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Hexagon Purus ASA

Investor Presentation May 6, 2025

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Hexagon Purus

6 May 2025

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This company presentation (the "Presentation") has been prepared by Hexagon Purus ASA ("Purus" or the "Company").

The Presentation has not been reviewed or registered with, or approved by, any public authority, stock exchange or regulated marketplace. The Company makes no representation or warranty (whether express or implied) as to the correctness or completeness of the information contained herein, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, directors, employees or advisors assume any liability connected to the Presentation and/or the statements set out herein. This presentation is not and does not purport to be complete in any way.

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Agenda

Company update

Q1 2025

Key developments in Q1 2025 and after the balance sheet date

Lower activity in hydrogen infrastructure and hydrogen trucking in the quarter

Q1 2025 VS. Q1 2024 REVENUE DEVELOPMENT Q1 2025 VS. Q1 2024 EBITDA DEVELOPMENT

Significant year-over-year shift in revenue mix in Q1 2025

H2 Infrastructure H2 Mobility Battery Mobility Other Applications

Q1 2025 18% 41% 11% 29% Q1 2024 54% 25% 5% 17% LTM Q1 2025 52% 27% 6% 14% Q1 2025 vs. Q1 2024 LTM Q1 2025 NOK 407M NOK 230M NOK 1,699M DOWN 36 pp. VERSUS Q1 2024 UP 16 pp. VERSUS Q1 2024

• Share of revenue from hydrogen infrastructure business significantly down due to decline in hydrogen distribution in the quarter

  • Increased share of hydrogen mobility driven mainly by continued strong demand of hydrogen transit bus applications, offset by lower volumes in hydrogen heavy-duty trucking
  • Battery mobility positively impacted by shipment of trucks to Hino in the quarter

Lower activity in hydrogen infrastructure and mobility in Q1 2025

Q1 2025 YEAR-OVER-YEAR REVENUE BRIDGE | NOKM

  • Significantly lower activity in the hydrogen infrastructure business, driven primarily by lower volumes of hydrogen distribution units in the quarter
  • Lower activity in hydrogen heavy-duty partly offset by continued strong commercial momentum in transit bus in the quarter
  • Revenue from battery electric mobility is mostly made up of delivery of Tern RC8 battery electric trucks to Hino
  • Stable year-over-year activity in industrial gas and aerospace

Hexagon Purus extends framework agreement with Solaris

SOLARIS "AT A GLANCE"

  • Leading European manufacturer of city buses
  • 1 supplier of hydrogen buses in Europe with over 60% market share in the hydrogen bus segment

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

  • Supply of hydrogen fuel storage systems
  • Multi-year supply agreement until 2028
  • Production will be out of Hexagon Purus' facility in Kassel (Germany)

Hexagon Purus receives first order from MCV

ABOUT MCV

  • MCV is a leading bus manufacturer in the Middle-East and Africa
  • MCV's new hydrogen transit bus will target public transportation in Europe

COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT

  • Supply of hydrogen fuel storage systems
  • Order value approximately EUR 2.4 million and with delivery scheduled in 2025
  • Production will be out of Hexagon Purus' facility in Kassel (Germany)

Hexagon Purus signs multi-year agreement with Stadler

STADLER "AT A GLANCE"

  • A Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock
  • Portfolio include amongst other high-speed trains, intercity trains, regional and suburban trains as well as alternative drive solutions such as hydrogen train model (FLIRT H2)

SUPPLY AGREEMENT

  • Supply of hydrogen fuel storage systems
  • Multi-year supply agreement for rail applications in California
  • Production will be out of Hexagon Purus' facility in Kassel (Germany)

Gradually ramping up dealer and customer activity for the Tern RC8 Truck

TRUCKS DELIVERED TO HINO DEALERS IN CALIFORNIA FOR CUSTOMER DEMOS DURING 2025

CURRENT DEALERS SIGNED UP FOR THE TERN TRUCK IN CALIFORNIA

4X

PLANNED DEMOS WITH BLUE-CHIP FLEET CUSTOMERS

7X

Revenue visibility varies between applications

attractive growth opportunities in aerospace applications

distribution trailer fleet

Sequential growth in order backlog

NOKm

14 Note: 1) Firm purchase orders only, i.e., excluding framework agreements or other long-term agreements where purchase orders are not yet received. Backlog values are converted to NOK using currency rates as of quarter-end; 2) Hydrogen distribution, mobile refueling and stationary storage and 3) Fuel-cell electric mobility including heavy-duty, transit bus and rail; 4) Battery Systems and Vehicle Integration business in North America

Reducing costs to lower the break-even point is a key priority

Cost reduction program on track with further cost measures targeted

TARGET AT LAUNCH

Reducing annualized costs with approximately NOK 200 million, including an approximate 15% reduction in workforce and reduced SG&A spend

STATUS PER Q1 2025

Workforce reduction executed according to plan and are on track with reducing SG&A spend

NEXT STEPS

Planning to further adjust operations within the hydrogen business and take additional cost measures to enable profitability at lower volumes

Preparing for local certification in China

STEPWISE PROCESS REQUIRED UNTIL FINAL CERTIFICATION IS IN PLACE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET

2024 2025

CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED

Completed construction of the jointventure cylinder and systems facilities in Shijiazhuang in 2024

IN-HOUSE CYLINDER PRODUCTION

Partly ramping-up the facility by producing a small volume of cylinders for in-house use for the European hydrogen infrastructure market

2026

PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY TO THE CHINESE MARKET

Process for local certification in China initiated with expected approval in 2026

Financials

Group P&L | Q1 2025

Profit & Loss
(NOK '000)
Q1 2025 Q1 2024 FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022
Total revenue 230,020 407,147 1,875,839 1,319,614 963,925
Cost of materials 146,579 220,589 1,081,574 776,841 588,525
Payroll and social security expenses 230,667 190,756 752,335 621,436 443,496
Other operating expenses 94,776 92,496 390,291 366,810 337,407
Total operating expenses 472,022 503,840 2,224,200 1,765,087 1,369,428
EBITDA -242,002 -96,693 -348,361 -445,473 -405,503
Depreciation and amortization 62,375 44,392 562,213 149,785 95,089
EBIT -304,377 -141,085 -910,575 -595,258 -500,592
Profit/loss from investments in associates -2,601 -1,934 -35,722 -12,503 51,888
Finance income 17,170 36,099 100,032 103,673 37,356
Finance costs 97,449 60,400 365,404 187,223 29,550
Profit/loss before tax -387,257 -167,320 -1,211,669 -691,310 -440,898
Tax expense -2,298 -2,281 -9,277 -7,793 -9,380
Profit/loss after tax -384,959 -165,039 -1,202,392 -683,517 -431,518
Ratios (% of total revenue)
Cost of materials 64% 54% 58% 59% 61%
Payroll and social security expenses 100% 47% 40% 47% 46%
Other operating expenses 41% 23% 21% 28% 35%
EBITDA (105%) (24%) (19%) (34%) (42%)

  • Revenue down 44% YoY in Q1 2025, driven mainly by significantly lower activity in hydrogen infrastructure and hydrogen heavy-duty mobility
  • Revenue decline partly offset by higher activity for hydrogen transit bus and vehicle deliveries of Tern RC8 to Hino
  • Cost of materials ratio influenced by product mix and non-recurring items
  • EBITDA margin of -105% in Q1 2025, a significant decline compared to Q1 2024 margin (-24%)
  • Non-recurring items impacting EBITDA in Q1 2025 was NOK 65 million, whereof NOK 43 million is restructuring costs

Hydrogen Mobility & Infrastructure (HMI)

HMI BUSINESS IN BRIEF

  • Hydrogen cylinders and systems manufacturing and assembly in Europe (Kassel and Weeze, Germany) and the US (Westminster, Maryland). Includes the Company's industrial gas and aerospace business
  • Main drivers of growth has been hydrogen infrastructure solutions and hydrogen mobility
  • Business unit led by Dr. Michael Kleschinski, Executive Vice President, based in Kassel, Germany

