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Sonae SGPS

Earnings Release Nov 9, 2016

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Page 1 of 16 09.11.2016

1HIGHLIGHTS and CEO's message

  • Sonae consolidated turnover increased 6.7%, to €3,882 M
  • Sonae MC grew turnover by 5.3% in 9M16, enhanced by a growth of 8.4% in 3Q16
  • Worten grew turnover by 1.3% and raised EBITDA by almost €7 M in 9M16
  • Sports and Fashion registered a material EBITDA improvement of €10 M in 9M16
  • Sonae Sierra successfully opened ParkLake, an innovative Shopping Centre in Bucharest
  • NOS increased revenues well ahead of the market
  • Sonae refinanced credit facilities in the amount of €780 M since the beginning of 3Q16, further strengthening its balance sheet and improving overall funding conditions

"The third quarter was undeniably positive for Sonae. On a consolidated basis we enjoyed double-digit growth in turnover and EBITDA, we improved the competitive standing of our main businesses and we continued to strengthen our capital structure.

On a comparable basis, all of our retail businesses grew, most notably Continente which retained its status as the acknowledged price leader in the market.

Sonae Sierra successfully opened ParkLake, the first Sierra shopping centre developed in Romania and maintained high occupancy rates and profitability levels in European and Brazilian operations.

In telecommunications NOS remained as the operator with highest turnover growth in the market, continued to improve profitability and secured a pivotal position in the management of sport content.

In the year-on-year comparison, consolidated debt at the end of the period continued to decline, and currently has a lower cost and extended maturity, reflecting a more robust balance sheet.

All in all, comforted by the success of adopted strategies, and standing on a greater financial strength, we face future challenges with renewed confidence."

Ângelo Paupério, Sonae Co-CEO

2 SONAE PERFORMANCEAND CAPITAL STRUCTURE

Sonae Consolidated results
Million euros 9M15 9M16 y.o.y. 3Q15 3Q16 y.o.y.
Turnover 3,639 3,882 6.7% 1,310 1,451 10.7%
Sonae MC 2,549 2,685 5.3% 917 993 8.4%
Sonae SR 917 1,008 9.9% 335 394 17.5%
Sonae RP 92 69 -24.9% 28 22 -20.1%
Sonae IM (1) 187 190 1.5% 63 63 -0.3%
E&A (2) -107 -69 - -33 -22 -
Underlying EBITDA 226 210 -6.8% 94 99 5.2%
Sonae MC 152 147 -3.5% 66 66 0.2%
Sonae SR -9 8 - 2 15 -
Sonae RP 83 60 -27.3% 25 19 -23.2%
Sonae IM (1) 9 9 -1.6% 5 4 -18.5%
E&A (2) -10 -13 - -4 -5 -
Underlying EBITDA margin 6.2% 5.4% -0.8 p.p. 7.2% 6.8% -0.4 p.p.
Equity method results (3) 38 35 -6.3% 14 12 -9.5%
o.w. S. Sierra (direct results) 21 20 -5.1% 8 7 -14.0%
o.w. NOS 16 16 -3.9% 6 6 -0.9%
Non-recurrent items 28 55 95.4% -6 0 100.0%
EBITDA 292 301 3.1% 101 111 9.9%
EBITDA margin 8.0% 7.8% -0.3 p.p. 7.7% 7.7% -0.1 p.p.
D&A (4) -135 -146 -8.3% -47 -49 -4.2%
EBIT 157 155 -1.3% 54 62 14.8%
Net financial activity -52 -37 27.9% -16 -12 25.6%
EBT 105 118 11.7% 39 51 30.6%
Taxes -4 2 - 7 3 -56.7%
Direct results (5) 102 120 18.1% 46 54 17.4%
Indirect results 44 21 -51.9% 1 10 -
Net income 146 141 -3.0% 47 64 36.4%
Non-controlling interests -3 -3 -0.4% -1 -2 -115.5%
Net income group share 142 138 -3.1% 46 61 34.5%

(4) Depreciations & amortisations including provisions & impairments;

(5) Direct results before non-controlling interests.

Sonae net invested capital
Million euros 9M15 9M16 y.o.y.
Net invested capital 3,157 3,264 3.4%
Technical investment 1,900 1,811 -4.7%
Financial investment 1,302 1,261 -3.1%
Goodwill 605 796 31.7%
Working capital -649 -634 2.3%
Sonae shareholders funds 1,845 2,016 -
9.3%
Sonae net debt (1) 1,312 1,248 -4.9%
Net debt / Invested capital 41.6% 38.2% -3.3 p.p.

