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SELECT HARVESTS LIMITED AGM Information 2014

Nov 20, 2014

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Select Harvests Limited

AGM – Chairman's Presentation

21 November 2014

Disclaimer & Basis of Preparation

This presentation is provided for information purposes only and has been prepared using information provided by the company. The information contained in this presentation is not intended to be relied upon as advice to investors and does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular investor. Investors should consider their own individual investment and financial circumstances in relation to any investment decision.

Certain statements contained in this presentation may constitute forward-looking statements or statements about future matters that are based upon information known and assumptions made as of the date of this presentation. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from any future results or performance expressed, predicted or implied by the statements contained in this presentation

Select Harvests – Financial Performance

Select Harvests - Strategy

Select Harvests - Brands

Orchards

Carina West Processing Facility & Laterals

Carina West Processing Facility – Hulling & Shelling

2014/15 Acquisition video available on our website www.selectharvests.com.au

Select Harvests Limited

AGM – Managing Directors Presentation

21 November 2014

Disclaimer & Basis of Preparation

This presentation is provided for information purposes only and has been prepared using information provided by the company. The information contained in this presentation is not intended to be relied upon as advice to investors and does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular investor. Investors should consider their own individual investment and financial circumstances in relation to any investment decision.

Certain statements contained in this presentation may constitute forward-looking statements or statements about future matters that are based upon information known and assumptions made as of the date of this presentation. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from any future results or performance expressed, predicted or implied by the statements contained in this presentation

Agenda

Business Performance

  • Almond Division
  • Food Division

Strategy Update

  • Overview
  • Acquisitions
  • Biomass / Cogeneration Plant
  • Almond Dryer

Supply & Demand Drivers

  • Global Update
  • SHV, Crop & Price Update

FY14 Performance

Earnings Before Interest & Tax ("EBIT")

  • Reported FY14 EBIT $41.8M* vs Reported FY13 EBIT $5.2M
  • Underlying FY14 EBIT $41.8M* up 11% vs Underlying FY13 EBIT $37.7M

Net Profit after Tax ("NPAT")

  • Reported FY14 NPAT $29.0M* vs Reported FY13 NPAT $2.9M
  • Underlying FY14 NPAT $29.0M* up 27% vs Underlying FY13 NPAT $22.9M

Cash flow/Gearing/Funding

  • FY14 Operating cash flow $23.1M (FY13 $4.1M) strong conversion
  • Dual banking arrangement was agreed with NAB & Rabo including acquisition facility

Earnings Per Share ("EPS")

Reported FY14 EPS 50.2 cents per share ("cps") - up 25% vs Underlying FY13 EPS 40.1 cps

Dividends

  • Final Dividend (unfranked) 9 cps last year Final Dividend 9 cps
  • Full Year Dividends total 20 cents per share last year Full Year Dividends totalled 12 cps

* FY14 includes $6.0M pre-tax revaluation of almond trees

Increased profit and strong cash flow generation despite lower than anticipated crop volumes

FY14 Performance

OHS & Environment

  • OHS Another improved safety result with group Lost Time Injuries (LTI) down 72.7%, year on year
  • Zero major environment incidents

Acquisitions

Allinga & Mendook

Other Achievements

  • Consumer complaints down 20%
  • Processing damage at Carina West processing facility down 22%
  • Processing cost flat at Thomastown

Post Year End Events

  • Amaroo acquisition (including water acquisition 6,215 ML)
  • Mullroo (Grewal) acquisition
  • Capital raising $46.5M placement, $19.7M Share Purchase Plan
  • Seven year high 41.7% Market Share Aug 2014 for Lucky Brand
  • Industrial sales continue to grow

Performance improvement extends beyond the financials

Almond Division – Performance & Activities

Performance

  • Price A$8.50/kg (FY13 A$6.38/kg) up 33% offsetting for reduced volume & quality
  • Costs increased due to impact of wet harvest
  • $6.0M revaluation of trees supported by higher almond price
  • FY14 Acquisitions Allinga & Mendook (680 planted acres & 2,600 unplanted acres)
  • FY15 Acquisitions Amaroo & Mullroo 2,481 planted acres & 2,865 unplanted acres in FY15 to date.

Activities

  • Commenced orchard replant program 512 acres. Largely offset by Orchard maturity profile of portfolio
  • Due diligence, bedding down and integration of acquisitions
  • Improving on farm productivity and execution
  • Planning orchards (replants/greenfields)
  • Growing and supporting 2015 crop

SHV well positioned to take advantage of Supply & Demand fundamentals

Food Division – Performance & Activities

Performance

  • Industrial delivers another record result 24% up on FY13
  • Revenue reduction driven by loss of major retailer private label almond contracts
  • Branded business remains strong
  • Improved sales mix has driven margin improvement
  • Production cost per kg remained flat year-on-year in spite of private label volume loss

Activities

  • Brand relaunches (reformulate, relaunch) Sunsol Mueslis, Lucky Smart Snax
  • Absolute focus on margin management and return on investment
  • Multiple Consumer products price increases
  • Scoping new markets both local and export

Emergence of a Brand driven Food Business

Strategy - Sunsol & Lucky Smart Snax Relaunch

New Branding & Packaging, New Formulation, Improved Margins

17 17

Strategic Objectives & Activities

FY13 INITIATIVES FY14 INITIATIVES FY15 INITIATIVES
1. CONTROL CRITICAL MASSOF ALMONDS Secure the critical mass of nutsneeded to maximizeprofitability and leverage theglobal almond opportunity. •Acquired 1,286 acres almond orchard•Ceased WA investment •Acquired 680 acres planted orchard•Acquired 1,000 acres unplanted•Replanted 512 acres @ higher densities •Acquired 2,481 acres planted orchard•Acquired 4,465 acres unplanted•Acquired 6,215 ML high security water•Planting 948 acres Allinga
2. IMPROVE YIELD & CROPVALUE Improve yield and overall cropvalue by perfecting on-farmand farm to factory practices. •Restructured Horticulture Division•Investments in Benchmarking/Tech.•Improve efficiency/protect yield•$500K frost fans •Total review of Horticultural assets15%•Further $500K frost fansROCE•Additional harvest equipment •Additional harvest equipment•Biostimulantstrial•Trial catch & shake harvest technology
3. BE BEST IN CLASS SUPPLYCHAIN Continuously improve oursupply chain, achieving highquality, low cost and optimumcapital utilisation. •Restructured Operations Division •Evaluate operational improvements&refine proposals•New Optical Sorter at Thomastown •Biomass ElectricityCogen. Plant•Carina West Dryer
4. INVEST IN INDUSTRIAL &TRADING DIVISION Allocate resources to leverageour trading skills and growsales in the industrial channel •Grew Industrial Division 40% •Grew Industrial Division 24% throughlocal and SE Asia customer base•Innovations assisted growth •Expandingbusiness with foodprocessors in local and SE Asianmarkets
5. TURN AROUNDPACKAGED FOODBUSINESS Develop a new model for thepackaged food category thatwill deliver sustainable returnsabove the cost of capital. •Exited unprofitable RetailBrandbusiness•Product Research/Collect Insights EPS•Product Development -7-10% paInnovation/Renovation/Reformulation/Repackaging•Brand relaunch -Sunsol& Lucky SmartSnax •Multiple relaunches & new products•Range rationalisation•New distributors -Thailand & Malaysia
6. FIX OUR SYSTEMS &PROCESSES Develop the business systemsand processes required to be aglobal industry leader. •OHS improvement -LTI's dropped 60% •OHS improvement -LTI's dropped 73%•New risk management framework•New OHS policies/procedures •IT upgrade
7. ENGAGE WITH OURPEOPLE & OURSTAKEHOLDERS Engage with investors and ourindustry while developing theteam required to be a globalindustry leader. •Investor engagement –conferences, sitetours and road shows 10%•Hort3 training for Farm Management•Refreshed company websiteEBIT pa•Introductionof employeenewsletters/intranet •Further development of PerformanceReview process•Diversity Committee

Significant progress on implementation of company's 7 strategic platforms & transition to a fully integrated agribusiness

Acquisitions – Geographic Diversity, Scale & Future.

Allinga – Loxton, SA (A$16.3M)

  • 680 acres mature almond
  • 948 acres suitable for planting to almonds (plant FY15)
  • Gained SA water buyback/efficiency funding (Net $5m) support new plantings

Amaroo – Paringa, SA (A$52.5M)

  • 2,046 acres almond (1,288 acres mature, 758 acres immature)
  • 1,500 acres suitable for planting to almond (plant FY16,17)*
  • 6,215ML high security water entitlements
  • 764 acres citrus (leased out)

Mullroo (Grewal) – Lake Cullulleraine, VIC (A$8.5M)

  • 435 acres almond (175 acres mature, 260 acres immature)
  • 1,365 acres suitable for planting to almond (plant FY16, 17)*

Mendook – Euston, NSW (A$2.0M)

  • 1,600 acres suitable for planting to almonds (plant FY16)*
  • * Subject to business case

Geographically diversified portfolio of 13,311 acres of planted almond orchard

Strategy - Carina West Biomass Boiler

Project:

    1. To use almond prunings, hull & shell to generate steam to supply a turbine which will generate of electricity & steam for Carina West facility & neighbouring farms.
    1. Replace existing low voltage infrastructure with high voltage infrastructure, reducing buy price of electricity

Technology/Performance:

  • Technology (EX Belgium) over 4,000 installations globally, first with almond hull
  • Turn key contract with Vyncke & Obrien's Boiler Services completed by Nov 2016
  • Consumes 30,000 tonnes of orchard & production waste
  • Operates 328 days 24/7
  • Generates 2.5MW electricity p.a., 17.5 tonnes steam/hour
  • Abates 23,500 tonnes of Greenhouse gases
  • Requires 8 skilled FTEs to operate
  • Bi product 1,500 tonnes of potash
  • Excess energy to be feed into grid offset against other facility usage
  • Vic Gov't has indicated support post election

Funding:

  • Annual CAPEX Budget (On Balance Sheet)
  • In the process of applying for financial support from Victorian Government

$11.9m with annual saving of $2m per annum once fully operational

Strategy - Field Stock Drying at Carina West

Project:

  1. To allow field crop harvested to be green or wet then secured and stored with out quality deterioration

Technology/Performance:

  • Grain dryer which will reduce moisture by 5% per cycle
  • 15 tonnes per hour of field or kernel weight
  • Energy source: Diesel then direct stream from Biomass plant
  • Commissioned Jan 2015 in time for next season
  • Example from 2014 season:
    • 32,000 tonnes dried @ direct cost $320k
    • New drying direct cost projected savings over 50%

Funding:

Annual CAPEX Budget ( On Balance Sheet)

New Dryer $720k at Carina West Processing will assist yield/quality retention in wet harvests

Global Supply - US Drought

SHV AGM 2013 – 0% Exceptional Drought, 11% Extreme Drought, 84% Severe Drought

SHV AGM 2014 – 55% Exceptional Drought, 80% Extreme Drought, 94% Severe Drought

ENTIRE US ALMOND INDUSTRY IS IN EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT REGIONS

Global Supply - Crop Outlook & Price Update

US Crop Update (2013/14) - harvested

  • Market estimate of USA 2013/14 Almond crop now 1.7-1.8 billion pounds (Ref: Hilltop Ranch 2 Nov 2014)
  • Down 300-400 million pounds on original NASS Objective Estimate of 2.1 billion pounds

Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

  • Recent FTA's between Australia and Japan, Korea & China almond tariff reductions 2.4%, 8% and 10% respectively
  • China is 2nd largest market for almonds globally rapid growth in last decade majority supplied from US
  • Improves Select Harvests competitive position against current suppliers (mainly USA)

