SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
September 23, 2004
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
36-38, avenue Kleber
75116 Paris, France
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)):____
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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)):____
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information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_______________.
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VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2004
I. INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Income Statement
(In millions of euros) At June 30, At June 30, At December
2004 % 2003 % 31, 2003 %
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Revenues 14,243.1 14,048.0 28,603.0
Costs of sales (11,798.2) (11,613.6) (23,725.6)
Selling, general and administrative costs (1,517.7) (1,563.7) (3,208.3)
Other operating income (expenses) 47.6 13.6 81.8
EBIT
974.8 6.8% 884.3 6.3% 1,750.9 6.1%
Restructuring costs (16.1) (9.1) (93.3)
EBIT before amortization of Goodwill
958.7 6.7% 875.2 6.2% 1,657.6 5.8%
Amortization and depreciation of goodwill and (97.3) (2,266.8) (2,424.5)
intangible assets with indefinite life(1)
Operating income (loss)
861.4 6.0% (1,391.6) (9.9%) (766.9) (2.7%)
Financing income (expenses) (303.6) (314.3) (623.7)
Other financial income (expenses) 15.6 (136.8) (126.2)
Net financial income (loss) (288.0) (2.0%) (451.1) (3.2%) (749.9) (2.6%)
Operating income after net financial expense of 573.4 4.0% (1,842.7) (13.1%) (1,516.8) (5.3%)
consolidated companies
Other income and expenses (66.9) (33.5) (62.4)
Net income (loss) before taxes, minority and equity 506.5 3.6% (1,876.2) (13.4%) (1,579.2) (5.5%)
interests
Income taxes (224.5) (137.8) (274.4)
Net income (loss) before minority and equity 282.0 2.0% (2,014.0) (14.3%) (1,853.6) (6.5%)
interests
Equity in net income of affiliates 29.6 25.8 44.4
Minority interest (130.2) (112.0) (245.5)
Net income (loss) 181.4 1.3% (2,100.2) (14.9%) (2,054.7) (7.2%)
Basic earnings per share (in (euro)) 0.45 (5.25) (5.13)
Diluted earnings per share (in (euro)) 0.45 (5.25) (5.13)
(1) Including goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite life
write-downs of (euro)(6.1) million at June 30, 2004, (euro)(2,153.4)
million at June 30, 2003 and (euro)(2,214.9) million at December 31, 2003.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets - Assets
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(In millions of euros) At June 30, At December
Notes 2004 31, 2003
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Goodwill, net 3 4,203.9 4,238.4
Other intangible assets, net 4 2,750.6 2,749.1
Property, plant and equipment, net 5 15,096.8 14,419.2
Property plant and equipment 18,799.8 17,698.1
Publicly-owned utility networks 7,189.7 7,024.2
Accumulated depreciation (10,892.7) (10,303.1)
Financial assets 1,831.1 1,814.1
Investments accounted for using the equity method 6 484.0 445.7
Investments accounted for using the cost method 184.5 206.2
Portfolio investments held as financial assets 6.8 6.9
Other long-term investments and financial assets 1,155.8 1,155.3
Total long-term assets 23,882.4 23,220.8
Inventories and work-in-progress 1,123.0 1,067.8
Accounts receivable 7 11,096.7 10,432.9
Short-term loans 444.2 457.9
Other marketable securities 1,466.4 1,202.6
Cash and cash equivalents 8 1,647.3 2,538.4
Total current assets 15,777.6 15,699.6
TOTAL ASSETS 39,660.0 38,920.4
Consolidated Balance Sheets - Liabilities
(In millions of euros) At June 30, At December
Notes 2004 31, 2003
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Share capital 2,001.6 2,001.6
Additional paid-in capital 6,321.9 6,321.9
Retained earnings and net income (4,704.2) (4,748.7)
Total shareholders' equity 9 3,619.3 3,574.8
Minority interests 10 2,755.6 2,679.8
Deferred income 1,396.5 1,475.0
Reserves and allowances 2,940.8 2,913.9
Bonds 6,474.2 8,047.2
Other financial long-term debts 4,900.8 4,539.2
Long-term debt 11 11,375.0 12,586.4
Other long-term liabilities 390.0 399.3
Total long-term liabilities and shareholders' equity 22,477.2 23,629.2
Accounts payable 11,744.9 11,464.5
Bank overdrafts and other short-term borrowings 11 5,437.9 3,826.7
Total current liabilities 17,182.8 15,291.2
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 39,660.0 38,920.4
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Consolidated Cash Flow Statements
At June 30, At June 30, At December 31,
(In millions of euros) 2004 2003 2003
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Net income (loss) 181.4 (2,100.2) (2,054.7)
Depreciation and amortization 1,096.8 3,288.9 4,486.2
Financial provisions 55.5 123.4 188.3
Gains on sale on property and equipment and financial 31.9 (13.0) 12.8
assets, net
Undistributed earnings of affiliates, net (18.0) (18.2) (27.0)
Deferred taxes 14.4 (16.7) (97.4)
Minority interests 130.2 112.0 245.5
Prepaid, deferrals and accruals (21.5) (29.9) (53.1)
Increase (decrease) in working capital(1) (104.2) (214.6) 397.6
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,366.5 1,131.7 3,098.2
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (1,039.0) (1,014.2) (2,455.7)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 207.0 46.0 226.0
Purchases of financial assets (172.7) (197.4) (473.8)
Purchases of investments (152.9) (116.9) (266.1)
Purchases of portfolio investments held as financial (19.8) (80.5) (207.7)
assets
Proceeds from sales of financial assets 14.2 71.3 494.0
Proceeds from sales of investments 21.6 54.2 450.0
Proceeds from sales of portfolio investments held as (7.4) 17.1 44.0
financial assets
Disbursement on notes receivables (87.0) (77.0) (78.7)
Principal payment on notes receivables 70.9 55.3 77.3
Net decrease (increase) in short-term loans 5.7 (276.5) 27.3
Sales and purchases of marketable securities (259.8) 61.8 (928.4)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,260.7) (1,330.7) (3,112.0)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings (213.0) 723.7 399.0
Proceeds from issuance of bonds and other long-term debt 237.8 3,104.1 4,132.8
Principal payment on bonds and other long-term debt (676.3) (2,429.2) (3,791.2)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock 22.2 6.1 9.9
Purchase of treasury stock 5.8 (0.1) -
Cash dividends paid (315.3) (276.7) (309.3)
Net cash provided by financing activities (938.8) 1,127.9 441.2
Cash beginning 1,852.8 1,635.6 1,635.6
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash (12.8) (147.7) (210.2)
equivalents
Cash ending 1,007.0 2,416.8 1,852.8
Cash and cash equivalents 1,647.3 3,198.2 2,538.4
- Cash liabilities 640.3 781.4 685.6
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Cash and cash equivalents 1,007.0 2,416.8 1,852.8
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(1) The net change in working capital excluded the deferred tax for the period.
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Number of Share Additional Retained Net income Shareholders'
shares Capital paid-in earnings equity
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Balance at December 31, 2002 405,070,459 5,404.4 2,919.1 (2,333.1) 339.2 6,329.6
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Capital decrease 56 (3,443.1) +3,443.1 - - -
Treasury shares - +40.3 (40.3) - - -
Dividends paid and net income appropriation - - - +121.4 (339.2) (217.8)
Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - (509.1) - (509.1)
Other - - - +26.8 - +26.8
Net loss for the year 2003 - - - - (2,054.7) (2,054.7)
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Balance at December 31, 2003 405,070,515 2,001.6 6,321.9 (2,694.0) (2,054.7) 3,574.8
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Capital increase/decrease - - - - - -
Treasury shares - - - - - -
Dividends paid and net income - - - (2,272.6) +2,054.7 (217.9)
appropriation
Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - +78.1 - +78.1
Other - - - +2.9 - +2.9
Net income at June 30, 2004 - - - - +181.4 +181.4
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Balance at June 30, 2004 405,070,515 2,001.6 6,321.9 (4,885.6) 181.4 3,619.3
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Note 1 Accounting Principles and Procedures
o The interim consolidated financial statements of Veolia Environnement ("the
Company") have been prepared in accordance with the "Conseil National de la
Comptabilite" recommendation of March 1999 concerning interim financial
statements. They adhere to the same accounting rules and methods as used
for the 2003 year-end financial statements, which are explained in the 2003
Reference Document filed with the Autorite des marches financiers (French
Financial Markets Authority) on April 21, 2004.
o Article 133 of the "Loi de Securite Financiere" of August 1, 2003
eliminated from the French Commercial Code the provision that makes
consolidation by a controlling company subject to the holding of at least
one share. As a result of this statutory amendment, substantive control is
determined by reference to the interpretation of SIC-12 of the IFRS
standards. This amendment is applicable to Veolia Environnement as of
January 1, 2004. On June 30, 2004, "special purpose entities", within the
meaning of paragraph 10052 of CRC Regulation 99-02, were consolidated,
which resulted in long-term financial debt in the amount of (euro)428
million and the securitization program in France in the amount of (euro)328
million.
