GL EVENTS | COMPANY REPORT 2014 | CORPORATE PROFILE

AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP

CORPORATE PROFILE

GL events is a world-class provider of integrated solutions and services for events operating across the three main market segments: congresses, conferences and conventions; cultural, sports and political events; trade shows and consumer fairs.

Intervening on behalf of a large range of institutional and private companies in France and worldwide, the Group s mission is assisting companies, institutions, event organisers and local/regional government at every stage of the process from the definition of their event strategies to final implementation in the field.

Present on five continents, listed on Euronext Paris, Segment B, GL events had 4,107 employees with revenue of 939 million in 2014.

Three strategic business units GL events Live offers expertise covering all busi- ness line specialisations and services for corporate, institutional and sports events to provide turnkey solutions from consulting services and design to producing the event itself, GL events Exhibitions manages and coordinates the Group s portfolio of more than 300 proprietary trade fairs covering a wide range of sectors: food industry, culture, textiles, manufacturing

GL events Venues manages a network of 40 venues (convention centres, exhibition centres, concert halls and multi-purpose facilities) in France and international destinations.

An international group Since the early 2000s, GL events has established a position as a top-tier global provider of solutions and services for events by leveraging several key strengths: a strategy of selective and sustainable local devel- opment for capturing international growth today reflected by more than 90 offices spanning five continents; branches, sales offices or venues managed under concession agreements, and executed through alli- ances with top-tier local partners or by acquiring companies with strong positions in their market; participation in large global events: Olympic Games, World Cups, international meetings for which GL events has established a track record of success as an industry benchmark based on the quality of its services; a capacity to manage multi-national teams and projects.

Continuing growth momentum Since its creation, GL events has developed by means of a strategy of coherent and selective expansion based on a number of key strengths: an integrated business model leveraging syner- gies from the Group s three major business units for optimised performances and maximum benefits from their complementarity, throughout the world; a solid base in its domestic market that has expanded from France to Europe, building on the strengths of mature markets; pursuing opportunities in emerging markets with strong growth potential;

A world-class provider of integrated event solutions and services operating across the three main market segments

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