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Fjord Defence Group ASA

Capital/Financing Update Jul 16, 2020

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Capital/Financing Update

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র বি 4 4 4 4 200 es Axxis Geo Solutions

Summary conclusions | the agreed restructuring plan provides for a manageable balance sheet structure

Restructuring plan Credit details

  • Prior to the agreed restructuring and conversion of trade obligations, the Company experienced a liquidity squeeze and payable overhang
    • Accounts payable substantially above normal run-rate
    • Aging of payables put pressure on the operation
  • Agreement reached with key creditors to convert outstanding trade obligations into loan agreements
    • Converting USD 25 million of accounts payable into a tradable and secured two-year bond
    • Converting USD 10 million of accounts payable into loan agreements
  • Accounts payable reduced to levels below customary run-rate trade creditor levels

    • With the agreed restructuring plan, the Company has significantly strengthened its working capital, but will be dependent on securing additional revenues going forward
  • Conversion of USD 25 million of accounts payable into a tradable and secured two-year bond

    • Second-lien security in tangible assets with low levels of first lien security1
    • Interest of 8% per annum, payable semi-annually as 4% per annum in cash and 4% per annum in cash or as PIK2
  • Conversion of USD 10 million of accounts payable into unsecured loan agreements
    • Interest of 4% per annum
    • Amortization schedule implying repayment by January 2022
      • USD 1.4 million and USD 1.7 million amortization in Q3 and Q4 2020, respectively
      • USD 1.6 million amortization the following quarters
  • Maturity on the note payable to TGS extended from September 2020 to June 2021

2 1) AGS has a note payable to TGS for an amount of USD 6.6m vs. a book value of the multi-client library of USD 29m per Q1-20. The USD 1.5m outstanding to Danske Bank, GIEK and Eksportkredit has first lien security in the vessel Neptune Naiad, source equipment, handling equipment and other seismic equipment

2) Payment-in-kind. Please see term sheet next page

Indicative key bond terms

Issuer Axxis Geo Solutions ASA
Guarantors All material subsidiaries
Issue Amount Up to USD 35 million
Tenor 2 years
Coupon 8% per annum, payable semi-annually as follows: 4% per annum shall be paid in cash and 4% per annum shall either be paid in cash or as additional bonds (payment
in-kind), at the Issuers option. By payment-in-kind in the form of additional Bonds,
the Interest Rate shall be increased with 10% for the purpose of calculating the Interest
Rate to be settled by payment-in-kind ("PIK Bonds").
Cash Sweep During the first year, quarterly cash sweep of cash balances above \$7.5 million at each respective quarter end, to be applied
as
debt principal amortization
Amortization During the second year, quarterly debt principal amortization of \$2 million per quarter
Status Senior secured 2nd lien
Use of Proceeds/
Allocation
The bonds will be issued to certain vendors of the Issuer and the Bonds will be settled by conversion of debt and accrued but unpaid interests. For payables in other
currencies than USD, the official FX rate of the Cut Off Date shall be used to calculate the amount of bonds to be received by each vendor
Issuer's call options The Issuer may at any time redeem all or parts of the bonds at 100% of par value (plus accrued interest)
Security The security package shall comprise of (to the extent practical and legally possible): (1) second lien security over the multi-client library and shares issued by the
Guarantor owning such assets (ranking after TGS1); (2) second lien mortgage over all vessel and seismic equipment and shares issued by the Guarantors owing such
assets (ranking after Danske Bank, GIEK and Eksportkreditt2); (3) first lien security over the shares issued Axxis
Production AS and Axxis
Multi Client International AS;
and (4) security over any other material assets or subsidiaries acquired
Intercreditor
Agreement/
Stand-Still Period
An intercreditor
agreement at standard market terms will be entered into between i.a. the Trustee (on behalf of the bondholders), TGS, Danske Bank, GIEK,
Eksportkreditt, the Issuer and the Guarantors
Financial covenants Minimum Liquidity of at least USD 2m, considered as unrestricted cash
General undertakings General undertakings and information undertakings pursuant to Norwegian bond market standards, including i.a. restrictions on mergers and demergers, continuation of
business, arm's lengths transaction provisions, quarterly reporting requirements
Special undertakings Special undertakings pursuant to Norwegian bond market standards, including i.a. disposal of assets/business restrictions, financial indebtedness restrictions, negative
pledge, financial support restrictions, full negative pledge and restriction on debt related to subsidiary, assets and agreements related to the revenue sharing agreement
with WesternGeco, restrictions on transactions with group companies owing acquired financial indebtedness, listing of the Bonds
Dividend restrictions No dividend
Change of control Bondholder's put option at 101% of par value upon a change of control event
Listing Bonds will be freely tradable; listing on Nordic ABM may be an option
Governing law Norwegian law for bond agreement, applicable law for security documents
Trustee Nordic Trustee AS
Manager ABG Sundal
Collier ASA

3 1) In connection with the 2019 ocean bottom node survey at Utsira in the North Sea, AGS has a note payable to TGS in the amount of USD 6.3m 2) USD 1.5m in outstanding amount to Danske Bank, GIEK and Eksportkredit as per 2 April 2020

AGS | Leading Ocean Bottom Node seismic company with novel business and operating model

Business strategy and operations

  • Our operating model combines the multi-client business model with an opportunistic approach to attractive margins in the OBN contract segment
  • Asset light setup primarily based on chartering of vessels, leasing of nodes and crew on voyage contracts
  • A proprietary and agnostic node handling system provide the most efficient OBN data acquisition in the industry

Multi-Client, contracts and financials

  • Multi-Client library valued at USD 43 million1
  • Completed OBN survey for a large international client in Gulf of Suez and ongoing operation for Equinor in the North Sea into Q3 2020
  • Pipeline and tendering activity is encouraging from Q4 2020 and onwards
  • Q1-'20 revenue of USD ~46 million and EBIT margin of 25%

Proven operational model

  • Completed the largest OBN multi-client survey conducted in the North Sea prefunded by Aker BP and Equinor - attracting co-investment from TGS
  • Delivered OBN project for ONGC over the Mumbai High area (2019), Gulf of Suez for WesternGeco (2020) and currently working for Equinor on the NCS

2019: Completed OBN projects over the Mumbai High

2019: Completed the largest OBN multi-client survey conducted in the North Sea

Q1 highlights | High revenue quarter in Q1 and the strong operational performance has continued into Q2

Strong Q1 results and ongoing operation for Equinor

  • Revenues mainly driven by the project in Egypt
    • USD 42.4 million related to survey in the Gulf of Suez
    • Brazilian campaign of USD 2.5 million
  • EBITDA of USD 13.5 million, representing an EBITDA-margin of 29%
  • EBIT of USD 11.5 million, representing an EBIT-margin of 25%
  • During the quarter, AGS completed the Brazil source operation campaign with Neptune Naiad
  • Delivery of milestone Northern Utsira OBN project data in the North Sea
  • Received LOI from Equinor for a North Sea contract in February, signed final agreement in May 2020
    • Agreement for additional scope of work signed in beginning on June

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