Price sheet of Gastransport Nord GmbH (GTG) valid from 01 January 2015 Important Legal Notice for English Version This text shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Germany. The English version of this text serves only for information and is not part of this legal transaction. Therefore, in the event of any inconsistency between the German and the English version, only the German version shall apply. Version: 3.0 As of: 30 December 2014 Valid from: 01 January 2015 Page 1 of 8
Table of contents Introduction... 3 1. Network fees for entry and exit capacities... 3 1.1 List of bookable entry points and zones and the annual entry fee... 4 1.2 List of bookable exit points and zones and the annual exit fee... 4 2. Fee factors... 5 3. Network fees for virtual reverse flow exit capacities... 6 4. Contractual penalties for exceeding capacity bookings or capacity orders (internal orders)... 6 5. Network fees for metering and operation of metering stations... 7 6. Network fees for billing... 7 7. Fees for excess volumes and shortages (RLM extraction points)... 8 8. Biogas levy and quality conversion charge... 8 9. Rounding rule... 8 10. Invoicing in accordance with Section 26 of GTG's GTC-EE... 8 11. Interest on late payments... 8 Page 2 of 8
Introduction The "General Terms and Conditions for the Entry / Exit Contract (entry-exit system) (GTC-EE)", the "Supplementary Terms and Conditions (STC-EE)" and the "Supplementary Terms and Conditions for Internal Ordering of Downstream Network Operators (STC-IO)" of Gastransport Nord GmbH (GTG) shall apply. The following provisions govern capacity contracts for shippers as well as contracts for capacity orders (internal orders) of downstream network operators. Network fees become payable at the beginning of the starting day of a capacity contract for shippers or the contract for a capacity order for a downstream network operator. The amount of the network fee will depend on the duration of the contract and the starting date of the entry/exit contract or the capacity order of the downstream network operator. 1. Network fees for entry and exit capacities The entry/exit fees in the following table are charged for transports in the gas pipeline network of GTG. Capacity type Entry fees in euros/kwh/h/a Exit fees in euros/kwh/h/a FZK - 0.1905 Network bfzk 1.0835 - DZK 1.0293 - UK 0.9753 0.1717 FZK - 0.0403 Storage bfzk 0.4350 - DZK 0.4134 - UK 0.3917 0.0365 These network fees apply for the following capacities offered in Section 5 Para 1(a) to 1(e) of the "Supplementary Terms and Conditions (STC-EE)" and the "Supplementary Terms and Conditions for Internal Ordering (STC-IO)": Freely allocable exit capacity (FZK) Freely allocable entry capacity for biogas (FZK) Conditional, firm freely allocable entry capacity (bfzk) Firm, dynamically allocable entry capacity (DZK) Interruptible capacities in main flow direction (UK) Page 3 of 8
The aforementioned network fees include the costs laid out in Section 12 Para 1 and 2 of the German Gas Network Access Ordinance (GasNZV). They do not include statutory VAT, which is currently 19%. 1.1 List of bookable entry points and zones and the annual entry fee Name Oude Statenzijl EIC 21Z000000000079G Neighbouring network operator Gasunie Transport Services B.V. EZONE-SDS 21Z000000000278A gas production Zone UGS EWE L-Gas (Entry) 21W0000000000176 - Capacity type Fee in euros/kwh/h/a bfzk 1 1.0835 DZK 1 1.0293 UK 1 0.9753 bfzk 1 1.0835 DZK 1 1.0293 UK 1 0.9753 bfzk 1 0.4350 DZK 1 0.4134 UK 1 0.3917 The aforementioned network fees include the costs laid out in Section 12 Para 1 and 2 of the German Gas Network Access Ordinance (GasNZV). They do not include statutory VAT, which is currently 19 %. 1.2 List of bookable exit points and zones and the annual exit fee Name 27988 Hude, Kirchkimmen 34 49632 Addrup/Essen; Kartoffelweg 1 UGS Huntorf internal use UGS Nüttermoor internal use Zone UGS EWE L-Gas (Exit) EIC Neighbouring network operator DE7000872779800000000000070948165 - DE7000874963200000000000070948008 - DE7000872693100000000000070986944 - DE7000872678900000000000070977946-21W0000000000176 - Capacity type Fee in euros/kwh/h/a FZK 2 0.1905 UK 2 0.1717 FZK 2 0.1905 UK 2 0.1717 FZK 2 0.1905 UK 2 0.1717 FZK 2 0.1905 UK 2 0.1717 FZK 1 0.0403 UK 1 0.0365 The aforementioned network fees include the costs laid out in Section 12 Para 1 and 2 of the German Gas Network Access Ordinance (GasNZV). They do not include statutory VAT, which is currently 19 %. 1 Accounting fees are charged in addition to the network fees in accordance with Section 6 of this price sheet. 2 Biogas levies and quality conversion charges, measurement fees and accounting fees are charged in addition to the network fees in accordance with Sections 5, 6 and 8 of this price sheet. Page 4 of 8
2. Fee factors Monthly invoices are based on the daily fee for the month in question. These are calculated by multiplying the regulated annual entry/exit fee by the applicable monthly fee factor (shown in the table below) and then dividing the result by the number of days in the month in question. The fee charged for individual days is calculated pro rata on the basis of the applicable monthly fee. For annual capacity bookings, the monthly bill is calculated by multiplying the booked capacity by the annual exit/entry fee, and then weighting the result on the basis of the monthly factors listed below. The monthly factors equal 1.00 over a gas business year. Booking periods of less than one year are defined as follows: Monthly booking periods: Each month begins at 6:00 a.m. on the first day of the month and ends at 6:00 a.m. on the first day of the following month. Daily booking periods: Each day is defined as a gas day from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on the following day. Transport month monthly Booking period annual October 0.07 November 0.11 December 0.14 January 0.15 February 0.13 March 0.13 April 0.08 May 0.05 June 0.04 July 0.03 August 0.03 September 0.04 1.00 Page 5 of 8
