Sapphire Beef IM

Strictly Private and Confidential
Sapphire Integrated Beef Operations (“Sapphire”)
Dr Shane Blakeley
+61 458 651 659
shane.blakeley@raywhite.com.au

Agenda
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• Executive Summary
• Property portfolio
• Operations
• Management
• Financials
• Conclusion

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Area (ha) Water (ML)
Name Grazing Dryland Irrigation Total Gen security Harvested Storage
Ekari Park 24,633 24,633 n/a n/a n/a
Ballaroo 10,963 500 11,463 n/a n/a n/a
Mt Driven 26,260 700 26,960 n/a n/a n/a
Woodlands 18,700 12,300 31,000 n/a n/a n/a
Murragoran 116 1,434 2,226 1,715 13,757 5,320
Sapphire 959 466 1,712 565 405 2,005
Total 80,556 14,575 1,900 97,994 2,280 14,162 7,325
A high quality property portfolio consisting of 98,000 ha
and around 16,000 ML of general security and harvested
water . . .

Property portfolio ...overview and locations
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Ekari Park
Ballaroo
Mt Driven
Woodlands
Sapphire Feedlot
Murragoran
Ballaroo 10,963 500 11,463 n/a n/a n/a
Mt Driven 26,260 700 26,960 n/a n/a n/a
Murragoran 116 1,434 2,226 1,715 13,757 5,320
Sapphire 959 466 1,712 565 405 2,005
Total 80,556 14,575 1,900 97,994 2,280 14,162 7,325

...... the properties provide scale, security of supply and
complementarity
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Ekari Park
Ballaroo
Mt Driven
Woodlands
Sapphire Feedlot
Murragoran
Ballaroo 10,963 500 11,463 n/a n/a n/a
Mt Driven 26,260 700 26,960 n/a n/a n/a
Murragoran 116 1,434 2,226 1,715 13,757 5,320
Sapphire 959 466 1,712 565 405 2,005
Total 80,556 14,575 1,900 97,994 2,280 14,162 7,325

1.Backgrounding A string of grazing properties to grow out and pre-condition 20,000 head for the feedlot and
3,000 grassfed bullocks per year
Ekari Park, Ballaroo, Mt Driven, Woodlands
2. Dryland
farming
14,000 ha of fertile, productive farming country to produce grain for the feedlot, forage crops
for crop fattening and a silage reserve for drought mitigation
Woodlands, Mt Driven, Ballaroo
3. Irrigation 1,900 ha of irrigation farming to provide forage for the feedlot and cotton and grain cash crops
Murragoran, Sapphire
4. Feedlot The current 6,000 head feedlot can be expanded to15,000 head capacity, producing 60,000
quality cattle per year to exacting market specifications
Sapphire
. . . forming a robust, reliable supply chain, consisting of
four key areas of operations
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Secure cattle
supply
Strong, widespread buyer network
Backgrounding stations enable strategic & tactical buying, according to the market
They also provide flexibility in diverting out of spec cattle to the grassfed stream
And control the preparation of 40% to 50% of the feedlot’s cattle intake
Secure feed
supply
Forage cropping to accelerate the backgrounding cattle
Irrigation underpins 100% of the feedlot’s forage demand
The dryland farming provides 50% of its grain requirement
Secure
markets
Inner circle supplier to Australian Country Choice/Coles
Long term supply relationships with the major export abattoirs
Drought
mitigation
Option to sell down grassfed bullocks to free up country for backgrounding feeder cattle
Silage reserve and drought feedlot on Woodlands
Irrigated cotton acreage can be assigned to grain production if necessary
Diversification High value dryland grain and pulse production provide a natural hedge against feed grain
price movements
The irrigated cotton production provides a high value, diversified income stream while
enabling the flexibility to convert that area to grain in drought years
Strong
management
Accomplished, experienced and committed management team
Depth of specialist technical advisors and consultants
Comprehensive business and reporting systems
with compelling strategic advantages ...
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Macro World demand for protein is increasing and as incomes in developing countries continue
to improve. A large portion of that demand will be directed towards red meat.
This increase in global demand will be constrained by limitations or even reductions in
the world cattle herd and production of beef.
Also driven by structural changes in population growth, urbanisation in the developed
worlds, scarcity of available land and water rights and climate change
This combination of increasing global demand and domestic consumption points to a
promising future for innovative and professionally managed beef production enterprises
Micro Properties characterised by fertile soils, fertile soils and efficient infrastructure
Substantial irrigation component
Modern feedlot complex
Strategically located in terms of cattle supply, access to feedstocks, services
Established markets and supply relationships
Scope for development and expansion
Capital structure supported by significant land and water assets with strong capital gain
prospects
. . . underpinned by strong fundamentals
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Establishment pathway
Growth
Establishment
• Property acquisition
• Staff engagement
• Buyer network
• Marketing alliances
• Management
systems
Year 1
TransitionOperationsMarketing
• Expand feedlot to
8,700 SCU
• Expand irrigation to
2,400 ha
• Consolidate ACC
alliance
• Active marketing of
100 day bullocks
Year 2
• 8,700 head feedlot
• Intensify grazing
strategies
• Irrigation farming ops
• Dryland farming ops
• Expand feedlot to
10,000 SCU
• Develop Woodlands
drought reserve
complex
• Expand supply to Australian Country Choice
• Explore direct beef marketing opportunities
• Explore direct grain marketing opportunities
Years 3 to 5
• 10,000 to 15,000 head
feedlot
• Cattle supply alliances
• Expand to 15,000 SCU
• Explore renewable
energy opportunities
• Explore carbon credit
opportunities
• 6,000 head feedlot
• Build up cattle stocks
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Core growth is expansion of inventory
and feedlot capacity from 6,000
currently to 15,000 by Year 4 (2015)

