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Senior Secured Bond 26 September 2017
Disclaimer
connection with the contemplated offering of bonds (“Bonds”) by ice group Scandinavia Holdings AS (the “Issuer”), expected to be initiated in September 2017 (the “Transaction”). This Presentation and its contents are strictly confidential and may not be reproduced, or redistributed in whole or in part, to any other person. The managers for the Transaction are DNB Markets, a division of DNB Bank ASA, and Pareto Securities AS (the “Managers”). This Presentation is for information purposes only and does not in itself constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein. By attending a meeting where this Presentation is made, or by reading the Presentation slides, you agree to be bound by the following terms, conditions and limitations. Unless indicated otherwise, the source of information included in this Presentation is the Company.
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Summary of risk factors
The Issuer and its subsidiaries (together the "Group") are exposed to numerous risk factors. A brief summary is outlined below. The risk factors are described in more detail in in section IV of this Presentation. All potential investors should read the presented risk factors in its entirety before making a decision on whether to invest in the Bonds. Please note that the risks described below are not exhaustive. An investment in the Bonds is suitable only for investors who understand the risk factors associated with this type of investments and who can afford a loss of all or part of their investment. Risks related to the industry and market conditions
Risks related to the Group’s operations
services and subsequently impact the Group’s financial and operational performance.
subscribers and hinder the Group’s ability to attract new subscribers.
and services.
able to obtain from its customers and thereby the Group's financial performance.
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Summary of risk factors
The Group’s financial risks
rate exposure.
means that ice group’s financial flexibility is limited.
business needs, the Group may, among other things, need to refinance all or a portion of its debt,
immediate repayment of amounts outstanding.
provisions entitling bondholders to call for pre-payment of the bonds at a price of 101% of par value plus all accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.
(including the Bond Issue). As the Bonds carry variable interest rates, the relatively high level of debt results in exposure to interest rate risk.
wrong. Regulatory risk
Risks related to the Bonds
guarantees, waivers or authorizations of breaches which, in certain circumstances, may be effected without the consent of Bondholders.
effect on the value of the Bonds, and in such circumstances an investor may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds at an equivalent rate of interest.
the Issuer not being able to service the Bond Issue.
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Executive summary
Risk factors Appendix KPIs & financials
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ice group Scandinavia
The ice group credit story highlights
Attractive market characteristics Business model yielding low credit risk Operational risk deleveraged High value backing yielding substantial security
1 2 3 4
frequencies available – limiting possible entrants for the foreseeable future
winback which de-risks ice.net’s growth prospects
with significant experience from blue chip telecom companies
pockets have injected more than NOK 5 billion in the Group since 2009
(less maintenance), fewer base stations and lean organization
infrastructure, completed migration
higher ROCE and “build as you grow” strategy
consumption
value
EBITDA on 3G technology – now upgraded to multiband 4G
Note(*): ~328-330k smartphone subscribers (Incl. 35-40k from Hello acquisition, depending on migration results), 169.1k MBB (including IoT in SE/DK) subscribers as of Q2’17 Note (**): Based on 126.6m shares in Ice Group Holdings AB and share price of NOK 110
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2,5 12,2 1,3 1,2 7,2 Book value of assets Adjusted value
Subscriber base Additional implied equity Implied EV Scandinavia Value backing illustration (NOKbn) 2
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A bond refinancing will allow the company to pursue its customer centric and high growth strategy
superior sustainable margins through acquisition of a large amount of spectrum in Norway, new 4G networks and a lean organization
− Subscriber growth has been strong and the key is to continue to grow and scale its assets and costs through continued accretive customer growth − Growth requires subscriber acquisition cost that was planned to be financed through the NOK 600m growth facility and potentially equity from listing proceeds − By issuing a NOK 1.4bn bond that replaces the undrawn secured growth facility continued subscriber growth is enabled in a more flexible and efficient manner compared to under the existing facilities
company plans to be fully funded from the contemplated refinancing until the planned bond maturity in 20211
− Continued low LTV and strong underlying value backing − Continued support from robust sponsors
listing (near term Oslo Børs listing plans are postponed), given the company's various projects and commitments and the potential value creation for its stakeholders Refinancing considerations Moderate leverage given highly valuable business
1 The Business Plan is based on certain assumptions which the Issuer considers most likely will be fulfilled, including that the Issuer will achieve improved terms from certain third party suppliers and positive revenue contribution from new or alternative deployment of certain assets of the Company. 2 Calculated as: Implied equity value given Ice Group AS’s current market cap (5.4bn) which owns 39.0% of Ice Group Holdings AB, implying a group market cap of NOK 13.9bn. Assumed that Ice Group Scandinavia Holdings AS represents up to ~80% of the group value for illustrational purposes (this graph is faded). Net debt Q2-17 NOK ~1.1bn LTV 18-23% Gross debt Q2-17 NOK ~2.2bn
Summary of contemplated secured bond terms
Issuer: ice group Scandinavia Holdings AS Group: The Issuer with all its Subsidiaries from time to time Guarantors: Ice Communication Norge AS, Netett Sverige AB, Ice Norge AS Issue amount: NOK 1,400 million Status: Senior secured Security: Share pledges, assignment in shareholder loans and intercompany loans, pledge in accounts, operating assets, receivables and inventory etc. Use of Proceeds: Refinance outstanding secured debt, for growth- and general corporate purposes Coupon: 3 months NIBOR + [•] % per annum (quarterly interest payment), (NIBOR floor at zero) Price: 100% of par Tenor: 4 years Settlement Date: [12] October 2017 Final Maturity Date: [12] October 2021 Call options: Makewhole until October 2019, thereafter callable at a price equal to 102.75% of the Nominal Amount until October 2020, thereafter callable at a price equal to 101.375% of the Nominal Amount until April 2021, thereafter callable at 100% of the Nominal Amount towards maturity Change of Control: Put at 101 % of par if any else than AI Media Holdings (NMT) LLC, Access or Rasmussengruppen becomes the owner of more than 50%, or in case of a delisting post IPO Material Asset Sale Event Put at prevailing call price if sale of Norwegian licenses or subsidiaries Covenants: Minimum Liquidity of NOK 150 million Loan to Value (NIBD / EV) not to exceed 50% Dividend restrictions: max 50% of net profit and subject to incurrence test of max 3x NIBD/EBITDA post dividend payment Financial Covenants Cure: Possibility to cure breach of covenants by equity injection which will adjust NIBD and Minimum Liquidity Incurrence Test: The Issuer may raise additional unsecured Financial Indebtedness subject to Loan to Value being no more than 45% pro forma for such Financial Indebtedness Managers: DNB Markets and Pareto Securities Listing: Oslo Stock Exchange Trustee: Nordic Trustee Governing Law: Norwegian for Bond Terms, applicable law for security documents
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Transaction overview
Sources NOKm Bond Issue 1,400 Total sources 1,400
Simplified legal structure Comments
ice group Holdings AB (Parent) 1
Ice Communication Norge AS Ice Norge AS Netett Sverige AB Ice Danmark ApS Indonesia Holding2 The Philippines Holding2 Brazil Holding2
AI Media Holdings (NMT) LLC & other existing shareholders Ice Group AS (N-OTC listed)
39% 61%*
ice group International Holdings BV1 ice group Scandinavia Holdings AS1 (Issuer)
90.3%
Sources and Uses
Sources NOKm Repayment of debt 800 Transaction costs 40 Cash for growth- and general corporate purposes 560 Total sources 1,400
refinancing outstanding secured debt, 2) for growth purposes and 3) general corporate purposes
company to gain access to growth financing immediately
clearly benefits from a strong and supportive shareholder group
(1) ice group is currently undergoing a name change from its previous name AINMT. AINMT Holdings AB to become ice group Holdings AB, AINMT Scandinavia to become ice group Scandinavia Holdings AB, AINMT International Holdings BV to become ice group International Holdings BV (2) Not 100% owned by Ice Group
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Experienced management & supportive owners – a powerful combination
Supportive owners with deep pockets
Source: Ice Group
Board of Directors with solid telecom experience Top management with solid experience and a track record of creating value
Current shareholders and debt investors have injected more than NOK 5bn since 2009
