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Huddlestock Fintech

Quarterly Report May 5, 2022

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HUDDLESTOCK FINTECH AS ("the Company")

BankID Signing John Egil Skajem 2022-05-05

DIRECTORS REPORT FOR 2021 (AMOUNTS IN NOK 1000)

Purpose

The parent entity is Huddlestock Fintech AS, headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. The groups subsidiaries include, Huddlestock Technologies AS, Huddlestock Systems GmbH, Visigon Nordic AB and Visigon Sweden AB, Visigon Denmark ApS, and Huddlestock Asia Sdn Bhd.

Huddlestock Fintech AS is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. The group's subsidiaries are located as follows: Huddlestock Technologies AS in Oslo, Norway; Huddlestock Systems GmbH in Munich, Germany; Visigon Nordic AB and Visigon Sweden AB in Stockholm, Sweden; Visigon Denmark ApS in Copenhagen, Denmark; and Huddlestock Asia Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Group has developed a suite of unique software as a service solutions for banks, wealth managers, and retail trading venues. During 2021 and following the acquisition of Visigon Nordic AB and its daughter companies, the Group has a significant IT and management consulting business.

The Company's head office is located at Forus in Stavanger municipality, Norway. The group has offices in Norway, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Malaysia, respectively.

Continued operation

For the preparation of the financial statements, the Company and Group is continuing to be in operations and is in good standing.

The parent Company and the Group has the share capital intact.

The Company and the Group has a budget for 2022 with an annual positive net income and has sufficient liquidity to continue operations for the next 12 months. The Board of Directors are presenting the annual accounts under the assumption of going concern.

Future development

The Company and the Group signed several new client agreements in 2021 and early 2022, which will secure the Company and the Group with increased revenues and will ensure a basis for continued growth and profitable development.

Statement of the annual accounts

The Companys turnover was NOK 76 in 2021 and NOK 370 in 2020. The Company's annual result was a loss of NOK 11 918 in 2021, compared with a loss of NOK 15 598 in 2020. The Group's turnover was NOK 22 363 in 2021 and NOK 225 in 2020. The Group's annual result was a loss of NOK 19 626 in 2021, compared with a loss of NOK 12 428 in 2020.

BankID Signing John Egil Skajem 2022-05-05

The Company and the Group has until late 2021 been doing research and development, and management and IT consulting. The Company has now a finished version 1 of the core product which has been introduced to the market. During 2022 the product will be upgraded and a version 2.0 will be introduced. Other, new, products are under development.

Total cash flow from operating activies in the Group was a loss of NOK 6 837 in 2021 and NOK 6 815 in 2020.

The operating loss for the Group was NOK 19 626 in 2021 and NOK 12 428 in 2020.

The total investment in the Company in 2021 were NOK 92 519, compared with NOK 48 390 the year before.

The total investment in the Group in 2021 were NOK 122 954, compared with NOK 65 260 the year before.

The total cash and cash equivalents in the Company as of 31.12 2021 is NOK 7 728 at the end of the year, compared with NOK 2 246 the year before.

The equity ratio in the Company was 92,6%, compared to 94,1% by 31.12.2020. The total cash and cash equivalents in the Group as of 31.12.2021 is NOK 16 222 at the end of the year, compared with NOK 2 958 the year before.

The equity ratio in the Group was 72,6%, compared to 94,3% by 31.12.2020.

The company has invested more in technology development and products during 2021, which is reflected in the financial accounts. The investments are now bearing fruits, with key projects set to be delivered in 2022. In addition, the M&A activities has strengthened the groups core capabilities, and will help accelerate the company's vision in becoming the leading B2B Fintech provider in Europe. Our backbone will be scalable and proprietary technology, set to increase company revenues and reduce costs going forward.

The company has taken the necessary steps to cut costs during 2021 so that the company does not incur unnecessarily large operating and development cost.

Environment, gender equality and employee matters

As of December 31, 2021 the Company and Group had 30 permanent employees, twentyseven men and three women.

The work environment in the Company is considered good.

No serious injuries, work-related wear / strain injuries or property damage was recorded during 2021.

There has been no sick leave in 2021.

The Board of Directors (the "Board") consists of two men.

The Board has not found it necessary to take special measures with regards to gender equality.

BankID Signing John Egil Skajem 2022-05-05

Risks

Overall on objectives and strategy

The Company and the Group is exposed to financial risk in very limited areas. The current strategy does not include the use of financial instruments, but this is subject of ongoing assessment by the administration and the board.

The Company and the Group has conducted extensive research and developed into technology solutions and has developed a suite of unique software as a service-solutions for banks, asset managers and retail trading venues. It has a portfolio of licenses for these technology solutions.

Market risk

The Company and the Group have debt of NOK 3.867, respectively NOK 6.283. The Company has a revolving overdraft facility of NOK4.000. Increases in intereste rates will affect the Company. Should these be prolonged and substantially permanently higher, this could affect the Company's profitability.

The Company and the Group has no equity market investments, so it is not exposed to changes in equity markets. The Company and the Group have foreign exchange exposures, mainly through normal international business to Euro, Swedish Kronor, and Danish Kroner, which is considered to be manageable.

With regards to other market risks, there are the possibility of increased competition for winning clients, however this risk is viewed as low due to the significant number of potential clients and the secular growth of the Company's target market.

In order to quantify the risk of not achieving the company plans and goals, we view this as low to medium risk. There are always risks in achieving plans, however the company has good visibility for existing contracts and with the view of our pipeline going forward.

Credit risk

The risk of losses on receivables is considered low. To date, the Company and the Group has not incurred significant losses on receivables.

