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ASX/AIM Announcement 8 April 2025

Wellnex Life Limited (ASX:WNX)

Q3 FY25 Quarterly Report and Appendix 4C

Highlights

· Quarterly cash receipts of $6.6 million, an increase of 69% compared to the previous quarter (Q2 FY25: $3.9 million)

· Positive net cash flow from operations $0.04 million compared to negative cash flow result in the previous quarter (Q2 FY25: $0.80 million)

· Sales for Q3 FY25 of $5.3 million, an increase of 35% compared to the prior comparative period PCP (Q3 FY24: $3.9 million), with the increase largely driven by: 

o  Sales from Wellnex Life's brands up 41% to $4.1 million compared to PCP (Q3 FY24: $3.0 million)

o  Sales from IP licensing up 36% to $1.3 million compared to PCP (Q3 FY24: $0.95 million)

· Completion and admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM"). The London Stock Exchange is home to the some of the world's largest consumer healthcare companies

· Payment of the deferred consideration for the acquisition of Pain Away, which will save the Company $0.6 million in annual costs

· Extinguishment of the convertible notes post completion of the quarter, which will save the Company $0.85 million in annual interest costs

Wellnex Life Limited (ASX:WNX) ("Wellnex Life" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following operational update along with its Appendix 4C for the quarter ended 31 March 2025 ("Q3 FY25").

The Company recorded cash receipts for Q3 FY25 of $6.6 million, an increase of 69% compared to the previous quarter (Q2 FY25 $3.9 million), with the Company recording a positive cash flow from operations of $0.04 million compared to negative cash flow from operations in the previous quarter (Q2 FY25: $0.80 million).

During the quarter, Wellnex Life increased marketing and advertising expenditure to $0.56 million compared to $0.36 million in the previous quarter. Product manufacturing and operating costs also increased to $4.6 million compared to $3.0 million in the previous quarter. These increases are a direct result of the increased sales for the period compared to the previous period.

During the period, Wellnex Life recorded sales of $5.3 million, an increase of 35% compared to PCP (Q3 FY24: $3.9 million), with 77% of those sales generated from Wellnex Life's high margin brands. This contributed to Wellnex Life generating sales in the first 3 quarters of FY25 of $17.2 million an increase of 91% compared to the same period in FY24 (3Q FY24 $9.0 million).

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

Wellnex Life was admitted to AIM on 21 March 2025. The LSE is home to some of the world's largest consumer healthcare companies in the world. This has enabled the Company to fully satisfy the deferred consideration for the acquisition of Pain Away and post close of the quarter redeem the balance of the convertible notes. This is a transformational moment for the Company, with the strengthening of the balance sheet leading to savings of $1.4 million in annual costs. The AIM listing is also expected to accelerate the Company's international expansion with its innovative brands and products. 

Transaction Costs

Transaction costs in Q2 FY25 were $1.0 million, comprising the completion of the listing on AIM and the associated capital raising.

Related Parties Payments

Payments made to related parties as outlined under section 6.1 of the Appendix 4C relate to the director fees and salaries paid during the quarter.

This announcement has been authorised by the Board of Wellnex Life Limited (ASX/AIM:WNX).

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About Wellnex Life

Wellnex Life Limited (ASX/AIM:WNX) is a consumer healthcare business with a track record for developing, licensing, and marketing registered products and brands to customers in the growing healthcare market segment. Since listing in 2021, Wellnex Life has successfully launched a host of brands and products now ranged in major retailers in the healthcare market space, pharmacies and supermarkets included. Its distribution arrangements have seen Wellnex Life secure significant licensing arrangements with major pharmaceutical companies in Australia and globally that have given the Company's registered products a distribution channel with a steadily increasing global geographic footprint.

Wellnex Life has more recently acquired leading Australian topical pain relief brand Pain Away. Its addition to Wellnex Life's product offering both compliments and accelerates the potential growth of the company's business operations. This transformational acquisition gives added impetus to Wellnex Life's financial growth and scale and reinforces its place as a major and respected participant in the growing healthcare market, both in Australia and overseas.

To learn more, please visit: www.Wellnex Lifelife.com.au/

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information pursuant to article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as amended. 

Appendix 4C

Quarterly cash flow report for entitiessubject to Listing Rule 4.7B

Compliance statement

1 This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.

2 This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.

08 Apr 2025

Date: ...................................................................................

The Board of Directors

Authorised by: ...................................................................................

(Name of body or officer authorising release - see note 4)

Notes

1. This quarterly cash flow report and the accompanying activity report provide a basis for informing the market about the entity's activities for the past quarter, how they have been financed and the effect this has had on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose additional information over and above the minimum required under the Listing Rules is encouraged to do so.

2. If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule 19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standard applies to this report.

3. Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.

4. If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors, you can insert here: "By the board". If it has been authorised for release to the market by a committee of your board of directors, you can insert here: "By the [name of board committee - eg Audit and Risk Committee]". If it has been authorised for release to the market by a disclosure committee, you can insert here: "By the Disclosure Committee".

5. If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors and you wish to hold yourself out as complying with recommendation 4.2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, the board should have received a declaration from its CEO and CFO that, in their opinion, the financial records of the entity have been properly maintained, that this report complies with the appropriate accounting standards and gives a true and fair view of the cash flows of the entity, and that their opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively.