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Kalera S.A. Investor Presentation 2021

Nov 11, 2021

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Q3 2021 Presentation 11 November 2021

DISCLAIMER

This presentation (hereinafter referred to as the "Presentation") has been prepared by Kalera Group ("Kalera" or the "Company") exclusively for information, and is only directed at, persons to whom such presentation may lawfully be communicated ('relevant persons').

Any person who is not a relevant person should not rely, act or make assessment on the basis of this presentation or anything included therein. Certain information set forth in this Presentation contains "forward-looking information", including "future-oriented financial information" and "financial outlook", under applicable securities laws (collectively referred to herein as forward-looking statements). Except for statements of historical fact, the information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements and includes, but is not limited to, the (i) projected financial performance of the Company; (ii) the expected development of the Company's business, and projects; (iii) execution of the Company's vision and growth strategy, including with respect to global growth; (iv) completion of the Company's projects that are currently underway, in development or otherwise under consideration; (v) renewal of the Company's current customer, supplier and other material agreements; and (vi) future liquidity, working capital, and capital requirements. Forward-looking statements are provided to allow relevant persons to understand management's beliefs and opinions in respect of the future so that they may use such beliefs and opinions as one factor in assessing the Company.

These statements are not guarantees of future performance and undue reliance should not be placed on them. Such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of future performance or result expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are based upon what management of the Company believes are reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The release, publication or distribution of this Presentation in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law, and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this Presentation is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions. This presentation does not constitute an offering of securities or otherwise constitute an invitation or inducement to any person to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire securities in Kalera Group or any company within the Kalera Group.

OUR MISSION

To serve humanity, wherever we are, the freshest, safest, affordable nourishment

KALERA – A GLOBAL LEADER IN VERTICAL FARMING

Kalera is rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing vertical farms in the world positioning the Company as a global leader for high quality leafy greens with leading unit economics

A Global Leader in Vertical Farming

  • o We grow clean, high quality, nutrient rich greens in a cost efficient and sustainable manner near the point of consumption that are contamination free, non-GMO, without chemicals or pesticides and supplied all year round
  • o We are the only vertical farming business to offer a truly pan-US localized supply network by the end of 1H 2022. Following our acquisition of &ever in Q4, we expect to add more international locations in 2022

Disruptive Technology/Best in Class Yields

  • o Advanced plant science: optimized nutrient mixes/uptake and light recipes/Vindara seeds
  • o "Semiconductor-based" cleanroom technology, no contamination of air and water, safe produce
  • o IoT, Big Data and AI automated production controls and machine learning
  • o Growing environments: clean air & water, optimal temperature, and humidity

Leading Unit Economics

  • o Customized growing layouts and equipment/technology to ensure maximum yields per m2
  • o Low CapEx
  • o Highly attractive payback time and IRRs
  • o Cleaner than organic produce sold at conventional wholesale prices

Rapid Roll-Out/Large Market Opportunity

  • o \$60 billion total addressable market opportunity for lettuce and chicory
  • o Orlando, Atlanta, Houston, and Kuwait are in operation utilizing a modular design to achieve a rapid commercial roll-out
  • o New production facilities are under construction in Colorado (Denver), Washington (Seattle), Hawaii (Honolulu), Ohio (Columbus) and internationally with the &ever acquisition in Singapore.

Global Brand Name Customers

  • o Foodservice, Resort, Hospitality, Cruise Lines, Airlines, Grocery Chains, Restaurant Chains, Contract Foodservice providers (Event Venues, Hospitals, Universities)
  • o Key customers include:
  • o Existing include Sysco, US Foods, Marriott, Levy, FreshPoint, Publix, Universal Studios
  • o Recently added include Kroger, H-E-B, Walmart, and Disney

KALERA PRODUCEISCLEAN, HIGH-QUALITY AND GROWN LOCALLY AND SUSTAINABLY

Taking quality standards to a new level

Q3 2021 highlights

Orlando Facility drives strong sales growth

ATLANTA ACHIEVES FIRST FULL PRODUCTION CYCLE

HOUSTON CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED

Transformational ACQUISITION OF

✓ Orlando facility revenue for Q3 2021 of \$683K, up 76% compared to prior year Q3 2020 and up 42% compared to Q2 2021.

✓ Atlanta facility revenue for Q3 2021 of \$115K, with its first full production cycle since upgrading electrical components in late July, up from \$9K in Q2 2021.

✓ Houston (Kalera's largest facility to date) was completed during Q3 2021.

  • Production and growing enhancements incorporated into the design of Houston including latest generation of lighting, improved airflow, and increased automation of the production line
  • ✓ Vindara is moving towards commercialization of the proprietary lettuce varieties, hitting regulatory milestones for global shipments/sales and domestic sales, international patent filings and branded packaging. Vindara's spinach program is ahead of development schedule with new varieties ready for testing.
  • ✓ &ever acquisition completed to form a global leader in vertical farming.

atlanta ramping up

ATLANTA

  • ✓ Kalera's Atlanta facility has accelerated production ramp up, to a larger than expected planting capacity1 of 83% to successfully onboard Kroger as a new customer.
  • ✓ Atlanta facility is Kalera's first facility with a new production line which is expected to positively impact harvesting and packaging labor costs.
  • ✓ Early indications show increased plant yields as a result of next generation lighting and additional facility level enhancements.
  • ✓ With the new generation of lights, we are introducing new plant varieties that we expect to bring to market in the coming months.

