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PRO MEDICUS LIMITED AGM Information 2008

Nov 13, 2008

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Annual General MeetingNovember 14th2008

PROMEDICUS

•Mel Ward - Chairman

Board Members

  • Mel Ward Chairman
  • David Chambers CEO & Managing Director
  • Sam Hupert Deputy Chairman & Executive Director
  • Anthony Hall Executive Director
  • Peter Jonson Non-Executive Director
  • Peter Kempen Non-Executive Director

Officers

  • Sandy McKendrick Company Secretary
  • Danny Tauber Chief Operating Officer
  • Clayton Hatch Finance Manager
  • Stuart Painter Ernst and Young Auditor

Pro Medicus – In Perspective

  • •2007/08 another successful year
  • •8th year of sustained growth
  • • Continued operation in Australia, and North America and the U.K.

Pro Medicus – 2007/08 Highlights

  • •Record revenue of $15.34 million – up 17.8%
  • •Net profit of $7.9 million – up 12.5%
  • •Most profitable year in company's history
  • •3.25c per share final dividend
  • •Total dividend for year of 6.0 cents fully franked
  • •Cash reserves increase 16% to $12.9 million
  • •Company remains debt-free

2007/08 - The Year in Review

  • • Australia Digital Imaging sales reach 'tipping point'
  • • Continued growth of e:health platform which at 10% growth reaches 3.52 M transactions
  • Well positioned in both local and overseas markets
  • • New Agreement with Agfa-Gevaert in North America
  • • Building platform for future growth through investment in human capital and R&D

Pro Medicus – Looking Forward

  • • World-wide – all countries and companies face more volatile and uncertain conditions
  • • Share market and exchange rate will present challenges
  • • Maturing market and volatility in Australia validates decision to go offshore
  • •Our strategy still sound

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Pro Medicus - Share Market

  • • Financial crises heralds fears of recession and represents some unforeseen challenges
  • • Debt free balance sheet with strong cash reserves provides capacity to weather storm
  • • Healthcare still considered largely recession proof
  • • Strong Australian core business and established position
  • • Digital integration and North American position remain keys to future growth
  • •PME remains healthy with positive outlook

Pro Medicus Dividend

  • • Final dividend 3.25 cInterim dividend 2.75 c
  • •No special dividend paid
  • • Foreshadowed last year the benefit of finding a good M&A candidate particularly in North America
  • • This opportunity represents the best use of your reserves

M&A - Activities

  • • Have identified and studied a number of acquisition opportunities in North America and entered into discussions
  • • Ailing economies and downward movement in exchange rates renders conditions adverse to goforward
  • •Deferred action until conditions improve
  • • Costs incurred on M&A activities have been expensed in the year
  • • But cooperating actively with companies in the market

Pro Medicus – Looking Ahead

  • • Competition will be tough, and economic seas may be rough with deferred capital spending
  • • Well placed to weather a difficult economic climate
    • •Strong Balance Sheet
    • •Cash reserves at $12.89 M
    • •Long-term client relationships
    • •Balanced growth strategy
    • •Healthcare typically recession proof

Pro Medicus – In Summary

  • • Board and Management (re-shaped)
    • •Thanks to Directors
  • • Congratulations to Management and Staff
    • •Creativity, enthusiasm, hard work

PROMEDICUS

• David Chambers CEO

A solid foundation underpins our company's well defined growth path

  • •Our business has a solid basis in Australia
  • • International footprint well established in U.S.A., Canada and U.K.
  • • 25 years Industry knowledge and experience of Radiology Information Systems
  • • Proven in some of the largest practices in the world
  • • Focused not only on the practice of Radiology but also with expansion of e:health
  • •In partnership with large International players

2007/08 Business Highlights

  • •Record revenue of $15.34 million – up 17.8%
  • •Net profit of $7.9 million – up 12.5%
  • • Ongoing successful RIS placements in U.S., Canada and the U.K.
  • • New Agreement with Agfa-Gevaert Limited in U.S.A.
  • •Forging new strategic alliances

2007/08 Australian Highlights

  • Revenue increased by 33.1% from $9.4M to $12.5M
  • 'Tipping point' reached with 125 practices adopting PME digital technology up from 40 last year
  • New projects with other PACS vendors yields results
  • Success in Hospital market e.g. St.VincentsPrivate, Mater in Sydney, Cabrini in Melbourne
  • 10% growth in number of doctors as registered users of promedicus.net (to 28,000)

