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26 July 2019


Annual Shareholder Meeting Presentations and Business Update

At its Annual Meeting of Shareholders Blis Technologies Limited (NZX: BLT) is providing an overview

of the Company’s performance during the 2019 financial year in which Blis achieved a maiden net

profit. Shareholders will also hear of the opportunities and strategic priorities the Board and

Management team are focused on delivering to in FY20 and beyond.

In his address to shareholders, Chair Tony Offen states “2019 was a milestone year for Blis. We

reported a maiden net profit, our products saw a significant increase in consumer demand and our

people and our growth pipeline are now well positioned to build on this momentum

Our revenues grew strongly across all of our territories, rising by 59% for the year to reach $8.4m.

This latest revenue achievement has seen us deliver compound average growth in revenue of 45%

over the past five years which we are very pleased with.”

In providing an updated on first quarter trading and FY20 guidance Chief Executive Brian Watson

states “We are forecasting sustained profitable growth in FY20 and an EBITDA similar to FY19 as we

grow the investment in building a pipeline of new revenue opportunities for the company and

identify partners capable of bringing increased scale to the business

“In line with this, we are pleased to share the financial year 2020 quarter one unaudited results. We

have made an excellent start to the year with first quarter revenue of $2.8m which is up 63% on the

same quarter last year with an EBITDA surplus for the quarter of $0.5m.

“This provides us with further confidence to continue our re-investment into growth and that we will

deliver another profitable growth year for 2020, with EBITDA expected to be in line with last year.

“There remains significant international growth potential for our products and we will continue to

pursue the Company’s profitable growth objective through developing our relations with partners

capable of resourcing international scale for the business.”

Copies of the Annual Meeting speeches and presentation are attached and available from the

investor section of the company website https://blis.co.nz/pages/nzx-announcements

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Tony Offen Brian Watson

Chair Chief Executive Officer

Phone: 021 463 336 Phone: 027 705 9133

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About Blis Technologies Ltd


Delivering proven health benefits through evidence-based, advanced probiotics

Blis is an NZX-listed manufacturer of advanced probiotic strains that go beyond the gut. Combining innovation

with evidence-based research and the highest quality production controls enables the delivery of probiotic

solutions for specific health targets including throat health, halitosis (bad breath), immune support and teeth and

gum health. BLIS products are sold throughout New Zealand and in Australia, Asia, Europe and the USA. More

information about Blis Technologies Ltd can be found at www.blis.co.nz.

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Annual Shareholder Meeting

Friday, 11am 26th July 2019

Edgar Centre, Dunedin.






Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.


I am Tony Offen, and I am the Chair of Blis Technologies Limited.


On behalf of my fellow directors, our chief executive, Mr Brian Watson and all the

Blis team, welcome to The Edgar Centre for our 2019 annual shareholder meeting.


On arriving today, you will have been greeted by staff of Link Market Services, our

share registrar, who are available to support you with the formal aspects of the

meeting.


Also here today are Heidi Rautjoki, the Audit Partner from Deloitte, our company’s

auditor and Anne McLeod, Partner Anderson Lloyd our company’s solicitor.


I can advise that the Notice of Meeting has been duly given to shareholders and

we have a quorum. I am pleased to declare the annual shareholder meeting of Blis

Technologies Limited open.


As you know, health and safety is a priority for Blis and in the unlikely event of an

emergency during the meeting we want to ensure everyone’s safety. If the building

needs to be evacuated for any reason, a long alarm will sound as a Siren with

voiced directions to evacuate at your nearest exit. Please follow the instructions of

the Edgar Centre staff, and they will point you to the nearest exit. Our assembly

area is directly opposite the main entrance doors on to the centre, staff will direct

you to this area once you exit the building.


Toilets are located on this floor landing and on the ground floor half way along the

main sports centre as well as in the arena, and please note that the Edgar Centre

is a non-smoking venue.

Slide 1: Chair – ASM welcome

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And while I am on the topic of health and safety, I would like to briefly take this

opportunity to thank the team for their outstanding efforts recently when they

identified and swiftly dealt with a potential chemical incident. You may have heard

that on the 12

th

of July a staff member identified an issue with a small quantity of a

substance used infrequently within our research facilities.


