Orange : Solid first-half growth in revenue and adjusted EBITDA with clear acceleration in the 2nd quarter and improved adjusted EBITDA margin

Press release
Paris, 27 July 2017

Solid first-half growth in revenue and adjusted EBITDA with clear acceleration in the 2 nd quarter and improved adjusted EBITDA margin

  • Revenue growth accelerated in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, rising 1.4% (+138 million euros) after rising 0.8% in the 1 st quarter (+85 million euros) , on a comparable basis. Revenues were 20.276 billion euros in the first half of 2017, an increase of 1.1% (+222 million euros) following an increase of 0.9% in the 2 nd half of 2016 (+188 million euros).

The improved trend in the 2 nd quarter was principally tied to the recovery in the Africa & Middle East segment, a continued strong performance in Spain and the return to growth in France for the first time since 2009.

  • Commercial momentum remained very strong in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, with the continued development in convergence and very high-speed broadband in Europe, and with the recovery in mobile in the Africa & Middle East segment.

Growth in consumer convergent offers remained strong in France and the Europe segment, with 9.8 million customers at 30 June 2017 (+11.5% year on year).
Growth was sustained in the Group's fixed broadband services, led by fibre which had 308,000 net additions in the 2 nd quarter of 2017. The Group's fixed broadband base had 19.1 million customers at 30 June 2017 (+5.4% year on year on a comparable basis).
Mobile contracts [1] customers in France and in the Europe segment had 350,000 net additions in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, with the customer base up 3.3% at 30 June 2017 year on year. 4G in France and in the Europe segment continued its rapid development, rising 39% year on year with 31.6 million customers at 30 June 2017.
In the Africa & Middle East segment, mobile net additions improved significantly for the second consecutive quarter, with 3.9 million net additions in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 following 2.7 million in the 1 st quarter.

  • Growth in the Group's adjusted EBITDA strengthened in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, rising 2.4% after an increase of 2.0% in the 1 st quarter , on a comparable basis. In the 1 st half of 2017, the Group's adjusted EBITDA was 5.978 billion euros, an increase of 2.2% (+130 million euros).

Adjusted EBITDA from the telecom activities rose 2.5% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, and was 0.3 percentage points higher than that of the 1 st quarter (+2.2%). The adjusted EBITDA margin of the telecom activities also improved, reaching 33.2% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 compared to 25.9% in the 1 st quarter (29.6% for the 1 st half of 2017, +0.4 percentage points compared with the 1 st half of 2016). The adjusted EBITDA margin for France rose 1.0 percentage point in the 1 st half of 2017.

  • The Group had operating income of 2.434 billion euros in the 1 st half of 2017 , an increase of 293 million euros compared with the 1 st half of 2016. Operating income from the telecom activities was 2.462 billion euros, an increase of 321 million euros.
     
  • Net income was 830 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017 , compared with 3.323 billion euros in the first 1 st half of 2016. The decrease of 2.493 billion euros between the two periods was mainly linked to the impact of the sale of EE in January 2016 [2] (2.249 billion euros).

Net income from continuing operations declined 244 million euros. Excluding the impact of a charge related to the shareholding held in the BT Group (-349 million euros), net income from continuing operations improved 105 million euros.
Net income attributable to equity owners of the Group was 682 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017, compared with 3.168 billion euros in the 1 st half of 2016.

  • The Group's CAPEX (3.276 billion euros in the 1 st half of 2017) increased 3.0% on a comparable basis. CAPEX on the telecom activities (3.251 billion euros) rose 2.2% while the ratio of CAPEX to revenues for the telecom activities was 16.0% (+0.2 percentage points compared with the 1 st half of 2016). Investments in fibre and in very high-speed mobile (4G and 4G+) rose 16.5% compared with the 1 st half of 2016, in line with the objectives of the Essentiels2020 strategic plan.
     
  • Net debt [3] was 24.555 billion euros at 30 June 2017 , an increase of 111 million euros compared to 31 December 2016. The ratio of "net financial debt to adjusted EBITDA for the telecom activities" was 1.92x at 30 June 2017, following 1.93x at 31 December 2016, in line with the objective of a ratio of around 2x in the medium term.

2017 outlook
For the 2017 financial year, Orange confirms adjusted EBITDA of more than that achieved in 2016 on a comparable basis, buoyed by strong commercial momentum supported by investment and continuing efforts on the transformation of the cost structure.

The Group also confirms the objective of a ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA for the telecom activities of around 2x in the medium term in order to preserve Orange's financial strength and investment capacity. Within this framework, the Group is maintaining a policy of selective, value-creating acquisitions by concentrating on markets in which it is already present.

As announced during the presentation of the 2016 results, the Board of Directors will propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of 2018 the payment of a dividend of 0.65 euros per share for 2017. An interim dividend for 2017 of 0.25 euros per share will be paid on 7 December 2017 [4] .

Commenting on the publication of the first-half results, Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO of the Orange Group, said:

"The acceleration seen in the Group's growth was confirmed by the first-half results, and in particular the performance in the second quarter, driven by France, Europe and Africa and the Middle East.

In France, we returned to growth for the first time since 2009. The performance in Spain, and more generally across Europe, was excellent, with strong revenue growth underpinned by a significant rise in very high-speed broadband customers.

The strategy that we have been following for several quarters, which centred on giving customers an unbeatable experience through convergence around the home and a quality network, is now yielding results.

We have converted more than half of our revenue increase into EBITDA, demonstrating a good balance of growth and profitability. This has enabled us to reaffirm our objective of delivering growth in adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2017.

Finally, we strengthened our content offering in the first half of the year through the creation of Orange Content and the signing of a number of agreements with prestigious partners such as Canal+, our historic partner, and HBO. We remain convinced that content is an effective tool for improving our offering and keeping our customers loyal while protecting value.

I would like to thank all the teams across the Group for this performance and for working hard every day to seize the opportunities available to Orange in this digital revolution."

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The Board of Directors of Orange SA met on 26 July 2017 and examined the Group's financial statements.

The Group's statutory auditors audited those financial statements, and the audit reports relative to their certification are in the process of being issued.

More detailed information is available on the Orange website:
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Key figures

  • Half-year data
           
    201720162016 change change
In millions of euros  comparable basishistorical basis comparable basis historical basis
             
Revenues 20,276  20,054  20,079    1.1%   1.0%
Of which :       
 France8,879 8,860 8,860  0.2% 0.2%
 Europe5,405 5,162 5,128  4.7% 5.4%
  Spain2,628 2,418 2,418  8.7% 8.7%
  Poland1,325 1,337 1,306  (0.9)% 1.4%
  Belgium & Luxembourg617 609 609  1.4% 1.4%
  Central European countries843 801 798  5.2% 5.6%
    Intra-Europe eliminations (8) (3) (3)    
 Africa & Middle East2,491 2,449 2,516  1.7% (1.0)%
 Enterprise3,615 3,675 3,666  (1.6)% (1.4)%
 International Carriers & Shared Services819 903 904  (9.3)% (9.4)%
  Intra-Group eliminations (933) (995) (995)    
Adjusted EBITDA* 5,978  5,848  5,913    2.2%   1.1%
of which telecom activities6,005 5,865 5,913  2.4% 1.6%
  As % of revenues 29.6% 29.2% 29.4%   0.4 pt   0.2 pt
 France3,168 3,070 3,070  3.2% 3.2%
 Europe1,548 1,451 1,438  6.8% 7.7%
  Spain722 627 625  15.3% 15.5%
  Poland367 396 387  (7.4)% (5.2)%
  Belgium & Luxembourg157 145 145  8.4% 8.4%
  Central European countries302 283 281  7.0% 7.6%
 Africa & Middle East764 757 828  0.9% (7.7)%
 Enterprise629 661 660  (4.9)% (4.7)%
 International Carriers & Shared Services(104)(74)(83) (43.0)% (25.0)%
of which Orange Bank(27)(17)  
Operating Income 2,434    2,141        13.7%
of which telecom activities2,462  2,141    15.0%
of which Orange Bank(28)    
Net income 830    3,323        (75.0)%
Net income attributable to equity owners of the Group682  3,168    (78.5)%
CAPEX (excluding licences) 3,276  3,181  3,167    3.0%   3.4%
of which telecom activities3,251 3,181 3,167  2.2% 2.7%
  As % of revenues 16.0% 15.9% 15.8%   0.2 pt   0.3  pt
of which Orange Bank25   
                
   June 30, 2017December 31, 2016     
          
Net financial debt 24,555  24,444           
Ratio of net financial debt / adjusted EBITDA for the telecom activities**1.92x1.93x     

* EBITDA adjustments are described in appendix 6.
** The method of calculating the ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA for the telecom activities is described in appendix 4.

