Worldline - 2020 Universal Registration Document

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GROUP OVERVIEW Worldline in 2020

5-YEARS NET DEBT EVOLUTION (IN € MILLION)

5-YEARS EMPLOYEE EVOLUTION

20,709

3,165

11,474 11,877

8,725 9,467

641

2017 2016 2018 2019 2020

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2020

2016

2017

2018 2019

* December 31, 2016 adjusted to reflect the change in presentation disclosed in Section E.4.7.2 “Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies” of the 2017 Registration Document

A.4.2 January

2020: a landmark year in Worldline’s history

agreement pursuant to which Worldline would launch a tender offer for all Ingenico shares. This transaction would combine two premier companies to create the world’s number four player in payment services. Upon closing, the new combined group would offer best-in-class payment services to nearly 1 million merchants and 1,200 financial institutions. Worldline chosen by Subway® as preferred provider of omnichannel payment solutions , providing state-of-the-art payment solutions to Subway® restaurants across Europe. Worldline’s solution includes POS and E-Commerce acceptance as well as payment terminals operating with the new NEXO retailer protocol. March Worldline awarded “A-“rating for its first participation in the CDP , which is recognized by investors as the best reference rating for a company’s environmental awareness, governance and leadership to address climate change.

CREDEM, one of Italy’s leading private banks, has successfully started processing Target2 payments with Worldline’s Payment and Liquidity Hub software CRISTAL and has migrated the processing of Euro high-value payments (HVP) to CRISTAL Proactive Liquidity Manager, Worldline’s software package for intraday liquidity management, connection to Target2 and control of payment outflow. CREDEM also has started live operations with Worldline’s CRISTAL Collateral management module to manage eligible collateral assets mobilized at Banca d’Italia and to monitor credit headroom on central money market.

February

Worldline to acquire Ingenico, creating a new world-class leader in payment services in payment services. Worldline and Ingenico Group announced that their respective Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a business combination

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