About this Report

This report, which Iberdrola directs to both its shareholders and investors and all of its Stakeholders, has been prepared under the innovative “integrated report” concept, and constitutes one more example of the group’s desire to be innovative in the area of transparency.

Integrated report

  • This report has been prepared in accordance with the reporting framework published by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and in accordance with the recommendations thereof, taking into consideration the individual and consolidated financial statements of the company formulated by the Board of Directors, audited and pending approval by the shareholders at the General Shareholders’ Meeting of Iberdrola.
  • A multi-disciplinary team made up of corporate businesses and areas of the group was created in order to provide a complete view of the company, its business model, the challenges and risks it faces, and its social, environmental, financial and governance performance. The participating organisations guarantee the completeness of the information included.
  • The content of this document has been reviewed by the company’s Operating Committee. It has also been reported on favourably by the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, which has submitted the report to the Board of Directors for its final consideration.
    ased on all of the foregoing, the Board of Directors approved this Integrated Report February 2018 at its meeting of 20 February 2018.

Information boundaries

  • The information submitted covers Iberdrola and its subsidiaries and affiliates. The information boundaries are defined in the group’s consolidated annual financial statements and Sustainability Report.
  • The group’s performance in recent years has been influenced by external corporate transactions, which the reader should take into account in order to properly interpret this report. These transactions and activities are described in the group’s public information, the following being particularly noteworthy:
    • The integration of UIL Holdings Corporation into Iberdrola USA (December 2015), which is now called Avangrid, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the country subholding company of the group in the United States.
    • All of the businesses of the group held in Brazil through Elektro Holding were incorporated into Neoenergia on 24 August 2017. As a result of this transaction, Iberdrola’s interest in Neoenergia increased from 39% to 52%.

Material aspects identified

  • Iberdrola has channels of communication and dialogue with its Stakeholders, developed in accordance with the principles of the AA1000 Assurance Standard, as described in detail in the Stakeholder Relations Policy and in the Sustainability Report.
  • The company also performs materiality analyses that help identify matters of significance to its Stakeholders, bringing to light particularly sensitive financial, environmental or social issues related to the business in the various communities and geographic areas in which the group operates.
  • The contents of this report have been selected by taking into account the existing channels for dialogue as well as the materiality analyses and the framework defined by the IIRC for this kind of information.

Social and Relational Capital

This report has been prepared in accordance with the reporting framework published by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC).

Internal and external verification

  • This report has been subject to a process of internal verification, by means of a limited review performed by the Management of the Internal Audit Division of Iberdrola.
  • Although it has not been subject to a process of independent external verification, a significant portion of the information contained herein relating to financial year 2017 and to previous years comes from annual financial reports and sustainability reports, all of which have been the subject of an external audit or verification for which the respective certificates are available. The remaining information comes mainly from other reports or public presentations made by the company.

Legal disclaimer with respect to forward-looking statements, errors and omissions

  • This document contains information and forward-looking statements regarding Iberdrola. Such statements include projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future transactions, investments, synergies, products and services, and statements regarding future performance. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts and are generally identified by the words “expects”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates” and similar expressions.
  • In this regard, although Iberdrola believes that the expectations reflected in such statements are reasonable, investors and holders of Iberdrola shares are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Iberdrola, which risks could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and uncertainties include those identified in the documents sent by Iberdrola to the National Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores) and which are accessible to the public.
  • Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and have not been reviewed by the auditors of Iberdrola. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. All forward-looking statements reflected in this report are subject to the warnings provided and are based on information available as of the date of approval hereof. Except as required by applicable law, Iberdrola does not undertake any obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements or to revise any forward-looking information, even if new data are published or new events occur.

Integrated Report, February 2018
Publisher: IBERDROLA, S.A.
Spain
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