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Tallink Grupp

Earnings Release Apr 28, 2022

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Q1 2022

TALLINK GRUPP AS

TALLINK GRUPP

The leading European provider of leisure and business travel and sea transportation services in the Baltic Sea region.

OPERATIONS

  • Fleet of 15 vessels
  • Seven ferry routes (1 suspended)
  • Operating four hotels (1 closed)

KEY FACTS

  • Revenue of EUR 477 million in 2021
  • Served 3.0 million passengers in 2021
  • Transported 369 thousand cargo units
  • Operating EUR 1.6 billion asset base
  • 4 740 employees (end of Q1 2022)
  • 2.9 million loyalty program members
  • 38 953 shareholders and FDR-holders of which 29 576 on Tallinn Stock Exchange and 9 377 on Helsinki Stock Exchange

STRONG BRANDS

STRATEGIC PLAN

CURRENTLY THE STRATEGIC FOCUS IS ON MANAGING COSTS AND CASH FLOWS TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND TO BRING TALLINK GRUPP THROUGH THE GLOBAL CRISIS

TALLINK'S VISION

To be the market pioneer in Europe by offering excellence in leisure and business travel and sea transportation services

LONG TERM OBJECTIVES TOWARD INCREASING THE COMPANY VALUE AND PROFITABILITY

  • Strive for the highest level of customer satisfaction
  • Increase volumes and strengthen the leading position on our home markets
  • Develop a wide range of quality services directed at different customers and pursue new growth opportunities
  • Ensure cost efficient operations
  • Manage the optimal debt level that will allow sustainable dividends

CURRENT STRATEGIC CORNERSTONES AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

MOST MODERN STRONG MARKET SHARE
FLEET & BRAND AWARENESS
WIDE ROUTE
NETWORK
HIGH SAFETY LEVEL &
ENVIRONMENTAL
STANDARDS
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Q1 2022 OVERVIEW – COVID-19 & TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

Q1
Selected Key Figures
(financials in million euros)
2022 2021 Change
Number of passengers 720 261 267 224 169.5%
Number of cargo units 101 938 85 156 19.7%
Number of passenger cars 140 380 75 815 85.2%
Revenue 106.1 53.7 97.5%
Gross profit
/ loss
-19.9 -20.0 0.4%
EBITDA -11.0 -6.3 -73.6%
EBIT -34.6 -30.0 -15.5%
Net result for the period -40.0 -34.4 -16.1%
Capital expenditures 8.9 4.2 111.8%
As at: 31.03.22 31.12.21 Change
Total assets 1 560.2 1 585.9 -1.6%
Total equity 652.5 692.5 -5.8%
Interest-bearing liabilities 789.5 779.9 1.2%
Net debt 688.5 652.4 5.5%
2022
unaudited

• Revenue EUR 106.1m (EUR +52.4m or 97.5% vs LY)

  • Impact of COVID-19 Omicron variant in the beginning of the quarter
  • Lifting of travel restrictions in Sweden, Finland and Estonia contributed to demand for travel
  • Impact from geopolitical and military conflict in Europe
  • 4% more departures compared to Q1 2021

• Costs & support

  • Cost of sales increased by 71% or EUR 52.3m
  • Fuel cost increased by 153% or EUR 17.1m
  • Limited government support of EUR 3.5m (EUR 5.0m in Q1 2021)
  • EBITDA of EUR -11.0m (EUR -4.6m vs LY)
  • Net loss of EUR -40.0m (EUR -5.6m vs LY)

TALLINK GRUPP

Q1 2022 SALES & RESULTS BY GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTS

