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Magnora ASA

Investor Presentation Jan 18, 2024

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www.magnoraasa.com

Magnora ASA Pareto Securities' annual Power & Renewable Energy Conference

CEO Erik Sneve, 18 January 2024

A pure play "asset-light" renewables developer greenfield origination

Growing an asset-light development portfolio of renewable energy projects with strict capital discipline

Highly experienced team from investments and renewable energy development – operating leverage

Landbank growing rapidly – in Q3 we reached 7,7 GW aiming for 9GW1 of renewables in 2025

Zero debt, low burn, solid cash position and near-term cash flow from project sales, legacy business and dividends

Listed on the main board of Oslo Stock Exchange with some 7,400 shareholders2

  1. GW x Magnora ownership = Net share 2. As ofJ anuary 2024

A portfolio diversified across technologies and regions

All figures
are MW net to
Solar PV Offshore
floating wind
Offshore
bottom-fixed
Onshore
wind
Storage
Under
development
Magnora1 as of 31 December
2023
Sweden 2,716 250 688 3,654
Finland2 303 303
Scotland 396 396
England 128 160 288
Norway 391 391
South Africa 1,875 605 253 2,733
Development portfolio 5,413 396 250 605 1101 7,765

Both our clean energy projects and our approach to business are built in a sustainable way

2024 Scaling and harvesting

  • Multiple businesses shifting to sales – SA, UK, Finland, Norway in addition to Sweden
  • More revenue recognition as sold projects are delivered in multiple markets
  • Organic growth across geographies and products/technologies
  • Multiple milestone payments
  • Focus on internal growth as well as new markets business development
  • Capital allocation dividend and buybacks as we receive more cash

Strategy established

• Returned 517 MNOK to shareholders and buybacks from 2018

  • Four employees and NOK 50m cash Q1
  • Focus on renewables with support from top shareholders

Building business

  • Diversification to various renewable segments
  • Investments in Helios, South Africa
  • Helios first sale
  • ScotWind application
  • Kustvind, Evolar

Operational and financial

  • excellence
  • First dividend from portfolio company
  • Hafslund becoming largest shareholder
  • New mutual funds top 20 shareholders

"Go to market"

  • Sold 420 MW net
  • First "hand-overs"
  • Exit from Evolar at up to x10 multiple
  • Three sales in South Africa
  • Sale to Hafslund, Commerz...
  • Growth combined with return of capital to shareholders, 39 mNOK
  • Legacy contract extension

2018-2020 2020-2021

The recent transformation of Magnora has been profound and combines growth and harvesting

The Journey in numbers

  • 420 MW Sales met to Magnora in 2023 (above our 200-325 MW guiding)
  • 367 mNOK Cash in Q3 versus 11 mNOK 15 months prior
  • 180 mNOK EBITDA as of Q3 vs 10 mNOK for 2022
  • 39 mNOK Capital returned since June 2023 including share buyback

Revenues from a diversified business, with long term growth prospects* Bright outlook across all our segments

Onshore

  • » Revenue from sales processes in all portfolio companies, with Helios being the most advanced (sold close to 1 GW to date with contractual revenues of some SEK 1 bn)
  • » Success criteria: sales and portfolio management in a scalable business with 210+ medium sized developments, marketable in 1-3 years, sought by growth investors and utilities

Offshore

  • » Revenue from farm-downs when the conditions are favourable (typically grid, permits and CfD prices)**
  • » Success criteria: careful development of large deals and extensive stakeholder management

Legacy

  • » Revenue at USD 8.6 million (Shell Penguins)
  • » Western Isles extension securing long term revenues of 50 cent per barrel in years to come
  • » Success criteria: managing relationship to secure long-term, low risk license revenue from reliable customers

Other

  • » Evolar earn-out with First Solar potentially 24 MUSD
  • » Sold shares in Neptun to existing shareholders
  • » Deferred tax asset and paid in share capital

  • * Note, the disclaimer on page 30 applies fully to these forward-looking statements

