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Gentian Diagnostics ASA

Investor Presentation Dec 14, 2023

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DNB's Nordic Healthcare Conference

Hilja Ibert, CEO

14 December 2023

Important notice

This presentation has been prepared by and is the sole responsibility of Gentian Diagnostics ASA (the "Company" or "Gentian"). The presentation is furnished to you solely for your information and may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, to any other person. The information herein and any other material discussed is subject to change.

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Efficient diagnostics for better treatment decisions

High-impact diagnostics with global commercial traction

Attractive value proposition: fast results at lower cost

Many of the existing, but clinically relevant biomarkers are available only on slow and inefficient platforms

  • Hours from initiation of analysis to results
  • Low throughput

Gentian converts existing biomarkers to the most efficient automated, highthroughput analysers

  • 10 minutes from initiation of analysis to results
  • High throughput

Faster results leading to better treatment decisions

3-10x higher throughput, improving laboratory productivity and cost-efficiency

Strategy with focus on profitable sales growth

8* tests contributing to saving costs and protecting life

USD 1.8bn serviceable market with 5-10% annual growth

Industry-leading team and knowhow

Team with proven trackrecord and industry expertise from market leading IVD companies

Entered partnerships with 5 major global IVD companies

Long-term ambition of NOK 1bn revenue and 40% EBITDA margin

~28% average annual sales growth 2019-22

2 'blockbuster' tests in market and product development

Products targeting important disease groups

ESTABLISHED PRODUCTS IN MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
Kidney disease Inflammation
& infection
Inflammation Pancreas
deficiency
Lifestyle
associated
diseases
Inflammation
& infection
Inflammation Cardiac
disease
Cystatin C Canine CRP fCAL® fPELA® RBP GCAL® SARS-CoV-2 NT-proBNP
2006 2012 2015 2020 2023 2019 2022 TBD

Positioned for strong value creation: high growth and scalability

Enabling 40% long-term EBITDA margin

Commercial traction As per 3Q23

  • Commercial interest for Gentian NT-proBNP in optimisation
  • Two potential projects in 'proof of concept' phase
  • Clinical studies confirm value of the product
  • First agreements with global IVD companies concluded

• Delivered >25% sales CAGR since 2019-2022

• Targeting >20% sales growth 2022-2028

Note: Established products include 3rd party products sold through Gentian AB. Pipeline products include NT-proBNP currently in product development and two undisclosed projects in 'proof of concept' phase. In 2022, Gentian upgraded its lab facilities to provide increased efficiency and production capacity in line with the 5-6 year sales potential.

Continued strong sales growth with stable cost base 3yr CAGR 29.5% at 3Q23

MNOK

Sales revenue year to date 2023 vs 2022 Strong cost discipline maintained

OPEX Capitalised R&D expenses

Operational leverage and long-term contracts Sticky revenues with high transition costs

Long-term ambitions rooted in recent progress

Five established products with potential to grow 20%+ annually

Prove clinical relevance of GCAL and bring NT-proBNP to market

Bring a steady stream of new high-impact diagnostic tests to market

Secure one new contract with a global commercial partner per year

Grow gross margin from ~50% to 60%+ through economies of scale

Long-term EBITDA margins of 40%

revenue potential of NOK 1bn in 5-7 years Unrisked revenue potential of NOK 1bn*

* Dependent on timing of NT-proBNP launch

Appendix

P&L highlights

MNOK 3Q23 3Q22 YTD23 YTD22 2022
Sales 32.1 23.1 97.7 73.7 101.6
Other
revenues
2.7 2.0 6.9 7.3 10.3
Total revenues 34.8 25.1 104.5 81.1 111.9
COGS -16.3 -12.8 -46.2 -38.8 -52.6
Employee benefit expenses -13.0 -10.0 -35.4 -30.1 -40.9
D&A -2.4 -2.7 -7.1 -7.5 -10.2
Other OPEX -4.3 -8.4 -18.6 -23.6 -31.4
EBITDA 1.2 -6.1 4.3 -11.5 -13.0
EBIT -1.2 -8.7 -2.9 -19.0 -23.2

Cash flow highlights

MNOK 3Q23 3Q22 YTD23 YTD22 2022
Operating activities -2.0 4.7 1.8 -5.5 -14.0
Investing
activities
-1.2 -1.8 -3.3 -12.3 -14.7
Financing
activities
-1.1 -1.1 -3.4 -3.2 -4.3
Changes in cash and cash equivalent -4.3 -1.8 -5.0 -21.1 -32.9
Cash
and cash equivalent at the beginning of period
80.7 92.1 81.6 114.9 114.9
Cash
and cash equivalent at the end of period
76.4 93.9 76.4 93.9 81.6

