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Seco Investor Presentation 2022

Nov 10, 2022

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S E C O : 9 M a n d Q 3 2 0 2 2 R e s u l t s a n d B u s i n e s s u p d a t e p r e s e n t a t i o n

Disclaimer

This document has been prepared by SECO S.p.A. ("SECO" or the "Company"), for information purposes only, exclusively with the aim of assisting you to understand and assess the activities of SECO. The information contained in this presentation does not purport to be comprehensive and may not have been independently verified by any independent third party.

Statements contained in this presentation, particularly regarding any possible or assumed future performance of the SECO Group, are or may be forward-looking statements based on SECO's current expectations and projections about future events.

Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, the non-occurrence or occurrence of which could cause the actual results, including the financial condition and profitability of SECO to differ materially from, or be more negative than, those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, due to any number of several factors, many of which are beyond the ability of SECO to control or estimate precisely. Consequently, SECO and its management can give no assurance regarding the future accuracy of the estimates of future performance set forth in this document or the actual occurrence of the predicted developments.

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Here today

Massimo Mauri CEO

Marco Parisi Head of Investor Relations

Lorenzo Mazzini CFO

GPM incidence stable in 9M 2022 vs. FY 2021, at 47.1%;

Critical components stocking: investments continued in Q3 2022, a strategic decision to secure future growth • €4.2m cash generation in the last two quarters thanks to strong business expansion

• CLEA business at €15m in 9M 2022 (10% of sales), +548% vs. 9M 2021

FY 2022 Net sales guidance at €200m confirmed thanks to orders already in backlog

Order backlog at €169m at 31.10.22, vs. €114M (October 2021), +48% on a like-for-like basis

9M 2022: Net sales at €144.8m, +116% vs. 9M 2021 (+53% organic growth, +43% on a like-for-like basis) • Adj. EBITDA at €32.1m (22.1% of sales), +128% vs. 9M 2021 • Q3 2022: strong acceleration of revenue (+102% vs. Q3 2021) • More than proportional Adj. EBITDA growth, +151% vs. Q3 2021 (23.6% of Net sales)

Key takeaways from 2022 YTD

Revenue growth driving operating leverage

Focus on Q3 2022

may be deltas for up to ±€0.1m when variation figures are displayed

Quarterly performance focus

9M 2022 financial highlights

• Edge computing business growing at 101% in 9M 2022 vs. 9M 2021

47.5% of net sales in Q3 2022, vs. 46.8% in H1 2022 • Price increase actions adopted in previous quarters have helped improve the gross margin incidence

• Financial expenses: +€2.7M higher vs. 9M 2021, largely due to G&F acquisition financing

  • 9M 2022 Net sales growing by +116% vs. 9M 2021 (+53% organic, +43% on a like-for-like basis)
  • Edge computing business at +101% in 9M 2022, largely thanks to a growth in the Industrial, Fitness, Medical, Vending industries

Net sales breakdown (9M 2022)

Net sales

  • CLEA business continuting its expansion trend, hitting €15m revenue in 9M 2022 (+548% vs. 9M 2021) of which €5m in Q3 2022
  • EMEA, APAC, USA markets all showing growth trends

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA bridge (€m)

Note: all numbers in €m are rounded to the closest first decimal place, so there may be deltas for up to ±€0.1m when variation figures are displayed

Adjusted Net financial position

Business update

(cont'd)

Scaling up the value chain…

Digitalization: a just-started secular trend, creating a huge market for smart devices

Process automation & optimization Smart devices AI as an enabler of real-time data analysis AI

S E C O ® - S t r i c t l y p r i v a t e a n d c o n f i d e n t i a l

…From Hardware to Service company

Solving complexity for our customers, allowing them to just focus on their own core business

1.5x

increase

1.5x Order backlog increase without SECO N.E. contribution

Legend

(±…%) Change vs. Oct. 2021

October '22 backlog

Increased visibility on FY 2022 and 2023

Edge computing business

Diversified base of new projects, increasing pipeline, ensuring independence from any particular market

What's next? Adding new functionalities and use cases to our portfolio

Integrated sensors to offer a complete solution: from on-field data extraction to its real-time AI processing

Proprietary and on-edge AI algorithms helping in define on-time corrective actions

Neural networks for an AI-boosted data inference

Raise safety level of human-machine interactions in industrial space

Improved user experience with HMI, connectivity, secure payment system and AI integrated solutions

