VINCI, stadiums and arenas Press kit Contents July 2012 The Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul (Turkey). The MMArena, Le Mans (France). 4 Integrated business model Stadiums: currently a very busy sector for VINCI. A sporting and economic issue. A proactive modernisation policy. Public-private partnerships to serve local authorities. Facilities that boost economic growth. A melting pot for innovation. Ô The new stadium of Bordeaux (France). 7 UEFA Euro 2016 The Allianz Riviera, an environmentally efficient stadium. The new Bordeaux stadium: light, airy and modern. The future Stade des Lumières in Lyon, the OL project. 11 Other stadiums Le Havre’s Grand Stade, a forerunner of energy positive stadiums in France. Arena Nanterre, the Top 14 arena and the biggest auditorium in the Paris region. Dunkirk and its Arena, a new showcase for sports and entertainment. 13 The expertise of a major group The Stade de France, the biggest stadium in France. Le Mans, the first named stadium in France. Nungesser II Stadium, Valenciennes. Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul. VINCI PRESS KIT JULY 2012 PAGE 2 Edito VINCI, unique expertise in stadiums and arenas financing, design, construction and operation Ô Cover: The Allianz Riviera – Wilmotte & Associés The Allianz Riviera, a 35,000-seat multi-purpose facility, will be built under a 30-year partnership contract. It will be the first landmark structure of – and the showcase for – the Var Eco Valley in the south of France. A vast, three-dimensional wooden structure, unique in the world, will cover all the stands and avoid the emission of 3,000 tonnes of CO2 compared with a conventional structure. VINCI PRESS KIT JULY 2012 PAGE 3 Integrated business model VINCI in the front line for UEFA Euro 2016 VINCI is greatly involved in building and operating the stadiums that will accommodate the UEFA Euro 2016 football championship in France. This is a new application for the Group’s integrated concession- construction model, and developing the commercial activities of these new-generation facilities beyond sports is a challenge for the long term. Ô Stadiums: currently a very VINCI is helping the host cities by providing busy sector for VINCI the expertise of its various business lines. VINCI Construction, for example, has an VINCI’s stadium business is being driven by unrivalled array of competencies in building, UEFA Euro 2016. For the third time, following civil engineering, hydraulic engineering and UEFA 2016 is the 15th European the 1960 and 1980 editions, France will specialist business activities associated with Football Championship, be accommodating the European football construction. VINCI Concessions, meanwhile, championship in just under four years. The is drawing on its expertise for the three major a competition organised by country is gearing up to the event by building phases of its infrastructure projects: business the Union of European Football a new generation of stadiums that meet development, programme management and Associations and bringing together UEFA’s stringent criteria, in particular in terms operation. For each of these phases, VINCI of capacity and safety. For the host cities – Concessions is focused on augmenting the best European men’s teams. Bordeaux, Lens, Lille, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Paris service to users by applying a policy of It will be held in France in June (Stade de France and Parc des Princes), Saint constant innovation, together with social and and July, 2016. Etienne and Toulouse – this major European environmental measures specific to the needs sports event is above all the opportunity to of each local authority. Lastly, VINCI Energies build new sports infrastructure that will be used and VINCI Facilities are working with companies far beyond 2016 and give fresh impetus to the and local authorities to deploy and equip the cities’ urban development. infrastructure, make it function and optimise it. VINCI PRESS KIT JULY 2012 PAGE 4 View of the MMArena during the football match France-Estonia, June 5th, 2012. A sporting and economic issue In November 2008, the report of the Commission Grands Stades Euro 2016, chaired at that time by Philippe Séguin, president of the A proactive modernisation Public-private partnerships French national audit office, noted that France policy to serve local authorities lagged far behind its peers in the modernisation In view of the Commission’s findings, To meet these significant investment needs, of its large stadiums. This represented a the French government and local authorities local authorities sometimes turn to private handicap not only for the country’s capacity initiated a proactive modernisation policy for financing within the framework of public-private for hosting major international competitions existing facilities and the construction of new partnerships (PPPs). but also for the development of professional stadiums. During the coming years, almost Such contracts guarantee local authorities: sport and the growth of that economic sector €1,5 billion will be invested in the construction - a robust financing package; in France. of four stadiums (Lille, Lyon, Nice and - compliance with construction deadlines, At that time, France had the lowest Bordeaux) and the modernisation of six others and hence delivery before 2016; seating capacity of the five major football (Parc des Princes in Paris, Lens, Toulouse, - economically viable operation. championships in Europe. The average seating Saint Etienne, Saint Denis and Marseille). VINCI participates either as a constructor under capacity for the 2007-2008 season was only Of this, €150 million will be financed by a public programme management contract 29,155 in France, compared with more than the government, with the remainder being or as part of a public-private partnership. 