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ICL Group Ltd. — Investor Presentation 2020
Nov 12, 2020
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Disclaimer and Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
The information contained herein in this presentation or delivered or to be delivered to you during our presentation does not constitute an offer, expressed or implied, or a recommendation to do any transaction in ICL Group Ltd. ("ICL Group" or "Company") securities or in any securities of its affiliates or subsidiaries.
This presentation and/or other oral or written statements made by ICL Group during its presentation or from time to time, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable securities laws. Whenever words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate", "predict" or similar expressions are used, the Company is making forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, those that discuss strategies, goals, financial outlooks, corporate initiatives, existing or new products, existing or new markets, operating efficiencies, or other non-historical matters.
Because such statements deal with future events and are based on ICL Group's current expectations, they could be impacted or be subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in the "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2019, and in subsequent filings with the Tel Aviv Securities Exchange (TASE) and/or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Therefore actual results, performance or achievements of the Company could differ materially from those described in or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can provide no assurance that expectations will be achieved. Except as otherwise required by law, ICL Group disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise. Readers, listeners and viewers are cautioned to consider these risks and uncertainties and to not place undue reliance on such information.
Certain market and/or industry data used in this presentation were obtained from internal estimates and studies, where appropriate, as well as from market research and publicly available information. Such information may include data obtained from sources believed to be reliable, however ICL Group disclaims the accuracy and completeness of such information which is not guaranteed. Internal estimates and studies, which we believe to be reliable, have not been independently verified. We cannot assure that such data is accurate or complete.
Included in this presentation are certain non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, segment EBITDA, segment EBITDA margin and free cash flow, designed to complement the financial information presented in accordance with IFRS because management believes such measures are useful to investors. Please note that other companies may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently than ICL Group and that our definitions of these measures may differ from those used by other companies or such companies may use other measures to evaluate their performance, which may reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered only as supplemental to, and not superior to, financial measures provided in accordance with IFRS. Please refer to our Q3 2020 press release for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and the appendix to this presentation for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures included in this presentation to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Q32020: Resilient Performance Amid COVID-19 and Low Commodity Prices
- Continuous strong cash generation despite COVID-19 and commodity challenges: operating cash flow and free cash flow of \$203 million and \$60 million, respectively
- All operating divisions delivered positive profitability
- RecordpotashproductionattheDeadSea during first nine months of year
- Record operating income for phosphate specialties and YPH JV
- Strategic cost reduction initiatives progressing according to plan
- Acquisition of Fertilaqua supports execution of growth strategy
- Quarterly dividendof\$29 million, demonstratescommitmenttoshareholderreturnsandbalancedcapitalallocation

Key FinancialParameters
1.Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income are non-GAAP financial measures. See appendix to this presentation for reconciliation tables.

All figures shown in US \$ millions
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IndustrialProducts Segment
Global economic slowdown related to COVID-19 impacted demand for clear brine fluids and bromine-basedflame retardants
(1) Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as segment profit net of depreciation and amortization. See reconciliation tables in the appendix to this presentation.

Bromine prices in China increased towards
Increased sales and market share of phosphorus-based flame retardants


Demand for flame retardants recovering, mainly in construction and electronics
Potash Segment
On track to achieve record annual potash production attheDeadSea
Average realized price dropped by \$64 per tonne, 23%lowerthanQ32019

Sales mix expected to improve in Q4 2020, leadingtohigher averagerealizedprice



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(1) Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as segment profit net of depreciation and amortization. See reconciliation tables in the appendix to this presentation.
PhosphateSolutions Segment

Improved performance of commodity phosphates due to better sales mix and costreduction initiatives

Record operating income from phosphate specialties
Seasonality expected to negatively impact Q4 2020
Record operating income for YPH JV in
(1) Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as segment profit net of depreciation and amortization. See reconciliation tables in the appendix to this presentation.
Cost reductions, including lower cost of raw materials, led to significant increase
Sales increased by 8%, due to higher sales volumes in most product lines, despite seasonalweakness

