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12          Beeks Financial Cloud Group PLC      For the year ended 30 June 2021

                     Strategic Report – Chief Executive’s Review






          Chief Executive’s




          Review










          connectivity and analytics are    Another of our Tier 1 customers, an   Having completed the first stages
          being used to support customers   open banking provider, has now     of our product investment, our
          in a range of financial services   expanded its initial £1.1m three-year   focus for the year ahead will be on
          activities. Typically these services   contract, to 180% of the original   sales execution and delivery for
          are trialled in one data centre   commitment, again with further     our customers. Whilst we continue
     STRATEGIC REPORT
          before being rolled out to additional   expansion opportunities ahead.   to assess the ongoing impact
          Beeks locations. Of note in the year                                 of Covid-19 on our business and
          has been the expansion of two of   FUTURE GROWTH AND OUTLOOK         operations, and the pipeline of
          our earliest Tier 1 customers.    The prospects for Beeks have never   opportunities will take time to
                                            been more promising. The successes   convert, this pipeline is at a record
          We completed the successful full   with our Tier 1 clients means we are   level which combined with the
          deployment of the first stage of   now recognised as an established   expansion opportunities within our
          an annualised $1m global private   technology provider to financial   current customer base gives us
          Cloud solution for a global financial   markets, with a track record and   confidence in another strong year
          markets technology provider which   compelling reference clients,    of growth ahead.
          has subsequently been extended    providing us with a strong foundation
          to further geographies. Committed   to drive our business forward.
          contract revenue at the year end
          was $3m of annualised revenue
          and further reached $3.7m by                                         GORDON MCARTHUR
          the end of August 21 with further                                    Chief Executive Officer
          expansion anticipated thereafter.                                    24 September 2021
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