
First Quarter 2025 Presentation
Kurt Levens, CEO Jack Yun, CFO
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A SILICON MATERIALS COMPANY PROVIDING ENABLING MATERIALS FOR THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION AND ENERGY INDUSTRY
Agenda
- › Highlights and Updates
- › Financial Review
- › Strategic Direction
- › Trade Policy Update
- › Summary

HIGHLIGHTS AND UPDATES

Highlights and Updates
- › Major restructuring activities accomplished and ongoing
- › EBITDA loss from continuing operations of \$4.6M
- › Hanwha launched voluntary share purchase offer
- › Working on further financing options for restructuring
- › Trade actions, channel inventory and market softness continue to impact sales revenues

Butte Silicon Gases
- › Silicon gas sales
- 560 MT shipped in Q1'25 vs 543 MT in Q4'24
- › Silane shipments still range bound in Q1
- SE Asia and China shipments remained limited
- Some regions still have excess inventory
- The main shipment regions in Q1 for all silicon gases were North America and Korea
Silicon Gas Sales Volumes (MT)


FINANCIAL REVIEW

Group Earnings
|
(Millions USD) |
Q1 2025 |
|
Q1 2024 |
|
YEAR 2024 |
|
Q4 2024 |
|
› Revenues \$21.4M |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Silicon gas sales volume increased by 3.2% vs. Q4'24 |
Butte |
\$ |
21.4 |
\$ |
42.0 |
\$ |
140.7 |
\$ |
29.6 |
› EBITDA (\$4.6M) |
Moses Lake |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
› Butte segment |
Other |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.1 |
|
0.0 |
- EBITDA of \$1.2M |
Revenues |
\$ |
21.4 |
\$ |
42.0 |
\$ |
140.8 |
\$ |
29.7 |
› Moses Lake segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Net expense of \$0.9M |
Butte |
\$ |
1.2 |
\$ |
2.8 |
\$ |
12.9 |
\$ |
2.6 |
› Other |
Moses Lake |
|
(0.9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Net expense of \$4.9M |
Other |
|
(4.9) |
|
(7.5) |
|
(30.8) |
|
(7.9) |
|
EBITDA |
\$ |
(4.6) |
\$ |
(4.7) |
\$ |
(17.9) |
\$ |
(5.3) |
|
EBITDA Margin |
|
(21.7%) |
|
(11.2%) |
|
(12.7%) |
|
(17.7%) |

Butte Operations
- › Revenues \$21.4M
- 27.9% decrease in revenues vs. Q4'24
- Silicon gas sales volume 3.2% increase vs. Q4'24
- Silicon gas sales price 8.4% decrease vs. Q4'24
- › EBITDA contribution \$1.2M
- \$1.4M decrease to EBITDA contributed vs. Q4'24
- › Completion of a fixed-price supply agreement for major raw materials in 2025 before the onset of tariff issues
- Indirect potential tariff impacts through suppliers' supply chain partnerships, with most materials sourced domestically


Cash Flows
- › March 31, 2025 cash balance \$16.8M
- \$6.5M increase in cash during Q1'25
- › Cash flows from operating activities (\$24.7M)
- (\$4.6M) EBITDA
- (\$2.8M) working capital
- \$1.3M decrease in inventories
- \$9.5M change in receivables/prepayments
- (\$8.0M) decrease in payables
- (\$5.6M) decrease in provisions
- (\$10.2) impact of discontinued operations
- (\$8.3M) interest items
- (\$7.5M) interest paid
- \$0.2M interest received
- \$0.4M other items
- › Cash flows from investing activities (\$6.6M)
- (\$6.7M) capital expenditures
- \$0.2M other
- › Cash flows from financing activities \$21.7M
- \$40M proceeds from borrowing
- (\$2.2M) payment of lease liabilities


› Nominal debt \$456.9M |
- \$38.9M increase during Q1'25 |
\$40.0M increase in term loans • |
(\$1.1M) changes in lease liabilities • |
› Nominal net debt \$440.1M |
- \$32.3M increase during Q1'25 |
\$6.5M increase in cash • |
\$38.9M change in nominal debt • |
› Long term financing efforts underway |
- Term loans |
- Debt extension |
- Asset sales |
Debt Maturity Profile (USD Million)


