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authorities could terminate or modify some of Veolia Environnement's contracts, the risk that our long-term contracts
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Table of Contents
Key events
First half 2009 results
2009 objectives
Continued development of the Group
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Key events
Operating cash flow, ex Waste: up 3.7% at constant FX rates
Group operating cash flow: compared to H1 2008
€1,978m Waste’s operating cash flow: down 22.4% at constant FX
rates compared to H1 2008
2010 Efficiency Plan and Waste’s plan to adapt to the
business environment: (€146m) at June 30, 2009 versus an
objective of €280m in full-year 2009
We maintain our Net investments: €1,133m, 39% lower at June 30, 2009
commitments in 2009 Asset disposal plan: €268m booked at June 30, 2009 plus
€545m committed
Operating cash flow – net investments = €843m vs. €294m at
June 30, 2008
Contract awards and renewals
We continue to develop
Strategic transaction: merger of Veolia Transport and
the Group Transdev
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First half 2009 key figures
€m H1 2008 current constant
H1 2009
Restated (1) FX rates FX rates
Revenue 17,565.7 17,426.9 -0.8% +0.2%
Operating cash flow 2,127.8 1,977.5 -7.1% -4.9%
Recurring operating income 1,287.2 1,000.8 -22.2% -19.1%
Operating income 1,292.2 1,000.8 -22.5% -19.4%
Net recurring income attributable to equity 497.9 276.5 -44.5% -
holders of the parent
Net income attributable to equity holders of 500.5 220.3 -56.0% -
the parent
Net financial debt 16,332 16,827
(1) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the accounts at June 30, 2008 have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the income
statement in the line item ―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division in the
United States
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Improvement in the first half 2009 as compared with
the second half 2008
H2 2008 H1 2009 Var.
Restated(3)
Operating cash flow €1,976m €1,978m Ns
margin 10.8% 11.3% +50bp
Net recurring income attributable to equity €175m €276m +58.0%
holders of the parent
Operating cash flow(1) – Net Investments (2) €303m €843m
(1) Including operating cash flow from discontinued operations
(2) Net Investments = Gross Investments – (disposals + repayment of operating financial assets + capital increase subscribed by minorities)
(3) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the second half 2008 accounts have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the
income statement in the line item ―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division
in the United States
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First half 2009 results and 2009 objectives
First half 2009 results
2010 Efficiency Plan
Asset disposal program
2009 objectives
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Revenue
€m
17,566 (178) 219 (180) 17,427
H1 2008 Internal External FX impact H1 2009
restated (1) growth growth
-1.0% +1.2% -1.0% -0.8%
(1) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the accounts at June 30, 2008 have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the income
statement in the line item ―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division in the
United States
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Breakdown of revenue by geographic zone
€m current constant Exc. Scope
17,566 17,427 FX rates FX rates and FX
■ France -4.4% -4.4% -5.3%
■ Europe ex France -3.8% +1.8% +0.7%
7,290 6,966 ■ North America +12.3% -1.8% -3.2%
■ Asia/Pacific +1.8% +2.5% +0.1%
■ Rest of the world +21.1% +21.8% +19.0%
VE Group -0.8% +0.2% -1.0%
6,455 6,211
1,435 1,611
1,300 1,324
1,086 1,315
H1 2008 H1 2009
restated (1)
(1) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the accounts at June 30, 2008 have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the income
statement in the line item ―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division in the
