Investor Roadshow Presentation

North America & Asia - October / November 2019

D E L I V E R I N G F U T U R E E N E R G Y

SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE - AT A GLANCE

ASX-listed owner of leading essential service infrastructure

$3.6bn MARKET CAPITALISATION(1)

S&P/ASX 100

$6.2bn REGULATED AND

CONTRACTED ASSET

BASE (Proportional)

$17bn

TOTAL ELECTRICITY

NETWORK ASSETS(2)

SUPPLYING

5.6m

HOMES AND BUSINESSES

OVER

5,300

EMPLOYEES

Distribution

Transmission

Renewables

VictoriaPowerNetworks

TransGrid

BomenSolarFarm

andSA PowerNetworks

49%

15%

100%

SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE

SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE

SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE

OWNERSHIP

OWNERSHIP

OWNERSHIP

$10.50bn

$6.95bn

$0.19bn

REGULATED ASSET

REGULATED AND

CONTRACTED ASSET BASE

BASE

CONTRACTED ASSET BASE

AT COMPLETION

82%

15%

3%

WAGGA

WAGGA

SKI PROPORTIONAL

SKI PROPORTIONAL

SKI PROPORTIONAL

ASSET BASE(3)

ASSET BASE(3)

ASSET BASE(3)

(1) As at 9 October 2019. Balance sheet and other information as at 30 June 2019 (2) Spark Infrastructure has interests in $17bn of total electricity network assets (3) Pro forma

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HY2019 - FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Adjusted standalone operating cash flow(1)

$144m

Up 10.8%

HY2019

Distribution

7.50cps

Down 6.3%

FY2019 Distribution guidance

15.0cps

at least

Regulated

Contracted

asset base(3)

asset base(4)

$6.1bn

$509m

Up 3.0%

Up 27.3%

Net debt/

Efficiency

Regulated

benchmarking(2)

& Contracted

No. 1

asset base(3)

74.3%

(1) Includes repayment of shareholder loans and adjusted to exclude one-off acquisition costs and prior year tax paid in HY2019

  1. AER Annual Benchmarking Report 2018; CitiPower No.1 on total productivity; Powercor No.1 on opex productivity; and SA Power Networks No.1 on a state-by-state comparison
  2. On an aggregated proportional basis to Spark Infrastructure
  3. On 100% TransGrid basis

Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP) reactivated for HY2019 - at 2% discount, 28.4% take-up raising $35.8m

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D E L I V E R I N G F U T U R E E N E R G Y

OUR STRATEGIC VISION AND PRIORITIES

Delivering essential services infrastructure

O B J E C T I V E

Delivering long-term value through capital growth and distributions to Securityholders from our portfolio of high-quality,long-life essential services infrastructure businesses

By building sustainable businesses and harnessing their evolving growth potential we will continue to create long-term value for Securityholders

B U S I N E S S M O D E L

Value Enhance

Managing our portfolio for performance and organic growth through efficient investment

Value Build

Developing adjacent business platforms

ELECTRICITY

RENEWABLE

ELECTRICITY

GAS NETWORKS /

WATER NETWORKS /

DATA

NETWORKS

ENERGY

STORAGE

GAS STORAGE

WATER STORAGE

NETWORKS

Value Acquire

Growing through disciplined acquisitions

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D E L I V E R I N G F U T U R E E N E R G Y

DELIVERING FUTURE ENERGY

Spark Infrastructure remains focused on maintaining our sector leading efficiency delivering reliable and affordable electricity to consumers and on leading the transition to renewable and distributed energy

1

Our networks are leaders

Most efficient network assets with high levels of utilisation

in efficiency, reliability

Strong track record of outperformance post privatisation

and safety

Well placed to benefit from industry structural change to new energy future

2

Strong performance

Delivered 12.8% underlying standalone operating cash flow growth in HY2019

metrics and balance sheet

Adjusted earnings (EBTDA) growth of 2.7% to balance standalone operating cash flow growth

Investment grade credit ratings

3

Cash yield

7.5cps interim distribution paid for FY2019

of 7.1%(1)

Forecast DPS of at least 15.0cps in FY2019

Franking credits are expected to be distributed to Securityholders in the future, to the extent possible

4

Supportive

High cash flow visibility to 2020

characteristics

Regulatory stability to 2020 (SA Power Networks, Victoria Power Networks) and 2023 (TransGrid)

Inflation-linked regulatory regime; increases in interest rates reflected in higher regulated revenues

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Growth opportunities

Technology, customer preferences and generation mix are transforming the role of networks

in the new energy future

Distributed renewable generation, reliability requirements and efficient wholesale energy market

operation reinforce role of the grid

Large-scale transmission interconnection options rapidly progressing; substantial government support

6

First step into renewable

Logical and prudent investment aligned with Spark Infrastructure's investment strategy

energy - Bomen Solar

High-quality project located in Wagga Wagga NSW in strong grid location

Farm

Highly contracted revenue stream with long-term agreements with high-quality counterparties

(1) Based on 9 October 2019 closing price of $2.12 and FY2019 distribution guidance of at least 15.0cps

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