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Carrefour

Earnings Release Jul 31, 2014

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2014 FIRST&HALF RESULTS:" CONTINUED GROWTH'

Organic!sales!growth!of!4.3% Increase!in!Recurring!Operating!Income!of +13.8% Strong!increase!in!adjusted!net!income,!Group!share!of +16.7%

Strong profit!growth!at!constant!exchange!rates!in!first!half 2014

  • Net%sales%of%€35.9bn, up%+4.3%1 ,%highest%organic%growth%rate%in%five%years
  • Growth%in%Recurring%Operating%Income:%up%+13.8%2 to%€833m
  • Rise%in%net%income,%Group%share,%adjusted%for%exceptional%items:%up%+16.7%3 to%€274m
  • Increase in%gross%cash%flow of%+41.6%%to €1.3bn (+1.9% excluding%exceptionals)

Europe:!Growth!of!+7.8%!in!Recurring!Operating!Income! France:%New%half of improved profitability

  • Further%organic%sales%growth:%+1.9%
  • Traffic%up%in%all formats
  • Growth%in%Recurring%Operating%Income for%the%4th consecutive%half:%+6.9%

Other%European%Countries:%Further improvement in%profitability

  • Overall%stability%in sales with%growth in%Spain,%Belgium%and%Romania
  • Recurring%Operating%Income up +19.3%

Emerging!markets:!Growth!of!+19.2%!in!Recurring!Operating!Income!

  • Excellent%sales%performance%and%increased profitability in%Brazil and%Argentina
  • Stable sales%in%Asia

Investments up,!two!tactical!acquisitions

  • Continued% investments% at €818m,% in% line% with% our% catchZup,% remodeling% and% network% expansion% policy
  • Signing of%agreements to%acquire the%activities%of%DIA%France%and%53%supermarkets in%northern%Italy, reinforcing%our%multiformat%strategy

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1 Ex%petrol%ex%calendar.

2 At%constant%exchange%rates.

3 Adjusted%net%income:%See%in%appendix.

First&half 2014 key\$figures1

(€M) H1%2013%
restated
H1!2014 Variation at%%
constant
exch.%rates
Variation at
current%
exch. rates
Net!sales 36,446 35,870 +3.4% P1.6%
Net%sales%ex%petrol 32,480 32,119 +4.3% Z1.1%
Recurring%Operating%Income%before%D&A%(EBITDA) 1,488 1,515 +6.6% +1.8%
EBITDA%Margin 4.1% 4.2%
Recurring!Operating!Income 772 833 +13.8% +7.9%
Recurring%Operating%Margin 2.1% 2.3%
Adjusted!net!income,!Group!share 235 274 +16.7%
Net!debt at!close 5,894 7,324 +€1.4bn

Breakdown* by* zone* of* first% half% 2014% net sales% and% recurring( operating)income

Net!sales Recurring!Operating!Income
(€M) H1%2013%
restated
H1!2014 Organic&
growth2
Variation%
at%current%
exch.%rates
H1%2013%
restated
H1!2014 Variation&
at&constant&
exch.&rates
Variation%
at%current%
exch.%rates
France 16,947 17,005 +1.9% +0.3% 482 515 +6.9% +6.9%
Other%Europe 9,176 9,173 G0.1% 0.0% 36 43 +19.3% +19.1%
Europe 26,123 26,178 +1.1% +0.2% 518 558 +7.8% +7.7%
Latin%America 6,953 6,454 +16.8% G7.2% 217 247 +33.2% +13.4%
Asia 3,370 3,237 +0.2% G3.9% 98 83 =11.9% G15.2%
Emerging!markets 10,323 9,691 +11.2% =6.1% 315 330 +19.2% +4.8%
Global%functions Z61 P55 +9.6% +10.2%
Total 36,446 35,870 +4.3% G1.6% 772 833 +13.8% +7.9%

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1 The% H1% 2014% social% and% consolidated% accounts% were% approved% by% the% Carrefour% Board% of% Directors,% which% met% on% July% 30th,% 2014.% The% accounts% were% submitted%to%a%limited%review%by%the%Group's auditors.