  • ** CfD levels soared in UK for floating wind to NOK 3.25 KWh (vs. i.e. NOK 0.66 KWh for bottom fixed at in Sørlig Nordsjø 2)

Business model

We are developing renewable projects to the Ready-to-Build phase

Developing projects to Ready-to-Build phase ("ASSET-LIGHT") with limited balance sheet risk

Basic economics ensure that RtB projects will remain in high demand with limited new supply

The global energy market is only starting to transition forcing a sustained mega trend

Source and images borrowed from Danske Bank with reference to BP statistical review 2022

Our ("repeat") customers are leaders in their respective markets with low risk and high future potential for Magnora

Globeleq Our first customer in South Africa -
is owned by the Norwegian and UK
governments and is an ambitious and respected developer
Commerz
Real AG
is a Helios customer and a leading European bank and infrastructure
investor
Hafslund (21 TWh
year in green energy)–
a Helios customer and a partner in
Hafslund
Magnora
Sol AS -
is a leading European utility
Nordic Solar Leading European Solar Independent power producers (IPP), Helios
customer
Solgrid Owned by some of the largest utilities in Norway, Helios customer
First Solar Inc. America's leading manufacturer of Solar PV, and the most valuable solar
PV company anywhere, acquired Evolar AB from Magnora

Organization

Hand-picked management supporting strong local teams with experience and entrepreneurial approach

Torstein Sanness

Executive Chairman

  • Co-founder of Lundin Petroleum Norway and DNO, and from several executive positions during his 25 years at Saga Petroleum.
  • Board member IPC, Panoro Energy, Carbon Transition, previously Chairman of Lundin Petroleum Norway.
  • Master's degree in Engineering (geology, geophysics and mining engineering) from NTH.

Erik Sneve

CEO

  • 25 years experience from various positions in the investment and renewable industry
  • Experience from working as an analyst, consultant and investment director in EY, DnB Markets, Energy Future Invest (EFI – a Statkraft, Hafslund and Eidsiva Energi joint-venture), Tore Tønne and Torstein Tvenge.
  • COO Has worked internationally in the US, Sweden, Germany and opened offices in the UK and Sri Lanka in software company.
  • Responsible for the Solibro AB (Swedish solar technology company) development, construction and exit for EFI to Qcells. • Former Chairman Evolar AB – development and exit to First Solar
  • Inc.
  • B.Sc. in Finance from Arizona State University with Summa Cum Laude (Dean's list).

Strong team of professionals with extensive experience from the energy industry

Bård Olsen CFO

Professor

Stein Bjørnstad Senior Advisor, Ass

Bjørn Drangsholt Advisor

Emilie Brackman VP Wind & Solar

Peter Nygren Expert Advisor

Trond Gärtner SVP Business development

Haakon Alfstad CEO Magnora Offshore Wind

VP Business development

Slide 15

Board and management exposure "Skin in the game"

Board and Management exposure

Person Number of
shares
Number of options
Erik Sneve CEO 1,173,871 450,000
Torstein Sanness Chairman 629,442 325,000
Haakon Alfstad CEO Magnora Offshore Wind 111,177 200,000
Hilde Ådland Board Member 39,011 10,000
Bård Olsen CFO 75,000 125,000
John Hamilton Board Member 33,837 40,000
Espen Erdal VP Business Development 17,174 125,000
Trond Gärtner SVP Business Development 7,000 100,000
Emilie Brackman VP Wind & Solar 2,600 75,000
Hanne Wiger Business Controller 4,474 50,000
Stein Bjørnstad Head Advisor 15,000 50,000
Total 2,108,586 1,550,000
% of shares outstanding 3.16 %

