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Investors Presentation - June 2021 Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations - CropEnergies AG
Investors Presentation
                                June 2021
                      Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO
           Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations
Investors Presentation - June 2021 Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations - CropEnergies AG
Two challenges of our times

GHG emissions: worldwide >50 bn. t CO2eq./a           Corona: worldwide more than 177 million infected
                                                                                                                        As of 9 June 2021

                                        Source: EEA                 Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/worldwide-graphs/#total-cases

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Investors Presentation - June 2021 Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations - CropEnergies AG
Vision and mission

OUR VISION
Our vision is a climate friendly world in which
renewable resources are key to ensuring the welfare
of today‘s and future generations.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to be the most trusted partner for our
customers delivering sustainable products made out
of biomass.

Our new appearance:

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Investors Presentation - June 2021 Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations - CropEnergies AG
Ethanol
Important element to decarbonize the transport sector

                                                      High-quality fuel
  Domestic
                                                       which can be
renewable raw
                                                       used in petrol
   materials
                                                          engines

                              Climate-friendly fuel
                             produced sustainably

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Investors Presentation - June 2021 Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations - CropEnergies AG
Ethanol
70% less GHG emissions compared to fossil fuels*

• The GHG values of all elements in the value-added chain are added up
• The emissions from ethanol when used in combustion engines is zero
• European ethanol reduces annual GHG emissions by >10 Mt**

   Cultivation               Transport    Ethanol      Ethanol         CO2
     Grain                     Grain     Production   Transport    Liquefaction

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Investors Presentation - June 2021 Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations - CropEnergies AG
Renewable ethanol
Advantages

                                                                             Blending
• Ethanol…
    • As direct blend to petrol (e.g. E5, E10, E85)                           Ethanol

    • As component in ETBE (octane booster)
                                                                               Petrol

• E10 reduces CO2, NOx and particulate matter                              E5 E10 E20 E85
    • WLTP* benchmark, label in tank flap of all new cars
    • Potential savings (EU): >20 Mt CO2eq (8 million less cars on the
       road)

• Potential for 20% ethanol blending (Super E20)
    • Potential savings: >40 Mt CO2eq (16 million less cars on the road)
    • Successful racing results (Porsche/Nürburgring)
    • Technical analysis for standardisation initiated

*Worldwide harmonized light-duty vehicle test
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Investors Presentation - June 2021 Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations - CropEnergies AG
Our co-products
Food and Fuel

• Raw materials are utilized completely
• Concept of co-production

                Vital Wheat Gluten                    ProtiGrain® – DDGS
                       Valuable protein product for      High protein animal feed
                       food and animal feed              from dried stillage
                       industry

                Food-grade liquefied CO2              ProtiWanze® – CDS
                       For food and beverages            Liquid protein animal feed
                       industries                        from stillage

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Investors Presentation - June 2021 Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations - CropEnergies AG
The ethanol markets
EU & UK production

• World production                                                                       • EU & UK production
   • 2021e: 122 million m3 (+3%)                                                             • 2021e: 7.7 million m3 (+3%)
         • Fuel applications: 102 million m³ (+3%)                                               • Fuel applications: 5.3 million m³ (+5%)
   • 2022e: 128 million m3 (+5%)                                                             • 2022e: 8.1 million m3 (+5%)
         • Fuel applications: 107 million m³ (+5%)                                               • Fuel applications: 5.8 million m³ (+8%)

              World production of ethanol [M m3]                                                        EU production of ethanol [M m3]
150                                                                                         9

100                                                                                         6

                                                                                                                                                   Source: FO Licht (2021)
                                                               Source: FO Licht (2021)

 50                                                                                         3

       2017      2018        2019      2020    2021e   2022e                                    2016   2017   2018      2019    2020   2021e   2022e
                 USA    Brasil      EU & UK   other                                                              fuel    non-fuel
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Investors Presentation - June 2021 Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations - CropEnergies AG
Market development
Volumes

• Ethanol market in the EU27 & UK in 2021 (in million m³)                                        EU27 & UK: ethanol sales [1,000 m3]
                                                                                             8,599                                     8,580               8,981
                                                                                                                     8,317
• Consumption:               8.6   +3%   (5.7 fuel | 2.9 non-fuel)                 ,
                                                                                  9.000

                                                                                                                                                                           Source: IHS Markit (2021)
                                                                                              982                                       965                 965
                                                                                                                      955
                                                                                             1,618                                                         1,860
• Production:                7.7   +3%   (5.3 fuel | 2.4 non-fuel)                                                   1,950             1,890