Note 2 Significant Events
o In February 2004, signing of an agreement for the sale of farmland located
in Imperial Valley in California to Imperial Irrigation District (IID). The
sale price was $77.3 million.
o In May 2004, signing of an agreement for the sale by Veolia Environnement
to Siemens of USFilter's short-term equipment and services activities for a
sum of $993 million. The transaction became effective in the early part of
August 2004, following approval by the competition authorities.
Note 3 Goodwill
(In millions of euros) At June 30, 2004 At December 31,
2003
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Gross Amortization Net
Water 5,281.3 (3,643.2) 1,638.1 1,655.0
Waste Management 1,536.2 (437.4) 1,098.8 1,097.4
Energy Services 943.5 (240.4) 703.1 705.5
Transportation 300.4 (92.0) 208.4 207.4
FCC and Proactiva 842.1 (286.6) 555.5 573.1
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Total 8,903.5 (4,699.6) 4,203.9 4,238.4
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Goodwill amortization expense totaled (euro)(97.3) million at June 30, 2004.
Note 4 Intangible Assets
(In millions of euros) At June 30, 2004 At December 31,
2003
Gross Amortization Net
Fees paid to local authorities 960.8 (445.3) 515.5 528.1
Trademarks, market share 2,198.0 (947.6) 1,250.4 1,227.0
Software 349.7 (225.7) 124.0 123.1
Pre-paid expenses 446.8 - 446.8 449.5
Other intangible assets 665.6 (251.7) 413.9 421.4
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Total 4,620.9 (1,870.3) 2,750.6 2,749.1
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The (euro)23.4 million increase in trademarks and market share is a result of
the positive foreign exchange effect, which was (euro)35.1 million.
The steadiness of intangible assets is due mainly to a depreciation expense in
the amount of (euro)(109.5) million offset by acquisitions totalling (euro)67.5
million (unit values less than (euro)10 million) and a positive foreign exchange
effect in the amount of (euro)46.9 million.
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Note 5 Property, Plant and Equipment
(In millions of euros) At June 30, 2004 At December 31,
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Gross Amortization Net
Property, plant and equipment 18,799.8 (8,713.0) 10,086.8 9,514.9
Publicly owned utility networks 7,189.7 (2,179.7) 5,010.0 4,904.3
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Total 25,989.5 (10,892.7) 15,096.8 14,419.2
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The increase in property, plant and equipment stems primarily from investments
((euro)808.6 million), disposals ((euro)(216.8) million), positive foreign
exchange effect ((euro)158.0 million), changes in consolidation scope
((euro)169.3 million), depreciation expense ((euro)711.4) million) and the
impact of the consolidation of the special purpose entities in Berlin
((euro)381.6 million) as provided by the Financial Security Act.
The acquisitions refer to the Water businesses ((euro)309.6 million), the Waste
Management division ((euro)249.7 million) and FCC ((euro)91.5 million) and are
unit values less than (euro)50 million.
The disposals refer to the Water division ((euro)105.1 million, including
(euro)65.7 million for USFilter) and the Transportation division ((euro)78.2
million, including (euro)68.7 million related to the enforcement of the new
transportation contract in Melbourne).
Note 6 Investments Accounted for using the Equity Method
The (euro)38.3 million increase in investments accounted for using the equity
method results mainly from net income ((euro)29.6 million) and positive foreign
exchange effects ((euro)5.2 million).
Note 7 Trade Accounts Receivables
The reconsolidation of securitization (see Note 1) resulted in an increase in
receivables of (euro)423.1 million.
Note 8 Cash, Cash Equivalents
Cash decreased from (euro)2.5 billion at December 31, 2003 to (euro)1.6 billion
at June 30, 2004, primarily as a result of the redirecting of Veolia
Environnement SA's cash assets to investments funds entered on the balance sheet
as marketable securities.
Note 9 Shareholders' Equity
Treasury stocks
Through a decision taken by the Management Board on December 11, 2002, treasury
stocks (4.7 million shares) not allocated to stock option and employee savings
plans were reclassified as "other long-term investments" in Veolia Environnement
SA's statutory financial statements were allocated as a reduction of
consolidated shareholders' equity for the June 30, 2002 amount of (euro)151.0
million.
Due to the provisions for depreciation, the net value of the cancelled shares
was (euro)108.5 million at June 30, 2004 vs. (euro)88.8 million at June 30, 2003
and (euro)97 million at December 31, 2003.
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Currency translation adjustments
Currency translation adjustments in the first half of 2004, which represented
gains of (euro)78.1 million, resulted from the pound sterling's appreciation in
relation to the euro ((euro)54.5 million).
At June 30, 2004, the cumulative amount of the reserve was (euro)(734.1)
million, which was mainly a result of the depreciation of the dollar.
Appropriation of Income
Net loss at December 31, 2003 was (euro)2,054.7 million. The sum of (euro)217.9
million was distributed for fiscal year 2003.
Note 10 Minority Interests
At June 30, At December 31,
(In millions of euros) 2004 2003
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Minority interests at the beginning 2,679.8 2,585.2
Changes in consolidation's scope 27.1 (11.3)
Minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries 130.2 245.5
Dividends paid by consolidated subsidiaries (97.4) (91.5)
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations in minority interests 7.0 (48.0)
Other changes 8.9 (0.1)
Minority interests at the ending 2,755.6 2,679.8
Note 11 Debt
Long-Term Financial Debt
The main components of long-term financial debt are as follows:
At June 30, At December 31,
(In millions of euros) 2004 2003
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EMTN (a) 5,769.5 5,801.4
Private placement in the United States 337.1 325.6
Montgomery 80.5 94.8
Tyseley 98.3 96.5
Veolia Environnement 1,5% bond (b) - 1,535.3
Berliner Wasser Betriebe (c) 1,576.5 1,865.8
Syndicated loan in Czech Korunas (d) 220.4 216.0
Capital lease 763.1 800.5
Special purpose entities (e) 428.2 -
Securitization in France (f) 327.7 -
Other debts (unit values < (euro)100 million) 1,773.7 1,850.5
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(a) At June 30, 2004, bonds issued under the EMTN program represented
(euro)5,787.8 million, (euro)5,769.5 million of which have a maturity of
more than one year. In the first half of 2004, VE conducted only one issue
of $27 million with a maturity date of March 4, 2009. In addition, during
the first half of the year shares representing (euro)150 million of the
(euro)2 billion issue that is due to expire on June 27, 2008 were bought
back.
(b) Vivendi Universal's convertible and/or exchangeable bond into new or
existing shares (OCEANE) issued on April 26, 1999 and maturing on January
1, 2005 was reclassified as a short-term financial debt. The amount of this
loan under liabilities ((euro)1,535.3 million) includes a redemption
premium for (euro)91 million for which the contra entry under assets is
posted to the "Other financial assets" item.
(c) The "Berliner Wasser Betriebe" debt can be broken down as follows:
- The debt carried by the operating companies, the amount of which was
(euro)1,276.5 million at June 30, 2004 versus (euro)1,265.8 million at
December 31, 2003;
- Acquisition debt at June 30, 2004 totalled (euro)600 million,
(euro)300 million of which is shown as short-term financial debt
(payment of a portion of the acquisition debt, guaranteed by Veolia
Environnement, is due on January 31, 2005).
(d) Full payment of this syndicated loan, which was set up by Credit Lyonnais,
ING Bank and Komereni Banka in favour of Veolia Environnement in the amount
of 8 billion Czech korunas (the equivalent of (euro)251.9 million) is due
on November 7, 2008. At June 30, 2004, the amount drawn was 7 billion Czech
korunas or (euro)220.4 million, indexed on the Pribor. The documents
pertaining to this loan were amended on June 21, 2004. The financial ratios
were completely eliminated.
(e) Special purpose entities: in accordance with the "Loi de Securite
Financiere" of August 1, 2003, the special purpose entities were
consolidated on June 30, 2004 for a sum of (euro)428.2 million. These
mainly include companies that have a business relationship with the Eaux de
Berlin Company.
(f) Securitization in France: in accordance with the "Loi de Securite
Financiere" of August 1, 2003, the Acqueduc II special purpose vehicle was
consolidated on June 30 for a sum of (euro)327.7 million.