  • Quarterly data
           
    2 nd
quarter
2 nd
quarter
2 nd
quarter
 change comparable change historical
      201720162016 basis basis
In millions of euros  comparable basishistorical basis    
                
Revenues 10,206  10,068  10,070    1.4%   1.4%
Of which :       
 France4,452 4,430 4,430  0.5%   0.5%
 Europe2,749 2,620 2,594  4.9% 6.0%
  Spain1,337 1,229 1,229  8.8% 8.8%
  Poland673 688 664  (2.2)% 1.3%
  Belgium & Luxembourg310 299 299  3.5% 3.5%
  Central European countries434 405 403  7.1% 7.7%
    Intra-Europe eliminations (5) (2) (2)    
 Africa & Middle East1,252 1,219 1,245  2.7% 0.6%
 Enterprise1,819 1,843 1,843  (1.3)% (1.3)%
 International Carriers & Shared Services412 448 450  (8.1)% (8.5)%
  Intra-Group eliminations (478) (491) (491)   -   -
Adjusted EBITDA* 3,380  3,300  3,344    2.4%   1.1%
of which telecom activities3,393 3,310 3,344  2.5% 1.5%
  As % of revenues 33.2% 32.9% 33.2%   0.4 pt   0.0 pt
of which Orange Bank(14)(10)  
Operating Income 1,506    1,325        13.6%
of which telecom activities1,520  1,325    14.7%
of which Orange Bank(14)    
CAPEX (excluding licenses) 1,783  1,718  1,710    3.8%   4.3%
of which telecom activities1,767 1,718 1,710  2.8% 3.3%
  As % of revenues 17.3% 17.1% 17.0%   0.2 pt   0.3 pt
of which Orange Bank16   
          

* EBITDA adjustments are described in appendix 6.

Comments on key Group figures

Revenues

Orange Group revenues were 20.276 billion euros in the 1 st half of 2017, an increase of 1.1% (+222 million euros) on a comparable basis [5] , following the 188 million euro-increase (+0.9%) in the 2 nd half of 2016. Growth continued to be strong in fixed broadband services (+6.3% in the 1 st half of 2017, after the 5.8% increase in the 2 nd half of 2016), and mobile services rose 0.5% after rising 0.3% in the 2 nd half of 2016.
In the 2 nd quarter of 2017, the Group's revenues rose 1.4% on a comparable basis after climbing 0.8% in the 1 st quarter of 2017, led by continuing strong growth in Spain, a recovery in the Africa & Middle East segment, and a return to growth in France for the first time since 2009. Fixed and mobile services in other regions also improved in the 2 nd quarter.
The 2 nd quarter 2017 revenue trends by region were as follows (on a comparable basis):
In France, revenues rose 0.5% in the 2 nd quarter 2017 after being stable in the 1 st quarter. The improvement related to mobile services (-1.1% following -3.3% in the 1 st quarter), with a lower decline in national roaming and a reduced impact from decreased roaming prices in Europe which came into effect in April 2016. Growth continued to be strong in fixed broadband services (+5.0% after rising +5.5% in the 1 st quarter of 2017), led by fibre.
In the Europe segment, revenues grew 4.9% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after increasing 4.5% in the 1 st quarter:

  • in Spain, revenue growth continued to be strong (+8.8% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after +8.5% in the 1 st quarter), led by convergence;
  • in Poland, revenues fell 2.2% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 0.5% in the 1 st quarter. Growth in mobile equipment sales slowed following the high level in the 2 nd quarter 2016, while the fixed and mobile services trend improved;
  • in Belgium & Luxembourg, revenues grew 3.5% in the 2 nd quarter after declining 0.7% in the 1 st quarter, led by mobile services, the recovery in mobile equipment sales, and fixed broadband services (convergent offers);
  • the Central European countries recorded revenue growth of 7.1% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, after a 3.2% increase in the 1 st quarter, led by Romania (+11.0%) and Moldova (+4.4%), while Slovakia was stable (+0.1%).

In the Africa & Middle East segment, the 2 nd quarter saw a return to solid growth (+2.7%) after a slower 1 st quarter (+0.7%), led by Côte d'Ivoire group, Sonatel group and Morocco.
In the Enterprise segment, the trend improved in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 to a modest decline of 1.3% after falling 2.0% in the 1 st quarter. Security services rose 27% and Cloud services increased 15%.

Customer base growth

France [6] had 151,000 mobile contract [7] net additions in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, led by strong growth of the Open (154,000 net additions) and Sosh (96,000 net additions) convergent offers. Fibre continued to develop rapidly, with 111,000 net additions in the 2 nd quarter and 1.690 million customers at 30 June 2017 (+43.1% year on year).
In Spain, commercial momentum remained strong, both in very high-speed fixed broadband with 141,000 net fibre additions in the 2 nd quarter (1.947 million customers at 30 June 2017) and in mobile contracts with 147,000 net additions.
In Poland, there were 121,000 mobile contract net additions in the 2 nd quarter of 2017; year on year, the contract customer base rose 10.1% on a comparable basis.
In Belgium, the 2 nd quarter 2017 saw 21,000 mobile contract net additions 7 , a significant improvement compared to the 1 st quarter (3,000).
In the Africa & Middle East segment, the mobile base had 127.2 million customers at 30 June 2017, a year-on-year increase of 5.7% on a comparable basis (+6.9 million customers). Orange Money had 32.4 million customers and an active base of 10.0 million customers at 30 June 2017.
In total, the Group's mobile base comprised 207.4 million customers at 30 June 2017, an increase of 3.6% (+7.2 million of additional customers) on a comparable basis. Contracts (71.9 million customers) rose steadily (+7.8% year on year), led principally by France and the Europe segment.
There were 19.1 million fixed broadband customers at 30 June 2017, an increase of 5.4% year on year (+982,000 customers), with particularly strong growth in France, Spain and Poland.
Consumer convergent offers accounted for 9.8 million customers in France and the Europe segment (+11.5% year on year). Most of them related to France (5.7 million), Spain (3.1 million) and Poland (858,000). The Belgium & Luxembourg segment, Romania and Slovakia are also marketing consumer convergent offers.
TV services had 8.7 million customers at 30 June 2017 (+7.0% year on year).

Adjusted EBITDA

The Group's adjusted EBITDA was 5.978 billion euros in the 1 st half of 2017, a 2.2% increase (+130 million euros) on a comparable basis.
Adjusted EBITDA from telecom activities was 6.005 billion euros in the 1 st half of 2017, an increase of 2.4% (+140 million euros) on a comparable basis. The adjusted EBITDA margin for telecom activities was 29.6% in the 1 st half of 2017, an increase of 0.4 percentage points in relation to the 1 st half of 2016.
In the 2 nd quarter of 2017, adjusted EBITDA from telecom activities was 3.393 billion euros, an increase of 2.5% on a comparable basis (+83 million euros), and the adjusted EBITDA margin for telecom activities was 33.2% (+0.4 percentage points). 
The increase in adjusted EBITDA from telecom activities in the 1 st half of 2017 (+140 million euros on a comparable basis) was related to revenue growth (+222 million euros), partially offset by increased operating costs (-82 million euros). These increased costs included content and equipment purchased for customers and, to a lesser extent, increased income tax and operating taxes and decreased income from the sale of fixed assets. Meanwhile, labour expenses related to telecom activities decreased 4.0% compared to the 1 st half of 2016 on a comparable basis, mainly due to the reduction in the average number of full-time equivalent employees (-2.7%) [8] . Advertising and promotional expenses were also lower than in the 1 st half of 2016, which included the costs of the brand change in Belgium and Egypt and the Euro 2016 sponsorship.

Operating income

The Group had operating income of 2.434 billion euros in the 1 st half of 2017. This included 2.462 billion euros of operating income from telecom activities and a 28 million-euro operating loss from Orange Bank.
The 293 million-euro increase in operating income compared with the 1 st half of 2016 was due to EBITDA growth in the 1 st half of 2017 (186 million euros) and to the effect of the recognition in the 1 st half 2016 results of a 176 million-euro impairment charge related to Egypt (including 80 million euros for goodwill and 96 million euros for fixed assets), partially offset by a 72 million-euro increase in amortisation and depreciation.

Net income

The Group had consolidated net income of 830 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017, compared with 3.323 billion euros in the 1 st half of 2016. The 2.493 billion-euro decrease related mainly to the effect of the recognition of net income from discontinued operations related to the sale of EE in the 1 st half of 2016 for 2.249 billion euros.

Net income from continuing operations declined 244 million euros. Excluding the impact of a charge of 349 million euros related to the interest held in BT Group [9] , net income from continuing operations improved by 105 million euros:

  • increased operating income (293 million euros),
  • and improved cost of gross financial debt (114 million euros) and income from foreign exchange (35 million euros),

were partially offset by increased corporate tax (339 million euros [10] ).

