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CLASQUIN

Earnings Release Feb 20, 2014

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Lyon/20/February/2014 (after/market/closure)

The/4th/quarter/confirms/the/recovery/of/business/ activity/observed/in/Q3

2013/Number/of/shipments:+/6.9/%/(Q4:/+/8.4/%) 2013/Gross/profit:/+/5.1/%/(Q4:/+/3.6%)

Year
/2013
Year
2012
Chg\$at\$
current\$
exchange\$
rate\$vs\$2012
Chg!at!
constant!
exchange!
rate!vs!2012
Q4\$2013\$VS\$
Q4\$2012
CONSOLIDATED//
(unaudited/accounts)
Number/of/shipments* 156,375 146,324 +6.9% +6.9% +8.4%
Sales/(€M)** 198.1 184.6 +7.3% +10.7% +4.6%
Gross/profit/(€M) 47.4 45.1 +5.1% +7.3% +3.6%

*Excluding!GueppeAClasquin,!a!subsidiary!(70%!ownership)!specialised!in!road!haulage,!freighting!and!logistics.

**Note:\$Sales\$is\$not\$a\$relevant\$indicator\$for\$assessing\$activity\$in\$our\$business,!because!it!is!greatly!impacted!by!changing!sea!and!air!freight!rates,!fuel!surcharges,!exchange! rates!(especially!versus!the!\$),!etc.!Variations!in!the!number!of!shipments,!the!volumes!shipped!and—in!terms!of!the!Group's!finances—gross!profit!are!relevant!indicators.

After! a! phase! of! business! slowing! down! in!2012!that!continued!in!the!1st!half!of!2013,! world/ trade/ resumed/ slight/ growth/ in/ the/ second/half/of/2013,!finally!resulting!in!annual! growth! of! 2.9%! over! the! whole! year! (source:! FMI).

In!this!environment,!after!a!difficult!start! to!the!year,!Clasquin!saw!a/business/recovery/ in/ the/ 3rd/ quarter/ that/ was/ confirmed/ in/ the/ 4th/quarter.!

Supported!by!the/drive/of/its/sales/teams,/the/ group/ finished/ the/ year/ with/ strong/ growth,! both!in! the!number!of! shipments! (up! 8.4%!in! Q4)!and!in!volumes!carried!(Q4:!up!9.7%!in!sea! freight! (TEU)! and! up! 13.8%! in! air! freight! (tonnage)).

Sea/ freight/ rates/ on/ the/ Asia?Europe/ route! experienced! a! highly! volatile! year! and! finished/ with/ strong/ growth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (x!2.4!between!September!and!December). Air/freight/rates!remained!very!stable.!

DETAILS/ON/ACTIVITY/BY/BUSINESS/LINE

NUMBER/OF/SHIPMENTS GROSS/PROFIT/(in/€M)
At/current/
exchange/rate
31.12.2013 31.12.2012 31.12.2013\$/
31.12.2012
Q4!2013!/
Q4!2012
31.12.2013 31.12.2012 31.12.2013\$/\$\$
31.12.2012
Q4!2013!/
Q4!2012
Sea!freight 81,595 73,487 +\$11.0% +!11.7% 20.6 18.5 +\$11.3% +!7.6%
Air!freight 61,275 59,896 +\$2.3% +!5.2% 15.7 16.2 \$\$\$\$\$\$\$I\$3.4% +!0.7%
Other 13,505 12,941 +\$4.4% +!5.1% 3.3 2.9 +\$12.8% A!0.2%
TOTAL/OVERSEAS
ACTIVITY
156,375 146,324 +\$6.9% +\$8.4% 39.6 37.7 +\$5.1% +\$4.0%
Log!System 2.4 2.3 +\$4.0% A!10.7%
GueppeXClasquin 6.8 6.4 +\$6.3% +!8.0%
Consolidation!entries ?/1.4 X1.3 NS NS
CONSOLIDATED 47.4 45.1 +\$5.1% +\$3.6%
VOLUMES*
31.12.2013 31.12.2012 31.12.2013\$/
31.12.2012
Q4!2013!/
Q4!2012
Sea!freight :!TEU's
(Twenty!Feet!Equivalent!Units)
85,138 84,895 +\$0.3% +!9.7%
Air!freight:!Tons 44,792 41,659 +\$7.5% +!13.8%

!!!**Excluded!Intercargo,!freight!forwarder!with!its!Head!office!in!Barcelona,!acquired!by!the!Group!in!2012.

2014 UPCOMING EVENTS (publications!issued!after!market!closure)

 Wednesday!19!March!2014 :!2013!Results
 Wednesday!7!May!2014 :!Business!report!as!of!31!March!2014
 Thursday!28!August!2014 :!Business!report!as!of!30!June!2014
 Wednesday!17!September!2014 :!2014!Half!year!results
 Thursday!30!October!2014 :!Business!report!as!of!30!September!2014

Clasquin!is!an!air!and!sea!freight!forwarding!and!overseas!logistics!specialist.

The!Group!designs!and!manages! the!entire!overseas! transport!and!logistics!chain,!organising!and!coordinating! the! flow!of!client!shipments! between!France!and!the!rest!of!the!world,!and!more!specifically!to!and!from!AsiaAPacific!and!the!United!States.! Its!shares!are!listed!on\$Alternext\$Paris,!ISIN!FR0004152882,!Reuters!ALCLA.PA,!Bloomberg!ALCLA\$FP. For!more!information,!see!www.clasquin.com!or!www.clasquinfinance.com

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CLASQUIN CONTACTS

Yves!Revol!–!Chairman!and!CEO Philippe!Lons!–!Deputy!Managing!Director!and!CFO Stéphanie!CHALANDON!–!Financial!Reporting!and!Logistics!Manager Tel.:!04!72!83!17!00!–!Fax:!04!72!83!17!33!– Email:[email protected]

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