HYPERION STRATEGIC FINANCE WILLIAM GORRIE CENTREPORT LTD September 2008

TRANSACTIONAL DECISION SUPPORT => STRATEGIC DECISION SUPPORT CFO role future focused supporting strategy Business cases Risk/reward modelling and scenario analysis To Excel or not to Excel Integrity counts at the Board table Flexibility and ease of use counts at the breakfast table Individual business needs will drive decision support tools

CFO role future focused supporting strategy

Business cases

Risk/reward modelling and scenario analysis

To Excel or not to Excel

Integrity counts at the Board table

Flexibility and ease of use counts at the breakfast table

Individual business needs will drive decision support tools

THE CENTREPORT EXPERIENCE Business needs Long-term modelling of infrastructure spend Long-term modelling of commercial property investment re 6ha business park

Business needs

Long-term modelling of infrastructure spend

Long-term modelling of commercial property investment re 6ha business park

THE CENTREPORT EXPERIENCE Influence and sensitivities of financial forecasts on banking covenant headroom i.e. capital structure analysis Business segmental analysis and modelling (container business)

Influence and sensitivities of financial forecasts on banking covenant headroom i.e. capital structure analysis

Business segmental analysis and modelling (container business)

THE CENTREPORT EXPERIENCE Started with Excel then migrated to HSF CPL negotiated try-before-buy arrangement Sharing the ‘smarts’ => big win at Executive and Board level The knowledge gap re HSF – but is it any different for non-expert Excel users?? Had confidence in the Hyperion products

Started with Excel then migrated to HSF

CPL negotiated try-before-buy arrangement

Sharing the ‘smarts’ => big win at Executive and Board level

The knowledge gap re HSF – but is it any different for non-expert Excel users??

Had confidence in the Hyperion products

THE CENTREPORT EXPERIENCE FCL Building only other NZ site #1 rating by Gartner Developed by Rappaport of Value Based Management fame Got runs on the board Allows focus on the message and not the numbers Easy export to Excel

FCL Building only other NZ site

#1 rating by Gartner

Developed by Rappaport of Value Based Management fame

Got runs on the board

Allows focus on the message and not the numbers

Easy export to Excel

CLOSURE In summary is adding value to CFO role Well suited to infrastructure companies, changing business dynamics or M&A space Nicholas will follow-up individually but I am happy to have sessions with individuals Any questions

In summary is adding value to CFO role

Well suited to infrastructure companies, changing business dynamics or M&A space

Nicholas will follow-up individually but I am happy to have sessions with individuals

Any questions