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INVL Technology

Annual Report Feb 29, 2016

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INVL Technology, AB – company, investing in IT businesses, listed on NASDAQ Baltic stock exchange (Nasdaq Vilnius: INC1L) from June 2014.

During 2015 the Company had a net profit of EUR 2,490 thousand. Fair value of investments managed by the Company reached EUR 16,931 thousand by the 31 December 2015, increase in fair value on revaluation was EUR 2,223 thousand. Fair value measurement is based on preliminary independent appraisal. The Company performs independent appraisal annually while preparing annual financial statements.

During 2015, the Company also received EUR 598 thousands dividends from the managed companies. Equity of the company as of 31 December 2015 was EUR 24,324 thousand.

The Company performs independent appraisal annually while preparing annual financial statements. During preparation of interim condensed financial statements, the Company measured fair value of investments either using EBITDA multiple, using historical EBITDA of last 12 months and multiples of comparable entities, or acquisition cost if the transaction occurred recently, thus resulting in fair value variations throughout the year.

On 9 February 2015 the Company completed a merger with its parent company. After the merger, the Company continues activities of an investment entity as defined under IFRS 10.

On 3 July 2015 the Company completed secondary public offering and attracted EUR 10 million during the placement by issuing 6,060,607 ordinary shares for the price of EUR 1.65 per share.

1.1 FINANCIAL ASSETS
ENTITY 31 DECEMBER
2015
31 DECEMBER
20141
Vitma UAB2 11,442 13,200
NRD group3 3,716 700
NRD CS UAB 1,773 1,000
Inventio UAB - 2
TOTAL 16,931 14,902

1.2 CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS

Opening balance 7,828
Impact of reorganisation 7,074
Acquisitions during the year 218
Disposals during the year4 (412)
Gains and losses recognised in
profit or loss
2,223
CLOSING BALANCE 16,931

1 Investments of BAIP grupe AB acquired by the company during the reorganisation on 9 February 2015

2 includes both BAIP UAB and Acena UAB

4 sale of Acena UAB to BAIP UAB (as of end of year included in total value of VITMA UAB, previously reported as separate investment)

3 includes Etronika UAB as of 31 December 2015, acquired in 2015

1.3 KEY FINANCIAL DATA OF THE COMPANY

31 DECEMBER 2015 31 DECEMBER 2014
Financial assets at fair value 16,931 7,828
Cash and cash equivalents 6,994 25
Other assets 399 -
TOTAL ASSETS 24,324 7,853
Financial liabilities - -
Other liabilities 105 6
Equity 24,219 7,847
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 24,324 7,853

INVL TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS AREAS

INVL Technology operates as a cluster of IT businesses working with large corporates and government entities with a focus in four key areas: business climate improvement and e-governance, IT infrastructure, cyber security and IT intensive industries' solutions. Largest INVL Technology AB investments currently are companies in Lithuania, Norway, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.

NRD group, working in the area of Business climate improvement and e-governance, combine legal, consultancy and information technology skills to effectively address governance and economic digital infrastructure development challenges. NRD group develops national state-of-art registries and provides digital and mobile signature, digital platforms for finance and retail sectors, state taxes, information distribution, digital licenses, digital documents and other economic digital infrastructure solutions.

Critical IT infrastructure company BAIP with subsidiary Acena - specialized Microsoft solutions company, work in the area of IT infrastructure and provide information systems' resilience and mobility services for the largest corporate IT users, central banks and public sector organisations with high data availability requirements. Company is acknowledged as a strategic IT infrastructure architect and assists organisations to ensure their business continuity processes.

Cybersecurity technology consulting, incident response and applied research company NRD CS focuses on the services to law enforcement, national communication regulators, CERTs, and corporate information security departments. Company holds know-how in National Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRTs) establishment and contributes to the development of international cybersecurity methodologies such as CIS Critical security Controls.

Investment in the area of IT intensive industries' solutions is pending with the planned acquisition of company Algoritmu sistemos.

2.1 CURRENT STRUCTURE OF INVL TECHNOLOGY MANAGED COMPANIES5 :

5 Acquisition of Algoritmu sistemos, UAB is expected to be completed after the permits are issued by the Competition Council.

