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2018 In Interim Results Half Year Results Six Months Ended 30 June 2015 8 8 Aug ugust t 2018 2018 Derek Muir Der Gr Group Chie Chief Ex Executive Mark ark Peg egler Gr Group Fin Finance Di Director Derek Muir Group Chief


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Half Year Results Six Months Ended 30 June 2015 Derek Muir Group Chief Executive Mark Pegler Group Finance Director

2018 In Interim Results

8 8 Aug ugust t 2018 2018 Der Derek Muir Gr Group Chie Chief Ex Executive Mark ark Peg egler Gr Group Fin Finance Di Director

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

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Key messages

  • Di

Disappointing fi first t ha half lf

− UK below expectations − International businesses performing well, particularly US − Organically revenues similar to prior year (at constant currency) − Operating margin impacted by commodity price volatility

  • Acti

ctive Por

  • rtf

tfoli lio Management

− Four acquisitions completed − New build US galvanizing plant committed − Investment in temporary safety barrier rental fleet

  • Mar

arket fu fundamentals s rem emain en encouraging Proposed interim dividend 10.0p, up 6%

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Underly lyin ing Tr Tradin ing Resu sult lts

H1 H1 2018 2018 +/- H1 2017 FY 2017

FX impact: Revenue -£6.7m Operating Profit -£1.5m

Revenue (£m) (£m) 295.4

+1%

291.8

585.1

Constant currency growth +4%

Ope Operatin ing pr profi

  • fit*

* (£m)

(£m) 34.6

  • 11%

38.8

81.3

Constant currency decline 7%

Ope Operatin ing mar margin in*

* (%)

(%) 11.7

  • 160bps

13.3

13.9

Input cost volatility impacting margin

PBT*

* (£m)

(£m) 33.0

  • 12%

37.4

78.5

EPS EPS*

* (p)

(p) 32.8 .8

  • 9%

36.2

75.9

Tax 22% (2017: 24%)

Di Dividend (p) (p) 10.0 .0

+6%

9.4

30.0

Maintaining progressive dividend policy

* All references to profit measures in this presentation refer to underlying profits, which exclude certain non-underlying items as detailed in the Appendices on page 25

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Utili tilitie ies

H1 H1 2018 2018 H1 2017 Organic Change Revenue (£m (£m) 113.0 107.1 +4% Ope Operatin ing pr profi

  • fit (£m

(£m) 7.3 7.6

  • 3%

Ope Operatin ing mar margin in 6.5% 7.1%

  • 60bps
  • UK

UK

 Q1 weather impacted; Q2 stronger  Mixed performance: steel markets below par; housing & plastic pipe sound  Improved order books

  • US

US

 Strong growth in Composites Group, prior year acquisitions integrated  Utility business performing well, record order book

  • Pipe Su

Supp pports

 Growing commercial construction market in USA  New product introduction expanding customer reach in International market

£m Revenue Operating Profit 2017 107.1 7.6

F/X (3.6) (0.4) M&A 5.6 0.3 Organic 3.9 (0.2)

2018 113.0 7.3 2018 Revenue

£113.0m Up 4% organically

49% 45% 2% 4%

United Kingdom North America Rest of Europe Rest of the World

UK down 7% £57m US up 33% £33m Pipes (US/India) up 5% £23m

Revenue by end geography

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Roads

H1 H1 2018 2018 H1 2017 Organic Change Revenue (£m (£m) 87.2 93.8

  • 11%

Ope Operatin ing pr profi

  • fit (£m

(£m) 8.5 10.2

  • 21%

Ope Operatin ing mar margin in 9.7% 10.9%

  • 120bps
  • UK

K 58%

58% of f revenue (20 2017: 68 68%)

 Some delays to Smart motorway programme

 Utilisation of temporary safety barrier steadily improving  Demand for VMS deferred

 Investment in additional 62km of steel & concrete barrier to meet demand  Permanent barrier, bridge parapets & lighting column outlook stronger

  • Internatio

ional l 42%

42% of f revenue (20 2017: 32 32%)

 Scandinavia & France performing well  Strong temporary safety barrier sales in Australasia  USA

 New nationwide distributor agreement to supply Zoneguard safety barrier  Acquisition of WAPCO expands scale & range of road safety products into key geographies 2018 Revenue

