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GTN LIMITED AGM Information 2018

Nov 7, 2018

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GTN Limited AGM Presentation

November 2018

Contents

01 Chairman’s Address – Robert Loewenthal 4
02 CEO’s address – Bill Yde 5
03 Formal Business – Robert Loewenthal 15

Today’s presenters

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Robert Loewenthal (Chairman)

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Bill Yde (Managing Director and CEO)

Our Board of Directors

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Robert Loewenthal Chairman

  • Over 10 years of experience in the radio industry

  • Currently operates private corporate advisory and consulting business, Free Trade Hall and is the founder of Whooshkaa Podcasting Platform

  • Previously held the role of Managing Director of Macquarie Radio Network, where he also acted as Chief Operating Officer and company secretary

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William Yde III (“Bill”) Managing Director and CEO

  • Over 34 years of experience in the radio and media industry

  • Co-founded ATN in 1997 and later cofounded Global Traffic Network and served as Chairman, CEO and President since its inception in 2005

  • Previously founded Wisconsin Information Systems

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David Ryan AO Director

  • Over 40 years of experience in commercial banking, investment banking and operational business management

  • Currently Chairman of Sunshine Coast Destination, a Director of GetSwift, First American Title Insurance Company of Australia, First Mortgage Services, Sunshine Coast Airport, and a board member of Sunshine Coast Events

  • Previously held positions as Director of Lendlease Corporation, Aston Resources and Transurban Holdings

Section 01 Chairman’s Address – Robert Loewenthal

Section 02 CEO’s address – Bill Yde

FY2018 recap – Financial information – Profit or Loss Statement

GTN’s FY2018 results showed strong Adjusted EBITDA on 4.4% revenue increase from continuing operations

Key Highlights

  • FY18 results from continuing operations — Adjusted EBITDA of $48.1 million (-1% on FY17)

  • — NPATA of $29.2 million (-10% on FY17) — NPAT & NPATA impacted by higher tax expense. FY17 included $5.0 million tax benefit from recognition of CTN deferred tax assets that had previously not been recognized

  • FY18 revenue underpinned by positive operating results across all four geographies — All regions reported revenue increase over FY17 in AUD

Strong liquidity position with net debt (after cash) of $7.8 million

  • Final dividend of 11.0cps (70% franked) paid 28 September 2018

Exited United States market in March 2018

  • Concluded that revenue opportunity in the short and medium term was unlikely to support the significant operating costs
A$m(3) FY18(1) FY17(1) % Difference
Revenue 185.0 177.3 4.4%
EBITDA 39.7 40.2 (1.2)%
Adjusted
EBITDA(2)
48.1 48.9 (1.5)%
NPAT 24.8 28.2 (11.9)%
NPATA 29.2 32.5 (10.2)%
NPATA per
share ($)
$0.13 $0.15 (14.6)%

Notes: (1) All amounts are from continuing operations unless otherwise noted. (2) Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted to include the non-cash interest income arising from the Southern Cross Austereo Affiliate Contract and exclude transaction costs and foreign exchange gains/losses. (3) All figures in A$m unless otherwise stated. Amounts in tables may not add due to rounding. Percentage changes are based on actual amounts prior to rounding.

FY2018 recap – Financial information – Statement of Financial Position

Strong liquidity position. Net debt (debt less cash balances) of $7.8 million. Total Gearing to Adjusted EBITDA of 0.16x

Historical balance sheet (30 June 2018)

Summary cash flow (1)

2018 2017
Current Assets $’000 $’000
Cash and cash equivalents 52,232
100,727
Trade and other receivables 38,681
53,678
Current tax assets 957
-
Other current assets 1,827
4,842
Current assets 93,697
159,247
Non-current Assets
Property, plant and equipment 6,335
6,768
Intangible assets 58,009
85,221
Goodwill 96,193
97,997
Deferred tax assets 3,916
4,679
Other assets 97,215
98,244
Non-current assets 261,668 292,909
Total assets 355,365 452,156
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables 28,346 57,613
Deferred revenue 450 5,430
Current tax liabilities 338 683
Provisions 1,341 1,167
Current liabilities 30,475 64,893
Non-current Liabilities
Trade and other payables 69
66
Financial liabilities 58,294
97,569
Deferred tax liabilities 17,443
16,796
Derivatives - 5
Other liabilities 37
77
Provisions 349
409
Non-current liabilities 76,192
114,922
Total liabilities 106,667
179,815
Equity
Share capital 444,981
444,981
Reserves 6,540
4,295
Accumulated losses (202,823) (176,935)
Total equity 248,698
272,341
2018 2017
Current Assets $’000 $’000
Cash and cash equivalents 52,232
100,727
Trade and other receivables 38,681
53,678
Current tax assets 957
-
Other current assets 1,827
4,842
Current assets 93,697
159,247
Non-current Assets
Property, plant and equipment 6,335
6,768
Intangible assets 58,009
85,221
Goodwill 96,193
97,997
Deferred tax assets 3,916
4,679
Other assets 97,215
98,244
Non-current assets 261,668 292,909
Total assets 355,365 452,156
Current Liabilities
Trade and other payables 28,346 57,613
Deferred revenue 450 5,430
Current tax liabilities 338 683
Provisions 1,341 1,167
Current liabilities 30,475 64,893
Non-current Liabilities
Trade and other payables 69
66
Financial liabilities 58,294
97,569
Deferred tax liabilities 17,443
16,796
Derivatives - 5
Other liabilities 37
77
Provisions 349
409
Non-current liabilities 76,192
114,922
Total liabilities 106,667
179,815
Equity
Share capital 444,981
444,981
Reserves 6,540
4,295
Accumulated losses (202,823) (176,935)
Total equity 248,698
272,341
Summary cash flow (1)
$Am FY18 FY17
Adjusted EBITDA 48.1 48.9
Non-cash items in Adjusted EBITDA 0.7 0.1
Change in working capital (2.8) (1.2)
Impact of Southern Cross Austereo Affiliate Contract 2.0 3.5
Operating free cash flow before capital expenditure 48.0 51.3
Capital expenditure (3.3) (3.3)
Net free cash flow before financing, tax and
dividends
44.6 48.0

