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Investor Presentation -November 2018

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Presenting today

Stuart McKinstry C.A.

CFO

Previous experience:

•Appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2006

•More than 25 years’ accounting experience

in both public practice and industry

Michael Franks C.A.

CEO

Previous experience:

•Appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2006

•Started with Seeka in 2003 as Chief

Financial Officer

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Seeka is a premium produce company with a strategy to become New Zealand’s leading orchard to

market business

Seeka provides an investment entry point to New Zealand kiwifruit and avocados and is poised for

further growth

Targeted varieties -kiwifruit, avocados, nashi, pears

Geographically spread -including New Zealand; Bay of Plenty, Coromandel and Northland;

and Australia

Integrated services from orchard to customer

1

Capital invested to increase supply and processing capabilities

Reliable cash-flow, now gearing the company for further growth

2

3

4

Seeka’s key investment attributes and strategy for growth

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Orchard-to-Market Excellence

In Australia:

Grows, processes and markets

Kiwifruit

Nashi pears

European pears

In New Zealand:

Grows, processes and markets

1

Kiwifruit

2

Avocado

Kiwiberry

Kiwifruit pollen

Develops, leases and manages orchards

Manufactures

Kiwi Crush, avocado oil

Imports, ripens and supplies

Bananas, tropical fruit

Wholesales

Seasonal produce

Largest grower of

kiwifruit in New Zealand

and Australia

Australia’s largest

nashi grower

Seeka is an international fresh produce business

1. Seeka also processes citrus and berries

2. NZ kiwifruit is predominantly marketed by Zespri

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Seeka Update

Seeka has announced Northland horticultural land holding sales

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. Settlement of these sales is not subject to Overseas

Investment Office approval. Further sales are expected to take place in the next twelve months

Seeka expects to receive proceeds on the sale of three contracted orchards and complete the purchases of

Kerifruit Farm, Whites, Nautilus and Hendl orchards prior to 31 December 2018 (net purchase cost of $9.7m)

In FY19, Seeka expects to receive proceeds of two contracted orchards sales and to sell the Kerifruit Farm and

Kapiro orchards (net proceeds of $17.4m)

Net proceeds from the Northland land sales will reduce Seeka’s debt and aid the completion of its current capital

expenditure programme

Through the land sales and other capital initiatives, Seeka intends to target net debt to normalised LTM

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EBITDA of

1.5x –2.5x, noting the requirement for flexibility from time to time given Seeka’s seasonal investment cycle

Earnings guidance for FY18 EBITDA of $24.0m -$25.0m

Kiwifruit volumes guidance of 31.2m trays for FY18

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, up from 25.6m trays in FY17, reflecting return to more normal

growing conditions

EBITDA guidance of $24.0m -$25.0m, up between 4% -8% on FY17 EBITDA of $23.1m

NPAT guidance of $6.5m -$7.2m, up between 12% -24% on FY17 NPAT of $5.8m

4,5

1. Seeka has now entered into sale agreements for $15.9m or orchards, of which $12.1m are orchards acquired from Turners & Growers Horticulture Ltd. Negotiations continue for the sale of the remaining

orchards

2. LTM = last 12 months

3. Seeka management

4. NPAT is based on normal tax rates applying in New Zealand an Australia. The increase of 12% -24% in NPAT against 2017 is due to a number of non-recurring negative adjustments that occurred in 2017.

This included a $2m impairment of goodwill and a $1m deferred tax adjustment

5. Subject to any valuation or impairment adjustments and at notional NZ and Australia tax rates

Seeka provides an update on its Northland Orchard sales and reiterates its guidance for FY18

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Company Overview

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Growing kiwifruit, avocado and kiwiberry from more than 220

orchards via managed, lease and long-term lease contracts

with third party owners. Operations include:

1,019 hectares of kiwifruit, 89 hectares of avocado and 7

hectares of kiwiberry in FY18

1

10.4m trays of class 1 kiwifruit in FY18

2

Operating a small number of directly or partly owned

orchards

New orchards in development on long-term-leased land

Syndicating avocado orchards in Northland

Seeka’s growing arrangements

3

FY18A

Contract service to harvest, pack, coolstore and ship

fruit from more than 700 orchards, including from

Seeka’s orchard division operations and independent

growers (kiwifruit, avocados, kiwiberry, citrus and

berries). Operations include:

Seven pack house sites

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Northland (1)

Coromandel (1)

Bay of Plenty (5)

Food processing site producing Kiwi Crush,

avocado oil and kiwiberry

Innovation excellence that delivers new

engineering options

The latest technology reducing manual handling

costs

Toll processing business model, increasing

volumes results in increasing profits

1. As kiwifruit is harvested between April and May, kiwifruit harvested in HY18 will represent total amount of kiwifruit harvested in FY18. Avocado hectares relate to producing hectares for the FY18/FY19 harvest

2. Seeka Interim Report, June 2018, p6, Orcharding

3. Seeka internal reporting, harvest 2018 producing hectares

4. Seeka Annual Report, 2017, p74

Seeka’s operating segments

Orchard Division, New Zealand

Post-harvest Division, New Zealand

Managed,

20%

Leased, 13%

Long term

lease, 3%

External

growers, 64%

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Retail Services Division, New ZealandSeeka Australia

Markets local and imported produce in New Zealand, exports

to Australia and international markets, along with selling high

value functional foods. Operations include:

Marketing fruit that is not supplied to Zespri

Importing fruit for the New Zealand market and providing

retail services

Marketing product from Seeka’s Delicious Nutritious

Food Company and manufacturing the premium

functional food Kiwi Crush

Owns nine orchards, a block of land for future orchard

development and two post-harvest facilities that supply

the Australian and export markets. Operations include:

Land, orchards and post-harvest facilities in

Shepparton

628 hectares of land of which:

206 hectares in production

80 hectares in development

278 hectares with development

potential

Access to water: 2,655 mega litres of high priority

and low priority water shares

1

Produce kiwifruit, nashi, pears, and stone fruit with

new kiwifruit and pear developments

Projected producing hectares

2

FY18AFY23F

Kiwifruit99146

Nashi pears6372

Europeanpears3547

Avocados02

Seeka’s operating segments (continued)

1. At full allocation

2Seeka internal reporting, FY18 represents actual hectares in production for the FY19 harvest

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115.7

142.1

191.3

186.8

186.0 –190.0

FY14AFY15AFY16AFY17AFY18F

11.3

13.9

24.8

23.1

24.0 –25.0

FY14AFY15AFY16AFY17AFY18F

Financial snapshot

Total EBITDA

NZ$million

Total revenue

NZ$million

Seeka has delivered consistent revenue growth over the past four years with the industry

recovering from the kiwifruit disease Psa. FY18 revenue represents a recovery from a smaller

green kiwifruit harvest in FY17

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Guidance

Guidance

1. FY18 revenue guidance is also down due to change in banana contract and reduced supply in the first six months

2. Seeka FY17 Annual Report

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Revenue by segment

1

NZ$million

FY15AFY16AFY17A

FY18F

guidance

New Zealand Post

Harvest

88.3 110.8 96.7116.0–117.0

New Zealand Orchard42.3 47.948.642.0–43.0

New Zealand Retail

Services

9.6 16.8 24.313.0–14.0

Seeka Australia1.2 15.2 16.515.0–16.0

Other0.70.60.7-

Total142.1191.3186.8186.0–190.0

FY15AFY16AFY17A

FY18F

guidance

New Zealand Post

Harvest

13.326.822.030.6 –31.4

New Zealand Orchard4.05.6 6.43.4–3.6

New Zealand Retail

Services

1.71.9 2.91.5–1.6

Seeka Australia(1.4)1.0 2.30.1 –0.2

Corporate(3.7)(10.6)(10.4)(11.6) –(11.8)

Total 13.924.8 23.124.0–25.0

EBITDA by segment

2

NZ$million

KiwifruitAvocado

4

Kiwiberry

Contract supply 1,69133272,030

Managed573563632

Orchard lease 37564385

Long term lease 7127-98

Total2,710421143,145

New Zealand orchard supply arrangements

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Hectares, FY18A

FY18

Production 206

Currently indevelopment80

Potential development land278

Bare land 64

Total628

Seeka Australia owned orchards and land

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Hectares, FY18A (all fruit)

Key metrics of Seeka’s operating segments

New Zealand Orchard, New Zealand Post Harvest, New Zealand Retail Services and Seeka

