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Applegreen plc 2015 Preliminary Results Presentation 14 th March 2016 Private and Confidential This presentation contains forward-looking statements. These statements have been made by the Directors in good faith based on the information


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Private and Confidential

Applegreen plc

2015 Preliminary Results Presentation

14th March 2016

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This presentation contains forward-looking statements. These statements have been made by the Directors in good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of the preparation of this presentation. Due to the inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business risk factors underlying such forward-looking information, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward- looking statements. The Directors undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Introduction & Highlights - Bob Etchingham Development Review – Bob Etchingham Financial Review – Paul Lynch Outlook – Bob Etchingham Q&A

Agenda 1 2 3 4 5

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Introduction & Highlights

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5 €18.3m €23.0m €28.9m 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 2013 2014 2015 

30% increase in gross profit on 2014 (26.5% in constant currency)

Adjusted EBITDA1 increased 26% from €23.0m in 2014 to €28.9m in 2015

Driven by:

  • Continued expansion of the estate
  • Strong LFL performance

Further expansion in estate which has grown from 175 sites at 30 Jun 2015 to 200 at 31 Dec 2015

Continued investment in the development of the network with net capex of €58.8m for full year

Successful IPO raising €66.3m for the company, net of expenses

Net debt position at 31 Dec 2015 of €4.7m

Highlights

(1) EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and impairment charges, Adjusted EBITDA refers to normalised trading EBITDA, being EBITDA adjusted for share based payments, profit on disposal of assets, share of results of associates & non-recurring items

  • Adj. EBITDA Growth

Site Growth

63 70 77 42 54 60 14 18 25 8 33 2 5 50 100 150 200 250 2013 2014 2015

  • Rep. of Ireland PFS

UK PFS Service Areas Dealer USA

119 152 200

30% CAGR 26% CAGR

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Applegreen

Distinctive convenience retail offering in the forecourt sector

“Low Fuel Prices Always” price promise “Better Value Always” tailored retail offer Food and beverage focus

  • mix of own and international

brands

  • tailored to suit location, time of

day and customer types

43 15 10 4 8 1

Number of Food Offers at 31 Dec 2015

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Developments Review

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Service Areas

Service Area Sites fulfil at least 2 of the following 3 criteria:

Located on a motorway or trunk road

A seating area of at least 400 sq. ft.

More than one food offering

Service Area Sites

Overview

Birdhill, M7 Paulstown Motorway Service Area/M9

Other Service Areas Motorway service Areas (MSA’s)

High end stores with attractive ambiance

Café environment with 1-3 food and beverage offerings – Subway, Burger King, Chopstix

Typically brown / green field developments

On motorway with large facilities and extensive parking

At least 3 food and beverage offerings – Own brand (Bakewell & aCafé), Costa Coffee, Burger King, Subway

Greggs, Chopstix and Lavazza added in 2015

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Service Area Developments

First MSA in Northern Ireland opened in April 2015 on M2 north of Belfast, Crawley upgraded to Service Area in Q1

Two additions since year end - MSA on M1 heading south

  • f Belfast opened in March, Ballymena opened in January

A further 2 MSA sites are expected to become operational in NI by the end of 2017

Developing pipeline, site secured subject to planning on A1(M), others in process

9 MSA’s operating in ROI

6 under 25 year licence from Republic of Ireland government

Opened Wicklow Service Area (M11) and Birdhill (M7) in 2014 as first company owned MSAs

Latest MSA opened at Paulstown (M9) in December 2015

4 other service areas opened in ROI during 2015

Two further service areas since year end, good pipeline in planning process Republic of Ireland UK 8 10 10 15 5 10 15 20 25 30 2014 2015

Site Numbers - Service Areas

Other Service Areas Motorway Service Areas

18 25

€18.5m €12.8m €6.5m €13.5m

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2014 2015 Millions

Cap Ex - Service Areas

ROI UK

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Service Areas Sites

M2 Templepatrick (NI) Tuam Road, Galway (ROI) Paulstown, M9 (ROI) Mountgorry (ROI)

