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CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES RESEARCH & ANALYTICS BEYOND INFORMATION ® Client-Driven Solutions, Insights, and Access Research Analysts Global Elevators & Escalators September 2015 Industry Primer All you need in 20 slides Andre Kukhnin, CFA 44 20 7888 0350 [email protected] Tiantian Li 44 20 7883 1552 [email protected] Max Yates 44 20 7883 8501 [email protected] Jonathan Hurn, CFA 44 20 7883 4532 [email protected] Specialist Sales: Andy Bell 44 20 7888 0479 [email protected] DISCLOSURE APPENDIX AT THE BACK OF THIS REPORT CONTAINS IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES, ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS, AND THE STATUS OF NON-US ANALYSTS. US Disclosure: Credit Suisse does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result, investors should be aware that the Firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only a single factor in making their investment decision.

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CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES RESEARCH & ANALYTICS BEYOND INFORMATION®

Client-Driven Solutions, Insights, and Access

Research Analysts

Global Elevators & Escalators

September 2015

Industry Primer – All you need in 20 slides

Andre Kukhnin, CFA

44 20 7888 0350

[email protected]

Tiantian Li

44 20 7883 1552

[email protected]

Max Yates

44 20 7883 8501

[email protected]

Jonathan Hurn, CFA

44 20 7883 4532

[email protected]

Specialist Sales: Andy Bell

44 20 7888 0479

[email protected]

DISCLOSURE APPENDIX AT THE BACK OF THIS REPORT CONTAINS IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES, ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS, AND THE STATUS OF NON-US ANALYSTS. US Disclosure: Credit Suisse does and seeks to do business with companies covered in its research reports. As a result, investors should be aware that the Firm may have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only a single factor in making their investment decision.

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Global E&E market forecast

Slide 2

E&E market by value & growth rate

Source: Company data, Credit Suisse research

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E&E market split by geography by value

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Americas20%

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CREDIT SUISSE MARKET PLAYERS SUMMARY (BIG 4)

2013A 2014A 2015E 2013A 2014A 2015E 2015E-2025E 2015 / Near-term Longer-term

NEW EQUIPMENT - ORDERS, in Units

Global 828,000 869,700 897,563 6.0% 5.0% 3.2%

China 502,500 562,350 584,844 17.0% 11.9% 4.0% 2015 level is within 10% of mid-cycle Flat Positive

Europe 138,000 142,140 149,247 -5.2% 3.0% 5.0% In-line with GDP c2% growth Slow recovery

Americas 48,000 51,360 56,496 6.0% 7.0% 10.0% In-line with GDP c10% growth Ongoing recovery

MAINTENANCE - INSTALLED BASE, in '000 Units

Global 11,948 12,491 13,069 4.3% 4.5% 4.6% 4%-5% sustainable annual growth 4%-5% growthSustained growth but dampened

by c2% attrition

China 3,050 3,598 4,160 24.5% 18.0% 15.6%10% annual growth, slowing gradually.

Conversion ratio development is key15%-20% growth Strong

MODERNISATION c€6bn c€6.2bn c€6.5bn 0% 3% 5% Low to mid single-digit overall growth Small growthPositive for US & Asia.

Moderate growth for Europe

SIZE GROWTH OUTLOOK OUTLOOK

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New equipment (ex-China)

22%

China new equipment

22%Maintenance (ex-China)

41%

China Maintenance

5%

Modernisation10%

Global E&E market

Source: Company data, Credit Suisse research

Slide 3

E&E market split by value, 2014 E&E market profit split, 2014

New equipment

outside China6% China new

equipment16%

Maintenance outside China

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China Maintenance

8%

Modernisation6%

E&E market share by value, 2014

Otis17%

Schindler14%

Kone13%

Thyssen12%

Hitachi10%

Fujitec3%

Shanghai Mechanical

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Other27%

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Regional E&E market share by value, 2014

The total elevator and escalator

(E&E) market value is estimated

to be about €56bn in 2014.

