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Initially Other business Principal Occupation Appointed Term activities outside Name or Employment to Board Expires Thomson Jacques Dunogué* (1)(2) ............. President Europe, March 1999 2004 Director, Alcatel C.I.T., Middle East, Asia and Thalès S.A., India, ALCATEL Thirdspace and Nextream Philippe de Fontaine-Vive (2) ..... Nominated by the June 2000 2005 Director, Aéroports de French Government. Paris, Gaz de France, Deputy Director, Réseaux Ferrés de French Department of France, AREVA, Treasury Euroméditerranée and RATP Eddy W. Hartenstein (1)(3) .......... Senior Executive Vice March 1999 2004 Director and President, Hughes Chairman, DIRECTV Electronics Corp. Enterprises Inc., DIRECTV International Inc., DIRECTV Merchandising Inc. and DIRECTV Operations, Inc.; Director, Pan Amsat and DIRECTV Latin America Michael Green ......................... Chairman, Carlton March 2001 2006 Director, ITV Digital Plc., Independent Television News Ltd. and GMTV Ltd. Christian Blanc** (1) ................... Chairman Merrill June 2001 2005 Director, CAPGEMINI Lynch France S.A. Ernst & Young, Coface and JC Decaux Gérard Meymarian................... Vice-President October 1994 2002 N/A TV High-End, Thomson Jean de Rotalier ...................... Sales Planning October 1994 2002 N/A Manager, Thomson Marcel Roulet (2)(3) ..................... Former Chairman- February 1999 2005 Director, Thalès S.A. CEO of Thomson (Thomson S.A. S.A., of France representative), Télécom and of Eurazéo, On-X et Thalès S.A. CVOIR; Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Pages Jaunes and Ginar Finances Iwao Shinohara (1)(2) .................. Executive Vice September 1999 2004 N/A President, NEC Bernard Vergnes (1)(3) ................ Emeritus Chairman, March 1999 2004 Director, SA France Microsoft Europe Finance and Technology 58
Initially Other business Principal Occupation Appointed Term activities outside Name or Employment to Board Expires Thomson Censeurs: Emmanuel Caquot (1) ................ Director, French November 2000 2002 Director, INRIA, La Ministry of Industry (former Director, Française des Jeux, March 1999) SFP and Groupe des Écoles des Télécommunications Didier Lombard (1) ..................... French Ambassador- November 2000 2002 Chairman of at-large, International (former Director, International Investment March 1999) Investments, Agence Française; Director, la Poste (the French Postal Office), censeur, France Télécom * Mr. Dunogué resigned in February 2002 and has been replaced by Mr. Olivier Houssin. His appointment is to be approved at our next ordinary general shareholders’ meeting. ** Mr. Blanc’s appointment in June 2001 is to be approved at our next ordinary general shareholders’ meeting. (1) Member of the Strategy Committee. (2) Member of the Audit Committee. (3) Member of the People and Organization Committee. Executive Committee In accordance with French law and our by-laws, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (Chairman and CEO) has full authority to manage the Company’s affairs and to represent the Company before third parties. Subject to the powers expressly reserved by law to shareholders’ meetings, as well as to those specifically reserved by law to the Board of Directors, the Chairman and CEO is vested with the broadest powers to act on our behalf in respect of our corporate purpose in any and all circumstances. The Executive Committee is composed of fifteen members and includes heads of key operational units. The Executive Committee meets every month. The tables below indicate the names of the members of the Executive Committee, their current responsibilities within the Group and the dates of their initial appointment. Initially Name Responsibility appointed Principal members of the Executive Committee Thierry Breton ............................................. Chairman and CEO 1997 Al Arras ....................................................... Senior Executive Vice President, Audio 1997 and ATLINKS Frank Dangeard .......................................... Senior Executive Vice President, 1997 Vice Chairman Charles Dehelly .......................................... Senior Executive Vice President, Chief 1998 Operating Officer John Neville ................................................ Senior Executive Vice President, Patents 1993 and Licensing, New Media Services (acting) Lanny Raimondo ......................................... Senior Executive Vice President, Digital 2001 Media Solutions 59
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As filed with the Securities and Ex
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INTRODUCTION In this Annual Report
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PART I ITEM 1 — IDENTITY OF DIREC
Page 7 and 8: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 (1) 2001 1
Page 9 and 10: B — Exchange Rate Information Our
Page 11 and 12: we have limited operating history,
Page 13 and 14: projects that such shareholder may
Page 15 and 16: publishers, network operators and e
Page 17 and 18: division. Our relative decrease in
Page 19 and 20: we initiated at the end of 2001 our
Page 21 and 22: approval. Nextream combines busines
Page 23 and 24: ) Digital Optical Components We pro
Page 25 and 26: our presence with global retailers
Page 27 and 28: product. Through Nextream, we will
Page 29 and 30: ) Within personal media services, w
Page 31 and 32: We have obtained significant price
Page 33 and 34: Location Division Products Asia: Ba
Page 35 and 36: ITEM 5 — OPERATING AND FINANCIAL
Page 37 and 38: and 10% in 1999. The acquisition of
Page 39 and 40: Accordingly, under U.S. GAAP, the g
Page 41 and 42: effect of the events of September 1
Page 43 and 44: labor costs resulting from the impl
Page 45 and 46: Our operating income under U.S. GAA
Page 47 and 48: offerings, the accounting treatment
Page 49 and 50: GROWL in the United States. These p
Page 51 and 52: Other income and expense Other inco
Page 53 and 54: In evaluating our cash flow perform
Page 55 and 56: Guarantees given by subsidiaries of
Page 57: ITEM 6 — DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGE
Page 61 and 62: Charles Dehelly was appointed Chief
Page 63 and 64: The following table, sets forth the
Page 65 and 66: French subsidiaries will pay bonuse
Page 67 and 68: our shares and have a nominal value
Page 69 and 70: exclusive right to grant licenses t
Page 71 and 72: In connection with the investigatio
Page 73 and 74: consumers who acquired certain tele
Page 75 and 76: are also permitted to offer investo
Page 77 and 78: The tables below set forth, for the
Page 79 and 80: ITEM 10 — ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Page 81 and 82: general meeting affecting these rig
Page 83 and 84: oth for a period of up to five year
Page 85 and 86: an ordinary general meeting, or by
Page 87 and 88: that Euroclear France provide us at
Page 89 and 90: The shareholders, at an extraordina
Page 91 and 92: This discussion is intended only as
Page 93 and 94: ) a tax-exempt organization, ) a li
Page 95 and 96: A simplified certificate must state
Page 97 and 98: ITEM 11 — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALIT
Page 99 and 100: Sensitivity To Exchange Rate Fluctu
Page 101 and 102: December 31, 2000 December 31, 2001
Page 103 and 104: ITEM 17 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS No
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