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FY 2018 RESULTS AND BUSI NESS UPDATE L o n d o n , 2 5 F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9


 
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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. F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 2


 
Agenda OPENING Richard James - Head of IR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS & 2019 STRATEGIC FOCUS Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman and CEO DIGITAL UPDATE AND COUNTRY RESULTS Kjell Johnsen - COO GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS AND TARGETS Trond Westlie - CFO RUSSIA UPDATE Vasyl Latsanych - CEO Beeline Russia Q&A AND REFRESHMENTS F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 3


 
A significant year for VEON VEON is an emerging markets connectivity and digital services specialist with 210 million customers in 10 countries F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 4


 
Strategic achievements Execution on four strategic priorities • Lean operating model now adopted • Sale of 50% stake in Italy joint venture increased • FY 2018 corporate costs target achieved; on track our focus on emerging markets to halve run-rate corporate costs by year-end 2019 • Digital journey underway with significant investment in infrastructure Emerging • Continued focus on efficiencies across the group Simplified markets structure • Renewed emphasis on local digital services • VEON submitted MTO in relation to GTH focus Progressive Strong dividends balance sheet • Proceeds from Italy JV sale (~USD 2.8 billion) almost entirely used to repay debt, reducing future interest • Annual progressive dividend of US 29 cents expense • Net leverage ratio1 stable QoQ at 1.7x, below 2x target Committed to create greater value for our shareholders 1 Net leverage ratio is defined as Net debt / LTM (last twelve months) EBITDA F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 5


 
Good progress in FY 2018, targets achieved Target: low single-digit organic growth ✓ Target: mid single-digit organic growth ✓ Target: ~$ 1 billion ✓ T O T A L E B I T D A E Q U I T Y R E V E N U E F C F FY 2018 $9.1bn $3.3bn E X C L . $1,032m L I C E N S E S 2 +3.5% organic1 YoY +6.2% organic1 YoY +28.3% reported YoY -4.1% reported YoY -8.8% reported YoY T O T A L E B I T D A E Q U I T Y F C F R E V E N U E $2.25bn $714m E X C L . $229m Q4 2018 L I C E N S E S 2 +5.3% organic1 YoY +10.0% organic1 YoY -3.1% reported YoY -5.1% 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 Q4 2018 and FY 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration. Organic EBITDA for FY 2018 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 F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 6


 
Committed to our strategy through 2019 1 ENHANCE OUR CORE TARGET COST EFFICIENCIES 2 • Invest in Digital Business Support Systems • HQ run-rate costs on track to be halved by end- • Deploy improved customer engagement tools (self-care, 2019 from FY 2017 automation) • Achieve operating cost reduction across the Group • Increase investment to improve our networks through deployment of new technology and by improving organizational efficiency • Maintain focus on customer service excellence Key areas ACTIVELY MANAGE OUR PORTFOLIO of focus INVEST IN NEW REVENUE STREAMS • Further simplify our Group structure • Serve emerging demand across content, financial • Continue to review our portfolio composition services, adtech, cloud and related digital services • Pursue in-market consolidation where local • Deploy local services to deepen customer engagement returns support • Develop new business streams to monetize our investment in digital technologies 3 • Deploy capital to maximize shareholder returns 4 More detail on these initiatives will be provided at our Analyst & Investor Day in summer 2019 7


 
Agenda OPENING Richard James - Head of IR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS & 2019 STRATEGIC FOCUS Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman and CEO DIGITAL UPDATE AND COUNTRY RESULTS Kjell Johnsen - COO GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS AND TARGETS Trond Westlie - CFO RUSSIA UPDATE Vasyl Latsanych - CEO Beeline Russia Q&A AND REFRESHMENTS F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 8


 
Digital: monetizing data and reducing opex Digitizing Big Data Digital the core analytics services Machine learning and data New revenue streams from Lean operations and science to protect core ARPU digital categories and sustained cost optimization while driving new revenue growth partnerships through personalized customer experience and offers F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 9


 
Digital services: building momentum locally Tariffs Offers Content JazzCash Beeline TV B2C ecosystems • Leader in Pakistan with 5 million active • Highly targeted TV everywhere service that • 12.4 million Monthly Active Users and 200+ mobile accounts at year-end 2018 combines live TV and Video on Demand partners across VEON’s operating companies at • President of Global Digital Financial Services • Currently available in Russia with plans to year-end 2018 appointed to drive future growth expand • Consistent, omnichannel customer experience • Increasing customer stickiness and, over time, will reduce OPEX Big Data analytics F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 10


 
Q4 2018 revenue and EBITDA country trends Figures and trends in local currency Revenue R U S S I A P A K I S T A N A L G E R I A B A N G L A D E S H U K R A I N E U Z B E K I S T A N ( R U B B I L L I O N ) ( P K R B I L L I O N ) ( D Z D B I L L I O N ) ( B D T B I L L I O N ) ( U A H B I L L I O N ) ( U Z S B I L L I O N ) +7.8 % + 22.7% - 1.7% +1.3% + 16.6% + 1.2% YoY YoY YoY 15 YoY 6 YoY YoY 60 30 80 5 600 60 40 20 10 4 3 400 40 5 2 20 10 200 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 EBITDA - 0.9% + 26.0% + 4.9% - 3.7% + 12.0% - 4.7% YoY YoY YoY YoY YoY YoY 25.0 30 4 3 300 20.0 10 3 20 15.0 2 200 2 10.0 5 10 1 100 5.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18 3Q18 4Q18 F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 11


