2007 Annual Report 2007 ANNUAL REPORT
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M6 GROUP - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 2 2007 ANNUAL REPORT M6 GROUP - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 1 Disclaimer This report is an English translation of the French version of such report and is provided for informational purposes.This translation is qualified in its entirety by the French version which is available on the company’s web site (www.m6-2007.com). In the event of any inconsistencies between the French version of this report and the English translation,the French version will control. M6 GROUP - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 2 GENERAL SUMMARY Management report ................................5 Activities report ................................................................................................5 Report of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board on corporate governance and internal control procedures ........................... 113 Statutory Auditors’ report on the report by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board ............................. 125 Financial statements ......................153 Consolidated financial statements ................................................................ 156 Statutory Auditors’ report on the consolidated financial statements .....................................................232 Parent company financial statements ...........................................................234 Statutory Auditors’ general report on the parent company financial statements ................................................258 Legal information .................................265 Company information ....................................................................................267 Shareholders’ General meeting ...................................................................275 Statutory Auditors’ reports ............................................................................283 Cross reference tables ................. 299 AMF cross reference index ...........................................................................299 Financial report cross reference index .........................................................302 M6 GROUP - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 3 M6 GROUP - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 4 MANAGEMENT REPORT MANAGEMENT REPORT M6 GROUP - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 5 MANAGEMENT REPORT 1. M6 GROUP PRESentatION IN 2007 .......................................................................8 1.1 Group structure 1.2 Changes in Group structure 1.3 2007 highlights 1.4 M6 Group operations and markets in 2007 1.5 Consolidated income statement 2. SuMMARISED 2007 CONSOLIDateD INCOME StateMENT ................................ 28 2.1 M6 TV Channel 2.2 Digital channels 2.3 Diversifications and audiovisual rights 2.3 Unallocated items 3. FINANCIAL STRUCTURE AND CASH FLOW StateMENT ...................................... 40 3.1 Financial structure 3.2 Cash flow statement 4. CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT POLICY .................................................................... 43 5. InVESTMENT POLICY ............................................................................................ 44 6. OFF-BALANCE SHEET COMMITMENTS ................................................................. 46 7. AGREEMENTS BETWEEN M6 AND SUBSIDIARIES ............................................... 47 7.1 Shareholders’ agreements 7.2 Direct shareholding interests over 5%, 10%, 20%, 33% or 50% of capital and of controlling interests (Article L 233-6 of the Commercial Code) at 31 December 2007 7.3 Parent company/subsidiaries relationships 8. SIGNIFICANT POST-BALANCE SHEET EVENTS ..................................................... 52 9. 2008 OUTLOOK ..................................................................................................... 53 9.1 Free-to-Air TV and High Definition 9.2 Digital TV 9.3 Diversifications and Audiovisual Rights 9.4 CSA’s Personal Mobile Television call for tender 9.5 Ongoing regulatory developments 10. COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL OBLIGatIONS OF THE AGREEMENT .......................... 56 11. SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTS SIGNED OVER THE paST 24 MONTHS ...................... 56 12. SHARE CAPItal ......................................................................................................57 12.1 Share listing 12.2 Information policy and documents available to the general public 12.3 M6 share price and trading volume performance 12.4 Cash dividend policy 12.5 Main shareholders at 31 December 2007 12.6 Buyback of company shares 12.7 Treasury shares 12.8 Share purchase and subscription option plans M6 GROUP - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 6 MANAGEMENT REPORT 12.9 Free share allocation plan 12.10 General information on the share capital 13. Corporate GOVERNANCE ...................................................................................78 13.1 Management Board 13.2 Supervisory Board 13.3 Board members’ remuneration and fringe benefits 13.4 Supplementary information on the membership of the Management Board and Supervisory Board 13.5 Statutory Auditors 14. RISK MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................. 