                                                                                   ,
                                                                                  4.500
• Corona crisis 2020                                                                         5,999                                                         6,156
                                                                                                                     5,412             5,725
    • Fuel ethanol sales decline less than expected –
      compensated by higher blending obligations                                     0
                                                                                                 2019                2020              2021                2022
    • Rise for industrial use (e. g. disinfectants and sanitizers) by about 20%            Fuel            Industrial            Potable

• 2021 only slight recovery in fuel ethanol sales expected                                   E10 shares in selected countries
                                                                                  100%

                                                                                                                                                                                  Source: ePURE (2021)
                                                                                          100%
                                                                                                  100%
                                                                                                         98%
• Premium E10 continues to be on the rise in Europe

                                                                                                               95%
                                                                                                                     95%
                                                                                                                           95%
                                                                                                                                 90%
                                                                                                                                       80%
                                                                                                                                             72%
    • E10 already established as #1 petrol in many European countries

                                                                                                                                                   70%
                                                                                   50%

                                                                                                                                                                     14%
                                                                                                                                                         47%
                                                                                                                                                               45%
    • In Denmark, Lithuania, Slovakia and Hungary available since
      1 Jan 2020 and already a share of 90-95% of the petrol market                 0%

    • Will be launched in Sweden and UK in August and September, respectively

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Investors Presentation - June 2021 Dr Stephan Meeder, CEO/CFO Heike Baumbach, Head of Investor Relations - CropEnergies AG
Market development
Prices and feedstock market
                                                                                    European ethanol prices [€/m3]
                                                                              850
• Ethanol prices with high volatility in FY 20/21
    • Prices* marked by course of pandemic
    • All-time low in March with € 350 /m³                                    600
    • All-time high in September with € 840 /m³
    • Average price in financial year € 583 (620) /m³                               FY 19/20   FY 20/21    FY 21/22
                                                                              350

• Feedstock markets
    • Grain prices increased in FY 20/21**: € 199 (181) /t                            Euronext Paris Wheat [€/t]
                                                                              275
        • Price increase especially in the last quarter
    • EU27 grain harvest expected to increase again in 21/22 – 290 (278) Mt
    • Comfortable supply situation – production exceeds consumption           200

                                                                                    FY 19/20   FY 20/21    FY 21/22
                                                                              125

* T2 FOB Rdam   ** Wheat (Euronext), next expiry

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More climate protection for Germany

• National implementation of RED-II (proposal)
                                                                                    GHG reduction quota 2020-2030
       • Increase of GHG quota from currently 6% to 22% until 2030                         (draft proposal)
       • Share of crop-based biofuels up to 4.4%                         25%
                                                                                                                     22%
       • Share of advanced biofuels at least 2.6% in 2030
                                                                         20%
       • Multiple counting of e-mobility, hydrogen and synthetic fuels
       • Further increase of GHG quota under discussion                  15%
                                                                                                             14.5%

• Revision of climate protection law (proposal)                                                        10%
                                                                         10%                     8%
       • Increase of GHG reduction target in 2030 to 65 (55)% vs. 1990               6.5%   7%
                                                                               6%
       • Upper limit for transport: max. 85 (95) Mt CO2eq.               5%
       • Addition of GHG goal after 2030
              o   Up to 2040: -88% vs. 1990                              0%

              o   Climate neutral from 2045 onwards
              o   Climate positive from 2050 onwards

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More climate protection for Europe

• Green Deal: on the way to climate neutrality in 2050
      • Current target: 40% lower GHG emissions by 2030
             o   Non-ETS (e.g. transport): 30% lower GHG emissions
      • New target: Raising of the EU climate target 2030 to at least -55%
             o   More renewable energies necessary – revision of RED-II in preparation
             o   Transport target: Raising to 21-27% under discussion
• EU taxonomy regulation
      • Classification system to promote sustainable investments
      • Application on EU environmental targets
             o   From 2022: climate protection and adaptation on climate change
             o   From 2023: Protection of water und maritime resources, transition to circular economy,
                 no/less environmental pollution and protection of biodiversity/ecosystems
      • Evaluation
             o   Positive: basic idea and recognition of the contribution of biofuels to climate protection
                 and the adaptation to climate change
             o   But: exclusion of crop-based biofuels for climate protection measures is arbitrary
                 and in contradiction to the renewable energy directive

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EU policies
Overview

                                                                                                                            EU: GHG emissions and climate
  Overall target for emissions reduction vs. 1990:                                                                               targets in transport
                                                                                                                                              [Mt CO2eq]
       min. 20% by 2020, min. 55% by 2030                                                                         1.000
                                                                                                                   ,

