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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of February 2018

Commission File Number 1-34694

 

 

VEON Ltd.

(formerly VimpelCom Ltd.)

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

The Rock Building, Claude Debussylaan 88, 1082 MD, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒                 Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

VEON LTD.
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Scott Dresser

Name:   Scott Dresser
Title:   Group General Counsel

Date: February 22, 2018


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Amsterdam (22 February 2018) – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON) a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services headquartered in Amsterdam and serving more than 240 million customers, today announces financial and operating results for the quarter and year ended 31 December 2017.

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

 

Supervisory Board approved final dividend of US 17 cents, totalling 2017 dividend to US 28 cents per share, representing approximately 22% year-on-year increase

 

Delivered on FY2017 targets for organic1 revenue growth and underlying free cash flow

 

Underlying EBITDA margin2 below target due to margin pressure in Russia, Algeria and Bangladesh

 

Generated strong underlying equity free cash flow3 of USD 1.1 billion, significantly ahead of guidance, up 31.4% year-on-year

 

Successfully repatriated USD 200 million from Uzbekistan enhancing the Group’s cash upstreaming capability

 

Strengthened spectrum portfolio through acquisition of 4G/LTE licenses in Ukraine and Bangladesh

Q4 2017 KEY RESULTS

 

Total reported revenue decreased 1.4% to USD 2,320 million, mainly due to the significant devaluation of the Uzbek som

 

Organic1 revenue grew 1.2%, driven by Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, partially offset by continued pressure in Algeria and Bangladesh

 

Reported EBITDA decreased 3.8% to USD 753 million, mainly due to the significant devaluation of the Uzbek som, partially offset by lower exceptional costs

 

Underlying EBITDA2, which excludes exceptional costs, decreased organically1 by 6.9% due to a decrease in EBITDA in Russia, Algeria and Bangladesh and increased corporate costs

 

Underlying EBITDA margin of 35.1%, down 3.1 percentage points year-on-year

 

Underlying equity free cash flow3 excluding licenses totalled USD 101 million in Q4 2017

JEAN-YVES CHARLIER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COMMENTS:

“Looking back on 2017, I am pleased to report another good year. Our total revenue grew by over 6 percent and EBITDA by 11 percent, supported by organic growth and the strengthening of the currencies in our portfolio. On the back of this solid performance, our underlying equity free cashflow increased significantly to over USD 1 billion. This is a clear testament that the strategy we launched in August 2015 is transforming our business. In the last three months, we successfully repatriated—for the first time—USD 200 million from Uzbekistan and acquired new 4G/LTE spectrum in key markets: Ukraine and Bangladesh. We also delivered on our full year 2017 targets for organic growth in revenue and underlying equity free cash flow, which came far ahead of our original guidance, thus allowing the Board to announce a final dividend of US 17 cents, a total of US 28 cents per share for the full year.

During the fourth quarter of 2017, reported EBITDA declined by 4 percent, mainly due to the Uzbekistan currency liberalization and resetting of the official exchange rate in September 2017, which had a negative impact of more than 6 percent on the Group results. On an underlying basis, the largest contributors to the year-on-year organic decrease in EBITDA were Algeria, Bangladesh and Russia, which, along with an increase in corporate costs, more than offset the positive contribution from Pakistan and Ukraine.

We also delivered on a number of strategic objectives in 2017. This included an agreement to dispose of our tower business in Pakistan; the split of the Euroset joint venture to strengthen our mono-brand strategy in Russia, and the successful refinancing of our WIND Tre joint venture in Italy. The GTH Mandatory Tender Offer, which we submitted in November 2017, remains subject to approval by the Egyptian Authorities. VEON has taken all actions required for such approval and the matter is currently held up in connection with disputed GTH taxes. Our desire is to find a path forward with the Egyptian Authorities and we are considering all options.

Looking ahead to 2018, our financial performance will be impacted by Uzbekistan’s currency liberalization and a number of strategic transactions including the Pakistan tower transaction closing and the integration of the Euroset business in Russia. As such, we expect flat-to-low single digit organic growth for both Group revenue and EBITDA. In addition, we forecast a strengthening of equity free cash flow, which we expect to be approximately USD 1 billion compared to USD 804 million in 2017 under the new definition for 2018 targets.”

 

1)

Organic change reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA excluding foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. See Attachment E for reconciliations

2)

Underlying EBITDA excludes exceptional items in Q4 2016 consisting of performance transformation costs of USD 66 million and other exceptional items of USD 61 million, totalling USD 127 million. Exceptional items in Q4 2017 consists of performance transformation costs of USD 58 million and other exceptionals of USD 3 million, totalling USD 61 million. See Attachment E for reconciliations

3)

Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less free cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, transformation costs, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items

 

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KEY RESULTS: CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

 

USD million

          4Q17    

4Q16

    Reported
YoY
    Organic
YoY 1
 

 

Total revenue, of which

 

       2,320       2,354       (1.4%)       1.2%  

mobile and fixed service revenue

 

       2,214       2,244       (1.3%)       1.5%  

of which mobile data revenue

 

       473       412       14.8%       19.0%  

EBITDA

 

       753       783       (3.8%)       0.4%  

Underlying EBITDA2

 

       814       910       (10.5%)       (6.9%)  

Underlying EBITDA margin2 (Underlying EBITDA/total revenue)

 

       35.1%       38.7%       (3.6p.p.)       (3.1p.p.

Profit from continued operations

 

       (378     (358     n.m.    

Profit from discontinued operations

 

             1,904       n.m.    

(Loss)/Profit for the period attributable to VEON shareholders

 

       (325     1,557       n.m.    

Underlying equity free cash flow excl. licenses 3

 

       101       (50     n.m.    

Capital expenditures excl. licenses

 

       466       754       (38.3%)    

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

 

       15.4%       17.9%       (2.5p.p.)    

Net debt

 

       8,741       7,162       22.0%    

Net debt/LTM underlying EBITDA4

 

       2.4       2.0      

Total mobile customer (millions, excluding Italy)

 

       211       208       1.4%    

Total fixed-line broadband customers (millions)

             3.1       3.0       2.3%          

USD million

   FY17     FY16
pro-forma Warid4
    FY16
reported
    Reported
YoY
    Organic
YoY 1
 

Total revenue, of which

 

     9,474       9,040       8,885       6.6%       1.9%  

mobile and fixed service revenue

 

     9,105       8,700       8,553       6.5%       1.9%  

of which mobile data revenue

 

     1,856       1,438       1,426       30.2%       25.7%  

EBITDA

 

     3,587       3,268       3,232       11.0%       7.5%  

Underlying EBITDA2

 

     3,675       3,617       3,582       2.6%       (0.4%)  

Underlying EBITDA margin2 (Underlying EBITDA/total revenue)

 

     38.8%       40.0%       40.3%       (1.5p.p.     (0.9p.p.

(Loss)/Profit from continued operations

 

 

     (496     (323     (288     n.m    

Profit from discontinued operations

 

           2,708       2,708       n.m    

Profit/(loss) for the period attributable to VEON shareholders

 

     (483     2,294       2,328       n.m    

Underlying equity free cash flow excl. licenses 3

 

     1,067       812       812       31.4%    

Capital expenditures excl. licenses

 

     1,459       1,623       1,593       (8.4%)    

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

     15.4%       18.0     17.9%                  

 

1)

Organic change reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA excluding foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. See Attachment E for reconciliations

2)

Underlying EBITDA excludes exceptional items in FY 2016 consisting of transformation costs of USD 349 million and exceptional items in FY 2017 of USD 88 million. See Attachment E for reconciliations. Underlying EBITDA excludes exceptional items in Q4 2016 consisting of performance transformation costs of USD 66 million and other exceptional items of USD 61 million, totalling USD 127 million. Exceptional items in Q4 2017 consists of performance transformation costs of USD 58 million and other exceptionals of USD 3 million, totalling USD 61 million. See Attachment E for reconciliations

3)

Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less free cash flow used in investing activities (excluding capex for licenses and withholding tax related to Pakistan spectrum of USD 29.5 million), excluding M&A transactions, transformation costs, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items

4)

Pro-forma assuming that the results of Warid have been consolidated (including intercompany eliminations) within VEON’s results with effect from 1 January 2016, this also applies for the calculation of LTM underlying EBITDA for the net leverage ratio at FY 2016

 

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MAIN EVENTS

     5  

GROUP PERFORMANCE

     7  

COUNTRY PERFORMANCE

     13  

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

     22  

ATTACHMENTS

     25  

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL RESULTS

VEON’s results presented in this earnings release are based on IFRS and have not been audited.

Certain amounts and percentages that appear in this earnings release have been subject to rounding adjustments. As a result, certain numerical figures shown as totals, including those in tables, may not be an exact arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede or follow them.

All non-IFRS measures disclosed in the document, i.e. EBITDA, EBITDA margin, underlying EBITDA, underlying EBITDA margin, EBIT, net debt, equity free cash flow, organic growth, capital expenditures excluding licenses, last twelve months (LTM) Capex excluding licenses/Revenue, are reconciled to the comparable IFRS measures in Attachment E.

As at 7 November 2016, VEON Ltd. owns a 50% share of the Wind Tre Joint Venture (with CK Hutchison owning the other 50%) and we account for this joint venture using the equity method as we do not have control. All information related to the Wind Tre Joint Venture is the sole responsibility of the Wind Tre Joint Venture’s management, and no information contained herein, including, but not limited to, the Wind Tre Joint Venture’s financial and industry data, has been prepared by or on behalf of, or approved by, our management. For further information on the Wind Tre Joint Venture and its accounting treatment, see Note 6 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2016.

All comparisons are on a year-on-year basis unless otherwise stated.

IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from contracts with customers’ — The Group assessed the impact of IFRS 15. The scope of IFRS 15 includes the timing of revenue recognition and costs of obtaining contracts with customers. Under this standard, contract costs are required to be capitalized and amortized over the average customer life. VEON will apply IFRS 15 for the first time in the 2018 financial statements, using the modified retrospective approach. Based on the analysis performed, the Company expects no material impact on revenue recognition, due to currently existing product offering (i.e. prevailing pre-paid service offering). VEON estimates the additional asset stemming from capitalization of contract costs to amount to USD 95 million pre-tax as at 1 January 2018 (i.e. one-off gain to retained earnings in 2018).

IFRS 9 ‘Financial instruments’ — The Group assessed the impact of IFRS 9. The scope of IFRS 9 includes new guidance to classify financial instruments on the balance sheet. VEON will need to introduce the concept of Expected Credit Loss (“ECL”), where an allowance for doubtful debt is required for all debt-like instruments including unbilled receivables. VEON estimates the additional provision for bad debt to amount to USD 20 million pre-tax as at January 2018 (i.e. one-off charge to retained earnings in 2018)

The Group has yet to assess the impact of IFRS 16 “Leases”, which may be material. The standard will be adopted in 2019.

 

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MAIN EVENTS

SUCCESSFULLY REPATRIATED USD 200 MILLION FROM UZBEKISTAN

In December 2017, VEON’s subsidiary PJSC VimpelCom, successfully repatriated a net amount of approximately USD 200 million from Unitel, its wholly-owned Uzbekistan subsidiary. The repatriation of cash from Uzbekistan for the first time is an important milestone for VEON, further enhancing the cash upstreaming capability of the Group and allowing Unitel to honor its global payment obligations necessary for ongoing operations.

KYIVSTAR SECURED 4G/LTE LICENSE

In January 2018, VEON’s subsidiary in Ukraine, Kyivstar, secured one of three licenses to provide nationwide 4G/LTE services, subject to final regulatory approvals. Kyivstar will pay UAH 0.9 billion (approximately USD 32.2 million) for 2x15 MHz of contiguous frequency in the 2600 MHz band. The Company looks forward to the upcoming 4G/LTE license tender in 1800 MHz band in Ukraine.

BANGLALINK ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM AND 4G/LTE LICENSE

On 13 February 2018, Banglalink was awarded technology neutral spectrum in the 1800 and 2100 MHz bands. As a result of the auction conducted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Banglalink has been awarded 5.6 MHz paired spectrum in the 1800 MHz band and 5 MHz paired spectrum in the 2100 MHz band. The spectrum is technology neutral and allows Banglalink to double its 3G network capacity. Moreover, Banglalink has also acquired a 4G/LTE license in parallel, allowing the company to launch a high-speed data network. The total investment amounts to USD 308.6 million for the spectrum, excluding VAT. An upfront payment of 60% for the spectrum is payable in approximately 30 days with the remaining 40% payable over four years. In addition, the company paid USD 35 million excluding VAT to convert its existing spectrum holding in 900 MHz and 1800 MHz into technology neutral spectrum and USD 1.2 million excluding VAT to acquire the 4G/LTE license. The investment is expected to be funded through locally available cash and local banking facilities.

GTH MANDATORY TENDER OFFER

The GTH Mandatory Tender Offer remains subject to approval by the Egyptian Authorities. VEON has taken all actions required for such approval and the matter is currently held up in connection with disputed GTH taxes. Our desire is to find a path forward with the Egyptian Authorities and we are considering all options.

SUPERVISORY BOARD APPROVED A FINAL 2017 DIVIDEND OF US 17 CENTS PER SHARE

The VEON Supervisory Board approved a final dividend of US 17 cents per share, bringing total 2017 dividend to US 28 cents per share. The record date for the Company’s shareholders entitled to receive the final dividend payment has been set for 5 March 2018. It is expected that the final dividend will be paid on 13 March 2018. The Company will make appropriate tax withholdings of up to 15% when the dividend is paid to the Company’s share depositary, The Bank of New York Mellon. For ordinary shareholders at Euronext Amsterdam, the final dividend of US 17 cents will be paid in euro. VEON is committed to paying a sustainable and progressive dividend based on the evolution of the Company’s equity free cash flow.

 

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FY 2018 TARGETS

The Company has formulated targets for FY 2018. Guidance for total revenue and EBITDA is flat to low single digit organic growth. Organic growth reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA excluding foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions and other exceptional items. Major exceptional items currently known are the impact from the Uzbekistan currency liberalization, the Pakistan tower transaction (Deodar), the Euroset transaction and the one-off adjustment to a vendor agreement.

The target for equity free cash flow is approximately USD 1 billion. Equity free cash flow is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less cash flow for net capex, excluding capex for licenses. FY 2018 equity free cash flow target is calculated at 2018 target currency rates. For the FY 2018 target currency rates, see attachment E.

 

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GROUP PERFORMANCE

FY2017

 

Total reported revenue increased 6.6% year-on-year with organic1 growth of 1.9%

 

Strong mobile data organic1 revenue growth of 26%

 

Reported EBITDA increased 11.0% year-on-year; underlying EBITDA2, which is excluding exceptional costs of USD 88 million, decreased organically by 0.4%, resulting in an underlying EBITDA margin of 38.8%, an organic decrease of 0.9 percentage points

 

Underlying equity free cash flow3 excluding licenses totalled USD 1,067 million, an increase of USD 255 million or 31% year-on-year

Q4 2017

 

Total reported revenue decreased 1.4% to USD 2,320 million

 

Organic1 revenue growth of 1.2% driven by Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, partially offset by continued pressure in Algeria and Bangladesh

 

Reported EBITDA decreased 3.8% to USD 753 million

 

Underlying EBITDA2, excluding exceptional costs of USD 61 million, decreased by 10.5% and organically1 by 6.9% mainly due to a decrease in EBITDA in Russia, Algeria and Bangladesh

 

Underlying EBITDA margin of 35.1%, down organically 3.1 percentage points year-on-year

 

Underlying equity free cash flow3 excluding licenses totalled USD 101 million in Q4 2017

 

1 

Organic change reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA excluding foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. See Attachment E for reconciliations

2

Underlying EBITDA excludes exceptional items in FY 2016 consisting of transformation costs of USD 349 million and exceptional items in FY 2017 of USD 88 million. See Attachment E for reconciliations. Underlying EBITDA excludes exceptional items in Q4 2016 consisting of performance transformation costs of USD 66 million and other exceptional items of USD 61 million, totalling USD 127 million. Exceptional items in Q4 2017 consists of performance transformation costs of USD 58 million and other exceptionals of USD 3 million, totalling USD 61 million. See Attachment E for reconciliations

3

Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less free cash flow used in investing activities (excluding capex for licenses and withholding tax related to Pakistan spectrum of USD 29.5 million for FY 2017), excluding M&A transactions, transformation costs, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items

 

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FINANCIALS BY COUNTRY

 

USD million          4Q17        4Q16        Reported
  YoY
       Organic1
  YoY
          FY17        FY16
  pro-forma
  Warid
       FY16
  reported
       Reported
  YoY
       Organic1
  YoY
 

Total revenue

       2,320         2,354         (1.4%)        1.2%          9,474         9,040         8,885         6.6%         1.9%   

Russia

       1,206         1,112         8.4%         0.4%          4,729         4,097         4,097         15.4%         1.1%   

Pakistan

       379         369         2.6%         4.2%          1,525         1,450         1,295         17.8%         5.9%   

Algeria

       214         246         (13.1%)        (9.9%)         915         1,040         1,040         (12.0%)        (10.8%)  

Bangladesh

       131         152         (13.6%)        (9.5%)         574         621         621         (7.5%)        (4.6%)  

Ukraine

       159         150         6.3%         10.7%          622         586         586         6.2%         10.6%   

Uzbekistan

       78         165         (52.9%)        21.3%          513         663         663         (22.6%)        19.1%   

HQ

              10                       10         10         

Other and eliminations

       153         150         2.3%                   596         573         573         3.7%            

Service revenue

       2,214         2,244         (1.3%)        1.5%          9,105         8,700         8,553         6.6%         1.9%   

Russia

       1,140         1,058         7.8%         (0.1%)         4,516         3,941         3,941         14.6%         0.3%   

Pakistan

       350         346         1.3%         2.9%          1,418         1,364         1,217         16.5%         4.6%   

Algeria

       210         244         (13.9%)        (10.7%)         898         1,031         1,031         (12.8%)        (11.6%)  

Bangladesh

       127         147         (14.0%)        (10.0%)         557         606         606         (8.0%)        (5.1%)  

Ukraine

       158         150         6.0%         10.3%          620         584         584         6.2%         10.5%   

Uzbekistan

       77         165         (53.2%)        20.9%          513         663         663         (22.7%)        18.9%   

HQ

                             

Other and eliminations

       151         134         11.7%                   583         511         511         13.8%            

EBITDA

       753         783         (3.8%)        0.4%          3,587         3,268         3,232         11.0%         7.5%   

Russia

       430         419         2.6%         (4.9%)         1,789         1,574         1,574         13.6%         (0.4%)  

Pakistan

       173         129         34.5%         36.5%          703         542         507         38.8%         30.5%   

Algeria

       92         125         (26.8%)        (24.1%)         426         547         547         (22.7%)        (21.1%)  

Bangladesh

       47         55         (14.5%)        (10.5%)         233         267         267         (12.8%)        (10.1%)  

Ukraine

       92         69         33.2%         39.1%          347         306         306         13.2%         18.1%   

Uzbekistan

       33         105         (68.4%)        (18.8%)         261         395         395         (33.9%)        (1.1%)  

HQ

       (125)        (92)        (35.0%)            (325)        (422)        (422)        (23.0%)     

Other and eliminations

       11         (27)        138.0%             154         57         57         165.0%      

EBITDA margin

       32.4%         33.3%         -0.8p.p.                   37.9%         36.1%         36.4%         1.5p.p            

Underlying EBITDA2

       814         910         (10.5%)        (6.9%)         3,675         3,617         3,582         2.6%         (0.4%)  

Russia

       440         420         4.7%         (3.0%)         1,801         1,585         1,585         13.7%         (0.4%)  

Pakistan

       182         149         22.7%         24.5%          730         588         552         32.4%         25.1%   

Algeria

       100         127         (21.5%)        (18.4%)         435         562         562         (22.2%)        (21.6%)  

Bangladesh

       47         65         (27.9%)        (24.4%)         234         288         288         (18.6%)        (16.1%)  

Ukraine

       85         78         7.9%         12.2%          340         315         315         8.2%         12.6%   

Uzbekistan

       36         92         (61.5%)        (0.5%)         266         379         379         (30.0%)        5.6%   

HQ

       (93)         (71)        (31.0%)            (314)        (278)        (278)        13.1%      

Other and eliminations

       17         50         (64.5%)            182         179         179         2.4%      

Underlying EBITDA margin

       35.1%         38.7%         (3.6p.p.)        (3.1p.p.)           38.8%         40.0%         40.3%         (1.5p.p.)        (0.9p.p.)  

 

1 

Organic change reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA excluding foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. See Attachment E for reconciliations.

2

Underlying EBITDA excludes exceptional items in FY 2016 consisting of transformation costs of USD 349 million and exceptional items in FY 2017 of USD 88 million. See Attachment E for reconciliations. Underlying EBITDA excludes exceptional items in Q4 2016 consisting of performance transformation costs of USD 66 million and other exceptional items of USD 61 million, totalling USD 127 million. Exceptional items in Q4 2017 consists of performance transformation costs of USD 58 million and other exceptionals of USD 3 million, totalling USD 61 million. See Attachment E for reconciliations.

Group revenue for Q4 2017 decreased 1.4% year-on-year to USD 2.3 billion but increased by 1.2% organically, driven by revenue growth in Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, but with continued pressure on revenue in Algeria and Bangladesh. Mobile data revenue showed good organic growth increasing 19.0% for the quarter, with total mobile customers increasing 1.5% to 211 million at the end of Q4 2017, primarily driven by growth in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ukraine. Reported mobile data revenue increased by 14.8%.

 

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Group revenue for FY 2017 increased 6.6% to USD 9.5 billion, partially driven by the consolidation of Warid and the positive effect from the RUB appreciation against the USD. Group revenue increased 1.9% organically, delivering on the FY 2017 target of low single digit growth, as a result of strong performances in Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, partially offset by decreased performance in Algeria and Bangladesh. Mobile data revenue for the year showed strong organic growth of 26%.

Group EBITDA decreased 3.8% to USD 753 million in Q4 2017, compared to USD 783 million in Q4 2016. Underlying EBITDA totalled USD 814 million, reflecting an organic decline of 6.9% year-on-year of USD 119 million, excluding the impact of currency depreciation. The largest contributors to the year-on-year decrease in organic terms were Algeria, Bangladesh, Russia. These negative impacts from country performance, along with an increase in “Other” and HQ costs, more than offset the positive operational contribution from Pakistan and Ukraine. A more detailed explanation for these trends is provided in the following paragraphs. The reported underlying EBITDA decreased by 10.5%.

The underlying EBITDA margin was 35.1%, an organic decrease of 3.1 percentage points year-on-year. Exceptional items amounted to USD 61 million in Q4 2017 and mainly included USD 58 million of costs for the Group wide performance transformation program. In Q4 2016, the Group recognized exceptional items totalling USD 127 million, mainly related to the costs for Group wide performance transformation program of USD 61 million and a provision for the Iraqna litigation of USD 66 million.

Reported EBITDA for FY 2017 increased 11% to USD 3,587 million, while underlying EBITDA decreased 0.4% organically to USD 3,675 million. The FY 2017 underlying EBITDA margin was 38.8%, a decrease of 0.9 percentage points year-on-year, missing the FY 2017 target of flat to low single digit accretion, due to margin pressure in Russia, Algeria and Bangladesh. In FY 2016, the Group recognized exceptional items totalling USD 349 million, while in FY 2017 exceptional items totalled USD 88 million.

The FY 2017 underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses increased 31.4% year-on-year to USD 1,067 million, well above the FY 2017 target of USD 850-950 million.

The reconciliation table for reported EBITDA and underlying EBITDA is set forth in Attachment E.

For the discussion of each country’s individual performances below, all trends are expressed in local currency.

In Russia, total revenue in Q4 2017 increased 0.4%, driven by an increase in mobile service revenue and sales of equipment and accessories. Mobile service revenue increased by 2.1%, driven by growth in mobile data, value added services and mobile financial services, offsetting the decrease in voice revenue. Mobile ARPU continued its growth trajectory in 2017, increasing by 2.0% during Q4 2017. Fixed-line service revenue decreased by 11.4%, mainly due to the competitive environment, a decrease in transit traffic, growing penetration of FMC in the customer base and the effect of the strengthened ruble on foreign currency contracts. EBITDA decreased 4.9% in Q4 2017. Underlying EBITDA, which is adjusted for exceptional costs related to the performance transformation program, costs related to rebranding and integration of approximately 200 Euroset stores and the impact of the change in definition for EBITDA, to align with the definition applied by the Group, decreased by 3.0%. The underlying EBITDA margin, which is excluding the exceptional costs mentioned above, was 36.5% in Q4 2017, representing a year-on-year decrease of 1.3 percentage points, mainly as a result of the associated costs related the commercial launch of VEON’s personal internet platform (~0.5 p.p. impact) and increased G&A and HR costs.

In July 2016, VEON acquired Warid, strengthening its leading market position in Pakistan, and as a result, Warid’s financial results have been consolidated into VEON´s financial statements with effect from 1 July 2016. Consequently, this is the second consecutive quarter in which the 2017 results of Pakistan are fully comparable year-on-year. Total revenue grew 4.2%, supported by continued growth in mobile data revenue which grew 27.8% year-on-year, driven by an increase in data customers through higher bundle engagement and the continued data network expansion. The reported EBITDA margin increased to 45.7% (+10.8 percentage points year-on-year), due to strong revenue growth, opex synergies and benefitting for the positive impact of PKR 1.1 billion from the release of historic SIM tax accruals. The margin reduction quarter-on-quarter is the result of a lower positive impact from the release of historic SIM tax accruals when compared to Q3 2017. Underlying EBITDA margin, which is excluding the negative impact of PKR 1.0 billion for performance transformation and integration costs, was 48.1% in Q4 2017, improving by 7.8 percentage points

 

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year-on-year while the margin, excluding the above-mentioned release of historic SIM tax accruals, would have been 45.4%.

In Algeria, total revenue decreased by 9.9% year-on-year with a trend in line with Q3 2017. Price competition, in both voice and data, caused a continued reduction of ARPU and a year-on-year increase in churn. Data revenue growth was 36.0%, due to higher usage and a substantial increase in data customers as a result of the 3G and 4G/LTE network roll-out. This positive data revenue trend is also supported by the simplified data-centric pricing architecture. In Q4 2017, EBITDA decreased by 24.1% while underlying EBITDA, which in Q4 2016 was adjusted for exceptional costs of DZD 0.9 billion related to performance transformation, decreased 18.4% to DZD 11.5 billion primarily due to the decline in revenue. Underlying EBITDA margin was 46.7% and excluding the impact of the changes to indirect taxes with effect from 1 January 2017, the underlying EBITDA margin would have been 49.1%.

In Bangladesh, total revenue in Q4 2017 decreased by 9.5%, mainly attributable to the gap in 3G network coverage compared to the market leader and to network availability issues caused by the extreme weather conditions in the country. In addition, the market remains characterized by intense price competition especially on data, which accelerated following the SIM re-verification process and which more than offset the increase in data revenue of 14.6%. Underlying EBITDA in Q4 2017 decreased by 24.4%, which was mainly caused by the revenue decline together with additional technical expenses to improve network availability. As a result, the underlying EBITDA margin was 35.8%, which represents a year-on-year reduction of 7.1 percentage points.

