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Management Report
2012
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The two companies are linked in particular by:
- A brand licensing agreement according to which Ubisoft Entertainment SA grants Gameloft SA a
license for the use of brands belonging to it or for which it has been granted an operating license.
The brand license was granted in return for the payment of a license fee proportionate to the sales
achieved by Gameloft SA.
- An agreement (i) on an exclusive and nontransferable license for the use and reproduction of
video games for iPhone and iPod Touch formats as well as (ii) a nonexclusive and nontransferable
license authorizing the reproduction of the trademarks and logos relating to the video games
subject to the exclusive license. The license was granted in return for the payment of a license fee
proportionate to the sales achieved by Gameloft SA.
These agreements are part of regulated agreements as detailed in part 5 of the Financial Statements.
4.2.8 SERVICE PROVISION AGREEMENTS WITH THE ISSUER AND ITS
SUBSIDIARIES
There is no service agreement between members of the Board of Directors and the issuer or a
subsidiary of the Group and providing for the granting of benefits, with the exception of the contract
and transfer control rights concluded October 18, 2011 between the Company and NextVision SARL,
of which Marc Fiorentino is sole manager. Upon completion of this contract, the Company has
entrusted NextVision SARL with the design and development of a finance-related free-to-play video
game accompanied by a transfer in favor of the Company of all human intellectual property and
material in such work. This contract was authorized under agreements regulated by the Board of
Directors on June 30, 2011. NextVision SARL has not received any remuneration under the said
contract for the past financial year.
4.3 MEMBERSHIP, ROLE AND DUTIES OF BOARD COMMITTEES
4.3.1 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES
In November 2007, the Board of Directors set up two specialist committees to help it examine specific
issues.
STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Yves Guillemot, Chairman
Claude Guillemot, Secretary
GĂ©rard Guillemot
Michel Guillemot
Christian Guillemot
Yves Guillemot, Chairman
Christian Guillemot, Secretary
Marc Fiorentino
4.3.2 ROLE AND DUTIES OF BOARD COMMITTEES
The role and duties of Board Committees are described below, as well as in the Chairman's Report, in
accordance with Article L 225-37 of the French Commercial Code.