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PX0141: "PwC Diligence Update (Aug 8 - 2019)"

PwC Diligence Update
Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
PwC Diligence Update
August 8, 2019

Project Speedway
Agenda
Section
Appendix
I.
II.
Executive Summary
Diligence Updates
Page
3
9
19
Quality of Earnings
Tax
IT Diligence

PwC
2

Project Speedway
I. Executive Summary

PwC
3
Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
Transaction Overview
Overview
•	On June 21, 2017, an investor group led by Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. (“Searchlight”) entered into an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Shift4 Payments, LLC (“Shift4” or the “Company”)
•	Shift4 is a leading provider of secure payment processing solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of products and services, including a proprietary, omni-channel Payment Gateway, Merchant Acquiring Services, and a range of complementary, value-added software, solutions, and services
•	Shift4’s gateway solution acts as a critical point of connectivity between merchants accepting electronic payments ("ePayments"), Payment Networks, and Financial Institutions. Shift4 does not take on any credit risk of its merchants
•	Headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, Shift4 has ~330 employees and serves ~42k merchants representing ~86k merchant IDs (“MIDs”) as of LTM March 31, 2017
•	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) was engaged by Searchlight to perform financial, tax, commercial, IT and cyber security due diligence

PwC
4

Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
Executive Summary (as of August 8, 2019)
Overall
•	PwC performed certain agreed-upon procedures on certain data of the Company for the period from April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 and to identify any changes through June 30, 2019
•	We understand that the potential transaction is currently on hold
Quality of Earnings
•	June 2019 LTM revenue of $676.6M increased by $164.5M or 32.1% from March 2017 LTM revenue of $512.1M
 – Adjusted for 53rd week in FY16, June 2019 LTM revenue increased by 33.3%
•	June 2019 LTM total gross profit of $137.2M increased by $29.1M or 26.9% compared to March 2017 LTM total gross profit of $108.1M
 – Adjusted for 53rd week in FY16, June 2019 LTM total gross profit increased by 28.1%
•	June 2019 LTM adjusted EBITDA(1) of $57.9M increased by $9.4M or 19.3% compared to March 2017 LTM adjusted EBITDA(1) of $48.6M
 – Adjusted for 53rd week in FY16, June 2019 LTM adjusted EBITDA(1) increased by 20.5%

(1) Adjusted EBITDA definition as per prior PwC analysis. A definition of Management adjusted EBITDA provided within management presentations was not used in our analysis.

PwC
5
Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
Executive Summary (as of August 8, 2019)
Quality of Earnings
($ in millions)
Total gross revenue Net revenue
Total gross profit
Total adjusted operating expenses Adjusted EBITDA(1)

LTM ended 6/30/19
$676.6
$154.2
$137.2
$79.3
$57.9

LTM ended 3/31/17
$512.1
$124.1
$108.1
$59.5
$48.6

Growth
32.1%
24.3%
26.9%
33.2%
19.3%

•	The increase in Adjusted EBITDA over the periods is primarily related to:  Increase in volume from organic growth
 – Higher transaction volume from existing customers  Increase in merchant accounts
•	The increase in volume from organic growth was partially offset by yield compression
Note: Adjusted EBITDA definition as per prior PwC analysis. A definition of Management adjusted EBITDA provided within management presentations was not used in our analysis.
PwC
6
Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
Executive Summary (as of August 8, 2019)
Tax
•	We understand that the potential transaction is currently on hold
•	Presented draft tax structural alternatives and summarized potential tax considerations associated with the various alternatives
IT
•	We understand that the potential transaction is currently on hold
•	Updated analysis surrounding the Harbortouch and Merchant Link acquisitions
•	Performed an independent review of the Company’s product stack, controls, and operating procedures against GDPR and PCI DSS
  –  Outlined key findings and recommendations

PwC
7
Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
Executive Summary (as of August 8, 2019)
Cybersecurity
•	We understand that the potential transaction is currently on hold
•	We understand that Cyber diligence was performed based on the previous PwC report for the period ended March 31, 2017
PwC
8
Strictly Private and Confidential

PX0125: "Project Speedway - PwC Diligence Update (Jul 24, 2017).pdf"

