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Corticeira Amorim

Investor Presentation Nov 7, 2018

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Corticeira Amorim 9M2018

November 7, 2018

First investment of Amorim in forest property: acquisition of 100% of Herdade da Baliza estate in Castelo Branco (released on October, 24).

"Intensive Cork Oak Plantation" to be developed.

Corticeira Amorim is a Porto Protocol partner, a business and institutional movement aiming at tackling climate change.

Cork in the Mars exploration project of Acquisition of ELFVERSON & Co AB. the European Space Agency.

Corticeira Amorim and the Auchan group promote a joint cork stopper recycling initiative (France).

One of the largest collections of Madeira wine (1796 and 1820) recently rediscovered at the Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University. The wines were uncorked, tasted, recorked and will be included in a Christie's wine auction in December.

Fairway Wines & Spirits promotes cork in the USA.

Blind tasting tests confirm North American wine consumers' preference for cork stoppers. Conclusions published in the International Journal of Hospitality Management.

Américo Amorim's Auditorium at NOVA School of Business and Economics new campus with cork wall tiles designed by Jasper Morrison.

Amorim Cork Composites launches i.cork factory, a cutting-edge innovation hub to develop new materials and technologies.

TAP's new lounge with Wicanders' flooring. A project by Miguel Arruda, winner of a A' Design Award.

One, two, three Swing! instalation by Superflex presented in the reopening of the Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center and at the Bonn Bundeskunsthalle.

Consolidated Results

Integral Verticalization

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Key Facts & Figures

Sales totalled 583.8 M€ an increase of 52.3 M€ (+9.8%); Excluding changes in the consolidation perimeter, sales increased 3.0%;

The exchange rate had a negative impact of 10.4 M€ on sales (9M17: +1.8 M€); At constant exchange rates, Corticeira Amorim delivered a 11.8% increase in sales and a 10.6% increase in EBITDA;

Sales performance by BU:

  • Raw Materials: +15.2%;
  • Cork Stoppers: +12.8%;
  • Floor & Wall Coverings: -7.7%;
  • Composite Cork: +3.8%;
  • Insulation: +8.9%;

The Cork Stoppers BU remained the major growth engine; sales growth in all business segments (still wine, sparkling wine and spirits) and well-balanced across different geographic areas;

NDtech® sales totalled 36.7 million stoppers (9M17: 21.5 million);

Hydrocork® sales increased to 14.7 M€ (9M17: 14.1 M€);

Encouraging performance by the Composite Cork BU, even though negatively affected by the depreciation of the USD (at constant exchange rates, sales were up by 6.8%);

Impairments totalled 0.9 M€ vs. 3.6 M€ in 9M17.

Key Facts & Figures

EBITDA increased 2.9% to 108.4 M€ (9M17: 105.4 M€);

EBITDA/Sales: 18.6% (9M17: 19.8%);

EBITDA/Sales for Raw Materials + Cork Stoppers: 23.5% (9M17: 24.2%);

Net debt totalled 104.7 M€ (FY17: 92.8 M€), on increased NWC needs (46.4 M€), higher Capex (40.1 M€) and dividend payments (24.6 M€);

Non-recurrent results totalled 0.7 M€;

Net Income rose to 58.6 M€, an increase of 4.0% (9M17: 56.4 M€);

Total Assets increased to 971.0 M€ (FY17: 869.4 M€);

Dividends: the Board of Directors will propose at the Shareholders General Meeting (December, 3) an additional dividend of € 0.085 per share; a dividend of € 0.185 per share was payed in April 2018;

Subsequent Events: acquisition of Herdade da Baliza for the amount of 5.5 M€ (October 2018), the first investment in forest property;

  • Total area: 2,866 hectares (o.w. only 109 with cork oak trees);
  • Additional investment to build fertigation infrastructure and plant cork oak trees;
  • Increased density of cork oaks per hectare and use of intensive production methods (reducing the time required for the first cork harvest);
  • Valuable contribution to establishing cork oak plantations as sustainable and profitable investments.

