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RESULTS FOR H1 2023

SOGECLAIR, CARBON-FREE MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIST

SOGECLAIR IS A FAMILY COMPANY LISTED ON EURONEXT GROWTH PARIS

OBJECTIVES OF THE ONE SOGECLAIR PLAN
STRATEGY
» GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER FOR SAFER AND LESS-CONSUMING MOBILITIES
MEANS
- » DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND KNOW-HOW OF OUR EMPLOYEES
- » ANALYZE CUSTOMER NEEDS
- » BE AGILE AND ADAPT TO MARKET NEEDS
- » FOCUS ON OUR STRENGTHS
- » ORGANIZE BUSINESS SYNERGIES
- » INVEST IN TRAINING AND COLLABORATIVE WORK TOOLS
- » INNOVATE AND DELIVER
RESULTS
- » CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
- » FINANCIAL RESULTS
- » EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION
- » EXTRA-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

KEY FIGURES
In
€
M
EBITDA at 6.1 % of turnover
CA




KEY FIGURES

TO NOTE
- » COVID DEBT REPAYMENT: 3.1 €M
- » WCR +3.6 €M at 93 DAYS (+1.4€ M EXCLUDING COVID SOCIAL DEBT REPAYMENT)
- » INVESTMENTS: 1.4 €M
- » DIVIDENDS: 3.0 €M
- » NEW BANK PARTICIPATIVE LOAN: 10 €M
FINANCIAL DEBT AND GEARING
| millions € |
H1 2023 |
Gearing | H1 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Shareholders' equity |
56 8 , |
- | 57 1 , |
| (w/o debt IFRS16) * Net |
12 6 , |
1% 22 , |
3 7 , |
| Of which State-guaranteed loans |
5 1 , |
6 9 , |
|
| Of which Bank loan participative |
10 0 , |
||
| IFRS 16 |
2 6 , |
6% 4 , |
4 1 , |
| Defferal of social debts |
3 6 , |
6 4% , |
8 0 , |
| Total restated debt net |
18 8 , |
33 17% , |
15 8 , |
| Cash available |
15 8 , |
- | 21 7 , |
| ** debt excluding Gross IFRS 16 |
27 5 , |
- | 23 4 , |
* Net Debt includes bank loans, current and non current qualified pre-payments reduced with Cash and cash equivalents
** Gross Debt includes bank loans and current qualified pre-payments
Any differences are due to rounding

IN SYNTHESIS

H1 2023 ACCOUNTS
| in K€ |
H1 2023 |
H1 2022 |
Variation 2023-2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 72 576 |
67 557 |
5 020 + |
| EBITDA | 4 396 |
2 263 |
2 133 + |
| Operating Income |
274 | 304 -1 |
578 1 + |
| Result Net |
-892 | 854 -1 |
962 + |
| debt Net (including qualified and IFRS16 pre-payment, deferral of social deadlines) |
18 843 |
15 781 |
|
| of wich qualified pre-payment |
1 190 |
2 594 |
|
| of which Bank loan participative |
10 000 |
||
| of which IFRS 16 |
2 634 |
105 4 |
|
| of which deferral of social deadlines |
3 635 |
7 968 |

EXTRA-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

SOCIAL :
| » HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS AT WORK » PREVENTION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL RISKS » INTERNAL & EXTERNAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING » DEVELOPING SKILLS AND TALENT » ATTRACTIVENESS AND RETENTION » DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY |
» COMMITMENT TO AN ECO-RESPONSIBLE APPROACH (RECYCLING, CONSUMPTION OF FLUIDS AND PAPER, MOBILITY POLICY, ) » PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS (IMPACT ANALYSIS OF DESIGNED AND/OR MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS, ECO-DESIGN, ) » RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING POLICY |
|---|---|
| SOCIETAL: | MISCELLANEOUS: |
| » TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICS IN BUSINESS RELATIONS (RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, FIGHT AGAINST |
» SECURITY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
| CORRUPTION AND INSIDER TRADING, ) |
ENVIRONMENTAL:

TURNOVER


AIRBUS AND BOMBARDIER INCREASE THEIR PRODUCTION RATES DASSAULT IS IN DECLINE DUE TO THE END OF F10X DEVELOPMENT
SOGECLAIR TURNOVER AND RESULT BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF SUBSIDIARIES
| America | ||
|---|---|---|
| millions € |
2023 H1 |
2022 H1 |
| Turnover | 16 088 |
11 699 |
| EBITDA | 908 | -1 476 |
| Operating Income |
398 | -1 923 |
| / Africa Europe |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions € |
H1 2023 |
H1 2022 |
||
| Turnover | 52 942 |
52 847 |
||
| EBITDA | 2 440 |
3 020 |
||
| Operating Income |
-113 | 839 | ||
| result Non current |
-112 | -12 |
- ❖ Cross-functional investments in digitalization, CSR, communications, legal affairs, purchasing, etc.
- ❖ Rebuilding management and sales teams in automotive simulation
- ❖ Support for commercial aircraft production ramp-up
| ❖ | Clear recovery | in aircraft | interiors | business |
|---|---|---|---|---|

| Asia Pacific |
||
|---|---|---|
| millions € |
H1 2023 |
H1 2022 |
| Turnover | 3 544 |
3 008 |
| EBITDA | 449 | 199 |
| Operating Income |
337 | 21 |
+17,9% ❖ Progressive improvement
+9,0%

ENGINEERING BU
COMMERCIAL AVIATION +12,3% BUSINESS AVIATION +3,1%



- » GROWTH IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION
- » SUSTAINED ACTIVITY FOR BUSINESS AVIATION
- » WIN NEW CUSTOMERS WITH ALSTOM, GKN AEROSPACE, CT INGENIEURE GMBH, ASCENDANCE FLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES

-
-
-
SOLUTIONS BU
SOLUTIONS BU SUCCESSES - 47,9% OF GROUP TURNOVER


DELIVERY OF THE LATEST GENERATION OkSyGen® RAIL SIMULATION HEART

- COMMERCIAL SUCCESSES (SIMULATED COCKPIT EQUIPMENT,
- REFERENCE SUPPLIER FOR CAE)

RESTORATION OF CABINE AERO ACTIVITIES IN NORTH FIRST PROTOTYPES OF THERMOPLASTIC DOORS FOR BOEING AMERICAN ON A PRODUCTION SITE


FIRST RELEASE FOR SCANeR NEXT (AUTOMOTIVE SIMULATION SOFTWARE) IN BETA VERSION

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH NEXTER AND SALE OF 2 PHOBOS ROBOTS

- » EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE OF SIMULATED EQUIPMENTS AND SYNTHETIC ENVIRONMENT SOFTWARE
- » POSITIVE OPERATING INCOME FOR THE FIRST HALF YEAR FOR AERONAUTICAL EQUIPMENT, STRONG GROWTH IN NORTH AMERICA (+89% in H1 2023 vs 2022)
- » PROMISING R&D RESULTS IN THE RAIL AND AUTOMOTIVE SIMULATION SEGMENTS
CONSEIL BU
CONSEIL BU SUCCESSES - 0,7% OF GROUP TURNOVER


ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING NEW PROJECTS STRUCTURING THE BUSINESS (HYDEA PLACEMENT AS EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER - TEST BENCH, H2TECH HEX FOR H2 MOTOR)

SUPPORTING INDUSTRY 4.0 AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR CCA

A350 TIME-TO-MARKET EXTENSION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARCHERY (H1 2023)

DIGITAL TWIN GAIN WITH BRIDGESTONE IN SPAIN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DASSAULTSYSTEMS

| € millions | H1 2023 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | 0.5 |
| EBITDA | -0.2 |
| % of turnover | NS |
- » CONTINUITY OF BUSINESS OVER H1 2023
- » PROJECTS IN FRANCE, IN CANADA, IN SPAIN
- » STRUCTURING AND DEVELOPPING THE ACTIVITY FOR 2024+


MARKET FOCUS

Market focus: simulation 1/2

Simulation market addressed by SOGECLAIR (€M)
CAGR 22-28

❖ Offers
- Product
- Software
- Simulator equipment
- Physical simulator
- Service
- Maintenance
❖ Applications
- Equipment
- Functionality
- System
- System of system
- Operator
❖ Growth drivers:
- Faster development
- Financial savings compared to physical testing & use (incl JN)
- Integrity of simulated scenarios and traceability
- Possibility of replay (training)
- Reduced carbon footprint
❖ Changes planned between now and 2028
-
Acceleration and generalization of recent technological developments (digital twins, big data, AI)
-
Increasing complexity of systems, often involving multiple sensors (EO, IR, radar, LIDAR, acoustic imaging, etc.)
-
Emergence of embedded generative AI or resident simulation systems
- Ability to create test conditions for systems in the virtual world
- Development and qualification of complex information systems, only possible in a totally virtualized environment involving:
- Control of input databases
- System virtualization (digital twin)
- Generation of relevant and correlated operating models
Competitive and fast-moving markets