Maintenance accounts for about

half of the overall E&E market,

with new equipment accounting

for 40% and modernization 10%.

The largest 4 players in total

account for more than half of the

global market. However, the

maintenance market is much more

fragmented with many small third-

party players present.

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EMEA15%

North America

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South America

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Japan and Korea

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China69%

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Pacific8%

Otis18%

Schindler15%

Kone16%Thyssen

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New Equipment NI by geography, units in 2014

NI Price per unit, 2003-2014

Source: Company data, Credit Suisse research

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NI market share of key players by value, 2014

NI market size 2003-2014 The global New Equipment/

Installation (NE/ NI) market has

reached 815,000 units in 2014,

with a value exceeding €25bn.

China accounts for almost 70%

of the global market by units.

Otis is still the largest player in

the NI market by value.

However, KONE has been

catching up aggressively in

recent years, claiming 19%

market share by units in 2014

(lower market share by value

due to lower ASP in China).

Americas have the highest ASP

due to the higher average height

of buildings with lifts installed. It

has seen notable price recovery

in 2014 while ASP declined in

other regions.

Slide 4

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Global E&E installed base has been

growing steadily over the past few

years, reaching about 13.4m units in

2014.

Europe is the largest market for

maintenance, with EMEA accounting for

about half of the global installed base.

As compared to ten years ago where

c70% of the market opportunity was in

the developed world, China now

accounts for 23% of the global installed

base. We forecast China may account

for 40% of the global installed base in

2020 (with over 7m units).

Global maintenance market – ‘ever-growing’ installed base Installed base by geography, 2014

Installed base by unit & growth rate

Source: Company data, Credit Suisse research

Figure 16: NI by geography (by units) Figure 72: Installed base by geography in 2013

Americas6%

Europe17%

China65%

Other Asia/Pacific

12%

North America

9%

South America4%

Japan & Korea10%

China25%

Rest of Asia Pac6%

France4%

Spain7%

Italy7%

Belgium1%

Greece2%

Portugal1%

Rest of EMEA24%

Source: Company data, Credit Suisse estimates Source: Company data, Credit Suisse estimates

Maintenance base market share, 2013

Otis16%

Schindler11%

Kone8%

Thyssen10%Shanghai

Mitsubishi1%

Other54%

Installed base evolution by units

We introduced the concept of the 'ever-

growing' E&E installed base in our

previous detailed market primer report

in April 2012 (link).

Looking to model the size of the future

installed base, we refine our model and

introduce a retirement rate of around

1.5-2% for 2014-2016E. With this and

our expectations of the new installation

market growth in this period, we expect

the installed base to continue to grow at

c5% pa in the next three years,

reaching 14m units in 2016.

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Otis is the leading E&E manufacturer with 18% of the market share in 2012, followed by

Schindler, ThyssenKrupp and Kone.

A few Japanese players are also prominent in this space, including Hitachi, Fujitec and

Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi is particularly strong in China being the No.1 there for installed

base.

Otis has the largest share of maintenance in their business split, while Kone has the

smallest as they have been growing their NI business aggressively in recently years.

In terms of geographical exposure, Kone and Otis both have a large exposure to Asia,

and Kone and Schindler are strong in Europe. Thyssen has the largest exposure in

Americas.

Key Players: Market Share & Business split Global market share by value, 2014

Sales by business lines in 2014 Geographical exposure in 2014

Source: Company data as of FY 2014, Credit Suisse research

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Hitachi10%

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Shanghai Mechanical

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Key Players: Sales & order growth Order Index, 12m rolling average Organic sales index

Source: Company data

Note: KONE and Otis orders exclude Service

10-year EBIT margin development Organic EBIT index

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China NI – Near-term drivers

Source: China NBS, Credit Suisse research

Slide 8

New floor space started

declined by -c16% in H1 2015

and the rate of decline has

narrowed from earlier in the

year.

