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PRESS RELEASE Paris , January 29th 2021 5:40 pm BUSINESS AT END OF DECEMBER 2020 ■ Automotive & Civil aeronautics sectors strongly impacted by the health crisis ■ 9 acquisitions of which 5 in Q4 - - € million Revenue ■ Of which France ■ Of which international 2019 2,624.0 1,134.5 i.e. 43.2 % of total revenue 1,489.5 i.e. 56.8 % of total revenue 2020 Var . 2,331.9 -11.1 % 907.5 i.e. 38.9 % of total revenue 1,424.4 i.e. 61.1 % of total revenue -20.0 % -4.4 % ALTEN BUSINESS IN 2020 IS STRONGLY IMPACTED BY THE HEALTH CRISIS : -11.1 % Since March 2020 business has been strongly impacted by the health crisis and has resumed very progressively this last quarter . Business decreases by 11.1 % in 2020 : -20.0 % in France and -4.4 % overseas . On a like - for - like basis and constant exchange rate , business decreases by 12.9 % : -19.5 % in France and -7.9 % outside France . Revenue reaches € 567.4 M in Q4 thus decreasing by 17.5 % : -25.2 % in France and -11.9 % overseas . On a like - for- like basis , revenue decreases by 17.4 % : -24.4 % in France and 12.4 % overseas . The crisis has mainly impacted the Automotive and Civil aeronautics sectors whereas Rail / Naval , Life Sciences and Energy ( Oil & Gas excepted ) experience a two - digit growth . Therefore business has significantly decreased in 2020 in the countries where the Automotive and Civil aeronautics are significant such as France , Germany , Sweden , the US and the UK . On the contrary , performance was satisfactory in Italy , Switzerland and Asia Pacific . EXTERNAL GROWTH : 9 ACQUISITIONS AND 3 DIVESTMENTS ALTEN has consolidated its external development by completing 9 acquisitions in 2020 : In Asia = 2 companies – one specialised in IT and the other one in Software development - ( Revenue : € 34.5 M , 580 consultants ) ■ In US / Ukraine = 1 company specialised in Software development ( Revenue : € 7.5 M , 100 consultants ) Engineering & Technology Consulting