Edge computing business

CLEA business

CLEA business

Increasing stream of new adopters and testers, with pricing structure tailored to any customer's business model

CLEA App Store: a catalogue of apps for any need

In progress along with our customers, specific by vertical, to fully exploit the potential of data in each sector

Defining the new industry end-to-end standards

Leveraging our cross-vertical expertise

Lead times

Working capital improvement

Components' market update

Starting to observe encouraging signs of improvement, hinting at gradual return to a normal scenario

Market signals… …and potential post-normalisation impacts

Q & A

(cont'd)

A N N E X

Financials overview

Income Statement

€mln 9M 2021 9M 2022
Net Sales 66,9 144,8
Consumption Costs (35,4) (76,6)
Gross Margin 31,5 68,1
% on Net Sales 47,1% 47,1%
3,5
(25,9)
(16,2)
0,5
29,9
Other revenues 1,8
Personnel costs (14,1)
Other Opex (7,6)
Exchange gains/losses 0,4
EBITDA 12,1
% on Net Sales 18,0% 20,7%
EBITDA ADJ 14,1 32,1
% on Net Sales 21,0% 22,1%
Depreciation (4,5) (9,9)
EBIT 7,1 19,6
% on Net Sales 10,6% 13,5%
Financial expenses (0,4) (3,1)
Tax (1,8) (4,9)
Net Income 5,3 12,0
% on Net Sales 8,0% 8,3%
Balance Sheet
FY 2021 9M 2022
52,5 79,6
233,3 297,0
3,1 2,9
(16,4) (17,6)
272,5 361,9
109,5 130,9
97,5 121,6
163,0 230,9
272,5 361,9

Revenue and cost model

Business model

Adjusted Net Income

~ 300 R&D people of which ~180 in AI algorithms development

10 R&D centers 5 production plants

~ 8-10% of revenue invested in R&D every year

>900k devices manufactured every year

€200M 2022 FY expected revenue

SECO at a glance

A worldwide spread center of excellence, with top-tier capabilities…

A highly committed management team

20+ years experience as executive in several Tech companies

Carlos Valeiras CEO SECO USA

Former CFO of SECO USA from 2020

Michael Duhamel Vice President of Sales

SECO USA

20+ years of experience in sales and marketing for the largest industrial, embedded and automation solution providers

Previously in Eurotech USA

Founder and General Manager of Fannal Electronics (2011 – present)

Lesen Ding

CEO Fannal Electronics

Davide Catani CTO

Joined SECO in 2006 CTO since 2020, after serving as Hardware developer and ARM-based platforms R&D manager

Daniele Conti President & Co-Founder

Co-founder of SECO. He has been serving as president of the company for over 40 years

Under his leadership, the Group has grown in terms of technological expertise, human resources and financial performances

Vincenzo Difronzo CSO

15+ years sales experience in worldwide leading hardware and software companies

Joined SECO in 2015

Angelo Peloni COO

20+ years experience in Operations & Supply chain management Joined SECO in 2003

Simona Agostinelli

Chief Marketing Officer

20+ years experience in Marketing, Communication consulting and management In SECO since 2010

12+ years

Lorenzo Mazzini

CFO

Served as CFO in several public and private companies

Strong experience in IPO and M&A transactions

10+ years experience in business development, sales, innovation and internationalization for SECO Group

Gianluca Venere CIO

15+ years

multinational and

30+ years experience in running global business units in several Tech companies

CEO SECO Northern Europe Dirk Finstel

Former executive in Kontron, Adlink, Advantech

20+ years experience as executive in several Tech companies

Massimo Mauri CEO

Strong experience in IPO and M&A transactions

Dario Freddi

CEO SECO Mind

Previously founder and CEO

of Ispirata Srl

Strong data orchestration background in primary

worldwide leading

companies

Maurizio Caporali Chief Product Officer

Previously co-Founder and CEO of AidiLab

Joined SECO in 2018 as IoT BU Product Manager and R&D Project Manager

4 years

Business Manager of SECO

from September 2019

Financial advisor of SECO from September 2016 to

September 2019

Marco Parisi

Head of IR

30+ years experience in high-tech, IoT and AI

Former executive in Google, Cisco, Qualcomm, Motorola

Ajay Malik US

Alessandro Guido

Group Corporate and Legal Affairs Director

10+ years experience in legal advisory, with particular focus on Corporate law

In SECO since 2020

# years in SECO

SECO at a glance

SECO at a glance

Edge computing: integrated, plug-and-play solutions powered by SECO

SECO at a glance

Our customers' devices… …are transformed into smart objects…

…bringing intelligence into several industrial fields

SECO added value pillars

R&D and Design

Manufacturing

System integration

Miniaturized PC (board)

