Form 6-K VEON Ltd. For: May 14

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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 May 2018

Commission File Number 1-34694

 

 

VEON Ltd.

(formerly VimpelCom Ltd.)

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

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

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

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

Form 20-F ☒                 Form 40-F ☐

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

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SIGNATURES

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

 

Date: May 14, 2018

 

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Amsterdam (14 May 2018) – VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON) a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services headquartered in Amsterdam and serving more than 240 million customers, today announces financial and operating results for the quarter ended 31 March 2018.

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

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VEON reports good revenue and EBITDA organic1 growth in Q1 2018

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USD 334 million in equity free cash flow2 excluding licenses

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Russia saw normalization in EBITDA, returning to trend. Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan continued their strong performance

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Kyivstar and Banglalink acquired spectrum and 4G/LTE licenses; VEON now launched 4G/LTE in all operating countries

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Euroset integration and rebranding into Beeline monobrand stores in Russia on track

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Ursula Burns appointed as Executive Chairman following departure of former CEO Jean-Yves Charlier

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VEON has withdrawn its Mandatory Tender Offer in relation to Global Telecom Holding

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Current best estimate for total Yarovaya law expenditures is RUB 45 billion over 5 years, of which approximately RUB 6 billion in FY 2018

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VEON has completed sale of Laos operations; entered into an agreement to sell operations in Tajikistan

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FY 2018 guidance confirmed

Q1 2018 KEY RESULTS³

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Total revenue decreased by 1.4% to USD 2,250 million, mainly due to the significant devaluation of the Uzbek and Pakistani currencies

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Total revenue grew organically1 by 3.2%, driven by Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, partially offset by continued pressure in Algeria and Bangladesh

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Reported EBITDA decreased 0.8% to USD 854 million, primarily due the significant devaluation of the Uzbek and Pakistani currencies, as well as Euroset integration costs

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EBITDA grew by 6.3% organically1, driven by good operational performance in Russia, Pakistan and Ukraine, partially offset by declining EBITDA in Algeria and Bangladesh

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EBITDA margin of 38.0%, up 0.2 percentage points year on year

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Equity free cash flow2 excluding licenses totalled USD 334 million in Q1 2018

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Net debt to LTM EBITDA at 2.5x, driven by spectrum investment and final dividend payment in Q1 2018

TROND WESTLIE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, COMMENTS:

“The first quarter of 2018 saw VEON deliver good organic performance across its core markets. I am especially pleased to see a normalization in EBITDA performance in our largest market, Russia, following a more difficult fourth quarter. The company’s performance in Algeria and Bangladesh remains under pressure, but there is an indication that our turnaround plans for these markets are on track and are likely to show operational improvements towards the back end of the financial year. We have invested so that we now offer 4G/LTE in every one of our markets and we are on track to deliver on our 2018 outlook.”

 

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Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In Q1 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See Attachment C for reconciliations

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

3)	Key results compare to prior year results unless stated otherwise

 

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KEY RESULTS: CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

 

USD million		1Q18				1Q17				Reported YoY				Organic YoY 1
Total revenue, of which			2,250				2,281				(1.4%)				3.2	%
mobile and fixed service revenue			2,156				2,202				(2.1%)				2.9	%
mobile data revenue			505				436				15.9%				23.0	%
EBITDA			854				861				(0.8%)				6.3	%
EBITDA margin (EBITDA/total revenue)			38.0%				37.8%				0.2p.p.
Loss from continued operations			(82	)			(11	)			n.m.
Loss for the period attributable to VEON shareholders			(109	)			(5	)			n.m.
Equity free cash flow excl. licenses 2			334				106				215.7%
Capital expenditures excl. licenses			355				264				34.7%
LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue			16.4%				18.6%				(2.2p.p.	)
Net debt			8,966				7,661				17.0%
Net debt/LTM EBITDA			2.5				2.3
Total mobile customer (millions, excluding Italy)			210				207				1.8%
Total fixed-line broadband customers (millions, excluding Italy)			3.6				3.4				5.9%

 

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Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In Q1 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See Attachment C for reconciliations

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

 

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CONTENTS
MAIN EVENTS			5
GROUP PERFORMANCE			6
COUNTRY PERFORMANCE			10
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION			18
ATTACHMENTS			22

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL RESULTS

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

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

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

VEON Ltd. owns a 50% share of the Wind Tre Joint Venture (with CK Hutchison owning the other 50%) and we account for this joint venture using the equity method as we do not have control. All information related to the Wind Tre Joint Venture is the sole responsibility of the Wind Tre Joint Venture’s management, and no such information contained herein, including, but not limited to, the Wind Tre Joint Venture’s financial and industry data, has been prepared by or on behalf of, or approved by, our management. For further information on the Wind Tre Joint Venture and its accounting treatment, see Note 6 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2017.

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

IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from contracts with customers’ — VEON assessed the impact of IFRS 15. The scope of IFRS 15 includes the timing of revenue recognition and costs of obtaining contracts with customers. Under this standard, costs incurred acquiring new customers are now required to be capitalized and amortized over the average customer life. VEON has applied IFRS 15 with effect from 1 January 2018, using the modified retrospective approach. No material impact in the accounting for revenues, based on existing product and service offerings. The overall impact on opening equity upon adoption of IFRS 15 is USD 102 million (USD 87 million attributable to shareholders of the parent and USD 15 million to NCI).

IFRS 9 ‘Financial instruments’ — VEON assessed the impact of IFRS 9. The scope of IFRS 9 includes new guidance to classify financial instruments on the balance sheet. VEON introduced the concept of Expected Credit Losses (“ECL”), where a bad debt provision is required for all debt-like instruments including unbilled receivables. The overall impact on opening equity upon adoption of IFRS 9 is USD 45 million (USD 41 million attributable to shareholders of the parent and USD 4 million to NCI).

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

 

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MAIN EVENTS

APPOINTMENT OF URSULA BURNS AS EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND DEPARTURE OF FORMER CEO JEAN-YVES CHARLIER

On 27 March 2018, VEON announced the appointment of Ursula Burns as Executive Chairman. Ms. Burns has served as Chairman of the VEON Supervisory Board since July 2017 and her appointment as Executive Chairman follows the resignation of former CEO Jean-Yves Charlier, who left the company after leading VEON for the past three years. VEON also announced that the Supervisory Board is undertaking a search for a new CEO, and once a replacement is named and installed, Ms. Burns will revert to her sole role as non-executive Chairman of the Board.

KYIVSTAR AND BANGLALINK ACQUIRED SPECTRUM AND 4G/LTE LICENSES; VEON NOW LAUNCHED 4G/LTE IN ALL OPERATING COUNTRIES

In February and March 2018, VEON’s subsidiary in Ukraine, Kyivstar, acquired spectrum in the 2600MHz and 1800MHz band suitable for 4G/LTE, for a total consideration of approximately USD 137 million. Following this acquisition, Kyivstar has the largest amount of contiguous spectrum in both the 1800MHz and 2600MHz bands, which will enable the company to increase the geographical coverage of its high-speed data network in Ukraine, further strengthening its position as the market leader in the country.

In February 2018, Banglalink was awarded technology neutral spectrum in the 1800 and 2100 MHz bands. The spectrum allows Banglalink to double its 3G network capacity. In parallel, Banglalink also acquired a 4G/LTE license, allowing the company to launch a high-speed data network. The total investment amounts to approximately USD 309 million for the spectrum, excluding VAT. The company paid approximately USD 35 million excluding VAT to convert its existing spectrum holding in 900 MHz and 1800 MHz into technology neutral spectrum and approximately USD 1 million excluding VAT to acquire the 4G/LTE license.

With the launch of 4G/LTE in Ukraine and Bangladesh during the first quarter of 2018, VEON is now offering 4G/LTE services in all of its operating countries.

YAROVAYA LAW INVESTMENTS

On 12 April 2018, the Russian Government adopted implementing regulation regarding data storage requirements under Federal Law No 374-FZ of 6 July 2016 (the “Yarovaya Law”). Telecom operators are required to store voice and SMS communications starting from 1 July 2018 and are required to store data communications from 1 October 2018. Data should be stored for up to 6 months. Discussions are still ongoing with competent authorities on how to practically implement this law. The current best estimate for total Yarovaya law expenditures is RUB 45 billion over 5 years, of which approximately RUB 6 billion in FY 2018.

GTH MANDATORY TENDER OFFER WITHDRAWAL

On 2 April 2018, VEON notified the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) that, given the lapse of time and absence of approval, VEON was withdrawing the Mandatory Tender Offer (MTO) filed on 8 November 2017, and did not intend to proceed with another MTO at this time. VEON had submitted an application to the FRA seeking approval for a MTO for any and all shares of Global Telecom Holding S.A.E. not owned by VEON. Cash in the amount of USD 987 million, which was pledged as collateral for the MTO, has been released as of 31 March 2018.

TRANSACTION TO END EUROSET JOINT VENTURE COMPLETED, EUROSET INTEGRATION AND REBRANDING INTO BEELINE MONOBRAND STORES ON TRACK

VEON completed the transaction to end the Euroset joint venture on 22 February 2018 and commenced the planned nationwide integration of the stores under the single brand “Beeline” in line with the previously announced monobrand strategy. The Euroset integration is on track and at the end of April 2018, around 800 Euroset stores were integrated and rebranded into Beeline monobrand stores.

VEON HAS COMPLETED SALE OF LAOS OPERATIONS; ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO SELL OPERATIONS IN TAJIKISTAN

VEON has completed the sale of its 78% stake in Laos to the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Furthermore, VEON has entered into an agreement to sell its 98% share in Tacom LLC, VEON’s operating subsidiary in Tajikistan, to ZET Mobile Limited. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including receipt of necessary regulatory approvals.

 

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GROUP PERFORMANCE

FINANCIALS BY COUNTRY

 

USD million				1Q18				1Q17				Reported   YoY				Organic1   YoY
Total revenue					2,250				2,281				(1.4%)				3.2%
Russia					1,166				1,097				6.4%				3.0%
Pakistan					368				370				(0.5%)				5.7%
Algeria					203				232				(12.6%)				(9.3%)
Bangladesh					129				151				(14.5%)				(10.6%)
Ukraine					156				143				9.2%				10.1%
Uzbekistan					76				153				(50.6%)				20.1%
HQ
Other and eliminations					152				135				11.9%
Service revenue					2,156				2,202				(2.1%)				2.9%
Russia					1,110				1,054				5.3%				2.6%
Pakistan					341				345				(1.3%)				4.9%
Algeria					201				228				(11.5%)				(8.2%)
Bangladesh					125				147				(15.0%)				(11.1%)
Ukraine					156				142				9.2%				10.1%
Uzbekistan					76				153				(50.7%)				20.0%
HQ
Other and eliminations					148				132				11.5%
EBITDA					854				861				(0.8%)				6.3%
Russia					443				409				8.3%				7.4%
Pakistan					175				154				13.0%				20.1%
Algeria					91				114				(20.3%)				(17.3%)
Bangladesh					47				69				(32.9%)				(29.9%)
Ukraine					89				77				15.6%				16.4%
Uzbekistan					34				79				(57.0%)				4.5%
HQ					(80)				(76)				5.3%
Other and eliminations					55				35				58.4%
EBITDA margin					38.0%				37.8%				0.2p.p.

 

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Organic change is a non-IFRS measure and reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. In Q1 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction for the group. In Q1 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 Q1 2018 decreased by 1.4% year on year to USD 2.3 billion, primarily due to currency devaluation in Uzbekistan and Pakistan. Group revenue increased by 3.2% organically, driven by revenue growth in Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, which was partially offset by continued pressure on revenue in Algeria and Bangladesh. The revenue trend was supported by good organic growth in mobile data revenue, increasing 23.0% for the quarter. Reported mobile data revenue increased by 15.9%. Mobile customers increased 1.8% to 210 million at the end of Q1 2018, primarily driven by growth in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Ukraine.

Group reported EBITDA decreased 0.8% to USD 854 million in Q1 2018, compared to USD 861 million in Q1 2017, due to the currency headwinds in Uzbekistan and Pakistan, as well as Euroset integration costs. EBITDA organically increased by 6.3%, driven by good operational performance in Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, which was partially offset by EBITDA pressure in Algeria and Bangladesh. A more detailed explanation for these trends is provided in the following paragraphs.

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

 

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In Russia, total revenue in Q1 2018 increased by 2.9%, driven by an increase in mobile service revenue and sales of equipment and accessories. Mobile service revenue increased by 3.7%, driven by growth in mobile data, other value-added services and mobile financial services, thereby offsetting the decrease in voice revenue. Mobile ARPU continued its growth trajectory in Q1 2018, increasing by 4.4% year on year. Fixed-line service revenue decreased by 8.2%, showing an improvement in the revenue trend experienced in previous quarters. The decline was mainly due to a decrease in B2B revenue and a decrease in transit traffic revenue, which were partially centralized at VEON Wholesale Services, a Group division centrally managing arrangements of VEON Group companies with international carriers. EBITDA increased by 4.7% in Q1 2018, leading to an EBITDA margin of 38.0%, showing an improvement of 2.3 percentage points quarter on quarter, and 0.7 percentage points year on year. The year on year growth in EBITDA was driven by the revenue growth, which was partially offset by the Euroset integration costs in Q1 2018 of approximately RUB 600 million. Furthermore, the margin on devices improved as a result of growth in sales of high-margin devices through an increased number of Beeline monobrand stores. The Euroset integration is on track and at the end of April 2018, around 800 Euroset stores were integrated and rebranded into Beeline monobrand stores.

