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HISTORY AND MILESTONES

GL EVENTS CARRIES OUT A CAPITAL INCREASE to accelerate its development in the markets of emerging powers for worldwide events and in particular in Brazil with an unprecedented line-up of major events between now and 2016. Sofina becomes a Group shareholder.

DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD & BEVERAGE.

EXPORTING PROPRIETARY EVENTS to different geographical regions confirms its potential for generating high added value for the Group (Première Vision in New York, Sao Paulo and Moscow, the Bocuse d Or in New York, Sirha in Shanghai and Geneva, etc.).

2013 IN BRAZIL, acquisition of LPR, a Brazilian company specialised in the supply of general installations and furniture; the Group was awarded a 30-year management concession for the São Paulo Imigrantes Exhibition Centre following a call for tenders.

CONSTRUCTION OF A 20,000 SQ.M TEMPORARY EXHIBITION PARK in Sydney.

AFTER THE MAISON DE LA MUTUALITÉ, a second Terroir Parisien» restaurant is opened at the Palais Brongniart.

THE GROUP IS AWARDED A TEN-YEAR CONCESSION FOR THE METZ CONVENTION CENTRE.

2014 ON 1ST JANUARY, THE GROUP S THREE EVENT AGENCIES Alice Événements, Market Place et Package are combined into a single entity, specialised in strategic and operating communica- tions for events. Live! by GL events. .

THE GROUP OBTAINS A PUBLIC SERVICE CON- CESSION THROUGH STRASBOURG ÉVÉNEMENTS for the management of two major facilities: the Music and Convention Centre and Exhibition Park of Strasbourg.

AS A STAKEHOLDER OF THE G20 in Brisbane, Australia and the COP 20 in Lima, Peru, the Group confirms its positioning for major political and environmental events.

OPERATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA are ramped up by acquiring positions in Peru and Chile.

THE OFFERING OF MODULAR STADIUMS introduces an innovation with the concept of rapidly installed and cost-efficient infrastructure.

GL EVENTS | COMPANY REPORT 2014 | HISTORY AND MILESTONES