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Tinexta Investor Presentation 2021

May 18, 2021

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1 st TECH SECTOR DAY Company Presentation

19 May 2021

Agenda

Company Overview

2020 Results + 1Q'21Results

2021 – 2023 Plan

Appendix

1 Tinexta's Top Management

PIER ANDREA CHEVALLARD General Manager & Chief Executive Officer

  • CEO of Tecno Holding
  • General Secretary of the Milan Chamber of Commerce
  • Director of Promos (Specialized structure of the Milan Chamber of Commerce to promote international commerce), Managing Director of Parcam
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Fiera Milano
  • Degree in Political Science from the University of Turin

ODDONE POZZI Group Chief Financial Officer

  • Group Chief Financial Officer and Board Member Mondadori Group
  • Co-CEO Giochi Preziosi
  • Chief Financial Officer Ventaglio Group
  • Chief of Administration, Control & Services Enel Business Area Gas
  • Degree in Economics & Commerce from Bocconi University

JOSEF MASTRAGOSTINO Chief Investor Relations Officer

  • Head of Investor Relations Gamenet
  • IGT (Director Investor Relations)
  • TREVI Group (Investor Relations Manager)
  • Lottomatica (Investor Relations)
  • BBA from City University of New York, MS from LUISS University, MBA from Cornell University, and Value Investing Columbia Business School, Columbia University in New York

Tinexta's History & Evolution

1

Tinexta has successfully grown into one of the largest qualified operators in the Financial Services sector in Italy

Tinexta's Business

Key metrics (FY'20) –
2021 Guidance
Revenues
€269.1M
€370M
EBITDA
€77.9M
€96M
Net Profit
FCF
€37.9M
€66.7M
NFP/EBITDA
1.2x
c.2x
Dividend €0.26 per
share or 31.8% of Net
Profit
Employees
2,153
Digital Trust Cyber Security Credit Information & Management Innovation & Marketing Services
Refers
to
IT
solutions
for
digital
identity
and
the

dematerialization
of
processes
according
to
the
applicable
legislation
Products
and
services
such
as
certified

electronic
mail,
electronic
archiving,
digital
signature,
electronic
invoicing,
and
solutions
for
the
secure
and
simplified
transmission
of
legal
and
financial
documents.

To

digital
and
Strategic
infrastructure
and
a
key
asset
for
the
protection
of
citizens
and
their
"social
economy"
create
the
national
cybersecurity
hub,
with
custom
and
proprietary
solutions
for
the
mitigation
and
governance
of
risks
related
to
the
sector,
pursuing
the
evolution
of
platforms
offer
controls,
as
well
as
innovation
profiles.
Provides
services
and
products
to
assess
the

credit
of
businesses
and
individuals,
analyze
and
package
information
on
creditworthiness
and
collection
management,
offer
tools
for
data
collection,
analysis
and
evaluation,
as
well
as
undertake
real
estate
valuation.
Through
Co.Mark
and
Warrant
Group,
offers
a

consultancy
platform
to
SMEs
to
support
them
in
phases
of
manufacturing
growth
and
expansion
of
commercial
activities,
including
abroad.
€124M
Revenues
27%
€34M
EBITDA
EBITDA
Margin
€76M
Revenues
13%
EBITDA
Margin
€10M
EBITDA
€82M
Revenues
29%
EBITDA
Margin
€24M
EBITDA
44%
€90M
EBITDA
Revenues
Margin
€40M
EBITDA

Business at a glance

Digital Trust

▪ Enables companies to innovate customer interactions and business processes with Trust solutions.

