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INTERIM CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

* * *

Three-month period ended March 31, 2016

The accompanying notes are part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

CMA CGM / 2 Interim condensed consolidated financial statements Three-month period ended March 31, 2016

Contents

Interim Consolidated Statement of Profit & Loss .............................................................................................. 3 Interim Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income ............................................................................. 4 Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position - Assets ......................................................................... 5 Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position - Liabilities & Equity ...................................................... 6 Interim Consolidated Statement of changes in Equity ....................................................................................... 7 Interim Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows ................................................................................................ 8 Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements ............................................................... 9

Note 1 - Corporate information .................................................................................................................. 9 Note 2 - General accounting principles ....................................................................................................... 9

2.1 Basis of preparation ...................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Change in accounting policies and new accounting policies.......................................................... 10 2.3 Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions .................................................... 10

Note 3 - Significant events occurred during the period .............................................................................. 11 Note 4 - Results for the period ................................................................................................................... 12

4.1 Operating segments .................................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Operating expenses ..................................................................................................................... 13 4.3 Gains on disposal of property and equipment and subsidiaries ..................................................... 13 4.4 Other income and expenses ......................................................................................................... 13 4.5 Financial result ............................................................................................................................. 14 4.6 Income and deferred taxes ........................................................................................................... 14

Note 5 - Invested capital and working capital ............................................................................................16 5.1 Goodwill and other intangible assets ............................................................................................16 5.2 Property and equipment .............................................................................................................. 17 5.3 Working Capital ...........................................................................................................................19 5.4 Free cash flow .............................................................................................................................. 21

Note 6 - Capital structure and financial debt ............................................................................................. 22 6.1 Derivative financial instruments .................................................................................................. 22 6.2 Other non-current financial assets - Securities and other current financial assets ......................... 23 6.3 Cash and cash equivalents ........................................................................................................... 24 6.4 Borrowings ................................................................................................................................. 24 6.5 Cash flow from financing activities .............................................................................................. 25

Note 7 - Scope of consolidation ................................................................................................................ 26 7.1 Investments in associates and joint ventures ............................................................................... 26 7.2 Related party transactions .......................................................................................................... 26

Note 8 - Other Notes ................................................................................................................................. 27 8.1 Provisions, retirement benefit obligations and contingent liabilities ............................................ 27 8.2 Commitments ............................................................................................................................. 28

8.3 Significant transactions occurred after the date of the interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position ..................................................................................................................................... 28


Interim condensed consolidated financial statements CMA CGM / 3 Three-month period ended March 31, 2016

Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit &

Loss

(in USD million, except for earnings per share)

Note 2016 2015

REVENUE 4.1 3,399.3 4,013.0

Operating expenses 4.2 (3,304.0) (3,523.1)

EBITDA BEFORE GAINS / (LOSSES) ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY

AND EQUIPMENT AND SUBSIDIARIES95.3 489.9

Gains / (losses) on disposal of property and equipment and subsidiaries 4.3 (0.1) (0.9)

Depreciation and amortization of non-current assets 5.2.1 (109.8) (98.0)

Other income and expenses 4.4 (3.9) 17.6

Net present value (NPV) benefits related to assets financed by tax leases 13.9 11.2

EBIT BEFORE SHARE OF INCOME / (LOSS) FROM ASSOCIATES AND

JOINT VENTURES(4.4) 419.8

Share of income / (loss) from associates and joint ventures 7.1 4.0 3.1

EBIT 4.1 (0.5) 422.9

CORE EBIT 4.1 3.5 406.2

Interests expense on borrowings (65.4) (65.8)

Interests income on cash and cash equivalent 6.1 6.7

Other net financial items (17.4) 71.8

FINANCIAL RESULT 4.5 (76.7) 12.7

PROFIT / (LOSS) BEFORE TAX (77.2) 435.6

Income taxes 4.6.1 (17.6) (22.3)

PROFIT / (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD (94.8) 413.3

of which:

Non-controlling interests 5.1 6.9

OWNERS OF THE PARENT COMPANY (99.8) 406.4

Basic and diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) attributable to the owners of

the parent company (in USD)6.5 (6.6) 26.9

For the three-month period ended

March 31,



Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(in USD million)

Note 2016 2015

PROFIT / (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD (94.8) 413.3

Other comprehensive income reclassifiable to Profit and Loss

Cash flow hedges:

Gains / (losses) arising during the period 6.1 14.4 (1.2)

Recycling to the income statement 0.5 0.5

Available-for-sale financial assets 6.2.2 2.7 -

Currency translation adjustment related to foreign subsidiaries, associates

and joint ventures2.8 (55.5)

Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures 0.2 0.1

Other comprehensive income non reclassifiable to

Profit and Loss

Remeasurment of defined benefit pension plans 8.1 (7.9) (5.7)

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)

FOR THE PERIOD, NET OF TAX12.7 (61.8)

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)

FOR THE PERIOD, NET OF TAX(82.1) 351.5

of which:


Owners of the parent company (87.2) 346.2

For the three-month period ended

March 31,



Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position - Assets

(in USD million)

ASSETS Note As at March 31, 2016As at December 31,

2015

Goodwill 5.1.1 311.8 310.4

Other intangible assets 5.1.2 262.3 249.5

INTANGIBLE ASSETS 574.1 559.9

Vessels 5.2.1 6,442.5 6,496.3

Containers 5.2.1 536.6 499.4

Lands and buildings 5.2.1 492.1 482.6

Other properties and equipments 5.2.1 155.5 149.3

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 5.2.1 7,626.7 7,627.5

Deferred tax assets 4.6.2 33.7 33.5

Investments in associates and joint ventures 7.1 633.9 635.8

Other non-current financial assets 6.2.1 565.0 545.7

NON-CURRENT ASSETS 9,433.4 9,402.4

Inventories 5.3.1 209.4 250.9

Trade and other receivables 5.3.2 2,043.8 2,059.2

Current income tax asset 5.3.2 18.5 18.5

Current derivative financial instruments 6.1 20.2 -

Securities and other current financial assets 6.2.2 932.1 938.7

Cash and cash equivalents 6.3 1,236.2 1,224.0

Prepaid expenses5.3.2 &

5.3.3393.8 381.5

CURRENT ASSETS 4,854.1 4,872.8

TOTAL ASSETS 14,287.4 14,275.3



Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position - Liabilities & Equity