Sales & EBITDA

Consolidated sales – excludes sales between Corticeira Amorim's Business Units. Values in million euros.

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Sales | EBITDA

a) Consolidated sales – excludes sales between Corticeira Amorim's Business Units. 9M17 figures include Bourrassé (3 months); 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson. Values in million euros.

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*** excludes 0.7 M€: non-recurrent gains

Assets | Net Debt

* Current EBITDA of the last four quarters

9M17 figures include Bourrassé and Sodiliège; 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson. Values in million euros.

Business Units

Raw Materials

Sales

EBITDA

Sales increased by 15.2% to 134.8 M€

Sales growth reflecting higher cork prices and increased sales activity, mostly driven by the Cork Stoppers BU;

EBITDA increased by 52.9% to 24.2 M€, benefiting from strong sales and high cork prices, as well as a strict cost control and efficiency gains;

Despite the yoy improvement, EBITDA margins fell 1.4 p.p. from 1H18, reflecting consumption of raw-materials purchased at higher prices;

Significant price increases in recent cork campaigns: +11% in 2017 and +17% in 2018;

25.0% Acquisition of Herdade da Baliza will be an important step towards the implementation of the Forestry Intervention Program; intensive cork oak plantations, using fertigation, should result in increased productivity and profitability the cork oak forests and, consequently, the continued production of quality cork in the future.

Cork Stoppers

EBITDA

9M17 figures include Bourrassé (3 months); 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson. Values in million euros.

Sales increased by 12.8% to 410.2 M€

Sales growth still reflecting changes of the consolidation perimeter, but effect will continue to smooth throughout the year (Bourrassé's inclusion in consolidated accounts from July 1, 2017);

Like-for-like sales growth of 2.8%, negatively impacted by the depreciation of the USD (at constant exchange rates, like-for-like sales growth of 4.7%);

Sales growth in all business segments: spirits (+14%), still wines (+4%) and sparkling wines (+3%);

Balanced growth on a geographic base, supported by strong performances in the key markets of France, Italy, Spain and Portugal; declining sales in the US (on a weak USD) and Argentina;

NDtech® sales of 36.7 million stoppers (9M17: 21.5 million);

20.0% EBITDA increased to 76.1 M€ (+3.0%), whilst margins declined by 1.80 p.p. as cork purchased at higher prices was incorporated into production; positive contributions from a better product mix, price increases and margin improvements of Bourrassé;

5.0% 10.0% After an historically low 2017 harvest, world wine production estimated to grow by 12% in 2018 (OIV).

Raw Materials + Cork Stoppers

EBITDA

9M17 figures include Bourrassé (3 months); 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson. Values in million euros.

Floor & Wall Coverings

Sales

Sales decreased by 7.7% to 84.1 M€

No major improvements in sales performance in the three markets that have been constraining sales growth: the US, Russia and Germany;

Strong sales growth in Scandinavia and Portugal (namely in the hospitality segment);

Hydrocork® continued to outpace overall sales growth, even if pace of growth has decelerated; Hydrocork® accounted for more than 20% of this BU's sales;

EBITDA fell to 2.7 M€ on the back of lower activity levels, increased raw material prices, lower grinding yields, higher costs (sales force) and impairments; efficiency-oriented projects (Recork) showed good progresses;

New management team focused on launching sustainable flooring solutions, attaining manufacturing excellence and providing a reliable service; a new generation of sustainable products – SUBERTECH – water proof, PVC-free and carbon negative, to be presented at Domotex (January 2019);

EBITDA

Rationalization of product portfolio and measures to increase productivity and operational efficiency should support EBITDA margins improvements.