United States
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Breakdown of revenue by division
€m current constant Exc. Scope
17,566 17,427 FX rates FX rates and FX
■ Water +4.1% +3.7% +3.0%
■ Waste -10.2% -8.9% -10.3%
5,988 6,235 ■ Energy services +1.1% +3.7% +2.3%
■ Transportation +3.0% +4.4% +2.4%
VE Group -0.8% +0.2% -1.0%
5,015 4,502
3,676 3,717
2,887 2,973
H1 2008 H1 2009
restated (1)
(1) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the accounts at June 30, 2008 have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the income
statement in the line item ―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division in the
United States
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Revenue: Veolia Water
France: internal growth declined 0.2%
despite indexing, because of a small
contraction in volumes (-1%) and the First half revenue (€m)
marked slowdown in engineering works
businesses 5,988 +4.1% 6,235
Outside France, strong internal growth of
4.8% at constant scope and exchange rates 3,895 +3.0% 4,013 Operations
— North America (+9.5% at constant scope and
exchange rates) due to the start-up of the new
Milwaukee contract and the engineering works Works and
businesses 2,093 +6.2% 2,222 Engineering &
Construction
— Asia (+13.8% constant scope and exchange
rates) due in particular to industrial
operations in Korea H1 08 H1 09
Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies:
internal growth of 12.7% in H1 despite a
flattening out in the second quarter of 2009
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Revenue: Veolia Environmental Services
(Waste management division)
Significant decline in second First half revenue (€m)
quarter 2009 compared to second 5,015 -10.2%
quarter 2008 (-12.1%) due to: 4,502
— Second quarter 2008 historical high
raw material prices
— A marked decrease of industrial
services activities compared to 2008
H1 08 H1 09
First half 2009 Quarterly revenue (€m)
— Decrease of recycled raw material
2,188 +5.7% 2,314
price: - 40% to -50%
— Decrease of volumes in industrial
waste: – 10%
Q1 09 Q2 09
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Veolia Environmental Services (Waste management
division): 10.2% decline in revenue in H1 2009 / H1 2008
Main impacts of change in revenue
Lower industrial and municipal volumes - 5.0%
Pricing and volumes of recycled materials - 5.5%
Price increase for services + 1.0%
Other - 0.7%
Total variation H1 2009 / H1 2008 -10.2%
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Revenue: Veolia Energy
Negative €97m FX impact mainly due
to Eastern European currencies
First half revenue (€m)
Further rise in energy prices 3,676 + 1.1% 3,717
(impact: + €57m), mainly during the
first quarter 1,866 + 4.6% 1,951 Outside France
1,810 -2.4% 1,766 France
More favorable weather conditions in
the first half of 2009, mainly in
France (impact: + €48m) H1 08 H1 09
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Revenue: Veolia Transport
4% revenue growth in France First half revenue (€m)
— Bordeaux contract ending on 5/1/2009
2,887 +3.0% 2,973
— New contracts won: Royan, Epernay,
Montceau-les-Mines
Strong growth in North America
(+4.1% at constant scope and FX
rates) supported by the H1 08 H1 09
— Taxi business
Quarterly revenue (€m)
— Transit business
1,447 +5.5% 1,526
Q1 09 Q2 09
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Operating cash flow (1)
€m H1 2008 current constant
H1 2009
Restated (2) FX rates FX rates
Water 904 910 +0.7% +2.7%
Waste 703 540 -23.2% -22.4%
Energy services 424 414 -2.2% +2.4%
Transportation 142 160 +12.4% +14.5%
Other (45) (46) -
Total Group 2,128 1,978 -7.1% -4.9%
(1) Operating cash flow = cash flow from continued operations before tax and financial items
(2) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the accounts at June 30, 2008 have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the income
statement in the line item ―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division in the
United States
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Operating cash flow margin
