Six months to 31 August 2021

Interim results

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Executing on strategy

Market opportunity increasingly attractive

Confirming our full year guidance

Confidence in our medium-term outlook

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Delivering on our KPIs

c.60% of full year

18% revenue growth

17% platform growth

ARR growth target achieved

by end October

Gross margin

Gross margin

Key KX Insights

improved by 560 basis

improved by 180 basis

platform releases in

points to 28%

points to 40%

production

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