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AUGMENTUM FINTECH PLC

Fund Information / Factsheet Aug 1, 2023

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Investment Strategy

Augmentum invests in fast growing fintech businesses that are disrupting the financial services sector. Augmentum is the UK's only publicly listed investment company focusing on the fintech sector in the UK and wider Europe, having launched on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in 2018, giving businesses access to patient capital and support, unrestricted by conventional fund timelines and giving public markets investors access to a largely privately held investment sector during its main period of growth.

NAV and NAV per share

1 Net Asset Value 2 After performance fee

Portfolio Manager

Augmentum Fintech Management Ltd

March 2018 – March 2023

Tim Levene CEO

has sat on multiple fintech boards including interactive investor, Tide and Zopa and is highly active in cross-industry initiatives working to boost the UK fintech sector such as the UK FinTech Strategy Group and Innovate Finance. Tim was a founding employee of Flutter.com, which became one of the highest profile digital businesses in the UK after it merged with Betfair.com in 2001. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Tim was elected in the City of London as an Alderman in the Ward of Bridge in 2022.

An experienced entrepreneur and investor, Augmentum Co-Founder and CEO Tim

Richard has 23 years of venture capital and private equity experience in the technology, retail and leisure sectors on both sides of the fence. Richard started his career at PwC before joining Tim at Flutter.com (now Betfair) as CFO. Richard joined Benchmark Capital Europe (now Balderton Capital) in 2002, where he worked on early stage technology investments both in the investment phase and assisting investee companies post-funding. He spent five years investing globally at Manzanita Capital from 2005, before co-founding Augmentum with Tim.

Richard Matthews COO

Management fee 1.5% up to £250m NAV, 1% thereafter
Listing Premium Segment Main Market LSE
Ticker AUGM
Shares in issue 170.60 million
AIC Sector Financials & Financial Innovation
ISIN GB00BG12XV81
SEDOL BG12XV8

Key Facts Company and Fund Information

Listing Date 13 March 2018
Portfolio Manager Augmentum Fintech Management Ltd
AIFM, Company Secretary &
Administrator
Frostrow Capital LLP
Registrar Link Group
Legal Adviser Stephenson Harwood LLP
Auditor BDO LLP www.augmentum.vc
Joint Corporate Brokers Peel Hunt LLP, Singer Capital Markets [email protected]

Highlights

£294.1m3

Net Asset Value

158.9p3 NAV per share

106.00 gbx 4

Share price

(33.3%)4 Premium/(Discount)

24 Portfolio companies

18.5%3 IRR on invested capital

£50.0m

Cash position

3 As at 31 March 2023 4 As at 31 July 2023

www.augmentum.vc @AugmentumF Augmentum Fintech

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Highlights

Company Update

Annual results for the year ended 31 March 2023 Published 4 July 2023

Financial Highlights

  • NAV per share after performance fee increased by 2.4% to 158.9p (31 March 2022: 155.2p).
  • IRR of 18.5% on invested capital since inception (31 March 2022: 22.6%).
  • Available cash at year end of £38.5 million, which increased to £50.0 million as at 30 June 2023 following the Company's accretive exit from Cushon.

Portfolio Highlights

  • Top 10 holdings, which represent 78% of portfolio value, grew revenue at an average of 117% year-on-year and are cash generative or have an average of 29 months cash runway and are funded to their next key inflexion points.
  • interactive investor's acquisition by abrdn completed in May 2022 and resulted in proceeds for the Company of £42.8 million, delivering an 11.1x multiple on invested capital and 84.8% IRR.
  • Cushon's majority shareholding acquisition by NatWest Group completed post year end and returned £22.8 million to the Company, delivering a return of 2.1x multiple on invested capital and an IRR of 62%.
  • There have now been 5 exits from the portfolio since inception all at or above their last reported value, which have realised a cumulative £79.5 million in proceeds – £53.5 million over their original cost.

Share Buybacks

The Company has continued a modest programme of accretive buybacks in the period under review, seeking to convey to the market the Board's confidence in the value of the portfolio.

ESG

  • Supported The Lord Mayor's Appeal 'We Can Be' charity initiative.
  • Launched monthly Female Fintech Founders Office Hours series.
  • Ongoing partnership with Crisis Venture Studio.

Portfolio Update

Cushon acquired by NatWest

NatWest Group acquired a majority shareholding in Cushon, the workplace savings and Net Zero pension provider, which completed on 1 June 2023. Augmentum first invested in Cushon in June 2021 in their Series A fundraising round. The acquisition returned £22.8 million to the Company, delivering a return of 2.1x multiple on invested capital and an IRR of 62%.

Volt raises \$60 million Series B round

Volt, a leading provider of account-to-account (A2A) payments, raised a \$60 million Series B round in June 2023. The round was led by US investor IVP and Augmentum participated in the round with an investment of £5.3 million. The round implied a valuation of Augmentum's stake in Volt of £17.8 million, an uplift of £3.6 million from the carrying value of £14.2 million at the last valuation date of 31 March 2023.

Monese launches coreless banking platform XYB

Monese, the leading pan-European fintech offering smart money services to millions of consumers across Europe, announced the launch of XYB, an end-toend 'coreless' banking platform provider, enabling banks and non-banks to break down the barriers to building and providing financial services in record time.

Onfido acquires Airside

Onfido, the global leader in automated identity verification, acquired Airside, the US-headquartered shareable digital identity technology company. Onfido plan to take Airside's proven approach to the airline industry and apply it to other sectors requiring high customer assurance, such as financial services, providing a single, trusted view of each customer's identity.

1 £14.2 million as at 31 March 2023

Awards

  • Private Equity Awards 2023
  • 'Venture Capital/Growth Deal of the Year' Finalist
  • Europe Fintech Awards 2023 'Director of the Year' (Tim Levene) Finalist, 'Team of the Year' Finalist
  • UK Fintech Awards 2023 'Team of the Year' Finalist, 'Director of the Year' Finalist (Tim Levene)
  • IR Magazine Europe Awards 2023 'Best Investor Event (small cap)' Winner, 'Best Retail IR strategy' Finalist

Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board and of the Nominations Committee

Neil England

Karen Brade Chairman of the Audit Committee

Chairman of the Management and Remuneration Committee and of the Valuations Committee

Conny Dorrestijn Non-Executive Director

Sir William Russell Non-Executive Director

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Top 10 Holdings As at 31 March 2023

Monthly subscription business for technology products

Invested 2019
HQ Berlin, Germany
Cost £7.9m
Value £43.2m
IRR 70%
% of NAV 14.7%

SME business banking

Invested 2018 HQ London, UK Cost £13.2m Value £35.7m IRR 32% % of NAV 12.1%

Digital first consumer bank and lender

Invested 2018
HQ London, UK
Cost £33.7m
Value £30.1m
IRR -
% of NAV 10.2%

Workplace savings and pension provider

Invested 2021 HQ London, UK Cost £10.7m Value £22.8m IRR 62%

Account to account instant

Invested 2020
HQ London, UK
Cost £4.5m
Value £14.2m1
IRR 84%
% of NAV 4.8%

1 See update on Page 2 following June 2023 funding round

Mobile-only current accounts

Invested 2018
HQ London, UK
Cost £11.5m
Value £11.7m
IRR -
% of NAV 4.0%

Precious metals trading platform for individuals

Invested 2018
HQ London, UK
Cost £8.4m
Value £11.6m
IRR 12%
% of NAV 3.9%

Identity verification and fraud management platform

Invested 2018 Invested 2019
HQ London, UK HQ Zurich, Switzerland
Cost £7.7m Cost £2.7m
Value £10.2m Value £8.4m
IRR 8% IRR 42%
% of NAV 3.5% % of NAV 2.9%

Important Information

The contents of this document, which has been prepared by Augmentum Fintech Management Limited ("AFML"), have been approved by AFML solely for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ("FSMA"). AFML is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

% of NAV

Note:Exited 1 June 2023

The information in this document is for background purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained in this document or its accuracy or completeness. This document should not be considered a recommendation by AFML to invest in Augmentum Fintech plc (the "Company") or any of their respective affiliates, or in relation to any subscription for securities, whether actual or in the future.

This document is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia, collectively, the "United States"), Australia, Canada, the Republic of South Africa ("South Africa"), New Zealand, Japan or any other jurisdiction where such distribution is unlawful, or to US persons, as defined in Regulation S ("Regulation S") under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"). The distribution of this document may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This document is for information purposes only and does not contain or constitute an offer for sale of, or the solicitation of an offer or an invitation to buy or subscribe for, securities to any person in the United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand or Japan or in any other jurisdiction.

Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Before purchasing any securities or otherwise investing in the Company, persons viewing this document should ensure that they understand and accept fully the risks disclosed under the heading "Key Risks" following this notice, any of which can reasonably be expected to be relevant to an investment in the Company.

Key Risks

The following risks may reasonably be expected to be relevant to any investment in the Company and should be considered carefully.

Capital at risk

The value of an investment can go down as well as up and you may not receive a full return of capital. If you are in any doubt as to whether an investment into Augmentum Fintech PLC is suitable you should consult a regulated financial advisor.

Past performance

This document makes reference to the past performance of Augmentum Fintech PLC and past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

Consumer credit refinancer

Invested 2021
HQ Stockholm, Sweden
Cost £9.9m
Value £9.3m
IRR -
% of NAV 3.2%

AI based FX trading firm

7.7%

and BaaS provider

Invested 2018
HQ London, UK
Cost £11.5m
Value £11.7m
IRR -
% of NAV 4.0%

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