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MTN Nigeria Results presentation for the nine months ended 30 September 2026
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3 Agenda Business Overview Financial Review Looking Ahead Q&A 01 02 03 04
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Business Overview Karl Toriola CEO
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5 Key Messages 1 Q2 was a once - off event: service revenue growth rebuilt to 19.7% in Q3 • Q3 service revenue increased 8.4% QoQ, supporting 9M growth of 23.7% • Volume - led: data traffic +30.1% on more data users (+12.0%) and higher usage (+16.2%) • Airtime and data credit service commission up 78.5% on Q2 under the new multi - partner model EBITDA margin of 56.9%, within mid - to - high - 50% guidance • Revenue up 23.6% against opex up 8.5%, driven by efficiency, supported by a stronger naira and VAT input claims • Q3 margin of 58.7%; energy costs remain the key watch - point • Medium - term guidance reaffirmed Growth converting into cash: free cash flow up 57.5% to N1.2tn • Capex (ex - leases) up 14.2% to N864.8bn, with Q3 investment up 69.1% • Net cash of N47.7bn after dividend payment of N860.8bn (FY25 final and FY26 interim) and the step up in capex 1 2 3
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Easing inflation, lower interest rates and a stronger naira improved the operating backdrop Exchange rate (N/US$) 1,475 1,436 1,387 1,380 1,329 Sep-25 Dec-25 Mar-26 Jun-26 Sep-26 FX reserves (US$bn) 42.4 45.5 49.2 51.5 54.9 The naira strengthened to N1,329/US$ in September, supported by improved FX liquidity and reserves of US$54.9bn . Inflation & MPR (%) 10 15 20 25 30 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Inflation MPR • Inflation eased to 14.6% in September from a peak of 15.9% in May. • The CBN cut the MPR by 350bps to 23.0% in September as disinflation took hold. Economic growth (%) 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.4 7.7 8.1 9.2 9.7 Q3 25 Q4 25 Q1 26 Q2 26 Real GDP growth Telecoms contribution to GDP • GDP growth accelerated to 4.4% in Q2 2026, up from 3.9% in Q1. • Telecoms remained a key growth driver, contributing 9.7% of GDP in Q2 . Operating context 6
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7 Key Financial Highlights +36.8% N2.6tn 1 EBITDA less cash - related capex and accounting for working capital movements, income tax and interest paid | bn – billion | tn - trillion Strong operating momentum drove earnings growth, margin expansion and robust cash generation Service Revenue +23.7% Data Revenue +35.8% Voice Revenue +11.1% EBITDA +5.5pp 56.9% EBITDA Margin +55.3% N1.2tn PAT +14.2% N864.8bn Capex (ex - leases) - 1.6pp 18.7% Capex intensity +57.5% N1.2tn FCF 1 Growth Earnings Capex & Cash Flow
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Service revenue | Growth momentum sustained T wo - year CAGR 1 holds at 39.6% through a high post - tariff base 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Q4 24 Q1 25 Q2 25 Q3 25 Q4 25 Q1 26 Q2 26 Q3 26 Reported YoY growth (quarterly) Two-year CAGR (quarterly) 39.6% 19.7% Growth rebuilt in Q3, with the two - year trend at c.40% and increasingly volume - led Service revenue growth (%) 9M service revenue (N'trillion) 2.4 3.7 4.6 9M 2024 9M 2025 9M 2026 Service revenue has nearly doubled in two years, compounding steadily CAGR: 39.6% 1 CAGR – Compound annual growth rate
