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Transformation accelerates – Sky raises FY22 guidance

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✓Acceleration of transformation –and robust review of Sky’s cost base

‣Substantial savings identified for FY22, with immediate boost to EBITDA and NPAT forecasts

‣Upgraded guidance delivers 27% increase in midpoint of previous EBITDA, and 96% increase in NPAT forecast

‣Full year impact of $40m to $45m p.a. of permanent annualised cost savings

‣More permanent savings targeted for FY23 and beyond

✓Cost reset, combined with growth in revenue, will deliver significant levels of free cash

flow, helping to inform capital management strategy

✓Propertysale progressing well

✓Strong Executive Leadership Team in place to ensure delivery of outcomes

Faster progress and substantial savings

Delivering additional opex cost savings of
$35m (net) in FY22, ($26m recurring and $9m

one offs) with an annualised impact of $40m

-$45m p.a.

Expecting capex savings of $5 -$10m in FY22

Minimal one-off cost associated with

achieving savings, estimated to be $0.5m in

FY22

Data and insights testing confirms minimal

impact on customer experience or revenue

lines

Targeting further recurring savings to be

delivered from FY23 through identified

medium to longer-term transformation

initiatives

Delivering $40-$45m of additional savings in FY22

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Following business-wide initiative to reset the cost base

Transformational reset across all operating

and capex cost lines throughout the

business

Non-programming opex review of every cost

line, with a particular focus on third party

spending

Focus on Programming cost covering both

rights and production, including a strategic

‘from the ground up’ review of sports

production

Capex roadmap simplified to focus on

strategic deliverables

Wide consultation within the business to

capture and test initiatives

What we’ve doneWhat it means

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1

Compared to previous FY22 forecasts that included $5-$10m

of targeted opex savings

Resulting in additional recurring savings
1

With further recurring savings from FY23

1

Compared to previous FY22 forecasts (including $5-$10m in

opex cost reduction target advised 25 August 2021 at FY21)

$mFY22 savings

1

FY22 one-off savings

Total FY22

savings

FY22 savings

1

p.a.

(recurring/annualised)

(recurring)(incl Covid related)

Programming costs$13$9$22

Non-Programming costs$17$17

Variable costs (due to growth)($4)($4)

Total opex savings$26$9$35$40-$45

Capex$5-$10$5-$10

Total savings$31-$36$9$40-$45

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Forecast savings

Exceeding 3 year targets in year 1, and with more to come
Non-programming cost savings -permanent

•Broadcasting and Infrastructure (B&I) savings include vendor

rationalisation and streamlined applications net of variable cost

increases due to continued customer growth

•Marketing strategy consolidated across the business, creating a

more cohesive approach and reducing agency spend. Sales

activity retargeted to optimise acquisitions, reduce discounting

and lower the cost to acquire

Programming cost savings -permanent

•Strategic reset of sports production coverage against Sky’s

content strategy and audience opportunity, to align spending

with what matters to customers

•Recent content rights wins including HBO and NRL/NZRL see

Sky entering a period of lower renewals. Remaining spend to

drive incremental growth in customers and revenue

One off savings

•Programming cost savings include negotiated reductions in

rights costs and production savings across a number ofsports

codes due to Covid related cancellations and postponements

•Non-programming cost savings include B&I rebates

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Significantly outperforming previous targets

Previous

1

Revised target

Non-programming

opexsavings

$5m-$10m$22m -$27m

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Programming

costs

2

to revenue

50% -55%46% -48%

Capex cost to

revenue

7% -8.5%6% -7%

FY22 targets

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Provided 25 August 2021, Sky FY21 Results Presentation (slide 31).

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Programming

costs includes both rights and production costs.

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Revised target includes original

$5-$10m FY22 target plus $17m additional FY22 opex savings

Property Update
Sale of Sky’s Mt Wellington properties progressing well

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Negotiations with the preferred party for the sale of Sky’s Mt

Wellington properties are progressing well

An announcement of the terms of sale is expected to be made

shortly when negotiations and signature of a definitive

agreement are complete

Sky’s footprint at the Mt Wellington site will significantly

downsize through a long-term leasebackon the building known

as Studio One

Studio One

FY22 Guidance
Cost and revenue performance has driven a significant guidance uplift

$mFY22 guidance

1

Revised FY22 guidance

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Revenue715 -745725 -745

EBITDA115 -130150 -160

NPAT17.5 –27.540 –48

Capex50 -6045 -50

‣Revenue guidance midpoint raised following solid growth in core

retail subscriber revenues above the level of shorter-term impact

from recent Covid restrictions

‣Guidance excludes the impact from any expected gain on sale of the

Mt Wellington properties

‣The Board is reviewing Sky’s capital structure and has mandated

external financial, legal and tax advisers to assist in determining the

most appropriate capital management strategy, including the

future dividend policy

‣The outcome of this review will be presented, as previously advised,

when Sky reports first half results on 24 February 2022, subject to

Board approval and the successful completion of the sale of its Mt

Wellington properties

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Based on the Company’s best estimates of the realisable savings which are subject to delivery, and no

adverse change in operating conditions, including future economic impacts flowing from Covid-19, or any

extraordinary items or accounting changes (e.g.the potential impact of SaaS).

