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Fjord Defence Group ASA

Investor Presentation Oct 10, 2019

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Axxis Geo Solutions

October 2019

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AGS | Creating a leading Ocean Bottom Node seismic company with novel business and operating model

Business strategy and operations

  • AGS is an OBN seismic company with a novel business and operating model
  • Asset light setup primarily based on chartering of vessels and nodes, specialising in flexible and hands-on project management and executions
  • Currently operates five high-quality vessels, of which four vessels are chartered1
  • Proprietary technology-agnostic node handling system produced by Evotec
  • Successfully completed 1,215 km2 FF OBN project for ONGC over the Mumbai High area
    • EBITDA project margin ~20%
  • Completed the largest OBN survey conducted in the North Sea prefunded by Aker BP and attracting co-investment from TGS
    • Survey extended in 2019 to cover new block awards
  • 28 months LOI with large international player signed on 23 September
  • Recognised Q2 revenue and EBIT of USD ~42m and USD 15m respectively

USD 70m Completed OBN projects over the Mumbai High area – USD 70m project

~1,600 km2 OBN multi-client Working on the largest OBN survey conducted in the North Sea

Contract and backlog

Excellent position with novel approach in a growing USD >1bn Ocean Bottom Seismic market

Contract award on the back of a successfully proven delivery concept: New 28 vessel months LoI awarded following two major survey executed with excellent results in 2018/19

Solid management team: Track record of developing successful growth companies in the seismic industry

Strong customer value proposition: Fit-for-purpose seismic surveys designed in collaboration with clients, ensuring higher quality at lower cost

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Asset light business model: Flexible cost base linked to utilisation, enabled by proprietary node handling system fit for any node and any vessel

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5 Strong market fundamentals: Excellently positioned in the rapidly growing USD >1bn Ocean Bottom Seismic market with unique opportunity to achieve #1 market position over the next few years

Contract award on the back of a successfully proven concept 28 vessel months LoI awarded with large international player

AGS secures well funded additional work in collaboration with large international player

  • On 23 September AGS announced a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a large international seismic player for the establishment of a long-term OBN multi-client partnership
  • Upon formalization of the partnership, AGS expect to commence a large OBN Multi-Client survey in Q4-2019
  • The planned multi-client survey has an estimated scope of 28 vessel months, utilizing two source vessels and two receiver vessels. The project is well pre-funded
  • The LOI confirms AGS' ability to continue to be awarded non North Sea season work by utilising it's unique asset-light operational model coupled with best in class operational excellence demonstrated in recent campaigns by its dedicated crew personnel
  • AGS is currently scheduling for mobilization following completion of the survey for Aker BP in the North Sea

Successfully proven model – India USD 70m ONGC project completed on schedule in India

Contract won in cooperation with SAExploration (SAE)

  • Consortium comprising 70% AGS and 30% SAE SAE fronting bid due to existing strong relations with the client ONGC1
  • AGS awarded USD ~70m of contract value on 28 August 20182
  • AGS responsible for the entire offshore acquisition operation, and SAE provides onshore data processing support, contract holding and client interface
  • The survey comprises the first part of a larger 3 years acquisition program over the Mumbai High area – successful performance key for further contracts by ONGC
  • Contracts for possible expansions expected to be awarded by October/November 2019

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2) Total contract value of USD ~100m – AGS with 70% share

Successfully proven model – North Sea Executed major North Sea multi-client survey in '18/19

Seismic acquisition on Utsira in the North Sea

  • New pre-funding model for multi-client survey for mature production areas and new nearby exploration plays
  • Untendered, negotiated contract with high quality focus solid prefunding received
  • Largest ever North Sea OBN survey, at ~1,500 km2originally
    • Survey extended in 2019 to cover new block awards
  • During 2019, 5 vessel operation over existing acquisition; 2 node handling vessels + 3 source vessels
  • Very high production during 2019 season overachieving estimates
  • High-end data processing with DUG in London
  • Significant interest in expanding or broaden survey with additional surveys in 2019 – 2021 potentially increasing capacity to 5,000 km2 per season starting by using 2 crews from 2020 season on

Successfully proven model – North Sea TGS collaboration validating our North Sea approach