Operating cash flow margins
FY 2008 H1 2008
H1 2009
€m margin margin
margin
restated (1) restated (1)
Water 14.5% 15.1% 14.6%
Waste 13.4% 14.0% 12.0%
Energy services 10.1% 11.5% 11.1%
Transportation 4.9% 4.9% 5.4%
Others - - -
Total Group 11.4% 12.1% 11.3%
(1) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the accounts at June 30, 2008 and December 30, 2008 have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the income
statement in the line item ―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division in the
United States
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Confirmation of 2010 Efficiency Plan
Savings in 2009
€m
H1 2009 Objectives
Purchases 31 45
Objectives
— €180m in recurring savings in 2009 Operations 34 65
— €220m in recurring savings in 2010
Support
Total: €400m in recurring savings 21 50
functions
Assets 15 20
Water 37 60
Achievements
— Gains on operating cash flow: €101m in the Waste 25* 49*
first half of 2009
Energy 21 41
Transport 15 30
Other 3 -
* excluding Veolia Waste’s plan to adapt to
the business environment €101m €180m
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Veolia Environmental Services (Waste management
division): Impact of cost-cutting plans
2010 Efficiency Plan 2009 Plan to Adapt to the Business
Environment
Achievement in the first half of 2009 Achievement in the first half of 2009
— Impact on operating cash flow: €25m — Decline in net costs: €45m
2009 objective maintained 2009 objective maintained
— Impact on operating cash flow: €49m — Net costs to be lowered by €100m
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Recurring operating income by division
€m H1 2008 current constant
H1 2009
restated (1) FX rates FX rates
Water 597 597 -0.1% +3.4%
Waste 397 134 -66.2% -65.3%
Energy services 284 248 -12.5% -7.2%
Transportation 62 78 +25.0% +26.5%
Other (53) (56) - -
Recurring operating income 1,287 1,001 -22.2% -19.1%
Non-recurring items 5 -
Operating income 1,292 1,001 -22.5% -19.4%
(1) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the accounts at June 30, 2008 have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the income
statement in the line item ―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division in the
United States
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From operating income to net income
H1 2008 restated (1) H1 2009
€m Recurring Non- Total Recurring Non- Total
recurring recurring
Operating income 1,287 5 1,292 1,001 - 1,001
Cost of net financial debt (423) - (423) (379) - (379)
Other financial income & expenses (6) - (6) (29) - (29)
Corporate tax expense (222) - (222) (197) - (197)
Equity in net income of affiliates 9 - 9 6 - 6
Net income from discontinued - 1 1 - (56) (56)
operations
Net income attributable to minority
(147) (3) (150) (126) - (126)
interests
Net income - attributable to equity holders of the parent 498 3 501 276 (56) 220
(1) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the accounts at June 30, 2008 have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the income statement in the line item
―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division in the United States
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Cost of borrowing
H1 2008 H1 2009 /
€m H1 2009
Restated (1) H1 2008
Cost of net financial debt 423 379 - 44
of which impact of changes in interest rates - 68
of which impact of change in average debt 26
Cost of borrowing (2) at 4.47%
as compared with 5.41% at June 30, 2008
(1) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the accounts at June 30, 2008 have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the income
statement in the line item ―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division in the
United States
(2) Adjusted for the impact of the expected unwinding of transactions on derivatives, the cost of borrowing stood at 4.47% at June 30, 2009 versus 5.68% at June 30, 2008
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Net debt
12/31/2008 06/30/2009
Net financial debt €16,528m €16,827m
