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Tinexta Investor Presentation 2019

Mar 20, 2019

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Star Conference 20 – 21 March 2019

Introduction to Tinexta 2018 Results

Agenda

I. Introduction
to TINEXTA
2
II. Products & Services by Business Units 11
III. FY 2018 Results 21

Corporate Development: rapid internal & external growth

2009 Tecnoinvestimenti
founded when Tecno Holding
contributed its participation of 99.9% of InfoCert
Holding company of participations
2012 Start of reorganizational process Stake in Ribes
acquired from CEDACRI.
2013 New Strategic Plan approved and implemented:
Tecnoinvestimenti
to actively manage holdings.
Control of Ribes
acquired.
2014 Reorganization completed: non-core holdings sold.
AuCap
€20m, Shares listed on AIM/Borsa
Italiana
Control of Assicom
acquired. Credit Information &
Management expansion.
2015 Expansion in existing sectors. InfoNet
acquired, merged into Ribes; EcoMind
App
acquired merged into InfoCert; Datafin
acquired,
merged into Assicom
2016
Expansion through acquisitions

Share Capital increase of circa €50m

Listing moved to STAR from AIM
Capital increase used for new acquisitions:
Co.Mark:
a new BU, Sales & Marketing Solutions;
Visura:
strengthen Digital Trust
2017 Group Consolidation InfoCert
buys control of Sixtema (80%); Ribes
Assicom: minorities purchased, companies merged.
Warrant Group acquired
2018 Reorganization, add-on expansion
Tecnoinvestimenti
becomes Tinexta
Assicom Ribes
renamed Innolva
InfoCert
acquires of 51% of Camerfirma
(Spain) and
50% of LuxTrust (JV); Innolva
acquires Comas,
Webber (July), Promozioni
Servizi (Nov); 70% of Creditreform A.T.
sold

I. Introduction to TINEXTA

3

Tinexta: a private, listed company with a free float of 43.9%

I. Introduction to TINEXTA

  • * owned by the Chambers of Commerce of Turin, Milan, Rome (together control ~70%) and other cities
  • ** includes Cedacri (the largest IT outsourcing company for the Italian banking sector). On 12 October 2018 Tinexta increased its share capital following Cedacri's decision to exercise its option to acquire a second tranche of 317,000 TNXT shares at 3.40 € / share. According to publicly available information Cedacri currently holds 1.34% of TNXT. Cedacri still owns the third tranche of 317,000 Warrants to be exercised in 2019.
  • *** Quaestio Capital Management is the manager of Quaestio Italia Growth Fund.

Tinexta Group

Tinexta is the parent company of a group operating principally through 17 subsidiaries and 1 JV in three areas: Digital Trust, Credit Information & Management and Innovation & Marketing Services, all with leading or solid market positions.

Changes in 2018: 26 April 2018 Assicom Ribes changed its name to "INNOLVA S.p.A."; 3 May 2018 lnfoCert acquired 51% and the control of AC Camerfirma SA in Spain; 5 July 2018 Innolva acquired 100% control of Comas and Webber, consolidated from 1 July 2018; 6 November 2018 Warrant Group changed its name to Warrant Hub; Lextel and ISI Sviluppo Informatico were merged by incorporation into Visura at the end of 2018; 30 October 2018 Innolva purchased 100% of Promozioni Servizi; 21 December InfoCert purchased 50% of LuxTrust. The other 50% belongs to LuxTrust Development.

1Net of non-recurring items.

Star Conference 20 – 21 March 2019

5

External growth using disciplined M&A approach

20 – 21 March 2019

Group Perimeter: changes in 2019

Upon the approval of the 2018 Financial Statements, Tinexta will have the right to exercise the CALL options which will permit it to own 100% of almost all the companies of the Group…

PUT / CALL OPTIONS EXERCISABLE WITHIN 30 JUNE 2019
% TINEXTA
TODAY
POST PUT / CALL
EXERCISE
90% 100%
70% 90%*
80% 100%
60% 100%
83% 95%*

*The last tranche can be exercised in 2020

The Group: organizational priorities for 2019

Tinexta has undertaken a simplification of the organization and implemented infra-group projects which are to sustain growth in the medium term and facilitate external growth.

