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Austal — Shareholder Meeting (October 2003)

21 slides from Austal's shareholder meeting presentation, Oct 27, 2003

  1. Slide 1: 2003 Annual General Meeting

    AUSTAL 2003 Annual General Meeting Mr John Rothwell Executive Chairman

  2. Slide 2: Shipbuilder with yards including Mobile, Alabama

    AUSTAL hipbuilder on yards in obile, Alabama in Austal Ships Image Marine Oceanfast Austal USA - Diverse product range

  3. Slide 3: Vessels and group companies

    “ AUSTAL Vessels Patrol Craft Offshore Boats Oceanfast Austal Ships ts LEER enger Ferries Defence Applications Cruise Yachts Patro! Craft Offshore Boats Austal USA 30% Bender Shipbuilding USA US Domestic Market Full Austal Shipbuilding Range (except Motor Yachts)

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  5. Slide 5: Operations Summary

  6. Slide 6: AUSTAL

    AUSTAL

  7. Slide 7: Image Marine vessels

    - 10x 37 metre patrol boats IMAGE MARINE - 7 vessels - 3x 22 metre coast guard vessel - 2x 41.5 metre harbour cruise vessels - 2x4/.5 metre passenger ferries

  8. Slide 8: Vessels under construction

    _— AUSTAL prove performance ent to better suit demands maar ew Vessels under construction - 56.5 metre steel hulled motor yacht - 53 metre aluminum motor yacht

  9. Slide 9: Austal USA

  10. Slide 10: Future Outlook

  11. Slide 11: Continue growth in addition to ferries

    AUSTAL tinue iC addition to ferries: - cruise - defence - patrol boats (e.g. RAN patrol boats)

  12. Slide 12: AUSTAL

    AUSTAL

  13. Slide 13: Outlook — Royal Australian Navy Contract

    AUSTAL Outlook — Royal Australian Navy Contract

  14. Slide 14: Maritime Services

    AUSTAL time Services

  15. Slide 15: Cost/productivity focus to remain

    AUSTAL = Cost/productivity focus to remain

  16. Slide 16: Littoral Combat Ship and Theatre Support Vessel programs

    AUSTAL - Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) - Theatre Support Vessel programs

  17. Slide 17: Outlook – Littoral Combat Ship

  18. Slide 18: Preliminary prototype vessels

    liminary 2 prototype vessels Expect up to 2 teams will win contracts to build LCS US Navy identified need for 9 LCS vessels by 2009 Reported total LCS vessels required — up to 57 over 15 years

  19. Slide 19: Position remains sound

    AUSTAL ition remains sound ial business profitable, cross product range 90m orders on hand for 04 and 2005 (excluding RAN Military requirements becoming clearer. Provide sound opportunities for multi-hulled high-speed vessels and short-term opportunities for patrol boats

  20. Slide 20: Oceanfast

    _OCEANFAST |. _ . a a LrC—— -— SSS

  21. Slide 21: 2003 Annual General Meeting

    2003 Annual General Meeting

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