1) Defined as utilization measurement of the total available planting locations within the facility.

Houston facility opened in October – ramp up proceeding on plan

HOUSTON

  • ✓ Houston facility commissioning is progressing according to ramp up plan.
  • ✓ Houston is Kalera's largest facility and is 2.5x larger than Orlando.
  • ✓ Early indications demonstrate that the improvements in air flow, lighting, and production systems are in line with expectations as we complete our first few production cycles.
  • ✓ Latest few weeks harvest yields have been in line with expectations of our ramp up plan.

Strong sales growth headlined by the Orlando facility

  • ORLANDO /ATLANTA
  • ✓ Strong sales momentum continued during Q3 2021. Pricing remains on budget.
  • Key customers in the retail sector continue to demand higher volumes of existing products and are starting to request new varieties. Kalera is developing a loose-leaf product to further increase future sales.
  • In Q4, Kalera will begin its first shipments to Disney through Sysco/Fresh Point, which is expected to be a significant customer going forward.
  • ✓ Houston sales teams continue to gain traction in the foodservice and retail sectors both with new and also existing customers.
  • Kroger, the second largest grocery store chain in the United States was added as a new retail customer in Q2.
  • H-E-B, which is the largest grocery store chain in Texas is a new Kalera customer and will be supplied from Houston facility beginning in November.
  • PFG, US Foods, and Sysco will add Kalera products into distribution centers for Texas.

  • ✓ US Foods has made it a corporate initiative to launch Kalera program nationally by Q2 of 2022.

  • ✓ International branding and expansion of Kalera continues with the acquisition of &ever GmbH.
  • ✓ Discussion with existing and potential customers in Washington, Colorado, Ohio, and Texas continues to progress.

Q3 2021 Vindara highlights

Strong commercial momentum

increased lettuce/spinach Variety portfolio

Advancing high value niche crop programs

  • ✓ Domestic seed permits in place for 45 states required for domestic seed sales.
  • ✓ Successful global seed shipments; global lettuce seed trials underway.
  • ✓ International patent filings for three Romaine varietals.
  • ✓ Seed increase of more than 150 proprietary lettuce varieties for trials and 40 spinach varieties.
  • ✓ Continued development on Butterhead varieties and novel lettuce crosses that will directly benefit Kalera at the unit economics level with lower seed costs and faster growing cycles.
  • ✓ Cilantro | Arugula | Cucumber | Quinoa | Amaranth | Pea development programs are all advancing.

existing pipeline of large scale facilities

Orlando, Florida

Plant Heads per Year: ~5.1 million

Atlanta, Georgia Plant Heads per Year: ~10.2 million

Houston, Texas Expected Plant Heads per Year: ~12.8 million

Kuwait City, Kuwait (acquired q4 2021 &ever) Expected: 400-500 Kg/day

Denver, Colorado Expected Plant Heads per Year: ~11.1 million ADDITIONAL PROJECTS Seattle, Washington Expected Plant Heads per Year: ~10.5 million

Saint Paul, Minnesota Expected Plant Heads per Year: ~7.7 million

Columbus, Ohio New TO Industry facility Integrated &ever/Kalera systems Honolulu, Hawaii Expected Plant Heads per Year: ~5.0 million

Singapore

Expected output per year: 450T

Consolidated statement of operations q3 2021

Interim Consolidated Statement of Operations

Unaudited in \$ (thousands)

For the three months ended 30 September,
2021 2020
Total revenue 801 417
Raw materials and consumables used 333 124
Wages and benefits 4,208 1,172
Share-based compensation expense 721 502
Depreciation and amortization expense 1,251 275
Other expenses 3,018 827
Impairment and other losses 1,894 -
Operating loss (10,624) (2,483)
Finance income (costs) (785) (319)
Loss for the period (11,409) (2,802)
Adjusted EBITDA1 (6,690) (1,924)

1) Adjusted for non-cash items (share-based compensation depreciation/amortization, impairment, and interest expense, and one-time items including legal professional, accounting, and US listing expenses)

  • ✓ Revenue increased to \$801K in Q3 2021 compared to \$417K in Q3 2020 driven by increased sales from retail and foodservice customers representing a 92% increase compared to the same quarter in the prior year.
  • ✓ Operating loss of \$10,624K during Q3 2021 increased compared to \$2,483K in Q3 2020 due to the following:
  • Impairment of construction-in-progress assets at Houston facility due to mechanical equipment failure during construction. Kalera received partial insurance proceeds in November
  • Wages and benefits and other expenses, include \$1,369K of pre-revenue expenses for launching new facilities including Houston, Denver and other sites under construction
  • One-time legal, professional fees, accounting, and listing expenses in connection with the &ever transaction, Luxembourg Holding structure and US listing documentation
  • Corporate overhead increased compared to last year driven by additional resources to manage expansion plans
  • ✓ Increases in other expenses during Q3 2021 resulted from rent, labor, cleaning, and the startup of the commissioning phase for Atlanta and Houston compared to only Orlando during Q3 2020.