SELECTION OF KEY CUSTOMERS HYDROGEN CYLINDERS HYDROGEN SYSTEMS

Hydrogen Mobility & Infrastructure (HMI) financial results

  • Revenue down 47% YoY in Q1 2025, driven mainly by significant lower activity in hydrogen infrastructure and hydrogen heavy-duty trucking
  • Continued high activity in hydrogen transit bus partly offsetting the lower activity in hydrogen heavy-duty trucking in the quarter
  • Stable activity for industrial gas and aerospace in the first quarter
  • EBITDA margin of -70% in Q1 2025, a significant decline compared to Q1 2024 margin (-4%)
  • Profitability in the quarter negatively impacted by significantly lower revenue and less favourable product mix
  • Restructuring costs (NOK 38m) related to cost cuts and bad debt expense (NOK 16m) related to two insolvent customers recognized in the quarter

Battery Systems and Vehicle Integration (BVI)

BVI BUSINESS IN BRIEF

  • Battery systems production (Kelowna, Canada) and complete vehicle integration of battery electric and fuel cell electric vehicles (Dallas and Ontario, US) for the North American market
  • Complete suite of key components developed in-house required for electrification of heavy-duty trucking
  • Business unit led by Todd Sloan, Executive Vice President, based in Kelowna, Canada

BATTERY ELECTRIC HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS

FUEL CELL ELECTRIC HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS

SELECTION OF KEY CUSTOMERS

Battery Systems & Vehicle Integration (BVI) financial results

  • The year-over-year revenue growth was mainly driven by vehicle deliveries of the Tern RC8 to Hino as well as delivery of battery systems to Toyota Motors North America
  • Revenue in Q1 2024 was mainly made up of an extraordinary payment from an OEM customer for design and engineering services
  • EBITDA in Q1 2025 includes approximately NOK 10m of non-recurring costs, of which NOK 4m is restructuring costs and the remainder relates to inventory impairment

Group balance sheet | Q1 2025

24 Note: 1) For more information regarding the accounting treatment of the convertible bond, please refer to note 6 in the financial statements.

Group cash flow | Q1 2025

NOKm

  • Release of working capital positively impacts operating cash flow
  • Limited CAPEX compared to previous quarters

Outlook and Q&A Q1 2025

Outlook impacted by limited near-term demand visibility

HYDROGEN MOBILITY

Commercial momentum for hydrogen transit bus in Europe is expected to remain strong following high activity in Q1 2025

ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG FOR FULL-YEAR 2025

HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE

Incoming orders picked up in Q1 2025 and the activity is expected to increase in the second half of 2025

FULL-YEAR 2025 REVENUE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN VERSUS 2024

HYDROGEN MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE BATTERY SYSTEMS & VEHICLE INTEGRATION

BATTERY MOBILITY

Increased activity expected towards second half of 2025 despite challenging market environment causing slower ramp-up

REVENUE EXPECTED TO GROW YEAR-OVER-YEAR FOR THE FULL YEAR 2025

Key focus areas for 2025

CONTINUE REDUCING COSTS TO ENABLE PROFITABILITY AT LOWER VOLUMES

CONTINUE BUSINESS PORTFOLIO REVIEW

EXTEND CASH RUNWAY WITH KEY PRIORITY OF MAKING CURRENT CASH LAST UNTIL EBITDA AND CASH BREAK EVEN

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APPENDIX

Quarterly Group revenue and EBITDA development

Financial statements | Group P&L

Profit & Loss
(NOK '000)
Q1 2025 Q1 2024 FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022
Revenue from contracts with customers 229,630 405,360 1,843,525 1,311,811 959,205
Other operating revenue 391 1,787 32,314 7,803 4,720
Total revenue 230,020 407,147 1,875,839 1,319,614 963,925
Cost of materials 146,579 220,589 1,081,574 776,841 588,525
Payroll and social security expenses 230,667 190,756 752,335 621,436 443,496
Other operating expenses 94,776 92,496 390,291 366,810 337,407
Total operating expenses 472,022 503,840 2,224,200 1,765,087 1,369,428
EBITDA -242,002 -96,693 -348,361 -445,473 -405,503
Depreciation and amortization 62,375 44,392 562,213 149,785 95,089
EBIT -304,377 -141,085 -910,575 -595,258 -500,592
Profit/loss from investments in associates -2,601 -1,934 -35,722 -12,503 51,888
Finance income 17,170 36,099 100,032 103,673 37,356
Finance costs 97,449 60,400 365,404 187,223 29,550
Profit/loss before tax -387,257 -167,320 -1,211,669 -691,310 -440,898
Tax expense -2,298 -2,281 -9,277 -7,793 -9,380
Profit/loss after tax -384,959 -165,039 -1,202,392 -683,517 -431,518