I am very pleased to report that the action taken by staff, demonstrated the robust

procedures we have in place and we were extremely pleased with both the

exemplary actions taken and the outcome achieved.


And I would note that it was very pleasing to have these views echoed by Fire &

Emergency New Zealand as they confirmed that the risk mitigation steps in place

and actions taken by staff were entirely appropriate.







The agenda for this morning will include an overview from me of the company’s

performance for the year to 31 March 2019. Brian Watson, our CEO, will then

provide you with a deeper review of the results, progress against our objectives

and what shareholders should expect to see in the remainder of the current

financial year.


There will then be an opportunity for shareholders to ask questions.


Following this we will move to the formal business of the meeting. At that point I will

outline the process for the discussion and voting on the resolutions set out in the

agenda.

And of course, at the meeting’s conclusion, you are invited to join directors and the

Blis team for light refreshments and further discussions.












Slide 2: Chair - Agenda

Slide 4: Chair - Board

Slide 3: Chair – Chairperson’s address

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Before reviewing the company’s performance, I would first like to introduce your

Board. Their profiles are available online on the governance page of the company’s

website and are also included within the annual report. You will have received the

Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2019, either by post or electronically,

depending on your choice, and there are additional hard copies available in the

room here today if you would like one.


Graeme Boyd joined the board in 2014 and is deputy chair. Graeme sits on the

remuneration committee and has also served on the audit & risk committee.

Graeme understands brand value and brings strong experience in international

marketing, growth strategies and executive leadership. Graeme was CEO of

Comvita in 1998 leading the company from being small and privately-owned to a

publicly-listed company marketing natural health products internationally.


Geoff Plunket joined the board early in 2018 and is chair of the audit & risk

committee. Geoff brings a strong commercial focus and experience in leading a

large organisation with expertise in logistics, supply chain, human resource, health

& safety and risk management. Geoff had a long career with Port Otago Limited,

including as CFO culminating in his appointment as CEO from 2004 until his

retirement in 2017.


Veronica Aris joined the board in 2014 and is chair of the remuneration

committee. Veronica has over 20 years’ in senior marketing and sales roles that

span the innovation, primary care consumables, pharmaceuticals, natural health

care, consumer and safety product markets. Veronica, who was up for re-election

by rotation today, announced recently that she will be stepping down at the end of

this meeting. I would like to take the opportunity now to thank Veronica for her

contribution over her five years of service, and on behalf of us all, to wish her all

the best for the future.


Dr Barry Richardson joined the board in 2018 and sits on audit and risk

committee. Barry has a science background and brings both Blis specific and

international biotechnology and nutritional dairy industry experience to the board.

Barry was formerly CEO of Blis between 2007 – 2016 leading the company’s

transition from predominately research based to being commercially focused.


Dr Alison Stewart was invited to join the board in September 2018 following a

professional search process for specific capabilities. Alison brings to the board

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substantial experience as an innovation and research leader who has a clear

understanding of the drivers for successful international commercialisation of

biotechnology lead research. Alison is currently CEO of the Foundation for Arable

Research and is standing for election today. The board recommends Alison’s

election and unanimously supports her election as a director today. We will have

the opportunity to hear from Alison a little later.


And in terms of myself, I have been a director and shareholder since 2009 and

chair since August 2017. I am currently on the audit and risk and remuneration

committees. Previously I have served as deputy chair and also for a short time as

an executive director for the company. Being eligible, I am also offering myself for

re-election today, so more on that later as well.


You will note, that with Veronica retiring, the number of directors reduces to five (5)

and the board is not seeking to fill this vacancy. The board has determined that

based on the company’s current size and stage of development that an optimal

number of directors is five, with the current director mix of skills and experience

being appropriate for governing Blis. Where required, we look to strengthen our

oversight of issues using expert advice.



That said, each year as part of the board’s annual review process the director

capability mix is assessed for alignment with the company’s future development

and international growth plan requirements. When the board’s succession planning

anticipates an upcoming vacancy to be filled or that further director capability is

required, professional search services are used to assist the board in identifying

suitable candidates for nomination, as was the case with the latest appointment of

Dr Alison Stewart.











