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APA GROUP Capital/Financing Update 2020

Dec 20, 2020

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Capital/Financing Update

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

21 December 2020

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Alltype Engineering awarded $8M in New Contracts, including turnkey multidiscipline gas offtake, metering facility works for APA Group and Midwest mining operations

Highlights

  • WestStar subsidiary Alltype awarded ~$5M of contracts in gas transmission, largely from APA Group:

  • APA Group – Beyondie Gas Lateral Offtake and Metering Station

  • APA Group – Lakeway SO4 Potash Gas Lateral Offtake and Metering Project

  • APA Group – Karlawinda Capricorn Metals Gas Lateral Offtake and Metering Project

  • APA Group – Infrastructure Electrical and Instrumentation works

  • McConnell Dowell – Murrin Loop Gas lateral end of line facilities

  • Primero Group – Kalium Lakes Gas Lateral Metering Station

  • Alltype was also awarded a $1M maintenance scope contract by the Water Corporation as part of an Infrastructure Upgrade Project

  • As a general update, was awarded its first contract with Newmont Mining and gained repeat work across its client portfolio

WestStar Industrial Limited (Company or WestStar) (ASX: WSI), an Australian industrial services company providing engineering, construction and mining services to the resources, energy and infrastructure sectors; is pleased to advise its engineering construction contracting business Alltype Engineering (Alltype) has been awarded contracts to a total value of ~$8M across multiple clients and projects, including $5M of contracts in gas transmission (predominantly with APA Group) and a circa $1M contract on the Water Corporation’s Infrastructure Upgrade Project with the balance from its existing diverse client base.

The Contracts further bolster and contribute to the WestStar FY2021 contracted order book.

APA Group (APA) has contracted Alltype to deliver multiple gas offtake and metering facility projects throughout the Midwest region of Western Australia. These turnkey multidiscipline projects involve civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation scopes, both workshop and site, with remote area working conditions and logistics and eight off-workshop fabricated gas skids to be completed off site. These newly awarded contracts for Alltype continue to demonstrate its strength and reliability in working successfully with APA and the Australian gas industry, including both upstream and downstream projects. Furthermore, having fabricated, assembled and FAT tested over 20 modularised gas skid process packages in the last two years, Alltype continue to leverage off this experience and knowhow to fast track aggressive timeline projects ~~willw~~ ith full supply chain control. Alltype have commenced the works which are planned to be completed by Q1, 2021.

APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business, connecting Australian energy since 2000. From small beginnings APA became a top 50 ASX-listed company, employing around 1,900 people, and owning and operating the largest interconnected gas transmission network across Australia.

Water Corporation – Infrastructure Upgrade Project $1M

This newly awarded contract with the Water Corporation comes on the back of recent short notice site support works on infrastructure assets direct for Water Corporation. Alltype has multiple current works on various Water Corporation assets and continues to be a key supply chain partner in this area, both indirectly and directly and with a growing presence in the industry.

WestStar Industrial Limited | 642 Newcastle Street, Leederville, WA 6007 | ABN 38 119 047 693 | weststarindustrial.com.au Page 1

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Newmont Mining – Boddington Gold Mine

Alltype was awarded its first contract for Newmont Mining at the Boddington Gold Mine with an aggressive timeline for completion of urgent fabricated plate and piping componentry for a shutdown which was achieved. Balance of works continue to be completed.

Other works:

In addition to the above, Alltype continues to receive incremental and repeat orders for site and workshop services, with multiple awards within the mining sector and petrochemicals sector, both end user direct and through established service providers or Tier One contractors. Alltype Engineering also continues to provide goods and services for the three major iron ore developments in the Pilbara, being BHP South Flank, Rio Tinto Koodaideri and FMG Iron Bridge,

Alltype Managing Director Kelvin Andrijich noted:

“Alltype Engineering continues to build our market presence and capabilities, safely and reliably delivering multidiscipline projects involving both workshop fabrication and site construction scopes giving our clients confidence in delivery. Having control over a major component of the supply chain and partnering with key experienced and aligned partners within the civil construction space has allowed us to deliver a seamless end to end solution for our clients, particularly in the gas production and transmission industries, where HSE and quality requirements are key. We also continue to service the water industry and particularly our long-term customer Water Corporation as a reliable and experienced panel member and in collaboration with key partners, look forward to bringing similar project solutions in that space. Our newly established capability in rotating equipment services through engagement of highly experienced industry experts is also gaining interest within the market with opportunities in 2021 being explored actively now. We were also very pleased to have been recognised and highly commended in the Western Australian Steel Excellence Awards for fabrication of the iconic Kalbarri Skywalk project.”

Alltype is well positioned for FY2021, now having secured ~$20M of new contract awards.

Outlook

WestStar Industrial; through its subsidiaries Alltype and SIMPEC, is well positioned for FY2021 having now secured ~$36M of new contract awards in the first six months of the financial year.

Tendering and proposals across the group remains strong, with over $300M of new tenders received and being worked on. Several of the submissions were for new clients within the mining and infrastructure, energy sectors. The results of increased activity and tendering is now delivering positive outcomes for the business.

We look forward to updating the market as these opportunities become successful.

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For further information please contact:

Philip Re Robert Spadanuda Chairman CEO [email protected] [email protected]

About WestStar

WestStar Industrial Limited (ASX: WSI) is an industrial, steel fabrication, installation and maintenance services company focussed on the resources, oil and gas, water and infrastructure sectors.

WestStar Industrial Limited | 642 Newcastle Street, Leederville, WA 6007 | ABN 38 119 047 693 | weststarindustrial.com.au Page 2

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About SIMPEC

SIMPEC delivers high quality construction and engineering services with specialisation in structural mechanical and piping (SMP), electrical and instrumentation (E&I), concrete products and civil Services.

For more information: www.simpec.com.au

About Alltype Engineering

Alltype Engineering leverages off its fabrication capability and provides complete project solutions including SMP and E&I site installation, construction and maintenance services, across almost every industry in Australia. Alltype delivers consistent quality products and services that underpin its commitment to its vision “to be recognised as the preferred partner in delivering integrated fabrication, site and maintenance services with reliable, innovative and cost-effective solutions”.

For more information: www.alltypeengineering.com.au

ASX release authorised by the Board of Directors of WestStar Industrial Limited.

WestStar Industrial Limited | 642 Newcastle Street, Leederville, WA 6007 | ABN 38 119 047 693 | weststarindustrial.com.au Page 3