Thursday 1115 AM Kwon

Overview of Norwegian Capital Markets –
Speed Dating 101
DNB Markets | Investment Banking Division
Jae Kwon, Managing Director
June 19, 2014
Strictly private and confidential
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Norwegian Capital Markets – Introduction
An opportunistic and efficient solution for raising capital: ~$27 billion in total capital raised from 2013 – 2014 YTD
Equity
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Equity raised on the N-OTC market and OSE* from
Debt
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2013 – 2014 YTD: ~$11 billion
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~$2 billion from the shipping sector
Norwegian HY Bonds offer flexible structures, simple
a short window of time (4-6 weeks) with limited
straight forward documentation, efficient execution
registration requirements and “lite” documentation**
process (4-6 weeks) and require no official credit
rating
The Norwegian equity markets lead in first-time
issuers with a 60% market share (2013 – 2014 YTD)
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from 2013 – 2014 YTD: ~$16 billion
~$5 billion from the shipping sector
Private Placement / N-OTC listings can be executed in
Debt raised in the Norwegian High Yield Bond Market
Many first-time issuers listed on the N-OTC will look to
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Total market of ~$30 billion with ~60% outstanding
issued in NOK and ~35% issued in USD***
IPO on major exchanges in the near future
* Norwegian Over-the-counter Market and Oslo Stock Exchange
** Private Placement / Norwegian Over-the-counter listing transactions typically follow with an IPO on a major exchange within 12 months
*** ~5% issued in other currency
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The Private Placement / N-OTC Competitive Advantage
1) Opportunistic capital available based on market sentiment
2) Can be executed in 4-6 weeks
3) No requirement for public disclosure of intention to float or deadlines from regulators
4) Limited formal registration requirements: 1 year history, ~50 shareholders, market cap > NOK 20m
5) Limited documentation required: Investor Presentation, Term Sheet & Application Agreement
6) No Norwegian content required
Note: Private Placement / Norwegian Over-the-counter listing transactions typically follow with an IPO on a major exchange within 12 months
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The Majority of Equity is Raised in the United States, but 60% of First-time
Issuers Tap the Norwegian Equity Markets
Total transaction volume by stock exchange
First-time issuer transaction volume by stock exchange
Other
36%
USDm
57%
7%
7,875
8,000
60%
USDm
8,000
7,000
7,000
6,000
6,000
5,000
5,000
4,000
40%
4,000
3,637
3,000
3,000
2,000
2,000
1,216
917
1,000
0
1,694
1,000
1,609
638
0
N-OTC
Oslo Stock
Exchange
US
Other1
N-OTC
Oslo Stock
Exchange
US
Other1
1 Other foreign exchange or private transactions
Source: DNB Markets statistics collected from a variety of sources including company press releases, Tradewinds, Marine Money and other news sources
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Norwegian Equity Issues 2013 – 2014 YTD for Shipping Companies
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Total equity raised for shipping companies on the N-OTC and OSE 2013 – 2014 YTD: ~$5 billion
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~75% of these companies have no affiliation to Norway
Issuer
Avance Gas Holding Ltd.
Navig8 Crude Tankers
Tanker Investments Ltd.
Pioneer Marine
Dorian LPG Ltd.
Epic Gas
Aurora LPG
American Shipping Company
Tanker Investments Ltd.
Navig8 Crude Tankers Inc.
Hafnia Tankers
American Shipping Company
BW LPG Limited
Scorpio Bulkers Inc
Dorian LPG Ltd.
Navig8 Product Tankers
Hafnia Tankers
Western Bulk
Scorpio Bulkers Inc
Frontline 2012 Ltd.
Navig8 Product Tankers
Dorian LPG Ltd.
Belships ASA
Scorpio Bulkers Inc
Greenship Bulk Trust
Frontline 2012 Ltd.