In Ukraine, total revenue increased by 10.7%, mainly driven by continued strong growth of mobile data revenue, which increased by 64.5% as a result of growing number of data customers, and successful marketing activities driven by the continued 3G network roll-out and data-centric tariffs. Fixed-line service revenue increased by 5.4%, supported by broadband revenue which increased by 9.3% and which was driven primarily by the FMC launch. EBITDA increased by 39.1%, representing an EBITDA margin of 58.0%. Underlying EBITDA grew by 12.2% year-on-year, driven by higher revenue and cost efficiencies. Underlying EBITDA margin increased by 0.7 percentage points year on year to 53.1%.

Uzbekistan continued to report strong revenue growth, as the company´s tariffs were fixed at the foreign exchange rate of UZS 4,210 to the USD after the liberalization of the Uzbek som on 4 September 2017, which is a higher level compared to the prior year. Total revenue increased 21.3%, supported by successful marketing activities, increased revenues from interconnect services, value added services and mobile data revenue growth of 28.6%. Underlying EBITDA, adjusted for a reversal of a provision related to a court case of UZS 39.9 billion in Q4 2016, slightly decreased in local currency compared to the prior year and the underlying EBITDA margin was 45.7% in Q4 2017. The revenue growth was mainly offset by an increase in non-controllable costs, such as customer tax, interconnect costs, content costs, frequency fees and the negative impact from the currency liberalization.

The HQ segment includes the costs of VEON’s headquarters in Amsterdam and London, costs for digital, external costs for services and projects (e.g. M&A, legal costs, Enterprise Support System, global procurement). In Q4 2017, the amount increased by USD 22 million year-on-year largely due to increased HR costs related to variable remuneration plans, a significant increase in costs (mainly headcount) related to the digital strategy and external costs for services, more than offsetting a positive impact from a tax reversal for prior periods.

“Other” mainly includes the results of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan and intercompany eliminations.

 

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INCOME STATEMENT & CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

USD million    4Q17      4Q16      Reported
YoY
         FY17      FY16
pro-forma Warid
     FY16
reported
     Reported
YoY
 

Total revenue

     2,320        2,354        (1.4%)          9,474        9,040        8,885        6.6%  

Service revenue

     2,214        2,244        (1.3%)          9,105        8,700        8,553        6.5%  

EBITDA

     753        783        (3.8%)          3,587        3,268        3,232        11.0%  

EBITDA margin

     32.4%        33.3%        (0.8p.p.)          37.9%        36.1%        36.4%        1.5p.p.  

Depreciation, amortization, impairments and other

     (542)        (692)        (21.7%)          (2,081)        (2,204)        (2,148)        (3.1%)  

EBIT (Operating Profit)

     211        91        130.9%          1,506        1,063        1,084        38.9%  

Financial income and expenses

     (237)        (196)        20.7%          (840)        (776)        (761)        10.4%  

Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others

     (103)        38        n.m          (168)        80        75        n.m  

Share of (loss)/profit of joint ventures and associates

     (156)        77        n.m.          (412)        (51)        48        n.m  

Impairment of JV and associates

     -        (99)        n.m.          (110)        -        (99)        n.m  

Profit before tax

     (285)        (89)        220.7%          (24)        316        347        (107.0%)  

Income tax expense

     (93)        (269)        (65.7%)          (472)        (639)        (635)        (25.7%)  

(Loss)/Profit from continued operations

     (378)        (358)        n.m          (496)        (323)        (288)        n.m  

Profit from discontinued operations

     -        1,904        n.m          -        2,708        2,708        n.m  

(Loss)/Profit for the period attributable to VEON shareholders

     (325)        1,557        (121%)            (483)        2,294        2,328        n.m  
                      
     4Q17      4Q16      Reported
YoY
         FY17      FY16
pro-forma Warid
     FY16
reported
     Reported
YoY
 

Capex

     473        770        (38.5%)          1,791        1,741        1,741        2.8%  

Capex excl. licenses

     466        754        (38.3%)          1,459        1,623        1,593        (8.4%)  

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

     15.4%        17.9%        (2.5p.p.)                                          

Q4  2017 ANALYSIS

EBIT increased by 131% to USD 211 million in Q4 2017, as Q4 2017 was impacted by a lower level of impairments at USD 64 million, mainly related to Armenia and Kyrgyzstan due to revised business plans, compared to USD 177 million recorded in Q4 2016, mainly related to impairments for Georgia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

The increase in losses before tax to USD 285 million was driven by an increase in net financial expenses of USD 41 million, higher year-on-year foreign exchange losses and other of USD 141 million and an increase in the loss in joint venture and associates of USD 134 million. The increase in financial expenses in Q4 2017 is the result of the revaluation of the put option liability for Warid in Pakistan of USD 38 million. Net foreign exchange losses and other gains of USD 103 million are driven by foreign exchange losses in HQ related to new non-USD debt, foreign exchange losses in Russia and a loss of USD 49 million related to the currency conversion of USD 200 million repatriated from Uzbekistan, which was recorded as a finance cost. The decrease in the share of loss of joint ventures and associates was driven by VEON’s 50% share of loss of the Wind Tre joint venture impacted by accelerated depreciation in respect of network modernization, amounting to USD 68 million, and loss of USD 70 million arising on early redemption of the Wind Tre group’s senior and junior secured third-party debt as part of the Italy joint venture´s refinancing of its debt.

Prior to the Wind Tre joint venture closing in November 2016, WIND had been accounted for as a discontinued operation and classified as held for sale under IFRS rules since Q3 2015. As a result, the Q4 2016 results were positively affected by the elimination of depreciation and amortization charges from the results of WIND. The “discontinued operations” accounting treatment was not applied in 2017 following the closing of the Wind Tre joint venture transaction.

Income tax expense decreased to USD 93 million in Q4 2017 mainly due to the utilization of tax assets and the loss caused by the foreign exchange devaluation in Uzbekistan, as well as lower taxable profit in Russia, Algeria and Bangladesh.

In Q4 2017, the company recorded a net loss for the period attributable to VEON´s shareholders of USD 325 million, while the net profit reported in Q4 2016 was attributable to a non-cash gain driven by the completion of the Wind Tre joint venture transaction.

Capex excluding licenses decreased to USD 466 million in Q4 2017 primarily due to improved capex planning with capex more evenly spread over the quarters, compared to end of year loaded capex in FY 2016.

The ratio of capex excluding licenses to revenue was 15.4% in FY 2017, reflecting improved capex efficiencies during 2017.

 

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FINANCIAL POSITION & CASH FLOW

     
USD million            4Q17               3Q17               QoQ                             
                    

Total assets

                 19,521         20,280         (3.7%)              

Shareholders’ equity

     4,352         4,809         (9.5%)              

Gross debt

     11,102         11,437         (2.9%)              

Net debt

     8,741         8,672         0.8%              

Net debt/underlying LTM EBITDA

     2.4         2.3                        
                    
USD million    4Q17       4Q16       YoY            FY17       FY16       YoY   
                                                

Net cash from/(used in) operating activities

     479         445         34            2,475         1,875         600  

from continued operations

     479         384         95            2,475         1,192         1,283   

from discontinued operations

     -             61         (61)           -             683         (683)  

Net cash from/(used in) investing activities

     (1,326)        (1,001)        (325)           (3,016)        (2,671)        (345)  

from continued operations

     (1,326)        (931)        (395)           (3,016)        (2,022)        (994)  

from discontinued operations

     -             (70)        70            -             (649)        649   

Net cash from/(used in) financing activities

     (377)        (475)        98            (733)        (126)        (607)  

from continued operations

     (377)        (475)        98            (733)        (106)        (627)  

from discontinued operations

     -             -             -                -             (20)        20   

Total assets decreased compared to Q3 2017 mainly driven by a decrease in the cash position, used for debt repayments in Russia, Algeria and GTH, partially offset by debt drawdowns at HQ, including a drawdown under the revolving credit facility in relation to the application for the GTH MTO.

Net cash from operating activities increased by USD 34 million year-on-year in Q4 2017, driven by USD 96 million higher cash flow from continued operations as a result of significant improvements in working capital, partially offset by the year-on-year decrease in net cash from discontinued operations as a result of the closing of the Wind Tre joint venture transaction in November 2016, which resulted in Italy no longer being accounted for as a discontinued operation.

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased year-on-year by USD 325 million, mainly due to outflow in deposits of USD 898 million in HQ Amsterdam driven by the GTH Mandatory Tender Offer collateral, partially offset by the decrease in net cash used in investing activities in discontinued operations.

Net cash used in financing activities decreased by USD 98 million year-on-year in Q4 2017, mainly due to debt repayments and capital restructuring activities that led to interest cost savings.

Net debt includes cash balances of USD 987 million pledged as collateral for the Mandatory Tender Offer. Excluding this net debt would have been USD 9,728 million and the net debt/underlying LTM EBITDA ratio would have been 2.6x.

 

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COUNTRY PERFORMANCE

 

 

Russia

 

 

Pakistan

 

 

Algeria

 

 

Bangladesh

 

 

Ukraine

 

 

Uzbekistan

 

 

Italy

RUSSIA

 

RUB million    4Q17       4Q16       YoY           FY17       FY16       YoY   

Total revenue

     70,415         70,130         0.4%           275,887         273,003         1.1%   

Mobile service revenue

     57,001         55,844         2.1%           224,186         218,192         2.7%   

Fixed-line service revenue

     9,608         10,840         (11.4%)          39,271         44,418         (11.6%)  

EBITDA

     25,108         26,401         (4.9%)          104,342         104,790         (0.4%)  

Underlying EBITDA

     25,698         26,487         (3.0%)          105,098         105,486         (0.4%)  

EBITDA margin

     35.7%         37.6%         (2.0p.p.)          37.8%         38.4%         (0.6p.p.)  

Underlying EBITDA margin

     36.5%         37.8%         (1.3p.p.)          38.1%         38.6%         (0.5p.p.)  

Capex excl. licenses

     13,435         21,615         (37.8%)          38,918         41,432         (6.1%)  

LTM Capex excl. licenses /revenue

     14.1%         15.2%         (1.1p.p.)          14.1%         15.2%         (1.1p.p.)  
 
Mobile                                              

Total revenue

     60,771         59,276         2.5%           236,501         228,443         3.5%   

- of which mobile data

     15,344         14,088         8.9%           59,041         51,773         14.0%   

Customers (mln)

     58.2         58.3         (0.3%)                         

- of which data users (mln)

     38.4         36.6         5.0%                          

ARPU (RUB)

     324         317         2.0%                          

MOU (min)

     323         335         (3.6%)                         

Data usage (MB/user)

     3,047         2,308         32.0%                          

Fixed-line1

                   

Total revenue

     9,644         10,854         (11.1%)          39,386         44,560         (11.6%)  

Broadband revenue

     2,508         2,807         (10.7%)          10,269         11,615         (11.6%)  

Broadband customers (mln)

     2.2         2.2         2.8%              

Broadband ARPU (RUB)

     376         433         (13.0%)                                 

The market conditions remained challenging in Russia, but Beeline continued to grow its mobile revenue during the fourth quarter.

Total revenue in Q4 2017 increased by 0.4% to RUB 70.4 billion, driven by an increase in mobile service revenue and sales of equipment and accessories. Mobile service revenue increased by 2.1% to RUB 57.0 billion, driven by growth in mobile data, value added services and mobile financial services, offsetting the decrease in voice revenue. Mobile ARPU continued its growth trajectory in 2017, increasing by 2.0% during the quarter.

Beeline has increased its focus on the B2B segment, improving its proposition with more customized offers and solutions to both small and large enterprises. As a result, mobile service revenue in the B2B segment showed growth in a stagnating market, growing by 5.8% year-on-year, driven by a growth of 9.5% in Beeline’s B2B customer base. Overall, B2B revenue contributed RUB 16.2 billion to revenue.

Mobile data revenue continued to grow, increasing by 8.9% to RUB 15.3 billion, as a result of an increased penetration of integrated bundles and smartphones, together with data traffic growth. Mobile ARPU showed continued improvement, growing by 2.0%, driven by successful upselling activities and continued efforts to simplify tariff plans, while being supported by increased penetration of bundled propositions in the customer base. Beeline’s mobile customer base was broadly stable year-on-year with 58.2 million customers.

 

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Fixed-line service revenue decreased by 11.4% to RUB 9.6 billion, mainly due to increased competition, a decrease in transit traffic, growing penetration of FMC in the customer base to more than 877 thousand customers, and the effect of a strengthening ruble on foreign currency contracts.

Reported EBITDA decreased by 4.9% to RUB 25.1 billion, with a reported EBITDA margin of 35.7%. Underlying EBITDA, which is adjusted for exceptional costs related to the performance transformation program in both Q4 2016 (RUB 86 million) and Q4 2017 (RUB 158 million), costs related to rebranding and integration of approximately 200 Euroset stores (RUB 266 million), and the impact of change in definition for EBITDA (RUB 165 million), to align with the definition applied by the Group, decreased by 3.0%. The underlying EBITDA margin was 36.5% in Q4 2017, representing a year-on-year decrease of 1.3 percentage points, mainly as a result of the associated costs of the commercial launch of VEON’s personal internet platform (impact of 0.5 p.p.) and increased G&A and HR costs.

Beeline expects continued negative impact on EBITDA of approximately RUB 3.0 billion in FY 2018 due to the integration and rebranding costs for the Euroset stores into Beeline monobrand stores. Additionally, Beeline expects EBITDA margin pressure driven by the changing revenue mix, following the integration and rebranding of the Euroset stores. After the rebranding and integration of the Euroset stores, Beeline expects a positive effect on revenue going forward and, from 2019, on EBITDA driven by device sales acceleration and channel-mix improvement.

Capex excluding licenses decreased by 37.8% year-on-year during the quarter as a result of improved capex planning with capex more evenly spread over the quarters, in comparison to capex in FY 2016, which was weighted towards the the end of the year. The LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio for FY 2017 was 14.1%.

From January 2018, the international interconnect and transit services revenues will be fully centralized in VEON Wholesale Services, a Group division centrally managing arrangements of VEON Group companies with international carriers, currently reported at the HQ level. The FY 2018 expected maximum impact on revenue for Russia is USD 53 million, while the expected maximum impact on EBITDA is USD 7 million.

PAKISTAN 

 

PKR billion          4Q17        4Q16        YoY           FY17       

FY16
pro-forma
Warid


 
     YoY   

Total revenue

         40.3        38.7        4.2%           160.7        151.8        5.9%   

Mobile service revenue

         37.3        36.2        2.9%           149.4                142.8        4.6%   

of which mobile data

         6.4        5.0        27.8%           23.7        17.6        35.1%   

EBITDA

         18.4        13.5        36.5%           74.1        56.8        30.5%   

Underlying EBITDA

         19.4                15.6        24.5%           76.9        61.5        25.1%   

EBITDA margin

                 45.7%        34.9%                10.8p.p.                   46.1%        37.4%        8.7p.p.   

Underlying EBITDA margin

         48.1%        40.3%        7.8p.p.           47.9%        40.5%                7.4p.p.   

Capex excl. licenses

         6.6        10.1        (34.2%)          25.3        25.7        (1.9%)  

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

         15.7%        17.0%        (1.2p.p.)          15.7%        17.0%        (1.2p.p.)  
 

Mobile

                       

Customers (mln)

         53.6        51.6        4.0%              

- of which data users (mln)

         28.5        25.1        13.3%              

ARPU (PKR)

         232        244        (4.6%)             

MOU (min)1

         515        540        (4.6%)             
 

Data usage (MB/user)

         672        464        45.0%                                      

1 MoU and ARPU have been adjusted in 2016 due to a change of components in the definition of traffic

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financial results have been consolidated into VEON´s financial statements with effect from 1 July 2016. Consequently, this is the second consecutive quarter in which the 2017 results of Pakistan are fully comparable year-on-year.

Jazz continued to show growth of both revenue and customers despite competitive market conditions. Revenue growth of 4.2% year-on-year was supported by continued growth in mobile data revenue which grew 27.8% year-on-year, driven by an increase in data customers through higher bundle penetration and continued data network expansion.

The customer base increased by 4.0% year-on-year driven by continued customer satisfaction as a result of a price simplicity and efficient distribution channel management. Jazz sees data and voice monetization among its key priorities, underpinned by the ambition to offer the best network in terms of both quality of service and coverage.

Reported EBITDA margin increased to 45.7% (+10.8 percentage points year-on-year), due to strong revenue growth, opex synergies and benefitting for the positive impact of PKR 1.1 billion from the release of historic SIM tax accruals. The margin reduction quarter-on-quarter is the result of a lower impact from the release of historic SIM tax accruals when compared to Q3 2017. Underlying EBITDA margin, which is excluding the negative impact of PKR 1.0 billion for performance transformation and integration costs, was 48.1% in Q4 2017, improving by 7.8 percentage points year-on-year while the margin, excluding the release of historic SIM tax accruals, would have been 45.4%.

Capex excluding licenses decreased to PKR 6.6 billion in Q4 2017 while the LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio was 15.7% in Q4 2017 (12.3% excluding integration capex). At the end of the Q4 2017, 3G was offered in more than 350 cities while 4G/LTE was offered in over 50 cities (defined as cities with at least three base stations).

In Q3 2017, Jazz achieved the target annual run-rate of synergies announced alongside the transaction to merge Mobilink with Warid, and it completed the network integration by the end of 2017.

Finally, on 30 August 2017 VEON announced that Jazz had signed an agreement for the sale of its tower business (“Deodar”) to Tanzanite, a tower operating company owned by edotco and Dawood, for PKR 98.7 billion subject to adjustments. Following the classification of Deodar as a disposal group held-for-sale on 30 June 2017, VEON is no longer accounting for depreciation and amortization charges on these assets. Completion of the transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions including receipt of customary regulatory approvals. The approval process remains ongoing.

ALGERIA

 

DZD billion    4Q17      4Q16      YoY           FY17      FY16      YoY   

Total revenue

     24.5        27.2        (9.9%)          101.5        113.7        (10.8%)  

Mobile service revenue

     24.1        26.9        (10.7%)          99.6        112.7        (11.6%)  

of which mobile data

     3.3        2.4        36.0%          12.6        8.0        57.2%  

EBITDA

     10.5        13.9        (24.1%)          47.2        59.8        (21.1%)  

Underlying EBITDA

     11.5        14.0        (18.4%)          48.1        61.4        (21.6%)  
   

EBITDA margin

     42.9%        50.9%        (8.0p.p.)          46.5%        52.6%        (6.1p.p.)  
   

Underlying EBITDA margin

     46.7%        51.6%        (4.9p.p.)          47.5%        54.0%        (6.6p.p.)  

Capex excl. licenses

     4.0        6.2        (35.7%)          14.6        18.1        (19.4%)  

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

     14.4%        16.0%        (1.5p.p.)          14.4%        16.0%        (1.5p.p.)  
   

Mobile

                   
   

Customers (mln)

     15.0        16.3        (8.0%)             
   

- of which mobile data customers (mln)

     7.2        7.0        3.1%             
   

ARPU (DZD)

     528        555        (4.8%)             
   

MOU (min)1

     430        323        33.1%             
   

Data usage (MB/user)

    

 

561

 

 

 

    

 

447

 

 

 

    

 

25.4%

 

 

 

                              

1 MoU and ARPU have been adjusted in 2016 due to a change of components in the definition of traffic

Djezzy’s operational turnaround continued in Q4 2017, despite a challenging regulatory and macro-economic environment which remains characterized by strong competition and inflationary pressures. As previously stated, the new Finance Law (effective from January 2017), resulted in an increase in VAT from 7% to 19% on data services and an increase from 17% to 19% on voice services.

 

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Taxes on recharges also increased from 5% to 7% as a result. The higher indirect taxes affected Djezzy’s performance in relation to both revenue and EBITDA as taxes could not be passed on to customers.

Revenue decreased by 9.9% year-on-year, in line with Q3 2017 trends. Price competition, in both voice and data, caused a continued reduction in ARPU and a year-on-year increase in churn. Djezzy’s Q4 2017 service revenue was DZD 24.1 billion, a 10.7% reduction, while data revenue growth was 36.0%, due to higher usage and a substantial increase in data customers as a result of the 3G and 4G/LTE network roll-out. This positive data revenue trend is also supported by the simplified data-centric pricing architecture.

The customer base in Algeria decreased by 8.0% to 15.0 million, due to competitive pressures in the market. ARPU declined by 4.8%, a lower decrease compared to Q3 2017, primarily caused by the intense price competition.

In Q4 2017, EBITDA decreased by 24.1% year-on-year while underlying EBITDA, which is adjusted for exceptional costs of DZD 0.9 billion related to performance transformation in Q4 2016, decreased by 18.4% to DZD 11.5 billion primarily due to the decline in revenues. Underlying EBITDA margin was 46.7% and excluding the impact of the changes to indirect taxes with effect from 1 January 2017, the underlying EBITDA margin would have been 49.1%.

At the end of Q4 2017, the company’s 4G/LTE services covered 28 wilayas and more than 24.6% of the country’s population, while the 3G network covers all 48 wilayas. In Q4 2017 capex excluding licenses was DZD 4.0 billion, a 35.7% year-on-year reduction, with a LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio of 14.4%.

The mobile termination rate (“MTR”) symmetry in place from 31 October 2017, which has marked a further improvement of the regulatory environment in the country. Djezzy currently has symmetric MTRs with only one of the two major competitors in the market.

BANGLADESH

 

           
BDT billion      4Q17      4Q16        YoY               FY17        FY16        YoY   
 

Total revenue

       10.8        12.0          (9.5%)            46.5          48.7          (4.6%)  
 

Mobile service revenue

       10.4        11.6          (10.0%)            45.1          47.5          (5.1%)  
 

of which mobile data

       1.6        1.4          14.6%            6.3          4.9          28.5%  
 

EBITDA

       3.9        4.4          (10.5%)            18.8          21.0          (10.1%)  
 

Underlying EBITDA

       3.9        5.1          (24.4%)            18.9          22.5          (16.1%)  
 

EBITDA margin

       36.1      36.4%          (0.4p.p.)            40.5%          43.1%          (2.5p.p.)  
 

Underlying EBITDA margin

       35.8      42.9%          (7.1p.p.)            40.7%          46.3%          (5.6p.p.)  
 

Capex excl. licenses

       3.7        5.1          (26.6%)            8.2          10.7          (23.6%)  
 

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

       17.7      22.1%          (4.4p.p.)            17.7%          22.1%          (4.4p.p.)  
 

Mobile

                             
 

Customers (mln)

       31.3        30.4          3.2%                   
 
- of which mobile data customers (mln)        16.9        14.9          13.4%                   
 

ARPU (BDT)

       111        130          (14.7%)                   
 

MOU (min)

       274        322          (14.7%)                   
 

Data usage (MB/user)

      

 

580

 

 

 

    

 

391

 

 

 

      

 

48.2%

 

 

 

                                        

 

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In Bangladesh, Q4 2017 results continue to be affected by technical costs, required to restore network availability following flooding caused by severe monsoons earlier in the year, and the market continues to see intense competition, particularly focused around customer acquisition. During the quarter, Banglalink continued to focus on acquiring customers in a competitive market and restoring network availability.

The customer base grew by 3.2% year-on-year, and this increase was fuelled by competitive customer acquisition campaigns in the market by all operators.

Revenue in Q4 2017 decreased by 9.5% year-on-year, while Banglalink’s service revenue decreased by 10.0% year-on-year to BDT 10.4 billion. The decline in service revenue was mainly attributable to the gap in 3G network coverage compared to the market leader, in addition to network availability issues caused by the extreme weather conditions in the country. The market remains characterized by intense price competition especially in relation to data, which accelerated following the SIM re-verification process. Notwithstanding the competitive environment, data revenue increased by 14.6%, driven by increased smartphone penetration. Data revenue growth was driven by data usage growth of 48.2% along with 13.4% growth in active data users. ARPU decreased year-on-year by 14.7%, as a result of in market pricing pressure.

Banglalink’s underlying EBITDA in Q4 2017 decreased by 24.4% to BDT 3.9 billion, which was mainly caused by a decline in revenue and technical expenses to improve network availability. As a result, the underlying EBITDA margin was 35.8% in Q4 2017, which represents a year-on-year reduction of 7.1 percentage points.

In Q4 2017, capex excluding licenses decreased by 26.6% year-on-year to BDT 3.7 billion, with a LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio of 17.7%. Banglalink continues to invest in efficient, high-speed data networks aiming to substantially improve its 3G network coverage and availability. The 3G network covered approximately 70% of the population at the end of Q4 2017.

The Ministry of Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology issued a public consultation on draft Regulatory and Licensing Guidelines for Tower Sharing. The industry has provided comments on these guidelines to the Government of Bangladesh and Guidelines have not been issued following the consultation.

On 24 December 2017, Banglalink entered into a new floating rate term facilities agreement of BDT 29.3 billion (approx. USD 353 million), divided into two tranches. The first tranche amounting to BDT 10.7 billion (approx. USD 129 million) has a three-year tenor and the second tranche amounting to BDT 18.6 billion (approx. USD 224 million) has a five-year tenor. The facilities agreement includes an option to increase the amount of the facilities up to a total amount of BDT 40 billion.

On 13 February 2018, Banglalink was awarded technology neutral spectrum in the 1800 and 2100 MHz bands. As a result of the auction conducted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, Banglalink has been awarded 5.6 MHz paired spectrum in the 1800 MHz band and 5 MHz paired spectrum in the 2100 MHz band. The spectrum is technology neutral and allows Banglalink to double its 3G network capacity. Moreover, Banglalink has also acquired a 4G/LTE license in parallel allowing the company to launch a high-speed data network. The total investment amounts to USD 308.6 million for the spectrum, excluding VAT. An upfront payment of 60% for the spectrum is payable in approximately 30 days with the remaining 40% payable over four years. In addition, the company paid USD 35 million excluding VAT to convert its existing spectrum holding in 900 MHz and 1800 MHz into technology neutral spectrum and USD 1.2 million excluding VAT to acquire the 4G/LTE license. The investment is expected to be funded through locally available cash and local banking facilities.

 

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UKRAINE

 

UAH million    4Q17     4Q16      YoY             FY17      FY16      YoY  
 

Total revenue

     4,297       3,881        10.7%           16,542        14,960        10.6%  
 

Mobile service revenue

     3,986       3,601        10.7%           15,338        13,851        10.7%  
 

Fixed-line service revenue

     285       270        5.4%           1,132        1,052        7.6%  
 

EBITDA

     2,494       1,793        39.1%           9,221        7,811        18.1%  
 

Underlying EBITDA

     2,281       2,033        12.2%           9,043        8,031        12.6%  
 

EBITDA margin

     58.0     46.2%        11.8p.p.           55.7%        52.2%        3.5p.p.  
 

Underlying EBITDA margin

     53.1     52.4%        0.7p.p.           54.7%        53.7%        1.0p.p.  
 

Capex excl. licenses

     534       836        (36.2%)           2,618        2,672        (2.0%)  
 

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

     15.8     17.9%        (2.0p.p.)           15.8%        17.9%        (2.0p.p.)  
 

