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CGG

Regulatory Filings Oct 13, 2017

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Availability of a prospectus in connection with certain issuances provided for under the draft safeguard plan and the Chapter 11 plan in the context of the financial restructuring plan of CGG

Paris, France – October, 13 2017

CGG announces that, today, the Autorité des marchés financiers granted visa n°17-551 to the prospectus (in the French language) made available to the public in connection with:

  • the issuance and admission to trading on the regulated Euronext market in Paris ("Euronext Paris") of up to 24,375,000 share subscription warrants (the "Warrants #1") granted for free by CGG to all shareholders on the basis of one (1) Warrant #1 for one (1) existing share, which may result in the issuance of up to 32,500,000 new shares at the subscription price of €3.12 per new share;
  • the issuance and admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 37,524,400 new shares issued as part of an increase in share capital with removal of the shareholders' preferential subscription rights, in favor of (i) the holders of bonds convertible and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares, bearing interest at the rate of 1.75% and maturing on January 1, 2020, issued by the Company on June 26, 2015 and (ii) the holders of bonds convertible into and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares, bearing interest at the rate of 1.25% and maturing on January 1, 2019, issued by the Company on November 20, 2012, that will be subscribed at their face value by way of set-off with the subscription price of €10.26 per new share;
  • the issuance and admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 496,794,900 new shares issued as part of a capital increase with removal of the shareholders' preferential subscription rights, in favor of (i) the holders of high yield notes, bearing interest at the rate of 5.875% and maturing in 2020, issued by the Company on April 23, 2014, (ii) the holders of high yield notes, bearing interest at the rate of 6.5% and maturing in 2021, issued by the Company on May 31, 2011, January 20, 2017 and March 13, 2017 and (iii) the holders of high yield notes, bearing interest at the rate of 6.875% and maturing in 2022, issued by the Company on May 1, 2014, that will be subscribed at their face value by way of set-off with the subscription price of €3.12 per new share;
  • the admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 123,817,300 new shares, with a subscription price of €0.01 per new share, resulting from the exercise of up to 123,817,300 share subscription warrants (the "Warrants #3"), granted for free by the Company to the subscribers of new second lien notes governed by New York State law (the "New Notes");
  • the admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 7,738,600 new shares, with a subscription price of €0.01 per new share, resulting from the exercise of up to 7,738,600 share subscription warrants granted for free by the Company to the members of the ad hoc committee of Senior Notes holders;
  • the admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 11,607,900 new shares, with a subscription price of €0.01 per new share, resulting from the exercise of up to 11,607,900 share subscription warrants granted for free by the Company to the

persons committed to backstop the subscription of the New Notes and the Warrants #3, in accordance with the provisions of the private placement agreement dated June 26, 2017 ;

  • the admission to trading on Euronext Paris of the new shares to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants #1.

These transactions would be implemented in the context of the financial restructuring plan, the terms of which were announced on June 14, 2017 by the Company. The plan was approved on July 28, 2017 by a unanimous vote of the committee of banks and financial institutions, and by a majority of 93.5% of votes cast at the general meeting of bondholders. Furthermore, the various classes of creditors concerned by the Chapter 11 proceedings massively voted in favor of the Chapter 11 plan which was confirmed by the relevant US court on October 10, 2017 (the order should be entered in the next few days). The works council of the Company, also consulted with respect to the draft safeguard plan, rendered a favorable opinion at its meeting held on 2 October 2017.

The completion of the foregoing transactions remains subject to:

  • the approval by the Company's extraordinary general meeting of shareholders which is scheduled to convene on October 31, 2017 of the resolutions required to implement the draft safeguard plan, in particular those relating to the share capital reduction by reducing the unit par value of the Company's shares to €0.01;
  • the abovementioned share capital reduction being effectively carried out;
  • the sanctioning of the draft safeguard plan approved by both the committee of banks and assimilated creditors, and the sole general meeting of bondholders on July 28, 2017, by the Commercial Court of Paris; according to the current contemplated provisional timetable, the court should examine the request for the sanctioning of the draft safeguard plan on November 6, 2017;
  • confirmation by the relevant US Court of the "Chapter 11" plan and the recognition of the ruling sanctioning the draft safeguard plan within the framework of the "Chapter 15" proceedings the enforcement of which is not stayed;
  • the obtaining of the AMF visa on the prospectus relating to the issue, with shareholders' preferential subscription rights, of new shares with warrants in an amount of c. 112 million euros (including share premium), priced at €1.56 per share, i.e. a nominal value of €0.01 and a share premium of €1.55 per new share, which share capital increase is tentatively scheduled to take place in December 2017, with settlement and delivery scheduled for January 2018.
  • the satisfaction of all conditions precedent provided for in the implementation documents of the restructuring, which includes notably the indenture of the new first lien notes, the indenture of the New Second Lien Notes and the new interest second lien notes, or the terms and conditions of the various warrants.

The prospectus comprises the CGG reference document (document de référence), filed with the Financial Markets Authority on May 1, 2017 under number D.17-0486, the update of the Company's Reference Document filed with the AMF on October 13th, 2017under number D.17-0486-A01, the securities note (including a summary of the prospectus) under visa 17- 551 dated October 13th, 2017, and a summary of the prospectus (attached to this press release). Copies of the prospectus can be obtained free of charge from the registered office of CGG, Tour Maine Montparnasse, 33 Avenue du Maine – 75015 Paris, the Company's website (www.cgg.com) and the AMF website (www.amf-france.org).

Appendix: Summary of the prospectus

The press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities. There will not be any sale of these securities in any such state or country in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state or country.

The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered and sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

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 5,500 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]

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

AMF Visa no. 17-551 dated October 13, 2017

The summary consists of a series of key items of information, referred to as "Elements", divided into five sections A through E and numbered A.1 through E.7.

This summary contains all Elements which must be included in the summary of a prospectus relating to this class of securities and this type of issuer. As all Elements need not be provided, the numbering of the Elements in this summary is not continuous.

It is possible that no relevant information can be provided concerning a given Element that must be included in this summary because of the class of securities and type of issuer concerned. In that case, the summary includes a brief description of the Element concerned, with the indication "not applicable".

Section A –
Introduction and disclaimer
A.1 Note for
readers
This summary should be read as an introduction to the Prospectus.
Any decision to invest in the securities under the public offering
or for whose
admission to trading on a regulated market is requested should be based on
consideration of the prospectus as a whole by the investor.
Where a claim relating to the information contained in the Prospectus is
brought before a court, the plaintiff investor might, under the national
legislation of the Member States, have to bear the costs of translating the
Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated.
Civil liability attaches only to those persons who have tabled the summary
including any translation thereof, but only if the summary is misleading,
inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of the
Prospectus or it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of
the Prospectus, the key information in order to aid investors when
considering whether to invest in such securities.
A.2 Consent of the
issuer
Not applicable.
Section B –
Issuer
B.1 Issuing
company's
name and
business name
Company name: CGG (the "Company" and, together with all of its consolidated
subsidiaries, the "Group").
Business name: CGG
B.2 Registered
office/
Legal
form/
Governing law/
Country of
origin
-
Registered office: Tour Maine Montparnasse, 33 Avenue du Maine, 75015 Paris.
-
Legal form: Société anonyme with a board of directors.
-
Governing law: French law.
-
Country of origin: France.
B.3 Description of
the issuer's
operations
and
principal lines
of business
CGG is a world leader in geophysical services and equipment.
The Group offers an extensive line of services, equipment sold under the
Sercel trademark, and technological solutions for
a broad,
worldwide
customer base, primarily in oil and gas exploration and production.
The Group is structured along the following eight product lines:

Equipment (including the Sercel entities or brands, such as Metrolog,
GRC and De
Regt);

Marine Acquisition;

Land
Acquisition
(including
land
electromagnetics
and
general
geophysics);

Multi-physics;

Multi-clients and New business models;

Subsurface imaging;

GeoSoftware (which covers the business and software development
activities of
Jason and Hampson-Russell);

GeoConsulting
(which covers the consulting business of Jason and
Hampson-Russell as well as the consulting and geology activities of
Robertson along with the Data Management Services).
These lines of business are categorized
into four segments for the purpose of
the Group's financial reporting: Equipment, Contractual Data Acquisition,
Geology, Geophysics and Reservoir ("GGR") and Non-operated Resources.
B.4
a
Main
recent
trends with
effects
on the
issuer and its
lines of
business
Group's debt structure
1.1.
As
of
September
30,
2017,
the
Group's
financial
indebtedness
was,
notably,
as
follows:
(i)
a secured financial debt, composed of:
i.
"Multicurrency Revolving Facility Agreement", a revolving credit facility
agreement, entered into on July 31, 2013 by the Company for an initial
amount
in
principal
of
\$325,000,000,
reduced
to
approximately
\$300,000,000, fully drawn to date (the "French RCF");
ii.
"Credit Agreement", a revolving credit facility agreement, entered into on
July 15, 2013 for an initial amount of \$165,000,000, fully drawn to date (the
"US RCF"); and
iii.
"Term Loan Credit Agreement", a bullet loan agreement, entered into on
November 19, 2015 by CGG Holding (U.S.) Inc. for an initial amount of
\$342,122,500 (the "TLB 2019");
(together, the "Secured Loans");
The Secured Loans benefit from a number of security interests granted by the
Company and certain of its subsidiaries (including pledges of securities accounts on
the main subsidiaries) and guarantees granted by certain Group companies.
(ii) two issues of convertible bonds, namely:
i.
Bonds");
an issue of convertible bonds (obligations à option de conversion et/ou
d'échange en actions nouvelles ou existantes) on November 20, 2012 for a
total initial amount of €360,000,000, reduced to approximately €34,900,000
(following an exchange transaction with convertible bonds (obligations à
option de conversion et/ou d'échange en actions nouvelles ou existantes)
which mature in 2020) due on January 1, 2019 (the "2019 Convertible
ii.
"Convertible Bonds");
an issue of convertible bonds (obligations à option de conversion et/ou
d'échange en actions nouvelles ou existantes) on June 26, 2015 for a total
initial amount of €325,100,000, due on January 1, 2020 (the "2020
Convertible Bonds", and together with the 2019 Convertible Bonds, the
The Convertible Bonds do not benefit from security interests of guarantees.
(iii) several high-yield "senior" note issues under US law, namely:
i.
Notes 2020")
an issue of notes dated April 23, 2014 maturing on May 15, 2020 for a total
amount of €400,000,000 bearing interest at a rate of 5.875% (the "Senior
ii. an issue of notes dated May 31, 2011, January 20, 2017 and March 13, 2017,
maturing on June 1, 2021 for a total initial amount of \$720,704,000 bearing
interest at a rate of 6.5% (the "Senior Notes 2021"); and
iii. an issue of notes dated May 1, 2014 maturing on January 15, 2022 for a total
initial amount of \$500,000,000 bearing interest at a rate of 6.875% (the
"Senior Notes 2022" and together with the Senior Notes 2020 and the Senior
Notes 2021, the "Senior Notes").
The Senior Notes benefit from guarantees granted by certain Group companies but do not
benefit from any security interest.
(iv) a leasing contract to finance the operational head office of its subsidiaries CGG
Services SAS in Massy, by the end of October 1st, 2022.
Therefore, as
of
September
30,
2017,
the
financial debt
amounted
to
\$2,905,296,358.
The
summarized
financial
indebtedness of
the
Group
is
as
follows:
Financial debt as of
September 30, 2017
Total
amount in
principal,
excluding
accrued
interests
Accrued
interests
IFRS
retreatments
Total
Secured Loans
French RCF (EUR) 124,600,000 124,600,000
French RCF (USD) 160,000,000
161,933,711
42,528
420,376
-1,257,343
-621,942
158,785,185
161,732,144
US RCF (USD)
TLB 2019 (USD)
337,845,969 71,607 -957,297 336,960,280
Total Secured Loans 806,882,440 534,511 -2,836,582 804,580,369
(in USD1 )
Senior Notes
Senior Notes 2020 (EUR)
400,000,000 20,880,811 -391,393 420,489,418
Senior Notes 2021 (USD) 675,625,000 36,419,977 -1,520,312 710,524,665
Senior Notes 2022 (USD) 419,636,000 20,642,007 -343,466 439,934,541
Total Senior Notes 1,567,501,00 81,713,869 -2,325,857 1,646,889,01
(in USD1
)
0 2
Convertible Bonds
Convertible Bonds 2019
(EUR)
34,933,352 110,071 -1,826,089 33,217,334
Convertible Bonds 2020
(EUR)
325,165,550 4,310,671 -31,702,005 297,774,216
Total Convertible Bonds
(in EUR)
360,098,902 4,420,742 -33,528,094 330,991,550
Other debts
Leasing (USD) 58,585,746 58,585,746
Other (USD) 4,472,607 4,472,607
Total Other Debts
(in USD1
)
4,472,607 - 58,585,746 63,058,353
Total financial debt as of
September 30, 2017
(in USD1
)
2,803,988,81
0
87,467,508 13,840,040 2,905,296,35
8

(1) On the basis of an exchange rate of 1 EUR = 1.1806 USD.

