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CGG

Earnings Release May 12, 2017

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Restructuring Update

Paris, France – May 12, 2017

On March 3, 2017, CGG S.A ("CGG" or the "Company") entered into a financial restructuring process with the aim of significantly reducing debt levels and related cash interest costs to align them with its cash flows. In order to facilitate such restructuring discussions held under the aegis of a mandataire ad hoc, CGG has executed non-disclosure agreements ("NDAs") and initiated discussions with (i) certain members of the ad hoc committee representing a majority in principal amount of the secured debt (the "Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee"), (ii) members of the ad hoc Committee representing c. 40 % of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes (the "ad hoc Committee of Senior Notes"), (iii) the representative of the masses of holders of OCEANEs (Convertible Bonds) (who also holds c. 8.9% of the Convertible Bonds maturing in 2019 and c. 10.0% of the Convertible Bonds maturing in 2020), (iv) DNCA, a shareholder representing c. 7.9% of the share capital and c. 7.7% of the voting rights of the Company, as well as c. 19.1% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes maturing in 2020 and c. 20.7% of the Convertible Bonds maturing in 2020 and (v) two other significant shareholders, Bpifrance Participations representing c. 9.4% of the share capital and c. 10.8% of the voting rights of the Company and AMS Energie representing c. 8.3% of the share capital and c. 8.1 % of the voting rights of the Company, (collectively the "Stakeholders").

Pursuant to the NDAs, CGG is required to publicly disclose, by May 12, 2017, the status at that date of the negotiations regarding the financial restructuring and certain previously confidential information, including selected financial targets and additional information on its business segments.

The presentation attached hereto, entitled "Overview of the Business Plan & Financial Restructuring Proposal" and posted on the Company's investor website, summarizes the status of negotiations and (on pages 7 to 17) the previously confidential information referred to above, in particular certain information related to the Business Plan 2017-2019, which is being furnished to satisfy the Company's obligations under the NDAs as well as its public disclosure obligations in respect of all material non-public information that has been shared with the Stakeholders in the course of discussions.

Business Plan 2017-2019 outlook

In the light of market environment assumptions retained in the 2017-2019 Business Plan and the Company's industrial and financial performance, CGG proposed on March 3, 2017, when it released its results for the fourth quarter of 2016, a financial restructuring path involving the full conversion of its unsecured debt into equity and the extension of the maturities of its secured debt.

Status of the negotiations

CGG and its Stakeholders have been engaged in extensive discussions over several weeks on the terms of a financial restructuring plan to address its capital structure constraints.

To date, the positions of the various Stakeholders have not converged towards a proposal agreed by all parties. However, all the latest positions tabled by the various Stakeholders, which are detailed in the attached presentation, meet the Company's objectives of full equitization of existing unsecured debt, extension of the maturity of the secured debt and financial flexibility through inter alia additional new money to confront various business scenarios.

The principal area of negotiation has centered around the sharing of value between Stakeholders, since an amicable restructuring in France involving debt conversion into equity requires the approval of the relevant creditors and the extraordinary shareholders' general meeting, regardless of the legal priority of claims in the capital structure.

In any event, any restructuring plan that requires the full equitization of approximately \$2.0 billion (including accrued interest) of Senior Notes and Convertible Bonds will result in significant dilution to shareholders and/or other investors in the Company's capital structure.

The Company has put forward a proposal that is in its corporate interest, preserves the Group's integrity and provides a framework for long-term sustainability for the Company's businesses, employees and customers. In addition, it offers to current shareholders an opportunity to participate in the Company's recovery. This proposal is supported by DNCA (in its capacity of a long standing institutional shareholder, bondholder and convertible bondholder of the Company) and the Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee. The proposal does not have the support of other Stakeholders. The proposals put forward by other Stakeholders can be seen on pages 20 to 29 and 47 to 56 of the attached presentation.

Under the terms of the Company's proposal (which is detailed in the attached presentation), the ownership percentages of the existing shareholders in the Company (see pages 39 and 41 of the attached presentation) would be:

  • 4.9% after equitisation of the Senior Notes and the Convertible Bonds (the "Unsecured Debt Equitisation") but before exercise of the \$4 warrants; and 10.3% after exercise of these warrants;
  • 10.4% after the Unsecured Debt Equitisation and the Rights Issue with Warrants (ABSA) and the issue of New HYB with Penny Warrants but before exercise of the \$4 and \$5 warrants; 14.3% after exercise of the \$4 warrants; and 19.4% after exercise of both the \$4 and \$5 warrants;
  • 3.9% after the Unsecured Debt Equitisation should shareholders decide not to subscribe to the Rights Issue with Warrants (ABSA) nor to exercise their \$4 warrants, after the Rights Issue with Warrants (ABSA) and the issue of New HYB with Penny Warrants. In addition, shareholders would get any proceeds from the disposal of their \$4 warrants and of their preferred rights linked to the Rights Issue with Warrants (ABSA).

We will continue to seek to negotiate the terms of a comprehensive restructuring transaction that meets the Company's key objectives with our Stakeholders, and will strive to obtain sufficient support from all of their constituencies, although there can be no assurances in that respect.

CGG has an interest payment of approximately \$12.4 million due on May 15, 2017 in respect of its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Notes"). Although it has sufficient cash on hand to make the payment, CGG has elected not to do so and to use the 30-day grace period during which it retains the right to pay the interest due to the holders of the 2020 Notes and thereby remain in compliance with the indenture governing the 2020 Notes. Failure to make such interest payment by the end of the 30-day grace period would result in an "Event of Default" under the indenture. CGG believes that it has sufficient liquidity to continue meeting all of its obligations during the grace period.

CGG will consider shortly commencing voluntary court proceedings, potentially in multiple jurisdictions. These court-supervised processes preserve the company's liquidity and the value of its business, and, as numerous companies have demonstrated, can be an effective way of achieving an efficient debt restructuring with minimal disruption to the business.

In parallel with our financial restructuring process, we remain focused on our high level of services to our customers and quality of our integrated product offerings.

Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGG, comments that "The discussions have been complex due to the significant efforts required from all the Stakeholders. The proposal put forward by us is in the corporate interest of the Company. It preserves the Group's integrity and provides a framework for long-term sustainability for the Company's businesses, employees and customers. This restructuring proposal relies on a significant deleveraging with a gross debt reduction from approximately \$3 billion to approximately \$1 billion through conversion into equity and provides the Company with the financial flexibility to address the various recovery scenarios. Shareholders have the option to take a significant part in the recovery of the Company post-restructuring, through the rights issue and the two proposed sets of warrants. The proposal is supported by several of our key Stakeholders. We are seeking to secure the support of additional Stakeholders to this comprehensive proposal."

The trading of CGG shares and Convertible Bonds (Shares Code ISIN: FR 0013181864, Convertible Bonds maturing 2019 : FR 0011357664, Convertible Bonds maturing 2020 Code ISIN : FR 0012739548) will be suspended by Euronext until 12 May 2017, 3:30pm.

The attached presentation entitled: Overview of the Business Plan & Financial Restructuring Proposal, is a part of this press release.

About CGG:

CGG (www.cgg.com) is a fully integrated Geoscience company providing leading geological, geophysical and reservoir capabilities to its broad base of customers primarily from the global oil and gas industry. Through its three complementary businesses of Equipment, Acquisition and Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR), CGG brings value across all aspects of natural resource exploration and exploitation. CGG employs around 5,600 people around the world, all with a Passion for Geoscience and working together to deliver the best solutions to its customers.

CGG is listed on the Euronext Paris SA (ISIN: 0013181864) and the New York Stock Exchange (in the form of American Depositary Shares. NYSE: CGG).