Native compatibility with:

Videoconferencing

systems Smart fitness machines Medical devices

Coffee & Vending machines

On-board infotainment systems

Parking machines

Digital billboards

Voting machines

Bowling scoring equipment

Industrial equipment

Passenger information systems

Vertical Applications of CLEA How customers can generate higher margins, recurring

revenues, better differentiation

Recipe Sales Trends Analysis App

CLEA Vending Machine Apps

Boiler Predictive Maintenance

Fault Detection & Machine Downtime Reduction AI Smart Refill Landing Page

CLEA Boiler App

CLEA UPS App

CLEA AI EV Charging Station Apps

Appliances
Client
:മ്മ: People
(CLEA Appliance List
Add Appliance
EV Charging_02
PR-80 0158477471
Details
Status
Customer
Analytics
Status
January 26 ,2022
Active > 10000
23-18-18-18
Current charg
BMW i4
(11888)
Current Power
Energy Input
367V Report Day
We
Online
Siena Level2
Power
Energy Output
125A · Energy Input
50%
· Energy Output
E
Power
Energy Supplied
46kW 09
Sat 21/0
(CLEA Appliances
Appliance List
을 Client
세: People
Add Appliance
EV Charging_02
PR-60 0156477471
Details
Status
Customer
Analytics
Status
January 26 ,2022
Paused Not working Current charging status
Online
Issue
Alert
A power surge has blocked the charging station. Assistance is required.
Siena Level2 Current Power
Energy Input
OV Report
· Energy Input
W
Day
● Energy Output
Power
Energy Output
OA 75%
Power
Energy Supplied
0kW 25%

AI Remote And Predictive Assistant CMS for age

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68 %
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27
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Vertical Applications of CLEA How customers can generate higher margins, recurring

revenues, better differentiation

CLEA Refrigeration App

Appliance List Client
Add Appliance
:음: People
Appliance Name
RU 1234 5678 9000 PRO
Details Analog Data Commands
Digital Data
Events Set
Regulation Parameters
Probe Config Parameters
Parameter
rSE
Regulation Set Point Status Setup
. Online Visualization
Defrost Config Parameters
SEt Set Point 10.0 10.0 \$
· Normal Operation
Design Tag
Evap. Fans and Condenser LS Minimum Set Point 3.0 3.0 *
Alarms
Digital Output
US
HY
Maximum Set Point
Differential Value
5.0
14.0
5.0 \$
14.0 €
Digital Input
Analog Output
SHI Humidity Set Point 40 40 +
Counters LSH Minimum Humidity Set Point 100 100
Serial Port Configuration
User Interface
USH Maximum Humidity Set Point 40 40 +
HHA Positive differential for humidity regulation -10 -10 +
ннв
AC
Negative differential for humidity regulation
Anti-short cycle delay
15
12
15
÷
12
4 b
CHIt Regulation type
thu Humidity regulation type 4 b

Remote Setup and Management

Smart Dumbell

CLEA Fitness App

Exercise Recognition & AI Personal Trainer

CLEA Healthcare App

AI Tooth Cavity Detection App

AI Driver concentration App

CLEA Automotive App

Client
Appliances
** People
Account
(CLEA
Driving control
BU 1234 5678 9000 PRO
Client List
Add Client
Car insurance
Home insurance
Life insurance
>>
O Client profile Events
ID: 368279191AA Dangerous driving events
Last week
192
O Online
Car Policy
61 Mulkern Rd
Customer rating
Address
Last year
5/10
City
Boston, MA
+01 2345678910
Phone
Fatigue detected
4
Last week
Client A 12/02/1995
Birthday
Car accidents
Last year
Driving with phone
00
Last week
Insurance status
AA123BB
Plate
Day
Week
Month
Insurance 090230239018AA
01/01/2021 - 01/01/2022
Period
· Fatigue detected
Oriving with phone
Today, 18th Sep 2021
591,9€
462,66
Current price
Suggested price at
BLE Audience Analysis

People Counter and Tracking

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