CAPEX

Group CAPEX was 3.276 billion euros in the 1 st half of 2017, an increase of 3.0% on a comparable basis. CAPEX for telecom activities (3.251 billion euros) rose 2.2%, and the ratio of CAPEX to revenues from telecom activities was 16.0% (+0.2 percentage points compared with the 1 st half of 2016).
Investments in fibre increased 5% on a comparable basis and mainly concerned France, Spain and Poland. At 30 June 2017, the number of households with fibre connectivity was 10.7 million in Spain (+2.4 million year on year), 7.9 million in France (+2.0 million) and close to 2 million in Poland (+0.9 million).
CAPEX was also strong in very high-speed mobile services, led mainly by France and the Africa & Middle East segment. 4G coverage at 30 June 2017 was 92% of the population in France, 93% in Spain, 99.8% in Poland, 99.6% in Belgium, 87% in Romania, 80.1% in Slovakia, and 98% in Moldova. In France and Spain, investments also sought to improve service quality for recreational areas and in public transportation. 4G+ deployment also continued in France and in the other European countries.
In the Africa & Middle East segment, 3G has been deployed in all 21 countries, with 4G available in 11 of them (Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Jordan, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia). Orange Egypt is rolling out 4G, after securing a license last October.
Investments in customer equipment also increased, connected to the development of convergent offers over cable in Belgium.
The store modernisation programme continued: at 30 June 2017, the Group had 222 stores based on the new Smart Store concept, 83 of which were in France, 114 in other European countries, and 25 in Africa and the Middle East.
In the area of Internet of Things (IoT), deployment of the low-power Orange network (based on LoRa technology) is underway in France with the objective of achieving national coverage in metropolitan France by the end of 2017. In addition, Orange is preparing to test the interconnection of its LoRa network with that of another European operator by December to supplement the end-to-end Orange Business Services solution internationally for targeted coverage in cities, ports and industrial sites.
Investments in information systems and services platforms remained significant in order to support the transformation and included information technology development in preparation for the launch of the Orange Bank offer.

Changes in portfolio of assets

As of 31 December 2016, Orange had a 4% stake in BT Group following the sale of EE to BT Group. In line with the terms of the sale, Orange agreed to hold the shares for a minimum period of one year ("lock-up"). This lock-up expired in January 2017 and in June 2017, Orange adopted a balanced approach to reduce the Group's exposure to BT Group while remaining open to a potential future share price increase through its remaining interest. This was done with both:

  • the sale of 133 million BT shares, which is 1.33% of the share capital of BT, for the net equivalent amount of 433 million euros at 22 June 2017; and
  • the issue of convertible bonds for 517 million pounds sterling. These bonds, maturing in four years, were issued at a reference price of 288 pence per BT share and are accompanied by an exchange premium of 35%, corresponding to an exchange price of 389 pence per BT share. They bear interest at 0.375% per year, which is a negative interest rate after conversion into euros.

At 30 June 2017, Orange held a 2.67% stake in BT Group. In the case of exercise in full of the exchange rights underlying the bonds, Orange would retain a 1.33% stake in BT Group.
In connection with the above-mentioned transactions, Orange Group has agreed not to sell additional BT shares up to and including 25 September 2017.


Net financial debt

Group net financial debt [11] was 24.555 billion euros at 30 June 2017, up 111 million euros from 31 December 2016.

The ratio of "net financial debt to adjusted EBITDA for telecom activities" was 1.92x at 30 June 2017, compared with 1.93x at 31 December 2016. This was in line with the objective of a net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio for telecom activities of around 2x in the medium term.
Items related to the change in net financial debt and to the ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA for telecom activities are presented in appendix 4.

Review by operating segment

France

   
In millions of euros period ended 30 June
  2017 2016 2016 17/16 17/16
   comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
          
Revenues 8,879  8,860  8,860  0.2% 0.2%
Adjusted EBITDA 3,168  3,070  3,070  3.2% 3.2%
Adjusted EBITDA / Revenues 35.7% 34.6% 34.6% 0 0
Operating Income 1,610  1,480  8.8%
CAPEX 1,611  1,590  1,586  1.3% 1.6%
CAPEX / Revenues 18.1% 17.9% 17.9% 0 0

In France, revenues rose 0.5% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after a steady performance in the 1 st quarter (-0.1%). In addition to stronger growth in mobile equipment sales (+13.1% in the 2 nd quarter), the mobile services trend improved, with a lesser decline of 1.1% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 compared with a decline of 3.3% in the 1 st quarter. This was due to a lower decline of national roaming and a lesser impact of roaming price reductions in Europe, which came into effect in April 2016, compared with the 1 st quarter.
The contract customer base [12] (18.3 million at 30 June 2017) continued to rise steadily (+2.6% year on year), led by convergent offers. SIM cards linked to convergent offers rose 11.6% in one year, i.e. 8.6 million SIM cards at 30 June 2017. At that date, 67% of consumer contracts included 4G (+15 percentage points year on year) and SIM-only offers represented 72.3% of the consumer contracts (+14 percentage points year on year).
Fixed services rose 1.1% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after climbing 1.6% in the 1 st quarter. Fixed broadband services continued to grow steadily (+5.0% in the 2 nd quarter after rising 5.5% in the 1 st quarter), led by increases to both customer base and ARPU.
The fixed broadband customer base reached 11.0 million subscribers at 30 June 2017 (+3.5% year on year). It included 1.7 million fibre subscribers, an increase of +43% year on year. The quarterly ARPU of fixed broadband rose 1.4% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, reflecting in particular the growth of fibre. Consumer convergent offers (5.7 million customers at 30 June 2017, a year-on-year increase of 9.3%) represented 57.8% of the consumer fixed broadband customer base (+2.8 percentage points in one year).
Fixed services to carriers increased 2.3% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 5.1% in the 1 st quarter, led by unbundling and wholesale ADSL subscriptions. Traditional telephony fell 10.1% in the 2 nd quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA for France rose 3.2% in the 1 st half of 2017 and the adjusted EBITA margin (35.7%) improved 1.0 percentage point compared with the 1 st half of 2016. In addition to increased revenues, labour expenses were reduced [13] and savings were realised in connection with the Explore2020 operational efficiency plan (streamlining of the distribution network, increasing proportion of digital interactions in customer relations and optimisation of network-maintenance costs), partially offset by increased content costs.

CAPEX in France (1.611 billion euros in the 1 st half of 2017) rose 1.3% on a comparable basis and the ratio of CAPEX to revenues was 18.1% (+0.2 percentage points compared with the 1 st half of 2016), led by investments in very high-speed broadband (fibre and 4G). Orange France had a total of 7.9 million households with connectivity at 30 June 2017 (+2.0 million households in one year). In parallel, heavy investment in very high-speed mobile continued: the 4G coverage rate reached 92% of the population at 30 June 2017 (+10 percentage points year on year), and 45% of the 4G sites were equipped with 4G+ at that date.

Europe

   
In millions of euros period ended 30 June
  2017 2016 2016 17/16 17/16
   comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
          
Revenues 5,405  5,162  5,128  4.7% 5.4%
Adjusted EBITDA 1,548  1,451  1,438  6.8% 7.7%
Adjusted EBITDA / Revenues 28.7% 28.1% 28.1% 0 0
Operating Income 479  275  73.6%
CAPEX 906  917  913  (1.2)% (0.7)%
CAPEX / Revenues 16.8% 17.8% 17.8% 0 0

Revenues in the Europe segment grew 4.9% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 4.5% in the 1 st quarter on a comparable basis. The progress between the two quarters was related to both mobile services and fixed services, while revenue growth also continued to be strong in mobile equipment sales (+17.6% in the 2 nd quarter after rising 21.2% in the 1 st quarter).
Mobile services rose 2.7% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 2.0% in the 1 st quarter on a comparable basis. Commercial activity in contracts was very strong, with 399,000 net additions in the 2 nd quarter of 2017. The contract customer base had 33.9 million customers at 30 June 2017, an increase of 5.7% year on year, representing 69% of the total mobile customer base at that date (+6.1 percentage points year on year). 
Fixed broadband services increased 8.9% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 8.4% in the 1 st quarter (on a comparable basis) with the rapid growth of fibre in Spain, the development of convergent offers recently marketed in Belgium, and the trend improvement in Poland. The fixed broadband customer base in the Europe segment had 6.9 million customers at 30 June 2017, an increase of 9.2% year on year.
Consumer convergent offers in the Europe segment accounted for 164,000 net additions in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, led by Poland, Spain, Belgium and Romania. At 30 June 2017, the consumer convergent offers base in the Europe segment had 4.1 million customers, with year-on-year growth of 14.8%. 

Adjusted EBITDA for the Europe segment increased 6.8% in the 1 st half of 2017 on a comparable basis, and the adjusted EBITDA margin was 28.7% (+0.6 percentage points compared with the 1 st half of 2016). The rise in revenues was partially offset by an increase in external purchases, including content costs, commercial expenses, and interconnection and connectivity costs.