Contacts

Group Communications Christophe Barnini Tel: + 33 1 64 47 38 11 E-Mail: : [email protected] Investor Relations Catherine Leveau Tel: +33 1 64 47 34 89 E-mail: : [email protected]

Overview of the Business Plan & Financial Restructuring Proposal

May 12, 2017

Disclaimer

  • This presentation has been prepared by CGG S.A. ("CGG") in the context of the negotiations between it and certain of its creditors and other stakeholders in respect of a potential restructuring plan and only for those purposes.
  • This document contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding certain key financial indicators. Such forward-looking statements are management objectives and do not constitute profit forecasts as defined in European regulation (EC) 809/2004. The business plan highlights presented herein are notably based on management assumptions and market environment estimates. Forward-looking statements for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 financial years have been established in an unstable and volatile environment, which makes it difficult to determine with a satisfactory degree of certainty the future performance of the group.
  • Although CGG believes its business plan highlights presented herein are based on its reasonable assumptions at the time about future events, these statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. As a result, actual results may differ materially from those that we expected.
  • A description of the risks to which the CGG group is exposed appears in section 3 "Risk Factors" of the CGG's "Document de référence" and in Item 3 of CGG's annual report on Form 20-F, filed with the French financial markets authority (AMF) and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), respectively, on 1 May 2017. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are based upon information available to CGG on the date of this document. CGG does not undertake to update or revise any of these statements to take account of events or circumstances arising after the date of this document or to take account of the occurrence of unexpected events.

  • 2017-2019 Business Plan

  • Update on the Financial Restructuring Discussions
  • Appendix

Update on Restructuring Discussions (1/2)

  • CGG's stakeholders have organized themselves into committees / ad hoc groups with legal and financial advisors to facilitate restructuring discussions
  • An ad hoc group of two significant shareholders (Bpifrance Participations and AMS Energie) together representing c.17.7% of the share capital / c. 18.9% of the voting rights
  • A "représentant de la masse" of the 2019 OCEANE and 2020 OCEANE ("Convertible Bonds", "Convertible Bonds Representative"), who is also a holder of c. 10% of the principal amount of the 2020 OCEANE, 8.9 % of the principal amount of the 2019 OCEANE (i.e., c. 9.9% of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Bonds)
  • An Ad Hoc Committee of holders of 2020 Senior Notes, 2021 Senior Notes and 2022 Senior Notes (Senior Notes 2020, 2021 and 2022 referred to together as "HY Bonds" and "HYB Ad Hoc Committee") representing (i) c. 28% of the principal amount of the 2020 Notes, (i) c. 39.7% of the principal amount of the 2021 Notes, (iii) c. 51.5% of the principal amount of the 2022 Notes, for a total of c. 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the HY Bonds
  • DNCA who represents in the aggregate c.7.9% of the share capital / c. 7.7% of the voting rights, c. 19.1 % of 2020 Senior notes (i.e. c. 5.1% of the aggregate principal amount of the HY Bonds) and c. 20.7 % of the 2020 OCEANE (i.e., c.18.9% of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Bonds)
  • A Secured Lender Coordinating Committee representing, directly or indirectly, 57.3% of the principal amount of the secured debt
  • A number of creditors, the two shareholders and DNCA executed non-disclosure agreements (NDA) with the company to begin more detailed discussions on the terms of a restructuring, under the aegis of the Mandataire ad hoc. The terms of these non-disclosure agreements required the cleansing of the information provided herein
  • In the light of market environment assumptions retained in the 2017-2019 Business Plan and the Company's industrial and financial performance, CGG proposed on March 3, 2017, when it released its results for the fourth quarter of 2016, a financial restructuring path involving the full conversion of its unsecured debt into equity and the extension of the maturities of its secured debt

Update on Restructuring Discussions (2/2)

  • Discussions have focused on the terms of a restructuring plan to address the capital structure constraints of the Company
  • To date, the positions of the various stakeholders have not converged towards a proposal agreed by all parties. However, all the latest positions tabled by the various stakeholders, which are detailed in the presentation, meet the Company's objectives of full equitization of existing unsecured debt, extension of the maturity of the secured debt and financial flexibility through inter alia additional new money to confront various business scenarios
  • The Company has put forward a proposal that is in its corporate interest, preserves the Group's integrity and provides a framework for long-term sustainability for the Company's businesses, employees and customers. In addition, it offers to current shareholders an opportunity to participate in the Company's recovery. This proposal is supported by DNCA (in its capacity of a long standing institutional shareholder, bondholder and convertible bondholder of the Company) and the Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee. The proposal does not have the support of other stakeholders.
  • CGG will continue to negotiate the terms of a comprehensive restructuring transaction that meets the Company's key objectives with its stakeholders, and will strive to obtain sufficient support from all of their constituencies, although there can be no assurances in that respect
  • CGG will consider shortly commencing voluntary court proceedings, potentially in multiple jurisdictions. These courtsupervised processes preserve the company's liquidity and the value of its business, and, as numerous companies have demonstrated, can be an effective way of achieving an efficient debt restructuring with minimal disruption to the business

2017-2019 Business Plan

Market Environment

RESURGENCE IN THE OIL PRICE

  • Price recently stabilized at around \$40-50/barrel
  • Business Plan based on oil price remaining in the region of \$50-65/barrel over the next 2 years

SHORTAGE IN OIL RESERVES TRIGGERING A NEW EXPLORATION CYCLE

  • Unconventional: a strong swing factor
  • Clear shortage in oil reserves expected by 2020 due to the current scant exploration efforts and the low rate of discoveries in the past few years
  • Business plan anticipates a modest increase in exploration beginning H2 2018

Brent Crude Evolution (\$/bbl) Reserve Replacement Ratio and Exploration Spending

Market Environment by Segment

  • Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir: Resilient market in 2016, will remain impacted by the fall in E&P investments and by the diminished appetite for offshore exploration
  • Multi-Client: A market under pressure, but demand increasing vs. contractual
    • A more competitive landscape with one competitor leveraging on its strong balance sheet
    • Client sales tend to materialize after securing a block in a licensing round
  • Subsurface Imaging and Reservoir: A 2017 market expected to further decrease from lag time between shooting and processing data

Market Environment by Segment (cont'd)

Equipment: after a 70% decline in two years, market now stabilizing

  • No sign of an imminent upturn; however market could improve by 2018
  • Sercel's market shares well preserved
  • Marine equipment market will be driven by need to replace streamers reaching end of useful life. Replacement cycle should begin in 2018, depending on clients' financing capacity
  • Land rebound should be driven by demand for latest technology products and large crews in the Middle East

Contractual data acquisition: depressed market with no expected improvement in 2017

  • Marine: Market & prices stabilized at the lowest level
  • Increasing use of seismic vessels for Multi-Client surveys, either at the request of clients (increasing number of calls for tenders), or due to the contractors' choice (WesternGeco, CGG)
  • Changes in prices by 2017-2018 very difficult to predict due to the "elasticity of supply" (numerous cold-stacked vessels could return)
  • Land
  • Lower number of projects and calls for tenders, in line with the drop in E&P investments
  • Pressure on prices due to number of market participants with idle teams

Value Creation in Geosciences Market

Rebound of E&P Capex before the end of the decade

  • Developing new oil & gas reserves needed
  • Supply-side short-fall
  • Exploration rebound before 2020
  • Enhancing the recovery of existing oil & gas fields required
  • Key issue for existing oil producers of mature fields
  • More production expenses dedicated to geosciences to get a better understanding of oil field behaviors

