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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 November 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.

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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: November 8, 2018

 

By:  

/s/ Scott Dresser

Name:   Scott Dresser
Title:  

Group General Counsel


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Amsterdam (8 November 2018) – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, today announces financial and operating results for the quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2018.

KEY Q3 2018 RESULTS1

 

Solid organic2 revenue growth in Q3: organic revenue growth for the Group increased 2.9% YoY in Q3 to USD 2,317 million, led by good performances from Russia, Pakistan and Ukraine.

 

Strong data revenue growth across VEON’s emerging markets: organic data revenue grew by 28.5% in the quarter, with Ukraine (82.1%), Pakistan (79.3%) and Algeria (71.8%) delivering large increases year on year following investment in 4G/LTE networks.

 

Currency movements impacted total reported revenue and EBITDA: reported revenue decreased by 5.7% to USD 2,317 million, largely due to currency headwinds of USD 289 million; causing a decline of 11.8% on prior year revenue. Reported EBITDA decreased by 18.7% to USD 848 million, impacted by currency headwinds of USD 122 million; causing a decline of 11.7% on prior year EBITDA.

 

EBITDA grew by 4.6% organically2, driven by good operational performance in Pakistan and Ukraine and a continued fall in corporate costs.

 

EBITDA margin of 36.6% was down 5.9 percentage points year on year, owing mainly to the cost of Euroset integration in Q3 2018 (1.6 percentage points) and the positive impact of an adjustment to a vendor agreement of USD 106 million (4.3 percentage points) on EBITDA in Q3 2017.

 

Strong equity free cash flow excluding licenses3 generated during the quarter, which at USD 263 million and USD 804 million in 9M 2018 are in line with the Group’s target of around USD 1 billion for FY 2018.

KEY Q3 2018 DEVELOPMENTS

 

Integration of Euroset stores completed in Russia, with 1,540 stores now rebranded as Beeline.

 

VEON completed the sale of its 50% stake in its Italy Joint Venture, delivering proceeds of EUR 2.45 billion (USD 2.8 billion), a book gain of USD 1.28 billion for Q3 2018 and a reduction in Group leverage to 1.7x, significantly below the Group’s target of 2.0x.

 

VEON withdrew its offer to acquire GTH´s assets in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

 

VEON’s agreement to sell its Pakistan tower business was terminated.

OUTLOOK

 

FY 2018 revenue and EBITDA guidance updated to reflect good progress year-to-date towards FY 2018 financial targets: VEON now expects low-single digit organic revenue growth (formerly flat to low) and low to mid-single digit organic EBITDA growth (formerly flat to low) in 2018 as a whole.

TROND WESTLIE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, COMMENTS:

“The first nine months of 2018 have seen good progress towards our financial targets and strategic goals. We enter Q4 with a stronger balance sheet, a leaner operating model and a clear ambition to realize efficiencies across our business whilst benefitting from the growth opportunities of our emerging markets. Progress to date means we now expect FY 2018 results to come in towards the high end of the guidance for most of our targets we set out at the start of the year.”

 

1

Key results compare to prior year results unless stated otherwise

2

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 Q3 2018, organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration and the effect of a vendor agreement adjustment in Q3 2017 of USD 106 million. See Attachment C for reconciliations

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

   3Q18     3Q17     Reported
YoY
    Organic   
YoY 1   
 

Total revenue, of which

     2,317       2,456       (5.7%)       2.9%  

mobile and fixed service revenue

     2,151       2,358       (8.8%)       1.9%  

mobile data revenue

     548       482       13.7%       28.5%  

EBITDA

     848       1,042       (18.7%)       4.6%  

EBITDA margin (EBITDA/total revenue)

     36.6%       42.4%       (5.9p.p.  

(Loss)/Profit from continued operations

     (718     194       n.m.    

Profit/(Loss) from discontinued operations

     1,279       (60     n.m.    

Profit for the period attributable to VEON shareholders

     561       134       n.m.    

Equity free cash flow excl. licenses 2

     263       477       (44.7%)    

Capital expenditures excl. licenses

     311       398       (21.8%)    

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

     16.8%       18.4%       (1.6p.p.  

Net debt

     5,736       8,742       (34.4%)    

Net debt/LTM EBITDA

     1.7       2.4      

Total mobile customer (millions)

     211       211       0.1%    

Total fixed-line broadband customers (millions)

     3.7       3.5       5.5%          

 

USD million

   9M18     9M17     Reported
YoY
    Organic   
YoY 1   
 

Total revenue, of which

     6,837       7,154       (4.4%)       3.0%  

mobile and fixed service revenue

     6,443       6,891       (6.5%)       2.2%  

mobile data revenue

     1,569       1,383       13.5%       25.4%  

EBITDA

     2,559       2,834       (9.7%)       5.2%  

EBITDA margin (EBITDA/total revenue)

     37.4%       39.6%       (2.2p.p.  

(Loss)/Profit from continued operations

     (650     99       n.m.    

Profit/(Loss) from discontinued operations

     979       (234     n.m.    

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

     329       (135     n.m.    

Equity free cash flow excl. licenses 2

     804       791       1.6%    

Capital expenditures excl. licenses

     1,068       994       7.5%    

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

     16.8%       18.4%       (1.6p.p.  

Net debt

     5,736       8,742       (34.4%)    

Net debt/LTM EBITDA

     1.7       2.4      

Total mobile customer (millions)

     211       211       0.1%    

Total fixed-line broadband customers (millions)

     3.7       3.5       5.5%          

 

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 Q3 2018, organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration and the effect of a vendor agreement adjustment in Q3 2017 of USD 106 million. 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

 

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CONTENTS   

MAIN EVENTS

     5  

GROUP PERFORMANCE

     6  

COUNTRY PERFORMANCE

     10  

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

     17  

ATTACHMENTS

     20  

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.

Following Italy Joint Venture classification as a disposal group held for sale on 30 June 2018, the Company ceased equity method of accounting for the investment in the Italy Joint Venture.

As a result of the termination of the agreement to sell its Pakistan tower business, the Company amended prior periods presented in the interim consolidated financial statements to retrospectively recognize the depreciation charge of USD 37 million that would have been recognized, had the disposal group not been classified as held for sale.

IFRS 16 replaces the IAS 17 Leases, the current lease accounting standard and will become effective on January 1, 2019. The new lease standard will require assets leased by the Company to be recognized on the statement of financial position of the Company with a corresponding liability. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact of IFRS 16, which is expected to be material, on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption in 2019.

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

 

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GUIDANCE UPDATED FOLLOWING GOOD PROGRESS TOWARDS FY 2018 FINANCIAL TARGETS

Total revenue grew organically1 by 2.9% year on year and EBITDA by 4.6% year on year in Q3 2018, driven by Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Equity free cash flow excluding licenses2 was USD 263 million in Q3 2018 and USD 804 million in 9M 2018. FY 2018 guidance has been updated to low single-digit organic revenue growth (from flat to low single-digit organic growth) and EBITDA growth of low to mid-single digit (from flat to low single-digit organic growth). Equity free cash flow target remains at around USD 1 billion for FY 2018, but is slightly challenged by currency headwinds.

REPORTED REVENUE AND EBITDA IMPACTED BY CURRENCY WEAKNESS AND EUROSET INTEGRATION COSTS

Total reported revenue decreased by 5.7% year on year largely due to currency weakness of USD 289 million, causing a decline of 11.8% on prior year revenue, more than offsetting the organic growth of 2.9% and the positive impact from Euroset of 3.2%. Reported EBITDA declined by 18.7%, or USD 194 million, primarily as a result of currency headwinds (USD 122 million), Euroset integration impact (USD 10 million) and effect of an adjustment to a vendor agreement (USD 106 million) in Q3 2017.

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

On 3 July 2018, VEON entered into an agreement with CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (“CK Hutchison”) for the sale of its 50% stake in the Italy Joint Venture. On 7 September 2018 the transaction was completed, and VEON received EUR 2.45 billion (approximately USD 2.8 billion3) in cash consideration. Approximately USD 0.8 billion has since been used to repay bank loans. VEON expects to use the remainder of the proceeds to further reduce debt and for general corporate purposes. As a result of the completion of this transaction, the net leverage ratio4 of the Group is now approximately 1.7x, significantly below the previously announced target of 2x. In closing the transaction, VEON recorded a net gain of USD 1,279 million in Q3 2018, which is reflected in profit from discontinued operations.

EUROSET STORES INTEGRATION AND REBRANDING INTO BEELINE MONOBRAND STORES IN RUSSIA COMPLETED

The nationwide integration of the Euroset stores under the single brand “Beeline” was completed in August 2018 and 1,540 Euroset stores have been integrated and rebranded into Beeline monobrand stores. The 9M 2018 integration impact on EBITDA was RUB 2.2 billion (of which RUB 0.6 billion was in Q3 2018) and Beeline expects continued negative impact on EBITDA, totalling approximately RUB 3 billion in FY 2018, due to the timing difference between costs associated with running the stores and the anticipated revenue benefits. Additionally, Beeline expects EBITDA margin pressure following the integration and rebranding of the Euroset stores as a result of increased handset sales characterized by lower margin. Beeline expects a positive effect on revenue going forward, while EBITDA is expected to be positively impacted from 2019 onwards, by acceleration in device sales and distribution channel mix improvement.

VEON WITHDREW ITS OFFER TO ACQUIRE GTH´S ASSETS IN PAKISTAN AND BANGLADESH

On 10 October 2018, VEON terminated its offer to acquire the assets of GTH in Pakistan and Bangladesh. VEON will continue to explore options to address its strategic relationship with GTH and its minority shareholders.

VEON’S AGREEMENT TO SELL ITS PAKISTAN TOWER BUSINESS WAS TERMINATED

On 15 September 2018, VEON’s agreement to sell the tower business of its subsidiary in Pakistan, Jazz, was terminated due to the parties failing to receive all required regulatory approvals and the extended long-stop date of 14 September 2018 having passed.

ACCOUNTING IMPAIRMENTS

VEON recorded an accounting impairment totalling USD 781 million, including Bangladesh for USD 451 million and Algeria for USD 125 million. These non-cash impairments were related to macroeconomic developments, an increase in the weighted average cost of capital and weakened operational performance.

