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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.10 per share
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NASDAQ GlobalNAS Select Market
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Large accelerated filer ☒
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Accelerated filer ☐
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Non-accelerated filer ☐
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Emerging growth company ☐
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U.S. GAAP ☐
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International Financial Reporting Standards
as issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board ☒
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Other ☐
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ITEM 19. |
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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Description
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Amended and restated Articles of Association of Atlantica Yield plc (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Atlantica Yield plc’s Form 6-K, as
amended, filed with the SEC on May 21, 2018 – SEC File No. 001-36487).
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Description of Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Atlantica Sustainable
Infrasctructure plc’s Form 20-F, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2022 – SEC File No. 001-36487).
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Amended and Restated Right of First Offer Agreement by and between Abengoa Yield plc (now Atlantica Yield plc) and Abengoa, S.A., dated December 9, 2014
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Atlantica Yield plc’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 filed with the SEC on December 11, 2014 – SEC File No. 333-200848).
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Operation and Maintenance Agreement between Abengoa Solar Espana, S.A. and Solaben Electricidad Dos, S.A., dated December 10, 2012 (incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.8 to Atlantica Yield plc’s draft registration statement on Form F-1 submitted to the SEC on February 28, 2014 – SEC File No. 377-00503).
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Operation and Maintenance Agreement between Abengoa Solar Espana, S.A. and Solaben Electricidad Tres, S.A., dated December 10, 2012 (incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.9 to Atlantica Yield plc’s draft registration statement on Form F-1 submitted to the SEC on February 28, 2014 – SEC File No. 377-00503).
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Note Purchase Agreement, dated March 20, 2020, between Atlantica Yield plc and a group of institutional investors as purchasers of the notes issued
thereunder (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.20 from Atlantica Yield plc’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on May 7, 2020 – SEC File No. 001-36487).
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Memorandum and Articles of Association of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Jersey Limited (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.21 from Atlantica
Sustainable Infrastructure plc’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 3, 2020 – SEC File No. 001-36487).
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Indenture (including Form of Global Note) relating to Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Jersey Limited’s 4.00% Green Exchangeable Senior Notes due
2025, dated July 17, 2020, by and among Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Jersey Limited, as Issuer, Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc, as Guarantor, BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited, as Trustee, The Bank of New
York Mellon, London Branch, as Paying and Exchange Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Luxembourg Branch, as Note Registrar and Transfer Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.22 from Atlantica Sustainable
Infrastructure plc’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 3, 2020 – SEC File No. 001-36487).
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Deed Poll granted by Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc, as Guarantor, in favor of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure Jersey Limited, as Issuer,
dated July 17, 2020, in connection with the 4.00% Green Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.23 from Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 3, 2020 – SEC
File No. 001-36487).
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The Note Issuance Facility for an amount of €140 million, dated July 8, 2020, among Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc, the guarantors named
therein, Lucid Agency Services Limited, as facility agent, and a group of funds managed by Westbourne Capital as purchasers of the notes issued thereunder (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.24 from Atlantica Sustainable
Infrastructure plc’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 3, 2020 – SEC File No. 001-36487).
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ATLANTICA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE PLC
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By:
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/s/ Santiago Seage
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Name:
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Santiago Seage
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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ATLANTICA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE PLC
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By:
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/s/ Francisco Martinez-Davis
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Name:
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Francisco Martinez-Davis
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Description of the Matter
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As described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has recorded “contracted concessional” assets of $8,021 million at December 31, 2021, which are primarily classified as
intangible assets or financial assets depending on the nature of the payment entitlements established in the respective agreements. Revenue derived from the Company’s contracted concessional assets are governed by power purchase
agreements (“PPAs”) with the Company’s customers or by regulation.
As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company reviews its contracted concessional assets for impairment indicators whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the carrying amounts of the assets or group of assets may not be recoverable, or previous impairment losses are no longer adequate. As discussed in Note 6, management identified triggering
events at the Solana asset located in the United States (the “Solana US Asset”) and recorded a $43 million impairment charge in 2021.
Auditing the Company’s recoverability assessment related to the contracted concessional assets involves significant judgment in determining whether impairment indicator existed and, if an indicator
exists, in the assumptions used by management in the determination if an impairment should be recorded or reversed. The main inputs considered when evaluating for impairment indicators include the performance of the plants versus budget
and changes in applicable regulations. The significant assumptions which required substantial judgement or estimation used in management’s impairment calculation of the Solana US Asset are discount rates and projections considering real
data based on contract terms and projected changes in both selling prices and costs.
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How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
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We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s contracted concessional assets recoverability assessment process. For example, we
tested controls over management’s identification of potential impairment indicators, as well as controls over the determination of significant assumptions used in the Solana US Asset impairment calculation, including, among others, the
discount rates and underlying projections used in the Company’s impairment assessment.
To test the Company’s impairment indicators assessment for contracted concessional assets, our audit procedures included, among others, comparing actual energy production versus budget and assessing the
effects of any identified changes to regulation impacting significant locations.
For the Solana US Asset, we evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the current year impairment calculation, including management’s review of the significant
assumptions used.
As part of our audit procedures on the Solana US Asset, we assessed the appropriateness of the main inputs used in the cash flow projections, by comparing the future estimated
performance of the asset to its historical energy production and evaluating the consistency of the actual energy production versus budget for 2021. For the discount rate, we involved our valuation specialists to assist us in calculating
and developing a range of discount rates, which we compared to those used by the Company.
We assessed the adequacy of the related disclosures in the Company’s financial statements, including the sensitivity analyses on the energy production and discount rate assumptions.
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F/A (the “Annual Report”) of the Company;
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Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Annual Report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Annual Report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual Report;
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The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Annual Report is being prepared;
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Annual Report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report based on such evaluation; and
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The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
Company’s auditors and the audit committee of Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
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/s/ Santiago Seage
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Santiago Seage
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Chief Executive Officer
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I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F/A (the “Annual Report”) of the Company;
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Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Annual Report;
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Annual Report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this Annual Report;
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The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Annual Report is being prepared;
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Annual Report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report based on such evaluation; and
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Disclosed in this Annual Report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this
Annual Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
Company’s auditors and the audit committee of Company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
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/s/ Francisco Martinez-Davis | ||
Francisco Martinez-Davis | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
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The Annual Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and
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The information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc.
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/s/ Santiago Seage
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Santiago Seage
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Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ Francisco Martinez-Davis
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Francisco Martinez-Davis
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Chief Financial Officer
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