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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 August 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)

Date: August 2, 2018

 

By:  

/s/ Scott Dresser

Name:   Scott Dresser
Title:   Group General Counsel


 

 

 

 

 

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Amsterdam (2 August 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 ended 30 June 2018.

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

 

FY 2018 guidance reaffirmed after revenue and EBITDA organic1 growth in Q2 and H1 2018

 

Interim dividend approved of USD 0.12 per share, compared to USD 0.11 announced in August 2017

 

New HQ operating model being built with high-level reporting structure established

 

Agreement for the sale of 50% stake in the Italy Joint Venture to CK Hutchison

 

Offer to acquire GTH assets in Pakistan and Bangladesh

 

AGM elected three new directors

Q2 2018 KEY RESULTS2

 

Total reported revenue decreased by 6.1% to USD 2,270 million, mainly due to currency movements

 

Total revenue grew organically1 by 3.0%, driven by Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, partially offset by continued pressure in Algeria and Bangladesh

 

Reported EBITDA decreased 8.0% to USD 857 million, primarily due to the significant devaluation of the Uzbek, Russian and Pakistani currencies, as well as the cost of Euroset integration in Russia

 

EBITDA grew by 4.8% organically1, driven by good operational performance in Russia, Pakistan and Ukraine, partially offset by declining EBITDA in Algeria and Bangladesh

 

EBITDA margin of 37.7%, down 0.8 percentage points year on year, due to the cost of Euroset integration

 

Equity free cash flow3 excluding licenses totalled USD 206 million in Q2 2018 and USD 540 million in H1 2018

URSULA BURNS, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, COMMENTS:

“In the second quarter, we delivered strong operating results in our largest and most important geographies and made progress in refining our strategic framework for growth. We took decisive action to sharpen VEON’s focus on the emerging markets and streamline our headquarters operations, while maintaining robust compliance and internal controls and continuing our focus on our digital core offerings. These steps will allow us to grow in these key markets by delivering a locally relevant offering to the benefit of our customers, employees and shareholders. The board and senior management team are focused on executing against this strategic framework and driving value for all of our stakeholders.”

 

1)

Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In Q2 2018, organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See Attachment C for reconciliations

2)

Key results compare to prior year results unless stated otherwise

3)

Equity free cash flow excluding licenses is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, capex for licenses, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items. See attachment C for reconciliations

 

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KEY RESULTS: CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

 

USD million

   2Q18     2Q17    

Reported

YoY

   

Organic   

YoY 1   

 

 

Total revenue, of which

 

     2,270       2,417       (6.1%)       3.0%  

mobile and fixed service revenue

 

     2,136       2,331       (8.4%)       1.6%  

mobile data revenue

 

     517       465       11.0%       24.5%  

EBITDA

 

     857       931       (8.0%)       4.8%  

EBITDA margin (EBITDA/total revenue)

 

     37.7%       38.5%       (0.8p.p.     0.7p.p  

Profit/(Loss) from continued operations

 

     32       (173     118.1%    

Loss from discontinued operations

 

     (170     (85     (95.6%)    

Loss for the period attributable to VEON shareholders

 

     (138     (258     46.6%    

Equity free cash flow excl. licenses 2

 

     206       209       (1.3%)    

Capital expenditures excl. licenses

 

     402       333       20.8%    

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

 

     17.4%       18.4%       (1.0p.p.  

Net debt

 

     8,645       8,403       2.9%    

Net debt/LTM EBITDA

 

     2.5       2.5      

Total mobile customer (millions, excluding Italy)

 

     210       208       0.9%    

Total fixed-line broadband customers (millions, excluding Italy)

     3.6       3.4       5.6%          

 

1)

Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In Q2 2018, organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See Attachment C for reconciliations

2)

Equity free cash flow excluding licenses is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, capex for licenses, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items. See attachment C for reconciliations

 

USD million

   1H18     1H17    

Reported

YoY

   

Organic   

YoY 1   

 

 

Total revenue, of which

 

     4,520       4,698       (3.8%)       3.1%  

mobile and fixed service revenue

 

     4,292       4,533       (5.3%)       2.3%  

mobile data revenue

 

     1,022       901       13.4%       23.8%  

EBITDA

 

     1,711       1,792       (4.5%)       5.5%  

EBITDA margin (EBITDA/total revenue)

 

     37.9%       38.1%       (0.3p.p.     0.9p.p.  

Profit/(Loss) from continued operations

 

     80       (95     185.2%    

Loss from discontinued operations

 

     (300     (174     (70.9%)    

Loss for the period attributable to VEON shareholders

 

     (220     (269     18.1%    

Equity free cash flow excl. licenses 2

 

     540       315       71.7%    

Capital expenditures excl. licenses

 

     757       596       27.0%    

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

 

     17.4%       18.4%       (1.0p.p.  

Net debt

 

     8,645       8,403       2.9%    

Net debt/LTM EBITDA

 

     2.5       2.5      

Total mobile customer (millions, excluding Italy)

 

     210       208       0.9%    

Total fixed-line broadband customers (millions, excluding Italy)

     3.6       3.4       5.6%          

 

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CONTENTS   

MAIN EVENTS

     5  

GROUP PERFORMANCE

     7  

COUNTRY PERFORMANCE

     12  

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

     21  

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, 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 C.

VEON Ltd. owns a 50% share of the Italy Joint Venture (with CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. 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 Italy Joint Venture is the sole responsibility of the Italy Joint Venture’s management, and no such 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. All information related to the Wind Tre Joint Venture is the sole responsibility of the Wind Tre Joint Venture’s management, and no such 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 Italy 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 2017.

On 3 July 2018, VEON Ltd. entered into an agreement with CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., for the sale of its 50% stake in the Italy Joint Venture (see Main Events below). As a result of this anticipated transaction, the investment in the Italy Joint Venture was reclassified as an asset held-for-sale and a discontinued operation as of 30 June 2018. Subsequent to its classification as a discontinued operation, as of 30 June 2018, the Italy Joint Venture is no longer a reportable segment.

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

 

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MAIN EVENTS

VEON’S SUPERVISORY BOARD HAS APPROVED AN INTERIM DIVIDEND 2018 OF USD 0.12 PER SHARE

Consistent with the Company’s commitment to paying a sustainable and progressive dividend based on the evolution of its equity free cash flow, the Supervisory Board approved the distribution of an interim gross dividend of USD 0.12 per share for 2018, with a record date of 14 August 2018, compared to USD 0.11 announced in August 2017. For ordinary shareholders at Euronext Amsterdam, the interim dividend of USD 0.12 will be paid in euro.

VEON GROUP MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE UPDATE

As part of its ongoing comprehensive review to ensure VEON’s HQ is an effective, efficient organization, the Group is making changes to how it supports its operating companies in emerging markets. Kjell Morten Johnsen has been appointed Group Chief Operating Officer, a role he had held on an interim basis since March 2018. To support VEON’s increased focus on emerging markets with a simplified flatter structure, all VEON’s operating companies will report directly to Kjell.

Christopher Schlaeffer, Group Chief Commercial & Digital Officer, has chosen to leave VEON later this year. Christopher joined at the start of 2016 to lead a newly created Digital function as well as the Group’s commercial teams. VEON remains committed to its significant investment in digital infrastructure and services and a search is underway for his successor.

Mark MacGann, Group Chief Corporate & Public Affairs Officer, has also decided to leave VEON. Mark joined in early 2016 in a newly created role to oversee the Group’s communications, corporate, regulatory and government affairs efforts. The position is not being filled and the teams will be integrated into different relevant functions.

There are no leadership changes in legal, compliance, finance, HR or technology.

The new high-level structure has now been established as VEON continues to create a leaner HQ with clear accountability, while continuing our commitment to the highest standards of compliance and internal controls. This work is ongoing as VEON transitions to a more efficient operating model.

AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF 50% STAKE IN THE ITALY JOINT VENTURE TO CK HUTCHISON

On 3 July 2018, VEON (through its wholly owned subsidiary VEON Luxembourg Holdings S.a r.l.) entered into an agreement with CK Hutchison for the sale of its 50% stake in the Italy Joint Venture. On completion, VEON will receive a total cash consideration for its equity stake of EUR 2,450 million (approximately USD 2,867 million equivalent1) and CK Hutchison will take control of the Italy Joint Venture with VEON fully exiting. VEON intends to use a fraction of proceeds to acquire the GTH assets and the remainder to reduce debt, reducing its leverage ratio and supporting its current dividend policy2, whilst pursuing other strategic initiatives. Following completion of both transactions, net pro-forma leverage ratio will be approximately 1.8x, significantly below VEON’s target ratio of 2.0x.

OFFER TO ACQUIRE GTH ASSETS IN PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH

In addition to reducing VEON’s debt level, a fraction of the sale proceeds of VEON’s 50% stake in the Italy Joint Venture (approximately USD 400 million) will be used to further the Group’s ambitions of simplifying its corporate structure and increasing focus on emerging markets. Accordingly, on 2 July 2018, VEON submitted an offer to acquire the assets of Global Telecom Holding S.A.E (“GTH”) in Pakistan and Bangladesh for a gross consideration for the equity of USD 2,550 million. These assets are already fully consolidated in VEON’s accounts. VEON will continue to hold its stake in Algeria (Djezzy) through GTH.

AGM ELECTED THREE NEW DIRECTORS

Following the election of the directors of the Supervisory Board at the AGM of 30 July 2018, the Supervisory Board now

includes eight previously serving directors, Ursula Burns, Mikhail M. Fridman, Gennady Gazin, Gunnar Holt, Andrei Gusev, Sir Julian Horn-Smith, Guy Laurence and Alexander Pertsovsky, as well as three new directors, Guillaume Bacuvier, Osama Bedier and Robert Jan van de Kraats.

 

1)

USD/EUR = 1.17

2)

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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EUROSET STORES INTEGRATION AND REBRANDING INTO BEELINE MONOBRAND STORES IN RUSSIA ON TRACK

The nationwide integration of the Euroset stores under the single brand “Beeline” integration is on track and at the end of June 2018, around 1,400 Euroset stores out of the total 1,600 were integrated and rebranded into Beeline monobrand stores. The company expects the integration to be completed in August 2018.

 

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GROUP PERFORMANCE

FINANCIALS BY COUNTRY

 

USD million        2Q18      2Q17     

Reported

YoY

     Organic1
YoY
     1H18      1H17     

  Reported

  YoY

       Organic1
  YoY
 

Total revenue

       2,270         2,417         (6.1%)        3.0%         4,520         4,698         (3.8%)        3.1%   
 

Russia

       1,174         1,197         (1.9%)        4.5%         2,340         2,294         2.0%         4.1%   

Pakistan

       363         385         (5.9%)        4.9%         731         755         (3.2%)        5.3%   

Algeria

       199         231         (13.8%)        (8.5%)        402         463         (13.2%)        (8.9%)  

Bangladesh

       131         148         (11.6%)        (8.4%)        260         299         (13.1%)        (9.5%)  

Ukraine

       173         154         12.6%        11.4%         329         297         11.0%         10.8%   

Uzbekistan

       79         153         (48.0%)        10.3%         155         306         (49.3%)        14.9%   

HQ

                           

Other and eliminations

       151         149         1.3%                  303         284         6.4%            
 

Service revenue

       2,136         2,331         (8.4%)        1.6%         4,292         4,533         (5.3%)        2.3%   
 

Russia

       1,076         1,147         (6.2%)        2.1%         2,187         2,201         (0.7%)        2.7%   

Pakistan

       337         359         (6.2%)        4.6%         678         705         (3.8%)        4.7%   

Algeria

       198         228         (13.2%)        (7.9%)        400         456         (12.4%)        (8.0%)  

Bangladesh

       125         144         (13.2%)        (10.0%)        250         291         (14.1%)        (10.6%)  

Ukraine

       172         153         12.3%         11.2%         327         295         10.8%         10.6%   

Uzbekistan

       79         152         (48.0%)        10.2%         155         305         (49.3%)        14.8%   

HQ

                           

Other and eliminations

       148         146         1.4%                  296         279         6.1%            
 

EBITDA

       857         931         (8.0%)        4.8%         1,711         1,792         (4.5%)        5.5%   
 

Russia

       441         471         (6.3%)        4.9%         884         880         0.5%         6.2%   

Pakistan

       174         167         4.8%         16.8%         349         321         8.7%         18.4%   

Algeria

       87         105         (17.0%)        (11.9%)        178         219         (18.7%)        (14.8%)  

Bangladesh

       44         61         (26.0%)        (23.3%)        91         130         (29.7%)        (26.8%)  

Ukraine

       95         87         9.2%         8.0%         184         164         12.2%         12.0%   

Uzbekistan

       34         83         (58.2%)        (11.5%)        68         162         (57.6%)        (4.3%)  

HQ

       (54)        (94)        (42.6%)           (134)        (170)        (21.2%)     

Other and eliminations

       35         51         (30.7%)           90         86         3.9%      
 

EBITDA margin

       37.7%         38.5%         (0.8p.p.)        0.7p.p.         37.9%         38.1%         (0.3p.p.)        0.9p.p.   

