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Annual Financial Statements as per 31 December 2014. Press Conference Munich, 26 March 2015 Klaus Josef Lutz, CEO Andreas Helber, CFO

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Page 1: Annual Financial Statements as per 31 December 2014. Press ... · − Russia's export embargo causes a strong decline in exports; market opportunities in Asia − Polish fruits increasingly

Annual Financial Statements as per 31 December 2014. Press Conference Munich, 26 March 2015

Klaus Josef Lutz, CEO

Andreas Helber, CFO

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Agenda.

1. Financial Year 2014

2. Performance of the Segments

3. Group Financials

4. Outlook for 2015

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Financial Year 2014

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Financial Year 2014 Highlights (strategic)

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GROUP

− Internationalisation of core businesses continued − Entry into digitalisation − Placement of a bonded loan (EUR 383 million) oversubscribed multiple times − Further dividend increase

AGRICULTURE

− Expansion into new agricultural markets in Europe (trading of products and input resources) − Acquisitions: 40% Bohnhorst, 100% Apollo, 100% PC-Agrar − JVs with Unifrutti (50:50) and Barloworld (50:50) − Disinvestment: RKW Süd − Restructuring of fruit business in Germany

ENERGY

− Takeovers of Martifer US & HS Kraft (Sweden) − Extension of the value chain through innovative service offerings (Beegy)

BUILDING MATERIALS − Restructuring of building materials trading − Sale of loss-making locations in NRW & RPF

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Financial Year 2014 Highlights (operational)

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AGRICULTURE

− Volatile grain price development; Russian import embargo affects apple business and grain prices − Limited trading possibilities owing to reticence of market participants in Q2 & Q3 − Second global bumper harvest in a row − Significant catching-up effects in Q4

ENERGY

− Multi-year lows in crude oil and heating oil prices − Renewable Energy: - retrospective subsidy reduction in Spain - strongest project business since the founding of BayWa r.e.

BUILDING MATERIALS

− Building Materials stabilizes above prior year's level after strong start into the year

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Financial Year 2014 Summary of the Group´s Key Financials

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* Subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

– Price-induced revenue decline to EUR 15.2 billion

(Δ 13/14: EUR -755.8 million / -4.7%)

– Operating EBIT of EUR 186.4 million achieved on the back of the strong closing quarter

(Δ 13/14: EUR -9.2 million / -4.7%) – Dividend increase to EUR 0.80 per share; payout ratio of 39.4% (after minority interest)*

– Earnings per share at EUR 2.03 (negative tax ratio of -3.3% i.a. owing to loss carryforwards)

Overview

-4.7%

2014

15.2

2013

16.0 -4.7%

2014

186.4

2013

195.6

+6.7%

2014

0.80*

2013

0.75 2.03

-28.8%

2014 2013

2.85

Revenues in EUR bn

Operating EBIT in EUR m

Dividend in EUR

Earnings per Share (after minority interest) in EUR

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Operating EBIT contribution in EUR m

0

50

100

150

200

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

Expansion (companies acquired from 2009 onwards) Core region (companies consolidated back in 2008)

20.8% 18.4% 30.1% 44.4% 43.6% Expansion percentage

Financial Year 2014 Expansion progress

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Performance of the Segments

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BayWa AG

Agriculture Segment 2014

Seed

Fertilisers

Crop protection

Grain

Feedstuff

Agricultural equipment

Fruit

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Agriculture Segment 2014 Market developments: Products

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Products

World grain balance (excluding rice; March 2015)

In million tons

Source: USDA; 2014/15 forecast

− Global production of grain in 2014/15 amounting to 2 billion tons outperforms previous year's record result; German grain harvest posts 51.9 million tons (+9% y/y)

− Global oilseed production reports even stronger growth: production of 665 million tons in 2014/15 ≈ 5% higher y/y

− Despite steady increase in consumption, significant growth in inventories of grain and oilseeds (grain: highest level since 2000/01; oilseeds: record high)

− Consequence of bumper harvests and high inventories: prices drop until September 2014 to lowest level since four years

− Reaction of market participants: hesitant buying behaviour of processors in expectation of prices falling further; farmers temporarily unwilling to sell the harvest in anticipation of prices rising again

− Recovery of grain prices starting in October 2014; strong collection & storage business and significant improvement of marketing opportunities in Q4

Produc- tion Consumption

Inventory change

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100

120

140

160

180

200

220

240

Pric

es in

€/t

MATIF Wheat CBoT Wheat

MATIF and CBoT wheat price in 2014 (front contract)

