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Landi Renzo

M&A Activity Nov 27, 2017

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SAFE – Clean Energy Compression merger Investor presentation

Milan, November 2017

Executive summary


Landi Renzo Group and Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE –
NASDAC) are considering to merge their wholly
owned subsidiaries SAFE and Clean Energy Compression into a new company

Closing
is planned within the end of the year, even if could be possible a «postponement» to January
2018
Deal
On Safe side the deal accelerates turnover growth and international development, with few
overlapping in terms of market coverage and product portfolio

The deal will create the second largest player world-wide in the natural gas compression market, with
significant opportunities for further market expansion
NewCo
Fully integration is expected to be completed by 3Q 2018, with very few overlapping in terms of sales
coverage
Strategy
and

NewCo will have a market leading position in Europe and America and will benefit from cross selling
of products and potential market growth in the next years
Expected
Results

Thanks to «immediate» expected synergy effect (from ~2,6M€
in 2018 to more than 7M€
and in 2020)
NewCo will be able to create higher value for shareholders starting from 2018 (expected adj. EBITDA:
4,9M€
in 2018, 16M€
in 2020), with dividends distribution along the years

Landi Renzo Group will benefit from a «non monetary» capital gain of 18-20M€
at closing
LRG Value
With deal completion LRG will deconsolidate ~ 4M€
net debt, reducing its NFP to expected ~56M€
Creation
Based on LRG assumptions, the book value of NewCo on LRG Assets will be significantly higher than
the book value of SAFE stand alone, starting from 2018

1 The presentation has not been prepared or approved by Clean Energy

SAFE

SAFE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landi Renzo Group, operating in the market of Natural Gas compression and distribution…

Landi Renzo Group
Automotive sector Gas Distribution and
OEM After Market Compressed Natural
Gas Sector
Sound Sector

Full LPG systems

LPG, CNG and LNG
components

Full CNG and LPG
conversion kits

Components and systems
for CNG and LPG
conversion

DDF technology for M&HD

Equipment for CNG/RNG
distribution stations and
infrastructure

Acquired
by Landi Renzo
Group in 2012

Estimated ~13-14% group
revenues in 2017, with
EBITDA
equal to 0 and net
debt around 4 M€

Professional loudspeakers

B&C Speakers formalized
a binding offer for the
acquisition of 100% share
capital
Non-core
(under dismissal)
Scope of the deal

…focused on the European market, with performance worsening since 2015

SAFE General information

Founded in 1975

Acquired by Landi Renzo Group in 2012 Located in San Giovanni Persiceto (ITA) Installed compressor base: 3 500 Employees: 73 (8 sales people) Subsidiaries: Singapore

CNG components, from pipeline to tank • Compressors: large size range 22-400 kW • Reducing metering systems • Gas treatment systems CNG Components for bio-methane plants • Compression, storage & distribution Components for Oil & Gas E&P activities • High-power compression system Renewable NG (RNG) Gas recovery

Financials: Revenues (M€), EBITDA%

Addressed markets & products Geographical sales coverage (Rev. 2016) 45 markets covered

CNG market is expected to grow at 6%, through a set of supporting factors

Increasing
environmental
concerns

Increasing environmental concerns put pressure on the search and utilization of
alternative sources of energy

CO
emissions still growing (0.6% p.a. '15-'35): generating lower CO
vs. coal and
2
2
oil, NG helps reaching the challenging regulatory targets, "0" particulate
Favorable
regulation

Policies aimed at shifting to lower-carbon fuels (e.g. DAFI 2014/94/UE, "China VI"
emissions standards, EPA and NHTSA Standards)

CO2 emissions targets in LD vehicles (e.g. European EC443/2009, U.S. EPA
2016 standards)
One of the Best
in-class
AFV
technology

Mature technology and main bridge to electrification toward 2030 for passenger
cars worldwide

CNG and RNG are becoming more and more viable solutions for Medium &
Heavy Duty

Infrastructures for this application need to be developed (e.g. along highways)
Picture
Material projects
by large players

