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IKE performance update for Q4 and FY24

Quarterly Update17 April 2024IKEMaterials

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 18 April 2024

Multiple large subscription contracts closed that will underpin substantial FY25 subscription

revenue growth.


ikeGPS Group Limited (IKE) (NZX: IKE / ASX: IKE) is pleased to release an update for the Q4 and

12-month period to 31 March 2024 (all figures in NZD, unaudited). IKE will host a webinar on 18

April 2024 at 11am AEDT/1pm NZDT to discuss performance and outlook. To register, please

click:


https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gj-GgYM1QWGA-C_MhXHZTg


FY24 Highlights:

+ Revenue of ~NZ$21.1m (-31% pcp).

+ Subscription revenue of ~NZ$10.7m (+22% vs pcp).

+ Transaction revenue of ~NZ$7.3m (-61% vs pcp).

+ Gross margin of ~NZ$12.7m (-23% vs pcp), with a gross margin percentage of ~60% (up

from pcp of ~53%)

+ Total cash and receivables as of 31 March 2024 of NZ$15.4m comprised of NZ$10.2m

cash and NZ$5.2m receivables, with payables of NZ$1.2m and no debt. (up from the

position 31 December 2023 of NZ$8.0m cash and NZ$7.2m receivables, and flat against

the cash position 30 September 2023).


Commentary

IKE CEO Glenn Milnes commented, "Q4 FY24 was a stronger period again at IKE with more

significant subscription contracts closed with tier-1 North American electric utility customers

that, although not materially impacting recognized revenue in the FY24 period to March 2024,

will substantially grow FY25 subscription revenue run rates.

That said, the FY24 period saw a substantial year-on-year reduction in revenue from our lower

margin transaction revenue. A 61% reduction vs pcp was due to the FY23 period having outsized

activity from certain customers that as context was up 191% on FY22 levels. Our three-year

transaction revenue CAGR, or growth rate, is 47% and based on guidance from these long-term

customers we expect transaction volumes and associated revenue to build into FY25.

With respect to core subscription revenue, since the Q3 launch of our new IKE PoleForeman

product Total Contract Value (TCV) won has exceeded $8m from mostly tier-1 electric utilities in

the U.S. market. In total ~42 customers have subscribed to the platform, of which 23 were

existing customers and 19 are new, including one of the 10 largest electric utilities in the U.S. We

do expect further major customers to close in the near term and that IKE PoleForeman will

ultimately be the standard for structural analysis in eight of the ten largest electric utilities in

North America.



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Examples of recent subscription contracts include:

- An agreement with the second largest electric utility group in North America for a five-

year term that is expected to generate ~NZ$2.0m in total subscription revenue, or an

additive NZ$0.4m ARR.

- A large U.S. electric utility signed to a ~NZ$0.5m three-year subscription contract for IKE

PoleForeman, representing a five-fold increase in annual recurring revenue from this

customer versus our legacy product.

- A ~NZ$0.8M three-year subscription contract from a major east coast U.S. electric

utility, who is a Fortune 500 company, to use IKE PoleForeman.

- A ~NZ$0.4M annual contract with an engineering group supporting this market for IKE

Office Pro use.

- A ~NZ$3.7m three-year subscription contract with a Fortune 150 Company and one of

the ten largest Investor-Owned-Utilities (IoU’s) in the U.S., upgrading them from IKE’s

legacy product to our new IKE PoleForeman structural analysis platform.

Over the coming years, these long-term customer commitments are estimated to translate to

more than 2,500 distribution engineers across our customer footprint using IKE PoleForeman’s

advanced capabilities for network design.


FY25 Outlook

Subscription revenue in FY25 is expected to grow strongly, at 50% or greater vs pcp to ~$16m

per annum or greater. This outlook is based on the ongoing growth of our core IKE Office Pro

subscription product, which has seen >30% CAGR over the past three years and with ~95%

customer retention. It is also based on the the success of the launch of our new IKE

PoleForeman product with more than NZ$8m of TCV closed since its Q3 launch.

