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H1.2019 Results
u-blox Holding AG
August 23, 2019

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

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Agenda

Highlights H1.2019
Financial results H1.2019
Business review
Outlook
Q&A

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Highlights H1.2019

• 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

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Financial highlights H1.2019
Continued investment into new products

• Adjusted gross profit down by 8.4%              (Million CHF)

                                                     200

• Adjusted EBITDA and EBIT
                                                     150
  CHF 32.7m resp. CHF 19.7m                                                    104.5

    • Increased amortization of capitalized R&D      100          190.6

      projects and lower capitalization rate                                                                        17.8

                                                       50                                                                                        39.8
• Increased cash flow from operating
                                                                                         86.1
                                                                                                                                                                            10.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                         1.4                                 3.4                2.6
  activities CHF 33.1m (+141%)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          19.7                                                                     13.6
                                                         0                      0.0                                  0.0                          0.0                        0.0                         0.0                                 0.0                0.0

                                                                     Revenue

                                                                                  COGS

                                                                                            Adjusted Gross Margin

                                                                                                                    Distribution and marketing

                                                                                                                                                 Research and development

                                                                                                                                                                            General and administrative

                                                                                                                                                                                                           Other income

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Adjusted EBIT

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Finance income

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Income tax (expense) / benefit

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Adjusted Net Profit
• Free cash flow CHF 3.9m (before
  acquisitions)

                                                                                                                             expenses

                                                                                                                                                                                     expenses
                                                                                                                                                         expenses
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Results u-blox group H1.2019: Overview

Key figures                                                              Amount CHF            In relation to Change H1.2019
                                                                                                    revenue       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 adjusted1)                                 13.6m                  7.2%                 -54.8%
the parent                            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%

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

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Revenue and EBITDA

Comments                                 Revenue and EBITDA (adjusted)
• Revenue slightly below previous year    (million CHF)

  (- 4.2% compared to H1.2018)           450
                                                            403.7
                                                                      393.3
                                         400
• Currency impact on revenues                   360.2
                                         350
    • at H1.2018 rates: 2.0%
                                         300

    • at guidance rates: 1.1%            250

• EBITDA (adjusted) of 17.2%             200
                                                                                  193.9     199.0
                                                                                                      190.6

                                         150

                                                               97.8
                                         100         90.0
                                                                         81.2

                                                                                     45.8      45.1
                                          50                                                             32.7

                                            0
                                                  2016       2017      2018        H1.17     H1.18     H1.19

                                                               Revenue          EBITDA (adjusted)

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Market trends

Comments                        Revenue split per market for H1.2019

In absolute terms:                                               4.8%

• Industrial markets stable
    • Infrastructure                          30.0%

    • Telematics
• Automotive market stable                                                           57.5%

    • In-car navigation
    • In-car connectivity                             7.7%

• Consumer markets in decline
                                     Industrial       Consumer          Automotive   Not assigned

                                Note: Estimate

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Revenues by geography

Comments                                 Revenues by geographic region
Growth in geographic regions compared    (million CHF)

to H1.2018:                              400
                                                          403.7
                                                                    393.3

• Asia Pacific: +8%.
                                                  360.2
                                         350
                                                          40%        36%
    • Strong rebound in China: +14%      300       39%

• EMEA: -12%: Base effect after a very   250

                                                                                               199.0
  strong H1.2018; growth over            200                         32%            193.9              190.6
                                                          27%
                                                   26%

  H2.2018: 10%                           150                                         43%        33%     37%

                                         100
• Americas: -7%: Impacted by ongoing                                                 26%                33%
                                                   35%    33%                                   36%
                                                                     32%
                                          50
  network readiness delays                                                           31%        31%     30%
                                            0
                                                   2016   2017       2018           H1.17      H1.18   H1.19

                                                                  Americas   EMEA       APAC

                                         Note: based on reporting area

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Shipments and ASP development

     Comments                    Modules                                                     GNSS chips                                               Revenue
     • ASP for modules and       (million units)                                     (CHF)   (million units)                                  (CHF)   (million CHF)

       chips increased           40

                                                                                     10.00
                                                                                                80                                             2.50   450

                                                                                                                                                      400
                                                                                                                                                                      403.7    393.3
                                                                                                70
                                                                                                                                                              360.2