Generated operating cash flow of \$38mn, a 60% improvement overQ3 2019
Sales continued to increase in fastgrowing emerging markets

(1) Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is calculated as segment profit net of depreciation and amortization. See reconciliation tables in the appendix to this presentation.
Signed an agreement to acquire Fertilaqua
Acquisitionof Executing on our GrowthStrategy

Executing Growth Strategy in CropNutrition
- Significant foothold for ICL's Crop Nutrition business in thehighgrowth,highmarginBrazilianagriculturemarket
- Strong sales platform and access to a broad customer base to expand ICL's specialty and commodityfertilizer penetration into the Brazilianmarket
- Provides incremental R&D capabilities to generate additional innovativeproducts
- Further expands ICL's product portfolio withhigher growth, higher marginproducts
- Balance ICL's crop nutrition salesseasonality
- Biostimulants company providing plantnutrition, stimulation and soil revitalizationsolutions
- Broad product portfolio of 100+ productsspanning full croplifecycle
- Base of 500+ customers include ag-inputretailers, cooperatives and largefarms
- Active across all key Brazilian crops including soybean, corn,sugarcane,coffee,fruits&vegetables andother
Company info

Summary &Outlook
Notable achievements despite market challenges:
- Resilient results amid COVID-19 and commodity challenges
- Continued solid cash generation fueled by cross-company cost saving initiatives
- Record nine months potash production at the Dead Sea
- Record operating income for phosphate specialties
- Record operating income for YPH JV in China
- Continued improved results for IAS
- Acquisition of Fertilaqua supports execution of growth strategy

Improving market conditions and business environment:
- Demand for bromine-based flame retardants recovering
- Commodity prices trending higher
- Solid demand for fertilizers expected to continue


Key FinancialMetrics
1.Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation tables in the appendix to this presentation. 2.Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation tables in the appendix to thispresentation. All figures shown in US \$millions
| Q3 2020 |
Q3 2019 |
% change |
Q2 2020 |
% change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,204 | 1,325 | (9%( | 1,203 | ~ |
| Operating income |
100 | 201 | )50%( | )169( | NA |
| Adjusted operating income(1) |
106 | 201 | (47%( | 128 | )17%( |
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 226 | 307 | )26%( | 246 | )8%( |
| Net income | 54 | 130 | )58%( | )168( | NA |
| Adjusted net income(1) | 58 | 130 | )55%( | 72 | )19%( |
| Operating cash flow |
203 | 368 | )45%( | 177 | 15% |
| Free cash flow(2) | 60 | 221 | )73%( | 20 | 200% |

Positive Pricing Momentum Across Mineral ValueChains
Elementalbromine, China(\$/tonne)




Numbers may not add due to rounding and set offs Allfigures shown in US \$ millions



- Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See appendix to this presentation for reconciliation tables.
Profitability Impacted by CommodityPrices

Allfigures shown in US \$ millions
Number may not add to rounding and set offs

\$1.2Bn
Strong Cash Generation and Liquidity

Free cash flow(2)
\$60Mn

Operating cash flow

Immediately available liquidity of over
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Based on last four dividend distributions and LTM average share price
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Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures. See appendix to this presentation for reconciliation tables
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Renewal of \$300Mn Securitization
- \$900Mn credit facility extended to 2025
- No major maturities in the near-term
- Q3 2020 dividend yield(1)3.2%
Net Debt to adjusted EBITDA(2)
2.6X
Key Takeaways
Notable achievements despite market challenges:
- Resilient results amid COVID-19 and commodity challenges
- Continued solid cash generation fueled by cross-company cost saving initiatives
- Record nine months potash production at the Dead Sea
- Record operating income for phosphate specialties
- Record operating income for YPH JV in China
- Continued improved results for IAS
- Acquisition of Fertilaqua supports execution of growth strategy