Liquidy risk

The Company and the Group considers the liquidy to be manageable due to cash in accounts and budget for 2022. The company is structured with low fixed cost and with short term contracts. For variable costs, the company has the ability to efficiently scale up or down as it sees the opportunities. The company has also proven to have favourable possibilities to efficiently raise equity and debt funding, and establishing ongoing lending facitlities in the form of short- and long term bank loans, revolving credit lines and overdraft facilities.

Environmental reporting

The activities of the Company and the Group do not cause environmental damages.

Insurance

The company has set up an insurance for the board and the general manager for their possible liability to the company and third parties.

BankID Signing John Egil Skajem 2022-05-05 BankID Signing Øyvind Hovland 2022-05-05 BankID Signing Murshid Hugberg-Ali 2022-05-05

Annual Result

The result for the year for the Company and Group were respectively a loss after tax of NOK 11 918 and NOK 19 626. These will be allocated to Share Premium.

The Board and CEO is of the opinion that the profit & loss statement and balance sheet, including the explanatory notes contained therein, includes a fair description of the 2021 operations and the financial status at the end of the year, December 31, 2021.

Events after the reporting period and going concern

The Huddlestock teams are relentlessly focused on growing our business; we remain completely sold out within our consulting business and have, since the beginning of the year, expanded our team with 4 new hires to meet increased demand from existing clients. We are also seeing increased demand for our capital markets expertise from new potential clients; in February 2022, our leading fintech consultancy business won a mandate with Danish fintech company Lunar.

The ongoing war in Ukraine has somewhat affected the roll- out of our technology. We are monitoring the situation for both direct and indirect consequences, as well as any increased cyber risks, and are working closely with our local partner. At the time of this report, our partners are unharmed and continue to operate under suboptimal conditions. Huddlestock Fintech and its daughter companies have no direct investments in Ukraine. While the situation, if prolonged for an extended period, would somewhat affect the implementation timelines and ongoing deliveries for existing client commitments, we continue to see high demand for our SaaS white label trading solution. Since the beginning of the year we have signed agreements with a leading Nordic investor news site counting more than 25.000 users, and a Northern European investment club of sophisticated retail traders, to launch a retail trading offer by implementing Huddlestock's Bedrock Software- as- a- Servicesolution.

M&A remains a core part of Huddlestock's strategy, and at the end of March, a term sheet was signed with the intention to acquire 100% of F5 IT, a software developer focused on customised application and integration solutions within Fintech, Proptech and loT, for a total consideration of NOK 32m paid in Huddlestock Fintech shares, to be paid in two tranches of NOK 20m and NOK 12m. The latter payment is tied to mutually agreed performance targets and agreed paid over a period of three years in 3 instalments. The company is highly complementary with existing Huddlestock operations and will further the company onshoring strategy. This aquistion will also accelerate our ambition to become a leading Fintech in Europe.

Revenues were lower in 2021 than expected, with Covid- 19 playing a key role. Regardless of this, the Huddlestock Group is well capitalized, and will have capital going forward. The company is also experiencing strong interest in its products and technology. The Company has taken the necessary steps to cut costs during 2021 so that the company does not incur unnecessarily large operating and development costs. Furthermore, the company has sufficient liquidity to manage without income in the next 12 months and the board has no qualms about presenting the annual accounts under the assumption of continued operations.

Stavanger, 5 May 2022

BankID Signing Øyvind Hovland 2022-05-05 BankID Signing Murshid Hugberg-Ali 2022-05-05

BankID Signing John Egil Skajem 2022-05-05

Øyvind Hovland Murshid Hugberg-Ali Chairman of the Board Board member

John Egil Skajem CEO

Consolidated income statement

2022-05-05

(amounts in NOK 1000) Note 2021 2020
Operating income
Other operating income 2 23 363 225
Total operating income 23 363 225
Operating expenses
Cost of materials/subcontractors 2 931 0
Personnel costs 4,5 17 406 432
Depreciation and amortisation 6 10 595 0
Other operating expenses 5 10 626 8 267
Total operating expenses 41 558 8 699
Operating profit (loss) -18 195 -8 474
Financial income
Interest income 0 9
Other financial income 221 142
Total financial income 221 151
Financial expenses
Interest expenses 2 023 39
Other financial expenses 201 33
Total financial expenses 2 224 72
Net financial items -2 003 79
Net profit (loss) from discontinued operations 12 -85 -4 033
Profit (loss) before tax -20 282 -12 428
Income tax 9 657 0
Net profit (loss) -19 626 -12 428

Consolidated statement of financial position

(amounts in NOK 1000) Note 2021 2020
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Intangible assets
Research and development 23 333 19 308
Goodwill 42 474 0
Technology 2 650 0
Customer contracts and relationships 22 314 0
Licenses 32 182 45 952
Total intangible assets 6 122 954 65 260
Current assets
Receivables
Trade receivables 7 8 854 0
Other short-term receivables 9 433 762
Total receivables 18 287 762
Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents 8 16 222 2 958
Net assets discontinued operations 12 0 2 233
Total current assets 34 509 5 954
Total assets 157 463 71 214

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Equity 2021 2020

Paid-in capital
Share capital 11 245 208
Own shares -20 0
Share premium 114 085 66 965
Total paid-in capital 114 309 67 173
Retained earnings
Other equity 0 0
Total retained earnings 0 0
Non-controlling interest 0 0
Total equity 10 114 309 67 173
Liabilities
Deferred tax 5 492 0
Loans and borrowings 13 6 283 0
Total long-term liabilities and provisions 11 776 0
Short-term liabilities
Accounts payable 2 829 1 206
Payroll taxes, VAT etc. 2 833 169
Loans and borrowings 13 217 0
Other short-term liabilities 14 25 497 2 455
Total short-term liabilities 31 376 3 830
Net liabilities discontinued operations 12 0 211
Total liabilities 43 151 4 041
Total equity and liabilities 157 463 71 214

