Registration Document 2012 Annual Financial Report
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REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2012 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2012 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT The original French-language version of this Registration Document was registered with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) on 24 April 2013 pursuant to Article R12-017 of its General Regulations. The French-language original may be used as a basis for a fi nancial transaction if it is supplemented by a prospectus authorised by the AMF. This document was prepared by the issuer whose authorised signatories alone assume responsibility for its content. In accordance with its General Regulations (in particular Article L. 621-8-1-I), the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) recorded this Registration Document on 24 April 2013 under no. R13-016. This document may only be used as a basis for a fi nancial transaction if it is supplemented by a prospectus authorised by the AMF. It was prepared by the issuer whose authorised signatories alone assume responsibility for its content. The document was fi led, in accordance with Article L. 621-8-1-I of the French Monetary and Financial Code, after the AMF had verifi ed that it contains the required information, which must be comprehensible and consistent. This does not mean that the AMF has certifi ed the fi nancial and accounting information presented in the document. Copies of this Registration Document are available free of charge from Axway Software SA, Investor Relations Department, 26 rue des Pavillons, 92800 Puteaux, France, or from the websites www.axway.com or www.amf-france.org. This document is a free translation into English of the original French “Document de référence”, referred to as the “Registration Document”. In case of discrepancy between this English version of “Document de référence” and the original French version of Document de référence, the original French version of “Document de référence” shall prevail. - Registration document 2012 1 Contents THE GROUP AND 11 Approval of the service agreement ITS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 7 with Sopra GMT, a fi nancial holding 1 company, falling within the scope 1 General situation in the software of Article L. 225-38 of the French publishing industry 8 Commercial Code 105 2 History of Axway 11 12 Approval pursuant to Article L. 225-42 3 Axway strategy and activities 13 of the French Commercial Code of the 4 Research and development, agreement for the provision of IT resources patents and licences 27 entered into between Axway Software 5 Investments in 2012 28 and its subsidiaries falling within the scope of Article L. 225-38 of the French 6 Key fi gures 29 Commercial Code 105 7 Simplifi ed Group structure 13 Approval of debt forgiveness in favour at 31 December 2012 32 of Axway Srl falling within the scope 8 Group organisation 33 of Article L. 225-42 of the French 9 Human Resources 35 Commercial Code 105 10 Social and Environmental Responsibility AFR 38 14 Conclusions of the special report of the Statutory Auditors on related-party CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 49 agreements and commitments 106 2 1 Administrative Bodies 15 Approval of the appointment and Executive Management 50 of a new director following the resignation of one of the directors 106 2 The Statutory Auditors AFR 60 16 Setting of directors’ fees 106 3 Regulated agreements 61 17 Authorisation to be given to the Board 4 Chairman of the Board of Directors’ report of Directors to buy back ordinary shares on corporate governance and on internal in the Company 107 control procedures AFR 63 Statutory Auditors’ report prepared pursuant 18 Powers to perform formalities 108 to Article L. 225-235 of the French Commercial 19 Other information 108 Code, on the report of the Chairman Summary of results of Axway Software of the Board of Directors of the Company 74 for the past fi ve fi nancial years 108 Special report of the Statutory Auditors Report of the Board of Directors on the use on regulated agreements and commitments 76 of delegations of authority granted by the Ordinary General Meeting of 24 May 2012 109 REPORTS OF THE BOARD OF Board of Directors’ report subject to stock options 110 3 DIRECTORS TO THE COMBINED Special report of the Board of Directors GENERAL MEETING on the awarding of bonus shares 113 OF 4 JUNE 2013 AFR 81 Board of Directors’ report on the authorisation Board of Directors’ management report 82 granted by the General Meeting to issue share warrants and/or warrants for redeemable 1 2012 Consolidated fi nancial statements 82 shares (BSAAR) 115 2 2012 Parent company fi nancial statements 85 3 Strategy and targets for 2013 86 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL 4 Subsidiaries and associated entities 89 4 STATEMENTS AT 31 DECEMBER 5 Risk factors 91 2012, 2011 AND 2010 AFR 117 6 Information on company offi cers 102 Consolidated income statement and 7 Information required by Law 2006-387 consolidated statement of comprehensive