TECHNICOLOR : FIRST HALF 2016 RESULTS

Strong operational performance and integration of acquisitions ahead

2016 objectives confirmed and accelerated deleveraging

Paris (France), 27 July 2016 - Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) announces today its results for the first half of 2016.

Frederic Rose, Chief Executive Officer of Technicolor, stated:

"The integration of our 2015 acquisitions is progressing very well and our second half will see material operating margin improvement in Entertainment Services and further improvement of the operating margin in Connected Home."

Key points

• Revenue growth driven by the larger scale of the Group's Operating businesses (Connected Home and Entertainment Services) and strong organic growth in Connected Home and Production Services;
• Adjusted EBITDA of the Operating businesses at €177 million, up by €95 million year-over-year at constant currency;
• Strong free cash flow generation resulting from the good performance achieved by the Operating businesses;
• Adjusted EBITDA margin of Connected Home at 7.7%, up by 3.4 points year-on-year as the integration process is ahead of plan;
• The strong increase in Production Services Adjusted EBITDA more than offset a negative contribution in DVD Services of the North American assets of Cinram, which are expected to perform at Group's standards in the second half of 2016;
• The strong performance of Licensing activities partially offset the sharp decline in MPEG LA revenues;
• The Company will prepay €100 million of senior debt this week as a result of its good free cash flow generation in the first half of 2016.
   
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2016 objectives confirmed

Technicolor confirms its 2016 objectives of a free cash flow in excess of €240 million, and an Adjusted EBITDA in the range of €600 million to €630 million.

The Adjusted EBITDA objective consisting of:

• An Adjusted EBITDA in excess of €475 million for the Operating businesses versus €266 million in 2015, reflecting:
  • For Connected Home: revenues in the second half of 2016 at a similar level to that of the first half of 2016, with continued focus on operating improvement;
  • For Entertainment Services: an Adjusted EBITDA margin expected to grow materially in the second half of 2016, driven by continued revenue growth and synergies in Production Services, and favorable seasonality and payback from cost initiatives executed in the first half of 2016 for DVD Services;
• An Adjusted EBITDA for the Technology segment in excess of €200 million versus €396 million in 2015^[1], based on the contribution of new licensing agreements. This notwithstanding a much lower contribution than expected from MPEG LA;
• Corporate and Other Adjusted EBITDA for an amount of around €(80) million.

Leverage ratio inferior to 1.4x at end December 2016 compared to a ratio of 1.74x at end December 2015.

Summary of consolidated results for the first half of 2016 (unaudited)

Key financial indicators

Group revenues from continuing operations totaled €2,420 million in the first half of 2016, up by more than 50% at constant currency compared to the first half of 2015, resulting from the strong performance of the Operating businesses, namely Connected Home and Entertainment Services. This performance reflected the contribution of the acquisitions and customer wins in DVD Services completed in 2015, as well as solid organic growth in Connected Home and double-digit organic growth in Production Services. In Licensing, the sharp decline of the MPEG LA contribution, which was higher than anticipated, was partially offset by a 58% revenue growth across other Licensing activities.

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations amounted to €265 million in the first half of 2016, up 8.4% at constant currency compared to the first half of 2015. The Operating businesses generated €177 million of Adjusted EBITDA, up by €95 million year-on-year at constant currency, and represented 67% of the Group's Adjusted EBITDA. The strong increase in Adjusted EBITDA for the Connected Home segment, driven by its change of scale and associated synergies, fully offset the €79 million decline recorded by the Technology segment. In the Entertainment Services segment, the significant growth in Adjusted EBITDA of Production Services was in part offset by an adverse performance in DVD Services as the North American assets of Cinram, acquired end 2015, were not breakeven in the first half. Technicolor launched significant cost cutting measures to bring these assets to its profitability standards in the second half of 2016 and recorded some improvement at the end of the first half. In Production Services, Adjusted EBITDA grew as fast as revenues, with margin starting to benefit from synergies in the second quarter of 2016.

Adjusted EBIT from continuing operations reached €154 million in the first half of 2016, relatively stable at constant currency compared to the first half of 2015. During the first half of 2016, Technicolor performed the purchase price allocations ("PPA") of the acquisitions made in the second half of 2015 and recorded a €18 million of amortization in the first half of 2016. Excluding this impact, Adjusted EBIT was up 7.5% year-on-year. Technicolor estimates the amortization of the purchase price allocations at around €40 million in 2016.

