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Leonardo S.p.A.

Earnings Release Mar 15, 2018

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FY2017 Results Presentation

Alessandro Profumo Chief Executive Officer Alessandra Genco Chief Financial Officer

Rome, 15 March 2018

Group Overview Chief Executive Officer

2017 Results and Outlook Chief Financial Officer

Outstanding achievement signed yesterday

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…strongly committed to strengthen business approach

Back to sustainable profitable growth

New 5 years Industrial Plan launched

Confident about the opportunity for Leonardo

We are going to set this business up to win

Sustainable financial strategy

Proposed dividend payment: 14 €/cents per share

…fully committed to execute this plan

2017 Results in line with revised Guidance

2018 planting the seeds for growth

FY2017
Revised
Guidance
FY2017
Results
FY2018E
(as
presented
in
January)
New orders
bn
11.3

11.7*
11.6 12.5 –
13.0
Revenues
bn
11.5 –12.0 11.5 11.5 –
12.0
EBITA
mln
1,050 –
1,100
1,066 1,075 –
1,125
FOCF
mln
500 –
600
537 ca.100
Group Net Debt
bn
ca. 2.6** 2.6 ca. 2.6

*As of January, to take into account the postponement of C27J export contracts **Including the effect of US bond buy back

Clear priorities set

Doing the right things for the long-term

Return to top-line growth

Strict cost control, reinvested in growth

Annualised savings identified

ca.€200mln

Sustainable improvement in profitability

Focus on cash and a stronger capital structure

ca.70bn ca.10% ca.50%

2018-2022 cumulated orders

5%-6% ca.80%

5 yr. Revenue CAGR

Reinvested in competitiveness & capability

ROS by 2020

8%-10%

Investment grade

Avg. 2015-2018 CF Conversion; Accelerating FOCF from 2020

5yr EBITA CAGR

Credit rating

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…2018 planting the seeds for growth

© Leonardo - Società per azioni

How to achieve double digit profitability by 2020

Electronics, Defence & Security Systems Helicopters Aeronautics

Increasing volumes

  • Maturity of AW169 and AW189
  • Specific issues addressed

  • Increasing volumes

  • Strong backlog
  • DRS momentum
  • Mix of activities

  • Increasing volumes

  • Strong Aircraft performance
  • Normalised ATR (strong 2016)
  • Aerostructures

RoS: Significant step up Remain strong Stable

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…benefits of operating leverage and cost control across all businesses

Group Overview

Chief Executive Officer

2017 Results and Outlook

Chief Financial Officer

Key messages

Entering a new phase: back to growth

2017 in line with revised Guidance

2018 planting the seeds for growth

Fully focused on Industrial Plan execution

Order intake

Book to bill at 1x; Building and exploiting our backlog is the foundation of future growth

Revenues

Broadly stable despite Helicopters softness

© Leonardo - Società per azioni

EBITA and Profitability

2017 mainly influenced by Helicopters short-term performance

© Leonardo - Società per azioni

Net Result Before Extraordinary Transactions

Below the line under control

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Deeper dive on FOCF

Short-term pressures; longer term improvement

Avg. FOCF 2015 – 2018

KEY DRIVERS

  • EFA Kuwait working capital build up
  • Higher investments
  • Customer advances winding down
  • Aerostructures underperformance

2018E – 2019E 2020E – 2022E

  • Higher order intake
  • Higher volumes
  • Profitability improvement
  • Helicopters recovery
  • EFA Kuwait contribution
  • Lower financial charges

Solid Financial Position

RCF renegotiated lowering margin (from 100 bps to 75 bps) and amount (from € 2.0 bn to € 1.8 bn). The facility will expire in 2023

CREDIT RATING

As of today Before last review Date of review
Moody's Ba1 / Positive Outlook Ba1 / Stable Outlook May 2017
S&P BB+ / Stable Outlook BB+ / Negative Outlook April 2015
Fitch / Stable Outlook
BBB-
BB+ / Positive Outlook October 2017