Consolidated statement of financial position

Interim consolidated statement of financial position

(Unaudited) in \$ (thousands)

As of 30 As of 31 As of 31
September June December
2021 2021 2020
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 85,278 64,602 28,014
Right of Use Assets (Net) 42,130 41,678 9,279
Intangible assets 24,222 24,496 686
Deposits and other receivables 3,753 3,557 3,148
Total non-current assets 155,383 134,333 41,127
Current assets
Trade and other receivables 1,380 2,347 487
Deposits for acquisition of a business 35,924 - -
Inventory 692 430 104
Cash and cash equivalents 56,161 84,283 113,353
Total current assets 94,157 87,060 113,944
Total assets 249,540 221,393 155,071
Equity and liabilities
Share capital 201 201 194
Share premium 196,378 196,378 167,101
Shares to be issued 9,728 9,728 -
Share based compensation 3,512 2,791 1,509
Other reserves (48,605) (37,195) (24,693)
Total equity 161,214 171,903 144,111
Liabilities
Borrowings 24 23 62
Long term lease liabilities 43,233 42,720 9,535
Total non-current liabilities 43,257 42,743 9,597
Trade and other payables 11,467 6,096 1,214
Short-term debt 32,610 - -
Short-term lease liabilities 992 651 149
Total current liabilities 45,069 6,747 1,363
Total liabilities 88,326 49,490 10,960
Total equity and liabilities 249.540 221,393 155,071
  • ✓ The balance sheet value of Property, Plant and Equipment which is primarily made up of production facilities equipment and improvements reached \$85.3M, including construction in progress as part of the Company's investment into new production facilities.
  • ✓ Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities increased to \$42.1M since Q4 2020 with new facilities in Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Denver, and Columbus.
  • ✓ Intangible assets of \$24.2M consists primarily of intangible assets from the Vindara acquisition. Shares to be issued also relate to the Vindara acquisition and will be converted to stock in the future.
  • ✓ Deposits for business acquisition related to the &ever transaction and deposits for construction projects totaling \$35.9 during the quarter.
  • ✓ Short-term debt of \$32.6M related to financing for the &ever acquisition.
  • ✓ Cash & cash equivalents decreased to \$56.2M as of 30 September 2021 due primarily to funding the new facilities buildout and ramp up of production.

Interim Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited) in \$ (thousands)

For the three months ended 30 September,
2021 2020
Net cash used in operating activities (1,778) (3,337)
Net cash used in investing activities (58,705) (3,930)
Net cash generated from financing activities 32,338 18,839
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (28,145) 11,572
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 84,283 34,482
Exchange gains/losses on cash and cash equivalents 23 (10)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 56,161 46,044
  • ✓ Cash used in operating activities of \$1.8M during Q3 2021 compared to cash used in operating activities of \$3.3M during Q3 2020, was a result of an operating loss offset by an increase in payables resulting in less cash used in operations in Q3 2021 than in Q3 2020.
  • ✓ Cash used in investing activities of \$58.7M during Q3 2021 compared to cash used in investing activities of \$3.9M during Q3 2020 reflects \$22.8M in capital investments into our Atlanta, Houston, Denver, and other production facilities. Additionally, \$35.9M cash was used for the acquisition of &ever in contrast to capital expenditures used primarily for the Orlando facility during 2020.
  • ✓ Cash generated from financing activities of \$32.3M during Q3 2021 was primarily the result of a debt facility used for the acquisition of &ever.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: AFTER CLOSING &EVER TRANSACTION ON OCT 1st , Kalera Owns one of the Largest Portfolios of Farming systems

MEGA VOLUME CAPEX USD 8,000k to USD 20,000k MID VOLUME CAPEX USD 500k to USD 6,000k LOW VOLUME CAPEX USD 5k to USD 250k

Full spectrum of vertical farms that require low CAPEX and can deliver all products to serve customer preferences

POWERFUL COMBINED OPERATIONS TO BRING BEST IN CLASS CAPABILITIES TO ALL AREAS WITHIN INDOOR FARMING

Kalera's combined operations will include seeds, plant science, equipment, technology, processes, and facility operating systems, a powerful combination that will position Kalera at the front of Indoor Farming technology and capabilities.

KALERA now OFFERs THE ENTIRE leafy green RANGE FROM WHOLE-HEAD TO BABY LEAF

Various types of lettuce, microgreen and other leafy green and herb varieties sold under the Kalera/&ever brand

The only vertical farm that covers the full spectrum of products within the leafy greens category

STRATEGIC benefits and synergies -creating a global vertical farming leader

Worldwide operations in key hubs

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