WHITEHAVEN COAL : 29 Feb 2016 - BMO Global Metals and Mining Conference Presentation (1.08MB PDF)

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Whitehaven Coal Limited

2016 GLOBAL METALS AND MINING CONFERENCE

Australia's Leading High Quality Coal Company

MIAMI, UNITED STATES

29 FEBRUARY - 2 MARCH 2016

STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY THOSE REGARDING THE POSSIBLE OR ASSUMED FUTURE PERFORMANCE, COSTS, DIVIDENDS, RETURNS, PRODUCTION LEVELS OR RATES, PRICES, RESERVES, POTENTIAL GROWTH OF WHITEHAVEN COAL LIMITED, INDUSTRY GROWTH OR OTHER TREND PROJECTIONS AND ANY ESTIMATED COMPANY EARNINGS ARE OR MAY BE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH STATEMENTS RELATE TO FUTURE EVENTS AND EXPECTATIONS AND AS SUCH INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. ACTUAL RESULTS, ACTIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS DEPENDING ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS.

THE PRESENTATION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY NOT BE COMPLIANT WITH FINANCIAL CAPTIONS IN THE PRIMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREPARED UNDER IFRS. HOWEVER, THE COMPANY CONSIDERS THAT THE PRESENTATION OF SUCH INFORMATION IS APPROPRIATE TO INVESTORS AND NOT MISLEADING AS IT IS ABLE TO BE RECONCILED TO THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS WHICH ARE COMPLIANT WITH IFRS REQUIREMENTS.

ALL DOLLARS IN THE PRESENTATION ARE AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

Competent Persons Statement

Coal Resources and Reserves for active mining areas are as at the 31st of March 2015. Production for the quarter ended 30 June 2015 is detailed in the June 2015 Quarterly Report. Please see the Whitehaven Coal website (www.whitehavencoal.com.au) for all the Coal Resource and Coal Reserve Table 1 details.

Information in this report that relates to Coal Resources and Coal Reserves is based on and accurately reflects reports prepared by the Competent Person named beside the respective information. Mr Greg Jones is a principal consultant with JB Mining Services. Mr Phillip Sides is a senior consultant with JB Mining Services. Mr Mark Dawson is a Geologist formerly employed with Whitehaven Coal Limited. Mr Ben Thompson is a Geologist with Whitehaven Coal. Mr John Rogis is a Geologist employed by Whitehaven Coal. Mr Rick Walker is a Geologist with Whitehaven Coal. Mr Graeme Rigg is a full time employee of RungePincockMinarco Ltd. Mr Doug Sillar is a full time employee of RungePincockMinarco Ltd.

Named Competent Persons consent to the inclusion of material in the form and context in which it appears. All Competent Persons named are Members of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and/or The Australian Institute of Geoscientists and have the relevant experience in relation to the mineralisation being reported on by them to qualify as Competent Persons as defined in the Australian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code, 2012 Edition).

• About Whitehaven

  
  

• Asian Coal Market Overview

  
  

• Operations

  
  

• Financial Performance

  
  

• Outlook

  
  

• Appendices

  
  

  LISTED AUSTRALIAN COAL MINER (ASX CODE:WHC) PRODUCING PREMIUM COALS FROM THE GUNNEDAH BASIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES

  
  

  • Lowest cost quartile coal miner

    
    

  • Producer of premium quality thermal and metallurgical coals

    
    

  • Long life, low cost tier one mines with world class reserves

    
    

  • Profitable at cycle lows

    
    

  • Moving to cash harvest mode

    
    

  • Premium coal products sold into growing Asian markets

    
    

  • Leveraged to regulatory change and technology

    
    

  • Holding a dominant position in the only emerging high quality coal basin in Australia

Note: Refer to Competent Person Statement on Slide 2 and to detailed Coal Resources and Coal Reserves tables on Slides 30 and 31 of this presentation