MAKING CITIES SMARTER. Through our experience and enabling technologies

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1 MAKING CITIES SMARTER Through our experience and enabling technologies

2 Company Profile Ontec systems effectively managing your resources Itron Metering Solutions SA (PTY) Ltd has undergone restructuring of shareholding to become Ontec Systems (PTY) Ltd. What started as a small local company in South Africa has gone full circle and is yet again wholly focused on providing solutions to the South African market. At Ontec, we re dedicated to delivering end-to-end smart grid and smart distribution solutions to electricity, gas and water utilities in South Africa. Today, many South Africa utilities rely on Ontec to optimize the use and delivery of water and energy. Our products include electricity, gas and water meters, prepaid metering solutions, data collection and communication systems, including automated meter reading (AMR) and Smart Metering / advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) Ontec has a proud history in South Africa dating back to 1989 when Angcon Technologies started manufacturing prepaid meters in Atlantis. Over the following decades the company changed name a number of times as it evolved along with the prepayment market in South Africa. Notably the company became part of a global family when it was acquired by Actaris in 2001 and thereafter in 2007 part of the global metering industry leader Itron (when it acquired Actaris). The South African company was a key and instrumental part of the Itron global family as the expert in prepayment metering technologies and was instrumental in taking STS prepayment metering to the rest of the globe. Ontec remains a distributor of Itron products and solutions within South Africa. We are stronger, more agile and adaptive to the local market s requirements. Itron is the world leader in smart metering solutions, for the following markets: ELECTRICITY GAS COOLING WATER HEAT

3 Innovative solutions to address environmental issues OUR VISION: To be admired for building sustainable relationships with our customers, by responding to their needs, while creating solutions that surpass expectations and sets the industry trends. OUR MISSION: Through partnering with our customers we support, enable and empower them through our innovative solutions, to efficiently manage their use of Electricity, Gas and Water resources. SERVICES Every step of the way we are here to make things happen. Ontec has the experience to bring your system from meter-to-cash. PRE-DEPLOYMENT Business & technical consulting, configuration, call center, set-up, Field Work Management and solution testing. DEPLOYMENT Program & project management, installation, commissioning, hand-over to support and training. POST-DEPLOYMENT Program evaluation, monitoring, inspection, mitigation and validation. FACILITIES Ontec Hosting Solution is everything a utility needs in one convenient package installed, operated and managed. World Class Data Center Internet Solutions. Pre-deployment testing, issue resolution and training. EXPERTISE Bringing a system to life can be a daunting task, from configuration, installation to commissioning. Once performed our aim is to transfer the skills with our certified training. Ontec s Learning Institute offers comprehensive training both onsite and formal classroom based training. TECHNOLOGY Our products have evolved with the market whether it be Gas, Water or Electricity, we have a technology perfect fit for your needs. SOFTWARE Meter Data Collector (MDC) and Network management, Field work management (FWM), Meter Data Management, Vending infrastructure, Data Warehouse, Analytics and Reporting and Transaction Gateway. ANALYTICS Ontec provides data management, revenue protection and field meter audits that keeps your revenue stream flowing. Post-deployment SLAs, inspection, generation & resolution, reports & dashboards. Revenue Protection software. METERS Commercial and Industrial, Pre-Paid, Smart Residential and Multi resource. COMMS SMS, RF, Tools, APN, Modem, GPRS and Meter Concentrators.

4 Focus on smart payment: a new way of managing energy and preventing fraud Ontec has always led the way in the innovation and development of metering systems. From the early 1980s, prepayment techniques and processes have developed considerably, at varying rates in different countries. The world leader in this field, Ontec responds to market expectations by offering cutting-edge systems with advanced functions, including keypad-operated smart payment meters and management software. The culture inspires and demands continuous innovation, operational excellence and an unrelenting focus on customer value. In the beginning of 2016 the South African BB-BEE regulations underwent a significant change and as a result, in order to continue bringing great products and services to our South African customer, Itron adapted the company to the local BB-BEE legislation. Itron concluded a transaction that allowed a change in shareholding to include a majority (51%) black ownership. As a result of the shareholder restructuring Itron Metering Solutions South Africa (Pty) Ltd changed its name to Ontec Systems (Pty) Ltd on the 1st of July Ontec is a B-BBEE majority 51% black owned Level 3 contributor. Designed for both residential and commercial applications, smart payment systems allow distributors to have cash-flow, avoid non-payment, lower the risk of fraud and to keep their meter reading and billing costs down. The Level 3-status is an important milestone in Itron South Africa s empowerment journey. The company s environmental stewardship reaches far wider than its products. On their side, consumers can be supplied with electricity or gas up to the limit of the amount credited on their rechargeable card, putting them in complete control of their budget and consumption. Company Culture and CSR At Ontec, it all begins with knowledge: the knowledge of charismatic leaders, talented professionals, and skilled staff. The collective wisdom, experience and savvy of its employees are attributes that elevate Ontec to the position of industry leader. Environmental initiatives include the use of online meeting spaces and teleconferences which minimise air and vehicle travel. The company has a variety of strategies to manage energy and water consumption and to promote recycling and reduce waste. As a company that thrives on innovation, Ontec invests in continuing education and youth development. It is actively involved in projects to support early literacy and language learning in disadvantaged communities

5 Ontec values the roles of its people - from respected employees, to community contributors, to cherished family members. Support for these values is intricately woven into the fabric of the company s culture. Ontec embraces diversity and creativity, innovation and experimentation, teamwork and collaboration. Ontec Timeline Angcon opens manufacturing in Atlantis. First keypad electricity prepayment meter in the world developed in Angcon Technologies starts in Atlantis manufacturing prepaid meters, receives a contract for 6000 meters which grew to by Actaris acquires Schlumberger Metering AEG, supplier of very 1st prepayment meters and vending systems. Introduction of ECLIPSE Vending Gateway (EVG) to increase vending ootprint to banks and other 3rd party channels. Angcon isacquired by AEG Energy Control. Actaris awarded contract by Eskom for the largest on-line prepayment system in the world to cater for 4.5Million meters with a capability of 250 vending transactions per second. Instrumental with industry players in South Africa to develop STS standard. Itron acquires Actaris. Schlumberger acquires AEG Energy Control. Multi-Integration done to other CRM systems like SAP. First Revenue Management Operation on behalf of utility undertaken by Schlumberger. 1st Vending system to Support STS and Smart Card capability for both Electricity & GAS utilities. Introduction of next generation STS meters (Talexus range) & Vending Software (IRIS / ECLIPSE). Itron South Africa (Pty) Ltd becomes Ontec Systems (Pty) Ltd a local company with 51% black ownership and Level 3 BB-BEE

6 ONTEC SYSTEMS (PTY) LTD Tel: +27 (0) Fax: +27 (0) Ontec House, Tygerberg Park, 163 Uys Krige Drive, Plattekloof, While Ontec strives to make the content of its marketing materials as timely and accurate as possible, Ontec makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of, and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in, such materials. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose, is given with respect to the content of these marketing materials. Copyright 2016, Ontec. All rights reserved.