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2023 Annual Meeting Chair Address and CEO presentation

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ikeGPS Group Limited
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Office: +1 303 222 3218

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

29 September 2023



IKE Annual General Meeting Chair address



Kia ora and good morning.


On behalf of the Board, management, and staff of IKE, thank you for attending our 2023 annual

meeting.

As you know, my name is Alex Knowles, and I am the Board Chair of ikeGPS, based in Los

Angeles, USA. Through the FY23 period I was pleased to continue in the Chair role, having been

appointed in FY22.

At this time, I would like to introduce my fellow board members, Fred Lax, Mark Ratcliffe, Rick

Christie, and Glenn Milnes.

On to your company, the 2023 financial year (FY23) marked another significant period for IKE,

a year in which we deepened our foothold in the North American utility infrastructure market

and made meaningful strides in financial and operational performance.

We were very pleased to deliver a robust financial performance, with revenue growth of 93%

reaching just under $31 million with 89% of this revenue coming from recurring subscriptions

and reoccurring transaction sources. Gross margin was $16.4m and EBITDA was a loss that

narrowed to $2.1m. This performance significantly surpassed our internal targets.

The uplift can largely be attributed to the continued demand for our productivity solutions in the

North American electric utility and communications sectors, along with our strategic

investments into technology development.

Our market is comprised of approximately 3,000 electric utilities, 200 communications

companies, and over 2,000 engineering service providers across the U.S. Today, IKE serves

approximately 400 enterprise accounts, constituting about 6% of this potential customer base.

This underscores the vast, untapped market and a long-term growth opportunity ahead of us.

In FY23, a significant part of our investment went towards advancing the next generation of our

product suite, including the next-gen IKE Poleforeman and our AI-driven solution, IKE Insight.

These advanced products, launching in FY24, are designed to dramatically improve the way our

customers operate. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and advanced engineering,

we anticipate IKE Insight will enable faster, safer, and more precise network engineering

outcomes. The upgraded capabilities of our next-gen Poleforeman solution will also allow us to

further meet the unique needs of our customers while enhancing our software's value

proposition.






ikeGPS Group Limited

329 Interlocken Pkwy, Suite 120, Broomfield CO 80021, USA

Office: +1 303 222 3218

www.ikegps.com



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A key part of our sales strategy is to land, embed and expand the use of our software within

these large enterprise and infrastructure accounts. This can take some time however our

software is sticky, and directly supports network engineering activities, a necessity in the face

of several macro-market tailwinds. This includes the anticipated investment of over $350b into

fibre and 5G infrastructure, an additional $60b into rural broadband network development, the

urgency to increase electric network capacity to meet carbon-zero targets, and the pressure on

electric utilities to harden and maintain their distribution networks.

Looking forward, we expect to see continued overall growth, noting that for Q1 and Q2 FY24

transaction revenue was softer on a run rate level due to the traditional engineering practices

of one or two utilities where two larger IKE customers are building their fibre networks.

We extend our thanks to you, our shareholders, for your support and belief in our vision. As we

continue to innovate and grow, we do so with the confidence that we are building something

meaningful.


Thank you.


ENDS


About ikeGPS

IKE - the Pole OS company, 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.



Contact:

Simon Hinsley, Investor Relations, +61-401-809-653, simon@nwrcommunications.com.au

Glenn Milnes, CEO, +1 720-418-1936, glenn.milnes@ikegps.com

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IKE Overview and Update,
for the September 2023 Annual General Meeting

We’re IKE, the Pole OS™Company

Glenn Milnes, CEO

glenn.milnes@ikegps.com

September 2023

CONFIDENTIAL

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Important Notice

•Is for general information purposes only, and is not an offer or invitation for subscription, purchase, or

recommendation of securities in ikeGPSGroup Limited (IKE);

•Should be read in conjunction with, and is subject to, IKE’s FY23 financial results (audited), 1H FY23 financial results

(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

from these statements;

•Includes statements relating to past performance, which should not be regarded as a reliable indicator of future

performance; and

•May contain information from third parties believedto be reliable – however, no representations or warranties are

made as to the accuracy or completeness of such information.

•All information in this presentation is current at the date of this presentation, unless otherwise stated.

•All currency amounts are in NZ dollars unless stated otherwise.

Receipt of this Document and/or attendance at this presentation constitutes acceptance of the terms set out above in

this Important Notice.

Information in this Presentation:

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Agenda

FY23 financial performance

Addressable market, and IKE’s value proposition

1H FY24 update

Q&A

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At-a-Glance

FY23 performance headlines

$NZD

Fiscal Year Ending Mar-31

FY23 Revenue Growth vs pcp

~93%

FY23 Recurring & Reoccurring Revenue

~89%

FY23 Gross Margin %.

