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Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA

Earnings Release Aug 25, 2022

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Presentation of second quarter 2022

25 August 2022

Highlights

Delivering proven customer experiences in challenging environment – robust operations with regularity close to 100%

New partnerships to benefit customers – Widerøe and Norse Atlantic Airways co-operation

Quarterly earnings (EBT) NOK 1,248 million – headwinds from fuel, FX and strike, aircraft order gain – preserving robust liquidity position

Boeing aircraft order for 50 new aircraft – fleet renewal at attractive terms

Bringing passengers to summer destinations

  • Successful ramp-up for summer season with regularity close to 100%
  • Getting customers to their destinations – wet-lease to avoid cancellations
  • Strong yields and record high unit revenue

Booking momentum

  • Customers booked later this summer than previous
  • Encouraging booking trends for autumn – customers planning next holiday
  • Corporate travellers valuing Norwegian's regularity on strong on-time performance

Attractive autumn & winter program

  • 232 routes on offer across attractive network
  • Preferred travel partner with strong brand loyalty

7-day rolling sales figures (abs) – All markets*

*Travel anytime, company data as of 22 August 2022

Securing modern long-term fleet

Agreement to purchase Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft

  • Reached agreement at favourable terms – attractive pricing and inflation protection
  • Order for 50 aircraft delivery 2025-2028
  • Option for 30 aircraft delivery 2028-2030

Improving financial flexibility

  • NOK 2.1bn gain from prepayment reinstalment – strengthening equity position
  • Significant share to be owned reducing overall financing cost
  • Cost effective aircraft with latest technology

Sustainable and cost-effective aircraft

  • Fuel-efficient aircraft with latest technology – 14% lower fuel-burn than previous generation

Financial results for Q2 2022

Quarterly financial highlights

Q2 2021 Q1 2022 Q2 2022

Revenues Unit revenue - total 0.62 Passenger traffic (million RPK) 6,190
Traffic and
yields increased markedly this quarter
Ancillary NOK 158 per pax
0.57
Q2 2021
0.48
Q1 2022
Q2 2022 302
Q2 2021
2,976
Q1 2022
Q2 2022
Profits EBITDAR (NOK million)
Positive bottom line

EBT NOK 1,248 million
Earnings affected by fuel and FX headwinds

gain from aircraft order
CASK ex. fuel NOK 0.43 in quarter
-538
Q2 2021
-468
Q1 2022
-214
Q2 2022
Balance sheet
Protecting strong liquidity position
Equity ratio increased to 15.1%
Cash flow positive this quarter
Cash & equiv.
(NOK billion)
7.5
+8m
7.5
7.5

7

Fuel headwinds in Q2

  • Sharp increase in jet fuel price following Ukraine invasion
  • Q2 market spot price above \$1,300/mt – 11% lower currently
  • USDNOK coming down from this recent highs
  • Fuel increase partially offset through higher fares

Updated as per 19 August 2022

Q2 earnings – delivering earnings above 1bn

NOK
million
Q2
2022
Q1
2022
Chng
(QoQ)
Passenger
revenue
3
970
,
1
513
,
Ancillary
passenger
revenue
782 344
Other
revenue
116 59
Total
operating
revenue
4
868
,
1
916
,
+154% Ramp-up and improving yields
Personnel
expenses
782 633
Aviation
fuel
2
338
,
634 +269% NOK fuel price +47% QoQ
ATC
Airport
and
charges
585 271
Handling
charges
482 176
Technical
maintenance
expenses
424 273
Other
operating
expenses
476 382
EBITDAR
excl
other
losses/(gains)
-219 -452
Other
losses/(gains)
-5 16
EBITDAR -214 -468
Aircraft
lease
depreciation
and
amortization
,
527 381 +38% Including temporary wet-lease
Reversal
of
impairment
loss
aircraft
re.prepayment
on
-2
099
,
0 Reinstatement of aircraft prepayment
Operating
profit
(EBIT)
1
359
,
-849
Net
financial
items
-110 -183
Profit
(loss)
before
(EBT)
tax
1
248
,
-1
031
,
+2
280
,

