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EPH SpA

Investor Presentation Apr 28, 2017

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Q1 17 PRELIMINARY REVENUES MILAN, 28TH APRIL 2017

DISCLAIMER

This presentation has been prepared by ePRICE S.p.A. for information purposes only and for use in presentations of the Group's results and strategies.

For further details on the ePRICE Group, reference should be made to publicly available information.

Statements contained in this presentation, particularly regarding any possible or assumed future performance of the Group, are or may be forward-looking statements based on ePRICE S.p.A.'s current expectations and projections about future events, and in this respect may involve some risks and uncertainties.

Actual future results for any quarter or annual period may therefore differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these statements due to a number of different factors, many of which are beyond the ability of ePRICE S.p.A. to control or estimate precisely, including, but not limited to, the Group's ability to manage the effects of the uncertain current local and global economic conditions on our business and to predict future economic conditions, the Group's ability to achieve and manage growth, the degree to which ePRICE S.p.A. enters into, maintains and develops commercial and partnership agreements, the Group's ability to successfully identify, develop and retain key employees, manage and maintain key customer relationships and maintain key supply sources, unfavourable development affecting consumer spending, the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, Italian advertising market, competition, fluctuations in exchange rates, any failure of information technology, inventory and other asset risk, credit risk on our accounts, regulatory developments and changes in tax laws.

ePRICE S.p.A. does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation.

Any reference to past performance of the ePRICE Group shall not be taken as an indication of future performance.

This document does not constitute an offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe to any shares and no part of it shall form the basis of or be relied upon in connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever.

By attending the presentation you agree to be bound by the foregoing terms.

ePRICE: THE NATIONAL E-COMMERCE LEADER

REACH PROFITABILTY

(3) ePRICE Home Service

2

3

LOCAL E-COMMERCE CHAMPION FOCUSED ON CAPTURING A HIGH-POTENTIAL, FAST-GROWING MARKET

A UNIQUE VALUE PROPOSITION TAILORED TO THE ITALIAN MARKET, SUPPORTED BY A FLEXIBLE AND SCALABLE PLATFORM

SIGNIFICANT TRACK RECORD AND GMV/REVENUE GROWTH TO GENERATE VALUE THROUGH SCALE & RELEVANCE, IN ORDER TO

133 Pick&Pay 285 Lockers 1 Fulfilment center

Q1 17 TTM Eu 262mn GMV(1) Eu 201mn Revenues

TTM Growth: +18% YoY GMV(1) +14% YoY Rev

~1.6mn customers(2) ~500 installers (3) <1000 merchants

ePRICE SpA - April 2017 2 (2) Customers who bought at least once on ePRICE or on the marketplace

ePRICE: FROM e-COMMERCE TO e-SERVICE

OUR NEW, SERVICE-DRIVEN MISSION

"To serve the technological evolution of Italian households"

ePRICE: HIGHLIGHTS OF Q1 17

1

V-shaped growth in the Quarter: Strong positive growth in January and March offset – as expected – by February weak trends, the latter impacted by planned SAP adoption, limited promotions and to a lower extent by a slow market

Solid Growth on Core MDA Segment: > 30% market share confirmed in Q1 for the core segment of ePRICE

3 3P Marketplace Boost: new Sellers and increased SKUs fuelling marketplace growth and profitability

14 €BN PER YEAR OF TECH PRODUCTS. TODAY 1.7 €BN ARE ONLINE, DOUBLING IN 5 YEARS.

HUGE OPPORTUNITY SHIFTING ONLINE

Tech & Appliances Retail in Italy B2C Sales (market Eu BN)

Jan-Feb 17 CORE Market Tech&Appliances in Italy (YoY growth)

Traditional
Tech&Appliances
MKT
Jan-Feb 17
Online
Tech&Appliances
MKT
(2)
Jan-Feb 17
Tech&Appliances
ePRICE
GMV
Q1 17
-1.5% c.+10% +13%

APPLIANCES GROWING FASTER

(1) €3.5BN Market size for current Technology & Appliances perimeter. Smart Home market estimate (€0.5BN) not included. Source: ePRICE re-elaboration on Forrester Research, GFK, other public sources and internal estimates, 2016.