In Pakistan, total revenue grew 5.7% year on year, supported by an acceleration of mobile data revenue growth of 33.9%, driven by an increase in data customers through higher bundle penetration and continued data network expansion. After the completion of network integration in Q4 2017, Jazz is now able to offer 4G/LTE to all its customers and it continues to expand the network. EBITDA increased by 20.1%, driven by revenue growth, opex synergies and the phasing-out from Q1 2018 of merger integration costs, leading to an EBITDA margin of 47.5%, an increase of 5.7 percentage points year on year.

In Algeria, total revenue decreased by 9.3% year on year at a slightly lower declining pace compared to Q4 2017, as operational turnaround continued in Q1 2018. Price competition, in both voice and data, caused a continued reduction in ARPU and a year on year increase in churn. Data revenue growth was 79.7%, due to higher usage and a substantial increase in data customers as a result of the 3G and 4G/LTE network roll-out. This positive data revenue trend is also supported by the change towards a more aggressive data pricing strategy, through the launch of new offers which improved Djezzy’s share of gross adds and reversed the trend of net adds from negative to positive in Q1 2018. EBITDA decreased by 17.3% mainly due to the decline in revenue. EBITDA margin was 44.9% and the impact of the changes to direct taxes with effect from 1 January 2018 was broadly offset by the positive impact from the partial MTR symmetry, which is in place from 31 October 2017.

In Bangladesh, total revenue decreased by 10.6%, still mainly the result of the gap in 3G network coverage compared to the market leader. The market remains characterized by intense price competition especially in relation to data. The customer base grew by 5.6% year on year, despite continued competitive customer acquisition campaigns in the market. ARPU decreased year on year by 14.8%, as in Q4 2017, as a result of pricing pressure. Data revenue increased by 8.0% year on year, driven by increased smartphone penetration and 97.3% year on year data usage growth, along with 20.7% growth in active data users. EBITDA decreased by 29.9%, mainly as a result of revenue decline, increasing customer acquisition costs and network expenses (e.g. maintenance, leasing, utilities). The EBITDA margin was 36.1% in Q1 2018, which represents a year on year reduction of 9.9 percentage points.

In Ukraine, total revenue increased by 10.1%, mainly driven by continued strong growth of mobile data revenue, which increased by 58.6% as a result of growing data usage, and successful marketing activities driven by the continued 3G network roll-out and data-centric tariffs. EBITDA increased by 16.4%, representing an EBITDA margin of 56.6%, driven by the revenue growth, partially offset by increased service costs and HR costs, while technology costs also increased as a result of the network expansion.

Uzbekistan continued to report strong revenue growth, as the company´s tariffs were fixed at the foreign exchange rate of UZS 4,210 to the US dollar after the liberalization of the Uzbek som on 5 September 2017, which is a higher level compared to the prior year. Total revenue increased by 20.1% and mobile service revenue increased by 20.0%, supported by successful marketing activities, increased revenues from interconnect services, value added services and mobile data. EBITDA increased by 4.5% and the EBITDA margin was 44.8% in Q1 2018. The revenue growth was partially offset by an increase in non-controllable costs, such as customer tax, content costs, frequency fees and the negative impact from the currency liberalization, while HR costs increased as well.

The HQ segment in Q1 2018 includes largely costs of VEON’s headquarters in Amsterdam and London, costs for digital, external costs for services and projects (e.g. M&A and legal costs). In Q1 2018, the amount increased by 5% year on year to USD 80 million mostly due to severance costs, partially offset by a release of a provision for long term management incentive plans. The Company is aiming to reduce corporate costs in FY 2018 by 20% year on year from approximately USD 430 million in FY 2017.

 

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“Other” in Q1 2018 includes the results of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, other global operations and services and intercompany eliminations.

INCOME STATEMENT & CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

USD million		1Q18				1Q17				Reported YoY
Total revenue			2,250				2,281				(1.4%	)
Service revenue			2,156				2,202				(2.1%	)
EBITDA			854				861				(0.8%	)
EBITDA margin			38.0%				37.8%				0.2p.p.
Depreciation, amortization, impairments and other			(492	)			(516	)			4.6%
EBIT (Operating Profit)			362				345				5.0%
Financial income and expenses			(198	)			(193	)			(2.0%	)
Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others			3				79				(96%	)
Share of (loss)/profit of joint ventures and associates			(130	)			(101	)			(31.0%	)
Profit before tax			37				130				(71.8%)
Income tax expense			(119	)			(141	)			(15.7%	)
(Loss)/Profit from continued operations			(82	)			(11	)			n.m.
(Loss)/Profit for the period attributable to VEON shareholders			(109	)			(5	)			n.m.
		1Q18				1Q17				Reported YoY
Capex			774				268				188.7%
Capex excl. licenses			355				263				34.7%
Capex excl. licenses/revenue			15.8%				11.6%				4.2p.p.
LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue			16.4%				18.6%				(2.2p.p.	)

Q1  2018 ANALYSIS

EBIT increased by 5.0% to USD 362 million in Q1 2018, mainly due to lower depreciation, driven by the classification of Pakistan towers as assets held for sale in Q2 2017 and the depreciation of Uzbek som.

Profit before tax of USD 37 million, compared to a profit of USD 130 million in Q1 2017, was driven by a decrease in foreign exchange gain and an increase in the loss in joint venture and associates to USD 130 million. Net financial income and expenses were broadly stable year on year as the increase in debt was offset by lower interest rates during the quarter after the refinancing efforts in FY 2017. The decrease of net foreign exchange and other gains to USD 3 million was primarily attributable to lower appreciation of the Russian ruble. The share of loss of joint ventures and associates increased to USD 130 million in Q1 2018 compared to a loss of USD 101 million in Q1 2017. In Q1 2017, 50% of the net loss in the Italy joint venture was USD 271 million, with a positive PPA adjustment at VEON of USD 182 million. In Q1 2018, 50% share of the net loss in the Italy joint venture was USD 102 million, with a negative PPA adjustment at VEON of USD 27 million. Please refer to reconciliation table at attachment C.

The decrease in income tax expense to USD 119 million in Q1 2018 primarily attributable to lower profitability in countries with a higher nominal rate and a one-off deferred tax expense recorded in Q1 2017.

In Q1 2018, the company recorded a net loss for the period attributable to VEON´s shareholders of USD 109 million driven by the above-mentioned factors.

Capex increased to USD 774 million in Q1 2018, primarily due to spectrum purchases in Ukraine and Bangladesh, while Capex excluding licenses increased to USD 355 million, compared to USD 264 million in Q1 2017, driven by higher capex in Bangladesh and Ukraine to support 3G and 4G/LTE network expansion and equal quarterly distribution.

The LTM ratio of capex excluding licenses to revenue was 16.4% in Q1 2018.

 

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FINANCIAL POSITION & CASH FLOW

USD million		1Q18				4Q17				QoQ
Total assets			18,750				19,521				(4.0%)
Shareholders’ equity			4,018				4,352				(7.7%)
Gross debt			10,402				11,102				(6.3%)
Net debt			8,966				8,741				2.6%
Net debt/LTM EBITDA			2.5				2.4
USD million		1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Net cash from/(used in) operating activities			702				584				118
Net cash from/(used in) investing activities			368				(589)				958
Net cash from/(used in) financing activities			(1,001)				(746)				(255)

Total assets decreased compared to Q4 2017 mainly due to the repayment of certain borrowing and dividend payments, which was partially offset by the acquisition of new spectrum licenses in Ukraine and Bangladesh.

Gross debt decreased USD 700 million quarter on quarter mainly due to the scheduled repayment of HQ loans and bonds, as well as the prepayment of a PJSC VimpelCom guaranteed HQ loan, partially offset by a drawdown under the new Bangladesh syndication loan. Net debt in Q1 2018 was impacted by spectrum investments and the final dividend payment to VEON shareholders; net debt/LTM EBITDA ratio in Q1 2018 was 2.5x.

Net cash from operating activities increased by USD 118 million year on year in Q1 2018, driven by higher cash flow from continuing operations as a result of significant improvements in working capital and a decrease in net interest and taxes paid. In Q1 2018, VEON received USD 40 million cash related to a one-off adjustment to a vendor agreement, while cash flow from operating activities in Q1 2017 was negatively impacted by the payment made in order to settle the Iraqna litigation in an amount of USD 69 million.

Net cash flow used in investing activities increased year on year by USD 958 million, driven by the withdrawal of the MTO, which resulted in the release of cash collateral in the above-mentioned amount.

Net cash used in financing activities decreased by USD 255 million year on year in Q1 2018, mainly due to the repayment of indebtedness.

 

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COUNTRY PERFORMANCE

 

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Russia

 

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Algeria

 

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Uzbekistan

 

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Italy

RUSSIA

 

RUB million		1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Total revenue			66,351				64,507				2.9%
Mobile service revenue			54,282				52,348				3.7%
Fixed-line service revenue			8,867				9,660				(8.2%)
EBITDA			25,204				24,070				4.7%
EBITDA margin			38.0%				37.3%				0.7p.p.
Capex excl. licenses			9,007				6,695				34.5%
LTM Capex excl. licenses /revenue			14.8%				16.5%				(1.7p.p.)
Mobile
Total revenue			57,452				54,822				4.8%
- of which mobile data			15,138				13,903				8.9%
Customers (mln)			56.3				57.0				(1.2%)
- of which data users (mln)			36.7				36.4				0.7%
ARPU (RUB)			315				302				4.4%
MOU (min)			307				324				(5.1%)
Data usage (MB/user)			3,234				2,565				26.1%
Fixed-line1
Total revenue			8,899				9,685				(8.1%)
Broadband revenue			2,560				2,650				(3.4%)
Broadband customers (mln)			2.3				2.2				3.3%
Broadband ARPU (RUB)			377				403				(6.5%)

Beeline reported good results in Q1 2018, showing strong quarter on quarter improvements in EBITDA performance compared to Q4 2017, which was impacted by non-recurring costs. The company expects the macro-economic and market conditions to remain challenging in Russia, as a result of the recent weakening of the ruble.

Total revenue in Q1 2018 increased by 2.9% year on year to RUB 66.4 billion, driven by an increase in mobile service revenue and sales of equipment and accessories, which was partially attributable to the additional monobrand stores following the Euroset integration and rebranding from 26 February 2018. Mobile service revenue increased by 3.7% to RUB 54.3 billion, driven by growth in mobile data, other value-added services and mobile financial services, offsetting the decrease in voice revenue. Mobile ARPU continued its growth trajectory in Q1 2018, increasing by 4.4% year on year.

Mobile data revenue continued to grow, increasing by 8.9% to RUB 15.1 billion, as a result of an increased penetration of integrated bundles and smartphones, resulting in data traffic growth. Mobile data ARPU showed continued improvement, growing by 6.3%, driven by successful upselling activities and continued efforts to simplify tariff plans, while being supported by increased penetration of bundled propositions in the customer base.

Beeline’s mobile customer base decreased 1.2% year on year to 56.3 million customers, driven by a reduction in sales from alternative distribution channels, as Beeline is focusing on monobrand distribution.

 

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Fixed-line service revenue decreased by 8.1% to RUB 8.9 billion, showing an improvement in the declining trend compared to previous quarters. The decline was mainly due to a decrease of foreign revenue and a decrease of RUB 341 million in transit traffic revenue, which was partially centralized at VEON Wholesale Services, a Group division centrally managing arrangements of VEON Group companies with international carriers. 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 43 million, while the expected maximum impact on EBITDA is USD 7 million in FY 2018. Beeline continues its initiatives to turnaround the fixed-line segment by modernizing and expanding its fixed-line network, improving service quality and providing superior offers, such as the FMC proposition. In the consumer segment, the broadband base grew by 3.3% year on year to 2.3 million broadband customers, mostly driven by FMC customer base growth of 47% year on year to 925 thousand. This represents a 42% FMC customer penetration in the broadband customer base, supporting improvements in broadband customer churn and ARPU upsell.

EBITDA increased by 4.7% to RUB 25.2 billion, leading to an EBITDA margin of 38.0%, showing an improvement of 2.3 percentage points quarter on quarter, and 0.7 percentage points year on year. The year on year growth in EBITDA was driven by the revenue growth, partially offset by the Euroset integration costs in Q1 2018 of approximately RUB 600 million. Furthermore, the margin on devices improved as a result of growth in sales of high-margin devices by the increased number of Beeline monobrand stores. The Euroset integration is on track and at the end of April 2018, around 800 Euroset stores were integrated and rebranded into Beeline monobrand stores. Beeline expects continued negative impact on EBITDA of approximately RUB 3 billion in FY 2018 due to the integration and rebranding costs for the Euroset stores into Beeline monobrand stores. Additionally, Beeline expects EBITDA margin pressure driven by the changing revenue mix, following the integration and rebranding of the Euroset stores. To mitigate this effect, Beeline plans to decrease its expenditures on alternative sales channels.

The Euroset integration is an important milestone in executing on Beeline´s monobrand strategy. After the rebranding and integration of the Euroset stores, Beeline expects a positive effect on revenue going forward and, from 2019, on EBITDA, driven by device sales acceleration and channel-mix improvement. SIM sales in channels with high churn will be reduced, expectedly resulting in reduction in customer acquisition costs.

Beeline has increased its focus on the B2B segment, improving its proposition with more customized offers and solutions to both small and large enterprises. As a result, mobile service revenue in the B2B segment showed growth in a stagnating market, growing by 8.0% year on year. Overall, B2B revenue contributed RUB 12.1 billion to revenue.

Capex excluding licenses increased by 34.5% year on year during the quarter, mainly as a result of equal quarterly distributions. Beeline continues to invest in network development to ensure it has high-tech and up to date network infrastructure that is ready to integrate new technologies. The LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio for Q1 2018 was 14.8%. On 12 April 2018, the Russian Government adopted regulation regarding data storage requirements under Federal Law No 374-FZ of 6 July 2016 (the “Yarovaya Law”). Telecom operators are required to store voice and SMS communications starting from 1 July 2018 and are required to store data communications from 1 October 2018. Data should be stored for up to six months. Discussions are still ongoing with competent authorities on how to practically implement this law. The current best estimate for total Yarovaya law expenditures is RUB 45 billion over 5 years, of which approximately RUB 6 billion in FY 2018.

 

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PAKISTAN

 

PKR billion				1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Total revenue					40.9				38.7				5.7%
Mobile service revenue					37.9				36.2				4.9%
of which mobile data					7.0				5.2				33.9%
EBITDA					19.4				16.2				20.1%
EBITDA margin					47.5%				41.8%				5.7p.p.
Capex excl. licenses					7.3				3.6				101.9%
LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue					17.8%				17.1%				0.7p.p.
Mobile
Customers (mln)					55.1				52.5				5.0%
- of which data users (mln)					30.5				26.3				15.9%
ARPU (PKR)					232.2				231.1				0.5%
MOU (min)					538				515				4.4%
Data usage (MB/user)					821				465				76.4%

Jazz continued to show growth of both revenue and customers despite competitive market conditions. Revenue growth of 5.7% year on year was supported by an acceleration of mobile data revenue growth of 33.9% year on year, driven by an increase in data customers due to higher bundle penetration and continued data network expansion. After the completion of network integration in Q4 2017, Jazz is now able to offer 4G/LTE to all its customers and it continues to expand its network.

The customer base increased by 5.0% year on year driven by gross additions as a result of simplifying prices and more efficient distribution channel management. Jazz sees data and voice monetization among its key priorities, underpinned by the aim to offer the best network in terms of both quality of service and coverage.

EBITDA increased by 20.1%, driven by revenue growth, opex synergies and the phasing-out from Q1 2018 of merger integration costs, leading to an EBITDA margin of 47.5%, an increase of 5.7 percentage points year on year, also progressing by 1.8 percentage points quarter on quarter.

Capex excluding licenses increased to PKR 7.3 billion in Q1 2018, mainly due to the 4G/LTE network expansion, while the LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio was 17.8%. At the end of the Q1 2018, 3G was offered in more than 360 cities while 4G/LTE was offered in over 70 cities (defined as cities with at least three base stations). At the end of Q1 2018, population coverage of 3G and 4G/LTE networks was 52% and 28% respectively.

 

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ALGERIA

 

DZD billion		1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Total revenue			23.1				25.5				(9.3%)
Mobile service revenue			23.0				25.0				(8.2%)
of which mobile data			5.0				2.8				79.7%
EBITDA			10.4				12.5				(17.3%)
EBITDA margin			44.9%				49.2%				(4.4p.p.)
Capex excl. licenses			1.6				2.9				(44.5%)
LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue			13.5%				16.6%				(3.2p.p.)
Mobile
Customers (mln)			15.3				16.1				(4.5%)
- of which mobile data customers (mln)			8.0				7.1				13.4%
ARPU (DZD)			504				513				(1.8%)
MOU (min)			437				365				19.8%
Data usage (MB/user)			1,065				573				85.7%

Djezzy’s operational performance continued to be impacted in Q1 2018 by strong competition, a challenging regulatory and macro-economic environment which remains characterized by inflationary pressures and import restrictions on certain goods. The new Finance Law, effective from January 2018, imposed new direct taxation consisting of a 0.5% tax on revenue and a 0.5% tax on recharge transfer between operators and distributors. As a result of new taxation, Djezzy EBITDA was negatively impacted in Q1 2018 by approximately DZD 176 million. This impact on EBITDA was broadly offset by the positive impact from the partial MTR symmetry, which is in place from 31 October 2017.

Revenue decreased by 9.3% year on year, a slightly lower declining pace compared to Q4 2017, as operational turnaround continued in Q1 2018. Price competition, in both voice and data, caused a continued reduction in ARPU and a year on year increase in churn. Djezzy’s Q1 2018 service revenue was DZD 23.0 billion, an 8.2% decline, while data revenue growth was 79.7%, due to higher usage and a substantial increase in data customers as a result of the 3G and 4G/LTE network roll-out. This data revenue growth is also supported by the change towards a more aggressive data pricing strategy, through the launch of new offers which improved Djezzy’s share of gross adds and reversed the trend of net adds from negative to positive in Q1 2018.

The customer base in Algeria decreased by 4.5% to 15.3 million year on year, due to continued competitive pressures in the market. However, in the same period, the customer base grew by over 2% quarter on quarter driven by positive uptake of new offers. ARPU declined by 1.8% year on year, a lower decrease compared to Q4 2017, primarily driven by continued and intense price competition.

In Q1 2018, EBITDA decreased by 17.3% year on year, mainly due to the decline in revenues. EBITDA margin was 44.9%, improving by 2 percentage points quarter on quarter.

At the end of Q1 2018, the company’s 4G/LTE services covered 28 wilayas and more than 25.3% of the country’s population, while the 3G network covered all 48 wilayas and more than 75% of population. In Q1 2018 capex excluding licenses was DZD 1.6 billion, with a LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio of 13.5%.

 

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BANGLADESH

 

BDT billion		1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Total revenue			10.7				12.0				(10.6%)
Mobile service revenue			10.4				11.7				(11.1%)
of which mobile data			1.6				1.5				8.0%
EBITDA			3.9				5.5				(29.9%)
EBITDA margin			36.1%				46.0%				(9.9p.p.)
Capex excl. licenses			4.6				0.8				501.9%
LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue			26.6%				20.9%				5.7p.p.
Mobile
Customers (mln)			32.2				30.5				5.6%
- of which mobile data customers (mln)			18.1				15.0				20.7%
ARPU (BDT)			109				128				(14.8%)
MOU (min)			272				305				(11.1%)
Data usage (MB/user)			600				304				97.3%

 

In Bangladesh, Q1 2018 results continue to be affected by intense competition with a specific focus on customer acquisition, and also by costs related to the network expansion, after the recent acquisition of additional spectrum and 4G/LTE licence. During Q1 2018, Banglalink continued to focus on acquiring customers in a competitive market. The network availability, deteriorated by the severe weather conditions in 2017, has significantly improved in Q1 2018.

Revenue in Q1 2018 decreased by 10.6% year on year, while Banglalink’s service revenue decreased by 11.1% year on year to BDT 10.4 billion. The decline in service revenue was still mainly the result of the gap in 3G network coverage compared to the market leader. The market remains characterized by intense price competition especially in relation to data. The customer base grew by 5.6% year on year, despite continued competitive customer acquisition campaigns in the market, supported by improved distribution. ARPU decreased year on year by 14.8%, a trend similar to Q4 2017, as a result of pricing pressure. Data revenue increased by 8.0% year on year, driven by increased smartphone penetration and 97.3% year on year data usage growth, along with 20.7% growth in active data users.

Banglalink’s EBITDA in Q1 2018 decreased by 29.9% to BDT 3.9 billion, mainly as a result of revenue decline, increasing customer acquisition costs and network expansion related expenses (e.g. maintenance, leasing, utilities). The EBITDA margin was 36.1% in Q1 2018, which represents a year on year reduction of 9.9 percentage points.

In Q1 2018, capex excluding licenses significantly increased year on year to BDT 4.6 billion, with an LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio of 26.6%. Banglalink continues to invest in efficient, high-speed data networks aiming to substantially improve its 3G network coverage (approximately 70% of the population at the end of Q1 2018) and availability. The 4G/LTE service has been launched in mid-February and at the end of Q1 2018 23 districts towns were covered, with a population coverage of approximately 12%.

 

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UKRAINE

 

UAH million		1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Total revenue			4,263				3,871				10.1%
Mobile service revenue			3,949				3,560				10.9%
Fixed-line service revenue			295				295				0.1%
EBITDA			2,412				2,073				16.4%
EBITDA margin			56.6%				53.6%				3.0p.p.
Capex excl. licenses			687				737				(6.8%)
LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue			15.2%				20.6%				(5.4p.p.)
Mobile
Total operating revenue			3,968				3,576				11.0%
- of which mobile data			1,341				845				58.6%
Customers (mln)			26.5				26.0				1.9%
- of which data customers (mln)			12.9				11.3				13.7%
ARPU (UAH)			49				45				8.5%
MOU (min)			586				574				2.1%
Data usage (MB/user)			1,543				699				120.7%
Fixed-line
Total operating revenue			295				295				0.1%
Broadband revenue			181				170				6.1%
Broadband customers (mln)			0.8				0.8				2.7%
Broadband ARPU (UAH)			72				69				4.3%

 

Kyivstar secured 4G/LTE license and spectrum in the 2,600 MHz and 1,800 MHz bandwidth in Q1 2018 and launched 4G/LTE from April 2018. Following this spectrum acquisition, Kyivstar is well positioned in both the 1800MHz and 2600MHz bands, which will enable the company to increase the geographical coverage of its high-speed data network in Ukraine, further strengthening its position as market leader in the country.

Kyivstar sustained strong performance in the first quarter, as total revenue increased by 10.1% year on year to UAH 4.3 billion. Mobile service revenue grew by 10.9% to UAH 3.9 billion and fixed line revenue was stable year on year. The growth in mobile service revenue was mainly driven by continued strong growth of mobile data revenue, which increased by 58.6% as a result of growing data usage and successful marketing activities, driven by the continued 3G network roll-out and data-centric tariffs. As a result, data consumption per user more than doubled in Q1 2018 compared to the same quarter in the previous year.

Kyivstar´s mobile customer base increased by 1.9% to 26.5 million, supported by lower churn, while mobile ARPU continued to increase by 8.5% year on year to UAH 49.

Fixed-line service revenue was stable year on year at UAH 295 million. Uptake for Kyivstar’s FMC proposition, launched in 2017 is strong. The fixed broadband customer base increased by 2.7% year on year to 840 thousand and fixed broadband ARPU increased by 4.3% year on year to UAH 72.

EBITDA increased by 16.4% to UAH 2.4 billion in Q1 2018, representing an EBITDA margin of 56.6%, driven by the revenue growth, partially offset by increased service costs and HR costs, while technology costs also increased as a result of the network expansion.

Q1 2018 capex excluding licenses was UAH 687 million with an LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio of 15.2%, as Kyivstar continued to roll out its 3G network, reaching a population coverage of 74%, up from 65% in the same quarter last year.

 

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UZBEKISTAN

 

UZS bln		1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Total revenue			617				513				20.1%
Mobile service revenue			612				510				20.0%
- of which mobile data			186				134				38.9%
Fixed-line service revenue			4.2				3.4				24.1%
EBITDA			276				265				4.5%
EBITDA margin			44.8%				51.6%				(6.7p.p.)
Capex excl. licenses			74				75				(0.8%)
LTM Capex excl. licenses/revenue			12.4%				26.0%				(13.6p.p.)
Mobile
Customers (mln)			9.6				9.5				0.4%
- of which mobile data customers (mln)			5.2				4.6				11.2%
ARPU (UZS)			21,152				17,767				19.1%
MOU (min)			546				545				0.1%
Data usage (MB/user)			754				350				115.3%

Unitel continued to report strong revenue growth, as the company´s tariffs were fixed at the foreign exchange rate of UZS 4,210 to the US dollar after the liberalization of the Uzbek som on 5 September 2017, which is a higher level compared to the prior year. Total revenue increased by 20.1% and mobile service revenue increased by 20.0% to UZS 612 billion, supported by successful marketing activities, increased revenues from interconnect services, value added services and mobile data. Mobile data traffic more than doubled and mobile data revenue increased by 38.9% year on year during the first quarter, driven by the continued high-speed data network roll-out, increased smartphone penetration and the launch of new bundled offerings. The overall customer base increased by 0.4% to 9.6 million during the first quarter.

EBITDA increased by 4.5% to UZS 276 billion and the EBITDA margin was 44.8% in Q1 2018. The revenue growth was partially offset by an increase in non-controllable costs, such as customer tax, content costs, frequency fees and the negative impact from the currency liberalization, while HR costs increased as well as a result of insourcing maintenance activities. Customer costs increased in total by UZS 52.1 billion as a result of a doubling in customer tax to UZS 4,000 per customer per month from 1 January 2018. Adjusting for this negative customer tax effect, EBITDA growth would have been 18.9% and EBITDA margin for Q1 2018 would have been 8.5 percentage points higher, at 53.2%.

