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Huddlestock Fintech

Investor Presentation May 28, 2025

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Q1 2025

First quarter results presentation | May 28, 2025

Øyvind Hovland, Chair of the Board Leif Arnold Thomas, Group CEO

Huddlestock in numbers post Done.ai transaction1

Powering the future of investing

Euronext growth Oslo, Norway

NOK 223 million Current Market Cap2

2 businesses

Wholly owned

NOK 13.5 million Pro-forma cash position3

1 minority stake in Done.ai

NOK 71 million of Done.ai shares; 20% to be distributed to HUDL shareholders

4 offices Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen & Munich

27 FTEs in wholly owned companies

  1. Excluding Huddlestock Investor Services AS, Huddlestock AB and Huddlestock Technologies AB with reference to the stock exchange notices announced on 14.04.2025 and 24.04.2025 regarding the transaction with Done.ai. 2. Market cap as of 27.05.25 3. Pro-forma cash position (see slide 13 for breakdown)

Focus on portfolio optimization, resource efficiency, and long-term value creation across business areas

Strong European foothold Portfolio Composition

Wholly owned:

Minority stake post completion of transaction:

European IaaS

A transformative transaction based on strong financial and operational motives

Operational motives

Financial motives

  • Focus on larger European opportunity
  • Enhanced organizational agility
  • Optimized resource allocation
  • Reduced complexity

  • Substantial cost savings and reduced cash burn

  • Financial synergies with strengthened balance sheet
  • Limiting short-term equity financing need
  • Increasing financial flexibility

Settlement process

    1. Cash payment to HUDL of NOK 10 million completed
    1. First Done.ai share issue of NOK 56 million by conversion of Vendor Note, currently estimated to take place prior to approval as set out in section 3 below
    1. Approval from the Norwegian Financial Authorities, expected in Q3 2025, for the transfer of Huddlestock Investor Services AS
    1. Second Done share issue of NOK 15 million by conversion of Vendor Note, will be conducted at the same terms as the first share issue
    1. 20% of the issued shares distributed to Huddlestock Fintech AS will in turn be distributed to Huddlestock's shareholders

• Investment-as-a-Service focused on large and growing European market opportunity

• Building on knowhow from the development of the Nordic IaaS platform

• First European IaaS platform contract signed with

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- GIGA Broker

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• Significantly reduced cash burn with and access to a wider range of financing sources

• Continued focus on growth and profitability in Visigon (consulting) with new strategy initiated

• Exposure to future value creation in Done.ai

We are in a better position to execute on our long-term vision of powering the future of investing

Our European Investment-as-a-Service Platform: Applying a Nordic mindset to a larger European market

Leveraging existing technology, knowhow and relations… …to enable services at the forefront of digital finance

A large and growing market opportunity in Continental Europe

  • The financial services industry is one of the largest and most profitable segments of the global economy
  • Half of Europe's population remains underbanked, with almost 100% mobile phone penetration
  • A wave of investment platforms emerging across Europe
  • Established firms that face challenges with outdated IT systems and infrastructure
  • Fintech revenues is expected to see an exponential growth towards 2030

Run cost before and after platform outsourcing 1

First customer expected to generate revenue in second half 2025

  • GIGA Broker Project launched at the end of April
  • Structured offering around three workstreams:
    • Technology
    • Marketing & Customer Service
    • Legal & Compliance
  • Platform launch expected in the second half 2025
  • Strong and growing collaboration with Tradevest as technology partner
    • Early traction and promising leads emerging from this partnership
  • Transactions and AuA as shared revenue drivers for GIGA Broker and Huddlestock GmbH

Customer base to be onboarded to GIGA Broker

Expected to start in the second half of 2025

AVL GIGA Broker

65,000 customers EUR >2.5 bn AUA

Onboarding of AVL customers

AVL Offering: ● Funds

Expanded GIGA Broker offering:

  • Funds
  • Shares
  • Derivatives
  • Crypto
  • ETF
  • Savings plans
  • Tokenized trading

Huddlestock will have a lean partner approach

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Large European market potential

Estimated number of retail trading platforms

• Building on a lean organization currently comprising of two full time equivalents in Huddlestock GmbH

• Supported by project leader from Visigon utilizing capabilities across portfolio companies

2025 ambitions

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• Establish proof of concept with onboarding of AVL end-customers to first customer GIGA Broker

• Sign Letter of Intent with second customer

Source: Management estimates, Word bank open data, Mordor intelligence, European banking federation

Consulting profitability in line with market standards, with uplift potential post the implementation new strategy

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Continued growth in face of challenging industry trends

