MONBAT

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Presenting Bulgarian
Businesses to the UK Capital Markets
7th March 2007, Eversheds, London
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GENERAL INFORMATION

• MONBAT PLC IS THE FASTEST DEVELOPING MANUFACTURER
  OF ACCUMULATOR BATTERIES IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE
  FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS.
• THE MAIN ACTIVITY OF MONBAT PLC IS THE PRODUCTION
  AND SALES OF LEAD-ACID STARTER , STATIONARY AND
  SPECIAL BATTERIES.THE STATIONARY BATTERIES TAKE A
  SIGNIFICANT AND CONSTANTLY INCREASING SHARE OF
  THE TOTAL PRODUCTION.
• MONBAT BATTERIES HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNATIONAL
  MARKET FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS

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CORPORATE BOARDS

• THE COMPANY IS GOVERNED BY
• MANAGEMENT BOARD
• SUPERVISORY BOARD

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PRODUCTS

• STARTER BATTERIES
• MONBAT DYNAMIC
• MONBAT HIGH POWER
• MONBAT MAINTENANCE FREE
• MONBAT HEAVY DUTY
• MONBAT JIS STANDARD

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OTHER PRODUCTS

• STATIONARY BATTERIES
• LOCOMOTIVE BATTERIES
• ARMYPOWER RANGE

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SHARES

• REGISTERED CAPITAL - BGN 19, 5 MILLION
  DISTRIBUTED IN 19 500 000 SHARES
• THE SHARES OF THE COMPANY ARE TRADED ON THE
  OFFICIAL MARKET SEGMENT B OF THE BULGARIAN
  STOCK EXCHANGE SINCE 03.01.2007
• AS OF 02.04.2007 THE COMPANY WILL BE INCLUDED IN
  THE SOFIX INDEX

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PRICE AND TRADED VOLUMES
Price and traded volumes
- number of shares - price The prices are in BGN
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SHARES STRUCTURE
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PRISTA OIL GROUP PRISTA OIL PLC IS THE MAJOR
SHAREHOLDER IN MONBAT
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GROWTH FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS

• THE AVERAGE RATE OF INCREASE OF SALES FOR THE
  LAST 3 YEARS IS OVER 50 PER YEAR
• FOR THE YEAR 2006 THE INCREASE OF SALES WAS 64

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TABLE 1
Net Revenue 000 EUR
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STRATEGIC GOALS

• TO RAPIDLY INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF
  MONBAT PLC
• TO BECOME ONE OF THE TOP 5 COMPANIES IN THE
  BATTERY BUSINESS IN EUROPE

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TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS WE INTEND

• TO INCREASE SALES VOLUME BY 120 BY 2009 COMPARED
  TO 2006
• TO INCREASE THE NET PROFIT BY 320 BY 2009
  COMPARED TO 2006
• TO INCREASE EBITDA BY 225 BY 2009 COMPARED TO
  2006
• TO REACH THE PRODUCTION OF 2. 55 MILLION
  BATTERIES BY 2009 COMPARED TO 1. 2 MILLION IN
  2006

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TABLE 2
Net Profit and EBITDA 000 EUR
Net Profit
EBITDA
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INVESTMENT PROGRAM2007 2008

• TOTAL INVESTMENT FOR 2007-2008 21. 75 MILLION
• THE INVESTMENT PROGRAM WILL BE BACKED BY
• 10 YEAR INVESTMENT CREDIT FOR 12 MILLION
• SELF-FINANCING 7. 75 MILLION
• OPERATIONAL FINANCING 2 MILLION

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INVESTMENT PROGRAM 2007 2008 (1)

• THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF THE BATTERY PLANT
  WILL BE INCREASED TO 2 550 000 BATTERIES PER YEAR
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• THE INVESTMENT NEEDED IS 4. 31 MILLION

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INVESTMENT PROGRAM 2007 2008 (2)

• GREEN FIELD INVESTMENT IN A RECYCLING PLANT FOR
  USED BATTERIES IN SERBIA WITH A CAPACITY OF 14
  000 TONS OF LEAD AND LEAD ALLOYS AND 650 TONS OF
  POLYPROPYLENE
• TOTAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT 6. 5 MILLION
• 2006 0. 9 MILLION
• 2007 4. 3 MILLION
• 2008 1. 3 MILLION
• THE PLANT WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN MARCH 2008

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INVESTMENT PROGRAM 2007 2008 (3)

• GREEN FIELD INVESTMENT IN A RECYCLING PLANT FOR
  USED BATTERIES IN ROMANIA WITH A CAPACITY OF 17
  000 TONS OF LEAD AND LEAD ALLOYS AND 750 TONS OF
  POLYPROPYLENE
• TOTAL AMOUNT - 7 MILLION
• 2007 2 MILLION
• 2008 5 MILLION
• THE PLANT WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN JUNE 2008

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INVESTMENT PROGRAM 2007 2008 (4)

• MODERNIZATION AND INCREASE OF THE CAPACITY OF
  THE PLANT FOR RECYCLING OF USED BATTERIES IN
  MONTANA, BULGARIA
• TOTAL AMOUNT 3. 47 MILLION
• 2007 0, 47 MILLION
• 2008 3 MILLION
• THE PLANT WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN APRIL 2008

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• THANK YOU FOR
• YOUR ATTENTION
• www.monbat.com

Mr. Atanas Bobokov, Chairman of the Management
Board