Auditor's Report on Audax Renovables, S.A. and Subsidiaries

(Together with the consolidated annual accounts and consolidated directors' report of Audax Renovables, S.A. and subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2023)

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KPMG Auditores, S.L.

Pº. de la Castellana, 259 C 28046 Madrid

Independent Auditor's Report on the Consolidated Annual

Accounts

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To the shareholders of Audax Renovables, S.A.

REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

Opinion __________________________________________________________________

We have audited the consolidated annual accounts of Audax Renovables, S.A. (the "Parent") and subsidiaries (together the "Group"), which comprise the consolidated balance sheet at 31 December 2023, and the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and consolidated notes.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated annual accounts give a true and fair view, in all material respects, of the consolidated equity and consolidated financial position of the Group at 31 December 2023 and of its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU) and other provisions of the financial reporting framework applicable in Spain.

Basis for Opinion _________________________________________________________

We conducted our audit in accordance with prevailing legislation regulating the audit of accounts in Spain. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Annual Accounts section of our report.

We are independent of the Group in accordance with the ethical requirements, including those regarding independence, that are relevant to our audit of the consolidated annual accounts pursuant to the legislation regulating the audit of accounts in Spain. We have not provided any non-audit services, nor have any situations or circumstances arisen which, under the aforementioned regulations, have affected the required independence such that this has been compromised.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

KPMG Auditores S.L., a limited liability Spanish company and a member firm of the KPMG global organisation of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee. All rights reserved.

Paseo de la Castellana, 259C 28046 Madrid

On the Spanish Official Register of Auditors ("ROAC") with No. S0702, and the Spanish Institute of Registered Auditors' list of companies with No. 10.

Reg. Mer Madrid, T. 11.961, F. 90, Sec. 8, H. M -188.007, Inscrip. 9 N.I.F. B-78510153

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Key Audit Matters ________________________________________________________

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated annual accounts of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated annual accounts as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Recoverable amount of non-current property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets

See notes 5 and 6 to the consolidated annual accounts

Key audit matter

How the matter was addressed in our audit

At 31 December 2023 the Group has capitalised property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets totalling Euros 492,211 thousand, allocated to the cash-generating units (CGUs) detailed in note 5 to the consolidated annual accounts.

Under IFRS-EU, the recoverable amount of assets must be estimated when indications of impairment have been identified. Goodwill, intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and in-process intangible assets are not amortised, but are instead tested for impairment at least on an annual basis.

The recoverable amount of the assets allocated to the CGUs is generally calculated using methodologies based on discounted cash flows, the estimation of which requires the use of a high degree of judgement by management and the use of assumptions and estimates.

At 31 December 2023 the Group has recognised impairment losses on these assets in an amount of Euros 2,824 thousand in the consolidated income statement.

Due to the high level of judgement required, the uncertainty associated with these estimates and the significance of the amount of the property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets, the recoverability thereof has been considered a key audit matter.

Our audit procedures included the following:

  • Evaluating the design and implementation of the key controls related to the process of estimating the recoverable amount.
  • Assessing the appropriateness of the composition of the CGUs based on our understanding of how the business is managed. Assessing the methodology and reasonableness of the assumptions used by the Group to estimate the recoverable amount using the discounted cash flow method at cash-generating unit (CGU) level, with the involvement of our valuation specialists.
  • Comparing the cash flow forecasts estimated in prior years with the actual cash flows obtained.
  • Evaluating the sensitivity of the recoverable amount to changes in certain assumptions that can be considered reasonable.

We also assessed whether the disclosures in the consolidated annual accounts meet the requirements of the financial reporting framework applicable to the Group.

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