Composite Cork

Sales

EBITDA

Sales increased by 3.8% to 77.1 M€

Sound sales growth supported by:

  • Price increases;
  • Higher activity levels;
  • Product mix improvements;

Development of "market intelligence" tools further enhanced sales growth;

Sales negatively impacted by the USD depreciation (North America accounted for ca. 1/3 of total sales); at constant exchange rates, this BU delivered sales growth of 6.8% and an EBITDA margin of 12.4%;

Major sales changes:

  • Increases: Footwear, Sports Surfaces, Cork Specialists;
  • Decreases: Panels & Composites, Construction Specialists;

Strong sales growth in EMEA (in all business clusters), flat sales in North America (but +7.3% at constant exchange rates) and lower sales in Asia (Flooring Manufacturers);

15.0% EBITDA decreased to 8.2 M€, reflecting a weak USD, higher raw-material prices (cork and non-cork) and lower grinding yields.

Insulation Cork

Sales

Sales increased by 8.9% to 8.9 M€

Sales growth supported by higher activity levels and prices increases; sales of granulated cork to other BUs (zero last year) impacted positivity the activity;

MDFachada's sales slightly below last year's, but expected to recover by the end of the year;

A weaker USD had a negative impact in the first nine months; at constant exchange rates, Insulation Cork Business Unit delivered a 10.3% increase in sales;

Despite the implementation of measures to increase cork-use optimisation, EBITDA declined by 34.9% to 0.9 M€, on the back of:

  • Consumption of more expensive raw materials;
  • Higher costs;
  • Impairments.

EBITDA

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Key Financials

Sales by Business Unit

Cork Stoppers Floor and Wall Coverings Composite Cork Insulation Cork Raw Materials
--------------- -------------------------- ---------------- ----------------- --------------- --
9M 16 9M 17 9M 18
Cork Stoppers 65.2% 67.7% 69.2%
Floor and Wall Coverings 17.8% 16.7% 14.0%
Composite Cork 14.2% 12.7% 12.7%
Insulation Cork 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%
Raw Materials 1.4% 1.5% 2.7%
100% 100% 100%

9M17 figures include Bourrassé (3 months); 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson.

Sales | Gross Margin | EBITDA | EBIT

9M17 figures include Bourrassé (3 months); 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson. Values in million euros.

EBITDA by BU

EBITDA by BU

EBITDA by BU

EBITDA by BU (value)

Raw Materials Cork Stoppers Floor and Wall Coverings Composite Cork Insulation Cork Others

EBITDA/Sales (%) 9M 16 9M 17 9M 18
Raw Materials + Cork Stoppers 21.7% 24.2% 23.5%
Floor and Wall Coverings 10.4% 7.2% 3.2%
Composite Cork 19.2% 15.8% 10.7%
Insulation Cork 21.4% 17.8% 10.7%
Consolidated 19.4% 19.8% 18.6%

9M17 figures include Bourrassé (3 months); 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson . Values in million euros.

Operating Figures

Operating costs

9M 16 9M 17 9M 18 yoy
External supplies 77.2 85.7 90.6 5.7%
Transports 17.6 19.0 19.1 0.5%
Energy 9.4 9.8 11.1 14.2%
Staff costs 84.1 92.3 102.0 10.5%
Depreciation 18.1 21.7 23.6 8.6%
Impairments 2.0 3.6 0.9 -74.9%
Others -2.6 -2.5 -4.2 68.7%
Total Operating Costs (current) 178.8 200.8 212.9 6.0%

9M17 figures include Bourrassé (3 months); 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson. Values in million euros.

Staff

Values in million euros.

Number of employees

9M17 figures include Bourrassé (3 months); 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson.

Net Income

9M17 figures include Bourrassé (3 months); 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson. Values in million euros.

