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InfraREIT: An Innovative Way to Finance
Infrastructure InvestmentJune 2015
The Elevator Speech: An Advantaged Financing
Vehicle for an Industry in Transition
Change in the utility industry inevitably takes time, but there is no
doubt that a fundamental transformation is underway
Coal, simple cycle gas, and nuclear retirements; renewables
expansion; distributed generation and smart grid
Innovation in all areas of the value chain will be critical for a cost-
effective transformation
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The Opportunity in
Electric Infrastructure
The Analogue
The REIT Solution
The REIT provides an advantaged financing vehicle for
infrastructure investments
REITs established by Congress to create access for investors to
large-scale investments in real properties and related dividend
streams (while mitigating double taxation)
10+ years ago, this meeting might have focused on an innovative
structure called an MLP as an innovative financing vehicle for the
pipeline industry
Today, MLPs for pipelines are the established model
Discussion Topics
Company Overview
What Is A Transmission & Distribution REIT?
InfraREIT History And Business Strategy
Q&A
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Introduction to InfraREIT
InfraREIT (NYSE ticker: HIFR) owns electric transmission & distribution
infrastructure assets, with a focus on the Texas market and the Southwest
InfraREIT’s current asset base centered in the Texas Panhandle, West Texas,
and South Texas
InfraREIT is an externally-managed REIT
InfraREIT has no employees; management services are provided by Hunt Utility
Services (a subsidiary of Hunt Consolidated) under a Management Agreement
Hunt Consolidated is also InfraREIT’s largest equity holder
InfraREIT’s Board is controlled by independent Directors
As of June 23rd market close, HIFR total equity market value of $2.0 bn and
total enterprise value of $2.6 bn
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InfraREIT’s Asset Profile
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Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
El Paso
Amarillo
Texas
StantonCeleste
Brady
McAllen
Railroad DC Tie
Service Territory
Panhandle Transmission
Railroad DC Tie
PanhandleTransmission
~75% of our rate base
~ 620 miles
Transmission
Operations Center
Railroad DC Tie with
Mexico (300 MW)
Distribution ~25% of our rate base
~10,500 miles
Over 50,000 electric
delivery points
InfraREIT (NYSE: HIFR) Ownership Breakdown
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Founding Investors:
John Hancock
Marubeni
OP Trust
TIAA-CREF
100% = 60,593,728 common shares/units (1)
Other Investors(2)
37%
Hunt25%
Public Stockholders
38%
1) This reflects the breakdown of common shares assuming that all InfraREIT Partners, LP (the operating partnership) units have
been exchanged, one-for-one, for common shares, as of March 31, 2015.
2) Includes shares and units held by the Founding Investors, Directors, and current and former employees.
Discussion Topics
Company Overview
What Is A Transmission & Distribution REIT?
InfraREIT History And Business Strategy
Q&A
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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
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First created by Congress in 1960
Treated as a C-Corporation by the IRS
Formed to own income-producing real property
Allows average taxpayers access to large-scale real-estate projects and a
source of steady income while mitigating double taxation
Over 50 million Americans own REIT shares (directly or indirectly)
A REIT must distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to shareholders
Distributions are deductible for tax purposes
Will pay tax on the amount of taxable income not distributed
Form of dividend includes different options, including cash, consent, and
stock dividends
At least 75% of the REIT's gross income must consist of rent, mortgage
interest, and real property gains; at least 75% of the value of the REIT's
assets must consist of real estate and cash
Asset Classes Eligible For REIT Ownership
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Traditional and specialty REITS
Offices, apartments, warehouses, shopping centers
Hotels, healthcare centers, billboards
Mortgage/residential and commercial finance
Infrastructure REITs
Cell towers
Bridges and roads
Electric transmission and distribution
Gas transmission
Gas storage
Water, marinas, offshore platforms
InfraREIT and Sharyland – How We Operate
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Control and management of the Lessor and Lessee are separated; the relationship
is governed by lease and contractual terms
The Lessor – InfraREIT
Owns the real property
Finance, Treasury, Tax, Investor
Relations, Corporate M&A
The Lessee – Sharyland
Operates the system
Operations, Construction,
Customer Interactions, Regulatory
InfraREIT Functions (The Lessor)
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Owns the Real Property (transmission
and distribution power lines, poles,
conductors, transformers, meters –
collectively, the “T&D Assets”)
Leases the T&D Assets to Sharyland
Utilities
Arranges the equity and debt financing
for T&D assets and funding for new
construction, upgrades and replacements
Manages the interface with InfraREIT’s
Board of Directors
Oversees InfraREIT’s SEC filings and
interactions with public shareholders
Sharyland Utilities Functions (The Lessee)
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Employs all of the people needed to operate the transmission and
distribution utility
Leases the Real Property
Owns the personal property
Trucks
Tools
Computers
Office Equipment
Holds the regulatory authorization granted by the Public Utility
Commission of Texas to operate the utility – called the “Certificate
of Convenience and Necessity” (CCN)
Sharyland is 100% owned by members of the Hunt family
Sharyland Utilities Functions (continued)
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Operates the system as a whole
Maintains and repairs the system
Constructs new facilities, including upgrades to and replacements of existing
facilities
Performs connections/disconnections
Interacts with regulatory bodies and typical utility counterparties
PUCT
ERCOT
Texas Reliability Entity
Other Utilities
Municipalities within service territory
NERC
Manages insurance, property tax, state taxes and franchise taxes
Manages all regulatory compliance
FERC
REPs
Service Providers
Customers
Generators
Discussion Topics
Company Overview
What Is A Transmission & Distribution REIT?