Debt
— Bond debt 68% 79%
— Average maturity of net debt 9.3 years 9.5 years
Liquidity
— Gross liquidity €7.7bn €9.6bn
— Net liquidity
€4.0bn €6.0bn
Objective
— Net debt / Operating cash flow plus repayment of
between 3.5 and 4 x
Operating financial assets
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Net investments: down by nearly 40%
€m H1 2008 H1 2009
Maintenance capital expenditures 912 858
As % of consolidated revenue 5.2% 4.9%
Investments in growth/existing operations 475 360
(ex operating financial assets)
New operating financial assets 116 127
New projects 819 319
Gross investments 2,322 1,664 - 28%
Industrial and financial divestments * (271) (268)
Repayment of operating financial assets (194) (263)
Net investments 1,857 1,133 - 39%
* Including the capital increase subscribed to by minority interests: €57m at June 30, 2009 and €5m at June 30, 2008
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Asset disposal plan in line with forecasts
Disposals booked at June 30, 2009 €268m
Disposals underway (in enterprise value) €545m
— VPNM * €120m Valuation
multiple:
— Montenay International * €330m *** 11 x 2008 EBITDA
— Veolia Cargo ** €95m
Total divestments: booked and underway €813m
Reminder of 2009 objective €1,000m
* Signed agreement, closing in process
** Firm offer received
*** $450m
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Achievements are in line with commitments taken
2009 commitments Situation at June 30, 2009
Cost-cutting
— 2010 Efficiency Plan €180m €101m i.e. 56%
— Plan to adapt to business
€100m €45m * i.e. 45%
environment (Veolia Waste)
Net investments kept in check 45% decline 39% decline
(i.e. - €1,600m) (i.e. - €724m)
Ex divestments announced
but not yet finalized
Asset disposal program €268m
booked
— Achievement €1,000m i.e. 81.3%
€545m
committed
Maximization
— Price obtained 11 x 2008 EBITDA
of value
* After implementation costs of around €10m
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Operating cash flow – net investments(1)
June 30, June 30,
2008 2009
Operating cash flow
– €294m €843m(2)
net investments(1)
Disposals announced but not yet finalized €545m
Operating cash flow – net investments(1)
2009 objective ~€2,000m(3)
(1) Net investments = Gross investments – (divestments + repayment of operating financial assets + capital increases subscribed by minorities)
(2) Not corrected for a negative net €35m FX effect
(3) At constant FX rates in comparison with 2008
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2009 objectives confirmed
Positive free cash flow (1) after payment of the dividend
How?
Operating cash flow (2)
–
Net investments (3)
=
~€2 billion (4)
(1) Free cash flow corresponds to cash generated (sum of total cash flow and of the repayment of operating financial assets) net of the cash part of the following items : (i)
change in operating WCR, (ii) transactions on equity (changes in capital, dividends paid and received), (iii) investments net of disposals (including the change in receivables
and other financial assets), (iv) net interest expenses paid and (v) tax paid.
(2) Operating cash flow including operating cash flow from discontinued operations
(3) Net investments = Gross investments – (divestments + repayment of operating financial assets + capital increases subscribed by minorities)
(4) At constant FX rates in comparison with 2008
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Continued commercial success
Veolia Water Veolia Environmental Services
Contract to build & operate a wastewater Waste management and recycling contract
treatment plant in Chartres (France) awarded by the Merseyside Waste Disposal
(Cumulative revenue: €156m over 20 years) Authority (United Kingdom) (Cumulative
Contract for the management of Spain’s revenue: €719m over 20 years)
biggest wastewater treatment plant in
Madrid (Cumulative revenue: €16m over 4 years)
Operations and Maintenance of two
wastewater treatment plants in Doha
(Qatar) (Cumulative revenue: €44m over 7 years)
Veolia Energy Veolia Transport
