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Capital Structure Key Highlights – including subsequent events
Total pro forma
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net debt was €8.7 billion at the end of Q3 2023 (actual net debt was €8.6 billion).
On October 30, 2023, Altice Financing S.A. successfully raised a new €800 million Term Loan
following excess demand. This transaction is in line with Altice International’s liability
management efforts to optimize its capital structure. Following this transaction, Altice
International has no major maturities before 2027. The average maturity for the Altice
International debt capital structure as of Q3 2023, pro forma for this transaction, increases to 4.6
years. The new Term Loan, due October 2027, is priced at 5.00% over EURIBOR with an OID of
96. Proceeds will be used to redeem, defease or otherwise discharge the outstanding €600
million 2.25% Senior Secured Notes maturing in 2025 in full, with excess proceeds going to repay
RCF.
On October 7, 2023, the State of Israel suffered a surprise attack, which led to the declaration of
the ‘Iron Swords’ War (the “War”). The War is on-going as of the issuance date of this press
release. As a consequence of the situation, Altice International’s operations in Israel (HOT) are
impacted. More specifically, HOT is affected by a reduction of revenue in the fixed segment
(subscription fees have been frozen for the evicted Israeli population in the South and in the
North of the country) and in the mobile segment (reduced equipment sales due to closing of
shops, prepaid revenues and roaming as less customers are travelling abroad and less visitors are
coming to Israel) as well as business services revenue related to the construction of the fibre
network for IBC (many local authorities currently prohibit construction). The evolution of the
situation is uncertain and closely followed. Based on its current assessment, Altice International
expects a negative effect on its results of operations in Israel in the fourth quarter of 2023 due
to the War, the extent of which cannot be quantified at this stage.
On April 24, 2018, the European Commission imposed two fines on Altice Europe for a total
amount of €124.5 million for gun jumping in connection with the acquisition of PT Portugal in
2015. On July 5, 2018, Altice Europe introduced proceedings against the European Commission’s
decision before the EU General Court. On September 22, 2021, the General Court issued its
judgment and reduced the amount of one of the two fines by €6.2 million. On December 2, 2021,
Altice Europe filed an appeal against this judgment before the Court of Justice of the European
Union. On November 9, 2023, the Court of Justice further reduced the amount of one of the two
fines by €3.2 million. The total amount due by Altice Group Lux S.à r.l. (as successor to Altice
Europe), including interest, is €124.1 million.
In mid July of this year, Altice Portugal – a subsidiary of Altice International – learned that the
Public Prosecutor’s Office in Portugal was investigating allegations of harmful practices and
misconduct of certain individuals and entities affecting Altice Portugal and its subsidiaries. At
that time, Altice International took immediate remedial actions, including enhancing internal
control procedures and controls, strengthening the oversight of procurement processes and
suspending certain employees that had potential connections to the misconduct under
investigation. Moreover, Altice International immediately undertook to transition away from all
suppliers potentially implicated in the Portuguese authorities’ investigation. In parallel, an
internal investigation in Portugal and across other jurisdictions under the direction of a global
investigation committee was launched to perform a thorough risk assessment in key
jurisdictions. The investigative work initially scoped has now been substantially completed and
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Total Altice International net debt is pro forma for the October 2023 loan raise (the raise at Altice Financing S.A. of €800 million of Term Loan due
October 2027, the redemption, defeasance or otherwise discharge of the outstanding €600 million 2.25% 2025 Senior Secured Notes, the repayment
of RCF of €200 million and the effect of OID and transaction fees).