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Traditional forecourt and shop offer

Food to go either own brand / Subway

Relevant retail proposition built to reflect local demographic

Value offer in shop built on own brand and promotion

Significant rebrand / facility development opportunities

Petrol Filling Stations

Republic of Ireland

Ballinteer (ROI)

Tight retail proposition with focus on relevant product offer

  • Limited grocery
  • Alcohol a significant feature

Continuing rollout of food offer (mainly Subway / Greggs) delivering strong incremental contribution

Significant rebrand / facility development opportunities UK

Plainview (US) Ipswich (UK)

U.S.

5 forecourts all based in Long Island with 3 added in 2015

3 sites now rebranded Applegreen

Larger site opened in October, finalising plan for franchise partnership

In discussion to extend trial to Massachusetts with partner

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Seven new PFS sites in ROI in 2015

Three additions since year end, good pipeline

65% of estate in ROI now branded Applegreen

Ten rebrands completed during the year

Petrol Filling Station Developments

Republic of Ireland

Seven new PFS sites in UK in 2015

Three new sites since 31 December 2015, strong pipeline

24% of the UK estate now branded Applegreen

Seven rebrands completed during the year, one upgrade to Service Area UK

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Typically 5 year fuel supply agreements

Fixed margin per litre to dealer

Applegreen determines pump price

Increases the Applegreen footprint nationwide

Now accounts for 9% of ROI fuel volumes

Positive contribution to EBITDA in 2015

Dealer & Fuelcard

Dealer Fuelcard

Targeting commercial customers using greater than 500 litres per month

Most competitive fuel card on the market – no card fees / hidden charges

Online account management tool / Support team

Now accounts for 4% of ROI fuel volumes

Modest but growing earnings profile

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Financial Performance

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Profit and Loss Account

30.4% growth in gross profit leading to 25.7% growth in adjusted EBITDA

Growth in S&D in line with scale

  • f business

Finance costs include FX loss on translation of Stg£ loan

Increase in admin largely reflects addition to support functions in late 2014, early 2015

Non recurring charges in 2015 comprise shareholder payment to staff and tax provision

2015 EPS calculated on expanded share capital (wtd. ave.)

2015 2014 €m €m % Var Revenue 1,081.5 937.3 15.4% Gross Profit 125.9 96.6 30.4% Selling & Distribution Costs (78.5) (61.5) Administrative Expenses (19.5) (13.1) Other income 1.0 1.0 Adjusted EBITDA 28.9 23.0 25.7% Depreciation (8.6) (6.0) Finance Costs, net (2.5) (2.5) Adjusted PBT 17.7 14.5 22.1% Tax (Adjusted) (2.1) (1.5) Adjusted PAT 15.6 13.0 20.0% Adjusted EBITDA 28.9 23.0 25.7% Share Based Payments (2.7) (0.3) Non-recurring charges (1.1) 0.7 Reported EBITDA 25.1 23.4 7.4% Adjusted EPS (cents) 22.22 21.73

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Revenue and Gross Profit Analysis

Total gross profit of €125.9m reflecting growth of 30.4% from prior year

LFL gross profit growth at constant currency of 4.6%

Strong growth in food gross profit at 49.2% and strong LFL performance.

LFL growth in non fuel revenue and gross profit at constant currency amounts to 4.5% and 6.8% respectively

Fuel gross profit increased by 1.3% on a LFL constant currency basis

L4L Growth 2015 2014 @ const curr. €m €m Growth % % Fuel Revenue 879.3 779.0 12.9%

  • 12.1%

Food Revenue 67.5 46.4 45.5% 15.9% Store Revenue 134.7 111.9 20.4% 0.0% Total Revenue 1,081.5 937.3 15.4%

  • 9.2%

Fuel Gross Profit 49.0 38.6 26.9% 1.3% Food Gross Profit 37.9 25.4 49.2% 18.7% Store Gross Profit 39.0 32.5 20.0%