Mobile

                   
 

Total operating revenue

     4,012       3,611        11.1%           15,411        13,908        10.8%  
 

- of which mobile data

     1,202       731        64.5%           4,103        2,429        68.9%  
 

Customers (mln)

     26.5       26.1        1.7%           -        -        -  
 

- of which data customers (mln)

     12.5       11.2        11.5%                 -  
 

ARPU (UAH)

     49       45        9.1%           -        -        -  
 

MOU (min)

     589       565        4.3%           -        -        -  
 

Data usage (MB/user)

     1,091       553        97.2%           -        -        -  
 

Fixed-line

                   
 

Total operating revenue

     285       270        5.4%           1,132        1,052        7.6%  
 

Broadband revenue

     170       156        9.3%           678        604        12.2%  
 

Broadband customers (mln)

     0.8       0.8        0.8%              
 

Broadband ARPU (UAH)

    

 

70

 

 

 

   

 

64

 

 

 

    

 

8.6%

 

 

 

                                   

Kyivstar continued to deliver robust results in Q4 2017 and, in an increasingly competitive environment, the company remains the clear leader in both customer market share and NPS.

Total revenue increased by 10.7% year-on-year to UAH 4.3 billion in Q4 2017 while mobile service revenue grew by 10.7% to UAH 4.0 billion. This was driven by continued strong growth of mobile data revenue, which increased by 64.5% as a result of growing data usage, and successful marketing activities driven by the continued 3G network roll-out and data-centric tariffs. As a result, data consumption per user more than doubled in Q4 2017 compared to the same quarter in the previous year.

Kyivstar´s mobile customer base increased by 1.7% to 26.5 million in Q4 2017, while mobile ARPU continued to increase by 9.1% year-on-year to UAH 49.

Fixed-line service revenue increased by 5.4% to UAH 285 million, supported by broadband revenue which increased by 9.3% and which was driven primarily by the FMC launch. The fixed broadband customer base is stable year-on-year at 0.8 million and fixed broadband ARPU increased by 8.6% year-on-year to UAH 70.

EBITDA increased by 39.1% to UAH 2.5 billion in Q4 2017, representing an EBITDA margin of 58.0%. Underlying EBITDA, adjusted for regulatory provisions grew by 12.2% year-on-year, driven by higher revenue and cost efficiencies. Underlying EBITDA margin increased by 0.7 percentage points year on year to 53.1%.

Q4 2017 capex excluding licenses was UAH 534 million with an LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio of 15.8% as Kyivstar continued to roll out its 3G network, reaching a population coverage of 74% up from 61% in the same quarter last year.

On 31 January 2018 Kyivstar secured one of three licenses to provide nationwide 4G/LTE services, subject to final regulatory approvals. Kyivstar will pay UAH 0.9 billion (approximately USD 32.2 million) for 2x15MHz in the 2600 MHz band.

 

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UZBEKISTAN

 

UZS bln    4Q17      4Q16      YoY            FY17      FY16      YoY   
 

Total revenue

     628        518        21.3%          2,342        1,967        19.1%  
 

Mobile service revenue

     621        514        20.8%          2,323        1,953        18.9%  
 

- of which mobile data

     162        126        28.6%          585        452        29.4%  
 

Fixed-line service revenue

     4        3        26.3%          15        13        13.6%  
 

EBITDA

     267        328        (18.8%)          1,160        1,173        (1.1%)  
 

Underlying EBITDA

     287        289        (0.5%)          1,187        1,124        5.6%  
 

EBITDA margin

     42.5%        63.5%        (21.0p.p.)          49.5%        59.6%        (10.1p.p.)  
 

Underlying EBITDA margin

     45.7%        55.8%        (10.0p.p.)          50.7%        57.2%        (6.5p.p.)  
 

Capex excl. licenses

     120        289        (58.5%)          304        533        (42.9%)  
 

LTM Capex excl. licenses/revenue

     13.0%        27.1%        (14.1p.p.)          13.0%        27.1%        (14.1p.p.)  
 

Mobile

                   
 

Customers (mln)

     9.7        9.5        1.9%             
 

- of which mobile data customers (mln)

     5.0        4.6        10.1%             
 

ARPU (UZS)

     21,672        17,925        20.9%             
 

MOU (min)

     574        568        1.1%             
 

Data usage (MB/user)

    

 

649

 

 

 

    

 

330

 

 

 

    

 

96.3%

 

 

 

                                  

Unitel continued to report strong revenue growth, as the company´s tariffs were fixed at the foreign exchange rate of UZS 4,210 to the USD after the liberalization of the Uzbek som on 4 September 2017, which is a higher level compared to the prior year. Total revenue increased by 21.3% and mobile service revenue increased by 20.8% to UZS 621 billion, supported by successful marketing activities, increased revenues from interconnect services, value added services and mobile data. Mobile data traffic more than doubled and mobile data revenue increased by 28.6% year on year during the fourth quarter, driven by the continued high-speed data network roll-out, increased smartphone penetration and the launch of new bundled offerings. The overall customer base increased by 1.9% to 9.7 million during the fourth quarter.

Underlying EBITDA, which is adjusted for a reversal of a provision related to a court case of UZS 39.9 billion in Q4 2016, slightly decreased compared to the prior year and the underlying EBITDA margin was 45.7% in Q4 2017. The revenue growth was mainly offset by an increase in non-controllable costs, such as customer tax, interconnect costs, content costs, frequency fees and the negative impact from the currency liberalization. Customer costs increased as a result of an 83.3% growth in customer tax to UZS 2,750 per customer per month during Q4 2017. The customer tax increased further to UZS 4,000 per customer starting from January 2018. Adjusting for this negative effect, underlying EBITDA growth would have been 12.9% and underlying EBITDA margin for Q4 2017 would have been 5.9 percentage points higher at 51.6%.

Capex excluding licenses totalled UZS 120.1 billion and the capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio was 13.0% in 2017. The company continued to invest in its high-speed data networks, improving the 4G/LTE coverage in Tashkent and increasing the number of nationwide 3G sites by 60% year-on-year. Further improvements to the high-speed data networks will continue to be a priority for Unitel in 2018.

The Republican Radiofrequencies Council in Uzbekistan delayed the implementation of the decision to redistribute radio frequencies in Uzbekistan to April 2018. This will result in a reallocation of Unitel’s radio frequencies to other cellular communications providers in the market. The Company prepared the network for this conversion and is analyzing the effect of this measure, which might lead to increased investments in network capacity.

In December 2017, PJSC VimpelCom successfully repatriated a net amount of approximately USD 200 million from Unitel, its wholly owned subsidiary. The remaining cash and deposits balances as per year end 2017 in Uzbekistan are USD 147 million in Uzbek som.

 

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ITALY JOINT VENTURE1

 

EUR million        4Q17          4Q16      YoY             2017      2016      YoY  
 

Total revenue

     1,556        1,749        (11.1%)           6,182        6,475        (4.5%)  
 

Mobile service revenue

     1,014        1,103        (8.1%)           4,179        4,367        (4.3%)  
 

Fixed-line service revenue

     272        279        (2.5%)           1,085        1,082        0.2%   
 

EBITDA

     526        551        (4.5%)           1,945        2,124        (8.4%)  
 

EBITDA underlying2

     592        611        (3.1%)           2,211        2,184        1.2%   
 

EBITDA margin

     33.8%        31.5%        2.3p.p.           31.5%        32.8%        (1.3p.p.)  
 

EBITDA underlying2 margin

     38.1%        34.9%        3.2p.p.           35.8%        33.7%        2.1p.p.   
 

Capex excl. licenses

     515        404        27.6%           1,257        1,172        7.3%   
 

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

     20.3%        18.1%        2.2p.p.           20.3%        18.1%        2.2p.p.   
 

Mobile

                    
 

Total revenue

     1,248        1,440        (13.3%)           4,996        5,338        (6.4%)  
 

- of which mobile data

     398        341        16.8%           1,508        1,329        13.4%  
 

Customers (mln)

     29.5        31.3        (5.8%)           29.5        31.3        (5.8%)  
 

- of which data customers (mln)

     19.3        19.5        (0.8%)           19.3        19.5        (0.8%)  
 

ARPU (EUR)

     11.2        11.4        (1.8%)           11.3        11.4        0.9%   
 

MOU (min)

     284        288        (1.4%)           272        280        (3.1%)  
 

Fixed-line

                    
 

Total revenue

     307        309        (0.6%)           1,185        1,137        4.2%   
 

Total voice customers (mln)

     2.68        2.69        (0.4%)           2.68        2.69        (0.4%)  
 

ARPU (EUR)

     27.6        28.8        (4.3%)           27.9        27.6        1.3%   
 

Broadband customers (mln)

     2.36        2.31        2.3%            2.36        2.31        2.3%   
 

Broadband ARPU (EUR)

     21.1        22.3        (5.4%)                 21.7        21.2        1.9%   

 

1

The ‘’combined data’’ for Q4 2016 as well as 2016 FY, consists of the sum of the WIND Telecomunicazioni s.p.a. and H3G s.p.a. businesses results, respectively, for the three months ended 31 December 2016, prior to the merger of the two businesses. The Q4 2016 data related to H3G s.p.a. was obtained through due diligence performed as part of the merger process. The Company has included this “combined data” because it believes that financial information on the Wind Tre joint venture is relevant to its business and results for the financial quarter. Going forward, the Company expects to include financial information related to the Wind Tre joint venture in the publication of its financial results. It should be noted that the Company owns 50% of the Wind Tre joint venture, while the results above reflect the entire business

2

Q4 2017 underlying EBITDA before integration costs of ~EUR 66 million

3 

2017 EBITDA before approx. EUR 266 million of integration costs

Wind Tre’s total revenue in Q4 2017 decreased by 11.1% to EUR 1.6 billion, driven by a 8.1% decline in mobile service revenue and lower mobile CPE (consumer premises equipment) revenue. The mobile service revenue decline was primarily due to continuing aggressive competition in the market, which resulted in a customer base decline of 5.8% to 29.5 million, together with impact from the new EU roaming regulation. The mobile CPE revenue decline was primarily due to lower volume of gross additions and a more selective mobile customer scoring, aimed at reducing bad debt, in line with the company’ shift of focus from volume to value.

Mobile data revenue continued to show solid growth year-on-year with a 16.8% increase, driven by stable data customer base, data ARPU growth of 7.9% and data usage which grew by 50% to approximately 4.1 GB per customer per month. In Q4 2017, mobile ARPU slightly declined to EUR 11.2, a 1.8% year-on-year erosion, all attributable to voice component.

Fixed-line service revenue slightly declined by 2.5% year on year, as the increases in direct and broadband customers of 2.0% and 2.3% respectively driven by the increased demand for ultra-broadband connections, were more than offset by the unfavourable comparison with Q4 2016, when some commercial initiatives were undertaken. In Q4 2017, the fixed-line direct customer base and the broadband customer base reached 2.5 million and 2.4 million respectively. Fixed and broadband ARPU slightly declined as a consequence of the abovementioned unfavourable YoY comparison.

Underlying EBITDA declined by 3.1% year-on-year in Q4 2017 to EUR 592 million, mainly due to service revenue erosion, partially offset by opex synergies of EUR 69 million, which led to an increase in the underlying EBITDA margin of 3.2 percentage points to 38.1%.

Capex in the quarter totalled EUR 515 million and was primarily focused on expanding capacity and coverage of the 4G/LTE network, as well as modernizing and merging the former WIND and Tre networks. To be noted that in the cities, Trieste and Agrigento, where the network modernization has been performed, network performances recorded are at the top.

 

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The net leverage ratio (net debt/underlying EBITDA) was 4.4x at the end Q4 2017, primarily due to the payment of call premia and one-off costs related to the refinancing of the entire capital structure of Wind Tre. This refinancing not only improved the maturity profile of the company but is expected to substantially reduce future interest costs by an annual amount of approximately EUR 270 million.

During the year 2017, Wind Tre generated opex synergies of approximately EUR 167 million, on track with the targets disclosed at the time of the announcement of the Wind Tre joint venture.

 

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CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

On 22 February 2018, VEON will also host a live presentation by senior management in London at 14.00 CET (13.00 GMT), which will simultaneously be made available through video webcast on its website and through the following dial-in numbers. The call and slide presentation may be accessed at http://www.veon.com

2.00pm CET investor and analyst conference call

US call-in number: +1 (646) 828 8143

Confirmation Code: 8795299

International call-in number: +44 (0) 330 336 9411

Confirmation Code: 8795299

 

 

The conference call replay and the slide presentation webcast will be available until 1 March 2018.

The slide presentation will also be available for download on VEON’s website.

Investor and analyst call replay

US Replay Number: +1 719 457 0820

Confirmation Code: 8795299

UK Replay Number: 0800 101 1153

Confirmation Code: 8795299

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

 

INVESTOR RELATIONS

Richard James

ir@veon.com

  

MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

Maria Piskunenko

pr@veon.com

 

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DISCLAIMER

This press release contains “forward-looking statements”, as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “contemplate,” “possible” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to, among other things, VEON’s plans to implement its strategic priorities, including with respect to its transformation plan, among others; anticipated performance and guidance for 2018, including VEON’s ability to generate sufficient cash flow; future market developments and trends; operational and network development and network investment, including expectations regarding the roll-out and benefits of 3G/4G/LTE networks, as applicable; the effect of the acquisition of additional spectrum on customer experience; and VEON’s ability to realize its targets and strategic initiatives in its various countries of operation. The forward-looking statements included in this release are based on management’s best assessment of VEON’s strategic and financial position and of future market conditions, trends and other potential developments. These discussions involve risks and uncertainties. The actual outcome may differ materially from these statements as a result of demand for and market acceptance of VEON’s products and services; continued volatility in the economies in VEON’s markets; unforeseen developments from competition; governmental regulation of the telecommunications industries; general political uncertainties in VEON’s markets; government investigations or other regulatory actions and/or litigation with third parties; failure to realize the expected benefits of the Italy Joint Venture or the Warid transaction as expected or at all due to, among other things, the parties’ inability to successfully implement integration strategies or otherwise realize the anticipated synergies; risks associated with data protection or cyber security, other risks beyond the parties’ control or a failure to meet expectations regarding various strategic priorities, the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, increased competition in the markets in which VEON operates and the effect of consumer taxes on the purchasing activities of consumers of VEON´s services. Certain other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements include the risk factors described in VEON’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other public filings made by VEON with the SEC. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm our future results. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Under no circumstances should the inclusion of such forward-looking statements in this release be regarded as a representation or warranty by us or any other person with respect to the achievement of results set out in such statements or that the underlying assumptions used will in fact be the case. Therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We cannot assure you that any projected results or events will be achieved. Except to the extent required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Non-IFRS measures are reconciled to comparable IFRS measures in VEON Ltd.’s earnings release published on its website on the date hereof. Furthermore, elements of this release contain or may contain, “inside information” as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

As of 7 November 2016, VEON Ltd. owns a 50% share of the Italy Joint Venture (with CK Hutchison owning the other 50%) and we account for this JV using the equity method as we do not have control. All information related to the Italy Joint Venture is the sole responsibility of the Italy Joint Venture’s management, and no information contained herein, including, but not limited to, the Italy Joint Venture’s financial and industry data, has been prepared by or on behalf of, or approved by, our management. As a result of this, we do not provide any reconciliations for non-IFRS measures for the Wind Tre Joint Venture. For further information on the Italy Joint Venture and its accounting treatment, see “Item 5— Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Key Developments and Trends—Italy Joint Venture” “Explanatory Note—Accounting Treatment of our Historical WIND Business and the new Italy Joint Venture” and Note 6 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2016.

All non-IFRS measures disclosed further in this release (including, without limitation, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, underlying EBITDA, underlying EBITDA margin, EBIT, EBT, net debt, equity free cash flow, organic growth, capital expenditures excluding licenses and LTM (last twelve months) capex excluding licenses/revenue) are reconciled to comparable IFRS measures in VEON Ltd.’s earnings release published on its website on the date hereof. In addition, we present certain information on a forward-looking basis (including, without limitation, the expected impact on revenue, EBITDA and equity free cash flow from the currency liberalization in Uzbekistan, the sale of the tower business in Pakistan (the “Deodar” transaction), the consolidation of the Euroset stores after completing the transaction ending the Euroset joint venture).

 

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We are not able to, without unreasonable efforts, provide a full reconciliation to IFRS due to potentially high variability, complexity and low visibility as to the items that would be excluded from the comparable IFRS measure in the relevant future period, including, but not limited to, depreciation and amortization, impairment loss, loss on disposal of non-current assets, financial income and expenses, foreign currency exchange losses and gains, income tax expense and performance transformation costs, cash and cash equivalents, long - term and short-term deposits, interest accrued related to financial liabilities, other unamortized adjustments to financial liabilities, derivatives, and other financial liabilities.

 

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ABOUT VEON

VEON is a NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam-listed global provider of connectivity and internet services, with the ambition to lead the personal internet revolution for over 240 million customers it currently serves, and many others in the years to come.

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CONTENT OF THE ATTACHMENTS

 

Attachment A

   VEON financial schedules    26

Attachment B

   Debt overview    29

Attachment C

   Customers    30

Attachment D

   Definitions    30

Attachment E

   Reconciliation tables    32
   Average rates and budget rates of functional currencies to USD   

For more information on financial and operating data for specific countries, please refer to the supplementary file Factbook4Q2017.xls on VEON’s website at http://veon.com/Investor-relations/Reports—results/Results/.

 

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ATTACHMENT A: VEON LTD FINANCIAL SCHEDULES

VEON LTD UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

 

USD million                  4Q17             4Q16                    FY17             FY16  

Total operating revenues

       2,320       2,354          9,474       8,885  

of which other revenues

       35       48          125       148  

Operating expenses

             

Service costs, equipment and accessories

       (543     (527        (2,139     (1,985

Selling, general and administrative expenses

       (1,024     (1,044        (3,748     (3,668

Depreciation

       (337     (367        (1,454     (1,439

Amortization

       (133     (142        (537     (497

Impairment loss

       (64     (177        (66     (192

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

       (8     (6        (24     (20

Total operating expenses

       (2,109     (2,263        (7,968     (7,801

Operating profit/(loss)

       211       91          1,506       1,084  

Finance costs

       (262     (219        (935     (830

Finance income

       25       23          95       69  

Other non-operating (losses)/gains

       15       (15        (97     (82

Shares of (loss)/profit of associates and joint ventures

       (156     (22        (522     (51

Net foreign exchange gain/ (loss)

       (118     53          71       (157

(Loss)/profit before tax

       (285     (89        (24     347  

Income tax expense

       (93     (269        (472     (635

(Loss)/ profit from continued operations

       (378     (358        (496     (288

Profit from discontinued operations

       -       1,905          -       2,708  

Profit/(loss) for the period

       (378     1,546          (496     2,420  

Non-controlling interest

       (53     (11        (13     92  

The owners of the parent

             (325     1,557                (483     2,328  

 

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VEON LTD UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

USD million        31 December 2017          30 September 2017            31 December 2016  

Assets

              

Non-current assets

              

Property and equipment

       6,097          6,115          6,719  

Intangible assets

       2,168          2,289          2,257  

Goodwill

       4,394          4,457          4,696  

Investments in associates and joint ventures

       1,921          2,059          2,179  

Deferred tax asset

       272          273          343  

Income Tax advances, non-current

       28          25          25  

Financial assets

       34          126          306  

Other assets

       199          192          118  

Total non-current assets

       15,113          15,536          16,643  

Current assets

              

Inventories

       72          93          125  

Trade and other receivables

       745          745          685  

Other assets

       394          390          439  

Current income tax asset

       230          161          169  

Other financial assets

       1,130          245          190  

Cash and cash equivalents

       1,304          2,565          2,942  

Total current assets

       3,875          4,199          4,550  

Assets classified as held for sale

       533          545          -  

Total assets

       19,521          20,280          21,193  

Equity and liabilities

              

Equity

              

Equity attributable to equity owners of the parent

       4,352          4,809          5,960  

Non-controlling interests

       425          329          83  

Total equity

       3,927          4,480          6,043  

Non-current liabilities

              

Debt

       9,951          9,911          7,632  

Other financial liabilities

       411          356          438  

Provisions

       116          134          148  

Other liabilities

       83          94          44  

Deferred tax liability

       376          259          331  

Total non-current liabilities

       10,937          10,754          8,593  

Current liabilities

              

Trade and other payables

       1,497          1,522          1,737  

Dividends payable

       26          22          7  

Debt

       1,151          1,525          2,856  

Other financial liabilities

       117          179          190  

Other liabilities

       1,346          1,276          1,236  

Current income tax payable

       48          54          57  

Provisions

       422          410          474  

Total current liabilities

       4,607          4,988          6,557  

Liabilities associated with assets held for sale

       50          58          -  

Total equity and liabilities

         19,521            20,280                21,193  

 

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VEON LTD UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

 

USD million                4Q17           4Q16                  FY17           FY16  

Operating activities

             

Profit after tax

       (378     (359        (496     (288

Income tax expenses

       93       270          472       635  

Profit/(loss) before tax

       (285     (89        (24     347  

Non-cash adjustment to reconcile profit before tax to net operating cash flows:

             

Depreciation

       337       367          1,454       1,439  

Amortization

       133       142          537       497  

Impairment loss

       64       177          66       192  

Loss from disposal of non current assets

       8       6          24       20  

Finance income

       (25     (23        (95     (69

Finance cost

       262       219          935       830  

Other non operating losses/(gains)

       (15     15          97       82  

Net foreign exchange loss/(gain)

       118       (53        71       (157

Share of loss of associates and joint ventures

       156       (77        412       (48

Impairment of associates and joint ventures

       -       99          110       99  

Movements in provisions and pensions

       (39     122          (119     (645

Changes in working capital

       122       (208        197       (249

Net interest paid

       (264     (222        (834     (789

Net interest received

       32       19          89       63  

Income tax paid

       (125     (110        (445     (420

Changes due to discontinued operations from operating activity

       -       61          -       683  

Net cash from/(used in) operating activities

       479       445          2,475       1,875  

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

       (6     2          8       16  

Proceeds from sale of intangible assets

       -       (1        -       (1

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

       (406     (467        (1,481     (1,310

Purchase of licenses

       (19     (47        (359     (165

Purchase of other intangible assets

       (53     (35        (197     (176

Outflow for loan granted

       -       -          (2     -  

Inflow from loan granted

       -       1          -       1  

Inflows/(outflows) from financial assets

       8       (19        (99     (87

Inflows/(outflows) from deposits

       (861     (40        (898     19  

Acquisition of a subsidiary, net of cash acquired

       -       -          -       7  

Proceeds from sales of share in subsidiaries, net of cash

       12       (325        12       (325

Receipt of dividends

       -       -          -       -  

Discontinued operations in investing activity

       -       (70        -       (649

Net cash from/(used in) investing activities

       (1,326     (1,001        (3,016     (2,671

Net proceeds from exercise of share options

       -       -          -       -  

Acquisition of non-controlling interest

       -       (7        (259     (5

Gross proceeds from borrowings

       949       16          6,249       1,913  

Fees paid for the borrowings

       (4     -          (56     (31

Repayment of borrowings

       (1,289     (423        (5,948     (1,816

Dividends paid to equity holders

       -       (60        (518     (61

Proceeds from sale of treasury stock

       -       -          -       -  

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

       (33     -          (202     (106

Proceeds from sale of non-controlling interests

       -       -          1       -  

Discontinued operations in financing activity

       -       -          -       (20

Net cash from/(used in) financing activities

       (377     (474        (733     (126

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

             (1,225     (1,030        (1,274     (922
                                                   

Cash and cash equivalent at beginning of period

       2,565       3,684          2,942       3,614  

Net foreign exchange difference related to continued operations

       (28     (45        (353     (61

Net foreign exchange difference related to discontinued operations

       -       (6        -       (3

Cash and cash equivalent reclassified as Held for Sale at the beginning of the period

       -       -          -       314  

Cash and cash equivalent reclassified as Held for Sale at the end of the period

       (9     340          (11     -  

 

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ATTACHMENT B: DEBT OVERVIEW

 

Type of debt/original lenders    Interest rate      Debt
currency
     Outstanding
debt (million)
     Outstanding debt
(USD million)
     Maturity date     Guarantor      Security  

VEON Amsterdam B.V.

                   

Loan from ING Bank N.V.

    
6 month LIBOR +
1.08%
 
 
     USD        67        67        16.10.2023       EKN, VEON Holdings B.V.        None  

Loan from China Development Bank Corporation

     6 month LIBOR + 3.3%        USD        249        249        21.12.2020       PJSC VimpelCom        None  

Loan from HSBC Bank plc

     1.7200%        USD        159        159        31.07.2022       EKN, PJSC VimpelCom        None  

VEON Holdings B.V.

                   

Loan from CDB

     5.7100%        CNY        424        65        23.09.2021       VEON Amsterdam B.V.        None  

Loan from SberBank

     10.0000%        RUB        95,000        1,649        19.05.2022       None        None  

Loan from Alfa Bank

     8.8000%        RUB        17,500        304        30.08.2022       None        None  

Loan from VTB

     8.7500%        RUB        30,000        521        30.08.2022       None        None  

Loan from CCB

     3 m EURIBOR +1.9%        EUR        100        120        10.11.2022       None        None  

Syndicated Loan Facility (Term Loan)*

     3m EURIBOR + 2.75%        EUR        527        632        16.02.2022       None        None  

Syndicated Loan Facility (RCF)**

     1m LIBOR +2.25%        USD        250        250        8.1.2018       None        None  

Notes

     9.0000%        RUB        12,000        208        13.02.2018       None        None  

Notes

     5.2000%        USD        571        571        13.02.2019       None        None  

Notes

     3.9500%        USD        600        600        16.06.2021       None        None  

Notes

     7.5043%        USD        628        628        01.03.2022       PJSC VimpelCom        None  

Notes

     5.9500%        USD        983        983        13.02.2023       None        None  

Notes

     4.9500%        USD        900        900        17.06.2024       None        None  

PJSC VimpelCom

                   

Loan from VIP Finance Ireland (funded by the issuance of loan participation notes by VIP Finance Ireland)

     9.1250%        USD        166        166        30.04.2018       None        None  

Loan from VIP Finance Ireland (funded by the issuance of loan participation notes by VIP Finance Ireland)

     7.7480%        USD        377        377        02.02.2021       None        None  

Other PJSC VimpelCom

           81             

GTH Finance B.V.

                   

Notes

     6.2500%        USD        500        500        26.04.2020       VEON Holdings B.V.        None  

Notes

     7.2500%        USD        700        700        26.04.2023       VEON Holdings B.V.        None  

GTH SAE

                   

Term Loan

     1m LIBOR + 4.00%        USD        98        98        15.06.2018 ***     

International Wireless
Communications Pakistan
Ltd, Telecom Ventures Ltd
 
 
 
     None  

Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (“PMCL”)

 

                

Sukuk Certificates

    
3 months KIBOR +
0.88%
 
 
     PKR        4,600        42        20.12.2019       None       

Certain assets
of the
borrower
 
 
 

Loan from Habib Bank Limited

    
6 months KIBOR +
0.90%
 
 
     PKR        4,000        36        23.12.2020       None       

Certain assets
of the
borrower
 
 
 

Loan from ING Bank N.V.

