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Results

presentation

Year ended

31 March 2016

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Introduction

Peter Cruddas - Group Chief Executive Officer

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Introduction

� Successful IPO

� Strong growth across all key metrics and significant progress on all strategic

initiatives

� Number of trades up 50%, value of trades up 27%

� Revenue per active client (RPC) up 4% to £2,828

� Underlying EPS up 23% to 18.0 pence

� Final dividend of 5.36 pence; total dividend of 8.93 pence (10.72 pence including

special dividend)

� Strong cash position to facilitate growth with a robust balance sheet and

regulatory capital position

� Confident of meeting targets

Key Highlights

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Financials

Grant Foley - Group CFO

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51.9

62.4

32.2

43.5 53.4

26%

36% 37%

2014 2015 2016

Underlying PBT² (£m)Statutory PBT (£m)Underlying PBT margin

24.0

40.9

50.7

34.742.5

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Underlying Profit After Tax⁵ (£m)

Profit After Tax (£m)

48,00650,303

57,329

2,374

2,716

2,828

2014 2015 2016

Active clients¹ Revenue per client²

1. Active clients represent those individual clients who have traded with or held CFD or spread bet positions with CMC Markets on at least one occasion during the financial year.2. Trading revenue generated from CFD and spread bet active clients.3. Net operating income represents total revenue after rebates payable to introducing partners who are not themselves trading counterparties and betting levies.4. Underlying PBT represents PBT before exceptional items.5. Based on implied tax payable excluding exceptional items

Active clients1 and Revenue per active client2 (£)

KPIsStrong underlying growth

Profit Before Tax (£m and margin)

Net operating income3 (£m)

Dividends per share and Basic EPS (pence)

1,3511,626

2,071

33.0

44.6

66.8

2014 2015 2016

Turnover (£bn) Trades (m)

122.0143.6

169.4

2014 2015 2016

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4.35.7

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Special dividend per shareDividend per shareBasic EPS

Turnover (£bn) and Trades (m)

Profit after tax (£m)

+18%+18%

+18%+18%

+71%+71%

+24%+24%+20%+20%

+61%+61%

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Group (£m)2016

2015 YoY %H1 H2 Full Year

Net operating income1 78.9 90.5 169.4 143.6 18%

Operating expenses (49.1) (51.1) (100.2) (83.9) (19%)

Depreciation, amortisation and

finance costs(3.6) (3.2) (6.8) (7.8) 13%

Underlying Profit before tax2 26.2 36.2 62.4 51.9 20%

Other income 1.6 1.5 3.1 - -

Exceptional costs (1.3) (10.8) (12.1) (8.4) (43%)

Profit before taxation 26.5 26.9 53.4 43.5 23%

Underlying Profit after tax3 50.7 40.9 24%

Profit after tax 20.0 22.5 42.5 34.7 22%

1. Net operating income represents total revenue after rebates payable to introducing partners who are not themselves trading counterparties and betting levies.

2. Underlying PBT represents PBT before exceptional items.

3. Based on implied tax payable excluding exceptional items

Income statementIncreasing revenue generated from growing client base

� Strong net operating income

growth driven by increase in

active client numbers and

trading activity

� New Countdowns product

successfully launched globally

during the year, generating

revenues of £4.3m

� Controlled cost increase with

investment in key areas of the

business to drive growth

initiatives

� Underlying PBT growth of 20%

� Continuing investment in

business has not been to the

detriment of underlying PBT

margin

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Group (£m) 2016 2015 YoY %

CFD and spread bet (including

binaries) net revenue162.2 136.6 19%

Stockbroking 5.2 5.1 3%

Interest income 1.8 2.1 (17%)

Sundry income 0.2 (0.2) -

Net operating income 169.4 143.6 18%

1. Turnover represents the notional value of client trades.

Breakdown by product Turnover1 and trades

Net operating income

� Growth in CFD and spread bet revenue driven by increase in

active clients and trading activity

� Countdowns released 20th July 2015, providing £4.3m revenue

� Stockbroking remained relatively consistent despite the

backdrop of a weaker Australian dollar

� Lower interest income as a result of reduction in interest rates

in Australia

� Performance aided by higher levels of market volatility

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1. Net revenue generated from CFD and spread bet active clients, including Countdowns, after the impact of rebates and levies.