As of September 29, 2017:

(i) the Senior Notes 2020 were traded at a price reflecting a discount of 54.5% of their nominal value;

(ii) the Senior Notes 2021 were traded at a price reflecting a discount of 55.5% of their nominal value;

(iii) the Senior Notes 2022 were traded at a price reflecting a discount of 54.8% of their nominal value;

(iv) the Convertible Bonds 2019 were traded at a price reflecting a discount of 31.2% of their nominal value;

(v) the Convertible Bonds 2020 were traded at a price reflecting a discount of 86.4% of their nominal value.

Discussions with the stakeholders

Following the February 27, 2017 appointment by the President of the Paris Commercial Court of Maître Bourbouloux as mandataire ad hoc, discussions took place with the Group's principal creditors aimed at reducing the Group's debt. CGG ,some of its principal creditors, and DNCA (in its capacity as long-term institutional shareholder and holder of the Company's Senior Notes and Convertible Bonds) reached an agreement in principle on a financial restructuring plan on June 1, 2017 and, legally binding agreements (lock-up or restructuring support agreements) were signed on June 13, 2017 which confirmed the agreement in principle, whereby the parties thereto have committed to undertake any action reasonably required to implement and carry out the restructuring.

To the Company's knowledge, as of October 4, 2017, no member of the ad hoc Senior Notes holders committee or of the ad hoc Secured Lenders committee held more than 1 % of the Company's capital. At this date, DNCA who held (i) approximately 5.5 % of the total principal amount of the Senior Notes, (ii) approximately 20.7 % of the total principal amount of the

Convertible Bonds, and (iii) approximately 7.9
% of the share capital of the
Company.

The draft safeguard plan was approved on July 28, 2017 by a unanimous vote of the committee of banks and financial institutions, and by a majority of 93.5% of votes cast at the general meeting of bondholders, including by DNCA. The "Chapter 11" plan concerning the various classes of creditors subject to "Chapter 11" proceedings was confirmed by the relevant US court on October 10, 2017 (the order should be entered in the next few days). The works council of the Company, also consulted with respect to the draft safeguard plan, rendered a favorable opinion at its meeting held on October 2, 2017.

In order to implement the draft of the restructuring plan, the required resolutions will first have to be approved by the Company's general meeting of shareholders, which is scheduled to convene on October 31, 2017. The plan will then have to be sanctioned by a judgment of the Paris Commercial Court, scheduled for November 13, 2017, according to the indicative timetable, following a hearing on November 6, 2017. The judgment by the Paris Commercial Court on the safeguard plan will then have to be recognized in the United States under a Chapter 15 proceeding, which is tentatively expected to take place on November 20, 2017.

A Chapter 11 plan concerning some of the Group's foreign subsidiaries, which are debtors or guarantors of the Group's debt has been prepared. The subsidiaries involved in the Chapter 11 plan are CGG Holding BV, CGG Marine BV, CGG Holding I (UK) Ltd, CGG Holding II (UK) Ltd, CGG Holding (US) Inc., CGG Services (US) Inc., Alitheia Resources Inc., Viking Maritime Inc., CGG Land (US) Inc., Sercel Inc., Sercel-GRC Corp, CGG Marine Resources Norge AS, CGG Canada Services Ltd and Sercel Canada Ltd.

As part of these judicial proceedings, the holders of claims under the Secured Loans, the Senior Notes and the Convertible Bonds whose principal aggregate amount, inclusive of the Convertible Bonds, is approximately equal to \$2.8 billion) may not demand any early repayment, which provides protection to the Group to carry out its operational activities while leaving to stakeholders only a limited timeframe to approve a financial restructuring plan.

Should one of the conditions set out in subsection C.1of the Prospectus Summary fail to be satisfied, the financial restructuring plan may not be implemented. In this case, or if the implementation timetable is not met, according to the Company cash flow forecasts, the Group liquidity would decrease below the required level to continue the operations no later than the first quarter of 2018, hence jeopardizing the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern. In addition, in such cases, the Group could be placed under judicial reorganization proceedings (redressement judiciaire) in the short term, and be wound up in the medium term, as the case may be in the

context of liquidation proceedings in various jurisdictions. Should such
proceedings be carried out, they could place
the shareholders and the holders
of American Depositary Shares in a situation where they would
lose their
entire investment in the Group, and the creditors, or some of them, with
fewer recourses to recover their claims
For the purpose of
the Prospectus Summary, (i) "Restructuring Effective
Date" means the date on which all of the conditions relating to the effective
nature of the completion of the restructuring plan under the US proceeding of
Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and the safeguard (sauvegarde)
or judicial reorganization proceedings (redressement judiciaire) plan (as
applicable) have been satisfied or waived, including the completion of all
steps required to finalize the restructuring, such as the issuance of debt
securities and other securities contemplated therein, irrespective of the fact
that the time limits for challenges have not expired, such date being
acknowledged by the Board of directors or, upon delegation, by the CEO of
the Company, and (ii) "Reference Date"
means the date corresponding to
the last day of the exercise period for the Rights Issue with PSR.
Summary
of the main characteristics of the draft safeguard plan
The main characteristics of the draft safeguard plan are the following :

The substantial reduction of the Company's gross financial
indebtedness level
by way of equitization of the claims under the
Senior Notes and Convertible Bonds
Equitization of the Senior Notes
The claims under the Senior Notes (principal plus accrued interest
o
other than
interest referred to below) would be equitized
at their face
value at a subscription price of €3.12 per new share (the "Creditors
Shares
2") (except for the amount potentially used to backstop the
capital increase with preferential subscription right as described
below);
Accrued and unpaid interests under the Senior Notes for an amount of
o
\$86 million would be paid in new high-yield second lien notes or
would be paid in cash over a ten-year period subject to certain terms.
Equitization of the Convertible Bonds
The claims under the Convertible Bonds (principal plus accrued
o
interest other than interest referred to below) would be equitized
at
their face value
at a subscription price of €10.26 per new share (the
"Creditors Shares 1");
Accrued and unpaid interests for an amount of approximately €4.46
o
million would be paid in cash.

A new money injection up to approximately \$500 million
The size of such new money injections was discussed and agreed
between the parties on the basis of negative sensitivities vis-à-vis the
outlook for 2018 and 2019, based in particular on a less favorable
assumption regarding the price per oil barrel, i.e. a simple stability
compared to the current level of USD 50-55 per barrel, and a lower
increase of exploration expenses.
Share capital increase with preferential subscription right for
approximately
€112
A share capital increase with preferential subscription right would be
o
implemented in an amount of up to
approximately
€112 million
(the
"Rights Issue with PSR") by way of an issue of new shares with
share warrants attached (the "Warrants #2" and "ABSA"), at a
subscription price of €1.56 per ABSA; three Warrants#2 would give
the right to subscribe to two new shares at a price of €4.02 per new
share, for a 5-year exercise period. This capital increase would be
backstopped by DNCA Invest and the entities managed by DNCA
Finance (the "DNCA Entities"), up to an amount of €71.39 million
(compensated by a fee equal to 10
% of the amount backstopped),
then by the holders of Senior Notes for the remaining portion
unsubscribed by the shareholders, by way of set-off.
Issuance of new high yield notes for an amount up to \$375 million
An
issuance
of
new
high-yield
second-lien
notes
would
be
o
implemented for an amount of \$375 million, such issuance being
subscribed in accordance with a private placement agreement dated
June 26, 2017; the subscribers would benefit from an allocation of
share warrants giving right to subscribe, with a six-month exercise
period and for one euro cent (€0.01)
per new share, to 16% of the
capital on a partially diluted basis after the restructuring transactions
(the "Warrants #3"). The new notes would be governed by New
York
state
law, benefit from second-ranking security interests, and
bear interest at a rate including a variable component indexed on the
LIBOR for the tranche denominated in US dollars and EURIBOR for
the tranche denominated in euros (with a floor at 1%) plus 400 bps per
annum and PIK of 850
bps per annum
(the "New Second Lien
Notes)"; the subscribers would benefit from a backstop commitment
fee equal to 7 % of the total amount subscribed;
This issuance of new notes would be backstopped by the members of
o
the ad hoc committee of the holders of Senior Notes (or their
transferees) who will receive in this respect a backstop commitment
fee equal to 3
% of the total amount of the issuance, and share
warrants giving the right to subscribe, with a six-month exercise
period and for one
euro cent (€0.01) per new share, to 1.5% of the
capital on a partially diluted basis after the restructuring transactions
(the "Backstop Warrants");
The funds raised in cash from (i) the Rights Issue with PSR and (ii)
o
the issue of the New Second Lien Notes
and Warrants #3 (net of
backstop and commitment fees and other costs, expenses or fees
related to the Rights Issue with PSR and the issue of the New Second
Lien Notes
and Warrants #3) will be used as indicated in paragraph
E.2a below.

The free allocation of share warrants to the shareholders
enabling them to benefit from the sector recovery
Share warrants would be allocated for free for each existing share (the
o
"Warrants
#1"). Three of such warrants would give right to
subscribe, with a four-year exercise period, for four new shares of the
Company at a subscription price of €3.12 per new share.

The free allocation of share warrants to the members the ad hoc
committee of the holders of Senior Notes
Share warrants would be allocated for free to the members of the ad
hoc committee of the holders of Senior Notes (the "Coordination
Warrants"). Such warrants would give the right to subscribe, with a
six-month exercise period and for one
euro cent (€0.01) per new share,
to 1% of the capital on a partially diluted basis after the restructuring
transactions.

The extension of the maturity of the Secured Loans
The Secured Loans would be subject, under certain conditions,
o
partially repaid by anticipation up to \$150 million (the "Initial
Repayment") by means of injection of new liquidity
as described
above.
The US RCF, the French RCF and the TLB 2019 would be
o
"exchanged" for new high-yield first lien notes, with a five-year
maturity (2023), except in the event of early total repayment of the
Secured Loans.
Such new high-yield first lien notes would be governed by the
New
o
York State law and issued by CGG Holding (U.S.) Inc., and would
bear interest at a rate with a floating LIBOR component (subject to a
floor of 100 basis points) plus 650 basis point, in cash per year and,
with respect to capitalized interest (payment-in-kind, or PIK), a
component determined on the Restructuring Effective Date based on
the amounts still outstanding on that date after taking into account the
Initial Repayment, such bonds being issued (i) for the creditors of the
US RCF and of the TLB 2019,
and (ii) upon instruction from the
Company, to the creditors under the French RCF as payment of part of
the debt owed by CGG Holdings (U.S.) to the Company;
The issuances of Warrants #1, ABSA, Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants
and Backstop Warrants are below referred to as the "Issuances Steps".
The "Chapter 11" plan follows the characteristics of the draft safeguard plan

described below for the creditors concerned, that is to say the creditors under the Secured Loans and the Senior Notes (the "Chapter 11" plan and the draft safeguard plan are together referred to as the "Financial Restructuring Plan"). Financial debt and liquidity after completion of the transactions provided for in the Financial Restructuring Plan Following the transactions provided for in the Financial Restructuring Plan, the Group would benefit from a balance sheet with a level of gross financial debt reduced from approximately \$2.9 billon to approximately \$1.2 billion. The maturities of the new notes would be as follows: The net debt / EBITDA ratio (leverage ratio) would be, immediately after completion of the transactions contemplated in the draft safeguard plan, close to 2.1x, while it would have reached almost 8.5x in the absence of any financial restructuring. The impacts of the Financial Restructuring Plan on the Group's liquidity are as follows: - the implementation of the Financial Restructuring Plan is reflected, if cumulated, over the period of 2017-2019 by net savings of financial costs in cash (after interests payments, and principal repayments) of approximately \$225 million, after considering the costs related to the restructuring (fees of attorneys, banks, advisers, experts..) and given the tax advantages related to the safeguard proceedings; - the Group would have an increase of its cash flows close to \$300 million immediately after the implementation of the restructuring, corresponding to the residual products (i) of the Rights Issue with PSR and (ii) of the issuance of the New Second Lien Notes, after payment of the various compensations of placement and backstop and partial repayment of the Secured Loans; - the Group would have a capacity to raise new secured debt in the future, pari passu with the new first lien notes up to an amount of \$200 million, the

lenders having accepted to share their securities and guarantees up to a
maximum amount of \$900 million. After the restructuring, the amount of
new first lien notes would reach \$677 million.
Number of securities issued
The Company will notify the market of the precise date of the launch of the
Rights Issue with PSR, for
which a prospectus will be submitted to the AMF
for its
approval (visa), and of the date of settlement and delivery of the
different issuances.
The settlement and delivery of all the issuances of
Warrants
#1, Warrants #3, Creditor Shares 1, Creditor Shares 2,
Coordination Warrants, and Backstop Warrants will occur concomitantly
with the settlement and delivery of the issue, with shareholders' preferential
subscription rights, of new shares with warrants, subject to satisfaction of all
the above-mentioned conditions precedent. The issuances provided for under
the draft safeguard plan and the Chapter 11 plan shall be regarded as a
whole; if one of them could not be implemented, none of them would be
implemented.
The Company will notify the market of the final number of shares to be
issued under issues reserved for
creditors, after the
centralization
period of
the Rights Issue with PSR.
Governance
Subject to the vote of the Company's general meeting of shareholders, the
structure and composition
of the Company's Board of Directors after
the
restructuring will be determined in consultation
with DNCA and the
members of the ad hoc committee of Senior Notes holders
who will have
become and remained
shareholders of the Company.