Mende (France) heating network United States: Houston (light rail)
Contract to build and operate the energy (Cumulative revenue: $1.5bn over 35 years),
generation plant and district heating and New Orleans (multi-modal)
cooling system for Barcelona’s Zona Franca Management of public transit in Greater
(Spain) (Cumulative revenue: €600m over 30 Rabat (Morocco)
years)
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Proposed merger of Veolia Transport and Transdev
Key Guiding Principles
Ambitious industrial project
— Global growth platform and a complete multi-modal offering
50/50 ownership structure
— Pre-merger adjustment of financial structures to achieve a Caisse des Dépôts/Veolia
Environnement 50/50 ownership
Veolia Environnement as industrial operator and Caisse des Dépôts as
long term strategic partner
Management coming from both companies
IPO of the new entity as soon as practicable to independently finance
its strategic ambition
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Proposed merger of Veolia Transport and Transdev
Strong Geographical presence in France
Combining a portfolio of large cities in urban transportation
Very limited overlap in interurban transportation
VEOLIA TRANSPORT TRANSDEV
Dunkerque
Calais
Dieppe Amiens
Bolbec
Le Havre Beauvais Compiègne
Rouen
Saint-Avold
Les Andélys Soissons Verdun
Pont-Audemer Méru
Saint-Lô Bernay Vernon Epernay
Granville Bar-Le-Duc
Flers Nancy Lunéville
Saint-Dizier Neuves-
Maisons Saint-Brieuc
Fougères Laval Saint-Dié
Nogent-Le-Rotrou Chaumont
Pontivy Epinal
Sablé-sur-Sarthe Remiremont
Orléans Sens
Vannes Vendôme Luxeuil-Lès-Bains
Saumur Nantes Auxerre
Amboise
St-Brévin Vierzon
Chinon
Bourges
Issoudun
Thonon-les-Bains Moulins
Roanne Villefranche-sur-Saône Limoges
Cognac Saint-Etienne Vienne
Royan
Chambéry
Perigueux Tulle Annonay
Brives-la-Gaillarde
Libourne Valence
Arcachon Aurillac
Salon-de-ManosqueGréoux- Grasse
Menton
Provence Aix-en- Lès-bains Nice
Istres / Provence
Fos-sur-Mer Gardanne Cannes
Béziers Vitrolles Aubagne Fréjus
Foix La Ciotat Toulon
Urban Interurban Urban Interurban
UTP Population Number of vehicles Conflans St-Germain
La Réunion Mayotte Nouvelle Calédonie UTP Population Number of vehicles La Réunion Martinique
Les Mureaux Argenteuil
Carrières-ss-Poissy
1,200,000
> 200 Poissy LaLe Vesinet
Celle-st-Cloud 1,200,000
> 200
150 to 200 Evry Sénart 150 to 200
600,000 Rambouillet Melun 600,000
100 to 150 St-Fargeau Fontainebleau
100 to 150
120,000 Ponthierry Nouméa 120,000
50 to 100 Nemours 50 to 100
< 50 < 50
Joint exploitation Ile-de-France Ile-de-France
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Proposed merger of Veolia Transport and Transdev: Enlarged Global
Growth Platform Addressing all Key Growth Markets
Combined Revenues 2008 Contribution (%)
France €2.9bn 35%
Europe excl. France €3.7bn 44%
North America €0.8bn 10%
Asia/Pacific €0.7bn 8%
Rest of the world (1) + others (2) €0.3bn 3%
TOTAL (3) €8.3bn 100%
Note :
(1) Colombia, Chile, Israel and Morocco
(2) Including discontinued activities
(3) Before RATP negotiations
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Proposed merger of Veolia Transport and Transdev
Complementary expertise in modal offerings
Transdev:
— Established leadership across the full value chain in tramway activities
Veolia Transport:
— Specific know-how of Veolia Transport in metro and heavy railway activities
Combined strengths bringing added value to its clients in:
— Multi-modal offerings
— Strong expertise in the transportation on demand sector
— Ability to manage and finance complex transportation networks
— Strengthen positioning within the context of markets opening to competition
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Key figures: Veolia Transport and Transdev
Veolia Transport Transdev
Revenue 2008 €6,054m €2,266m
EBITDA 2008 €292m €185m
EBIT 2008 €130m €45m
Employees 82,000 46,000
Vehicles 38,000 20,000
Note: Before RATP negotiations
Sources: Company Annual reports
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Proposed merger of Veolia Transport and Transdev
Significant Potential Synergies
