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December 2017
Q-FREE COMPANY PRESENTATION - December 2017
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Q-FREE COMPANY PRESENTATION - December 2017
THE Q-FREE INVESTMENT CASE

                                                 Exposure to a large industry with
                                                 strong underlying market growth

    Leading global position in electronic                                                New Board and management team
                   tolling                                                                  with proven track records

      Exciting opportunities in “new and
   adjacent” ITS segments based on recent                                                   All-time high order backlog
                 acquisitions

                                            Initial restructuring of company including
                                                 equity raise, cost reductions, cash
                                                 management, and asset disposals
                                                              completed

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INDUSTRY TRENDS AND
BACKGROUND
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URBANIZATION INCREASES DRAMATICALLY
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CITIES BECOME MORE IMPORTANT DAY BY DAY

                            50% of global GDP is                     By 2030 there could be
                            generated by the 300                     40 megacities with a
                            largest metropolitan areas               population of more
                            in the world                             than 10 million

                            5 our of 10 people live in
                            cities and 1.5 million
                                                                   Cities are responsible for
                            people are added to the
                                                                   80% of CO2 emissions
                            urban population every
                            week

                            Cities are responsible for
                            75% of global energy
                            consumption

Source: PwC, 2015; UN Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, 2014                                6
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CONSEQUENTLY, URBAN TRAFFIC LOADS, CONGESTION, AND
            POLLUTION ALSO INCREASE
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THERE ARE PLENTY OF URBAN TRAFFIC PAIN POINTS

                             42 hours wasted per                    19. bn hours wasted in
                             American each year in                  Germany each year
                             peak traffic                           looking for parking

                                                                    20.4 billion USD spent
                             300 billion USD wasted on
                                                                    on overpaying for
                             congestion in the US each
                                                                    parking in the US each
                             year
                                                                    year

                             53 000 Americans die each              1.2 million people die
                             year due car emissions                 each year in traffic
                                                                    accidents

Source: INRIX, 2017; The Economist, 2017; ITS International, 2017                            8
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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
                           c
                                SYSTEMS ARE NEEDED
       TO SUSTAIN URBAN GROWTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE

9   Q-FREE FIRST QUARTER 2017
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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) BRING
SEVERAL BENEFITS

                                                                                             BETTER
      REDUCED                      IMPROVED                     REDUCED                 INFRASTRUCTURE
     CONGESTION                   ROAD SAFETY                  POLLUTION                   FINANCING

• Reduced peak traffic         • Improved guidance and   • Improved traffic flows      • Funds service and
• Better utilization of          information             • Reduced traffic –             maintenance of existing
  existing capacity            • V2V and V2I               «polluter pays principle»     infrastructure

• Traffic is shifted between     communication           • Traffic is shifted to       • Raises money for new
  different transport modes    • Automated/autonomous      greener transport modes       infrastructure projects
                                 vehicles

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ITS COVER A WIDE VARIETY OF SEGMENTS AND SOLUTIONS

                                                            Inter-Urban                Urban Traffic
    Electronic Tolling               Parking                                                                       Infomobility
                                                            Management                 Management

•    Operational and           •   Central Parking      •   Highway                •    Intersection control   •   Backoffice systems
     commercial back-              Management               management systems          systems (SW            •   Journey time
     office systems                Systems                  (SW platform)               platform)                  analyses
•    On-board units/tags           ‒ Access control     •   Tunnel and bridge      •    Detection systems          (bluetooth, WiFi
•    Roadside                      ‒ Payment                management systems          (cameras, radars           etc.)
     equipment/systems             ‒ Customer               (SW platform)               etc.)                  •   Weigh In Motion
     (transceivers,                   Management        •   Road/tunnel/bridge     •    Local traffic          •   Pedestrian and
     cameras etc.)                 ‒ Business int.          instrumentation             controllers                cycle counting
•    Enforcement                   ‒ Claims/enforceme   •   Speed cameras and      •    Cabinets               •   Vehicle
     solutions                        nt                    enforcement            •    Signal heads               classification
•    Misc. hardware            •   Parking Guidance     •   Misc. hardware         •    Red light              •   Weather and air
     (gantries, controllers,       Systems                  (VMS, lighting etc.)        enforcement systems        quality monitoring
     VMS etc.)                 •   Misc. hardware                                  •    Misc. hardware
                                   (barriers, kiosks,                                   (VMS, lighting etc.)
                                   VMS, CCTV etc.)