Ownership structure as of 16 January 2024

Shareholder Shares % of total
HAFSLUND VEKST AS 4
474
272
6.7
KING KONG INVEST AS 2
670
995
4
GINNY INVEST AS 2
469
144
3.7
ALDEN AS 2
217
825
3.32
F1 FUNDS AS 1
743
121
2.61
PHILIP HOLDING AS 1
648
377
2.47
F2 FUNDS AS 1
630
000
2.44
CARE HOLDING AS 1
500
000
2.24
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1
434
777
2.15
DNB BANK ASA 1
365
979
2.04
MP PENSJON PK 1
242
732
1.86
ALTEA AS 1
154
944
1.73
NORDNET LIVSFORSIKRING AS 1
147
947
1.72
MAGNORA ASA 1
070
854
1.6
AARSKOG PHILIP GEORGE 1
000
000
1.5
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INT. PLC. 977
081
1.46
CLEARSTREAM BANKING S.A. 774
906
1.16
BALLISTA AS 760
372
1.14
BAKLIEN ÅSMUND 756
100
1.13
DANSKE BANK 696
752
1.04
Total number owned by top
20
30
736
178
46
Total number of shares 66
822
679
100

Outlook

* Outliers are excluded: stand-alone solar PV in South Africa is unlikely to fetch premium prices while certain projects in certain markets sell above this range.

Board initiated an evaluation of corporate structure and engaged Pareto Securities to assist in the process of enhancing shareholder value based on interest for the group and group companies

Appendices

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Update on some key markets

The case for renewable energy is strong in all our markets

Electricity price to
consumer (NOK/kWh)
2023 excl. net and tax
LCOE Solar PV (NOK
per kWh)
Stated govt. ambition or
similar for renewables by
2030
Regulatory
regime
Norway Ca 0.95 (Q1 and Q2) NA 40TWh (incl. 5-10 hydro
(Energikommisjonen)
Generally supportive
UK 0.70 (52 GBP per MW in
first half of 2023)
Ca 0.5 (0.33 by 2030*) Government aims for 30 GW
solar, 50 GW offshore wind
Generally supportive
Sweden Ca 0.75 (SE3 and SE4) Ca 0.5 (0.33 by 2030*) Market expect 30TWh (no
official policy)
Very supportive
South Africa 1.20 (above 2 ZAR)
including net
0.35-
0.45
Government and Eskom aims
for 20-30 GW
Supportive but
complex -
lacks spot
market

*According to Norwegian Water Resource and Energy Directorate (NVE), 2022 prognosis

Swedish electricity market is set to double by 2035

Solar power is expected to be one of the main contributors

30 000

Source: Lazard'slevelized cost of energy analysis, BCG (Why electric cars can't come fast enough, Capital monitor, European Commission, Swedish Government, Swedish solar trade association, IEA (World energy outlook 2022& renewables data explorer), Solar power Europe (Global Market outlook for solar power, Energimyndigheten (short-termforecast summer 2022)

..in addition, the UK energy market is expecting soaring growth in both battery and solar markets by 2030

Rapid growth of utility-scale battery storage facilities in the UK

  • Short-term electricity energy storage capacity in the UK is currently dominated by pumped hydro, a mature technology with limited potential for significant capacity increase over the next three decades due to geographical constraints.
  • On the other hand, utility-scale battery storage facilities in the UK have experienced rapid growth in recent years and now account for approximately one-third of the grid's storage power capacity. This growth trend is expected to continue, with projected energy storage capacity reaching 190 GWh by 2050.

How UK solar can become a 40GW+ market by 2030

  • While dominated by wind power, the UK solar market is set to experience significant growth, with the potential to add up to 25GW of solar capacity by 2030
  • All market segments in the UK solar industry are in growth mode, showing encouraging contributions from various subcategories, including residential and commercial rooftops, as well as utility-scale ground-mounted solar farms. The cumulative capacity is expected to reach 40GW by the start of 2030, driven by a combination of rooftop and ground-mount installations

Source: DNV Energy transition outlook, UK 2022

The UK has been number one in EY's ranking of attractive countries for offshore wind for the past three years1

Benefitting from governmental policies and regulatory regimes focused on accelerating the deployment of offshore wind.