Flexible business models

  • Inception of non-conventional resources in energy world making future less predictable
  • Tight management of assets & human resources

Providing customers with the best out of their data

  • Value to come from sharper imaging, improved predictions, better interpretation, etc.
  • Winners to be "flexible asset-light data value-driven" with less dependence on contractual acquisition
  • But strong value in keeping an integrated group to provide complete geoscience solutions to our customers

Strong Value in Keeping an Integrated Group to Provide Complete Geoscience Solutions to Our Customers

Shared customer relationships/cross-selling

CGG Strategy for Value Creation

  • Industrial transformation plan completed with a new business mix : GGR 60%+, Equipment 20-25% and Data Acquisition 15-20%
  • A more flexible company cost structure
  • Sercel break-even point drastically lowered, leading to a high sensitivity to revenue increase
  • Very limited new investments needed for our 5 seismic vessel fleet
  • Adaptation of the Imaging & Reservoir headcount focusing on profitable centers
  • Asset-light model, Contractual Data Acquisition capital employed now down to 11% (from 48%)
  • Capital Employed of Contractual Data Acquisition at \$0.4 BN as of Q4 2016 from \$3.4 BN as of Q3 2013
  • Overall Capital Employed decreased at \$3.5 BN as of Q4 2016 from \$7.1 BN as of Q3 2013
  • An ability to provide more content to geophysical data with our geoscience expertise
  • Comprehensive range of leading geological, geophysical and reservoir capabilities
  • Integration at the heart of our strategy with Multi-Client embedding all available in-house expertise
  • Technology and Service quality for innovative solutions and technological step-changes

Selected Financial Targets

FYE 31/12 2016A 2017E 2018E 2019E
Revenue \$1.2 BN ~\$1.5 BN ~\$2.0 BN
(1)
EBITDA Margin
27.4% 35.0% -
40.0%
37.5% -
42.5%
MC Capex \$295 MM In line with
2016A results
\$275 –
325 MM
Industrial Capex \$71 MM \$100 –
125 MM
R&D Capex \$34 MM Stable at c.\$35 MM
Change in
Working Capital
\$198 MM Negative –
In line with revenue growth
(excluding ~\$50 MM Pemex accelerated factoring in 2017)
Cash Transformation Cost \$167 MM \$80 MM \$15 MM \$10 MM

Business Mix Evolution

Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR)

  • c.20% growth per year over the recovering period 2018-2019
  • Multi-Client revenues representing between 50% and 55% of GGR revenues

  • Multi-Client to be highly selective in terms of new programs in order to maintain a good pre-funding level above 70%

  • Multi-Client growth expected from after sales which will be driven by StagSeis data in GOM, Brazilian licensing rounds and Mexico
  • Subsurface Imaging & Reservoir ("SIR") market to recover from 2018 onwards
  • Sustained market for SIR reprocessing

Equipment

  • Equipment revenues back close to 2015 level in 2018
  • Revenue growth c.30-35% per year beyond 2018
  • Internal revenues average between 12% - 17% of total revenues

  • Sercel's offering of products & technology is well placed to make the most of the upturn

  • Agile industrial business model with low break even point
  • Business mix average 60% land and 40% marine
  • Middle East Land high channel count crew should come from 2018-2019
  • Marine to benefit from replacement of aging equipment
  • Need to maintain enough inventory, capacity and competences to scale up quickly when the demand resumes

Contractual Data Acquisition

Marine

  • 2017 boosted by Pemex and Kosmos surveys
  • Price and volume could recover from 2018, depending on the supply side (some vessels could return)
  • Land & Multi-Physics
  • Land projects expected in Africa and emerging markets
  • Multi-Physics benefiting from mining market rebound
  • Global Seismic Shipping AS
  • A new asset company owned 50/50 by CGG and Eidesvik with 7 vessels, 5 being chartered by CGG
  • Allow improved competitiveness by reducing charter rate and achieve material liquidity improvement

Update on the Financial Restructuring Discussions

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Update on Restructuring Discussions

  • The Company has put forward a proposal that is in its corporate interest, preserves the Group's integrity and provides a framework for long-term sustainability for the Company's businesses, employees and customers. In addition, it offers to current shareholders an opportunity to participate in the Company's recovery. This proposal is supported by DNCA (in its capacity of a long standing institutional shareholder, bondholder and convertible bondholder of the Company) and the Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee. The proposal does not have the support of other stakeholders
  • The following slides summarize the key terms of this proposal, as well as the counterproposal of the other stakeholders
  • The detailed proposal and the detailed counterproposal of the two shareholders are attached to this presentation
  • CGG will continue to negotiate the terms of a comprehensive restructuring transaction that meets the Company's key objectives with its stakeholders, and will strive to obtain sufficient support from all of their constituencies, although there can be no assurances in that respect
  • CGG will consider shortly commencing voluntary court proceedings, potentially in multiple jurisdictions. These courtsupervised processes preserve the company's liquidity and the value of its business, and, as numerous companies have demonstrated, can be an effective way of achieving an efficient debt restructuring with minimal disruption to the business

Summary of Key Terms of Latest Proposals (1/10)

Stakeholder Agreement in principle
on main economic
terms
11 May 2017
supported
by
the Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee,
DNCA and the
Company
HYB Ad Hoc Committee proposal
dated
11 May 2017
Shareholders Free allocation of warrants to existing shareholders:

5-year warrants at an exercise price of \$4 per new
share, 1.2 warrant
being granted to
each existing share (the "Warrants 1")
Possibility to participate in a \$75 MM rights issue (shares with warrants
attached, "ABSA") open to existing shareholders (with preferential
subscription rights):

Issue price of \$2 per new share with one warrant
2

Warrants 2: 5-year duration, at a strike price of \$5 per new share, 1
warrant 2 being attached to each new share
Backstop:
the possibility of backstopping the Rights Issue is available to
the existing shareholders for a specified period, failing which the Rights
Issue will be backstopped by all the HY Bondholders by way of set off of
their claims under the HY Bonds
Backstop fee:
10% (cash) for those
parties who provide the backstop in
cash
Free allocation of warrants to
existing shareholders:

Warrants 1: 3-year duration (increased
to 5-year duration if prior to filing
of Chapter 11, lock-ups have been signed by shareholders representing
at least 19% of the voting share capital), at a strike price of \$4 per new
share, one Warrant 1 being granted for
each existing share
Possibility to participate in a \$75 MM rights issue (shares with warrants
attached, "ABSA") open to existing shareholders (with preferential
subscription rights):

Issue price of \$2 per new share with one Warrant
2

Warrants 2: 4.5-year duration, at a strike price of \$5 per new share, one
Warrant 2 being attached to each new share subscribed
in the rights
issue

Backstop: (i) DNCA for up to \$40 MM in cash (not by way of set off of
claims), (ii) available up to June 9, 2017 (materialized by signature of
satisfactory documentation) to existing other shareholders in cash (not by
way of set off of claims) and/or (iii)
HY Bondholders
by way of set off of
their claims under HY Bonds

Backstop fee: 10% (cash) on the rights issue amount backstopped in
cash

Summary of Key Terms of Latest Proposals (2/10)

Stakeholder Agreement in principle
on main economic
terms
11 May 2017
supported
by
the Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee,
DNCA and the Company
HYB Ad Hoc Committee proposal
dated
11 May 2017
New Money Total
amount: between \$400MM and \$425 MM
allocated as follows

\$75 MM rights issue (with preferential
subscription right):