Product/Services types:

  • 1. Off-the-Shelf (OTS): primarily a domestic business
  • 2. Enterprise Solutions: a rapidly expanding global marketplace

Products & Services

  • Certified electronic mail, Electronic archiving, ature, Electronic invoicing
  • TOP (Trusted Onboarding Platform), GoSign (Digitization of procedures that require a qualified signature)
  • Solution for the secure and simplified transmission of legal and financial documents

Business at a glance

  • Created a unique player in the sector, being the National Hub of Cyber Security
  • Offers Cyber Security services, beyond the digital identity's traditional offering
  • 3 business acquired:
    • 1. Yoroi
    • 2. Swascan
    • 3. Corvallis

Strategic infrastructure and a key asset for the protection of citizens and their "social economy"

Key differentiating factors:

  • Cyber Security Focus
  • To become the Italian Champion
  • Proven Proprietary Asset-Based Services, widely recognized by the market
  • Noticeable incident response (Can rely on significant Pen tester resources/environment)

▪ Industry Focus : Financial Services, Telcos, SMEs, Private & Public Sectors (potential expansion provided PNRR's implementation)

Credit Information & Management – Snapshot 1

Business at a glance

Offers:Business InformationCredit ManagementReal EstateBPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Credit Information & Management Main BrandsAssess the credit of businesses and individualsInformation on creditworthiness and collection managementData collection & analysis Services and products: ▪ Increased demand for data in Business Info given higher predictive value ▪ The Banking sector is dealing with possible new NPE management needs due to the defaults related to the pandemic ▪ Pick up in the demand for new mortgages is driving increased Real Estate services ▪ Extension of gov interventions on the guarantee of loans to businesses fosters business growth Market & Growth trends REVENUES 20-23 CAGR +6% EBITDA 20-23 CAGR +7%

Real Estate valuations

Innovation & Marketing Services – Snapshot

1

Business at a glance

Offers Consultancy Services to SMEs to support them in phases of:Manufacturing growthExpansion of commercial activitiesGovernment fundsInternationalization Innovation & Marketing Services Main BrandsSubsidized financing (regional, national and European)Business Finance, InternationalizationEnergy subsidiesTemporary Export Specialists "TES®" Consultancy and Services: ▪ The Budget Law 2021 in Italy introduced important corrections both in the area of R&D, Innovation, Design Tax Credit (from 2022) and in the area of Investment Credit 4.0 (from 2021) through an increase in the rates ▪ Positive impacts on the business may also derive from the measures to support the economy already approved at European level (NGEU - Recovery Plan) ▪ Sustained demand to enter foreign markets given stagnant local demand ▪ Digital Marketing Services becoming of increased interest REVENUES 20-23 CAGR +13%* EBITDA 20-23 CAGR +14%* Market & Growth trends

Digital marketing

* Includes the recent acquisitions, on an organic base 20-23 CAGRs of Revenues and EBITDA are equal to 9% and 10%, respectively.

Revenues of Tinexta Group grew with a CAGR of 23.3% from 2014 to 2020, EBITDA grew with a CAGR of 38.4%

% of Net Income

12.0

A history of track records set for continuous delivery

Stock Performance, Dividends Pay Out, and Stock Liquidity

  • Stock Performance since 2016: +477%
  • Pay Out Ratio* (Div./Net income): 32%
  • Share Buy-Back Plan (2020): €10M

1

Increasing Average Daily traded volumes and value:

2016: 33k
shares
€0.13M
2017: 43k
shares
€0.23M
2018: 62k
shares
€0.40M 25.5x
2019: 96k
shares
€1.07M
2020: 152k
shares
€2.28M
2021**: 152k
shares
€3.32M
2021 Plan
Revenues CAGR
14-21E
+25.2%
€370M Y/Y21E
+37.5%
EBITDA CAGR
14-21E
+36.1%
€96M Y/Y21E
+23.2%
NFP c.
2x

Agenda

Company Overview

2020 Results + 1Q'21Results

2021 – 2023 Plan

Appendix

The Group's 2020 performance reflects some distinctive elements

The resilience of all business areas, in a complex macroeconomic context

The ability to identify business opportunities and quickly obtain solutions for customers

