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PUREPROFILE LTD Investor Presentation 2021

Nov 8, 2021

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Investor Presentation

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2021

AGM Investor Presentation

Presented by Andrew Edwards, Chairman Martin Filz, CEO, Melinda Sheppard, CFO

Disclaimer

This document has been prepared by Pureprofile Limited (Pureprofile) and comprises written materials/slides for a presentation concerning Pureprofile. This is not a prospectus, disclosure document or offering document.

This document is for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of, or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to sell or otherwise dispose of, purchase or subscribe for, any securities, nor does it constitute investment advice, nor shall it or any part of it nor the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or investment decision.

Certain statements in this presentation are forward looking statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "project", "intend", "plan", "believe", "target", "may", "assume" and words of similar import. These forward looking statements speak only as at the date of this presentation. These statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and, by their nature, are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performances and achievements to differ materially from any expected future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.

No representation, warranty or assurance (express or implied) is given or made by Pureprofile that the forward looking statements contained in this presentation are accurate, complete, reliable or adequate or that they will be achieved or prove to be correct. Except for any statutory liability which cannot be excluded, each of Pureprofile, its related companies and their respective officers, employees and advisers expressly disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the forward looking statements and exclude all liability whatsoever (including negligence) for any direct or indirect loss or damage which may be suffered by any person as a consequence of any information in this presentation or any error or omission therefrom.

Subject to any continuing obligation under applicable law or any relevant listing rules of the ASX, Pureprofile disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements in these materials to reflect any change in expectations in relation to any forward looking statements or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based. Nothing in these materials shall under any circumstances create an implication that there has been no change in the affairs of Pureprofile since the date of this presentation.

Non-IFRS Performance measures

This results presentation uses non-IFRS performance measures which have not been audited or reviewed. The Company believes that, in addition to the conventional measures reported under IFRS, the Company and investors use this information to evaluate the Company's performance. Non-IFRS performance measures include EBITDA which is defined in the presentation

The Journey SECTION ONE:

of Aussies feel emotionally positive about Christmas this year

The Journey

People

  • Appointed new members of executive team
  • New expertise sales and operations
  • Introduced new ways of working remote working, zoom free hours, training
  • Implemented Employee Share Scheme
  • Defined ESG roadmap and framework
  • Rolled out global learning and development program

Clients

  • Listened to needs
  • Proactive service
  • Delivered clear ROI
  • Focussed on delivering quality, speed, innovation
  • Increased Account Management team
  • Increased Ops/Support team

Partners

  • Made working with Pureprofile easy
  • Delivered clear ROI
  • Dedicated people in Aus and UK focus
  • Defined clear offering for partners
    • Technology
    • Branding
    • Support

Panel

  • Invested in global panel growth
  • Restructured the panel team, bringing in new leaders
  • Launched new countries
  • Introduced new engagement, quality checks, processes

Pure.amplify

  • Rebrand
  • Restructure
  • Launch in UK
  • 3 distinctive revenue streams
    • End clients
    • Media agencies
    • Publisher outsourced sales

Global

  • Aligned processes
  • Delivered localised technology
  • Opened new offices in Singapore & Mainland Europe
  • Increased support and sales people
    • Marketing UK
    • Ops Singapore + Europe + UK
    • Sales in each country

Operations

  • Global structure global leader
  • Global process
  • New systems
  • Adapted processes
  • Upskilled team
    • Training
    • Mentoring
    • New talent

Technology

  • Disciplined approach to technology investment prioritised on business impact
  • Established new team "Product, data and innovation" - new leader and new capability
  • Audited all tech change to buy, build, partner vs build all
  • Launched new internal systems
  • Focused on eliminating tech waste

Legal and Compliance

  • Reviewed privacy policies, terms of service, trade permits and trademarks
  • Reviewed legal contract templates
  • Updated Corporate Governance Policy anti bribery and corruption, risk management, whistleblower, security trading policy
  • Global procurement

Shareholders

  • Engaged IR Department in April
  • Regular investor roadshows
  • Increased analyst, investor, broker awareness
  • Brought new investors to top 20
  • Focussed on defining company messaging and opportunity in market

FY24 aspiration

Ongoing key initiatives move us closer towards our FY24 aspirational goal to align to our peer group financial margins