The structure and composition of the board of directors will have to comply with the AFEP-MEDEF Code and will be put in place promptly and in any event no later than three months after the Restructuring Effective Date.

Challenge of the draft safeguard plan by certain Convertible Bonds holders

On August 4, 2017, certain holders of Convertible Bonds (Keren Finance, Delta Alternative Management, Schelcher Prince Gestion, Financière de l'Europe, Ellipsis Asset Management and HMG Finance) filed an appeal against the draft safeguard plan adopted by the committee of banks and assimilated creditors, and the sole general meeting of bondholders on July 28, 2017, which will be examined during the hearing on the draft safeguard plan, scheduled for November 6, 2017.

Without disputing the results of the general meeting of bondholders' vote, these holders of Convertible Bonds challenge the treatment of their claims under the draft safeguard plan, arguing that the differences in treatment between the Convertible Bond holders and the Senior Notes holders is not justified by the differences in their situations and would be, in any event, disproportionate.

The Company considers that the holders of Convertible Bonds are not in the

same situation as the Senior Notes holders, in particular regarding the
guarantees given to the latter, so that the differentiated treatment provided
for in the draft safeguard plan is compliant with legal provisions.
Should this claim be declared well founded by the Court, the Court may not
adopt the draft safeguard plan in so far as it does not have the power to
modify its terms.
If the action was declared groundless and the draft safeguard plan is
sanctioned by the Court, the Convertible Bonds holders might appeal this
judgment, which will, nevertheless, remain fully enforceable on a provisional
basis (the implementation of the safeguard plan would not be suspended),
except in the event of (i) an appeal from the public Prosecutor's office
(Parquet) or (ii) the suspension of the provisory enforcement pronounced by
the first president of the Paris Court of Appeal, by a summary proceedings
(en référé) at
French
Commercial Code, and provided that the grounds relied on in support
of the appeal appear serious.
the request of the claimants, pursuant to article R. 661-1 of the
If such a request were granted, the implementation of the Financial
Restructuring Plan would be delayed or jeopardized. Although the Company
believes that the occurrence of this risk of suspension of the provisional
enforceability of the judgment sanctioning the plan prior to the
implementation of the Financial Restructuring Plan is unlikely, it cannot be
completely ruled out. Furthermore, following the implementation of the
Financial Restructuring Plan, the draft safeguard plan could be canceled with
retroactive effect if the Court of Appeal accepted the claimants' requests.
Such a cancellation could theoretically have the effect of invalidating the
financial restructuring of the CGG group.
B.5 Group to which
the issuer
belongs
The Company is the parent entity of the Group, which included 79
consolidated subsidiaries (73
September 30, 2017.
in foreign countries and 6 in France) as of
B.6 Issuer's As of September 30, 2017, based on the information available to the
principal Company, its share capital and voting rights were divided as follows:
shareholders
and control
Shares % capital Voting rights % of voting
rights
Bpifrance Participations 2,069,686 9.35 2,458,954 10.90
IFP Energies Nouvelles 107,833 0.49 107,833 0.48
Concert IFP Energies Nouvelles
– Bpifrance Participations(a)
2,177,519 9.84 2,566,787 11.38
DNCA Finance(b) 1,756,314 7.94 1,756,314 7,78
CGG Actionnariat 273 0.0012 546 0.0024
Other shareholders
Treasury shares
18,174,046
24,997
82.11
0.11
18,213,706
24,997
80.73
0.11
Number of shares outstanding
and voting rights 22,133,149 100 22,562,350 100
(a) Calculated on the basis of the number of shares and voting rights held by
Bpifrance Participations and IFP Energies Nouvelles as indicated in its
declaration concerning the crossing of threshold addressed to the AMF on
June 27, 2017 and on the basis of the total number of shares and voting rights
of the Company as of September 30, 2017.
(b) Calculated on the basis of the number of shares held by DNCA Finance
as indicated in its declaration concerning the crossing of threshold addressed
to the Company on February 21, 2017 and on the basis of the total number of
shares and voting rights of the Company as of September 30, 2017.
The shareholders table above is not presented on the diluted basis after
dilution resulting from the completion of the stock options, insofar as they
are not in the money as of September 30, 2017.
Bpifrance Participations and IFP Energies Nouvelles entered into a
shareholders agreement on March 8, 2012 pertaining to their equity interest
in CGG, with the aim of implementing a common policy on certain issues
concerning the Company.
Following several declarations of thresholds crossing between July 21, 2017
and August 31, 2017, AMS Energie declared holding less than 1% of the
share capital and the voting rights of the Company and holding no more than
160,550 shares of the Company.
In the period from
September 30,
Prospectus, the Company
was notified of
ownership of its shares:
the following changes in the 2017 and the date of approval (visa) of the
Decrease below the 2% threshold
-
Advisors LP.
by Dimensional Fund
At the AMF request, the Company, at its earliest convenience, will inform
the market, by way of a press release, of statutory thresholds crossings that
would have been notified to it from the visa date until the extraordinary
general meeting of the shareholders of the Company, due to convene on
October 31, 2017.
All shares fully paid up and held in registered form by the same shareholder
for at least two years are entitled to double voting rights compared
shares, based on
the portion of the share capital
L.
225-123 of the French Commercial Code
Company's articles of association).
they represent (article
and article 14.6 of the
to other
B.7 Selected key Half-year data
historical
financial
information
The selected financial information below relates to the half-year
ended June 30, 2017, June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015. The information for
June 30, 2017, June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 is derived
consolidated financial statements
June 30, 2016.
for the period ended June 30, 2017 periods
from the half-year
and
Consolidated income statement:
(In US\$ millions) First half of
2015
First half of
2016
First half of
2017
Operating Revenue 1,042.1 603.2 599.2
Gross margin (28.9) (110.9) (195.1)
Net income (115.4) (208.9) (314.8)
Minority interests' net income 1.6 (2.0) (1.5)
Shareholders' net income (117.0) (206.9) (313.3)
Earnings per share (base)1 (19.25) (10.64) (14.15)
Other alternative performance indicators (NRC: non-recurring charges)
(In US\$ millions) First half of
2015
First half of
2016
First half of
2017
EBITDAS1 before NRC 257.0 130.9 148.7
EBITDAS after NRC 234.4 123.7 24.3
Operating income before NRC (6.0) (104.0) (71.0)
amortization net of amortization expense capitalized to Multi-client, and share-based compensation
cost. Share-based compensation includes both stock options and allocation of free shares issued under
performance conditions. EBITDAS is presented as additional information because it is one measure
used by certain investors to determine operating cash flow and historical ability to meet debt service
and capital expenditure requirements. However, other companies may present EBITDAS differently.
EBITDAS is not a measure of financial performance under IFRS and should not be considered as an
alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity or an alternative to net
income as indicators of the Group's operating performance or any other measures of performance
derived in accordance with IFRS.
Furthermore, on the first half of 2017, the Cash Flow from operations was \$87 million before NRC,
compared to \$372 million for the first half of 2016. The Cash Flow from operations was \$(13) million
after cash NRC.
On the first half of 2017, the Global
Capex
year:
-
Industrial
capex
was
\$23
million,
up
-
Research
&
development
capex
was
-
Multi-client
cash
capex
was
\$108
Eventually, on the first half of 2017, after
and
Capex
and
before
NRC,
Free
Cash
to
\$97
million
for
the
first
half
of
2016.
was
\$(198)
million.;
Consolidated balance sheet:
was
\$146
million,
3%
year-on-year;
\$15
million,
million,
down
the
payment
Flow
was
After
cash
down
28%
down
19%
33%
year-on-year;
of
interest
\$(98)
million
NRC,
Free
year-on
year-on-year;
expenses
compared
Cash
Flow
(In US\$ millions) First half of
2015
First half of
2016
First half of
2017
Cash and short-term investment
securities
223.6 451.2 314.8
Working capital needs1 565.9 280.9 433.2
1,112.3 768.4 350.1
Net property, plant and equipment
Multi-client studies
Goodwill
1,013.9
2,037.8
990.1
1,228.9
832.9
1,229.6
Debt2
2,720.8
2,601.6
2,811.8
Shareholders' equity – attributable to
2,641.0
1,468.8
741.2
the parent company shareholders
(1) Takes into account the receivables accounts and related accounts, stocks and work in progress, tax
assets, other current assets and assets held-for-sale, minus payable accounts and related accounts, staff
cost liabilities, corporate income taxes to be paid, customer deposits, deferred income, current portion
of provisions and other current liabilities.
(2) Takes into account long term financial debt (including finance leases), short-term financial debt
(including short-term portion of the finance leases), short-term bank borrowings and accrued interest.
Annual data
The selected financial information below relates to the financial years
ended
December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, and is derived from the consolidated
financial statements
for financial year ended
December 31, 2016.
Consolidated income statement:
Financial year closed on December 31
(In US\$ millions)
2014
2015
2016
Operating Revenue
3,095.4
2,100.9
1,195.5
Gross margin
(697.5)
(1,157.6)
(396.5)
Net income
(1,149.6)
(1,446.2)
(576.6)
Minority interests' net income
7.8
4.0
(3.2)
Shareholders' net income
(1,154.4)
(1,450.2)
(573.4)
Earnings per share (base)1
(189.95)
(238.50)
(27.57)
Other alternative performance indicators (NRC: non-recurring charges)
Financial year closed on December 31
(In US\$ millions)
2014
2015
2016
EBITDAS1 before NRC
993.7
660.6
327.9
775.7
452.8
273.6
EBITDAS after NRC
Operating income before NRC
241.9
60.9
(213.0)
Consolidated balance sheet:
Financial year closed on December 31
(In US\$ millions)
2014
2015
2016
Cash and short-term investment
359.1
385.3
538.8
securities
539.4
428.5
334.6
Net property, plant and equipment
1,238.2
885.2
708.6
Working capital needs1
Multi-client studies
947.4
927.1
847.9
2,041.7
1,228.7
1,223.3
7,061.0
5,513.0
4,861.5
2,778.9
2,884.8
2,850.4
Goodwill
Shareholders' equity – attributable to
2,693.0
1,312.2
1,120.7
the parent company shareholders
Total assets
Debt2
(1) Takes into account the receivables accounts and related accounts, stocks and work in progress, tax
assets, other current assets and assets held-for-sale, minus payable accounts and related accounts, staff
cost liabilities, corporate income taxes to be paid, customer deposits, deferred income, current portion
of provisions and other current liabilities.
(2)Takes into account long term financial debt (including finance leases), short-term financial debt
(including short-term portion of the finance leases), short-term bank borrowings and accrued interest.
B.8 Pro forma
financial
information
Not applicable.
B.9 Projected or
estimated
income
These forward-looking statements are given for the year 2017.
They are based on the consolidated financial statements
for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2016 and on the consolidated financial statements as of
June 30, 2017 and are established in accordance with IFRS and accounting
methods applied by the Group.
They are part of a context in which (i) the Group's management remains
heavily dependent on the evolution in the oil and oil-related market, which is
particularly difficult to anticipate, and (ii) the Group has set up a draft
safeguard plan
for CGG and a "Chapter 11" plan for 14 of the Group's
foreign subsidiaries, in order to restructure its financial debt. Subject to the
required approvals from the shareholders, the Commercial Court of Paris and
the US Courts, the financial restructuring should be effective early 2018.
CGG disclosed its outlook for the fiscal year 2017 on March 3, 2017 and
confirmed them when it published its results for the first quarter on May 12,
2017 and its results for the second quarter on July 28, 2017. This outlook
consists of a view of its EBITDAS excluding restructuring costs related to
the Transformation Plan similar to that of 2016 for a less favorable cash
generation.
B.1
0
Concerns
and
observtions on
the historical
financial
information
Concerning the first half of 2017
The statutory auditors' report on the first-half of 2017 consolidated financial
statements
contains the following observations:
"Without calling into question the opinion expressed above, we draw your
attention to the following:
-
Note 1.3 "Continuity of operations" in the appendix to the condensed
half-year consolidated financial statements, which states that on June
14, 2017, a safeguard procedure was initiated for CGG SA, the
parent company of the CGG Group, and a Chapter 11 procedure was
initiated in the United States with respect to 14 of its subsidiaries
guaranteeing the secured debt and / or high yield bonds; that the
Group liquidity as of June 30, 2017 does not allow to fully fund all
the current operations until at least June 30, 2018; and that the
Group's ability to ensure its continuity of operations depends
essentially on the effective and timely implementation of the financial
restructuring plan. These factors indicate the existence of significant
uncertainties
that
could
call
into
question
the
continuity
of
operations.
-
Note 1 "Accounting Principles" in
the appendix to the condensed
half-year consolidated financial statements, which states that the
consolidated financial statements for the year 2016 are still not
approved by the shareholders' meeting which will be held later in the
year."
Concerning the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