  • Centralization of control/ governance
  • Reinforcement of staff areas
  • Simplification of procedures
  • Group ERP implemented
  • Evolution of management control system
  • Implementation of unified CRM system
  • Development of cross-selling
  • Sharing of best practices
  • Coordination of "go-to-market"

The Group: Strategic Guidelines

The full control of the Group creates the prerequisites for realizing a reorganization, simplifying internal processes, and pursuing development objectives, including via extension of the offer to clients and growth in new European markets.

Internationalization Digital
Trust:
European
market
leadership
via
M&A
beyond
the
Alps
Innovation
&
Marketing
Services:
reinforcement
of
Spanish
positioning
and
presence
in
the
BENELUX
area
New services/
products
Digital
transformation
support
Digital
marketing
support
Cyber
security
support
New organizational
model
Reinforcement
of
central
staff
functions
Centralized
coordination
of
the
commercial
functions
Corporate
simplification

9

The Group: 2019-2021 Plan

Tinexta's three-year plan foresees, in organic terms (i.e. constant perimeter), solid growth, both in terms of revenues as well as marginality

In the course of the Plan:

  • the main growth driver will be Digital Trust
  • international revenues are expected to grow faster than Italian revenues

Agenda

I. Introduction
to TINEXTA
2
II. The Business 11
III. FY 2018 Results 21

Digital Trust

II. The Business: Digital Trust

Business: provide services and methods to ensure confidence in and the validity of a digital transaction, perfection of a contract signed digitally or the contents of a document transmitted digitally.

Basic, Off-the Shelf Products (clients: mass market)

Certified electronic mail (CEM or "PEC"): The Italian certified email was established in 2005 and has the same legal validity as registered mail. InfoCert invented the first PEC, called legalmail.

In Italy, since 1 July 2013, all communication between companies and the public administration must take place via CEM. Since 1 January 2019 all invoices between companies must be certified electronic invoices, transmitted via CEM. Managers of CEM systems in Italy are authorized by the Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale ("AGID").

  • InfoCert's Legalmail is the market leader in terms of CEM revenues generated
  • InfoCert/Sixtema offer electronic invoice has been well received in 2019
  • Wireless USB key: innovation for secure authentication & signing from mobile devices
  • 0 • InfoCert's L-T highly secure document storage is an integral part of the offer
  • SSL certificates are offered by InfoCert, LuxTrust, Camerfirma
  • Strong Authentication, Electronic Signature and Seal, Timestamping are offered by LuxTrust

Channels: Web, Distribution Companies, professional associations, salesforce, direct marketing

eIDAS Regulation: creation of a Pan-European Trust market

eIDAS regulation (the regulation on electronic Identification And trust Services for electronic transactions in the internet market) was adopted in 2014 but became effective in July 2016.

The result is that for the first time there is a consistent legal framework and a single market for the recognition of electronic signatures and digital identities across all the EU member states. This provides the sector with a predictable regulatory environment to develop and expand the use of electronic signatures and transactions in the EU.

The regulation has standardized market access, allowed for interoperability and opened the European market. The creation of a Digital Trust single market has also attracted the interest of big American players.