Net revenue1 bridge (£m)

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2.3

34.2 162.2

2015 Net revenue Existing clients tradingmore

Existing clients stoppedtrading

Returning clients New clients 2016 Net revenue

Existing clients:

(£10.9m)

New and returning clients: £36.5m

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2015 retail rebate Existing clients tradingmore

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Returning clients New clients 2016 retail rebate

1. Revenue is presented net of volume rebates in the financial statements.

Retail volume rebate1 bridge (£m)

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Existing clients: £1.4m

New and returning clients: £2.1m

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� Active client growth across all regions

� Client growth has not reduced quality of clients with overall RPC up 4% to £2,828

� RPC continues to be one of the highest in the industry

� Increased RPC after paying a record £10.5m to retail client in rebates

� H1 RPC of £1,707 vs H2 RPC of £1,871

1. Trading revenue generated from CFD and spread bet active clients.

Revenue per active client1 (RPC)Growing active client base and RPC

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1. Revenue represents total trading revenue generated from CFD and Spread bet clients before the impact of Rebates & Levies.

Increasing average daily revenue1 Reducing loss days

Revenue trend

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2014 2015 2016

Average daily CFD and spread bet trading revenue (£000s)

11.0%10.3%

8.4%

2014 2015 2016

CFD and spread bet loss days %

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1. Net revenue generated from CFD and spread bet active clients, including Countdowns, after the impact of rebates and levies.

2. Active clients represent those individual clients who have traded with or held CFD or spread bet positions with CMC Markets on at least one occasion during the financial year.

3. Change in net revenue per active client.

UK revenue bridge (£m) Europe revenue bridge (£m)

APAC & Canada revenue bridge (£m)

Performance by regionRevenue growth driven by increasing client numbers and quality

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48.6

63.1

6.8

7.7

2015 Netrevenue¹

Active clientgrowth²

RPC growth³ 2016 Netrevenue¹

45.4

48.53.8 (0.7)

2015 Netrevenue¹

Active clientgrowth²

RPC growth³ 2016 Netrevenue¹

42.6

50.69.5 (1.5)

2015 Netrevenue¹

Active clientgrowth²

RPC growth³ 2016 Netrevenue¹

� Strong growth in active clients across all regions

� RPC growth in UK driven by continuing to attract quality

clients; our premium client proposition is now well

established in the UK

� Good growth in Europe with active clients up 8%, offset by a

fall in RPC due to an increased number of new clients in H2

� Very strong active client growth in APAC & Canada up 23%,

impact on RPC due to the number of actives increasing

throughout the year

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Standard Premium¹

1. Premium clients are calculated based on internal revenue metrics.

Client tenure (in months) 2016 Revenue by client tenure

Client churn

Customer lifecycleImproving client tenure

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21%

14%

17%13%

35%

Client Tenure

0-6M

6-12M

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>3YR

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2014 2015 2016

Continuous traders New traders Reactivated Stopped Trading

� Positive client churn

� Typical client tenure of over 2½ years

� 48% of revenue was generated from clients that have been

with CMC for over 2 years

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Group (£m)