(2) LFL growth first 2months 2017 vs first 2months 2016. Including restatement of offline players' Click&Collect sales (included from 2016), market up c. +13% YoY. Source: ePRICE re-elaborations on last available GFK data and internal estimates.

Q1 17 GMV & REVENUES BY MONTH

(Revenues in Eu mn)

  • January: Strong growth sustained by Christmas long tail. Gained market share.
  • February: slowdown due to planned migration to SAP, coupled with limited promotional activities, anticipating potential SAP disruption during the early adoption period. Overall soft market in February: retail market -3%, eP gained market share.
  • March: Strong recovery of ePRICE performance in March, resuming ordinary marketing/promotional activities (TV commercial back on air in Q2), including positive calendar effect.

  • (1) Gross Merchandise Volume includes revenues from products, shipping and 3P marketplace sales, net of returns and VAT included. Revenue from services includes transports, warranties, B2B, ADV&Infocommerce and other revenues. GMV from services does not include B2B, ADV&Infocommerce.

  • (2) Services&other have been restated and now include warranties.

Q1 17 GMV & REVENUES (1) (2)

Q1 17 Highlights

  • MDA: Reinforced leadership on MDAs and related service sales: good performance in sales of built-in, fridges and washing machines, with an estimated +2pps market share.
  • Audio/Video: slow market due to delay of new launches by vendors, but ePRICE performed well with c. +1pps market share.
  • SDA: aggressive competitive market, with online vs. traditional offline players
  • IOT/ Smart Home: "Start +" remote services launch and Google Nest launch in February.
  • Services: growth remains solid, up double digit driven by growth of premium services on MDA (floor delivery and installation) and increased geographical coverage. Extended warranties continue to perform strong growth, thanks to significant improvement in attach rate.
  • 3P marketplace: +75% YoY. Weight on GMV gains 5 pps (to 13%) in Q1 17 vs. 8% in Q1 16.
  • TV ADV: Not on air in Q1 17; TV will be back in Q2.
  • February growth impacted by planned ERP migration to SAP
  • (1) Gross Merchandise Volume includes revenues from products, shipping and 3P marketplace sales, net of returns and VAT included. Revenue from services includes transports, warranties, B2B, ADV&Infocommerce and other revenues. GMV from services does not include B2B, ADV&Infocommerce.
  • (2) Services&other have been restated and now include warranties.

Q1 17: CUSTOMER KPIS

Q1 17: ePRICE HOME SERVICE TOWARDS A NEW GENERATION OF VALUE CREATION

INVESTMENTS ON SYNERGETIC ASSETS

Acquisition of 43% in Termostore.it Goal: addressing heating&cooling products and service market with a

EMPOWERED SERVICES OFFER AND RELATED KPIS

  • Acquisition of 15% in Click&Quick
  • Goal: support and testing efficient, flexible and customercentric delivery modes

Q1 17: ePRICE MARKETPLACE UPDATE

UNIQUE FEATURES OFFERED TO MERCHANTS

>10% average weight on GMV #1,038 Sellers (+153% vs. Q1 16) >40 intern. sellers #3.8M Marketplace Offers (+174% vs. Q1 16) 2.3 offers per product +75% GMV YoY growth IMPRESSIVE 3P MARKETPLACE GROWTH PATTERN

  • c. +260% GMV YoY growth delivered at P&P thanks to new CoD (Cash on Delivery) services
  • 60 sellers with at least one order at P&P

  • +275% Unique Offers YoY
  • Computers, Climatisation, Smartphones and Other Goods c. +100% YoY

ePRICE SpA - April 2017 10

NEW FULFILMENT CENTER TO BE READY FOR CHRISTMAS SEASON (Q4)

