Investor Presentation • Sep 21, 2023
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CFO & Investor Relations Officer
Expert in Administration, Finance, Planning and Control. He held the position of General Manager in several Italian and foreign companies and was Director of the National Secretariat of Agesci. In 2019, he joined Unidata and followed the listing process on EGM, the extraordinary operations and the translisting on EXM - STAR Segment

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HISTORY

Foundation Unidata starts operating as an Hardware Provider
Unidata revolutionizes its core business and starts the activity of Internet Service Provider
Unidata was sold to Cable&Wireless and then reacquired
Beginning of the construction of the proprietary FTTH network and Data Center
Unidata extends its activities to Cloud services and Internet of Things
Listing on Euronext Growth Milan of Borsa Italiana



JV with CEBF to deploy high-quality FTTH networks in gray areas of Lazio
Agreement with Azimut to build a green neutral Tier IV data center in Roma
JV with Azimut to build 900 km of submarine optical fiber in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Unidata win the tender for the IoT system managing water meters in Palermo
Closing of the acquisition of TWT Group based in Milan and operating in all Italy
Listing on Euronext STAR Milan of Borsa Italiana

The Unidata Fiber Network infrastructure is concentrated in the most important cities of Lazio Region, where Unidata offers complete coverage of the territory with Gigafiber: direct FTTH (Fiber to the Home) connectivity (100% Fiber optic).
OVER 5,900 KM OF FIBER OPTIC CABLING
LAUNCH OF 10GB CONNECTIVITY IN ROME AND LAZIO, QUADRUPLING THE AVAILABLE SPEED
310,000 HOUSING UNITS SERVED IN H1 2023


The Unidata Data Center was built in line with the conditions required by certification standards Rating 4 (formerly TIER IV) with additional features to ensure the highest level of infrastructure security and reliable continuity of service provision.
The Data Center occupies a surface area of 800 squaremeters.
NEUTRAL COLOCATION – MULTI CARRIER
CLOUD SERVICES (IAAS, SAAS AND PAAS)
NETWORK SECURITY — MANAGED SERVICES DISASTER RECOVERY


LoRa™ is the new wireless technology to support IoT solutions wide communication range (several Km) to reach devices high penetration to reach any object wherever it is installed low power consumption (many years with a single battery) open standard to create private public collaborative network worldwide adopted with the largest marketplace



Award in Temporary Grouping of Companies, with the role of Mandatory, with BIP S.p.A. and Lektor S.r.l.
Tender for the implementation of the Automatic Meter Management System of the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
Total value of the contract equal to 2.7 million Euros, for a period of 36 months
The awarded tender is part of the PNRR funds

Award in Public Private Partnership of the concession for the implementation and management of the smart metering IoT system for Acqua Pubblica Sabina
Assignment through project financing equal to 9.5 million Euros for a duration of 14 years
Unidata will build the network using LoRaWan® technology and implementing a management system for data-driven water resource management processes

Award of the contract for the Connectivity service for the meters of the integrated water service users, for drinking water use, in Firenze- Prato-Pistoia Metropolitan Area
Assignment through project financing equal to over 3.5 million Euros for a duration of 13 years
The awarded tender is part of the PNRR funds

In addition to the three main areas, Unidata develops some additional key services:

Unidata directly builds the fiber optic network for Unidata and Unifiber in some key areas, as for instance in the grey areas of Latium, Apulia, Molise.

Unidata works in projects regarding specific customers' requirements and events relating to the provision of support, design and consultancy services for Internet technologies and, more generally, for digital environments.
Ex. Project Bari - construction of a video surveillance implementation at the ASI Consortium of Bari





1) Commitment to dismiss the majority of TWT's legacy voice trading business: run-off of base clients (i.e. customers/contracts with almost no gross margin) in order to focus on the most profitable




The acquisition of TWT Group will allow several business synergies and cost savings that will generate year by year a positive impact on EBITDA and EBITDA Margin:

Continuous growth of both Unidata and TWT core business in B2B channels
Sale of the offering of Unidata through the network of TWT dealers and TWT services to Unidata retail customers

Aggregation of Unidata and TWT network infrastructure lowering costs

Creation of a new advanced proposal in Cloud: multisite and with disaster recovery

Creation of a new commercial proposal in SD-WAN and Cybersecurity

Decrease low-margin voice trading business

Integration of operating structures for greater efficiency and cost savings avoiding replications
Scouting of new areas to develop infrastructure (from Unidata experience in Rome areas)


Closing signed in 2020 with Connecting Europe Broadband Europe (CEBF)1 and the activity started in 2H 2021.