(in USD million)

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Note As at March 31, 2016 As at December 31, 2015

Share capital 234.7 234.7

Reserves and retained earnings 5,133.3 4,555.4

Profit / (Loss) for the period attributable to the equity owners of the parent

company(99.8) 566.7

EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OWNERS OF THE PARENT COMPANY 5,268.2 5,356.8


TOTAL EQUITY 5,319.0 5,405.5

Non-current borrowings 6.4 4,475.5 4,414.0

Non-current derivative financial instruments 6.1 35.3 42.7

Deferred tax liabilities 4.6.2 52.0 52.1

Provisions and retirement benefit obligations 8.1 303.3 296.6

Non-current deferred income 5.3.2 & 5.3.3 41.1 42.7

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 4,907.2 4,848.2

Current borrowings 6.4 840.6 733.6

Current derivative financial instruments 6.1 12.7 20.2

Current portion of provisions 8.1 24.4 23.1

Trade and other payables 5.3.2 2,765.4 2,756.6

Current income tax liability 5.3.2 22.3 20.2

Current deferred income 5.3.2 & 5.3.3 395.7 467.9

CURRENT LIABILITIES 4,061.2 4,021.6

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 14,287.4 14,275.3



Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of changes in Equity

(in USD million)

Bonds

redeemable in

shares (**)

Premium, legal

reserves, Profit /

(Loss) for the

period and other

comprehensive

income non

reclassifiable to

profit and loss

Other

comprehensive

income

reclassifiable to

profit and loss

Balance as at January 1, 2015 169.2 331.6 4,536.8 (82.4) 4,955.2 40.1 4,995.3

Profit for the period - - 406.4 - 406.4 6.9 413.3

- - (5.7) (54.5) (60.2) (1.6) (61.8)

Total comprehensive income / (expense) for the period - - 400.7 (54.5) 346.2 5.3 351.5

Transaction with non-controlling interests - - (0.4) - (0.4) 0.3 (0.1)

Dividends - - (40.0) - (40.0) (1.3) (41.3)

Balance as at March 31, 2015 169.2 331.6 4,897.1 (136.9) 5,261.0 44.4 5,305.4

Balance as at January 1, 2016 234.7 56.5 5,207.1 (141.4) 5,356.8 48.7 5,405.5

Profit / (Loss) for the period - - (99.8) - (99.8) 5.1 (94.8)

- - (7.9) 20.5 12.6 0.1 12.7

Total comprehensive income / (expense) for the period - - (107.7) 20.5 (87.2) 5.2 (82.1)

- - (1.4) 0.1 (1.3) (0.6) (1.9)

Dividends - - - - - (2.5) (2.5)

Total transactions with Shareholders - - (1.4) 0.1 (1.3) (3.1) (4.4)

Balance as at March 31, 2016 234.7 56.5 5,097.8 (120.8) 5,268.2 50.8 5,319.0

Non-

controlling

interestsTOTAL

Attributable to the equity owners of the parent

Reserves, retained earnings and Profit for the period

Total

Equity

Other comprehensive income / (expense), net of tax

Transaction with non-controlling interests

Share capital

(*)

Other comprehensive income / (expense), net of tax

(*) The share capital is constituted of (i) 10,578,355 ordinary shares held by MERIT Corporation, its shareholders and related persons, (ii) 3,626,865 preference shares held by Yildirim and (iii) 1 preference share held by the Banque Publique d’Investissement (Bpifrance formerly FSI) for a total of 14,205,221 shares. As at December 31, 2015, the bonds held by Yildirim have been redeemed in preferred shares as per their terms and conditions. The amount originally recognized as an equity component for USD 275.2 million has been splitted into a share capital increase for USD 65.5 milion and a share premium for USD 209.7 million (see Note 6.5 of the annual CFS).



Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(in USD million)

Note 2016 2015

Profit / (Loss) for the period (94.8) 413.3

Reconcilation of profit / (loss) for the period to cash generated from operations :

- Depreciation and amortization 5.2.1 109.8 98.0

- Net present value (NPV) benefits related to assets financed by tax leases (13.9) (11.2)

- Other income and expense 4.4 3.9 (17.6)

- Increase / (Decrease) in provisions 5.5 4.1

- Loss / (Gains) on disposals of property and equipment and subsidiaries 4.3 0.1 0.9

- Share of (Income) / Loss from associates and joint ventures 7.1 (4.0) (3.1)

- Interest expenses on net borrowings 71.5 73.3

- Income tax 4.6.1 17.6 22.3

- Other non cash items 19.1 (40.0)

Changes in working capital 5.3 (24.8) (43.9)

Cash flow from operating activities before tax 90.0 496.1

- Income tax paid (15.7) (18.4)

Cash flow from operating activities net of tax 74.3 477.7

Purchases of intangible assets 5.2.1 (17.0) (11.2)

Purchases / disposals of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired / divested 5.2.1 10.9 3.4

Purchases of property and equipment 5.2.1 (39.9) (31.8)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 5.8 4.4

Dividends received from associates and joint ventures 7.1 7.0 8.7

Cash flow resulting from other financial assets 6.2.2 2.4 (69.6)

Variation in securities (7.8) 0.8

Net cash (used in) / provided by investing activities (38.6) (95.3)

Free Cash Flow 5.4 35.7 382.4

Dividends paid to the owners of the parent company and non-controlling interest (2.4) (41.3)

Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs 6.4 4.5 23.2

Repayments of borrowings 6.4 (194.7) (127.8)

Principal repayments on finance leases 6.4 (19.8) (12.6)

Interest paid on net borrowings (69.6) (33.7)

Refinancing of assets, net of issuance costs 157.7 -

Other cash flow from financing activities - (1.3)

Net cash (used in) / provided by financing activities 6.6 (124.3) (193.5)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts (2.3) (26.3)

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts (90.9) 162.7

Cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at the beginning of the period 1,050.9 1,741.7

Cash and cash equivalents as per balance sheet 1,236.2 2,218.7

Bank overdrafts (276.2) 314.3

Cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at the end of the period 6.3 960.0 1,904.4

Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts (90.9) 162.7

Supplementary information: non cash investing or financing activities:

- Assets acquired through finance lease or equivalents 5.2.1 38.3 90.9

Supplementary information:

- Interests received 6.8 5.8

- Interests paid (76.4) (39.4)

For the three-month period ended March 31,


Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 - Corporate information The interim condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (“CFS”) of CMA CGM S.A. (“CMA CGM”) and its subsidiaries (hereafter referred to together as “the Group” or “the Company”) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 were approved by the Board of Directors on May 20, 2016. The Group is headquartered in France and is the third largest container shipping company in the world. The Group operates primarily in the international containerized transportation of goods. Its activities also include container terminal operations and transport by rail, road and river. CMA CGM S.A. is a limited liability company (“Société Anonyme”) incorporated and located in France. The address of its registered office is 4, Quai d’Arenc, 13002 Marseille, France.

