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H1.2019 Results u-blox Holding AG Thomas Seiler, CEO Roland Jud, CFO August 23, 2019

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H1.2019 Results u-blox Holding AG

Thomas Seiler, CEO

Roland Jud, CFO

August 23, 2019

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Disclaimer

This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking

statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to known and

unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual

results, performance or achievements of the Group to differ materially from those

expressed or implied herein.

Should such risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove

incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this presentation.

u-blox is providing the information in this presentation as of this date and does not

undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in it as a

result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Highlights H1.2019

Financial results H1.2019

Business review

Outlook

Q&A

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Agenda

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• Financial performance reflects a sluggish market environment in

H1.2019 resulting in revenue decline of -4%

• Resurgence in APAC with growth of +8% (China +14%, decline in Taiwan due

to elimination of one large customer)

• Reduction in revenues in EMEA of -12%

• Americas declined slightly by -7% as industrial customers’ LTE connectivity

migration just started in H1.2019

• Strong growth in number of customers

• Important product launches – new chip platform and modules

• R&D pipeline expanded – significant product launches ahead

u-blox Holding AG4

Highlights H1.2019

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• Adjusted gross profit down by 8.4%

• Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT

CHF 32.7m resp. CHF 19.7m

• Increased amortization of capitalized R&D

projects and lower capitalization rate

• Increased cash flow from operating

activities CHF 33.1m (+141%)

• Free cash flow CHF 3.9m (before

acquisitions)

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Financial highlights H1.2019Continued investment into new products

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Results u-blox group H1.2019: Overview

1) Excl. Share-based payments, impacts based on IAS-19, amortization of intangible assets acquired and non-recurring expenses

Change H1.2019

to H1.2018

Revenue 190.6m - -4.2%

Gross profit adjusted1) 86.1m 45.2% -8.4%

IFRS reported 85.8m 45.0% -8.3%

EBITDA adjusted1) 32.7m 17.2% -27.5%

IFRS reported 29.1m 15.3% -27.4%

Operating profit (EBIT ) adjusted1) 19.7m 10.3% -43.7%

IFRS reported 14.9m 7.8% -47.8%

Net profit, attributable to owners of

the parentadjusted1) 13.6m 7.2% -54.8%

IFRS reported 9.7m 5.1% -61.5%

Free Cashflow (before acquisitions) 3.9m 2.0% 122.6%

in relation to

total assets

Cash 121.0m 21.0%

Equity 348.4m 60.5%

In relation to

revenue

Amount CHF Key figures

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Revenue and EBITDA

Comments

• Revenue slightly below previous year

(- 4.2% compared to H1.2018)

• Currency impact on revenues

• at H1.2018 rates: 2.0%

• at guidance rates: 1.1%

• EBITDA (adjusted) of 17.2%

Revenue and EBITDA (adjusted)

360.2

403.7393.3

193.9 199.0190.6

90.097.8

81.2

45.8 45.132.7

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2016 2017 2018 H1.17 H1.18 H1.19

Revenue EBITDA (adjusted)

(million CHF)

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Market trends

Comments

In absolute terms:

• Industrial markets stable

• Infrastructure

• Telematics

• Automotive market stable

• In-car navigation

• In-car connectivity

• Consumer markets in decline

Revenue split per market for H1.2019

Note: Estimate

57.5%

7.7%

30.0%

4.8%

Industrial Consumer Automotive Not assigned

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Revenues by geography

Comments

Growth in geographic regions compared

to H1.2018:

• Asia Pacific: +8%.

• Strong rebound in China: +14%

• EMEA: -12%: Base effect after a very

strong H1.2018; growth over

H2.2018: 10%

• Americas: -7%: Impacted by ongoing

network readiness delays

Revenues by geographic region

Note: based on reporting area

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2016 2017 2018 H1.17 H1.18 H1.19

Americas EMEA APAC

(million CHF)

360.2

403.7 393.3

36%

32%

32%

40%

27%

33%

39%

26%

35%

193.9 199.0 190.6

43%

26%

31%

33%

36%

31%

37%

33%

30%

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Shipments and ASP development

Comments

• ASP for modules and

chips increased

• Module business flat

• Continued strong

growth with u-blox 8/M8

chipset

• Decline in chipset

volume due to declines

in consumer markets

Modules GNSS chips Revenue

6.00

7.00

8.00

9.00

10.00

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30

40

2016 2017 2018 H1.17 H1.18 H1.19

Shipments modules ASP

(million units) (CHF)

