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RECKON LIMITED Investor Presentation 2011

Feb 7, 2011

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Results Presentation

Year Ended December 2010

Presenters:Clive Rabie – Group CEOChris Hagglund – Group CFOGavin Dixon – Business Division CEOBrian Armstrong – Professional Division CEO

Group structure

The group comprises 3 main divisions:

  • Business Division – Business software suitable for SME's through to larger enterprises, personal financial software, content provider & practice software for smaller accounting firms
    • •Division CEO – Gavin Dixon
    • •Australia & NZ
  • Professional Division – Extensive suite of enterprise level practice software for accounting firms, as well as cost recovery solutions, print solutions, expense management and other related modules targeted specifically to the legal profession
    • •Division CEO – Brian Armstrong
    • •Australia , NZ & UK
  • nQueueBillback Division – Cost management software, print solutions & expense management solutions for the legal profession
    • •President & CEO – Rick Hellers
    • •USA & UK

Performance Highlights – December 2010

Oitperangreenevu up 6% $901tom
EBITDA up 20% $302tom
NPAT pu 27% $217tom

**Reckon Group –**December 2010

thlf1sa d2hlfna Flluyear
Oitperangrevenue $46.5m $43.6m $90.1m
%h(dli)tgrowuneryng 8% 7% 7%
li%tsp 51% 49%
EBITDA $15.3m $14.9m $30.2m
%h(dli)tgrowuneryng 23% 11% 17%
%litsp 51% 49%
EBITDAimargn 33% 34% 33%

Margin trends

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
EBITDA 13.0m 16.5m 19.0m 25.1m 30.2m
Miargn 29% 29% 31% 29% 33%

**Divisional results (excl FX impacts) –**December 2010

Ghtrow 2010 2009
BiDiiiitusnessvsonoperangrevenue 13%+ $56.0m $49.8m
BiDiiiEBITDAsnesssonuv 32%+ $20.7m $15.7m
EBITDAimargn 37% 31%
PfilDiiiitroessonasonoperangreenevvu -2% $26.8m $27.3m
PfilDiiiEBITDAroessonavson 2%+ $10.8m $10.6m
EBITDAimargn 40% 39%
QBillbkDiitnueueacvoperangrevenue 15%+ $7.3m $6.3m
QBillbkDiiiEBITDAneeacsonuuv 41%+ $3.1m $2.2m
EBITDAimargn 43% 35%

**Divisional results (reported) –**December 2010

Ghtrow 2010 2009
BiDiiiitsnesssonoperangreeneuvvu 12%+ $56.0m $49.9m
BiDiiiEBITDAusnessvson 33%+ $20.7m $15.6m
PfilDiiiitroessonavsonoperangrevenue -5% $26.8m $28.1m
PfilDiiiEBITDAroessonavson -2% $10.8m $11.0m
QBillbkDiitnueueacvoperangrevenue -1% $7.3m $7.3m
QBillbkDiiiEBITDAnueueacvson 41%+ $3.1m $2.2m

Other Highlights – December 2010

  • •Operating cash flow of $28.2m, up 49%
  • •Cash balance $8.1m
  • • Final dividend of 4.5 centsper share (4.0 cents in 2009)
  • •Dividend franked to 90%
  • •Dividend payout ratio 65%
  • •EPS growth 25% to 12.4 cents per share

Cash Flow Highlights – December 2010

2010 2009
Nhdbd/tttecaseayearen $8.1m -
Oihfltperangcasow $28.2m $18.9m 94%+
1DlCEdittteveopmenosxpenureAmisaionf dlopIPorttntts &oevemecos $7.6m$6.4m $6.5m$5.6m
Oihflfiliddltttttperangcasowaercapaseeveopmencoss $20.6m $12.4m 66%+
FidAAiiittxessecqusons $1.4m $1.8m
DiiddPidvensa $9.9m $8.6m

1 Additional expenditure designed to further improve the groups competitive position in its markets

Growing Recurring Revenue – December 2010

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Business Division

  • • Product range
    • •SME business products – mainly traditional QuickBooks range
    • •Medium to large business products – QuickBooks Enterprise
    • •Online business products
    • • Wealth management products –Quicken
    • •Elite practice management software for smaller accounting practices
    • • Company secretarial services –software, company registrations, super and trust deeds, searches
  • •Market – Australia & NZ
  • •150 employees

Business Division – December 2010

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Tlitoarevenuencrease 12%
DiQikBkhttrecucoosgrow 14%
Eih(illi)ttnerprserevenuegrownconne 28%
Rilhtteareenegrovuw 32%
Cihttorporaeservcesrevenuegrow 7%

Business Division - 2010 Highlights

  • • Release of QuickBooks 2010 QBi Series
    • •Numerous enhancements well received by the market
    • •Smooth tax update in June
    • •Retail market share according to retailers now 40%
  • •QuickBooks Enterprise continues to shine
  • • Online products gaining traction
    • •Up take is increasing (Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android, Blackberry now supported devices)
    • •Smooth upgrade to 2010/11 version (including tax update)
    • •8,000 users
  • • Partner membership growth of 10% represents increasing support from the accounting industry
  • • Continued success with Elite products
    • •Smooth tax release, high customer satisfaction rating, good revenue growth
  • • Corporate Services continues to grow market share
    • •Market in company formations grew 9% in units (Reckon 11%)
    • •New online products