 

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Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In H1 2018 and Q2 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction for the group. In H1 and Q2 2018 the organic change in Russia exclude the impact of Euroset and the impact of transit traffic revenue. Transit traffic revenue were partially centralized at VEON Wholesale Services. See Attachment C for reconciliations, including reconciliation for EBITDA

Group reported revenue for Q2 2018 decreased by 6.1% year on year to USD 2.3 billion, primarily due to currency headwinds in Russia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Algeria and Bangladesh. Group revenue increased by 3.0% organically, driven by revenue growth in Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, which was partially offset by continued pressure on revenue in Algeria and Bangladesh. The revenue trend was supported by good organic growth in mobile data revenue, increasing 24.5% for the quarter. Reported mobile data revenue increased by 11.0%. Mobile customers increased 0.9% to 210 million at the end of Q2 2018, primarily driven by growth in customer numbers in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ukraine.

Group reported EBITDA decreased by 8.0% to USD 857 million in Q2 2018, compared to USD 931 million in Q2 2017, primarily due to the significant devaluation of the Uzbek, Russian and Pakistani currencies as well as Euroset integration costs, partially offset by lower corporate costs. EBITDA organically increased by 4.8%, driven by good operational performances in Russia, Pakistan and Ukraine, which were partially offset by EBITDA pressure in Algeria, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan. A more detailed explanation for these trends is provided in the following paragraphs.

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

In Russia, Beeline reported good results in Q2 2018, delivering year on year EBITDA growth, despite the integration costs for Euroset that were incurred during the quarter. The competitive environment was relatively stable during the quarter, though the company expects the macro-economic and market conditions to remain challenging in Russia, including as a result of the recent weakening of the ruble. Total revenue in

 

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Q2 2018 increased by 6.0%, driven by an increase in mobile service revenue and a strong growth in sales of equipment and accessories of 107.2%, which was mainly attributable to the additional monobrand stores established following the Euroset stores integration and rebranding. Mobile service revenue increased by 3.5%, driven by growth in mobile data and other value-added services, thereby offsetting the decrease in voice revenue. Mobile ARPU continued its growth trajectory in Q2 2018, increasing by 5.6% year on year. Fixed-line service revenue decreased by 10.0%, mainly due to a decrease in transit traffic revenue, which was partially centralized at VEON Wholesale Services, a Group division based in Amsterdam centrally managing arrangements of VEON Group companies with international carriers, and reported in revenue of the Group’s segment “other”. EBITDA increased by 1.2% in Q2 2018, driven by revenue growth, partially offset by increased advertising costs, growth in technical and IT costs as a result of network expansion and Euroset integration costs of approximately RUB 1 billion during the quarter. Russia’s EBITDA margin in Q2 was 37.6%, a decrease of 1.8 percentage points year on year, largely as a consequence of the incurred Euroset integration costs.

In Pakistan, total revenue grew by 4.9% year on year and was supported by an acceleration of mobile data revenue growth of 37.0% year on year, in turn driven by an increase in data customers and usage through higher bundle penetration and continued data network expansion. The customer base for Jazz, our operating business and local brand, increased by 5.6% year on year, driven by gross additions together with lower churn as a result of simplifying prices and more efficient distribution channel management, coupled with better customer retention. Jazz sees data and voice monetization among its key priorities, underpinned by the aim to offer the best network in terms of both quality of service and coverage. EBITDA increased by 16.8%, driven by revenue growth, opex synergies and the absence of merger integration costs, leading to an EBITDA margin of 48.2%, an increase of 4.9 percentage points year on year and an increase of 0.7 percentage points quarter on quarter.

In Algeria, trends are improving as customers grew and revenue stabilized quarter on quarter, signalling a turnaround in a challenging market with intense price competition and a regulatory and macro-economic environment which remains characterized by inflationary pressures and import restrictions on certain goods. In Algeria, total revenue decreased by 8.5% year on year, a slightly lower pace of decline compared to Q1 2018 (-9.3%) as the operational turnaround continued. Price competition, in both voice and data, caused a continued reduction in ARPU. Djezzy’s Q2 2018 service revenue decreased by 7.9%, while data revenue growth was 80.7% year on year, due to higher usage and a substantial increase in data customers as a result of the 3G and 4G/LTE network roll-out. This data revenue growth is also supported by the change towards a more aggressive data pricing strategy since the beginning of 2018. However, in Q2 the market reacted and the share of gross adds for Djezzy slightly decreased compared to Q1, while still leading the market with the highest share. The net adds trend, reversed from negative to positive during Q1 2018, was still positive during Q2 2018 and led to customer growth quarter on quarter of 1.1%, or broadly flat year on year. EBITDA decreased by 11.9% year on year, mainly due to the decline in revenue.

In Bangladesh, total revenue decreased by 8.4% year on year, mainly driven by service revenue, which decreased by 10.0% year on year. The decline in service revenue was still mainly due to the gap in 3G network coverage compared to the competition. However, service revenue increased by 0.8% quarter on quarter in Q2 2018; the increase was mainly driven by data growth resulting from improved network during the quarter, following spectrum acquisition in Q1 2018 and enhanced network availability, along with the expansion of the distribution footprint. The customer base grew by 4.1% year on year, supported by improved distribution, however the sequential decrease in customer base was mainly caused by intense pricing pressure in the market, resulting in ARPU decreasing year on year by 14.1%. Data revenue increased by 14.5% year on year, driven by increased smartphone penetration and 88.0% year on year data usage growth, along with 20.8% growth in active data users. EBITDA in Q2 2018 decreased by 23.3% to BDT 3.8 billion, mainly as a result of revenue decline and an increase of structural opex related to network expansion. The EBITDA margin was 34.4% in Q2 2018, which represents a year on year reduction of 6.7 percentage points.

In Ukraine, total revenue increased by 11.4% year on year, mainly driven by continued strong growth of mobile data revenue, which increased by 69% as a result of growing data usage and successful marketing activities driven by the continued 3G network roll-out and data-centric tariffs. EBITDA increased by 8.0%, representing an EBITDA margin of 55.1%, driven by revenue growth, partially offset by increased service costs and customer acquisition costs.

Uzbekistan continued to report double digit revenue growth, driven by repricing activities that the company introduced in March 2018. Total revenue for the quarter increased by 10.3% and mobile service revenue increased by 10.0%, driven by 10.9% growth in ARPU. Mobile data traffic more than doubled and mobile data revenue increased by 53.1% year on

 

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year, supported by the continued high-speed data network roll-out, increased smartphone penetration and the launch of new bundled offers. EBITDA decreased by 11.5% and the EBITDA margin was 43.5% in Q2 2018, mainly driven by an increase in customer tax (~UZS 57 billion), which doubled to UZS 4,000 per customer per month from 1 January 2018 and the negative impact of the reduction in mobile termination rates.

The HQ segment in Q2 2018 consists largely of costs in VEON’s headquarters in Amsterdam and London, costs for digital and external costs for services and projects (e.g. M&A and legal costs). In Q2 2018, these combined costs decreased by 43% year on year to USD 54 million mainly driven by a decrease in personnel costs, external cost for services and the release of certain provisions. VEON has the mid-term ambition to halve the run-rate of corporate costs between FY 2017 (USD 431 million) and year-end 2019.

“Other” in Q2 2018 includes the results of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, other global operations and services and intercompany eliminations.

INCOME STATEMENT & CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

 

USD million    2Q18     2Q17    

Reported

YoY

    1H18     2H17    

Reported

YoY

 

Total revenue

     2,270       2,417       (6.1%     4,520       4,698       (3.8%

Service revenue

     2,136       2,331       (8.4%     4,292       4,533       (5.3%

EBITDA

     857       931       (8.0%     1,711       1,792       (4.5%

EBITDA margin

     37.7%       38.5%       (0.8p.p.     37.9%       38.1%       (0.3p.p.

Depreciation, amortization, impairments and other

     (465     (542     14.0%       (957     (1,057     n.m.  

EBIT (Operating Profit)

     392       389       0.4%       754       734       2.6%  

Financial income and expenses

     (194     (208     6.7%       (392     (401     2.5%  

Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others

     (27     (169     n.m.       (24     91       n.m.  

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

     —         (10     n.m.       —         (22     n.m.  

Impairment of JV and associates

     —         (110     n.m.       —         (110     n.m.  

Profit before tax

     171       (108     n.m.       338       111       200.6%  

Income tax expense

     (139     (65     (115.2%     (258     (206     (25.2%

(Loss)/Profit from continued operations

     32       (173     n.m.       80       (95     n.m.  

(Loss)/Profit from discontinued operations

     (170     (85     (95.6%     (300     (174     (70.9%

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

     (138     (258     46.6%       (220     (269     18.1%  
                                                  
                                                
     2Q18     2Q17    

Reported

YoY

    1H18     2H17    

Reported

YoY

 

Capex

     497       644       (22.9%     1,271       913       39.3%  

Capex excl. licenses

     402       333       20.8%       757       596       27.0%  

Capex excl. licenses/revenue

     17.7%       13.8%       3.9p.p.       16.7%       12.7%       4.1p.p.  

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

     17.4%       18.4%       (1.0p.p.     17.4%       18.4%       (1.0p.p.

Q2  2018 ANALYSIS

Currency weakness, mainly as a result of continued devaluation of the Russian ruble, Pakistan rupee and Uzbek som, resulted in an 8% decline in reported EBITDA in Q2 of USD 857 million. Reported EBIT was USD 392 million, slightly up year on year, helped by lower depreciation and amortization costs mainly as a result of the devaluation of the Uzbek som. In addition, this decrease was driven by the classification of Pakistan towers as assets held for sale from Q3 2017 and higher amortization in Pakistan in Q2 2017, following the revision of the useful life of Mobilink and Warid brands.

Profit before tax turned positive at USD 171 million, compared to a loss of USD 108 million in Q2 2017 mainly due to the Euroset impairment of USD 110 million and high expenses due to the early redemption premiums on bond repurchases of USD 124 million. Furthermore, financial expenses decreased year on year in Q2 2018 as a result of lower indebtedness, coupled with lower interest rates. Starting from Q2 2018 and retrospectively, the share of loss of joint ventures and associates will no longer include the proportionate results (50%) of the Italy Joint Venture, after the announcement on 3 July 2018 of the agreement for the sale of VEON’s 50% stake in the Italy Joint Venture to CK Hutchison.

 

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The year on year increase in income tax expense to USD 139 million in Q2 2018 was primarily attributable to higher taxes in Russia resulting from higher profitability, while in Q2 2017 tax expenses in Russia were low because of deductibility of fees paid in connection with bond repurchases in 2017.

As a result of the anticipated sale transaction highlighted in the section “Main Events”, the investment in the Italy Joint Venture was reclassified as an asset held-for-sale and a discontinued operation as of June 30, 2018, with retrospective adjustment to comparative periods in the Income Statement. The Q2 loss from Italy (presented as a discontinued operation) increased in Q2 2018 to USD 170 million compared to USD 85 million in Q2 2017, mainly due to higher negative purchase price allocation adjustments for VEON IFRS reporting purposes, despite lower underlying local net loss for the period.

In Q2 2018, the company recorded a net loss for the period attributable to VEON´s shareholders of USD 138 million, driven by the above-mentioned factors.

Capex excluding licenses increased to USD 402 million in Q2 2018, primarily as a result of higher capex in Russia due to accelerated network roll-out and Euroset integration. The LTM ratio of capex excluding licenses to revenue was 17.4% in Q2 2018, or 1 percentage point lower than Q2 2017.

 

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FINANCIAL POSITION & CASH FLOW

 

     
USD million            2Q18               1Q18               QoQ                        

Total assets

                 17,442         18,750         (7.0%)           

Shareholders’ equity

     3,549         4,018         (11.7%)           

Gross debt

     9,992         10,402         (3.9%)           

Net debt

     8,645         8,966         (3.6%)           

Net debt/LTM EBITDA

     2.5         2.5                     
                 
           
USD million    2Q18       2Q17       YoY       1H18       1H17       YoY   

Net cash from/(used in) operating activities

     600         578         22         1,302         1,162         139   

Net cash from/(used in) investing activities

     (458)        (725)        267         (90)        (1,314)        1,224   

Net cash from/(used in) financing activities

     (332)        909         (1,241)        (1,333)        163         (1,496)  

Total assets decreased by USD 1,308 million compared to Q1 2018 mainly due to currency depreciation in Russia and Pakistan and the loss from the Italy JV.

Gross debt decreased approximately USD 410 million quarter on quarter mainly due to the scheduled repayment of HQ loans and bonds, as well as the depreciation of the ruble and euro. The reduction in net debt in Q2 2018 was driven by a reduction in gross debt, while cash and deposits remained broadly stable quarter on quarter. Net debt/LTM EBITDA ratio in Q2 2018 was 2.5x.

Net cash from operating activities was broadly stable year on year at USD 600 million, driven by higher cash flow from continuing operations as a result of continuous improvements in working capital offsetting the decrease in EBITDA. The year on year improvement in working capital was mostly related to cash in of certain settlement, partially offset with purchase of inventory devices in Russia due to Euroset integration.

Net cash flow used in investing activities decreased year on year by USD 267 million as the payment of the 4G/LTE license purchase in Ukraine in Q2 2018 of USD 74 million was lower compared to the investment in the Pakistan license in Q2 2017 of USD 295 million.

Net cash paid in financing activities amounted to USD 332 million in Q2 2018, compared to net cash received of USD 909 million in Q2 2017; the difference was driven by significantly lower debt facility draw-downs in Q2 2018 compared to Q2 2017.

