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AMG Critical Materials N.V.

Investor Presentation Mar 24, 2010

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AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.

Investor Presentation March 2010

Disclaimer

THIS DOCUMENT IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND IS BEING PROVIDED TO YOU SOLELY FOR YOUR INFORMATION BY AMG ADVANCED METALLURGICAL GROUP N.V. (THE "COMPANY") AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM OR FURTHER DISTRIBUTED TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR PUBLISHED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR ANY PURPOSE. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

This presentation does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor should it or any part of it, nor the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or commitment whatsoever.

This presentation has been prepared by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. This document, any presentation made in conjunction herewith and any accompanying materials are for information only and are not a prospectus, offering circular or admission document. This presentation does not form a part of, and should not be construed as, an offer, invitation or solicitation to subscribe for or purchase, or dispose of any of the securities of the companies mentioned in this presentation. These materials do not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States or an invitation or an offer to the public or form of application to subscribe for securities. Neither this presentation nor anything contained herein shall form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any offer or commitment whatsoever. The information contained in this presentation has not been independently verified. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to, and no reliance should be placed on, the fairness, accuracy or completeness of the information or the opinions contained herein. The Company and its advisors are under no obligation to update or keep current the information contained in this presentation. To the extent allowed by law, none of the Company or its affiliates, advisors or representatives accept any liability whatsoever (in negligence or otherwise) for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this presentation or its contents or otherwise arising in connection with the presentation.

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Neither the Company, nor any of its respective agents, employees or advisors intend or have any duty or obligation to supplement, amend, update or revise any of the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation.

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Introduction

  • Listed on NYSE-Euronext Amsterdam (Euronext: AMG)
  • Products
  • High purity metals and complex metal products
  • Vacuum furnaces used to produce high purity metals
  • 2009 Full Year December 31
  • Revenues \$867.4 million
  • EBITDA \$69.1 million
  • Net debt \$86.8 million
  • Capital Investment \$25.5 million
  • Global presence
  • Europe, North America, South America and Asia
  • 2,200 employees

Technology-driven specialty metals company

Financial Highlights - Fourth Quarter 2009

  • Revenue: \$231.4 million
  • EBITDA: \$12.4 million, 5.0 % EBITDA margin
  • Reduced sales prices
  • Low capacity utilizations
  • Advanced Materials profitability improved substantially in Q4
  • Engineering Systems order intake remained low
  • EPS, excluding Timminco and restructuring charges, of \$0.03
  • Capital investment of \$8.7 million in Q4 2009
  • Cash: \$117.0 million and debt of \$203.8 million ■ Net debt of \$86.8 million

Macroeconomic Trends and Markets

  • AMG is focused on the global macroeconomic trend of sustainable development of natural resources and CO2 reduction for the growing end markets in:
  • Aerospace
  • Infrastructure Recycling
  • Energy Solar & Nuclear
  • Specialty Metals & Chemicals

Products & End Markets

Advanced Materials

  • High-value alloys
  • Essential raw materials

Vacuum Furnaces

Capital equipment for high purity materials

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.

End Products

Typical aerospace jet engine

Vacuum furnaces for solar ingot production

High purity stainless steel

Specialty Metals and Energy Chemicals

Tantalum based capacitor

Paints and pigments

Markets & Products

2009 Revenue by End Market

2009 Revenue by Product

Global Operations

Note: This chart is a simplified depiction of AMG"s organisational structure.

  • (1) Timminco Limited is listed on the Toronto stock exchange (TIM CN / TIM.TO).
  • (2) Graphit Kropfmühl AG ("GK") is listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange (GKRG.DE / GKR GR).

Financial Highlights - by Business Unit

Financial Highlights

EBITDA

Revenue Highlights

  • Q4 Revenue: \$231.4 million
  • 2009 revenue: \$867.4 million
  • Q4 EBITDA: \$12.4 million
  • 2009 EBITDA: \$69.1 million
  • Balance sheet highlights at Dec 31, 2009
  • Cash: \$117.0 million
  • Debt: \$203.8 million
  • Net debt: \$86.8 million
  • Total liquidity: \$196.9 million

Advanced Materials - Market, Products and Customers

Aerospace Infrastructure -
FeV
Other
Products Specialty alloys for titanium
Ferro-vanadium
Chromium Metals
Coatings for wear

resistance
Ferro-nickel molybdenum
Tantalum
Antimony
Aluminium master alloys
Competitors Reading Alloys Inc.
Highveld Steel & Vanadium
KBM Affilips B.V.
Strategic Minerals

Corporation
Gulf Chemical &

Metallurgical Corporation
KB Alloys, Inc.
Delachaux S.A.
Strategic Minerals

Corporation
Campine S.A.
Xstrata plc
Chemtura Corporation
Sample Customers Chengde Vanadium &

Titanium Stock Co. Ltd.