Issue price of \$2.00 per new share with one Warrant
2 attached

Providers: existing shareholders

Backstop: the possibility of backstopping the Rights Issue is available to the existing
shareholders for a specified period, failing which the Rights Issue will be backstopped
by all the HY Bondholders by way of set off of their claims under the HY Bonds

Backstop fee: 10% (cash) for those
parties who provide the backstop in cash

\$350 MM as new high yield bonds:

Providers: HY Bondholders (\$325 MM) and Convertible Bonds holders (\$25MM)

Backstop: (i) 325m initially backstopped
by HYB ad hoc Committee with participation
offered to all HY Bondholders within a specified period of time (ii) \$25m backstopped
by Convertible Bondholders

Backstop fee: 10% (cash) for those parties who provide the backstop

New high yield bonds terms and conditions (see below)
Net proceeds raised above \$250 MM
post fees used to pay down secured lenders (\$100 MM
cap)
Total
amount: \$425MM

\$75 MM rights issue (with preferential subscription rights):

Issue price of \$2.00 per new share with one Warrant
2 attached

Providers: existing shareholders

Backstop: (i) DNCA for up to \$40 MM in cash (not by way of set off of claims), (ii)
available up to June 9, 2017 (materialized by signature of satisfactory documentation)
to existing other shareholders in cash (not by way of set off of claims) and/or (iii)
HY
Bondholders
by way of set off of their claims under HY Bonds

Backstop fee: 10% (cash) on the rights issue amount backstopped in cash

\$325MM as new high yield bonds with penny warrants:

Providers: HY Bondholders

Backstop by the HYB Ad Hoc Committee

Backstop fee: 10% (cash)

New high yield bonds terms and conditions (see below)


equivalent of \$25 MM as new high yield bonds with penny warrants:

Providers: Convertible Bonds holders

Backstop by DNCA

Backstop fee: 10% (cash) for backstoppers

New high yield bonds terms and conditions (see below)
Net proceeds raised above \$250 MM
post fees used to pay down secured lenders (\$100
MM cap)

Summary of Key Terms of Latest Proposals (3/10)

Stakeholder Agreement in principle
on main economic
terms
11 May 2017
supported
by
the Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee,
DNCA and the Company
HYB Ad Hoc Committee proposal
dated
11 May 2017
New Money
(new high
yield bonds
terms and
conditions)
\$350MM new
high yield bonds terms and conditions

Issuer: CGG SA

6-year tenor (12 months after secured debt maturity) from Closing Date

Coupon: Libor
+ 400bps (cash) + 850bps (PIK)

Adjusted
guarantee
package reflecting
release of certain guarantors

Intercreditor
principles: "Silent" 2nd Lien on the French and US collateral (and others
only if legally feasible to have a "Silent" 2nd Lien under local laws) pursuant to approriate
NY law intercreditor
agreement to include drag along guaranty and lien release
provisions upon collateral disposal

Penny warrants for 15.5% of the fully diluted equity (before exercise of the Warrants 1
and 2), including 3% of the share capital for global coordination fee payable to the HYB
ad hoc Committee
\$325MM new high yield bonds terms and conditions

Issuer: CGG SA

6-year tenor (12 months after secured debt maturity)

Coupon: Libor
+ 400bps (cash) + 850bps (PIK)

Adjusted
guarantee
package reflecting
release of certain guarantors

Intercreditor
principles: "Silent" 2nd Lien on the French and US collateral
(and others only if legally feasible) pursuant to appropriate NY law
intercreditor
agreement to include drag along guaranty and lien release
provisions upon collateral disposition

Penny warrants for 12.54% of the diluted equity (before exercise of the
Warrants 1 and 2)
€
equivalent of \$25MM new high yield bonds terms and conditions

Same
as \$325MM new high yield bonds terms and conditions except:

Amount denominated
in €

Coupon: Euribor + 400bps (cash) + 850bps (PIK)

Penny warrants for 0.96% of the diluted equity (before exercise of the
Warrants 1 and 2)

Summary of Key Terms of Latest Proposals (4/10)

Stakeholder Agreement in principle
on main economic
terms
11 May 2017
supported
by
the Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee,
DNCA and the Company
HYB Ad Hoc Committee proposal
dated
11 May 2017
Secured Debt
Borrower:
CGG Holding Inc
(US)

Form: bond format (NY law)

5-year tenor from
closing date

Coupon set at closing date and fixed for life,
based on linear ratchet grid (Libor
(100bps floor) + 650bps cash + PIK between 0 and 250bps (pursuant to ratchet
depending on outstanding amount at Closing Date)

amortization: full bullet bond (no contractual amortization, no excess cash flow
sweep)

Early prepayment
: Callable at par
for the first 6 months (for the avoidance of
doubt from end of month 3 the repayment will be inclusive of the 3% roll-over
fee that will be PIKed) and non-call between months 7 and 36 –
Callable
thereafter with no prepayment premium ; same other mandatory prepayment
events as in current documentation except for permitted junior debt refinancing
(subject to certain conditions detailed in page 43) and change of control (to be a
put at 101%1)

Adjusted guarantee package
compared to existing package combined with
pledge of shares of any guarantor when such guarantor is being released

No maintenance covenants
except minimum liquidity covenant set at \$185 MM

Customary Incurrence covenant to be agreed (including in respect with the
issuance of additional debt)

Rollover fee: Additional 3% PIK interest of the rolled over secured debt if no
refinancing during the first 3 months after closing

Pay down from net New
Money raised above \$250 MM post fees (\$100 MM
cap)

Borrower:
CGG Holding Inc
(US)

Form: bond format (NY law)

5-year tenor from
closing date

Interest based on linear ratchet grid (Libor (100bps floor) + 650bps cash +
PIK between 0 and 250bps (pursuant to ratchet depending on outstanding
amount)

amortization: full bullet bond (no contractual amortization, no excess cash flow
sweep)

Early prepayment
: Callable at par
for the first 6 months and non-call between
months 7 and 36 –
Callable thereafter with no prepayment premium ; same
other mandatory prepayment events as in current documentation except for
permitted junior debt refinancing and change of control (to be a put at 101%)

Security: consistent with current security package
(except for adjustments to
guarantees as described above)

No maintenance covenants
except minimum liquidity covenant set at \$185 MM

Customary Incurrence covenant to be agreed

Rollover fee: Additional 3% PIK interest of the rolled over secured debt if no
refinancing during the first 3 months after closing

Pay down from net New
Money raised above \$250 MM post fees (\$100 MM
cap)

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Summary of Key Terms of Latest Proposals (5/10)

Stakeholder Agreement in principle
on main economic
terms
11 May 2017
supported
by
the Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee,
DNCA and the Company
HYB Ad Hoc Committee proposal
dated
11 May 2017
HY Bonds
Holders

Full conversion into equity at \$4.0 per share (except
for the portion potentially
used in the backstop)

\$325 MM New Money as new high yield bonds with penny warrants
allowing
to
subscribe c. 14.61% of the diluted equity (before exercise of the Warrants 1
and 2),
including 3% of the share capital for global coordination fee payable to
the HYB ad hoc Committee

Backstop initially backstopped by HYB Ad Hoc Committee with participation
offered to all HY Bondholders within a specified period of time

Full conversion into equity at \$4.0 per share (except
for the portion potentially
used in the backstop)

\$325 MM New Money as new high yield bonds with penny warrants
allowing
to
subscribe c. 12.54% of the diluted equity (before exercise of the Warrants 1
and 2)

Backstop by the HYB Ad Hoc Committee, with a backstop fee of 10% (cash)

Global coordination fee: 3 % in shares
(pre
warrants 1&2 ) allocated
to HYB ad
hoc Committee
Convertible
Bonds

