{
    "title": "Press release: First Nine Months 2009 Results Telenet",
    "modified_at": "2009-10-29 18:45:00",
    "published_at": "2009-10-29 18:45:00",
    "url": "https://press.telenet.be/press-release-first-nine-months-2009-results-telenet",
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    "body": "<div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\"><b class=\"hugin\"></b>Telenet Group Holding NV (\"Telenet\" or the \"Company\") (Euronext Brussels: TNET) announces its unaudited consolidated results under International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (\"EU GAAP\") for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. </div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\"><b class=\"hugin\"> </b></div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\"><b class=\"hugin\"> </b></div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\"><b class=\"hugin\">HIGHLIGHTS</b></div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\"> -Continued robust Q3 2009 net additions: broadband +30,000 (+30% yoy), fixed telephony +21,000 (+37% yoy) and Telenet digital TV +64,000 (+60% yoy)</div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\">- Year-to-date net additions for all residential products already or close to exceeding full year 2008 levels;</div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\">-New marketing campaigns for mobile unveiled as part of conscious transition towards Full-MVNO;</div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\">- Revenue of \u0080881.9 million, up 19% versus prior year;</div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\">- EBITDA(2) of \u0080459.6 million, up 24% versus prior year, yielding an EBITDA margin of 52.1%;</div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\">- Capital expenditures(3) of \u0080215.3 million, including \u008076.3 million related to set-top box rental;</div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\">- Free Cash Flow(4) of \u0080148.1 million, equivalent to 17% of revenue, up 25% year-on-year;</div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\">- Net profit of \u008072.7 million, compared to \u008031.8 million for the prior year period;</div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\">- Full year 2009 outlook upgraded: revenue growth of around 16%, EBITDA growth of around 20%;</div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\">- Net Senior Debt to EBITDA leverage unchanged at 3.0x end September 2009 vs. 3.7x at December 31, 2008, notwithstanding \u00800.50 per share capital disbursement paid on September 1, 2009.</div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\"> </div> <div align=\"justify\" class=\"hugin\">Enclosed you can find the complete press release.</div>",
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