Paris, 28 April 2016

Business & Decision Group, the international Consulting and Systems Integration Company, announces consolidated revenue of €59.5 million for the first quarter of 2016. This presents a 6.3% growth over the comparative period of 2015. At constant exchange rates and structure, revenue growth is 6.7%.

(in €m)

Q1

2016

Q1

2015

%

Q1

2015

(*)

%

Revenue

59.5

55.9

6.3%

55.7

6.7%

(*) At constant exchange rates and structure

Christophe Dumoulin, Chairman & CEO of Business & Decision, comments: 'The first quarter of 2016 is marked by significant growth of our revenues, resulting of investments made during the past two years. The evolution of our business and offerings, engaged all over the Group, provide expected results particularly in France, UK and Benelux.'

Q1 revenue by geographical area

The French operations recorded Q1 revenue of €35.6m, representing a growth of 7.2% compared to Q1 2015.

International activities recorded Q1 revenue of €23.9m, representing a growth of 5.0% compared to Q1 2015. At constant exchange rate and structure, revenue growth for international operations is 6.0%.

Q1 revenue by service line

(in % of Revenue)

Q1 2016

Q1 2015

BI

66%

65%

CRM

16%

16%

e-Business

18%

19%

Business Intelligence represents a stable part of 66% of Q1 consolidated revenue with a growth of 7.7% compared to Q1 2015.

CRM represents 16% of total Q1 revenue for the Group growing by 6.6% in comparison with Q1 2015.

Activities related to e-Business, with 18% of the quarterly revenue of the Group, present a growth of 1.2% compared to Q1 2015.

Outlook

The group, reinforcing its expertise in latest technologies and business areas with high growth potentials, should benefit from a favorable environment for further growth.

Upcoming Financial Dates

28 June 2016: Shareholders' annual General Meeting at 5:30 pm, Paris

28 July 2016: 2016 first half revenue at 5:35 pm

31 August 2015: 2016 first half results at 5:35 pm

6 September 2015: Analysts & investors meeting at 5:30 pm, Paris

27 October 2015: 2016 third quarter revenue at 5:35 pm

31 January 2017: 2016 full year revenue at 5:35 pm

About Business & Decision

Business & Decision, an international Consulting and Systems Integration company, is a leader in Business Intelligence (BI) and CRM, and a major player in e-Business. We leverage a unique combination of technical, functional and industry specialization, as well as partnerships with all of the key software vendors, to deliver maximum-value projects and help clients break through barriers to innovation such as Big Data and digital transformation. Business & Decision operates in 15 countries and employs over 2,500 people in France and worldwide.

Additional information is available at www.group.businessdecision.com

CONTACT

Safa Baghai

Business & Decision

Tel: +33 (0)1 56 21 21 20

finance@businessdecision.com

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