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IKE Secures NZ$3.7M Five-Year Deal from Major U.S. Utility

Operational Update21 December 2023IKEMaterials

For Immediate Release
22 December 2023

IKE Secures NZ$3.7M Five-Year Deal from Major U.S. Utility

This longterm subscription contract marks a significant up-sell of IKE's next-generation IKE

PoleForeman software, underscoring its growing influence in the North American electric utility

sector.


ikeGPS Group Limited (ASX/NZX:IKE) or IKE, today announces:

+ That it has signed a ~NZ$3.7m 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 its new PoleForeman structural analysis platform.

+ Over the coming five years, this long-term customer commitment means over 1,000

engineers at this utility will use IKE Poleforeman’s advanced capabilities.

+ The upsell of IKE’s new platform signifies a more the tenfold increase in annual recurring

revenue from this customer versus IKE’s legacy product (~NZ$70k p a to ~NZ$700k p a

subscription revenue), demonstrating the value of the product to the customer.

+ An expected consequence of this Standards decision at the utility itself is that additional

engineering companies and communications groups, working across this IoU’s network

and ecosystem, will also adopt IKE PoleForeman.

+ This utility is utilizing IKE PoleForeman for structural analysis and the design of

distribution assets, to meet grid resiliency and network deployment targets over the

coming decades.


IKE CEO Glenn Milnes commented, “The October 2023 launch of our next-gen IKE PoleForeman

platform was a milestone in our commitment to advancing structural analysis capability for the

industry. This product innovation, that was shaped with insights from our customer council that

included the Standards Directors from five of North America's ten largest Investor-Owned

Utilities, marked a new chapter for us. We're now focused on transitioning our existing customer

base, which includes six of the ten largest U.S. electric utilities and over 125 additional entities in

the distribution infrastructure space, to this new advanced SaaS platform. The adoption of IKE

PoleForeman by this key client underscores the platform's value & capabilities, and sets a

precedent for further adoption across our expansive customer network in the coming quarters.

Looking ahead, we're poised for significant growth from this new product. We have in place

strategic sales initiatives tied to IKE PoleForeman that targets adding an additional NZ$6-7m in

annual subscription revenue in the next 12 to 18 months. This is just the tip of the iceberg in

terms of growth potential considering our extensive customer base and a largely untapped

market of more than 3,000 North American electric utilities, with many of these utilities yet to

standardize on a structural analysis solution.”



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 revenue engine for IKE is driven by both the number of users within enterprise customers

subscribing to the IKE platform and the volume of assets (called Transactions) being processed

through IKE software.


Contact:

Simon Hins ley

Investor Relations

+61-401-809-653

simon@nwrcommunications.com.au


Glenn Milnes

CEO

+1 720-418-1936

glenn.milnes@ikegps.com

i k e GP S Group Limited

350 Interlocken Blvd, Suite 390, Broomfield CO 80021, USA

Office: +1 303 222 3218

www.ikegps.com

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