EBIT from continuing operations totaled €95 million in the first half of 2016, down 27.8% compared to the first half of 2015. This decrease was mostly due to €20 million of non-current items, out of which €8 million of research and development write-offs and €8 million of integration costs related to the acquisition of Cisco Connected Devices, that both impacted the Connected Home segment. In addition, restructuring costs were €8 million higher year-on-year, resulting principally from cost initiatives executed in the first half in the Technology segment, including the shutdown of the Hannover facility.

The Group's financial result amounted to €(73) million in the first half of 2016 compared to €(44) million in the first half of 2015, reflecting:

• Interest costs were €45 million in the first half of 2016, reflecting an increase in borrowing costs of €12 million, mainly due to the issuance of new Term Loan Debt to finance the acquisitions of The Mill and Cisco Connected Devices in September and November 2015;
• Other financial charges amounted to €29 million in the first half of 2016 compared to €17 million in the first half of 2015. This increase resulted primarily from the 22% appreciation of the Brazilian real that led to a non-cash revaluation of Technicolor's US dollar assets in Brazil.

Income tax increased slightly as a result of the Group's Operating businesses getting stronger, in particular outside France.

As of the end of June 2016, Technicolor has settled with all plaintiffs in the Cathode-Ray Tube ("CRT") litigation case in the US, except Sharp and a second group of plaintiffs with smaller claims. Technicolor recognized a non-current expense amounting to €50 million in the first half of 2016 corresponding to the amount of these settlements and to an accrual for the remaining claims. The cash impact will be €46 million in 2016, up by €10 million compared to the amount of €36 million previously announced in February 2016.

Net income was a loss of €52 million in the first half of 2016 compared to a profit of €48 million in the first half of 2015.

Statement of financial position and cash position

Operating cash flow from continuing operations, which is defined as Adjusted EBITDA less net capital expenditures, restructuring cash out and working capital & other assets and liabilities variation to facilitate reconciliation with the IFRS statement of cash flow, amounted to €224 million in the first half of 2016, up by €16 million compared to first half of 2015, including:

• Capital expenditures amounted to €74 million, up by €31 million year-on-year, due to higher capitalized R&D in the Connected Home segment following the acquisition of Cisco Connected Devices and capacity expansion in the Production Services division, as Technicolor added new capacity in India, Canada, London (UK) and Paris (France) to support the execution of its strong order backlog;
• Cash outflow for restructuring totaled €33 million in the first half of 2016, up by €5 million year-on-year, resulting from higher restructuring costs in the Technology segment and in the DVD Services division;
• The variation of working capital & other assets and liabilities was positive €66 million in the first half of 2016, as the Connected Home segment succeeded in absorbing the Cisco Connected Devices acquisition through rigorous inventory management.

Group free cash flow amounted to €98 million in the first half of 2016, including:

• Financial charges were €47 million, up by €6 million year-on-year, due to the issuance of a new Term loan in the second half of 2015 to finance the acquisitions of Cisco Connected Devices and The Mill;
• Tax cash outflow was €40 million, up by €7 million year-on-year, due to stronger Operating businesses;
• Other cash charges reached €21 million, mainly reflecting pensions for €12 million and Connected Home integration cash outflow for €6 million.

Nominal gross debt totaled €1,330 million at end June 2016, down €40 million versus end December 2015, after a Term Loan debt repayment of €34 million and other debt reimbursement for €6 million.

The Group's cash position amounted to €434 million at end June 2016, up by €49 million compared to end December 2015, due primarily to the solid free cash flow generation.

Net debt at nominal value amounted to €896 million at end June 2016, down by €89 million compared to end December 2015.

Segment review - H1 2016 result highlights^[5]

Connected Home

Connected Home revenues totaled €1,378 million in the first half of 2016. Excluding Cisco Connected Devices, Connected Home recorded above-market revenue growth of almost 5% at constant currency compared to the first half of 2015, mainly due to a sustained level of activity in Europe, Middle-East and Africa ("EMEA") and Asia-Pacific ("APAC"), resulting from new customer wins and awards secured in the course of 2015, which helped to offset a lower revenue level in North America in the second quarter of 2016, primarily due to the seasonality of one product category for a large US customer. Excluding Latin America, affected by the severe economic downturn in Brazil in the first half of 2016, Connected Home revenues in North America, EMEA and APAC were up almost 22% year-over-year at constant currency.