AB INVL Technology, Gynėjų g. 16, 01109 Vilnius, Lietuva. Įmonės kodas: 300893533, AB DNB bankas, B/K 40100, A/S LT174010042403427373 Tel. 8 5 219 1919, El. paštas: [email protected], www.invltechnology.lt

KEY OPERATING RATIOS OF THE BUSINESSES

3.1 KEY PL ITEMS

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KEY PL ITEMS IV Q BAIP & Acena NRD group6 NRD CS
2015 IV Q 2014 IV Q 2015 IV Q 2014 IV Q 2015 IV Q 2014 IV Q
Revenue 5,124 5,274 2,686 2,883 1,114 476
Gross profit 1,587 1,352 2,191 1,430 482 235
EBITDA 839 660 624 143 301 106
EBIT 765 601 591 45 296 102
Net Profit (Loss) 622 361 438 62 266 97
KEY PL ITEMS 12 MONTHS 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Revenue 12,425 14,234 5,929 3,276 1,523 870
Gross profit 3,817 4,188 4,478 1,598 691 404
EBITDA 1,259 1,722 873 74 191 37
EBIT 1,044 1,488 771 (30) 173 27
Net Profit (Loss) 998 1,366 548 (12) 141 22

6.2 KEY BS ITEMS

BAIP & Acena NRD group7 NRD CS
2015.12.31 2014.12.31 2015.12.31 2014.12.31 2015.12.31 2014.12.31
Tangible assets 843 271 346 276 40 46
Intangible assets 334 14 772 265 2 4
Other non-current assets 68 156 74 27 1 1
Current assets 6,138 6,239 3,481 1,224 782 379
of which cash 746 836 868 151 76 43
TOTAL ASSETS 7,383 6,680 4,673 1,792 825 430
Equity 2,781 3,025 1,305 533 250 109
Non-current liabilities 115 409 197 195 0 0
of which financial debt 115 409 26 82 0 0
Current liabilities 4,487 3,246 3,171 1,064 575 321
of which financial debt 247 351 131 52 27 0
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
EQUITY
7,383 6,680 4,673 1,792 825 430

6 ETRONIKA UAB is included from the month the control was transferred, i.e. 1 July 2015

7 ETRONIKA UAB is included from the month the control was transferred, i.e. 1 July 2015

MAIN EVENTS IN 2015

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4.1 NEW ENTITIES AND ACQUISITIONS

Norway Registers Development AS, working in the area of business climate improvement and e-governance (further on NRD AS), acquired 80 per cent shares of electronic banking, mobile signature, electronic transport tickets, and retail software solutions' developer ETRONIKA UAB for EUR 200 thousand.

In addition, Infobank Uganda Limited shareholders agreement was signed on the 23 March and formal negotiations regarding a public private partnership with Uganda Registration Services Bureau are currently taking place. NRD AS owns 30 per cent of Infobank Uganda Limited shares.

Norway Registers Development Rwanda Ltd. was established in Kigali, Rwanda on the 22 February 2016. NRD Rwanda will offer full portfolio of NRD group and other INVL Technology businesses' services. In addition, backing the regional export strategy of Rwanda, it might also participate in projects in Burundi and Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to him, NRD Rwanda will attract and combine the know-how of NRD group in the fields of business climate improvement and e-governance, smart IT infrastructure, cybersecurity and digital platforms for finance sector, and advance these competences in the country.

The acquisition of information system development company Algoritmu sistemos UAB is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2016, after the permits are issued by the Competition Council and the Commission for the evaluation of compliance of potential buyers to the national security interests. The value of the deal depends on Algoritmu sistemos financial results for 2015. Therefore, it will be revealed when the acquisition is completed.

INVL Technology is currently actively looking for new acquisitions.

4.2 BUSINESS CLIMATE IMPROVEMENT AND E-GOVERNANCE

In 2015 revenue and EBITDA of NRD group grew due to implementation of more complex and higher value added projects, increased share of consultancy tasks in the projects, and successful NRD UAB activities both in Lithuania and in NRD group projects in East Africa and Southeast Asia markets.

