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Steep rise in total sales: +7.7%

Double-digit growth in adjusted operating profit (+10.0%), net profit attributable to the Group (+11.4%), and

normalized free cash flow (+12.2%)

Sharp acceleration in development initiatives

Rise in investments dedicated to new products: +27% in the first nine months of 2017

Strong contribution of acquisitions to sales growth expected: nearly +15% in 2017-20181

2017 minimum targets raised

Organic growth in sales: new target +2% to +3% (initially2 between 0% and +3%)

Adjusted operating margin before acquisitions3: new target 19.8% to 20.1% (initially2 between 19.3% and 20.1%)

Regulatory News:

Gilles Schnepp, Chairman and CEO of Legrand (Paris:LR), commented:

“Steep rise in total sales

In the first nine months of the year, Group sales were up +7.7% in total, supported by its two growth drivers.

Organic growth in sales thus stood at +2.9%, driven by good showings in new economies (+4.8%) and solid increases in mature countries (+2.1%), despite, as announced4, unfavorable effects related to calendar impacts and bases for comparison in the third quarter.

The impact of the broader scope of consolidation resulting from acquisitions was +4.4% in the first nine months of the year, and should reach over +7% full year.

Double-digit growth in profit and normalized free cash flow

At the same time, adjusted operating profit rose by +10.0% and adjusted operating margin before acquisitions (at 2016 scope of consolidation) stood at 20.6% of sales compared with 20.0% in the first nine months of 2016, a rise of 0.6 points.

Net profit attributable to the Group and normalized free cash flow increased +11.4% and +12.2%, respectively, compared with the first nine months of 2016.

These very good showings reflect once again Legrand’s ability to create value over the long term by expanding its positions.

1 Taking into account all acquisitions announced and their likely consolidation dates, the expected impact of the broader scope of consolidation is more than +7% per year in 2017 and 2018. Over two years, it should thus stand at close to +15% in 2018, compared with 2016.2 Targets announced on February 9, 2017.3 At 2016 scope of consolidation.4 For more details, see July 31, 2017 press release announcing 2017 first-half results.

Rise in investments dedicated to new products

Legrand remained very active in innovation, with investments dedicated to new products up nearly +27% from the first nine months of 2016. These initiatives help expand the Group’s offering, particularly for digital infrastructure products and connected solutions with enhanced value in use under the Eliot program, which is being rolled out in new geographical areas this year.

Strong contribution of acquisitions to sales growth expected

Legrand has stepped up the pace of its external growth since the beginning of the year.

The Group has thus acquired five companies and, in Italy, signed a joint-venture, resulting in stronger positions in business fields buoyed by technological and societal megatrends that represent long term development opportunities.

This sustained acquisition momentum should drive external growth to over +7% in both 2017 and 20181, adding nearly +15% to the Group’s growth over two years1.”

2017 minimum targets raised

Based on good performances in the first nine months and taking into account expected effects for the fourth quarter2, Legrand is raising its minimum targets for the year and setting new targets for 2017:

- organic growth in sales of between +2% and +3% (initially3 between 0% and +3%) and

- adjusted operating margin before acquisitions (at 2016 scope of consolidation) of between 19.8% and 20.1% of sales (initially3 between 19.3% and 20.1%).

1 Taking into account all acquisitions announced and their likely consolidation dates.2 Unfavorable calendar impacts and bases for comparison in the United States, as well as usual seasonal pattern of margin.3 Targets announced on February 9, 2017.

Key figures

Consolidated data

(€ millions)(1)

  9 months 2016   9 months 2017   Change Sales   3,704.6   3,988.3   +7.7% Adjusted operating profit   740.6   814.9   +10.0% As % of sales 20.0% 20.4% 20.6% before acquisitions(2) Operating profit 707.5 776.3 +9.7% As % of sales   19.1%   19.5%     Net profit attributable to the Group 425.6 474.3 +11.4% As % of sales   11.5%   11.9%     Normalized free cash flow 482.5 541.5 +12.2% As % of sales 13.0% 13.6% Free cash flow 424.2 415.0 -2.2% As % of sales   11.5%   10.4%     Net financial debt at September 30   1,149.4   2,284.1   +98.7%

(1) See appendices to this press release for definitions and reconciliation tables of indicators(2) At 2016 scope of consolidation

Financial performance at September 30, 2017

Consolidated sales

Sales in the first nine months of 2017 totaled €3,988.3 million, up a steep +7.7% from the first nine months of 2016.