It is my pleasure to present you with an overview of the company’s performance.



Slide 6: Chair – Results Overview

Slide 5: Chair – Disclaimer

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Performance Overview.

2019 was a milestone year for Blis. We reported a maiden net profit, our products

saw a significant increase in consumer demand and our people and our growth

pipeline are now well positioned to build on this momentum.

Our revenues grew strongly across all of our territories, rising by 59% for the year

to reach $8.4m. This latest revenue achievement has seen us deliver compound

average growth in revenue of 45% over the past five years which we are very

pleased with.

This strong growth in revenue contributed to the company’s first net profit of $0.4m

and making 2019 a turning point for Blis in keeping with our goal of delivering

sustainable profitable growth.

Importantly for the company, the share of revenues from our Blis Probiotic branded

product range grew to 38% of overall sales, compared to 19% last year.

This is important because growing the Blis probiotics brand is a core strategic

positioning priority for us. Through increasing sales of BLIS PROBIOTICS

TM


branded products we are building and strengthening a direct relationship with our

customers. While the revenue we generate from our ingredient products continues

to underpin our business, growing the Blis branded portion of our sales will

underwrite the realisation of the strong long-term value inherent in the company.

Our customers and consumers are increasingly identifying directly with Blis as the

trusted source of quality products, thereby future-proofing our business.





We continue to make good progress against our four strategic priorities; Positioning

(as just highlighted), Supply Chain, Pipeline and People and Performance.

These priorities focus us on developing core expertise and knowledge internally as

we continue to innovate in order to optimise our Intellectual Property. We recognise

that a company does not outperform its people so building a high-performance

culture is core to ensuring we maintain the right internal capabilities and

relationships to support our growth goals.

There is no question that this year’s achievements - including the Company’s

maiden profit - underpin a turning point for Blis. The result is evidence of the

increased resilience of the business due to broader revenue mix, increasing

Slide 7: Chair – Strategic Priorities

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revenue from BLIS® branded products, stronger regulatory positions, an improved

working capital base and development of robust internal capabilities.

We also recognise that long term, sustainable business success requires an

understanding of the interconnectedness of all parts of our business and the

impact we have on all our stakeholders, including our community and the

environment. We have started the continuous journey of evolving our sustainable

environmental, social and governance practices and look forward to reporting to

you in the future beyond the traditional financial measures.

There remains significant international growth potential for our products and we will

continue to re-invest for the future by growing markets, our pipeline and importantly

the Blis brand. We believe with our existing resourcing we can continue to meet

attractive revenue growth rates profitably by working with our existing distributors

and markets, and by actively targeting new relationships with key partners with the

right capabilities and resources we will benefit further from the increased reach

they would bring to our business.

Brian will cover the achievements and progress across these areas in his address

as well as the first quarter results for this year and the outlook for 2020.

On behalf of the board, management and all of the Blis team I would like to thank

you our shareholders for your continued support and ongoing interest in the

company.

Thank You.

I will now pass over the Brian for his address, after which there will be an

opportunity to ask questions before we then move to the formal part of the meeting.

Brian, over to you.






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Thank you Tony.

On behalf of management team I would like to welcome the shareholders here

today and introduce the Blis leadership team. Detailed profiles of the team are

available online on the company’s governance page and have been included within

the annual report.


Richard Wingham is our Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Richard has been with Blis for 18 months and he has quickly had a significant

impact on our reporting and analytics as well as contributing to broad leadership

within the company.

Dr John Hale is our Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

John has been with Blis since 2011 having studied under John Tagg then gained

experience offshore. John leads our R & D and scientific services group

progressing our development pipeline of new products.

Our Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is Julie Curphey

Julie has headed up Marketing for Blis for the last 2 ½ years leading our drive to

grow the Blis branded portfolio, with our new market launches onto Amazon USA

and the more recent expanded launch in Australia.

As for myself, I’m proud to have been your Chief Executive since early 2016 and I

have been focused on ensuring the fundamentals right so we are positioned for the

growth opportunities in our future.




As Tony highlighted FY19 saw the company achieve a maiden net profit on the

back of strong revenue growth.