(1) Financial net debt + net shareholder loans.

Sonae consolidated turnover stood at €3,882 M, increasing 6.7% when compared to the same period of 2015, benefiting from the positive performance of all the businesses with the exception of RP, driven by the sale and leaseback transactions completed over the course of 2015 and in 1Q16.

Sonae EBITDA increased €9 M, to €301 M, mostly driven by:

  • (i) a €17 M recovery of SR underlying EBITDA: amounting to approximately €7 M at Worten and €10 M at Sports and Fashion (which includes the positive contribution of legacy businesses, namely Sport Zone and Zippy, as well as the integration of the acquired companies Losan and Salsa); and,
  • (ii) the impact of MC investment in price and store network expansion, which has resulted in a €5 M reduction in underlying EBITDA.

Driven by the combination of the lower average net debt and in particular by the lower cost of outstanding debt, Sonae net financial activity improved by €15 M, registering a negative €37 M in 9M16. Sonae average interest rate of outstanding debt continued to decrease and reached 1.4% on September 30 th 2016. It should be noted that Sonae financial results exclude Sonae Sierra and NOS businesses.

Sonae direct results amounted to €120 M, increasing 18.1% on a yearly basis. This was driven by less negative net financial activity and taxes, notwithstanding the lower EBIT.

Sonae indirect results reached €21 M, including the positive effect of the valuation of Sierra's assets in 1H16, the opening of ParkLake in Romania in 3Q16 and the capital gain related to the sale of the 2.14% direct stake in NOS on June 15th 2016. It should be noted that the mark-to-market effect of NOS is included in indirect results until the completion of its sale to Zopt.

Sonae shareholders' funds stood at €2,016 M at the end of 9M16, €171 M above 9M15. Sonae net debt reached €1,248 M, decreasing 4.9% in comparison to 9M15.

2 SONAE PERFORMANCE AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE

Net debt
Million euros 9M15 9M16 y.o.y.
Net financial debt 1,303 1,244 -4.5%
MC, SR and RP 695 726 4.5%
IM 19 2 -90.5%
Holding & other 589 517 -12.3%
Sonae net debt 1,312 1,248 -4.9%
Capital Structure - MC, SR and RP
Net debt to EBITDA
3Q14 3Q15 3Q16

$$
\frac{2.2}{2.2} \rightarrow 0 \rightarrow 0 \rightarrow 0 \rightarrow 0 \rightarrow 0 \rightarrow 0 \rightarrow 0 \rightarrow 0 \rightarrow 0 \rightarrow 0
$$

Sonae Capex
Million euros 9M15 9M16 % of
Turnover
Capex 171 293 7.5%
Sonae MC 74 114 4.3%
Sonae SR 47 119 11.8%
Sonae RP 36 42 60.6%
Sonae IM 7 15 7.7%

Average gearing at book value reached 0.7x, remaining broadly flat in comparison with last year. Average gearing at market value stood at 0.8x, increasing y.o.y. driven by Sonae's market price, as net debt decreased.

Sonae continues to focus on presenting a robust capital structure, optimising funding costs whilst maintaining sufficient back up liquidity and an improved maturity profile (which is currently above 4 years). Sonae started in the 3Q16 an ambitious program to further strengthen the capital structure by launching a formal tender with local and international banks for the refinancing of its facilities, having already refinanced more than €430 M in long-term facilities and around €350 M in short-term facilities. Accordingly, Sonae totally fulfilled its practice of being fully financed for the next 18 months and at the same time improved its general funding conditions.

Net financial debt of MC, SR and RP stood at €726 M in 9M16, €31 M above 9M15, driven by the cash-out related to the acquisition of 50% of Salsa, coupled with the consolidation of Salsa's debt. The net debt to EBITDA at MC, SR and RP stood at 2.0x, increasing when compared to 9M15, driven by the higher net debt.

Holding net debt reached €517 M, decreasing 12.3% y.o.y. and benefiting from the sale of the direct participation at NOS. Loan-to-value ratio of the holding stood at 11%, decreasing in relation to 9M15, benefiting from the lower holding net debt.

