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RENT.COM.AU LIMITED AGM Information 2019

Nov 28, 2019

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Annual General Meeting 2019

Agenda

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• Welcome by the Chairman

  • Voting on Resolutions

  • Presentations

  • 2019 Review by the Chief Executive Officer

  • Financial Results by the Chief Financial Officer

  • What’s Next by the Chief Executive Officer

  • Questions

Proxy Votes

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Resolution
For
Against
Discretionary
(Voted For)
Abstained
Excluded
Total
For
Total
Against
1 Adoption of Remuneration Report
31,946,606
4,177,812
496,556
13,939,438
41,716,686
2 Re-election of Mr Phil Warren as a Director
72,864,647
4,926,456
596,556
13,889,439
-
3 Ratification of May Placement
91,168,542
12,000
596,556
500,000
-
4 Approval of 10% Placement Facility
91,118,543
61,999
596,556
500,000
-
5 Approval of Employee Incentive Securities Plan
34,789,628
4,668,530
496,556
10,605,698
41,716,686
6 Approval of Proportional Takeover Provisions
74,250,951
16,929,591
596,556
500,000
-
7 Amendment to Constitution
74,253,313
16,927,229
596,556
500,000
-
88.6% 11.4%
93.7% 6.3%
100.0% 0.0%
99.9% 0.1%
88.3% 11.7%
81.6% 18.4%
81.6% 18.4%

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CEO Presentation

Our Vision – Renting made Easy

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Recognise that renters are here to stay - demystify the process and make the experience equitable, easy and consistent

Our Philosophy

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Renters in Suits

Our renters will always be presented to agents and landlords in a way that maximises their chances of getting the home they want

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Properties on Pedestals

We present our properties with additional, relevant information that makes the process easier for renters

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Flick the Forms

Let’s automate where we can. We are removing the need for most of the paperwork to help save our renters time and effort

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Home for Renters

We are fast becoming the default destination for renters, by adding value and not expecting reward for no effort

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It’s been a big year

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And a credit to our customers, our staff and of course our Investors, we continue to deliver on our “renting made easy” promise to customers

  • Record product sales to Renters

  • Our new Apps are the highest rated real-estate Apps

  • Record Renter Resume growth

  • Last QTR our best ever (Revenue and EBITDA)

  • Clear path forward, Tenancy period is our goal

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Small company with a large voice, we are material in the market

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Renters are here to stay

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Every day there are more people renting in Australia, and every day the average Renter is younger and wealthier

% of renter households in Australia[$]

  • The rise of the “logical renter” (people choosing to rent)

  • Slowing economy, casualisation of the workforce

  • Flexibility a large driver

  • Rentvestors (24% own/plan to have an Investment Property)

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49%
37%
33%
31%
30%
27%
26%
2001 2006 2011 2016 2021(F) USA Germany
£ RENT data; $ ABS Statistics, RENT estimates, Pew Research Centre (2016), Statista (2018);
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Renting starting to become a mainstream attitude, for many it just makes sense
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and increasingly dominated by Millennials

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Already at 52% and increasing, Millennials (aged 22-37) are by far the largest segment of renters

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Renters [£]
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  • Millennials are the most urbanised generation ever[†]

  • They are also the most educated and well travelled

  • They want (expect) to move for work

  • They value simplicity and consistency

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60%
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50%
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Post-Millennials Millennials Generation X Baby Boomer
£ RENT data; † Financial Times (2018)
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The Change generation – not constrained by traditional products and services
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So our products continue to evolve

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Renter Resume

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Strong growth continues, new features added for sharing on social media

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GROW
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  • Migration to App (for resume creation) continues, after only one year we are seeing nearly 50% of resumes created on our App

  • Renter Resume remains our key tool for introducing products to customers, half of all product sales are via the resume process

Cumulative Renter Resumes

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Web App

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2017 2018 2019
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So our products continue to evolve

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RentBond

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NEW
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Major product upgrade, allows customers to “Move Now, Pay Later”

  • Changing funders during FY19 allowing a broader range of moving costs and larger loan sizes to be financed

  • New Move Now, Pay Later feature which allows repayment within 21 days at no cost, widens the appeal (now a true convenience product)

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RentBond Applications RentBond Average Loan Value
10,000
$2,000
7,500
$1,500
5,000
$1,000
2,500
$500
0 $0
Q1 FY19 Q1 FY20 Q1 FY19 Q1 FY20
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So our products continue to evolve