Three types of operators pushing the market growth:
1.
Several projects for infrastructure development (SNAM, Total, GRDF, )
2.
Investments on M&HD CNG vehicles by truck Manufacturers (Chevrolet,
GMC, IVECO, FCA, VW, …)
3.
Development of CNG fleets by truck users (FedEx, UPS, Auchan, …)
Strong market
Globally, more than 8.000 new CNG stations are expected to be installed
worldwide in the 2017-2022 period (6% CAGR, from 26K to 34K stations)
growth expected
The two main markets in 2017 are Europe and APAC (mainly China), and these
countries will lead the market growth in the next 5 years

RNG and Biogas market currently concentrated in Europe, with growth opportunities in US

1 Environmental
concern &
objectives

Increasing environmental concerns put
pressure on the search and utilization of
alternative sources of energy

During Cop21 was signed the first
universal agreement on climate change
Biogas and RNG plants
in Europe
CAGR
(units)
+6,1%
25,1%
574
459
367
282
232
187
2 Circular
economy &
waste re-use

RNG and Biogas allow the exploitation
of organic residuals, reducing costs of
waste thus increasing efficiency
18.245
5,7%
17.388
17.376
16.817
14.661
13.812
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Biomethane plants
Biogas plants
3 Regulation &
Incentives for
biomethane
production

Government policies (i.e. renewable
energy policy, COP 21, GHG mitigation)
facilitate the adoption of RNG and
Biogas introducing economic incentives
1.
Strong RNG market growth
driven by
1
policies and incentives supporting waste
re-use
2.
Potential switch from Biogas to
2
Biomethane production: large market
4 Energy
deficit
management

Countries aim at reducing their
vulnerability to one single energetic
source

RNG is the only renewable energy that
can be planned and stored, thanks to a
wide infrastructure all over the territory
base
3
3.
Strong opportunities in exporting this
technology into new markets currently
with limited penetration (e.g. USA, China)

Landi Renzo Strategic plan identified three growth pillars for SAFE: strategic partnerships is a key enabler to achieve company goals

1 CNG Compressors & Packages

  • Become market leader, exploiting brand reputation
  • Standardize product components & processes
  • Diversify and expand product offering: (1) tailor made turnkey solutions (2) ready-made products (3) dispensing equipment

2 RNG Components & System

  • Explore partnership opportunities with upgrading specialists
  • Proactively approach market opportunities becoming a key reference player
  • Upon request, offer complete solutions from upgrade to compression and dispensing

3 Gas Recovery

Non core market segment

  • Tactical approach to the market, serving Medium sized EPC and Small and medium Oil companies with already existing product portfolio & system
  • Limit commercial investments

Expand after sales & spare part offering

geographic) and effectiveness

A partnership with Clean Energy Compression (CEC) would help SAFE to accelerate growth & achieve international expansion

Main SAFE Partnership Needs

  • Turnover Growth and Market Coverage A partner able to accelerate turnover growth and SAFE international development, with few overlapping in terms of market coverage and product portfolio
  • Strategic Value A partner able to:
  • o Support SAFE in finding scale economies
  • o Provide experience in product standardization and reinforce the "international and continuous improvement culture"
  • o Add value to SAFE capabilities to offer turn-key solutions
  • o Having the know how to expand in potential markets SAFE product portfolio for RNG

CEC contribution to partnership

  • Focused market approach
  • o Single supplier of CNG fuelling systems
  • o Geographical focus on America
  • Product standardization
  • o Production efficiency (production time, limited part numbers)
  • o Low maintenance required

CEC is focused on CNG sales on the American market, after recent years of losses in 2017 is completing a successful industrial turnaround

Founded in 1984 Owned by Clean Energy Fuels, listed in the Nasdaq Located in Chilliwack, BC, Canada Employees: 180 at Total Compressors installed: 1 800 Subsidiaries: Peru, Colombia and China