2007/08 North America Highlights

  • • North American revenues impacted by:
    • •Currency impact
    • •Agfa 'tail off' effect
  • •New agreement signed with Agfa Gevaert
  • • Establishment of PME presence in North America
  • •First 'direct' project successfully completed
  • • Agfa continue to quote our products and offer up opportunities
  • •Other PACS companies offer up collaboration

New North American Business Model

  • • Allows PME to focus on out-patient imaging centre market
  • • Satisfies clients requests for more direct contact with PME
  • •Opens door for other products like e:health
  • •Leverages PME's rapid implementation model
  • • Addresses other markets segments e.g. orthopedics and cardiology
  • • Allows collaboration with other PACS vendors –broadens addressable market

What are the benefits?

  • • Continue to work with Agfa and be their preferred RIS for Imaging Centers
  • • Bring PME knowledge and track record into a direct client relationship placing us in drivers seat
  • • Company will now get full mark-ups, but costs of establishment
  • • Retain access to some of Agfa's most highly skilled and knowledgeable staff
  • • Growth will slow but momentum to build over next 12-18 months with some investment

USA & Canada Resources & Client Sites

US SitesCanada SitesPME resources

How to Build Business* - U.S.A.

More than half (53 percent) of survey respondents see adding or providing remote access to clinical images and information as the No. 1 reason to gain physician mindshare and referrals.

That goes hand in hand with just about half (49 percent) who rank improving report/image turn-around time as the next most important way to earn referrals.

TOP 10 CLINICAL IT System Purchases
1 Radiology information system 6 HIS
2 Cardiology PACS ED information sys
Badiology PACS 8 Nuclear medicine P

Imaging Center market - highest growth

Source: Frost & Sullivan

Mantra: "It's about speed, scalability, stability and yoursuccess: all informed by the key attribute of support"

  • • Our deep understanding of the practice of radiology is placed at the disposal of our clients to deliver better clinical and business outcomes
  • • Our clients enlist a team that not only knows the solution but also understands their business.
  • •With unrivalled responsiveness and support
  • • Experience built from a diverse range of more than 400 practices world-wide:
    • •Imaging Centres
    • •Hospitals
    • •Specialist Centres

Specialist experience with large groups

• Virginia Based integrated healthcare group with 40 outpatient imaging centres

Canada

• Calgary based diagnostic imaging group with 28 imaging centre sites

Australia

• Australia's largest private radiology group with 170 diagnostic imaging centre sites

United Kingdom

• Private Health Care Group with 30 imaging centre sites across England

Building a platform for future growth

  • • Establishment of Pro Medicus own presence in North America.
    • •Business now registered in Delaware
    • •Offices established in New Jersey
  • • Investment in new people and infrastructure
    • •Sales
    • •Implementation
    • •Support
  • • Pursuing major development program aimed at delivering new technology platform

Transfer our knowledge to new related products and markets

New products, new markets

Products

Markets

Development Update

  • • Delivered new capabilities into US product
    • •integration of 3rd party billing modules
    • • integration of leading US electronic medical record (EMR) product.
  • • R&D effort
    • •Ongoing build up of core competencies.
    • • underpins future by transitioning products to new technology platform.
    • • cornerstone for future growth in local and overseas markets.

  • • Healthcare a defensive position - Governments continuing to reduce Healthcare costs through technology
  • • Costs in US Dollars will be offset by future earnings also in US currency
  • • Up-front costs offset by assistance in logistics and channel support from Agfa
  • • Infrastructure costs low in start up phase and well under control through sensible containment measures
  • •Strong balance sheet with cash in bank
  • •Well positioned for M&A when markets stabilise

Pro Medicus Outlook

  • •Have been travelling well
  • •We are in a transition period
  • • Further potential remains in Australia but market is maturing
    • •U.S. is still the key to future growth
  • •RSNA in December is our primary launch pad
  • • Have opportunity hopper, but must close sales and build momentum
  • • FY 2008/09 – a year of re-investment to build and bridge a platform of success for the future

We offer a Partnership into the Future

Radiology Information Solutions

CEO Incentive Scheme

  • •2008 /09 a year of transition
  • •Emphasis placed on scaling company for growth
  • •Performance parameters aligned with shareholders interests
  • • Building company for minimum 3 x growth
    • •EPS
    • •Share price accretion
  • •Renewable agreement