The statutory auditors' report on the 2016 consolidated financial statements
contains the following observations:
"Without disputing the opinion expressed above, we would like to draw your
attention on the following:
-
note 1.3 "Continuity of operations" to the consolidated financial
statements, which states that the Group is confronted in its business
with
material uncertainties which may raise questions as to its ability to
maintain the continuity of operations;
After analysis of the situation and of the operation and cash flow
forecasts for the year 2017, the 2016 financial statements have been
adopted
by the board of directors on a going concern basis.
-
notes 1.3 "Continuity of operations" and 13 "Indebtedness" to the
consolidated financial statements, which states that in the event of the
Group's failure to comply in the future with certain financial covenants
ratios
and with
the corresponding restrictions affecting the funds
available under the revolving credit facilities, the term loan B
and the
Nordic Loan, the acceleration of
almost all of the debts should be
anticipated, and CGG SA would then be unable to meet its accelerated
repayment obligations with its available cash, or to rapidly raise the
required additional funds;
As regards this situation, CGG SA requested and obtained the
disapplication
of the financial covenants before the quarterly terms of
December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017. To this end, the secured
lenders of CGG Group unconditionally and irrevocably accepted not to
test the financial leverage ratio and the interest coverage ratio at both
these dates.
Note 13 indicates that such agreements with the lenders are permanent
amendments
of the loan agreements and are neither temporary or
conditional waivers to test the ratios, nor a grace period. Considering
the progress of the negotiations of the financial restructuring of the
company and the timeline
of the options contemplated, it appears that
reclassifying the financial debt as a current liability is the most
appropriate accounting treatment according to IAS 1 for the financial
statements authorized for issue by the
Board of Directors of April 27,
2017. This pure accounting reclassification does not question the going
concern
assumption, comforted by the main actions plans successfully
implemented as of April 27, 2017 and does not
make immediately
payable (CGG never breached its financial covenants) the US\$2,682.0
million of finance debt
classified as current liability nor does it reduce
their maturity below 12 months.
-
note 1.1 "Critical
accounting policies" to the consolidated financial
statements, which describes how depreciation and amortization rules
were adapted subsequent to the amendment of IAS 16 and IAS 38
"Clarification of acceptable methods of depreciation and amortization"
and the impact in the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal
year."
B.1
1
Net working
capital
As of the date of this Prospectus, the Group does not have sufficient
consolidated
net working capital to meet its needs to comply with its
obligations over the
next
twelve months.
As of September 30, 2017, the Group has liquidity of \$334 million.
According to the forecasted cash flows of the Group, in the event that :
(i) the Company would remain
under the safeguard proceedings
in France
and its 14 subsidiaries under "Chapter 11" in the United States,
(ii) such situation would not have commercial consequences,
(iii) no liquidity injection would be completed,
and given, notably, operational and financial costs of restructuring close to
\$90 million, the amount of the deficiency of the working capital for the next
12 months, compared to the level required to enable the good
implementation of the operations, would be between \$25 and \$50 million.
Furthermore, the Group considers that if the Financial Restructuring Plan
were not implemented as described in paragraph B.4a, it would be exposed
to adverse commercial consequences, with clients demonstrating their strong
reluctance to commit (on projects of pre-financing of multi-clients
projects
for example), consequences that could lead to increase the deficiency of the
working capital within 12 months by an amount in the range of \$100-150
million.
However, if the various financial restructuring transactions described in this
summary are completed (including the Rights Issue with PSR
with respect to
which
a prospectus will be submitted to the AMF for approval (visa)), the
Company certifies that, from its point of view, its
net working capital would
be
sufficient to meet its obligations for
the twelve months following the date
of the Prospectus.
Section C –
Securities
C.1 Nature, class The Prospectus covers:
and ID number -
the issuance and admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 24,375,000 Warrants
#1 granted for free by the Company to all shareholders, on the basis of one (1) Warrant
#1 for one (1) existing share, which may result in the issuance of up to 32,500,000 new
shares for a subscription price of three euros and twelve cents (€3.12) per new share;
-
the issuance and admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 37,524,400 Creditor
Shares 1 issued as part of an increase in share capital with removal of the shareholders'
preferential subscription rights, in favor of the holders of Convertible Bonds, that will
be subscribed by way of set-off at their face value, at the subscription price of ten
euros and twenty six cents (€10.26) per new share;
-
the issuance and admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 496,794,900 Creditor
Shares 2 issued as part of an increase in share capital with removal of the shareholders'
preferential subscription rights, in favor of the holders of Senior Notes, that will be
subscribed by way of set-off at their face value, at the subscription price of three euros
and twelve cents (€3.12) per new share;
the admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 123,817,300 new shares with a
subscription price of one euro cent (€0.01) per new share resulting from the exercise
of 123,817,300 Warrants #3 granted for free by the Company to the subscribers of
New Second Lien Notes;
-
the admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 7,738,600 new shares resulting
from the exercise of up to 7,738,600 Coordination Warrants, with a subscription price
of one euro cent (€0.01) per new share, granted for free by the Company to the
members of the ad hoc committee of Senior Notes holders;
-
the admission to trading on Euronext Paris of up to 11,607,900 new shares resulting
from the exercise of up to 11,607,900 Backstop Warrants, with a subscription price of
one euro cent (€0.01) per new share, granted for free by the Company to persons
committed to backstop the subscription of the New Second Lien Notes and the
Warrants #3, in accordance with the provisions of the Private Placement Agreement
dated June 26, 2017;
-
the admission to trading on Euronext Paris of the new shares to be issued upon
exercise of the Warrants #1.
All the foregoing nominal values and amounts have been calculated under
the assumption of the completion of the share capital
reduction
by means of
the diminution of the par
value of the Company's shares to one euro cent
(€0.01) submitted for approval to the Company's general meeting of
shareholders
scheduled to convene on October 31, 2017, and subject to the
adjustments applicable to the
warrants in the event of operations on capital.
The implementation of the Issuances Steps
is subject to
the following
conditions:
-
the approval by the Company's extraordinary general
meeting of
shareholders which is scheduled to convene on October 31, 2017
of the
resolutions
required to implement the draft safeguard plan, in particular
those relating to the share capital reduction by reducing the unit par
value of the Company's shares to one euro cent
(€0.01);
-
the abovementioned share capital reduction being effectively carried
out;
-
the sanctioning of the draft safeguard plan approved by both the
committee of banks and assimilated creditors, and the sole general
meeting of bondholders on July 28, 2017, by the Commercial Court of
Paris; according to the current contemplated provisional timetable, the
court should examine the request for the sanctioning of the draft
safeguard plan on November 6, 2017;
-
confirmation by the relevant US Court of the "Chapter 11" plan and
the recognition of the ruling sanctioning the draft safeguard plan within
the framework of the "Chapter 15" proceedings the enforcement of
which is not stayed;
-
the
obtaining of the AMF visa
on the prospectus relating to the Rights
Issue with PSR,
which share capital increase is tentatively scheduled to
take place in December 2017, with settlement and delivery scheduled
for January 2018;
-
the satisfaction of all conditions precedent provided for in the
implementation documents of the restructuring, which includes notably
the indenture of the new first lien notes, the indenture of the New
Second Lien Notes and the new interest second lien notes, or the terms
and conditions of the various warrants.
it
being specified that the Restructuring Effective Date shall occur at the
latest on February
28, 2017.
ISIN Code of the Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor Shares 2: FR0013181864
C.2 Currency of the
issue
Euro.
C.3 Number and
nominal value
of the securities
issued
visa, the Company's share capital amounted
On the date of the Prospectus'
to €17,706,519, fully paid up, divided into 22,133,149
ordinary shares
with a
nominal value of €0.80 each. The share capital reduction through diminution
of share par value to
one euro cent (€0.01) will be submitted for approval to
the Company's general meeting of shareholders scheduled to convene on
October 31 2017.
It should be noted that:
(i)
the nominal value of the issue of Creditor Shares
2 and the number of
Creditor Shares
2 to be issued, will be determined on the basis of (a)
the total aggregate amount of principal and accrued unpaid interest
outstanding on the Senior Notes as of the Reference Date, and (b) the
portion of the Rights Issue with PSR which the holders of Senior
Notes actually subscribe
for by way of set-off against their claim
under the Senior Notes, as part of their backstop commitment;
(ii)
the nominal value of the issue of Creditor Shares
1 and the number of
Creditor Shares
1
to be issued will be determined based on
the
aggregate of principal and accrued unpaid interest on the Convertible
Bonds as of the Reference Date;
(iii)
the number of Warrants #3
to be issued and the number of new
shares for which they may be exercised,
the number of Coordination
Warrants to be issued and the number of new shares for which they
may be exercised and the number of Backstop Warrants to be issued
and the number of new shares for which they may be exercised,
will
be determined based on the number of Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor
Shares 2 issued, and of the Rights Issue with PSR.
A press release will be issued by the Company as soon as possible after the
centralization period of
the Rights Issue with PSR, with the
detailed final
information on the number of securities issued.
The total number of Creditor Shares 1 allocated to each holder of
Convertible Bonds shall be determined on the basis
of their total claims
against the Company relating
to
the Convertible Bonds
on the Reference
Date, compared to the total aggregate amount (principal and accrued and
unpaid interests) outstanding on the Convertible Bonds
as of the same date
(after taking into account in the calculation the cash payment for €4.46
million, as described in paragraph B.4a of the summary),
rounded down
to
the nearest whole number of Creditor Shares 1. Only whole numbers of
Creditor Shares 1 will be delivered to the holders of Convertible Bonds.
The total number of Creditor Shares 2
allocated to each holder of Senior
Notes shall be determined on the basis
of their total claims against the
Company relating to
the Senior Notes
on the Reference Date, compared to
the total aggregate amount (principal and accrued and unpaid interests)
outstanding on the Senior Notes
as of the same date (after taking into
account in the calculation the payment of \$86 million, as described in
paragraph B.4a of the summary, and as the case may be, any amount used by
the holders of Senior Notes to backstop the
Rights Issue with PSR),
rounded
down
to the nearest whole number of Creditor Shares 2. Only whole
numbers of Creditor Shares 2 will be delivered to the holders of Senior
Notes.
The total number of Warrants #3
to be granted to subscribers of
New Second
Lien Notes
will be determined
in such a manner as to entitle
them to
subscribe for an aggregate number of new shares not in excess of 16% of
share capital
after the issue of Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor Shares 2, the
Rights Issue with PSR, the exercise of the Coordination Warrants, the
Backstop Warrants, and the Warrants #3, but before the exercise of the
Warrants #1
and the Warrants #2 (the "Diluted Number of Shares"), for a
subscription price of 0.01 euro.
The total number of Coordination Warrants to be granted to
the
members of
the ad hoc committee of Senior Notes holders
will be
determined
in such a
manner as to entitle
them to subscribe for an aggregate number of new shares
not in excess of
1% of the Diluted Number of Shares, for a subscription price
of
0.01 euro.
The total number of Backstop Warrants to be granted to the persons
committed to backstop the
subscriptions of the New Second Lien Notes
and
Warrants #3, in accordance with the private placement agreement dated
June
26, 2017, will be
determined
in such a manner as to entitle
them to subscribe
for an aggregate number of new shares not in excess of
1.5% of the Diluted
Number of Shares, for a subscription price of 0.01 euro.
In any event, the Issuance Steps may not lead to issuance of securities the
number, or the number of new shares they entitle to, of which would be
higher than those set out in paragraph C.1.
The table below shows the number of Creditor Shares 1, Creditor Shares 2,
Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants to be issued
under the Financial Restructuring Plan, depending on the portion of the
Rights Issue with PSR subscribed by the existing shareholders, with the
following assumptions:

the Reference Date is December 20,
2017;