 

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 Q3 2018, organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration and the effect of a vendor agreement adjustment in Q3 2017 of USD 106 million. 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

3

USD/EUR=1.16

4

Q3 2018 Net debt/LTM EBITDA

 

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GROUP PERFORMANCE

FINANCIALS BY COUNTRY

 

USD million        3Q18      3Q17      Reported
YoY
     Organic1
YoY
     9M18      9M17        Reported
  YoY
       Organic1
  YoY
 

Total revenue

       2,317         2,456         (5.7%)        2.9%         6,837         7,154         (4.4%)        3.0%   
 

Russia

       1,172         1,229         (4.7%)        0.6%         3,512         3,524         (0.3%)        2.7%   

Pakistan

       395         391         1.1%         18.7%         1,126         1,146         (1.8%)        9.9%   

Algeria

       207         238         (13.1%)        (6.7%)        609         701         (13.1%)        (8.1%)  

Bangladesh

       131         144         (9.0%)        (5.8%)        391         443         (11.7%)        (8.3%)  

Ukraine

       180         166         8.1%         14.1%         509         464         9.9%         12.0%   

Uzbekistan

       83         130         (36.2%)        4.2%         238         436         (45.4%)        11.0%   

HQ

                           

Other and eliminations

       149         158         (5.7%)                 452         442         2.3%            
 

Service revenue

       2,151         2,358         (8.8%)        1.9%         6,443         6,891         (6.5%)        2.2%   
 

Russia

       1,042         1,174         (11.3%)        (1.6%)        3,228         3,376         (4.4%)        1.2%   

Pakistan

       369         363         1.8%         19.5%         1,048         1,068         (1.9%)        9.7%   

Algeria

       206         233         (11.5%)        (5.0%)        606         689         (12.1%)        (7.0%)  

Bangladesh

       127         140         (9.0%)        (5.9%)        377         431         (12.4%)        (9.0%)  

Ukraine

       179         166         8.0%         14.3%         507         461         9.8%         11.9%   

Uzbekistan

       83         130         (36.2%)        4.1%         238         435         (45.4%)        10.9%   

HQ

                           

Other and eliminations

       145         153         (5.6%)                 440         432         1.9%            
 

EBITDA

       848         1,042         (18.7%)        4.6%         2,559         2,834         (9.7%)        5.2%   
 

Russia

       419         479         (12.6%)        (0.5%)        1,303         1,359         (4.1%)        3.7%   

Pakistan

       192         209         (8.1%)        7.9%         541         530         2.1%         14.2%   

Algeria

       93         115         (19.6%)        (13.7%)        271         334         (19.0%)        (14.4%)  

Bangladesh

       48         56         (15.3%)        (12.4%)        139         186         (25.4%)        (22.4%)  

Ukraine

       103         90         14.2%         20.6%         287         254         12.9%         15.0%   

Uzbekistan

       38         66         (44.3%)        (8.0%)        106         228         (53.7%)        (5.6%)  

HQ

       (92)        (30)        206.7%            (224)        (200)        12.0%      

Other and eliminations

       47         57         (17.4%)           136         143         (5.1%)     
 

EBITDA margin

       36.6%         42.4%         (5.9p.p.)                 37.4%         39.6%         (2.2p.p.)           

 

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 9M 2018 and Q3 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration for the group and the effect of a vendor agreement adjustment in Q3 2017 of USD 106 million. In 9M 2018 and Q3 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 Q3 2018 decreased by 5.7% year on year to USD 2.3 billion, largely due to currency headwinds amounting to USD 289 million in Russia, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, causing a decline of 11.8% on prior year revenue. Group revenue increased by 2.9% 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, which increased 28.5% for the quarter. Reported mobile data revenue was impacted by currency headwinds of approximately USD 88 million and increased by 13.7%. Mobile customers were stable year on year at 211 million at the end of Q3 2018.

Group reported EBITDA decreased by 18.7%, or USD 194 million to USD 848 million in Q3 2018. The decrease was primarily due to the currency headwinds amounting to USD 122 million in Russia, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, Euroset integration impact of USD 10 million and the positive impact in Q3 2017 of exceptional income from an adjustment to a vendor agreement of USD 106 million. EBITDA organically increased by 4.6%, driven by good operational performances in Pakistan and Ukraine, and a reduction in corporate costs, 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.

 

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

In Russia, Beeline continued to report revenue growth during the quarter as a result of the successful completion of the Euroset stores integration and positive ARPU dynamics. Total revenue in Q3 2018 increased by 5.8%, driven by a modest increase in mobile service revenue and strong growth in sales of equipment and accessories of 164%, which was attributable to the additional monobrand stores following the integration and rebranding of Euroset, which started in Q1 2018. Mobile service revenue increased by 0.5%, driven by growth in Value Added Services (“VAS”) and mobile data revenue. Fixed-line total revenue decreased by 13.5%, mainly due to a decrease of approximately RUB 1.1 billion in transit traffic revenue, which was centralized at VEON Wholesale Services. Excluding this impact, fixed-line revenue would have decreased by 3.8%, an improving trend compared to previous quarters, driven by continued positive dynamics in both B2C and B2B segments. EBITDA decreased by 3.1% to RUB 27.4 billion. The decrease in EBITDA was mainly driven by the increase in annual spectrum fees of RUB 0.4 billion and the impact of the Euroset integration costs of approximately RUB 0.6 billion. In Q3 2018, a 30% increase in annual spectrum fees was introduced retrospectively for FY2018, leading to an increase of 37% year on year during the quarter. The EBITDA margin was 35.7%, a decrease of 3.2 percentage points, additionally impacted by the change in revenue mix as a result of the strong growth in sales of equipment and accessories which are characterized by lower margins. The outlook for the Russian market remains one of cautious optimism in an environment of increased market competition and a weakened ruble. Beeline continues to focus on its integrated Euroset stores, improving its mobile network and turning around its fixed-line business. At the same time, cost pressures as a result of increased annual spectrum fees and higher monobrand-related costs will continue to impact EBITDA in Q4 2018.

In Pakistan, revenue grew by 18.7%; 6.3 percentage points of this growth came from business performance, 13.0 percentage points were driven by the suspension of some taxes collected from customers by mobile operators in Q3 2018, which provided the whole market with additional revenue growth on account of higher usage by customers, and -0.6 percentage points were related to the release of historic SIM tax accruals in both years. Mobile data revenue growth was 79.3%, also 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 and by 1.1% quarter on quarter, driven by data network expansion and growth in data subscribers (+5.7% quarter on quarter and +17.2% year on year). EBITDA posted a healthy growth of 7.9% and EBITDA margin was 48.5%, a decrease of 4.8 percentage points year on year. Excluding tax-related factors for both Q3 2017 and 2018, EBITDA growth would have been 6.4%, with stable EBITDA margin year on year.

In Algeria, operating trends have further improved during Q3 2018, showing signs of a stabilization with customers and revenue growing quarter on quarter. Revenue decreased by 6.7% year on year, a slightly lower pace of decline compared to Q2 2018, with sequential customer and revenue growth in evidence (+5.3% quarter on quarter). Price competition, in both voice and data, caused a continued reduction in ARPU, which declined by 6.4% year on year. Djezzy’s Q3 2018 service revenue was DZD 24.3 billion, a 5.0% decline, while data revenue growth was 71.8%, due to higher usage and a substantial increase in data customers as a result of the 3G and 4G/LTE network roll-out. The net customer additions trend, which was still positive during Q3 2018, led to customer growth both on a quarter on quarter (+0.8%) and a year on year (+2.6%) basis. Quarter on quarter customer growth was driven by continued positive uptake of new offers launched in H1 2018. EBITDA decreased by 13.7% year on year, mainly due to the decline in revenue, coupled with new taxation and an increase of technology costs primarily related to the DBSS roll-out. Quarter on quarter EBITDA increased by 9.2% and EBITDA margin by 1.5pp to 44.9%.

In Bangladesh, revenue decreased by 5.8%, driven by service revenue, which decreased by 5.9%. The decline was still mainly due to the gap in 3G network coverage compared to competition. However, service revenue increased by 1.9% quarter on quarter in Q3 2018, an improved trend compared to 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 2.8% and by approximately 1% quarter on quarter, supported by improved distribution and network availability, notwithstanding intense pricing pressure in the market. Banglalink’s EBITDA decreased by 12.4%, mainly as a result of revenue decline and an increase of structural opex due to 4G/LTE network expansion. However, EBITDA grew by 5.2% quarter on quarter with EBITDA margin at 35.9%, which represents a quarter on quarter improvement of 1.5 percentage points.

In Ukraine, Kyivstar continued its strong performance, with total revenue increasing by 14.1%. Mobile service revenue grew by 14.3%, mainly driven by continued strong growth of mobile data revenue and successful marketing activities. Data revenue grew by 82.1% as a result of growing data usage, which almost tripled year on year. ARPU increased by

 

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14.3% year on year to UAH 57. Kyivstar´s mobile customer base increased by 0.5% to 26.6 million, while mobile data customers increased by 23.5% year on year. Fixed-line service revenue grew by 9.9%, driven by an increase in the fixed broadband customer base of 9.8%, while fixed broadband ARPU increased by 3.0%. EBITDA increased by 20.6%, representing an EBITDA margin of 57.5%. Strong EBITDA growth and margin were driven by revenue growth and delay of certain costs, which are expected to occur in Q4 2018.

In Uzbekistan, total revenue for the quarter increased by 4.2% and mobile service revenue increased by 4.1%, driven by an 8.3% growth in ARPU, despite the negative impact from the reduction in mobile termination rates (“MTR”). Mobile data traffic more than doubled and mobile data revenue increased by 50.9%, supported by the continued roll-out of high-speed data networks, increased smartphone penetration and the increased penetration of bundled offerings in the customer base to 40.5% in Q3 2018. EBITDA decreased by 8.0% and the EBITDA margin was 44.7%, mainly due to external factors such as the increase in customer tax (approximately UZS 30.6 billion, or 9.7%) and the negative impact of the reduction in MTR (UZS 11.1 billion, or 3.5%).

The HQ segment in Q3 2018 consists largely of costs in VEON’s headquarters in Amsterdam and London. Q3 2018 corporate costs were USD 92 million, a reduction of approximately 32% year on year, which excludes the positive impact from an adjustment to a vendor agreement of USD 106 million in Q3 2017. This reduction, mainly driven by a decrease in external cost for services, allows VEON to confirm its target to reduce corporate costs by approximately 20% year on year in FY 2018. 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 Q3 2018 includes the results of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia, other global operations and services and intercompany eliminations.

INCOME STATEMENT & CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

 

USD million    3Q18     3Q17     Reported
YoY
    9M18     9M17     Reported
YoY
 

Total revenue

     2,317       2,456       (5.7%     6,837       7,154       (4.4%

Service revenue

     2,151       2,358       (8.8%     6,443       6,891       (6.5%

EBITDA

     848       1,042       (18.7%     2,559       2,834       (9.7%

EBITDA margin

     36.6%       42.4%       (5.9p.p.     37.4%       39.6%       (2.2p.p.

Depreciation, amortization, impairments and other

     (1,239     (498     108.7%       (2,213     (1,556     42.2%  

EBIT (Operating Profit)

     (391     544       n.m.       346       1,278       (72.9%

Financial income and expenses

     (198     (202     (1.7%     (590     (603     (2.2%

Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others

     (37     25       n.m.       (61     (65     (6%

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

     (0     (0     n.m.       (0     (22     n.m.  

Impairment of JV and associates

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

(Loss)/Profit before tax

     (626     367       n.m.       (305     478       n.m.  

Income tax expense

     (92     (173     47.2%       (345     (379     (9.1%

(Loss)/Profit from continued operations

     (718     194       n.m.       (650     99       n.m.  

(Loss)/Profit from discontinued operations

     1,279       (60     n.m.       979       (234     n.m.  

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

     561       134       n.m.       329       (135     n.m.  
                                                  
                                                
     3Q18     3Q17     Reported
YoY
    9M18     9M17     Reported
YoY
 

Capex

     319       406       (21.4%     1,565       1,316       18.9%  

Capex excl. licenses

     311       398       (21.8%     1,068       994       7.5%  

Capex excl. licenses/revenue

     13.4%       16.2%       (2.8p.p.     15.6%       13.9%       1.7p.p.  

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

     16.8%       18.4%       (1.6p.p.     16.8%       18.4%       (1.6p.p.

Note: Prior year comparatives are restated following the classification of Italy Joint Venture as a discontinued operation and retrospective recognition of depreciation and amortization charges in respect of Deodar

 

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Q3 2018 ANALYSIS

Reported EBITDA decreased year on year by USD 194 million to USD 848 million due to currency headwinds (USD 122 million) mainly in Russia, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, Euroset integration (USD 10 million) and exceptional income from an adjustment to a vendor agreement of USD 106 million in Q3 2017. Operating loss for the quarter was USD 391 million, due to the accounting impairments totalling USD 781 million, including Bangladesh for USD 451 million and Algeria for USD 125 million.

