EVN AG: Decision in investment treaty arbitration against the Republic of Bulgaria

DGAP-Ad-hoc: EVN AG / Key word(s): Legal Matter EVN AG: Decision in investment treaty arbitration against the Republic of Bulgaria 10-Apr-2019 / 20:13 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. In June 2013, EVN AG brought claims against the Republic of Bulgaria under the Energy Charter Treaty and the Austrian-Bulgarian bilateral investment protection treaty before an international arbitral tribunal under the auspices of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) established at the World Bank. The claims arise from measures taken by Bulgarian regulatory authorities and government agencies in connection with the pricing of electricity and the remuneration for public law obligations relating to renewable energy. In February 2017, the part of the claims regarding the remuneration obligations for renewable energy was, as announced in February 2017, offset between a Bulgarian EVN subsidiary and the Bulgarian state-owned electricity company NEK. The ICSID tribunal has now rendered a final decision on EVN AG's claims, according to which EVN AG has not been awarded any further compensation and each party is to bear its own costs. The decision will not affect the consolidated results of the EVN Group. The decision of the arbitral tribunal can be challenged within 120 days before an ICSID Ad-hoc Annulment Committee for very limited reasons, which is currently being assessed by EVN AG. An appeal of the ICSID award before the courts of Bulgaria is not possible. As a leading energy and environmental services company, EVN AG considers itself a long-term investor in the Bulgarian market irrespective of the decision of the ICSID tribunal. Contact: Gerald Reidinger Head of Controlling and Investor Relations Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Stefan Zach Head of Information and Communication Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] 10-Apr-2019 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de

Language:	English
Company:	EVN AG
	EVN Platz
	2344 Maria Enzersdorf
	Austria
Phone:	[phone]
E-mail:	[e-mail]
Internet:	www.evn.at
ISIN:	AT0000741053
WKN:	074105
Indices:	ATX
Listed:	Foreign Exchange(s) Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
EQS News ID:	798605

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