 
Russia: Euroset integration successfully completed, doubling of sales of equipment and accessories T O T A L R E V E N U E M O B I L E C U S T O M E R S • Total revenue growth of 7.8% YoY, driven by mobile service revenue growth of ( R U B B I L L I O N ) ( M I L L I O N ) + 7.8 % YoY - 5.0 % YoY 3.1% YoY and more than a doubling (+138%) of sales of equipment and accessories, mainly as a result of the integration of Euroset stores 75.9 70.4 76.7 • Mobile ARPU grew by 8.1% YoY. Mobile customers decreased 5.0%, mainly due to 9.6 8.7 8.8 58.2 55.3 a reduction in gross sales through alternative channels. Churn improved by 3.8% 57.0 59.5 58.8 YoY • Fixed-line service revenue decreased 8.5% YoY, but stabilized YoY (-0.3%), 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 adjusted for the centralization of transit services revenue in VEON Wholesale Mobile Fixed-line Other Services E B I T D A A N D E B I T D A M A R G I N C A P E X E X C L . L I C E N S E S • EBITDA decreased by 0.9% YoY, driven by Euroset integration impact (~RUB 0.4 ( R U B B I L L I O N A N D % ) A N D L T M C A P E X / R E V E N U E billion) and non-recurring increase of annual spectrum fees (~RUB 0.9 billion). The ( RUB B I L L I O N A N D % ) change in revenue mix driven by increased sales of equipment and accessories negatively impacted EBITDA margin by 2.1 p.p. YoY -0.9% % YoY -10.9 % YoY 13.4 12.0 • Euroset integration completed and positive contribution to EBITDA expected from 30.0 27.4 FY 2019 onwards. EBITDA margin expected to decrease YoY as a result of change 25.1 24.9 in revenue mix driven by strong growth in sales of equipment and accessories 20.0 35.7% 35.7% 32.8% • Capex excluding licenses decreased during the quarter, mainly as a result of 10.0 14.1% 16.0% improved capex planning, more evenly spread over the quarters 0.0 0 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 • Yarovaya investment plans progressing, in alignment with legal requirements F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 12


 
Pakistan: revenue and EBITDA growth accelerated in Q4 T O T A L R E V E N U E M O B I L E C U S T O M E R S • The market remained competitive in Q4, particularly in data and social ( P K R B I L L I O N ) ( M I L L I O N ) + 22.7 % YoY +4.8% YoY network offers, against which Jazz maintained its premium price positioning • Revenue grew by 22.7% YoY, comprising: 49.5 48.9 40.3 ► 9.9 p.p. from business performance; an acceleration vs Q3, fueled by higher 53.6 56.2 share of wallet for telecom services 45.7 46.2 37.3 ► 12.8 p.p. driven by suspension of taxes collected by MNOs in Q4 2018, which provided the market with additional revenue growth, on account of higher 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 usage by customers Mobile Other • Jazz’s customer base was broadly flat sequentially (+4.8% YoY), driven by E B I T D A A N D E B I T D A M A R G I N C A P E X E X C L . L I C E N S E S focus on high-quality activations ( P K R B I L L I O N A N D % ) A N D L T M C A P E X / R E V E N U E ( P K R B I L L I O N A N D % ) ► Trend supported by data network expansion and growth in data subscribers (+15.9% YoY) + 26.0 % YoY - 11.6 % YoY • Healthy EBITDA growth (+26.0% YoY): ► Excluding tax-related factors for both Q4 2017 and 2018, EBITDA growth 23.7 23.2 6.7 5.9 would have grown by 19.8%, with YoY improvement in EBITDA margin of 20 18.4 3.9p.p. 45.7% 48.5% 47.0% 10 15.7% 13.2% • Capex excluding licenses decreased YoY due to a more balanced quarterly distribution of expenditures in 2018 and lower YoY 3G and 4G/LTE roll-out 0 0 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 activity F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 13


 
Algeria: sequential customer growth continues • Q4 2018 saw continued intense price competition, especially in channel- related incentives as competitors continued to respond to Djezzy’s customer T O T A L R E V E N U E M O B I L E C U S T O M E R S ( D Z D B I L L I O N ) ( M I L L I O N ) base expansion - 1.7 % YoY + 5.7 % YoY • Macroeconomic and regulatory challenges persisted: 24.5 24.4 24.1 ► Economic slowdown and high inflation, along with import restrictions 0.1 0.4 ► New direct taxation since 1 January 2018 and further increases from mid-July 0.9 15.0 15.8 24.1 24.3 ► However, MTR symmetry was achieved in November 2018 23.2 • YoY rate of revenue decline slowed vs Q3 2018, also driven by favorable 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 adjustments of DZD 0.7 bn in Q4 2018, mostly related to the reversal of a Mobile Other liability towards a vendor E B I T D A A N D E B I T D A M A R G I N C A P E X E X C L . L I C E N S E S ► Revenue trend from business performance, excluding these adjustments, would ( D Z D B I L L I O N A N D % ) A N D L T M C A P E X / R E V E N U E have been -4.5% YoY, driven by ARPU decline (-7.4% YoY) ( D Z D B I L L I O N A N D % ) ► Customer base growth accelerated both YoY (+5.7%) and QoQ (+1.3%) in response to the success of commercial offers +4.9 % YoY +46.6% YoY ► Data revenue grew strongly (+67.1% YoY), leveraging our 4G/LTE network 5.8 • EBITDA increased YoY by 4.9%, mainly driven by favorable impact of one-off 10.5 11.0 11.0 4.0 10.0 revenue and release of certain provisions in Q4 2018 (DZD 1.3 billion) 45.7% 42.9% 44.9% ► EBITDA trend from business performance was -7.7% YoY, triggered by the full 13.3% 14.4% impact of new taxation in Q4, additional channel incentives and higher 0.0 0 technology costs 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 • Capex excluding licenses increased YoY due to QoQ acceleration in 4G/LTE roll-out F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 14