Commentary

  • Strong liquidity position with net debt of $7.8m

  • $52.2m cash and $60m of drawn debt

  • $15m unutilized debt line available

  • Final dividend of 11.0 cps paid 28 September 2018 (70% fully franked) (100% of NPAT from continuing operations)

(1) From continuing operations only

FY2018 recap – KPIs

GTN’s FY18 revenue result was underpinned by positive operating results across key geographies

GTN operational KPIs (by geographic segment)

FY2018 Actual FY2017 Actual vs. FY2017
Australia (ATN)
Radio spots inventory ('000s)(1) 958 866 10.7%
Radio sell-out rate (%)(2) 73% 81% (8)% pts
Average radio spot rate (AUD)(3) 138 134 2.8%
Canada (CTN)
Radio spots inventory ('000s)(1) 630 598 5.4%
Radio sell-out rate (%)(2) 63% 67% (4)% pts
Average radio spot rate (CAD)(3) 69 66 4.0%
United Kingdom (UKTN)
Total radio Impacts(4) available ('000)(5) 19,307 19,055 1.3%
Radio sell-out rate (%)(6) 97% 99% (2)% pts
Average radio net Impact rate (GBP)(7) 1.3 1.3 -%

Brazil (BTN)

Brazil (BTN)
Radio spots inventory ('000s)(1) 216 151 43.3%
Radio sell-out rate (%)(2) 60% 64% (4)% pts
Average radio spot rate(BRL)(3) 275 277 (0.8)%

(1) Available radio advertising spots adjacent to traffic, news and information reports; (2) The number of radio spots sold as a percentage of the number of radio spots available. (3) Average price per radio spot sold net of agency commission; (4) An Impact is a thousand listener impressions; (5) The UK market measures inventory and volumes based on Impacts instead of spots; (6) The number of impressions sold as a percentage of the number of impressions available; (7) Average price per radio Impact sold net of agency commission.

Trading update – Revenue performance by segment through 1Q FY19

GTN revenue from continuing operations increased 12.5%. Increase was spread across all markets.

ATN revenue (A$m)

CTN revenue (A$m)

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UKTN revenue (A$m)

BTN revenue (A$m)

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3.2
3.1
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Notes: This presentation contains certain unaudited financial information in relation to the Company. As such, it has not been subject to an audit or an audit process or otherwise independently verified.

Trading update – Revenue performance by segment through 1Q FY19 in local currency

GTN revenue from continuing operations increased significantly over 1Q FY18 across all markets in local currency

ATN revenue (A$m)

CTN revenue (CAD$m)

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6.4
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UKTN revenue (GBP£m)

BTN revenue (BRL$m)

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6.2
5.5
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9.2
7.6
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Notes: This presentation contains certain unaudited financial information in relation to the Company. As such, it has not been subject to an audit or an audit process or otherwise independently verified.

Revenue & Adjusted EBITDA From Continuing Operations FY 2013 - FY 2018

Revenue

Adjusted EBITDA

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185,013
177,289
166,136
153,484
138,049
125,004
FY13 (1) FY14 (1) FY15 (1) FY16 (1) FY17 (1) FY18
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48,856 48,061
34,646
28,598
24,467
17,563
FY13 (1) FY14 (1) FY15 (1) FY16 (1) FY17 (1) FY18
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Notes: (1) Pro forma

Brazil - Campinas market opened in October 2018 Anticipate opening Brasilia market during FY 2019

 8 radio station affiliates in initial network

  • Campinas city population is ~1.1 million

— Metropolitan area population ~3.7 million

 6[th] market in Brazil and third new market in last two fiscal years

  • Porto Alegre, Salvador, Campinas

Canadian division enters into affiliate agreement with three Rogers Media radio stations in Toronto – 98.1 CHFI-FM, 590 the Fan & 680 News

CITY-TV/Toronto also included in the agreement

  • Multi-year agreement effective 5 November 2018

  • Increases CTN reach in Toronto market to 80% (1)