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7 December 2021

Transformation accelerates - Sky raises FY22 guidance following completion of cost review

Following the completion of the first phase of a rigorous cost review and consideration by the Board,

Sky New Zealand has today provided significantly improved guidance, lifting the midpoint of

previous EBITDA and NPAT forecasts for the FY22 financial year by 27% and 96% respectively.

Highlights

• Operating costs reduction of an additional $35m to be delivered in FY22

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, including $26m of

recurring cost reduction and $9m of one-off savings

• Full year impact of recurring annualised cost savings to deliver an additional $40m to $45m p.a.

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• As a result, EBITDA guidance increases from $115m-$130m to $150m-$160m and NPAT guidance

increases from $17.5m–$27.5m to $40m-$48m

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• Additional recurring savings targeted for FY23 and beyond through longer-term transformation

initiatives

• Sale of Sky’s Mt Wellington properties progressing well but not yet finalised and therefore not

included in guidance. An announcement of the terms of sale is expected to be made shortly

when negotiations and signature of a definitive agreement are complete

• Cost reset combined with revenue growth to deliver increased levels of free cash flow.

Cost review

As indicated at Sky’s recent Annual Shareholder Meeting, management, led by Sky Chief Executive

Sophie Moloney, have implemented a rigorous review of every cost and capex line throughout the

business, with the objective to deliver additional cost savings beyond the level indicated in the FY22

and 3-year targets previously advised to the market.

Sophie Moloney commented: “I am very pleased to report that the team has identified significant

savings as a result of this process. Our firm strategic focus is on growing revenues and reducing

operating costs, particularly against the background of the step-up in rights costs to secure the

sports and entertainment content that matters to our customers. We’ve sought to uncover

opportunities that are starting to reset Sky’s cost base, leveraging the learnings from operating in a

Covid-impacted environment as well as challenging the way we operate our business across every

area of spend.

“I’ve been particularly pleased with the significant level of engagement within the business to

identify the opportunities available to us to meet our cost-out objectives without impact on our core

revenues. The identified cost savings in FY22 are focused on areas of third party spend across the

business, including our vendors and contractors, our rights, how we produce and market our

content, and our capex profile.”


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Compared to previous FY 2022 forecasts. In addition to a $5m - $10m target of non-programming operating cost

savings advised on 25 August 2021.



Sophie added: “Sky’s enhanced data and analytics capability has also been instrumental in validating

initiatives and importantly, to provide confidence that the targeted programme of savings will be

delivered without compromising the needs of our customers.”


$m FY22 savings

1


(recurring)

FY22 one-off savings

(incl Covid related)

Total FY22

savings

FY22 savings

1

p.a.

(recurring/annualised)

Opex savings $26 $9 $35 $40-$45

Capex saving $5-$10


$5-$10


Total savings $31-$36 $9 $40-$45



“As part of this exercise, we have also identified a number of medium to longer-term transformative

initiatives that are expected to deliver further savings in and from FY23. More details will be

provided when the savings are fully quantified.”


FY22 one-offs include a number of rebates and cancellations due to Covid-related impacts during the

2021 calendar year.


Property Sale

Negotiations with the preferred party for the sale of Sky’s Mt Wellington properties are progressing

well, with most commercial terms broadly agreed. The agreement will include a leaseback of the

building known as Studio One. Given negotiations are still ongoing, today’s revised guidance does

not include any profit or cash impact arising from this sale process.


Revised Guidance

The current financial year marks a positive inflection point for the business, with guidance provided

at Sky’s annual results presentation in August reflecting a return to revenue growth after a number

of years of decline. Despite the impact of recent Covid restrictions on Commercial revenues,

continued growth in core subscriber revenue has provided confidence that allows Sky to narrow the

previous guidance range.


As a result of the improved outlook for revenue, EBITDA, NPAT and capex, Sky’s FY22 guidance, net

of any impact from the expected gain on sale of property assets, has been increased to:


$m Previous guidance

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Revised guidance

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Revenue 715 – 745 725 - 745

EBITDA 115 – 130 150 - 160

NPAT 17.5 – 27.5 40 – 48

Capex 50 – 60 45 - 50




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Based on the Company’s best estimates of the realisable savings which are subject to delivery, and no adverse change in operating

conditions, including future economic impacts flowing from Covid-19, or any extraordinary items or accounting changes (e.g. the potential

impact of SaaS).




Capital management

Sky will report its first half results on 24 February. As commented by the Chair at the ASM in

October, the Board is reviewing the company’s capital structure and has now appointed external

financial, legal and tax advisers to assist in determining the most appropriate capital management

strategy, including the future dividend policy. The outcome of this review will be presented, as

previously advised, at the time of the first half results announcement, subject to Board approval and

the successful completion of the sale of the Mt Wellington properties.


ENDS



Chief Executive Officer Sophie Moloney and Interim Chief Financial Officer Andrew Hirst will host an

investor webcast and call at 10:00am (NZDT) to discuss today’s announcement. Details on how to

participate are as follows:


To watch the live webcast: https://ccmediaframe.com/?id=1ZsVMI0l


To register for the conference call: https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10018373-wh3i4k.html

Registered participants will receive their dial in number upon registration. Only those participating

via the conference call will be able to ask questions.

A replay of the briefing will be made available on the company’s website as soon as practicable after

the event at: https://www.sky.co.nz/investor-centre/results-and-reports.


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