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Endorsement

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NEW
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Improves utility of the RentCheck product, increases value for Renters

  • Allows a customer to request an endorsement from their previous / current real estate agent, positive reporting via their Renter Resume

  • Included as an additional feature when you purchase a RentCheck

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RentCheck
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4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
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Q1 FY19 Q1 FY20
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So our products continue to evolve

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Suburb Reviews

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Continues to grow, in discussion with 3[rd] parties, looking at “off site” monetisation opportunities

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GROW
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  • Australia’s largest lifestyle database, covers over 95% of the country and the data is constantly being refreshed (real data by real customers)

  • It is starting to have an impact on how people look for properties – growth in people searching for a lifestyle area rather than the traditional postcode

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19%
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Suburbs: 8,000+ Customer Reviews : 200,000+ Category Reviews: 1,000,000+

Postcode Search Lifestyle Search

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So our products continue to evolve

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RentConnect

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To launch ready for the new year rush, a new partner and a new way of doing things

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  • Significant change to our Utility connection products, allows us to capitalise on our strengths (engaging our customer at the start of their journey)

  • Has the potential to disrupt the existing connection market, we will be returning value back to the consumer

RentConnect Opt Ins

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Q1 FY19

Q1 FY20

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Renters are responding overwhelmingly

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  • Growing numbers of new renters are engaging with our website and app, strong growth in all key customer metrics

  • Strong Organic traffic growth, reduced marketing spend

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% Organic Unique Visitors
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  • Our “Blog” rapidly becoming the #1 source for Renter Advice

  • Strong “on site” metrics (bounce, dwell, pages per visit)

  • Social Media and PR, room for improvement

  • 65% new users per month reflects transactional audience

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64%
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28%
24%
FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 (YTD)
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Strong traffic, our visitor numbers are x10 the number of properties rented each month
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Renters are responding overwhelmingly

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And our Apps, after only 12 months are a core part of our solution

  • Broadens our customer appeal, modern interface

  • Ranks strongly in both stores

  • More Renter Resumes per User (than Web)

  • Integrated platform allows inclusion of new services (RentPay)

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We are the #1 rated real-estate App in both the Apple and Google stores

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Giving rent.com.au a stronger voice for change

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  • We are “proudly” different, by focusing on value to our customer we:

  • Build our awareness/support = builds our influence, facilitates greater change

  • Build a relationship = we support our customer into Tenancy

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Exceeding Expectations at the start Earns us the right to be here
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Search Application Tenancy
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Ownership
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Its about creating a self-reinforcing ecosystem, staying with our customers on their journey

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Financial Results

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FY19 Financial Performance

Revenue FY19
FY18
$’000
$’000
Change
2,164
2,335
-7%
Gross Margin 847
777
+9%
39%
33%
(2,969)
(3,100)
-4%
Gross Margin %
Operating Costs
EBITDA (2,122)
(2,323)
+10%
  • Laser focus on profitability drove improvement at both a Gross Margin and at an EBITDA level, despite FY19 drop in Advertising Sales revenue.

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$2.3m
$2.2m
$1.7m
$0.7m
-$2.1m
-$2.3m
-$5.8m
-$7.2m
REVENUE
EBITDA
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FY18

FY16

FY19

FY17

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Diversifying Revenue

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Revenue Sources

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From Renters From Other
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FY18 FY19
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  • Following refocus in FY17, RENT has been steadily diversifying revenue away from relying on Agents

  • Sales of Products to Renters and sales from Advertising to Renters has now grown to 93% of revenue

  • Leveraging our “renter army” to build financial performance

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Advertising Sales Revenue

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Advertising Sales Revenue

• FY19 advertising drop not restricted to RNT:

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$992k
$781k
$738k
$332k
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“Australia is in an advertising recession” Morgan Stanley August 2019

“National ad spend records lowest figures in a decade” AdNewsApril 2019

  • Turn around taking shape, Oct19 best result in 18 months

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$388k
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Renter Products Revenue

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Renter Product Revenue

  • Good start to FY20, projecting ~10% growth over 1H FY19

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$202k
FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19
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$585k
Forecast
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H1 FY20

H1 FY19

  • Revenue increased and profit margins also improved:

  • New Equifax agreement for RentCheck components

  • Fair Go Finance agreement improves commissions without RNT taking additional credit or interest risks

  • RentConnect being overhauled –focus on exclusive utility/internet partnerships and best product/deal for renters

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Operating Efficiency

Marketing Effectiveness

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(Revenue/Marketing Cost)
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245%
201%
73%
32%
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FY17 FY18 FY19
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FY16
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  • Insourced search engine marketing after four successful years with Accordant will deliver further savings.