Stavanger, May 5, 2022

Øyvind Hovland Murshid Hugberg-Ali Chairman of the Board Board member

John Egil Skajem CEO

Consolidated statement of cash flows

(amounts in NOK 1000) Note 2021 2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit (loss) before tax -20 282 -12 428
Depreciation and amortisation 10 595 4 033
Net result discontinued operations 85 0
Changes to accounts receivable -2 491 552
Changes to accounts payable -1 596 349
Changes to other accruals and prepayments 6 853 679
Net cash flow from operating activities from continuing operations -6 837 -6 815
Net cash flow from operating activities from discontinued operations 12 0 -475
Cash flows from investment activities
Additions intangible assets 6 -5 014 -3 519
Aquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash aquired 15 -30 928 0
Transaction cost 15 -2 624 0
Short term loan 0 -2 169
Received government grants 3 0 0
Net cash flow from investment activities from continuing operations -38 566 -5 689
Net cash flow from investing activities from discontinued operations 12 0 0
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from capital increase 10 54 166 6 785
Costs of capital increase 10 -2 000 0
Loans obtained 13 6 500 0
Net cash flow from financing activities from continuing operations 58 666 6 785
Net cash flow from financing activities from discontinued operations 12 -2 185 0
Net changes to cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations 13 264 -5 718
Net changes to cash from discontinued operations -2 185 -475
Continued operations
Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents per 1.1. 2 958 8 677
Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents per 31.12. 9 16 222 2 958
- Hereof restricted bank deposits 143 68
Discontinued operations
Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents per 1.1. 2 185 2 660
Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents per 31.12. 9 0 2 185
- Hereof restricted bank deposits 0 0

Murshid Hugberg-Ali 2022-05-05

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Note 1 – General accounting policies

Basis for preparation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Norwegian Accounting Act and generally accepted accounting principles in Norway (NGAAP) for smaller Companies and NRS 8. The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.

The Company is listed on Euronext Growth, and is therefore required to prepare consolidated financial statements.

All amounts are presented in thousands of NOK, unless otherwise clearly stated.

Group composition

The Company's head office is located at Forus in Stavanger municipality, Norway. In addition to the parent entity, Huddlestock Fintech AS, headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, the group includes the subsidiaries Huddlestock Technologies AS, Oslo, Norway; Huddlestock Systems GmbH, Munich, Germany; Visigon Nordic AB and Visigon Sweden AB, Stockholm, Sweden; Visigon Denmark ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark; and Huddlestock Asia Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has offices in Norway, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Asia, respectively.

The Group entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Opera Financial Technologies Limited on 22 September 2020, regarding sale and purchase of all issued shares in Dovre Forvaltning UAB. The transaction was dependent on approval from Bank of Lithuania. Opera Financial Technologies Limited never received an approval, so the deal was cancelled at the 'long stop date'. Thereafter did the Group enter into a new sales agreement with DTSocialize Holding. All the proceeds from the sale has been received. The associated assets and liabilities were consequently presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated consolidated financial statements in 2020.

A discontinued operation is a component of the entity that has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale and that represents a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations, is part of a single co‐ordinated plan to dispose of such a line of business or area of operations, or is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale.

The results of discontinued operations are presented separately in the statement of profit or loss.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with uniform policies by converting the subsidiaries to the same principles as the parent company.

Classification of items in the statement of financial position

Assets intended for long-term ownership or use are classified as non-current assets. Assets associated with the normal operating cycle are classified as current assets. Receivables are classified as current assets if they fall due within one year. Analogue criteria are applied to liablilites. Unless otherwise stated, long-term liabilities also includes next year's installments.

Foreign currency translation

The functional currency of the parent entity is NOK. For consolidation purposes, the results and financial position of all the Group's entities that have a functional currency other than NOK are translated to the closing rate at the reporting date of each month. Income and expenses for each income statement are translated to the average exchange rate for the period, this being a reasonable approximation for estimating actual rate. Exchange differences are recognized directly against equity.

Note 2 – Revenues

Significant accounting policies Revenues is services provided, and is recognised when the service is rendered.

Revenues by nature

(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Other revenue 23 363 225
Total 23 363 225
Revenues by country
(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2021
Norway 76 102
Sweden 11 887 123
Denmark 10 024 -
Malaysia 103 -
Germany 1 273 -
Total 23 363 225

Note 3 – Government grants

Significant accounting policies

The group receives government grants in relation to its research and development activities. When such grants are received to carry out certain activities or compensate specific expenses, the grant is recognised in the income statement over the same period as the associated costs. Grants that compensate the group for the cost of an asset are recognised as a reduction in the carrying value of the related asset and recognised as reduced depreciation over the useful life of the asset.

SkatteFUNN

The current Skattefunn-project is approved from 2019 to 2021 og relates to the development of a platform that makes investment in the share- and blockchain market understandable and available for the public. Internally, the project is named "Marketplace for Investing" (MiF).

Licenses Research and
development
Development cost 33 036 33 199
Received government grants -854 -9 865
Carrying value 31.12 32 182 23 333

Note 4 – Personnel costs

Significant accounting policies

Personnel costs are expensed as the employees earn the right to the payment of wages for hours worked. Payments to defined contribution pension are expensed over the period in which the employees earn the right to the deposit. Personnel costs related to research and development projects are capitalised to the extent that the conditions for this are met.

Specification of personnel costs

(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Wages 11 645 407
Pension contributions 696 0
Social security tax 2 454 24
Capitalised development costs 0 0
Other personnel costs 2 611 0
Total 17 406 432
Number of employees
(average FTE for the period) 2021 2020
Norway 2 0
Sweden 9 0
Denmark 6 0
Germany 2 2

Note 5 – Remuneration of management and auditor

Malaysia 1 1 Lithuania 3 5

The current CEO has a yearly salary of 1,2 mNOK. He is not entitled to severance pay, and has no loans

There has not been paid fees to The Board of Directors.

