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Unidata

Earnings Release Sep 10, 2024

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNIDATA APPROVED THE UNIDATA GROUP'S HALF-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF30JUNE 2024

GOOD PERFORMANCE OF ALL ECONOMIC INDICATORS WITH AN IMPROVING YOY MARGINALITY

Key consolidated figures

  • Total revenues: € 49.2 million (€ 49.2 million)1 in line with the first half of 2023
  • Adjusted EBITDA: € 12.4 million (€ 11.2 million)+11% YoY; Adj. EBITDA Margin: 25.2% (22.7%)
  • EBIT: € 7.0 million (€ 6.3 million) +11% YoY; EBIT Margin: 14.2% (12.7%)
  • Investments: € 6.3 million
  • Net Financial Debt: € 48.5 million (€ 47.9 million as of 31 December 2023)
  • Number of customers: +10% compared to 31 December 2023

Roma, 10 September 2024 – Unidata S.p.A. (UD.MI), a telecommunications, cloud and IoT services operator, listed on the Euronext Milan market – STAR Segment, organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., announces that the Board of Directors, which met on today's date under the chairmanship of Renato Brunetti, examined and approved the Consolidated Half-Year Financial Report of the Unidata Group, drawn up in accordance with the IAS/IFRS International Accounting Principles.

Renato Brunetti, Chairman and CEO of Unidata, commented: "We are satisfied with the results achieved in this first half of the year, which attest the solidity of our company, the validity of the business model and the quality of the services offered, which extend to the entire peninsula since 2023. The acquisition of TWT allowed us to establish ourselves as the leading Italian-controlled telecommunications operator and to consolidate our offering dedicated to business customers. In parallel with traditional activities, the important and challenging projects undertaken in recent years are bringing results, contributing concretely to promoting an increase in margins. I am referring, in particular, to the Unitirreno submarine digital infrastructure project, which will enter into operation from the second quarter of 2025, to the ambitious Roma 5G project in which

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1 The values in brackets refer to the pro-forma economic data as of 30 June 2023, i.e. including in the consolidation the TWT Group for the entire period.

we are actively involved and to the IoT activities - which exploit the advantages of LoRaWan® technology an area in which our consolidated know-how allowed us to already win several tenders related to smart metering and which still see us engaged in identifying further opportunities and tenders. Finally, Fiber&Networking and Cloud&Datacenter confirm themselves to be areas of reference for us that attest our role as a concrete company and allow us to consolidate our positioning throughout the national territory".

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MAIN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL DATA CONSOLIDATED AS OF 30 JUNE 2024

The main consolidated economic and financial results as of 30 June 2024 of the Unidata Group have been compared with the pro-forma results as of 30 June 2023, i.e. including in the latter the TWT Group (acquired on 28 February 2023) from 1 January to 30 June 2023.

Total consolidated revenues, equal to € 49.2 million, are in line with the first 6 months of 2023 (€ 49.2 million), confirming the inversion of the revenues mix with an increase in the percentage weight of Service Revenues and the disposal of Voice Trading.

Adjusted EBITDA, calculated net of extraordinary costs equal to approximately € 0.3 million, is equal to approximately € 12.4 million (+11% compared to the first half of 2023) with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 25.2% (22.7% in the first 6 months of 2023). The improvement is essentially linked to the execution of important highly profitable projects that entered the Group's scope in the first quarter of 2024.

Operating Income (EBIT), equal to € 7.0 million, recorded an increase of 11% compared to the first 6 months of 2023 (€ 6.3 million) with an EBIT Margin of 14.2% (12.7% in the first half of 2023).

Total Financial Income and Expenses amounted to expenses of € 1.8 million compared to € 1.3 million as of 30 June 2023. The increase is essentially linked to the expenses for the shareholdings valued at equity (Unifiber and Unitirreno projects).

The Operating Result is equal to a profit of € 3.6 million compared to a profit of € 3.4 million in the first half of 2023, as a consequence of the above.

During the first half of 2024, Investments were made for approximately € 6.3 million, divided into € 0.5 million in intangible assets, € 4.4 million in tangible assets, mainly related to the infrastructure area, and approximately € 1.4 million in financial assets (Unifiber S.p.A. and Unitirreno Holding S.p.A.).

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Net Financial Debt for ESMA purposes, is equal to € 48.5 million compared to € 47.9 million as of 31 December 2023. The increase, compared to the previous year, is mainly linked to the contributions to the shareholdings Unifiber and Unitirreno and to investments in the proprietary fiber optic infrastructure. Net Financial Debt, for the purposes of calculating the existing financial covenants, is equal to € 46.1 million compared to € 46.7 million as of 31 December 2023.

Net Equity as of 30 June 2024 is equal to € 68.4 million compared to € 64.6 million as of 31 December 2023.

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REVENUES BY BUSINESS AREAS

Thousands of € 30/06/2024
(Consolidated)
30/06/2023
(Pro-forma)
Change %
Consumer 2,512 2,010 502 25%
Business 10,905 11,425 -520 -5%
of which recurring 10,711 10,046 665 7%
of which project 195 1,379 -1,184 -86%
Wholesale 506 977 -471 -48%
of which recurring 256 902 -646 -72%
of which project 250 75 175 -
Public Administration 4,283 392 3,891 993%
of which recurring 322 215 107 50%
of which project 3,962 178 3,784 -
Reseller 15,297 14,748 549 4%
Voice Trading and voice network 2,164 3,167 -1,003 -32%
Service Revenues 35,667 32,722 2,945 9%
Wholesale IFRS 16 2,976 4,406 -1,430 -32%
Unifiber 9,577 9,628 -51 -1%
Materials trading 0 1,668 -1,668 -100%
Infrastructure Revenues 12,552 15,702 -3,150 -20%
Deferred income 636 564 72 -
Other income 383 207 176 85%
Total 49,238 49,195 43 0%

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Service

The Service revenuesline, which recorded an increase of 9%, includes:

  • revenues relating to the main business lines (Fiber & Networking, Datacenter & Cloud and IoT & Smart Solutions) divided by type of customer (Consumer, Business, Wholesale and PA);
  • revenues relating to direct and indirect sales through resellers of the Group's services and to network and voice trading services.

Infrastructure

The Infrastructure revenuesline, which recorded a decrease of 20%, includes:

  • revenues relating to the activity of granting I.R.U. (Indefeasible Right of Use) concession rights to other operators on the fiber optic network infrastructure created by Unidata. This granting of rights was accounted for as a real transfer of the infrastructure, consistently with the provisions of the accounting standard IFRS 16;
  • revenues for the construction of telecommunications infrastructures attributable to the works connected to the Unifiber project.

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CUSTOMERS

The first semester of 2024 confirms a growth in direct customers (+10%) compared to the last financial year. The total direct customers as of 30 June 2024 are equal to no. 25,528, compared to no. 23,125 of the previous year. The increase concerns all the main categories of customers; in particular, the Business customer markets recorded an increase of 4%, while the Consumer customer sector recorded an increase of 12%. The number of whitelabel lines activated through the partners' network recorded a results in line compared to 31 December 2023, reaching 33,996active circuits (of which 301 international) as of 30 June 2024.

Below is an explanatory table of the calculation of ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) for direct customers broken down by the main customer categories and compared with the data from the previous year.

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H1 2024 FY 2023 % Variation
Type of customers Number of
Customers
ARPU Number of
Customers
ARPU Number of
Customers
ARPU
Consumer 20,743 22 18,531 22 12% 0%
Business 4,785 372 4,594 370 4% 1%
Total 25,528 23,125 10%
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EXTENSION OF FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE

During the first semester of 2024, Unidata's fiber optic network was extended by about 450 km through the use of proprietary cables, reaching a total extension of approximately 7,250 km by 30 June 2024. Unidata's optical fiber present in buildings represents coverage of over 462,000 residential and business Property Units (UI), also in various industrial and office districts.

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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER OF 2024

On 15 January 2024, Unidata communicates that it has been awarded in Temporary Grouping of Companies and that it has signed the contract for the assignment by G.R.I.M. (Molisane Water Resources Management) of the contract for the "Interventions aimed at reducing losses in water distribution networks, including digitalisation and monitoring of the networks".

On 9 April 2024, Unidata communicates that it has been awarded in Temporary Grouping of Companies and that it has signed the contract for the assignment by Acquedotto Lucano S.p.A. of the supply contract for the implementation and management of an IoT smart water metering system for the Basilicata region.

On 9 May 2024, Unidata communicates that Unitirreno Submarine Network S.p.A., JV with the Infrastructure for ESG growth fund managed by Azimut Libera Impresa SGR S.p.A., has made significant progress towards the completion of the work, including obtaining environmental authorizations in strategic locations of the project, crucial for establishing the main connection points within the submarine cable network, ensuring seamless integration and operation.

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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER THE FIRST SEMESTER OF 2024

On 24 July 2024, Unidata announces that Unitirreno Submarine Network S.p.A. signed an agreement with Sparkle, the first international services operator in Italy and among the first in the world, for the landing of

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its new submarine cable system in Sparkle's Genoa Landing Platform, a scalable infrastructure designed to guarantee submarine cables a key landing place in hand, resilient and safe on Europe's west coast.

On 2 August 2024, Unidata announces that it has launched the treasury share purchase program in execution and according to the terms, conditions and purposes set out in the resolution of the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting held on 10 May 2024.

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FORESEEABLE EVOLUTION OF MANAGEMENT

After the good performance achieved in the last financial year, the first half of 2024 was characterized by the continuation of good economic results and the consolidation of the Unidata Group on the market following the merger with TWT Group. The forecasts for the rest of the year are in line with economic and financial expectations.

In the coming months various initiatives and activities will be implemented as:

  • the increase in customers in the Service area;
  • the continuation of the investment in Unifiber for the creation of a fiber optic network in the gray areas of Lazio;
  • the continuation of the investment in Unitirreno Holding S.p.A. and Unitirreno Submarine Network S.p.A. for the creation of a submarine fiber system in the Tyrrhenian Sea;
  • the start of work concerning some projects relating to the public tenders won in 2023, with reference to the Public Administration and the IoT (Internet of Things) area;
  • the continuation of the Rome 5G project.

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DEPOSIT OF DOCUMENTATION

The half-year financial report will be made available to the public, within the terms of the law, at the Company's headquarters, on the storage mechanism () and on the company's website investors.unidata.it in the Investors section/Financial statements and periodic reports.

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The Manager in charge of preparing the corporate accounting documents of Unidata S.p.A., Mr. Roberto Giacometti, certifies, pursuant to art. 154-bis, paragraph 2, of Legislative Decree 58/98 that the accounting

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information contained in this press release corresponds to the documentary findings, books and accounting records.

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MEETING WITH THE FINANCIAL COMMUNITY

The results as of 30 June 2024 will be presented to the financial community tomorrow Wednesday 11 September 2024 during a video conference at 10.00 am (9.00 am UK).

The Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, Renato Brunetti and the CFO and Investor Relations Officer, Roberto Giacometti will be present at the video conference.

To attend the conference you need to connect to the following link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89349633576

It will also be possible to download the presentation by connecting to the website investors.unidata.it.

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Finally, it should be noted that the attached income statement and balance sheet represent reclassified schemes and as such are not subject to verification by the auditors.

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This press release may contain forward-looking elements regarding future events and results of Unidata S.p.A. which are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the industry in which the Company operates, on events and on the current opinions of management. These elements by their nature have a component of risk and uncertainty because they depend on the occurrence of future events and on a multiplicity of factors, many of which are outside the control of Unidata, including global macroeconomic conditions, changes in business conditions, further deterioration of markets, impact of competition, political, economic and regulatory developments in Italy.

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This press release is available on Borsa Italiana, on the storage mechanism () and on the Company's website investors.unidata.it in the "Investors/Financial Press Releases" section.

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For further information:

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Specialist

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Unidata S.p.A., a Telecommunications, Cloud and IoT Operator, was founded in 1985 by three partners still in the Company. With a fiber optic network of about 7,250 km in continuous expansion, a wireless network and a proprietary data center, the Unidata Group supplies over 25,500 business, wholesale and residential customers with ultra-broadband connectivity services with FTTH (Fiber to the Home) network architectures, wireless connectivity, VoIP services, Cloud services and other dedicated solutions, with a high level of reliability and security. The company is also active in the Internet of Things (IoT), with the development and supply of solutions for the home automation and Smart City market.

Unidata S.p.A. ISIN CODE: IT0005573065 (Reuters UD MI - Bloomberg UD IM) is listed on Euronext Milan – STAR segment of Borsa Italiana.

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Attachments:

  • Consolidated Financial situation as of 30 June 2024
  • Consolidated Income statement as of 30 June 2024
  • Consolidated Net Financial Position as of 30 June 2024
  • Consolidated Cash flow statement as of 30 June 2024

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL SITUATION AS OF 30 JUNE 2024

E u As of 30 June
2024
of which
with related
parties
As of 31
December
2023
of which
with related
parties
Other intangible assets 16,711,964 17,363,168
Goodwill 37,525,268 37,525,268
Assets for rights of use 8,987,083 1,915,533 9,786,554 2,068,775
Property, plant and equipment 61,060,920 59,860,396
Investments 9,105,021 9,105,021 9,359,603 9,359,603
Other non-current financial assets 4,252,401 2,963,472 4,420,329 2,035,691
Active derivative financial instruments 120,621 152,768
Other non-current receivables and assets 12,796 12,796
Active deferred taxes 345,199 507,727
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 138,121,273 13,984,025 138,988,609 13,464,070
Inventories 3,015,332 3,443,714
Contractual activities 3,582,236 1,902,780 600,000
Trade receivables 19,164,667 3,674,256 20,411,086 4,472,282
Tax receivables 1,039,098 1,870,712
Other current financial assets 2,602,362 249,632 50,000
Other current receivables and assets 2,967,906 28,880 5,448,224
Cash and cash equivalents 6,144,662 12,913,286
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 38,516,263 5,605,916 44,936,654 4,522,282
TOTAL ASSETS 176,637,536 19,589,941 183,925,264 17,986,352
Share capital 10,000,000 10,000,000
Legal reserve 848,288 507,635
Extraordinary reserve 57,007 57,007
IAS19 TFR reserve 312,005 154,698
Quotation reserve -132,725 -125,075
Treasury shares reserve -2,536,830 -2,388,352
Other reserves 30,493,316 30,014,737
Retained earning/losses 20,445,614 14,396,632
FTA reserve 5,298,320 5,298,320
Net profit (loss) for the period 3,573,694 6,693,127
TOTAL NET EQUITY 68,358,689 0 64,608,729 0
Employment benefits 2,474,952 2,782,992
Passive derivative financial instruments 701,726 1,363,583
Non-current financial loan 42,251,320 1,692,910 6,078,193 1,846,972
Other non-current liabilities 8,167,536 8,773,754
Passive deferred taxes 5,162,313 5,371,030
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 58,757,847 1,692,910 24,369,552 1,846,972
Trade payables 23,246,082 154,788 23,874,569
Tax payables 2,295,116 3,316,034
Current financial payables 12,632,071 306,653 54,905,261 304.137
Other current liabilities 11,347,731 964,704 12,851,119 968.770
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 49,521,000 1,426,145 94,946,983 1,272,907
TOTAL LIABILITIES 176,637,536 3,119,054 183,925,264 3,119,879

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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT AS OF 30 JUNE 2024

E u As of 30 June As of 30 June
2023
2024 (Pro forma)
Revenues 48,219,102 48,291,003
Other revenues 1,018,969 903,999
TOTAL REVENUES 49,238,071 49,195,002
Purchase of raw materials and consumables 2,547,692 4,816,607
Service costs 27,272,743 27,342,231
Other operating costs 1,054,403 889,135
Value adjustments to assets and other provisions 10,300 148,923
TOTAL PRODUCTION COSTS 30,885,138 33,196,896
ADDED VALUE 18,352,933 15,998,106
Personnel costs 6,205,333 5,693,365
EBITDA Reported 12,147,600 10,304,741
EBITDA Margin 24.67% 20.95%
Adjusted EBITDA 12,426,617 11,151,078
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 25.24% 22.67%
Amortisation 5,178,298 4,037,891
EBIT 6,969,302 6,266,851
Financial income 23,313 71,438
Financial charges 1,597,595 1,552,445
Income and charges from shareholdings valued at equity 260,281 -178,829
TOTAL FINANCIAL INCOME AND CHARGES -1,834,563 -1,302,177
EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES 5,134,739 4,964,673
Income taxes 1,561,045 1,519,124
RESULT FOR THE PERIOD 3,573,694 3,445,550

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CONSOLIDATED NET FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF 30 JUNE 2024

E u 30.06.2024 31.12.2023
A Cash 6,144,662 12,913,286
B Cash equivalents
C Other current financial assets 202,352 199,632
D Liquidity (A + B + C) 6,347,014 13,112,918
E Current financial debt (including debt instruments, but
excluding the current portion of non-current financial debt)
3,975,060 6,387,344
F Current portion of non-current financial debt 8,657,011 48,517,917
G Current Financial Debt (E + F) 12,632,071 54,905,261
H Current Net Financial Debt (G - D) 6,285,057 41,792,344
I Non-current financial debt (excluding current portion and
debt instruments)
42,251,320 6,078,193
J Debt instruments
K Trade payables and other non-current payables
L Non-current financial debt (I + J+ K) 42,251,320 6,078,193
M Total financial debt (H + L) 48,536,377 47,870,537
Fixed deposit for loan 2,400,010 1,200,010
Financial debt for covenant 46,136,367 46,670,527

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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT AS OF 30 JUNE 2024

E u 30/06/2024 30/06/2023
A) Cash Flow from operating activities
Profit (loss) of the period 3,573,694 2,427,746
Income tax expenses 1,561,045 1,128,504
Interest paid / (interest received) 1,574,282 1,298,133
(Capital gain) Capital loss from equity investments evaluated through the equity method 260,281 -178,829
Other (Capital gain) Capital loss 372,002
Profit (loss) before income tax expenses, interest, dividends, capital gains and capital losses 7,341,304 4,675,553
from transfer
Adjustments for non-cash items
Fund reserve / (Release of funds) 282,359 396,364
Amortisation 5,178,299 3,723,140
Cash Flow before changes in net working capital 12,801,963 8,795,057
Changes in net working capital
(Increase) Decrease in inventories and product recovery rights for customers' returns -2,553,854 -3,718,556
(Increase) Decrease of trade receivables 1,236,119 7,046,961
Increase (Decrease) in trade payables and liabilities for future refund to customers -628,487 -4,281,803
Other changes in net working capital 1,156,644 1,140,064
Cash Flow after changes in net working capital 12,012,385 8,981,723
Other adjustments
Interest received / (interest paid) -1,574,282 -1,298,133
(Income tax expenses) -1,882,791 -1,128,504
Increase (Use) of funds -860,059 7,287,965
Increase (Use) of liabilities for employments benefit -376,469 -250,032
Cash Flow from operating activities (A) 7,318,784 13,593,019
B) Cash flows from investing activities
(Investments)/Disinvestments in intangible fixed assets -520,925 -1,508,301
(Investments)/Disinvestments in tangible fixed assets -4,407,223 -7,353,154
(Investments)/Disinvestments in equity investments -375,153 -4,912,998
Acquisition of TWT Group 0 -46,672,079
Other changes in cash flows from investment activities -2,232,072 -7,096,449
Cash flows from investing activities (B) -7,535,373 -67,542,981
C) Cash flows from financing activities
Third party means
-587,044
Increase (decrease) of short-term payables towards banks
New loans
-2,109,231
0
41,200,000
(Pay back of loans) -3,503,333 -775,565
Increase (decrease) in leasing loans -487,500 -188,249
Own means
Dividends paid -303,492 -306,126
Other changes in net equity
Cash flows from financing activities (C)
-148,479
-6,552,035
14,373,940
53,716,956
D) Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (A+B+C) -6,768,624 -233,006
12,516,539
Cash and cash equivalents as of Beginning of the Period 12,913,286 12,283,533
Cash and cash equivalents as of End of the Period 6,144,662

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