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The companies concerned are:
COMPANY DATE OF ENTRY INTO THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO THE
PRO FORMA ACCOUNTS CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS
STRUCTURE STRUCTURE
Red Storm Entertainment April 2000 September 2000
Ubi Soft SA April 2000 September 2000
Ludimedia SA April 2000 September 2000
Ludi Factory SARL April 2000 September 2000
3D Planet SpA April 2000 September 2000
Blue Byte Software INC April 2000 February 2001
Blue Byte Software LTD April 2000 February 2001
Blue Byte Software GmbH CO.KG April 2000 February 2001
>>> X. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
1. Off-balance sheet commitments
Guarantees given: FF 4,718,000
Collateral for loans: none
Guarantees received: none
Leasing:
INITIAL VALUE DEPRECIATION NET VALUE PAYMENTS MADE PAYMENTS REMAINING RESIDUAL VALUE
TO BE MADE
(IN ‘000 FF) - 1 YEAR +1 YEAR
33,543 29,078 4,465 6,721 4,826 3,007 321
The leasing agreements primarily cover IT hardware, and are for a period of no more than 3 years.
Discounted bills not due: FF 8,843,000
Retirement gratuities: because of the average age of the staff, retirement commitments are insignificant.
Various products are marketed under licensing agreements signed by Ubi Soft Entertainment SA. As of March 31, 2001, the
commitments accepted by the company provided for the payment of guaranteed minimum royalties.
At the closure of the financial year, commitments by virtue of this guaranteed minimum amounted to FF 307 million.
2. Directors’ remuneration
Total gross remuneration paid out during the financial year by the company and its subsidiaries to directors came to
FF 2,546,000. No attendance fees were paid.
6.1.4.5. Other information
>>> I. PERSONNEL
As of March 31, 2001, employee numbers break down as follows:
EUROPE 849
ASIA 280
CANADA 338
USA 206
MOROCCO 86
ROMANIA 66
AUSTRALIA 8
BRAZIL 3
TOTAL 1,836