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Making Space Communications Corporation (SCC) a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Making Space Communications Corporation (SCC) a wholly owned subsidiary March 12, 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (9412) © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved Contents ■Making Space Communications Corporation (SCC) a wholly owned subsidiary ■Return to Shareholders 2 Making SCC a wholly owned subsidiary 3 On March 31, 2008 making SCC a wholly owned subsidiary SKY Perfect JSAT group New SKY Perfect JSAT group SKY Perfect JSAT SKY Perfect JSAT JSAT SKY Perfect SCC JSAT SKY Perfect ＋ SCC Becoming a leader in the multiple pay channel business in Japan driven by the major pillars of broadcasting and telecommunication © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved 4 SCC Profile ■ Date established： March 1985 Revenues （Unit: Millions of Yen） ■ Major business description: JSAT SCC Satellite communications service, Entrusted satellite communications 56,000 th service (11 largest satellite 50,000 communications service provider in the 43,952 38,770 world) 25,000 ■ Revenues and Ordinary Income 17,985 17,610 for the year ending March 2007： ￥17.6 billion, ￥3 billion FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 (Image of simple sum) ■ Capital: ￥20 billion ( Total Equity Ordinary Income （Unit: Millions of Yen） ￥25.9 billion (End of March, 2007)) 12,000 10,607 JSAT SCC ■ Number of employees： 174 (End 10,000 JCSAT-1B of December, 2007) 8,000 7,512 defect and review of useful life 6,000 span 4,000 3,003 2,309 2,389 Provide stable 2,000 1,121 0 profit FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved 5 Corporate Value of SCC Corporate value at the merger: Approx. ¥54.5 billion (Purchase price: ¥28 billion + Net Debt ¥26.5 billion） (1) SCC EBITDA changes 15,000 （Unit: Millions of Yen） 10,000 5,000 0 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007(Forecast) (2) EV/EBITDA (FY2006) M&A of satellite communications service providers around the world Period March ’08 Jan. ’07 Dec. ’06 Dec. ’06 Aug. ‘05 Bought out Company SCC Intelsat Telesat New Skies PanAmSat Acquiring Company SKY Perfect JSAT BC Partners Loral/PSP SES Intelsat Transaction Amount $0.27 billion $16.4 billion $3 billion $1.4 billion $6.4 billion EV/EBITDA 5.5 9.8 13.2 9.8 9.9 © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved 6 Synergy 1. Promote incremental and continuous operating effectiveness to strengthen the competitive edge (Expand service menus) 2. Improve service and strengthen sales in niche satellite- superior areas; such as “digital-divides”, governments, mobiles, etc. 3. Maximize stable profit and cash flow © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved Synergy 1 -Further Enhancement of the Satellite Business Worldwide Communications Satellite Operators (Source：SPACE NEWS) (FY 2006) (After the transaction (Sum of the companies)) (USD in millions) (USD in millions) No. Satellite Operator Sales No. Satellite Operator Sales 1 Intelsat 2,100 1 Intelsat 2,100 2 SES 1,900 2 SES 1,900 3 Eutelsat 1,050 2007 3 Eutelsat 1,050 Autumn 4 Telesat Canada 411 4 Telesat + Loral 575 5 JSAT 326 5 JSAT + SCC 477 6 Star One SA 196 6 Star One SA 196 … 2008 … Spring 8 Loral Skynet 164 … 11 SCC 151 zz NO.1NO.1 satellitesatellite operatoroperator inin thethe AsiAsia-Pacifica-Pacific region,TOP5region,TOP5 inin thethe world.world. zz EnhancedEnhanced bargaining bargaining powerpower towardstowards satellsatelliteite manufacturers,manufacturers, rorocketcket companiescompanies andand insuranceinsurance companiescompanies zz NewNew opportunitiesopportunities forfor jojointint projectsprojects withwith otheotherr toptop satellitesatellite operatorsoperators (Examples(Examples ofof jointjoint projprojects:ects: HorizonsHorizons satellitesatellite inin thethe NoNorthrth AmericaAmerica withwith Intelsat,Intelsat, JointJoint satellitesatellite inin thethe IndianIndian Ocean)Ocean) JSATJSAT acquiresacquires twotwo satellitessatellites inin USAUSA toto respondrespond toto thethe exexpandingpanding internatinternationalional satellitesatellite communicationscommunications market.market. © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved 8 Synergy 1 -Further Enhancement of the Satellite Business Detail of Revenues by Sector (FY2007 Forecast) SKY Perfect JSAT SKY Perfect JSAT ＋ SCC Satellite broadcasting Satellite 6% Satellite 5% communications broadcasting 15% Cable broadcasting Satellite 23% communicatio ns 79% Cable 121 billion broadcasting 72% 138 billion Ratio of private corporations such as NTT Group and international telecommunication Simple Sum service providers is high. FY2008, Operating Revenue will exceed 140 billion SCC Satellite broadcasting Enhancing customer base for long-term 21% Satellite communications and stable satellite communications Cable broadcasting Becoming the only company that 79% 17 