Business Division Key Strategies

  • • Expand Online service
    • •Improvements to connected services
    • •New service offerings – new Cashbook product launches in 2011
  • •Further leverage scalability of QuickBooks Enterprise Edition
  • • Expand Elite customer acquisition through broader addressable market
    • •Move into the mid market space
  • • Continue to grow Reckon Docs market share
    • •Through new service offerings
    • •Expand to the APS client base in 2011 through integrated offering
  • •Take advantage of expanded direct sales team
  • • Leverage the APS relationship – sales of Online business products, Enterprise and Company secretarial products

  • • Product range
    • •Fully integrated practice management and compliance suite for accounting practices
    • • Expense management/cost recovery and other practice software modules for the legal profession in Australia
  • •Market – Australia & NZ & UK
  • •135 employees

Professional Division Revenue Movements (excl FX) – December 2010

Tltoarevenue Mitanenance
PfilDiiiroessonavson 2%5%+-
Alitusraa 1%- 5%+
NZldeweaan 1%+ %-
UidKidtnengom 7%- 8%+

Professional Division Performance– December 2010

Software/hardware revenue

  • •66 new firms added in 2010, despite difficult market
  • •Adversely affected by difficult UK trading conditions
  • • Change of strategy to a software focus in legal, impacted hardware revenue

Consulting revenue

  • •Exclusivity of consulting services remains our strength
  • •Adversely affected by difficult UK trading conditions
  • •Reflects reduced consulting capacity in 2010
  • •Adversely affected by difficult UK trading conditions

Maintenance revenue

  • •Adverse economic conditions slowed increase in seat count
  • • Also adversely affected by bankruptcy of Bearing Point, M&A activity by Big 4 firms and FX

Professional Division - 2010 Highlights

  • •New products released to market, to complete the integrated suite
  • •Strengthened position of supplier of choice to leading firms
  • •Continued growth of client base
  • •Successful completion of major consulting projects
  • •Demand for new products from existing clients heightened in Q4
  • • QuickBooks capability resonates with large firms
    • •Locked in alliance with major firms to distribute QuickBooks

Professional Division - Opportunities

  • • New business growth picked up in Q4 in Australia (revenue impact in 2011) +51% over 2009 Q4 sign-ups.
  • •Closing pipeline in 2010 stronger than 2009
  • •Service demand for online and mobility solutions
  • • New Products available in 2011 (minimal revenue impact to-date)
    • •Mobility – time & expense capture
    • •Workpaper management
    • •Value/contract billing
    • •Credit management
    • •CRM including event management
    • •Resource & capacity planning
    • •Company secretarial and corporate services
    • •Continued upgrades to core products

nQueue Billback Division

  • •67% shareholding at 31 Dec 2010
  • • Market – USA legal profession
    • •Strategically placed in the top 200 law firms
  • • Product range
    • •Cost Recovery Software & Hardware
    • •Print Management
    • •Expense Management
    • •Embedded Solutions
    • •Workflow for Managed Print Services
    • •Desktop Solutions
    • •Hardware Solutions
    • •30 employees

**nQueue BillBack Division –**December 2010

2010 2009
R(lFXi)tevenueexcmpac
MiRtanenanceevenue $4.8m $3.7m
NReeenewvu $2.5m $2.6m
Gfiitrosspromargn 93% 86%
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nQueue Billback Division - 2010 Highlights

  • • Successfully integrated the operations of nQueue & Billback USA
    • •Right sized the business
    • •Focus on business cost structure in 2010
    • •Positive client feedback on combined business
    • •Sales focus in 2nd half of 2010 culminating in strong Q4 sign-ups
    • •Good progress on the "best of breed" product suite
  • • Added 34 new clients (including 3 Top 100 firms)
    • oNow serve 35% of the largest 250 law firms in the USA and 5 of the top 10 globally

nQueue Billback Division – UK operation

  • •Accounting and Legal businesses in the UK de-merged in Jan 2011
  • •Exchanged 25% of the UK operation for an additional 7% of the USA operation
  • • Ownership post exchange:
    • •USA 74%
    • •UK 75%
  • • Rationale:
    • •Harnesses the US Legal domain expertise for the UK business
    • • Cross sell opportunities in international legal practices which are expanding through global mergers
    • •Allows the Accounting team to focus purely on their market

nQueue Billback Division – Opportunities

  • • Accelerated sales efforts:
    • •Expand geographies, now including Europe & Asia
    • •Target mid sized legal market through reseller relationships such as Canon
    • •Extend channel/reseller relationships
    • •Q4 sales were the strongest in the company's history (revenue impact in 2011)
    • •Expand outside of the legal profession - experienced sales resource appointed

Group trends over last 5 years

Group trends over last 5 years

NPBT

EPS

The strategic direction for the Reckon Group remains unchanged

  • • Continued organic growth
    • Grow business product suite to ensure Micro markets to Enterprise markets are catered for
    • Expand product suite into the Accounting Profession Mid market
    • Develop product for the SaaS market in Business and Professional Divisions
    • Continue to deepen the product range to Accounting and Legal Markets
    • Merged premises for the Business & Professional Divisions in 2011, further enhancing cross sell opportunities and delivery efficiency

•Well placed for 2011

  • oBusiness division
  • Strong direct revenue growth is expected to continue
  • Retail is now back at normal levels; Reckon's focus on market share growth continues
  • oProfessional division
  • Signs are evident of clients re-engaging and this is showing up in strong Q4 sign-ups
  • Seat count number growth expected to resume
  • onQueueBillback division
  • Concerted sales effort in late 2010, is already showing signs of success with strong Q4 sign-ups in this business as well
  • Gains expected from a re-focused UK business
  • Take advantage of ungeared balance sheet, including suitable acquisitions

Questions

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