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Aeci — Merger or Acquisition (October 2017)

38 slides from Aeci's merger presentation, Oct 30, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Acquisition of Schirm

    ACQUISITION OF SCHIRM ACQUISITION OF SCHIRM DATE Replace pic/ use one of factory NOVEMBER 2017 30 October 2017

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    AGENDA 1. CONTEXT AND INVESTMENT SUMMARY 2. ABOUT SCHIRM 3. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 4. OPPORTUNITIES › Investment highlights 5. INCORPORATION INTO AECI

  3. Slide 3: Context and Investment Summary

    1 CONTEXT AND INVESTMENT SUMMARY

  4. Slide 4: Context: 1H17 Results Presentation

    3 CONTEXT: 1H17 RESULTS PRESENTATION › Global mining activity gaining momentum » Positive for Group’s Mining pillar » New contracts and increased market share » Footprint expanded » Good order book for mining chemicals › No significant improvement in SA manufacturing sector anticipated to year-end H

  5. Slide 5: 4 Strategic Pillars

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  6. Slide 6: Investment Summary

    5 INVESTMENT SUMMARY Largest provider of Total production volume of Schirm is a external 165 000tpa contract agrochemical 4 synthesis units manufacturer of formulation services agro and fine 55 formulation units in Europe chemicals with a European and US 81 packaging units footprint 800 permanent em

  7. Slide 7: Investment Case

    6 INVESTMENT CASE Market leader Extension of Long-standing in provision of Schirm’s relationships with formulation manufacturing blue-chip customer services for and distribution base agrochemicals expertise in Europe Substantial investment in capex over past two years to deliver growth Enhanced Supp

  8. Slide 8: Geographic Footprint

    7 GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT USA GERMANY Lübeck 1 Wolfenbüttel Ennis (Texas, USA) Schӧnebeck 5 2 3 5 Baar-Ebenhausen 4

  9. Slide 9: About Schirm

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  10. Slide 10: Schirm's History: Expansion of Value Chain and Footprint

    9 SCHIRM’S HISTORY: EXPANSION OF VALUE CHAIN AND FOOTPRINT Schirm established Agrochemicals Acquired by 2000: acquisition Imperial acquires - focus on pharma formulations Lehnkering of formulation Lehnkering and all repacking services plant, Ennis subsidiaries, incl. Schirm 1957 1972 1975 1992 2000

  11. Slide 11: Schirm Footprint Details

    10 SCHIRM FOOTPRINT DETAILS Lübeck Schönebeck Formulation units: 5 Synthesis units: 4 Packaging units: 15 Formulation units: 7 Production volume: 12 000t Packaging units: 16 Production volume: 33 000t Ennis/Texas Formulation units: 26 Packaging units: 16 Distribution storage: 28 000m2 Production vol

  12. Slide 12: Value Chain

    11 VALUE CHAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND ENHANCED FINANCIAL STABILITY - ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN Synthesis Formulation Packaging › Process engineering, › Formulation of active › Packaging and labeling of scale-up and synthesis ingredients liquid and solid products of organic compounds › Wide range of in a

  13. Slide 13: Revenue and Service Split

    12 REVENUE AND SERVICE SPLIT BY END-MARKET APPLICATION BY PRODUCTION SERVICE Agrochemicals 80% Fine chemicals 20% Synthesis 7% Formulation 53% Packaging 40%

  14. Slide 14: Customers: Long-Standing Relationships (Agrochemicals)

    13 CUSTOMERS: LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIPS FOCUSED ON END MARKETS WITH ATTRACTIVE GROWTH RATES, SUPPORTED BY GLOBAL MEGATRENDS PRODUCT SPILT KEY PRODUCT CATEGORIES (~ %) Mid-term market growth (~ %) Revenue: €91m Herbicides 50 3 Fungicides 25 4 Insecticides 10 2 Other 15 Agrochemicals 80% KEY CUSTOME

  15. Slide 15: Customers: Long-Standing Relationships (Fine Chemicals)

    14 CUSTOMERS: LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIPS FOCUSED ON END MARKETS WITH ATTRACTIVE GROWTH RATES, SUPPORTED BY GLOBAL MEGATRENDS PRODUCT SPILT KEY PRODUCT CATEGORIES(~ %) Mid-term market growth (~%) Revenue: €21m Biocides 20 5 Personal care 20 6 Adhesives 15 4 Rubber 10 4 Other 35 Fine chemicals 20% KE

  16. Slide 16: Production Footprint by Site

    15 PRODUCTION FOOTPRINT BY SITE Schönebeck Baar- Lübeck Wolfenbüttel Ennis/Texas Ebenhausen Revenue (€m) 44,239 15,013 19,417 14,513 19,517 % of total revenue 1 4 5 27 Product split (%) 47 53  Agrochemicals  Fine chemicals 73 96 99 95 Utilisation (%) 62 38 63 51 71 Synthesis      Formulation

  17. Slide 17: Lübeck

    16 LÜBECK KEY FACTS 7 573m2 21 383m2 Property size Production area 121 63% Employees Capacity utilisation 12 000t 5 Production volume Formulation units: in 2015/16 3 solid, 2 liquid

  18. Slide 18: Wolfenbüttel

    17 WOLFENBÜTTEL KEY FACTS 21 750m2 10 750m2 Property size Production area 150 51% Employees Capacity utilisation 32 000t 6 Production volume Formulation units: in 2015/16 2 solid, 4 liquid