                              ETS Sectors                             Non-ETS Sectors
                       emissions reduction vs. 2005               emissions reduction vs 2005
                                                                                                                   750
                               •Min 21% by 2020                           • Min 9.3% by 2020
                               •Min 43% by 2030                            •Min 30% by 2030

                                                                                                                   500
       Effort Sharing

                                                                                                                                  955

                                                                                                                                                     930
                                                                                                                                        916

                                                                                                                                               894
                                                  Transport (fuels) policies

                                                                                                                            778
                       Transport

                                                                                                                                                               669
                                              Clean Energy
                                                Package
                       Agriculture                                                           Clean Mobility        250
                                                RED I & II                                     Packages
                                           10% RES-T by 2020                              CO2 for cars and vans

                                                                                                                                                                     191
                         Waste             24% RES-T by 2030*    Fuel Quality Directive
                                                                                             CO2 for trucks
                                            Advanced biofuels    -6% GHG intensity of
                                                                transport fuels by 2020      Clean Vehicles
                                                mandates                                        Directive            0
                       Buildings
                                              Energy Union                                  Alternative Fuels
                                               Governance                                       Directive
                 Part of Industry           National Energy &                                                             Traffic excl. aviation       Non-ETS target
                                              Climate Plans
                                                                                                                          EU target 2050

 *discussion ongoing
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Renewable Energy Directive-II
The “toolbox“

  Arable crops                  Annex IX-A                Annex IX-B                Electricity

• 2020 level, max. 7%        • Min. 0.2% in 2022       • Max. 1.7%, but still   • Important component
• Local, sustainable         • Min. 1.0 % in 2025        x2 versus today          in the future

• Proteins                   • At least 3.5% in 2030   • UCO imports: 10x       • But: discretionary
                                                         within last 10 years     multiplier (x4) does not
• Commitment to 1G           • Strong market                                      save a single gram of
  as reliable basis for        potential               • Compatibility with
                                                                                  CO2
  low-emission                                           law on waste needs
                             • Very capital intense      to be ensured          • Extension only
  transport sector
  necessary                                                                       reasonable if
                             • Investment security                                additional green
                               and investment                                     electricity will be
                               incentives decisive                                produced

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CropEnergies
Innovation from Biomass

For our future:
Sustainability and climate neutrality
•   in its traditional core business of mobility - with
    sustainable and climate-friendly fuels
•   in a completely new business area based on
    ethanol derivatives as an alternative to fossil
    raw materials
•   with biogenic CO2 as the raw material of the
    future and as capital for the company's further
    development
•   to serve a clear growth market with protein
    products for the food and animal feed industry
    and to deepen the value chain

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Our contribution: CE Green Deal
-35% until 2030 versus 2018
We invest 75 M€ in new energy sources and savings until 2025

                                                                                    347                  342
                                                                            .
                                                                           0,8                   333                              350
 Site                   Projects
                                                                                   0.73                                           300
                                                                                                        0.69
                                                                                                 0.63                             250
 Loon-Plage (FR)        Usage of waste heat as process energy
                                                                                                                                  200
                                                                                                                       0.47
                                                                            .
                                                                           0,4
 Zeitz (DE)             Transition to low CO2 / renewable energy sources
                                                                                                                                  150

 Wanze (BE)             Construction of an additional biomass boiler                                                              100

                                                                                                                                  50
 Wilton (UK)            Reduction of process energy (energy efficiency)
                                                                            0                                                     0
                                                                                 2018 basis      2019   2020        2030 target

                                                                                     Total in Mt CO2    kg CO2 per t of product
                Savings: >265.000 t CO2eq./year

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Appendix
Wheat proteins as meat alternative

• BeneoPro W-Tex as meat alternative
    • Investment in the amount of € 4.3 million by sister company Beneo
    • Start of operation: 1st March 2019
    • Replacement of meat in products such as burgers, nuggets and bolognese
    • Facility is operated by BioWanze
    • Sales are concluded by Beneo

• Trend: meat replacement
    • Growing demand for plant-based proteins worldwide
    • Average annual growth rate of 5.5%* expected in Europe in the next 5 years

 *Global Data Market Analyzer
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The production sites of CropEnergies AG

                                                                       CropEnergies AG
                                                                        Mannheim - Germany

       Zeitz – Germany                                 Wanze – Belgium                       Loon-Plage – France                             Wilton – UK
 CropEnergies Bioethanol GmbH                           BioWanze SA                           Ryssen Alcools SAS                             Ensus UK Ltd.