  • 1.9%

Total Gross Profit 125.9 96.5 30.5% 4.6%

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Geographical Revenue and Gross profit mix

UK as a region accounts for 28% of total gross margin for the period

Continued evolution of mix of gross profit

Food accounts for 30% of gross profit

  • 36% in ROI up from 32% in 2014
  • 16% in the UK compared to 8% in the

prior year

Gross Profit Mix - ROI Gross Profit Mix - UK 2015 Revenue and Gross Profit by geography

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Gross profit- Fuel

Continued volatility in oil prices creates challenges but net impact on margins is limited

Oil price changes passed through to consumer

Relative UK and ROI LFL gross profit performance explained by:

  • Strong 2014 comparison in ROI
  • Impact of weaker Euro reduced benefit of falling

$ oil price in ROI 

No major changes in competitive fuel environment in UK or Ireland

Gross Profit Gross Profit Growth Growth LFL @ const curr. % %

Ireland 19.3%

  • 0.6%

UK 37.4% 4.9% Total 26.9% 1.2%

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EBITDA Bridge

Incremental contribution from sites opened in 2014 and 2015 was €8.4m

Additional site contribution from like for like locations of €3.9m

Increase in central costs incurred to facilitate the growth of the business – 70% of that growth occurred in H1

Adjusted EBITDA Bridge

(1) Site EBITDA before allocation of central overhead

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Cashflow Summary

Continued strong cash conversion

  • f 129%

Growth in working capital reflects:

  • Volume growth driven by expansion
  • Offset to an extent by falling oil price

IPO proceeds of €66.3m

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(1) Cash Conversion is calculated using Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA refers to normalised trading EBITDA, being EBITDA adjusted for share based payments, profit on disposal of assets, share of results of associates & non-recurring items

2015 2014 €m €m Profit Before Tax 13.9 14.9 Non - cash Adjustments 14.3 6.0 Working Capital Movement 8.5 8.3 Taxes Paid (2.9) (2.8) Cash flows from Operating Activities 33.8 26.4 Capital Expenditure (54.8) (37.9) IPO Proceeds 66.3 0.0 Capital Contributions / Option Proceeds 1.7 0.0 Long-Term Borrowings (7.0) 11.4 Net Finance Leasing (1.3) (1.3) Net Interest Paid (2.1) (1.9) Redemption of Share Capital (1.9) Cash Flows from Financing Activities 55.7 8.2 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 34.6 (3.3) Opening Cash & Cash Equivalents 12.3 15.3 Exchange Gains/(losses) 0.3 0.3 Closing Cash & Cash Equivalents 47.2 12.3 Cash Conversion 129% 136%

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Balance Sheet Summary

Capital Expenditure Analysis

Net debt position of €4.7m at 31 Dec 2015

2015 2014 €'m €'m Service Areas 26.4 25.0 PFS 8.8 6.2 Rebrands 7.0 5.6 Dealer / USA 4.1 1.0 Development sites 5.8 0.5 Other 6.7 9.9 Total 58.8 48.1

31-Dec-15 31-Dec-14 €m €m Non-Current Assets 187.1 135.4 Current Assets 39.6 27.5 Current Liabilities 113.4 92.2 Working Capital (73.8) (64.7) Cash and Cash Equivalents 49.3 13.8 Total Debt 54.0 60.8 Non Current Liabilities 10.3 6.0 Net Assets 98.3 17.7 Share Capital & Share Premium 140.2 68.2 Capital Reserves (62.3) (65.4) Retained Earnings 20.4 14.9 Equity 98.3 17.7 ROCE (Adjusted) 24.2% 34.3%

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Outlook

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Outlook

Upgrades / Rebrands

27 rebrands/upgrades completed in 2015 and a further 5 completed since year end

Programme ongoing PFS Network expansion

14 sites added across ROI and UK in 2015

3 further sites opened in ROI and 3 in the UK since the year end

US estate expanded by 3 during 2015 with one additional site in Jan 2016

Opportunistic approach to multi-site acquisition Service Area development

7 additional service areas in 2015

4 further Service Areas trading since year end including M1 Southbound, Belfast

Growing pipeline of UK Service Areas and development team expanded We continue to see good opportunities for expansion in our two main markets, both green field and bolt on. Consumer sentiment strong in Ireland and 2016 has seen a positive start to trading across the business.