The breakdown of long-term financial debt by original currency is as follows:
(In millions of euros) At June 30, At December 31,
2004 2003
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Euro 9,604.5 11,079.5
US dollar 602.4 312.5
Pound sterling 272.9 278.5
Czech koruna 346.9 291.9
Australian dollar 90.1 136.9
Korean won 131.9 136.3
Norwegian krone 55.5 41.3
Other 270.8 309.5
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Total 11,375.0 12,586.4
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The (euro)1,475 million decrease in long-term debt in euros during the first
half of the year resulted primarily from:
- the reclassification as short-term debt of the OCEANE bond in the amount of
(euro)1,535.3 million;
- the reclassification as short-term debt of a portion of the Berlin
acquisition debt in the amount of (euro)300 million;
- the buyback in the amount of (euro)150 million of the (euro)2 billion debt
issue, which is due to be paid in June 2008.
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The consolidation as of January 1, 2004 of the special purpose entities and the
Acqueduc II special purpose vehicle, as provided by the "Loi de Securite
Financiere" of August 1, 2003, offsets this decrease by (euro)756 million.
The breakdown of long-term financial debt by due date is as follows:
(In millions of euros) At 30 June At 31 Dec.
2004 2003
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One to two years 1,162.8 3,087.1
Two to five years 4,002.5 3,710.2
More than five years 6,209.7 5,789.1
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Total 11,375.0 12,586.4
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Short-Term Financial Debt:
Short-term financial debt totalled (euro)5,437.9 million at June 30, 2004 vs.
(euro)3,826.7 million at December 31, 2003. The (euro)1,611.2 million increase
since December 31, 2003 is due mainly to the reclassification as short-term debt
of the OCEANE debenture loan in the amount of (euro)1,535.3 million, which is
due on January 1, 2005.
Undrawn Lines of Credit:
At June 30, 2004, the undrawn lines of credit were broken down as follows:
- for Veolia Environnement S.A. :
- undrawn multi-purpose lines of short-term credit totalling (euro)100
million;
- undrawn multi-purpose lines of medium-term credit totalling
(euro)1,598 million;
- medium-term syndicated loan totalling (euro)3,500 million and due on
February 19, 2009; - medium-term syndicated loan in Czech korunas,
undrawn portion equivalent to (euro)31 million.
- for the subsidiaries: undrawn lines of medium-term credit for the
equivalent of approximately (euro)239 million.
Note 12 Sales of Receivables
Securitization in France
In accordance with the "Loi de Securite Financiere" (see Note 1), securitization
is reconsolidated as of January 1, 2004.
Discounting of Receivables
Trade receivables assigned under the terms of France's Dailly Act and equivalent
amounted to (euro)736 million at June 30, 2004 vs. (euro)998 million at December
31, 2003.
Note 13 Segment information
The Group breaks down five business segments : Water, Waste Management, Energy
Services, Transportation and FCC. These segments correspond to the evaluation
criteria used by Veolia Environnement with regard to investments and income.
The Water division includes water and wastewater activities such as water
distribution, wastewater treatment, industrial processes and the manufacture of
water treatment facilities and systems.
Waste Management consists mainly of the collection, processing and disposal of
municipal, commercial and industrial waste.
Energy Services include independent power production, energy usage optimization
and similar services.
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The Transportation division provides rail and road passenger transportation
services.
FCC is a separate segment involved in fields such as construction, urban
sanitation, water distribution services, cement production and related urban
activities in Spain and Latin America.
Revenue by Segment
(In millions of euros) At June 30, At June 30, At December 31,
2004 2003 2003
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Water 5,370.0 5,497.1 11,339.8
Waste Management 3,049.5 2,914.0 5,971.5
Energy 2,552.9 2,387.5 4,654.0
Transportation 1,782.0 1,820.9 3,673.1
FCC 1,488.7 1,428.5 2,964.6
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Revenue 14,243.1 14,048.0 28,603.0
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Revenue by Geographical Area
(In millions of euros) At June 30, At June 30, At December 31,
2004 2003 2003
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France 6,577.4 6,425.4 13,029.3
Great Britain 766.6 1,054.5 2,031.7
Rest of Europe 4,083.3 3,890.8 7,992.3
United States 1,700.0 1,643.1 3,306.4
Rest of the world 1,115.8 1,034.2 2,243.3
Revenue 14,243.1 14,048.0 28,603.0
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(In millions of euros) At June 30, At June 30, At December 31,
2004 2003 2003
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Water 414.2 402.1 783.9
Waste Management 212.3 179.1 380.0
Energy 200.2 179.2 274.4
Transportation 56.9 40.5 92.6
FCC 131.6 119.0 275.3
Holding Companies (40.4) (35.6) (55.3)
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EBIT 974.8 884.3 1,750.9
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Note 14 Other Elements of the Income Statement
Employees and personal charges
Personal charges totalled (euro)4,334 million in the first half of 2004 vs.
(euro)4,208 million in the first half of 2003.
Net Financial Income and Expense
(In millions of euros) At June 30, At June 30, At December 31,
2004 2003 2003
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Interests expense (303.6) (314.3) (623.7)
Other financial income (expense) 50.0 (36.0) 7.9
Provisions (34.4) (100.8) (134.1)
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Financial income (expense) (288.0) (451.1) (749.9)
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Financial expenses improved to (euro)(288.0) million in the six months ended
June 30, 2004 as compared with (euro)(451.1) million in the first six-month
period of 2003.
Financing costs fell slightly compared to the first six-month period of 2004 to
(euro)303.6 million as compared with (euro)314.3 million in the first six-month
period of 2003. The financing rate was stable at 4.3% and in line with that of
2003.
The other financial revenue and expenses recovered, from (euro)(136.8) million
in the first six-month period of 2003 to (euro)15.6 million in the six months
ended June 30, 2004. In the first six-month period of 2003, a provision for the
depreciation of a long-term USFilter receivable of (euro)(71.8) million, a
provision of (euro)(9.6) million on treasury stock, and a foreign exchange
result of (euro)(15.8) million was posted. In the first six-month period of
2004, other financial revenue and expenses included capital gains from the sale
of securities for (euro)52.2 million, of which (euro)44.4 million came from
Dalkia's sale of Vinci securities. The other components are, as in 2003,
amortizations of redemption premiums ((euro)(17.3) million) and from loan
issuing costs ((euro)(9.7) million).
Other Income and Expenses
(In millions of euros) At June 30, At June 30, At December 31,
2004 2003 2003
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Capital gains and losses (47.6) 23.2 22.0
Losses, reserves and impairment of assets (19.1) (56.6) (86.6)
Other (0.2) (0.1) 2.2
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In the first six-month period of 2004, other income and expenses came to
(euro)(66.9) million as compared with (euro)(33.5) million in the first
six-month period of 2003.
These include essentially a provision of (euro)(34.9) million for the planned
sale of Berlikom, a unit in the context of Berlin contract, and (euro)(19.2)
million of additional provisions on activities held by subsidiaries of FCC.
In the six months ended June 30, 2003, they essentially included capital gains
of (euro)27.9 million from the sale of a water treatment plant in Australia and
an allocation to provisions for risks of (euro)35.9 million for the sale of
assets in the context of the strategic review of North American water
activities.
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Income Taxes
(In millions of euros) At June 30, At June 30, At December 31,
2004 2003 2003
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Current income tax expense (202.0) (153.8) (352.2)
France (76.6) (63.5) (143.5)
Other countries (125.4) (90.3) (208.7)
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Deferred income tax (benefit) (22.5) 16.0 77.8
France (35.1) 9.6 (58.4)
Other countries 12.6 6.4 136.2
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Total income tax expense (224.5) (137.8) (274.4)
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The amount of the first half-yearly tax expense is not representative of 2004.
In the second half of 2004, an expense corresponding to the use of deferred tax
assets would be accounted for an amount that would not exceed $100 million. The
use would relate to disposals.
As a result of change in transactions structure decided by Veolia Environnement,
this expense is dramatically lower than the amount of more (euro)200 million
disclosed in "Document de Reference 2003" and 20F 2003. The amount of these
expenses is subject to change especially due to price adjustments.
Moreover, as a result of currency exchange tax regulation in France, latent
gains and losses on loans and debts are taxed excluding currency exchange on
equity. Consequently, a French tax expense of approximately (euro)100 million
should be posted to the sale of the American assets without impacting
shareholders' equity. This tax was posted in previous years directly as a
deduction to the currency transaction adjustments in accordance with the
consolidated regulation in force on net foreign investments.