Organic growth in sales stood at +2.9% for the period, reflecting good showings in new economies (+4.8%) and solid results in mature economies (+2.1%), despite, as announced, the unfavorable effects related to calendar impacts and bases for comparison in the third quarter, in the United States in particular.

The impact of the broader scope of consolidation resulting from acquisitions was +4.4%. Taking into account all acquisitions announced and their likely consolidation dates, the expected impact of the broader scope of consolidation is more than +7% per year in 2017 and 2018. Over two years, it should thus stand at close to +15% in 2018, compared with 2016.

The exchange-rate effect was +0.1%. Applying average exchange rates for October 2017 to the last three months of the year, the annual exchange-rate effect for 2017 would be around -1%.

Changes in sales by destination at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates broke down as follows by region:

  9 months 2017 / 9 months 2016   3rd quarter 2017 / 3rd quarter 2016 France +2.3% +3.2% Italy +3.5% +4.3% Rest of Europe +5.4% +5.2%

North and Central America1

+1.5% (+8.1% over 2 years)2

-0.7% (+7.1% over 2 years)2 Rest of the world +3.4% +4.0% Total +2.9% +2.4%

(1) Milestone was not consolidated in the first nine months 2017 statement of income. For more details on the timeline for consolidation of Milestone, the reader is invited to refer to pages 9 and 10 of this press release.(2) As announced, 2016, and the third quarter in particular, represent demanding bases for comparison. As a result, over two years, organic growth in the North and Central America region was +8.1% compared with the first nine months of 2015 and +7.1% compared with the third quarter of 2015. For more details, the reader is invited to refer to comments on Legrand’s performance in North and Central America on page 4 of this press release.

These changes at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates are analyzed below by geographical region:

- France (16.8% of Group sales): organic growth in sales in France stood at +2.3% in the first nine months of 2017.

This increase in sales was driven by healthy growth in new residential construction (between 15% and 20% of French sales). Non-residential new construction activities grew but at an uneven pace, while renovation increased more moderately.

- Italy (9.9% of Group sales): at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates, sales were up +3.5% in Italy.

These good showings were driven in particular by the success of new product offerings including (i) the Classe 300X connected door entry system and the My Home Up home system, both launched in 2016, as well as (ii) the Smarther connected thermostat, introduced in the second quarter of this year.

- Rest of Europe (17.4% of Group sales): at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates, sales were up +5.4% from the first nine months of 2016.

Many countries in new economies recorded good showings. This was the case in Eastern Europe, including Russia, Romania and Hungary.

In Turkey, sales were also up, driven by a third-quarter performance that benefited from a favorable basis for comparison.

Sales growth was also solid in a number of mature countries, including Spain, Greece, Belgium and Austria.

In the United Kingdom (less than 2.5% of Group sales), after a sustained increase in sales in the first half, business retreated slightly in the third quarter alone.

- North and Central America (31.2% of Group sales): at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates, sales were up +1.5% in the first nine months of 2017.

Over two years, organic growth in North and Central America was +8.1% compared with the first nine months of 2015, and +7.1% compared with the third quarter of 2015.

As a reminder, 2016, and the third quarter1 in particular, represent demanding bases for comparison in the United States, the main country in this region.

As a result, in the United States alone2, organic growth in the first nine months of the year stood at +0.6% (+7.6% over two years compared with the first nine months of 2015) and the trend in organic sales was

-2.2% in the third quarter (+6.9% over two years compared with the third quarter of 2015).

In the rest of the region, Mexico and Canada turned in good showings in the first nine months of 2017.

- Rest of the World (24.7% of Group sales): organic growth was up +3.4% from the first nine months of 2016.

