Plenti and NAB strategic partnership presentation
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Plenti Group Limited (ASX:PLT)
Authorised for release by the Board of Plenti Group Limited
For more information please contact:
Daniel Foggo, CEO, shareholders@plenti.com.au
Miles Drury, CFO, shareholders@plenti.com.au
Strategic
partnership
with NAB
28 November 2023
Strategic partnership summary
Plenti and NAB have entered into a strategic partnership – bringing together one of Australia’s largest and most trusted
financial institutions with one of Australia’s most innovative and awarded financial technology companies
“NAB powered
by Plenti” car and EV loan
Renewable energy
finance referrals
• Co-branded car and EV loan
expected to be launched in 1H
CY24
• Select Plenti renewable energy
finance solutions expected to
be made available to NAB
customers in CY24
• NAB has rights to acquire up to
15% of Plenti shares
– Potential to accelerate
Plenti’s renewable energy
business
– Via placements and market
purchases
– Attractive economics
available to Plenti
– No direct exposure to funding
cost or credit risks
Commitment and
opportunities
Equity investment
– Increases alignment between
Plenti and NAB
• Initial partnership term of 5
years, ability to extend for
further 5 years if agreed
• Agreement to explore the
continued expansion of
products offered under the
strategic partnership
– No need to invest equity
capital in loan book
Expected to accelerate the achievement of Plenti’s scale and profitability ambitions
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“NAB powered by Plenti” car and EV loan
Co-branded car and EV loan expected to launch in 1H CY24
• Distributed direct to consumers, drawing on NAB’s large personal
banking customer base
• Plenti is responsible for:
– Loan application experiences
– Credit assessment and loan settlement
– On-going loan and customer management
• NAB, as product issuer, is responsible for:
– Marketing activities
– Credit and relevant policy settings (with credit risk to be borne by
NAB)
– Loan funding
• Plenti and NAB to develop product features and technology
integrations to streamline customer experiences and facilitate ongoing customer and corporate reporting
Plenti existing car lending
• ~$1.2 billion loan portfolio
• Differentiated by simplicity,
speed and service
• Consumer and commercial
customer offerings
Note: Plenti will maintain its own-branded car loan via its existing distribution channels including
via brokers
• Broad distribution via asset
finance and mortgage brokers,
on-line retailers
• EV manufacturer funding
relationship
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Renewable energy finance referrals
Select Plenti renewable energy finance solutions expected to
be available to NAB customers in CY24
• Plenti and NAB to develop a referral program to assist NAB’s
customers finance the purchase of eligible renewable energy systems
– NAB to advertise eligible renewable energy finance products offered
by Plenti to its customer base and refer customers to Plenti
– Plenti to provide NAB’s referred customers with access to selected
Plenti installer partners to solicit quotes for the installation and
financing of eligible household renewable energy systems, including
via its GreenConnect platform
– Plenti will be responsible for the provision of loan application
experiences, credit underwriting, loan funding and settlement, and
on-going loan and customer management
Plenti existing renewable energy lending
• >$230 million loan portfolio
• Relationship with >700
manufacturer, retailer and
installer partners
• 6 years of funding support
from the CEFC
• Innovative GreenConnect
point-of-sale platform
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Plenti economics
Our strategic partnership is expected to contribute to Plenti’s scale and profitability over time
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“NAB powered by Plenti” car and EV loan
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Renewable energy finance referrals
Upfront payment paid to Plenti for the establishment of
technology, infrastructure and operational set up
Loan referral fee paid by Plenti to NAB for each loan
funded
Upfront fee per loan paid to Plenti, which steps-down
once the auto loan book reaches $1bn
Plenti loan economics in line with existing renewable
energy loan
Monthly servicer fee paid to Plenti, calculated as % of
auto loan book, which scales down until the loan book
reaches $3bn
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• Minimum annual revenue to Plenti is $3m
• Indicative $20m of annual revenue assuming $500m annual
originations and $1bn average loan book
• Financial outcomes will depend on the appeal of the product and
the success of NAB’s marketing activities
Potential for future
expansion of the
strategic partnership
Indirect economic
impacts
Enhanced economies of
scale in core business
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Contribution and rationale
This strategic partnership leverages our strengths to accelerate the achievement of our priorities
Plenti contribution
• Customer experience
• Full-featured technology platform
• Operational excellence and efficiency
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly build and deploy innovative
financial solutions
Plenti rationale
• Broaden distribution
• Increase brand awareness
• Increase breadth and depth of future growth opportunities
• Reduce exposure to funding and credit volatility
• Diversify and increase revenue
Fit with Plenti priorities
Scale
Profitability
✓
✓
Efficiency
✓
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NAB equity investment
NAB may acquire up to a 15% shareholding in Plenti
Equity arrangement rationale
• Reflects the importance of the strategic
partnership to both Plenti and NAB
Market purchase – 5%
• Increases alignment between Plenti and
NAB
• Potential placements would provide
Plenti with new capital to help
accelerate growth of existing activities
• Market purchases (as an alternative to
placements) allow existing shareholder
dilution to be minimised
• Up to 5% via market purchases
• From today until 18 months after the car loan launch
• 5% via placement within 2 months of the car loan launch
Placement 1 – 5%
• Placement share price the lower of:
– $0.90; and
– 25% premium to 1-month share price VWAP, with a $0.75 floor
• 5% via placement or market purchase
Placement 2 – 5%
• Placement share price at higher of:
– $1.20; and
– 25% discount to 1-month share price VWAP
Placement 2 is subject to the loan book reaching $500m within 18 months of car loan launch.
If the $500m loan book is reached within 18 months of the car loan launch, and NAB does not subscribe for shares under Placement 2, it
may instead purchase up to an additional 5% of Plenti’s share capital via market purchases within 12 months of the expiry of Placement 2.
NAB is otherwise subject to share purchase standstill provisions, subject to certain carve-outs, as described in the strategic partnership
ASX announcement.
Plenti change of control provisions apply, as described in the strategic partnership ASX announcement.
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Disclaimer and
important notices
No recommendation, offer, invitation or advice
The material in this presentation is general background information about Plenti Group Limited (the Company) and its subsidiaries, and is current at the date of the presentation, 28 November 2023
The information in this presentation is of a general nature and does not purport to be complete or to provide all information that an investor should consider when making an investment decision. It
should be read in conjunction with the Company’s IPO prospectus and other periodic and continuous disclosure announcements lodged with the ASX, including the FY23 results announcement and
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