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Slide 9: CEO – Leadership team

Slide 10: CEO – Financial summary

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Total revenue grew 59% over the previous year driven by growth across all

territories.

The benefits of increased scale combined with a continuing tight focus on costs

saw the company’s operating earnings before interest expense, tax, depreciation

and amortisation (EBITDA) rising to $0.9m compared to a loss of $0.4m in the

previous financial year.

Net profit for the year was $0.4m in line with our upgraded guidance provided April

2019.

Other financial highlights included an increase in working capital to $2.3 m up from

$1.5m in FY18, a 50% increase.






The company has made good progress across our strategic priorities of

Positioning, Supply chain, Pipeline and People and performance.

As Tony mentioned, under the Positioning priority we are targeting consistency of

value proposition and development of the BLIS PROBIOTICS™ brand as a means

of future proofing the business and developing a closer relationship with customers

and consumers.

Key progress in this area included the launch of the BLIS K12 range into the large

Australian Pharmacy channel and the launch of the BLIS range on the Amazon

US platform. Along with these new launches we have continued to grow our NZ

market with the BLIS branded range.

Our focus on Supply chain is to ensure the right quality, capacity and IP protection

throughout our entire supply chain – from ingredient supply through to the finished

product with our customer.

Key progress has included establishing a new contract manufacturer relationship

with GMP Pharmaceuticals to support the regulatory requirements and capacity

needs of the Australian launch.

We have also progressed our partnership with an offshore fermentation expert for

supply of the raw ingredient which will provide increasing capacity to meet the

growing demand for our products.

These initiatives are critical to achieving the scale needed to continue to grow the

business and capture the opportunities we are seeing.

Slide 11: CEO – Strategic priorities

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Our ongoing focus on Pipeline is about optimising value from our Intellectual

Property, this activity ranges from early R & D activity to format innovation and

market preparation.

To help underwrite the ongoing investment in R & D we have secured a Callaghan

Innovation growth grant providing a 20% rebate on qualifying R & D investment

until March 2021.

Through our own initiatives and with our partners we have continued to improve

market access with K12 approvals in Russia, Belgium and M18 approvals in

Australia and Full GRAS approval in the US.

As Tony mentioned, our focus on People and Performance is ongoing and we

recognise this is at the core of our business. We are continuing to build a high-

performance culture, ensuring we have the right internal capability and processes

to support our growth goals.

To faciliate this we have established a values framework which has galvanised the

team. We’ve also added internal capability by hiring a E-commerce specialist to

further develop our on-line presence.






Looking at trading revenue in more detail we saw good growth across all regions.

In our home market, NZ, revenues grew impressively by 60% to reach $1.2m. Our

New Zealand retail presence has continued to strengthen through our relationship

with Radiant Health which was launched in March 2018. BLIS® branded products

are stocked on the shelves across the network of over 900 pharmacies with high

levels of support provided by our distribution partner, including promotional activity

that has extended our reach to medical professionals.

The rest of Asia Pacific revenue grew significantly, by 237% to reach $2.9m, driven

by the extended launch into the Australian market as well ingredient sales growth

in Japan.

The sales growth evident in our Asian market was also very pleasing. In particular,

strong sales growth into Japan has reinforced the potential of that market with new

opportunities now under development.

Our strategy for the China market has seen us broadening our focus from

establishing a China domestic presence, which continues to be challenging, to also

Slide 12: CEO – Regional performance

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building a sales channel based on “cross border e-Commerce” (CBEC) and Daigou

sales which will be more actively targeted this financial year.

Europe/ Middle East/ Africa saw revenue growth of 5% to $3.0m in FY19.

Steady year on year growth in this important market continues to deliver a solid

return. Our distribution partner in Europe and the Middle East, Bluestone Pharma

continues to successfully implement a strategy focused on launching consistent

value propositions to health professionals ensuring a broad acceptance and

recognition within the medical community.

During the 2019 financial year our partner achieved new approvals for Russia and

Belgium and launched BLIS K12™ products to health care professionals in these

markets along with launches with new customers in Denmark, the Netherlands and

the UAE.

North American revenues grew by 45% to $1.2m in FY19 as we benefited from the

USA launch of BLIS® branded products on the Amazon platform which has

delivered steady growth since the launch in June 2018.