Note 15 Commitments and Contingencies
Specific Commitments
Put Southern Water
The company has refinanced in 2003 its investment in Southern Water. As a
result, the company dealt with a first contract with Societe Generale Bank Trust
("SGBT") on June 30, 2003 and a second one with CDC Ixis on July 18, 2003. The
terms are as follows:
|X| SGBT and CDC Ixis subscribed each other for (pound)110 million of preferred
shares without voting rights issued by Southern Water and previously
acquired by Veolia Water UK,
|X| SGBT and CDC Ixis hold each other a put option, maturing in 5 years,
allowing them to sell to Veolia Environnement the preferred shares without
voting rights at an average exercise price based on a price adjusted by an
annual yield of 5.5%.
Put FCC
The Group has agreed to buy the 51% partner's agreement, which remains valid
during 10 years, until October 16, 2008 at a price based on the average of the
market value of FCC's shares during the three months preceding the exercise of
the option (up to seven times FCC's EBITDA or 29.5 times FCC's earnings per
share for the previous year, whichever is lower). B1998 SL is a holding company
which owns 52.5% of FCC. Based on the average of the market value of the three
months preceding the December 31, 2003, the price would be approximately
(euro)1,048million.
If the partner exercises the option agreement, the Group would be the sole
shareholder of B1998 SL. As a result of which, the Spanish law could require the
Group to launch take over bid on the remaining shares of FCC (47.5%) not held by
B1998 SL. The offering price would be determined by the Spanish market
authority. According to the share price of FCC on September 1, 2004, the
acquisition price of the remaining 47.5% would be around (euro) 1,875 million,
subject to adjustment by the Spanish authority.
Due to the release of FCC disposal during the second half of 2004, this put
would have no object by December 31, 2004 (see note 17).
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EDF agreements
EDF entered into a call option with the Group for all its share in Dalkia shares
in the case of a take over bid on the Group by a competitor of EDF.
Furthermore, the Group entered into a call option with EDF on its Dalkia shares
in case of a change in status or a take over bid on EDF by a competitor of
Veolia Environnement. The share price would be determined by an independent
expert if there is no agreement.
EDF and Veolia Environnement hold each other call options and put options which
would allow to EDF to own 50% of equity and voting rights of Dalkia in the case
of exercise by one of the parties.
Replacement engagement
The Group and its water distribution and energy services subsidiaries, as part
of their contractual obligations through public services contracts and in return
for the revenue they receive, assume responsibility for the replacement of fixed
assets in the publicly owned utility networks they manage. The Group forecasts
the expenditures required in this regard over the remaining duration of the
relevant contracts. The accumulated expenditure forecast is estimated at
(euro)2.2 billion ((euro)1.7 billion for water segment and (euro)0.5 billion for
energy segment). These expenditures will either be expensed or amortized over
the shorter duration of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the contract
period, according to the contract terms.
Performance bonds issued for US subsidiaries
Insurance companies have issued performance guarantees in connection with the
activities of the US subsidiaries (operational guarantees, guarantees of site
restoration), which have been underwritten by Veolia Environnement SA up to a
maximum amount of $1.4 billion ($0.6 billion used at June 30, 2004).
Specific Berlin contract engagement
Under the Berlin water contract, the Group may be obligated to pay approximately
(euro)610 million (at 50%) to previous land owners, not yet indemnified by the
Berlin government, who present claims for payments.
Securitization
According to the securitization agreement, the subsidiaries are responsible for
collecting the receivables. The Group provides guarantees on the performance of
its subsidiaries in recovering these amounts.
Fees obligations with local authorities
Under certain public service contracts, the Group has assumed fees obligations
with local authorities. At June 30, 2004, the minimum future payments of these
commitments is (euro)116 million, 80% of this amount to paid in the next five
years.
The breakdown by maturity of specific commitments is as follows :
Specific commitments given At December June 30, Maturity
(In millions of euros) 31, 2003 2004
Within one From one More than
year to five five years
years
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Put Southern Water 312 328 - 328 -
Put FCC / B 995 1,048 1 048 - -
Water replacement engagement 2,010 1,699 380 637 682
Energy Services replacement engagement 521 521 54 262 205
Performances bonds VE issued for US subsidiaries 550 508 149 45 314
Specific Berlin contract engagement (50%) 610 610 - - 610
Fees obligations with local authorities 183 116 13 85 18
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Other commitments given
The other commitments given do not include the collateral guarantee or the
specific commitments mentioned above (note 16).
In compliance with the AMF's recommendations, other commitments are broken down
into the following categories:
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(In millions of euros) At December 31, At June 30, Maturity
2004
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2003 Within one year From one to More than five
five years years
Operational guarantees (a) 3,081.3 3,574.5 700.5 1,369.1 1,504.9
Financial guarantees
Debt guarantee (b) 259.1 170.6 32.3 92.6 45.7
Warranty obligations given (c) 140.0 176.8 32.7 69.2 74.9
Commitments given
Obligation to buy 150.6 57.7 2.2 28.2 27.3
Obligation to sell 51.8 48.8 8.0 39.4 1.4
Other commitments given
Letters of credit (d) 249.4 309.3 109.6 23.1 176.6
Other commitments given 569.4 813.5 137.0 100.1 576.4
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a) Operational guarantees (performance bonds) : the Group's subsidiaries in
the course of their normal activities, give guarantees to their customers.
If the company does not reach its specified targets, it may have to pay
penalties.
This commitment is often guaranteed by an insurance company, a financial
institution, or the parent company of the Group. These guarantees included
in the contract are performance commitments. The insurance company or the
financial institution often requires counter guarantees from the parent
company. The commitment is the amount of the guarantee anticipated in the
contract and given by the parent company to the customer or the counter
guarantee given by the parent company to the insurance company or to the
financial institution.
b) Debt guarantees : they relate to guarantees given to financial institutions
in connection with financial debt of non consolidated companies, companies
accounted for under the equity method, or companies consolidated through
proportional consolidation.
c) Warranty obligations given : they include guarantees in connection to sale
of USFilter Distribution for (euro)41 million, the sale of Bonna Sabla for
(euro)65 million and (euro)30 million of guarantees given to insurance
companies.
d) Letters of credit : The amount of the credit line of guarantees given by a
bank or financial institution which has not been drawn against.
Other commitments given can be broken down per division, as shown below:
(In millions of euros) At June 30, At December 31,
2004 2003
Water 2,075.8 1,563.6
Waste Management 670.9 586.0
Energy Services 520.7 584.4
Transportation 168.1 106.9
FCC / Proactiva 1,022.9 1,013.9
Holdings 658.2 645.2
Others 34.6 1.6
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Operating Leases and Capital Leases
The Group uses capital leases in order to finance certain operating assets and
investment properties. The Group has capitalized these assets and recorded the
principal portion of the related capital leases as long-term debt for its
present value ( (euro)763.1 million at June 30, 2004) (see note 11). Payments
under these capital lease obligations at June 30, 2004, December 31, 2003 and
June 30, 2003 represent (euro)1.0 billion, (euro)1.3 billion and (euro)1.2
billion, respectively. Furthermore, the Group uses operating leases (mainly
transportation equipment).
Veolia Environnement has concluded capital and operating leases. As of June 30,
2004, minimum future payments for these contracts amount to (in millions of
euros) :
(In millions of euros) Operating Capital leases
leases [balance sheet]
2005 382.0 164,2
2006 333.3 133,5
2007 320.4 123,6
2008 286.1 105.9
2009 237.6 94.7
2010 and subsequent years 237.8 418.6
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Total minimum future capital lease payments 1,797.2 1,040.5
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Interests - 142.3
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Present value of payments for capital lease contracts - 898.2
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Litigation (other than those accounted for)
The Group is subject to various litigation in the normal course of business.
Although it is not possible to predict the outcome of such litigation with
certainty, based on the facts known by the Group and after consultation with
counsel, management believes that such litigation will not have a material
adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations.
Commitments received
(In millions of euros) At December 31, 2003 At June 30, 2004
Commitments received 1,215.0 1,168.6
Debt guarantee 154.9 229.9
Warranty obligation given 2.4 2.3
Other engagements received 1,057.7 936.4
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Note 16 Bank borrowings supported by collateral guarantees
At June 30, 2004, financial debts totalling (euro)563 million were secured by
collateral guarantees. The breakdown by type of asset is as follows (in millions
of euros):
mount pledged (a) Total amount %
balance sheet (a) / (b)
(b)
On intangible assets - 2,751 0.00%
On tangible assets 279 15,097 1.85%
On financial assets (1) 235 - -
Total long-term assets 514 - -
On current assets 49 15,778 0.31%
Total assets 563 - -
(1) Since nearly all the financial assets pledged are securities of consolidated
companies, the assets pledged/total balance sheet item ratio is not significant.
