ASIAN PAY TELEVISION TRUST

31 DECEMBER 2021

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Asian Pay Television Trust ("APTT") is a business trust registered under the Business Trusts Act 2004 of Singapore and listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. APTT Management Pte. Limited ("AMPL") is the trustee-manager of APTT (the "Trustee-Manager"). The Trustee-Manager is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dynami Vision Pte. Ltd. ("Dynami") which is a Singapore-incorporated company fully owned by Mr Lu Fang-Ming, the former Chairman of Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd.

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AGENDA

  1. 31 DECEMBER 2021 RESULTS
  2. OUTLOOK & STRATEGY
  3. BUSINESS OVERVIEW
  4. BUSINESS DRIVERS

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31 DECEMBER 2021 RESULTS

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HIGHLIGHTS

Broadband recorded continued growth in ARPU, revenue and subscribers in Q4 2021; registered higher EBITDA and lower capital expenditure; extended maturity date and reduced size of Onshore Facilities

Higher Q4 and full year 2021 EBITDA and EBITDA margin

Revenue for the quarter and year at S$76.2 million and S$299.7 million

EBITDA for the quarter and year up 8.0% and 1.2% to S$46.3 million and S$183.1 million driven by lower operating expenses EBITDA margin improved by 4.7 percentage points to 60.7% for the quarter and 2.2 percentage points to 61.1% for the year

Growing total subscriber base due to momentum from Broadband and Premium digital cable TV

Premium digital cable TV and Broadband subscribers have been steadily increasing over the past 15 quarters

Added c.7,000 Premium digital cable TV and c.8,000 Broadband subscribers in the quarter, which more than offset Basic cable TV churn; total subscriber base increased to c.1,246,000

Broadband growth strategy is showing results

Recorded higher ARPU in Q4 2021, alongside continued growth momentum in Broadband subscribers

Broadband revenue, which includes revenue from data backhaul, improved in S$ and NT$ for six consecutive quarters compared to the pcp;

Lower capital expenditure

Capital expenditure decreased by 46.2% for the quarter and 46.6% for the year

Aim to use excess cash generated from operations to make debt repayments, subject to operating conditions

Debt management

Successful extension of Onshore and Offshore Facilities, ahead of maturity, reset principal repayment schedule and financial covenants

Size of Onshore Facilities was reduced by NT$1.5 billion following accelerated debt repayments

The Trustee-Manager aims to commence discussions in 2022 to further extend maturity date of Offshore Facilities to at least 2025; subject to the successful extension, the Trustee-Manager would not have to revisit borrowing facilities, both onshore and offshore, until 2025

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