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9 Service revenue | Q3 Recovery driven by demand 1,049.7 1,312.6 1,345.9 1489.0 1485.8 1611.2 Q1 Q2 Q3 2025 2026 +41.8% YoY +1.7% QoQ +13.2% YoY −0.2% QoQ +19.7% YoY +8.4% QoQ • Every 2026 quarter ahead of 2025: Q2 paused, Q3 rebounded • Return to sequential growth, reflecting the resilience of the core business 529.4 701.1 746.7 827.2 875.8 981.4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2025 2026 +56.2% YoY +2.8% QoQ +24.9% YoY +5.9% QoQ +31.4% YoY +12.1% QoQ • Data grew every quarter • More users consuming more data drove the Q3 acceleration 407.4 479.7 460.4 499.1 494.4 503.3 Q1 Q2 Q3 2025 2026 +22.5% YoY −0.7% QoQ +3.1% YoY −0.9% QoQ +9.3% YoY +1.8% QoQ • Voice held steady as usage shifts to data • A resilient, cash - generative base supported by subscriber growth Momentum regained in Q3, supported by strong data demand Service revenue Data revenue Voice revenue
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10 Connectivity | Solid Commercial Momentum Strong customer additions and increased data usage underpin volume - led growth 1 Subscribers exclude non - revenue - generating customers whose activity is limited to receiving incoming on - net voice calls and SMS, and using free data +12.0% 57.2m Subscribers 1 +10.9% 94.7m Smartphone Penetration +0.9pp 66.0% Active data Users - 9.4% 132.2 MOU/ subscriber +16.2% 15.3GB Usage/ GB per Active User +14.4% N5,150 Blended ARPU Key Highlight Growth is increasingly volume - led. Rising smartphone adoption and higher usage per user continue to deepen data monetisation. Vo ice remains resilient and cash - generative, supported by subscriber growth and targeted propositions. Q3: +1.5m Q3: +2.5m Q3: 17.2GB Q3: 130.1 Q3: N5,211 Q3: 66.0%
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Fintech Revenue (N’bn) 11 Fintech Progress Fintech growth accelerating in Q3 as the airtime and data credit service recovers under the multi - partner model 131.6 97.5 13.0 20.3 9M 25 9M 26 Q2 26 Q3 26 6.9 9.8 43.8 Sept - 25 Dec - 25 Sept - 26 345.2 % +10.3% 2.9 3.7 3.2 Sept - 25 Dec - 25 Sept - 26 Airtime & data credit: Recovered progressively through Q3 under the new multi - partner model, with revenue up 78.5% on Q2 MoMo PSB moved to the new Alipay+ platform in August: built for reliability and scale, with a richer, more feature - packed app Q3 transaction volumes up 69.1% on Q2; legacy wallets continue to migrate Wallet balances more than quadrupled to N43.8bn since December 2025, lifting float income - 2 5.9% YoY Customer Deposits (N’bn) Monthly active users (mn)² Core Fintech Revenue 1 (N’bn) +56.3% QoQ 6.8 13.7 4.4 4.9 9M 25 9M 26 Q2 26 Q3 26 +101.5% YoY +11.5% QoQ 1 Excludes commission income from the airtime and data credit service, suspended April - June 2026 2 September 2026 measured on the new platform only: legacy wallets continue to migrate
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Financial Review Modupe Kadri CFO
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¹ Other includes SMS, other service revenue and non - service revenue. ² Income tax paid, interest paid and working - capital moveme nts. ³ Free cash flow: EBITDA less cash - related capex and accounting for working capital movements, income tax and interest paid Revenue, Expense Profile & Ca sh F low G eneration Revenue grew more than twice as fast as costs, with margin expanding every quarter From revenue to free cash flow, 9M 2026 (N'bn) Q3 share 35% 34% 34% 36% 28% 54 % 39% First six months Q3 2026 contribution EBITDA margin by quarter (%) 56.9% 9M EBITDA margin +5.5pp YoY 46.6% 53.8% 52.9%55.3% 56.6% 58.7% Q1 Q2 Q3 2025 2026 Data 2,684.4 +35.8% Voice 1,496.7 +11.1% Digital 88.3 +24.0% Fintech 97.5 −25.9% Wholesale 48.4 +2.2% Other¹ 198.1 +27.0% Revenue mix, 9M 2026 ( Nbn , YoY) 13 +8.7pp YoY - 0.8pp QoQ +2.8pp YoY +1.3pp QoQ +5.8pp YoY +2.1pp QoQ Revenue Cost of sales Opex EBITDA Cashflow related to capex Tax, int. & WC² Free cash flow³ 4,613.3 (566.5) (1,422.3) 2,624.5 (1,106.1) (348.6) 1,169.7 56.9% margin Capex ex - leases (864.8)
