Telenor reports ird quarter results

During the quarter, we started executing on our strategic decision to divest our minority stake in VimpelCom Ltd. We will continue to focus on creating value from data growth in our core operations. As our customers increasingly demand more exciting and user-friendly services, we will focus on capturing growth opportunities while addressing costs through the digitisation and transformation of our core business, said Telenor Group Chief Executive Officer Sigve Brekke.

Key figures Telenor Group (NOK in millions) Q3 2016 Q3 2015 YTD 2016 YTD 2015

Revenues 32 794 31 836 98 284 94 688

Organic revenue growth (%) 1.8 4.5 1.3 5.7

EBITDA before other income/ expenses 12 459 11 848 35 689 33 338

EBITDA margin before other income/expenses (%) 38.0 37.2 36.3 35.2

Profit after taxes and non-controlling interests (4 821) (1 770) 546 5 539

Capex excl. licences and spectrum/Revenues (%) 15.3 17.9 16.1 18.0

Capex/Revenues (%) 15.8 19.9 19.7 18.8

Mobile subscriptions - Change in quarter/Total (million) (0.9) 5.2 211 196

Third quarter 2016 summary

Total revenues increased by 3% to NOK 32.8 billion; organic revenue growth was 2%. Organic mobile subscription & traffic revenues rose by 2%.

EBITDA before other items increased 5% to an all-time high NOK 12.5 billion. The EBITDA margin improved one percentage point to 38%.

Capital expenditure excluding licences and spectrum was NOK 5.0 billion, resulting in a capex to sales ratio of 15%.

Based on recent observations in the Indian market, the fair value of the licences in India has been assessed, resulting in an impairment loss of NOK 4.0 billion.

Net income attributable to Telenor ASA equity shareholders was NOK -4.8 billion, or NOK 4.7 billion when adjusting for the effects related to VimpelCom Ltd., India and other items.

The outlook for 2016 is unchanged.

The Board resolved a second semi-annual dividend for the financial year 2015 of NOK 3.50 per share, in line with the proposal from February 2016.

Media Contact:

Meera Bhatia,

mobile: ( 47) 46 84 49 59,

meera.bhatia@telenor.com

Investor Contact:

Marianne Moe,

mobile: ( 47) 91 61 76 31,

marianne.moe@telenor.com

Helge ien,

mobile: ( 47) 91 31 92 42,

helge.oien@telenor.com

Press and analyst conference In connection with the publication of the financial results, a press and analyst conference will be held on Tuesday 26 October at 09:00 hrs Norwegian time/CET. The presentation, which will also be broadcast live via webcast, will be held in Auditorium Voice, Telenor Expo Visitor Centre at Fornebu near Oslo. CEO Sigve Brekke and acting CFO Morten Karlsen S rby will present the results. The presentation will be held in English.

You may also call in and listen to the presentation over the phone. This service allows you to ask questions during the Q&A session at the end of the presentation. To participate in the conference call, please register before the conference starts by calling 47 2350 0296 and state the confirmation code: 7336763

Material The quarterly report and the English version of the presentation will be made available here

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