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Aker Interim / Quarterly Report 2018

Nov 8, 2018

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Aker ASA Third-quarter results 2018

8 November 2018 | Fornebu

Highlights | Third quarter 2018

  • Net asset value: up NOK 6.2 billion (10.8%) to NOK 63.3 billion
  • Return: Aker share up 17.8% to NOK 734 vs. OSEBX up 6.7%
  • Cash and liquid fund inv.: NOK 1.4 billion, on par with prior quarter. Liquidity reserve of NOK 4.5 billion when including undrawn credit facilities

Main events:

  • i. Aker BP: Agreement with Total Norway to acquire portfolio of 11 licenses for USD 205 million, and submittal of plan for development and operation for Phase 2 of Johan Sverdrup
  • ii. Akastor: Completed sale of 50% of shares in AKOFS Offshore
  • iii. Ocean Yield: Expiry of charter contract for FPSO Dhirubhai-1
  • Subsequent events:
  • i. Aker BP: Agreement with Equinor to acquire operatorship of King Lear for USD 250 million
  • ii. Solstad Offshore: Commenced negotiations with lenders and other stakeholders
  • iii. Ocean Yield: Investment in two chemical tankers for USD 51 million
  • iv. Kvaerner: Secures NOK 900 million contract for Johan Sverdrup Phase II substructure

Aker ASA and holding companies

Aker BP the main contributor to the value increase in third quarter

Net asset value change in 3Q 2018 NOK billion

8 November 2018 AKER ASA | Third-quarter results 2018

Aker ASA and holding companies

Share price rose 17.8% in the third quarter

NAV per share vs. share price NOK per share

Net asset value composition NOK billion

1) Based on closing prices of Aker's listed holdings as per 7 November 2018, remaining assets and liabilities at reported book values per 30.09.18. Excluding cash movements in the fourth quarter

Aker ASA and holding companies Portfolio composition unchanged

Portfolio composition NOK billion, as per 3Q 2018

Listed investments
Unlisted investments
Industrial Holdings Financial Investments
Aker BP 40.0% 49.8 1.2 Cash
1))
Aker Solutions
34.8% 5.5 0.2 Liquid fund investments
Akastor
1))
36.7% 1.8 1.2 Listed financial investments
1)
Kvaerner
28.7% 1.2 0.6 Real Estate Investments2)
Ocean Yield 61.7% 6.5 2.2 Other financial investments2)
2)
Aker BioMarine
100.0% 2.4
Gross asset value 67.1 5.4
Net asset value 63.3

Gross asset value distribution Per 3Q 2018 (2Q 2018)

1)Owned partly through Aker Kvaerner Holding, in which Aker has a 70% ownership interest. Additionally, Aker has a direct ownership interest in Aker Solutions and Akastor 2)Reflected at book value

Aker ASA and holding companies

Strong growth in upstream cash generation fuelling investment capacity

Investment capacity potential NOK billion

Upstream dividend NOK billion

Industrial Holdings Aker BP

Exploration & Production company on the Norwegian continental shelf

% of gross asset value

(3Q 2018)

Aker's ownership agenda

  • Growth; organic (greenfield projects, IOR and exploration) and through M&A
  • Dividend growth
  • Operational excellence and efficiency improvements through new business models and technologies, including digitalisation

Aker's investment

NOK million Value as per 30.06.18 43 330 Value change in 3Q 6 795 Received dividends (370) Value as per 30.09.18 49 755

USD million 3Q
17
3Q 18 YTD 17 YTD 18
Revenues 596 1 000 1 837 2 864
EBITDAX 459 830 1 447 2 352

Industrial Holdings Aker Solutions

Global oil services company providing services, technologies, and product solutions within subsea and field design

% of gross asset value

(3Q 2018)

Investment value of NOK 5.5 billion

Aker's ownership agenda

  • Increase competitiveness, reach cost-efficiency target of 50 per cent by 2021
  • Win new contracts
  • Partnerships, alliances and M&A

