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    Corporate Presentation

    Marc Blanchet, CFO

    July 2017

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    Forward Looking Statement

    • Certain statements in this presentation may constitute “forward-looking statements” that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of H2O Innovation, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this presentation. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. For details of these risks and uncertainties please refer to the Company’s Annual Information Form dated September 26, 2016 available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). H2O Innovation rejects any obligation to revise or update the prospective disclosures contained in this presentation.

    • Cautionary Note Regarding United States Securities Laws This presentation does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The securities of H20 Innovation have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons," as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act, unless an exemption from such registration is available.

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    Water Matters

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    2.5 Billion People don’t have access to

    adequate sanitation

    780 Million People don’t have access to

    Clean Water

    $US532 Billion Forecasted US Municipal Water Infrastructure

    CAPEX Spend over next 10 years.

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    Continuous growth Close to our clients

    Headquarters : Quebec City, QC

    Manufacturing plants:

    • Ham-Nord (QC) : 60,000 ft2

    • Minneapolis (MN): 30,000 ft2

    • Vista (CA) : 20,000 ft2

    Engineering & sales offices:

    • Burlington (ON)

    • Calgary (AB)

    • Bilbao (Spain)

    O&M contracts (USA):

    • 39 municipalities (Water & WW plants)

    in 8 states

    Franchise

    • H2O Innovacion de Mexico

    • 580 employees

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    We Serve the Water Utility

    O&M services

    Software, Data Acquisition & Monitoring

    Specialty chemicals

    Maple Equipment

    Components for Water Plants

    (couplings, cartridge filter housings)

    Engineering

    Water

    Utility

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    UF, RO, MBR, IFAS,

    Systems Assembly

    Design – Manufacture – Customize – Operate – Maintain

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    Highly Scalable Platform

    + 700 systems installed

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    Our Business is Based on Three Pillars

    We promote customer retention through every steps of our business offering

    Projects and Engineering

    Solutions

    Specialty Products

    Operation &

    Maintenance

    Flagship Differentiator Convergence

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    1st Business Pillar Projects and Engineering Solutions

    • 100% North America – industrial and municipal;

    • Differentiator: open-source platforms for membrane (FiberFlexTM, flexMBRTM);

    • Backlog of $56.7 M (as of March 31, 2017), up 34.7%:

    • Current backlog of $58.9 M (as of June 13, 2017);

    • Main challenge: volatility in project schedules;

    • Rich pipeline:

    • Exposed to many diversified opportunities;

    • Growing momentum into municipal wastewater;

    • Well positioned for Design-Build-Operate: opportunities emerging from O&M.

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    Diversification of our Project Business

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    Applications

    Technologies

    Water Reuse

    Drinking

    Wastewater

    Process Water

    2015 2016 2017

    NF/RO

    UF

    MBR

    MM

    UF/RO

    Bio-wheel

    15%

    15%

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    20.8 $

    38.3 $ 38.8 $

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    Backlog

    Revenues

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    Project Business Evolution

    56.7 $

    3-year moving avg.

    3-year moving avg.

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    Market Drivers for New Projects

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    • Increased infrastructure spending

    • PM Trudeau’s 10-year infrastructure plan of $120 billion

    • Wastewater treatment

    • 25% of the existing WWTPs will require replacement or rebuilt ($20 billion by 2040)

    • Unconventional water resourcing

    • Desalination (RO): 215% of growth, from $150 M in 2016 to $475 M in 2020

    • Wastewater and Water Reuse (MBR & UF): 25% of increase, from $8 billion in 2016 to $10 billion in 2020

    • Aging infrastructure

    • EPA estimates to $660 billion the required investments for drinking water, wastewater and storm water infrastructures over the next 20 years

    • President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan - financed through both public and private capital

    Source : GWI, Annual Report 2017 and EPA

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    2nd Business Pillar Specialty Products

    Chemicals

    • Green antiscalants (phosphate-free and super-concentrated);

    • Speciality membrane cleaners (liquid or powder);

    • Filter aids and coagulants;

    • Manufactured in-house in Vista, California;

    Digital Solutions & Software

    • SCADATM , IntelogxTM, Clearlogx® (patented technology);

    Corrosion resistant equipment for desalintation

    • Flexible couplings (plastics, stainless steel, Duplex and SuperDuplex);

    • Development of a new product line : FRP cartridge filter housings.