Our partner Stratum Nutrition has continued to expand the customer base through

new customer launches and across a range of channels including retail, direct

selling and on-line.

Following the recent GRAS “No objection” status of BLIS M18™ (achieved by BLIS

K12™ in 2016) we now have the potential to open new opportunities with larger

consumer food and supplement companies in the US and we are currently

exploring the options.





In line with our strategic priority we have seen significant growth in our Blis branded

finished product revenue.

The proportion of Product revenue generated by BLIS Branded finished goods has

grown from 19% in FY18 to 38% in FY19 and in dollar terms, from $1m to $3m .

This has been a strategic priority to ensure increased brand awareness, getting

closer to consumers to generate brand loyalty, ensuring consistency in the value

proposition and ensuring we get a higher proportion of the value chain.


Slide 13: CEO – BLIS branded finished products

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The launch of the Company’s expanded product range into the Australian

pharmacy network took place from 1st of April this year.

Our products hit the Australian shelves with strong support from our exclusive

distribution partner in this market. iNova Pharmaceuticals has exceptional reach

into the Australian Pharmacy channel and a proven track record of establishing

category leading brands in consumer health care.

The launch included BLIS® branded products from the BLIS K12™ based range:

ThroatGuard™, ImmuneDefence™, HoneyBlis™, DailyDefence Junior™,

TravelProtect™ as well as a Difflam ® co-branded offer Difflam 1st Signs

Defence™ into the Australian pharmacy network. iNova has supported the launch

through a comprehensive consumer and trade marketing programme that

coincided with the build-up towards the busy winter season.

There has been widespread acceptance of the BLIS K12™ range by all key

Pharmacy Banner groups in Australia and the more recent approval of BLIS M18™

as an ingredient for "listed complementary medicines" in April 2019 will open the

way for launch planning of our BLIS M18™ dental product range into Australia with

iNova Pharmaceuticals.

Although it is still early days in the launch we are pleased with the presence of the

product range within the key pharmacy chains, in particular Chemist Warehouse

which is the dominant chain within the Australian pharmacy network.

Our relationship with iNova includes reviewing other maket opportunities across

Asia Pacific and Africa. An early evaluation priority is how we coordinate activity in

building Blis Branded product sales into the attractive China Cross Border e-

commerce channel from both NZ and Australia.





During this financial year and beyond we will continue our investment in our

pipeline ensuring we have a steady stream of innovation to support revenue growth

and strengthen our IP maintaing a strong market position.

Slide 14: CEO – Australia launch

Slide 15: CEO – Pipeline investment

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This investment includes development of new probiotics strains with our

development of a skin targeted strain already progressing well – and I’ll expand on

this a little later.

We will back this up with format innovation ensuring we meet customer and

consumer needs with. Notable developments include a proposition combining Oral

and Gut targeted probiotic strains which we belive will help us meet broader

consumer needs. We also have a focus on delivering innovation to meet dental

professionals needs within a clinic evironment.

Longer term R & D is focused on the market potential represented by pet health

and functional foods which today are not seen as core markets but respresent

exciting potential.

This endeavour will generate new IP positions including patents, trademarks and

trade secrets which are core to our ongoing value proposition.







Skin respresents an attractive target for our R & D pipeline.

There is a rapidly emerging market for probiotic technology targeting both cosmetic

and therapeutic opportunities. Global retail sales withinin the broad skin care

market are estimated to be $180 billion per year by 2024.

Blis innovation is focused on developing and commercialising BLIS Q24 a unique

patented strain of a species that naturally lives on the skin. BLIS Q24 has

advanced activity that represents exciting potential as both a cosmetic and

therapeutic solution.




Blis has made the strategic decision to focus on health targets where we believe

we can establish a leadership position.

Probiotic dietary supplements represent an attractive category that has continued

to grow rapidly highlighting the broad appeal and acceptance of probiotics globally.

With our specific health targets we compete within attractive categories including

Ear Nose and Throat health and Oral care.

Slide 16: CEO – Skin target

Slide 17: CEO – Leadership team

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Our pipeline focus will allow us to target functional foods, pet health and skin care

in the future.




