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Investor Presentation22 August 2021MHJConsumer Discretionary

FY21 RESULTS

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new markets, future product launches, points of sale and production facilities.

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economic conditions; changes in market trends and end-consumer preferences; fluctuations

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plans or objectives for future operations or products, including the ability to introduce new

jewellery and non-jewellery products; the ability to expand in existing and new markets and

risks associated with doing business globally and, in particular, in emerging markets;

competition from local, national and international companies in the markets in which the

Company operates; the protection and strengthening of the Company’s intellectual property

rights, including patents and trademarks; the future adequacy of the Company’s current

warehousing, logistics and information technology operations; changes in laws and

regulations or any interpretation thereof, applicable to the Company’s business; increases to

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governmental review of the Company’s transfer pricing policies, conflicting taxation claims or

changes in tax laws; and other factors referenced to in this presentation.

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results of operations could differ materially from that described herein as anticipated,

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on any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue

reliance on any forward-looking statements, particularly in light of the current economic

climate and the significant volatility, uncertainty and disruption caused by the COVID-19

pandemic.

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looking statements contained herein, except as may be required by law. All subsequent

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Company’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements

referred to above and contained elsewhere in this presentation.

CEO and CFO FY21 Update
•FY21 Overview

•FY21 Financial Results

•Group Results

•Key Performance Results

•Retail Segment Results

•Strategy Update –Emphasis on Growth and Margin

•Outlook

•Appendices

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Michael Hill International Limited

FY21 Overview
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•Outstanding year – all metrics up

•Significant disruption from the global pandemic:

•Lengthy lockdowns in Canada and Victoria

•Resilience of key Indian supply chain

•Impacts on our people and customers

•Transformative agenda delivering both strong sales

growth and margin expansion:

•Digital-first, sales +53%

•Retail fundamentals (ATV , IPS , conversion )

•Loyalty – over 800,000 members

•Omni-channel roll-out

•Demonstrated strength in team and brand

•Eight consecutive quarters of positive same store sales

growth

(excluding FY20Q4)

FY20H1 Financial Snapshot
•Revenue growth in all markets

•Gross profit up $50.7m

•Delivered significant increase to NPAT and

EBIT

•Strong balance sheet with a healthy net cash

position

•Targeted inventory levels delivered

•Unwavering focus on costs across the

business

•Active management of global store network

•Final dividend of AU3.0 cents per share

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FY21FY20Change

Revenue

Same store sales

$556.5m$492.1m+13.1%

+8.6%

Gross Profit$348.9m$298.2m+17.0%

EBIT $72.4m$14.1m+414%

EBIT -% of revenue13.0%2.9%+1,010bps

NPAT $45.3m$3.1m+1,382%

Total Dividends

AU4.5cAU1.5c+AU3.0c

Inventory

$171.2m

$178.7m-$7.5m

Net Cash

$72.4m

$0.5m+$71.9m

Store Network285290-5

FY21 Group Results

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6.3%

GROUP SAME STORE

SALES

62.7%

GROUP

GROSS MARGIN

FY20: 60.6%

1

STORE

OPENED

42.1%

BRANDED

COLLECTION SALES

FY20: 37.3%

FY21 Key Performance Results

+8.6%

GROUP

SAME STORE

SALES GROWTH

+13.0%

AUSTRALIA

SAME STORE

SALES GROWTH

+7.1%

NEW ZEALAND

SAME STORE

SALES GROWTH

+6.8%

CANADA

SAME STORE

SALES GROWTH

$34.8m

DIGITAL SALES

+53.4%

+35.3%

WEBSITE TRAFFIC

18.6m USERS

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STORES

CLOSED

$56.6m

COMPARABLE EBIT

FY20: loss $5.2m

•Australia – Gross margin outperformed FY19 & FY20
•New Zealand – EBIT and gross margin strongest in the past four years

•Canada – Increased revenue and gross margin despite extended

temporary store closures

•Segment gross margins up by 180 bps to 350 bps

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Australia(AUD)New Zealand (NZD)Canada (CAD)

