Introducing our Integrated Annual Report

The 13th Integrated Annual Report of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) presents a comprehensive overview of the Company financial and non-financial performance for the year ended 31 December 2025. The Report demonstrates how SLT creates and sustains value through the integrated management of six capitals – Financial, Manufactured, Intellectual, Human, Social & Relationship, and Natural Capital – while strengthening operational resilience, digital transformation, sustainability integration, and stakeholder value creation.

The Report has been prepared in accordance with the principles of Integrated Reporting and incorporates sustainability and climate-related financial disclosures aligned with SLFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. It should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and related notes.

Reporting Frameworks and Standards

Regulatory Requirements

Companies Act No. 07 of 2007

Continuing Listing Requirements of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)

Sri Lanka Accounting Standards and Sri Lanka Financial Reporting Standards issued by CA Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991 (as amended)

SLFRS S2 – Climate-related Disclosures

Voluntary Frameworks and Standards

International Integrated Reporting Framework (<IR>)

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards

SLFRS S1 – General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information

SASB Telecommunication Services Standard

Corporate Governance Code issued by CA Sri Lanka

Materiality and Stakeholder Engagement

SLT applies a materiality-driven reporting approach to identify matters that significantly influence stakeholder assessments and decision-making. In addition to financial materiality considerations, the Group also considers broader sustainability-related impacts to enhance transparency and completeness of disclosures. Stakeholder engagement remained central to identifying evolving expectations, sustainability priorities, operational risks, and opportunities relevant to long-term value creation.

Assurance and Reliability

The consolidated financial statements were independently audited by Ernst & Young. Sustainability, climate-related, and other non-financial disclosures were reviewed and validated by relevant management authorities under the oversight of the Board of Directors and Board Committees.

Forward-looking Statements

This Report contains forward-looking statements relating to SLT’s strategy, growth initiatives, sustainability ambitions, climate transition plans, operational priorities, and future performance expectations. Actual outcomes may differ materially due to changes in economic, technological, regulatory, market, and climate-related conditions.

Report Responsibility and Approval

The Board of Directors and Senior Management of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC are responsible for the preparation and presentation of this Integrated Annual Report and confirm that it provides a fair, balanced, and understandable assessment of the Group’s performance, strategy, governance, and sustainability-related matters for the year ended 31 December 2025.