    
6 month LIBOR plus
1.9%
 
 
     USD        212        212        31.12.2020       EKN       

Certain assets
of the
borrower
 
 
 

Loan from MCB Bank Limited

    
6 months KIBOR +
0.8%
 
 
     PKR        16,000        145        23.12.2020       None       

Certain assets
of the
borrower
 
 
 

Loan from Habib Bank Limited

    
6 months KIBOR +
0.35%
 
 
     PKR        5,000        45        29.06.2022       None       

Certain assets
of the
borrower
 
 
 

Loan from Habib Bank Limited

     6.0000%        PKR        5,818        53        31.12.2023       None       

Certain assets
of the
borrower
 
 
 

Loan from Habib Bank Limited

     6.0000%        PKR        3,856        35        31.12.2023       None       

Certain assets
of the
borrower
 
 
 

Syndicated loan via MCB Bank Limited

    
6 months KIBOR +
0.35%
 
 
     PKR        17,000        154        29.06.2022       None       

Certain assets
of the
borrower
 
 
 

Other Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (“PMCL”)

 

           111          

Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. (“BDC”)

 

Senior Notes

     8.63%        USD        300        300        06.05.2019       None        None  

Optimum Telecom Algeria SpA

 

Syndicated Loan Facility

    

Bank of Algeria
Re-Discount Rate +
2.0%
 
 
 
     DZD        15,000        131        16.12.2019      
Omnium Telecom Algérie
S.p.A.
 
 
    

Certain
assets of the
borrower
 
 
 

Other loans, equipment financing and capital lease obligations

 

     11                            

***This facility was extended to 15 June 2018 on 8 December 2017.

 

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ATTACHMENT C: CUSTOMERS

 

         Mobile          Fixed-line broadband  
million                      4Q17                    4Q16                    YoY                        4Q17                    4Q16                    YoY  

Russia

       58.2        58.3        (0.3%)          2.2        2.2        2.8%  

Pakistan

       53.6        51.6        4.0%              

Algeria

       15.0        16.3        (8.0%)             

Bangladesh

       31.3        30.4        3.2%              

Ukraine

       26.5        26.1        1.7%           0.8        0.8        0.8%  

Uzbekistan

       9.7        9.5        1.9%              

Other

       16.2        15.3        5.9%              

Total consolidated

       210.5        207.5        1.4%           3.4        3.3        3.7%  

Italy

       29.5        31.3        (5.8%)          2.4        2.3        2.2%  

Total

         240.0        238.8        0.5%             5.8        5.6        2.7%  

Note: In Russia Fixed line and mobile customers have been restated in 2016 to align them with Group accounting policies

ATTACHMENT D: DEFINITIONS

ARPU (Average Revenue per User) measures the monthly average revenue per mobile user. We generally calculate mobile ARPU by dividing our mobile service revenue during the relevant period, including data revenue, roaming revenue, MFS and interconnect revenue, but excluding revenue from connection fees, sales of handsets and accessories and other non-service revenue, by the average number of our mobile customers during the period and dividing by the number of months in that period. Wind Tre defines mobile ARPU as the measure of the sum of the mobile revenue in the period divided by the average number of mobile customers in the period (the average of each month’s average number of mobile customers (calculated as the average of the total number of mobile customers at the beginning of the month and the total number of mobile customers at the end of the month) divided by the number of months in that period.

Mobile data customers are mobile customers who have engaged in revenue generating activity during the three months prior to the measurement date as a result of activities including USB modem Internet access using 2.5G/3G/4G/HSPA+ technologies. Wind Tre measures mobile data customers based on the number of active contracts signed and includes customers who have performed at least one mobile Internet event during the previous month. For Algeria, mobile data customers are 3G customers who have performed at least one mobile data event on the 3G network during the previous four months.

Capital expenditures (capex) are purchases of new equipment, new construction, upgrades, licenses, software, other long-lived assets and related reasonable costs incurred prior to intended use of the non-current asset, accounted at the earliest event of advance payment or delivery. Long-lived assets acquired in business combinations are not included in capital expenditures.

Capital expenditures (capex) excluding licenses is calculated as capex, excluding purchases of new spectrum licenses.

EBIT or Operating Profit is calculated as EBITDA plus depreciation, amortization and impairment loss. Our management uses EBIT as a supplemental performance measure and believes that it provides useful information of earnings of the Company before making accruals for financial income and expenses and net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others. Reconciliation of EBIT to net income attributable to VEON Ltd., the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure, is presented in the reconciliation tables section in Attachment E below.

Adjusted EBITDA (called EBITDA in this document) is a non-IFRS financial measure. VEON calculates Adjusted EBITDA as (loss)/profit before tax before depreciation, amortization, loss from disposal of non-current assets and impairment loss and includes certain non-operating losses and gains mainly represented by litigation provisions for all of its segments except for Russia. Our Adjusted EBITDA may be used to evaluate our performance against other telecommunications companies that provide EBITDA.

Additionally, a limitation of EBITDA’s use as a performance measure is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenue or the need to replace capital equipment over time. Reconciliation of EBITDA to net income attributable to VEON Ltd., the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure, is presented in the reconciliation tables section in Attachment E below.

EBITDA margin is calculated as EBITDA divided by total revenue, expressed as a percentage.

 

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Underlying EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA excluding exceptional items consisting of transformation costs and other one-off items.

Gross Debt is calculated as the sum of long term notional debt and short-term notional debt.

Equity Free Cash Flow is derived from consolidated statements of cash flows and is cash flow before financing activities; net cash from operating activities less net cash used in investing activities. Reconciliation to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure, is presented in the reconciliation tables section in Attachment E below.

Households passed are households located within buildings, in which indoor installation of all the FTTB equipment necessary to install terminal residential equipment has been completed.

MBOU (Megabyte of use) is calculated by dividing the total data traffic by the average mobile data customers during the period.

MFS (Mobile financial services) is a variety of innovative services, such as mobile commerce or m-commerce, that use a mobile phone as the primary payment user interface and allow mobile customers to conduct money transfers to pay for items such as goods at an online store, utility payments, fines and state fees, loan repayments, domestic and international remittances, mobile insurance and tickets for air and rail travel, all via their mobile phone.

MNP (Mobile number portability) is a facility provided by telecommunications operators, which enables customers to keep their telephone numbers when they change operators.

Mobile customers are generally customers in the registered customer base as at a given measurement date who engaged in a revenue generating activity at any time during the three months prior to such measurement date. Such activity includes any outgoing calls, customer fee accruals, debits related to service, outgoing SMS and MMS, data transmission and receipt sessions, but does not include incoming calls, SMS and MMS or abandoned calls. Our total number of mobile customers also includes customers using mobile internet service via USB modems and fixed-mobile convergence (“FMC”)

MOU (Monthly Average Minutes of Use per User) measures the monthly average minutes of voice service use per mobile customer. We generally calculate mobile MOU by dividing the total number of minutes of usage for incoming and outgoing calls during the relevant period (excluding guest roamers) by the average number of mobile customers during the period and dividing by the number of months in that period. For our business in Italy, we calculate mobile MOU as the sum of the total traffic (in minutes) in a certain period divided by the average number of customers for the period (the average of each month’s average number of customers (calculated as the average of the total number of customers at the beginning of the month and the total number of customers at the end of the month)) divided by the number of months in that period.

Net debt is a non-IFRS financial measure and is calculated as the sum of interest bearing long-term notional debt and short-term notional debt minus cash and cash equivalents, long-term and short-term deposits. The Company believes that net debt provides useful information to investors because it shows the amount of notional debt outstanding to be paid after using available cash and cash equivalents and long-term and short-term deposits. Net debt should not be considered in isolation as an alternative to long-term debt and short-term debt, or any other measure of the Company financial position.

Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others represents the sum of Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain, VEON’s share in net (loss)/gain of associates and Other (expense)/income (primarily (losses)/gains from derivative instruments) and is adjusted for certain non-operating losses and gains mainly represented by litigation provisions.

NPS (Net Promoter Score) is the methodology VEON uses to measure customer satisfaction.

Organic growth in revenue and EBITDA are non-IFRS financial measures that reflect changes in Revenue and EBITDA, excluding foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions.

Reportable segments: the Company identified Russia, Pakistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and HQ based on the business activities in different geographical areas.

 

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ATTACHMENT E: RECONCILIATION TABLES

RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED EBITDA

 

USD mln                    4Q17     4Q16                          FY17     FY16
    reported
 

Unaudited

             

EBITDA

       753       783          3,587       3,232  

Depreciation

       (337     (367        (1,454     (1,439

Amortization

       (133     (142        (537     (497

Impairment loss

       (64     (177        (66     (192

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

       (8     (6        (24     (20

Operating profit

       211       91          1,506       1,084  

Financial Income and Expenses

       (237     (196        (840     (761

  - including finance income

       25       23          95       69  

  - including finance costs

       (262     (219        (935     (830

Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others

       (259     16          (690     24  

  - including Other non-operating (losses)/gains

       15       (15        (97     (82

  - including Shares of loss of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method, including impairments of JV and associates

       (156     (22        (522     (51

  - including Net foreign exchange gain

       (118     53          (71     157  

Profit before tax

       (285     (89        (24     347  

Income tax expense

       (93     (270        (472     (635

Profit from discontinued operations

       —         1,905          —         2,708  

Profit/(loss) for the period

       (378     1,546          (496     2,420  

Profit/(Loss) for the period attributable to non-controlling interest

       52       11          13       (92

Profit/(loss) for the year attributable to the owners of the parent

         (325     1,557            (483     2,328  

RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED REPORTED AND UNDERLYING EBITDA

 

USD mln, unaudited                        4Q17                      4Q16                          FY17     FY16
    pro-forma
Warid
 

EBITDA

       753        783          3,587       3,268  

One off vendor adjustment

         —          —              (106     —    

Performance transformation and other costs, of which

       58        66          184       245  

HQ and Other

       38        29          142       156  

Russia

       3        1          5       11  

Emerging Markets

       17        36          37       78  

Other exceptionals

       3        61          9       104  

Underlying EBITDA

         814        910            3,675       3,617  

Note: Q2 2016 one-offs have changed to USD 118 million from USD 116 million after reclassification of Opex expenses in 2016

 

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RECONCILIATION OF CAPEX

 

USD mln unaudited

                   4Q17                   4Q16                      FY17                   FY16  

Cash paid for purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

       478       548          2,037       1,651  

Net difference between timing of recognition and payments for purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

       (5     221          (246     90  

Capital expenditures

       473       770          1,791       1,741  

Less capital expenditures in licenses

       (8     (16        (332     (148

Capital expenditures excl. licenses

         466       754            1,459       1,593  

RECONCILIATION OF ORGANIC AND REPORTED GROWTH RATES

 

         4Q17 vs 4Q16
         Total Revenue        EBITDA
         Organic   Forex & other   Reported        Organic   Forex & other   Reported

Russia

         0.4       8.0       8.4          (4.9 %)       7.5       2.6

Pakistan

         4.2       (1.6 %)       2.6          36.5       (2.0 %)       34.5

Algeria

         (9.9 %)       (3.3 %)       13.1          (24.1 %)       (2.8 %)       (26.8 %)

Bangladesh

         (9.5 %)       (4.1 %)       (13.6 %)          (10.5 %)       (4.1 %)       (14.5 %)

Ukraine

         10.7       (4.4 %)       6.3          39.1       (5.9 %)       33.2

Uzbekistan

         21.3 %       (74.3 %)       (52.9 %)          (18.8 %)       (49.7 %)       (68.4 %)

Total

           1.2 %       (2.6 %)       (1.4 %)            0.4 %       (4.2 %)       (3.8 %)

 

         FY17 vs FY16
         Total Revenue        EBITDA
         Organic   Forex & other   Reported        Organic   Forex & other   Reported

Russia

         1.1       14.4       15.4          (0.4 %)       14.1       13.6

Pakistan

         5.9       11.9       17.8          30.5 %       8.3       38.8

Algeria

         (10.8 %)       (1.2 %)       (12.0 %)          (21.1 %)       (1.0 %)       (22.7 %)

Bangladesh

         (4.6 %)       (2.9 %)       (7.5 %)          (10.1 %)       (2.7 %)       (12.8 %)

Ukraine

         10.6       (4.3 %)       6.2          18.1 %       (4.8 %)       13.2

Uzbekistan

         19.1       (41.7 %)       (22.6 %)          (1.1 %)       (32.8 %)       (33.9 %)

Total

           1.9 %       4.7 %       6.6 %            7.5 %       3.5 %       11.0 %

RECONCILIATION OF VEON CONSOLIDATED NET DEBT

 

USD mln            31 December 2017          30 September 2017              30 June 2017  

Net debt

       8,741          8,672          8,403  

Cash and cash equivalents

       1,304          2,565          2,873  

Long - term and short-term deposits

       70          199          348  

Cash pledged as collateral for the Mandatory Tender Offer

       987          —            —    

Gross debt

       11,102          11,437          11,624  

Interest accrued related to financial liabilities

       130          179          146  

Other unamortised adjustments to financial liabilities (fees, discounts etc.)

       (34        (34        (36

Derivatives not designated as hedges

       310          311          309  

Derivatives designated as hedges

       60          40          33  

Other financial liabilities

       62          38          76  

Total other financial liabilities

         11,630            11,971            12,153  

 

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RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED CASH FLOW FROM CONTINUED OPERATIONS AND UNDERLYING EQUITY FREE CASH FLOW EXCLUDING LICENSES

 

USD million                    4Q17                 4Q16                        FY17                 FY16  

Net cash from operating activities from continued operations

       479       384          2,475       1,192  

Exceptional items:

             

One off vendor adjustment

       -           -              (66     -      

PT costs

       58       66          179       255  

Settlement with DOJ/SEC/OM Investigation

       -           -              -           795  

IRAQNA provision

       -           -              69       -      

WHT on licence in Pakistan

       -           -              30    

Proceeds from sale of shares in subsdiaries

         325            325  

Other

       19       -              41       33  

Underlying net cash flow from operating activities

       555       775          2,728       2,601  

Net cash used in investing activities from continued operations

       (1,325     (931        (3,016     (2,021

Adjustments:

             

Deposits & Financial assets

       (853     (59        (997     (68

Purchase of license and other

       (19     (47        (359     (165

Underlying net cash flow used in investing activities

       (453     (825        (1,660     (1,788

Underlying Equity Free Cash Flow excluding licenses

         101       (50              1,067       812  

RECONCILIATION OF EQUITY FREE CASH FLOW (NEW DEFINITION FOR GUIDANCE 2018) TO UNDERLYING EQUITY FREE CASH FLOW EXCLUDING LICENSES

 

USD million                     FY17                 FY16                 YoY  

EBITDA

        3,587       3,232       11.0%  

Changes in working capital

        197       (249     (179.1%

Movements in provision

        (119     (645     (81.6%

Net interest paid received

        (745     (726     2.6%  

Income tax paid

        (445     (420     6.0%  

Cash flow from operating activities (excl.discontinued operations)

        2,475       1,192       107.6%  

Capex excl.licenses

        (1,460     (1,593     (8.4%

Working capital related to Capex excl. license

        (218     107       (304.1%

Proceeds from sale of PPE

        8       15       (46.7%

Equity Free Cash Flow

        804       (278     n.m.  

Purchase of licenses

        (359     (165     n.m.  

Other investing activities

        (987     (386     155.7%  

Cash Flow before financing

        (542     (830     (34.7%

Exceptional cash flow items

        263       1,091       (75.9%

Underlying Equity Free Cash Flow

          1,067       813       31.2%  

 

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RECONCILIATION OF REPORTED AND PRO-FORMA WARID INCOME STATEMENT FOR FY 2016

 

USD million        

FY16

            reported

     Warid incl.
intercompany
eliminations
    

FY16

        pro-forma

 

Total revenue

        8,885        155        9,040  

Service revenue

        8,553        147        8,700  

EBITDA

        3,232        36        3,268  

EBITDA margin

        36.4%        -0.2%        36.1%  

Depreciation, amortization, impairments and other

        (2,148)        (56)        (2,204)  

Operating profit

        1,084        (21)        1,063  

Financial income and expenses

        (761)        (15)        (776)  

Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others

        75        5        80  

Share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates

        48        (99)        (51)  

Impairment of JV and associates

        (99)        99         

Profit/(loss) before tax

        347        (31)        316  

Income tax expense

        (635)        (4)        (639)  

Profit/(loss) from continued operations

        (288)        (35)        (323)  

Profit/(loss) from discontinued operations

        2,708               2,708  

Profit for the period attributable to VEON shareholders

          2,328        (34)        2,294  

RECONCILIATION OF WIND TRE JOINT VENTURE REPORTED NET RESULT TO VEON’S SHARE OF PROFIT/(LOSS) FROM JV AND ASSOCIATES

 

USD mln                       4Q17                 FY17  

Italy JV reported net result

        1,278       (3,054

50% of Italy JV reported net result

        (639     (1,527

D&A - PPA adjustment

        213       850  

Financing - PPA adjustment

        287       287  

Other PPA adjustmnet

        (17     -      

Total PPA adjustment

        483       1,137  

VEON share of profit/(loss) from JV and associates

        (156 )      (390 ) 

 

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EBITDA RECONCILIATION FOR COUNTRY

Q4 2017

 

         Russia          Pakistan          Algeria          Bangladesh          Ukraine          Uzbekistan          HQ          Other          VEON
Consolidated
 

USD mln

                                                                                                  

Underlying EBITDA

       440          182          100          47          85          36          (93        17          814  

Execptional costs

       10          9          8          (0        (8        2          32          6          61  

EBITDA

       430          173          92          47          92          33          (125        11          753  

Less

                                            

Depreciation

       (206        (33        (22        (27        (13        (7        (1        (28        (337

Amortization

       (39        (35        (27        (10        (10        (0        (3        (9        (133

Impairment loss

       (14        (23        3          (1        1                            (30        (64

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

       (5        (1        0          (1        1          (0                 (1        (7

Operating profit

       165          82          46          8          70          26          (128        (58        211  

Q4 2016

                                            
         Russia          Pakistan          Algeria          Bangladesh          Ukraine          Uzbekistan          HQ          Other          VEON
Consolidated
 

USD mln

                                                                                                  

Underlying EBITDA

       420          149          127          65          78          92          (71        48          910  

Execptional costs

       1          20          2          10          9          (12        21          77          127  

EBITDA

       419          129          125          55          69          105          (92        (27        783  

Less

                                            

Depreciation

       (183        (37        (33        (46        (20        (15        (1        (31        (367

Amortization

       (39        (22        (32        (10        (27        (2        (1        (9        (142

Impairment loss

       (17        (4        (2        (3        4                            (155        (177

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

       (7        1          0          (0        (0        1                   (1        (6

Operating profit

       173          67          58          (4        25          89          (94        (224        91  

 

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FY 2017

 

         Russia          Pakistan          Algeria          Bangladesh          Ukraine          Uzbekistan          HQ          Other          VEON
Consolidated
 

USD mln

                                                                                                  

Underlying EBITDA

       1,801          730          435          234          340          266          (314        182          3,675  

Execptional costs

       13          27          9          1          (6        4          10          30          88  

EBITDA

       1,788          703          426          233          347          261          (325        154          3,587  

Less

                                            

Depreciation

       (813        (186        (104        (128        (55        (49        (2        (118        (1,454

Amortization

       (157        (134        (113        (40        (45        (4        (8        (35        (537

Impairment loss

       (18        (23        3          (1        1                            (28        (66

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

       (23        2          0          (9        4          5                   (4        (24

Operating profit

       778          362          212          56          252          214          (335        (32        1,506  

 

FY 2016

                                            
         Russia          Pakistan          Algeria          Bangladesh          Ukraine          Uzbekistan          HQ          Other          VEON
Consolidated
pro-forma
Warid
 

USD mln

                                                                                                  

Underlying EBITDA

       1,585          588          562          288          315          379          (278        179          3,617  

Execptional costs

       11          45          15          20          8          (16        144          122          349  

EBITDA

       1,574          542          547          267          306          395          (422        58          3,268  

Less

                                            

Depreciation

       (688        (253        (107        (139        (106        (59        (3        (134        (1,491

Amortization

       (129        (79        (151        (40        (60        (11        (4        (27        (502

Impairment loss

       (20        (4        (2        (6        2          0                   (163        (192

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

       (18        4          (0        (0        (1        (1                 (4        (20

Operating profit

       719          210          287          81          142          324          (428        (271        1,064  

 

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RATES OF FUNCTIONAL CURRENCIES TO USD1

 

         Target rates          Average rates          Average rates          Closing rates  
         2018          4Q17      4Q16      YoY          FY17      FY16      YoY          4Q17      4Q16      YoY  

Russian Ruble

       60          58.41        63.07        (7.4 %)         58.35        67.03        (13.0 %)         57.60        60.66        (5.0 %) 

Euro

       0.8          0.85        0.93        (8.5 %)         0.89        0.90        (1.9 %)         0.83        0.95        (12.4 %) 

Algerian Dinar

       110          114.77        110.58        3.8        110.92        109.43        1.4        114.76        110.40        4.0

Pakistan Rupee

       105          106.42        104.78        1.6        105.35        104.72        0.6        110.70        104.37        6.1

Bangladeshi Taka

       79          82.32        78.62        4.7        80.88        78.44        3.1        82.69        78.92        4.8

Ukrainian Hryvnia

       27          26.96        25.89        4.1        26.59        25.55        4.1        28.07        27.19        3.2

Kazakh Tenge

       340          334.40        335.07        (0.2 %)         326.08        341.76        (4.6 %)         332.33        333.29        (0.3 %) 

Uzbekistan Som

       8,748          8,079.91        3,129.4        158.2        5,121.14        2,965.66        72.7        8,120.07        3,231.5        151.3

Armenian Dram

       480          483.10        478.84        0.9        482.68        480.45        0.5        484.10        483.94        0.0

Kyrgyz Som

       70          69.22        68.83        0.6        68.87        69.90        (1.5 %)         68.84        69.23        (0.6 %) 

Georgian Lari

         2.4            2.59        2.50        3.9          2.51        2.37        6.0          2.59        2.65        (2.1 %) 

1 Functional currency in Tajikistan is USD

 

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Veon
FY 2017 results and business update
London, 22 February 2018


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This presentation contains “forward-looking statements”, as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “contemplate,” “possible” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to, among other things, VEON’s plans to implement its strategic priorities, including with respect to its transformation plan, among others; anticipated performance and guidance for 2018, including VEON’s ability to generate sufficient cash flow; future market developments and trends; operational and network development and network investment, including expectations regarding the roll-out and benefits of 3G/4G/LTE networks, as applicable; the effect of the acquisition of additional spectrum on customer experience; and VEON’s ability to realize its targets and strategic initiatives in its various countries of operation. The forward-looking statements included in this presentation are based on management’s best assessment of VEON’s strategic and financial position and of future market conditions, trends and other potential developments. These discussions involve risks and uncertainties. The actual outcome may differ materially from these statements as a result of demand for and market acceptance of VEON’s products and services; continued volatility in the economies in VEON’s markets; unforeseen developments from competition; governmental regulation of the telecommunications industries; general political uncertainties in VEON’s markets; government investigations or other regulatory actions and/or litigation with third parties; failure to realize the expected benefits of the Italy Joint Venture or the Warid transaction as expected or at all due to, among other things, the parties’ inability to successfully implement integration strategies or otherwise realize the anticipated synergies; risks associated with data protection or cyber security, other risks beyond the parties’ control or a failure to meet expectations regarding various strategic priorities, the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, increased competition in the markets in which VEON operates and the effect of consumer taxes on the purchasing activities of consumers of VEON´s services. Certain other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements include the risk factors described in VEON’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other public filings made by VEON with the SEC. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm our future results. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Under no circumstances should the inclusion of such forward-looking statements in this presentation be regarded as a representation or warranty by us or any other person with respect to the achievement of results set out in such statements or that the underlying assumptions used will in fact be the case. Therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We cannot assure you that any projected results or events will be achieved. Except to the extent required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Non-IFRS measures are reconciled to comparable IFRS measures in VEON Ltd.’s earnings release published on its website on the date hereof. As of 7 November 2016, VEON Ltd. owns a 50% share of the Italy Joint Venture (with CK Hutchison owning the other 50%) and we account for this JV using the equity method as we do not have control. All information related to the Italy Joint Venture is the sole responsibility of the Italy Joint Venture’s management, and no information contained herein, including, but not limited to, the Italy Joint Venture’s financial and industry data, has been prepared by or on behalf of, or approved by, our management. As a result of this, we do not provide any reconciliations for non-IFRS measures for the Wind Tre Joint Venture. For further information on the Italy Joint Venture and its accounting treatment, see “Item 5—Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Key Developments and Trends—Italy Joint Venture” “Explanatory Note—Accounting Treatment of our Historical WIND Business and the new Italy Joint Venture” and Note 6 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2016. All non-IFRS measures disclosed further in this presentation (including, without limitation, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, underlying EBITDA, underlying EBITDA margin, EBIT, EBT, net debt, equity free cash flow, organic growth, capital expenditures excluding licenses and LTM (last twelve months) capex excluding licenses/revenue) are reconciled to comparable IFRS measures in VEON Ltd.’s earnings release published on its website on the date hereof. In addition, we present certain information on a forward-looking basis (including, without limitation, the expected impact on revenue, EBITDA and equity free cash flow from the currency liberalization in Uzbekistan, the sale of the tower business in Pakistan (the “Deodar” transaction), the consolidation of the Euroset stores after completing the transaction ending the Euroset joint venture). We are not able to, without unreasonable efforts, provide a full reconciliation to IFRS due to potentially high variability, complexity and low visibility as to the items that would be excluded from the comparable IFRS measure in the relevant future period, including, but not limited to, depreciation and amortization, impairment loss, loss on disposal of non-current assets, financial income and expenses, foreign currency exchange losses and gains, income tax expense and performance transformation costs, cash and cash equivalents, long - term and short-term deposits, interest accrued related to financial liabilities, other unamortized adjustments to financial liabilities, derivatives, and other financial liabilities. Disclaimer FY 2017 RESULTS


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Opening Agenda Richard James - Head of IR 2017 Achievements & 2017 strategic priorities Jean-Yves Charlier - CEO Financial results and targets Trond Westlie - CFO Russia Update Kjell Johnsen – Head of Major Markets Italy update Jeffrey Hedberg - CEO Italy JV Final remarks Jean-Yves Charlier - CEO BREAK - 20 MINUTES Q&A - 40 MINUTES REFRESHMENTS FY 2017 RESULTS