Strong commercial and development synergies due to important scale
and portfolio effects
— Strengthen base to respond to requests for tender
— Enlarged geographic coverage
— Expanded modal offering
Usual cost synergies for such a merger
— Procurement
— Fleet optimization
— SG&A
Support of two leading shareholders, Veolia Environnement and Caisse
des Dépôts
— Veolia Environnement’s global presence
— Caisse des Dépôts’ strong support to local authorities in France
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Proposed merger of Veolia Transport and Transdev
Illustrative Transaction Timetable
July 2009: Key principles agreed between VE and Caisse
des Dépôts
Due diligence
Valuation
Negotiations with RATP
Binding agreement by end of November
Antitrust review & privatization process
Closing as soon as possible
IPO as soon as market conditions permit
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Conclusion
Results consistent with our objectives
Confirmation of our 2009 commitments
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Table of Contents of Appendices
Cash flow statement Appendix 1
Recurring operating income margin Appendix 2
Gross Investments by division Appendix 3
Main contracts won or renewed in the first half of 2009 Appendix 4
Debt characteristics at June 30, 2009 Appendix 5
Bond maturity schedule at June 30, 2009 Appendix 6
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Appendix 1: Cash flow statement
€m H1 2008 H1 2009
Net financial debt at opening (15,125) (16,528)
Operating cash flow from continuing operations 2,128 1,977
Financial cash flow & operating cash flow from discontinued operations 35 7
Cash flow from operations 2,163 1,984
Tax paid (168) (218)
Change in operating WCR (249) (114)
Total cash flows generated from the businesses 1,746 1,652
Gross investments (1) (2,322) (1,664)
Repayment of operating financial assets 194 263
Industrial and financial divestments, net of the debt of divested companies 266 211
Change in receivables & other financial assets (106) 62
Total net cash flows from investments (1,968) (1,128)
Dividends paid (2) (726) (402)
Net interest expenses paid (369) (347)
Capital increase (VE & minority interests) (105) 59
Currency impact & other 215 (133)
Change in net financial debt (1,207) (299)
Net financial debt at closing (16,332) (16,827)
(1) Including net financial debt from acquired companies
(2) Of which for Veolia Environnement, €553m in 2008 and €232m in 2009 (net of the capital increase)
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Appendix 2: Recurring operating income margin
Recurring operating
income margins
H1 2008
H1 2008 H1 2009
€m H1 2009 margin
restated (1) margin
restated
Water 597 597 10.0% 9.6%
Waste 397 134 7.9% 3.0%
Energy services 284 248 7.7% 6.7%
Transportation 62 78 2.2% 2.6%
Other (53) (56) - -
Total Group 1,287 1,001 7.3% 5.7%
(1) To ensure the comparability of the periods, the accounts at June 30, 2008 have been restated:
• by the amount of income from the disposals of Clemessy and Crystal in the Energy division in December 2008, according to IFRS 5 which are presented in the income
statement in the line item ―net income from discontinued operations‖;
• by the reclassification into discontinued operations of the Freight operations in the Transport Division and of the Waste-to-Energy operations in the Waste Division in the
United States
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Appendix 3: Investments by division
Growth
€m Maintenance Financial incl. Industrial New New operating Total
change in investments projects (1) financial
consolidation assets
scope
Water 215 28 132 103 75 553
Waste 275 19 47 61 11 413
Energy services 92 11 56 93 35 287
Transportation 243 21 26 38 6 334
Other 33 18 2 24 - 77
Total H1 2009 858 97 263 319 127 1,664
Total H1 2008 912 108 367 819 116 2,322
(1) Including the acquisition of water plants in Shenzhen in China in Water and other investments in the Middle East in Water, in the United Kingdom in Waste, in France and Central
Europe in Energy Services.
