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AUGA group

Investor Presentation Jun 1, 2020

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STRATEGY PRESENTATION FOR INVESTORS

AUGA group, AB May, 2020

LIST OF CONTENTS

This presentation covers the 2020-2025 strategy of AUGA group, AB.

ABOUT THE COMPANY $3 - 13$
ORGANIC MARKET TRENDS $15 - 18$
SHORT-TERM STRATEGY $20 - 23$
THE FUTURE OF AUGA $25 - 33$
ANNEXES $34 - 35$

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AUGA group is the largest vertically integrated organic food producer in Europe providing sustainably grown food from field to shelf.

The Company's competitive advantages:

  • Economy of scale
  • Vertical integration
  • Full traceability $\bullet$
  • Synergies among different branches of agriculture

Main facts

1200 employees

39 000 ha of arable land

EUR 71 million revenue, of which 70% comes from $export*$

Listed on Nasdaq Vilnius

Revenue distribution by main segments, 2019

In five years, AUGA's group of companies has transformed itself from a conventional agricultural operation to a technology-based (AGTECH) organic food production business with a strategic focus on sustainability.

Transformation milestones

Start of organic farming (24 000 ha)

2015 Commencing supply of organic mushrooms

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2017

2018

2019

2020

The company renamed to AUGA group, AB

Introduction of AUGA brand Launch of organic packaged vegetables

Fully certified organic farming

Launch of organic soups, milk and grain products Arable land area increases to 32 000 ha

Successful SPO

Introduction of the first Sustainability Report Arable land area increases to 38 000 ha

Introduction of independent board model

Issue of green bonds

Expansion of product range and export markets

2020-2025 strategy approved

Strategic focus on sustainability and AGTECH

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The Company is developing a closed-loop organic farming model which aims to achieve synergies among different branches of agriculture and the re-use of organic waste.

A vertically integrated production chain ensures that production is fully traceable, which is extremely important in organic farming.

Sustainable business model

AUGA group's team of 1200 employees brings together agricultural professionals and technical engineers with many years of experience, alongside experts in finance, marketing, and other fields.

* The team of specialists and engineers consists of 150 employees.

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Team

  • The Company's team of specialists and engineers* has $\bullet$ almost 1000 years of experience
  • High job satisfaction rate (4/5 employees are satisfied with their job)
  • Employees are motivated with share options

Management team

The Company's visionary and majority shareholder Kęstutis Juščius formed a new management team during the transformation of the Company, implementing a set of ambitious goals.

Kęstutis Juščius, CEO

Mindaugas Ambrasas, CFO

Gediminas Judzentas, Marketing manager

Laurynas Miškinis, Sales manager

Tadas Baliutavičius, Managing director

Armandas Šimulis, Head of Asset Management department

Elina Chodzkaitė-Barauskienė, Business development manager

Viktorija Gružauskienė, Head of Human Resources

As of 2018, the Company began publishing Sustainability Reports.

The independent Board, formed in 2019, is actively engaged in the implementation of good governance practices.

The Board consists of professionals from the fields of finance and investment through to sustainability, energy, FMCG and academia.

Governance

  • Independent Board a unique case in Lithuania
  • The Board consists of well-known professionals $\bullet$
  • Sustainability Reports and good governance practices $\bullet$

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Shareholders

227 416 252 shares

1541 shareholders* (increased by 18.4% over the year)

The Company's shares are listed on the Nasdaq Baltic Main List.

Largest Shareholders:

  • Baltic Champs Group $\bullet$ (100% shares belong to Kęstutis Juščius),
  • European bank for reconstruction and development (EBRD),

STRATEGY 2025

ME investicija – one of the $\bullet$ largest institutional investors in the Baltics.

* Number of shareholders and foreign intermediaries on whose behalf the shares managed by their clients are accounted for in 2020. April 23

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EU STRATEGY

The Farm to Fork strategy of the EU

The Farm to Fork strategy is a new comprehensive approach to how Europeans value food sustainability.

  • In May 2020, the European Commission announced the $\bullet$ Farm to Fork strategy which is aimed at the tackling the key challenges of sustainable food systems
  • The strategy lies at the heart of the EU Green Deal, aiming to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050
  • The Farm to Fork strategy will determine the $\bullet$ sustainable food value chain

EU STRATEGY

All food chain actors are expected to adhere to sustainability by making the best use of nature-based, technological, digital and space-based solutions to deliver better climate and environmental results, increase climate resilience and reduce and optimise the use of inputs.

Sustainability requirements in the EU food system are expected to be accompanied by policies that help raise standards globally.

Farm to Fork goals for organic and sustainable

  • To ensure that at least 25% of all EU agricultural land is devoted to organic farming by 20301 (currently the rate is $7.7\%$ 2)
  • To achieve the climate and environmental objectives of $\bullet$ the Green Deal (to increase the GHG emission reduction target to 50% by 2030, or by 55% compared to 1990 levels1), while improving the incomes of primary producers and reinforcing EU competitiveness
  • To reduce the use of chemical and hazardous pesticides $\bullet$ by 50% by 2030, which will affect the cost structure of conventional farming, reduce their efficiency and competitive advantage vs. imports to the EU

EU STRATEGY

Sustainable food production practices

AUGA Strategy 2025, published in April 2020 corresponds to the proposed sustainable food production practices established by the Farm to Fork Strategy that was announced in May 2020.

Farm to Fork strategy, released May 2020

AUGA strategy 2025, released April 2020

Carbon sequestration from
farming activities
Regenerative crop-rotation
Methane emission reduction
from livestock by developing the vehicles
production of renewable energy
Biogas cycle infrastructure and
Towards more sustainable
livestock farming with
feedstock additives
Specialised feed technology for
livestock

In 2018, global organic sales reached EUR 92 bn.

In 10 years, consumers have more than tripled their consumption of organic products, and demand continues to grow.

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Organic products markets

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Source: http://www.ifoam-eu.org/en/organic-europe; http://www.organic-europe.net; https://www.organic-world.net/yearbook/yearbook-2019.html; https://statistics.fibl.org/world/retailsales-world.html?tx_statisticdata_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=Element2Item&cHash=35a0fcd89ae099d2ff14fe1ddb38a1aa; https://orgprints.org/37391/14/2-Schaack-2020-Germany.pdf, https://orgprints.org/37391/3/3-Lacarce-2020-France.pdf, https://orgprints.org/37391/4/4-Zanoli-2020-Italy.pdf, https://www.biosuisse.ch/media/Ueberuns/Medien/BiolnZahlen/JMK2019/DE/7 2018 bio in zahlen de.pdf, http://www.ekoweb.nu/attachments/67/68.pdf,

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https://orgprints.org/37391/11/1-Willer-2020-Europe.pdf, https://www.organicdenmark.com/facts-figures-about-danish-organics, https://orgprints.org/37391/10/5-Holdstock 2020 UK.pdf

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Organic farmland area

Overall change in the EU organic farmland and organic products retail sales from 2000 base

After lagging behind for a long $\%$ time, in 2018 the EU's organic 500 farmland area grew at a similar pace as the retail market for 400 organic products - 7.5%.

The EU long-term strategy and 300 member states programs aim to stimulate the further growth 200 of organic farming over the next decade. 100

Source: http://www.ifoam-eu.org/en/organic-europe, http://www.organic-europe.net https://shop.fibl.org/chen/mwdownloads/download/link/id/1294/

Germany, the largest EU market, is a benchmark for major organic product prices.

Organic grain prices are not linked to conventional grain prices and demand.

Organic milk prices are higher and less volatile compared to conventional milk prices.

Price dynamics

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Consumers prefer homecooked food, so they not only buy more, but also choose healthier, more environmentally friendly products.

As in the 2008-2010 crisis, the market for organic products did not suffer a negative impact. In fact, it is even growing faster than conventional products.

COVID - 19 impact

  • According to market research conducted in Germany1 $\bullet$ and France2 in 2020, the consumption of organic products grew faster than conventional consumption in many categories
  • There are two main factors that have a positive effect $\bullet$ on the organic product market: 1) Increased concerns about health and nutrition
  • 2) The possibility to choose more organic ingredients when making food at home
  • Similar trends can be observed in other countries3 Growth of German retail market compared in March 2020 vs. March 2019
    Total market Organic Organic

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Sources: 1https://www.ami-informiert.de/ 2Nielsen ScanTrack HMSM 3Nielsen COVID-19 Baltics Reports

SHORT-TERM STRATEGY

The main goal of the Shortterm strategy is to increase efficiency in the existing business segments.

The Company will be able to deliver affordable organic production to consumers.

Efficiency agenda

Crop growing

  • Alignment of organic wheat and $\bullet$ pulse yield levels with the geographic conventional average
  • Implementation of expedient organic seed mechanisms in AUGA farms
  • Introduction of farming best $\bullet$ practices in AUGA farms

Dairy

  • Improvement of animal welfare $\bullet$
  • Introduction of customised animal care programmes from milking to feeding
  • Alignment of cost structure for organic milk with the level of conventional

Mushroom growing

  • Review of the whole mushroom $\bullet$ cultivation cycle
  • Introduction of technology $\bullet$ solutions in the most labourintensive areas (i.e. picking and packaging)
  • Increase of the share of sales in $\bullet$ the organic market

Fast moving consumer goods

  • Expansion of AUGA and private labels in existing and new markets
  • Raising AUGA brand awareness
  • Definition of the sustainability criteria

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Organic legumes and protein crops

Conventional legumes and protein crops

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SHORT-TERM STRATEGY

The latest results do not represent the full potential of the Company:

2017 - first year of fully certified organic farming.

2017-2019 - new technologies were developed and implemented.

2018-2019 - results were affected by particularly unfavorable weather conditions

EBITDA potential

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* Agricultural produce including commodities, feed and seeds at the average climate conditions and current price levels.

** The information provided in this document is the Company's forecast related to the Company's financial situation, results of operations, plans and future objectives. We caution that no forward-looking statement and /or forecast is a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in these statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements and/or forecasts involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances and there are many factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in this document under the same conditions (ceteris paribus)

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SHORT-TERM STRATEGY

We will seek to utilize the potential of both the bond market (especially green bonds) and our co-operation with financial institutions.

To minimize the effects of outside factors (especially weather conditions) on short term results, we aim to make long-term financing a larger part of our financial liabilities.

Free cash flow, not needed for the activity of the company and investments, will be paid out to shareholders.

Financing and dividend policy

  • The use of a wide range of financial instruments $\bullet$
  • Long term financing $\bullet$
  • Free cash flow will be used for dividend $\bullet$ payments or share buybacks

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THE FUTURE OF AUGA $(2020 - 2025)$

The Company's new vision and mission

Vision - a synonym for sustainable food and lifestyle Mission - deliver organic food with no cost to nature

In 2015, the strategic decision to switch to organic farming and produce organic products was made.

In 2020, the Company is taking a new step and developing a new standard for sustainable organic food in the food value chain. This is focused on building environmental and long-term sustainability for the AUGA community.

CONSUMERS FARMERS PRIVATE AND
INSTITUTIONAL
LENDERS
SHAREHOLDERS
a more
sustainable way
to eat
a more
sustainable way
to work
a more
sustainable way
to invest
a more
sustainable way
to receive
financial returns

Consumers, especially young people, are worried about the future and would agree to change their consumption habits and buy sustainable products, but expect fair prices.

Consumers demand sustainability

90% say that the climate crisis makes them feel insecure about the future1

75% of 21-34-year olds say they would change their consumption habits to reduce their environmental impact2

71% say that sustainability criteria influence their purchasing habits3

83% would always choose a brand with a better history of sustainability

70% would agree to pay more for sustainable products and services, but 77% say products should still not be more expensive4

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Source: 1WGSN Future Consumer 2020. www.wgsn.com

2https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/grticle/2018/wgs-2018-the-yegr-of-the-influentigl-sustgingble-consumer/

3 SB INSIGHT AB, 2020. Representative survey of 1200 respondents in Baltic countries. Term "sustainability" covers Social and Environmental issues.

4The New Sustainability Re-Generation. INNOVATION GROUP report 2018

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Current challenges in the food value chain

Globally, agriculture accounts for about 23% of total GHG emissions (from farming activities and deforestation due to agricultural development).

Organic farms, meanwhile, face the efficiency and sustainability challenges of not achieving high yields while incurring higher costs than traditional farms.

The AGTECH solutions offered on the market are unable to solve either global or local challenges.

Conventional
farming
Organic
farming
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Efficiency High Low High
Environmental
impact
Big Small Minimal
Products Contaminated Clean Clean

The food value chain has been fragmented due to various interests and the diverging outlook towards innovation among the different market participants.

