FDE buys back c. 0.63% of his share issued capital via its buy-back program

PONTPIERRE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:

FDE (Euronext: FDE - ISIN: FR0013030152), a carbon negative energy producer, announces that it has bought back on May 8^th, 2023, 32 718 of its shares.

FDE initiated the implementation of the share buyback program in accordance with its announcement made on January 30^th, 2023 and the delegation of authority adopted by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of November 30^th, 2022.

This buy-back took place over the counter and represents an envelope of €1.15 million at an average price of €35.15 per share. Compared to the average closing price of the stock for the 20 days preceding My 8^th, 2023 (i.e. a price of €36.94), the price per share in the context of this share buyback implies a discount of 4.85%

Aggregated presentation:

Issuer Name	Issuer ID	Transaction Date	Financial instrument ID	Total daily volume (# of shares)	Daily VWAP of purchased shares (€)	Market
FDE SA	969500R4CLSQFTYYI535	08-05-23	FR0013451333	32 718	35.15	MIC code (ISO 10383)

Following this operation, FDE holds 1.62% of its capital (excluding its own shares held under the liquidity contract).

This transaction is fully financed with available cash and will not affect the financial capacity of the group, still focused on the implementation of its various organic and external growth projects.

FDE reiterates its FYE 2026 objectives of annualized revenues exceeding €100 million with an EBITDA reaching over €50 million, combined with 10 million tons of CO2eq emissions avoided per annum.

Next announcement:
FY 2023 annual sales – July 20^th 2023

Reuters code: LFDE.PA

Bloomberg code: LFDE.FP

About La Française de l’Énergie

FDE is a negative carbon footprint energy group, specialized in the implementation of local energy recovery and production sites, allowing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. FDE notably supplies regional players with gas, electricity, heat and CO2, thus replacing imported energy with local, cleaner energy. FDE aims to become a leading independent player in the energy sector in Europe.

More information available on www.francaisedelenergie.fr

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