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NEURIZER LTD Investor Presentation 2018

Nov 19, 2018

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Pathway to 2P Reserve and Urea Production

Corporate Presentation

November 2018

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Disclaimer

This presentation has been completed by Leigh Creek Energy Limited. It may contain forward looking statements that are subject to risk factors associated with the energy industry. It’s believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable, but they may be affected by a variety of changes in underlying assumptions which could cause actual results or trends to differ, including but not limited to: price fluctuations, actual demand, currency fluctuations, drilling & production results, reserve estimates, loss of market, industry competition, environmental risks, physical risks, legislative, fiscal & regulatory developments, economic & financial market conditions in various countries & regions, political risks, project delay or advancement, approvals & cost estimates amongst other items, & the cumulative impact of items.

This presentation may also contain non-IFRS measures that are unaudited, but are derived from & reconciled to the audited accounts. All references to dollars, cents or $ in this presentation are to Australian currency, unless otherwise stated.

Mineral Resource Compliance Statement

Estimates of Mineral Resources reported in this announcement were initially reported & released to the ASX on 8 Dec 2015. We are not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the 8 Dec 2015 announcement & all the material assumptions & technical parameters underpinning the estimates in that announcement continue to apply & have not materially changed.

Gas Resources Compliance Statement

Gas Resources reported in this announcement were initially reported & released to the ASX on 8 Jan 2016. We are not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the 8 Jan 2016 announcement & that all the material assumptions & technical parameters underpinning the estimates in that announcement continue to apply & have not materially changed. All estimates are based on the deterministic method for estimation of petroleum resources.

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Presentation Outline

Overview Project Status Pathway to Commercial Urea/Ammonia Case Technology/Site Corporate Summary

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PCD Cold Vent
(Safety Valve)
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ASX: LCK and LCEP Overview

• Commercial Pathway confirmed

  • LCEP produces syngas which LCK plans to use to produce Fertiliser

  • Sovereign risk in power and gas markets

  • Renewables, Regulation, Price control

• Milestones

  • April 2018 – environmental approval received

  • October 2018 – LCEP operations - “First Gas”

  • Anticipated upgrade to 2P Reserve – Q1 2019

• Shareholder support

  • AUS, US and OS institutions

  • Strategic relationships with China SOEs

  • Leigh Creek Energy Project (LCEP) – 550kms north of Adelaide

  • LCK 100% owner and operator

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“the Leigh Creek site represents one of
the strongest opportunities for low risk
commercial UCG anywhere in the world”
Dr Gary Love
Darwin
Brisbane
Perth
Sydney
Adelaide
Canberra
Melbourne
Hobart
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  • 50[+] year project

  • Nationally significant resource

  • Ideal location – infrastructure in place, geology

  • Approval process and regulatory framework is clear

  • Strong relationships at Public Service and Ministerial levels

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PCD is Operational!

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Outlet Well
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Technology

  • The LCEP utilizes In-Situ Gasification (“ ISG ”) process on the Leigh Creek Coalfield to develop the deep coal resources that are unable to be accessed through open-pit mining

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are unable to be accessed through open-pit mining
The ISG process converts solid-state underground coal to
Syngas, which contains hydrogen (high concentrations),
methane, and carbon monoxide
12 GJ synthetic natural gas
Standard oilfield equipment is used CH4
Syngas can processed for conversion into:
• Natural Gas
• Petrochemical products 590 liters of ammonia
• Agricultural products H2
Coal H 2 CO 2 490 liters of methanol
CH4CO CO H2
1t LC Coal 15 GJ Syngas
CO H2 260 liters of liquid fuels
Syngas 2 MWh electrical
ISG Schematic
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  • The ISG process converts solid-state underground coal to Syngas, which contains hydrogen (high concentrations), methane, and carbon monoxide

  • Standard oilfield equipment is used

  • Syngas can processed for conversion into:

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Leigh Creek Coalfield “Best site in the world … ”

  1. Remote location; heavily impacted by previous mining operations

  2. Leigh Creek coal ideal for ISG

  3. Open-cut coal mine supplied Port Augusta power station (250km away) for 60 years until 2016

  4. Established accommodation and town services in Leigh Creek and Copley

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Leigh Creek township
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5. Infrastructure already in place:

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  • Power

  • Road and Rail

  • Airport

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Leigh Creek Airport
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  • Minimal and manageable land use conflict

  • Manageable groundwater resources

  • Minimal environmental receptors and impact

  • Suitable geology creates low-risk of:

  • Subsidence

  • Fugitive gas

  • Groundwater contamination - no useful water resource or aquifer in vicinity of operations

refer Camp, W, and White, J “Underground Coal Gasification: An Overview of Groundwater Contamination Hazards and Mitigation Strategies, March 2015, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Former open cut mine at Leigh Creek
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April 19 - Environmental Approval

  • “the Leigh Creek site represents one of the strongest opportunities for low risk commercial UCG anywhere in the world”

  • Key Findings

SA (LCK) and Qld (CNX+LNC) comparison “material differences related to site suitability, operational practices and … regulatory oversight”

1. Geology

2. Underground water 3. Regulatory oversight 4. Operating principles

  • South Australian legislation specifically contemplates and outlines approval pathway for ISG projects ( S 35, Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act, 2000 )

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Urea and Ammonia – high demand products

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  • Value added products with diverse range of downstream products

  • Urea (NH3 + CO2) – Primarily used for fertiliser (primary production)

  • Ammonia (NH3) Primarily used in chemical/industrial, minerals processing, explosives, etc

  • Emerging Hydrogen economy

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Urea (CH4N2O)

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Source: ThyssenKrupp Website
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Urea market commentary

  • Urea is an energy product

  • Price (history and forecasts) closely correlated to energy prices

  • Global production capacity 222Mt, increasing by 5% pa to 2025 (mainly in India)

  • Australian Urea demand

  • Stable at 2.5Mt/a (>90% imported)

  • World demand (currently at approximately 175mta) is projected to increase until 2020, and 2016/17 was a cyclical low in terms of pricing

  • Population growth is expected to continue to increase

  • China - population growth in the short term and decreasing capacity/production due to environmental controls

  • India - population growth and increased standard of living expectations

  • North America - reducing imports (over long term)

  • Emerging economies and increase in their living standards

  • Urbanisation of rural areas

    • Reduction in arable land  higher yields
  • GDP growth  higher value products

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Source: Profercy Urea Outlook to 2030, January 2018 (Copyright 2018 Profercy Ltd)

Middle East: Granular Urea to 2030 (spot, nominal A$)

500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100

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50 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

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Urea and Ammonia market in Australia

  • Australia is an importer of fertiliser products, especially Urea

  • Sea freight to Australia is a significant cost

  • Urea shipped from the Arabian Gulf spends an average 24 days on water

  • Australian dollar currency fluctuations impact the profits of importers

  • Main countries of origin for Urea imported in Australia:

  • Middle East

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  • China

  • Bangladesh

  • Malaysia

  • Russia

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Fertiliser - Average Annual Sales (t)

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2,000,000
1,800,000
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000 Source: Fertilizer
Australia &
200,000 Department of
Agriculture and
Water Resources
-
Domestic Imported
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This graph shows average fertilizer sales in Australia for 2012-2017 Note: Domestic Single Super is manufactured from phosphate rock that is imported

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LCK will use Syngas to make Fertiliser products

  1. Scoping Studies complete - highest economic value 2. Cost efficiency through vertical integration 3. LCK gas production costs and volume stable vs market volatility and increasing 4. LCEP “Syngas” contains high levels of hydrogen suitable for low-cost Urea and Ammonia production to serve the currently high-priced domestic Australian market

  2. Geographic advantage

  3. Close to large demand centres

    1. High value products
  4. eg. Urea price at cyclical lows – long term price stability, forecast to improve

    1. Pre-existing critical infrastructure on site – rail, road, brownfield 7. Social License - Fossil fuel to energy vs. Feed the World, supports farmers

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Concept Selection Study - ThyssenKrupp

  1. Capacity constraints

  2. Economic feasibility

  3. CAPEX and OPEX commentary

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  1. Sensitivity Analysis

  2. Concept Study Analysis

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  • ThyssenKrupp is a Global Engineering Conglomerate

  • 2016/2017 Sales: €51.5B

  • • Present in 80 countries

  • 155,000+ employees

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Source: ThyssenKrupp Website

