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Bailador Technology Investments Ltd ABN: 38 601 048 275 Sydney NSW 2000 Important Notice: Bailador Investment Management Pty Ltd A.C.N. 143 060 511 (‘Manager’) has prepared the information in this announcement. This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of providing general information only and does not constitute an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation with respect to the purchase or sale of any securities in BTI nor does it constitute financial product or investment advice nor take into account your investment, objectives, taxation situation, financial situation or needs. An investor must not act on the basis of any matter contained in this announcement in making an investment decision but must make its own assessment of BTI and conduct its own investigations and analysis. Past performance is not a reliable indicator or future performance. Follow-On Investment: Stackla February 2016 Sydney, Australia Stackla announced today that funding through its Series A round has reached $6.1m. Bailador Technology Investments (ASX: BTI) is delighted to announce its participation with a further $2.5m investment. This follows an initial investment of $2.5m in September 2015. BTI has led the Series A round with a total $5.0m investment over the two tranches. Stackla is a leading content marketing platform that puts the authenticity of user- generated content (“UGC”) at the heart of brand communications. It enables marketers to harness the trusted content created by customers and fans and use it across every touch point (web, email, social, eComm, DOOH) to improve marketing effectiveness and brand authenticity. Paul Wilson, Partner at Bailador and a Director on Stackla’s Board, commented on the round, “Stackla has gone from strength to strength since our original investment, helping some of the world’s leading brands utilise customer media content in effective commercial ways. We are pleased to be able to back such a high calibre team in this explosive growth space.” The company has demonstrated very strong KPIs with year-to-date growth in Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) of 98% p.a. Stackla generates 60% of its revenue outside Australia, and has attracted an impressive list of new customers since BTI’s initial investment, such as Intel, Unilever, Jamie Oliver, Fitness First, Ford, Helloworld, Gordon Ramsay and Warner Bros. Pictures. Damien Mahoney, CEO, commented, “The follow-on investment from Bailador is great validation not only for Stackla’s recent progress, but for the underlying value we provide digital marketers every day through our leading technology.” “We look forward to working alongside Bailador during our next exciting growth phase, which will include the establishment of a Singapore office and expansion of our US and EMEA operations.” Stackla was founded in Sydney in 2012. The company is now headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in London and NYC. It currently employs 50 people worldwide. Stackla’s platform, with its open application programming interface (“API”) approach, is one of the company’s key differentiators. It enables customers to curate and design the presentation of their content, and the extent of its personalisation for the targeted viewer, providing unparalleled flexibility. With a stable of globally recognised brands as customers and a truly differentiated product, Stackla is well positioned to deliver on its goal of being the UGC marketing platform of choice for the enterprise.

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BailadorTechnologyInvestmentsLtdABN:38601048275SydneyNSW2000

Important Notice: Bailador Investment Management Pty Ltd A.C.N. 143 060 511 (‘Manager’) has prepared the information in this announcement. This announcement has been prepared for the purposes of providing general information only and does not constitute an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation with respect to the purchase or sale of any securities in BTI nor does it constitute financial product or investment advice nor take into account your investment, objectives, taxation situation, financial situation or needs. An investor must not act on the basis of any matter contained in this announcement in making an investment decision but must make its own assessment of BTI and conduct its own investigations and analysis. Past performance is not a reliable indicator or future performance.

Follow-On Investment: Stackla February 2016

Sydney, Australia – Stackla announcedtodaythatfundingthroughitsSeriesAroundhas reached $6.1m. Bailador TechnologyInvestments (ASX: BTI) is delighted toannounce its participation with a further$2.5m investment. This follows an initialinvestmentof$2.5minSeptember2015.BTIhasledtheSeriesAroundwithatotal$5.0minvestmentoverthetwotranches.

Stackla is a leading content marketingplatform that puts the authenticity of user-generated content (“UGC”) at the heart ofbrandcommunications.Itenablesmarketersto harness the trusted content created bycustomers and fans and use it across everytouch point (web, email, social, eComm,DOOH) to improve marketing effectivenessandbrandauthenticity.

