Your Satellite Connection to the World Annual Report 2006 Our vision is to remove the boundaries of connectivity Contents 02 SES in brief 44 Financial review by management 04 Chairman’s statement 06 President and CEO’s statement 49 Consolidated financial statements 08 Recent developments 49 Report of the independent auditor 50 Consolidated income statement 10 Operations review 51 Consolidated balance sheet 10 Market review 52 Consolidated statement of cash flow 12 Positioning for growth 53 Consolidated statement of changes in 13 Satellite infrastructure business shareholders’ equity 13 EMEA 54 Notes to the consolidated financial statements 16 Americas 18 Other regions 88 SES S.A. annual accounts 23 Satellite services business 88 Report of the independent auditor 23 EMEA 89 Balance sheet 26 Americas and other regions 90 Profit and loss account 90 Statement of changes in shareholders’ equity 29 Corporate governance 91 Notes to the SES S.A. accounts 29 SES shareholders 30 Chairman’s report on corporate governance 100 Other information 30 The Annual General Meeting of shareholders 100 Shareholder information 31 The Board of Directors and its Committees 100 Companies of the Group 32 The Members of the Board of Directors 34 Committees of the Board of Directors 35 The Executive Committee 35 Remuneration 36 The Members of the Executive Committee 37 External auditor 38 Internal control procedures 39 Human Resources 40 Investor Relations 40 Our corporate social responsibility policy Designed and produced by: greymatter williams and phoa Printed by: Victor Buck 2006 key highlights – Revenue rose 28.4% to EUR 1,615.2 million (2005: EUR 1,258.0 million), with recurring, same scope revenue increasing by 7.4% to EUR 1,320.0 million – EBITDA grew 22.6% to EUR 1,080.4 million (2005: EUR 881.1 million) – Net profit increased 14.1% to EUR 435.8 million (2005: EUR 381.9 million) – Earnings per share rose 22% to EUR 0.82 (2005: EUR 0.67) – Net operating cash flow increased 47.4% to EUR 1,060.1 million (2005: EUR 719.4 million) – Dividend of EUR 0.44 (2005: EUR 0.40) per A share proposed – Buy-back and cancellation of 25 million shares for a total consideration of EUR 233 million – Return on average equity improved to 13.5% (2005: 11.2%) Revenue 2006 2005 (in EUR million) Financial summary EUR million EUR million Total revenue ,65.2 1,258.0 EBITDA ,080.4 881.1 ‘05 1,258.0 Operating profit 605.3 475.8 ‘06 1,615.2 Profit of the Group 435.8 381.9 Net operating cash flow ,060. 719.4 Free cash flow (7.5) 433.1 Net debt 2,903.2 2,107.1 EBITDA Shareholders’ equity 3,02.2 3,449.0 (in EUR million) Earnings per A share (EUR) 0.82 0.67 Dividend per A share (EUR) 0.44 0.40 ‘05 881.1 Employees ,66 1,102 ‘06 1,080.4 Key performance ratios 2006 2005 EBITDA margin 66.9% 70.0% Net profit of the Group Net income margin 27.0% 30.4% (in EUR million) Net debt/total equity 95.3% 60.5% Net debt/EBITDA 2.68 2.39 ‘05 381.9 1 Recommended by Directors and subject to shareholder approval. ‘06 435.8 SES Annual Report 2006 SES in brief SES is the pre-eminent provider of satellite transmission satellite capacity is used by the world’s leading broadcasters for the distribution of TV and radio capacity and related services for media broadcasting, programming for direct-to-home reception, or government and enterprise communications worldwide. for reception via cable and terrestrial networks. Our satellites provide unequalled market We also provide satellite-centric value-added services for penetration for a growing number of free-to-air media, government, and enterprise communications needs. and pay TV channels of public and private broadcasters around the world. SES also offers capacity for the transmission of enterprise and government communications, ensuring highly reliable connectivity to corporations and government administrations Our satellite infrastructure business Through this satellite infrastructure, which for business and secured communications. We provide satellite distribution capacity via at year end 2006 consisted of 35 fully owned our fully owned operating companies SES spacecraft and nine satellites owned by the Our satellite services business ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM in North companies in which we hold participations, In 2006, satellite services represented America, and via SES NEW SKIES in South we offer our customers a truly world-spanning 17% of our revenue. Our satellite services America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia; service of the highest reliability. range addresses media, enterprise and in addition, SES NEW SKIES provides global government customers, and is geared connectivity services across five continents. We are the world’s leader in providing video towards