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Harworth — UK Coal — FY2008 Earnings Presentation

50 slides from Harworth's earnings presentation, Apr 27, 2009

  1. Slide 1: 2008 Results Roadshow

    2008 RESULTS ROADSHOW 27 April 2009

  2. Slide 2: Results for 2008

    Results for 2008 • Total sales £392.5m (2007: £328.5m) (up 19.5%) • Average realised sales price £1.92/gigajoule (2007: £1.62/GJ) (up 18.5%) • Operating profit before non-trading exceptionals £1.8m (2007: £72.1m) • Property revaluation profit £23k (2007: £66.8m) • Loss before tax of £15.6m (2007: £6

  3. Slide 3: UK Coal: Summary

    UK Coal: Summary • New contractual arrangements • Demonstrate excellent customer relationships • New core customer added • Provide increased certainty of market • Pricing significantly above historic levels • Significantly increased cashflow in 2009 and 2010 • Increased revenues treated as prepaymen

  4. Slide 4: Group Financials

    GROUP FINANCIALS

  5. Slide 5: Segmental income statement

    Segmental income statement £m FY 2008 FY 2007 Deep mines (12.8) (10.3) Surface mines 10.4 8.5 Other (0.5) 0.7 Total mining, including power (2.9) (1.1) Property Realised gains from investment properties 3.7 3.7 Other income less expenses 1.0 2.7 Revaluation of investment properties - 66.8 Total prop

  6. Slide 6: Revenue

    Revenue FY 2008 FY 2007 Deep mines output (m tonnes) 6.2 6.4 Surface mines output (m tonnes) 1.7 1.5 7.9 7.9 Maltby output (m tonnes) - 0.2 Production (m tonnes) 7.9 8.1 Sales (m tonnes) 7.9 8.0 Average sales price (£/GJ) 1.92 1.62 £m £m Coal sales 368.5 314.3 Other mining and power 6.2 4.4 Other sa

  7. Slide 7: Tonnage Commitments

    Tonnage Commitments • As of April 2009, taking account of generator contracts entered into after the year end m tonnes Total 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Fully floating 5.3 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 Floating within caps and floors* 7.4 0.2 0.7 2.0 3.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 Fi d subject Fixed, bj t tto

  8. Slide 8: Contractual Commitments: Average Realised Sales Price £/GJ

    Contractual Commitments: Average Realised Sales Price £/GJ • Excluding options granted or unsold coal • RPI assumed to increase at 2% per annum • API 2 assumptions presumed to increase in line with 2% RPI assumption API 2 Assumptions £/GJ 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 £3.00 1.98 2.12 2.59 2.95

  9. Slide 9: Contractual Commitments: Estimated Impact on Cashflow

    Contractual Commitments: Estimated Impact on Cashflow • Difference between revenue and cashflow • Takes account of prepayment/loans and repayments and other contractual changes £m 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Cashflow impact +85 +15 -32 -50 -18 -20 -11 9

  10. Slide 10: NW Europe Spot Steam Coal Price in $/t

    NW Europe Spot Steam Coal Price in $/t 200 150 $/t 100 50 Actual Latest Forward 01-Jan-08 31-Dec-08 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Source: API 2 - McCloskey Group / TFS Brokers Basis: <1%S, CIF NW Europe, 6000 Kcal / Kg NAR (25.121 GJ/Tonne) Forward Prices based o

  11. Slide 11: NW Europe Spot Steam Coal Price in £/GJ

    NW Europe Spot Steam Coal Price in £/GJ 5 4 3 £/GJ 2 1 Actual Latest Forward 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Source: API 2 - McCloskey Group / TFS Brokers Basis: <1%S, CIF NW Europe, 6000 Kcal / Kg NAR (25.121 GJ/Tonne) Actual historic exchange rates Assumed f

  12. Slide 12: Operating costs

    Operating costs £m FY 2008 FY 2007 Deep Mines costs, excluding depreciation Ongoing mines and power 287.1 237.5 Closed/Sold - 7.4 Surface Mines costs (including SM amortisation), excluding depreciation 63.1 41.2 Other costs 63 6.3 23 2.3 Costs including surface mine amortisation excluding depreciati

