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Telecom Egypt Announces Q1 2015 Consolidated Results

Cairo, May 13 2015: Telecom Egypt (te) (Ticker: ETEL.CA; TEEG.LN), today announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter, ending 31 March 2015. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Egyptian Accounting Standards.

Highlights & CEO Statement

Highlights

· Consolidated Revenues for Q1 2015 were EGP 2,761 million, up from EGP 2,564 in Q1 2014.

· EBITDA was EGP 694 million, delivering a margin of 25.1%.

· Net Profit After Tax was EGP 604 million, a year-on-year growth of 9.9%, andrepresenting a net profit margin of 21.9%.

· Earnings Per Share (EPS) for the period was EGP 0.35.

· Retail ADSL market share of 67.3% with net ads of220 thousandssubscribers for the first 3 months of the year.

· Capex for the period of EGP 440 million.

· Net cash position of EGP 2,916 million, as at 31 March 2015.

Chief Executive Officer's Statement

"Today's results are a reflection of management's orientation and understanding of its customer's growing telecommunication needs, evidently having impact on customer satisfaction levels across all lines of business.

In line with management's announced expectations, we secured the company's top and bottom-line performance with a sound growth of 7.7% and 9.9%, respectively.

Retail revenues continues its growth story, with data revenues offsetting the inevitable decline in traditional voice revenues, which again was the catalyst for te's massive investment plan to upgrade its infrastructure from copper-based technologies to today's state-of-the-art fiber-based technologies. A deployment that will enable us to carry more and higher capacity traffic of a better quality, and the foundation for tomorrow's mobile and 4G operations".

Revenues by Lines of Business:

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Home Services Business Unit:

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Home Business Unit continues its growth story recording an increase of 6.1% quarter-on-quarter and a 10.1% year-on-year, mainly driven by the increasing demand for data services, accelerating customer additions and accordingly elevating data revenues, offsetting the decline in traditional national voice revenues.

Enterprise Solutions Business Unit:

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The revenue drop on comparative periods was mainly due to some revenue reclassifications that came into effect during Q1 2015 and the Business Unit's discounted promotional activities during the quarter in the attempt to increase its customer base count and their dependence on te's enterprise solutions and services.

Domestic Wholesale Business Unit:

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On the comparable period last year, revenue growth was mainly due to the growing demand from local licensed mobile operators for infrastructure services derived from the dynamic growth in both mobile and data services.

While the decline in revenues on the previous comparative period, Q4 2014, was due to many seasonality considerations, making it an unfair indication for performance.

International Carriers Affairs Business Unit:

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The Business Unit's performance is showing healthy indicators of growth when it comes to year-on-year comparison and after normalizing the Saudi retail activities impact, demonstrating a climbing pattern in the international inbound and transit activities volumes and related revenues.

A positive sign in the middle of sever global challenges and changes facing the international wholesale voice business from the spread of OTT applications and the growing solid bypass activities which are gradually eating up the traditional voice business when comparing quarter-on-quarter performance.

International Customers & Networks Business Unit:

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The growth in IC&N revenues was boosted, on all comparative periods, by the growing demand for International Capacity Sales, driven by the introduction of a competitive new pricing scheme for Capacity and IP Transit services to the international market.

te Financial Highlights:

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Income Statement -Summary:

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Costs:

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te retains a very careful approach to cost management. However, the increase in costs during the period was due to the 10% annual salary increase which came into effect as of 1st of January, 2015, the structured incentive rewards program, and the increasing interconnection costs.

EBITDA:

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EBITDA for the first quarter 2015 amounted to EGP 694 million, a decrease of 13.7% compared Q1 2014, directly attributable to higher costs.

EBIT reached EGP 609 million for the period, an increase of 3.2% on the first quarter of 2014.

Income from Investments:

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Total Income from investments, mainly representing te's stake in Vodafone Egypt (VFE), rose to EGP 259 million, up 67.9% year-on-year and 12.3% quarter-on-quarter.

During the period under review, VFE generated revenues of EGP 4,164 million, an increase of 21.97% quarter-on-quarter. Closing customers as at 31 March stood at 40,209 million, up 1.67% on previous quarter.

 (Note: Vodafone Egypt's financial year is from 1 April to 31 March).

Vodafone Egypt Financial Highlights:-

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Vodafone Egypt Operational Highlights:-

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Net Profit:-

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te's consolidated Net Profit After Tax for Q1 2015 reached EGP 604 million versus EGP 549 million in Q1 2014, increasing by 9.9%. This represents a healthy NPAT margin of 21.9%.

Balance Sheet - Summary:

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Cash Flow - Summary:

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Investment in Infrastructure / Capital Expenditure:

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Capital expenditure for Q1 2015 reached EGP 440 million an increase of 47.5% on Q1 2014 and in line with management expectations, representing 15.9% of total revenues.

Net Debt Position:

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te continues to boast a very healthy balance sheet, with a net cash position of EGP 2,916 million at Q1 2015, a reflection of the cash generative nature of te's business.

To download a complete copy of te's Q1 2015 Consolidated Financial Results Statements and notes to these statements, please refer to the attached pdf: http://ir.te.eg/FinancialStatements

To download a complete copy of te's Q1 2015 Standalone Financial Results Statements and notes to these statements, please refer to the attached pdf: http://ir.te.eg/EarningRelease

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Notes to Editors:

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Within this statement, we may make forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future performance of the Company. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved. You should be aware that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. When relying on forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the political, economic, social and legal environment in which Telecom Egypt operates. Such forward-looking

statements speak only as of the time of this release today. Accordingly, Telecom Egypt does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise other than as required by applicable laws, the Listing Rules or Prospectus Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority, the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority or The

Egyptian Exchange. The documents filed from time to time with these authorities may identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

About Telecom Egypt:

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Telecom Egypt (te), Egypt's incumbent telecommunications operator, started its operations in 1854 with the first telegraph line in Egypt. Then it was corporatized in 1998 to replace the former Arab Republic of Egypt National Telecommunication Organization (ARENTO). The Company is the largest provider of fixed-line services in the Middle East and Africa with 6.62 million subscribers as at 31 March 2015.

te provides retail telecommunication services including access, local, long distance and international voice, Internet and data, and other services. The company also provides wholesale services including bandwidth capacity leasing to ISPs, and national and international interconnection services. te's services also include the provision of narrowband and broadband internet access through its subsidiary TE Data. TE Data has active operations in Egypt and Jordan.

te currently participates in the mobile segment in Egypt by providing mobile interconnectivity through its current, increased 44.95% holding in Vodafone Egypt, one of the three existing Egyptian mobile operators.

TE's shares and GDRs (Ticker: ETEL.CA; TEEG.LN) are traded on The Egyptian Exchange and the London Stock Exchange.