Note 2 - General accounting principles In its 2015 annual CFS, the Group revised the framework and the structure of its CFS to improve their clarity and relevance. This interim condensed CFS have been prepared based on the same presentation principles.

2.1 Basis of preparation The interim condensed CFS of CMA CGM for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 “Interim Financial Reporting” and under the historical cost basis, with the exception of available-for-sale financial assets, securities and derivative financial instruments which have all been measured at fair value.

2.1.1 Statement of compliance The interim condensed CFS do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union, and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. However, selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in the Group’s financial position and performance since the last financial statements. IFRSs can be found at: www.ec.europa.eu/internal_market/accounting/ias/index_en.htm IFRSs include the standards approved by the IASB, that is, IAS and accounting interpretations issued by the IFRIC or the former SIC.

2.1.2 Basis of consolidation The interim condensed CFS comprise: the financial statements of CMA CGM S.A.; the financial statements of its subsidiaries; and the share in the net result and the net asset of associates and joint ventures. The interim condensed CFS are presented in U.S. Dollars (“USD”), which is also the currency of the primary economic environment in which CMA CGM S.A. operates (the “functional currency”). The functional currency of the shipping activities is U.S. Dollars. This means that, among other things, the carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets and, hence, depreciation and amortization are

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maintained in USD from the date of acquisition. For other activities, the functional currency is generally the local currency of the country in which such activities are operated. All values are rounded to the nearest million (USD 000,000) with a decimal unless otherwise indicated.

2.2 Change in accounting policies and new accounting policies The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these interim condensed CFS have been applied consistently with those described in the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, except as outlined in the paragraphs below.

2.2.1 Adoption of new and amended IFRS and IFRIC interpretations from January 1, 2016 The adoption of the following new or amended Standards did not have any material impact on the Group’s CFS :

Annual improvements to IFRS 2012-2014 Amendments to IFRS 11: Accounting for acquisition of interests in joint operations Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38: Clarification of acceptable methods of depreciation and amortization Amendments to IAS 27: Equity accounting in individual financial statements

2.2.2 New IFRS and IFRIC interpretations effective for the financial year beginning after January 1, 2016 and not yet endorsed by the European Union

The impacts of the following new or amended Standards are currently being assessed by the Company and additional disclosures have been disclosed in the 2015 annual CFS regarding IFRS 9, IFRS 15 and the new lease standard (IFRS 16). Disclosure Initiative (Amendments to IAS 7) Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealised Losses (Amendments to IAS 12) IFRS 9: Financial instruments IFRS 14: Regulatory Deferral Accounts IFRS 15: Revenue from contracts with customers IFRS 16: Leases

2.3 Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions The preparation of the interim condensed CFS requires the use of judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the reporting date. Although these interim condensed CFS reflect management's best estimates based on information available at the time of the preparation of these financial statements, the outcome of transactions and actual situations could differ from those estimates due to changes in assumptions or economic conditions. The significant judgements made by management in applying the Group’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2015. The main sensitive accounting methods involving use of estimates and judgments have been described in the below mentionned notes of the annual CFS and are as follows:

Judgments used for the purpose of determining the operating segments (see Note 4.1 of the annual CFS);

Judgements and estimates used for the accounting of NPV benefits related to assets financed by tax leases (see Note 4.6 of the annual CFS)

Deferred income tax (see Note 4.8.2 of the annual CFS);


Impairment of non-financial assets (see Note 5.3 of the annual CFS); Determination of the vessels useful lives and residual values (see Note 5.2 of the annual CFS); Demurrage receivables, accruals for port call expenses, transportation costs and handling services

(see Note 5.4 of the annual CFS); Classification of lease contract between operating lease and finance lease (see Note 6.6 of the annual

CFS); Judgments used for the purpose of determining the consolidation scope (see Note 7.1 of the annual

CFS);and Significant judgments and assumptions made in determining the nature of the interests in significant

associates and joint ventures (see Note 7.3.1 of the annual CFS).

Note 3 - Significant events occurred during the period Update of NOL proposed acquisition As disclosed in the annual CFS, on December 7, 2015, the Company announced a pre-conditional voluntary general cash offer for Neptune Orient Lines (“NOL”). NOL’s majority shareholders (Temasek and its affiliates) have irrevocably undertaken to tender all of their shares in acceptance of the offer. Upon satisfaction of the pre-conditions, namely China, EU and US, which is targeted to occur around mid 2016, CMA CGM will launch a tender offer at a price of SGD 1.30 per NOL share, representing an amount of approximatively USD 2.5 billion (based on applicable SGD-USD rate of exchange). The proposed acquisition is expected to be financed via a combination of (i) a USD 1.652 million dedicated undrawn acquisition facility committed by a syndicate of international banks and (ii) the Group’s own cash. Since December, 2015, in order to secure the availability of the above mentioned financing, the Company has deposited in escrow account an amount of USD 772 million. A portion of these funds have been used to purchase a certain number of NOL public shares for an amount of USD 120.7 million as at March 31, 2016. To date, the satisfaction of the pre-conditions is progressing as planned and the EU notably has granted its approval to the transaction on April 29, 2016 (see Note 8.3).