SEK 900m Acquisition and turnaround of Ice AI Media NOK 705m Funding frequency auction AI Media SEK 1,500m Funding business plan Bond USD 82.5m Remedy Deal Equity issue USD 120m Funding for Indonesia and the Philippines Sub Loans USD 50m Higher than expected customer intake Equity issue NOK 800m Customer acquisition & infrastructure build out Equity issue USD 75m Funding for investments in Nextel Brazil Equity issue
Risk factors Appendix Executive summary KPIs & financials
ice group Scandinavia 2
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Ice group introduction – it’s all about mobile data
Brand Products Network3 Spectrum Technology Market characteristics Business cycle
79.0 %
Share of total LTM revenue (Q2’17) Subscribers2 Norway1 Smartphone and MBB ~2,000 base stations with smartphone network 450 band – 10MHz, only for MBB 800, 900, 1,800 and 2,100 bands – 80 MHz, for smartphones and MBB Pure 4G Duopoly, high-ARPU High growth and large investments due to smartphone market entry. MBB stable with healthy cash flow ~328-333k smartphone subs and ~105k MBB subs
(1) Includes both ice.net Norge AS and ice.net Communication Norge AS (2) As of Q2’17, including acquired smartphone customer base from Hello in Norway. MBB includes IoT RGUs in Sweden and Denmark (3) Not all base stations in Norway activated for smartphones as of Q2’17
Rest of Scandinavia MBB only ~500 base stations with ~95% area coverage 450 band – 10 MHz in each country, only for MBB Pure 4G Medium/high ARPU Telia, Telenor, TDC and 3 are key players Stable business with healthy cash flow ~64k MBB subs
84% 14% 2%
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Company history – successfully entering smartphone market
Proven track record of turnaround in Norwegian market Expanding organisation and network for the next phase
technology − Pure MBB player
Q4’13 (pre-SAC 51%) − Run rate EBITDA of NOK 133m in Q4’13
license auction Dec 2013 − Enabling entry into smartphone and strengthening of MBB product − Cost fraction of fair value due to auction format − 20 years duration − Unique capacity amount that will never
Strong sales momentum and on-net traffic 2009 - 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
segment
upgrade from 3G to 4G − Limit effects of change of CPE equipment
remedy package − Creating a “duopoly” − Highly valuable remedy package (Tele2’s network, national roaming agreement with Telia and subscriber base in Network Norway) − Accelerates Ice’s business plan with several years and de-risks the case
2015
− Ice.net “test winner” in key consumer tests − Brand recognition increasing − Ice.net present in all major retailers − B2C sales higher than planned − B2B sales scaled back until BSS was finalized (Q3’16) − First operator to introduce data roll-over
− Upgraded market share and on-net traffic targets
− Improving gross margins − Target of 80% population coverage by Q2 2018
Position established through winning the largest frequency auction ever Building down barriers to entry – secured access to sites, customer base and favourable roaming Business plan accelerated based on strong momentum – migration to own BSS and moving traffic into own network
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Favourable market fundamentals and strong mobile data growth
A duopolistic market
Note(*) Weighted average of the two largest mobile operators in each market, blended ARPU (B2B and B2C, post-paid and pre-paid). Operator revenues are included and may impact nominal levels Source: Ovum, ice Group, Company reports, NKOM
A high-ARPU market
Top 3 players’ market share in European markets, year-end 2016
#1 / #2 #3
the lowest market share for a number 3 player is 17%
Telia
100 66 40 20 11
2012 2014 2013 2015 2016
+76%
comparable countries
Increasing data usage
2016 Mobile data ARPU comparison between European markets* (USD/Month) Mobile data traffic Norway (PB)
Ice.net’s total mobile market share has increased from ~1.5% to 5.1% since smartphone introduction (1H’15) – positioned to challenge the duopoly
96% 64% 68% 73% 74% 67% 66% 4% 21% 18% 27% 26% 23% 17% Norway Denmark Sweden Finland Germany UK France 21,8 9,4 9,9 8,5 7,5 10,3 10,8
Norway Denmark Sweden Finland Germany UK France
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Unique regulatory and competitive background
Duopolist 1
frequency auction in 2013 drove the only challenger Tele2 out of the market
from the government to establish a competitive telecom arena in Norway
Telenor and the Swedish incumbent Telia
forward, as stated in their own Ecom Plan issued in August 2016 Overview Market participants
Duopolist 2 The challenger
"The Government considers it important to facilitate the establishment of at least three independent mobile providers in the Norwegian mobile market, thereby reducing the need for special regulation”
Sub-brand fully owned by Telenor;
Service.net providers in Telenor's net;
Sub-brands fully owned by Telia; Service.net providers in Telia's net;
1. There shall be at least three competing mobile networks 2. Ecom-users shall have access to new services and technology 3. It shall be profitable to invest in ecom 4. It shall be easy and convenient to be an ecom customer
Unique regulatory framework which supports innovation and sustainable competition:
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Low roll-out risk approach with low frequencies
Geographical reach of different frequencies (illustrative)
frequencies
cover a given geographic area
lower capex and opex
~0.2m
grow” strategy
sites to increase capacity, without any additional costs
Comments # of base stations required to cover the same areas as one 450MHz
Source: ice Group
800 MHz 900 MHz 1,800 MHz 2,100 MHz 2,600 MHz
20 12 10 4 3 2,100 1,800 2,600 900 800
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Limited risk of any new player entering the market as MNO in the foreseeable future due to capacity
December 2013 frequency auction Beneficial entry into the smartphone market
largest auction ever, securing 24% of all LTE frequencies in Norway.
Telia and Tele2 were unaware of AINMT’s participation
NRA and inexpensive B2B subscribers
Unique chunks of spectrum in one go… …at a very attractive price level
50 100 150 200 250 Dec - 15 Jan-15 Dec - 13 Oct - 12 May - 10 Dec - 08 Jun-04 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 US - Jan 2015 2.2 Thailand - Dec 2015 1.6 Norway - Dec 2015 0.7 Ice - Dec 2013 0.2
In addition to limited availability of frequencies, network expansion is time consuming and capex intensive (It took Tele2 ~8 years and NOK ~2.6bn in capex to build the network before it was sold to Telia)
MHz USD/MHz/pop Source: ice Group, NKOM, Web search
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Vital transformation in Norway with new frequencies
Higher capacity, higher speed, entering the smartphone market Ice.net (Norway) # of bits produced (illustrative)
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3G
9.1
6%
450MHz Mobile Broadband 450, 800, 900, 1.800MHz Mobile Broadband & smartphones
upgrading to 4G
80**
4G
290
60%
cost structure in benign market
Old ice.net New ice.net
Historical 3G
Multiband offering
Multiband + Additional base stations on 4G
32x >100x+
NOK ~130m EBITDA business*
New frequencies enable more than 100x Gbit/s produced with 3-4x fixed cost base
# bits produced
Note(*) Run-rate EBITDA Q4 2013 Note (**): Below 2.1 GHz Source: ice Group
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Ice has and will have the lowest cost base in the market
Uniquely positioned to be disruptive and produce GB at the lowest cost creating superior margins
Note(*): Estimates for Telenor and Telia Source: Ice, Telia, Telenor
Cost efficient network* Fewer employees needed* Less complexity
No legacy and pure 4G Fewer FTEs Fewer base stations today
~2.000 <150
Operator 2G (legacy) 3G (legacy) 4G (modern)
terms of capex and opex
compared to Telia of 95%
build out of dependency on national roaming
– Some outsourced services
Telenor as Ice has no legacy business and new IT systems
cost driver for Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)
significantly lowering opex
to offer innovative products to customers
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Ice has now achieved a toolbox for creating a cost leader
Cost per Gigabyte produced Comments
Source: ice Group
In order to create a mobile network cost leader you need
MHz (reducing number of coverage sites needed)
Illustrative index
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 4G at 80 MHz 4G at 10 MHz 3G 2G Edge
In Q3 2016, the new 4G network for smartphones in Norway was switched on
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What ice.net’s customer centric focus means for the customers
however is needed
We make sure our customers can “RELY ON US”
the market
customer segments
some of the competitors We make sure our customers get “THE BEST VALUE”
existing customers as well, despite the binding period
customers
We make sure the customers “ARE ONE OF US”
looking for opportunities to serve customers' needs better
being important for MBB customers as well, ice.net turned around and made it applicable for them
but customer free to choose what suits best
have a package that is too big, a downgrade is recommended We make sure our customers are “BEING HEARD” Bold Trust Share Fair Customer centric
Get service Use Buy Pay Receive information Change Help Leave
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Dedicated strategy with focus on all aspects of a customer journey
Use Buy Pay Change Get help Receive information Leave Get service.net
ice.net as a supplier, receiving info about service.nets and offers and finalising the purchase
speed, technical issues, etc.) and usability of the service.net
whether the charge is reasonable and making the payment
about service.nets, offers, ways to save, etc.
service.net (upgrade, downgrade, new offer ,etc.)