104 14.1 Business risks 14.2 Market risks 14.3 Legal risks 14.4 Major operating risks 14.5 Insurance coverage 14.6 Report of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board 14.7 Statutory Auditors’ report 15. SuStaINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND corporate RESPONSIBILITY .................. 127 15.1 Human resources 15.2 Corporate responsibility 15.3 Environmental responsibility 15.4 Economic responsibility 16. EXCEPTIONAL EVENTS AND LITIGatION ............................................................. 145 17. StatutorY AUDITORs’ FEES .............................................................................. 146 18. ANNUAL INFORMatION DOCUMENT.................................................................... 147 19. OTHER DISCLOSURES ......................................................................................... 149 19.1 Tax grouping 19.2 Change in accounting principles 19.3 Other information in respect of the parent company financial statements 20. APPENDIX TO MANAGEMENT REPORT .................................................................151 20.1 Five year financial results summary 20.2 General report of the Statutory Auditors on the consolidated financial statements 20.3 General report of the Statutory Auditors on the parent company financial statements 20.4 General report of the Statutory Auditors on regulated agreements and commitments 20.5 Report of the Statutory Auditors on the resolutions 20.6 Statutory Auditors’ special report on the free allocation of shares already existing or to be issued M6 GROUP - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 7 MANAGEMENT REPORT 1. M6 Group presentation in 2007 1.1 Group structure European news 20% Exchange METROPOLE TELEVISION - SA - BROADCASTER (2007/12/31) 100% 100% M6 Publicité 16.67% M6 Thématique M6 Publicité SASSAS SAS 16.67% 99.98% M6 Films 16.67% Multi 4 EDI TV 99.96% 99.99% Paris M6 Films SA SAS W9 SNC Première SA 16.67% 99.98% 50% 100% C.C. Productions SA TF6 M6 Numérique SA SCS SAS 49.88% 50% 5.1% Metropolest TF6 Gestion Canal+ Metropolest SA SA SA France SA 99.99% 100% 100% M6 Toulouse M6 Communication SEDI TV SAS (M6 Music) SAS (Téva) SAS 99.99% 50% 99.97% M6 Bordeaux Extension TV M6 Diffusion SAS (Série Club) SA SA 99.97% 99.9% Métropole Fun TV Production SA SAS 100% Studio 89 Production SAS Advertising Production DIGITAL CHANNELS M6 CHANNEL M6 GROUP - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 8 MANAGEMENT REPORT 100% M6 Récréative METROPOLE TELEVISION - SA - BROADCASTER (2007/12/31) SAS 100% 100% M6 Divertissements 100% SAS M6 FOOT 99.76% M6 Interactions SAS SAS 99,99% M6 Développement 92.88% 99.97% SAS F.C. Girondins de 7.12% Sté Nouvelle de M6 Evénements 100% H.S.S. 99.76% Bordeaux SASP Distribution SA SA SA 100% M6 Créations SAS 100% 99% 100% SND USA LIVE STAGE Mistergooddeal Inc SAS SA 9.06% 99.97% 100% SUMMIT M6 Editions 100% H.S.S Belgique Entertainment LLC SA SA 100% Operating 99.99% 100% Citato group SARL 100% S.E.T.V Sté Mandarin Films SCI du 107 SAS SARL coopérative 50% 100% 100% 99.99% 100% Mandarin Femmes en Clic And Deal Unité 15 Immobilière SAS ville SAS SAS Belgique SA M6 SAS 99.82% 100% 100% 99.99% M6 Studio Unité 15 H.S.S Immobilière SAS SAS Hongrie 46D SAS 93.25% 100% 100% DIEM 2 Retail concept SA SAS 100% SNC M6 Web 100% Boutique du SAS SAS Monde SAS 99.76% 50% TCM Droits 34% PageJaunes Télévente Audiovisuels SNC PetitesAnnonces» SA Promotion SA 6.75% 99.99% 50% TCM Gestion 50% Echo6 SA SAS M6 Boutique La Chaîne SNC Audiovisual Interactions - NO operatING Football Distance-selling rights Interactivity ACTIVITY DIVERSIFICATIONS AND AUDIOVISUAL RIGHTS PROPERTY M6 GROUP - 2007 ANNUAL REPORT 9 MANAGEMENT REPORT 1.2 Changes in Group structure The Group recognised in 2006 the loss of control and transfer of its 34% stake in TPS to Canal+France. This transaction was finalised on 4 January 2007. The Group now holds a 5.1% shareholding in Canal + France along with Vivendi (65%), Lagardère (20%) and TF1 (9.9%). The Group also avails of a put option on its Canal + France shareholding, exercisable three years after completion of the transaction. In order to consolidate its digital channel portfolio and thus reinforce its strategy of developing a family of powerful channels, the Group, which already held a 51% shareholding in the Téva channel, acquired the remaining 49% from Télévision Féminine (held by Marie Claire Album and Hachette Filipacchi Médias). The transaction was announced on 7 December 2006 and finalised on 15 January 2007. In addition, the Group continued to implement its policy of investing in diversifications and audiovisual right activities.