 

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COUNTRY PERFORMANCE

 

 

Russia

 

 

Pakistan

 

 

Algeria

 

 

Bangladesh

 

 

Ukraine

 

 

Uzbekistan

 

 

Italy

RUSSIA

 

RUB million    2Q18       2Q17       YoY       1H18       1H17       YoY   

Total revenue

     72,542         68,407         6.0%         138,893         132,913         4.5%   

Mobile service revenue

     57,609         55,674         3.5%         111,892         108,022         3.6%   

Fixed-line service revenue

     8,901         9,889         (10.0%)        17,768         19,549         (9.1%)  

EBITDA

     27,243         26,925         1.2%         52,447         50,995         2.8%   

EBITDA margin

     37.6%         39.4%         (1.8p.p.)        37.8%         38.4%         (0.6p.p.)  

Capex excl. licenses

     13,321         7,882         69.0%         22,328         14,577         53.2%   

LTM Capex excl. licenses /revenue

     16.6%         16.7%         (0.1p.p.)        16.6%         16.7%         (0.1p.p.)  
 
Mobile                                          

Total revenue

     63,576         58,491         8.7%         121,029         113,313         6.8%   

- of which mobile data

     15,417         14,510         6.2%         30,555         28,413         7.5%   

Customers (mln)

     56.4         58.3         (3.3%)           

- of which data users (mln)

     36.6         38.1         (4.0%)           

ARPU (RUB)

     338         320         5.6%            

MOU (min)

     323         338         (4.2%)           

Data usage (MB/user)

     3,454         2,716         27.2%            

Fixed-line1

                 

Total revenue

     8,966         9,916         (9.6%)        17,865         19,600         (8.9%)  

Broadband revenue

     2,547         2,579         (1.2%)        5,107         5,229         (2.3%)  

Broadband customers (mln)

     2.3         2.2         4.2%            

Broadband ARPU (RUB)

     371         391         (5.2%)                             

Beeline reported good results in Q2 2018, delivering year on year EBITDA growth, despite the integration costs for Euroset that occurred during the quarter. The competitive environment was relatively stable during the quarter, though the company expects the macro-economic and market conditions to remain challenging in Russia, including as a result of the recent weakening of the ruble.

Total revenue in Q2 2018 increased by 6.0% year on year to RUB 72.5 billion, driven by an increase in mobile service revenue and a strong growth in sales of equipment and accessories of 107.2% to RUB 5.7 billion, which was mainly attributable to the additional monobrand stores following the Euroset integration and rebranding since 22 February 2018. Mobile service revenue increased by 3.5% to RUB 57.6 billion, mainly driven by growth in mobile data and other value-added services, offsetting the decrease in voice revenue. Mobile ARPU continued its growth trajectory in Q2 2018, increasing by 5.6% year on year.

Mobile data revenue continued to grow, increasing by 6.2% to RUB 15.4 billion, as a result of an increased penetration of integrated bundles and smartphones, resulting in data traffic growth. Mobile data ARPU showed continued improvement, growing by 8.9%, 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 decreased by 3.3% year on year to 56.4 million customers, in line with the market trend, driven by a reduction in sales from alternative distribution channels, as Beeline focused on monobrand distribution. The customer decrease was caused by a decline

 

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in customers with a lifetime less than 12 months, while customers with a lifetime longer than 12 months increased in the customer base. The share of B2C sales volume from Beeline monobrand stores increased to 38% at the end of Q2 2018, compared to 24% in the prior year.

Fixed-line service revenue decreased by 10.0% to RUB 8.9 billion. The decline was mainly due to a decrease of approximately RUB 600 million in transit traffic revenue, which was partially centralized at VEON Wholesale Services, a Group division based in Amsterdam centrally managing arrangements of VEON Group companies with international carriers, and reported in revenue of the Group’s segment “other”. Excluding this impact, fixed-line revenue would have decreased by 4.4%, showing an improving trend compared to previous quarters. The centralization of the international interconnect and transit traffic services revenues will continue in the remainder of this year and the expected maximum impact on revenue for Russia is USD 45 million, while the expected maximum impact on EBITDA is USD 5 million in FY 2018. The FMC proposition continues to play an important role in the turnaround of the fixed-line business for Beeline. The FMC customer base grew by 34.0% year on year in Q2 2018 to 973,000. This represents a 43% FMC customer penetration in the broadband customer base, supporting improvements in broadband customer churn.

Beeline continues to focus on the B2B segment, improving its proposition with more customized offers and solutions to both small and large enterprises. The segment’s fixed-line business demonstrated a 2.5% growth compared to the first quarter, for the first time in three years, mostly attributable to the modernization of the network infrastructure and growth in sales.

EBITDA increased by 1.2% to RUB 27.2 billion, leading to an EBITDA margin of 37.6%, a decrease of 1.8 percentage points year on year. The year on year growth in EBITDA was driven by the revenue growth, partially offset by increased advertising costs, growth in technical and IT costs as a result of network expansion and Euroset integration costs of approximately RUB 1 billion during the quarter. The integration costs are partially offset by improved margin on equipment and accessories, as a result of growth in sales of devices mainly driven by the increased number of Beeline monobrand stores. The Euroset integration is on track and at the end of July 2018, around 1,400 Euroset stores out of the total 1,600 were integrated and rebranded into Beeline monobrand stores. Beeline expects continued negative impact on EBITDA of approximately RUB 3 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 following the integration and rebranding of the Euroset stores. To partially offset this effect, Beeline plans to decrease its expenditures on alternative sales channels.

The Euroset integration is an important milestone in executing Beeline´s monobrand strategy. 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 acceleration in device sales and channel-mix improvement.

Capex excluding licenses increased by 69.0% year on year during the quarter, mainly as a result of accelerated network roll out and the integration of Euroset stores. Beeline continues to invest in network development to ensure it has high-tech and up to date network infrastructure that is ready to integrate new technologies. The LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio for Q2 2018 was 16.6%.

The current best estimate for the expenditures related to the Yarovaya law in FY 2018 of approximately RUB 6 billion are expected to be recognized in Q3 and Q4 2018.

 

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PAKISTAN

 

PKR billion           2Q18        2Q17        YoY        1H18        1H17        YoY  

Total revenue

           42.4          40.4          4.9%           83.4          79.2          5.3%   
 

Mobile service revenue

           39.4          37.7          4.6%           77.3          73.9          4.7%   
 

of which mobile data

           7.9          5.8          37.0%           14.9          11.0          35.5%   
 

EBITDA

           20.4          17.5          16.8%           39.9          33.7          18.4%   
 

EBITDA margin

               48.2%              43.3%          4.9p.p.               47.8%              42.5%          5.3p.p.   
 

Capex excl. licenses

           6.7          6.8          (1.6%)          14.0          10.4          34.5%   
 

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

           17.5%          18.0%              (0.5p.p.)          17.5%          18.0%              (0.5p.p.)  
 

Mobile

                                 
 

Customers (mln)

           55.5          52.5          5.6%                  
 

- of which data users (mln)

           31.5          26.7          17.9%                  
 

ARPU (PKR)

           236.9          238.4          (0.7%)                 
 

MOU (min)

           543          520          4.4%                  
 

Data usage (MB/user)

           950          509          86.7%                                    

The market in Q2 2018 remained competitive, particularly relating to data and social network offers.

Jazz continued to show growth of both revenue and customers despite these competitive market conditions. In Q2 2018, whilst the country was characterized by political and currency uncertainty ahead of the upcoming elections, revenue growth of 4.9% year on year was supported by an acceleration of mobile data revenue growth of 37.0% year on year, driven by an increase in data customers and usage through higher bundle penetration and continued data network expansion.

The customer base increased by 5.6% year on year, driven by gross additions together with lower churn as a result of simplifying prices and more efficient distribution channel management, coupled with better customer retention. Jazz sees data and voice monetization among its key priorities, underpinned by the aim to offer the best network in terms of both quality of service and coverage.

EBITDA increased by 16.8%, driven by revenue growth, opex synergies and the absence of merger integration costs, leading to an EBITDA margin of 48.2%, an increase of 4.9 percentage points year on year and an increase of 0.7 percentage points quarter on quarter.

Capex excluding licenses slightly decreased year on year to PKR 6.7 billion in Q2 2018, supporting 4G/LTE network expansion. Quarterly distribution is more balanced in FY 2018, while the LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio was 17.5%. At the end of the Q2 2018, 3G was offered in more than 368 cities while 4G/LTE was offered in over 117 cities (defined as cities with at least three base stations). At the end of Q2 2018, population coverage of 3G and 4G/LTE networks was 52% and 32.5% respectively.

 

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ALGERIA

 

DZD billion      2Q18        2Q17        YoY        1H18        1H17        YoY  

Total revenue

       23.1          25.3          (8.5%)          46.2          50.7          (8.9%)  
 

Mobile service revenue

       22.9          24.9          (7.9%)          45.9          49.9          (8.0%)  
 

of which mobile data

       5.9          3.2          80.7%           10.8          6.0          80.3%   
 

EBITDA

       10.0          11.4          (11.9%)          20.4          23.9          (14.8%)  
 

EBITDA margin

       43.4%          45.1%          (1.7p.p.)          44.1%          47.2%          (3.0p.p.)  
 

Capex excl. licenses

       3.3          3.1          4.3%           4.9          6.0          (19.2%)  
 

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

       13.9%          15.5%          (1.6p.p.)          13.9%          15.5%          (1.6p.p.)  
 

Mobile

                             
 

Customers (mln)

       15.5          15.5          (0.2%)                 
 

- of which mobile data customers (mln)

       8.3          7.0          18.6%                  
 

ARPU (DZD)

       496          522          (5.1%)                 
 

MOU (min)

       447          379          18.1%                  
 

Data usage (MB/user)

       1,643          478          243.3%                                    

In Algeria, trends are improving as customers grew and revenue stabilized quarter on quarter, signalling a turnaround in a challenging market with intense price competition and a regulatory and macro-economic environment which remains characterized by inflationary pressures and import restrictions on certain goods.

Revenue decreased by 8.5% year on year, a slightly lower declining pace compared to Q1 2018, as an operational turnaround continued. Price competition, in both voice and data, caused a continued reduction in ARPU. Djezzy’s Q2 2018 service revenue was DZD 22.9 billion, a 7.9% decline, while data revenue growth was 80.7%, due to higher usage and a substantial increase in data customers as a result of the 3G and 4G/LTE network roll-out. This data revenue growth is also supported by the change towards a more aggressive data pricing strategy since the beginning of 2018. However, in Q2 the market reacted, and the share of gross adds for Djezzy slightly decreased compared to Q1, while still leading the market with the highest share. The net adds trend, reversed from negative to positive during Q1 2018, was still positive during Q2 2018 and led to customer growth quarter on quarter of 1.1% or broadly flat year on year. The quarter on quarter growth was driven by continued positive uptake of new offers.

ARPU declined by 5.1% year on year, primarily driven by continued and intense price competition.

In June 2018, Djezzy successfully migrated to the new DBSS platform. This step towards the digitization of core processes is expected to result in simplification, agility, faster time to market, coupled with improved competitive speed and customer service.

In Q2 2018, EBITDA decreased by 11.9% year on year, mainly due to the decline in revenues. The new Finance Law, effective from January 2018, continues to impact year on year performance. As a result of new taxation, Djezzy’s EBITDA was negatively impacted in Q2 2018 by approximately DZD 207 million. This impact on EBITDA was broadly offset by the positive impact from the partial MTR symmetry, which has been in place since 31 October 2017.

At the end of Q2 2018, the company’s 4G/LTE services covered 28 wilayas and more than 25.4% of the country’s population, while the 3G network covered all 48 wilayas and more than 75.6% of population. In Q2 2018, capex excluding licenses was DZD 3.3 billion, with an LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio of 13.9%.

 

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BANGLADESH

 

BDT billion      2Q18        2Q17        YoY        1H18        1H17        YoY  

Total revenue

       10.9          12.0          (8.4%)          21.7          24.0          (9.5%)  

Mobile service revenue

       10.5          11.6          (10.0%)          20.9          23.3          (10.6%)  

of which mobile data

       1.8          1.5          14.5%           3.4          3.1          11.2%   

EBITDA

       3.8          4.9          (23.3%)          7.6          10.4          (26.8%)  

EBITDA margin

       34.4%          41.1%          (6.7p.p.)          35.2%          43.5%          (8.3p.p.)  

Capex excl. licenses

       1.7          1.4          22.2%           6.3          2.2          189.5%   

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

       27.9%          18.7%          9.2p.p.           27.9%          18.7%          9.2p.p.   

Mobile

                             

Customers (mln)

       32.0          30.7          4.1%                  

- of which mobile data customers (mln)

       19.2          15.9          20.8%                  

ARPU (BDT)

       109          127          (14.1%)                 

MOU (min)

       270          285          (5.4%)                 

Data usage (MB/user)

 

       684          364          88.0%                                    

The market during Q2 2018 was characterized by accelerated price pressure from competition. The regulatory environment remains challenging and limits customer growth in the market. For example, the regulator has recently restricted sale of subsequent SIM card within 3-hours of purchase of the preceding SIM using the same national identity card. This restriction has impacted the gross additions across the mobile industry in Bangladesh.