Indicative capital requirement . . .
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Property acquisitions (a) Funds required
Ekari Park $11,000,000 Property purchases (a) $100,000,000
Ballaroo $7,000,000 Acquisition costs (b) $5,250,000
Mt Driven $12,000,000 Development capital (c) $4,800,000
Woodlands $32,000,000 Plant & equipment (d) $6,345,000
Murragoran $26,000,000 Cattle inventory (e) $15,484,607
Sapphire $12,000,000 Working capital (f) $10,963,890
Total $100,000,000 Transaction Value (g) $142,843,497
LVR (assumed) (h) 50%
Debt (indicative only) (i) $50,000,000
Indicative equity amount (j) $92,843,497
Notes
(a) Represents capital amounts required to acquire properties
(b) Represents stamp duty costs
(c) Development capital is capital required to expand the feedlot to 8,700 head expansion. Represents construction of additional
pens and to expand irrigation on the sapphire property (lateral move irrigator). Additional expansion is funded from cashflow
(d) Plant and equipment include existing machinery to be purchased from the Gibbs family property and further plant and
equipment (including heave machinery such as tractors etc) required for the other grazing properties
(e) Represents acquisition of the Gibbs family cattle [c10,000 head] for $8.6m and additional purchases of $6.9m [12000-14000]
of cattle in the first 12 months. Additional cattle purchases are undertaken from cashflow
(f) Working capital represents feedlot working capital and cropping seasonal finance
(g) Estimated total transaction value
(h) Assumed LVR of 50% only on property capital value at (a)
(i) Estimated level of debt (illustrative only)
(j) Estimated equity requirement (illustrative only)

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Revenue Gross margin EBITDA
Summary financials
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Feedlot capacity:
6,000
Feedlot capacity:
15,000
Revenue and EBITDA
2012(f)- 2016(f) AUDm

Agenda
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• Operations
• Management
• Financials
• Conclusion

Property portfolio ...overview and locations
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Ekari Park
Ballaroo
Mt Driven
Woodlands
Sapphire Feedlot
Murragoran
Ballaroo 10,963 500 11,463 n/a n/a n/a
Mt Driven 26,260 700 26,960 n/a n/a n/a
Murragoran 116 1,434 2,226 1,715 13,757 5,320
Sapphire 959 466 1,712 565 405 2,005
Total 80,556 14,575 1,900 97,994 2,280 14,162 7,325

Ekari Park
Ekari Park
Ballaroo
Mt Driven
Woodlands
Murragoran
Sapphire
Location Map
• Land use:
• Carrying capacity: 6,000 AE
• 80% improved pasture; bambatsi, rhodes grass,
silk sorghum and buffel
• Balance naturally established buffel
• Well designed subdivision and infrastructure
• New 1,500 head cattle yards, centrally located
• Watered by 35 dams plus 2 bores reticulated to
8 troughs
• Homestead, quarters and outstation cottage
• Bitumen road frontage; triple road train access
Ekari Park is a very well developed
backgrounding property, strategically located
to draw cattle from western Queensland.
Property overview Detailed Property Map
Pulled & blade ploughed 6,500 ha
Pulled 13,000 ha
Timber & watercourses 5,133 ha
Total area 24,633 ha
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Ballaroo
Ekari Park
Ballaroo
Mt Driven
Woodlands
Murragoran
Sapphire
Location Map
• Land use:
• Carrying capacity: 3,000 AE
• 2,000 ha brigalow country sown to
bambatsi, rhodes grass, silk sorghum, bluegrass
& stylo
• Balance well established buffel
• Fifteen main paddocks, mainly new fencing
• New 800 head cattle yards
• Watered by creek, 19 dams plus 2 bores
reticulated to 30-odd troughs
• Homestead and two cottages
• 60 km south of Roma; bitumen to within 10 km
Ballaroo is close to Roma saleyards, the largest
livestock selling centre in Australia and is
renowned as a very reliable fattening property.
Cultivation 500 ha
Pulled 7,900 ha
Timber & watercourses 863 ha
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Mt Driven
Ekari Park
Ballaroo
Mt Driven
Woodlands
Murragoran
Sapphire
Location Map
• Land use:
• Carrying capacity: 6,000 AE plus farming
• Brigalow country sown to bambatsi, rhodes
grass, digitaria, wynn cassia & stylo
• Balance well established buffel
• Scope for further pasture development/farming
• Thirty-five main paddocks, laneways
• Two sets of 1,200 head cattle yards
• Watered by Moonie River, 44 dams and 3 bores
• Two homesteads, four cottages plus quarters
• Moonie Highway bitumen frontage
A strategically located, productive
backgrounding property with potential to
increase numbers by 30% to 50%.
Cultivation 700 ha
Brigalow/belah pasture development 4,700 ha
Buffel pastures 21,560 ha
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Woodlands
Ekari Park
Ballaroo
Mt Driven
Woodlands
Murragoran
Sapphire
Location Map
• Land use:
• Carrying capacity: 6,000 AE plus farming
• Farming country mainly brigalow/belah self
mulching clays
• Over 100 main paddocks connected by
laneways
• Two main yards (800 & 1,00 head) and two
smaller sets (800 head)
• 2,000 SCU feedlot, 6,000 SCU licence
• Moonie Highway bitumen frontage
In addition to the backgrounding
function, Woodlands’ farming operation
produces much of the project’s grain demand
and provides a crop fattening and drought relief
capacity.
Cultivation 12,300 ha
Open grazing 14,000 ha
Timber & watercourses 2,871 ha
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Murragoran
Ekari Park
Ballaroo
Mt Driven
Woodlands
Murragoran
Sapphire
Location Map
• Land use:
• Level, self-mulching grey/black clay soils
• 1,715 ML general security water and 13,757 ML
water harvesting licences
• 5,320 ML on-farm storage in three cells
• Homestead and cottage
• Four machinery sheds, 3,000 tonnes of grain
storage and 10,000 tonnes silage storage
• Small 700 SCU feedlot
The irrigation on Murragoran provides silage
for the feedlot.
It also supports a substantial cotton enterprise.
Irrigation 1,484 ha
Cultivation 116 ha
Grazing, storage & support land 676 ha
Total area 2,226 ha
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Sapphire feedlot
Ekari Park
Ballaroo
Mt Driven
Woodlands
Murragoran
Sapphire
Location Map
• Land use:
• Chocolate/grey brigalow/belah and wilga soils
• 565 ML general security water and 405 ML water
harvesting licences
• 2,005 ML on-farm storage
• Scope to add another 400 ha lateral move
irrigator to the irrigated area
• Fully equipped 6,000 SCU feedlot with approval
to expand to 8,700 SCU
• Office and weighbridge complex
• Feed mill, hay shed, 1,300 tonnes of grain
storage and 25,000 tonnes silage storage
The Sapphire feedlot is the focal point of the
project, ensuring a reliable supply of cattle to
high value markets..
Irrigation 466 ha
Cultivation 959 ha
Grazing, storage & support land 287 ha
Total area 1,712 ha
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Agenda
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• Operations
• Management
• Financials
• Conclusion

