Talen Energy (NasdaqGS:TLN) Earnings Call Presentation

Acquisition Highlights - Talen is investing $3.45 billion in Lawrenceburg, Waterford, and Darby assets [6] - ECP is supporting the acquisition with approximately $900 million in Talen equity [6] - The acquisition is expected to be immediately >15% accretive to Adjusted Free Cash Flow (FCF) per share [6, 17, 19] - The acquisition diversifies Talen's generation portfolio with the addition of approximately 2.62 GW of efficient natural gas assets [6] Financial Metrics - The acquisition represents a 6.6x 2027E Adjusted EBITDA multiple with approximately 85% unlevered free cash flow conversion [6] - The purchase price consists of approximately $2.55 billion in cash and approximately $900 million in Talen equity, with 2.4 million shares to be issued to ECP (~5% of expected pro forma equity) [17] - The transaction is expected to generate more than $1 billion in nominal tax shield benefits [17] - Talen aims to achieve <3.5x net leverage target by year-end 2026 [6, 17] Portfolio Impact - The acquisition adds approximately 2.6 GW of PJM gas capacity in Ohio and Indiana [8] - The acquired assets are expected to generate approximately 15.7 TWh of electricity in 2024 [11] - Pro forma annual generation is expected to approximately double after recent acquisitions, reaching ~71 TWh [14]