Scotland's Pioneering Role in Offshore Wind Innovation

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2

3

4

Ambitious government targets for deployment

  • Up to 50GW offshore wind capacity by 2030, including up to 5GW of FOW2
  • Scottish government is targeting 11GW by 20303

Excellent geography for offshore wind

  • As an island nation, the UK is well suited to offshore wind deployment
  • The UK, in particular Scotland, has some of the best wind resource in the world3

Established, well-regarded regulatory regime

The UK has developed a regime covering the entire offshore wind project life cycle with plans to accelerate the pipeline deployment

Scotland at the forefront of FOW development

  • Scotland deployed the world's first FOW farm, Hywind, followed by the world's largest FOW farm, Kincardine
  • 40% of the c.78GW offshore pipeline is FOW2

Map of operational UK offshore wind sites4

South Africa has huge potential, and our asset-light model carries little risk

The fundamentals of this market is very promising

  • Some 60 million customers in the only potential mid-income market in Africa
  • A power-consuming and export-oriented industry, particularly mining that needs secure power supply and may be subject to pressure from customers about sustainability (a very interesting PPA market)
  • Rolling shut-downs of electricity system drives strong interest from corporate and industrial customers bypassing the government auction system.
  • Ambitious goals from the government, and a well-established system of auctions (REIPPP) where private companies bid to supply capacity. This REIPPP program has secured 2.8 GW of solar PV and 3.4 GW as of August 2023
  • The ambition is to expand the REIPPP program to secure another 20- 30 GW in 10 years
  • A geography with excellent opportunities for renewable energy: abundant land, best-in-class sun resources and fairly constant and stable wind resources
  • A run-down power system where coal contributes 80-85 % of the current electricity supply, set for replacement by a combination of renewables, batteries and some gas power

Rapid growth of installed Solar for both industry and consumer markets

Estimated Cumulative Solar PV in South Africa (C&I and Residential) in MW

Source: Eskom, integrated resource plan, and https://www.bloomberg.com/netzeropathfinders/best-practices/integrated-resourceplan-south-africa/

Example of Helios farm-downs – total 953,5 MWp Magnora is largest shareholder in Helios

Broad portfolio of attractive companies and projects – Gross Numbers

(per October 2023)

Ownership 40% 100%
92%
80% 45%
Option to
50%
50% 48%
STORAGE UK PV UK
Segment Solar & Energy
Storage
Onshore Wind & Solar Offshore Wind Offshore Wind
Shallow Water
Energy
Storage
Solar Solar
Gross
Capacity
9,210 MW 2,733 MW 495 MW 500 MW 320 MWh 255 MW 815 MW
Location Sweden,
Finland, Baltics
South Africa Scotland Sweden UK UK Norway

Reported financials

Condensed consolidated income statement

NOK million Note Q3 2023 Q2 2023 YTD 2023 Q3 2022 YTD 2022 2022
Operations
Operating revenue 5 3.9 2.3 22.7 3.8 13.5 91.7
Other income 4 10.2 229.6 239.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Operating expense 2 $-10.7$ $-9.5$ $-28.0$ $-6.4$ $-22.3$ $-31.8$
Development and M&A expense $\overline{2}$ $-18.8$ $-18.2$ $-54.5$ $-15.6$ $-46.1$ $-49.4$
EBITDA $-15.3$ 204.3 180.0 $-18.2$ $-55.0$ 10.5
Profit/loss from associated companies $-8.1$ $-4.9$ 13.6 $-2.3$ 0.6 $-3.9$
Operating profit/(loss) $-23.5$ 199.3 193.6 $-20.5$ $-54.3$ 6.6
Financial income/(expense) 4.0 $-1.4$ 2.0 $-1.8$ $-0.9$ $-2.1$
FX gain/(loss) 0.5 5.1 $-0.9$ 3.9 4.6 7.4
Net financial items 4.5 3.7 1.1 2.1 3.7 5.4
Profit/(loss) before tax $-19.0$ 203.0 194.7 $-18.4$ $-50.6$ 12.0
Tax income/(expense) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 $-8.1$
Net profit/(loss) $-19.0$ 203.1 194.8 $-18.3$ $-50.4$ 3.9

