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Seeka provides amalgamation presentation

M&A22 September 2021SEKConsumer Staples

22 September 2021


Seeka provides amalgamation presentation


Seeka Limited (NZX:SEK) provides a copy of the presentation to be given at the Orangewood Limited

shareholders meeting to be held on Friday 1 October 2021 to consider the amalgamation proposal.

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Seeka Profile Presentation
Orangewood September 2021

Agenda
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Supporting growers

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Orcharding services and performance

Post harvest services and performance

About Seeka

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Seeka connects landowners with their markets
Helping New Zealand orchard owners supply the world with safe, healthy produce

Orcharding, NZ

Growing kiwifruit, avocado and

kiwiberry

-Owned, leased, managed and

long term leased orchards

-Orchard development

-Large kiwifruit grower

Post harvest, NZ

Picking, packing, coolstoring

and produce dispatch

-9 modern facilities

-Delicious Nutritious Food

Company

-Innovation and maintenance

team

Retail services, NZ

Marketing produce in NZ,

Australiaand Asia

-Marketing and exporting

New Zealand produce

-Importing and ripening services

-Wholesale business in

Auckland and Christchurch

Seeka Australia

Own and lease orchards plus

own post harvest facilities

-Adding value

-Kiwifruit, nashi, European pears

-Largest kiwifruit grower

-Fully integrated business

of export kiwifruit

are grown by Seeka

10

%

of export kiwifruit

are packed by Seeka

25

%

Innovative services

and products from

our value chain

Growing and retailing

our Australian fruit

direct to the markets

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APPROXAPPROX

Seeka is NZ’s
largest kiwifruit

grower on leased

&managed orchards

400ORCHARDS

From Northland to the

Coromandel, Bay of Plenty,

East Cape and Gisborne, with

1375 hectares in production &

150 hectares in development

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19mTRAYS

Kiwifruit, avocado

and kiwiberry

SunGold

7.9m

Avocado and other

Hayward

10.1m

LEASED & MANAGED

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We operate

9 modern packing

and coolstorage

facilities

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Seeka Oakside

Peninsula

Kerikeri

Aongatete

Katikati

Huka Pak

Oakside

KKP

Transpack

OPAC

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Handling 25%of NZ’s $2b

annual kiwifruit crop

We’re a

cornerstone

supplier to Zespri

And with your support, we’ll be

helping Zespri optimise returns

by supplying premium kiwifruit in

full, on time and to specification

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Generating value

from your full crop with

Kiwi Crush

We make

innovative

products

We produce and sell Kiwi Crush to

healthcare professionals, operate a

wholesale produce market in Auckland,

and directly supply kiwifruit to New

Zealand and Australian supermarkets

We’re
connected

to our growers and

our shareholders

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We’re an NZX-listed company with

close links to our supply chain

partners, including iwi orchard owners

and Asian produce handlers

Nearly all growers and key staff are

active investors, with Seeka operating

innovative loyalty share schemes

2475SHAREHOLDERS

Nearly all growers are shareholders

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Growing a better

futurewith Seeka’s

regenerative

horticulture

We’re serious

about sustainability

The environment is pivotal to the

health of our crops and our business;

we’re transforming our operations and

reporting our performance as we

implement new carbon-reduction

initiatives across our supply and

production systems

LED

Hybrid vehicles

Worm farm

Solar energy

LED lighting

Waste audits

Regenerative

horticulture

Seeka worm farm

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We’re serious

about safety

Serious harm injuries03

Lost time injuries3250

Restricted work00

Medical2540

First Aid6999

No Treatment10784

Total233273

2021 to date2020

We’re helping our growers stay safe

and comply with complex rules, and

we’re reporting our performance as we

roll out new technology to reduce risk

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Post harvest

services and

performance

$0.00
$2.00

$4.00

$6.00

$8.00

$10.00

$12.00

$14.00

$16.00

Main pack

Kiwistart

Spotlight on Northland SunGold

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OGR per tray –Harvest 2021 August forecast by maturity area

