Daybrook Fisheries
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Daybrook Fisheries
ACQUISITION OF DAYBROOK FISHERIES May 2015 LEGAL DISCLAIMER AND BASIS OF PREPARATION For the purposes of this notice, the presentation (the “Presentation”) shall mean and include the slides that follow, the oral presentation of the slides by Oceana Group Limited (the “Company”) and/or its advisers, any question-and-answer session that follows that oral presentation, hard copies of this document and any materials distributed at, or in connection with, that oral presentation. By attending the meeting at which the Presentation is made, or by reading the Presentation slides, you will be deemed to have (i) agreed to all of the following restrictions and made the following undertakings and (ii) acknowledged that you understand the legal and regulatory sanctions attached to the misuse, disclosure or improper circulation of the Presentation. 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The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any of such statements are based. 2 VIDEO TITLE www.oceana.co.za 3 PRESENTATION CONTENTS Becoming a global fishing company Overview of Daybrook Fisheries Compelling strategic rationale Transaction and financial highlights Indicative timetable Q&A 4 SECTION 1 Becoming a global fishing company BECOMING A GLOBAL FISHING COMPANY OCEANA AIMS TO BECOME AFRICA’S MOST EFFICIENT CONVERTER OF FISHING RIGHTS INTO VALUE UNDERPINNED BY GENERATING SUSTAINED FINANCIAL RETURNS BY ANTICIPATING MARKET TRENDS Identifying opportunities for acquisitive and organic growth of the group Achieving growth in headline earnings Delivering superior returns to shareholders 6 BECOMING A GLOBAL FISHING COMPANY OCEANA HISTORICAL REVENUE (ZARm) and HEPS (ZARc) OCEANA’S STRATEGY HAS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE, WITH REVENUES AND HEADLINE EARNINGS GROWING MATERIALLY OVER RECENT YEARS 6 000 600 2010A – 2014A CAGR: 16% 5 000 500 4 000 400 2010A – 2014A CAGR: 10% 3 000 300 2 000 200 2010A 2011A Revenue (LHS) Source: Oceana 2014 Annual Report 2012A 2013A 2014A HEPS (RHS) 7 BECOMING A GLOBAL FISHING COMPANY HOWEVER, LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES REMAIN WITHIN SA AND THE rest of the AFRICAN CONTINENT TO MEANINGFULLY INCREASE SCALE AND DIVERSIFY FISHING RIGHTS Finite fishing resource in South Africa Concentration of species South African fishing rights up for renewal in 2020 8 BECOMING A GLOBAL FISHING COMPANY increase diversification of: Oceana’s strategy is to seek out global opportunities which: • targeted species • product portfolio • currency exposure • geographies builds a large scale, highly efficient business, exploiting benefits of an enlarged diversified group 9 BECOMING A GLOBAL FISHING COMPANY Long-term growth in demand for fishmeal and fish oil: • Increasing global protein requirements Through extensive analysis into global fishing trends and markets, Oceana has concluded that increased exposure to fishmeal and fish oil is key to achieve its strategic objectives • Growing demand for aquaculture and increased use in aquaculture production • Growing demand as feed ingredients for pork and seafood production Constrained global supply due to limited resources and adverse weather conditions Substitutes are not available in quantities needed to replace fishmeal and fish oil as key feed ingredients 10 BECOMING A GLOBAL FISHING COMPANY Excellent track record Daybrook Fisheries is an opportunity for Oceana to undertake a truly transformational transaction in a sustainable fishing environment Strong cash flow generation World class operating plant and well maintained fleet 11 SECTION 2 Compelling strategic rationale INCREASING GLOBAL DEMAND FOR PROTEIN • Global population is expected to reach 9bn by 2050 driving demand growth for food and protein • Fish are an important source of animal protein and nutrients for human consumption • Finite resources in the world’s oceans increases fish supply potential from