30,000 in Spain, more than 35,000 in England, the responsibility of local authorities A world leader in PPPs, VINCI has more than more than 40,000 in Italy and more than and private partners. The launch of this 100 years’ experience in concessions and 45,000 in Germany. far-reaching programme strengthened public service contracts. In addition, it has The Commission was also concerned about France’s bid to organise EURO 2016, and a wide range of activities enabling it to propose the dilapidated state of French stadiums the country was selected by UEFA in May comprehensive solutions, a strategy compared with those in the rest of Europe. 2010. Other projects were launched by large of maintaining a strong local presence and They were considered to offer much lower cities at around the same time. These included a sound financial position over the long term. levels of customer comfort and service than the construction under concession of the For current and future stadium projects, English and German stadiums (ease of access, MMArena in Le Mans (25,000 seats, delivered VINCI works under two types of public- modern equipment, renewal of the surrounding in January 2011) and the construction of private partnership: partnership contract and urban area, quality of VIP accommodation and the new stadium in Le Havre (25,000 seats, concession. The main difference between these services, etc.). delivered in July 2012). two is the relationship with the resident club. VINCI PRESS KIT JULY 2012 PAGE 5 Under a partnership contract, the project know-how for the execution of urban projects, company delivers the infrastructure to the city, whether sports and entertainment facilities or which then rents it to the resident sports club. infrastructure “appended” to stadium projects. Within this framework, the project company Through its local companies, the Group has receives a fee and its performance/return a good understanding of regional issues and on investment depends on ancillary revenue the cities’ needs as regards such projects. (excluding resident club). In the case of a concession, the resident club is the project A melting pot for innovation company’s client and, as with any other event organiser, pays it a fee, part of which is fixed For the current stadium projects, numerous and the remainder variable based on revenue. innovations have been introduced in terms of Using the same principle, the project company construction, sustainable development, urban organises complementary events (excluding marketing and business activities. Some VINCI with nearby mountains and the Mediterranean, resident club), which generate ancillary revenue. examples are described below. to generate a daily thermal wind. The principle is to capture the Var plain wind Naming, a first in France at the Le Mans between the stadium walls and slabs, mainly Facilities that boost stadium during the night in order to evacuate the economic growth excess heat accumulated in the East and Large stadiums must be modern and have To provide a complementary source of financing West lounges during the day, so as to create adequate seating capacity. The infrastructure for these often costly structures, several a reserve of cool air. must also be designed to blend into and boost stadiums are proposing – or will do so – naming The objective is to treat the ambient air in the economic growth of its urban environment rights. This practice has become commonplace the lounges naturally before events. To that by hosting numerous non-sports events. in England and Germany, as witnessed by end, ventilator ducts located near the support Of the events hosted by the Stade de France Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, Bolton’s Reebok posts emit air at low speed into the lounges (80,000 seats) between July 2010 and July 2011, Stadium, Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena and through wide grates. This cool air is drawn from for example, 72% were sports events, Hamburg’s Imtech Arena. The approach the reserve built up by the walkways at parvis 28% “cultural” and over 100 corporate. was used for the first time in France for the level. The hot air accumulated in the lounges is New-generation stadiums also propose a MMArena, where total financing of €104 million extracted by ducts to the upper part of the top multitude of associated services that facilitate includes a €3 million contribution from MMA level of the building.