Capex excluding licenses totalled UZS 74.4 billion and the Q1 2018 LTM capex excluding licenses to revenue ratio was 12.4%. The company continued to invest in its high-speed data networks, improving the 4G/LTE coverage to 23% and increasing the number of nationwide 3G sites by 32% year on year. Further improvements to the high-speed data networks will continue to be a priority for Unitel in 2018.

The Republican Radiofrequencies Council in Uzbekistan redistributed radio frequencies in Uzbekistan in April 2018. This resulted in a reallocation of Unitel’s radio frequencies to other cellular communications providers in the market. The Company prepared the network for this conversion and expects no material impact.

The cash and deposits balances as of the end of Q1 2018 in Uzbekistan are USD 166 million in Uzbek som. In the first quarter VEON’s subsidiary PJSC VimpelCom successfully repatriated a net amount of approximately USD 20 million from Uzbekistan and an additional USD 20 million in April 2018. The repatriation of cash was executed at the market rate and the Company aims to repatriate excess cash in the remainder of FY 2018.

 

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ITALY JOINT VENTURE

 

EUR million		1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Total revenue			1,410				1,548				(8.9%)
Mobile service revenue			961				1,043				(7.8%)
Fixed-line service revenue			259				270				(4.2%)
EBITDA1			484				458				5.8%
EBITDA margin1			34.3%				29.6%				4.7p.p.
Capex excl. licenses1			224				240				(6.7%)
LTM capex excl. licenses/revenue2			20.2%				17.5%				2.8p.p.
Mobile
Total revenue			1,115				1,253				(11.0%)
- of which mobile data			357				352				1.1%
Customers (mln)			29.2				30.9				(5.5%)
- of which data customers (mln)			19.3				19.5				(1.4%)
ARPU (EUR)			10.8				11.0				(1.8%)
MOU (min)			284				264				7.5%
Fixed-line
Total revenue			294				295				(0.1%)
Total voice customers (mln)			2.70				2.72				(0.7%)
ARPU (EUR)			27.0				28.1				(3.9%)
Broadband customers (mln)			2.39				2.35				1.7%
Broadband ARPU (EUR)			20.6				21.8				(5.1%)

Notes: EBITDA negatively impacted by integration costs of approximately EUR 59 million in Q1 2017 and of approximately EUR 25 million in Q1 2018

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

¹ EBITDA and Capex are in line with Wind Tre statutory reported financial schemes: 2018 compliant with IFRS 15 and 2017 compliant with IAS 18. For comparison purposes: Q1 2018 EBITDA under IAS 18 would have been EUR 465 million; Q1 2018 Capex under IAS 18 would have been EUR 205 million

² LTM capex/revenue under IAS 18

Wind Tre’s total revenue in Q1 2018 decreased by 8.9% to EUR 1.4 billion, primarily driven by a 7.8% decline in mobile service revenue and lower CPE (“Customer Premises Equipment”) mainly related to mobile handsets. The mobile service revenue decline was primarily due to continuing aggressive competition in the market, which impacted both customer base (-5.5%) at 29.2 million and ARPU. The mobile handset revenue decline was primarily due to lower volume of gross additions and a more selective mobile customer scoring starting from H2 2017.

Mobile data revenue increased 1.1% year on year, driven by growth in both data ARPU (+0.9%) and data usage (+51% to approximately 4.4 GB per customer per month), more than offsetting the slight decline in data customer base (-1.4%). In Q1 2018, mobile ARPU slightly declined to EUR 10.8, a 1.8% year on year erosion, all attributable to the voice component.

Fixed-line service revenue declined by 4.2% year on year, due to ARPU dilution only partially offset by the increases in direct and broadband customers of 1.4% and 1.7% respectively, driven by the increased demand for fibre connections. In Q1 2018, the fixed-line direct customer base and the broadband customer base reached 2.5 million and 2.4 million respectively. The highly competitive market in 2017 has impacted Q1 2018, in particular fixed and broadband ARPU, which both slightly decreased year on year.

Q1 2018 EBITDA increased by 5.8% year on year to EUR 484 million; 4.1% of the year on year growth is explained by change in accounting (IFRS 15), while the remaining part of the growth is driven by the combination of incremental synergies (EUR 37 million in Q1) and lower integration costs in Q1 2018 vs Q1 2017, more than offsetting the top line decrease. EBITDA margin increased 4.7 percentage points to 34.3%.

Capex in the quarter was EUR 224 million and was primarily focused on modernizing and merging the former Wind and Tre networks as well as expanding capacity and coverage of 4G/LTE.

At the end of April 2018 approximately 6.5 thousand transmission sites were modernized and the cities of Trieste, Bologna, Agrigento, Milano and Alessandria were completed. The network modernization resulted in a sensible network performance improvement in these cities, leading to an overall improvement of the customer experience.

 

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CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

On 14 May 2018, VEON will also host a conference call by senior management at 9:30 CEST (8:30 BST) on the same day, which will be made available through following dial-in numbers. The call and slide presentation may be accessed at http://www.veon.com

9:30 CEST investor and analyst conference call

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

Confirmation Code: 2181209

International call-in number: 44 (0) 330 336 9105

Confirmation Code: 2181209

 

 

The conference call replay and the slide presentation webcast will be available until 21 May 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: 2181209

UK Replay Number: 0800 101 1153

Confirmation Code: 2181209

 

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION
INVESTOR RELATIONS Richard James [email protected]		MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Maria Piskunenko [email protected]

 

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DISCLAIMER

This press release contains “forward-looking statements”, as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “contemplate,” “possible” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to, among other things, VEON’s plans to implement its strategic priorities, including with respect to its transformation plan, among others; anticipated performance and guidance for 2018, including VEON’s ability to generate sufficient cash flow; future market developments and trends; operational and network development and network investment, including expectations regarding the roll-out and benefits of 3G/4G/LTE networks, as applicable; the effect of the acquisition of additional spectrum on customer experience; and VEON’s ability to realize its targets and strategic initiatives in its various countries of operation. The forward-looking statements included in this 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; failure to realize the expected benefits of the Italy Joint Venture due to, among other things, the parties’ inability to successfully implement integration strategies or otherwise realize the anticipated synergies; risks associated with data protection or cyber security, other risks beyond the parties’ control or a failure to meet expectations regarding various strategic priorities, the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, increased competition in the markets in which VEON operates and the effect of consumer taxes on the purchasing activities of consumers of VEON´s services. Certain other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements include the risk factors described in VEON’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other public filings made by VEON with the SEC. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm our future results. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Under no circumstances should the inclusion of such forward-looking statements in this press release be regarded as a representation or warranty by us or any other person with respect to the achievement of results set out in such statements or that the underlying assumptions used will in fact be the case. Therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We cannot assure you that any projected results or events will be achieved. Except to the extent required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Non-IFRS measures are reconciled to comparable IFRS measures in VEON Ltd.’s earnings release published on its website on the date hereof. Furthermore, elements of this press release contain or may contain, “inside information” as defined under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

VEON Ltd. owns a 50% share of the Italy Joint Venture (with CK Hutchison owning the other 50%) and we account for this JV using the equity method as we do not have control. All information related to the Italy Joint Venture is the sole responsibility of the Italy Joint Venture’s management, and no information contained herein, including, but not limited to, the Italy Joint Venture’s financial and industry data, has been prepared by or on behalf of, or approved by, our management. As a result of this, we do not provide any reconciliations for non-IFRS measures for the Wind Tre Joint Venture. For further information on the Italy Joint Venture and its accounting treatment, see “Explanatory Note—Presentation of Financial Information of the Italy Joint Venture” included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2017 and notes 5, 14 and 25 to our audited consolidated financial statements filed therewith.

 

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All non-IFRS measures disclosed further in this press release (including, without limitation, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, EBT, net debt, equity free cash flow, organic growth, capital expenditures excluding licenses and LTM (last twelve months) capex excluding licenses/revenue) are reconciled to comparable IFRS measures in VEON Ltd.’s earnings release published on its website on the date hereof. In addition, we present certain information on a forward-looking basis (including, without limitation, the expected impact on revenue, EBITDA and equity free cash flow from the consolidation of the Euroset stores after completing the transaction ending the Euroset joint venture). We are not able to, without unreasonable efforts, provide a full reconciliation to IFRS due to potentially high variability, complexity and low visibility as to the items that would be excluded from the comparable IFRS measure in the relevant future period, including, but not limited to, depreciation and amortization, impairment loss, loss on disposal of non-current assets, financial income and expenses, foreign currency exchange losses and gains, income tax expense and performance transformation costs, cash and cash equivalents, long - term and short-term deposits, interest accrued related to financial liabilities, other unamortized adjustments to financial liabilities, derivatives, and other financial liabilities.

 

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ABOUT VEON

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

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go to our website @ http://www.veon.com

CONTENT OF THE ATTACHMENTS

 

Attachment A		Customers			22
Attachment B		Definitions			22
Attachment C		Reconciliation tables			24
		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 Factbook1Q2018.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				1Q18				1Q17				YoY						1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Russia					56.3				57.0				(1.2%)						2.3				2.2				3.3%
Pakistan					55.1				52.5				5.0%
Algeria					15.3				16.1				(4.5%)
Bangladesh					32.2				30.5				5.6%
Ukraine					26.5				26.0				1.9%						0.8				0.8				0.9%
Uzbekistan					9.6				9.5				0.4%
Other					15.5				15.2				1.8%						0.5				0.4				8.4%
Total consolidated					210.5				206.8				1.8%						3.6				3.4				5.9%
Italy					29.2				30.9				(5.5%)						2.4				2.4				1.7%
Total					239.7				237.7				0.8%						6.0				5.8				3.4%

ATTACHMENT B: DEFINITIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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ATTACHMENT C: RECONCILIATION TABLES

RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED EBITDA

 

USD mln				1Q18				1Q17
Unaudited
EBITDA					854				861
Depreciation					(346	)			(390	)
Amortization					(126	)			(122	)
Impairment loss					(3	)			3
Loss on disposals of non-current assets					(17	)			(7	)
Operating profit					362				345
Financial Income and Expenses					(198	)			(193	)
-  including finance income					19				22
-  including finance costs					(217	)			(215	)
Net foreign exchange (loss)/gain and others					(127	)			(21	)
-  including Other non-operating (losses)/gains					(9	)			(36	)
-  including Shares of loss of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method, including impairments of JV and associates					(130	)			(101	)
-  including Net foreign exchange gain					12				115
Profit before tax					37				130
Income tax expense					(119	)			(141	)
(Loss)/Profit for the period					(82	)			(11	)
Less profit attributable to non-controlling interest					(27	)			6
(Loss) for the year attributable to the owners of the parent					(109	)			(4	)
RECONCILIATION OF CAPEX
USD mln unaudited				1Q18				1Q17
Cash paid for purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets					676				487
Net difference between timing of recognition and payments for purchase of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets					99				(218	)
Capital expenditures					774				268
Less capital expenditures in licenses and other					(419	)			(5	)
Capital expenditures excl. licenses					355				264

RECONCILIATION OF ORGANIC AND REPORTED GROWTH RATES

 

				1Q18 vs 1Q17
				Total Revenue																EBITDA
				Organic				Forex & other1				Reported								Organic				Forex & other1				Reported
Russia					3.0%				3.4%				6.4%								7.4%				0.9%				8.3%
Pakistan					5.7%				(6.2%)				(0.5%)								20.1%				(7.1%)				13.0%
Algeria					(9.3%)				(3.3%)				(12.6%)								(17.3%)				(3.0%)				(20.3%)
Bangladesh					(10.6%)				(3.8%)				(14.5%)								(29.9%)				(3.0%)				(32.9%)
Ukraine					10.1%				(0.9%)				9.2%								16.4%				(0.8%)				15.6%
Uzbekistan					20.1%				(70.8%)				(50.6%)								4.5%				(61.5%)				(57.0%)
Total					3.2%				(4.6%)				(1.4%)								6.3%				(7.1%)				(0.8%)

 

1)	In Q1 2018 other includes the impact from Euroset transaction for the group. In Q1 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

 

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RECONCILIATION OF VEON CONSOLIDATED NET DEBT

 

USD mln				31 March 2018								31 December 2017								30 September 2017
Net debt					8,966								8,741								8,672
Cash and cash equivalents					1,393								1,304								2,565
Long - term and short-term deposits					43								70								199
Cash pledged as collateral for the Mandatory Tender Offer					-								987								-
Gross debt					10,402								11,102								11,437
Interest accrued related to financial liabilities					132								130								179
Other unamortised adjustments to financial liabilities (fees, discounts etc.)					(35	)							(34	)							(34	)
Derivatives not designated as hedges					311								310								311
Derivatives designated as hedges					167								60								40
Other financial liabilities					49								62								38
Total other financial liabilities					11,026								11,630								11,971

RECONCILIATION OF EQUITY FREE CASH FLOW

 