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Pathway to Commercial – 2 year approvals and funding + 2 year construction

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Q4 2018 PCD Syngas Production
Q1 2019 2C Resource Upgraded to 2P Reserve
Fertiliser Production
PCD Operations
and Distribution
PFS, geotechnical investigation, determine corporate
2019 strategy for production facility (may include offtake
negotiation/agreements)
2020 Feasibility Study
2021 + FEED, FID, fabrication of commercial facility modules
2022-23 DED, Construction of commercial plant
2023 + Commissioning, production, full operations
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Leigh Creek Peer Group / Market Analysis

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Source: Energy Quest,
December 2017 Quarterly
East Australian 2C
Report
Gas Resources - 38,607 PJ
7.8%
LCEP
• The current resource Darwin
estimate of LCEP:
• 2,964 PJ
• ~3 TCF
• Approximately 7.8% of
the estimated total
Brisbane
East Australian 2C gas
resource (of 38,607 PJ)
Perth
Sydney
Adelaide
Canberra
Melbourne
Hobart
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Note: Recent M&A activity at $0.50-$1.50/GJ As at 31 October 2018

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LCK Stock Price Timeline

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No. Date Event
1 Apr 18 Environmental Approval
2 Sep 18 Final Approval for PCD Operations
3 Oct 18 First Syngas
0.2 800,000
0.18
700,000
0.16 3
600,000
0.14
0.12 2 500,000
1
0.1 400,000
0.08
300,000
0.06
200,000
0.04
100,000
0.02
0 -
Trading Volume
Sahre Price (in US$)
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Key Stats Key Stats
ASX: Ticker LCK
Share Price [$0.17] per share
Shares Outstanding 471.53 million shares
Market Cap [$82.5] million
Cash vs. Debt $8.3 million (Sept-30)
52-week Range $0.085 (Low) - $0.38 (High)
Top Shareholders # of Shares % of Total
China New Energy Group 136.3m 28.9
CITIC Australia 17.2m 3.7
Total 471.5m 100
Shareholder Groups # of
Shares
% of
Total
Top 20 248.4m 52.7
All Other (~3,200 shareholders) 223.1m 47.3
Total 471.5m 100

Note 1: LCK has a $10.5 million lending facility with the CBA supported by R&D Tax incentives through AusIndustry and a rebate receivable due of $9 million in June 2018

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Experienced Executive Team

Name Background
Justyn Peters
Executive
Chairman
In addition to his background as a lawyer, Justyn has a depth of
experience in the ISG industry as well as leading work in senior
management roles. He also has experience in the mining industry,
working with industry representative bodies, and various state and
federal environment departments and authorities.
Phil Staveley
Managing Director
Phil is a financial executive with 30+ years of experience working in
resources and oil and gas sectors. Over the last 20 years he has
performed work as a CFO, CEO, and MD roles across Australia, Asia
and Latin America. For LCK, Phil serves in financial, commercial
and operational functions as the company’s Managing Director.
Justin Haines
General Manager -
Technical
Justin is the technical lead at LCK, and has broad experience across
engineering and geological services.
Most recently, he was the
Technical Manager for Carbon Energy Ltd (CNX),
successfully
operating the CNX ISG facility.
Cristian Bolda
Operations
Manager
Cristian has experience in delivering high-value petroleum and
infrastructure projects internationally. Senior management roles in
the Middle East, Wheatstone LNG project (WA), and the APLNG
gas field facilities (QLD), as well as with various power station
upgrades and bioremediation plants.

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Right Market, Right Time, Right Place, Right Product

  1. Near term de-risking events

  2. Environmental Approval

  3. PCD operations

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PRMS upgrade to reserve

  1. Strong Fertiliser business case

  2. Flexibility of end products

  3. Good market dynamics and strong macro trends

  4. Large resource – 2,964PJ 2C 50+ years

  5. World class site, existing infrastructure, suitable geology

  6. Resource characteristics ideal for ISG

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Resource + Approval + Execution = Results

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Urea and Ammonia - production flowchart

Nitrogen supply from ASU
H
2
0
removal
CH
4
separated into
H
2
and CO
Ammonia
Remove CO
2
and Sulphur
Syngas production NH
3
+ CO
2
= Urea

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