Group Presentation G. Maggiora – Chief Financial Officer Building & Infrastructure Conference 2014 Bank of America Merrill Lynch London, 8 October 2014 Il cementofono al Maxxi per l’esposizione “do ut do” Italcementi 4 maggioGroup 2012 Title 1 The Group at the end of 2013 Cement Capacity: 60 mt/y (*) Cement & Clinker Sales Volumes: 43mt/y Trading & Elim. Asia 0.6 Asia Central Western Europe 13 Central Western Europe 10.5 14.5 22 Emerging Europe, North Africa, Middle East 18 Emerging Europe, North Africa, Middle East 7 North America Revenues by Business: 4.2B€ Revenues by Geography 13.2 4.3 North America Rec. Ebitda by Geography: 631M€ Trading & Others Ready-Mix & Aggregates Cement & Clinker 64% 6% Asia 12% Emerging Europe, North Africa, Middle East 30% Central Western Europe Asia 5% 13% 38% 21% 51% Others 10% North America Central Western Europe 41% Emerging Europe, North Africa, Middle East 9% North America After eliminations (*) Excludes ~5mt/y capacity through companies consolidated at equity method Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 2 Key Historical Financials through long-term cycle Revenues (M€) Rec. EBITDA (M€) 64 65 Cement & Clinker mt volumes (Dom. + Exp.) 63 56 56 52 5,854 6,001 5,776 39 5,006 5,000 32 24.5% 49 46 4,660 4,657 4,479 24.7% 23.1% 23.4% 19.3% 19.4% 18.1% 20.9% 43 15.1% 1,447 1,404 4,235 1,153 14.4% 1,113 972 934 842 701 2,656 3,811 643 631 2010 2011 2012 Rec. EBITDA margin 2013 556 1996 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 1996 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Investments (M€) 14.9% Net Financial Debt (M€) Leverage 870 710 2,679 2,420 2,418 400 380 2,215 2,210 2.3 230 1,787 -125 1,272 2,231 1.9 1.7 2.4 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.1 2,093 1,998 3.1 1,939 1.9 1.5 2008 2009 Capex to maintain Disposals 2010 2011 Strategic Capex Net Investments 2012 2013 Acquisitions 1996 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Local GAAP before 2004. 2013 figures prepared in compliance with IFRS 19 and 2012 figures restated accordingly. NFP for YE 2004 considered as of 1st January 2005. Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 3 2013 vs. 2007 Group volumes and Rec. Ebitda in Developed Markets 2013 vs.‘07 cement volumes %Δ: key markets 60% Δ ITC Sales 40% Δ Domestic Mkt 450 398 2007 2013 350 20% 0% 250 -20% -40% Rec. EBITDA in key countries – M€ -22% -31% -18% -39% -53% -60% -60% -80% -79% Trough in 2009 13M€ 266 192 128 150 89 50 -15 55 -3 -100% France /Belg. CAGR 07-10 -5.9% CAGR 10-13 -0.3% Italy -9.9% -13.8% S./N. Spain North America -22.7% -22.7% -11.3% +3.7% Rec. Ebitda var. by driver – M€ (*) 2 310 (704) Recurring EBITDA 2007 (*) Volume (58) 258 (159) Price Variable Costs Fixed Costs Other Operating Costs Scope & FX Recurring EBITDA 2013 Domestic market refers to Italcementi market area Industrial operations, excluding trading and other activities Italcementi Group France /Belgium Italy Spain North America North America already past cyclical trough France resilient with lower volume volatility Italy at Rec. Ebitda breakeven after strong network restructuring 866 105 -50 Volume effect key driver of mature markets contribution to Group EBITDA Pricing power resilient to volume drop but insufficient to offset variable cost inflation Strong reaction over the years targeting fixed and variable cost base Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 4 2013 vs. 2007 Group volumes and Rec. Ebitda in Emerging Markets 2013 vs.‘07 cement volumes %Δ: key markets Δ ITC Sales 60% 40% 20% Δ Domestic Mkt Peak in 2010 271M€ 231 5% -3% -20% 200 143 104 -33% 100 -60% 64 110 43 Egypt Morocco S. India Thailand 0 Egypt CAGR 07-10 +12.8% CAGR 10-13 +0.7% +4.4% +0.7% +7.1% +1.4% Of which: Turkey 392 (337) (134) (73) (47) 11 (75) 564 348 Volume Price Variable Costs Fixed Costs Other Operating Costs Morocco India Thailand +1.6% +8.5% Rec. Ebitda var. by driver – M€ (*) (*) 52 28 -80% Recurring EBITDA 2007 2013 300 28% 0% -40% 2007 34% 30% 16% 47% Rec. EBITDA in key countries – M€ Scope & FX Recurring EBITDA 2013 Volume contraction mainly in Egypt (new entrants) and Bulgaria Price actions compensate strong cost base pressure driven by political climate (Egypt) and by energy cost inflation (Asia) New plant drives strong improvement in results in Morocco, despite new entrant Significant impact from scope (divestiture of Turkey activities) and FX Domestic market refers to Italcementi market area Industrial operations, excluding trading and other activities Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 5 Short/medium term results improvement drivers Industrial Leadership Growth Innovation Sustainable Development Self help initiatives to continue lowering break-even point Italcementi Group Benefits from “core” markets consumption evolution, including innovation in products/services Disciplined expansion in selected markets maintaining solid