Market focus: simulation 2/2 ❖ SOGECLAIR's current situation
Commercial Simulation evolution in Sogeclair

- Top 3 in their respective markets
- Independent activities with a combined team of 100 developers
- Different technical and architectural choices
- Limited use of AI
- Historically competitive niche markets
- Critical size in the process of being acquired, in particular to create value (threshold effect, multiple structural costs) and reduce operating costs
- High-quality/fidelity hardware manufacturing capacity
❖ SOGECLAIR's future position 2024-2026: Deployment of the strategic plan
- Organization
- Organizational simplification
- Collaborative working tools
- Pooling resources and accelerating R&D
- Refocusing activities around the most profitable businesses and adjacent sectors
- Targeted M&A policy
- Product
- Evolution from a highly competitive human perception luring simulation market to a more complex, high added-value simulation.
- Differentiation by offering a complete service with hardware
- Compatible and integrable software tools to ensure digital continuity
2026-2030: N°1 of targeted markets

A strategy of combined investment in technologies with high barriers to entry and high added value

PERSPECTIVES


| SEGMENT | CAGR 23-27 (YOY) |
RECENT EVOLUTION |
ANTICIPATED CONSEQUENCES |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMERCIAL AVIATION | +5% | GLOBAL TRAFFIC BACK TO 2019 LEVELS | SCHEDULED INCREASE IN DELIVERIES AIRBUS LEADERSHIP |
| BUSINESS AVIATION | +5% | EUROPEAN TRAFFIC UP +3.5%/2019 US TRAFFIC UP +13.3%/2019 |
PRODUCTION MAINTAINED OR EVEN INCREASED INCREASING WEIGHT OF LESSORS |
| RAIL | +3% | STATE INCENTIVES AND MARKET DEMAND CONGESTION OF ROADWAYS |
ALL SEGMENTS (INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT, SIGNALING, CONTROL, TRAINING) |
| SPACE | +12% | RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN CONFLICT & LAUNCH SITES GENERALIZED SOVEREIGNTY NEW SPACE |
INCREASING NEEDS FOR DATA AND VOICE FLOWS CIVIL AND MILITARY APPLICATIONS ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT NEEDS OF NEW COMMERS |
| DEFENSE | +5% | UKRAINIAN CONFLICT. GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS EUROPEAN PROJECTS |
GROWING MARKET FOR ROBOTS AND DRONES. FRENCH MINARM LPM OF €413MD OVER 5 YEARS. |
| VEHICLE | +1,7% | EVOLUTION OF REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN THE EU DECREASE IN AMERICA AND EU. INCREASE IN ASIA |
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SLOWDOWN MORE MATURE ASIAN MANUFACTURERS |
| DECARBONIZATION OF TRANSPORT |
+21% | GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS DEMAND FOR LOW-CARBON VEHICLES FOSSIL FUEL PRICES |
ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT NEEDS OF HISTORICAL PLAYERS AND NEW ENTRANTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR AVIATION (CLEAN AVIATION), RAIL (SHIFT-TO-RAIL) AND AUTOMOTIVE |
SOGECLAIR'S MARKETS OF ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO GROW OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS

ONE SOGECLAIR PLAN


THE IMPROVEMENT IN PROFITABILITY WILL BE SUPPORTED BY:
- » MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE SIMULATORS: A VERY SIGNIFICANT FIRST MILESTONE HAS BEEN PASSED WITH THE SUCCESSFUL RECEPTION OF ROADS IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
- » PASSING ON PRICE RISES TO CUSTOMERS: SUCCESSES IN THE FIRST HALF, NEGOTIATIONS UNDER WAY.
- » STRENGTHENING AND OPTIMISING PURCHASING: A STRONGER TEAM HAS BEEN SET UP AND THE FIRST SUPPLIER CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN RENEGOTIATED AND SECURED OVER THE MEDIUM TERM.
- » RIGOROUS BUSINESS APPROVAL PROCESS
- » STOCK REDUCTION POLICY