Improving market conditions and business environment:
- Demand for bromine-based flame retardants recovering
- Commodity prices trending higher
- Solid demand for fertilizers expected to continue
- Fourth quarter results are expected to reflect the usual end of the year seasonality
Thank You
| Financial | ESG | << | << | Description Period Ended On (MM/DD/YYYY) |
FY 17 12/27/2017 |
FY 18 12/31/2018 |
FY 19 12/31/2019 |
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| ESG Metrics (Y) | Company Information | |||||||
| \$ | Million | all | Sales | 5,418 | 5,556 | 5,271 | ||
| 69 | Million | all | Operating income (loss) | 629 | 1,519 | 756 | ||
| \$ | Million | all | Community Spending | 5.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | ||
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| Environmental Performance | ||||||||
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Environmental Protection Spending | |||||||
| \$ | Million | all | Investments | 33.9 R | 43.8 R | 51.1 | ||
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6 | Million | all | Expenditures | 51.9 R | 67.2 R | 62.3 | |
| Certifications | ||||||||
| Actual | ISO 14001 or an eqv.standard for environmentalma | 89% | 91% | 93% | ||||
| Actual | = | ISO 50001 or an eqv.standard for energy (% of pro | 32% | 32% | 35% | |||
| Energy | ||||||||
| Million | all | Total energy use (GJ) | 30.8 | 34.9 R | 36.5 | |||
| Million | all | Direct (GJ) | 23.0 | 28.5 R | 31.1 | |||
| Million | all | Indirect (GJ) | 7.9 R | 6.4 R | 5.4 | |||
| Million | all | Electricity (GJ) | 7.2 | 5.7 R | 4.2 | |||
| Million | = | Natural gas (GJ) | 19.8 | 25.8 | 29.8 | |||
| Water | ||||||||
| Million | all | Total water use (m3) | 70.9 R | 72.1 R | 71.9 | |||
| Million | Potable (m3) | 20.2 | 19.2 | 18.5 | ||||
| Million | all | Non-potable (m3) | 50.7 R | 53.0 R | 53.4 | |||
| Million | all | Grid (Municipal) water use (m3) | 18.6 | 17.4 | 16.7 | |||
| Million | all | Wastewater discharge (m3) | 24.4 | 24.4 | 23.2 | |||
| GHG | ||||||||
| Thousand | all | Total GHG emissions (CO2e tonnes) | 3,162 | 3,323 | 3,194 | |||
| Thousand | all | Scope 1 (CO2e tonnes) | 1,932 | 2,278 | 2,496 | |||
| Thousand | all | Scope 2 (CO2e tonnes) | 1,140 | 952 | 612 | |||
| Thousand | Scope 3 (CO2e tonnes) | 90 | 93 | 86 |
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Q3 2020sales
| 1,325 | 92 | 50 | 21 | 1,204 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2019 | Prices | Quantities | Exchange rates |
Q3 2020 |
Numbers may not add due to rounding and set offs.All figures shown in US \$ millions
| 1,325 | 69 | 63 | 2 | 13 | 1,204 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2019 | Industrial Products |
Potash | Phosphate Solutions |
IAS | Q3 2020 |

Q32020 OperatingIncome


| 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2020 adjusted |
Adjustments to operating income (Q3 '20) |


Q32020 IndustrialProducts Sales and Segment ProfitAnalysis


Numbers may not add due to rounding and set offs.All figures shown in US \$ millions
Q32020Potash Sales and Segment Profit Analysis

Q32020 Phosphate Solutions Sales and Segment Profit Analysis





Numbers may not add due to rounding and set offs.All figures shown in US \$ millions
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2019 )2( |
Raw materials |
Quantities | Operating and other expenses |
Prices | Q3 2020 |
Q32020 Innovative Ag Solutions Sales and Segment Profit Analysis