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ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS HARD TO QUANTIFY THE EXACT
MARKET SIZE, THE ITS MARKET IS BIG AND GROWING

     The intelligent transportation        Global ITS market is expected to    The global intelligent
     system (ITS) market is expected       reach USD 38.68 billion by 2020     transportation system (ITS)
     to grow from USD 36.10 billion in                                         industry is expected to cross
     2015 to USD 63.66 billion by                                              $33.89 billion by 2020
     2022, at a CAGR of 8.3%

    Marketsandmarkets, July 2016         Grand View Research, July 2016       Radiant Insights Inc, July 2016

     Intelligent Transportation System    The ITS market size is predicted     The global ITS and services
     (ITS) market is expected to          to hit USD 47.5 billion at a CAGR    market is expected surpass USD
     reach $42.67 billion by 2022         of over 13% from 2015 to 2022        80 billion by 2022 at a CAGR of
     growing at a CAGR of 12.21%                                               6% from 2015 to 2022

    Stratistics MRC, January 2016        Global Market Insights, July 2016    Credence Research Reports, March 2017

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THERE ARE 3 DISRUPTIVE FORCES AT WORK IN ITS…

                                               Cloud computing
                                     3. SELF
                                     DRIVING
                                    VEHICLES

     1. ELECTRI-
      FICATION                                 Internet of things
                   DISRUPTIVE
                     FORCES
                                 2. RIDE-           Big data
                                SHARING
                                  (AND
                                MOBILITY
                                   AS A
                                SERVICE)
                                               Battery technology

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..THAT WILL FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE (URBAN)
TRAFFIC SITUATION
                                                                              ELECTRIFICATION
                                                                               CAVS RULE THE +                ELECTRIFICATION +
                                        BUSINESS
                                         BUSINESSAS
                                                  ASUSUAL
                                                     USUAL                    AUTOMATION
                                                                               STREETS                        AUTOMATION + SHARING

                                       - CAVs complement                      - CAVs replace most             - Ride-sharing electric
                                       existing mobility offering             traditional cars                CAVs taxis take over
Impact on the city,
percent change

Number of vehicles                                                       -1                             -8              -59

Accidents:                                       -19                                    -55                       -87

Parking space:                                                       0                                   -5             -54

Emissions:                                                     -9                                 -23             -85

Modal mix, percent of
distance traveled
                                                                                                                               10
Private regular cars
                                                       5                                      7   14                     9 5
CAVs
                                                                    35
Traditional taxis
                                            39                                     38                              32
Robo taxis                                                                                              31
                                                                                                                                53
Public transportation                                          11
                                                           6                                  64
Walking and biking                             4

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Source: The Boston Consulting Group, 2016
Q-FREE IN BRIEF
OUR VISION:
Q-FREE AT A GLANCE

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COMPANY HISTORY

      COMMERICAL BREAKTHROUGH   STRONG TOLLING EXPANSION   ITS TRANSFORMATION
Q-FREE HAS EVOLVED FROM A TOLLING COMPANY TO AN
ITS PLAYER

Complementary technologies obtained through a                                   Development in revenues from new segments
series of acquisitions                                                          Percent of total

Parking Guidance        Traffic controllers,            Traffic Controllers
                                                                                100 %
System                  VMS
                                                                                 90 %

                                                                                 80 %

                                                                                 70 %
Infomobility       Tolling, parking,           Traffic      Central Parking
solutions          traffic management          management   Management System
                                                                                 60 %

                                                                                 50 %

                                                                                 40 %
Rationale for pursuing new offerings
                                                                                 30 %
•   Position Q-Free for future growth
                                                                                 20 %
•   Secure multiple revenue streams from a broader
    range of projects with different business models and                         10 %
    risk profiles
                                                                                  0%
•   Leverage key Q-Free technologies in new areas                                        2012   2013   2014    2015       2016   YTD
                                                                                                                                 2017
                                                                                                New segments    Tolling
OUR FOOTPRINT

Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
France
Indonesia
Malaysia
Malta
Norway
Portugal
Russia
Serbia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
The Netherlands
Thailand
United Kingdom
USA
OUR PORTFOLIO

• DSRC tags and             • Parking guidance   • Weigh in motion      • ATMS and Traffic   • Local
  readers                     solutions          • Traffic, cycle &       Management           intersection/traffic
• ALPR solutions            • Parking access       pedestrian             Centers              controllers

• Electronic toll             control              detection            • Ramp metering      • Centralized
  collection systems                             • Journey time         • Truck parking        Intersection
  incl. multi lane free                            monitoring                                  system SW
  flow tolling, video                            • Weather & air-                            • Cooperative ITS
  tolling, truck tolling,                          quality monitoring                          solutions
  congestion
  charging etc.

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BUSINESS MIX

Geographical focus                          Revenue breakdown (2016 numbers)
                                            NOK million

                       NORTH AMERICAN
GLOBAL SERVICE LINES   SERVICE LINES

         TOLLING              INTER-URBAN

        PARKING                 URBAN

      INFOMOBILITY
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TOLLING SYSTEM REFERENCE: NORWAY

     •   >150 charging/tolling points
     •   Combination of DSRC & ALPR
     •   Operational and commercial back-
         office (>600 million transactions/year)
     •   Service & maintenance
23   •   24/7 online support
PARKING SYSTEM REFERENCE: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

     •   Parking guidance system for 1400 spaces
         in Globen (sports and event arena)
     •   Barrier-free & ticketless access based on
         ALPR (18 cameras covering 9
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         entrances/exits) and 21 touchscreen kiosks
INFOMOBILITY SYSTEM REFERENCE: WIM, SCOTLAND

     •   High-speed WIM solution for enforcement
     •   Integrated ANPR for vehicle identification
     •   Industry-leading HI-TRAC® TMU4 with Class 1
         piezo-electric sensors
     •   Additional benefit of data for asset management
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INTER-URBAN SYSTEM REFERENCE: PENNDOT, USA

     •   Statewide ATMS with
         centralized architecture
     •   Rules-based incident response
     •   Service patrol tracking
     •   Performance measures system
     •   Over 1,700 managed devices
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URBAN SYSTEM REFERENCE: GEORGIA DOT, USA

     •   9,500 signalised intersections
     •   Unified signal operations across multiple jurisdictions
         using MAXVIEW
     •   Real-time signal adjustments to optimise performance
         based on actual roadway conditions
     •   Transparency to the public on system performance
     •   Automated monitoring and alerting
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STRATEGY
OUR 2016-2021 STRATEGY

        2H 2016                        2017 – 2018                     2019 – 2020                    2021 ->

          1
        RESTORE
                                           2
                                         DEVELOP
                                                                          3
                                                                      INTEGRATE &
                                                                         EXPAND
                                                                                                       4
                                                                                                   TRANSFORM

Restore a healthy capital        Develop distinct and leading   Integrate offerings and      Transform Q-Free through
structure and establish          positions within target        expand presence to deliver   game changing
platform for profitable growth   segments                       on full ITS ambition         partnerships/transactions

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WE RAISED 134 MNOK IN NEW EQUITY TO IMPROVE OUR
CASH POSITION AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE

CASH AT HAND                                        EQUITY RATIO
NOK million                                         Percent

                                                                                               43,1
                                                       41,8        41,6
                                                                           40,9

                                           102                                       36,4

    55         53

                        18        19

  Q4 2015   Q1 2016   Q2 2016   Q3 2016   Q4 2016     Q4 2015   Q1 2016   Q2 2016   Q3 2016   Q4 2016

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WE REDUCED OPERATIONAL EXPENSES BY INTEGRATING
AND STREAMLINING ACQUIRED COMPANIES