aquaculture production to meet this demand • Fishmeal and fish oil are high-protein ingredients in feed for aquaculture, which is one of the fastest growing food segments • Fishmeal has been increasingly utilised in aquaculture feed over the past 3 decades and demand is expected to grow with aquaculture production GLOBAL FISHMEAL USE GLOBAL FISH PRODUCTION AND SOURCING (million MT) 4% 2% 2% 10% Aquaculture CAGR = 2.1% 48% 50% 73% 64 2011A 93 2030E 93 90 50% 1960 Swine Poultry 36% 5% 20% 1980 2010 Aquaculture Source: World Bank – Fish to 2030 Other Aquaculture Capture 13 FISHMEAL SUPPLY AND PRICING • Global output has declined by c. 23% over the past decade due to limited resources and adverse weather conditions • Supply/demand factors have resulted in sustained price growth over the past 10 years • Potential substitutes do not have the same high quality protein and amino acid content and are not available in significant volumes to replace fishmeal as a key feed ingredient • The result is an increasing fishmeal price ratio compared to substitutes such as soybean meal • World Bank predicts 90% real growth in fishmeal prices from 2010-2030 (3.3% real CAGR) GLOBAL FISHMEAL PRODUCTION (thousand MT) 6 084 6 018 FISHMEAL AND SOYBEAN MEAL PRICE (US$/MT) (March 2015) 2 500 5 587 5 269 5 519 5 019 4 838 4 560 800 700 4 535 4 672 2 000 600 500 1 500 400 300 1 000 200 100 500 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 05 06 07 08 09 Fishmeal (LHS) Source: Global fishmeal and oil production - IFFO Yearbook of Statistics, FAO, World Bank – Fish to 2030 10 11 12 13 14 Soybean meal (RHS) 14 FISH OIL SUPPLY AND PRICING • A similar trend has been observed in fish oil production and prices • Vegetable oils, such as rapeseed and soy oil, are no longer considered suitable substitutes for fish oil and there has been a clear divergence in prices since 2012 • World Bank predicts 70% real growth in fish oil prices from 2010-2030 (2.7% real CAGR) GLOBAL FISH OIL PRODUCTION (thousand MT) 1 035 906 1 029 1 037 993 915 FISH OIL AND RAPESEED OIL PRICE (US$/MT) (October 2014) 2 600 1 036 841 903 885 2100 1800 2 000 1500 1 400 1200 800 900 600 200 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 05 06 07 08 09 Fish oil (LHS) Source: Global fishmeal and oil production - IFFO Yearbook of Statistics, FAO, World Bank – Fish to 2030 10 11 12 13 14 Rapeseed oil (RHS) 15 TRANSACTION SUPPORTS OUR STRATEGY • Generating sustained financial returns by anticipating market trends • Driving transformation and localisation • Optimising our operations • Leading stewardship of marine resources • Building trusted relationships • Diversification of species, geography and currency 16 COMPELLING COMMERCIAL RATIONALE 1 Expected to provide attractive IRR and strong earnings growth from a materially higher base 2 • Expected value creation over the next five years, through a planned expansion of the fleet and an increase in plant capacity as a result of the installation of innovative dryer technology • Cost savings are expected to be generated from Daybrook Fisheries, through synergies 3 The acquisition will increase Oceana’s scale and entrench it as the leading African fishing company in line with its strategic objectives 4 The acquisition would result in a significantly larger group with increased geographically diversified revenues and customers with potential for further opportunities globally 17 COMPELLING COMMERCIAL RATIONALE 5 Increased exposure to US$ revenues and costs mitigates Rand volatility 6 Exposure to Gulf Menhaden species will further increase diversification of Oceana’s fishing business and product mix • Sustainable fishing environment – currently no quota on Gulf fisheries and fishing at below sustainable levels 7 Opportunity to transfer knowledge, skills and technology between Oceana and Daybrook Fisheries 8 Consolidation of SA, Namibia, Angola and US fishmeal supply results in improved scale and mobility in the global market 18 SECTION 3 Overview of Daybrook Fisheries