1. 1 LEADING THE LED LIGHTING REVOLUTION to obsolete energy-inefficient lighting

2. 2 Cree Company Overview GLOBAL SCALE 15 global locations15 global locations 7,100 employees7,100 employees Headquarters: Durham, NC USA Fiscal 2014 Revenues........$1.65B Fiscal 2014 Op. Cash Flow....$319M June 2014 Cash & Eq........$1.14B Long-term Debt..................$0 CREE FACTS

3. 3 Key LED Lighting Applications Auto Dealerships Municipal Healthcare Petroleum & Convenience Store Restaurants & Hospitality GovernmentResidential Education Retail & Grocery Airports

4. 4 R&D Investments Issued Patents Note: All totals include exclusively licensed patents U.S. Non-U.S. TOTAL 1,100 1,980 3,080

5. 5 A Recognized Global Leader in Innovation Ranked #19 on The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 among other leading brands such as Apple, Google, Tesla, and Alibaba. Ranked #1 on Fast Company’s The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in Energy.

6. 6 2009 DOE Projections

7. 7 LED Luminaire Design LED Chip Package March 26, 2014 Cree First to Break 300 Lumens-Per-Watt Barrier

8. 8 The Cree LED Lighting Difference 25+ years of pioneering innovation and no distractions from other lighting technologies – Cree is completely dedicated to LED lighting

9. CONFIDENTIAL - Cree Proprietary 1.Meeting the Illumination Performance Requirements (Improved Visual Environment) 2.Meeting the Economic Performance Requirements (Justifiable Economics) Evaluating the Viability of LED Solutions Justification Based on 2 Major Criteria

10. Key LED Lighting Applications Auto Dealerships Municipal Healthcare Petroleum & Convenience Store Restaurants & Hospitality GovernmentResidential Education Retail & Grocery Airports

11. Parking Structure

12. CONFIDENTIAL - Cree Proprietary Parking Garage Application: Controls Controls provide significant additional energy savings Example: Occupancy sensors in a parking garage Reduce light output to acceptable minimums in the unoccupied space. Aggregate energy savings over 80% and paybacks of less than 2 years are not uncommon

13. The Prairie School – 2007

14. Parking Area

15. CONFIDENTIAL - Cree Proprietary Industrial / Warehouse

16. High Bay / Aisle Lighting

17. Petroleum/ C-Store

18. CONFIDENTIAL - Cree Proprietary Healthcare

19. Why Care About Color Quality???

20. CONFIDENTIAL - Cree Proprietary Automobile Dealerships

21. LEDMetal Halide 830W3,070W

22. Before After Sports Arenas

23. CONFIDENTIAL - Cree Proprietary Sports Arenas

24. CONFIDENTIAL - Cree Proprietary Roadway

25. CONFIDENTIAL - Cree Proprietary Education

26. CONFIDENTIAL - Cree Proprietary Education

27. CONFIDENTIAL - Cree Proprietary Commercial / Retail

28. Thank You for Your Kind Attention Eric Haugaard – Cree Lighting www.Cree.com