£87.2m Down 11% organically

Revenue by end geography

£m Revenue Operating Profit 2017 93.8 10.2 F/X (0.8) (0.1) M&A 4.7 0.5 Organic (10.5) (2.1) 2018 87.2 8.5

55% 10% 29% 6%

UK down 23% £50m International up 15% £37m

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Galv lvaniz izin ing

H1 H1 2018 2018 H1 2017 Organic Change Revenue (£m (£m) 95.2 90.9 +7% Ope Operatin ing pr profi

  • fit (£m

(£m) 18.8 21.0

  • 6%

Ope Operatin ing mar margin in 19.7% 23.1% -340bps

  • Ov

Overall ll

− Profitability & margin measured against record PY comparatives − Impacted by further zinc cost increases and UK performance

  • UK:

K: 98k k ton

  • nnes 7%

− Q1 weather impacted, recovery in Q2 but below par − Strategic focus on smaller jobbing work

  • Fr

Fran ance: 67k k ton

  • nnes 1%

− Mildly improving economic backdrop but lack of structural activity − Zinc increases difficult to pass through supply chain

  • USA:

A: 86k k ton

  • nnes 12%

− Infrastructure investment and wider economy strong − Growth in OEM and Bridge/Highway sectors − Day to day volumes remain strong

£m

Revenue Operating Profit

2017 90.9 21.0 F/X (2.3) (1.0) Organic 6.6 (1.2) 2018 95.2 18.8   

$/tonne

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Free cash flo flow and net t debt

£m H1 H1 2018 2018 H1 2017 FY 2017 Underlying Operating Profit 34 34.6 38.8 81.3 Depreciation and amortisation 9. 9.9 9.6 19.2 Unde nderly lyin ing EB EBITD TDA 44 44.5 48.4 100.5 Other non-cash items (1.0 1.0) 1.1 1.8 Working capital (22 22.3) (16.6) (19.1) Capital expenditure (net) (8.5 8.5) (7.4) (19.5) Unde nderly lyin ing ope peratin ting cas ash flow low 12 12.7 25.5 63.7 Restructuring spend (0.9 0.9) (2.4) (2.2) Provisions/Pension (1.2 1.2) (1.2) (2.8) Interest paid (net) (1.6 1.6) (1.3) (2.8) Tax paid (7.9 7.9) (9.0) (16.7) Statu tutory y free cash flow low 1. 1.1 11.6 39.2 Dividends (7.4 7.4) (6.7) (20.7) Acquisitions/disposals (33 33.3) (2.7) (6.4) Share issues/other (net) (0. 0.7) (1.6) (2.4) Net Net cas ash flow low (40 40.3) 0.6 9.7

Note:

  • te: F/

F/X impa mpact (1. 1.9) 2.3 3.3

  • Worki
  • rking capital ou
  • utflo

tflow £22.3m .3m

− H1 outflow reflective of seasonal trading patterns/organic growth − Inventory +£7.2m

− c.£4m inventory build supporting H2 order books − Zinc price c.£2m

− Debtor days 61 (December 2017: 61)

  • Cap

Capex 1.1 ti times dep deprecia iatio ion/amor

  • rtis

isatio ion

− 2018 guidance c.£35m (1.7 times), previously c.£25m

  • Acq

Acquisitions inclu nclude WAPC APCO at t £30.9m .9m

  • Ne

Net deb debt : : EBI EBITDA 1.4 ti times (Dec 20

2017 17: 1. 1.0 0 times) £m H1 2018 Dec 2017 H1 2017 Net debt 141.2 99.0 109.1

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Highways England: Road Investment Strategy (‘RIS’)

4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 Source: Highways England Strategic Business Plan 17 December 2014

Profile of investment £15.2bn

£m

Mar 151 5/ 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21

RIS 1 RIS 2

Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5

SR 2010 Medium Term SR 2013 Long Term SR 2013

Ma Majo jor r improvement schemes Scheme 2017/18 Pla Plan 2018/19 Pla Plan Note tese M1 junctions 16-19 Current Complete M6 junctions 16-19 Current Current Dec 18 completee A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Current Current M1 junctions 23-25 Current Current Oct 18 completee M4 junctions 3-12 Q3 18 Started Aug 18 now J8-12e M6 junctions 2-4 Q1 18 Started Apr 18e M6 junctions 13-15 Q1 18 Started July 18 3mth delaye M23 junctions 8-10 Q2 18 Started Jun 18 2mth delaye M27 junctions 4-11 Q3 18 Q3 18 Jan 19 3mth delaye M62 junctions 10-12 Q3 18 Q3 18 Aug 18e M6 J21a-26 New Q1 19 B/fwde M56 J6-8 New Q1 19 M3 J9-14 New 2019/20

