cgg.com2015AdditionalInformationCGG–2015ADDITIONALINFORMATIONEXPLANATORYNOTETheinformationcontainedinthisdocument,togetherwiththatsetforthinthe2015AnnualreportonForm20-FfiledwiththeU.S.SecuritiesandExchangeCommission,bothofwhichdocumentsareinEnglish,isequivalenttotheinformationprovidedinFrenchinthe“DocumentdeRéférence”filedwiththeAutoritédesMarchésFinanciersonApril15,2016.ThisdocumentisafreetranslationfromFrenchintoEnglishofsomeinformationfromtheDocumentdeRéférencethatisnotincludedinthe2015AnnualreportonForm20-F.ShouldtherebeanydifferencebetweentheFrenchandtheEnglishversions,onlythetextinFrenchlanguageshallbedeemedauthenticandconsideredasexpressingtheexactinformationpublishedbyCGG.TABLEOFCONTENTSPage1.FINANCIALRESULTSOFCGGSA(GROUPHOLDINGCOMPANY)OVERTHEPAST5YEARS32.CONSOLIDATEDFINANCIALRESULTSOFTHEGROUPOVERTHEPAST5YEARS43.POST-CLOSINGEVENTS54.INFORMATIONONTERMSOFPAYMENT65.INFORMATIONONTHEUTILIZATIONOFFINANCIALINSTRUMENTS66.RATINGS67.PROSPECTS78.RESEARCHANDDEVELOPMENT119.ENVIRONMENT,SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENTANDHUMANRESOURCES1410.INDEPENDENTVERIFIER’SREPORTONCONSOLIDATEDSOCIAL,ENVIRONMENTALANDSOCIETALINFORMATION3611.STOCKOPTIONSANDPERFORMANCESHARES3812.REPORTOFTHECHAIRMANONBOARDOFDIRECTORS’COMPOSITION,PREPARATIONANDORGANIZATIONOFTHEBOARDOFDIRECTORS'WORK,ONINTERNALCONTROLANDRISKMANAGEMENT4113.SENIOREXECUTIVEOFFICERS’REMUNERATIONCOMPONENTSSUBMITTEDTOTHEVOTEOFSHAREHOLDERS6414.FINANCIALDELEGATIONSANDAUTHORIZATIONS8315.ITEMSLIKELYTOHAVEANINFLUENCEINCASEOFATAKE-OVERBID85CGG–2015AdditionalInformationPage|2CGG–2015AdditionalInformationPage|31.FINANCIALRESULTSOFCGGSA(GROUPHOLDINGCOMPANY)OVERTHELAST5YEARSInEuros20112012201320142015I.Financialpositionatyear-enda)Capitalstock60,744,77370,556,89070,756,34670,826,07770,826,077b)Numberofsharesoutstanding151,861,932176,392,225176,890,866177,065,192177,065,192c)Maximalnumberofsharesresultingfromconvertiblebonds12,949,64024,150,63524,150,63511,200,99526,372,016d)TotalEquity2,500,504,9443,055,018,9852,392,170,9121,122,589,6891,728,884,020II.Earningsa)Salesnetofsalestax10,532,59478,050,98683,453,1219214068473,984,308b)Earningsbeforetaxes,employeeprofitsharing,depreciationandreserves552,459,66663,067,61892,708,8631433985672,005,006,600c)Employeeprofitsharing—————d)Incometaxes(32,673,568)(38,921,264)(19,662,650)57,118,390(106,127,156)e)Incomeaftertaxes,employeeprofitsharing,depreciationandreserves557,170,625149,612,368(663,879,383)(1,269,581,222)606,294,331f)Dividends—————III.Earningspersharea)Earningsaftertaxesandprofitsharingbutbeforedepreciationandprovisions3.850.580.640.4911.92b)Earningsaftertaxes,depreciationandprovision3.670.85(3.75)(7.17)3.42c)Netdividendpershare—————IV.Personnela)Averagenumberofemployees3636403937b)Totalpayroll10,132,1206,651,6606,488,5646,862,4316,486,844c)Employeebenefits(socialsecurity,etc)4,486,8832,799,4973,089,2294,729,7172,797,478CGG–2015AdditionalInformationPage|42.CONSOLIDATEDFINANCIALRESULTSOFTHEGROUPOVERTHELAST5YEARS20112012201320142015I—Financialpositionatyearenda)CapitalstockinmillionsofUS$79.892,.492.792.892.8b)Numberofsharesoutstanding151,861,932176,392,225176,890,866177,065,192177,065,192c)MaximalnumberofsharesresultingfromconvertiblebondsNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneII—Earnings,inmillionsofUS$a)Sales,netofsalestax3,180.93,410.53,765.83,095.42,100.9b)Earningsbeforetaxes,depreciationan...