Loss before tax was USD 626 million in Q3 2018, compared to a profit before tax of USD 367 million in Q3 2017 mainly due to impairments totalling USD 781 million in Q3 2018. Finance income and expenses were stable year on year as lower interest costs on debt were offset by higher interest expenses related to the put option liability over the 15% non-controlling interest in Pakistan. Net foreign exchange gain and other decreased by USD 62 million year on year mainly due to a one-off arbitration award of USD 44 million in Q3 2017, in addition to current year losses on the revaluation of derivatives.

Income tax expenses decreased to USD 92 million in Q3 2018 as a portion of the Bangladesh impairment offset deferred tax liabilities in the country, in addition to lower withholding tax related to dividends from Pakistan.

VEON booked a gain of USD 1,279 million, presented as profit from discontinued operations, as a result of the completion of the sale of the 50% stake in its Italy joint venture to CK Hutchison.

In Q3 2018, the company recorded a net profit for the period attributable to VEON´s shareholders of USD 561 million, driven by the book gain of the sale of 50% stake in Italy joint venture, which more than offsets the impairments.

Capex excluding licenses decreased to USD 311 million in Q3 2018, due to a more equal quarterly distribution of expenditures compared to last year. The last twelve months (“LTM”) ratio of capex excluding licenses to revenue was 16.8% in Q3 2018, 1.6 percentage points lower than Q3 2017.

FINANCIAL POSITION & CASH FLOW

 

     
USD million    3Q18       2Q18       QoQ                        

Total assets

                 16,431         17,442         (5.8%)           

Shareholders’ equity

     3,915         3,549         10.3%            

Gross debt

     9,108         9,992         (8.8%)           

Net debt

     5,736         8,645         (33.7%)           

Net debt/LTM EBITDA

     1.7         2.5                     
                 
           
USD million    3Q18       3Q17       YoY       9M18       9M17       YoY   

Net cash from/(used in) operating activities

     578         834         (256)        1,880         1,996         (116)  

Net cash from/(used in) investing activities

     2,522         (376)        2,898         2,432         (1,690)        4,122   

Net cash from/(used in) financing activities

     (1,121)        (519)        (602)        (2,454)        (356)        (2,098)  

Total assets decreased by 5.8% compared to Q2 2018, driven by impairments in Algeria, Bangladesh, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and in Georgia.

Gross debt decreased by approximately USD 0.8 billion quarter on quarter mainly due to HQ Amsterdam debt repayment in addition to currency depreciation during Q3 2018. The Group’s net debt/LTM EBITDA ratio in Q3 2018 was 1.7x, significantly below VEON’s previously announced target ratio of 2.0x.

Net cash from operating activities decreased year on year, mainly driven by a decrease in EBITDA.

Net cash flow from investing activities increased as a result of the completion of the sale of the 50% stake in Wind Tre to CK Hutchison. Upon completion, VEON received proceeds of EUR 2.45 billion (approximately USD 2.8 billion).

 

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Net cash paid in financing activities increased in Q3 2018 as a result of HQ Amsterdam debt repayments and interim dividend payments in August 2018 to VEON equity holders of approximately USD 200  million.

COUNTRY PERFORMANCE

 

 

Russia

 

 

Pakistan

 

 

Algeria

 

 

Bangladesh

 

 

Ukraine

 

 

Uzbekistan

RUSSIA

 

RUB million    3Q18       3Q17       YoY       9M18       9M17       YoY   

Total revenue

     76,750         72,559         5.8%         215,643         205,472         5.0%   

Mobile service revenue

     59,471         59,164         0.5%         171,362         167,186         2.5%   

Fixed-line service revenue

     8,737         10,114         (13.6%)        26,505         29,663         (10.6%)  

EBITDA

     27,376         28,239         (3.1%)        79,823         79,234         0.7%   

EBITDA margin

     35.7%         38.9%         (3.2p.p.)        37.0%         38.6%         (1.5p.p.)  

Capex excl. licenses

     12,310         10,906         12.9%         34,639         25,483         35.9%   

LTM Capex excl. licenses /revenue

     16.8%         17.1%         (0.3p.p.)           
 
Mobile                                          

Total revenue

     67,975         62,417         8.9%         189,004         175,730         7.6%   

- of which mobile data

     15,749         15,284         3.0%         46,304         43,697         6.0%   

Customers (mln)

     56.2         58.8         (4.5%)           

- of which data users (mln)

     37.3         39.1         (4.5%)           

ARPU (RUB)

     350         334         4.7%            

MOU (min)

     315         325         (3.1%)           

Data usage (MB/user)

     3,773         2,816         34.0%            

Fixed-line1

                 

Total revenue

     8,775         10,142         (13.5%)        26,639         29,742         (10.4%)  

Broadband revenue

     2,532         2,532         0.0%         7,639         7,761         (1.6%)  

Broadband customers (mln)

     2.3         2.2         5.4%            

Broadband ARPU (RUB)

     364         383         (5.1%)                             

In Russia, Beeline continued to report revenue growth during the quarter as a result of the successful completion of the Euroset stores integration and positive ARPU dynamics.

Total revenue in Q3 2018 increased by 5.8% year on year to RUB 76.8 billion, driven by a modest increase in mobile service revenue and strong growth in sales of equipment and accessories of 164% to RUB 8.3 billion, which was attributable to the additional monobrand stores following the Euroset integration and rebranding, which started in Q1 2018. Mobile service revenue increased by 0.5% to RUB 59.5 billion, driven by growth in VAS and mobile data revenue growth of 3.0% year on year to RUB 15.7 billion. The cancellation of national roaming and the introduction of unlimited data tariff plans during Q3 2018 had limited impact on revenue during the quarter. Mobile service revenue reported a slowdown in year on year growth compared to Q2 2018, as the good performance in Q3 2017 benefited from a temporary increase in commercial activities, while Q3 2018 was impacted by an increased usage of OTT services by migrant customers and a 4.5% year on year decrease in customers to 56.2 million. The decrease in customers was driven by less migrant customers in Q3 2018 and a reduction in gross sales through alternative distribution channels after the integration and rebranding of Euroset stores into Beeline monobrand stores.

The positive growth trend in mobile ARPU continued in Q3 2018, increasing by 4.7% year on year as a result of the increased quality of the customer base.

 

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Fixed-line total revenue decreased by 13.5%, mainly due to a decrease of approximately RUB 1.1 billion in transit traffic revenue, which was centralized at VEON Wholesale Services. Excluding this impact, fixed-line revenue would have decreased by 3.7%, an improving trend compared to previous quarters, driven by continued positive dynamics in both B2C and B2B segments. VEON Wholesale Services is 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 as “other”. 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 Fixed Mobile Convergence (“FMC”) proposition continues to play an important role in the turnaround of the fixed-line business for Beeline. The FMC customer base grew by 27.5% year on year in Q3 2018 to more than 1 million. This represents a 44% 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 revenue stabilized year on year in Q3 2018 and has showed positive dynamics for two consecutive quarters, mostly attributable to the modernization of the network infrastructure and growth in sales.

EBITDA decreased by 3.1% to RUB 27.4 billion. The decrease in EBITDA was mainly driven by the increase in annual spectrum fees of RUB 0.4 billion and the impact of the Euroset integration costs of approximately RUB 0.6 billion. In Q3 2018, a 30% increase in annual spectrum fees was introduced retrospectively for FY2018, leading to an increase of 37% year on year during the quarter. The EBITDA margin was 35.7%, a decrease of 3.2 percentage points and was additionally impacted by the change in revenue mix as a result of the strong growth in sales of equipment and accessories which are characterized by lower margins. For Q4 2018, the expected negative impact on EBITDA of the increase in annual spectrum fees is RUB 1 billion. The government has stated that the annual spectrum fees will be reduced to previous levels from January 2019.

The Euroset integration was successfully completed in August 2018 with 1,540 Euroset stores integrated and rebranded into Beeline monobrand stores. Year to date integration impact on EBITDA stood at RUB 2.2 billion in Q3 2018 and Beeline expects continued negative impact on EBITDA, which is forecasted to amount to approximately RUB 3 billion for FY 2018 as a whole, due to the timing difference between costs for the stores and their revenue benefits. Additionally, Beeline expects EBITDA margin pressure following the integration and rebranding of the Euroset stores as a result of increased sales of equipment and accessories. To partially offset this effect, Beeline plans to continue to decrease its expenditures on alternative sales channels.

The Euroset integration is an important milestone in executing on Beeline´s monobrand strategy. Now that the rebranding and integration of the Euroset stores is complete, Beeline expects a positive effect on revenue going forward while EBITDA is expected to be positively impacted from 2019 onwards, driven by acceleration in device sales and distribution channel mix improvement. At the same time, the decline in revenue and EBITDA contribution from alternative sales channels is likely to have an offsetting impact on Beeline´s overall revenue and EBITDA performance.

Capex excluding licenses increased by 12.9% 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 the best quality infrastructure that is ready to integrate new technologies. The LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio for Q3 2018 was 16.8%.

Yarovaya Law-related investment plans are progressing in alignment with legal requirements and imply lower expenditure in FY 2018 due to phasing of some expenditures into 2019. The estimate for the total expenditures has not changed.

The outlook for the Russian market remains one of cautious optimism in an environment with increased market competition and a weakened ruble. Beeline continues to focus on its integrated Euroset stores, improving its mobile network and turning around its fixed-line business. At the same time, cost pressures as a result of increased annual spectrum fees and higher monobrand-related costs will continue to impact EBITDA in Q4 2018.

 

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PAKISTAN

 

PKR billion           3Q18        3Q17        YoY        9M18        9M17        YoY  

Total revenue

           48.9          41.2          18.7%           132.2          120.3          9.9%   
 

Mobile service revenue

           45.7          38.2          19.5%           123.0          112.1          9.7%   
 

of which mobile data

           11.4          6.4          79.3%           26.3          17.4          51.6%   
 

EBITDA

           23.7          22.0          7.9%           63.6          55.7          14.2%   
 

EBITDA margin

               48.5%              53.3%          (4.8p.p.)          48.1%          46.2%          1.8p.p.   
 

Capex excl. licenses

           4.0          8.2          (50.8%)          18.0          18.6          (3.1%)   
 

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

           14.3%          18.1%              (3.7p.p.)              14.3%              18.1%              (3.7p.p.)  
 

Mobile

                                 
 

Customers (mln)

           56.1          53.1          5.6%                  
 

- of which data users (mln)

           33.3          28.4          17.2%                  
 

ARPU (PKR)

           272.3          240.9          13.0%                  
 

MOU (min)

           531          512          3.8%                  
 

Data usage (MB/user)

           1227          573          114.1%                                    

The market in Q3 2018 remained competitive, particularly in data and social network offers, the latter aimed at offering new services to drive growth. The overall pricing environment was reasonably rational and Jazz maintained its price premium positioning.

Jazz continued to show growth in both revenue and customers despite these competitive market conditions. In Q3 2018, revenue grew by 18.7% year on year; 6.3 percentage points of this growth came from business performance, 13.0 percentage points were driven by the suspension of some taxes collected from customers by mobile operators in Q3 2018, which provided the whole market with additional revenue growth on account of higher usage by customers, and -0.6 percentage points were related to the release of historic SIM tax accruals in both years. Mobile data revenue growth was 79.3% year on year, also 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 and by 1.1% quarter on quarter, driven by data network expansion and growth in data subscribers (+5.7% quarter on quarter and +17.2% year on year). 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 posted a healthy growth of 7.9% and EBITDA margin was 48.5%, a decrease of 4.8 percentage points year on year. Excluding tax-related factors for both Q3 2017 and 2018, EBITDA growth would have been 6.4%, with stable EBITDA margin year on year.