     • Module business flat      30                                                             60
                                                                                                                                               2.00   350

                                                                                                                                                               26%
                                                                                                                                                                      25%       24%
                                                                                     9.00                                                             300
                                                                                                50

     • Continued strong
                                                                                                                                               1.50
                                                                                                                                                      250
                                                                         -3.5%                                                   -9.7%
                                 20                                                             40
                                                                                                                                                                                           193.9     199.0 190.6

       growth with u-blox 8/M8
                                                                                     8.00                                                             200
                                                                                                                                               1.00
                                                                                                30                                                                                             27%   24%   25%
                                                                                                                                                      150
                                                                                                                                                               72%    72%       74%

       chipset                   10
                                                                                     7.00
                                                                                                20

                                                                                                10
                                                                                                                                               0.50   100
                                                                                                                                                                                               71%   73%   75%
                                                                                                                                                       50

     • Decline in chipset        0
                                       2016 2017 2018            H1.17 H1.18 H1.19
                                                                                     6.00         0
                                                                                                       2016 2017 2018     H1.17 H1.18 H1.19
                                                                                                                                               0.00      0
                                                                                                                                                              2016 2017 2018                   H1.17 H1.18 H1.19

       volume due to declines                                                                                  u-blox 5
                                                                                                               u-blox 7
                                                                                                                              u-blox 6
                                                                                                                              u-blox 8/M8                      Modules        Chips    Other
                                                   Shipments modules        ASP

       in consumer markets                                                                                     u-blox 9       ASP

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Gross profit

Comments                                       Gross profit (adjusted)
• Gross profit (adjusted) of CHF 86.1m         Gross profit margin (adjusted)
• Gross profit margin (adjusted) stable at     (million CHF)                                             (in % of revenue)

  2018 level                                   200     46.6%   45.8%   45.2%             45.3%
                                                                                                 47.2%
                                                                                                         45.2%
                                                                                                                   50%

                                               180
     • H1.2018 margin was improved by extra-   160                                                                 40%
       ordinary effects from IPR cost          140
       improvements                            120                                                                 30%

                                               100
                                                               184.8   177.9
                                                80     167.8                                                       20%

                                                60
                                                                                         87.8    94.0    86.1
                                                40                                                                 10%

                                                20

                                                 0                                                                 0%
                                                       2016    2017    2018              H1.17   H1.18   H1.19

                                                               Gross Profit (adjusted)            % of revenue

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Global customer base

Comments                                         Number of customers totaling
• Continued wide spread across different         80% of revenue
  applications and geographical regions          (# Customers)

• Strong and stable customer base, now           120

  serving 6’700 customers worldwide in
                                                 100
  H1.2019 (H1.2018: 5’900 customers)
• Low customer dependency                         80

     • 94 customers total 80% of revenue          60
                                                                        104           104
     • Largest customer accounts for less than                    84
                                                                                            94
                                                  40
       4.6% of total revenue in H1.2019                  71                     74

• 10 biggest customers account for 27.1%          20

  of total revenue in H1.2019
                                                   0
                                                        2016     2017   2018   H1.17 H1.18 H1.19

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Distribution & Marketing / Research & Development

Comments                                 D&M expenses (adjusted)                                                 R&D expenses (adjusted)
• D&M expenses (adjusted)
  were stable compared to                (million CHF)                                       (in % of revenue)   (million CHF)                                              (in % of revenue)

  H1.2018                                40
                                                                8.8%                 8.9%
                                                                                             9.3%       10.0%    80

                                                                                                                                                                          20.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                    25%

                                                8.3%     8.4%                8.4%                                70
                                         35
• R&D expenses (adjusted)                30                                                             7.5%     60                      17.2%
                                                                                                                                                                  16.6%
                                                                                                                                                                                    20%

  increased
                                                                                                                        15.9%
                                                                                                                 50              14.5%                 14.5%
                                         25                                                                                                                                         15%

     •   R&D pipeline fully maintained   20                                                             5.0%     40
                                                         34.0   34.8                                                                     67.8
         with several important new      15     29.9                                                             30      57.4    58.3
                                                                                                                                                                                    10%

         platforms                       10
                                                                             16.4    17.7     17.8
                                                                                                        2.5%     20
                                                                                                                                                                  33.1
                                                                                                                                                                          39.8
                                                                                                                                                                                    5%
                                                                                                                                                           28.1
     •   Increased amortization of        5                                                                      10

         capitalized development costs    0
                                                2016     2017   2018         H1.17   H1.18   H1.19
                                                                                                        0.0%      0
                                                                                                                        2016     2017    2018          H1.17      H1.18   H1.19
                                                                                                                                                                                    0%

