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Seeka Provides Stakeholder Update

Investor Presentation24 October 2019SEKConsumer Staples

STAKEHOLDER MEETING
Delivering our performance commitment

October 2019

Agenda and welcomeChairman’s introduction− Six months financial summary− Dividend− Aongatete purchase− Australian kiwifruit orchard project− Northland kiwifruit orchard sales− Debt − Full year guidanceChief Executive’s update− Safety− Divisional overview− 2019 kiwifruit performance− Forward focusQuestions
2

Fred Hutchings & Chairman

Prior financials are restated to NZ IFRS16Financial summaryProfit after tax up 28% on 2018 corresponding perio
d,

but:− Aongatete purchase− Lower Hayward volumes− Dry year in AustraliaNew

NZ IFRS16 Leases

standard implemented,

impact:

& EBITDA increase by $3.28m (pcp +$2.24m)& NPAT decrease by $300k (pcp & $300k)

3

Unaudited results to June 2019

Financials 2018 vs 2019

NZDm

June

2019

Unaudited

June

2018

Unaudited

Restated

FY Dec

2018

Audited

Restated

Revenue

169.9

145.4

203.7

EBITDA

27.9

25.7

31.0

NPBT

16.5

14.1

8.7

NPAT

11.9

9.3

5.4

Earnings, debt, and dividendDebt peaked at $148m− Now reduced with ongoing Northland orchard sales$0.35 EPS− Impact of share issue$0.12 per share paid 9 October− Policy to maintain and build dividendsDividend reinvestment plan reset with 2% discount− $4.77 strike price
4

Unaudited results to June 2019

Financials 2018 vs 2019

NZD

June

2019

Unaudited

June

2018

Unaudited

Restated

FY Dec

2018

Audited

Restated

Basic earnings per share ($)

0.35

0.52

0.34

Net debt ($m)

148.1 116.0

79.1

Total assets ($m)

407.4 311.4 296.7

Net tangible assets per share ($)

4.23

4.82

4.56

12

12

12

Q3 FY18 Q1 FY19 Q3 FY19

Dividendsin cents NZ

Aongatete purchase$14m paid for Aongatete shares plus $11m of debt− Focussed on our core kiwifruit business in our hea
rtland

growing area

− Excellent people, assets and innovation− Strong orcharding focus, delivering excellent serv

ice

− Great opportunity to deliver scale gains to Aongat

ete’s

operations and their growers

− Value accretive to Seeka shareholders and growers− Synergies lined up for 2020, mainly in service sup

ply

contracts

5

2019 acquisition of Aongatete Coolstores Limited

Australian sale and leaseback projectSale and leaseback of 105 hectares of kiwifruit orc
hards

− Testing the market for a value gainRelease cash to repay debt and accelerate developme

nt

− Confidence remains after two tough years− Sensible to release some of the investment− Funds to expand the profitable kiwifruit orchards

and

reduce debt

Lower debt will enable Seeka to pursue growth strat

egy

Company will advise on any transaction

6

Releasing cash to repay debt and accelerate develop

ment

$60m$70m$80m$90m
$100m$110m$120m$130m$140m$150m

Dec Jan Feb Mar

Apr May Jun

Jul

Aug Sep Oct

Net debt reduced since 30 JuneNorthland orchard sales− $7.0m prior to 31 December 2018, $600k gain− $34.15m sold and settled since 1 January, $3.0m ga

in

− Includes $15.5m sale and leaseback to Boosters PLP

P,

covered by

IFRS16 Leases

− $5.05m of additional sales made with settlement du

e on

title, expected this year

− $9.5m of orchards to sell, process active and cont

inuing

Debt substantially reduced from $148m at 30 June to


$103.6m on 18 October− After dividend payment

7

Debt down as Northland orchards sell and settle

Net debt

$148m peak debt30 June

$104m current debt

Forecast includes effect of Northland orchard salesFY18 EBITDA restated for implementation of NZ IFRS 1
6, Leases

Full year guidance maintainedForecasting full year EBITDA between $32.5m and $33.5m− Lower earnings in Australia− Lower Hayward yields and volumes in New Zealand− Includes Aongatete− Northland sale process continuing and may provide

upside

8

December 2019 outlook

Financials 2018 vs 2019

NZD

FY19

Guidance

Lower range

FY19

Guidance

Upper range

FY18

Full year

actuals

restated

EBITDA ($m)

32.5

33.5

31.0

Increase over FY18

+ 5%

+ 8%

CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S UPDATE
MICHAEL FRANKS

9

2019 YTD
2018

Annual

threshold

Total recordable injury frequency

4.9

4.5

< 4.5

Notifiable injuries

2

0

0

Notifiable incidents

0

1

0

Severity rate

7.3

4.5

< 4.5

Health and safetyFull safety focus− Two serious harm injuries

− Aongatete finger injury− Oakside forklift incident

− RSE incidents− Kiwistart a high risk periodFocus on− Machine guarding− Traffic management− Lone worker / Seeka App− Fatigue