Transaction revenue in FY25 is expected to grow, but with a wide range of potential growth

profiles and as such represents higher risk – both upside and downside. Transaction revenue at

IKE over the past three years has grown at a ~45% CAGR, although FY24 levels were down

against FY23 due to FY23 seeing outsized customer activity. Based on guidance from long-term

customers we expect transaction volumes and associated revenue to build into FY25.

Overall, we closed ~NZ$27m of contracts in the FY24 period, against approximately NZ$21m of

recognized revenue. Our customer retention rate is excellent, at approximately 95% and our

sales pipeline for new business is strong and is growing. We won 59 new subscription

customers in the U.S. market over the past year, continuing a win rate of approximately one new

customer per week. As a reminder of our business model, IKE generates additive transaction

revenue, on top of subscription revenue, from some customers as they engineer more network

assets in our system.

Our margin profile improved to ~60% in FY24, from ~53% in FY23, due to a continued shift in the

product mix toward higher margin subscription revenue. We expect this trend to continue into

FY25 with the growth in our subscription revenue outpacing other segments resulting in a

material improvement in margins again in FY25.

During 2H FY24 we also reduced our cost profile to maintain the timeframe towards both

EBITDA and cash positive operations. As consistently stated, management and the Board remain

cognizant of the importance of maintaining a strong balance sheet position, executing against

immediate revenue growth opportunities, whilst retaining the ability to manage costs

appropriately. Our balance sheet remains strong, noting that the USD and AUD foreign exchange

rates impact our reported NZD position each period.

Macro-market tailwinds across North America remain supportive of the productivity products

that IKE delivers, driven by the forecasted US$300B investment by electric utilities into building &

maintaining distribution power network capacity and associated network hardening. To meet


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carbon-zero targets in the U.S. by 2050, analysts forecast that approximately 50% of the energy

in the U.S. needs to be on the electrical grid, from a position of just 20% today. Overall, analysts

forecast that capex and opex spend across distribution networks in the U.S. market will increase

4% annually for the next decade. Further, the multi-year investment being made into building

overhead fiber and 5G networks, IKE’s product suite drives productivity in support of these

network engineering and capacity activities.

Performance across the business is set out in the following table and charts.




Customer Number Reconciliation:

Since 31 December 2023 IKE has changed its reporting of customer numbers from ‘All

Enterprise Customers’ to ‘Subscription Customers’, reflecting only customers with recurring

subscription revenue. The reconciliation between these two metrics will be reported for the next

4 periods to 31 December 2024. Reconciliation as follows:











FY24FY 23% Change

Total Revenue$21.1M$30.8m-31%

Platform Transactions

# of Billable Transactions279K490K-43%

Platform Transaction Revenue$7.3M$18.7m-61%

Gross Margin$1.8M$7.2m-76%

Gross Margin %24%39%

Platform Subscriptions

Total # of Subscription Customers395 367 +8%

Platform Subscription Revenue$10.7M$8.8m+22%

Gross Margin$9.2M$7.7m+20%

Gross Margin %86%88%

Hardware & Other

Hardware & Services Revenue$3.1M$3.3m-9%

Gross Margin$1.7M$1.5m+11%

Gross Margin %56%45%

Customer ReconFY 24FY 23

Total # of Enterprise Customers415 379 +9%

Less: Non-Subscription Customers(20)(12)+67%

Total # of Subscription Customers395 367 +8%


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Takeaways

Three-year revenue

CAGR of 31%

Recurring

subscription and

reoccurring

transaction

revenues (shown

by the green and

blue segments in

this chart)

dominate IKE’s

revenue mix, at

86% for FY24.

An expectation for

healthy growth in

the FY25 period.




Takeaways

Significant growth

in underlying

subscription

revenue.

