2006 REFERENCE DOCUMENT Pursuant to Article 212-13 of the General Regulations of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), this reference document was filed with the AMF on June 6, 2007. It may be used in support of a financial operation if accompanied by a “note d’opération” (securities note) approved by the AMF. Pursuant to Article 28 of European Commission (EC) Regulation 809/2004, the following information is included in this reference document by way of reference: ● The consolidated and individual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, as well as the related statutory auditors’ reports, appear on pages 45 to 94 of the reference document filed with the AMF on June 10, 2005 under number D.05-871. ● The consolidated and individual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as well as the related statutory auditors’ reports, appear on pages 46 to 100 of the reference document filed with the AMF on June 9, 2006 under number D. 06-0546. Copies of this document are available at the business address of Gameloft S.A.– 14, rue Auber – 75009 Paris and at the company’s registered office. Registered office: 81 rue de Réaumur 75002 Paris French corporation with capital of 3,537,829.20 euros Tel.: (33) 1 58 16 20 40 Paris Corporate and Trade Register No. 429 338 130 - NAF code 722 A 1 CONTENTS 1 PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOCUMENT AND FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................. 8 1.1 Person responsible for the document ...................................................................................... 8 1.2 Certification of the person responsible for the document ....................................................... 8 1.3 Names and addresses of Gameloft S.A’s. auditors ................................................................. 8 1.3.1 Principal auditors ......................................................................................................................... 8 1.3.2 Alternate auditors ......................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 Person responsible for financial communications .................................................................. 9 1.5 Financial communications schedule ....................................................................................... 9 2 GAMELOFT S.A. AND ITS CAPITAL..................................................................................... 10 2.1 General information about Gameloft S.A. ............................................................................ 10 2.1.1 Corporate name (Article 1 of the Articles of Incorporation) ....................................................... 10 2.1.2 Registered office (Article 2 of the Articles of Incorporation) ...................................................... 10 2.1.3 Legal form (Article 1 of the Articles of Incorporation) ................................................................ 10 2.1.4 Nationality .................................................................................................................................. 10 2.1.5 Date created and duration ......................................................................................................... 10 2.1.6 Corporate purpose (Article 3 of the Articles of Incorporation) ................................................... 10 2.1.7 Corporate and Trade Register ................................................................................................... 10 2.1.8 Consultation of documents and information concerning the company ...................................... 10 2.1.9 Accounting period (Article 8 of the Articles of Incorporation) ..................................................... 11 2.1.10 General Meetings (Article 14 of the Articles of Incorporation) ................................................... 11 2.1.11 Rights and obligations attached to shares (Articles 7 and 8 of the Articles of Incorporation) ... 11 2.1.12 Buyback by the company of its own shares ............................................................................... 12 2.1.13 Holdings outside the statutory thresholds (Article 6 of the Articles of Incorporation) ................ 12 2.1.14 Year-end financial statements – Allocation and distribution of profit - Payment of dividends (Article 16 of the Articles of Incorporation) ............................................................................................... 12 2.2 General information about the share capital ......................................................................... 13 2.2.1 Capital ........................................................................................................................................ 13 2.2.2 Structure of the Gameloft Group at December 31, 2006 ........................................................... 18 2.2.3 Distribution of capital and voting rights ...................................................................................... 19 2.2.4 Summary of the operations referred to in Article L. 621-18-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code .......................................................................................................................................... 20 2.2.5 Provision causing a delay in change in control .......................................................................... 21 2.2.6 Clause establishing approval requirement ................................................................................. 21 2.2.7 Provision governing changes in capital when these conditions are stricter than those provided by law 21 2.2.8 Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation ............................................................................. 22 2.2.9 Change in share price since January 2002 ............................................................................... 22 2.2.10 Commitment to retain shares ..................................................................................................... 23 2.2.11 Dividends ................................................................................................................................... 23 2.2.12 Shareholders’ agreement ........................................................................................................... 23 2.2.13 Pledged shares and assets ........................................................................................................ 23 2.2.14 Agenda of the Combined General Meeting of June 28, 2007 ................................................... 23 3 PRESENTATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE GROUP .................................................. 32 2 3.1 Credentials ............................................................................................................................ 32 3.2 Gameloft’s activity ............................................................................................................... 32 3.2.1 Mobile telephone games ............................................................................................................ 32 3.2.2 The Internet ................................................................................................................................ 33 3.2.3 Business analysis and comments on FY 2006 earnings ........................................................... 33 3.3 The group's strategy and future outlook ............................................................................... 35 3.3.1 The group’s strategy .................................................................................................................. 35 3.3.2 Future outlook and recent developments .................................................................................. 40 3.3.3 Growth and investment strategy ................................................................................................ 41 3.4 The group’s management and organization .......................................................................... 41 3.4.1 Central functions ........................................................................................................................ 41 3.4.2 Subsidiaries................................................................................................................................ 42 3.4.3 The company’s administrative and financial organization ......................................................... 42 3.4.4 Partnership agreements ............................................................................................................. 42 3.4.5 Gameloft’s strengths and weaknesses ...................................................................................... 43 3.5 Risk factors ........................................................................................................................... 43 3.5.1 Risk related to failure to implement the development plan ........................................................ 43 3.5.2 Risk related to employee departures ......................................................................................... 43 3.5.3 Risk related to recruitment problems ......................................................................................... 43 3.5.4 Dependence on strategic partners and indirect sales networks ................................................ 43 3.5.5 Risk related to the termination of a licensing partnership