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Orica — Merger or Acquisition (October 2008)

7 slides from Orica's merger presentation, Oct 1, 2008

  1. Slide 1: Southwest Energy Joint Venture

    For personal use only Southwest Energy Joint Venture 1 October 2008

  2. Slide 2: Transaction overview

    Transaction overview ƒ Orica has agreed to enter into a Joint Venture (JV) with Southwest Energy LLC For personal use only (SWE) – SWE is a leading service provider in the growing copper, gold and molybdenum markets of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho and Nevada – SWE was formed by the current Princ

  3. Slide 3: Opportunity overview

    For personal use only Opportunity overview ƒ Market leading position − Southwest Energy has been a leading service provider in the south western US states of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho and Nevada for more than 30 years − Southwest Energy has long standing customer relationships with Global Min

  4. Slide 4: Strategic rationale

    For personal use only Strategic rationale Strong link for both Orica Mining Complete customer offering Services (OMS) and Southwest ƒ Southwest Energy is Orica’s largest global Energy (SWE) customer of i-kon™ detonators with further significant growth potential ƒ Both OMS and SWE have significant ƒ

  5. Slide 5: Financial overview

    For personal use only Financial overview • Meets Orica’s required financial returns • The total consideration is up to approximately US$60M over three years comprising Orica contributed businesses and cash. • Strong sales and EBIT growth from access to growing copper, gold and molybdenum markets • E

  6. Slide 6: Summary

    For personal use only Summary • Cultural match for both companies based on aligned principles • Meets Orica’s required financial returns • Allows for greater penetration in growing South Western US copper, gold and molybdenum markets • Aligns Orica with renowned leading customer service provider • O

  7. Slide 7: Disclaimer

    For personal use only Disclaimer This presentation has been prepared by Orica Limited. The information contained in this presentation is for informational purposes only. The information contained in this presentation is not investment or financial product advice and is not intended to be used as the

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