Ascential : Financial Reporting Document

Half Year Results

For the six months ended 30 June 2022

1 August 2022

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Agenda

01	04
Results Summary	Q&A
Duncan Painter
02	05
Financials	Appendix
Mandy Gradden
03
Outlook
Duncan Painter

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01 Results Summary

Duncan Painter

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H122 highlights

• Continuing structural growth and bounce-back from major events.
• Digital Commerce
• • Strong revenue growth, despite global marketplace headwinds:
  • • Organic: +15% (Execution: +19%)
    • Proforma: +19% (Execution +23%)
  • Further expansion of addressable market, with the acquisitions in Germany and Southeast Asia.
  • Acceleration of investment in capabilities.
• Product Design acceleration continues (revenue +14%), with strong subscription billings driven by non-fashion verticals.
• Marketing saw significant growth (revenue +88%), through return of Lions festival, with considerable delegate and sponsorship participation, bringing overall revenue in line with 2019.
• Retail & Financial Services also grew very strongly (revenue +74%), through continued resurgence of Money20/20 Europe, following return last year, comfortably exceeding 2019 revenue levels.

Total revenue £261m (£154m)

Reported growth	69%
Organic growth	42%

Adjusted EBITDA £67m (£43m)

Reported growth	57%
Organic growth	38%

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