  13. Slide 13: Exceptionals, finance and tax

    Exceptionals, finance and tax £m FY 2008 FY 2007 Non-trading exceptional items Closures and redundancies (0.6) 3.8 Costs associated with Harworth colliery (3.4) (1.8) Maltby - 8.5 (4.0) 10.5 Net finance costs Interest and other (11.4) (8.3) Mark to market gains on fair value of swaps 0.8 (1.9) Unwin

  14. Slide 14: Income statement

    Income statement £m FY 2008 FY 2007 Revenue 392.5 328.5 Total costs (394.4) (326.9) Profits on disposal of investment properties 3.7 3.7 Operating (loss)/profit before revaluation of investment properties 1.8 5.3 Revaluation of investment properties - 66.8 Operating profit before non-trading excepti

  15. Slide 15: Mining: H1/H2 split

    Mining: H1/H2 split H1 H2 2008 Tonnage produced (m tonnes) 3.7 4.2 7.9 Tonnage sold (m tonnes) 3.7 4.2 7.9 Sales price (£/GJ) 1.79 2.04 1.92 £m £m £m Total revenue 166 7 166.7 218 9 218.9 385 6 385.6 Operating (loss)/profit before non-trading exceptionals Deep mines, including power (24.2) 11.4 (12.

  16. Slide 16: Cashflow

    Cashflow £m FY 2008 FY 2007 Operating (loss)/profit (2.2) 82.6 Revaluation of property - (66.8) Profits on sale of fixed assets and investment properties (3.7) (5.3) Profit on sale of Maltby - (8.5) Depreciation/diminution 37.9 38.5 Redundancy provisions release - (8.8) Working capital (13.1) 9.8 Ot

  17. Slide 17: Bank Debt

    Bank Debt £m Dec '08 Movement Dec '07 Gross bank debt (179.4) (54.1) (125.3) Unrestricted cash 42.3 21.3 21.0 Net bank debt less unrestricted cash (137.1) (32.8) (104.3) Restricted cash* 28.8 (20.3) 49.1 Net bank debt (108.3) 218.9 (55.2) Shareholders' funds 300.4 358.2 Gearing, exclulding restricte

  18. Slide 18: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet £m FY 2008 FY 2007 Fixed assets Operating assets 181.8 199.6 Surface mines development assets 28.5 20.1 Investment properties 404.7 384.3 Deferred tax asset 36.1 36.0 Other 4.2 1.9 655.3 641.9 Inventories 46.7 46 7 39.8 39 8 Debtors 40.0 30.4 Creditors (104.1) (100.3) Other (9.3) (3.0)

  19. Slide 19: Retirement benefit liabilities

    Retirement benefit liabilities £m Total Pensions Fuel Deficit January 2008 (73.2) (49.8) (23.4) Contributions paid less current service cost 8.1 7.7 0.4 Change in fund value compared to expected return (93.2) (91.9) (1.3) Actuarial gain/(loss) on liabilities 54.3 59.2 (4.9) Deficit December 2008 (10

  20. Slide 20: Provisions

    Provisions 2010- Restricted £m 2009 2010 2013 Beyond Total Cash Provisions offset by restricted funds Employee insurance liabilities etc 7.1 4.5 6.5 0.6 18.7 20.4 Surface damage (subsidence) 3.1 2.7 5.8 1.8 13.4 8.4 10.2 7.2 12.3 2.4 32.1 28.8 Provisions to be funded Surface mining site restoration

  21. Slide 21: Surface Mines: Cashflow

    Surface Mines : Cashflow £m FY 2008 FY 2007 Surface mine summary cash flows Operating profit 10.4 8.5 Amortisation of development/restoration assets 12.6 8.8 Pre-coaling - cash spent (6.2) (4.7) Deferred stripping (3.7) - Post-coaling/restoration - cash spent (8.9) (11.7) Cash flow for the year 4.2

  22. Slide 22: Financial summary

    Financial summary Improved international coal price showing through Continuing to work through legacy contracts • significant fall off in next 18 months • new contracts at significantly better pricing Cost increases reflecting • Energy/commodity market in 2008 • Investment in development metrage – t

