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PINEWOOD GROUP PRESENTATION OF FY19/20 RESULTS 1 Important notice This presentation has been prepared by Pinewood Finco plc (the Issuer) and Pinewood Group Limited (the Company and, collectively with the Issuer and its other


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PINEWOOD GROUP

PRESENTATION OF FY19/20 RESULTS

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Important notice

This presentation has been prepared by Pinewood Finco plc (the “Issuer) and Pinewood Group Limited (the “Company” and, collectively with the Issuer and its other subsidiaries, the “Group”) solely for information purposes. For purposes of this notice, the presentation that follows shall mean and include the slides that follow, the oral presentation of the slides by the Group or any person on behalf of the Group, any question-and-answer sessions that follows the oral presentation, hard and electronic copies of this document and any materials distributed at, or in connection with the presentation (collectively, the “Presentation”). This Presentation contains, and any related presentation may contain, financial information regarding the businesses and assets of the Group. Such financial information may not have been audited, reviewed or verified by any independent accounting firm. The inclusion of such financial information in this document or any related presentation should not be regarded as a representation or warranty by the Group or any other person as to the accuracy or completeness of such information’s portrayal of the financial condition or results of

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Agenda

Barbara Inskip Chief Financial Officer Paul Golding Chairman and Acting CEO

  • 1. Overview of FY 2019/20
  • 2. COVID-19
  • 3. Outlook
  • 4. Q&A
  • 3. Sustainability
  • 3. Financial highlights
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  • 1. OVERVIEW OF FY 2019/20
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Operational highlights

A very strong year

£96m

revenue +12%

60%

adjusted EBITDA margin +8 ppt

£58m

adjusted EBITDA +30%

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Pinewood East Phase II Long-term contracts

Strategy highlights

A transformational year for the business

International & Post-Production restructuring Real Estate Optimisation Shepperton

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Achieved Current Priority

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Strategic highlights

Long-term contracts with Disney and Netflix

(1) Includes 5 new sound stages (c.100k sq ft) at Pinewood West expected to be delivered Q1 2022 (CY).

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sound stages1

Pinewood Studios Shepperton Studios

c.1.2m sq ft

total area under contract1

Inflation linked (RPI)

upwards only; no caps

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sound stages

c.0.4m sq ft

total area under contract

Inflation linked (RPI)

upwards only; no caps

100%

  • f UK production accommodation space

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Achieved Current Priority

The Walt Disney Company Netflix

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Strategic highlights

Pinewood East Phase II – development completed

On-time

and on-budget

c.205k sq ft

lettable space

2 Occupied

by Disney under long-term contract

Achieved Current Priority

Pinewood East Phase II

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Strategic highlights

International & Post-Production restructuring

➢ Rationalised international presence:

− July 2019 – terminated sales and marketing agreement with Iskandar Malaysia studios − August 2019 – disposed of Pinewood’s stake in the Atlanta JV to our existing Partner − March 2020 – terminated sales and marketing and studio management agreement with studio in Cardiff

International

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Post-Production

➢ Streamlined our Post-Production business during the year by

exiting Picture Services (Q3 FY20) and Creative Audio (Q4 FY20)

➢ The space previously occupied by the businesses will be rented to

  • ther occupiers

Achieved Current Priority

Existing studios

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Strategic highlights

Real Estate Optimisation – planning achieved; project underway

4 c.100k sq ft

stage space

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new stages to be

  • ccupied by Disney

Underway

delivery expected Q1 2022 (CY)

Achieved Current Priority Note: the CGI image is intended for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily indicate final design.

CGI of one of the new stages at Pinewood West

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Design

finalising detailed design and feasibility exercise

Strategic highlights

Shepperton – continuing to progress design and feasibility

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new sound stages

  • vs. 14 existing

1.2m sq ft

  • utline planning

consent (GEA)

Achieved Current Priority

CGI of Shepperton South expansion

Note: the CGI image is intended for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily indicate final design.