Production system
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Grain
Backgrounding
Entry
Dryland farming
Entry
Irrigation farming
Entry
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Grass fed bullocks
Entry
70 day trade cattle
Entry
100 day Jap ox
Entry
Cotton & grain
Entry
Feedlot
Entry
• 21,000 AE capacity
• Supplies 50% of feedlot
cattle intake
• 20% of herd as grass fed
bullocks
• Supplies grain to the
feedlot
• Provides crop fattening
for cattle
• Also conserved forage
for drought reserve
• Produces 100% of
feedlot’s forage
• Also a significant cotton
and grain operation
• 8,700 SCU licence
• 6,000 SCU developed
• Reliable supply of cattle
for high value markets
• Sold to south-east
Queensland meatworks
• Inner circle supplier to
ACC/Coles
• Sold to south-east
Queensland meatworks
• Diversified income
stream
• 5,000 - 10,000 bales/yr
Foddercrops
FeedercattleSilage
ProductsInputs

Ekari Park 24,633 ha
Ballaroo 10,963 ha
Mt Driven 26,260 ha
Woodlands 18,700 ha
Carrying capacity 21,500 AE
Four key divisions
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Backgrounding
Properties located to draw
cattle from western Qld
and northern NSW
Large operations with
highly productive
pastures, infrastructure
designed for low
cost, efficient stock
management & significant
economies of scale
80% of the cattle are
managed to produce pre-
conditioned feeder cattle
The balance are grass fed
bullocks, providing
flexibility to free up
resources in drought years
Dryland farming
Major grain producer
Fertile brigalow soils,
modern technology and
infrastructure optimise
yields and operating
efficiency
Output can be directed to
the feedlot
or high quality grain can
be sold and cheaper grain
bought for the feedlot
Also produces forage
crops (oats, sorghum) to
fatten cattle
and silage and hay for
drought reserves
Irrigation
Primary purpose is to
ensure 100% forage self
sufficiency for the feedlot
Also a significant cotton
operation with planted
area adjusted to water
availability
The irrigation can also be
assigned to grain
production in severe
drought years
At least another 400 ha of
dryland cultivation on
Sapphire can be
developed to irrigation
Feedlot
Modern feedlot complex
with robust environmental
and animal welfare
management systems in
place
Sourcing 50% of its cattle
from the backgrounding
properties
Balance from alliance
suppliers and the
established buyer network
Inner circle supplier to
ACC/Coles
Long established
relationships with other
major processors
Ballaroo 500 ha
Mt Driven 700 ha
Woodlands 12,300 ha
Murragoran 582 ha
Murragoran 1,434 ha
Sapphire 959 ha
Total area 2,393 ha
General security 2,280 ML
Water harvesting 14,162 ML
Storage 7,325 ML
Current capacity 6,000
SC
U
Licenced capacity 8,700
SC
U
Potential capacity 15,000
SC
U

Backgrounding: Feeder cattle
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Backgrounding
Dryland farming
Irrigation
Feedlot
Entry Sourced by buyer team to specifications issued by the pastoral manager
Preference is for no more than 5/8th bos indicus
Target entry weight of 225 kg
Preference for stock sourced direct from breeders with minimal reliance on sale yards
Entry vaccinations and treatments in accordance with feedlot policy and requirements
Grow out Monitor feed availability and quality with this stream having priority access
Emphasis on water availability and quality
Schedule crop fattening if available
This group has priority access to the Woodlands silage drought reserve
Target 0.6 kg average daily gain over a 200 day period for a total gain of 120 kg/head
Turnoff Target feedlot entry criteria:
dentition: milk tooth
live weight: 350 kg
Only cattle within the feedlot’s specified weight and definition range are suitable for
feedlot entry
Cattle gaining less than 0.4 kg per day are culled as stores
Cattle above the maximum weight and definition criteria are transferred to the grass fed
bullock stream
This stream will provide about 50% of the feedlot’s annual cattle intake, i.e. 23,000 head
per year

Backgrounding: Grass-fed bullocks
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Entry Sourced by buyer team to specifications issued by the pastoral manager
No restriction on bos indicus content
Target entry weight of 350 kg
This group can also absorb cattle that do not fit the exact feeder cattle entry and exit
criteria
Vaccinated and implanted on entry with minimal co-mingling
Grow out Monitor feed availability and quality with this stream having priority access
Emphasis on water availability and quality
Schedule crop fattening if available
This group can be progressively terminated if seasonal conditions deteriorate,
preserving pasture for the feeder stream
Target 0.6 kg average daily gain over a 15 month period for a total gain of 250kg/head
Turnoff Target exit criteria:
dentition: 0-4 tooth
live weight: 550-650 kg
P8 fat: 7-22 mm
Aiming to turn off 3,000 head per year
Backgrounding
Dryland farming
Irrigation
Feedlot

Dryland farming
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Backgrounding
Dryland farming
Irrigation
Feedlot
Grain
production
Dryland grain production will be focused on the southern section at Woodlands
Where insufficient water is available for a full irrigated cropping program on Sapphire
and Murragoran, unused irrigation acreage will be allocated to dryland farming
Cropping decisions will be based on soil moisture available with the planting window for
each variety and market prospects for those crops. The mix will be approximately
Winter cereal 35%
Winter pulses 40%
Summer coarse grains 25%
• Stubble will be baled and used in the feedlot with any excess sold to other feedlots
Crop fattening The farming areas on Ballaroo, Mt Driven and the northern section of Woodlands will be
allocated to fodder crops for grazing; forage sorghum in summer and oats in winter
In favourable seasons, this would enable the fattening of an additional 15,000 cattle for
100 days, gaining 1.0 to 1.2 kg per head per day
The economics of crop fattening versus grain production will be evaluated before
committing to a forage cropping program
Silage reserve A silage reserve will be established at Woodlands to enable the Woodlands feedlot to
serve as a drought relief facility for the backgrounding operation;
It is intended to establish a reserve of 30,000 tonnes and silage over a three year period
requiring an average 500ha per year planted to graze and grain sorghum varieties
This tonnage is sufficient to feed the backgrounding cattle one year in four for 60 days
The silage reserve will be replenished as seasonal conditions permit

Irrigation farming
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Backgrounding
Dryland farming
Irrigation
Feedlot
Forage Corn silage is the forage of choice, provided water supply is secure
If water supply is limited, planting will switch to sorghum silage
Silage fields have priority for composted manure
Target yields of 20 tonnes silage dry matter/ha for both corn and sorghum silage
Annual silage demand is around 5,000 tones dry matter, requiring approximately 250
irrigated ha per year
Silage production has first call on irrigation water
Cotton Cotton has second priority for water after forage
The crop will be managed under the Australian cotton industry’s Best Management
Practice guidelines
Aim to produce 7,500 bales per year
Grain In drought years when grain is scarce, the irrigation operation can be assigned to grain
production to support the feedlot
The grain crop will be managed under principles adapted from the Australian cotton
industry’s Best Management Practice Stubble from irrigated grain crops will be baled
and used in the feedlot

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Backgrounding
Dryland farming
Irrigation
Feedlot
Entry 50% of the feeder cattle will come via the backgrounding stream with 50% sourced
externally by the buying team to the feedlot manager’s specification
Preference is for no more than 5/8th bos indicus
Target specifications:
dentition: milk tooth
live weight: 350 kg
• Comprehensive animal health protocol on induction
Grow out Scrupulous attention to feed bunk management and water quality and quantity
Rations designed to optimise cost of gain and minimise health problems
Cattle inspected everyday with sick animals treated according to feedlot procedures
Contingency plans in place for high heat load events
Target 2.0 kg/day gain over the 70 day period at a feed conversion ratio of 6.0:1
P8 fat: 4-18 mm
Mouth cattle within 4 days of exit to ensure conformance;
Cattle not meeting the ACC spec can be sent to Swifts or can enter 100 Jap ox stream
Kill space and pricing will be fixed 4 to 6 weeks prior to the anticipated close out date
Feedlot: 70 day trade cattle

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Feedlot: 100 day Jap ox
Backgrounding
Dryland farming
Irrigation
Feedlot
Entry 50% of the feeder cattle will come via the backgrounding stream with 50% sourced
externally by the buying team to the feedlot manager’s specification
Target specifications:
live weight: 450 kg
• Comprehensive animal health protocol on induction
Grow out Managed under the same procedures as the 70 day cattle
Target 2.0 kg/day gain over the 100 day period at a feed conversion ratio of 7.5:1
P8 fat: 4-18 mm
Kill space and pricing will be fixed 4 to 6 weeks prior to the anticipated close out date

Australian
Country
Choice
• ACC process all the beef for Coles stores in Queensland and northern New South
Wales at their meatworks at Cannon Hill, Brisbane
• They have very tight product specifications but their prices for in-spec product are the
best available
• They process about 5,000 head per week, of which 50% comes from their own feedlots
• Sapphire is one of only ten preferred external suppliers
JBS Swifts Australia’s largest meat processor with four plants in Queensland with a combined kill
capacity at approximately 6,000 head per day
The Queensland plants kill all the cattle for their Queensland and New South Wales
feedlots (4 feed yards with a combined capacity of approximately 90,000 head)
Their main plant in south-east Queensland is at Dinmore near Ipswich
Sapphire has been supplying cattle to Swifts for twenty years.
Others Kilcoy Pastoral
John Dee
Teys Bros
Stanbroke
Bindaree Beef
Kilcoy
Warwick
Beenleigh
Grantham
Inverell
Export
markets
Potential to export frozen quarter beef to China, Indonesia and the Middle East
Service kill capacity at Warwick and Casino
Key customers
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Output
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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 At capacity
Cattle Feeder cattle 13,800 20,300 20,300 20,300 head
70 day trade 15,900 22,400 26,000 39,000 head
100 day Jap ox 8,100 11,500 13,300 20,000 head
Grassfed bullocks 0 2,600 2,600 2,600 head
Farming Silage (dry matter) 4,600 5,300 6,700 7,900 tonnes
Wheat 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 tonnes
Pulses 5,500 5,500 5,500 5,500 tonnes
Sorghum 9,700 13,300 10,100 9,500 tonnes
Cotton 7,900 7,900 7,900 7,900 bales

Critical success factors: Backgrounding
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Cattle cost Close supervision of the buyer network
Develop supplier alliances
Animal health
& welfare
Pre-entry health program
Minimal reliance on saleyard sourcing of cattle
Low stress stock handling and sound infrastructure
Drought management plan and fodder reserve
Pasture
production
Rangeland management plan
Pasture monitoring and budgeting
Meeting
specification
Compliance with entry weight and age specifications
Manage cattle by weight group
Crop fattening and nutritional supplementation
Backgrounding
Farming
Feedlot

Critical success factors: Farming
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Preparation Moisture conservation
Minimum till
Minimise compaction/precision farming
Fertiliser application rates/soil testing
Time of
planting
Weather
Contractor availability
Seed varieties
In crop
husbandry
Water availability & timing/moisture probes
Fertiliser
Weed control
Pest & disease control
Time of
harvest
Contractor availability
Weather
Backgrounding
Farming
Feedlot

Critical success factors: Feedlot
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Cattle cost Close supervision of the buyer network
Backgrounding/tactical buying
Develop supplier alliances
Pay for known performance
Animal health Induction health program
Minimal reliance on saleyard sourcing of cattle
Low stress stock handling and cattle-friendly infrastructure
Daily supervision
Heat stress mitigation
Site hygiene
Feed cost High roughage diets
Target low price, feed quality grain
Internal supply
Average daily
gain
Ration formulation
Rigorous bunk management and hygiene
Manage shy feeders
Marketing ACC preferred supplier status
Forward contracts for Jap ox
Backgrounding
Farming
Feedlot

Risk management: Production
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Backgrounding Flexibility to move stock between stations to match feed (pasture and fodder crops);
Use the Woodlands drought reserve feedlot to maintain production
Sell cattle out of the grass feed bullock stream to reduce grazing pressure.
Dryland
farming
Crops only planted on adequate moisture profile
Minimum till farming, stubble retention and composting to optimise moisture retention.
Irrigation
farming
A full irrigation program requires only 60% of the 16,000 ML water licence.
Forage production has priority use of available water
Feedlot Irrigation guarantees forage supply
Rigorous feeding management practices and ration design underpin performance
Comprehensive animal health procedures minimise disease problems
Biosecurity Animal biosecurity procedures to minimise the risk of animal disease introduction
The cotton industry Best Management Practice methodology to minimise plant disease
and pest build up and introduction
Catastrophic
loss
Geographic spread minimises the risk of wide spread hail or fire damage;
Crop insurance or self insure;
General property insurance and fire precautions reviewed annually
Production
Market & price
Regulatory

Risk management: Market and price
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Grainfed cattle Store cattle and finished cattle tend to move in concert, providing a natural hedge
Emphasis on feeder cattle conformance to entry specification
Maintenance of ACC preferred supplier status is a priority
Ensure conformance to processor specifications before leaving the feedlot, diverting
cattle at risk of non-conformance to an alternative stream
Rigorous analysis of non-conformance data to identify areas for improvement;
Look to forward contract where possible and profitable.
Grassfed
bullocks
Again store and finished cattle prices tend to move in concert
Use the Woodlands drought reserve feedlot to finish these cattle if necessary
Farming
commodities
Prime hard and feed grain prices tend to correlate, providing a natural hedge
Cotton can be forward sold
Agri-commodity marketing expertise will be drawn upon as required
Production
Market & price
Regulatory

Risk management: Regulatory
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OH&S Comprehensive induction programs for employees and contractors
Employee manuals and written procedures
Benchmarking and external audit and review
Water licences Scrupulous water use history documentation
Participation in the water reform process
Agricultural
practices
Strict adherence to Best Management Practice
Regular review of BMP compliance
Feedlot
licencing
Strict adherence to the National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme conditions
Regular review of NFAS compliance
Expand feedlot capacity on Woodlands if unable to secure approval for Sapphire
expansion from 8,700 to 15,000 SCU
Production
Market & price
Regulatory

Sustainability strategy
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Environment • An environmental management policy will be developed and implemented
• The Australian cotton industry’s Best Management Practice system will be adapted to
safeguard the property and surrounding environment
Innovation • A systems management approach will be applied across the business
• Participation in industry information programs will provide access to the most recent
technologies, products and ideas
Social • Active participation in industry affairs; Agforce, ALFA and Border Rivers Food & Fibre
• Targeted support for local groups and events
• Emphasis on staff training and development
Economic • Cost control and profit focus
• Attention to asset maintenance and enhancement
• Growth strategy
Regulatory • Policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory standards

Growth opportunities
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Internal Expand the feedlot to its licenced 8,700 SCU capacity
Apply to expand to 15,000 SCU or develop the Woodlands 6,000 approved licence
Develop additional 400 ha of irrigation on Sapphire
Expand the improved pasture development on the backgrounding properties
Develop direct markets for beef into China, south-east Asia and/or the Middle East
External Horizontal integration by acquiring additional backgrounding properties
Vertical integration by adding a breeding element to the project
Purchase additional water licences
Explore renewable energy and carbon trading opportunities

Agenda
40
• Operations
• Management
• Financials
• Conclusion

Organisational chart
41
Shane Blakeley
Ian McLean
Alex Leonard to be appointed Kylie Gibbs Arnel Corpuz

Key management profiles
42
Name Position Background
Dr Shane Blakeley General manager Shane is is a veterinarian with thirty years experience in managing
farming operations in Australia and south-east Asia. He has also
provided consulting services to an extensive range of clients
including Meat and Livestock Australia and Ray White Rural.
Ian McLean Business manager Ian has worked in various positions in government, industry affairs
and livestock production since graduating with a commerce degree
in 2005.
Arnel Corpuz Feedlot manager Arnel has managed feedlots in the Philippines and Queensland
since 2000. He has worked closely with Shane during this time
and has agreed to take over the management of the Sapphire
feedlot.
Alex Leonard Pastoral manager Alex has tertiary qualifications in animal science and has held
management and strategic planning roles with AACo as well as
running his own livestock contracting business. He will be based
at Woodlands with responsibility for that site’s cattle operations as
well as coordinating the other backgrounding properties’
operations.
Kylie Gibbs Irrigation manager Kylie has a Diploma in Agricultural Science from the University of
Queensland. She and her husband have been responsible for the
irrigation farming activities on Murragoran and Sapphire for the last
seven years and will be invited to continue in this role.

Name Position Background
To be appointed Dryland farming
manager
A suitably qualified manager will be recruited to supervise the
dryland farming operations on Woodlands and to assist the
Ballaroo and Mt Driven managers with forage cropping programs if
necessary
Alternatively, a contractor may be engaged to provide these
services
To be confirmed Property managers The property managers on Ekari Park, Ballaroo and Mt Driven will
be offered continued employment
A livestock overseer will be recruited for Woodlands, answering to
the pastoral manager
To be confirmed Field staff Most field staff on the target properties will be offered continued
employment
Suitably qualified staff will be recruited to fill any gaps
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Key management profiles (continued)

Buyer network
44
Scope The project requires 500 to 700 cattle per week for the backgrounding properties and a
similar number direct to the feedlot
Coverage Sapphire has established arrangements in place with a number of cattle buyers across
New South Wales and southern Queensland
One or two new buyers will be commissioned to source cattle from central and northern
Queensland
Efforts will be made to develop direct alliances with cattle producers
Process Buyers will be issues weekly instructions, outlining numbers, rates, specifications and
delivery points for backgrounding and feeder cattle
Buyer performance will be monitored and reviewed quarterly with regard to
conformance to buying instructions and post-delivery cattle performance

Key advisors and consultants
45
Name Expertise Background
Vincent Posada Nutrition consultant Master degree in animal nutrition and range management
from Texas A&M. Client base of feedlots, dairies and stock
feed manufacturers in Australia, North and South America
and south-east Asia.
Quirindi Feedlot
Services
Veterinary consultant Sophisticated beef cattle practice, specialising in
epidemiology, disease prevention and performance analysis
Phil Lockwood Agronomist Highly regarded local cotton and forage crops agronomist
Bruce Gunning Property acquisition
and valuation
Licenced valuer in Queensland and NSW with forty years
experience in high-value rural real estate.
Ostwald Bros Civil engineering Expertise in irrigation and feedlot design and construction.
Devine Agribusiness Land and vegetation
management
Innovative business advisors with high level expertise in
vegetation management policy and government liaison
Thynne Macartney Legal Legal practice with a specialist focus on rural property and
agribusiness issues
Hanrick Curran Accounting Accountancy practice with an agribusiness group focusing
on the beef industry

Agenda
46
• Operations
• Management
• Financials
• Conclusion

Acquisition assumptions.
47
Name Purchase Equipment Cattle Stocks Total
Ekari Park $11,000,000 $11,000,000
Ballaroo $7,000,000 $7,000,000
Mt Driven $12,000,000 $125,000 $4,500,000 $16,625,000
Woodlands $32,000,000 $32,000,000
Murragoran $26,000,000 $3,300,000 $700,000 $30,000,000
Sapphire $12,000,000 $950,000 $3,400,000 $2,500,000 $18,850,000
Total $100,000,000 $4,375,000 $7,900,000 $3,200,000 $115,475,000

Dryland farming Irrigation farming
Wheat yield 2.0 tonnes/ha Silage yield 60.0 tonnes/ha
Input cost $382 /ha Water use 7.5 ML/ha
Sales $250 /tonne Input cost $2,205 /ha
Chickpea yield 1.7 tonnes/ha Sales $75 /tonne
Input cost $411 /ha Cotton yield 10.5 bales/ha
Sales $450 /tonne Water use 8.2 ML/ha
Wheat yield 2.5 tonnes/ha Input cost $2,993 /ha
Input cost $383 /ha Sales $550 /bale
Sales $180 /tonne
Combined overheads $1,219,500 /year
Budget assumptions
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Backgrounding 70 day Trade cattle 100 day Jap ox
Purchases 22,696 head/year Purchases 26,500 head/year Purchases 13,800 head/year
$2.00 /kg liveweight $1.95 /kg liveweight $1.70 /kg liveweight
Weight gain 0.60 kg/day Weight gain 2.10 kg/day Weight gain 1.90 kg/day
Mortality rate 0.50% Feed conversion 5.7 Feed conversion 7.2
Feeder sales $1.85 /kg liveweight Feed cost of gain $1.53 /kg Feed cost of gain $1.96 /kg
Grassfed sales $3.50 /kg carcass wt Mortality rate 0.10% Mortality rate 0.10%
Dressing % 55% Dressing % 56%
Sales $4.00 /kg carcass wt Sales $3.80 /kg carcass wt
Overheads $1,605,530 /year Combined overheads $1,542,500 /year

EBITDA pre-aggregation
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$6,000,000$1,500,000
$2,400,000
Gibbs
Woodlands
Van Riet
$3,700,000
$4,200,000
$2,000,000
Backgrounding
Farming
Feedlot
2010(a) Proforma by division
(pre aggregation)
AUDm
Total 2010(a) proforma = $9.9m Total 2010(a) proforma = $9.9m
2010(a) Proforma by Vendor
(pre aggregation)
AUDm

with strong forecast growth in sales ...
50
$0.00
$20.00
$40.00
$60.00
$80.00
$100.00
$120.00
Backgrounding Dryland
Irrigation Feedlot
$0.00
$20.00
$40.00
$60.00
$80.00
$100.00
$120.00
Cattle Cotton Forage Grain Other
Model Output Revenue by product
2012(f)- 2016(f) AUDm
Model Output Revenue by division
2012(f)- 2016(f) AUDm

and earnings
51
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
$0.00
$5.00
$10.00
$15.00
$20.00
$25.00
Irrigation Feedlot
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
$0.00
$5.00
$10.00
$15.00
$20.00
$25.00
Irrigation Feedlot
Model Output Gross margin by division
2012(f)- 2016(f) AUDm
Model Output EBITDA by division
2012(f)- 2016(f) AUDm

Consolidated financials ($ million)
52 52
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 6
Revenue $51.41 $72.07 $89.06 $103.58 $103.58
Gross margin $12.64 $16.42 $19.06 $21.43 $21.43
EBITDA $7.80 $11.45 $14.03 $16.35 $16.35
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
$0.00
$20.00
$40.00
$60.00
$80.00
$100.00
$120.00
Revenue Gross margin EBITDA
Establishment
first full year at
capacity
AUDmillions

(AUDm) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Cash Inflows
Equity $95.00
Bank debt $50.00
Nett sales receipts $32.46 $53.10 $69.54 $84.48 $87.38
Total Cash Inflows $177.46 $53.10 $69.54 $84.48 $87.38
Cash Outflows
Property acquisition $105.25
Property development $4.80 $3.80 $3.50 $0.50
Plant & equipment $6.35 $0.21 $0.41 $0.83 $0.86
Cattle inventory $15.45 $2.43 $3.23 $2.96
Total capex $131.84 $6.44 $7.14 $4.29 $0.86
Legals, etc $0.50
Operating expenditure $23.77 $44.43 $57.45 $67.47 $70.44
Interest $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 $3.50
Tax $0.94 $1.98 $2.70 $3.40 $3.41
Total cash outflows $160.56 $56.35 $70.79 $78.67 $78.21
Net cash flow $16.90 ($3.24) ($1.25) $5.81 $9.18
Ending cash at bank $16.90 $13.66 $12.41 $18.22 $27.39
Detail: Sources and application of funds
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Establishment
first full year at
capacity
$18m of cash flow from
operations is utilised to expand
the feedlot to 15,000 head
capacity

Detail: Profit & loss
54
Feedlot revenue $29.04 $40.92 $56.75 $71.27 $71.27
Grazing revenue $9.82 $17.40 $17.40 $17.40 $17.40
Farming revenue $12.55 $13.75 $14.90 $14.90 $14.90
Total revenue $51.41 $72.07 $89.06 $103.58 $103.58
Feedlot cash costs ($29.18) ($40.47) ($54.07) ($63.83) ($63.83)
Grazing cash costs ($12.65) ($13.46) ($13.46) ($13.46) ($13.46)
Farming cash costs ($8.23) ($8.75) ($9.34) ($9.34) ($9.34)
Central overheads ($0.60) ($0.60) ($0.60) ($0.60) ($0.60)
Consolidated cash flow $0.75 $8.79 $11.59 $16.35 $16.35
Changes in inventory $7.05 $2.67 $2.44
Consolidated EBITDA $7.80 $11.45 $14.03 $16.35 $16.35
Depreciation ($1.15) ($1.34) ($1.51) ($1.51) ($1.47)
EBIT $6.64 $10.11 $12.51 $14.84 $14.88
Interest ($3.50) ($3.50) ($3.50) ($3.50) ($3.50)
Taxable Income $3.14 $6.61 $9.01 $11.34 $11.38
Tax ($0.94) ($1.98) ($2.70) ($3.40) ($3.41)
Profit after tax $2.20 $4.63 $6.31 $7.94 $7.96
Represents
cattle
purchases
Establishment
first full year at
capacity

Detail: Balance sheet
55
Assets
Property portfolio $105.25 $110.51 $116.04 $121.84 $127.93
Fixed improvements $4.44 $7.62 $10.29 $9.98 $9.23
Plant & Equipment $5.55 $5.04 $4.77 $4.90 $5.03
Livestock inventory $17.27 $19.94 $22.38 $22.38 $22.38
Accounts receivable $8.11 $11.25 $14.57 $17.48 $17.48
Cash $16.90 $13.66 $12.41 $18.22 $27.39
Total $157.53 $168.02 $180.45 $194.79 $209.45
Liabilities
Bank debt $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00
Trade creditors
Tax $0.94 $1.98 $2.70 $3.40 $3.41
Total $145.94 $146.98 $147.70 $148.40 $148.41
Assets over liabilities $11.58 $21.03 $32.75 $46.39 $61.03

(AUDm) Farming Grazing Feedlot Total Adjusted
Revenue
External sales $10.20 $3.01 $73.01 $86.22 $86.22
Internal transfers $3.95 $14.39 $0.00 $18.34 $0.00
Total $14.14 $17.40 $73.01 $104.56 $86.22
Costs
External direct costs -$8.12 -$11.86 -$44.54 -$64.51 -$64.51
Internal transfers $0.00 $0.00 -$18.34 -$18.34 $0.00
Enterprise overheads -$1.34 -$1.61 -$1.66 -$4.61 -$4.61
Central overheads -$0.20 -$0.20 -$0.20 -$0.60 -$0.60
Total -$9.66 -$13.66 -$64.74 -$88.06 -$69.73
Gross margin $6.02 $5.55 $10.13 $21.71 $21.71
% of annual sales 43% 32% 14% 21% 25%
EBITDA $4.48 $3.74 $8.27 $16.49 $16.49
% of annual sales 32% 21% 11% 16% 19%
Operating cycle (months) 12 9 4
Annualised GM/Sales 43% 42% 42%
Annualised EBITDA/Sales 32% 29% 34%
Turnover ratios
Exclude payments
for internal transfers

Agenda
57
• Operations
• Management
• Financials
• Conclusion

Conclusion
• Sapphire provides an opportunity to assemble a compelling vertically integrated beef supply chain at a significant
capacity of (15,000 head) with compelling strategic advantages including:
• Secure cattle supply, Strong, widespread buyer network, Backgrounding stations enable strategic & tactical
buying, according to the market
• Secure feed supply Forage cropping to accelerate the backgrounding cattle Irrigation underpins 100% of the
feedlot’s forage demand The dryland farming provides 50% of its grain requirement
• Secure markets Inner circle supplier to Australian Country Choice/Coles Long term supply relationships with
the major export abattoirs
• Drought mitigation Option to sell down grassfed bullocks to free up country for backgrounding feeder cattle,
Silage reserve and drought feedlot on Woodlands irrigated cotton acreage can be assigned to grain production
• Diversification, High value dryland grain and pulse production provide a natural hedge against feed grain price
movement. The irrigated cotton production provides a high value, diversified income stream while enabling the
flexibility to convert that area to grain in drought years
• Strong management Accomplished, experienced and committed management team Depth of specialist
technical advisors and consultants Comprehensive business and reporting systems
• Favourable Macro thematic World demand for protein is increasing and as incomes in developing countries
continue to improve. A large portion of that demand will be directed towards red meat. This increase in global
demand will be constrained by limitations or even reductions in the world cattle herd and production of beef.
Also driven by structural changes in population growth, urbanisation in the developed worlds, scarcity of
available land and water rights and climate change
• High value constituent assets Properties characterised by fertile soils and efficient infrastructure. Substantial
irrigation component, Modern feedlot complex, strategically located in terms of cattle supply, access to
feedstocks and services. Established markets and supply relationships
• The aggregation consists of motivated vendors (driven mostly by generational change) and is open to discussing
acquisition and strategic options with prospective investors
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