Source: HGCA

Ukraine / Crimea Record Crops Crop Worries; Russian Export

Restrictions

Agriculture Segment 2014 Price developments: Products

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– Growing reluctance of farmers to invest;

exception: stabling equipment

– New tractor registration figures in Germany below previous year´s level (-4.5%)

– In Q4 slump in European demand for tractors; many manufacturers slash production

– Growth trend digitalisation

− Apple production in the EU:

11.9 million tons; +9% y/y − Apple production NZ: 488,000 t; -8% y/y − Russia's export embargo

causes a strong decline in exports; market opportunities in Asia

− Polish fruits increasingly flooding the EU market and exerting strong price pressure

Agriculture Segment 2014 Market developments: Resources, Fruit, Equipment

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Input resources

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− Strong demand for fertiliser in H1; in 2014 market growth for fertiliser 8.1% y/y

− Fertiliser price development relatively stable

− Steady demand for seed

− Crop protection: early start to the season in 2014 generates sales growth of 3 - 4%

Fruit Agri-Equipment

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2013

EBIT

2014

65.1 80.4

-19.0%

Agriculture Segment 2014 Revenues and EBIT as against previous year

Agricultural Trade

8,886.8

Revenues

-7.4% 8,230.7

In EUR m

Revenues: ∆ 13/14 EUR -656.1 million EBIT: ∆ 13/14 EUR -15.3 million Price-induced downturn in revenues Margin pressure in grain & oilseed trading Sales growth fertilizer and crop protection due to early

start to the saison; stable seed business

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Agriculture Segment 2014 Revenues and EBIT as against the previous year

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Revenues: ∆ 13/14 EUR +16.7 million EBIT: ∆ 13/14 EUR +1.3 million Revenues reach new record level Increase in the sale of stabling equipment High level of service utilisation New & used machinery: sales below record level

in 2013

Revenues: ∆ 13/14 EUR -3.8 million EBIT: ∆ 13/14 EUR +4.0 million Expansion in international trading activities unable to

compensate for the decline in fruit prices Good T&G sales performance compensates for margin

pressure in Germany Special effect through Apollo takeover

2013

+6.1%

EBIT

2014

22.7 21.4

Agricultural Equipment

+1.3%

Revenues

1,294.0 1,310.7

In EUR m

2013

2014

+18.5% 25.6 21.6

EBIT

Fruit

Revenues

-0.7% 567.7 563.9

in EUR m

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Agriculture Segment 2014 Key Financials – Income Statement

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Agriculture

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in EUR m 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ∆13/14 (%)

Revenues 3,505.1 4,258.9 5,051.9 10,748.5 10,105.3 -6.0%

EBITDA 102.0 115.4 139.0 178.6 166.8 -6.6%

% of Revenues 2.9% 2.7% 2.8% 1.7% 1.7%

EBIT 63.9 78.0 91.0 123.5 113.4 -8.2%

% of Revenues 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.1% 1.1%

EBT 38.6 47.8 52.8 87.2 77.5 -11.1%

% of Revenues 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8%

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BayWa AG

Energy Segment 2014

Fuels

Heating oil

Lubricants

Solid biofuels

BayWa r.e.

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Energy Segment 2014 Market developments

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− Crude oil and heating prices drop to multi-year

low in H2/2014 − Decline of 15.8% in heating oil sales in 2014 due

to the mild weather throughout the year − Strong economy in Germany: fuel & lubricants

sales higher y/y (+3.7% and +0.3% respectively)

− Global renewable energies boom: Investments of USD 310 billion in 2014 (+16% y/y); growth in Asia & USA; decline in EU

− PV installation at global record high (approx. 40 GW) in 2014: China, Japan & USA as drivers

− Global installation of wind energy capacity almost 44 GW (+14% y/y); 4.4 GW newly installed in Germany

− 2.0 amendment to German Renewable Energies Act (EEG) enters into force in August 2014

Market trends

Source: TECSON, as of March 2015

Multi-year comparison heating oil prices Development of heating oil prices in Germany (2012-15)

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Conventional Energy

2,702.8

-10.2%

Revenues

3,010.4

-45.3%

EBIT

2014

5.8

2013

10.6

Renewable Energy

786.2

+61.8%

Revenues

485.9

2014

EBIT

36.5

+5.8%

2013

34.5

in EUR m in EUR m

Energy Segment 2014 Revenues and EBIT as against the previous year

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Revenues: ∆ 13/14 EUR -307.6 million EBIT: ∆ 13/14 EUR -4.8 million Price- and volume-induced decline in revenues Heating business below year-earlier results due

to mild weather Increase in the sale of lubricants; fuel stable Weak heating oil business in Austria

Revenues: ∆ 13/14 EUR +300.3 million EBIT: ∆ 13/14 EUR +2.0 million Sharp increase in revenues due to expansion in project

and service business PV trade: sales generally stable despite EU market

consolidation Income from the increase in project sales (wind, solar)

secures result for BayWa r.e.

