SOCAR in the Volvo Ocean Race

A WAY TO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

SOCAR IN VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2017-18

ENTER A WORLD OF YACHTING SPORT TO SHARE IN‌

24/7 view into the intensity and spirit of sailing fast around the world

Britain’s Prince Harry is expected to visit Galway city this summer for the finale of the Volvo Ocean Race, in what would be the first visit by a British royal in more than a century.

Swedish HRH Prince Carl Philip, King Juan Carlos (2nd R) of Spain &Crown Prince Felipe of Spain in Volvo Ocean Race

RO YALTY Kate Middleton sports a nautical look ahead of the yacht race with Prince William

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research UAE and Tony Blair

24/7 view into the intensity and spirit of sailing fast around the world

Today, the crews are true sailing professionals, alternating between the Olympic Games, the America’s Cup and the VOLVO OCEAN RACE.

since 1973 Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race is the longest and toughest event in professional sport – a race run on scale like no other and a story with the power to engage millions of fans worldwide.

Across five oceans and 5 continents, the 7 teams experience scorching days and freezing nights in impossibly cramped conditions on board.

More than 8 months of competition the sailors take on a challenge of breathtaking scope and face with waves as high as 16 metres.

VOR brought fans closer to the hyper-reality of the race through live reports from onboard Media Crew Members & 24/7 view into the intensity and spirit of sailing fast around the world.

24/7 view into the intensity and spirit of sailing fast around the world

PARTNERSHIP means MATCHING VALUES for increasing brand equity and generating business together round the world

Performance

Team-work

Environment

Technology

& Global

AZERI CRUDE DESTINATIONS (2008-2013)

STRONG CONSISTENT LINK WITH BRAND-­‐ ORGANIZER

STATUS CIRCLE OF PARTNERS

EFFICIENT VEHICLE TO GLOBALLY REACH THE HIGHEST INCOME BRACKETS & GREAT B2B BACKGROUND THE RACE FANS ARE: 80% ABC1 social class, managerial position 2.5 times more likely to be in the highest income group than the average Average income is €63k +67% higher than general sport fans

FINAL EVENT MEDIA VALUES FOR VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2011-­‐12 Television € 230.7 M

Print € 35.6 M

Online € 47.9 M

TV cumulative audience coming from 8,969 broadcasts

1.55 billion

THERE ARE DOZENS OF SPONSORS, BUT ONLY 7 CREWS IN FOCUS

BUILD A GLOBAL BRAND-STORY WITH SOCAR YACHT & SOCAR PROFESSIONAL TEAM

IN VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2017-18

Project team EUGENE PLATON CEO Marina International Ltd.

An internaQonal yachtsman, parQcipant of a number of world class sailing events.

VOLVO OCEAN RACE EXPERIENCE:

1989/90. A watch leader of team "Fazisi" the only Soviet Union entry.

1993/94. Eugene Platon brought his skippering/navigaQon and management experience to the Ukrainian team that for the first Qme in history entered the race on board "Hetman Sahaidachny».

2008/09. Eugene Platon was the leader of the Russian Project for the 2008-­‐09 Volvo Ocean Race.

2009. Platon joined as technical expert the SpeedDream project -­‐ a quest to build the fastest monohull on the planet.

hap://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Eugene_Platon

GEMOND GROUP UKRAINIAN-MONTENEGRO BOATYARD COMPANY

FOUNDATION FUTURA PROJECT COORDINATOR IN MARKETING, EVENT & COMMUNICATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE

SOCAR In VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2017-18

THREE YEARS OF INTENSIVE GLOBAL BRAND PROMOTION & MARKETING

Preliminary Events Schedule Spring 2015 Training and crew selection commencing on the training yacht VO70 located at SOCAR yacht club in Montenegro. Training yacht VO70 will be named SOCAR and dressed in SOCAR corporate colors, logo and slogan.

Crew participation in different regattas in Europe and the USA. Commencing SOCAR global promotion.

Summer 2015 – Spring 2016 Building the racing yacht SOCAR in the Great Britain.

Racing yacht VO65 will be named SOCAR and dressed in SOCAR corporate colors, logo and slogan.

Summer 2016 – Summer 2017 Extensive training and crew selection.

Crew participation in different regattas in Europe and the USA. SOCAR global promotion continuation.

Autumn 2017 – Summer 2018 SOCAR in Volvo Ocean Race.

THE SCOPE OF GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

To found an Azerbaijan national team & make world famous not only the company, but the country in general.

Volvo Ocean Race is supported by Spain and Sweden Royal Families. Swedish Prince Karl Philip is an official Patron of the Volvo Ocean Race. The presence of President Ilham Aliyev at the official Volvo Ocean Race events will not only contribute to the status of event but also provide extensive PR and promotion of Azerbaijan as a country.

To communicate with diverse target audience in the world from everyday consumers to official political partners, from Russia to the USA. To consolidate B2B relations in premium atmosphere.

To push marketing activity not only in host countries but also in other focus areas. Several (3-4) crewmembers can be selected from the countries that SOCAR considers as most important in terms of business growth.

NEW LEVEL OF SPORT SPONSORSHIP

CONTACTS Eugene Platon, CEO Marina International Ltd. Е-mail: eplaton@msn.com Ph. +38-050-206-9872 (GSM) Andrey Kovalevsky, CEO Gemond Group Е-mail: mail@gemond.com Ph. + 38-067-567-3113 (GSM) Oleg Degtyarenko, FUTURA FOUNDATION Chairman E-mail: o.degtyarenko@futura.org.ua Ph. +38-067-442-3152 (GSM)

Visit Volvo Ocean Race web site: www.volvooceanrace.com