In Bangladesh, Q2 2018 results continue to be affected by intense competition, with a specific focus on customer acquisition, and also by costs related to the network expansion after the acquisition in Q1 2018 of additional spectrum and a 4G/LTE licence. During Q2 2018, Banglalink continued to focus on acquiring customers in a competitive market, with improved network availability.

Revenue in Q2 2018 decreased by 8.4% year on year, mainly driven by service revenue, which decreased by 10.0% year on year to BDT 10.5 billion. The decline in service revenue was still mainly due to the gap in 3G network coverage compared to competition. However, the service revenue increased by 0.8% quarter on quarter in Q2 2018; the increase was mainly driven by data growth resulting from improved network during the quarter, following spectrum acquisition in Q1 2018 and enhanced network availability, along with the expansion of the distribution footprint. The customer base grew by 4.1% year on year, supported by improved distribution, however the sequential decrease in customer base was mainly caused by intense pricing pressure in the market. As a result of this pricing pressure, ARPU decreased year on year by 14.1%. Data revenue increased by 14.5% year on year, driven by increased smartphone penetration and 88.0% year on year data usage growth, along with 20.8% growth in active data users.

Banglalink’s EBITDA in Q2 2018 decreased by 23.3% to BDT 3.8 billion, mainly as a result of revenue decline and increase of structural opex due to network expansion. The EBITDA margin was 34.4% in Q2 2018, which represents a year on year reduction of 6.7 percentage points.

In Q2 2018, capex excluding licenses significantly increased year on year to BDT 1.7 billion, driven by investments to improve network resilience and roll-out 4G/LTE sites. Banglalink continues to invest in efficient, high-speed data networks aiming to substantially improve its 3G network coverage (approximately 72% of the population at the end of Q2 2018, versus approximately 70% in Q1 2018) and availability. The 4G/LTE service, which was launched in February 2018, covered a population of approximately 15% at the end of Q2 2018. LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio was 27.9%.

 

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UKRAINE

 

UAH million      2Q18        2Q17        YoY        1H18        1H17        YoY  

Total revenue

       4,521          4,058          11.4%           8,785          7,929          10.8%   

Mobile service revenue

       4,200          3,768          11.4%           8,149          7,328          11.2%   

Fixed-line service revenue

       297          277          7.3%           593          572          3.6%   

EBITDA

       2,490          2,305          8.0%           4,902          4,378          12.0%   

EBITDA margin

       55.1%          56.8%          (1.7p.p.)          55.8%          55.2%          0.6p.p.   

Capex excl. licenses

       927          705          31.5%           1,614          1,442          11.9%   

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

       16.0%          19.9%          (3.9p.p.)          16.0%          19.9%          (3.9p.p.)  

Mobile

                             

Total operating revenue

       4,224          3,781          11.7%           8,192          7,357          11.4%   

- of which mobile data

       1,574          933          68.8%           2,915          1,778          64.0%   

Customers (mln)

       26.5          26.1          1.4%                  

- of which data customers (mln)

       13.5          11.2          21.1%                  

ARPU (UAH)

       52          48          9.6%                  

MOU (min)

       580          573          1.2%                  

Data usage (MB/user)

       1,811          758          139.0%                  

Fixed-line

                             

Total operating revenue

       297          277          7.3%           593          572          3.6%   

Broadband revenue

       185          170          8.5%           366          340          7.6%   

Broadband customers (mln)

       0.9          0.8          6.5%                  

Broadband ARPU (UAH)

 

       72          69          4.3%                                    

Kyivstar launched 4G/LTE from April 2018, following the spectrum acquisition in February and March 2018. Kyivstar further strengthened its market position in a growing market and believes it is well positioned to increase the geographical coverage of its high-speed data network in Ukraine.

Kyivstar continued its strong performance in the second quarter, as total revenue increased by 11.4% year on year to UAH 4.5 billion. Mobile service revenue grew by 11.4% to UAH 4.2 billion. The growth in mobile service revenue was mainly driven by continued strong growth of mobile data revenue, which increased by 69% as a result of growing data usage and successful marketing activities, driven by the continued 3G and 4G/LTE network roll-out and data-centric tariffs. As a result, data consumption per user increased 139.0% in Q2 2018 compared to the same quarter in the previous year.

Kyivstar´s mobile customer base increased by 1.4% to 26.5 million, supported by improved churn, while mobile ARPU increased by 9.6% year on year to UAH 52.

Fixed-line service revenue grew 7.3% year on year to UAH 297 million. Uptake for Kyivstar’s FMC proposition, which was launched in 2017, continues to be strong and the fixed broadband customer base increased by 6.5% year on year to 858,000, while fixed broadband ARPU increased by 4.3% year on year to UAH 72.6.

EBITDA increased by 8.0% year on year to UAH 2.5 billion in Q2 2018, representing an EBITDA margin of 55.1%, driven by revenue growth and partially offset by increased service costs and customer acquisition costs.

Q2 2018 capex excluding licenses was UAH 927 million with an LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio of 16.0%, as Kyivstar continued to roll out its 3G network, reaching a population coverage of 74.5 %, up from 69% in the same quarter last year. During Q2 2018 Kyivstar started 4G/LTE rollout in 21 cities, covering 20% of the population.

 

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UZBEKISTAN

 

UZS bln    2Q18      2Q17      YoY      1H18      1H17      YoY   

Total revenue

     635        576        10.3%         1,252        1,089        14.9%   

Mobile service revenue

     629        572        10.0%         1,241        1,082        14.7%   

- of which mobile data

     213        139        53.1%         400        274        46.1%   

Fixed-line service revenue

     5.0        3.7        34.6%         9        7        29.6%   

EBITDA

     277        313        (11.5%)        553        577        (4.3%)  

EBITDA margin

     43.5%        54.3%        (10.7p.p.)        44.1%        53.0%        (8.8p.p.)  

Capex excl. licenses

     132        60        120.2%         206        135        52.9%   

LTM Capex excl. licenses/revenue

     15.0%        25.4%        (10.4p.p.)        15.0%        25.4%        (10.4p.p.)  

Mobile

                 

Customers (mln)

     9.3        9.6        (3.1%)           

- of which mobile data customers (mln)

     5.0        4.5        10.3%            

ARPU (UZS)

     22,018        19,847        10.9%            

MOU (min)

     568        578        (1.8%)           

Data usage (MB/user)

 

     1,014        392        158.9%                              

Unitel continued to report double-digit revenue growth in Q2 2018, driven by repricing initiatives introduced in March 2018. Total revenue for the quarter increased by 10.3% year on year and mobile service revenue increased by 10.0% to UZS 629 billion, driven by 10.9% growth in ARPU. Mobile data traffic more than doubled and mobile data revenue increased by 53.1% year on year, supported by the continued roll-out of its high-speed data network, increased smartphone penetration and the launch of new bundled offerings. As a result, the penetration of bundled tariff plans in the customer base increased to 30.4% in Q2 2018, from 21.9% in Q2 2017. Total mobile customers decreased by 3.1% to 9.3 million, partially due to a clean-up of the customer base.

EBITDA decreased by 11.5% to UZS 277 billion and the EBITDA margin was 43.5% in Q2 2018, mainly driven by external factors such as the increase in customer tax (~UZS 56 billion), which doubled to UZS 4,000 per customer per month from 1 January 2018, and the negative impact of the reduction in mobile termination rates.

Capex excluding licenses totalled UZS 132 billion and the Q2 2018 LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio was 15.0%. The company continued to invest in its high-speed data networks, improving the 4G/LTE coverage to 25% and increasing the number of nationwide 3G sites by 33% year on year. Further improvements to the high-speed data networks will continue to be a priority for Unitel for the remainder of 2018.

The cash and deposits balances as of the end of Q2 2018 in Uzbekistan are USD 96 million in Uzbek som. In Q2 2018, VEON’s subsidiary PJSC VimpelCom successfully repatriated a net amount of approximately USD 86 million from Uzbekistan. The repatriation of cash was executed at the market rate and the Company aims to continue to repatriate excess cash in the remainder of FY 2018.

 

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ITALY JOINT VENTURE

 

EUR million    2Q18      2Q17      YoY      1H18      1H17      YoY  

Total revenue

     1,361        1,535        (11.4%)        2,771        3,083        (10.1%)  

Mobile service revenue

     940        1,042        (9.8%)        1,901        2,085        (8.8%)  

Fixed-line service revenue

     257        268        (4.0%)        516        539        (4.1%)  

EBITDA1

     451        442        1.9%         935        900        3.9%   

EBITDA margin1

     33.1%        28.8%        4.3p.p.         33.7%        29.2%        4.6p.p.   

Capex excl. licenses1

     235        266        (11.6%)        459        506        (9.3%)  

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue2

     19.9%        17.6%        2.3p.p.         19.9%        17.6%        2.3p.p.   

Mobile

                 

Total revenue

     1,076        1,239        (13.2%)        2,191        2,492        (12.1%)  

- of which mobile data

     357        367        (2.7%)        713        719        (0.8%)  

Customers (mln)

     28.6        30.3        (5.3%)        28.6        30.3        (5.3%)  

- of which data customers (mln)

     19.3        19.3        (0.0%)        19.3        19.3        (0.0%)  

ARPU (EUR)

     10.5        11.2        (6.1%)        10.6        11.1        (4.1%)  

MOU (min)

     290        274        5.9%         287        269        6.7%   

Fixed-line

                 

Total revenue

     285        296        (3.9%)        579        591        (2.0%)  

Total voice customers (mln)

     2.71        2.73        (0.8%)        2.71        2.73        (0.8%)  

ARPU (EUR)

     27.0        27.6        (2.1%)        27.0        27.8        (2.9%)  

Broadband customers (mln)

     2.41        2.38        1.1%         2.41        2.38        1.1%   

Broadband ARPU (EUR)

     20.7        21.8        (5.1%)        20.7        21.8        (5.1%)  

Notes: EBITDA negatively impacted by integration costs of approximately EUR 81 million in Q2 2017 and of approximately EUR 35 million in Q2 2018

The Italy Joint Venture has different accounting policies for presenting amortization of capitalized costs of obtaining contracts with customers in accordance IFRS 15. VEON’s policy is to present this expense within “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in profit or loss, whilst the Italy Joint Venture presents this expense within the “Amortization” line item in profit or loss.

1 EBITDA and Capex are in line with the Italy Joint Venture statutory reported financial schemes: 2018 compliant with IFRS 15 and 2017 compliant with IAS 18. For comparison purposes: Q2 2018 EBITDA under IAS 18 would have been EUR 427 million; Q2 2018 Capex under IAS 18 would have been EUR 212 million

2 LTM capex/revenue under IAS 18

Wind Tre’s total revenue in Q2 2018 decreased by 11.4% year on year to EUR 1.4 billion, primarily driven by a 9.8% decline in mobile service revenue and lower CPE (“Customer Premises Equipment”) related to mobile handsets. The mobile service revenue decline was primarily due to continuing aggressive competition in the market, which was exacerbated at the end of May by a new market entrant, which impacted both customer base (-5.3%) and ARPU. In addition, a delay in network modernization due to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denial Order issued to ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) negatively impacted Wind Tre’s revenue and the company’s ability to compete and retain customers in non-modernized areas. The mobile handset revenue decline was primarily due to a lower volume of gross additions and more selective mobile customer scoring starting from H2 2017.

In Q2 2018, mobile ARPU slightly declined to EUR 10.5, a 6.1% year on year erosion, almost completely attributable to the voice component.

Fixed-line service revenue declined by 4.0% year on year, due to ARPU dilution only partially offset by the 1.1% increase in both direct and broadband customers, driven by the increased demand for fibre connections. In Q2 2018, the fixed-line direct customer base and the broadband customer base reached 2.5 million and 2.4 million respectively. Within the broadband customer base, fibre customers almost tripled year on year. The highly competitive market has impacted Q2 2018, particularly on total and broadband ARPUs, which both slightly decreased year on year.

Q2 2018 EBITDA increased by 1.9% year on year to EUR 451 with revenue pressure more than offset by change in accounting to IFRS 15, contributing 5.3p.p. of EBITDA growth coupled with incremental synergies (approximately EUR 41 million in Q2 2018) and approximately EUR 45 million lower YoY integration costs.     

Wind Tre’s EBITDA margin increased 4.3 percentage points to 33.1%.

Capex in the quarter was EUR 235 million and was primarily focused on modernizing and merging the former Wind and Tre networks as well as expanding capacity and coverage of 4G/LTE.

 

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At the end of June 2018 approximately 1/3 of the transmission sites were modernized including Rome, Milano and Bologna. The network modernization resulted in a sensible network performance improvement in these cities, leading to an overall improvement of the customer experience.

On 3 July 2018, VEON (through its wholly owned subsidiary VEON Luxembourg Holdings S.a r.l.) entered into an agreement with CK Hutchison for the sale of its 50% stake in the Italy Joint Venture.