Capex excluding licenses decreased year on year to PKR 4.0 billion in Q3 2018, due to a more balanced quarterly distribution in 2018 and lower year on year 3G and 4G/LTE roll-out activity. The LTM capex (excluding licenses) to revenue ratio was 14.3%. At the end of the Q3 2018, 3G was offered in more than 368 cities while 4G/LTE was offered in 149 cities (defined as cities with at least three base stations). At the end of Q3 2018, population coverage of Jazz’s 3G and 4G/LTE networks was 52% and 33% respectively.

 

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ALGERIA

 

DZD billion      3Q18        3Q17        YoY        9M18        9M17        YoY  

Total revenue

       24.4          26.2          (6.7%)          70.7          76.9          (8.1%)  
 

Mobile service revenue

       24.3          25.6          (5.0%)          70.2          75.5          (7.0%)  
 

of which mobile data

       5.7          3.3          71.8%           16.5          9.3          77.3%   
 

EBITDA

       11.0          12.7          (13.7%)          31.4          36.6          (14.4%)  
 

EBITDA margin

       44.9%          48.5%          (3.6p.p.)          44.4%          47.6%          (3.2p.p.)  
 

Capex excl. licenses

       1.9          4.6          (59.2%)          6.8          10.7          (36.5%)  
 

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

       11.3%          16.2%          (4.9p.p.)          11.3%          16.2%          (4.9p.p.)  
 

Mobile

                             
 

Customers (mln)

       15.6          15.2          2.6%                  
 

- of which mobile data customers (mln)

       9.0          7.3          23.8%                  
 

ARPU (DZD)

       518          553          (6.4%)                 
 

MOU (min)

       448          415          7.9%                  
 

Data usage (MB/user)

       1,823          515          254.2%                                    

In Algeria, operating trends stabilized during Q3 2018, with both customers and revenue growing quarter on quarter. The market is still challenging with intense price competition and a regulatory and macro-economic environment which remains characterized by inflationary pressures and import restrictions on certain goods. In addition, a complementary Finance Law introduced on 15 July 2018 further increased the tax on recharge transfer between operators and distributors from 0.5% to 1.5%.

Revived market competition, evident in Q2 2018 in both voice and data, continued into Q3 2018, putting strong pressure on prices and ARPU, in an overall context of economic slowdown and growing inflation. Djezzy reacted by revamping its offering on prepaid and post-paid through a segmented approach, aiming to drive up value while protecting its customer base with competitive offers on data.

Revenue decreased by 6.7% year on year, a slightly lower pace of decline compared to Q2 2018, as an operational stabilization continued with sequential customer and revenue growth (+5.6% quarter on quarter). Price competition, in both voice and data, caused a continued reduction in ARPU, which declined by 6.4% year on year. Djezzy’s Q3 2018 service revenue was DZD 24.3 billion, a 5.0% year on year decline, while data revenue growth was 71.8%, 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 still supported by the change towards a more aggressive data pricing strategy that has been in place since the beginning of 2018. The net customer additions trend, which was still positive during Q3 2018, led to customer growth both on a quarter on quarter (+0.8%) and a year on year (+2.6%) basis. The quarter on quarter growth was driven by continued positive uptake of new offers launched in H1 2018.

In June 2018, Djezzy migrated to its new DBSS platform, resulting in a slight increase in technology opex. This new platform offers Djezzy simplification, agility and a faster time to market for new services, coupled with improved customer service. Going forward, DBSS, as a cornerstone of Djezzy digitization, will allow the development of bespoke offers to customers via automatized customer value management tools.

In Q3 2018, EBITDA decreased by 13.7% year on year, mainly due to the decline in revenues, coupled with new taxation and an increase of technology costs primarily related to the DBSS roll-out.

The new Finance Law, effective from January 2018, and further tax increases from mid-July continue to impact year on year performance. As a result of the 2018 new taxation, Djezzy’s EBITDA was negatively impacted in Q3 2018 by approximately DZD 410 million. This impact on EBITDA was only partially offset by the positive impact from the partial MTR symmetry, which has been in place since 31 October 2017. Quarter on quarter EBITDA increased by 9.2% and EBITDA margin by 1.5pp to 44.9%.

At the end of Q3 2018, the company’s 4G/LTE services covered 28 wilayas and more than 25.4% of Algeria’s population, while its 3G network covered all 48 wilayas and more than 75.9% of Algeria´s population. In Q3 2018, capex excluding licenses was DZD 1.9 billion, representing a decrease year on year due to lower 4G/LTE roll-out activity and a more targeted investment approach, with an LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio of 11.3%.

 

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BANGLADESH

 

BDT billion      3Q18        3Q17        YoY        9M18        9M17        YoY  

Total revenue

       11.0          11.7          (5.8%)          32.7          35.7          (8.3%)  

Mobile service revenue

       10.7          11.3          (5.9%)          31.5          34.7          (9.0%)  

of which mobile data

       1.9          1.7          11.9%           5.3          4.7          11.5%   

EBITDA

       4.0          4.5          (12.4%)          11.6          14.9          (22.4%)  

EBITDA margin

       35.9%          38.6%          (2.7p.p.)          35.5%          41.9%          (6.5p.p.)  

Capex excl. licenses

       0.8          2.3          (65.2%)          7.1          4.5          59.6%   

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

       25.0%          20.1%          4.9p.p.                  

Mobile

                             

Customers (mln)

       32.3          31.4          2.8%                  

- of which mobile data customers (mln)

       19.7          17.1          15.2%                  

ARPU (BDT)

       110          121          (9.0%)                 

MOU (min)

       255          280          (9.1%)                 

Data usage (MB/user)

       734          523          40.2%                                    

The market during Q3 2018 was characterized by a further acceleration of price pressure led by competition, mostly in data offers.

The regulatory environment remains challenging and limits customer growth in the market. For example, the restriction on sale of subsequent SIM card within 3-hours of purchase of the preceding SIM using the same national identity card has impacted gross additions across the mobile industry in Bangladesh since Q2 2018.

Q3 2018 results continued to be affected by intense competition, with a specific focus on customer acquisition, and also by costs related to network expansion after the acquisition in Q1 2018 of additional spectrum and a 4G/LTE licence. During Q3 2018, Banglalink continued to focus on acquiring customers in a competitive market, with improved network availability.

Revenue in Q3 2018 decreased by 5.8% year on year, driven by service revenue, which decreased by 5.9% year on year to BDT 10.7 billion. The decline was still mainly due to the gap in Banglalink’s 3G network coverage compared to competitors. However, service revenue increased by 1.8% quarter on quarter in Q3 2018, an improved trend compared to 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 Banglalink’s distribution footprint. The customer base grew by 2.8% year on year and by approximately 1% quarter on quarter, supported by improved distribution and network availability, notwithstanding the intense pricing pressure in the market. As a result of this pricing pressure, ARPU decreased year on year by 9.0%. Data revenue increased by 11.9% year on year, driven by increased smartphone penetration and 40.0% year on year (or 7.3% quarter on quarter) data usage growth, along with 15.2% year on year growth in active data users.

Banglalink’s EBITDA in Q3 2018 decreased by 12.4% to BDT 4.0 billion, mainly as a result of revenue decline and an increase of structural opex due to 4G/LTE network expansion. However, EBITDA grew by 5.2% quarter on quarter with EBITDA margin at 35.9%, which represents a quarter on quarter improvement of 1.5 percentage points.

In Q3 2018, capex excluding licenses significantly decreased year on year to BDT 0.8 billion, due to a more balanced quarterly distribution, with Q3 2017 capex focused on restoring network availability. 3G network coverage was approximately 72% at the end of Q3 2018. The roll-out of 4G/LTE is in progress, and the service, which was launched in February 2018, covered a population of approximately 17% at the end of Q3 2018. LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio was 25.0%.

In August 2018, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) lowered the mobile termination rates (MTR) and required all mobile operators to charge the same retail rate for off-net and on-net calling. Mobile Number Portability (MNP) was launched on 1 October 2018. BTRC has issued four companies tower sharing licenses that will allow the licensees to build and manage telecommunications towers for multiple mobile network operators in Bangladesh.

 

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UKRAINE

 

UAH million      3Q18        3Q17        YoY        9M18        9M17        YoY  

Total revenue

       4,925          4,316          14.1%           13,710          12,245          12.0%   

Mobile service revenue

       4,602          4,024          14.3%           12,750          11,352          12.3%   

Fixed-line service revenue

       302          275          9.9%           895          847          5.7%   

EBITDA

       2,833          2,349          20.6%           7,736          6,727          15.0%   

EBITDA margin

       57.5%          54.4%          3.1p.p.           56.4%          54.9%          1.5p.p.   

Capex excl. licenses

       737          643          14.7%           2,351          2,084          12.8%   

LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue

       16.0%          18.1%          (2.1p.p.)          16.0%          18.1%          (2.1p.p.)  

Mobile

                             

Total operating revenue

       4,624          4,042          14.4%           12,815          11,398          12.4%   

- of which mobile data

       2,045          1,123          82.1%           4,960          2,901          71.0%   

Customers (mln)

       26.6          26.4          0.5%                  

- of which data customers (mln)

       14.5          11.8          23.5%                  

ARPU (UAH)

       57          50          14.3%                  

MOU (min)

       565          570          (1.0%)                 

Data usage (MB/user)

       2,347          835          181.1%                  

Fixed-line

                             

Total operating revenue

       302          275          9.9%           895          847          5.7%   

Broadband revenue

       186          167          11.0%           551          507          8.8%   

Broadband customers (mln)

       0.9          0.8          9.8%                  

Broadband ARPU (UAH)

       71          69          3.0%                                    

In Ukraine, Kyivstar is the market leader, offering a high-quality network in a competitive market, focusing on value customers with rational pricing behaviour. The company launched 4G/LTE services in 1800 MHz during Q3 2018, after launching in 2600 MHz in Q2 2018.

Kyivstar continued its strong performance in Q3 2018, with total revenue increasing by 14.1% year on year to UAH 4.9 billion. Mobile service revenue grew by 14.3% to UAH 4.6 billion, mainly driven by continued strong growth in mobile data revenue and successful marketing activities. Data revenue grew by 82.1% as a result of growing data usage, which almost tripled year on year. ARPU increased by 14.3% year on year to UAH 57.

Kyivstar´s mobile customer base increased by 0.5% to 26.6 million, while mobile data customers increased by 23.5% year on year.

Fixed-line service revenue grew by 9.9% year on year to UAH 302 million, driven by an increase of the fixed broadband customer base of 9.8% year on year, while fixed broadband ARPU increased by 3.0% year on year to UAH 71.

EBITDA increased by 20.6% year on year to UAH 2.8 billion in Q3 2018, representing an EBITDA margin of 57.5%. Strong EBITDA growth and margin were driven by revenue growth and delay of certain costs, which are expected to occur in Q4 2018.

Q3 2018 capex excluding licenses was UAH 737 million with an LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio of 16.0%. Kyivstar continues to focus on the roll-out of high speed data networks and built the leading 4G/LTE network, covering 50% of the population.

 

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UZBEKISTAN

 

UZS bln    3Q18      3Q17      YoY      9M18      9M17      YoY   

Total revenue

     651        625        4.2%         1,903        1,714        11.0%   

Mobile service revenue

     645        620        4.1%         1,887        1,702        10.9%   

- of which mobile data

     225        149        50.9%         625        423        47.8%   

Fixed-line service revenue

     4.4        3.9        10.4%         14        11        22.8%   

EBITDA

     291        316        (8.0%)        844        893        (5.6%)  

EBITDA margin

     44.7%        50.6%        (5.9p.p.)        44.3%        52.1%        (7.8p.p.)  