Specification of auditors remuneration

from the Company.

(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Statutory audit fee 298 321
Other certification services 12 84
Tax advisory services 0 48
Other non-auditing services 209 219
Total 519 672

Reported amounts are exclusive of VAT.

Note 6 – Intangible assets, research and development

Significant accounting policies

Expenditures on research and development are capitalized to the extent that they are part of projects generating identifiable intangible assets, of which future economic benefits can be attributed. Expenses related to projects not meeting theese criterias are charged to the income statement as they accrue.

Capitalised development costs

For the year 2021, the Company invested further resources and funding into our technology. Huddlestock is a " technology first" company and spend much of the resourses on development and creating enhancements. In order to stay with the developements in the market and continue to have a leading role, Huddlestock prioritizes to continue to develop our platform. The platforms have been designed for " multi tennants" and easy implementation. Scalability is of essence with quick roll out, which the company has achieved. The company's most important technology, Bedrock solutions, have completed version 1.0 and at the current time we are mostly focusing on tailor making the solutions to custom fit our contracted clients. For 2021, the most significant project the Company has been to completing the Bedrock 1.0 version, while in 2022 the company will continue to develope the platform for version 2.0 and 3.0.

Furthermore, we have also continued to finalize the wealth managmentplatform APEX, which was originally developed for BNP Paribas DAB. Qinfen is a digital platform where fund managers can offer their clients strategies and several other services in one place. Qinfen is based on Huddlestock technology.

Licences

The Group, through its parent Company, holds licenses that are licensed perpetual from Blue Ocean. The licenses are for the use of the technologyApex and Bedrock.

Specification

Research and Customer contracts
(amounts in NOK 1000) development assets Licenses Technology Goodwill and relations
Cost 01.01. 19 308 45 952 0 0 0
Additions 4 025 0 3 000 45 105 29 928
Disposals 0 -13 770 0 0 0
Cost 31.12. 23 333 32 182 3 000 45 105 29 928
Accumulated depreciation 01.01. 0 0 0 0 0
Depreciations and amortisation for the year 0 0 350 2 631 7 613
Disposals 0 0 0 0 0
Accumulated depreciation 31.12. 0 0 350 2 631 7 613
Book value 31.12. 23 333 32 182 2 650 42 474 22 314
Amortisation period * * 6 yrs 10 yrs 10 yrs

*At December 31, 2021 the intangible asset is not ready for its intended use. When ready for its intented use, Management will assess the

amortisation plan for the intangible assets.

As part of the transaction to repurchase the Company's own shares, part of the license was returned to the Company.

Note 7 – Trade and other receivables

Significant accounting policies

Trade and other receivables are recognised at face value, less provisions for expected credit losses. Provisions for expected credit losses are made on the basis of a specific assessment of the individual receivables. For trade receivables, a general provision is also made based on historical losses.

Specification of trade receivables

(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Trade receivables at face value 8 854 0
Provision for expected credit losses 0 0
Net trade receivables 8 854 12

Note 8 – Bank deposits, overdraft facility and restricted cash

Significant accounting policies

Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents includes all cash, bank deposits and other liquid investments that can be immediately converted into cash, with negligible exchange rate risk.

Restricted cash

(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Payroll tax account 143 68

BankID Signing John Egil Skajem 2022-05-05 BankID Signing Øyvind Hovland 2022-05-05 BankID Signing Murshid Hugberg-Ali 2022-05-05

Note 9 – Income tax

Significant accounting policies

The income tax expense in the income statement includes the tax payable for the period and changes in deferred tax. Tax payable and deferred tax is calculated using tax rates and tax legislation that have been enacted at the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax is calculated on all temporary differences between tax base and amount recognised in the statement of financial position. In addition deferred tax is also calculated on tax loss carryforward at the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax is only recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable income will be generated against which it can be utilized. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if there is a legally enforceable right to offset them.

Basis for recognition of deferred tax asset

The deferred tax asset has not been recognised, in line with the excemption under NGAAP for smaller companies.

Specification of income tax expense
(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Tax payable -1 095 0
Change in deferred tax 1 752 0
Income tax expense 657 0
Reconciliation of tax expense with tax calculated at nominal rate
(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Result before tax -20 282 -12 428
Tax at nominal rate (22 %) -4 462 -2 734
Permanent differences 2 331 878
Effect of different tax rates 0 0
Change in deferred tax not recognised 2 131 1 856
Income tax expense 0 0
Specification of deferred tax
(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020 Change
Fixed assets 0 0 0
Intangible assets 5 492 0 -5 492
Receivables 0 0 0
Deferred government grants 0 0 0
Net deferred tax on temporary differences 5 492 0 -5 492
Tax loss carryforward -7 012 -5 281 1 731
Total deferred tax -1 520 -5 281 -3 761
Deferred tax recognised 5 492 0 0

Note 10 – Equity

Specification of equity
Share
(amounts in NOK 1000) Share capital Own shares premium Other equity Sum
Equity as per 31.12.2020 208 0 66 965 0 67 173
Net profit (loss) 0 0 0 -19 626 -19 626
Purchase of own shares 0 -20 -13 350 0 -13 370
Currency translation differences 0 0 0 -214 -214
Contribution in kind 8 0 26 122 0 26 130
Capital increase 28 0 56 190 0 56 218
Costs associated with capital increase 0 0 -2 000 0 -2 000
Reclassification 0 0 -19 839 19 839 0
Equity as per 31.12.2021 245 -20 114 085 0 114 309

As of 31 December 2021 17 tNOK of the share capital and 24 527 NOK of the share premium was paid in

but not registered. The capital increase was registered 25 March 2022. Of the total amount 2,052 tNOK was paid in January / February.

