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Tallink Grupp

Earnings Release Mar 19, 2014

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  • Tallink is the leading European provider of leisure and business travel and sea transportation services in the Baltic Sea region
  • Fleet of 18 vessels
  • Operating five hotels
  • Revenue EUR 942 million
  • EUR 1.7 billion asset base
  • Nearly 7000 employees
  • Over 9 million passengers annually
  • Over 300 thousand cargo units annually
  • Listed on Nasdaq OMX Baltic TAL1T

Over 50 years of operating and cruising experience

Tallink's business model

Product offering

1-2 overnight cruises & passenger transportation

On-board Tax-Free Shopping

Hotel & travel packages

City break

Cargo Transportation

Revenue structure 2013

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Tallink's position in the global ferry market

The World's top Duty free & Travel Retail Shops 2012

Ranking by actual and estimated retail sales in US\$ millions.

1 Stena Line
Rank Location Remarks 2 Grimaldi Lines
Sales> US\$ 1,000.0 million 3 Tallink
1 Seoul -
Incheon Int'l Airport, South Korea
AIRPORT SHOPS 4 P&O Ferries
2 Dubai -
Dubai International Airport, U.A.E.
AIRPORT SHOPS 5 Scandlines
3 London -
Heathrow Airport, UK
AIRPORT SHOPS
4 Singapore -
Changi Airport
AIRPORT SHOPS
Sales> US\$ 900.0 million Rank Company
5 Hong Kong -
Hong Kong International Airport
AIRPORT SHOPS 1 Tallink
6 Bangkok -
Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand
AIRPORT SHOPS 2 Stena Line
Sales> US\$ 800.0 million 3 Viking Line
7 Shanghai –
Pudong Airport, China P.R
AIRPORT SHOPS 4 Grimaldi
Sales> US\$ 700.0 million 5 Tirrenia
8 Beijing –
Capital Airport, China P.R.
AIRPORT SHOPS
9 Paris -
Charles de Gaulle Airport, France
AIRPORT SHOPS
10 Frankfurt –
Frankfurt-Main Airport, Germany
AIRPORT SHOPS Rank Company
Sales> US\$ 600.0 million AIRPORT SHOPS 1 DFDS Group
11 Tallink FERRY SHOPS 2 Stena Line
12 Taipei -
Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan
AIRPORT SHOPS 3 Tallink
Sales> US\$ 500.0 million 4 Finnlines
13 Amsterdam -
Schipol Airport, Netherlands
AIRPORT SHOPS 5 Scandlines
14 Sao Paulo -
Guarulhos Int'l Airport, Brazil
AIRPORT SHOPS
15 Tokyo –
Narita Airport
AIRPORT SHOPS

Source: Generation Research 2013

Data: Ro/pax / ferries above 1,000 GT Source: ShipPax MARKET:13

Rank Company

Strategic plan

Tallink's vision is 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
  • Manage the optimal debt level that will allow sustainable dividends

Current strategic cornerstones and competitive advantages:

Most modern Wide route Strong market share & High safety level &
fleet network brand awareness environmental standards

Tallink's passenger market share is 47% of the Northern Baltic Sea

We are targeting new customers from a wider country base More than 10% of our passengers come from outside of our home markets

Market shares Passenger operations

Turku - Stockholm

53% 53% 53% 54% 54% 54% 47% 47% 47% 46% 46% 46% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Helsinki - Stockholm

Riga - Stockholm

Highlights and milestones

Tallink's performance after the management buyout

Developments in 2013

New booking engine New website

Mobile platform

2013 developments – Riga-Stockholm route

New vessel Isabelle

  • Replaced M/S Silja Festival on the Riga-Stockholm route from May 2013
  • EUR 30 million investment
  • Built 1989
  • Length: 171m
  • Passengers: 2480
  • Lanemeters: 850
  • Cars: 450
  • ~40% more car capacity
  • ~13% more cabins

The route increased 8.4% in revenue and 134.3% in annual result The 2013 twelve months result was positive

New visions

  • Expansion of shop areas and modernizing restaurant areas to improve the performance through retail space
  • Modern retail environment visual
  • Wider selection of the products
  • Developing on-board areas with the goal: approchable, comfortable and customer friendly
  • Responding to higher expectations of the passengers

Helsinki – Stockholm retail space upgrade 2014

  • Silja Serenade upgrade in spring, Silja Symphony will follow in autumn
  • 50% expanded shopping areas including a new Superstore, upgraded Grand Buffet concept and a new Italian restaurant
  • Overall investment in to the vessels public space upgrades on the Helsinki-Stockholm route in 2014 more than EUR 20 million

Results quarterly seasonality breakdown

Revenue (EUR millions) EBITDA (EUR millions)

The dynamics of high seasonality on the profit level Net result by quarters

Typical to the Tallink business model is that most of the result is made in the summer, the high season.