VIDEO TITLE Insert media www.oceana.co.za 20 OVERVIEW OF DAYBROOK FISHERIES • Established in 1955 DAYBROOK FISHERIES’ GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION • Daybrook Fisheries is a vertically integrated company, catching and processing Gulf Menhaden into fishmeal and fish oil • Excellent track record • Strong cash flow generation • World class operating plant and well maintained fleet • 35%-40% of the annual Gulf Menhaden catch • Sales are made to leading American and other international manufacturers of animal and aquamarine nutritional products Location of Daybrook Fisheries’ factory in Empire, Louisiana • Proximity to the Port of New Orleans enables competitive exports to China, Europe, and Latin America Gulf Menhaden are small filter feeding fish 21 SUSTAINABLE FISHING ENVIRONMENT • Gulf Menhaden produce billions of offspring annually, which allows the population to easily replenish itself each year (3 year growth cycle) • Purse-seine method with the assistance of spotter aircraft allows fishing in coastal waters • Consolidation of Gulf fisheries has resulted in a steady decline in the industry catch size to a sustainable level • NOAA Fisheries is the federal agency that ensures sustainability of the resource • Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission completed an updated stock assessment that concluded that the Gulf Menhaden fishery is not overfished nor in an overfished state HISTORICAL INDUSTRY CATCH (thousand MT) 800 Hurricane Katrina Deepwater Horizon oil spill 600 400 200 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Average catch, excluding 2005 & 2010 Source: NOAA Fisheries, Daybrook Fisheries 22 WORLD CLASS OPERATIONS • Fleet of 11 refrigerated vessels and 10 single Cessna aircrafts owned and operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daybrook Fisheries (Westbank) • Marine department is comprised of highly skilled captains, fishermen and maintenance crews in the industry VESSELS • Vessels average 55m in length and are built to carry 500 tons of raw fish in two refrigerated holds • Each vessel carries two 12m fishing boats PLANES • Maintains its own aircraft and operates a full aviation repair maintenance facility at Stennis Airport in Mississippi • Relies on spotter planes to assist in locating the fish • Plant in Empire is the largest processor of Menhaden in US PROCESSING • 15 acre factory and logistics / warehouses • Operational plant capacity of 110MT per hour with planned PLANT increase in capacity 23 SUPERIOR PRODUCT OFFERING PROCESSING OPERATIONS • The only fishmeal manufacturer in the US currently using an indirect drying process • Operates a world class laboratory AQUACULTURE FEEDS PET FOOD ANIMAL FEEDS • Products used in salmon and trout farming • Ensures healthy feed conversion • Fishmeal is processed specifically for the pet food industry • Preferred by many feed formulators of early stage pig development 24 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE • Daybrook Fisheries and Omega Protein (2014A revenue US$ 308m) are the only Menhaden operators in the Gulf LOCATION OF GULF MENHADEN PLANTS IN US • Since 2010, Omega Protein has focused its business strategy downstream towards human nutrition products • Invested over US$ 130m in acquisitions • Omega Protein has decreased the number of operating vessels from 41 in 2009 to only 21 in 2014 and has closed a 3rd plant HISTORICAL EBITDA MARGIN COMPARISON¹ 50% 42% 42% MISSISSIPPI 31% 23% 15% 2012 Omega plant in MossPoint 2013 Daybrook Fisheries (normalised) 2014 Omega Protein Source: NOAA Fisheries, Daybrook Fisheries, Omega Protein annual report Notes: 1. Daybrook Fisheries’ EBITDA converted from US GAAP to IFRS and normalised for non-recurring expenses and a 2014 closing inventory normalisation adjustment 2. All normalised figures have not been reviewed or audited by Oceana’s auditors LOUISIANA Omega plant in Abbeville Daybrook Fisheries plant in Empire 25 SECTION 4 Transaction and financial highlights