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HANSEN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED — AGM Information 2008
Nov 18, 2008
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AGM Information
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Hansen Technologies Ltd Annual General Meeting
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19 November 2008
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Highlights
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Record profitability
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Strength in cash reserves
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Payment of dividends, 5 cents per share
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Including final dividend of 1 cent per share fully franked
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Capital Return of 2 cents per share
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The Net Tangible Assets per share has risen 63% to 14.7 cents per share
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Acquisition of Peace Utility CIS business from First Data Corporation (Oct 08)
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Financial Results
Fiscal year 2007/8
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Total revenue of $52.2 million
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EBITDA of $20.1 million
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$11.3 million from operations, a 26% increase on the previous year
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$8.8 million profit on sale of the NSW outsourcing business
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After tax profit of $15.4 million or 10.1 cents per share
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Increase in performance from ongoing operations
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Revenue $39.1 million UP 22%
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EBITDA $11.3 million UP 26%
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After tax profit $6.5 million UP 189%
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Results from Ongoing Operations
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Our Direction
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Growth via acquisition
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Peace International
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Concentrating on our core competency
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Focusing on core industry markets (Energy and Telecommunications)
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Organic operational growth
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Geographically focused
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Deregulation and technology advances are mandating change to billing solutions world wide
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Profitability across 3 geographic areas of focus (Australia, UK & Japan)
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Maintain ownership of IP in our proprietary software solutions
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Annuity revenues strong & growing
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Insulation against turbulence in market/industry conditions and currency fluctuations
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Acquisition of Peace
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Impressed by complementary fit of the Peace product
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Strength of the user base in USA and Australia
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Strength of brand and reputation
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Leverage of ‘like for like’ business
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Increase Hansen’s revenues by approximately 50%
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Offering an extended product development capability in NZ
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Creating largest independent industry CIS vendor – 350+ employees
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Purchase – comfortably funded from existing cash resources
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• Anticipating profitable and cash flow positive operations this fiscal year
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Initiatives for coming year
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Integrating Peace International into Hansen
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Restructure of Peace business
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Commercialising our investment in HUB
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Growth in interval meters in the electricity and gas industries
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New functionality for mobile telecommunications billing
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Developing an indirect distributor model
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Expand into geographic markets
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Demand driven by technology change or deregulation
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Peace purchase
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Identify, acquire and integrate appropriate acquisitions which are compatible with our existing core business
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Challenges
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World financial market decline may lead to delays
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In discretionary spending
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In new project commencement
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Our entry into USA market and enhanced presence in our industry will generate interest from our larger competitors
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Integration of the Peace business
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Outlook
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First half fiscal 2008/9 is tracking ahead of last year’s record performance excluding any contribution from Peace
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Peace is expected to be accretive in fiscal 2008/9
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The future for Hansen is bright & promising
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Positioned in industries undergoing considerable change which we are well situated to support
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Leverage market strength of product and reputation of Peace
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Outstanding team of professionals working for us
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