Itron, Inc. · NASDAQ:ITRI

Itron — Merger or Acquisition (February 2007)

43 slides from Itron's merger presentation, Feb 26, 2007

  1. Slide 1: Acquisition Announcement: Itron Actaris

    LeRoy Nosbaum Chairman and CEO Steve Helmbrecht Sr. VP and CFO Deloris Duquette VP, Investor Relations Acquisition Announcement February 25, 2007 Itron Actaris

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor

    Safe Harbor Certain matters being discussed today that are not statements of historical fact constitute forward-looking statements relating to current or future financial performance, management's plans and objectives for future operations, product plans and performance, management's assessment of m

  3. Slide 3: Transaction Summary

    Transaction Summary LeRoy Nosbaum Chairman and CEO

  4. Slide 4: Actaris and Itron: Worldwide Utility Solutions Provider

    Actaris Itron Worldwide Utility Solutions Provider 2006 Revenue1: $1,015 million 2006 EBITDA1: $159 million > Leading global supplier of utility meters and metering systems > Reunites two former Schlumberger divisions and provides Itron with immediate scale and presence in the global meter market >

  5. Slide 5: Acquisition Opportunity

    Acquisition Opportunity

  6. Slide 6: Key Transaction Terms

    Key Transaction Terms Purchase Price Purchase Price Purchase Price > $1.6 billion enterprise value Timing Timing Timing > Anticipated to close in Q2 2007 Closing Conditions Closing Conditions Closing Conditions > Regulatory/government approvals > No HSR approval necessary Management Retention Manage

  7. Slide 7: Transaction Sources and Uses

    Transaction Sources and Uses (1) (1) Assumes constant USD/EUR rate of 1.30x (2) Includes preliminary transaction fees and expenses (in millions) Consideration (2) Sources Purchase Price 1,040 $ Equity Issuance 225 $ Refinance Actaris Debt 574 $ Cash on Hand 325 $ Fees 43 $ Committed Term Loan From U

  8. Slide 8: Debt Management

    $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2006 2005 2004 ($’s in Millions) Debt Management - SEM Acquisition Electric Metering Acquisition Equity Offering Fixed Rate Debt Variable Rate Debt

  9. Slide 9: 2006 Combined Company Highlights

    Itron Actaris 2006 Combined Company Highlights(1) + = Proforma Expected Addition of $0.20 - $0.30 to 2007 Non-GAAP Fully Diluted EPS(4) (1) Assumes constant USD/EUR rate of 1.30x (2) Pro forma does not equal sum due to rounding (3) Excludes amortization of intangibles and stock-based compensation (4

  10. Slide 10: Overview of Actaris

    Overview of Actaris

  11. Slide 11: Overview of Actaris

    Overview of Actaris • Actaris is a leading supplier of utility meters and metering systems • Actaris traces its origin in metering to the 1850’s • Large, diversified base of more than 5,000 customers globally with an installed base of over 300 million meters • Leading market share for each of its 3

  12. Slide 12: Actaris Worldwide Footprint

    Electricity Manufacturing Gas Manufacturing Water Manufacturing Heat Manufacturing Other Operations Research & Engineering Key Locations Felixstowe Hameln Barcelona Massy Greenwood Owenton Buenos Aires Chongqing Gödöllö Kiev Argenteuil Karlsruhe Stretford Reims Chasseneuil Naples Oldenburg Adelaide

  13. Slide 13: Actaris Market Presence

    Actaris Market Presence Products/Services >Residential, commercial, industrial, transmission and distribution metering products and services to utility clients Position > #2 globally Growth > AMR breakthrough > Prepayment market > Electronic technology Electricity Electricity Electricity >Gas produc

  14. Slide 14: Actaris Strategy—Products and Systems Adapt to a Changing Market

    Actaris Strategy—Products and Systems Adapt to a Changing Market Adapt to a Adapt to a Changing Changing Market Market > Lead the change to static technology for electricity > Development of systems and services for changing markets due to rising energy costs, conservation, desire to reduce peak dem

  15. Slide 15: A Compelling Transaction

    A Compelling Transaction

  16. Slide 16: Compelling Strategic Rationale

    Compelling Strategic Rationale Geographic Expansion with Established Sales and Distribution Geographic Expansion with Established Sales and Distribution Geographic Expansion with Established Sales and Distribution Complementary Product Portfolios Allow Synergies in Future Complementary Product Portf

  17. Slide 17: The Global Opportunity

    The Global Opportunity Global AMR Market (millions of meters) 34% 66% 6% 94% Source: The Scott Report: AMR Deployments in North America, Q3 06 Edition; ABS Energy Research 2006 & Management Estimates 300 Million Electric, Gas & Water Meters 2.46 Billion Electric, Gas & Water Meters For meters, autom

