Peters & Co Energy Conference Panel - When and Where to Increase Capital Toronto, Ontario

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1 Peters & Co Energy Conference Panel - When and Where to Increase Capital Toronto, Ontario James Bowzer, Chief Executive Officer September 13, 2016

2 Advisory Forward-Looking Statements In the interest of providing Baytex's shareholders and potential investors with information regarding Baytex, including management's assessment of Baytex's future plans and operations, certain statements made by the presenter and contained in these presentation materials (collectively, this "presentation") are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation speak only as of the date of this presentation and are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The information contained in this presentation does not purport to be all-inclusive or to contain all information that potential investors may require. Specifically, this presentation contains forward-looking statements relating, but not limited, to: our business strategies, plans and objectives; our key attributes, including: maintaining strong levels of financial liquidity, targeting capital expenditures to approximate funds from operations, a cost reduction focus across our organization, efficient deployment of capital; that capital directed to the Eagle Ford generates the highest netback and rate of return in our portfolio; that we retain leverage to a rising crude environment, that our three core plays provide strong capital efficiencies and that we have a significant inventory of development prospects; the rate of return, net present value, payout and profit to investment ratio for wells in the Eagle Ford, Peace River and Lloydminster under various pricing assumptions for West Texas Intermediate light oil ( WTI ) and the oil price at which the wells break-even; that cost reductions will make our Peace River and Lloydminster wells competitive with the Eagle Ford at US $50-$55 WTI; that production from our Eagle Ford play receives a pricing premium to WTI; our Peace River heavy oil resource play, including our belief that there are strong capital efficiencies, the years of drilling inventory remaining, reservoir characteristics, individual well economics for multi-lateral horizontal wells (including well design, drilling and completion costs, initial production rates, capital efficiency ratio, internal rate of return and estimated ultimate recoveries (EUR)); our Lloydminster heavy oil property, including that horizontal drilling has expanded inventory, the years of drilling inventory remaining, the impact of drilling horizontal wells and individual well economics for horizontal wells (including drilling and completion costs, initial production rates, capital efficiency ratio internal rate of return and estimated ultimate recoveries (EUR) and our expectation that multi-lateral drilling will result in improvements in capital efficiencies); our free cash flow at certain WTI pricing scenarios; that as funds from operations increase we will spend capital to offset production declines, invest in organic growth and may repay debt; that cost targets will drive return improvements in Canada; and the sensitivity of our 2016 funds from operations to changes in WTI prices, heavy oil differentials, natural gas prices and Canada-United States foreign exchange rates. In addition, information and statements relating to reserves are deemed to be forward-looking statements, as they involve implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, that the reserves described exist in quantities predicted or estimated, and that the reserves can be profitably produced in the future. Although Baytex believes that the expectations and assumptions upon which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because Baytex can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are based on certain key assumptions regarding, among other things: petroleum and natural gas prices and pricing differentials between light, medium and heavy gravity crude oil; well production rates and reserve volumes; our ability to add production and reserves through our exploration and development activities; capital expenditure levels; our ability to borrow under our credit agreements; the receipt, in a timely manner, of regulatory and other required approvals for our operating activities; the availability and cost of labour and other industry services; interest and foreign exchange rates; the continuance of existing and, in certain circumstances, proposed tax and royalty regimes; our ability to develop our crude oil and natural gas properties in the manner currently contemplated; and current industry conditions, laws and regulations continuing in effect (or, where changes are proposed, such changes being adopted as anticipated). Readers are cautioned that such assumptions, although considered reasonable by Baytex at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect. Actual results achieved will vary from the information provided herein as a result of numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the volatility of natural gas prices; further declines or an extended period of the currently low oil and natural gas prices; failure to comply with the covenants in our debt agreements; that our credit facilities may not provide sufficient liquidity or may not be renewed; uncertainties in the capital markets that may restrict or increase our cost of capital or borrowing; risks associated with a third-party operating our Eagle Ford properties; changes in government regulations that affect the oil and gas industry; changes in environmental, health and safety regulations; restrictions or costs imposed by climate change initiatives; variations in interest rates and foreign exchange rates; risks associated with our hedging activities; the cost of developing and operating our assets; risks related to the accessibility, availability, proximity and capacity of gathering, processing and pipeline systems; depletion of our reserves; risks associated with the exploitation of our properties and our ability to acquire reserves; changes in income tax or other laws or government incentive programs; uncertainties associated with estimating petroleum and natural gas reserves; our inability to fully insure against all risks; risks of counterparty default; risks associated with acquiring, developing and exploring for oil and natural gas and other aspects of our operations; risks associated with large projects; risks related to our thermal heavy oil projects; risks associated with the ownership of our securities, including changes in market-based factors and the discretionary nature of dividend payments; risks for United States and other non-resident shareholders, including the ability to enforce civil remedies, differing practices for reporting reserves and production, additional taxation applicable to non-residents and foreign exchange risk; and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. These and additional risk factors are discussed in our Annual Information Form, Annual Report on Form 40-F and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2