Australia

1, 2. Seeka Annual Report 2017, p22. Seeka Annual Report 2016, p20

3. Seeka management. Orchard operations do not reflect recent sales of Northland orchards

4. Avocado FY18A number relate to producing hectares for the FY18/FY19 harvest. Source: Seeka management

5. Australia hectares reflect the current development plan and producing hectares for the FY19 harvest

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Seeka’s Lease Arrangements

1. Orchard Gate Return –this is the orchard revenue after post harvest packing and cool store charges. This is the forecast OGRas at October 2018

2. This excludes the profit sharing arrangement and base rental

3. Excludes 24 hectares or leasehold orchards assigned to Seeka under the transaction with Turners & Growers Horticulture Limited

2020F2021F2022F2023F2024F

Gold GA (ha)1.1 1.1 13.1 19.9 23.7

Green HW (ha)-7.0 20.7 25.7 25.7

Avocados (ha)--20.0 20.0 20.0

Total1.18.153.865.669.4

Current “short term” orchard leases

Current orchards in development –long term leases

Total hectares in production

2018FTrays (000s)OGR

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/ TrayOGR / Hectare

Green HW3,705$5.6 $65,800

Green HW –Organic121$7.9 $71,600

Gold GA727$10.3 $133,900

Seeka currently has 375 hectares of kiwifruit under orchard lease,

6 hectares of avocado and 4 hectares of kiwiberry (see page 11)

Three year lease term, with approx. 1/3 renewing each year

Seeka pays a base land rental and all operational costs, along

with a profit share to the land owner

Typical operating costs, growing, harvest & management

2

:

Green = $32,800 per hectare per harvest year

Gold = $44,100 per hectare per harvest year

Leases are typically for 20 –25 years

Seeka develops the orchards, pays a base rent, receives all

income and pays operating expenses

Seeka currently has 98 hectares under long term lease in full

operation (71 of kiwifruit and 27 of avocado) (see page 11)

18 hectares of existing long term leases are due to expire

between 2020 –2022. Another 25 hectares are due to expire in

2025

Kiwifruit traysproduced (000s)2018A2019F2020F2021F2022F2023F2024F

Trays produced under existing leases 600600 600 451 451 359 359

Trays produced under new leases--5 50 248 398 606

Total trays producedunder long term leases 600 600 605 501 699757 966

Kiwifruit trays produced under long term leases

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The number of kiwifruit trays

produced under long term

lease are forecast to

increase from now through

to 2024F. This is driven by

production under new long

term leases

Seeka’s long term leases

There are currently 69.4 hectares of kiwifruit and avocado in

development with first crops expected from 2020 through to 2024

Seeka’s “short term” orchard lease characteristics

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Industry Outlook

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Through Zespri, New Zealand is the world’s largest

kiwifruit exporter capturing 44% of the market value

in 2017

2

Seeka had a 21% market share of New Zealand

kiwifruit production in 2017 (and more than 80% of

Australia’s production)

3

15.3% CAGR in export value of New Zealand

kiwifruit from 2013/14 to 2017/18

4

New Zealand is growing its global kiwifruit trade and

is one of the fastest growing kiwifruit exporters, up

79.4% from 2013 to 2017

5

Growth includes using plant variety right

protected fruit such as SunGold (gold) which

commands premium pricing and a better

market mix over green kiwifruit

Strong consumer demand for New Zealand kiwifruit

in Asia

214,540 tonnes exported in 2015, NZ’s largest

kiwifruit market

6

Strong export value growth to China (18.3%

CAGR) and Taiwan (9.4% CAGR) from 2009 to

2015

7

Asia remains New Zealand’s largest kiwifruit export location by value

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New

Zealand

44%

Italy

19%

Belgium

12%

Chile

7%

Greece

5%

Iran

2%

Other

11%

New Zealand captured 44% of total kiwifruit export value in 2017

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New Zealand is the world’s largest kiwifruit exporter and achieves

premium pricing

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1. Zespri 5 year outlook, November 2017

