Europcar completes a two-pronged strategic transaction

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1 Paris, 13 th November 2006

2 Europcar completes a two-pronged strategic transaction Acquisition of European businesses and signing of a transatlantic alliance with Vanguard (National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car) 2

3 Xavier Marin Europcar Group Chairman of the Board of Directors Eurazeo Supervisory Board member Salvatore Catania Europcar Groupe Chief Executive Officer 3

4 Two-pronged strategic transaction Europcar's acquisition of Vanguard's European businesses (Vanguard EMEA) Strategic transatlantic alliance between Europcar and Vanguard Europcar Acquires position in the United Kingdom Strengthens its position in Europe Positions itself as a premier worldwide player Offering its clients a competitive worldwide commercial solution 4

5 Europcar's acquisition of Vanguard's European businesses (Vanguard EMEA) 5

6 Vanguard s european businesses: an historic position in United Kingdom Own activities in UK, Germany and Switzerland: Revenues of 380M (89% in UK) Fleet of 43,267 vehicules 3,268 employees Franchise operations in more than 30 European countries: franchise revenues of 327m Corporate Main franchises 6

7 in the United Kingdom: a key market in Europe European market sizes ( bn) Strategic market Europe's second largest car rental market: 1.7bn. Primary destination for flows from the United States. Germany Source: Datamonitor, Bain United Kingdom France Spain Italy Key platform for traffic to other European countries. Gross market growth by segment ( m) 1,006 1,032 1,053 1,111 1,136 1,163 1,197 1, e Source: Bain Business / Replacement Leisure 7

8 in the United Kingdom: considerably strengthened market position Vanguard Europcar 20% market share Present since ,000 vehicles 156 outlets 2 complementary brands: National Car Rental: Business Alamo Rent A Car: Leisure + #5 6% market share Present since ,000 vehicles 114 outlets A brand active in both the Business and Leisure segments: Europcar 8

9 Acquisition of position in the United Kingdom & strengthening of its leadership position in Europe in Europe #2 Revenues of the new entity : 1.8bn Europcar achieves 84% of its Corporate revenues in countries where it is European outlet Europcar, National and Alamo revenues: 2.4bn 9

10 Acquisition process and financing Enterprise Value of acquired european businesses: 670m 12.7x estimated 2006 Ebit excluding synergies: Fleet synergies. Sharing of operational best practices Financing Firm commitment from a banking syndicate. Vanguard EMEA asset financing maintained. Recourse to a bond issue subject to market conditions. No shareholders' equity contribution on the part of Europcar. Transaction completion scheduled for the first quarter 2007 following approval by the regulatory and competition authorities A self-financed acquisition with strong value creation 10

11 Strategic alliance with Vanguard (National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car) 11

12 Global mobility solution Strengthening its offering to both its Business and Leisure clients by providing them with a global mobility solution, notably on the North American market. National Car Rental, present for 50 years on the American market, serves almost 50% of corporations belonging to the Fortune 100. Alamo Rent A Car Leisure segment leader. Network of 1,500 outlets on the North American market. Extending its capabilities to offer a competitive worldwide commercial solution in the context of tender business. Offering harmonised loyalty programmes for Europcar and Vanguard clients. 12

13 Major stage in Europcar's development in UK Acquisition of Vanguard EMEA's European businesses and strategic transatlantic alliance with Vanguard Strengthening its position as Europe's leading renter. Developing strong synergies in terms of fleet managements. Optimising its offering and service quality. Developing comprehensive solutions tailored to its clients' expectations. By signing a strategic agreement with Vanguard, Europcar is pursuing its ambition to become the preferred car rental brand and is strengthening its international network coverage to continue to improve its customer service. 13

14 Pursuit of the development strategy implemented since Eurazeo acquired Europcar 14

15 Active development strategy underpinned by Eurazeo 2006 March May June July September Acquisition agreement signed by Eurazeo to buy Europcar from Volkswagen. Issue of the first Europcar bond loan. Completion of the Europcar acquisition by Eurazeo. Acquisition of Keddy in Belgium (Europcar becomes in Belgium) Acquisition of Ultramar in Spain Easyjet and TUI contract renewals. Publication of 2006 first half-year revenues (+15% compared with the same period in 2005) November Acquisition of Vanguard EMEA and transatlantic alliance 15

16 Europcar, a worldwide player Global Europcar, National and Alamo outlet revenues of 4.5bn 150 countries covered #2 Corporate Franchise Fleet of 500,000 vehicles 6,000 outlets worldwide Current presence Future development 16

17 Leading european rent-a-car company Worldwide rent-a-car company

ANNUAL REPORT 2000 38

ANNUAL REPORT 2000 38 38 ANNUAL REPORT 2000 Short term car rental - AVIS EUROPE Strong growth of activities in all customer segments and key markets Reinforcement of partnership agreements, in particular with the travel industry