Group performance in 2007

    Financial highlights

• Group revenues were EUR 5,855 million, representing a year-on-year growth of +8.5% and organic growth of +4.0%
• Strong imrpovement of the operating margin at EUR 272 million (4.6% of revenue) including EUR 44 million of operating costs of the 3O3 Transformation Plan
• Adjusted net income of EUR 140 million, representing EUR 2.03 per share 
• Net debt reduction to EUR 338 million

    Business highlights

• New CEO, tightened Management Board and creation of the Group Executive Committee
• 3O3 Transformation Plan : launched and announced on 5 February 2007 with significant achievements mainly in Offshoring, Industrialisation, Global Delivery and Purchasing.
• Strong commercial trend with total order entries at EUR 6.2 billion up +4.7% vs 2006 and total book to bill ratio of 106% and 155% in the last quarter of the year
• Agreement signed with NYSE Euronext for the sale of the 50% stake in Atos Euronext Market Solutions and the purchase of Clearing and Market Solutions activities
• Agreement to sell Italian operations to Engineering (completed in January 2008) 
• Banksys Integration : revenue for 2007 at EUR 281 million above business plan
• Agreements reached at year end with Trustees in the United Kingdom
• Dividends : first proposed dividend ever at EUR 0.40 per share

    Strategy

• Accelerate performance and competitiveness
• Focus on core markets andd activities by doing targeted investments and divestments both in geographies and businessess
• Strengthen on differentiating elements: develop and invest in distinctive positions on a number of domains with stronger and higher margin than average mainstream business
• Global Payment services
• SAP Banking
• MMT ("Maximizing Manufacturing Together)
• Solutions for Customers Relationship Management (CRM) and e-services
• Next generation network
• Business Support Systems (billing and CRM) and Support Transformation
• Solutions for nuclear instrument and control
• Solutions for Content Management 

    Guidance and Outlook

        
        2008 Objectives  

• Investments in Sales, Industrialisation and Global Delivery through the 3O3 Transformation Plan and acceleration of the offshore strategy
• Investments in distinctive offers to accelerate organic growth
• Objectives for 2008 on the new scope excluding Italy sold at 31 January 2008 and the future sale of be transferred during the third quarter of 2008:
• Achieve a revenue organic growth of +4%
• From the 4.6% reached in 2007, to continue the improvement of the operating margin rate by +100 basis points after transformation costs
• Net debt reduction of EUR 100 million after dividends payment, cash ouf for the pensions in the UK and proceeds from disposals of Italy and Exchange AEMS