We will continue to see our EBITDA and operating profit or operating free cash consistently outpacing our revenue growth

Our teams will be aligned and committed to continuous operational improvement driving margin growth

Our aspirational margin aligns to our peer group

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SECTION TWO: The Opportunity

of Brits believe their enough to address climate change 50%

The D&I opportunity

Size of market

Five largest markets - expanded industry

Turnover figures in US$ million

Spend by established / technology-enabled research

Source: ESOMAR Global Market Research Report 2021

The D&I opportunity

Size of market

Countries ranked by market size

COUNTRY Turnover in US$ million
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
USA$1 (=)$ 19,487 40,672 43,573 46,245 48,006
United Kingdom$2 (=)$ 6,642 6,498 6,783 9,355 9,109
3(1)China 1,858 2,071 2,358 2,780 2,880
4(12)India 294 328 334 2,233 2,205
$5 (=)$France 2,334 2,362 2,475 2,424 2,123
$6(-3)$Germany 2,767 2,766 2,788 2,302 2,111
$7(-1)$Japan 1,891 1,876 1,945 2,082 2,035
$8(-1)$Australia 791 929 877 818 753
$9 (=)$Canada 345 344 637 621 606
$10(-2)$Italy 596 622 685 640 586
$11(-1)$Spain 550 571 606 584 555
$12(-1)$South Korea 464 483 510 500 507
$13 (=)$Netherlands 442 474 508 443 399
14(1)Sweden 357 373 364 390 391
$15(-3)$Brazil 513 584 527 476 345
16(1)Russia 269 334 340 339 310
17 (-3)Mexico 391 411 382 399 305
$18 (=)$GCC 240 240 245 246 236
19(3)Singapore 158 163 171 191 179
$20(-1)$South Africa 190 221 237 202 175

UK research industry highlights

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The opportunity

Industry trends

  • Privacy driving move towards 1st part data
  • Apple tracking, Google cookieless digital world
  • Publishers need to generate their own 1st party data
  • Advertisers and Agencies will need to plan using 1st party data
  • Pureprofile does both
    • D&I
    • Pure.amplify

Market activity

  • Cint buys Lucid
  • Lucid $70m rev, $7m profit, Price $1.1b (USD)
  • Cint buys gapfish
  • Gapfish €8m rev, €1.3m profit, Price €28m

Peer group examples

  • YouGov Full year 169m GBP rev, 19m profit, 18% growth, MC 1.46b GBP
  • Cint qtr 5.48m AUD, 638k net income, MC, 2.8b AU
Acquisition Investment Acquisition Investment Period
Values Values Deal Volume Deal Volume
$5,187,600,000 $84,200,000 17 4 Q4
$14,178,600,000 $3,375,600,000 47 15 Q3
$2,164,200,000 $O 24 0 Q 2
$1,365,000,000 $8,200,000 33 2 Q 1
$22,895,400,000 $3,468,000,000 121 21
Source: GreenBook

SECTION THREE: Pureprofile Today

committed to net targets by 2050

Clear corporate growth strategy

Focus on building a stronger global business, global panel and adding complementary data sources through strategic partnerships

proprietary data - Data & Insights - Media Advertising

USA

New Zealand

Where we are located

Offices in 7 countries 720 clients globally 165 staff globally months)

$29.4m in revenue from repeat clients (past 12 $5.6m in annuity revenue (past 12 months)

Australia India Singapore 2021

Delivering global insights

We are a global company who completed studies in 93 countries in the past 12 months

of Brits say the pandemic has had a big effect on their mental health

Full year FY21 EBITDA guidance exceeded

$3.1m EBITDA which was 124% up on pcp due to strong revenue growth

$30m revenue which was 24% up on pcp

119% growth in SaaS platform revenue

Full year positive net operating cash flow of $2.4m up from $1.4m for FY20

Results FY21 vs FY20
Revenue $30.0m 24%
EBITDA $3.1m 124%
Operating Cash Flow $2.4m 65%
Business Unit Revenues FY21 vs FY20
Data & Insights APAC $17.1m 34%
Data & Insights UK/EU $7.5m 34%
SaaS Platform $1.1m 119%

