Sopra Steria - 2019 Convening notice

SOPRA STERIA GROUP PRESENTATION’S IN 2018

Investments during the year

Investments during the year

1.1. ACQUISITIONS IN 2018 During 2018, the Sopra Steria Group announced the following acquisitions: a. Apak On 18 October 2018, through its subsidiary Sopra Banking Software, Sopra Steria acquired 100% of Apak, which develops specialised lending solutions for car loans and asset finance. Apak has been consolidated in Sopra Steria’s consolidated financial statements since October 2018. b. it-economics On 6 July 2018, Sopra Steria announced that it had finalised the acquisition of it-economics, a German digital consulting firm, on 5 July 2018. The planned acquisition had first been announced in a press release on 15 May 2018. it-economics has been consolidated within Sopra Steria since 5 July 2018. c. BLUECARAT On 4 May 2018, Sopra Steria announced that it had finalised its acquisition of BLUECARAT, a German IT services company, on 3 May 2018. The planned acquisition had first been announced in a press release on 8 January 2018. BLUECARAT has been consolidated within Sopra Steria since May 2018. d. O.R. System On 4 April 2018, Sopra Banking Software completed the acquisition of O.R. System, the developer of a counterparty risk management solution for the banking sector and financial institutions. The company has been consolidated within Sopra Steria since the second quarter of 2018.

1.2. INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNICAL FACILITIES A total of €52.2 million was invested in 2018 in infrastructure and

technical facilities, as against €44.5 million in 2017. Investments in facilities comprised the following:

p land and buildings: €2.1 million; p fixtures and fittings: €28.6 million; p IT equipment: €21.5 million.

1.3. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS On 10 April 2019, Sopra Steria announced its plans to acquire SAB – a French core banking developer that generated €64.4 million in revenue in 2018 – to bolster Sopra Banking Software’s strategy. This proposed acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.

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RATINGS GIVEN TO THE COMPANY BY CREDIT RATING AGENCIES

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SOPRA STERIA CONVENING NOTICE 2019

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