  • Publicly listed consulting firms in Sweden and Finland faced declining margins in a weak economic climate with an industry average operating margin of 6.4 % for the full year 20241
    • Visigon exceeded market average with a 2024 margin of 9.4 % following strategic sales initiatives and cost cutting measures
    • Revenue growth of 4.1 % for FY24 in contrast to industry average YoY growth of -0.1 %1
  • Strategic sales focus and profitability growth already materializing and is expected to take full effect by the end of 2025
    • New strategy yields preliminary results with a Q1'25 operating margin of 10.9%

• 2025 revenue expected to be in line with 2024 with majority of recognition in 2H 2025 • Focus on margin expansion and profitability

Visigon's new integrated and diversified business model

  • Niche consultancy business purely in the Nordics
  • Growing organically through single product sales

• Full-service provider taking defined responsibility for managing, integrating, upgrading and supporting software applications • Ensuring sustainable solutions for all aspects of trading, risk management and post-trade operations to banks and other financial

  • institutions

Trusted by leading financial institutions

Financial review

Profit and loss

Unaudited, NOK million

  • Strategic measures have been taken in 2024 and 2025 to strengthen Huddlestock's foundation and position for longterm value creation
    • Sharpened focus towards accelerating the market expansion in Germany and continental Europe
    • Increased cost control to improve margins over time with higher efficiency and growth
  • Extraordinary amortization in Q4'24 due to the fair value adjustment of assets sold in the Done.ai transaction
    • Huddlestock enters 2025 with a strengthened balance sheet and financial flexibility
  • quarter
  • Adj. Pro-forma figures reflect Q1 2025 excluding companies related to the Done.ai transaction and extraordinary costs and eliminations
  • Core focus significantly improved result with a net loss of NOK 18 million in Q1 compared to a net loss of NOK 43 million last

Restructured P&L with minority stake in Done.ai

Q1 2025 Q4 2024 Q1 2025
ajd. pro-forma1
Total operating income 17.4 19.6 9.2
Cost of materials/subcontractors 0 0 0
Personnel costs -14.7 -19.0 -8.9
Other operating expenses -8.8 -9.1 -4.2
EBITDA -6.1 -8.5 -3.9
Depreciation, impairment and amortization -11.7 -32.3 -6.2
EBIT -17.8 -43.8 -10.1
Net financial items -0.8 -0.4 -0.9
Result before tax -18.6 -44.2 -11.0
Net result -18.3 -42.7 -11.0
  1. Excluding Huddlestock Investor Services AS, Huddlestock AB and Huddlestock Technologies AB with reference to the stock exchange notices announced on 14.04.2025 and 24.04.2025 regarding the transaction with Done.ai. Adjustments reflect NOK 1 million in extraordinary cost related to the Done.ai transaction and NOK 1 million in personnel expenses.

First quarter cash flow and subsequent Done.ai cash payment

• Cash flow from operations reflects a profitable Consultancy business and an accelerated shift towards the European market with high growth

• Financing reflects proceeds from capital increase and loans obtained

• Subsequent to the reporting period, NOK 10 million were received in cash from the first finalization of the Done.ai deal, strengthening Huddlestock's cash

- potential

  • position
  • platform

• At 31 March, NOK 8.3 million were at the accounts of the companies to be divested in the Nordic IaaS

• Ongoing work to identify potential financing partners to support strategy including non-organic growth

• Final closing of Done.ai transaction expected in Q3 2025 following approval from the Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet)

• Reduced cost and cash burn following the transaction

European IaaS platform

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• First customer: GIGA Broker end-customers expected to be onboarded in 2H 2025

• Continued commercial expansion with ambition to sign LOI with second customer in 2025

Visigon (Consulting)

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• Visigon 2025 revenue expected in line with 2024 with majority to be recognized in the second half 2025 • Focus on margin expansion and profitability

