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Hexagon Composites — Investor Presentation 2024
Aug 15, 2024
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Q2 2024
Knut Flakk, Chair of the Board David Bandele, CFO
15 August 2024

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Our Vision Clean Air Everywhere
Our Purpose Driving Energy Transformation
Our Values Integrity and Drive

Contributing to the green energy transition
In the first half of 2024, our solutions enabled the avoidance of
537,790
metric tons of CO2 equivalents
Equal to removing ~120,000 petroleum cars off the road for one year
Hexagon's near-term and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets were validated in July 2024.

DRIVING AMBITIOUS CORPORATE CLIMATE ACTION

Key highlights Q2 was a solid quarter with significant margin growth, and we are on track to meet our 2024 targets¹




Hexagon Agility received significant new orders



Key highlights Hexagon Agility receives USD 57.7 million order from UPS, a frontrunner in the X15N natural gas engine
- · New order with estimated value USD 57.7 million (approx. NOK 620 million)
- · Renewed master agreement for 3 years
- · Confirms continued momentum for renewable natural gas, despite a soft North American freight market.

Key highlights Mobile Pipeline receives USD 12.8 million order from a global gas company - the largest single order to date for an industrial gas
- · The order supports the diversification of Mobile Pipeline applications
- · Delivered all-time high revenues in the first half of 2024

Revenue, 12M rolling

Key highlights Hexagon Purus launched the TERN® truck
Morten Holum CEO Hensgin Pulla

ZEROVA
HEXAGON®
The Tern RC-8 is a groundbreaking heavy-duty battery electric truck tailored for regional & city use in North America

Tern trucks will be available exclusively through Hino's dealer network and will leverage that network for aftermarket service & support

Initial launch of Tern Trucks with selected dealers in California on the back of current strong zero-emission demand

11 Picture credit: Hino Trucks
Key highlight Successful sale of Hexagon Ragasco to Worthington Enterprises
- · We have developed Hexagon Ragasco to become the world leader in composite LPG cylinders with more than 22+ million cylinders sold to over 100 countries
- The transaction enables Hexagon Ragasco to grow in new geographies and verticals
- Substantially strengthens Hexagon's balance sheet and positions the Group for strong growth in high pressure systems
Q2 2024 Financials
- Higher heavy-duty Truck volumes
- · Accelerated margin increase
- Strengthened balance sheet o

Successful transactions in the second quarter

Hexagon Ragasco to Worthington Enterprises
- Agreement completed on 3 June
- · Hexagon Ragasco sale at enterprise value of NOK 1 050m with earn-out component -50 million to +100 million
- Net gain of NOK 677 million
- · Hexagon Ragasco reclassified and presented as discontinued operations

Acquired 49% of Worthington Enterprises' Sustainable Energy Solutions business
- · Agreement signed and closed on 29 May
- · SES acquisition of 49% for NOK 114 million
- · SES classified as an associated company accounted for by use of the equity method

Q2 2024 Financial Highlights
Accelerated margin recovery sets up stronger second-half of year

- · Solid Group revenues of NOK ~1.15 billion
- Record-high EBITDA of NOK 137 million excl. Hexagon Ragasco
- Substantial margin increase to 12%
- · · Net debt at 753 million, leverage reduced to 1.6x after sale of Hexagon Ragasco

Hexagon Agility Margin appreciation from strong Mobile Pipeline and uptick in Truck volume
EBITDA

- · Strong Mobile Pipeline revenue and performance
- · 2.6x pick-up in heavy-duty Truck sales vs. low Q1
- Recovering Truck volumes driving further EBITDA margin gains

Revenue
Hexagon Agility Significant quoting activity with fleets for X15N Natural Gas engine powered trucks, with orders to follow

Hexagon Digital Wave High activity in MAE Mobile Pipeline trailer testing

- Increased revenues by 13%
- Pick up in UE machine volumes from low Q1
- · Modest profit due to continued growth opex year-over-year


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Hexagon Group What is at the core of Hexagon's success?

2000
Making composites cost competitive
2024
Making alternative fuel systems cost competitive
》 To enable the green shift > To stay ahead of the competition
Strengthened portfolio, focused on high-pressure gas and alternative fuel solutions


Hexagon Agility The X15N engine unlocks the long-haul segment, tripling our addressable market for fuel systems
US heavy-duty truck addressable market for natural gas solutions (# trucks sold per year)

Hexagon Agility
Continued momentum for X15N natural gas engine and RNG
- Cummins X15N engine with Hexagon Agility's high-capacity RNG fuel systems matches diesel on power, range and reliability
- · Kenworth and Peterbilt confirmed production start of trucks with X15N in Q3 2024
- · Heavy-duty fueling stations expansion, leading indicator of incoming powertrain demand

HEXACION

Number of vehicles per 2023. Source: 2023 Sustainability reports WM, UPS and Amazon
Hexagon Agility The adoption of renewable natural gas is accelerating
- · In 2023, 79% of on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles was RNG, up from 69% the previous year.
- · RNG has the lowest carbon intensity of any alternative fuel
- · RNG is interchangeable with CNG and can decarbonize transportation, homes and industries.


