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NextFerm Technologies Ltd. — Investor Presentation 2023
Aug 20, 2023
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NEXTFERM TECHNOLOGIES
Leading The Alternative Protein Revolution
August-2023

DISCLAIMER
This presentation is intended for the provision of non-comprehensive information for the sake of convenience solely. You are hereby referred to the full prospectus and immediate and periodic reports filed by the company with the Israel Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. for information regarding the Company's activities and the risks entailed thereby, including warnings regarding forward-looking information, as defined in the Securities Law, 5728-1968, that is included therein. In case of any discrepancy between the information contained herein and the information contained in the official reports of the Company to the Israeli Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the information recorded in such reports shall prevail.
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ABOUT NEXTFERM: LEADING THE ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN REVOLUTION

Experienced Team in the Food and Food-tech Industry
Breakthrough Technology for Innovative Yeast-based Proteins and Nutrients

ProteVin™ Revolutionary Vegan Protein
- Yeast Derived
- Animal-like Nutritional Value
- Neutral Flavor (unlike typical plants-based proteins)

Additional commercial Stage Products Above \$3M in POs and supply agreement ProteVin™ based Sports Nutrition formulas were launched by 5 customers in USA & Europe.
AstaFerm®: Novel & Powerful Astaxanthin Antioxidant NextFreeze™ and Biofuel: 2 yeast strains Licensed to Lallemand Inc

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ProteVin™ - COMMERCIAL STATUS
First launched - June 2022
Above 100 Companies are evaluating ProteVin™ including global food companies.
5 launches with demands for additional material Additional customers are waiting for commercial production to issue PO's for additional launches.
Above \$3M in PO's & Supply Agreement
Launched by 4 customers as Sports powder including wining the Edison Awards and by BON-MUSH, a first EU food producer in spreads




ABOUT NEXTFERM – THE TEAM

Experienced Team in the Food and Food-tech Industries
Company management is comprised of former Senior Management of Enzymotec, which developed innovative ingredients within the world of nutrition. Enzymotec reached revenues of over \$80M and went public (NASDAQ) during 2013, with a market cap of \$300M

EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT TEAM IN THE WORLD OF NUTRITION

Yossi Ohana, CFO Former VP Finance of Enzymotec

Boaz Noy, CEO and Director
Former Sr. VP and Head of the BioActive Ingredients Division at Enzymotec

Yossi Peled, Chairman
Former Chairman and board member of Enzymotec and Former CEO of Galam

Yoni Twito, COO Former COO of Enzymotec

Arkadiy Haikin, VP of Engineering Former Chief of Engineering of Enzymotec

Gai Ben Dror, VP R&D & Process Development Former VP of Process Development of Enzymotec

Elzaphan Hotam CEO of NextFerm USA Former CEO of Enzymotec USA

BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
FOR PRODUCING YEAST-DERIVED, INNOVATIVE, FUNCTIONAL VEGAN FOOD INGREDIENTS

Yeast Improvement (Patented, Non-GMO)
Improvement of yeast characteristics for either elevated expression of specific metabolites, stress resistance, and yield
Fermentation (Cost-effective)
Process optimization for economical production of the improved strain biomass
Separation & Purification
Development of efficient purification process for obtaining the desired ingredients applicable to food or dietary supplement
Scale-up (from Lab to Industry)
Implementation of the fermentation and purification processes to full production scale


The only fermented vegan protein with animal like nutritional value and neutral taste


WHY VEGAN PROTEIN
THE WORLD GOES VEGAN DUE TO THREE REASONS:



Health Plant based diet is healthier
Compassion Decrease animal suffering
Sustainability
Securing world natural resources
The growing shift towards vegan nutrition creates an increase in the need for vegan protein sources with better nutritional value that will enable consumers to enjoy vegan nutrition without compromising the joy of food
https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/world-population-prospects-2019.html

ALTERNATIVE FINISHED PRODUCTS MARKET IS EXPECTED TO GROW TO \$290B TILL 2035 (*)
An Analysis by BCG and Blue Horizon :
"Every Tenth Portion of Meat, Eggs, Dairy, and Seafood Eaten Around the Globe Will Be Made from Alternative Proteins by 2035"
Expected alternative market growth

Will Lead The BOOMING
Vegan Protein Market

PROTEVIN™- DISRUPTIVE VALUE PROPOSITION
YEAST DERIVED NON-GMO VEGAN PROTEIN PRODUCED THROUGH INNOVATIVE FERMENTATION PROCESSES
Animal-like nutritional value:
- High level of Essential Amino Acids (53% EAA), Branched Amino Acids (21% BCAA) and 9% Leucine
- Highly digestible protein (PDCAAS: 1.00)
Neutral flavor and taste: unlike other typical plant-based proteins or other yeast-based proteins
- Optimal integration in food
- Highly sustainable
- No allergens or impurities
- Regulatory status: Approved for marketing in the USA, EU & more
- Competitive pricing