APPENDIX

APPENDIX 1: CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT


APPENDIX 2: CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS
| One | |
|---|---|
| SOGECLAIR | |
| (in K€) ASSETS |
H1 2023 |
H1 2022 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| 374 | 005 | 360 | |
| intangible Net assets |
7 804 |
8 039 |
9 056 |
| tangible Net assets |
6 740 |
8 562 |
8 315 |
| in associates and joint Investments ventures |
163 | 158 | 159 |
| Financial | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| assets | 021 | 663 | 804 |
| Deferred tax assets |
6 863 |
7 358 |
7 329 |
| Non-current | 37 | 40 | 41 |
| assets | 965 | 784 | 024 |
| Inventories | 15 | 10 | 13 |
| 493 | 715 | 256 | |
| Trade | 53 | 46 | 50 |
| receivables | 275 | 575 | 497 |
| Other | 24 | 21 | 22 |
| receivables | 607 | 731 | 896 |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
21 415 |
23 791 |
18 617 |
| Current | 114 | 102 | 105 |
| assets | 790 | 812 | 265 |
| TOTAL | 152 | 143 | 146 |
| ASSETS | 755 | 597 | 289 |

APPENDIX 3: CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES
| One | |
|---|---|
| SOGECLAIR | |
| (in K€) LIABILITIES |
H1 2023 |
H1 2022 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share capital |
3 205 |
3 205 |
3 205 |
| Share premium |
8 924 |
8 924 |
8 924 |
| shares Own |
-978 | -745 | -745 |
| profits and accrued Reserves |
33 729 |
34 859 |
36 867 |
| Group share |
880 44 |
46 243 |
48 251 |
| Non-controlling interests |
11 922 |
10 882 |
12 444 |
| Total Shareholders' equity |
56 802 |
57 125 |
60 695 |
| provisions Non-current |
2 654 |
3 281 |
3 020 |
| qualified Non current pre-payments |
898 | 1 979 |
998 |
| Other financial liabilities |
21 371 |
17 737 |
14 990 |
| Other debt non current |
0 | 89 | 0 |
| Other liabilities |
286 | 241 | 244 |
| Deferred taxes |
26 | 0 | 21 |
| liabilities Non current |
25 235 |
23 328 |
19 273 |
| qualified Current pre-payments |
292 | 614 | 1 480 |
| of financial liabilities Current part non-current |
8 470 |
9 121 |
9 105 |
| Other financial liabilities |
5 592 |
2 062 |
2 637 |
| Current provisions |
243 | 287 | 246 |
| Trade payables |
20 657 |
16 828 |
18 033 |
| Social and liabilities tax |
24 408 |
27 195 |
25 458 |
| Other liabilities current |
036 11 |
037 7 |
9 362 |
| Current liabilities |
70 717 |
63 144 |
66 320 |
| TOTAL EQUITY LIABILITIES |
152 755 |
143 597 |
146 289 |

APPENDIX 4: CONSOLIDATED ANALYSIS BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
| ()ne | |
|---|---|
| SOGECLAIR | |
| by Geographical (in K€) INCOME STATEMENT Area |
June 2023 Europe Africa |
2023 June America |
2023 June Asia-Pacific |
2023 June Holding |
2023 June GROUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 52 942 |
16 088 |
3 544 |
3 | 72 576 |
| Other operating income |
2 027 |
15 | 13 | 2 056 |
|
| Purchases consumed and production stocked |
-25 992 |
875 -5 |
-1 547 |
-1 092 |
-34 505 |
| Employee expenses |
-21 763 |
-8 648 |
-2 336 |
-1 898 |
-34 645 |
| and duties Taxes |
-343 | -26 | - 5 | -135 | -508 |
| and depreciation charges Amortisation |
-2 445 |
-511 | -109 | -620 | -3 685 |
| Other expenses |
-4 431 |
-631 | 778 | 3 706 |
-578 |
| result Operating Current |
- 5 | 397 | 340 | -22 | 710 |
| Profit disposal of fixed assets on |
-143 | -143 | |||
| Other and operating income current expenses |
31 | 1 | - 3 | -327 | -298 |
| result before from method affiliates Operating income equity |
-117 | 398 | 337 | -349 | 270 |
| profit/(loss) Share of from and associates joint net ventures |
4 | 4 | |||
| Operating result |
-113 | 398 | 337 | -349 | 274 |

