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Fabio Iannelli +39 02 8550 7218 fabio.iannelli@keplercm.com Factoring in the EI deal The DMT merger with EI has been finalised. We consider the deal 57% EPS-enhancing on average in 2011-15. Factoring in potential synergies arising from the deal and excluding the contribution from the multiplex, we lift our TP from EUR22.5 to EUR27. We confirm our Buy rating. Price EUR15.46 Previous Buy Target EUR27.00 Buy Italy Technology hardware & equipment EI Towers TARGET PRICE CHANGE 10 January 2012 Reuters EIT.MI Bloomberg EIT IM Index DJ Stoxx 600 In brief > DMT merger with EI finalised, new entity rebranded EI Towers > EPS 2011-15E lifted by 57% on average > Target price raised from EUR22.5 to EUR27 > Buy rating confirmed Year Sales EB IT EB IT N et EP S P / E P / C F EV/ EV/ EV/ D iv. end margin pro fit sales EB IT D A EB IT yield 3 1 D e c ( E UR m ) (E UR m ) (%) ( E UR m ) (E UR ) (%) 2010 59.0 14.6 24.7-1.9 0.30 47.2 15.6 5.3 11.7 21.5 0.0 2011E 217.0 54.8 25.3 27.3 1.31 13.9 10.9 3.3 9.5 13.1 0.0 2012E 223.2 63.3 28.4 36.1 1.27 12.1 7.7 2.7 7.2 9.5 4.1 2013E 229.6 74.9 32.6 44.3 1.56 9.9 6.7 2.5 6.0 7.7 5.1 2014E 236.2 82.3 34.9 49.7 1.75 8.8 6.1 2.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 Stock data Market cap (EURm) 438 Free float 35% Shares outstanding (m) 28 Daily trade volume ('000) 31 YTD abs. performance -18% 52-week high (EUR) 23.5 52-week low (EUR) 14.8 Enterprise value (EURm) 604 Net debt (EURm) 114 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 Jan 11 Apr 11 Jul 11 Oct 11 EI TOWERS DJ Stoxx 600 (rebased) In detail Merger with EI finalised The deal with EI has been finalised despite being conditionally approved by the antitrust authority. The new entity has been rebranded EI Towers. The main antitrust conditions EI Towers is expected to meet refer to the opening of access to the tower infrastructure for third parties and making the access fees public and transparent. These conditions, in our view, do not jeopardise the economics of the deal. Caution required but potential value accretion huge The potential synergies that Mediaset (Hold, TP EUR2.5) might eventually deploy would be extremely value-enhancing. Assuming some EUR45m synergies and putting the new entity at 14x the EV/EBITDA 2012E (the multiple paid by Mediaset for DMT), the share price of the new entity could reach around EUR55, more than 300% above current prices. Target price lifted from EUR22.5 to EUR27 We are now valuing EI Towers on a DCF basis, stripping out the contribution of one multiplex, as the beauty contest to assign it has been frozen by the current government. Our conservative DCF (average WACC at 9.4% and LTG at 2%) yields a target price of EUR27. This implies some EUR35m potential synergies valued at some 8x the EV/EBITDA, which is a really bottom-of-the-cycle multiple. We confirm our Buy rating and lift our target price from EUR22.5 to EUR27. Please refer to the last page of this report for Important disclosures and analyst(s) certifications. Amsterdam Frankfurt Geneva London Madrid Milan New York Paris Zurich 219

Kepler Capital Markets EI Towers 2 Key financials EI Towers Rating Buy Market cap EUR438m Bloomberg EIT IM Fabio Iannelli Target price EUR27.00 EV EUR604m Reuters EIT.MI fabio.iannelli@keplercm.com Price EUR15.46 Float 35% +39 02 8550 7218 31 December Income statement (EURm) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E Sales 97.7 78.8 52.1 56.2 59.0 217.0 223.2 229.6 236.2 Change (%) 20.5% -19.3% -33.8% 7.8% 5.0% 267.5% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% EBITDA adjusted 30.3 21.7 26.9 27.1 26.8 75.0 84.0 96.0 104.0 EBITDA margin (%) 31.0% 27.5% 51.5% 48.1% 45.4% 34.6% 37.6% 41.8% 44.0% EBIT adjusted 13.7 4.5 15.4 17.2 14.6 54.8 63.3 74.9 82.3 EBIT margin (%) 14.1% 5.6% 29.6% 30.6% 24.7% 25.3% 28.4% 32.6% 