FY21FY20ChangeFY21FY20ChangeFY21FY20Change

Revenue312.3m266.6m+17.1%127.1m106.7m+19.1%118.4m110.8m+6.9%

Gross profit194.1m161.0m+20.6%78.8m63.6m+23.8%72.6m64.0m+13.5%

Gross margin62.2%60.4%+180 bps62.0%59.6%+240 bps61.3%57.8%+350 bps

Segment EBIT*62.9m27.4m+129.4%35.5m21.1m+68.3%15.1m-2.4mN/A

EBIT as a % of

revenue

20.1%10.3%+980 bps27.9%19.7%+820 bps12.7%-2.2%+1,490 bps

Store network150155

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Michael Hill Segment Results

* Pre-AASB16Leases

Strategy Update - Emphasis on Growth and Margin
Brand

Modern, differentiated, omni-channel jewellery brand

Digital

Digital-first

Retail

Fundamentals

Elevated productivity & customer experience

Omni-channel

Customer-led & channel agnostic

Loyalty

Uniquely Michael Hill

Cost Conscious

Culture

Unwavering focus on costs

Product Evolution

Your love for jewellery rewarded

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Brand Update

Modern, differentiated, omni-channel

jewellery brand

Elevated brand messaging

Reducing discount-led campaigns

“Made in Australia”

Increasing ATV

Customer segmentation and

personalisation

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Digital

Digital-first

Over $34.8m in sales (+53%)

Highest profit margin channel

Traffic , conversion

Refreshed navigation and website

Website users increased by 35.3%

FY21 traffic over 18.5m users

Launch of Medley

Continual growth underpinned by

omni-channel

Conversion rate optimisation

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Retail Fundamentals

Elevated productivity &

customer experience

Eight quarters of SSS growth

Roster optimisation

Visual excellence and increased training

Store refurbishments with improved

layout and design

Increased focus on retail metrics

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Omni-channel

Customer-led &

channel agnostic

“Ship from store”

“Click and reserve”

“Virtual selling”

Digital appointments

“Click and collect”

Marketplace strategy

Benefits of “ship from store”

•Improved inventory utilisation

•Reduced costs

•More efficient

•Better customer experience

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Loyalty

Your love for jewellery rewarded

Significantly more profitable customer

•More sales, more often

•Higher margin, higher ATV

Now over 800,000 members

Predictive analytics, powered by AI

Targeted communication, bias for action

Members spend more than non-members

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Product Evolution

Uniquely Michael Hill

Regular product newness

Growth in branded collections

Lower inventory holdings

Focus on craftsmanship

Sustainability emphasis

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Cost Conscious Culture

Unwavering focus on costs

Controlled working capital

Strong net cash position

Reduced supply chain costs

Optimised inventory holdings

3PL Canadian distribution facility

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Outlook

•Strong SSS in first seven weeks of FY22:

•Eastern Canada reopened in early July and has

been delivering impressive trading results

•The Company delivered same store sales

growth of +17%

•Australia: +9%

•New Zealand: +15%

•Canada: +24%

•However, renewed disruption in the short term:

•Australia has already experienced 2,637 lost

store trading days

•Total store sales were down 2%

•Estimated impact on EBIT ~$5m

•Actively exploring new growth opportunities

Appendix

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Impacts of COVID-19: Lost Store Trading Days

•The group lost

10,447 store trading

days in FY21:

•AU – 3,458 days

•CA – 6,525 days

•NZ – 464 days

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Appendix A: AASB16 Leases Impact

(AUD million)

FY21

Stat

Impact of

AASB16

FY21

pre-AASB16

FY20

pre-AASB16

Change

pre-AASB16

Revenue556.5556.5492.1+13.1%

Cost of sales-207.6-207.6-193.9+7.1%

Gross profit348.9348.9298.2+17.0%

Employee benefits expense-147.6-147.6-149.2-1.1%

Occupancy costs-15.138.8-53.9-56.9-5.3%

Marketing expenses-28.3-28.3-28.9-2.1%

Selling expenses-18.0-18.0-18.7-3.7%

Other income/(expenses)-16.2-16.2-17.3-6.4%

EBITDA123.738.884.927.2+212.1%

Depreciation and amortisation

expenses

-51.3-34.6-16.7-18.6-10.2%

EBIT72.44.268.28.5+702.4%

Finance expenses-7.6-6.7-0.9-2.0-55.0%

Profit before tax64.8-2.567.36.6+919.7%

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