    Maple farming equipment

    • Specialty products for maple production

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    2nd Business Pillar Specialty Products

    Acquisition

    Piedmont

    Development SPMC Acquisition

    Clearlogx

    Patented High Brix

    membrane process

    FRP filter

    housings Upgrade

    Intelogx

    PWT Rebranding

    Up 113% over 5 years

    $13.2 M

    $28.1 M

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    2nd Business Pillar Specialty Products

    • Product business with multiple brands and sales channels ;

    • Export in 40 countries through distributors and agents ;

    • 30% North America & 70% worldwide ;

    • Sales are recurrent in nature.

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    3rd Business Pillar Operation & Maintenance (O&M)

    • Acquisition of Utility Partners completed in July 2016 (Impact 100% of FY2017);

    • Operation contracts with 38 municipal water and wastewater plants in 7 states (VT, NH,

    MA, GA, MS, NM and CA);

    • Backlog (signed contracts) of $60.4 M (as of March 31, 2017),

    • Up $5.5 M from December 31, 2016;

    • 7 contract renewals (since December 2016);

    • 1 new contract (New Mexico).

    • Integration completed;

    • Opportunities (short and mid-term):

    • Secure new O&M business in USA & Canada;

    • Expand scope of work within existing projects;

    • Maximize cross-selling opportunities (consumables, engineering, projects): MS, NH

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    • Opportunities:

    Only 8% of water & wastewater plants are operated by the private sector in North America

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    2017 2018 2019 2020

    Utility water $38.3 B $38.5 B $38.7 B $38.9 B

    Utility

    wastewater $39.1 B $41 B $43.1 B $45.3 B

    Industrial $45.7 B $46.6 B $49 B $52.1 B

    3rd Business Pillar Operation & Maintenance (O&M)

    Operating Expenditure by Sector in North America

    Source: GWI forecast 2017

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    Business Model and Financial Performance

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    Organic and Acquisition Growth Story

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    2000

    2009

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    2013

    2014

    2015 2016 2001

    2002

    to

    2009

    Foundation

    of H2O

    Innovation

    Development of

    Maple business

    unit

    Growth of the project

    business (in USA since 2006)

    Development of SP&S pillar

    (PWT: 2009, Piedmont: 2013)

    Launch of softwares &

    acquisition of

    Clearlogx®

    Development

    of O&M pillar

    Average Growth of 32% (since 2006)

    • Organic Growth of 18% /year

    • External Growth of 31% /year

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    O&M

    Couplings

    Softwares Consumables

    Filter housings

    Services

    Engineering

    New Water

    Utility

    Non-

    recurrent

    revenues

    Recurrent

    revenues

    10-15%

    4-8%

    0.5-1% 2-5%

    1-2% 0.5-2%

    Typical Water

    Spending on Utility

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    Converting Projects to Recurrent Revenues

    4/5 projects (80%)

    Projects & Systems

    Membranes &

    Filters Softwares Services

    Operation &

    Maintenance Chemicals

    Promote

    customers' retention

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    - $

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    O&M

    SP&S

    Projects

    Diversification: A Well Thought-out Strategy

    Revenue Breakdown In CAD million $

    Growth vehicle :

    Gain predictability in our

    business model;

    Secure long-term relationship

    with customers.

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    19%

    40%

    41%

    Q3 - FY2017 Revenues

    Projects

    SP&S

    O&M

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    Q3 – FY2017

    Financial Improvement

    Q3 results:

    • 49.9 % increase of revenues largely

    attributable to the acquisition of UP;

    • New business mix: 81.4% of the revenues

    are coming from O&M and SP&S

    (recurrent in nature);

    • Gross profit margin of 23.8% for the

    quarter: expected with the acquisition &

    integration of UP;

    • SG&A : 22.6% down from 23.4% last year;

    • Adjusted EBITDA impacted by:

    • Lower volume of projects;

    • Shift in product mix;

    • Addition of Utility Partners results.