GROSS OPEX SAVINGS, FULL-YEAR 2017 vs. 2016
NOK million

                                                         5
                                                2
                                    3
                     13

                                                                     55

       32

       NA            ELA         NORDIC       APMEA   CENTRAL   GROSS SAVINGS

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WE REDUCED PORTFOLIO COMPLEXITY TO ALLOW
FORCEFUL EXECUTION OF PRIORITIZED INITIATIVES

GLOBAL SERVICE LINES                                      NORTH AMERICAS SERVICE LINES
                                                                                             1B

         TOLLING       • Exited unprofitable markets             INTER-URBAN              • Focused market development
                                                                                            and sales on North America
                       • Exited unprofitable/low volume
                         product segments                                                 • Defined clear product
                                                                                            roadmaps
                       • Defined clear product
                         roadmaps

        PARKING                                                     URBAN

                                                                                         DIVESTED

      INFOMOBILITY                                                 SECURITY

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WE PUT IN PLACE A NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM
                                                                                      New hire or
                                                                                      new person in
                                                     CEO                              charge
                                                 Håkon Volldal
                                                                                      Member of
                                                                                      management
                                 CFO                               Business Support
                           Tor Eirik Knutsen                         Rita Isaksen
                                                                                      team

                          Comm. & Marketing                        C-ITS/Innovation
                          Idunn H B de-Garcia                       Knut Evensen

                            SVP EUROPE          SVP AMERICAS         SVP APMEA
                             Fredrik Nordh      Morten Andersson     Per F. Ecker

        VP TOLLING
       Arvid Strømme

       VP PARKING
      Kristina Bergstad

         VP SCM
         Pål Almlie

                               INFO-
                                                    URBAN
                              MOBILITY

                                                    INTER-
                                                    URBAN

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WE BUILT AN ALL-TIME HIGH ORDER BACKLOG

ORDER BACKLOG AND INTAKE                   1B
NOK million

                                                                 1 450
                                                                           1 405

                      820                775
        710
                                                                 876

                      320
        204                               183                              196

       Q4 2015       Q1 2016           Q2 2016                  Q3 2016   Q4 2016

                               Order backlog     Order intake

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PHASE 1 OUTCOME: A SOLID PLATFORM FOR PROFITABLE
      AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH!
      REDUCED FIXED COST BASE                                        IMPROVED EBITDA MARGIN*                                 MORE CASH AT HAND
      NOK million                                                    Percent                                                 NOK million

                                After restructuring                                           After restructuring                                    After restructuring
180                                                                75%
        156
160             150                  145
                          138                   141         143
140                                                                70%                                                                                                     129

120                                                                                                                                           102               104
                69%
100     67%                                                                                                         14,3 %
                          67%                                      65%                                                                                  75
 80                                  65%
                                                                                                          8,9 %
 60                                            63%                                                6,9 %
 40                                                                60%
                                                                         4,1 %                                                   18
                                                            60%                           2,9 %                                         19
 20
  0                                                                55%
         Q2     Q3        Q4         Q1         Q2           Q3           Q2      Q3       Q4      Q1      Q2        Q3          Q2     Q3     Q4       Q1      Q2      Q3
        2016   2016      2016       2017       2017         2017         2016    2016     2016    2017    2017      2017        2016   2016   2016     2017    2017    2017
                                                                                 -5,0 %
                  OPEX
                  12 month rolling OPEX share of revenues

          ‘ Excluding non-recurring items
OUR 2016-2021 STRATEGY
          2H 2016                             2017 – 2019                        2019 – 2021                    2021 ->

             1
         RESTORE
                                                  2
                                               DEVELOP
                                                                                    3
                                                                                INTEGRATE &
                                                                                   EXPAND
                                                                                                                 4
                                                                                                             TRANSFORM

 Restore a healthy capital             Develop distinct and leading       Integrate offerings and      Transform Q-Free through
 structure and establish               positions within target            expand presence to deliver   game changing
 platform for profitable growth        segments                           on full ITS ambition         partnerships/transactions