In the first half of 2016, Technicolor secured a number of new major awards and customer wins across all regions, particularly for next generation devices. In North America, the Group recorded several new contracts for the supply of both broadband gateways and video set top boxes to major Network Service Providers, particularly to the three largest US operators. Technicolor also added in the second quarter of 2016 a large US operator as a new customer for the delivery of Over-the-Top ("OTT") devices. In EMEA, Technicolor's commercial activity was very strong, as reflected by several new awards and customer wins secured in the first half, especially for next generation broadband and OTT devices. In APAC, the Group continued to expand its business with several leading operators in the region, securing a number of new awards for broadband products in the period, particularly in China and Australia.

Gross margin stood at 16.4% in the first half of 2016, up by 0.6 point compared to the first half of 2015. Adjusted EBITDA amounted to €106 million in the first half of 2016, up from €28 million in the first half of 2015, reflecting an increased Adjusted EBITDA margin of 7.7%, up by 3.4 points year-over-year. This strong performance resulted from continued solid operating execution and efficiency across the business, as well as from the positive impact of the integration of Cisco Connected Devices and associated cost synergies, which progressed very well in the period. In the first half, Connected Home focused in particular on the migration of the Cisco supply chain to the Technicolor supply chain, successfully completed in July.

Entertainment Services

Entertainment Services revenues amounted to €863 million in the first half of 2016, up 35.4% at constant currency compared to the first half of 2015, as a result of strong organic growth and the addition of Mikros Image and The Mill in Production Services, combined with new customer additions and the performance of selected key titles in DVD Services.

• Production Services revenues amounted to €369 million in the first half of 2016, up 53.8% at constant currency compared to the first half of 2015, driven by double-digit organic growth and the additions of Mikros Image and The Mill. Technicolor reported strong organic growth, with a record level of activity in Visual Effects ("VFX") for TV series and sustained growth across VFX for Advertising, Animation and Games activities. After a broadly stable first quarter, revenues in VFX for feature films rebounded in the second quarter of 2016, as the workload on large-scale projects increased. In addition, the Group won several awards during the first half of 2016 across its different activities, building a very solid pipeline.

     In the first half of 2016, Technicolor confirmed its leadership in Production Services and fully benefited from its multi-segment strategy. In this context, the Group further expanded its operational platform by adding new capacity, notably in the UK, Canada and India, and is poised to capture additional growth across its different market segments. In addition, Technicolor demonstrated its expertise in managing highly-complex projects, developing new visual experiences, including promising Virtual Reality ("VR") experiences, while deepening its relationships with all major content creators.

• DVD Services revenues reached €494 million in the first half of 2016, up 24.0% at constant currency compared to the first half of 2015. Revenue growth was primarily driven by a year-on-year increase in total combined disc volumes of c.22%, which were supported by new customer additions secured in 2015, as well as selected key new release Theatrical titles produced in the first half of 2016. During the period, DVD volumes increased by c.7%, while Blu-ray^TM disc volumes were up c.30% compared to the first half of 2015. Overall Games volumes grew by c.19% year-over-year, driven by ongoing growth of Xbox One demand. CD volumes also increased substantially year-on-year, due primarily to last year's new customer additions.

Adjusted EBITDA reached €71 million in the first half of 2016, up 23.5% at constant currency compared to the first half of 2015, as a much stronger contribution of Production Services fully offset an adverse DVD Services performance resulting from the integration of the North American assets of Cinram.

• In Production Services, Adjusted EBITDA was sharply higher in the first half of 2016 compared to the first half of 2015, due to the incremental contribution from acquisitions and increased levels of activity in VFX activities.
  
   
• Before integration of the North American assets of Cinram, DVD Services recorded an improved performance year-on-year. These assets are expected to perform at the Group's standards in the second half of 2016 following the cost reduction program executed during the first half.

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Technology

Technology revenues amounted to €177 million in the first half of 2016, down 30.6% at constant currency compared to the first half of 2015, driven by a sharp decline of MPEG LA. Excluding MPEG LA, revenues were up 58.3%, reflecting a strong level of activity in Patent Licensing and sustained Trademark Licensing performance. MPEG LA revenues were only €18 million in the first half of 2016, much less than had been anticipated. However, Technicolor still expects to generate at least €200 million of Adjusted EBITDA for its Technology segment in 2016.