We are pleased to share the 2020 financial year quarter one unaudited results.

Total revenue was $2.8m up 63% on same quarter last year. With a EBITDA

surplus of $519 k. This has been a positive start to the year which supports

maintaing our full year guidance of sustained profitable growth in FY20 and an

EBITDA similar to FY19.

Importantly this profitable start to the year gives us the confidence to invest in new

markets and our pipeline.




There remains significant international growth potential for our products and we will

continue to pursue the Company’s profitable growth objective through developing

our relations with partners capable of resourcing international scale for the

business.

Key growth opportunities for the company in FY20 include:

Canada where we will target a distribution partnership to launch within the

Pharmacy channel.

China cross border e-commerce and Daigou markets.

Market expansion with iNova Pharmaceuticals.

Expansion of on-line sales.

To facilitate this growth we will be working with our existing distribution partners as

well as targeting new relationships with partners with the right capability and

resources to support our goals.

Thank you.


Slide 18: CEO – Outlook

Slide 19: CEO – Outlook continued

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Thank you, Brian.


We now have an opportunity to take questions on the company’s financial

statements and reports for the year ended 31 March 2019, and the presentations

you have heard from Brian and myself.

I now invite questions from the floor and ask you to use the microphones offered.

Please indicate by raising your hand if you have a question and I will ask for a

microphone to be passed to you when there is an opportunity for you to speak.

Before asking your question, could you state your name and if you are a

shareholder, proxy holder or shareholder representative.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I now move to the formal part of the meeting, the

resolutions. If you do not have a pen or a voting paper and would like one, please

raise your hand and Link Market Services will help you.



Director Election Resolutions


As the first resolution relates to my standing for re-election, Graeme Boyd, Deputy

Chair will put this director resolution to the meeting.


Graeme approaches the stand.



Ordinary Resolution 1 proposes:


That Tony Offen, who is eligible for election, be elected as a director of the

company. Tony has been nominated in accordance with the NZX Listing Rules and

the Company’s constitution.


The Board has determined Tony is standing as an independent, non-executive

director.


The Board recommends Tony to you as a director of Blis Technologies Limited and

unanimously supports his re-election.


I now invite Tony to address the meeting.

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Is there any discussion on this resolution?

There appears to be no further discussion.

I now put to the vote the ordinary resolution: That Tony Offen, who is eligible for

election, be elected as a director of the company.

Please take a moment to mark your proxy voting form in relation to Resolution 1.



Tony returns to the Chair the meeting


Ordinary Resolution 2 proposes:


That Alison Stewart, who is eligible for election, be elected as a director of the

company. Alison has been nominated in accordance with the NZX Listing Rules

and the Company’s constitution.


The Board has determined Alison is standing as an independent, non-executive

director.


The Board recommends Alison to you as a director of Blis Technologies Limited

and unanimously supports her election.


I now invite Alison to address the meeting.

Is there any discussion on this resolution?

There appears to be no further discussion.

I now put to the vote the ordinary resolution: That Alison Stewart, who is eligible for

election, be elected as a director of the company.

Please take a moment to mark your proxy voting form in relation to Resolution 2.


Ordinary Resolution 3 proposes:

That the Directors be authorized to fix the remuneration of the auditors for the

ensuing year.

Is there any discussion on this resolution?

There appears to be no further discussion.

I now put to the vote the ordinary resolution: That the Directors be authorized to fix

the remuneration of the auditors for the ensuing year.

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Please take a moment to mark your proxy voting form in rel ation to Resolution 3.


Special Resolution 4 proposes:

That the constitution of the Company be amended in the form and manner

described in the Explanatory Notes, with effect from the close of the meeting.

Is there any discussion on this resolution?

There appears to be no further discussion.

I now put to the vote the special resolution: That the constitution of the Company

be amended in the form and manner described in the Explanatory Notes, with

effect from the close of the meeting.

Please take a moment to mark your proxy voting form in rel ation to Special

Resolution 4.


Other Business

That brings us to any other business.

Is there any other business a shareholder wishes raise?


Close

That brings us to the end of the meeting, as mentioned earlier, you are all invited to

join us for further discussion and questions over some light refreshments.