InfraREIT History And Business Strategy
Q&A
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InfraREIT’s Innovative and Distinctive History…
A 15 year journey from an Onion Field to $1.1 bn of Rate Base
Hunt established Sharyland in 1999 - the first greenfield U.S. utility since the 1960s
Private Letter Ruling approving the InfraREIT structure in June 2007
Railroad DC Tie completed in October 2007
CREZ project participation approved in March 2009
Cap Rock acquisition in July 2010
EIAA (legacy entity to InfraREIT) formed in November 2010 with an initial
commitment of more than $2 bn of equity capital
Began operation of a new Transmission Operations Center in April 2013
Energized CREZ project transmission lines and substations in 2013
Completed transition of Stanton Service Territory from SPP to ERCOT in December
2013
Railroad DC Tie Expansion completed July 2014
Completed IPO in January 201514
…Has Driven >80% Annual Growth Since 2009
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0
250
500
750
1,000
Rate Base $ millions
2009 2014 YE
$60
$1,100
25%
75%
Distribution Transmission
InfraREIT has grown rapidly over the past five years
2014 Rate Base
InfraREIT Q1 2015 Highlights
Successfully completed Initial Public Offering and began trading on the
New York Stock Exchange on January 30, 2015
Strong Q1 performance, in line with expectations
Strong growth relative to last year in revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and CAD
Progress on major ROFO projects
Construction proceeding for the Golden Spread Electric Cooperative
Interconnection and the Cross Valley Transmission Line
Southline achieved Phase 3 status in the WECC Ratings Process with an
“Accepted Rating” and filed for a FERC declaratory order
Company reaffirmed prior guidance when it announced Q1 results:
2015 CAD per share of $1.07; quarterly dividend for remainder of 2015 of
$0.225 per share
10%-15% cumulative annual growth rate in CAD per share for 2015-18
16Note: For a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, please see Schedules 1-3 included
with the Company’s Q1 2015 Earnings Press Release and Q1 2015 Results & Supplemental Information posted to the Company’s webs ite
(Infrareitinc.com) on May 13, 2015.
InfraREIT Q1 Performance Summary$ millions
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Strong Q1 performance, in line with expectations
Cash Available for Distribution
$12.7
$18.3
Q1 2014 Q1 2015
+44%
Lease Revenue
$24.8
$29.4
Q1 2014 Q1 2015
+19%
Adjusted EBITDA
$28.2
$34.4
Q1 2014 Q1 2015
+22%
Note: For a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, please see Schedules 1-3 included
with the Company’s Q1 2015 Earnings Press Release and Q1 2015 Results & Supplemental Information posted to the Company’s webs ite
(Infrareitinc.com) on May 13, 2015.
Disciplined, Multifaceted Pursuit of Growth
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Footprint Projects
(Funded by InfraREIT)
Hunt Development
team members
have an average of
15 years’ industry
experience
ROFO Projects
Growth Strategy Growth Drivers
• Population and economic growth across Texas
• Energy-driven economic expansion
• Generator interconnections to Panhandle
Transmission assets
• Specific Hunt T&D projects under construction
or in development
• Cross Valley and Golden Spread
Interconnection have approved CCNs and are
under construction
• Accretive M&A Transactions that build on:
• Hunt’s industry relationships and
reputation
• Expertise with REIT structure
• Future T&D projects developed and constructed
by Hunt
• Primarily focused on Texas and the Southwest
Other Hunt
Development Projects
Acquire other T&D assets
from third parties
Renewable Energy Development and Interconnection in the Panhandle
and South Plains (CREZ Project)
Connects high-potential renewables zones to the North and Central Texas
load pockets
ERCOT reports 6,266 MW of new capacity in the Panhandle that has
signed generation interconnection requests
The GSEC Interconnection (ROFO Project) connects to Panhandle
Transmission Lines
Economic Expansion in West Texas
Investment required to ensure reliability and meet identified customer
requirements
Midland County population grew by 30.6% between 2000-2013 and is
projected to grow by 16.4% between 2013-2023
Regional electricity usage has grown rapidly; significant unmet needs
Economic and Population Growth in South Texas
Sharyland’s McAllen service area and Railroad DC Tie benefit from strong
population growth in the Rio Grande Valley and expanding economic
activity on both sides of the Texas and Mexico border
Track record and relationships in South Texas contributed to Cross Valley
Transmission Line (ROFO Project) opportunity
Economic Drivers of Footprint Growth
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Robust Pipeline of Development Projects
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NV
CA
OK
TX
AZNM
MEXICO
Additional U.S. –
Mexico DC Ties
Additional South Texas
Transmission / Generation
Interconnections
Import capacity from
New Mexico and
Arizona to California
PJM and MISO
interconnection
ERCOT
Southeast Loop
Transmission
Line
South Plains
Reinforcement
NM
TX
AZ
NV
CA
M E X I C O
ROFO (1)
Project
Estimated (2)
Project CostExpected
Completion Status
Cross
Valley Line $160-$185mm 2016
Under
construction
GSEC Inter-
connection$100-$120mm 2016
Under
construction
Southline $700-$800mm --Draft EIS
Published
Verde $60-$80mm --In
development
Southline
Transmission
Project
Verde Transmission
Project
Cross Valley
Transmission Line
Golden Spread
Electric Coop
(GSEC)
Interconnection
Lubbock Power & Light
Interconnection
Under Construction Other ROFO Additional Development Opportunities
(1) ROFO projects are identified projects that are being developed by Hunt Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates with respect to which InfraREIT has a right of first offer.
(2) The Company publicly disclosed this information on May 13, 2015, and is not updating or reaffirming it.
Robust Growth Targets (1)
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Targeting a 10% - 15% CAGR of CAD /
share from 2015-18
Expect to achieve the lower half of
the range based on Footprint
Projects
Ability to exceed the midpoint of
the range through acquisitions of
Cross Valley Line and GSEC
Interconnection
Ability to achieve the top of the
range through additional Footprint
Projects or acquisitions
Cash Available for Distribution (CAD) per Share $ millions
$1.07
0.002015E 2018E
($/S
ha
re)
2
10%+
15%
CAD/Share
CAGR
(1) The Company publicly disclosed this information previously and is not updating it or reaffirming it in this presentation.
(2) Based upon a total of 43,565,495 common shares and 60,593,728 OP units outstanding as of 3/31/2015.
Attractive Asset
Portfolio
Stable Cash Flow
Strong Track
Record
Constructive
Regulatory
Environment
Efficient Structure
High-Growth
Opportunities
~$1.1 bn in regulated electric T&D assets (rate base)
Transmission assets currently comprise ~75% of rate base
100% of revenue driven by regulated asset base
REIT revenue governed by multi-year leases
Increased rate base from $60 mm in 2009 to ~$1.1 bn in 2014
Successfully developed 300 miles and 4 substations of CREZ
transmission system
Closed acquisitions and completed rate case under REIT structure
Constructive T&D regulatory framework in Texas
Texas regulation supportive of REIT structure
Ability to do interim rate filings minimizes regulatory lag
REIT structure enables structurally advantaged cash generation
Hunt is highly aligned with shareholders
Company has indicated that Footprint Projects are expected to enable
>10% CAD / share CAGR through 2018
Robust pipeline of right of first offer (ROFO) projects, other T&D projects
from Hunt and 3rd party acquisitions
Company has targeted CAD / share CAGR of 10% - 15% through 2018
InfraREIT Highlights
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Discussion Topics
Company Overview
What Is A Transmission & Distribution REIT?
InfraREIT History And Business Strategy
Q&A
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Thank You
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