A number of countries in Asia turned in solid showings, including China, South Korea and Singapore. The Group also reported robust growth in sales in North African countries3.

More particularly, in India sales also rose compared with the first nine months of 2016, driven by good third-quarter showings following the temporary slowdown in the second quarter linked to the application of the GST4.

Lastly, sales retreated in certain countries in the region, including Brazil, Australia, Malaysia and Thailand.

1 Excerpt from the comment on the United States performance published on July 31, 2017: “As a reminder (i) the calendar effect should be unfavorable in the third quarter, and (ii) growth stood at +9.3% in the third quarter of 2016, benefiting from favorable one-offs (excluding these effects, the rise in sales would have been in the neighborhood of 3%) hence representing a demanding basis for comparison for the third quarter of 2017.”.2 Milestone will be consolidated in the Group’s statement of income in the fourth quarter for a period of five months. For more information on Milestone, including expected sales growth seasonality in 2017, the reader is invited to refer to pages 9 and 10 of this press release.3 North Africa = Algeria + Egypt + Morocco + Tunisia.4 GST: Goods and Services Tax.

Adjusted operating profit and margin

Adjusted operating profit stood at €814.9 million in the first nine months of 2017, up +10.0%, reflecting the Group’s ability to generate value through profitable growth and an ongoing productivity approach.

Adjusted operating margin before acquisitions1 was 20.6% of sales in the first nine months of 2017, up 0.6 points from the first nine months of 2016.

This reflects the Group’s ongoing good operating performance for +0.5 points as well as a net favorable

non-recurring effect of around +0.1 points (coming from the impact of inventory build-up in finished and

semi-finished goods estimated at +0.2 points, partially offset by the unfavorable effect of non-recurring items for around -0.1 points).

Taking acquisitions into account, adjusted operating margin stood at 20.4% of sales.

In the first nine months, by reacting quickly to adjust its price lists quarter by quarter, Legrand more than offset, in absolute value, the impact of the marked rise in raw material and component prices – a rise that stabilized in the third quarter.

Net profit attributable to the Group

Over the first nine months of 2017, net profit attributable to the Group rose +11.4% compared with the first nine months of 2016 and stood at €474.3 million, reflecting:

- a good operating performance, with a €68.8 million improvement in operating profit;

- an €11.5 million decrease in net financial expense;

- a €0.7 million decline in profit to minority interests;

partially offset by:

- a €24.9 million rise in income tax expense (the tax rate stood at 33.0%, almost stable compared with that for 2016);

- a €6.1 million unfavorable change in the foreign-exchange result; and

- a €1.3 million decline in the result of equity-accounted entities.

Cash generation

Cash flow from operations stood at €656.1 million and represents 16.5% of sales. It increased by over +12% in the first nine months of 2017.

Working capital requirement as a percentage of sales for the last twelve months remained under control at 8.9% on September 30, 2017.

Industrial investments stood at €105.9 million in the first nine months of 2017, up €11.5 million compared with the first nine months of 2016. The rise should continue, driven in particular by new-product momentum as well as by investments in industrial and commercial productivity.

Normalized free cash flow came to €541.5 million in the first nine months, up +12.2%, and includes

€2.9 million realized non-recurring foreign-exchange gains.

At the same time, free cash flow stood at €415.0 million compared with €424.2 million in the first nine months of 2016. This change reflects:

• a strong operating performance with EBITDA improving by €74.6 million;
• a favorable change in the realized foreign-exchange result of €6.9 million, including in particular €2.9 million of realized non-recurring foreign-exchange gains in the first nine months;
• a €9.3 million improvement in other items, mostly long-term items;
• a €10.0 million decline in net financial expense;

offset by:

• a €78.2 million rise in working capital requirement excluding tax items, but as indicated in the announcement of 2016 annual results: “Working capital requirement expressed as a percentage of sales at the end of 2016 was temporarily at an exceptionally low level compared with the past ten years, which makes a challenging basis for comparison in 2017”;
• a €20.0 million rise in tax paid; and
• an €11.8 million increase in investments net of sales.