Source: Highways England Delivery Plan 2018-2019

Temporary Safety Barrier Crash Cushions Permanent Safety Barrier Variable Message Signs ROTTM Sign

RIS2: Potential investment £30bn (2021-25) 62km (£10.6m) investment in Zoneguard and Rebloc Barrier for 2019 projects

Source: Construction News 13 December 2017

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UK K In Infr frastructure

  • Inc

ncreased de demand for

  • r HV

HVM pr prod

  • ducts
  • Roy
  • yal wedd

ddin ing

  • Presid

ident t Trump vis isit it

  • Inc

ncreased sit site se securit ity

  • gov
  • vernment bui

build ldin ings

  • bor

border se securit ity

  • da

data centr tres

  • outdoor events

ts

  • oil

il & & gas as ter terminals ls

  • air

irports AMP6 dr drinkin ing water tan tanks pr proje

  • jects

Floo lood alle llevia iatio ion Water treatm tment pl plan ant se security ty

  • CP6

P6 – 20 2019 19 to to 20 2024 24 exp xpected sp spend £4 £47b 7bn HS HS2 constructio tion now now H2 H2 19 19 Com

  • mposit

ite pl platform ext xtensio ions Ne New de depot

  • ts for
  • r ne

new w rolli lling stoc

  • ck

Securit ity y upg upgrade on n electrif ific icatio ion

  • Offshore wi

wind nd - landin ing pl platforms

  • Biog

iogas anae aerobic ic di digestio ion

  • Ener

Energy from

  • m Was

aste

  • Hi

Hinkle kley Poin int - nuc nucle lear

EN ENER ERGY RAIL RAIL SE SECURITY AM AMP6

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Galv lvaniz izin ing - USA

  • Brid

ridge re repl placements in n Pue Puerto Ri Rico co fol

  • llowing Hur

Hurrica cane Mar Maria

  • HV

HVM ba ballisti tic c pr prod

  • duct

cts

  • Inv

nvestment in n ene nergy/chemical pl plants

  • OEM and

nd ind ndustrial mar markets

  • Committe

ted to

  • gree

reenfield de development

  • f
  • f a ne

new pl plant (op

  • perational mi

mid 2019)

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Co Composit ites - USA

  • 2017 acquisitions ful

ully inte ntegrated

  • Strong ba

back cklog for

  • r:
  • Wa

Wate terfront pr proje

  • jects
  • Brid

ridges

  • Sewage trea

reatment t pl plants

  • Coo
  • oling towers
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Utili tilitie ies - USA

  • Po

Power tran ransmission inv nvestment strong

  • Upgr

grades to

  • age

geing ne network

  • New sub

ubstations for

  • r sola
  • lar

r con

  • nnections
  • Ma

Market t on

  • n exte

tended lead times

  • Re

Reco cord ba back cklog for

  • r H2

H2 18

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2018 Acquis isit itio ions

Acq Acquired 28 March 2018 Acq Acquired 1 Ja January 2018 Acq Acquired 27 Apr April 2018

Supplying road signs and ancillary products into UK contractors, D Gibson has been absorbed into Mallatite, our existing sign and lighting column

  • peration.

A Swedish traffic management business, Signalvakter has been integrated into ATA, our existing Scandinavian business and will extend

  • ur product offering.

Design, supply and install GRP products to the construction and rail markets. Integrated into Lionweld, our existing UK composites operation.

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2018 Acquis isitions

A A lea leading pr provider of

  • f inn

innovative traffic sa safety solu solutions. s. WAP APCO develop, manufacture and distribute a range of road work safety zone products. Product portfolio consists of attenuators, message boards, traffic cones, channelizers / drums, intelligent transportation systems and arrowboards. Provides an extended platform to introduce proprietary products from the UK to the US and vice versa.

