Press Release

RAI WAY APPROVES RESULTS OF THE FIRST HALF 2022

Revenues and EBITDA growing; guidance confirmed despite rising pressure from

electricity prices in the second half

  • Key results for the half-year ended 30 June 2022 (vs. 30 June 2021):
    • Core revenues of € 121.2m (+7.0%);
    • EBITDA1 of € 78.2m (+11.9%);
    • Operating profit (EBIT) of € 52.5m (+14.9%);
    • Net income of € 37.0m (+11.5%).
  • Capex2 of € 26.2m (€ 29.9m at 30 June 2021)
  • Net debt3 of € 120.0m (compared to € 87.9m at 31 December 2021)

Rome, 27 July 2022 - The Board of Directors of Rai Way S.p.A. (Rai Way) met today under the chairmanship of Maurizio Rastrello examined and unanimously approved the Company's Financial Statements for the half-year ended 30 June 2022.

Aldo Mancino, CEO of Rai Way stated: "We are very pleased with the performance in the first half of the year and the progress of the initiatives we are implementing. Also in the second quarter, we confirmed the EBITDA growth path despite unprecedented energy price dynamics. The frequency refarming process for RAI has been successfully completed and the new regional multiplexes serving local broadcasters have been launched;

  1. The Company assesses performance also on the basis of certain measures not considered by IFRS. Set out below is a description of the components of the indicators that are important for the Company:
    . EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization): this is calculated as profit before income taxes, depreciation, amortization, write-downs and financial income and expenses.
    . Adjusted EBITDA: this is calculated as profit before income taxes, depreciation, amortization, write-downs, financial income and expenses and non-recurring expenses/income.
    . Operating profit or EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes): this is calculated as profit before income taxes and before financial income and expenses.
    . Net Debt: the format for the calculation of Net Debt is the one provided in paragraph 127 of CESR Recommendation 05-054b, which implements Regulation (EC) no. 809/2004.
  2. Excluding investments related to the application of new IFRS 16 Accounting Standard, equal to € 5.5m
  3. Net Debt including the effect of the application of the IFRS-16 accounting standard

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commercial activity with mobile operators is bringing encouraging results, also prospectively, and we maintain the focus on the deployment of new infrastructure and other strategic opportunities set out in the Industrial Plan."

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Key Results at 30 June 2022

The Company's core revenuesamount to € 121.2 million for the semester ended 30 June 2022, an increase of 7.0% over € 113.3 million in the first half 2021 also supported by indexation to inflation. Revenues from RAI, equal to € 104.6 million, benefit from the step-up driven by refarming activities. Revenues from third-party customers amount to € 16.6 million, back on the rise thanks to the growing contribution of the new regional networks developed in the context of refarming.

EBITDAamounts to € 78.2 million, an increase of 11.9% over € 69.8 million in the first half 2021, as a result of higher revenues and cost containment (partly due to certain non-recurring benefits) that offset the headwinds from the sharp increase in electricity prices. The margin on revenues reached 64.5% (61.6% in the first half 2021). No non-recurring expenses were recorded during the semester (absent in the same period of 2021 as well).

Operating profit (EBIT)amounts to € 52.5 million, 14.9% higher than the € 45.7 million in the first half 2021, despite the higher depreciation resulting from development investments.

Net incomeamounts to € 37.0 million, up compared to the figure of the first half 2021, when

  • including a one-off tax relief of € 1.0 million - it stood at € 33.2 million.

Capex4amount to € 26.2 million at 30 June 2022, of which € 22.3 million relate to development (€ 29.9 million in the first half 2021, of which € 23.7 million of development activities and M&A). The level of development investments reflects the progress of activities related to the refarming process for RAI as well as the implementation of the new regional TV networks and the new assets design activities.

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Net invested capital5amounts to € 258.8 million, with net debtof € 120.0 million (including the impact from the application of the IFRS-16 accounting standard for € 36.8 million) compared to € 87.9 million at 31 December 2021.

Outlook

Considering the results of the first half of the year and the recent level of power futures, for 2022FY the Company expects:

  • mid-single-digitrevenues growth driven by investments in refarming, both for RAI and third-party customers, and indexation to inflation;
  • Adjusted EBITDA to grow, although limited by the level of electricity prices expected for the rest of the year;
  • maintenance investments in line with the level provided in the 2020-23 Industrial Plan; development investments up on 2021 driven by completion of refarming activities and deployment of new services.

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Rai Way announces that today, Wednesday 27 July 2022 at 5:30pm CET, the results of the first half 2022 will be presented to the financial community via conference call.

The presentation supporting the conference call will be made available in advance on the Company's website www.raiway.it, in the Investor Relations section.

To take part in the conference call:

Italy: +39 02 8020911 - UK: +44 1 212818004 - USA: +1 718 7058796

Alternatively, please register hereto receive the weblink to the event directly in your inbox and Outlook Calendar.

The replay of the conference call will be available after the end of the event in the Investor Relations - Events kit section of the website www.raiway.it.

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5 Net invested capital is calculated as the sum of fixed capital, working capital and non-current financial assets

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The manager in charge of preparing the corporate accounting documents, Adalberto Pellegrino, declares, pursuant to article 154-bis of the Consolidated Finance Law (TUF), that the accounting information in this release corresponds to the underlying accounting documents, books and entries.

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Disclaimer

This release contains forward-looking statements on the future events and results of Rai Way that are based on current expectations, estimates and forecasts about the sector in which Rai Way operates and on management's current opinions. By their nature these items contain an element of risk and uncertainty as they depend on the occurrence of future events. The actual results could differ, even materially, from those stated for a variety of reasons such as: global economic conditions, the effect of competition and political, economic and regulatory developments in Italy.

Rai Way S.p.A.

Rai Way manages and develops the terrestrial broadcast infrastructure which carries the television and radio signals of RAI, Italy's national public broadcasting company, and provides services to its business customers. Rai Way has an extensive experience and technological, engineering and organizational know-how in the Italian media and broadcast infrastructure market. Such a unique expertise, together with the skills and ongoing training of its around 600 employees, makes Rai Way an ideal partner for any companies and entities seeking for integrated solutions to develop their network and transmit their signals. Rai Way operates throughout the national territory and can rely on its headquarters in Rome, 20 local network centers and more than 2,300 sites across Italy.

For more information:

Rai Way S.p.A.

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Ph. +39 06 33173973

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Income Statement

(€m; %)

2Q21

2Q22

1H21

1H22

Core revenues

56,8

61,1

113,3

121,2

Other revenues and income

0,4

0,3

0,5

0,3

Purchase of consumables

(0,3)

(0,2)

(0,7)

(0,6)

Cost of services 1

(9,3)

(10,8)

(18,8)

(19,2)

Personnel costs1

(11,3)

(11,1)

(23,2)

(22,3)

Other costs

(0,8)

(0,7)

(1,4)

(1,3)

Opex

(21,7)

(22,8)

(44,0)

(43,4)

Depreciation, amortization and write-downs

(12,2)

(12,9)

(24,2)

(25,7)

Provisions

(0,0)

0,0

0,1

0,0

Operating profit (EBIT)

23,4

25,8

45,7

52,5

Net financial income (expenses)

(0,4)

(0,4)

(0,7)

(0,9)

Profit before income taxes

23,0

25,4

45,0

51,6

Income taxes

(6,7)

(7,2)

(11,8)

(14,6)

Net Income

16,3

18,2

33,2

37,0

EBITDA

35,6

38,6

69,8

78,2

EBITDA margin

62,6%

63,2%

61,6%

64,5%

Non recurring costs

-

-

-

-

Adjusted EBITDA

35,6

38,6

69,8

78,2

Adjusted EBITDA margin

62,6%

63,2%

61,6%

64,5%

  1. 1H2021 expenses amounting to c. € 64k reclassified from personnel costs to service costs

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