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Energy Segment 2014 Key Financials – Income Statement

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Energy

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in EUR m 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ∆13/14 (%)

Revenues 2,358.5 3,111.8 3,676.9 3,496.3 3,489.0 -0.2%

EBITDA 41.7 51.9 72.6 77.8 74.0 -4.9%

% of Revenues 1.8% 1.7% 2.0% 2.2% 2.1%

EBIT 30.3 33.4 43.0 45.1 42.3 -6.2%

% of Revenues 1.3% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2%

EBT 25.8 23.1 26.6 31.1 30.6 -1.6%

% of Revenues 1.1% 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9%

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Building Materials Segment 2014

Building Materials

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Building Materials Segment 2014 Market developments

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Market trends

− Weather conditions enable early start to the season with building activities through to year-end 2014; high capacity utilisation

− Low interest rate environment and sound budgetary position support German construction sector

− Growth loses momentum over the course of the year; summer months determined by slowdown

in building activities due to holiday period

− Increase of 3.3% (real) in construction investments in 2014

− Residential construction as a growth driver (+3.5%), mostly urban multi-floor residential building

− Decline in energetic refurbishment

Sentiment in German Construction Sector

Source: ifo-Institut; as of March 2015

Construction Industry

Expectationbusiness development Assessment

present state of business

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-10.5%

1,703.1

Building Materials

2013 2014*

1,524.8

Revenues: EBIT:

2014*

Building Materials

+13.7%

27.0

2013

30.7

Building Materials Segment In EUR m

Building Materials Segment 2014 Revenues and EBIT as against the previous year

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Revenues: ∆ 13/14 EUR -178.3 million

Revenue drop due to disposal NRW & RPF: approx. EUR 190 million Weather conditions enable early start to the building season Following a strong H1, slowing momentum in H2

EBIT: ∆ 13/14 EUR +3.7 million

High-margin renovation and refurbishment business in decline Sales growth in construction and civil engineering product portfolios

* 2014 excluding the activities of sold locations in NRW and Rhineland-Palatinate (transfer of ownership in Q2)

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Building Materials

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* 2014 excluding the activities of sold locations in NRW and Rhineland-Palatinate (transfer of ownership in Q2)

in EUR m 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014* ∆13/14 (%)

Revenues 1,903.1 2,065.5 1,740.4 1,703.1 1,524.8 -10.5%

EBITDA 47.5 65.6 52.8 38.4 40.9 6.5%

% of Revenues 2.5% 3.2% 3.0% 2.3% 2.7%

EBIT 18.3 36.5 35.4 27.0 30.7 13.7%

% of Revenues 1.0% 1.8% 2.0% 1.6% 2.0%

EBT 8.2 24.0 25.9 21.1 27.1 28.4%

% of Revenues 0.4% 1.2% 1.5% 1.2% 1.8%

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Group Financials

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Group Financials Revenues and EBIT as against the previous year

EBIT – EUR 146.8 million (Δ 13/14: EUR -75.1 million / -33.8%)

– Pressure on margins due to unusual market developments in the

Agriculture Segment – 2013 comprises special items from the disposal of 3 real estate

portfolios – Special items in 2014: i.a. restructuring costs from portfolio

streamlining Building Materials

15,201.8

FY 2014

-4.7%

15,957.6

FY 2013

in EUR m

146.8

-33.8%

221.9

FY 2014 FY 2013

in EUR m

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Revenues – EUR 15,201.8 million (Δ 13/14: EUR -755.8 million / -4.7%) – Price-induced decline in revenues from Agriculture – Decline in conventional energy due to falling oil prices – Portfolio streamlining leads to downturn in revenues from Building

Materials – BayWa r.e. achieves sharp increase in revenues

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Group Financials Final quarter as against the previous year

EBIT – EUR 72.3 million (Δ 13/14: EUR +28.1 million / +63.4%)

– Strong closing quarter in agri-trading and equipment – BayWa r.e. benefits from project sales in Q4, i.a. solar park La Coste

(57.4 MW), wind farm Anderson (14.9 MW)… – T&G takeover of Apollo delivers special effect

-1.1%

Q4/2014

3,759.5

Q4/2013

3,799.7

Revenues – EUR 3,759.5 million (Δ 13/14: EUR -40.2 million / -1.1%)

– Price level of grain and heating oil below previous year – High collection, storage and selling volumes of grain and

oilseeds – Mild weather leads to decline in heating oil sales – Sharp revenue increase BayWa r.e.