NB: EBITDA excludes significant items including share based payments

A strong start to Q1 FY22

$10.2m revenue up 61% on pcp with growth across all regions and business units

$1.1m EBITDA up 29% on pcp due to strong revenue growth. Normalised EBITDA was 330% up on pcp (excluding Jobkeeper and associated Covid savings in FY21)

298% growth in SaaS platform revenue

Quarterly positive net operating cash flow of $0.7m up from $0.1m on pcp

Results Q1 FY22 vs Q1 FY21
Revenue $10.2m 61%
EBITDA $1.1m 29%
Operating Cash Flow $0.7m 727%
Business Unit Revenues Q1 FY22 vs Q1 FY21
Data & Insights APAC $5.0m 39%
Data & Insights UK/EU $2.5m 57%
SaaS Platform $0.9m 298%
Pure.amplify Media AU $1.3m 137%
Pure.amplify Media UK $0.5m 27%

NB: EBITDA excludes significant items including share based payments. All numbers in this slide are preliminary and unaudited

FY22 Outlook

$3.5m revenue up 40% on pcp for October 2021 with growth across all regions and business units

84% growth in revenue outside of Australia for October 2021

324% growth in SaaS platform revenue for October 2021

FY22 Full year EBITDA guidance $4.0-4.4m

Results Oct FY22 vs Oct FY21
Revenue $3.5m 40%
Business Unit Revenues Oct FY22 vs Oct FY21
Data & Insights APAC $1.8m 18%
Data & Insights UK/EU $0.9m 81%
SaaS Platform $0.3m 324%
Pure.amplify Media AU $0.3m 17%
Pure.amplify Media UK $0.2m 21%

NB: EBITDA excludes significant items including share based payments. All numbers in this slide are preliminary and unaudited

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FY21 Financial Trends

EBITDA $M SaaS Revenue $M

NB: EBITDA excludes significant items including share based payments

Q1 Financial Trends

Revenue $M Data & Insights Revenue $M

NB: EBITDA excludes significant items including share based payments

Continued momentum in cash receipts positively impacting operating cashflow

Operating cashflow $M

NB; Cash receipts are receipts from clients and cash outflows are payments made for operating expenses per the Appendix 4C. Any government payments such as Jobkeeper are excluded from this chart.

A disciplined approach to investment in Capital Expenditure

Investment focus for FY21 aligned to accelerating our SaaS platform solutions such as Audience Intelligence

Investment focus for FY22 aligned to our corporate growth strategy with development focused on SaaS solutions and global growth including new panels

Clear focused corporate strategy resulting in a disciplined approach to product development

NB: Excluding right of use assets and depreciation of leases

Operating Highlights SECTION FIVE:

of Aussies have missed going to pubs and clubs during lockdowns

Some new organisations that used our insights or Pure.amplify services in Q1 FY22

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Operational Key Performance Indicators - Q1 FY22

$29.4m

12 months)

$2.5m in revenue from 124 new clients outside Australia (past 12 months)

86%

298% QoQ revenue growth from SaaS clients

in revenue coming from repeat clients (past

72% QoQ increase in completed surveys = more revenue

employee satisfaction up 14% on prior year

41% YoY increase in active clients outside Australia (past 12 months)

$5.6m of Data & Insights revenue is annuity revenue (past 12 months)

98 million - up 182% Ads delivered by Pure.Amplify QoQ = more revenue

102% Growth in panellists from outside Australia (past 12 months)

83 Net Promoter Score which places Pureprofile panellists in the top quartile of organisations for client loyalty

4 years

average tenure of clients

64%

of Kiwis and Americans have knowingly driven beyond the speed limit

Corporate Strategy SECTION SIX:

Our progress on our corporate strategy

Strategic Pillar Strategy Q1 FY22 Progress
Global business Focus on building astronger global business,global panel and addcomplementary datasourcesthrough strategicpartnerships 102% growth in panellists outside ofAustralia over the past 12 months$721k in new clients revenue fromregions outside of Australia for thequarter59% growth in total revenue fromregions outside Australia on pcp
More data,more insights Leverage Pureprofileproprietary data-Data & Insights-Media Advertising Existing partnerships datavolume increased by 42%from Q4 FY21Ongoing internationalpartnership discussions inprogress
Self-service Accelerate our SaaSself-service solutions-Audience Intelligence-Insights Builder Fast Food and Retailindustry solutiondevelopment and testingcompleted. LaunchedOctober 2021Report Builder live for all

dashboards

Key initiatives FY22

Develop new partnerships

Growing partnerships in Asia, Europe and US means we can increase our capacity without upfront expenditure