Full conversion into equity at \$15 per share

\$25MM of new high yield bonds available for Convertible Bonds holders with
penny warrants
allowing
to subscribe c. 0.89 % of the diluted equity (before
exercise of the Warrants 1 and 2),

Backstop by Convertible
Bondholders

Full conversion into equity at \$18 per share

Conversion price of \$18 reduced to \$15 per share if prior to filing of Chapter
11, lock-ups have been signed by Convertible Bonds holders holding at
least 65% of the outstanding amount of the Convertible Bonds


equivalent of \$25MM of new high yield bonds available for Convertible
Bonds holders with penny warrants
allowing
to subscribe c. 0.96 % of the
diluted equity (before exercise of the Warrants 1 and 2)

Bacsktop
by DNCA

Summary of Key Terms of Latest Proposals (6/10)

Stakeholder Convertible Bonds Representative
proposal
8 May 2017
The two shareholders proposal
11 May 2017
Shareholders Possibility to participate in the rights issue post conversion of the HY
Notes and the Convertible Bonds (see New Money Section)
Free allocation of shares
and warrants to existing
shareholders:

1.5 free share
for 1 outstanding
share

1.5 warrants #1 granted
for
1 existing
share,
at an exercise
price
of \$4 per new
share
and with
a 6-year exercise
period
Possibility to
participate in \$100 MM rights issue (with preferential
subscription
rights) either through straight equity or convertible bonds with warrants #2 attached:

Issue price: \$2 per new share /convertible bond with warrants

Backstop:
to be discussed subject to satisfactory conditions, AMS/BPI
with DNCA,
up to \$75M through new convertible bonds

Backstop fee to be discussed

1.1 warrant #2 attached to each new share (or convertible bond), with an exercise
price of \$3 per new share, and
with a 5-year exercise period

CGG SA new convertible bonds terms
and conditions:

Security /ranking: ranks
pari passu
with
new high yield bonds

7-year tenor from date of implementation (12 months after new high yield
maturity)

Coupon: 2% (cash)

Conversion feature: price
\$2 ,
at any
time at holder's
option with
a 15-day notice

Call: at Company's
option after
18 months, on 30-day notice, if
VWAP is
50%
greater
than
conversion price
for 30-day period

Covenants: as per new high yield
terms

Summary of Key Terms of Latest Proposals (7/10)

Stakeholder Convertible Bonds Representative
proposal
8 May 2017
The two shareholders proposal
11 May 2017
New Money
Amount : \$350 MM, \$2 per share (175 MM new shares)

Participation : existing shareholders (22 MM shares) and new shareholders
(313 MM shares, post conversion of HY Notes and Convertible Bonds)

Structure: Straight Equity

No backstop proposal
Total amount: \$450MM

Form: \$100 MM
straight equity or convertible bonds (at \$2 per new share
/convertible bond with preferential subscription rights) and \$350
MM new high
yield bond
Allocation

\$100 MM straight equity or new convertible bonds
available to existing
shareholders

Backstop: to be discussed subject to satisfactory conditions, AMS/BPI
with DNCA, up to \$75M through new convertible bonds

Backstop
fee
to be
discussed

1.1 warrants #2 attached to each new share (or convertible bond), with an
exercise price of \$3 per new share, and a 5-year exercise period

New convertible bonds terms and conditions: see shareholders line on the
preceding page

\$325 MM new high yield bond available to existing HY Bonds
and \$25 MM
new high yield bond available to existing Convertible Bonds

Backstop and backstop fee same as in Agreement in principle

New high yield bonds terms and conditions: (see below)

Summary of Key Terms of Latest Proposals (8/10)

Stakeholder Convertible Bonds Representative
proposal
8 May 2017
The two shareholders proposal
11 May 2017
New Money
(new high
yield bonds
terms and
conditions)

N/A

New high yield bonds terms and conditions: same as Agreement in principle but :

Coupon: 400bps (cash) + 850bps (PIK)

Penny warrants / free shares for 13% of fully diluted equity before exercise of
the warrants #1 & #2 for a new high yield bond issuance of \$350 MM, including
global coordination fee payable to the HYB ad hoc Committee (3%)

Summary of Key Terms of Latest Proposals (9/10)



5-year extension
Same as Agreement in principle
Secured Debt
Stakeholder Convertible Bonds Representative
proposal
8 May 2017
The two shareholders proposal
11 May 2017

Summary of Key Terms of Latest Proposals (10/10)

Stakeholder Convertible Bonds Representative
proposal
8 May 2017
The two shareholders proposal
11 May 2017
HY Bonds
Holders

Full conversion into equity at \$6 per share (266 MM new shares)
Same
as Agreement in principle
except
that
:

the differences
relating
to new high yield
bonds described
in «
new high hield
bonds terms
and conditions
» above

Free shares/ Penny
warrants attached to new high yield bonds for 13% of the
fully diluted equity (before exercise of the warrants) for \$350 MM new high yield
bonds), including global coordination fee payable to the HYB ad hoc Committee
(3%)
Convertible
Bonds

Full conversion into equity at \$8.2 per share (47 MM new shares)
Same
as Agreement in principle
except:

Full conversion into
equity
at \$12 per share

the differences
relating
to new high yield
bonds described
in «
new high hield
bonds terms
and conditions
» above

Free shares/ Penny
warrants attached to new high yield bonds for 13% of the
fully diluted equity (before exercise of the warrants) for \$350 MM new high yield
bonds,
(including global coordination fee), including global coordination fee
payable to the HYB ad hoc Committee (3%)

Summary of Capital Structure and Ownership Based on Proposals (1/4)

Agreement in principle on main economic terms 11 May 2017 supported by the Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee, DNCA and the Company

Shareholding Post New Money Post Debt Equitisation Including Warrants 1 Including Warrants 1 and 2
Existing Shareholders 10,4% 14,3% 19,4%
of which from new money 6,5% 6,2% 11,7%
of which from existing shares 3,9% 8,1% 7,6%
Convert. Bonds 5,3% 5,1% 4,8%
HYB 84,3% 80,6% 75,8%
Total 100% 100% 100%

Summary of Capital Structure and Ownership Based on Proposals (2/4)

The two shareholders proposal dated 11 May 2017
Shareholding Post New Money Post Debt Equitisation Including Warrants 1 Including Warrants 1 and 2
Existing Shareholders 17,0% 21,3% 27,4%
of which from new money 8,1% 7,7% 14,9%
of which from existing shares 9,0% 13,6% 12,5%
Convert. Bonds 6,1% 5,8% 5,3%
HYB 76,9% 72,9% 67,3%
Total 100% 100% 100%

Summary of Capital Structure and Ownership Based on Proposals (3/4)

HYB Ad Hoc Committee proposal dated 11 May 2017
Shareholding Post New Money
Post Debt Equitisation Including Warrants 1 Including Warrants 1 and 2
Existing Shareholders 10,3% 13,5% 18,6%
of which from new money 6,4% 6,2% 11,7%
of which from existing shares 3,8% 7,3% 6,9%
Convert. Bonds 5,4% 5,2% 4,9%
HYB 84,4% 81,3% 76,5%
Total 100% 100% 100%

Summary of Capital Structure and Ownership Based on Proposals (4/4)