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14 Capital Structure ¹ Net debt/EBITDA = (borrowings less cash) / EBITDA, excluding leases. 527.7 333.3 Dec-25 Sep-26 −36.8% since December 2025 Principal outstanding Naira bonds N304.9bn BOI loan N22.4bn 719.5 (104.8) (47.7) Dec-24 Dec-25 Sep-26 Incl. lease liabilities (N2,459.7bn): net debt N2,412.0bn (Dec - 25: N2,281.4bn) 107.3 33.3 55.6 45.0 82.6 80.1 Interest on borrowings Finance income Net FX gain 9M 2025 9M 2026 −58.0% +148.0% +44.2% Net cash position of N47.7bn Net debt/EBITDA¹ of (0.02x) against a covenant maximum of 2.5x Finance income exceeds borrowing interest Finance income of N82.6bn vs interest on borrowings of N45.0bn in 9M 2026 Lower borrowings & remaining at fixed rate 36.8% reduction since Dec 2025 and now at 100% fixed rate Total borrowings (N’bn) Net Debt (N’bn) Finance costs & income (N’bn) Funding profile of borrowings Dec - 24 Dec - 25 Sep - 26 Effective borrowing rate 20.7% 17.5% 16.1% Fixed - rate 51% 65% 100% Long - term (tenor) 68% 80% 78% Foreign - currency debt fully repaid Stronger balance sheet supports growth investment and sustainable shareholder returns
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Looking Ahead Karl Toriola CEO
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16 Medium Term guidance Nine - month delivery within guidance; on track for FY 2026 Medium - term guidance (FY 26 - 28) Service revenue growth EBITDA margin Capex intensity KPI At least low 20% Mid - high 50% Stable 23.7% 56.9 % 18.7% 9M 2026 Performance
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Q4 2026 priorities: sustaining growth and protecting margins Converting earnings growth into stronger cash flow and long - term shareholder value Sustain growth Scale fintech Protect margins • Continued delivery of our expense - efficiency programme • Key watch - points: energy costs, inflation, FX, pricing behaviour and customer affordability Disciplined capital allocation • Invest in network capacity and coverage to improve customer experience • Maintain a resilient balance sheet and deliver sustainable shareholder returns • Subscriber and usage growth, with deeper data adoption • Scale home broadband, digital and enterprise services • Complete the migration of customers to the new MoMo platform • Deepen wallet activity and use cases • Sustain airtime and data credit recovery
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Total Shareholder return: MTN Nigeria has outpaced naira devaluation An investment in the MTN Nigeria 2021 public offer has grown in real US$ terms, despite naira devaluation and inflation 9.9% Real US$ return p.a. | MTN Nigeria $4,545 $ 4,326 $ 4,255 $ 3,433 $ 1,438 MTNN (dividends reinvested) MTNN (cash dividends in T-bills) MTNN (dividends as cash) FGN Eurobond (US$) Naira T-bills only 3.6% +US$1,112 +0.63pp Real US$ return p.a. | Eurobond M ore per N1m than the Eurobond Scrip uplift p.a. MTNN alternatives Benchmarks Every MTNN option beat the Eurobond and T - bills Value today per N1m invested in Dec 2021 (US$) MTNN has delivered positive real returns in both naira and US$ Return comparison (Dec 2021 – Sep 2026) 18 Investment Naira view US$ view Nominal Real (Naira CPI) Nominal ( Fx Adj.) Real (US CPI) Real p.a. (US CPI) MTNN – dividends reinvested 505% 123% 89% 57% 9.9% MTNN – dividends in T - bills 476% 113% 79% 49% 8.7% MTNN – dividends as cash 466% 109% 77% 47% 8.4% FGN Eurobond (N → US$) 357% 69% 42% 19% 3.6% Naira T - bills only 91% (29%) (40%) (50%) (13.6%) N1m invested at the N169 Public Offer price; N converted to US$ at N414.80/US$ on 14 Dec 2021 for the Eurobond alternative; a ll positions valued 28 Sep 2026 at N863/share and N1,331.33/US$. Dividends net of 10% WHT; FY2022 final dividend of N10/share taken as scrip at N232.68. On an allotment - date basis (31 Jan 2022) , MTNN delivers 8.8% – 10.4% p.a. in real US$ terms vs 3.9% for the Eurobond.
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