FTTH access network implementation in "gray areas" without FTTH, localized in Lazio region. Unifiber owns the passive FTTH network.



1) CEBF (Connecting Europe Broadband Fund) is a fund sponsored by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (IT), Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (FR), KFW (DE), European Investment Bank, European Commission and other investors. For CEBF, this is the first investment in Italy.






As of June 2023, Unidata already paid Eu 4.3 million out of its total equity investment.

1) Last M&A transactions between 2018 - 2022: SFR FTTH (France), Fast Fiber (Portugal), Bluevia (Spain)


Closing signed in 2023 with Azimut - Fondo Infrastrutture per la Crescita ESG1 and the activity already started.

Submarine cable system in Tirreno Sea of about 900 km from Mazara del Vallo to Genova, with a junction point near Rome-Fiumicino and one in Sardinia.


1) Fondo Infrastrutture per la crescita – ESG is a fund established and managed by Azimut Libera Impresa, invests in social infrastructures in order to generate a positive and sustainable growth of the economy, environment and society with an ESG approach





As of June 2023, Unidata already paid Eu 5.5 million out of its total equity investment.
Unidata equity investment will be up to Eu 18 million, due to an option to increase its participation to own a majority stake.

Investment Agreement signed in 2022 with Fondo Infrastrutture per la Crescita - ESG1 .

Green and neutral Tier IV datacenter in Rome about 20 MW and 3,200 rack capacity, for a total area of 20,000 sqm


1) Fondo Infrastrutture per la crescita – ESG is a fund established and managed by Azimut Libera Impresa, that aims to invest in social infrastructures in order to generate a positive and sustainable growth of the economy, environment and society with an ESG approach

As of May 2023, Unidata has not paid any amount of its total equity investment.

1) Peers taken into consideration: Equinix Inc., Digital Realty Trust Inc., OVH Groupe S.a.S., WIIT S.p.A.. Source: Factset
+93%
Revenues 41.7 M€ (21.6 M€ in H1 2022)* +68%
EBITDA Adjusted 9.4 M€ (5.6 M€ in H1 2022)* 49.6 M€
NFP (cash negative) (9.6 M€ in FY 2022)*
Direct Customer Growth 20,956 (18,292 in FY 2022)*
Optical Fiber >5,900 km (5,450 in FY 2022)*
Total Investments in tangible, intangible and financial assets

*The values in brackets refer to the economic-financial data of Unidata S.p.A. stand-alone as of 30 June 2022, therefore they do not take the TWT Group into consideration.









In 2022, Unidata became a Benefit Company and published its 1 st Impact Report and 3 rd ESG Report
Unidata developed its ESG Strategy based on 3 macro-purposes of common benefit:

Reducing climate-changing emissions and the energy consumption

Infrastructure of areas to resolve conditions of digital divide

Protection of employees and attention to their training and well-being



Reduction of energy consumption and emissions
Total energy consumption: 2,525,216 kWh Consumption of energy from renewable sources: 2,389,868 kWh (94% of the total) Replacement of 60% of the fleet to hybrid and/or electric
Reduction of data center energy consumption
by 10% for the same space used Maintaining at least 94% of renewable energy Improvement of the current photovoltaic system Replacement of 100% of the fleet in hybrid/electric
Wire gray and black fiber areas
New real estate units gray area (UniFiber): 43,092
New real estate units black area (Unidata): 71,334
New real estate units gray area (UniFiber): 75,075
New real estate units black area (Unidata): 58,630
Ensure training consistent with individual needs
Training for at least 80% of the company population
Training for executives and managers focused on soft skills
Training for at least 80% of management
Carrying out initial analysis of the company climate and spreading results


We took a different path of innovation, anticipated the times and used new technologies, niche opportunities, speed of execution and ability to adapt. These are key characteristics in the future, because we define ourselves and we want to be a
The most important ones, we already see with great force and promises that must be used quickly and strategically, are:


Served Housing Units

Connected Housing Units Penetration Rate







The contribution from Unitirreno and Unicenter is not included in the targets presented in the tables






Unidata S.p.A.
ROBERTO GIACOMETTI CFO & Investor Relations Officer
+39 329 2478696 [email protected]
CDR Communication S.r.l. Investor Relations Consultant
SILVIA DI ROSA +39 335 7864209 [email protected]
ELEONORA NICOLINI +39 333 9773749 [email protected]

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