SHV Crop Update (2014/15) - growing

  • Good blossom & pollination
  • Growing conditions have been good
  • Current estimate is for a good average crop
  • 2014/15 crop estimate: approx. 13,000 tonnes (based on maturity profile of orchards & condition of acquired orchards)

Price (A$)

  • SHV current FY15 pool price estimate is 10-15% above SHV FY14 average price (A$8.50/kg)
  • Anticipate price to remain stable for the foreseeable future

Outlook – Business Focus

Almond Division

  • Maximise 2015 crop
  • Integrate acquisitions
  • Prepare for 2015 & 2016 greenfield plantings & funding options
  • Development of orchard benchmarking
  • Implement CAPEX: Dryer, Biomass etc
  • Secure further mature orchards

Food Division

  • Continue innovation stream in industrial/packaged goods segments
  • Raise the bar on quality and increase velocity of new product development
  • Increase focus on SE Asia customer base

Corporate

  • Invest in business systems and IT platform
  • Undertake strategy review

Significant opportunity to improve the base business

Thank you

Please direct any queries to:

Paul Thompson Paul Chambers Andrew Angus Managing Director Chief Financial Officer Investor Relations +61 3 9474 3544 +61 3 9474 3544 +61 402 823 757

Income Statement

FY13 FY14
Financial Result ($m) ($m)
Reported Result
EBIT -Reported 5.2 41.8
Interest (5.0) (4.5)
NPBT 0.2 37.4
Tax (Expense)/Benefit 2.7 (8.3)
NPAT-Reported 2.9 29.0
Pre-Tax Adjustments* 32.5 -
Underlying Result
EBIT -Underlying 37.7 41.8
Interest (5.0) (4.5)
NPBT 32.7 37.4
(Tax Expense) (9.8) (8.3)
NPAT –Underlying 22.9 29.0
  • FY14 EBIT $41.8m (FY13 $37.7m)
  • Almond Division EBIT $40.8m (FY13 $36.4m)
    • Strong performance
      • ─ 2014 crop yield below expectations
      • ─ Higher than anticipated yields and prices for 2013 crop
      • ─ Benefit of tree valuation of $6m
    • 2014 costs up due to wet harvest season
  • Food Division EBIT $5.6m (FY13 $5.5m)
    • Industrial sales up 24%
    • Improved sales mix towards branded products
    • Improved price management and cost control
  • Corporate costs $4.6m (FY13 $4.1m)
  • Tax expense includes R&D tax credit $1.8m
  • NPAT up 27% to $29m

* WA impairment and discount on acquisition

Strong Result – opportunity for growth from increased yield potential and food turnaround

Balance Sheet

Year EndingBalance Sheet Jun-13($m) Jun-14($m)
Current Assets excl. Cash 114.4 130.3
Cash 8.9 6.3
Non Current Assets 180.5 204.6
Total Assets 303.8 341.2
Current Liabilities (excl. Borrowings) 35.9 25.7
Borrowings 88.1 101.1
Non Current Liabilities (excl. Borrowings) 20.3 31.7
Total Liabilities 144.3 158.5
Total Equity 159.5 182.8
Net Debt 79.2 94.8
Net Debt /Equity 49.7% 51.9%

Banking refinance, increase & extension complete
NAB & Rabobank -$135m
$50m term expiring 2018
$60m line -working capital & business projects
$25m acquisition line
Additional $50m acquisition bridge facilityapproved on 22 August 2014
Timing of new crop sales & receipts
Straddles 30 June balance date
Significant receipts since then
Net Debt $94.8m (includes funding of $16.3m Allingaacquisition in FY14)
Gearing 51.9% (debt/equity)
Long term target to be below 40%

• September 2014 equity raising to maintain current gearing

Achieve & maintain a prudent and flexible balance sheet to support growth strategy