Convertible Bonds Representative proposal
8 May 2017
Post New money (Assuming no Take-up) -
POST
WARRANTS
Convert.
HYB 71%
Of which Backstop (in paper)
Convert. Bonds 10%
Existing shareholders 8%
New Money Investors (assumed cash) 11%
Total 100,0%
NEW MONEY ALLOCATION / BACKSTOP Convert.
HYB 0
Convert. Bonds 0
Existing shareholders 0
New Money Investors (assumed cash) 75
Total 75
Post New money (Assuming FULL Take-up) -
POST
WARRANTS
Convert.
HYB 71%
Convert. Bonds 10%
Existing shareholders 11%
New Money Investors (assumed cash) 8%
Total 100,0%
NEW MONEY ALLOCATION Convert.
HYB 0
Convert. Bonds 0
Existing shareholders 22
New Money Investors (assumed cash) 53

Liquidity Profile After the Proposed Restructured Plan

Note:

    1. Based on Company's business plan
    1. Reflects impact of Pemex accelerated factoring and terms of proposed restructuring plan
    1. Includes PIK on Unsecured Debt Starting May-17

A – Agreement in principle on main economic terms dated 11 May 2017 supported by the Secured Lenders Coordinating Committee, DNCA and the Company

Company Proposal

11 May 2017

Disclaimer

  • This presentation has been prepared by CGG S.A. ("CGG") in the context of the negotiations between it and certain of its creditors and other stakeholders in respect of a potential restructuring plan. It is not intended for, and may not be used for, any other purposes.
  • This document contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding certain key financial indicators. Such forward-looking statements are management objectives and do not constitute profit forecasts as defined in European regulation (EC) 809/2004 . The business plan highlights presented herein are notably based on hypotheses built by the management and market environment estimates. Forward-looking statements for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 financial years have been established in an unstable and volatile environment which make it difficult to determine with a satisfactory degree of certainty the future performances of the group.
  • Although CGG believes its business plan highlights presented herein are based on its reasonable assumptions at the time about future events, these statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. As a result, actual results may differ materially from those that we expected.
  • A description of the risks to which the CGG group is exposed appears in section 3 "Risk Factors" of the CGG's "Document de référence" and in Item 3 of CGG's annual report on Form 20-F, filed with the French financial markets authority (AMF) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), respectively, on 1 May 2017. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are based upon information available to CGG on the date of this document. CGG does not undertake to update or revise any of these statements to take account of events or circumstances arising after the date of this document or to take account of the occurrence of unexpected events.

Company Proposal: equitization of the Unsecured Debt

SUMMARY OF MAIN ECONOMIC TERMS
Reserved Capital
Increase to HY
Bondholders
\$1,601m to be converted into Equity (except for the portion potentially used in the

backstop of the rights Issue)
Exchange at Par for Shares at \$4
Reserved Capital
Increase to Convertible
Bondholders
\$383m to be converted into Equity

Exchange at Par for Shares at \$15
Issue of Warrants in
favor of Original
Shareholders
Warrants 1 at \$4 / 5 year maturity

1.2 Warrant for 1 Share (= 4.15% capital on a fully diluted basis)

Shareholding pre new money (pre penny warrants)

Shareholding Pre New Money (Pre Penny Warrants) Post Debt
Equitisation
Including
Warrants 1
Existing shareholders 4,9% 10,3%
Convert. Bonds 5,7% 5,4%
HYB 89,4% 84,4%
Total 100% 100%

Company Proposal: New Money

SUMMARY OF MAIN ECONOMIC TERMS
\$75m Rights Issue with
Warrants (ABSA)
limited to Existing
Shareholders
Issuing New Shares at \$2 coupled with Warrants 2 at \$5 / 5 year maturity

1 Warrant for 1 New Share (= 5.85% capital)

Open to all existing shareholders (before equitization
of the HY Bonds and the

Convertible Bonds)
10% Backstop fee payable in cash to those parties who provide the backstop in cash

Backstop: the possibility of backstopping the Rights Issue is available to the existing

shareholders for a specified period, failing which the Rights Issue will be backstopped
by all the HY Bondholders by way of set off of their claims under the HY Bonds
\$350m New HYB
provided by the
Unsecured Lenders
Issuing new high yield bonds at par coupled with 15.5% Penny Warrants (fully diluted

basis before other Warrants)
Including a \$25m tranche offered to Convertible Bondholders

Libor + 4% cash + 8.5% PIK

6-years maturity post Closing Date

10% Backstop Fee payable in cash to those parties providing the backstop

Backstop:

\$325m initially backstopped
by HYB ad hoc Committee with participation offered

to all HY Bondholders within a specified period of time
\$25m backstopped
by Convertible Bondholders

Shareholding post new money

Shareholding Post New Money Post Debt
Equitisation
Including
Warrants 1
Including
Warrants 2
Existing shareholders 10,4% 14,3% 19,4%
of which from new money 6,5% 6,2% 11,7%
of which from existing shares 3,9% 8,1% 7,6%
Convert. Bonds 5,3% 5,1% 4,8%
HYB 84,3% 80,6% 75,8%
Total 100% 100% 100%

Headline Terms of the Company Proposal Secured Lenders (US & French RCF and TLB) – 1/2

AREAS TO BE ADDRESSED HEADLINE TERMS
Borrower CGG
Holdings Inc. (US)
Form Bond format

NY
Law
Guarantors Adjusted guarantee package compared to existing package, reflecting release of following guarantors1: CGG

Marine BV, CGG MRN, CGG Holding UK I, CGG Holding UK II, Sercel
Inc, Sercel
GRC
Pledge
of shares
of any
guarantor
being
released

5-year from Closing Date
Maturity
Interest Interest
to be
set at Closing
Date and fixed
for life, based
on linear
ratchet grid :


Libor (100bps floor) + 650bps cash + 250bps PIK if ≥ \$700m outstanding at Closing Date

Libor (100bps floor) + 650bps cash + PIK between 125bps and 250bps depending on total outstanding, if
outstanding between \$600m and \$700m outstanding at Closing Date

Libor (100bps floor) + 650bps cash + PIK between 0bps and 125bps depending on total outstanding, if
outstanding between \$500m and \$600m outstanding at Closing Date

Libor (100bps floor) + 650bps cash if ≤ \$500m outstanding at Closing Date
Amortization Full Bullet Bond (no contractual amortization)

No excess cash flow sweep

Note 1: Subject to the provision of specified satisfactory information on Guarantors

Headline Terms of the Company Proposal Secured Lenders (US & French RCF and TLB) – 2/2

AREAS TO BE ADDRESSED HEADLINE TERMS
Early
Prepayment
Callable at par at any time during the first 6 months after Closing Date (for avoidance of doubt from end of month 3 the repayment

will be inclusive of the 3% roll-over fee that will be PIKed) ; Non-call between months 7 and 36, thereafter callable at no prepayment
premium
Closing Date shall be the date of completion of the last of the operations to be implemented in the context of the restructuring

including for the avoidance of doubt, effective date of chapter 11 and safeguards, satisfaction of all the conditions precedent and
completion of the securities issuances
Same suite of mandatory prepayment events as current documentation (excluding Permitted Junior Debt Refinancing and Change

of Control to be a put at 101% (for the avoidance of doubt the Non Call premium will still be due during the Non Call period))

Permitted Junior Debt Refinancing terms: Cash coupon (in \$MM) not higher than new HYB, maturity not earlier than new HYB
and no better security than HYB
Upfront
Paydown
Any net new money amount above \$250 MM (incl. New money capital increase) after fees would paydown
secured debt subject to

a cap of \$100 MM
Covenant No maintenance covenants except a minimum liquidity covenant set at \$185MM

