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The Phoenix Holdings Ltd.

Investor Presentation May 31, 2022

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2022 Q1 Phoenix Holdings

Financial Review

This presentation does not constitute an offer to purchase the Company's securities or solicitation to receive such offers and is designed solely to offer information as part of the Company's explanations regarding its Q1 2022 financial reports.

This presentation includes information regarding the Company's strategic plan for the years 2022-25 as well as forward-looking information as defined in section 32A of the Securities Law 5728-1968.

The realization and/or non-realization of forward-looking information which is stated in the financial reports and this presentation will be affected by risk factors that characterize the activities of the Company and group companies, as detailed in the Company's periodic reports, including changes in economic conditions, capital market in Israel and globally, the development of competition in the segments relevant to the group's activities, regulatory changes, changes in consumer preferences and consumption habits, changes in working assumptions or in the economic models and assumptions, and changes in implementation or execution – that can not be estimated in advance and may not be controlled by the Company. Hence, there is no certainty that the actual results and achievements of the Company in the future will be in accordance with these views and may differ, also substantially, from those presented in this presentation.

Furthermore, the presentation includes data and assessments based on external sources, the contents of which were not independently tested by the Company and therefore the Company is not responsible for their accuracy.

This presentation was drafted for the sake of convenience and needs to be reviewed along side with the Company's public reports, including Q1 2022 Financial Statements, which contain the complete information about the Company, before making any decision to invest in the Company's securities.

This presentation may include information that is presented differently from the way it was presented in the company's official reports, some information may be presented and/or categorized and/or edited and/or segmented differently from the company's official past reports.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Company does not undertake to update or change the information contained in this presentation.

Agenda Highlights

Financial Results

Segment Breakdown

Appendix

Glossary

Phoenix Holdings at a Glance

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(1) As of May 26, 2022

(2) Five-year period (2017-21 end of year for AUM growth, 4/2017-3/22 full year for ROE)

(3) As of December 31, 2021, with transitional measures; includes events post report date of dividend distribution from Phoenix Insurance to Phoenix Holdings, raising Tier 2 capital, and Phoeniclass transfer to Phoenix Insurance

(4) Based on average yields over 3 years ended 31.03.2022 in the general plans: #1 out of 5 in Policies (1991-2003), #1 out of 5 in Pension, & #3 out of 10 in Provident Funds

Israeli Economy: Impact of Global Volatility in Q1 2022

Increased uncertainty in Q1…

Macro trends: An increase in inflation, after the quarter the Bank of Israel increased its rate from 10bps to 35bps in April and 75bps in May

Capital Markets: Increasing volatility and declines in Israeli capital markets

…but strong long-term trends

Wealth accumulation: Continued AUM contributions despite the decline in capital markets

Innovation: Vibrant tech ecosystem, #1 startups per capital, #1 R&D investment as percent of GDP1 , however sector impacted by global changes

2016 2021 22Q1

2017 2018 2019 2020

2.4%

Long-Term Yields (10Y) 5

1.8%

2.4%

Percent

1.0% 0.9% 1.3% 2.2% 4.2% Percent

1Israel Securities Authority

2Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

3 World Bank, current USD, 2021

4 Bank of Israel (2021 figure is an estimate), including life insurance, pension, and provident funds

5 Bloomberg (inflation for 2022 is actual 3 months not annualized; long-term yields based on Israel 10-year government bond, not CPI-linked for the past 12 months)

15.5 352 370
% NISm NISb
ROE Comprehensive
Income
AUM
9.5 190 56
NISb % NISm
Equity Solvency1 Share
Repurchases
  • Continued diversification driven by strategic execution
  • Net positive 131 NISm pretax financial margin from interest rate increase and capital market declines, benefiting from dynamic, risk-adjusted investment management (see Slide 19)
  • Stable AUMs due to net inflows, despite capital market declines

Q1 2022 Highlights: Strategic Execution

Phoenix Holdings (PHOE) Income & growth

Insurance Core Businesses

  • Continued growth in P&C while focusing on CLR improvement
  • Dynamic, risk-adjusted investment management in volatile markets
  • Ongoing technology & efficiency improvements

