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ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS

ANNUAL REPORT2016

ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS

FINANCIAL STATEMENT2016

ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY (formerly ASL Aviation Group Limited)

We are a dynamic and progressive aviation group, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with a global reach and operations on six continents.Our Group comprises eight leasing entities, various trading companies and nine airlines. We offer all our passenger and cargo customers worldwide an expansive offering of aviation services. We offer aircraft leasing services which are used to support our Group airlines as well as to external lessors. The strong synergies from complementary group companies enables us to be unique in our service offering.

We are committed to each individual customer and dedicated to providing them with quality services which exceed their expectations. Our wide breath of aviation services assists us in achieving our mission to be an extension of our customers and to be ‘the’ neutral service provider of choice.

CONTENTS

CHAIRMAN’S OVERVIEWReport of the Chairman 2

Operational and Financial Highlights

Financial Highlights 4

Highlights for 2016 6

Report of the Executive 8

Key Performance Metrics 10

Governance Statements and Structure

Corporate Governance 14

Corporate Social Responsibility 15

Group Ownership 16

Organisation 16

Other Information

History of the ASL Aviation Holdings Group 18

Fleet summary of owned aircraft 20

PLATFORM for Growth

8 LEASING ENTITIES

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GLOBAL VISION 1


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TRADING RESULTS AND FINANCIAL STRENGTHASL Aviation Holdings Group produced a reasonable result for the year considering the continued challenging market conditions and trading environment. The ongoing consolidation of the European market continues with ASL Aviation occupying a leading position across the sector but all the while expanding both organically and externally to diversify its geographical spread.

The acquisition of ASL Airlines Belgium (formerly “TNT Airways S.A.”) and ASL Airlines Spain (formerly “Pan Air Líneas Aéreas S.A.”) (the “TNT Group”) during the year will consolidate ASL’s European position, strengthen ASL’s global reach and enhance the service offerings to both our existing and new customer base. This acquisition increases the scale of the ASL Group and importantly aligns and partners the Group closely with customers as it continues to grow and build its global network.

The Group’s cargo operations benefit from the consolidation and the integration of the TNT Group and the European operations while at the same time growing organically. The key performance metrics, as set out on page 10, continue to exceed the market expectations which is a distinguishing factor from our competitors. While the downward pressure on pricing continued across the cargo market in 2016, the Group’s scale continues to provide flexibility and adaptability to our customers and is an important contributor in further solidifying our market position.

The passenger operations of the Group continued to expand throughout the year through existing entities. The Group expanded scheduled passenger operations in Europe, operated transatlantic flights for our partners and also continued to build on a strong summer charter market customer base. While the political instability across many regions posed a number of challenges, the Group was able to maximise its position facilitated by the varied fleet types and expertise throughout the Group.

The leasing activities of the Group on the whole provide access to aircraft for the operating entities across the Group. The external leasing division of the Group remains in line with expectations.

OUTLOOKWhile 2016 was a challenging year from a profitability perspective, the year will represent a significant milestone for the Group with the acquisition of the TNT Group. The acquisition creates a large scalable operation in Europe and facilitates the ability to improve our services offering to our customers. Pricing pressures across the European market are being offset with a Group wide focus on costs and rationalisation where achievable.

While the outlook for the Group’s future continued growth remains positive, the external headwinds will remain for the foreseeable future.

FINALLYI would finally like to recognise the excellent enthusiasm and hard work of the management and employees of the ASL Aviation Holdings Group throughout the year. On behalf of the board, I would like to express our appreciation for all the success achieved throughout the year and look forward to continued success in 2017 and beyond.

Ludwig Criel Chairman

REPORT of the Chairman

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423,661TONNES OF CARGO CARRIED

ASL AVIATION HOLDINGS GROUP


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2016€’000’s

% change 2015€’000’s

2014€’000’s

Revenue 738,304 95.7% 377,329 331,672

EBITDA 69,109 4.2% 66,310 56,517

EBIT 15,617 -36.5% 24,602 23,747

Net Profit 4,181 -66.9% 12,625 17,138

Total Assets 638,923 23.4% 517,746 473,833

Total Equity 221,652 5.8% 209,451 189,582

FINANCIAL highlights

€69.1mEBITDA

€738.3mREVENUE

€638.9mTOTAL ASSETS

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1. ASL Airlines Ireland - one millionth passengerASL Airlines Ireland carries their one millionth passenger on a charter flight from Dublin to Salzburg.