• Compressor: CleanCNG 2.0 (100 – 300HP) – Electric or Gas Drive

• Clean PRS 300, 500, 2000

• CNG Dispensers (LATAM)

• CNG Storage (LATAM)

CEC General information Financials: Revenues (M\$), EBITDA%

Addressed markets Geographical sales coverage (Rev. 2016) 10+ markets

CNG

8 Source: CE Compression Information The presentation has not been prepared or approved by Clean Energy

Several fundamental rationales underneath the merger of SAFE and CEC, that will create the second player worldwide

Strong market
fundamentals
Partnership allows to better exploit CNG market growth (that is driven by several

external factors)
CNG leading
global position
NewCo would become the second market player with a global footprint

Strong complementarity in geographical footprint of the two entities
Complementary
business models
CEC and SAFE show the right fit:

-
SAFE can benefit from CEC product and process standardization
-
CEC can benefit from new product application (RNG) and engineering knowhow
Profitability gain
through cost synergies
Merge allows quick-win synergies not achievable on the stand-alone basis with a

tangible impact on profitability
Reduced risk
of execution
Broader geographical coverage and integrated product portfolio decrease the

risk of market volatility: higher chances to achieve industrial plan targets on sales
growth and profitability gain
Value creation NewCo shows higher cash flow generation compared to SAFE stand alone

NewCo's Mission highlights the will to become the global leader

Our Mission

Lead the market through value added innovative products and solutions, contributing to the success of our customers with our quality and services

Ensure the zero defect quality of our products by establishing in our people the culture of continuous improvement and implement the world class manufacturing as a standard

Encourage and foster a culture of trust, ethics, team-working, respect, integrity, and work with determination to achieve excellent results for our partners

From day one, the NewCo will be the second player in the NG compression market, with a multi-continent coverage

NewCo strategy is based on quickly achieving market leadership position that will lead to a value increase for both shareholders

5-year plan
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
1
Quick-win actions
Deploy NewCo
full potential 2 Consolidation phase
Create long-term value

Achieve full integration of SAFE and CEC:
NewCo
potential, exploiting all synergies to increase
competitiveness

on core CNG segment, and expand existing
market share in key markets (Americas and
Europe)
operating at its full capacity and
Consolidate market positioning: focus effort

Reinforce leadership market positioning: leverage on acquired
efficiency and market presence to gain market share and become the first
player in the market

Explore further consolidation: smaller players might not be able to
operate stand-alone in a more competitive market (opportunities for M&A)

Assess best strategy to maximize value for shareholder: explore new
plans to increase the value of the NewCo –
and thus the value for the

Expand in RNG growing market: strengthen
commercial network on RNG growing market
segment
shareholders

Operational improvement:
components standardization and review key
ODT
achieve product
operations processes to reduce direct cost and

After sales: leverage on large installed
compressor base to implement international
based after sales service

The integration activates several levers of value creation both in Sales and in Operations

CNG global
leader

Become Leader in America (North, Central and South) and Europe

Get ready to expand in Middle East, Africa and Asia
Sales & Commercial strategy
integration

Merge the sales team across the regions and coordinate activities
Products Product Portfolio
management

Integrate product offering

Define a sales strategy, identifying along the power range what to push where
RNG opportunity
export

Industrialize and push into new markets the RNG offering
Optimized
Supply Chain

Centralize sourcing strategy

Integrated procurement model and volumes
Product
Standardization

Review the design process to standardize product, reduce supply chain cost /
warehouse and reduce the assembling time for manufacturing
Operation Operation Lean
Management

Review the manufacturing process and the integrated manufacturing
organization to increase productivity and reduce production cost
Competitive
Advantage sharing

Cross-supply semi-assembled components internally produced by both parties

Share manufacturing know-how and best practices

NewCo Revenues growth with a CAGR of 16,6% 2018-2022, taking advantage from to expected market growth and cross selling

Revenues growth driven by:

  • o CNG Equipment package market growth and increased market penetration both in current markets (U.S. and Europe) and in new geographies, exploiting joint capability to offer CNG complete systems and leveraging on strong brand reputation and proven experience in product standardization
  • o Service and Spare parts recovery, driven by the new strategy, proactively leveraging on existing installed infrastructure and new expected installations
  • o RNG segment growing opportunities and increased market penetration
  • Revenues of the NewCo take into account potential overlaps of the two stand-alone companies

Several synergies to address, with a target 7M€ in 2020 and 9M€ in 2022

steady state
(2020, M€)
v.
e
R
New markets CNG application RNG Sales ~3%
Economies of scale on purchases
Low Cost Countries supply
Price -
Integrated
procurement
Make or buy
Materials Product Standardization ~59%
Intercompany parts supply
S
G
Warehouse & Warehouse reduction
O
C
Logistics Logistics distance optimization
Product standardization -
Engineering
Personnel Hours per
compressor
Product standardization -
Assembling
Lean manufacturing -
Assembling
~14%
Unit cost per hour Production flattening
HC reduction Engineering team
Efficiency convergence
Personnel HC reduction Economies of scale ~11%
A
&
G
S
Sales Footprint review –
ext. agents
External Cost Economies of scale / cost review ~13%
costs reduction IT integration

Synergies

From 7 M€ in '20 to 9 M€ in '22

• CEC RNG sales in America (1- 20 ratio with CNG sales)

Highlights

  • COGS Material: lower cost on shared suppliers, integration path on separate suppliers and components
  • COGS Personnel: decreasing #hours for compressor assembly due to product standardization and process industrialization / lean (-20%); decreasing unit cost through production distribution along the year
  • SG&A Personnel: efficiency gained over support function integration (-19)
  • SG&A external cost: external agents review , integration of IT structure, cost review & rationalization

15 The presentation has not been prepared or approved by Clean Energy

NewCo ownership structure will be 51% (LRG) - 49%(CE) with a Management team with strong expertise on similar deals

NewCo economics and financial targets

Source: LRG internal analysis

Due to SAFE deconsolidation, a capital gain (ca. 18-20M€ expected) will be recognized to LRG and 4M€ of debt will be deconsolidated

18 or approved by Clean Energy

The merger is a key step in Landi Renzo Group forward-looking strategy

5 year plan Mid-long term
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Operational
excellence
s
s
e
n
si
u
B
Gas solutions as an affordable bridge to
electrification and the only real solution for M&HD
e
v
oti
m
Forward looking: rethink our future in a transformational & disruptive world
o
ut
A

Develop multi-disciplinary skills
to navigate the "new era of automotive"

An opportunity to be a center of excellence to investigate new AFV technologies, such as LNG-battery
series solutions, Hydrogen
and off-road applications
To enlarge technology capabilities to all alternative fuels developments
C
E
Deploy NewCo and build The Market Leader Full Potential creation Explore better scenario for value
C
E-
F
A
S
increase the value of the NewCo – and thus the value for the shareholders Assess best strategy to maximize value for shareholder: explore new plans to
The presentation has not been prepared
or approved by Clean Energy
19

This presentation has been prepared by Landi Renzo S.p.A. for information purposes only and for use in presentations of the Group's results and strategies.

This presentation contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future results of Landi Renzo S.p.A. that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which Landi Renzo operates and the beliefs and assumptions of the management of Landi Renzo. Words such as 'expects', 'anticipates', 'targets', 'goals', 'projects', 'intends', 'plans', 'believes', 'seeks', 'estimates', variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forwardlooking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future.

Therefore, Landi Renzo's actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, economic conditions globally, political, economic and regulatory developments in Italy and internationally. Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Landi Renzo speak only as of the date they are made.

Any reference to past performance of the Landi Renzo shall not be taken as an indication of future performance.

This document does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe for any shares, for any other financial instruments and no part of it shall form the basis of or be relied upon in connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever.

The presentation has not been prepared or approved by Clean Energy

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