FinanceExpenses
Numbers may not add due to rounding and set offs.All figures shown in US \$ millions
- Average liabilities during the given quarter

| \$ millions |
Q3 2020 |
Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Liabilities(1) | 2,825 | 2,650 |
| Interest rate | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| Interest expenses | 26 | 28 |
| Interest capitalization | (6) | (4) |
| Interest expenses, net | 20 | 24 |
| Total hedging transactions, balance sheet revaluation & other | 3 | (6) |
| Interest & exchange rate impact on long term liabilities of leasing and employees | 6 | 14 |
| Net financial expenses | 29 | 32 |
| \$ millions |
Q3 2020 |
Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted income before tax(1) |
79 | 169 |
| Normalized tax rate |
20% | 21% |
| Normalized tax expenses |
16 | 36 |
| Carryforward losses not recorded for tax purposes |
(1) | (6) |
| Exchange rate impact and other items |
1 | 5 |
| Adjusted tax expenses |
16 | 35 |
| Adjusted effective tax rate |
20% | 21% |
| Tax adjustments |
(2) | - |
| Reported provision for income taxes |
14 | 35 |
Effective TaxRate
- See calculation in the appendix of this presentation

Numbers may not add due to rounding and set offs.All figures shown in US \$ millions
| Q3 2019 |
|---|
| 169 |
| 21% |
| 36 |
| (6) |
| 5 |
| 35 |
| 21% |
| 35 |
Numbers may not add due to rounding. All figures shown in US \$ millions
1.See detailed reconciliation table "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)" in the corresponding quarters' PR and 6-K
Reconciliation Tables(1/3)

Calculation of adjusted income before tax Q3 2020 Q3 2019
| Calculation of adjusted income before tax | Q3 2020 | Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Adjusted operating income(1) | 106 | 201 |
| Finance expenses |
(29) | (32) |
| Share in earnings (losses) of equity-accounted investees and adjustments to financial expenses | 1 | - |
| Adjusted income before tax | 79 | 169 |
| Calculation of segment EBITDA and margin | Industrial Products | Potash | Phosphate Solutions | IAS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2020 | Q3 2019 | Q3 2020 | Q3 2019 | Q3 2019 | Q3 2019 | Q3 2019 | Q3 2019 | |
| Segment profit | 50 | 88 | 28 | 83 | 28 | 32 | 6 | (2) |
| Depreciation and amortization | 19 | 17 | 42 | 37 | 55 | 44 | 7 | 5 |
| Segment EBITDA | 69 | 105 | 70 | 120 | 83 | 76 | 13 | 3 |
| Segment EBITDA margin | 26% | 31% | 22% | 32% | 16% | 15% | 8% | 2% |
Numbers may not add due to rounding. All figures shown in US \$ millions
1.See detailed reconciliation table "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)" in the corresponding quarters' PR and 6-K 2. Last 4 quarters EBITDA
Reconciliation Tables(2/3)

| Calculation of adjusted EBITDA | Q3 2020 | Q2 2020 | Q1 2020 | Q4 2019 | Q3 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income attributable to the shareholders of the Company | 54 | (168) | 60 | 48 | 130 |
| Depreciation and Amortization | 123 | 119 | 118 | 113 | 110 |
| Financing expenses, net | 29 | 31 | 52 | 25 | 32 |
| Taxes on income | 14 | (33) | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| (1) Adjustments |
6 | 297 | - | - | - |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 226 | 246 | 250 | 201 | 307 |
| Net debt to adjusted EBITDA | Q3 2020 |
|---|---|
| Net debt | 2,425 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 923 |
| Net debt to adjusted EBITDA | 2.6X |
Reconciliation Tables (3/3)