Figures% for% the% first% half% 2014%and% the% comparative% first% half% 2013%information% presented%in% this% document% take%into%account%the% classification% of% certain% activities%in%accordance%with%IFRS%5%– Assets%held%for%sale%and%discontinued%operations.

2 Excluding%petrol%and%calendar.

Further&growth&in&Recurring&Operating&Income& (+13.8%&at&constant& exchange(rates)(and(in(adjusted(net#income,#Group#share (+16.7%)

Income!statement

In%H1%2014,%Carrefour recorded%solid%net%sales growth.%Net!sales were%up%4.3%%on%an%organic basis.%At% current% exchange% rates,% sales% were% down% 1.6%.% Europe% and% Emerging% Markets% both recorded sales growth:%+1.1%%and%+11.2% respectively.

Recurring! Operating! Income! grew% once% again and% reached% €833m, up% +13.8%% at% constant% exchange% rates (+7.9%%at%current exchange%rates), driven by%both%Europe%(+7.8%)%and%Emerging%Markets%(+19.2%).

In% France,%recurring% operating% income was €515m, up% +6.9%,% an% increase% of% +20 basis% points% (bp) in% gross margin,%which reached%3.0%%of%sales.%This%performance is%mainly%explained%by%an%improved gross% margin%as%a% result%of decreased shrinkage%and% cost% savings% from%logistics. Profitability was%good%in%all% formats.

In% Other! European! countries,% recurring% operating% income stood% at €43m,% up% +19.3%% at% constant% currencies.%Operating%margin%was%slightly%up%at 0.5% of%sales. While%maintaining constant%attention% to% price% positioning,% the% gross margin% improved. In% Spain% and% in% Belgium,% profitability% increased.% Italy% continued%rolling%out%its%action%plans and%intensified%its%commercial%investments linked% to% the% football% world%cup in%the%half.

Strong% growth in Latin! America continued% with%recurring% operating% income of% €247m,% up% +33.2%% at% constant%exchange% rates.%Operating margin% stood%at% 3.8%,% up%+70bp.%This%increase% reflected%excellent% likeZforZlike%sales%in%Brazil%and%Argentina and%a%better%gross%margin.

In% Asia,% recurring% operating% income was% €83m.% Gross margin% held% up% well.% Amid% a% more% frugal% consumption%environment%and%a decrease% in% shopping% card%activity,% China continued% its%expansion% to% build%up%its%longZterm%position.%Taiwan%improved%its%performance.

Net nonPrecurring! income stood% at% €264m% and% mainly% reflected the% capital% gain% linked% to% the% contribution% of% assets% to% property% company Carmila. Net income! from! continuing! operations,! Group! share,%was%€474m%and%reflected:

  • A%decrease of%€131m in%financial!expenses, reflecting the%better%cost%of%funding%and%the €119m nonZ recurring expense linked%to%the%bond buyback%in%the%first%half 2013
  • A%stable effective!tax!rate

Net%income,%Group%share,%was%€441m.%

Adjusted!net!income,!Group!share, stood!at!€274m,!an!increase!of!+16.7%.

Cash!flow!and!debt

Cash!flow!from!operations rose%by%+41.6%.%Adjusted for%exceptional%items%and%discontinued%operations,% it%increased% by%+1.9%,%in%line%with% the%increase%in%EBITDA,% to% €1,252m (vs% €1,229m%in% the% first% half% of% 2013).

Carrefour% continued to% invest% in% remodeling% and% expansion with% capital! expenditure of% €818m.% The% change%in%payables%to%fixed%asset suppliers%led%to a%use%of €382m. Change!in!working!capital excluding% exceptional%items, stable%versus%the%prior%year,%was%a%cashZout%of%€2,488m.

Free!cash!flow was%Z€2,412m, reflecting%the%seasonality%of%the%business.