CAPEX in the Europe segment was 906 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017, similar to that of the 1 st half of 2016 (917 million euros on a comparable basis). In particular, investments continued to be strong in fibre and in 4G and 4G+ mobile services. The ratio of CAPEX to revenues was 16.8% in the 1 st half of 2017, down 1.0 percentage point compared with the 1 st half of 2016.
Spain

   
In millions of euros period ended 30 June
  2017 2016 2016 17/16 17/16
   comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
          
Revenues 2,628  2,418  2,418  8.7% 8.7%
Adjusted EBITDA 722  627  625  15.3% 15.5%
Adjusted EBITDA / Revenues 27.5% 25.9% 25.9% 0 0
Operating Income 230  30  n.s.
CAPEX 538  547  547  (1.5)% (1.5)%
CAPEX / Revenues 20.5% 22.6% 22.6% 0 0

Revenue growth in Spain continued to be strong (+8.8% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 8.5% in the 1 st quarter), led by consumer convergence, from which revenues rose 13.4% in the 2 nd quarter after climbing 12.1% in the 1 st quarter. Consumer convergent offers had a total of 3.1 million customers at 30 June 2017, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%, representing 82.5% of the consumer fixed broadband customer base at that date (+1.3 percentage points in one year).
Mobile services increased 7.5% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after climbing 8.1% in the 1 st quarter. They benefitted from the continuous enrichment of offers and from 4G deployment, which had a total of 8.7 million customers at 30 June 2017 (+35% year on year). The contract customer base grew 4.7% year on year (12.798 million customers at 30 June 2017), and quarterly contract ARPU was up 4.3%. Growth in mobile services to other carriers was also significant with the increased revenues from visitor roaming, MVNOs and network sharing.
Fixed services rose 9.5% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after climbing 7.5% in the 1 st quarter.  Revenue growth continued to be quite strong in fixed broadband (+8.3% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 8.5% in the 1 st quarter of 2017). Fixed broadband had a total of 4.2 million customers at 30 June 2017 (+4.4% year on year), and quarterly ARPU increased 3.5%. Fibre in particular rose sharply: with 1.9 million customers at 30 June 2017 (+60% in one year), representing 46.6% of the fixed broadband customer base at that date (+16.2 percentage points year on year). TV services also grew rapidly, with 541,000 customers at 30 June 2017 (+42.2% year on year), led by content offers.

Adjusted EBITDA from Spain rose 15.3% in the 1 st half of 2017 on a comparable basis, and the adjusted EBITDA margin (27.5%) improved 1.6 percentage points compared with the 1 st half of 2016. The revenue growth was partially offset by increased commercial expenses, content purchases, and network and interconnection costs.

CAPEX in Spain was 538 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017 on a comparable basis, and the ratio of CAPEX to revenues was 20.5%. Significant investment in fibre continued. At 30 June 2017, 10.7 million households had fibre connectivity, an increase of 2.4 million in one year. As a result of this strong progress, Orange is now the number two network for fixed services in Spain. On the mobile network, increased capital expenditure on 4G significantly improved network coverage, which reached 93% of the population at 30 June 2017 (+4.3 percentage points in one year).

Poland

   
In millions of euros period ended 30 June
  2017 2016 2016 17/16 17/16
   comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
          
Revenues 1,325  1,337  1,306  (0.9)% 1.4%
Adjusted EBITDA 367  396  387  (7.4)% (5.2)%
Adjusted EBITDA / Revenues 27.7% 29.6% 29.6% 0 0
Operating Income 64  81  (21.9)%
CAPEX 192  198  194  (3.3)% (1.1)%
CAPEX / Revenues 14.5% 14.8% 14.8% 0 0

Revenues in Poland fell 2.2% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 on a comparable basis, following a 0.5% revenue increase in the 1 st quarter that reflected very strong growth in mobile equipment sales. The growth of consumer convergent offers accelerated, with 120,000 net additions in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after recording 72,000 in the 1 st quarter. There was a total of 858,000 consumer convergent offers in Poland at 30 June 2017, a year-on-year increase of 51.1%. The launch of Orange Love convergent offers five months ago has already proved a success, with more than 200,000 subscriptions at 30 June 2017.
The mobile services trend improved 0.6 percentage points in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 (a 6.0% decline, following the 6.6% decline in the 1 st quarter on a comparable basis). However, they continued to be impacted by the development of offers with instalment payment plans and SIM-only offers. The contract customer base recorded 121,000 net additions in the 2 nd quarter and had 9.6 million customers at 30 June 2017, with year-on-year growth of 10.1% on a comparable basis, and 4G had a total of 5.2 million users at 30 June 2017 (1.6x year on year). In addition, the prepaid customer base recorded a net loss of 2.9 million customers year on year (-37.0% on a comparable basis), impacted by migration to contracts and to the mandatory registration of customers' identities since July 2016, with however, a limited impact on the revenue trend.
The improvement in the fixed services trend (-4.3% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after declining 5.4% in the 1 st quarter on a comparable basis) reflected the change in fixed broadband, where revenues rose 2.2% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 1.3% in the 1 st quarter. The fixed broadband customer base (2.3 million customers at 30 June 2017) increased 9.7% year on year on a comparable basis, led by the rapid development of fixed 4G, fibre and VDSL. At 30 June 2017, very high-speed offers had 588,000 customers (+50.0% year on year on a comparable basis), including 145,000 fibre subscribers. Meanwhile, the downward trend in revenues from traditional telephony continued into the 2 nd quarter of 2017 (-13.1%), and carrier services fell 7.3%.

Adjusted EBITDA from Poland declined 7.4% in the 1 st half of 2017 on a comparable basis, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 27.7%, down 1.9 percentage points. The decreased revenues and increased interconnection costs were partially offset by the significant reduction of commercial expenses (mobile handset purchases, distribution, advertising and promotions) as well as the increased revenues from the sale of fixed assets (in connection with the plan to optimise property assets).

CAPEX in Poland was 192 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017, a year-on-year decrease of 3.3% on a comparable basis. Investments in customer equipment and information technology were optimised to preserve the investments needed for fibre and 4G networks. At 30 June 2017, nearly 2.0 million households had fibre connectivity (2.0x in one year) and 4G covered 99.8% of the population.
Belgium & Luxembourg

   
In millions of euros period ended 30 June
  2017 2016 2016 17/16 17/16
   comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
          
Revenues 617  609  609  1.4% 1.4%
Adjusted EBITDA 157  145  145  8.4% 8.4%
Adjusted EBITDA / Revenues 25.5% 23.8% 23.8% 0 0
Operating Income 44  47  (6.5)%
CAPEX 77  62  62  24.3% 24.3%
CAPEX / Revenues 12.5% 10.2% 10.2% 0 0

Revenues from Belgium & Luxembourg rose 3.5% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after falling 0.7% in the 1 st quarter. Growth in the 2 nd quarter benefitted from the recovery of mobile equipment sales and the favourable impact on revenues from MVNOs [14] . Added to this was the higher level of net mobile contract sales and the development of convergence.
Mobile services rose 3.5% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after declining 0.4% in the 1 st quarter. Excluding the favourable impact on revenues from MVNOs, the mobile services trend improved. In particular, contract net additions [15] in Belgium were significantly higher in the 2 nd quarter (21,000) than in the 1 st quarter (3,000) and the quarterly customer ARPU rose 1.0%, driven by 4G data services.
The contract customer base 15 in Belgium & Luxembourg (2.372 million customers at 30 June 2017) grew 1.8% year on year.
Fixed services increased 15.7% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 14.3% in the 1 st quarter, led by the new Love convergent offers (mobile and Internet + TV), which already had a total of 64,000 customers at 30 June 2017. This commercial success confirms Orange Belgium's successful introduction as an alternative convergent player on the Belgian market.

Adjusted EBITDA from Belgium & Luxembourg increased 8.4% in the 1 st half of 2017. In addition to revenue growth, commercial expenses (purchases of mobile handsets, advertising expenses and commissions) and interconnection costs decreased. These changes were partially offset by increased connectivity costs (access to the cable network) related to the launch of convergent offers.

CAPEX in Belgium & Luxembourg was 77 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017. The 15 million-euro increase compared with the 1 st half of 2016 reflected the development of fixed broadband services (IT and customer equipment) related to the deployment of convergent offers on cable. Meanwhile, investments in 4G+ continued to be high. At 30 June 2017, 4G covered 99.6% of the population in Belgium and 4G+ covered 57%.

Central European countries

   
In millions of euros period ended 30 June
  2017 2016 2016 17/16 17/16
   comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
          
Revenues 843  801  798  5.2% 5.6%
Adjusted EBITDA 302  283  281  7.0% 7.6%
Adjusted EBITDA / Revenues 35.9% 35.3% 35.2% 0 0
Operating Income 141  117  20.6%
CAPEX 99  110  110  (10.4)% (10.1)%
CAPEX / Revenues 11.7% 13.8% 13.8% 0 0

Revenues from the Central European countries rose 7.1% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 3.2% in the 1 st quarter on a comparable basis. In addition to stronger growth in mobile equipment sales, the mobile services and fixed services trend improved.
In Romania, revenues grew 11.0% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 4.6% in the 1 st quarter, led by stronger mobile equipment sales and the improved trend in fixed and mobile services. TV services had 351,000 customers at 30 June 2017, an increase of 15.3% year on year, while fixed broadband services had 124,000 customers at 30 June 2017.
In Slovakia, revenues were stable in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 (+0.1%) after declining 1.0% in the 1 st quarter. The trend improvement was driven by fixed and mobile services, while growth continued to be strong in mobile equipment sales. Fixed broadband had 168,000 customers at 30 June 2017.
In Moldova, revenues rose 4.4% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 5.6% in the 1 st quarter. The growth of mobile equipment sales and of fixed broadband services was partially offset by decreased mobile services due to the continued decline in international traffic. Orange Moldova TV services had 98,000 customers at 30 June 2017, while fixed broadband had 45,000 customers at that date.
The Central European countries had 14.7 million mobile customers at 30 June 2017, with contract customers (8.2 million) representing 55.9% of the mobile customer base at that date. The 4G mobile base (3.9 million customers) was up sharply (1.6x year on year).

