DEME Group NV — Earnings Release 2013

Apr 11, 2014

PRESS RELEASE DEME based on art.11 of KB 14 Nov. 2007 regarding the issue of a denominated bond and according to Belgian GAAP

Record turnover for DEME Group

Zwijndrecht, 11 April 2014 - In 2013, DEME reached a turnover of EUR 2.5 billion in 2013. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of 31.7 % and a record turnover. EBITDA (Belgian GAAP) increased by 20.20 % to EUR 365.9 million, and net profit (share of the group Belgian GAAP) amounted to EUR 101.4 million, an increase of 7.63 % compared to 2012.

The order book - well spread worldwide across all activities $-$ stayed at a high level of 3.0 billion per 31.12.2013.

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

IN EUR '000	31/12/2013	31/12/2012
Turnover	2,509,292	1,905,198
Movement of contracts in progress: increase (+) / decrease (-)	$-3,295$	$-25,624$
Raw materials and consumables	$-1,411,522$	$-986,648$
Services and other goods	$-326,730$	$-284,713$
Remuneration, social security costs and pensions	$-396,068$	$-318,107$
Depreciation, amounts written off and provisions	$-193.978$	$-159,839$
Depreciations and other amounts written off formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets	$-170.914$	$-159, 124$
Amounts written off stocks, contracts in progress and trade debtors: appropriations (-) / write back	$-2,080$	-732
Provisions for liabilities and charges: appropriations (-) / uses and write-back	$-20,984$	17
Other operating income and own work capitalised	28,863	25,884
Other operating charges	$-11,587$	$-10,879$
Operating result	194,975	145,272
Financial income	18,136	10,613
Financial charges (incl. amounts written off positive consolidation differences)	$-80,163$	$-54,149$
Gain (loss) on ordinary activities before taxes	132,948	101,736
Extraordinary income	71	31
Extraordinary charges	$-110$	0
Gain (loss) for the period before taxes	132,909	101,767
Income taxes / deferred taxes on result	$-38,358$	$-6,482$
Share in the result of the companies accounted for using the equity method	7,430	18
Consolidated result	101,981	95,303
Share of third parties	615	1,122
Share of the group	101.366	94,181
Net result per share (basic) Net result per share (diluted)	22.34 22.34	20.81 20.75

During the general meeting of shareholders on May 2^nd 2014, the Board of Directors of DEME will propose a gross dividend of 7.78 euro per share, representing a net dividend of 5.84 euro and a total distribution of 35,306,418 euro. After distribution, the retained earnings of DEME N.V. will amount to 83,516,273 euro.

The Statutory Auditor, Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren, represented by Mr. Luc Van Coppenolle, has confirmed that the audit procedures of the consolidated financial statements are substantially completed. He has no reservations as to the accounting information reported in this press release that is in line with the financial statements as approved by the Board of Directors.

EVOLUTION OF THE REVENUE

Although world economies are facing sluggish growth and experiencing major difficulties in overcoming the recession, DEME maintained a high level of activity in Europe, the Middle East, Australia. Africa and South America.

Revenue by geographical area 31/12/2013 31/12/2012

Europe EU	43%	45%
Europe Non EU	2%	4%
America	5%	9%
Africa	9%	12%
Asia & Oceania	31%	20%
Middle East	8%	8%
India and Pakistan	2%	2%
	100%	100%

Major ongoing projects in Qatar for port infrastructure and in Australia for energy and mining clients confirm DEME's prominent position in these markets.

Specialized marine and offshore engineering companies GeoSea, Tideway and Scaldis saw business expanding, owing to the rapid growth of the renewable energy market and oil and gas-related developments on several continents.

Environmental specialist DEC managed to maintain its position in a challenging and highly competitive market.

Revenue by business area		31/12/2013 31/12/2012
Capital dredging	50%	51%
Maintenance dredging	11%	14%
Fallpipe and landfalls	9%	11%
Marine works	23%	14%
Environmental contracting	7%	10%
	100%	100%

ORDERBOOK

DEME's orderbook fell to 3.0 billion euro at the end of 2013, compared to 3.3 billion euro at the end of 2012. This decline was to be expected after the two large projects won in 2012 entered in production in 2013. During 2013, however, DEME won several large contracts, both in dredging and in its more specialist business areas.

At the end of 2013, DEME obtained several contracts in France and Germany.