Aker's investment

NOK million
Value as per 30.06.18 5 392
Value change in
3Q
83
Value as per 30.09.18 5 475
NOK million 3Q
17
3Q 18 YTD 17 YTD 18
Revenues 5 419 6 541 16 017 18 278
EBITDA 401 463 1 062 1 327
Backlog 27 239 36 081

Industrial Holdings

Akastor

Oilfield services investment company with a flexible mandate for longterm value creation

% of gross asset value

(3Q 2018)

Investment value of NOK 1.8 billion

Aker's ownership agenda

  • Operational excellence, cost reductions
  • Win new contracts
  • Transactions

Aker's investment

NOK million Value as per 30.06.18 1 800 Value change in 3Q (22) Value as per 30.09.18 1 778

NOK million 3Q
17
3Q 18 YTD 17 YTD 18
Revenues 1 249 955 2
711
2 710
EBITDA 1 87 20 228
Backlog 1 515 2 759

Industrial Holdings

Kvaerner

Oil and gas-related EPC company

% of gross asset value

(3Q 2018)

Investment value of NOK 1.2 billion

Aker's ownership agenda

  • Enhance competitiveness through operational excellence and cost reductions
  • Win new contracts
  • Maintain strong balance sheet

Aker's investment

NOK million Value as per 30.06.18 1 327

Value change in 3Q (164)
Value as per 30.09.18 1 163
NOK million 3Q
17
3Q 18 YTD 17 YTD 18
Revenues 1 683 1 764 4 739 5 504
EBITDA 245 76 572 359
Backlog 8 207 10 638

Industrial Holdings Ocean Yield

A maritime assets company with focus on long-term contracts

% of gross asset value

(3Q 2018)

Investment value of NOK 6.5 billion

Aker's ownership agenda

  • Growth and diversification through transactions
  • Manage and mitigate counterparty risk
  • Re-contract FPSO Dhirubhai
  • Optimise capital structure, reduce cost of capital and maintain attractive dividend

Aker's investment

NOK million
Value as per 30.06.18
6 985
Value change in 3Q
(288)
Received dividends
(154)
Value as per 30.09.18
6 543
Key figures
USD million 3Q
17
3Q 18 YTD 17 YTD 18
Revenues 89 95 250 279
EBITDA 81 85 226 247
EBITDA
backlog
2 900 3 500

Industrial Holdings Aker BioMarine

Integrated biotech company – specialised in krill harvesting and processing

% of gross asset value

(3Q 2018)

Investment value of NOK 2.4 billion

Aker's ownership agenda

  • Operational excellence and improve profitability
  • Increase sales by entering new products, channels and geographies
  • Extract synergies from recent transactions
  • New vessel and other investments to fast-track growth

Aker's investment

NOK million
Value as per 30.06.18
(book value)
2 411
Value change in 3Q -
Value as per 30.09.18 (book
value)
2 411
USD million 3Q
17
3Q 18 YTD 17 YTD 18
Revenues 34 40 91 120
EBITDA 8 12 17 31

Key developments in Aker Energy and Cognite

Key developments
Key developments

Entered into contracts for the drilling of one appraisal well and two optional wells. Maersk Viking to

Agreement to acquire Hess Ghana from Hess Corporation for USD 100 million, of which USD 75
commence operations in Q4 2018
million payable on approval of PDO

Plan of Development (POD) postponed to end of March 2019
Jan Arve
Haugan
appointed CEO, management in place

Strengthening organization at Fornebu and Accra with new key employees
E&P company in Ghana
(50% owned by Aker)
Board recruited and governance model established

Main workstreams includes field development strategy, governmental permits, tender evaluations and

Organization scaled to ~80 skilled employees
financing alternatives

Aker Financial Investments

Financial Investments Overview

% of gross asset value (30.09.2018)

NOK billion

Financial Investments

Cash and Liquid fund investments

% of gross asset value

(30.09.2018)

  • Cash on par with prior quarter:
    • NOK 538 million in dividends received
  • NOK 189 million in loans issued to portfolio companies
  • NOK 181 million from purchase of airplane
  • NOK 131 million in operating expenses and net interest
  • NOK 27 million in net other cash movements
  • Liquid fund investments at NOK 177 million.
  • Total liquidity reserve of NOK 4.5 billion, including undrawn credit facilities.