Three-year

subscription

revenue CAGR of

33%,

During FY25, this is

expected to

increase materially,

by greater than

50%, due to the

successful Q3

FY24 launch & sell-

through of IKE’s

next-generation

IKE PoleForeman

product.


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Takeaways

Three-year

transaction

revenue CAGR of

47%, but 61% lower

in FY24 vs pcp due

to FY23 seeing

outsize customer

growth and

activity.

Based on guidance

from long-term

customers IKE

expects

transaction

volumes and

associated

revenue to build

into FY25.



ENDS


About IKE

We’re IKE, the PoleOS™ Company. IKE seeks to be the standard for collecting, analysing and

managing pole and overhead asset information for electric utilities, communications companies,

and their engineering service providers.

The IKE platform allows electric utilities, communications companies, and their engineering service

providers to increase speed, quality, and safety for the construction and maintenance of distribution

assets.

The core revenue engine for IKE is driven by the number of enterprise customers subscribing to the

IKE platform and the volume of assets (called Transactions) being processed through IKE’s

software.



Contact :

Glenn Milnes

CEO

+1 720-418-1936

glenn.milnes@ikegps.com


Simon Hinsley

Investor Relations

+61-401-809-653

simon@nwrcommunications.com.au


ikeGPS Group Limited

329 Interlocken Parkway, Suite 329, Broomfield CO 80021, USA

Office: +1 303 222 3218

www.ikegps.com

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IKE Performance Update
for the Q4 and FY24 Period to 31 March 2024

We’re IKE, the Pole OS™ Company

Glenn Milnes, CEO

glenn.milnes@ikegps.com

April 2024

CONFIDENTIAL

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(unaudited) , recent market releases, and information published on IKE’s website (www.ikegps.com);

•Includes forward-looking statements about IKE and the environment in which IKE operates, which are subject to

uncertainties and contingencies outsideof IKE’s control – IKE's actual results or performance may differ materially

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this Important Notice.

Information in this Presentation:

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Agenda

Q4 and FY24 performance headlines (unaudited)

New SaaS Product Updates

Addressable market and IKE’s value proposition

Q&A

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•Three-year revenue CAGR of 31%

•Recurring subscription and

reoccurring transaction

revenues (shown by the green

and blue segments in this chart)

dominate IKE’s revenue mix, at

86% for FY24.

•An expectation for healthy

growth in the FY25 period.

Revenue FY24 of ~$21.1m (-31% pcp)

Takeaways:

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•Significant growth in underlying

subscription revenue.

•Three-year subscription revenue

CAGR of 33%.

•During FY25, this is expected to

increase materially, and by greater

than 50%, due partially to the

successful Q3 launch & Q4 sell-

through of IKE’s next-generation IKE

PoleForemanproduct.

•IKE PoleForemancontracts closed

in Q4 do not significantly impact

recognized revenue in FY24 but will

materially lift revenue in FY25. Total

TCV to date from 42 customers is

greater than NZ$8m.

Subscription revenue growth has continued to be consistently strong

(+22% pcp)

Takeaways:

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•Three-year transaction revenue

CAGR of 47%, but 61% lower in

FY24 vs pcpdue to FY23 seeing

outsize customer growth and

activity.

•Based on guidance from long-

term customers IKE expects

transaction volumes and

associated revenue to build into

FY25.