Acquisitions! and! disposals led% to% a% net% total% cashZout% of% €186m,% partly explained% by% the% creation% of% Carmila.%The%cash%dividend%paid%by%Carrefour%was%a%limited%€149m,%as%65%%of%shareholders%opted%for%a% dividend%payment%in%shares.%Financial!expenses decreased by%€27m%to%€192m.%

Net financial!debt as%at%June%30th,%2014%was%€7.3bn.

H1#2014#highlights

  • In%April,%creation!of!Carmila,%a%company%dedicated%to%enhancing%the%value%of%the%shopping%centers% adjacent% to%Carrefour%hypermarkets%in%France,%Spain%and%Italy%and%in%which%Carrefour%holds%a%42%% stake.%
  • Acquisition%in%June%of DIA!France,%comprising more%than%800%stores%totaling%nearly%550,000%m²%and% 2.3% billion% euros% of% sales% under% banners% in% 2013.% This% transaction,% which% remains subject% to% the% approval% of% the% relevant% antitrust% authorities,% should% contribute% to% the% growth% of% Carrefour's% multiformat store%network%in%France.
  • Acquisition! of! 53! supermarkets located! in! northern! Italy in% June,% with% a% combined%sales% area% of% 58,000% m²% and% net% sales% of% around% 300% million% euros% in% 2013.% This% acquisition% will% strengthen% Carrefour's%multiformat%strategy in%Italy.%The%completion%of%the%transaction%is%subject%to%the%approval% of%the%relevant%antitrust%authorities.

Staying the\$course\$on\$2014 priorities

Carrefour%is%staying%the%course.%The%priorities%announced%at%the%annual%results%presentation%in%March%are% reaffirmed:

  • Continue! action! plans! in! all! countries! aiming% at% continuous% improvement% of% our offer% and% price% image%to%enhance%the%shopping%experience,%notably%in%our three%largest%markets,%France,%Brazil%and% Spain but%also%in%Italy
  • Accelerate!multiPchannel!rollPout!
  • o Revamp%and%convergence%of%our%websites%in%France,%gradual%broadening%of%our%offer
  • o Continued%development%of%click%&%collect
  • Continue!structural!projects including:
  • o Revamp%of%the%supply%chain%in%France
  • o IT%rationalization
  • Enhance!the!attractiveness!of!our!sites!in%France,%Spain%and%Italy%by%capitalizing%on%the%creation%of% Carmila
  • Accelerate!store!remodelings!and!relaunch!multiPformat!expansion
  • o Investments%of%between%€2.4bn%and%€2.5bn%in%2014
  • o Intensification%of%the%remodeling%plan
  • o Continued%longZterm%growth%in%emerging%markets,%particularly%in%China%and%Brazil
  • Maintain!strict!financial!discipline

Contacts

Investor!Relations Réginald%Gillet,%Alessandra%Girolami,%Matthew%Mellin Tel :%+33%(0)1%41%04%26%00 Shareholder Relations! Tel%:%0%805%902%902%(tollZfree%n°%in%France) Group!Communications Tel%:%+33%(0)1%41%04%26%17

APPENDIX

Consolidated+Income+Statement

(€M) H1%2013%
restated
H1!2014 Variation
Sales,!net!of!taxes 36,446 35,870 P1.6%
Sales,!net!of!taxes!and!loyalty 36,159 35,564 P1.6%
Other%revenues 1,184 1,192 +0.7%
Total!Revenues 37,342 36,757 P1.6%
Cost%of%sales Z29,357 Z28,686 Z2.3%
Commercial%income 7,986 8,071 +1.1%
SG&A Z6,498 Z6,556 +0.9%
Recurring!operating!incomes!before!D&A!(EBITDA) 1,488 1,515 +1.8%
Depreciation%&%amortization Z716 Z682 Z4.7%
Recurring!operating!income 772 833 +7.9%
NonZcurrent%income%and%expenses 489 264 Z45.9%
Operating!income 1,261 1,097 P13.0%
Financial%expenses Z401 Z269 Z32.8%
Profit%before%tax 860 828 Z3.8%
Income%tax Z298 Z300 +0.6%
Companies%accounted%for%by%the%equity%method 25 9 Z62.7%
Net!income!from!continuing!operations 588 537 P8.5%
Net%income%from%discontinued%operations 368 Z33
Net!income 955 504 P47.2%
Of!which!Net!income!– Group!share 902 441
Of%which%net%income%from%continuing%operations,%Group%share 526 474
Of%which%net%income%from%discontinued%operations,%Group%share 376 Z33
Of!which!Net!income!–!!NonPControlling!Interests!(NCI) 53 63
Of%which%net%income%from%continuing%operations,%NCI 61 63
Of%which%net%income%from%discontinued%operations,%NCI P8 0