The Company has aquired own shares to an extent higher then the power of attorney from the General Assembly. As such, the Board of Directors did not act in Compliance with the Norwegian Limited Companies Act. The Board of Director's are seeking to correct the issue and has used part of the shares as consideration in the transaction described in note 16. In addition, the Board of Director's are seeking to increase the Power of Attorney in the General Assembly.

The Company has entered into a loan agreement in total of 10,2 mNOK to fund aquisition of its own shares. The transaction is not in accordance with the Norwegian Limited Companies Act § 9-5, ref. § 8-7. The Company has entered into a repayment agreement where the receivable should be repaid within 3 months from the signing of the financial statements. As of year end, 5,1 mNOK was paid out under the loan agreement and are included as part of short term receivables.

Note 11 – Share capital and shareholder information

Share capital

The parent entity, Huddlestock Fintech AS, has 119 302 483 shares outstanding, each with a nominal value of NOK 0,0019. All shares have equal voting and dividend rights.

Significant shareholders

Shares Ownership
VISION INVEST STAVANGER AS 8 286 715 6,9 %
RETROPI LIMITED 7 607 608 6,4 %
BERKER GROUP AS 6 597 665 5,5 %
GRUNNFJELLET AS 5 408 334 4,5 %
Total (shareholders holding > 4,5 %) 27 900 322 23,4 %
Other shareholders 91 402 161 76,6 %
Total 119 302 483 100,0 %

Shareholders associated with leading roles

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Representative Role in Huddlestock
Fintech AS
Transactions during
2021*
Berker Group AS Murshid Hugberg-Ali Board member 0
Vision Invest Stavanger AS Øyvind Hovland Chairman of the Board 853
Lerke Gård AS John E. Skajem Chairman of the Board 274

* Included in other operating cost

Note 12 – Discontinued operations

The Group entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Opera Financial Technologies Limited on 22 September 2020, regarding sale and purchase of all issued shares in Dovre Forvaltning UAB. The transaction was dependent on approval from Bank of Lithuania. Opera Financial Technologies Limited never received an approval, so the deal was cancelled at the 'long stop date'. Thereafter did the Group enter into a new sales agreement with DTSocialize Holding. All the proceeds from the sale has been received.

The transactions resulted in a loss of 85 tNOK

The net asset position in the Group accounts is derived as the following:

31.12.2021 31.12.2020
Fixed assets 0 15
Trade receivables 0 0
Other receivables 0 33
Cash and cash equivalents 0 2 185
Public duties payable 0 0
Net asset position 0 2 233

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Note 13 – Loans and borrowings

The Group holds the following loans as of December 31, 2021: Nominal amounts Limit Drawn amount 31.12 Due within one year Due between 2- 5 yrs Due thereafter Long term loan 4 000 4 000 133 3 867 0 Long term loan Innovasjon Norge 2 500 2 500 83 2 417 0 Overdraft facility 4 000 0 0 0 0 The following assets are pledged as security

31.12.2021 Trade receivables 8 854

The long term loan has a covenant that the drawn amount should not exceed 70 % of the trade receivables. As of 31.12.2021 the Group is in compliance with its loan covenants.

Note 14 – Provisions and other short-term liabilities

Significant accounting policies

Other short-term liabilities are mainly related to services received or wages to employees, for which payment is due within the next twelve months. These liabilities are measured at nominal amounts.

Specification of other short-term liabilities
(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Accrued holiday pay 1 751 23
Other short-term liabilities 23 746 2 432

Total 25 497 2 455

Note 15 – Business combination

Description of business combination

Huddlestock Fintech AS was listed on Euronext Growth Market Oslo - 26 November 2020, as Norway's first fintech company to be publicly traded. Huddlestock Fintech is a company that develops and implements unique software as a service-solutions for digitizing work processes for custody banks, asset managers and trading venues.

The open, compliance-optimized and data centric wealthtech platform allows our customers to offer a differentiated real-time product that reduces cost and increases efficiency. Huddlestock Fintech's technology enables end-to-end digital services such as onboarding, client communication, reporting, order execution and portfolio management, all executed on the same platform.

Huddlestock has developed two technology solutions, Apex (Custody) and Bedrock (Connectivity). Apex is a software as a service-solution that links custody services with asset managers and individual investors. Bedrock provides a white label solution that is primarily a product for financial services firms wanting to add low cost-efficient trading and investing services to their client web and app offerings.

Through its world-class expert consultancy division - Visigon, Huddlestock delivers strategic technology solutions and process automation for the financial services industry. Founded in 2008, Visigon has grown into becoming the preferred supplier of financial consultancy services and technology providers in the Nordic region. Visigon became part of the Huddlestock Fintech family in 2021

Cash consideration 34 653
Share exchange 23 031
Transaction cost 2 624
Transaction price 60 307
11.06.2021
Identified intangible assets 32 928
Other fixed and current assets 13 424
Cash and cash equivalents 3 725
Total assets 50 076

Deferred tax 7 244 Other short term labilities 27 629 Total liabilities 34 873 Total identifiable net assets aquired 15 203

Measurement of fair values

The valuations techniques used for measuring the fair value of aquired assets were as follows

Developed technology

Fair value of aquired technology has been calculated based on a reproduction cost from an analysis of the relevant cost components used in developing the technology.

Customer relationships

Fair value of customer relationships are calculated by usineg the excess earnings method, taken into account the rate of customer attrition, revenue growth, and increase in estimated operating margins. The calculations are based on discussion with management, management estimates and long-term growth rates.

Order backlog

Fair value of order backlog has been calculated using the firm contracts as of the aquisition date with an estimated margin.

Other

For remaining assets and liabilities fair values are assumed to equal book values.