Project Speedway
PwC Diligence Update
July 24, 2017

Project Speedway
Agenda
Section
Appendix
I. II. III. IV. V.
Executive Summary
Quality of Earnings
Tax
Commercial Diligence IT Diligence
Page
3
9
41
49
76

PwC
2

Project Speedway
I. Executive Summary

PwC
3
Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
Transaction Overview
Overview
•	On June 21, 2017, an investor group led by Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. (“Searchlight”) entered into an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Shift4 Payments, LLC (“Shift4” or the “Company”)
•	Shift4 is a leading provider of secure payment processing solutions, offering a comprehensive suite of products and services, including a proprietary, omni-channel Payment Gateway, Merchant Acquiring Services, and a range of complementary, value-added software, solutions, and services
•	Shift4’s gateway solution acts as a critical point of connectivity between merchants accepting electronic payments ("ePayments"), Payment Networks, and Financial Institutions. Shift4 does not take on any credit risk of its merchants
•	Headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, Shift4 has approximately 330 employees and serves approximately 42k merchants representing approximately 86k merchant IDs (“MIDs”) as of LTM March 31, 2017
•	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) was engaged by Searchlight to perform financial, tax, commercial, IT and cyber security due diligence

PwC	4
Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
Executive Summary (as of July 24, 2017)
Overall
•	Quality of Earnings, Tax, Commercial, IT and Cyber Security diligence are complete
Quality of Earnings
•	FY2016 revenue of $477.7M increased by $111.9M or 30.6% from FY2015 revenue of $365.7M
    -	Adjusted for 53rd week in FY16, FY2016 revenue increased by 33.3%
•	FY2016 total gross profit of $99.4M increased by $29.1M or 41.3% compared to FY2015 total gross profit of $70.4M
    -	Adjusted for 53rd week in FY16, FY2016 total gross profit increased by 44.4%
•	FY2016 adjusted EBITDA of $45.9M increased by $15.7M or 51.8% compared to FY2015 adjusted EBITDA of $30.2M
    -	Adjusted for 53rd week in FY16, FY2016 adjusted EBITDA increased by 55.4%
•	LTM March 31, 2017 adjusted EBITDA of $48.6M increased by $14.7M or 43.5% compared to the LTM ended March 31, 2016
•	Included two normalizations and three adjustments to arrive at adjusted EBITDA
•	No out of period revenue or expenses were identified
Tax
•	Shift4 is currently treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes
•	Summarized certain tax considerations related to: (1) use of blocker structures; (2) rollover equity; and (3) use of debt to finance a portion of the acquisition
•	Identified certain benefits of the Shift4 structure including: (1) ability to obtain a step-up in tax basis of assets; and (2) potential state tax savings.

PwC
5
Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
Executive Summary (as of July 24, 2017)
Commercial Diligence
•	Shift4 operates within the broader payment processing landscape
    -	Growth: Industry participants are benefitting from the shift from cash and checks to card based payments and increasing penetration of electronic payments and online commerce
    -	Competition: Highly competitive industry on the basis of price, solution functionality, and service
    -	Resellers: ~60% of small and medium sized merchants sign up through indirect sales channels
    -	Consolidation: The payments industry is currently experiencing a period of consolidation, with increasing M&A activity, due to potential synergies and scale advantage
•	Shift4 has a differentiated payment gateway solution with specific strengths
    -	Omni-channel: Single integration for merchants with multiple payment channels (e.g. card present, e-commerce, mobile)
    -	Full Feature Set: Full set of functionalities: P2PE, EMV, tokenization, fraud, gift cards, reporting
    -	Connectivity: Broad connectivity to payment processors and third party software systems
    -	Scalable architecture: High availability, secure cloud and co-located infrastructure for quick deployment and processing flexibility
•	Shift4’s management has strong experience in the payments industry and has executed on a clear strategic vision
•	Outlined potential opportunities and considerations for the Company

