ASSYSTEM_Registration_Document_2017

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PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP

BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND GROUP STRATEGY

Update on 2017: an important year for E&I

as a source of power. The scale and scope of the ITER project rank it as the most ambitious energy project in the world. ROBUST MOMENTUM FOR TRANSPORT SYSTEM PROJECTS Eole project: Assystem selected for a key project management role As part of the “Eole” project to extend Line E of the Paris RER suburban rail link out to the west of the city, SNCF Réseau – which is in charge of the project – has selected Assystem to be responsible for Scheduling, Construction Management and Coordination (SCMC) for all of the civil engineering and systems contractors involved in the line extension from Haussmann-Saint-Lazare station in central Paris to Nanterre La Folie station in the business district. A specialist in project management and systems integration, Assystem has teamed up with the Louis Berger Group for its work on this project. The new RER Line E will be the most interconnected of Paris’s suburban rail links and will offer a new quality of service for mass transit. Planning and coordination will be absolutely vital for creating the extension – whose central section is in an extremely densely populated area – as it will require the construction of 8 km of new infrastructure and an exceptional level of works. AN INNOVATIVE AND DIGITAL COMPANY Assystem Energy & Infrastructure launches its “Imagine” program to partner its clients in new engineering challenges The engineering industry is currently undergoing an unprecedented period of change, with new cross-functional solutions such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) affecting the entire business chain, in areas as varied as project management, installation and maintenance programmes, industrial transfers and architectural design. Spearheaded by Assystem E&I's Chief Technology Officer, the Imagine programme will act as a catalyst for all types of innovations, both technological and process-based and those developed in-house and externally, in partnership with diverse players including universities, schools, incubators, research clusters, start-ups, clients, and suppliers. It will also enable Assystem E&I to identify joint-development projects so that it can be ahead of the curve when it comes to meeting its clients’ future needs for skills and solutions. The programme has two main objectives: first, to reinforce the Group's long-standing skills in project management and security and safety, and second, to develop new digital transformation solutions that are adapted to the latest challenges facing players in the energy, transport and healthcare sectors. The Imagine programme is ultimately intended to lead to the creation of a collaborative, open-source platform accessible by all contributors, including Assystem E&I’s clients. STAFFING The Staffing division – which operates through the MPH Group – provides specialist consultants to companies in the Oil & Gas and other industrial sectors, primarily in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. MPH is a well-established player in the field of technical and engineering recruitment services for the Oil & Gas, energy, aerospace, defence, 1.2.2

A STRONGER POSITION IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY The Group is now focusing its business development efforts on its E&I division, as illustrated by (i) its acquisition of an ownership interest in Framatome, which will boost the division’s Nuclear business (see page 9), and (ii) its recent acquisitions in the life sciences and project management sectors (see page 10). FORGING PARTNERSHIPS FOR SERVING INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS Partnership between PreussenElektra and Assystem In May 2017, Assystem signed a memorandum of understanding with the German company, PreussenElektra GmbH, to work together in the areas of nuclear engineering and consulting. This nuclear alliance will benefit the global civil nuclear market by combining the operating and maintenance capabilities of PreussenElektra (one of the world’s top performers in nuclear generation) and the nuclear engineering and project expertise of Assystem. The project’s primary focus will be to help implement the nuclear programme in the United Emirates and its geographic scope of operations may subsequently be extended. Joint venture with AxisCades In June 2017, Assystem E&I and the Indian company AxisCades Engineering Technologies Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture in India. This joint venture – whose underlying aim is to partner the growth of India’s nuclear programmes – will offer engineering services in the energy sector for Indian and international electricity utilities and their equipment manufacturers, in accordance with terms and conditions that will be set in the final joint venture agreement. Memorandum of cooperation with the Rosatom Group At the International Forum Atomexpo 2017 held in Moscow, the ASE Group (the engineering arm of the Russian State-owned corporation, Roscom) signed a memorandum of cooperation with Assystem for promoting and implementing solutions based on the development of ASE’s Multi-D technology. These solutions will be offered to nuclear power plant operators across the globe, but particularly in Europe and the Middle East. The signature of this memorandum marks the start of active cooperation between ASE and Assystem for joint participation in the design, construction and commissioning of new nuclear power plants outside Russia. It will also allow the two companies to work together in the fields of engineering and supply chain management, including equipment for nuclear power plants and thermal power plants. In addition, the two groups will collaborate in the fields of research reactors and nuclear power plant decommissioning. A prestigious award The Engage consortium team (jointly controlled on an equal basis by Assystem, the French company Egis, the UK company Atkins, and the Spanish company Empresarios Agrupados) has won the Industry and Technology Consulting Award for its work on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project. Launched ten years ago at Cadarache in the south of France, the ITER project – which is bringing together numerous nations across the world – is aimed at demonstrating the scientific and technological feasibility of nuclear fusion

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REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2017