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ABL Group — Investor Presentation 2019
Apr 4, 2019
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DNB Investor Conference April 4, 2019
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Aqualis at a glance – A leading global energy consultancy


2018 Highlights Growth continues - Led by offshore renewables


Expansion of Global Footprint 2018/19
Aqualis has opened 3 new offices in 2018/19
- Perth, Western Australia to support oil & gas and renewables developments
- Taipei, Taiwan to support offshore renewables
- Boston, Mass., USA to support offshore renewables


Offshore Oil & Gas
- Service offering covering the life cycle of offshore assets
Marine project / asset life cycle
| Project initiation | Engineering / design phase |
Project procurement |
Construction | Hook-up and commissioning |
Asset management |
De commissioning |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e or h s Offs e c vi s er ali s u q A |
Engineering (niche-focus): Basic / conceptual design / FEED Modifications and upgrades of drilling rigs / FPSOs / FSOs / lift boats Transportation & installation analysis |
Construction yard supervision: Site attendance on behalf of owners, shipyards, financial institutions, 3rd parties Conversions, upgrades & New-builds Due diligence / compliancy; financial community focus |
Rig moving Float-overs management |
Marine operations: Transport and installation services; "moving of offshore assets" Site attendance & procedure |
Mooring analyses audits |
Inspection & approvals: Marine warranty services Condition and suitability surveys / DP inspections and audits Jack-up site assessments |

Aqualis' key competencies cover both offshore opex and capex cycles

Offshore Oil & Gas – Blue Chip Client base



Rig market development

Working offshore rig count Rig contracting activity


Source: SpareBank 1 Markets & IHS Markit, Jan 2019 Source: SpareBank 1 Markets & IHS Markit, Jan 2019
Aqualis Offshore attends of approximately 20% of the global jack up fleet during rig moves. Main areas of focus are:
- India
- Middle East KSA / Qatar / UAE / Egypt
- Asia Pacific Malaysia / Thailand / Brunei
- Mexico
- North Sea
Scopes of work include provision of:
- MWS
- Towmasters
- Client Reps
- Geotechnical
- Site Specific Engineering


Bahrain LNG Terminal Project – multi faceted loadout/marine installation operation completed
- Loadout of the 7200 MT topside took place in Thailand onto a smaller installation "Giant 5" barge
- Barge and topside piggy backed onto a large self propelled dry transportation HLV
- Topside and installation barge discharged offshore Bahrain
- Topside installed by floatover within shallower water terminal area
- Installation of the jacket, fabricated in South Korea, was engineered and managed by Aqualis in May 2018



Egina FPSO Station Keeping
- Samsung Heavy Industries was awarded the Engineering, Supply, Construction and Commissioning of the EGINA FPSO Unit.
- As part of this scope SHI transported the FPSO from Geo-Je, South Korea to Lagos, Nigeria and later towed out to the EGINA field to hook-up the FPSO to preinstalled moorings where it was held on station while the facility is being moored
- Egina FPSO is spread moored on 16 lines (4x4). Located approx. 200km off coast of Nigeria in water depth ~1470m
- Station keeping used 4+1 tugs with 24/7 Station keeping masters provided by Aqualis Offshore



FPSO P-67 Dry Transportation China-Brazil

▪ MWS for the dry transportation of FPSO P-67 from China to Brasil and inshore mooring at Rio de Janeiro.

▪ Largest ever cargo transported by a Heavy Transport Vessel at 80,000 MT and 288m length


Wind Turbine Installation Vessel – Construction supervision
- Aqualis completed the construction supervision of Ouyang Offshore's new-build self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel, OuYang 1, at Dayang Offshore Equipment yard in Jiangsu, China. The delivery ceremony was held in January 2019
- Construction supervision for Ouyang Offshore's second wind turbine installation vessel, OuYang 2, is ongoing

▪ A wind turbine installation vessel can rapidly raise its hull clear of the water to provide a stable platform for offshore construction and O&M works


GOM - MP261JP Platform Decommissioning Project
• Removal of jacket and Topside using Versabar's VB 10000 twin truss crane



OWC Provides Advisory Services Across the Market

Projects
Development, Engineering, Commercial, Technical & Project Management Support over Whole Lifecycle
Transactions
Technical Due Diligence Advisory
Business Intelligence
Market &Technology Studies & Strategy
Experience Snapshot In Some Segments

Of projects
27 GW (50 projects)
6.5 GW
5.1 GW
We have worked on many projects world wide since 2011
Due Diligence
We have undertaken peer reviews & TDD at many critical stages of projects
Geotech & engineering
We have experience of soil conditions world wide. We also optimise, reduce costs and reduce uncertainty of substructure concepts
Subsea cables
We design & evaluate risks of cable routes, determine or evaluate installation methodologies & advise on O&M & repair issues
Offshore substations
We can advise on specification, siting, procurement & construction of offshore & onshore transmission assets
Project management
We have realised full projects & support developers during preconstruction & construction
3 GW
19 GW
13 GW
16
Global offshore wind market development

Offshore wind capacity development Comments
- Industry analyst expect the global offshore wind market to grow at 17% compound annual return from 2018 to 2025
- Strong growth both in Europe and in emerging markets. Europe's share of global offshore wind capacity expected to fall from 76% in 2018 to 62% in 2025
- China expected to constitute 21% of the global installed base in 2025
Source: SB1M June 2018, 4C offshore, WindEurope 2017