Capex excl. licenses

     70.6        49.6        42.5%         278        184        50.6%   

LTM Capex excl. licenses/revenue

     15.7%        21.2%        (5.5p.p.)           

Mobile

                 

Customers (mln)

     9.1        9.5        (4.7%)           

- of which mobile data customers (mln)

     5.2        4.7        10.1%            

ARPU (UZS)

     23,257        21,484        8.3%            

MOU (min)

     596        581        2.6%            

Data usage (MB/user)

     1,254        519        141.8%                              

In Uzbekistan, the market is moving to all-net offers after the mobile termination rates were significantly reduced to almost zero in Q2 2018. Unitel is the market leader and continues to focus on value customers. The company reported good revenue growth in Q3 2018, driven by repricing initiatives introduced in March 2018, concentrating on upselling customers to higher price plans with increased allowances.

Total revenue for the quarter increased by 4.2% year on year and mobile service revenue increased by 4.1% to UZS 645 billion, driven by an 8.3% growth in ARPU, despite the negative impact from the reduction in mobile termination rates. Mobile data traffic more than doubled and mobile data revenue increased by 50.9% year on year, supported by the continued roll-out of high-speed data networks, increased smartphone penetration and the increased penetration of bundled offerings in Unitel´s customer base to 40.5% in Q3 2018.

EBITDA decreased by 8.0% to UZS 291 billion and the EBITDA margin was 44.7% in Q3 2018, mainly due to external factors such as the increase in customer tax (approximately UZS 30.6 billion or 9.7%) and the negative impact of the reduction in mobile termination rates (approximately UZS 11.1 billion or 3.5%).

Capex excluding licenses totalled UZS 70.6 billion and the Q3 2018 LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio was 15.7%. The company continued to invest in its high-speed data networks, improving the 4G/LTE coverage to 24.5% and increasing the number of nationwide 3G sites by 11% year on year. Further improvements to the high-speed data networks will continue to be a priority for Unitel for the remainder of 2018.

In Q3 2018, VEON’s subsidiary PJSC VimpelCom successfully repatriated a net amount of approximately USD 10 million from Uzbekistan. The repatriation of cash was executed at the market rate and brings the year-to-date amount repatriated to USD 95 million. VEON aims to continue to repatriate excess cash in the remainder of FY 2018.

 

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CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

On 8 November 2018, VEON will also host a conference call by senior management at 9:30 CET (8:30 GMT), 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 CET investor and analyst conference call

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

Confirmation Code: 5953101

International call-in number: +44 (0) 330 336 9127

Confirmation Code: 5953101

 

 

The conference call replay and the slide presentation webcast will be available until 15 November 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: 5953101

UK Replay Number: 0800 101 1153

Confirmation Code: 5953101

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

 

INVESTOR RELATIONS

Richard James

ir@veon.com

  

CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Kieran Toohey

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, 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 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.

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 Attachment C (Reconciliation tables). 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.

 

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ABOUT VEON

VEON is a NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam-listed global provider of connectivity and internet services.

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CONTENT OF THE ATTACHMENTS

 

Attachment A

  Customers      20  

Attachment B

  Definitions      20  

Attachment C

  Reconciliation tables      22  
  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 Factbook3Q2018.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                        3Q18                      3Q17                      YoY                          3Q18                      3Q17                      YoY  

Russia

       56.2        58.8        (4.5%)          2.3        2.2        5.4%   

Pakistan

       56.1        53.1        5.6%              

Algeria

       15.6        15.2        2.6%              

Bangladesh

       32.3        31.4        2.8%              

Ukraine

       26.6        26.4        0.5%           0.9        0.8        9.7%   

Uzbekistan

       9.1        9.5        (4.7%)             

Other

       14.8        16.0        (7.5%)          0.5        0.5        (5.6%)  

Total

         210.7        210.6        0.1%           3.7        3.5        5.5%   

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.

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.

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.

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.

 

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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                    3Q18                 3Q17                 9M18                 9M17  

Unaudited

          

EBITDA

       848       1,042       2,559       2,834  

Depreciation

       (324     (358     (1,015     (1,134

Amortization

       (124     (136     (380     (404

Impairment loss

       (781     3       (791     (2

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

       (10     (7     (46     (16

Gain (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries

       -         -         20       -    

Operating profit

       (391     544       346       1,278  

Financial Income and Expenses

       (198     (202     (590     (603

-  including finance income

       12       24       43       70  

-  including finance costs

       (210     (226     (633     (673

Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others

       (37     25       (61     (197

-  including Other non-operating (losses)/gains

       (24     40       (49     (112

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

       (0     (0     (0     (22

-  including impairments of JV and associates

       -         -         -         (110

-  including Net foreign exchange gain

       (13     (15     (12     47  

Profit before tax

       (626     367       (305     478  

Income tax expense

       (92     (173     (345     (379

Profit/(Loss) from discontinued operations

       1,279       (60     979       (234

(Loss)/Profit for the period

       561       134       329       (135

Less profit attributable to non-controlling interest

       294       (18     272       (32
       -         -           -    

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

         855       116       601       (167
RECONCILIATION OF CAPEX           
USD mln unaudited                    3Q18                 3Q17                 9M18                 9M17  

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

       327       363       1,504       1,559  

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

       (9     43       60       (241

Capital expenditures

       319       406       1,565       1,318  

Less capital expenditures in licenses and other

       (7     (8     (496     (325

Capital expenditures excl. licenses

       311       398       1,068       994  

RECONCILIATION OF ORGANIC AND REPORTED GROWTH RATES

 

        3Q18 vs 3Q17  
        Total Revenue             EBITDA  
        Organic      Forex & other1      Reported             Organic      Forex & other1      Reported  

Russia

      0.6%         (5.3%)        (4.7%)           (0.5%)        (13.1%)        (12.6%)  

Pakistan

      18.7%         (17.6%)        1.1%            7.9%         (16.0%)        (8.1%)  

Algeria

      (6.7%)        (6.4%)        (13.1%)           (13.7%)        (5.9%)        (19.6%)  

Bangladesh

      (5.8%)        (3.1%)        (9.0%)           (12.4%)        (2.9%)        (15.3%)  

Ukraine

      14.1%         (6.0%)        8.1%           20.6%         (6.4%)        14.2%   

Uzbekistan

      4.2%         (40.4%)        (36.2%)           (8.0%)        (36.3%)        (44.3%)  

Total

      2.9%        (8.6%)        (5.7%)           4.6%        (23.3%)        (18.7%)  

 

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         9M18 vs 9M17  
         Total Revenue             EBITDA  
         Organic      Forex & other1      Reported             Organic      Forex & other1      Reported  

Russia

       2.7%         (3.0%)        (0.3%)           3.7%         (7.8%)        (4.1%)  

Pakistan

       9.9%         (11.6%)        (1.8%)           14.2%         (12.1%)        2.1%   

Algeria

       (8.1%)        (5.0%)        (13.1%)           (14.4%)        (4.6%)        (19.0%)  

Bangladesh

       (8.3%)        (3.4%)        (11.7%)           (22.4%)        (2.9%)        (25.4%)  

Ukraine

       12.0%         (2.1%)        9.9%            15.0%         (2.1%)        12.9%   

Uzbekistan

       11.0%         (56.4%)        (45.4%)           (5.6%)        (48.2%)        (53.7%)  

Total

       3.0%         (7.4%)        (4.4%)           5.2%         (14.9%)        (9.7%)  

 

1) 

In Q3 2018 and 9M 2018 other includes the impact from Euroset integration for the group. In Q3 2018 and 9M 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 September 2018           30 June 2018           31 March 2018  

Net debt

      5,736         8,645         8,966  

Cash and cash equivalents

      3,370         1,343         1,393  

Long - term and short-term deposits

      2         4         43  

Gross debt

      9,108         9,992         10,402  

Interest accrued related to financial liabilities

      118         113         132  

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

      (12       (29       (35

Derivatives not designated as hedges

      384         314         311  

Derivatives designated as hedges

      62         48         81  

Other financial liabilities

      132         134         135  

Total other financial liabilities

        9,730               10,571               11,026  

Note: As of September 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 USD 262 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                     3Q18                 3Q17                 YoY  

EBITDA

        848       1,042       (18.7%)  

Changes in working capital

        7       9       (22.0%)  

Movements in provision

        (12     (10     n.m.  

Net interest paid received

        (152     (131     n.m.  

Income tax paid

        (112     (77     n.m.  

Cash flow from operating activities (excl.discontinued operations)

        579       834       (30.6%)  

Capex excl.licenses

        (311     (398     n.m.  

Working capital related to Capex excl. license

        (9     42       n.m.  

Proceeds from sale of PPE

        5       (1     n.m.  

Equity Free Cash Flow excl.licenses

          263       477       (44.7%)  

 

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EBITDA RECONCILIATION FOR COUNTRY

Q3 2018

 

USD mln    Russia      Pakistan      Algeria      Bangladesh      Ukraine      Uzbekistan      HQ      Other      VEON
Consolidated
 

EBITDA

     419         192         93         48         103         38         (92)        47         848   

Less

                                                              

Depreciation

     (178)        (38)        (25)        (31)        (14)        (10)        (1)        (27)        (324)  

Amortization

     (36)        (30)        (19)        (16)        (11)        (1)        (3)        (9)        (124)  

Impairment loss

                   (125)        (451)        (2)                      (205)        (781)  

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

     (8)        0        0        (0)        (0)        (1)               0        (9)  

Gain (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries

                                                      0         
                                                              

Operating profit

     196         124         (76)        (451)        77         26         (96)        (192)        (391)  

Q3 2017

 

USD mln    Russia      Pakistan      Algeria      Bangladesh      Ukraine      Uzbekistan      HQ      Other      VEON
Consolidated
 

EBITDA

     479         209         115         56         90         66         (30)        57         1,042   

Less

                          

Depreciation

     (197)        (52)        (26)        (28)        (13)        (11)        (1)        (29)        (358)  

Amortization

     (39)        (35)        (29)        (10)        (11)        (1)        (2)        (9)        (136)  

Impairment loss

                         (1)                      

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

     (5)        (1)               (2)               (1)                  (9)  

Gain (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries

                          

Operating profit

     241         120         60         15         67         54        (32)        19        544   

9M 2018

 

USD mln    Russia      Pakistan      Algeria      Bangladesh      Ukraine      Uzbekistan      HQ      Other      VEON
Consolidated
 

EBITDA

     1,303         541         271         139         287         106         (224)        136         2,559   

Less

                                                              

Depreciation

     (577)        (117)        (77)        (92)        (42)        (26)        (2)        (83)        (1,015)  

Amortization

     (112)        (95)        (60)        (43)        (32)        (2)        (9)        (27)        (380)  

Impairment loss

     (5)               (126)        (451)        (3)                      (206)        (791)  

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

     (20)        (0)               (19)        (5)        (1)               (1)        (46)  

Gain (loss) on disposal of subsidiaries

     (0)                                           (5)        25         20   
                                                              

Operating profit

     589         329                (466)        206         76         (240)        (155)        346   

 

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9M 2017

 

USD mln    Russia      Pakistan      Algeria      Bangladesh      Ukraine      Uzbekistan      HQ      Other      VEON
Consolidated
 

EBITDA

     1,359         530         334         186         254         228         (200)        143         2,834   

Less

                          

Depreciation

     (606)        (170)        (82)        (100)        (41)        (42)        (1)        (89)        (1,133)  

Amortization

     (118)        (99)        (86)        (30)        (35)        (3)        (6)        (27)        (404)  

