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With 2025 marking a record year for e&, I have decided to conclude my six-year tenure as Group CEO. I am honoured to have led e& during a defining chapter, and I’m proud of what we have accomplished together. After more than ten years at the company, the Board and I have agreed that I will step down by the end of March. Looking at our 2025 results – AED 72.9 billion in consolidated revenue, AED 14.4 billion in consolidated net profit – what’s most critical isn’t the record performance. It’s that our technology empowers upwards of 244 million subscribers with the integrated digital and financial ecosystems they need to build better futures. This year’s results reflect our continued expansion beyond our core to deepen our position in high-growth markets. I am thrilled to see the company continue to grow, driven by the incredible e& teams across all markets who deliver on our shared ambition. While this news is a big change, it’s all hands on deck for the next five weeks as we ensure a smooth handover to Masood M. Sharif Mahmood, the new Group CEO. My last day as Group CEO will be the 31st of March. Until then, I remain fully committed to the transition and will give my proper goodbyes at the end of March.

World Governments Summit is a timely reminder that connectivity is one of the most powerful enablers of social and economic progress. The UAE’s leadership in advanced connectivity stands out. By building one of the world’s most robust 5.5G networks, the country has created a strong foundation for the transition to 6G. This is not only about speed or capacity. It’s about readiness – to support new industries, smarter public services, and more inclusive digital growth. What matters most to me is not the pace of technological change. Innovation will always move fast. The real challenge and opportunity lie in how responsibly we govern technology and how intentionally we use it to close the digital divide, so access is not a privilege but a given. Advanced networks like 5.5G make this possible. They enable scale with reliability and open the door for new use cases that can reach more people, more communities, and more economies than ever before. Conversations with Makhtar Diop, Managing Director IFC, Börje Ekholm, President and CEO Ericsson and Paul Bascobert, President Thomson Reuters, reinforced the importance of collaboration across sectors. Whether through financing, technology partnerships, or trusted information flows, progress happens when we align around expanding access and building digital ecosystems that work for everyone. Participating in a round table organised by the OECD-European Union on High Level Dialogue on Resilience of Societies and Economies where I highlighted the important part that digital infrastructure plays in this ecosystem. I also highlighted some of the barriers to investment that we see across the 38 countries where we operate. These themes carried into my fireside chat with Becky Anderson of CNN, where we explored who decides the digital future. With 6G standards now taking shape, the choices we make today around collaboration, openness, and responsibility will determine whether the next generation of connectivity truly expands access at a global scale. #eAndTeam #WGS2026 #WorldGovSummit

That's a wrap on the 2025 race season finale and as always, the Formula 1® Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was motorsports at its finest with teams and drivers giving everything until the very end. Congratulations to McLaren and Lando Norris on a brilliant drive and a well-deserved victory. What a way to close out the season in the company of dignitaries, board members, partners, and colleagues from across our footprint at the e& Paddock. With the world's eyes on Abu Dhabi, this weekend was also a podium finish for the UAE, showing what we stand for: ambition, excellence, and the faultless delivery of world-class experiences that captivate and inspire people to Go for More on the global stage. And a special thanks to Team e& for your precision and flawless execution over race weekend.

The Formula 1® Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend is almost here, and the energy around the final race of the season shifts up a gear every time. It’s the moment where every point matters and every marginal gain can change everything — and that's what it truly means to #GoForMore. As the Founding Partner, e& shares that same mindset, the drive to be faster, smarter, and go further is what powers both world-class motorsport and world-class technology. It’s a philosophy we live every day. This is one weekend I look forward to all year, and I can’t wait to be back trackside at Yas Marina Circuit - The Meeting Place of Champions #eAndF1

Three quarters in and strong performance has become our operating rhythm from consumer to enterprise to international markets. During this period, our consolidated revenue grew 29.2% year-on-year to AED 18.6 billion. This growth in revenues was echoed in our EBITDA, which rose by 29.2 per cent YoY, reaching AED 8.4 billion with a margin of 45%. This quarter we finally passed a milestone in subscriber numbers, as we now serve 202 million telco subscribers across the footprint. What makes these results possible is the foundation we've built in talent, capabilities, and infrastructure, which is driving tangible growth and long-term value creation across everything we do. Thank you to our colleagues at e& who execute this vision daily, our shareholders who fuel our ambition, and the UAE leadership whose forward-thinking policies enable this innovation ecosystem. #eAnd #GoForMore