v3.26.3
Segment reporting (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Segment reporting  
Schedule of summarized financial information

Summarized financial information is as follows:

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Nigeria

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SSA

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Latam

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Total

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$'m

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$'m

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$'m

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$'m

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Three months ended September 30, 2026

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Revenues from external customers - continuing operations

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359.4

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131.1

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490.5

Revenues from external customers - discontinued operations

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—

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—

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17.6

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17.6

Revenues from external customers

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359.4

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131.1

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17.6

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Segment Adjusted EBITDA

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215.0

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74.8

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16.0

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305.8

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Three months ended September 30, 2025

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Revenues from external customers - continuing operations

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268.0

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135.9

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403.9

Revenues from external customers - discontinued operations

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—

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—

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51.2

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51.2

Revenues from external customers

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268.0

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135.9

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51.2

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Segment Adjusted EBITDA

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169.6

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80.0

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41.2

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290.8

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Nine months ended September 30, 2026

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Revenues from external customers - continuing operations

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942.6

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391.9

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1,334.5

Revenues from external customers - discontinued operations

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—

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111.8

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111.8

Revenues from external customers

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942.6

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391.9

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111.8

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Segment Adjusted EBITDA

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564.0

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223.3

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86.4

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873.7

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Nine months ended September 30, 2025

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Revenues from external customers - continuing operations

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799.7

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384.5

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1,184.2

Revenues from external customers - discontinued operations

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143.8

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143.8

Revenues from external customers

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799.7

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384.5

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143.8

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Segment Adjusted EBITDA

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519.2

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224.8

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110.3

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854.3

Schedule of items included in measurement of adjusted EBITDA

Each segment's Adjusted EBITDA above includes the following items:

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Continuing operations

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Discontinued operations

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Nigeria

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SSA

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Unallocated items

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Total

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Latam

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$'m

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$'m

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$'m

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$'m

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Three months ended September 30, 2026

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Power generation

 

102.0

 

27.6

 

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129.6

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0.1

Staff costs

 

12.3

 

7.5

 

16.4

 

36.2

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0.6

Tower repairs and maintenance

 

8.8

 

7.2

 

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16.0

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0.2

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Three months ended September 30, 2025

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Power generation

 

63.1

 

26.2

 

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89.3

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1.7

Staff costs

 

8.6

 

8.8

 

19.8

 

37.2

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4.6

Tower repairs and maintenance

 

6.4

 

7.1

 

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13.5

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2.7

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Nine months ended September 30, 2026

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Power generation

 

255.1

 

79.9

 

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335.0

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2.0

Staff costs

 

36.3

 

22.6

 

52.7

 

111.6

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11.2

Tower repairs and maintenance

 

22.9

 

21.3

 

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44.2

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3.7

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Nine months ended September 30, 2025

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Power generation

 

180.8

 

73.9

 

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254.7

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3.7

Staff costs

 

26.4

 

25.4

 

62.0

 

113.8

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14.7

Tower repairs and maintenance

 

16.1

 

19.7

 

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35.8

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7.5

Schedule of reconciliation of information on reportable segments to the amounts reported in the financial statements

Reconciliation of information on reportable segments to the amounts reported in the financial statements:

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Three months ended

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September 30, 

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September 30, 

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September 30, 

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September 30, 

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2026

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2025

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2026

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2025

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$'m

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$'m

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$'m

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$'m

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Segment Adjusted EBITDA

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305.8

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290.8

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873.7

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854.3

Unallocated corporate expenses(a)

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(23.1)

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(29.3)

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(77.0)

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(91.8)

Finance costs

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(115.3)

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(101.7)

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(339.7)

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(330.3)

Depreciation and amortization

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(54.6)

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(105.0)

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(166.6)

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(283.4)

Share-based payment expense

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(17.1)

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(6.0)

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(57.8)

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(20.0)

Other costs(b)

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(52.2)

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(13.1)

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(133.5)

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(21.7)

Net impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets excluding goodwill and related prepaid land rent(c)

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(2.1)

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(1.8)

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(82.5)

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(5.4)

Business combination costs

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(13.5)

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(0.1)

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(29.0)

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(1.3)

Insurance claims

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0.1

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0.1

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0.2

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0.4

Net gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets

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0.9

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(0.6)

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4.3

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0.4

Net impairment reversal of withholding tax receivables (note 7)

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2.3

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24.9

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1.8

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37.8

Finance income

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76.8

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130.2

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238.3

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186.3

Net loss on disposal of subsidiaries (note 20)

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(58.7)

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(38.7)

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Exclude: Loss before tax from discontinued operations (note 21.1)

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40.8

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29.1

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39.6

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84.2

Income before tax

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90.1

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217.5

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233.1

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409.5

(a)Unallocated corporate expenses primarily consist of costs associated with centralized Group functions including Group executive, finance, HR, IT, legal, tax and treasury services.
(b)Other costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, included $39.0 million and $96.4 million respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2025: $nil) of one-off long term employee benefit costs in relation to business disposals and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement with MTN Group Limited entered into in February 2026, one-off expenses related to strategic initiatives and operating systems of $13.1 million and $35.9 million respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2025: $0.8 million and $5.1 million respectively), costs related to internal reorganization of $nil and $nil respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2025: $1.8 million and $3.5 million respectively).
(c)Includes impairment of held for sale non-current assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 of $nil and $75.4 million respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2025: $nil) (see note 21.1).

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Schedule of segment assets, liabilities and additions

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Nigeria

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SSA

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Latam

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Total

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$'m

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$'m

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Additions of property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets and intangible assets:

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Three months ended September 30, 2026

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- Segments

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33.7

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16.5

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3.7

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53.9

- Unallocated items

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(0.4)

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53.5

Three months ended September 30, 2025

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- Segments

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41.7

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31.3

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23.0

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96.0

- Unallocated items

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96.0

Nine months ended September 30, 2026

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- Segments

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76.2

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33.1

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54.8

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164.1

- Unallocated items

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(0.4)

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163.7

Nine months ended September 30, 2025

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- Segments

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60.3

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69.4

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106.8

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236.5

- Unallocated items

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0.4

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236.9

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Schedule of revenue from tier one customers

Revenue from two customers each represented 10% or more of the Group’s revenue from continuing operations as follows:

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Three months ended

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Nine months ended

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September 30, 

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September 30, 

 

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2026

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2025

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2026

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2025

 

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Customer A

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70%

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70%

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70%

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71%

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Customer B

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21%

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17%

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20%

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17%

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