3 Advisory (Cont.) Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors and to assess in advance the impact of each such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. The above summary of assumptions and risks related to forward-looking statements in this presentation has been provided in order to provide potential investors with a more complete perspective of our current and future operations and as such information may be not appropriate for other purposes. There is no representation by Baytex that actual results achieved will be the same in whole or in part as those referenced in the forward-looking statements and Baytex does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities law. Oil and Gas Information This presentation contains estimates, as at December 31, 2015, of the volume of our petroleum and natural gas reserves as prepared by our independent qualified reserves evaluators, Sproule Unconventional Limited ("Sproule") for our Canadian properties and Ryder Scott Company, L.P. for our United States properties. These estimates have been prepared in accordance with Canadian reserves disclosure standards and definitions as set forth in National Instrument Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Natural Gas Activities of the Canadian Securities Administrators ( NI ). The determination of oil and gas reserves involves the preparation of estimates that have an inherent degree of associated uncertainty. Categories of proved and probable reserves have been established to reflect the level of these uncertainties and to provide an indication of the probability of recovery. The estimation and classification of reserves requires the application of professional judgment combined with geological and engineering knowledge to assess whether or not specific reserves classification criteria have been satisfied. Knowledge of concepts, including uncertainty and risk, probability and statistics, and deterministic and probabilistic estimation methods, is required to properly use and apply reserves definitions. The recovery and reserves estimates described herein are estimates only and there is no guarantee that the estimated reserves will be recovered. Actual reserves and future production from such reserves may be greater or less than the estimates provided herein. The estimates of reserves for individual properties may not reflect the same confidence level as estimates of reserves for all properties, due to the effects of aggregation. For complete NI reserves disclosure, please see our Annual Information Form for the year end December 31, References herein to initial test production rates, 30-day IP rates and other short-term production rates are useful in confirming the presence of hydrocarbons; however, such rates are not determinative of the rates at which such wells will commence production and decline thereafter and are not indicative of long term performance or of ultimate recovery. While encouraging, readers are cautioned not to place reliance on such rates in calculating aggregate production for us or the acquired assets. A pressure transient analysis or well-test interpretation has not been carried out in respect of all wells. Accordingly, we caution that the test results should be considered to be preliminary. When converting volumes of natural gas to oil equivalent amounts, Baytex has adopted a conversion factor of six million cubic feet of natural gas being equivalent to one barrel of oil, which is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead. Oil equivalent amounts may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. 3

4 Advisory (Cont.) Non-GAAP Financial Measures This presentation refers to funds from operations, net debt, free cash flow, sustaining capital, operating netback and Bank EBITDA, which do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by generally accepted accounting principles in Canada ("GAAP"). We define funds from operations ("FFO") as cash flow from operating activities adjusted for financing costs, changes in non-cash operating working capital and other operating items. We believe that this measures assists in providing a more complete understanding of certain aspects of our results of operations and financial performance, including our ability to generate the cash flow necessary to fund future capital investments. However, funds from operations should not be construed as an alternative to traditional performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP, such as cash flow from operating activities and net income. Please refer to our most recent management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for a reconciliation of funds from operations to cash flow from operating activities. We define net debt as the sum of monetary working capital (which is current assets less current liabilities (excluding current losses on financial derivatives)), and the principal amount of both long-term notes and the bank loan. We believe that this measure assists in providing a more complete understanding of our cash liabilities. We define free cash flow as funds from operations less sustaining capital and sustaining capital is an estimate of the amount of exploration and development capital required to offset production declines on an annual basis and maintain flat production volumes. We define operating netback as product sales price less royalties, production and operating expenses and transportation expenses divided by barrels of oil equivalent sales volume for the applicable period. Our determination of operating netback may not be comparable with the calculation of similar measures by other entities. We believe that this measure assists in characterizing our ability to generate cash margin on a unit of production basis. Bank EBITDA is calculated based on terms and definitions set out in the agreement governing our revolving credit facilities. It is calculated by adjusting net income for financing costs, income tax, certain specific unrealized and non-cash transactions (including depletion, depreciation, amortization, impairment, exploration expenses, unrealized gains and losses on financial derivatives and foreign exchange, and sharebased compensation) and acquisition and disposition activity and is calculated based on a trailing twelve month basis. Bank EBITDA is used by our lenders to monitor compliance with financial covenants. 4