the total aggregate amount of principal and accrued unpaid interest
outstanding on the Reference Date is €1,467,924,425 under the
Senior Notes and €366,024,528 under the Convertible Bonds;
a Rights Issue with PSR (including premium) for an amount of 112.2
million euros.
Portion of the Rights
Issue with PSR
subscribed by the existing
shareholders (in %)
Number of
Creditor
Shares 1
Number of
Creditor
Shares 2
Number of
Warrants #3
Number of
Coordination
Warrants
Number of
Backstop
Warrants
100% 35,240,022 445,890,969 112,922,085 7,057,630 10,586,445
50% 35,240,022 445,890,969 112,992,085 7,057,630 10,586,445
0% 35,240,022 432,806,118 110,353,281 6,897,080 10,345,620
The maximum number of new shares that would be issued upon the exercise
of Warrants #3, Coordination Warrant and Backstop Warrant, is equal to the
number of Warrants #3, Coordination Warrant and Backstop Warrant insofar
as those warrants give rights to subscribe to one (1) new share of the
Company (and subject to the adjustments applicable to the warrants in the
event of transactions on the share capital).
C.4 Rights attached
to the issued
securities and
a) Rights attached
Under current French law and the Company's articles of association, the
to the Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor Shares 2
shares principal rights attached
follows:
to the Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor Shares 2 are as

right to dividends;

voting right;

preferential subscription
class;
right to subscribe for securities of the same
right to liquidation dividends in the event of the Company's windup.
All shares fully paid up and held in registered form by the same shareholder
for at least two years are entitled to double voting rights in relation to other
shares, based on
L.
225-123 of the French Commercial Code
Company's articles of association).
the portion of the share capital they represent (article
and article 14.6 of the
Form: the Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor Shares 2 may be held in either
registered or bearer form, at the subscribers' option.
Eligibility (jouissance) and listing of the Creditor Shares
Shares 2: the Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor Shares 2 will entitle their
1 and Creditor
holders to
all rights attached
to them from their
date of issue and to all
distributions decided by the Company after that date.
According to the tentative schedule, the Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor
Shares 2 will be admitted for trading on Euronext Paris from their issue date,
i.e. on
January 17, 2018.
b) Rights attached
to the Warrants #1
Subject to the right of the Company's Board of Directors to suspend the
exercise of the Warrants #1
in the event of an increase in share capital,
merger (absorption or
fusion), spin-off (scission) or issuance of new shares
or securities conferring rights to receive shares, or other financial
transactions conferring preferential subscription rights or reserving a priority
subscription period for the benefit of shareholders of the Company, the
holders of Warrants #1
will be entitled to acquire new Company shares by
exercising their Warrants #1
at any time during a period of four (4) years
from the Restructuring Effective Date.
Three (3) Warrants #1
will entitle their holder to subscribe for four (4) new
shares (the "Warrants #1
Exercise Ratio"), for a subscription price of €3.12
per new share
(the holders having to exercise their Warrants #1 by multiples
of three)
The Warrants #1 Exercise Ratio
may be adjusted following transactions
implemented by the Company after
the issue date of the Warrants #1, in
accordance with applicable French laws and regulations
and in compliance
with contractual provisions, to protect the rights of holders of Warrants #1.
The Warrants #1 Exercise Ratio
will not be adjusted because of the Rights
Issue with PSR
and the issuance of the securities
referred to in this Securities
Note, as these various issues are already factored into the Warrants #1
Exercise Ratio.
In accordance with article L. 228-103 of the French Commercial Code, the
holders of Warrants #1
shall be grouped into a body
(masse), which shall
benefit from legal personality and which shall be subject to the same
provisions as those provided for in articles L. 228-47
to L.
228-64, L. 228-66
and L. 228-90 of the French Commercial Code.
The meeting of the holders of Warrants #1 is competent to authorize any
amendment of the terms and conditions of the Warrants #1 and to make any
decision relating to the subscription or allocation of the Warrants #1.
The representative of the masse of holders of Warrants #1 will be:
Aether Financial Services
36 rue de Monceau
75008 Paris
Pursuant to applicable French law at the date hereof, the meeting of the
Holders of Warrants #1 can validly deliberate if the Holders of Warrants #1,
present or represented, hold at least 25% of
the voting rights of the Warrants
#1 on first convening and 20% of the voting rights of the Warrants #1 on
second convening.
Decisions of the holders
are made with a
two-third
majority of the votes of the Holders of Warrants #1
present or represented
during the meeting
(articles L. 225-96 and L. 228-103 of the French
Commercial Code). One
Warrant #1
gives right to one vote at the general
meetings
of holders of Warrants #1.
Application will be submitted for the Warrants #1
to be admitted to trading
on the Euronext Paris market.
The new shares issued upon exercise
of Warrants #1
will be ordinary shares
of the Company of the same class as the Company's existing shares. They
will
entitle their holders to
all rights attached
to them from their
date of issue
and to all distributions decided by the Company after that date, and
applications will be submitted periodically to have them admitted to trading
on Euronext Paris under the same quotation line as existing shares (ISIN
code: FR0013181864), as well as on the New York Stock Exchange (in the
form of American Depositary Shares; NYSE: CGG).
c) Rights attached
to the Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and
Backstop Warrants
Subject to the right of the Company's Board of Directors to suspend the
exercise of the Warrants #3,
Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants
in the event of an increase in share capital, merger (absorption or
fusion),
spin-off (scission) or issuance of new shares or securities conferring rights to
receive shares, or other financial transactions
conferring preferential
subscription rights or reserving a priority subscription period for the benefit
of shareholders of the Company
(in which case the respective exercise period
of the Warrants #3,
Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants will be
extended accordingly), the holders of Warrants #3,
Coordination Warrants
and
Backstop Warrants will be entitled to acquire new Company shares by
exercising their warrants at any time during a period of six (6) months from
the Restructuring Effective Date.
One (1) Warrant #3, one (1) Coordination Warrant or one (1) Backstop
Warrant will respectively entitle their holder to subscribe for one
(1) new
share (the "Creditor Warrants Exercise Ratio")
for a subscription price of
0.01 euro per new share.
The Creditor
Warrants Exercise Ratio
may be adjusted following
transactions implemented by the Company after
the issue date of the
Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants, in accordance
with applicable French laws and regulations,
and in compliance with
contractual provisions, for the purpose of
protecting
the rights of holders of
Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants.
The Creditor Warrants Exercise Ratio
will not be adjusted because of the
Rights Issue with PSR
and the issuance of the securities
referred to in this
Securities Note, as these various issues are already factored into the Creditor
Warrants Exercise Ratio.
In accordance with article L. 228-103 of the French Commercial Code, the
holders of Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants shall
be grouped into
a body
(masse), which shall benefit from
legal personality
and which shall be subject to the same provisions as those of articles L. 228-
47
to L.
228-64, L. 228-66 and L. 228-90 of the French Commercial Code.
The general meetings of holders of each class of warrants are
competent to
authorize any amendment of the terms and conditions of the warrant class
concerned, and to make any decision relating to the subscription or allocation
of the warrant class concerned.
The representative of the masse of holders of Warrants #3 will be:
Aether Financial Services
36 rue de Monceau
75008 Paris
The representative of the masse of holders of Coordination Warrants will be:
Aether Financial Services
36 rue de Monceau
75008 Paris
The representative of the masse of holders of Backstop Warrants will be:
Aether Financial Services
36 rue de Monceau
75008 Paris
Pursuant to applicable French law at the date hereof, the meeting of holders
of a given class of warrants
can validly deliberate if the of holders of such
given class of warrants,
present or represented, hold at least 25% of the
voting rights of the given class of warrants
on first convening and 20% of the
voting rights of the given class of warrants
on second convening.
Decisions
of the masse are made with a
two-third majority of the votes of the holders of
a given class of warrants,
present or represented, during the masse
meeting
(articles L. 225-96 and L. 228-103 of the French Commercial Code). One
warrant of a given class gives right to one vote at the the meeting of holders
of that class.
The new shares issued upon exercise
of Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants
and Backstop Warrants will be ordinary shares of the Company, of the same
class as the Company's existing shares. They will entitle their holders to
all
rights attached
to them from their
date of issue and to all distributions
decided by the Company after that date, and applications will be submitted
periodically to have them admitted to trading on Euronext Paris under the
same quotation line as existing shares (ISIN code: FR0013181864), as well
as on the New York Stock Exchange (in the form of American Depositary
Shares; NYSE: CGG).
C.5 Restrictions on
free trading
Not applicable.
C.6 Applications
for admission
to trading of
the Creditor
Shares 1 and
Creditor
Applications will be made for the Creditor Shares 1, Creditor Shares 2 and
the Warrants #1
to be admitted to trading on Euronext Paris, as soon as they
are issued, on the
same quotation line as the Company's existing shares
(ISIN code FR0013181864), and on the New York Stock Exchange (in the
form of American Depositary Shares; NYSE: CGG).
No application will be made for
the Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and
Shares 2 Backstop Warrants to be admitted to trading on the regulated Euronext Paris
market. However, application will be made for
them
to be
accepted for
clearance
through Euroclear France, which will clear the trades of Warrants
#3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants among custodians.
Application will also be
made
for the warrants to be accepted for clearance
through Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., and Clearstream Banking SA
(Luxembourg).
The ISIN code of the Warrants #1, Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and
Backstop Warrants will be communicated at a later stage.
C.7 Dividend policy The Company has not paid out any dividends for
the past six years.
As the Group prioritizes the reduction of its
debt and the growth of the
Group,
the Company does not consider
proposing a dividend distribution at
the next general meeting of shareholders.
C.8 Restrictions on
the exercise of
the Warrants
The Company's Board of Directors may
suspend the exercise of the
Warrants #1, Warrants #3,
Coordination Warrants and Backstop
Warrants in
the event of an increase in share capital, merger (absorption or
fusion), spin
off (scission) or issuance of new shares or securities conferring rights to
receive shares, or other financial transactions conferring preferential
subscription rights or reserving a priority subscription period for the benefit
of shareholders of the Company.
If the right to exercise the Warrants #3,
Coordination Warrants and Backstop
Warrants is suspended, the respective exercise period of those warrants will
be extended accordingly.
C.1
1
Applications
for admission
to trading of
the Warrants
#1
According to the indicative timetable, application will be made for the
Warrants #1
to be admitted to trading on the regulated Euronext Paris market
from the date of their issuance (i.e., according to the indicative timetable,
January 17, 2018), under an ISIN code which will be communicated at a
later stage.
C.1
5
Influence of the
underlying
instrument on
the value of the
investment
The respective value of the Warrants #1,
Warrants #3, Coordination
Warrants and Backstop Warrants depends primarily on: (i) the specific
characteristics
of these classes of warrants, i.e. their exercise price, exercise
ratio
and exercise period, and (ii) the nature of the underlying instrument and
market conditions, such as the quoted price of underlying shares and their
volatility.
C.1 Expiration date a) Warrants #1
6 of the
Warrants #1,
The Warrants #1
will expire on the last day of the fourth year following the
Restructuring Effective Date.
Warrants #3,
Coordination
Warrants and
Backstop
Warrants
The Warrants #1
will lapse and accordingly lose all value
at the close of
trading on Euronext Paris (5.30 p.m. Paris time) on the date corresponding to
the fourth anniversary of the Restructuring Effective Date
(or on the next
Business Day if that day is not a Business Day) or earlier in the event of (i)
the Company's liquidation or (ii)
the redemption of all Warrants #1, as set
forth in section 4.2.13
of this Securities Note.
b) Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants
The Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants et Backstop Warrants will expire
on the last day of the sixth month following the Restructuring Effective Date,
subject to the cases of extension of the exercise period referred to in
paragraph C.8.
The Warrants #3,
Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants will lapse
and accordingly lose all value
at the close of trading on Euronext Paris (5.30
p.m. Paris time) on the last day of the sixth month following the
Restructuring Effective Date
(or on the next Business Day if that day is not a
business day) or earlier in the event of (i) the Company's liquidation or
(ii)
the redemption of all Warrants #3 or
Coordination Warrants or
Backstop
Warrants,
subject to the cases of extension of the exercise period referred to
in paragraph C.8.
C.1 Settlement The settlement and delivery of the Warrants #1
will be managed by BNP
Paribas Securities Services.
7 procedure for
the Warrants
#1, Warrants
#3,
Coordination
Warrants and
Backstop
Warrants
The settlement and delivery of the Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and
Backstop Warrants will be managed by
Lucid Issuer Services Limited.
C.1
8
Terms and
conditions
relating to the
proceeds from
The subscriptions of Creditor Shares 1 and
Creditor Shares 2 will be by way
of set-off against
due and payable
claims relating to the Convertible Bonds
and Senior Notes, respectively, so that their issuance will not generate any
proceeds for the Company.
Warrants #1,
Creditor
Shares 1,
Creditor
Shares 2,
Warrants #3,
Coordination
Warrants and
Backstop
Warrants
The Warrants #1, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants will be
granted for free, so that their issuance will not generate any proceeds for the
Company.
The Warrants #3
issued for free concomitantly with
the New Second Lien
Notes
and in favor of the subscribers of the New Second Lien Notes will
generate, together with the New Second Lien Notes,
(but without taking into
account the proceeds resulting from the exercise of this Warrants #3),
proceeds of \$375,000,000 (including a tranche in euros not in excess of
the
euro-equivalent of
\$100,000,000).
The cost of (i) the issuance of the Warrants #1, Creditor Shares 1, Creditor
Shares 2, Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants and
(ii) the completion of the Rights Issue with PSR
(financial intermediaries'
fees and legal and administrative expenses)
is estimated
at
approximately
€20 million.
C.1 Issue price of Issue price of the Creditor Shares 1
9 the Creditor
Shares 1 and
Ten euros and twenty-six cents (€10.26)
per new share.
Creditor Issue price of the Creditor Shares 2
Shares 2 / Three euros and twelve cents (€3.12) per new share.
exercise
price
Exercise price of the Warrants #1
of the
Warrants #1,
Warrants #3,
Three Warrants #1 will give right to subscribe to four new shares, at a
subscription price of three euros and twelve cents (€3.12) per new share.
Coordination Exercise price of the Warrants #3
Warrants and
Backstop
One Warrant #3 will give right to subscribe to one new share, at a
subscription price of one euro cent (€0.01) per new share.
Warrants Exercise price of the Coordination Warrants
One Coordination Warrant will give right to subscribe to one new share, at a
subscription price of one euro cent (€0.01) per new
share.
Exercise price of the Backstop Warrants
One Backstop Warrant will give right to subscribe to one new share, at a
subscription price of one euro cent (€0.01) per new share.
C.2
0
Information on
the underlying
instruments
See C.22 below.
C.2
2
Information
concerning the
The exercise of all Warrants #1
is expected to
result in the creation of a
maximum number of 32,500,000
new Company shares.
underlying
shares
The exercise of all Warrants #3
is expected to
result in the creation of a
maximum number of 123,817,000
new Company shares.
The exercise of all Coordination Warrants is expected to
result in the
creation of a maximum number of 7,738,600
new Company shares.
The exercise of all Backstop Warrants is expected to
result in the creation of
a maximum number of 11,607,900
new Company shares.
Nature, class and code number of the new Company shares to be created
upon exercise
of the Warrants.
The new Company shares to be created upon exercise
of the Warrants will be
ordinary
shares of the same class as the existing Company shares. They will
entitle their holders to
all rights attached
to them from their
date of issue and
to all distributions decided by the Company after that date.
Applications will periodically be made for the new Company shares resulting
from the exercise of the Warrants to be admitted to trading on Euronext
Paris, on the same quotation line as exiting Company shares and under the
same ISIN code FR0013181864, as well as on the New York Stock
Exchange (in the form of American Depositary Shares; NYSE: CGG).
Currency in which the new Company shares resulting from the exercise
of Warrants will be issued
The new Company shares resulting from the exercise of the Warrants
will be
issued in euros.
Right attached to the
new Company shares resulting from the exercise
of the Warrants
Under current French law and in accordance with the Company's articles of
association, the principal rights attached
to the new Company shares
resulting from the exercise of the Warrants are as follows:
right to dividends –
right to a share of the issuer's profit;
voting right;