USD million				1Q18				1Q17				YoY
EBITDA					854				861				(0.8%)
Changes in working capital					96				108				(11.1%)
Movements in provision					32				(66	)			n.m.
Net interest paid received					(176	)			(193	)			(8.8%)
Income tax paid					(104	)			(126	)			(17.5%)
Cash flow from operating activities (excl.discontinued operations)					702				584				20.1%
Capex excl.licenses					(355	)			(264	)			34.5%
Working capital related to Capex excl. license					(17	)			(217	)			n.m.
Proceeds from sale of PPE					4				2				100.0%
Equity Free Cash Flow excl.licenses					334				106				215.7%

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

 

USD mln					1Q18				1Q17
Italy JV reported net result					(205	)			(542	)
50% of Italy JV reported net result					(102	)			(271	)
D&A - PPA adjustment					(32	)			190
Other PPA adjustmnet					5				(8	)
Total PPA adjustment					(27	)			182
VEON share of profit/(loss) from JV and associates					(130	)			(89	)

 

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EBITDA RECONCILIATION FOR COUNTRY

Q1 2018

 

USD mln		Russia				Pakistan				Algeria				Bangladesh				Ukraine				Uzbekistan				HQ				Other				VEON Consolidated
EBITDA			443				175				91				47				89				34				(80)				55				854
Less
Depreciation			(209)				(31)				(27)				(30)				(13)				(7)				(1)				(29)				(346)
Amortization			(37)				(34)				(21)				(12)				(10)				(0)				(3)				(10)				(126)
Impairment loss			(1)				20				(0)				(0)				(0)				-								(20)				(3)
Loss on disposals of non-current assets			(2)				(1)				0				(14)				0				(0)								-				(17)
Operating profit			195				129				43				(9)				65				26				(84)				(4)				362
Q1 2017
USD mln		Russia				Pakistan				Algeria				Bangladesh				Ukraine				Uzbekistan				HQ				Other				VEON Consolidated
EBITDA			409				154				114				69				77				79				(76)				35				861
Less
Depreciation			(203)				(53)				(31)				(40)				(16)				(16)				(0)				(30)				(390)
Amortization			(39)				(21)				(28)				(10)				(12)				(1)				(2)				(9)				(122)
Impairment loss			-				-				-				2				1				-				-				0				3
Loss on disposals of non-current assets			(4)				(1)				0				(4)				1				2				-				(2)				(7)
Operating profit			163				80				55				17				52				63				(78)				(6)				345

 

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RATES OF FUNCTIONAL CURRENCIES TO USD¹

 

				Target rates						Average rates														Closing rates
				2018						1Q18				1Q17				YoY						1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Russian Ruble					60						56.88				58.84				-3.3	%					57.26				56.38				1.6	%
Euro					0.8						0.81				0.94				-13.3	%					0.81				0.94				-13.5	%
Algerian Dinar					110						114.08				109.93				3.8	%					114.14				110.07				3.7	%
Pakistan Rupee					105						111.41				104.79				6.3	%					115.71				104.83				10.4	%
Bangladeshi Taka					79						83.08				79.50				4.5	%					83.22				80.25				3.7	%
Ukrainian Hryvnia					27						27.32				27.06				1.0	%					26.54				26.98				-1.6	%
Kazakh Tenge					340						323.31				322.53				0.2	%					318.31				314.79				1.1	%
Uzbekistan Som					8,748						8,156.68				3,352.90				143.3	%					8,114.86				3,595.02				125.7	%
Armenian Dram					480						481.52				485.63				-0.8	%					480.06				483.45				-0.7	%
Kyrgyz Som					70						68.50				69.25				-1.1	%					68.43				68.61				-0.3	%
Georgian Lari					2.4						2.49				2.60				-4.5	%					2.41				2.45				-1.3	%

^{1 Functional currency in Tajikistan is USD}

 

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Q1 2018 RESULTS Amsterdam, 14 May 2018

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This presentation contains “forward-looking statements”, as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “seek,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “contemplate,” “possible” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to, among other things, VEON’s plans to implement its strategic priorities, including with respect to its transformation plan, among others; anticipated performance and guidance for 2018, including VEON’s ability to generate sufficient cash flow; future market developments and trends; operational and network development and network investment, including expectations regarding the roll-out and benefits of 3G/4G/LTE networks, as applicable; the effect of the acquisition of additional spectrum on customer experience; and VEON’s ability to realize its targets and strategic initiatives in its various countries of operation. The forward-looking statements included in this presentation are based on management’s best assessment of VEON’s strategic and financial position and of future market conditions, trends and other potential developments. These discussions involve risks and uncertainties. The actual outcome may differ materially from these statements as a result of demand for and market acceptance of VEON’s products and services; continued volatility in the economies in VEON’s markets; unforeseen developments from competition; governmental regulation of the telecommunications industries; general political uncertainties in VEON’s markets; government investigations or other regulatory actions; litigation or disputes with third parties or other negative developments regarding such parties; failure to realize the expected benefits of the Italy Joint Venture due to, among other things, the parties’ inability to successfully implement integration strategies or otherwise realize the anticipated synergies; risks associated with data protection or cyber security, other risks beyond the parties’ control or a failure to meet expectations regarding various strategic priorities, the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, increased competition in the markets in which VEON operates and the effect of consumer taxes on the purchasing activities of consumers of VEON´s services. Certain other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements include the risk factors described in VEON’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and other public filings made by VEON with the SEC. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm our future results. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Under no circumstances should the inclusion of such forward-looking statements in this presentation be regarded as a representation or warranty by us or any other person with respect to the achievement of results set out in such statements or that the underlying assumptions used will in fact be the case. Therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We cannot assure you that any projected results or events will be achieved. Except to the extent required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Non-IFRS measures are reconciled to comparable IFRS measures in VEON Ltd.’s earnings release published on its website on the date hereof. VEON Ltd. owns a 50% share of the Italy Joint Venture (with CK Hutchison owning the other 50%) and we account for this JV using the equity method as we do not have control. All information related to the Italy Joint Venture is the sole responsibility of the Italy Joint Venture’s management, and no information contained herein, including, but not limited to, the Italy Joint Venture’s financial and industry data, has been prepared by or on behalf of, or approved by, our management. As a result of this, we do not provide any reconciliations for non-IFRS measures for the Wind Tre Joint Venture. For further information on the Italy Joint Venture and its accounting treatment, see "Explanatory Note—Presentation of Financial Information of the Italy Joint Venture" included in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2017 and notes 5, 14 and 25 to our audited consolidated financial statements filed therewith. All non-IFRS measures disclosed further in this presentation (including, without limitation, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, EBT, net debt, equity free cash flow, organic growth, capital expenditures excluding licenses and LTM (last twelve months) capex excluding licenses/revenue) are reconciled to comparable IFRS measures in VEON Ltd.’s earnings release published on its website on the date hereof. In addition, we present certain information on a forward-looking basis (including, without limitation, the expected impact on revenue, EBITDA and equity free cash flow from the consolidation of the Euroset stores after completing the transaction ending the Euroset joint venture). We are not able to, without unreasonable efforts, provide a full reconciliation to IFRS due to potentially high variability, complexity and low visibility as to the items that would be excluded from the comparable IFRS measure in the relevant future period, including, but not limited to, depreciation and amortization, impairment loss, loss on disposal of non-current assets, financial income and expenses, foreign currency exchange losses and gains, income tax expense and performance transformation costs, cash and cash equivalents, long - term and short-term deposits, interest accrued related to financial liabilities, other unamortized adjustments to financial liabilities, derivatives, and other financial liabilities. Disclaimer Q1 2018 PRESENTATION

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Key developments Q1 2018 RESULTS VEON reports good revenue and EBITDA organic growth in Q1 2018; USD 334 million in equity free cash flow excluding licenses; FY 2018 guidance confirmed Russia saw normalization in EBITDA, returning to trend Pakistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan continued their strong performance Algeria and Bangladesh remain under pressure; operational turnarounds in progress Continued competitive pressure weighs on Italy JV revenue; synergies on track, offsetting the top-line impact on EBITDA VEON now launched 4G/LTE in all operating countries Launch of 4G/LTE expected to sustain strong data growth in Ukraine and support turnaround in Bangladesh Euroset integration and rebranding into Beeline stores in Russia on track; integration costs impacting 2018 EBITDA, expected positive contribution from 2019 onwards VEON withdrew the Mandatory Tender Offer for shares of GTH, given the lapse of time and absence of approval from regulators in Egypt Current best estimate for total Yarovaya law expenditures is RUB 45 billion over 5 years, of which approximately RUB 6 billion in FY 2018 Ursula Burns appointed as Executive Chairman, Kjell Morten Johnsen appointed as interim COO

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EBITDA (USD MILLION) 854 Total revenue (USD Billion) 2.3 +3.2% organic1 YoY -1.4% reported YoY +6.3% organic1 YoY -0.8% reported YoY Capex excl. licenses (USD mILLION) 355 +34.7% reported YoY LTM capex/revenue: 16.4% equity free cash flow excl. licenses2 (USD mILLION) 334 +216% reported YoY Total revenue organic1 growth of 3.2% YoY, mainly driven by Russia, Pakistan, Ukraine; reported total revenue -1.4% due to Uzbekistan and Pakistan currencies devaluation Mobile data revenue organic growth of 23% YoY, reported mobile data revenue +15.9% EBITDA organic1 growth of 6.3% YoY, driven by good operational performance in Russia, Pakistan and Ukraine, partially offset by declining EBITDA in Algeria and Bangladesh Reported EBITDA decreased 0.8% YoY to USD 854 million due to currency devaluation in Uzbekistan and Pakistan, and Euroset integration costs. EBITDA margin at 38.0% (Q1 2017 37.8%). Capex excl. licenses increased by 34.7% YoY due to 4G/LTE roll-out and more equal quarterly distribution of expenditures; resulting in 16.4% LTM capex to revenue Q1 2018 equity free cash flow excluding licenses2 increased to USD 334 million Good revenue and EBITDA organic1 growth, FY 2018 guidance on track 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 Q1 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See attachment in Earnings release for reconciliations 2 Equity free cash flow 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 Q1 2018 RESULTS

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-1.4% YoY reported Revenue development Solid organic growth in most countries, partially offset by decrease in Algeria and Bangladesh USD MILLION +3.2% YoY organic 1 2 Q1 2018 RESULTS 1 Other includes interconnect, roaming and intercompany eliminations 2 Other in Q1 2018 mainly includes the results of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, other global operations and services and intercompany eliminations

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EBITDA development Good organic growth USD MILLION +6.3% YoY organic Q1 2018 RESULTS -0.8% YoY reported 2 1 FOREX and Other refer to Forex and Euroset impact on EBITDA 2 Other in Q1 2018 mainly includes the results of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, other global operations and services and intercompany eliminations 1 1

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Q1 2018 RESULTS In Q1 2018, corporate costs were at USD 80 million, up ~5% YoY Year-on-year increase mostly due to severance costs, partially offset by a release of a provision for long term management incentive plans All the initiatives to address the corporate costs are progressing in line with expectations Q1 2018 - Corporate costs Aiming to reduce corporate costs in FY 2018 by ~20% YoY from ~USD 430 million in FY 2017

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Revenue and EBITDA country trends Figures and trends in local currency 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 Revenue EBITDA 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 RUSSIA (RUB BILLION) PAKISTAN (PKR BILLION) ALGERIA (DZD BILLION) BANGLADESH (BDT BILLION) UKRAINE (UAH BILLION) UZBEKISTAN (UZS BILLION) +4.7% YoY +20.1% YoY -17.3% YoY -29.9% YoY +16.4% YoY +4.5% YoY +2.9% YoY +5.7% YoY -9.3% YoY +10.1% YoY +20.1% YoY -10.6% YoY Q1 2018 RESULTS 1Q18 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 1Q18 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18

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Russia: good results, with EBITDA returning to trend TOTAL REVENUE (RUB BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) Mobile service revenue increased by 3.7% YoY, mainly driven by 8.9% mobile data revenue growth Mobile ARPU grew by 4.4% YoY Fixed-line service revenue decreased by 8.2% YoY, mainly due to the centralization of transit services revenue in VEON Wholesale Services and decrease of foreign revenue EBITDA increased by 4.7%, driven by revenue growth and improved device margin, partially offset by Euroset integration costs of ~RUB 600 million Euroset integration on track, ~800 stores rebranded as of end of April; majority of integration costs expected in Q2 2018 Capex excluding licenses increased YoY mainly due to more equal quarterly distributions while LTM Capex/Revenue decreased to 14.8% Current best estimate for total Yarovaya law expenditures is RUB 45 billion. FY 2018 expected investment approximately RUB 6 billion +2.9% YoY -1.2% YoY +4.7% YoY +34.5% YoY EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (RUB BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (RUB BILLION AND %) Q1 2018 RESULTS