In the first half of 2016, Technicolor has been particularly active in Patent Licensing, signing non-exclusive agreements in both Video Coding and Digital TV in the first quarter, and in Set Top Box during the second quarter, while continuing discussions in the Mobile space. The Group has started implementing a reduction in the size of its very large portfolio, which includes patents that no longer fit its strategy and are costly to maintain. In the first half of 2016, Technicolor also increased its Trademark Licensing revenues.

Adjusted EBITDA reached €130 million in the first half of 2016, or a margin of 73.9%, including €18 million generated by MPEG LA. This good performance, in the context of a minor MPEG LA contribution, was driven by a strong level of activity in Patent Licensing and growing Trademark Licensing revenues. During the first half, Technicolor also launched cost improvement initiatives, including a revised filing policy and the shutdown of the Group's research lab in Hannover. These actions are expected to generate cost savings in 2017 with a limited impact in the second half of 2016.

Segment review - Q2 2016 revenue highlights^[8]

Group revenues by segment

Connected Home revenues were €680 million in the second quarter of 2016. Excluding Cisco Connected Devices, Connected Home revenues reached €367 million and were up almost 12% at constant currency compared to the second quarter of 2015, continuing to outperform the global CPE ("Consumer Premises Equipment") market. This performance reflected a strong level of activity across Europe, Middle-East and Africa and Asia-Pacific, improved overall revenue trend in Latin America compared to the first quarter of 2016, driven by Mexico, and ongoing solid momentum with the three largest operators in North America, which helped to offset some pockets of weakness in the period, particularly in Brazil and Canada.

• In North America (50% of sales), Connected Home revenues grew c.216% at constant currency in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the second quarter of 2015, mainly reflecting the addition of Cisco Connected Devices. Technicolor continued to gain traction with the region's three largest operators, as reflected by several new awards secured during the period, particularly for video products, while it also added a large operator as a new customer for the delivery of OTT set top boxes. The level of activity in the region was however affected by the consumption pattern of some customers in the US, notably for Connected Life devices and services, as well as by lower overall customer demand in Canada.
• In Europe, Middle East and Africa (20% of sales), Connected Home posted revenue growth of c.71% at constant currency in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the second quarter of 2015, driven by the addition of Cisco Connected Devices and the benefit of new customer wins and awards secured by both Technicolor and Cisco Connected Devices in 2015. During the period, Connected Home benefited from a strong customer demand for cable and telecom broadband devices and ongoing deployments of new products launched in the second half of 2015, particularly OTT set top boxes.
• In Latin America (20% of sales), Connected Home revenues grew c.27% at constant currency in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the second quarter of 2015. While overall market conditions remained difficult in Brazil, due to the severe economic downturn, the level of activity was particularly strong in Mexico, reflecting a sustained customer demand for all product categories.
  
   
• In Asia-Pacific (10% of sales), Connected Home revenues more than doubled in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the second quarter of 2015, reflecting a strong increase in set top box shipments to Indian customers, driven by the ongoing digitization program in the country, as well as higher deliveries of broadband telecom devices during the period, particularly in Australia.

Revenue breakdown for Connected Home

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Entertainment Services revenues amounted to €413 million in the second quarter of 2016, up 36.3% at constant currency compared to the second quarter of 2015, due to strong organic growth and the addition of Mikros Image and The Mill in Production Services, as well as new customer additions in DVD Services.

• Production Services revenues totaled €190 million in the second quarter of 2016, up 56.0% at constant currency compared to the second quarter of 2015. This strong performance reflected another quarter of double-digit organic growth, as well as the additions of Mikros Image and The Mill.

     The level of activity in VFX for feature films rebounded year-over-year, with several large-scale projects progressing in the quarter. Technicolor successfully secured additional awards in the period and further strengthened its strong project pipeline. In the second quarter, VFX teams continued work on several Theatrical titles, including Ghost in the Shell (Paramount), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Disney) and Passengers (Sony), while starting to ramp up work on Alien: The Covenant (Fox) and The Mummy (Universal). VFX teams also completed work on projects such as X-Men: Apocalypse (Fox), Suicide Squad (Warner), Ghostbusters (Sony) and Independence Day: Resurgence (Fox).