The continuous growth of revenues and EBITDA combined with an acceleration of the generation of operating cash

Maintaining leading positions in the "Digital Trust" and "Innovation Consulting" areas, as well as growth in the "Credit Information" area

The Results at YE 2020 show revenues of 269.1 million euros and an EBITDA of 77.9 million euros

  • The Final Results 2020 are in line with the Guidance communicated to the market after the approval of the quarterly results for September
  • EBITDA before stock options amounted to 78.8 million, up from 74.9 in 2019
  • Adjusted EBITDA is equal to 81.2 million
  • The EBITDA Margin is equal to 28.9%, up compared to 27.6% in 2019
  • The adjusted net profit amounted to 40.6 million, an increase compared to 38.3 in 2019

Results 2020 - BU - Not Adjusted Results 2

2020: • - 14.7 M for the acquisition of Swascan (of which PUT 10.4 M) • - 3.4 M for the participation in Euroquality / Europroject • - 5.2 M for the acquisition of Authada and FBS Next investments • + 12 M for the divestment of the LuxTrust shareholding • - 10 million purchase of treasury shares to service the stock option plan NFP FREE CASH FLOW 129.1 91.9 2019 2020 41.7 66.7 2019 2020

€ M

1Q'21 strong and robust start of the year

  • Strong resiliency of the business coupled with a sturdy start in Q1 lead to enhanced financial performance:
    • Revenues at €82.7 M in 1Q'21 (+50.5% vs PY, +17.6% on a 2020 base);
    • EBITDA1 at €16.4 M in 1Q'21 (+49.8% vs PY, +30.3% on a 2020 base) mainly driven by the CIM and the IMS Sectors as well as the other BUs;
    • EBITDA margin 19.8% (22.0% on a 2020 base);
    • EBIT at €9.5 M (+ > 100% vs PY, +74.7% on a 2020 base) EBIT Margin: 11.5% (12.6% on a 2020 base);
    • Net Income €6.8 M (+ > 100%, €5.9 M on a 2020 base);
    • Solid Cash Flow: €24.8 M in 1Q'21; growing on a LTM base to €71.3M (or c.74% of 2021 expected EBITDA);
    • NFP of €187 M & Leverage2 (NFP/EBITDA) of 2.2x entirely reflect recent acquisitions.

Material expansion of all our business lines, with all units contributing to growth vs PY:

  • Digital Trust, grows 19.4% in Revenues with EBITDA3 growing more than 21%. Margin reaches c.23%
  • Credit Information and Management, increases 10.7% in Revenues with EBITDA3 surging more than 47%. Healthy c.28% EBITDA margin
  • Innovation and Marketing Services, posted a +34.6% in Revenues with EBITDA3 rising above 47%. c.31% the EBITDA margin
  • Cyber Security, started strongly with revenues hitting €16.8 M and EBITDA margin above 11%

Human Resources: as of March 31, 2021 the Group employed 2.153 employees reflecting the recently announced acquisitions

Memo: In order to allow as complete an analysis as possible, 1Q'21 results are compared both at constant 2020 perimeter, as well as on a 2021 perimeter (which includes all of TINEXTA's companies with the addition of the newly acquired ones).

  • (1) EBITDA reported after Stock Options
  • (2) Calculated as NFP/LTM EBITDA

2

(3) EBITDA Adjusted (Excludes Stock Options & Other non-recurring items)

2 1Q'21 Revenues, EBITDA and Net Profit Evolution

The First Quarter 2021 shows revenues of 82.7 million euros, EBITDA of 16.4 million euros and Net Profit of 6.8 million euros

  • 1Q'21 results show a growth both in Revenues (c. +50%) and EBITDA (c. +50%). These results are mainly driven by the growth in all the business lines;
  • EBITDA before stock options amounted to 16.8 million, up from 10.9 in 1Q 2020;
  • EBITDA is equal to 16.4 million;
  • The EBITDA Margin is equal to 19.8% mostly in line with PY, 22% on a 2020 base;
  • Net Income margin grows to 8.3% from 5.3% in PY.