…fully committed to Investment Grade

2018 Guidance: planting the seeds for growth

FY2017A IFRS15
Impact
FY2017
Restatement
FY2018E
New orders
bn
11.6 11.6 12.5 –
13.0
Revenues
bn
11.5 0.2 11.7 11.5 –
12.0
EBITA
bn
1.07 0.01 1.08 1.075 –
1.125
FOCF
mln
537 537 ca.100
Group Net Debt
bn
2.6 2.6 ca. 2.6

2018 exchange rate assumptions: €/USD 1.20 and €/GBP 0.90

……moving to growth

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

SECTOR RESULTS

Helicopters

Short term issues affecting results, well positioned to capture growth opportunities

4Q FY

mln
2016 2017 %
Change
2016 2017 %
Change
Orders 2,199 1,443 (34.4%) 3,737 3,153 (15.6%)
Revenues 1,074 907 (15.5%) 3,639 3,262 (10.4%)
EBITA 145 22 (84.8%) 430 260 (39.5%)
ROS % 13.5% 2.4% (11.1) p.p. 11.8% 8.0% (3.8) p.p.

2018 OUTLOOK

  • Healthier market outlook driving higher volumes
  • Well placed in most attractive segments, leveraging high quality product range

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Profitability gradual improvement; back to double digit in 2020

Electronics, Defence & Security Systems

Good 2017 commercial results, benefitting from growing outlook

4Q FY

mln
2016 2017 %
Change
2016 2017 %
Change
Orders 2,487 1,746 (29.8%) 6,726 6,146 (8.6%)
Revenues 1,901 1,846 (2.9%) 5,468 5,506 0.7%
EBITA 289 262 (9.3%) 558 537 (3.8%)
ROS % 15.2% 14.2% (1.0) p.p. 10.2% 9.8% (0.4) p.p.

Of which DRS:

4Q FY
\$ mln 2016 2017 %
Change
2016 2017 %
Change
Orders 439 475 8.2% 1,923 2,016 4.8%
Revenues 583 616 5.6% 1,753 1,914 9.2%
EBITA 65 62 (4.6%) 128 143 11.7%
ROS % 11.1% 10.0% (0.9) p.p. 7.3% 7.5% 0.2 p.p.

2018 OUTLOOK

  • Revenues and profitability almost flat YoY
  • Upward trends in some business areas
  • Efficiency improvement
  • Lower Contribution of some profitable programmes

DRS benefitting from positive market trend

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Avg. exchange rate €/\$ @1.1293 in 2017

Avg. exchange rate €/\$ @1.1069 in 2016

Aeronautics

Aircrafts positive results and outlook offsetting Aerostructures

4Q FY

mln
2016 2017 %
Change
2016 2017 %
Change
Orders 368 652 77.2% 10,158* 2,615 (74.3%)
Revenues 1,070 920 (14.0%) 3,130 3,107 (0.7%)
EBITA 149 117 (21.5%) 347 324 (6.6%)
ROS % 13.9% 12.7% (1.2) p.p. 11.1% 10.4% (0.7) p.p.

*Including EFA Kuwait order

2018 OUTLOOK

  • Revenues expected almost flat YoY
  • Aircraft benefitting from EFA Kuwait and C-27J export
  • Aerostructures volumes expected to decline

Profitability in line with 2017

  • Efficiency improvement
  • Higher Aircraft performance

Offsetting

  • Lower ATR contribution
  • Unsatisfactory Aerostructures performance

Space 2017 benefitting from lower taxes

2018 OUTLOOK

Revenues and profitability expected almost in line with 2017

APPENDIX

No material impact from IFRS15

  • Leonardo will apply retrospectively IFRS15 in 2018
  • FY2017 and 2017 quarterly will be fully restated in accordance with IFRS15 when presenting the 2018 corresponding quarterly accounts
  • Not material preliminary impacts on FY2017 KPI's (higher revenues by ca. 2% and higher EBITA by ca. 1%)
  • Cumulative estimated catch-up adjustment to be recognised in equity; ca. 5% reduction of Group net equity as of 31 December 2017

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More exposed area of activity is civil helicopters

