Press release
RESULTS IMPACTED BY LEGACY ISSUES; GOOD UNDERLYING PERFORMANCE & PROGRESS
14 February 2013
As in 2011, the 2012 results are overshadowed by the impact of impairments and
provisions for two legacy projects, which hide the good underlying performance
in the core FPSO business. Despite falling short of expectations, revenues were
up 17.1% on 2011 at a record $3.7 billion, while underlying EBIT margins were in
line with or above expectations. Consistent with the core FPSO strategy
announced in 2012, GustoMSC was divested in the fourth quarter. Record financing
levels were achieved, notably with the $1.1 billion project loan for Ilhabela,
and the $ 500 million US Private Placement for Anchieta. In December, the
Company moved further towards a solution of the Yme MOPUstor(TM) legacy project
and restored the balance sheet through an equity injection by cornerstone
investor HAL. Order intake was slow, in line with the industry, as a consequence
of delays in contract awards.
Commenting on the results, Bruno Chabas, CEO of SBM Offshore, said:
"For SBM Offshore, 2012 was tougher than we had expected. Even so, we made
significant progress toward unlocking the outstanding potential of our Company.
In vital respects, such as strategy, structure, ways of working, increased
compliance focus and a renewed management team, SBM is being transformed. As we
move towards closure of our legacy projects, I am convinced that the quality of
performance being delivered by so many colleagues across the Company will begin
to manifest itself in our financial results."
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Financial highlights
 · Turnover increased by 17.1 % to US$ 3,695 million in 2012, and underlying
EBIT by 6.4% to US$ 550 million.
 · Exceptional items:
   § book gains of US$ 128 million following the sale of Gusto MSC and the
Dynamic Installer
   § US$ 200 million settlement costs provision for YME
   § full impairment of US$ 398 million on the Yme MOPUstor(TM)
   § additional impairment of US$ 29 million for the Deep Panuke platform
· The Company ended the year with US$ 748 million in cash, an additional US$
750 million undrawn credit facility and  a resulting net debt position of US$
1,783 million, reflecting strong liquidity.
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|US$ million  FY 2012  FY 2011 Change |
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|Turnover         3,695 3,157      17% |
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|EBIT before impairments, |
|provisions and divestments            550   516 6% |
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|EBIT after impairments, |
|provisions and divestments            51 (341) n.m. |
+---------------------------- |
|Net Profit / (Loss) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (75) (441) n.m. |
+---------------------------- |
|Investments in fixed assets |
|and finance leases 1,235 1,413 -13% |
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|Operating cashflow 1,144 1,158 -1% |
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|Â Â FY 2012 Â FY 2011 Change |
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|Order Portfolio  14,538 16,910 -14% |
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|Cash 748 165 n.m. |
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|Net Debt 1,783 1,959 -9% |
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|Solvency ratio 27.1% 30.0% -10% |
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Further financial information is provided in the Financial Review section and
the Consolidated Financial Statements as included  in this press release
Financial outlook
Despite the remaining uncertainty over the financial impact of the legacy
projects, the Company is confident in the continued growth of its core FPSO
business, and expects to achieve revenue of approximately $4 billion in 2013.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Sebastiaan de Ronde Bresser
Investor Relations Officer
Telephone: (+377) 92 05 85 15
Mobile: (+33) 643 919 312
E-mail: sebastiaan.derondebresser@sbmoffshore.com
Website: www.sbmoffshore.com
Media Relations
Anne Guerin-Moens
Group Communications Director
Telephone: (+377) 92 05 30 83
Mobile: (+377) 680 863 691
E-mail: anne.guerin-moens@sbmoffshore.com
Website: www.sbmoffshore.com
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