PCAS : 2011 HALF-YEAR RESULTS

2011 HALF-YEAR RESULTS

PCAS Group's consolidated sales are up 2.0% at June 30th, 2011, compared with the same period of the previous year.

Pharmaceutical Synthesis
Business has been affected by the planned reduction in the contribution by the new contract between PCAS and Sanofi-Aventis, effective since May 31st, 2010.
Excluding this contract, the Exclusive and Non-Exclusive Pharma business is up 9.1% compared with the first half of 2010.
Fine Specialty Chemicals
The Fine Specialty Chemicals business achieved further growth in sales overall, coming in 9.5% higher than the first half of 2010.

Current operating income came to 4.1 million euros for the first half of 2011, compared with 5.2 million euros for the first half of 2010, affected by this reduced contribution by the contract outlined above, which has not yet been fully offset by the development of the Group's other activities.

The PCAS Group recorded 2.2 million euros in net income for the first half of 2011, compared with 2.8 million euros for the first half of 2010.

Key operations and events for the half-year
In line with its development plan, PCAS wanted to restructure its debt and therefore signed on July 25th, 2011 amendments for its syndicated loans, covering the repayment of the 16.45 million euro balance over a five-year period. At the general meeting on July 26th, 2011, the bondholders also agreed to extend the current maturity of the OBSAR bond component from December 31st, 2012 to December 31st, 2016. In return for this extended maturity, the annual rate of interest has been raised from the 5.25% initially set (paid quarterly) to 8%, while the bond redemption price, initially 606 euros for a nominal of 600 euros (101% of the nominal), has been increased to 630 euros (105% of the nominal).

Outlook for the current year
Sales growth, the impact of the adaptation measures rolled out at the end of 2010, and ongoing moves to manage all costs effectively are expected to pave the way for a significant improvement in earnings over 2011.

Next date: 9-month sales on October 20th, 2011

About PCAS
PCAS is a fine and specialty chemicals group that shares an ambition for excellence with its customers, which primarily include market-leading international groups. PCAS designs and delivers the best industrial solutions for its customers' specific expectations. These various expectations all share a common demand for safety, quality, competitiveness, innovation and sustainability.

Longjumeau, September 7th, 2011