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Analyst Teleconference 3rd Quarter 2007 19 October 2007 Strong revenue growth momentum High MOU and stable ARPU Special dividend 73 sen net per share 2 DiGi in Q307 EBITDA (RM mil) Revenue (RM mil) Strong revenue growth momentum on


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3rd Quarter 2007 Analyst Teleconference

19 October 2007

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Strong revenue growth momentum High MOU and stable ARPU Special dividend 73 sen net per share

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DiGi in Q307

1113 526 1058 502

273 250

241 93

Revenue (RM mil) EBITDA (RM mil) PAT (RM mil) Net Adds (‘000)

Q207 Q307 Q207 Q307 Q207 Q307 Q207 Q307

47.4% 47.3%

Strong revenue growth momentum

  • n increasing MOU and stable ARPU

solid EBITDA margin

Healthy gross activations

added 93k new customers prepaid impacted by rotational churn steady postpaid growth

Ongoing focus:

strengthen key market offerings

  • perational excellence

upgrade of core technology platforms

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Higher competitive pace in Q3

1Plan and 1LFR reinforcing simplicity and best value position Strengthening brand affinity – YCF and True Value postpaid & prepaid campaigns Launched DiGiRemit – international mobile cash remittance

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Q307 – key numbers

Q307 Q-o-Q vs Q207 Y-o-Y vs Q306 Customer base

6.1 mil +2% (6.0 mil) +9% (5.6 mil) (RM1,058mil) (RM921 mil) (RM419 mil) (45.5%) (RM181 mil) 24.1 sen (RM502 mil) (47.4%) (RM250 mil) 33.4 sen

Revenue

RM1,113 mil +5% +21%

EBITDA

RM526 mil +5% +26%

EBITDA margin

47.3%

  • 0.1pp

+1.8pp

PAT

RM273 mil +9% +51%

EPS

36.4 sen

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Healthy gross activations; high rotational churn

5477 5432 5234 4807 5126 5018 639 592 549 505 464 422 Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007

+7% Prepaid +38% Postpaid +1% Prepaid +8% Postpaid

Added 93k new customers Prepaid impacted by high rotational churn 1Plan driving postpaid growth

Custome rs

Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 Postpaid (‘000) Subscriber market share

25.3% 25.6% 27.3% 27.3% 28.1%

Prepaid (‘000)

28.4%

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Flat price models stimulating higher usage

AMPU

+16% Prepaid +14% Postpaid +20% Blended

Prepaid (mins) Postpaid (mins)

392 422 418 432 459 479

Blended (mins)

Strong overall usage in Q3 Market responsive to new value propositions

163 162 173 193 187 194 144 140 150 168 158 162

Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007

+3% Prepaid +4%Postpaid +4% Blended

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8 50 49 52 55 54 55 54 53 55 59 58 59 +12% Prepaid +1% Postpaid +11% Blended

Stable ARPU

ARPU

105 95 90 94 89 96

Prepaid (RM) Blended (RM)

ARPU supported by increasing usage Relatively stable APPM

* (Including one-time adjustment

  • f RM12 mil for postpaid (RM10 on

postpaid and RM1 blended ARPU))

Postpaid (RM)

+2% Prepaid +8% Postpaid +2% Blended

Q2* Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007

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Maintained strong revenue growth

Re ve nue

Q2 2006 Q3 2006 Q4 2006 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007

Revenue (RM mil)

  • Est. Mobile Revenue Market share

Revenue up on strong usage Prepaid revenue grew 3% q-o-q Postpaid revenue grew 16% q-o-q

+21%

* (Q206 revenue included an one-time adjustment of RM12 mil for postpaid)

24.6% 24.4% 24.4% 25.4%

904 921 967 1015 1058 1113

Q2* Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007

+5%

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10 SMS +4% Non-SMS +3%

Steady growth in data revenue

Da ta re ve nue

111 118 129 134 139 144 SMS +22% Non-SMS +30%

Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007

154 164 180 188 197 204 43 46 50 54 58 60

18.1% 18.7% 19.5% 19.0% 19.2% 18.8%

Data growth

  • utpaced by

stronger voice growth Strong focus on bundled VAS innovations

SMS (RM mil) Non-SMS (RM mil) % of mobile revenue

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Solid EBITDA margin

E BIT DA

+26% +5%

EBITDA Margin (%) EBITDA (RM mil)

Growth in line with revenue development Margin sustained by moderate A&P spend in Q3

  • Q206 normalised EBITDA margin 44.6%

**Q406 normalised EBITDA margin 46.6%

410 419 476 497 502 526

45.3% 45.5% 49.2% 49.0% 47.4% 47.3%

Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007

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PAT up on higher EBITDA; and Lower depreciation and amortisation charges in Q3

(invoice-price variances in prior years’ capex)

