Building a diversified carbon steel business Investor Presentation 7 August 2007.

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Building a diversified carbon steel business Investor Presentation 7 August 2007

Transcript of Building a diversified carbon steel business Investor Presentation 7 August 2007.

Building a diversified carbon steel business

Investor Presentation 7 August 2007

Forward Looking Statement

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Building a Diversified Carbon Steel Business

Led by the team that transformed ConsMin into a near $1b company

Financial backing from Noble Group, DCM DECOmetal and Lehman Brothers

Significantly re-rated after bringing Frances Creek mine into production (first year

expected production of 1.5 mtpa of iron ore)

Growth through exploration excellence and M&A opportunities

³ As per the BDO Valuation Report dated 31 July 2007.

Corporate Overview

Capital Structure

“ We consider the value of Territory to be between $0.98 and $1.08… [which] closely corresponds to the price underlying the upcoming investment of 200m shares [at $1] by Noble, DCM, and Lehman.”

BDO Valuation Report, 31 July 2007

Independent Expert’s View

Share Price¹ $ 0.98

Shares Outstanding m 198.3

Options m 4.3

Market Capitalisation (fd) $m 196.8

Cash² $m 19.8

Debt $m 0.0

Net Cash $m 19.8

Enterprise Value $m 177.0

Shareholders

Directors

Remaining TTY Shareholders46%

Westoz Investment Company Ltd5%

Confluence Asset Management Ltd

6%

OM Holdings Ltd13%

Kiernan9%

Noble Group21%

Michael Kiernan – ChairmanAllan Quadrio – Managing Director DesignateBruce McFadzean – Operations DirectorJulie Wolseley – Non-Executive DirectorDavid Macoboy – Non-Executive DirectorTrevor Tennant – Non-Executive Director

² As at June 30, including $0.4m in option proceeds.¹ As at 3 August 2007.

VWAP Analysis10 Day 30 Day 60 Day

TTY Per Share3 $1.09 $1.17 $1.04

Frances Creek Enters Production

Frances Creek - Overview

Location Northern Territory

Ownership 100%

Status In production

ReservesResources

4.8Mt @ 61.3% Fe9.7Mt @ 60.7% Fe

Production Current - 1.5MtpaTargeting - 3Mtpa

Estimated Mine Life 5 years (10 years with expansion)

Infrastructure Excellent access to rail; Darwin is closest port to China

Commenced production in June 2007

First railing of high grade iron ore in July 2007

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6 Feb 07 Announced $30m

Placement to Crawley Resources

28 Feb 07

Enter life-of-mine marketing

agreement with Noble Group

27 Mar 07

Agreement with Freight Link to

provide rolling stock and rail transport

7 Mar 07

Agreement with NLC and traditional land

owners, 13 additional mining leases granted

19 Jun 07

Commenced first production at Frances Creek

6 Jul 07

Reaches agreement with Arafura Resources to acquire three of its

tenements. Future royalty obligations terminated

20 Jul 07

Railed first ore to Darwin

31 May 07

Name change to Territory Resources. Crawley Placement

approved

2 Jul 07

Enters HoA on the Tambao manganese

project in Burkina Faso

17 Jul 07

Announced Bid for ConsMin

Territory Re-rated as Milestones Achieved

2 Aug 07

Secures life-of-mine off-take

agreement with Noble

3 Aug 07

Independent TTY valuation

released

Source: IRESS

Accessing Strong Global Demand

Chinese demand for iron remains exceptionally strongBacked by Noble Group, the world’s largest non-producer provider of Iron Ore“Win – win” marketing and off-take agreement in place

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Noble’s Iron Ore Volumes

Territory’s $3.55 Offer for ConsMin

$3.55 value per CSM share¹ $2.00 cash & 1.5 TTY shares for every 1 CSM shareTotal transaction value of $937 million¹

Consideration

Noble Group – $150 million equity²

DCM DECOmetal – $75 million equity²

Lehman Brothers – $100 million convertible bonds ² – $320 million bridge facility

90% minimum acceptanceNo material adverse changeRegulatory approvals

ASX

Committed Funding

Key Conditions

Listings

1 Based on Preferred Case in updated independent valuation report by BDO and released to the ASX on 3 August 2007.2 Equity committed at $1 per TTY share.