$10.75 average

$15.15 top OGR

per tray

AverageBottom OGRTop OGR

Seeka OGR per tray$10.75$7.68$15.15

SeekaOrangewood

Hectares131153

Trays1.58m2m

Trays per hectare12,07413,212

$0k
$50k

$100k

$150k

$200k

$250k

Main pack

Kiwistart

Spotlight on Northland SunGold

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Seeka OGR per hectare –Harvest 2021 August forecast by maturity area

$130k average

$235k top OGR

per hectare

$0.00
$1.00

$2.00

$3.00

$4.00

$5.00

$6.00

$7.00

$8.00

Main pack

Kiwistart

$7.70 top OGR

per tray

Spotlight on Northland Hayward

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Seeka OGR per tray –Harvest 2021 August forecast by maturity area

AverageBottom OGRTop OGR

Seeka OGR per tray$6.27$5.39$7.70

$6.27 average

SeekaOrangewood

Hectares2510

Trays142k66k

Trays per hectare5,6766,362

$0k
$10k

$20k

$30k

$40k

$50k

$60k

KiwistartMain pack

$57k top OGR

per hectare

Spotlight on Northland Hayward

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Seeka OGR per hectare –Harvest 2021 August forecast by maturity area

$36k average

Industry SunGold inventory performance -to 19 August
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OPAC

Industry Hayward inventory performance -to 19 August
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OPAC

Seeka’s fruit loss is amongst the best in the industry
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20162017201820192020

SunGold0.35%0.77%0.77%1.12%0.90%

Hayward2.69%1.19%3.73%1.56%1.26%

SunGold OGRs
2020 season final and 2021 August forecast

Seeka OrangewoodIndustrySeeka OrangewoodIndustry

Trays15.9m1.7m85.5m17.5m2.0m97.8m

Yield14,18113,87414,27614,65213,29215,309

Size29.6030.7029.7427.3826.5027.75

TZG---0.620.650.64

Fruit value$ 14.20$ 14.07$ 14.18$ 7.22$ 7.37$ 7.27

Taste---$ 5.56$ 5.58$ 5.81

Kiwistart$ 0.82$ 0.76$ 0.74$ 1.04$ 1.20$ 0.90

Sub total

$15.02$14.83$14.92$13.82$14.15$13.98

OGR$ 12.55$ 11.96$ 12.46$ 10.79$ 10.57$ 10.92

Per hectare$177,958$165,940$177,845$158,027$140,494$167,167

2021 August forecast2020 final

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Hayward OGRs
2020 season final and 2021 August forecast

Seeka OrangewoodIndustrySeeka OrangewoodIndustry

Trays15.0m96k67.7m16.8m66k74.9m

Yield10,1278,91110,21411,9086,36211,921

Size33.5434.5033.8032.4930.3132.56

TZG--0.680.820.69

Fruit value$ 8.70$ 8.60$ 8.65$ 4.63$ 4.96$ 4.62

Taste---$ 3.08$ 3.72$ 3.19

Kiwistart$ 0.33-$ 0.26$ 0.63-$ 0.50

Sub total

$ 9.03$ 8.60$ 8.91$ 8.34$ 8.68$ 8.31

OGR$ 7.64$ 6.52$ 7.51$ 6.40$ 6.04$ 6.34

Per hectare$77,314$58,249$76,723$76,262$38,411$75,564

2021 August forecast2020 final

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Northland OGRs
Orangewood compared to Seeka Northland

Orangewood

Seeka

Kiwistart

Seeka

Main pack

Orangewood

Seeka

Kiwistart

Seeka

Main pack

Trays2.0m

640k943k

66k

27k115k

Yield13,292

9,39714,969

6,362

6,6005,496

Size26.50

26.7628.87

30.31

31.7931.76

TZG0.65

0.610.61

0.82

0.660.76

Fruit value$ 7.37

$ 7.16$ 7.39

$ 4.96

$ 4.69$ 4.70

Taste$ 5.58

$ 5.51$ 5.33

$ 3.72

$ 2.98$ 3.39

Kiwistart$ 1.20

$ 2.97-

-

$ 1.81-

Sub total

$14.15

$15.64$12.72

$ 8.68

$ 9.48$ 8.09

OGR$ 10.57

$12.23$9.76

$ 6.04

$ 7.41$ 6.01

Per hectare$140,494

$114,896$146,036

$38,411

$48,877$33,007

Hayward 2021 F#1SunGold 2021 F#1

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SunGold OGR comparison
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2018 to 2021