Impairment loss

     (4)                                         (2)  

Loss on disposals of non-current assets

     (17)                  (8)                         (3)        (17)  

Gains/(Losses) on sale of investments in subsidiaries

                              

Operating profit

     613         264         166         48         181         188         (207)        26         1,279  

RATES OF FUNCTIONAL CURRENCIES TO USD

 

           2018              3Q18        3Q17        YoY            3Q18        3Q17        YoY  

Russian Ruble

       60          65.53        59.02        -11.0        65.59        58.02        -13.1

Euro

       0.8          0.86        0.85        -1.1        0.86        0.85        -1.8

Algerian Dinar

       110          118.01        109.90        -7.4        118.22        113.04        -4.6

Pakistan Rupee

       105          123.69        105.37        -17.4        123.18        105.39        -16.9

Bangladeshi Taka

       79          83.89        81.11        -3.4        83.97        82.31        -2.0

Ukrainian Hryvnia

       27          27.35        25.90        -5.6        28.30        26.52        -6.7

Kazakh Tenge

       340          355.90        332.18        -7.1        363.07        341.19        -6.4

Uzbekistan Som

       8,748            7,848.13        5,220.63        -50.3        8,079.28        8,066.96        -0.2

Armenian Dram

       480          482.53        478.69        -0.8        482.71        478.41        -0.9

Kyrgyz Som

       70          68.70        68.88        0.3        69.28        68.66        -0.9

Georgian Lari

             2.4                2.53        2.42        -4.5              2.62        2.48        -5.6

 

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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. 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 Q3 2018 RESULTS


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EBITDA $848m Total revenue $2.32b MOBILE DATA REVENUE $548m NET LEVERAGE RATIO3 1.7x Good operational performance in Q3 2018 +2.9% organic1 YoY -5.7% reported YoY +4.6% organic1 YoY -18.7% reported YoY 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 Q3 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration. Organic EBITDA also excludes exceptional income from an adjustment to a vendor agreement of USD 106 million in Q3 2017. See attachment in Earnings release for reconciliations 2 Equity free cash flow excluding licenses. This 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 Net debt / LTM (last twelve months) EBITDA 4 Excluding the effect of a vendor agreement adjustment (USD 106 million) in Q3 2017 +28.5% organic1 YoY +13.7% reported YoY vs 2.5x in Q2 2018, below 2x Group target Q3 2018 RESULTS EQUITY FCF EXCL. LICENSES2 $263m ~$1 billion FY 2018 target confirmed Corporate costs $92m -32.4% YoY4


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Executing at pace on our near term priorities Emerging markets focus Simplified structure Strong balance sheet Progressive dividends Sale of 50% stake in Italy joint venture increases our focus on emerging markets Digital journey underway with significant investment in infrastructure Lean, high-level operating model On track to halve run-rate corporate costs by year-end 2019 Continue to explore options to address strategic relationship with GTH and its minority shareholders Aiming to create greater value for our shareholders Proceeds from Italy JV sale (~USD 2.8 billion) are being used to repay debt and for general corporate purposes Net leverage ratio1 now below 2x target at 1.7x in Q3 2018 (vs 2.5x in Q2 2018) Interim dividend of US 12 cents paid during Q3 2018 (a 9% year on year increase) Q3 2018 RESULTS 1 Net debt / LTM (last twelve months) EBITDA


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Good progress year to date, guidance updated 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 9M 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration. Organic EBITDA also excludes exceptional income from an adjustment to a vendor agreement of USD 106 million in Q3 2017. 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 EBITDA EQUITY FCF EXCL. LICENSES2 $6.8bn $2.6bn $804m +3.0% organic1 YoY -4.4% reported YoY -9.7% reported YoY +1.6% reported YoY +5.2% organic1 YoY 9M 2018 Q3 2018 RESULTS Updated to low single-digit from flat to low single-digit organic growth Updated to low single-digit, from flat to low single-digit organic growth Updated to low to mid single-digit, from flat to low single-digit organic growth Equity FCF excl. licenses of ~USD 1 billion remains unchanged FY 2018 targets


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+4.6% YoY organic Revenue and EBITDA development Data revenue and lower costs driving organic growth in revenue and EBITDA Q3 2018 RESULTS USD MILLION +2.9% YoY organic 1 1 Other includes interconnect, roaming and intercompany eliminations


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(-18.7%) YoY reported Revenue and EBITDA development Continued solid organic growth 1 Other in Q3 2018 mainly includes the results of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia, other global operations and services and intercompany eliminations Q3 2018 RESULTS USD MILLION (-5.7%) YoY reported 1 1


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Corporate costs were USD 92 million in Q3 2018 Excluding the effect of a vendor agreement adjustment in Q3 2017, corporate costs decreased by ~32% YoY FY 2018 target confirmed to reduce corporate costs by ~20% YoY from USD 431 million1 in FY 2017 Medium-term target to halve FY 2017 run-rate costs by end-FY 2019 Corporate costs Q3 saw continued progress in reducing corporate costs Q3 2018 RESULTS 1 Excludes the exceptional income of USD 106 million related to the effect of a vendor agreement adjustment (USD 106 million) in Q3 2017 from reported HQ costs in FY 2017


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Digital journey underway Digitizing the core Transforming our customer experience DBSS and network virtualization Upgrading our networks and IT infrastructure to best in class Self Care Driving greater engagement and retention DMP/Big Data Smart data to target, personalize and upsell services, including from 3rd parties FUTURE-PROOFING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE Beeline TV Pakistan MFS VEON platform NEW DIGITAL SERVICES


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+5.8 % YoY - 6.7% YoY - 5.8% YoY + 14.1% YoY Q3 2018 revenue and EBITDA country trends Figures and trends in local currency Q3 2018 RESULTS Revenue RUSSIA (RUB BILLION) UZBEKISTAN (UZS BILLION) + 4.2% YoY - 3.1% YoY + 7.9% YoY - 13.7% YoY - 12.4% YoY + 20.6% YoY EBITDA - 8.0% YoY 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18 + 18.7% YoY PAKISTAN (PKR BILLION) ALGERIA (DZD BILLION) BANGLADESH (BDT BILLION) UKRAINE (UAH BILLION)


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Russia: Euroset integration successfully completed, improving customer mix + 5.8 % YoY - 4.5 % YoY -3.1 % YoY + 12.9 % YoY Q3 2018 RESULTS Total revenue growth of 5.8% YoY, driven by mobile service revenue growth of 0.5% YoY and more than a doubling (+164%) of sales of equipment and accessories, mainly as a result of the integration of Euroset stores Limited impact of national roaming cancelation and introduction of unlimited data tariff plans in Q3 2018 Mobile customers decreased, mainly due to reduced sales to lower-spend customers through alternative channels Resultant increase in customer quality drove mobile ARPU higher by 4.7% YoY Euroset integration successfully completed, with 1,540 stores rebranded as at end-August 2018 EBITDA decreased by 3.1% YoY, driven by Euroset integration impact (~RUB 0.6 billion) and increased annual spectrum fees (~RUB 0.4 billion) Increased annual spectrum fees for 2018 and higher monobrand-related costs will continue to impact EBITDA in Q4 2018 Yarovaya investment plans progressing in alignment with legal requirements and imply lower expenditure in FY 2018 due to phasing of some expenditures into 2019 TOTAL REVENUE (RUB BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (RUB BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (RUB BILLION AND %)


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Pakistan: strong revenue and EBITDA growth continued into Q3 + 18.7 % YoY + 5.6 % YoY + 7.9 % YoY - 50.8 % YoY Q3 2018 RESULTS TOTAL REVENUE (PKR BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (PKR BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (PKR BILLION AND %) The market remained competitive in Q3, particularly in data and social network offers, against which Jazz maintained its premium price positioning Revenue grew by 18.7% YoY, including: 6.3 p.p. from business performance 13.0 p.p. from suspension of taxes collected by MNOs in Q3 2018, which provided the market with additional revenue growth, on account of higher usage by customers Jazz’s customer base grew by 1.1% sequentially (+5.6% YoY), driven by data network expansion and growth in data subscribers (+5.7% QoQ and +17.2% YoY) Healthy EBITDA growth (+7.9% YoY): Excluding tax-related factors for both Q3 2017 and 2018, EBITDA growth would have been 6.4% YoY, with stable EBITDA margin YoY Capex excluding licenses decreased sequentially and YoY due to a more balanced quarterly distribution of expenditures in 2018 and lower YoY 3G and 4G/LTE roll-out activity


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Algeria: signs of stabilization, sequential customer and revenue growth - 6.7 % YoY + 2.6 % YoY - 13.7 % YoY - 59.2% YoY Q3 2018 RESULTS Q3 2018 saw continued intense price competition as competitors reacted to Djezzy’s H1 customer base expansion Macroeconomic and regulatory challenges persisted: Economic slowdown and high inflation, along with import restrictions New direct taxation since 1 January 2018, with further increases from mid-July Sequential revenue growth continued, despite market challenges (+5.6% QoQ following +3.6% QoQ in Q3 2017): Customer base grew both YoY (+2.6%) and QoQ (+0.8%) in response to the success of new offers Data revenue grew strongly (+71.8% YoY), leveraging our 4G/LTE network EBITDA decreased YoY faster than revenues mainly as a result of new taxation in Q3 and higher technology costs Capex excluding licenses decreased due to lower YoY 4G/LTE roll-out activity and a more targeted investment approach TOTAL REVENUE (DZD BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (DZD BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (DZD BILLION AND %)


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Bangladesh: sequential improvement in revenue decline, supported by good data revenue growth - 5.8 % YoY + 2.8 % YoY - 12.4 % YoY - 65.2 % YoY Q3 2018 RESULTS Double-digit data revenue growth (+11.9% YoY) achieved despite pricing pressures in the market Data customers (+15.2% YoY) and data usage (+40.2% YoY) showed strong growth during Q3 Decline in revenue (-5.8% YoY) showed sequential improvement (-8.4% YoY in Q2 2018) Service revenue grew by 1.9% QoQ Customer growth (+2.8% YoY and +1% QoQ) supported by improved distribution and network availability ARPU decreased by 9.0% YoY (-14.1% YoY in Q2 2018) EBITDA decline YoY outpaced the fall in revenues due to structural opex, mostly related to 4G/LTE network expansion, but EBITDA improved sequentially (+5.2%) Capex excluding licenses decreased YoY as a result of a more balanced quarterly distribution, with Q3 2017 expenditure focused on restoring network availability Key regulatory developments during the quarter: flat on-net/off-net tariffs, MTR reduction and launch of MNP on 1 October 2018 TOTAL REVENUE (BDT BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (BDT BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (BDT BILLION AND %)


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Ukraine: strong performance continued in Q3 2018 + 14.1 % YoY + 0.5 % YoY + 20.6% YoY + 14.7 % YoY Q3 2018 RESULTS Kyivstar continued to report strong results in a growing market, driven by repricing activities and strong data growth Mobile service revenue grew by 14.3% YoY, mainly driven by data revenue growth of 82.1% YoY ARPU increased by 14.3% YoY Kyivstar has Ukraine’s leading 4G/LTE network, covering 50% of the population Strong EBITDA growth and margin expansion driven by revenue growth and delay of certain costs, which are expected to occur in Q4 2018 TOTAL REVENUE (UAH BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (UAH BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (UAH BILLION AND %)


