VEON Ltd. ORD · RUS:VEON-RX

VEON Ltd. ORD — VimpelCom — Merger or Acquisition (January 2015)

17 slides from VEON Ltd. ORD's merger presentation, Jan 30, 2015

  1. Slide 1: Successful closing in Algeria

    Successful closing in Algeria © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 A&I conference call January 30, 2015 VimpelCom: Jo Lunder, Andrew Davies GTH: Vincenzo Nesci, Hassan Helmy 1

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts, and include statements regarding the expected benefits of the transactions described

  3. Slide 3: A transformational value accretive transaction for GTH and VIP

    A transformational value accretive transaction for GTH and VIP Total cash proceeds of USD 3.8 billion net of taxes and fines • Sale of 51% in Djezzy to Algerian National Investment Fund, FNI, for ~USD 2.6 billion, to be completed upon confirmation of proceeds • ~USD 1.8 billion dividend to be paid b

  4. Slide 4: Attractive Algerian telecom market – Djezzy is market leader

    Attractive Algerian telecom market – Djezzy is market leader Macro environment • GDP growth of ~3% • Government and industrial sectors account for over 60% of GDP Population1: 39.5 million • 37% of the population is under 20 years old GDP/capita PPP2 USD 7,500 © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 Mobile penetration

  5. Slide 5: Significant upside in terms of mobile penetration & data usage

    Significant upside in terms of mobile penetration & data usage Mobile Penetration1 (%) Mobile Data Penetration2 (%) Data Usage2 (MB / User) Western Europe Western Europe Avg: 66% 1,272 Avg: 133% 55% 1,117 171% 53% © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 155% 51% 151% 47% 120% 96% 41% 39% 71% 66% 36% 53% 290 269 132 10

  6. Slide 6: Strategic focus

    Strategic focus • Invest in high-speed 3G network, focusing on the latest technology • Continued 3G roll out and launch of data services with attractive bundles • Maintain leadership in customer experience and NPS © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 • Emphasize Djezzy as the preferred Algerian mobile brand 6

  7. Slide 7: Shareholders agreement

    Shareholders agreement • VimpelCom/GTH to retain operational control over OTA • VimpelCom/GTH to continue to consolidate the results of OTA • OTA dividend policy Target pay-out ratio of not less than 42.5% of consolidated net income © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 ► • Board composition ► OTA: 4 by GTH (incl. C

  8. Slide 8: Settlement of disputes

    Settlement of disputes • Payment of the Bank of Algeria fine of ~USD 1.1 billion ► Charge of USD 1.3 billion in the 2013 Financial Statements, revalued by USD 0.2 billion in the 2014 Financial Statements due to FOREX • Discontinuation of tax disputes © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 ► Write-off of related tax r

  9. Slide 9: Omnium Telecom Algeria – financial overview

    Omnium Telecom Algeria* – financial overview VimpelCom 3Q’14 LTM 3Q’14 OTA Unit 2012 2013 LTM revenue of USD 20.8 billion EBITDA of USD 8.7 billion Customers Mln 16.7 17.6 18.2 8% 11% Customer market share 54% 53% 49% Blended ARPU DZD/month 707 693 648 Total revenue DZD bln 143 143 138 © VimpelCom L

  10. Slide 10: Cash flow structure

    Cash flow structure 1 Pre-closing dividend payment of USD 1.8 billion to GTH Algerian VimpelCom Ltd State (Netherlands) 2 External funding of DZD 50 billion (~USD 0.5 billion) from banking consortium 100% 3 Credit facilities of DZD 32 billion (~USD 0.4 billion) 7 USD 3.8 bn FNI 51.9% (Algeria) 4 Rep

  11. Slide 11: Significantly enhanced capital structure

    Significantly enhanced capital structure As at 30 September 2014, in USD billion Group debt maturity schedule by unit Improved leverage 3Q14 Pro Forma1 3Q14 Italy VIP VIP Russia 5.9 6.0 Italy excl. Total Italy excl. Total A&A Italy Italy © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 HQ Gross debt 14.0 13.7 27.7 14.0 10.4 24

  12. Slide 12: New ownership structure after closing

    New ownership structure after closing GTH public VimpelCom Ltd shareholders (Netherlands) Algerian State 51.9% 48.1% 100% © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 GTH (Egypt) FNI (Algeria) 45.6% 51.0% OTA 3.4% Cevital (Algeria) (Algeria) 100% Holding entities Optimum Telecom (Algeria) Operations 12

  13. Slide 13: Delivering successful results for all stakeholders

    Delivering successful results for all stakeholders • USD 3.8 billion cash proceeds to be used to pay down gross debt • Expected Group annual interest savings of ~USD 0.3 billion • Retain operational control and ability to consolidate Djezzy © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 • Partnership and co-operation with Al

  14. Slide 14: © VimpelCom Ltd 2015

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  15. Slide 15: VimpelCom 4Q14 and FY14 results announcement

    VimpelCom 4Q14 and FY14 results announcement February 25, 2015 London © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 Live presentation in London Webcast via vimpelcom.com 15

  16. Slide 16: Further information

    Further information Investor Relations VimpelCom T: +31 20 79 77 234 E: ir@vimpelcom.com Investor Relations Global Telecom Holding © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 T: +202 2461 86 40 E: ir@gtelecom.com Visit our websites Install VimpelCom www.vimpelcom.com iPad App www.gtelecom.com 16

  17. Slide 17: Thank you!

    © VimpelCom Ltd 2015 17 Thank you!

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