  • eTS Created an internal UE market for Trust Services different from Common Law countries
  • Allows the use of national electronic identification schemes for access to the services of other countries, including the obligation to recognize electronic signatures used for cross border transactions

Digital Trust

Enterprise Products: Technology + Regulatory Infrastructure: Clients: large enterprises, financial institutions, hospitals

Trusted Onboarding Platform (TOP) Patented solution for customer identification & digital contract subscription

  • Innovative product that currently has no significant competition
  • Important factors: AML, compliance risk
  • Currently used by 30 banks in Italy and 20 banks outside Italy
  • First clients: Findomestic and Widiba
  • Over 1,000,000 new clients onboarded
  • Business model:
  • Initial consultancy period to set up the platform, together with a system integrator
  • Ongoing: InfoCert receives maintenance fee plus a fee for each new client

Digital Transaction Solution to provide Remote Electronic Signature Capabilities

  • Pioneering product to support companies digitalize and realize efficiencies in internal administration
  • eIDAS is a fundamental factor: the platform fits InfoCert's:

a) cutting edge security tech excellence b) leadership and unrivaled DT regulatory and juridical experience

  • Business model:
  • Initial consultancy period: platform set up usually with a system integrator
  • Ongoing: InfoCert receives a maintenance fee plus a fee for each new document generated and archived

International expansion strategy

Unified legal base: EIDAS

Access to all EU countries with the same solutions and legal framework

Concentration process The market is expected to evolve towards a scenario with a lower number of players and a larger average size

Leverage InfoCert proposition Demand growing for TOP, GoSign and other innovative products, such as MID PKI

Increase geographic footprint

Enter new international markets while preserving market leadership in current markets

EU Coverage thru local champions

Delivering Trust services to customers, managing digital identities of European citizens in strict compliance with EU laws"

Credit Information & Management

Business: Innolva offers data services to support credit decision-making, drawing on the Chamber of Commerce owned data bank, real estate data bank and others. Credit recovery/collection services. In 2018 Comas and Webber were purchased to increase internet distribution. Promozioni Servizi, which offers consultancy to obtain government financial guarantees to obtain lower financing costs, was also acquired in 2018.

ReValuta offers real estate appraisal services primarily focused on the retail housing market for banks, as well as commercial and office properties. In addition, the company offers RE consultancy/due diligence.

  • Innolva's customer base ~10,000: small/medium-sized banks, SMEs, large corporates, professionals (accountants, lawyers)
  • Revaluta works primarily with banks with multi-year framework contracts

Channels: salesforce, direct marketing, web, partner banks, dedicated companies

Credit Information and Management: full service offer

II. The Business: Credit Information & Management

Innovation & Marketing Services

Business: two types of consulting. Warrant Hub is a leader in consultancy to obtain Italian Government and EU subsidized financing for R&D and industrial innovation. It offers in addition strategic consulting to industrialize the innovation process, improve energy efficiency, how to generate patents and undertake production improvements.

Co.Mark furnishes Temporary Export Management consultancy to SMEs to assist their commercial expansion.

  • Customer base: 5-6,000 small/medium enterprises, majority in the industrial heartland of Italy (Turin-Venice-Bologna triangle)
  • Warrant Hub utilizes specialized 100+ consultants for submitting applications for obtaining tax credits
  • Co.Mark utilizes its network of 100+ highly qualified Temporary Export Specialists ®, each speaks at least 2 foreign languages

Channels: salesforce, direct marketing, dedicated companies Chamber of Commerce

Co.Mark TES Sl

Innovation services: Warrant Hub

1. Automatic subsidized finance consultancy: assistance to companies to obtain contributions which are paid in the form of tax credits (see appendix for details).

2. Finance from regional, national and European tenders: supporting businesses in participating in regional, national and European tenders, finance is available for both drafting and reporting.

3. Patent Box: support for companies in assessing access to the instrument, preparing documentation and approval process with the Revenue Agency for the determination of income from the use of works of art, industrial patents, drawings, processes, formulas, etc.

4. Corporate Finance: management of outsourcing with select banks to prepare dossiers to obtain guarantees from the Central Guarantee Fund.