Annual capacity:                              Annual capacity:                        Annual capacity:                            Annual capacity:

400,000 m³ ethanol                            300,000 m³ ethanol                      >100,000 m³ ethanol for fuel applications   400,000 m³ ethanol
thereof up to 60,000 m3 neutral alcohol       >60,000 t wheat gluten                   90,000 m³ ethanol for traditional and      350,000 t DDGS
>300,000 t ProtiGrain® (DDGS)                 >400,000 t ProtiWanze®                  technical applications
100,000 t liquefied CO2

Raw materials: grain and sugar syrups         Raw materials: wheat and sugar syrups   Raw material: raw alcohol                   Raw material: grain

                                                                                      Ethanol for traditional &
       ProtiGrain®                        Gluten                 Ethanol as Fuel                                           ProtiWanze®               Liquefied carbon
                                                                                       technical applications                                            dioxide

   Capacity: more than 1.3 million m³ ethanol and more than 1 million tonnes food and animal feed per year
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BY 2020/21 &
Outlook
Overview 2020/21

• Ethanol production                                                               987 (1,002) ,000 m³             - 1%
• Revenues                                                                          € 833 (899) million            - 7%

• EBITDA                                                                         € 148.4 (146.1) million + € 2 million
• Operating profit                                                               € 107.0 (103.9) million + € 3 million
• Net income                                                                        € 84.9 (74.6) million + € 10 million

• Net financial assets (vs. 29.02.2020)                                          € 154.6 (107.3) million + € 47 million

   Note: Figures in parentheses relate to the corresponding prior-year period.

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Operating profit

                                                                                      Operating profit [M€]
                                                                              150

 (in € million)                                  2020/21    2019/20    Δ      120
                                                                                               104     107
 Revenues                                           833.1      899.2   - 7%    90
 EBITDA*                                           148.4      146.1    + 2%
  Margin                                          17.8%      16.3%        -    60

 Depreciation*                                      -41.4      -42.2   + 2%          33
                                                                               30
 Operating profit                                 107.0      103.9     + 3%
                                                                                0
  Margin                                          12.8%      11.6%        -          BY         BY      BY
*without restructuring costs and special items                                      18/19      19/20   20/21

• Slightly lower depreciation
• Operating profit reaches record level
• Operating margin increases to 12.8 (11.6)%

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Cash flow

                                                                                           Cash flow (+) / Investments* (-)
                                                                                                        [M€]
                                                                                     150
                                                                                              120                 122
(in € million)                                     2020/21      2019/20        Δ
                                                                                     100
Cash flow                                            122.3        120.2      + 2.1
Change in net working capital                        -16.4          5.0     - 21.4    50
Net cash flow from operating activities              105.9        125.1     - 19.2
Investments in property, plant et al.                -28.0        -29.8      + 1.8     0

Cash received on desinvestments                        0.5          0.0      + 0.5
                                                                                                      -30               -29
Payments into financial receivables                  -55.2        -54.5      - 0.7   -50
                                                                                                 BY                  BY
Payments into current financial investments            0.0        -15.0     + 15.0              19/20               20/21
                                                                                                                              *in PPE
Cash flow from investing activities                  -82.7        -99.3     + 16.6
                                                                                            Net financial position [M€]
Cash flow from financing activities                  -29.7        -16.7     - 13.0   200
Changes in exchange rates / consolidation basis       -0.8          1.4      - 2.2                                      155
                                                                                     160
Change in cash and cash equivalents                   -7.3         10.5     - 17.8
                                                                                     120                    107

                                                  28/02/2021   29/02/2020      Δ      80

Net financial assets                                 154.6        107.3     + 47.3            27/37
                                                                                      40

• Significant increase in financial assets                                             0
                                                                                            28/02/19 29/02/20 28/02/21

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Outlook 2021/22

• Initial announcement as insider information publication according to section 17 MAR on 7 April 2021

       • Continuing uncertainty in all markets as well as the temporarily
         significant increase in the price of raw materials
       • Revenues between € 870 and 920 million
       • EBITDA in a range of € 90 to 125 million
       • Operating profit between € 50 and 80 million

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Financial Calender
7 July 2021:                           Statement for the 1st quarter of 2021/22
                                                                                                                                 Contakt
13 July 2021:                          Annual General Meeting 2021 (virtual)                                                     CropEnergies AG
13 October 2021:                       Report for the 1st half of 2021/22                                                        Maximilianstraße 10
12 January 2022:                       Statement for the 1st-3rd quarter of 2021/22                                              68165 Mannheim

18 May 2022:                           Annual report and press and analysts‘ conference FY 2021/22                               www.cropenergies.com

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