in EUR m

in EUR m

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+63.4%

Q4/2014

72.3

Q4/2013

44.2

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Group Financials Key Financials – Income Statement

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Group in EUR m 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ∆13/14 (%)

Revenues 7,903.0 9,585.7 10,531.1 15,957.6 15,201.8 -4.7%

EBITDA 228.2 251.3 306.6 360.4 264.6 -26.6%

% of Revenues 2.9% 2.6% 2.9% 2.3% 1.7%

EBIT 128.9 149.2 186.8 221.9 146.8 -33.8%

% of Revenues 1.6% 1.6% 1.8% 1.4% 1.0%

EBT 87.1 95.4 122.6 168.3 87.6 -48.0%

% of Revenues 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% 0.6%

Consolidated net income 66.8 68.1 118.0 121.3 90.5 -25.4%

Tax rate 23.3% 28.6% 3.8% 27.9% -3.3%

Share of minority interest 16.4 17.6 21.3 23.1 20.3 -12.1%

as % of net income 24.6% 25.8% 18.1% 19.0% 22.4%

Share of owners of parent company 50.4 50.5 96.7 98.2 70.2 -28.5%

as % of net income 75.4% 74.2% 81.9% 81.0% 77.6%

Earnings per share (EPS) in EUR 1.48 1.48 2.82 2.85 2.03 -31.0%

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in EUR m 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ∆13/14 (%)

Total assets 3,260.3 3,922.0 4,460.2 5,015.1 5,486.3 9.4%

Equity 987.7 1,045.2 1,078.0 1,182.0 1,127.2 -4.6%

Equity ratio 30.3% 26.6% 24.2% 23.6% 20.5%

Equity ratio adjusted* 27.1% 26.1% 24.5%

in EUR m 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ∆13/14 (%)

Non-current assets 1,434.4 1,623.4 1,783.3 1,914.7 2,104.3 9.9%

Current assets 1,776.8 2,039.8 2,444.4 3,057.0 3,363.5 10.0%

Provisions 620.4 639.9 784.2 772.6 921.2 19.2%

Current financial liabilities 538.2 584.3 897.7 1,136.6 1,170.7 3.0%

Non-current financial liabilities 271.2 570.4 649.2 628.6 952.5 51.5%

Group Financials Key Financials – Balance Sheet

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* Adjusted for the reserve formed since 2012 for actuarial profits and losses

Group

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Group Financials Key Financials – Cash Flow Statement

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in EUR m 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ∆13/14 (%)

Consolidated net income 66.8 68.1 118.0 121.3 90.5 -25.4%

Cash flow from operating activities -9.4 -27.5 150.0 219.3 -112.4 > -100%

Cash flow from investing activities -113.5 -222.6 -193.6 15.6 -224.7 > -100%

Cash flow from financing activities 131.6 273.9 37.4 -217.1 351.0 > 100%

Cash & cash equivalents at the start of the period 19.7 28.2 87.0 83.2 92.1 10.7%

Cash & cash equivalents at the end of the period 28.2 87.0 83.2 92.1 106.1 15.2%

Group

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Other Activities 2014

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Other Activities 2014 EBIT as against the previous year

in EUR million

Revenues: ∆ 13/14 EUR +73.0 million EBIT: ∆ 13/14 EUR -65.9 million

Revenues primarily comprise Building Materials activities of sold locations in NRW and Rhineland Palatinate

EBIT includes i.a. restructuring costs Building Materials (in 2013 special effect from real estate disposals)

> +100%

82.7

9.7 Revenues

> -100%

-39.6

2014 2013

26.3

EBIT

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Outlook for 2015

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Outlook for 2015

– Strong post-harvest collection and storage business expected – Increase in the volumes of grain and oilseeds through new trading companies in

Italy, Spain and Romania – Input resources at high year-earlier level – High orders on hand in agri-equipment; slowdown in momentum forecasted for H2 – Apollo takeover opens opportunities in international Apple trading (Asia)

− Modest construction forecast for 2015: +2% revenues in construction sector

− Recovery in energetic refurbishment anticipated

− High order book levels of construction companies likely to promote performance

− Expansion planned for own brand product range

− Strengthening B2C sales structure and e-commerce

AGRICULTURE

ENERGY

BUILDING MATERIALS

− No sustainable recovery in oil prices expected; heating oil market remains in decline

− Strong economy raises expectations of stable demand for fuel and lubricants

− Projects with output capacity > 300 MW planned in 2015 (wind, solar)

− Entry into the solar project business in the USA generates additional profit potential

− Ongoing consolidation in the PV trade in EU; expansion of market shares possible

BayWa AG 26 March 2015

AGRICULTURE

E ENERGY

BUILD. MAT.

Outlook 2015

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