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Ecotrust Forest Management. Disclaimer This presentation does not constitute an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities
Disclaimer This presentation does not constitute an offer to
sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and does not constitute any
form of commitment or recommendation on the part of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries. This presentation does not and will not
form the basis of any agreement. Any offering with respect to any
securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries will only be
made in connection with a confidential private placement
memorandum, which should be reviewed carefully by each prospective
investor. No representation or warranty is given as to the
achievability, reasonableness or accuracy of any information
contained herein, including any financial projections or
assumptions. This presentation includes information that Ecotrust
Forest Management (the "Company") wishes to remain confidential.
You agree that the information contained herein is, and shall
remain, the sole property of the Company and you further agree that
the information contained in this presentation will not be
duplicated, used, or disclosed, in whole or in part, for any
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to maintain strict confidentiality concerning the information
provided to you by the Company including, but not limited to, all
business planning, financial information, trade secret or other
proprietary information. 2
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Investment thesis
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Timber has historically out-performed other asset classes at
lower levels of volatility, while at the same time providing a
hedge against inflation. This trend is expected to continue over
the next economic cycle. Why Invest in Timberland? Why Timber? Tax
efficient: Depletion and 10- 31 Exchanges offer timberland owners
tax advantages Timber is a portfolio diversifier, given its low
correlation with most other asset classes Timber acts as an
inflation hedge, and tends to be correlated with the CPI Timber
harvests can be timed to coincide with favorable market conditions.
Timber stores value on the stump unlike farming / ranching. Timber
valuations are driven by biological growth (4-6%), which is
uncorrelated with economic conditions. * SOURCE: :GMO 2013 4
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Why Invest in Western Forests? Funds focus region in the PNW
comprises 35% of the worlds temperate rainforests, and the highest
concentration of high-site natural forestland. Native species are
commercially valuable higher value end markets and lower input
costs required World class processing & transportation
infrastructure Proximity to both domestic and growing export
markets (China, Japan, Korea) provide diversification in end-
markets Majority of investments are in coastal temperate region
that have a lower incidence of fire and disease than most other
forest types Unique ecological significance and potential for
carbon storage positions forests to take advantage of emerging
ecosystem service markets Timberland has fundamentally strong
investment attributes and PNW forests have unique characteristics
that add value to any timberland portfolio 5
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EFMs Integrated Approach EFMs integrated approach can augment a
traditional timber only strategy, with sales of conservation
easements, tax credits and environmental offsets that can diversify
revenues and unlock additional value for Investors. For
illustrative purposes only Traditional timber only managers, can
generate returns either via timber income, Highest and best use
(HBU) land sales for development or capital appreciation on exit.
At the right strike price, EFM uses conservation easements or
carbon offsets as tools to monetize non-timber value, but only
where the income compensates investors for foregone timber value
EFM can access concessionary sources of financing to benefit
investors 6
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EFMS Board of Directors comprise the Investment Committee for
the Fund and approve all investment decisions. Investments go
through a two stage approval process before acquisition. Investment
Committee & Board SPENCER BEEBE, Chair of Board Founder:
Ecotrust, Ecotrust Canada, Conservation International, Co-founder
EFM Masters: Yale School of Forestry Forestland Investor BETTINA
VON HAGEN, CEO Co-founder: Ecotrust Forest Management VP: First
Interstate Bank of Oregon Board Member: VCS, The Climate Trust
& Forest Trends DAVID POLLOK Founder: Stormwater Management
