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Ahwdrate®
FINALLY, NATURAL TASTES GREAT
March 17, 2016 - CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS
THIS PRESENTATION IS CONFIDENTIAL. IT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING E-HYDRATE, AND NO PORTION OF THIS PRESENTATION MAY BE DISSEMINATED, COPIED, TRANSMITTED OR DISCLOSED
TO ANY THIRD PARTY OR USED BY THE INTENDED RECIPIENT FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS A BASIS FOR DISCUSSION BETWEEN RECIPIENT AND E-HYDRATE. THIS PRESENTATION DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY
DISCUSSION Cf ANY RISK OR QUALIFICATION THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND IS NOT A GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE OF PERFORMANCE OR ANY
INDICATION OF THE ECONOMIC OR OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF &HYDRATE OR ANY PROJECT. NEITHER DOES THIS PRESENTATION ADDRESS THE LEGAL, FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RISKS AND PARMETERS
OF E-HYDRATE OR ANY SUCH PROJECT. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, THIS PRESENTATION IS PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY AND RECIPIENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS OWN REVIEW AND
PROJECTIONS. AND MAY NOT RELY ON ANY PART OF THIS PRESENTATION IN FORMULATING ITS DECISIONS OR ACTIONS. PROJECTIONS NECESSARILY ARE BASED UPON NUMEROUS ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
INCLUDING PARTICULARLY THAT E-HYDRATE WILL SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE ITS BUSINESS PLAN ON A TIMELY BASIS AND ON REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING E-HYDRATE MADE TO E-HYDRATE BY THIRD PARTIES. THESE
ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS ARE INHERENTLY SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS, ECONOMIC AND COMPETITIVE UNCERTAINTIES, CONTINGENCIES AND RISKS, MANY OF WHICH ME BEYOND E-HYDRATE'S
CONTROL. ACTUAL RESULTS WILL VARY FROM THE PROJECTIONS, AND THESE VARIATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE MATERIAL, AS FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS ARE NECESSARILY SPECULATIVE IN NATURE. YOU ARE CAUTIONED
NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS PRESENTATION OR AS STATED IN THE PROJECTIONS
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E-hydrate Founders
Dan Adler
Focus: Business Development
Joshua Shirk
Focus: Product Development
Vaughn Juares
Focus: Marketing Strategy
Dan Adler
• Former VP Creative Development. Walt Disney Imagineering
• Former CAAAgent / Executive CAA (Creative Artists Agency). Hollywood's Top
Talent and Entertainment Business Firm
• Built and launched CAA's New Media Department. Dating back to 1991
• Served as Managing Director of famed One Laptop Per Child's initiatives in
Israel.
• Served on California Film Commission as appointee of Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Joshua Shirk
• A decade of product development, design and formulation experience
• Personally developed dozens of innovative vitamin supplements and natural
performance-enhancing consumable products
• Strong relationships with major retailers and distributors in all channels of retail.
big box. convenience, grocery, pharmacy
• Former CEO / founder of health supplements company which reached 20.000
points of retail within first 18 months of business
Vaughn Juares
• Co-owner of 4 patents for social media content technologies and algorithms for
social recommendation and syndication of content
• Founder of SER International ad agency which serviced over 40% of all Spanish'
language music releases for all major labels in North America by 2003
• Developed and oversaw execution of Mom Brands' (ready to eat cereal) retail launch
in to mass big box retail • became most-selling item by weight in Walmart
nationwide built active following of 1.000.000 + in less than 6 months
• Former Executive Creative Director of North Woods Advertising
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Notable E-hydrate Team Members
Phil Kent
Bill Nicholson
Phil Kent
• Former CEO of Turner Broadcasting System. Inc.. Responsible for ALL Turner
Media Properties including. CNN Worldwide. TBS. TNT. Turner Classic
Movies. Boomerang. CNN Headline News. CNN International. among others
• Former CAA Agent (Hollywood's Top Talent and Entertainment Business Firm)
• Recognized as a Top Media and Business Development Strategist
Bill Nicholson
• Founder of ldeasphere. owners of TWINLABS. CPG Nutrition / Supplements
• Former COO of Amway
• Led Amway Business in to Multiple Billions of Dollars with Worldwide Expansion
• Cabinet Advisor to President G. Ford
• Cofounder of Successful Ventures with Anthony Robbins. Rob Lowe. etc.