-3.5%

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2016 2017 2018 H1.17 H1.18 H1.19

u-blox 5 u-blox 6

u-blox 7 u-blox 8/M8

u-blox 9 ASP

(million units) (CHF)

-9.7%

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2016 2017 2018 H1.17 H1.18 H1.19

Modules Chips Other

(million CHF)

360.2

199.0 193.9

393.3 403.7

72%

26%

25%

72%

24%

74%

71% 73% 75%

27% 24% 25%

190.6

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Gross profit

Comments

• Gross profit (adjusted) of CHF 86.1m

• Gross profit margin (adjusted) stable at

2018 level

• H1.2018 margin was improved by extra-

ordinary effects from IPR cost

improvements

Gross profit (adjusted) Gross profit margin (adjusted)

167.8184.8 177.9

87.8 94.0 86.1

46.6% 45.8% 45.2% 45.3%47.2%

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Gross Profit (adjusted) % of revenue

(million CHF) (in % of revenue)

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Global customer base

Comments

• Continued wide spread across different

applications and geographical regions

• Strong and stable customer base, now

serving 6’700 customers worldwide in

H1.2019 (H1.2018: 5’900 customers)

• Low customer dependency

• 94 customers total 80% of revenue

• Largest customer accounts for less than

4.6% of total revenue in H1.2019

• 10 biggest customers account for 27.1%

of total revenue in H1.2019

Number of customers totaling 80% of revenue

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Distribution & Marketing / Research & Development

R&D expenses (adjusted)D&M expenses (adjusted)

57.4 58.3

67.8

28.133.1

39.8

15.9%

14.5%

17.2%

14.5%

16.6%

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R&D expense (adjusted) % of revenues

(million CHF) (in % of revenue)

29.934.0 34.8

16.4 17.7 17.8

8.3% 8.4%8.8%

8.4%8.9%

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D&M (adjusted) % of revenues

(million CHF) (in % of revenue)

Comments

• D&M expenses (adjusted)

were stable compared to

H1.2018

• R&D expenses (adjusted)

increased

• R&D pipeline fully maintained

with several important new

platforms

• Increased amortization of

capitalized development costs

• Lower capitalization rate in

H1.2019: 42% (H1.2018: 46%)

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Research &

development

67%(2018: 692)

Sales,

marketing,

support 17%

(2018: 171)

Logistics,

admin

15%(2018: 157)

689175

157

Total = 1'021 FTE

(2018: 1020 FTE)

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Employment

Average number of employees (FTE based)Employee breakdown (end of June 2019, FTE based)

Note: 75% of employees based outside Switzerland (spread across 18 countries) Note: Average number of employees (FTE = full time equivalent)

786893

993

839926

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(Average FTE)

Staff level stabilized

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Income statementAdjusted and IFRS numbers

(in CHF 000s) (IFRS) % revenue

Adjustments2)

(adjusted) % revenue (adjusted) % revenue

Revenue 190'554 100.0% 190'554 100.0% 198'983 100.0%

Cost of sales -104'772 -55.0% 306 -104'466 -54.8% -105'013 -52.8%

Gross Profit 85'782 45.0% 306 86'088 45.2% 93'970 47.2%

Distribution and marketing expenses -18'556 -9.7% 798 -17'758 -9.3% -17'671 -8.9%

Research and development expenses -42'368 -22.2% 2'591 -39'777 -20.9% -33'072 -16.6%

General and administrative expenses -11'320 -5.9% 1'065 -10'255 -5.4% -9'387 -4.7%

Other income 1'368 0.7% 1'368 0.7% 1'063 0.5%

Operating Profit (EBIT) 14'906 7.8% 4'760 19'666 10.3% 34'903 17.5%

Finance income 1'762 0.9% 1'762 0.9% 5'364 2.7%

Finance costs -3'157 -1.7% -3'157 -1.7% -1'042 -0.5%

-1'989 -1.0% -1'989 -1.0% -1'443 -0.7%

Profit before income tax (EBT) 11'522 6.0% 4'760 16'282 8.5% 37'782 19.0%

Income tax expense -1'872 -1.0% -773 -2'645 -1.4% -7'622 -3.8%

9'650 5.1% 3'987 13'637 7.2% 30'160 15.2%

Earnings per share in CHF 1.39 1.96 4.32

Diluted earnings per share in CHF 1.39 1.96 4.31

Operating Profit (EBIT) 14'906 7.8% 4'760 19'666 10.3% 34'903 17.5%

Depreciation and amortization 14'164 7.4% -1'092 13'072 6.9% 10'229 5.1%

EBITDA 1)29'070 15.3% 3'668 32'738 17.2% 45'132 22.7%

1)

2) Adjustments are impacts of share based payments, Pension calculation according to IAS-19, Non-recurring expenses and

amortization of intangible assets acquired

Share of profit of equity-accounted investees,

net of taxes

Jan-Jun 2019 Jan-Jun 2019 Jan-Jun 2018

Net profit, attributable to

owners of the parent

Management calculates EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) by adding back depreciation and

amortization to operating profit (EBIT), in each case determined in accordance with IFRS.

Comments

• Adjustments are share-based payments of CHF 2.9m,

pension impact of IAS-19 of CHF 0.8m, and

amortization of intangible assets acquired of CHF 1.1m

• OPEX (adjusted) 34.9% of revenue (H1.2018: 29.7%)

• EBITDA margin (adjusted) of 17.2% (H1.2018: 22.7%)

• EBIT margin (adjusted) of 10.3% (H1.2018: 17.5%)

• Financial costs consists mainly of foreign exchange losses, the interest for the two bonds, and the result of Sapcorda GmbH.

• Tax rate (adjusted) of 17.1% (H1.2018: 20.2%)

• Net profit margin (adjusted) of 7.4% (H1.2018: 15.2%)

Impact of adaption of new IFRS 16 (Leasing) standard

• On EBITDA CHF 2.6m, on EBIT CHF 0.4m for H1.2019financial costs contain CHF 0.4m, no impact on net profit

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Segment information

(in CHF 000s) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018

Revenue third parties 190'433 198'877 121 106 190'554 198'983 190'554 198'983

Revenue intragroup 15'871 16'043 15'871 16'043 -15'871 -16'043 0 0

Total revenue 190'433 198'877 15'992 16'149 206'425 215'026 -15'871 -16'043 190'554 198'983

EBITDA*) 25'933 39'623 3'137 430 29'070 40'053 29'070 40'053

Depreciation -4'945 -3'392 -1'570 -1'252 -6'515 -4'644 -6'515 -4'644

Amortization -7'638 -6'851 -11 -15 -7'649 -6'866 -7'649 -6'866

Operating profit (EBIT)

Finance income 1'762 5'668 1'762 5'668

Finance costs -3'157 -5'652 -3'157 -5'652

Share of profit of equity-accounted investees, net of taxes -1'989 -400 -1'989 -400

EBT -1'395 16 11'522 28'159

Positioning and

wireless products

Wireless services Total segments Non-allocated/

eliminations

Group

14'906 28'543

January - June January - June January - June

0 013'350 29'380

January - June January - June

28'54314'9061'556 -837

IFRS numbers

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Statement of financial position

Comments

• Strong financial position with a liquidity (incl. marketable

securities) of CHF 122.4m (Dec. 2018: CHF 137.7m)

• Inventory CHF 58.2m (Dec. 2018: CHF 57.5m) still

affected by supply chain constraints in 2018

• Trade receivables CHF 52.6m (Dec. 2018: CHF 60.8m)

• Increased intangible assets due to capitalization of R&D

expenses. Capitalized R&D is at CHF 195.1m (2018: CHF

174.6m). Amortizations of capitalized R&D: CHF 5.9m

• Trade payables of CHF 23.4m (Dec. 2018: CHF 21.6m)

• Non-current liabilities contain bonds of CHF 119.3m,

deferred tax liabilities (CHF 8.3 m), employee benefits

(IAS-19, CHF 18.3m), provisions (CHF 8.0m)

• IFRS 16 impact:

• Right-of-use assets CHF 19.5m, leasing liability CHF 19.5m

• Increase of Total assets by CHF 19.5m

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2015 2016 2017 2018 H1.2019

Fixed Assets

Inventory

Accounts Receivable

Other current assets

Cash (incl. marketable

securities)

(mil

lio

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HF

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100

200

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400

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2015 2016 2017 2018 H1.2019

Short Term Debt

Long Term Debt

Shareholders' Equity

(mil

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HF

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Statement of financial position

Comments

• Strong equity base maintained

• Equity ratio of 60.5% (2018: 63.1%)

• Treasury shares for option program

CHF 32.0m (Dec. 2018: CHF 32.0m)

• Equity ratio without treasury shares:

62.6% (2018: 65.1%)

• Equity ratio without IFRS 16:

62.5% (2018: 63.1%)

Total equity and equity ratio

285319

349

275

346 348

67.0%

60.7%63.1%

58.1%62.0% 60.5%

0%

10%

20%

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70%

80%

90%

100%

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2016 2017 2018 H1.17 H1.18 H1.19

Equity Equity ratio

(million CHF) (% of total assets)

