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Fortescue — Fortescue Metals Group — Corporate Update (November 2015)

28 slides from Fortescue's corporate update, Nov 17, 2015

  1. Slide 1: Media Tour - Briefing

    For personal use only Media Tour - Briefing 17 November 2015

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements

    Forward Looking Statements For personal use only Disclaimer Important Notice Additional Information The purpose of this presentation is to provide general information about This presentation should be read in conjunction with the Annual Financial Fortescue Metals Group Limited ("Fortescue"). It is n

  3. Slide 3: Fortescue's world class assets

    Fortescue’s world class assets For personal use only Pilbara Core supplier to Western Australia Asia’s growth

  4. Slide 4: Our Vision: The safest, lowest cost, most profitable iron ore producer

    Our Vision: The safest, lowest cost, most profitable iron ore producer 4: Ww Fortescue Integrity Determination Set yourself Enthusiasm Empowerment Generating ideas Frugality

  5. Slide 5: Safety is at the heart of Fortescue's values

    Safety is at the heart of Fortescue’s values My brothers’ / sisters’ keeper For personal use only • Safety Priorities 1 Look after yourself 2 Look after your mates • Engagement active participation • Empowerment to make decisions • Encouragement to speak up • Leadership strong and visible

  6. Slide 6: Key themes

    Key themes For personal use only Product Sustainable Expansions performance complete Costs Mine life Established Cashflow Continuous product suite supports improvement balance sheet focus

  7. Slide 7: Delivery of sustainable cost improvements

    Delivery of sustainable cost improvements For personal use only Through development of assets, efficiencies, productivity and costs saving 60 C1 cost $US/wmt 1 Solomon operations 50 48 44 2 Blending strategy 58% Fe 40 34 3 Processing, wet plants + de-sands 30 27 20 18 4 Operational efficiencies Exit

  8. Slide 8: Finance

    For personal use only Finance

  9. Slide 9: Financial keys

    Financial keys For personal use only Operational performance supporting financial results Cost Controlling the controllable Capital spend improvement costs + $2/wmt $15/wmt production sustainable Generating Shipping and operating procurement US$384m Debt repurchased cashflows initiatives

  10. Slide 10: Path to US$15/wmt in Q4 FY16

    Path to US$15/wmt in Q4 FY16 For personal use only Continued realisation from efficiency and productivity improvements Savings Savings initiatives (US$/wmt) 18 • Improved upgrades and yield OPF • Shutdown optimisation 0.90 16 • Enhanced plant reliability 4 14 2 • Maximising equipment productivity 12

  11. Slide 11: Capital expenditure

    Capital expenditure For personal use only Sustainable capex at US$2/wmt post expansion • FY16 guidance US$2/wmt Capital profile or US$330m US$bn mt shipped 7.5 175 • Expansions complete 6.0 140 • Long life installed asset 4.5 105 3.0 70 • Significant mine lives 1.5 35 • D+A ~US$7.50/wmt 0.0 FY10 FY1

  12. Slide 12: Debt maturity profile

    Debt maturity profile For personal use only On market buybacks US$384m principal value 5,000 4,500 4,851 4,000 3,500 3,000 $750m Tender offer launched for US$m 2,500 2019 and 2022 Notes 2,000 1,500 1,000 2,160 500 Extended Runway 889 917 0 CY2015 CY2016 0 CY2017 CY2018 CY2019 CY2020 CY2021 CY2022 Se

  13. Slide 13: Integrated Ore body / Planning Resource

    For personal use only Integrated Ore body / Planning Resource

  14. Slide 14: Product strategy

    Product strategy For personal use only Innovative strategy maximises value from asset base Product • Beneficiation of ore Costs • Lower cut-off grades Mine life • Fortescue Blend • Product consistency

  15. Slide 15: Blending + wet processing

    Blending + wet processing For personal use only Blending with Firetail + wet processing, product grade 57.5% Strip ratio reduced from 5.4 to 2.3 New pit limit + + = Production inventory at cut off grade of 54%

  16. Slide 16: Strip ratios

    Strip ratios For personal use only Strategy and people delivering sustained reductions in strip ratios Maintained mine life Revised strip ratio Years 1-5 Life of mine C1 Strip Chichester Hub 1.6 2.3 Costs ratios Solomon Hub 2.0 1.7 Expect improvements to continue

  17. Slide 17: Journey to C1 US$15/wmt and beyond

    Journey to C1 US$15/wmt and beyond For personal use only Next wave of savings initiatives to deliver lower costs OPF Procurement • Upgrades and yield • Market deflation • Shutdown optimisation • Consolidation • Plant reliability • Re-negotiation Mining New initiatives • Equipment productivity • Majo

  18. Slide 18: Market

    For personal use only Market

  19. Slide 19: Steel consumption to build economy

    Steel consumption to build economy Above 800mtpa – driven by policy decisions For personal use only Source: Wood Mackenzie

  20. Slide 20: Iron ore supply in balance…sentiment driving price

    Iron ore supply in balance…sentiment driving price For personal use only Port stocks continuing to decline, currently at 83mt 50 $220 IO Inventory days coverage (days) $200 62% Fe CFR (RHS) 40 $180 $160 Days Coverage 30 $140 $120 20 $100 $80 10 $60 0 $40 Jul-10 Nov-10 Jul-11 Nov-11 Jul-12 Nov-12 Jul

  21. Slide 21: Moving down the global cost curve

    Moving down the global cost curve For personal use only China's Iron Ore Supply CFR Costs (including royalties & ocean freight) 2012 2015 Domestic Chinese 150 Australia Brazil India South Africa Other 100 50 Other Aust Fortescue Fortescue Vale Rio Tinto BHP Vale Rio Tinto BHP 0 0 100 200 300 400 500

  22. Slide 22: Driving higher price realisation

    Driving higher price realisation For personal use only Realised 91% in FY16 Q1 v 89% in FY15 Q4 $100 100% • Improved dmtu adjustments $90 95% $80 $70 • Pricing at average monthly QP 90% $60 $50 85% • Mills more focussed on margin $40 80% $30 $20 75% • Less driven by production $10 volumes $0 70% 29/

  23. Slide 23: Value In Use drives price realization and cash flow

    Value In Use drives price realization and cash flow For personal use only What is VIU ? • “Ores ain’t Ores” • Ore characteristics influence productivity • Estimates the value of an ore to the mill • Critical to FMG as it drives price realisation and cash flow • Oversupplied steel market drives focus

  24. Slide 24: Supporting our local community

    For personal use only Supporting our local community

  25. Slide 25: Ending Aboriginal disparity in the Pilbara

    Ending Aboriginal disparity in the Pilbara For personal use only Creating opportunities through training, employment and business opportunity

  26. Slide 26: Moving down the global cost curve

    Moving down the global cost curve For personal use only China's 2015 Iron Ore Supply CFR Costs (including royalties & ocean freight) 150 China Domestic Concentrate Australia Brazil India South Africa Other 100 US$/dry tonne 50 Other Australia DSO Fortescue Rio Tinto Vale Pilbara BHPB 0 0 100 200 300

  27. Slide 27: The new force in iron ore

    The new force in iron ore For personal use only Reliable efficient delivery Sustainable low cost World class producer assets + people 165mt Unique culture drives performance Production rate

  28. Slide 28: For personal use only

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