Note 4 - Results for the period

4.1 Operating segments The segment information for the reportable segments for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31,

2016 2015 2016 2015

Container shipping segment 3,291.2 3,920.8 (1.8) 415.8

Other activities 192.1 188.0 5.3 (9.6)

Total core measures 3,483.3 4,108.8 3.5 406.2

Reconciling items & Eliminations (84.0) (95.8) (4.0) 16.7

Total consolidated measures 3,399.3 4,013.0 (0.5) 422.9

Revenue EBIT

Certain items included in EBIT are unallocated as management considers that they do not affect the recurring operating performance of the Group. As a consequence, these items are not reported in the line item “Total Core measures”. Reconciling items impacting EBIT include (i) the impact of the disposal of property and equipment and subsidiaries (see Note 4.3), (ii) other income and expenses (see Note 4.4) and (iii) potential impairment charge in associates and joint ventures (see Note 7.1). Since most of the Company’s assets and liabilities are allocated to the container shipping segment and that this information is reviewed by the chief operating decision maker only on a consolidated basis, there is no specific disclosure relative to their segment allocation. Regarding the investment in associates and joint ventures which primarily relates to the “Other activities” segment, see Note 7.1. Seasonality The Company usually experiences seasonality in its activity characterized by a higher level of demand in the summer-fall period. As a result of these seasonal fluctuations, the Company’s cash flows from operations and revenue are not evenly distributed between quarters over the year.


4.2 Operating expenses Operating expenses are analyzed as follows:

2016 2015

Bunkers and consumables (324.7) (609.7)

Chartering and slots purchases (506.7) (452.2)

Handling and stevedoring (933.0) (962.6)

Inland and feeder transportation (446.0) (440.1)

Port and canal (277.1) (282.6)

Container rentals and other logistic expenses (322.0) (316.2)

Employee benefits (303.4) (287.4)

General and administrative other than employee benefits (124.3) (141.2)

Additions to provisions, net of reversals and impairment of inventories and trade

receivables(3.5) (10.6)

Operating exchange gains / (losses), net (16.4) 29.9

Others (47.0) (50.4)

Operating expenses (3,304.0) (3,523.1)

For the three-month period

ended March 31,

The overall decrease of operating expenses is mainly due to the decline in bunker prices.

4.3 Gains on disposal of property and equipment and subsidiaries Gains / (losses) on disposal of property and equipment and subsidiaries consist of the following:

2016 2015

Disposal of containers (0.2) (1.1)

Other fixed assets disposal 0.1 0.2

Gains / (losses) on disposal of property and equipment and subsidiaries (0.1) (0.9)


ended March 31,

In the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company sold containers through sale and operating lease back contracts resulting in:

an increase in cash and cash equivalents amounting to USD 14.4 million in 2016 (USD 4.5 million in 2015);

a loss on disposal amounting to USD 0.2 in 2016 (loss of USD 1.1 million in 2015).

4.4 Other income and expenses Other income and expenses can be analyzed as follows :

2016 2015

(Impairment losses of assets) / reversal of

impairment of assets(0.4) (0.1)

Others (3.5) 17.7

Other income and (expenses) (3.9) 17.6


ended March 31,


4.5 Financial result The financial result is analyzed as follows:

2016 2015

Interest expense on borrowings (65.4) (65.8)

Interests income on cash and cash equivalents 6.1 6.7

Cost of borrowings net of interest income on cash and cash

equivalents(59.3) (59.1)

Settlements and change in fair value of derivative instruments 8.1 (7.8)

Foreign currency income and expense, net (24.6) 65.1

Other financial income and expense, net (0.9) 14.5

Other net financial items (17.4) 71.8

Financial result (76.7) 12.7


ended March 31,

“Settlements and change in fair value of derivative instruments” reflect the impact, on the portfolio of derivative financial instruments, of the volatility of currencies and interest rates during the periods presented. “Foreign currency income and expense, net” is mainly composed of foreign currency exchange gains / (losses) on financial operations due to the translation of borrowings and financial instruments denominated in currencies different from USD (mainly transactions in EUR). For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, the appreciation of EUR currency versus USD resulted in exchange losses, as opposed to the comparative period in 2015 during which EUR currency depreciated against USD and generated significant exchange gains.

4.6 Income and deferred taxes

4.6.1 Current income taxes

2016 2015

Current income tax (17.6) (17.9)

Deferred tax income / (expense) (0.0) (4.4)

Income Taxes (17.6) (22.3)


ended March 31,

The “Current income tax” expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 includes USD (0.8) million related to prior year income tax (USD (0.4) million for for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015).


4.6.2 Deferred income tax Deferred taxes balances break down as follows:

Deferred tax assetsAs at March 31,

2016

As at December 31,

2015

Investment tax credit 0.1 0.2

Tax losses carried forward 10.4 10.5

Retirement benefit obligations 17.3 16.2

Other temporary differences 5.9 6.6

Total deferred tax assets 33.7 33.5

Deferred tax liabilitiesAs at March 31,

2016

As at December 31,

2015

Revaluation and depreciation of property and

equipment19.3 17.5

Undistributed profits from subsidiaries 27.6 27.6

Other temporary differences 5.1 7.1

Total deferred tax liabilities 52.0 52.1

Total net deferred tax assets / (liabilities) (18.3) (18.7)

As at March 31,

2016

As at March 31,

2015

Net deferred tax at the begining of the year (18.7) (18.8)

Changes through Profit & Loss (0.0) (4.4)

Currency translation adjustment 0.4 (1.7)

Other variations - 0.5

Net deferred tax at the end of the period (18.3) (24.4) “Tax losses carried forward” mainly relate to losses generated by the activities liable to corporate income tax in France. These tax losses are recognized only to the extent of the level of the corresponding deferred tax liability and the foreseeable taxable profit generated by these activities. Income tax impacts related to other comprehensive income are presented in the statement of comprehensive income.