Board of directors

Tomas
Settevik
Espen T.
Jørgensen
Kari E.
Krogstad
Kjersti
Grimsrud
Fredrik
Thoresen
Monika
Neuman
Frank
Frantzen
Chair of
the Board
Board member Board member Board member Board member Board member Board member
Tomas Settevik
has
experience in both life
sciences and retail and is
currently an independent
investor and non-exec
director in several
companies. He was
previously CEO of
Stokke, and CEO of
Pronova
BioPharma after
serving as Vice President
Pharmaceuticals and
Manufacturing. Mr.
Settevik
has also held
several senior positions –
VP Northern Europe, VP
Marketing and R&D, and
Managing Director
UK/Nordic –
at Tyco
Healthcare EMEA. Mr.
Settevik
holds a degree
from Copenhagen
Business School.
Espen Tidemann
Jørgensen
is currently
Portfolio Manager of
Holta
Invest and
Managing Director of
Holta
Life Sciences,
a large shareholder in
Gentian Diagnostics. He
has 18 years of financial
markets experience as
equity analyst at DNB
Markets and investor.
Mr. Jørgensen
was
previously member of the
Board of Directors at
Weifa
and Cortendo, and
is currently board
member at Decisions.
Mr. Jørgensen
holds a
Msc
in Economics and
has completed 3 years of
Medicine studies at the
University of Oslo.
Kari Krogstad has
more than 25 years of
experience from the
biomedical industry,
from commercial
leadership roles within
the pharma, biotech and
medtech
sectors. Ms.
Krogstad has held her
current role as President
and CEO at Medistim
ASA since 2009. She
was previously General
Manager at Invitrogen
Dynal. Ms. Krogstad
holds a Cand. Scient.
degree in Molecular
Biology from the
University of Oslo as
well as a Business
degree from IHM
Business School.
Kjersti
Grimsrud is
currently President and
COO of Infusion care at
Convatec
plc, where she
has spent the last 5
years. She has over 30
years' experience in
MedTech and IVD
companies with roles in
science, operations and
commercial in Axis
Shield ASA and Alere
Inc./Abbott, where she
last held the position of
VP Commercial EME
(Europe Middle East)
and International
(APAC). Ms Grimsrud
served as a board
member of Biotec
Pharmacon
(now
ArcticZymes
technologies) from 2011
to 2015. Ms. Grimsrud
holds a master's degree
in biotechnology
Fredrik Thoresen
is a
partner in Andenaes
gruppen
where he joined
in 2021. Mr. Thoresen
has previous buy-
and
sell-side experience
from Storebrand,
SEB, DNB and Sector
Asset Management. Mr.
Thoresen
has an MBA in
International Business
from Middlebury Institute
of International Studies,
Monterey, California and
a bachelor's degree in
Computer Science and
Economics from
Augustana University,
Sioux Falls, South
Dakota
Monika Neuman has 20
years of experience from
the diagnostics industry
and is currently
Managing Director for
Sarstedt
Group in the
Nordics. During the past
4 years, Ms. Neuman
has been working at
Siemens Healthineers
Laboratory Diagnostics
HQ in Tarrytown, NY,
to set a successful
strategy for launch and
implementation of a new
product portfolio on the
global IVD market. Ms.
Neuman holds a MSc
degree in Biochemistry
and a PhD degree in
Clinical Bacteriology
from Medical Faculty at
Göteborg
University in
Sweden.
Frank Frantzen has
more than 35 years of
experience from the
diagnostic industry.
He has served as
principal scientist and
has directed larger R&D
units in international IVD
companies Axis-Shield,
Alere and Abbott. Mr.
Frantzen left his Senior
Director R&D position at
Abbott in 2021 and is
currently serving as
Chief Technology
Officer in CardiNor
AS.
Mr. Frantzen holds a
master's degree in
chemistry and a PhD,
both from the Norwegian
University of Science
and Technology in
Trondheim.

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

in Trondheim.

Top 20 shareholders

Shareholder No of shares %
Vatne Equity AS 2 110 224 13.68 %
Kvantia AS 1 623 368 10.53 %
Holta Invest AS 1 228 502 7.97 %
Verdipapirfondet Delphi Nordic 987 104 6.40 %
Safrino AS 749 700 4.86 %
Carpe Diem Afseth
AS
544 089 3.53 %
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 501 000 3.25 %
Verdipapirfondet DNB SMB 361 291 2.34 %
J.P. Morgan SE 325 000 2.11 %
Verdipapirfondet Storebrand Vekst 315 751 2.05 %
Portia AS 300 000 1.95 %
Krefting, Johan Henrik 278 500 1.81 %
Intertrade Shipping AS 257 716 1.67 %
Cressida AS 235 000 1.52 %
Verdipapirfondet Equinor Aksjer NO 227 880 1.48 %
Lioness AS 220 000 1.43 %
Marstal AS 212 407 1.38 %
Mutus AS 210 465 1.36 %
Salix AS 208 954 1.35 %
Silvercoin Industries AS 184 441 1.20 %
Other Shareholders 4 340 958 28.15 %
Total shares 15 422 350 100 %

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