5. Acquisition of TNT GroupOn 4 May 2016 ASL completed the acquisition of the TNT Group and welcomed ASL Airlines Belgium and ASL Airlines Spain. This increased the number of airlines in the group to eight.

9. Rio 2016Annalise Murphy, daughter of Chief Pilot, Captain Con Murphy, wins a silver medal for Ireland in sailing during the 2016 Summer Olympics. ASL marked the achievement by naming a B737-300 aircraft in her honour.

2. Extreme reliabilityASL operated at 0.00% ATR cancellations for a month of the year.

6. Quikjet received its Scheduled Air Operators PermitQuikjet India received its Scheduled Air Operators Permit on February 3rd from the Director General of Civil Aviation in India. The airline completed its maiden flight to on 16th February.

10. FlySafair wins awardFlySafair awarded the Feather Award for Best Low Cost Carrier.

3. Bravo Zulu awardASL Airlines Ireland wins the FedEx ‘Bravo Zulu’ peak performance award for their performance in 2017. This was the third consecutive year been awarded this title. 7. Jean-François Dominiak

elected President of SCARAOn April 18th Jean-François Dominiak, the Chief Executive of ASL Airlines France, was elected President of SCARA (Syndicat des Compagnies AéRiennes Autonomes).

11. Creation of ASL CAMO and ASLAIL3ASL created two new entities, ASL CAMO Limited and ASL Aircraft Investment (No.3) Limited as the group continues to expand and grow.4. ASL Airlines Hungary first

female pilotASL Airlines Hungary hired their first female to fly on a B737-400 aircraft.

8. ASL Airlines France Calvi flightOn June 17th ASL Airlines France commenced operation of a new route from Paris to Calvi.

HIGHLIGHTS For 2016

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ASL Aviation Holdings Group produced a consolidated net result of €4.2m profit after tax and an EBITDA of €69.1m for the year ended 31 December 2016. While the net result has declined in the face of the challenging trading conditions particularly across the European airlines, the acquisition and integration of the TNT Group (“ASL Airlines Belgium” and “ASL Airlines Spain”) ensured that the Group EBITDA continued to grow and importantly continues to build upon the “Platform for Growth” framework being implemented across the Group. As the TNT Group is further integrated into ASL, and processes aligned, we expect further synergies and cost savings will arise through streamlining of functions and opportunities for collaboration.

The TNT Group integration remains a key focus for the Group. The acquisition has increased the number of Group airlines from seven to eight, aircraft operated to over 130 and average number of employees from 907 to more than 1,390. The revenue of the Group has increased to €738m, an increase of over 95% and is expected to further increase in 2018 when a full year of the TNT Group is included in the consolidated results. ASL Airlines Belgium and ASL Airlines Spain have performed strongly since acquisition.

The legacy European airlines endured another challenging trading year but all airlines continued to remain extremely active in each of their market segments and source opportunities for further development of their aviation offerings. The consolidation of the Group’s European airlines continues in line with the strategy to reduce the duplication of activities. ASL Airlines Ireland produced a steady performance from a financial perspective, and continued their excellent reliability of over 97% across all aircraft types which has been recognised by our customers through receipt of performance awards. The transatlantic flight operations continue to develop, which is reflected in the increase of passenger numbers for the airline to over 422,000. Other European airlines continued to perform in line with expectations.

The Leasing division continues to trade as expected with the primary focus on the internal servicing of the Group’s airline requirements. Aircraft trading activities continue to be an important part of the Group performance with two disposals carried out during the year which further supplemented the underlying operational activities. The Group established a new entity ASL Aircraft Investment (No.3) Limited in 2017, with a view to acquiring several aircraft in 2017 to increase the leasing capabilities of the Group.

The Group’s associated airline in South Africa continues to trade well. The legacy business in Safair continued to perform with demand for the Hercules aircraft remaining high. FlySafair continued its upward growth trajectory with load factors averaging over 75% and peaking at 85% in December. With the market share remaining at 13% and almost 1.7 million passengers carried, 2016 consolidated the progress made in 2015 and established FlySafair as a leading low-cost carrier of choice in the market place.

REPORT of the Executive

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Operations in India commenced in 2016 when Quikjet obtained its Air Operators Permit. The company is still in its infancy stage and looking for further opportunities to develop this business. Operations in Thailand (45% owned) continue to progress well, with three aircraft flying for DHL in the region as the infrastructure continues to develop and expand.

FLEET2016 saw a net increase of nine aircraft to the Group owned fleet. The acquisition of the TNT Group increased the fleet by eight BAe146-300’s. The Leasing division purchased two B737-400 aircraft for conversion to freighter configuration, while ASL Airlines Ireland acquired one B737-300. These additions were offset by disposals in the period.

