Press Release. PIRIOU launches the ALMAK, a Maritime Training Vessel of 44 meters

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1 Press Release PIRIOU launches the ALMAK, a Maritime Training Vessel of 44 meters

2 Concarneau, 27 September, 2013 The Almak, Maritime Training Vessel (MTV) of 44 meters, was officially delivered today by Piriou group during a launching ceremony held in Concarneau, in the presence of the painter Anne Smith, patron of the vessel and official painter to the Marine. The Almak is the result of close collaboration between DCI and Piriou who created the company navocéan in July 2012 to build an MTV. It took a year for the shipbuilding subsidiary PIRIOU Shipyards to build this ship since the first beam was laid in September 2012 in Concarneau (Finistere). The construction of the Almak is an ambitious project that has mobilized teams from Piriou and DCI for 12 months. It is a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment that exists within the team, " said Admiral François Dupont, CEO of DCI. "It is with great emotion that we leave Concarneau to sail to new horizons. The first trainees will undertake sea-training on the MTV this autumn. The Almak will be used primarily for academic high-level training organized by DCI in favor of foreign students and in conjunction with the Naval Academy. With a small crew of eight people, this ship can carry a dozen cadets. It will do weeks of sailing per year. The Almak can also be used to host student divers, as well as monitoring of mission zones and sea trials of field equipment.

3 For Pascal PIRIOU, PIRIOU CEO "this ship embodies a strategic first step both in the field of shipbuilding in the defense sector and our ambitions for Global Service. Indeed, as for the ALMAK, we now integrate the design and construction of ships, being involved in the implementation of their funding upstream as well as providing maintenance through a program to Maintain Operational Condition (MOC) in France and overseas ". A versatile training ship Close collaboration has enabled PIRIOU and DCI to design the prototype of a new generation of MTV, robust and manoeuvrable, economical in terms of investment and operating costs. A wide bridge will provide a full 360 view ; for navigational equipment, including radar and cartographic mapping, will have replicators in the training compartment, the vessel's draft will be optimized for learning navigation and maneuvering in coastal waters. Autonomy will allow the non-stop transit of ten days at 10 knots.

4 Main Features MTV Length m Beam 9.60 m Draught 3.10 m Speed 12 knots Engine 2 x 662 kw propeller shafts and two Variable Pitch Propellers Crew 8 Passengers 16 students + 1 passenger Autonomy: 10 days / 10 knots About Piriou PIRIOU is an intermediate sized company, established in France, Asia and Africa. The PIRIOU group is specialized in the construction, repairs and servicing of technical vessels of less than 120 meters, as well the associated engineering and services. Active since 1965 in the fishing sector, it diversified at the beginning of the 90s with service vessels, such as tugs, cargo and passenger ships, petroleum offshore, etc. In the field of Defense, PIRIOU services French Navy ships since 2005 and late 2010 obtained a 10-year contract for the engine retrofit and maintenance of 10 training ships, with obligation to achieve a result in terms of availability. About DCI The company was created in 1972 to assist military equipment sales to foreign countries. Its main mission consisted of providing operational training courses based on the knowhow of the French Armed Forces. DCI is an upper medium size service provider in which the French government is the concurring shareholder. DCI now operates throughout the defense and security spectrum. Culturally close to the Ministry of Defense, DCI offers outsourcing services to foreign countries, for: - consulting and assistance throughout the life cycle of armament programs, - training engineering in the academic, operational and technical fields. Lastly, DCI and its subsidiaries have been partners of the French Armed Forces for 10 years within the scope of service contracts and are endeavouring to extend their activities to European Union countries.

5 About navocéan DCI and PIRIOU jointly created navocéan to meet the increasing demands of maritime training with a modern multi-purpose vessel : built in Concarneau by the PIRIOU group, which also provides maintenance, ALMAK will be operated by navocéan in support of training provided by DCI. Press Contact : PIRIOU DCI Nadine Rolland Anthony Maréchal Tel: Tel: communication@piriou.fr anthony.marechal@groupedci.com