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Pakistan: continued data-driven revenue growth and further margin expansion TOTAL REVENUE (PKR BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) +5.7% YoY +5.0% YoY +20.1% YoY +101.9% YoY 38.7 40.3 40.9 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (PKR BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (PKR BILLION AND %) Q1 2018 RESULTS Continued revenue YoY growth in Q1, despite the competitive market conditions, fuelled by strong data revenue growth (+34% YoY) Positive impact from enabled 3G for ex-Warid and 4G/LTE for ex-Mobilink customers after completion of network integration in Q4 2017 Customer growth along with 4G/LTE expansion Double digit EBITDA YoY increase due to revenue growth, synergies and phasing-out of integration costs EBITDA margin expansion +5.7 p.p. YoY and +1.8p.p. QoQ Capex excluding licenses YoY increased to support 4G/LTE network expansion

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Algeria: challenging macro and competitive environment vs. sequential customer growth TOTAL REVENUE (DZD BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) -9.3% YoY -4.5% YoY -17.3% YoY -44.5% YoY 0.5 0.5 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (DZD BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (DZD BILLION AND %) Q1 2018 RESULTS Continuing macroeconomic and regulatory challenges Economic slowdown and high inflation continue, along with import restrictions New direct taxation since 1 January 2018 Top line remains under pressure with customer base reduction YoY; however: Change in customer base dynamic, +2.4% QoQ, through the success of new offers Data revenue +80% YoY thanks to new commercial offers leveraging on 4G/LTE network leadership EBITDA decrease mainly as a result of revenue trend Impact from 2018 finance law was broadly offset by positive YoY impact from partial MTR symmetry However, QoQ EBITDA margin improvement

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Bangladesh: continued competitive pressure impacting results, 4G/LTE successfully launched TOTAL REVENUE (BDT BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) -10.6% YoY +5.6% YoY -29.9% YoY +501.9% YoY 10.8 12.0 10.7 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (BDT BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (BDT BILLION AND %) Q1 2018 RESULTS Banglalink acquired additional spectrum in the 1800 and 2100 MHz bandwidth and 4G/LTE license 4G/LTE launched in February, roll-out gaining pace with current population coverage at ~12% Revenue YoY trend deteriorated due to continued competitive pressure; however: Customer growth (+5.6% YoY) supported by improved distribution (11,000 new outlets) Data revenue +8% YoY, with acceleration of data customer growth at 21% YoY and doubled YoY data usage EBITDA decline due to revenue trend, customer acquisition costs and opex related to network expansion (e.g. maintenance, leasing, utilities) However, EBITDA margin flat QoQ Capex increase driven by investments to improve network resilience and 4G/LTE sites roll-out

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Ukraine: sustained strong data and ARPU performance alongside 4G/LTE launch TOTAL REVENUE (UAH BILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN (UAH BILLION AND %) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (UAH BILLION AND %) +10.1% YoY +1.9% YoY +16.4% YoY -6.8% YoY Q1 2018 RESULTS Kyivstar secured 4G/LTE license in the 2,600 MHz and 1,800 MHz bandwidth and launched 4G/LTE from April 2018 Improved churn driving customer growth Mobile service revenue growth of 11% YoY, mainly driven by data revenue growth of 59% ARPU increased by 8.5% YoY Fixed-line service revenue stable YoY EBITDA increased 16% YoY driven by revenue growth, leading to an EBITDA margin of 56.6% 3G population coverage reached 74.5%

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Revenue grew 20.1% YoY driven by increased tariffs, which were fixed at the foreign exchange rate of UZS 4,210 to the US dollar after the liberalization of the Uzbek som on 5 September 2017 Mobile data revenue increased 38.9% YoY EBITDA increased by 4.5% YoY, driven by revenue growth, partially offset mainly by non-controllable costs (e.g. customer tax increase) EBITDA margin decreased 6.7p.p. to 44.8%. The increased customer tax negatively impacted EBITDA margin by 8.5 p.p. YoY 4G/LTE population coverage increased to 23%, from 8% in Q1 2017 Spectrum reallocated among all operators as per April 2018. No material impact expected Uzbekistan: strong revenue growth, tax and cost pressure impacting EBITDA margin TOTAL REVENUE (UZS BILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) 628 513 617 EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN1 (UZS BILLION AND %) CAPEX EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM CAPEX/REVENUE (UZS BILLION AND %) +20.1% YoY +0.4% YoY +4.5% YoY Q1 2018 RESULTS -0.8% YoY

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Service revenue -7.1% YoY, of which: Mobile service revenue -7.8% YoY, mainly due to continued competitive pressure in the market, reflected by customer base and ARPU (-1.8%) trends Fixed service revenue -4.2% YoY mainly due to ARPU reduction (-3.9%) in a competitive market, only partially compensated by increase of direct customer base (+1.4%) Other & CPE1 revenue decline mainly due to CPE1, due to lower gross additions and more selective mobile customer scoring introduced in H2 2017 EBITDA2 increased by 5.8% YoY, benefitting from: +4.1% due to change in accounting (IFRS 15) Incremental synergies (EUR 37 million in 1Q 2018) Lower YoY integration costs Contribution to VEON P&L of USD 130 million loss for 1Q18 Italy: continued competitive pressure weighs on top-line TOTAL REVENUE (EUR MILLION) MOBILE CUSTOMERS (MILLION) EBITDA AND EBITDA MARGIN 2 (EUR MILLION AND %) Q1 2018 RESULTS -8.9% YoY 1,548 1,410 1,556 1 -5.5% YoY +5.8% YoY -6.7% YoY 1 CPE = Customer Premises Equipment 2 EBITDA and Capex figures are in line with Wind Tre statutory reported financial schemes: 2018 compliant with IFRS 15 and 2017 compliant with IAS 18. For comparison purposes: 1Q 2018 EBITDA under IAS 18 would have been 465 EUR million; 1Q 2018 CAPEX under IAS 18 would have been 205 EUR million. EBITDA negatively impacted by integration costs of ~EUR 59 million in 1Q 2017 and of ~EUR 25 million in 1Q 2018 3 1Q 2018 LTM CAPEX calculated under IAS 18 Note: starting from Q2 2017 results, minor changes in accounting policies were adopted and for a proper comparison previous period results were adjusted accordingly CAPEX2 EXCL. LICENSES AND LTM3 CAPEX/REVENUE (EUR MILLION AND %)

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Q1 2018 income statement 1Q18 1Q17 Reported YoY Organic1 YoY Revenue 2,250 2,281 (1.4%) 3.2% Service revenue 2,156 2,202 (2.1%) 2.9% EBITDA 854 861 (0.8%) 6.3% Depreciation, amortization and other (492) (516) (4.6%) Operating Profit 362 345 5.0% Net financial income and expenses (198) (194) (2.0%) Net FOREX and other gains 3 79 n.m. Share of loss from joint ventures and associates (130) (100) n.m. Profit before tax 37 130 n.m. Tax (119) (141) n.m. Loss from continued operations (82) (11) n.m. Profit from discontinued operations - - n.m. Non-controlling interest (27) 6 n.m. Net (loss) attributable to VEON shareholders (109) (4) 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 Q1 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See attachment in Earnings release for reconciliations USD MILLION Operating profit increased YoY mainly due to lower depreciation, driven by the classification of Pakistan towers as assets held for sale and the depreciation of Uzbek som Decrease in net FOREX and other gains is primarily attributable to lower appreciation of the Russian rouble compare to Q1 2017 The share of loss of joint ventures and associates increased to USD 130 million in Q1 2018 compared to a loss of USD 100 million in Q1 2017. In Q1 2017, 50% of the net loss in the Italy joint venture was USD 271 million, with a positive PPA adjustment at VEON of USD 182 million. In Q1 2018, 50% share of the net loss was USD 102 million, with a negative PPA adjustment at VEON of USD 27 million Decrease in income tax expense to USD 119 million is mainly driven by lower profitability in countries with a higher nominal rate and a one-off deferred tax expense recorded in Q1 2017 Net financial income and expenses were broadly stable YoY as the increase in debt was offset by lower interest rates Q1 2018 RESULTS EBITDA decreased 0.8% YoY to USD 854 million due to currency devaluation in Uzbekistan and Pakistan, and Euroset integration costs

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Q1 2018 RESULTS Cash flow reconciliation table USD MILLION 1Q18 1Q17 YoY EBITDA 854 861 (0.8%) Changes in working capital 96 108 (11.1%) Movement in provisions 32 (66) n.m. Net interest paid-received (176) (193) (8.8%) Income tax paid (104) (126) (17.5%) Cash flow from operating activities (excl. discontinued operations) 702 584 20.1% Capex excl.licenses (355) (263) 34.5% Working capital related to Capex excl. licenses (17) (217) n.m. Proceeds from sale of PPE 4 2 100% Equity Free Cash Flow 334 106 216% The year on year movement in provisions is mainly due to payment of USD 69 million related to Iraqna claim in Q1 2017 and accrual for severance costs in Q1 2018 Increase in capex excluding licenses driven by 4G/LTE roll-out and more equal quarterly distribution in 2018 compared to 2017 Capex related working capital improvement driven by lower capex in Q4 2017 compared to Q4 2016

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Q1 2018 net debt development 1 FOREX and Other consists of other investing activities and other items NET DEBT EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x 1 Q1 2018 RESULTS USD MILLION License payments of USD 303 million Increase of debt due to dividend and spectrum payments of USD 589 million

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Q1 2018 RESULTS FY 2018 targets confirmed 3.2% organic growth1 6.3% organic growth1 USD 334 million Q1 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 Q1 2018 organic growth is calculated at constant currency and excludes the impact from Euroset transaction. See attachment Earnings release for reconciliations 2 Equity free cash flow is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as free cash flow from operating activities less cash flow used in investing activities, excluding M&A transactions, capex for licenses, inflow/outflow of deposits, financial assets and other one-off items 3 FY 2018 revenue and EBITDA targets calculated on organic basis. Organic growth reflects changes in revenue and EBITDA. Organic change excludes the effect of foreign currency movements and other factors, such as businesses under liquidation, disposals, mergers and acquisitions. Major exceptional items currently known are the impact from the Uzbekistan currency liberalization, the Pakistan tower transaction (Deodar), the Euroset transaction and the one-off adjustment to a vendor agreement. FY 2018 equity free cash flow target is calculated at 2018 target currency rates. For FY 2018 target currency rates, see appendix Flat-to-low single digit organic growth Flat-to-low single digit organic growth USD ~1 billion FY 2018 targets3 Total revenue EBITDA Equity free cash flow2 FY 2018 equity free cash flow target is calculated at 2018 target currency rates

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IFRS 15 The scope of IFRS 15 includes the timing of revenue recognition and costs of obtaining contracts with customers No material impact in the accounting for revenues, based on existing product and service offerings Costs incurred acquiring new customers are now required to be capitalized and amortized over the average customer life The additional asset stemming from capitalization of these costs was USD 93 million (pre-tax) at 1 January 2018 (i.e. one-off gain to retained earnings in 2018) For the Italy JV, the impact on adoption of IFRS 15 amounted to USD 38 million post tax (i.e. recorded as an increase in investment value in 2018 against opening equity) The overall impact on opening equity upon adoption of IFRS 15 is USD 102 million (USD 87 million attributable to shareholders of the parent and USD 15 million to NCI) IFRS 9 and IFRS 15: 2018 impact for VEON IFRS 9 The scope of IFRS 9 includes new guidance to classify financial instruments on the balance sheet VEON introduced the concept of Expected Credit Losses (“ECL”), where a bad debt provision is required for all debt-like instruments including unbilled receivables. VEON recognized the additional bad debt provision in amount of USD 14 million (pre-tax) For the Italy JV, the impact on adoption of IFRS 9 amounted to USD 35 million (i.e. recorded as a reduction of the investment value in 2018 against opening equity) The overall impact on opening equity upon adoption of IFRS 9 is USD 45 million (USD 41 million attributable to shareholders of the parent and USD 4 million to NCI) The Group is in the process of assessing the impact of IFRS 16, which may be material Q1 2018 RESULTS

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Group debt structure Average cost of debt: 6.6% (31 March 2017: 7.3%) 1 Including effect of cross currency swaps AS AT 31 MARCH 2018 Group debt currency mix1 Group debt structure Q1 2018 RESULTS Average maturity: 3.8 years (31 March 2017: 3.1 years) Gross Debt USD 10.4billion

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Group debt maturity schedule Group debt maturity schedule by currency1 AS AT 31 MARCH 2018, USD BILLION 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 >2022   USD 0.3 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.7 2.6 54% RUB 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.2 0.8 0.0 25% EUR 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.0 14% PKR 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 6% OTHER 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2% 1 Including effect of cross currency swaps. Principal amount of Group debt taking into account cross-currency swaps is equivalent to USD 10,459 million. Q1 2018 RESULTS

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Liquidity overview Group cash breakdown by currency 31 MARCH, 2018 Unused RCF headroom at the end of Q1 2018: Unused CF headroom at the end of Q1 2018: VEON – syndicate USD 1.69 billion VEON – Sberbank RUB 15 billion (USD 0.26 billion) Pakistan – credit facilities PKR 15 billion (USD 0.13 billion) Banglalink – syndicated TL facility BDT 20 billion (USD 0.24 billion) Total cash and unused committed credit lines: USD 3.7 billion Group cash: USD 1.4 billion Q1 2018 RESULTS