Additional Core Businesses

Asset Management (long- and short-term), Credit, Phoenix Agencies

  • Focus on driving growth across businesses
  • Shifting mix to stable, feebased businesses
  • Structural changes in Excellence

Diversification Resilience & stability

  • Q1 income similar to previous period, benefiting from growth in core business from 187 to 225 NISm and diverse activities
  • Positive financial margin, despite capital market volatility
  • Special items include income from real estate ("Phoeniclass")

Notes: Additional Core Businesses includes Pension & Provident (previously held under the insurance company), Investment Services (formerly Financial Services, primarily Excellence), Agencies, and Gama. Investments include yields and variable management fees above / below real 3%. For the convenience of the presentation, the statutory tax rate in insurance and the core fee business is used, while the difference between the actual tax and the statutory tax is recorded in Special Items respectively. See Glossary for definition of Special Items.

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Equity Generation and Dividend Distribution

Equity

  • Building economic capital in insurance subsidiary (Solvency)
  • Capital deployment for optimization and growth

Dividends

• 30% of comprehensive income

Analysis under dividend

As reflected in financial

policy 2020-21

statements

  • Goal to extend track record of predictable, growing distributions
  • 2022 updates: share repurchases counted separately; semi-annual distributions
NISm Shareholders' Equity After dividend
of 421 NISm
& buyback of
9,653 9,536 56 NISm
7,970
5,872 6,446 6,636
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Q1/22
ROE* 16.5% 8.3% 10.2% 18.5% 26.3% 15.5%
Total cash
dividends relating to
annual income
- 120 480 380 621 -
Plus: Share repurchase during
calendar year
26 74 56
Total under dividend policy 406 695 56
Dividend distributed in cash
during calendar year
- 120 480 - 580 421

Value Drivers

Growth Engines

Insurance

Asset Management

Distribution (Agencies & More)

Credit

Accelerated Growth

Accelerating growth while shifting mix to high-ROE, capital-efficient businesses (P&C, asset management, distribution)

1 2 3 4

Innovation & Efficiency

Deepening sustainable competitive advantage with 1 NISb investments in technology (data, digitization, products) during plan

Active Management

Optimizing group portfolio, management, structure, and synergies to unlock and create value

Capital Management

Deploying capital against strategic priorities, reducing volatility and ensuring long-term cashflow generation

Quarterly Highlights

1 Accelerated growth in high-ROE activities 2 Innovation and efficiency

  • P&C: 12% growth in P&C premiums, driven in part by growth in Smart direct car policies (compulsory & property together)
  • Asset management: Stability in AUMs although the in volatility in capital markets
  • Agencies: 34% growth in revenue
  • Credit: 63% growth in Gama credit portfolio

  • Technology: (1) Product innovation: Launch of "Smart Travel" insurance mobile app; (2) Digitization: Continue to achieve targets; (3) Data & Analytics: Recruitment of Chief Data Officer (CDO) and establishment of new data unit; successful implementation of analytics risk tool in luxury vehicle underwriting
  • Efficiency: consolidation of pension and provident fund operations / back office with life insurance operations; increase in online users and use of digital channels

3 Active portfolio / group management 4 Capital management & Optimization

  • Phoenix Advanced Investments: Building alternative investment unit with broad offering
  • Gama: Organic growth of all activities
  • Agencies: inorganic as well as organic growth
  • Excellence: structure optimization and management appointments

  • Reinsurance transaction: Optimized insurance equity using PHI transaction (recognized Q4 2021)
  • Real estate restructuring: Transferred 49% of the shares of prime Tel Aviv property ("Phoeniclass") from Phoenix Investments to Phoenix Insurance
  • Dynamic investment management for risk-adjusted returns (e.g., inflation, interest rates, capital markets)
  • Buy back: executed 56 NISm purchases out of 100 NISm plan

Dynamic management of interest and capital markets exposure for risk-adjusted returns

(1) Nominal nostro yields

Note: Mid-term Targets based on 5-year plan 2020-25 and assuming 3% return on investments. ROE target range assumes 3-5% return on Nostro investments. Actual performance will depend on financial markets, macroeconomic growth, industry trends, company performance and other variables

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P&C Expenses Ratios2
Premiums
NISb
Including growth of Smart direct
4.2-4.8 P&C Health Life
2019 4.10% 5.57% 0.50%
2.9 3.2 2020 5.08% 5.82% 0.49%
2021 4.40% 5.50% 0.41%
0.9 1.0 Q1/22 3.85% 5.39% 0.39%
3.4-3.7% 5.4-5.8% 0.27-0.30% Mid-term target (2025)
2020 2021 Q1/21 Q1/22 mid
term
target
(2025)
3.2
premiums
2.7
premiums
97
AUM
Base 2021 (NISb)
Solvency 1 Comprehensive Income
Ratio NISm 3% returns, without special items, after tax
192% 190% 739

1 Solvency ratio with standard transitional measures; target range based on reduced transitional measures over time

2 Expenses as percent of gross earned premiums (P&C and Health) and AUMs (Life); expenses include general and administrative expenses, as well as other expenses; Health mid-term targets without HMO activity Note: Mid-term Targets based on 5-year plan 2020-25 and assuming 3% return on investments.

Managing in Volatile Markets in 2022

Growth, Income, & Resilience: Quality Businesses

  • Dynamic investment management for riskadjusted returns (e.g., inflation, interest rates, capital markets)
  • Continued execution of strategy, driving diversification and stability
  • Seeking strategic opportunities

Agenda Highlights

Financial Results

Segment Breakdown

Appendix

Glossary

2022 Q1, NISm

  • 352 NISm income in Q1; stability compared to previous period, despite change capital markets
  • 15.5% ROE
  • Negative contribution of P&C due to capital markets, claim increase and CLR worsening
  • Positive contribution in Health due to interest rate increase

Diff

Phoenix
Holdings
NISm
31/12/2021 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 Difference
12/21-3/22
Cash
Assets
Intangible
Deferred
acquisition
costs
2,154
2,775
2,011
2,249
2,299
1,819
3,380
2,823
2,156
1,226
48
145
Note
1
associates
Investments
in
property
other
Investment
-
Credit
for
of
purchase
securities
1,346
1,125
2,550
771
2,722
-
1,318
1,086
2,711
-28
-39
161
1. -
growth
Cash
in
liquidity
reserves
Assets
Other
Other
Financial
Investments
5,804
28,698
5,482
27,477
6,175
28,415
371
-283
2. Financial
liabilities
mainly
due
to
an
Assets
for
yield-dependent
contracts
Total
Assets
97,117
143,580
82,335
125,154
97,385
145,449
268
1,869
term
loan
obtain
liabilities
Financial
8,813 7,748 9,447 634 Note
2
3. Gama
(370
NISm)
-
Other
liabilities
Liabilities
respect
of
non-yield-dependent
in
insurance
contracts
investments
contracts
and
of
Liabilities
respect
yield-dependent
in
25,113 23,905 24,973 -140
contracts
insurance
and
investments
contracts
Other
Liabilities
95,629
4,102
81,296
4,135
96,604
4,611
975
509
Note
3
equity
Total
9,923 8,070 9,814 -109
Total
equity
and
liabilities
143,580 125,154 145,449 1,869
    1. Financial liabilities increase of 634 NISm mainly due to an increase in derivatives (260 NISm) and shortterm loan obtain by Gama (370 NISm)
    1. Other liabilities increase of 509 NISm mainly due to dividend distributed in April 2022

Active Solvency & Capital Management

Economic Capital / Solvency (Insurance Company)

  • Solvency II ratio of 190% with transitional measures, above target range of 150 170% (tapering of transitional measures)
  • Economic capital increase of 14%
  • Initiatives to reduce SCR including backbook reinsurance using PHI transaction
  • Capital actions to strengthen economic capital
  • Exposures to interest rates and capital markets
NISm % of
SCR
(1,000) -13%
(136) -2%
(1,136) -15%
200 3%
270 4%
84 1%
554 7%
(582) -8%

Cash-flow (Holding Company)

  • Phoenix Insurance dividend policy of 30-50% of comprehensive income, in line with solvency target range
  • Pension and Provident
  • Investment Services
  • Agencies
  • Liquidity at holding level, including Phoenix Insurance Tier 1 capital notes

Accounting Profit

  • Stable profit in Q1
  • Dynamic management of the various exposures
  • Preparing for IFRS-17 implementation in 2024, which is expected to reduce volatility