Financial statements | Segments P&L

Segment Profit & Loss
(NOK '000)
Q1 2025 Q1 2024 FY 2024 FY 2023
Hydrogen Mobility & Infrastructure (HMI)
Revenue from contracts with customers 203,715 386,009 1,780,382 1,268,493
Other operating revenue 112 1,536 2,073 6,396
Total revenue 203,828 387,545 1,782,455 1,274,889
Total operating expenses 346,831 403,181 1,794,311 1,368,936
Operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) -143,003 -15,636 -11,856 -94,047
Depreciation and impairment 39,908 33,790 389,782 124,126
Operating profit (EBIT) -182,911 -49,426 -401,638 -218,173
Battery Systems & Vehicle Integration (BVI)
Revenue from contracts with customers 25,468 18,882 62,519 30,817
Other operating revenue 0 0 34,820 9,564
Total revenue 25,468 18,882 97,339 40,381
Total operating expenses 79,632 44,153 236,468 180,100
Operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) -54,164 -25,271 -139,129 -139,719
Depreciation and impairment 19,049 9,329 44,230 21,282
Operating profit (EBIT) -73,213 -34,600 -183,359 -161,001
Other & Eliminations
Revenue from contracts with customers 447 468 623 12,500
Other operating revenue 278 252 -4,578 -8,156
Total revenue 725 720 -3,955 4,344
Total operating expenses 45,560 56,506 193,421 216,051
Operating profit before depreciation (EBITDA) -44,835 -55,786 -197,376 -211,707
Depreciation and impairment 3,419 1,273 128,202 4,376
Operating profit (EBIT) -48,253 -57,059 -325,578 -216,083

Financial statements | Group Balance sheet

Balance sheet
(NOK '000)
Q1 2025 Q1 2024 FY 2024 FY 2023
Property, plant and equipment 1,142,250 978,546 1,203,777 867,212
Right-of-use assets 530,533 567,483 561,162 544,765
Intangible assets 657,622 863,013 679,534 841,672
Investment in associates and joint ventures 25,048 53,157 22,968 50,143
Non-current financial assets 110,403 136,057 110,403 129,651
Non-current assets 124,363 34,921 132,150 33,767
Total non-current assets 2,590,219 2,633,177 2,709,993 2,467,210
Inventories 658,047 577,091 694,062 481,695
Trade receivables 275,347 359,431 351,432 274,974
Contract assets (accrued revenue) 0 10,959 0 11,168
Other current assets 185,313 286,332 150,561 230,474
Cash and short-term deposits 793,598 965,161 1,027,732 307,485
Total current assets 1,912,305 2,198,974 2,223,787 1,305,797
Total assets 4,502,524 4,832,151 4,933,780 3,773,007
Issued capital and share premium 2,339,868 1,209,131 2,339,868 1,369,987
Other equity -772,566 719,818 -324,373 427,681
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent 1,567,301 1,928,949 2,015,495 1,797,668
Non-controlling interests 108,599 156,346 106,301 121,459
Total equity 1,675,901 2,085,295 2,121,795 1,919,127
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings 1,627,737 1,407,788 1,569,251 596,482
Lease liabilities 517,052 541,552 542,842 518,138
Net employee defined benefit liabilities 935 1,855 1,696 1,717
Deferred tax liabilities 27,782 37,797 31,131 38,510
Total non-current liabilities 2,173,506 1,988,992 2,144,920 1,154,848
Trade and other payables 188,492 243,071 260,153 220,457
Contract liabilities 163,725 244,146 159,179 196,327
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings 2,319 2,829 3,346 2,317
Lease liabilities, short term 47,305 46,330 49,994 39,930
Income tax payable 0 541 346 509
Other current financial liabilities 0 44,212 0 42,539
Other current liabilities 184,388 102,042 124,611 131,171
Provisions 66,887 74,693 69,435 65,782
Total current liabilities 653,116 757,863 667,064 699,032
Total liabilities 2,826,622 2,746,855 2,811,984 1,853,880
Total equity and liabilities 4,502,524 4,832,151 4,933,780 3,773,007

