Investor H1-20 update

September 2020

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H1-20 unaudited results

Financial highlights from continuing operations:

Revenues (unaudited):

£4.2m

(£3.1m in H1-19, 34% growth)

Loss before tax (unaudited):

£5.5m

(£3.7m in H1-19)

Commentary

The Group's subsidiaries continue to build on their current momentum; scaling their partnerships, enhancing their distribution channels and expanding their client bases.

  • Covid-19pandemic resulted in lower lending volumes at Satago and Vertus with negligible impairments
  • A portion of Oxygen's client base temporarily suspended early payment programmes - which Oxygen was compensated for
  • Playstack signed two significant contracts with global technology platforms and successfully launched a console game

FY revenue and net loss expected to be ahead of market expectations

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Covid-19 impact and outlook

Covid-19 impact

Immediate

Short term

Long term

Government temporarily

Suppliers become

Oxygen

Council spending reduced

orders councils to pay

dependent on early

suppliers ahead of time,

payment - incentive to

circumventing Oxygen

use Oxygen

Loan book decreased

Government subsidises

Well positioned as cash

Satago

SME funding, creating a

flow provider when

Minimal impairments

'false market'

government schemes end

Deals in pipeline delayed

More IFAs retiring,

Vertus

leading to pickup in

Minimal

No impairments

volumes

Playstack

Minimal

Brand partners review

Minimal

spending

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Key messages

Covid-19 resilience

Positioned to grow

Market expectations

  • Partnership approach insulates distribution
  • Minimal impairments
  • Capabilities undented by Covid-19
  • Subsidiaries well positioned to grow
  • Playstack momentum and Group cost controls
  • FY revenue and net loss expected to be ahead of market expectations

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Oxygen: resilient with council spending now recovering

Oxygen contracted procurement spend (£bn)

Cost control has offset

and annual net transaction spend (£m)

revenue stagnation resulting

25

1,000

from decline in transaction

Aug-20: Contracted

procurement spend of £21.6bn

900

spend

Three new council wins since

20

800

700

lockdown started

15

600

New 'resilience' services sold

500

into councils - highlighting

10

400

cross selling potential

300

5

Q1-16: Acquisition of

200

Oxygen

100

0

0

Dec-15

Dec-16Dec-17Dec-18

Dec-19Aug-20

Contracted procurement spend

Annualised quarterly net transaction spend

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Satago: robust risk metrics throughout Covid-19

Satago SaaS sales

Signed £5m credit facility in January 2020

Software sales slowed as

distribution partner disrupted

  • maintaining YE targets

Loan book declined through first phase of Covid-19 - strong pipeline

600

£250k

500

£200k

400

£150k

300

£100k

200

100

£50k

0

Nov-19

Feb-20

Apr-20

May-20

£0k

Sep-19

Oct-19

Dec-19

Jan-20

Mar-20

Jun-20

Paying subscribers

Annualised revenues

Satago loan book (£m)

  • Government loan schemes currently outpricing Satago - short term competition

5

4

3

2

1

0

Jun-20

May-20

Apr-20

Mar-20

Feb-20

Jan-20

Dec-19

Nov-19

Oct-19

Sep-19

Aug-19

Jul-19

Jun-19

May-19

Apr-19

Mar-19

Feb-19

Jan-19

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Vertus: continued to lend through Covid-19

Vertus has approved four loan

12

12%

facilities since March 2020,

totalling £4.3m

10

10%

No impairment on any loan

Vertus asset yield

Interest rate cuts reflect the

8

8%

lower yield in the Vertus book

Loan book target of £16m in

6

Covid-19 hits

6%

Base rates cut

Q1 2021

4

4%

(£m)bookloanVertus

2

2%

0

0%

Dec-16

Dec-17

Dec-18

Dec-19

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Playstack: gaming division thriving in Covid-19

  • Two significant contracts signed with technology platforms for new console game - 'Mortal Shell'
  • Lending capabilities growing with 3rd party debt provider - expanding pipeline
  • Post lockdown, brand partners showing renewed interest in marketing campaigns

>5,000,000 video views

"Greatest dark souls game of the decade" Inverse

Steam wish list >250,000

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Strategic priorities

Unlock potential

Build partnerships

Unlock value

  • Provide stable environment for subsidiaries
  • Secure further partnerships to allow subsidiaries to leverage their capabilities
  • Significant value within TruFin to be unlocked

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