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Smith & Nephew — Merger or Acquisition (March 2007)

21 slides from Smith & Nephew's merger presentation, Mar 12, 2007

  1. Slide 1: Acquisition of Plus Orthopedics

    Acquisition of Plus Orthopedics 12th March 2007

  2. Slide 2: Forward looking statements

    Forward looking statements This presentation contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, statements regarding expected revenue growth and trading margins discussed under "Outlook" are forward-looking stat

  3. Slide 3: Sir Christopher O'Donnell, Chief Executive

    Sir Christopher O’Donnell Chief Executive

  4. Slide 4: Our strategy for acquisitions

    Our strategy for acquisitions • Seek value-enhancing acquisitions – Unique/additive technologies – Improved channels to market • Particular focus on emerging markets for biological repair of cartilage and bone • Maintain balance sheet flexibility to deliver on opportunities 4

  5. Slide 5: David Illingworth, Chief Operating Officer

    David Illingworth Chief Operating Officer

  6. Slide 6: Introduction to Plus Orthopedics

    Introduction to Plus Orthopedics • Founded in 1991 • Based in Switzerland • Original business in cementless hips • Among the top players in hips in Germany, the world’s 3rd largest orthopaedics market • Strong player in knees in Germany • Manufacturing in Switzerland and China 6

  7. Slide 7: Acquisition highlights

    Acquisition highlights • Purchase price of $889m, including debt • Revenues of $300m in 2006 growth of 16% over 2005 • Profit before interest and tax of $36m in 2006 growth of 33% over 2005 All CHF / US$ conversions at $1 = CHF 1.221 7

  8. Slide 8: Benefits

    Benefits • Strengthens European and Asian distribution • Excellent European product portfolio – European designed cementless hip stems – Hinged, fixed and mobile knees • Complementary product range • Highly synergistic business • Earnings accretive from 2008 8

  9. Slide 9: Opportunities

    Opportunities • Increased leverage of combined sales force – In Europe and Asia • Production – increased manufacturing leverage – capacity utilisation • Marketing and sales infrastructure efficiencies • Focused integration resources to deliver benefits 9

  10. Slide 10: Complementary products

    Complementary products • Hinged knee • Mobile bearing knee • Threaded acetabular cup • Shoulder implants Ring locking BICON-Plus • Toe implants Bi-polar head RT-Plus hinged knee threaded acetabular cup Cementless, rectangular, BOFOR Cup PROMOS modular Metal (CoCr) heads dual-taper straight stem Ceme

  11. Slide 11: Global market – new #4 in reconstruction

    Global market – new #4 in reconstruction Other 6% Biomet 11% Smith & 12% Nephew/PO Stryker 20% DePuy (J&J) 22% Zimmer 29% Source: Company reports/internal research 1

  12. Slide 12: Plus sales force locations

    Do smith&nephew Plus sales force locations Countries with local presence ‘Countries served through distributors = Local Presence

  13. Slide 13: Adrian Hennah, Chief Financial Officer

    Adrian Hennah Chief Financial Officer

  14. Slide 14: Financial highlights - 1

    Financial highlights - 1 • Purchase price including debt CHF 1,086m* (US$ 889m) • Financed entirely from bank borrowings – facility in place $ million 2006 2005Growth Revenue 300 258 16% EBIT 36 27 33% EBITDA 62 48 29% Price / EBIT 25x Price / EBITDA 14x All Price / Revenue 3x * CHF numbers have bee

  15. Slide 15: Financial highlights - 2

    Financial highlights -2 • EPSA – Broadly neutral in 2007 – Accretive in 2008 and beyond • Return on invested capital – Exceeds WACC in third full year • Year three synergies – Costs: Equivalent to at least 15% of acquired cost base – Revenue: Approximately 15% of current acquired revenue • Cost of s

  16. Slide 16: Summary

    Summary • Exciting addition to global Orthopaedic Reconstruction business – takes Smith & Nephew to global #4 • Step change in Europe – doubles our business • Complementary European focussed product range • Strengthened channels to market • Earnings accretive from 2008 1

  17. Slide 17: We are smith&nephew

    We are smith&nephew

  18. Slide 18: Appendix

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  19. Slide 19: Proforma revenue by geography

    Proforma revenue by geography 2006 USD % USD % m m Smith & Nephew US 1,36 49 Reconstruct US 514 56 Total 5 ion Euro 867 31 Euro 232 25 pe pe ROW 547 20 ROW 173 19 Total 2,77 10 Total 919 10 9 0 0 Plus US 20 7 Euro 258 86 pe ROW 22 7 Total 300 10 0 1

  20. Slide 20: Plus Orthopedics – summary income statement

    Plus Orthopedics – summary income statement CHF million 20062005 Revenue 367 315 Cost of sales (122) (105) Gross profit 245 210 Operating expenses (202) (178) Share of profit of associates 1 1 EBIT 44 33 Financial expenses (net) (19) (6) Profit before tax 25 27 Tax (8) (9) Profit for the year 17 18

  21. Slide 21: Plus Orthopedics – summary balance sheet

    Plus Orthopedics – summary balance sheet CHF million 2006 2005 Fixed assets: tangible 108 92 intangible 34 20 investments 9 8 total 151 120 Other non-current assets 28 7 Trade working capital 145 144 Other working capital (32) (28) Deferred taxation (net) 20 17 Employee benefit obligation (19) (23)

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