The fixed broadband customer base in Central European Countries had a total of 337,000 customers at 30 June 2017. Consumer convergent offers (Romania and Slovakia) had a total of 82,000 customers at that date.

Adjusted EBITDA from the Central European countries rose 7.0% in the 1 st half of 2017 on a comparable basis, and the adjusted EBITDA margin rate improved by 0.6 percentage points compared with the 1 st half of 2016. The revenue growth was partly offset by increased interconnection costs and commercial expenses (purchases of mobile handsets).

CAPEX in the Central European countries was 99 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017. The higher CAPEX in the 1 st half of 2016 was related to the implementation of a network sharing contract with Vodafone and the replacement of the urban network in Romania. 4G is being deployed in the three countries, enabling a significant improvement in the rate of population covered, with 87% in Romania, 80.1% in Slovakia and 98% in Moldova at 30 June 2017.

Africa & Middle East

   
In millions of euros period ended 30 June
  2017 2016 2016 17/16 17/16
   comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
          
Revenues 2,491  2,449  2,516  1.7% (1.0)%
Adjusted EBITDA 764  757  828  0.9% (7.7)%
Adjusted EBITDA / Revenues 30.7% 30.9% 32.9% 0 0
Operating Income 329  147  124.6%
CAPEX 428  367  359  16.5% 19.3%
CAPEX / Revenues 17.2% 15.0% 14.3% 0 0

Revenues from the Africa & Middle East segment returned to solid growth in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 (+2.7% on a comparable basis) after slowing in the 1 st quarter (+0.7%). In the 2 nd quarter, revenue growth was generated by the Côte d'Ivoire group [16] (in particular Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire), the Sonatel group [17] (principally Mali and Guinea) and the improvement in Morocco, while the revenue trend in the Democratic Republic of Congo, impacted by an unfavourable environment for several quarters, gradually improved.
Mobile data services continued to climb sharply, rising 33% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, while revenues from Orange Money grew 65%. Orange Money had 32.4 million customers at 30 June 2017, including 10.0 million active customers. 4G is available in 11 countries: Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Jordan, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia. Orange Egypt is rolling out 4G following the acquisition of a licence last October.
In the Africa & Middle East segment, the mobile customer base had 127.2 million customers at 30 June 2017, a year-on-year increase of 5.7% on a comparable basis (+6.9 million customers). The 2 nd quarter of 2017 saw 3.9 million net additions, led in particular by the Sonatel group, the Côte d'Ivoire group, Morocco, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This confirms the recovery recorded in the 1 st quarter 2017 (+2.7 million net additions), following a year in which customer bases were impacted by the strengthened requirement for verification of customers' identities.

Adjusted EBITDA for the Africa & Middle East segment grew 0.9% in the 1 st half of 2017 on a comparable basis, while the adjusted EBITDA margin (30.7%) was almost stable compared to the 1 st half of 2016 (30.9%). Revenue growth as well as reduced service fees and inter-operator costs were partially offset by higher commercial expenses and tax increases in certain countries.

CAPEX in the Africa & Middle East segment was 428 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017, an increase of 16.5% on a comparable basis related to the deployment of 4G, with 2,000 new sites opened during the half year, particularly in Egypt, Morocco, Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon. The ratio of CAPEX to revenues (17.2% in the 1 st half of 2017) rose 2.2 percentage points on a comparable basis.

Enterprise

   
In millions of euros period ended 30 June
  2017 2016 2016 17/16 17/16
   comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
          
Revenues 3,615  3,675  3,666  (1.6)% (1.4)%
Adjusted EBITDA 629  661  660  (4.9)% (4.7)%
Adjusted EBITDA / Revenues 17.4% 18.0% 18.0% 0 0
Operating Income 431  503  (14.3)%
CAPEX 179  169  168  5.7% 6.2%
CAPEX / Revenues 4.9% 4.6% 4.6% 0 0

Revenues from the Enterprise segment fell 1.3% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after declining 2.0% in the 1 st quarter on a comparable basis. The trend improvement in the 2 nd quarter related to IT and integration services, voice services and mobile.
IT and integration services grew 3.3% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 after rising 2.6% in the 1 st quarter, led by the strong growth of security services (+27%) and Cloud services (+15%).
The voice services trend improved 2.6 percentage points in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 (-3.8% after falling 6.4% in the 1 st quarter), reflecting the more favourable trend in voice-over-IP services and customer relationship services (contact number services), while traditional fixed telephony continued its downward trend (-8.5% in the 2 nd quarter of 2017).
Mobile services and equipment sales were nearly flat in the 2 nd quarter of 2017 (-0.2%) after declining 2.7% in the 1 st quarter of 2017. The trend improvement in the 2 nd quarter was related to both mobile services and equipment sales.
Data services recorded a 3.5% decrease in the 2 nd quarter of 2017, after declining 2.6% in the 1 st quarter in connection with the non-renewal of certain contracts (connectivity and broadcasting). There were 353,000 IPVPN subscribers at 30 June 2017 (+1.1% year on year).

Adjusted EBITDA for the Enterprise segment fell 4.9% in the 1 st half of 2017 on a comparable basis, while the adjusted EBITDA margin (17.4%) declined 0.6 percentage points compared with the 1 st half of 2016. The downturn in revenues was partly offset by the reduction of external purchases and of labour expenses.

CAPEX in the Enterprise segment was 179 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017, an increase of 5.7% on a comparable basis, in line with the development of new IT services.

International Carriers & Shared Services

   
In millions of euros period ended 30 June
  2017 2016 2016 17/16 17/16
   comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
          
Revenues 819  903  904  (9.3)% (9.4)%
Adjusted EBITDA (104) (74) (83)    
Adjusted EBITDA / Revenues (12.8)% (8.1)% (9.3)% 0 0
Operating Income (387) (264) (46.0)%
CAPEX 127  138  141  (7.0)% (10.2)%
CAPEX / Revenues 15.6% 15.2% 15.7% 0 0

Revenues from the International Carriers & Shared Services segment fell 9.3% in the 1 st half of 2017 on a comparable basis, mostly in connection with the downturn in services to international carriers. Added to this was a decrease in revenues from the Viaccess subsidiary, which had benefitted in the 1 st half of 2016 from the programme to replace TV decoder boards.

Adjusted EBITDA fell to -104 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017, down from -74 million euros in the 1 st half of 2016 on a comparable basis. The 31 million-euro decrease in adjusted EBITDA between the two half-year periods was linked to reduced income from the sale of fixed assets, partially offset by reduced brand investments, with Euro 2016 sponsorship expenses and the brand change in Belgium and Egypt having been recorded in the 1 st half of 2016.

CAPEX was 127 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017, a reduction of 11 million euros on a comparable basis linked to the higher level of property investment in 2016, in particular with the completion of the Orange Gardens eco-campus for innovation.

Orange Bank

Orange Bank's contribution to the Group's adjusted EBITDA was -27 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017. This total includes principally net banking income (NBI) of 38 million euros, the cost of risk of -3 million euros, and general operating expenses.

Orange Bank had an operating loss of 28 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017.

CAPEX for Orange Bank (25 million euros in the 1 st half of 2017) is related to preparations for the commercial launch of the business, planned for the 2 nd half of 2017.

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Appendix 1: consolidated income statement

(in millions of euros, except for per share data) June 30, 2017 June 30, 2016
Revenues 20,276  20,079 
External purchases(8,967)(8,818)
Other operating income368 370 
Other operating expense(349)(234)
Labour expenses(4,229)(4,404)
Operating taxes and levies(1,239)(1,128)
Gains (losses) on disposal of investments and activities(6)67 
Restructuring and integration costs(76)(340)
Depreciation and amortization(3,351)(3,279)
Impairment of goodwill(80)
Impairment of fixed assets(92)
Share of profits (losses) of associates and joint ventures
Operating income 2,434  2,141 
Cost of gross financial debt(618)(732)
Gains (losses) on assets contributing to net financial debt13 
Foreign exchange gains (losses)(60)(95)
Other net financial expenses(8)(16)
Effects resulting from BT stake(349)
Finance costs, net (1,028) (830)
Income tax(576)(237)
Consolidated net income of continuing operations 830  1,074 
Consolidated net income of discontinued operations (EE) 2,249 
Consolidated net income 830  3,323 
Net income attributable to owners of the parent company682 3,168 
Non-controlling interests148 155 

Earnings per share (in euros) attributable to parent company   
Net income of continuing operations  
 ·basic0.200.29
 ·diluted0.200.29
Net income of discontinued operations  
 ·basic-0.85
 ·diluted-0.83
Net income  
 ·basic0.201.14
 ·diluted0.201.12
     