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Consolidated statement of cash flows

For the period ended

(in CHF 000s) June 30, 2019 June 30, 2018

Net Profit 9'650 25'083

Depreciation&Amortization 14'164 11'510

Other non-cash transactions 2'547 6'093

Financial income & Financial expense 3'384 -2'879

Income tax expense 1'872 6'339

Change in Networking Capital and provision 7'900 -21'457

Income tax paid -6'406 -10'953

Net cash generated from operating activities 33'111 13'736

Net investment into property, plant and equipment -3'409 -4'345

Net investment into intangibles -26'408 -27'623

Net investments into financial assets 612 918

Participation in capital increase -3'386 -4'108

Net cash used in investing activities -32'591 -35'158

Free Cash Flow (before Participation in capital increase) 3'906 -17'314

Free Cash Flow 520 -21'422

Proceeeds from issuance of ordinary shares 91 13'599

Dividends paid to owners of the parent -11'077 -15'440

Repayment of financial liabilities -2'192 0

Purchase of treasury shares 0 0

Interest paid -2'182 -1'813

Net cash provided by / used in financing activities -15'360 -3'654

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents -14'840 -25'076

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 136'296 169'624

Exchange gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents -481 3'291

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 120'975 147'839

For the period endedComments

• Cash flow from operating activities strongly increased:• Decrease of trade and other receivables

CHF 5.7m (H1.2018: CHF -9.8m)• Increase of inventory CHF -0.7m

(H1.2018 CHF -12.4m)• Decrease of provisions CHF 1.1m

(H1.2018 CHF -2.4m)

• Reduced investment activities

• Further investment into JV Sapcorda of CHF 3.4m

• IFRS 16 effect:Operating Cash flow H1.2019 +CHF 2.6m

• Cash used in financing activities H1.2019 CHF -2.6m

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Business update

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Product highlights

u-connectScriptEnables easy and interactive development of embedded applications, simplifying wireless Bluetooth and Wi-Fi device development, enabling embedded script applications in the module while reducing complexity and cutting time to market.

ZED-F9K High precisionZED-F9K’s accuracy and low latency makes it ideal for automotive OEMs and Tier 1s developing V2X (Vehicle-to-everything) communication systems.

SARA-R5The most advanced, secure and highly integrated cellular modem offers unmatched end-to-end security and long product availability, making it ideal for IoT applications with long-term device deployments.

Cellular Communication

Short Range RadioCommunication Positioning

Meeting our customers' needs for secure and simple cloud

connectivity

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SARA-R5

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The most advanced, secure and highly integrated cellular modem for the industrial IoT

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Focus on attractive marketsMarket penetration

Smart home & buildings Automotive Industry

Wearables Smart city Unmanned vehicles

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Customer relationships: SchindlerWe deliver core technology for smart buildings

• Schindler’s myPORT app uses

Bluetooth® and our u-blox NINA-B1

Bluetooth module to enable user

identification, authentication, and

authorization.

• “Our solution needed a Bluetooth

module providing reliable performance

regardless of the orientation of its

antenna. We found our fit in the u-blox

NINA-B1 module.”

Nicolas Gremaud, Vice President and Head of the Transit

Management Group at Schindler Elevator Ltd

myPORT, a unique smartphone-based service for personal mobility. Once inside the building, myPORT allows users to move throughout the building just by keeping their smartphones on their person

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Customer relationships: TreonA wireless sensor network to connect buildings to the cloud

• Treon’s platform uses our u-blox NINA

Bluetooth module series to connect

nodes distributed across a building in a

wireless mesh network.

• An IoT edge gateway featuring our

SARA-R4 cellular module and NINA-B1

Bluetooth low energy module links the

network to the cloud. Both the Treon

Node and Gateway run Wirepas Mesh

and are prepared for Bluetooth mesh as

well.

The Treon Node features sensors measuring temperature, pressure,light, humidity, motion, magnetic field strength, and a gas sensor forindoor air quality monitoring.

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Customer relationships: ArventoDelivering high levels of positioning sensitivity and accuracy

• Arvento, a global pioneer in vehicle

telematics and fleet management

technology, launched a new vehicle

tracking system imt.x1.

• u-blox was a key factor in the imt.x1

product development process. The

system’s high position sensitivity and

accuracy are based on our 2G, 4G, and

5G-ready cellular modules as well as

GNSS modules.

• “u-blox is our trusted solutions partner,

working closely with us to address

customer demands and issues.”