Sofia Vergara
Sofia Vergara
• Star of ABC hit television program •Modern Family' (Currently Top 5 in TV Ratings)
• 37th Most Powerful Woman in the World as Rated by Forbes List 2014
• Among the Most-Recognizable People in the World with Mass Market Appeal
• Captures Attention of General and Hispanic Markets in North America
• Commands a Social Media Footprint of Nearly 250.000.000 Users (via LWE)
• Aspirational Role Model and Trend-Setter Especially Among Females 34 55
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great alternative for
everyday consumers who
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than leading sports drinks.
Protein On-the-Go is the
only protein powder with
electrolytes in single-serve.
ultra-portable pouches.
E-hydrate helps maintain
ideal hydration levels.
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Radio Partners (Partial List)
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• Recent campaign began: December 26. 2015
• "Get it at Target" CTA on all TV spot creative
• -31MM-ilmo TV ad impact @ $230k/mo cost
Targeted TV and cable campaign with specific channel-
specific creative for female and male audiences
• Women 25 - 49
• Men 25 - 49
Pandora & Radio Media
• Recent campaign began: December 26. 2015
• "Get it at Target.' CTA on all radio spot creative
• -$300k/mo TV ad impact @ $50k/mo cost
• Targeted Pandora and broadcast / satellite radio
campaign with specific channel-specific creative for
each audience.
• Women 25 - 49
• Men 25 - 49
• Click-through creative for Pandora with 'Get it at
Target CTA and links to websites
TV Advertising Partners (Partial List)
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Social & Earned Media
• YouTube
• Continue to promote through YouTube agency partners
• Leverage influencer impression footprint
• Typical influencer audiences - 50.000+
• Promoted placements - 1.2MM views per promo
• Facebook
Continue to promoted through celebrity accounts
Leverage influencer impression footprint
• Typical -50.000+ per influencer
• Facebook Channel Ads
• Est. campaign impressions of greater than 18 Million
• Pinterest
• Ads and boosted content
• Goal of 1 Million+ impressions per campaign
• Multiple simultaneous campaigns
• Promoted through influencer networks
• Twitter
• Promotion through paid influencer campaign
• Boosted tweets
• Metrics are variable and will be based on size of the
influencers audience and their engagement metrics
• Instagram
Ad placement as part of Instagram's new ad platform
• E-hydrate is approved agency to place ads
• 80.000+ engagements
• 2.8 Million impressions per promotion based on CPE
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Events & Sponsorship
Sports-Related
Athlete Sponsorship and Events
E-hydrate's event marketing will reach
hundreds of thousands at events and
drives home "buy now* call-to-action
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NASCAR Xfmity Series partnership with Derrick Cope
• Millions of brand impressions through media (NBC)
• Focused on male demographic in Target-dense areas
• Dallas
• Phoenix
• Las Vegas
• Southern California
• Florida
• Tens of thousands of samplings and trial at events
• "Buy Now call to action with samples
• List building for stet it at Target.' follow up emails
Athlete Sponsorship on local and regional level
• Thousands of brand impressions and samplings at events
• "Buy Now call to action with samples
• Social media content produced by athletes drives brand
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• Target Stores
• Expansion of Protein On-the-Go with 'ACTIVE and "KIDS' lines
• Gelson's Grocery
• End-cap program in negotiation.
• GNC
• Anticipated PO for 3.300 locations to start and expand thereafter.