Senior Advisor: Ashoka Board Member: Oregon Business Association
Forestland Investor DR. JOHN GORDON Dean & Pinchot Professor of
Forestry: Yale School of Forestry Partner: Candlewood Timber Group
Advisor: National Academy of Sciences JOHN J. EARHART Chairman
& Founding Partner: Global Environment Fund (GEF) Masters: Yale
School of Forestry Senior Fellow: WWF & The Conservation Fund
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Ecotrust forests, LLC is an open ended, perpetual duration
investment fund managed by EFM. Acquired 4 properties in Oregon and
Washington between 2005 and 2012* totaling ~13,000 acres Harvested
~7 MMBF on properties, using silvicultural treatments like variable
retention harvesting, patch cuts and pre-commercial thinning
Secured new market tax credit transactions that provided below-
market financing for all of our property acquisitions, leveraging
investor capital by ~$10 million without dilution. Ecotrust Forests
I Launched 2004 ECOTRUST FORESTS LLC I: First Close: 2004 AUM: $30M
(equity only) Fee: 1.25% Structure: Perpetual with redemption
opportunities beginning in 2014 Investors: 40 current investors,
mostly HNW, Families and Foundations ECOTRUST FORESTS LLC I: First
Close: 2004 AUM: $30M (equity only) Fee: 1.25% Structure: Perpetual
with redemption opportunities beginning in 2014 Investors: 40
current investors, mostly HNW, Families and Foundations Attracted
~$356,000 in conservation funding that enabled us to execute log
placements, pre-commercial thinning and habitat creation Entered
into carbon transactions valued at $500,000 3 properties purchased
between 2005-06, Garibaldi: Bought in phases between 2006-2010 1
follow-on investment in 2012 (Dickey-Gap) 8
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Ecotrust Forests I Performance
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Ecotrust Forests II: Terms and Capital Structure
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EF II acts as a bridging vehicle, transitioning ownership of
high priority forestland from industrial financial owners, to a
long-term, local, strategic land-owners Ecotrust Forests II:
Launched May 2013 Investment Strategy Industrial Owners: TIMOs,
REITs Investment Funds, Forest Product Companies Strategic Owners:
Tribes Community Forests Land Trusts Conservation Groups State
& Fed Agencies Municipalities Ecotrust Forests II LLC (Interim
Owner) 11
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Fund II: Portfolio Summary (as of 12/2013) 12 Fund II has
invested 48% of its Commitments to date in two major transactions:
Wasson Creek (Wasson, 5 Mile, 3 Mile) and Mt Walker (Phase 1 and 2)
PROPERTYACRES % of Acreage % of Portfolio Projected IRR (Nominal,
Before Fees & Expenses) WASSON Complex*248116%53%10.8% MT
WALKER 110836%10%11.4% MT WALKER 23502%6%10.4% DESOLATION CREEK*
13440 76%31% 9.5% TOTAL17,607100% COMMITTED CAPITAL $ 24,375,000
NMTC NET PROCEEDS $ 6,404,765 CALLED CAPITAL* $ 17,686,37572.5% *
Desolation Creek is Closing April 30 th. * Wasson Complex includes
3-Mile, 5-mile and Mineral Rights acquisitions which make up less
than 3% of portfolio
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Fund II Property: Wasson Creek
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Property Characteristics: Timber Inventory: 35.7 million board
feet (MMBF), or 3,082/bf per timbered acre Species: Ponderosa pine,
lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, Grand fir, larch. Elevation: 3,000 to
4,800 feet. Logging method: Primarily ground-based Access: By
county highway and major Forest Service road. Critical habitat: The
property contains over 10 miles of critical habitat for bull trout
and nearly 19 miles of critical steelhead habitat. Grazing
potential: 10 stock days/acre; approximately 142 stock units.
Target IRR: 9.5% Fund II Property: Desolation Creek Closing April
30 2014 14
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Summary 15 Investment in valuable timberland with unrealized
conservation and social values Privileged access to proprietary
deal flow via strategic conservation and tribal partners
Diversification of income streams reduces reliance on timber
markets and increases optionality for investors Unique access to
low-cost debt financing ($10M secured at 1%) Proven ability to
secure competitive New Market Tax Credit allocations from Federal
and State entities (over $50M in allocation secured) Sale to
motivated strategic buyers EFMs strategy results in the following
sources of competitive advantage relative to other pure timberland
managers
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Ecotrust Forest Management Tangible. Secure. Intergenerational.
For further information: Amrita Vijay Kumar
[email protected] (503) 467-0801 Bettina von Hagen
[email protected] (503) 467-0756