advice.net and support
disconnecting from ice.net
service.net and first use, incl. the first bill
since October 2016
customers reduced considerably
roaming
Strong focus on "the customer journey"… …has started to pay off
(Sample size too low) Percentage of dissatisfied customers (%)
jan-17 jul-17
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Less detractors and increased NPS
Less share of dissatisfied customers (Smartphone B2C)
Increased NPS (Smartphone B2C)
13% 14% 14% 14% 16% mar-17 jul-17 jun-17 may.17 apr-17 12 9
3 9 jul-17 jun-17 may.17 apr-17 mar-17
…making the share of dissatisfied customers to go down.. ..driving the NPS up accordingly
75% 72% 70% 71% 70% 73% 58% 62% 61% 60% 58% 59% 57% 57% 62% 66% 64% nov-16 jan-17 des-16 mar-17 feb-17 may.17 jul-17 jun-17
apr-17 mar-16 mai-16 aug-16 feb-16 jun-16 jul-16 apr-16 sep-16 des-15 jan-16 nov-15
sep-15 aug-15 jul-15 jun-15 78% 78% 76% 77% 78% 76% 61% 52% 57%
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ice.net's excellent advertising effort has translated to a strong brand awareness development
Percentage who have heard of ice.net*
Source: Penetrace Brand Tracker through Norstat. Week 7:502 interviews in age 15-74 (1) Panel switched from NEPA to Norstat in August 2016
Target 80%
Base: all1
according to plan
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Ice.net – roadmap to becoming a disruptive full fledged MNO
Optimize network New BSS launched Migrate customers to own network Lab testing Volte & Wifi calling Challenge traditional packaging of products Capacity increase on mobile broadband Winner of Best Customer Care for both Voice+MBB Volte trial in Drammen 4G frequencies acquired Network acquired & upgraded to 4G B2B customer portfolio acquired B2C offering launched (+ bundles)
A disruptive full fledged MNO player Pure 4G (no legacy 2G/3G) Own network (pure data) Disruptive product offerings Streamlined organization
Strong momentum in subscriber intake
MBB player Establishing position in smartphone market while upgrading network
Q3 2016 – Q1 2018
Q1 – Q2 2016
2013-2015
Fastest growing operator in 2016
All pre- requisites are in place, but ice.net is still in the early phase
full potential
Expanding distribution network Launch of phone bundles on ice.no Test of wifi calling Increase NPS, reduce detractors, increase promotors
Milestone of innovative product introduction - the first MNO to offer data roll-over in Norway (Feb 2017)
On-net population coverage (80%+ target)
footprint and momentum
recent Tek-conference, where 52% answered that they believe ice.net will
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Increased customer penetration based on proven go-to-market strategy
Ice.net is an attractive MNO for customers Well received by customers
sep-16 aug-16 jul-16 jun-16 mai-16 apr-16 mar-16 feb-16 jan-16 des-15 nov-15
sep-15 aug-15 jul-15 jun-15 mai-15 apr-15 aug-17 jul-17 jun-17 may.17 apr-17 mar-17 feb-17 jan-17 des-16 nov-16
Customer subscriber development (EOP)
Source: ice Group, Tek, Managers EOP = End Of Period
June 2015 SIM launch December 2015 Launch of bundles April 2016 3x test winner
1 2 3 4 Competitive pricing Favourable data packages High speeds A challenger to the duopoly
April, May, June & July 2017 “Best Mobile Subscription” April 2017 2x “Best customer case” February 2017 Data rollover
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Diversified distribution strategy with good momentum on high-ARPU customers
Retail ice.net
Source: Inside Telecom (1) The survey was conducted by Inside Telecom, published on 16 November 2016. See appendix for further details
different types of customers
determine which phone plan they recommended
7/9
Recommended ice.net TEK.NO tested mobile phone retailers
Retailers pushing ice.net at high price.net points1 Launch of cooperation with Reitan Convenience in July 2017
with 522 shops in Norway
volumes
such as SIM replacement, buy subscriptions
driving activities and third-party revenue generation
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Ice is the fastest growing, and “Best in test” operator
Customer care: Best in test
call centres are measured against the same questions
call
Award winning customer service.net
Ice the fastest growing operator in 2016
Mobile Broadband ice.net 92.2% ice.net 94.1% Chess 88.3% Homenet 84.7% Telia 87.9% Telenor 79.6% Talkmore 87.6% Eldsiva bredbånd 78.0% One Call 85.3% Nextgentel 77.7% Mycall 84.8% Get 77.3% Telenor 83.7% CDK 77.2% Hello 73.5% Lyse bredbånd 77.0% Tello 67.0% Average 83.4% Average 80.7%
Source: Overview of the four operators with largest change in B2C subscribers based on figures from Norwegian Communication Authority (NKOM). Note(*) Ice.net acquired Hello customer base in July 2017
ice.net + 148 000 Hello* + 38 000 Telenor
Telia
Overview of the four operators with largest change in B2C subscribers + 173 000 + 212 000 + 49 000 + 151 000
199 000
Gained during the period Lost during the period # of private customers, EoP
1 820 000 2 043 000 53 000
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Consistently adopted capital efficient approach to network build-out
Timeline Roll-out schedule
Optimize on-net share (Q1’17)
VoLTE trial in network (Q1/Q2’17)
Prepare for roll-out phase 2 (Q2’17)
Int’l roaming (2017)
Roll-out Activated Swap to LTE for MBB 2014/2015 Densified for 40% of population (smartphone coverage) Q4 2016 Densified for 80% of population (smartphone coverage) Q2 2018 Population 80%
areas for smartphones.
transmission lines are already procured.
Key considerations: 1. Rollout and network activation almost complete 2. Target of 80%+ on-net longer term 3. Limited capex requirements after roll-out
2014
2017
Network swap (2014/2015)
New BSS and customer migration (2016)
service platform
Moving to on-net will improve gross margins considerably
Source: ice Group, DNB Markets
ice.net’s network, IT architecture and technology are future proof – stated by a third party
Background of the technical due diligence Background:
view on ice.net network architecture and design with respect to reliability, flexibility, future proofing and cost forecasts for further network expansions
21 – 23 February 2017 Objective:
delivery of modern mobile service.nets
processes and organisation
usage, coverage and service.net level requirements Conclusion and key takeaways Conclusion and key takeaways:
choices are future proof and the design and deployment are in line with proven industry practices to enable high service availability and quality
have been identified. Omnitele’s assessment is that ice.net has been able to manage the risks involved during the service.net deployment. ice.net has also provided evidence that the customer on-boarding is progressing successfully
related technical plans are realistic and ice.net can be expected to reach the targets
related to Smartphone coverage expansion targets. The conclusion is that ice.net financial projections take the required cost components sufficiently into account
Source: Omnitele technical due diligence
Omnitele has completed over 1,000 projects in over 80 countries around the globe - providing consulting and expert services for telecom operators and regulators in network strategy, design and quality assurance
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ice group Scandinavia KPIs & financials Risk factors Appendix
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Executive summary
Significant uptake in smartphone subscribers since launch
Total customer portfolio Subscriber split (Q2’17*)
Q1’ 17 Q2’ 17 Q3’ 16 Q4’ 16 Q2’ 16 Q4’ 15 Q3’ 15 Q1’ 15 Q1’ 16 Q2’ 15 Smartphone MBB** 23% Norway MBB 14% 63% Norway Smartphones Sweden / Denmark MBB**
in August 2015 and is growing rapidly − Smartphone portfolio of ~328-333k subscribers* as of Q2’2017
and Denmark, while growing slightly in Sweden − Current MBB portfolio of ~169k subscribers**
Note(*): Including ~35-40k smartphone subscribers acquired from Hello Note (**): Including IoT units in SE/DK
Comments
Hello
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Substantial increase in gross adds and churn stabilizing at low levels
Gross adds development per quarter (B2C and B2B Comments Comments
relating to early price increases from EU roaming vs some of our peers
the summer of 2016 also temporarily resulted in higher churn due to swap of SIM cards (as expected)
average again
− Somewhat lower intake after increase of prices due to roam like home regulations, however summer sales 2017 have increased to levels of H2 2016
~12-15%
B2C – Annualized churn (B2C) (%)
jul-17 jun-17 may.17 apr-17 mar-17 feb-17 jan-17 des-16 nov-16
sep-16 aug-16 jul-16 jun-16 mai-16 apr-16 mar-16 feb-16 jan-16 des-15 nov-15
sep-15 aug-15 Q3’ 17 Q2’ 17 Q1’ 17 Q4’ 16 Q3’ 16 Q2’ 16 Q1’ 16 Q4’ 15 Q3’ 15 Q2’ 15 Q1’ 15
Market churn
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Est.