Thank you all, I now declare the meeting closed.

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Annual Shareholder Meeting

26th July 2019

Meeting Agenda
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Business of the Meeting:

Chairperson’s Address - Tony Offen

Chief Executive Officer’s Address - Brian Watson

Ordinary Resolutions

1. Re-election of Mr Anthony (Tony) Offen as a director

2. Election of Dr Alison Stewart as a director.

3. Re-appointment of Deloitte as Auditor

Special Resolution

4. Amendments to Constitution

Other Business

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Chairperson’s Address

Anthony (Tony) Offen

Chair, independent non-executive director

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Anthony

(Tony) Offen

Chair, independent

non-executive director

Graeme

Boyd

Deputy Chair,

independent

non-executive director

Geoffrey

Plunket

Chair of audit

committee,

independent

non-executive director

Dr Barry

Richardson

Independent

non-executive director

Dr Alison

Stewart

Independent

non-executive director

Veronica

Aris

Chair of remuneration

committee,

independent

non-executive director

Board of Directors

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Information

The information in this presentation is an overview and does not contain

all information necessary to make an investment decision. It is intended to

constitute a summary of certain information relating to the performance

of Blis Technologies Limited (“Company” or “Blis”). The information in this

presentation is of a general nature and does not purport to be complete.

This presentation should be read in conjunction with the Company’s other

periodic and continuous disclosure announcements, which are available at

nzx.com.

Not financial product advice

This presentation is for information purposes only and is not financial or

investment advice or a recommendation to acquire Blis securities, and has

been prepared without taking into account the objectives, financial situation

or needs of individuals. The Company, its directors and employees do not

give or make any recommendation or opinion in relation to acquiring or

disposing of shares. In making an investment decision, investors must rely

on their own examination of the Company, including the merits and risks

involved. Investors should consult with their own legal, tax, business and/or

financial advisors in connection with any acquisition of securities.

Future performance

This presentation may contain certain ‘forward-looking statements’, for

example statements concerning the development and commercialisation of

Disclaimer

new products, regulatory approvals, customer adoption and results of future

clinical studies. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified

by the use of forward-looking words such as, ‘expect’, ‘anticipate’, ‘likely’,

‘intend’, ‘could’, ‘may’, ‘predict’, ‘plan’, ‘propose’, ‘will’, ‘believe’, ‘forecast’,

‘estimate’, ‘target’, ‘outlook’, ‘guidance’ and other similar expressions.

The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are not

guarantees or predictions of future performance and involve known and

unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, many of which are

beyond the control of the Company and may involve significant elements

of subjective judgement and assumptions as to future events which may

or may not be correct. There can be no assurance that actual outcomes

will not materially differ from these forward-looking statements. A number

of important factors could cause actual results or performance to differ

materially from the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking

statements are based on information available to the Company as at the

date of this presentation. Except as required by law or regulation (including

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$0.4m

Maiden net profit

EBITDA

FY19 HighlightsRevenue Growth Trend

$0.9m

Growth in Total Revenue (5 Year compound

annual growth rate CAGR 45%)

59%

10

8

6

4

2

0

NZ$ MILLIONS

FY16FY15FY17FY18FY19

5 YEAR CAGR +45%

Results FY 2019

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Value Proposition

1.

2.

3.

4.

Company vision

Delivering health benefits to global

consumers by unlocking the potential

of the microbiome.

Value proposition

Blis Technologies is a leader in the

manufacture of advanced probiotic

strains that go beyond the gut. We

combine innovation with a strong

evidence base and the highest quality

controls to deliver probiotic solutions

for specific health targets.