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Debt by entity Outstanding debt Type of debt AS AT 31 MARCH 2018, USD MILLION Entity Bonds Loans Other Total VEON Amsterdam B.V. - 210 - 210 VEON Holdings B.V. 3,682 3,261 - 6,943 GTH Finance B.V. 1,200 - - 1,200 GTH - 98 - 98 PJSC VimpelCom 562 - 60 622 Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited 35 742 - 777 Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. 300 113 - 413 Optimum Telecom Algérie S.p.A. - 131 - 131 Others - - 8 8 Total 5,779 4,555 68 10,402 Q1 2018 RESULTS

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Russian ruble Algerian dinar Pakistan rupee Bangladeshi taka Ukrainian hryvnia Kazakh tenge Uzbekistan som Armenian dram Kyrgyz som Georgian lari Target rates FY 2018 60.00 110.00 105.00 79.00 27.00 340.00 8,748 480 70.00 2.40 Average rates 1Q18 1Q17 YoY 56.88 58.84 (3.3%) 114.08 109.93 3.8% 111.41 104.79 6.3% 83.08 79.50 4.5% 27.32 27.06 1.0% 323.31 322.53 0.2% 8,156.68 3,352.90 143.3% 481.52 485.63 (0.8%) 68.50 69.25 (1.1%) 2.49 2.60 (4.5%) Closing rates 1Q18 1Q17 YoY 57.26 56.38 1.6% 114.14 110.07 3.7% 115.71 104.83 10.4% 83.22 80.25 3.7% 26.54 26.98 (1.6%) 318.31 314.79 1.1% 8,114.86 3,595.02 125.7% 480.06 483.45 (0.7%) 68.43 68.61 (0.3%) 2.41 2.45 (1.3%) Forex Q1 2018 RESULTS

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Russia Algeria Pakistan Bangladesh Ukraine Uzbekistan Other Total Revenue Q1 2018 38 (7) (23) (6) (2) (108) 0 (107) Forex YoY impact on Revenue and EBITDA EBITDA Q1 2018 15 (3) (10) (1) (1) (48) (2) (51) Q1 2018 RESULTS

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VEON    

Index sheet    

Consolidated VEON

Customers

Russia

Pakistan

Algeria

Bangladesh

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Italy

Average and closing rates of functional currencies to USD

 

				Average rates												Closing rates
				1Q18				1Q17				YoY				1Q18				1Q17				YoY
Russian Ruble		RUB			56.88				58.84				-3.3	%			57.26				56.38				1.6	%
Euro		EUR			0.81				0.94				-13.3	%			0.81				0.94				-13.5	%
Algerian Dinar		DZD			114.08				109.93				3.8	%			114.14				110.07				3.7	%
Pakistan Rupee		PKR			111.41				104.79				6.3	%			115.71				104.83				10.4	%
Bangladeshi Taka		BDT			83.08				79.50				4.5	%			83.22				80.25				3.7	%
Ukrainian Hryvnia		UAH			27.32				27.06				1.0	%			26.54				26.98				-1.6	%
Kazakh Tenge		KZT			323.31				322.53				0.2	%			318.31				314.79				1.1	%
Uzbekistan Som		UZS			8,156.68				3,352.90				143.3	%			8,114.86				3,595.02				125.7	%
Armenian Dram		AMD			481.52				485.63				-0.8	%			480.06				483.45				-0.7	%
Kyrgyz Som		KGS			68.50				69.25				-1.1	%			68.43				68.61				-0.3	%
Georgian Lari		GEL			2.49				2.60				-4.5	%			2.41				2.45				-1.3	%

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

Consolidated*		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16 (pro-forma Warid)				2Q16 (pro-forma Warid)				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				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				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				9,313				8,700				9,105
EBITDA			938				1,069				58				811				778				811				896				783				861				931				1,042				753				854				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	%			29.9	%			36.1	%			37.9	%
EBIT			308				530				(480	)			166				297				269				406				91				345				389				561				211				362				524				1,063				1,506
Profit/(Loss) before tax			(8	)			329				(834	)			(82	)			137				82				186				(89	)			131				(193	)			324				(285	)			37				(595	)			316				(24	)
Net income/(loss)			184				108				(1,005	)			58				169				122				445				1,557				(4	)			(278	)			125				(325	)			(109	)			(655	)			2,294				(483	)
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)			263				590				459				709				203				348				422				770				268				643				406				473				754				2,033				1,741				1,790
CAPEX excluding licenses			210				462				448				671				158				329				382				754				263				332				398				466				355				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	%			11.5	%			13.7	%			16.2	%			20.1	%			15.8	%			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.

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Mobile customers		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				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				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				17.0				16.3				15.0
Pakistan			38.2				33.4				35.2				36.2				48.3				49.3				51.0				51.6				52.5				52.5				53.1				53.6				55.1				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				32.3				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				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				9.9				9.5				9.7
Other			15.6				15.8				15.9				15.5				15.0				15.1				15.5				15.3				15.2				15.4				15.7				16.2				15.5				6.0				15.1				16.2
Total without Italy			194.9				191.8				195.3				196.1				204.1				204.2				205.6				207.5				206.8				208.1				210.3				210.5				210.5				186.6				207.2				210.5
Italy			21.4				21.4				21.3				21.1				20.9				20.9				20.7				31.3				30.9				30.3				29.8				29.5				29.2				21.1				31.3				29.5
Total on combined basis			216.3				213.2				216.7				217.2				225.0				225.1				226.3				238.8				237.7				238.4				240.1				240.0				239.7				207.7				238.6				240.0
Fixed line customers		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				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				—				2.2				2.2
Algeria			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Pakistan			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Bangladesh			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				—				0.8				—				—
Ukraine			0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.2				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				0.3				0.5				2.2				0.1				0.3
Total without Italy			3.5				3.4				3.4				3.4				3.4				3.4				3.3				3.4				3.4				3.4				3.4				3.4				3.6				3.4				3.1				3.4
Italy			2.2				2.2				2.2				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.4				2.7				2.7				2.7				2.4				—				2.3				2.7
Total on combined basis			5.7				5.6				5.6				5.7				5.7				5.7				5.7				5.7				5.8				6.2				6.1				6.1				6.0				3.4				5.4				6.1

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Russia

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATED		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				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				4,583				4,097				4,728
EBITDA			421				524				455				424				328				414				413				419				409				471				479				430				443				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	%			39.8	%			38.4	%			37.8	%
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)			84				216				202				403				48				115				149				350				117				141				191				237				162				906				662				685
CAPEX excluding licenses			80				212				198				343				43				109				146				345				114				138				185				230				158				833				643				667
MOBILE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenues			859				1,066				961				902				733				843				914				940				932				1,023				1,058				1,040				1,010				3,789				3,430				4,054
Service Revenue (Mobile)			829				1,031				918				846				696				816				879				886				890				974				1,003				976				954				3,624				3,276				3,843
Data Revenue (Mobile)			164				198				177				180				160				187				208				223				236				254				259				263				266				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				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				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				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU, min			303				320				319				319				315				337				336				335				324				337.71				325.32				322.88				307.2				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	%			0.1				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				3,233.6				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
FIXED-LINE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			202				222				189				182				152				165				178				172				165				173				172				165				156				794				667				675
Service revenue			201				221				188				179				151				165				177				172				164				173				172				164				156				789				665				673
Broadband revenue			53				56				43				41				43				45				43				45				46				45				44				43				45				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				2.2				2.2				2.2
Broadband ARPU (USD)			7.6				8.3				6.4				6.2				6.6				6.9				6.8				7.0				7.0				6.8				6.7				6.4				6.7				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
FTTB revenue			51				55				42				41				43				44				43				45				45				44				43				43				44				189				175				175
FTTB customers (mln)			2.2				2.2				2.2				2.2				2.2				2.1				2.1				2.2				2.2				2.2				2.2				2.2				2.3				2.2				2.2				2.2
FTTB ARPU (USD)			7.6				8.3				6.4				6.2				6.5				6.9				6.7				6.9				6.9				6.7				6.6				6.4				6.6				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				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				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				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	%			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				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				52,069				41,432				38,918
MOBILE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				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				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				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				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				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				34				37				38
ARPU (RUB) *			300				316				325				309				293				309				324				317				302				320				334				324				315				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU (min)			303				320				319				319				315				337				336				335				324				338				325				323				307				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	%			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				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
FIXED-LINE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				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				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				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				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				2.2				2.2				2.2
Broadband ARPU (RUB)			459				451				428				432				463				452				436				435				403				392				384				376				377				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				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				2.2				2.2				2.2
FTTB ARPU (RUB)			459				451				428				432				461				450				436				433				403				390				383				375				376				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.

 

*	ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017

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Pakistan

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

MOBILE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			249				257				252				256				351				361				368				369				370				386				391				379				368				1,014				1,450				1,525
Service revenue			236				244				238				241				332				341				345				346				345				359				363				350				341				960				1,364				1,418
EBITDA			96				106				103				104				136				130				147				129				154				167				208				173				175				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	%			40.4	%			37.4	%			46.1	%
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)			26				79				65				68				20				57				73				96				35				360				78				63				66				238				246				535
CAPEX excluding licenses			26				79				65				68				20				57				73				96				35				65				78				63				66				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				63				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				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				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU (min) *			559				658				684				689				580				566				522				540				515				520				512				515				538				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)			3.8	%			21.6	%			3.7	%			5.5	%			5.5	%			3.7	%			6.0	%			6.0	%			4.1	%			6.1	%			6.1	%			6.8	%			4.3	%			n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MBOU			297				298				350				341				304				292				421				464				465				509				573				672				821				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				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				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				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				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	%			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				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				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				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				36.2				51.6				53.6
ARPU (PKR)			203				225				230				228				247				245				241				244				231				238				241				232				232				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU (min) *			559				658				684				689				580				566				522				540				515				520				512				515				538				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
Churn 3 months active base (quarterly) (%)			3.8	%			21.6	%			3.7	%			5.5	%			5.5	%			3.7	%			6.0	%			6.0	%			4.1	%			6.1	%			6.1	%			6.8	%			4.3	%			n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MBOU			297				298				350				341				304				292				421				464				465				509				573				672				821				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.

 

*	MOU calculation is aligned with group accounting policy

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Algeria    

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)    

 

MOBILE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			323				328				325				299				279				251				264				246				232				232				238				214				203				1,273				1,040				915
Service revenue			320				326				321				292				276				248				263				244				228				228				233				210				201				1,259				1,031				898
EBITDA			169				175				178				162				158				128				135				125				114				104				115				92				91				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	%			53.7	%			52.6	%			46.5	%
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)			45				46				33				69				27				43				76				56				26				29				42				35				14				192				202				132
CAPEX excluding licenses			45				46				33				69				27				43				39				56				26				29				42				35				14				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				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				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				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU (min)			344				387				390				375				351				339				335				323				365				379				415				430				437				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	%			n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MBOU			208				273				255				288				295				304				345				447				573				478				515				561				1,065				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				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				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				22.9				126				113				100
EBITDA			15.7				17.2				18.3				17.3				17.1				14.0				14.9				13.9				12.5				11.4				12.7				10.5				10.4				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	%			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				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				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				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				17.0				16.3				15.0
ARPU (DZD)*			569				617				620				612				586				546				593				555				513				522				553				528				504				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU (min)			344				387				390				375				351				339				335				323				365				379				415				430				437				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	%			n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MBOU			208				273				255				288				295				304				345				447				573				478				515				561				1,065				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.