     In VFX for TV series, Technicolor recorded another quarter of strong double-digit revenue growth, with Mr. X having progressed at a very rapid pace since it was added to the Group's brand portfolio. During the quarter, VFX teams started work on Netflix's Godless, while continuing work on the new seasons of History's Vikings, Amazon's Goliath and FX's The Strain, among others. In addition, Mr. X's work on Penny Dreadful season 3 (Showtime) and Vikings season 4 has been nominated for 2 Emmys Awards in the Outstanding Special Visual Effects Category.

     In VFX for Advertising, revenues continued to be particularly strong during the period, with high double-digit organic growth and the addition of The Mill. During the quarter, Technicolor further demonstrated its expertise in managing highly complex projects, completing new epic visual spots such as the Yes, I can campaign to support UK Channel 4's coverage of the 2016 Paralympic Games, the artistic campaign realized for the launch of Google's Tilt Brush app, the spot introducing Kenny, the new Koala mascot for Cushelle. In addition, VFX teams also completed a fully-immersive 360-degree virtual reality project for Jack Daniels and brought back to life The Flinstones in a campaign for Halifax.

     In Animation, revenues also grew double-digit in the second quarter, reflecting a high level of activity in TV animation. During the quarter, Mikros Image continued work on Captain Underpants (DreamWorks Animation), while just starting work at the end of the second quarter on Sherlock Gnomes (Rocket/ Paramount) and Asterix (M6). In addition, two animated series from Technicolor's Creative group, The Deep and Atomic Puppet, premiered in the US, the UK and other territories during the quarter.

     In Games, revenues continued to grow rapidly, driven by the extension of the team dedicated to Rockstar Games. During the quarter, Games teams also completed work on a high profile mobile game another major Games publisher.

     In Postproduction, revenues were stable in the second quarter of 2016, with a strong level of activity with OTT service providers and TV broadcasters. During the quarter, Postproduction teams also received three Emmy Awards nominations in the Outstanding Sound Mixing and Editing Categories.

• DVD Services revenues amounted to €223 million in the second quarter of 2016, up 22.7% at constant currency compared to the second quarter of 2015, primarily driven by a year-over-year increase in total combined disc volumes of c.19%. During the period, DVD volumes were up c.1%, while Blu-ray^TM disc volumes increased by c.36% compared to the second quarter of 2015. Games volumes were up c.39% year-on-year, while CD volumes were also substantially higher, due to last year's customer additions.

     Key theatrical titles produced in the second quarter included Zootopia (Disney), Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (Warner), Deadpool (Fox) and The Divergent Series: Allegiant (Lionsgate), while key games titles included Doom (Bethesda Softworks) and Overwatch (Activision).

Volume data for DVD Services

Technology revenues amounted to €65 million in the second quarter of 2016, down 54.1% at constant currency compared to the second quarter of 2015, driven by a €78 million decline in MPEG LA revenues. MPEG LA revenues were particularly high and represented around 64% of total Licensing revenues in the second quarter of 2015. Excluding MPEG LA, Licensing revenues increased almost 5% compared to the second quarter of 2015. This solid performance was largely driven by Patent Licensing, with the signature of an agreement in Set Top Box with a South Asian manufacturer and the disposal of non-strategic audio patents. As part of its new strategy to focus around 4 key pillars, Technicolor decided to monetize patents through non-exclusive licensing agreements as it has always done, and also through the sale of patents that no longer fit its strategy.

In the second quarter of 2016, Trademark Licensing revenues were broadly stable year-on-year, while the Group reached new milestones in the dissemination and deployment of its High Dynamic Range ("HDR") technology.

An analyst conference call hosted by Frederic Rose, CEO, and Esther Gaide, CFO, will be held on Wednesday, 27 July 2016 at 6:30pm CEST.

Financial calendar

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Summary of consolidated results as reported (unaudited)

Summary of the impact of exited activities (unaudited)

Reconciliation of adjusted indicators (unaudited)

Technicolor is presenting, in addition to published results and with the aim to provide a more comparable view of the evolution of its operating performance in the first half of 2016 compared to the first half of 2015 a set of adjusted indicators, which exclude the following items as per the statement of operations of the Group's consolidated financial statements:

• Restructuring costs, net;
• Net impairment charges;
• Other income and expenses (other non-current items).

These adjustments, the reconciliation of which is detailed in the following table, amounted to an impact on Group EBIT from continuing operations of €(59) million in the first half of 2016 compared to €(27) million in the first half of 2015.

Reconciliation of Group free cash flow (unaudited)