St. Barbara Ltd. · ASX:SBM

St. Barbara — European Gold Forum 2017

52 slides from St. Barbara's conference presentation, Apr 4, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Presentation to analysts and investors attending European Gold Forum

    ASX Release / 4 April 2017 For personal use only Presentation to analysts and investors attending European Gold Forum Attached is a presentation by Bob Vassie, Managing Director and CEO, to analysts and investors attending European Gold Forum this week. Investor Relations Mr Rowan Cole Company Secre

  2. Slide 2: European Gold Forum – St Barbara

    BOB VASSIE, MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO For personal use only 4 to 6 April 2017 European Gold Forum St Barbara – ASX 200 Australia / Pacific Gold Producer

  3. Slide 3: Forward statements

    Forward statements For personal use only This presentation has been prepared by St Barbara Limited (“the Company”). The material This presentation has been prepared by the Company based on information available to it contained in this presentation is for information purposes only. This presentation

  4. Slide 4: Outline

    Outline For personal use only > Introduction & overview > Recent history > Operations > Gwalia Mine, WA > Simberi Mine, PNG > Growth & exploration > Conclusion > Appendices 865 mbs Gwalia mine, 2017 (Scott Thomas) 3 / European Gold Forum | 4 to 6 April 2017

  5. Slide 5: An introduction to St Barbara

    An introduction to St Barbara For personal use only A$1.2 billion (US$0.9 billion)1 Production & AISC ASX 200 gold producer and explorer US$/oz 1230 • Debt free6 • FCF Yield 24%2 838 • Positioned to grow 750 680 Production FY16A 387 koz @ AISC US$680/oz (first half) FY17F3 360 koz @ AISC US$750/oz 3

  6. Slide 6: Corporate Overview

    Corporate Overview Papua New Guinea For personal use only ASX 200 (ASX: SBM), est. 1969 Simberi Commodity Gold (Au) Market cap2 US$935 M @ US$1.88/sh (A$1.2B @ A$2.46/sh) Shares2 497 M Liquidity5 6 M/day (1.3%) Australia EPS6 US$0.25 Leonora Cash8 US$75 M (Gwalia mine) Debt Nil7 Ore Reserves (JORC)

  7. Slide 7: Continued safety success

    Continued safety success Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate1 For personal use only Safety 9.0 > Record FY16 TRIFR of 2.1 > Record safety performance of 6.0 1.8 TRIFR1 in H1 FY17 5.0 4.1 > Overall winners for the second year running in Western Australia 2.1 1.8 Underground Mine Emergency Response

  8. Slide 8: St Barbara vs Comparators FCF Yield & EV/Reserves

    St Barbara vs Comparators FCF Yield & EV/Reserves EV/Reserve oz For personal use only (US$/oz) 0 St Barbara New Gold 200 Iam Gold Oceana Gold Resolute Acacia 400 Saracen Evolution B2 Gold Regis 600 800 Bubble size = Northern Star estimated production rate (koz p.a.) 1,000 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 3

  9. Slide 9: St Barbara share price vs US$ gold

    St Barbara share price vs US$ gold ‐ June 2013 to present, % change For personal use only 600% 500% Join ASX 200 400% Join ASX 300 ASX: SBM % 300% 200% Exit ASX 200 Exit ASX 300 100% US$ Gold % 0% US$325 M debt repaid Simberi cashflow +ve Gold Ridge sold Source: IRESS to close 15 Mar 2017 8/ Europea

  10. Slide 10: Consolidated production & costs, FY14 to present

    Consolidated production & costs, FY14 to present AISC1 1,230 For personal use only (US$2/oz) 838 (Guidance 750 mid point) 680 Production (koz) 387 368 377 9 370 Full Year 46 50 110 350 Guidance range 70 80 45 267 248 215 53 138 First half 0 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Gwalia Simberi King of the Hills Gold R