PwC
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Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
Executive Summary (as of July 24, 2017)
IT Diligence
•	Shift4’s primary IT environment consists of both co-located and cloud-based environments supported by outsourced and in-house IT staff
•	Outlined key findings and recommendations related to:
    -	IT organizational structure
    -	IT Operations
        -	Change and Incident management
        -	Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity
    -	Information Security
        -	Security governance, strategy and policy
        -	Security awareness training
        -	Risk management
    -	Application architecture and development
        -	Application inventory
        -	Vendor management
•	Harbortouch acquisition integration is in process; integration of Merchant Link acquisition is in preliminary stages
    -	Outlined migration / integration plan
    -	Identified certain risks and considerations

PwC
7
Strictly Private and Confidential

Project Speedway
Executive Summary (as of July 24, 2017)
Cyber Security
•	Performed an independent review of the Company’s policies, controls, and operating procedures against the requirements of PCI DSS.
•	The Company’s information security program meets many of the PCI DSS requirements for its gateway services and point to point encryption services
•	Outlined a number of recommendations and considerations that the Company should implement to improve its overall information security program and meet PCI DSS requirements not currently met
PwC
8
Strictly Private and Confidential

PX0206: Email Chain that includes Text message exchanges.

From: 	Jared Isaacman
Sent: 	Monday, August 05, 2019 4:10 PM
To: 	Taylor Lauber
Cc: 	Jordan Frankel
Subject: 	Fwd: Funding

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From: Jared Isaacman
Date: August 5, 2019 at 3:17:13 PM EDT
To: Drew Soff <
Cc: Brad Herring <>, Taylor Lauber <>
Subject: Funding

Hey Drew,
I just wanted to share what I said to Searchlight as it relates to our obligations around funding.
First, do take note of the dates. I have records since late 2018 as well. I don’t think we breached.
Second, I never shared this, and certainly wouldn’t ever share this again.
Jared

CONFIDENTIAL

DO NOT DISTRIBUTE

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Aug 5, 2019,1:08 PM

[Redacted contact photo] Jared Isaacman
to ^ Searchlight P...

LTM EBITDA is now SI 0M-$3M higher than projected.
Adjusted EBITDA is likely at similar levels.

Aug 5, 2019, 1:08 PM
i will get back to you on the 100% shortly

12:50 PM
Jared, I suggest you guys take a look at what obligations your
side have under the Equity Commitment Letter and the consequences
if you don’t fund the merger. If you have any questions let me
know. I am around all afternoon.

Aug 5, 2019, 1:27 PM

A Jared Isaacman
to * Searchlight P...

I ’m not threatening a breach,
the contract.

just trying to honor

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Aug 5, 2019,1:08 PM

[Redacted contact photo] Jared Isaacman
to ^ Searchlight P...

LTM EBITDA is now SI 0M-$3M higher than projected.
Adjusted EBITDA is likely at similar levels.

Aug 5, 2019, 1:08 PM
i will get back to you on the 100% shortly

12:50 PM
  Jared, I suggest you guys take a look at what obligations your
side have under the Equity Commitment Letter and the consequences
if you don’t fund the merger. If you have any questions let me
know. I am around all afternoon.

Aug 5, 2019, 1:27 PM

A Jared Isaacman
to * Searchlight P...

I ’m not threatening a breach,
the contract.

just trying to honor

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PX0250: "Text Messages between JRS and Brea Ballard RE Shift4 Potential Transaction 2019-07-15 to 2019-08-08.pdf"

7/15/19, 1:48 PM

Jared Isaacman

Brea, I hope you are well. I am sure you
heard that we are again contemplating a
transaction with Searchlight. I wanted to
share some thoughts on this, which I think are
important, and would appreciate your
feedback. Just keep in mind, before getting
into the details, that I have not signed
anything and have absolutely no obligation to
do a transaction.

I am sure you are aware we have a very
prosperous company. We have over $60M in
run rate EBITDA, we are growing very fast, we
have zero debt and plenty of cash. This puts
me in a great position, which I acknowledge.
Any transaction with Searchlight must be
worth pursuing - so it must be compelling
(recognizing I can also continue without them).

We have already agreed to many of the
material terms. $525M valuation,
$353M cash proceeds, etc. I am certainly not
going to move off those terms. What I am
going to focus on, and again I would
appreciate your feedback, is the amount of
money Searchlight is going to put to work. I
think it's absolutely critical that they write a
very big check, which would result in ample
cash on the balance sheet, in order for this to
all be worthwhile. For example, if they put
$240M of equity to work, our models will show
$50-60M of cash on the balance sheet and
while that is good, it's not some crazy
number ($50 we have today). It doesn't
eliminate the many risks in front of us - nor
does it justify the amount of stock I have to
give up.