Goodwill

Goodwill arising from the aquisition has been recognised as follows

Transaction price 60 307
Fair value of identifiable net assets 15 203
Goodwill 45 105

Goodwill reflects economiesof scale, geographic presentence, Huddlestock's established market position and potential for continous growth.

Note 16 – Events after the reporting period and going concern

The Huddlestock teams are relentlessly focused on growing our business; we remain completely sold out within our consulting business and have, since the beginning of the year, expanded our team with 4 new hires to meet increased demand from existing clients. We are also seeing increased demand for our capital markets expertise from new potential clients; in February 2022, our leading fintech consultancy business won a mandate with Danish fintech company Lunar.

The ongoing war in Ukraine has somewhat affected the roll- out of our technology. We are monitoring the situation for both direct and indirect consequences, as well as any increased cyber risks, and are working closely with our local partner. At the time of this report, our partners are unharmed and continue to operate under suboptimal conditions. Huddlestock Fintech and its daughter companies have no direct investments in Ukraine. While the situation, if prolonged for an extended period, would somewhat affect the implementation timelines and ongoing deliveries for existing client commitments, we continue to see high demand for our SaaS white label trading solution. Since the beginning of the year we have signed agreements with a leading Nordic investor news site counting more than 25.000 users, and a Northern European investment club of sophisticated retail traders, to launch a retail trading offer by implementing Huddlestock's Bedrock Software- as- a- Servicesolution.

M&A remains a core part of Huddlestock's strategy, and at the end of March, a term sheet was signed with the intention to acquire 100% of F5 IT, a software developer focused on customised application and integration solutions within Fintech, Proptech and loT, for a total consideration of NOK 32m paid in Huddlestock Fintech shares, to be paid in two tranches of NOK 20m and NOK 12m. The latter payment is tied to mutually agreed performance targets and agreed paid over a period of three years in 3 instalments. The company is highly complementary with existing Huddlestock operations and will further the company onshoring strategy. This aquistion will also accelerate our ambition to become a leading Fintech in Europe.

Revenues has become lower in 2021 than expected, with Covid- 19 playing a key role. Regardless of this, the Huddlestock Group is well capitalized, and will have capital going forward. The company is also experiencing strong interest in our products and technology. The company has taken the necessary steps to cut costs during 2021 so that the company does not incur unnecessarilylarge operating and development costs. Furthermore, the company has sufficient liquidity to manage without income in the next 12 months and the board has no qualms about presenting the annual accounts under the assumption of continued operations.

Income statement

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Øyvind Hovland
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Murshid Hugberg-Ali
(amounts in NOK 1000) Note 2021 2020
Operating income
Other operating income 2 76 370
Total operating income 76 370
Operating expenses
Personnel costs 4,5 3 795 192
Other operating expenses 5 5 943 7 533
Total operating expenses 9 738 7 725
Operating profit (loss) -9 662 -7 356
Financial income
Interest income 0 9
Other financial income 22 14
Total financial income 22 23
Financial expenses
Write down of financial assets 0 8 207
Interest expenses 1 924 39
Other financial expenses 354 20
Total financial expenses 2 278 8 265
Net financial items -2 256 -8 242
Profit (loss) before tax -11 918 -15 598
Income tax 8 0 0
Net profit (loss) -11 918 -15 598

Statement of financial position

(amounts in NOK 1000) Note 2021 2020
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Intangible assets
Licenses 6 32 182 45 952
Total intangible assets 32 182 45 952
Financial assets
Investment in subsidiary 11 60 337 2 438
Total financial assets 60 337 2 438
Total non-current assets 92 519 48 390
Current assets
Receivables
Receivables with group companies 11 12 589 9 604
Other short-term receivables 8 185 382
Total receivables 20 773 9 986
Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents 7 7 728 2 246
Total current assets 28 502 12 232
Total assets 121 021 60 623

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Equity 2021 2020

Paid-in capital
Share capital 10 245 208
Own shares -20 0
Share premium 111 872 56 847
Share premium- not registered 0 0
Total paid-in capital 112 096 57 055
Total equity 9 112 096 57 055
Liabilities
Loans and borrowings 13 3 867 0
Total long-term liabilties 3 867 0
Short-term liabilities
Accounts payable 1 424 1 206
Payroll taxes, VAT etc. 125 169
Loans and borrowings 13 133 0
Other short-term liabilities 12 3 376 2 192
Total short-term liabilities 5 058 3 567
Total liabilities 8 925 3 567
Total equity and liabilities 121 021 60 623

Stavanger, May 5, 2022

Øyvind Hovland Murshid Hugberg-Ali Chairman of the Board Board member

John Egil Skajem CEO

Note 1 – General accounting policies

Basis for preparation

The financial statements of the parent company have been prepared in accordance with the Norwegian Accounting Act and generally accepted accounting principles in Norway (NGAAP) for smaller Companies and NRS 8. The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.

All amounts are presented in thousands of NOK, unless otherwise clearly stated.

Group composition

The Company's head office is located at Forus in Stavanger municipality, Norway. In addition to the parent entity, Huddlestock Fintech AS, headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, the group includes the subsidiaries Huddlestock Technologies AS, Oslo, Norway; Huddlestock Systems GmbH, Munich, Germany; Huddlestock Visigon Nordic AB and Huddlestock Visigon Sweden AB, Stockholm, Sweden; Huddlestock Visigon Denmark ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark; and Huddlestock Asia Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has offices in Norway, Germany, Lithuania, Sweden, Denmark and Asia, respectively.

Classification of items in the statement of financial position

Assets intended for long-term ownership or use are classified as non-current assets. Assets associated with the normal operating cycle are classified as current assets. Receivables are classified as current assets if they fall due within one year. Analogue criteria are applied to liablilites. Unless otherwise stated, long-term liabilities also includes next year's installments.

Note 2 – Revenues

Significant accounting policies

Revenues is services provided, and is recognised when the service is rendered.

