021 to the Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus
dated 30 April 2020:
https://www.enbw.com/media/downloadcenter/wertpapierprospekt/second_supplement_to_the
_2020_debt_issue_programm__nur_in_englisch_verfuegbar_.pdf
11. Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus of EnBW AG and EnBW Finance dated 14 April 2022:
https://www.enbw.com/media/investoren/docs/news-und-publikationen/2022-debt-issuance-
programme-nur-in-englisch-verfuegbar.pdf
Furthermore, each Issuer will provide, without charge, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all
of the source documents. Requests for such documents should be directed to either Issuer at their
registered offices set out at the end of this Debt Issuance Programme Prospectus. In addition, such
documents will be available free of charge from the principal office in Luxembourg of Deutsche Bank
Luxembourg S.A. (the "Listing Agent")."
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