  • Strategic collaboration between AGS and TGS for multi-client ("MC") OBN projects in the core part of the central North Sea
  • Working as equal partners to develop new opportunities
  • TGS co-investment in AGS' Utsira project for Aker BP validates AGS' assessment of the survey – 50/50 revenue recognition

AGS benefits

  • Providing and co-owning data from largest multi-client OBN program in the North Sea
  • Building backlog of multi-client projects
  • Building library with future 4D opportunities
  • Balancing financial and business risk
  • Accessing TGS' capabilities in geology & geophysics, data processing, and marketing/late sale

E&P companies have for a long time recognised that OBN can deliver a significant uplift in data quality. Technology development and operational efficiencies are bringing costs down to a level where large-scale exploration node surveys are becoming an attractive option to support exploration and drilling decisions. This is TGS' second OBN announcement related to 2019 investments and we are excited by the momentum that we see in this market " "

Successfully proven model – North Sea and India Already proven metrics superior to all competitors

Key takeaways

  • Triple-source acquisition gives 50% efficiency gain compared to dual source
  • 20% organic productivity increase compared to 2018

    • − Improved receiver and source efficiency
    • − Improved vessel efficiency
    • − Handling system refinements and improvements over the past 12 months
    • − Current nodal fleet more suited to task than in 2018

9 1) 12km2 for the ONGC project – equivalent to 18km2 in the North Sea. North Sea production corresponds to 1.5x ONGC production

Successfully proven model – Best in class operational efficiency AGS perform OBS surveys more efficiently than peers

AGS is laying and picking nodes 2-3x faster than competitors

Successfully proven model – Q2 figures and growth opportunities Record Q2 and attractive opportunities in a growing market

Strong track record combined with long-term partnerships make AGS well positioned

  • Following full operation and excellent efficiency, AGS successfully completed the OBN project for ONGC in Q2-19
  • During the quarter, AGS achieved record operational results, outperforming competitors
  • Achieved >700 km2 Full Fold during Q2, equivalent to >350 km2 / crew month in the North Sea

  • Proven best in class metrics and close dialog with several major oil companies making AGS well positioned in the current OBN market
  • No customer or regional dependence enabling growth where AGS sees best fit in terms of operation and profitability
  • In addition to several proprietary tenders, AGS is seeing the possibility to gain a first mover advantage in the multi-client OBN market
  • With its asset light model, core competence and proprietary technology, AGS has the necessary competitive edge to pursue exiting market opportunities

Solid management team Management team with proven value creation

Management with more than USD 1bn in project revenues through more than 100 executed surveys

Experience from establishing, developing and leading successful seismic ventures

Management

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Lee Parker – CEO and co-founder

30 years of various leadership positions as an oilfield services executive. Co-founder of Axxis Geo Solutions and current president

Svein Knudsen – CFO

11 years experience as CFO with EMGS and senior roles in the finance and treasury functions at PGS, as well as two years with Nordea Bank

Selected experience

Rick Dunlop – EVP Operations and cofounder

35 years of broad global experience in the geophysical services industry in roles from Project Manager to Senior Vice President in a US company

Selected experience

Board of Directors

Rolf Ronningen Selected experience – Chairman

35 years of seismic industry experience and has held senior positions at GECO, PGS, Eastern Echo Ltd and Polarcus

Selected experience Jogeir Romestrand – Board member and co-founder of Axxis Geo Solutions

30 years in the oil service business, holding various senior positions which include several directorships

15 years of international board and management experience, currently CEO in Arne Blystad AS

Nina Skage

Managing Director at Norwegian School of Economics and business administration (NHH) and several board positions, including Havila Shipping

20 years' experience as a lawyer and is currently Head of Legal

Founder and CEO of House of Math and held various

30 years of international board and management experience with Havila Shipping ASA and ODIM ASA

in Topaz Energy and Marine Limited

board positions in academia

Selected experience Eirin Inderberg

Selected experience Vibeke Fængsrud

Manager >34 years experience in the oil exploration industry worldwide across a varied range of exploration

methods

Selected experience Fredrik Platou

Selected experience

Strong customer value proposition Delivering seismic data matching customers' true demand

Supporting customers as a one-stop-shop partner

Optimised
survey design
Flexible
configuration
Quality
seismic data
Speaking
partner:
feasibility
studies, survey
design, spread
configuration
etc.
Complete
flexibility on
field
acquisition:
vessels,
nodes, design,
timing
Delivering
tailor-made
(processed)
seismic data