Revenues by nature

(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Other revenue 76 370
Total 76 370

Note 3 – Government grants

Significant accounting policies

The group receives government grants in relation to its research and development activities. When such grants are received to carry out certain activities or compensate specific expenses, the grant is recognised in the income statement over the same period as the associated costs. Grants that compensate the group for the cost of an asset are recognised as a reduction in the carrying value of the related asset and recognised as reduced depreciation over the useful life of the asset.

SkatteFUNN

The current Skattefunn-project is approved from 2019 to 2021 og relates to the development of a platform that makes investment in the share- and blockchain market understandable and available for the public. Internally, the project is named "Marketplace for Investing" (MiF).

Development cost 33 036
Received government grants -854
Carrying value 31.12 32 182

Note 4 – Personnel costs

Significant accounting policies

Personnel costs are expensed as the employees earn the right to the payment of wages for hours worked. Payments to defined contribution pension are expensed over the period in which the employees earn the right to the deposit. Personnel costs related to research and development projects are capitalised to the extent that the conditions for this are met.

Specification of personnel costs

(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Wages 3 223 168
Pension contributions 76 0
Social security tax 464 24
Capitalised development costs 0 0
Other personnel costs 31 0
Total 3 794 192
Number of employees
(average FTE for the period) 2021 2020
Norway 2 0

The Company has claimed a total amount of 834 tNOK as government grant under "Skattefunn". 209 tNOK has reduced salary cost, whilst 625 tNOK reduced other operating expenses.

Note 5 – Remuneration of management and auditor

The current CEO has a yearly salary of 1,2 mNOK. He is not entitled to severance pay, and has no loans from the Company.

There has not been paid fees to The Board of Directors.

Specification of auditors remuneration

(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Statutory audit fee 223 256
Other certification services 12 84
Tax advisory services 0 24
Other non-auditing services 184 219
Total 419 582

Reported amounts are exclusive of VAT.

Note 6 – Intangible assets, research and development

Significant accounting policies

Expenditures on research and development are capitalized to the extent that they are part of projects generating identifiable intangible assets, of which future economic benefits can be attributed. Expenses related to projects not meeting theese criterias are charged to the income statement as they accrue.

Capitalised development costs

For the year 2021, the Company invested further resources and funding into our technology. Huddlestock is a " technology first" company and spend much of the resourses on development and creating enhancements. In order to stay with the developements in the market and continue to have a leading role, Huddlestock prioritizes to continue to develop our platform. The platforms have been designed for " multi tennants" and easy implementation. Scalability is of essence with quick roll out, which the company has achieved. The company's most important technology, Bedrock solutions, have been completed and we are mostly focusing on tailor making the solutions to custom fit our contracted clients. For 2021, the most significant project the Company has been to completing the Bedrock platform. This work has been completed and is in full implementation with several customers.

Furthermore, we have also continued to finalize the wealth managmentplatform APEX, which was originally developed for BNP Paribas DAB. Qinfen is a digital platform where fund managers can offer their clients strategies and several other services in one place. Qinfen is based on Huddlestock technology.

Licences

The Group, throughits parent Company, holds licenses that are licensed perpetual from Blue Ocean. The licenses are for the use of the technologyApex and Bedrock.

Specification

(amounts in NOK 1000) Licenses
Cost 01.01. 45 952
Additions 0
Disposals -13 770
Cost 31.12. 32 182
Accumulated depreciation 01.01. 0
Depreciations for the year 0
Disposals 0
Accumulated depreciation 31.12. 0
Book value 31.12. 32 182

At December 31, 2021 the intangible asset is not ready for its intended use. When ready for its intented use, Management will assess the amortisation plan for the intangible assets.

As part of the transaction to repurchase the Company's own shares, part of the license was returned to the Company.

Note 7 – Bank deposits, overdraft facility and restricted cash

Significant accounting policies

Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents includes all cash, bank deposits and other liquid investments that can be immediately converted into cash, with negligible exchange rate risk.

Restricted cash
(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Payroll tax account 143 68

Note 8 – Income tax

Significant accounting policies

The income tax expense in the income statement includes the tax payable for the period and changes in deferred tax. Tax payable and deferred tax is calculated using tax rates and tax legislation that have been enacted at the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax is calculated on all temporary differences between tax base and amount recognised in the statement of financial position. In addition deferred tax is also calculated on tax loss carryforward at the end of the reporting period. Deferred tax is only recognised to the extent that it is probable that future taxable income will be generated against which it can be utilized. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if there is a legally enforceable right to offset them.

Basis for recognition of deferred tax asset

The deferred tax asset has not been recognised, in line with the excemption under NGAAP for smaller companies.

Specification of income tax expense
(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Tax payable 0 0
Change in deferred tax 0 0
Income tax expense 0 0
Reconciliation of tax expense with tax calculated at nominal rate
(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Result before tax -11 918 -15 598
Tax at nominal rate (22 %) -2 622 -3 431
Permanent differences 0 1 806
Effect of different tax rates 0 0
Change in deferred tax not recognised 2 622 1 625
Income tax expense 0 0
Specification of deferred tax
(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020 Change
Intangible assets 0 0 0
Net deferred tax on temporary differences 0 0 0
Tax loss carryforward -4 996 -2 374 2 622
Total deferred tax -4 996 -2 374 2 622
Deferred tax recognised 0 0 0

Note 9 – Equity

Specification of equity

Specification of equity
(amounts in NOK 1000) Share capital Own shares Share premium Sum
Equity as per 31.12.2020 208 0 56 847 57 055
Net profit (loss) 0 0 -11 918 -11 918
Purchase of own shares 0 -20 -13 350 -13 370
Contribution in kind 8 0 26 122 26 130
Capital increase 28 0 56 190 56 218
Costs associated with capital increase 0 0 -2 000 -2 000
Other changes 0 0 -19 -19
Equity as per 31.12.2021 245 -20 111 872 112 096

As of 31 December 2021 17 tNOK of the share capital and 24 527 NOK of the share premium was paid in but not registered. The capital increase was registered 25 March 2022. Of the total amount 2,052 tNOK was paid in January / February.

