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FIRSTWAVE CLOUD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Interim / Quarterly Report 2022

Feb 8, 2022

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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Q2 FY22 Shareholder Update 9 February 2022

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Q2 FY22 Shareholder Update | 9 February 2022

Today’s Presenters

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J O H N GR AN T

Chair man

(Interim CEO July 2021 to Januar y 2022)

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DANNY MAHER

M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r a n d C E O

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IAIN BARTRAM C F O and C o m p a ny Secretary

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Agenda

  1. Q2 Highlights

  2. Q2 Financial Performance

  3. MD/CEO Update

  4. Wrap up

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Q2 Highlights

  • Successfully launched CyberCision platform for Service Providers

  • Now focused on delivery of CyberCision mobile ‘front-end’ in Q3

  • Total revenue up 2% QoQ

  • Annualised revenue was in line with Q1 with domestic up and international down QoQ

  • • Operating expenses down QoQ and capex for software R&D consistent with Q1

  • • Opmantek acquisition and $14m capital raise successfully completed (post end Q2)

  • Strong cash position of $13.34m at 31 December 2021 with cash burn down QoQ

  • New appointments early in Q3

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Q2 Financial Performance Iain Bartram – CFO and Company Secretary

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Q2 Financial Performance - Revenue

  • Total revenue up 2% QoQ to $1.77m

  • Total annualised recurring revenue in line with Q1 at $6.95m

  • Domestic up 4% to $6.26m

  • International down 23% to $0.69m primarily due to return of a 5,000-seat email licence held by DWS as marketing inventory

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Q2 Financial Performance – Expense and Cash

• Expense

  • Reduced headcount by 9 FTE = $125k p/m ongoing offset in the short term by $140K in one-off payments for accrued leave and redundancy

  • $1.5m annualised cost out achieved in Q2 and ~$4m FY22 YTD

• Cash

  • $2.19m collected from customers, (FY22 YTD $4.79m vs. $1.02m quarterly average in FY21)

  • Strong management focus continues to reduce cash burn

  • Cash costs capitalised of $0.75m consistent with Q1

  • Cash balance at 31 December of $13.34m

  • On target for $500k cash burn p/m by 30 June and tracking for cash flow breakeven with existing capital

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Opmantek acquisition completed on budget

  • Acquisition complete (14-Jan) with 100% Opmantek shareholder acceptance

  • Transaction costs on-budget

  • Share issue and capital raise

  • Tranche 1 of Placement and Rights Issue (139.4 million shares) issued at $0.07 (total proceeds = $9.76m)

  • Equity consideration of 691 million shares issued to Opmantek shareholders

  • Tranche 2 of Placement (60 million shares) issued at $0.07 (total proceeds = $4.2m)

  • Cash balance at 31 January of $13.68m

  • Appointments

  • Danny Maher appointed Managing Director and CEO

  • Ray Kiley appointed Non-Executive Director

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In Summary

  • Revenue flat

  • Costs significantly down

  • Business fully funded through $14M capital raise

  • Acquisition completed and integration started

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MD / CEO Update Danny Maher – Managing Director & CEO

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Opmantek Q2 Highlights

  • Strong December sales and new business wins

  • ARR at 31 December 2021 of A$3.75m

  • Key contract extensions:

  • Telmex (Mexico) – 12-month extension

  • Claro (Dominican Republic and Ecuador) – 12-month extension

  • Importantly for the merged business, 5 new contracts commencing in Q3 will add total ARR of >A$500k to FCT Q3 revenues

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Initial Observations

  • Still early days as new CEO – 4 weeks in the job

  • Many positives incl. some surprises

  • Transformative nature of transaction already evident

  • Diversified international revenues

  • New products with 100% owned IP

  • Telstra can be given increased focus as a key account

  • Cost synergies are being realized with overall expenses reduced by over $300k per month

  • Cross-selling has commenced

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Near-term Priorities in 3 areas

1. Spend less

  • Restructuring decisions already made expected to deliver further cost savings of $2m annualised:

  • Merging sales functions under one leader (San Francisco-based)

  • Removing offshoring of software development for FirstWave

  • Aligning product management and marketing functions

  • Continue to rationalise number of platforms deployed globally

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Near-term Priorities in 3 areas

2. Grow faster

  • ARR of >$500k new contracts signed in December

  • Onboard Microsoft secure Internet of Things (IoT) management

  • Deliver CyberCision frictionless email and mobile reporting

  • Implement digital marketing for CyberCision

  • Re-energise co-marketing with Partners

  • Launch new services leveraging Opmantek IP

  • Identify further opportunities for cross-selling

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Near-term Priorities in 3 areas

3. Progress culture and strategy

  • Complete operational integration of FirstWave and Opmantek

  • Transition to sales-led mindset of a high-growth global tech company

  • Delivery of new strategic plan for combined company with refined budgets

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In Summary

  • I personally ‘am in’ as an invested CEO

  • The rationale for the acquisition is already proving true

  • Integration of the two businesses as one Company is going well

  • It’s full steam ahead as a new Company

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Wrap up John Grant – Chairman

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Wrap up

  • Q2 will go down as a defining quarter for your Company

  • You have a new Company with:

  • A broader product portfolio and new channels to market

  • Synergies in revenue and expense

  • A stronger Board

  • But most importantly you have:

  • A refreshed and committed executive team

  • An invested CEO

  • Renewed enthusiasm for the opportunity ahead

  • I believe we are in very good hands

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Q&A

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Thank you

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