The ASL leased-in fleet grew by 24 aircraft principally through the TNT acquisition. As part of this acquisition the Group expanded its operations into B747, B777 and a Learjet.

The increased size and mix of fleet types across the Group allows significant flexibility and also ensures the ability to buy and sell aircraft when opportunities arise.

CONCLUSION2016 was an important year for the Group and the acquisition of the TNT Group offers us many exciting opportunities for growth and development. Notwithstanding, the overall market remains challenging with the Group focussing internally to ensure optimisation of service and product offering to all our customers. The Group will continue to target cost savings across all our Group entities while remaining at the forefront of our industry as it continues to develop and evolve in the years to come.

Hugh Flynn CEO


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KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS

2016 2015 2014

Number of hours flown 155,851 95,533 73,248

Passengers carried 2,744,908 1,981,871 1,297,569

Tonnes of cargo carried 423,661 200,897 162,000

Reliability 97.6% 97.7% 99.7%

*including associate and joint venture

SUBSIDIARIES

ASL Airlines (France) 2016 2015 2014

Number of hours 23,550 26,563 27,750

Number of hours cargo 8,001 8,799 8,523


Number of passenger hours 15,549 17,764 19,227

Number of passengers carried 620,562 717,818 763,930

Cargo reliability 99.23% 99.15% 99.70%

ASL Airlines (Ireland) 2016 2015

Number of aircraft

Number of hours

Reliability Number of aircraft

Number of hours

Reliability

ATR 42 7 5,126 98.90% 7 5,919 99.00%

ATR 72 17 10,035 98.60% 11 7,477 98.70%

A300 4 2,917 98.30% 2 1,429 98.00%

B737 1 1,838 99.30% 3 4,036 98.00%

B757 4 14,856 97.60% 3 12,087 97.50%

ASL Airlines (Ireland) 2016 2015 2014


Number of passengers carried 422,482 357,925 342,751

ASL Airlines (Switzerland) & ASL Airlines (Hungary) 2016 2015

Number of hours 15,290 16,609

Number of hours cargo 14,568 15,851

Tonnes of cargo carried 65,184 49,565

Number of hours passengers 722 758

Number of passengers carried 5,233 5,959

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ASL Airlines (Switzerland) & ASL Airlines (Hungary) 2016 2015

Reliability 98.35% 98.66%

Quikjet * 2016

Number of hours cargo 877

Tonnes of cargo carried 3,241

Cargo reliability 91.00%

*Operations commenced February 2016.

ASL Airlines (Belgium) ** 2016

Number of hours cargo 51,607



ASL Airlines (Spain) ** 2016

Number of hours cargo 4,668



**Acquired 4th May 2016

ASSOCIATE

Safair Operations 2016 2015 2014

Number of hours flown 22,318 19,434 8,152


Number of passengers carried 1,696,631 900,169 190,129

Reliability 95.75% 94.45% 82.1%

JOINT VENTURE

K-Mile 2016 2015

Number of hours 2,769 1,979

Tonnes of cargo carried 14,376 9,866

Reliability 97.00% 95.30%

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OUR MISSIONTo secure the sustained trust, development and growth of all the ASL Group companies by continuously exceeding our customers’ expectations

OUR VISIONTo be an extension of our customers by being the preferred neutral service provider

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OUR VALUES

SAFETY PEOPLE RELIABILITY QUALITY PROFITABILITY


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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENTThe ASL Aviation Holdings Group is committed to risk management practices that assist the directors in the carrying out of their responsibilities.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSThe board is currently composed of six members and two nominated alternates. This includes one executive member and the remaining directors are representatives of the shareholders or are included by special invitation.

The Board of Directors is assisted by two special advisory board committees, an Audit Committee and a Remuneration Committee.

AUDIT COMMITTEECurrently the Audit Committee consists of four executive directors of the subsidiary companies and two directors of ASL. In 2016, the Audit Committee assisted the board of directors in order to achieve its supervision and monitoring responsibilities in the broadest sense. The audit committee meets several times a year to assess the results and financial position of the Group, the valuation of its aircraft fleet and to review the audit process and findings. The Group has retained the services of an external accounting firm which reviews and reports on internal audit matters referred to it by the Audit Committee as and when required.

Following each meeting the Chairman of the Audit Committee reports back to the Board of Directors.