NEW ePRICE FULFILMENT CENTER

TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FULFILMENT MODEL

2x
vs. current
available
volume
29K sqm
integrated with ERP
+96%
expandable to over
50,000 sqm
€5M
estimated Capex
(including SRP)
  • Flexible semi-automated warehouse able to support multi-e-Commerce business models
  • Located in Truccazzano (MI) at a strategic crossroad to meet needs of ePRICE's customers and suppliers, connecting various distribution networks (MDA couriers, Installers, P&P internal transports, standard couriers)
  • Able to serve both ePRICE and SRP outsourcing contract
  • To be ready after the Summer, ready for the run up to Christmas

Q1 17 TAKEAWAYS

Confirmed stronger GMV(1) growth than reference market

Continue to enrich last mile services, with increasing coverage and further innovation expected in 2017

Resuming brand equity building through Q2 & Q3

Expecting to gain traction from Q2 17, after April's negative calendar effect, due to long Easter holidays

2017 Guidance reaffirmed

ePRICE SpA - April 2017 12 (1) GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume): it includes revenue from products, deliveries and revenue from 3P marketplace, net of returns and VAT included. It does not include B2B, infocommerce.

2017 GUIDANCE

GMV1 up 20-25%, Revenues up 15-18%, with an accelerated growth in the second half of the year, after a weak February, adversely affected by the planned transition of the ERP system to SAP

Improvement in Gross margin and considerable increase in EBITDA compared to 2016

Capex to Euro 11 million, including one-off investments for the new fulfilment center

ePRICE SpA - April 2017 13 (1) GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume): it includes revenue from products, deliveries and revenue from 3P marketplace, net of returns and VAT included. It does not include B2B, infocommerce.

2021 STRATEGIC GUIDELINES RECAP: OUR BUSINESS GOALS, LOOKING FORWARD

STRATEGIC GUIDELINE

TARGET 2021 METRICS

TARGET MODEL

FY 15 FY 16 TARGET VS. 16 DRIVERS
MARKET GROWTH 20% 20% (4) 15-16%
>2X
Secular shift from offline,
mobile, innovation
(1)
GMV
€207M €254M 3X
~
Market Growth, MDA, 3P
Marketplace
REVENUES €168M €198M 2.5X
~
Market Growth, B2B, ADV,
Infocommerce
(2)
GROSS MARGIN
13.8% 15.3% 20%-22% Mix&sourcing, Rebates, 3P
Marketplace, Infocommerce
(2)
MARKETING
5.3% 5.6% 4.5%-5.0% Brand Awareness, Returning
Customers
FULFILMENT
(2)
TRANSPORT
3.5% 4.4% 5.0%-5.5% Now including
Transport&Installation
service
FULFILMENT
(2)
INTERNAL
5.0% 5.2% 3.8%-4.3% New fulfilment center, scale &
efficiency program
(3)
IT + G&A
4.6% 4.9% 1.8%-2.5% Efficiencies and scalability
(2)
EBITDA adj.
-4.7% -4.8% 4%-6% #1 specialty
player,
enhanced
by services
(2)
CAPEX
4.5% 3.8% 1.5%-2.0% 2017 new fulfilment, Eu 5mn

ePRICE SpA - April 2017 16 (1) GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume): it includes revenue from products, deliveries and revenue from 3P marketplace, net of returns and VAT included. Infocommerce and Advertising and B2B revenues not included., representing c. 6% of revenues in 9M16; (2) % of revenues incl non recurring; (3) % of revenues: of which 35% corporate&finance costs due to being listed; (4) LFL growth 2016 vs 2015. Including restatement of offline players' Click&Collect sales (included from 2016), market up c. +24% YoY.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR 2017

April May Jul
M T W T F M T W T F M T W
T
F
3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 6 7
10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 31

May 10 Q1 17 Full Results

  • Jul 25 Preliminary H1 17 sales

Sep 13 H1 17 Full Results

CONTACTS

ePRICE S.p.A.

Via San Marco 29

20121 Milan, Italy

corporate.eprice.it

IR

Micaela Ferruta

Head of Investor Relations and Strategic Planning – ePRICE S.p.A.

+39 0230315400

Investors.eprice.it

[email protected]

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