Financial statements | Group Cash flow

Cash Flow
(NOK '000)
Q1 2025 Q1 2024 FY 2024 FY 2023 FY 2022
Profit before tax -387,257 -167,320 -1,211,669 -691,310 -440,898
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 62,375 44,392 562,213 149,785 95,089
Net interest expense 60,659 45,760 225,450 13,236 4,501
Changes in net working capital 44,985 -109,210 -288,032 -248,922 70,318
Other adjustments to operating cash flows 36,562 -54,003 29,720 64,295 -54,322
Net cash flow from operating activities -182,676 -240,381 -682,318 -712,916 -325,313
Purchase of property, plant, and equipment, net of proceeds from sale -28,364 -100,452 -428,093 -442,644 -240,030
Purchase and development of intangible assets -13,153 -4,040 -48,518 -39,628 -52,625
Cash paid related to acquistion of subsidiary, net of cash acquired 0 0 -42,539 -85,693 0
Investments in associated companies -2,021 0 -4,502 -29,305 -41,481
Loans to associated companies -0 -5,059 -32,589 -29,373 -11,989
Proceeds from sale of shares in associated companies 0 0 0 0 0
Interest received 8,306 6,376 20,967 29,564 8,111
Net cash flow from investing activities -35,233 -103,175 -535,275 -597,079 -338,015
Net repayment (-) / proceeds (+) from interest bearing loans -913 972,195 973,497 756,909 -11,731
Interest payments -133 -403 -2,626 -20,539 -10,141
Repayment of lease liabilities (incl. interests) -21,571 -18,933 -81,872 -51,798 -26,127
Net proceeds from share capital increase in parent company 0 0 964,258 473,982 593,866
Net proceeds from share capital increase in subsidiary 25,314 32,221 54,089 102,198 34,935
Net cash flow from financing activities 2,697 985,079 1,907,347 1,260,751 580,802
Net change in cash and cash equivalents -215,212 641,523 689,754 -49,243 -82,525
Net currency exchange differences on cash -18,921 16,154 30,492 -24,977 10,832
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period 1,027,732 307,485 307,485 381,705 453,398
Cash and cash equivalents end of period 793,599 965,162 1,027,732 307,485 381,705

Investor relations information

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Top 20 shareholders

# SHAREHOLDER NUMBER OF SHARES HELD % OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
1 HEXAGON COMPOSITES ASA 164,578,833 38.4 %
2 CLEARSTREAM BANKING S.A. 78,658,888 18.4 %
3 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A) 58,978,293 13.8 %
4 MP PENSJON PK 12,986,489 3.0 %
5 FLAKK COMPOSITES AS 10,268,728 2.4 %
6 The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV 8,882,657 2.1 %
7 Citibank Europe plc 7,739,629 1.8 %
8 DNB Markets Aksjehandel/-analyse 5,876,633 1.4 %
9 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 4,563,809 1.1 %
10 Nordnet Bank AB 3,859,650 0.9 %
11 The Bank of New York Mellon 2,697,287 0.6 %
12 The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV 2,555,500 0.6 %
13 NØDINGEN AS 2,460,626 0.6 %
14 UBS Switzerland AG 1,658,000 0.4 %
15 Interactive Brokers LLC 1,636,932 0.4 %
16 Saxo Bank A/S 1,502,529 0.4 %
17 BNP Paribas 1,148,312 0.3 %
18 SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB 1,135,482 0.3 %
19 REODOR AS 1,100,000 0.3 %
20 SIX SIS AG 1,088,944 0.3 %
Top 20 shareholders 373,377,221 87.1 %
Other shareholders 55,108,887 12.9 %
Total number of shares outstanding 428,486,108 100.0 %

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