REMUNERATION COMMITTEEThe Remuneration Committee currently consists of three directors of the ASL Aviation Holdings Group. The committee meets as required during the year to review and approve remuneration matters and the incentive plans of the executives and employees and to determine remuneration of the non-executive directors.

Following each meeting the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee reports back to the Board of Directors.

ASL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEThe Chief Executive of ASL, Mr Hugh Flynn, is the Chairman of the Executive Committee which consists of key directors from the subsidiary companies. This committee meets every two weeks to consider the day-to-day activities of the companies, manage the aircraft fleet and agree on actions to implement the strategic direction of the Group.

FLIGHT SAFETY COMMITTEEDuring 2016, the Group continued to develop the activities of a Flight Safety Committee with the objective of providing oversight and co-ordination of the flight safety practices of the respective airlines. The Group is composed of key personnel involved in managing the day-to-day risks of operating aircraft. By sharing best practice methodology, the Group can maximise its commitment to maintaining safety.

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIESIn the course of its normal business the Group is exposed to risks and uncertainties. These can be summarised in three categories:

Strategic risks:

Macro-economic environment, financial circumstances, the Group’s reputation, political and legal developments.

Operational risks:

Changes in the market conditions, counterparty credit risk, relationship with business partners, human resources, IT-infrastructure, safety of assets and data.

Financial risks:

Cash management, taxes, forecasts and budgets, correct and timely reporting, compliance with accounting rules, interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations, coverage.

The major and specific risks for each segment are as follows:

Aircraft Leasing

— significant changes in the value of aircraft. The value of aircraft is subject to variation arising from changes in aircraft technologies, evolving regulation, fuel prices and market trends;

— counterparty risk on the leasing portfolio.

Airline Activity

— decrease of the demand for passenger charter activities from travel agents;

— reputational issues from negative publicity regarding aircraft related incidents;

— risk of disruption of air traffic due to a force majeure event;

— concentration of cargo contracts with a small number of customers.

Support Businesses

— changes in the value of spares due to actions of manufacturers and changes in market conditions.

The Group has risk management processes that include assessment of these changes in risk registers that are used to identify, evaluate and initiate actions to mitigate these risks.

Apart from these specific risks the Group – in the course of its normal activities – is exposed to exchange rate and interest rate risks. The Group uses various financial instruments to cover these risks. This is explained in detail in note 27 of the consolidated accounts.

CORPORATE Governance

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SAFETYASL is fully committed to maintaining and exceeding safety standards. Across the Group, there are various accreditations over and above the required safety standards including ISO 9000 and IOSA accreditations at certain of its airlines to uphold and improve safety standards and ensure compliance with the requirements of the relevant aviation authorities.

EMISSIONS AND NOISEASL recognises that as a participant in the aviation industry it has a responsibility to minimise emissions. The Group is committed to operating aircraft in the most efficient manner possible and actively engages at all levels to minimise aircraft fuel burn through flight planning and minimising weight. Where possible the Group is modernising its fleet and replacing older types of aircraft with new more fuel-efficient aircraft. The Group’s

commitment to more fuel-efficient turboprop aircraft through its ATR fleet is further evidence of this strategy.

Since 2013, the European airlines within the Group have been participating in the European Emissions Trading Scheme and by paying for emissions have made a financial contribution in the area.

The Group also recognises that in operating into several commercial centres, particularly in Europe, it contributes to noise levels. Pilot training and reduced takeoff weights contribute towards reducing the amount of noise generated by our aircraft.

EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND RELATIONSThe Group invests significant amounts in the training of its personnel, for both front-line aircraft operations and also in its support staff. The Group has further committed to sponsor appropriate external training that contributes towards the development of its people.

The Group has a mixture of both unionised and non-unionised staff across its respective workforces. Common to both arrangements is a highly effective and complementary relationship between management and staff that acts to produce a coherent, aligned and motivated labour force.

The Group also conducts a six monthly “roadshow” at the respective business facilities to update staff on Group strategy, performance and plans.