Following is a breakdown of the guarantees by due date:
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(In millions of euros) At December At June 30, Due Date
31, 2003 2004
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Less than 1 to 5 years More than
1 year 5 years
Intangible assets 2 0 - - -
Tangible assets 283 279 52 60 167
Mortgages 103 106 1 4 101
Other tangible assets (1) 180 173 51 56 66
Financial assets 213 235 - 106 129
VW Industrial Dvpt (2) (5) 60 56 - 56 -
Chengdu (2) (5) 53 60 - - 60
VW Korean Daesan (3) (5) 44 41 - 41 -
Samsung VW Inchon (2) (5) 33 31 - - 31
Delfluent (2) (5) - 26 - - 26
PPC (2) (5) 9 9 - 9 -
Connex Regiobahn (2) (5) 6 9 - - 9
Taitung (2) - 3 - - 3
Technoborgo (2) (6) 5 - - - -
Amendis Tanger Tetouan (4) (5) 2 - - - -
Zhuhai (4) (5) 1 - - - -
Current assets 89 49 26 - 23
Cash collateral 3 - - - -
Accounts receivable 72 36 24 - 12
Inventory 14 13 2 - 11
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Total 587 563 78 166 319
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(1) Mainly equipment and travelling systems.
(2) 100% of capital pledged as collateral.
(3) 95% of capital pledged as collateral.
(4) Part of capital pledged as collateral less than 10%
(5) Not consolidated companies at June 30, 2004.
(6) Investments accounted for by the equity method at June 30, 2004.
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Note 17 Post-Closing Events
o Sales in the USA
In July 2004, the signing of a final agreement for the sale of Culligan by
Veolia Environnement to Clayton Dubilier & Rice for the total sum of $610
million. The transaction should come into effect in the course of the final
quarter of 2004, after approval by the regulatory authorities and the
satisfaction of the usual conditions for this type of transaction on the
closure date.
These sales in the United States marked the last stage of Veolia
Environnement's strategic refocusing program, announced in September 2003,
in the area of water in North America. These were part of Veolia
Environnement's strategy of concentrating its development on municipal
outsourcing and the business of long-term service contracts with municipal
and industrial clients. The sum total from sales completed by the Group in
2003 and 2004 ($345 million of which came from the sales of Everpure and
Surface Preparation made in 2003) came to approximately $2.0 billion.
o Sale of FCC
The discussions held in the course of 2003 resulted, at the end of July
2004, in the announcement of the signing of a final agreement on the sale,
to a company controlled by Mrs Esther Koplowitz, of its 49% holding in B
1998 SL, the holding which has a 52.5% share of Fomento de Construcciones y
Contratas ("FCC"). This sale will allow Veolia Environnement to reduce its
net borrowings by (euro)1.1 billion and will include the full cash payment
of (euro)916 million (before transaction costs) including the payment of an
extraordinary dividend by B 1998 SL to Veolia Environnement, which will
precede the operation. Net financial debt of FCC amounted to (euro)271
million on June 30, 2004.
This transaction, which should come into effect in the course of the third
quarter of 2004, is subject to the approval of the Spanish competition
authorities.
On the basis of its estimate, the results of the Group for the first half do not
include any effects related to disposals that will take place in the second half
of 2004.
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II OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW
A- MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2004
A-1. Overview
In the course of the first six months of 2004, Veolia Environnement completed
the implementation of its refocusing on its strategic activities and garnered
the first results of its efficiency improvement program. These actions were
carried out along with a policy of strengthening and developing its business
portfolio.
A-2. Confirmed strengthening of the portfolio
Veolia Environnement has renewed and extended several significant contracts in
the course of the first six months of the year:
o In Water, the Rennes (France) contract was renewed;
o In the Transportation Division, the Nice, Toulon and Saint-Etienne
contracts were renewed and the Melbourne (Australia) contract was again
given to Connex to run the suburban rail network, with a total revenue
estimated at (euro)1.5 billion over a period of five years.
The most significant new contracts gained in the first six months of 2004 were
as follows:
o Water and Waste Water management contract in the eastern region of Moravia
(Czech Republic) for a period of 30 years and a total revenue estimated at
(euro)360 million;
o Rehabilitation contract in the province of Guizhou (China), production and
distribution of drinking water. The operation of the works over a period of
35 years will generate a total revenue estimated at (euro)210 million;
o In January 2004 in Poland came the inauguration of the storage center
(Waste) in Chrzanow, near Krakow. The total estimated revenue for this
contract is (euro)250 million over a period of 21 years;
o Dalkia (Energy) was chosen by the Polish Treasury in the tender for the
privatisation of the power and heat station in the town of Poznan ("ZEP
Poznan"). The contract was signed at the beginning of 2004. Annual revenue
is estimated at (euro)74.6 million;
o Multi-service contract between PSA and Veolia Environnement from a total
revenue estimated at more than (euro)1 billion over a period of 10 years in
the industrial sites of eastern France.
A-3. Successful completion of the refocusing plan
The Group's refocusing plan was carried out according to the planned schedule.
A-3.1 American Assets Sold
o In February 2004, the signing of a sale agreement for agricultural land
located in Imperial Valley in California to Imperial Irrigation District
(IID). The sale price was $77.3 million.
o In May 2004, the signing of an agreement for the sale, by Veolia
Environnement to Siemens, of the equipment and short-term services business
of USFilter, for the sum of $993 million. The transaction came into effect
as of the beginning of August 2004, after approval by the competition
authorities.
o In July 2004, the signing of a final agreement for the sale of Culligan by
Veolia Environnement to Clayton Dubilier & Rice for the total sum of $610
million. The transaction should come into effect in the course of the final
quarter of 2004, after approval by the regulatory authorities and the
satisfaction of the usual conditions for this type of transaction on the
closure date.
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These sales in the United States marked the last stage of Veolia
Environnement's strategic refocusing program, announced in September 2003,
in the area of water in North America. These were part of Veolia
Environnement's strategy of concentrating its development on municipal
outsourcing and the business of long-term service contracts with municipal
and industrial clients. The sum total from sales completed by the Group in
2003 and 2004 ($345 million of which came from the sales of Everpure and
Surface Preparation made in 2003) came to approximately $2.0 billion.
A-3.2 Sale of FCC
o In the light of the strategic disagreements concerning the FCC's
development policy and in order to avoid a deadlock, Veolia Environnement
proposed different formulae to Mrs Koplowitz. In autumn 2003, Mrs Koplowitz
decided to open negotiations with a view to buying back the Company's
indirect holding in FCC's share capital. The Company accepted the principle
and various proposals were then exchanged. This information was sent, at
its request, to the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) in
Madrid, who made it public on March 1, 2004.
The discussions held in the course of 2003 resulted, at the end of July
2004, in the announcement of the signing of a final agreement on the sale,
to a company controlled by Mrs Esther Koplowitz, of its 49% holding in B
1998 SL, the holding which has a 52.5% share of Fomento de Construcciones y
Contratas ("FCC"). This sale will allow Veolia Environnement to reduce its
net borrowings by (euro)1.1 billion and will include the full cash payment
of (euro)916 million (before transaction costs) including the payment of an
extraordinary dividend by B 1998 SL to Veolia Environnement, which will
precede the operation. Furthermore, net financial debt of FCC amounted to
(euro)271 million on June 30, 2004.
This transaction, which should come into effect in the course of the third
quarter of 2004, is subject to the approval of the Spanish competition
authorities.
On the basis of its estimate, the results of the Group for the first half do not
include any effects related to disposals that will take place in the second half
of 2004.
A-4. The first results of the efficiency plan
The Veolia 2005 plan is proceeding according to the planned schedule. The
savings achieved in the first six months of 2004 and included in the EBIT stand
at (euro)45.4 million, for an annual target of (euro)100 million.
B- ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION
B- 1 Definitions
o The term "new scope" excludes North American assets sold in 2003 or in the
course of being sold (Surface Preparation, Everpure, Culligan and the
equipment and short-term services activities) and FCC (that leads to
account for Proactiva under proportionate consolidation method at 50%).
o The term "internal growth" includes growth resulting from:
o the development of an existing contract as a result of the increase in
rates and/or volumes distributed or processed;
o new contracts;
o acquisitions of assets allocated to a particular project or contract.
o The term "external growth" includes acquisitions (excluding transfers) of
entities and assets used on different markets and/or which hold a multiple
business portfolio.
o The EBIT, the intermediate balance on the profit and loss account, is the
operating result before amortization' expenses of goodwill and depreciation
of intangible assets with indefinite lives and restructuring costs. It
complies and is calculated in accordance with the definition of "resultat
d'exploitation" set forth in rule CRC99-02 under French Gaap.