 
Bangladesh: revenue trend flattened out, supported by data revenue growth acceleration T O T A L R E V E N U E M O B I L E C U S T O M E R S • Data revenue growth accelerated (+25.2% YoY vs 11.9% in Q3), despite ( B D T B I L L I O N ) ( M I L L I O N ) +1.3 % YoY + 3.1 % YoY continued pricing pressures in the market ► Data customers (+15.9% YoY) and data usage (+76.6% YoY) supported Q4 10.8 11.0 11.0 growth 0.3 0.3 0.4 • Revenue flattened out (+1.3% YoY) after 2 years (last positive quarter was 31.3 32.3 10.4 10.7 10.7 Q3 2016), driven by data growth ► Customer growth (+3.1% YoY, flat QoQ) supported by improved distribution 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 and network availability in a price-competitive market Mobile Other ► ARPU erosion decelerated in Q4 (-0.2% YoY) vs Q3 (-9.0% YoY) ► Service revenue grew by +2.6% YoY (+0.2% QoQ) E B I T D A A N D E B I T D A M A R G I N C A P E X E X C L . L I C E N S E S ( B D T B I L L I O N A N D % ) A N D L T M C A P E X / R E V E N U E • EBITDA decreased 3.7% YoY (-5.0% QoQ) mainly due to structural opex, ( B D T B I L L I O N A N D % ) mostly related to 4G/LTE network expansion, more than offsetting revenue impact - 3.7% YoY - 82.6% YoY 3.8 • Capex excluding licenses decreased YoY as a result of a more front-loaded quarterly distribution in 2018 vs 2017 3.9 4.0 3.8 • Regulatory environment is still challenging with developments such as VAS 36.1% 35.9% 34.3% revenue sharing rate set at 40%, effective from 1 October 2018, which will 17.7% 0.7 17.8% result in higher costs to Banglalink 0.0 0 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 15


 
Ukraine: strong performance during 2018 • Kyivstar continued to report strong results in a growing market, driven by T O T A L R E V E N U E M O B I L E C U S T O M E R S successful marketing activities, strong data growth and a focus on high value ( U A H B I L L I O N ) ( M I L L I O N ) + 16.6 % YoY - 0.5 % YoY customers • Mobile service revenue grew by 17.2% YoY, mainly driven by data revenue 4.9 5.0 4.3 growth of 84.5% YoY 26.5 26.4 ► ARPU increased by 18.2% YoY 4.0 4.6 4.7 ► Data usage more than doubled in 4Q18 compared to last year 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 ► Continued strong growth in data penetration, with data customers growing Mobile Fixed-line Other 18.2% YoY, while 4G/LTE users penetration remains low at 11% E B I T D A A N D E B I T D A M A R G I N C A P E X E X C L . L I C E N S E S • Strong EBITDA growth driven by revenue growth, partially offset by higher ( U A H B I L L I O N A N D % ) A N D L T M C A P E X / R E V E N U E structural costs and the shift of commercial costs from Q3 2018 to Q4 2018 ( U A H B I L L I O N A N D % ) ► EBITDA margin decreased by 2.2 p.p. YoY as Q4 2017 EBITDA was positively impacted by a release of regulatory provision of UAH 213 million. Excluding this + 12.0%% YoY + 40.4% YoY impact, EBITDA margin would have improved by 2.7 p.p. YoY 2.8 2.8 0.7 • CAPEX excl. licenses grew 40.4% YoY due to on going network improvements 2.5 0.5 and further 4G/LTE roll-out 58.0% 57.5% 55.8% 15.8% 16.6% 0.0 0 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 16