class;
preferential subscription
right to subscribe for securities of the same
right to liquidation dividends in the event
of the Company's windup.
Restriction on the free trading of new Company shares resulting from
the exercise of the Warrants
No clause in the articles of association
places restrictions on the trading of
new Company shares resulting from the exercise of the
Warrants.
Section D –
Risks
D.1 Principal risks
specific to the
Investors are invited to consider the risk factors which are specific to the
Group and its business, and which include the following principal risks:
Company or its Risks
associated with the Company's
financial restructuring
business The principal risks associated with the Group's financial restructuring
are
set out
below:

in the absence of implementation of the restructuring operations, the
cash level of the Group would be insufficient as early as the first
quarter of 2018, which could compromise its ability to operate as a
going concern, and
the Group may be
placed under judicial
reorganization proceedings (redressement judiciaire) in the short
term, and wound up
in the medium term, as the case may be in the
context of judicial liquidation proceedings in various jurisdictions;
risk stemming from the absence of implementation of the share
capital reduction submitted to the Company's general meeting of
shareholders scheduled to convene on October 31, 2017;

should the Company's general meeting of shareholders not approve
the resolutions required to implement the draft safeguard plan on
October 31, 2017, the signatories of the lock-up and restructuring
support agreements could be released from their commitments;

risks stemming from the dilutive impact of the Company's financial
restructuring
measures
on
the
equity
interests
of
the
current
shareholders
and holders of American Depositary Shares;

risks related to the potential rejection by the competent court in the
US of the Chapter 11 plan and the request for recognition of the
judgment sanctioning the safeguard plan under the Chapter 11
proceeding, as well as rejection by the Paris Commercial Court of the
draft safeguard plan;

risks stemming from a potential appeal against the judgment
sanctioning the Company's safeguard plan;

risks stemming from a potential appeal suspending the confirmation
by the competent court in the US of the Chapter 11 plan or the
recognition by the competent court in the US of the judgment
sanctioning the safeguard plan, under the Chapter 15 proceeding;

risk related to the effect of insolvency procedures;

risk stemming from the fact that the Group's revenues and the
liquidity available until the Restructuring Effective Date may be
insufficient to fund the operational needs of the Group.

risks associated with the business of the Company and its
subsidiaries, including risks:

stemming from current economic uncertainty and the volatility of
oil and natural gas prices which could have a significant adverse
effect on the Group;

inherent to international operations;

relating to acquisitions;

stemming from the transfer to a third-party of the Group's shallow
water activities and seabed seismic acquisition
activities
using
ocean bottom nodes
(OBN) and cables;

stemming
from
the
potentially
accelerated
impairment
of
goodwill;

stemming from the Group's large investment in the acquisition
and processing of seismic data for multi-client studies, without
knowing
for certain whether it will be able to sell this data, when
and at what price;

stemming from currency fluctuations that can materially affect the
Group's results of operations;

stemming from the fact that the Group's working capital needs are
difficult to forecast and may vary significantly, which could result
in additional financing requirements that the Group may not be
able to meet on satisfactory terms, or at all;

stemming from the potential impact of fluctuations in the fuel
costs on the Group's results of operations;

stemming from the fact that the Group's results of operations may
be affected by the weight of intra-group production;

stemming from the fact that technological changes and new
products and services are frequently introduced in the market, and
the Group's technology could be rendered obsolete by these
introductions, or the Group may not be able to develop and
produce new and enhanced products on a cost-effective and
timely basis;

stemming from the fact that the Group depends on proprietary
technology
and
is
exposed
to
risks
associated
with
the
misappropriation or infringement of that technology;
stemming from the fact
that the Group's failure to attract and
retain
qualified
employees
may
adversely
affect
its
future
business and operations;
stemming from the Group's ability to generate profits, which
cannot be guaranteed in the future as the Group
has at times
reported losses in the past;
stemming from commercial risk and counter-party risk;
industry-related risks including the risks:
stemming from the fact that the volume
of the
Group's business
depends on the level of capital expenditures by the oil and gas
industry, and reductions in such expenditures may have a material
adverse effect on its business;
stemming from
the fact
that the Group's
backlog includes
contracts that can be unilaterally delayed or terminated at the
client's option;
stemming from the fact that the Group is subject to intense
competition in the markets where we carry out its operations,
which could limit its ability to
maintain or increase our market
share or maintain our prices at profitable levels;
stemming from the fact that the Group has taken significant
measures to adapt its fleet to changes in the seismic market, and
depending on the seismic market in the future,
it may make
further adjustments that could impose exceptional charges;
stemming from the high levels of fixed costs that are incurred
regardless of the Group's level of business activity, including in
relation to bareboat charter;
stemming from the fact that the Group's revenue derived from
marine seismic data acquisition vary significantly during the year;
stemming from the fact that the Group's business and that of its
customers are subject to governmental regulations, which may
adversely affect its operations or demand for its products in the
future;
stemming from the environment;
risks relating to the Group's debt
including the risks:
stemming from the Group's debt agreements which contain
restrictive covenants that may limit its ability to respond
to
changes in market conditions or pursue business opportunities;
stemming from the fact that if the Group
is unable to comply with
the restrictions and covenants in the indentures governing our
Senior Notes, the agreements governing its credit facilities
and
other current and future debt agreements, there could be a default
under the terms of these indentures and agreements, which could
result in an acceleration of repayment;

stemming from the fact that the Group
and its subsidiaries
may
incur additional debt;

stemming from the fact, in order to service and/or refinance its
indebtedness and make capital expenditures, the Group requires a
significant amount of cash or will have to implement a debt
restructuring plan, and its ability to generate cash or implement
such plan will depend on many factors beyond our control;

stemming from the fact that, in order to comply with its
undertakings
relating to its debt and/or to refinance that debt,
and
to realize investments,
the Group will need a significant amount
of cash or will have to implement a restructuring plan, and its
ability to generate such cash or to carry out such
plan will depend
on several factors that are beyond its control;

stemming from liquidity risks;

stemming from the fact that, following the Restructuring Effective
Date, the Group will have a new debt structure and its ability to
service its debt will notably depend on factors that are beyond its
control;

stemming from interest-rate risks;

stemming from its exposure to exchange-rate risks;

other risks of a financial nature
including currency risks and risks
relating to shares and financial instruments;
insurance-related risks;

risks stemming from outsourcing.
Risks associated with the
Creditor Shares 1 and
Creditor Shares 2
D.3 Principal risks
specific to the
offered
The principal risks associated with the Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor
Shares 2 are set out
below:
securities
the Company's shareholders will experience a significant dilution
caused
by the issuance of the Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor Shares
2;

the volatility
and liquidity of the Company's shares could fluctuate
significantly;

given the significant number of issued shares in the context of the
Issuance Steps, sales of a significant number of shares of the
Company could take place quickly after the Restructuring Effective
Date, or such sales could be anticipated by the market, which could
have a negative impact on the market price of the shares;

the Company's shares could become subject to the French tax on
financial transactions,
and the European tax on financial transaction,
if adopted, could apply to the Company's shares.
Risks associated with the Warrants
the market for the Warrants #1
could provide little liquidity and be
highly volatile;
the liquidity of the market for Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants
and Backstop Warrants could be limited;
in case of a drop in the price of the Company's shares, the Warrants
could decline in value;
the price of the Company shares could fluctuate and fall below the
subscription price of the new shares issued upon
exercise of the
various classes of Warrants, and if that decline were to occur after the
Warrants had been exercised by their owners, these owners would
incur losses if they immediately sold those shares;
shareholders
who did not exercise their Warrants or who sold them
could be diluted if other Warrant holders decided to exercise them;
sales of Warrants could occur on the market and could have an
adverse impact on the value of the respective Warrants;
the terms and conditions of each class of Warrants may be modified
and those modifications would be binding on all of their
respective
holders;
the holders of Warrants have only limited protection against the
dilution of their interests;
the holders of Warrants #1 will be responsible for handling the
fractional entitlements in case of exercise of the Warrants #1.
Section E –
Offering
E.1 Net proceeds
from the issue of
Warrants #1,
Creditor Shares
1, Creditor
Shares 2 and
Warrants #3,
Coordination
The subscription for the Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor Shares 2 will be
by way of set-off against
due and payable
claims, under the Convertible
Bonds and Senior Notes, respectively, so that their issuance will not
generate any proceeds for the Company.
These
transactions will be used
to reduce the Company's gross residual debt of
(i) €362 million
from
the
Convertible Bonds and (ii) €1,391 million
from
the Senior Notes, with the
assumption of a Reference Date on December 20, 2017, according to the
indicative timetable.
Warrants and
Backstop
Warrants /
Estimated
total
cost of the
The Warrants #1, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants will be
granted for free, so that their issuance will not generate any proceeds for
the Company.
The Warrants #3 do not
generate any proceeds for the Company
since
offering they are issued for free but are
issued with the New Second Lien Notes
that will allow to
generate, proceeds of \$375,000,000 (including a tranche
in euros not in excess of the euro-equivalent of \$100,000,000).
The cost of (i) the issuance of the Warrants #1, Creditor Shares 1, Creditor
Shares 2, Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants and
(ii) the completion of the Rights Issue with PSR
(financial intermediaries'
fees and legal and administrative
expenses) is estimated at
approximately
€20 million.
E.2a Reasons for the
offering
/
planned use of
the proceeds
and estimated
net proceeds
from the
issuance of the
Warrants #1,
Creditor Shares
1, Creditor
Shares 2,
Warrants #3,
Coordination
Warrants and
Backstop
Warrants
Reasons for the offering
The purpose of the offering is to carry out
the proposed financial
restructuring of the Company, as set out in B.4 above.
Use of the proceeds from the issues
The subscriptions of Creditor Shares 1 and
Creditor Shares 2 will be by
way of set-off against
due and payable
claims under the Convertible
Bonds and Senior Notes, respectively, so that their issuance will not
generate any proceeds for the Company. These
transactions will be used
to reduce the Company's gross residual debt of
(i) €362 million
from
the
Convertible Bonds and (ii) €1,391 million
from
the Senior Notes, with the
hypothesis of a Reference Date on December 20, 2017, according to the
indicative timetable.
The funds raised in cash from (i) the Rights Issue with PSR
and (ii) the
issue of the New Second Lien Notes
and Warrants #3
(net of backstop
and
commitment fees and other
costs, expenses or fees related
to the Rights
Issue with PSR and
the issue of the New Second Lien Notes and
Warrants
#3) will be used as follows:
first, up to \$250 million, to provide for the Group's financial
-
and operating needs (including
(i) the payment of accrued and
unpaid interests under the Convertible Bonds at the Reference
Date which has not been equitized in the context of the Creditor
Shares 1 issuance (i.e. an amount of approximately
€4.46
million), (ii) the payment of restructuring-related
fees and
expenses other than the backstop fees and expenses and all
other fees relating to the Rights Issue with PSR
and the issue of
the New Second Lien Notes
and Warrants #3);
secondly, to make the Initial Repayment, on a pro rata basis,
to
-
the secured lenders, the amount of such repayment being
limited to a maximum of \$150
million in aggregate;
-
the balance would be kept by
the Company to cover
(x) its
financial needs (including the payment of restructuring-related
fees and expenses other than, inter alia, subscription and
backstop fees and expenses) and (y) any delay in the Group's
redeployment.
E.2b Reasons for the
offering of the
Warrants #1,
Creditor Shares
1, Creditor
Shares 2,
Warrants #3,
Coordination
Warrants and
Backstop
Warrants
See E.2a above.
E.3 Terms and a)
Warrants #1
conditions of the Offering period:
not applicable.
offering Terms:
up to
24,375,000
Warrants #1
granted for free by the Company to
all of its historical shareholders (i.e. those shareholders with a proof of
registration of their shares at the date determined to benefit from the
detachment of the
preferential subscription rights to the Rights Issue with
PSR), on the basis of one (1) Warrant #1
for one (1) existing share, with
three (3) Warrants #1
giving the right to subscribe for (4) new shares at
the subscription
price of three euros and twelve cents (€3.12) per new
share.
b)
Creditor Shares 1
Offering period:
not applicable.
Terms:
issue with removal of the
shareholders'
preferential subscription
rights,
in favor of the holders of Convertible Bonds, in the amount of a
portion of their claims relating to the Convertible Bonds, in compliance
with article L.
225-138 of the French Commercial Code.
Subscription price of the Creditor Shares 1: ten euros and twenty-six
cents
(€10.26)
c)
Creditor Shares 2
Offering period:
not applicable.
Terms:
issue with removal of the
shareholders' preferential subscription
rights, in favor of holders of Senior Notes, in the amount of a portion of
their claims under the Senior Notes, in compliance with article L.
225-138
of the French Commercial Code.
Subscription price of the Creditor Shares 2: three euros and twelve
cents (€3.12)
d)
Warrants #3
Offering period:
not applicable.
Terms:
up to 123,817,300
Warrants #3
issued by the Company at the
same
time as the New Second Lien Notes, and granted to the subscribers
of New Second Lien Notes
pro rata
their subscriptions to New Second
Lien Notes, with one (1) Warrant #3
entitling them to subscribe for one
(1) new share, for the subscription
price of one euro cent (€0.01) per new
share.
The Warrants #3
issued by the company will be exercisable for an
aggregate number of new shares
not in excess of 16% of the Diluted