2016

2015 YoY %

% of NOI

H1 H2Full Year

2016 2015

Net staff costs 21.9 24.2 46.1 40.7 13% 27% 28%

IT costs 5.9 6.8 12.7 11.4 11% 7% 8%

Sales and marketing 7.5 10.8 18.3 13.7 34% 11% 10%

Premises 2.4 2.4 4.8 5.6 (14%) 3% 4%

Legal and Professional

fees1.6 2.0 3.6 2.9 24% 2% 2%

Regulatory fees 2.4 0.3 2.7 2.1 29% 2% 1%

Other 7.4 4.6 12.0 7.5 59% 7% 5%

Total operating expenses before exceptional costs

49.1 51.1 100.2 83.9 19% 59% 58%

Exceptional costs 1.3 10.8 12.1 8.4 43% 7% 6%

Total operating expenses

50.4 61.9 112.3 92.3 22% 66% 64%

1. Operating costs excluding exceptional items.

Operating costsControlled cost growth to support strategic focus

� Total underlying operating cost¹

increase of 19% driven by

increasing headcount and

marketing expenditure

� Increased headcount as part of

investment in key areas to

support growth initiatives

� Marketing spend has grown in

line with NOI and remains

within guidance of 10-12%

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Group (£m) 2016 2015 YoY

Own funds 176.4 143.1 33.3

Non-segregated client and partner

funds2.2 7.8 (5.6)

Available committed facility 25.5 36.8 (11.3)

Total available liquidity 204.1 187.7 16.4

Group (£m) 2016 2015

Core Tier 1 Capital 1 160.9 142.3

Less: intangibles and deferred tax assets 2 (6.6) (6.4)

Capital Resources 154.3 135.9

Pillar 1 requirement 3 39.6 39.0

Total risk exposure 4 494.9 487.5

Capital ratio % 31.2% 27.9%

1. Core Tier 1 capital – total audited capital resources as at the end of the financial year, less proposed dividends.2. Intangible and deferred tax asset deduction has been restated to reflect the impact of CRD IV on prior year and incudes audited results.3. Pillar 1 requirement – the minimum capital requirement required to adhere to CRD IV.4. Total risk exposure – the Pillar 1 requirement multiplied by 12.5, as set out by the FCA.5. Blocked cash relates to cash needed to support regulatory and overseas subsidiaries operational requirements.6. Internal Liquidity Buffer consistent at £30m.7. Surplus total available liquidity is defined as the liquidity in excess of the Group’s liquidity risk appetite and is the Group’s key liquidity measure.

Liquidity and regulatory capitalGood cash generation and strong regulatory capital ratio

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Available liquidity

Group (£m) 2016 2015 YoY

Total available liquidity 204.1 187.7 16.4

Blocked cash⁵ (14.9) (14.9) -

Internal Liquidity Buffer 6 (30.0) (30.0) -

Initial margin requirement at

broker(54.7) (52.8) (1.9)

Surplus total available liquidity7 104.5 90.0 14.5

Uses of Available liquidity

Regulatory capital

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1,3511,626

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2014 2015 2016

Turnover (£bn)

Peak prime broker requirements (£m)

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Dividends (£m) Special dividend (£m)

Strong cash generation Uses of free cash

Capital allocation framework

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Objectives

42.4

45.2

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Hedging

Shareholder returns

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management

Increasing revenues

Maintain a strong

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returns

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Key regulatory topics

� Dear CEO letter - February 2016

� ESMA Task Force

� AMF potential restrictions

� MiFID II

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Financial summary

� Strong revenue growth

– Increasing active quality clients

– Record level of client rebates

� Contribution from new products

– Countdowns generated £4.3 million in 8 months

� Focus on cost control

– Targeted investment in the business to drive future growth

� Final dividend of £15.4 million – 5.36 pence per share

� Robust balance sheet

– Strong liquidity to facilitate future growth

– Capital ratio of 31%

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Outlook

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Revenue

� Continue to target gross revenues of £250m by 2020

– Equivalent to £220m net operating income

– Of which new products to generate £20m in the medium term

Costs

� Staff costs

– Consistent as a percentage of net operating income

– LTIP costs expected to be a further £6m pa

� Technology costs expected to be 7% to 8% of net operating income

� Marketing to be 10% to 12% of net operating income as previously guided

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Strategic Progress

Peter Cruddas - Founder and CEO

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� Improving client acquisition, quality and