Infrastructure - Pricing

Significant price trends – 10 years

Advanced Materials

Financial Summary Highlights

Q4 2008 EBITDA adjusted for inventory write downs of \$20.5 million

  • Infrastructure ferrovanadium
  • Reference prices declined 47% v. Q4 "08
  • Volumes declined 12% v. Q4 "08
  • Demand remained soft due to lower structural steel production levels
  • Aerospace master alloys volumes declined 80% compared to Q4 2008
  • Year over year reduction in personnel expenses improved EBITDA margins
  • CAPEX limited to maintenance activities and expansion of mining operation in Brazil

Engineering Systems - Market, Products and Customers

Energy - Solar

Solar silicon melting and crystallisation systems (DSS furnaces)

Aerospace

  • Vacuum Melting and Remelting Systems
  • Precision Casting and Coating Systems
  • Heat Treatment with high pressure gas quenching
  • 2009 Market Share leader in Ti remelting in China, the fastest growing Ti market
  • 2009 80% market share in turbine blade coating

Energy - Nuclear

Vacuum Sintering Systems

  • July 2008 Secured first nuclear engineering contract with DOE, through Shaw-Areva
  • Two strategic acquisitions completed to expand product portfolio

Products

  • Notable Successes 2001 Secured furnace exclusivity with REC
  • 2005 Introduced single crucible furnaces
  • 2009 >\$172 mm in revenue, 2nd largest market participant

Sample Customers

Engineering Systems

Financial Summary Highlights ( in millions) - - \$16.1 \$23.4 \$22.5 \$11.0 \$5.9 \$106.7 \$96.2 \$91.2 \$61.6 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Revenue EBITDA

  • Revenue: \$73.8 million, 31% decrease YoY
  • Solar silicon DSS furnace revenues decreased 53% in Q4 "09 v. Q4 "08
  • EBITDA: \$6 million
  • Backlog declined from \$332 million at December 31 2008 to \$162 million at December 31, 2009
  • Order backlog is now primarily comprised of furnaces for fuel efficiency end market
  • 2010 EBITDA is expected to be lower than 2009 due to the decline in backlog

Graphit Kropfmühl

Financial Summary Highlights

  • Revenue: \$33.3 million; 24% increase YoY
  • increases in silicon metal revenue
  • EBITDA: \$1.2 million
  • Improved from Q4 "08 due to cost containment measures and increased revenue
  • CAPEX only for maintenance activities and upgrading of IT systems
  • Silicon metal prices have rebounded slightly from Q4 "08. Market demand is improving

Capital Base

Note: Cash includes short term investments

Outlook

  • Advanced Materials
  • Prices have rebounded slightly from historic lows and the markets are improving gradually; 2010 revenues and EBITDA will improve significantly
  • Engineering Systems
  • Order intake continues to be sluggish
  • Lower order backlog entering 2010 will result in lower 2010 revenues and EBITDA
  • Graphit Kropfmühl
  • Silicon metal and graphite demand improving
  • Timminco
  • AMG owns 42.5% of Timminco; AMG supports Timminco"s focus on its core silicon metal business

Appendix

Consolidated Balance Sheet

\$ in thousands December 31, 2008 December 31, 2009
Fixed Assets 206,596 211,022
Goodwill and Intangibles 28,557 28,253
Other non-current assets 103,564 78,209
Inventories 240,426 193,378
Receivables 145,534 147,787
Other current assets 56,527 35,313
Cash 139,786 117,016
TOTAL ASSETS 920,990 810,978
TOTAL EQUITY 269,488 228,423
Long-term Debt 138,830 168,319
Pension Liabilities 84,931 91,358
Other long-term liabilities 69,919 51,249
Current Debt 44,522 35,477
Accounts Payable 113,742 69,791
Advance Payments 94,049 54,764
Accruals 48,369 46,179
Other current liabilities 57,140 65,418
TOTAL LIABILITIES 651,502 582,555
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 920,990 810,978

Inventories managed during 2009 to adapt to changing economic requirements Other current liabilities higher due to expected tax payment required for Engineering Systems

NOTE: Balance sheet at 12/31/2008 has been restated for comparative purposes. It will not be restated in published results.

Consolidated Income Statement

\$ in thousands 2008 2009
Total Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold
Gross Margin
1,280,120
1,017,751
262,369
867,447
701,860
165,587
Selling, General and Admin.
Asset impairment and restructuring
Environmental
Other Expense (Income)
138,227
49,998
1,433
(6,158)
137,537
9,500
3,998
(6,009)
Operating Profit 78,869 20,561
Net Finance Costs 18,734 17,250
Equity Accounted Investee Profit 547 (31,958)
Profit before Income taxes 60,682 (28,647)
Tax Provision 36,962 15,205
Profit for the Year from continuing operations
Discontinued
Operations
Profit for the Year
23,720
(21,162)
2,558
(43,852)
(54,378)
(98,230)
Attributable to:
Shareholders of the Company
Minority Interest
14,453
(11,895)
(75,642)
(22,588)

•Restructuring costs include AMG Corp severance, headcount reductions in AMD as well as headcount reductions and asset impairment within ESD Own and Operate

•Environmental provision recorded due to revision of estimates for New Jersey decommissioning

•Tax provision booked due to losses occurring in jurisdictions where tax benefits cannot be booked (US, Germany)

Consolidated Cash Flows

\$ in thousands 2008 2009
Cash Flows from Continuing Operations 117,575 16,368
Cash Flows from
Discontinued Operations
5,778 (18,459)
Cash
Flows from Operations
123,353 (2,091)
Capital Expenditures (68,429) (25,532)
Cash Flows from
Discontinued Operations
(65,485) (32,039)
Other Investing Activities (86,776) (32,610)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities (220,690) (90,181)
Cash Flows from
Continued Operations
30,774 15,060
Cash Flows from
Discontinued Operations
48,800 47,578
Cash Flows from Financing Activities 79,574 62,638
Net increase (decrease) in cash (17,763) (29,634)
Beginning Cash 172,558 143,473
Effects of exchange rates on cash (11,322) 3,177
Ending Cash 143,473 117,016
Approximate availability under AMG lines of
credit 103,108 79,906
Total Liquidity 246,581 196,922

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.

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