 

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CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

On 2 August 2018, VEON will also host a conference call by senior management at 9:30 CEST (8:30 BST) on the same day, which will be made available through following dial-in numbers. The call and slide presentation may be accessed at http://www.veon.com

 

9:30 CEST investor and analyst conference call

US call-in number: +1 (929) 477 0448

Confirmation Code: 7347728

International call-in number: 44 (0) 330 336 9126

Confirmation Code: 7347728

 

 

The conference call replay and the slide presentation webcast will be available until 9 August 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: 7347728

UK Replay Number: 0800 101 1153

Confirmation Code: 7347728

 

 

 

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 operating model and development plans; anticipated performance and guidance for 2018 and 2019, 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; VEON’s ability to realize the acquisition and disposition of any of its businesses and assets; VEON’S ability to realize financial improvements, including an expected reduction of net pro-forma leverage ratio following the successful completion of certain dispositions and acquisitions; and VEON’s ability to realize its targets and strategic initiatives in its various countries of operation. The forward-looking statements included in this press 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; litigation or disputes with third parties or other negative developments regarding such parties;; 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, 2017 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 press 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 press release contain or may contain, “inside information” as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

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 “Explanatory Note—Presentation of Financial Information of the Italy Joint Venture” included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2017 and notes 5, 14 and 25 to our audited consolidated financial statements filed therewith.

All non-IFRS measures disclosed further in this press release (including, without limitation, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, 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 consolidation of the Euroset stores after completing the transaction ending the Euroset joint venture). We are not able to, without

 

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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

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CONTENT OF THE ATTACHMENTS

 

Attachment A

  Customers      25  

Attachment B

  Definitions      25  

Attachment C

  Reconciliation tables      27  
  Average rates and target rates of functional currencies to USD   

For more information on financial and operating data for specific countries, please refer to the supplementary file Factbook2Q2018.xls on VEON’s website at http://veon.com/Investor-relations/Reports—results/Results/.

 

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ATTACHMENT A: CUSTOMERS

 

         Mobile          Fixed-line broadband  
million                        2Q18                      2Q17                      YoY                          2Q18                      2Q17                      YoY  

Russia

       56.4        58.3        (3.3%)          2.3        2.2        4.2%  

Pakistan

       55.5        52.5        5.6%              

Algeria

       15.5        15.5        (0.2%)             

Bangladesh

       32.0        30.7        4.1%              

Ukraine

       26.5        26.1        1.4%           0.9        0.8        6.2%   

Uzbekistan

       9.3        9.6        (3.1%)             

Other

       14.9        15.4        (3.2%)          0.5        0.4        8.4%   

Total consolidated

       210.0        208.1        0.9%           3.6        3.4        5.6%   

Italy

       28.6        30.3        (5.6%)          2.4        2.4        1.1%   

Total

         238.6        238.4        0.1%           6.0        5.8        3.8%   

ATTACHMENT B: 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 C 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 C below.

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

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

 

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Equity free cash flow is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, capex for licenses, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items. Reconciliation to the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure, is presented in the reconciliation tables section in Attachment C below.

An FMC customer is a customer on a 1 month Active Broadband Connection subscribing to a converged bundle consisting of at least fixed internet subscription and at least 1 mobile SIM

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.

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.

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”)

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

Total revenue in this section is fully comparable with Total Operating revenue in MD&A section below.

 

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ATTACHMENT C: RECONCILIATION TABLES

RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED EBITDA

 

USD mln                    2Q18                 2Q17                 1H18                 1H17  

Unaudited

          

EBITDA

       857       931       1,711       1,792  

Depreciation

       (328     (386     (674     (776

Amortization

       (130     (146     (256     (268

Impairment loss

       (7     (8     (10     (5

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

       (20     (2     (37     (9

Gain (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries

       20       —         20       —    

Operating profit

       392       389       754       734  

Financial Income and Expenses

       (194     (208     (392     (401

-  including finance income

       12       24       31       46  

-   including finance costs

       (206     (232     (423     (447

Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others

       (27     (289     (24     (222

-  including Other non-operating (losses)/gains

       (16     (116     (25     (152

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

       —         (10     —         (22

-  including impairments of JV and associates

       —         (110     —         (110

-  including Net foreign exchange gain

       (11     (53     1       62  

Profit before tax

       171       (108     338       111  

Income tax expense

       (139     (65     (258     (206

Profit/(Loss) from discontinued operations

       (170     (85     (300     (174

(Loss)/Profit for the period

       (138     (258     (220     (269

Less profit attributable to non-controlling interest

       1       20       28       14  

(Loss)/profit attributable to the owners of the parent

         (139     (278     (248     (283
RECONCILIATION OF CAPEX           
USD mln unaudited                    2Q18                 2Q17                 1H18                 1H17  

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

       501       709       1,177       1,196  

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

       (5     (65     94       (283

Capital expenditures

       497       644       1,271       913  

Less capital expenditures in licenses and other

       (95     (312     (514     (316

Capital expenditures excl. licenses

       402       333       757       596  

RECONCILIATION OF ORGANIC AND REPORTED GROWTH RATES

 

        2Q18 vs 2Q17  
        Total Revenue             EBITDA  
        Organic      Forex & other1      Reported             Organic      Forex & other1      Reported  

Russia

      4.5%         (6.4%)        (1.9%)           4.9%         (11.2%)        (6.3%)  

Pakistan

      4.9%         (10.8%)        (5.9%)           16.8%        (12.0%)        4.8%   

Algeria

      (8.5%)        (5.3%)        (13.8%)           (11.9%)        (5.0%)        (17.0%)  

Bangladesh

      (8.4%)        (3.2%)        (11.6%)           (23.3%)        (2.7%)        (26.0%)  

Ukraine

      11.4%         1.2%         12.6%            8.0%         1.1%         9.2%   

Uzbekistan

      10.3%         (58.3%)        (48.0%)           (11.5%)        (46.6%)        (58.2%)  

Total

      3.0%        (9.1%)        (6.1%)           4.8%        (12.8%)        (8.0%)  

 

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         1H18 vs 1H17  
         Total Revenue             EBITDA  
         Organic      Forex & other1      Reported             Organic      Forex & other1      Reported  

Russia

       4.1%         (2.1%)        2.0%            6.2%         (5.7%)        0.5%   

Pakistan

       5.3%         (8.5%)        (3.2%)           18.4%         (9.6%)        8.7%   

Algeria

       (8.9%)        (4.3%)        (13.2%)           (14.8%)        (4.0%)        (18.7%)  

Bangladesh

       (9.5%)        (3.5%)        (13.1%)           (26.8%)        (2.9%)        (29.7%)  

Ukraine

       10.8%         0.2%         11.0%            12.0%         0.2%         12.2%   

Uzbekistan

       14.9%         (64.2%)        (49.3%)           (4.3%)        (53.4%)        (57.6%)  

Total

       3.1%         (6.9%)        (3.8%)           5.5%         (10.0%)        (4.5%)  

 

1) 

In Q2 2018 and H1 2018 other includes the impact from Euroset transaction for the group. In Q2 2018 and H1 2018 other in Russia includes the impact of Euroset and the impact of transit traffic revenue. Transit traffic revenue were partially centralized at VEON Wholesale Services

RECONCILIATION OF VEON CONSOLIDATED NET DEBT

 

USD mln           30 June 2018           31 March 2018           31 December 2017  

Net debt

      8,645         8,966         8,741  

Cash and cash equivalents

      1,343         1,393         1,304  

Long - term and short-term deposits

      4         43         70  

Cash pledged as collateral for the Mandatory Tender Offer

      -           -           987  

Gross debt

      9,992         10,402         11,102  

Interest accrued related to financial liabilities

      113         132         130  

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

      (29       (35       (34

Derivatives not designated as hedges

      314         311         310  

Derivatives designated as hedges

      48         81         60  

Other financial liabilities

      134         135         62  

Total other financial liabilities

        10,571               11,026               11,630  

Note: As of June 30, 2018, some bank accounts forming part of a cash pooling program and being an integral part of VEON’s cash management remained overdrawn by US$ 201 million. Even though the total balance of the cash pool remained positive, VEON has no legally enforceable right to set-off and therefore the overdrawn accounts are presented as financial liabilities and form part of our debt in our financial statements

RECONCILIATION OF EQUITY FREE CASH FLOW

 

USD million                     2Q18                 2Q17                 YoY  

EBITDA

        857       931       (8.0%)  

Changes in working capital

        64       (42     n.m.  

Movements in provision

        (24     (6     n.m.  

Net interest paid received

        (189     (189     (0.2%)  

Income tax paid

        (108     (117     (7.5%)  

Cash flow from operating activities (excl.discontinued operations)

        600       578       3.7%  

Capex excl.licenses

        (402     (333     20.8%  

Working capital related to Capex excl. license

        5       (50     n.m.  

Proceeds from sale of PPE

        3       14       (78.6%)  

Equity Free Cash Flow excl.licenses

          206       209       (1.3%)  

 

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RECONCILIATION OF SHARE OF PROFIT / LOSS FROM ITALY JOINT VENTURE

 

USD mln        2Q18        2Q17        1H18        1H17    

Italy JV reported net result

       (214)        (626)        (420)        (1,168)  

50% of Italy JV reported net result

       (107)        (313)        (210)        (584)  

D&A - PPA adjustment

       (63)        213         (95)        403   

Other PPA adjustmnet

              15                 

Total PPA adjustment

       (63)        228         (90)        410   

Share of profit/(loss) from JV and associates

         (170)        (85)        (300)        (174)  

EBITDA RECONCILIATION FOR COUNTRY

Q2 2018

 

USD mln    Russia      Pakistan      Algeria      Bangladesh      Ukraine      Uzbekistan      HQ      Other     

VEON

Consolidated

 

EBITDA

     441         174         87         44         95         34         (54)        35         857   

Less

                          

Depreciation

     (189)        (31)        (25)        (31)        (15)        (9)        (1)        (28)        (328)  

Amortization

     (39)        (32)        (20)        (16)        (11)        (0)        (3)        (9)        (130)  

Impairment loss

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

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

     (9)        (0)               (5)        (5)        (0)               (1)        (21)  

Gain (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries

                                                      20         20   

Operating profit

     198         112         41         (7)        64         25         (58)        17         392   

Q2 2017

 

USD mln    Russia      Pakistan      Algeria      Bangladesh      Ukraine      Uzbekistan      HQ      Other     

VEON

Consolidated

 

EBITDA

     471         167         105         61         87         83         (94)        51         931   

Less

                          

Depreciation

     (206)        (65)        (25)        (32)        (13)        (15)               (30)        (386)  

Amortization

     (40)        (42)        (29)        (10)        (13)        (1)        (2)        (9)        (146)  

Impairment loss

     (8)                      (1)                                    (9)  

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

     (8)              


 

 

     (2)                                    (1)  

Gain (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries

                                                              

Operating profit

     209         64         50         16         62         71         (96)        13         389   

H1 2018

 

USD mln    Russia      Pakistan      Algeria      Bangladesh      Ukraine      Uzbekistan      HQ      Other     

VEON

Consolidated

 

EBITDA

     884         349         178         91         184         68         (134)        90         1,711   

Less

                          

Depreciation

     (398)        (62)        (51)        (61)        (28)        (16)        (1)        (56)        (674)  

Amortization

     (76)        (65)        (41)        (27)        (21)        (1)        (6)        (19)        (256)  

Impairment loss

     (6)        20         (1)               (1)                      (21)        (10)  

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

     (11)        (1)               (19)        (5)                      (1)        (37)  

Gain (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries

                                  20         20   

Operating profit

     393         241         84         (16)        129         51         (141)        13        754   

 

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H1 2017

 

USD mln    Russia      Pakistan      Algeria      Bangladesh      Ukraine      Uzbekistan      HQ      Other     

VEON

Consolidated

 

EBITDA

     880         321         219         130         164         162         (170)        86         1,792   

Less

                                                              

Depreciation

     (409)        (117)        (56)        (72)        (29)        (31)        (1)        (61)        (776)  

Amortization

     (79)        (63)        (57)        (20)        (24)        (3)        (4)        (18)        (268)  

Impairment loss

     (9)                                                         (5)  

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

     (12)                      (6)                             (2)        (8)  

Operating profit

     372         144         105         33         114         134         (175)               734   

RATES OF FUNCTIONAL CURRENCIES TO USD1

 

           Target rates            Average rates            Closing rates  
           2018              2Q18        2Q17        YoY            2Q18        2Q17        YoY  

Russian Ruble

       60          61.80        57.15        8.1        62.76        59.09        6.2

Euro

       0.8          0.84        0.91        -7.6        0.86        0.88        -2.2

Algerian Dinar

       110          115.80        109.04        6.2        117.50        107.80        9.0

Pakistan Rupee

       105          116.80        104.81        11.4        121.58        104.83        16.0

Bangladeshi Taka

       79          83.78        80.86        3.6        83.78        80.64        3.9

Ukrainian Hryvnia

       27          26.18        26.46        -1.1        26.19        26.10        0.3

Kazakh Tenge

       340          329.63        315.01        4.6        341.08        321.46        6.1

Uzbekistan Som

       8,748            8,011.80        3,778.07        112.1        7,871.66        3,958.56        98.9

Armenian Dram

       480          482.75        483.37        -0.1        482.24        480.47        0.4

Kyrgyz Som

       70          68.50        68.12        0.6        68.18        69.14        -1.4

Georgian Lari

             2.4                2.45        2.42        1.1              2.45        2.41        1.8

 

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Functional currency in Tajikistan is USD

 

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STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AND Q2 2018 RESULTS Amsterdam, 2 August 2018


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Q2 2018 RESULTS Agenda GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS COUNTRY RESULTS OVERVIEW AND PRIORITIES OPENING FINAL REMARKS Richard James - Head of IR Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman Trond Westlie - CFO Kjell Johnsen - COO Q&A Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman


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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 operating model and development plans, among others; anticipated performance and guidance for 2018 and 2019, 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; VEON’s ability to realize the acquisition and disposition of any of its businesses and assets; VEON’S ability to realize financial improvements, including an expected reduction of net pro-forma leverage ratio following the successful completion of certain dispositions and acquisitions; 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; litigation or disputes with third parties or other negative developments regarding such parties; 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, 2017 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. 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 "Explanatory Note— Presentation of Financial Information of the Italy Joint Venture" included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2017 and notes 5, 14 and 25 to our audited consolidated financial statements filed therewith. All non-IFRS measures disclosed further in this presentation (including, without limitation, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, 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 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 Q2 2018 RESULTS


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Q2 2018 RESULTS Agenda GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS COUNTRY RESULTS OVERVIEW AND PRIORITIES OPENING FINAL REMARKS Richard James - Head of IR Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman Trond Westlie - CFO Kjell Johnsen - COO Q&A Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman


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Q2 2018 RESULTS Full Year 2018 guidance reaffirmed 1 Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In H1 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See attachment in the earnings release for reconciliations 2 Equity free cash flow excluding licenses is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, capex for licenses, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items Total revenue (USD) EBITDA (USD) EQUITY FCF EXCL. LICENSES2 (USD) 4.5bn 1.7bn 540m +3.1% organic1 YoY -3.8% reported YoY -4.5% reported YoY +71.7% reported YoY H1 2018 +5.5% organic1 YoY


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Q2 2018 RESULTS Executing at pace on our near term priorities Emerging markets focus Simplified structure Strong balance sheet Progressive dividends Sale of Italy joint venture for a total cash consideration of EUR 2.45 billion (~USD 2.9 billion1) expected to complete in Q3 or early Q4 2018 Offer to acquire businesses in Pakistan and Bangladesh Lean, high-level operating model now established Effective and efficient corporate structure being introduced CEO search is progressing Digital agenda Greater value for our shareholders 1 USD/EUR = 1.17


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Strengthening our balance sheet to support our progressive dividend policy Q2 2018 RESULTS 1.8x 2.5x Target ratio 2.0x Note: Pro forma leverage ratio is calculated assuming that the sale of VEON’s equity stake in Wind Tre will bring in proceeds of EUR 2,450 million (~USD 2.9 billion at USD/EUR rate of 1.17) . A fraction of these proceeds will be used by VEON to acquire the GTH assets. The remainder will be used to reduce debt which, following successful completion of both transactions, is expected to result in net pro-forma leverage ratio of approximately 1.8x, significantly below our target ratio of 2.0x VEON is committed to paying a sustainable and progressive dividend based on the evolution of the Company’s equity free cash flow Net leverage Interim FY 2018 dividend of USD 0.12


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Q2 2018 RESULTS Agenda GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS COUNTRY RESULTS OVERVIEW AND PRIORITIES OPENING FINAL REMARKS Richard James - Head of IR Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman Trond Westlie - CFO Kjell Johnsen - COO Q&A Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman


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Q2 2018 revenue and EBITDA country trends Figures and trends in local currency 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 Revenue EBITDA 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 RUSSIA (RUB BILLION) PAKISTAN (PKR BILLION) ALGERIA (DZD BILLION) BANGLADESH (BDT BILLION) UKRAINE (UAH BILLION) UZBEKISTAN (UZS BILLION) + 1.2% YoY + 16.8% YoY - 11.9% YoY - 23.3% YoY + 8.0% YoY - 11.5% YoY + 6.0 % YoY + 4.9% YoY - 8.5% YoY + 11.4% YoY + 10.3% YoY - 8.4% YoY Q2 2018 RESULTS 1Q18 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 2Q18 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 2Q18 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18


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Russia: EBITDA continues to grow, despite Euroset integration TOTAL REVENUE (RUB BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) Stable competitive environment during the quarter, challenging macro conditions Total revenue growth of 6.0% YoY driven by mobile service revenue growth of 3.5% YoY and a doubling of sales of equipment and accessories, mainly as a result of the integration of Euroset stores Mobile ARPU grew by 5.6% YoY Fixed-line service revenue decreased by 10.0% YoY, mainly due to the centralization of transit services revenue in VEON Wholesale Services of ~RUB 600 million. Adjusted for this VWS effect, fixed-line revenue decreased by 4.4% YoY EBITDA increased by 1.2% YoY, driven by revenue growth and improved device margin, mainly offset by Euroset integration costs of ~RUB 1 billion Capex excluding licenses increased YoY mainly due to accelerated network rollout FY 2018 expected Yarovaya investment of approximately RUB 6 billion expected to occur in H2 2018 + 6.0 % YoY - 3.3 % YoY + 1.2 % YoY + 69.0 % YoY EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (RUB BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (RUB BILLION AND %) Q2 2018 RESULTS


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Euroset integration progressing well Euroset integration on track: Targeting 1,600 rebranded Euroset stores in0+ August 2018 ~1,400 stores already integrated and rebranded as Beeline at end-June 2018 Medium-term target of ~5,500 monobrand Beeline stores (owned and franchise) Integration is driving strong sales growth in equipment and accessories (+107.2% YoY in Q2 2018) Equipment margins increased significantly in Q2 (6.7%, vs -0.6% in Q2 2017), driven by higher volumes and better sales mix, providing positive margin offset to integration costs EBITDA grew by 1.2% YoY in Q2 2018, despite Q2 Euroset integration costs of RUB 1 billion FY 2018 integration cost forecast unchanged at RUB 3 billion Increased focus on Beeline monobrand stores is reducing exposure to alternative retail channels, resulting in a decline in overall customer base by 3.3% YoY Online sales grew strongly in Q2 2018, representing 8.2% of device revenue (vs. 5.1% in Q2 2017) Q2 2018 RESULTS


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Pakistan: continued data-driven revenue growth and further margin expansion TOTAL REVENUE (PKR BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) + 4.9 % YoY + 5.6 % YoY + 16.8 % YoY - 1.6 % YoY 40.4 40.9 42.4 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (PKR BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (PKR BILLION AND %) Q2 2018 RESULTS The market during Q2 remained competitive, in particular on data and social network offers Despite market conditions, revenue grew YoY, driven by strong data revenue growth (+37.0% YoY) Data customer growth of 18% YoY QoQ customer growth, fuelled by 4G/LTE expansion Double-digit EBITDA YoY increase due to revenue growth, synergies and the absence of performance transformation and integration costs (PKR 0.6 billion in Q2 2017) EBITDA margin expansion +4.9 p.p. YoY Capex excluding licenses broadly stable YoY, supporting 4G/LTE network expansion with a more balanced quarterly distribution


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Algeria: improving trends now visible with sequential customer growth and revenue stability TOTAL REVENUE (DZD BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) - 8.5 % YoY - 0.2 % YoY - 11.9 % YoY +4.3% YoY 0.5 0.4 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (DZD BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (DZD BILLION AND %) Q2 2018 RESULTS Despite Q2 characterized by intense price competition, signals of turnaround are now evident Continuing macroeconomic and regulatory challenges Economic slowdown and high inflation continue, along with import restrictions New direct taxation since 1 January 2018 Whilst top line remains under pressure, the negative trend has improved with stable revenue QoQ Customer base stable YoY and now growing 1.1% QoQ, through the success of new offers Data revenue +80.7% YoY, due to new commercial offers leveraging our 4G/LTE network EBITDA decrease mainly as a result of revenue YoY trend


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Bangladesh: 4G/LTE rollout progressing well, competitive pressure still weighing on results TOTAL REVENUE (BDT BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) - 8.4 % YoY + 4.1 % YoY - 23.3 % YoY + 22.2 % YoY 10.7 12.0 10.9 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (BDT BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (BDT BILLION AND %) Q2 2018 RESULTS The market during Q2 was characterized by accelerated price pressure from competition The revenue trend was affected by ARPU decrease (-14.1% YoY); however: Customer growth (+4.1% YoY) supported by improved distribution Service revenue grew by 0.8% QoQ Data revenue grew by 14.5% YoY, with acceleration of data customer growth at 20.8% YoY and data usage (+88% YoY) EBITDA decline due to revenue trend and structural opex mostly related to network expansion Capex increase driven by investments to improve network resilience and 4G/LTE sites roll-out 4G/LTE launched in February, roll-out gaining pace with current population coverage at ~15%


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Ukraine: sustained strong data and ARPU performance TOTAL REVENUE (UAH BILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (UAH BILLION AND %) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (UAH BILLION AND %) + 11.4 % YoY + 1.4 % YoY + 8.0 % YoY + 31.5 % YoY Q2 2018 RESULTS Kyivstar strengthened its market position in a growing market, driven by strong growth in mobile data Mobile service revenue growth of 11.4% YoY, mainly driven by data revenue growth of 69% ARPU increased by 9.6% YoY Fixed-line service revenue increased by 7.3% YoY Customer growth was driven by improved churn EBITDA increased by 8.0% YoY driven by revenue growth, leading to an EBITDA margin of 55.1% 4G/LTE introduced in April 2018 and launched in 21 cities, covering 20% of population


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Uzbekistan: strong revenue growth, external cost pressure on EBITDA TOTAL REVENUE (UZS BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) 617 576 635 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN1 (UZS BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (UZS BILLION AND %) + 10.3% YoY -3.1% YoY - 11.5% YoY Q2 2018 RESULTS 120.2% YoY Overall market growth, with Unitel commencing repricing activities from March 2018 Revenue grew by 10.3% YoY driven by repricing activities ARPU increased by 10.9% YoY Mobile data revenue increased by 53.1% YoY EBITDA decreased by 11.5% YoY, mainly due to external cost pressure from increased customer tax (UZS 56 billion) and the effect of the reduction in MTR Capex excluding licenses increased 120% YoY as a result of 4G/LTE network roll out USD 86 million cash repatriated during Q2 2018


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Q2 2018 RESULTS Agenda GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS COUNTRY RESULTS OVERVIEW AND PRIORITIES OPENING FINAL REMARKS Richard James - Head of IR Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman Trond Westlie - CFO Kjell Johnsen - COO Q&A Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman


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EBITDA (USD MILLION) 857 Total revenue (USD Billion) 2.3 Capex excl. licenses (USD mILLION) 402 equity free cash flow excl. licenses2 (USD mILLION) 206 Total revenue organic1 growth of 3.0% YoY, mainly driven by Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan; reported total revenue down 6.1% primarily due to Uzbekistan and Pakistan currency devaluation Mobile data revenue organic growth of 24.5% YoY, reported mobile data revenue +11% EBITDA organic1 growth of 4.8% YoY, driven by good operational performance in Russia, Pakistan and Ukraine, partially offset by EBITDA pressure in Algeria, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan Reported EBITDA decreased by 8.0% YoY to USD 857 million due to currency devaluation in Uzbekistan, Russia and Pakistan, and Euroset integration costs partially offset by lower corporate cost. EBITDA margin at 37.7% Capex excl. licenses increased by 20.8% YoY due to 4G/LTE roll-out and more equal quarterly distribution of expenditures; resulting in 17.4% LTM capex to revenue Q2 2018 equity free cash flow excluding licenses2 to USD 206 million Q2 2018 good revenue and EBITDA organic1 growth 1 Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In Q2 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See attachment in Earnings release for reconciliations 2 Equity free cash flow excluding licenses is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, capex for licenses, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items +3.0% organic1 YoY -6.1% reported YoY +4.8% organic1 YoY -8.0% reported YoY +20.8% reported YoY LTM capex/revenue: 17.4% -1.3% reported YoY


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Revenue and EBITDA development Data revenue and lower costs driving organic growth in revenue and EBITDA USD MILLION +3.0% YoY organic 1 Q2 2018 RESULTS 1 Other includes interconnect, roaming and intercompany eliminations 2 Other refers to Euroset impact on revenue and EBITDA +4.8% YoY organic 2 2


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Q2 2018 RESULTS In Q2 2018, corporate costs were USD 54 million, representing a decrease of ~43% YoY Q2 trend driven by a decrease in personnel costs, external cost for services and the release of certain provisions H1 2018 costs were USD 134 million or -21% YoY Initiatives addressing corporate costs are progressing in line with expectations Target confirmed to reduce corporate costs in FY 2018 by ~20% YoY from USD 431 million in FY 2017 Corporate costs Progress to significantly reduce corporate costs over time is under way Corporate costs run-rate expected to halve between 20171 and year-end 2019 1 FY 2017 corporate costs at USD 431 million