Reported financials

Condensed statement of financial position

NOK million
Note
30.09.23 30.06.23 31.12.22
Deferred tax assets 15.1 15.1 15.1
Intangible assets 136.1 142.1 170.9
Right-of-use assets 0.0 0.0 9.0
Fixed assets 0.5 0.3 15.3
Goodwill 8.4 10.4 34.1
Other non-current assets 2.0 2.0 0.0
Investment in associates 41.9 50.2 26.4
Total non-current assets 203.9 220.0 270.9
Trade and other receivables 26.8 23.7 97.7
Other current financial assets 24.8 25.8 23.7
Cash and cash equivalents 367.6 409.1 171.9
Total current assets 419.2 458.5 293.3
Total assets 623.2 678.5 564.2
Share capital 32.7 32.7 32.7
Treasury shares $-0.5$ $-0.2$ 0.0
Other equity 525.0 578.2 353.3
Total shareholders' equity 557.2 610.7 386.0
Non-controlling interest 18.3 21.6 45.8
Total equity 575.5 632.3 431.8
Deferred tax liability 0.4 0.4 4.9
Non-current liabilities 0.0 0.0 5.2
Total non-current liabilities 0.4 0.4 10.1
Overdraft facility* 0.0 0.0 76.3
Current liabilities 47.2 45.8 46.0
Total current liabilities 47.2 45.8 122.3
Total liabilities 47.6 46.3 132.4
Total equity and liabilities 623.2 678.5 564.2

For further details and notes see Q3 report 2023 (magnoraasa.com)

Reported financials

NOK million Q3 2023 Q2 2023 YTD 2023 Q3 2022 YTD 2022 2022
Cash flow from operating activities
Cash from operations $-10.3$ $-18.0$ 13.8 $-18.9$ $-51.8$ $-67.7$
Taxes paid/repaid 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Net cash generated from operating activities $-10.3$ $-18.0$ 13.8 $-18.9$ $-51.8$ $-67.7$
Cash flow from investment activities
Net purchase of marketable securities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0
Investment in fixed assets $-0.1$ $-1.7$ $-5.5$ $-0.8$ $-4.7$ $-8.7$
Dividend received 0.0 24.1 24.1 6.1 6.1 6.1
Divestment of subsidiary net of cash acquired 8.9 299.1 308.0 0.0 3.8 $-6.7$
Net purchase of associated companies $-2.5$ $-10.0$ $-24.0$ $-5.1$ $-30.7$ $-21.4$
ScotWind lease option fee 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 $-94.6$ $-118.3$
Received loan related to ScotWind lease
option
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.7
Net cash from investment activities 6.3 311.4 302.6 0.2 $-118.8$ $-125.3$
Cash flow from financing activities
Purchase of own shares $-26.9$ $-5.3$ $-32.2$ 0.0 0.0 0.0
Capital distribution/increase 0.0 0.0 0.0 192.3 195.6 194.4
Leasing payments 0.0 $-0.4$ $-1.4$ 0.0 0.0 $-2.7$
Project Loan 1.6 1.6
Overdraft facility drawn* 0.0 0.0 $-76.3$ 12.1 74.6 76.3
Capital reduction paid out $-12.3$ $-12.3$
Net cash from financing activities $-37.6$ $-5.7$ $-120.6$ 204.4 270.1 268.0
Net cash flow from the period $-41.5$ 287.7 195.7 185.7 99.6 75.0
Cash balance at beginning of period 409.1 121.5 171.9 10.7 96.9 96.9
Cash balance at end of period 367.6 409.1 367.6 196.4 196.4 171.9

For further details and notes see Q3 report 2023 (magnoraasa.com)

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