financial profile Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 6 Self help: actions to reduce break-even Constantly exceeded announced targets through industrial efficiencies, labor, maintenance and other fixed costs reduction 2008-2014E Cost saving results - M€ 675 610 65* 140 470 364 272 156 107 92 116 150 6 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014E NB: does not include price variation (*) Net of 15M€ maintenance cost increase in Egypt Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 7 Capacity management Ready to leverage available efficient capacity after recent investment cycle and continue to focus on strengthening our industrial network 2013 Cement Capacity: ~60mt * Outer circle: 2013 Cement and Clinker sales volumes: 43mt Emerging Markets 13 Leverage available capacity Leverage existing capacity through cycle recovery 22 54% Address legacy wet capacity Expand state-of-the-art clinker capacity to selectively follow market growth Mature Markets 14 10 54% 18 13 CWE NA Reorganize excess capacity where necessary 7 4 EENAME Asia Concentrate on core plants, revamping where necessary Available capacity: ~17mt (*) Excludes ~5mt/y capacity through companies consolidated at equity method Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 8 Capital allocation priorities 2014 focused on efficiency projects (key revampings, coal grinding capacity) and “assetlight” market coverage initiatives (cement grinding units, terminals), to continue in 2015. Greenfield expansion to be timed in line with cash generation growth Q4 2014 Q4 2014 Devnya 1.5mt/y ~ 160M€ Rezzato 1.3mt/y ~ 150M€ Q3 2014 Jorf Lasfar Grinding ~15M€ T B D Morocco TBD Shymkent 1.2mt/y ~ 60M€ Full Cycle Plant Revamping Kattameya and Suez Coal Plants ~40M€ Greenfield Full Cycle Plant Q4 2014 Light Investments Efficiency Projects H1 2016 Solapur Grinding ~ 35M€ Cochin Terminal ~ 8M€ Gulbarga 3.0mt/y 2 0 1 5 T B D Operational availability Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 9 Project Centocinquanta completed From 3 to 1 class of listed shares Previous Structure Current Structure Italmobiliare Italmobiliare 2.8%(3) Ord.: 61.7% (1) Sav.: 2.9% (2) Italcementi Ord. Shares: 177.1m Sav. Shares: 105.4m Ord.: 45.0% Italcementi Ordinary Shares: 349,270,680 84.0% (3) 100% Ciments Français (1) (2) (3) Ciments Français Net of treasury shares (n. 3,793,029) Net of treasury shares (n. 105,500) Net of treasury shares (n. 350,187) Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 10 H1 2014 Key Results Revenue drop, on lower volumes and FX, but Rec. EBITDA and EBIT improved. Non-cash, non-recurring below-the-line expenses weigh on Net Result. NFP in line with expectations H1 Rec. EBITDA variance analysis by driver – M€ Cement/clinker vol. (mt) H1 H1 2014 2013 Chg vs. 13 Chg vs. 13 LFL 21.7 21.8 -0.5% -0.5% 2,048 2,156 -5.0% -1.8% Recurring Ebitda 305 298 +7M€ +17M€ Rec. Ebitda margin 14.9% 13.8% +1.0p.p EBIT 100 78 +22M€ Net Results for the period -80 -43 -36M€ to owners of parent (*) -113 -85 -28M€ Cash Flow 164 193 -28M€ 29 19 298 (3) (20) (11) (8) 305 Of which : CO2 sales: 12 M€ Revenue -2,076M€ M€ Pro-forma after P150 Net Financial Position 30.06.14 -1,852 31.12.13 -1,934 Recurring EBITDA H1 2013 Volume Price Variable Costs Fixed Costs Other Operating Costs Scope & FX Recurring EBITDA H1 2014 H1 Cash Flow – M€ N.F.P. 31.12.13 Cash Flow WC Change CapEx Equity Invest. Industrial N.F.P. & Equity 30.06.14 Divestm. Dividends Others ex. P150 (1,934) Chg vs. Dec. '13 +82M€ Equity CF PTO N.F.P. Issue & St. Opt. 30.06.14 (1,852) (2,104) 164 3 (**) (245) 497 10 (275) (2) (**) (37) (34) (**) (2,076) proforma (*) Reflecting 92.4% ownership of Ciments Français as of 30 June 2014 Italcementi Group (**) Adjusted for effect of CF stock options cash-in Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 11 2014 Business Outlook Update Cautious outlook maintained both in Italy and France. We have lowered our forecasts for Thailand (political uncertainties). Overall outlook on prices maintained Cement volumes and prices outlook (2014 vs. 2013) Market Volumes (*) ITC Prices (**) Egypt +1 / +5% +15 / +20% flat Morocco -1 / -5% +1 / +5% -1 / -5% -1 / -5% Bulgaria +1 / +5% flat -1 / -5% -1 / -5% Thailand -1 / -5% +1 / +5% +5 / +10% flat India +1 / +5% flat +1 / +5% +1 / +5% Market Volumes (*) ITC Prices (**) Emerging Markets Italy -5 / -10% -5 / -10% France -1 / -5% Belgium Spain Mature Markets (Group mkt Area) Greece (Group mkt Area) North America (Group mkt Area) (*) Domestic market (**) Local currency +1 / +5% +1 / +5% Improvement in expected trend Kazakhstan Worsening in expected trend Compared to May 2014 forecasts Q2 2014 results do not modify our prior consolidated FY 2014 forecast Improvement in Rec. EBITDA vs. FY 2013 (shifting risk and opportunity factors under active management) Net Financial Debt higher than 2013 due to strategic investments but maintaining