In France, SDI (Société de Dragage International) was awarded a dredging contract for the second phase of the deepening of the Seine. SDI further obtained the contract for maintenance works in the port of Bayonne. Finally SDI will execute for Le Grand Port Maritime de La

Réunion the extension works in Port Est. This is the second phase of the extension works of which the first phase was also executed by SDI.

In Germany, NORDSEE obtained a contract for deepening works in the Port of Bremen. NORDSEE also obtained a maintenance contract on a stretch of 100 km on the Rhine in Duisburg.

In Nigeria, Dredging International obtained a major contract to build a new dock in Onne for logistic services for oil & gas companies.

In Brazil, Dredging International signed a new contract with Porto Sudeste do Brasil for dredging works at the Bay of Sepetiba in Itagai.

OPERATING RESULT

Operating result followed a trend similar to revenue, namely an increase of 34.2 % compared to 2012. (145.3 million euro end 2012 versus 195.0 million euro end 2013). Following ongoing major projects contributed to this result.

In Australia, two massive dredging projects, the Western Basin LNG development in Gladstone (Queensland) and the Wheatstone LNG project in Onslow (West Australia), were operating at full tilt in the course of last year. The Gladstone project ended well ahead of schedule while the Wheatstone LNG Project is to be completed by 2015.

In 2013, operations in the Middle East were driven by two large, challenging projects in Abu Dhabi and in Qatar both executed by MEDCO (Middle East Dredging Company), a joint company of DEME, UDC and Qatar Holding. In Abu Dhabi, the construction of two offshore artificial energy islands 120 km offshore for the development of the Satah AI Razboot offshore oil field was completed. The construction of these two islands is a world first.

The second massive project is the construction of the access channel to the New Port, south of Doha in Qatar, including the new Naval Base, which is situated on a nearshore artificial island north of the access channel.

In Asia, DIAP (Dredging International Asia Pacific) was awarded a Design and Build contract for a land reclamation as an extension to Jurong Island for the account of Singapore Government's largest industrial landlord JTC (the Jurong Town Corporation). This project will be executed over the coming 5 years.

GeoSea will undertake in 2014 and 2015 works on 8 offshore windfarm projects:

Northwind (Belgium), Baltic 2 (Germany), Godewind (Germany), Westermost Rough (UK), Borkum Riffgrund 1 (Germany), Amrunbank West (Germany), Butendiek (Germany) and Kentish Flats Extension (UK).

On the market for environmental remediation, DEC (DEME Environmental Contractors), has been active in a number of European countries. In Belgium, 'Terranova', a 140 ha formerly polluted redevelopment site North of Ghent, is now home to one of the largest solar parks in Europe. The solar park boasts 20 hectares of solar panels and an injection capacity of 15 MW providing more than 4,000 households with green electricity.

With the market drivers being the crucial energy issue, climate change and the growth in global trade, DEME is committed to developing its specialist activities and solutions, which include

services to the offshore oil and gas production industry and offshore (renewable) energy sector, the extraction of seabed aggregates (including sand, gravel and minerals) and services which lead to a cleaner environment (soil, silt and water treatment).

CONSOLIDATED PROFIT

Despite an increase in financial charges and in tax expense, the consolidated profit (share of the group), rose sharply to 101.4 million euro compared to 94.2 million euro in 2012.

The investment plan initiated in 2008 has now been completed, with the last disbursements made in early 2013. Net financial debt has decreased to a level of 627.1 million euro compared to 649.0 million euro end 2012 (Belgian GAAP). Begin 2013, DEME issued a 6 year corporate bond for a total amount of 200 million euro.

About DEME

The Belgian dredging, hydraulic engineering and environmental group DEME has earned itself a prominent position on the world market in a few highly specialist and complex hydraulic disciplines. Having started out with dredging operations and reclamation, the group diversified into hydraulic projects at sea, services to oil and gas companies, the installation of offshore wind farms, environmental activities such as soil remediation and sludge recycling, and revalidation of brownfields and wreck clearance. Its multi-disciplinary know-how and experience, project synergies and integrated business structure allowed DEME to grow into a global solutions provider. The Group owns one of the most modern, high-tech and versatile fleets for dredging and hydraulic engineering activities. DEME employs 4,500 people. In 2013 the Group realised a turnover of EUR 2.5 billion.

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