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Appendices

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Key elements of customer proposition

Applegreen Customer Proposition

“Low Fuel Prices Always” price promise “Better Value Always” in shop Food and beverage offering is high quality Entrepreneurial culture ‘Giving back’ embedded in company culture Charitable fund – circa €1m in 5 years

Branding strategy

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International brands complement Applegreen’s own offer

Food & Beverage

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Warehouse near Dublin: 60,000 sq ft with 10,000 sq ft Chilled/Frozen Area

Fully integrated IT systems with voice picking & automatic order generation by sites

Tri temperature trucks – Ambient, Chilled and Frozen combined

Single delivery for sites for majority of product in Republic of Ireland

Facilitates own brand products – 136 stock keeping units

  • Ambient - water; motor accessories
  • Chilled milk; chilled foods
  • Sandwiches; Food to go

Enables delivery of value to consumer and enhanced margin for company

Greater control and flexibility for retail proposition

Irish Retail Supply chain

Distribution Centre

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Ireland locations

Applegreen estate

Site Numbers at 31st December 2015

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GB locations

Applegreen estate

Site Numbers at 31st December 2015

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Howard Millar Independent Non-Executive Director Martin Southgate Independent Non-Executive Director Danny Kitchen Independent Non-Executive Chairman Eugene Moore Developments Director Michael O’Loughlin Managing Director UK Paul Lynch Chief Financial Officer Bob Etchingham Chief Executive Officer

Management Board Members

Chairman of Hibernia REIT plc

Non-Executive Chairman of Workspace Group plc and Non-Executive Director of LXB Retail Properties plc

Previously Finance Director of Green Property plc and Government appointed chairman of Irish Nationwide Building Society

Founded the business in 1992

30+ years in fuel industry

Strategic vision on Applegreen’s position in the forecourt sector

Led aggressive growth in footprint capitalising

  • n opportunities presented by the downturn

Joined the business in its 2nd year of

  • peration

Co-owner with Bob Etchingham

Background in retail and fmcg

Key responsibility for management and development of retail proposition

Delivered strong partnerships with international food brands

A chartered accountant with extensive corporate finance and management experience across a number of sectors

Served as a Director of a former Irish plc for 5 years

Worked with Applegreen on the delivery of their refinance in 2013 and joined as Finance Director in July 2014

Having led the Irish operations moved to the UK in 2008 to lead the development in that market

Opened 54th site in December 2014

Highly regarded in UK forecourt sector

Former Managing Director of JTI UK & Ireland (Global tobacco company – B&H, Silk Cut, Camel etc.)

Director of Gallaher Pensions Ltd

London Philharmonic Concert Orchestra – Advisory Council Member

Wide ranging general management experience

Deputy Chief Executive and CFO of Ryanair until he stepped down from that post in December 2014

Non executive director of Ryanair as well as Irelandia (Ryan family investment company)

Senior partner in Phelan Prescott & Company, a long established Dublin accounting firm

Director of Get Cover & Company and QYouTV International

Founding Director of The Little Museum of Dublin

Chartered Accountant (Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland)

Joined Applegreen in 2011 having previously served as a Director of Bennett Construction.

Also served as a non executive director of the National Roads Authority

Leads development activity for Applegreen with responsibility for the in-house construction team responsible for recently

  • pened MSAs and TRSAs

Key management and board members

Joe Barrett Chief Operating Officer Brian Geraghty Independent Non-Executive Director

Proven management team supported by a highly experienced board