Telekom Austria confirms plans for capital increase

News General Austria 23 OCT 2014
Telekom Austria confirms plans for capital increase
Telekom Austria has confirmed plans to hold a capital increase by the end of the year. The operator received approval from shareholders in August to raise up to EUR 1 billion in a share sale. Further details of the offering will be announced later. Telekom Austria confirmed the news alongside its third-quarter results, which showed continued pressure from the weak economy and regulation in central and eastern Europe. 

Revenues showed an improvement, rising 1.2 percent year-on-year to EUR 1.05 billion in Q3, thanks to growth in Belarus and Croatia and a smaller decline in Austria. Cost reductions in its home market helped adjusted EBITDA rise 15.8 percent to EUR 415 million, and net profit more than doubled to EUR 123 million from EUR 51 million a year ago. Profit benefited from lower restructuring charges as well as a one-time gain of EUR 26.8 million from the merger of Mobilkom liechtenstein with Telecom Liechtenstein. 

Telekom Austria said it will continue to focus on cost control and convergence to drive revenue growth. It maintained its outlook for an around 3.5 percent fall in revenue this year. Capital expenditure is expected at EUR 650-700 million in 2014, after EUR 473 million in the first nine months, and the group will pay a dividend of EUR 0.05 per share. 

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A1 Telekom Austria,  Telecom Liechtenstein,  MobilKom

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Eastern Europe

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Voice services, Data services, Financial figures, Internet Access

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