2017 revenue at constant exchange rates: €812.4 million; +4.7%

Consolidated Group revenue (IFRS)

4th quarter consolidated Group revenue (IFRS)

In Europe, the consolidated revenue for 2017 grew by 1.9% at constant exchange rates. This increase is satisfactory despite a 3.3% fall last quarter, mainly due to the fall in sales in Germany. The negative currency impact of €2.0 million over the quarter came principally from Turkey and, to a lesser degree, from Switzerland and the UK.

Outside Europe, the revenue for the period rose by 7.3% year-on-year with no overall exchange rate effect. The positive impact in the first three quarters was completely offset by the very negative impact in the last quarter (€7.3 million), mainly attributable to the US dollar.

All the segments grew at constant exchange rates:

• The MRI segment gained 11.6% over the year, bringing it to €275.2 million. In the 4th quarter, in Europe, Dotarem® sales volumes were still high, with limited price erosion given the arrival of a generic. The sales of this generic should impact the 2018 financial year on a 'full year' basis in Europe, while it only impacted the last quarter in 2017

• In the X-Ray segment, sales rose slightly, by 0.5%, to €377.2 million, with good performances for Optiray® and Xenetix® in Other Markets (Asia and Latin America) in spite of a slide in Europe.

• In the IRT segment, the 11.6% growth in the second half-year allowed the Group to make up the delay due to supply difficulties in the 1st half-year. The segment reported revenue up by 3.6% to €57.5 million.

• Thanks to its complete and fully operational range, ISS also performed well, with a 4.6% increase in revenue to €80.1 million in a highly competitive market.

The Guerbet Group is also announcing the acquisition of Accurate Medical Therapeutics.

On January 8, the Group announced that it had signed an agreement with the Israeli company Accurate Medical Therapeutics, which has developed a range of microcatheters for tumor or vascular aneurysm embolization procedures. These products have been authorized for marketing in the United States by the FDA and are waiting to be given a CE marking in Europe.

Under this agreement, Guerbet is acquiring 100% of Accurate's shares with an initial payment of €19.5 million and additional payments spread over several years, subject to the achieving of regulatory and commercial objectives. The total acquisition amount cannot exceed €57 million.

This deal should start to generate revenue from the end of 2018 and should be accretive from the 4th quarter of 2019.

David Hale comes to Guerbet after 17 years at General Electric Healthcare, where he was President, Enterprise Imaging and Care Area Software Solutions, after holding various commercial, marketing and development positions at regional and then global level.

David Hale has US and French nationalities and graduated in industrial and systems engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (United States). He also has an MBA from the IMD Business School (Lausanne, Switzerland).

'We are delighted to welcome David to Guerbet's Executive Committee. His solid international experience, his leadership and his knowledge of radiology, especially in the field of digital solutions, equipment, and maintenance and service contracts, will be valuable assets as we continue to grow our diagnostic imaging business by developing a global offering that meets radiologists' needs', says Yves L'Épine, Guerbet's Chief Executive Officer.

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