Pipeline

People &

Performance

Positioning

Supply

Chain

Positioning – consistency of value

proposition and development of the

BLIS PROBIOTICS™ brand

Supply chain – ensuring quality, capacity

and IP protection within our supply chain

Pipeline – optimising value from our IP

People and Performance – building

internal capability and a high-

performance culture

Our strategic priorities

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CEO’s Address

Brian Watson

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

BCom (Marketing), BPhEd

9
Leadership Team

Julie

Curphey

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

MBA, BCApSc (Food Science)

Dr John

Hale

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

PhD

Richard

Wingham

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

CA, BCom (Accounting)

Brian

Watson

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

BCom (Marketing), BPhEd

10
Key Points

→59% total revenue growth

→$0.9m EBITDA surplus

→$0.4m maiden profit

→Working capital $2.3m - 50% increase

FY19 Financial Summary

FY19 FY18 Change

$000 $000 $000

Total Revenue 8,406 5,288 3,118

EBITDA 896 (422) 1,318

Net Surplus / (Deficit) 381 (1,042) 1,423

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Strategic Priorities

1. Positioning – consistency of value proposition and

development of the BLIS PROBIOTICS™ brand

Launched BLIS K12™ range into Australian Pharmacy channel with partner iNova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .✓

Launched full BLIS® Branded range on Amazon US platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .✓

Continued to grow NZ retail and medical professional market through Radiant Health partnership . . .✓

2. Supply chain – ensuring quality, capacity and IP protection

within our supply chain

Established new contract manufacturer relationship with GMP Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .✓

Established new relationship for future offshore raw ingredient manufacture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ongoing

3. Pipeline – optimising value from our IP

Approval of a Growth Grant from Callaghan Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .✓

Regulatory approvals BLIS K12™: Russia, Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .✓

Regulatory approvals M18: Australia TGA Listed complementary medicine, US FDA GRAS . . . . . . . . . . . .✓

4. People and Performance – building internal capability and a

high-performance culture

Established a staff values framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .✓

Recruited an e-Commerce specialist (start date April 2019) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .✓

Pipeline

People &

Performance

Positioning

Supply

Chain

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FY19 Regional Sales Performance

$1.2M

+45%

North America

$3.0M

+5%

Europe

$2.9M

+237%

Asia Pacific

(excl. NZ)

$1.2M

+60%

New Zealand

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Branded finished products

– a significant driver of growth

FY18

Product

Revenue

$5.2M

FY19

Product

Revenue

$8.1M

IngredientsIngredients

19%

38%

81%62%

Branded goodsBranded goods

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Branded product range:

Australia launch

Distribution partner

Early banner group acceptance

Plans underway

for launch of the

dental range

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New strains

→BLIS Q24 – skin target

→Strain library screening

Novel product formats

→Oral plus gut strain combination

→Innovative dental professional offer

Future potential

→Pet health

→Functional food

Growing IP portfolio

→Patents

→Trade marks

→Trade secrets

Dice-D20

Flask-potion

globe

Head-side-brain

Pipeline Investment

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BLIS innovation:

→Unique patented strain BLIS Q24

→Advanced probiotic activity

→Solid progress in overcoming formulation challenges

→Both cosmetic and therapeutic potential – phased

development

Emerging market – Cosmetics and therapeutics

Skin Target

$180B

Global skincare

market value by

2024

1

1

Statista.com

17
Current and Future Addressable Markets

Blis’s current formulation range

focuses on the following markets

→Global Vitamins and Dietary

Suppliments Market

→Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)

→Oral Care

Probiotics represent an attractive

supplements category

Global Probiotic Supplements Retail Value 2013–2018

Blis is actively developing applications

for the following new markets

→Global Fortified and Functional Foods

→Global Pet Food

→Super Premium Beauty and Personal Care

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

2013

US$ MILLIONS

20152014201620172018

+4 .5%+0.2%

+10.3%

+9 .1%

+8 .9%

2018 sales surpassed US$5.6 billion

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Outlook

“We are forecasting sustained profitable growth in FY20 and an

EBITDA similar to FY19 as we grow the investment in building a pipeline

of new revenue opportunities for the company and identify partners

capable of bringing increased scale to the business”

Q1 FY20 update (unaudited)

→Total Revenue of $2.8M, 63% Growth (compared to Q1 FY19)

→EBITDA $0.5M

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Outlook continued

Pipeline Investment

New market focus and investment

→China cross border e-Commerce, Daigou market

→Accelerate Canada market evaluation and planning

→Increase sales of dental products

→Progress plans with iNova for selected new markets

→Leverage existing new market opportunities including:

— iNova launch in Australia

— Amazon USA platform

Ongoing R & D investment

→New finished product innovation

→New probiotic strain development

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