March 20 2018 Partnering For Growth CONFIDENTIAL PROPRIETARY

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March 20, 2018 Partnering For Growth CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC

March 20, 2018 Partnering For Growth CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC

CROSS-POLLINATION = HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY Crop Yield Trends Since 1900 CROSS-POLLINATION: Enables hybrids and higher

CROSS-POLLINATION = HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY Crop Yield Trends Since 1900 CROSS-POLLINATION: Enables hybrids and higher productivity (4 -5 x) Crops: Corn and Rice Problem: Too expensive SELF-POLLINATION: Varieties or inbreds and decreased productivity Corn Rice Crops: Wheat and Soybean Problem: Cross-pollination is cost-prohibitive Wheat Soybean This is a Generalization From the Following Source: Choices, The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues. 2010. CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC

CORN HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION HAS NOT CHANGED AN AVERAGE OF >20% SEED YIELD LOSS

CORN HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION HAS NOT CHANGED AN AVERAGE OF >20% SEED YIELD LOSS HIGH CONTAMINATION HIGH DISCARD RATE (ABOUT 7%) HIGH LABOR / RESOURCE COSTS (ABOUT $3, 000/ACRE) CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC 3

SIDESTEP MOTHER NATURE SEED PRODUCTION DIRECT COMPARISON IN CORN Process Traditional Power. Pollen. TM

SIDESTEP MOTHER NATURE SEED PRODUCTION DIRECT COMPARISON IN CORN Process Traditional Power. Pollen. TM Pollen Timing 2. 5 Hours, Mid-morning On-demand Pollen Delivery Weather Dependent Weather Resilient Field Isolation Large Tracts of Land Minimized De-tasseling Female Rows Labor Intensive Labor almost eliminated Male Presence Required: 15 -40% Minimized/eliminated Seed Yield ~70 Saleable Units/A >85 Saleable Units/A CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC

HOW IT WORKS FOR CORN POLLEN PRODUCED POLLEN REQUIRED Corn Produces More Pollen than

HOW IT WORKS FOR CORN POLLEN PRODUCED POLLEN REQUIRED Corn Produces More Pollen than Needed PRESERVED pollen DIRECTED to the female ON-DEMAND Silks receptive 24 -7 Less Discard & More Yield = More Product to Sell CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC

HOW IT WORKS FOR CORN Patents Pending Source: htps: //iowaagliteracy. files. wordpress. com/2015/07/maxresdefault. jpg

HOW IT WORKS FOR CORN Patents Pending Source: htps: //iowaagliteracy. files. wordpress. com/2015/07/maxresdefault. jpg Collecting pollen (patents pending) Preserving and storing pollen (patents pending) CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC Dispersing pollen ondemand

HOW IT WORKS FOR CORN Preserve. Enhance. Grow. CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT,

HOW IT WORKS FOR CORN Preserve. Enhance. Grow. CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC

3 SEASONS OF FIELD RESULTS IN CORN MORE THAN 20% YIELD INCREASE 2017 Field

3 SEASONS OF FIELD RESULTS IN CORN MORE THAN 20% YIELD INCREASE 2017 Field Results CUT DISCARD RATE BY >50% POLLEN VIABILITY EXTENDED TO >8 MONTHS Conventional Power. Pollen. SM CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC 8

NEW TECH IN CORN BILLION DOLLAR OPPORTUNITY U. S. CORN SEED PRODUCTION VALUE PER

NEW TECH IN CORN BILLION DOLLAR OPPORTUNITY U. S. CORN SEED PRODUCTION VALUE PER ACRE NEW ADDED ANNUAL VALUE 1 MM $1, 300 $1. 3 ACRES PER ACRE BILLION CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC

DUAL IP FOUNDATION On-demand method to “preempt” contamination Less discard, higher yield and lower

DUAL IP FOUNDATION On-demand method to “preempt” contamination Less discard, higher yield and lower cost of goods Industry’s first pollen preservation method Rigorous & at scale. Non-GMO, accelerated go-to-market strategy CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC

TEAM Todd Krone Jason Cope Mark Westgate R& D CEO CTO CSO TEAM John

TEAM Todd Krone Jason Cope Mark Westgate R& D CEO CTO CSO TEAM John Bedbrook Scott Uknes Jim Vaselopulos Ken Moonie Board Chairman Board Director Business Dev. Advisor CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC

COMMERCIALIZATION OF TM POWERPOLLEN TECHNOLOGY IN CORN 2015 -2017 -18 2019 Field testing and

COMMERCIALIZATION OF TM POWERPOLLEN TECHNOLOGY IN CORN 2015 -2017 -18 2019 Field testing and validation Mechanization with equipment partner Commercialize corn hybrid seed prod (U. S. ) Global commercialization CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC 12

Series B Fundraise Drivers 1. Execute Power. Pollen. SM seed commercialization: 2018: U. S.

Series B Fundraise Drivers 1. Execute Power. Pollen. SM seed commercialization: 2018: U. S. commercialization 2019: Global commercialization Continued IP growth and protection 2. Develop additional commercial applications 3. Wheat and rice development CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC

GROW WITH US POWERPOLLENTM For more details, contact: Todd Krone or Jason Cope Todd.

GROW WITH US POWERPOLLENTM For more details, contact: Todd Krone or Jason Cope Todd. Krone@Power. Pollen. com Jason. Cope@Power. Pollen. com www. Power. Pollen. com Conventional | Power. Pollen. TM CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY © 2017 AAT, LLC