CGGVeritas Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

November 10, 2009 1:30 AM EST

Free Cash Flow at $148m

Group EBITDAs margin at 32%

Backlog at $1.65B

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Regulatory News:

CGGVeritas (Paris: GA) (NYSE: CGV) announced today its non-audited third quarter 2009 consolidated results. All comparisons are made on a year-on-year basis unless stated otherwise. All results are reported after restructuring charges unless stated otherwise.

Results in line with expectations

    --  Group revenue was $731m down 31% from a record quarter last year and
        reflecting current market conditions
    --  Group operating margin was 8% and EBITDAs margin was 32% with a
        resilient Sercel EBIT margin, good vessel performance in oversupplied
        market and sequentially stable multi-client sales with a higher
        amortization rate
    --  Net income was $12m
    --  Free cash flow at $148m this quarter following a significant reduction
        of working capital
    --  Net debt to equity reduced to 32%
    --  Long term marine contract awarded by Pemex. Backlog as of November 1st
        increased sequentially to $1.65 billion

Cost reduction and marine adjustment plans on track

    --  Disciplined capital spending with a 25% reduction year to date
    --  Fleet reduction from 27 to 20 vessels progressing with three 3D vessels
        decommissioned to date. All related restructuring charges were accrued
        in Q2

Third Quarter 2009 key figures


In M$                      Third Quarter        Variance  Third Quarter
                           2009                           2008

Group Revenue              731                  -31%      1062

Sercel                     203                  -35%      314

Services                   571                  -25%      762

Group Operating Income     58                   -78%      265

Margin                     8%                             25%

Sercel                     37                   -64%      103

Margin                     18%                            33%

Services                   33                   -81%      173

Margin                     6%                             23%

Net Income                 12                   -93%      162

Margin                     2%                             15%

Cash Flow from Operations  303                            298

Net Debt                   1,371 (Sept 30th09)  -4%       1,432 (Dec 31st08)

Net Debt to Equity ratio   32%                            35%



CGGVeritas Chairman & CEO, Robert Brunck commented:

"As expected, the positive contribution of higher margin 2008 backlog coming to an end, led to a more difficult quarter. Nevertheless, we delivered solid free cash flow thanks to strong and disciplined actions across the company.

In the current economic environment Sercel, with its leading technology and manufacturing excellence, exhibited a resilient margin. Services reinforced their high-end positioning with increased prefunding of new multi-client projects, continued interest for its advanced depth imaging and through its high-resolution land seismic surveys. In marine, the industry began capacity adjustments but oversupply still prevails, translating into lower pricing and increased vessel transits for some of the new contracts.

Looking forward in the context of relatively high and stable oil prices, we expect oil and gas fundamentals to strengthen and demand for high-end seismic technology, especially around reservoir optimization, to continue to increase. CGGVeritas is well positioned to take full advantage of its technological strength and its well balanced portfolio."

Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Group Revenue

Group Revenue was down 31% in $ and 26% in EUR from a record quarter last year, reflecting weak market conditions.


              Third               Third     Third                 Third Quarter
In millions   Quarter   variance  Quarter   Quarter     variance  2008 (EUR)
              2009 ($)            2008 ($)  2009 (EUR)

Group         731       -31%      1062      512         -26%      692
Revenue

Sercel        203       -35%      314       143         -30%      204
Revenue

Services      571       -25%      762       400         -19%      496
Revenue

Eliminations  -43                 -13       -31                   -9

Marine        271       -15%      320       189         -9%       208
contract

Land          85        -35%      131       59          -30%      85
contract

Processing    101       1%        99        71          9%        65

Multi-client  114       -46%      212       81          -41%      138

MC marine     77        -54%      169       54          -51%      110

MC land       37        -16%      44        27          -4%       28



Sercel

Revenue was down 35% in $ and 30% in EUR from a record third quarter last year with an increased contribution from marine with sales of two SeaRay OBC systems and one Nautilus for acoustic positioning and streamer control. Internal sales represented 21% of revenue.