     •   Lower capitalization rate in
                                                            D&M (adjusted)           % of revenues                                R&D expense (adjusted)            % of revenues
         H1.2019: 42% (H1.2018: 46%)

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Employment
Staff level stabilized

Employee breakdown                                                              Average number of employees (FTE based)
(end of June 2019, FTE based)
                                                                                (Average FTE)
                                                                                1200
                     Logistics,
                       admin
                                                                                1000
                        15%
                    (2018: 157)
                                  157                                            800

                                                        Research &               600
         Sales,
                              Total = 1'021 FTE         development                                                                   1'017
       marketing,      175                                                                             993
                              (2018: 1020 FTE)              67%                                 893                            926
        support                                   689                            400                                   839
                                                        (2018: 692)                      786
         17%
      (2018: 171)
                                                                                 200

                                                                                   0
                                                                                        2016    2017   2018           H1.17   H1.18   H1.19

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

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Income statement
Adjusted and IFRS numbers

Comments                                                                                                             Jan-Jun 2019                            Jan-Jun 2019            Jan-Jun 2018
                                                                                                                                             Adjustments2)
•    Adjustments are share-based payments of CHF 2.9m,           (in CHF 000s)                                           (IFRS) % revenue                    (adjusted) % revenue    (adjusted) % revenue

     pension impact of IAS-19 of CHF 0.8m, and                   Revenue                                              190'554      100.0%                      190'554     100.0%     198'983     100.0%

     amortization of intangible assets acquired of CHF 1.1m      Cost of sales
                                                                 Gross Profit
                                                                                                                     -104'772
                                                                                                                        85'782
                                                                                                                                    -55.0%
                                                                                                                                    45.0%
                                                                                                                                                      306
                                                                                                                                                      306
                                                                                                                                                              -104'466
                                                                                                                                                                86'088
                                                                                                                                                                            -54.8%
                                                                                                                                                                            45.2%
                                                                                                                                                                                     -105'013
                                                                                                                                                                                       93'970
                                                                                                                                                                                                    -52.8%
                                                                                                                                                                                                    47.2%

•    OPEX (adjusted) 34.9% of revenue (H1.2018: 29.7%)           Distribution and marketing expenses
                                                                 Research and development expenses
                                                                                                                       -18'556
                                                                                                                       -42'368
                                                                                                                                     -9.7%
                                                                                                                                    -22.2%
                                                                                                                                                      798
                                                                                                                                                    2'591
                                                                                                                                                               -17'758
                                                                                                                                                               -39'777
                                                                                                                                                                             -9.3%
                                                                                                                                                                            -20.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                      -17'671
                                                                                                                                                                                      -33'072
                                                                                                                                                                                                      -8.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                                    -16.6%

•    EBITDA margin (adjusted) of 17.2% (H1.2018: 22.7%)          General and administrative expenses
                                                                 Other income
                                                                                                                       -11'320
                                                                                                                         1'368
                                                                                                                                     -5.9%
                                                                                                                                     0.7%
                                                                                                                                                    1'065      -10'255
                                                                                                                                                                  1'368
                                                                                                                                                                             -5.4%
                                                                                                                                                                             0.7%
                                                                                                                                                                                        -9'387
                                                                                                                                                                                         1'063
                                                                                                                                                                                                      -4.7%
                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.5%

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

•    Financial costs consists mainly of foreign exchange         Finance costs                                          -3'157       -1.7%                       -3'157      -1.7%      -1'042        -0.5%

     losses, the interest for the two bonds, and the result of   Share of profit of equity-accounted investees,
                                                                 net of taxes                                           -1'989       -1.0%                       -1'989      -1.0%      -1'443        -0.7%

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

•    Tax rate (adjusted) of 17.1% (H1.2018: 20.2%)               Income tax expense                                     -1'872       -1.0%           -773        -2'645      -1.4%      -7'622        -3.8%