Number of Shares. The exact number may only be determined once the Reference Date and the result of the Rights Issue with PSR are definitively known.

e) Coordination Warrants

Offering period: not applicable.

Terms: up to 7,738,600 Coordination Warrants to be granted to the members of the ad hoc committee of Senior Notes holders (as said committee existed in its composition on June 14, 2017), with one (1) Coordination Warrant entitling them to subscribe for one (1) new share, for the subscription price of one euro cent (€0.01) per new share. The Coordination Warrants will be exercisable for an aggregate number of new shares not in excess of 1% of the Diluted Number of Shares. The exact number may only be determined once the Reference Date and the result of the Rights Issue with PSR are definitively known.

f) Backstop Warrants

Offering period: not applicable.

Terms: up to 11,607,900 Backstop Warrants granted for free by the Company to persons committed to backstop the subscription of the New Second Lien Notes and the Warrants #3, in accordance with the provisions of the Private Placement Agreement of June 26, 2017, with one (1) Backstop Warrant entitling them to subscribe for one (1) new share, for the subscription price of one euro cent (€0.01) per new share. The Backstop Warrants will be exercisable for an aggregate number of new shares not in excess of 1.5% of the Diluted Number of Shares. The exact number may only be determined once the Reference Date and the result of the Rights Issue with PSR are definitively known.

Conditions to which the issuance of the Warrants #1, Creditor Shares 1, Creditor Shares 2, Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants are subject

The implementation of the financial restructuring transactions remains subject to the conditions referred to in paragraph C.1 above:

The settlement and delivery of all the issuances of Warrants #1, Warrants #3, Creditor Shares 1, Creditor Shares 2, Coordination Warrants, and Backstop Warrants will occur concomitantly with the settlement and delivery of the issue, with shareholders' preferential subscription rights, of new shares with warrants, subject to satisfaction of all the abovementioned conditions precedent.

The issuances provided for under the draft safeguard plan and the Chapter 11 plan shall be regarded as a whole; if one of them could not be implemented, none of them would be implemented.

Independent expert assessment

The Company's Board of Directors has appointed Ledouble SAS to act as an independent expert in accordance with applicable law for the purpose of assessing the fairness of the restructuring transactions to the Company's shareholders.

The expert's conclusions are set forth below.
"Following our work on valuing CGG shares and reviewing the financial
terms and conditions of the Transaction, based on the assumption that the
CGG Group continues as a going concern in its current structure, we
believe the salient points for the Shareholders are as follows:
The Transaction, which will equitize more than €1.8 billion of debt,
meets an immediate need to reduce the Group's indebtedness, which
is essential if it is to continue as a going concern.
The Group's continuation as a going concern is contingent on:

A recovery in business and an improvement in margins, in
accordance with Management's Business Plan forecasts; and

At least a partial refinancing in the future to meet payments
falling due with respect to the non-equitized Secured Debt
and the unsubordinated second lien New Second Lien Notes
to be issued.
As regards the value range resulting from our valuation and the
subordination of Shareholders ranking them after the Creditors, it
appears that the Shareholders would have potentially lose their
entire investment without a financial restructuring which is essential
to the continuity of the Group's operations.
The subscription prices of €3.12 and €10.26 for the Reserved
Capital
Increases
for
the
Creditors,
respectively
the
Senior
Noteholders and the CB holders, show a premium over our multi
criteria valuation of CGG.
The \$375 million issue of high-yield New Second Lien Notes
governed by the laws of New York State will be accompanied by the
allotment of three classes of Warrants with an exercise price of
€0.01, exercise of which will increase the dilution of CGG
Shareholders. All of the impacts of these New Second Lien Notes
are included in our analysis of the Shareholders' position.
Based
on
the
CGG
valuation
range,
our
analysis
of
the
Shareholders' interest, pre-
and post-Restructuring, shows that:

The
Shareholders
will
not
lose
value
based
on
the
valuations of CGG that include a Business Plan execution
risk,
which
lead
to
negative
pre-Restructuring
equity
values;

A valuation based on share price as of May 11, 2017 could
result in a loss of up to 60% for the Shareholders due to the
high share price relative to CGG's intrinsic value.
The Rights Issue with PSR, at a subscription price of €1.56, shows
a discount to the multi-criteria valuation of CGG based on
Management's Business Plan; the discount disappears if
we assume
a delay in achieving the Business Plan forecasts. Shareholders not
wishing to subscribe to the offering will be able to sell their Rights.
Shareholders will receive Warrants that, albeit out of the money at
present and therefore excluded from our analysis, have a long
exercise period.
In view of the current situation and the intrinsic value of the Group, we
are of the opinion that the Transaction taken as a whole is fair to CGG
Shareholders. "
The independent
expert's opinion is reproduced in its entirety in Schedule
1 to this Securities Note.
Suspension of the right of holders of Convertible
Bonds to convert
them into shares
As part of the Company's financial restructuring, the holders of
Convertible Bonds are expected to subscribe for the Creditor Shares 1 by
way of set-off against their claims against CGG relating to the
Convertible
Bonds.
The right of holders of Convertible Bonds to convert them into shares will
be suspended, according to the indicative timetable, from November 28,
2017 (at 12 a.m. Paris time), to no later than February 28, 2018 (at 11.59
p.m. Paris time) as prescribed by law and regulations and in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Convertible Bonds, with the
understanding that, on that date,
if the financial restructuring is completed,
there will no longer be any Convertible Bonds
outstanding (as the claims
of their holders will have been set off by the subscription for the Creditor
Shares 1).
Suspension of the right to exercise stock options currently in their
exercise period
The right to exercise stock options resulting from CGG option plans and
currently in their exercise period will be suspended, based on the
indicative timetable, from November 28, 2017 (at 12 a.m. Paris time) to
no later than February 28, (11.59 p.m. Paris time) as prescribed by law
and regulations and in accordance with the provisions of option plan rules.
Placing and underwriting
Not applicable.
Guarantee
Not applicable.
Subscription commitments
and intentions
The issuance of the Warrants #1, Creditor Shares 1, Creditor Shares 2,
Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants is subject to
the approval of the necessary resolutions by the combined general meeting
of shareholders
scheduled to convene on October 31, 2017.
Under the draft safeguard plan:
(i) the DNCA Entities committed to backstop in cash the Rights Issue with
PSR up to an amount of €71.39 million (share premium included);
(ii) the Senior Notes holders also committed to backstop the portion of the
unsubscribed Rights Issue with PSR (if needed after implementing the
commitment to subscribe from the DNCA Entities), it being specified that
this backstop commitment would be implemented by set-off with part of
their claims on the Company under the Senior Notes;
(iii) some eligible Senior Notes holders have committed to subscribe to
the New Second Lien Notes Issuance, giving access to the Warrants #3,
2017; pursuant to the provisions of a private placement agreement as of June 26,
(iv) the New Second Lien Notes Issuance is furthermore backstopped by
the members of the ad hoc committee of Senior Notes holders (or their
transferees under certain conditions), in accordance with the terms of a
private placement agreement as of June 26, 2017.
Restrictions applicable to the offering
The distribution
America.
of this Prospectus, the sale or offering of (i) the
Company's shares (including the Creditor Shares 1 and Creditor Shares
2), (ii) the Warrants #1, (iii) the Warrants #3, (iv) the Coordination
Warrants and (v) the Backstop Warrants as well as the subscription of the
new shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants #1, Warrants
#3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants may be subject to
specific regulations in certain countries, including the United States of
Exercise, non-disposal or lock-up commitments
No exercise, non-disposal or lock-up commitments will be made
concerning the Warrants #1, Creditor Shares 1, Creditor Shares 2,
Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants.
Indicative timetable
July 28, 2017 Approval of the safeguard plan by the committee of banks and
assimilated creditors, and the sole general meeting of bondholders
Publication by the Company of a press release announcing that
approval and its financial results for the first half of 2017
October 10
2017
Approval hearing of the Chapter 11 plan by the competent US court
October 13, Approval (visa) of the Prospectus by the AMF
2017 Announcement of the AMF's approval (visa) of the Prospectus and
online posting of the Prospectus on the Company's website.
Publication by the Company of a press release describing (i) the
main features of the issues of Warrants #1, Creditor Shares 1,
Creditor Shares 2, Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop
Warrants, and (ii) the conditions for obtaining the Prospectus
October 24,
2017
Expiration of the period in which third parties may lodge suspensive
appeals against the decision by the competent US court to approve
the Chapter 11 plan
October 31, Combined general meeting of the Company's shareholders
2017 Publication of a press release announcing the results of the votes on
resolutions by the general meeting of shareholders
November 6,
2017
Hearing on the draft safeguard plan by the Paris Commercial Court
November 13,
2017
Sanctioning of the safeguard plan by the Paris Commercial Court
20 November,
2017
Recognition by the competent US court, under the Chapter 15
proceeding, of the judgment sanctioning the safeguard plan
November 22, Expiration of the period in which creditors may file objections to the
share capital reduction voted by the combined general meeting of
2017 shareholders on October 31 2017
November 28,
2017
Start of the suspension period of the exercise of stock options and the
conversion of bonds into shares by the holders of Convertible Bonds
December 4,
2017
Expiration of the period in which third parties may lodge suspensive
appeals against the decision by the competent US court to recognize
the judgment sanctioning the safeguard plan, as part of the Chapter
15 proceeding
December 5,
2017
Approval (visa) by the AMF of the prospectus covering the Rights
Issue with PSR
December 7,
2017
Accounting day at the end of which the holders of shares registered
on their securities account will be entitled to preferential subscription
rights
December 8,
2017
Detachment of the preferential subscription rights and opening of the
trading period of the preferential subscription rights on Euronext
Paris
December 12,
2017
Opening of the subscription period for the Rights Issue with PSR
December 18,
2017
Closing of the trading period of the preferential subscription rights
December 20,
2017
End of the subscription period for the Rights Issue with PSR
January 17,
2018
Settlement and delivery of the ABSA, the Warrants #1, Creditor
Shares 1, Creditor Shares 2, Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and
Backstop Warrants.
Date on which (i) the new shares issued in the context of the Rights
Issue with PSR, (ii) the Creditor Shares 1, (iii) the Creditor Shares 2,
(iv) the Warrants #2 and (v) the Warrants #1 are admitted to trading
on Euronext Paris
The public will be notified of any change in the above indicative timetable by means of
an announcement which will be posted by the Company on its website (www. cgg.com).
E.4 Interests which In the context of the transactions required by the draft safeguard plan:
may
significantly
influence the
offering
i.
approximately
the Rights Issue with PSR is backstopped in cash, up to the amount
of approximatively €71.39 million (including share premium), by the
DNCA Entities. The backstop commitment in cash will be compensated
by a fee equal to 10% of the amount committed, namely an amount of
€7.14 million for the DNCA Entities);
ii.
Company under
the Senior Notes holders by
iii.
the unsubscribed portion of the Rights Issue with PSR (if needed
after the implementation of the subscription commitment of the DNCA
Entities) is subject to a backstop commitment by the Senior Notes holders
that would be executed by set-off with part of their claims on the
the Senior Notes at their face value. No commission is
paid as part of the backstop commitment for the Rights Issue with PSR of
set-off of their claims;
some eligible Senior Notes holders have committed to subscribe to
the New Second Lien Notes Issuance, pursuant to the provisions of a
private placement agreement as of June 26, 2017. The subscription
commitment in cash will be compensated by a fee equal to 7% of the
amount committed
(payable during the achievement of the issuance and
under the condition of such achievement, in cash or by set-off (at the
discretion of the company) with the subscription price of the New Second
Lien Notes);
iv.
the New Second Lien Notes Issuance is furthermore backstopped
by the members of the ad hoc committee of Senior Notes holders (or their
transferees under certain conditions) who will receive as such:
a.
a backstop commission of 3% of the total amount of the New
Second Lien Notes Issuance (payable during the after completion of the
issuance and subject to such completion, in cash or by set-off (at the
discretion of the company) with the subscription price of the New Second
Lien Notes); and
b.
the Backstop Warrants. The Backstop Warrants can be exercised at
a subscription price of 0.01 euro per new share.
v.
The draft safeguard plan provides for the issuance and the free
allocation of the Coordination Warrants by the Company. The
Coordination Warrants can be exercised at a subscription price of 0.01
euro per new share.
E.5 Person or entity
offering to sell
their securities /
Lock-up
agreement
Person or entity offering to sell their securities:
Not applicable
Lock-up agreement:
not applicable.
E.6 Amount and
percentage of
dilution
Dilution
Assuming (i) the Reference Date is December 20, 2017, (ii) the total
amount of the financial debt in principal and accrued but unpaid interest
as of the Reference Date is equal to €366,024,528 under the Convertible
Bonds and €1,467,924,425 under the Senior Notes, (iii) the Company
holds 24,997 shares as treasury shares, and (iv) the total amount of the
Rights Issue with PSR (share premium included) is approximately equal
to 112.2 million euros, the persons holding shares of the Company prior to
the implementation of the restructuring (on the basis of a share capital
composed of 22,133,149 shares) would hold, following all the issuances
contemplated in the draft safeguard plan and taking into account the
exercise of all the Warrants
#3, Backstop Warrants and Coordination
Warrants:
(i)
3.2% of the capital, before the exercise of the Warrants
#1 and
Warrants
#2, and
(ii)
6.7% of the capital, taking into account the exercise of all
Warrants
#1 (and considering they were
exercised by existing
shareholders) and Warrants
#2,
if
the Rights Issue with PSR is subscribed only by the DNCA Entities and
the Senior Notes holders as part of their backstop commitment, no share
being subscribed by the persons holding shares of the Company before the
implementation of the restructuring transactions.
In the event the Rights Issue with PSR is fully subscribed in cash by the
persons holding shares of the Company prior to the implementation of the
restructuring (on the basis of a share capital composed of 22,133,149
shares), such persons would hold, following all the issuances
contemplated in the draft safeguard plan and taking into account the
exercise of all the Warrants
#3, Backstop Warrants and Coordination
Warrants:
(i)
13.3% of the share capital of the Company, before the exercise of
the Warrants
#1 and Warrants
#2, and
(ii)
21.9% of the share capital of the Company, taking into account the
exercise of all Warrants
#1 and Warrants
were exercised by the aforementioned shareholders).
#2 (and considering they
The tables below show the effect of these financial restructuring
transactions on the relative amount of equity per share and the percentage
of equity interest in the Company
held by the shareholders
different stakeholders, on the basis of the assumptions set forth on the first
paragraph above.
and the
Theoretical impact of the restructuring on the relative amount of
shareholders' equity
As an indication, the theoretical impact
on the relative amount of the
consolidated shareholders' equity, Group share,
the Creditor Shares 1, the Creditor Shares 2 and the new shares to be
issued upon exercise of the Warrants #1, the Warrants #2, the Warrants
#3, the Coordination Warrants and the Backstop Warrants
hereafter
(calculated on the basis of consolidated shareholders' equity,
Group share,
on June 30, 2017 and 22,133,149
outstanding on June 30, 2017 including treasury shares)
the subscribers, by subscription by cash to the Rights Issue with PSR
(existing shareholders, or DNCA Entities due to their subscription
commitment) has no impact on the results presented below :
per share of the issues of
Company shares
is presented
. The identity of
Amount of equity
per share (in US
dollars(1))
Assumption 1: 0% of the Rights Issue with PSR
subscribed by the holders of Senior Notes
as part
of their backstop commitment
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(2)
Before the issue of 761,062,572
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR, the Creditor Shares 1
and the Creditor Shares 2, and the new shares to be
issued if all Warrants #1, Warrants #2, Warrants
#3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants
are exercised
35.08 39.77
After
the issue of 683,629,882
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR,
the Creditor Shares 1
and Creditor Shares 2, and the new shares resulting
from the exercise of all
Warrants #3, Coordination
Warrants and Backstop Warrants, but before the
4.00 4.17
exercise of Warrants #1 and Warrants #2.
After the issue of 761,062,572
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR, the Creditor Shares 1,
the Creditor Shares 2 and the new shares resulting
from the exercise of all Warrants #1,
Warrants #2,
Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop
Warrants.
4.01 4.17
(1) Reuters euro / US dollar exchange rate on June 14, 2017 at 12.00 noon (Paris time) of 1.1206 US dollar for
one euro used to translate the amount of this capital increase into US dollars.
(2) If all 446,937 exercisable and non-exercisable stock options are exercised.
Amount of equity
per share (in US
dollars(1))
Assumption 2: 36.38% of the Rights Issue with PSR
subscribed by the holders of Senior Notes
as part
of their backstop commitment
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(2)
Before the issue of 745,007,541
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR, the Creditor Shares 1
and the Creditor Shares 2, and the new shares to be
issued if all Warrants #1, Warrants #2, Warrants
#3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants
are exercised
35.08 39.77
After
the issue of 667,574,851
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR,
the Creditor Shares 1
and Creditor Shares 2, and the new shares resulting
from the exercise of all
Warrants #3, Coordination
Warrants and Backstop Warrants, but before the
exercise of Warrants #1 and Warrants #2.
4.09 4.26
After the
issue of 745,007,541
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR, the Creditor Shares 1,
the Creditor Shares 2 and the new shares resulting
from the exercise of all Warrants #1,
Warrants #2,
Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop
Warrants.
4.09 4.25
(1) Reuters euro / US dollar exchange rate on June 14, 2017 at 12.00 noon (Paris time) of 1.1206 US dollar for
one euro used to translate the amount of this capital increase into US dollars.
(2) If all 446,937 exercisable and non-exercisable stock options are exercised.
Theoretical impact of the restructuring on the
positions
of the
shareholders
As an indication, the theoretical impact of the issues of the Creditor
Shares 1, the Creditor Shares 2 and the new shares to be issued upon
exercise of the Warrants #1, the Warrants #2, the Warrants #3, the
Coordination Warrants and the Backstop Warrants on the equity interest
of a shareholder with 1% of the Company's shares outstanding prior to
these issues,
depending on the percentage of the Rights Issue with PSR
subscribed by the persons holding the shares of the Company before the
implementation of the restructuring transactions, is
presented hereafter:
Shareholders'
interest (in%)
Assumption 1: 100% of the Rights Issue with PSR
subscribed by the existing shareholders
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(1)
Before the issue of 761,062,572
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR, the Creditor Shares 1
and the Creditor Shares 2, and the new shares to be
issued if all Warrants #1, Warrants #2, Warrants
#3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants
are exercised
1.00 0.980
After
the issue of 683,629,882
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR,
the Creditor Shares 1
and Creditor Shares 2, and the new shares resulting
from the exercise of all
Warrants #3, Coordination
Warrants and Backstop Warrants, but before the
exercise of Warrants #1 and Warrants #2.
0.133 0.131
After the issue of 761,062,572
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR, the Creditor Shares 1,
the Creditor Shares 2 and the new shares resulting
from the exercise of all Warrants #1,
Warrants #2,
Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop
Warrants.
0.219 0.216
(1) If all 446,937 exercisable and non-exercisable stock options are exercised.
Shareholder's
interest (in%)
Assumption 2: 50% of the Rights Issue with PSR
subscribed by the existing shareholders
Non
diluted
basis
Diluted
basis(2)
Before the issue of 761,062,572
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR, the Creditor Shares 1
and the Creditor Shares 2, and the new shares to be
issued if all Warrants #1, Warrants #2, Warrants
#3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants
are exercised
1.00 0.980
After
the issue of 683,629,882 new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR,
the Creditor Shares 1
and Creditor Shares 2, and the new shares resulting
from the exercise of all
Warrants #3, Coordination
Warrants and Backstop Warrants, but before the
exercise of Warrants #1 and Warrants #2.
0.082 0.081
After the issue of 761,062,572
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR, the Creditor Shares 1,
the Creditor Shares 2 and the new shares resulting
from the exercise of all Warrants #1,
Warrants #2,
Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop
Warrants.
0.142 0.141
(1) If all 446,937 exercisable and non-exercisable stock options are exercised.
Shareholder's
Assumption 3: 0% of the Rights Issue with PSR
subscribed by the existing shareholders
Non
diluted
basis
interest (in%)
Diluted
basis(2)
Before the issue of 761,007,541
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR, the Creditor Shares 1
and the Creditor Shares 2, and the new shares to be
issued if all Warrants #1, Warrants #2, Warrants
#3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop Warrants
are exercised
1.00 0.980
After
the issue of 667,574,851
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR,
the Creditor Shares 1
and Creditor Shares 2, and the new shares resulting
from the exercise of all
Warrants #3, Coordination
Warrants and Backstop Warrants, but before the
exercise of Warrants #1 and Warrants #2.
0.032 0.032
After the issue of 745,007,541
new shares under
the Rights Issue with PSR, the Creditor Shares 1,
the Creditor Shares 2 and the new shares resulting
from the exercise of all Warrants #1,
Warrants #2,
Warrants #3, Coordination Warrants and Backstop
Warrants.
0.067 0.067
(1) If all 446,937 exercisable and non-exercisable stock options are exercised.
Tables of shareholders' interest after financial restructuring:
The tables hereunder reflect the holding of capital of the different
categories of stakeholders after the implementation of the share
transactions planned by the Financial Restructuring Plan, depending on
the percentage of the Rights Issue with PSR subscribed by the existing
shareholders.
Assumption 1: prior to the exercise of the Warrants #1 and the
Warrants #2
Portion of the Rights
Issue with PSR
subscribed by the existing
shareholders (in %)(1)
Portion held
by the existing
shareholders
Portion held
by DNCA as
part of its
backstop
commitment
Portion held
by the Senior
Notes holders
Portion held
by the holders
of Convertible
Bonds
100% 13.3% - 81.7% 5.0%
50% 8.2% 5.1% 81.7% 5.0%
0% 3.2% 6.6% 85.1% 5.1%
(1) excluding any backstop commitment by DNCA.
Assumption 2: after issuance of the new shares resulting from
exercise of the Warrants #1 and the Warrants #2
Portion of the Rights
Issue with PSR
subscribed by the existing
shareholders (in %)(1)
Portion held
by the existing
shareholders
Portion held
by DNCA as
part of its
backstop
commitment
Portion held
by the Senior
Notes holders
Portion held
by the holders
of Convertible
Bonds
100% 21.9% - 73.6% 4.5%
50% 14.2% 7.7% 73.6% 4.5%
0% 6.7% 9.9% 78.8% 4.6%
(1) excluding any backstop commitment by DNCA.
E.7 Estimate of the
expenses
charged by the
issuer
to the
investors
Not applicable.

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