10

To end of September 2019

Group financial resultsBusy period− Share issues to growers and employees− Aongatete purchase and integration− Northland orchard sales continue− Oakside machine 2 refurbishment− Oakside coolstores construction− Kerikeri packhouse completed and commissioned− Kerikeri new machine installed and commissioned− Australia orchard development− Australia kiwifruit orchard sale project− SeekaFresh relaunched, revitalised− Seeka App− Business consolidation
Unaudited results to June 2019

Numerous highlights this financial year− Significant debt reduction− $103.6m total debt, at 18 October 2019

− Post dividend payment


And throughout these developments, our

growers, contractors, suppliers and staff have combined to deliver low fruit loss and exceptional returns to our grower suppliers – kiwifruit and avocado

Kiwifruit numbersLow fruit loss− Excellent SunGold fruit loss
12

Harvest 2019

Orchard gate returns to growers− SunGold financial returns excellent− Exceptional returns to our growers

− Amongst the industry’s highest

− Further increases in harvest 2019 OGRs

To week 42

Seeka Industry

SunGold

1.08%

1.36%

Hayward

0.95%

0.85%

Hayward organic 1.08%

0.77%

2019 forecast Seeka IndustrySunGold

$11.48 $11.15

Hayward

$ 6.67

$ 6.26

Hayward organic $ 9.73

$ 9.31

Seeka Industry$ 155k $ 152k$ 68k $ 63k$ 63k $ 61k

OGR per tray

OGR per hectare

Production(millions of trays)
June

2019

June

2018

Dec

2018

Hayward

17.4

20.1

19.2

SunGold

14.6

11.0

10.8

Class 2 and other

1.5

&

1.4

Total trays

33.5 31.1 31.4

Financials ($m)

Unaudited Unaudited

restated

Audited

restated

Revenue

105.3

88.6

123.8

EBITDA

29.8

23.2

35.9

Capex

24.6

5.2

30.1

Post harvest, New Zealand$29.8m EBITDA− Hayward volume well down on expectation

− Industry&wide, lower yields

− EBITDA 28% up on the prior periodInvested in capacity− Refurbished Oakside 2 machine, and building new

pre&coolers and coolstores

− Kerikeri packhouse and machinePost harvest capacity balanced with production for the next two years− Strategic consideration for next year

13

Unaudited results to June 2019

. 1. First season of Seeka&grown ENZA Red and ENZA Gol
d

Orcharding, New Zealand$4.2m EBITDA− 6.7% down on prior period− Impact of dry summer on Hayward and kiwiberry yiel

ds

− Lower contribution from long&term leases− Investing in new long&term leases− New volumes from Aongatete acquisition

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Unaudited results to June 2019

Production(millions of trays)

June

2019

June

2018

FY Dec

2018

Hayward

7.1

7.3

7.6

SunGold

3.9

3.1

3.1

Class 2 and other

0.4

¹

&

&

Total trays

11.4

10.4

10.7

Financials ($m)

Unaudited Unaudited

restated

Audited

restated

Revenue

48.3

39.0

52.8

EBITDA

4.2

4.5

3.9

Retail services, New Zealand$0.8m EBITDA− 29% down on the prior period− Avocado and kiwiberry volumes down− Strategic review and revampRetail services revitalised in second half− Trading profitably− Strengthened team, renewed focus− Exciting relationships delivering exceptional retu
rns to

our grower suppliers for their domestic fruit

Unaudited results to June 2019

Financials ($m)

June

2019

Unaudited

June

2018

Unaudited

restated

FY Dec

2018

Audited

restated

Turnover

15.7

15.8

39.9

Revenue

4.8

6.4

11.5

EBITDA

0.8

1.1

2.0

Seeka Australia ($0.2m) EBITDA− Reduced volumes from a hot, dry summer− Underperforming green nashi programme− Crops being reset to match market demandInvested in growth− Orchards in development− Testing new varieties− Investing in waterInvestigating sale and leaseback of kiwifruit orcha
rds

− 105 hectares of established orchards on 3 properties− Advertised 20 August, expressions of interest closed

16 September

− Repay debt− Accelerate development

16

Unaudited results to June 2019

Financials ($m)

June

2019

Unaudited

June

2018

Unaudited

restated

FY Dec

2018

Audited

restated

Revenue

11.4

11.8

14.9

EBITDA

(0.2)

2.7

(0.1)

Work programmeComplete the Australian kiwifruit orchard sale and
leaseback project

− Debt reduction− Accelerate developmentComplete Northland kiwifruit orchard sales, with te

rm supply

− Substantially completed with Booster transaction,

with long&term supply

Kerikeri phase 2 coolstore build− Old packhouse demolished and earthworks underwayContinuing focus on consolidating the company− Senior management team resetEvaluating further growth opportunities

Thank you
To all our stakeholders, our shareholders, growers,

staff, contractors and

suppliers for combining to deliver exceptional perf

ormance through 2019

QUESTIONS
19

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