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Uzbekistan: solid revenue growth but external costs pressured EBITDA + 4.2% YoY -4.7% YoY - 8.0% YoY +42.5% YoY Q3 2018 RESULTS The strong reduction in MTR is driving all-net offers in the market, within which Unitel continues to focus on value customers as the clear market leader Revenue grew by 4.2% YoY, driven by repricing activities in March 2018 and strong mobile data growth ARPU increased by 8.3% YoY Mobile data revenue increased by 50.9% YoY EBITDA decreased by 8.0% YoY, mainly due to external cost pressures from increased customer tax (UZS 30.6 billion) and the effect of the reduction in MTR (UZS 11.1 billion) Capex excluding licenses increased 43% YoY mainly as a result of 4G/LTE network roll out TOTAL REVENUE (UZS BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (UZS BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (UZS BILLION AND %)


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Q3 2018 income statement 3Q18 3Q17 Reported YoY Organic1 YoY Revenue 2,317 2,456 (5.7%) 2.9% Service revenue 2,151 2,358 (8.8%) 1.9% EBITDA 848 1,042 (18.7%) 4.6% Depreciation, amortization and other (1,239) (498) n.m. Operating Profit (391) 544 n.m. Net financial income and expenses (198) (202) n.m. Net FOREX and other gains/(losses) (37) 25 Profit before tax (626) 367 n.m. Tax (92) (173) n.m. Profit/(Loss) from continued operations (718) 194 n.m. Profit from discontinued operations 1,279 (60) n.m. Profit attributable to non-controlling interest 294 (18) n.m. Net profit attributable to VEON shareholders 561 134 n.m. D&A and other increased due to an accounting impairment totaling USD 781 million, including Bangladesh for USD 451 million and Algeria for USD 125 million After completing the sale of the 50% stake in its Italy JV, VEON recorded a book gain of USD 1.3 billion Net FOREX and other gains/(losses) decreased mainly due to Q3 2017 arbitration award related to WIND indemnification of USD 44 million in addition to Q3 2018 loss from derivatives Q3 2018 RESULTS 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 Q3 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration and the effect of a vendor agreement adjustment in Q3 2017 of USD 106 million. See attachment in Earnings release for reconciliations USD MILLION Income tax expenses decreased, as a portion of the Bangladesh impairment offset deferred tax liabilities in the country, in addition to lower withholding taxes related to dividends from Pakistan Finance expenses were stable year on year as lower interest costs on our debt were offset by higher interest expenses related to the put option liability over the 15% non-controlling interest in Pakistan


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Continued strong cash flow generation in Q3 2018 USD MILLION Q3 2018 RESULTS Note: OpCF refers to Operating cash flow, calculated as EBITDA minus Capex excluding licenses


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Cash flow reconciliation table 3Q18 3Q17 YoY EBITDA 848 1,042 (18.7%) Changes in working capital 7 9 (22%) Movement in provisions (12) (10) n.m. Net interest paid-received (152) (131) n.m. Income tax paid (112) (77) n.m. Cash flow from operating activities (excl. discontinued operations) 579 834 (30.6%) Capex excl.licenses (311) (398) n.m. Working capital related to Capex excl. licenses (9) 42 n.m. Proceeds from sale of PPE 5 (1) n.m. Equity Free Cash Flow excl. licenses 263 477 (44.7%) USD MILLION Q3 2018 RESULTS EBITDA decreased due to currency depreciation (~USD 122m) mainly in Russia, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, Euroset integration impact (~USD 10m) and an exceptional income from an adjustment to a vendor agreement of USD 106 million in Q3 2017 Net interest paid slightly increased mainly because of lower interest received on our short-term deposits Cash income tax paid increased mainly due to higher taxable income in Russia and Ukraine, partially offset by Algeria lower taxable income


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Q3 2018 net debt development USD MILLION Q3 2018 RESULTS 1 FOREX and Other mainly consist of dividends paid to equity shareholders in August 2018 of USD 202 million and to non-controlling interest; partially offset by FX impact in Russia of USD 70 million NET DEBT EBITDA 2.5x 1.7x 1 At 1.7x, Group leverage ratio is significantly below our previously announced target ratio of 2.0x


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Full Year 2018 guidance updated 3.0% organic growth1 5.2% organic growth1 USD 804 million 9M 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 9M 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration. Organic EBITDA also excludes an exceptional income from an adjustment to a vendor agreement of USD 106 million in Q3 2017. 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 Euroset integration 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 Low single-digit organic growth Low to mid 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 Q3 2018 RESULTS Guidance updated to reflect good progress year-to-date towards FY 2018 financial targets Previous guidance on total revenue and EBITDA Total revenue: flat to low single-digit organic growth EBITDA: flat to low single-digit organic growth


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Q3 2018 summary Russia revenue growth driven by strong increase in sales of equipment and accessories Pakistan and Ukraine continued their strong performance Algeria and Bangladesh are showing signs of stabilization, but markets remain challenging Uzbekistan reported good revenue growth, while external costs pressured EBITDA Corporate costs reduction remain on target with 2018 guidance VEON withdrew its offer to acquire GTH´s assets in Pakistan and Bangladesh; continues to explore options to address its strategic relationship with GTH and its minority shareholders VEON completed the sale of its 50% stake in Wind Tre to CK Hutchison for approximately USD 2.8 billion; use of proceeds to reduce debt and for general corporate purposes; Q3 leverage ratio at 1.7x, down from 2.5x in Q2 2018 VEON terminated the agreement to sell its Pakistan tower business VEON reports good revenue and EBITDA organic growth in Q3 2018, driven by strong data growth; USD 263 million in equity free cash flow excluding licenses; FY 2018 guidance updated Q3 2018 RESULTS


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Group debt structure Average cost of debt: 7.2% (30 September 2017: 6.8%) 1 Including effect of cross currency swaps 30 SEPTEMBER 2018 Group debt currency mix1 Group debt structure Q3 2018 RESULTS Average maturity: 3.3 years (30 September 2017: 3.9 years) Gross Debt USD 9.1 billion


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Group debt maturity schedule Group debt maturity schedule by currency1 30 SEPTEMBER 2018, USD BILLION 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 >2023   USD 0.2 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.6 1.7 0.9 65% RUB 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 25% EUR 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2% PKR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 5% OTHER 0.0 0.1 0.0 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 9,136 million. Q3 2018 RESULTS


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Liquidity overview Group cash breakdown by currency 30 SEPTEMBER, 2018 Unused RCF headroom at the end of Q3 2018: Unused CF headroom at the end of Q3 2018: VEON – syndicate USD 1.69 billion Pakistan – credit facilities PKR 14.3 billion (USD 0.12 billion) Total cash and unused committed credit lines: USD 5.2 billion Group cash (incl. deposits): USD 3.4 billion Q3 2018 RESULTS


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Debt by entity Outstanding debt Type of debt 30 SEPTEMBER 2018, USD MILLION Entity Bonds Loans Cash-pool overdrafts1 Other Total VEON Amsterdam B.V. - - 230 - 230 VEON Holdings B.V. 3,682 2,289 - - 5,971 GTH Finance B.V. 1,200 - - - 1,200 PJSC VimpelCom 394 - - 51 445 Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited 23 628 - 22 673 Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. 300 156 - - 456 Optimum Telecom Algérie S.p.A. - 95 - - 95 Others - - 32 6 38 Total 5,599 3,168 262 79 9,108 Total excl. cash-pool overdrafts 8,846 Q3 2018 RESULTS 1 As of September 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$ 262 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 3Q18 3Q17 YoY 65.53 59.02 (11.0%) 118.01 109.90 (7.4%) 123.69 105.37 (17.4%) 83.89 81.11 (3.4%) 27.35 25.90 (5.6%) 355.90 322.18 (7.1%) 7,848.13 5,220.63 (50.3%) 482.53 478.69 (0.8%) 68.70 68.88 0.3% 2.53 2.42 (4.5%) Closing rates 3Q18 3Q17 YoY 65.59 58.02 (13.1%) 118.22 113.04 (4.6%) 123.18 105.39 (16.9%) 83.97 82.31 (2.0%) 28.30 26.52 (6.7%) 363.07 341.19 (6.4%) 8,079.28 8,066.96 (0.2%) 482.71 478.41 (0.9%) 69.28 68.66 (0.9%) 2.62 2.48 (5.6%) Forex Q3 2018 RESULTS


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Russia Algeria Pakistan Bangladesh Ukraine Uzbekistan Other Total Revenue Q3 2018 (128) (15) (69) (5) (10) (53) (9) (289) Forex YoY impact on Revenue and EBITDA EBITDA Q3 2018 (46) (7) (33) (2) (6) (25) (1) (122) Q3 2018 RESULTS


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VEON Consolidated

VEON Consolidated

Customers

Russia

Pakistan

Algeria

Bangladesh

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Average and closing rates of functional currencies to USD

 

        Average rates     Closing rates  
        3Q18     3Q17     YoY     3Q18     3Q17     YoY  

Russian ruble

  RUB     65.53       59.02       (11.0 %)      65.59       58.02       (13.1 %) 

Euro

  EUR     0.86       0.85       (1.1 %)      0.86       0.85       (1.8 %) 

Algerian dinar

  DZD     118.01       109.90       (7.4 %)      118.22       113.04       (4.6 %) 

Pakistan rupee

  PKR     123.69       105.37       (17.4 %)      123.18       105.39       (16.9 %) 

Bangladeshi taka

  BDT     83.89       81.11       (3.4 %)      83.97       82.31       (2.0 %) 

Ukrainian hryvnia

  UAH     27.35       25.90       (5.6 %)      28.30       26.52       (6.7 %) 

Kazakh tenge

  KZT     355.90       332.18       (7.1 %)      363.07       341.19       (6.4 %) 

Uzbekistan som

  UZS     7,848.13       5,220.63       (50.3 %)      8,079.28       8,066.96       (0.2 %) 

Armenian dram

  AMD     482.53       478.69       (0.8 %)      482.71       478.41       (0.9 %) 

Kyrgyz som

  KGS     68.70       68.88       0.3     69.28       68.66       (0.9 %) 

Georgian lari

  GEL     2.53       2.42       (4.5 %)      2.62       2.48       (5.6 %) 


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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     3Q18     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       2,317       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       2,135       2,151       9,313       8,700       9,105  

EBITDA

    938       1,069       58       811       778       811       896       783       861       931       1,042       753       854       857       848       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     36.6     29.9     36.1     37.9

EBIT

    308       530       (480     166       297       269       406       91       345       389       544       188       354       383       (391     524       1,063       1,467  

Profit/(Loss) before tax

    (8     329       (834     (82     137       82       186       (89     220       (107     367       (152     160       162       (626     (595     316       328  

Net income/(loss)

    184       108       (1,005     58       169       122       445       1,557       (4     (278     115       (337     (112     (142     855       (655     2,294       (506

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    263       590       459       709       203       348       422       770       268       643       406       473       754       492       319       2,033       1,741       1,791  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    210       462       448       649       158       329       382       754       264       332       398       466       355       402       311       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     13.4     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 termination of the agreement to sell its Pakistan tower business, the Company amended prior periods presented in the interim consolidated financial statements to retrospectively recognize the depreciation charge of USD 37 million that would have been recognized, had the disposal group not been classified as held for sale.