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All sales channels delivering attractive sales and conversion rates
Retail sales Customer care
% of total Traffic and sales conversion Traffic and sales conversion, weekly +514% Q2’17 Q3’ 15 Q2’ 17 Q1’ 17 Q4’ 16 Q3’ 16 Q2’ 16 Q1’ 16 Q4’ 15 Q3’ 15 Calls (#) Sales conversion (%) 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 52 50 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 Traffic Sales conversion (%)
Comments Ice.net website (LTM)
customers, driven by strong position in Elkjøp and the launch of Expert and Spaceworld Soundgarden
care, which is an efficient and cost effective way to reach new and current subscribers
more traffic and sales out of the ice.no website
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Successful introduction of higher price plans – improving ARPU
ARPU benchmark B2C price plan development – new sales
Blended post-paid ARPU (NOK)
Comments Illustrative ARPU development based on typical customer journey
price for capacity
forward
enhancements going forward
Future ARPU Conversion to higher price plan Future increase in data pack purchases from increased data use Data pack purchases Initial ARPU based
239 292 357 Ice Q2’ 17 Telia Q2’ 17 Telenor Q2’ 17 jan-16 jul-17 Mobil 1 GB Mobil 0.5 GB Mobil 5/6 GB Mobil 2 GB Mobil 3/4 GB Mobil 10/12 GB
Source: ice.net, Telia, Telenor, NKOM, DNB Markets
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Strong revenue development on the back of subscriber uptake in Norway
Revenue development by source (NOKm) Split by source (LTM Q2’17) Comments Service revenue development by geography (NOKm)
June 2015 (SIM only)
Source: ice.group
Split by geography (LTM Q2’17)
Other revenue 8% Service revenue 92% Denmark 2% Sweden 14% Norway 84% Q2’ 17 315 Q1’ 17 301 Q4’ 16 290 Q3’ 16 271 Q2’ 16 226 Q1’ 16 191 Q4’ 15 199 Q3’ 15 219 Q2’ 15 217 Q1’ 15 196 Service revenues Other revenues Q2’ 17 299 Q1’ 17 280 Q4’ 16 290 Q3’ 16 271 Q2’ 16 226 Q1’ 16 191 Q4’ 15 199 Q3’ 15 219 Q2’ 15 217 Q1’ 15 196 Norway Sweden Denmark
Strong underlying growth in smartphone revenues in Norway
Ice experienced strong growth in Smartphone revenues in 2016 and 2017* Comments
Note(*): Note that Ice only had smartphone service revenues in 9 months in 2015 and is thus not fully comparable
373 201 2015 2016 +85% growth
revenues despite 2016 being a transitional year – Ice experienced a temporary increase in churn in connection with migration in the summer of 2016 – Customers were migrated to own BSS, requiring customers to change SIM cards, resulting in higher churn – During the migration, Ice scaled back on pushing sales (especially B2B) and rather focused on reducing churn and stabilisation
revenue was slightly reduced as a result of deferred revenue from introduction of data roll-
– In addition, new sales was temporarily at lower levels in Q2’17 due to introduction of price plans with EU roaming included 37
156 75 Q2’16 +108% Q2’17
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Key opex drivers include employees, customer operations and SAC
Number of employees (incl. consultants) – end of period B2C – Customer care calls per subscription Comments Media spend per sale (NOK)
resulting in negative feedback on Facebook
during the summer of 2016, stabilised at low levels thereafter
173 170 153 159 157 151 138 133 129 136 Q2’ 17 Q1’ 17 Q4’ 16 Q3’ 16 Q2’ 16 Q1’ 16 Q4’ 15 Q3’ 15 Q2’ 15 Q1’ 15 Jul-17 Jun-17 May-17 Apr-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Jan-17 Aug-17 Apr-17 Jan-17 Oct-16 Jul-16 Apr-16 Oct-15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-17
Large investments have been made, preparing for higher activity
Ice Group Scandinavia Holdings AS - EBITDA and EBITDA pre SAC (NOKm) Comments
beginning of 2015, which has required large investments and increased cost base, while the positive effect on financials is delayed
has increased significantly
amount of data on multiband compared to previous 3G offering
enabling increased EBITDA margins along with uptake in scale
underlying profitability as SAC represents the cost
provide future cash flows
year, resulting in negative reported EBITDA largely as a result of SAC, but also scaling of cost base to prepare for a significantly higher activity level Ice Group Scandinavia Holdings AS - EBITDA and EBITDA pre SAC margins (%)
1% 8% 25% Q2’ 17 Q1’ 17 Q4’ 16 Q3’16 Q2’16
Q1’16
Q4’15
Q3’15 Q2’15 Q1’15 EBITDA pre SAC margin % EBITDA margin % Q2’ 17
Q1’ 17
Q4’ 16
Q3’16
Q2’16
Q1’16
Q4’15
Q3’15 1 Q2’15 17 Q1’15 49 EBITDA pre SAC EBITDA
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Comments
Capital intensive industry, but majority of expansion capex already made
Ice Group Scandinavia Holdings AS - Capex (NOKm) Development in sum Tx capacity (Mbit/s)
2015/2016
going forward
activity level going forward
next years
relevant cash flow measure as SAC and expansion capex is related to growth and margin enhancement (on-net traffic) with delayed effect on financials
Ice Group Scandinavia Holdings AS - EBITDA – capex (NOKm)
Q2’ 17 177 Q1’ 17 237 Q4’ 16 167 Q3’16 90 Q2’16 127 Q1’16 107 Q4’15 246 Q3’15 142 Q2’15 62 Q1’15 128
Q3’15
Q4’15 Q1’16
Q2’ 17 Q1’ 17
Q4’ 16
Q3’16
Q2’16
Q2’15
Q1’15
EBITDA - capex EBITDA pre SAC - maintenance capex
304,300 105,100 Jan-16 Sep-17
~1,300 sites with 4G equipment, only ~600 more sites to achieve 80% population coverage 40
0,88 0,67 0,23 TEL 1,800 MHz (2015) adj.* Tel 1,800 MHz (2015) AINMT’s cost (2013)
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Strong asset value backing
Strong asset value backing
Frequencies
(USD/MHz/Pop)
Smartphone subscribers
(Illustrative lifetime value of marginal subscriber, NOK)
Network
(Acquisition and upgrade cost, NOKm)
~2.9x ~3.8x
MBB business
(EBITDA % pre network upgrade)
SAC 1,500 Gross profit (5 yrs) Revenue (5 yrs) 15,000 133
2,600 Tele2 construction cost Ice acquisition cost New 4G equipment ~1,000
26% 45% 50% 51%
17% 31% 39% 2010 2011 2012 2013 Run rate Q3 2014 EBITDA pre SAC% EBITDA%
Frequencies purchased at a fraction
comparable transactions ~328-330k subs**. Marginal customer with substantial value compared to marginal cost Substantial investments made in state-
network ~169k subs. Strong and stable cash flow (39% EBITDA margin pre swap to 4G) The value of frequencies alone most likely higher than total gross debt
Note(*): Analyst estimate Note (**): Including 35-40k subscribers from Hello acquisition Source: DNB Markets, Pareto Securities
Executive summary KPIs & financials Risk factors Appendix ice group Scandinavia
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Risks related to the industry and market conditions
Economic condition
ice group’s performance is influenced by economic conditions in the markets in which it operates. The following may significantly impact the Group’s earnings and financial position: (i) slowdown in the economy and in the telecommunications sector; (ii) a deterioration in business and consumer confidence, employment trends and (iii) drop in consumer spending. Any of these factors may affect the Group’s ability to grow its subscriber base and the price charged to its customers.
Regulatory environment
ice group operates in a highly regulated industry. The Group’s businesses are subject to regulations set by Government authorities in each of the markets in which the Group operates. Changes in regulation or Government policy could restrict the Group’s ability to manage its operations. Regulatory authorities could amend or revoke licenses, which could materially impact the Group’s business performance and operational results. Although the regulatory regime in Scandinavia is viewed as quite stable, the Norwegian incumbent Telenor has a very strong position in terms of market share and has made it difficult for challengers on the market. The wholesale prices for mobile data could therefore become regulated to help MVNOs and Service Providers competitiveness in the mobile data market.
Actual or perceived health risks relating to electromagnetic and radio frequency emissions
The electromagnetic signals from mobile devices and base stations have raised concerns over potential health risks. If negative campaigns around the potential effect of radio signals on health were to increase or litigations were to arise, this could lead to negative publicity, potential reduction in customer intake and usage and restrict network roll-out.
Continued rapid technological changes
The telecommunication industry is characterized by rapid increases in the diversity and sophistication of the technologies and services offered. As a result, the Group may face increasing competition from the application of technologies which are currently being developed, or which may be developed in the future by the Group’s existing competitors, new market entrants or telecommunications equipment firms. Future development or application of new or alternative technologies, services or standards could require significant changes to the Group’s business model, the development of new products, the provision of additional services or substantial new investment. If the Group fails to develop, or obtain timely access to, new technologies or equipment, or if the Group fails to obtain the necessary licenses or spectrum to provide services using these new technologies, the Group may lose subscribers and market share and become less profitable, which could have a material adverse effect on the Group’s business, financial condition and results
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Risks related to the Group’s operations
Competition from other
ice group’s operations face competition from other telecommunication operators in the markets in which they operate, as well as fixed line operators in some markets. The Group’s main competitors in Norway are Telenor and Telia. In Sweden the main competitors are Telia, Tele2, Telenor and 3. Competition from current market participants, potential new entrants and new products and services, may adversely affect the Group’s performance. Increased competition could lead to an increased customer churn and a decrease in customer growth rates as well as affect in the prices the Group charges for its products and services negatively.
Future investments in maintaining, upgrading and expanding its networks
ice group’s success is dependent on its ability to continue its investments in maintaining, upgrading and expanding its telecommunication networks. The Group has made substantial investments in its networks and is expected to continue with those investments. However, certain factors outside the control of the Group that could restrict or limit the Group’s ability to continue with those
Group’s ability to negotiate with its suppliers. In the 450 MHz segment, efficient and affordable LTE450 equipment is important to be able to deliver competitive services. Failure to maintain and develop robust telecommunication networks could hinder the Group’s financial and operational performance in the future. By being a pure 4G operator, the development of the LTE technology and innovations such as VoLTE are key and the costs and timing of these innovations are uncertain. In addition, the Group must also continuously maintain and upgrade its existing networks and IT systems in order to allow ongoing operations to function properly and to expand such subscriber function as the subscriber base grows. In addition, the Group could be required to upgrade the functionality of its networks, increase customer service efforts, update network management and administrative system and upgrade older systems and networks to adapt them to new technologies by regulatory obligations. Many of these tasks are not fully under the Group’s control, and may be affected by, among other things, applicable regulations. If the Group fail to successfully maintain, expand or upgrade its networks and IT systems, the Group’s offerings and services may become less attractive to new subscribers and the Group may lose existing subscribers to its competitors. In addition, the Group’s future and ongoing network and IT systems upgrades may fail to generate a positive return on investment, which may have an adverse effect on the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Finally, if the Group’s capital expenditure exceeds projections or the Group’s operating cash flow is lower than expected, the Group may be required to seek additional financing for future maintenance and upgrades, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
License renewal risk
In order to operate its telecommunications networks and deliver its products and services to its customers, ice group is required to hold telecommunications licenses issued by the Government in the markets in which it operates. When these licenses expire, the Group will need to renew them in order to continue its operations. The Group’s ability to renew its licenses in the future may be affected by factors outside of its control such as competition from other operators when bidding for license renewals or the Government’s decision to revoke licenses or limit the number of license holders. Failure to secure licenses in the future would have a significant impact on the Group’s ability to continue to deliver its products and services and subsequently impact the Group’s financial and operational performance. The 450 MHz frequencies licences expire in 2019 for Norway, 2020 for Sweden and Norway and in 2022 for Denmark and it is unclear what the auction format will be and if ice group will be successful in renewing these licenses. The 800, 900 and 1,800 MHz frequencies purchased in Norway will expire in 2033.
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Risks related to the Group’s operations
Delay in network roll out, swap and network stability
The Group’s ability to operate successfully is dependent on the Group’s ability to deploy sufficient resources and operate the Group’s networks. The failure or breakdown of key components of the Group’s networks, including hardware and software, may have a material negative effect on the Group’s financial and operational performance. Although all system parts are redundant, if two or more business critical nodes fail, the network might have unstable and weak services to the end-user which could lead to customers terminating their services with ice group.