 
Uzbekistan: solid revenue growth but external costs and provisions pressured EBITDA T O T A L R E V E N U E M O B I L E C U S T O M E R S • Uzbekistan’s market growth is driven by increased mobile data penetration. ( U Z S B I L L I O N ) ( M I L L I O N ) + 1.2% YoY -6.2% YoY Unitel continues to focus on high value customers as the clear market leader, offering a high quality mobile network 628 651 635 5.0 • Revenue grew by 1.2% YoY, driven by repricing activities in March 2018 and 7.0 5 strong mobile data growth, partially offset by the MTR reduction 9.7 9.1 621 645 630 • Adjusted for the negative effect of MTR, revenue growth would have been 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 7.4% YoY, driven by strong increase in mobile data revenue (+52.1% YoY) Mobile Other • EBITDA decreased by 4.7% YoY, mainly due to external cost pressures from increased customer tax (UZS 34.2 billion), the effect of the reduction in MTR E B I T D A A N D E B I T D A M A R G I N C A P E X E X C L . L I C E N S E S ( U Z S B I L L I O N A N D % ) A N D L T M C A P E X / R E V E N U E (UZS 9 billion) and non-recurring costs and certain provisions (UZS 22 ( U Z S B I L L I O N A N D % ) billion) • EBITDA also impacted by ~UZS 12 billion of certain costs shifted from Q3 to - 4.7% YoY -68.5% YoY 120.0 Q4 2018. Q4 2017 was negatively impacted by a provision of UZS 20 billion 37.9 310.0 291.0 300.0 • Tax reforms introduced from January 2019 are expected to have ~13% 290.0 267.0 280.0 254 270.0 260.0 250.0 240.0 230.0 220.0 negative effect on revenue and ~6% on EBITDA in FY 2019, while free cash 210.0 200.0 190.0 180.0 170.0 160.0 150.0 140.0 42.5% 44.7% flow impact is expected to be slightly positive 130.0 40.0% 120.0 110.0 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 13.0% 60.0 12.4% 50.0 ► 40.0 The customer tax decreased to UZS 2,000 as per January 2019, from UZS 4,000 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 0 in FY 2018 as a result of tax reforms 4Q17 3Q18 4Q18 4Q17 4Q18 F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 17


 
Agenda OPENING Richard James - Head of IR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS & 2019 STRATEGIC FOCUS Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman and CEO DIGITAL UPDATE AND COUNTRY RESULTS Kjell Johnsen - COO GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS AND TARGETS Trond Westlie - CFO RUSSIA UPDATE Vasyl Latsanych - CEO Beeline Russia Q&A AND REFRESHMENTS F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 18


 
Good operational performance in Q4 2018 T O T A L E B I T D A E Q U I T Y R E V E N U E F C F E X C L . $229m $2.25bn $714m 2 L I C E N S E S +5.3% organic1 YoY +10.0% organic1 YoY -3.1% reported YoY -5.1% reported YoY M O B I L E N E T L E V E R A G E C O R P O R A T E D A T A $550m R A T I O 3 1.7X C O S T S $135m R E V E N U E +30.2% organic1 YoY Below 2x Group target +16.3% reported YoY +7.4% 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 Q4 2018 and FY 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration. Organic EBITDA for FY 2018 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 3 Net leverage ratio is defined as Net debt / LTM (last twelve months) EBITDA F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 19


 
Revenue and EBITDA development U SD M I LLI ON (-3.1%) YoY reported 26 2 1 15 86 (4) (5) (285) 2,441 93 2,320 2,249 Total reported Russia 1 Pakistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Algeria Bangladesh Other 2 Organic total FOREX Euroset Total reported revenue 4Q17 revenue revenue 4Q18 4Q18 (-5.1%) YoY reported 29 11 4 45 (2) (10) 0 (2) (111) (3) 828 753 714 2 EBITDA 4Q17 Russia 1 Pakistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Bangladesh Algeria Corporate Other Organic FOREX Euroset EBITDA costs EBITDA 4Q18 4Q18 1 Excludes the impact of Euroset and VWS revenues 2 Other in Q4 2018 mainly includes the results of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia, other global operations and services and intercompany eliminations F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 20


 
Revenue and EBITDA development Data revenue driving organic growth in revenue and EBITDA U SD M I LLI ON +5.3% YoY organic 14 20 163 (76) (285) 2,441 93 2,320 2,249 1 Reported total Equipment & Voice Data and MFS Other Organic total revenue FOREX Euroset Reported total revenue accessories 4Q18 revenue 4Q17 4Q18 +10.0% YoY organic (26) 101 (111) (3) 828 753 714 Reported EBITDA Service Total costs Organic FOREX Euroset Reported EBITDA 4Q17 revenue EBITDA 4Q18 4Q18 1 Other includes interconnect, roaming and intercompany eliminations F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 21


 
Corporate costs FY 2018 target achieved. Mid-term target confirmed • FY 2018 corporate costs were USD 359 million, a C O R P O R A T E C O S T S ( U S D M I L L I O N ) decrease of ~20% YoY from USD 431 million 1 in FY 2017; target achieved 431 • Corporate costs were USD 135 million in Q4 2018, 359 including USD 52 million of severance, down by ~34% YoY (excluding severance) • FY 2019 target to further reduce corporate costs by ~25% YoY from USD 359 million in FY 2018 • Medium-term target to halve FY 2017 run-rate costs to ~USD 215 million by end-FY 2019 confirmed FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 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 F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 22


 
Reduce cost intensity ratio1 by at least 1 percentage point per annum organically2 over 3 years 61.8%1 60.4%1 Service Contribution to cost intensity reduction costs & in FY 2019 expected from: technology • Service costs & technology (~55%) ~55%3 • G&A (~30%) • Commercial (~15%) Commercial G&A 3 3 ~15% ~30% FY 2019 cost intensity reduction expected to be visible from H2 2019 Based on FY 2018, 1% reduction represents USD 85 million 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 1 Cost intensity is defined as service costs plus selling, general and administrative costs, less other revenue, divided by total service revenue. Based on FY 2018, in USD/million: [(3,697 + 1,701 – 133) / 8,526] 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 and the impact of the introduction of IFRS 16 in FY 2019. The annual cost intensity ratio organic reduction is expected from 2019 to 2021, from 61.8% as reported in FY 2018 3 Percentages represent the contribution of various cost categories to 2019 cost intensity ratio reduction F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 23