  • Continued investment in search engine optimisation and non-listings content, social media etc.

  • Overhead cost base remains lean and scalable, although still allows for investment in new products such as RentPay.

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H1 FY19 H1 FY20
Overhead costs ÷ Revenue
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Summary

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Quarterly Results

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$620k
$580k
$528k
$513k
($391k)
($425k)
($578k)
($650k)
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  • Q1 FY20 was the best quarterly EBITDA

  • Sept 2019 was the best monthly result ever

  • Dec quarter usually slower but on track for:

  • • H1 YoY revenue growth of 10% - 20%

  • • H1 YoY EBITDA improvement of 20% - 30%

Q2 FY19 Q3 FY19 Q4 FY19 Q1 FY20

YoY = year over year

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What’s Next

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The tenancy period, a significantly greater opportunity And is a logical extension of our customer relationship

Period Customer is Active

Active Market Size Customer Value Potential

Property Search Tenancy Period

Property Search Tenancy Period

Property Search Tenancy Period

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Average Time to Average Time in a Number of Homes Number of Rental Renter Resume Avg RentPay Avg Customer
Search and Move Rental Property Rented per Month Homes (non-Govt) Customer Value Value
6 125 weeks 80k 2.3 million homes $111.44
$4.77
weeks (21x) mth (27x) (23x)
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All statistics quoted are from RENT research, calculated using both internal and external/third party data. * Customer value calculated as: RR = monthly Renter Products Revenue / Renter Resume created, RentPay = RentPay revenue / RentPay customers x average tenancy duration

The opportunity is massive – x20 on size, x20 on value and a x20 on engagement window

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RentPay is the foundation

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Payments are a logical platform for RNT to transition with our customer into the Tenancy period

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  • Our prior acquisition has given us experience/capability

  • Rental payments are something that every renter needs/uses

  • Finding a new rental presents a key opportunity to onboard a customer

  • Must be unique/different and offer true value back to the renter

A modern payments solution is the key - high relevance, high engagement, annuity revenue

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but will morph in key areas

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  • Consumer Led – traditional products require an Agent to be subscribed to the solution, then renters are coerced into using the product

  • RentPay will become Consumer led, Renters will want to use the service

  • RentPay will operate “invisibly”, any Renter can use the product to pay any Agent (market portability)

  • First in market for a true consumer facing solution, built for the Renter

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New – Built for Renters
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Others

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but will morph in key areas

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  • Financial Flexibility – We will break the link (in time and $) between what a Renter pays, and an Agent receives

  • RentPay will move from being only transactional, we will collect, hold and pay, supports new services

  • Complete financial flexibility for the Renter but on-time guarantees to the Agent

  • Puts Renters in control of their finances

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New – Collect/Hold/Pay

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Renters
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Agents
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Others

To deliver significant disruption and growth

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This has the potential to change how Renting works, increased financial flexibility and control for the renter

  • Multiple Revenue Opportunities (Saving, Finance, Banking)

  • Renting as a Service (RaaS), bundling of utilities

  • Enables Property Management portal (+ new Revenue opportunities for Agents and Landlords)

  • Potential for Partner Integration/Extension

  • Allows repositioning of core products (right time, right place)

Our customers are telling us the features and functions they need

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Tenancy is the logical extension of our effort to date

Development work is under way and we have a shortlist of potential payment partners

Potential RentPay Market Cap at different Market Penetration Rates (% Renters)

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$127.9m
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  • Launch H2 FY20

  • App-based for Renters

  • Significant Growth Opportunity

  • Some interest from external investors

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$54.2m
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$7.4m
$0.7m
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This has the potential to drastically change - the market and our business
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Summary

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Summary

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  • Delivering the best search experience, features and information available for renters anywhere in the market – #1 ranked AU real estate app

  • Strong growth in customer engagement metrics (new Renter Resumes, organic traffic, advice pageviews etc), growing our Renter army.

  • Our performance to date will give us the ability to extend our customer relationship into the tenancy period, unlocking additional growth potential

  • Remain focused on revenue growth and profitability BUT maintain investment in the development of new opportunities (remain open to accretive partnerships)

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Thanks

Contact: [email protected] www.investors.rent.com.auHello Carat

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