Balance sheet – improved equity position

NOK
million
30
Jun
31
Mar
Chng
2022 2022 (QoQ)
Intangible
assets
2
082
,
2
069
,
Tangible
fixed
assets
9
834
,
6
795
,
Aircraft prepayment
Total
non-current
assets
12
203
,
9
075
,
+34% and lease revaluation
Receivables 4
331
,
3
418
,
Holdback (%) reduced to 67%
Cash
and
cash
equivalents
7
543
,
7
535
,
Total
current
assets
11
948
,
11
010
,
Assets 24
151
,
20
085
,
+20%
Equity 3
654
,
2
265
,
+61%
Non-current
debt
8
974
,
8
513
,
Other
liabilities
non-current
1
663
,
1
230
,
Total
non-current
liabilities
10
636
,
9
743
,
Air
traffic
settlement
liabilities
4
805
,
3
613
,
Increased bookings through
Current
debt
1
301
,
1
193
,
quarter
Other
liabilities
current
3
755
,
3
271
,
Total
liabilities
current
9
860
,
8
078
,
+22%
Liabilities 20
497
,
17
820
,
Equity
ratio
(%)
15
1
11
3
Net interest bearing debt
NOK
million
30
Jun
2022
31
Mar
2022
Chng
(QoQ)
Cash
&
equiv
7
543
,
7
535
,
8
+
Aircraft
financing
NAS
13
Other
IB
debt
Retained
Claims
Bonds
6
942
,
585
134
2
614
,
6
284
,
703
165
2
554
,
+658
-118
NIBD 2
732
,
2
171
,
+561

NIBD increase due to IFRS16 lease liabilities – additional 2 aircraft on balance sheet this quarter – revaluation with USD appreciation against NOK

Cash flow – preserving cash position

  • Improved liquidity outlook from strong summer season
  • Holdback down to 67% – trending lower going forward
  • Limited prepayments (PDP) going forward – NOK 643 million paid in July

The way forward

A sustainable successful future

Reliable and trustworthy Getting you to your destination High top-of-mind awareness Award-winning1 Delivering market-leading customer experiences Promoting sustainable aviation, the Norwegian way Committed to 45% Loyalty program for all >4 million Reward members in the Nordics Attractive network New opportunities with Widerøe and Norse co-operation Serious about sustainability Committed to 45% reduction target High top-of-mind awareness Award-winning1 >250 Nordic Broad network -based routes Promoting SAF Collaborating with producers and policy makers Dedicated and friendly people Signed new union agreements this summer

Summary

Capitalising on continued pent-up demand

  • Encouraging booking trends after successful summer season
  • Fleet increasing from 70 to 85 for summer 2023
  • Market-leading Norwegian Reward programme
  • Attractive network partnership with Widerøe

Robust balance sheet

  • Preserved strong liquidity position
  • Aircraft order improving financial flexibility
  • Optimising financing cost own share of fleet

  • Leveraging on scale and seasonal flexibility

  • 35,000m ASK target for 2023
  • Utilising PBH this winter adjusting capacity to demand
  • Targeting sub 0.40 CASK ex. fuel for 2H2022

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Appendix

20 largest shareholders as of 30 June 2022*

Name Country Number of shares Per cent
1 Geveran Trading Company, Ltd. Cyprus 129,614,986 13.9 %
2 Sundt AS Norway 105,603,198 11.4 %
3 Folketrygdfondet Norway 55,405,388 6.0 %
4 Silver Point Capital, L.P. United States 42,526,526 4.6 %
5 Davy Stockbrokers Ireland 31,856,825 3.4 %
6 Nordnet Bank AB. Norway 31,344,684 3.4 %
7 DNB Asset Management AS Norway 29,668,531 3.2 %
8 Keskinäinen eläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma Finland 27,500,000 3.0 %
9 Avanza Bank AB Sweden 26,031,411 2.8 %
10 Handelsbanken Kapitalförvaltning AB Sweden 22,026,082 2.4 %
11 Contrarian Capital Management, LLC United States 18,304,923 2.0 %
12 KLP Forsikring Norway 11,827,089 1.3 %
13 Retail Investors Holding 20,000 to 50,000 shares Norway 11,301,600 1.2 %
14 BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. United States 10,099,260 1.1 %
15 Brumm AS Norway 10,000,942 1.1 %
16 Nordea Funds Oy Finland 9,439,301 1.0 %
17 Swedbank AB Sweden 9,301,270 1.0 %
18 Arctic Fund Management AS Norway 8,779,799 0.9 %
19 HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG Germany 7,001,243 0.8 %
20 UBS Switzerland AG Switzerland 6,186,689 0.7 %
Top 20 shareholders 603,819,747 64.9 %
Other shareholders 326,169,992 35.1 %
Total number of shares 929,989,739 100.0 %

*) The data is obtained through third-party analysis of beneficial ownership and fund manager information provided in replies to ownership notices issued to custodians. Reasonable efforts have been made to verify the data, however Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA cannot guarantee the accuracy of the analysis.

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