billion provides satellite communications in Japan Ratio of governmental and other public service companies is high. © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved 9 Synergy １ - Building the Leading Company in the Japanese Satellite Business Merits of integration Business areas expected to expand Business for governmental and other public offices/ public-service companies (Business-related disaster prevention and national land security, etc.) ■Combining the Marine business/ digital divide prevention business capabilities of (Areas without broadband and cable services JSAT + SCC for marine vessels, etc.) Global Business (Business cooperation with satellite service providers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia) ■Mutual complementing Service proposals combining various and Expansion of services frequency Business expansion including a consulting business for ■Utilization of satellite both domestic and overseas service providers, and entrusted operation of research satellites by utilizing the Operation know-how know-how of satellite operation and control that both domestic and overseas companies have accumulated. © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved Synergy 2 -Enhancing Efficiency and Service Improvement through Horizontal Integration Vertical integration Increasing subscribers JSAT ＋ SKY Perfect Promoting HD channels Horizontal integration JSAT ＋ SCC ＋ SKY Perfect Seeking cost reduction and promotion of business efficiency © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved 11 Synergy 2 -Efficiencies through Horizontal Integration and Improve Services 2009/3 2010/3 2011/3 2014/3 1. Short Term (～2009/3) Operational efficiencies, including staff streamlining and effective assignments throughout the group 2. Mid Term (～2011/3) Consolidation of and greater efficiency in satellite control functions Consolidation of and greater efficiency in services（equipments / operations） Satellite control centers 4 →2 3. Long term (2012/3 ～) Optimization of satellite fleet Seek efficiency of capital investment →If all the above-listed conditions are achieved, it is possible to achieve a greater effect on profit than SCC’s current ordinary income. Synergy 3 -Enhanced Cash Flow Generation Sales (FY2007 E) Operating Income / EBITDA (FY2007 E) 150 (JPY in billion) (JPY in billion) 138 40 121 38 100 27 20 50 13 10 10 17 3 0 0 SKY Perfect JSAT SCC New SKY Perfect JSAT SKY Perfect JSAT SCC New SKY Perfect JSAT Group Group Group Group (Sum of the companies) (Sum of the companies) Invest aggressively in multi-channel pay TV business to realize the growth potential leveraging the stable profit / cash flows from the satellite business Acquisition of new subscribers Investment in HD transition, promotion・・・・ •Forecasts regarding SCC are not forecasts announced by SCC but the figures assumed by SKY Perfect JSAT, considering SCC’s business results of FY2006 Satellite Fleet Status after the Acquisition Beginning of 2009, Horizons-2 (74°W) Horizons-1 Intelsat-15 will be (127°W) Launched Successful launch on December 22, 2007 Superbird B2 (162°E) 36,000km JCSAT-2A (154°E) N-SAT-110 Joint Satellite between (110°E) JSAT and SCC Superbird C (144°E) JCSAT-R JCSAT-5A (Backup) (132°E) Superbird A (158°E) JCSAT-1B (150°E) JCSAT-4A (124°E) JCSAT-3A 2011, BS/CS Hybrid (128°E) Summer 2008, Superbird C2 (Backup) Satellite will be launched will be launched Summer 2009, JCSAT-12 (Backup) will be launched Mainly for Broadcasting For Communication © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved New Directors of Space Communications Corporation New Post Name Present Post Representative Yutaka Nagai JSAT Board Director & Senior Director Managing Executive Officer Director Yoichi IIzuka JSAT Board Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer Director Hideaki Kido JSAT Managing Executive Officer Director Osamu Kato JSAT Managing Executive Officer CCO & CRO Director Koki Koyama JSAT Executive Officer Corporate Masataka JSAT Corporate Auditor Auditor Hattori Corporate Shoichi SKY Perfect JSAT Corporate Auditor Auditor Kameyama JSAT Corporate Auditor ＊Formal decision regarding this matter will be made at the General Meeting of Shareholders of SCC to be held on March 31, 2008 and the subsequent Board of Directors Meeting. © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved 15 Return to Shareholders 16 Our Policy of Return to Shareholders SKY Perfect JSAT Group makes efforts to ●establish stable management bases, ●maintain sound financial characteristics, and ●fulfill retained earnings to prepare for aggressive business expansion, and set stable dividends as a basic policy. © 2008 SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, All Rights Reserved 17 Revision of the Dividend Forecast SKY Perfect JSAT Group is scheduled to Distribute 1,500 yen / share as an annual dividend. ＊Including 300 yen as the
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