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Edda Wind AS — Investor Presentation 2024
Jun 25, 2024
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Edda Wind
Company presentation June 2024
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Reinforcing Edda Wind as the leading C/SOV provider
2023 2024 2025-2026
Geveran, Wilhelmsen and EPS Ventures taking the leading ownership position with a unified view on the strategy and strong growth ambitions
Measures taken to resolve gangway systems and ensure delivery of the most reliable fleet and operations with financial capacity to refocus on value creation
Launching "Enabler" and rebranding all vessels as well as moving vessel management in-house over time and driving scale to enhance economics
Continued strong contracting momentum evidenced by recent Sudri Enabler announcement a testimony to a reputable market standing
#1 Global leading C/SOV and
vessels service provider1
Strong ownership constellation with coherent view on growth strategy and positioning
Strong platform for value creation with an attractive asset base and financial capacity
Source: Company information 1) Measured by number of vessels 4
2018 – 2022
Proven ability to move vessels directly from construction to attractive contracts
Sudri Enabler fully booked on attractive contracts
Edda Wind is demonstrating its ability to move vessels directly from construction to attractive contracts evidenced by Sudri Enabler
The vessel is set to commence operations for a large international Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contractor straight after delivery, commissioning and testing
Following work with the EPCI contractor, Sudri Enabler is planned to commence operations for Vestas from Q2 2025 and is fully booked to the end of 2025, with options extending into 2026
~6 Straight quarters of employment booked on firm short-term charters prior to vessel delivery
close to 100%
Employment booked on short-term charter contracts next ~1.5 years
Edda Wind extends its trackrecord of moving vessels directly from construction to attractive contracts – six newbuilds coming to market 2024-2025

Strong business momentum and newbuild program progressing as planned
Strong business momentum

Favourable demand outlook for C/SOV vessels
- Edda Wind is experiencing increased tendering activity
Delays and unscheduled work at wind farms resulting in additional work for CSOVs
High seasonal dayrates observed for the CSOV market driven by limited "tier 1" vessel availability
Edda Nordri commenced short-term contract for Vestas in Q1 in line with fleet strategy, marking the entry into the short-term commissioning segment

Most of newbuilds expected to follow Edda Nordri into short-term commissioning charters upon delivery
Expected deliveries in 2024

- Delivered from yard in March 2024
- Undergoing repairs from incident – expected to commence operations during July

- Expected delivery from Astilleros Gondán in Q2 2024
- Employment booked for the next ~1.5 years

• Expected delivery from Astilleros Gondán in Q4 2024
Expected deliveries in 2025-2026
Expected delivery Vard, Norway in Q1 2025

Expected delivery Vard, Norway in Q1 2025

Expected delivery from Astilleros Gondán in Q2 2025

Expected delivery Vard, Vietnam in Q2 2025

Expected delivery Vard, Vietnam in Q1 2026
Goelo Enabler now on route to commence operations in July
Set to commence operations with rental gangway in July
- Goelo Enabler is set to be the permanent vessel for the Siemens Gamesa contract on the Saint-Brieuc wind farm
- Goelo Enabler was delivered from yard in March 2024, however an incident during Harbour Acceptance Test delayed commencement of operation which was set to start in May 2024
- The vessel is now on route to commence operations early July 2024 with a rental gangway which is to be replaced by the original gangway in November/December 2024, in time for Edda Nordri or C503 to be ready to act as substitute during the repair period
- Edda Wind expects the repair cost to be covered by insurance (net of deductibles), but Edda Wind has and will occur costs related to frontrunners until early July. In addition, Edda Wind will occur indirect / direct costs related to loss of external revenue during mobilisation and demobilisation period


Gangway system upgraded, enhancing reliability, performance and economics visibility
Gangway system upgrades
- ensure high reliability and performance, Edda Wind took three vessels out of operation in Q1 2024 to do repairs and modifications on the gangway systems
- Robust solutions were successfully implemented, and all vessels are back on hire with enhanced utilisation / uptime / reliability
- Edda Wind has initiated a new and significantly more comprehensive gangway testing programme for newbuilds
- New testing programme will not impact delivery time or cost of vessels under construction
All delivered newbuilds successfully upgraded1

Critical steps successfully executed by the organisation to ensure reliability and delivery as planned for customers
Source: Company information
Photo: George Saunders
1) Edda Nordri is planning a minor upgrade between jobs (approx. 2 weeks) during Q4 2024 / Q1 2025
Expected cost reduction from economies of scale, in-housing of management and other efficiencies
Clear steps to enhance fleet economics based on designated activities
Economics of scale, in-housing and further efficiency drive economics
Edda Wind will gradually take over the management of its vessels from Q3 2024, which adds flexibility and optimisation ability
Strengthening the organisation with highly experienced operational employees to manage the vessels, including vessel managers, technical operators, gangway specialists
Building a lean and profitability-driven organisation with expected scale benefits as the vessels are commencing operations
Strengthening administrative functions to do all vessel and organisational management
Organisation has grown from 6 FTEs in mid 2023 to 23 FTEs currently – some additional FTEs expected to join during 2024-2025 following management take-over


Technical operators


Administrative functions
Economics of scale combined with lean organisation to enhance economics and value creation
Market fundamentals remain strong
Strong growth expected in # of turbines1… …resulting in high demand for C/SOVs1

Cumulative # of turbines (in thousands) # of vessels
Source: Clarksons Offshore & Renewables
- 1) Figures excluding China
- 2) Measured in GW

Disciplined supply and steadily increasing newbuilding prices support high C/SOV economics
The supply side remains disciplined1…