FY2017 Results

Group Performance 4Q FY

mln
2016 2017 %
Change
2016 2017 %
Change
New Orders 4,447 3,650 (17.9%) 19,951 11,595 (41.9%)
Backlog 34,798 33,578 (3.5%)
Revenues 3,968 3,543 (10.7%) 12,002 11,527 (4.0%)
EBITA 506 363 (28.3%) 1,252 1,066 (14.9%)
ROS % 12.8% 10.2% (2.6) p.p. 10.4% 9.2% (1.2) p.p.
EBIT 351 262 (25.4%) 982 833 (15.2%)
EBIT Margin 8.8% 7.4% (1.4) p.p. 8.2% 7.2% (1.0) p.p.
Net result before extraordinary transactions 202 2 (99.0%) 545 274 (49.7%)
Net result 154 2 (98.0%) 507 274 (46.0%)
EPS (€
cents)
0.267 0.002 (99.3%) 0.879 0.474 (46.1%)
FOCF 1,094 1,509 37.9% 706 537 (23.9%)
Group Net Debt 2,845 2,579 (9.3%)
Headcount 45,631 45,134 (1.1%)

Free Operating Cash-Flow (FOCF): this is the sum of the cash flows generated by (used in) operating activities (which includes interests and income taxes paid) and the cash flows generated by (used in) ordinary investment activity (property, plant and equipment and intangible assets) and dividends received.

Development costs capitalised as intangible assets at 31 December 2017


mln
Self Funded
National Security
Self Funded
Other
Total
01 January
2017 Opening Balance
1,472 490 1,962
Gross
R&D capitalised
Depreciation
and write
offs
Disposals
Other
Changes
195
-44
0
9
43
-68
0
-9
238
-112
0
0
Net R&D
capitalised
160 -34 126
31 December
2017
1,632 456 2,088

Return to double digit profitability 2020

Helicopter recovery

BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE RECOVERY

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Helicopters

2016 REVENUES BY CUSTOMER/SEGMENT

2017 REVENUES BY CUSTOMER/SEGMENT

BACKLOG BY PROGRAMME DELIVERIES BY PROGRAMME

Availability of adequate committed liquidity lines

In order to cope with possible swings in financing needs, Leonardo can leverage:

  • 31 December cash balance of ca. € 1.9 bn
  • Credit lines worth € 2.5 bn (confirmed and unconfirmed)
  • Revolving Credit Facility renegotiated on 14 February 2018, lowering margin (from 100 bps to 75 bps) and amount (from € 2.0 bn to € 1.8 bn). The facility will expire in 2023
  • Bank Bonding lines of ca. € 3.7 bn to support Leonardo's commercial activity

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(1) Based on rating as of 31/12/2017

(2) Average. Expected to be renewed at maturity

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

NOTE: Some of the statements included in this document are not historical facts but rather statements of future expectations, also related to future economic and financial performance, to be considered forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Company's views and assumptions as of the date of the statements and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Given these uncertainties, you should not rely on forward-looking statements.

The following factors could affect our forward-looking statements: the ability to obtain or the timing of obtaining future government awards; the availability of government funding and customer requirements both domestically and internationally; changes in government or customer priorities due to programme reviews or revisions to strategic objectives (including changes in priorities to respond to terrorist threats or to improve homeland security); difficulties in developing and producing operationally advanced technology systems; the competitive environment; economic business and political conditions domestically and internationally; programme performance and the timing of contract payments; the timing and customer acceptance of product deliveries and launches; our ability to achieve or realise savings for our customers or ourselves through our global cost-cutting programme and other financial management programmes; and the outcome of contingencies (including completion of any acquisitions and divestitures, litigation and environmental remediation efforts).

These are only some of the numerous factors that may affect the forward-looking statements contained in this document.

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The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update forward-looking statements as a result of new information since these statements may no longer be accurate or timely.

Contacts

Raffaella Luglini

EVP External Relations, Communication, Italian Institutional Affairs, Investor Relations and Sustainability +39 06 32473.066 [email protected]

Valeria Ricciotti

Equity & Fixed Income Analysts & Investors and Relationship with Credit Rating Agencies +39 06 32473.697 [email protected]

Manuel Liotta

Group Sustainability & ESG +39 06 32473.666 [email protected]

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