Investor Presentation • Jun 16, 2021
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June 2021

This presentation (the Presentation) has been prepared by LINK Mobility Group Holding ASA (the Company, and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, LINK) for a brief presentation of LINK in connection with the announcement by LINK of the acquisition of Message Broadcast LLC by LINK (the Transaction). This Presentation should not be used for any other purpose.
This Presentation is prepared based on information obtained from LINK, Message Broadcast and public sources on or prior to the date hereof and has not been independently verified. This Presentation only contains summary information and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made in relation to and no reliance should be placed on the fairness, accuracy, correctness or completeness of the information or opinions contained in this Presentation.
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Certain numbers in the Presentation are unaudited or are based on internal company records or based on preliminary calculations by LINK on the effects of the Transaction. Some of these number may be subject to further review in due course, may be amended and the final numbers may differ from those set out in this Presentation. Until such time as that review is complete and any final numbers are published, no reliance shall be placed on, and LINK shall not be liable in any way in respect of such numbers.
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• LINK has signed a SPA with Message Broadcast LLC (Message Broadcast), a leading CPaaS player in the U.S. market at an enterprise value of USD 260m
• Message Broadcast is a fast growing, high margin CPaaS player in the U.S. market with NOK ~330m in expected revenue (60% growth) and NOK ~200m
• Highly accretive transaction - Implied EV/GP multiple of 7.6x and EV/EBITDA
• The transaction is fully financed through a completed tap issue priced at
• The purchase consideration will be settled with 26% shares and 74% cash • Share issuance of 16,755,069 million new shares at closing • Cash consideration of USD 192 million (approx. NOK 1.6bn) settled by a successful tap issue of EUR 170m (approx. NOK 1.7bn) • Closing to take place shortly after settlement of tap issue. No US regulatory
LINK Mobility Group has signed a definitive share purchase agreement (SPA) with leading U.S. CPaaS player Message Broadcast
Purchase Price: USD 260m Deal structure: 26% shares | 74% cash Closing: Shortly after settlement of tap issue. No US regulatory approvals expected

(1) Source: Unaudited Q2 20 to Q1 21 financials for LINK, including full-year effect of Websms, Tismi, Marketing Platform, AMM. Unaudited financial figures for Soprano (Australian GAAP) for Q2 20 to Q1 21 obtained from Soprano, including full year-effect of the Silver Street acquisition, converted at a LTM FX rate of NOK/AUD 6.57. Unaudited financial figures for Message Broadcast (USGAAP) for Q2 20 to Q1 21, converted at a LTM FX rate of NOK/USD 9.172. Note that the combined figures (a) are unaudited and have been summarized by LINK for the purpose of this presentation using its best estimate and are based on available financial information as of the date of this Presentation, (b) may be amended and that the final numbers may differ from those set out herein, and (c) are presented for illustration purposes only and does not intend to be, nor shall be construed as, pro forma financial information as calculated and presented in accordance with the EU Prospectus Regulation.
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Message Broadcast is leading customer engagement platform for mission critical and automated workflow communications

Sticky revenue model generating >150% net revenue retention as a result of expanding use cases with existing customers

Founded in 1998, Message Broadcast is a leading provider of customer engagement solutions to large enterprise customers in the U.S.

Deeply entrenched enterprise relationships with strong market position in the American utilities vertical, a substantial share of largest players current customers

Experienced and motivated leadership team to continue leading the business and driving continued growth

Primary use case and customer value proposition - Deliver highly reliable communication to utility consumers during critical times (e.g., natural disasters, planned power outages, etc.)

Facts and figures 1
FY21E revenue
~60% YoY revenue growth (local currency)
~86% gross margin
FY21E gross profit
~60% margin FY21E EBITDA
Approx. 500 bps PF increase in Link margin 2
Approx. 400 bps PF increase in Link margin 2
CAGR: Organic for 2018-2021E

For FY21e Message Broadcast expects ~60% sales growth and EBITDA to nearly double y-o-y

Source: 2018 – 2020 financial figures based on internal financial statements and trial balances provided by Message Broadcast. 2021 forecast based on LINK and Message Broadcast management


Source: Audited 2020 annual accounts for LINK. Soprano 2020 management accounts (Australian GAAP) obtained from Soprano, including full year-effect of the Silver Street acquisition, converted using FX rate of AUD/NOK 6.48. Message Broadcast 2020 based on audited accounts (USGAAP) converted using FX rate of USD/NOK 9.40

~3,5x
adj. EBITDA
YE 2021E EBITDA

• Message Broadcast has delivered outstanding organic growth with sales, gross profit and EBITDA CAGR of 65%, 69% and 123% respectively between 2018 and 2020
• LINK Mobility expects Message Broadcast to add an additional NOK 200 million to LINK Mobility's 2021 cash EBITDA, further supported by organic EBITDA growth

LINK Mobility retains its financial policy of net debt/adjusted EBITDA below 3.5x. The company will hence strive to quickly de-lever and then maintain a leverage ratio below 3.5x.

(1) Should both the Message Broadcast and Soprano transactions close

The 2024 forward looking statement is prepared by the company's management using its best estimate and judgment based on past experience and actual knowledge and progress of the company's performance as of the date of this presentation, and have been based on several assumptions, many of which are outside the influence of the company's management. Any deviation of certain of these assumptions could materially change the outcome of the forecast.



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