2 Business Units Deep Dive – Overview

CYBER SECURITY
16.8 Margin
11.5%
1.9
1Q 2020 1Q 2021 1Q 2020 1Q 2021
REVENUES EBITDA

CREDIT INFORMATION & MGMT

Perimeter 2020 Δ Perimeter

2 1Q'21 Financial Results – NFP & FCF

23

Agenda

Company Overview

2020 Results + 1Q'21Results

2021 – 2023 Plan

  • 2021 – 2023 Plan

  • 2021 – 2023 Plan + M&A

Appendix

2021 – 2023 Plan: Organic Growth 3

The Three-Year Plan, on an organic basis, forecasts revenue growth of around 6% and EBITDA growth of around 10%.

* The 2021 - 2023 Plan is based on various assumptions, expectations, projections and forward-looking data of Management relating to future events and are subject to multiple uncertainties and other factors beyond the control of Tinexta Group. There are a number of factors that may cause results and trends to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking information and, accordingly, such information is not a reliable guarantee of future performance.

2021 – 2023 BU Plan: Organic Growth 3

2021 – 2023 BU Plan: Organic Growth 3

Organic 2020 Acquisitions 2021

DIGITAL TRUST: The Three-Year Plan on an organic basis provides for revenue growth of around 7% and EBITDA growth of around 12%

CYBER SECURITY: The Three-Year Plan provides for revenue growth of approximately 17% and EBITDA growth of approximately 41%

CREDIT INNOVATION & MANAGEMENT: The Three-Year Plan on an organic basis provides for revenue growth of around 6% and EBITDA growth of around 7%

INNOVATION & MARKETING SERVICES: The Three-Year Plan on an organic base forecasts revenue growth of approximately 9% and EBITDA growth of c. 10%. Including recent acquisitions, revenues will grow by around 13% and EBITDA will grow by c. 14%

2021 – 2023 Plan: Organic growth + Acquisitions 3

Accelerated growth in Revenues and EBITDA with the contribution of recent acquisitions

* The 2021 - 2023 Plan is based on various assumptions, expectations, projections and forward-looking data of Management relating to future events and are subject to multiple uncertainties and other factors beyond the control of Tinexta Group. There are a number of factors that may cause results and trends to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking information and, accordingly, such information is not a reliable guarantee of future performance.

The Three-Year Plan based on the new perimeter provides for a significant reduction in net debt and a gradual reduction in the NFP/EBITDA ratio at the end of the plan, which is expected to be lower than 1x

* The 2021 - 2023 Plan is based on various assumptions, expectations, projections and forward-looking data of Management relating to future events and are subject to multiple uncertainties and other factors beyond the control of Tinexta Group. There are a number of factorsthat may cause results and trends to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking information and, accordingly, such information is not a reliable guarantee of future performance.

2021 – 2023 Plan: Strategic Guidelines 3

The Board of Directors of 23 February 2021 approved the strategic guidelines and objectives of the three-year Plan for the period 2021-2023

Continue the gradual expansion of the range of innovative products and services in all Business areas

Keep pursuing the improvement of operational efficiency, which together with the strengthening of higher value-added services, will allow to increase the Group's EBITDA Margin

Maintaining a strong focus on the generation of operating cash aimed at deleverage by enabling further investments to enlarge the perimeter. The M&A strategy will continue to have two lines of growth: internationalization and expansion of the offer with new services/products

Agenda

2021 – 2023 Plan

- 2021 – 2023 Plan

  • 2021 – 2023 Plan + M&A

2021 – 2023 Plan: M&A Guidelines 3

Tinexta Group intends to allocate a significant part of the cash generated during the period of the Business Plan to new acquisitions, maintaining a conservative policy of financial leverage and supporting medium-long term development.