34.9% Net financial -5.2-7.7-10.3-8.5-5.7-5.1-6.0-4.6-3.5 Associates 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Non recurring items 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Pretax profit 8.5-3.3 5.1 8.7 8.9 49.7 57.4 70.3 78.8 Income tax -3.8-1.3 1.0-2.4-5.5-12.4-21.2-26.0-29.2 Tax rate (%) 44.5% -38.5% -20.1% 27.9% 61.3% 25.0% 37.0% 37.0% 37.0% Minorities 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Reported net earnings 4.7-4.5 6.2 6.2-1.9 27.3 36.1 44.3 49.7 Adjustments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Adjusted net earnings (group) 4.7-4.5 6.2 6.2 3.4 37.3 36.1 44.3 49.7 Change (%) -25.1% -chg +chg 1.3% -45.0% 984.7% -3.0% 22.5% 12.2% Cash flow statement (EURm) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E Net earnings 4.7-4.5 6.2 6.2-1.9 27.3 36.1 44.3 49.7 D&A 16.6 17.2 11.5 9.9 12.2 20.2 20.7 21.1 21.7 Change in TWC -3.0 1.1-0.6 1.1-4.9-19.7-1.6-1.6-1.6 Others 7.1 2.0-0.9 0.6-3.1 25.8 1.5 1.6 1.6 Operating cash flow 25.4 15.8 16.1 17.8 2.3 53.5 56.8 65.4 71.3 Capex -57.3-20.0-30.3-6.6-6.0-20.3-19.3-18.2-17.7 Free cash flow -31.9-4.2-14.2 11.2-3.7 33.3 37.5 47.2 53.6 Financial investments & disposals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Dividends 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0-18.1-22.1 Equity issued net of buy back 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Net debt change 38.1 41.5 20.0-19.4 0.3 21.2-35.2-26.6-28.8 Balance sheet (EURm) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E Intangible assets 133.5 141.5 147.2 139.2 130.9 131.2 127.2 123.2 119.2 o/w Net goodwill 126.9 136.9 150.9 150.9 150.9 150.9 150.9 150.9 150.9 Property, plant & equipment 61.6 97.8 94.1 90.6 98.9 153.1 158.0 161.6 164.3 Financial assets 5.5 0.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 Cash and cash equivalents 38.8 38.8 38.8 58.2 58.2 58.2 93.4 120.0 148.8 Current and other assets 80.5 81.6 83.1 80.5 8.5 56.0 59.7 63.6 67.7 Total shareholders' equity 119.2 113.2 99.2 105.5 78.4 105.6 141.8 168.0 195.5 Pension provisions 23.2 25.2 24.2 24.8 25.8 51.7 53.2 54.8 56.4 Financial liabilities 124.8 166.3 186.3 186.3 186.6 207.8 207.8 207.8 207.8 Other liabilities & provisions 52.7 55.0 55.9 54.3 8.1 35.9 38.1 40.4 42.7 Net debt 86.1 127.6 147.6 128.1 128.4 149.6 114.4 87.7 58.9 Capital employed 205.2 240.8 246.8 233.6 206.8 255.2 256.2 255.7 254.5 Ratios 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E Capex/D&A (%) 345.2% 116.1% 264.2% 66.8% 49.1% 100.3% 93.5% 86.3% 81.7% ROE (%) 4.1% -3.9% 5.8% 6.1% 3.7% 40.5% 29.2% 28.6% 27.3% ROCE (%) 7.5% 2.0% 6.3% 7.2% 6.6% 23.7% 24.8% 29.2% 32.3% Net debt/ebitda (%) 283.7% 588.5% 549.1% 473.5% 478.9% 199.4% 136.2% 91.4% 56.7% Net debt/equity (%) 72.2% 112.7% 148.7% 121.5% 163.8% 141.6% 80.7% 52.2% 30.2% Per share (EUR) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E EPS adjusted 0.42-0.40 0.54 0.55 0.30 1.31 1.27 1.56 1.75 EPS reported 0.42-0.40 0.55 0.56-0.17 0.96 1.28 1.57 1.76 CFPS 1.90 1.13 1.57 1.43 0.92 1.68 2.01 2.31 2.52 BVPS 10.60 10.06 8.82 9.37 6.97 3.74 5.02 5.94 6.92 DPS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.64 0.78 0.88 Year-end number of shares (m) 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 Valuation 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E P/E 106.5 ns 36.2 17.5 47.2 13.9 12.1 9.9 8.8 P/BV 4.2 5.9 2.2 1.0 2.0 4.9 3.1 2.6 2.2 P/CF 23.4 52.5 12.6 6.7 15.6 10.9 7.7 6.7 6.1 Dividend yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.1% 5.1% 5.7% FCF yield -6.3% -0.6% -6.4% 10.3% -2.3% 6.4% 8.5% 10.8% 12.2% EV/sales 6.2 10.5 7.5 4.6 5.3 3.3 2.7 2.5 2.3 EV/EBITDA 20.0 38.1 14.6 9.6 11.7 9.5 7.2 6.0 5.3 EV/EBIT 44.2 na 25.5 15.1 21.5 13.1 9.5 7.7 6.7 EV/capital employed 3.3 3.7 1.6 1.1 1.4 3.1 2.4 2.3 2.2