  18. Slide 18: Continued Global Leadership

    Continued Global Leadership Global Meter Market Shares Global Meter Market Shares AMR—US and Canada Electric Gas Water Elster 4% Hunt 5% ESCO 8% Cellnet 13% Itron 55% Others 15% Source: Scott Report on AMR Deployments, ABS Energy Research, A.T. Kearney, Management Estimates 18 55% #1 #1 #2 #2 #4 #4

  19. Slide 19: Diverse Revenue Base

    Diverse Revenue Base Itron Combined Itron and Actaris U.S. 38% Euro-Zone 31% U.K. 15% Other 16% U.S. and Canada 94% Other 6% 2006 Revenue: $1.6 billion 2006 Revenue: $1.6 billion 2006 Revenue: $644 million 2006 Revenue: $644 million The acquisition provides Itron with immediate global scale and more

  20. Slide 20: The Global Metering Market Opportunity

    The Global Metering Market Opportunity Source: ABS Energy Research 107 25 71 125 32 101 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 2006 2011 Electric Gas Water Annual Meter Shipments by Type (millions) 258 203 • Potential growth is greatly enhanced with AMR/AMI • Scale and platform to lead market 2006-11 CAGR 7.3% 4.

  21. Slide 21: Growth Drivers for Meters and Advanced Functionality

    Growth Drivers for Meters and Advanced Functionality Advanced Metering Infrastructure New and Replacement Meters ⑀⍽ Limited innovation ⑀⍽ New housing starts ⑀⍽ Replacement cycles ⑀⍽ Electromechanical upgrade to solid state ⑀⍽ Steady predictable growth Automated Meter Reading ⑀⍽ Driven by improving o

  22. Slide 22: Complementary Product Portfolios and Geographic Fit

    Complementary Product Portfolios and Geographic Fit Electricity meters Electricity meters Gas meters Gas meters Water meters Water meters Common Heritage - Common Vision Metering businesses were formerly all part of Schlumberger Metering Electricity meters Electricity meters Electricity meters AMR t

  23. Slide 23: Prominent Global Customer Base

    Prominent Global Customer Base Itron Actaris Dominion Energy Duke Energy Progress Energy AEP AQUA Piedmon Natural Gas Con Edison Pacific Gas and Electric Company Constellation Energy Southern Company Xcel Energy DTE Energy Southwest Gas TEPCO cp GDI National Grid Iberdrola Veolia Water EDP Electricd

  24. Slide 24: Transforming Itron: Enhanced Competitive Positioning

    Transforming Itron(1) Enhanced Competitive Positioning Enhanced Competitive Positioning Enhanced Competitive Positioning Source: Public filings, Company materials (1) Assumes constant USD/EUR rate of 1.30x (2) Figure for CY2004 (3) Figure represents Industrial Technology segment only #1 #1 #1 #1 #1

  25. Slide 25: Ensuring a Successful Transaction

    Ensuring a Successful Transaction ⑀⍽ Itron and Actaris have a common heritage > Metering businesses were former divisions of Schlumberger > Itron acquired the Schlumberger electricity metering division in 2004 > Cultural and operational fit ⑀⍽ Experienced management teams with significant transactio

  26. Slide 26: The Time is Right in a Changing Marketplace

    The Time is Right in a Changing Marketplace > Deregulation > Privatisations & mergers > New technology > New competition > Energy market trading > Globalization Change & Turmoil 1994-2005 > Focus on conservation/environment > Increased demand of AMR/AMI > Complex products > Consolidation of utilitie

  27. Slide 27: Appendix/Reconciliations

    Appendix/Reconciliations

  28. Slide 28: Overview of Itron

    Overview of Itron

  29. Slide 29: Itron Customers

    Itron Customers > More than 2,200 handheld meter reading customers in over 60 countries • Hardware and meter data collection software > Electricity meter customers in U.S. and Canada • Nearly every IOU, Muni and Co-Op > More than 1,500 AMR customers • > 55 million endpoints shipped (electric, gas an

  30. Slide 30: Products and Solutions at a Glance

    Products and Solutions at a Glance Software & Services 9% Meter Data Collection 40% Electricity Metering 51% HARDWARE SOLUTIONS HARDWARE SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS ⑀⍽ Meter Data Collection > Handheld computer based meter data collection systems since 1977 > Automatic Meter Readi

  31. Slide 31: Design and Manufacturing Operations: Low Cost, High Volume

    Oconee Facility (Electric Meters) ⑀⍽ 106,000 sq.ft. in Waseca, MN > 4.5 million AMR units produced in 2006 6+ million unit capacity ⑀⍽ 317,000 sq.ft. in Oconee, SC > 6.5 million meters produced in 2006 7+ million unit capacity ⑀⍽ Both Facilities: > Highly automated, flexible and scalable > History o