Real Estate Investment and

Floor Space Under

Construction grew by c5% in

H1 2015, supportive of c5%

growth in E&E order volume.

We explore the relationship

between E&E NI growth rate

and construction lead

indicators and found it to be

lagging New Floor Space

Started by c6m but is much

less volatile.

It seems to correlate well with

growth in Real Estate

Investment as well as Floor

Space Under Construction.

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China NI orders vs Floor Space Under Construction & Real Estate Investment, % change yoy

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China NI – Elevator Intensity in New Starts

Source: Credit Suisse research

21/09/2015 Slide 9

China’s E&E new orders intensity in

new construction has increased

from c250 in 2008 to c300 in 2014,

driven by higher quality of

construction (thus higher demand of

lifts). Based on current run-rate of

new starts and 5% E&E order

growth in 2015, intensity would rise

to c350 this year, which is close to

South Korea’s level in 2011. We

believe E&E order is driven by both

new starts and floor space under

construction which is running at 4x

of new starts in 2014 (see chart next

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E&E Intensity based on new construction, China vs Japan 2013 and Korea 2011

China E&E Intensity in new construction, units per m sqm

China E&E Intensity in new construction, units per m sqm

Part of the increasing intensity is

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which has higher E&E intensity as

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We estimate the non-residential E&E

density to be about 2-3x residential

density in terms of units per sqm of

construction.

Residential73%

Commercial13%

Office3%

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China NI – Forecasting Floor Space Under Construction

Source: China NBS, Credit Suisse research

Slide 10

Growth of E&E orders has historically shown a strong

correlation with growth of Floor Space Under Construction,

which in turn drives Real Estate Investment in China.

To forecast growth of Floor Space Under Construction for 2016,

we show the sensitivity analysis based on forecast of New

Floor Space Started and project cancellation rate.

Building a scenario based on 4% project cancellations /

suspensions and a 10% further decline in new floor space

started (after 4.5% cancellation/ -15% decline in 2015), we

arrive at a 1% growth for floor space under construction for

2016, which is supportive for a flat elevator order growth.

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Floor space under construction vs starts/ completion Implied project cancellations in China construction market

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China NI – Long term density comparison

Source: Industry Association, Government data, Credit Suisse research

Slide 11

Figure 43: Elevator density per 1,000 population

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Figure 45: Elevator density vs GDP per capita in China – bubble size represents population size

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China's elevator density (number of E&E units

per 1,000 people of population) is currently

c2.2, as compared to 10 in Hong Kong, 6 in

Japan and close to 4 in Russia. When

considering only the urban population of

China, the density is currently still merely 4.2.

Assuming a 635k mid-cycle level delivery

from 2016-2025, China will reach an installed

base of c10.4m E&E units in 2025 and

density ratio of 11.5 E&E units per 1,000

people in the urban population – an average

of Hong Kong and South Korea in 2012.

The vast majority of China provinces still have

a very low E&E density ratio, including a

number of relatively wealthy provinces with

dense population. Hence the 'catching-up' of

these regions offers scope for overall density

growth in the country.

Elevator density vs GDP per capita in China – bubble size represents population size

Elevator density per 1,000 population

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China maintenance market – potential for positive surprise

Source: Credit Suisse research

Slide 12

The E&E maintenance market in China currently has low conversion rate,

low unit value and low quality due to lack of regulation and shortage of

qualified labour.

We believe the new regulation effective from 1 Jan 2014, Law on Safety

of Special Equipment, will help the market to move in the right direction by

specifying more responsibility of elevator OEMs and operators.

We believe the maintenance market in China offers scope for positive

surprise in the medium term given that maintenance currently only

accounts for less than 10% of the OEM’s revenue in China.

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Maintenance value in China vs RoW Maintenance market share in China

Conversion rate in China

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China competitive landscape

Source: Industry Association, Credit Suisse research

Slide 13

In China, large international players

have majority of the OE market

while the largest local player only

has c2% market share.