Opportunity for Growth via Automation Tech

~53%

Cash & Receivables on the Balance Sheet

~$23.2M

FY23 Revenue

~$30.8M

FY23 Gross Margin, 66% Growth vs pcp

~$16.4M

EBITDA

~($2.1)M

~380

Enterprise Customers, ~6% of North American

market winning ~1 new customer per week

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•65% gross margin growth against PCP.

•EBITDA loss of ~$2.1m, continuing the

YoY improvement trend.

Revenue FY23 of ~$30.8m (+93% pcp).

Takeaways:

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•Recurring Subscription and reoccurring

Transaction revenue (shown by the blue and

green bars) was ~$27.5m, representing ~89% of

revenue mix.

•This revenue element continues grow positively

because of the investment into extending

software products. This underpins more

predictable growth and higher quality revenue.

Highlighting that FY23 growth is against high

growth in the pcpas well.

•Revenue per employee trending to >$300k in the

period from ~$190k pcp

~89% of revenue from recurring subscription & reoccurring transaction sources

Takeaways:

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Strong Growth in FY23 Across All Key Metrics

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

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

IKE is the Standard within 6 of the 10 largest today, but with a huge expansion opportunity......

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Where IKE sells: U.S. Market-Map of >2,800 Municipalities and Co-Operatives

All of which represent sales opportunities for all IKE products

Takeaways

•Market timing is everything

•IKE is in the right place, and the

right time, with the right technology,

team and execution capability

•Overlay on these maps, >2,000

engineering companies that serve

the electric utilities

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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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IKE has a Suite of Distribution Network Software Products

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 Fees

based on usage (license

seats or transactions)

•Optional value-added

products , such as IKE

Analyze and IKE University

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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 Sales Motion that Starts with Strategy & Playbooks

Market Opportunity

Addressable Market

NA Electric Distribution Utility Spend (Forecast)

Industry Drivers and Macro-Market Trends

Industry Convergence

GTM Strategy Defined

IOU’s, Coops, Public Power

Utility Service Providers/Engineering firms

Strategic Account Focus / Regions 40-50 accounts each – with

account plans

Define Ideal Customer Profiles (ICP) & Personas, Pains & Gains

Create thematic messaging in marketing & sales

Three verticals –different messaging resonates

Utilities – “Defendable Data”

Communications – “Faster, Safer, Truer”

Engineering – “Increased Accuracy & Improved Productivity”

Company Overview & Sales Roles

Product & Pricing

Value Propositions

Pain relivers & Gain creators by product

Price maximization

Strategic Sales Processes

Target Audience

Background

Conditions driving need

Targeted Titles & Personas

What to say/how to position

Competition and Differentiation

Overview of Sales tools & resources

Sales PlaybooksGo-to-Market Strategy

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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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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

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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 fast-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 fast-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.. an Addressable Market Opportunity That is Expected to Grow Strongly

(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 Summary

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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Sticky Infrastructure Customers Making Long-Term Work-Practice Decisions

IKE Lands-then-Expands

Takeaways

•6 of the 10 largest Investor-Owned

Utilities (“IOUs”) in North America, all

multi-billion dollar businesses

•>400 customers in North America,

with 60 logos added in FY23 or 1 per

week

•>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

1H FY24 Update
The six-month period to 30 September 2023

Revenue: 1H update and 2H outlook

New products in-market

Important customer wins

Talent and team development

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-Revenue in 1H FY24 is expected to be below analyst

expectations due to timing delays of engineering

programs across three of IKE’s largest national

infrastructure customers. Specifically, this will result in:

-Lower reoccurring transaction revenue in the period vs pcp

-Overall, lower revenue in 1H FY24 vs pcp

-Importantly, the delayed long-term customers referred to

are not ‘lost’ and in fact are guiding for very high levels of

IKE product usage over the coming future periods

-In addition, the company continues to see ongoing strong

growth in recurring subscription revenue vs pcp

-IKE’s additive sales opportunity pipeline supports the

potential for substantially increased revenue in the 2H

FY24 period, and beyond, from existing customers and

new logos

1H, Revenue Update and 2H Outlook

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1H, Important Customer Win Examples

Win run-rate of approximately one new U.S. enterprise customer per week.

Tier-1 Comms customer winTier-1 Investor-Owned Utility win

Tier-1 Engineering customer win

•National fiber business.

•Supporting a network program across

California

•Expectation for ~$1.5m in subscription

revenue over the coming 18-24 months

•Opportunities to expand into other States

•One of the largest national EPC’s serving

the electric utility market in North

America

•Initially, supporting a decade-long

contract for a utility in New Mexico

•Opportunities to expand substantially

across this EPC’s national footprint over

time

•One the of the 10 largest IoU’sin North

America

•Adopting next-gen IKE PoleForeman

product and business model

•Displacing incumbent competitor

•Multi-year subscription contract >$4ook

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1H, Product Innovation Delivery

Expected to increase recurring subscription revenue substantially from the existing PoleForemancustomer footprint

Launched this quarter, and designed with a customer council including the Standards Group leaders within:

IKE Office ProIKE StructuralIKE InsightIKE Analyze

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Integrates with existing applications, data, and systems,

IKE Insight

Data source and image agnostic

Dashboards

API & Multiple File Types

JSONKMLCSV

and more...