Enabled by a strong organisation

• Target: Delivering fit-for-purpose seismic solutions, in close collaboration with clients

• Experienced people with extensive industry network, technical knowhow and engaged sales culture

• Pool of industry experts available to complement in-house expertise based around asset light model – insourcing of competence which clients feel comfortable with

Asset light business model Flexible cost base linked to utilisation

Expenses linked to utilisation – no cash burn on sunk invested capital

Vessels Flexible vessel capacity – combination of one owned vessel and multiple shortterm leases Node agnostic handling system, no capex and R&D for own equipment – nodes currently leased from Geospace Seismic crew mainly on voyage contracts – Havila, Remøy Shipping and Sanco provide marine services Nodes Crew Leasing overview – flexible setup and cost base easily adjustable in-line with market activity Abundant access to vessels – any vessel, including PSVs, can carry AGS' proprietary node handling system Nodes to be leased from any supplier A simplified, low cost method for node deployment requiring limited Setup links the cost base to utilisation and activity Proven ability to rapidly adjust

  • Avoiding pitfalls of seasonal utilisation discrepancies in conventional marine acquisition
  • investments
  • capacity, demonstrated by ramp-up of 150 crew members in a few weeks for the ONGC operation in India

Asset light business model Project organisation with proven ability for rapid ramp-up

Traditional seismic players – asset heavy

Cost Time Project period Project period SGA Vessel and node cost Crew OPEX High cash burn in downturns

  • "Exporting" land-based acquisition project culture to the marine market - ensuring quick ramp-up, high utilisation and cost flexibility
  • Operating model proven at Aker BP operation; ~80 people added to base crew of 40 in a matter of weeks
  • Project organisation procuring commodity vessel and crewing services from external suppliers

Asset light business model High operational flexibility with minimal capex requirements

Technology-agnostic system for attaching nodes on a rope

  • Configured to hold the rope still while nodes are attached
  • Solid and reliable operation
  • Simple and low cost system which cost only USD ~2m to produce
  • Nodes can be deployed in speeds up to 6 knots

Easy to fit on vessels – low upfront capex requirements

  • Node agnostic handling system allows for flexibility in system choice
    • ‒ De-risks project scheduling issues
    • ‒ Allows adoption of emerging technologies quickly
  • Handling system can be attached to any vessel, including PSVs
    • ‒ Requires minimal additional modifications on vessels

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The Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) market Large opportunities for brownfield projects in shallow and midwater areas

Targeting shallow and midwater areas – constituting 60-70% of the OBS market

AGS will predominantly target brownfield projects

  • Less cyclical than greenfield, with more diversified customer
  • Part of production budgets rather than exploration budgets
  • Strong client demand operators realise high RoI on OBS

Attractive position First mover advantage in the emerging multi-client market

  • First mover advantage in OBS multi-client market
    • ‒ Limited OBS multi-client data available
  • Attractive channels for sourcing both contract and multi-client work:
    • ‒ Public tenders
    • ‒ Bilateral discussions with E&P companies, where AGS proposes survey designs for relevant assets

Attractive position Strong tendering activity and project pipeline for 2019/2020

  • Current tendering activity for 2019 demonstrates the attractive market growth prospects
  • AGS in exclusive negotiations for 2 projects, of which one in North Sea and one in West Africa
  • Several high-value tenders similar to the AkerBP contract
  • Majority of tenders requires 4,000-8,000 nodes and a 2-4 vessel configuration
  • Several contracts for H2-19 and 2020 to be awarded in the coming months
  • Attractive regional diversification allowing for work outside North Sea during winter months
  • Highly diversified group of customers
  • In June 2019, AGS signed a Global Master Service Agreement with a Major International Oil Company
    • − Received first contract for services in the North Sea. The company expects to execute on the work program during 2020 North Sea seasons

Appendix

Intro to OBS Overview of streamer seismic surveys vs. OBS

  • P-waves (pressure waves) are reflected from the ocean bottom and recorded
  • Conventional seismic where the receivers are towed behind a boat

Ocean bottom seismic

  • Sensors/geophones are stationary on the seabed (cable or nodes)
  • Both P-waves (pressure waves) and S-waves (shear waves) are recorded

