Phunware Provides 2022 Revenue Guidance & Revises Investment Policy for Cash Management

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Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) announced a revenue guidance of $25 million for 2022, predicting to more than double its organic revenue. The company holds over $65 million in cash and plans to utilize a revised investment strategy focused on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) assets, including bitcoin and stablecoins. Phunware currently holds approximately 127 bitcoins acquired for around $7.75 million, with plans to expand its crypto holdings as part of treasury management. The firm aims to leverage its healthy balance sheet for long-term growth amidst rising inflation.

Positive

• Revenue guidance of $25 million for 2022, indicating strong growth expectations.
• Currently holding $65 million in cash, providing operational flexibility.
• Strategic focus on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) for asset management.
• Plans to acquire additional bitcoin as part of treasury management.

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• None.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the “Company”), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, announced today revenue guidance of $25 million for 2022, including a revised corporate investment policy providing even more flexibility for diversifying and maximizing returns on cash reserves that are not immediately required for operating liquidity.

“We were thrilled to announce over $65 million cash on-hand and are committed to leveraging a healthy balance sheet to support long-term organic and inorganic growth initiatives that seek to mitigate an operational backdrop of rapid inflation,” said Matt Aune, CFO of Phunware. “While we expect to more than double organic revenues to $25 million in 2022, our board has also taken a forward-thinking approach to managing our cash reserves and has chosen to leverage Decentralized Finance (DeFi) as a strategic and tactical competitive advantage, including bitcoin, stablecoins and alternative cryptocurrencies.”

As part of the updated corporate cash management policy, Phunware may save and/or invest cash reserves in certain specified alternative reserve assets to include, but not limited to:

• Bitcoin. Phunware currently holds approximately 127 bitcoin, which were acquired at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $7.75 million and an average purchase price of approximately $61,238 per bitcoin, inclusive of fees and expenses. The Company expects to add to its bitcoin total as a routine part of corporate operations and treasury management for the foreseeable future.
• Stablecoins. Phunware expects to use reserve-backed stablecoins, including stablecoin collateral loops, to maximize its savings yields in digital US dollar equivalents that can be far more attractive than traditional legacy banking yields in Annual Percentage Yield (APY) terms. The Company will not use Tether (USDT) stablecoins as any part of this strategy and fully expects to concentrate its stablecoin exposure on assets such as US Dollar Coin (USDC) and Gemini Dollar (GUSD) amongst other equivalents.
• Alternative cryptocurrencies. Phunware expects to initiate numerous diversified DeFi positions and techniques to generate financial returns consistent with financial lending, borrowing, market making, yield farming, collateralized looping, swapping, staking, bridging, wrapping, pooling and pairing. The Company will maintain its DeFi strategies, positions and techniques as both confidential and proprietary information.
  

In parallel to formally executing the board approved operating plan for 2022, Phunware will actively manage its cash management and treasury in conjunction with its ongoing board governance, oversight and compliance activities, including all requisite third party legal, audit and regulatory reviews, disclosures and filings as appropriate.

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About Phunware, Inc.

Everything You Need to Succeed on Mobile — Transforming Digital Human Experience

Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN), is the pioneer of Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS), an award-winning, fully integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides companies the products, solutions, data and services necessary to engage, manage and monetize their mobile application portfolios and audiences globally at scale. Phunware’s Software Development Kits (SDKs) include location-based services, mobile engagement, content management, messaging, advertising, loyalty (PhunCoin & PhunToken) and analytics, as well as a mobile application framework of pre-integrated iOS and Android software modules for building in-house or channel-based mobile application and vertical solutions. Phunware helps the world’s most respected brands create category-defining mobile experiences, with approximately one billion active devices touching its platform each month when operating at scale. For more information about how Phunware is transforming the way consumers and brands interact with mobile in the virtual and physical worlds, visit https://phunware.com, https://phunwallet.com, https://phuncoin.com, https://phuntoken.com, https://lytetechnology.com/ and follow @phunware, @phuncoin and @phuntoken on all social media platforms.                 

Phunware PR & Media Inquiries:
press@phunware.com
T: (512) 693-4199

Phunware Investor Relations:
Matt Glover and John Yi
Gateway Investor Relations
Email: PHUN@gatewayir.com
Phone: (949) 574-3860

FAQ

What is Phunware's revenue guidance for 2022?

Phunware has announced a revenue guidance of $25 million for 2022.

How much cash does Phunware currently have?

Phunware currently holds over $65 million in cash.

What is Phunware's strategy for managing its cash reserves?

Phunware is focusing on a revised corporate investment policy that includes investing in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) assets like bitcoin and stablecoins.

How many bitcoins does Phunware currently hold?

Phunware currently holds approximately 127 bitcoins.

What was the purchase price for Phunware's bitcoin holdings?

Phunware acquired its bitcoins for an aggregate purchase price of about $7.75 million.