Furthermore, in 2015 companies signed new strategic agreements in East and South Africa and South Asia that will generate long term revenue for the whole group.

In Africa, NRD AS signed USD 415 thousand contract with National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) to design and implement an integrated One-Stop-Centre solution at Uganda Investment Authority. Together with NRD UAB, company also signed a USD 480 thousand (inclusive of withholding tax) contract with Tanzania Social Action Fund for Consultancy Services to Develop Unified Registry of Beneficiaries System. In Tanzania, the company also implemented a UNDP financed Certification and Security Audit of Election Management Systems.

In Burundi, NRD AS, as a lead partner in joint venture with NRD CS UAB, BAIP UAB and Norway Registers Development East Africa Ltd, signed an agreement with the Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB) for the implementation of COBIT 5 framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT. Furthermore, the company signed a USD 484 thousand (inclusive of local indirect taxes) contract with the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology at the Kingdom of Lesotho to assist the country in strategic reform planning - Pre-Investment Study for the Lesotho E-Government Infrastructure Project.

In 2015, NRD group also implemented projects in Zanzibar, Liberia, Mozambique and Mauritius.

In South Asia region, NRD AS signed and implemented a contract with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to develop a National Strategic Plan for Identification in Cambodia. The Draft Strategic Plan was presented at the National Workshop, held on the 22-23rd September in Phnom Penh. NRD AS is also involved in projects in Bangladesh and Bhutan – together with NRD CS UAB.

IT INFRASTRUCTURE

In order to simplify the structure and management of INVL Technology investments portfolio by linking the companies working in the field of IT infrastructure, 100 percent shares of a specialized Microsoft solutions company Acena, UAB transfer to critical IT infrastructure services company BAIP, UAB was completed on 2 October 2015. The deal value is equal to the value of Acena at the end of June 2015 – EUR 412 thousand, therefore the deal did not influence INVL Technology performance indicators.

In 2015 BAIP successfully carried out its mid-term goals – expanded operations to Latvia and Estonia and signed more agreements for maintenance services. In May, BAIP launched operations and registered as a tax payer, and in September as a VAT payer in Latvia and Estonia, where it provides integrated mobility, cloud computing and managed IT services. The first BAIP clients in Latvia and Estonia are large retail trade networks and Scandinavian banks.

During 2015, BAIP signed an agreement with Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid for the implementation of a data backup and recovery system worth 201.5 thousand euros. The company also deployed new internet bank terminals for Swedbank customers and agreed on integrated support services in bank's branches in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Long-term maintenance contract was also signed with the company Palink that manages the retail chain IKI. Furthermore, BAIP UAB entered into the market of enterprise mobility management (EMM) solutions and services, and implemented an EMM project in one of the largest Scandinavian banks across the Baltics.

In Rwanda, BAIP UAB as a lead partner in a joint venture agreement with Norway Registers Development East Africa Ltd signed an agreement with East African Community on the implementation of 2 modernisation projects in the Rwanda National Bank, worth USD 2.35 million in total.

In 2015, Acena was selected as Microsoft country partner of the year for Lithuania.

4.4 CYBER SECURITY

In 2015 specialised cyber defence company NRD CS UAB actively invested in the development of international markets which resulted in several long-term projects in frontier markets.

In Lithuania, NRD CS implemented Cyber security technological capacity building project with Cyber security and telecommunications department under the Ministry of Defence, prepared Methodology for identification and classification of Lithuanian Internet infrastructure's critical elements for the Ministry of the Interior and provided Specialised analytical software for the Customs.

In Tanzania, UNDP financed Certification and Security Audit of Election Management Systems was implemented.

In in the South Asia region (Bangladesh and Bhutan) NRD CS together with other INVL Technology AB managed companies signed contracts and began implementing two projects: A two year, 912 thousand USD (including taxes) contract was signed with Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) for the development of a modern National Cyber Defence and Cyber Security Doctrine. An agreement worth USD 150,489 (inclusive of local indirect taxes) was signed with Department of IT & Telecom under the Ministry of Information & Communications, the Royal Government of Bhutan for the consultancy services to establish BtCIRT. This allows the companies to enter a new market with 160 million people, and creates preconditions for further international development.

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