Paul Wilson, Partner at Bailador and aDirector on Stackla’s Board, commented ontheround,“Stacklahasgonefromstrengthtostrength since our original investment,helping some of theworld’s leading brandsutilise customer media content in effectivecommercialways.Wearepleasedtobeableto back such a high calibre team in thisexplosivegrowthspace.”

ThecompanyhasdemonstratedverystrongKPIs with year-to-date growth in AnnualRecurring Revenue (“ARR”) of 98% p.a.Stacklagenerates60%ofitsrevenueoutside

Australia, andhas attracted an impressive listof new customers since BTI’s initialinvestment, such as Intel, Unilever, JamieOliver, FitnessFirst, Ford,Helloworld,GordonRamsayandWarnerBros.Pictures.

Damien Mahoney, CEO, commented, “Thefollow-on investment from Bailador is greatvalidation not only for Stackla’s recentprogress, but for the underlying value weprovide digital marketers every day throughour leading technology.” “We look forward toworking alongside Bailador during our nextexciting growth phase, whichwill include theestablishment of a Singapore office andexpansionofourUSandEMEAoperations.”

Stackla was founded in Sydney in 2012. Thecompany is now headquartered in SanFranciscoandhasofficesinLondonandNYC.Itcurrentlyemploys50peopleworldwide.

Stackla’s platform, with its open applicationprogramming interface (“API”) approach, isone of the company’s key differentiators. Itenables customers to curate and design thepresentationoftheircontent,andtheextentofits personalisation for the targeted viewer,providingunparalleledflexibility.

Withastableofgloballyrecognisedbrandsascustomers and a truly differentiated product,StacklaiswellpositionedtodeliveronitsgoalofbeingtheUGCmarketingplatformofchoicefortheenterprise.

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Follow-on Investment: Stackla

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BTI’s initial investment in StacklaIn Sep-15, BTI invested $2.5m in Stackla, a leading platform that aggregates and integrates UGC throughout the marketing tech stack

•  Stacklaraisedthefirst$3.1mpartofits‘SeriesA’roundinSeptember2015;BTIledtheroundwitha$2.5minvestment.PartIIwastargetedforQ3/Q4FY2016

•  Stackla’sperformancesinceBTIfirstengagedwiththecompanyinJune2015hasexceededBTI’sforecasts–withmaterialdevelopmentinkeymetricsandstronggrowthinrevenues

•  ThecompanyhasfurthercementeditsposiRoningintheUSmarket,winningkeyblue-chipcustomersfromincumbentsandboasRnganexcepRonalA-gradeteam

•  BTIhascompletedafurtherinvestmentof$2.5mtoleverageStackla’stracRonintheUSandfurtherdeveloptheSales/MarkeRngandCustomerSuccessteams

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Impressive growth in Stackla’s key metrics

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Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15Sep-15 Oct-15Nov-15Dec-15

ARR has increased 98% p.a in 6 months, placing it on track to achieve 100% growth during FY 2016, underpinned by strong growth in ACV

49%Growth(98%p.a.)

(AUD)

Annual Recurring Revenue (“ARR”)

(AUD)

Average Contract Value (“ACV”)

Jul2015 Dec2015

29%Growth

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Stackla: strategic developments since July 2015

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A huge leap forward with the launch of Plugins

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•  Oct-15:Customercontentisbeingusedto‘supercharge’everymarkeRngtouchpoint,fromwebandemailtopersonaliseddigitalads,outdooradverRsing,broadcast,events,loyaltyprogramsetc.

•  Exis-ngproblem:Marketersuseonaverage17differenttoolstodelivertheirmarkeRngprograms.Itisachallengetoleveragethepowerofuser-generated-contentacrossallthosetools,teamsandworkflows.

•  Problemsolved:StacklaPluginsprovidesone-clickintegra.onstoeasilyincorporateUGCintotheirFacebookanddigitalretargeRngads,acrosstheirpreferredpladorms,inbroadcastdisplaysandmore.

•  Stacklalaunchedits“StacklaPluginDirectory”thatspansemailtoe-commerce,socialadverRsingtosocialmanagement,broadcasttobillboards,withkeyintegraRonsincluding:Drupal,Adroll,WordPress,Hootsuite,Salesforce,CampaignMonitor,Mailchimp,Gmail,Twijer,YammerandShopify.