We estimate that these new

production facilities in total add

about 120k-150k units of production

capacity p.a., which is close to 30%

of the major players' production

volume in 2013. However, we do not

see pricing as a major concern in

the short term mainly due to the

flexibility in production and exits of

smaller players.

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Figure 57: China E&E capacity addition by major players 2013-2015

Company Location ProductExpected data of

completionArea Capacity addition Investment

Canny Wujiang, Jiangsu E&E and components (construction started

in Oct 2012)535,000 sqm N.A. 1.5bn RMB

GiantKone Nanxun, Zhejiang E&E (not specified) End of 2014 28,000 sqm 13,000 units p.a. 100m RMB

Hitachi Chengdu, Sichuan Elevator March-13

Hitachi Guangzhou, Guangdong Escalator April-13

Hitachi Guangzhou, Guangdong Motor July-13

Mitsubishi Electric Shanghai

Electric Elevator Shanghai High-end elevator July-15 25,500 sqm 10,000 units p.a. 120m RMB

Schindler Shanghai Escalator Q1 2014 (replacement and expansion)

Schindler Shanghai Elevator 2015 (replacement and expansion)

ThyssenKrupp Zhongshan, Guangdong Elevator End of 2014 100,000 sqm20,000 units p.a. (replacement

and expansion)300m RMB

XJ Schindler High-speed elevator June-14 91,019 sqm 5,000 units p.a. 300m RMB

Yungtay Chengdu, Sichuan E&E (not specified) Q3 2015 5,000 units p.a. 150m RMB

From 70,000 units p.a. in 2013 to

100,000 units p.a. in 2015

Source: Company data, Press research

China: Key players’ capacity addition 2012-2015

China: market share of key players by production units, 2013

China: market share of key players, 2010- 2013

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Major players’ China geographical presence

Source: Company data

Slide 14

Schindler – 100 offices in 2014

Otis – >300 service and sales points in 2014

KONE – c500 service and sales points points in 2014

ThyssenKrupp – c200 offices & branches in 2014

We believe that an important factor

that explains the market share

change is the footprint expansion in

China, while Kone has been leading

on this front with over 500 locations

as of June 2014.

We believe a strong local presence

in the service market will also help

OEMs in winning new NI business

as the elevator operators are

increasingly being held responsible

for elevator safety.

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China: Insights from local players

Source: Company data, Credit Suisse research

Slide 15

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China: Growth of local players by products, 2012-2014

China: Growth comparison of key players vs market growth, 2014

2014 New Equipment (NE) sales growth was

on average c13% for the listed local players vs

17% for international players. Interestingly,

both groups (large listed local players and

larger internationals) appear to have outgrown

the broader market (c+10%).

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China: Insights from local players

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China: Escalator ASP of key players, change yoy, 2012-2014

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overarching trend in the past

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growth but the particular

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this theory. Despite sluggish

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Source: Company data, Credit Suisse research

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Figure 66: E&E market size index – China rebased to 1989 vs. India rebased to 2001

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India – Can it be the next China?

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Figure 67: China E&E density growth path vs India Figure 68: China & India urbanisation rate 1960-2013

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similar acceleration as China had seen since 2001.

We found that India’s growth has been mainly driven

by E&E density among urban population, while in

China urbanization has been a much stronger driving

force.

Elevator World forecasts the India market to grow 14%

p.a. for the next five years. For this to happen, density

in urban population has to rise faster than China had

experienced during similar period.