• 134 MNOK in new equity raised    • Maintain top 3 position in
• Cash management significantly         DSRC tolling globally
  improved                         •    Become a top 5 player in
• ~50 MNOK in gross OPEX                parking guidance globally
  savings executed                 •    Build a sizeable global
• Security division divested and        infomobility business
  Brazil closed down               •    Become a top 3 US provider of
• New organization put in place         intersection controllers
• All time high order backlog of   •    Become the number 1 TMC
  1400 MNOK end of 2016                 provider in the US Mid Atlantic
                                        and South East                                                                             36
THERE ARE SEVERAL SHORT- AND MID-TERM
OPPORTUNITIES UP FOR GRABS

THAILAND                                    INDONESIA                                                        USA

• Tag tenders                               • Nationwide conversion of manual tolling to                     •   Traffic management system upgrades and expansions
• Large highway/motorway tolling projects       electronic tolling                                           •   Traffic controller system contracts
• Traffic controller system for Bangkok     •   Congestion charging system in Jakarta                        •   Image based solutions for tolling
                                            •   Parking guidance expansion                                   •   Parking guidance expansion
                                                                                                             •   Infomobility expansion

NORWAY                                      SWEDEN                                         FRANCE/SPAIN/PORTUGAL                 CHILE

• Tag mini-tenders                          • Service and maintenance                      • Tag tenders                         • Tag tenders
• Expansion of roadside equipment in            contract in Stockholm                      • Large highway/motorway tolling      • Service and maintenance contract
  Oslo, Bergen and other cities             •   Roadside tolling equipment in                projects
• New central system(s) for AutoPASS            Stockholm                                  • Parking guidance expansion
• Roadside equipment for ferries

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WE HAVE A GREAT STARTING POINT

Best-in class DSRC tolling   World-leading image          Breakthrough radar-based
technology                   recognition solutions        parking sensor (incl. NB-IoT)

Modular traffic managment    World-leading intersection   First universal
system                       control software             C-ITS station

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VALUE PROPOSITION SUMMARY
             DOMAIN
                                               INNOVATION                           PERFORMANCE                      FLEXIBILITY                    COLLABORATION
            KNOW-HOW

     •   30 years of DSRC experience                                           •   Highest accuracy            •   Interoperability
     •   Global references                                                     •   Lowest leakage              •   Full or partial delivery
     •   Strong track record                                                   •   Highest uptime              •   Local partners/content

                                       •   Barrierless, ticketless, cashless   •   Lowest revenue leakage
                                           parking concept                     •   Level/facility counting     •   Open standards
                                       •   Wireless single space sensor            accuracy                    •   Modular offerings
                                       •   Bi-directional ultrasonic level     •   Best SSS accuracy and       •   Interoperability
                                           counter                                 lifetime

                                                                               •   Real-time data
                                                                                                               •   Modular, open architecture   •   Local presence
                                                                               •   High accuracy
                                                                                                               •   Interoperable offerings      •   Tight follow up
                                                                               •   High uptime

    •    Unique know-how of the Mid-                                           •   Easy to use ATC SW and
                                                                                                               •   Modular, open architecture
         Atlantic traffic market                                                   customizable dashboards
                                                                                                               •   Interoperable offerings
                                                                               •   Advanced ATMS features

                                       •   First to market with ATC            •   Easy to use ATC SW and
                                                                                                                                                •   Modular and open standard
                                           platform, embedded web server           customizable dashboards
                                                                                                                                                    product approach
                                       •   Real time dashboards, visual        •   Handles timing of complex
                                                                                                                                                •   All-inclusive licensing
                                           replay, historical archive,             intersections with ease
                                           automatic upload                                                                                     •   Customers first
                                                                               •   Advanced ATMS features

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PHASE 2 MARKET AMBITIONS

GLOBAL SERVICE LINES                                              REGIONAL SERVICE LINES (NA ONLY)

            Maintain top 3     • Defend and harvest existing                  Become a top 3    • Continue to steer evolution
            position in          markets through cost                         US provider of      and vision of relevant
            DSRC                 reductions and new features                  intersection        markets
                               • Selectively develop new                      controllers       • Establish position as the #1
                                 markets                                                          SW provider in the US and
                               • Position for future tolling                                      become #3 in sales (excl.
                                 models                                                           cabinets)