Route Key Figures
(financials
in EUR million)
2022 2021 Change All routes affected by COVID-19, travel restrictions
Estonia Passengers (thousands) 428 201 112.4%
Finland Cargo units (thousands) 70 58 21.5% The
results
reflect
operations
of
two
shuttle
vessels
and
one
cargo
Revenue 41.3 24.8 66.8% vessel,
as
well
as
expenses
of
the
suspended
cruise
ferry
Silja
Europa
Segment result -1.4 -4.9 72.3%
Finland Passengers (thousands) 230 56 310.0%
Sweden Cargo units (thousands) 19 17 11.2% The
results
reflect
the
operations
of
Turku-Stockholm
and
Helsinki
Revenue 37.6 14.8 154.1% Stockholm
routes
Segment result -13.8 -13.3 -3.7%
Estonia
Sweden
Passengers (thousands) 63 10 544.8%
Cargo units (thousands) 13 11 23.4% The
results
reflect
the
operations
of
two
cargo
vessels
on
Paldiski
Kapellskär
route
and
one
cruise
ferry
on
Tallinn-Stockholm
route,
as
Revenue 12.3 4.9 149.2% well
as
expenses
of
a
suspended
cruise
ferry
Victoria
I
Segment result -6.8 -3.2 -111.3%
Latvia Passengers (thousands) 0 0 0.0%
Sweden Cargo units (thousands) 0 0 0.0% The
Latvia-Sweden
route
result
reflects
expenses
of
the
suspended
cruise
ferries
Isabelle
as
well
as
Romantika
before
the
start
of
her
Revenue 0.1 0.0 0.0% charter
period
Segment result -5.0 -3.5 -42.8%
Other
Revenue
Segment result
15.2 9.2 64.9%
-0.3 -0.1 -289.1% Increase
was
mainly
driven
by
accommodation
sales,
various
retail
activities
and
to
a
lesser
extent
by
chartering
of
vessels
TALLINK Intersegment revenue -0.4 0.0 -

GRUPP Segment result is the result before administrative expenses, finance costs and taxes 2022 unaudited

Q1 2022 SALES & RESULTS BY OPERATIONAL SEGMENTS

Revenue (EUR
million)
2022 2021 Change
Restaurant
and shop sales on-board and onshore
49.9 20.2 147.1%
Ticket sales 22.1 7.6 191.8%
Sales of cargo transportation 26.5 22.1 20.1%
Accommodation sales 1.3 0.1 1 272.5%
Income from charter of vessels 2.9 2.3 24.2%
Other sales 3.4 1.5 126.1%
Total
revenue
106.1 53.7 97.5%
  • Restaurant and shop sales on-board and onshore increased mainly due to higher number of passengers
  • Increase in ticket sales attributable to increased demand and increased supply of overnight routes to and from Stockholm
  • High competition in cargo transportation market
  • Operation of three hotels in Q1 2022 (two hotels were open in Q1 2021)
  • Start of long-term charter for Romantika from late March

REVENUE STRUCTURE IN Q1 2022

TALLINK 2022 unaudited

GRUPP

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RESULTS QUARTERLY SEASONALITY BREAKDOWN

1.9 1.6 0.7 2.7 3.0 1.3 1.1 2.3 1.1 02468 10 2019 2020 2021 2022 9.8 3.7 3.0

PASSENGERS (MILLIONS)

REVENUE (EUR MILLION)

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

TALLINK GRUPP

THE DYNAMICS OF HIGH SEASONALITY ON THE PROFIT LEVEL

NET PROFIT BY QUARTERS (EUR MILLION)

MOST OF THE PROFITS ARE TYPICALLY EARNED IN THE SUMMER, THE HIGH SEASON

2022 Q1 DEVELOPMENTS AND KEY FACTS

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

  • Impact of Omicron variant in the beginning of the quarter
  • Lifting of travel restrictions in Group's home markets in Sweden, Finland and Estonia from February and March contributing to the increase in number of bookings
  • Geopolitical situation and armed conflict in Europe since February and rapid increase in global fuel prices

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

  • Temporary scale-back of operations of cruise ferries
  • Long-term charter of cruise ferry Romantika from late March
  • Planned dockings of 8 vessels
  • One new Burger King Restaurant opened in Riga, Latvia, in January
  • Compromise agreement for termination of dispute with Port of Tallinn (AS Tallinna Sadam) regarding port fees Baltic Queen in Naantali

EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD & OUTLOOK

Isabelle, March 2022

  • Short-term chartering of cruise ferry Isabelle Riga-Stockholm route not operated in 2022
  • Disposal of the cargo vessel Sea Wind
  • Continuously exploring options for chartering out vessels
  • The new dual fuel (LNG, MGO) shuttle vessel MyStar is expected to be delivered and start operations on the Tallinn-Helsinki route in Q3 2022

Despite the uncertainties in the outlook of the economic environment the management expects a quicker recovery in the passenger traffic from the second quarter of 2022.