  11. Slide 11: Cash contribution, every segment improved Y on Y

    Cash contribution, every segment improved Y on Y For personal use only Cash Contribution by Segment since FY14 34 Second half 25 235 186 123 125 First half ‐7 ‐59 (Simberi = Break even) ‐35 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Leonora (Gwalia) Simberi Gold Ridge ‘Cash contribution’ is a non‐IFRS measure of segment o

  12. Slide 12: Debt free from March 2017

    Debt free1 from March 2017 For personal use only Net Cash / (Net Debt) 1 US$M US$M 100 US$ 75M 50 Net Cash ˃ Debt free1 US$ 22M 0 ‐11 ˃ Net cash position to ‐50 ‐68 grow in 2H FY17 ‐103 ‐100 Net Debt ‐145 ˃ US$325 million debt ‐150 ‐170 ‐207 repaid between ‐200 ‐238 June 2015 and ‐262 ‐250 ‐272 Marc

  13. Slide 13: Cash and Debt FY15 to March 2017

    Cash and Debt FY15 to March 2017 Debt, Cash Balance & Contribution from Operations For personal use only 154 137 Cash Balance (A$)1 108 115 114 100 99 77 87 70 56 80 83 76 70 69 71 69 10 57 32 Cash Contribution (A$)4 0 ‐40 ‐53 ‐128 ‐168 ‐189 ‐216 ‐169 ‐249 Debt (US$)2 ‐271 ‐229 ‐248 ‐325 ‐325 ‐325 ‐

  14. Slide 14: Gwalia, Western Australia

    Gwalia, Western Australia For personal use only 13 / European Gold Forum | 4 to 6 April 2017

  15. Slide 15: Gwalia | Profitably mined for over years

    Gwalia | Profitably mined for over 100 years For personal use only > Ore body 3.5 km ‘straight line’ from surface > Herbert Hoover was the initial manager ‐ later a US President (1929‐1933) > Rare 100 years + deposit (Kalgoorlie Super Pit WA, Cripple Creek & Victor USA) 14 / European Gold Forum | 4

  16. Slide 16: Gwalia in St Barbara ownership

    Gwalia in St Barbara ownership For personal use only Mined Grade 9.3 (g/t Au) 8.8 8.9 8.2 8.4 6.9 Reserve Grade 6.3 8.3 g/t Au June 2016 5.7 267 260 248 (guidance mid point) 214 185 183 863 138 Production 131 1H FY17 (koz) 109 700 AISC 630 (US$/oz) 570 83 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY

  17. Slide 17: Mining.com view of Gwalia

    Mining.com view of Gwalia For personal use only ‘10 mines still making good money if the gold price falls 50%’ 609 576 565 573 574 AISC 529 530 (US$/oz) 475 400 402 460 473 425 Production (koz) 260 267 196 161 166 127 46 www.mining.com/10‐mines‐still‐making‐good‐money‐if‐the‐gold‐price‐falls‐50/?utm

  18. Slide 18: Simberi, Papua New Guinea

    Simberi, Papua New Guinea For personal use only 17 / European Gold Forum | 4 to 6 April 2017

  19. Slide 19: Simberi | Production & AISC

    Simberi | Production & AISC For personal use only All‐in sustaining cost (US$/oz) 2,111 1,218 25 941 Guidance 1,064 mid‐point 3,315 Mining Consecutive years of >50% improvement 2,670 Milling (kt) 110 1,714 100 Guidance mid‐point 80 Production (koz) 53 44 1H FY17 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 F Milling equ

  20. Slide 20: Growth

    Growth For personal use only 19 / European Gold Forum | 4 to 6 April 2017

  21. Slide 21: Gwalia Extension Project | Supports mining to 2,000 mbs

    Gwalia Extension Project | Supports mining to 2,000 mbs For personal use only Capex US$75 million in total (inc. ‘PAF’) Construction period 2.5 to 3 years (inc. 1 yr for ‘PAF’) Refer announcement 27 March 2017. Conceptual illustration only, studies underway will 20 / European Gold Forum | 4 to 6 Apr