Unaudited Consolidated Income Statement

(in EUR
million)
2012 2013 2012 Q4 2013 Q4
Sales 944 942 223 224
Cost of sales (1) (743) (751) (183) (187)
Marketing, general & admin (1) (109) (108) (28) (26)
EBITDA 166 156 32 30
Margin (%) 17.5% 16.6% 14.4% 13.3%
Net Profit 56 43 5.7 7.5
EPS 0.08 0.06 0.01 0.01

Notes:

(1) Includes depreciation and amortization

Unaudited costs breakdown

2012 2013 Change
%
Cost of goods 213 671 220 222 3%
Fuel cost 143 934 129 826 -10%
Staff costs 131 583 135 053 3%
Marketing & Administration
(1)
101 865 100 316 -2%
Port & stevedoring 93 073 96 295 3%
Ship operating expenses 65 944 74 017 12%
Other costs 31 091 31 363 1%
Total costs from operations 781 161 787 092 1%
Depreciation and amortisation 70 996 73 175 3%
Net finance cost 40 980 35 956 -12%
Total
costs
893 137 896 223 0%

1) Amortisation and depreciation excluded

Unaudited Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

(in EUR
million)
2012 2013 2012 Q4 2013 Q4
Operating cash flow 163 168 44 48
Capital expenditure (9) (43) (1) (5)
Asset disposal 0 1 0 1
Free cash flow 154 126 43 44
Debt financing (119) (40) (26) (11)
Interests
& other financial items
(45) (38) (10) (11)
Dividend paid 0 (33) 0 0
Dividend tax 0 (9) 0 0
Change in cash (10) 6 7 22

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(in EUR
million)
31.08.2010 31.08.2011 31.12.2012 31.12.2013
Total assets 1,871 1,800 1,742 1,722
Non-current assets 1,741 1,657 1,599 1,572
Current assets 130 143 143 150
-
of which cash -
57 75 66 72
Total liabilities 1,203 1,094 981 951
Interest bearing liabilities 1,068 960 840 794
Other liabilities 135 134 141 157
Shareholders' equity 668 705 761 771
Net debt/EBITDA 7x 5.4x 4.7x 4.6x
Net debt 1,010 884 775 722
Equity/assets
ratio
36% 39% 44% 45%
BVPS (1)
(in
EUR)
1.00 1.05 1.14 1.15

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  • Our ice-classed fleet is versatile to operate anywhere
  • We have experience in selling and chartering vessels all over the world

Total EUR 794 million interest bearing liabilities outstanding as of 31.12.2013

Amount: NOK 900M (EUR 120M)
Cost: 3M NIBOR + 5.00%
(3M EURIBOR +4.88%)
Type: Senior
unsecured
Issue
date:
18.06.2013
Maturity date: 18.10.2018
Listing: Oslo Børs
Currency risk eliminated
by
swapping
to
EUR

100% EUR denominated bank loans

7 standalone loan agreements with bank syndicates

Maturities ~5-10 years

Amortizing project loans

6.64% of debt is fixed rate, rest in EURIBOR floating,1/3 hedged

Sulfur emission regulation in 2015 poses a challenge to the shipping industry – there is no single solution

Use low sulphur
fuel
(gasoil)
Add exhaust
gas scrubbers
Convert ships to LNG
Low investment cost Current cost of a scrubber is
estimated at EUR
2-15m per
vessel
depending on vessel
type
High investment cost
Cost of fuel is higher Scrubbers will allow cheaper
heavy fuel oil
Similar cost of fuel
Has no schedule disruption Scrubber
fitting brings limited
schedule disruption
Requires
major conversion and
a long schedule disruption
Requires no changes in
bunkering infrastructure
Additional waste processing
needed
Infrastructure
currently limited

Unrivalled suite of competitive advantages

Extensive Sales Network

• 21 own sales offices

7

• Network of >1,800 travel agents and tour operators worldwide

5

• Growing online presence and call centres

Modern fleet

  • 11 core vessels have an average age of 12.5 years
  • Ice class vessels

1

• Luxurious on-board experience, e.g. spacious shopping areas

Extensive route network

  • Variety of short cruises between key cities
  • Optimised schedules with frequent and reliable departures all year
  • Established relationships with port authorities

1

3

Strong quality brands

  • Silja Line and Tallink are the most recognised cruise brands in the Northern Baltic Sea Region
  • They are associated with a quality customer experience Finland Estonia Sweden

1 1

Comprehensive offer

  • Varied on-board experience
  • Travel packages and excursions
  • Addressing all budget ranges and customer preferences

47% Market share of the Northern Baltic Sea Region passenger market

4

Loyal customer base

  • 9m passengers in 2013
  • 1.6 million Club One card holders growing at 9% in 2013
  • Every third passenger is a club one member.