Work Area Protection Corporation (“WAPCO”)

Ac Acquired 9 9 May 2018 2018 Acquisition cost: $42.0m Annual Revenue: $47.7m

New Castle, DE

(Intelligent Transportation Systems)

Garland, TX

(Message Boards / Arrowboards)

  • St. Charles, IL

(Traffic Cones / Channelizer Drums)

Lake City, FL (Distribution Centre)

(Message Boards / Arrowboards)

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Work Area Protection Corporation (“WAPCO”)

Message Boards 20% Attenuators 24% Traffic Cones 20% Channelizer Drums 16% ITS 13%

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Outl tlook

UTIL TILITIES ROADS GAL GALVANIZING OVE VERALL LL

  • US

US infrastructure investment rem emains strong

  • UK

UK improved or

  • rder boo

book for

  • r H2

H2

  • UK

UK Roa

  • ad In

Investment Strategy (‘RIS1’/’RIS2’) underpins investment

  • Or

Organic ic gr growth th op

  • pportunit

ities fr from

  • m In

International l bu busin inesses

  • US

US be benefitting fr from

  • m increased infrastr

tructure spe spend

  • St

Stable ou

  • utl

tlook in UK UK an and Fr France

  • Not
  • twithstanding a

a mor

  • re cautio

ious investm tment en environment in the UK UK, ,

  • ur
  • ur nic

niche infrastructure mar arkets rem emain en encouragin ing “…order books support a good second half.”

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Disc iscla laim imer

Cau autionary statement This presentation contains forward looking statements which are made in good faith based on the information available at the time

  • f its approval. It is believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable but they may be affected by a

number of risks and uncertainties that are inherent in any forward looking statement which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. Nothing in this document should be regarded as a profits forecast.

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Appendic ices

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Bu Busin iness Se Segments

USA FRANCE UK UK

GALVANIZING

ROADS UTILITIES

INFRASTRUCTURE

Interim Results 30 June 2014

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USA 52%

UK 34% 66%

Revenue: £295 295.4m Revenue: £295 295.4m Ope Operatin ing Profi

  • fit: £34

34.6m Ope Operatin ing Profi

  • fit: £34

34.6m

Se Segment and geographic ical l analy lysis is

Roads 30% Utilities 38% Galvanizing 32%

By segment

Roads 25% Utilities 21% Galvanizing 54%

By segment By plant location By end market geography

UK Non Gov Europe

45% 55%

A well ell bala lanced busin iness: products, markets & geographies

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Se Segment analy lysis is

£m H1 2018

Organic M&A FX

H1 2017

Utilities

Revenue

113.0

3.9 5.6 (3.6)

107.1

Underlying operating profit 7.3

(0.2) 0.3 (0.4)

7.6

Margin 6.5% 7.1%

Roads

Revenue 87.2

(10.5) 4.7 (0.8)

93.8 Underlying operating profit 8.5

(2.1) 0.5 (0.1)

10.2

Margin 9.7% 10.9%

Galvanizing

Revenue 95.2

6.6

  • (2.3)

90.9 Underlying operating profit 18.8

(1.2)

  • (1.0)

21.0

Margin 19.7% 23.1%

Group

Revenue 295.4

  • 10.3

(6.7)

291.8 Underlying operating profit 34.6

(3.5) 0.8 (1.5)

38.8

Margin 11.7% 13.3%

  • Some delays in Smart motorway programme
  • Improving outlook
  • International markets performing well
  • UK mixed, weather impacted Q1
  • Strong growth in US
  • Positive Pipe Supports market
  • UK weather impacted Q1, below par
  • France economic backdrop improving
  • US volumes strong on infrastructure investment

growth

  • Zinc input cost volatility impacting margins
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Mar argin (%)

H1 1 2018 H1 2017 H1 Target Range %

FY Target Range %

Infr frastructure Products 7.9 7.9 8.9 8 – 11

8 – 11

  • Utilities

6.5 6.5 7.1 7 – 11

7 – 11

  • Roads

9.7 9.7 10.9 9 – 13

10 – 14

Gal alvanizing Ser Services 19 19.7 .7 23.1 19 – 22

19 – 22

Group 11 11.7 .7 13 13.3 .3 11 11 – 14 14

12 12 – 15 15

Margin in

  • Raw material input cost volatility impacts margin
  • Utilities below range due to weak Q1 in UK
  • Roads & Galvanizing lower but within range
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Retu turn on In Invested Ca Capit ital

Group 12 12m to

  • H1

1 18 18 12m to H1 17 Operating Profit (£m) 77 77.1 .1 77.4

  • Av. Invested Capital (£m)