$9.33

$11.01

$11.96

$10.57

$11.06

$12.13

$12.55

$10.79

OGR per tray

OrangewoodSeeka

2018201920202021 F#12018201920202021 F#1

Seeka$11.06$12.13$12.55$10.79$144,185$163,946$177,958$158,027

Orangewood$9.33$11.01$11.96$10.57$126,110$149,041$165,940$140,494

Industry$10.89$11.86$12.46$10.92$145,991$161,660$177,845$167,167

$126k

$149k

$166k

$140k

$144k

$164k

$178k

$158k

OGR per hectare

Hayward OGR comparison
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2018 to 2021

2018201920202021 F#12018201920202021 F#1

Seeka

$5.38$7.02$7.64$6.40$63,401$72,082$77,314$76,262

Orangewood

$4.89$6.00$6.52$6.04$36,103$39,568$58,249$38,411

Industry

$5.45$6.67$7.51$6.34$63,622$67,295$76,723$75,564

$4.89

$6.00

$6.52

$6.04

$5.38

$7.02

$7.64

$6.40

OGR per tray

OrangewoodSeeka

$36k

$40k

$58k

$38k

$63k

$72k

$77k

$76k

OGR per hectare

Pooling options and grower representation
Select the best pooling mechanism for your fruit

1.Continue to operate separate Orangewood pools

2.Or, join the established Seeka Growers pools

−Northland

−Coromandel

−Main pack low risk 30:70 pool

−Main pack high risk 50:50 pool

All pools operate through Seeka Growers

−Provides you with oversight of your money

−Grower representation on Seeka Growers Council

−Independently audited end-of-season report

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You get local representation on Seeka Growers Council

−Nominate your local councillor

−All councillors have equal voting rights

−Meetings are online

Current regional councillors include

−Louise Peters and Felix Scheibmairin Northland

−Andrew Hill in Coromandel

No need to change

−We will work with you for the best outcome

You will get more industry influence with Seeka Growers

Seeka’s development in Northland
Offered post harvest and orchard management services

from a leased Keripackfacility

Purchased T&G’s post harvest site and 288 hectares

of orchard land for $41m

Refurbished and on-sold kiwifruit orchards

−Added 20 hectares of SunGold licence

−Long-term supply commitment

Started redeveloping post harvest site

$20m invested in new packhouse and grader

New office build

$7m invested in new pre-coolers and coolstores

VLS laboratory delivers Northland maturity clearances

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2013

2018

2020

2019

2021

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Orchard

services and

performance

Our orcharding services
Lease

−3-year contract

−Growers paid profit share

Orchard management

−$3000 per hectare management fee

−Management incentive when exceeding

Seeka average OGR per hectare

−Rebate if yields below Seeka average

Vine management

−Similar structure, but $2600 per hectare management fee

Long term lease

−Orchard development and management

−Growers paid land rental plus profit share

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Caring for more than 1450 hectares of Kiwifruit, Avocado and Kiwiberry

Long term lease

185 hectares

Leased

373 hectares

Managed

865 hectares

Seeka is currently developing 150 hectares of orchards

Orchard operations

Orchard operations kiwifruit production
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Harvest 2021

TraysHectaresYield

SunGold5.43m37814,370

SunGold OB0.07m116,002

Hayward8.72m70912,306

Hayward OB0.15m265,855

Sweet Green0.02m211,940

OPAC SunGold2.42m14616,628

OPAC Hayward1.21m9912,233

Total18.03m1,371

Grew 18m trays of kiwifruit for orchard ownersIn Northland we grew 1m trays from 98 hectares