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Total revenue increased by 6.6% YoY; 1.9% YoY organic growth Mobile data revenue increased by 30.2% YoY; 25.7% YoY organic growth Reported EBITDA increased 11.0% YoY to USD 3,587 million (7.5% YoY organic growth), benefiting from revenue growth, exceptional cost reduction from a one-off adjustment to a vendor agreement in Q3 2017 and less transformation costs in 2017 Underlying EBITDA margin organically decreased 0.9 p.p. YoY due to a margin decrease in Russia, Algeria and Bangladesh Capex excl. licenses decreased by 8.4% YoY, resulting in 15.4% capex to revenue, closer to 15% FY 2017 underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses increased to USD 1,067 million Final dividend of US 17 cents, totaling FY 2017 dividends to US 28 cents FY 2017: good results leading to US 28 cents total dividend 38.8% - 0.9 p.p. organic1 YoY - 1.5 p.p. reported YoY Capex excl. licenses (USD bILLION) 1.5 -8.4% reported YoY LTM capex/revenue: 15.4% Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenSes3 (USD bILLION) 1.1 Total revenue (USD billion) 9.5 +1.9% organic1 YoY +6.6% reported YoY Underlying EBITDA margin2 (%) 1 Revenue and EBITDA organic growth are non-IFRS financial measures that exclude the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions 2 Underlying EBITDA excludes exceptional items in Q4 2016 consisting of performance transformation costs of USD 66 million and other exceptional items of USD 61 million, totalling USD 127 million. Exceptional items in Q4 2017 consists of performance transformation costs of USD 58 million and other exceptional items of USD 3 million, totalling USD 61 million 3 Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less free cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, transformation costs, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items FY 2017 RESULTS


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Strategic framework to transform VEON Delivering robust underlying equity free cash flow growth, to underpin sustainable and progressive dividends REINVENTING A GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS PIONEER Reinvent REVITALIZING OUR BUSINESS TO ACHIEVE WORLD CLASS STANDARDS Revitalize FY 2017 RESULTS


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+6.6% YoY reported +1.9% YoY organically FY 2017 RESULTS Strategic framework delivering solid growth in underlying equity free cash flow and dividends 1 FY 2016 results assume full year consolidation of Warid 2 Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less free cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, transformation costs, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items. In 2015 the reported UEFCF was USD 40 million. Due to change of definition, the Underlying Equity Free Cash Flow was adjusted accordingly TOTAL REVENUE1 DATA REVENUE1 CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE1 (%) +30.2% YoY reported +25.7% YoY organically +11.0% YoY reported +7.5% YoY organically REPORTED EBITDA1 UNDERLYING EFCF2 +31.4% YoY reported -8.4% YoY reported DIVIDENDS (DPS) +21.7% YoY USD MILLION US 23c US 28c US 3.5c


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Revitalizing our business: significant progress in 2017 WORLD CLASS OPERATIONS CONSOLIDATING OUR PORTFOLIO & CREATING AN ASSET LIGHT MODEL ACCELERATING GROWTH SEGMENTS TRANSFORMING THE COST BASE Substantial increase in free float to 29.2% and dual listing on Euronext Amsterdam Capital structure improvements and Wind Tre successful refinancing Strong corporate governance with appointment of Ursula Burns as chairman and with majority of unaffiliated directors Continued strengthening of the compliance and control environment GTH share buy back and mandatory cash tender offer Agreement to sell Pakistan tower business for USD 940 million Transaction to upstream USD 200 million of cash from Uzbekistan following currency liberalization Disposal of non-strategic assets; Laos Mobile data revenue organic growth of 25.7% year on year B2B revenue organic growth of 3.9% year on year FMC revenue organic growth of 265% year on year Consolidation of monobrand strategy in Russia with Euroset transaction Forthcoming 4G/LTE launches in Ukraine and Bangladesh and stronger spectrum portfolios in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Ukraine Turnaround plans in Algeria and Bangladesh Successful capex reduction program, with a capex ratio reduced to 15.4% in 2017 (2014: 21.0%; 2015: 18.5%; 2016: 17.9%) Reduction in cost base funding the new digital initiatives Consolidation of purchasing on a global basis Consolidation of wholesale services on a global basis into a new division (VEON Wholesale Services) FY 2017 RESULTS


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FY 2017 RESULTS Portfolio update Italy: competitive pressure hitting top-line, network modernization as well as merger synergies well on track and refinancing successfully completed Algeria: data pricing competition continues, challenging macro environment, operational turnaround gaining traction on the basis of 4G/LTE leadership Bangladesh: market pressure continues to impact financial results, network and spectrum investments paving the way for turnaround Pakistan: continued top-line growth and margin expansion; network integration completed, providing 3G and 4G/LTE to all customers Ukraine: sustained robust performance with solid margin expansion; 4G/LTE spectrum investment to further strengthen market position Russia: continued growth in mobile business driven by data-centric pricing initiatives, VEON launch, EBITDA margin impact due to Euroset store integration Kazakhstan: Market dynamics improving, mobile data customer growth accelerating, driven by data centric pricing initiatives. Growing mobile and fixed line revenue, leading in NPS and strengthening market share Uzbekistan: continued strong top-line growth with tax pressures impacting EBITDA margin; successful repatriation of ~USD 200 million of cash


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Algeria Strategic plan to turnaround the business in difficult macro-economic environment and complex regulatory framework Regulatory Creating a level playing field for Djezzy Last major regulatory issue with MTR symmetry – partial symmety since November 2017 Need to create a modern regulatory framework including network sharing Commercial Management Cost Digital Challenge to build a leading network reflecting Djezzy’s strong market position now complete 3G network coverage above 75% of population Leading 4G/LTE network with over 25% population coverage New simplified offers and data monetization initiatives in place, fixing past commercial challenges and re-energizing the brand Roll-out of 52 new flaship stores in 2017, increasing the monobrand footprint by 50% Strong focus on B2B resulting in 7% YoY growth Strong management team now in place led by Matthieu Galvani All key executive positions in place Reduced on average 6 management layers leading to a much more agile and efficient organization Performance transformation initiatives have allowed for EBITDA underlying margin to remain solid at 47.5% in FY 2017 (46.7% in Q4) Workforce reduced by 25% since 2015 (from 4,000 to 3,000 FTEs) New digital IT infrastructure outsourced to Ericsson in 2018 Djezzy selfcare app reached #1 downloaded app position on Play Store in Algeria with a 4.1 rating DMP platform launched in 2017 New DBSS platform to be launched in April 2018 which is expected to bring simplification, agility, time to market, competitive speed and better customer service FY 2017 RESULTS Network & SpectrUM


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Bangladesh Strategic plan to turnaround the #3 player Need to create a modern regulatory framework, including network sharing and tower disposals Regulatory framework to address the dominant market position Addressing the network quality and performance issues through significant investments and upgrades Strengthened the spectrum portfolio by acquiring 5 Mhz in 2100 band and 5.6 MHz in the 1800 band, doubling capacity on 3G and launching 4G/LTE in 2018; total investments ~USD 345 million1 Positioning Banglalink as the digital attacker brand Launched new simplified offers and value proposition Specific regional sub-strategies Revamped distribution network with 50% more points of sale Strong management team in place led by Erik Aas All key executive positions in place Agile organization, with several management layers eliminated Performance transformation initiatives enabled underlying EBITDA margin to remain at 40.7% in FY 2017 (35.8% in Q4) Workforce reduced by 47% since 2016 DMP platform launched in 2017 DBSS launch planned for end of 2018 Significant focus on self care app and customer experience FY 2017 RESULTS 1 Including ~USD 308.6 million for the spectrum, ~USD 35.0 million to convert the existing spectrum to technology neutral and ~USD 1.2 million to acquire the 4G/LTE license Regulatory Commercial Management Cost Digital Network & SpectrUM


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FY 2017 RESULTS Update on the GTH Mandatory Tender Offer The GTH Mandatory Tender Offer remains subject to approval by the Egyptian Authorities VEON has taken all actions required for such approval and the matter is currently held up in connection with disputed GTH taxes Our desire is to find a path forward with the Egyptian Authorities and we are considering all options


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VEON is fully committed to its digital transformation agenda FY 2017 RESULTS Transforming the brick & mortar to a digital business model from the customer touch points to the back-end systems Developing new digital services through an integrated messaging and marketplace platform STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES VEON engagement platform Data management platform (DMP) Digital Business Support System (DBSS) Enterprise Support System (ESS) Network virtualization STRATEGIC INITIATIVES REINVENT


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FY 2017 RESULTS VEON platform strategy Re-engage with users Counter cannibalization in core communication services by OTTs Differentiate with content, offers, and ”free” Monetize with partners (global brands, small businesses/ local, influencers/ celebrities) through ”official accounts” MESSAGING MARKETPLACE Illustrative example


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FY 2017 RESULTS VEON highlights 2017 Illustrative example 2.7 million downloads in Pakistan in less than 90 days Messaging in Georgia In-App offers in Russia 8.3 million downloads Over 3 million Monthly Active Users Content & In-App offers in Pakistan


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>200 PARTNERSHIPS SIGNED 120 Content Partnerships 97 Offer Partnerships 28 Payment Partnerships Terms with over 100 new partners agreed FY 2017 RESULTS


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Digitizing the core in a systematic and innovative manner Administrative systems & processes Customer-facing systems & processes network & IT systems AND processes FY 2017 RESULTS


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Digitizing the core: focusing on both customer-facing & core systems Administrative systems & processes Customer-facing systems & processes network & IT systems AND processes New channels Improved self-service Near-real-time response Clean-sheeting the whole customer journey Making our networks 4G/LTE and 5G ready Revamping the core BSS and IT systems New ERP platform on a global basis Elevating Cyber-Security FY 2017 RESULTS


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VEON’s technology initiatives are tightly interlinked NEW DIGITAL BSS DATA ANALYTICS AND AI (DMP) CLOUD ERP (ESS) INTEGRATED CUSTOMER CHANNELS AND PARTNER API’s VIRTUALIZED NETWORK DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA Global cyber security layer Scalable multi-purpose infrastructure FY 2017 RESULTS


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VEON’s data analytics and AI (DMP) FY 2017 RESULTS Introduce data-driven decision making in every business process Elevate 360-degree customer insights to world-class standards Drive financial results through customer and network analytics Greater customer personalization resulting in better customer engagement and satisfaction Ideal platform to leverage partnership strategy for the VEON platform through quality of data insights Establishing 1% EBITDA impact in mid-term Raising operational efficiency (e.g., retail profitability) to the next level Optimizing the skill footprint by creating specialist Hubs Smart CAPEX planning introduced in major markets DMP platforms implemented in all operations, and Hubs created in Pakistan, Russia and Ukraine Over USD 200 million of incremental revenue generated through personalized offers1 KEY OBJECTIVES EXPECTED IMPACT INITIAL MILESTONES & RESULTS 1Additional revenue generated in 2017


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VEON’s new digital BSS (DBSS) FY 2017 RESULTS Making core IT infrastructure internet-friendly to compete in the new age Reduce time-to-market and drive simplification of the business model Overcome structural issues in legacy IT architecture and fundamentally reduce costs Use one standard model across our markets Reduce BSS costs from >2% to 1% of revenue Provide for a far better customer experience with new digital self-service tools Opening new channels to customers Making real-time customer products possible Ericsson implementation on track Georgia was the first market successfully launched on new DBSS in January 2018 Algeria, Ukraine, and Bangladesh to go live next in 2018 KEY OBJECTIVES EXPECTED IMPACT INITIAL MILESTONES & RESULTS


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Zoom-in on Georgia: our first market on new DBSS FY 2017 RESULTS Full implementation covering all business lines was completed in a record 8 months No disruption to the operations during the customer migration Dramatically simplified architecture fom 27 fragmented IT systems to 1 pre-integrated stack BSS IT costs reduced from 1.9% to 1% of revenue World-class self-service applications: almost everything can be done online, including full e-shop and e-care offerings Real-time product offerings launched Tariff structure extremely simplified Complex B2B offerings can be now changed within 1 day and tariff changes can be done instantly Simplified product offerings, reduced tariffs and services by 49% PROJECT RESULTS ACHIEVED


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VEON core network virtualization FY 2017 RESULTS Decouple Hardware and Software to improve agility Reduce incremental spend on capacity through efficient pooling Prepare for 5G and IOT across our footprint Long-term savings in capex and opex compared to legacy Greater agility in the implementation of new services to customers 4G/LTE and 5G evolution readiness in our markets Virtual EPC (Virtualized Evolved Packed Core Network) tender TCO was a factor of 5x less than legacy TCO Virtualization applications launched: vMessaging, vSDM (virtualized Subscriber Data Management), vIMS (virtualized IP Multimedia Subsystem), and vEPC (virtualized Evolved Packed Core network) KEY OBJECTIVES EXPECTED IMPACT INITIAL MILESTONES & RESULTS 1 Virtualized Evolved Packed Core Network


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FY 2017 RESULTS 2018 key strategic priorities Turnaround of Algeria and Bangladesh 1 Defend market position and accelerate synergies in Italy 2 Integration of Euroset stores in Russia 3 Further address the cost structure, particularly the corporate costs 4 Accelerate the implementation of the digital agenda 5 Unlock the GTH Mandatory Tender Offer 6


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Opening Agenda Richard James - Head of IR 2017 Achievements & 2017 strategic priorities Jean-Yves Charlier - CEO Financial results and targets Trond Westlie - CFO Russia Update Kjell Johnsen – Head of Major Markets Italy update Jeffrey Hedberg - CEO Italy JV Final remarks Jean-Yves Charlier - CEO BREAK - 20 MINUTES Q&A - 40 MINUTES REFRESHMENTS FY 2017 RESULTS


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FY 2017 RESULTS Reflections on VEON Company restructuring executed, capital structure improved 1 GTH Mandatory Tender Offer still pending 3 Cash flow significantly improved in the last two years 4 Focus on general and corporate costs optimization 5 We are in a mature industry, we have a digital agenda, striving for continuous improvement of the underlying operations Governance, controls and compliance strengthened 2


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+1.9% Revenue evolution Organic growth in data revenue is the key driver 1 Other also includes intercompany eliminations 2 Other mainly includes the results of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Armenia, Tajikistan and intercompany eliminations Note: Total revenue 2016 consider 12 months of Warid USD MILLION +6.6% 1 2 FY 2017 RESULTS


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FY 2017 RESULTS EBITDA evolution EBITDA growth supported by revenue USD MILLION 1 Includes 12 months Warid for FY 2016 2 FY 2017 total costs includes exceptional items consisting of USD 88 million, resulting from exceptional cost reduction of USD 106 million from a one-off adjustment to a vendor agreement, offset by costs of USD 194 million related to the performance transformation costs and other legal costs +11.0% 2 1


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Revenue and EBITDA country trends 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 Revenue EBITDA FY 2017 RESULTS 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 RUSSIA (RUB BILLION) PAKISTAN (PKR BILLION) ALGERIA (DZD BILLION) BANGLADESH (BDT BILLION) UKRAINE (UAH BILLION) UZBEKISTAN (UZS BILLION) -4.9 YoY +36.5% YoY -24.1% YoY -10.5% YoY +39.1% YoY -18.8% YoY +0.4% YoY +4.2% YoY -9.9% YoY +10.7% YoY +21.3% YoY -9.5% YoY


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FY 2017 RESULTS Corporate costs In FY 2017, VEON HQ costs amounted to USD 431 million1, increased by 2.5% YoY HQ Amsterdam and London Costs for digital Costs for services and projects (e.g. M&A, legal costs, ESS2, global procurement) 1 HQ EBITDA excluding the exceptional cost reduction from a one-off adjustment to a vendor agreement (USD 106 million) 2 ESS: Enterprise Support System We’re addressing the corporate cost base and aiming for a reduction of ~20% YoY in FY 2018


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FY 2017 RESULTS Q4 2017 income statement 4Q17 4Q16 Reported YoY Organic1 YoY Revenue 2,320 2,354 (1.4%) 1.2% Service revenue 2,214 2,244 (1.3%) 1.5% EBITDA 753 783 (3.8%) 0.4% Depreciation, amortization and other (542) (692) (21.7%) Operating Profit 211 91 131.9% Net financial income and expenses (237) (196) 20.7% Net FOREX and other gains (103) 38 n.m. Share of loss from joint ventures and associates (156) 77 n.m. Impairment of JV and associates - (99) n.m. Loss before tax (285) (89) n.m. Tax (93) (269) n.m. Loss from continued operations (378) (359) n.m. Profit from discontinued operations - 1,904 n.m. Net profit attributable to VEON shareholders (325) 1,557 n.m. 1 Organic variation excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions; in the organic calculation. USD MILLION Operating profit increased, as Q4 2017 was impacted by a lower level of impairments Net FOREX and other gains of USD 103 million are driven by FOREX losses in HQ and Russia and a FOREX loss of USD 49 million related to the currency conversion in Uzbekistan Loss driven by VEON’s 50% share of loss of the Wind Tre joint venture, impacted by accelerated depreciation in respect of network modernization, amounting to USD 68 million, and loss of USD 70 million of costs arising from early redemption of debt as part of the refinancing Income tax expense decreased mainly due to the utilization of tax assets and the FOREX devaluation in Uzbekistan, as well as lower taxable profit in Russia, Algeria and Bangladesh The increase in financial expenses in Q4 2017 is the result of the revaluation of the put option liability for Warid transaction in Pakistan (USD 38 million) Prior to the Wind Tre joint venture closing in November 2016, WIND had been accounted for as a discontinued operation and classified as held for sale under IFRS rules since Q3 2015. As a result, the Q4 2016 results were positively affected by a non-cash gain. The “discontinued operations” accounting treatment was not applied in 2017 following the closing of Wind Tre joint venture transaction.


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IFRS 15 The scope of IFRS 15 includes the timing of revenue recognition and costs of obtaining contracts with customers Contract costs are now required to be capitalized and amortized over the average customer life VEON will apply IFRS 15 for the first time in the 2018 financial statements, using the modified retrospective approach No material impact is expected in the accounting for revenues or costs, based on existing product and service offerings VEON estimates the additional asset stemming from capitalization of contract costs to amount to USD 95 million pre-tax as at 1 January 2018 (i.e. one-off gain to retained earnings in 2018) IFRS 9 & 15: expected impact for VEON IFRS 9 The scope of IFRS 9 includes new guidance to classify financial instruments on the balance sheet VEON will need to introduce the concept of Expected Credit Loss (“ECL”), where an allowance for doubtful debt is required for all debt-like instruments including unbilled receivables. VEON estimates the additional debt allowance to amount to USD 20 million pre-tax (i.e. one-off charge to retained earnings in 2018) In Italy (equity investment of VEON), the additional bad debt provision is preliminarily estimated at USD 96m on 100% basis (i.e. USD 48 million VEON’s share that will be recorded as a reduction of the investment value in 2018) The Group is in the process of assessing the impact of IFRS 16 FY 2017 RESULTS


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FY 2017 RESULTS Cash flow reconciliation table FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 YoY EBITDA 2,875 3,232 3,587 11% Changes in working capital - 157 - 249 199 -179% Movement in provisions - 185 - 645 - 119 -82% Net interest paid-received - 758 - 726 - 745 3% Income tax paid - 671 - 420 - 445 6% Cash flow from operating activities (excl. discontinued operations) 1,104 1,192 2,474 107% Capex excl.licenses - 1,779 - 1,593 - 1,460 -8% Working capital related to Capex excl. licenses -204 107 -218 -149% Proceeds from sale of PPE 18 15 8 -47% Equity Free Cash Flow - 868 - 278 804 n.m. Purchase of licenses - 224 - 165 - 359 118% Other investing activities1 - 305 - 386 - 987 156% Cash flow before financing - 1,390 - 830 - 542 -35% Exceptional cash flow items 1,436 1,091 263 -76% Underlying Equity Free Cash flow2   568   812 1,067   31% A B A+B USD MILLION 1 Other investing activities consist of outflow/inflow from loan granted, inflow/outflow from financial assets, inflow/outflow from deposits, acquisition of a subsidiary, net of cash acquired, and proceeds from sales of share in subsidiaries, net of cash as presented in Cash Flow Statement 2 Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less free cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, transformation costs, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items


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VEON had structural constraints in upstreaming cash flow from its operations Ukraine cash upstream capped by Central Bank of Ukraine Uzbekistan currency restrictions prohibited any cash upstream GTH structure Improvements during the last 12 months In Ukraine the cap increased over time, and VEON is now able to upstream an amount close to its annual profits Uzbekistan cash upstream capability was unlocked since December 2017, after currency liberalization in September 2017 Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan voluntary restrictions removed MTO for GTH launched FY 2017 RESULTS Cash upstream developments


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FY 2017 net debt evolution 1 2017 underlying EBITDA excludes exceptional items of USD 88 million 2 Dividends paid consist of dividends paid to equity holders of USD 518 million and dividends paid to non-controlling interests of USD 202 million 3 Other consist of GTH share buy back of USD 257 million, movements in provisions of USD 119 million, outflows from other financial assets of USD 99 million, fees paid for borrowings of USD 56 million and other of USD 169 million 4 Net debt includes cash balances of USD 987 million pledged as collateral for the Mandatory Tender Offer. Excluding this, net debt would have been USD 9,728 million and the net debt ratio would have been 2.6x NET DEBT EBITDA1 2.0x 2.6x 2 FY 2017 RESULTS USD MILLION 2.4x 3 4


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Rebalanced capital structure Average cost of debt: 7.3% Average maturity: 2.3 years Average cost of debt: 6.6% Average maturity: 3.3 years YEAR-END 2016 YEAR-END 2017 Reduction of priority debt Improved currency mix1 1 2017 after taking into account currency swaps FY 2017 RESULTS


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9,040 40.0% 812 Low single digit growth Flat to low single digit accretion 850 - 950 FY 2016 FY 2017 targets1 Total revenue Underlying EBITDA margin Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses2 1FY 2017 targets after Uzbekistan currency regime adjustment are based on pro-forma results for 2016, including 12 months of Warid contribution; organic targets for revenue and underlying EBITDA margin are at constant currency, excluding exceptional items, e.g. transformation costs and M&A. Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses is calculated at the target exchange rates for 2017 2 Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less free cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, transformation costs, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items. Underlying equity free cash flow excluding licenses is calculated on the basis of the average exchange rates for 2016 and 2017 and targets rates for 2017. Please see appendix for 2017 actual exchange rates. USD MILLION UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED +1.9% organic YoY (0.9 p.p.) organic YoY 1,067 FY 2017 actuals FY 2017 RESULTS FY 2017 targets


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FY 2018 targets 9,474 3,587 804 FY 2017 actual 1 Equity free cash flow is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less cash flow for net capex, excluding capex for licenses; see appendix for reconciliation table 2 FY 2018 revenue and EBITDA targets calculated on organic basis. Organic growth reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA excluding foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions and other exceptional items. Major exceptional items currently known are the impact from the Uzbekistan currency liberalization, the Pakistan tower transaction (Deodar), the Euroset transaction and the one-off adjustment to a vendor agreement. FY 2017 RESULTS USD MILLION UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED D (impacts from UZB currency, Deodar, Euroset, one-off adjustment to a vendor agreement) ~9,350 ~3,200 ~470 FY 2017 pro-forma Flat-to-low single digit organic growth Flat-to-low single digit organic growth USD ~1 billion FY 2018 targets2 ~(120) ~(380) ~(335) Total revenue EBITDA Equity free cash flow1


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Final dividend and dividend policy For the financial year ended 31 December 2017, the Company intends to pay a dividend in the aggregate amount of US 28 cents per share comprised of USD 11 cents per share paid as an interim dividend in September 2017 and US 17 cents per share as a final dividend to be paid in March 20181 VEON is committed to paying a sustainable and progressive dividend based on the evolution of the Company’s equity free cash flow 1 The record date for the Company’s shareholders entitled to receive the final dividend payment has been set as 5 March 2018; payment date 13 March 2018 FY 2017 RESULTS


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Opening Agenda Richard James - Head of IR 2017 Achievements & 2017 strategic priorities Jean-Yves Charlier - CEO Financial results and targets Trond Westlie - CFO Russia Update Kjell Johnsen – Head of Major Markets Italy update Jeffrey Hedberg - CEO Italy JV Final remarks Jean-Yves Charlier - CEO BREAK - 20 MINUTES Q&A - 40 MINUTES REFRESHMENTS FY 2017 RESULTS


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FY 2017 RESULTS Russia’s strategic priorities Focus on ARPU and value through data centric pricing Expanding our controlled distribution channel Fixed-line business turnaround Major improvement in network expansion, by smart investing Moving to digital self-care solution, Beeline becoming a leading digital operator Data-centric pricing Reinvented distribution Smart network roll-out Fixed - mobile convergence ARPU PULL NPS


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Drivers of mobile ARPU turnaround: Improved customer quality High end ARPU customer base (RUB 500+) increased 4% YoY Continued solid growth of mobile data customers (+5% YoY) and traffic (+39% YoY) Focus on data centric price plans Cancelation unlimited data tariff plans in 2017 63% of customers on bundled tariff plan, up 16% YoY, representing 78% of mobile revenue > 12 million customers use bundled tariff plan introduced in April 2017 Mobile revenue turnaround ARPU (RUB) Rub +4.2% YoY -9.5% 2017 2016 306 2015 310 2014 323 2013 338 319 FY 2017 RESULTS


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Modernization of 200+ MEN rings 35% wholesale capacity increase Increase network speed Fixed-line business turnaround: back to growth Connect 5,000 new buildings in 2018, 11,000 in 2019 (vs 1,100 in 2017) Cover additional 5,000 buildings by FVNO Connect 100 new business centers in 2018 Double fixed-line capex in 2018 vs 2017 Focus on FMC: 870K customers at YE 2017, target > 1 million in 2018 Digital household ecosystem development, TV content, family offer and others Time-to-market improving solutions (PmP, WTTx) 10x FY 2017 RESULTS FOOTPRINT EXPANSION PACE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUPERIOR OFFERING


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Expanding our controlled distribution channel FY 2018 EBITDA negatively impacted by ~RUB 3.0 billion, due to integration and rebranding costs Positive immediate effect on revenue and from 2019 onwards on EBITDA driven by device sales acceleration and channel-mix improvement Beeline already rebranded ~200 Euroset stores into Beeline monobrand stores in Q4 2017 Rebranding 1,600 Euroset stores expected to be complete in Q2 2018, resulting in ~3,100 own Beeline monobrand stores Expected number of Beeline monobrand and franchise stores of ~5,500 in medium term Next stage: substitute physical stores with digital distribution VEON and MegaFon agreed to end their Euroset joint venture Integrate and rebrand acquired stores to Beeline monobrand stores Increasing the share of controlled distribution channels Shift focus from customer acquisition to customer retention Significant gross sales reduction in 2018 New incentive scheme for retail staff Stop “sales washing machine”, improve churn, lifetime, and customer value 2017 2016 2018E FY 2017 RESULTS 3M REVENUE FROM NEW CUSTOMERS


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Capex optimization through network sharing Strong, globalized procurement process Well positioned in 800MHz and 1800Mhz bandwidth No overinvestments, 15% capex to revenue ratio sustainable Smart investing Use big data analytics to identify and locate our active core customers Prioritize network expansion within small geographical units Investments driven by customer needs Focus on delivering high speed mobile internet and video streaming to core customers Doubled roll out of base stations YoY in 2017 63% 4G/LTE population coverage, on par with competition Network customer satisfaction on par with competition High speed mobile internet and video streaming will be available for >70% of our core customers in 2018 FY 2017 RESULTS PRIORITIZE CORE CUSTOMERS EFFICIENT ROLL OUT RESULTS


