Helios Technologies Investor Presentation — February 2019

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Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings

President & CEOTricia L. Fulton

Chief Financial Officer©2019 Helios Technologies 2 www.heliostechnologies.com

This presentation and oral statements made by management in connection herewith that are not historical facts are “forward‐lo oking statements” within the meaning of

Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward‐looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual r esults may differ materially from those

expressed or implied by such statements. They include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations, estima tes, vision or projections of Sun Hydraulics

Corporation (“Helios” or the “Company”), its directors or its officers about the Company and the industry in which it operate s, and assumptions made by management,

and include among other items, ( i) the Company’s strategies regarding growth, including its intention to develop new products and make acquisitions; (ii) the Com pany’s

financing plans; (iii) the Company’s expectations regarding our sales, expenses, gross margins and other results of operation s; (iv) trends affecting the Company’s financial

condition or results of operations; (v) the Company’s ability to continue to control costs and to meet its liquidity and othe r financing needs; (vi) the declaration and

payment of dividends; (vii) the Company’s ability to respond to changes in customer demand domestically and internationally, including as a result of standardization; and

(viii) potential challenges relating to changes in and compliance with governmental laws and regulations affecting our U.S. a nd international businesses. Although the

Company believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that the anticipated res ults will occur. Important factors that could

cause the actual results to differ materially from those in the forward‐looking statements include, among other items, ( i) the economic cyclicality of the capital goods

industry in general and the hydraulics industry in particular, which directly affect customer orders, lead times and sales vo lume; (ii) fluctuations in global business

conditions, including the impact of economic recessions in the U.S. and other parts of the world, (iii) conditions in the cap ital markets, including the interest rate

environment and the availability of capital; (iv) changes in the competitive marketplace that could affect the Company’s reve nue and/or costs, such as increased

competition, lack of qualified engineering, marketing, management or other personnel, and increased labor and raw materials c osts; (v) risks related to the integration of