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

Disclaimer:
This document contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are usually accompanied by words such as "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "plan," "expect" and similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:
1) the level of demand for telecommunications services or equipment, particularly with regard to access lines, traffic, bandwidth and new products;
2) competitive forces in liberalized markets, including pricing pressures, technological developments, alternative routing developments and new access technologies, and our ability to retain market share in the face of competition from existing and new market entrants;
3) the effects of our tariff reduction or other marketing initiatives;
4) the regulatory developments and changes, including the levels of tariffs, the terms of interconnection, unbundling of access lines and international settlement arrangements;
5) our ability to achieve cost savings and realize productivity improvements;
6) the success of new business, operating and financial initiatives, many of which involve start-up costs, and new systems and applications, particularly with regard to the integration of service offerings;
7) our ability to secure the licenses we need to offer new services and the cost of these licenses and related network infrastructure build-outs;
8) the progress of our domestic and international investments, joint ventures and alliances
9) the impact of our new business strategies and transformation program;
10) the availability, terms and deployment of capital and the impact of regulatory and competitive developments on capital expenditure;
11) the outcome of litigation in which we are involved;
12) the level of demand in the market for our shares which can affect our business strategies;
13) changes in the law including regulatory, civil servants and social security law, including pensions and tax law; and general economic conditions, government and regulatory policies, and business conditions in the markets we serve.
Through its expansion into the Eastern and South-eastern European region, the company operates in markets that have been experiencing political and economic change. This circumstance has affected, and may continue to affect, the activities of enterprises operating in this environment. Consequently, operations in the Eastern and South-eastern European region involve uncertainties, including tax uncertainties and risks related to foreign exchange rates that typically do not exist in other markets.
Due to rounding differences deviations in subtotals and totals may occur.
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