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SCIDEV LTD Investor Presentation 2018

Nov 11, 2018

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INVESTOR PRESENTATION November 2018

Disclaimer

Important Information

This presentation has been prepared by SciDev Ltd (SciDev) based on information available to it as at the date of this presentation. The information is provided in summary form and does not contain all information necessary to make an investment decision. Hence, no representation is made as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information. In addition, neither SciDev nor any of its subsidiaries, directors, employees, shareholders nor any other person shall have liability whatsoever to any person for any loss, including without limitation from any fault or negligence arising from this presentation or any information supplied in connection with it.

This presentation may contain forward-looking statements and projections. These reflect SciDev’s current expectations, based on what it believes to be reasonable assumptions. SciDev gives no warranty or representation as to its future financial performance or any future matter. Except as required by law or ASX listing rules, SciDev is not obliged to update this presentation after its release, even if matters change materially. This presentation does not constitute financial advice. Further, this presentation is not and should not be construed as an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy SCIDEV securities and may not be relied upon in connection with any purchase of SciDev securities.

Commercial in Confidence 2

Business overview

SciDev strives to be the market leader in a highly fragmented speciality chemical market by providing coordinated technology and chemical solutions for water, wastewater and tailings treatment.

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Market

Team

  • Water soluble polymers for solids liquid separation

  • Experienced capital markets team

  • Core group of senior ex-

  • Global: $8 billion (1st BASF executives (world’s US sales in Q3 18) largest chemical

  • company)

  • Australia: $240 million 

  • (existing sales into blue Technically strong chip end users) customer facing management

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Technology

  • IP and know-how provides lowest quartile manufacturing cost

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  • Patent pending OptiFlox® control system provides value add solution to end users

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Commercial in Confidence 3

Corporate Overview CORPORATESNAPSHOT
Major shareholders
Board & Management
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Major shareholders
Board & Management
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Major shareholders
Board & Management
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Major shareholders
Board & Management
No. of
shares
% held
ASX Code SDV Chairman Trevor Jones Sinoz Group 68.5m 10.7%
Market Cap (at $0.01 per share) ~$6.4m Managing Director Kieran Rodgers Kieran Rodgers 40.2m 6.4%
Shares on issue ~638.2m Executive Director Lewis Utting Lewis Utting 36.7m 5.8%
Options on issue
(exercisable at $0.025 – exp. 11/19)
39.5m Non-Executive Director Daniel (Don) Cronin Paul Pembroke 20.0m 3.1%
Working capital facility $0.5m Non-Executive Director Simone Watt Total 165.4m 26.0%
Company Secretary Heath Roberts
Technical Director Paul Pembroke

SciDev offers unique exposure to under represented chemical technology sector on the ASX Traditional comparisons are industrial mineral upgraders (PET, CXL, ATC) or water treatment package providers (DEM, FLC)

Commercial in Confidence 4

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Market OPPORTUNITY Market Size:
Market Size: $2.6bn
USD $8bn in three key focus areas
Market Size: $141m

Mineral processing ~$2bn $1.4bn Market Size:
 $780m
Municipal water treatment ~$5bn

Industrial water treatment ~$1bn
Competitive landscape

Large industry competitors have consolidated; now
focussed on centralised manufacturing and have
reduced service levels:
Market Size:
$240m
SciDev Strategy
 Exploit our lowest quartile manufacturing cost Market Size: Market Size:
Market Size:
$240m
 $130m
Couple with our next generation OptiFlox® process $150m
SciDev sales
control system
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  • Frontline service supported by our world class team and global partners

  • Africa’s figure are based from Australia’s figures

  • Water-soluble polymers, synthetic – HIS Chemical 2017 (Market figures)

Commercial in Confidence 5

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Next Generation Process Control

The patent pending OptiFlox[®] system provides next level insight into solid liquid separation processes:

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  • OptiFlox[®] delivers end user ROI> *100% through;

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  • Increased plant availability

  • Greater process efficiency

  • Increased water recovery

  • Reduced chemical consumptions

  • Reduced consumable consumption

  • It measures colloidal properties online, in real time and uses advanced process analytics to optimise;

  • Mineral slurries in mining, industrial minerals and fertilizers

  • Fats, proteins and other contaminants from food manufacturing

  • Waste water from both digested and activated sludges

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*based on real customer examples to date

RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS

GROWTH

COMMERCIAL TRIAL

STRATEGIC CHEMICAL INVESTORS TRIAL

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES

Agreement for six-month commercial trial of an OptiFlox® System at major coking coal site in the Bowen Basin

MOU secured with Phoenix Process Equipment Co to assist in US & Australian expansion initiatives

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2017
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SciDev secures strategic partnership with the Sinoz Group – SDV now capitalized for growth

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Chemical trial agreed with Iluka Resources to run concurrently with OptiFlox® System trial – long term sales would significantly bolster revenues

Strong business development pipeline – minerals sands, iron ore, coking coal, dairy, US manufacturing

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2018
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MANAGEMENT TEAM

Strengthened with the addition of ex-BASF senior executive Lewis Utting: Executive Director & ~6% shareholder

TEAM EXPANSION

Jamiel Muhor, ex-BASF senior executive, joined the team as Business Development Manager

COMMERCIAL TRIAL

OptiFlox® System commercial trial secured with Iluka Resources

INTERNATIONAL SALES

International chemical sales commenced – first order from Peabody Energy in US and ongoing sales continue

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IMMEDIATE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

SciDev has a number of commercial trials underway or set to commence in the near term which will drive growth

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Iluka Resources – Heavy Mineral Sands Operation

  • Three month commercial trial of OptiFlox ® System at heavy mineral sands operation

  • Purchase order received for a chemical trial to run concurrently with system trial

  • Long term chemical sale agreement has potential to significantly boost company’s earnings profile

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Major coking coal operation in the Bowen Basin, Queensland:

  • Six month commercial trial of OptiFlox ® System with global leader in coking coal production

  • System to be trialled on a Phoenix Process Equipment Co. belt press filter in the coal handing & preparation plant

  • Pending success, there are multiple opportunities for numerous units to be deployed at trial site

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Iron ore, further coal industry opportunities and US market entry:

  • In discussion with major iron ore producer for commercial trial of both chemistry and OptiFlox® system

  • Growing awareness of benefits of OptiFlox® system within all major coal process groups

  • Commercial sales into US provide premarketing avenue for US based manufacturing with JV partner

Commercial in Confidence 8

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Customer example

Peabody Energy have permanently installed the OptiFlox® System at the 12 mtpa Wilpinjong Coal Mine following a six-month trial

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  • Client is the world’s largest non-government coal company

  • OptiFlox® System developed based on results from a six-month trial at Wilpinjong to deal with clays more effectively

  • Delivered chemical cost savings >$200k p.a. increase in consumable recovery (Fe3O4) and significantly increased plant availability

  • Contract executed for the supply of an OptiFlox® System and associated chemicals, contract value $200-300k pa.

  • Was the catalyst for US sales and expansion into other mining opportunities

Commercial in confidence

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New Business Potential

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Target 1 Target 2 Target 3
-32%
-29% -22%
$3,180,000
$1,881,600 $2,310,000
$0
Coagulant
Coagulant $1,950,000 $1,800,000 $2,147,000
Coagulant $1,680,000 $3,180,000
$1,248,000
$1,335,360
Flocculant $1,280,000
$1,075,200
$336,000
Flocculant Flocculant $795,000
$188,160
$360,000
Control System $201,600 Control System $216,000
$72,000
Control System
$72,000
0 0 0
Incumbent SciDev Incumbent SciDev Incumbent SciDev
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  • Dialogue with key industry players where clays are a known problem, coal and mineral sands especially

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MEET OUR TEAM

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TREVOR JONES Kieran Rodgers LEWIS UTTING Daniel J (Don) Cronin Simone WATT
CHAIRMAN Managing director Executive director Non-Executive director Non-Executive director
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Highly competent customer facing team with more than 150 years combined experience in the chemical market. This team is unparalleled in a company of SciDev’s size and has a track record of delivering

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PAUL PEMBROKE
Technical Director
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JAMIEL MUHOR STEVE WARD REECE SLINGSBY
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Technical Account manager
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Business development
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Commercial in Confidence 11

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CONTACT

Suite 105, 48 Atchison street St leonards nsw 2065 Australia

Managing director – Keiran Rodgers +61 438 675 510

www.scidev.com.au

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