Relationship with suppliers
ice group depends on a limited number of suppliers and vendors to provide equipment and services to develop and upgrade its networks and operate its businesses. The Group’s suppliers of core network, radio and access equipment may not continue to supply equipment and provide services to the Group on terms that are favourable or may discontinue with the manufacturing of the necessary equipment required to operate the telecommunications networks. The Group may experience problems such as the availability of new devices, higher than anticipated prices of new devices, and potential difficulties with new suppliers. Given that the number of 450 MHz band operators and subscribers globally is limited, the attractiveness for suppliers to supply equipment for this frequency band is limited which could lead to fewer suppliers and higher prices for equipment and devices. Any failure in relation to the supply chain may have a material adverse effect on the Group’s financial and operational performance. The Group can not guarantee that it will be able to obtain required services or equipment in the future from its current or alternative suppliers on commercially attractive terms, if at all. If any key supplier is unable to provide adequate supplies of products and services, the Group’s ability to attract subscribers could be negatively affected, which in turn could have a material adverse effect
Demand for mobile data and ability to deliver mobile services
ice group depends on demand for mobile data services and the ability to service its customers satisfactorily in order to achieve sufficient ARPU and limited churn
ice group’s ability to retain its personnel and attract new talent
ice group’s success is largely dependent on its ability to retain its best performing employees and recruit new top talent. Competition is intense for qualified telecommunications and information technology personnel. To a large extent, the Group’s ability to recruit and retain skilled personnel for growth business areas and new technologies will depend on its ability to offer them competitive remuneration packages. The Norwegian operation will need to attract additional employees due to the introduction of smartphone services on the new frequencies. The ability to attract new employees might be hampered as the telecom sector is relatively concentrated which could limit the mobility and availability of human resources, If the Group fails to retain or recruit competent employees, or fails to successfully integrate new employees, its ability to develop its business going forward will be limited.
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Risks related to the Group’s operations
The licenses may have limited value upon a bankruptcy
If any of the license owning companies in the Group enters into bankruptcy, the licenses will be part of the bankruptcy estate. Should however the bankruptcy lead to a breach of the license requirements or the license fee not being paid, there is a risk that the licenses may be revoked by the authorities. In normal circumstances the bankruptcy estate will thus be allowed to find a buyer for the license(s) and assign them to the buyer, but in order to assign licenses in Norway and Sweden the authorities must consent to the assignments. In Denmark there is only a notification requirement to the authorities both prior to the assignment and then again after the assignment has taken place. For the licenses in Norway and Sweden there is a risk that the authorities do not consent to the assignment and for all licenses there is a risk that there is no existing market for the license(s) when the bankruptcy estate offers the license(s) for sale. If licenses for one of more reasons prove impossible to assign, there is a risk that the license(s) will be revoked by the authorities without any compensation to the license holder.
Reporting differences
The reporting of ice group’s financial statements, including income statements and balance sheets, presented to the investors and in this Information Presentation, have historically been prepared and reported in accordance with the requirements under Swedish GAAP. ice group has with effect from the financial year 2013 and onwards, prepared its financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
New licenses auctioned by the authorities
The authorities in Norway, Sweden and Denmark may hold auctions for new licenses in the future which may lead to new licenses being assigned to current or new competitors of the Group. Such assignment may lead to increased competition in the telecommunications market and may have a negative effect on the prices the Group is able to obtain from its customers. Assignment
financial and operational performance.
Cyber-attacks, subscriber database piracy etc.
The Group may be exposed to database piracy, unauthorized access or other database security breaches which could result in the leakage and unauthorised dissemination of information about subscribers, including their names, addresses, home phone numbers and personal identity numbers, which could materially adversely impact the Group’s reputation, prompt lawsuits against the Group by subscribers, lead to violations of data protection laws and adverse actions by the telecommunications regulators and other authorities, lead to a loss in subscribers and hinder the Group’s ability to attract new subscribers. In addition, the Group’s network and IT infrastructure may be exposed to cyber-attacks, computer virus attacks or acts of terrorism or vandalism. Any such attack could result in equipment failures or disruptions in the Group’s operations. Any inability to operate the Group’s network as a result of such events may result in significant expense and/or customer churn. These factors, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
Disruption of services
The mobile telecommunications business depends on providing subscribers with reliable service, network capacity and security. The services provided by the Group may encounter disruptions from many sources, including power outages, acts of terrorism, vandalism and human error, as well as fire, flood, or other natural disasters. In addition, the Group could experience interruptions
services could seriously harm the Group’s reputation and reduce subscriber confidence, which could materially impair the Group’s ability to acquire and retain subscribers. In addition, the Group may incur significant capital expenditures to restore the functionality of its networks and provide its subscribers with reliable service, network capacity and security.
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Risks related to the Group’s operations
Reputation of brand
The Group’s brands used in the various markets in which the Group operates and the Group’s reputation are important to the Group’s business. If the Group is unable to maintain the reputation
forth in this “Risk Factors” section materializes, Also, the Group’s reputation may be affected by negative events in other members of the AINMT Holdings AB outside the Group, over which the Group has no control. Any such harm of the Group’s reputation could have a material adverse effect on the Group’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Not a public company
The shares in the Company are not listed on a regulated market. The Company is subject to certain disclosure requirements pursuant to the continuing obligations for companies with shares registered on the NOTC-List, but these are in certain respects less stringent than those of a company with shares traded on a regulated market. Moreover, the Group is currently not required to comply with the Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance (the “Corporate Governance Code”). The Group is in the process of implementing appropriate procedures and other measures in line with the Corporate Governance Code, but is as of the date of this presentation not fully compliant. The purpose of the disclosure requirements for listed companies and the Corporate Governance Code is, inter alia, to ensure transparency and to strengthen confidence in companies and the
Internal control
The Group maintains and regularly reviews its internal controls over financial reporting, risk elevation and corporate compliance, but these controls cannot eliminate the risk of errors or
prospects.
Future transactions
The Group may undertake future acquisitions on an opportunistic basis which may increase the Group’s risk profile, distract management and/or increase the Group’s expenses. Moreover, the Group may pursue investment opportunities in countries in which the Group has no previous investment experience or in jurisdictions that are subject to greater social, economic and political risks that the jurisdictions in which the Group currently operate. Also, the Group may not be able to integrate successfully businesses that the Group may acquire in the future, and the Group may not be able to realize the anticipated cost savings, revenue enhancements or other synergies from such acquisitions.
Legal disputes
The members of the Group are, and may in the future be, involved in disputes and litigation, including with tax authorities, the ultimate outcome of which is uncertain. Any such disputes or legal proceedings, whether with or without merit, could be expensive and time consuming, could divert the attention of management and, if resolved adversely to the Group, could harm the Group’s reputation and increase costs, all of which could result in a material adverse effect on the Group’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
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The Group’s financial risks
Foreign exchange risk
Exchange rate fluctuations affect ice group’s financial results through translation of the profit and loss accounts and balance sheets of foreign subsidiaries to Norwegian kroner (translation exposure). Additional currency risks arise when subsidiaries enter into transactions that are denominated in currencies other than their functional currency, including agreements with equipment suppliers. The currency transaction risk is associated with changes in the value of USD relative to SEK, NOK and DKK. ice group does not hedge its foreign exchange rate exposure.
Refinancing and liquidity risks
Refinancing risk refers to the risk that the Group will be unable to obtain financing, or that it can be obtained only at a significantly higher cost. ice group has a relatively high level of debt. As a result of this high leverage, ice group uses a large share of its cash flow for payment of liabilities, which means that ice group’s financial flexibility is limited.
Interest rate risks
ice group is exposed to interest rate risks in interest bearing current and non-current liabilities (including the Bond Issue). As the Bonds carry variable interest rates, the relatively high level of debt results in exposure to interest rate risk.
Credit risks
Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty to ice group will be unable to meet its obligations and thereby causes a loss to the other party, mainly attributable to trade accounts receivables. Due to the end customer structure, ice group deem this risk as fairly low.
Valuation risks
The Group has a number of assets and liabilities that have been valued with the help of JZ Capital Partners AB as third party experts. These includes deferred tax assets and revaluation of network and licenses on the asset side and deferred tax liabilities on the liability side.
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The Group’s financial risks
Amount of debt
The Group has a relatively high level of outstanding debt. The Group’s level of debt could have important negative consequences for the Group. For example, the Group’s substantial debt could (i) require the Group to dedicate a large portion of its cash flow from operations to service debt and fund repayments on the Group’s debt, thereby reducing the availability of its cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes; (ii) increase the Group’s vulnerability to adverse general economic or industry conditions; (iii) limit the Group’s flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the Group’s business or the industry in which it operates; (iv) place the Group at a competitive disadvantage compared to its competitors that have less debt; and (v) require the Group to comply on certain covenants and undertakings.
Covenants
The bond agreement for the bond issue in April 2017 (the “Bond Agreement”) includes financial and operational covenants applicable for the Group. A failure by the Group to meet these covenants will constitute an event of default entitling the bondholders (acting through the bond trustee) to call for immediate repayment of amounts outstanding under the Bond. In addition, future credit facilities entered into by the Group may require it to satisfy a maximum total leverage test and potentially additional financial covenants. The ability of the Group to comply with the covenants in the Bond Agreement and in future credit facilities may be affected by events beyond their control and it cannot be assured that the Group will continue to meet these tests. The failure of the Group to comply with these obligations could lead to a default under its credit facilities unless the Group can obtain waivers or consents in respect of any breaches
in a default under such credit facilities. In the event of any default under the credit facilities, the lenders will not be required to lend any additional amounts to the Group and could elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest, fees and other amounts due thereunder, to be immediately due and payable. If the debt under the Group’s credit facilities were to be accelerated, the Company cannot assure that its assets would be sufficient to repay such debt in full.
