Title: Investor Briefing
1 Investor Briefing Acquisition and Capital
Raising March 2003
2Disclaimer
- This presentation is not a recommendation, by ABN
AMRO Morgans, Wilson HTM, Caliburn Partnership
or Flight Centre Limited, that you invest in the
securities. You should conduct and rely on your
own investigations. This offer is only made to
persons that fall within one of the exclusions
from the disclosure requirement contained in
section 708 of the Corporations Act. - To the maximum extent permitted by law
- no representation, warranty or undertaking,
express or implied, is made and no responsibility
or liability is accepted, by Caliburn
Partnership, ABN AMRO Morgans, Wilson HTM or
Flight Centre Limited, as to the adequacy,
accuracy, completeness and reasonableness of this
presentation and - no responsibility for any errors or omissions
from this presentation whether arising out of
negligence or otherwise is accepted by Caliburn
Partnership, ABN AMRO Morgans, Wilson HTM or
Flight Centre Limited.
All Australian currency unless otherwise
indicated Unless stated otherwise, an exchange
rate of A/0.371 has been used
3Agenda
- Executive Summary
- Transaction Overview
- Strategic Rationale
- Overview of Flight Centre
- Proforma Financials
- Capital Raising
- Summary
- Appendices
41. Executive Summary
- Flight Centre proposes to acquire Britannic, a
leading UK corporate travel business - Fixed acquisition price of 45.3 million (A122
million) plus deferred profit share and
performance payments - No additional debt from acquisition - 5.6
million (A15 million) in cash on Britannics
balance sheet - EPS enhancing - 2002 proforma
Refer Appendix A for details Based on 5.6
million cash on Britannics balance sheet as at
31 December 2002. In addition, Flight Centre
will assume any additional cash generated by
Britannic between 1 January 2003 and completion
51. Executive Summary contd
- Capital raising to fund initial payment and
preserve balance sheet flexibility - A79.6 million via a Non-Renounceable Entitlement
Offer - 120 at an Offer price of 18/share (11.3
discount to last price) - Founders have taken up approximately 1.03 million
shares (approximately A18.5 million) - All new shares will qualify for the fully franked
interim dividend of 18.5 cents per share payable
on 29 April 2003 - Balance of consideration (in later years) funded
from free cash flow
62. Overview of Britannic
- Leading UK corporate travel agency
- Focused on medium to large corporate accounts
- Key clients include a number of major UK and
multi-national corporations - Provides innovative, end-to-end, travel
management solutions - Network of 24 offices and 40 locations throughout
the UK - Experienced management team led by Britannic
founder Alan Spence - Demonstrated track record of profitability and
growth
72. Financial Track Record
- Britannic is a profitable company with a
consistent track record
Britannics Historical Financial Performance
- In the past two years, Britannics business model
has moved away from commission based to fee based
revenue resulting in increased profitability and
decreased revenue
82. Acquisition Summary
- Fixed acquisition price of 45.3 million (A122
million) plus deferred profit share and
performance payments see Appendix A - 6.3x pro-forma historical (CY02) EBIT
- Synergies and cost savings from the acquisition
not factored in - Acquisition is scheduled to complete in mid March
2003 - Alan Spence, the MD and CEO of Britannic, will
enter into a service agreement to the end of 2007
After factoring anticipated levels of
performance payments (assuming 10 growth in
earnings per annum), discounting the deferred
payments (at 10), and based on an exchange rate
of A/0.371. The multiple does not factor in
any additional cash generated by Britannic
between 1 January 2003 and completion
93. Immediate Scale in Key UK Market
- Britannic is a leading corporate travel agent in
the United Kingdom - UK market will become Flight Centres second
largest market (moves from 6 to 15 of total
sales)
Source Business Travel World 2002 Note Amex
also has a substantial corporate travel business
but it is not referred to in the Business Travel
World table
103. Developing a Global Platform
- Further development of corporate travel platform,
consistent with recent Hong Kong and ITG
corporate acquisitions
- Increased exposure to strategic UK market a key
international corporate market - Complements existing UK corporate business
- Premium corporate accounts
- Enhances capacity to provide global corporate
offering
11 4. Overview of Flight Centre
- Leading Australian travel retailer
- Rapidly expanding corporate travel operations
- In just 22 years, grown from single Sydney store
to more than 1,000 shops and businesses - Operations encompass Australia, New Zealand, UK,
Canada, US, South Africa and Hong Kong - ASX listed - market capitalisation of A1.8
billion - Since listing in 1995, Flight Centre has achieved
average total shareholder returns (capital
appreciation and dividends) of in excess of 50
per annum - Five year CAGR in sales of 25 and EBIT of 34
124. Growth in Sales and Stores
All graphs are years ended 30 June
13 4. Growth in Profits
All graphs are years ended 30 June
144. Recent Interim Result Highlights
- 37 increase in sales (to A2.14 billion)
- 47 increase in pre-tax profits (to A44.94
million) - Declared a fully franked interim dividend of 18.5
cents a share (48 increase) - Flight Centres 1000th retail store now open
- At this time, we are unable to predict trading
patterns in the second half of this year - Having said that, the Company has successfully
weathered several significant negative industry
events in recent times - With our geographic and industry spread, Flight
Centre has grown in its capability to perform in
the face of adversity
155. Proforma Financials
- The acquisition enhances EPS on a historic
pro-forma basis - 3 post goodwill
- 9 pre goodwill
- Synergies and cost savings have not been factored
in - No additional debt from acquisition
- Flight Centre will assume 5.6 million (A15
million) in cash - Goodwill on acquisition of A100 million
Based on 5.6 million cash on Britannics
balance sheet as at 31 December 2002. In
addition, Flight Centre will assume any
additional cash generated by Britannic between 1
January and completion
166. Capital Raising
- Flight Centre is seeking to raise A79.6 million
via a Non-Renounceable Entitlement Offer - 120 at an Offer price of 18/share
- Purpose of raising
- Fund acquisition of Britannic (initial payment)
whilst maintaining Flight Centres ability to
capitalise on the opportunities provided by
continuing industry rationalisation - Offer price of 18/share
- 11.3 discount to Flight Centres last traded
price on Tuesday 4 March of 20.30 per share - 14.5 discount to Flight Centres one month VWAP
of 21.06 per share
176. Capital Raising contd
- Institutional Entitlement Offer
- Accelerated entitlement issue for Founders and
Significant Institutional shareholders - Founders have committed to take up 1.03 million
shares (approximately 18.5m) - Remaining Founder entitlements are to be placed
with institutions - Retail Entitlement Offer
- Remaining institutional shareholders and retail
shareholders - Standard Rights Issue Timetable
- All shares issued under the Offer will qualify
for the fully franked interim dividend of 18.5
cents per share payable on 29 April 2003 - It is proposed that the Retail Entitlement Offer
is underwritten by ABN AMRO Morgans and Wilson
HTM
186. Key Dates
197. Summary
- Sensible acquisition and good strategic fit
- Strengthens Flight Centres growing corporate
business - Provides scale in strategic UK market
- Experienced management team, with MD incentivised
to remain with the business - EPS enhancing - 2002
- Synergies / cost savings (not factored in)
- Opportunity to purchase new shares in Flight
Centre at a 11.3 discount to the last trading
price - All new shares will qualify for the fully franked
interim dividend of 18.5 cents per share payable
on 29 April 2003
20Questions
21Contact Details
22Appendices
23A - Purchase Price
- Initial fixed component acquisition price of
45.3 million (A122 million) - Initial payment 30.58m (A82.4m) Payable on
completion - 2nd payment 6.16m (A16.6m) Payable 18 months
after completion - Balance (20) 8.54m (A23.0m) Payable at the
end of 2007 - Performance based component
- Semi-annual payments of up to 10 of Britannics
EBIT until the end of 2007, subject to certain
performance benchmarks - Payment (after the end of 2007) equal to 50 of
the total amount by which the annual EBIT over
the period from the current year to the end of
2007 exceeds a 10 compound annual growth rate - On acquisition Flight Centre will assume 5.6
million (A15 million) in cash on Britannics
balance sheet - Enterprise value of 39.7 million (A107 million)
Based on 5.6 million cash on Britannics
balance sheet as at 31 December 2002. In
addition, Flight Centre will assume any
additional cash generated by Britannic between 1
January and completion
24B - Proforma Financial Performance
25C - Proforma Financial Position