2, 5, 8. World Top Exports, July 2018

3. Seeka management

4. Zespri Annual Review 2017/18, p17

6, 7. World kiwifruit review 2016, Belrose Report, p43

9. FreshFacts –New Zealand Horticulture 2017 Report, p11

Seeka is a key supplier to the global kiwifruit trade

Asia, 66%

Europe,

25%

North

America,

4%

Australia,

2%

Other, 3%

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Kiwifruit volumes increasing with Zespri planning to sell 750 hectares

of gold licences per year for the next four years

1

New orchards are being developed, along with existing orchards

being converted to gold

Gold kiwifruit yields higher volumes than green kiwifruit

Higher orchard revenues

Higher post-harvest revenues

Seeka has invested in pack lines and coolstores to handle more

volume

$34m invested in FY16

2

and $15m invested in FY17

3

Post-harvest profitability improves on economies of scale

Zespri and the kiwifruit industry are looking at offshore infrastructure

to manage volume growth

4

Optimises onshore capital process infrastructure

Using offshore infrastructure in peak periods will improve New

Zealand asset utilisation and revenues

Seeka’s New Zealand pack lines and coolstores will operate at

capacity for longer periods

Packing and coolstorage are tolled revenue points

Seeka has invested in personnel, systems

and capacity to handle more volume

Seeka benefits from higher kiwifruit volumes

The supply of New Zealand kiwifruit is growing

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.1

4.5

20132014201520162017Zespri

2025

target

New Zealand kiwifruit export value

5

NZ$billion

1, 4. Zespri 5 Year Outlook, November 2017. Note in 2018, Zespri completed the first of the five years of licence sales

2. Seeka Analyst briefing pack, FY16, p10

3. Seeka Annual Report 2017, p2

5. Zespri Annual Review 2017/18, 2013 -2017 data, p17; 2025 target, p3

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0 m

50 m

100 m

150 m

200 m

250 m

199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027

Trays submit

Harvest year

SunGold/Gold OB

Green Organic

SunGold/Gold

Green/Sweet

Green

ZESPRI FORECAST³

ACTUALS, NEW ZEALAND CLASS 1 SUBMIT¹

²

1. Class 1 submit is the industry-standard measure of kiwifruit volumes, being kiwifruit graded for export as the crop harvested is measured in trays (~3.5kg per tray) of kiwifruit

2. Since forecast, actual 2018 submit figures released of 157.6m trays

3. Zespri 5 Year Outlook, November 2017, p44

New Zealand industry volumes growing with new gold variety

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Competitive landscape in New Zealand

FY17

(calendarised to

31-Dec-17)

Total

Revenue

Estimated kiwifruitexport

market share (by trays)

Trays Otherproduce and services

Seeka

$186.8m

1

21%25.6m

1

Avocados -Orchard management services, picking, packing and marketing,

~10% of NZ export market (210k export trays in 2017/18)

Kiwiberry –Orchard management services, picking, packing and marketing

Citrus –Packing

Strawberries and blueberries –Packing

2

Seasonal produce –Wholesale

Tropical fruit –import, ripen and supply to retail

EastPack

$150.4m

3

27% 33.4m

4

Avocados –Orchard management services, picking and packing

Trevelyan’s

10%12.0m

5

Avocados –Orchard management services, picking and packing, 8% of NZ

export market (170k export trays in 2017/18)

6

Apata

$53.6m

7

9%11.0m

8

Avocados –Orchard management services, picking and packing

DMS

$50.4m

9

8%9.4m

10

Includes Birchwood Packhouse Limited

Avocados –Orchard managementservices, picking and packing

The Jace

Group

6%7.2m

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Includes Southern Orchards Limited, MPAC and APAC

Avocados –Orchard management services

Blueberries –Orchard management services

OPAC

$47.3m

12

6%7.0m

13

Aongatete

4%est. 5.0m

Other

11%est.13.9m

Includes Orangewood Kiwifruit Post-harvest, Far North Packers, Hume Pack-

N-Cool, Riverlock and KauriPak

100%124.4m

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Seeka’s largest competitors are kiwifruit orchard management and post-harvest businesses

1. Seeka FY17 Annual Report, p7, 14

2. Seeka will pack strawberries for the first time in the 2018/2019 season

3, 4. EastPack Annual Report 2017,p5. EastPack Annual Report 2017,p3

5, 6. Trevelyans Sustainability Report 2018, p5. Trevelyans Sustainability Report 2018, p8

7, 8. Apata Annual Report 2017, p3. Apata Annual Report 2017, p5

9, 10. DMS Progrowers Ltd Annual Report 2017, Financial Statements, p2. DMS Progrowers Ltd Annual Report, p3