5. Internationalization: support mid-sized companies in obtaining voucher promotional tools promoted by governments.

Temporary Export Management: Co.Mark

  • With branches throughout the country, Co.Mark's business is divided into three specialized areas in the field of export and marketing:
  • services for SMEs
  • advice and training for large corporations
  • partnerships with local business & trade associations and national confederations
  • Circa 100 temporary export specialists work for c. 650 active clients
  • Specialization for tech innovation and business networking
  • 22 offices in Italy, newly opened offices in Barcelona & Madrid
  • Government €26mn voucher program to promote exports (September 2017)
  • €10K & €15K vouchers to pay for export expenses
  • Prior 2015 program: 34% Co.Mark clients participated, accounting for 23% of total program

EasyExport Collaboration with UnionCamere: Co.Mark TES available ½ day/week in 21 Chambers of Commerce

Agenda

I. Introduction to TINEXTA 2
II. Products & Services by Business Units 8
III. FY 2018 Results 21

2018 Highlights Gruppo Tinexta al 31/12/2018

FY 2018 Results
(Thousand Euros)
31/12/2018 31/12/2017 Change Change
%
% Change
due to
1
IFRS 2018
Revenues 239,618 181,018 58,600 32.4% -0.5%
EBITDA 65,958 40,631 25,327 62.3% 0.5%
Operating Result 48,150 27,099 21,051 77.7% 0.7%
Net Profit 33,107 20,206 12,901 63.8% -0.1%
2
Adjusted Net Profit
36,146 21,633 14,513 67.1% -0.1%
Free cash flow 30,309 25,665 4,644 18.1% n.a.
Financial Net Indebtedness 124,946 104,427 20,518 19.6% n.a.

From 1st January 2018 the Group has adopted the IFRS 15 Accounting Principle "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" and the Accounting Principle IFRS 9 "Financial Instruments", which required modifications of the accounting policies and adjustments of the amounts reported. The comparative 2017 data have not been restated while the data of the period being presented have been modified as a result of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 (both IFRS 2018). In order to guarantee a valid comparability with the results of the first nine months of 2017, the effects of the application of the principles applied from 1 January 2018 have been evidenced.

1 % Change in 2018 compared to 2017 for the component attributable to the adoption of the principles IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 (both IFRS 2018) starting from 1 January 2018.

2 Adjusted Net Profit is calculated as "Net profit" net of the non-recurring items and the amortization of the intangible assets arising from the allocation of the price paid in business combinations (net of the tax effect).

Performance 2014 - 2018

III. FY 2018 Results

Revenues

EBIT

Net Profit

Business Unit Results: net of non-recurring items

Summary Income Statement by o/w IFRS %
Variation
Business Segment net of non
recurring components
(in thousands of euros)
2018 EBITDA %
2018
2017 EBITDA %
2017
Change 2018
variation
Total IFRS
2018
Organic Perimeter
Revenues
Digital Trust 94,466 82,738 11,728 -835 14.2% -1.0% 7.7% 7.5%
Credit Information & Management 73,554 69,879 3,675 0 5.3% 0.0% 2.3% 3.0%
Innovation & Marketing Services 70,681 22,170 48,511 0 218.8% 0.0% 22.1% 196.7%
Other sectors
(Holding)
0 3 -2 0 -81.7% 0.0% -81.7% 0.0%
Total revenues 238,701 174,790 63,912 -835 36.6% -0.5% 7.4% 29.7%
EBITDA
Digital Trust 24,846 26.3% 21,224 25.7% 3,623 301 17.1% 1.4% 11.1% 4.6%
Credit Information & Management 15,562 21.2% 13,446 19.2% 2,116 0 15.7% 0.0% 10.2% 5.5%
Innovation & Marketing Services 33,139 46.9% 9,247 41.7% 23,892 -117 258.4% -1.3% 35.5% 224.2%
Other sectors
(Holding)
-7,333 n.a. -5,065 n.a. -2,268 0 -44.8% 0.0% -44.8% 0.0%
Total EBITDA 66,214 27.7% 38,853 22.2% 27,362 184 70.4% 0.5% 12.2% 57.8%

Highlights of 2018 Results

Principal Balance Sheet Highlights at 31 December 2018 (€ million):