leverage under control Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 12 Appendix 1 Italcementi Group H1 2014 Analyst Analyst Meeting Meeting -07 7 May 2009 Analyst Meeting ––-8London, March Analyst 2010 Meeting – 8 13 March Bank of America Merrill Lynch 8 October 2014 13 2010 13 13 H1 2014 cement volume sales variance by country Domestic + Export Cement & Clinker Italy -1.5% France - Belgium -1.3% Spain +19.3% Greece +35.0% North America -4.8% Bulgaria -14.6% Morocco -3.8% Egypt +4.5% Kuwait -23.4% Thailand +4.2% India +4.9% Kazakhstan -27.3% Total -0.5% ITC Cement Domestic Sales -3.6% ITC Cement Domestic Sales +13.4% ITC Cement Domestic Sales -4.0% ITC Cement Domestic Sales +1.9% ITC Cement Domestic Sales +6.5% Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 14 Sales volumes by business After positive Q1 (weather in Europe), moderately negative cement trend in Q2 mainly due to F/B and Morocco. Egypt and India significantly strengthened Q1 improvement while Thailand maintained its positive Q1 mid-single digit trend Cement and Clinker (mt) Cement and Clinker (mt) by quarter by Area Aggregates (mt) 16.4 (*) 21.8 21.8 -0.5% 21.7 Trading 1.7 Asia 5.4 -0.5% 21.7 1.9 +2.6% 5.5 (*) Asia EENAME 1.1 0.0 0.7 NA CWE Q2 11.9 -2.2% 11.6 EENAME 6.9 NA 2.0 -0.5% -4.8% 14.6 -6.3% 15.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 -2.9% 14.2 6.9 1.9 H1 2013 H1 2014 Ready-mix (mm3) CWE Q1 10.0 +1.7% H1 2013 +1.1% 7.3 10.1 H1 2014 (*) Including eliminations for 1.8 mt in 2014 and 1.4 mt in 2013 Italcementi Group 7.2 6.3 H1 2013 (^) -8.1% (**) 5.7 Asia EENAME NA 0.5 1.4 0.3 -3.7% 0.5 1.3 0.3 CWE 4.1 -11.7% 3.6 H1 2014 -8.7% on a like-for-like basis – 2014 perimeter H1 2013 H1 2014 Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 15 Revenues 6.3% revenues decline in Q2 driven by volume effect (-4.3%) and 3.1% FX headwind (INR, THB, EGP). Positive price trend mainly in Egypt and Thailand offsetting pressure in Italy, F/B and Spain Q2 Breakdown by Area – M€ Q2 2014 vs. Q2 2013 – M€ (after eliminations) -6.3% +1.0% 1,191 -4.3% +0.1% -3.3% Others Trading 1,116 -3.1% Asia 1,191 19 41 145 -6.3% -3.3% -9.7% +3.1% -3.3% EENAME 250 +5.5% +9.7% NA 128 -3.1% +1.5% CWE 609 Volume Price Forex Perimeter Italcementi Group -2.7% +0.9% -5.0% -3.3% +0.1% 264 124 542 Q2 2014 H1 2014 vs. H1 2013 – M€ 2,156 130 -10.9% -10.9% Q2 2013 1,116 20 36 2,048 Q2 2013 Q2 2014 Like-for-like Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 16 Revenue by country M€ Q2 2014 Q2 2013 % Chg 14-13 H1 2014 H1 2013 Italy 163 184 -11.5% 298 France/Belgium 375 415 -9.6% Spain 29 30 Greece 8 Eliminations % Change 14-13 Actual LfL 335 -10.8% -10.8% 703 735 -4.3% -4.3% -4.4% 54 52 3.7% 3.7% 6 30.4% 15 11 29.1% 29.1% -6 -4 - -10 -8 - - Central Western Europe 570 632 -9.8% 1,060 1,125 -5.8% -5.8% North America 124 128 -3.1% 185 202 -8.3% -4.3% Egypt 155 134 15.2% 293 271 8.0% 16.1% Morocco 85 91 -7.5% 161 171 -6.3% -5.5% Bulgaria 18 20 -9.1% 28 31 -8.7% -8.7% Kuwait 15 15 -1.5% 28 30 -6.6% -3.2% Saudi Arabia 2 1 113.8% 4 2 88.5% -1.6% 275 262 4.8% 513 505 1.6% 6.1% Thailand 64 67 -4.7% 133 134 -0.4% 13.5% India 56 60 -7.4% 111 125 -11.2% 2.1% Kazakhstan 12 17 -32.9% 15 25 -40.1% -26.8% Asia 131 145 -9.2% 260 284 -8.7% 4.9% Trading Cement & Clinker 57 55 4.0% 102 93 9.5% 11.6% Others 84 86 -1.9% 163 161 1.6% 1.5% Eliminations -125 -115 - -234 -214 - - Total 1,116 1,191 -6.3% 2,048 2,156 -5.0% -1.8% Emerging Europe North Africa Middle East Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 17 Petcoke, Steam Coal and Oil Petcoke, steam coal and oil market prices – USD 120 110 109 110 113 110 109 108 83 78 103 100 110 94 86 80 87 80 73 85 72 68 71 72 75 73 71 71 72 73 60 40 Petcoke: PACE Index (USD/t) Steam Coal: API4 Index (USD/t) Oil: Brent Index (USD/per barrel) 20 Q2'12 Italcementi Group Q3'12 Q4'12 Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 18 Fuel and power costs cycle (y/y %) Fuel costs y/y trend 15% Power costs y/y trend 20% Price effect (+ negative; - positive) Price effect (+ negative; - positi ve) Efficiency effect (Fuel Mix + consumpt. per ton) (+ neg.; - pos.) 15% 10% Efficiency effect (Consu mption var iance ) (+ neg.; - pos.) 10% 5% 5% 0% 0% -5% -5% -10% -10% Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q2'13 Q3'12 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 FY Fuel Mix 100% 50% 8.9% 11.1% Alternative Fuel 18.7% 15.3% Gas 6.3% 6.6% 32.6% 32.5% Petcoke 0.2% 0.0% HVF 33.3% 34.5% Coal H1 2013 H1 2014 Fuel-Oil 0% Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 19 Recurring EBITDA by country Q2 2014 M€ Q2 2013 % on % on sales sales H1 2014 Change 14 vs. 13 H1 2013 % on % on sales sales Change 14 vs. 13 Italy 15 9.2% 13 7.1% 2 14% 15 4.9% -9 -2.6% 23 n.s. France/Belgium 72 19.1% 90 21.7% -18 -20% 106 15.1% 127 17.3% -21 -16% Spain 4 14.0% 2 5.1% 2 162% 7 12.2% 1 2.1% 5 n.s. Greece 1 16.2% -1 -15.0% 2 n.s. 1 6.1% -2 -20.4% 3 