Financial Investments Listed financial investments

% of gross asset value (30.09.2018)

  • Value decrease of Solstad Offshore and Philly Shipyard with NOK 106 million and NOK 33 million, respectively.
  • Philly Shipyard continues to face order backlog challenges.
  • The value of the investment in AMSC was up NOK 51 million. In addition, dividend received from AMSC of NOK 20 million.

Aker's investment

NOK million 1Q 18 2Q 18 3Q 18
Philly
Shipyard
455 358 326
AMSC (incl. TRS) 335 520 571
Solstad
Offshore
316 393 287
Other 23 25 19
Total value 1 128 1 296 1 203

Financial Investments

Real estate and other financial investments

% of gross asset value (30.09.2018)

  • Loans issued to portfolio companies of NOK 189 million, mainly Aker BioMarine, Aker Energy and FP Eiendom.
  • Purchase of airplane of NOK 181 million.

Aker's investment

NOK million 1Q 18 2Q 18 3Q 18
Real estate 694 538 568
Aker Energy (shares and
receivable)
150 260 302
Other financial
investments
2 429 1 578 1 886
Total value 3 273 2 376 2 756

Aker Financial Statements

Aker ASA and holding companies Balance sheet at 30.09.2018

Total Assets Total equity and liabilities
Main changes in third-quarter 2018 Book value Value-adjusted

Cash holdings unchanged at NOK 1.2 billion.

Book value of investment slightly down with NOK 103 million, mainly due to value
decrease of Solstad Offshore.

Increase in fair
value adjustment of investments of NOK 5.9 billion, mainly explained by
the Aker BP value increase.
Equity (MNOK)
Equity ratio
14 505
61.2%
63 285
87.3%
Equity per share NOK 195 NOK 852

Aker ASA and holding companies Interest-bearing items as of 30.09.2018

For details of interest-bearing items and loan guarantees, see: https://www.akerasa.com/Investor/Treasury

Average debt maturity is 2.7 years

Financial Covenants Limit Status at
30.09.2018
i
Total Debt/Equity -
Aker ASA (parent only)
< 80% 37%
ii
Group Loans to NAV
or
Group Loans
< 50%
< NOK 10 bn
1.3%
NOK 0.8 bn

Aker ASA and holding companies Income statement

Amounts
in NOK million
2Q
2018
3Q 2018 YTD 3Q
2017
YTD 3Q 2018 Year 2017
Sales
gains
194 - - 194 -
Operating expenses (62) (67) (168) (197) (244)
EBITDA 132 (67) (168) (2) (244)
Depreciation and impairment (4) (5) (11) (12) (14)
Value change 526 (102) (296) 245 (289)
Net other financial items 519 482 1
014
1 517 1 380
Profit before tax 1 173 309 539 1 748 833

Disclaimer

  • This Document includes and is based, inter alia, on forward-looking information and statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ. These statements and this Document are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about global economic conditions, the economic conditions of the regions and industries that are major markets for Aker ASA and Aker ASA's (including subsidiaries and affiliates) lines of business. These expectations, estimates and projections are generally identifiable by statements containing words such as "expects", "believes", "estimates" or similar expressions. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expectations include, among others, economic and market conditions in the geographic areas and industries that are or will be major markets for Aker's businesses, oil prices, market acceptance of new products and services, changes in governmental regulations, interest rates, fluctuations in currency exchange rates and such other factors as may be discussed from time to time in the Document. Although Aker ASA believes that its expectations and the Document are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that those expectations will be achieved or that the actual results will be as set out in the Document. Aker ASA is making no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the Document, and neither Aker ASA nor any of its directors, officers or employees will have any liability to you or any other persons resulting from your use.
  • The Aker group consists of many legally independent entities, constituting their own separate identities. Aker is used as the common brand or trade mark for most of this entities. In this document we may sometimes use "Aker", "Group, "we" or "us" when we refer to Aker companies in general or where no useful purpose is served by identifying any particular Aker company.