Annual Report for the year ended March 31 2009 CAE Annual Report for the year ended March 31, 2009 Diversified. Balanced. Strong. cae.com 70407_cover-eng.indd 1 19/6/09 2:05:19 AM Corporate Profile 1 2009 Financial Highlights CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modelling 2 Financial Overview technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation 3 Chairman’s Message industry and defence forces around the globe. With annual 4 Message to Shareholders revenues exceeding C$1.6 billion, CAE employs more than 6 Message from the EVP and COO 8 CAE Global Reach 6,500 people at more than 75 sites and training locations in 10 Four Balanced Reporting Segments 20 countries. We have the largest installed base of civil and 11 Leveraging our Capabilities military full-flight simulators and training devices. Through our FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 12 Training and Services/Military global network of 29 civil aviation and military training centres, 13 Training and Services/Civil Certain statements made in this annual report are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act we train more than 75,000 crewmembers yearly. We also offer of 1995 and Canadian securities regulations. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein or 14 Simulation Products/Military incorporated be reference herein that pertains to activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may 15 Simulation Products/Civil modelling and simulation software to various market segments occur in the future including, for example, statements about our business outlook, assessment of market conditions, strategies, 16 CAE Professional Services & Presagis and through CAE’s professional services division, we assist future plans, future sales, prices for our major products, inventory levels, capital spending and tax rates are forward-looking statements. The words “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “intend”, “believe”, “plan” and similar 17 Pilot Provisioning & CAE Healthcare customers with a wide range of simulation-based needs. 18 Community & Environment expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on management’s expectations and assumptions regarding historical trends, current conditions and expected 19 Financial Review future developments, as well as other factors that we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. Such expectations and 21 Management’s Discussion and Analysis assumptions involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially 70 Management’s Report on Internal from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. The results or events predicted in these forward-looking Control over Financial Reporting statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Important risks that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the length of sales cycle, rapid product evolution, level of defence spending, condition of the civil aviation industry, 70 Independent Auditors’ Report competition, availability of critical in-puts, foreign exchange rate of currencies and doing business in foreign countries. These 72 Consolidated Financial Statements and other risks that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations or assumptions, are 77 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements described in the risk factors section of CAE’s Annual Information Form for the year ended March 31, 2009, filed with the Canadian securities commissions and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements made in 127 Board of Directors and Officers this annual report represent our expectations as of May 14, 2009, and accordingly, are subject to change after such date. We 128 Shareholder and Investor Information disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless legislation requires us to do so. EcoLogo 30 % 30 %30 % EcoLEcoLogoogo As an eTree member, CAE Inc. is committed to meeting shareholder needs while Contains 30% post-consumer fibre and 70% FSC certified virgin fibre being environmentally friendly. For each shareholder that receives electronic Certified EcoLogo and FSC Mixed Sources copies of shareholder communications, CAE will plant a tree through Tree Canada, the leader in Canadian urban reforestation. Manufactured using biogas energy 70407_cover-eng.indd 2 19/6/09 7:32:56 PM 2009 Financial Highlights (amounts in millions, except per share amounts) 2009 2008 2007 Operating results Continuing operations Revenue 1,662.2 1,423.6 1,250.7 Earnings 200.5 164.8 129.1 Net earnings 199.4 152.7 127.4 Financial position Total assets 2,676.1 2,253.2 1,956.2 Total long-term debt, net of cash 285.1 124.1 133.0 Per share Earnings from continuing operations 0.79 0.65 0.51 Net earnings (basic) 0.78 0.60 0.51 Dividends 0.12 0.04 0.04 Shareholders’ equity 4.73 3.74 3.30 Revenue by business segment Simulation Products / Military 29% Training and Services / Military 14% Simulation Products / Civil 29% Training and Services / Civil 