retention in UK

� Held leading market share in

Australia1 and Germany2

� Improving client acquisition, quality and

retention in UK

� Held leading market share in

Australia1 and Germany2

Established marketsEstablished marketsSeen as the choice provider by

both new clients and switchers

Seen as the choice provider by

both new clients and switchers

Digital marketingDigital marketing

Improve effectiveness of digital

marketing to drive client

acquisition

Improve effectiveness of digital

marketing to drive client

acquisition

Geographic expansionGeographic expansion

Grow developing regions, open

new offices and explore potential

opportunities elsewhere

Grow developing regions, open

new offices and explore potential

opportunities elsewhere

New products / developmentsNew products / developments

Continue to drive new binaries

proposition and evaluate other

opportunities

Continue to drive new binaries

proposition and evaluate other

opportunities

InstitutionalInstitutionalNext Gen platform to offer full

white and grey label proposition

Next Gen platform to offer full

white and grey label proposition

Strategic objectives5 pillars of strategic focus

1. Australia Investment Trends CFD and FX Reports, September 2015.2. Investment Trends April 2015 Germany CFD & FX Report.

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Initiative Objective FY16 progress

� Increase in client acquisition through

digital channels

� Conversion enablers being rolled out

� Increase in client acquisition through

digital channels

� Conversion enablers being rolled out

� Poland office set up during the year

� Encouraging growth in developing

regions

� Poland office set up during the year

� Encouraging growth in developing

regions

� Countdowns released during the

financial year

� Binaries also released in April

� Countdowns released during the

financial year

� Binaries also released in April

� White label offering released during the

year

� API functionality released

� White label offering released during the

year

� API functionality released

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� UK

– Increase in primary market share²

– Retail client acquisition up 10%

� Australia

– Retail client acquisition up 32%

– Number one ranking for high value CFD clients and number one market share for frequent trading FX clients in Australia3

� Germany

– Market leading position4

– Video ID and verification introduced

1. Active clients represent those individual clients who have traded with or held CFD or spread bet positions with CMC Markets on at least one occasion during the financial year.

2. UK Investment Trends CFD Report, Oct 2015.

3. Investment Trends June 2015 Australia CFD Report.

4. Investment Trends April 2015 Germany CFD & FX Report.

Active clients1 and number of trades Highlights

Established marketsStrong organic growth in established markets

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1. This is natural search on google.co.uk for identified keywords in the UK SEO campaign.2. App downloads across all markets.

Natural search rankings improvements1

Digital progress

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Number of keywords

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natural search for UK

Aug ‘15 May ‘16

New device responsive website launched across all established markets3

Mobile focus driving apps downloads22

New device responsive application forms launched in Australia4

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31,393

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Number of app downloads

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Cost per acquisition1 (CPA) reducing towards target

Digital benefits

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� Greater focus on digital and mobile spend

� Targeted activity in line with strategy

� Improving efficiencies

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� Award winning mobile trading app2

� Trades and turnover via mobile continue to increase

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� France

– New management team in place

– 70% growth in value of trades during the year

– 35% increase in active clients

– 7% increase in revenue per active client

– Launch of grey label Partners functionality

� Italy

– New management team in place

– 18% increase in value of trades during the year

– 20% increase in active clients

1. Net revenue generated from CFD and spread bet active clients, including Countdowns after the impact of rebates and levies.

� Office opened in Q3

� Steady growth in performance as foothold is taken in the

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France and Italy

Geographic expansion/developing regionsFrance, Italy and Poland

Poland

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Stage 1 - Countdowns

� Product built entirely in house

� Launched 20th July in UK, Australia and New Zealand, and all

remaining offices (except Canada and Singapore) on 16th

November

� Simple and exciting way to trade the markets

� Steadily increasing active clients

Stage 2 - Binaries

� Binaries released 25th April

Stage 3 - Future developments

� Expansion of binaries product planned for release during

FY17

� Committed to constant technological development to produce

a strong pipeline of products

� Opportunities for partner expansion in new products

1. Gross Countdowns revenue before the impact of rebates and levies.

Countdowns performance

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Summary

� Clear strategy that is being delivered

� Strong revenue growth after record client rebates

� Good growth in active client numbers whilst still increasing revenue per active client

