Pega GenAI Excitement Accelerates Growth in Q2 2024

• Annual contract value (ACV) grows 13% year over year in constant currency
• Cash flow from operations reaches $220 million and free cash flow hits $218 million in the first half of 2024
• Pega Cloud backlog exceeds $1 billion for the first time

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — July 24, 2024 — Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the leading enterprise AI decisioning and workflow automation platform provider, released its financial results for the second quarter of 2024.

"Our approach to statistical AI and generative AI continues to be a significant differentiator," said Alan Trefler, founder and CEO. "The offerings we’ve introduced, especially Pega GenAI Blueprint™, have captured the imagination of clients, prospects, and partners, allowing them to identify new possibilities and helping us drive deeper engagement. With tens of thousands of blueprints created over the last few months, we’re identifying opportunities to accelerate growth and creating additional momentum for Pega Cloud®."

"I'm really proud to see how our team is improving profitability while driving ACV growth," said Ken Stillwell, COO and CFO. "Our strong execution and our AI innovation put us in a fantastic position to pursue the massive digital transformation opportunity in front of us."

Financial and performance metrics ⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾ Refer to the schedules at the end of this release for additional information, including a reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP measures.

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Quarterly conference call

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Discussion of non-GAAP financial measures

Our non-GAAP financial measures should only be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that these measures help investors understand our core operating results and prospects, which is consistent with how management measures and forecasts our performance without the effect of often one-time charges and other items outside our normal operations. Management uses these measures to assess the performance of the company's operations and establish operational goals and incentives. They are not a substitute for financial measures prepared under U.S. GAAP. Refer to the schedules at the end of this release for additional information, including a reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP measures.

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Forward-looking statements deal with future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, including, but not limited to:

• our future financial performance and business plans;
• the adequacy of our liquidity and capital resources;
• the continued payment of our quarterly dividends;
• the timing of revenue recognition;
• variation in demand for our products and services, including among clients in the public sector;
• reliance on key personnel;
• reliance on third-party service providers, including hosting providers;
• compliance with our debt obligations and covenants;
• the potential impact of our convertible senior notes and Capped Call Transactions;
• foreign currency exchange rates;
• potential legal and financial liabilities, as well as damage to our reputation, due to cyber-attacks;
• security breaches and security flaws;
• our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, costs associated with defending such rights, intellectual property rights claims, and other related claims by third parties against us, including related costs, damages, and other relief that may be granted against us;
• our ongoing litigation with Appian Corp.;
• our client retention rate; and
• management of our growth.

These risks and others that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements are described further in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and other filings we make with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

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Any forward-looking statements in this press release represent our views as of July 24, 2024.