    Three-month periods

    ended March 31,

    Last nine months

    ended March 31,

    2017 2016 2017 2016

    Revenues $21.3 M $14.2 M $61.1 M $39.6 M

    Projects $4.0 M $4.8 M $12.8 M $17.9 M

    SP&S $8.6 M $9.4 M $22.3 M $21.7 M

    O&M $8.7 M - $26.0 M -

    Gross profit margin 23.8% 31.8% 23.5% 29.9%

    SG&A $4.8 M $3.3 M $12.9 M $9.2 M

    Net (loss) earnings ($1.3 M) $0.6 M ($3.5 M) $0.9 M

    Cash flows from

    operating activities ($1.1 M) ($0.3 M) ($1.7 M) ($0.4 M)

    Adjusted EBITDA $0.4 M $1.2 M $1.9 M $2.7 M

    Adjusted EBITDA over

    Revenues (%) 1.9% 8.8% 3.0% 6.9%

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    Financial Position 2017-Q3 Review

    (in Canadian dollars,

    except for ratios)

    Nine-month

    period ended

    March 31, 2017

    Period ended

    June 30, 2016

    Working capital $11.3 M $8.3 M

    Working capital ratio 1.66 1.55

    Net debt $14.4 M $6.3 M

    Equity $45.9 M $26.6 M

    Net debt to equity ratio 0.31 0.24

    • Working capital ratio improved to 1.66;

    • Receivables increased by $3.5 M since June 2016, coming

    essentially from SP&S activities (maple & Piedmont);

    • Inventories increased by $0.9 M to $5.3 M, to support maple equipment and specialty chemicals;

    • Net debt increased by $8.1 M, following the acquisition of UP;

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    (in Canadian dollars)

    Three-month

    period ended

    March 31, 2017

    Three-month

    period ended

    March 31, 2016

    Cash flows from

    operating activities

    $(1.1 M) $(0.3 M)

    • $0.64 M earn out paid for Clearlogx acquisition;

    • CAPEX of $0.97 M ($0.56 M PPE & $0.4 M intangible)

    • Total capital reimbursement of $0.63 M.

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    • Project sales backlog: $58.9 M (as of June 13, 2017);

    • Growing pipeline driven by large infrastructure investments.

    • Expanding sales network with new distributors and agents;

    • Sales (or customers) are recurrent by nature;

    • Products innovation and acquisitions in SP&S group is driving growth: 113% over the last 5 years.

    • Backlog of $60.4 M for operating and maintenance contracts (as of March 31, 2017);

    • Multiple cross selling opportunities between the three pillars;

    • O&M is fragmented, thus ideal for mergers & acquisitions.

    Robust Business Model

    Growth platform based on 3 distinct & complimentary pillars

    • Record-high combined backlog of $117.1 M (projects and O&M) as of March 31, 2017 (+ $8.7 M in new project contracts as of June 13, 2017)

    • 81.4% of the revenues are recurrent by nature (SP&S and O&M)

    Projects Specialty Products O&M

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    Investment Highlights TSX Venture: HEO / OTCQX: HEOFF

    • End-to-End, fully integrated water treatment Company

    • The need for water treatment solutions is becoming increasingly important

    • A three pillar approach provides cross-selling and diversification

    • History or organic growth boosted by acquisitions

    • Q3FY17 = 49.9% YoY revenue growth driven by UP acquisition

    • Record Backlog of $117.1 M

    • Recurring revenue (over 80%) provides predictability

    • Profitable

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    Corporate Information TSX Venture : HEO / OTCQX : HEOFF

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    Board of Directors :

    Philippe Gervais, Chairman Principal, Navigator

    Frédéric Dugré, President & CEO Mechanical Engineer, Founder

    Richard Hoel, Director Lawyer, Founding partner of Winthrop & Weinstine

    Stephen A Davis, Director Managing Partner, Ventry Industries LLC

    Peter Dorrins, Director President & CEO, Junex

    Élaine Phénix, Director & Chair of Audit Comm. Former VP Montreal Stock Exchange, financial consultant

    Jean-Réal Poirier, Director Former VP Operations, Canam Group

    Lisa Henthorne, Director CTO Water Standard, Former IDA Chairman

    Pierre Côté, Director Former CTO, Zenon / GE

    Shares outstanding : 40,144,214

    2.5 million of options

    Top management (Officers): 10%

    Institutional: 50% (IQ: 18% / CDPQ: 15%)

    Directors: 10%

    Officers :

    Frédéric Dugré, President & CEO

    Marc Blanchet, CFO

    Guillaume Clairet, COO

    Management :

    Greg Madden, V.P. - SP&S

    Denis Guibert, V.P - Engineering & Projects

    Rock Gaulin, V.P. - Manufacturing & Operations

    Bill Douglass, V.P. - Utility Partners

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    H2O Innovation Unique smart water player

    Headquarters

    330 rue St-Vallier Est, suite 340

    Quebec City, QC

    G1K 9C5 Canada

    1-418-688-0170

    [email protected]

    www.h2oinnovation.com