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2018 Annual Shareholders Meeting – Presentation

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2018 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

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Agenda

Brent Robinson

Chief Executive

Bryan Mogridge

Chair

Welcome & Introduction

Meeting Order & Process

Chair’s Address

Chief Executive’s Review

Shareholder Questions

2018 Annual Report

Ordinary Business and Resolutions

Resolutions

Election of Directors

Auditor’s Remuneration

General Business

Meeting Close

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A. Chair’s Address

Bryan Mogridge

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B. Chief Executive’s Review

Brent Robinson

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FY2018, Key Events & Achievements

Centum Rakon India acquisition completed

Buyout of JV partner Centum Electronics completed on

2 May; Rakon has 100% ownership

Strategic decision in line with our manufacturing

strategy to have a low-cost operating platform

Key support agreement reached; services for up to 18

months provides continuity

Transfer of technology license to Siward mostly

complete

Partnership well established and ready to be leveraged

for the benefit of both parties

Argenteuil France site sold March 2018

New facility in Gennevilliersopened in February

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FY2018, Financial Snapshot

Strong profit posted from improvement

in core business and other non-recurring

gains

Sale of property in France

Gain from partial sale of Thinxtra shares and

net dilution gain

7% increase in total revenue with growth

from space & defence and global

positioning markets

Gross profit up 29% due to revenue growth

and mix of business

Strong positive movement in cash

position

Net cash of NZ$7.4 million vs. net debt of

NZ$4.5 million in FY2017

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NZ$10.0m

▲174%

Underlying

EBITDA

Net Profit

Revenue

Operating

Expenses

NZ$101m

▲7.0%

NZ$12.1m

▲200%

NZ$41.6m

▼1%

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Chief Executive’s Review

Business & Strategic

Focus

An extensive review

of Rakon’s strategic

focus was

undertaken in

advance of FY2018,

with a refreshed

strategic plan

implemented and

adopted across the

global business

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FY2019, Opportunities

Telecommunications: 5G

Rakon developing a compelling product offering

oStarting to see design wins for Remote Radio Heads

(RRH) and base stations

Industry predictions are for double digit compounding growth

over the next 5 years (hardware value)

Space & Defence

Growth continues in defence

oStrong demand from US

•Ultra stable TCXOs

•New design wins with high value radar products

Growth in deep space radio applications

Global Positioning

Industrial

China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS)

Chief Executive’s Review

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FY2019 and Beyond; Key Priorities

Centum Rakon India integration and

execution

Continuing to build our strategic alliance

with Siward

IoT translating into orders

Building on global management capability

Opportunities with 5G

Increasing market share

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Governance

Chair Bryan Mogridge retiring

Bruce Irvine to be the new Chair

Search for new Director underway

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TheFuture

On the visible horizon, all the markets we serve

point to increasing demand for Rakon products

Whatever the application be, within every node,

within every network, a stable and reliable timing

and frequency reference is required for the

successful transfer of data

Rakon products provide this timing, enabling the

connectivity for today’s applications as well as the

technological possibilities of the future

Brent Robinson

Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director

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C. Shareholder Questions and 2018 Annual Report

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D. Ordinary Business and Resolutions

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D.1. Resolution on Re-election of Director

That Bruce Robertson Irvine, who retires by

rotation and is eligible for re-election, be

elected as a director of the Company

Business of Meeting − Resolutions

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D.2. Resolution on Auditor’s Remuneration

To record the reappointment of

PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Company’s

Auditor and to authorise the Directors to fix

the Auditor’s remuneration

Business of Meeting − Resolutions

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Business of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

General Business

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Meeting Closed

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