Note 5 - Invested capital and working capital

5.1 Goodwill and other intangible assets

5.1.1 Goodwill The carrying amount of goodwill has been allocated to the following operating segments and cash generating units based on the management structure:

As at March 31, 2016As at December 31,

2015

Beginning of the year 310.4 289.7

Goodwill from acquisitions of the year - 25.6

Foreign currency translation adjustment 1.3 (4.9)

At the end of the period 311.8 310.4

of which:

Allocated to container shipping segment 297.8 296.3

Allocated to other activities 14.0 14.1 Due to the current difficult market conditions, Management reassessed the value in use of the long-term assets allocated to the container shipping segment and confirmed that there was no impairment charge to be recognized. In 2015, the line item “Goodwill from acquisitions of the year” corresponds to the goodwill recognized as a result of the preliminary purchase price allocation realized on LCL Logistix and OPDR GmbH acquisitions.

5.1.2 Other intangible assets Other intangible assets mainly relate to the currently used information system and to the new information system currently being developped. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, the capitalized costs of the future information system amounted to USD 8.6 million (USD 50.8 milions during the year ended December 31, 2015).


5.2 Property and equipment

5.2.1 Variation of property and equipment Property and equipment are analyzed as follows:

As at

March 31,

2016

As at

December 31,

2015

Vessels

Cost 8,319.0 8,298.8

Cumulated depreciation (1,876.5) (1,802.4)

6,442.5 6,496.3

Containers

Cost 891.1 847.8

Cumulated depreciation (354.5) (348.4)

536.6 499.4

Lands and buildings

Cost 644.1 624.1


492.1 482.6

Other properties and equipments

Cost 332.0 321.2


155.5 149.3

Total

Cost 10,186.2 10,091.8

Cumulated depreciation (2,559.5) (2,464.2)

Property and equipment 7,626.7 7,627.5 As at March 31, 2016, assets under finance leases, tax lease agreements and other similar arrangements included in the above table represented a cost of USD 3,904.8 million (USD 3,373.7 million as at December 31, 2015) and a cumulated depreciation of USD 862.9 million (USD 690.5 million as at December 31, 2015). Variations in the cost of property and equipment for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015 are analyzed as follows: Cost of Property and equipment Containers Total

Owned Leased In-progress

As at January 1, 2015 5,042.0 2,163.7 292.3 919.9 672.1 282.4 9,372.4

Acquisitions 171.2 5.2 637.2 64.6 1.6 62.0 941.8

Acquisitions of subsidiaries - - - 10.7 16.9 5.4 33.1

Disposals (1.8) - - (145.6) - (7.6) (155.0)

Disposals of subsidaries - - - (0.0) - (1.0) (1.0)

Reclassification - - - - (4.7) 2.2 (2.4)

Vessels put into service & refinancing (428.9) 1,035.0 (606.1) - - - (0.0)

Foreign currency translation adjustment (2.8) (8.3) - (1.8) (61.9) (22.3) (97.1)

As at December 31, 2015 4,779.8 3,195.7 323.3 847.8 624.1 321.2 10,091.8

Acquisitions - - 21.4 52.7 0.2 4.0 78.2

Acquisitions of subsidiaries - - - - - 8.0 8.0

Disposals (0.3) - - (9.6) - (5.7) (15.6)

Reclassification - - - - 0.2 (1.0) (0.8)

Vessels refinancing (490.7) 490.7 - - - - -

Foreign currency translation adjustment 1.9 (2.8) - 0.2 19.7 5.5 24.6

As at March 31, 2016 4,290.7 3,683.6 344.7 891.1 644.1 332.0 10,186.2

Other

properties

and

equipments

Vessels Lands and

buildings

As at March 31, 2016 the Company operates 89 vessels owned or under finance lease or equivalent agreements (89 vessels as at December 31, 2015).


In 2016, the line item “Vessels refinancing” corresponds certain vessels which have been refinanced through finance leases. In 2015, the line item “Vessels put into service & refinancing” corresponds to the delivery of CMA CGM Kerguelen, Georg Forster, Bougainville, Cayenne, Marseille and St Laurent as well as certain refinancing of owned vessels into finance leases. Borrowing costs capitalized in the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 amounted to USD 6.4 million (USD 13.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2015). Acquisition of property and equipment and reconciliation with the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Purchases of property and equipment amounted to USD 78.2 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 (USD 941.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2015). The reconciliation of these acquisitions with the capital expenditures (CAPEX) presented in the statement of cash-flows, under the heading “Purchase of property and equipment” can be presented as follows :

2016 2015

Acquisition of assets presented in the above table a 78.2 122.7

(-) CAPEX non cash / financed b 38.3 90.9

CAPEX cash from purchases of property and equipment a (-) b = c 39.9 31.8

CAPEX cash from purchases of intangible assets d 17.0 11.2

CAPEX cash from business combination e (10.9) (3.4)

Total CAPEX as per Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows c (+) d (+) e 46.0 39.6

3 months period

ended March 31,

Variations in the accumulated depreciation for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015 are analyzed as follows:

Depreciation of Property and equipmentTotal


As at January 1, 2015 (1,194.2) (329.4) - (375.0) (131.9) (171.6) (2,202.1)

Depreciation (204.0) (81.2) - (38.3) (19.1) (23.9) (366.5)

Disposals 1.8 - - 64.6 - 7.1 73.4

Disposals of subsidaries - - - - - 0.7 0.7

Refinancing 233.4 (233.4) - - - - 0.0

Reclassification - - - - - 2.4 2.4

Foreign currency translation adjustment 1.3 3.4 - 0.3 9.5 13.4 27.8

As at December 31, 2015 (1,161.8) (640.6) - (348.4) (141.5) (171.9) (2,464.2)

Depreciation (44.4) (30.4) - (9.8) (6.6) (7.9) (99.0)

Disposals 0.3 - - 3.7 - 5.6 9.7

Refinancing 139.7 (139.7) - - - - -

Reclassification - - - - - 0.6 0.6

Foreign currency translation adjustment (0.9) 1.3 - (0.0) (4.0) (2.9) (6.5)

As at March 31, 2016 (1,067.1) (809.4) - (354.5) (152.1) (176.5) (2,559.5)

Lands and

buildings

Other

properties

and

equipments

VesselsContainers

Including intangible assets, the total depreciation for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 amounts to USD 109.8 million (USD 407.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2015).