III. FY 2018 Results

Net Financial Indebtedness

€ mn 31-12-2018 31-12-2017
Net financial
Indebtedness
124.9 104.4
Gross Financial Indebtedness 168.3 145.7
Bank debt 65.8 51.7
Loan from Tecno
Holding S.p.A.
25.3 25.3
Debt
associated
w/acquisitions
71.0 65.5
PUT & CALL 59.1 50.6
Earn
Out
1.2 3.9
Vendor loans (Co.Mark/Warrant) 10.7 11.1
Other
debt
6.1 3.2
Cash & Other
ST Assets
(43.3) (41.3)
Cash (35.1) (37.0)
Other
Financial Assets
(8.2) (4.3)

Net financial debt equals €124.9 million. It grew by €20.5 million compared to 31 December 2017, primarily as a result of the acquisitions realized in 2018.

Net financial indebtedness includes:

  • €59.1 million of liabilities related to the purchase of minority shares tied to the exercise of Put options
  • €1.2 million of liabilities for contingent consideration related to acquisitions
  • €10.7 million for Vendor loans (deferred payments) granted by sellers in connection w/ acquisitions

Free Cash Flow Effect on Net Financial Indebtedness

NFI
31-12-
2017
Free Cash
Flow
Dividends
paid-out
(incl
subs)
Put
Adjust
ments
Business
combinations
(i.e.
acquisitions)
Participations
(Equity
method)
Net
Financial
expenses
(income)
Cap
Increase
(Cedacri)
IFRS 9
adjustment
Other NFI
31-12-18
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Annual General Shareholders' Meeting

The Board of Directors yesterday, 12 March 2019, resolved to convene the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting on April 18 in the Company's offices in Via Meravigli, 7

The AGM will be called to approve:

  • the 2018 Financial Statements,
  • the Directors' Report on Operations,
  • the related Profit allocation proposal, and,
  • in an advisory capacity, the Remuneration Report.

The Dividend to be proposed to the Shareholders:

  • Total amount to be paid: €10,690,947.36 (+64%)
  • € 0.228 per share (+62.9%)
  • The Dividend resolved upon by the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting will be paid, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations, starting on 5 June 2019 (payment date), subject to the coupon clipping on 3 June 2019 (coupon n. 6) and the record date set for 4 June 2019.

Disclaimer

  • This document was prepared by Tinexta Spa (the "Company") for the sole purpose of presenting the performance and the activities of the Company. The information provided with this document does not contain nor constitute an offer of securities for sale, or the solicitation of an offer to purchase securities, in the United States, in Australia, in Canada or in Japan or in any other jurisdictions where this offer or solicitation would require the approval of local authorities or be otherwise unlawful (the Other countries). This document or any parts thereof, or its distribution, may not constitute the basis for, or be invoked in association with, any agreements or decisions about investments related thereto.
  • The shares of Tinexta Spa (the "shares"), as referred to in this document, have not been registered and will not be registered pursuant to the USA Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or pursuant to the corresponding regulations in force in the other countries, and they may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US citizens unless these securities are registered in compliance with the Securities Act, or if an exemption from the requirements of Registration by the Securities Act is set forth.
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  • Because of these uncertainties and risks, the readers are advised not to rely excessively on these statements as a prediction of the actual results. The ability of the Group to achieve its objectives or expected results depends on many factors outside of Management's control. The actual results may differ materially from (or be more negative than) those projected or implicit in the declarations contained herein. Therefore, any prospective information contained in this document involves risks and uncertainties, which may significantly affect the expected results, and is based on some key assumptions. All statements included in this document are based on information available to the Company as at the date of this document. The Company does not incur an obligation to provide a public update or revision of any statements, both as a result of new information, future events or other circumstances, unless required by the applicable laws. All the following statements, written, verbal or oral made by the Company or by parties acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Neither Tinexta S.p.A. nor any Tinexta Group company nor its respective representatives, directors or employees accept any responsibility in relation to this presentation or its contents in relation to any loss deriving from its use or from the reliance made on it.

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