Primary objectives:

  • Growth abroad with the aim of expanding the international revenue component in the long term
  • Extension of the range of products and services in highly innovative areas
  • Completion of the products and services range on the reference markets in Italy

Successful track record:

Approximately 25 M&A transactions since 2013, with a total expenditure of c. € 300 m

In the last months of 2020 and early 2021, the group completed some M&A deals creating the "Cybersecurity" BU and to enrich and expand the "IMS" BU offering.

2021
Company BU % September 2020
October
Nov Dec January
Authada DT 16.7%
FBS Next CIM 30%
Swascan CS 51%
Euroquality IMS 100%
Europroject IMS 100%
Yoroi CS 60%
Corvallis CS 70%
Queryo IMS 60%

2021 – 2023 Plan: Growth with potential M&A 3

The significant deleveraging envisaged over the period of the business plan, combined with leverage between 2.5x and 2.0x, provides investment opportunities for changes in the perimeter of around 200 million euros.

* The 2021 - 2023 Plan is based on various assumptions, expectations, projections and forward-looking data of Management relating to future events and are subject to multiple uncertainties and other factors beyond the control of Tinexta Group. There are a number of factorsthat may cause results and trends to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking information and, accordingly, such information is not a reliable guarantee of future performance.

Agenda

Company Overview

2020 + 1Q'21Results

2021 – 2023 Plan

Appendix

4 1Q'21 Financial Results – Income Statement

Perimeter 2021 Perimeter 2020
1Q 2021 % 1Q 2020 % 1Q 2021
on 2020
% Δ Δ% Δ Δ%
Revenues 82.7 100.0% 54.9 100.0% 64.6 100.0% 27.8 50.5% 9.6 17.6%
Total Operating Costs 65.9 79.7% 44.0 80.1% 49.9 77.3% 21.9 49.8% 5.9 13.4%
Service & Other Costs 32.0 38.7% 23.8 43.3% 27.3 42.3% 8.3 34.8% 3.6 15.0%
Personnel Costs 33.9 41.0% 20.2 36.8% 22.6 35.0% 13.6 67.3% 2.4 11.6%
EBITDA before
Stock Options
16.8 20.3% 10.9 19.9% 14.7 22.7% 5.9 53.7% 3.7 34.2%
Stock Option Costs 0.4 0.5% 0.0 0.0% 0.4 0.7% 0.4 - 0.4 -
EBITDA 19.8% 10.9 19.9% 14.2 22.0% 5.4 49.8% 3.3 30.3%
Depreciation, amortization, provisions and impairment 6.8 8.3% 6.3 11.4% 6.1 9.5% 0.6 8.8% -0.2 -2.5%
Operating Profit 9.5 11.5% 4.6 8.5% 8.1 12.6% 4.9 105.2% 3.5 74.7%
Financial Income 0.1 0.1% 0.2 0.4% 0.1 0.1% -0.1 -72.8% -0.1 -72.6%
Financial Charges 0.9 1.1% 0.7 1.3% 0.9 1.3% 0.2 33.7% 0.2 24.5%
Net financial Charges 0.9 1.0% 0.5 0.9% 0.8 1.2% 0.4 78.6% 0.3 65.5%
Profit of equity-accounted investments 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.0% 0.0 - 0.0 -
Profit Before Taxes 8.7 10.5% 4.2 7.6% 7.3 11.3% 4.5 107.6% 3.1 75.2%
Income Taxes 1.8 2.2% 1.3 2.3% 1.4 2.1% 0.6 43.6% 0.1 7.8%
Net Profit 6.8 8.3% 2.9 5.3% 5.9 9.2% 3.9 136.0% 3.0 105.1%

4 1Q'21 Financial Results – Balance Sheet

Disclaimer

  • This document was prepared by Tinexta Spa (the "Company") for the sole purpose of presenting the performance and the activities of the Company.
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