  23. Slide 23: Mining and Power

    MINING AND POWER

  24. Slide 24: Mining: Improved environment continues

    Mining: Improved environment continues Market environment • Improved pricing environment / long term demand for coal - short term readjustment to suddenly lower electricity demand • Very strong customer relationships show through with new contracts and additional customer • Realised sales price and

  25. Slide 25: Safety

    Safety • Safety is at the heart of all aspects of our operations • From Board to Workforce, culture strives for zero incidents • Resolve further strengthened by fatality at Kellingley September 2008 • Statistics stubbornly flat but severity improving • Overall reportable injuries 24.0 per 100,000 ma

  26. Slide 26: Mines: Overview

    Mines: Overview Deep Mines Production Cost before depreciation FY 2008 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2007 m tonnes m tonnes £ million £ million Daw Mill 3.2 2.2 93.6 70.9 Kellingley 1.2 1.8 71.2 67.8 Thoresby 0.9 1.4 63.2 50.7 Welbeck 0.9 1.0 56.8 49.4 Total Ongoing 6.2 6.4 284.8 238.8 Power - - 2.3 (1.3) Clos

  27. Slide 27: Deep Mines

    Deep Mines • Daw Mill • record 3.2m tonnes mined • programme of belt replacement well underway • increased working hours to optimise production • priority to increase development bank – new mine layout helps • investment in longer faces helps productivity • Kellingley • last of Silkstone seam provin

  28. Slide 28: Surface Mines and Power

    Surface Mines and Power Surface mines output up 13% • Planning timescales extending, but 8 out of 8 major applications successful • Park Wall planning delay in 2008 made up in other output • Park Wall now approved • Diesel cost affected operating costs • Cost per GJ at high end of expectation • All

  29. Slide 29: Mining and Power - Summary

    Mining and Power - Summary Positive pricing outlook • Transitioning through contracts – realised price starting to show impact, 2009 key year • Increased 2009 & 2010 pricing treated as prepayments/loans • New contracts at significantly improved levels Long g term future • Daw Mill Current seam c 20m

  30. Slide 30: Harworth Estates

    HARWORTH ESTATES

  31. Slide 31: Summary

    Summary Maintaining the portfolio value despite market • Increase in RICS valuation to £422 million: gain of £23k Project Worth Estimates • £886m @ 2014 – central estimate • £668m @ 2012 (2007: £935m) Evolving the development plans • Prince of Wales – planning consent approved • Rossington in Doncas

  32. Slide 32: Overview

    Overview • Planning • Approvals secured - 1,200 homes and 140,000 sq mt (1.5m sq ft) of business space • Applications made for over 4,500 homes and 78,000 sq mt (841,000 sq ft) of business space • RICS valuation £422m (2007: £411m) • Operating profit £4.8m (2007: £73.2m) • Revaluation gain £23k (200

  33. Slide 33: RICS Valuations at December 2008

    RICS Valuations at December 2008 Dec-08 Dec-07 Dec-07 £’000 Like for like £’000 £’000 Agricultural Mixed 114,185 101,624 93,906 Low grade 5,045 3,247 3,247 Undeveloped land With planning 64,070 67,965 33,145 Application submitted 65 310 65,310 72 900 72,900 42 500 42,500 Without planning 101,723 100

  34. Slide 34: Project Worth estimates

    Project Worth estimates 2012 2013 2014 • December 2006 £800 m • December 2007 £935 m £1 bn • December 2008 £668 m £783 m £886 m Portfolio now consists of: • Projects 77 • Gross acreage 13,290 acres • Net developable 3,790 acres Ultimately supporting : 2014 • Housing c 30,000 plots on 1,649 net acres

  35. Slide 35: 2008: Principal Progress

    2008: Principal Progress Property valuation increased to £422m – maintained at Dec ’07 level after sales and investments • Planning successes, new lettings and agricultural land valuation increases Prince of Wales (J32 M62/A1M) • Planning committee approval for phase 1 • 917 homes and 261,000 sq ft

  36. Slide 36: 2008: Principal Progress

    2008: Principal Progress Cutacre (J4 M61 Bolton) – 1,000 acre site adjoining Greater Manchester motorway network with potential rail connection • Included in Bolton “Preferred Options Core Strategy” as potential 259 acre premium mixed use Business Park following completion of mining in 2012 Gascoign

