Atlantica Refinances its 2019 Notes with Improved Terms and Flexibility

May 6, 2019 – Atlantica Yield plc (NASDAQ: AY) ("Atlantica”), the sustainable total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted assets in the energy and environmental sectors, announced today that it has entered into a senior unsecured note issuance facility agreement, for a total amount of the euro equivalent of $300 million and a 6-year tenor, to be fully subscribed by a private investor.

The notes are expected to be issued in the second quarter of 2019 and are expected to mature on April 30, 2025. Atlantica intends to fully hedge the notes with an interest rate swap of no less than 3 years, resulting in an expected interest rate of approximately 4.5%. The proceeds from the notes are expected to be used to refinance Atlantica’s existing 7.0% senior notes maturing on November 15, 2019 (the "Notes”) and for general corporate purposes. Additionally, under the agreement, Atlantica may capitalize interest on the notes issued thereunder for a period of up to two years from closing at Atlantica’s discretion, subject to certain conditions.

Atlantica expects several improvements with this new financing, including:

• A cost¹ improvement of approximately $4 million per annum expected from 2020;
• An option to capitalize up to 2 years of interest payments (equal to approximately $14 million per year), which would partially offset the cash available for distribution ("CAFD”) impact if Mojave’s distribution was delayed;
• A longer tenor compared with the existing financing and;
• A natural hedge for CAFD generated in euro.

About Atlantica Yield

Atlantica Yield plc is a total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted renewable energy, efficient natural gas, electric transmission and water assets in North & South America, and certain markets in EMEA (www.atlanticayield.com). 

Forward-Looking Statements

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¹ Calculated as the difference between the annual coupon of the existing 2019 Notes and the expected 4.5% interest cost of the hedging for the new Note Issuance Facility for three years and assuming current €/$ FX rate.