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CNP Assurances M&A Activity 2019

Sep 20, 2019

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M&A Activity

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PRESS RELEASE

Paris, 20 September 2019

Amendment to the 29 August 2018 framework agreement between CNP Assurances and Caixa Seguridade

CNP Assurances has completed its discussions with Caixa Seguridade concerning their new exclusive distribution agreement in the Caixa Econômica Federal network in Brazil and signed an amendment to the framework agreement dated 29 August 2018. The main changes introduced in the amendment are as follows:

  • CNP Assurances will benefit from a 5-year extension of the exclusive distribution agreement, which will now run until 13 February 2046 (versus the original expiry date of 13 February 2041).
  • CNP Assurances will retain higher economic rights (51.75% versus 40%) in the business lines included in the 29 August 2018 agreement until December 2020 (private pension plans, life insurance and consumer credit life insurance).
  • CNP Assurances will continue to write all the other business lines through its subsidiary Caixa Seguros Holding until the current operating agreement expires on 14 February 2021 and none of these businesses will be discontinued ahead of that date.
  • CNP Assurances will pay, at a date now set to December 2020, an amount that has been increased from R\$4.65 billion to R\$7.0 billion1 . The amendment also introduces incentive mechanisms linked to outperformance criteria in terms of volumes and margins over the first five years, in the form of additional payments, capped at R\$0.8 billion (Group share) in present value terms as of 31 December 2020. The incremental impact of this amendment on the Group's SCR coverage ratio is estimated at around 3 percentage points.

CNP Assurances confirms that the expected internal rate of return of the investment in relation to this new agreement remains over 15%, which will contribute to long-term value creation within the CNP Assurances group.

The agreement is subject to various conditions precedent, including its approval by the relevant supervisory and competition authorities. Subject to these approvals being obtained, the transaction is expected to close at the end of December 2020.

"We are delighted to be signing this amendment, which extends the August 2018 agreement by providing an even longer term vision of our partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal" said Antoine Lissowski, CNP Assurances' Chief Executive Officer. "This announcement is also an opportunity to congratulate our Brazilian teams thanks to whom our joint subsidiary now ranks as Brazil's third largest insurance company."

1 Exchange rate at 19 September 2019: €1 = R\$4.58

APPENDIX

Overview of Caixa Seguros Holding's business and financial performance

Attributable to CNP Assurances 2008 2018 H1 2019 CAGR
2008-2018
(in R\$)
CAGR
2008-2018
(in €)
Premium income
(R\$bn)
2.2 12.2 7.1 19 % 14 %
Value of new business*
(R\$m)
209 765 388 14 % 11 %
Net profit
(R\$m)
332 1 017 569 12 % 7 %
Dividends
(R\$m)
223 780 n/a 13 % 8 %

* Value of new business (VNB) written in Latin America. including a marginal contribution from Argentina. 2018 and H1 2019 VNB take into account the reduction in CNP Assurances' share of new business covered by the new distribution agreement (from 51.75% to 40%).

Breakdown of Caixa Seguros Holding's premium income

Caixa Seguros Holding on a 100% basis
(R\$bn)
2017 2018 H1 2019 Change
2017-2018
(%, reported)
Businesses covered by the new exclusive
distribution agreement
15.1 19.8 11.8 31 %
Products distributed in the CEF network
not included in the scope of the
new distribution agreement
2.5 2.7 1.5 8 %
Products distributed through other channels
(brokers, digital)
1.4 1.0 0.5 -29 %
Total 19.0 23.5 13.8 24 %

Secured economic perimeter2

2018 Premium Value of new Attributable
(Attributable to CNP Assurances) income business net profit
Secured economic perimeter (Brazil) 70% 60 % 50 %

2 Taking into account the scope of the new exclusive distribution agreement and the reduction in CNP Assurances' share of the business written under the agreement compared to the current situation, including products distributed through other non-CEF channels

INVESTOR CALENDAR

  • Nine-month 2019 results indicators: Friday, 15 November 2019 at 7:30 a.m.

This press release, along with all of CNP Assurances' regulated information published in accordance with Article L.451-1-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and Articles 222-1 et seq. of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers' General Regulations, is available on the Group's investor information website https://www.cnp.fr/en/thecnp-assurances-group/investors.

About CNP Assurances

A benchmark player in the French personal insurance market, CNP Assurances is active in 19 countries in Europe and Latin America, with a significant presence in Brazil, its second largest market. Acting as an insurer, co-insurer and reinsurer, CNP Assurances develops innovative personal risk/protection and savings/pensions solutions.

It has more than 37 million personal risk/protection insureds worldwide and more than 14 million savings/pensions policyholders. In line with its business model, the Group's solutions are distributed by multiple partners. The solutions are aligned with each partner's physical or digital distribution model, while also being tailored to local clients' needs in each country.

CNP Assurances has been listed on the Paris Stock Exchange since October 1998. The Group reported net profit of €1,367 million in 2018.

Contacts

Press Florence de Montmarin | +33 (0)1 42 18 86 51 Tamara Bernard | +33 (0)1 42 18 86 19

[email protected]

Investors and analysts Nicolas Legrand | +33 (0)1 42 18 65 95 Jean-Yves Icole | +33 (0)1 42 18 86 70 Typhaine Lissot | +33 (0)1 42 18 83 66

Julien Rouch | +33 (0)1 42 18 94 93

[email protected]

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Disclaimer:

Some of the statements contained in this presentation may be forward-looking statements referring to projections, future events, trends or objectives that, by their very nature, involve inherent risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. These risks and uncertainties may concern factors such as changes in general economic conditions and financial market performance, legal or regulatory decisions or changes, changes in the frequency and amount of insured claims, changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates, changes in the policies of central banks or governments, legal proceedings, the effects of acquisitions and divestments, and general factors affecting competition. Further information regarding factors which may cause results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements is included in CNP Assurances' filings with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. CNP Assurances does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements presented herein to take into account any new information, future event or other factors.

Certain prior-period information may be reclassified on a basis consistent with current year data. The sum of the amounts presented in this document may not correspond exactly to the total indicated in the tables and the text. Percentages and percentage changes are calculated based on unrounded figures and there may be certain minor differences between the amounts and percentages due to rounding. CNP Assurances' final solvency indicators are submitted post-publication to the insurance supervisor and may differ from the explicit and implicit estimates contained in this document.

This document may contain alternative performance indicators (such as EBIT) that are considered useful by CNP Assurances but are not recognised in the IFRSs adopted for use in the European Union. These indicators should be treated as additional information and not as substitutes for the balance sheet and income statement prepared in accordance with IFRS. They may not be comparable with those published by other companies, as their definition may vary from one company to another.