n.s. Central Western Europe 92 16.2% 104 16.4% -11 -11% 128 12.1% 117 10.4% 11 9% North America 17 13.6% 19 14.9% -2 -11% -6 -3.3% 7 3.6% -13 n.s. Egypt 36 23.0% 29 21.7% 6 22% 64 21.7% 67 24.7% -3 -5% Morocco 36 42.5% 35 37.9% 1 4% 67 41.6% 72 41.8% -5 -7% Bulgaria 5 27.5% 4 17.9% 1 40% 7 26.3% 4 13.1% 3 84% Kuwait 1 5.4% 1 7.9% 0 -33% 2 5.5% 2 8.3% -1 -38% Others 0 9.2% 0 16.7% 0 18% 0 8.8% 0 17.1% 0 -3% Emerging Europe, North Africa and Middle East 78 28.2% 69 26.3% 9 13% 140 27.2% 145 28.8% -6 -4% Thailand 14 22.3% 11 15.9% 4 33% 32 24.3% 20 14.8% 13 63% India 3 5.7% 9 14.5% -6 -64% 7 6.0% 19 15.6% -13 -66% Kazakhstan 1 4.6% 0 1.1% 0 n.s. -1 -7.4% 0 -0.5% -1 n.s. 18 13.7% 20 13.6% -2 -8% 38 14.6% 39 13.8% -1 -3% Trading Cement & Clinker 3 5.1% 2 3.7% 1 43% 5 5.4% 4 4.3% 1 37% Others and Eliminations 2 n.s. -3 n.s. 5 n.s. 0 n.s. -15 n.s. 15 n.s. 209 18.8% 210 17.6% 0 0% 305 14.9% 298 13.8% 7 2% Asia Total Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 20 Central Western Europe Q2 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ (22) Italy: F/B: 0 (16) (10) (6) 10 10 Italy 10 10 7 (0)(0) (22) (0) Of which : 104 104 CO2 sales: 10 Of which : F/B: (17) Italy: (5) Recurring EBITDA 20 13 13 90 Volume Price Va riable costs Fix ed c os ts Ot he rs Sc ope & FX Recurring EBITDA 20 14 % Chg M€ Chg 14.1% 2 -20.2% -18 of which Italy France/Belgium 9292 15 72 H1 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ YTD 117 -9 127 -17 -26 20 of which Italy France/Belgium Italcementi Group 14 21 0 128 Stable Rec. EBITDA in Q2 after Q1 improvement Volume decline continues, including ready-mix due to delays in infrastructure projects, even if substantially in line with expectations Prices in Q2 continue to suffer with almost same trend in Q1 Variable and fixed costs efficiencies thanks to lower power tariff and 2013 restructuring actions Rezzato revamping on track to be completed by year end with efficiency benefits expected in 2015 France / Belgium Market volumes moderately lower with pressure on Public Works, unfavorable geographic mix for Calcia and ready-mix market share Increasing price competition Unexpected extra maintenance cost and labor relations issues Spain and Greece n.s. -16.4% 23 -21 15 106 In both countries Rec. Ebitda improves (5M€ in Q2 and 9M€ in H1) mainly driven by lower cost base Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 21 North America Q2/H1 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ 1 0 After a strong negative Q1 due to harsh winter conditions, Essroc’s mainland USA market showing signs of volume recovery and improving pricing trends 1 (4) 1 (1) 19 17 -xx% Recurring EBITDA 20 13 YTD 7 Volume Price Va riable costs Fix ed c os ts -5 0 1 -11 Italcementi Group Ot he rs 1 Results penalized by ongoing weakness (volume and price) in Canada and Puerto Rico, compounded by CAD/USD translation Fixed costs adversely impacted by inventories changes (negative impact vs. PY: 4M€ in Q2 and 6M€ in H1) Sc ope & FX Recurring EBITDA 20 14 0 -6 Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 22 Emerging Europe, North Africa and Middle East Q2 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ Egypt 26 (13) (1) 0 (3) (0) 2 69 Recurring EBITDA 20 13 0 Of which : CO2 sales: 1 Excluding Egypt Volume Price Va riable costs Fix ed c os ts Sc ope & FX Recurring EBITDA 20 14 % Chg M€ Chg 21.7% 6 3.7% 1 of which Egypt Morocco 29 35 Ot he rs 78 36 36 H1 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ YTD 145 67 72 -1 39 of which Egypt Morocco Italcementi Group -26 -13 0 -5 140 -4.9% -6.9% -3 -5 64 67 Q2 positive performance mainly driven by favorable bagged cement volumes and prices. Signs of recovery also in bulk deliveries in June (+16%). H1 results remain slightly negative vs. H1 2013 (-3M€), but flat in local currency Coal grinding projects in Kattameya and Suez on track with target to cover at least 35% of thermal consumption with solid fuels by year end Morocco In a still weak volume environment, Q2 Rec. EBITDA almost flat mainly thanks to higher prices (increase in June, will have full impact in H2) and positive stocks effect (recovery of Q1 production stoppages at Aït Baha) Jorf Lasfar Grinding Center completed beginning Q3 2014 Bulgaria Signs of recovery in the domestic market confirmed in Q2 (double digit growth of cement volumes). Devnya revamping on track to be completed by December 2014 Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 23 Asia Q2 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ 0 2 Thailand 1 (3) 1 (2) Thailand: 3 India: (2) Kazakhstan: 1 20 Of which: Thailand: 3 India: (1) 18 Thailand: 1 India: 1 Kazakhstan: (1) Recurring EBITDA 20 13 Volume Price Va riable costs Fix ed c os ts Ot he rs Rec. EBITDA continues to improve in Q2 even if at a slower pace compared to Q1: more challenging base effect on prices stabilization in domestic sales volumes Variable costs continue to