 

*	ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017

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Bangladesh    

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)    

 

MOBILE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			147				151				154				153				155				157				157				152				151				148				144				131				129				604				621				574
Service revenue			145				149				151				151				153				152				153				147				147				144				140				127				125				596				606				557
EBITDA			60				63				69				51				70				69				73				55				69				61				56				47				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	%			40.1	%			43.1	%			40.6	%
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)			12				32				49				42				17				33				22				65				10				18				28				46				385				134				137				101
CAPEX excluding licenses			12				32				49				42				17				33				22				65				10				18				28				46				55				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				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				32.3				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				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				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	%			n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MBOU			66				60				104				134				157				167				254				391				304				364				523				580				600				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				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				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				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				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	%			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				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				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				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				32.3				30.4				31.3
ARPU (BDT)			119				120				121				121				125				126				133				130				128				127				121				111				109				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU (min) *			295				300				309				305				311				316				322				322				305				285				280				274				272				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	%			n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MBOU			66				60				104				134				157				167				254				391				304				364				523				580				600				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				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			151				154				166				152				135				146				155				150				143				153				167				159				156				622				586				622
EBITDA			63				70				84				75				71				80				86				69				77				87				91				92				89				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	%			47.0	%			52.3	%			55.7	%
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)			45				178				38				38				10				30				34				33				29				38				27				20				91				298				106				114
CAPEX excluding licenses			32				54				36				38				9				29				33				32				27				27				25				20				26				160				104				98
MOBILE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			140				143				155				141				125				136				144				139				132				143				156				149				145				578				545				580
Service revenue			139				142				154				140				125				135				144				139				132				142				155				148				145				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				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				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				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU (min)			536				530				537				562				572				559				544				565				574				573				570				589				586				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	%			n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
FIXED-LINE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			11				11				11				11				10				10				10				10				11				10				11				11				11				45				41				43
Service revenue			11				11				11				11				10				10				10				10				11				10				11				11				11				45				41				43
Broadband revenue			6				6				6				6				6				6				6				6				6				6				6				6				7				24				18				26
Broadband customers (mln)			0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				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				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				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				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				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	%			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				6,740				2,723				3,023
CAPEX excluding licenses			742				1,176				778				869				249				727				860				836				737				705				643				534				687				3,566				2,672				2,618
MOBILE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				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				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				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				1,442				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				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				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU (min)			536				530				537				562				572				559				544				565				574				573				570				589				586				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	%			n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
FIXED-LINE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			233				238				238				257				259				262				261				270				295				277				275				285				295				967				1,052				1,132
Service revenue			233				238				238				257				259				262				261				270				295				277				275				285				295				967				1,052				1,132
Broadband revenue			117				132				132				143				148				150.7				150.0				156				170				169				167				170				181				524				604				678
Broadband customers (mln)			0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.81				0.80				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8				0.8
Broadband ARPU (UAH)			48				53				54				59				61				61.9				62.18				64				69				70				69.2				69.8				72.5				n.a.				n.a				n.a

 

*	ARPU calculations include MFS revenues starting from Q1 2017

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Uzbekistan

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(in USD millions, unless stated otherwise, unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATED		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			167				175				186				183				165				164				169				165				153				152				130				78				76				711				663				513
EBITDA			105				113				99				121				100				94				96				105				79				83				67				33				34				437				395				261
EBITDA margin (%)			62.7	%			64.3	%			53.2	%			66.0	%			60.8	%			57.1	%			57.1	%			63.3	%			51.5	%			54.2	%			51.2	%			42.5	%			44.8	%			61.5	%			59.6	%			50.9	%
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)			0				1				34				20				30				16				38				91				22				16				10				15				9				54				174				63
CAPEX excluding licenses			0				1				34				20				30				16				38				91				22				16				10				15				9				54				174				63
MOBILE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			166				174				184				182				164				163				168				164				153				151				129				77				76				706				659				511
Service revenue			165				174				183				182				164				163				168				164				153				151				129				77				76				704				659				510
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				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				9.9				9.5				9.7
Mobile data customers (mln)*			5.2				5.0				4.8				4.7				4.4				4.3				4.5				4.6				4.6				4.5				4.7				5.0				5.2				4.7				4.6				5.0
ARPU (USD)			5.2				5.6				6.0				6.0				5.6				5.7				5.9				5.7				5.3				5.3				4.5				2.7				2.6				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU (min) *			498				553				550				501				482				535				580				568				545				578				581				574				546				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	%			n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
FIXED-LINE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				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				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				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				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			409				442				480				497				469				479				502				518				513				576				625				628				617				1,829				1,967				2,342
EBITDA			257				284				255				328				285				273				287				328				265				313				316				267				276				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	%			61.5	%			59.6	%			49.5	%
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)			0				3				87				53				85				47				112				289				75				60				50				120				74				143				533				304
CAPEX excluding licenses			0				3				87				53				85				47				112				289				75				60				50				120				74				143				533				304
MOBILE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue			406				439				476				494				465				475				499				514				510				572				621				624				612				1,815				1,954				2,327
Service revenue			405				439				475				493				465				475				499				514				510				572				620				621				612				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				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				9.9				9.5				9.7
Mobile data customers (mln)*			5.2				5.0				4.8				4.7				4.4				4.3				4.5				4.6				4.6				4.5				4.7				5.0				5.2				4.7				4.6				5.0
ARPU (UZS)			12,819				14,092				15,393				16,237				15,877				16,720				17,527				17,925				17,767				19,847				21,484				21,672				21,152				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
MOU (min) *			498				553				550				501				482				535				580				568				545				578				581				574				546				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	%			n.a.				n.a.				n.a.
FIXED-LINE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18				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				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				13.4				13.2				15.0

 

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

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CONSOLIDATED		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16*				1Q17*				2Q17*				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18 IFRS 15				1Q18 IAS 18				FY15				FY16*				FY17*
Total operating revenue2			1,078				1,082				1,090				1,178				1,064				1,092				1,160				1,749				1,548				1,535				1,543				1,556				1,410								4,428				6,475				6,182
EBITDA			406				397				427				441				381				399				473				551				458				442				519				526				484				465				1,671				2,124				1,945
EBITDA margin (%)			37.7	%			36.7	%			39.1	%			37.4	%			35.8	%			36.6	%			40.8	%			31.5	%			29.6	%			28.8	%			33.6	%			33.8	%			34.3	%			33.0	%			37.7	%			32.8	%			31.5	%
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)			172				186				170				251				172				192				151				404				240				266				236				515				224				205				779				1,172				1,257
CAPEX excluding licenses			172				186				170				251				172				192				151				404				240				266				236				515				224				205				779				1,172				1,257
MOBILE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18								FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue 2			781				800				818				880				796				824				875				1,440				1,253				1,239				1,256				1,248				1,115								3,279				5,338				4,996
Service revenue 2			705				720				752				736				703				714				765				1,103				1,043				1,042				1,080				1,014				961								2,913				4,367				4,179
Data revenue			154				159				172				168				174				179				204				341				352				367				390				398				357								652				1329				1,508
Customers (mln)			21.4				21.4				21.3				21.1				20.9				20.9				20.7				31.3				30.9				30.3				29.8				29.5				29.2								21.4				31.3				29.5
Data customers (mln) 2			10.9				11.0				11.3				11.6				11.6				12				12				19				19.5				19.3				19.4				19.3				19.3								11.6				19.5				19
ARPU (€)			10.9				11.2				11.6				11.4				11.0				11.3				12.1				11.4				11.0				11.2				11.8				11.2				10.8								n.a.				n.a				n.a.
of which :
ARPU voice (€)			6.3				6.6				6.7				6.6				6.2				6.4				6.6				5.7				5.4				5.3				5.5				5.1				5.1								n.a.				n.a				n.a.
ARPU data (€)			4.5				4.6				4.9				4.8				4.8				4.9				5.5				5.7				5.6				5.9				6.3				6.1				5.7								n.a.				n.a				n.a.
MOU (min.)			267				275				263				274				270				280				267				288				264				274				266				284				284								n.a.				n.a				n.a.
Total traffic (mln. min.)			17,188				17,538				16,853				17,448				17,026				17,538				16,673				27,058				24,693				25,134				23,897				25,200				25,033								n.a.				n.a				n.a.
Churn, annualised rate (%)			35.1	%			25.2	%			27.9	%			28.8	%			30.3	%			29.7	%			31.5	%			34.9	%			33.2	%			39.9	%			39.0	%			32.0	%			31.3	%							n.a.				n.a				n.a.
MBOU			1,392				1,436				1,635				1,628				1,742				1,905				2,252				2,768				2,896				3,179				3,955				4,144				4,380								n.a.				n.a				n.a.
FIXED-LINE		1Q15				2Q15				3Q15				4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17				1Q18								FY15				FY16				FY17
Total operating revenue 2			297				283				272				298				269				268				285				309				295				296				287				307				294								1,150				1,137				1,185
Service revenue 2			278				277				272				268				263				264				269				279				270				268				274				272				259								1,095				1,082				1,085
Total voice customers (mln)			2.8				2.8				2.8				2.8				2.8				2.8				2.8				2.7				2.7				2.7				2.7				2.7				2.7								2.8				2.7				2.7
of which :
Total DIRECT voice customers (mln)			2.4				2.4				2.4				2.4				2.5				2.5				2.5				2.5				2.5				2.5				2.5				2.5				2.5								n.a.				n.a				2.5
Total INDIRECT voice customers (mln)			0.4				0.4				0.4				0.4				0.3				0.3				0.3				0.2				0.2				0.2				0.2				0.2				0.2								n.a.				n.a				0.2
Total fixed-line ARPU (€)			27.9				27.9				27.8				28.0				27.3				26.9				27.3				28.8				28.1				27.6				28.4				27.6				27.0								n.a.				n.a				n.a.
Total traffic (mln. min.)			3,137				2,819				2,357				2,763				2,633				2,503				2,040				2,422				2,286				2,092				1,757				1,928				1,831								n.a.				n.a				n.a.
Total Internet customers (mln)			2.2				2.2				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.4				2.4				2.4				2.4				2.4								2.3				2.3				2.4
of which :
Broadband (mln)			2.2				2.2				2.2				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.4				2.4				2.4				2.4				2.4								2.3				2.3				2.4
Broadband ARPU (€)			21.1				21.2				21.1				20.9				20.5				20.9				21.2				22.3				21.8				21.8				21.9				21.1				20.6								n.a.				n.a				n.a.
Dual-play customers (mln)			2.0				2.0				2.0				2.0				2.1				2.1				2.1				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.				n.a.								2.0				n.a.				n.a.

 

		Pro-forma Combined entity																				Actual Wind Tre S.p.A.
CONSOLIDATED		4Q15*				1Q16*				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16*				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17
Total operating revenue			1,741				1,515				1,562				1,648				1,749				1,548				1,535				1,543				1,556
Underlying EBITDA			568				471				493				609				611				517				523				579				592
Underlying EBITDA margin (%)			32.6	%			31.1	%			31.5	%			37.0	%			34.9	%			33.4	%			34.0	%			37.5	%			38.1	%
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)			360				276				264				228				404				240				266				236				515
CAPEX excluding licenses			360				276				264				228				404				240				266				236				515
MOBILE		4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17
Total operating revenue			1,443				1,244				1,292				1,362				1,440				1,253				1,239				1,256				1,248
Service revenue			1,091				1,049				1,065				1,150				1,103				1,043				1,042				1,080				1,014
Data revenue			313				315				319				355				341				352				367				390				398
Customers (mln)			31.2				31.1				31.3				31.4				31.3				30.9				30.3				29.8				30
Data customers (mln)			18.5				18.6				18.9				19.2				19.5				19.5				19.3				19.4				19
ARPU (€)			11.4				11.0				11.2				12.0				11.4				11.0				11.2				11.8				11
of which :
ARPU voice (€)			5.9				5.7				5.8				6.0				5.7				5.4				5.3				5.5				5
ARPU data (€)			5.4				5.3				5.4				6.0				5.7				5.6				5.9				6.3				6
MOU (min.)			277				276				286				272				288				264				274				266				284
Total traffic (mln. min.)			25,951				25,782				26,800				25,618				27,058				24,693				25,134				23,897				25,200
Churn, annualised rate (%)			34.7	%			32.9	%			32.8	%			33.1	%			34.9	%			33.2	%			40.0	%			39.0	%			0
MBOU			n.a.				2,058				2,278				3				2,768				2,896				3,179				3,955				4,144
FIXED-LINE		4Q15				1Q16				2Q16				3Q16				4Q16				1Q17				2Q17				3Q17				4Q17
Total operating revenue			298				272				271				286				309				295				296				287				307
Service revenue			268				266				267				270				279				270				268				274				272
Total voice customers (mln)			2.8				2.8				2.8				2.7				2.7				2.7				2.7				2.7				3
of which :
Total DIRECT voice customers (mln)			2.4				2.5				2.5				2.5				2.5				2.5				2.5				2.5				3
Total INDIRECT voice customers (mln)			0.4				0.3				0.3				0.3				0.2				0.2				0.2				0.2				0
Total fixed-line ARPU (€)			28.0				27.3				26.9				27.3				28.8				28.1				27.6				28.4				28
Total traffic (mln. min.)			2,763				2,633				2,503				2,040				2,422				2,286				2,092				1,757				1,928
Total Internet customers (mln)			2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.4				2.4				2.4				2
of which :
Broadband (mln)			2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.3				2.4				2.4				2.4				2
Broadband ARPU (€)			20.9				20.5				20.9				21.2				22.3				21.8				21.8				21.9				21

NOTES

In Q4 2015 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately restructuring costs of EUR 19 million

In Q4 2016 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately EUR 60 million of integration costs

In Q1 2017 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately EUR 59 million of integration costs

In Q2 2017 underlying EBITDA excludes approxiamtely EUR 81 million of integration costs

In Q3 2017 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately EUR 60 million of integration costs

In Q4 2017 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately EUR 66 million of integration costs

In Q1 2018 underlying EBITDA excludes approximately EUR 25 million of integration costs

Starting from Q2 2017 results, minor changes in accounting policies were adopted and for a proper comparison previous period results were adjusted accordingly

The pro-forma “combined data’’ for Q4 2015 and the four quarters of 2016, consists of the sum of the WIND and H3G businesses results, respectively. The Q4 2015 and the four quarters of 2016 data related to H3G were obtained through due diligence performed as part of the merger process. The company has included this “combined data” because it believes that financial information on the Italy joint venture is relevant to its business and results for the financial quarter. Going forward, the company expects to include financial information related to the Italy joint venture in the publication of its financial results. It should be noted that the company owns 50% of the Italy joint venture, while the results above reflect the entire business.

EBITDA and Capex are in line with Wind Tre statutory reported financial schemes: 2018 compliant with IFRS 15 and 2017 compliant with IAS 18. For comparison purposes: Q1 2018 EBITDA under IAS 18 would have been EUR 465 million; Q1 2018 Capex under IAS 18 would have been EUR 205 million