11. Jace Group website

12, 13. OPAC Annual Report 2017, p2. OPAC Annual Report 2017, p1

14. Zespri 2017 Annual Report, p6

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707

303

2014-152015-162016-172017-18

Local marketExport

Export value of New Zealand avocados in the last 5

years have nearly doubled over the previous 5 year

period

1

$104.7m generated from New Zealand exports

from 2017/18 season

2

In the 2017/18 season, Seeka handled approximately

10% of New Zealand’s avocado crop

3

Seeka’s volume is growing through orchard

syndication

Seeka delivers a full orchard-to-market service

Seeka exports mainly to the high-returning markets,

including Australia, South Korea and China

Seeka positioned to benefit from larger avocado

volumes with three packhouses capable of handling

avocados

Seeka avocado volumes handled by season

4

Thousands of avocado trays

Australian avocado production, imports from New Zealand and

consumption

5

-

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

-

20

40

60

80

100

1998200020022004200620082010201220142016

Consumption (kg/capita)

Volume (thousands of tonnes)

Australian production volumeImportsConsumption / capita

Avocados are prone to biennial bearing producing larger crops on

alternate years

Seeka is capturing value in new markets

Avocados are an emerging fruit for Seeka

1, 2. New Zealand Avocado Annual Report 2018, p22

3, 4. Seeka management –Seeka avocado volumes. Volumes handled refers to volumes packed and marketed by harvest season, which spanstwo financial years. Volumes are measured in industry standard

trays (~5.5kg) of avocados

5. Talking Avocados, Spring 2017, Australian Avocados state of play: 2016/2017, p16

304

473

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Nashi

Packham

pears

Corella

pears

1.8

1.5

1.8

FY16AFY17AFY18F

1.5

1.2

1.4

FY16AFY17AFY18F

2.4

3.0

2.6

FY16AFY17AFY18F

Orchard investments will deliver growth over the next

five years through increased production of more

profitable crop type / varieties

Green kiwifruit and new gold variety in development

Planting new varieties of pears

Seeka estimates it has over 80% market share of

Australian kiwifruit, and 90% of Australian nashi

Upgraded onsite packing and coolstore facilities to

handle growth in 2017

2,655 mega litres of high reliability and low reliability

water shares

Psa occurrence

Psa like symptoms identified on new kiwifruit

developments (14 hectares)

Additional 47 hectares in development not grafted

Seeka will continue with tolerant green variety on

suitable root stock

93 hectares of existing green production not

affected

NZ’s effective Psa management practices are being

applied in Australia to minimise Psa effects

Nashi volumes

1

Millions of kg

Kiwifruit volumes

Millions of kg

Sales by fruit

FY18F guidance

Sales by fruit

FY17A

Pear volumes

Millions of kg

Seeka has a dominant market share in Australian kiwifruit and nashi, and is investing to grow

volumes and margins

Australian operations

61%

29%

5%

2%

1%

2%

56%

33%

5%

4%

1%

1%

Kiwifruit

Stone fruit

Corella

pears

Nashi

Kiwifruit

Stone fruit

Packham

pears

Other

pears

Other

pears

Guidance ~A$13.6m

A$14.6m

1. 2017 Nashi volumes were reduced due to a hail event and mites. Seeka has put measures in place to prevent further mite issues

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Establishing a kiwifruit orchard requires specialist experience, expertise and partnerships

Seeka has 37 years’ experience as a key player in the kiwifruit industry and strong relationships with orchard owners

and service providers

Seasonal workforce

Industry experience, knowledge and relationships

Orchard, harvest and packing operations are labour intensive

Seeka’s annual payroll is ~1045 FTEs in New Zealand and Australia, employing more than 300 permanent staff and

3000 seasonal workers

1

Workers must be trained and managed according to strict employment, health and safety regulations

Seeka has invested in workforce recruitment, training and management practices

Seeka enjoys benefits of experience and scale

Capital

Seeka has invested in increased processing capacity

incorporating automated post harvest technology and

advanced information systems

The investments will enhance revenues and margins

2016

$34m

2017

$15m

Seeka capital investment for innovation and expansion

4

NZ$million

2018F

$22.9m

Time

Between 4-5 years before first returns from a new

orchard. Seeka and its growers have already made

time investment with 3,330 hectares actively

producing for Seeka across New Zealand and

Australia

2,3

Year 1

Prepare new orchard

Year 2

Plant vines

Year 4

First harvest

Year 4-5

First returns

Year 1

Prepare and plant

new orchard

Year 3-4

First harvest

Year 3-4

First returns

Kiwifruit

Nashi, Pears

Avocado

1. Seeka management

2. Orchard development timeline depends on the property

3. 3,330 hectares actively producing includes Seeka’s contract growers

4. Seeka Annual Report 2016, p5, 2017 Seeka Annual Report, p2, projected 2018 includes start of 2019 projects

Timeline to first returns for fruit

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FY18 Guidance

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New Zealand kiwifruit volumes rebound