Calculation*of*adjusted*net*income,*Group*share

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(€M) H1%2013
restated
H1!2014 Variation
Net!income!from!continuing!operations,!Group!share 526 474 P9.8%
Restatement%for%non%recurring%income%and%expenses%(before%tax) Z489 Z264
Restatement%for%exceptional%items%in%net%financial%expenses 139 11
Tax%impact1 70 40
Restatement%on%share%of%income%from%minorities%and%companies%consolidated%
by%the%equity%method
Z11 13
Adjusted!net!income,!Group!share! 235 274 +16.7%

1 Tax%impact%of%restated%items%(non%recurring%income%and%expenses%and%financial%expenses)%and%non%recurring%tax%items.

Main%ratios

H1%2013
restated
H1!2014
Commercial%margin 21.9% 22.5%
Recurring%operating%income%/%Net%sales 2.1% 2.3%
Operating%income%/%Net%sales 3.5% 3.1%

Consolidated+Balance+Sheet

(€M) June%30th,
2013
June!30th,
2014
ASSETS
Intangible%assets 9,131 9,108
Tangible%assets 10,966 11,227
Financial%investments 1,418 2,541
Deferred%tax%assets 854 944
Investment%properties 422 319
Consumer%credit%from%financialZservices%companies%– long%term 2,372 2,413
NonPcurrent!assets 25,164 26,553
Inventories 5,595 5,902
Trade%receivables 2,390 2,281
Consumer%credit%from%financialZservices%companies%– short%term 2,968 3,373
Tax%receivables 936 735
Other%receivables 946 1,041
Current%financial%assets 409 361
Cash%and%cash%equivalents 3,834 2,030
Current!assets 17,079 15,723
Assets!held!for!sale 739 12
TOTAL 42,981 42,288
LIABILITIES
Shareholders%equity,%Group%share 7,838 8,158
Minority%interests%in%consolidated%companies 767 783
Shareholders'!equity 8,605 8,941
Deferred%tax%liabilities 532 537
Provisions%for%contingencies 3,608 3,734
Borrowing%– long%term 8,496 6,626
Bank%loans%refinancing%– long%term% 1,781 1,954
Non!current!liabilities 14,416 12,851
Borrowings%– short%term 1,640 3,089
Trade%payables 11,219 10,868
Bank%loans%refinancing%– short%term 2,895 3,079
Tax%payables%&%others 1,090 1,156
Other%debts 2,634 2,298
Current!liabilities 19,478 20,490
Liabilities!related!to!assets!held!for!sale 482 7
TOTAL 42,981 42,288