Key Consolidated Indicators

Sales up 9.8% to 583.8 M€;

EBITDA/Sales: 18.6%;

Non-recurrent results mostly reflecting gains from a reversal of provisions for labour and customs litigation in Amorim Argentina; additional restructuring provisions at the Floor & Wall Coverings BU was the major issue impacting nonrecurrent costs;

Net Income up by 4.0% to 58.6 M€;

Main applications of EBITDA (108.4 M€), net debt increase (11.9 M€) and grants (1.1 M€):

46.4 40.1 8.8 24.6 2.5 M€ Working Capital Needs; M€ Capex; M€ Acquisitions; M€ Dividends Paid; M€ Other

9M 16 9M 17 9M 18 yoy
Sales 490.9 531.5 583.8 9.8%
Gross Margin 256.2 284.4 297.7 4.7%
Gross Margin / Prodution 53.0% 53.3% 49.2% -4.1 p.p.
Operating Costs (incl. depreciation) 178.8 200.8 212.9 6.0%
EBITDA 95.4 105.4 108.4 2.9%
EBITDA / Sales 19.4% 19.8% 18.6% -1.3 p.p.
EBIT 77.4 83.6 84.8 1.4%
Non-recurrent costs 3.7 1.6 -0.7 -
Net Income 55.2 56.4 58.6 4.0%
Earnings per share (€) 0.415 0.424 0.441 4.0%

EBITDA and EBIT do not include non-recurrent costs.

Capex expected to grow through the year and total 50 M€ in 2018;

The Board of Directors will propose at SGM to be held on December 3 an additional dividend of 0.085€ per share.

Debt | Ratios

9M 16 2016 9M 17 2017 9M 18
Net Debt 64.3 35.9 75.8 92.8 104.7
Net Assets 727.1 726.9 887.1 869.4 971.0
Equity and Minority interests 388.5 426.9 453.0 460.0 492.2
Net Debt / EBITDA * 0.55 0.29 0.57 0.69 0.77
EBITDA / Net Interest 105.6 108.6 173.3 135.9 123.5
Equity / Net Assets 53.4% 58.7% 51.1% 52.9% 50.7%
Gearing 16.5% 8.4% 16.7% 20.2% 21.3%
Net working capital (NWC) ** 286.4 286.6 353.4 361.1 402.9
NWC** / Market capitalization 24.9% 25.4% 22.4% 26.4% 26.3%
NWC** / Sales x 360 157.6 160.9 119.7 179.5 186.0
Free cash flow (FCF) 45.7 86.9 43.4 34.0 22.9
Capex 22.3 33.6 27.1 43.7 40.1
Return on invested capital (ROIC) 17.3% 16.9% 26.1% 15.0% 14.0%
Average Cost of Debt 1.74% 1.80% 1.66% 1.67% 1.15%

* Current EBITDA of the last four quarters

** NWC calculation method was changed with impact on the other operating assets and liabilities. To allow comparability and

NWC = Inventories + Trade receivables + Other operating assets – Trade payables – Other operating liabilities FCF = EBITDA – Non-current cash expenditures – Net financing expenses – Income tax – Capex – NWC variation ROIC = Annualized NOPAT / Capital employed (average)

9M17 and 2017 figures include Bourrassé and Sodiliège; 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson. 2017 figures according to statutory financial statements.