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Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07

Territory offer price: $3.551

IndependentExpert Range2

$2.32 - $2.77

Pallinghurst $3.30

$937 Million Fully Funded Offer

1 Based on Preferred Case in updated independent valuation report by BDO and released to the ASX on 3 August 2007.

2 PricewaterhouseCoopers Supplementary Independent Expert’s Report dated 28 June 2007 based on the midpoint CSM value (ex dividend).

ConsMin Share Price ($)

Privat builds up 13.5%

stake

Superior Value on all Measures

¹ PricewaterhouseCoopers Supplementary Independent Expert’s Report dated 7 June 2007 based on the midpoint CSM value (ex dividend).

² PricewaterhouseCoopers Supplementary Independent Expert’s Report dated 28 June 2007 based on the midpoint CSM value (ex dividend).

³ Based on equity analyst’s estimates. 4 VWAP to 3 August 2007. 5 Based on Preferred Case in updated independent valuation report by BDO and released to the ASX on 3 August 2007.

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Initial CSMDirector

RecommendedOffer¹

IndependentExpert²

Ave Analyst NAV³ 60 Day VWAP Pallinghurst Bid

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$2.25

58%Premium

39%Premium

18%Premium

Territory offer price: $3.555

CurrentBid

RevisedScheme

OriginalScheme

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Global Investor Group

Territory’s financial partners have committed $620 million cash

Leading manager in the global supply chain of agricultural, industrial and energy productsEnterprise value of US$4.3b with cash of US$600 million

International leader in trade of ores, ferro alloys, noble alloys and metals, worldwide

Global investment bank, headquartered in New YorkListed on the NYSE with a market capitalisation of $32 billion

DCM and Noble trade 75% to 80% of ConsMin’s manganese and 100% of its chromiteHold approximately 12% of ConsMin between them

Knowledgeable strategic investors

Noble, DCM and Michael Kiernan are the original team that led ConsMin for almost a decade Together we created a near $1b company During this time, a $10,000 investment became $133,750The team are ready to do it again

Proven Track Record

Graph depicts the value of a $10,000 investment in ConsMin from Michael Kiernan becoming Managing Director in 31 March 1998 until Michael Kiernan’s announced decision to retire as Managing Director on 18 October 2005.

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ConsMin Shareholder Value Created During Michael Kiernan’s Tenure

Territory’s Vision for the Combined Group

The next step in building a $2.5b carbon commodity supplierInstall “hands on” board and managementFocus the business on bulk carbon commodities

Divest Jabiru shareholdingTurnaround Nickel operations prior to divestmentDiversify with mineral sands exposure, particularly zirconDigging and delivering

Refocused group will be cashed up post divestmentsSignificantly grow production

10Mt per year iron ore producer1Mt–2Mt manganese producer 250Kt–500Kt chromite producer

Ramp up exploration and development activities

Summary

Territory has achieved a significant capital market re-rating Enters iron ore production BDO values Territory at $1.03 per share (Preferred Case)

$937 million fully funded offer Delivers ConsMin shareholders $3.55 value per share and a “ticket to ride”Significant premium across all measuresLed by the original team that built ConsMin into a near $1b company

Backed by Noble Group, DCM DECOmetal and Lehman Brothers with $645 million cashRefocused group will be cashed up post divestmentsBuilding a well capitalised open pit surface miner with vision

Michael Kiernan

Chairman

Ph: (+61 8) 9324 7002Email: [email protected]

Territory ResourcesWarrick Hazeldine

Ph: (+61 8) 9485 1254

Fax: (+61 8) 6263 0455

Email: [email protected]  

Purple Communications

www.territoryresources.com.au