The Company has aquired own shares to an extent higher then the power of attorney from the General Assembly. As such, the Board of Directors did not act in Compliance with the Norwegian Limited Companies Act. The Board of Director's are seeking to correct the issue and has used part of the shares as consideration in the transaction described in note 16. In addition, the Board of Director's are seeking to increase the Power of Attorney in the General Assembly.

The Company has entered into a loan agreement in total of 10,2 mNOK to fund aquisition of its own shares. The transaction is not in accordance with the Norwegian Limited Companies Act § 9-5, ref. § 8-7. The Company has entered into a repayment agreement where the receivable should be repaid within 3 months from the signing of the financial statements. As of year end, 5,1 mNOK was paid out under the loan agreement and are included as part of short term receivables.

Note 10 – Share capital and shareholder information

Share capital

The parent entity, Huddlestock Fintech AS, has 119 302 483 shares outstanding, each with a nominal value of NOK 0,0019. All shares have equal voting and dividend rights.

Significant shareholders

Shares Ownership
VISION INVEST STAVANGER AS 8 286 715 6,9 %
RETROPI LIMITED 7 607 608 6,4 %
BERKER GROUP AS 6 597 665 5,5 %
GRUNNFJELLET AS 5 408 334 4,5 %
Total (shareholders holding > 5 %) 27 900 322 23,4 %
Other shareholders 91 402 161 76,6 %
Total 119 302 483 100,0 %

Shareholders associated with leading roles

Representative Role in
Huddlestock
Fintech AS
Transactions during
2021*
Berker Group AS Murshid Hugberg-Ali Board member 0
Vision Invest Stavanger AS Øyvind Hovland Chairman of the Board 853
Lerke Gård AS John E. Skajem Chairman of the Board 274

* Included in other operating cost

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Note 11 – Investment in and balances with subsidiary and associated companies

Company name Ownership
share
Carrying value Equity (100%) Net result
Balance (+receivable/-
(100%)
payable)
Huddlestock Technologies AS 100 % 30 10 488 -905 12 116
Huddlestock Asia SDN. BHD. 100 % - - - 76

In addition to the above balance, 396 tNOK is recognised as a receivable against the indirect subsidiary Huddlestock Systems gmbh.

Visigion 100 % 60 307 -7 829 2 467 -

Note 12 – Provisions and other short-term liabilities

Total 60 337

Significant accounting policies

Other short-term liabilities are mainly related to services received or wages to employees, for which payment is due within the next twelve months. These liabilities are measured at nominal amounts.

Specification of other short-term liabilities

(amounts in NOK 1000) 2021 2020
Accrued holiday pay 221 23
Other short term debt 3 154 2 169
Total 3 376 2 192

Note 13 – Loans and borrowings

The Group holds the following loans as of December 31, 2021: Nominal amounts

Due within Due
Limit Drawn amount one year Due between 2-5 yrs thereafter
Long term loan 4 000 4 000 133 3 867 0
Overdraft facility 4 000 0 0 0 0
The following assets are pledged as security
31.12.2021

Investment in subsidiaries 60 337

The long term loan has a covenant that the drawn amount should not exceed 70 % of the Group's trade receivables. As of 31.12.2021 the Group is in compliance with its loan covenants.

Note 14 – Events after the reporting period and going concern

The Huddlestock teams are relentlessly focused on growing our business; we remain completely sold out within our consulting business and have, since the beginning of the year, expanded our team with 4 new hires to meet increased demand from existing clients. We are also seeing increased demand for our capital markets expertise from new potential clients; in February 2022, our leading fintech consultancy business won a mandate with Danish fintech company Lunar.

The ongoing war in Ukraine has somewhat affected the roll- out of our technology. We are monitoring the situation for both direct and indirect consequences, as well as any increased cyber risks, and are working closely with our local partner. At the time of this report, our partners are unharmed and continue to operate under suboptimal conditions. Huddlestock Fintech and its daughter companies have no direct investments in Ukraine. While the situation, if prolonged for an extended period, would somewhat affect the implementation timelines and ongoing deliveries for existing client commitments, we continue to see high demand for our SaaS white label trading solution. Since the beginning of the year we have signed agreements with a leading Nordic investor news site counting more than 25.000 users, and a Northern European investment club of sophisticated retail traders, to launch a retail trading offer by implementing Huddlestock's Bedrock Software- as- a- Servicesolution.

M&A remains a core part of Huddlestock's strategy, and at the end of March, a term sheet was signed with the intention to acquire 100% of F5 IT, a software developer focused on customised application and integration solutions within Fintech, Proptech and loT, for a total consideration of NOK 32m paid in Huddlestock Fintech shares, to be paid in two tranches of NOK 20m and NOK 12m. The latter payment is tied to mutually agreed performance targets and agreed paid over a period of three years in 3 instalments. The company is highly complementary with existing Huddlestock operations and will further the company onshoring strategy. This aquistion will also accelerate our ambition to become a leading Fintech in Europe.

Revenues has become lower in 2021 than expected, with Covid- 19 playing a key role. Regardless of this, the Huddlestock Group is well capitalized, and will have capital going forward. The company is also experiencing strong interest in our products and technology. The company has taken the necessary steps to cut costs during 2021 so that the company does not incur unnecessarilylarge operating and development costs. Furthermore, the company has sufficient liquidity to manage without income in the next 12 months and the board has no qualms about presenting the annual accounts under the assumption of continued operations.

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