Existing Data

Images

DronesThermal Imagery

Field DevicesLidarSatellite

1H Product Innovation Delivery

Takeaway:

Faster Network Viability Assessment and More Profitable

Deployment.

Via automated analysis ofbulk data for joint-use and

overhead network deployment,

at whole-of-network scale.

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Example Analysis for Network Viability Assessment

At whole of network scale

-IKE Insight determines pole categories relative

to make-ready requirements (category-logic

can be set by the customer through the Insight

rules application)

-Category 1: (0 or 1) wire detected in the

bottom 80% of pole

-Category 2: (2 or 3) wires detected in the

bottom 80% of pole

-Category 3: (3) wires detected in bottom

80% of pole AND transformer or

streetlight detected anywhere on pole

-Category 4: (4) or more wires detected in

bottom 80% of pole

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-IKE Insight determines pole categories relative

to make-ready requirements (category-logic

can be set by the customer through the Insight

rules application)

-Category 1: (0 or 1) wire detected in the

bottom 80% of pole

-Category 2: (2 or 3) wires detected in the

bottom 80% of pole

-Category 3: (3) wires detected in bottom

80% of pole AND transformer or

streetlight detected anywhere on pole

-Category 4: (4) or more wires detected in

bottom 80% of pole

Example Analysis for Network Viability Assessment

At whole of network scale

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-IKE Insight determines pole categories relative

to make-ready requirements (category-logic

can be set by the customer through the Insight

rules application)

-Category 1: (0 or 1) wire detected in the

bottom 80% of pole

-Category 2: (2 or 3) wires detected in the

bottom 80% of pole

-Category 3: (3) wires detected in bottom

80% of pole AND transformer or

streetlight detected anywhere on pole

-Category 4: (4) or more wires detected in

bottom 80% of pole

-Example images of each – 3

Example Analysis for Network Viability Assessment

At whole of network scale

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-IKE Insight determines pole categories relative

to make-ready requirements (category-logic

can be set by the customer through the Insight

rules application)

-Category 1: (0 or 1) wire detected in the

bottom 80% of pole

-Category 2: (2 or 3) wires detected in the

bottom 80% of pole

-Category 3: (3) wires detected in bottom

80% of pole AND transformer or

streetlight detected anywhere on pole

-Category 4: (4) or more wires detected in

bottom 80% of pole

-Example images of each – 4

Example Analysis for Network Viability Assessment

At whole of network scale

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Resulting in Visual Dashboards to Optimizea Network Deployment

Example fromErie, CO market

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10x Faster. 4x Cost reduction.

Dramatically faster fiber network deployment

Takeaways:

With IKE Insight, a 200,000 fiberattachment

program payback:

-deploy >6 months faster

-save >$1m in pre-survey assessment costs

alone.

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Brett Willitt, SVP Product

•Former President of structural

analysis and structure

management software company

SPIDA Software (SPIDA). -

•SPIDA was acquired by NASDAQ

listed Bentley Systems Inc. in

2021, where he subsequently led

segments of Bentley’s’ global

distribution network software

division.

•Prior, held other prominent

positions in the energy industry,

including Product Engineering

Manager at Osmose Utilities

Services and Joint-Use product

manager at FirstEnergy Utility.

•Began his career as a network

planning engineer for Verizon.

•Holds a BS in Civil Engineering

from Clarkson University.

Brian Musfeldt, CFO

•Former CFO of Also Energy Inc.,

where he was part of the executive

team that grew the business at

more than 30% CAGR over six

years and led its sale to NYSE-

listed STEM Inc. for US$652m.

•Prior, Brian held CFO roles with

companies including Zayo

Bandwidth Inc. – a high-growth

national fibrebusiness, MST Global

inc. - an industrial network and

software provider for critical

communication and network

solutions, and Intermap

Technologies Inc.

•Holds an MBA from Colorado State

University, and began his career as

a Certified Public Accountant with

six years at KPMG / Arthur

Anderson focused on the

technology & software segment.

1H, Capability added to the IKE team

A team to deliver the best CX in our industry

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1H acquisition, extending IKE’s training & education capability

The assets of Marne & Associates . Expanding sales & brand channel for product cross-sales

•Marne & Associates specialize in training utilities,

communications companies, and engineering groups for the

application of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) in the

day-to-day work at a utility, the application of NESC Rules for

Joint-Use Construction (for engineers and line workers),

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA 1910.269)

for Power Workers, and OSHA 1910.268 (for Communication

Workers).

•While IKE is a software & technology company, we have

established an important sales channel via education & training

capability. This acquisition further allows us to add value to,

engage with, learn from, and ultimately cross-sell our products to

end-users (who are the future decision makers) within utilities,

engineering companies, and communications groups.

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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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