Customary incurrence covenant including in respect with the issuance of additional debt on terms (definition and threshold to
be

agreed)
Security Consistent with existing security package (except for adjustments to guarantees as noted above) including customary negative

pledge on unencumbered assets
Rollover Fee Additional interest paid in kind in an amount equal to 3.0% of principal amount of the rolled over secured debt if no refinancing has

occurred during the first 3 months after Closing
Other Enable incurrence of additional debt up to \$200 MM pari
passu
(under a secured cap of \$900 MM) to fund Company's growth

Secured lenders to have right of first refusal on providing the additional secured debt if the cost is greater than existing terms

Will provide incremental security if we increase secured gross debt above \$800 MM

Incremental security (1.5x coverage) for \$100 MM flexibility above \$800 MM

Documentation refresh

Headline Terms of the Company Proposal New HYB Terms (1/2)

AREAS TO BE ADDRESSED HEADLINE TERMS
Issuer CGG SA

Format: US\$ documentation consistent with existing US\$ HYB
Amount \$350 MM
Ranking Adjusted guarantee package compared to existing package in favor of HYB, reflecting release of following

guarantors: CGG Marine BV, CGG MRN, CGG Holding UK I, CGG Holding UK II, Sercel
Inc, Sercel
GRC,
Sercel
Australia, Sercel
Canada, CGG Canada Services Ltd
Obligation of CGG SA with a Silent Second Lien on US and French collaterals (and additional collateral if legally

feasible to have Silent Second Lien under local laws)
Intercreditor
principles
Silent second lien intercreditor
agreement to be governed by NY law and to include drag along guaranty and lien

release provisions upon disposition of collateral (i) permitted under senior debt documents in effect as of the
closing date, (ii) consented to by the required senior lenders, (iii) pursuant to an exercise of remedies by the
senior lenders and/or (iv) in connection with a sale under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, in each case
subject to lien attachment to proceeds
Tenor 6 years from Closing Date (12 months after secured debt maturity)
Coupon Libor + 400bps (cash) + 850bps (PIK)

Headline Terms of the Company Proposal New HYB Terms (2/2)

AREAS TO BE ADDRESSED HEADLINE TERMS
Call Year 1: 120%

Year 2: 120%

Year 3: 112.5%

From Year 4: par
Covenants Incurrence based covenants only, consistent with existing US\$ HYB subject to increase in baskets for

operational purposes and incurrence of \$200 MM additional flex for new senior secured financing
Cross acceleration to senior secured debt
Use of proceeds General corporate purpose for the first \$250 MM

Any new money amount above \$250 MM (incl. New money capital increase) after fees would pay down

secured debt (capped at \$100 MM)
Costs 10% Backstop Fee payable in cash to those parties providing the backstop

Backstop: initially backstopped
by HYB ad hoc Committee with participation offered to all HY Bondholders within

a specified period of time
Penny warrants representing 15.5% of the fully diluted capital –
(post issuance) pre free warrants #1 & #2 (and

including 3% of global coordination fee payable to the HYB ad hoc Committee)

B – The two shareholders proposal dated 11 May 2017

Ad Hoc Shareholder Committee (AHSC) proposal

11 May 2017

Strictly Private & Confidential

Main Terms Principles

48

  • Due to changing transaction structures to which the AHSC (the "Ad Hoc Shareholder Committee") has had to adapt its responses, the AHSC has focused as much on key principles as on commercial aspects of different proposals. In particular, the AHSC has clearly stated that to obtain its support on a restructuring proposal CGG S.A. (the "Company") should take into account the three following principles, none of which appear in the Company's latest proposal:
  • The new money whether provided by the high yield bondholders (the "HY Bondholders"), convertible bondholders (the "CBs") or existing shareholders (the "Existing Shareholders") should come in on the same terms and ideally in the form of a single instrument regardless of which party funds
  • The conversion price of the high yield bonds (the "HY Bonds") should be more discounted to reflect more accurately the valuation gap between old money and new money. The Company is asking Existing Shareholders to fund new money at \$2 / share – a 25% premium to the market value of the HY Bonds as relates to their conversion price, i.e. \$4 conversion price x 40% market price = \$1.6 / share
  • As per AMF recommendations and French market practice, Existing Shareholders should be offered to provide in priority a higher proportion of the new money than the one offered in the Company's Proposal (\$75m, i.e. less than 20% of the total new money amount)
  • However the AHSC has remained constructive throughout the process, providing feedback on other stakeholders' proposals and made several suggestions, counterproposals and compromises to the above principles in an effort to reach a consensual solution. Along with the secured lenders and the CBs, the AHSC was among the first to support the structure underlying the Company's proposal. Subsequent proposals from the Company or the HY Bondholders received either written counterproposals or oral feedback within a very short timeframe

Main Terms Principles (cont'd)

  • This proposal is prepared in an attempt to reach an agreement with the Company and is the AHSC's best offer based on its understanding of the Company's latest proposal. Notwithstanding the continued deterioration in the commercial terms offered to shareholders in the Company's proposals, this counterproposal attempts to strike a compromise by adjusting some of the parameters (each being indivisible)
  • Despite repeated rejections by the Company, the AHSC believes in the importance of shareholders being granted Free Shares in the proportion of 1.5 per existing share. Taking into consideration the AHSC acceptance of the (i) conversion prices of \$4 for the HY Bonds - presented as 'non-negotiable' by the Company - notwithstanding CGG's current share price (\$7 as of 11-May-17) and (ii) subscription price of \$2 for the new money offered to participating shareholders, the AHSC believes this is both reasonable given the specifics of the situation and market precedents
  • In this proposal, and before taking into account any Warrants (out of the money since their exercise assumes a significant increase in the enterprise value), the Existing Shareholders end with a stake of 9.0% of the share capital (vs. 3.9% in the 11th May Company's Proposal) if none of the Existing Shareholders subscribe to the rights issue and 17.0% (vs. 10.4% in the 11th May Company's Proposal) of the existing share capital if the Existing Shareholders subscribe to the rights issue in full (1)

Main Terms Summary

11th May
Company's
Proposal –
11th May
AHSC Proposal –
Existing Shareholders
Existing Shareholders would receive Warrants #1:
Exercise period: 5 years
Exercise price: \$4 per share
1.2 Warrants #1 for 1 existing share

Existing Shareholders would receive Warrants #1:
Exercise period: 6 years
Exercise price: \$4 per share
1.5 Warrants #1 for 1 existing share

Existing Shareholders would receive Free Shares #1:
1.5 Free Shares #1 for 1 outstanding share
\$383m existing Convertible Bond
(CB)

Conversion into equity of 100% of the existing Convertible Bond

Conversion price at \$15 per share

Conversion into equity of 100% of the existing Convertible Bond

Conversion price: \$12.0 per share
\$1,601m High Yield Bond (HYB)
Conversion into equity of 100% of the High Yield Bond (except for the portion potentially used
in the backstop of the rights Issue)

Conversion price: \$4 per share

Same as Company's Proposal
11th May
Company's
Proposal –
11th May
AHSC Proposal –
\$800m
Secured Debt

Borrower: CGG Holding Inc
(US)

Form: Bond (under NY Law)

Maturity: 5-year from closing date

Interest: Libor (100bps floor) + 6.5% cash + PIK (ratchet from 2.5% to 0% depending on the outstanding
amount)

Amortization: full bullet loan (no contractual amortization), no excess cash flow sweep

Early Prepayment: Callable at par at any time during the first 6 months after Closing Date (for avoidance of
doubt from end of month 3 the repayment will be inclusive of the 3% roll-over fee that will be PIKed); Non
call between months 7 and 36, thereafter callable at no prepayment premium

Security: consistent with existing security package including customary negative pledge on unencumbered
assets

Covenants
No maintenance covenants except minimum liquidity covenant set at \$185m
Customary incurrence covenant including in respect with the issuance of additional debt