28% Geographic distribution of revenue Canada 6% United States 34% Germany 12% United Kingdom 7% Netherlands 5% Other European countries 11% China 5% United Arab Emirates 4% Other Asian countries 7% Australia 5% Other countries 4% CAE Annual Report 2009 | 1 70407_edito_p01_20_eng.indd 1 19/6/09 12:11:20 AM Financial Overview Non-cash working capital (in millions of dollars) 1,662.2 1,423.6 1,250.7 285.1 124.1 133.0 195.5 260.9 239.3 2009 2008 2007 2009 2008 2007 2009 2008 2007 2009 2008 2007 (60.4) (138.1) (118.1) Revenue (in millions of dollars) Net debt (in millions of dollars) Net cash provided by continuing operating activities (in millions of dollars) 2 | CAE Annual Report 2009 70407_edito_p01_20_eng.indd 2 19/6/09 12:11:28 AM Chairman’s Message CAE IS TODAY A WORLD LEADER IN ITS AEROSPACE BUSINESS SEGMENT. THE COMPANY HAS ACHIEVED A REMARKABLE BALANCE IN ITS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERINGS, IN ITS MARKET BREADTH AND DEPTH AS WELL AS IN ITS GLOBAL FOOTPRINT. THIS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED THROUGH A FOCUS ON INNOVATION, FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE AND DEDICATION TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. Lynton R. Wilson, Chairman of the Board The year ended March 31, 2009, has been challenging. Despite the widespread impact of the global economic recession, CAE has once again recorded a strong performance: for the first time the military segments won contracts valued at more than $1 billion and our order backlog reached $3 billion. During the past year, our Board welcomed three new members. Marc Parent was named Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and a Director in November 2008. The Honourable John Manley of Ottawa, Ontario, a former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada, Senior Counsel at McCarthy Tétrault LLP, was appointed a Director in December 2008. General Peter J. Schoomaker U.S.A. (Ret.) of Tampa, Florida, former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army and Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command joined the Board in February 2009. A former Director of CAE U.S.A., he also serves on the boards of several non-profit and private companies. On behalf of the Board, I wish to thank Mr. Robert E. Brown, our President and Chief Executive Officer, his outstanding management team, as well as all CAE employees for their exceptional contribution to a successful 2008-2009, under trying circumstances. We have every confidence that CAE is well positioned to continue to respond to the expectations of all our stakeholders. Lynton R. Wilson Chairman of the Board CAE Annual Report 2009 | 3 70407_edito_p01_20_eng.indd 3 19/6/09 12:11:42 AM Message to Shareholders CAE’S UNRELENTING PURSUIT OF DIVERSIFICATION, INNOVATION AND PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS AND OUR STRONG FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE ALLOWED THE COMPANY TO RETAIN A STRONG BALANCE SHEET WHILE DELIVERING ANOTHER YEAR OF STRONG PERFORMANCE. Robert E. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer Revenues increased 17 per cent to more than $1.6 billion. Our net earnings rose 31 per cent to $199.4 million and our backlog attained the $3 billion mark, setting a record. For the first time, our military orders exceeded $1 billion. They rose 47 per cent, to $1.09 billion, up from $746.1 million last year, the largest military order intake in CAE’s history. Key awards included the Government of Canada’s 20-year contract for C-130J aircrew training, an extension of the Commonwealth of Australia’s contract for training support services and a contract to develop Hawk 128 full-mission simulators for the U.K. Military Flying Training System (MFTS) program. We also added a series of contracts with the U.S. Navy for MH-60S/R simulators and we inaugurated with our partners NH90 helicopter training at the German Army Aviation School in Bueckeburg, Germany. CAE sold a total of 34 full-flight simulators to airlines, training centres and aircraft manufacturers in all regions. We also continued to have success with our CAE 5000 series with new sales to airlines, including Aeroflot Russian Airlines, Avianca Airlines of Columbia and Sofia Flight Training of Bulgaria. We sold another CAE Boeing 787 flight simulator for Air New Zealand for a total of seven to date. In Training and Services/Civil, we secured contracts expected to produce revenues of $464 million. We began operations at our Bangalore, India training centre and expanded our centres in China, Malaysia and Singapore as well as our North East Training Centre in the U.S. CAE signed a long-term agreement with Honeywell Aerospace for civil and military technical training services and extended our authorized training provider agreement with Bombardier Aerospace. We continued to grow our CAE Global Academy as we acquired Sabena Flight Academy and inaugurated operations at the CAE Global Academy in Gondia, India.