analysis of NWC variation, comparative data was reexpressed

Balance Sheet

Assets Liabilities & Equity
9M 17 2017 9M 18 9M 17 2017 9M 18
Goodwill 9.5 9.8 13.9 Share capital 133.0 133.0 133.0
Tangible assets 224.0 227.9 245.1 Reserves 232.9 224.4 267.5
Other non-current assets 32.6 36.4 33.8 Net income 56.4 73.0 58.6
Total non-current assets 266.1 274.2 292.9 Non-controlling interest 30.8 29.5 33.1
Inventories 366.7 359.1 418.7 Equity 453.0 460.0 492.2
Raw materials 217.6 205.7 255.4 Bank borrowings 53.4 48.1 44.1
Provisions 30.5 41.3 36.8
Finished products and WIP 122.4 129.7 137.0 Other non-current liabilities 45.1 44.0 44.9
Others 26.8 23.7 26.3 Total non-current liabilities 129.0 133.4 125.8
Trade receivables 171.8 167.6 179.4
Other current assets 82.5 68.5 80.0 Bank borrowings 56.1 61.7 89.8
Corporate Income Tax 16.2 13.3 14.7 Trade payables 168.9 157.1 179.8
Accrued costs 31.5 29.6 31.7
Cash 33.7 17.0 29.2 State and social security - withholding/VAT/others 33.7 15.8 34.9
VAT receivable 19.0 21.4 18.9 Other current liabilities 14.9 11.9 16.9
Others 13.6 16.8 17.2
Total current assets 621.0 595.2 678.1 Total current liabilities 305.2 276.1 353.0
Total Assets 887.1 869.4 971.0 Total Liabilities and Equity 887.1 869.4 971.0

9M17 and 2017 figures include Bourrassé and Sodiliège; 9M18 figures include Bourrassé, Sodiliège and Elfverson. 2017 figures according to statutory financial statements. Values in million euros.

Dividends

Attractive dividend payment:

2014: 23.9 M€; 9.3% of dividend yield (15.1 M€+ 8.8 M€); 2015: 50.2 M€; 13.5% of dividend yield (17.6 M€ + 32.6 M€); 2016: 31.9 M€; 5.5% of dividend yield (21.3 M€ + 10.6 M€); 2017: 34.6 M€; 3.6% of dividend yield (23.9 M€ + 10.6 M€); 9M18: 24.6 M€; 1.7% of dividend yield (0.185 €/share).

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 9M 18
Issued shares Qt. 133,000,000 133,000,000 133,000,000 133,000,000 133,000,000 133,000,000 133,000,000
Year-end close (N-1) 1.350 1.600 2.210 3.020 5.948 8.500 10.300
Earnings per share (N-1) 0.200 0.246 0.242 0.285 0.431 0.772 0.549
Payout % 84.2% 68.5% 83.3% 143.2% 58.0% 33.7% 33.7%
Dividend per share 0.160 0.160 0.190 0.385 0.240 0.260 0.185
Dividend Yield % 14.0% 11.3% 9.3% 13.5% 5.5% 3.6% 1.7%

Dividend of year N-1 is payed in year N

Dividend yield = dividend per share/average share price (N-1)

2015: dividend of 0.385€ per share includes an additional dividend of 0.195€ per share (Nov. 2015) as an application of gains accrued in the ABB of treasury stock (5.62%)

Stock Market|CORA.LS

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 9M 18
Qt. of shares traded 2,856,436 2,184,858 3,481,685 12,693,424 10,801,324 19,290,907 12,267,762
Share price (€):
Maximum 1.650 2.400 3.650 6.290 9.899 13.300 12.000
Average 1.420 2.040 2.850 4.340 7.303 11.067 10.901
Minimum 1.270 1.560 2.200 2.990 5.200 8.180 9.670
Period-end 1.600 2.210 3.020 5.948 8.500 10.300 11.500
Trading Frequency 85.2% 89.3% 96.1% 98.8% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Stock market capitalisation at period-end (€) 212,800,000 293,930,000 401,660,000 791,084,000 1,130,500,000 1,369,900,000 1,529,500,000

Source: Euronext|Corticeira Amorim Qt. of shares traded in 2015 includes the ABB of 7,399,262 shares (17-09-2015).

Cristina Amorim

CFO tel.: +351 227 475 425 [email protected]

Ana Negrais de Matos, CFA

IRO tel.: +351 227 475 423 [email protected]

Corticeira Amorim, SGPS, S.A. Rua de Meladas, nº 380 . PO BOX 20 . 4536 -902 MOZELOS PORTUGAL tel.: +351 22 747 54 00 . Fax: +351 22 747 54 07 email: [email protected] www.corticeiraamorim.com

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