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Q2 2018 income statement 2Q18 2Q17 Reported YoY Organic1 YoY Revenue 2,270 2,417 (6.1%) 3.0% Service revenue 2,136 2,331 (8.4%) 1.6% EBITDA 857 931 (8.0%) 4.8% Depreciation, amortization and other (465) (542) 10.4% Operating Profit 392 389 0.4% Net financial income and expenses (194) (208) 6.7% Net FOREX and other gains/(losses) (27) (169) n.m. Share of loss from joint ventures and associates and impairments - (120) n.m. Profit before tax 171 (108) n.m. Tax (139) (65) n.m. Profit/(Loss) from continued operations 32 (173) n.m. Profit from discontinued operations (170) (85) n.m. Non-controlling interest 1 20 n.m. Net (loss) attributable to VEON shareholders (138) (258) n.m. 1 Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In Q2 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See attachment in Earnings release for reconciliations USD MILLION Operating profit increased YoY mainly due to lower depreciation, driven by the classification of Pakistan towers as assets held for sale and the depreciation of Uzbek som Profit before tax turned positive compared to a loss in Q2 2017 which was mainly impacted by the Euroset impairment and above mentioned reasons The proportionate results (50%) of the Italy joint venture are no longer included, after the sale announcement on 3 July 2018 Increase in tax expense to USD 139 million in Q2 2018 was primarily attributable to higher taxes in Russia resulting from higher profitability, while in Q2 2017 tax expenses in Russia were low because of deductibility of fees paid in connection with bond repurchases in 2017 Net financial income and expenses decreased YoY as a result of lower indebtedness, coupled with lower interest rates Q2 2018 RESULTS EBITDA decreased 8.0% YoY to USD 857 million due to currency devaluation in Uzbekistan and Pakistan, and Euroset integration costs The Q2 loss from Italy JV (presented as a discontinued operation) increased in Q2 2018 to USD 170 million compared to USD 85 million in Q2 2017, mainly due to higher negative purchase price allocation adjustments for VEON IFRS reporting purposes Net FOREX and other gains/(losses) decreased mainly due to early redemption premiums on bond repurchases of USD 124 million in Q2 2017


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Continued strong cash flow generation in Q2 2018 Q2 2018 RESULTS USD MILLION Note: OpCF refers to Operating cash flow, calculated as EBITDA minus Capex excluding licenses


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Q2 2018 RESULTS Cash flow reconciliation table USD MILLION 2Q18 2Q17 YoY EBITDA 857 931 (8.0%) Changes in working capital 66 (44) 250.6% Movement in provisions (24) (6) (332%) Net interest paid-received (189) (189) - Income tax paid (108) (117) (7.5%) Cash flow from operating activities (excl. discontinued operations) 600 578 (3.6%) Capex excl.licenses (402) (333) 20.8% Working capital related to Capex excl. licenses 5 (50) n.m. Proceeds from sale of PPE 3 14 (78.9%) Equity Free Cash Flow excl. licenses 206 209 (1.3%) Improvement mostly related to cash-in of certain settlements, partially offset by device inventory increase in Russia due to Euroset integration Increase in capex excluding licenses mainly driven by higher capex in Russia due to accelerated network rollout and Euroset integration Movement in provisions in Q2 2018 relates to payment of severance costs accrued in Q1 2018


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Q2 2018 net debt development 1 FOREX and Other mainly consist of FX impact in Russia NET DEBT EBITDA 2.5x 2.5x 1 Q2 2018 RESULTS USD MILLION


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Q2 2018 RESULTS FY 2018 targets confirmed 3.1% organic growth1 5.5% organic growth1 USD 540 million H1 2018 actual 1 Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In H1 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See attachment Earnings release for reconciliations 2 Equity free cash flow excluding licenses is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, capex for licenses, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items 3 FY 2018 revenue and EBITDA targets calculated on organic basis. Organic growth reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. 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 2018 equity free cash flow target is calculated at 2018 target currency rates. For FY 2018 target currency rates, see appendix Flat-to-low single digit organic growth Flat-to-low single digit organic growth USD ~1 billion FY 2018 targets3 Total revenue EBITDA Equity free cash flow2 FY 2018 equity free cash flow target is calculated at 2018 target currency rates


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Q2 2018 RESULTS Agenda GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS COUNTRY RESULTS OVERVIEW AND PRIORITIES OPENING FINAL REMARKS Richard James - Head of IR Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman Trond Westlie - CFO Kjell Johnsen - COO Q&A Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman


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FINAL REMARKS


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APPENDIX


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-6.1% YoY reported Revenue and EBITDA development Solid organic growth in most countries, partially offset by decrease in Bangladesh, Algeria and Uzbekistan 1 Q2 2018 RESULTS 1 Other includes interconnect, roaming and intercompany eliminations 2 Other in Q2 2018 mainly includes the results of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, other global operations and services and intercompany eliminations 3 Other includes Euroset integration costs of approximately RUB 1 billion - 8.0 % YoY reported 2 3 3


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Service revenue -8.6% YoY, of which: Mobile service revenue -9.8% YoY, mainly due to continued competitive pressure in the market, exacerbated by the new market entrant, impacting both customer base and ARPU Fixed service revenue -4.0% YoY mainly due to the replacement of old ADSL customers with new FTTx subscribers at lower ARPU Other & CPE1 revenue decline mainly due to CPE1, due to lower gross additions and more selective mobile customer scoring introduced in H2 2017 EBITDA2 increased by 1.9% YoY; top-line pressure more than offset by: Change in accounting to IFRS 15, contributing 5.3p.p. of EBITDA growth Incremental synergies (~EUR 41 million in Q2 2018) ~ EUR 45 million lower YoY integration costs Italy: continued competitive pressure weighs on top-line TOTAL REVENUE (EUR MILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN 2 (EUR MILLION AND %) Q2 2018 RESULTS -11.4% YoY 1,535 1,360 1,410 1 -5.3% YoY +1.9% YoY -11.6% YoY 1 CPE = Customer Premises Equipment 2 EBITDA and capex figures are in line with Wind Tre statutory reported financial schemes: 2018 compliant with IFRS 15 and 2017 compliant with IAS 18. For comparison purposes: 1Q 2018 EBITDA under IAS 18 would have been 465 EUR million; 1Q 2018 CAPEX under IAS 18 would have been 205 EUR million; 2Q 2018 EBITDA under IAS 18 would have been 427 EUR million; 2Q 2018 CAPEX under IAS 18 would have been 212 EUR million. EBITDA negatively impacted by integration costs of ~EUR 81 million in 2Q 2017 and of ~EUR 35 million in 2Q 2018 3 2Q 2018 LTM CAPEX calculated under IAS 18 CAPEX2 EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM3 CAPEX/REVENUE (EUR MILLION AND %)


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Group debt structure Average cost of debt: 6.6% (30 June 2017: 6.4%) 1 Including effect of cross currency swaps 30 JUNE 2018 Group debt currency mix1 Group debt structure Q2 2018 RESULTS Average maturity: 3.7 years (30 June 2017: 3.7 years) Gross Debt USD 10.0 billion


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Group debt maturity schedule Group debt maturity schedule by currency1 30 JUNE 2018, USD BILLION 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 >2022   USD 0.1 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.7 2.6 54% RUB 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.8 0.0 24% EUR 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.0 14% PKR 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 5% OTHER 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 3% 1 Including effect of cross currency swaps. Principal amount of Group debt taking into account cross-currency swaps is equivalent to USD 10,020 million. Q2 2018 RESULTS


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Liquidity overview Group cash breakdown by currency 30 JUNE, 2018 Unused RCF headroom at the end of Q2 2018: Unused CF headroom at the end of Q2 2018: VEON – syndicate USD 1.69 billion Pakistan – credit facilities PKR 4.5 billion (USD 0.04 billion) Banglalink – syndicated TL facility BDT 17.2 billion (USD 0.21 billion) Total cash and unused committed credit lines: USD 3.3 billion Group cash (incl. deposits): USD 1.4 billion Q2 2018 RESULTS


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Debt by entity Outstanding debt Type of debt 30 JUNE 2018, USD MILLION Entity Bonds Loans Cash-pool overdrafts1 Other Total VEON Amsterdam B.V. - 205 50 - 255 VEON Holdings B.V. 3,683 3,003 150 - 6,836 GTH Finance B.V. 1,200 - - - 1,200 PJSC VimpelCom 394 - - 55 449 Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited 28 635 - - 663 Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. 300 155 - - 455 Optimum Telecom Algérie S.p.A. - 128 - - 128 Others - - 1 5 6 Total 5,605 4,126 201 60 9,992 Total excl. cash-pool overdrafts 9,791 Q2 2018 RESULTS 1 As of June 30, 2018, some bank accounts forming part of a cash pooling program and being an integral part of VEON’s cash management remained overdrawn by US$ 201 million. Even though the total balance of the cash pool remained positive, VEON has no legally enforceable right to set-off and therefore the overdrawn accounts are presented as financial liabilities and form part of our debt in our financial statements.


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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 2Q18 2Q17 YoY 61.80 57.15 8.1% 115.80 109.04 6.2% 116.80 104.81 11.4% 83.78 80.86 3.6% 26.18 26.46 (1.1%) 329.63 315.01 4.6% 8,011.80 3,778.07 112.1% 482.75 483.37 (0.1%) 68.50 68.12 0.6% 2.45 2.42 1.1% Closing rates 2Q18 2Q17 YoY 62.76 59.09 6.2% 117.50 107.80 9.0% 121.58 104.83 16.0% 83.78 80.64 3.9% 26.19 26.10 0.3% 341.08 321.46 6.1% 7,871.66 3,958.56 98.9% 482.24 480.47 0.4% 68.18 69.14 (1.4%) 2.45 2.41 1.8% Forex Q2 2018 RESULTS


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Russia Algeria Pakistan Bangladesh Ukraine Uzbekistan Other Total Revenue Q2 2018 (95) (12) (42) (5) 2 (89) (6) (247) Forex YoY impact on Revenue and EBITDA EBITDA Q2 2018 (36) (5) (20) (2) 1 (38) (2) (102) Q2 2018 RESULTS


VEON

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Consolidated VEON

Customers

Russia

Pakistan

Algeria

Bangladesh

Ukraine

Italy

Average and closing rates of functional currencies to USD

 

        Average rates     Closing rates  
        2Q18     2Q17     YoY     2Q18     2Q17     YoY  

Russian Ruble

  RUB     61.80       57.15       8.1     62.76       59.09       6.2

Euro

  EUR     0.84       0.91       -7.6     0.86       0.88       -2.2

Algerian Dinar

  DZD     115.80       109.04       6.2     117.50       107.80       9.0

Pakistan Rupee

  PKR     116.80       104.81       11.4     121.58       104.83       16.0

Bangladeshi Taka

  BDT     83.78       80.86       3.6     83.78       80.64       3.9

Ukrainian Hryvnia

  UAH     26.18       26.46       -1.1     26.19       26.10       0.3

Kazakh Tenge

  KZT     329.63       315.01       4.6     341.08       321.46       6.1

Uzbekistan Som

  UZS     8,011.80       3,778.07       112.1     7,871.66       3,958.56       98.9

Armenian Dram

  AMD     482.75       483.37       -0.1     482.24       480.47       0.4

Kyrgyz Som

  KGS     68.50       68.12       0.6     68.18       69.14       -1.4

Georgian Lari

  GEL     2.45       2.42       1.1     2.45       2.41       1.8


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Consolidated*

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16
(pro-forma
Warid)
    2Q16
(pro-forma
Warid)
    3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16
Pro-forma
Warid
    FY17  

Total operating revenue

    2,312       2,570       2,442       2,296       2,096       2,228       2,362       2,354       2,281       2,417       2,456       2,320       2,250       2,270       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       2,156       2,136       9,313       8,700       9,105  

EBITDA

    938       1,069       58       811       778       811       896       783       861       931       1,042       753       854       857       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     38.0     37.7     29.9     36.1     37.9

EBIT

    308       530       (480     166       297       269       406       91       345       389       561       211       362       392       524       1,063       1,506  

Profit/(Loss) before tax

    (8     329       (834     (82     137       82       186       (89     220       (107     384       (129     168       171       (595     316       367  

Net income/(loss)

    184       108       (1,005     58       169       122       445       1,557       (4     (278     125       (325     (109     (139     (655     2,294       (483

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    263       590       459       709       203       348       422       770       268       643       406       473       754       492       2,033       1,741       1,791  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    210       462       448       649       158       329       382       754       264       332       398       466       355       402       1,801       1,623       1,459  

CAPEX excluding licenses / revenue

    9.1     18.0     18.3     28.3     7.5     13.8     16.2     32.0     11.6     13.7     16.2     20.1     15.8     17.7     18.7     17.7     15.4

*Notes:

The financial results for Q1 2016 and Q2 2016 are 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.

As a result of the anticipated sale transaction of Italy JV, the investment in the Italy Joint Venture was reclassified as an asset held-for-sale and a discontinued operation as of June 30, 2018, with retrospective adjustment to comparative periods in the Income Statement.