APPENDIX 5: CONSOLIDATED ANALYSIS BY SECTOR

| (in K€) by INCOME STATEMENT Sector |
June 2023 Engineering |
June 2023 Conseil |
June 2023 Solution |
June 2023 Holding |
June 2023 GROUPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 37 284 |
507 | 34 783 |
3 | 72 576 |
| Other operating income |
37 | 348 | 1 657 |
13 | 2 056 |
| Purchases consumed and production stocked |
227 -15 |
-431 | -17 755 |
092 -1 |
-34 505 |
| Employee expenses |
-17 798 |
-596 | -14 352 |
-1 898 |
-34 645 |
| and duties Taxes |
-184 | - 9 | -181 | -135 | -508 |
| and depreciation charges Amortisation |
-480 | -25 | -2 562 |
-620 | -3 685 |
| Other expenses |
-2 020 |
-10 | -2 254 |
3 706 |
-578 |
| Operating result Current |
1 612 |
-215 | -665 | -22 | 710 |
| Profit disposal of fixed assets on |
-143 | -143 | |||
| Other and operating income current expenses |
33 | - | - 4 | -327 | -298 |
| result before from method affiliates Operating income equity |
1 645 |
-215 | -812 | -349 | 270 |
| profit/(loss) Share of from and associates joint net ventures |
4 | 4 | |||
| Operating result |
1 645 |
-215 | -808 | -349 | 274 |

APPENDIX 6: CASHFLOW STATEMENT
| (in K€) CONSOLIDATED CASHFLOW STATEMENT |
2023 H1 |
2022 H1 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (including interests) Consolidated profit minority net |
-892 | -1 854 |
2 574 |
| +/- Depreciation , amortisation and provisions (excluding assets) current |
3 549 |
3 617 |
7 389 |
| -/+ Unrealised and losses related fair value gains to movements |
-15 | -15 | -30 |
| +/- and expenses related stock and employee benefits Income options to |
19 | ||
| -/+ / Profit loss on disposal of and others assets |
164 | - 3 | -61 |
| -/+ Dilution profits and losses |
11 | 776 | 371 |
| +/- profit/(loss) Share of from and associates joint net ventures |
- 4 | - 6 | - 7 |
| Cash flow from after of financial debt and operations cost net tax |
2 777 |
2 514 |
10 256 |
| of financial debt (excluding non-cash items) (1) + Cost net |
383 | 223 | 565 |
| +/- expense (including tax) deferred Tax |
743 | 715 | 159 1 |
| (A) Self-financing capacity before finance and net costs tax |
3 904 |
3 452 |
980 11 |
| (B) paid - Tax |
- 3 | 1 171 |
- 7 |
| +/- working capital (C ) Variation in requirements |
-3 599 |
-3 553 |
-8 773 |
| (D) = (A + C) = NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES + B |
301 | 1 070 |
3 199 |
| - Acquisition-related disbursements on tangible and intangible assets |
-1 421 |
-2 045 |
-5 336 |
| + Disposal-related proceeds on tangible and intangible assets |
280 | 26 | 125 |
| +/- of of cash acquired Acquisition companies , net |
79 | 79 | |
| received + Interest |
|||
| +/- loans and advances granted Variation in |
-78 | 1 025 |
846 |
| + Investment received grants |
77 | ||
| (E) CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES = NET |
142 -1 |
-915 | 286 -4 |
| received from shareholders for capital increase + Sums |
|||
| -/+ Buyback and sale of own shares |
-233 | ||
| - Dividends and dividends paid interim |
-3 021 |
-2 963 |
-3 052 |
| - paid the company shareholders to parent |
-2 748 |
-2 755 |
-2 755 |
| - paid the integrated company minority interests to |
-273 | -208 | -297 |
| loans + Increase in |
10 790 |
1 889 |
2 189 |
| of borrowings and lease liabilities - Repayment |
-6 080 |
-4 897 |
-9 408 |
| finance (including lease liabilities) - Net costs |
-753 | -186 | -465 |
| -/+ Other financial costs |
|||
| (F) CASHFLOWS FROM FINANCING CAPITAL ACTIVITIES = NET AND |
704 | -6 156 |
-10 736 |
| +/- (G) of changes in foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents Impact rates |
-20 | 39 | 112 |
| (D + G) = NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS + E + F |
-157 | -5 962 |
-11 713 |