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Drivers of mobile ARPU turnaround: > 30% FTE reduction since 2015 through digitization and increased efficiencies, changing the profile of the organization Project Phoenix (managed services) brought ~2,900 FTE reduction in 2017 By the end of 2018 around 72% of FTE will be customer facing Interconnect balance halved year-on-year in H2 2017, despite growing bundle penetration Control addressable costs FTEs FY 2017 RESULTS Addressable costs increased ~2% in FY 2017 and expected to be flat to slightly down YoY in 20181 -31% 1 Excluding Euroset integration


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Russia: continued growth in mobile business TOTAL REVENUE (RUB BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) Mobile service revenue increased by 2.1% YoY, mainly driven by 8.9% mobile data revenue growth Mobile ARPU grew by 2.0% YoY Fixed-line service revenue decreased by 11.4% YoY, due to negative FOREX effect, impact of increased FMC penetration, competition and a decrease in transit traffic Underlying EBITDA decreased 3.0% mainly due to costs for the VEON personal internet platform roll-out and increased G&A and HR costs Capex excluding licenses decreased YoY in Q4 2017 as a result of more linear phasing compared to back-end loaded capex in FY 2016 +0.4% YoY -0.3% YoY -4.9% YoY -3.0% YoY (underlying)1 -37.8% YoY EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (RUB BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (RUB BILLION AND %) 1 Q4 2016 EBITDA negatively impacted by performance transformation costs of RUB 86m. Q4 2017 EBITDA negatively impacted by performance transformation costs of RUB 158m, the impact of the switch from OIBDA to EBITDA of RUB 165 million and Euroset rebranding and integration costs of RUB 266 million FY 2017 RESULTS


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FY 2017 back to revenue growth TOTAL REVENUE (RUB BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) +1.1% YoY -0.3% YoY -0.4% YoY -0.4% YoY (underlying)1 -6.1% YoY EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (RUB BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND CAPEX/REVENUE (RUB BILLION AND %) 1 FY 2016 EBITDA negatively impacted by performance transformation costs of RUB 696 million. FY 2017 EBITDA negatively impacted by performance transformation costs of RUB 266 million, the impact of the switch from OIBDA to EBITDA of RUB 165 million and Euroset rebranding and integration costs of RUB 266 million and other of RUB 59 million FY 2017 RESULTS


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My Beeline VEON BEELINE DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM (DMP) Targeting, triggering, scoring, risk-scoring, geo-analytics, CVM/DCVM Store rating (Google/iOS) 4.2/4.0 MAU (monthly active users) 7 Million Unique users (2017) 23 Million 2016 Best self-service app («RUNET raiting— 2016») 2017 Official Honoree (The Webby Awards) Offer Partners 100+ Content Channels/ Content Units 25/23K+ Registrations 1.7 Million Downloads 2.5 Million Beeline becoming a leading digital operator FY 2017 RESULTS


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Five priority use cases for VEON personal internet platform VALUE TO THE CUSTOMER Retail & E-Commerce Proactively suggest a taxi ride (or ride share) based on user real time location and behavior (e.g., where they tend to travel) Reduce failed deliveries by allowing users to redirect deliveries based on their real time location Offer smart-phones with a bundled loan to existing Telco customer based on their user profile and priced according to behavioural scoring Offer targeted insurance to user and shares customer profile with insurers Propose users personalized dinner options at the right time and then pickup at the retail partner shop (based on profile, behavior and context) PARTNERS RIDER ACQUISITION PHYSICAL RETAIL TRAFFIC STIMULATION PARCEL DELIVERY PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE DEVICE FINANCING INSTANT CONTEXTUAL MICRO INSURANCE Rideshare & Logistics Insurance Telco FY 2017 RESULTS


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FY 2017 RESULTS Regulatory update The proposed date (01.07.2018) for the law to come into force is likely to be rescheduled. The Government is yet to approve a number of supporting rulings, which is expected by the end of Q1 2018 National roaming prices decreased and differences between “home region” and “travel” roaming prices within Russia eliminated “On-net” roaming price decrease is still being discussed Proposed Russian Federation budget for 2018-2020 assumes increased income from spectrum allocation. Operators await spectrum fees increase and/or possible 4G/LTE & 5G spectrum auctions YAROVAYA LAW NATIONAL & ON-NET ROAMING SPECTRUM


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FY 2017 RESULTS Strong management team Kjell Johnsen is VEON’s Head of Major Markets, with responsibility for the Group’s businesses in Russia and Italy. From September 2016 to December 2017, Kjell was the Chief Executive Officer of Beeline Vasyl Latsanych (former Group Vice President for Strategy and Marketing MTS) appointed Chief Executive Officer of Beeline from January 2018 Fabrizio Mambrini (former Chief Financial Officer of Beeline) appointed as CFO of Major Markets Andrey Larkin (former member of the Management Board of PJSC Ingosstrakh) appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Beeline from January 2018 Vasyl Latsanych Chief Executive Officer Russia Kjell Johnsen VEON Head of Major Markets Andrey Larkin Chief Financial Officer Russia Fabrizio Mambrini VEON CFO of Major Markets


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Opening Agenda Richard James - Head of IR 2017 Achievements & 2017 strategic priorities Jean-Yves Charlier - CEO Financial results and targets Trond Westlie - CFO Russia Update Kjell Johnsen – Head of Major Markets Italy update Jeffrey Hedberg - CEO Italy JV Final remarks Jean-Yves Charlier - CEO BREAK - 20 MINUTES Q&A - 40 MINUTES REFRESHMENTS FY 2017 RESULTS


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Highly competitive mobile market ahead of the new entrant Fierce underground attack (“below-the-line” offers) with aggressive pricing and highly generous data allowances In fixed, high promotional intensity to accelerate customers migration to fiber Intense competitive pressure in mobile (both SMEs and Large Enterprises) Regulatory changes on international roaming negatively impacting the whole industry GSM license renewal & re-farming paid to Government impacting cash flow of MNOs in Italy Wind Tre 2017: a deeper look at the market ~+20%1 MNPs vs. 2016 linked to intense underground activities ~-19%2 in Price / Gb vs. 2016 ~15-30% discount offered by several players on first months of Fiber offering Fiber pricing similar to ADSL Aggressive underground campaigns through consumer-like offers (30-50% discount) driving MNPs increase ~EUR -30 million revenue impact of roaming for Wind Tre (all players impacted) ~EUR -435 million FCF impact of GSM license re-farming for Wind Tre (all MNOs impacted) 1 Based on total market (Consumer + Business) 2 IDC Market FY 2017 RESULTS 34_84 39_84 40_84 41_84 CONSUMER MOBILE CONSUMER FIXED BUSINESS REGULATION


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Wind Tre 2017: investing for the future 1 P3 test (3rd party network test) performed in Q4 2017 FY 2017 RESULTS 34_84 39_84 40_84 41_84 Shift of focus from volume to value, even if it entails negative short term financial impacts Retention efforts initiated through high-value customers tying programs and channels incentives revamp Bad debt reduction through more selective customer scoring Elimination of major drivers of distrust, with a short term negative revenue impact Simplification of VAS policy, increasing customer level of control Harmonization of extra-bundle charges Modernizing the network, now generating 50% of root causes of detraction for Wind Tre Starting our integration: many manual interventions required, impacting customer experience Refinancing completed SHIFT TO VALUE RESTORING CONFIDENCE FIXING OPERATIONS REFINANCING EUR -83 million CPE sales vs. 2016 mainly driven by more selective customer scoring ~+13pts NPS for our “3” customers acquired in 2017 vs. rest of customer base Leading network in consolidated cities1 60+ IT Systems consolidated EUR 270 million annual run-rate interest savings


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Wind Tre financial highlights FY 2017 vs FY 2016 combined 35.8% +200bps vs 2016 +310bps vs Q4 2016 EBITDA1 (EUR bILLION) 2.2 +1.2% underlying vs 2016 -3.1% underlying vs Q4 2016 Operating cash flow (EBITDA1 – CAPEX) EUR BILLION 1.0 Total revenue (EUR BILLION) 6.2 -4.5% vs 2016 -11.1% vs Q4 2016 EBITDA margin, underlying1 (%) 1 2017 Underlying EBITDA net of approximately EUR 266 million of one-off integration costs. 2016 Underlying EBITDA net off approximately EUR 60 million of one-off integration costs. 4Q 2017 Underlying EBITDA net of approximately EUR 66 million of one-off integration costs. 4Q 2016 Underlying EBITDA net off approximately EUR 60 million of one-off integration costs. 2 Net debt/EBITDA calculated on Underlying EBITDA; net debt excluding approx. EUR 128 million related to backbone rights of way of TERNA 3 FY 2017 Net debt and leverage increase due to overall refinancing costs occurred in 4Q as a consequence of the refinancing of the entire company’s capital structure FY 2017 RESULTS -5.8% vs 2016 Mobile TLC revenue Total vs 2016 vs Q4 2016 EUR 4.2 billion -4.3% -8.1% Fixed TLC revenue Total vs 2016 vs Q4 2016 EUR 1.1 billion +0.2% -2.5% Leverage ratio2 (FY 2017) 4.4x FY 2016: 4.2x3


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Mobile market outlook Mobile market expected to shrink in value in the coming years mainly due to growing competitive intensity driven by the new entrant Mobile market total SIM cards expected to increase following the new entrant and growing adoption of M2M SIM cards ARPU expected to decrease due to voice ARPU decline not completely offset by the growth in the data ARPU Competition expected to remain tough with main players focusing on convergence FY 2017 RESULTS 7_84 13_84 HIGHLIGHTS Other competitors MOBILE MARKET SHARES (DEC.-17)5 -2.3% +19.1% +4.9% -16.3% CAGR ’17-’19 MOBILE MARKET EXPECTATIONS1 (EUR BILLION) Prepaid Postpaid CUSTOMER MIX4 1 MOBILE SIMs (M) AND ARPU (EUR) 1 1 Source: IDC. Mobile Market includes incoming, excludes CPE. 2 Source: Ovum June 2017 3 Source IDC (including MNO and MVNO) divided by ISTAT population as of September 2017 4 Source AGCOM as of Sept. 2017: Customer mix on approx. 84 million human SIMs 5 Internal estimation based on consensus numbers from public available information (excluding MVNOs) MOBILE PENETRATION 2 3 0.7


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Fixed market outlook Fixed market expected to grow slightly in total value in the coming years driven by the increase in broadband access Fixed broadband number of lines expected to grow following the enlarged availability of fiber in Italy Market expected to remain competitive with main players focusing/pushing on new UBB services on fiber technology FY 2017 RESULTS < 10 Mbps > 30 Mbps > 10 Mbps < 30 Mbps 9_84 36_84 HIGHLIGHTS +1.2% +5.1% +5.8% -5.8% CAGR ’17-’19 FIXED MARKET EXPECTATIONS1 (EUR BILLION) PENETRATION2 SPEED OF ACCESS3 FIXED BROADBAND MARKET SHARES (DEC.-17)4 Other competitors FIXED BROADBAND LINES AND BROADBAND ARPU 1 Source IDC. Fixed market : Total Revenues excluding CPE, Incoming and Wholesale.. Data revenues include Data Transmission and Data VAS (Cloud , Security and Managed Services), and is referred to Business Market. Broadband revenues include  Internet connectivity fees and Content. 2 Source Credit Suisse Telecom Factsheet 3Q17; Companies reports 3Q17; Penetration defined as Fiber/Broadband subscription over total households 3 Source AGCOM as of Sept. 2017 4 Internal estimation on consensus numbers from public available information, excl. FWA 1 1


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2018: ready for the new entrant Likely commercial start in mobile: H1 2018 Expected marketing buzz around “trust” and “simplicity” Likely aggressive pricing & data generosity strategy Digital approach to “go-to-market” Fight plan vs. new entrant: key differentiators to bring value to our clients Attractive fixed-mobile convergent offers to address all family needs Best-in-class handset range through tying offers Dense distribution footprint Remedy contract with the new entrant, ensures significant cash flows in all scenarios providing us partial revenue recovery of our customers lost to the new entrant and incremental revenue from competitors’ customers churning to the new entrant. Revenues from the new entrant deriving from: Sale and co-location of sites Transfer of spectrum licenses Use of network New entrant likely to further disrupt the market in 2018… …But we are ready to fight and we will get benefits from their entry FY 2017 RESULTS


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2018: a year of transformation INTEGRATE OPTIMIZE DIFFERENTIATE Bridge the gap with competition on mobile network Consolidate our systems Improve efficiency eliminating duplications in organization and processes Maximize extraction of synergies Accelerate on fixed-mobile convergence Strengthen differentiation on B2B segment Accelerate digital transformation with an eco-system of partners (personalized services, best self-care and online experience, differentiated mobile engagement platforms) FY 2017 RESULTS Make a step change in fiber coverage (ongoing negotiation with several players) Fix operational processes (e.g. provisioning, assurance) Secure our high value customers through data analytics (e.g. predictive value of customers) Eliminate underperforming and overlapping sales channels, incentivize customer retention rather than acquisition Ensure discipline in allocation of capital and resources Double-down on ultra-broadband products & services (Wind Tre as Digital Home enabler)


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Build future-proof differentiating infrastructure 53_84 66_84 67_84 68_84 76_84 77_84 55_84 59_84 60_84 62_84 63_84 69_84 70_84 72_84 73_84 EARLY ACHIEVEMENTS PLAN Building Italy leading mobile network through consolidation and modernization Competitive differentiation Synergies through sites consolidation, decommissioning and handover to the new entrant Consolidate our systems, enable digital and omni-channel, move to cloud services Cost savings through rationalization and more efficient IT New revenue streams from data-driven business 1 As of January 2018 2 P3 test (3rd party network test) performed in Q4 2017 ~5k sites modernized1 95% 4G population coverage Leading network in consolidated cities2 98% 4G coverage by YE 2018 100% consolidation by YE 2019 +60 systems consolidated Data analytics use cases launched, generating revenue +50% of our infrastructure and app inventory consolidated and modernized Fast-growing data-driven revenue Mobile network IT OUR AMBITION FY 2017 RESULTS 21k sites for the largest NTW in Italy with single vendor 5G ready equipment


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Accelerate on fixed-mobile convergence The hub to make families’ life easier The environment for tech- hungry adventure-seekers Breakthrough simple FMC offer on Fiber up to 1Gbps 100Giga/month data shareable within the family on Fiber up to 1Gbps 15Giga/month data each SIM (up to 5 SIMs) Finalize process improvements and step-up end-to-end customer experience E.g. fix provisioning and assurance Enlarge fiber footprint Ongoing negotiations with multiple fiber players Accelerate migration of our DSL customers to fiber Enrich offer of digital products & services to increase customer stickiness and drive ARPU E.g. strengthened TV offering, IoT, monitoring & security, top-notch set-top-box Further accelerate cross-sell through push in distribution, especially in the “3” network ~60% of our fixed customer base convergent ~10% of our mobile customer base convergent ~1.9 SIMs per convergent account ~50% lower churn on convergent customers (mobile & fixed) New growth engine Cross sell both ways between our mobile and fixed customer base Reduce massively churn on both mobile & fixed Boost ARPU through content, digital products & services… OUR AMBITION EARLY ACHIEVEMENTS PLAN FY 2017 RESULTS


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+18% fixed customers in 2017 +3% mobile customers in 2017 ~70% of fixed customers are convergent ~25% reduction in SMEs network of third party agents (eliminating redundancies and low performers) Strengthen differentiation on B2B FY 2017 RESULTS OUR AMBITION EARLY ACHIEVEMENTS PLAN Double-down in B2B to turn B2B into a solid growth pillar Close the NPS gap vs. competitors in mobile and fixed State-of-the art mobile network post consolidation Enlarged fiber coverage Enriched offer Best-in-class processes All touchpoints rebranded “Wind Tre Business” Unified and revamped offer portfolio (data sharing, FMC, smart devices) Improved digital channels (e.g. top-notch self-care app for Small Enterprises) Unified and restructured the SME outbound distribution channels Drastically enhance experience of business customers Drastically improving mobile & fixed network performance Revamping fixed processes (esp. provisioning and assurance) Further push cross selling in our customer base Expand into adjacent segments (IoT, SaaS, Cloud, Security), scouting partners and solutions to improve speed/flexibility and control capital expenditures


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~7% digital sales in 4Q 2017, leading the market ~20% digital top-up in 2017, and growing ~40% selfcare apps penetration, with market leading app store ratings and 30+ NPS 20+ skilled professionals fully dedicated to Big Data and analytics with ~30% total company's data already managed by the new DMP platform in three months Full agile way of working implemented across Digital, extending to wider organization Executing digital technology roadmap as in Digital Stack, Data Management, Knowledge Management, e-commerce, selfcare (bots) etc. Accelerate digital transformation FY 2017 RESULTS OUR AMBITION EARLY ACHIEVEMENTS PLAN To become a “Simple and Digital” company driving new revenue growth and cost savings Successfully scale up digital engagement to drive selfcare and NPS improvements New digital products and services, leveraging partnerships Improving customers experience and processes to simplify and reduce time to market Becoming a data driven company leveraging Big Data and advanced analytics Drive Digital Transformation in the company Increase digital sales and digital top-up through all available selfcare applications and web tools (VEON, Wind and 3) Increase selfcare adoption by enriching digital functionalities (customer recognition, virtual agent, Big Data, bots) Improve customer experience through seamless processes, procedures, UX and UI Manage 100% of customer and operational data, leveraging our own and third party sources Deliver the digital technology roadmap including OSS/ BSS (Digital Stack) to be launched


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Reduction of ~2,200 employees in 2017, on a voluntary basis by offering severance package ~-24% employees ~+20% average span of control1 Improve organizational efficiency FY 2017 RESULTS OUR AMBITION EARLY ACHIEVEMENTS PLAN Have the best-in-class, future-proof organizational setup and speed up decision making process Streamlined and simplified structure Simplified processes enabling better cost efficiency and improved customer/employee experience Optimized sourcing model increasing productivity Future proof skillset enabled by a strong recruiting and development policy One winning company culture Reduction in headcount achieved to date higher than in the original synergies plan Further streamline organization Elimination of all duplicated activities Further optimization of span of control Review our sourcing model, enhancing internal skills and insourcing selected high-value activities E.g. insourcing of selected technical functions and network activities Strengthen our skillset through hiring/reskilling programs E.g. Young Digital Talents recruiting program E.g. new managerial & technical upskilling programs Build a strong, unified company culture 1 Span of control: a ratio indicating the number of employees per manager.


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Maximize synergies and reduce costs 96_84 99_84 102_84 109_84 112_84 113_84 115_84 116_84 121_84 122_84 124_84 125_84 127_84 Network & IT Commercial SG&A & HR Network & IT Opex Capex EUR 490 million Annual run-rate Opex synergies 90% Annual run-rate Opex synergies realized by year end 2019 EUR 210 million Annual run-rate Capex synergies1 25% from Commercial 50% from SG&A and HR 25% from Technology EUR 167 million Opex synergies realized in 2017 corresponding to EUR 260 million Annual run-rate Opex synergies Mobile network consolidation & modernization Fiber deployment Insourcing of key operational activities w/o associated human resources Rationalization of points of sales Leverage of complementary brands Improved customer touchpoints Organizational streamlining Facilities consolidation Automation & process improvement Network and IT consolidation and modernization 1 CAPEX synergies are calculated as difference between Wind Tre CAPEX at the end of the plan and 2016 CAPEX of Wind and H3G on a stand-alone basis OUR AMBITION EARLY ACHIEVEMENTS PLAN FY 2017 RESULTS Announced On top Financial expenses EUR 700 million of total synergies EUR 270 million in interest savings on top of


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Focus on cash generation 24_84 1 Notional amounts. USD tranche has been converted at Cross Currency Swaps EUR/USD Exchange Rate 2 Defined as: Net debt/EBITDA. Target required to be reached per VEON-CKH Shareholders Deed on a pro-forma basis for distribution under 3 FCF defined as: Net cash from operating activities less net cash used in investing activities. Maximum % of FCF available for distribution 4 Nominal annual interest rate including hedging costs Leverage target of net leverage ratio <3.0x in the long-term Full refinancing executed in Q4 2017 optimizing maturity with 50% reduction in annual interest costs (EUR 270 million) vs.2016 Shareholder distribution based on the following: <4.0x 40% <3.5x 60% <3.0x 80% Leverage2 % FCF3 EUR 6 billion in 5 years (2017-2021) 0.45 0.60 1.95 1.6 2.2 1.8 1.7 ~2.7% average interest rate4 Bank loans Bonds ~ ~ ~ CAPEX PLAN (EUR BILLION) DEBT MATURITY PROFILE1 (EUR BILLION) DE-LEVERAGE DISTRIBUTION TO PARENTS FY 2017 RESULTS


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FY 2017 RESULTS Final remarks Clear strategy & execution plan to accelerate cash generation Strategy Strong focus on quality as a key enabler to drive value and differentiation Processes reengineering underway to improve cost efficiency and customer experience Operations Transformation into a lean & efficient organization initiated, powered by a strong, unified culture On track to deliver target synergies: EUR 700 million annual run-rate Cash & Deleverage Refinancing completed: EUR 270 million annual run-rate interest savings on top of synergies Deleverage ambition: <3x leverage ratio in the long term


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Opening Agenda Richard James - Head of IR 2017 Achievements & 2017 strategic priorities Jean-Yves Charlier - CEO Financial results and targets Trond Westlie - CFO Russia Update Kjell Johnsen – Head of Major Markets Italy update Jeffrey Hedberg - CEO Italy JV Final remarks Jean-Yves Charlier - CEO BREAK - 20 MINUTES Q&A - 40 MINUTES REFRESHMENTS FY 2017 RESULTS


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Pakistan: continuous growth and margin expansion 1 Q4 2016 EBITDA negatively impacted by performance transformation costs of PKR 2.1 billion. Q4 2017 EBITDA negatively impacted by performance transformation costs of PKR 1 billion TOTAL REVENUE (PKR BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) +4.2% YoY +4.0% YoY +36.5% YoY +24.5% YoY underlying -34.2% YoY 38.7 41.2 40.3 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (PKR BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (PKR BILLION AND %) Continued revenue growth, despite the aggressive market, fuelled by strong data revenue growth (+27.8% YoY) Network integration completed overall sites reduced by >3 thousands enabled 3G for ex-Warid and 4G/LTE for ex-Mobilink customers Strong underlying EBITDA YoY increase due to revenue growth and synergies Underlying EBITDA margin expansion to 48.1%, +7.8 p.p. YoY +2.7 p.p. of Q4 margin impact due to release of historic SIM tax accruals QoQ margin reduction by 7 p.p. mainly due to lower impact in Q4 vs Q3 from SIM tax accruals release FY 2017 RESULTS


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Algeria: data pricing competition continues, challenging macro environment 1 Q4 2016 EBITDA negatively impacted by performance transformation costs of DZD 0.2bn. Q4 2017 EBITDA negatively impacted by performance transformation costs of DZD 0.9bn TOTAL REVENUE (DZD BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) -9.9% YoY -8.0% YoY -24.1% YoY -18.4% YoY underlying1 -35.7% YoY 0.5 0.2 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (DZD BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (DZD BILLION AND %) Top line remains under pressure Customer base decreased due to increased churn, fuelled by high competitive pressure on data pricing Data revenue +36% YoY with 4G/LTE network population coverage leadership Challenging macro environment Economic slowdown coupled with continued high inflation and weakened currency Telecom share of wallet under pressure from new taxes and food basket inflation Underlying EBITDA margin of 46.7% The Finance law impact has contributed to a decrease of 2.4 p.p. of EBITDA margin, which would otherwise have been of 49.1% Mobile termination rate partial symmetry 13.9 FY 2017 RESULTS


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Bangladesh: continued competitive pressure impacting results 1 Q4 2016 EBITDA negatively impacted by performance transformation of BDT 0.8bn. TOTAL REVENUE (BDT BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) -9.5% YoY +3.2% YoY -10.5% YoY -24.4% YoY Underlying1 -26.6% YoY 11.7 12.0 10.8 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (BDT BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (BDT BILLION AND %) Revenue YoY trend deteriorated vs Q3 2017 Continued competition on customer acquisition driving multi-SIM and diluted share of wallet Data revenue +14.6% YoY, with acceleration of data customer growth at 13.4% YoY Underlying EBITDA decline due to revenue trend and technology expenses to improve network availability 3G network availability substantially restored at year-end Underlying EBITDA margin at 35.8% Banglalink acquired additional spectrum and 4G/LTE license, positioning the company for the turnaround FY 2017 RESULTS


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Ukraine: sustained robust performance 1 Q4 2016 EBITDA negatively impacted by UAH 240m related to provisions for penalties and tax related issues. Q4 2017 EBITDA positively impacted by UAH 213m due to a provision related to a regulatory fine TOTAL REVENUE (UAH BILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (UAH BILLION AND %) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (UAH BILLION AND %) +10.7% YoY +1.7% YoY +39.1% YoY +12.2% YoY (underlying)1 -36.2% YoY Leader in NPS and clear market leader with customer market share above 47% Improved churn driving customer growth Mobile service revenue growth of 10.7% YoY, driven by data revenue growth of 65% ARPU increased by 9.1% YoY to UAH 49 Fixed service revenue increased 5.4% YoY Underlying EBITDA increased 12.2% YoY driven by revenue growth, improving cost efficiency EBITDA margin of 58.0% positive impacted by UAH 213 million release of a provision related to a regulatory case 3G population coverage reached 74% On 31 January 2018, Kyivstar secured 4G/LTE license in the 2,600MHz band to provide nationwide services FY 2017 RESULTS


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Uzbekistan: Tax and cost pressure impacting EBITDA margin TOTAL REVENUE (UZS BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) 625 518 628 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN1 (UZS BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (UZS BILLION AND %) Revenue grew 21.3% YoY driven by increased tariffs, which were pegged to USD until the Uzbek som liberalization on 4 September 2017 Mobile data revenue increased 28.6% YoY Underlying EBITDA broadly stable YoY, driven by revenue growth, mainly offset by a.o. 83% YoY increase in customer tax to UZB 2,750, increased service and business costs, and the negative impact from the currency liberalization VEON successfully repatriated USD 200 million from Uzbekistan 1 Q4 2016 EBITDA positively impacted by reversal of provision related to a court case of UZS 39.9 billion. Q4 2017 EBITDA positively impacted by UZS 20.3 billion related will a penalty provision FY 2017 RESULTS +21.3% YoY +1.9% YoY -18.8% YoY -58.5% YoY


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Italy: synergies on track partially offsetting top line pressure TOTAL REVENUE (EUR MILLION) -11.1% YoY MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) 1 EBITDA negatively impacted by integration costs of ~EUR 66 million; in Q4 2017 and of ~EUR 60 million in 4Q 2016 2 CPE = Customer Premises Equipment 3 Calculated as Net Debt / LTM EBITDA before ~EUR 266 million integration costs; 2017 total net leverage excludes approximately EUR 128 million related to the Terna’s fibre backbone right of way Note: starting from Q2 2017 results, minor changes in accounting policies were adopted and for a proper comparison previous period results were adjusted accordingly +27.6% YoY -5.8% YoY 1,749 1,556 -4.5% YoY -3.1% YoY Underlying1 1,543 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (EUR BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (EUR BILLION AND %) 2 Service revenue decline of 7.0% YoY with: Mobile service revenue decline of 8.1% YoY mainly due to continued highly competitive environment with aggressive underground offers Fixed service revenue decrease of 2.5% YoY mainly due to tough comparison with 4Q16 when some commercial initiatives were undertaken Other & CPE2 revenue decline mainly driven by lower volume of gross additions and to a more selective mobile customer scoring Underlying EBITDA1 declined 3.1% YoY due to the decline in mobile segment as a consequence of top line pressure partially offset by synergies and costs efficiencies Net leverage ratio at 4.4x3 Contribution to VEON P&L of a loss of USD 156m for Q417 FY 2017 RESULTS