Outlook

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Q&A

Leif Arnold Thomas CEO

Appendix

Consolidated income statement

Q1 2025 Q4 2024 QoQ Q1 2024 YoY
Operating income
Other operating income 17.378.898 19.607.059 -11 % 20.613.359 -16 %
Total operating income 17.378.898 19.607.059 -11 % 20.613.359 -16 %
Operating expenses
Cost of materials/subcontractors 0 0 0 % 86.425 -100 %
Personnel costs -14.709.012 -19.014.375 -23 % -17.119.365 -14 %
Other operating expenses -8.814.972 -9.108.134 -3 % -7.371.618 20 %
Total operating expenses -23.523.984 -28.122.510 -26 % -24.404.557 -94 %
EBITDA -6.145.086 -8.515.451 -28 % -3.791.199 62 %
Depreciation, impairment and amortization -11.673.800 -35.295.109 -67 % -11.972.874 -2 %
EBIT -17.818.886 -43.810.559 -59 % -15.764.073 13 %
Financial income
Interest income 9.466 534.083 -98 % 12.257 0 %
Other financial income 192.978 -29.320 -758 % 55.174 250 %
Total financial income 202.444 504.763 -60 % 67.431 200 %
Financial expenses
Interest expenses -929.452 -1.030.873 -10 % -560.357 66 %
Other financial expenses -68.389 174.144 -139 % -72.131 -5 %
Total financial expenses -997.841 -856.729 16 % -632.488 58 %
Net financial items -795.398 -351.966 126 % -565.057 41 %
Result before tax -18.614.284 -44.162.525 -58 % -16.329.131 14 %
Income tax 279.030 1.442.806 -81 % -48.306 -678 %
Net result -18.335.254 -42.719.720 -57 % -16.377.437 12 %

Unaudited in NOK

Consolidated statement of financial position

Unaudited in NOK

31.03.2025 31.12.2024
Non-current assets Equity
Intangible assets Paid-in capital
Research and development 47.703.463 48.689.939
Goodwill 88.085.680 89.719.147
Technology 13.312.674 14.183.057
Customer contracts and relations 6.350.118 7.866.151
Licenses 16.048.324 17.594.823
Total intangible assets 171.500.259 178.053.117
Other equity
Fixed assets
Investment in subsidiaries 0 0
Loan to group companies 0 0
Investment in equities 237.902 354.915
Property, plant & equipment 141.910 201.133
Total fixed assets 379.813 556.048
Total non-current assets 171.880.071 178.609.165 Liabilities
Long-term liabilities
Current assets
Receivables
Trade receivables
10.731.378 10.056.880
Other short-term receivables 3.821.612 4.168.759
Total receivables 14.552.990 14.225.639 Short-term liabilities
Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents 11.841.606 10.941.146
Total current assets 26.394.596 25.166.785
Total assets 198.274.667 203.775.950
31.03.2025 31.12.2024
Equity
Paid-in capital
Share capital 462.057 441.886
Own shares -14 -14
Other paid-in capital 0 0
Capital increase not registered 0 0
Share premium 144.454.563 138.104.934
Total paid-in capital 144.916.606 138.546.806
Other equity
Capital Reserves 0 0
Other equity -31.387.935 -14.967.225
Total other equity -31.387.935 -14.967.225
Total equity 113.528.671 123.579.581
Liabilities
Long-term liabilities
Other long-term liabilities 23.630.980 12.159.518
Deferred tax 5.004.148 5.584.159
Total long-term liabilities 28.635.128 17.743.677
Short-term liabilities
Accounts payable 8.632.916 4.385.840
Payroll taxes, VAT etc. 8.429.378 8.721.019
Loans and borrowings 20.329.151 15.018.155
Other short-term liabilities 18.719.423 34.327.677
Total short-term liabilities 56.110.868 62.452.691
Total liabilities 84.745.996 80.196.369
Total equity and liabilities 198.274.667 203.775.950

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Unaudited in NOK

Q1 2025 Q4 2024 12M 2024
Profit/loss before tax -18.614.284 -16.329.131 -74.631.159
Depreciation and amortisation 11.673.800 11.972.874 49.167.948
Changes to accounts receivable -674.499 -3.362.454 1.290.160
Changes to accounts payable 4.247.077 -3.594.273 -1.892.854
Changes to other accruals and prepayments -339.666 4.265.161 2.353.296
Net cash flow from operating activities from operating activities -3.707.571 -7.047.822 -23.712.608
Net additions intangible assets & Property, plant & equipment -2.899.097 -2.413.675 -10.769.985
Acquisition/sale of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired 0 0 0
Net cash flow from investment activities from investment activities -2.899.097 -2.413.675 -5.401.580
Proceeds from capital increase 6.369.800 0 14.155.900
Costs of capital increase 0 0 0
Treasury shares 0 0 1.660.000
Loans obtained 1.413.918 9.758.913 21.968.238
Repayment of loans -276.590 -584.152 -2.544.301
Net cash flow from financing activities from financing activities 7.507.128 9.174.761 35.239.837
Net changes to cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations 900.459 -286.737 757.243
Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents start of period 10.941.146 10.183.903 10.183.903
Bank deposits, cash and cash equivalents end balance 11.841.606 9.897.167 10.941.146

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