Özer Hıncal, Arvento’s General Manager

Vehicle tracking allows to:

• track your vehicles 7/24 in real time and retroactively

• identify speed limit, route, and region

• receive instant warning messages on pre-defined topics

• get current and retroactive reports on your vehicles and drivers

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Strategy

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Successful strategy execution

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Product range for all markets , ,

High quality and reliability

Significant long-term product road map

Product and service portfolio expanded, while taking greater control.

Fabless with leading long-term partners

98.6% of orders reached customers on the confirmed delivery date

Acquisition of Rigado short-range module business for accelerating growth

Continued expansion of our partnerships

Market position

Technology and innovation

Operational excellence

Strategic partnerships

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Strategic priorities 2019 (1)

Market position

• Further develop our position in the

automotive market, including for

autonomous vehicles

• Expand high-precision positioning into a

broader range of markets to support

general automation

• Capitalize on strong move towards LTE-

based cellular connectivity for the IoT

• Expand short range radio solutions

based on latest standards and market

needs

Technology & innovation

• Push ahead with the development of our

own silicon to give us even more control

over the core technology in our products

• Launch products based on our own

silicon across all three technology areas

• Continually strive to make our products

more secure

• Expand our offering of solutions

combining u-blox products from

different lines

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Strategic priorities 2019 (2)

Operational excellence

• Strongly focus on emerging applications

in the industrial IoT space

• Further explore unique partnerships with

suppliers of key components

• Improve the resilience of our supply chain

by reducing dependency on any single

supplier

Strategic partnership & acquisition

opportunities

• Develop new relationships with key

players in our markets and expand

existing ones

• Continue to review potential acquisitions

that will strengthen our product portfolio

and technology base and accelerate our

strategy

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Accelerating growth by acquisitionExpansion of SHO business with assets of Rigado

• Increase market share in the short range radio segment:

• 1’000 additional customers in the US

• Strong relationship with large distributors

• Exciting synergy opportunities: Extend our offering for short

range radio modules

• Modules with low cost BLE chips from Nordic Semiconductor

• Modules with different antenna connectors

• All Rigado products are open CPU, i.e. no software delivered

• Expand team with 7 experts

• Strong cross selling opportunity

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Acquisition of Rigado

• Acquisition of Rigado’s Bluetooth modules business in an asset purchase agreement

• Acquisition closed on July 31, 2019

• Team and business already fully integrated

• Cash purchase of CHF 7.4m (after balance sheet date)

Transaction highlights

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The future will be connectedExciting technologies form our intellectual property

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• Continuous technology innovation

• More technological capabilities open new application

possibilities.

• Innovations at IP core assure continued margin expansion.

• New standards expand application possibilities

• 5G more applications enabled.

• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi standards expansion capillary IIoT.

• New satellite signals higher availability and precision.

• Cloud enables adding services with recurring revenue on

top of our product sales

• Sold to OEM (u-blox customer).

• Sold to end customer (via partners).

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Driving growthExtracting more from the value chain

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Market position

Technology and innovation

Operational excellence

Strategic partnerships

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• Very good market traction with our product offer

• Modules based on our own chipset deliver outstanding customer value

• Competitive position unaffected by trade war and tariff issues

• Customer base continually expanding. Rigado acquisition added

another 1’000 accounts

• Strong product pipeline further materializing in 2019

• Service offer will add recurring revenue stream

• Positive free cash flow maintained with stabilized OPEX and strict cash

management

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Looking forwardStrong market traction with expanding product offer

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Outlook

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Guidance 2019

• Outlook 2019 adjusted reflecting the macro-

economic uncertainties

• APAC robust growth thanks to solid demand in

China in the industrial field

• EMEA flat outlook due to overall negative

sentiment in the industry and the decline in

automotive production

• Americas turning to positive growth in H2.2019

with Cat M demand strongly ramping up

• R&D amortizations increasing and lower R&D

capitalization rate compared to 2018 +10% of USD EUR GBP

Revenue + 9% + 1% 0%

EBITDA + 16% 0% -1%

EBIT + 22% - 1% - 2%

Exchange rate assumptions for 2019:

• EUR/CHF: 1.12 USD/CHF: 0.99 GBP/CHF: 1.27

FX-sensitivity against CHF:

ActualFY 2018

(IFRS)

Previous guidance 2019

(IFRS)

Updated guidance 2019

(IFRS)

Revenue 393.3m 460m…490m 380m…400m

EBITDA 71.6m 70m…90m 50m…60m

EBIT 48.3m 30m… 45m 15m… 27m

CHF CHF CHF

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• Investor and analyst day November 20, 2019

• 2019 full year results March 12, 2020

• Annual general meeting April 23, 2020

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Upcoming events

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Thank you for your attention