EP ENERGY Group

EP ENERGY is a vertically integrated energy utility covering the complete value chain from coal extraction to electricity and gas supply for end customers. EPE is the largest supplier of thermal energy and the second largest electricity producer in the Czech Republic. The co-generation capacities of Elektrárny Opatovice (EOP), Pražská teplárenská, United Energy (UE), MIBRAG, and Plzeská energetika (PE) and the renewable capacities of EP ENERGY have a total electrical capacity of 1,054MWe and a capacity of 4,716 MWt for heat production. Through its combined heat & power generation plants, EP ENERGY supplies heat in the Czech Republic to approximately 360,000 households and also for corporate, municipal and institutional customers. EP ENERGY is placed third in brown coal mining in Germany where it operatesMIBRAG. EP ENERGY is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENERGETICKÝ A PRMYSLOVÝ HOLDING (EPH). The shareholding structure of EPH is composed of the PPF Group (44.44% of shares) and the J&TGroup (through private equity structures - 37.04%); Daniel Ketínský holds 18.52% in EPH and is also responsible for its management. The EP ENERGY Group has a total of 4,400 employees. The total consolidated operating profit (EBITDA) posted by the companies belonging to the EP ENERGY Group for 2011 amounted to CZK 7.3 billion with total revenue of CZK 39.3 billion.