3. Network fees for interruptible virtual reverse flow exit capacities Shippers can book interruptible virtual reverse flow exit capacities and may also book firm, freely allocable reverse flow exit capacities ( FZK ), which may be offered due to the restriction of renomination rights to firm capacity contracts according to German regulation KARLA-Gas, to the neighbouring network operator in the Netherlands at the cross-border interconnection point Oude Statenzijl. The fee is calculated by multiplying the exit fee specified below by the booked capacity. According to Section 7 (5. a) KoV VII, no biogas levy is charged for capacity bookings at cross-border interconnection points. According to Section 10 (6.) KoV VII, the quality conversion charge is charged. Oude Statenzijl (virtual exit point) Exit fee in euros/kwh/h/a FZK 0.3333 UK 0.3000 The figures do not include statutory VAT, which is currently 19%. 4. Contractual penalties for exceeding capacity bookings or capacity orders (internal orders) The contractual penalties for exceeding booked capacity or ordered capacity (internal orders) are calculated as follows: V T = ( KMax - KBuch) NNE FU FÜ The amount by which capacity is exceeded is calculated on a gas day by gas day basis. The maximum amount by which the booked or ordered capacity (internal orders) for the gas day is exceeded is used to calculate the contractual penalty (V T ). Key: V T K Max Contractual penalty per gas day in euros Maximum transport capacity actually used within one hour per gas day in kwh/h. The transport capacity used is calculated by weighting the measured volume with the appropriate correction factor and energy value. K Buch Capacity booking or capacity order (internal order) at the entry/exit point in kwh/h NNE Specific fee for the capacity booking or capacity order (internal order) in accordance with Section 1 of this price sheet in /kwh/h/a (excluding biogas levy) F U Factor during the year for the day in question in accordance with Section 2 of this price sheet F Ü Excess factor of 10 Any third party claims resulting from capacity being exceeded will be charged where appropriate. Page 6 of 8
5. Network fees for metering and operation of metering stations The following fees are charged whenever GTG provides metering services and operates the metering station. These fees are only charged at bookable exit points. The metering fee includes the meter reading costs. The metering station operation fee covers the provision of meters and other metering equipment. GTG charges the following fees for meters with remote meter reading (RMR) capabilities: Metering Metering station operation Meter type EUR/a EUR/d EUR/a EUR/d G160 - G250 257.12 0.70444 G400 - G1000 1,169.58 3.20433 514.24 1.40888 G1600 - G4000 1,285.59 3.52216 They do not include statutory VAT. which is currently 19 %. 6. Network fees for billing All bills are issued monthly on the basis of the sum total of daily fees. Network fees are charged per entry/exit contract. Billing fee EUR/a EUR/d 245,35 0,67219 Billing method monthly They do not include statutory VAT. which is currently 19 %. Sample calculation metering. metering station operation and billing Assumption 1: Shipper with a G400 meter with remote meter read-out (RMR) Assumption 2: Bills are issued monthly. Annual fees are listed pro rata on bills. 365-day year. the month is December. 3. Fee for metering. metering station operation and billing: Metering fee = 3.20433 /d x 31 d = 99.33 + Metering station operation fee = 1.40888 /d x 31 d = 43.68 + Billing fee = 0.67219 /d x 31 d = 20.84 Total fee = 163.85 The net annual fee for metering. metering station operation and billing is 1,929.17 euros. Monthly bills are calculated by multiplying the applicable fees on the basis of the daily fees by the number of days in the month in question. The net fee for the month of December (31 days) is therefore 163.85 euros. Page 7 of 8
7. Fees for excess volumes and shortages (RLM extraction points) The prices for excess volumes and shortages at RLM extraction points are defined by the authorities responsible for the market area. The price for excess volumes and shortages is updated on a monthly basis and is calculated and published by the authorities responsible for the market area. In the GASPOOL market area. this is done by GASPOOL Balancing Services GmbH. GTG will use the appropriate prices. 8. Biogas levy and quality conversion charge The biogas levy is charged in addition to the listed fees for bookable and orderable exit capacities at exit points in accordance with Part 2. Section 7 of KoV VII. The biogas levy is not charged at exit points to storage facilities and the cross-border interconnection point. The quality conversion charge is charged in addition to the listed fees for all bookable and orderable exit capacities at exit points in accordance with Part 2. Section 10 (6) of KoV VII. The monthly factors listed under Section 2 of this price sheet are not used when billing the biogas levy and quality conversion charge. The biogas is nationwide 0.60194/kWh/h/a for the period of 6:00 a.m. on 1.1.2015 to 6:00 a.m. on 1.1.2016, and the quality conversion charge in the GASPOOL market area is 0.0282/kWh/h/a. 9. Rounding rule The fees in this price sheet are in euros to four decimal. When invoiced, fees are rounded to two decimal places. Fees are rounded at the end of the calculation. 10. Invoicing in accordance with Section 26 of GTG's GTC-EE GTG shall invoice the shipper or downstream network operator for the fees on this price sheet in addition to the other fees listed in Section 25 GTC-EE and Section 15 KoV VII. The billing of the network fee will be done as described in the "Supplementary Terms and Conditions (STC-EE)" 11. Interest on late payments GTG reserves the right to demand interest if a payment deadline is not met. This shall not affect GTG's right to make further claims. Interest is calculated on the basis of an annual rate of 9 percentage points pursuant to Section 288 of the German Civil Code. plus the base rate pursuant to Section 247 of the German Civil Code. Page 8 of 8