1. 1 Company Profile Operating from 3 sites in the UK Excelsior – Deeside, North Wales 200,000 sq ft “super-site” and HQ. Opened in July 2009. Gravure and flexo printing, lamination, slitting and pouch-making Excelsior Films – Burnley 50,000 sq ft - provides vertically-integrated extrusion film production capacity and unprinted laminates Excelsior – Salford 160,000 sq ft - gravure printing, lamination and extrusion lamination capability Burnley Salford Deeside

2. 2 Our Technology SteamFast films (microwave steam cooking) Pouches Bags Lidding Form fill & seal Multivac Pouches Stand-up Micro steam 3 side sealed Gusseted Vacuum Specialist features for pouches include: clip closure, zip reseal, easy tear, anti-mist, micro-perforation, euro slot Specialist Products Lidding Peelable Retortable Microwaveable To seal to polyester, polyprop, foil, PVC, PLA and polystyrene Laminates Flexo & Gravure Peelable Retortable Wax Heatseal Cold seal Extrusion Adhesive

3. 3 Company Profile - Skills A British company producing flexible packaging, using the widest range of processes and materials in house Driven by technology change and the needs of customers we’ve grown into the largest independent flexible packaging manufacturer in the UK Specialist Products: SteamFast ® films Pouches Complete range of lidding, i.e. peelable, retortable, microwaveable, etc. Specialist Skills: Gravure printing (Deeside and Salford) in up to 9 colours in addition to flexo printing (Deeside) Vertically integrated, producing 70% of the film we use (Nelson) Wide range of processes in house inc, extrusion lamination, cold seal application, laser perforation, PVDC coating, solvent-less lamination, dry lamination

4. 4 Company - Philosophy Excelsior Technologies are at the forefront of flexible packaging innovation. Our philosophy is to grow by –providing our customers with great service –a unique range of high quality flexible packaging solutions –produced economically We manufacture using the philosophy of 5S, six sigma and lean manufacturing We take our responsibilities regarding food contact and food safety seriously Our packaging is formulated and tested accordingly. We are working continually to reduce the environmental impact of packaging. All sites have BRC, IOP & ISO accreditation. Customer audits are welcomed

5. 5 Company Profile - Innovation Examples of Excelsior Technologies innovation success Pioneers & market leaders in microwavable, steamable film, lidding & pouches – using SteamFast ® patented technology First shatterproof medical film First with peelable, retortable film Multi-purpose peelable film 6 gold awards from the Institute of Packaging 2002 Queen’s Award to Industry 2008 Queen's Award for Enterprise in “recognition of their outstanding achievements in International Trade”

6. 6 Markets & Solutions MARKETS Soups & Sauces Fresh Produce Cooked Meat Prepared Food Bakery Snack Food Confectionery Ready Meals Pet Food Cosmetics Tea & Coffee Sugar Fish Food Service Medical Dairy Home & Personal Care SOLUTIONS POUCHES – (stand-up, micro steam, 3 side sealed, gusseted, Vacuum) Specialist features for pouches include: Clip closure, zip reseal, easy tear, anti-mist, micro- perf, Euro Slot. STEAMFAST (microwave steam cooking) - pouches, bags, lidding, form fill & seal LIDDING - to seal to polyester, polyprop, foil, PVC, PLA and polystyrene LAMINATES - peelable, retortable, wax, heatseal, cold seal, extrusion or adhesive

7. 7 Print & Graphics Experience Major Customers