Services

Revenue was down 25% in $ and 19% in EUR with good vessel utilization despite increasing standby between contracts. Revenue was also supported by strong processing performance, while marine multi-client revenue decreased year on year following the reduction of our multi-client investments. Amortization rates of our multi-client library were higher this quarter at 75% mainly due to a different sales mix with lower fully depreciated data and higher onshore contribution. We anticipate the full year 2009 amortization rate to be around 65%.

Marine capacity adjustments: The Fohn and the Orion 3D vessels were decommissioned this quarter. Following contract completion, another 2D vessel will be de-rigged in the fourth quarter 2009. Three additional 2D vessels are scheduled for decommissioning in 2010.

    --  Marine contract revenue was down 15% in $ and 9% in EUR. The vessel
        availability rate1 was 90%, including a 7% impact related to standby
        between contracts and the production rate2 was 93%. 86% of the 3D fleet
        operated on contract. With the end of 2008 higher margin backlog, we saw
        the impact of lower pricing. The industry first Arctic Beaufort Sea
        acquisition project was completed with excellent results and one vessel
        was equipped with Nautilus for integrated acoustic positioning and
        streamer control.
    --  Land contract revenue was down 35% in $ and 30% in EUR, mainly in North
        American land as activity remained slow with gas prices continuing to
        stagnate. We operated 12 crews worldwide, including Argas crews in Saudi
        Arabia and our large high-density contracts in Qatar and Oman where we
        continue to operate near record levels with promising results. In
        Canada, we successfully completed a 4D SeisMovie reservoir monitoring
        acquisition.
    --  Processing & Imagingrevenue was up 1% in $ and 9% in EUR as the
        performance and demand for our high-end innovative imaging products,
        especially in the Gulf of Mexico remained robust. The latest releases
        include AGORA our ground roll attenuation and TTI RTM, our leading edge
        depth migration technology. During the quarter, we were awarded a new
        dedicated center in Brazil and two dedicated center contracts were
        renewed, one in the Netherlands, the other in France.
    --  Multi-clientrevenue was down 46% in $ and 41% in EUR following our
        decreasing Capex spending. The amortization rate averaged 75%, with 78%
        in land and 74% in marine, a high amortization rate due to a sales mix
        of less fully depreciated data and an increasing contribution from land.
        Net Book Value of the library at the end of September was stable at $828
        million.

Multi-client marine revenue was down 54% in $ and 51% in EUR as Capex was reduced 59% year on year in $ to $48 million (EUR33 million). Prefunding was $54 million (EUR38 million), up sequentially with a rate of 112%. In Brazil the extension of our Santos cluster survey around the Tupi discovery continued to progress well and we completed our programs offshore Australia and in the North Sea. After-sales worldwide were down 47% in $ and 45% in EUR at $23 million (EUR16 million).

Multi-client land revenue was down 16% in $ and 4% in EUR. Capex was reduced 26% year on year at $20 million (EUR14 million). Prefunding was high during the quarter, at $25 million (EUR18 million). Prefunding rate increased year on year and sequentially to 121% reflecting the strong interest for our Haynesville program where we operated two crews this quarter on the 3D multi-client Tri-Parish Line survey in northern Louisiana. After-sales were at $13 million (EUR9 million).

1 - The vessel availability rate, a metric measuring the structural availability of our vessels to meet demand; this metric is related to the entire fleet, and corresponds to the total vessel time reduced by the sum of the standby time between contracts, of the shipyard time and the steaming time (the "available time"), all divided by total vessel time;

2 - The vessel production rate, a metric measuring the effective utilization of the vessels once available; this metric is related to the entire fleet, and corresponds to the available time reduced by the operational downtime, all then divided by available time.

Group EBITDAs was $231 million (EUR163 million), a margin of 32%.


            Third               Third      Third                 Third Quarter
In million  Quarter   variance  Quarter    Quarter     variance  2008 (EUR)
            2009 ($)            2008 ($)   2009 (EUR)

Group       231       -50%      467        163         -47%      304
EBITDAs

margin      32%                 44%        32%                   44%

Sercel      47        -58%      112        32          -55%      73
EBITDAs

margin      23%                 36%        23%                   36%

Services    203       -45%      367        143         -40%      239
EBITDAs

margin      36%                 48%        36%                   48%



Group Operating Income was $58 million, with a margin of 8% based on resilient performance of Sercel while weaker marine prices impacted Services.


              Third               Third     Third                 Third Quarter
In million    Quarter   variance  Quarter   Quarter     variance  2008 (EUR)
              2009 ($)            2008 ($)  2009 (EUR)

Group
Operating     58        -78%      265       41          -76%      173
Income

margin        8%                  25%       8%                    25%

Sercel Op.    37        -64%      103       25          -62%      67
Income

margin        18%                 33%       18%                   33%

Services Op.  33        -81%      173       24          -79%      113
Income

margin        6%                  23%       6%                    23%



Group Net Income was $12 million (EUR8 million), a 2% margin, compared to $162 million (EUR105 million) last year, resulting in an EPS of EUR0.05 per ordinary share and $0.07 per ADS.

Taxes

The effective tax rate was 42%.

Financial Charges

Financial charges were $38 million (EUR27 million).

Cash Flow

Cash Flow from Operations

Cash flow from operations was $303 million (EUR217 million) stable year-on-year.

Capex

Global Capex was $148 million (EUR104 million) this quarter, a reduction of 25% year-on-year.

    --  Industrial Capex was $79 million (EUR56 million), up 54% in $, including
        a SeaRay and Nautilus system.
    --  Multi-client Capex was $68 million (EUR47 million) down 53% in $ with a
        prefunding rate of 115% compared to 102% last year.


In million $  Third Quarter  variance  Third Quarter
              2009                     2008

Capex         148            -25%      197

Industrial    79             54%       52

Multi-client  68             -53%      146



Free Cash Flow

After interest expenses paid during the quarter, free cash flow was strong at $148 million up year on year and sequentially due to strict management of working capital.

Third Quarter 2009 Comparisons with Third Quarter 2008


                                        Third Quarter         Third Quarter

Consolidated Statement of Income        (in million dollars)  (in million euros)

                                        2009 2008             2009 2008

Exchange rate euro/dollar               1.418  1.537          1.418  1.537

Operating Revenue                       731.4  1 062.2        512.2  691.6

Sercel                                  203.3  313.5          142.8  204.1

Services                                570.9  761.7          400.0  496.0

Elimination                             -42.8  -13.1          -30.6  -8.5

Gross Profit*                           151    379.0          104.5  246.9

Operating Income*                       57.7   265.1          40.7   172.8

Sercel                                  36.5   102.5          25.2   66.7

Services                                33.3   172.9          23.8   112.7

Corporate and Elimination               -12.1  -10.1          -8.3   -6.5

Income from Equity Investments          4.0    -0.9           2.9    -0.6

Net Income*                             12.2   161.7          8.4    105.4

Earnings per share (EUR) / per ADS ($)  0.07   1.14           0.05   0.74

EBITDAs*                                231.3  467.2          162.8  304.3

Sercel                                  46.8   111.8          32.4   72.8

Services                                203.2  367.3          143.4  239.2

Industrial Capex                        79.2   51.5           56.2   33.4

Multi-client Capex                      68.4   145.8          47.3   94.9



Year to Date 2009 Financial Results

Group Revenue

Group Revenue was down 16% in $ and 6% in EUR, with lower Sercel sales in line with weaker market conditions while Services benefited from the addition of Wavefield.


In million        YTD 09  variance  YTD 08  YTD 09  variance  YTD 08
                  ($)               ($)     (EUR)             (EUR)

Group Revenue     2 361   -16%      2 809   1 733   -6%       1 836

Sercel Revenue    643     -27%      876     472     -18%      573

Services Revenue  1 817   -10%      2 021   1 334   1%        1 321

Eliminations      -98     -10%      -89     -72     -24%      -58

Marine contract   905     17%       771     664     32%       504

Land contract     301     -24%      395     221     -15%      258

Processing        299     2%        293     219     15%       192

Multi-client      312     -44%      562     229     -38%      367

MC marine         250     -43%      435     183     -36%      285

MC land           62      -51%      126     46      -46%      83



Sercel

Sercel sales were down 27%, in $ and 18% in EUR. Land equipment sales were down from record sales in 2009 while marine sales were down as industry future fleet plans were adjusted.

Services

Revenue was down 10% in $ and slightly up in EUR supported by the addition of Wavefield in marine and strong processing performance. For the first nine months, fleet availability rate was 90% and the production rate was 91%. Multi-client revenue was down 44% in $ and 38% in EUR as Capex eased as planned and was down 40% in $ to $261 million (EUR192 million). The amortization rate averaged 65%, a level we expect to continue throughout 2009.

Group EBITDAs before restructuring was $746 million (EUR548 million), a margin of 32% mainly based on the impact of lower pricing and particularly the lower contribution from multi-client sales.

Group EBITDAs was $689 million (EUR506 million).


In million            YTD 09            YTD 08   YTD 09            YTD 08
                      ($)     Variance  ($)      (EUR)   variance  (EUR)
before restructuring

Group EBITDAs         746     -35%      1 150    548     -27%      751

margin                32%               41%      32%               41%

Sercel EBITDAs        178     -42%      305      130     -35%      199

margin                28%               35%      28%               35%

Services EBITDAs      634     -31%      921      466     -23%      602

margin                35%               46%      35%               46%



Group Operating Income before restructuring was $256 million (EUR189 million), an 11% margin driven by the industry leading and resilient performance of Sercel while good vessel operational performance was hampered by a decrease in marine prices and lower multi-client contributions.

Group Operating Income was $170 million (EUR125 million).


In million              YTD 09            YTD 08  YTD 09            YTD 08
                        ($)     variance  ($)     (EUR)   variance  (EUR)
before restructuring

Group Operating Income  256     -57%      600     189     -52%      392

Margin                  11%               21%     11%               21%

Sercel Op. Income       148     -47%      277     108     -40%      181

Margin                  23%               32%     23%               32%

Services Op. Income     161     -59%      389     119     -53%      254

Margin                  9%                19%     9%                19%



Taxes

The effective tax rate was 32% and financial charges were $109 million (EUR80 million).

Group Net Income before restructuring was $106 million (EUR79 million), down 69% in $ and 64% in EUR, resulting in an EPS of EUR0.49 per ordinary share and $0.66 per ADS.

Group Net Income was $50 million (EUR37 million), resulting in an EPS of EUR0.22 per ordinary share and $0.29 per ADS.

Cash Flow

Cash Flow from Operations

Cash flow from operations was $643 million (EUR472 million) a reduction of 20% year-on-year.

Capex

Global Capex was $470 million (EUR345 million) end of September, down 25% in $ year-on-year.

    --  Industrial Capex was $208 million (EUR153 million),
    --  Multi-client Capex was $261 million (EUR192 million), reduced by 40% in
        $ year-on-year.


In million $  Year to Date        Year to Date
              2009                2008

Capex         470           -25%  622

Industrial    208           10%   189

Multi-client  261           -40%  434



Free Cash Flow

After interest expenses paid during the first 9 months, free cash flow was $130 million stable year on year.

Balance Sheet

Net Debt to Equity Ratio

The Group's gross debt was reduced to $2.190 billion (EUR1.496 billion) at the end of September 2009.

With $819 million (EUR560 million) in available cash, Group net debt was $1.371 billion (EUR936 million) and the net debt to equity ratio was reduced to 32%.

Year to Date 2009 Comparison with 2008


Consolidated Statement of Income        Year to Date          Year to Date

before restructuring*                   (in million dollars)  (in million euros)

                                        2009 2008             2009 2008

Exchange rate euro/dollar               1.362    1.530        1.362    1.530

Operating Revenue                       2 361.4  2 809.1      1 733.3  1 835.6

Sercel                                  643.1    876.4        471.8    572.7

Services                                1 816.7  2 021.5      1 333.6  1 320.9

Elimination                             -98.3    -88.8        -72.1    -58.0

Gross Profit*                           571.4    922.9        419.4    603.0

Operating Income*                       256.3    600.2        189.4    392.2

Sercel                                  147.5    276.6        108.2    180.7

Services                                160.6    389.3        119.1    254.4

Corporate and Elimination               -51.7    -65.7        -38.0    -42.9

Income from Equity Investments          7.3      3.7          5.3      2.4

Net Income*                             106.2    338.5        78.7     221.2

Earnings per share (EUR) / per ADS ($)  0.29     2.38         0.22     1.55

EBITDAs*                                745.6    1149.5       548.1    751.1

Sercel                                  177.5    304.5        130.2    199.0

Services                                633.9    920.7        466.2    601.7

Industrial Capex                        208.4    188.6        152.9    123.2

Multi-client Capex                      261.2    433.7        191.8    283.4



Key Figures


In million     YTD       variation  YTD        YTD         variation  YTD
               2009 ($)             2008 ($)   2009 (EUR)             2008 (EUR)

Group EBITDAs

Before
restructuring  746       -35%       1 150      548         -27%       751
costs

margin         32%                  41%        32%                    41%

After
restructuring  689       -40%       1 150      506         -33%       751
costs

margin         29%                  41%        29%                    41%

Group
Operating
Income

Before
restructuring  256       -57%       600        189         -52%       392
costs

margin         11%                  21%        11%                    21%

After
restructuring  170       -72%       600        125         -68%       392
costs

margin         7%                   21%        7%                     21%

Group Net
Income

Before
restructuring  106       -69%       339        79          -64%       221
costs

margin         4%                   12%        4%                     12%

After
restructuring  50        -85%       339        37          -83%       221
costs

margin         2%                   12%        2%                     12%

Earnings per
share (EUR) /
per ADS ($)

Before
restructuring  0.66      -72%       2.38       0.49        -68%       1.55
costs

After
restructuring  0.29      -88%       2.38       0.22        -86%       1.55
costs



Other Information

- Detailed financial results (6K) are available on our website: www.cggveritas.com.

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About CGGVeritas

CGGVeritas (www.cggveritas.com) is a leading international pure-play geophysical company delivering a wide range of technologies, services and equipment through Sercel, to its broad base of customers mainly throughout the global oil and gas industry. CGGVeritas is listed on the Euronext Paris SA (ISIN: 0000120164) and the New York Stock Exchange (in the form of American Depositary Shares, NYSE: CGV).

The information included herein contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the securities act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties as disclosed by the Company from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may vary materially.

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2009

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                 September 30, 2009

                                 (unaudited)

                                 in millions of euros  in millions of dollars(1)

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents        559.5                 819.3

Trade accounts and notes         591.9                 866.7
receivable, net

Inventories and                  218.0                 319.2
work-in-progress, net

Income tax assets                61.9                  90.7

Other current assets, net        88.7                  129.8

Assets held for sale, net        8.0                   11.6

Total current assets             1,528.0               2,237.3

Deferred tax assets              79.7                  116.7

Investments and other financial  37.1                  54.3
assets, net

Investments in companies under   78.8                  115.3
equity method

Property, plant and equipment,   752.1                 1,101.3
net

Intangible assets, net           828.8                 1,213.7

Goodwill                         1,977.0               2,894.9

Total non-current assets         3,753.5               5,496.2

TOTAL ASSETS                     5,281.5               7,733.5

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY                           6.5                   9.5

Bank overdrafts

Current portion of financial     124.7                 182.5
debt

Trade accounts and notes         205.9                 301.5
payable

Accrued payroll costs            116.6                 170.8

Income taxes liability           42.3                  62.0

Advance billings to customers    24.4                  35.7

Provisions - current portion     47.7                  69.8

Other current liabilities        145.4                 212.9

Total current liabilities        713.5                 1,044.7

Deferred tax liabilities         146.4                 214.3

Provisions - non-current         80.7                  118.1
portion

Financial debt                   1,364.5               1,998.1

Other non-current liabilities    32.1                  46.9

Total non-current liabilities    1,623.7               2,377.4

Common stock                     60.4                  88.4

Additional paid-in capital       1,964.8               2,877.1

Retained earnings                1,137.3               1,665.4

Treasury shares                  (13.2)                (19.2)

Net income (loss) for the
period - Attributable to the     32.6                  47.8
Group

Income and expense recognized    3.3                   4.7
directly in equity

Cumulative translation           (278.1)               (407.3)
adjustment

Total shareholders' equity       2,907.1               4,256.9

Minority interests               37.2                  54.5

Total shareholders' equity and   2,944.3               4,311.4
minority interests

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND            5,281.5               7,733.5
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY



(1) Dollar amounts represent euro amounts converted at the exchange rate of US$1.464 per EUR on the balance sheet date.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


                                                      September 30, 2009

                                                      (unaudited)

except per share data,                                in millions  in millions
                                                      of euros     of dollars(1)

Operating revenues                                    1,733.3      2,361.4

Other income from ordinary activities                 6.7          9.1

Total income from ordinary activities                 1,740.0      2,370.5

Cost of operations                                    (1,320.6)    (1,799.2)

Gross profit                                          419.4        571.3

Research and development expenses, net                (45.1)       (61.5)

Selling, general and administrative expenses          (180.5)      (246.0)

Other revenues (expenses), net                        (69.3)       (94.4)

Operating income before reduction of goodwill         124.5        169.4

Reduction of goodwill                                 -            -

Operating income                                      124.5        169.4

Expenses related to financial debt                    (79.6)       (108.5)

Income provided by cash and cash equivalents          1.7          2.3

Cost of financial debt, net                           (77.9)       (106.2)

Other financial income (loss)                         (9.9)        (13.2)

Income of consolidated companies before income taxes  36.7         50.0

Deferred taxes on currency translation                8.3          11.3

Other income taxes                                    (13.3)       (18.2)

Total income taxes                                    (5.0)        (6.9)

Net income from consolidated companies                31.7         43.1

Equity in income of investees                         5.3          7.3

Net income                                            37.0         50.4

Attributable to :

Shareholders                                          32.6         44.4

Minority interest                                     4.4          6.0

Weighted average number of shares outstanding         150,797,818  150,797,818

Dilutive potential shares from stock-options          320,760      320,760

Dilutive potential shares from free shares            243,000      243,000

Adjusted weighted average number of shares and        151,361,578  151,361,578
assumed option exercises when dilutive

Net earning per share attributable to shareholders
                                                      0.22         0.29
Basic

Diluted                                               0.22         0.29



(1) Dollar amounts represent euro amounts converted at the average exchange rate for the period of US$1.362 per EUR.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


                                                Quarter ended September 30, 2008

except per share data,                          in millions  in millions
                                                of euros     of dollars(1)

Operating revenues                              512.2        731.4

Other income from ordinary activities           5.1          7.0

Total income from ordinary activities           517.3        738.4

Cost of operations                              (412.8)      (587.4)

Gross profit                                    104.5        151.0

Research and development expenses, net          (15.1)       (21.5)

Selling, general and administrative expenses    (52.9)       (75.5)

Other revenues (expenses), net                  4.2          3.7

Operating income before reduction of goodwill   40.7         57.7

Reduction of goodwill                           -            -

Operating income                                40.7         57.7

Expenses related to financial debt              (26.9)       (38.1)

Income provided by cash and cash equivalents    0.3          0.5

Cost of financial debt, net                     (26.6)       (37.6)

Other financial income (loss)                   (6.9)        (9.5)

Income of consolidated companies before income  7.2          10.6
taxes

Deferred taxes on currency translation          2.6          3.7

Other income taxes                              (4.3)        (6.1)

Total income taxes                              (1.7)        (2.4)

Net income from consolidated companies          5.5          8.2

Equity in income of investees                   2.9          4.0

Net income                                      8.4          12.2

Attributable to :

Shareholders                                    7.7          11.2

Minority interest                               0.7          1.0

Weighted average number of shares outstanding   150,629,662  150,629,662

Dilutive potential shares from stock-options    366,871      366,871

Dilutive potential shares from free shares      243,000      243,000

Adjusted weighted average number of shares and  151,239,533  151,239,533
assumed option exercises when dilutive

Net earning per share attributable to
shareholders                                    0.05         0.07

Basic

Diluted                                         0.05         0.07



(1) Corresponding to the nine months ended September 30 in US dollars less the six months ended June 30 in US dollars.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                                      September 30, 2009

                                                      (unaudited)

                                                      in millions  in millions
                                                      of euros     of dollars(1)

OPERATING

Net income (loss)                                     37.0         50.4

Depreciation and amortization                         222.4        303.0

Multi-client surveys amortization                     150.0        204.4

Variance on provisions                                34.1         46.5

Expense & income calculated on stock-option           9.0          12.3

Net gain on disposal of fixed assets                  3.6          4.9

Equity in income of affiliates                        (5.3)        (7.3)

Dividends received from affiliates                    -            -

Other non-cash items                                  (2.8)        (3.8)

Net cash including net cost of financial debt and     448.0        610.4
income taxes

Less net cost of financial debt                       77.9         106.2

Less income taxes expenses                            5.0          6.9

Net cash excluding net cost of financial debt and     530.9        723.5
income taxes

Income taxes paid                                     (60.5)       (82.4)

Net cash before changes in working capital            470.4        641.1

- change in trade accounts and notes receivables      73.3         99.8

- change in inventories and work-in-progress          65.1         88.7

- change in other currents assets                     20.8         28.4

- change in trade accounts and notes payable          (84.0)       (114.4)

- change in other current liabilities                 (59.0)       (80.4)

Impact of changes in exchange rate                    (14.4)       (19.8)

Net cash provided by operating activity               472.2        643.4

INVESTING

Total purchases of tangible and intangible assets     (130.1)      (177.3)
(including variation of fixed assets suppliers)

Increase in multi-client surveys                      (191.8)      (261.3)

Proceeds from disposals of tangible and intangible    1.5          2.0

Total net proceeds from financial assets              -            -

Total net acquisition of investments                  (65.8)       (89.6)

Impact of changes in consolidation scope              (2.0)        (2.8)

Variation in loans granted                            (4.0)        (5.4)

Variation in subsidies for capital expenditures       (0.1)        (0.1)

Variation in other financial assets                   (1.0)        (1.5)

Net cash from investing activities                    (393.3)      (536.0)

FINANCING

Repayment of long-term debts                          (177.6)      (242.0)

Total issuance of long-term debts                     243.5        331.8

Reimbursement on leasing                              (22.3)       (30.4)

Change in short-term loans                            (1.6)        (2.2)

Financial interest paid (3)                           (65.3)       (89.0)

Net proceeds from capital increase

- from shareholders                                   0.3          0.4

- from minority interest of integrated companies

Buying & sales of own shares                          4.9          6.7

Dividend paid to minority interest                    (2.6)        (3.5)

Net cash provided by financial activities             (20.7)       (28.2)

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash              (15.6)       20.7

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  42.6         99.9

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year        516.9        719.4

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            559.5        819.3



(1) Dollar amounts represent euro amounts converted at the average exchange rate for the period of US$1.362 per EUR (except cash/cash equivalents balances converted at the closing exchange rate of US$1.464 per EUR at September 30, 2009 and of US$1.392 per EUR at December 31, 2008).

ANALYSIS BY OPERATING SEGMENT


                      Geophysical  Geophysical   Eliminations and  Consolidated
September 30, 2009
                      Services     Equipment     Adjustments       Total

                      (in millions of euros)

Revenues from
unaffiliated          1,333.6      399.7         --                1,733.3
customers

Inter-segment         0.5          72.1          (72.6)            --
revenues

Operating revenues    1,334.1      471.8         (72.6)            1,733.3

Other income from     4.2          2.5           --                6.7
ordinary activities

Total income from     1,338.3      474.3         (72.6)            1,740.0
ordinary activities

Operating income      54.2         108.2         (37.9)            124.5
(loss)

Equity income (loss)  5.3          --            --                5.3
of investees

Capital expenditures  346.6        26.4          (28.3)            344.7

Depreciation and      366.3        21.0          (14.9)            372.4
amortization

Investments in
companies under       -            4.0           -                 4.0
equity method

Identifiable assets   4,152.6      728.8         (243.6)           4,637.8

Unallocated and                                                    643.7
corporate assets

Total assets                                                       5,281.5

                      Geophysical  Geophysical   Eliminations and  Consolidated
September 30, 2009
                      Services(1)  Equipment(2)  Adjustments       Total(3)

                      (in millions of dollars)

Revenues from
unaffiliated          1,816.6      544.8         --                2,361.4
customers

Inter-segment         0.7          98.3          (99.0)            --
revenues

Operating revenues    1,817.3      643.1         (99.0)            2,361.4

Other income from     5.7          3.4           --                9.1
ordinary activities

Total income from     1,823.0      646.5         (99.0)            2,370.5
ordinary activities

Operating income      73.9         147.5         (52.0)            169.4
(loss)



(1) Dollar amounts represent euro amounts converted at the average exchange rate for the period of US$1.3622 per EUR

(2) Dollar amounts were converted at the average rate of US$1.3631 per EUR for the Equipment segment.

(3) Dollar amounts for the Consolidated total were converted at the rate of US$1.3624 per EUR, corresponding to the weighted average based on each segment's operating revenues.

ANALYSIS BY OPERATING SEGMENT


Three months ended      Geophysical  Geophysical  Eliminations and  Consolidated
September 30, 2009
                        Services     Equipment    Adjustments       Total

                        (in millions of euros)

Revenues from           400.0        112.2        --                512.2
unaffiliated customers

Inter-segment revenues  --           30.4         (30.4)            --

Operating revenues      400.0        142.6        (30.4)            512.2

Other income from       4.1          1.0          --                5.1
ordinary activities

Total income from       404.1        143.6        (30.4)            517.3
ordinary activities

Operating income        23.8         25.2         (8.3)             40.7
(loss)

Equity income (loss)    2.9          --           --                2.9
of investees

Capital expenditures    97.1         17.6         (11.2)            103.5

Depreciation and        121.2        7.3          (5.1)             123.7
amortization

Investments in
companies under equity  --           --           --                --
method

Three months ended      Geophysical  Geophysical  Eliminations and  Consolidated
September 30, 2009
                        Services     Equipment    Adjustments       Total

                        (in millions of dollars)(1)

Revenues from           570.9        160.5        --                731.4
unaffiliated customers

Inter-segment revenues  --           42.8         (42.8)            --

Operating revenues      570.9        643.1        (42.8)            731.4

Other income from       5.7          1.3          --                7.0
ordinary activities

Total income from       576.6        204.6        (42.8)            738.4
ordinary activities

Operating income        33.3         36.5         (12.1)            57.7
(loss)



(1) Corresponding to the nine months ended September 30 in US dollars less the six month ended June in US dollars.


    Source: CGGVeritas


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