…and yard newbuilding prices are increasing2…

…leading to strong outlook for C/SOV economics

Source: Clarksons Offshore & Renewables, Equity research reports
- 1) Figures excluding China
- 2) CSOV class (LOA 85-90m / DP2 / POB 90-120 / Integrated MCG with height adjustability / MCC 5t 3D), Asia: India/Vietnam/Sri Lanka. Spain prices including Spanish Tax Lease
- 3) Average annual dayrate (minimum) used as proxy for annual rate
- 4) Analyst consensus: ABGSC, Arctic, Carnegie, Clarksons, Fearnleys, SB1M
Strong and attractive backlog
Total backlog of EUR 439m in place (firm backlog of EUR 328m) 1

Source: Company information
1) The total revenue backlog comprises firm contracts as well as contractual options. The «firm» backlog are contracts which have been entered into with customers, and these contracts can be cancelled by customers under given circumstances and are in general subject to certain terms and conditions. "Options" are options to extend firms contracts, and such options can be extended at the discretion of the respective customer. As such, the "option" backlog is subject to such extensions. The backlog includes the contribution from vessel day rates as well as victualling revenue for certain additional services onboard. This definition applies to all references to backlog in this presentation. Numbers as of Q1 2024, but included new contract for Sudri Enabler
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Majority of existing fleet on long-term contracts – newbuilds more tilted towards commissioning
| Vessel | Type | Client | Start1 | End | Option | Location | '24 | '25 | '26 | '27 | '28 | '29 | '30 | '31 | '32 |
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| Edda Mistral | SOV | Sep-18 | Sept-25 | 3x1 year | Hornsea One wind farm, UK |
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| Edda Brint | SOV | Mar-23 | May-37 | Up to 1.6 years | Seagreen wind farm, UK |
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| Goelo Enabler | SOV | Q4-23 | Q3-28 | <1 year | Saint-Brieuc, wind farm, France |
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| Edda Breeze | CSOV | Apr-21 | Apr-32 | Up to 2.6 years | BARD Offshore 1 wind farm, Germany |
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| Edda Boreas | CSOV | Q3-23 | Q2-25 | 1 year | Dogger Bank wind farms, UK |
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| Edda Nordri | CSOV | Q1-24 | Q1-26 | < 1 year | Northern Europe | ||||||||||
| Sudri Enabler |
CSOV | EPCI + contractor |
Q3-24 | Q4-25 | < 1 year | Northern Europe | |||||||||
| C503 | CSOV | Q4-24 | |||||||||||||
| C504 | CSOV | Q2-25 | |||||||||||||
| NB965 | CSOV | Q1-25 | |||||||||||||
| NB966 | CSOV | Q1-25 | |||||||||||||
| NB967 | CSOV | Q2-25 | |||||||||||||
| NB968 | CSOV | Q1-26 | |||||||||||||
| Under construction | Firm contract | Option period |
Source: Company information 1) Planned delivery for vessels under construction 13
Strong vessel economics and returns – expected day rates 2026E currently at EUR 44,0001
Illustrative vessel economics for CSOV newbuilds at different day rate levels2

Source: Equity research reports
1) Analyst consensus: ABGSC, Arctic, Carnegie, Clarksons, Fearnleys, SB1M
2) Illustrative sensitivity to day rates based on EUR 63m yard price, 30 year vessel lifetime, EUR 3,000 victualling revenue per day, EUR 12,500 opex per day (excl. victualling opex), EUR 1,000 victualling opex per day, dry dock provisions of EUR 1,095 per day, leverage of 60% of yard price with 15 year repayment period at 5% interest rate and 2% inflation. IRR and cash flow yield incl. dry dock provisions, EBITDA excl. dry dock provisions.
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3) Figures for first year in operation 4) Does not take into account the pre delivery / construction period
Significant open capacity well timed to take advantage of rising C/SOV day rates

Source: Company information, Equity research reports
1) Analyst consensus: ABGSC, Arctic, Carnegie, Clarksons, Fearnleys, SB1M
Well positioned in a market with high entry barriers, scale benefits and financing requirements
Several hard to replicate competitive pillars
| Importance of track-record | Scale benefits | Financial strength | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information and tender access Efficient, mission-critical client service |
Several operational benefits from large and unified fleet |
Strong owners and modern fleet ensures advantageous position |
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| Rigorous delivery on HSE | Improved bargaining power across the value chain |
Increased ability to secure competitive financing to drive returns |
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| Operational experience to design Know-how to reach zero emission |
Several clear evidence observed

Qualitative criteria trumps price in

Limited real contenders, track-record key in RFI/RFQ

Experience and competence is a key selection criterion
Delivering on a broad scope of work for its clients
Focused design philosophy Safely delivering all
Personnel- and cargo transfers in harsh environments
Minimal manual handling of cargo and goods
Efficient workflow and deck utilisation for technicians
Level-free environment / stepless approach
High comfort and welfare – single outside cabins for all in the SOVs, 86-101 cabins in the CSOVs
Fuel efficient and low emission – zero-emission ready
aspects to operation & crewing of the vessel A
Facilities and accommodation
- Client accommodation
- Communication, internet & infotainment
- Personnel tracking system
- Catering, laundry and housekeeping
- Office, change room and hospital facilities
- Helicopter landing deck / Heli winch zone

Services and operations
B
Motion compensated personnel transfer Work boat incl. ship-to-shore capability Motion compensated cargo handling (on sea) Crew transfer landing & refuelling capability Warehouse, workshop and garbage facilities Daily reporting
Summary key investment highlights
C/SOV market leader 1 1 with a fleet comprising of 13 vessels (incl. newbuildings)
2 Operational track record and successful systems upgrades improving reliability and performance
3 Significant contract backlog with leading clients, mixed with attractive market exposure
Tight market with increasing dayrates observed combined with a strong demand outlook protected by increasing newbuilding prices
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5 Robust financing platform, with long-tenure debt financing fixed at attractive interest rate
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