But transaction revenue down vs pcp(-61% pcp)

Takeaways:

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FY24 Key Metrics

FY24FY 23% Change

Total Revenue$21.1M$30.8m-31%

Platform Transactions

# of Billable Transactions279K490K-43%

Platform Transaction Revenue$7.3M$18.7m-61%

Gross Margin$1.8M$7.2m-76%

Gross Margin %24%39%

Platform Subscriptions

Total # of Subscription Customers395 367 +8%

Platform Subscription Revenue$10.7M$8.8m+22%

Gross Margin$9.2M$7.7m+20%

Gross Margin %86%88%

Hardware & Other

Hardware & Services Revenue$3.1M$3.3m-9%

Gross Margin$1.7M$1.5m+11%

Gross Margin %56%45%

Customer ReconFY 24FY 23

Total # of Enterprise Customers

415

379 +9%

Less: Non-Subscription Customers(20)(12)+67%

Total # of Subscription Customers395 367 +8%

Customer Number Reconciliation:

•Since 31 December 2023 IKE has changed its reporting

of customer numbers from ‘All Enterprise Customers’

to ‘Subscription Customers’, reflecting only customers

with recurring subscription revenue.

•The reconciliation between these two metrics will be

reported for the next 4 periods to 31 December 2024.

Reconciliation as follows:

Q4 Update and Outlook

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Sales highlights for our IKE PoleForemanproduct have included:

-Total Contract Value (TCV) won has exceeded $8m from mostly

tier-1 electric utilities in the U.S. market.

-In total ~42 customers have subscribed to the platform, of which

23 were existing customers and 19 are new, including one of the 10

largest electric utilities in the U.S.

-IKE expects further major customers to close in the near term and

that IKE PoleForemanwill ultimately be the standard for structural

analysis in eight of the ten largest electric utilities in North

America.

-Over the coming years, the above long-term customer

commitments are estimated to translate to more than 2,500

distribution engineers across this customer footprint using IKE

PoleForeman’sadvanced capabilities for network design.

New Products to Market

Next-gen structural analysis SaaS product released Q3. Successful sell-through Q4.

>NZ$8m TCV to date from 42 customers – new & existing.

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New Products to Market continued...

New SaaS product for the Signage industry launched, called Spike SignPilot. www.sign-pilot.com

Leveraging a footprint of more than 5,000 signage businesses using IKE’s Spike hardware device in the U.S. for site surveys.

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•Subscription revenue expected to grow at 50% or greater vs pcpto ~$16m per

annum or greater. Based on

•the ongoing growth of our core IKE Office Pro subscription product (>30%

CAGR over the past three years) and with ~95% customer retention.

•the sell-through of our new IKE PoleForemanproduct with more than

NZ$8m of TCV closed since its Q3 launch.

•Transaction revenue expected to grow, but with a wide range of potential growth

profiles and as such represents higher risk – both upside and downside.

•Overall, IKE closed ~NZ$27m of contracts in the FY24 period, against

approximately NZ$21m of recognized revenue.

•The sales pipeline for new business is strong and growing.

•IKE won 59 new subscription customers in the U.S. market over the past year,

continuing a win rate of approximately one new customer per week.

•Macro-market tailwinds across the electric utility and communications market in

North America remain remain highly supportive of the productivity products that

IKE delivers.

FY25 Outlook

Expectation for >50% growth in subscription revenue. And an expectation for growth in transaction revenue .

What IKE does, and the market opportunity being addressed
Product and Market re-cap

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IKE has a Suite of Distribution Network Software Products

Built to address distribution network problems in North America, as The PoleOS™ Company

Digitization of network

assessment

Bulk data processing for

distributionnetwork

decision making

Pole loading analysis

and structural design

Technology & automation drivencapability

to accelerate engineering

+

Business model upshot

•A recurring Subscription to

access any IKE Solution

•Additive, reoccurring revenue

based on usage (license seats

or transactions)

•Optional value-added

products , such as IKE Analyze

(driving transaction revenue)

and training & education via

IKE University

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Communications Market Macro

More than 3,000 electric utilities and 200M distribution assets across the U.S.