TraysHectaresYield

SunGold942,7018810,662

Hayward73,45597,798

Total1,016,15798

A high proportion of Northland orchards

yet to reach full production

Excludes OPAC operations
Orchard division performance

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SunGold harvest 2021 –August forecast

Top

Top 10%Top 25%

AverageSeekaZespri

OGR per hectare

$279,292$242,803$222,954$153,856$158,027$167,167

Yield23,26220,69119,35514,37014,65214,995

OGR per tray$12.01$11.73$11.52$10.71$10.79$10.92

Hectares3.34358537811926523

Trays78k727k1.6m5.4m17.5m97.8m

$279k

$243k

$223k

$154k

$158k

$167k

Seeka orchard operations

Excludes OPAC operations
Orchard division performance

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Hayward harvest 2021 –August forecast

Top

Top 10%Top 25%

AverageSeekaIndustry

OGR per hectare

$142,205$110,982$103,180$78,968$76,262$75,564

Yield20,86315,41814,96912,30611,90811,727

OGR per tray$6.82$7.20$6.89$6.42$6.40$6.34

Hectares0.527118470914086388

Trays11k1,099k2.8m8.7m16.8m74.9m

Seeka orchard operations

$142k

$111k

$103k

$79k

$76k

$76k

Managed orchards standard operating budget 2021/22
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Base budget per hectare

−$49,060 SunGold

−$39,010 Hayward

Growers pay actual costs

−Costs reported against budget

−Monthly invoicing

Labour rate of $29.50 per hour

SunGoldHayward

Bees$2,000$2,000

Fertiliser and compost$2,500$2,500

Fertiliser spreading$500$500

General expenses$500$500

Girdling$1,200$1,200

HiCane$650$650

Pest monitoring$450$450

Management fees$3,000$3,000

Mowing$800$800

Mulching$400$400

Chemicals and pest control$2,000$2,000

Male pruning$3,200$3,000

Poles and stringing$4,000-

Summer pruning$4,200$5,000

Winter pruning$12,060$9,610

Shelter mulch$350$350

Shelter trim$550$550

Spray application$2,100$2,000

Thinning$5,000$4,000

Vine training$3,100-

Weed control$500$500

Total per hectare$49,060$39,010

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Supporting

growers

Seeka Growers Limited and grower reporting
Seeka Growers Limited manages fruit value

−Grower-controlled supply entity

−Controls all payments and grower distributions

−Audited end-of-season report and annual meeting

−Your grower representatives will be co-opted on the Seeka Growers Council

Seeka app

−Instant online access

−Packout, coolstore and financial data, orchard maps and access, health and safety

Orchard performance reports –updated after each forecast

−Detailed analysis of your orchard’s performance

−Benchmarks your orchard against the region, pool and industry

After 5s –regular grower updates

−Grower roadshow covering season updates, pool performance, pricing and industry issues

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Grower pools
Options to select a risk profile by maturity area

Kiwistart is 100% direct

As a main pack grower you have 3 options

−High risk 50:50 pool

−Seeka’s main 30:70 pool, or

−A regional 30:70 pool

A regional pool is your option to differentiate the storage performance of your region

−Requires 500,000 trays to efficiently manage risk

Pool selection must be finalised before the end of harvest

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Sharing the risk and rewards

Kiwistart100% direct

High risk50% direct : 50% pooled

Main and Regional30% direct : 70% pooled

Labour
RSEs

Seeka has 458 RSEs

−210 Border Exemption RSEs to share

−87 Border Exemption shared to Seeka

−161 RSEs that stayed in New Zealand

RSEs worked in the packhouses and in the orchards

−Secures reliable labour to undertake on-orchard work

Cadet Program

−18 cadets in 2021 Cadet Scheme

−7 years in operation

−Graduates now in senior roles in the Company

Cost

Agent fees$50

Flights$640

Pressie card$215

MIQ$4,720

Wage topup$500

Airport transfers$65

Phones$20

Total cost per RSE$6,210

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