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Hexagon Agility Mobile Pipeline® is essential to renewable natural gas supply chains


Hexagon Agility Mobile Pipeline has pioneered the market and enabled high-pressure gas to be transported and used competitively without a fixed pipeline

The world's largest composite cylinders.
lighter compared to steel cylinders

Hexagon Agility Strong growth in the past years and the largest fleet of composite modules in operation

Selected customers

modules worldwide
2,000+
market share in North America
~60%
Hexagon Agility Stranded RNG will drive geographic market expansion of Mobile Pipeline®
Americas
- Sustainability targets drive RNG production and demand
- · · Decarbonization of energy intensive businesses
- · Growing use of natural gas vehicles increases need for mobile refueling
Europe
Increased production of RNG due to environmental regulations and energy security
Asia / Middle East
Natural gas needed for domestic use. Lack of pipeline infrastructure, with several stranded gas sources
Hexagon Agility Increased capacity in Mobile Pipeline to meet future demand



Mobile Pipeline cylinder capacity

Key takeaways
Established market leader serving large and demanding blue-chip customers In pole position to capture significant growth from the renewable natural gas sector
On track to deliver on 2024 targets, adjusted for sale of Hexagon Ragasco


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Gain from sale of Hexagon Ragasco


- * The Ecclow amount represents a contingent con-out component which has been recognized as a part of the baseline consideration
- ** Balance sheet adjustments represent net debt and working capital adjustments
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** Transction colul in deal and egal and established in the base payments interners and bonus in mangement and employees of Hall million
Re-presentation of historical Group financials with Hexagon Ragasco as discontinued operations (example of 2023 re-presented below)
| NOKm | 2023 Hexagon Group as reported |
hereof Hexagon Ragasco fully consolidated |
"Hexagon ex Ragasco" before elims. |
Reversal group elims. w/ Ragasco |
Hexagon Ragasco presented net as discont. operations |
2023 Hexagon Group re-presented |
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| Continuing operations | Revenues | 5 186 | 679 | 4 507 | 19 | 4 526 | |
| EBITDA | 480 | 114 | 366 | 366 | |||
| EBITDA margin | 9% | 17% | 8% | 8% | |||
| EBIT | 221 | 76 | 145 | 145 | |||
| EBIT-margin | 4% | 11% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Profit/loss from associates | - 177 | O | - 177 | - 177 | |||
| Impairment loss on associates | - 702 | O | - 702 | - 702 | |||
| Net financial items | - 276 | 7 | - 283 | - 283 | |||
| Profit before tax | - 933 | 83 C |
- 1 016 | - 1 016 | |||
| Profit after tax | - 941 | 73 | - 1 014 | - 1 014 | |||
| Discontinued operations |
Profit after tax from discont. ops. - Purus | - 302 | A = 1 | - 302 | - 302 | ||
| Profit after tax from discont. ops. - Ragasco | A 73 1 |
73 | |||||
| Gain from deconsolidation - Purus | 2 351 | 2 351 | 2 351 | ||||
| Profit after tax from disc. operations | 2 050 | 2 050 | 2 122 | ||||
| Total profit after tax | 1 109 | 73 | 1 036 | 1 109 |
2023 P&L from reported to re-presented

Hexagon Group leverage

NIBD / EBITDA LTM

Comments
- Following the sale of Hexagon Ragasco, net-interest bearing bank debt is reduced to NOK 753 million as of Q2, compared to NOK 1 526 million end of Q1.
- NIBD reduced to 1.6x during the quarter.
- Available liquidity of NOK ~1.4 billion as at end of quarter
Hexagon proforma financial highlights (1/4)

Hexagon Group as reported (incl. Ragasco)
Hexagon Group continuing operations (excl. Ragasco)1

- · Hexagon Group (continuing operations) provides clean solutions with strong ESG benefits
- Hexagon Agility: (renewable) natural gas fuel systems for commercial vehicles and gas distribution solutions
- Digital Wave: smart technology for monitoring and testing circular economy by extending life expectancy

() Heagon Ragaco was sold o Worthington Energring and comparablit) purposes been presented as discontinued operations Hitorical financial for the Group have been te presented continuing operations only Continuing operating segments Hexagon Agility and Heragon Digital Wave in addition to Corporate overhead finctions.
Hexagon proforma financial highlights (2/4)

- · Hexagon Agility provides (renewable) natural gas clean mobility solutions for Heavy and Medium Duty Vehicles, Mobile Pipeline, and Light-Duty Vehicles
- Global leading provider within markets including Heavy-Duty/ Medium-Duty Trucks, Refuse Truck, Transit Bus, Gas Transportation, Mobile Refueling units and Passenger cars
Hexagon revenue split (after eliminations)
Fuel systems commercial vehicles (medium and heavy-duty vehicles) NOKm

Mobile Pipeline1
NOKm

Including revenues previously referred to as Cylinders/Other. Historical figures re-presented for comparability purposes.
Hexagon proforma financial highlights (3/4)

- Proprietary safety technology Modal Acoustic Emission (MAE) technology for testing and certifying cylinders
- Strategic agenda include cylinder digitalization with real-timing monitoring, testing and certification, creating a circular economy through enabling life extension

Hexagon proforma financial highlights (4/4)

Hexagon Ragasco (discontinued since 3 June 2024)V
Hexagon Purus (discontinued since 29 June 2023)²

- World leading provider of LPG composite cylinders
- · Delivered over 20 million cylinders worldwide
- Strategic agenda include loT and digitalization providing connectivity and driving value chain transformation
- · Sold to Worthington Enterprises on 3 June 2024 and presented as discontinued operations since.

1) Heragon Ragasco was sold to Worthington Enterprises for Q2 204 represent Apil and May 2024 only and is thus not comparable with previous quartes.
Clean air everywhere
