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Subsea 7 — Investor Presentation 2021
Oct 8, 2021
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Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Presentation
28 July 2021
Forward looking statements
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Second quarter 2021 results
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Revenue \$1.2 billion
- Adjusted EBITDA \$90 million
- Adjusted EBITDA margin 7.5%
- ‒ After incurring net Covid-19 costs of approximately \$4 million
- Cash and cash equivalents \$390 million
- Net debt \$39 million
- ‒ After dividend payment of \$72 million
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- Active fleet vessel utilisation: 82%
- Challenges in Taiwan
- Seagreen making good progress
- Order intake of \$1.9 billion
- ‒ Book-to-bill of 1.6
STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS
• Combination of Subsea 7's Renewables business unit and OHT

Second quarter operational highlights



Manuel (Gulf of Mexico)

Julimar (Australia)


SLGC (Angola) Seagreen (UK) PLSVs (Brazil)


Hornsea II (UK)

Second quarter 2021 backlog
Backlog of \$6.8 billion, as at 30 June 2021

- Order intake of \$1.9 billion
- \$1.5 billion new awards
- \$0.4 billion escalations
- 1.6 book-to-bill ratio
- Awards announced in Q2:
- Bacalhau: over \$750m
- Mero 3: \$500-750m
Order backlog includes:
- \$0.3 billion relating to long-term contracts for PLSVs in Brazil
- approximately \$70 million favourable foreign exchange movement

Q2 2021 - income statement summary
| Three months ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| In \$ millions, unless otherwise indicated | 30 June 2021 Unaudited |
30 June 2020 Unaudited |
| Revenue | 1,198 | 754 |
| Net operating loss, excluding goodwill impairment charges |
(28) | (352) |
| Goodwill impairment charges | - | (578) |
| Loss before taxes | (28) | (938) |
| Taxation | 15 | 17 |
| Net loss | (13) | (922) |
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 90 | (9) |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 8% | (1%) |
| Diluted earnings per share \$ | (0.04) | (3.06) |
| Weighted average number of shares (millions) |
298 | 297 |

Q2 2021 - supplementary details
| Three months ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| In \$ millions | 30 June 2021 Unaudited |
30 June 2020 Unaudited |
| Administrative expenses |
(58) | (70) |
| Depreciation, amortisation and mobilisation charges | (114) | (113) |
| Impairment of property, plant and equipment | (4) | (213) |
| Impairment of right-of-use assets | - | (17) |
| Goodwill impairment charges | - | (578) |
| Net operating loss | (28) | (930) |
| Net finance cost | (1) | (5) |
| Other gains and losses | 1 | (4) |
| Loss before taxes | (28) | (938) |
| Taxation | 15 | 17 |
| Net loss(1) | (13) | (922) |
(1) Q2 2021: \$12m net loss is attributable to shareholders of the parent company with a net loss of \$1m attributable to non-controlling interests

Q2 2021 - business unit performance

- (1) Corporate business unit includes the results of the Group's autonomous subsidiaries Xodus and 4Subsea, group-wide activities and discrete events such as restructuring costs.
- (2) Q2 2020 NOL excludes goodwill impairment charges of \$578m and impairment charges related to property, plant, equipment and right-of use assets of \$209m recognised in Subsea and Conventional and restructuring charges of \$104m and asset impairments of \$20m recognised in the Corporate segment.

Q2 2021 - cash flow

• Net debt (including lease liabilities) of \$39 million at 30 June 2021

2021 financial guidance
| 2020 reported | 2021 guidance | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | \$3.5 billion | Higher than 2020 |
| Administrative expense | \$241 million | \$220 – 240 million |
| Adjusted EBITDA | \$423 million1 | Higher than 2020 |
| D&A | \$442 million | \$430 – 450 million |
| Net operating income | \$(1.0) billion | Positive |
| Net finance cost | \$20 million | \$15 – 20 million |
| Tax charge | \$33 million | \$30 – 40 million |
| Capital expenditure | \$183 million | \$120 – 140 million |
1 Excludes a restructuring charge of \$86 million

The Subsea 7 Strategy
Subsea Field of the Future: Systems and Delivery

- Early engagement and partnerships
- Systems innovation and enabling products
- Integrated SPS and SURF
- Digital delivery of projects and services
Energy Transition: Proactive Participation

- Renewables offshore wind
- Oil and gas lower carbon developments
- Emerging energy new markets and opportunities
- Operations sustainable and efficient
Subsea Integration Alliance - a market leader
- Integration of SPS and SURF
- Optimises the complete subsea offering from engineering to delivery
- Increases competitive differentiation
- Subsea Integration Alliance awards in Q2 2021
- Bacalhau, Brazil (\$750m+): first integrated award in Brazil
- Hasselmus, Norway (\$50-150m): optimising the economics of marginal fields
- 68% market share since January 20201
- Strong bidding pipeline for integrated projects
- Lapa SW, BMC-33, Scarborough2, Bay du Nord, Ormen Lange III2

