Thales to Be Included in CAC40 Index

• Euronext’s¹ Index Steering Committee, which meets four
  times a year to validate the list of 40 stocks making up the CAC40,
  has decided today to include Thales in the benchmark French stock
  market index.
• Thales will be included in the CAC40 from June 21^st 2019
  after market closing.
• The inclusion of Thales in the CAC40 reflects the substantial increase
  in the company’s market capitalisation, which stood at €21.7 bn at 31
  December 2018 compared with €9.6 bn at 31 December 2013 (an increase
  of 126% in five years). This increase was driven by improved earnings:
  EBIT increased by 67% over the same period, from €1.0 bn in 2013 to
  €1.7 bn in 2018, and is expected to reach close to €2 bn in 2019.
• Euronext’s decision is an endorsement of unflagging efforts by the
  company’s staff to continuously improve operational performance while
  innovating on a permanent basis.

PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The increase in EBIT margin between 2013 and 2018 reflects the Group’s
constant efforts to improve operational performance. The Group is
pursuing its transformation through the Ambition 10 strategic plan and
related performance initiatives.

This improved profitability is also a reflection of the outstanding
engagement of the employees of a global technology leader with
innovation and R&D written into its genetic code: including Gemalto, R&D
investments now exceed €3 bn, of which €1 bn is self-funded.

About Thales

The people who make the world go round – they rely on Thales. Our
customers come to us with big ambitions: to make life better, to keep us
safer. Combining a unique diversity of expertise, talents and cultures,
our architects design and deliver extraordinary high technology
solutions. Solutions that make tomorrow possible, today. From the bottom
of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace, we help our
customers think smarter and act faster, mastering ever greater
complexity at every decisive moment along the way. With 80,000 employees
in 68 countries, Thales reported sales of €19 billion in 2018, on a pro
forma basis including Gemalto.

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¹ Euronext is the leading pan-European exchange in the
Eurozone, covering Belgium, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal
and the UK. To know more about Euronext: https://www.euronext.com

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PRESS CONTACT
Thales, Media Relations
Cédric
Leurquin
+33 (0)1 57 77 90 93
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