 
Q4 2018 income statement USD MILLION Organic1 4Q18 4Q17 Reported YoY YoY Revenue 2,249 2,320 (3.1%) 5.3% Service revenue 2,083 2,214 (5.9%) 4.6% EBITDA 714 753 (5.1%) 10.0% Depreciation, amortization and other (506) (564) (10.1%) ► D&A and other decreased year on year mainly due to currency depreciation in Russia and Pakistan Operating Profit 208 189 10.2% Net financial income and expenses (159) (237) (32.9%) ► Net FOREX and other gains increased as Q4 2017 was negatively impacted by FOREX losses related to the Net FOREX and other gains/(losses) 8 (102) (85.6%) depreciation of the Uzbek som whilst Q4 2018 reported a lower put option liability over the 15% non-controlling Profit before tax 57 (150) n.m. interest in Pakistan due to PKR weakening vs USD Tax (24) (93) n.m. ► Income tax expenses decreased to USD 24 million in Q4 2018, driven by lower withholding tax provisions Profit/(Loss) from continued operations 33 (243) n.m. Profit from discontinued operations 0 (156) n.m. Profit attributable to non-controlling interest 52 (61) n.m. Net profit attributable to VEON shareholders (19) (338) n.m. 1 Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In Q4 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset integration. See attachment in Earnings release for reconciliations F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 24


 
Continued strong cash flow generation in Q4 2018 USD MILLION 26 73 136 163 37 (302) 44 129 368 229 195 Russia Pakistan Algeria Bangladesh Ukraine Uzbekistan Other countries Group OPCF Working capital Interest, tax Equity free OpCF OpCF OpCF OpCF OpCF OpCF OpCF and provisions and other cash flow excl. (incl.HQ) licenses Note: OpCF refers to Operating cash flow, calculated as EBITDA minus Capex excluding licenses F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 25


 
Cash flow reconciliation table USD MILLION 4Q18 4Q17 YoY EBITDA 714 753 (5.1%) ► EBITDA decreased due to currency depreciation in Russia, Pakistan and Uzbekistan (USD 111 million) and the financial impact of Euroset integration (6.3%) Changes in working capital 116 122 of USD 3 million in 4Q18 Movement in provisions 45 (39) n.m. ► Movement in provisions in 4Q18 were mostly related to HQ severance costs Net interest paid-received (160) (232) (31.5%) ► Net interest paid decreased, driven by lower debt levels during the quarter as a result of debt repayment using the proceeds of the sale of 50% of Italy JV Income tax paid (80) (125) (35.2%) ► Cash income tax paid decreased to USD 80 million in Q4 2018 Cash flow from operating activities (excl. discontinued mainly due to lower dividend payments from Pakistan 635 479 32.4% operations) Capex excl.licenses (347) (466) n.m. Working capital related to Capex excl. licenses (63) 7 n.m. Proceeds from sale of PPE 5 (7) n.m. Equity Free Cash Flow excl. licenses 229 13 n.m. F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 26


 
Q4 2018 net debt development USD MILLION (74) (714) 444 81 5,736 (163) 159 5,469 Net debt EBITDA Change in working capital Financial Taxes Cash capex incl. licenses FOREX and Other Net debt 30 September and provisions charges 31 December 2018 2018 N E T D E B T E B I T D A 1.7x 1.7x At 1.7x, Group leverage ratio is significantly below our previously announced target ratio of 2.0x FOREX and Other mainly consist of FOREX partly offset by other investing activities and other items F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 27


 
Rebalancing of debt currency mix • EUR and USD debt reduction via use of Italy proceeds (~USD 2.1 billion in 2018 and ~USD 0.6 billion in 2019 year -to-date) • USD debt swaps to RUB (~USD 950 million) • Average cost of debt increased to 7.5%, due to elimination of euro debt and the increase of the relative share of ruble debt Q3 2018 Group debt currency mix Q4 2018 Group debt currency mix (after considering FX derivatives) 5% 3% 3% 2% 5% USD RUB EUR PKR Other USD RUB PKR Other 25% 50% 42% 65% • Average maturity: 3.3 years • Average maturity: 3.0 years • Average cost of debt: 7.2% • Average cost of debt: 7.5% F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 28


 
IFRS 16 • IFRS 16 “Lease accounting” came into effect on 1 January 2019, requiring all leases to be capitalized on the balance sheet • Operating lease expenses will no longer be presented in the Income Statement. Instead, capitalized lease assets will lead to depreciation charges, and lease liability (representing future lease payments) will lead to interest expenses • Expected impact from IFRS 16: Balance Sheet Income Statement1 Cash Flow Statement1 LEASE ASSETS E B I T D A O P E R A T I N G C A S H F L O W Depreciation and interest expectedinterest and Depreciation ~$2bn ~$450m ~$300m flow cash lease of Reclassification to increase to GROSS DEBT PROFIT BEFORE TAX F I N A N C I N G C A S H F L O W ~$2bn ~$(100)m ~$(300)m 1 The projected impact of IFRS 16 for the income statement and the statement of cash flows in 2019 is dependent on possible changes in the size of lease portfolio throughout 2019, FOREX and discount rates F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 29


