EANS-Adhoc: Telekom Austria Group Provides Financial Outlook for 2013 (Ad-Hoc)

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08.01.2013

Vienna, 8 January 2013: Today, the Telekom Austria Group (VSE: TKA,
OTC US: TKAGY) announces its financial outlook for the full year
2013.

The management of Telekom Austria Group expects the challenges which
characterised the operational environment during 2012 to continue to
dominate the development in 2013, namely fierce competition in its
mature mobile markets, further regulatory cuts, macro-economic
headwinds and FX risks.

However, due to continued low visibility in its major markets,
Telekom Austria Group considers it prudent to limit the financial
outlook for 2013 to Revenues and CAPEX. This outlook is in line with
company-compiled consensus.

Telekom Austria Group will address the challenges it is facing with a
range of measures, above all a focus on the high-value customer
segment in its mature mobile markets. While this will impact margins
in the short-term, the management of Telekom Austria Group is
confident that this strategy will provide the optimal basis for
future stabilisation. In the same vein the management of Telekom
Austria Group will also intensify cost efficiency efforts in all
business segments to reduce margin pressure.

Furthermore, Telekom Austria Group will continue to pursue its
successful convergence strategy. In its growth markets Telekom
Austria Group expects to further benefit from the strong demand for
smartphones and mobile broadband solutions.

Telekom Austria Group thus expects the following financial
development for the full year 2013:

Telekom Austria Group Outlook 2013

|Revenues |approximately EUR 4.1 bn |
|CAPEX* |approximately EUR 0.7 bn |
|Intended dividend |EUR 0.05 for 2012 and 2013 |

* CAPEX: does not include any investments for licenses and spectrum
nor acquisitions

Further inquiry note:
Matthias Stieber
Director Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 (0) 50 664 39126
mailto: matthias.stieber@telekomaustria.com

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issuer: Telekom Austria AG
Lassallestrasse 9
A-1020 Wien
mail: investor.relations@telekomaustria.com
WWW: www.telekomaustria.com/ir
sector: Telecommunications
ISIN: AT0000720008
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English