  32. Slide 32: Software Solutions

    Software Solutions Approximate Revenue Breakdown in 2006: Licenses = 29%, Services = 32%, Maintenance = 39% >Complex Billing >Residential Energy Mgmt. >C&I Energy Mgt. >Distribution Asset Optimization >Revenue Assurance & Tamper Analytics >Distribution Asset Design & Optimization >Engineering Calcul

  33. Slide 33: Itron's Customer Solutions

    Itron’s Customer Solutions VALUE Data Creation Data Collection Data Management Rev. Assurance Customer Care Demand Response Dist. Asset Analysis Load Research Outage & Restore Forecasting (CIS-Billing) Data Utilization Central Repository Validation, Editing and Estimation Calculations Settlement Ana

  34. Slide 34: Itron Electricity Meters U.S. & Canada Annual Shipments

    4.7 4.2 4.6 3.0 3.1 2.5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Solid State Electromechanical Itron Meters U.S. & Canada Annual Shipments (mm) Key Highlights As a pure-play solid-state meter provider, Itron is set to benefit from the shift from electromechanical technology to electronic te

  35. Slide 35: AMR Market: Itron Shipments

    7.5 5.5 6.3 4.7 3.4 2.7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Electric Gas Water Itron E, G, W Shipments Source: The Scott Report: AMR Deployments in North America, 10th Edition U.S. and Canada Annual Shipments (mm) Key Highlights 6.2 8.1 9.7 11.7 10.8 13.6’00-’05 CAGR:

  36. Slide 36: Itron is the AMR Market Leader

    Itron is the AMR Market Leader 53% 19% 16% 9% 3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Itron Cellnet ESCO Hunt All Others 80% 12% 6% 2% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Itron CellNet AMCO/Elster All Others Electric Gas Water 30% 17% 16% 11% 4% 4% 4% 14% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Itron Neptune Sensus Amco/Els

  37. Slide 37: Experienced Management Team

    Experienced Management Team LeRoy Nosbaum Chairman and CEO LeRoy Nosbaum has more than 30 years of leadership and management experience in the utility industry. Mr. Nosbaum joined Itron in 1996 and has been a director and chief executive officer of Itron since March 2000. Before joining Itron, Mr. N

  38. Slide 38: Financial Details and Reconciliation

    Financial Details and Reconciliation

  39. Slide 39: Itron Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    Itron Non-GAAP Reconciliation (US$mm) 2003 2004 2005 2006(1) Itron US GAAP Net Income 10.5 (5.3) 33.1 33.8 Income Tax Provision 7.4 (4.1) (5.5) 18.5 Interest Income (0.2) (0.2) (0.3) (9.5) Interest Expense 2.6 13.1 18.9 17.8 Other Income 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 Itron US GAAP Operating Income 21.7 4.0 46.2 6

  40. Slide 40: 2006 Pro Forma Reconciliation

    2006 Pro Forma Reconciliation Actaris EUR Actaris USD Itron Pro Forma Revenue € 780,737 1,014,958 $ 644,042 $ 1,659,000 $ Adjusted EBITDA: GAAP net income € 39,629 51,518 $ 33,759 $ 85,277$ Interest income (303) (394) (9,497) (9,891) Interest expense 36,129 46,968 17,785 64,753 Income tax provision

  41. Slide 41: Strong Pro Forma Financial Performance

    Strong Pro Forma Financial Performance (1) 1,138 1,245 1,442 1,659 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2003 2004 2005 2006 ($mm) Revenue Gross Profit Source: Itron and Actaris Company Reports (1) Assumes constant USD/EUR rate of 1.30x 570499 424391 34.3 34.0 34.6 34.4 0 200 400 600 2003

  42. Slide 42: Trended Pro Forma Revenue

    Trended Pro Forma Revenue 2003 2004 2005 2006 Itron 317$ $ 399 $ 553 $ 644 Actaris 821 846 889 1,015 Combined 1,138$ $ 1,245 $ 1,442 $ 1,659 Gross Profit Itron 144$ $ 171 $ 234 $ 267 Actaris 247 253 265 303 Combined 391$ $ 424 $ 499 $ 570 % 34% 34% 35% 34% Adjusted EBITDA Itron 43$ $ 56 $ 98 $ 115 A

  43. Slide 43: Actaris Accounting Differences from US GAAP

    ƒ Actaris accounting methods differ from US GAAP in the following ways: > Accounting (2004): Actaris has applied a 100% fair value application rather than a 97% fair value according to US GAAP standards. If US GAAP had been used, the goodwill and paid-in-capital would decrease by approximately €7.6m

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