 
Delivered on full year 2018 guidance FY 2018 FY 2018 targets3 actual Low 1 ✓ Total revenue single-digit organic 3.5% growth Low to mid single-digit 6.2% ✓ EBITDA organic1 growth USD ~1 USD 1,032 2 ✓ Equity free cash flow billion million 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 F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 30


 
Final dividend and dividend policy For the financial year ended 31 December 2018, the Company intends to pay a dividend in the aggregate amount of US 29 cents per share comprised of USD 12 cents per share paid as an interim dividend in VEON is committed to paying a sustainable and progressive August 2018 and US 17 cents per share as a dividend. A continuation of this progressive dividend policy is final dividend to be paid in March 20191 dependent on the evolution of the Group’s equity free cash flow, including development of the US dollar exchange rate against VEON’s functional currencies. 1 The record date for the Company’s shareholders entitled to receive the final dividend payment has been set as 8 March 2019, payment date 20 March 2019 F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 31


 
Group equity free cash flow1 evolution Equity free cash flow1 run-rate broadly stable at ~USD 800 million 2 USD MILLION 1 2 ~(200) Equity free cash flow run-rate: ~USD 800 million 350 Cost intensity ~(200) improvement ~(50) 1,032 ~280 ~1,000 ~(150) (~700 ~830 normalized) FY 2018 FY 2018 FY 2018 D D D D D FY 2019 D D FY 2020 D D FY 2021 Equity free cash non-recurring Equity free Capex Severance Functional Business One-time Equity free Capex Business trendline2 Capex Business trendline2 flow1 cash inflow cash (incl. FX vs USD improvement payment cash (incl. improvement (incl. improvement flow1 Yarovaya) (e.g. revenue, cost revised flow Yarovaya) (e.g. revenue, cost Yarovaya)(e.g. revenue, cost intensity, WC) vendor (guidance)3 intensity) intensity) agreement Note: 2020 and 2021 figures and deltas are illustrative only 1 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 2 The run-rate of approximately USD 800 million assumes, among others, broadly stable functional currencies versus US Dollar and business improvement 3 Based on guidance currency rates (see appendix) and excluding IFRS 16 impact F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 32


 
Full Year 2019 guidance FY 2018 FY 2019 actual targets3 Low single-digit Total revenue 9,086 organic1 growth ► Supported by expected cost efficiencies resulting in Low to mid single- an organic reduction of at least 1% of the cost EBITDA 3,273 digit organic1 growth intensity ratio4 per annum between 2019-2021 USD 1,032 ► Target is based on currency rates of 20 February 2019 2 ~USD 1 billion Equity free cash flow million and assumes additional Yarovaya expenses and increased capex, severance payments, partially offset by business improvements in 2019, while 2018 benefitted from specific non-recurring working capital effects. The target includes the one-time payment in connection with a revised vendor agreement. 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, and the impact of the introduction of IFRS 16 in FY 2019. 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, other one-off items and the impact of the introduction of IFRS 16 in FY 2019 3 FY 2019 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. FY 2019 equity free cash flow target is calculated at 2019 guidance currency rates. For FY 2019 guidance currency rates, see appendix 4 Cost intensity is defined as service costs plus selling, general and administrative costs, less other revenue, divided by total service revenue F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 33


 
Summary 2018 targets and guidance achieved Dividend growth of ~4% year on year delivered Good organic growth in revenue and EBITDA expected in 2019 Run-rate equity free cash flow expected at ~USD 800 million over the next three years, underpinning our commitment to dividend distributions F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 34


 
Agenda OPENING Richard James - Head of IR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS & 2019 STRATEGIC FOCUS Ursula Burns - Executive Chairman and CEO DIGITAL UPDATE AND COUNTRY RESULTS Kjell Johnsen - COO GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS AND TARGETS Trond Westlie - CFO RUSSIA UPDATE Vasyl Latsanych - CEO Beeline Russia Q&A AND REFRESHMENTS F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 35


 
BEEL INE R US S IA : S OL ID FOUNDATION FOR GROW TH L o n d o n , 2 5 F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 9


 
Russia is building a digital economy on a high-speed mobile and fixed network M O N T H L Y A V E R A G E O N L I N E V I D E O I N T E R N E T 90m N U M B E R O F 4 U S E R S P A Y F O R 35% U S E R S S O C I A L M E D I A C O N T E N T A C C O U N T S P E R I N T E R N E T U S E R all ages are active on the internet, including 36% of over-55s High speeds and quality network needed by the market O F I N T E R N E T O F U S E R S H A V E O F I N T E R N E T U S E R S P A Y 55% S M A R T T V S 19% U S E R S S H O P 77% O N L I N E O N L I N E A T L E A S T O N C E E V E R Y T H R E E M O N T H S New digital / media business oppor tunity Source: GFK, PayPal & Data Insight, Beeline internal analysis F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 37


 
Smartphones are driving customer acquisition O F M O B I L E D A I L Y A V E R A G E USE U S E R S U S E 2/3 S C R E E N T I M E 5HR I N T E R N E T O N 59% S M A R T P H O N E S S M A R T P H O N E S all ages are active on the internet, including 36% of over-55s New digital income streams oppor tunity D E V I C E S A R E M O B I L E - S H A R E O F E X C E E D 3 G 4G/ O N L Y 35% S M A R T P H O N E S 27% I N T E R N E T I N C O N S U M E R U S E R S E L E C T R O N I C S LTE S A L E S Retail development and ARPU growth oppor tunity Source: GFK, Beeline internal analysis F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 38