benefit from positive effect of Waste Heat Recovery System in Pukrang FX effect remains negative at 2M€ in Q2 and 4M€ in H1 Sc ope & FX Recurring EBITDA 20 14 India % Chg M€ Chg -63.7% -6 33.5% 4 of which India Thailand 9 11 3 14 H1 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ YTD 39 19 20 1 6 of which India Thailand Italcementi Group 2 -5 0 -5 38 -65.6% 63.4% -13 13 7 32 Ongoing margin pressure in India mainly driven by adverse price dynamics vs. PY, in an inflationary business environment Sequentially, however, prices trending higher, with y/y flat prices target for FY confirmed Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 24 Income statement (1/2) M€ Revenue Recurring EBITDA % on revenues Other non rec. income / (expenses) EBITDA % on revenues Amortization and depreciation Impairment losses on non-current assets EBIT % on revenues Italcementi Group H1 2014 H1 2013 Change % Change 2,048 2,156 -107 -5.0% 305 298 7 2.2% 14.9% 13.8% -2 -5 3 ns 303 293 10 3.3% 14.8% 13.6% -199 -212 13 -5 -3 -1 100 78 22 4.9% 3.6% 27.7% Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 25 Non-operating P&L items Net Profit (Loss) result penalized by non-cash, non-recurring below-the-line items H1 2014 – M€ • Funding costs at -50M€ vs PY -47M€ on spread effect • Unfavorable volatility of FX, IRS and CO2 derivatives results, at -9M€ vs +16M€ 2 • -27M€ Impairment, of which 25M€ related to WCC • +3M€ Results from Associates vs. PY -2M€, mostly thanks to reduced losses in Cyprus (203) 305 (75) (24) (81) Rec. Ebitda Other Non Rec. Items D&A Fin.Exp. (80) Res. Of Income Tax Profit (Loss) Assoc. & Expenses Fin.Ass.Imp. H1 2013 – M€ 298 (5) Italcementi Group (215) (45) (11) (65) (43) Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 26 Income statement (2/2) M€ H1 2014 H1 2013 Change % Change EBIT 100 78 22 27.7% Net interest expenses on Net Debt & I.R. deriv. -68 -58 -10 -17.0% Other financial expenses, net -7 13 -20 n.s. Impairment of financial assets -27 -9 -18 n.s. Share of profit/(loss) of associates 3 -2 5 n.s. Profit before Tax (PBT) 1 22 -21 -95.6% Income tax expense -81 -65 -16 24.2% Profit (loss) for the period -80 -43 -36 -84.6% -113 -85 -28 -33.2% 34 42 -8 -19.7% Of which: Owner of parent Of which: Non-controlling interests Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 27 Financial Ratios Net Debt / Recurring EBITDA (*) (LTM) GCF and RCF / Net Debt (*) (LTM**) 3.75x 3.49 3.47 3.51 3.34 3.26 3.07 3.11 3.29 16.9% 16.9% 20.5% 20.4% 19.0% 18.2% 17.9% 17.7% 16.1% 19.2% 16.7% 3.26 14.4% 14.9% 13.2% 12.5% 12.1% 11.4% 14.2% Leverage pro-forma at 3.26x in June 2014 in line with March 2014 (3.26x) and June 2013 (3.29x) notwithstanding higher Capex Leverage on reported NFD (1,852M€): 2.91x Pro-forma GCF: 17.7% GCF on reported NFD: 19.9% Pro-forma RCF: 14.4% GCF / ND RCF / ND RCF on reported NFD: 16.2% 2014 figures prepared in compliance with IFRS 10-11-12 and IAS 28 and Q4 ‘13 figures restated accordingly Jun-12Sep-12Dec-12Mar-13Jun-13Sep-13Dec-13Mar-14Jun-14 (*) June ‘14 ratios calculated on 2,076M€ Pro-forma NFD after completion of P150 transactions (**) March and June 2014 GCF and RCF ratios based on reported figures LT Rating Outlook Last Action Moody’s Ba3 Positive 31/07/14 (Outlook raised) S&P’s BB+ Negative 28/10/13 (Affirmed) Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 28 Liquidity profile as of June, 30 2014 – Pro-forma post P150 Credit Envelope below 4BN€ mainly thanks the new 450M€ 5-year syndicated revolving credit facility replacing the existing 920M€ syndicated facility due to mature in September 2015. Debt average maturity at 3.5 years (3.7 years as of March 2014) Credit Envelop Historical evolution | M€ 6000 5,282 5,512 5,567 5,352 5000 4,638 2172 4000 2403 2362 Gross Debt* Maturity profile Total 2,578M€ as of June 30, 2014 Average maturity: 3.5 years (3.7y as of March 2014) 4,267 4,379 3,967 2238 1916 1682 365 3000 435 2000 630 10 1104 152 105 599 577 794 1000 909 292 158 540 672 284 1110 823 487 932 912 954 177 630 70 309 6 1285 1271 1253 1956 1388 94 204 337 38 75 271 357 126 1,750 1,750 0 Dec 07 Dec 08 Dec 09 Dec 10 Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec-13 Jun-14 Available Committed RCFs Uncommitted Bank Lines Utilized Committed RCFs Other Bank Loans and Fin. Debt Commercial Paper (BdT) Bonds (*) Face value of financial debt instruments, excluding accrued interests, fair value adjustments and MTM of derivatives as of June 2014 Pro-forma gross debt as per balance sheet equal to 2,706M€ in June ‘14 vs. 2,573M€ in December ‘13 Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 29 Liquidity profile as of June, 30 2014 – Pro-forma post P150 Notwithstanding the credit envelope reduction, the extension of back-up lines maturity has improved liquidity headroom to 2.5 years. That creates positive conditions for new emissions replacing 2017-18 bonds Credit Envelope Maturity Profile | M€ Liquidity