Q3: September New Britain Palm Oil Limited

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1 Q3: September 2009 New Britain Palm Oil Limited

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3 New Britain Palm Oil (NBPOL) New Britain Palm Oil Limited Large plantation company (over 46,000 hectares planted), producing palm oil, founded in 1967 Total land bank of approx 85,000 ha History of profitability and dividend growth Established EU customer base Full vertical integration focused on sustainability and traceability One of the highest oil yielding companies in the industry Building integrated palm oil processing facility in Liverpool, commences operations early in 2010 A key company to the Papua New Guinea economy New entrants face a 3-4 year lead-in time until the production of Oil Palm fruit 1

4 2 New plantings and more mature palms

5 Financial Performance New Britain Palm Oil Limited Interim 6 months ended 30 June months ended 30 June 2008 CPO Produced (Mt) 174, ,143 PKO Produced (Mt) 15,621 13,939 Average CPO price per Mt achieved (USD) (Note: USD exchange rates as at 30 June 2009 and 30 June 2008 respectively) EXCLUDING IAS 41 6 months ended June Years ended 31 December USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 USD 000 Revenue 161, , , ,954 EBITDA 54,570 77, ,170 94,493 Profit before tax 41,877 68, ,282 81,882 USD USD USD USD Earnings per share Dividend per share These figures are unaudited 3

6 View across NBPOL plantation showing Kumbango refinery Kumbango refinery 4

7 Interim Results New Britain Palm Oil Limited H1 oil production 13% higher than H Record total of 767,199 tonnes FFB processed, 15% ahead of H (667,008) Extraction rate of 22.75% (FY 2008: 23.19%) due to unusual rain fall patterns affecting harvesting Palm price average in H1 $730 vs $983 Operating costs have generally been contained with good savings on fertiliser being made compared to last year New integrated palm oil processing facility in the UK on target to commence refining fully traceable and sustainable palm oil for the EU at the end of Q Good progress made on 2 methane capture plants being constructed Cash reserves of $48.3m - NBPOL generates significant free cash flow 5

8 Collecting Oil Palm Fruit (Fresh Fruit Bunch, FFB) Delivering FFB to Numundo Mill 6

9 Palm Oil New Britain Palm Oil Limited Palm Oil (NBPOL) Indicative oil yields Palm Oil (World Average) Rape Sun Soya Globally achieved Oil yield (tonnes / Ha) Source: USDA/NBPOL Palm production over past 10 years expanded by hectarage not yield improvement Land becoming scarcer and more controversial NBPOL targeting a combined oil yield of 30mt FFB and 30% extraction (ie target of 9mt of oil/hectare) Credit squeeze halted land expansion for most of industry Hedging (ie smoothing income) allows NBPOL to continue to expand on schedule New investments and growth all fundable Palm Rape Sunseed Soya Crop composition of land used globally to produce vegetable oils 15% 17% 6% 62% Composition of global vegetable oil production 36% 11% 16% 37% Source: USDA 7

10 Numundo Mill, FFB processing capacity of approximately 80 tonnes per hour Mosa Mill, FFB processing capacity of approximately 60 tonnes per hour 8

11 Market Update New Britain Palm Oil Limited Current CPO CIF Rotterdam Price : Oct/Nov/Dec 09 - US$660 Jan/Feb/Mar 10 - US$665 Apr/May/Jun 10 - US$670 End May 09 Malaysian Palm Oil stocks were 1.37 mln MT China rapeseed crop affected due to poor weather. China importing more palm and soya Argentine soybean crop reduced due to poor weather to mln MT 2007/ mln MT Palm still cheapest oil vs competitive oils Production still growing in palm credit/economic situation reducing rapeseed and soy production High input costs have had an impact on fertiliser application El Niño seems likely Source: Reuters 9

12 Kumbango refinery, built in 2003 (shown in foreground) produces a range of value added products Palm kernel oil production facilities 10

13 Commodity Price Movements New Britain Palm Oil Limited CPO CIF RDM & CBOT SBO & ULSD NY US$ PMT SPREAD CPO CIF RDM US$ PMT CBOT SBO UD$ PMT US$PMT US$PMT CPO CIF US$ PMT +/- TO CBOT SBO ULSD Futures NY Harbour CPO CIF RDM US$ PMT +/- TO ULSD Futures NY Harbour CPO CIF RDM Price as COB : J/A/S 09 US$ PMT, O/N/D 09 US$ PMT. (Source SBO CBOT Closes Reuters European Vegoil Closes) 11

14 Delivery of FFB Sterilisation of FFB 12

15 Soft Commodity Market in Flux: New Demand, Lower Inventories New Britain Palm Oil Limited World Stock / Usage Ratios Wheat Corn Source: USDA Nov Main Oils 40% Ending stocks as % of annual usage 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 08/09(f) 07/08 06/07 05/06 04/05 03/04 02/03 01/02 00/01 99/00 98/99 97/98 96/97 95/96 94/95 93/94 92/93 91/92 90/91 89/90 13

16 Palm oil storage and infrastructure at NBPOL Palm oil storage at NBPOL 14

17 Palm Oil Price New Britain Palm Oil Limited WEEKLY CLOSES CPO CIF RDM US$ PMT Palm oil (as all commodities) is priced on the margin of supply / demand Demand is resilient as increasingly urbanised Asian demand continues US$PMT Government tariffs benefitting palm New palm oil supply takes 3-4 years from planting to commercial harvesting Average price achieved to 30 June 2008 US$983 Average price achieved to 30 June 2009 US$ Source: Reuters European Vegoil closes 15

18 Kimbe port, showing NBPOL bulk storage infrastructure Loading a bulk carrier from the Kimbe port terminal 16

19 NBPOL s Area of Operation New Britain Palm Oil Limited Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a Commonwealth country Independent and democratic since 1975 Standard & Poor s rating of PNG long-term foreign currency is rated `B+ with a stable outlook Main area of NBPOL operation Standard & Poor s long-term local currency rating is `BB- Ramu Agri-Industries Ltd The Intelligence Unit of The Economist rates overall PNG risk a `C similar to South Africa, China and Brazil There is no history of government intervention in the exporting of palm oil or in setting local prices PNG s economy is still strong with GDP higher than population growth 17

20 Numundo beef cattle ranch, integrated with palm oil plantations. NBPOL currently has c.4,000 head of cattle Dami Oil Palm Research Station is one of the world s largest producer of oil palm seeds 18

21 NBPOL Today New Britain Palm Oil Limited Plantations Land bank 85,000 ha More than 50,000 hectares under NBPOL cultivation More than 25,000 mature hectares cultivated by small-holders supplying NBPOL Milling and Refining 6 Oil mills in Group 1 Refinery in New Britain Infrastructure c.60,000 tonnes / oil storage capacity Trucking transport fleet Housing Pumping facilities Revenue contribution Palm Oil Sales Seed Sales Cattle Production Highly respected plant breeding research and development Vital for success of wider business Growing customer base around the world NBPOL is one of the world s largest private seed producers c.4,000 head of beef cattle in 2006 Integrated with the palm oil plantation Important for the protein constrained local community RAI 1 sugar mill 1 Ethanol plant 13,500 Head of cattle 19

22 NBPOL invests in housing, schools and hospitals for its employees Employee housing at Mosa 20

23 Production Growth New Britain Palm Oil Limited Tonnes FFB 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 1,000, , , , ,000 Total Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Processed ,000 38,000 37,000 36,000 35,000 34,000 33,000 32,000 Mature Palm Plantations Tonnes CPO 320, , , , , , , ,000 Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Produced Hectares 31,000 30,000 29,000 28,000 27,000 26,000 25,000 24, ,000 23, ,

24 Latest photo of refinery 22

25 UK Refinery New Britain Palm Oil Limited Tate & Lyle storage Pipes from Tate s to ships Ship berth A 170,000 mt pa capacity refinery costing 18 million funded from the Company s cash reserves with start-up first quarter of FY2010 Planning permission granted and work commenced Derby Road Site Will create a dedicated supply chain from the Company s plantations to the customer s door from seed to finished product Will give the Company access to the valueadded end of the EU palm oil market Will provide the potential for margin enhancement through the ability to supply high quality oil which is sustainable, traceable and RSPO certified Assists with phasing of logistics to larger vessels thereby reducing per tonne rates Refinery Photos 23

26 NBPOL plants all of its palms by identified progenies Nursery beds at Mosa 24

27 Energy Self Sufficiency New Britain Palm Oil Limited 5mw biomass power plant commissioned at Kumbango - will reduce diesel requirements at this site by approx 1 million litres p.a. Currently building Methane Capture at two mill sites with a further two to follow in due to complete end 09 for first two mills - will generate approx +2mw per unit - plus total carbon credits of approx 170,000 CER (all 4 units) 25

28 Coral reefs close to NBPOL plantations Aerial view of New Britain coastline 26

29 Sustainability New Britain Palm Oil Limited NBPOL has been instrumental in bringing into existence an international organisation seeking to improve the sustainability credentials of the Palm Oil Industry, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ( The RSPO has over 300 members representing producers, consumers, the food and chemical industries and 19 NGO organisations (including WWF, the Zoological Society of London and Oxfam) The Company is the first RSPO member to be accredited as sustainable across its entire operation in New Guinea by an RSPO accredited auditor - BSI NBPOL has control over its harvesting, milling, refining, transportation and shipping, hence it can trace individual shipments to the EU back to source, vital to proving the sustainability of its oil NBPOL has been certified to the ISO14001 standard for environmental protection and management Potential future margin enhancement through sustainability and traceability credentials 27

30 NBPOL receives tax credits from the PNG government for infrastructure projects NBPOL has an active road building programme supported by tax credits 28

31 Short and Long Term Aims New Britain Palm Oil Limited Short Term Accelerate planting programme in New Britain Accelerate planting programme in the Solomon Islands Increase capacity of mills Increase storage capacity at port side by 50% Construct new bridging and road infrastructure Increase capacity of palm kernel crushing mill Develop new biomass fired power plant Develop carbon credit projects Seek appropriate acquisitions of land and related businesses Hectares 65,000 60,000 55,000 50,000 45,000 40,000 Five Year Projection of NBPOL Planted Area 35,000 30,000 Longer Term Plant and develop additional hectarage Potentially grow by acquisition Build three new mills, Malilimi, Numundo 2, Silovuti Seek appropriate acquisitions of land and other businesses 25,000 20, Production output expected to double within 7/8 years 29

32 Methane Capture being built at one of the 2 sites currently in development during

33 Summary New Britain Palm Oil Limited Company with 40 year history of continued growth Consistently profitable and dividend paying One of the world s lowest cost producers of palm oil Expanding annually with continued opportunity for significant expansion A strong EU based customer base Commitment to sustainability and product traceability Strong, secure production located in a stable democratic country 31

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