Source: Elevator World, World Bank, Credit Suisse research

China & India urbanization rate 1960-2013 China E&E density growth path vs India

E&E market size index – China rebased to 1989 vs India rebased to 2001

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Big 4 benchmarking

Slide 18

Revenue in 2014 Organic Sales Index Operating Profit Margin

Operating Profit Index

Otis Kone Schindler Thyssen

Business Split

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Source: Company data, Credit Suisse research

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Major E&E player comp sheet

Source: Company data, Credit Suisse estimates for KONE, Schindler, ThyssenKrupp; Thomson Reuters for UTX (CS restricted)

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18 Sep 2015 Acct Share Target Div Shares Mkt Cap Mkt Cap ND/ Year

Company Country Rating Curr Price Price Upside Yield - 1m - 3m YTD - 1yr - 3yr 15E Local (m) Euro (m) 15E 16E EBITDA End

KONE Finland OUTPERFORM EUR 35.1 45.0 28% 3.4% -6% -4% -7% 9% 33% 521 17,049 17,049 -1,293 -1,551 -0.9 Dec

SCHINDLER Switzerland OUTPERFORM CHF 152 180 18% 2.1% -2% -5% 6% 15% 31% 113 17,226 15,720 -2,097 -2,201 -1.8 Dec

THYSSENKRUPP Germany NEUTRAL EUR 18 26 45% 0.6% -19% -22% -16% -19% 2% 566 10,130 10,130 4,288 4,114 1.5 Dec

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES US RESTRICTED USD 93 R R 2.5% -6% -19% -19% -14% 14% 912 83,102 72,896 12,787 12,728 1.1 Dec

Performance % Net Debt

18 Sep 2015

Company 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 14 15E

KONE 1.51 1.87 2.09 7,335 8,732 9,455 1,143 1,367 1,519 1,059 1,266 1,418 1,027 962 1,090 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4

SCHINDLER 6.44 6.38 7.35 9,246 9,366 9,881 1,114 1,159 1,273 957 993 1,107 728 736 808 3.2 2.4 2.0 2.7

THYSSENKRUPP 0.04 0.84 1.77 41,304 43,441 45,840 2,466 2,926 3,185 1,117 1,447 1,965 -491 -1,022 315 0.1 0.3 0.4 3.4

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES 6.82 6.20 6.78 65,100 57,712 59,587 11,676 11,158 11,383 9,769 9,354 9,495 6 5 7 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.4

EBITDA Adjusted EBITAAdjusted EPS Div. CoverSales DividendFree Cash Flow

18 Sep 2015

Company 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E

KONE 17.0 15.8 14.8 83% 92% 98% 9.1 8.1 7.1 39% 42% 42% 6% 5% 6% 3.4% 3.8% 4.3%

SCHINDLER 17.2 16.8 16.2 80% 82% 88% 5.9 6.0 5.9 25% 24% 27% 4% 4% 5% 2.1% 1.6% 1.6%

THYSSENKRUPP 3.2 2.8 2.6 1% 9% 16% 3.4 3.1 2.5 1% 14% 24% -5% -10% 3% 0.6% 1.4% 2.2%

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES 2.2 2.2 2.4 R R R R R R R R R 1% 1% 1% 2.5% 2.7% 3.0%

Dividend YieldEV/IC ROIC Free Cash Flow YieldROEP/BV

18 Sep 2015

Company 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E 14 15E 16E

KONE 23.2 18.8 16.8 8% 24% 12% 2.27 1.88 1.72 14.5 12.0 10.7 15.7 13.0 11.4 14.4% 14.5% 15.0%

SCHINDLER 23.6 23.9 20.7 10% -1% 15% 1.68 1.64 1.54 13.9 13.2 12.0 16.2 15.4 13.8 10.4% 10.6% 11.2%

THYSSENKRUPP 422.1 21.3 10.1 nm nm nm 0.51 0.50 0.47 8.6 7.5 6.7 19.0 15.1 10.9 2.7% 3.3% 4.3%

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES 13.7 15.0 13.8 10% -9% 9% 1.63 1.81 1.76 9.1 9.4 9.2 10.8 11.2 11.0 15.0% 16.2% 15.9%

EV/EBITA (Adj) EBITA MarginEV/Sales EV/EBITDAEPS (Adj) GrowthAdjusted PE

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Companies Mentioned (Price as of 18-Sep-2015)

