Compagnie des Alpes // 2020 Universal Registration Document

1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPAGNIE DES ALPES AND ITS ACTIVITIES Activities, markets and competition

The Dutch park: Walibi Holland Walibi Holland, opened in 1994, is one of the biggest parks in the Netherlands. It is divided into eight themed areas. The park is also famous for its festivals, including “Summer Nights” and “Halloween Fright Nights”, whose success transcends Dutch borders. Its haunted house “Below” received the award (Brass Ring Award) of the “the most creative haunted house, Halloween show or experience” at the IAPAA 2019. Since 2013, visitors have been able to extend their time at Walibi Village by spending the night in one of the bungalows designed for families. The Belgian Parks: Walibi Belgium, Aqualibi, Aquapark and Bellewaerde Walibi Belgium Created in 1975, Walibi Belgium was the first Walibi amusement park. This family park offers musical shows and more than 40 attractions, half of which designed for young children, in themed settings. Walibi Belgium is internationally renowned for its biggest attractions such as Werewolf, Vampire, Dalton Terror and Radja River. And not to forget the park’s legendary attraction, the “Psyké Underground”, the world’s only covered launch coaster, which propels its passengers 45 metres into the air at 85 km/h. This season, the site continued its transformation, which began in 2018 and was recognised as “the best amusement park in Belgium” in the Diamond Theme Park Awards. Aqualibi Aqualibi is an aquapark next to Walibi Belgium, which opened in 1987. Spanning 6,000 sq.m, the park has eight slides, including the 140 metre-long “Rapido”, and the “Xtreme” with its 50 km/h descent. A 300 sq.m space was recently created especially for children. Bellewaerde This family park in Ypres is a landmark in Belgium, where 40% of visitors come from the north of France. Established in 1954, Bellewaerde is a unique combination of an amusement park and an animal park, in a lush natural setting. Bellewaerde is also officially recognised as a zoological organisation by the Belgian Federal Public Service for Health. This season, the site inaugurated a new attraction called Wakala, a family roller coaster in the Canada zone of the park. In its first summer, this attraction was ranked as a top visitor attraction. Walibi Holland generated revenue of €24.6 million in the 2019/2020 fiscal year and welcomed 601,000 visitors.

Aquapark The Aquapark is located at the gateway to the Bellewaerde site (second gate) and is an indoor water park of 3,000 sq.m. It features water attractions built in an oasis of greenery. Children of all ages can set out and discover two interactive expedition ships, a play area with a large tilting bucket and many other surprises such as the “Lazy River”.

In 2019/2020, the three Belgian parks generated revenue of €32.5 million with 1.06 million visitors.

Familypark in Austria On 1 April 2019, Compagnie des Alpes acquired Austria’s No. 1 leisure park – Familypark – located in the tourist region surrounding Lake Neusiedl, less than an hour away from the centre of Vienna. It is a high- quality regional park, with infrastructure and facilities that are matching the standards set by Compagnie des Alpes. Over the last few fiscal years, it has benefited from a level of investment that enables it to offer a product with all the intrinsic qualities of the Group’s portfolio of sites.

Familypark generated revenue of €12.5 million during the 2019/2020 fiscal year, with 381,000 visitors.

The other Grévin museums (Grévin Montreal and Chaplin’s World by Grévin) Grévin Montréal

Topping the local cultural offering with its recreation of Grévin, the Montreal project keeps the fundamentals while adding a definite Quebecoise angle. While the trademark and spirit remain French, the approach is different with regard to the multisensory experience, the stage design and the personalities chosen. Chaplin’s World by Grévin Located between lake and mountain, Chaplin’s World is an entertaining museum designed by Grévin to immerse visitors in the personal and Hollywood life of Charlie Chaplin, enabling them to discover both the man and the artist. Located in Corsier-sur-Vevey (Switzerland), in the Manoir de Ban – where Charlie Chaplin lived with his family for the last 25 years of his life – the 3,000 sq.m museum was inaugurated in April 2016.

In 2019/2020, Grévin Montreal and Chaplin’s World by Grévin generated revenue of €3.7 million and attracted over 156,000 visitors.

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