Assystem - 2015 Registration Document

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PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP

HISTORY

1.1 HISTORY

FROM 1966 TO 1995, THE NUCLEAR YEARS The Assystem Group’s history began in 1966 with the creation in France of the Atem company, by a team of nuclear engineers and technicians specialising in the commissioning of industrial units. Its development was supported by the major nuclear equipment programme decided by the French State after the first oil crisis in 1973. In the 1980s, Atem began to diversify into project management, mainly in industrial automation and IT and for sectors such as automotive, steel, space and defence. In 1989, along with Cogema, Atem created the Alphatem company, dedicated at the start to the testing and commissioning of Cogema’s investments (in the Hague for irradiated fuel reprocessing and in the Gard for the Melox factory that produces MOX fuel assemblies). In 1994, Atem and Alphatem merged to create the company Assystem, which went public in the Second Market in Paris in 1995. FROM 1996 TO 2003, THE DIVERSIFICATION OF BUSINESSES From 1996, the end of the investment cycle in the construction of new industrial facilities (nuclear power stations and reprocessing plants) in the nuclear industry in France and the rest of the world marked the start of a new era for Assystem: the Company diversified into product design and development for the aeronautics and automotive sectors (acquisition of Studia in France), whilst retaining its skills and specificity in the nuclear sector.

FROM 2003 TO 2015, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

In 2003, the merger with Brime Technologies allowed Assystem to penetrate the new technologies sector and opened the door to the internationalisation of its activities. Several significant acquisitions transformed the Group and allowed it to expand its customer portfolio. The Inbis Ltd company in the United Kingdom (industrial engineering group working for the aeronautics, automotive and nuclear industries), then SKI and Atena in Germany were acquired in 2004 and 2005. In 2008, Assystem’s installation in India was consolidated by the creation of Silver Atena, bringing together Silver Software (India), a company specialising in embedded safety critical systems, and Atena (Germany). In 2010, Assystem joined forces with the British engineering company, Atkins, to create N.triple.a, an engineering company specialising in the nuclear sector and dedicated to international projects. In 2011 and 2012, Assystem acquired Berner & Mattner (embedded systems for the automotive industry in Germany) and the MPH Group (nuclear engineering in France and staffing of consultants specialising in the Oil & Gas and Industry in the Middle East and Africa). The Middle East presence was strengthened in January 2015 with the acquisition of the Radicon entity, an engineering company of 400 people based in Al Khobar and Riyad, Saudi Arabia. This acquisition enabled Assystem to double its presence in the Arabic Gulf region and gain market share in the infrastructure, energy and transport sectors. The General Management offices for its Energy & Infrastructure division have been based in Dubai since September 2013.

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