SALIENT FEATURES OF THE TRANSACTION PURCHASE • Total purchase consideration of US$ 382.3m (ZAR 4,588m¹) CONSIDERATION • Implied enterprise value including the Put Premium / 2014 normalised² AND ENTERPRISE EBITDA multiple of 8.65x VALUE TRANSACTION STRUCTURE • Acquisition of an effective 100% in Daybrook Fisheries via the newly formed Oceana US Holdings Corp. • Acquisition of 25% in Westbank indirectly via Daybrook Fisheries • Existing US management/key shareholders to remain as 75% shareholders of Westbank • Westbank to supply fish to Daybrook Fisheries through an exclusive 30 year fish supply agreement Note: 1. Converted at US$ / ZAR 12.00 being the hedge forward exchange rate to the date of pay-away 2. 2014 EBITDA of US$48m normalised for non-recurring expenses and a closing inventory normalisation adjustment 27 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE TRANSACTION • Westbank will issue a 30 year bearer warrant (immediately exerciseable) to Daybrook Fisheries to facilitate the entry of a new US investor to Westbank PUT OPTION / WARRANT • 30 year option provided to 75% shareholders in Westbank to put their shares to Daybrook Fisheries for US$ 31.5m with a 12 month notification period • Should notice to exercise be provided by 30 November 2016 (effective 30 November 2017), Oceana will pay the Put Holders an additional US$ 15m (“Put Premium”) Note: 1. Converted at US$ / ZAR 12.00 being the hedge forward exchange rate to the date of pay-away 2. 2014 EBITDA of US$48m normalised for non-recurring expenses and a closing inventory normalisation adjustment 28 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE TRANSACTION FUNDING • Purchase consideration and payment of transaction costs supported by available cash resources, and commitment letters from The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (SBSA) and Bank of Montreal (BMO) › Up to ZAR 2 400m Oceana cash resources › Up to ZAR 1 704m¹ BMO term funding (US$142m) › ZAR 1 200m SBSA equity bridge › Equity bridge funding expected to be repaid out of proceeds from a proposed fully underwritten rights offer, expected completion September 2015 • Oceana has implemented a FX hedging strategy on a dynamic basis for the ZAR funded portion of the purchase consideration Note: 1. Converted at US$ / ZAR 12.00 being the hedge forward exchange rate to the date of pay-away 2. 2014 EBITDA of US$48m normalised for non-recurring expenses and a closing inventory normalisation adjustment 29 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE TRANSACTION STRONG SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT • Key shareholders, Tiger Brands (43.8%) and Brimstone Investment Corporation (17.6%), have committed to support the transaction and follow their rights in the proposed rights offer Note: 1. Converted at US$ / ZAR 12.00 being the hedge forward exchange rate to the date of pay-away 2. 2014 EBITDA of US$48m normalised for non-recurring expenses and a closing inventory normalisation adjustment 30 TRANSACTION AND SUMMARISED GROUP STRUCTURE SA Funding commitment – SBSA OGL 100% USA Funding commitment – BMO Oceana US Holdings Corp 100%¹ USA Shareholders agreement incl. Put and Warrants Daybrook Fisheries Fish supply agreement 25% USA Westbank USA 75% Existing key shareholders Note: Oceana US Holding Corp. will own an effective 100% in Daybrook Fisheries through two intermediary holding companies 31 DAYBROOK FISHERIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY NORMALISED REVENUE¹ (US$m) AND GROSS PROFIT MARGIN (%) FISHMEAL AND FISH OIL SALES SPLIT (MT) 114 84 Oil yield affected by BP oil spill 8 656 90 25 473 62% 17 012 52% 55% 56 959 51 389 38 838 2012 2013 2014 NORMALISED EBITDA² (US$m) AND EBITDA MARGIN (%) 2012A 2013A Fishmeal 2014A Fish oil 2014A REVENUE SPLIT BY COUNTRY 48 42 38 22% 50% 50% 42% 42% 27% 2012 2013 2014 US & Canada Europe Source: Daybrook Fisheries, Oceana analysis Notes: 1. 