Investing in decades-long grid resiliency and grid capacity programs

Facing common challenges

•Grid resiliency requirements

•Grid capacity requirements

•Significant legal liability risks

•Regulatory and Engineering code compliance

•An ageing workforce, requiring tech vs more people

IKE products dramatically improve the engineeringdesign & maintenance process

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25-year Macro-Market Tail Wind for Grid Resiliency & Expansion ($B’s)

An Electric Utility Industry, Spending 100’s of Billions, in Need for Productivity Solutions, such as IKE

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44.9

46.4

49.3

52.2

59.4

65.2

71.0

78.3

82.6

87.0

89.9

95.7

$59.4

$60.9

$63.8

$66.7

$73.9

$79.7

$85.5

$92.8

$97.1

$101.4

$104.3

$110.1

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

CanadianMuniCo-opsUS IOU

U.S. AND CANADIAN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

ACTUALFORECASTED

$NZD in B

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Where IKE sells: U.S. Market-Map of Investor-Owned Utilities (multi-$B companies)

A huge expansion opportunity......

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Plus >2,800 Municipalities and Co-Operatives

All of which represent sales opportunities for IKE products

Takeaways

•Market timing is everything

•IKE is in the right place, at the right

time, and with the right technology,

team and execution capability

•Today, IKE has a presence in

approximately 6% of addressable

customers, but is estimated to be

only 20% penetrated. So an

opportunity to:

•Develop an additional 80%

revenue per annum from the

existing customer footprint as

‘White Space’ via cross-sell and

up-sell, plus to

•Sell to the other 94% of the

market via ‘Green Field’ new logo

opportunities

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8 of the 10 largest Investor-Owned Utilities have standardized on an IKE product

IKE Lands-then-Expands

Takeaways

•8 of the 10 largest Investor-Owned

Utilities (“IOUs”) in North America, all

multi-billion dollar businesses

•>400 customers in North America,

with 59 new logos added in FY24 or

approx. 1 per week in FY24 YTD

•>5,000 enterprise target accounts

to pursue overall

Opportunities to:

•Grow, upsell and cross-sell IKE

products into existing customer

base

•Win new logos in the North

American market

•Expand into international markets

Communications

Electric Utilities

Engineering & Project Management

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IKE solutions make fiber and 5G network deployments faster

IKE dramatically speeds up the network deployment process.

•>$300B expected investment into fiber network development in the U.S over next 5+ years

•>$50B expected investment into 5G network development in the U.S. over the next 5+ years

•An additional >$60B expected investment into rural broadband development as part of the Biden administrations

new Infrastructure bill

•>200 Communications companiescompeting to build a networks and winunderlying customers

•>2,000 engineering serviceproviders supporting network development

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Fiber and 5G Investment Super-Cycle in North America Still In Its Early Stages

PROJECTED INVESTMENTS INTO 5G & FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE

$39B

20102018

$43B

$72B

2025

$NZD

Source: Bell Potter Initiation of Coverage Report, GSMA, American Tower

Note: Labeled Capex Figures reflect Houlihan Lokey Estimates

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Some of the largest U.S. Communication groups have Standardized on IKE

And a growing footprint of tier-2 fiber businesses

Takeaways

•Several of the largest comms group

in North America: AT&T ($107B),

Crown Castle ($39B), Bell Canada

($47B)

•A growing footprint of the tier-2

fiber companies

Opportunities to:

•Grow, upsell and cross-sell IKE

products into existing customer

base

•Win new logos in the North

American market

•Expand into international markets

over time

Communications

Electric Utilities

Engineering & Project Management

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$5.4B

TAM

$550M Fiber / 5G

Market Opportunity

0.6M

Poles Needing

Small Cell

Deployments

Overall.. a Large Addressable Market Opportunity That is Expected to Grow

(1)Assumed 80% discount rate on range of fibre deployments

(2)Other services include design planning, grid hardening/resiliency programs, NESC violations, joint use attachment audit, billing audits , etc.