Traditional streamer seismic Advantages with ocean bottom seismic

  • Much better picture of the underground (partly because receivers on the ocean floor are able to register a sound wave that does not travel through water, the so called S-wave, as opposed to only Pwaves, which travel through water
  • increases reservoir understanding and The additional data from S-waves provides superior imaging quality and higher resolution data
  • IRRs in brownfield Quiet recording environment and avoids having the weather contaminate the seismic data
    • Stationary sensors: Avoids the noise generated from conventional towing and receiver motion correction
    • Full azimuth due to the possibility of having sources and receivers completely detached from each other
    • Possible to collect data close to existing infrastructure

Intro to OBS Overview of contract vs. multi-client seismic

  • Contract work where relevant E&P companies enter into direct and sole agreements with the seismic company – opportunity for the E&P company to customize survey design
  • Acquired seismic data belongs to the client
  • One time sale of the acquired data with pricing above acquisition cost in order to create profit for the seismic company – lower project risk

Contract projects – seismic data belongs to the client Multi-client projects – seismic data belongs to the seismic player

  • Multi-client projects are surveys that are done without a specific contract with a client but rather undertaken by the seismic survey companies on a speculative basis
  • Acquired seismic data belongs to the seismic company (called multi-client library on the balance sheet)
  • Sale of acquired data multiple times with price per sale (usually) below acquisition cost – higher project risk as one must sell the library several times in order to generate profit

Shareholder overview

Shareholders of AGS

No Investor Share (%) # of shares Country
1 Songa Investments As 15.95% 3,399,283 NOR
2 Havila Holding As 14.81% 3,156,041 NOR
3 Rome As 11.49% 2,449,257 NOR
4 Bruheim Bjarte Henry 11.13% 2,371,657 NOR
5 W2 Seismic As 8.29% 1,765,561 NOR
6 Trh As 4.07% 866,839 NOR
7 J.P. Morgan Securities Llc 3.30% 703,618 USA
8 Johs. Hansen Rederi As 3.11% 663,012 NOR
9 Ronja Capital As 3.02% 644,000 NOR
10 Remco As 2.54% 540,854 NOR
11 Alcides Shipping As 2.12% 450,712 NOR
12 Ajea Invest As 2.08% 444,000 NOR
13 Kjølås Stansekniver As 1.88% 400,000 NOR
14 Stette Invest As 1.88% 400,000 NOR
15 Abg Sundal Collier Asa Meglerkonto U 1.35% 288,455 NOR
16 Bjørnulf A/S 1.22% 260,862 NOR
17 Krefting As 0.85% 180,885 NOR
18 Urbanium Gruppen As 0.85% 180,285 NOR
19 Grant Invest As 0.56% 120,190 NOR
20 Canomaro Shipping As 0.49% 104,627 NOR
Total top 20 shareholders 90.99% 19,390,138
Other 9.01% 1,919,799
Total 100.00% 21,309,937

Comments

  • In the merger with Songa Bulk ASA, the shareholders of AGS received in total 1,029,636,885 of consideration shares, with 1.4 consideration shares per one (1) share of AGS
  • Former shareholders of Axxis Geo Solutions constituted 96.6% of the combined entity after completion of the merger

At the annual general meeting held on 16 May 2019, AGS resolved to carry out a 1:50 reverse share split.

– Following the reversed share split, the number of outstanding shares was reduced to 21,309,937 (including the Consideration Shares)

Solid management team Extensive international experience

Strong customer value proposition In-house core capabilities + high quality partners

In house 3 rd party Legend

In-house core capabilities + cooperation with renowned partners ensures sustained value creation
Deal origination Survey design and
feasibility study
Field acquisition Processing
Field acquisition competence
Nodes: Partners Partners
Marine & Crew: Partners
Vessels: Partners
Deal origination and sales
managed by experienced AGS
team
In-house competence
supported by third parties
depending on project demand
+
Asset management partners
Core in-house field acquisition
competence
Multiple third party suppliers
Strategic collaboration with
TGS

Asset light business model providing scalability and flexibility

AGS organisation Marine partners Node leasing Seismic data processing
Lean organisation, low overhead
and limited fixed asset –
offshore
to onshore ratio of 15:11
+
Others

