Areva - Reference Document 2016

General Comments

This Reference Document contains information on AREVA’s objectives, prospects and development strategies. This information should not be interpreted as a guarantee that events and data set forth herein are assured or that the planned objectives will be met. Forward-looking statements made in this Reference Document also address a certain number of risks, whether proven or unproven, known or unknown, which remain subject to unforeseen events. Were they to translate into fact, these risks could cause AREVA’s future financial results, operating performance and production to differ significantly from the objectives presented or suggested herein. In particular, these risk factors include trends in the international economic and commercial situation. This Reference Document contains estimates of the markets, market shares and competitive position of AREVA. which are provided solely for purposes of information and are likely to vary as a function of circumstances. In this document, the company is referred to as “ AREVA ” . The “group” designates AREVA and its subsidiaries. A glossary defining technical terms may be found at the end of this Reference Document. NewCo is the temporary name of the entity which combines all of the operations of AREVA related to the nuclear fuel cycle, whose legal name is New AREVA Holding.

Pursuant to article 28 of the European Community regulation no. 809/2004 of April 29, 2004, the directive 2004/109/CE, as amended, and article 212-11 of the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the following items have been included for reference: p AREVA’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the statutory auditors’ report on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, presented in pages 172 to 181 and pages 170 to 171 respectively of the Reference Document filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers on March 31, 2015 under number D. 15-0263; and p AREVA’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2915 and the statutory auditors’ report on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 15, presented in pages 170 to 179 and pages 168 to 169 respectively of the Reference Document filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers on April 12, 2016 under number D. 16-0322.

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2016 AREVA REFERENCE DOCUMENT