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1 See Air Differently. September 15, 2026Morgan Stanley 14th Annual Laguna Conference
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2 Disclaimer Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. For these statements, we claim the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in such Sections. The forward-looking statements included herein are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give the Company's current expectations and projections relating to its financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "plan," "intend," "believe," "may," "will," "should," “can have,” “positions,” "likely," "target," "goal," "strategy" and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events, including statements regarding the Company's expectations, intentions or strategies regarding the Acquisition, the expected benefits of the Acquisition, the anticipated timetable for completing the Acquisition, and the impact of the Acquisition on the Company's business and future financial condition and operating results. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that the Company expected, including: uncertainties as to the timing of the Acquisition; the risk that the Acquisition may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the Company's business; the failure to satisfy the Closing Conditions, including the receipt of required merger control clearances, foreign investment control clearances and European Commission clearance under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the SPA, including in certain circumstances requiring the Purchaser to pay the Break Fee; the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing arrangements, including under the Debt Commitment Letter and the Registered Equity Offering; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Acquisition on the Company's business relationships, operating results and business generally; risks that the Acquisition may disrupt the Company's current business plans and operations; the Company's ability to retain and hire key personnel in light of the Acquisition; risks related to diverting management's attention from the Company's ongoing business operations; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the Acquisition; potential litigation relating to the Acquisition; the ability of the Company to successfully integrate the Group following the Closing and to achieve the anticipated benefits of the Acquisition, including estimated cost, operations, tax and commercial synergies, and the timeline to realize such benefits; the effects of the Acquisition on the Company's earnings, financial condition, net leverage ratio and credit ratings; the Company's estimates of the size of the markets it serves, including its total addressable market and the runway for growth in those markets, proving to be inaccurate; an inability to reduce or effectively manage its significant indebtedness and interest expense, including through any future financings or refinancings; a failure to develop and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, including a failure to design and implement sufficient controls to remediate its material weaknesses; the markets into which the Company sells its products and services declining, not growing as expected, experiencing cyclicality or shifting towards products or services outside of its portfolio; changes in the general economy, the housing market or other business conditions; difficulties executing, integrating or realizing expected benefits from acquisitions, dispositions or joint ventures, or exposure to unexpected liabilities from such transactions, including the Acquisition; the restrictions imposed on the Company's ability to conduct primary follow-on equity offerings during the two-year period following its initial public offering and associated limitations on its ability to raise equity capital to fund growth initiatives, acquisitions or other strategic opportunities; increasing competitive pressures in the Company's industry and the markets in which it operates; difficulties implementing the Company's 80/20 operating model or other strategies intended to improve organic growth, including its artificial intelligence initiatives; an inability to demonstrate or communicate the benefits of the Company's Return on Air value proposition; the loss of key customers; delays, failures or other challenges in developing and commercializing new versions of the Company's products or new features and accessories; unsuccessful efforts to expand into adjacent markets; supply shortages, rising raw material or freight costs or disruptions in the Company's distribution network; inconsistent practices, controls or decision-making arising from the Company's decentralized organizational structure; the incurrence of events causing an impairment of goodwill or other asset impairment charges; disruption of the Company's operations in its manufacturing facilities, wholesale locations or key customer operations, including as a result of tariffs or other trade policies; failures to protect or defend the Company's intellectual property, including trade secrets or proprietary know-how, or infringement, misappropriation or other violations of others' intellectual property; operational disruptions at manufacturing, wholesale, or key customer locations, as well as labor shortages, disruptions or challenges in attracting and retaining qualified personnel; geopolitical conflicts, cybersecurity attacks, natural disasters, climate change, weather and seasonality that disrupt operations or adversely impact demand; changes in or noncompliance with varying domestic and foreign laws, regulations or government contracting requirements; warranty claims, product liability matters, recall claims, litigation or other legal proceedings, including alleged intellectual property infringement claims; violations of environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; changes in government regulations, trade policies and tariffs; decisions made by the Company's founder who controls the Company; and other factors disclosed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" of the Company's prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) with the SEC on April 17, 2026, as may be updated or supplemented by any subsequent filings with the SEC. The Company derives many of its forward-looking statements from its operating budgets and forecasts, which are based on many detailed assumptions. While the Company believes that its assumptions are reasonable, it cautions that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible to anticipate all factors that could affect actual results. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements, as well as other cautionary statements that are made from time to time in its other SEC filings and public communications. You should evaluate any forward-looking statements made in the context of these risks and uncertainties. We caution you that the important factors referenced above may not contain all of the factors that are important to you. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results or developments we expect or anticipate or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the consequences or affect us or our operations in the way we expect. The forward-looking statements included in this presentation are made only as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Non-GAAP Measures This presentation (i) uses terms which are not generally used in presentations made in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), (ii) contains non-GAAP measures, including Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, (iii) uses terms which are not measures of financial condition or profitability and (iv) contains terms which are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures used by other companies in our industry. We believe that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance and assists in comparisons with other companies, some of which use similar non-GAAP financial information to supplement their GAAP results. The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider these measures either in isolation or as a substitute for other methods of analyzing the results as reported under GAAP. You are encouraged to exercise caution when evaluating non-GAAP measures presented herein. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure can be found at the end of this presentation. HGB Financial Measures The financial information relating to ebm-papst included herein has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the Federal Republic of Germany as set forth in the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch, “HGB”) and has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. HGB differs in certain material respects from GAAP. The Company has not attempted to quantify the impact of such differences on the financial data included herein, and readers are urged to consult their own advisors regarding such differences and their potential impact on the financial information presented. Accordingly, the financial information of the Group presented herein may not be directly comparable to the financial information of the Company or its other subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, and readers should not rely on such information as though it were prepared on a comparable basis. The financial information presented herein is preliminary and unaudited and is subject to change pending the completion of purchase price accounting, accounting policy alignment and the preparation of reconciliations from HGB to GAAP required in connection with the Company's reporting obligations under the Exchange Act. The Company expects that the consolidated financial statements of the combined company will reflect significant differences from the historical financial information of ebm-papst presented herein as a result of such reconciliations, purchase price adjustments and other assumptions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the preliminary financial information included herein. TAM This presentation includes references to our TAM. We estimate that the total North American addressable market opportunity for our products and services is approximately $40 billion as of December 31, 2025. We calculate our TAM separately for each material business within our Commercial and Residential segments using a variety of methodologies, which are based on a variety of sources, including information from independent industry analyses, publications, interviews with industry participants, public company data, analyst reports, government reports as well as our own internal estimates and research. After calculating the TAM for each primary business within our Commercial and Residential segments, management then aggregates each business-level TAM estimate to arrive at an aggregate estimated TAM for the Company. Utilizing this methodology, we estimate that our aggregate North American TAM across our businesses is approximately $40 billion as of December 31, 2025. Forecasted Financial Information This presentation also includes forecasted financial information that is presented for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, on a Madison Air Reported basis and on a Combined Basis, which information is preliminary, has not been reviewed by our independent registered public accounting firm or ebm-papst’s auditors, and is subject to change. Our and ebm-papst’s actual results may differ materially from such financial information included in this presentation due to the completion of closing procedures, final adjustments and other developments that may arise. This forecasted financial information is not a comprehensive statement of our or ebm-papst’s financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2026, and should not be viewed as a substitute for full financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP or HGB. In addition, this forecasted financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved in any future period. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forecasted financial results. Our independent registered public accounting firm and ebm-papst’s auditors have not audited, reviewed or performed any procedures with respect to the forecasted financial information or the accounting treatment thereof and do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto. Accordingly, the financial information and data contained in this presentation may not be included in, may be adjusted in or may be presented differently in, any future materials.