25 1) Implying that most of AGS' employees are working offshore. As the majority is in voyage contracts, salary expenses are also linked to utilisation

Asset light business model Flexible fleet adapted to a wide range of vessel configurations

Asset light business model Secure supply of nodes upon demand

9,000 nodes secured on "perpetual" lease…

  • AGS leases 9,000 OBX nodes and associated ship based equipment from Geospace which had a minimum commitment of 6 months (terms agreed in 2018)
  • As AGS is now past the 6 months minimum commitment period, AGS can either keep the nodes at its discretion or return the nodes at any point in time
  • The lease agreement is based on attractive terms following on usage/non usage

…and excess nodes available upon demand

  • Access to first set of additional nodes with a 3 months lead time from order, followed by 500 nodes per week1 to build additional nodes if not in inventory
  • Minimum contract period of only 6 months
  • As AGS is node agnostic, the company sees nodes as a commodity and does not expect to experience any shortage of access in the medium/long term

  • Once deployed, the nodes can collect seismic data continuously for up to 45 days
  • During AGS' operation in the North Sea and India, the nodes achieved < 1% data failure

>2,000 km2

of nodes on the seafloor during the India ONGC project

27 Source: Geospace website 1) Implying that the first 500 nodes in an order of i.e 5,000 will be delivered within 3 months and the remaining 4,500 nodes will be available within the following 9 weeks

The Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) market Ongoing technology shift substantially boosting OBS

Strong market forces driving sustainable growth outlook for the OBS market

Strong customer value proposition OBS - the next generation seismic

Superior imaging quality with up to 50x more data per km2compared to traditional towed streamer 3D seismic1

Financial information – income statement and balance sheet

Consolidated income statement (USDm) Consolidated balance sheet (USDm)
P&L (segment reporting) YE-18 Q1-19 Q2-19 YTD Q2-19
Multi-client 15.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Contract 6.6 26.6 42.2 68.7
Gross Revenue 22.0 26.6 42.2 68.7
Vessel cost -28.8 -12.1 -15.3 -27.4
Crew & project management -9.6 -4.7 -6.4 -11.1
Seismic, source and node equipment -17.6 -5.9 -7.2 -13.1
Other operating expenses -8.7 -3.7 -1.9 -5.6
Mobilization (net) 3.4 -2.1 -1.4 -3.4
Multi-client capitalization 26.7 3.2 9.6 12.7
Joint operation share of costs 28.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total cost of sales -6.2 -25.4 -22.6 -47.9
Personnel and other expenses -5.2 -1.1 -3.1 -4.1
EBITDA 10.5 0.1 16.5 16.6
EBITDA-margin 47.9% 0.5% 39.1% 24.2%
Depreciation & Amortization -12.8 -1.1 -1.2 -2.4
EBIT -2.3 -1.0 15.3 14.3
EBIT -margin -10.3% -3.8% 36.2% 20.7%
Financial items -1.6 -0.3 -1.6 -1.9
Profit (loss) before tax -3.9 -1.3 13.7 12.4
Taxes 0.3 0.0 -2.9 -2.9
Profit (loss) for the period -3.6 -1.3 10.8 9.5
Assets 31.12.2018 30.06.2019
Goodwill 2.0 1.9
Multi-client library 26.7 38.3
Deferred tax asset 4.9 1.9
Property, plant and equipment 17.1 17.6
Other non-current assets 0.1 0.0
Total non-current assets 50.7 59.6
Inventories 2.1 2.9
Trade receivables 4.2 28.9
Other current assets 6.9 14.0
Bank deposits, cash in hand 8.2 0.6
Total current assets 21.4 46.4
Total assets 72.1 106.0
Equity and Liabilities 31.12.2018 30.06.2019
Share capital and other paid in capital 12.2 23.1
Other reserves -8.6 1.5
Total equity 3.6 24.6
Interest bearing debt - 0.2
Total non current liabilities - 0.2
Borrowings current 3.7 3.1
Trade payables 22.2 25.1
Contract liabilities 19.1 18.3
Other current liabilities 23.5 34.7
Total current liabilities 68.5 81.1
Total liabilities 68.5 81.4

Current legal structure for AGS

Asset light business model Capable fleet of vessels chartered on attractive terms

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Norway

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