Cash Flow

CashFlow FY13($m) FY14($m)
EBITDA –(FY13 Underlying) 42.5 45.6
Change in Working Capital (34.2) (17.8)
Taxes Received 0.9 -
Net Interest (5.1) (4.7)
Cash flow from operating activities 4.1 23.1
Investing cash flows (13.9) (29.9)
Increasein Debt 19.3 12.5
Dividends Paid (2.4) (8.8)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash/Cash Equivalents 7.0 (3.1)

  • The majority of the 2014 crop held at 30 June expected to convert to cash in 1HFY15
  • Investing cash flows driven by:
    • Orchard acquisitions $16.3m (Allinga)
    • PPE $8.6m
    • Water $3.5m
    • Trees $1.5m

Capex - FY15

  • Trees commence investment in planting out greenfield land bank
  • Increased harvest matrix and mechanical drying

Strong operating cash flow conversion from existing assets

Financial History

SHV Historical Summary Units 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total Sales (A$M) 217.9 229.5 224.7 248.6 238.4 248.3 251.3 191.1 188.3
EBIT (A$M) 38.4 40.5 27.1 26.8 26.0 22.6 19.6 37.7 41.8
EBIT Margin (EBIT/Sales -%) (%) 17.6% 17.6% 12.1% 10.8% 10.9% 9.1% 7.8% 19.7% 22.2%
PBT (A$M) 37.9 40.0 25.4 23.0 23.6 18.5 13.4 32.7 37.4
Underlying NPAT (A$M) 26.5 28.1 18.1 16.7 17.3 17.7 9.5 22.9 29.0
Issued Shares No. of Shares 39.7 38.7 39.0 39.5 39.8 56.2 56.8 57.5 58.0
Earnings Per Share (AUD Cents per Share) 67.1 71.0 46.7 42.6 43.3 33.7 16.8 40.1 50.2
Dividend per Share (AUD Cents per Share) 53.0 57.0 45.0 12.0 21.0 13.0 8.0 12.0 20.0
Payout Ratio (%) 80.0% 80.0% 96.7% 28.2% 48.5% 38.6% 47.6% 29.9% 39.8%
Net Tangible Assets per Share (A$/Share) 1.83 1.57 1.41 1.56 1.87 2.17 2.19 2.14 2.47
Net Interest Cover (times) 82.3 75.8 15.6 7.1 10.7 6.7 3.2 7.5 9.3
Net Debt (A$M) 1.3 1.6 46.8 52.4 45.0 73.1 66.8 79.3 94.8
Shareholder Equity (A$M) 101.5 95.5 94.1 100.9 113.6 168.8 160.3 159.5 182.8
Net Debt to Equity Ratio (%) 1.3% 1.7% 49.7% 51.9% 39.6% 43.3% 41.7% 49.7% 51.9%
Share Price (A$/Share) 13.02 11.60 6.00 2.16 3.46 1.84 2.40 3.9 5.14
Market Capitalisation (A$M) 517.0 449.4 234.1 85.4 137.6 103.5 120.0 224.3 298.12
P/E Ratio 19.5 16.0 12.9 5.1 8.0 5.8 12.6 9.8 10.2

Source: Company Data

Orchard Profile – Young Orchards PLUS Longevity

Select Harvests almond orchards have an average age of 10.9 years. On track to double acreage by 2018.

2015 Orchard Profile

Almond orchard Planted Orchard Planted Orchard Bearing Orchard Bearing Orchards
portfolio Area (acres) Area (hectares) Area (acres) Area (hectares)
Northern Region
Owned 1,491 604 1,423 576
Leased 3,017 1,221 3,017 1,221
Total 4,508 1,825 4,440 1,798
Central Region
Owned 4,165 1,686 3,554 1,439
Leased 1,481 600 1,481 600
Total 5,646 2,286 5,035 2,039
Southern Region
Owned 3,156 1,278 2,467 999
Leased - - - -
Total 3,156 1,278 2,467 999
Total All Regions
Owned 8,812 3,568 7,444 3,014
Leased 4,498 1,821 4,498 1,821
Total 13,311 5,389 11,943 4,835
Land bank (unplanted) Acres Hectares
Northern Region - -
Central Region 1,600 648
Southern Region 3,865 1,565
Total all Regions 5,465 2,213

