
RS2 Software p.l.c.
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT
The following is a company announcement issued by RS2 Software p.l.c. pursuant to the Malta Financial Services Authority Listing Rules.
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Below is the presentation made regarding the acquisition of 100% of KALICOM Liebers Zahlungssysteme KG , during a stockbrokers' meeting held on the 28th January 2020.
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Dr. Ivan Gatt Company Secretary 31st January 2020


Acquisition of Kalicom Zahlungssysteme KG in the German Market
January 2020

Executive Summary
Acquisition of Kalicom is an attractive inorganic growth opportunity
Jumpstart for RS2's direct acquiring market entry immediately giving RS2 a complete POS service offering and distribution capability
2 Growing merchant and terminal portfolio (>4,000 terminals) with up and x-sell opportunities
3 Potential for a significant value creation through integrated group capabilities
Attractive EBITDA contribution potential diversifying group earnings
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Market Overview
German market provides exceptional growth potential
- Germany is by far the largest economy in Europe, but only the 3rd largest payment market
- Payment volumes have grown historically with a CGAR of 7-8% p.a. with e-commerce and contactless payments accelerating the growth
- Germany is an underserved market with a poor service level within the whole industry and lower innovation rate
- German card market under penetrated with below average usage per capita (50% of EU average) and relatively low terminal infrastructure (40% below average), offering significant growth potential for the future

Market Overview - continued
Domestic debit scheme girocard is the leading payment method
- Germany is a debit market with the domestic debit scheme girocard (including direct debits) being the dominating payment method
- Due to local debit scheme the POS network operations are separate from card processing and acquiring
- Terminals and card volumes generate a total estimated revenue pool of approx. €1bn and a profit pool of €200m
- Payment provider landscape consolidating but still fragmented compared to other EU markets Source: ECB, RS2 expert opinion

The German Debit Network-girocard
Girocard processing via banking infrastructure drives market specific set up


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German payment landscape

The German terminal market comprises in total ~ 1,163k terminals which are expected to grow at a CAGR of ~ 2-3%

Credit Card transactions in EUR billions
The German acquiring market comprises in total ~ € 90b transactions which are expected to grow at a CAGR '16 to 20 of ~ 7-9%
10.80 1.6 16.0 11.1 2.7 36.0 20 6.8 13.6 35.7 22.1 71.4 - 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 Others Concardis Intercard FirstData/TeleCash Worldline/Six Ingenico/BS PAYONE Debit/Direct Debtit Card transactions in EUR billions Debit Direct Debit
The German debit card acquiring market comprises in total a volume of ~ € 248b transactions which are expected to grow at a CAGR '16 to 20 of ~ 3-4%
Source: ECB, PaySys, RS2 expert opinions
Market has been concentrating recently, however terminal distribution still to a large extend based on ISOs white labeling NSP services
About the Target
Kalicom Liebers Zahlungssysteme KG
Key Facts
- Kalicom is an ISO business
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4,000 terminals
- 8.1m transactions
- € 1.1m turnover
- Located in Reinsdorf, Sachsen
- 10 employees
Products
- Products include:
- o POS terminals
- o girocard and direct debit processing
- o routing of credit card transactions
- o referral of acquiring services
- In-house capabilities:
- o terminal services
- o Hotline
- o Inside sales
- o Outbound sales
- o Kalicom serves SMEs across Germany
Market Position

Attractive market entry opportunity for RS2
- The acquisition of Kalicom gives RS2 a quick start into the direct merchant business
- o Immediate capabilities of selling, installing and servicing terminals and processing girocard transactions in the German market for small but also midsize accounts
- o Attractive portfolio of >4,000 terminals and existing merchant book
- o Acquiring x-sell opportunity for a large part of the merchant book, allowing RS2 to benefit prospectively from the full acquiring margin
- Basis for further add-on acquisitions of smaller ISO portfolios in Germany
- Prospectively interesting EBITDA margin contribution to the group
Continued top and bottom line grow
| Business Plan FY19 - FY24 |
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FY 18 |
FY19 |
FY20 |
FY21 |
| in €k |
Act |
Plan |
Plan |
Plan |
| Gross profit |
581,9 |
597,7 |
750,8 |
942,1 |
| Expenses |
479,5 |
390,9 |
369,9 |
390,0 |
| EBITDA |
99,4 |
206,8 |
380,8 |
552,1 |
|
FY22 |
FY23 |
FY24 |
CAGR |
| in €k |
Plan |
Plan |
Plan |
Plan |
| Gross profit |
1.108,6 |
1.325,7 |
1.530,4 |
20,7% |
| Expenses |
490,0 |
609,0 |
625,2 - |
0,1 |
| EBITDA |
618,6 |
716,7 |
905,2 |
34,4% |
- Very stable business with positive trending above plan in 2019
- Positive development will be accelerated by the following measures:
- o In 2021 2023 investment in sales force to drive top line growth
- o Increase credit card acceptance to market average until end of 2021
- o Increased x-selling
- o Higher margins through in-house coverage of the value chain, which for simplicity reasons are completely displayed in Kalicom (acquiring)
- o Conversion of new terminal business to rent model
- o Sufficient EBITDA generation to repay acquisition loan over 5 years
Deal Structure and Terms
Deal Structure
- Share Deal
- Kalicom Zahlungssysteme GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of RS2 Holding Europe GmbH acquired Kalicom Zahlungssysteme KG
- Kalicom Zahlungssysteme KG was upon closing by law merged into Kalicom GmbH
Deal Terms
- The transaction is classified as a Class 1 transaction as per listing rules
- Purchase price €2.5m including transaction related cost and fees
- Budgeted one-off cost of €250k for technical integration
Deal Funding
• Bank financing

Thank you.