The net book value of property and equipment at the opening and closing of the three-month period and the year ended December 31, 2015 are analyzed as follows:

Net book value of Property and equipment

Total


As at March 31, 2016 3,223.7 2,874.1 344.7 536.6 492.1 155.5 7,626.7

As at December 31, 2015 3,617.9 2,555.1 323.3 499.4 482.6 149.3 7,627.6

As at January 1, 2015 3,847.8 1,834.3 292.3 544.9 540.2 110.8 7,170.3

Vessels

Containers Lands and

buildings

Other

properties

and

equipments

The net book value of the containers as at March 31, 2016 includes USD 134.4 million related to containers under finance leases (USD 94.2 million as at December 31, 2015).

5.2.2 Group fleet development Prepayments made to shipyards relating to owned vessels under construction are presented within “Vessels” in the interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and amount to USD 344.7 million as at March 31, 2016 (USD 323.3 million as at December 31, 2015). Orderbook summary As at March 31, 2016, the Company has 14 vessels in its orderbook, corresponding to three 2,500 TEU vessels, three 20,600 TEU vessels, six 14,000 TEU vessels (it is expected that at least three out of these six vessels will ultimately be financed through long term chartering bareboat, out of the statement of financial position) and two Bangkokmax. Since the annual audited CFS, the Company signed a term sheet with one of its core bank regarding the financing of one 20,600 TEU vessel, for an amount up to 75% of the vessel cost.

5.3 Working Capital

5.3.1 Inventories


2015

Bunkers 151.8 194.9

Other inventories 58.4 56.7

Provision for obsolescence (0.8) (0.8)

Inventories 209.4 250.9 The decrease in the value of bunker inventories is mainly related to the decrease in fuel prices.


5.3.2 Trade receivables and payables Trade and other receivables are analyzed as follows:


2015

Trade receivables 1,570.2 1,690.0

Less impairment of trade receivables (84.2) (84.4)

Trade receivables net 1,486.0 1,605.6

Prepayments 63.6 66.4

Other receivables, net 406.1 301.7

Employee, social and tax receivables 106.6 104.0

Trade and other receivables (*) 2,062.4 2,077.7

(*) including current income tax asset “Other receivables, net” mainly include accrued income estimated due to the delays between the provision of services and the receipt of the final invoices from shipping agents and customers throughout the world. Trade and other payables are analyzed as follows:


2015

Trade payables 1,155.5 1,166.6

Employee, social and tax payables 181.2 187.1

Other payables (mainly accruals for port call expenses,

transportation costs, handling services)1,451.1 1,423.1

Trade and other payables (*) 2,787.8 2,776.8

(*) including current income tax liability “Other payables” include an amount payable in euros of USD 46.0 million owed to Merit Corporation, a related party (USD 45.8 million as at December 31, 2015). This payable bears interest at 7% per annum and mainly corresponds to dividends declared by the Company in 2007 and 2008 but which have not been paid yet. The working capital can be analyzed as follows:

As at December 31,

2015

Variations linked to

operations

Change in

perimeter

Currency translation

adjustmentOthers As at March 31, 2016

Inventories 250.9 (42.7) - 0.4 0.8 209.4

Trade and accounts receivable (*) 2,077.7 (52.3) 14.6 28.5 8.4 2,062.4

Prepaid expenses 381.5 9.4 2.6 0.2 2.6 393.8

Trade and other payables (**) (2,776.8) 38.6 (23.3) (21.0) (28.6) (2,787.8)

Deferred income (467.9) 71.8 (0.4) 0.0 0.3 (395.7)

Net working capital (534.5) 24.8 (6.5) 8.2 (16.5) (518.0)

(*) including current income tax asset

(**) including current income tax liability

5.3.3 Prepaid expenses and deferred income Prepaid expenses and deferred income mainly include voyages in progress at the Statement of Financial Position date resulting from the revenue recognition accounting principles dislosed in Note 4 of the annual CFS.


5.4 Free cash flow Free cash flow reaches USD 35.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. It is composed of cash flow from operations for USD 74.3 million (of which EBITDA contributed for USD 95.3 million) and cash flow used for investing activities for USD (38.6)million. Cash flow from investing activities has been mainly impacted by capital expenditures from purchasing of property and equipment, representing a cash outflow of USD (39.9) million.


Note 6 - Capital structure and financial debt The Group’s objectives & policies in terms of financial risk management have been detailed in Note 6.1 of the annual CFS. The situation of the main aggregates used in the Company’s covenants’ calculation is as follows:

As at March 31, As at December 31,

Note 2016 2015

Total Borrowings 6.4 5,316.1 5,147.6

(-) Bonds redeemable in shares in Borrowings 6.4 (193.8) (193.8)

(-) LTV deposits 6.2.1 (23.3) (22.3)

Adjusted gross debt - A 5,099.0 4,931.5

Cash and cash equivalents as per statement of financial position 6.3 1,236.2 1,224.0

(+) Securities 6.2.2 10.6 2.8

(-) Restricted cash 6.3 (4.3) (6.3)

Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents - B 1,242.5 1,220.4

Adjusted net debt - A (-) B 3,856.6 3,711.1

As at March 31, As at December 31,

Note 2016 2015

Total Equity 5,319.0 5,405.5

(+) Bonds redeemable in shares in Borrowings 6.4 193.8 193.8

(-) Currency translation adjustment recognized in total equity 66.6 69.6

Adjusted Equity 5,579.4 5,668.9

6.1 Derivative financial instruments Derivative financial instruments are analyzed as follows:

Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities

Interest swaps - cash flow hedge - 47.8 - 62.9

Interest swaps - not qualifying to hedge accounting - - - -

Currency forward contracts 20.2 0.1 - -

Total derivative financial instruments 20.2 47.9 - 62.9

of which non-current portion (greater than 1 year) - 35.3 - 42.7

of which current portion (less than 1 year) 20.2 12.7 - 20.2

As at December 31,

2015

As at March 31,

2016

As at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company did not record any transfer between derivative financial instruments categories. The USD 20.2 million of currency forward contracts is related to a USD-SGD FX forward instrument entered into in relation to the acquisition project of NOL and qualifying to cash-flow hedge.