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Targeting social campaigns with Brand Networks

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•  Oct-15:ThenewBrandNetworkspluginforStacklamakesiteasyformutualcustomerstopowertheirsocialadcampaignswithrights-manageduser-generatedcontent(“UGC”)curatedviaStackla.

•  “ThecombinaRonofStacklaandBrandNetworksgivescustomersanincrediblypowerfulpladormforcuraRnglargevolumesofrelevantsocialcontent,taggingit,andmatchingittosegmentswithintheirsocialadverRsingcampaign.”saidWayneSt.Amand,VicePresidentofGlobalMarkeRng,BrandNetworks.

•  CustomersusingtheBrandNetworkspluginforStacklahavereporteddramaRcimprovementsincampaignmetrics.

•  BrandNetworksdeliversrelevance-drivensocialmarkeRngandadverRsingto650Enterprisecustomers.ItisbackedbyAEAPrivateEquity,whohaveinvestednearlyA$100mintothecompany.

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Delivering personalised experiences with Sitecore

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•  Oct-15:UsingStackla’spluginforSitecore,mutualcustomerscandeliverpersonalisedcontentexperiencesthroughtheSitecoreExperiencePladorm.Together,thesecompanieshelpmarketerscurateahighvolumeofrelevant,engagingUGCtosupportpersonalisaRon.

•  “ThecombinaRonofStacklaandSitecoreisapowerfulone”saidAlexisSitaropoulos,GroupMarkeRngDirectorofConRkiHolidays.“WealreadyknowthatourcustomersengagemorewithUGC–andnowthistechnologywillmakeiteasyforustoservethemostrelevant,interesRngUGCforeachuserthatcomestooursite.UGCandpersonalisaRonarebothpowerfultoolsontheirown,butusingthemtogetherwilltaketheireffecRvenesstoanotherlevel.”

•  SitecoreisamarketleaderforWebContentManagementandmulRchannelmarkeRngautomaRonsonware.ItisbackedbyUSfundTechnologyCrossoverVentures(“TCV”).

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Stackla ranked #25 in Deloitte Technology Fast500

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•  Dec-15:StacklahasbeenrankedbyDeloijeasthe#25fastest-growingtechnologycompaniesinAsiaPacific.

•  DamienMahoney,StacklaCEO,creditssolidproduct-marketfitandthecompany’swillingnesstoajackoverseasmarketsforthecompany’sconsistentrevenuegrowthoverthepast3years.“Wearesolvingagenuineproblemformarketers–onethatwasn’tbeingaddressedbyanyothercompanyintheAPACregion.”

•  DespitemarketleadershipinAPAC,StacklawentontoaddresstheUKandUSmarkets.“[This]hasdeliveredinspadesforthecompany.”saidDamienMahoney.“Ourgloballistofcustomersissomethingwe’reveryproudofandconRnuestovalidatewhatwedo.”

•  “MakingtheDeloijeTechnologyFast500iscommendableintoday’shighlycompeRRvetechnologyindustry,”saidIchiroNakayama,theLeaderoftheprogramatDeloije.“WecongratulateStacklaonbeingoneofthe500fastest-growingtechnologycompaniesintheregion.”

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Partners with Simpleview to better address DMOs

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•  Dec-15:StacklaannouncedapartnershipwithSimpleviewtohelpdesRnaRonmarketerseasilyleveragethepowerofUGCthroughouttheirmarkeRng.

•  StacklaandSimpleviewarecreaRngsoluRonsdesignedtohelpDesRnaRonMarkeRngOrganisaRons“DMOs”easilyfind,filter,anddisplaygreatUGC,andachievenewlevelsofauthenRcityandtrusttocampaigns,drivingimpressiveROI.

•  “StacklahasmasteredthechallengeofturningsocialmediaintocontentthattrulydrivesmeasurableROI,”saidSimpleviewCEORyanGeorge.“That’swhat’sattheheartofthispartnershipandwhatwewanttobringtoourcustomers.”

•  Simpleviewistheworld’sleadingproviderofsalesandmarkeRngsoluRonsfordesRnaRonmarkeRngorganizaRons(DMOs).Itsclientsincludemanyoftheworld’smostsought-anerdesRnaRons,fromPhoenixtoDubai.