Charlie’s Group Limited Independent Adviser’s Report On the full takeover offer from Asahi Beverages New Zealand Limited APPENDIX July 2011 024 Table of Contents Glossary Glossary..........................................................................................................................................................................................3 Glossary 1. Terms of the Asahi Offer ......................................................................................................................................................5 1.1 Background to the Offer ...............................................................................................................................................5 Term Definition 1.2 Details of the Asahi Offer...............................................................................................................................................6 90% Minimum Acceptance Condition A condition of the Asahi Offer that requires that Asahi receive acceptances to take its 1.3 Requirements of the Takeovers Code...........................................................................................................................7 shareholding to 90% or more of the Charlie’s Group shares on issue 2. Scope of the Report..............................................................................................................................................................8 2.1 Purpose of the Report ..................................................................................................................................................8 ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 2.2 Basis of Evaluation........................................................................................................................................................8 Asahi Asahi Beverages New Zealand Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Group 3. Overview of the Non-Alcoholic Beverage Industry in New Zealand and Australia.........................................................9 Asahi Group Asahi Group Holdings Ltd 3.1 Background..................................................................................................................................................................9 3.2 New Zealand Overview ...............................................................................................................................................10 Asahi Offer Asahi’s offer for 100% of the shares in Charlie’s Group at $0.44 per share 3.3 Australian Overview ....................................................................................................................................................13 Charlie’s Group Charlie’s Group Limited 3.4 Benchmarking ............................................................................................................................................................16 3.5 Industry regulation ......................................................................................................................................................16 Coca-Cola Amatil Coca-Cola Amatil Limited 3.6 Outlook.......................................................................................................................................................................16 Collins Asset Management Collins Asset Management Limited, the largest holder of Charlie’s Group shares 4. Profile of Charlie’s Group...................................................................................................................................................18 EBIT Earnings before interest and tax 4.1 Background................................................................................................................................................................18 4.2 Operations..................................................................................................................................................................19 EBITDA Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation 4.3 Key markets ...............................................................................................................................................................21 FMCG Fast Moving Consumer Goods 4.4 Financial Performance ................................................................................................................................................23 4.5 Financial Position........................................................................................................................................................25 Frucor Frucor Beverages Limited 4.6 Cash Flow ..................................................................................................................................................................26 FY2009 The financial year ended 30 June 2009 4.7 Capital Structure and Ownership ................................................................................................................................27 4.8 Share Price Performance............................................................................................................................................28 FY2010 The financial year ended 30 June 2010 5. Overview of Asahi ...............................................................................................................................................................29 FY2011 The financial year ended 30 June 2011 5.1 Background................................................................................................................................................................29 FY2012 The financial year ending 30 June 2012 5.2 Operations..................................................................................................................................................................29 5.3 Financial Profile...........................................................................................................................................................29 Gallard Gallard and Mirage Groups 6. Valuation of Charlie’s Group ..............................................................................................................................................30 Grant Samuel Grant Samuel & Associates Limited, the Independent Advisor to Charlie’s Group shareholders 6.1 Summary....................................................................................................................................................................30 6.2 Preferred Methodology ...............................................................................................................................................31 HoReCa Hotel, restaurant and café sector 6.3 Earnings Multiple Analysis...........................................................................................................................................32 Lock-In Agreements The agreements between Asahi and the Locked-In Shareholders who have irrevocably agreed 6.4 Assessment of Implied Multiples .................................................................................................................................33 to accept their shares into the Asahi Offer within 1 business day of the Offer being made 7. Merits ...................................................................................................................................................................................35 7.1 The Value of the Asahi Offer........................................................................................................................................35 Locked-In Shareholders Collins Asset Management, Tim Cook and trusts associated with Stefan Lepionka, Marc Ellis, 7.2 Effect of the Lock-In Agreements................................................................................................................................36 and Simon Neal, who collectively hold 52.17% of the shares in Charlie’s Group 7.3 Rationale for the Offer.................................................................................................................................................36 NZSX New Zealand Stock Exchange 7.4 Likelihood of Asahi increasing its Offer price or extending the Offer close date............................................................37 Offer the Asahi Offer 7.5 Likelihood of alternative offers.....................................................................................................................................37 7.6 Implications if Asahi acquires 100% of Charlie’s Group...............................................................................................38 OIO Overseas Investment Office 7.7 Implications if Asahi does not acquire 100% of Charlie’s Group..................................................................................38 Phoenix Phoenix Organics Limited 7.8 Implications if Asahi does not obtain OIO Approval .....................................................................................................39 7.9 An investment in Charlie’s Group................................................................................................................................39 SG&A Selling, general and administration expenses 7.10 Acceptance or Rejection of the Asahi Offer.................................................................................................................40 Spectrum Spectrum Resources Limited APPENDIX A – Recent Transaction Evidence VWAP Volume