6.2 Other non-current financial assets - Securities and other current financial assets

6.2.1 Other non-current financial assets

Other non-current financial assets are analyzed as follows:


2015

Gross 90.7 88.0

Impairment (5.8) (5.6)

Investments in non consolidated companies 84.9 82.4

Gross 109.6 107.7


Loans 56.4 55.6

Gross 168.9 174.9

Impairment - -

Deposits 168.9 174.9

Gross 15.1 13.3


Receivable from associates 12.3 10.6

Gross 242.4 222.2


Other financial assets 242.3 222.1

Gross 626.7 606.1


Total other non-current financial assets, net 565.0 545.7 Change in loans and deposits is presented within “Cash flow resulting from other financial assets” in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Investments in non consolidated companies This line item mainly consists of shares in Rotterdam World Gateway BV for USD 50.0 million in which the Company has a 10% shareholding as well as other entities individually not significant. Loans “Loans” mainly relates to funds borrowed by certain terminal joint venture. Deposits

Included in “Deposits” are mainly:

USD 23.3 million as at March 31, 2016 (USD 22.3 million as at December 31, 2015) of cash deposited in escrow accounts in relation to certain loan-to-value provisions in financing agreements (see below) ; and

USD 118.4 million as at March 31, 2016 (USD 126.2 million as at December 31, 2015) of cash deposits which do not qualify as cash and cash equivalents.

Other financial assets As at March 31, 2016, “Other financial assets” mainly include USD 227.7 million (USD 206.4 million as at December 31, 2015) of financial tax benefit to be received at the maturity of the tax financing period (see Note 4.6).


6.2.2 Securities and other current financial assets “Securities and other current financial assets” as at March 31, 2016 include securities at fair value for an amount of USD 10.6 million (USD 2.8 million as at December 31, 2015) and other current financial assets for an amount of USD 921.5 million (USD 935.9 million as at December 31, 2015). Other current financial assets as at March 31, 2016 mainly includes USD 775.8 million related to the cash deposited in escrow account as part of NOL proposed acquisition disclosed in Note 3 Significant events occurred during the period (USD 772.0 million as at December 31, 2015). A portion of these funds have been used to purchase a certain number of NOL public shares for an amount of USD 120.7 million as at March 31, 2016, treated as available for sale.

6.3 Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents can be analyzed as follows:

As at March 31,

2016

As at December 31,

2015

Cash on hand 669.5 491.2

Short term deposits 562.4 726.4

Restricted cash 4.3 6.3

Cash and cash equivalents as per statement of financial position 1,236.2 1,224.0

Bank overdrafts (276.2) (173.1)

Net cash and cash equivalents as per cash flow statement 960.0 1,050.9

6.4 Borrowings

6.4.1 Maturity schedule, variations and detail of borrowings Borrowings are presented below and include bank overdrafts, long-term bank borrowings, finance leases and similar arrangements and have the following maturities:

As at March 31,

2016

2018 2019 2020 2021 Onwards

Senior notes 1,138.9 (6.1) 1,145.0 (6.6) 334.3 (3.9) 821.2 -

Bonds and preferred shares redeemable in shares 193.8 69.7 124.1 78.4 13.8 15.2 16.7 -

Bank borrowings 1,414.0 231.5 1,182.5 174.4 204.5 150.5 158.5 494.6

Obligations under finance leases 1,389.1 204.3 1,184.8 179.1 189.7 185.4 191.6 439.0

Bank overdrafts 276.2 276.2 - - - - - -

Securitization program 806.3 (1.9) 808.1 808.1 - - - -

Other borrowings 97.8 66.8 31.0 1.2 24.5 0.7 0.9 3.7

Total 5,316.1 840.6 4,475.5 1,234.6 766.9 347.9 1,188.9 937.2

Maturity schedule : March 31,Non current

portion

Current

portion

Variations in borrowings can be analyzed as follows:

Senior notes

Bonds and

preferred

shares

redeemable in

shares

Bank

borrowings

Obligations

under finance

leases

Bank

overdrafts

Securitization

program

Other

borrowingsTotal

Balance as at January 1, 2016 1,087.4 193.8 1,506.1 1,209.9 173.1 874.5 102.8 5,147.6

- - 3.7 - - - 0.8 4.5

- - (107.4) (19.8) - (80.0) (7.3) (214.5)

Other increase/decrease in borrowings (non-cash) - - - 37.3 102.8 - - 140.0

1.6 - 3.0 0.3 - 0.5 1.5 6.8

Refinancing of assets, net of issuance costs - - - 157.7 - - - 157.7

49.8 - 8.6 3.7 0.3 11.3 0.1 73.9

Balance as at March 31, 2016 1,138.9 193.8 1,414.0 1,389.1 276.2 806.3 97.8 5,316.1

Proceeds from new borrowings, net of issuance costs

Foreign currency translation adjustments

Repayment of financial borrowings

Accrued interests and fees amortization


The line item “Other increase / decrease in borrowings (non-cash)” corresponds to variation in borrowings which did not have any cash impact for the Group either because (i) the asset is financed through obligation under finance lease, (ii) the drawdown was directly made to the benefit of the shipyard or (iii) increase in overdraft has an opposite impact in cash and cash equivalents. Borrowings are related to the following assets and their respective average interest rates are as follows:

Senior notes

Bonds and

preferred

shares

redeemable in

shares

Bank

borrowings

Obligations

under finance

leases

Other

borrowings,

securitization

and overdrafts

Average

Interest rate

before

hedging and

amortized cost

Vessels - - 1,132.9 1,244.4 - 4.74%

Containers - - 75.1 113.7 - 5.09%

Land and buildings - - 159.2 5.1 - 0.85%

Handling - - - 3.8 - 4.34%

Other tangible assets - - 2.4 22.1 - 4.89%

General corporate purposes 1,138.9 193.8 44.4 - 1,180.3 5.57%

Total 1,138.9 193.8 1,414.0 1,389.1 1,180.3

6.4.2 Securitization program The amount of the financing under the securitization program has been decreased by USD 80.0 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

6.4.3 Bonds and preferred shares redeemable in shares As disclosed in Note 6.5 of the annual CFS, part of the bonds redeemable in shares have been redeemed into preferred shares as at December 31, 2015. The portion of these instruments originally recognized in borrowings has not been impacted by the redemption into preferred shares as the characteristics of the priority dividend attached to the preferred shares are similar to the interests of the bonds redeemable in shares. As a consequence of the coupon payments on bonds redeemable in shares, the Company records:

a financial expense based on the market rate used to determine the liability component of these instruments; and

a reduction in borrowings for the residual amount paid.