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(in millions)

 

Mobile customers

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     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       56.3       56.4       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       15.3       15.5       17.0       16.3       15.0  

Pakistan

    38.2       33.4       35.2       36.2       48.3       59.6       51.0       51.6       52.5       52.5       53.1       53.6       55.1       55.5       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       32.2       32.0       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       26.5       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       9.6       9.3       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       16.2       15.5       14.9       6.0       15.1       16.2  

Total without Italy

    194.9       191.8       195.3       196.1       204.1       214.4       205.6       207.2       206.5       208.1       210.3       210.5       210.5       210.0       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       29.2       28.6       21.1       31.3       29.5  

Total on combined basis

    216.3       213.2       216.7       217.2       225.0       235.3       226.3       238.6       237.4       238.4       240.1       240.0       239.7       238.7       207.7       238.6       240.0  

Fixed line customers

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     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       2.3       2.3       —         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       0.9       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       0.4       0.5       0.5       2.2       0.1       0.3  

Total without Italy

    3.5       3.4       3.4       3.4       2.6       3.4       3.3       3.4       3.4       3.4       3.4       3.5       3.6       3.6       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       2.4       2.4       2.4       2.4       2.4       —         2.3       2.4  

Total on combined basis

    5.7       5.6       5.6       5.7       4.9       5.7       5.7       5.7       5.8       5.8       5.8       5.8       6.0       6.0       3.4       5.4       5.8  


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     1Q18     2Q18     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       1,166       1,174       4,583       4,097       4,728  

EBITDA

    421       524       455       424       328       414       413       419       409       471       479       430       443       441       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     38.0     37.6     39.8     38.4     37.8

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    84       216       202       403       48       115       149       350       117       141       191       237       162       220       906       662       685  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    80       212       198       343       43       109       146       345       114       138       185       230       158       215       833       643       667  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenues

    859       1,066       961       902       733       843       914       940       932       1,023       1,058       1,040       1,010       1,029       3,789       3,430       4,054  

Service Revenue (Mobile)

    829       1,031       918       846       696       816       879       886       890       974       1,003       976       954       932       3,624       3,276       3,843  

Data Revenue (Mobile)

    164       198       177       180       160       187       208       223       236       254       259       263       266       250       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       56.3       56.4       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       36.7       36.6       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       5.5       5       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU, min

    303       320       319       319       315       337       336       335       324       337.71       325.32       322.88       307.20       323.4       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     14     0       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       3,234       3,454       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    202       222       189       182       152       165       178       172       165       173       172       165       156       145       794       667       675  

Service revenue

    201       221       188       179       151       165       177       172       164       173       172       164       156       144       789       665       673  

Broadband revenue

    53       56       43       41       43       45       43       45       46       45       44       43       45       41       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       2.3       2.3       2.2       2.2       2.2  

Broadband ARPU (USD)

    7.6       8.3       6.4       6.2       6.2       6.9       6.8       6.9       6.9       6.9       6.5       6.1       6.7       6.5       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FTTB revenue

    51       55       42       41       43       44       43       45       45       44       43       43       44       44       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       2.3       2.3       2.2       2.2       2.2  

FTTB ARPU (USD)

    7.6       8.3       6.4       6.2       6.2       6.8       6.7       6.9       6.9       6.8       6.5       6.4       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     1Q18     2Q18     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       66,351       72,542       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       25,204       27,243       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     38.0     37.6     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       9,232       13,625       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       9,007       13,321       52,069       41,432       38,918  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     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       57,452       63,576       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       54,282       57,609       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       15,138       15,417       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       56.3       56.4       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       36.7       36.6       34       37       38  

ARPU (RUB) *

    300       316       325       309       293       309       324       317       302       320       334       324       315       338       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    303       320       319       319       315       337       336       335       324       338       325       323       307       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     14     11     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       3,234       3,454       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     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       8,899       8,966       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       8,867       8,901       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       2,560       2,547       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       2.3       2.3       2.2       2.2       2.2  

Broadband ARPU (RUB)

    459       451       428       432       463       452       436       435       405       392       384       376       379       371       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       2,526       2,518       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       2.3       2.3       2.2       2.2       2.2  

FTTB ARPU (RUB)

    459       451       428       432       461       450       436       433       403       390       383       375       376       371       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

*

ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017


Pakistan

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    249       257       252       256       351       361       368       369       370       386       391       379       368       363       1,014       1,450       1,525  

Service revenue

    236       244       238       241       332       341       345       346       345       359       363       350       341       337       960       1,364       1,418  

EBITDA

    96       106       103       104       136       130       147       129       154       167       208       173       175       174       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     47.5     47.9     40.4     37.4     46.1

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    26       79       65       68       20       57       73       96       35       360       78       63       66       57       238       246       535  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    26       79       65       68       20       57       73       96       35       65       78       63       66       57       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       60.0       62.9       67.5       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       55.1       55.5       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       2.1       2.0       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min) *

    559       658       684       689       580       566       522       540       515       520       512       515       538       543       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    3.8     21.6     3.7     5.5     5.5     4.3     5.4     6.0     4.1     6.1     6.1     6.8     4.3     5.3     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    297       298       350       341       304       292       421       464       465       509       573       672       821       950       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     1Q18     2Q18     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       40.3       40.9       42.4       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       37.3       37.9       39.4       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       18.4       19.4       20.4       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     47.5     48.2     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       6.6       7.3       6.7       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       6.6       7.3       6.7       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       6.4       7.0       7.9       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       55.1       55.5       36.2       51.6       53.6  

ARPU (PKR)

    203       225       230       228       247       245       241       244       231       238       240.9       232.4       232.2       236.9       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min) *

    559       658       684       689       580       566       522       540       515       520       512       515       538       543       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    3.8     21.6     3.7     5.5     5.5     4.3     5.4     6.0     4.1     6.1     6.1     6.8     4.3     5.3     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    297       298       350       341       304       292       421       464       465       509       573       672       821       950       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

*

MOU calculation is aligned with group accounting policy


Algeria

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    323       328       325       299       279       251       264       246       232       232       238       214       203       199       1,273       1,040       915  

Service revenue

    320       326       321       292       276       248       263       244       228       228       233       210       201       198       1,259       1,031       898  

EBITDA

    169       175       178       162       158       128       135       125       114       104       115       92       91       87       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     44.9     43.6     53.7     52.6     46.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    45       46       33       69       27       43       76       56       26       29       42       35       14       28       192       202       132  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    45       46       33       69       27       43       39       56       26       29       42       35       14       28       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       43.5       50.6       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       15.3       15.5       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       4.4       4.3       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    344       387       390       375       351       339       335       323       365       379       415       430       437       447       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     10.4     10.0     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    208       273       255       288       295       304       345       447       573       478       515       561       1,065       1,643       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     1Q18     2Q18     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       25       23       23.1       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       23       22.9       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       11       10       10       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     44.9     43.4     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       1.6       3.3       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       1.6       3.3       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       5.0       5.9       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       15.3       15.5       17.0       16.3       15.0  

ARPU (DZD)*

    569       617       620       612       586       546       593       555       513       522       553       528       504       496       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    344       387       390       375       351       339       335       323       365       379       415       430       437       447       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     11     10     10     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    208       273       255       288       295       304       345       447       573       478       514.7       561       1,065       1,643       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

*

ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017    


Bangladesh

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    147       151       154       153       155       157       157       152       151       148       144       131       129       131       604       621       574  

Service revenue

    145       149       151       151       153       152       153       147       147       144       140       127       125       125       596       606       557  

EBITDA

    60       63       69       51       70       69       73       55       69       61       56       47       47       44       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     36.1     33.7     40.1     43.1     40.6

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    12       32       49       42       17       33       22       65       10       18       28       46       385       21       134       137       101  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    12       32       49       42       17       33       22       65       10       18       28       46       55       21       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       19.8       21.0       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       32.2       32.0       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       1.3       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       271.6       270.0       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     6.0     6.7     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    66       60       104       134       157       167       254       391       304       364       523       580       600       684       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     1Q18     2Q18     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       10.7       10.9       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       10.4       10.5       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       3.9       3.8       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     36.1     34.4     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       32.1       1.7       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       4.6       1.7       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       1.6       1.8       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       32.2       32.0       32.3       30.4       31.3  

ARPU (BDT)

    119       120       121       121       125       126       133       130       128       127       121       111       109       109       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min) *

    295       300       309       305       311       316       322       322       305       285       280       274       272       270       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     6.0     6.7     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    66       60       104       134       157       167       254       391       304       364       523       580       600       684       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  


Ukraine

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    151       154       166       152       135       146       155       150       143       153       167       159       156       173       622       586       622  

EBITDA

    63       70       84       75       71       80       86       69       77       87       91       92       89       95       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     56.7     55.1     47.0     52.3     55.7

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    45       178       38       38       10       30       34       33       29       38       27       20       91       120       298       106       114  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    32       54       36       38       9       29       33       32       27       27       25       20       26       35       160       104       98  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    140       143       155       141       125       136       144       139       132       143       156       149       145       161       578       545       580  

Service revenue

    139       142       154       140       125       135       144       139       132       142       155       148       145       160       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       49.2       60.1       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       26.5       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       1.8       2.0       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    536       530       537       562       572       559       544       565       574       573       570       589       586       580       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     4.8     4.8     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

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

Service revenue

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

Broadband revenue

    6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       7       7       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       0.9       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       0.0       0.0       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     1Q18     2Q18     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       4,263       4,521       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       2,412       2,490       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     56.6     55.1     47.0     52.2     55.7

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    1,033       3,999       833       875       264       745       868       847       782       1,009       697       535       2,416       3,152       6,740       2,723       3,023  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    742       1,176       778       869       249       727       860       836       737       705       643       534       687       927       3,566       2,672       2,618  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     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       3,968       4,224       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       3,949       4,200       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       1,341       1,574       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       26.5       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       48.7       52.1       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    536       530       537       562       572       559       544       565       574       573       570       589       586       580       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     4.8     4.8     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    233       238       238       257       259       262       261       270       295       277       275       285       295       297       967       1,052       1,132  

Service revenue

    233       238       238       257       259       262       261       270       295       277       275       285       295       297       967       1,052       1,132  

Broadband revenue

    117       132       132       143       148       150.7       150.0       156       170       169       167       170       181       185       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       0.9       0.8       0.8       0.8  

Broadband ARPU (UAH)

    48       53       54       59       61       61.9       62.18       64       69       70       69.2       69.8       72.5       72.6       n.a.       n.a       n.a  

 

*

ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017


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     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    167       175       186       183       165       164       169       165       153       152       130       78       76       79       711       663       513  

EBITDA

    105       113       99       121       100       94       96       105       79       83       67       33       34       34       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     44.8     42.9     61.5     59.6     50.9

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    0       1       34       20       30       16       38       91       22       16       10       15       9       16       54       174       63  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    0       1       34       20       30       16       38       91       22       16       10       15       9       16       54       174       63  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    166       174       184       182       164       163       168       164       152       151       129       77       75       79       706       659       510  

Service revenue

    165       174       183       182       164       163       168       164       152       151       129       77       75       79       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       22.8       26.7       136       152       127.9  

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       9.6       9.3       9.9       9.5       9.7  

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       2.6       2.7       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    498       553       550       501       482       535       580       568       545       578       581       574       546       568       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)

    12     11     12     12     12     12     10     12     12     13     15     14     14     16     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     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       0.5       0.6       5.4       4.5       3.3  

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       0.5       0.6       5.3       4.5       3.3  

(in UZS billions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    409       442       480       497       469       479       502       518       513       576       625       628       617       635       1,829       1,967       2,342  

EBITDA

    257       284       255       328       285       273       287       328       265       313       316       267       276       277       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     44.8     43.5     61.5     59.6     49.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    0       3       87       53       85       47       112       289       75       60       50       120       74       132       143       533       304  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    0       3       87       53       85       47       112       289       75       60       50       120       74       132       143       533       304  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    406       439       476       494       465       475       499       514       510       572       621       624       612       630       1,815       1,954       2,327  

Service revenue

    405       439       475       493       465       475       499       514       510       572       620       621       612       629       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       162.1       186.3       213.5       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       9.6       9.3       9.9       9.5       9.7  

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       21,152       22,018       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    498       553       550       501       482       535       580       568       545       578       581       574       546       568       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

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

    12     11     12     12     12     12     10     12     12     13     15     14     14     16     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     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       4.3       5.1       13.8       13.3       15.1  

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       4.2       5.0       13.4       13.2       15.0  


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(in EUR millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16*     1Q17*     2Q17*     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18
IFRS 15
    1Q18
IAS 18
    2Q18
IFRS 15
    2Q18
IAS 18
    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       1,410       1,410       1,361       1,360       4,428       6,475       6,182  

EBITDA

    406       397       427       441       381       399       473       551       458       442       519       526       484       465       451       427       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     34.3     33.0     33.1     31.4     37.7     32.8     31.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    172       186       170       251       172       192       151       404       240       266       236       515       224       205       235       212       779       1,172       1,257  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    172       186       170       251       172       192       151       404       240       266       236       515       224       205       235       212       779       1,172       1,257  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18                       FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    781       800       818       880       796       824       875       1,440       1,253       1,239       1,256       1,248       1,115         1,076         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       961         940         2,913       4,367       4,179  

Data Revenue

    154       159       172       168       174       179       204       341       352       367       390       398       357         357         652       1329       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       29.2         28.6         21.4       31.3       29.5  

Data customers (mln)

    10.9       11.0       11.3       11.6       11.6       12       12       19       19.5       19.3       19.4       19.3       19.3         19.3         11.6       19.5       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       10.8         10.5         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       5.1         4.7         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       5.7         5.8         n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

MOU (min.)

    267       275       263       274       270       280       267       288       264       274       266       284       284         290         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       25,033         25,160         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     31.3       33.7       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       4,380         4,980         n.a.       n.a       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18           2Q18           FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    297       283       272       298       269       268       285       309       295       296       287       307       294         285         1,150       1,137       1,185  

Service revenue

    278       277       272       268       263       264       269       279       270       268       274       272       259         257         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       2.7         2.7         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       2.5         2.6         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       0.2         0.2         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       27.0         27.0         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       1,831         1,663         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       2.4         2.4         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       2.4         2.4         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       20.6         20.7         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.       n.a.         n.a.         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.

EBITDA and Capex are in line with Wind Tre statutory reported financial schemes: 2018 compliant with IFRS 15 and 2017 compliant with IAS 18. For comparison purposes: 2018 EBITDA and CAPEX are also shown under IAS 18 principles