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Feb 2017 Jun 2017 May 2017 Aug 2017 RCF/Term loan at HQ GTH share buy-back USD bonds issue at HQ Alfa Bank & VTB loans in RUB at HQ Sberbank loans in RUB at HQ Key financing activities and transactions of 2017 Nov 2017 VEON submits MTO on GTH Dec 2017 Cash repatriation from Uzbekistan Syndicated loans in BDT in Bangladesh Tender offer on PJSC and PJSC guaranteed bonds FY 2017 RESULTS


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Group debt maturity schedule Group debt maturity schedule by currency1 AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017, USD BILLION 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 >2022   USD 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.7 2.6 55% EUR 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.0 12% RUB 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.2 0.8 0.0 25% PKR 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 6% OTHER 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2% 1 After effect of cross currency swaps FY 2017 RESULTS


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Liquidity analysis Group cash breakdown by currency 31 DECEMBER, 2017 Unused RCF headroom at the end of Q4 2017: Unused VF/CF headroom at the end of Q4 2017: Group cash: USD 1.3 billion1 VEON – Syndicate USD 1.44 billion VEON - Sberbank RUB 15 billion (USD 0.26 billion) Pakistan – facility PKR 15 billion (USD 0.13 billion) Banglalink – Syndicated TL Facility BDT 29 billion (USD 0.35 billion) 1 Net of USD 987m on deposit as USD collateral for the MTO. FY 2017 RESULTS


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Debt by entity Outstanding debt (millions) Type of debt/lender AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2017, USD MILLION Entity Bonds Loans Other Total VEON Amsterdam B.V. - 475 - 475 VEON Holdings B.V. 3,891 3,542 - 7,432 GTH Finance B.V. 1,200 - - 1,200 GTH - 98 - 98 PJSC VimpelCom 562 - 61 623 Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited 42 790 - 832 Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. 300 - - 300 Optimum Telecom Algérie S.p.A. - 131 - 131 Others - 7 4 11 Total 5,994 5,042 66 11,102 FY 2017 RESULTS


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Underlying equity free cash flow (excluding licenses) reconciliation table 4Q17 4Q16 FY17 FY16 Net cash from operating activities from continued operations 479 384 2,475 1,192 Exceptional items: One-off adjustment to a vendor agreement1 - - (66) - PT costs 58 66 179 255 Settlement with DOJ/SEC/OM Investigation - - - 795 WHT on license in Pakistan 30 IRAQNA Provision 69 Proceeds from sale of shares in subsidiaries - 325 - 325 Other 19 - 41 33 Underlying Net Cash Flow from operating activities 555 775 2,728 2,601 Net cash used in investing activities from continued operations (1,325) (931) (3,016) (2,021) Adjustments: Purchase of license (19) (47) (359) (165) Deposits, Financial assets and other (853) (59) (997) (68) Underlying net cash flow used in investing activities (453) (825) (1,660) (1,788) Underlying Equity Free Cash Flow (excluding licenses) 101 (50) 1,067 812 1 One-off adjustment to a vendor agreement refers to USD 106m of exceptional cost reduction of which USD 66m have been paid in Q3 2017 and the remaining USD 40m will be paid in 2018 FY 2017 RESULTS


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Cash flow USD mln   FY17       Operating activities     Profit after tax   (496) Income tax expenses   472 Profit before tax   (24) Non-cash adjustment to reconcile profit before tax to net operating cash flows:     Depreciation   1.454 Amortization   537 Impairment loss   66 Loss/(Gain) From disposal of non current assets   24 Finance income   (95) Finance cost   935 Other non operating losses / (Gains)   95 Net foreign exchange loss / (gain)   71 Share of loss of associates, joint ventures and impairments   522 Movements in provisions and pensions   (119) Changes in working capital   199 Net interest paid   (834) Net interest received   89 Income tax paid   (445) Changes due to discontinued operations from operating activity   - Net cash from operating activities   2.475       Proceeds from sale of property and equipment   8,0 Proceeds from sale of intangible assets   - Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (1.481) Purchase of licenses   (359) Purchase of other intangible assets   (197) Outflow for loan granted   (2,0) Inflow from loan granted   - Inflows/(outflows) from financial assets   (99) Inflows/(outflows) from deposits   (898) Acquisition of a subsidiary, net of cash acquired   - Proceeds from sales of share in subsidiaries, net of cash   12,0 Receipt of dividends   - Discontinued operations in investing activity   - Net cash used in investing activities   (3.016)       Net proceeds from exercise of share options   - Acquisition of non-controlling interest   (259) Gross proceeds from borrowings   6.248 Fees paid for the borrowings   (56) Repayment of borrowings   (5.948) Dividends paid to equity holders   (518) Proceeds from sale of treasury stock   1 Dividends paid to non-controlling interests   (202) Proceeds from sale of non-controlling interests   - Discontinued operations in financing activity   - Net cash from/(used in) financing activities   (734) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   (1.275) A B A+B FY2017 EBITDA 3,587 Changes in working capital 199 Movement in provisions - 119 Net interest paid-received - 745 Income tax paid - 445 Cash flow from operating activities (excl. discontinued operations) 2,474 Capex excl.licenses - 1,460 Working capital related to Capex excl. licenses -218 Proceeds from sale of PPE 8 Equity Free Cash Flow 804 Purchase of licenses - 359 Other investing activities1 - 987 Cash flow before financing - 542 Exceptional cash flow items 263 Underlying Equity Free Cash flow2 1,067  


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4Q17 4Q16 FY17 FY16 Pro-forma Warid EBITDA 753 783 3587 3,268 One-off vendor adjustment - - (106) - Performance Transformation costs of which: 58 66 184 245 HQ and Other 38 29 142 156 Russia 3 1 5 11 Emerging Markets 17 36 37 78 Other exceptional 3 61 9 104 EBITDA underlying 814 910 3,676 3,617 Underlying EBITDA reconciliation table FY 2017 RESULTS


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Russian ruble Algerian dinar Pakistan rupee Bangladeshi taka Ukrainian hryvnia Kazakh tenge Uzbekistan som Armenian dram Kyrgyz som Georgian lari Target rates FY 2018 60.00 110.00 105.00 79.00 27.00 340.00 8,748 480 70.00 2.40 Average rates 4Q17 4Q16 YoY 58.41 63.07 (7.4%) 114.77 110.58 3.8% 106.42 104.78 1.6% 82.32 78.62 4.7% 26.96 25.89 4.1% 334.40 335.07 (0.2%) 8,079.91 3,129.4 158.2% 483.1 478.84 0.9% 69.22 68.83 0.6% 2.59 2.50 3.9% Closing rates 4Q17 4Q16 YoY 57.60 60.66 (5.0%) 114.76 110.40 4.0% 110.70 104.37 6.1% 82.69 78.92 4.8% 28.07 27.19 3.2% 332.33 333.29 (0.3%) 8,120.07 3,231.5 151.3% 484.1 483.94 0.0% 68.84 69.23 (0.6%) 2.59 2.65 (2.1%) Forex FY 2017 RESULTS


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Average and closing rates of functional currencies to USD

 

              Average rates     Average rates     Closing rates  
              4Q17     4Q16     YoY     FY17     FY16     YoY     4Q17     4Q16     YoY  

Consolidated VEON ltd

 

Russian Ruble

    RUB       58.41       63.07       -7.4     58.35       67.03       -13.0     57.60       60.66       -5.0

Customers

 

Euro

    EUR       0.85       0.93       -8.5     0.89       0.90       -1.9     0.83       0.95       -12.4

EBITDA reconciliation

 

Algerian Dinar

    DZD       114.77       110.58       3.8     110.92       109.43       1.4     114.76       110.40       4.0

Russia

 

Pakistan Rupee

    PKR       106.42       104.78       1.6     105.35       104.72       0.6     110.70       104.37       6.1

Pakistan

 

Bangladeshi Taka

    BDT       82.32       78.62       4.7     80.88       78.44       3.1     82.69       78.92       4.8

Algeria

 

Ukrainian Hryvnia

    UAH       26.96       25.89       4.1     26.59       25.55       4.1     28.07       27.19       3.2

Bangladesh

 

Kazakh Tenge

    KZT       334.40       335.07       -0.2     326.08       341.76       -4.6     332.33       333.29       -0.3

Ukraine

 

Uzbekistan Som

    UZS       8,079.91       3,129.41       158.2     5,121.14       2,965.66       72.7     8,120.07       3,231.48       151.3

Italy

 

Armenian Dram

    AMD       483.10       478.84       0.9     482.68       480.45       0.5     484.10       483.94       0.0

Laos

 

Kyrgyz Som

    KGS       69.22       68.83       0.6     68.87       69.90       -1.5     68.84       69.23       -0.6
 

Georgian Lari

    GEL       2.59       2.50       3.9     2.51       2.37       6.0     2.59       2.65       -2.1


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Consolidated*

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16
(pro-forma
Warid)
    2Q16
(pro-forma
Warid)
    3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16
Pro-forma
Warid
    FY17  

Total operating revenue

    2,312       2,570       2,442       2,296       2,096       2,228       2,361       2,354       2,281       2,417       2,456       2,320       9,606       9,040       9,474  

Service revenue

    2,260       2,515       2,364       2,188       2,022       2,158       2,276       2,244       2,202       2,331       2,358       2,214       9,313       8,700       9,105  

EBITDA

    938       1,069       58       811       778       811       896       783       861       931       1,042       753       2,875       3,268       3,587  

EBITDA margin (%)

    40.6     41.6     41.7     35.3     37.1     36.4     37.9     33.3     37.8     38.5     42.4     32.4     29.9     36.1     37.9

EBIT

    308       530       (480     166       297       269       406       91       345       389       561       211       524       1,063       1,506  

Profit/(Loss) before tax

    (8     329       (834     (82     137       82       186       (89     130       (193     324       (285     (595     316       (24

Net income/(loss)

    184       108       (1,005     58       169       122       445       1,557       (5     (278     125       (325     (655     2,294       (483

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    263       590       459       709       203       348       422       770       269       644       406       473       2,033       1,741       1,791  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    210       462       448       671       158       329       382       754       265       332       398       466       1,801       1,623       1,459  

CAPEX excluding licenses / revenue

    9.1     18.0     18.3     29.2     7.5     13.8     16.2     32.0     11.6     13.7     16.2     20.1     18.7     17.7     15.4

*Notes:

The financial results for Q1 2016 and Q2 2016 are also presented on a pro-forma basis assuming that the results of Warid have been consolidated (including intercompany eliminations) within VEON’s results with effect from 1 January 2016, in order to assist with the year on year comparisons.

VEON

 

Consolidated*

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16
Reported
    2Q16
Reported
    3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    2,312       2,570       2,442       2,296       2,017       2,153       2,361       2,354       2,281       2,417       2,456       2,320       9,606       8,885       9,474  

Service revenue

    2,260       2,515       2,364       2,188       1,947       2,086       2,276       2,244       2,202       2,331       2,358       2,214       9,313       8,553       9,106  

EBITDA

    938       1,069       58       811       758       795       896       783       861       931       1,042       753       2,875       3,232       3,587  

EBITDA margin (%)

    40.6     41.6     41.7     35.3     37.6     37.0     37.9     33.3     37.8     38.5     42.4     32.4     29.9     36.4     37.9

EBIT

    308       530       (480     166       304       283       406       91       345       389       561       211       524       1,084       1,506  

Profit/(Loss) before tax

    (8     329       (834     (82     154       95       186       (89     131       (193     324       (285     (595     347       (23

Net income/(loss)

    184       108       (1,005     58       187       137       445       1,557       (4     (278     125       (325     (655     2,328       (482

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    263       590       459       709       195       350       425       770       269       644       406       473       2,033       1,195       1,792  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    210       462       448       671       150       284       382       754       265       332       398       466       1,801       1,136       1,459  

CAPEX excluding licenses / revenue

    9     18     18     29     7.5     13.2     16     32     12     14     16     20     19     13     15


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Mobile Customers*

   1Q15      2Q15      3Q15      4Q15      1Q16      2Q16      3Q16      4Q16      1Q17      2Q17      3Q17      4Q17      FY15      FY16      FY17  

Russia

     55.7        57.2        59.0        59.8        57.7        57.5        58.4        58.3        57.0        58.3        58.8        58.2        59.8        58.3        58.2  

Algeria

     17.1        17.1        17.0        17.0        16.7        16.3        15.9        16.3        16.1        15.5        15.2        15.0        17.0        16.3        15.0  

Pakistan

     38.2        33.4        35.2        36.2        48.3        49.3        51.0        51.6        52.5        52.5        53.1        53.6        36.2        51.6        53.6  

Bangladesh

     31.8        32.0        32.3        32.3        31.6        31.1        29.0        30.4        30.5        30.7        31.4        31.3        32.3        30.4        31.3  

Ukraine

     26.1        26.1        25.7        25.4        25.3        25.4        26.3        26.1        26.0        26.1        26.4        26.5        25.4        26.1        26.5  

Uzbekistan

     10.4        10.3        10.2        9.9        9.5        9.3        9.6        9.5        9.5        9.6        9.5        9.7        9.9        9.5        9.7  

Other

     15.6        15.8        15.9        15.5        15.0        15.1        15.5        15.1        14.9        15.4        15.7        16.20        6.0        15.1        16.2  

Total without Italy**

     194.9        191.8        195.3        196.1        204.1        204.2        205.6        207.2        206.5        208.1        210.3        210.5        186.6        207.2        210.5  

Italy

     21.4        21.4        21.3        21.1        20.9        20.9        20.7        31.3        30.9        30.3        29.8        29.5        21.1        31.3        29.5  

Total on combined basis

     216.3        213.2        216.7        217.2        225.0        225.1        226.3        238.8        237.4        238.4        240.1        240.0        207.7        238.8        240.0  

Fixed line Customers*

     1Q15        2Q15        3Q15        4Q15        1Q16        2Q16        3Q16        4Q16        1Q17        2Q17        3Q17        4Q17        FY15        FY16        FY17  

Russia

     2.3        2.2        2.2        2.2        2.2        2.2        2.1        2.2        2.2        2.2        2.2        2.2        —          2.2        2.2  

Algeria

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —    

Pakistan

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —    

Bangladesh

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          0.8        —          —    

Ukraine

     0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.8        0.2        0.8        0.8  

Uzbekistan

     0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          0.2        —          —    

Other

     0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.4        0.5        0.3        2.2        0.1        0.3  

Total without Italy**

     3.5        3.4        3.4        3.4        3.4        3.4        3.3        3.4        3.4        3.4        3.4        3.4        3.4        3.1        3.4  

Italy

     2.2        2.2        2.2        2.3        2.3        2.3        2.3        2.3        2.4        2.7        2.7        2.7        —          2.3        2.7  

Total on combined basis

     5.7        5.6        5.6        5.7        5.7        5.7        5.7        5.7        5.8        6.2        6.1        6.1        3.4        5.4        6.1  


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VEON Ltd.

EBITDA Underlying Reconciliation

 

    (USD mln)     ( LCCY mln)  
    1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17     1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Russia

                                                           

EBITDA Reported

    421       524       455       424       328       414       413       419       409       471       480       430       1,823       1,574       1,789       26,130       27,536       28,466       28,012       24,410       27,269       26,710       26,401       24,070       26,925       28,239       25,108       110,145       104,790       104,342  

Site capitalization

          (30                     (30     —         —               (2,152                     (2,152     —         —    

Other

          2                     7       2       —         7             132                     432       132       —         432  

PT Costs

            1       3       6       1       2.6       0.9       (0.6     2.7       —         11       6               53       177       379       86       154       49       (37     158       —         695       325  

EBITDA Underlying

    421       524       455       396       328       417       419       420       412       472       480       440       1,795       1,585       1,801       26,130       27,536       28,466       25,992       24,463       27,446       27,090       26,487       24,224       26,975       28,202       25,698       108,125       105,486       105,098  

Algeria

                              —         —                                     —    

EBITDA reported

    169       175       178       162       158       128       135       125       114       104       115       92       684       547       426       15,723       17,199       18,330       17,302       17,060       14,019       14,868       13,851       12,545       11,400       12,696       10,514       68,554       59,798       47,156  

PT Costs

          6         0       13       2       —         —         0       8       6       15       9             677         10       1,432       195       6         47       941       677       1,637       993  

Other

          6                       6       —         —               593                       593       —         —    

EBITDA Underlying

    169       175       178       174       158       128       148       127       114       104       116       100       696       562       435       15,723       17,199       18,330       18,572       17,060       14,029       16,300       14,045       12,551       11,400       12,743       11,455       69,824       61,435       48,149  

Pakistan

                              —         —                                     —    

EBITDA reported

    96       106       103       104       136       130       147       129       154       167       209       173       409       542       703       9,725       10,828       10,620       10,872       14,240       13,635       15,387       13,509       16,188       17,495       21,967       18,446       42,044       56,772       74,096  

SIM re-verification costs

    8       6                           14       —         —         766       611                           1,377       —         —    

PT Costs

          2       3       15       7       20       6       5       7       9       2       45       27             188       339       1,532       770       2,069       608       569       716       950       188       4,709       2,843  

Other

      (9     (7                       (16     —         —           (916     (666                       (1,582     —         —    

EBITDA Underlying

    103       103       97       106       139       145       154       149       160       172       216       182       409       588       731       10,491       10,522       9,954       11,060       14,579       15,167       16,156       15,578       16,796       18,064       22,683       19,396       42,027       61,481       76,939  

Bangladesh

                              —         —                                     —    

EBITDA Reported

    60       63       69       51       70       69       73       55       69       61       56       47       242       267       233       4,635       4,930       5,339       3,967       5,500       5,386       5,721       4,357       5,517       4,908       4,515       3,901       18,871       20,964       18,841  

PT Costs

          4       4       2         10       —         —         1       (0     4       16       1             333       351       131         771           101       (26     333       1,252       75  

Sim verification

              4                   —         4       —                   333                   —         333       —    

SIM tax provision

        2       12                       14       —         —             156       923                       1,079       —         —    

A/R and inventory provision

          7                       7       —         —               526                       526       —         —    

EBITDA Underlying

    60       63       71       74       75       75       73       65       69       61       57       47       267       288       234       4,635       4,930       5,495       5,749       5,850       5,849       5,721       5,128       5,517       4,908       4,616       3,875       20,809       22,549       18,916  

Ukraine

                              —         —                                     —    

EBITDA Reported

    63       70       84       75       71       80       86       69       77       87       91       92       292       306       347       1,278       1,512       1,835       1,706       1,822       2,027       2,170       1,793       2,073       2,305       2,349       2,494       6,332       7,811       9,221  

PT Costs

            0       0               0       (0     —         0       0               1       1           1       2       5.61       (4.80     —         2       3  

Reversal of tax provisions

            (1                   —         (1     —                 (22                   —         (22     —    

Other

                  9         1         (8       9       (7                   240         26         (208     —           (182

EBITDA Underlying

    63       70       84       75       70       80       86       78       77       87       91       92       292       315       347       1,278       1,512       1,835       1,706       1,801       2,027       2,170       2,033       2,074       2,333       2,355       2,281       6,332       8,031       9,043  

Uzbekistan

                              —         —                                     —    

EBITDA reported

    105       113       99       121       100       94       96       105       79       83       67       33       437       395       261       256,637       284,201       255,021       327,858       284,934       273,119       286,793       328,420       264,633       312,518       316,230       266,746       1,123,718       1,173,267       1,160,126  

Legal provision

        16                         16       —         —             43,066                         43,066       —         —    

Return of litigation losses

            (2         (12     —         —         —         —         —         (14     —                 (5,159         (39,881     —         —         —         —         —         (45,040     —    

Other

            (1           2           3       —         (1     5               (3,948           6,706           20,250       —         (3,948     26,956  

EBITDA Underlying

    105       113       115       121       97       94       96       92       81       83       67       36       453       379       266       256,637       284,201       298,087       327,858       275,827       273,119       286,793       288,539       271,339       312,518       316,230       286,996       1,166,784       1,124,279       1,187,082  

HQ and other

                              —         —                                  

Uzbekistan Provision

        900       11                       911       —         —                                  

PT Costs

        44       65       35       54       45       23       19       38         38       109       157       96                                

Other

            1       40       (5     2         1         2         38       3                                

Iraqna litigation provision

                  66                 66       —                                  

One- off adjustment to a vendor agreement

                        (106           (106                              

Other HQ

                  7           49         —         7       49                                

VEON Group Reported

    938       1,069       58       811       758       795       896       783       861       931       1,042       753       2,875       3,268       3,587                                

One-offs

    8       (3     960       86       40       118       66       127       30       46       (49     61       1,051       349       88                                

VEON Group Underlying

    945       1,066       1,018       897       799       913       962       910       891       977       993       814       3,926       3,617       3,675                                


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Russia

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    1,061       1,288       1,150       1,084       885       1,008       1,091       1,112       1,097       1,197       1,229       1,206       4,583       4,097       4,728  

EBITDA

    421       524       455       424       328       414       413       419       409       471       479       430       1,823       1,574       1,789  

EBITDA margin (%)

    39.6     40.7     39.6     39.1     37.0     41.1     37.9     37.7     37.3     39.4     39.0     35.7     39.8     38.4     37.8

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    84       216       202       403       48       115       149       350       117       141       191       237       906       662       685  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    80       212       198       343       43       109       146       345       114       138       185       230       833       643       667  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenues

    859       1,066       961       902       733       843       914       940       932       1,023       1,058       1,040       3,789       3,430       4,054  

Service Revenue (Mobile)

    829       1,031       918       846       696       816       879       886       890       974       1,003       976       3,624       3,276       3,843  

Data Revenue (Mobile)

    164       198       177       180       160       187       208       223       236       254       259       263       719       778       1,012  

Customers (mln)

    55.7       57.2       59.0       59.8       57.7       57.5       58.4       58.3       57.0       58.3       58.8       58.2       59.8       58.3       58.2  

Mobile data customers (mln)

    29.7       30.8       33.3       34.3       32.6       33.7       36.2       36.6       36.4       38.1       39.1       38.4       34.3       36.6       38.4  

ARPU (USD) **

    4.8       6.0       5.2       4.7       3.9       4.7       5.0       5.0       5.1       5.6       5.7       5.5       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU, min

    303       320       319       319       315       337       336       335       324       337.71       325.32       323       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly), %

    15.8     12.8     13.4     13     16     14     14     15     16     13     15     15     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    1,483       1,490       1,607       1,790       1,931       1,906       2,037       2,308       2,565       2,716       2,816       3,047       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    202       222       189       182       152       165       178       172       165       173       172       165       794       667       675  

Service revenue

    201       221       188       179       151       165       177       172       164       173       172       164       789       665       673  

Broadband revenue

    53       56       43       41       43       45       43       45       46       45       44       43       193       177       177  

Broadband customers (mln)

    2.3       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.1       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2       2.2       2.2       2  

Broadband ARPU (USD)

    7.6       8.3       6.4       6.2       6.6       6.9       6.8       7.0       7.0       6.8       6.7       6.4       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FTTB revenue

    51       55       42       41       43       44       43       45       45       44       43       43       189       175       175  

FTTB customers (mln)

    2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.1       2.1       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2  

FTTB ARPU (USD)

    7.6       8.3       6.4       6.2       6.5       6.9       6.7       6.9       6.9       6.7       6.6       6.4       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

(in RUB millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    65,916       67,805       72,091       71,429       65,921       66,423       70,529       70,130       64,507       68,407       72,559       70,415       277,241       273,003       275,887  

EBITDA

    26,130       27,536       28,466       28,012       24,410       27,269       26,710       26,401       24,070       26,925       28,239       25,108       110,145       104,790       104,342  

EBITDA margin (%)

    39.6     40.6     39.5     39.2     37.0     41.1     37.9     37.6     37.3     39.4     38.9     35.7     39.7     38.4     37.8

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    5,425       11,396       12,645       27,308       3,551       7,556       9,652       21,938       6,834       8,087       11,234       13,847       56,775       42,697       40,003  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    5,179       11,164       12,358       23,368       3,181       7,191       9,444       21,615       6,695       7,882       10,906       13,435       52,069       41,432       38,918  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenues

    53,364       56,135       60,246       59,450       54,586       55,537       59,044       59,276       54,822       58,491       62,417       60,771       229,195       228,443       236,501  

Service revenue

    51,488       54,304       57,549       55,690       51,835       53,730       56,784       55,844       52,348       55,674       59,164       57,001       219,031       218,192       224,186  

Data Revenue

    10,204       10,420       11,113       11,844       11,942       12,316       13,426       14,088       13,903       14,510       15,284       15,344       43,581       51,773       59,041  

Customers (mln)

    55.7       57.2       59.0       59.8       57.7       57.5       58.4       58.3       57.0       58.3       58.8       58.2       59.8       58.3       58  

Mobile data customers (mln)

    29.7       30.8       33.3       34.3       32.6       33.7       36.2       36.6       36.4       38.1       39.1       38.4       34       37       38  

ARPU (RUB) **

    300       316       325       309       293       309       324       317       302       320       334       324       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    303       320       319       319       315       337       336       335       324       338       325       323       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    15.8     12.8     13.4     13     16     14     14     15     16     13     15     15     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    1,483       1,490       1,607       1,790       1,931       1,906       2,037       2,308       2,565       2,716       2,816       3,047       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    12,553       11,670       11,845       11,978       11,335       10,886       11,485       10,854       9,685       9,916       10,142       9,644       48,046       44,560       39,386  

Service revenue

    12,501       11,627       11,806       11,814       11,271       10,848       11,459       10,840       9,660       9,889       10,114       9,608       47,748       44,418       39,271  

Broadband revenue

    3,168       3,060       2,869       2,886       3,061       2,941       2,806       2,807       2,650       2,579       2,532       2,508       11,983       11,615       10,269  

Broadband customers (mln)

    2.3       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.1       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2  

Broadband ARPU (RUB)

    459       451       428       432       463       452       436       435       405       392       384       376       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FTTB revenue

    3,095       3,005       2,820       2,841       3,013       2,897       2,775       2,776       2,623       2,548       2,508       2,484       11,761       11,460       10,163  

FTTB customers (mln)

    2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.1       2.1       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2       2.2       2.2       2.2  

FTTB ARPU (RUB)

    459       451       428       432       461       450       436       433       403       390       383       375       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

** ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017


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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    249       257       252       256       351       361       368       369       370       386       391       379       1,014       1,450       1,525  

Service revenue

    236       244       238       241       332       341       345       346       345       359       363       350       960       1,364       1,418  

EBITDA

    96       106       103       104       136       130       147       129       154       167       208       173       409       542       703  

EBITDA margin (%)

    38.5     41.3     41.0     40.5     38.7     36.0     40.0     34.9     41.8     43.3     53.3     45.8     40.4     37.4     46.1

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    26       79       65       68       20       57       73       96       35       360       78       63       238       246       535  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    26       79       65       68       20       57       73       96       35       65       78       63       238       246       240  

Data Revenue

    18.7       20.6       21.6       24.8       38.8       37.6       43.8       47.7       49.9       54.9       60.5       60       85.6       167.9       225  

Customers (mln)

    38.2       33.4       35.2       36.2       48.3       49.3       51.0       51.6       52.5       52.5       53.1       53.6       36.2       51.6       53.6  

ARPU (USD)

    2.0       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.4       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.2       2.3       2.3       2.2       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)*

    559       658       684       689       580       566       522       540       515       520       512       515       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    3.8     21.6     3.7     5.5     5.5     3.7     6.0     6.0     4.1     6.1     6.1     6.8     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    297       298       350       341       304       292       421       464       465       509       573       672       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

(in PKR billions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    25.3       26.2       25.9       26.8       36.8       37.8       38.5       38.7       38.7       40.4       41.2       40       104.2       151.8       161  

Service revenue

    24.0       24.9       24.5       25.3       34.7       35.7       36.1       36.2       36.2       37.7       38.2       37       98.6       142.8       149  

EBITDA

    9.7       10.8       10.6       10.9       14.2       13.6       15.4       13.5       16.2       17.5       22.0       18       42.0       56.8       74  

EBITDA margin (%)

    38.5     41.3     41.0     40.5     38.7     36.0     40.0     34.9     41.8     43.3     53.3     45.7     40.4     37.4     46.1

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    2.6       8.1       6.7       7.2       2.1       5.9       7.6       10.1       3.6       37.7       8.2       7       24.5       25.7       56  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    2.6       8.1       6.7       7.2       2.1       5.9       7.6       10.1       3.6       6.8       8.2       7       24.5       25.7       25  

Data Revenue

    1.9       2.1       2.2       2.6       4.1       3.9       4.6       5.0       5.2       5.8       6.4       6       8.8       17.6       24  

Customers (mln)

    38.2       33.4       35.2       36.2       48.3       49.3       51.0       51.6       52.5       52.5       53.1       53.6       36.2       51.6       53.6  

ARPU (PKR)**

    203       225       230       228       247       245       241       244       231       238       240.9       232       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)*

    559       658       684       689       580       566       522       540       515       520       512       515       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    3.8     21.6     3.7     5.5     5.5     3.7     6.0     6.0     4.1     6.1     6.1     6.8     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    297       298       350       341       304       292       421       464       465       509       573       672       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

* MOU calculation is aligned with group accounting policy
** ARPU was adjusted accordingly following Warid consolidation in 2016

Mobilink standalone

(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

   1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     FY14     FY15  

Total operating revenue

     249       257       252       256       273       285       1,010       1,014  

Service revenue

     236       244       238       241       257       269       966       960  

EBITDA

     96       106       103       104       116       115       386       409  

EBITDA margin (%)

     38.5     41.3     41.0     40.5     42.6     40.2     38.2     40.4

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

     26       79       65       68       12       34       651       238  

CAPEX excluding licenses

     26       79       65       68       12       34       351       238  

Data Revenue

     18.7       20.6       21.6       24.8       32.7       31.0       48.7       85.6  

Customers (mln)

     38.2       33.4       35.2       36.2       38.1       39.1       38.5       36.2  

ARPU (USD)

     2.0       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)*

     559       658       684       689       692       677       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

     3.8     21.6     3.7     5.5     4.0     5.0     n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

     297       298       350       341       297       292       n.a.       n.a.  