Headroom | M€ 920 Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 30 Appendix 2 Italcementi Group FY 2013 Analyst Analyst Meeting Meeting -07 7 May 2009 Analyst Meeting ––-8London, March Analyst 2010 Meeting – 8 31 March Bank of America Merrill Lynch 8 October 2014 31 2010 31 31 Q4 and FY 2013 key results Volume decline, but positive pricing, particularly in Q4. Back to positive EBIT after strong negative impact from impairments in 2012. Net results still affected by non recurring items. Small decrease in cash flow due to lower reduction in WC, but NFP improves Q4 Chg vs. 12 LFL 2013 10.5 -7.2% -7.2% 1,018 -6.0% 158 +23M€ 15.5% +3.1p.p 51 +359M€ 2013 Cement and clinker volumes (mt) FY Chg vs. 12 Chg vs. 12 Chg vs. 12 LFL 43.1 -6.0% -6.0% -1.7% 4,235 -5.4% -2.2% +33M€ 631 -12M€ +16M€ 14.9% +0.5p.p 159 +299M€ -88 +273M€ -165 +230M€ -61M€ 0.06 0 non recurring 0.06 0 430 -67M€ M€ Revenue Recurring Ebitda Recurring Ebitda margin on revenues EBIT Profit (loss) for the period Profit (loss) to owners of the parent -8 +371M€ -30 +326M€ DPS Savings € M€ Net Financial Position +55M€ ex. CO2 and FX effects Of which DPS Ordinary € Cash Flow from operating activities +40M€ ex. CO2 and FX effects 182 -102M€ 31.12.2013 Chg vs. Sept. '13 Chg vs. Dec. '12 -1,939 +92M€ +59M€ Like-for-like: both scope and FX effects excluded Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 32 FY 2013 Cost Reduction results Variable Costs 2013 Cost Savings 140 Other Fixed Costs Maintenance Labor Cost 28% Variable Costs 72% Fixed Costs France – Belgium 19M€ savings from fuel optimization (including Couvrot new coal grinding system, started in Q4 2012) Thailand WHRs delayed start-up in July: 4M€ savings India, North America and Morocco Clinker production and logistic efficiencies and raw materials optimization FY13 Results 2013 Savings: Breakdown by country Fixed Costs Others, net Headquarters Egypt Italy Operational Spain France/Belgium Group-wide FTE variation vs. FY 2012 is -891 (-4.7%) with a 5.6% positive impact on labour cost Italcementi Group Italy Operational Additional shut down of cement plants Rationalization of RMC network Headquarters Further reduction in headquarters’ staff, focused on managerial positions From ~40M€ to ~70M€ steady-state (2015 savings) Egypt Strong savings in maintenance, expected to partially reverse in 2014 Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 33 “2015 Italy Plan”: industrial network rightsizing First step (June-September 2012) Sarche Pontassieve – 0.2mt/y sold Calusco Vibo Valentia – 0.8mt/y kiln shut down Trieste Rezzato Broni Porto Empedocle – 0.85mt/y kiln shut down Monselice Total affected capacity : 1.85mt/y Second step (H1 2013) 1.3mt/y Rezzato revamping set to strengthen 2015 profitable presence in North Eastern Italy Novi L. Ravenna Borgo Pontassieve Broni – 0.4mt/y kiln shut down Monselice – 1.45mt/y kiln shut down Trieste – 0.45mt/y kiln shut down Scafa Montalto Total affected capacity : 2.3mt/y Guardiaregia Colleferro Third step (H2 2013) Matera Salerno Vibo Valentia and Montalto – grinding activities shut down Scafa (0.4mt/y) full cycle plant and Broni and Monselice grinding centres mothballed Castrovillari Samatzai Total affected capacity 0.4mt/y Vibo Valentia 6 Core Cement Plants Isola d.F. Other 4 non-core plants under CIGS scheme, operating according to market volumes (1.8mt/y capacity) Italcementi Group 4 Small Mid Size Cement Plants 5 Grinding Centers Mothballed plants Porto Emped. Disposal and full closure Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 34 FY Rec. EBITDA variance analysis by driver and by area Industrial profitability (ex CO2 and FX translation) improved by 55M€, supported by price and restructuring actions which more than compensate 97M€ negative volume effect. Progress in all geographical areas, except flat Asia Industrial Rec. EBITDA by area* Δ y/y M€ / % FY 2013 vs. FY 2012 – M€ +55 M€ +9.1% of which : Egypt: (63) (6) of which : Egypt: 97 643 +55 M€ +9.1% (47) 658 49 +4.6% (27) (40) +16.9% +8.0% 631 13 8 (1) -0.8% 16 n/a 19 39 101 603 156 Efficiency actions (97) 658 603 14.4% margin FY 2012 13.5% margin CO2 FY 2012 Volume ex CO2 Italcementi Group 14.9% margin Price Variable Costs Fixed Costs Other FY 2013 ex FX FX FY 2013 FY 2012 ex CO2 CWE NA EENAME Asia Other FY 2013 ex FX Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 35 Central Western Europe Positive contribution to Group results (mainly Italy) even stronger excluding CO2 effects FY – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ 54 19 (20) 22 (1) (68) Of which : Inventory: -18 238 Recurring EBITDA 2012 -23 266 Volume Price Variable costs Fixed costs 244 Other Scope & FX Recurring Operating EBITDA Costs 2013 % Chg M€ Chg -35% 8 -0.4% -1 of which Italy France/Belgium -15 266 -30 71 -12 5 2 16 of which Italy France/Belgium Positive price effect in France/Belgium (17M€**) and Italy (12M€**), negative