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1 AUGA GROUP - EUROPE S BIGGEST ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCER FROM FIELD TO SHELF

2 2016 NEW BEGINNING 2

3 NEW NAME & BRAND & 3

4 NEW AND BIGGEST PLAYER IN THE EU ORGANIC MARKET With 33,000 ha* of organic agricultural land under management, AUGA will be the largest organic agriculture company in the EU *30,380 ha became fully organic in ,620 ha to become in 2018 and

5 YIELD MAP OF AUGA ORGANIC FARMING ha of organic agricultural land units of cattle Quality points

6 YIELD MAP OF LITHUANIA Quality points This allows us to guarantee the best yields and the highest quality of our production. 6

7 ORGANIC FAMS IN LITHUANIA Organic farms in Lithuania 7

8 NO DATA NO DATA YIELD ABOVE AVERAGE Wheat yield, t/ha in Lithuania Leguminous plants yield, t/ha in Lithuania 6,00 5,00 4,00 3,00 2,00 1,80 4,56 2,74 5,24 2,20 4,36 3,03 4,95 4,10 3,50 3,00 2,50 2,00 1,50 1,00 2,00 2,46 2,11 2,9 1,73 2,74 2,80 2,53 3,30 1,00 0,50 0, , LT Organic wheat LT Conventional wheat AUGA LT Organic leguminous plants LT Conventional leguminous plants AUGA Data source: Lietuvos statistikos departamentas

9 NEW VISION Affordable organic food in most sustainable way 9

10 FROM TO TRANSITION traditional farming commodity fully and only organic final packaged product more than organic producer - sustainable, socially responsible, CO2 neutral through biogas extraction and utilization new strong and meaningful brand 10

11 INTEGRATED ORGANIC FOOD COMPANY CROP GROWING Grain & grass for animal feed Manure for crops DAIRY FARMING POULTRY FARMING Biogas for machinery MUSHROOM GROWING Applying the latest scientific knowledge to improve all production processes in sustainable organic farming 11

12 AIMING TO ACHIEVE C02 NEUTRAL FARMING Biogas production Converting cow manure to biogas and using it for fuel is in line with sustainable farming principles, efficient and economically viable, provides climate benefit of 148% compared to fossil fuels. Biogas upgrade Clean fuel for vehicles Organic digestate 18% increase in soil productivity* Crops and vegetables AUGA group would produce ~7.5 million m³ of biogas and reduce CO2 emissions around 35,000 t per annum *Source: Ecofys Biofuels and food security Carlo Hamelinck, 2013, Report on analysis of sustainability performance for organic biogas plants : SUSTAINGAS

13 ROUTE TO MARKET OF FINAL PACKAGED PRODUCTS Wide range of organic food for end-user market using in-house and controlled contracted manufacturing OWN FACTORIES Supermarkets & retailers OWN RAW MATERIALS Contract manufacturing PRODUCTS Wholesalers Organic commodities Estimated volume for ,000 tons of milk ALTERNATIVE CHANNELS 30,000 tons of grain 28,000 tons of vegetables 12,000 tons of mushrooms 13

14 AUGA PRODUCTS IN TRADE FRESH VEGETABLES BEETROOTS & MUSHROOMS READY TO EAT SOUPS PULSES FRESH MUSHROOMS 14

15 NEW PRODUCTS ORGANIC SUGAR ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, RYE FLOUR, SPELT FLOUR ORGANIC OAT FLAKES ORGANIC RAPESEED OIL ORGANIC BUCKWHEAT HULLED BUCKWHEAT 15

16 TRANSFORMATION MILESTONES Merger of Agrowill Group and Baltic Champs Start of organic farming Launch of organic mushrooms 2nd transition year Launch of organic packaged vegetables Fully certified organic farming Launch of organic milk and grain products Integrated organic food company Sales growth of branded and PL end user products New technology for organic fertilization New technology for cultivation and weed control Loose cattle grazing New equipment for vegetable growing and processing EUR 10 MILLIONS INVESTED Prototyping and building new generation dairy farms Prototyping and building new poultry farms Combined feedstock production plant Organic seed preparation plant Biogas conversion, purification and liquefaction Biomethane fuel application for tractors Other R&D activities EUR 20 MILLIONS NEED FOR NEW CAPEX 16

17 FIRST ORGANIC POULTRY FARMS,

18 WHY ORGANIC? ECONOMIC RATIONALE 18

19 Growth of organic markets Price gaps of organic vs. regular Consumer trends 19

20 FAST GROWTH OF ORGANIC PRODUCT RETAIL SALES GLOBALLY In billion EUR 39,70 CAGR: 11.2% 29,80 CAGR: 8.2% 2016 KEY MARKETS: 18% 11% 11,13 11,00 17,8% 10% Europe USA Source:

21 September November January March May July September November January March May July September November January March May July September November January March May July September November January March ORGANIC VS CONVENTIONAL WHEAT PRICE IN GERMANY EUR/t Organic products did not suffer price decline, contrary to conventional Organic milling wheat Organic fead wheat Conventional milling wheat Conventional fead wheat Source:

22 January March May July September November January March May July September November January March May July September November January March May July September November January ORGANIC VS CONVENTIONAL RAW MILK PRICE EUR/t Organic milk price remained stable during significant conventional milk price decline period Germany organic milk Lithuania organic milk Germany conventional milk Lithuania conventional milk Source:

23 January February March April May June July August September October November December January February March April May June July August September October November December January February ORGANIC VS CONVENTIONAL OATS & RYE PRICES IN GERMANY EUR/t Organic oats and rye prices remained growing during significant conventional milk price decline period Organic oats Conventional oats Organic rye Conventional rye Source:

24 ORGANIC FOOD IS A MEGA CONSUMER TREND GLOBALLY 80% believe they can improve their life by choosing healthier food 75% believe that today most of the food is not natural and not ecological 62% would agree to ban the use of any pesticides and chemical fertilizers 75% agree that it is more important how the product was produced than who sells it Food quality is seen as major health factor (2 nd after physical activity). Source: THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD&WELLNESS. McCANN TRUTHS US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Holland, Croatia, Lithuania 24

25 SWEDEN IS AN EXAMPLE OF FUTURE CONSUMER TODAY 80% Regularly buy eco certified products 39% growth of organic food market in % forecasted annual growth of organic food market for the next 5 years 20% forecasted organic food market share of total food market by 2020 (6% currently) 38% of Swedish consumers are defined as LOHAS (Lifestyle Of Health And Sustainability) Source: KRAV market report

26 Affordable organic food in most sustainable way Find out more at More videos about AUGA at Youtube 26

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