 
2018: regulatory landscape INTRANET ROAMING WATCHDOG’S CRACKDOWN ON CANCELLATION IN RUSSIA GRAY SIM CARDS NO MATERIAL IMPACT AND EMERGING ROOM TO GROW FOR OPERATORS’ GROWTH IN REVENUE AND RETAIL CONSUMPTION YAROVAYA LAW 5G FREQUENCIES ARE LIMITED AND NOT YET AVAILABLE BEELINE SPENT LESS THAN PLANNED FOR IN 2018 F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 39


 
2018: retail Footprint almost doubled to 3100 shops +22% E U R O S E T S H O P S S H A R E O F O F I N T E R N E T R E B R A N D E D A N D 1,602 M O N O B R A N D U S E R S P A Y X 2.1 I N T E G R A T E D I N T O R E T A I L I N O N L I N E B E E L I N E S A L E S 50% M O N O B R A N D 28% R E T A I L N E W C I T I E S W I T H C U S T O M E R +11% D E V I C E M A R G I N B E E L I N E R E T A I L 360 F A C I N G G R O W T H +RUB O P E R A T I O N S O R G A N I Z A T I O N 70% 59% 1.7 bn Significantly reduced alternative channels and improved quality of sales Source: GFK, PayPal & Data Insight, Beeline internal analysis F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 40


 
2018: mobile network Accelerated deployment L E A D E R I N C A P E X G R O W T H S H A R E O F L T E N E T W O R K ( E X C L . L I C E N S E S +16% U S E R S , W H O +82% D E P L O Y M E N T I N A N D Y A R O V A Y A ) A R E A B L E T O 9 M 2 0 1 8 B Y W A T C H H D R O S C O M N A D Z O R V I D E O N E W B A S E R U S S I A ’ S F I R S T L I V E T E R R I T O R I E S S T A T I O N S 16K+ H O L O G R A P H I C C A L L W I T H 4 G / L T E +75% U S I N G 5 G – F I R S T S P E E D P A R I T Y N E W L T E B A S E T R U E U S E C A S E S T A T I O N S 11K+ F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 41


 
2018: fixed-line Business turnaround N E W F T T B F I X E D - LINE F M C C L I E N T S B U I L D I N G S 5,119+ B 2 C & B 2 B +26% 1.1m C O N N E C T E D R E V E N U E R E T U R N E D T O G R O W T H I N Q 4 x4 YoY 20181 2017 2018 M O D E R N I Z E D B E E L I N E T V F I B E R R I N G S 200 E V E R Y W H E R E : O T T , S T B , B U S I N E S S C E N T E R S A N D R O I D , I O S , C O N N E C T E D A N D 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q S M A R T T V M O D E R N I Z E D 400 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 1 E x c l u d i n g V W S r e v e n u e F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 42


 
2018: digital Strengthen core, reduce costs and create new revenue streams M Y B E E L I N E C H A T - B O T S B I G D A T A E C O S Y S T E M MAU 8.3m A U T O M A T I O N 63% E N A B L E D RUB R A T E R E V E N U E ( D A T A - D R I V E N DAU 1.7m D E C I S I O N 13.7bn M A K I N G ) O N L I N E S A L E S O F • Big Data Geo-analytics U N I Q U E P A R T N E R T O T A L D E V I C E 10% • Big Data Marketing O F F E R S 200+ S A L E S R E V E N U E ecosystem • Big Data Financial ecosystem • Big Data APIs Source: GFK, PayPal & Data Insight, Beeline internal analysis F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 43


 
2018: strong financial results Y E A R O N Y E A R T O T A L M O B I L E S E R V I C E R E V E N U E +5.7% S E R V I C E +2.6% M A R G I N +3.1% G R O W T H R E V E N U E G R O W T H G R O W T H D E V I C E A R P U C H U R N R E V E N U E X2.1 G R O W T H +5.4% I M P R O V E M E N T 7.9pp G R O W T H Source: GFK, Beeline internal analysis F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 44


 
2018: back to EBITDA growth and a healthier business EBITDA - RUB billion Fixes: • Retail 121,4 • Network rollout • Digital • Value creation 111,9 110,1 2018 Headwinds: • Euroset integration costs 104,8 104,3 104,7 • Spectrum fees increase • Intranet roaming cancellation 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 • VWS business transfer Y o Y g r o w t h , -7.8% -1.6% -4.9% -0.4% +0.4% % F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 45


 
Beeline strategy update for 2019-2021 46


 
Growth is our strategic focus in core and new business BUSINESS AGENDA Grow faster than the market by being telecom and beyond KEY STRATEGIC PILL ARS Growth Efficiency Partnership Customer & revenue growth Costs transparency & intensity External & internal • Grow the networks • More for more investment • Partnership ideology • Grow the customer base • Capex for growth • Value for partners • New digital revenue streams • Everyday costs efficiency • B2B and B2C ecosystem F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 47


 
Revenue growth becoming strategic focus BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR GROWTH • Competitive mobile speeds anytime and anywhere, supported by network investments • Core business driven by FMC • Media, fintech, big data to support growth ambition F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 48


