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30-         31-Mar- % Δ                31-Dec- % Δ
                 AED million
                                          Jun-24  24               QoQ           23           YtD
                 it as per the debt agreement with the bank and accordingly,
                 historical reported amounts for Net debt have been updated to
                 reflect the same change in definition.


               Solid free cash flow of AED 333.8 million, with a margin of 62.7%


               Summary of cash flow

               Salik generated free cash flow of AED 333.8 million in the second

               quarter, with a free cash flow margin of 62.7%, a c.650-basis point
               decline versus 69.1% in the prior year. This was primarily due to the
               reduction in net profit after taxes, due to the introduction of a new 9%

               corporate tax rate effective from January 2024.
                                                              Q1
                 AED            Q2        Q2       % Δ        202      % Δ  H1            H1       % Δ
                 million        2024  2023  YoY                        QoQ  2024  2023  YoY
                                                              4

                 Operating
                 cash flow

                 before         373.      353.     5.7%       387. -            760.      708.     7.4%
                 changes in  7            5                   1        3.5%  8            5
                 working
                 capital

                 Changes
                 in             (37.0     3.7      -          (33.     10.8     (70.5 (26.2 168.8
                                                   1089.7
                 working        )                             4)       %        )         )        %
                 capital                           %
                 Net cash
                 flow from  336.          357.                353. -            690.      682.

                 operating  6             3        -5.8%      6        4.8%  3            3        1.2%
                 activities

                 Net cash       2.0       6.6      -          170.     -        172.      10.5     1539.3
                 generated                         70.3%  4                     3                  %





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