Leading K12 learning company capturing further growth

in an attractive global market

Susan Duinhoven, President & CEO Pörssisijoittajan viikko, 14 September 2022

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We have an ambitious strategy for sustainable, profitable growth

We are one of the global leaders in K12 education serving 25 million students

  • Producing inclusive learning materials and platforms to promote equal learning opportunities
  • Strengthening our #1 position in European K12 learning services
  • Aiming for selective growth globally through M&A

We are Finland's #1 cross-media company with a weekly reach of 97%

  • Providing trusted Finnish journalism and inspiring entertainment
  • Continuing our successful digital transformation towards higher margin
  • Increasing share of B2C provides sustainable future opportunities

Growing through M&A while paying an increasing dividend

  • Supporting our growth strategy in learning with a solid balance sheet
  • Growing our dividend with an attractive yield
  • Investing in further digital growth and in our people

Our purpose

Through learning and

media, we have a positive

impact on the lives of millions of people every day

Our ambition

Group net sales* over 2bn€ by 2030

at least 75% from Learning

*1.3bn€ in 2021

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We are #1 in K12 learning services

in Europe…

  • We focus on K12, which is primary, secondary and vocational education (ie. 6−18 year-olds)
    • Supporting more than 25m students in 12 European countries
    • Having a ~16% market share
  • Teachers and schools are our primary customers
    • Teachers are key decision-makers on which learning content to use
    • In our operating countries, learning content is largely publicly funded and typically represents 1−3% of public education spend
  • Our learning services provide the teachers everything they need
    • Printed and digital learning content created together with teachers and matching the local curriculum
    • Digital learning platforms, either linked to our content or open
    • Content distribution services
  • Our content has a positive impact on learning outcomes
    • Inclusive learning materials promote equal learning opportunities and support diversity and differentiation

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…and are leading the way in

consolidating the market

  • K12 is a stable and resilient market
    • Stable population of approx. 75 million students in Europe, corresponding to a market size of 4−5bn€
    • Public spending on education is increasing, spend per student varies between countries
    • Significant fragmentation and high barriers to entry due to localised nature
    • Stability and predictability as teachers typically consider changing the learning materials only every 4−8 years
  • Our best-in-classdigital platforms and footprint in highly digitalised countries with high-quality learning outcomes give us unique benefits of scale
  • Digitalisation within education is accelerating
    • Helping to drive market consolidation
    • Generating more stable revenue streams and higher profitability
    • Offering better scalability

Market growth estimate

steady

low single digit %

pa.

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In Learning, we have a successful track record and ambitious plan for profitable growth

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M&A has accelerated our transformation

  • 2019: Four acquisitions in K12 learning services
  • 2020: Santillana, leading provider of K12 learning content in Spain
  • 2022: Pearson Italy, the third largest provider of K12 learning materials in Italy

IncreaseM&A

Grow value per

market student share

Three levers for further growth

Long-term financial targets in Learning

Organic growth

Operational EBIT margin excl. PPA

2-5%

> 23%*

* with current portfolio

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