Seeka kiwifruit volumes to June 2018 increase by 21%

on pcp

1

25.6

31.2

December 2017December 2018F

Kiwifruit volumes (trays)

Kiwifruit volume loadout

Trays

2

1. Prior corresponding period

2. Seeka management

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23.1

9.1(2.9)

(1.4)

(0.6)

(0.4)

(0.4)

(2.1)

FY17FY18F

Guidance for FY18 full year results

Guidance range

24.0 -25.0

Post-harvest

volumes increase

Orchard

Retail

Services

Acquisition

costs

Other

costs

5.8

FY17FY18F

NPAT

NZ$million

FY17 –FY18F EBITDA bridge

NZ$million

Guidance range

6.5 -7.2

Full year EBITDA guidance of $24.0m -$25.0m expected to be up by between 4% and 8% on pcp of

$23.1m

Full year NPAT guidance of $6.5m -$7.2m expected to be up by between 12% and 24% on pcp of

$5.8m

1,2

1. NPAT is based on normal tax rates applying in New Zealand an Australia. The increase of 12% -24% in NPAT against 2017 is due to a number of non-recurring negative adjustments

that occurred in 2017. This included a $2m impairment of goodwill and a $1m deferred tax adjustment

2. Subject to any valuation or impairment adjustments and at notional NZ and Australia tax rates

Other

income

Australia

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Appendix

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Risks to production

Climate

•Every year,there is a risk of adverse weather events.

•These could damage orchards (e.g. via flooding), damage crops

(e.g. via hail) or affect crop yields.

Seeka actively seeks to mitigate climate risk by:

•Holding water rightsin Australia

•Geographicaldispersion of orchards

•Crop protection measures (e.g. frost protection)

•Access to weather and frost forecasting technology

•Good communication with orchard managers

Disease and

pests

•Plant stockand crops could be damaged or destroyed by disease

or pests

•Residue could be found on fruit post harvest

•Disease / pests could lead to crops being unable to be sold,

closure of overseas markets, loss of market share and revenue

•A quarantine pest could be located in a fruit production or handling

region in New Zealand

Seeka actively seeks to mitigate disease and pests risk by:

•Geographic separation of orchard

•Orchard hygieneprogram and spraying / pest control program

•Bio-security controls to prevent introduction of disease

•Documented response plan in event of pest outbreak and active

use of pheromone pest traps

•Active management of fruit drop on the ground which specifically

works to minimise the risk of fruit fly

•PSA risk reduced because Seeka has developed effective

management actions to reduce its potential harm

Crop yields

•Yield variability needsto be managed to maximise profitability

•Variability in yields can be due to excessive operating costs or

poor management practises

•Inter-orchard variability and inter-region variability

Seeka actively seeks to mitigate the variability of crop yields by:

•Innovation in growing practises and production forecasting

•Optimised orchard locations

•Fertiliser application programs

Risks to property

Fire

•Premises occupied or owned by Seekacould be burned down and

the contents destroyed

To reduce the risk of fire Seeka has:

•Approved protection equipment including smoke and fire

detectors, alarms, sprinklers, fire hoses and extinguishers

•Employed a third party company to regularly service and maintain

fire detection equipment

Physical security

•Premises,property and assets are exposed to risk of unlawful

entry, theft and criminal damage

•In the event of the above there could be loss of critical equipment

To improve physical security Seeka has:

•Installed monitored alarms in buildings and a program to increase

security of fencing at sites

•Restricted access to technology equipment and systems to

authorised persons

Appendix: Risks and mitigants

As with every horticultural business, Seeka faces risks including: government policy, trade

access, health and safety, natural disasters, pest and disease, and product contamination

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Other risks

Government

•Imposition of restrictive laws and regulation; punitive tax

regimes; and inappropriate bylaws would negatively affect

Seeka

Seeka actively seeks to have a positive influence on relevant policy

and regulation through:

•Active involvement in industry associations;

•Regular submissions on relevant legislation; and

•Actively building relationships with regulators

Health and

safety

•Unsafe work practice and/or a major incident could negatively

affect health and well-being of Seeka’s people; decrease

productivity; increase worker absenteeism; and have legal

implications

Seeka hasa proactive approach to health and safety which

includes:

•IncorporatingSeeka’s Health and Safety policy and processes

in day to day management throughout the business;

•Actively identifying, reporting, eliminating and minimising health

and safety risks within the workplace;

•Comprehensive health and safetytraining; and

•Fostering a culture of speaking up about concerns and ongoing

learning

Supplying

contaminated

produce

•Produce contaminated and/or recall required could negatively

impact Seeka’s sales figures; contracts; reputation and have

legal implications

Seeka actively mitigates the risk of supplying contaminated

produce by:

•Adhering to global food safety regulations and food safety

initiatives to enhance quality and safety in the production

process;

•Adopting technology solutions such as a quality management

system (QMS) to help prevent a contamination incident;

•Labelling and trackingproduceso contamination can be traced

to source and any impact be minimised;and

•Having a planned course of action in the case of an event.

Appendix: Risks and mitigants (continued)

As with every horticultural business, Seeka faces risks including: government policy, trade

access, health and safety, natural disasters, pest and disease, and product contamination

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John Burke

Director

Elected April 2012.

Extensive agribusiness

experience including in

kiwifruit, having been the

general manager of Kiwifruit

Vine Health (KVH) and CEO

of Te Awanui Huka Pak.

Cecilia Tarrant

Independent Director

Elected April 2017.

Professional company

director; currently of

Payments NZ and chair of

Government Superannuation

Fund.

Fred Hutchings

Independent Chairman

Elected September 2012.

Extensive commercial and

business experience as a

partner of PwC for 27 years.

Previous chair of Tui

Products and a director of

Speirs Group and Speirs

Food Limited.

Peter Ratahi Cross

Director

Chair of several Trust

Boards throughout the

Eastern North Island. Chair

of Te Awanui Huka Pak and

Ngā Tūkairangi Trust, the

largest Māori kiwifruit

grower.

Ashley Waugh

Independent Director

Elected May 2014.

Extensive experience in

fresh foods industry, and

was CEO of Australia’s

National Foods until its

merger with Lion Nathan in

2009.

Martyn Brick

Director

Elected April 2013.

Extensive experience in

agribusiness having worked

in rural banking, finance and

horticulture. Former director

of Te Awanui Huka Pak.

Amiel Diaz

Director

Elected August 2009.

30 years’ executive

management experience in

the fresh produce industries.

Head of the Philippine

subsidiaries of Farmind

Corporation.

Appendix: Board Members

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Jason Swain

GM Information Services

19 years’ experience in

agribusiness, spent 10

years in Post-Harvest

operations before moving

into the Information

Systems Division.

Stuart McKinstry

CFO

Chartered accountant, with

more than 25 years’

experience in accounting

and 18 years experience in

the kiwifruit industry.

Appointed CFO in 2006.

Michael Franks

CEO

More than 20 years’

commercial experience

and has held numerous

senior finance roles.

Joined Seeka in 2003 as

CFO. Appointed CEO in

2006.

Simon Wells

GM Orchards

20 years’ experience in

management in kiwifruit

industry; and has owned

both a kiwiberry orchard

and an avocado orchard.

Joined Seeka in 2007.

Kate Bryant

GM Supply

Joined Seeka in 2015, and

has 19 years’ experience

in the kiwifruit industry,

focussing on the kiwifruit

supply chain.

Ray Hook

GM Retail Services

Joined Seeka in April 2014

following the completion of

the Glassfields (NZ)

acquisition. Extensive

experience in senior

management especially in

agribusiness.

Rob Towgood

Commercial Manager

Works on the interface

with the Seeka Australian

operations; also

responsible for planning

and construction of new

infrastructure in New

Zealand.

Kevin Halliday

GM Post Harvest

Joined Seeka in 2003

through the acquisition of

Eleos, Kevin has

significant experience in

kiwifruit supply chain

management.

Annmarie Lee

GM Growers and

Marketing

30 years’ experience in the

kiwifruit industry, with 25

years owning a kiwifruit

orchard. Joined Seeka in

2005.

Appendix: Senior Management team

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