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Consolidated service revenues rose by 1% or P1.0 billion to P165.1 billion • Consolidated EBITDA margin steady at 47% of service revenues; consolidated EBITDA down 1% at P76.9 billion • Consolidated Core Net Income of P37.4 billion for FY14, 3% or P1.3 billion lower than P38.7 billion in 2013 • Reported Net Income for FY14 of P34.1 billion, P1.3 billion or 4% lower than P35.4 billion in 2013 • Consolidated free cash flow at P27.7 billion for FY14 • Cellular subscriber base at 70.0 million • Total broadband subscribers at over 4.0 million; aggregate revenue contribution from broadband, data and internet services at P31.9 billion for FY14, 20% higher than last year • 53% of fixed line service revenues and 16% of wireless service revenues are derived from data and broadband • 2014 capex rose to P34.8 billion

MANILA, Philippines, February 27, 2015 – Leading telecommunications and multimedia provider PLDT and its mobile subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. have broadened its offering of exciting Disney content to their combined over 75 million mobile and broadband subscribers nationwide whether they are at home or on the go. This is part of the expanded multi-year, multi-platform partnership of the PLDT Group with The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia, through its digital entertainment arm Disney Interactive.

MANILA, Philippines, January 30, 2015 – Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines, has further expanded its global Points of Presence (PoP) with the launch of an additional PoP in the UK through Telehouse Europe, one of the world’s largest data centre owner operators. This allows PLDT to offer pan-global connectivity from the Philippines to the United Kingdom, and with this deal, signed through PLDT UK, the company can now provide clients with an Ethernet International Private Leased Circuit (E/IPLC) service from the United Kingdom to the rest of the world, as part of its Global Managed Ethernet service offerings.

PLDT and the APACIG to create a joint venture with focus on online business development in the Philippines • New online enterprise will bundle activities of existing high-growth companies and numerous models to be launched in the coming years • Transaction closure planned for Q1 2015

Manila, January 14, 2015 – As a public service, leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT, together with wholly-owned subsidiaries Smart Communications and Sun Cellular, is setting up 33 free public viewing sites that will livestream Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines in select parishes and PLDT Sales and Service Centers (SSCs) in and outside of Metro Manila.

Latest DaaS offering in partnership with VMware to bring mobility and agility to Philippine businesses Manila, January 12, 2015 – Leading telecoms and multimedia service provider PLDT, through its corporate business group PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, is launching a cloud-based enterprise-grade virtual desktop solution that leverages the technologies from virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions leader, VMware.

● PLDT and Rocket create a global 50/50 JV for mobile-first payment services with a focus on emerging markets ● JV combines key existing payment assets from both PLDT/Smart e-Money Inc. and Rocket ● JV to leverage Rocket’s network of online companies in more than 100 countries and PLDT/Smart e-Money Inc.’s pioneering mobile payments platform ● Transaction planned to close in Q1 2015

December 12, 2014 - Leading telecoms service provider PLDT was recently recognized in the prestigious 2014 Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Ethernet Excellence Awards held in Washington, DC winning the top regional award for Retail Service Provider of the Year in Asia Pacific, which recognizes PLDT’s regional Ethernet Service excellence for the enterprise market.

MANILA, Philippines, December 8, 2014 – SMEs took center stage once again at the highly celebrated MVP Bossing Awards, continuing PLDT SME Nation’s tradition of hailing new icons in Philippine entrepreneurship.

Leading telecoms service provider PLDT, through its corporate enterprise arm PLDT ALPHA Enterprise and digital arm ePLDT, announced its stronger end-to-end partnership with Microsoft in promoting more cloud-based solutions for local enterprises with Microsoft Office 365.