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© 2009 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ghost Recon, Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike, the Soldier Icon, Driver, H.A.W.X, Endwar, Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell Conviction,
Sam Fisher, the Soldier Icon, Assassin’s Creed, Rabbids, Rabbids Go Home, Rayman, Lapins Crétins, the character of Rayman, Red Steel, Imagine, Petz, Catz, Dogz, Monkeyz,
Ubi Petz, Battle of Giants, Combat of Giant, Lea Passion, My Fitness Coach logo, Ubisoft, Ubi.com and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/
or other countries. Anno, Anno 1404, Dawn of Discovery, Sunowers and Sunowers logo are trademarks of Sunowers GmbH in the U.S. and/or other countries. Sunowers
GmbH is a Ubisoft Entertainment company. The Settlers, Blue Byte. Blue Byte and the Blue Byte logo are trademarks of Red Storm Entertainment in the US and/or other
countries. Rainbow Six, Red Storm and the Red Storm logo are trademarks of Red Storm Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Red Storm Entertainment Inc is
a Ubisoft Entertainment company. Prince of Persia, Based on Prince of Persia® created by Jordan Mechner. Prince of Persia is a trademark of Jordan Mechner in the U.S.
and/or other countries used under license by Ubisoft Entertainment. Shaun White is used under license from Shaun White and Shaun White Enterprises, Inc. Far Cry, is a trademark
of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Based on Crytek’s original Far Cry directed by Cevat Yerli. James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game. James Cameron’s
Avatar: The Game © 2009 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Game Software excluding Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation elements: © 2009 Ubisoft Entertainment.
All Rights Reserved. James Cameron's Avatar: The Game, James Cameron's Avatar and the Twentieth Century Fox logo are trademarks of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Licensed to Ubisoft Entertainment by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S.
and/or other countries. The Lightstorm Entertainment logo is a trademark of Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc. Dragon Quest® © 2004-2006 ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/
LEVEL-5/SQUARE ENIX. All Rights Reserved. © KOICHI SUGIYAMA. SQUARE ENIX and the SQUARE ENIX logo are registered trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd. DRAGON QUEST
and THE JOURNEY OF THE CURSED KING are trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd. © 2009 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. FINAL FANTASY, SQUARE ENIX and the
SQUARE ENIX logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Naruto™: The Broken Bond video game software © 2008 Ubisoft Entertainment.
All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. NARUTO artwork and elements © 2002
MASASHI KISHIMOTO. SHONEN JUMP and NARUTO are trademarks of Shueisha, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries. These products are manufactured, distributed and
sold under license from VIZ Media LLC for North America, TV Tokyo Corporation & Shueisha Inc for EMEA territories, and Mighty Delta Investments for Hong Kong, Singapore
and Taiwan. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Peter Jackson’s King Kong © 2005 Ubisoft
Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Universal Studios' King Kong movie
© Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP. All Rights Reserved. Brothers in Arms © 2005-2009 Gearbox Software, LLC. All rights reserved. Published
and distributed by Ubisoft Entertainment under license from Gearbox Software, LLC. Brothers In Arms, Brothers In Arms Road to Hill 30 and Brothers In Arms Earned in Blood
are trademarks of Gearbox Software and used under license. Gearbox Software and the Gearbox logo are registered trademarks of Gearbox Software, LLC in the U.S. and/
or other countries. Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsTM & © 2009 Sony Pictures Animation Inc. All rights reserved. Game Software excluding Sony Elements: © 2009 Ubisoft
Entertainment. All rights reserved. Ubisoft, Ubi.com and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. “PlayStation”, “PLAYSTATION”
and “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Windows, the Windows Vista Start button, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the
Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies, and “Games for Windows” and the Windows Vista Start button logo are used under license from Microsoft.
Wii, the Wii logo, Wii Balance Board, Wii MotionPlus and Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2006 Nintendo.
This French version of the Reference document was recorded on July 1, 2009 In accordance with Article 212-3 of the Autorité des Marchés
Financiers General regulation (The French Securities and Exchange Commission). This document is a translation of the Reference document
of the Ubisoft group for the year ended March 31, 2009.
Its purpose is to assist English speaking readers. The greatest attention has been paid to its preparation. However, the only ofcial
document is the 2009 Reference Document in French, led with the French securities regulator (Autorité des Marchés Financiers AMF)
on July 1, 2009. Pursuant to Article 28 of European Commission (EC) Regulation 809/2004, the following information is included in this
reference document by way of reference:
- the consolidated nancial statements, the corporate nancial statements and the related auditorsreports for the scal year ended
March 31, 2008, as presented in the reference document recorded on September 3, 2008 under number D. 08-0563 and appearing on
pages 34 to 99;
- the consolidated nancial statements, the corporate nancial statements and the related auditorsreports for the scal year ended
March 31, 2007, as presented in the reference document recorded on June 27, 2007 under number D. 07-647 and appearing on pages
33 to 92;
Advice, design, creation and execution:
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