Brilliant (002689.SZ, Rmb7.53) Canny (002367.SZ, Rmb13.34) GRI (600894.SS, Rmb15.08) Kone Corporation (KNEBV.HE, €35.1, OUTPERFORM, TP €45.0) SJEC (601313.SS, Rmb11.65) Schindler-Holding AG (SCHP.VX, SFr149.6, OUTPERFORM, TP SFr180.0) Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Industry Co ., Lt (600835.SS, Rmb23.99) Thyssen Krupp AG (TKAG.F, €17.9, NEUTRAL, TP €26.0) United Technologies Corp (UTX.N, $93.31, RESTRICTED [V])

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3-Year Price and Rating History for Kone Corporation (KNEBV.HE)

KNEBV.HE Closing Price Target Price

Date (€) (€) Rating

11-Oct-12 28.42 23.50 U

20-Feb-13 32.00 31.00 N

24-Oct-13 31.58 33.50

28-Aug-14 31.78 37.00 O

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23-Apr-15 40.10 45.00

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U N D ERPERFO RM

N EU T RA L

O U T PERFO RM

3-Year Price and Rating History for Schindler-Holding AG (SCHP.VX)

SCHP.VX Closing Price Target Price

Date (SFr) (SFr) Rating

06-Nov-12 125.20 140.00 O

20-Feb-13 139.10 155.00

29-May-13 138.90 R

03-Jun-13 137.80 155.00 O

24-Oct-13 126.40 150.00

17-Feb-15 150.50 160.00

25-Mar-15 163.90 180.00

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REST RICT ED

3-Year Price and Rating History for Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Industry Co ., Lt (600835.SS)

600835.SS Closing Price Target Price

Date (Rmb) (Rmb) Rating

17-Aug-15 36.80 35.00 N *

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N EU T RA L

3-Year Price and Rating History for Thyssen Krupp AG (TKAG.F)

TKAG.F Closing Price Target Price

Date (€) (€) Rating

26-Nov-12 16.02 25.00 N

19-Dec-12 18.63 25.00 O

16-May-13 15.20 23.80

01-Dec-13 19.31 20.00

17-Feb-14 20.11 23.00

14-May-14 22.24 25.00

13-Jan-15 20.50 25.00 N

13-May-15 25.51 26.00

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N EU T RA L

O U T PERFO RM

3-Year Price and Rating History for United Technologies Corp (UTX.N)

UTX.N Closing Price Target Price

Date (US$) (US$) Rating

13-Dec-12 80.37 R

04-Jan-13 84.98 93.00 O

23-Jan-13 88.07 94.00

19-Feb-13 91.02 98.00

23-Jul-13 105.12 114.00

27-Sep-13 109.36 120.00

06-Jan-14 112.79 125.00

19-Mar-14 114.01 130.00

22-Apr-14 119.19 135.00

22-Sep-14 106.47 132.00

25-Feb-15 123.37 138.00

07-Apr-15 117.49 137.00

23-Jun-15 115.23 135.00

20-Jul-15 110.48 R

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Price Target: (12 months) for Kone Corporation (KNEBV.HE)

Method: Our TP is based on a three stage DCF discounting a 15% mid-cycle margin, 5% organic growth, 2% terminal growth, tax rate of 25% and a 8% WACC.

Risk: A severe construction market correction in China driven by liquidity concerns. Lack of a recovery in the US or Europe. Increasing price competitiveness in service market in developed world. Normalisation of profitability in the Chinese New Equipment market (currently over 10% vs developed market at c3-5%). Performance issues with the new product introductions.

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Risk: Outlook for global industrial growth, raw materials movements, steel prices, pricing dynamics in the elevators business, Risks to pricing and volumes in the services business (given the volatility of the distributor inventory cycle). The technologies business is based around long-term contracts, where there are risks of cost over-runs.

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