![]() April 2015 Davenport Assets Acquisition Discussion Materials Exhibit 99.2 |
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![]() Summit Materials’ Acquisition of Lafarge North America’s Davenport Cement Plant & Seven Cement Terminals 3 Funding Summary Transaction Highlights On April 16, 2015, Summit Materials (NYSE: SUM), a leading vertically-integrated construction materials company, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lafarge North America’s 1.2M short ton (1.1M metric ton) capacity Davenport, IA cement plant and seven cement distribution terminals along the Mississippi River (“Davenport Assets”) for $450 million plus Summit’s Bettendorf, IA cement distribution terminal Geographic Footprint Combination of the Davenport Assets and Summit’s Continental Cement (“CCC”) business creates a strategically compelling and complementary multi-plant cement business PF ’14A Adj. EBITDA cash purchase price multiple of approximately 9x (1) Attractive growth markets throughout U.S. mid-continent Favorable timing as domestic cement supply tightens Well positioned for EBITDA growth and margin expansion Enhances Summit’s margin profile and materials exposure Immediately accretive to Summit’s earnings Expected to close in July 2015, contingent on final regulatory approval and the Lafarge-Holcim merger closing Cash purchase price of $450 million plus Bettendorf, IA cement terminal o Initial purchase price of $370 million due at closing, to be funded by 2019 Term Debt o Remaining purchase price of $80m due no later than 12/31/15; expected to be funded with a combination of debt and equity Summit’s ‘15E net leverage ratio is not expected to exceed 4.75x (1) (1) Estimated based on currently available information, including unaudited financial information provided by the seller and certain assumptions by management. Audited carve-out financials are not yet available and actual results may vary. CCC Hannibal Plant CCC Terminal CCC Bettendorf Terminal Lafarge Davenport Plant Lafarge Terminal |
![]() Transaction Overview 4 What Acquisition of Lafarge North America’s Davenport cement plant and seven mid-continent cement distribution terminals for $450M plus CCC’s Bettendorf, IA cement distribution terminal How Lafarge has agreed to sell the Davenport Assets to Summit in order to obtain approval of the Lafarge-Holcim merger from U.S. antitrust authorities Summit Materials’ signed a definitive agreement on April 16, 2015 to acquire the Davenport Assets, contingent on final regulatory approval and the Lafarge-Holcim merger closing Where Cement plant is located in Davenport, IA and the seven terminals are located along the Mississippi river system as far north as Minneapolis and as far south as New Orleans Terminal locations are: Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN; LaCrosse, WI; Des Moines, IA; Memphis, TN; Union, LA; and New Orleans, LA When Deal is expected to close in July 2015, within 10 days of the Lafarge-Holcim merger closing Why Premier assets Compelling strategic fit Attractive markets Favorable timing Strong operational fit Increased materials exposure Margin expansion Immediately accretive |
![]() Compelling Transaction Fundamentals 5 Premier Assets Most northern cement plant (1.2M short ton / 1.1M metric ton capacity) on the Mississippi River Davenport Assets distributed approximately 1.5M short tons of cement in ’14; volume over the Davenport plant capacity will be serviced with CCC capacity Well-run, low-cost plant with strong management Efficient barge, rail and truck distribution modes 1 of 4 terminal operators in New Orleans that can supply imported cement into the southern Mississippi River On-site limestone reserves of ~50 years Compelling Strategic Fit 100% materials business in attractive cement sector Increases Summit’s geographical diversity Expands Summit’s exposure to private-led demand New market platforms for downstream growth Provides distribution infrastructure to support cement capacity expansion at CCC’s Hannibal, MO plant Attractive Markets Low-cost supplier in growing upriver markets Downriver growth markets represent an expansion opportunity Enables CCC to utilize its excess capacity and bring additional supply to the Davenport terminal network Favorable Timing Projected U.S. demand > U.S. domestic supply by ’17 Positive pricing trends Source: USGS, PCA. |
![]() Unique Opportunity to Drive Growth & Create Shareholder Value 6 Margin Expansion Strong Operational Fit Increased Materials Exposure Immediately Accretive Davenport and CCC’s Hannibal, MO plant are the two most northerly cement plants on the Mississippi river Many synergy opportunities between Davenport and CCC’s Hannibal, MO plant o Distribution efficiencies o Alternative fuels optimization o Operational best practices Complementary, experienced management teams across Davenport and CCC Pure-play cement business More than doubles Summit’s cement operations Increases Summit’s materials-related earnings exposure by approximately 900 bps (1) Expected to be accretive to Summit’s EPS from closing Anticipated cost savings of approximately $3m Favorable financing structure Strong free cash flow – mature plant with low maintenance capex Higher margin cement business enhances Summit’s margin profile by approximately 200 bps (1) Further margin expansion expected from improving industry fundamentals (1) Estimated based on currently available information, including unaudited financial information provided by the seller and certain assumptions by management. Audited carve-out financials are not yet available and actual results may vary. |
![]() Premier Cement Assets Significantly Enhances Summit’s Margin Profile 7 Successfully Continuing Execution of Summit’s Growth Strategy Leading Positions in Attractive Markets Positioned to Benefit from Improving Industry Fundamentals Substantially Increases Summit’s Materials-Related Earnings Exposure Immediately Accretive with Strong Free Cash Flow |