2014 Revenue converted from US GAAP to IFRS and normalised for a closing inventory normalisation adjustment 2. EBITDA converted from US GAAP to IFRS and normalised for non-recurring expenses and a 2014 closing inventory adjustment 3. All normalised figures have not been reviewed or audited by Oceana’s auditors Far East Other 32 COMBINED GROUP FINANCIAL SUMMARY Pro-forma 2014 results ZARm Revenue EBIT Lucky Star 3 086 381 Horse mackerel and hake 1 203 347 45 1 202² 406 344 107 Lobster, squid & french fries 436³ CCS Logistics COMBINED GROUP 6 241 COMBINED GROUP 1 316 Daybrook Fisheries¹ Note: 1. Daybrook Fisheries’ results converted from US GAAP to IFRS and translated at an average US$ / ZAR 10.55 for Oceana’s year-ended 30 September 2014 2. Revenue normalised for a closing inventory normalisation adjustment 3. EBIT normalised for non-recurring expenses and excludes once-off transaction costs 4. All normalised figures have not been reviewed or audited by Oceana’s auditors 33 GEOGRAPHIC, CURRENCY AND PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION Pro-forma 2014 results OCEANA GEOGRAPHICAL REVENUE SPLIT¹ OCEANA CURRENCY SPLIT¹,²,³ 33% 46% 32% OCEANA PRODUCT REVENUE SPLIT excl CCS¹,³ 42% 7% 10% 9% 20% 9%6% 10% 8% 43% 26% 56% 13% 75% 59% 10% 8% 30% South Africa & Namibia Other Africa Europe Far East US & Canada Canned fish Fishmeal Horse mackerel and hake Lobster, squid & french fries 67% 54% 68% Revenue Revenue Costs (before) (after) (before) ZAR 58% Costs (after) Other Note: 1. Daybrook Fisheries’ results converted from US GAAP to IFRS and translated at an average US$ / ZAR 10.55 for Oceana’s year-end 30 September 2014 2. Daybrook Fisheries’ costs have been normalised to exclude non-recurring expenses and a closing inventory normalisation adjustment 3. Daybrook Fisheries’ revenues have been normalised for a closing inventory normalisation adjustment 4. All normalised figures have not been reviewed or audited by Oceana’s auditors 34 COMBINED GROUP COMPARATIVE POSITION FY14 EBITDA (US$m¹,²) Salmar 279 Austevoll Seafood 270 Pacific Andes 246 Leroy Seafood 229 China Fishery Group 226 Combined Group 142 Empresa Pesquera Eperva 114 Oceana Group 94 Omega Protein 69 Pesquera Camanchaca 66 Pesquera Exalmar 57 Blumar SA 57 Daybrook Fisheries Kyokuyo 48 43 Source: Oceana and Daybrook Fisheries IFRS converted annual financial statements, S&P CapitalIQ Note: 1. Oceana results converted at average US$ / ZAR 10.55 for its year ended 30 September 2014 2. Foreign currency results converted at historical US$ / LCY at their respective FY14 year ends 3. List is not exhaustive, presented for comparative purposes only 35 COMBINED GROUP COMPARATIVE POSITION | CONTINUED FY14 EBITDA MARGIN (%¹, ²) China Fishery Group 36% Salmar 29% Pesquera Exalmar 26% Combined Group 24% Omega Protein 22% Oceana Group 20% Pacific Andes 15% Empresa Pesquera Eperva 14% Austevoll Seafood 14% Leroy Seafood 14% Pesquera Camanchaca 13% Blumar SA 13% Kyokuyo 2% Source: Oceana and Daybrook Fisheries IFRS converted annual financial statements, S&P CapitalIQ Note: 1. Daybrook Fisheries’ results converted at an average US$ / ZAR 10.55 for Oceana’s year-ended 30 September 2014 to determine the combined group’s EBITDA margin 2. Daybrook Fisheries’ 2014 EBITDA converted from US GAAP to IFRS and normalised for non-recurring expenses and a closing inventory normalisation adjustment 3. All normalised figures have not been reviewed or audited by Oceana’s auditors 4. List is not exhaustive, presented for comparative purposes only 36 SECTION 5 Indicative timetable INDICATIVE TRANSACTION TIMETABLE 2015 Mid June Distribution of Category 1 circular to Oceana shareholders Shareholder vote to approve acquisition and proposed rights offer resolutions Mid-late July Late July Completion of acquisition, pay-away and distribution of proposed rights offer circular Launch rights offer Closing of rights offer Early August End August -early September Please refer to the detailed JSE SENS announcement released on 19 May 2015 for more information regarding the acquisition and proposed rights offer 38 Q&A