  37. Slide 37: UK Coal: Strong platform for value creation

    UK Coal: Strong platform for value creation • Strengthened growth platform • Changed pricing environment and investment in mining – changes opportunity for value creation • Strong property business, well placed to respond to improved market conditions in due course • Positive long term outlook for a

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  39. Slide 39: Appendices

    APPENDICES Appendix I Harworth Estates: RICS valuation of principal sites Appendix II Coal Market Statistics 2008 Appendix III Deep Mine Coal Assets Appendix IV Surface Mine Coal Assets Appendix V Surface Mine Balance Sheet Items Appendix VI UK Coal Principal Locations

  40. Slide 40: 2008 RICS value of principal sites

    2008 RICS value of principal sites Appendix I £m • Waverley, Sheffield/Rotherham - new community 50 - 60 - Highfield Commercial JV with Helical for Government Campus 10 - 20 - AMP successful JVs with Yorkshire Forward & Strategic Sites 5 - 7.5 • Prince of Wales, Pontefract - 297 acres, 1300 resident

  41. Slide 41: UK electricity generation by fuel type

    UK electricity generation by fuel type Appendix IIa • Steady decline in nuclear coupled with high coal price in summer both helped increase gas burn • 2008 first year of LCPD influence (%) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Coal 32 1 32.1 34 4 34.4 32 3 32.3 35 0 35.0 33 6 33.6 34 1 34.1 3

  42. Slide 42: Supplies of Steam Coal to the UK Market 2008

    Supplies of Steam Coal to the UK Market 2008 Appendix IIb 15% 18% UK COAL Russia 11% Colombia S Africa Other Imports Other Indigenous 8% 38% 10% Source: DECC Energy Statistics/McCloskey Coal 42

  43. Slide 43: Electricity Generation: Capacity & Peak Demand Projections

    Electricity Generation: Capacity & Peak Demand Projections Appendix IIc 120,000 • Annual demand expected to grow by ~1% per annum • 20GW by 2020 new build requirement 100,000 • 8GW Committed new build • 1.7GW New interconnector 80,000 • Increasing interest in new build as margins widen • Turbine/con

  44. Slide 44: Forecast Worldwide Coal Burn

    Forecast Worldwide Coal Burn Appendix IId 12 10 China onnes India 8 North America Europe Billion To Australia 6 Pacific Africa Russia Other Asia 4 South America Others 2 0 1990 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 Source: US Energy Information Agency 2008 44

  45. Slide 45: Predicted coal burn for UK power generation

    Predicted coal burn for UK power generation Appendix IIe 60 55 50 Mt per year 45 40 M 35 30 25 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Central Low High Source : DECC Energy markets Outlook, December 2008 45

  46. Slide 46: Deep Mines Coal Assets

    Deep Mines Coal Assets – m tonnes Appendix III Total Reserves Mineral Reserves Resources & Resources Potential Total Daw Mill 21 3 24 41 65 Kellingley 12 46 58 5 63 Thoresby 11 11 22 4 26 Welbeck 1 - 1 - 1 Total 45 60 105 50 155 * Classifications as per annual report 46

  47. Slide 47: Surface Mine Coal Assets

    Surface Mine Coal Assets Appendix IV M tonnes Sites with planning consent 6.8 Applications submitted 1.4 8.2 Sites to be submitted in 2009 3.3 Total reserves in planning process 11.5 Other reserves 11.3 22.8 Other coal resource requiring additional geological and planning work and, possible, third p

  48. Slide 48: Balance sheet: Surface mines

    Balance sheet: Surface mines Appendix V £m FY 2008 FY 2007 Development and restoration assets At January 20.1 9.7 Additions 6.2 4.7 Capitalised provisions 11.0 14.5 Deferred stripping 3.7 - Amortisation (12.6) (8.8) Development and restoration assets at December 28.4 20.1 Restoration provisions At J

  49. Slide 49: Principal locations

    UK COAL Principal Locations Principal locations Appendix VI 49

  50. Slide 50: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer • These presentation slides contain forward-looking statements with respect to the operations. Performance and financial condition of UK COAL. By their nature, these statements involve uncertainty since future events and circumstances can cause results and developments to differ materiall

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