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CREDIT OPINION

Please see the ratings section at the end of this report for more information. The ratings and outlook shown reflect information as of the publication date.

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Indosat Tbk. (P.T.)’s (Indosat Ooredoo) Ba1 corporate family rating combines:

1. The company's standalone credit strength, which reflects its established market position, our expectation of moderate growth in the cellular market, and an improving macro-environment. However, competition, especially in mobile data space, will continue to pressure EBITDA margins although we expect them to remain high for the rating level around 50%

2. The credit support we believe Ooredoo Q.S.C. (A2 stable) is likely to provide in a distress scenario.

That’s because we consider Indosat Ooredoo as a strategic investment for Ooredoo reflecting (1) majority ownership by Ooredoo, (2) the company is Ooredoo's largest non-domestic business, representing around 24% of gross revenue and 27% of reported EBITDA for the nine months ended September 2016, and (3) the existence of cross-default provisions between Ooredoo's debt and Indosat Ooredoo's debt.

Indosat Ooredoo's final rating of Ba1 benefits from a one-notch uplift due to such expected support from Ooredoo.

Rating Outlook

The positive outlook reflects our expectation that Indosat Ooredoo will continue to grow and de-lever and that the competitive and regulatory environments remain benign.

Factors that Could Lead to an Upgrade

The rating could be upgraded within the next 6-12 months if the (1) company maintains its market position and growth momentum, (2) competition remains relatively benign, (3) the regulatory environment remains stable, and (4) dividends and shareholder returns remain within expectations. Positive rating pressure could also arise if it sustains strong credit metrics, such that adjusted gross debt/EBITDA remains below 2.5x and RCF/ adjusted debt remains above 30-35%.

Factors that Could Lead to a Downgrade

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-- could be removed if its stake falls below 50%, or if it indicates that Indosat Ooredoo is no longer a core asset.

Key Indicators

Exhibit 1

Source: Moody's Investors Service

Credit Strengths

» Position as one of the leading mobile operators in Indonesia

» Ongoing improvement in operating metrics

» Declining leverage and FX exposure

» Strong shareholder provides rating uplift

Credit Challenges

» Exposure to Indonesia’s competitive, although stabilizing, operating environment

» Capex stabilizing at relatively high levels

Corporate Profile

Headquartered in Jakarta, Indosat Tbk. (P.T.) (Indosat Ooredoo) is a fully-integrated telecommunications network and services provider. It provides multimedia, data communications and internet services, and is also a leading provider of international call services. With total revenue of IDR28.7 trillion (approximately US$2.1 billion) for the 12 months ended September 2016, the company is the country's second largest cellular operator by revenue.

Detailed Rating Considerations

ESTABLISHED POSITION IN A GROWING MARKET AND INTEGRATED BUSINESS MODEL UNDERPIN RATING

Indosat Ooredoo provides a full range of services across fixed-line and cellular networks. However, as of September 2016, its cellular business generated 83% of revenues, fixed data 14%, and fixed-voice services 3%. The cellular business continues to drive revenue growth with 12% year-on-year (YoY) growth during the nine months ended September 2016.

Indosat Ooredoo is the second largest cellular operator in Indonesia in terms of revenue and subscribers, with a with around 82 million subscribers (22% subscriber market share) as of September 2016. In comparison, its peer, Telekomunikasi Selular (P.T.) (Telkomsel, Baa1 stable), dominates the market with about 164 million subscribers, while XL Axiata Tbk (P.T.) (Ba1 positive) had 45 million subscribers.

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Exhibit 2

Spectrum Holdings of Mobile Operators

Sources: Companies’ filings and Moody’s Investors Service estimates

The telecom regulator may plan to auction additional spectrum -- two blocks (5MHz each) in the 2100MHz frequency band and two blocks (15MHz each) in the 2300MHz band – within the next 12 months. In this scenario, we expect mobile operators, including Indosat, to bid for both these bands.

While auction guidelines have yet to be published, we expect the regulator to maintain a prudent approach to the auction process (including setting spectrum base prices), such that it will not result in an aggressive bidding war which could materially impair the credit quality of the winning bidders.

ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATING PERFORMANCE

Indosat Ooredoo’s has shown strong growth in subscribers and revenue since 1Q 2015, after having significantly stepped up its marketing initiatives, although these subscriber additions have come with lower ARPUs as compared with Telkomsel and XL. Still, Indosat Ooredoo has maintained its adjusted EBITDA margins at around 50% for LTM September 2016, among some of the highest in the telco rated universe.

Exhibit 3

Diverging Trends in Subscriber Growth and ARPUs Since 1Q 2015 Amongst Top 3

Sources: Companies' filings

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DECLINING LEVERAGE AND FX EXPOSURE

Indosat Ooredoo has maintained stable and moderate leverage level – as measure by adjusted debt to EBITDA - as increases in absolute debt have been offset by incremental EBITDA.

As shown in Exhibit 4, Leverage declined to 2.0x for LTM September 2016 from 2.5x as of December 2015 – reflecting both lower debt levels and higher EBITDA - a trend which we expect will continue over the next two years. To that end, the company has also stated its broad financial policy to reduce reported net leverage to around 1.7x

Exhibit 4

Indosat Ooredoo’s Leverage Will Continue To Decline

Sources: Moody’s Financial Metrics and Moody’s Investor Service estimates

The company is also exploring a further reduction in leverage through the monetization of surplus plants, property and equipment, or through the sale-and-leaseback on another tranche of towers. For the latter, given our standard adjustments to capitalize operating leases, these transactions may not reduce adjusted leverage significantly, but would benefit absolute reported debt levels and liquidity.

In 2015, Indosat Ooredoo reduced its foreign exchange exposure through the early redemption of its $650 million bonds due 2020, cash on hand and US dollar revolver credit facilities – totaling $500 million with maturities staggered over the next 2-3 years – and which can be prepaid any time before maturity.

We expect the company’s exposure to US dollar debt to decline further over the next 12-18 months as it plans to refinance the noted US dollar revolvers with rupiah bonds. Pro forma for this planned rupiah-denominated refinancing, its US dollar exposure will be around 12%-15% of total debt (down from 41% in December 2013).

STRONG SHAREHOLDER PROVIDES RATING UPLIFT

We consider Ooredoo's majority stake in Indosat Ooredoo as an important strategic investment that provides the company with substantial financial resources, if needed, and industry expertise.

The strategic importance is also demonstrated by the unified brand identity, whereby Indosat Ooredoo adopted the Ooredoo brand name in November 2015.

Ooredoo, a larger and more geographically diversified telecom operator, enjoys a relatively strong standalone operating and financial profile and it also benefits from strong support from the Government of Qatar (Aa2 negative), its 55% shareholder. We believe Ooredoo has the financial flexibility to accommodate any potential capital needs for Indosat Ooredoo.

In addition, there are also cross-default provisions between Ooredoo's debt and Indosat Ooredoo's debt, which means it is in the parent's interest to ensure covenant compliance at Indosat Ooredoo.

In addition, following covenant amendments in 2009, Ooredoo has a backdoor mechanism to provide Indosat Ooredoo with a subordinated shareholder loan, whose principal value will be excluded from total debt in covenant calculations.

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EXPOSURE TO INDONESIA’S COMPETITIVE, ALTHOUGH STABILIZING, OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Although Indonesia’s mobile sector remains competitive, it has remained relatively rational over the last two years. The number of operators has also fallen to 7 from 10 in 2012 - also helping to ease the level of competition - as major CDMA operators have stopped operations, and Axis, previously the fifth-largest GSM operator, has merged with XL in 2014.

With effective penetration (i.e. excluding dual SIM cards) estimated to be in the 80-85% range, we believe the market remains conducive for organic revenue growth and that the industry will remain competitive as operators vie for subscribers.

However, we expect large GSM operators -- such as Indosat Ooredoo, Telkomsel and XL -- to remain rational with pricing strategies and limiting the subsidizing of starter-pack SIMs, which have been unprofitable in the past.

Indonesia's price war of 2007/2008 and the brief price war in 2010 showed that any gains in subscribers resulting from aggressive price cuts did not provide accretive gains in earnings; rather, they required operators to accelerate capex at the expense of margins and financial metrics.

We estimate the Indonesian mobile sector revenue is likely to grow a healthy 8%-9% over the next two years, on the back of 15%-20% growth in data revenue, reflecting the strong demand for 3G/4G LTE services and the proliferation of smartphones.

Exhibit 5

Indonesian Mobile Sector Revenue to Grow 8%-9% Over Next Two Years

Sources: Company filings and Moody’s Investors Service estimates

CAPEX STABILIZING AT RELATIVELY HIGH LEVELS

The company is tracking towards the higher-end of management’s capex guidance for 2016 or about IDR6.5-7.5 trillion as it continues rolling out 4G LTE services across the major cities in Indonesia.

We expect capex to stabilize at relatively high levels over the next two years to support investments in LTE services which are imperative for the company to remain competitive.

Exhibit 6

Capex-to-revenue Ratio to Stabilize at Current Level of 28%-30%

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In January 2016, Indosat Ooredoo and XL also announced a collaborative network-sharing agreement to expand their 4G-LTE services in certain cities. The agreement will enable them to efficiently launch LTE services in greenfield areas, allowing them to achieve their breakeven and profitability goals relatively quickly.

In addition, in May, these companies announced a 50-50 joint venture to provide consultancy services for future network

collaboration. However, the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) later announced an investigation into potential cartel practices between them in relation to this joint venture.

As a result, we believe this development could slow the pace of collaboration and network sharing between them and thus limited any near-term threat to Telkomsel's market dominance in these areas.

Liquidity Analysis

Indosat Ooredoo has maintained an adequate liquidity for its rating category. The company came close to breaching its maintenance covenants in 2009, but since then, has demonstrated a track record of maintaining adequate headroom which we believe to be sustainable.

We estimate Indosat Ooredoo's cash balance of IDR2.4 trillion, combined with projected operating cash flow of around IDR9.0 trillion over the next 12 months, will be insufficient to cover its debt maturities, projected capex and dividend payments. However, we expect debt maturities in the next 12 months will be refinanced with longer dated rupiah bonds, subject to market conditions.

Exhibit 7

Indosat Ooredoo’s Cash Sources And Uses Over Next 12 months

Source: Moody’s Investors Service estimates

Overall, we consider the refinancing risk over the next two years to be limited, given the company’s demonstrated strong access to local bank and bond markets, as exhibited by Indosat Ooredoo issuing IDR4 trillion bonds in 2015, and a further IDR3.5 trillion for the nine months ended September 2016.

Other Considerations

Litigation: In January 2013, Indonesia's Attorney General's Office pressed a corruption case against Indosat Ooredoo and its wholly owned subsidiary, PT Indosat Mega Media (IM2, unrated), in connection with the use of a 3G operating license.

Given the network operator and service provider relationship between Indosat Ooredoo and IM2, the latter leases the cellular network owned by Indosat Ooredoo. The alleged offences are against IM2 not paying upfront fees and frequency right fees for such network utilization.

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In January 2014, the Appellate Court annulled the High Court’s decision in July 2013 to fine the company IDR1.36 trillion and pressed charges against the concerned individual only. However, Indosat Ooredoo remains exposed to some uncertainty and regulatory overhang as the Attorney General’s Office has the right to file a fresh case against IM2 reinstating the fine.

As of September 2016, Indosat Ooredoo has fully provided for IM2’s disputed fine amount of IDR1.36 trillion, calculated on a retrospective basis.

Rating Methodology and Scorecard Factors

In accordance with Moody's global rating methodology for telecommunications companies (refer to Rating Methodology Global Telecommunications Industry, December 2010), Indosat Ooredoo's overall performance measurements and underlying fundamentals (as of September 2016) -- relative to the rating methodology -- indicate a Baa3 rating category.

Indosat Ooredoo's final rating of Ba1 reflects the competitive operating environment for mobile operators. But the rating also benefits from a one-notch uplift due to expected support from Ooredoo.

Exhibit 8

[1] All ratios are based on 'Adjusted' financial data and incorporate Moody's Global Standard Adjustments for Non-Financial Corporates. [2] This represents Moody's forward view; not the view of the issuer; and unless noted in the text, does not incorporate significant acquisitions and divestures

Source: Moody's Financial Metrics and Moody's Investors Service estimates

Ratings

Exhibit 9

Category Moody's Rating

INDOSAT TBK. (P.T.)

Outlook Positive

Corporate Family Rating -Dom Curr Ba1

Issuer Rating -Dom Curr Ba1

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