  22. Slide 22: Simberi Sulphide | potential long life mine extension

    Simberi Sulphide | potential long life mine extension For personal use only 1.3 Moz Sulphide Reserve @ 3.0 g/t Au, 3.6 Moz Sulphide Resource @ 1.7 g/t Au Simberi Sulphide PFS > Focused exploration for oxide and Capex US$100 million sulphide ore underway on nearby Tatau 130,000 ounces over 8 years Pr

  23. Slide 23: Exploration | FY17 Guidance: US$14 to $17 million

    Exploration | FY17 Guidance: US$14 to $17 million For personal use only US$8‐$9 million Gwalia ˃ Gwalia Deep Drilling infill + Northern Extension ˃ Gwalia + Province seismic US$6‐$8 million greenfields (30% Pinjin WA, 70% PNG) ˃ Pinjin – large scale drill campaign ˃ Aerial survey Back Creek NSW ˃ Ta

  24. Slide 24: Exciting future off a sustainable, profitable base

    Exciting future off a sustainable, profitable base > Debt free1 and one of best margins in world gold mining2 For personal use only > Experienced and successful team with proven capability to: > improve profitable operations > turn‐around loss‐making operations > Strong organic and exploration growt

  25. Slide 25: Appendices

    Appendices For personal use only Underground at Gwalia, by Finlay Wilkinson 24 / European Gold Forum | 4 to 6 April 2017

  26. Slide 26: Consolidated Production, Costs, Guidance Summary

    Consolidated Production, Costs, Guidance Summary Production Summary Q4 Jun Year Q1 Sep Q2 Dec Guidance For personal use only Consolidated FY16 FY16 FY17 FY17 FY173 Production Gwalia oz 65,098 267,166 67,118 70,925 255 to 265 koz (previously 245 to 265 koz1) King of the Hills4 oz ‐ 9,112 ‐ ‐ ‐ Simber

  27. Slide 27: Consistent quarterly production

    Consistent quarterly production For personal use only AISC (A$/oz) 992 947 960 935 Q2 December 2016 quarter 876 FY16 average A$933/oz > Consolidated company production of Production (koz) 99 koz (Q1 FY17: 93 koz) 99 > Gwalia 71 koz (Q1:67 koz) 92 92 92 93 28 > Simberi 28 koz (Q1: 25 koz) 28 25 27 25

  28. Slide 28: Consolidated gold production H on H

    Consolidated gold production H on H For personal use only AISC (Consolidated) (US$/oz) 1,037 1H FY17 Production Highlights Consolidated 687 657 700 682 > 192 koz @ AISC1 US$682/oz 211 203 > 376 koz CY16 192 167 50 58 184 Gwalia 52 53 30 27 9 > 138 koz record @ US$583/oz 23 > 269 koz CY16 134 136 131

  29. Slide 29: Gender Diversity

    Gender Diversity For personal use only > The overall pay equity gap at St Barbara reduced from 43% in 2007 to 16% in 2016 (compared to 23% nationally and 16% for the mining industry1) > Nil gender pay gap in ‘like‐for‐like’ roles2 > Bob Vassie, MD & CEO, appointed in 2014 as one of 32 CEO Ambassador

  30. Slide 30: 1H FY17 Financial Results Summary

    1H FY17 Financial Results Summary1 (A$) For personal use only 1H 2H 1H FY17 FY16 FY16 Gold price Average gold price realised A$/oz 1,687 1,664 1,564 All‐In Sustaining Cost2 A$/oz 905 954 922 Result ˃ Statutory profit after tax A$M 83 92 77 ˃ Underlying net profit/(loss) after tax 2 A$M 81 67 60 ˃ EB

  31. Slide 31: FY16 Financial Summary

    FY16 Financial Summary1 (A$) For personal use only FY16 FY15 Gold price Average gold price realised A$/oz 1,595 1,439 All‐In Sustaining Cost 2 A$/oz 933 1,007 Result ˃ Statutory profit after tax A$M 169 40 ˃ Underlying net profit after tax 2 A$M 127 42 ˃ EBITDA 2 A$M 298 168 ˃ Underlying EBITDA 2 A$