Change of control
Pursuant to the Bond Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event, each individual holder of bonds has a right of pre-payment of the bonds at a price of 101% of par value plus all accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. A “Change of Control Event” in this respect means if and when any person or group other than an entity under common control with AI Media Holdings (NMT) LLC, Access or Rasmussengruppen, gain decisive influence over the Company. There is a risk that the Group will not have sufficient funds at the relevant time of a change of control, if any, to make the required pre-payments, which could have a material adverse effect on the Group’s business, earnings and financial condition.
Ability to generate cash
The Group’s ability to meet its debt service obligations or refinance its debt depends on the Group’s future operating and financial performance and ability to generate cash. This will be affected by the Group’s ability to successfully implement its business strategy, as well as general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory, technical and other factors beyond the Group’s control. If the Group cannot generate sufficient cash to meet its debt service obligations or fund its other business needs, the Group may, among other things, need to refinance all or a portion of its debt,
the foregoing. If the Group is not able to refinance any of its debt, no assurance can be made that the Group would be able to refinance these loans at terms favourable to the Group, obtain additional financing or sell assets on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If the Group fails to satisfy its obligations with respect to the Group’s debt, this could have a material adverse effect
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Regulatory risk
Assignment of the licenses requires governmental approval
If necessary, the Group might divest licenses to raise additional funds and assign the licenses to the buyer. In order to assign licenses in Norway and Sweden the authorities must consent to the
and Sweden there is a risk that the authorities do not consent to the assignment. This implies that the Group may have limited ability to improve its financial condition through sale of assets.
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Risks related to the Bond
Put option - The Issuer’s ability to redeem the Bonds with cash may be limited
Upon the occurrence of a Put Option Event (as defined in the Bond Agreement), each individual bondholder shall have a right of pre-payment of the Bonds at a price of 101% of par value plus all accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. However, it is possible that the Issuer will not have sufficient funds at the time of the Put Option Event to make the required redemption
There will only be a limited trading market for the Bonds and the market may have limited liquidity
There is no existing market for the Bonds, and although the intention is to apply for a listing of the Bonds on the Oslo Stock Exchange, there can be no assurance given regarding the future development of a trading market for the Bonds. It may be difficult or even impossible to trade and sell the Bonds in the secondary market due to a limited market for the Bonds as well as the market for the Bonds may also have limited liquidity. As the Bonds are not rated this may also have a negative effect on the market for the Bonds as they may be considered an unsecure investment.
The market price of the Bonds may be volatile
The market price of the Bonds could be subject to significant fluctuations in response to actual or anticipated variations in the Issuer’s operating results and those of its competitors, adverse business developments, changes to the regulatory environment in which the Issuer or the Group operates, changes in financial estimates by securities analysts and the actual or expected sale
affect the market price of the Bonds without regard to the Issuer’s operating results, financial condition or prospects.
The Bondholders may be subject to restrictions on transfers of the Bonds
The Bonds are freely transferable and may be pledged, however so that Bondholders may be subject to purchase or transfer restrictions with regard to the Bonds, as applicable from time to time under local laws to which a bondholder may be subject (due e.g. to its nationality, its residency, its registered address, its place(s) for doing business). Each Bondholder must ensure compliance with local laws and regulations applicable at its own cost and expense. Notwithstanding the above, a bondholder who has purchased the Bonds in contradiction to applicable mandatory restrictions may nevertheless utilize its voting rights under the Bond Agreement.
The Issuer may not be able to service the Bond Issue
The Issuer is dependent upon the ability of its subsidiaries to generate sufficient profits and any failure to do so might have a material adverse effect on the Issuer's ability to service the Bond Issue.
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Risks related to the industry and market conditions
Economic condition ice group’s performance is influenced by economic conditions in the markets in which it operates. The following may significantly impact the Group’s earnings and financial position: (i) slowdown in the economy and in the telecommunications sector; (ii) a deterioration in business and consumer confidence, employment trends and (iii) drop in consumer spending. Any of these factors may affect the Group’s ability to grow its subscriber base and the price charged to its customers. Regulatory environment ice group operates in a highly regulated industry. The Group’s businesses are subject to regulations set by Government authorities in each of the markets in which the Group operates. Changes in regulation or Government policy could restrict the Group’s ability to manage its operations. Regulatory authorities could amend or revoke licenses, which could materially impact the Group’s business performance and operational results. Although the regulatory regime in Scandinavia is viewed as quite stable, the Norwegian incumbent Telenor has a very strong position in terms of market share and has made it difficult for challengers on the market. The wholesale prices for mobile data could therefore become regulated to help MVNOs and Service Providers competitiveness in the mobile data market. Actual or perceived health risks relating to electromagnetic and radio frequency emissions The electromagnetic signals from mobile devices and base stations have raised concerns over potential health risks. If negative campaigns around the potential effect of radio signals on health were to increase or litigations were to arise, this could lead to negative publicity, potential reduction in customer intake and usage and restrict network roll-out. 52
Risks related to the Group’s operations
Competition from other
ice group’s operations face competition from other telecommunication operators in the markets in which they operate, as well as fixed line operators in some markets. The Group’s main competitors in Norway are Telenor and Telia. In Sweden the main competitors are Telia, Tele2, Telenor and 3. Competition from current market participants, potential new entrants and new products and services, may adversely affect the Group’s performance. Increased competition could lead to an increased customer churn and a decrease in customer growth rates as well as affect in the prices the Group charges for its products and services negatively. Future investments in maintaining, upgrading and expanding its networks ice group’s success is dependent on its ability to continue its investments in maintaining, upgrading and expanding its telecommunication networks. The Group has made substantial investments in its networks and is expected to continue with those
ability to continue with those investments. These include the availability of new and attractive products in the market, the ability of equipment suppliers to deliver their products in an effective and satisfactory matter, and the Group’s ability to negotiate with its
performance in the future. By being a pure 4G operator, the development of the LTE technology and innovations such as VoLTE are key and the costs and timing of these innovations are uncertain. License renewal risk In order to operate its telecommunications networks and deliver its products and services to its customers, AINMT is required to hold telecommunications licenses issued by the Government in the markets in which it operates. When these licenses expire, the Group will need to renew them in order to continue its operations. The Group’s ability to renew its licenses in the future may be affected by factors outside of its control such as competition from other operators when bidding for license renewals or the Government’s decision to revoke licenses or limit the number of license holders. Failure to secure licenses in the future would have a significant impact on the Group’s ability to continue to deliver its products and services and subsequently impact the Group’s financial and operational performance. The 450 MHz frequencies licences expire in 2019 for Norway, 2020 for Sweden and Norway and in 2022 for Denmark and it is unclear what the auction format will be and if ice group will be successful in renewing these licenses. The 800, 900 and 1,800 MHz frequencies purchased in Norway will expire in 2033. 53
Risks related to the Group’s operations
Delay in network roll out, swap and network stability The Group’s ability to operate successfully is dependent on the Group’s ability to deploy sufficient resources and operate the Group’s networks. The failure or breakdown of key components of the Group’s networks, including hardware and software, may have a material negative effect on the Group’s financial and operational performance. Although all system parts are redundant, if two or more business critical nodes fail, the network might have unstable and weak services to the end-user which could lead to customers terminating their services with ice group. Relationship with suppliers ice group depends on a limited number of suppliers and vendors to provide equipment and services to develop and upgrade its networks and operate its businesses. The Group’s suppliers of core network, radio and access equipment may not continue to supply equipment and provide services to the Group on terms that are favourable or may discontinue with the manufacturing of the necessary equipment required to operate the telecommunications networks. The Group may experience problems such as the availability of new devices, higher than anticipated prices of new devices, and potential difficulties with new suppliers. Given that the number of 450 MHz band operators and subscribers globally is limited, the attractiveness for suppliers to supply equipment for this frequency band is limited which could lead to fewer suppliers and higher prices for equipment and devices. Any failure in relation to the supply chain may have a material adverse effect on the Group’s financial and operational performance. Demand for mobile data and ability to deliver mobile services ice group depends on demand for mobile data services and the ability to service its customers satisfactorily in order to achieve sufficient ARPU and limited churn AINMT’s ability to retain its personnel and attract new talent ice group’s success is largely dependent on its ability to retain its best performing employees and recruit new top talent. Competition is intense for qualified telecommunications and information technology personnel. To a large extent, the Group’s ability to recruit and retain skilled personnel for growth business areas and new technologies will depend on its ability to offer them competitive remuneration packages. The Norwegian operation will need to attract additional employees due to the introduction of smartphone services on the new frequencies. The ability to attract new employees might be hampered as the telecom sector is relatively concentrated which could limit the mobility and availability of human resources, If the Group fails to retain or recruit competent employees, its ability to develop its business going forward will be limited. 54