I would appreciate your feedback before
sharing this with Searchlight. Again, I don’t
believe I am changing anything we previously
agreed to. I am simply saying, this only works
for me with a big Searchlight equity
contribution - as it eliminates concerns of
future dilution, creates sufficient firepower to
eliminate our competition and justifies giving
up a material amount of stock.

I hope this all makes sense. Please let me
know your thoughts. Thank you.

7/15/19, 2:35 PM
Brea Ballard

Makes sense. 5-10 minutes to call?

7/15/19, 2:38 PM
Jared Isaacman

Sure. Let me know when.

7/15/19, 2:42 PM

Brea Ballard
Going into our board meeting so 4:30pm

7/15/19, 2:42 PM
ET works?

Jared Isaacman
Perfect.

7/18/19, 5:18 PM

7/18/19, 5:19 PM

7/18/19, 5:20 PM
Brea Ballard

7/18/19, 5:20 PM
Can you send that updated model?

Sure.

Is the difference the SL ownership %?
Jared Isaacman

Yes.

7/20/19, 8:09 AM
Brea Ballard
Are you good with slp equity check?

7/20/19, 9:27 AM
Jared Isaacman

I don’t know. I will look at the model later
today. I can tell you, there is still risk in this
transaction. I am really hung up on getting
enough cash on the balance sheet ($100M)
to crush first data now - so this all becomes
worth it (big picture).

7/24/19, 7:14 PM
Brea Ballard

Any feedback/guidance for SLP at this
point? Trying to determine if there is a deal to
be had or moving on.

7/25/19, 5:28 AM
Jared Isaacman

I think moving on unfortunately.

7/26/19, 3:05 PM
Brea Ballard
Ok thanks for letting me know.

8/2/19, 11:45 AM
Jared Isaacman

Searchlight said all equity terms finalized
and agreed upon based on $100M cash on
balance sheet (per our discussion). Now
they are saying $50-60M. This is not what
we discussed at all.

I thought we were aligned here.
Brea Ballard

8/2/19, 11:46AM
Jared Isaacman
8/2/19, 11:47 AM

Can you call me?
Brea Ballard
Yes

8/5/19, 7:54 AM
Jared Isaacman

I believe my equity check is too large to
achieve all "balance sheet" objectives.

8/5/19, 10:59 AM
Brea Ballard

Agreed based on the existing structure. All
of those objectives aren’t possible with $100
million targeted for acquisitions and
significant cash on the balance sheet
without significantly levering the company. I
do think on a net basis it's possible but not
clear how to structure that.

We need to decide how to engage productively
with your existing / new board.

8/8/19, 3:29 PM
Jared Isaacman

Searchlight did say, before all this drama
began, that their equity check to get to $100M
of cash on the balance sheet (at close) was
acceptable.

8/8/19, 3:32 PM
Brea Ballard

That was one of the various scenarios that
was modeled but not aligned with the
sources, uses and targeted balance sheet
cash needs. It was before we changed our
mind on a number of items and targeted the
$100 million for acquisitions.


JX0113.010 (Page 10 of JX0113)

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Strictly Private and Confidential
Project Speedway
Valuation Considerations
•	Valuation analyses of the Company based on an LTM ending March 31, 2017 Adjusted EBITDA of $48.6M and an LTM ending June 30, 2019 Adjusted EBITDA of $57.9M is as follows:

($ in millions)
Illustrative multiples
9.0x 10.0x 11.0x 12.0x 13.0x 14.0x
Implied Enterprise Value
LTM ended 3/31/17 Adjusted EBITDA
$48.6 $437 $486 $534 $583 $632 $680
LTM ended 6/30/19 Adjusted EBITDA(1) $57.9 $521 $579 $637 $694 $752 $810
Note: (1) Adjusted EBITDA definition as per prior PwC analysis.
Source: Capital IQ, press releases, and company filings.

PwC
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