0

Appendix 2: consolidated statement of financial position

(in millions of euros) June 30, 2017 Dec. 31, 2016
Assets   
Goodwill27,123 27,156 
Other Intangible assets14,481 14,602 
Property, plant and equipment26,115 25,912 
Interests in associates and joint ventures133 130 
Non-current loans and advances of Orange Bank1,030 1,025 
Non-current financial assets3,299 3,882 
Non-current derivatives assets507 915 
Other non-current assets108 106 
Deferred tax assets2,066 2,116 
Total non-current assets 74,862  75,844 
Inventories772 819 
Trade receivables4,999 4,964 
Current loans and advances of Orange Bank1,638 2,066 
Current financial assets  1,934 1,862 
Current derivatives assets26 57 
Other current assets1,043 1,073 
Operating taxes and levies receivables836 918 
Current tax assets87 170 
Prepaid expenses786 540 
Cash and cash equivalent6,807 6,355 
Total current assets 18,928  18,824 
Total assets 93,790  94,668 
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES   
Share capital  10,640 10,640 
Share premiums and statutory reserve16,859 16,859 
Subordinated notes5,803 5,803 
Retained earnings(3,106)(2,614)
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent 30,196  30,688 
Non-controlling interest2,405 2,486 
Total equity   32,601  33,174 
Non-current financial liabilities28,362 28,909 
Non-current derivatives liabilities745 578 
Non-current fixed assets payable911 907 
Non-current debts related to Orange Bank activities512 518 
Non-current employee benefits2,789 3,029 
Non-current provisions for dismantling762 716 
Non-current restructuring provisions239 185 
Other non-current liabilities571 608 
Deferred tax liabilities631 658 
Total non-current liabilities 35,522  36,108 
Current financial liabilities4,936 4,759 
Current derivatives liabilities38 50 
Current fixed assets payable2,541 2,800 
Trade payables  6,252 6,211 
Current debts related to Orange Bank activities3,691 3,846 
Current employee benefits2,203 2,266 
Current provisions for dismantling12 21 
Current restructuring provisions121 190 
Other current liabilities1,717 1,530 
Operating taxes and levies payables1,566 1,241 
Current tax payables472 338 
Deferred income  2,118 2,134 
Total current liabilities 25,667  25,386 
Total equity and liabilities 93,790  94,668 
 

Appendix 3: consolidated statement of cash flows

(in millions of euros) June 30, 2017 June 30, 2016
Operating activities   
Consolidated net income830 3,323 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to funds generated from operations5,935 3,016 
Changes in working capital (1) (7)(576)
Other net cash out(2,006)(1,907)
Net cash provided by operating activities (a) 4,752  3,856 
o/w discontinued operations (EE) 202 
Investing activities   
Purchases (sales) of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets(3,559)(4,323)
Cash paid for investment securities, net of cash acquired(7)(852)
Investments in associates and joint ventures(11)
Other purchases of assets available for sale(21)(7)
Purchases of equity securities measured at fair value(7)(1)
Proceeds from sale of EE4,493 
Proceeds from sale of BT433 
Other proceeds from sales of investment securities, net of cash transferred72 
Decrease (increase) in securities and other financial assets(123)(92)
Net cash used in investing activities (b) (3,278) (721)
o/w discontinued operations (EE) 4,493 
     
Financing activities   
Long-term debt issuances2,253 756 
Long-term debt redemptions and repayments(2,048)(1,038)
Increase (decrease) of bank overdrafts and short-term borrowings  710 666 
Decrease (increase) of cash collateral deposits(437)(759)
Exchange rates effects on derivatives, net(23)
Coupon on subordinated notes issuance(179)(188)
Proceeds (purchases) from treasury shares(18)(6)
Employees shareholding plans(34)
Capital increase (decrease) - owners of the parent company113 
Capital increase (decrease) - non-controlling interests26 (43)
Changes in ownership interests with no gain / loss of control(10)
Dividends paid to owners of the parent company(1,064)(1,064)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests(203)(195)
Net cash used in financing activities (c) (979) (1,795)
o/w discontinued operations (EE) (220)
Cash change in cash and cash equivalents (a) + (b) + (c)   495  1,340 
   
Net change in cash and cash equivalents    
Cash and cash equivalents - opening balance 6,355  4,469 
Cash change in cash and cash equivalents495 1,340 
Non-cash change in cash and cash equivalents (2) (43)
Cash and cash equivalents - closing balance 6,807  5,817 
   
 
  1. Excluding operating tax receivables and payables. The variation is mainly due to the settlement of the competition dispute concerning the Enterprises segment for (350) million euros in 2016.
  2. Mainly non-cash varations in the exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents.

Appendix 4: change in net financial debt for the 1 st half of 2017

(in millions of euros, on an historical basis) June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016  
Adjusted EBITDA- CAPEX from telecom activities 2,754  5,738   
Change in CAPEX vendors(218)305   (1)
Change in working capital requirements(299)(428)  (2)
Licences and spectrum(161)(1,800)  
Interest paid and interest rate effects on derivatives, net (net of dividends received)(732)(1,109) 
Income taxes cash out(391)(906)  
Other operational items(1,146) (3)
Dividends paid to owners of parent company(1,064)(1,596) (4)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests(203)(259)  
Coupons on subordinated notes(179)(291)  
Purchase/Disposal of own shares(18)  
Net of acquisitions and disposals409 3,290  (5)
Other financial items(13)304  (6)
Variation in net debt (111) 2,108   
Net financial debt* (24,555) (24,444)  
Ratio of net financial debt / Adjusted EBITDA** 1.92x 1.93x  
  1. The change in CAPEX vendors reflects the Group's investment cycle and changes in investment levels from one period to the next.
  2. The change in working capital requirement reflects changes in the operating cycle from one period to the next. In 2016, it included in particular the unfavourable impact of the fine paid to the Competition Authority in France for the Enterprise market (350 million euros).
  3. Other operational items include disbursements for the Part Time for Seniors Plan and for restructuring, receipt of payments related to asset sales, and other operational items such as the change in operational tax debt.
  4. In 2017: balance of 2016 dividend paid on 14 June 2017 (0.40 euros per share). In 2016: balance of 2015 dividend paid on 23 June 2016 (0.40 euros per share) and payment of the 2016 interim dividend (0.20 euros per share paid on 7 December 2016).
  5. In 2017: sale of 1.33% of the share capital of BT Group for 433 million euros.  In 2016: sale of Orange's interest in EE, acquisition of 100% of Cellcom in Liberia, of Tigo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and of Airtel in Burkina Faso and in Sierra Leone.
  6. In 2016, other financial items correspond mainly to: the impact of financial hedges for the Group's exposure in pounds sterling; the impact of foreign exchange related to net financial debt in Egyptian pounds; the capital increase of Orange SA in connection with the Orange Ambition 2016 employee shareholding offer; and the net impact of the acquisition of a majority interest in Groupama banque (now Orange Bank).

* Net financial debt as defined and used by Orange does not include the activities of Orange Bank, to which this concept does not apply.

**                                          The ratio of net financial debt to adjusted EBITDA from the telecom activities is calculated based on the ratio of the Group's net financial debt to adjusted EBITDA from the telecom activities calculated for the 12 previous months.

Appendix 5: analysis of adjusted consolidated EBITDA

     
  20172016change
      comparable basis comparable basis
In millions of euros     (in %)
         
1 st half      
Revenues 20,276  20,054  1.1%
External purchases(8,967)(8,842)1.4%
as % of revenues44.2%44.1%0.1 pt
of which:   
 Interconnection costs(2,641)(2,675)(1.3)%
 as % of revenues13.0%13.3%(0.3) pt
 Other network and IT expenses(1,543)(1,505)2.5%
 as % of revenues7.6%7.5%0.1 pt
 Property, overheads, other expenses and capitalised costs(1,533)(1,532)0.1%
 as % of revenues7.6%7.6%(0.1) pt
 Commercial expenses and content costs(3,250)(3,131)3.8%
 as % of revenues16.0%15.6%0.4 pt
Labour expenses (4,171)(4,338)(3.9)%
as % of revenues20.6%21.6%(1.1) pt
Operating taxes and levies (1,244)(1,222)1.8%
Other operating income and expenses84 198 
Adjusted EBITDA* 5,978  5,848  2.2%
     
     

     
  20172016change
      comparable basis comparable basis
In millions of euros     (in %)
         
2 nd quarter      
Revenues 10,206  10,068  1.4%
External purchases(4,509)(4,463)1.0%
as % of revenues44.2%44.3%(0.1) pt
of which:   
 Interconnection costs(1,327)(1,345)(1.4)%
 as % of revenues13.0%13.4%(0.4) pt
 Other network and IT expenses(770)(750)2.6%
 as % of revenues7.5%7.5%0.1 pt
 Property, overheads, other expenses and capitalized costs(758)(781)(2.9)%
 as % of revenues7.4%7.8%(0.3) pt
 Commercial expenses and content costs(1,654)(1,587)4.3%
 as % of revenues16.2%15.8%0.4 pt
Labour expenses(2,065)(2,118)(2.5)%
as % of revenues20.2%21.0%(0.8) pt
Operating taxes and levies (318)(296)7.5%
Other operating income and expenses65 108 
Adjusted EBITDA* 3,380  3,300  2.4%
     
     

* Adjustments to the presentation of EBITDA are described in appendix 6.

