technicolor - 2018 Registration document

GLOSSARY

1-9 4K : resolution of 4,096 × 2,160, i.e. slightly higher than the UHD, but with a cinema format. Thin black stripes will appear at the top and the bottom of the screen. A Augmented Reality : superposition of reality and elements (sounds, 2D images, 3D images, videos, etc. ) calculated by a real-time computer system. It often refers to various methods that enables virtual objects to be realistically embedded in a sequence of images. AAA games : classification term used for video games with the highest or which have received good ratings from professional critics. AFEP-MEDEF Code : set of recommendations about corporate governance and compensation of executive officers of listed companies, published by the Association française des entreprises privées (AFEP) and the mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF). At constant perimeter and constant exchange rate : no changes in all group companies which shall be included in the consolidated financial statements prepared and presented by the parent company at a constant exchange rate compared to the last period. It allows to show what would have been the evolution of the company without acquiring other companies or divesting activities within the same foreign exchange environment than the previous period. B Blu-ray TM : digital disk format ranging from 7,5 gigabytes of capacity (single layer) to 128 gigabytes (quad layer). C Compact Disc (CD) : is an optical disk used to store digital data. Capacity ranging from 0.21 to 0.91 gigabyte, mostly 0.74 gigabyte. Connected television : refers to both the television connected directly or indirectly to the Internet and the television offer coming from Internet operators broadcast by TVIP technology. Continuing operations : operations carried out by the operating units for which the executive officers desire to continue the activity, as opposed to operations decided by the executive offices as being discontinued or sold. Customer-Premises Equipment (CPE) : terminal equipment on the client side used to connect to the network of an Internet service provider. D Decoder : physical device/electronic box reproducing encrypted or compressed signals for television. DOCSIS 3.1 : standard that defines interface, communication and configuration rules and protocols, for data transport system and Internet

access using old television network by coaxial cable. This leads to add a high-speed data transfers to the existing cable television system. DRAM memory : type of memory usually used for the data or the program code that a computer’s processor, workstations, servers need in order to operate. DVB : set of digital television standards issued by the European consortium DVB and used in many countries. Its main competitors are the ATSC standards (used in the United States and in Canada) and the ISDB standards (used in Japan and Brazil). E Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) : defines the earning of a company before the deduction of interests, taxes, depreciation expenses and provisions on fixed assets (but after provisions on inventories and accounts receivables). F Free Cash-flow : balancing item indicating the self-financing capacity of a company. French Financial Markets Authority : independent public authority regulating actors and products on the French financial center. G G.fast : DSL Internet connection technology on copper peer. This allows to reach 500 to 1000 Mbps for distances under 100 meters in terminal part of optical fiber connectivity FTTB (optical fiber to the building) or 100 Mbps for distances under 500 meters (optical fiber to sub-distributor). Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) : global initiative to report the economical, environmental and social performances. H High Definition : digital image format which have a definition superior to 720 lines x 1,280 pixels. The resolution of a full HD image can reach 1,080 lines x 1,920 pixels. High-speed gateway : physical device/electronic box enabling the Internet access, also called router or modem. I International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) : accounting standards that shall be applied by listed companies when establishing their accounts in order to harmonize the presentation of their financial statement. Internet of Things : the extension of the Internet to things and places in the physical world.

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TECHNICOLOR REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2018

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