High safety and environmental standards

2

  • We proactively seek compliance with the highest standards
  • In 2013, only 12 of the over 9000 scheduled trips were cancelled for technical reasons

6

Tallink's Fleet

Baltic Queen Built: 2009 Length: 212m Passengers: 2800 Lane meters: 1130

Baltic Princess Built: 2008 Length: 212m Passengers: 2800 Lane meters: 1130

Victoria I Built: 2004 Length: 193m Passengers: 2500

Galaxy Built: 2006 Length: 212m Passengers: 2800 Lane meters: 1130

Silja Europa Built: 1993 Length: 202m Passengers: 3123 Lane meters: 932

Silja Serenade Silja Symphony Built: 1990/91 Length 203m Passengers: 2852 Lane meters: 950

Tallink has invested 1.3 billion EUR to create a modern fleet

Tallink's Fleet

Superstar Built: 2008 Length 177m Passengers: 2080 Lane meters: 1930

Romantika Built: 2002 Length 193m Passengers: 2500 Lane meters: 1030

Star Built: 2007 Length 186m Passengers: 1900 Lane meters: 2000

Isabelle Built: 1989 Length 171m Passengers: 2480 Lane meters: 850

Superfast VII/VIII/IX Built: 2001/2002 Length: 203m Passengers: 717

Silja Festival Built: 1986 Length 171m Passengers: 2023 Lane meters: 885

In addition the Group has 2 ro-pax cargo vessels in operation and 1 older ferry which has been replaced and is outside of the core operations

Ownership structure

Shareholders of AS Tallink Grupp

Top 10 shareholders Institutional investors Retail investors

Ten largest shareholders on 31.08.2010 Ten largest shareholders in the end of Q4

Infortar 36%
Baltic Cruises Holding, L.P. 17%
Nordea Bank Finland PLC / non-resident legal entities 9%
ING Luxemburg S.A 7%
State Street Bank and Trust Omnibus fund 2%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Clients
(East Capital)
2%
JP Morgan Chase Bank / London Client's account 1%
Firebird Republics Fund Ltd
Mellon Treaty Omnibus
1%
BNYM / ING BANK SLASKI AC LM AKCJI FIO
Firebird Republics Fund Ltd
1%
Firebird Avrora Fund, Ltd
Mellon Treaty Omnibus
1%

Safety, security and environmental protection are a high priority

  • Safety and Security Policy
  • Environmental Policy
  • ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Certificate by Lloyds Register
  • MARPOL Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate
  • MARPOL Air Pollution Prevention Certificate
  • International Anti-Fouling System Certificate
  • MARPOL Oil Pollution Prevention Certificate
  • Document of Compliance for Anti-Fouling System
  • MARPOL Garbage Pollution Prevention Attestation
  • Passenger Ship Safety Certificate
  • International Ship Security Certificate
  • Safety Management Certificate
  • Document for Dangerous Goods
ness Assurance
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL
This is to certify that the Environmental Management System of:
HT Shipmanagement Ltd
Tallinn, Riga
Estonia, Latvia
to the following Environmental Management System Standard: has been approved by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
ISO 14001: 2004
The Environmental Management System is applicable to:
TallinkSilja Fleet Shipmanagement.
This certificate is valid only in association with the certificate schedule bearing the same number on which the locations applicable to this approval are listed.
Approval
Certificate No: LTQ6004314
Original Approval: 04 July 2008
Current Certificate: 04 July 2011
Certificate Expiry: 03 July 2014
Issued by: Lloyd's Register PMEA Eesti filiaal for and on
behalf of the Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited
This document is subject to the provision on the reverse
T1 Fenchurch Street, London: EC3M 48S United Kingdom. Registration number 1879370
This approximation in the MQA appoint and the DQA 48S United Kingdom Registration number 1879370
The unity Accordination Municipality and th
ditation Certificate Number 001

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