            Become a top       • Launch and monetize new                      Become the        • Maintain stronghold in PA, VI
            5 player in          parking guidance portfolio                   number 1 ATMS       and WV
            parking            • Roll out outdoor NB IoT                      provider in the   • Win new statewide ATMS
            guidance             solution with telcos                         US Mid-Atlantic     contracts
            globally                                                          and South-East
                                                                                                • Start integration of other QFR
                                                                                                  offerings (parking, signal
                                                                                                  processing, infomobility etc.)

            Build a sizeable   • Consolidate offering and build
            global business      volume for key products
            (>100 MNOK)        • Expand and develop distributor
                                 network in Europe and North
                                 America

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OUR 2016-2021 STRATEGY
          2H 2016                             2017 – 2018                          2019 – 2020                            2021 ->

             1
         RESTORE
                                                  2
                                               DEVELOP
                                                                                       3
                                                                                  INTEGRATE &
                                                                                     EXPAND
                                                                                                                           4
                                                                                                                      TRANSFORM

 Restore a healthy capital             Develop distinct and leading       Integrate offerings and               Transform Q-Free through
 structure and establish               positions within target            expand presence to deliver            game changing
 platform for profitable growth        segments                           on full ITS ambition                  partnerships/transactions

• 134 MNOK in new equity raised    • Maintain top 3 position in           • Expand internationally across      • Transform the business model
• Cash management significantly         DSRC tolling globally               all service lines                    to a service-based model
  improved                         •    Become a top 5 player in          • All relevant offerings available   • Consolidate the business
• ~50 MNOK in gross OPEX                parking guidance globally           in public cloud and IoT Hub          and/or become part of a bigger
  savings executed                 •    Build a sizeable global           • Integrate inter-urban, urban,        ecosystem
• Security division divested and        infomobility business               infomobility and parking
  Brazil closed down               •    Become a top 3 US provider of       offering on overall smart city
• All time high order backlog of        intersection controllers            platform
  1400 MNOK end of 2016            •    Become the number 1 TMC           • Pursue structural partnerships
• New organization put in place         provider in the US Mid Atlantic     and selected M&A
                                        and South East                      opportunities                                                         41
WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS OPEN AND INTEGRATED
SOLUTIONS

From..                                                    To..

                                         C-ITS

 •   Isolated, stand-alone systems                          • Modular, connected systems based on standard APIs and
 •   Separately/independently purchased and deployed          protocols
 •   Local/regional/national product/service monopolies     • More holistic approach to purchasing and deployment?
 •   No/limited 3rd party innovation on generated data      • Less vertical integration?
                                                            • Data made available to 3rd parties?

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WE BELIEVE IN Q-CITY - A MOBILITY PLATFORM FOR
EFFICIENT, SAFE AND CLEAN TRANSPORTATION

                                                                    Q-City Mobility Hub

           Advanced &                Decision              Events Detection &   Mobility Efficiency      Public Information &     Dashboards &
                                                                                                                                                         …
        Predictive Analytics         Support                  Management          Management             Safety Management          Reports

                                                Smart Data Fusion and Dissemination Portal

                                                                             ITS Systems
                          Regional                                                Freight                                  Bike and       Tolling/Road
      Corridor                             Urban traffic           Transit                              Parking
                           traffic                                              management                                pedestrian           user          …
     management                              systems              systems                             management
                          systems                                                systems                                   systems          charging

                                                                             ITS Devices

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THERE ARE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CONSOLIDATE THE
MARKET AND/OR BECOME PART OF A BIGGER ECOSYSTEM

  Selected ITS players

                            Vast, fragmented market with hundreds of players        =   Large addressable market
                            Wide range of products and services offered             =   Several different offerings/niches that can be targeted
                            No dominant global player                               =   Opportunity to build global leadership within niches
                            Very few players able to provide end-to-end solutions   =   Q-Free has technology, position and references to create
                             in multiple segments                                        market leading offerings within selected segments
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