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Avation PLC Investor Presentation
             June 2018
Avation PLC Investor Presentation - LSE: AVAP - Proactive Investors
Company Overview
Publicly Listed Aircraft Leasing Business with Long Track Record

                                          •    Avation is a Singapore based aircraft lessor listed on the
                                               London Stock Exchange (LSE: AVAP)
        About Us
                                          •    Global participant in the broader commercial aviation sector
                                               with earnings and assets denominated in US$

                                           •   Portfolio of 38 high demand aircraft (2 widebody, 17
  Attractive Fleet                             narrowbody, 19 turboprop)
      Profile                              •   Weighted average aircraft age of 2.9 years(1)
                                           •   Weighted average remaining lease term 7.9 years.

                                          •    Diversified customer base of 14 airlines in 10 countries in the
     Diversified
                                               Asia Pacific and European aviation markets
   Customer Base                          •    Many of which are longstanding customers of Avation

                                          •    Access to equity (LSE listed for 8 years) and debt ($300M
                                               bond issuer under current $1Bn MTN program; strong access
  Good Access to
                                               to bank market)
    Liquidity                             •    Rated BB- IDR (Fitch)(2), B+ CFR (S&P) and BB/BB (Egan
                                               Jones/JCR) with improving credit metrics

                                           •   Experienced management team, led by Executive Chairman
                                               Jeff Chatfield
      Full Leasing
                                           •   Leasing platform with operational capability in OEM orders,
       Platform                                aircraft acquisition & disposal, lease origination & extension,
                                               transition, repossession and part out

Notes
1. Excluding finance leases (5 Fokker 100 leases as at 31 December 2017). Weighted average aircraft age is 3.1 years when including the 5 finance leases
2. Fitch upgraded Avation PLC’s long-term IDR from B+ (Stable) to BB- (Stable) on May 1, 2018
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Snapshot of Avation
Vertically Integrated Platform with Diversified Customer Base and Fleet

                                                                                                                     24%/44%/32%
                   38                                                14 Airline                                          split of                                                 2.9 Years
                                                          Customers Operating                                     widebody/narrowbody/
                Aircraft                                                                                                                                                       Weighted Average
                                                               in   10 Countries                                   turboprop aircraft by
                                                                                                                          value
                                                                                                                                                                                Aircraft Age(1)

                                                                                                                                                                                                   2.9Y

      7.9 Years                                             US$1Billion                                                  US$859M                                            US$623M value
    Weighted Average                                         Fleet asset              value(2)                      unearned contracted
    Remaining Lease                                                                                                                                                        of aircraft on option(4)
                                                                                                                         revenue
         Term
                                                                                                                   US$79M in excess of net debt(3)

Notes
1. Excluding finance leases (5 Fokker 100 leases as at 31 December 2017). Weighted average aircraft age is 3.1 years when including the 5 finance leases
2. Includes US$970.1M of property, plant and equipment, and US$38.4M of assets held for sale, as at 31 December 2017
3. Calculated for illustrative purposes, and excludes consideration of operating expenses, financing cost and potential for lessees to not make contracted lease payments. Net debt calculated as total debt as at 31 December
   2017 (US$862.4M) minus total cash as at 31 December 2017 (US$82.8M)
4. As of Oct 2017. Includes Purchase Options and Purchase Rights                                                                                                                                                                 3
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Historical Operational and Financial Performance(1)
   Continued Evolution to Younger Aircraft Portfolio and Track Record of Financial Expansion

                                                                                                     Total Assets                                                  Weighted Average Aircraft Age(2)
                                                                           US$M                                                                              Years
                                                                            1,200.0                                                1,120.0                    6.0
 ✓ Increased Scale and Portfolio Size
                                                                             1,000.0                             901.1
                                                                                              831.8                                                                     4.2
                                                                                                                                                             4.0
 ✓ Young, Attractive Fleet                                                     800 .0
                                                                                                                                                                                   3.3
                                                                                                                                                                                             2.9
                                                                               600 .0

 ✓ Long Average Lease Term                                                     400 .0                                                                        2.0

                                                                               200 .0
 ✓ Strong Profitability and Cash Flow
                                                                                  0.0                                                                        0.0
                                                                                              FY16               FY17               HY18                               FY16        FY17     HY18

        Weighted Average Remaining
                                                                                                  Lease Revenue                                                                  EBITDA
                Lease Term
Years                                                                        US$M                                                                            US$M
10.0                                                                         140 .0                                                                          140 .0

                                                   7.9                       120 .0                                                                          120 .0
 8.0                            7.5                                                                                                101.5
             6.8                                                                                                                                                                               98.7
                                                                             100 .0                              94.2                                        100 .0                  94.3

 6.0                                                                                          71.2                                                                        70.9
                                                                              80.0                                                                            80.0

 4.0                                                                          60.0                                                                            60.0

                                                                              40.0                                                                            40.0
 2.0
                                                                              20.0                                                                            20.0

 0.0                                                                            0.0                                                                            0.0
            FY16               FY17               HY18                                       FY16               FY17          LTM HY 2018                                FY16        FY17   LTM HY 2018
  Notes
  Note: Fiscal year-end is 30 June; half year-end is 31 December. LTM metrics for the 12 months ending 31 December 2017
  1. As of HY ending 31 December 2017
  2. Excluding finance leases (5 Fokker 100 leases as at 31 December 2017). Weighted average aircraft age is 3.1 years when including the 5 finance leases
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Operational Highlights

Growth, Fleet Diversification and Renewal

 •   Record growth with five aircraft added (>US$310 m)

 •   Annualized lease rental run rate >US$118 m

 •   Airbus A320 transitioned from Air Berlin to easyJet in Dec 2017

 •   First twin aisle (widebody) aircraft delivered into the fleet

 •   Customer diversification – Six airlines added in FY2018

 Funding

 •   GMTN issue US$300 m unsecured debt in May 2018

 Corporate

 •   Approval at AGM of share buyback
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Operational Track Record
Dynamic Lessor with 12 Year Operating History

                                                   ✓ Purchased 58 aircraft with aggregate purchase price of approximately US$1.5Bn
               Purchasing                          ✓ 6 ATR aircraft on order with additional 30 delivery options
                                                   ✓ Total of 39 new aircraft deliveries from OEMs

                                                   ✓ Leased 56 aircraft to 18 airlines over operating history
               Leasing                             ✓ Total of 15 lease extensions on fleet assets

                                                   ✓ Sold 20 aircraft for aggregate price of US$339M
               Sales                               ✓ Converted 7 aircraft to finance lease
                                                   ✓ Part out of 1 aircraft

                                                   ✓ Total of 19 aircraft acquisitions in secondary market
               Trading                             ✓ Traded 4 aircraft purchase options with an aircraft value of US$110M

               Transition /                        ✓ Transitioned 2 aircraft between airlines and repossessed 2 aircraft
               Repossession                        ✓ Lease transition from Air Berlin to EasyJet in October 2017

               Equity                              ✓ Listed since 2006, and on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange since 2010
               Financing                           ✓ Raised US$53M in equity versus balance sheet equity of US$207M at 31 December 2017

                                                   ✓ Access to secured debt with 15 active lenders
                Debt                               ✓ Unsecured 2021 debt (GMTN): US$300M (May 18)
                Financing                          ✓ Rated BB- IDR (Fitch)(1), B+ CFR (S&P) and BB/BB (Egan Jones/JCR) with improving credit metrics

Notes
1. Fitch upgraded Avation PLC’s long-term IDR from B+ (Stable) to BB- (Stable) on May 1, 2018                                                          6
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Key Investment Highlights

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                                                     Attractive Industry
                                                       Fundamentals

5                                                                                           2

    Strong Management Team
                                                                                                Attractive Fleet Portfolio
    with Proven Track Record

                      4                                                    3

                          Improving Credit Metrics                             Established Customer
                               and Sustained                                     Relationships with
                                Profitability                                   Favorable Contracts

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1   Attractive Industry Fundamentals
    Resilient Airline Traffic Growth Paired with Increasing Reliance on Lessors

                                                       Growing Air Travel Demand and Resiliency through Cycles
    (Revenue Passenger kilometers in Trillions)
    7.0                                                                                                                                         Asian            WTC                           Financial
                     Oil Crisis         Oil Crisis                                                                Gulf Crisis                   Crisis          Attack SARS                      Crisis
    6.0

    5.0

    4.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                         +60%

    3.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                       +110%

    2.0

    1.0

    0.0
                   1970                  1975                   1980                  1985                   1990                  1995                  2000                   2005                  2010                   2015

                                                                          Operating Lessor Fleet of Passenger Jets†
      Passenger jet fleet managed by operating lessors                                                                                                                                           Operating lessor fleet as % of total fleet
      10,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                          50%

       8,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                          40%

       6,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                          30%

       4,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                          20%

       2,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                          10%

             0                                                                                                                                                                                                                        0%
                   Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan
                   90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
                                                          Twin-aisle    Single -aisle   Share of fleet
    Notes
    Source: Airbus Global Market Forecast 2017; Flight Ascend Consulting Q2 2017 Commercial Operating Leasing Market Dynamics Report; Flight Fleets Analyzer (in-service and stored passenger single-aisle and twin-aisle types)
    † The information provided in this exhibit is a reproduction of an exhibit contained in Flight Ascend Analysis’ Q2 2017 report. Neither the Company nor any of the Dealers have independently verified the data contained on the slide and,

    therefore, none of them can assure you that such data is complete or reliable. Accordingly, neither the Company nor any of the Dealers make any representation as to the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the data. Investors should not   8
    place undue reliance on, or base their investment decision on, the information presented on this page
2   Attractive Aircraft Portfolio
    Balanced Fleet Consisting of Young Aircraft

                 Balanced Fleet with Orderbook and Options to
                                                                                               By Aircraft Value
                         Retain Expansion Flexibility

    Aircraft Type                        Fleet       Orders      Options

    Turboprop Aircraft
                                                                                                                    Turboprop
    ATR 72-600                            13           6            30                                                41%

                                                                              FY2017
    ATR 72-500                             6            -           -

    Narrowbody Aircraft                                                                Narrowbody
                                                                                          59%
    A321-200                               8            -           -

    A320-200                               3            -           -

    Bombardier CS300                       1           1            -

    Fokker 100                             5            -           -                      Widebody
                                                                                                                   Turboprop
                                                                                             24%

                                                                              HY2018
                                                                                                                     32%
    Widebody Aircraft

    A330-300                               1            -           -

    B777-300ER                             1            -           -
                                                                                           Narrowbody
                                                                                              44%
    Total                                 38           7            30

                        Avation has built a diversified fleet with aircraft portfolio consisting of
               approximately 24% widebody, 44% narrowbody and 32% turboprop aircraft by value
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2   Attractive Aircraft Portfolio (Cont’d)
    ATR Global Footprint

    Notes
    Source: ATR Marketing Materials 2017
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2 Avation’s Latest Fleet Addition – Bombardier/Airbus CS300
  Fuel efficient new technology aircraft

  •    Airbus majority owned and supported

  •    New generation – Inaugural commercial
       flight December 2016 (airBaltic)

  •    Fuel efficient

  •    > 20 customers (airlines & lessors)

  •    594 aircraft in service, ordered or
       optioned (as at May 2018)

  •    Avation early mover – familiar to the
       smaller fuel efficient aircraft space

  •    airBaltic carried it’s 1 millionth customer
       on CS300 by April 2018 and had
       completed over 10,000 flights
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2   Attractive Aircraft Portfolio (Cont’d)
    Fleet Metrics

                                                                                                            FY 2016                   FY 2017                   HY 2018
                                                                                                                                                                                 Young fleet,
    Fleet                                                                                                         38                        35                     37          reducing risk of
                                                                                                                                                                                 technology
    Fleet additions (net)                                                                                          9                       (3)                      2           obsolescence

    Weighted average aircraft age                                                                           4.2 years                 3.3 years                2.9 years(1)
                                                                                                                                                                               Visibility of cash
                                                                                                                                                                                 flows due to
    Weighted average remaining lease term                                                                   6.8 years                 7.5 years                 7.9 years
                                                                                                                                                                              contracted nature

                  Weighted Average Aircraft Age (years)(1)                                                                   Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (years)

                                                    7-14                                                                                                                6-3
                                                                                                                                  7.9
        2.9                   0-7                                            14-20                                                                    9-6                     3-0

                      New                              Mid                             Old                                                 Long                         Mid         Short

                                                                     A young fleet with long remaining leases

    Notes
    Note: Fiscal year-end is 30 June; half year-end is 31 December
    1. Excluding finance leases (5 Fokker 100 leases as at 31 December 2017). Weighted average aircraft age is 3.1 years when including the 5 finance leases                                      12
3 Established Customer Relationships with Favorable Contracts
  Global Customer Relationships

             14 Airline Customers from 10 Countries (including airBaltic and FAT)

                                                                 No lessees based
                                                                in mainland China

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3 Established Customer Relationships with Favorable Contracts (Cont’d)
         …with New Relationships Driving Customer Diversification

        By Monthly Rental
        Run Rate Revenue

                   As at 31 December 2015                                                 As at 31 December 2016                                             As at 31 December 2017

                                                                                                                                                                           easyJet, 2%   Fiji Airways, 2%
                                                                                                             Fiji Airways, 2%                                 Air France, 3%
                               Fiji Airways, 3%                                                         Condor, 3%
                     UNI Air, 5%                                                              Air Berlin, 4%                    VAA, 36%                     Condor, 3%
              Condor, 5%
                                                                                        UNI Air, 4%                                                      Flybe, 4%
                                                                                                                                                                                                        VAA, 26%
     Air France, 5%                                            VAA, 56%         Air France, 4%                                                    Air India, 4%

                                                                              Air India, 5%                                                   Mandarin, 4%
   Air India, 7%

                                                                                                                                           Thomas Cook, 8%
                                                                          Thomas Cook, 9%
Thomas Cook, 9%

                                                                                                                                                     EVA, 10%
                                                                                    Flybe, 10%                                                                                                          VietJet, 21%
              Flybe, 10%

                                                                                                                                                                          PAL, 13%
                                                                                                                         VietJet, 23%
                   Note: Flybe represented 9.46% of monthly rents
                   but is rounded to 10% for presentation purposes

               Top 1 Customer Share – 56%                                                Top 1 Customer Share – 36%                                        Top 1 Customer Share – 26%

              Top 3 Customers Share – 75%                                               Top 3 Customers Share – 69%                                       Top 3 Customers Share – 60%

     Increased Customer Diversification –airBaltic & Far Eastern Air Transport added in 2018

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4 Improving Credit Metrics and Sustained Profitability
  Portfolio and Capital Structure Support Positive Credit Profile

   • Fundamental long-term improvement in portfolio                                                                           Improved Customer Diversity
     and capital structure

              ✓ Reduction in customer concentration

                                                                                                                     Monthly Rental Run Rate                                                      VAA, 26%

              ✓ Utilization of unsecured funding
                                                                                                                    Top 1 Customer Share – 26%

              ✓ Favorable and improved credit metrics                                                              Top 3 Customers Share – 60%
                                                                                                                                                                                              VietJet, 21%

              ✓ Improvement in scale and age of fleet                                                                                                                              PAL, 13%

         Increasing Reliance on Unsecured(1)                                                                                                     Credit Metrics
                                                                                                                            EBIT Coverage                                               FFO / Debt

                                                                                 34.1%
                                                                                                                                   1.6x                                                       7.1%

                                                 17.2%

                  0.0%

               12/31/2014                     12/31/2017                12/31/17 Pro Forma¹                                   LTM HY 2018                                              LTM HY 2018
  Notes
  Note: Fiscal year-end is 30 June; half year-end is 31 December. LTM metrics for the 12 months ending 31 December 2017
  1. Ratios represent unsecured debt as a percentage of total debt. Pro Forma for the assumed issuance of US$300M of unsecured notes (balance sheet data as of 31 December 2017)
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Avation Summary

                  Record Fleet Growth

              Attractive Industry Dynamics

                  Leading Fleet Metrics

      Increased Airline and Aircraft Diversification

        Transformation of Debt Capital Structure

           Continued Growth Focus in FY2019
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Avation PLC (LSE: AVAP)
65 Kampong Bahru Road
Singapore 169370
Phone: + 65 6252 2077
www.avation.net

Jeff Chatfield
Executive Chairman
jeff@avation.net

Richard Wolanski
Finance Director
richard.w@avation.net

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