Sonae Capex increased from €171 M to €293 M, mostly due to Sonae SR:

  • MC Capex increased €40 M to €114 M, motivated by the acceleration of the store network expansion, which includes the opening of 14 Continente Bom Dia stores, 1 Continente hypermarket and 14 Well's stores;

  • SR Capex reached €119 M in 9M16, growing materially y.o.y. mostly impacted by the Capex related to the acquisition of Salsa, which occurred on June 30th 2016;

  • RP Capex totalled €42 M in 9M16, growing by €6 M y.o.y. mostly driven by MC store network expansion and future developments;

  • IM Capex reached €15 M in 9M16, increasing €8 M when compared to 9M15, impacted by the technology area.

3 SONAE MC RESULTS

Turnover and underlying EBITDA
Million euros 9M15 9M16 y.o.y. 3Q15 3Q16 y.o.y.
Turnover 2,549 2,685 5.3% 917 993 8.4%
LfL sales (%) -2.2% 1.8% - -2.9% 4.1% -
Underlying EBITDA 152 147 -3.5% 66 66 0.2%
Underlying EBITDA margin 6.0% 5.5% -0.5 p.p.
-
7.2% 6.7% -0.5 p.p.

Turnover and Underlying EBITDA evolution

Over the last quarters, MC has been focused on the implementation of various measures aimed at improving Continente value proposition, which included price perception, communicating the distinctive products' offer (especially for perishables and exclusive brands) and also launching innovative promotions. MC LfL sales performance totalled 4.1% in 3Q16 and 1.8% in 9M16. It is worth highlighting that DECO, the Portuguese Consumers' Association, has recently published the results of its most recent price survey covering the entire country, ranking Continente again as the price leader in Portugal.

At the same time, MC remained focused on implementing its strategy of store network expansion through convenience formats, namely Continente Bom Dia proximity own stores with average sales area slightly below 1 thousand sqm, and Meu Super - franchised local food stores with average sales area around 300 sqm. Accordingly, MC opened 14 Continente Bom Dia stores and 54 Meu Super stores in 9M16, which has contributed towards a MC turnover increase of 5.3% y.o.y., to €2,685 M, which includes a material growth of 8.4% in 3Q16. This strategy has allowed MC not only to defend but also to increase its leading market share.

Despite this strong expansion effort combined with a continuous price investment to face the still strong competitive environment, MC underlying EBITDA margin reached 5.5%, 50bps below 9M15.

4 SONAE SR RESULTS

Performance per business
9M15 9M16 y.o.y 3Q15 3Q16 y.o.y.
Turnover (million €) 917 1,008 9.9% 335 394 17.5%
Worten 626 634 1.3% 227 229 1.2%
Sports and Fashion 291 374 28.3% 108 164 51.5%
EBITDA (million €) -9 8 - 2 15 -
Worten 2 9 - 2 6 253.2%
Sports and Fashion -11 -1 88.6% 1 9 -
EBITDA margin (%) -1.0% 0.7% 1.7 p.p. 0.6% 3.8% 3.2 p.p.
Worten 0.4% 1.4% 1.0 p.p. 0.7% 2.5% 1.8 p.p.
Sports and Fashion -3.8% -0.3% 3.5 p.p. 0.5% 5.7% 5.3 p.p.
LFL (%) -1.4% 2.0% - -3.5% 4.8% -
Worten -0.7% 2.9% - -2.4% 6.7% -
Sports and Fashion -2.8% 0.1% - -5.2% 1.1% -

Worten Turnover and Underlying EBITDA evolution

Sports and Fashion Turnover and Underlying EBITDA evolution

Worten division continued to be focused on increasing its EBITDA, which raised from €2 M to €9 M y.o.y., benefiting from the improvement of the results in all operations: Portugal, Spain mainland, Canary Islands and omni-channel, thus reinforcing its position in the Iberian market.

Operationally, the team further implemented its omni-channel strategy in Iberia, leveraging on its physical store network and e-commerce presence. Accordingly, omni-channel sales maintained the increasing trend fuelled by a significant growth of online sales close to 20%. Importantly, it should be noted that Worten posted LfL sales growth of 6.7% in 3Q16.

Importantly, during 9M16, Worten store network was reinforced particularly driven by refurbishments, especially in Spain, allowing to reach important goals in sales area productivity. The sales per sqm continued to grow, increasing by 7% y.o.y..