Solid PAT

PAT

(RM mil) Q307 Q207 Q107 Q406 EBITDA 526.2 501.8 497.2 (160.8) 336.4 2.6

(3.4) 6.0

339.0 (93.0) 246.0 32.8 Depreciation & Amortisation (156.5) (162.4) 475.8 (184.5) 291.3 2.7

(4.4) 7.1

294.0 (54.4) 239.6 EBIT 369.7 339.4 Net finance income

  • Finance costs
  • Interest income

5.5

(3.8) 9.3

5.1

(3.9) 9.0

PBT 375.2 344.5 Taxation (101.9) (94.2) PAT 273.3 250.3 EPS (sen) 36.4 33.4 31.9

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Ca pe x

Business growth supported by focused capex spend YTD Partial roll-over

  • f planned

investments in network quality, capacity and upgrades to 1H08

Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007

117 215 101

12.9% 23.3% 30.3% 10.0% 9.3% 14.3%

Capex (RM mil) Capex/Revenue

98

Higher capex in Q3 as planned

293 159

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73 sen net special dividend

Committed to a more efficient capital structure Cash dividend (net sen/share) : paying progressively higher dividends

CR1 CR2 IntDiv FinDiv IntDiv SpDiv 10/05 4/06 7/06 4/07 7/07 10/07

75 sen 60 sen 38.5 sen 50 sen 42 sen 73 sen

Capital Repayment (CR) Dividends (interim/final) Special Dividends

YTD FY 2007 FY 2006 Total borrowings RM300 mil RM300 mil Cash & cash equivalents RM931 mil RM870 mil ROE 42.0% 46.0% ROCE 43.1% 43.8% *FCF/share 49.0 sen 24.4 sen

* FCF = EBITDA - Capex Total pay-out RM2.5bn

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Verbal updates

Industry and regulatory updates Telenor sell-down

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Raising 2007 guidance

Revised guidance Revenue growth (%) high teens EBITDA margin (%) around 47% - 48% Capex RM600 mil - RM700 mil PAT / EPS growth (%) high 20’s

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High level 2008 Guidance

Guidance Revenue growth (%) high single digit EBITDA margin (%) mid-40’s Capex RM700 mil - RM900 mil PAT / EPS growth (%) high single digit

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terima kasih thank you mange takk

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Breakdown of mobile revenue

Prepaid +21% Postpaid +39%

Others (RM mil) Postpaid (RM mil) Prepaid (RM mil)

Prepaid +3% Postpaid+16%

Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007

726 748 792 839 876 906 865 887 933 999 1040 1097 127 127 130 149 153 177

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Opex breakdown

(RM mil) Q307 Q207 Q107 Q406 Cost of materials 15.0 14.5 15.4 189.5 118.3

51.9 66.4

49.5 61.1 86.3

55.1 4.5 26.7

520.1 49.0% Traffic charges 212.0 199.6 21.4 182.4 130.7

62.2 68.5

42.3 65.7 Other expenses

  • USP fund and license fees
  • provision for bad & doubtful debts
  • others

101.8

63.4 6.5 31.9

91.4

59.0 4.5 27.9

57.0

32.6 5.0 19.4

499.5 Sales & Marketing

  • advertising & promotions
  • commissions

132.0

58.1 73.9

133.5

63.8 69.7

Staff Costs 62.1 55.6 Operations & Maintenance 66.2 62.6 TOTAL 589.1 557.2 EBITDA margin 47.3% 47.4% 49.2%

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Key changes impacting q-o-q EBITDA margin

+0.8% (Sales & Mktg @ 11.8%)

  • 0.3% (Staff costs @ 5.6%)

47.3%

EBITDA margin Q307 EBITDA margin Q207

47.4% @ denotes % of revenue in Q307 0.0% (Ops & Maint @ 5.9%)

  • 0.5% (Others @ 9.0%)
  • 0.1% (Costs of Mats & Traffic @ 20.4%)
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Cash-flow

(RM mil) Q307 Q207 Q107 Q406 Cash at start 1,009.0 937.9 417.5 57.9 (89.5)

(98.5)

(314.8) 71.1 1,009.0 403.3 1,138.8 869.5 458.6 (296.2) (94.0)

(100.9)

0.0 68.4 937.9 355.2 108.1 (282.6)

(292.6)

(450.0) (269.3) 869.5 Cash-flow used in financing activities (375.0) 396.3 183.2 Net change in cash (78.3) Cash-flow from operations 392.5 Changes in working capital 53.0 Cash-flow used in investing activities

  • Capex

(148.8)

(158.8)

Cash at end 930.7 Operational cash-flow

(EBITDA – Capex)

367.4

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Disclaimer

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  • bjectives. Such forward looking statements are based on DiGi’s current views and

assumptions including, but not limited to, prevailing economic and market conditions and currently available information. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Such statements are not and, should not be construed, as a representation as to future performance or achievements of DiGi. In particular, such statements should not be regarded as a forecast or projection of future performance of DiGi. It should be noted that the actual performance or achievements of DiGi may vary significantly from such statements.