  19. Slide 19: Schönebeck

    18 SCHÖNEBECK KEY FACTS 150 000m2 15 000m2 Property size Production area 256 62% Employees Capacity utilisation 33 000t 173m3 Production volume Reactor volume in 2015/16 (synthesis) 7 4 Formulation units: Synthesis plants, 3 solid, 4 liquid including 1 pilot plant

  20. Slide 20: Baar-Ebenhaussen

    19 BAAR-EBENHAUSSEN KEY FACTS 35 000m2 21 400m2 Property size Production area 126 38% Employees Capacity utilisation 11 000t 11 Production volume Formulation units: in 2015/16 10 solid, 1 liquid

  21. Slide 21: Ennis, Texas

    20 ENNIS, TEXAS KEY FACTS 169 036m2 52 405m2 Property size Production area 213 27 870m2 Employees Distribution warehouse 77 000t 71% Production volume Capacity utilisation in 2015/16 26 Formulation units: 13 solid, 13 liquid

  22. Slide 22: Leadership Team

    21 LEADERSHIP TEAM Dirk Unterstenhӧfer Alfred Ludorf Dr. Karsten Mielke Senior Manager CEO CFO Business Development › Years in industry: 22 › Years in industry: 23 › Years in industry: 19 › Joined Schirm in ’95, re- › Joined Schirm in ’92, › Joined Schirm in ’12 joined in ’14 re-joined in ’09 › Prev

  23. Slide 23: Financial Information

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  24. Slide 24: Purchase Consideration

    23 PURCHASE CONSIDERATION › Purchase consideration of €110,5m (incl. cash of €6,5m) Purchase Consideration Equity 53 544 Loan 49 390 Cash 6 516 Wolfenbuttel Business (CMS) 396 Wolfenbuttel Property 670 110 516

  25. Slide 25: Transaction Considerations

    24 TRANSACTION CONSIDERATIONS › Imperial to retain certain warehousing and distribution operations on Schӧnebeck and Wolfenbüttel sites » AECI has entered into a separate agreement to lease warehouse space » AECI retains the option to acquire the warehouse campus in Schönebeck for a maximum amount o

  26. Slide 26: Financial Position at 30 June '17

    25 FINANCIAL POSITION AT 30 JUNE ’17 Fixed assets 54 365 Net working capital 18 033 Cash 6 516 Other liabilities 15 125 - 63 790 Less: Loan - ICL 49 390 Net Assets per SENS 14 400 › Fixed assets include €25m expansion capex › Other large liabilities comprise mostly pension liabilities

  27. Slide 27: Recent Financial Performance

    26 RECENT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE JUNE YE 2015 2016 2017 Revenue 105 113 113 EBITDA 14 14 14 EBITDA% 13,5% 12,8% 12,3% › Plants largely seasonally-utilised, hence strategic capex in ’16 and ’17 › Majority of earnings typically generated January to June » Objective: create July to December season - fin

  28. Slide 28: Capital Expenditure

    27 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE › Capex in FY16 and FY17 expected to deliver future earnings growth » Synthesis plant, Schönebeck » Fungicide formulation centre, Schönebeck » Formulation plant, Wolfenbüttel › Maintenance capex €3m to €4m p.a Capex (€m) 4,3 2,2 8,1 1,0 12,1 5,6 1,5 0,6 6,6 2,8 2,2 2,3 13 / 14

  29. Slide 29: Enterprise Value

    28 ENTERPRISE VALUE EBITDA - June Enterprise Value Multiple 2017 Historic earnings 100 13,8 7,2 New expansion capital expenditure 25 TOTAL 125 13,8 9,1 › Target Euro IRR for new capital expenditure between 15% and 18% › AECI’s gearing projected to 60% post two acquisitions › Acquisition expected to

  30. Slide 30: Conditions Precedent and Timing

    30 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT AND TIMING › Approval by German Federal Cartel Office (national competition regulator) › Approval by German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy › Approval by the SARB › Registration iro transfer of Wolfenbüttel property and municipal authority waiving its statutory right

  31. Slide 31: Current Ownership Structure

    31 CURRENT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 100% Wolfenbüttel Contract Schirm GmbH Schirm USA Manufacturing Business Baar- Wolfenbuttel Lübeck Schӧnebeck Ennis/Texas Ebenhausen

  32. Slide 32: Post-Acquisition Ownership Structure

    32 POST-ACQUISITION OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 100% AECI Mauritius 100% Schirm USA Baar- Wolfenbüettel Lübeck Schӧnebeck Ennis/Texas Ebenhausen Wolfenbüettel Contract Manufacturing Business

  33. Slide 33: Opportunities

    4 OPPORTUNITIES

  34. Slide 34: Opportunities

    34 OPPORTUNITIES › AECI Group already sells key products to European market › Formulation in Germany (vs shipping directly from SA) could deliver Step-out in Europe efficiencies, savings and US › Schirm’s knowledge and resources in dealing with complexities of the REACH and European agrochemical reg

  35. Slide 35: Incorporation into AECI

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  36. Slide 36: AECI Organogram: Post-Transaction

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  37. Slide 37: Strategic Pillars

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  38. Slide 38: Thank You

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