5 Baytex Key Attributes Making the Right Choices In a Low Oil Price Environment Pro-actively worked with our bank lending syndicate to provide increased financial flexibility; targeting capital expenditures to approximate FFO Maintained Financial Liquidity Reduced Cost Structure Cost reduction focus across all facets of our organization while maintaining efficiency in our operations and the safety of our employees Strong capital efficiencies across three core resource plays; retain a significant inventory of development prospects Retained Leverage to Rising Crude Environment Deployed Capital Efficiently Capital expenditures directed to the Eagle Ford, which generates the highest netback and highest rate of return in our portfolio 5

6 Balance Sheet / Debt Composition Significant Liquidity, No Near-Term Maturities and Financial Covenant Flexibility Senior Secured Debt (2) to Bank EBITDA (3) 0.86x (maximum 5.0x through March 2018) Interest Coverage (4) 4.05x (minimum 1.25x through March 2018) Debt Composition (1) and Unutilized Capacity Long-Term Notes Maturity Schedule ($ Millions) (1) Debt composition as at June 30, We have secured revolving credit facilities totaling US$575 million that mature June The revolving credit facilities do not require any mandatory principal payments prior to maturity and can be further extended beyond June 2019 with the consent of the lenders. (2) Senior Secured Debt is defined as the principal amount of our bank loan and other secured obligations under the credit facilities. At June 30, 2016, our Senior Secured Debt totaled C$359 million. (3) Bank EBITDA is calculated based on terms and conditions set out in the credit agreement which adjusts net income for interest expense, income taxes, certain non-cash items and acquisition and disposition activity. Bank EBITDA is calculated based on a trailing twelve month basis and was C$417 million for the twelve months ended June 30, (4) Interest Coverage is computed as the ratio of Bank EBITDA to interest expense on our Senior Secured Debt and long-term notes. Interest expense for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2016 was C$103 million. 6

7 Crude Oil Hedge Portfolio WTI Fixed Hedges Q3/2016 Q4/2016 H Volumes (bbl/d) 5,000 5,000 5, Fixed Price (US$/bbl) $63.79 $63.79 $ WTI 3-Way Option Volumes (bbl/d) 10,000 10,000 10,000 12, Average Ceiling/Floor/Sold Floor (US$/bbl) (2) $60/$50/$40 $60/$50/$40 $60/$50/$40 $59/$46/$ Total WTI Hedge Volumes (bbl/d) 15,000 15,000 15,000 12, Hedge (%) (1) 43% 45% 44% 36% --- WCS Differential Hedges Volumes (bbl/d) 7,000 7,500 7,250 4, WCS Price Relative to WTI (US$/bbl) ($13.32) ($13.47) ($13.40) ($14.14) --- Hedge (%) (1) 33% 38% 36% 24% --- (1) Percentage of hedged volumes are based on the mid-point of 2016 production guidance (excluding NGL), net of royalties. (2) WTI 3-way option consists of a sold call, a bought put and a sold put. In a $60/$50/$40 example, Baytex receives WTI + US$10/bbl when WTI is at or below US$40/bbl; Baytex receives US$50/bbl when WTI is between US$40/bbl and US$50/bbl; Baytex receives WTI when WTI is between $50/bbl and $60/bbl; and Baytex receives $60/bbl when WTI is above US$60/bbl. 7

8 Capital Deployment Opportunities Texas 34% Eagle Ford First call on capital Highest rate of return asset at current prices Highest netback asset in our portfolio Represents ~ 90% of 2016 budgeted E&D spending Currently targeting the Lower Eagle Ford, Upper Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk formations Texas 34% Peace River / Lloydminster Gas 14% Heavy Oil 51% 2016 Light Oil multi-lateral development 22% at Peace River and conventional development at Lloydminster deferred No heavy oil development in either NGLs play since mid- 17% 2015 Texas 34% Currently targeting a further 10% reduction in capital costs Competitive rates of return at US$50-US55/bbl with further cost reductions Lloydminster Heavy Oil 36% Western Canada 63% Light Oil 18% Gas 10% Texas 34% 8

9 Eagle Ford Provides Highest Rate of Return at Current Commodity Prices Rate of Return 175% 150% 125% 100% 75% 50% 25% Well costs reflect the most recent results achieved. No heavy oil wells have been drilled at Peace River and Lloydminster since mid Eagle Ford - US$5.2M/well Peace River - C$2.8M/well Lloydminster - C$750K/well Break-Even WTI (4) 0% $45 $50 $55 $60 $65 $70 WTI (US$/bbl) (1) Individual well economics are based on constant pricing and costs. Pricing assumptions: NYMEX gas = US$2.75/mcf, WCS differential = US$13.50/bbl, FX Rate (US$/C$) = 1.3. (2) Type curve assumptions: Eagle Ford: 30-day IP rate ~ 1,000 boe/d, EUR ~ 800 mboe. Peace River multi-lateral well: 30-day IP rate ~ 400 boe/d, EUR ~ 300 mboe. Lloydminster: for a single lined horizontal well: 30-day IP rate ~ 70 boe/d, EUR ~ 70 mboe. Baytex internal estimates. (3) Internal rate of return ( IRR ) is a rate of return measure used to compare the profitability of an investment and represents the discount rate at which the net present value of costs equals the net present value of the benefits. The higher a project s IRR, the more desirable the project. (4) Break even price represents the constant oil price (WTI) at which the net present value of the average type well is zero using a 10% discount rate. 9