                                                                 Net profit, attributable to
•    Net profit margin (adjusted) of 7.4% (H1.2018: 15.2%)       owners of the parent                                    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

Impact of adaption of new IFRS 16 (Leasing) standard             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%

• On EBITDA CHF 2.6m, on EBIT CHF 0.4m for H1.2019               EBITDA 1)                                              29'070      15.3%           3'668       32'738      17.2%      45'132       22.7%

  financial costs contain CHF 0.4m, no impact on net             1)
                                                                      Management calculates EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) by adding back depreciation and
                                                                      amortization to operating  profit (EBIT),
                                                                 2)
                                                                      Adjustments are  impacts of  share  basedinpayments,
                                                                                                                  each case Pension
                                                                                                                            determined  in accordance
                                                                                                                                    calculation       withto
                                                                                                                                                according  IFRS.
                                                                                                                                                             IAS-19, Non-recurring expenses and
  profit                                                              amortization of intangible assets acquired

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Segment information
IFRS numbers

                                Positioning and       Wireless services      Total segments       Non-allocated/           Group
                               wireless products                                                   eliminations
                                January - June          January - June       January - June       January - June       January - June
(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)         13'350     29'380        1'556       -837     14'906     28'543        0           0    14'906      28'543

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

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Statement of financial position

Comments
                                                                                      700

                                                                                      600                                         Fixed Assets
• Strong financial position with a liquidity (incl. marketable                        500                                         Inventory

                                                                      (million CHF)
  securities) of CHF 122.4m (Dec. 2018: CHF 137.7m)                                   400
                                                                                                                                  Accounts Receivable
• Inventory CHF 58.2m (Dec. 2018: CHF 57.5m) still                                    300
  affected by supply chain constraints in 2018                                        200
                                                                                                                                  Other current assets

• Trade receivables CHF 52.6m (Dec. 2018: CHF 60.8m)                                  100
                                                                                                                                  Cash (incl. marketable
                                                                                                                                  securities)

• Increased intangible assets due to capitalization of R&D                              0

  expenses. Capitalized R&D is at CHF 195.1m (2018: CHF                                 0
                                                                                            2015   2016   2017   2018   H1.2019

  174.6m). Amortizations of capitalized R&D: CHF 5.9m                                 100

• Trade payables of CHF 23.4m (Dec. 2018: CHF 21.6m)                                  200

                                                                      (million CHF)
• Non-current liabilities contain bonds of CHF 119.3m,                                300
                                                                                                                                   Short Term Debt

  deferred tax liabilities (CHF 8.3 m), employee benefits                             400
                                                                                                                                   Long Term Debt
                                                                                                                                   Shareholders' Equity
  (IAS-19, CHF 18.3m), provisions (CHF 8.0m)                                          500

• IFRS 16 impact:                                                                     600

     •   Right-of-use assets CHF 19.5m, leasing liability CHF 19.5m                   700
     •   Increase of Total assets by CHF 19.5m

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Statement of financial position

Comments                                  Total equity and equity ratio
• Strong equity base maintained           (million CHF)                                          (% of total assets)

• Equity ratio of 60.5% (2018: 63.1%)     400                                                               100%

• Treasury shares for option program
                                                                                                            90%
                                          350
                                                 67.0%                                                      80%
  CHF 32.0m (Dec. 2018: CHF 32.0m)        300
                                                          60.7%
                                                                    63.1%
                                                                                                            70%
                                                                                     62.0%   60.5%
                                                                            58.1%
• Equity ratio without treasury shares:   250
                                                                                                            60%

  62.6% (2018: 65.1%)                     200
                                                                    349              346         348
                                                                                                            50%

                                                          319                                               40%
                                          150
• Equity ratio without IFRS 16:                     285                     275
                                                                                                            30%

  62.5% (2018: 63.1%)
                                          100
                                                                                                            20%
                                           50
                                                                                                            10%

                                             0                                                              0%
                                                   2016   2017      2018    H1.17   H1.18    H1.19

                                                                  Equity          Equity ratio

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Consolidated statement of cash flows