 
Building new revenue streams with digital opportunities Beeline TV Financial services AdTech • Major streaming services and Live TV • Beeline-branded financial products • Marketing digital agency for brands • Available on any platform • Financial services inside Beeline’s app • Digital advertising platform ecosystem • Big data and AI Opened beyond Beeline customer base for the whole market And continuously scouting for new revenue streams F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 49


 
Building an efficient and investment-savvy organization More for more Capex for growth Costs transparency • Business streams’ costs are allowed to Strategic sensitivity and strategic agility Efficiency enabled by transparency: increase if streams’ returns per ruble of capital: • Activity-based cost allocation for all of costs are growing • Single framework for CAPEX projects streams and products ranking across all business streams • 360 monobrand retail P&L overall • Adjusted corporate governance to plus deeper allocations to a single increase flexibility of resources store F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 50


 
Building partnership ecosystems that reinforce growth BEELINE’S AMBITION IS TO BECOME THE BEST PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM, Beeline will review strategic FACILITATING NEW REVENUE STREAMS AND SAVINGS partnerships aiming for long- term value accretion from mutually beneficial B2C partners’ B2B partners’ Retail Vendors Outsourced collaboration offers for offers for partners for development customers customers own stores Managed services Platforms’ vendors Network sharing is Network sharing another example of Beeline partnership strategy, improving competitiveness A family of ecosystems of the entire industry F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 51


 
Grow faster than the market by being telecom and beyond Growth Efficiency Partnership F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 52


 
APPENDIX


 
Group debt maturity schedule1 3 1 D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 8 U S D B I L L I O N Group debt maturity schedule HQ Pakistan Other GTH Russia Bangladesh 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.5 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Group debt maturity schedule by currency 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 USD 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.5 63% RUB 0.0 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 29% PKR 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5% OTHER 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3% 1 Effect of USD/RUB FX forwards is not included. F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 54


 
Liquidity overview GROUP CASH BREAKDOWN BY CURRENCY UNUSED RCF HEADROOM 31 DECEMBER 2018 31 DECEMBER 2018 Syndicated RCF facility USD 1.69 billion 20% UNUSED CF HEADROOM 31 DECEMBER 2018 10% 53% Pakistan – credit facilities PKR 14.3 billion (USD 0.10 billion) 17% USD PKR RUB Other Total cash and unused committed Group cash (incl. deposits): USD 1.8 billion credit lines: USD 3.6 billion F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 55


 
Debt by entity 3 1 D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 8 U S D M I L L I O N Outstanding debt Type of debt Cash-pool Entity Bonds Loans Other Total overdrafts1 VEON Holdings B.V. 2,650 2,051 - - 4,701 GTH Finance B.V. 1,200 - - - 1,200 PJSC VimpelCom 278 - - 48 326 Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited 16 497 - 28 541 Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. 300 146 - - 446 Optimum Telecom Algérie S.p.A. - 64 - - 64 Others - - 17 3 20 Total 4,444 2,758 17 79 7,298 Total excl. cash-pool overdrafts 7,281 1 As of December 31, 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$ 17 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. F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 56


 
Cash flow reconciliation table USD MILLION FY18 FY17 YoY EBITDA 3,273 3,587 (8.8%) Changes in working capital 282 197 51.2% Movement in provisions 40 (119) n.m. Net interest paid-received (676) (745) (9.3%) Income tax paid (404) (445) (9.1%) Cash flow from operating activities (excl. discontinued 2,515 2,475 1.6% operations) Capex excl.licenses (1,415) (1,460) n.m. Working capital related to Capex excl. licenses (84) (219) n.m. Proceeds from sale of PPE 17 8 n.m. Equity Free Cash Flow excl. licenses 1,032 804 n.m. F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 57


 
Forex Guidance rates Average rates Closing rates FY 2019 4Q18 4Q17 YoY 4Q18 4Q17 YoY Russian ruble 66.00 66.48 58.41 13.8% 69.47 57.60 20.6% Algerian dinar 119.00 118.63 114.77 3.4% 118.21 114.76 3.0% Pakistan rupee 139.00 134.20 106.42 26.1% 139.80 110.70 26.3% Bangladeshi taka 84.00 84.06 83.22 2.1% 83.60 82.69 1.1% Ukrainian hryvnia 27.00 27.95 26.96 3.7% 27.69 28.07 (1.4%) Kazakh tenge 377.00 370.13 334.40 10.7% 384.20 332.33 15.6% Uzbekistan som 8,522 8,260.17 8,079.91 2.2% 8,339.55 8,120.07 2.7% Armenian dram 488 485.30 483.10 0.5% 483.75 484.10 (0.1%) Kyrgyz som 70.00 69.65 69.22 0.6% 69.85 68.84 1.5% Georgian lari 2.70 2.68 2.59 3.2% 2.68 2.59 3.3% F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 58


 
Forex YoY impact on Revenue and EBITDA Revenue EBITDA Q4 2018 Q4 2018 Russia (158) (52) Algeria (7) (3) Pakistan (97) (46) Bangladesh (3) (1) Ukraine (7) (4) Uzbekistan (2) (1) Other (11) (4) Total (285) (111) F Y 2 0 1 8 R E S U L T S 59