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Vienna, 30 January 2017 - Today, the Telekom Austria Group (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) announces its results for fourth quarter and full year 2016, ending 31 December 2016.
> Reported net result increased by 26.3% to EUR 106.5mn (Q4 2015: EUR 84.3 mn) > Group total revenues declined by 0.9% on a proforma1 and by 0.7% on a

reported basis mainly driven by roaming
> Group EBITDA declined by 17.7% on a proforma1 and by 17.6% on a reported basis > Proforma revenues and EBITDA rose by 1.6% and 2.4% y-o-y on an adjusted

basis excluding: > EUR 10.5 mn positive one-off effects in total revenues in Austria in Q4 2015: Reversal of accruals in fixed-line and other revenues > EUR 10.0 mn positive one-off effect in total revenues in Slovenia in other operating income in Q4 2015: Agreement on settling mutual relations and business collaboration with Telekom Slovenije > Restructuring charges amounting to negative EUR 26.8 mn in Q4 2016 vs. positive EUR 16.6 mn in Q4 2015 due to a EUR 21.6 mn positive one-off effect in Q4 2015 stemming from a legal settlement and a negative impact in Q4 2016 resulting from a revaluation in Q3 2016 > Negative FX effects in Q4 2016: EUR 7.1 mn and EUR 2.4 mn in revenues and EBITDA > On an operating level better service revenue trends and ongoing strong cost efficiencies managed to offset effects from the stepwise retail roaming abolition and higher equipment costs > Austria: Excluding one-off effects and restructuring charges EBITDA margin rose in spite of lower revenues due to decreases in roaming and equipment revenues > CEE: Continuing strong operational trends in Croatia and Belarus, first improvements in Bulgaria > Group outlook2 2017: approx. +1% total revenues, CAPEX3 of approx. EUR 725 mn
1 Proforma figures include M&A transactions made between the start of the comparison period and the end of the reporting period. 2 Outlook based on reported numbers and on a constant currency basis, except for Belarus 3 Does not include investment in spectrum and acquisitions.
Further information about the results can be found here: http://www.telekomaustria.com/en/ir/interim-results
The earnings release can be found here: http://cdn1.telekomaustria.com/final/en/media/pdf/results-qu4-2016.pdf

Disclaimer for forward-looking statements: This document contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are usually accompanied by words such as "believe", "intend", "anticipate", "plan", "expect" and similar expressions. Actual events may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Neither Telekom Austria Group nor any other person accepts any liability for any such forward-looking statements. Telekom Austria Group will not update these forward-looking statements, whether due to changed factual circumstances, changes in assumptions or expectations. This report does not constitute a recommendation or invitation to purchase or sell securities of Telekom Austria Group.


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company: Telekom Austria AG Lassallestrasse 9 A-1020 Wien

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