Agenda Highlights

Financial Results

Segment Breakdown

Appendix

Glossary

Motor property impacted by fast & strong cyclical changes in frequency and severity (global & Israel)

  • o Phoenix adjusted business to market and costs
  • o Cyclical trends create opportunities for well-positioned players who have capabilities (technology, data & analytics, infrastructure, people)
  • o Implemented data-driven pricing model based on machine learning
  • 12% growth in premiums overall, driven by agencies and Smart direct business
  • Investment performance impacted by capital markets

-

  • Profit growth mainly due to an increase in risk-free interest rates offset by capital market effects
  • Special items include the profit from Phoeniclass transfer under the LTC reserve
  • Improvement of underwriting profit, mainly in LTC

  • Decreased profitability mainly due to results of Nostro investment and the policies participating in profits, which were partially offset by the impact of increase in interest rates
  • Underwriting profit decreased due to risk products
  • Deficit in variable management fees of 113 NISm as of Q1/22 and 340 NISm as of report publication date

  • Increase of financial margin due to CPI increase
  • Negative impact of capital markets on investment results

Asset Management: Pension & Provident

Comprehensive Income Before Tax NISm

  • Robust organic growth
  • Improvement in underwriting profit
  • Halman-Aldubi merger synergies in current run rate (24 NISm versus 11 NISm), full impact expected 2022
  • A negative effect of investment results on sector profit

Asset Management: Investment Services

  • Special items of roughly 6 NISm mainly due to an increase in client acquisition costs (growth strategy in private client brokerage and active mutual funds)
  • Restructuring of Excellence
    • Management changes for strong business focus
    • Structural changes to reduce overhead costs

1-3/22 Special items Investments Profit from operations 0 2 72 70 • Continued growth across agencies driven by both organic efforts and continued acquisitions • Increase in profitability from operations from 48 NISm to 70 NISm 1-3/2021 48 4 - 52

1-3/2021 48 4 - 52
Diff 22 (2) - 20

Life Investment Other Services Other Equity Pension Provident P&C Health Agencies Credit

Credit Portfolio (without credit cards)
NISm
Transaction Volume
NISb
Comprehensive Income Before Tax
NISm
0
1,599 22%+ +20%
79%+
1,415
35 9
1,177
1,080
982
893
28 7 12 12
31.12.20
31.3.21
30.6.21
30.9.21
31.12.21
31.3.22
2020
2021
Q1/21
Q1/22
Profit from
operations
Special items 1-3/22

Appointed Chairman
1-3/2021 4 (2) 2

Diff 8 2

  • Continued growth in Gama core activities during Q1/22
  • Accelerated growth in credit (63% growth in credit portfolio during the last year)

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10

• Segment includes Phoenix Holdings solo profits (including RT1 holding), adjustments and offsets

Agenda Highlights

Financial Results

Segment Breakdown

Appendix

Glossary

Returns - Insurance Nostro / Corporate Account Percent (nominal)

  • Team of over 100 professionals across group, managing corporate account and client assets
  • Proactive and proprietary dealflow and sourcing (Partner, Acro, and more)
  • Investing in capabilities including international investments and technology platforms
  • Group plans based on 3% real returns and stable rates

Investment performance & track record Responsible allocation & risk management

Asset Allocation - Insurance Nostro / Corporate Account Percent (Q1/22)

  • Balanced asset allocation
  • International investments (equity, debt & real estate) with leading partners, co-investments, and direct positions
  • Full range of asset classes including fixed income, equities, real estate, and alternatives

Investment Highlights

Unique opportunity in a growing, underpenetrated market with high barriers to entry

Strong demographic & wealth trends with high compulsory savings rates & potential for greater penetration

Strong market position with distinctive growth & performance through the cycle

Leading diversified financial services group with over \$100b AUM (including multiline insurance, asset management, credit, & distribution), delivering best-in-class ROE of 15.6% and growth of 18% AUM CAGR over the past 5 years

Value creation driven by diversified activities with untapped potential

Significant share of income generated by recurring fee-based non-balance sheet businesses, with plan to unlock value of assets currently held at book value

Proven strategic plan with focus on growth, innovation, & value creation

Focus on accelerating growth in high ROE businesses, innovation and technology for competitive advantage and efficiency, active management of businesses to unlock & create value, & focused capital management & deployment