Kepler Capital Markets EI Towers 3 Why the stock is a Buy Impressive business model and value-creation proposition The business model is similar to a real estate company (rental fees), while the group is involved in the TMT sector. Revenues are highly visible due to their recurring nature and growth is sustained by a stable price inflation effect (in the past, it was also boosted by former DMT s ability to consolidate a fragmented tower market). Operating leverage is top of its class in the industrial universe, generating robust and stable cash flows. To understand DMT s value-creation proposition, we have looked at the relationship between EBITDA multiples, WACC and perpetuity growth rates. We can extrapolate the EBITDA multiple as a function of WACC and long-term growth. This is what we have done in Table 1 under the assumption of a 37% tax rate and an 80% retention rate (the percentage of EBITDA converted into free cash flows). On top of this, the retention rate on the overall tower portfolio is expected to increase. The reason is an increasing number of tenants per tower (in particular on those coming from Mediaset), which generates additional revenues with no extra costs (maintenance is marginal). This explains why DMT is expected to continue creating value. Deal with EI finalised The deal with EI has been finalised despite being conditionally approved by the antitrust authority. The main conditions the new entity rebranded EI Towers is expected to meet refer to the opening of access to the tower infrastructure for third parties and making the access fees public and transparent. These conditions, in our view, do not jeopardise the economics of the deal. Deal could be extremely value-enhancing Being conservative, we estimate the deal to be 57% EPS-enhancing in 2011-15 (Table 4). The 14x 2011 EV/EBITDA multiple implied in the transaction would yield a valuation of around EUR33 per share. Theoretically, there is above 100% upside from current levels. The key issue on the story relates to Mediaset s willingness and ability to deploy synergies and decommission overlapping assets. The process may take time (we expect two to three years) but the potential value to unbundle is huge, as shown in Table 2. Assuming some EUR45m synergies which is slightly more than half compared to management target (management expects to reach EUR85m cumulated cost synergies over 2012-16) and putting the new entity at 14x the EV/EBITDA 2012E, the share price of the new entity could reach around EUR55, more than 300% above current prices. though some issues still need to be investigated There are several issues we believe require further investigation before fully factoring in the potential value creation from the merger. In our view, the key issues are: 1. Management of the combined entity. 2. Mediaset s willingness and ability to deploy envisaged synergies from the deal. 3. The projected capex for the combined entity. As far as point 1 is concerned, at present we have no information on the track record of new management and current targets were set by previous management. Regarding point 2, a bit of scepticism about Mediaset s willingness to deploy synergies is reasonable, considering that for years it has not unbundled the value of its tower assets. As for point 3, the capex commitment projected for EI Towers implies an EBITDA to FCF conversion lower than for former DMT standalone. The multiplex affair The beauty contest on the DTT frequencies should have guaranteed Mediaset a new multiplex. For now, the beauty contest has been frozen by the current Italian government and there is no clue about whether or when those frequencies will be disposed. It is worth noting that the multiplex NPV was seen between EUR70m and EUR80m by DMT management and was included in the latest business plan released by former DMT after the announcement of the deal with EI. We did not include the contribution of the multiplex in our valuation.

Kepler Capital Markets EI Towers 4 Valuation We are valuing EI Towers on a DCF basis. Stripping out the contribution of the multiplex (which would have contributed a further EUR2.5 per share), our conservative DCF (average WACC at 9.4% and LTG at 2%) yields a target price of EUR27. Clearly, the target price is currently penalised by the high WACC which factors in a country risk via a risk free rate above 5%. As shown in Table 2, our former DMT target price was EUR22.5 which with current DCF parameters would have been EUR18.5. Adding the NPV of expected synergies arising from the deal equal to EUR240m or EUR8.5 per share, we reach our new target price of EUR27. As shown in Table 3, our new target price implies some EUR35m potential synergies valued at around 8x the EV/EBITDA, which is a really bottom-of-the-cycle multiple. For now, although it would be viable, we see no need to be more aggressive in estimating the potential synergies. We believe it is reasonable to see how the integration is managed and, over time, eventually raise our synergies estimate. As shown in Table 4, assuming a 2% LTG, we can demonstrate that EI Towers could easily sustain the 8x EV/EBITDA multiple factored into our new target price. We thus confirm our Buy rating and lift our target price from EUR22.5 to EUR27. Table 1: EI Towers - DCF valuation (EURm) 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E 2016E CAGR 2011-16E Revenues 217.0 223.2 229.6 236.2 243.0 250.0 2.9% Costs (142.0) (139.2) (133.6) (132.2) (133.0) (136.0) -0.9% EBITDA 75.0 84.0 96.0 104.0 110.0 114.0 8.7% EBITDA growth YOY 12% 14% 8% 6% 4% EBITDA margin 34.6% 37.6% 41.8% 44.0% 45.3% 45.6% Capex 20.3 19.3 18.2 17.7 17.6 18.2 Capex/EBITDA 27% 23% 19% 17% 16% 16% FCF 48.4 54.0 68.3 71.1 76.8 FCF per share (EUR) 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.7 EBITDA to FCF conversion 58% 56% 66% 65% 67% WACC 9.2% 9.3% 9.4% 9.6% 9.6% Discount factor 0.92 0.84 0.76 0.69 0.63 Discounted FCF 44.3 45.3 52.1 49.4 48.7 Cumulated DCF 239.7 Terminal growth 2% Discounted terminal value 643.8 EV 883.5 Equity value 768.5 Equity value per share (EUR) 27.0 Table 2: From DMT to EI Towers target price (EUR) Former DMT target price 22.5 Former DMT target price with current DCF parameters 18.5 NPV of synergies post merger (EURm) 240.0 NPV of synergies from deal per share post merger 8.5 New target price for EI towers 27.0

Kepler Capital Markets EI Towers 5 Table 3: EI Towers - Impact of potential synergies (EURm) EBTDA 2012E EV/EBITDA EV Debt Equity value % of equity contributed N. of shares (m) DMT stand-alone 31.2 14.0x 436.8 115.0 321.8 39.9% 11.3 EI 44.0 11.0x 484.0 484.0 60.1% 17.0 New entity EI Towers 75.2 12.2x 920.8 115.0 805.8 28.3 Current price (EUR) 18.8 EI Towers at current prices 75.2 8.6x 647.0 115.0 532.0 Impact synergies on EBITDA (EURm) 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 EV/EBITDA EUR per share 8.0 x 25.7 27.1 28.5 29.9 31.3 32.7 34.2 9.0 x 29.4 31.0 32.6 34.2 35.8 37.3 38.9 10.0 x 33.1 34.9 36.6 38.4 40.2 41.9 43.7 11.0 x 36.8 38.8 40.7 42.7 44.6 46.6 48.5 12.0 x 40.5 42.7 44.8 46.9 49.0 51.2 53.3 13.0 x 44.3 46.6 48.9 51.2 53.5 55.8 58.1 14.0 x 48.0 50.5 52.9 55.4 57.9 60.4 62.8 15.0 x 51.7 54.4 57.0 59.7 62.3 65.0 67.6 16.0 x 55.4 58.2 61.1 63.9 66.7 69.6 72.4 17.0 x 59.1 62.1 65.1 68.2 71.2 74.2 77.2 18.0 x 62.9 66.0 69.2 72.4 75.6 78.8 81.9 19.0 x 66.6 69.9 73.3 76.6 80.0 83.4 86.7 20.0 x 70.3 73.8 77.4 80.9 84.4 88.0 91.5 Table 4: Relation between EBITDA multiples/perpetual growth Free cash flow = EBITDA - Investments - WCR - taxes Free cash flow = EBITDA x R x (1 - tax rate) R= retention rate after investments & WCR Enterprise value = free CF/(WACC - g) g=perpetual growth rate Enterprise value = m x EBITDA m=ebitda multiple Free CF/(WACC - g) = m x EBITDA EBITDA x R x (1 - tax rate)/(wacc - g) = m x EBITDA R x (1 - tax rate)/m = (WACC - g) g = WACC - R x (1 - tax rate)/m m = R x (1 - tax rate)/(wacc - g) Retention rate 80% Tax rate 37% Target EV/EBITDA multiple based on perpetual growth and WACC assumptions WACC 8.5% 8.8% 9.0% 9.3% 9.5% 9.8% 10.0% 0.5% 7.0x 6.8x 6.6x 6.4x 6.2x 6.1x 5.9x 0.8% 7.2x 7.0x 6.8x 6.6x 6.4x 6.2x 6.1x Perpetual growth rate 1.0% 7.5x 7.5x 7.2x 7.0x 6.8x 6.6x 6.4x 1.3% 7.7x 7.5x 7.2x 7.0x 6.8x 6.6x 6.4x 1.5% 8.0x 7.7x 7.5x 7.2x 7.0x 6.8x 6.6x 1.8% 8.3x 8.0x 7.7x 7.5x 7.2x 7.0x 6.8x 2.0% 8.6x 8.3x 8.0x 7.7x 7.5x 7.2x 7.0x 2.3% 9.0x 8.6x 8.3x 8.0x 7.7x 7.5x 7.2x Table 5: EI Towers Average EPS accretion 2011-15E 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E EPS adj. before deal (EUR) 0.98 0.80 0.92 1.08 1.19 EPS adj. after deal (EUR) 1.32 1.28 1.57 1.76 1.91 EPS accretion 34.5% 59.7% 70.2% 63.1% 60.5% Average EPS accretion 2011-5E 57.6% Catalysts and news flow The key catalyst is a fast and clear implementation of the merger with EI. If the market perceives the synergies as viable, a massive rerating of the story might be on the cards. We do not expect Q4 results to be a catalyst for the story, as they are not expected to hold any surprises. It is reasonable to assume that new management might present a new industrial plan soon, factoring in the uncertainty regarding the multiplex. This could be a positive catalyst and an opportunity for the new management to start building, hopefully, a solid reputation with the financial community.

Kepler Capital Markets EI Towers 6 Risks to our rating The main risk is that Mediaset would be unable to deploy the synergies from the merger. However, we perceive this risk as limited at current prices, as EI Towers could be worth far more than current levels even assuming zero synergies. We do not perceive risks from potential business restrictions coming from current government. Additional insights EI Towers is a leading tower operator. The group was set up in early 2000 by Alessandro Falciai (who resigned from CEO and from the BoD following the merger with EI) supported by private equity funds (Ape, Convergenza, Fidia and others). The group acquired spun-off activities (technology and broadcasting systems) from Mediaset. The company entered the tower business in 2001, when DMT bought a portfolio of 23 towers in Lombardy for EUR19.4m. The group has grown via acquisitions of several tower portfolios, leading to the present portfolio of around 1,500 towers. The systems division was disposed in 2010.

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