1 by revenue; 2 Subsea Integration Alliance is preferred EPCI supplier; FEED already awarded
Renewables - unlocking value
- Seaway 7 ASA: will reinforce position as market leader in offshore fixed wind
- Increasingly tangible step -up in activity levels
- High levels of tendering for projects in the US and Europe
- Currently bidding installation work for execution in 2025
- Accelerated the decision to invest in differentiated assets via the creation of Seaway 7 ASA
- Enhancing the value of our engineering and project management skills
- Expanding the portfolio of services to include turbine installation and heavy transportation
- Selective investment to position for the high growth global market


Outlook - subsea prospects

(i) Integrated SURF-SPS (f) FEED already awarded, Subsea 7 is preferred EPCI supplier

Outlook - offshore wind prospects

Summary
- Strong balance sheet with net debt of \$39 million and liquidity in excess of \$1 billion
- Growing, diversified backlog of \$6.8 billion
- Improvement in the pricing environment for new tenders in Subsea and Conventional
- Expected to result in higher offshore activity from late 2023
- Enhancement of the offering in Renewables through the creation of Seaway 7 ASA
- Euronext Growth listing adds valuation transparency
- Increased confidence in the recovery in oil and gas industry, as well as the growth in offshore fixed wind market

Seven Arctic and Seven Borealis

Appendix
Major project progression Track record Fleet Financial summaries
Major project progression
• Continuing projects >\$100m between 5% and 95% complete as at 30 June 2021 excluding PLSV and Life of Field day-rate contracts


Track record – over 1,000 projects delivered worldwide


Fleet – 29 active vessels at the end of Q2 2021


Seven Antares and Seven Inagha are owned by Subsea 7's Nigerian joint venture.
Long-term charter from a vesselowning joint venture
Stacked
Chartered from a third party

Segmental analysis
For the three months ended 30 June 2021
| In \$ millions (Unaudited) | Subsea & Conventional | Renewables | Corporate | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 863 | 315 | 20 | 1,198 |
| Net operating (loss)/income | (10) | (32) | 14 | (28) |
| Finance income | 1 | |||
| Other gains and losses | 1 | |||
| Finance costs | (2) | |||
| Loss before taxes | (28) |
For the three months ended 30 June 2020
| In \$ millions (Unaudited) | Subsea & Conventional | Renewables | Corporate | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 673 | 66 | 15 | 754 |
| Net operating loss excluding goodwill impairment charges |
(195) | (26) | (130) | (352) |
| Impairment of goodwill | (578) | - | - | (578) |
| Net operating loss | (773) | (26) | (130) | (930) |
| Finance income | 1 | |||
| Other gains and losses | (4) | |||
| Finance costs | (6) | |||
| Loss before taxes | (938) |
Summary balance sheet
| In \$ millions | 30 June 2021 Unaudited |
31 Dec 2020 Audited |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||
| Non-current assets | ||
| Goodwill | 86 | 85 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 3,880 | 3,983 |
| Right-of-use asset | 197 | 213 |
| Other non-current assets | 208 | 181 |
| Total non-current assets | 4,371 | 4,462 |
| Current assets | ||
| Trade and other receivables | 583 | 591 |
| Construction contracts - assets |
679 | 471 |
| Other accrued income and prepaid expenses |
207 | 198 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 390 | 512 |
| Other current assets | 70 | 63 |
| Total current assets | 1,929 | 1,835 |
| 30 June 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| In \$ millions | Unaudited | Audited |
| Equity & Liabilities |
||
| Total equity | 4,194 | 4,255 |
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Non-current portion of borrowings |
153 | 184 |
| Non-current lease liabilities |
154 | 169 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 124 | 138 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 431 | 491 |
| Current liabilities | ||
| Trade and other liabilities | 1,195 | 982 |
| Current portion of borrowings | 44 | 25 |
| Current lease liabilities |
78 | 85 |
| Construction contracts – liabilities |
233 | 280 |
| Deferred revenue | 2 | 2 |
| Other current liabilities | 123 | 177 |
| Total current liabilities | 1,675 | 1,551 |
| Total liabilities | 2,106 | 2,042 |
| Total equity & liabilities | 6,300 | 6,297 |

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
Net operating loss to Adjusted EBITDA
| For the period (in \$millions) | Three Months Ended 30 June 2021 Unaudited |
Three Months Ended 30 June 2020 Unaudited |
|---|---|---|
| Net operating loss | (28) | (930) |
| Depreciation, amortisation and mobilisation |
114 | 113 |
| Impairment of goodwill | - | 578 |
| Impairment of property, plant and equipment | 4 | 212 |
| Impairment of right-of-use assets | - | 17 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 90 | (9) |
| Revenue | 1,198 | 754 |
| Adjusted EBITDA % | 8% | (1%) |
Summary of second quarter 2021 cash flows
\$ millions
| Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April 2021 | 527 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net cash generated from operating activities | 15 | Includes net decrease in operating liabilities of \$48 million |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (61) | Includes capital expenditure of \$34m and loan to a joint venture of \$33m |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (103) | Includes \$72m of dividends paid, \$23m of payments related to lease liabilities and repayment of borrowings of \$6m |
| Other movements | 12 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 2021 | 390 |
- Net (debt)/cash (including lease liabilities) of \$(39) million 30 June 2021 compared to \$74 million at 31 March 2021
- Borrowings totalled \$197 million at 30 June 2021 compared to \$203 million at 31 March 2021