Appendix 6: adjusted data to consolidated income statement

 

2017 data
2 nd quarter   June 30
In millions of euros Adjusted dataPresentation adjustmentsIncome statement Adjusted dataPresentation adjustmentsIncome statement
Revenues 10,206    10,206    20,276    20,276 
External purchases(4,509)(4,509) (8,967)(8,967)
Other operating income206 211  353 15 368 
Other operating expense(141)(80)(221) (269)(80)(349)
Labour expenses(2,065)(33)(2,098) (4,171)(58)(4,229)
Operating taxes and levies(318)(318) (1,244)(1,239)
Gains (losses) on disposal (6)(6)
Restructuring and integration costs(71)(71) (76)(76)
Adjusted EBITDA 3,380  (179)     5,978  (200)  
Significant litigation(75)75   (60)60  
Specific labour expenses(33)33   (58)58  
Review of the investments and business portfolio  (6) 
Restructuring and integration costs(71)71   (76)76  
Other specific items   
Reported EBITDA 3,201    3,201    5,778    5,778 
        
2016 pro forma data 2 nd quarter   June 30
In millions of euros Adjusted dataPresentation adjustmentsIncome statement Adjusted dataPresentation adjustmentsIncome statement
Revenues 10,068    10,068    20,054    20,054 
External purchases(4,463)(4,463) (8,842)(8,842)
Other operating income227 235  406 414 
Other operating expense(119)(4)(123) (209)(61)(270)
Labour expenses(2,118)(55)(2,173) (4,338)(85)(4,423)
Operating taxes and levies(296)(296) (1,222)90 (1,132)
Gains (losses) on disposal 
Restructuring and integration costs(226)(226) (339)(339)
Adjusted EBITDA 3,300  (277)     5,848  (387)  
Significant litigation(1)  40 (40) 
Specific labour expenses(50)50   (80)80  
Review of the investments and business portfolio   
Restructuring and integration costs(226)226   (339)339  
Other specific items * (2)  (8) 
Reported EBITDA 3,023    3,023    5,461    5,461 
        
2016 historical data 2 nd quarter   June 30
In millions of euros Adjusted dataPresentation adjustmentsIncome statement Adjusted dataPresentation adjustmentsIncome statement
Revenues 10,070    10,070    20,079    20,079 
External purchases(4,451)(4,451) (8,818)(8,818)
Other operating income209 217  362 370 
Other operating expense(88)(86) (173)(61)(234)
Labour expenses(2,103)(55)(2,158) (4,319)(85)(4,404)
Operating taxes and levies(293)(0)(293) (1,218)90 (1,128)
Gains (losses) on disposal71 71  67 67 
Restructuring and integration costs(227)(227) (340)(340)
Adjusted EBITDA 3,344  (201)     5,913  (321)  
Significant litigation(1)  40 (40) 
Specific labour expenses(50)50   (80)80  
Review of the investments and business portfolio77 (77)  67 (67) 
Restructuring and integration costs(227)227   (340)340  
Other specific items * (2)  (8) 
Reported EBITDA 3,143    3,143    5,592    5,592 

* Transaction expenses related to the negotiations with Bouygues Telecom in connection with discussions that had begun in the 1 st quarter of 2016 concerning a business combination between the two companies.
Appendix 7: revenues by operating segment

             
  201720162016changechange
     comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
In millions of euros       (in %) (in %)
             
1 st half          
France 8,879  8,860  8,860  0.2% 0.2%
Mobile services3,165 3,236 3,236 (2.2)%(2.2)%
Mobile equipment sales303 281 281 7.7%7.7%
Fixed services5,137 5,069 5,069 1.3%1.3%
 Fixed services retail3,126 3,131 3,131 (0.1)%(0.1)%
 Fixed wholesale and other fixed services2,011 1,938 1,938 3.8%3.8%
Other revenues274 274 274 
Europe 5,405  5,162  5,128  4.7% 5.4%
Mobile services3,100 3,027 3,038 2.4%2.0%
Mobile equipment sales541 454 453 19.3%19.5%
Fixed services1,664 1,600 1,560 4.0%6.7%
Other revenues100 81 77 
Of which:      
Spain 2,628  2,418   2,418  8.7% 8.7%
Mobile services1,336 1,240 1,263 7.8%5.8%
Mobile equipment sales271 240 240 13.0%13.0%
Fixed services1,019 939 915 8.5%11.3%
Other revenues(1)
Poland 1,325  1,337  1,306  (0.9)% 1.4%
Mobile services585 625 614 (6.3)%(4.7)%
Mobile equipment sales146 107 106 36.9%37.6%
Fixed services531 559 542 (4.9)%(1.9)%
Other revenues63 46 44 
Belgium & Luxembourg 617  609  609  1.4% 1.4%
Mobile services512 504 504 1.6%1.6%
Mobile equipment sales53 56 56 (5.0)%(5.0)%
Fixed services41 36 36 15.0%15.0%
Other revenues11 13 13 
Central European countries 843  801  798  5.2% 5.6%
Mobile services673 662 658 1.8%2.2%
Mobile equipment sales71 52 51 38.5%39.4%
Fixed services74 67 67 10.1%10.2%
Other revenues25 20 22 
Intra-Europe eliminations (0)
Africa & Middle East 2,491  2,449  2,516  1.7% (1.0)%
Mobile services2,089 2,017 2,055 3.6%1.6%
Mobile equipment sales36 33 39 8.9%(7.3)%
Fixed services331 370 380 (10.4)%(12.8)%
Other revenues35 29 42 
Enterprise 3,615  3,675  3,666  (1.6)% (1.4)%
Voice services728 767 762 (5.1)%(4.5)%
Data services1,374 1,417 1,402 (3.0)%(2.0)%
IT and integration services1,028 998 1,011 3.0%1.7%
Mobile (services and equipment sales)485 493 491 (1.5)%(1.2)%
International Carriers & Shared Services 819  903  904  (9.3)% (9.4)%
International Carriers686 758 757 (9.5)%(9.4)%
Shared Services133 145 147 (8.1)%(9.3)%
Intra-Group eliminations (933) (995) (995)
Group total 20,276  20,054  20,079  1.1% 1.0%

             
    201720162016changechange
     comparable basishistorical basiscomparable basishistorical basis
In millions of euros       (in %) (in %)
             
2 nd quarter          
France 4,452  4,430  4,430  0.5% 0.5%
Mobile services1,590 1,607 1,607 (1.1)%(1.1)%
Mobile equipment sales156 138 138 13.1%13.1%
Fixed services2,572 2,546 2,546 1.1%1.1%
 Fixed services retail1,565 1,562 1,562 0.2%0.2%
 Fixed wholesale and other fixed services1,008 983 983 2.5%2.5%
Other revenues135 140 140 
Europe 2,749  2,620  2,594  4.9% 6.0%
Mobile services1,577 1,535 1,537 2.7%2.6%
Mobile equipment sales275 234 234 17.6%17.8%
Fixed services845 806 781 4.9%8.2%
Other revenues51 45 42 
Of which:      
Spain 1,337  1,229  1,229  8.8% 8.8%
Mobile services683 635 647 7.5%5.4%
Mobile equipment sales135 121 121 12.0%12.0%
Fixed services518  473 461 9.5%12.4%
Other revenues
Poland 673  688  664  (2.2)% 1.3%
Mobile services298 317 309 (6.0)%(3.4)%
Mobile equipment sales73 62 62 17.1%17.7%
Fixed services269 281 269 (4.3)%0.1%
Other revenues32 27 24 
Belgium & Luxembourg 310  299  299  3.5% 3.5%
Mobile services259 250 250 3.5%3.5%
Mobile equipment sales26 24 24 5.2%5.2%
Fixed services21 18 18 15.7%15.7%
Other revenues
Central European countries 434  405  403  7.1% 7.7%
Mobile services342 334 332 2.3%3.0%
Mobile equipment sales41 26 26 55.9%57.3%
Fixed services38 34 34 13.2%13.3%
Other revenues12 11 11 
Intra-Europe eliminations (5) (2) (2)
Africa & Middle East 1,252  1,219  1,245  2.7% 0.6%
Mobile services1,051 1,005 1,017 4.6%3.4%
Mobile equipment sales19 16 20 16.9%(3.2)%
Fixed services166 183 188 (9.5)%(11.7)%
Other revenues16 14 20 
Enterprise 1,819  1,843  1,843  (1.3)% (1.3)%
Voice services370 384 382 (3.8)%(3.2)%
Data services687 711 704 (3.5)%(2.4)%
Data services517 501 513 3.3%0.9%
Mobile (services and equipment sales)245 246 245 (0.2)%0.3%
International Carriers & Shared Services 412  448  450  (8.1)% (8.5)%
International Carriers340 380 379 (10.5)%(10.4)%
Shared Services72 68 70 5.1%2.0%
Intra-Group eliminations (478) (491) (491)
Group total 10,206  10,068  10,070  1.4% 1.4%

