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Rapport Annuel Rapport20 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Annuel07 Rapport Financier Activités Information des actionnaires apr Annuel 2007 Rapport Thales 45 rue de Villiers 92526 Neuilly-sur-Seine – FRANCE Tél.: + 33 (0)1 57 77 80 00 www.thalesgroup.com www.thalesgroup.com Le document de référence, composé du présent rapport annuel et de la brochure d’information sur la société mère, a été déposé auprès de l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers le 17 avril 2008 conformément à l’article 212-13 du règlement général de l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers. Il pourra être utilisé à l’appui d’une opération financière s’il est complété par une note d’opération visée par l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers. En application de l’article 28 du règlement (CE) n° 809/2004 de la Commission, les informations suivantes sont incluses par référence dans le présent rapport annuel : - les comptes consolidés et les rapports d’audit correspondant figurant aux pages 24 à 69 du document de référence 2005 déposé auprès de l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers en date du 12 avril 2006 ; - les comptes consolidés et les rapports d’audit correspondant figurant aux pages 28 à 75 du document de référence 2006 enregistré auprès de l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers en date du 25 avril 2007 Les parties non incluses de ces documents sont soit sans objet pour l’investisseur, soit couvertes à un autre endroit du présent rapport annuel. La brochure de présentation du Groupe est disponible sur le site Internet www.thalesgroup.com RAPPORT ANNUEL 2007 SOMMAIRE Personnes responsables .......................................................................................................................................................................3 Présentation du Groupe .....................................................................................................................................................................4 Historique ......................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Chiffres clés ...................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Organes de gouvernance et commissaires aux comptes ........................................................................................ 10 1 . RAPPorT FINANCier 2007 1. Rapport de gestion du Groupe ......................................................................................................................................... 12 2. Comptes consolidés ..................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Annexe - Brochure d’information sur la société mère 2 . ACTIVITÉS 1. Description des activités ......................................................................................................................................................... 88 2. Présence internationale ........................................................................................................................................................ 126 3. Recherche et innovation ...................................................................................................................................................... 131 3 . INFormaTION des ACTIONNaires 1. La société et le capital ............................................................................................................................................................. 136 2. Gouvernement d’entreprise ............................................................................................................................................. 160 3. Informations boursières et communication financière ...................................................................... 190 4. Assemblée générale mixte du 15 mai 2008 ...................................................................................................... 200 Sommaire détaillé .............................................................................................................................................................................. 210 Table de concordance ..................................................................................................................................................................... 213 Le document de référence est composé du présent rapport annuel et de la brochure d’information sur la société mère RAPPORT ANNUEL 2007 – THALES 2 RAPPORT ANNUEL 2007 – THALES PersoNNes resPONsables ATTesTATioN DU resPONsable DU doCUmeNT de RÉFÉreNCE J’atteste, après avoir pris toute mesure raisonnable à cet effet, que les informations contenues dans le présent document de référence sont, à ma connaissance, conformes à la réalité et ne comportent pas d’omission de nature à en altérer la portée. J’atteste, à ma connaissance, que les comptes sont établis conformément aux normes comptables applicables et donnent une image fidèle du patrimoine, de la situation financière et du résultat de la société et de l’ensemble des entreprises compri- ses dans la consolidation, et le rapport de gestion figurant en page 12 présente un tableau fidèle de l’évolution des affaires, des résultats et de la situation financière de la société et de l’ensemble des entreprises comprises dans la consolidation ainsi qu’une description des principaux risques et incertitudes auxquels elles sont confrontées. J’ai obtenu des contrôleurs légaux des comptes une lettre de fin de travaux, dans laquelle ils indiquent avoir procédé à la vérification des informations portant sur la situation financière et les comptes données dans le présent document ainsi qu’à la lecture d’ensemble du document. Les rapports des contrôleurs légaux relatifs aux comptes consolidés de l’exercice 2007 figurant en page 84 du rapport annuel 2007 et aux comptes consolidés des exercices 2005 et 2006 inclus par référence au présent document, ainsi que le rapport général relatif aux comptes annuels de l’exercice 2007 figurant en page A_58 de la brochure d’information sur la société mère ont été émis sans réserve et contiennent des observations. Neuilly-sur-Seine, le 17 avril 2008 Denis Ranque Président-directeur général ResPONsables de L’INFormaTioN FINANCIÈre Patrice Durand Directeur Général adjoint, Finance & Administration Sylvie Lucot Directeur des Relations avec les Investisseurs Thales 45, rue de Villiers 92 526 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex – France Tel : 33 (0) 1 57 77 89 02 Fax : 33 (0) 1 57 77 86 59 e-mail : [email protected] RAPPORT ANNUEL 2007 – THALES 3 PRÉSENTATION DU GROUPE Thales conçoit, développe et met en œuvre des solutions - surveiller et contrôler pour prévenir les atteintes à la sé- intégrées et des équipements répondant aux besoins de curité des États et des populations. Thales met à la dis- sécurité de ses clients sur les marchés de l’aéronautique position des autorités publiques les systèmes et les équi- et de l’espace, de la défense et de la sécurité. pements nécessaires à la surveillance, au renseignement et Le monde d’aujourd’hui est sans cesse plus ouvert : la mon- au contrôle des flux de personnes, de biens et de données dialisation décuple la mobilité des personnes comme les (observation spatiale de la Terre, surveillance d’Internet, flux de capitaux, de biens, de services et de données. Mais renseignement, contrôle de l’espace aérien, contrôle des ce monde plus ouvert est un monde plus vulnérable. Les flux de population via des systèmes identitaires) ; sociétés contemporaines apparaissent notamment plus - fiabiliser et sécuriser les infrastructures civiles critiques. vulnérables aux défaillances des grandes infrastructures Thales est un acteur majeur de la sûreté des transports critiques : réseaux de transport, réseaux d’énergie, systèmes et figure parmi les leaders mondiaux de la sécurité des d’informations. Elles sont également exposées à de nou- transports ferroviaires et des systèmes de contrôle aé- velles menaces : trafics, terrorisme, attaques cybernétiques, rien civil. Le Groupe propose également des solutions de défaillance des États, conflits armés « asymétriques »… sécurité pour les systèmes interbancaires, les systèmes Pour répondre à la forte progression de la demande de d’information des entreprises et des gouvernements, les sécurité et saisir les opportunités de croissance sur ses réseaux d’énergie ou les sites sensibles. marchés, Thales mobilise des savoir-faire centrés sur les Pour satisfaire ces besoins sur ses trois marchés, Thales systèmes d’information critiques, les moyens de com- peut combiner dans des systèmes complets tout ou par- munications sécurisés, les systèmes de supervision et les tie de ses savoir-faire : conception et intégration de sys- équipements de détection. Le Groupe propose une gamme tèmes complexes, mise en œuvre de systèmes spatiaux, complète de solutions et de technologies permettant d’ap- centres de supervision, moyens de communications et sys- porter des réponses adaptées aux besoins de ses clients tèmes d’information sécurisés, équipements de détection gouvernementaux et institutionnels, avec lesquels il noue (radars, sonars, optique), cryptologie, simulation. des relations de long terme, fondées sur la proximité et la Ce socle technologique, commun à tous les métiers du confiance indispensables à la conduite de projets comple- Groupe,
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