10 Cost Targets Drive Return Improvement in Canada Rate of Return 175% 150% 125% 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% With further cost savings in Canada, heavy oil economics are competitive with the Eagle Ford at US$50-US$55/bbl At US$50/bbl, all three assets would generate IRR s 50% Eagle Ford - US$5.2M/well Peace River - C$2.8M/well Peace River - C$2.5M/well Lloydminster - C$750K/well Lloydminster - C$700K/well $45 $50 $55 $60 $65 $70 WTI (US$/bbl) (1) Individual well economics are based on constant pricing and costs. Pricing assumptions: NYMEX gas = US$2.75/mcf, WCS differential = US$13.50/bbl, FX Rate (US$/C$) = 1.3. (2) Type curve assumptions: Eagle Ford: 30-day IP rate ~ 1,000 boe/d, EUR ~ 800 mboe. Peace River multi-lateral well: 30-day IP rate ~ 400 boe/d, EUR ~ 300 mboe. Lloydminster: for a single lined horizontal well: 30-day IP rate ~ 70 boe/d, EUR ~ 70 mboe. Baytex internal estimates. (3) Internal rate of return ( IRR ) is a rate of return measure used to compare the profitability of an investment and represents the discount rate at which the net present value of costs equals the net present value of the benefits. The higher a project s IRR, the more desirable the project. 10

11 Individual Well Economics Sensitivity to WTI IRR (3) Eagle Ford Peace River Lloydminster NPV (C$000s) 10% discount rate Eagle Ford Peace River Lloydminster US$45 53% 25% 35% US$50 69% 50% 67% US$55 88% 79% 105% US$60 110% 115% 150% US$45 $5,688 $716 $262 US$50 $7,247 $1,611 $581 US$55 $8,806 $2,459 $900 US$60 $10,365 $3,277 $1,220 Payout (years) Eagle Ford Peace River Lloydminster Profit to Investment (P/I) Ratio (4) Eagle Ford Peace River Lloydminster US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ (1) DC&E costs Eagle Ford US$5.2 million, Peace River - $2.5 million, Lloydminster - $700,000 (2) Individual well economics based on constant pricing and costs. Pricing assumptions: NYMEX gas = US$2.75/mcf, WCS differential US$13.50/bbl, FX Rate (C$/C$) = 1.3. (3) Internal rate of return ( IRR ) is a rate of return measure used to compare the profitability of an investment and represents the discount rate at which the net present value of costs equals the net present value of the benefits. The higher a project s IRR, the more desirable the project. (4) Profit to Investment Ratio (P/IR) is the net present value of future cash flows discounted at 10% divided by the initial investment. 11

12 Free Cash Flow Scenarios $ Millions $250 $150 $50 -$50 -$150 -$250 Free Cash Flow (1) Positive at US$55/bbl As funds from operations increase: $40 $45 $50 $55 $60 $65 WTI (US$/bbl) E&D capital deployed to offset production declines Invest in organic growth once free cash flow positive Potential for debt repayment Sustaining Capital (2) ~ $300 million Base Assumptions Production 63,000 boe/d Corporate Decline Rate ~ 32% Capital Efficiency ($/boe/d) ~ $15,000/boe/d Notes: (1) Free Cash Flow is defined as funds from operations less sustaining capital. (2) Sustaining capital is an estimate of the amount of exploration and development capital required to offset production declines on an annual basis and maintain flat production volumes. (3) Pricing assumptions: NYMEX gas = US$2.75/mcf, WCS differential = US$13.50/bbl, FX Rate (US$/C$) =

13 Summary When and Where to Increase Capital We are well positioned to benefit from an oil price recovery First call on capital the Eagle Ford Cost targets drive return improvements in Canada Retain significant leverage to a rising crude oil price environment Exceptional asset base focused on crude oil & liquids Significant inventory of development projects Advancing multi-zone potential of Eagle Ford acreage Maintain strong levels of financial liquidity Net debt in H1/2016 reduced by 5% to $1.9 billion Senior Secured Debt to Bank EBITDA ratio of 0.86:1.00 Further debt reduction in Q3/16 through minor non-core asset sales 13

14 Contact Information Suite 2800, Centennial Place 520 3rd Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R3 T: (587) James L. Bowzer Chief Executive Officer (587) Rodney D. Gray Chief Financial Officer (587) Brian G. Ector Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Public Affairs (587)