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o Other income and expenses:
This item includes income or expenses resulting from exceptional operations
or events that are not part of the ordinary operations of Veolia
Environnement. They primarily include capital gains and losses on sales of
subsidiaries, affiliates and activities.
o The recurrent net result is defined as follows: EBIT + recurrent part of
amortization of goodwill and depreciation of intangible assets with
indefinite life, of the financial income, of the share in earnings of
companies consolidated by the equity method and minority interests +
normative tax on the results.
B- 2 Revenue
B-2.1 General comments
-------------------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
At June 30, At June 30, Variation Internal External Effect of
Consolidated 2004 2003 2004/2003 growth growth exchange
revenue ((euro) million) ((euro) million) rate
-------------------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
New scope 11,989 11,682 +2.6% +3.4% +0.2% -1.0%
-------------------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- --------------- ------------
FCC and 50% of Proactiva
1,518 1,461 +3.9%
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North American assets
sold in 2003 736 905 -18.7%
or in the process of
being sold
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Consolidated total 14,243 14,048 +1.4%
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The Group's consolidated revenue amounted to (euro)14,243 million compared with
(euro)14,048 million during the first half of 2003.
Revenue of new scope came to (euro)11,989.3 million, up 2.6%, and an increase of
3.6% at constant exchange rates. The negative impact of exchange rate
fluctuations ((euro)116 million) was attributable primarily to the variation in
the dollar (i.e. negative impact of (euro)96 million, with the average rate of
the US dollar to the euro at $1.2221 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 from
$1.11455 for the six months ended June 30, 2003). The internal growth in the new
scope posted internal growth of 3.4%. Excluding the impact of the (rail and bus)
transportation activities discontinued in the UK, internal growth was 6.3%.
The revenue posted by the new scope, outside France totalled (euro)5,415
million, representing 45.2% of the total.
B-2.2 Revenue by business activity
(in millions of Euros) At June 30, At June 30,
2004 2003
Water 5,370.0 5,497.1
excluding North American assets sold in 2003 or in the process of 4,633.7 4,592.3
being sold
Waste 3,049.5 2,914.0
Energy 2,552.9 2,387.5
Transportation 1,782.0 1,820.9
FCC 1,488.7 1,428.5
Revenue 14,243.1 14,048.0
New scope 11,989.3 11,681.6
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WATER (1)
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At June 30, 2004 At June 30, 2003 Variation Internal External growth Effect of
((euro) million) ((euro) million) 2004/2003 growth exchange rate
------------------------ -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------- ---------------
4,634 4,592 +0.9% +2.2% -0.4% -0.9%
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(1) Excluding the North American businesses sold during 2003 (Surface
Preparation and Everpure) or in the process of being sold (Culligan,
equipment and short-term services).
In France, internal growth came to 1.8% and benefited from the sustained level
of the design-build and distribution activities. This increase was driven by the
combination of two opposite factors:
|X| Very solid organic growth (+4.5%) posted for the revenue retained by the
company (own revenue) even though the heat wave-related effects seen in
2003 did not recur.
|X| A modification to the amount of payments made to local authorities
(third-party revenue) leading to a mechanical reduction of around 3% in the
corresponding billing.
The international activities (excluding Veolia Water Systems) posted further
revenue growth with internal growth of 8.5%. They were boosted by a very
favourable performance in Europe and the ramp-up in contracts won in Asia. The
activities retained in the United States also performed well.
Revenue of Veolia Water Systems decreased by 9.8% on a similar scope basis and
at constant exchange rates for the first six-month period of 2004, reflecting
the continued and effective implementation of a more selective approach to
contracts since 2003.
WASTE
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At June 30, 2004 At June 30, 2003 Variation Internal growth External Effect of
((euro) million) ((euro) million) 2004/2003 growth exchange rate
------------------------ -------------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------
3,050 2,914 +4.6% +6.6% +0.2% -2.2%
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The Waste division posted a good overall performance both inside and outside
France.
Internal revenue growth came to 5.6% in France thanks to a solid performance of
all the division's activities, including waste collection, sorting and
incineration.
Internal revenue outside France grew 7.9% (7.5% including Proactiva). Growth was
sustained in Northern Europe, where it exceeded 9 %. In the United States, the
solid waste and industrial services business continued to perform well.
Businesses in the Asia Pacific area again enjoyed very satisfactory volumes,
especially in Hong Kong. Business in Australia was boosted by the recovery in
treated tonnages.
ENERGY SERVICES
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At June 30, 2004 At June 30, 2003 Variation Internal growth External Effect of
((euro) million) ((euro) million) 2004/2003 growth exchange rate
------------------------ -------------------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------- ----------------
2,553 2,388 +6.9% +5.9% +1.2% -0.2%
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Energy services recorded internal growth of 5.9%, which was attributable to the
following factors:
|X| Revenue growth in France came to 4.1% due to good commercial developments
that outweighed the negative impact of lower gas prices on Dalkia's prices
for certain services.
|X| Internationally (+9.0%), growth was particularly strong in southern Europe
and Great Britain encouraged by strong commercial growth.
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At June 30, 2004 At June 30, 2003 Variation Internal growth External Effect of
((euro) million) ((euro) million) 2004/2003 growth exchange rate
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1,782 1,821 -2.1% -1.8% +0.2% -0.5%
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The 2.1% decrease in revenue was attributable to the discontinuation of rail and
bus operations in Great Britain.
Excluding the impact of these discontinued activities, internal growth came to
18.2%, including 8.1% in France coming from business expansion and 26.9% outside
France. Connex benefited in particular from the full impact of the Boston
contract, the ones won in Germany and Sweden, and the renewal and extension of
the Melbourne contract in Australia.
F.C.C (*)
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At June 30, 2004 At June 30, 2003 Variation Internal growth External Effect of
((euro) million) ((euro) million) 2004/2003 growth exchange rate
------------------------ -------------------- ---------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------
1,489 1,429 +4.2% +4.4% +0.1% -0.3%
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(*) VE share
Organic growth of 4.4% was driven by urban services and environmental services.
A definitive agreement for sale of Veolia Environnement's stake in B 1998 having
been signed on July 29, 2004, FCC will remain proportionally consolidated until
June 30, 2004.
B-2.3 Revenue by geographical area
(In millions of Euros) At June 30, At June 30, Growth rate
2004 2003
France 6,577.4 6,425.4 +2.4%
Europe excluding France 4,849.9 4,945.3 -1.9%
Americas 1,888.2 1,902.2 -0.7%
Rest of the world 927.6 775.1 +19.7%
Revenue 14,243.1 14,048.0 +1.4%
France
The 2.4% increase was due essentially to the Waste, Energy and Transportation
activities.
Europe excluding France
The fall of 1.9% is linked to the British South Eastern transport contract,
which was not renewed after November 8, 2003, and to Connex's decision to
completely quit the British transportation market. Apart from the effect this
had, there was a rise of 4.6%.
Americas
The 0.7% drop was linked to the evolution of monetary parities and the North
American sales. At a constant exchange rate and excluding the North American
sales, growth was more than 20%.
Rest of the world
The rise of 19.7% was pronounced in Australia due to the renewal of the
Melbourne contract (Transportation) and in Asia.
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B- 3 Other items on the profit and loss account
B-3.1. EBIT
(in millions of Euros) At June 30, At June 30, Growth At December 31,
2004 2003 rate 2003
Water 414.2 402.1 +3.0% 783.9
Waste 212.3 179.1 +18.5% 380.0
Energy 200.2 179.2 +11.7% 274.4
Transportation 56.9 40.5 +40.5% 92.6
FCC 131.6 119.0 +10.6% 275.3
Cost of holdings (40.4) (35.6) n.a. (55.3)
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TOTAL EBIT 974.8 884.3 +10.2% 1,750.9
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EBIT North American assets sold in 2003 or in the process
of being sold (29.5) (48.7) n.a. (37.3)
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EBIT excluding North American assets sold in 2003 or in the
process of being sold 945.3 835.6 +13.1% 1,713.6
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EBIT excluding North American assets sold in 2003 or in the
process of being sold at a constant exchange rate 954.8 835.6 +14.3%
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On the new scope, the EBIT stood at (euro)812.5 million in the six months ended
June 30, 2004 as compared with (euro)715.6 million in the six months ended June
30, 2003, a rise of 13.6% of which +15.0 % at a constant exchange rate.