Comments                                           (in CHF 000s)
                                                                                                               For the period ended
                                                                                                               June 30, 2019
                                                                                                                                      For the period ended
                                                                                                                                      June 30, 2018
                                                   Net Profit                                                                9'650              25'083
• Cash flow from operating activities strongly     Depreciation&Amortization
                                                   Other non-cash transactions
                                                                                                                            14'164
                                                                                                                             2'547
                                                                                                                                                11'510
                                                                                                                                                 6'093
  increased:                                       Financial income & Financial expense
                                                   Income tax expense
                                                                                                                             3'384
                                                                                                                             1'872
                                                                                                                                                -2'879
                                                                                                                                                 6'339
     •   Decrease of trade and other receivables   Change in Networking Capital and provision
                                                   Income tax paid
                                                                                                                             7'900
                                                                                                                            -6'406
                                                                                                                                               -21'457
                                                                                                                                               -10'953
         CHF 5.7m (H1.2018: CHF -9.8m)             Net cash generated from operating activities                             33'111              13'736

     •   Increase of inventory CHF -0.7m           Net investment into property, plant and equipment                       -3'409              -4'345
                                                   Net investment into intangibles                                        -26'408             -27'623
         (H1.2018 CHF -12.4m)                      Net investments into financial assets                                      612                 918

     •   Decrease of provisions CHF 1.1m           Participation in capital increase
                                                   Net cash used in investing activities
                                                                                                                           -3'386
                                                                                                                          -32'591
                                                                                                                                               -4'108
                                                                                                                                              -35'158

         (H1.2018 CHF -2.4m)                       Free Cash Flow (before Participation in capital increase)                3'906             -17'314
                                                   Free Cash Flow                                                             520             -21'422
• Reduced investment activities
                                                   Proceeeds from issuance of ordinary shares                                  91              13'599
• Further investment into JV Sapcorda of           Dividends paid to owners of the parent
                                                   Repayment of financial liabilities
                                                                                                                          -11'077
                                                                                                                           -2'192
                                                                                                                                              -15'440
                                                                                                                                                    0
  CHF 3.4m                                         Purchase of treasury shares
                                                   Interest paid
                                                                                                                                0
                                                                                                                           -2'182
                                                                                                                                                    0
                                                                                                                                               -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
• IFRS 16 effect:                                  Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                         136'296            169'624
  Operating Cash flow H1.2019 +CHF 2.6m            Exchange gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents
                                                   Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
                                                                                                                             -481
                                                                                                                          120'975
                                                                                                                                               3'291
                                                                                                                                             147'839

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

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Product highlights
Meeting our customers' needs for secure and simple cloud
connectivity

                 Cellular
                                                      Short Range Radio
                 Communication                                                       Positioning
                                                      Communication

     SARA-R5                                 u-connectScript                  ZED-F9K High precision
     The most advanced, secure and           Enables easy and interactive     ZED-F9K’s accuracy and low
     highly integrated cellular modem        development of embedded          latency makes it ideal for
     offers unmatched end-to-end             applications, simplifying        automotive OEMs and Tier
     security and long product               wireless Bluetooth and Wi-Fi     1s developing V2X
     availability, making it ideal for IoT   device development, enabling     (Vehicle-to-everything)
     applications with long-term             embedded script applications     communication systems.
     device deployments.                     in the module while reducing
                                             complexity and cutting time to
                                             market.

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SARA-R5
The most advanced, secure and highly integrated cellular
modem for the industrial IoT

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Focus on attractive markets
Market penetration

 Smart home & buildings     Automotive   Industry

     Wearables              Smart city   Unmanned vehicles

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Customer relationships: Schindler
We deliver core technology for smart buildings

                                                               myPORT, a unique
• Schindler’s myPORT app uses                                  smartphone-based
  Bluetooth® and our u-blox NINA-B1                            service for personal
                                                               mobility. Once inside
  Bluetooth module to enable user                              the building, myPORT
  identification, authentication, and                          allows users to move
                                                               throughout the
  authorization.                                               building just by keeping
•     “Our solution needed a Bluetooth                         their smartphones on
                                                               their person
     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

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Customer relationships: Treon
A wireless sensor network to connect buildings to the cloud

                                                              The Treon Node
• Treon’s platform uses our u-blox NINA                       features sensors
  Bluetooth module series to connect                          measuring
                                                              temperature, pressure,
  nodes distributed across a building in a                    light, humidity, motion,
  wireless mesh network.                                      magnetic field
                                                              strength, and a gas
• An IoT edge gateway featuring our                           sensor for
  SARA-R4 cellular module and NINA-B1                         indoor air quality
                                                              monitoring.
  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.