42 425.4 5.4 390.2 ROIC % 18 18.1 .1 19.8 Div Divisi sional (%) 12 12m to

  • H1

1 18 18 12m to H1 17 Utilities 16 16.7 .7 17.3 Roads 17 17.7 .7 20.4 Infrastructure Products 17 17.2 .2 19.0 Galvanizing 19 19.1 .1 20.7

ROIC% before tax

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Foreig ign exchange se sensit itiv ivit itie ies

Impact on H1 2018: Revenue

  • ve £6.7m or 2%

Operating profit

  • ve £1.5m or 4%

Potential full year impact:* Revenue

  • ve £7.2m or 1%

Operating profit

  • ve £1.7m or 2%

* Compares impact on FY2018 results assuming exchange rates at 31 July 2018 (principally £1 = $1.31 and £1 = €1.12) prevail for the remainder of 2018, versus average exchange rates for 2017

Ready reckoner for annual translation impact of movement in FX rates Sensitivity to +/- 1 cent move in: Revenue Operating profit Euro +/- £0.6m +/- £50k US$ +/- £1.6m +/- £310k

H1 1 2018 2018 H1 2017 Change

FY 2017

Average rates Euro 1.14 1.14 1.16 2%

1.14

US$ 1.38 1.38 1.27 9%

1.29

Closing rates Euro 1.13 1.13 1.14 1%

1.13

US$ 1.32 1.32 1.30 2%

1.35    

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Non-underly lyin ing it items

H1 1 2018 2018 H1 2017

FY 2017 Ope peratin ing item tems Business reorganisation costs (0.3 0.3) (2.0) (2.8) Acquisition costs (1.2 1.2) (0.2) (0.6) Amortisation of acquisition intangibles (2.0 2.0) (2.0) (4.0) Impairment of asset held for sale (0.1 0.1)

  • (0.4)

Pension settlement gain

  • 0.2
  • CA Traffic - profit on sale/intangible impairment
  • 0.6

0.6 (3.6 3.6) (3.4) (7.2) Financin ing cos

  • sts

Refinancing expense/amortisation (0.2 0.2) (0.2) (0.7) Net pension interest (0.3 0.3) (0.3) (0.4) (4.1 4.1) (3.9) (8.3) Cash in year (1.0 1.0) 1.8 1.8 Future cash (0.5 0.5) (1.4) (1.8) Non cash (2.6 2.6) (4.3) (8.3) (4.1 4.1) (3.9) (8.3)

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  • Principal facility in place until April 2021
  • Facilities provide significant headroom

− Net debt : EBITDA 1.4 times (covenant 3 times); Interest cover 34.5 times (covenant 4 times)

  • Target net debt : EBITDA range between 1.5 to 2.0 times

Ne Net De Debt by y Cur Currency

Avail ilabil ilit ity and usa sage of f debt facilit ilitie ies

Maturity

£m Net Deb Debt Facility

On demand 2017 to 2020 2021

Committed 168.6 .6 229.5 On demand 10.7

10.7 0.4 229.1

Cash (27 (27.4 .4)

  • 14

141.2 1.2 240.2

US $ 51% 51% £ + + ot

  • ther

45% 45%

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Strategic KPI’s

Dr Driv iving Retu turns

*excluding strategic capex

Return on invested capital Operating margin Organic revenue growth

9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 H1 2018

  • 4%
  • 2%

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 H1 2018

Underlying cash conversion*

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 H1 2018

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Earnin ings and Div ivid idend

Div Divid idend

  • 14 successive years of dividend growth
  • Central to strategy and TSR ethos
  • Progressive dividend policy driven by cumulative:

− EPS growth − FCF generation

  • Target cover ratio c.2.5 times

  

Dividend (p) 20 2018

Change

2017

Change

2016

Interim dividend per share 10 10.0p

6%

9.4p

11%

8.5p Final dividend per share 20.6p

15%

17.9p Total dividend per share 30.0p

14%

26.4p 

2.25 2.6 3.0 3.6 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.4 7.1 8.5 9.4 10.0 2.75 3.4 4.2 5.1 5.7 6.8 7.5 7.8 9.2 10.0 11.6 13.6 17.9 20.6

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 H1 2018

Earnings per share (p)

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Half Year Results Six Months Ended 30 June 2015 Derek Muir Group Chief Executive Mark Pegler Group Finance Director

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC