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O BIGBEN Press release Lesquin , 26 April 2021 17:45 hrs FY 2020/21 SALES TARGET EXCEEDED AT 292.9 M € ( + 11.2 % ) SOLID SALES GROWTH IN Q4 : + 36.7 % • STRONG MOMENTUM OF NACON GAMING • RETURN TO GROWTH FOR AUDIO / TELCO CONFIRMATION OF A FY 2020/21 COI RATE ( 1 ) EXCEEDING 12 % IFRS - M € Sales 2020/2021 2019/2020 Change 1st Half 135.8 127.0 + 6,9 % Nacon Gaming 86.6 63.7 + 35.9 % Bigben Audio / Telco 49.2 63.3 -22.4 % 3rd Quarter ( October , Nov. , Dec. ) ( 2 ) 87.3 85.4 + 2.3 % Nacon Gaming 48.6 40.4 + 20.3 % Bigben Audio / Telco 38.7 44.9 -13.9 % 4th Quarter ( Jan. , Feb. , March ) ( 2 ) 69.8 51.1 + 36.7 % Nacon Gaming 42.6 25.3 + 68.7 % Bigben Audio / Telco 27.2 25.8 + 5.2 % 2020/2021 ( 12 months ) ( 2 ) 292.9 263.5 + 11.2 % Nacon Gaming 177.9 129.4 + 37.5 % Bigben Audio / Telco 115.0 134.1 -14.2 % ( 1 ) Current Operating Margin = Current Operating Income rate = Current Operating Income as a percentage of sales . ( 2 ) Non audited data 36.7 % sales growth in Q4 2020/21 In Q4 2020/21 , Bigben's sales rose by 36.7 % to 69.8 M € thanks to the strong increase in sales of Nacon Gaming ( + 68.7 % ) and the return to growth of Bigben Audio / Telco ( + 5.2 % ) . NACON GAMING Games : Video game sales rose 41.9 % to 22.4 M € . The increase in business was driven by : - the very good sales of the Werewolf® : the Apocalypse - Earthblood action - RPG , - the releases of the PlayStation®5 / Xbox Series X / S versions of Monster Truck® , Tennis World TourⓇ2 and Hunting Simulator® 2 , - the contribution of the back catalogue ( 3 ) , which doubled compared to Q4 2019/2020 . Digital sales now represent 75 % of game sales compared to 70 % in the previous year . Accessories : Pending the take - off of new consoles , Accessories sales nevertheless rose sharply by 125.5 % to 19.1 M € with : - Nacon's anticipation of supplies in a context of component shortages , which guaranteed regular deliveries to distribution channels ; - the installed base of more than 110 million PSⓇ4 consoles worldwide , which generated sustained sales volume , notably with the success of the Pro Compact Controller® and Asymmetric Wireless Controller® . ( 3 ) Back catalogue = Video games released on previous fiscal years 1/3