in Spain (-7M€**) Positive variable cost effect driven mainly by electricity tariff reduction in Italy Strong fixed costs reduction mainly in Italy (2015 Action Plan) and Spain No sale of CO2 excess credits (-28M€ vs. FY 2012) Q4 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ Q4 34 Another year of volume decline in cement volumes (-9.3%* ) particularly in Italy (-19.9%* / -48M€**). France/Belgium negative (-2.5%* / -15M€**) but improving trend in last two quarters (+3.7% in Q3; +1.1% in Q4) 10 0 54 n.s. -9.6% 24 -7 -6 64 (*) Cement & Clinker sales volumes (Domestic + Export) (**) EBITDA effects, including RMC and aggregates Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 36 North America Results improve both in Q4 and FY FY/Q4 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ 8 1 3 1 (2) (5) 55 49 Recurring EBITDA FY 2012 Q4 19 Slightly positive volume effect (+1.5%* / +1M€**) notwithstanding sluggish Canada and Puerto Rico market dynamics Volume Price Variable costs Fixed costs -3 2 -1 0 Continuing positive price trend Fixed costs impacted by extraordinary maintenance costs Positive 3M€ one-off insurance proceeds in Q4 Other Scope & FX Recurring Operating EBITDA FY Costs 2013 5 -1 22 (*) Cement & Clinker sales volumes (Domestic) (**) EBITDA effects, including RMC and aggregates Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 37 Emerging Europe, North Africa and Middle East Excluding FX effect, stable FY results in Egypt and improving in Morocco FY – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ Volumes: Morocco decline (-4.1%* / -10M€) penalized by a weak Q1 (-16.6%*); Egypt (-17.6%* / -34M€**) affected by fuel shortage in an unstable political environment 112 (60) 4 (11) (20) (44) 287 Recurring EBITDA 2012 268 Volume Price Variable costs Fixed costs % Chg M€ Chg -13.3% -17 4.3% 6 of which Egypt Morocco 127 137 Other Scope & FX Recurring Operating EBITDA Costs 2013 110 143 Spread on price/variable costs effects remains positive mainly thanks to strong price increase vs. PY in Egypt (~20%) Other operating costs affected by: One-off insurance proceeds in Q3 2012 in Egypt (9M€) Lower CO2 sales in Bulgaria (13M€) Q4 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ Q4 66 31 31 -7 30 -19 5 of which Egypt Morocco 0 -6 70 2.0% 10.6% 1 3 32 34 (*) Cement & Clinker sales volumes (Domestic + Export) (**) EBITDA effects, including RMC and/or aggregates Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 38 Asia Stable results excluding FX effects; different trend in India (-24M€) and Thailand (+21M€) FY – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ Positive volume effect in all countries but stronger in Thailand (+5.5%* / +7M€**) 14 10 (6) (12) (7) (5) 86 Recurring EBITDA 2012 80 Volume Price Variable costs Fixed costs % Chg M€ Chg -45.5% -24 70.4% 21 of which India Thailand 52 30 Other Scope & FX Recurring Operating EBITDA Costs 2013 28 52 Q4 – Rec. EBITDA variance analysis M€ Q4 21 10 11 1 6 -1 -3 of which India Thailand -4 -2 17 -67.2% 34.0% -7 4 3 15 Positive price effect in Thailand (+25M€) and Kazakhstan (+3M€) while India remains under competitive pressure (-14M€) Variable cost increase in India and Kazakhstan. Positive impact from new Waste Heat Recovery plant in Thailand in H2 Fixed costs increase due to reactivation in March of Takli plant in Thailand (*) Cement & Clinker sales volumes (Domestic + Export) (**) EBITDA effects, including RMC and aggregates Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 39 2013 Cash Flow Net Debt well contained below 2B€ with 59M€ improvement vs. Dec. 2012 FY 2013 M€ N.F.P. WC 31.12.12 Cash Flow Change (*) CapEx Equity Invest. Industrial & Equity Divestm. Dividends Of which: ITC S.p.A. CF S.A. Egypt Morocco (1,998) Others Continuing strong control on WC: N.F.P. 31.12.13 €40M June seasonal securitization peak reabsorbed +59 (17) (17) (23) (20) (1,939) 33 Ongoing attention on CapEx, contained well below Cash Flow from Operations (336) 396 38 (84) (4) 15 Dividend payment reduced vs. previous year: Of which: CO2 40 ITC SpA: -24M€ +95 FY 2012 (2,093) 384 N.F.P. 31.12.11 112 Approx €40M shift to 2014 (370) (14) 129 (121) (26) Egypt :-14M€ (1,998) N.F.P. 31.12.12 (*) Including change in receivables and payables of 79M€ as of December 13 and -22M€ as of December 12 Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 40 FY 2013 Revenue by country M€ Q4 2013 Q4 2012 % Chg 13-12 FY 2013 FY 2012 Italy 154 183 -15.8% 655 France/Belgium 361 362 -0.2% Spain 22 24 Greece 7 Eliminations % Change 13-12 Actual LfL 799 -18.0% -18.0% 1,473 1,502 -1.9% -1.9% -8.3% 99 111 -10.7% -10.7% 8 -13.3% 24 28 -14.7% -14.7% -5 -5 - -17 -23 - - Central Western Europe 539 572 -5.7% 2,235 2,417 -7.5% -7.5% North America 98 108 -9.0% 429 440 -2.5% 0.7% Egypt 130 141 -8.3% 499 564 -11.5% 3.5% Morocco 77 76 1.1% 325 325 -0.1% 0.5% Bulgaria 12 17 -25.7% 59 60 -0.4% -0.4% Kuwait 15 14 8.4% 57 