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

(EUR million) 2020 2021 Q1
2021
(3)
Q1
2022
Sales 443 477 54 106
Cost of sales (1) (486) (455) (74) (126)
Marketing & administrative cost (1) (86) (75) (15) (18)
Other operating items, net (2) 37 16 5 4
EBITDA 8 58 (6) (11)
Margin (%) 1.8% 12.2% (11.7%) (10.3%)
Net Result (108) (57) (34) (40)
EPS (0.162) (0.081) (0.051) (0.054)

Totals may not sum due to rounding

(1) Includes depreciation and amortization

(2) Q1 2022 includes EUR 3.5m direct government assistance; Q1 2021 includes EUR 5.0m direct government assistance

(3) 2022 unaudited

TALLINK GRUPP

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

(EUR
million)
2020 2021 Q1 2021 (1)
Q1 2022
Operating cash flow (7) 59 (22) (18)
Capital expenditure (100) (20) (4) (9)
Asset disposal 0 1 0 0
Free cash flow (107) 40 (26) (27)
Debt financing (net effect) 112 44 19 7
Interests & other financial items (16) (19) (5) (6)
Increase of share capital 0 35 0 0
Change in cash (11) 100 (13) (27)

Totals may not sum due to rounding (1) 2022 unaudited

TALLINK GRUPP

CASH FLOW GENERATION AFFECTED BY COVID-19

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(EUR
million)
31.12.2020 31.03.2021 31.12.2021 (2)
31.03.2022
Total assets 1 516 1 493 1 586 1 560 1500 Cash Other
Non-current assets 1 427 1 410 1 383 1 372 Intangibles liabilities
Current assets 89 83 203 188 Other
-
of which cash
28 15 128 101 Assets Share
holders'
Total liabilities 802 812 893 908 1000 equity
Interest bearing liabilities 705 728 780 789
Other liabilities 97 84 113 118
Shareholders' equity 714 680 693 653
500 Ships
Net debt/EBITDA 84.2x 238.7x 11.2x 12.8x Loans
Net debt 677 714 652 688
Equity/assets ratio 47% 46% 44% 42%
(1)
BVPS
(in EUR)
1.07 1.02 0.93 0.88 0
Totals may not sum due to rounding Assets Liabilities &
Equity

(1) Shareholders' equity / number of shares outstanding

(2) 2022 unaudited

TALLINK GRUPP

TOTAL LIQUIDITY (CASH + UNUSED OVERDRAFT) OF EUR 224.4 MILLION

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DEBT STRUCTURE

LONG TERM BANK LOANS

  • EUR 663 million as at 31.03.2022
  • 7 loan agreements outstanding: syndicated loans, amortizing project and working capital loans
  • Maturities 1-8 years
  • EUR denominated, fixed and EURIBOR floating

OVERDRAFTS (as at 31.03.2022)

  • EUR 11.6 million used
  • EUR 123.4 million unused

SIGNED, NOT YET DRAWN

— EUR 198 million from KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (MyStar)

Total EUR 675 million long-term bank loans and used overdrafts as at 31.03.2022

2022 unaudited

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS UNDER EXISTING LOAN AGREEMENTS POSTPONED

EUR million

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Enn Pant - Chairman of the Supervisory Board

SUPERVISORY BOARD

Born in 1965, with the company since 1996 Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 2015 CEO of AS Tallink Grupp in 1996-2015

Toivo Ninnas Kalev Järvelill

Born in 1940, with the Supervisory Board since 1997

Eve Pant

Born in 1968, with the Supervisory Board since 1997

Raino Paron

Born in 1965, with the Supervisory Board since 2019

Born in 1961, with the Supervisory Board since 2005

Born in 1965,

with the Supervisory Board since 2007

Colin Douglas Clark

Born in 1974, with the Supervisory Board since 2013

TALLINK GRUPP

MANAGEMENT BOARD

SHAREHOLDERS AND SHARE PERFORMANCE

SHAREHOLDERS OF AS TALLINK GRUPP TEN LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS AS OF 31.03.2022

Infortar AS 40%
Baltic Cruises Holding, L.P. 11%
ING Luxembourg S.A. AIF Account 6%
Baltic Cruises Investment L.P. 6%
Citigroup Venture Capital International G.P 4%
Nordea Bank Abp / Clients FDR 4%
Mersok OÜ 2%
Luksusjaht AS 1%
Clearstream Banking AG 1%
LHV Pensionifond L 1%

TALLINK GRUPP

38,953 SHAREHOLDERS AND FDR-HOLDERS AT THE END OF THE QUARTER

THANK YOU

AS Tallink Grupp Sadama 5, 10111, Tallinn, Estonia [email protected]

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