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Mobile customers

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     3Q18     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       56.2       59.8       58.3       58.2  

Algeria

    17.1       17.1       17.0       17.0       16.7       16.3       15.9       16.3       16.1       15.5       15.2       15.0       15.3       15.5       15.6       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       56.1       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       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       26.6       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       9.1       9.9       9.5       9.7  

Other

    15.6       15.8       15.9       15.5       15.0       15.1       15.5       15.1       15.2       15.7       16.0       16.2       15.8       14.9       14.8       6.0       15.1       16.2  

Total

    194.9       191.8       195.3       196.1       204.1       214.4       205.6       207.2       206.8       208.4       210.6       210.5       210.8       210.0       210.7       186.6       207.2       210.5  

Fixed line customers

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     3Q18     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       2.3       2.2       2.2       2.2  

Algeria

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

Pakistan

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

Bangladesh

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

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       0.8       0.9       0.9       0.8       0.8       0.8  

Uzbekistan

    0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —           —         —    

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       0.5       0.4       0.1       0.3  

Total

    3.5       3.4       3.4       3.4       3.4       3.4       3.3       3.4       3.4       3.4       3.5       3.5       3.6       3.6       3.7       3.4       3.1       3.5  


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CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     3Q18     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       1,172       4,583       4,097       4,728  

EBITDA

    421       524       455       424       328       414       413       419       409       471       479       430       443       441       418       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     35.7     39.8     38.4     37.8

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    84       216       202       403       48       115       149       350       117       141       191       237       162       220       194       906       662       685  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    80       212       198       343       43       109       146       345       114       138       185       230       158       215       188       833       643       667  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     3Q18     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       1,038       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       908       3,624       3,276       3,843  

Data Revenue (Mobile)

    164       198       177       180       160       187       208       223       236       254       259       263       266       250       240       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       56.2       59.8       58.3       58.2  

Mobile data customers (mln)

    29.7       30.8       33.3       34.3       32.6       33.7       36.2       36.6       36.4       38.1       39.1       38.4       36.7       36.6       37.3       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       5.5       5.3       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       323.43       315.1       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     12     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       3,773       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

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

Total operating revenue

    202       222       189       182       152       165       178       172       165       173       172       165       156       145       134       794       667       675  

Service revenue

    201       221       188       179       151       165       177       172       164       173       172       164       156       144       133       789       665       673  

Broadband revenue

    53       56       43       41       43       45       43       45       46       45       44       43       45       41       37       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       2.3       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       5.7       6.7       6.42       6.3       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FTTB revenue

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

FTTB customers (mln)

    2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.1       2.1       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.2       2.3       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       6.3       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     3Q18     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       76,750       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       27,376       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     35.7     39.7     38.4     37.8

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    5,425       11,396       12,645       27,308       3,551       7,556       9,652       21,938       6,834       8,087       11,234       13,847       9,232       13,625       12,690       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       12,310       52,069       41,432       38,918  

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     3Q18     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       67,975       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       59,471       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       15,749       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       56.2       59.8       58.3       58  

Mobile data customers (mln)

    29.7       30.8       33.3       34.3       32.6       33.7       36.2       36.6       36.4       38.1       39.1       38.4       36.7       36.6       37.3       34       37       38  

ARPU (RUB) *

    300       316       325       309       293       309       324       317       302       320       334       324       315       338       350       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    303       320       319       319       315       337       336       335       324       338       325       323       307       323       315       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     12     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       3,773       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     3Q18     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       8,775       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       8,737       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       2,532       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       2.3       2.2       2.2       2.2  

Broadband ARPU (RUB)

    459       451       428       432       463       452       436       435       405       392       384       376       379       371       365       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       2,506       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       2.3       2.2       2.2       2.2  

FTTB ARPU (RUB)

    459       451       428       432       461       450       436       433       403       390       383       375       376       371       364       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

*

ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017


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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

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

Total operating revenue

    249       257       252       256       351       361       368       369       370       386       391       379       368       363       395       1,014       1,450       1,525  

Service revenue

    236       244       238       241       332       341       345       346       345       359       363       350       341       337       369       960       1,364       1,418  

EBITDA

    96       106       103       104       136       130       147       129       154       167       208       173       175       174       192       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     48.5     40.4     37.4     46.1

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    26       79       65       68       20       57       73       96       35       360       78       63       66       57       33       238       246       535  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    26       79       65       68       20       57       73       96       35       65       78       63       66       57       33       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       92.3       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       56.1       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       2.2       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    559       658       684       689       580       566       522       540       515       520       512       515       538       543       531       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     5.9     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    297       298       350       341       304       292       421       464       465       509       573       672       821       950       1,227       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     3Q18     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       48.9       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       45.7       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       23.7       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     48.5     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       4.0       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       4.0       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       11.4       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       56.1       36.2       51.6       53.6  

ARPU (PKR)

    203       225       230       228       247       245       241       244       231       238       241       232       232       237       272       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    559       658       684       689       580       566       522       540       515       520       512       515       538       543       531       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     5.9     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    297       298       350       341       304       292       421       464       465       509       573       672       821       950       1,227       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  


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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     3Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    323       328       325       299       279       251       264       246       232       232       238       214       203       200       207       1,273       1,040       915  

Service revenue

    320       326       321       292       276       248       263       244       228       228       233       210       201       198       206       1,259       1,031       898  

EBITDA

    169       175       178       162       158       128       135       125       114       104       115       92       91       87       93       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     43.4     44.9     53.7     52.6     46.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    45       46       33       69       27       43       76       56       26       29       42       35       14       28       16       192       202       132  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    45       46       33       69       27       43       39       56       26       29       42       35       14       28       16       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       47.9       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       15.6       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       4.4       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    344       387       390       375       351       339       335       323       365       379       415       430       437       447       448       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     9.9     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    208       273       255       288       295       304       345       447       573       478       515       561       1,065       1,643       1,823       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     3Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    30.0       32.2       33.4       31.9       30.0       27.4       29.0       27.2       25.5       25.3       26.2       24.5       23.1       23.1       24.4       128       114       101  

Service revenue

    29.8       32.0       33.1       31.2       29.7       27.2       28.9       26.9       25.0       24.9       25.6       24.1       23.0       22.9       24.3       126       113       100  

EBITDA

    15.7       17.2       18.3       17.3       17.1       14.0       14.9       13.9       12.5       11.4       12.7       10.5       10.4       10.0       11.0       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     44.9     53.7     52.6     46.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    4.2       4.5       3.4       7.3       2.9       4.7       8.3       6.2       2.9       3.1       4.6       4.0       1.6       3.3       1.9       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       1.9       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       5.7       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       15.6       17.0       16.3       15.0  

ARPU (DZD) *

    569       617       620       612       586       546       593       555       513       522       553       528       504       496       518       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    344       387       390       375       351       339       335       323       365       379       415       430       437       447       448       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     10     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    208       273       255       288       295       304       345       447       573       478       515       561       1,065       1,643       1,823       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

*

ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017    


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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE

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

Total operating revenue

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

Service revenue

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

EBITDA

    60       63       69       51       70       69       73       55       69       61       56       47       47       45       47       242       267       233  

EBITDA
margin (%)

    40.6     41.9     44.7     33.2     45.3     43.7     46.7     36.4     45.9     41.1     38.6     36.1     36.1     34.4     35.9     40.1     43.1     40.6

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    12       32       49       42       17       33       22       65       10       18       28       46       385       21       9       134       137       101  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    12       32       49       42       17       33       22       65       10       18       28       46       55       21       9       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       22.2       42       63       78  

Customers (mln)

    31.8       32.0       32.3       32.3       31.6       31.1       29.0       30.4       30.5       30.7       31.4       31.3       32.2       32.0       32.3       32.3       30.4       31.3  

ARPU (USD)

    1.5       1.5       1.6       1.5       1.6       1.6       1.7       1.6       1.6       1.6       1.5       1.3       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       254.7       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     5.9     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    66       60       104       134       157       167       254       391       304       364       523       580       600       684       734       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     3Q18     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       11.0       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       10.7       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       4.0       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     35.9     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       0.8       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       0.8       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       1.9       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       32.3       30.4       31.3  

ARPU (BDT)

    119       120       121       121       125       126       133       130       128       127       121       111       109       109       110       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min) *

    295       300       309       305       311       316       322       322       305       285       280       274       272       270       255       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     5.9     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MBOU

    66       60       104       134       157       167       254       391       304       364       523       580       600       684       734       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

 

*

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


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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     3Q18     FY15     FY16     FY17  

Total operating revenue

    151       154       166       152       135       146       155       150       143       153       167       159       156       173       180       622       586       622  

EBITDA

    63       70       84       75       71       80       86       69       77       87       91       92       89       95       103       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     57.2     47.0     52.3     55.7

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    45       178       38       38       10       30       34       33       29       38       27       20       91       120       28       298       106       114  

CAPEX excluding licenses

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

MOBILE

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

Total operating revenue

    140       143       155       141       125       136       144       139       132       143       156       149       145       161       169       578       545       580  

Service revenue

    139       142       154       140       125       135       144       139       132       142       155       148       145       160       168       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       74.7       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       26.6       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       2.1       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    536       530       537       562       572       559       544       565       574       573       570       589       586       580       565       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     5.2     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

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

Total operating revenue

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

Service revenue

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

Broadband revenue

    6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       6       7       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       0.9       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       2.7       2.8       2.6       n.a.       n.a       n.a  
(in UAH millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

                       

CONSOLIDATED

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     3Q18     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       4,925       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       2,833       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     57.5     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       772       6,740       2,723       3,023  

CAPEX excluding licenses

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

MOBILE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     3Q18     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       4,624       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       4,602       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       2,045       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       26.6       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       57.2       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    536       530       537       562       572       559       544       565       574       573       570       589       586       580       565       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     5.2     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

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

Total operating revenue

    233       238       238       257       259       262       261       270       295       277       275       285       295       297       302       967       1,052       1,132  

Service revenue

    233       238       238       257       259       262       261       270       295       277       275       285       295       297       302       967       1,052       1,132  

Broadband revenue

    117       132       132       143       148       150.7       150.0       156       170       169       167       170       181       185       186       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       0.9       0.8       0.8       0.8  

Broadband ARPU (UAH)

    48       53       54       59       61       62       62       64       69       70       69       70       72       73       71       n.a.       n.a       n.a  

 

*

ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017


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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATED

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

Total operating revenue

    167       175       186       183       165       164       169       165       153       152       130       78       76       79       83       711       663       513  

EBITDA

    105       113       99       121       100       94       96       105       79       83       67       33       34       35       38       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     43.6     45.8     61.5     59.6     50.9

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

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

CAPEX excluding licenses

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

MOBILE

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

Total operating revenue

    166       174       184       182       164       163       168       164       152       151       129       77       75       79       82       706       659       510  

Service revenue

    165       174       183       182       164       163       168       164       152       151       129       77       75       79       82       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       28.7       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       9.1       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       3.0       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    498       553       550       501       482       535       580       568       545       578       581       574       546       568       596       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     16     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

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

Total operating revenue

    409       442       480       497       469       479       502       518       513       576       625       628       617       635       651       1,829       1,967       2,342  

EBITDA

    257       284       255       328       285       273       287       328       265       313       316       267       276       277       291       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     44.7     61.5     59.6     49.5

Capital expenditures (CAPEX)

    0       3       87       53       85       47       112       289       75       60       50       120       75       132       71       143       533       304  

CAPEX excluding licenses

    0       3       87       53       85       47       112       289       75       60       50       120       75       132       71       143       533       304  

MOBILE

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

Total operating revenue

    406       439       476       494       465       475       499       514       510       572       621       624       612       630       646       1,815       1,954       2,327  

Service revenue

    405       439       475       493       465       475       499       514       510       572       620       621       612       629       645       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       225.4       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       9.1       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       23,257       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

MOU (min)

    498       553       550       501       482       535       580       568       545       578       581       574       546       568       596       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     16     n.a.       n.a.       n.a.  

FIXED-LINE

  1Q15     2Q15     3Q15     4Q15     1Q16     2Q16     3Q16     4Q16     1Q17     2Q17     3Q17     4Q17     1Q18     2Q18     3Q18     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       4.4       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       4.3       13.4       13.2       15.0