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Customer relationships: Arvento
Delivering high levels of positioning sensitivity and accuracy

                                                                 Vehicle tracking allows to:
• Arvento, a global pioneer in vehicle
                                                                 • track your vehicles 7/24
  telematics and fleet management                                  in real time and
  technology, launched a new vehicle                               retroactively
                                                                 • identify speed limit,
  tracking system imt.x1.                                          route, and region
                                                                 • receive instant warning
• u-blox was a key factor in the imt.x1                            messages on pre-
  product development process. The                                 defined topics
  system’s high position sensitivity and                         • get current and
                                                                   retroactive reports on
  accuracy are based on our 2G, 4G, and                            your vehicles and drivers
  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
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Strategy

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Successful strategy execution

                            Product range for all markets   ,   ,
     Market position        High quality and reliability

     Technology and         Significant long-term product road map
     innovation             Product and service portfolio expanded, while
                            taking greater control.

                            Fabless with leading long-term partners
     Operational
     excellence             98.6% of orders reached customers on the
                            confirmed delivery date

                            Acquisition of Rigado short-range module
     Strategic
                            business for accelerating growth
     partnerships
                            Continued expansion of our partnerships

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Strategic priorities 2019 (1)

Market position                              Technology & innovation
• Further develop our position in the        • Push ahead with the development of our
  automotive market, including for             own silicon to give us even more control
  autonomous vehicles                          over the core technology in our products
• Expand high-precision positioning into a   • Launch products based on our own
  broader range of markets to support          silicon across all three technology areas
  general automation                         • Continually strive to make our products
• Capitalize on strong move towards LTE-       more secure
  based cellular connectivity for the IoT    • Expand our offering of solutions
• Expand short range radio solutions           combining u-blox products from
  based on latest standards and market         different lines
  needs

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Strategic priorities 2019 (2)

Operational excellence                        Strategic partnership & acquisition
• Strongly focus on emerging applications     opportunities
  in the industrial IoT space                • Develop new relationships with key
• Further explore unique partnerships with     players in our markets and expand
  suppliers of key components                  existing ones
• Improve the resilience of our supply chain • Continue to review potential acquisitions
  by reducing dependency on any single         that will strengthen our product portfolio
  supplier                                     and technology base and accelerate our
                                               strategy

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Accelerating growth by acquisition
Expansion 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
Transaction highlights

• 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)

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The future will be connected
Exciting technologies form our intellectual property

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Driving growth
Extracting more from the value chain

• Continuous technology innovation
     • More technological capabilities open new application
       possibilities.                                               Market position

     • Innovations at IP core assure continued margin expansion.
• New standards expand application possibilities                    Technology and
     • 5G  more applications enabled.                              innovation
     • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi standards expansion  capillary IIoT.
     • New satellite signals  higher availability and precision.   Operational
                                                                    excellence
• Cloud enables adding services with recurring revenue on
  top of our product sales
                                                                    Strategic
     • Sold to OEM (u-blox customer).                               partnerships
     • Sold to end customer (via partners).

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Looking forward
Strong market traction with expanding product offer

• 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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Outlook

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Guidance 2019

• Outlook 2019 adjusted reflecting the macro-                                  Actual              Previous           Updated
                                                                              FY 2018         guidance 2019      guidance 2019
  economic uncertainties                                                        (IFRS)                (IFRS)             (IFRS)
     • APAC robust growth thanks to solid demand in     Revenue               393.3m           460m…490m          380m…400m
       China in the industrial field                    EBITDA                  71.6m            70m…90m            50m…60m
                                                        EBIT                    48.3m            30m… 45m           15m… 27m
     • EMEA flat outlook due to overall negative
                                                                                  CHF                  CHF                CHF
       sentiment in the industry and the decline in
       automotive production
                                                        Exchange rate assumptions for 2019:
     • Americas turning to positive growth in H2.2019   • EUR/CHF: 1.12 USD/CHF: 0.99 GBP/CHF: 1.27
       with Cat M demand strongly ramping up
                                                        FX-sensitivity against CHF:
     • 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%

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Upcoming events

• Investor and analyst day   November 20, 2019
• 2019 full year results     March 12, 2020
• Annual general meeting     April 23, 2020

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Thank you
for your attention

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