Source: Company Data

2015 Orchard Profile

AREA BY TREE AGE
Years 0-7 Years 8-26 Years 26+ TOTAL PLANTED AVAILABLE TO PLANT TOTAL
(acres) (ha) (acres) (ha) (acres) (ha) (acres) (ha) (acres) (ha) (acres) (ha)
Northern Region
Company Owned 312 126 1,179 477 - - 1,491 604 - - 1,491 604
Leased 1,332 539 1,685 682 - - 3,017 1,221 - - 3,017 1,221
Total 1,644 666 2,864 1,160 - - 4,508 1,825 - - 4,508 1,825
CentralRegion
Company Owned 638 258 2,455 994 1,072 434 4,165 1,686 1,600 648 5,765 2,334
Leased - - 1,481 600 - - 1,481 600 - - 1,481 600
Total 638 258 3,936 1,594 1,072 434 5,646 2,286 1,600 648 7,246 2,934
SouthernRegion
Company OwnedLeased 1,018- 412- 2,138- 866- -- -- 3,156- 1,278- 3,865- 1,565- 7,021- 2,843-
Total 1,018 412 2,138 866 - - 3,156 1,278 3,865 1,565 7,021 2,843
TOTAL
Company Owned 1,968 797 5,772 2,337 1,072 434 8,812 3,568 5,465 2,213 14,277 5,780
Leased 1,332 539 3,166 1,282 - - 4,498 1,821 - - 4,498 1,821
Total 3,300 1,336 8,938 3,619 1,072 434 13,311 5,389 5,465 2,213 18,776 7,601

Source: Company Data

Significant Orchard Growth. Double plantings by 2018

Growth - 5,465 acres of unplanted land suitable for almonds will be planted over the next 4 years

Global Supply – US Reservoirs/Temp/Snowpack

Temperature

Snowpack

  • California drought: Sierra snowpack is barely there - Peter Fimrite, SFGate, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2014
    • ─ The snow levels in the Sierra were only 18 percent of average on Thursday, when the last of the season's once-a-month measurements was taken by the California Department of Water Resources. That's worse than last month, when the snowpack was 32 percent of normal for the date. Conditions get worse the farther north one goes in the Sierra and Cascade ranges. The snowpack is a paltry 7 percent of average in the northern part of the state, according to the measurements
    • http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/California-drought-Sierra-snowpackis-barely-5446649.php

Reservoir Conditions: Most storages have less than half of their historical average water levels

Temperature: Hottest 6 months on record drives evaporation/transpiration

Snowpack: Historically low snowpack which provide the surface water / ground water recharge is concerning

Global Supply - US Groundwater Levels

This trio of images depicts satellite observations of declining water storage in California as seen by NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellites in June 2002 (left), June 2008 (center) and June 2014 (right). Colors progressing from green to orange to red represent greater accumulated water loss between April 2002 and June 2014. California's Sacramento and San Joaquin River basins, including the Central Valley, have suffered the greatest losses, in part due to increased groundwater pumping to support agricultural production. Between 2011 and 2014, the combined river basins have lost 4 trillion gallons (15 cubic kilometers, or 12 million acre-feet) of water each year, an amount far greater than California's 38 million residents use in cities and homes annually.

Source: NASA (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA18816)

Source 2: Dept of Water Resources, California (http://www.water.ca.gov/waterconditions/docs/Drought\_Response-Groundwater\_Basins\_April30\_Final\_BC.pdf)

Groundwater accounts for 30-60% of California water use. NASA data shows serious water loss since 2002

Global Demand – Diverse. High Growth

Almonds have held the No.1 position in global tree nut innovations since 2006 (35% market share 2013).

Long term US per capita consumption of almond outpaces all other tree nuts (376% growth since 1980)