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Appendix 4: Main contracts won or renewed since the
beginning of 2009
INTERNAL GROWTH
- Renewals:
65 main contracts renewed in France during first half 2009 in Water (o/w 41 in drinking
water & 24 in wastewater), 61 in Waste (o/w 33 from local authorities & 28 from
companies), 14 in Transportation
Roche-sur-Yon (1) (water) – Length: 12 years
Roquebrune Cap Martin (water) – Length: 20 years – Cumul. rev.: €50m
Moselle
Moselle district (transportation) (2) – Length: 10 years – Cumul. rev.: €117m
Var district (transportation) (2) – Length: 8 years – Cumul. rev.: €96m
Le Creusot, Montceau-les-Mines (transportation) – Length: 6 years – Cumul. rev.: €26m Sauer
Gard district (transportation) (2) – Length: 10 years – Cumul. rev.: €16m Défense Pechelbronn
Environnement Chartres Alsace
Services Métropole
- Outsourcing / Privatization :
Nice (transportation) – Length: 15 years – Cumul. rev.: €45m
Le Creusot
Touraine interurban bus network « Green line » for Indre et Loire district (transportation) Indre et Loire Montceau-les-Mines
– Length: 7 years – Cumul. rev.: €42m
Nevers Lons-le-
Project SIM (creation of multi-modal information system Alsace Region) Saunier
(transportation) - Length: 10 years – Cumul. rev.: €4m La Roche-sur-Yon
Lons-le-Saunier (energy) – Length: 6 years
Mende en Lozère (heating network from local biomass) (energy), in partnership with
Engelvin TP réseaux – Operating length : 24 years
Community of cities Sauer Pechelbronn (Bas-Rhin) (heating network from biomass) (energy)
– Length: 20 years Roquebrune
Cap Martin
Nevers area (construction & operating of professional landfill) (waste)
– Length: 20 years – Cumul. rev.: €18m Mende
Var
Nice
Gard
- Engineering / Design & Build:
Chartres Métropole (construction & operating of the new STEP with commitment notably to
reduce Green House Gas) (water) - Length (Operating): 20 years – Cumul. rev.: €156m
(including construction for €54m)
Renewals
PARTNERSHIP Outsourcing / Privatization
Partnership with DCNS (multiservices), through creation of a JV: Engineering / Design & Build
Défense Environnement Services (51/49) – Cumul. Rev between 5 to 10 years: €150m Industry & services (1) Starting July 2009
Company acquisition (2) Starting September 2009
Partnership with other company
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Appendix 4: Main contracts won or renewed since the
beginning of 2009
INTERNAL GROWTH
- Renewals:
Görlitz Stadtwerke (water) –Length: 20 years - Cumul. rev.: €310m
- Outsourcing / Privatization:
Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (waste)
Sweden
– Length: 20 years – Cumul. rev.: €719m
City area of Madrid - station « South » (water) Grudziadz
– Length: 4 years (2 years option) – Cumul. rev.: €16m (without option)
Burg water syndicat (Saxe-Anhalt) (water) Poland
- Length: 15 years – Cumul. rev.: €20m Landskrona
Pécs (heating network with commitment to put in place biomass Skanes
cogeneration unit) (energy) – Length: 22 years Burg
Merseyside Trelleborg
Trnava region (energy) - Length: 10 years Görlitz
Germany
Skane county (transportation)
– Length: 5 years (2 years option) – Cumul. rev.: €94m United-Kingdom
Czech Republic
Landskrona (Regional transportation system) (transportation)
– Length: 8 years (2 years option) – Cumul. rev.: €42m
Trelleborg/Svedala (transportation) Slovakia
– Length: 8 years (2 years option) – Cumul. rev.: €37m
Grudziadz (transport on demand) (transportation) Trnava
– Length: 10 years – Cumul. rev.: €15m
Hongry
- Engineering / Design & Build:
Barcelona
Barcelona (construction & operating the new heat and cold network) (energy) Pécs
– Operating length: 30 years - Cumul. rev.: €600m Madrid
Spain
Renewals
Outsourcing / Privatization
(1) Starting 2010
Engineering / Design & Build
(2) Starting September 2009
Industry & services
Partnership with other company
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Appendix 4: Main contracts won or renewed since the
beginning of 2009
INTERNAL GROWTH
- Renewals:
Tempe (transportation) - Length: 4 years – Cumul. rev.: €93m