Total
Sector
LPG
Crude tank
Crude tank
Dry bulk
LPG
LPG
LPG
Product tank
Crude tank
Crude tank
Product tank
Product tank
LPG
Dry bulk
LPG
Product tank
Product tank
Dry bulk
Dry bulk
Mix
Product tank
LPG
Dry bulk
Dry bulk
Dry bulk
Mix
Deal Type
IPO
FO
IPO
PP
PP
PP
PP
FO
PP
PP
PP
PP
IPO
PP
PP
PP
PP
IPO
PP
PP
PP
PP
RO
PP
PP
PP
Deal Value $ (m)
250
245
175
75
100
75
150
18
250
160
75
120
511
300
250
150
235
127
300
225
170
168
15
250
61
297
$4,752
Date
Apr-14
Mar-14
Mar-14
Mar-14
Feb-14
Jan-14
Jan-14
Jan-14
Jan-14
Dec-13
Dec-13
Dec-13
Nov-13
Nov-13
Nov-13
Oct-13
Oct-13
Oct-13
Sep-13
Sep-13
Apr-13
Jul-13
Jul-13
Jul-13
Jun-13
Jan-13
Exchange
OSE
NOTC
OSE
NOTC
NOTC
NOTC
NOTC
OSE
NOTC
NOTC
NOTC
OSE
OSE
NOTC
NOTC
NOTC
NOTC
OSE
NOTC
NOTC
NOTC
NOTC
OSE
NOTC
NOTC
NOTC
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The Norwegian HY Bond Market is an Attractive Source of Debt Financing
1) Flexible structuring (size, tenor, credit quality)
2) No official credit rating required
3) Simple straight forward documentation
4) Efficient execution process (time to market of ~4-6 weeks)
5) Global investor base
6) Increasingly active secondary market
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Norwegian HY Issue Volume YTD 2014 Above Record Year 2013
12,000
2013
USD 10.1bn
10,000
8,000
2012
USD 7.1bn
USDm
YTD 2014
USD 6.5bn
6,000
2011
USD 4.1bn
4,000
2010
USD 3.9bn
2009
USD 2.3bn
2,000
2008
USD 0.9bn
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Source: Stamdata and DNB Markets
As of 6/16/2014
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Norwegian Bond Issues 2013 – 2014 YTD for Shipping Companies
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Total Norwegian Bond issues for shipping companies 2013 – 2014 YTD: ~$2 billion
Trade date
Issuer
6/4/2014
4/24/2014
4/10/2014
3/28/2014
3/10/2014
3/7/2014
3/5/2014
3/3/2014
12/13/2013
12/6/2013
9/17/2013
8/27/2013
6/13/2013
6/3/2013
6/3/2013
4/23/2013
4/12/2013
3/12/2013
1/31/2013
1/17/2013
1/17/2013
Total
Odfjell SE
GasLog Ltd
Cecon Shipping 1 AS
Wilh. Wilhelmsen
Klaveness Ship Holding AS
Ridgebury Crude Tankers LLC
Ship Finance International Limited
Stolt-Nielsen Limited
Olympic Shipping AS
Color Group ASA
Odfjell SE
Teekay LNG Partners
GasLog Ltd
Tallink Group
Wilh. Wilhelmsen
Klaveness Ship Holding AS
Western Bulk AS
DFDS A/S
Fjord Line AS
Eitzen Chemical ASA
Eitzen Chemical ASA
Currency Amnt (mm)
NOK
NOK
USD
NOK
NOK
USD
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
NOK
USD
300
500
55
800
400
210
900
1250
100
700
400
900
500
900
700
300
300
700
300
250
12
Amnt in
USDmm
$50
83
55
134
67
210
150
209
17
117
67
150
83
150
117
50
50
117
50
42
12
$1,980
Tenor (yrs) Coupon
4.5
4.2
1.2
5.0
6.0
3.0
5.0
7.0
1.1
4.0
2.2
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
FRN
FRN
Zero
FRN
FRN
Fixed
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
FRN
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The Norwegian Capital Markets – Conclusion
1) Opportunistic
2) Fast
3) Flexible
4) Documentation “lite”
5) Limited regulatory hurdles
6) No Norwegian passport required
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