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UBI SOFT / REFERENCE DOCUMENT
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f) Sales of the main subsidiaries
SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED PROFITS CONSOLIDATED PROFITS CONSOLIDATED PROFITS
(IN THOUSANDS) SALES 03/31/01 03/31/01 SALES 03/31/00 03/31/00 SALES 03/31/99 03/31/99
Ubi Soft Inc. FF 409,219 FF (45,878) FF 272,945 FF 19,553 FF 98,160 FF 3,254
(United States) 62,385 (6,994) 41,610 2,981 14,964 496
Ubi Soft Entertainment Gmbh FF 187,964 FF 13,371 FF 100,578 FF 49 FF 136,011 FF 2,686
(Germany) 28,655 2,038 15,333 7,47 20,734 409
Ubi Soft Entertainment Ltd FF 216,972 FF 2,650 FF 75,885 FF 296 FF 78,821 FF 124
(United Kingdom) 33,077 404 11,568 45 12,016 19
Ubi Soft Entertainment Nordic A/S FF 95,904 FF 3,089 FF 34,582 FF 344 FF 13,080 FF 155
(Denmark) 14,620 471 5,271 52 19,944 24
Ubi Soft SA FF 50,180 FF 975 FF 24,845 FF 151 FF 27,281 FF 305
(Spain) 7,650 149 3,787 23 4,158 46
3D Planet SpA FF 67,913 FF 484 - - - -
(Italy) 10,353 74
4.3. PERSONNEL
As of 03/31/01, Ubi Soft had 1,836 employees, which represents an
11% increase in the number of staff in one year. This relative increa-
se is due to the incorporation of the personnel of acquired compa-
nies and the strengthening of the distribution teams.
ON 03/31/01 ON 03/31/00 ON 03/31/99
Production 1,234 1,160 1,083
Sales/Marketing 342 214 203
Administration 260 278 188
TOTAL 1,836 1,652 1,474
Breakdown of Ubi Soft Entertainment SA staff around the world as of
March 31, 2001:
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COUNTRY
Germany 81
Australia 8
Austria 4
Belgium 6
Brazil 3
Canada 338
China 266
Denmark 20
Spain 64
United States 206
France 537
Great Britain 50
Netherlands 5
Italy 76
Japan 14
Morocco 86
Norway 1
Romania 66
Sweden 5
TOTAL 1,836
The average age of employees is 28 years,
and average turnover is relatively low. The
Group provides a number of career deve-
lopment opportunities, thanks to its inter-
national growth and its openness to new
fields of activity. The Group is also conti-
nuing its policy of granting stock options.