Consolidated+Cash+Flow+Statement

(€M) H1!2014
NET!DEBT!OPENING P 4,320 P 4,117
Gross%cash%flow%(ex.%discontinued%activities) 907 1,284
Change%in%working%capital Z 2,440 Z 2,571
Impact%of%discontinued%activities Z 28 0
Cash!flow!from!operations!(ex.!financial!services) P 1,561 P 1,287
Capital%expenditures Z 620 Z 818
Change%in%net%payables%to%fixed%asset%suppliers%(inc.%receivables) Z 91 Z 378
Asset%disposals%(business%related) 54 75
Impact%of%discontinued%activities Z 23 Z 5
Free!Cash!Flow P 2,240 P 2,412
Financial%investments Z 35 Z 268
Proceeds%from%disposals%of%subsidiaries%and%from%other%tangible%&%intangible%assets 539 82
Others 91 Z68
Impact%of%discontinued%activities 441 0
Cash!Flow!after!investments P 1,204 P2,667
Dividends/%capital%increase Z 164 Z 198
Acquisition%and%disposal%of%investments%without%change%of%control Z 11 Z 122
Cost%of%net%financial%debt Z 219 Z192
Others Z 8 37
Impact%of%discontinued%activities 35 Z16
Consumer%credit%impact P2 Z50
NET!DEBT!CLOSING P 5,894 P 7,324

Changes(in(Shareholder(Equity

(€M) Total!shareholders'!
equity
Shareholders'!equity,!
Group!share
Minority!interests
At!December!31,!2013 8,597 7,844 754
Total%comprehensive%income%for%H1%2014 560 483 77
2013%dividend Z199 Z149 Z50
Impact%of%scope%changes%and%others Z18 Z20 2
At!June!30,
2014
8,940 8,158 783

Definitions

Organic!sales!growth

Like%for%like%sales%growth%plus%net%openings%over%the%past%twelve%months,%including%temporary%store%closures.

Commercial!income

Commercial%income%is% the% difference% between% the% sum% of% net% sales,% other%income,% reduced% by%loyalty% program% costs% and% the% cost% of% goods% sold.% Cost% of% sales% comprises% purchase% costs,% changes% in% inventory,% the% cost% of% products% sold% by% the% financial% services% companies,% discounting% revenue% and% exchange rate gains% and% losses% on% goods%purchased.

Recurring!Operating!Income!Before!Depreciation!and!Amortization!(EBITDA)

Recurring%Operating%Income%Before%Depreciation%and%Amortization%(EBITDA)%is%defined%as%the%difference%between% commercial% income% and% sales,% general% and% administrative%expenses.%It%excludes% nonZrecurring% items% as% defined% below.

Recurring!Operating!Income

Recurring% Operating% Income% is% defined% as% the% difference% between% commercial% income% and% sales,% general% and% administrative%expenses,%depreciation%and%amortization.

Operating!Income!(EBIT)

Operating% Income% (EBIT)% is% defined% as% the% difference% between% commercial% income% and% sales,% general% and% administrative%expenses,%depreciation,%amortization and%nonZrecurring%items

NonZrecurring% income% and% expenses% are% certain% material% items% that% are% unusual% in% terms% of% their% nature% and% frequency,%such%as%impairment,%restructuring%costs%and%expenses%related%to%the%revaluation%of%preexisting%risks%on% the%basis of%information%that%the%Group%became%aware%of%during%the%accounting%period.

Free!Cash!Flow

Free%cash%flow%is%defined%as%the%difference%between%funds%generated%by%operations%(before%net%interest%costs),%the variation%of%working%capital%requirements%and%capital%expenditures.

Disclaimer

This%press%release%contains%both%historical%and%forwardZlooking%statements.%These%forwardZlooking%statements%are% based%on%Carrefour%management's%current%views%and%assumptions.%Such%statements%are%not%guarantees%of%future% performance% of% the% Group.% Actual% results% or% performances% may% differ% materially% from% those% in% such% forwardZ looking% statements% as% a% result% of% a% number% of% risks% and% uncertainties,% including% but% not% limited% to% the% risks% described%in% the%documents% filed%with% the%Autorité%des%marchés% financiers%as%part%of% the% regulated%information% disclosure%requirements%and%available%on%Carrefour's%website%(www.carrefour.com),%and%in%particular%the%Annual% Report% (Document% de% référence).% These% documents% are% also% available% in% English% language% on% the% company's% website.% Investors% may% obtain% a% copy% of% these% documents% from% Carrefour% free% of% charge.% Carrefour% does% not% assume%any%obligation%to%update%or%revise%any%of%these%forwardZlooking%statements%in%the%future.

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