Risks related to the Group’s operations
The licenses may have limited value upon a bankruptcy If any of the license owning companies in the Group enters into bankruptcy, the licenses will be part of the bankruptcy estate. Should however the bankruptcy lead to a breach of the license requirements or the license fee not being paid, there is a risk that the licenses may be revoked by the authorities. In normal circumstances the bankruptcy estate will thus be allowed to find a buyer for the license(s) and assign them to the buyer, but in order to assign licenses in Norway and Sweden the authorities must consent to the assignments. In Denmark there is only a notification requirement to the authorities both prior to the assignment and then again after the assignment has taken place. For the licenses in Norway and Sweden there is a risk that the authorities do not consent to the assignment and for all licenses there is a risk that there is no existing market for the license(s) when the bankruptcy estate offers the license(s) for sale. If licenses for one of more reasons prove impossible to assign, there is a risk that the license(s) will be revoked by the authorities without any compensation to the license holder. Reporting differences The reporting of ice group’s financial statements, including income statements and balance sheets, presented to the investors and in this Information Presentation, have historically been prepared and reported in accordance with the requirements under Swedish
IFRS. New licenses auctioned by the authorities The authorities in Norway, Sweden and Denmark may hold auctions for new licenses in the future which may lead to new licenses being assigned to current or new competitors of the Group. Such assignment may lead to increased competition in the telecommunications market and may have a negative effect on the prices the Group is able to obtain from its customers. Assignment of new licenses may also decrease the demand for the Group's services. Increased competition through assignment
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The Group’s financial risks
Foreign exchange risk Exchange rate fluctuations affect ice group’s financial results through translation of the profit and loss accounts and balance sheets of foreign subsidiaries to Norwegian kroner (translation exposure). Additional currency risks arise when subsidiaries enter into transactions that are denominated in currencies other than their functional currency, including agreements with equipment suppliers. The currency transaction risk is associated with changes in the value of USD relative to SEK, NOK and DKK. ice group does not hedge its foreign exchange rate exposure. Refinancing and liquidity risks Refinancing risk refers to the risk that the Group will be unable to obtain financing, or that it can be obtained only at a significantly higher cost. ice group has a relatively high level of debt. As a result of this high leverage, ice group uses a large share of its cash flow for payment of liabilities, which means that ice group’s financial flexibility is limited. Interest rate risks ice group is exposed to interest rate risks in interest bearing current and non-current liabilities (including the Bond Issue). As the Bonds carry variable interest rates, the relatively high level of debt results in exposure to interest rate risk. Credit risks Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty to ice group will be unable to meet its obligations and thereby causes a loss to the
low. Valuation risks The Group has a number of assets and liabilities that have been valued with the help of JZ Capital Partners AB as third party
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Regulatory risk
Assignment of the licenses requires governmental approval If necessary, the Group might divest licenses to raise additional funds and assign the licenses to the buyer. In order to assign licenses in Norway and Sweden the authorities must consent to the assignments. In Denmark there is only a notification requirement to the authorities both prior to the assignment and then again after the assignment has taken place. For the licenses in Norway and Sweden there is a risk that the authorities do not consent to the assignment. This implies that the Group may have limited ability to improve its financial condition through sale of assets. 57
Risks related to the Bond
Put option - The Issuer’s ability to redeem the Bonds with cash may be limited Upon the occurrence of a Put Option Event (as defined in the Bond Agreement), each individual bondholder shall have a right of pre-payment of the Bonds at a price of 101% of par value plus all accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. However, it is possible that the Issuer will not have sufficient funds at the time of the Put Option Event to make the required redemption of Bonds. The Issuer’s failure to redeem tendered Bonds would constitute an event of default under the Bond Agreement. There will only be a limited trading market for the Bonds and the market may have limited liquidity There is no existing market for the Bonds, and although the intention is to apply for a listing of the Bonds on the Oslo Stock Exchange, there can be no assurance given regarding the future development of a trading market for the Bonds. It may be difficult
market for the Bonds may also have limited liquidity. As the Bonds are not rated this may also have a negative effect on the market for the Bonds as they may be considered an unsecure investment. The market price of the Bonds may be volatile The market price of the Bonds could be subject to significant fluctuations in response to actual or anticipated variations in the Issuer’s operating results and those of its competitors, adverse business developments, changes to the regulatory environment in which the Issuer or the Group operates, changes in financial estimates by securities analysts and the actual or expected sale of a large number of Bonds, as well as other factors. In addition, in recent years the global financial markets have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations which could adversely affect the market price of the Bonds without regard to the Issuer’s
The Bondholders may be subject to restrictions on transfers of the Bonds The Bonds are freely transferable and may be pledged, however so that Bondholders may be subject to purchase or transfer restrictions with regard to the Bonds, as applicable from time to time under local laws to which a bondholder may be subject (due e.g. to its nationality, its residency, its registered address, its place(s) for doing business). Each Bondholder must ensure compliance with local laws and regulations applicable at its own cost and expense. Notwithstanding the above, a bondholder who has purchased the Bonds in contradiction to applicable mandatory restrictions may nevertheless utilize its voting rights under the Bond Agreement. 58
Risks related to the Bond
The Issuer may not be able to service the Bond Issue The Issuer is dependent upon the ability of its subsidiaries to generate sufficient profits and any failure to do so might have a material adverse effect on the Issuer's ability to service the Bond Issue. 59
Executive summary ice group Scandinavia Risk factors Appendix KPIs & financials
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ice group Scandinavia Holdings AS – Financials (1/3)
Consolidated P&L Segment information by geographical area
NOK thousands Second quarter Half year 2017 2016 2017 2016 Service revenue 298 896 194 257 578 948 374 844 Other operating revenue 15 889 31 324 36 802 41 269 Total operating revenue 314 785 225 582 615 750 416 113 Operating expenses
Other expenses
Employee benefit expenses
Depreciation & amortization
Total operating expenses
Operating results
Financial items
Share of net profit from joint ventures
Income taxes
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192 Net results for the period
NOK thousands Jan - Jun 2017 Service revenue Total revenue EBITDA Investments Non-current assets EoP Norway 492 779 515 801
354 250 1 853 835 Sweden 77 000 89 103 14 489 59 494 333 953 Denmark 9 170 10 846
35 414 Other
578 949 615 750
413 342 2 223 202 Jan - Jun 2016 Service revenue Total revenue EBITDA Investments Non-current assets EoP Norway 280 140 308 507
213 628 1 578 946 Sweden 84 377 95 761 29755 15 255 392 621 Denmark 10 327 11 845
6 181 43 390 Other
374 844 416 113
235 064 2 014 957
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ice group Scandinavia Holdings AS – Financials (2/3)
Consolidated balance sheet
NOK thousands 30 Jun 2017 30 Jun 2016 31 Dec 2016 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES TOTAL EQUITY 1 019 702 528 321 596 094 Deferred tax liabilities 1
1 663 519 1 511 967 1 668 846 Total non-current liabilities 1 663 519 1 511 967 1 668 846 Trade payables 175 234 231 210 212 835 Other current liabilities 17 274 12 882 12 922 Accrued expenses and deferred income 283 403 322 169 367 653 Total current liabilities 475 912 566 260 593 410 TOTAL LIABILITIES 2 139 430 2 078 227 2 262 256 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 3 160 411 2 606 549 2 858 350 NOK thousands 30 Jun 2017 30 Jun 2016 31 Dec 2016 ASSETS Intangible assets 912 802 835 792 914 428 Tangible assets 1 310 400 1 179 165 1 292 292 Financial assets 14 922 12 344 17 914 Deferred tax-assets
2 533 Total non-current assets 2 238 124 2 029 227 2 227 170 Inventory 44 537 61 276 38 310 Trade receivables 59 708 62 896 88 303 Other receivables 29 104 91 206 62 753 Prepaid expenses and accrued income 180 346 74 468 79 739 Cash and cash equivalents 608 592 287 476 362 075 Total current assets 922 287 577 322 631 180 TOTAL ASSETS 3 160 411 2 606 549 2 858 350
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ice group Scandinavia Holdings AS – Financials (3/3)
Consolidated cash flow statement
NOK thousands Second quarter Half year 2017 2016 2017 2016 Cash flow from operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities
Cash flow from financing activities 300 514
860 980
Net increase/ decrease in cash and cash equivalents 31 706
245 096
Cash and cash equivalents, opening balance 575 565 428 878 360 075 642 645 Exchange rate differences in cash and cash equivalents 1 321 87 1 421
Cash and cash equivalents, closing balance 608 592 287 476 606 592 287 476
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Key management of ice group
Johan Michelsen has worked with the telecom sector at various investment banks since 1999. From 2001 to 2005 he was rated as the best telecom equity analyst in Norway before moving on to found a merger and acquisition advisor named Medici Corporate. Medici completed EUR 3bn in deals, a large share of these within the telecom sector. Medici was acquired in 2009 by Pareto Securities where he was a partner until December 2012 and then joined ice group in January 2013. He is a Norwegian citizen. He has a masters degree from the BI Norwegian Business School and started his career at the Boston Consulting Group in Stockholm. Johan is a director of AINMT AS, ice group Scandinavia Holdings AS, Ice Communication Norge AS and Ice Norge AS JD Fouchard is the CEO of ice group, a position he assumed in June 2011. He was previously a member of Access Industries’ Media and Communications team. He played a leading role in the acquisition of the ice group group by Access Industries and has been a board member/director since the acquisition in 2009. Mr. Fouchard joined Access Industries in June 2007 from UBS’s Telecom Investment Banking Group where he worked on numerous transactions involving Vodafone. Prior to UBS, Mr. Fouchard was with Morgan Stanley Capital Partners where he was an analyst within the European Leverage Buyout Group, a USD 3.3 billion fund. He is a dual Haitian/Swiss national fluent in French, English, Spanish, German and Creole. He is a graduate of ESCP-EAP European School of Management and Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg Germany.