The leading alternative protein
| Protein Source | ProteVin™ | Whey | Soy | Pea & Rice Blend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegan Source | + | - | + | + |
| Allergen Free / No impurities |
+ | - | - | - |
| Sustainability | + | - | - | + |
| Taste & Flavor | + | + | + | - |
| Amino Acid Composition (AA) |
+ | + | - | - |
| High Digestibility | + | + | + | - |

Evaluation responds from food and dietary supplement companies, who are examining the integration of ProteVin™in their products



Signing an agreement with Indian yeast producer
An agreement was signed with Kothari, an Indian yeast producer for the establishment of a production line for ProteVin with an initial capacity of ~\$4M/Y
Plant establishment
The equipment purchased by the Company will be installed in an existing plant with existing working equipment that will serve the Company in the production of ProteVin
The establishment is expected to be completed in Q4-2023
Supply from India
Supply ProteVin from the production line in India

PROTEVIN™ KEY GOALS FOR 2023
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- Establishing a production plant for ProteVin™ with a capacity of 100s tons per year which will start a full-scale production during 2024; In July 2023, NextFerm has signed a commercial manufacturing agreement for the production of ProteVin™, with a subcontractor in India. The capacity of this stage will enable an annual revenues of around \$4M
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- Growing market demands & Additional orders for ProteVin™ in the US, Europe and other territories;
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- Industrial fermentation scale-up for the Company's proprietary yeast strain for efficient and profitable production of ProteVin™ and which the Company had filed a patent application during November 2022 in Europe.



Key goals 2022
Commissioning of GFR (*) initial production line

Creating Demands
Growth 1 project
• ProteVin™ regulation IL
(*) The Company had stopped production at GFR and will transfer the production to the subcontractor in India



ASTAXANTHIN YEAST-BASED ANTIOXIDANT
The only astaxanthin without taste or odor unlike alga based astaxanthin
Offred as:
- Gummies
- Oil for soft-gels
- Cold water dispersible powder
Launched in USA & Canada

PATENTS AND REGULATION


FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Cash & Cash equivalents as of June 30, 2023: ~ \$5.6M
The Cash will serve the company ongoing activities and production increase from tens to hundreds of tons per year
\$36M Raised (2014-2023)
Market
B2C 2021
Public Offering in the TASE (March 2023): Raised \$5M Private Placement (December 2021): Raised \$8M TASE IPO (January 2021): Raised \$11M, Market cap of \$33M Former Equity Rounds (Private investments): Raised \$12M

FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| thousands in USD |
H1/2023 | H1/2022 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATEMENT OF OPERATION |
||||
| Net Revenues |
247 | 125 | 262 | 242 |
| (Loss) Profit (**) Gross |
(462) | (86) | (1 122) , |
2 3 |
| Market Operating Loss |
(2 307) , |
(3 384) , |
(8 100) , |
(4 467) , |
| Adjusted (*) EBITDA B2C 2021 |
(1 987) , |
(3 021) , |
(7 275) , |
(4 113) , |
| BALANCE SHEET |
||||
| Cash cash equivalents and Short deposits term , |
5 588 , |
7 828 , |
3 024 , |
13 164 , |
| Working Capital |
3 247 , |
5 842 , |
511 | 10 151 , |
| Total Assets |
10 457 , |
12 593 , |
8 093 , |
16 468 , |
| Share Capital |
6 885 , |
8 406 , |
047 4 , |
674 11 , |
| CASH FLOW |
||||
| Cash used in operating activities |
(2 274) , |
(4 010) , |
(7 633) , |
(3 823) , |
| Cash used in investing activities |
(134) | (1 085) , |
(2 159) , |
(1 259) , |
| Cash used financing in activities |
4 903 , |
(109) | (212) | 17 504 , |
(*) Net profit excluding Interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and share based compensation
(**) The gross loss is mainly drived from production in a semi industrial facility with a capacity of tens of tons per year, the fixed expenses are distributed over a limited production volume. The establishment of the profitable industrial facility in India with a capacity of hundreds of tons per year is expected to be finalized during Q4, 2023

NextFerm - Summary
Winning technology platform
Experienced team
Alternative proteinbooming market
Game changing
a vegan protein with neutral taste & animal like nutritional value
Leading value proposition in the global alternative protein market


THANK YOU!
For more information:
www.nextferm.com