  • Meaningful increase in audience in largest Canadian market

  • Due to the increased costs incurred under the agreement, the Company believes the

  • agreement may be slightly dilutive to FY 2019 earnings

(1) Source: Numeris, Fall 2017 – Adults 25-54, Weekly Cume Rating, Mon-Fri 5A-10A & 3P -8P, PPM Data based on average of 13 weeks currency, Diary data based on 8 weeks currency

GTN outlook for 1H FY19

Expect to give back much of the 1Q FY19 revenue increase in 2Q FY19

  • Revenue from continuing operations increased 12.5% in 1Q FY19 compared to 1Q FY18

  • To date, 2Q FY19 bookings from continuing operations are tracking approximately 6% behind 2Q FY18 bookings at the

  • same date last year

  • However, it is too early to predict final 2Q FY19 revenue

Section 03 Formal Business – Robert Loewenthal

Consideration of Reports

To receive and consider the Financial Report, the Directors’ Report and the Independent Auditor’s Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2018.

Questions and Comments

Resolution 1 – Election of Director – Robert Loewenthal

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution of the Company:

“That Robert Loewenthal, who retires in accordance with clause 10.3b(iv) of the Company’s Constitution and being eligible for election, is re-elected as a Director of the Company.”

Proxies have been received in respect of the resolution as follows:

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For Against Abstain Proxy’s
Discretion
148,917,694 0 0 5,000
(100.00%) (0.00%) (0.00%) (0.00%)
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Resolution 2 – Remuneration Report

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as a non-binding ordinary resolution of the Company:

“That the Company’s Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2018, as set out in the Directors’ Report, is adopted.”

Proxies have been received in respect of the resolution as follows:

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For Against Abstain Proxy’s Discretion
145,219,194 0 2,200 5,000
(100.00%) (0.00%) (0.00%) (0.00%)
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Resolution 3 – Issue of Options under the GTN Long Term Incentive Plan – William Yde III

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution of the Company:

“That for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, the Company approves the grant of up to 1,350,000 Options to acquire fully paid ordinary shares in the Company to William Yde III under the GTN Long Term Incentive Program on the terms described in the Explanatory Memorandum accompanying and forming part of the Notice of Meeting.”

Proxies have been received in respect of the resolution as follows:

For Against Abstain Proxy’s
Discretion
145,312,086
(100.00%)
2,200
(0.00%)
0
(0.00%)
5,000
(0.00%)

Resolution 4 – Renewal of proportional takeover provisions in the Constitution

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution of the Company:

“That articles 6.8 to 6.12 of the Constitution of the Company , as set forth in Schedule 1 of the Notice of Meeting, are renewed for a period of three years commencing on the day this resolution is passed.”

Proxies have been received in respect of the resolution as follows:

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Discretion
148,917,694 0 0 5,000
(100.00%) (0.00%) (0.00%) (0.00%)
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Appendix Reconciliation of financial information [A]

Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Disclosures

(A$m) FY2018 FY2017
Reconciliation of EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA to Profit
before income tax from
continuing operations
Profit before income tax from
continuing operations
34.2 34.6
Depreciation and amortization (9.5) (9.3)
Finance costs (4.8) (5.2)
Interest on bank deposits 0.4 0.5
Interest income on long-term
prepaid affiliate contract
8.4 8.5
EBITDA 39.7 40.2
Interest income on long-term
prepaid affiliate contract
8.4 8.5
Foreign currency transaction
loss
(0.1) (0.2)
Adjusted EBITDA 48.1 48.9
Profit for the year from
continuing operations (NPAT)
24.8 28.2
Amortization of intangible
assets
(tax effected)
4.4 4.3
NPATA 29.2 32.5

Disclaimer and important information

The information contained in this document is general background information about GTN Limited (ACN 606 841 801) (the “ Company ”) and its activities as at the date of this document. It is in summary form and does not purport to be complete. It should be read in conjunction with the Company’s other periodic and continuous disclosure announcements. It is not financial product advice and does not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of individual investors. These should be considered, with or without professional advice, before deciding if an investment in the Company is appropriate.

The information contained in this document may include information derived from publicly available sources that has not been independently verified. No representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information in this document or any assumptions on which it is based.

All amounts are in Australian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

This document may contain forward-looking statements, including the Company’s expectations about the performance of its business. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms "believe", "estimate", "plan", "project", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", “likely”, "may", "will", “could” or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other variations or other similar expressions, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, targets, goals, future events or intentions. Indications of, and guidance on, future earnings and financial position and performance are also forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Actual results or performance may vary from those expressed in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance and no representation or warranty is made by any person as to the likelihood of achievement or reasonableness of any forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

Certain financial information in this document is prepared on a different basis to the Company’s Annual Financial Report, which is prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards. Where financial information presented within this document does not comply with Australian Accounting Standards, a reconciliation to the statutory information is provided.

This presentation may contain certain unaudited financial information in relation to the Company. As such, it has not been subject to an audit or an audit process or otherwise independently verified.