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  • 2. COVID-19 IMPACT
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COVID-19

Limited overall impact on our business

Our Business Industry Operations ➢ Both UK studios have followed government guidance throughout the pandemic ➢ Detailed operating procedures are in place to ensure the health and wellbeing of all our staff, customers and other visitors ➢ Importantly, the studios have remained fully operational throughout Financial ➢ Long-term contracts are not impacted by the virus ➢ Media Hub and ancillary business lines (Post-Production and TV) have been affected ▪ Media Hub: allowed smallest tenants to defer 3 months’ rent and repay it over the following 12 months; vacancies remain in line with historical norm ▪ Post-Production and TV: activity stopped temporarily; starting to pick-up and expected to return to normal levels in July ➢ Overall impact of COVID-19 to date has not been significant ➢ Productions went on hiatus in mid to late March ➢ Now returning; Universal’s Jurassic World: Dominion has announced its intention to restart filming

  • n 6 July 2020

➢ For our customers, there has been a mixed impact ▪ Streaming platforms have witnessed a surge in demand during the lockdown ▪ Cinema closures have resulted in theatrical releases being postponed

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  • 3. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Group results summary

A solid performance

Revenue is up 12% y-o-y, driven by the core UK studios business Gross profit margin improvement is explained by the discontinuation of lower margin Post-Production businesses and the addition

  • f space (Pinewood East Phase 2)

Operating margin improvement reflects the operational gearing in the business, where central costs do not increase proportionally as additional space is added Income from JVs reflects a small profit from the Atlanta studio prior to the sale of our stake in August 2019 Net Finance costs includes (i) interest payable on our existing debt facilities, and (ii) interest receivable from the on-loan to

  • parent. Both of which increased following the refinancing in September 2019

Financial Year £m 2019/20 2018/19 % growth Revenue 96.4 85.9 12.2% Gross Profit 56.0 45.0 24.6% Gross profit margin % 58.1% 52.3% 5.8 ppt Operating profit excl. adjusted items 47.7 35.9 33.0% Operating profit margin % 49.5% 41.7% 7.8 ppt Income from JVs 0.1 (1.4) Net Finance costs (7.8) (6.2) Profit before tax and adjusted items 40.0 28.3 41.5%

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Adjusted EBITDA progression

Core UK studios business driving growth

Note: Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as profit on ordinary activities before interest receivable and similar income, interest payable and similar charges, tax (credit)/charge on profit on ordinary activities, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, impairment of long-term assets, amortisation of goodwill, gain/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, and adjusted items. (1) UK Studios includes a FRS102 accounting requirement to recognise the revenue from certain long-term contracts on a straight straight-line basis incorporating the fixed uplifts over the initial term, rather than increasing each year reflecting the contractual amounts due. For FY20, this figure amounts to £1.4m (vs. FY19 = £0.0m).

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Axis not to scale All figures in £m

◼ Growth in UK studios business driven by (i) an improvement in production accommodation occupancy following the completion of

the two long contracts, (ii) the addition of space with Pinewood East Phase 2 completed partway through the year

◼ Creative Services decreased y-o-y as the Group exited Picture Services and Creative Audio Post-Production businesses;

decrease partially offset by outperformance in the localisation Post-Production division

◼ International (including Share of Atlanta JV) reflects the reversal of the £1.4m loss from the Atlanta JV incurred in 2018/19 ◼ Central costs lower due to (i) lower staff costs, and (ii) costs related to ceased Media Investment business not incurred 2019/20

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Cash flow

Cash generative business

(1) Adjustments to EBITDA include (i) termination fee for Malaysia, (ii) restructuring costs, and (iii) a one-off stamp duty payment in relation to the restructuring of the Shepperton Studios partnership. (2) EBITDA excluding adjusted items is calculated before the results of joint ventures - 2019/20 = £57k; 2018/19 = £(1,414)k.

Cash flow 2019/20 vs. 2018/19

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2019/20 2019/20 2019/20 2018/19 £m As reported Adjusted items

  • Excl. adjusted items
  • Excl. adjusted items

EBITDA 55.6 (2.4) 58.0 46.1 Working capital 18.6 0.0 18.6 7.5 Cash from operations 74.2 (2.4) 76.6 53.6 Net interest (23.4) (5.9) (17.5) (9.4) Tax paid (6.5) 0.0 (6.5) (3.7) Net cash flow – operating activities 44.3 (8.3) 52.6 40.4 Disposal of JVs & investments 15.4 15.4 (0.0)

  • Capex and other investing activities

(49.7) 0.0 (49.7) (42.1) On-loan to parent (175.0) (175.0) 0.0

  • Net cash flow – investing activities

(209.3) (159.6) (49.7) (42.1) Net cash flow – financing activities 218.3 218.5 (0.2) (0.6) Net cash flow 53.3 50.6 2.7 (2.2)

3 Improvement in working capital is a result of the two long term contracts where rent is paid in advance Net interest payments increased by £8.1m following the refinancing, explained by (i) increase in interest with a higher principal amount of Senior Secured Notes, and (ii) 15 months of payments in 2019/20 due to the change in the interest payment dates Increase in tax paid due to transition to a new payment schedule, resulting in 6 payments (vs. usual 4) in the year ended Mar-20 Capital expenditure principally relates to the second phase of expansion of the Pinewood East Site 4 1 4

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Capital structure update

Strong liquidity position

Capital structure evolution

◼ The business is in a strong liquidity position currently

Financial Year LTV (%) £m 2019/20 2018/19 2019/20(1) 2018/19(2) Senior Secured Notes 550.0 250.0 49.5% 41.3% Revolving Credit Facility (£50m)

  • Finance lease obligations
  • 0.2
  • 0.0%

Cash (92.7) (39.9) (8.3)% (6.6)% Adjusted net debt 457.3 210.3 41.2% 34.8%

(1) Valuation of £1,110 million, dated September 2019 and undertaken by JLL. (2) Valuation of £605 million, dated November 2017 and undertaken by JLL.

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  • 4. SUSTAINABILITY
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Sustainability

Investing in a sustainable future

100%

electricity purchased from renewable sources from Apr-20

32%

reduction in carbon emissions since FY14/15

100,000

passenger journeys replaced by free shuttle bus service

28,500

trees & shrubs planted on recently developed sites

Highlights

ZERO

waste sent to landfill; all waste segregated

Winner

“Best Practice Large Scale Mitigation” 2019 CIEEM Awards

Solar panels at our studios Award winning green roofs (CIEEM Awards,2019) at Pinewood East Phase I

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  • 5. OUTLOOK
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Looking ahead

Prepared & well positioned to continue to serve the needs of our customers

➢ Remaining fully operational with a continuing focus on safety

We remain fully operational and prepared for the return of productions

Pinewood will continue to follow government guidance to help make the studios safe for its staff and customers ➢ Prior to the pandemic, production demand was as strong as ever

Combined total spend on film and HETV production in the UK for the 12 month period to March 2020 was £3.6bn, up 6% y-o-y and the highest on record

Inward investment accounted for £3.1bn (86%) of the total spend, and was also the highest on record

We expect activity levels at both Pinewood and Shepperton to return to previous levels within the short-term ➢ Pinewood remains cautious and extremely well placed

The long-term contracts will continue to provide a secure revenue stream

Our customer relationships provide exceptional insight into the requirements of the film and HETV producers

We continue to progress our expansion plans to enable us to meet any stable, excess demand

Pinewood − Finalising the design of Pinewood East Phase 3, which will potentially provide a further c.100k sq ft of production space and complete the Pinewood East expansion

Shepperton − Finalising the design of Shepperton South, an expansion opportunity for which we have planning consent for c.1.2m sq ft

International − Monitoring the key international markets where our customers want to work The next investor update is scheduled for 5 August 2020.

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  • 6. Q&A