Las Vegas(1) (transportation) - Length: 1 year – Cumul. rev.: €69 m
Denver(2) (transportation) - Length: 3 years (2 years option)
– Cumul. rev.: €49m
- Outsourcing / Privatization: Canada
New Orleans (overall public transportation system) (transportation)
– Length: 10 years (initial duration 5 years with 5 years renewal
depending on achievement of performance objectives)
– Cumul. rev.: €201m United States
Houston (transportation) (Light rail - organization and construction)
Denver
– Length: 35 years – Cumul. rev.: €1,200m
Las Vegas
Tempe
Houston
Mexique New Orleans
Renewals
Outsourcing / Privatization
(1) Starting September 2010
Engineering / Design & Build (2) Starting 2010
Industry & services
Company acquisition
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Appendix 4: Main contracts won or renewed since the
beginning of 2009
INTERNAL GROWTH
- Renewals: China South Korea
Perth (transportation)
- Length: 7 years – Cumul. rev.: €17m RATP Développement
Auckland(1) (transportation) Japan
- Length: 4 years – Cumul. rev.: €64m
Saitama & Hiroshima- Japan (water), Hong Kong Lightrail
India
- Length: 3 years – Cumul. Rev. for both contracts: €21m
Chiba
- Outsourcing / Privatization: Saitama
& Hiroshima-
Sydney (networks maintenance) (water), in consortium with Bovis
- Length: 4 years (3 years option )
- Cumul. rev.: €44m, without option and €77m with option Taïwan
Chiba (Japon) (water)
- Length: 3 years – Cumul. rev.:€38m Auckland
EXTERNAL GROWTH
Hong Kong light rail network (transportation) (JV) New Zealand
Australia
Perth
PARTNERSHIP
Sydney
Renewals
Partnership with RATP Développement (transportation)
Outsourcing / Privatization
through the creation of a JV (50/50) in Asia
– Cumul. Rev.: 2013: €500m€ Industry & services
(1) Starting 2010
Company acquisition
Partnership with other company
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Appendix 4: Main contracts won or renewed since the
beginning of 2009
INTERNAL GROWTH Rabat
- Outsourcing / Privatization:
Morocco
Bus network for Grand Rabat area (in consortium with
Bouzid & Hakam Groups) (transportation)
– Length: 15 years – Cumul. rev.: €1,125m
Doha – Ashghal (water)
– Length: 7 years (additional 3 years option)
– Cumul. rev.: €44m
Qatar
- Industry & services: Sipchem United Arab
Doha Emirates
Saudi International Petrochemical (Sipchem)
(operation contract) (water)
– Length: 5 years – Cumul. rev.: €6m
Saudi Arabia
Outsourcing / Privatization
Engineering / Design & Build
Industry & services
Partnership with other company
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Appendix 5: Debt characteristics at June 30, 2009
Ratings
— Moody’s: A3/P-2 Negative (March 25, 2009)
— Standard & Poor’s: BBB+/A-2 Negative (March 26, 2009)
H1 2009 bond issues:
— €2bn, maturities of 5 and 10 years (€1.25bn and €0.75bn)
— €250m, maturity of 8 years
H1 2009 bond redemption: €44m
Average maturity of net debt: 9.5 years vs. 9.3 years at December 31, 2008
Group liquidity: €9.6bn o/w €4.7bn in undrawn credit lines
Net Group liquidity: €6.0bn
Net financial debt after hedges Currencies (gross debt after hedges)
Fixed rate: 68% Other
19% (1)
o/w euro: 91%
GBP 8% Euro
o/w U.S. dollar: 49% 65%
o/w pound sterling: 49% 8%
USD
Floating rate: 32%
(1) Of which zloty: 2% CNY: 3% and HKD: 3%
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Appendix 6: VE Group bonds maturity schedule at
June 30, 2009
€m
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 2029 2033 2037
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Investor Relations contact information
Nathalie Pinon, Head of Investor Relations
and Financial Communication
38 Avenue Kléber – 75116 Paris - France
Telephone +33 1 71 75 01 67
Fax +33 1 71 75 10 12
e-mail nathalie.pinon@veolia.com
Brian SULLIVAN, Vice President & Treasurer (North America)
Terri Anne POWERS , Director, North American Investor Relations
200 East Randolph Street
Suite 7900
Chicago, IL 60601
Tem +1 (312) 552 2847
Fax +1 (630) 282 0423
e-mail brian.sullivan@veoliaes.com
Web site
http://www.veolia-finance.com
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