56 1.7% 6.4% Saudi Arabia 1 1 -17.1% 4 4 -3.7% -0.6% 235 249 -5.7% 944 1,009 -6.4% 2.5% Thailand 64 59 8.3% 269 228 18.1% 20.6% India 47 57 -17.2% 214 249 -14.1% -2.6% Kazakhstan 9 11 -18.7% 49 44 11.2% 17.3% Asia 121 128 -5.5% 532 521 2.1% 9.2% Trading Cement & Clinker 37 54 -31.5% 176 213 -17.3% -13.0% Others 77 84 -8.8% 308 342 -9.9% -8.8% Eliminations -89 -112 - -389 -462 - - 1,018 1,083 -6.0% 4,235 4,479 -5.4% -2.2% Emerging Europe North Africa Middle East Total Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 41 FY 2013 Recurring EBITDA by country Q4 2013 M€ Q4 2012 % on % on sales sales FY 2013 Change 13 vs. 12 FY 2012 % on % on sales sales Change 13 vs. 12 Italy -6 -3.9% -30 -16.5% 24 80% -15 -2.3% -23 -2.9% 8 -35% France/Belgium 64 17.9% 71 19.7% -7 -10% 266 18.0% 266 17.7% -1 0% Spain -4 -17.1% -5 -20.7% 1 24% -3 -2.6% -1 -1.1% -1 -104% Greece -1 -11.5% -2 -22.5% 1 55% -4 -15.6% -4 -13.5% 0 1% Central Western Europe 54 10.0% 34 6.0% 19 56% 244 10.9% 238 9.8% 6 2% North America 22 22.1% 19 17.5% 3 15% 55 12.8% 49 11.1% 6 13% Egypt 32 24.4% 31 21.9% 1 2% 110 22.1% 127 22.5% -17 -13% Morocco 34 44.3% 31 40.5% 3 11% 143 44.0% 137 42.2% 6 4% Bulgaria 2 15.9% 2 13.3% 0 -12% 9 15.9% 18 29.9% -8 -47% Kuwait 2 11.9% 2 12.0% 0 7% 5 8.7% 5 8.2% 0 7% Others 0 -3.6% 0 12.1% 0 n.s. 0 8.7% 1 14.2% 0 -41% Emerging Europe, North Africa and Middle East 70 29.6% 66 26.4% 4 5% 268 28.4% 287 28.5% -19 -7% Thailand 15 22.6% 11 18.3% 4 34% 52 19.1% 30 13.3% 21 70% India 3 7.2% 10 18.2% -7 -67% 28 13.3% 52 20.9% -24 -45% Kazakhstan -1 -8.0% 0 -2.0% -1 n.s. 0 0.5% 4 7.9% -3 -92% Asia 17 14.3% 21 16.4% -4 -18% 80 15.1% 86 16.5% -6 -7% Trading Cement & Clinker 1 2.9% 2 4.1% -1 -51% 7 3.9% 9 4.2% -2 -24% Others -5 n.s. -8 n.s. 3 n.s. -23 n.s. -25 n.s. 2 n.s. Total 158 15.5% 134 12.4% 23 17% 631 14.9% 643 14.4% -12 -2% Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 42 Group Structure Diversified activities Holding company also operating Italian cement activities Italcementi S.p.A. Ready-Mix and Aggregates in Italy Group financing Support activities Power production 100% 100% Calcestruzzi S.p.A. Italcementi Finance S.A. Italgen S.p.A. 100% 100% Captive reinsurance 100% Ciments Français S.A. Société Internationale Italcementi (Luxembourg) S.A. Affiliates E-business initiatives R&D, engineering and technical support 50% 50% France Bulgaria Belgium Egypt(*) Spain Morocco(*) Greece India U.S. Thailand(*) Canada Kazakhstan 75% CTG S.p.A. Affiliates Trading Co 15% BravoSolution S.p.A. Interbulk Trading S.A. 50% Medcem S.r.l. Shipping 85% Others(**) International cement, ready-mix and aggregates activities All figures as of 31st December 2013, with the exception of Ciments Français (as of 15 July 2014, after the completion of Italcementi tender offer) (*) Controlling presence with significant minority interests (**) Italcementi is also present in Kuwait (terminals and Ready-Mix) and Mauritania (grinding centre and Ready-Mix); Albania, Gambia, Sri Lanka (terminals); Saudi Arabia (Ready-Mix); China, Syria and Cyprus (minority stakes) Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 43 Country rankings and market shares BELGIUM 3rd - 14% 31% - 1st BULGARIA KAZAKHSTAN 8% - U.S.A. & CANADA 6th 1st - 20% MOROCCO SPAIN 2nd 14% - 4th - 24% 7th - 6% 2013 Revenues by Geography (after eliminations) Other Emerging Markets, Trading & Others 7% FRANCE 2nd - 30% 1st - 23% Country ranking and market shares in regions where the Group operates (Italcementi estimates) Asia 13% 15% - 1st France Belgium 35% Egypt 11% N. America 10% INDIA Italy 14% Morocco 8% ITALY 7th - 5% THAILAND 8% - 3rd EGYPT GREECE Other W. E. Markets 2% Source: Italcementi estimates based on brokers’ reports Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 44 Emerging market strategy: historical milestones 2.7mt/y in Bulgaria 6.5mt/y in Thailand 8.5mt/y in Egypt 5mt/y in Egypt 2mt/y in China 1.1mt/y in Morocco Main Organic and Non-Organic Developments 1998-1999 2.0mt/y in Kazakhstan 2001-2002 1.3mt/y in Morocco 2005 2007 2010 3.0mt/y in India 2.3mt/y in India 2011-2012 3.0mt/y in Turkey sold 2mt/y in China sold (**) Capacity Breakdown Evolution 1996 2000 2004 2013(*) 2008 15% 35% Mature countries (*) (**) 46% 52% 52% Emerging countries Excludes ~5mt/y capacity through companies consolidated at equity method In June 2012, 2mt/y capacity in China (Fuping) was sold in exchange for 6.25% stake in West China Cement Italcementi Group Bank of America Merrill Lynch – London, 8 October 2014 45 Disclaimer This presentation contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and future results of Italcementi and its affiliates that are based on the current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industries in which the Italcementi Group operates, and on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of the Italcementi Group. 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