helping customers grow their We also hold participations in regional satellite broadcasting capacity. In 2006, SES generated businesses and deliver more efficient, operators Star One, AsiaSat, Ciel, QuetzSat 83% of its total revenue from the provision of secure and reliable communications. and SES SIRIUS. satellite infrastucture and capacity. Our premier SES AMERICOM SES SIRIUS AMC-1 03˚ West ASTRA KR 9.2˚ East SIRIUS 2 4.8˚ East AMC-2 05˚ West ASTRA 2A 28.2˚ East SIRIUS 3 5˚ East AMC-3 87˚ West ASTRA 2B 28.2˚ East AMC-4 0˚ West ASTRA 2C 9.2˚ East FUTURE SATELLITE AMC-5 79˚ West ASTRA 2D 28.2˚ East SIRIUS 4 5˚ East AMC-6 72˚ West ASTRA 3A 23.5˚ East AMC-7 37˚ West AMC-8 39˚ West FUTURE SATELLITES CIEL AMC-9 83˚ West ASTRA L 9.2˚ East FUTURE SATELLITE AMC-0 35˚ West ASTRA M 9.2˚ East CIEL 2 29˚ West AMC-11 3˚ West ASTRA 3B 23.5˚ East AMC-5 05˚ West AMC-6 118.7˚ West ASIASAT AMC-8 05˚ West SES NEW SKIES AsiaSat 2 00.5˚ East SatCom C3 79˚ West NSS-5 77˚ West AsiaSat 3S 05.5˚ East NSS-6 95˚ East AsiaSat 4 22.2˚ East FUTURE SATELLITES NSS-7 22˚ West AMC-4 TO BE DETERMINED NSS-806 40.5˚ West FUTURE SATELLITE AMC-21 25˚ West NSS-0 (FORMERLY AMC-12) 37.5˚ West AsiaSat 5 00.5˚ East NSS-11 (FORMERLY AAP1) 08˚ East NSS-2 (FORMERLY NSS-703) 20˚ West SES ASTRA AMC-23 72˚ East STAR ONE ASTRA C * Brasilsat B1 70˚ West ASTRA D 23.5˚ East FUTURE SATELLITES Brasilsat B2 65˚ West ASTRA E 9.2˚ East NSS-9 77˚ West Brasilsat B3 84˚ West ASTRA F 9.2˚ East Brasilsat B4 92˚ West ASTRA G 9.2˚ East ASTRA H 9.2˚ East *PENDING REDEPLOYMENT 2 SES Annual Report 2006 SES Annual Report 2006 3 Our end-to-end media services include IP SES Group structure platforms for content aggregation and as at December 31, 2006 distribution in IP format, platforms for encryption, uplink and distribution of media content, and rights management of content in Digital Video Broadcasting format. Government services are an integral part of the SES portfolio, with secure, fully integrated communications solutions provided to 100% 100% 100% government agencies in both the civilian and defence environments. The Enterprise sector comprises a wide array of services for corporations and businesses, 70% 19.99% from Internet backbone connectivity and 49% 34.10% 75% offshore communications solutions to hub and uplink services. ASTRA SES also provides mobile broadband connectivity services for cruise ships, 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% trains, trucks, military vehicles, commercial and corporate jets, mobile phones and handheld devices. TheSESsatellitefleetas at March 1, 2007 Satellites Future satellites SES Annual Report 2006 3 Chairman’s statement Outstanding results The Board of Directors is pleased to report SES’ primary strategic focus is on the continued SES’ total revenue increased by 28.4% to EUR outstanding results for the business year 2006. development of its core infrastructure business, 1,615.2 million. This increase primarily reflects These results demonstrate SES’ operational providing unequalled satellite transmission the impact of the acquisition of SES NEW SKIES and financial strengths, built on the organic capacity to the growing markets of video on March 30, 2006, and the assumption of full growth delivered by our existing business, distribution, government and enterprise control over ND SatCom on June 29, 2006. and on the additional growth generated by communications in the different regions of the Together, these two new SES operations acquisitions during the year under review. world. This business segment represented generated over half of the additional growth EUR 1,416.7 million, or 83.4% of SES’ total registered during the year. SES also We posted solid double-digit growth figures in revenue in 2006. experienced high single-digit growth in its 2006. Our revenue rose by 28.4%. EBITDA existing business, notably reflecting the grew by 22.6%. Earnings per share increased We are complementing our infrastructure continuing strong development of SES ASTRA’s by 22%. Net profit was 14.1% higher than in activities through investments in selected operations in the Western and Eastern 2005, and the return on average equity services businesses, concentrating on the European markets, as well as its geographical improved markedly to 13.5%. growing video and government markets, extension into the African market. One-off and conforming to stringent profitability revenue, mainly termination fees resulting These results are unequalled in the satellite criteria. Services revenue increased to from the cessation of Connexion by Boeing’s industry. They stem from consistent EUR 271.7 million, representing 16.6% activities, and transponder sales by SES investment programmes initiated in the past, of the total revenue.