� Successful launch of Countdowns

� Continuing to invest for growth

� Strong liquidity to support growth

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Questions

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Appendices

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Appendix 1

Net revenue1 (£m)

2014 2015 2016

H1 H2 Full Year H1 H2 Full Year H1 H2 Full Year

UK 15.7 17.7 33.4 19.3 29.3 48.6 29.5 33.6 63.1

Europe 21.0 24.8 45.8 19.8 25.6 45.4 22.1 26.4 48.5

APAC & Canada 18.8 16.0 34.8 16.4 26.2 42.6 23.5 27.1 50.6

Total 55.5 58.5 114.0 55.5 81.1 136.6 75.1 87.1 162.2

Selected KPIs by half year

1. Net revenue represents total trading revenue generated from CFD and Spread bet clients after the impact of Rebates & Levies.2. Active clients represent those individual clients who have traded with or held CFD or spread bet positions with CMC Markets on at least one

occasion during the preceding 6 months for half year figures and 12 months for full year.

Active clients²

2014 2015 2016

H1 H2 Full Year H1 H2 Full Year H1 H2 Full Year

UK 10,901 10,894 14,054 10,673 12,814 15,417 12,749 13,172 17,268

Europe 15,435 15,751 19,572 15,365 17,111 20,019 16,954 18,175 21,714

APAC & Canada 12,021 11,380 14,380 11,323 12,756 14,867 14,314 15,201 18,347

Total 38,357 38,025 48,006 37,361 42,681 50,303 44,017 46,548 57,329

Revenue per active client (£)

2014 2015 2016

H1 H2 Full Year H1 H2 Full Year H1 H2 Full Year

UK 1,437 1,624 2,373 1,812 2,283 3,152 2,314 2,548 3,652

Europe 1,361 1,572 2,338 1,288 1,499 2,269 1,302 1,455 2,234

APAC & Canada 1,564 1,411 2,424 1,442 2,058 2,864 1,646 1,781 2,760

Total 1,446 1,539 2,374 1,484 1,901 2,716 1,707 1,871 2,828

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Group (£m) H1 H2 2016 H1 H2 2015 YoY %

Total revenue 89.1 99.1 188.2 64.7 93.1 157.8 19%

Rebates & levies (10.2) (8.6) (18.8) (5.9) (8.3) (14.2) 32%

Net operating income1 78.9 90.5 169.4 58.8 84.8 143.6 18%

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Operating expenses (49.1) (51.1) (100.2) (41.3) (42.6) (83.9) (19%)

Exceptional costs (1.3) (10.8) (12.1) - (8.4) (8.4) (43%)

Depreciation and amortisation (3.2) (2.8) (6.0) (3.2) (3.7) (6.9) 13%

Finance costs (0.4) (0.4) (0.8) (0.4) (0.5) (0.9) 14%

Profit before taxation 26.5 26.9 53.4 13.9 29.6 43.5 23%

Underlying Profit before tax2 26.2 36.2 62.4 13.9 38.0 51.9 20%

Taxation (6.5) (4.4) (10.9) (2.6) (6.2) (8.8) (24%)

Profit after tax 20.0 22.5 42.5 11.3 23.4 34.7 22%

Underlying Profit after tax⁴ 50.7 40.9 24%

Dividend per share 10.72 5.71p 88%

Basic EPS 15.1 12.4p 22%

1. Net operating income represents total revenue after the impact of Rebates & Levies.

2. Underlying PBT represents PBT before exceptionals.

3. Trading revenue generated from CFD and spread bet active clients.

4. Based on implied tax payable excluding exceptional items

Appendix 2Income statement

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1. CFD and Stockbroking revenue represents total revenue generated from CFD, Spread bet and stockbroking clients after the impact of Rebates & Levies.2. Net revenue generated from CFD and spread bet active clients, including Countdowns after the impact of rebates and levies.

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Appendix 4Revenue composition

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