STRATEGIC DIRECTION

Update on 2025 Initiatives
- › Most reshoring projects are experiencing delays
- Trade action, policy uncertainty and market concerns
- New SEMI Fab startups pushed out
- New construction and startup of PV Cell Fabs delayed
- Startup and ramp-up of Silicon Anode material makers delayed
- › Activity and targets
- Clean-out work in Moses Lake completed March 2025 with an actual cost of \$10.2M as a discontinued operation and the severance payment of \$5.6M in Q1
- Workforce end of 2024 468; End of 2025 estimate 245
- Moses Lake's target EBITDA -\$13.0M in 2025
- Silicon gas shipment target 580MT in Q2 compared with 560MT in Q1
- SG&A target \$20M in 2025 compared with \$32M in 2024

Voluntary Cash Offer to Acquire All Shares of REC Silicon
The Offer Rationale
- › Anchor AS (offeror) is a newly formed Norwegian limited liability company established by the two largest shareholders, Hanwha Corporation and Hanwha Solutions Corporation, for the purposes of the Offer.
- › Offer price of NOK 2.20 per share, representing an aggregate equity value of the Company of approximately NOK 925 million (based on 420,625,659 shares outstanding).
- › Anchor AS has received pre-commitments to accept the Offer from Hanwha Corporation and Hanwha Solutions Corporation, who together hold Shares representing approximately 33.33% of the Shares as at the date.
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› The board of directors (excluding its members having a conflict of interest) has unanimously resolved that it recommends the shareholders to accept the Offer.
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› In order to safeguard the future of the Company and retain remaining Shareholder values, the best viable path for the Company is to be taken into private ownership through a delisting from the Oslo Stock Exchange.
- › In order to provide the other Shareholders with an opportunity to exit their investment, the Offer will allow the Shareholders to tender their shares at a premium to recent trading prices.
- › The main objective is to seek the continuation of the Company's business operations. Anchor AS and the Hanwha group will strive to develop the business, and at the same time combine and integrate the business into the Hanwha group's existing business structure.
- › The Hanwha group has confirmed its intention to financially support the Company's operations, which may include an extension of existing shareholder loans or a new bridge loan.

TRADE POLICY UPDATE

Tariff and Trade Impacts
- › Primary countries purchasing silicon gases
- United States Incremental growth but need big projects online
- Europe Currently stable
- Taiwan Thus far minimal impact
- South Korea Thus far minimal impact
- Southeast Asia Was already impacted due to AD/CVD cases; now limited
- China Materially reduced for our products at this time
- › Ongoing trade reviews
- Semiconductors
- Critical minerals
- Solar
- Batteries/Graphite
- › Overall expected impact is slower growth in key markets, including the US

SUMMARY

Summary
- › Significant progress made towards cost reduction and restructuring efforts
- Moses Lake now in safe and recoverable mode
- Work continues towards reducing legacy cost
- › Q2 silicon gases shipment target 580 MT
- Includes estimated adjustment for tariff effects
- › Direction and opportunity remain in place however timing becomes more uncertain
- Project delays affect contract awards, qualification and first deliveries
- › Long term financing options are still in progress

Thank you.
REC Silicon ASA Q2 2025 August 7, 2025


REC Silicon ASA
Lysaker Torg 5, 3 etg. PO Box 63 1324 Lysaker Norway
Phone +47 407 24 086
About REC Silicon
REC Silicon is a global leader in silane based high purity silicon materials. We combine 40 years experience and best-in-class proprietary technology to deliver on customer expectations. Our two U.S. based plants have a combined production capacity of more than 30,000 MT of high purity silane gas. Our Signature Silane® based products are used in everyday quality of life technologies, emerging technologies, cutting edge power and memory devices, high-voltage transmission, as well as renewables. REC Silicon is headquartered in Lysaker, Norway and listed on the Oslo stock exchange under the ticker: RECSI.
www.recsilicon.com