CODI Investor Presentation

AUGUST 2023

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Who is CODI?

CODI BY THE NUMBERS

As of 6/30/23

Compass Diversified (NYSE: CODI) owns and manages a diverse group of leading middle-market businesses

Long-term ownership approach through permanent capital base Founded in 1998, came public in 2006

Currently own and manage seven branded consumer and three niche industrial subsidiaries

Provide shareholders access to leading middle market businesses through public company transparency and liquidity

SUBSIDIARIES

$7.0B+ $3.2B+ $2.2B+ $434M

$134.6M ~$573M 4%

3%

Aggregate Acquisitions

23 Platforms & 32 Add-Ons

Invested Capital

TTM Proforma Revenue

TTM Proforma Adjusted

EBITDA

TTM Adjusted Earnings

Available Revolver + Cash

Permanent Capital Base

TTM Proforma Revenue

Growth

TTM Proforma Subsidiary Adjusted EBITDA Growth

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How Are We Different?

Permanent Capital is

Owning Uncorrelated Assets

Strategic Capital.

Drives Lower Cost of Capital.

Permanent capital structure & long-

Track record of scaling diverse

term holding horizons allow us to:

assets has consistently:

Clear Alignment with

Investors.

Since we finance acquisitions at the parent company level vs. separate companies (à la traditional private

  • Deploy capital patiently
  • Withstand short-term market distortions
  • Act swiftly when others are sidelined
  • Reduced our cost of capital
  • Increased shareholder returns
  • Deepened our economic and competitive moat

equity):

  • We bear the risk alongside our shareholders

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Our Permanent Capital Advantage

Long-term, Opportunistic Approach in Sectors with Management Expertise

  • Partner with management teams to sustainably build businesses for the long-term
  • 25 years of experience in branded consumer and niche industrial verticals
  • Strong balance sheet provides certainty and speed to close

Value Creation Through Actively Partnering with Management

  • Permanent capital drives long-term value creation through:
    • Building management teams
    • Investing in lasting infrastructure
    • Organic growth and add-on acquisitions

Superior Governance and

Transparency

  • Compensation structure aligns interest of shareholders and management
  • Quarterly reporting = transparency
  • Majority of board is independent
  • History of waiving management fees when appropriate
  • Large and growing ownership of CODI shares by manager partners and employees

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