  32. Slide 32: First half FY17 Highlights | Record cash flow

    First half FY17 Highlights | Record cash flow For personal use only 105 > Record cash flow & 88 88 Underlying NPAT1 68 61 63 > Debt free2 from 55 49 March 2017 43 > Positioned for growth 1H FY16 2H FY16 1H FY17 NPAT NPAT Cash flow (underlying) (statutory) from op'ns US$M 1. Non IFRS measure, refer c

  33. Slide 33: Segment results

    Segment results > EBITDA margin at Gwalia: 66%4 For personal use only Underlying profit from Cash contribution from operations1 operations1, 2 111 113 106 12 100 95 19 16 84 84 100 11 13 94 90 88 15 10 65 81 74 69 12 53 FY15 FY16 FY16 FY17 FY15 FY16 FY16 FY17 2H 1H 2H 1H 2H 1H 2H 1H Leonora Simberi

  34. Slide 34: Financial Results | Cash movement 1H FY17

    Financial Results | Cash movement 1H FY17 (A$) For personal use only Cash movement 1H FY17 25 ‐173 132 137 ‐15 ‐9 ‐10 87 Cash Jun 2016 Leonora Ops Simberi Ops Debt repayments Interest Exploration Corporate (incl Cash Dec 2016 payments [1] capex) + other A$ Million 33 / European Gold Forum | 4 to 6 A

  35. Slide 35: Gwalia | Long, profitable and stable life ahead

    Gwalia | Long, profitable and stable life ahead  LOM to 2024 at 1940 mbs1  Successful and prospective exploration For personal use only  Investing to extend LOM3 program2 Prod. (koz) Bubble size = Implied LOM (years) 350 Gwalia ‐ SBM 300 Duketon South ‐ RRL 250 Jundee ‐ NST 200 Cowal ‐ EVN Carosu

  36. Slide 36: Exploration | Gwalia Deep Drilling Program

    Exploration | Gwalia Deep Drilling Program For personal use only FY 17 drilling target 2,000 to 2,200 mbs > In FY16, added R&R below 1,800 mbs > In FY17, looking to add further R&R below 2,000 mbs Northern Extension target area > Gwalia lateral extensions remain open ‘R&R’ = Mineral Resources and Or

  37. Slide 37: Gwalia Extension Project | Paste Aggregate Fill

    Gwalia Extension Project | Paste Aggregate Fill For personal use only Paste Aggregate Fill (PAF): Operational benefits + Mix paste with waste synergies with rest of Gwalia Extension Project crushed underground for stope filling > Increases truck productivity, only ore hauled to surface > Allows fast

  38. Slide 38: Gwalia Deeps Exploration | Northern Extension

    Gwalia Deeps Exploration | Northern Extension For personal use only For full explanation and results refer to ASX release 19 Oct 2016 ‘Quarterly Report September 2016’ and 37 / European Gold Forum | 4 to 6 April 2017 ‘2016 Annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Report at 30 June 2016’ (www.stbarb

  39. Slide 39: Gwalia Mineral Resource Classification & Reserves

    Gwalia Mineral Resource Classification & Reserves June 2015 and June 2016 For personal use only Measured Indicated Inferred Gwalia Mineral Resource June 2015 Gwalia Mineral Resource June 2016 200m depth extension of Resource model Gwalia Mineral Resource kt g/t koz 2016 17,924 7.0 3,896 2015 12,929

  40. Slide 40: Reserves and resources

    Reserves and resources Gwalia ‐ Major variances FY15 to FY16 1 For personal use only Gwalia Reserves Gwalia Resources +193 +428 +297 +379 +131 ‐346 ‐277 1,808 3,896 koz 1,594 koz 3,304 June Mining Depth Design June June Mining Main Lode SW branch SGS June 2015 depletion extension changes 2016 2015 d

  41. Slide 41: Greater Gwalia | province exploration campaign in FY17

    Greater Gwalia | province exploration campaign in FY17 For personal use only ˃ Explore reflecting sound waves off mineral formations ˃ Used successfully by other regional gold miners ˃ Complete: 2D Gwalia program via down‐ hole sensors. Q3 commencing on Greater Gwalia 3D program For full details Ref