Rollover fee: additional interest paid in kind in an amount equal to 3.0% of principal amount of the rolled
over secured debt if no refinancing has occurred during the first 3 months after Closing

Pay down from net New Money raised above \$250m post fees
(\$100m cap)

Same as Company's Proposal
11th May
Company's
Proposal –
11th May
AHSC Proposal –
New Money to Existing
Shareholders

For Existing Shareholders \$75m straight equity (at \$2 per share)
Backstop: available to shareholders for a specified period, failing which it will be
backstopped by HYB by way of set off of their claims
Backstop fee : 10% cash on the rights issue amount backstopped in cash
Warrants #2 allocated to the equity subscribers:

5-year tenor

\$5 exercise price

1 Warrant #2 for each new share

For Existing Shareholders \$100m straight equity or new convertible bond with
preferential subscription rights
(at \$2 per share)
Backstop: to be discussed subject to satisfactory conditions, AMS/BPI with
DNCA, up to \$75m through new Convertible Bonds
Backstop Fee: to be discussed
Warrants #2 allocated to the subscribers:

5-year tenor

\$3 exercise price

1.1 Warrants #2 for each new share or new convertible bond
New Money to High
Yield
Bondholders / existing
Convertible Bondholders
(\$350m in total)

\$350m new high yield bond for unsecured bondholders and CBs
\$325m new high yield bond available to existing HYB
\$25m new high yield bond available to existing CBs

Same as Company's Proposal subject to specific terms of the New High Yield Bonds
11th May
Company's
Proposal –
11th May
AHSC Proposal –

New Convertible Bond
n/a
Issuer: CGG SA

Amount: \$100m

Security/Ranking: ranks pari
passu
with the new high yield bond

Tenor: 7 years from date of implementation (12 months after new high yield maturity)

Coupon: 2% cash

Conversion feature:
Price: \$2
Timing: at any time at the option of holder on 15 days notice

Call: at Company's option after 18 months on 30 days notice if the VWAP is 50% greater than conversion
price for 30-day period

Covenants: as per new high yield bonds terms
11th May
Company's
Proposal –
11th May
AHSC Proposal –
New High Yield Bond (350m\$)
\$350m new high yield bonds terms and conditions
Issuer: CGG SA
6-year maturity post closing date
Coupon: Libor
+ 400bps (cash) + 850bps (PIK)
Adjusted
guarantee
package in favour
of HYB reflecting
release of certain guarantors
Obligation of CGG SA with a Silent Second Lien on US and French collaterals
Intercreditor
principles: Silent second lien intercreditor
agreement to be governed by
NY law and to include drag along guaranty and lien release provisions upon
disposition of collateral
Call: Year 1: 120%, Year 2: 120%, Year 3: 112.5%, From Year 4: par
Covenants: incurrence based covenants only
Cross acceleration to senior secured debt

Penny Warrants for 15.5% of the diluted equity (before exercise of the Warrants #1 and #2),
including global coordination fee payable to the HYB ad hoc committee (3%)

Backstop fee: 10% cash to all underwriters

Backstop
\$325m initially backstopped by HYB ad hoc Committee with participation offered to all
HY Bondholders within a specified period of time
\$25m backstopped by Convertible Bondholders

Same as Company's Proposal but
Coupon: 400bps (cash) + 850bps (PIK)
Penny Warrants / Free Shares #2: 13%
of fully diluted equity (before exercise of the
Warrants #1 and #2)
for
the totality of \$350m New high Yield Bonds, including global coordination fee
payable to the HYB ad hoc committee (3%)

AHSC Proposal – Steps

Step 1:
Free Shares #1 and Warrants #1 issuance to
Existing Shareholders

Issuance to Existing Shareholders of:
Free Shares #1 (i.e
33.2m new shares issued)
Warrants #1 (i.e
33.2m new shares issued when/if exercised)
Step 2:
New Convertible Bonds and Warrants #2
issuance to Existing Shareholders

\$100m issuance to all shareholders of either shares or New Convertible Bonds, at the option of the subscribers (i.e
50m new shares
issued when exercised)

Warrants #2 attached to the issuance of either shares of New Convertible Bonds (i.e
55m new shares issued when exercised)
Step 3:
Equitisation Conversion into equity of 100% of the existing CBs (i.e
of the existing CB 31.9m new shares issued)
Step 4:
Equitisation Conversion into equity of 100% of the HYB (i.e
of the HYB 400m new shares issued)
Step 5:
Issuance of New High Yield Bond to HYB and \$350m issuance to HYB (for \$325m) and existing CBs (for a tranche of €/\$25m) of
existing CB New High Yield Bond
Step 6:
Free shares #2 to New High Yield Bond holders

Issuance of Free Shares #2 to New HY Bonds holders (i.e
80.3m new shares issued)

Shareholdings

100% Take-Up 0% Take-Up
11-May Company Proposal AHSC Proposal 11-May Company Proposal AHSC Proposal
Initial Equity Fully-Diluted Initial Equity Fully-Diluted Initial Equity Fully-Diluted Initial Equity Fully-Diluted
SUNs 84.3% 75.8% 76.9% 67.3% 84.3% 75.8% 76.9% 67.3%
o/w Debt Claim 69.7% 62.7% 64.8% 56.7% 69.7% 62.7% 64.8% 56.7%
o/w NM Debt 14.6% 13.1% 12.1% 10.6% 14.6% 13.1% 12.1% 10.6%
CBs 5.3% 4.8% 6.1% 5.3% 5.3% 4.8% 6.1% 5.3%
o/w Debt Claim 4.4% 4.0% 5.2% 4.5% 4.4% 4.0% 5.2% 4.5%
o/w NM Debt 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8%
Existing Shareholders 10.4% 19.4% 17.0% 27.4% 3.9% 7.6% 9.0% 12.5%
o/w Existing Shares + Free Shares 3.9% 3.5% 9.0% 7.8% 3.9% 3.5% 9.0% 7.8%
o/w Rights Issue / New CB(1) 6.5% 5.9% 8.1% 7.1% -- -- -- --
o/w Warrants -- 10.0% -- 12.5% -- 4.2% -- 4.7%
New Money Provider -- -- -- -- 6.5% 11.7% 8.1% 14.9%
o/w Rights Issue / New CB(1) -- -- -- -- 6.5% 5.9% 8.1% 7.1%
o/w Warrants -- -- -- -- -- 5.9% -- 7.8%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
ASSUMPTIONS \$350m NM Debt provided by
SUNs Holders (\$325m) and
CBs (\$25m)
\$350m NM Debt provided by
SUNs Holders (\$325m) and
CBs (\$25m)
\$350m NM Debt provided by
SUNs Holders (\$325m) and
CBs (\$25m)
\$350m NM Debt provided by
SUNs Holders (\$325m) and
CBs (\$25m)
\$75m rights issue subscribed by
Existing SHs
\$100m New
CB / rights issue
provided by Existing SHs
\$75m rights issue subscribed by
third party NM Provider
\$100m New
CB / rights issue
provided by third party NM Provider

Initial Equity = Equity split post penny Warrants / Free Shares #1 and #2, post new money, pre Out of The Money Warrants #1 and #2

Note: Pro-quota subscription of new money / rights issue unless otherwise stated Fully Diluted = Equity split post penny Warrants / Free Shares #1 and #2, post new money, post Out of The Money Warrants #1 and #2

  1. Rights issue / New CB converted @\$2 in the AHSC Proposal

Appendix

Transformation Plan: 2014-2016 achievements

Multi-Client Net Book Value 2016

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