WATER
For the first six-month period of 2004, the EBIT stood at (euro)414.2 million as
compared with (euro)402.1 million for the first six-month period of 2003, a rise
of 3%. Excluding assets sold in 2003 or in the process of being sold in 2004,
the EBIT rose from (euro)353.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2003 to
(euro)384.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2004, a rise of 8.9%, of
which 9.4% at a constant exchange rate (+10.2% excluding Proactiva).
In France, despite the less favorable climatic conditions for the activity than
the previous year for the same period, the EBIT benefited from the continuation
of the operational performance improvement plans.
Internationally, the rise in operational profitability was mainly due to the
Berlin contract, where the EBIT benefited from the positive effects of the rate
increases. In the rest of Europe, the EBIT rose in Germany and Romania. In Asia,
contracts started under better conditions. In the United States, the
organization of the retained activities was set up. The engineering and
technological solutions activities were turned around.
WASTE
The Waste activity EBIT rose from (euro)179.1 million for the first six-month
period of 2003 to (euro)212.3 million for the first six-month period of 2004, a
rise of 18.5%. In the Onyx scope alone and at a constant exchange rate, the rise
was 20.1%.
The rise in results was significant in the French activities, which benefited
from the recovery measures taken over previous years, particularly in the areas
of collection, incineration and toxic waste.
Internationally, the rise of the EBIT is most marked in Northern Europe: in
Great Britain due to the improvement in the profitability of municipal contracts
as well as the addition of major integrated contracts and in Norway, thanks to a
very favorable recycling activity in the first half-year. In the USA, the EBIT
margin remained stable at a high level.
ENERGY
The Energy division EBIT came to (euro)200.2 million, a rise of 11.7% compared
to the first six-month period of 2003 ((euro)179.2 million) and of 12.3% at a
constant exchange rate.
The rise was significant in France as a result of the favorable evolution of the
service and construction activities
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Internationally, the results saw strong growth in Great Britain and Italy, under
the twin effect of commercial development and profitability actions, and rose in
the Eastern European countries according to the development plan for business
won over the last two years.
TRANSPORTATION
In Transportation, the EBIT stood at (euro)56.9 million, a rise of 40.5%
compared to the six months ended June30, 2003.
In France, the activity developed favorably.
The turnaround is significant on the international level, particularly due to
the full effect of the Boston contract and the first impacts of the new
Melbourne contract.
FCC
FCC's EBIT rose by 10.6%, from (euro)119.0 million for the first six-month
period of 2003 to (euro)131.6 million for the first six-month period of 2004.
The rise is significant in the environment services.
B-3.2. Restructuring costs
Increased restructuring costs ((euro)16.1 million in the first six-month period
of 2004 as compared with (euro)9.1 million in the first six-month period of
2003) related to the French activities in the Energy division and some
engineering activities in the Water businesses.
B-3.3. Amortization of goodwill and depreciation of intangible assets with
indefinite life
The amortization of goodwill and depreciation of intangible assets with an
indefinite life stood at (euro)(97.3) million in the six months ended June 30,
2004 as compared with (euro)(2,266.8) million in the six months ended June 30,
2003.
For the first six-month period of 2003, non-recurrent amortizations stood at
(euro)(2,153.4) million, of which (euro)(2,134.9) million in extraordinary
USFilter goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite life depreciation and
(euro)(10.7) million in extraordinary Connex South Eastern goodwill
depreciation. For the first six-month period of 2004, non-recurrent
amortizations came to (euro)(6.1) million.
Recurrent amortizations came to (euro)(91.2) million in the six months ended
June 30, 2004 as compared with (euro)(113.4) million in 2003. The improvement is
due to the full effect of the USFilter goodwill depreciation as from July 1,
2003.
B-3.4. Financial income (loss)
Financial expenses improved to (euro)(288.0) million in the six months ended 30
June 2004 as compared to (euro)(451.1) million for the first six-month period of
2003.
Financing costs fell slightly compared to the first six-month period of 2003 to
(euro)303.6 million as compared with (euro)314.3 million for the first six-month
period of 2003. The financing rate was stable at 4.3% and in line with that of
2003.
The other financial revenue and expenses recovered, from (euro)(136.8) million
for the first six-month period of 2003 to (euro)15.6 million in the six months
ended June 30, 2004. For the first six-month period of 2003, a provision for the
depreciation of a long-term USFilter receivable of (euro)(71.8) million, a
provision of (euro)(9.6) million on treasury stock, and a foreign exchange
result of (euro)(15.8) million was posted. For the first six-month period of
2004, other financial revenue and expenses included capital gains from the sale
of securities for (euro)52.2 million, of which (euro)44.4 million came from
Dalkia's sale of Vinci securities. The other components are, as in 2003,
amortizations of redemption premiums ((euro)(17.3) million) and from loan
issuing costs ((euro)(9.7) million).
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B-3.5. Other income and expenses
For the first six-month period of 2004, other income and expenses came to
(euro)(66.9) million as compared to (euro)(33.5) million for the first six-month
period of 2003.
These include essentially a provision of (euro)(34.9) million for the planned
sale of Berlikom, a unit in the context of Berlin contract, and (euro)(19.2)
million of additional provisions on activities held by subsidiaries of FCC.
In the six months ended June 30, 2003, they essentially included capital gains
of (euro)27.9 million from the sale of a water treatment plant in Australia and
an allocation to provisions for risks of (euro)35.9 million for the sale of
assets in the context of the strategic review of North American water
activities.
B-3.6. Income taxes
For the first six-month period of 2004, the Group accounted for a consolidated
tax expense of (euro)(224.5) million
((euro)(202.0) million current income tax and (euro)(22.5) million deferred
taxes) as compared to (euro)(137.8) million for the first six-month period of
2003 ((euro)(153.8) million current income tax and +(euro)16.0 million deferred
taxes). The overall increase in the tax expense mainly shows the rise in
operating result before amortization of goodwill and depreciation of intangible
assets with indefinite life.
The amount of the first half-yearly tax expense is not representative of 2004.
In the second half of the year, an expense corresponding to the use of deferred
tax assets would be accounted for an amount that would not exceed $100 million.
The use would relate to disposals.
As a result of change in transactions structure decided by Veolia Environnement,
this expense is dramatically lower than the amount of more (euro)200 million
disclosed in "Document de Reference 2003" and 20F 2003. The amount of these
expenses is subject to change especially due to price adjustments.
Moreover, as a result of currency exchange tax regulation in France, latent
gains and losses on loans and debts are taxed excluding currency exchange on
equity. Consequently, a French tax expense of approximately (euro)100 million
should be posted to the sale of the American assets without impacting
shareholders' equity. This tax was posted in previous years directly as a
deduction to the currency transaction adjustments reserve in accordance to the
consolidated regulation in force on net foreign investments.
B-3.7. Minorities
The rise in the share of minorities of (euro)112.0 million in the six months
ended June 30, 2003 to (euro)130.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2004
reflects the improved operating conditions and the share of minorities in
capital gain on the sale by Dalkia of Vinci securities.
B-3.8. Consolidated net result
The Group's consolidated net result stood at (euro)181.4 million as compared
with (euro)(2,100.2) million in the six months ended June 30, 2003. The
recurrent net result (see definition in Paragraph B-1) was (euro)204.8 million
in the six months ended June 30, 2004 as compared with (euro)132.6 million in
the six months ended June 30, 2003.
Taking into account the weighted average number of shares in circulation, which
came to 400.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2004 and in the six
months ended June 30, 2003, the consolidated net result per share stood at
(euro)0.45, as compared with (euro)(5.25) in the six months ended June 30, 2003.
The recurrent net result per share stood at (euro)0.51 in 2004, as compared with
(euro)0.33 in the six months ended June 30, 2003.
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First six months of 2004: Non
(in millions of Euros) Recurrent recurrent Total Comments
EBIT (operating result) 974.8 - 974.8 ss. B-3.1
Restructuring costs - (16.1) (16.1) ss. B-3.2
Amortization of goodwill (91.2) (6.1) (97.3) ss. B-3.3
Financial income (expenses) (342.1) 54.1 (288.0) ss. B-3.4
Other income and expenses - (66.9) (66.9) ss. B-3.5
Earnings of companies consolidated by the equity method 29.6 - 29.6
Minority interests (142.1) 11.9 (130.2) ss. B-3.7
Taxes (35.43% for recurrent taxation) (224.2) (0.3) (224.5) ss. B-3.6
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Total 204.8 (23.4) 181.4
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First six months of 2003:
Recurrent Non Total Comments
(in millions of Euros) recurrent
EBIT (operating result) 884.3 - 884.3 ss. B-3.1
Restructuring costs - (9.1) (9.1) ss. B-3.2
Amortization of goodwill (113.4) (2,153.4) (2,266.8) ss. B-3.3
Financial income (expenses) (369.8) (81.3) (451.1) ss. B-3.4
Other income and expenses - (33.5) (33.5) ss. B-3.5
Earnings of companies consolidated by the equity method 25.8 - 25.8
Minority interests (112.0) - (112.0) ss. B-3.7
Taxes (35.43% for recurrent taxation) (182.3) 44.5 (137.8) ss. B-3.6
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Total 132.6 (2,232.8) (2,100.2)
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The rise in the recurrent net result was essentially due to the relutive impact
of the North American sales in the first six months of 2004 as well as good
performances by the Group as a whole.
A- LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
C- 1 Statement of cash flow
The net cash flow generated by the activity was (euro)1,366.5 million in the
first six months of 2004 as compared with (euro)1,131.7 million in the first six
months of 2003.
This rise in net flows generated by activity (+(euro)234.8 million) was the
result of:
o a rise in cash flow from operations of (euro)124 million, which
demonstrates the improved performance of the Group;
o the variation in working capital requirements which, accounting for sales
in trade receivables improving, rose from (euro)(57) million in the six
months ended June 30, 2003 to (euro)159 million in the six months ended
June 30, 2004;
o a fall in the variation of the Dailly sales programme and similar
programmes, which fell from (euro)(158) million in the six months ended 30
June 2003 to (euro)(263) million in the six months ended 30 June 2004 (a
deterioration of (euro)(105) million).
The net cash flow from investing activities came to (euro)(1,260.7) million in
the first six months of 2004 as compared with (euro)(1,330.7) million in the
first six months of 2003.
This rise of (euro)70 million was essentially the result of:
o a steadiness of investments of (euro)1,212 million in the six months ended
June 30, 2003 to (euro)1,212 million in the six months ended June 30, 2004.
It reflects the Group's policy of control and selectiveness in this field.
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o an increase in sales of (euro)117 million in the six months ended June 30,
2003 to (euro)221 million in the six months ended June 30, 2004. In the
course of the first six months of the year 2003, the Group completed the
partial sale of the Veolia Water holding in WYUNA (Australia) for the sum
of (euro)34 million and the sale of Walther Trowal (United States) for the
sum of (euro)30 million. In the first six-month period of 2004, Veolia
Environnement sold agricultural land (See A-3) for (euro)66 million and
some industrial assets in the context of establishing the new Melbourne
contract for (euro)69 million. In August 2004, Veolia Environnement
collected the revenue from the sale of the USFilter equipment activities
and short-term services for $993 million, subject to price adjustments.
According to the agreements signed in July 2004, Veolia Environnement
should collect the revenue from the sale of FCC for (euro)916 million, and
from Culligan for $610 million in the 3rd quarter of 2004 (see Paragraph
A-3).
The net cash flow from financing activities fell from (euro)1,127.9 million in
the six months ended June 30, 2003 to (euro)(938.8) million in the six months
ended June 30, 2004.
This fall of (euro)2.1 billion was essentially the result of the refinancing
policy and extension of debt policy and increase in liquidity that marked the
first six months of 2003, especially the issuing of bonds for (euro)1.7 billion
in the context of the EMTN programme and the private investment of (euro)337
million in the United States.
So, taking into account the changes in flows described above and the policy of
increasing liquidity, cash balances stood at (euro)1,007 million in the six
months ended June 30, 2004 as compared with (euro)1,853 million in the six
months ended December 31, 2003. This reduction was the result of a re-allocation
of available funds to long-term instruments.
The "free cash-flows" are defined as follows: cash flow from operations +/- the
working capital requirements variation - change in securitization and Dailly
receivables + disposals of assets (excluding non strategic disposals) -
investments +/- movements in the consolidation scope. They rose by (euro)367
million, from (euro)172 million in the six months ended June 30, 2003 to
(euro)539 million in the six months ended June 30, 2004. This rise demonstrates
the improvement in profitability, investment optimisation actions and working
capital requirements.
C- 2 Use of funds
(in millions of Euros) Capital expenditures Financial investments
At June 30, At June 30, At June 30, At June 30,
2004 2003 2004 2003
Water 479.0 445.6 24.0 147.6
Waste 250.3 260.8 21.9 18.4
Energy 131.4 126.5 71.4 24.5
Transportation 71.6 62.1 23.8 38.8
FCC (of which Proactiva) 103.5 118.2 31.6 16.2
Others 3.2 1.0 - -
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TOTAL 1,039.0 1,014.2 172.7 245.5
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About (euro)591 million were dedicated to the maintenance of the industrial tool
and (euro)621 million to the Group's growth, principally internationally. The
main growth investments were in Water, major projects costing (euro)61 million,
in Waste, various large projects in France and Great Britain on incineration
plants ((euro)77 million), in Energy, the acquisition of ZEP Poznan in Poland
((euro)59 million) and in Transportation, a few small development projects
costing (euro)24 million.
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C- 3 Source of funds
(in millions of Euros) At June 30, At December 31,
2004 2003
Bonds 6,474.2 8,047.2
Other long-term financial debts 4,900.8 4,539.2
Short-term financial debts 5,437.9 3,826.7
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Financial debts sub-total 16,812.9 16,413.1
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Long-term financial loans 528.7 409.9
Short-term financial loans 444.2 457.9
Other marketable securities 1,466.4 1,202.6
Cash and cash equivalent 1,647.3 2,538.4
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Net financial debt 12,726.3 11,804.3
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In application of "Loi de Securite Financiere", long-term debts include, as from
January 1, 2004, long-term debts representative of securitization ((euro)328
million), and special purpose entities for (euro)428 million.
The Company's cash and cash equivalent have fallen from (euro)2.5 billion to
(euro)1.6 billion, due in particular to:
o the implementation of a new management policy on cash, which led to
the investment of part of these funds in investment funds, entered
under other marketable securities (increase of (euro)260 million
approximately),
o the redemption to the tune of (euro)150 million of the (euro)2 billion
bond issue whose maturity date is June 2008,
o the reduction in liabilities on the commercial papers programme.
The totals for credit lines and un-drawn syndicated loans stood respectively at
(euro)1.9 billion and (euro)3.5 billion as of June 30, 2004.
D- CORPORATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company's operating revenue for the first six months of 2004 came to
(euro)145.7 million as compared with (euro)183.4 million in the first six months
of 2003. The net result came to (euro)302.4 million as compared with (euro)97.5
million in the six months ended June 30, 2003.
E- OUTLOOK
The second half of 2004 should confirm the trends seen during the first half of
2004. As such, the Group sets forth the following improvement targets for the
full-year 2004: double-digit growth in EBIT, strong growth in recurring net
income and positive free cash flow before the disposal of non-core assets.
Following a reduction of (euro)2 billion to the Group's net debt in two years,
net debt should be further reduced by approximately (euro)2 billion to between
(euro)10.5 billion and (euro)11 billion at year-end 2004.
Over the medium term, the Group confirms its policy of profitable and selective
organic growth. It maintains its ROCE target of at least 8% in 2005 despite the
short-term dilutive impact on this indicator from the sale of FCC.
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B- IFRS MIGRATION PROGRAMME
The programme for migration to IFRS standards that should be effective by
January 1, 2005 and applicable to 2004 so as to allow comparison with 2005 is
proceeding according to the planned schedule. Training took place in the spring
and the first balance sheet consolidated estimates on January 1, 2004 (FTA) were
made and fed back through an IT system suited for the transition.
All the accounting standards have been analyzed by Veolia Environnement and
evaluated. However, the processing in IFRS standards of concession contracts is
being analyzed by the IASB interpretation body, the IFRIC. The first summaries
were released during summer 2004. They might have material effect on Veolia
Environnement accounts under IFRS. One called D3 defines the methodology for
determining a lease contract in a services contract. Another, called D10,
concerns concessions contracts. This latter should be the subject of a
definitive text in the spring of 2005. The IFRIC work concerns the analysis of
the assets entered and financed by the operator companies, the degree of control
of these assets by the grantor, and the operator companies' exposure to risks.
On the basis of the draft texts, Veolia Environnement carried out a valuation of
its contracts and analysed their classification on the balance sheet. It could
have an effect on the level of revenue and the structure of the Group's balance
sheet, but no significant impact on the net result over the life of the
contracts.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 23, 2004
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
By: /s/ Jerome Contamine
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Name: Jerome Contamine
Title: Chief Financial Officer