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
Triton Knoll offshore wind farm is a 90 x 9.5 MW Offshore Wind Farm of 860 MW in the UK.
- OWC were contracted to provide specific specialist project management services for Innogy's flagship offshore wind project
- This award followed on from supporting Innogy (RWE) on previous projects such as Gwynt y Môr, Nordsee Ost and Galloper offshore wind farms
- OWC carried out the work with personnel from its office in London, UK


Project Management Consultancy

- The project:
- Confidential Taiwan Offshore Wind project
- c400 MW project
- Circa EUR 2.3 BN of CAPEX
- Jacket-foundation project in a highly seismic area
- Client: Confidential
- OWC Scope:
- We are embedded into the project team 16 roles including: EPC Director, Foundation Package Manager, Site Conditions Manager, Geotechnical Engineers, Risk Manager, Interface Manager, Transportation and Installation Team, GIS Engineer, Permitting/Environmental Support
- We are using its experience across Europe to advise the Client, help set up controls to understand risk, and reduce CAPEX/DEVEX
- Site Investigation (managed by OWC) completed in 2018
- Design/Certification process ongoing, as well as contract negotiation
- OWC brings deep OW experience, local regulatory knowledge and APAC supply chain knowledge (via Aqualis Offshore, group company)
Offshore Wind Consultants – offshore wind focus

Development in Revenues 1(USDk)
(1) Unaudited pro forma figures

Revenues and adjusted EBIT trend



Revenue LTM (USDm) Adjusted EBIT 1 LTM (USDm, %)


(1) Adjusted EBIT: Earnings before interest and taxes adjusted for goodwill impairments, share of net profit / (loss) from associates and impairment of loan to and investment in associates

Strong balance sheet

- Figures as of Q4 2018
- Cash balance of USD 5.5 million
- No interest bearing debt
- Equity ratio of 83%

Top 20 shareholders
| # | Name | Shares | % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gross AS Management |
7 367 996 |
17 4 , |
||||
| 2 | Carnegie Investment Bank AB |
2 453 386 |
5 8 , |
||||
| 3 | AS Tigerstaden |
1 886 663 |
4 5 , |
||||
| 4 | Danske Bank A/S |
1 702 046 |
4 0 , |
||||
| 5 | Mp Pensjon PK |
1 463 128 |
3 5 , |
||||
| 6 | AG Lgt Bank |
1 402 923 |
3 3 , |
||||
| 7 | Oma Invest AS |
1 400 000 |
3 3 , |
||||
| 8 | Saxo A/S Bank |
1 264 743 |
3 0 , |
||||
| 9 | Nordnet Bank AB |
1 238 872 |
2 9 , |
||||
| 10 | Badreddin Diab |
1 001 302 |
2 4 , |
||||
| 11 | Aksjehand/Analyse Dnb Nor Markets , |
971 735 |
2 3 , |
||||
| 12 | Philip Alan Lenox |
830 583 |
2 0 , |
||||
| 13 | Magne Gislerød |
800 000 |
1 9 , |
||||
| 14 | Capital AS Acme |
637 500 |
1 5 , |
||||
| 15 | Six Sis AG |
631 192 |
1 5 , |
||||
| 16 | Alsto Consultancy Ltd |
598 122 |
1 4 , |
||||
| 17 | Theofanatos Andreas |
512 188 |
1 2 , |
||||
| 18 | Ian Dennis Bonnon |
508 260 |
1 2 , |
||||
| 19 | Kula Invest AS |
504 362 |
1 2 , |
||||
| 20 | Kim Magnus Boman |
500 000 |
1 2 , |
||||
| Top shareholders 20 |
675 27 001 |
65 4 , |
|||||
Source: VPS, 13.02.2019

Appendix

Alternative Performance Measures
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures ("APMs") that came into force on 3 July 2016. The Company has defined and explained the purpose of the following APMs:
EBITDA
Management believes that "EBITDA" which excludes gain (loss) on disposal of interest in associates, depreciation, amortisation and impairments is a useful measure because it provides useful information regarding the Company's ability to fund capital expenditures and provides a helpful measure for comparing its operating performance with that of other companies. A reconciliation between reported operating profit (loss) (EBIT) and EBITDA is shown below. EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures from other companies.
Adjusted operating profit (loss)
Management believes that "Adjusted operating profit (loss)" which excludes gain (loss) on disposal of interest in associates and impairments of goodwill is a useful measure because it provides an indication of the profitability of the Company's operating activities for the period without regard to significant events and/or decisions in the period that are expected to occur less frequently. A reconciliation between reported operating profit (loss) (EBIT) and adjusted operating profit (loss) is shown below.
Adjusted profit (loss) after taxes
Management believes that "Adjusted profit (loss) after taxes" which excludes gain (loss) on disposal of interest in associates and impairments of goodwill is a useful measure because it provides an indication of the profitability of the Company's operating activities for the period without regard to significant events and/or decisions in the period that are expected to occur less frequently. A reconciliation between reported profit (loss) after taxes and adjusted profit (loss) after taxes is shown below.
Order backlog
Order backlog is defined as the aggregate value of future work on signed customer contracts or letters of award. Aqualis' services are shifting towards "call out contracts" which are driven by day-to-day operational requirements. An estimate for backlog on "call out contacts" are only included in the order backlog when reliable estimates are available. Management believes that the order backlog is a useful measure in that it provides an indication of the amount of customer backlog and committed activity in the coming periods.
Working capital and working capital ratio
Working capital is a measure of the current capital tied up in operations. The amount of working capital will normally be dependent on the revenues earned over the past quarters. Working capital may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures from other companies. Working capital ratio provides an indication of the working capital tied up relative to the average quarterly revenue over the past two quarters.