6.4.4 Other borrowings As at March 31, 2016, other borrowings include USD 54.6 million of accrued interests (USD 53.1 million as at December 31, 2015).

6.5 Cash flow from financing activities Cash flow from financing activities amounting to USD (124.3) million is mainly due to the repayment of financial debt for USD (194.7) million, the payment of financial interests for USD (69.6) million balanced by the refinancing of six vessels for USD 157.7 million.


Note 7 - Scope of consolidation

7.1 Investments in associates and joint ventures Investments in associates and joint ventures can be analyzed as follows:


2015

Beginning of the year 635.8 686.1

Transfer of carrying value of newly controlled entities (4.5) -

New investments in associates and joint ventures - 0.8

Share of (loss) / profit 4.0 (5.8)

Dividend paid or payable to the Company (7.0) (31.0)

Other comprehensive income / (expense) 0.2 (0.1)

Reclassification from / to other items 0.6 (3.2)

Foreign currency translation adjustment 4.9 (11.0)

At the end of the period 633.9 635.8

The line item “Share of (loss) / profit” corresponds to the Company’s share in the profit or loss of its associates and joint ventures. The line item “Transfer of carrying value of newly controlled entities” is due to the acquisition of 50% additional stake into CMA Systems, in which the Group previously had a 50% ownership which resulted in a joint control. The obtention of the control resulted in no material impact in the Group’s interim condensed CFS. As at March 31, 2016, the main contributors to investments in associates and joint ventures are (i) Terminal Link Group for USD 394.6 million (USD 390.1 million as at December 31, 2015) and (ii) Global Ship Lease for USD 186.7 million (USD 184.3 million as at December 31, 2015). The fair value of Global Ship Lease quoted shares, at the Company’s share, amounts to USD 28.1 million as at March 31, 2016 (USD 63.5 million as at December 31, 2015). In 2015, Global Ship Lease recorded an impairment charge amounting to USD 20.0 million (at Group share in Global Ship Lease) due to two vessels being reclassified as held for sale.

7.2 Related party transactions No new significant transaction has been entered into with related parties compared to the information disclosed in the 2015 annual CFS.


Note 8 - Other Notes

8.1 Provisions, retirement benefit obligations and contingent liabilities Provisions can be analyzed as follows:

Employee

benefits

Litigation Other risks

and

obligations

Total of which

non current

portion

current

portion

As at January 1, 2015 127.2 83.0 140.6 350.8 331.1 19.7

Additions for the period 8.5 9.7 28.7 47.0

Reversals during the period (unused) - - (16.6) (16.6)

Reversals during the period (used) (10.0) (8.5) (35.3) (53.7)

Acquisition of subsidiaries 9.3 - - 9.3

Actuarial (gain) / loss recognized in the OCI 2.0 - - 2.0

Foreign currency translation adjustment (6.1) (1.1) (11.7) (18.9)

As at December 31, 2015 131.0 83.1 105.7 319.8 296.6 23.1

Additions for the period 4.1 2.3 8.7 15.0

Reversals during the period (used) (1.8) (2.6) (18.4) (22.8)

Acquisition of subsidiaries 1.2 - - 1.2

Actuarial (gain) / loss recognized in the OCI 7.9 - - 7.9

Foreign currency translation adjustment 1.9 0.3 4.4 6.5

As at March 31, 2016 144.3 83.1 100.3 327.7 303.3 24.4

8.1.1 Provisions related to employee benefits The detailed disclosures related to provision for employee benefits have been presented in the 2015 annual CFS. There has been no significant change applied in the interim condensed CFS except the decrease of certain discount rates mainly in Euro zone (from 2% to 1.5%), generating an increase of the provision amounting to USD 7.9 million, with an opposite impact in other comprehensive income.

8.1.2 Provisions for litigation and other risks and obligations Litigation The provision for litigation as at March 31, 2016 corresponds to cargo related and other claims incurred in the normal course of business (same as at December 31, 2015). None of these claims taken individually represents a significant amount. Other risks and obligations Provisions for other risks and obligations mainly include the provision corresponding to the estimated future cash-outflows in relation to the minimum dividend guaranteed to CMHI as part of the disposal of the 49% stake in Terminal Link in June 2013. Such provision amounts to USD 77.2 million (USD 84.6 million as at December 31, 2015), down USD 7.4 million mainly as a consequence of the payment occurred in three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

8.1.3 Contingent liabilities The Company is involved in a number of legal and tax disputes in certain countries. Some of these may involve significant amounts, the outcome of which being subject to a high level of uncertainty. The main contingent liabilities are as follows: Formal investigation by the European Commission On November 22, 2013, the European Commission issued a press release stating that it will open a formal investigation towards the shipping sector.


CMA CGM, among several other shipping companies, is part of these investigations and entered then into a commitment process with the European Commission, subject to a market test recently performed, the implementation of which being expected in the coming months. The management of the Company has no reason to believe that CMA CGM has behaved in any manner not in accordance with EU competition law and fully cooperates with the European Commission.

8.2 Commitments No significant commitment has been entered into since the information disclosed in the 2015 annual CFS.

8.3 Significant transactions occurred after the date of the interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Rating On April 4, 2016, Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) has downgraded CMA CGM’s long-term corporate credit rating to B from B+, mainly due to challenging conditions in overall container shipping sector. Shipping Alliance On April 20, 2016, CMA CGM, COSCO Container Lines, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to form a new Alliance named OCEAN Alliance enabling each of them to offer competitive products and comprehensive service networks covering the Asia-Europe, Asia-Mediterranean, Asia-Red Sea, Asia-Middle East, Trans-Pacific, Asia-North America East Coast, and Trans-Atlantic trades. Subject to regulatory approvals of competent authorities, the new alliance plans to begin operations in April 2017. The initial period of the alliance shall be five years. NOL proposed acquisition On April 29, 2016, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition of NOL by CMA CGM, under the condition of NOL’s exit from the G6 shipping alliance, which has already been committed by NOL and CMA CGM.

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