| Calculation free cash flow |
Q3 2020 Q3 |
2019 | Q2 2020 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow fromoperations | 59 | 134 | 177 | ||||
| (2) Additions to property plant and equipment and dividends from equity-accounted investees |
1 | 87 | (157) | ||||
| Free cash flow | 60 | 221 | 20 | ||||
| Calculation of adjusted net income to net income | Q3 2020 | Q2 2020 | Q1 2020 | Q4 2019 | Q3 2019 | Q2 2019 | |
| Net income attributable to the shareholders of the Company | 54 | (168) | 60 | 48 | 130 | 158 | |
| (1) Total adjustments to operating income |
6 | 297 | - | - | - | (10) | |
| (1) Adjustments to finance expenses |
- | - | - | - | - | -- | |
| Total tax impact of the above operating income & finance expenses adjustments | (1) | (2) | (57) | - | - | - | 3 |
| Total adjusted net income -shareholders of the Company | 58 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 130 | 151 | |
| Calculation of adjusted operating income | Q3 2020 | Q2 2019 | Q2 2020 | ||||
| Operating income | 100 | 201 | (169) | ||||
| Impairment loss (reversal) | 6 | - | 187 | ||||
| Provision for early retirement and dismissal of employees | - | - | 78 | ||||
| Provision for prior periods waste removal and site restoration costs | - | - | 32 | ||||
| Total adjustments | 6 | - | 297 | ||||
| Adjusted operating income | 106 | 201 | 128 |
Numbers may not add due to rounding. All figures shown in US \$ millions
1.See detailed reconciliation table "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)" in the corresponding quarters' PR and 6-K 2.Also includes proceeds from sale of Property, Plants & Equipment (PP&E)
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We disclose in this Quarterly Report non-IFRS financial measures titled, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EPS, segment EBITDA, segment EBITDA margin and free cash flow. Our management uses such non-GAAP measures to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period and present free cash flow to facilitate a review of our cash flows. We calculate our adjusted operating income by adjusting our operating income to add certain items, as set forth above and in the reconciliation table "Adjustments to reported operating and net income". Certain of these items may recur. We calculate our adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders by adjusting our adjusted operating income, net income attributable to the Company's shareholders to add certain items, as set forth above and in the reconciliation table "Adjustments to reported operating and net income (Non-GAAP)" in the accompanying press release, excluding the total tax impact of such adjustments and adjustments attributable to the non-controlling interests. We calculate our adjusted EBITDA by adding back to the adjusted operating income the depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EPS is calculated as adjusted net income divided by weighted-average diluted number of ordinary shares outstanding as provided in the reconciliation table under "Calculation of Adjusted EPS". We calculate our segment EBITDA by adding back to our segment profit the depreciation and amortization for each segment. We calculate our segment EBITDA margin by dividing segment EBITDA by revenue. We calculate our free cash flow as our cash flows from operating activities net of our purchase of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets, and adding Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and dividends from equity-accounted investees during such period as presented in the reconciliation table under "Calculation of free cash flow". You should not view adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, adjusted EPS or adjusted EBITDA as a substitute for operating income or net income attributable to the Company's shareholders determined in accordance with IFRS, adjusted EPS as a substitute for EPS or free cash flow as a substitute for, cash flows from operating activities and cash flows used in investing activities, and you should note that our definitions of adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow may differ from those used by other companies. However, we believe that such non-GAAP measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses that management believes are not indicative of our ongoing operations. In particular for free cash flow, we adjust our Capex to include any Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment because we believe such amounts offset the impact of our purchase of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets. We further adjust free cash flow to add Dividends from equity-accounted investees because receipt of such dividends affects our residual cash flow. Free cash flow does not reflect adjustment for additional items that may impact our residual cash flow for discretionary expenditures, such as adjustments for charges relating to acquisitions, servicing debt obligations, changes in our deposit account balances that relate to our investing activities and other non-discretionary expenditures. Our management uses these non-IFRS measures to evaluate the Company's business strategies and management's performance. We believe that these non-IFRS measures provide useful information to investors because they improve the comparability of the financial results between periods and provide for greater transparency of key measures used to evaluate our performance. We present a discussion in the period-to-period comparisons of the primary drivers of changes in the company's results of operations. This discussion is based in part on management's best estimates of the impact of the main trends in its businesses. We have based the following discussion on our financial statements. You should read the following discussion together with our financial statements.

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