Source: Management Estimates, Bell Potter Initiation of Coverage Report, Houlihan Lokey Estimates

Note: Market analysis does not include opportunity that will arise from growth of pole infrastructure

$NZD

5G Small Cell

Antenna

Fibre Connections

5G and Fibre

4.2M

1

Poles

Requiring Fiber

Connections

$113 Cost of

Service

$4.8B Electric Utilities

Opportunity

40M Poles

Needed for

Audit per

annum

Estimated

$50 Cost of

Audit per

Pole

Estimated

$113 Cost of

New Build

per Pole

>200M Total No. of

Electrical Poles

25M Poles

Used for

Other

Services

2

Utilities

$NZD

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50%+

Of US energy consumption will be comprised of

electricity on the distribution grid by 2050 to attain

carbon net zero targets, and power the new EV market,

compared to current levels of just 20% = engineering

requirements to build capacity on the network.

Market Tailwinds Over the Coming Decades

Source: Bell Potter Initiation of Coverage Report, GSMA, American Tower, Accenture, Grandview Research, Global Newswire, RyseEnergy, World Economic Forum

Small Cell Deployments across North

America, much of it engineered on

distribution power poles

800,000+

Small cell site expansions are expected by 2025 as

communications infrastructure providers look to speed up 5G

rollout while reducing cost and time of deployment

Requirement for harder and higher

capacity distribution power networks

across all of North America

>3,200

Electric Utilities in North America with long-term, recurring

distribution network hardening, joint use, and capacity needs for

electrical distribution

7+ year macro-market tailwind of fiber

deployment, much of it engineered on

distribution power poles

>$350B

Investment forecast in fiber in the US by 2025, representing >30M

attachments; communications infrastructure providers seeking

partners to manage new fiber attachments for every pole

Infrastructure development via

Engineering Service Providers

>1,000

Engineering Service Providers in the US subcontracted by

telecom and utilities providers to assist in infrastructure

development and deployment

Massive engineering requirements for an

evolving distribution network supporting

an increase in global consumption of

electricity

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Today, IKE Goes to Market Directly

With a deepened team of segment experts

SVP of

Sales

VP of Utilities

Solutions

Engineering

Manager

Solutions Engineer

Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

Production Engineer

Sr. Account

Manager

Sr. Director of

Communications

Sales

Inside Sales

Lead

Generation

Sr. GIS

Manager

Sales

Operations

Coordinator

Director, Utility

Enterprise

Director, Utility

Enterprise

Director, Utility

Enterprise

Solutions Engineer

Inside Sales

Sr. Director of

Communications

Sales

Sales

Operations &

Marketing

automation

Each rep has 40-50

named accounts

Market focus: Utility &

Major ESP

Each rep 40-50 named

accounts

Market focus:

Communications &

some ESP

Some existing Business

mostly New business

hunting

Mostly Existing

Customer Expansion

and Inbound leads

Market Focus:

Communications, Small

Utilities (Coop/muni) &

Engineering firms

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A Map-View of Usage, and how IKE customers deploy our software

Crown Castle in Florida

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A map-view of Usage, and how IKE customers deploy our software

AT&T in 7 example States

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Multiple Avenues Supporting Future Growth Potential

Sales Team

Expansion / New

Customers

Inorganic

Growth

Cross Sell & Upsell into

Existing Customer Base

International

Expansion

$43mm

Revenue

“Today”

Revenue

“Future”

2

3

4

1

Sales Team

Expansion /

New Logos

1

Platform for

Inorganic Growth

3

Cross Sell &

Upsell

2

International

Expansion

4

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Thanks

Manaakitanga: We Rise By Lifting Others

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Q&A

We’re IKE, The PoleOS™Company

IKE seeks to bethe standard for collecting, analyzing and managing pole

and outside plant (“OSP”) information for electric utilities,

communications companies, and their engineering service providers

The IKE platform allows its customers to increase speed, improve

quality, and deliver safety in the assessment, construction, and

maintenance of distribution poles and other OSP assets

IKE’s purpose is Manaakitanga, which means”to rise by lifting others”

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