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FSA GROUP LIMITED AGM Information 2007

Nov 26, 2007

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AGM 27 November 2007 Presentation to Shareholders “Building an Infrastructure for Growth”

FSA Group - Market Opportunity

  • FSA Group provides debt solutions and direct lending services to individuals and businesses

  • Our potential client base is growing driven by record levels in consumer and small business debt, interest rate pressure and the enduring growth in nonconforming lending

  • Banks and other lenders have been reluctant to provide these services

  • Market leader with strong product innovation, client understanding, specialist people and systems

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FY 2007 - Executing on our Vision

FSA Group is the leading provider of debt solutions to individuals and businesses

FY 07 Strategy Review B us ness mo i d e l b roa d ene d - d e bt so u l ti ons o rec t di t l en di ng serv ces i

  • Assist more clients / increase volumes

  • Broaden business income and capture greater margin

  • De-risk business

FY 07 Execution Review

  • Built infrastructure to broaden the business base

  • Secured funding to finance growth in direct lending services

  • Increased staffing and management levels

  • Upgraded IT systems

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FY 07 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue - $33 . 9 million (Up 55%)

  • Profit After Tax - $6.5 million (Up 156%)

  • Net Assets of $18.9 million (Up 58%)

  • B i E i P Sh are o f 6 . 24 c as c arn ngs er (U p 119%)

  • $210m non-recourse Westpac facility secured for residential mortgage l en di ng

  • Outperformed internal expectations

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Year on Year Highlights

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Business Process

Direct Advertising and Marketing Over 7,000 new enquiries per month Inbound Enquiry

Individuals Assess and qualify the individual’s assets, liabilities, revenue, expenditure and determine reasons for current situation

Businesses A ssess an d qua lif y th e businesses assets, liabilities, revenue, expenditure and determine reasons for current situation

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Debt Solutions and
Direct Lending
Services Provided
– the best solution for the
debtor and their creditors
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Debt Solutions and Direct Lending Services

Individual Debt So ul tions

Bus ness ei D bt So ul tions Direct Lending erv cesS i

  • Budgeting Assistance

  • Strategic plans

  • Bridging Finance

  • Refer back to Primary Creditor

  • Creditor Negotiations

  • Factoring Finance

  • Informal Agreement

  • Provision of Finance (as broker)

  • Mortgage Finance

  • Consolidation Loan (as broker)

  • Sell the business

External funding lines of

  • Mortgage Finance (as broker)

  • Liquidate the Company

  • $220m provided by Westpac

  • Debt Agreement

  • Contingent Liability Management

(Note : $210m non-recourse)

  • Personal Insolvency Agreement

  • Refer to a Financial Counsellor

  • Bankruptcy Assistance

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Direct Lending Services – as at November 2007

Bridging Finance Factoring Finance Mortgage Finance
Loan Pool $6m $1.5m $28m
Average Loan Size $95k $75k $209k
Term 90 days (exit strategy
required)
Revolving 30 yrs (P/I)
Security Type 2nd Mortgage over
Residential Property (Primary
Security)
Charge over business assets
(Secondary Security)
Debtors (Primary Security)
2nd Mortgage over
Residential Property
(Secondary Security)
1st Mortgage over
Residential Property
Average “Loan to
Valuation” Ratio
67% (inclusive of 1st and 2nd
mortgage)
72% of Debtors 63%
Borrower Type Self employed Self employed 88% PAYG (Full Doc)
Geographical Spread Every State Every State NSW 25%, QLD 23% and
VIC 24%

The information above is based on current loan pool data and may change as the size of the loan pool changes

Mortgage Finance

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L h sma ll i n s ze i m rrors i th lit f th l l FSA G oan poo l (th oug ) e qua y o e oan poo roup expected to originate (based on historical data)

FSA Group compared to competitors (as per publicly available data) has:

  • Low average weighted “loan to valuation” ratios

  • Low average loan sizes

  • High concentration of PAYG borrowers (Full Docborrowers)

  • Similar diversified geographical spread across every Australian state

From commencement FSA Group has had the following in place:

  • Stringent debt servicing tests, when compared to competitors

  • Stringent borrower supporting documentation requirements, when compared to competitors

First Half of FY 2008

  • PBT for H1 FY 2007 was $3.7m

  • PBT for H1 FY 2008 estimated between $2.5m to $3.0m. Impacted by:

  • Change to Debt Agreement Legislation 1 July 2007 – Lowest numbers in 3 years .

  • for July (still over 50% market share) Took 6 weeks to adapt to new legislative process. Entire industry affected. Return to normal volumes in late August.

  • Potential borrower confidence affected by press coverage of US sub prime and RAMS, two RBA interest rate increases - Lower than ex p ected en q uir y levels for mortgage finance during the months of August and September. Entire industry affected. Return to normal volumes in October.

  • Shift from mortgage broker to mortgage lender. Investment in direct lending services .

  • The above events had an adverse affect of approximately $1.5m on H1 PBT. The events are not expected to re-occur in H2 2008.

  • FY 2008 earnings expected to be around FY 2007 levels

FY 2008 Initiatives

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  • Launch other debt solutions

  • Launch other direct lending services (Inventory Finance)

  • Focus on building third party referral model (reduce dependency on direct advertising and marketing)

  • Commence external broker channel to accelerate additional growth in direct lending services

  • Upgrading of IT platforms – particularly CRM platform

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Long Term Outlook

Business Environment

  • Increase in the number of individuals and businesses requiring debt solutions and direct lending services

  • FSA Group is well placed to meet this demand

Debt Solutions

  • Aiming to double the size of the business before the end of FY 2010 driven by record levels in consumer and small business debt, interest rate pressure and the enduring growth in non-conforming lending

Direct Lending Services

  • Should e uall benefit from rowth in debt solution business q y g

  • External broker channel will accelerate additional growth

  • Expected to create recurring revenue and profit streams

  • Strong earnings contribution expected

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