For the Closing of the sale of RWE Dea AG several consents from third parties are outstanding. The parties to the agreement have agreed, inter alia, that there should be a comfort letter by the Department of Energy and Climate Change of the United Kingdom. Currently, it is uncertain whether the Comfort Letter will be issued. The parties to the transaction continue to work towards a closing of the transaction.

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