Leading financial results & organic capital generation, driving strong and resilience balance sheet

Consistent growth in shareholder equity with a Solvency ratio of 190% (with transitional measures) and 30% dividend distribution policy

Experienced leadership team backed by value-oriented shareholders

Deep sector and broad functional experience at both board and management levels

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2

3

4

5

Agenda Highlights

Financial Results

Segment Breakdown

Appendix

Glossary

AM Asset Management; i.e. Excellence Nessuah
AUM Assets Under Management; the total market value of all the investments that are managed by the Group
Bps Basis Points; 1 basis points is .01%
CGU Cost Generating Unit
CI Comprehensive Income
CLR Combined Loss Ratio
CO Corporate, Other and Consolidation
CPI Consumer Price Index; measures the average change of prices in an agreed upon basket of consumer goods and services over time
CSM Contractual Service Margin
D&O Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
DAC Deferred Acquisition Cost
ESOP Employee Stock Ownership Plan; workplace benefit program, that provides the employees with ownership interest in the company.
ETF Exchange Traded Fund; an open end, tradable basket of securities that tracks an underling index, sector, or security type
Fixed-Rate Gov Bonds A government issued bond for which the interest income payment is agreed upon and does not change
FX Foreign Exchange Currency
Gama Financial services and credit company owned by the Phoenix Group
Halman corporate funds Israeli Electric Company (IEC)
Illiquidity Premium Or Liquidity Premium; premium demanded by investors when any given security cannot be easily converted into cash for its fair
market value.
IMF International Monetary Fund
Index Linked Gov Bonds A government issued bond for which the interest income payment is related (or linked) to the CPI
LAT Liability Adequacy Test
Liquidity Premium See Illiquidity Premium
LOB Line of Business
LTC Long Term Care insurance; typically helps pay for costs associated with long term care
LTS Long Term Services; including but not limited to Life, Provident and Pension funds
Marketable Securities Liquid financial assets that can be quickly converted into cash; most are trading assets

MF Management Fees; wages charged by a financial manager
Moody's A credit risk rating agency
MSCI Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index; measures the performance in equity markets, specifically in global emerging markets
Mutual Fund Open end, non-tradable basket of securities that tracks the performance of an undelaying index, sector, or security type
Net Inflows The net amount of new cash, excluding the impact of investment market value; calculated by subtracting withdrawals from new deposits
NIS New Israeli Shekel
Non-Marketable Securities Asset group that is considered to be difficult to buy or sell due to the fact they are not traded on any major exchange; could include government issued debt securities, limited
partnerships, real estate investments and more
Nostro The account in which a financial institution manages its own funds
OPEX Operational Expenses
P&C Property and Casualty insurance
PH Phoenix holdings
PHI Permanent Health Insurance
PI Phoenix insurance
PLI Professional Liability insurance
Reinsurance A balancing risk strategy; one or more insurers that share the liability
Revenue All encompassing streams of income; including, but not limited to: premium, management fees, benefit contributions
RFR Risk Free Rates
ROE Return On Equity; calculated by dividing net income over total equity
SME60 "The Rest Index"; tracks the performance of the 60 largest market value companies that are excluded from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Special Items Changes in profit or loss that are not part of the usual business of the Company, including changes in actuarial research, actuarial model
changes, other structural changes
and strategic acquisition costs in AM segment
Tel Bond 20 Index that tracks the performance of the 20 largest Index Linked Corporate Bonds in terms of market value
Tel Bond 40 Index that tracks the performance of the 40 largest Index Linked Corporate Bonds in terms of market value
Tel Bond 60 Index that tracks the performance of the 60 largest Index linked Corporate Bonds in terms of market value
TLV 125 An index that tracks the performance of the 125 largest market value companies in the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange
TLV 35 An index that tracks the performance of the 35 largest market value companies in the TLV Stock Exchange
TLV 90 An index that tracks the performance of the 90 largest market value companies in the TLV stock Exchange
TMTP Transitional
Measures on Technical Provisions
Workers' Compensation Insurance Insurance coverage for employees' injuries or sickness
Yield Curve A line that plots interest rates of bonds with equal credit risk with different maturity dates in the future

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