Murat Erden is the Chief Financial Officer of ice group, a role he assumed in May 2017. Mr Erden has extensive experience from the international telecommunication and financial services industries. He was previously the Group CFO of NYSE-listed Turkcell. In addition to his role as Group CFO, Mr Erden held number of senior positions during his 15 years in Turkcell, both as non-executive board member at international joint ventures and Group companies, and as Group Director of Treasury, Risk Management and Procurement. He also founded and sponsored the Consumer Finance Company for Turkcell. He has also managed his consultancy firm in London, UK. Mr Erden is a London Business School Alumni and holds an MBA from San Diego State University, USA.
JD Fouchard CEO Johan Michelsen Deputy CEO Murat Erden CFO
Previously MD Canal+ and 7 years with Tele2 (including Marketing Director) Key achievements: Tele2 - Turning dialup Internet into the most profitable product in the portfolio, successful launch of ADSL and VOIP in Holland, turned tele2.no into the biggest sales channel in Norway, turned Tele2 into the only brand increasing “customer loyalty” and creating all time high results with the marketing in terms of “best liked” and “best remembered”. Canal+ (Cmore Entertainment) - Developed a new sales and marketing strategy for CANAL+ (C More Entertainment) including; increased distribution footprint by signing agreements with the biggest fiber operators, decreased independency of the traditional content providers by controlling bigger parts of the value chain and introduced a new marketing concept to support the new strategy. Ice.net- Responsible for turnaround of old Ice – switching from voice to data, upgrading network to 4G, increasing subscriber base with 340%, becoming the second biggest mobile broadband player in Norway and turning the company from lossmaking to a company delivering 40% ebitda. Responsible for turning the new Ice into a full blown network operator and becoming the fastest growing operator. Eivind has a Master of Science in Marketing from BI (prev NMH) Jean-Marc Engels is the Chief Technology & Information Officer of ice group. He has been with the company since 2013. Mr Engels has more than 25 years’ experience in the international telecommunication industry, and has worked with start-ups as well as with larger equipment vendors and operators. He is specialized in telecom networks in general - strategy, sourcing, modernizing, building, operating and selling. Prior to ice group, Mr Engels worked as executive interim manager, focusing on international expansions, for start-ups such as ISCO Intl. and Accanto Systems. Before 2011, Mr Engels held several executive positions within Ericsson in Belgium, Japan, China and other countries.
Eivind Helgaker MD Norway Jean-Marc Engels CTIO
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Key operational management team Norway
Shiraz Abid, Sales Director Norway/ice.net – since 2010
focus on sales, product and CRM
Enterprise B2B.
Kyrre Bekkelund, Marketing Director Norway/ice.net– since 2009
responsible for Administration with processes related to business culture, recruitment and office premises.
Martin Westersø, Finance Director Norway/ice.net - since 2012
private owned company and the past 5 years as Finance Director in ice.net
Jan-Erik Hvidsten, Technology Director
earlier experiences are from Ventelo as CTO/COO, 1881.no as the CTO and CM for Motorola/Nødnett. Jan-Erik has a bachelor degree in telecommunication from the Norwegian Army.
Hans Heggenhaugen, Product Director
management in Checkpoint Systems. He holds a Master in Business, Computing and Information Systems from Griffith University, Australia and a Bachelor in Finance and Management from Trondheim Business School, TØH
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Highly competent Board of Directors and blue chip investor base
Board of Directors, ice group Holdings AB Board of Directors, ice group Scandinavia Holdings AS Chairman - Stan Miller
Previous BoD of Royal KPN and CEO of KPN Mobile International
Board member - Hans-Holger Albrecht
CEO of Deezer and previous CEO of Millicom International
Board member - Ingvild Myhre
Previous CEO of Telenor Mobil and Alcatel Norway
Board member - Phil Hewinson
Facebook’s head of third party mobile app monetization in EMEA
Board member - Thomas Harding
Partner in Access Media and heading European legal function
Board member - Trygve Laudal
Portfolio Manager at Rasmussengruppen
Board member - Jan Scherman
Strategic advisor to Schibsted, Industrial advisor to EQT, previously VP of Bonnier Broadcasting and CEO of TV4 Group
Chairman – JD Fouchard
CEO at ice group Holdings AB and Board member in Access Industries
Board member – Johan Michelsen
CFO at ice group Holdings AB
Selected shareholders
holdings worldwide
investments in shipping, real estate and listed securities
~500m in equity and NOK ~350m in sub loans)
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Retailers recommending ice.net at high price.net points
determine which phone plan they recommended based on a pre-selected user profile
impersonating a low-data user when asking for which plans the retailer would recommend
being a cheaper alternative
the salesmen continued to push for higher price.net points, showing the high ARPU potential through retail distribution
price.net points, there is a significant ARPU uplift potential from these customers from pushing them towards higher price.net points or selling them additional data
Sellers recommendation Retail store recommendation1
Expert City ice.net 2GB (NOK 199) Expert Klingenberg 5-6GB, independent of operator (ice.net represents the cheapest alternative) Expert Colosseum 6GB, independent of operator Lefdal Storo ice.net 5GB (NOK 299) Lefdal Alna ice.net 2-5GB (NOK 199-299) Elkjøp Carl Berner ice.net/Telia 3-5GB (NOK 278-399,-) Elkjøp Skøyen ice.net 2GB (NOK 199) Elkjøp Phonehouse Storo Telia Smart Basis 3GB (NOK 299) Elkjøp Ullevål ice.net 1GB (NOK 99)
ice.net recommended by 7 out of 9 retailers (77.8%)
Source: Inside Telecom (1) The survey was conducted by Inside Telecom, published on 16 November 2016
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Brand consideration–on par with the big players within record time
Percentage who would consider to switch to the brand, amongst non-customers Base: Not a customer of the brand, but has brand awareness Good development on how many who would consider to switch to ice.net
Source: Penetrace Brand Tracker through Norstat. 2 weeks rolling avg. Sample varies with customer base, week 7; min 86, max 418 (1) Panel switched from NEPA to Norstat in August 2016. Data collected before and after Aug 16 not fully comparable
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% nov-15 jan-16 apr-17 jul-16 may.17 feb-16 mar-16 feb-17
sep-16 mai-16 apr-16 aug-16 jun-15 jul-17 jun-17 jun-16 des-16 mar-17 aug-15
jul-15 sep-15 des-15 jan-17 Chess Ice.net Telia Talkmore Hello One Call Telenor
However, a little drop after Roam like home price increases
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The introduction of data rollover
Launched towards existing customers Positively picked up by press Email / SMS Social media 10 sec TV spot The response was fantastic! In only 3 days, Data Rollover launch campaign was seen by 60% of the population in Norway above 12y: 2.5m 42% saw the campaign 3 times or more: ~1.7m In addition, a total of 510,000 Norwegians saw the online promotion video Rapidly spread via Facebook reaching 76,000 persons
through paid Facebook reach
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Added rollover on MBB and B2B in phase 2
differentiating ourselves from the rest of the market
Added rollover on MBB February 8th Added rollover on B2B voice and MBB February 23rd
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Market overview – strong portfolio
500 MB 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB 5 GB 6 GB 8 GB 10 GB 12 GB 15 GB Per MB extra 99,- 129,- 249,- 349,- 449,- 0,- 249,- 299,- 399,- 499,- 0,- 229,- 249,- 299,- 399,- 499,- 0,99,- 229,- 249,- 299,- 399,- 499,- 0,99,- 229,- 249,- 299,- 399,- 499,- 0,- 99,- 129,- 249,- 349,- 449,- 0,99,- 249,- 299,- 349,- 399,- 449,- 499,- 5.0,- 249,- 299,- 399,- 49.0,-
As of August 2017
License overview – Below 2.1GHz spectrum1
Netett Sverige AB Frequency band Spectrum details Valid until 2 x 5 MHz 450 MHz 452.5 – 457.5 MHz 462.6 – 467.5 MHz 04/03/2020 04/03/2020 Ice Norge AS Frequency band Spectrum details Valid until 2 x 1.8 MHz 410 MHz 410.8 – 412.6 MHz 420.8 – 422.6 MHz 31/12/2019 31/12/2019 2 x 5 MHz 450 MHz 452.5 – 457.5 MHz 462.5 – 467.5 MHz 31/12/2019 31/12/2019 Ice Communication Norge AS Frequency band Spectrum details Valid until 2 x 10 MHz 800 MHz 791.0 – 801.0 MHz 832.0 – 842.0 MHz 31/12/2033 31/12/2033 2 x 5 MHz 900 MHz 880.0 – 885.1 MHz 925.0 – 930.1 MHz 31/12/2033 31/12/2033 2 x 20 MHz 1800 MHZ 1765.0 – 1785.0 MHz 1860.0 – 1880.0 MHz 31/12/2033 31/12/2033 Ice Danmark ApS Frequency band Spectrum details Valid until 2 x 4.5 MHz 450 MHz 453.0 – 457.5 MHz 463.0 – 467.5 MHz 23/01/2022 23/01/2022
(1) Ice also controls 2x5 MHz in the 2100 MHz band in Norway
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Secured Creditors Asset Sale Agreement (SCASA)
Introduction
AS and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (the “Agent”). The Agent acted as security agent for the lenders (the “Lenders”) under a facilities agreement with Nordisk Mobiltelefon Norway AS (“NMT”). The main Lender is Sinosure, the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation.
assets were pledged in favour of the Lenders. Profit sharing
some of their losses through profit sharing mechanisms.
Term and consequences for the Bond Issue
by the Lenders
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