The consumer demand for sustainable food is not enough to mobilise the industry.

If one segment in the chain refuses to change, the whole dynamic falls apart.

Why AUGA?

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  • The scope of activities will ensure an immediate impact $\bullet$ (39 thousand ha of operated farmland)
  • Vertically-integrated operations will allow changes to $\bullet$ be implemented throughout the value chain
  • The Company's long-standing track record will serve as $\bullet$ a guarantee when attracting financial resources

The AUGA Innovation Agenda (2020-2025) will facilitate essential technological connections within the SOFA model to deliver organic food with no cost to nature:

1) Biogas cycle infrastructure and vehicles,

2) Specialised feed technology,

3) Regenerative croprotation.

Sustainable organic food architecture (SOFA)

The use of fossil fuels in agricultural operations is being replaced by biomethane from animal manure.

Methane emissions from animal enteric fermentation are reduced by using specialized feed technology.

Emissions from soil are reduced by using the perennial legume crop rotation method.

$CO2$ and equivalent emission reduction targets

50% less emissions from fossil fuel use on farms

50% less emissions per one tonne of cow's milk

30% less emissions from agricultural dry matter yield per tonne

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In 2019, the green financing market (bonds and loans) reached EUR 238.7 bn., but only 3% of all financing was dedicated to land use (agriculture and forestry).

The AUGA community model will bring together institutional and private lenders who want to invest in sustainable food value chain technologies.

Investments will reach not only AUGA, but also small farmers.

Sustainable financing through institutional and private lenders

  • Agriculture is currently unable to access green financing
  • Lenders will have the opportunity to invest in SOFA sustainable food chain goals
  • Both AUGA group and small farmers will have an opportunity to innovate

Source: https://www.climatebonds.net/files/reports/2019_annual_highlights-final.pdf

AUGA will have the opportunity to multiplicate its business model outside of current AUGA farms via the support of its community and AGTECH.

The company seeks to create a threefold opportunity for its shareholders:

    1. to multiply their investment,
    1. to empower the future of the food value chain, and
    1. to help save the planet.

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Benefits to shareholders

  • Threefold increase in the value of the company during the implementation of the strategy, and growth prospects following it. This will ensure an asset-light business model and a return on capital of $\geq 15\%$
  • Contribution to a sustainable food value chain that will reduce $CO2$ eq. emissions
  • Contribution to nature conservation through investment choices

AUGA community

The company seeks to implement its business model by uniting its ambitious and motivated team with members of the AUGA community who will express their preference for a more sustainable life via their consumption, and their active engagement in the food value chain.

CONSUMERS FARMERS PRIVATE AND
INSTITUTIONAL
LENDERS
SHAREHOLDERS
a more
sustainable way
to eat
a more
sustainable way
to work
a more
sustainable way
to invest
a more
sustainable way
to receive
financial returns

Although AUGA has set itself very ambitious goals to achieve within 5 years, it is nevertheless aware that it does not know everything about the food industry. That is why it is open to members focused on value creation and nature conservation.

The AUGA community will be unsurpassed in agricultural technology in five years.

Every member of the community will be proud to be part of it because sustainability is the way of the future.

We invite you to join the community!

You will always have a place in the AUGA community We invite you to contribute with:

  • know-how
  • financial resources you would like to invest $\bullet$
  • determination to promote sustainability $\bullet$

ANNEX I

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The turnover of AUGA group, AB shares has grown every year.

In 2019, the Company's shares were in fifth place according to the trading turnover on the Baltic Main List* of the Nasdaq Vilnius stock exchange.

The Company's large number of shareholders and number of freely traded shares ensures liquidity.

Investment opportunities

  • Nasdaq Vilnius, Baltic Main List: AUG1L $\bullet$
  • Nasdaq Vilnius, Green Bonds: AUGB060024A $\bullet$
  • Information for investors, data in MS Excel format: $\bullet$ /http://auga.lt/en/for-auga-investors/
  • Analyst reports: http://auga.lt/en/for-auga-investors/analystcoverage/
  • News for investors subscription: http://cutt.ly/auga

AUGA group, AB number of shares turnover on Nasdag Vilnius

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* In 2016 and 2017 The company's shares were listed on the Baltic Secondary List. Since 2018, the shares have been 34 upgraded to the Nasdag Baltic Main List.

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