Objective: Increase existing global audiences, allows for more insights to be generated for more clients and drives revenue and profitability

Launch new verticals for Audience Intelligence

This is an exciting, world first, SaaS solution delivering insights and media planning from a single screen. Allowing Pureprofile to attract new clients and build recurring revenues

Objective: Launch Fast Food and Retail verticals. Food Delivery trial clients converted to paid clients

Global business growth

Expand our opportunities outside of Australia by supporting our growing businesses in the UK, Europe and Southeast Asia

Objective: Investment in further sales capability and in new global panels in H1 FY22, attracting new clients and revenue in these regions. Improved operational efficiencies to grow both revenue and profitability

Corporate

Finalise our 3 year strategy and plan. Review acquisitions that can accelerate our corporate strategy. Continue to attract new institutional investors to complement our existing shareholders

Objective: Deliver long term sustainable returns to our shareholders and grow our market capitalisation

Summary

Strong growth

Cash flow positive

Exciting solutions

Highly engaged employees

Loyal and satisfied clients

Contact

263 Riley Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 Australia

+61 2 9333 9700 [email protected]

business.pureprofile.com

This presentation has been authorised for release to the ASX by the Board of Directors.

Martin Filz // Chief Executive Officer [email protected] 0466 356 388

Melinda Sheppard // Chief Operating Officer [email protected] 0414 821 331

Corporate snapshot

Issued Capital
Total number of shares on issue 1,094,111,011
Shareholders (as at 31st October 2021) 1,701
Market Capitalisation
Share price (as at 31st October 2021) $0.064
Market Capitalisation $70.0m
Substantial Shareholders
Lucerne Composite Master Fund SP 15.92%
Jencay Capital Pty Limited 8.12%

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The D&I opportunity

Size of market

Global market research turnover and growth rates per region

REGION Turnover reported by the countries (US$m)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
EuropeEU 15 14,378 14,371 14,972 16,897 15,979 17,281
New EU member states 597 696 726 704 657 698
Other Europe 849 885 862 855 796 854
Total 15,824 15,952 16,559 18,456 17,432 18,833
North America 19,832 41,016 44,210 46,866 48,612 50,155
Asia Pacific 6,442 6,908 7,270 9,683 9,455 10,415
Latin America 1,465 1,584 1,484 1,416 1,067 1,115
Africa 432 473 500 482 384 400
Middle East 399 412 393 392 351 353
World 44,395 66,345 70,416 77,296 77,300 81,271

Asia Pacific turnover 2016-2021 and growth rates 2019-2021

Turnover (US$m) Expectedturnover(US$m) Absolutegrowth (%) NetJrowth (%) Expectednet growth(%)
ASIA PACIFIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2019/20 2019/20 2020/21
China 1,858 2,071 2,358 2,780 2,880 3,024 5.9 3.4 5.0
India 294 328 334 2,233 2,205 2,536 0.3 $-5.5$ 15.0
Japan 1,891 1,876 1,945 2,082 2,035 2,341 $-3.5$ $-3.5$ 15.0
Australia 791 929 877 818 753 855 $-7.4$ $-8.2$ 13.5
South Korea 464 483 510 500 507 522 1.9 1.3 3.0
Singapore 158 163 171 191 179 179 $-5.8$ $-5.6$ 0.0
Thailand 155 171 183 190 155 171 $-20.4$ $-19.7$ 10.7
Indonesia 122 131 119 124 109 120 $-11.7$ $-13.5$ 10.2
Philippines 111 107 114 127 101 111 $-24.8$ $-26.7$ 10.0
Malaysia 110 122 120 116 100 110 $-13.6$ $-12.6$ 10.4
Hong Kong 141 147 151 139 98 109 $-30.6$ $-30.8$ 11.5
Taiwan 90 97 100 96 91 86 $-10.0$ $-9.8$ $-5.0$
Vietnam 87 96 100 99 90 96 $-8.8$ $-11.6$ 5.8
New Zealand 86 88 86 86 72 75 $-13.6$ $-15.1$ 5.0