income 118 of 31 March 2006 relating to public Statement of cash fl ows 120 acquisition offers (Article L. 225-100-3 Statement of consolidated fi nancial position 121 of the French Commercial Code) 103 Statement of changes in equity 122 8 Approval of the parent company fi nancial statements – discharge of members Notes to the consolidated fi nancial statements 123 of the Board of Directors 103 Statutory Auditors’ report on the consolidated 9 Approval of the consolidated fi nancial fi nancial statements 166 statements 104 10 Appropriation of earnings 104 The information required in the Annual Financial Report is 2 - Registration document 2012 identifi ed in the contents table by the AFR pictogram AFR 2012 PARENT COMPANY ADMINISTRATIVE 58FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AFR 167 AND LEGAL INFORMATION 221 Balance sheet 168 1 Axway Software at a glance 222 Income statement 169 2 Board of Directors Notes to the 2012 parent company and Executive Management 223 fi nancial statements 170 3 Rights, privileges and restrictions attached Statutory Auditors’ report on the parent to each category of shares 226 company fi nancial statements 188 4 General Meetings 227 5 Preparation and supervision COMBINED GENERAL of the Registration Document 6 SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING and the information contained therein 230 OF 4 JUNE 2013 189 6 Provisional reporting timetable 231 Agenda 190 7 Documents on display AFR 231 Proposed resolutions 191 Certifi cation by the person responsible for the Registration Document 232 CAPITAL AND AXWAY Table of concordance 233 7 SOFTWARE STOCK 209 Table of concordance of social and environmental information 236 1 General information 210 2 Current ownership 210 3 Changes in share capital 212 4 Shares held by the Company or on its behalf – Share buyback programme 212 5 Issue authorisations given to the Board of Directors of Axway – powers granted by the General Meeting AFR 214 6 Share subscription options 218 7 Share price 219 8 Monthly trading volume 219 9 Share price performance 219 10 Earnings per share 220 - Registration document 2012 3 GENERAL REMARKS This Registration Document also includes: ■ the management report for the fi nancial year drafted by the ■ the annual financial report, which must be drafted and Board of Directors of the Company, which must be presented published by all listed companies within four months from to the General Meeting of Shareholders held to approve the the end of each fi nancial year, pursuant to Article L. 451-1-2 financial statements for each financial year, pursuant to of the French Monetary and Financial Code and Article 222-3 Articles L. 225-100 et seq. of the French Commercial Code. of the General Regulations of the AMF; and A table is provided below that can be used to cross-reference the items of information contained in these two reports. INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION DOCUMENT Pursuant to Article 28 of Commission Regulation (EC) 2- in respect of fi nancial year 2011: No. 809/2004 of 29 April 2004, the following information is - the consolidated fi nancial statements of Axway for 2011 included with respect to this Registration Document: and the Statutory Auditors’ Report that formed part of 1- in respect of fi nancial year 2010: the Registration Document fi led on 27 April 2012 under - the combined fi nancial statements of Axway for 2010 no. 12-017 (on pages 101 to 149 and 150 respectively); and the Statutory Auditors’ Report that formed part of - the parent company financial statements of Axway the prospectus fi led on 29 April 2011 under no. 11-0137 Software for 2011 and the Statutory Auditors’ Report (on pages 85 to 134 and 135 respectively); that formed part of the Registration Document fi led on 27 April 2012 under no. 12-017 (on pages 151 to 169 and 170 respectively). DEFINITIONS Unless indicated otherwise, in this Registration Document: ■ “the Company” and “Axway Software” refer to Axway Software SA; ■ “the Group” and “Axway” refer to Axway Software SA and its subsidiaries. MARKET INFORMATION This Registration Document also contains information relating and the Company cannot guarantee that a third party using to markets and the market shares of the Company and different methods for the collection and analysis of such data or its competitors, as well as its competitive position, mainly for calculations made using such data, would obtain the same in sections 1 and 3 of Chapter 1. Most of this information results. The Company and its direct or indirect shareholders comes from research conducted by third parties. Moreover, cannot undertake any obligations nor provide any guarantees information in the public domain, which the Company believes as to the accuracy of this information. to be reliable, has not been verifi ed by an independent expert, 4 - Registration document 2012 FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION This Registration Document contains forward-looking include the factors described in section 5 of Chapter 3 of this statements and information on the Group’s objectives, notably Registration Document.