Appendix 8: key performance indicators

 June 30, 2017June 30, 2016
Orange Group   historical basis
Total number of customers* (millions) 268.950  249.550 
Mobile customers* (millions) 207.410  188.305 
 - of which contract customers (millions)71.931 66.723 
Fixed broadband customers (millions) 19.128  18.146 
TV customers (millions)8.716 8.146 
Orange - French market**    
Mobile services    
Number of customers* (millions)31.150 28.966 
 - of which contract customers (millions)27.842 25.069 
Fixed services    
Number of broadband customers (millions)11.290 10.923 
Broadband market share at end of period (%)40.2 ***40.1 
Number of fixed line subscribers (millions)18.510 18.961 
France    
Mobile services    
Number of customers* (millions)21.622 21.746 
 - of which contract customers (millions)18.314 17.848 
Total ARPU quarterly (euros)21.7 21.8 
Fixed services    
Number of broadband customers (millions)11.035 10.662 
 - of which fibre customers (millions)1.690 1.181 
Number of TV customers (millions)6.740 6.510 
Broadband ARPU quarterly (euros)33.8 33.4 
Number of fixed line subscribers (millions)15.859 16.088 
Number of wholesale lines (millions)13.916 13.988 
Europe****    
Mobile services    
Number of customers* (millions)49.019 50.869 
 - of which contract customers  (millions)33.874 32.060 
Number of MVNO customers (millions)7.314 3.569 
Fixed services    
Number of broadband customers (millions)6.927 6.341 
Number of TV customers (millions)1.920 1.584 
Number of fixed lines (millions)8.826 8.903 
Spain    
Mobile services    
Number of customers* (millions)15.837 15.492 
 - of which contract customers  (millions)12.798 12.226 
Total ARPU quarterly (euros)14.2 13.4 
Number of MVNO customers (millions)5.376 1.653 
Fixed services    
Number of broadband customers (millions)4.180 4.003 
 - of which fibre customers (millions)1.947 1.217 
Number of TV customers (thousands)541 381 
Broadband ARPU quarterly (euros)32.0 30.9 
     
* Excluding customers of MVNOs.
** Customers of Orange France and the Enterprise segment in France.
*** Company estimate.
**** Europe: Spain, Poland, Belgium & Luxembourg, and Central European countries.
 June 30, 2017June 30, 2016
Poland  historical basis
Mobile services   
Number of customers* (millions)14.555 16.614 
 - of which contract customers  (millions)9.573 8.716 
Total ARPU quarterly (PLN)30.1 28.0 
Fixed services    
Number of broadband customers (millions)2.323 2.139 
 - of which VHBB customers (VDSL and fibre, thousands)588 409 
Number of TV customers (thousands)792 803 
Broadband ARPU quarterly (PLN)57.1 60.1 
Number of fixed lines (millions)4.496 4.909 
Belgium & Luxembourg   
Mobile services   
Number of customers* (millions)3.957 3.928 
 - of which contract customers  (millions)3.299  3.132 
Total ARPU quarterly - Belgium (euros)25.4 24.5 
Number of MVNO customers (millions)1.933 1.909 
Fixed services    
Number of broadband customers (thousands)88 37 
Number of TV customers (thousands)68 13 
Number of telephone lines (thousands)151 166 
Central European countries   
Mobile services   
Number of customers* (millions)14.670 14.835 
 - of which contract customers  (millions)8.205 7.987 
Fixed services    
Number of broadband customers (thousands)337 162 
Number of TV customers (thousands)518 388 
Africa & Middle East    
Mobile services    
Number of customers* (millions)127.240 108.469 
 - of which contract customers (millions)10.215 9.594 
Fixed  services    
Number of broadband customers (thousands)911 882 
Total number of telephone lines (thousands)1,110 1,118 
Enterprise    
France    
Mobile services    
Number of contract customers* (millions)9.528 7.221 
 - of which machine-to-machine (millions)6.817 4.600 
Fixed  services   
Number of fixed lines (thousands)2,651 2,873 
Number of IP-VPN accesses (thousands)296 294 
Number of XoIP connections (thousands)83 76 
World    
Number of IP-VPN accesses worldwide (thousands)353 349 
* Excluding customers of MVNOs.  

Appendix 9: glossary

Key figures

Comparable basis: data based on comparable accounting principles, scope of consolidation and exchange rates are presented for previous periods. The transition from data on an historical basis to data on a comparable basis consists of keeping the results for the period ended and then restating the results for the corresponding period of the preceding year for the purpose of presenting, over comparable periods, financial data with comparable accounting principles, scope of consolidation and exchange rate. The method used is to apply to the data of the corresponding period of the preceding year, the accounting principles and scope of consolidation for the period just ended as well as the average exchange rate used for the income statement for the period ended.

Reported EBITDA: operating income before depreciation and amortisation, before impacts related to acquisitions of controlling interests, before reversal of reserves of liquidated entities, before impairment of goodwill and assets, and before income from associates. Reported EBITDA is not a financial aggregate as defined by IFRS standards and may not be directly comparable to similarly named indicators in other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA: Reported EBITDA (see definition), adjusted for the impacts of key disputes, specific labour expenses, the review of the portfolio of shares and operations, the cost of restructuring and consolidation, and, as applicable, other specific and systematically identified items. Since the 1 st quarter of 2016, Adjusted EBITDA excludes all income from the disposal of shares and operations and the Adjusted EBITDA for past periods was revised accordingly. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial aggregate as defined by IFRS standards and may not be directly comparable to similarly named indicators in other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is the new name (since the 4 th quarter of 2016) for the restated EBITDA aggregate; the definition of this indicator is unchanged.

CAPEX: capital expenditure on tangible and intangible assets excluding telecommunication licences and investments through finance leases. CAPEX is not a financial performance indicator as defined by IFRS standards and may not be directly comparable to indicators referenced by the same name in other companies.

Mobile services

Revenues from mobile services: include revenues generated by incoming and outgoing calls (voice, SMS and data services), network access fees, added-value services, machine to machine, roaming revenues from customers of other networks (national and international roaming), revenues with mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) and revenues from network sharing.

Mobile ARPU: the quarterly average revenues per user (ARPU) are calculated by dividing the revenues from incoming and outgoing calls (voice, SMS and data services), network access fees, added-value services and international roaming over the past three months, by the weighted average number of customers over the same period, excluding "machine to machine" customers. The weighted average number of customers is the average of the monthly averages during the period in question. The monthly average is the arithmetic mean of the number of customers at the start and end of the month. Mobile ARPU is expressed as monthly revenues per customer.

Roaming: use of a mobile service on the network of an operator other than that of the subscriber.

MVNO: Mobile Virtual Network Operator. These are operators that do not have their own radio network and thus use the infrastructure of third-party networks.

Fixed services

Includes traditional fixed telephony, fixed broadband services, enterprise solutions and networks [18] and carrier services (notably national and international interconnections, unbundling and wholesale telephone line rentals).

Fixed broadband ARPU (ADSL, fibre, VDSL, Fixed-4G, satellite and WiMAX): the quarterly average revenues per user (ARPU) of broadband services per year are calculated by dividing the revenues generated by consumer broadband services over the past three months by the weighted average number of connections over the same period. The weighted average number of connections is the average of the monthly averages during the period in question. The monthly average is the arithmetic mean of the number of connections at the start and end of the month. Fixed broadband ARPU is expressed as monthly revenues per connection.

Fixed 4G (fLTE): fixed broadband offer using 4G technology as a substitute for the fixed-line network.

Convergence

Consumer convergent offers customer base: consists of consumer customers who have subscribed to offers combining at least a fixed broadband connection and a mobile contract.



[1] Excluding machine-to-machine.

[2] The net income from discontinued operations related to EE (2.249 billion euros) corresponds to the income from the sale of EE for 2.076 billion euros and dividends received from EE in January 2016 (prior to its sale) of 173 million euros.

[3] Net financial debt as defined and used by Orange does not include Orange Bank, to which this concept is not relevant.

[4] The ex-dividend date is set as 5 December 2017 and the record date as 6 December 2017.

[5] On an historical basis, revenues increased 1.0% in the 1 st half of 2017 compared with the 1 st half of 2016, which included:

  • the impact of changes in scope of consolidation (+1.0 percentage points), mainly with the acquisition of Cellcom in Liberia and Tigo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (9 months and 6 months of activity in 2016 respectively), and the acquisition of entities from the Bharti group in Burkina Faso (with 6 months of activity in 2016) and in Sierra Leone (with 5 months of activity in 2016);
  • the impact of foreign exchange variations (-1.1 percentage points), in particular with the drop in the Egyptian pound and, to a lesser extent, the increase in the Polish zloty and the US dollar.

[6] Includes Orange France customers and Enterprise customers in France.

[7] Excluding machine-to-machine.

8 As well as the effect of specific items occurring during the first quarter of 2016 (employee share ownership offer).

[9] Additional write-down of 223 million euros on BT shares held, and loss of 126 million euros corresponding to additional impairment recognised on BT shares sold.

[10] Partly related to the counter-effect of the 1 st half 2016 recognition of tax income of 177 million euros resulting from the favourable outcome of legal proceedings concerning previous financial years.

[11] Net financial debt as defined and used by Orange does not include the activities of Orange Bank, to which this concept does not apply.

[12] Excluding machine-to-machine.

[13] Mainly due to the reduction in the average number of employees and to a lesser extent the effect of specific items occurring during the first quarter of 2016 (employee share ownership offer).

[14] Which will be offset in the 2 nd half of 2017.

[15] Excluding machine-to-machine.

[16] The managerial entity known as "Côte d'Ivoire group" combines Orange's operations in Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Liberia.

[17] The managerial entity known as "Sonatel group" combines Orange's operations in Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Guinea Bissau.

[18] With the exception of France, where enterprise solutions and networks are listed under the Enterprise business segment.

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