In what concerns the Sports and Fashion division, which includes Sport Zone, Mo and Zippy, as well as the acquired businesses: Losan – a wholesale player specialised in kids wear, and Salsa – a recognised jeanswear brand, turnover grew by 28.3% in 9M16, to €374. This growth benefited from the positive contribution of Zippy and Sport Zone, but also from the consolidation of Losan and Salsa results. Both acquired brands have a strong international presence as well as a proven track record and will contribute towards reinforcing Sports and Fashion competencies.

The Sports and Fashion EBITDA improved significantly by €10 M in 9M16, to negative €1 M, reaching €9 M in 3Q16. The legacy businesses, namely Sport Zone and Zippy, had a positive contribution to this evolution. It should be noted that Sport Zone in Spain continued to register a positive y.o.y. EBITDA contribution. Regarding Mo, despite the recent efforts in rebalancing its value proposition, the performance of this brand was still below expectations.

SR turnover stood at €1,008 M in 9M16, posting an increase of 9.9% when compared to 9M15, backed by both Worten and Sports and Fashion divisions. As for SR EBITDA, it stood at €8 M in 9M16, posting a material improvement y.o.y., driven by both SR divisions.

5 SONAE RP RESULTS

Turnover and Underlying EBITDA
Million euros 9M15 9M16 y.o.y. 3Q15 3Q16 y.o.y.
Turnover 92 69 -24.9% 28 22 -20.1%
Underlying EBITDA 83 60 -27.3% 25 19 -23.2%
Underlying EBITDA margin 90.1% 87.2% -2.9 p.p. 89.4% 85.9% -3.5 p.p.

RP manages Sonae's retail real estate portfolio and currently includes real estate assets with a net book value amounting to €909 M.

RP completed 3 sale and leaseback transactions in the amount of €230 M in 9M16, equivalent to a capital gain of approximately €63 M. This strategy enabled releasing capital from mature real estate assets while also maintaining adequate operational flexibility. MC's freehold is now at 51%, moving closer to the stated target freehold level. At the end of 9M16, MC's real estate portfolio included 22 Continente stores, 62 Continente Modelo stores and 21 Continente Bom Dia stores. As for SR's freehold, it stood at 22% as of 9M16.

RP turnover decreased 24.9%, to €69 M, driven mostly by freehold reduction at MC, from 62% in 9M15, to 51% at the end of 9M16. The underlying EBITDA amounted to €60 M, corresponding to an underlying EBITDA margin of 87.2%.

It should be noted that RP has been responsible for a considerable part of MC's convenience store network expansion. Accordingly, RP Capex as of 9M16 stood at €42 M and grew by €6 M y.o.y..

6 SONAE IM RESULTS

Technology portfolio
WeDo Technologies Movvo
Saphety Brightpixel
Bizdirect InovRetail
S21Sec

Turnover and Underlying EBITDA performance

Turnover and underlying EBITDA
Million euros 9M15 9M16 y.o.y. 3Q15 3Q16 y.o.y.
Turnover 89 88 -0.8% 29 27 -6.3%
Underlying EBITDA 6 3 -50.6% 2 1 -48.2%
Underlying EBITDA margin 7.1% 3.6% -3.6 p.p. 8.2% 4.5% -3.7 p.p.

Note: For consolidation purposes, Sonae IM also includes some Partnerships - MDS, Maxmat, Tlantic and Público - which reached a turnover of €102.6 M and an underlying EBITDA of €6.6 M in 9M16.

IM has an active portfolio strategy, with the clear objective of building and managing a portfolio of tech-based companies linked to retail and telecommunications, aiming to develop innovative solutions and with an international focus. IM core areas of interest include business analytics solutions, mobility solutions for retail, in-store technologies, fraud assurance and cybersecurity solutions.

In the Technology arm, IM turnover reached €88 M, decreasing 0.8% when compared to 9M15. Underlying EBITDA amounted to €3 M, which translates into an Underlying EBITDA margin of 3.6%.

7 SONAE SIERRA RESULTS

Operational Indicators
9M15 9M16 y.o.y.
Footfall (million visitors) 319 313 -1.8%
Europe & New Markets 242 242 0.2%
Brazil 77 71 -8.3%
Ocuppancy rate (%) 95.1% 96.4% 1.3 p.p.
Europe 96.0% 97.1% 1.1 p.p.
Brazil 92.6% 94.5% 1.9 p.p.
Like-for-Like (LfL) tenant sales
Europe 2.6% 3.3% 0.7 p.p.
Brazil (local currency) 5.1% 0.4% -4.7 p.p.
Tenant sales (million euros) 3,194 3,107 -2.7%
Europe (million euros) 2,231 2,286 2.5%
Brazil (million euros) 963 821 -14.7%
Brazil (million reais) 3,354 3,236 -3.5%
Nº of shopping centres owned and
managed (EOP)
67 66 -1
Europe 56 56 0
Brazil 11 10 -1
Nº of shopping centres owned/co
owned (EOP)
46 45 -1
Europe 36 36 0
Brazil 10 9 -1
GLA under Management ('000 sqm) 2,374 2,288 -3.6%
Europe & New Markets 1,852 1,888 1.9%
Brazil 522 481 -7.8%
Financial Indicators
Million euros 9M15 9M16 y.o.y. 3Q15 3Q16 y.o.y.
Turnover 162 150 -7.2% 54 51 -6.0%
EBIT 76 71 -7.7% 26 23 -11.1%
EBIT margin 47.2% 46.9% -0.3 p.p. 48.9% 46.3% -2.6 p.p.
Direct results 42 40 -5.0% 16 13 -13.6%
Indirect results 52 52 -0.3% 0 20 -
Net results 95 93 -2.4% 15 34 116.4%
… attributable to Sonae 47 46 -2.4% 8 17 116.4%

(1) Includes investment properties at open market value and development properties at cost.

Sierra has been further implementing its recycling capital strategy by reducing exposure to more mature shopping malls and reinvesting in developing others:

  • ParkLake was opened in September 1st and is the first Sierra's development in Romania. It represents an investment of €180 M and comprises over 200 stores in 70 thousand sqm. The results so far exceed our best expectations. Indirect results in 3Q16 reached €20 M, benefiting from the positive effect of the value created in the Parklake development. Additionally, Sierra has 5 projects under development: Nuremberg (Germany), Zenata (Morocco), Malaga Designer Outlet (Spain), NorteShopping Expansion (Portugal) and Cucuta (Colombia).
  • Over the last 12 months, Sonae Sierra sold Colombo Tower (Portugal), Zubiarte (Spain), Loop 5 (Germany), Boavista Shopping (Brazil), diluted 25% in the Sierra Portugal Fund and also reduced the ownership of AlgarveShopping, Estação Viana Shopping and Luz del Tajo (following the closing of a partnership with CBRE Global Investment Partners). Consequently, on September 30th 2016, the Investment and Development Properties attributable to Sierra reached €1.968 bn, €160 M below the 2015 year-end, driven by the effect of the disposals, which more than off-set the investments in projects under development, the positive exchange rate effect in the Brazilian real (closing rate 9M16 vis-à-vis closing rate 12M15) and assets revaluation.

On the operational side, Sierra further proved the quality of its assets:

  • In Europe, tenant sales increased 2.5%, to €2,286 M, corresponding to an increase in LfL tenant sales of 3.3% and occupancy rates increased further to 97.1%;
  • In Brazil, tenant sales reached 0.4% in LfL terms, returning to a positive trend although declining 3.5% y.o.y. to 3,236 M reais, due to the still challenging macroeconomic environment. Despite this, occupancy rates are already registering a small recovery.

Sierra's turnover reached €150 M, a decrease of 7.2% when compared to 9M15, only driven by the asset disposals already mentioned. The EBIT stood at €71 M, less 7.7% y.o.y., corresponding to an EBIT margin of 46.9%. Excluding the portfolio changes and the exchange rate effect mentioned previously, EBIT increased 5% as a consequence of higher rental income and higher services rendered mainly to clients outside Sierra's shopping centre portfolio.

NAV (Net Asset Value) reached €1.286 bn at the end of 9M16, €107 M above December 2015, reflecting both the direct and indirect results of the period, the favourable exchange rate effect less the dividends payment. Loan-to-value stood at 30% in 9M16, compared to a value of 42% in 9M15.

8 NOS RESULTS

Financial Indicators
Million euros 9M15 9M16 y.o.y. 3Q15 3Q16 y.o.y.
Operating revenues 1,068 1,124 5.3% 368 381 3.5%
EBITDA 410 432 5.3% 144 145 1.2%
EBITDA margin 38.4% 38.4% 0.0 p.p 39.0% 38.1% -0.9 p.p
Net results 74 78 6.6% 26 28 4.8%
Capex 295 293 -0.7% 98 97 -1.4%
Operational Indicators
('000) 9M15 9M16 y.o.y. 3Q15 3Q16 y.o.y.
Total RGUs (Net adds) 651 477 - 247 195 -
Convergent RGUs (Net adds) 812 417 - 222 114 -
Mobile (Net adds) 382 273 - 164 125 -
Pay TV (Net adds) 45 42 - 20 12 -
Total RGUs 8,277 8,942 8.0% 8,277 8,942 8.0%
Convergent RGUs 2,665 3,271 22.7% 2,665 3,271 22.7%
Convergent customers 556 661 19.0% 556 661 19.0%
ARPU/Unique subscriber with
fixed access (euros)
42 43 3.4% 42 43 2.0%

NOS published its results on November 7 th 2016, which are available at www.nos.pt.

NOS continued to show a very solid operating and financial performance.

The operating revenues increased 5.3% y.o.y to €1,124 M, in 9M16, maintaining the positive top line performance.

EBITDA registered €432 M, improving 5.3% when compared to 9M15 and corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 38.4%.

Net results grew by 6.6%, to €78 M.

Total RGUs grew by 8.0%, to 8,942 M and convergent RGUs increased to 3,271 M, +22.7% y.o.y..

ARPU continued to grow, reaching 43 euros in 9M16, increasing 3.4% when compared to 9M15.

During 9M16, NOS market capitalisation decreased 16.4%, corresponding to a share price decrease from €7.246 to €6.057.

The PSI-20, the main Portuguese index, decreased its market capitalisation 13.5% in the same period.

9 CORPORATE INFORMATION

Main corporate events in the 3Q16

On September 21st 2016, Sonae announced that in the context of a partnership with Satya Capital, Sonae MC and Satya Capital, acquired 2 food retail stores in Mozambique. The total investment amounted to \$6M, divided between Sonae MC and Satya with a 30/70 ratio respectively.

10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Methodological notes

The consolidated financial information contained in this report was prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted by the European Union. The financial information regarding quarterly and semi-annual figures was not subject to audit procedures.

Glossary

CAPEX Investments in tangible and intangible assets and investments in acquisitions.
Direct results Results excluding contributions to indirect results.
(Direct) EBIT Direct EBT - financial results.
EBITDA Underlying EBITDA + equity method results (Sonae Sierra direct results and ZOPT net results) + non
recurrent items.
EBITDA margin EBITDA / turnover.
(Direct) EBT Direct results before non-controlling interests and taxes.
E&A (Eliminations &
adjustments)
Intra-groups + consolidation adjustments + contributions from other companies not included in the
identified segments.
EoP End of period.
Free Cash Flow (FCF) EBITDA - CAPEX - change in working capital - financial results - income taxes.
Financial net debt Total net debt excluding shareholders' loans.
FMCG Fast-Moving Consumer Goods.
Gearing (book value) The average of the last four quarters considering, for each quarter, total net debt (EoP) / total
shareholders' funds (EoP).
Gearing (market
value)
The average of the last four quarters considering, for each quarter, total net debt (EoP) / equity
value considering the closing price of Sonae shares on the last day of each quarter.
GLA Gross Lettable Area: equivalent to the total area available to be rented in the shopping centres.
Indirect results Includes Sonae Sierra's results, net of taxes, arising from: (i) investment property valuations; (ii)
capital gains (losses) on the sale of financial investments, joint ventures or associates; (iii)
impairment losses of non-current assets (including goodwill) and (iv) provision for assets at risk.
Additionally and concerning Sonae's portfolio, it incorporates: (i) impairments in retail real estate
properties; (ii) reductions in goodwill; (iii) provisions (net of taxes) for possible future liabilities and
impairments related with non-core financial investments, businesses, assets that were discontinued
(or in the
process of being discontinued/repositioned); (iv) results from mark to market
methodology of other current investments that will be sold or exchanged in the near future; and (v)
other non-relevant issues.
Investment properties Shopping centres in operation owned and co-owned by Sonae Sierra.
Liquidity Cash & equivalents + current investments.
Like for Like sales (LfL) Sales made by stores that operated in both periods under the same conditions. Excludes stores
opened, closed or which suffered major upgrade works in one of the periods.
Loan to value (LTV) -
Holding
Holding net debt / investment portfolio gross asset value; gross asset value based on market
multiples, real estate NAV and market capitalisation for listed companies.
Loan to value (LTV) -
Shopping Centres
Net debt / (investment properties + properties under development).
LTM Last twelve months.
Net asset value (NAV) Open market value attributable to Sonae Sierra - net debt - minorities + deferred tax liabilities.
Net debt Bonds + bank loans + other loans + financial leases + shareholder loans - cash, bank deposits,
current investments, and other long-term financial applications.
Net invested capital Total net debt + total shareholders' funds.
Other income Dividends.
Other loans Bonds, leasing and derivatives.
Open market value
(OMV)
Fair value of properties in operation and under development (100%), provided by independent
international entities.
Return on Invested
Capital (RoIC)
EBIT (LTM) / net invested capital.
Return on equity
(ROE)
Total net income n (equity holders) / shareholders' funds n-1 (equity holders).
RGU Revenue generating unit.
Technical investment Tangible assets + intangible assets + other fixed assets - depreciations and amortisations.
Underlying EBITDA Recurrent EBITDA from the businesses consolidated using the full consolidation method

Number of stores and sales area

Nr. of Stores Sales Area ('000 sqm)
31
Dec
2015
Stores
Opened
M&A Banner
Changed
Stores
Closed
30
Sept
2016
31
Dec
2015
Stores
Opened
(3)
M&A Banner
Changed
Stores
Closed
30
Sept
2016
Sonae MC 746 100 0 0 -21 825 673 32 0 0 -4 701
Company Operated (1) 509 41 0 0 -2 548 619 22 0 0 -1 640
Continente 40 1 0 0 0 41 283 0 0 0 0 283
Continente Modelo 123 0 0 0 0 123 246 0 0 0 0 246
Continente Bom Dia 52 14 0 0 0 66 58 19 0 0 0 77
Well's
Bom Bocado / Bagga
152
111
14
6
0
0
0
0
0
-1
166
116
16
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
7
Note! / Makenotes 25 4 0 0 0 29 6 1 0 0 0 7
Other (2) 6 2 0 0 -1 7 4 0 0 0 -1 3
Franchising 237 59 0 0 -19 277 54 10 0 0 -3 61
Continente Modelo 7 0 0 0 0 7 17 0 0 0 0 17
Meu Super 205 54 0 0 -19 240 35 10 0 0 -3 42
Well's 15 5 0 0 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 2
Bom Bocado / Bagga 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Note! 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1
Sonae SR 596 36 94 0 -27 699 381 11 9 0 -13 389
Company Operated (1) 516 26 67 0 -19 590 360 9 7 0 -11 365
Electronics 227 10 0 0 -10 227 189 3 0 0 -7 185
Portugal 177 3 0 0 -4 176 118 0 0 0 0 118
Worten
Worten Mobile
138
39
3
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-3
140
36
116
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
116
1
Spain 50 7 0 0 -6 51 72 3 0 0 -7 67
Worten 50 7 0 0 -6 51 72 3 0 0 -7 67
Sports 108 14 0 0 -1 121 95 7 0 0 -1 101
Portugal 75 5 0 0 0 80 62 2 0 0 0 65
Sport Zone 75 5 0 0 0 80 62 2 0 0 0 65
Spain 33 9 0 0 -1 41 33 5 0 0 -1 36
Sport Zone
Fashion
33
181
9
2
0
67
0
0
-1
-8
41
242
33
76
5
-1
0
7
0
0
-1
-3
36
79
Portugal 147 2 42 0 -2 189 66 -1 5 0 -1 69
Mo 108 1 0 0 -1 108 54 -1 0 0 0 53
Zippy (4) 39 1 0 0 -1 39 12 0 0 0 0 12
Salsa 0 0 42 0 0 42 0 0 5 0 0 5
Spain 34 0 15 0 -6 43 10 0 1 0 -2 9
Zippy 24 0 0 0 -6 18 7 0 0 0 -2 5
Losan 10 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 3
Salsa
France
0
0
0
0
15
8
0
0
0
0
15
8
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Salsa 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 1
Germany 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salsa 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luxembourg 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salsa 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Franchising 80 10 27 0 -8 109 21 2 3 0 -2 24
Electronics 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2
Portugal
Worten
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Sports 9 3 0 0 0 12 4 1 0 0 0 5
Portugal 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2
Sport Zone 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2
Other Countries (5) 5 3 0 0 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 3
Fashion 67 7 27 0 -8 93 15 1 3 0 -2 17
Portugal (Mo) 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1
Other Countries 62 7 27 0 -8 88 14 1 3 0 -2 16
Zippy (6) 50 5 0 0 -6 49 10 1 0 0 -1 10
Mo (7) 12 1 0 0 -2 11 4 0 0 0 -1 3
Losan(8) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salsa(9) 0 0 27 0 0 27 0 0 3 0 0 3
Sonae IM 30 0 0 0 0 30 54 0 0 0 0 54
Maxmat 30 0 0 0 0 30 54 0 0 0 0 54

(1) Includes Joint-Ventures;

(2) Includes outlet;

(3) Includes changes in sales area due to refurbishments;

(4) Includes a pop up store opened in 2014 converted into a permanent store;

(5) Includes India, France and Spain;

(6) Includes Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Morocco, Lebanon, Qatar, St. Maarten (2015), Jordan

(2015), Armenia, Chile (2015), Georgia, Equator, Cyprus, Kurdistan, Libya, Tunisia, Philippines, and Mozambique;

(7) Includes Spain, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia and Cambodia;

(8) Bahrein;

(9) Includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Bahrein, Morocco, Slovenia, Martinique and Angola.

Sonae Consolidated Profit and Loss Account

Sonae profit and loss account
Million euros 9M15 9M16 y.o.y.
Turnover 3,639 3,882 6.7%
Underlying EBITDA 226 210 -6.8%
Underlying EBITDA margin 6.2% 5.4% -0.8 p.p.
EBITDA 292 301 3.1%
EBITDA margin 8.0% 7.8% -0.3 p.p.
Depreciations & amortisations (1) -135 -146 -8.3%
EBIT 157 155 -1.3%
Net financial activity -52 -37 27.9%
EBT 105 118 11.7%
Taxes -4 2 -
Direct results 102 120 18.1%
Indirect results (2) 44 21 -51.9%
Net income 146 141 -3.0%
Minority interests -3 -3 -0.4%
Net income group share 142 138 -3.1%

(1) Includes provisions and impairments; (2) Includes: (i) Sonae's Sierra indirect income contribution; (ii) NOS mark to market effect; (iii) other asset provisions for possible future liabilities i n non-core and/or discontinued operations and (iv) non-cash impairments for operational assets.

Sonae Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Sonae statement of financial position
Million euros 9M15 9M16 y.o.y.
TOTAL ASSETS 5,165 5,430 5.1%
Non current assets 3,869 4,010 3.6%
Tangible and intangible assets 1,890 1,840 -2.6%
Assets available for sale 5 0 -
Goodwill 605 796 31.7%
Investment properties 1 1 -6.0%
Other investments 1,232 1,272 3.2%
Deferred tax assets 99 67 -31.8%
Others 37 33 -10.6%
Current assets 1,297 1,420 9.5%
Stocks 591 672 13.8%
Trade debtors 82 117 43.9%
Liquidity 250 346 38.4%
Others 375 285 -24.1%-
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 1,845 2,016 9.3%
Equity holders 1,706 1,807 5.9%
Attributable to minority interests 139 209 50.8%
LIABILITIES 3,321 3,413 2.8%
Non-current liabilities 1,395 1,347 -3.5%
Bank loans 516 531 2.8%
Other loans 700 671 -4.1%
Deferred tax liabilities 90 65 -27.7%
Provisions 39 40 1.5%
Others 50 40 -20.8%
Current liabilities 1,925 2,067 7.3%
Bank loans 294 368 25.2%
Other loans 55 31 -44.3%
Trade creditors 1,053 1,121 6.4%
Others 523 547 4.6%
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS +
LIABILITIES
5,165 5,430 5.1%

SAFE HARBOUR

This document may contain forward-looking information and statements, based on management's current expectations or beliefs. Forward-looking statements are statements that should not be regarded as historical facts.

These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, changes in regulation, industry and economic conditions; and the effects of competition. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "intends," "should," "seeks," "estimates," "future" or similar expressions.

Although these statements reflect our current expectations, which we believe are reasonable, investors and analysts, and generally all recipients of this document, are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forwardlooking information and statements. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking information or statements. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking information or statements.

Report available at Sonae's institutional website www.sonae.pt

Media and Investor Contacts

Patrícia Vieira Pinto Head of Investor Relations [email protected] Tel.: + 351 22 010 4794

Catarina Oliveira Fernandes Head of Communications, Brand and Corporate Responsibility [email protected] Tel.: + 351 22 010 4775

Maria João Oliveira External Communication [email protected] Tel.: + 351 22 010 4745

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