CORPORATE Social Responsibility


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ORGANISATION (AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016)

Airlines ASL Airlines BelgiumLiège, BelgiumCargo

ASL Airlines (France)Paris, FrancePassenger and cargo

ASL Airlines (Ireland)Dublin, IrelandPassenger and cargo

ASL Airlines (Hungary)Budapest, HungaryCargo

ASL Airlines SpainMadrid, SpainCargo

ASL Airlines (Switzerland)Allschwil, SwitzerlandPassenger and cargo

Quikjet Cargo Airline*Bangalore, IndiaCargo

* Joint venture (72.48% ownership)

K-Mile*Bangkok, ThailandCargo* Joint venture

(45% ownership)

Safair Operations*Johannesburg, South AfricaPassenger, cargo and aid and relief* Associate company

(25% ownership through Safair Holdings)

Support ASL CAMODublin, IrelandAircraft software management

ACLAS GlobalSouthend-on-Sea, United Kingdom Spares provisioning

ACLAS TechnicsEdinburgh, United Kingdom Maintenance facility

ACL Aircraft TradingSouthend-on-Sea, United KingdomAviation Services

CobiiasAllschwil, SwitzerlandAviation related services

Farnair HandlingBudapest, HungaryCargo handling services

Farnair RailWeil am Rhein, GermanyCargo handling services

Farnair TrainingNeusiedl am See, AustriaAviation related services

Leasing ASL Aviation HoldingsASL Aircraft InvestmentASL Aircraft Investment (No.2)ASL Aircraft Investment (No.3)Safair Aviation IrelandSafair Lease Finance 72Dublin, IrelandLeasing

Safair Lease FinanceJohannesburg, South AfricaLeasing

OFSBHamilton, BermudaLeasing

GROUP Ownership

COMPAGNIE MARITIME BELGECompagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) is a major Belgian shipping company based in Antwerp and was founded in 1895.

51%

DEGROOF PETERCAM / 3P AIR FREIGHTERSAn aircraft leasing company incorporated in Dublin and is sponsored by Degroof Petercam Private Projects (“3P”). 3P is the Private Equity section of Degroof Petercam, a leading Brussels based independent financial Group.

49%

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The ASL Aviation Group: A PROUD HERITAGE

Hunting Group renamed company Hunting Cargo Airlines

Safair Freighters (Pty) Ltd. is renamed Safair (Pty) Ltd.

1946 1970 1972 1991 1992 1994 1998 2000 2001

South African Marine Corporation is formed

Purchased by CMB & Safair. Renamed Air Contractors

Air Bridge Carriers in the United Kingdom was formed

Safair establishes its leasing division Safair Lease Finance (Pty) Ltd.

Safmarine purchase Tropair (Pty) Ltd. and change name to Safair Freighters (Pty) Ltd.

The French postal airline L’Aeropostale is formed between La Poste and Air France

The French La Poste Group creates its own subsidiary Europe Airpost to transport its mail freight

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Purchase of BAC Group in Southend UK

Formation of ASL Aviation Group and purchase of Europe Airpost

Shareholding changed to CMB & 3P Airfreighters/ Petercam

ASL purchases Safair Operations and Safair Lease Finance

ASL acquires the Farnair Group of aviation companies

Intro of BEE and ASL now a minority shareholder of Safair Operations

ASL acquires the airline operationsof TNT Express in 2016

2007 2010 2013 2014 2016200820042002 2003

South African Marine Corporation is formed

The company’s aircraft fleet dons its new livery

Set up of the Cabin Crew Division and development of passenger transportation activities


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FLEET SUMMARY of owned aircraft (AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2016)

TYPE MSN COUNTRY OF REGISTRATION YEAR OF MANUFACTURE CONFIGURATION

BOEING

B737-300 24387 France 1989 Quick Change





B737-300 24789 France 1990 Freighter


B737-300 29057 Ireland 1997 Passenger

B737-400 25184 Belgium 1991 Freighter

B737-400 24440 Belgium 1992 Freighter


B737-400 24917 Hungary 1991 Freighter



B737-400 25177 Ireland 1991 In conversion

B737-400 28885 Ireland 1997 In conversion

B737-400 288901 South Africa 1988 Passenger





B737-400 27143 South Africa 1993 Combi

B737-400 26961 South Africa 1993 Combi

B737-400 28492 Thailand 1996 Freighter

B737-400 29000 Thailand 1998 Freighter






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TYPE MSN COUNTRY OF REGISTRATION YEAR OF MANUFACTURE CONFIGURATION

ATR

ATR 42-320 F 121 Ireland 1988 Freighter


ATR 42-300 264 Switzerland 1991 Passenger





ATR 72-200 F 154 Switzerland 1989 Freighter







ATR 72-200 F 108 Ireland 1989 Freighter LCD



ATR 72-200 F 195 Switzerland 1990 Freighter LCD



ATR 72-500 674 Czech Republic 2001 Passenger





HERCULES

L-382 4248 South Africa 1967 Standard







Bae

BAe146-300QT E3153 Belgium 1989 Freighter








1 Airframes owned by Safair Operations (Pty) Limited (associate)

ASL Aviation Holdings DAC

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