  42. Slide 42: Exploration | Pinjin WA

    Exploration | Pinjin WA For personal use only Pinjin, WA > The Pinjin Project is located 150km northeast of Kalgoorlie WA, comprising a large tenement package of 1,358 km2 > An initial 25,000m aircore drill campaign in 2016 returned encouraging results > A 17,000m aircore drill program due to be com

  43. Slide 43: Exploration | Tabar Island Group PNG

    Exploration | Tabar Island Group PNG For personal use only Tatau Island, PNG > Focus of Greenfields exploration in PNG > Pure‐gold exploration focused on improving economics of future investment in Simberi > Zones of high grade trenching results with follow up drilling underway > Option and farm‐in

  44. Slide 44: Ore Reserves Summary as at June 2016

    Ore Reserves Summary as at 30 June 2016 For personal use only Proved Probable Total Project Tonnes Au koz Tonnes Au koz Tonnes Au koz (k) g/t (k) g/t (k) g/t Gwalia (WA) 2,286 9.6 702 4,510 7.6 1,105 6,795 8.3 1,808 Tower Hill (WA) ‐ ‐ ‐ 2,572 3.7 306 2,572 3.7 306 Simberi Oxide (PNG) 4,687 1.3 194

  45. Slide 45: Mineral Resources Summary as at June 2016

    Mineral Resources Summary as at 30 June 2016 For personal use only Measured Indicated Inferred Total Project Tonnes Au koz Tonnes Au koz Tonnes Au koz Tonnes (k) Au koz (k) g/t (k) g/t (k) g/t g/t Gwalia (WA) 4,951 7.7 1,232 11,773 6.8 2,584 570 4.4 80 17,294 7.0 3,896 Tower Hill (WA) ‐ ‐ ‐ 4,604 3.

  46. Slide 46: Strong institutional share register

    Strong institutional share register For personal use only Gwalia Shareholding Structure A rich history with a bright future Institutional holdings by location (=82%) Not analysed USA 38% 11% Institutional 82% Non Institutional Australia 7% 21% UK 13% Other 9% Analysis and geographic spread of share

  47. Slide 47: Significant Shareholders & wide broker coverage

    Significant Shareholders & wide broker coverage For personal use only Significant Shareholders 1 Research Coverage Van Eck Associates 18% Argonaut James Wilson M&G Investment Mgt 7% Canaccord Reg Spencer Vinva Investment Mgt 5% Credit Suisse Mike Slifirski Deutsche Bank Matt Hocking Institutional Sh

  48. Slide 48: Board of Directors

    Board of Directors For personal use only Tim Netscher Bob Vassie Chairman– Non Executive Managing Director and CEO Appointed Director February 2014 Appointed July 2014 Appointed Chairman July 2015 Mr Vassie is a mining engineer with over 30 Mr Netscher is an experienced international years internati

  49. Slide 49: Executive Leadership Team

    Executive Leadership Team For personal use only Bob Vassie Managing Director and CEO Appointed 2014 Mr Vassie is a mining engineer with over 30 years international mining industry experience, including as Managing Director and CEO of Inova Resources Limited (formerly Ivanhoe Australia Limited) and 1

  50. Slide 50: Competent Persons Statement

    Competent Persons Statement For personal use only Exploration Results The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results for Simberi and Pinjin is based on information compiled by Dr Roger Mustard, who is a Member of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Dr Musta

  51. Slide 51: Non-IFRS Measures

    Non‐IFRS Measures For personal use only We supplement our financial information reporting determined under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with certain non‐IFRS financial measures, including cash operating costs. We believe that these measures provide meaningful information to ass

  52. Slide 52: Investor Relations Enquiries

    Investor Relations Enquiries For personal use only Rowan Cole Company Secretary Garth Campbell‐Cowan Chief Financial Officer T: +61 3 8660 1900 E: info@stbarbara.com.au 51 / European Gold Forum | 4 to 6 April 2017

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