(in PKR billions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

   1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     FY14     FY15  

Total operating revenue

     25.3       26.2       25.9       26.8       28.6       29.8       102.1       104.2  

Service revenue

     24.0       24.9       24.5       25.3       27.0       28.1       97.6       98.6  

EBITDA

     9.7       10.8       10.6       10.9       12.2       12.0       39.0       42.0  

EBITDA margin (%)

     38.5     41.3     41.0     40.5     42.6     40.2     38.2     40.4

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

     2.6       8.1       6.7       7.2       1.3       3.6       n.a.       24.5  

CAPEX excluding licenses

     2.6       8.1       6.7       7.2       1.3       3.6       n.a.       24.5  

Data Revenue

     1.9       2.1       2.2       2.6       3.4       3.2       4.9       8.8  

Customers (mln)

     38.2       33.4       35.2       36.2       38.1       39.1       38.5       36.2  

ARPU (PKR)

     203       225       230       228       234       233       125       n.a.  

MOU (min)*

     559       658       684       689       692       677       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

     3.8     21.6     3.7     5.5     4.0     5.0     n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

     297       298       350       341       297       292       n.a.       n.a.  

 

* MOU calculation is aligned with group accounting policy


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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    323       328       325       299       279       251       264       246       232       232       238       214       1,273       1,040       915  

Service revenue

    320       326       321       292       276       248       263       244       228       228       233       210       1,259       1,031       898  

EBITDA

    169       175       178       162       158       128       135       125       114       104       115       92       684       547       426  

EBITDA margin (%)

    52.3     53.4     54.8     54.3     56.8     51.1     51.3     50.9     49.2     45.1     48.5     42.9     53.7     52.6     46.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    45       46       33       69       27       43       76       56       26       29       42       35       192       202       132  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    45       46       33       69       27       43       39       56       26       29       42       35       192       165       132  

Data Revenue

    8.0       11.5       13.1       13.3       16.2       15.7       19.3       21.9       25.1       29.8       29.9       28.7       45.9       73.1       113  

Customers (mln)

    17.1       17.1       17.0       17.0       16.7       16.3       15.9       16.3       16.1       15.5       15.2       15.0       17.0       16.3       15.0  

ARPU (USD)*

    6.1       6.3       6.1       5.7       5.4       5.0       5.4       5.0       4.7       4.8       5.0       4.6       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    344       387       390       375       351       339       335       323       365       379       415       430       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    11.6     8.7     9.6     9.1     9.0     9.8     9.4     9.9     9.9     10.6     10.4     11.0     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    208       273       255       288       295       304       345       447       573       478       515       561       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

(in DZD billions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    30.0       32.2       33.4       31.9       30.0       27.4       29.0       27.2       25.5       25.3       26.2       24.5       128       114       101  

Service revenue

    29.8       32.0       33.1       31.2       29.7       27.2       28.9       26.9       25.0       24.9       25.6       24.1       126       113       100  

EBITDA

    15.7       17.2       18.3       17.3       17.1       14.0       14.9       13.9       12.5       11.4       12.7       10.5       69       60       47  

EBITDA margin (%)

    52.3     53.4     54.8     54.3     56.8     51.1     51.3     50.9     49.2     45.1     48.5     42.9     53.7     52.6     46.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    4.2       4.5       3.4       7.3       2.9       4.7       8.3       6.2       2.9       3.1       4.6       4.0       20       22       15  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    4.2       4.5       3.4       7.3       2.9       4.7       4.3       6.2       2.9       3.1       4.6       4.0       20       18       15  

Data Revenue

    0.7       1.1       1.4       1.4       1.7       1.7       2.1       2.4       2.8       3.2       3.3       3.3       4.6       8.0       13  

Customers (mln)

    17.1       17.1       17.0       17.0       16.7       16.3       15.9       16.3       16.1       15.5       15.2       15.0       17.0       16.3       15.0  

ARPU (DZD)*

    569       617       620       612       586       546       593       555       513       522       553.4       528       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    344       387       390       375       351       339       335       323       365       379       414.9       430       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    11.6     8.7     9.6     9.1     9     10     9     10     10     11     10.4     11     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    208       273       255       288       295       304       345       447       573       478       514.7       561       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

* ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017


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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    147       151       154       153       155       157       157       152       151       148       144       131       604       621       574  

Service revenue

    145       149       151       151       153       152       153       147       147       144       140       127       596       606       557  

EBITDA

    60       63       69       51       70       69       73       55       69       61       56       47       242       267       233  

EBITDA margin (%)

    40.6     41.9     44.7     33.2     45.3     43.7     46.7     36.4     45.9     41.1     38.6     36.1     40.1     43.1     40.6

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    12       32       49       42       17       33       22       65       10       18       28       46       134       137       101  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    12       32       49       42       17       33       22       65       10       18       28       46       134       137       101  

Data Revenue

    8.6       9.3       11.5       12.2       13.6       14.9       16.6       17.5       19.2       19.0       20.5       19.2       42       63       78  

Customers (mln)

    31.8       32.0       32.3       32.3       31.6       31.1       29.0       30.4       30.5       30.7       31.4       31.3       32.3       30.4       31.3  

ARPU (USD)

    1.5       1.5       1.6       1.5       1.6       1.6       1.7       1.6       1.6       1.6       1.5       1.3       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)*

    295.2       300.5       308.7       305.2       311.4       315.7       321.9       321.7       305.4       285.4       280.1       274.3       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    4.5     5.7     5.7     6.4     4.5     4.7     13.9     4.6     5.5     5.4     5.9     6.9     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    66       60       104       134       157       167       254       391       304       364       523       580       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

(in BDT billions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

 

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    11.4       11.8       11.9       12.0       12.2       12.3       12.3       12.0       12.0       12.0       11.7       10.8       47.1       48.7       46  

Service revenue

    11.3       11.6       11.8       11.8       12.0       11.9       12.0       11.6       11.7       11.6       11.3       10.4       46.4       47.5       45  

EBITDA

    4.6       4.9       5.3       4.0       5.5       5.4       5.7       4.4       5.5       4.9       4.5       3.9       18.9       21.0       19  

EBITDA margin (%)

    40.6     41.9     44.7     33.1     45.3     43.7     46.7     36.4     46.0     41.1     38.6     36.1     40.1     43.1     40.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    0.9       2.5       3.8       3.3       1.3       2.6       1.7       5.1       0.8       1.4       2.3       3.7       10.5       10.7       8  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    0.9       2.5       3.8       3.3       1.3       2.6       1.7       5.1       0.8       1.4       2.3       3.7       10.5       10.7       8  

Data Revenue

    0.67       0.7       0.9       1.0       1.1       1.2       1.3       1.4       1.5       1.5       1.7       1.6       3.3       4.9       6  

Customers (mln)

    31.8       32.0       32.3       32.3       31.6       31.1       29.0       30.4       30.5       30.7       31.4       31.3       32.3       30.4       31.3  

ARPU (BDT)

    119       120       121       121       125       126       133       130       128       127       121       111       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)*

    295       300       309       305       311       316       322       322       305       285       280       274       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    4.5     5.7     5.7     6.4     4.5     4.7     13.9     4.6     5.5     5.4     5.9     6.9     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    66       60       104       134       157       167       254       391       304       364       523       580       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

* Starting from 1Q15 MOU is reported (not MOU billed) due to alingment with the Group policies.


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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    151       154       166       152       135       146       155       150       143       153       167       159       622       586       622  

EBITDA

    63       70       84       75       71       80       86       69       77       87       91       92       292       306       347  

EBITDA margin (%)

    41.3     45.6     51.0     49.2     52.5     55.0     55.4     46.3     53.6     56.8     54.4     58.0     47.0     52.3     55.7

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    45       178       38       38       10       30       34       33       29       38       27       20       298       106       114  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    32       54       36       38       9       29       33       32       27       27       25       20       160       104       98  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    140       143       155       141       125       136       144       139       132       143       156       149       578       545       580  

Service revenue

    139       142       154       140       125       135       144       139       132       142       155       148       576       542       577  

Data Revenue

    14.0       14.0       19.0       19.7       19.3       21.5       25.9       28.2       31.2       35.3       43.4       44.6       66       95       154  

Customers (mln)

    26.1       26.1       25.7       25.4       25.3       25.4       26.3       26.1       26.0       26.1       26.4       26.5       25.4       26.1       26.5  

ARPU (USD)

    1.8       1.8       1.9       1.8       1.6       1.7       1.8       1.7       1.7       1.8       1.9       1.8       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    536       530       537       562       572       559       544       565       574       573       570       589       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    5.4     5.0     6.6     6.4     5.0     4.5     2.6     6.2     5.3     4.4     4.4     5.0     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    11       11       11       11       10       10       10       10       11       10       11       11       45       41       43  

Service revenue

    11       11       11       11       10       10       10       10       11       10       11       11       45       41       43  

Broadband revenue

    6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       24       24       26  

Broadband customers (mln)

    0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8  

Broadband ARPU (USD)

    2.3       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.3       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.6       2.6       2.7       2.6       n.a.       n.a       n.a  

 

(in UAH millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

 

CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    3,092       3,315       3,595       3,472       3,468       3,689       3,922       3,881       3,871       4,058       4,316       4,297       13,475       14,960       16,542  

EBITDA

    1,278       1,512       1,835       1,706       1,822       2,027       2,170       1,793       2,073       2,305       2,349       2,494       6,332       7,811       9,221  

EBITDA margin (%)

    41.3     45.6     51.0     49.1     52.5     54.9     55.3     46.2     53.6     56.8     54.4     58.0     47.0     52.2     55.7

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    1,033       3,999       833       875       264       745       868       847       782       1,009       697       535       6,740       2,723       3,023  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    742       1,176       778       869       249       727       860       836       737       705       643       534       3,566       2,672       2,618  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    2,859       3,077       3,357       3,215       3,209       3,427       3,661       3,611       3,576       3,781       4,042       4,012       12,508       13,908       15,411  

Service revenue

    2,851       3,069       3,348       3,206       3,199       3,399       3,652       3,601       3,560       3,768       4,024       3,986       12,475       13,851       15,338  

Data Revenue

    281.4       303.7       408.2       449       496       544       659       731       845       933       1,123       1,202       1,442       2,429       4,103  

Customers (mln)

    26.1       26.1       25.7       25.4       25.3       25.4       26.3       26.1       26.0       26.1       26.4       26.5       25.4       26.1       26.5  

ARPU (UAH)*

    36.0       38.7       42.2       40.7       41.6       43.8       46.2       45.2       44.9       47.5       50.0       49.3       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    536       530       537       562       572       559       544       565       574       573       570       589       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    5.4     5.0     6.6     6.4     5.0     4.5     2.6     6.2     5.3     4.4     4.4     5.0     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    233       238       238       257       259       262       261       270       295       277       275       285       967       1,052       1,132  

Service revenue

    233       238       238       257       259       262       261       270       295       277       275       285       967       1,052       1,132  

Broadband revenue

    117       132       132       143       148       150.7       150.0       156       170       169       167       170       524       604       678  

Broadband customers (mln)

    0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.81       0.80       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8       0.8  

Broadband ARPU (UAH)

    48       53       54       59       61       61.9       62.18       64       69       70       69       69.8       n.a.       n.a       n.a  

 

* ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017


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Uzbekistan

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    167       175       186       183       165       164       169       165       153       152       130       78       711       663       513  

EBITDA

    105       113       99       121       100       94       96       105       79       83       67       33       437       395       261  

EBITDA margin (%)

    62.7     64.3     53.2     66.0     60.8     57.1     57.1     63.3     51.5     54.2     51.2     42.5     61.5     59.6     50.9

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    0       1       34       20       30       16       38       91       22       16       10       15       54       174       63  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    0       1       34       20       30       16       38       91       22       16       10       15       54       174       63  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    166       174       184       182       164       163       168       164       152       151       129       77       706       659       510  

Service revenue

    165       174       183       182       164       163       168       164       152       151       129       77       704       659       509  

Data Revenue

    34.3       33.8       34.2       33.6       36.4       37.3       38.3       40.2       40.0       36.9       31.0       20.1       136       152       128  

Customers (mln)

    10.4       10.3       10.2       9.9       9.5       9.3       9.6       9.5       9.5       9.6       9.5       9.7       9.9       9.5       9.7  

Mobile data customers (mln)*

    5.2       5.0       4.8       4.7       4.4       4.3       4.5       4.6       4.6       4.5       4.7       5.0       4.7       4.6       5.0  

ARPU (USD)

    5.2       5.6       6.0       6.0       5.6       5.7       5.9       5.7       5.3       5.3       4.5       2.7       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)*

    498       553       550       501       482       535       580       568       545       578       581       574       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    12     11     12     12     12     12     10     12     12     13     15     14     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    1.4       1.4       1.3       1.3       1.2       1.1       1.1       1.0       1.0       1.0       0.8       0.5       5.4       4.5       3  

Service revenue

    1.4       1.3       1.3       1.2       1.2       1.1       1.1       1.0       1.0       1.0       0.8       0.5       5.3       4.5       3  

 

(in UZS billions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

 

CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    409       442       480       497       469       479       502       518       513       576       625       628       1,829       1,967       2,342  

EBITDA

    257       284       255       328       285       273       287       328       265       313       316       267       1,124       1,173       1,160  

EBITDA margin (%)

    62.7     64.3     53.1     65.9     60.8     57.1     57.1     63.5     51.6     54.3     50.6     42.5     61.5     59.6     49.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    0       3       87       53       85       47       112       289       75       60       50       120       143       533       304  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    0       3       87       53       85       47       112       289       75       60       50       120       143       533       304  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    406       439       476       494       465       475       499       514       510       572       621       624       1,815       1,954       2,327  

Service revenue

    405       439       475       493       465       475       499       514       510       572       620       621       1,811       1,953       2,323  

Data Revenue

    84.1       85.3       88.5       91.0       103.4       108.7       114.0       126.1       134.2       139.4       149.4       162       349       452       585  

Customers (mln)

    10.4       10.3       10.2       9.9       9.5       9.3       9.6       9.5       9.5       9.6       9.5       9.7       9.9       9.5       9.7  

Mobile data customers (mln)*

    5.2       5.0       4.8       4.7       4.4       4.3       4.5       4.6       4.6       4.5       4.7       5.0       4.7       4.6       5.0  

ARPU (UZS)

    12,819       14,092       15,393       16,237       15,877       16,720       17,527       17,925       17,767       19,847       21,484       21,672       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)*

    498       553       550       501       482       535       580       568       545       578       581       574       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)*

    12     11     12     12     12     12     10     12     12     13     15     14     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    3.5       3.5       3.4       3.4       3.5       3.3       3.3       3.2       3.4       3.7       3.9       4.0       13.8       13.3       15  

Service revenue

    3.4       3.4       3.4       3.4       3.5       3.3       3.3       3.2       3.4       3.7       3.9       4.0       13.4       13.2       15  

 

* Previous periods were restated due to alignment with the Group definition.


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CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16*     1Q17*     2Q17*     3Q17     4Q17     FY14     FY15     FY16*     FY17*  

Total operating revenue

    1,078       1,082       1,090       1,178       1,064       1,092       1,160       1,749       1,548       1,535       1,543       1,556       4,633       4,428       6,475       6,182  

EBITDA

    406       397       427       441       381       399       473       551       458       442       519       526       1,804       1,671       2,124       1,945  

EBITDA margin (%)

    37.7     36.7     39.1     37.4     35.8     36.6     40.8     31.5     29.6     28.8     33.6     33.8     38.9     37.7     32.8     31.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    172       186       170       251       172       192       151       404       240       266       236       515       757       779       1,172       1,257  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    172       186       170       251       172       192       151       404       240       266       236       515       757       779       1,172       1,257  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY14     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    781       800       818       880       796       824       875       1,440       1,253       1,239       1,256       1,248       3,328       3,279       5,338       4,996  

Service revenue

    705       720       752       736       703       714       765       1,103       1,043       1,042       1,080       1,014       2,975       2,913       4,367       4,179  

Data Revenue

    154       159       172       168       174       179       204       341       352       367       390       398       573       652       1,329       1,508  

Customers (mln)

    21.4       21.4       21.3       21.1       20.9       20.9       20.7       31.3       30.9       30.3       29.8       29.5       21.6       21.4       31.3       29.5  

Data customers (mln)

    10.9       11.0       11.3       11.6       11.6       12       12       19       20       19       19       19       10.2       11.6       19       19  

ARPU (€)

    10.9       11.2       11.6       11.4       11.0       11.3       12.1       11.4       11.0       11.2       11.8       11.2       n.a.       n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

of which:

                               

ARPU voice (€)

    6.3       6.6       6.7       6.6       6.2       6.4       6.6       5.7       5.4       5.3       5.5       5.1       n.a.       n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

ARPU data (€)

    4.5       4.6       4.9       4.8       4.8       4.9       5.5       5.7       5.6       5.9       6.3       6.1       n.a.       n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

MOU (min.)

    267       275       263       274       270       280       267       288       264       274       266       284       n.a.       n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

Total traffic (mln. min.)

    17,188       17,538       16,853       17,448       17,026       17,538       16,673       27,058       24,693       25,134       23,897       25,200       n.a.       n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

Churn, annualised rate (%)

    35.1     25.2     27.9     28.8     30.3     29.7     31.5     34.9     33.2     39.9     39.0     32.0     n.a.       n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

MBOU

    1,392       1,436       1,635       1,628       1,742       1,905       2,252       2,768       2,896       3,179       3,955       4,144       n.a.       n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY14     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    297       283       272       298       269       268       285       309       295       296       287       307       1,305       1,150       1,137       1,185  

Service revenue

    278       277       272       268       263       264       269       279       270       268       274       272       1,192       1,095       1,082       1,085  

Total voice customers (mln)

    2.8       2.8       2.8       2.8       2.8       2.8       2.8       2.7       2.7       2.7       2.7       2.7       2.8       2.8       2.7       2.7  

of which :

                               

Total DIRECT voice customers (mln)

    2.4       2.4       2.4       2.4       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.4       n.a.       n.a       2.5  

Total INDIRECT voice customers (mln)

    0.4       0.4       0.4       0.4       0.3       0.3       0.3       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.4       n.a.       n.a       0.2  

Total fixed-line ARPU (€)

    27.9       27.9       27.8       28.0       27.3       26.9       27.3       28.8       28.1       27.6       28.4       27.6       n.a.       n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

Total Traffic (mln. min.)

    3,137       2,819       2,357       2,763       2,633       2,503       2,040       2,422       2,286       2,092       1,757       1,928       n.a.       n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

Total Internet customers (mln)

    2.2       2.2       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.4       2.4       2.4       2.4       2.2       2.3       2.3       2.4  

of which:

                               

Broadband (mln)

    2.2       2.2       2.2       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.4       2.4       2.4       2.4       2.2       2.3       2.3       2.4  

Broadband ARPU (€)

    21.1       21.2       21.1       20.9       20.5       20.9       21.2       22.3       21.8       21.8       21.9       21.1       n.a.       n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

Dual-play customers (mln)

    2.0       2.0       2.0       2.0       2.1       2.1       2.1       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.       1.9       2.0       n.a.       n.a.  

 

     Pro-forma Combined entity    

 

    Actual Wind Tre S.p.A.  

CONSOLIDATED

   4Q15*     1Q16*     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16*     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17  

Total operating revenue

     1,741       1,515       1,562       1,648       1,749       1,548       1,535       1,543       1,556  

Underlying EBITDA

     568       471       493       609       611       517       523       579       592  

Underlying EBITDA margin (%)

     32.6     31.1     31.5     37.0     34.9     33.4     34.0     37.5     0  

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

     360       276       264       228       404       240       266       236       515  

CAPEX excluding licenses

     360       276       264       228       404       240       266       236       515  

MOBILE

   4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17  

Total operating revenue

     1,443       1,244       1,292       1,362       1,440       1,253       1,239       1,256       1,248  

Service revenue

     1,091       1,049       1,065       1,150       1,103       1,043       1,042       1,080       1,014  

Data Revenue

     313       315       319       355       341       352       367       390       398  

Customers (mln)

     31.2       31.1       31.3       31.4       31.3       30.9       30.3       29.8       30  

Data customers (mln)

     18.5       18.6       18.9       19.2       19.5       19.5       19.3       19.4       19  

ARPU (€)

     11.4       11.0       11.2       12.0       11.4       11.0       11.2       11.8       11  

of which:

                  

ARPU voice (€)

     5.9       5.7       5.8       6.0       5.7       5.4       5.3       5.5       5  

ARPU data (€)

     5.4       5.3       5.4       6.0       5.7       5.6       5.9       6.3       6  

MOU (min.)

     277       276       286       272       288       264       274       266       284  

Total traffic (mln. min.)

     25,951       25,782       26,800       25,618       27,058       24,693       25,134       23,897       25,200  

Churn, annualised rate (%)

     34.7     32.9     32.8     33.1     34.9     33.2     40.0     39.0     0  

MBOU

     n.a.       2,058       2,278       3       2,768       2,896       3,179       3,955       4,144  

FIXED-LINE

   4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17  

Total operating revenue

     298       272       271       286       309       295       296       287       307  

Service revenue

     268       266       267       270       279       270       268       274       272  

Total voice customers (mln)

     2.8       2.8       2.8       2.7       2.7       2.7       2.7       2.7       3  

of which:

                  

Total DIRECT voice customers (mln)

     2.4       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.5       2.5       3  

Total INDIRECT voice customers (mln)

     0.4       0.3       0.3       0.3       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0  

Total fixed-line ARPU (€)

     28.0       27.3       26.9       27.3       28.8       28.1       27.6       28.4       28  

Total Traffic (mln. min.)

     2,763       2,633       2,503       2,040       2,422       2,286       2,092       1,757       1,928  

Total Internet customers (mln)

     2.3       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.4       2.4       2.4       2  

of which:

                  

Broadband (mln)

     2.3       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.3       2.4       2.4       2.4       2  

Broadband ARPU (€)

     20.9       20.5       20.9       21.2       22.3       21.8       21.8       21.9       21  

NOTES

In Q4 2015 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately restructuring costs of EUR 19 million

In Q4 2016 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately EUR 60 million of integration costs

In Q1 2017 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately EUR 59 million of integration costs

In Q2 2017 underlying EBITDA excludes approxiamtely EUR 81 million of integration costs

In Q3 2017 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately EUR 60 million of integration costs

In Q4 2017 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately EUR 66 million of integration costs

Starting from Q2 2017 results, minor changes in accounting policies were adopted and for a proper comparison previous period results were adjusted accordingly

 

* The pro-forma “combined data” for Q4 2015 and the four quarters of 2016, consists of the sum of the WIND and H3G businesses results, respectively. The Q4 2015 and the four quarters of 2016 data related to H3G were obtained through due diligence performed as part of the merger process. The company has included this “combined data” because it believes that financial information on the Italy joint venture is relevant to its business and results for the financial quarter. Going forward, the company expects to include financial information related to the Italy joint venture in the publication of its financial results. It should be noted that the company owns 50% of the Italy joint venture, while the results above reflect the entire business.


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CONSOLIDATED

   1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

     5.1       4.7       4.3       4.1       3.8       3.5       3.1       3.7       3.5       3.5       2.8       2.6       18.2       14.1       12.4  

EBITDA

     2.0       1.5       0.9       1.0       0.6       0.3       -0.1       0.8       0.5       0.5       0.0       0.1       5.4       1.6       1.2  

EBITDA margin (%)

     38.5     31.2     21.2     25.1     15.6     9.1     -4.6     22.0     15.3     15.0     1.4     6     29.6     11.2     10

MOBILE

   1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Customers (mln)

     0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.2       0.3       0.3       0.3       0.3       0.2       0.2       0.3       0.2