• Ingles Grocery
• End-cap program in negotiations
• Hy-Vee
• End-cap program in negotiations
• PO Anticipated before close of Q1
• E-hydrate Listed in KeHE system
• Strategic move allows for placement opportunity with Whole Foods. etc..
• Walgreens
• 6-7.000 locations possible placement in June
• Q3 to over 10.000 points of distribution possible.
• CVS
• Meeting set for Q1
• High interest from retailer due to Walgreens and national presence in Target.
• US Military Commissaries may place RTM and tubs in all 300 bases. This consumer base is core to our target
market with a high percentage of sales in the protein segment. Placement could be on shelves. March.
end of Q1
• Hi Health. Phoenix based chain with forty locations will place PO for possible end of Q1 placement. May
include entire product line
• Costco national buyer contacted E-hydrate
• Requested immediate meeting which will take place by end of first week in February.
• Raley's and Bristol Farms
• Expected placement in Q2
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Proposed Use of Funds & P/L
Health and Wellness Consumer
Spending by Category
• Food / Beverage
• Health / Beauty
• Other Goods
Company. 2013
RAPID DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION
E-hydrate is currently on pace to have presence in -85% of all grocery stores in the US by end of Q3 2016.
VISIBILITY WILL AID SELLTHROUGH
End cap programs will be implemented with each new retailer to enhance brand visibility. Additionally, E-hydrate
will be featured with end caps in the top Target Store locations nationwide in mid-2016. High visibility will
encourage sell through and strengthen the brand.
KEY COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
• Major retail chains are coming online in 2016 (see next page)
• Gross margins are increasing as volume and sourcing optimizes
• E-hydrate fills the increased consumer demand for healthy and natural nutrition options
• Online sales illustrate customer return rates to be growing and have been as high as 62%
Description
2015**
2016
2017
2018
EXPENSES
Marketing and
(1.476) $
(5.300) $
(12.600) $
(16.570)
COGS
S
(569)
(8.340) $
(11.230) $
(21.400)
General and Admin
(502) $
(5.400) $
(6.302) $
(11.600)
Other Expenses
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(140)
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INCOME
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1.098 $
4.400 $
7.430 $
14.300
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24.300 $
34.600
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1.200 $
4.800 $
11.700
GAIN / LOSS
(1.452) $
(380) $
6.298 $
10.918
EBITDA x 7
N/A
N/A
44,086
76,426
GROSS SALES X 7
N/A $
131,600 $
255,710 $
424,200
** Notice: This document reflects non-audited, preliminary financials.
Online sales are growing
• Average growth rate 100%+ month over month
• Predicted online sales of 510.000+ / month by Feb '16
• Affiliate marketing program started Q1 2016
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Time and Potential Revenues »
• Sales estimates are not guaranteed and based
on a number of factors. Actual results may vary.
UPCOMING PLACEMENTS
Likely placement in
June 2016 in
-6.500 locations
Talks have begun
to carry E-hydrate
at all CVS stores
nationwide in late
2016
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2016
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Sales Estimates by End of Q2':
Q4 2016
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High: 45.000.000
High: 417.500.000
Low: 42.700.000
Low: 49.950.000
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Community Outreach
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SAN FE RNANI:O VALLEY
AND GREATER LOS ANGELES
E-hydrate Supports the Community
&HYDRATE SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY
E•hydrate believes in partnering with strong community organizations & causes which
reflect the principles of the company and of E•hydrate's target customers. One key
initiative the company undertook at launch was a donation of 5% of its profits to Iraq
and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) in 2014.
&HYDRATE SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT MATTER
With the launch of the &hydrate Kids' line. the company is planning to donate the 5% of
proceeds to a more kid-focused organizations. for example. Communities in Schools (OS)
is at the top of the list (One of our principals has been on its National Leadership Council
for well over a decade). We know that encouraging trial and support among family-
focused shoppers is a good message to send and an important reflection of our
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