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UBISOFT • 2006 ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIER
The group’s activities and performance for fy 2005-06
Analysis of activities and comments
on results for FY 2005-06
January 2006
Success of sales in the United Kingdom: Peter Jackson’s
King Kong – The Official Game of the Movie was the
best-selling game during the last three weeks of
December, and Prince of Persia®The Two Kingdoms was
the fourth-best seller during the last week of the year.
Publishing agreement with 4Kids Entertainment and
Mirage Group for the development and distribution of a
game based on the Ninja Turtle license, which will be
coupled with the release of an animated feature film.
Two new Far Cry Instincts®games announced on Xbox®
and Xbox 360TM for the spring of 2006.
Agreement with Square Enix for distribution of the
Dragon QuestTM game in PAL territories.
Announcement of the spring 2006 release of Tom
Clancy’s Splinter Cell®Essentials on Sony PSPTM
console and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Critical HourTM
on Xbox®and Play Station®2.
Signing of a distribution agreement with Capcom for
three leading titles run on PC (Resident EvilTM4,
Onimusha®: Demon Siege and Devil May CryTM3:
Special Edition).
February 2006
Extension of the equity swap contract with Calyon, invol-
ving 918,137 shares purchased by Calyon for sale at a
later date, from February 28, 2006 to February 28, 2008.
Shawn White, six-time gold medal winner at the X Games
and Olympic Champion in snowboarding at the 2006
Olympic Games in Turin, next hero of a game planned for
2007;
In January 2005, Ubisoft was ranked as the second-lar-
gest independent publisher in France, third in the United
Kingdom, Germany and Spain, and fifth in the United
States, where the group posted a 42% increase (source:
GFK, Media control, Chart Track, NPD).
March 2006
Resounding success of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced
WarfighterTM on Xbox 360TM, which sold 360,000 units in
stores in the first week of its launch.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®Vegas announced for the fall of
2006.
Acquisition of all the intellectual property rights to the Far
Cry®franchise and acquisition of the CryEngine license.
In thousands of € 03.31.06 03.31.05
(IFRS) (IFRS)
Sales 547,070 532,483
Operating result -1,391 33,455
Financial result -9,110 -1,968
Share in earnings of affiliates 19,109 199
Income tax expense 3,324 -6,954
Net earnings (group share) 11,932 24,732
Equity 381,258 317,635
Investment related to production 130,475 99,976
Personnel 3,441 2,972
The following selected financial information related to the fiscal years ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006 is taken
from the consolidated financial statements and presented in accordance with IFRS standards.
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