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TPG Telecom Signs Regional Network Sharing Agreements With Optus

TPG Telecom Ltd TPG:

  • TPG SIGNS REGIONAL NETWORK SHARING AGREEMENTS WITH OPTUS

  • ESTIMATED SPECTRUM RECEIPTS FROM OPTUS WILL TOTAL A$420 MILLION.

  • MOCN AGREEMENT WILL RUN FOR 11 YEARS, WITH AN OPTION FOR TPG TELECOM TO EXTEND FOR A FURTHER FIVE-YEARS

  • SEES TO AVOID CUMULATIVE GROSS CASH COSTS OF A$575 MILLION TO A$675 MILLION OVER AGREEMENT PERIOD

  • REGIONAL MOCN IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL FROM EARLY 2025

  • ARRANGEMENT WILL REDUCE EXPECTED CASH CAPITAL EXPENDITURE TO A$1,020 MILLION IN FY24

  • ARRANGEMENT WILL REDUCE EXPECTED CASH CAPITAL EXPENDITURE TO A$950 MILLION IN FY25 AND FY26

  • EXPECTS MOCN ARRANGEMENT TO ACHIEVE BREAK-EVEN IN CASH TERMS FROM FY26 ONWARDS

  • IN FY24, EXPECTS TO RECOGNISE A$230 MILLION TO A$250 MILLION OF NON-CASH CHARGES RELATED TO 755 TOTAL NETWORK SITES WITHIN MOCN AREA

  • INTENDS TO DECOMMISSION BALANCE OF ITS 755 MOBILE SITES IN MOCN AREA

  • IN FY25 TPG TELECOM EXPECTS A NEGATIVE EBITDA IMPACT OF ABOUT A$55 MILLION TO A$65 MILLION

  • NEGATIVE NPAT IMPACT OF ABOUT A$10 MILLION TO A$20 MILLION ESTIMATED IN FY25

  • NO CHANGE TO TPG TELECOM'S EBITDA GUIDANCE FOR FY24

  • SEES FY24 EBITDA BETWEEN A$1,950 MILLION AND A$2,025 MILLION

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