1 At 2016 scope of consolidation.

Ongoing innovation initiatives

With a rise of close to +27% in investments dedicated to new products compared with the first nine months of 2016, Legrand remained very active in innovation.

The Group thus broadened its offering with new solutions that fuel current and future growth. For example, Legrand has launched:

• Luzica and Clickme, two new user interface ranges for South American markets;
• IRVE 3.0, a new offering of connected charging stations for electric vehicles that track consumption and loading level on smartphones and tablets; and
• LCS3, an innovative high-performance cabling system for copper and fiber optic digital infrastructures, offering datacenters optimized implementation and volume along with easy maintenance.

Legrand is also actively preparing to launch its new “Céliane with Netatmo” range of user interfaces in early 2018. This offering already equips pilot residential real estate programs in France in partnership with BNP Paribas Real Estate and Vinci Immobilier.

Product launches completed and planned testify to the ongoing enhancement of Legrand’s offering, particularly with ranges designed for digital infrastructure, a business driven by the development of connected products. Here Legrand is continuing to strengthen its Eliot program with new higher

value-in-use solutions.

Together these initiatives reflect Legrand’s commitment to be a long-term player in the development of the smart building.

External growth

Since the beginning of the year, Legrand has also pursued its strategy of bolt-on acquisitions of companies that round out its activities, in a globally favorable economic environment. This has resulted in five acquisitions and one joint-venture.

The Group has continued a focused drive to build strong positions in segments of its market driven by technological and societal megatrends. On an annual basis, this year’s acquisitions should help raise the share of Group sales made in new business segments1 to around 38%2 and the percentage of Group sales made with products ranked #1 or #2 in their respective markets to around 69%2.

Looking more closely, Legrand has acquired three companies specializing in digital infrastructures, a business sustained by rising data flows and a shift to new uses:

• Milestone AV Technologies LLC3 (“Milestone”), a frontrunner in audio-video infrastructure and power;
• Server Technology. Inc., a leading player in smart PDUs4; and
• AFCO Systems Group, specializing in Voice-Data-Image (VDI) cabinets.

The Group also acquired two companies specializing in specification-grade architectural lighting for

non-residential buildings in the US:

• Finelite, an acknowledged US player in linear lighting fixtures; and
• OCL, specialized in lighting solutions for non-residential and high-end residential buildings.

1 Digital infrastructure, energy efficiency, assisted living and home systems.2 Based on 2016 sales including 12 months of acquisitions made in 2016 and 2017.3 Milestone will be consolidated in the Group’s statement of income in the fourth quarter for a period of five months. For more information on Milestone, including expected sales growth seasonality in 2017, the reader is invited to refer to pages 9 and 10 of this press release.4 PDU: Power Distribution Unit.

Legrand has also signed a joint-venture with Borri1, an Italian company specializing in three-phase UPS2.

Taking into account all acquisitions announced and their likely consolidation dates, the expected impact of the broader scope of consolidation is more than +7% per year in 2017 and 2018. Over two years, it should thus stand at close to +15% in 2018, compared with 2016. For 2017 as a whole, dilution of the adjusted operating margin due to acquisitions should be around -0.1 points.

1 As Legrand’s equity stake is 49%, Borri will be consolidated on the equity method.2 Uninterruptible Power Supply.

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Consolidated financial statements for the first nine months of 2017 were adopted by the Board at its meeting on November 6, 2017. These consolidated financial statements, a presentation of results for the first nine months of 2017, and the related teleconference (live and replay) are available at www.legrand.com.

KEY FINANCIAL DATES:

• 2017 annual results: February 8, 2018“Quiet period1” starts January 9, 2018
• 2018 first-quarter results: May 3, 2018“Quiet period1” starts April 3, 2018
• General Meeting of Shareholders: May 30, 2018

ABOUT LEGRAND

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for commercial, industrial and residential markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. Drawing on an approach that involves all teams and stakeholders, Legrand is pursuing its strategy of profitable and sustainable growth driven by acquisitions and innovation, with a steady flow of new offerings—including Eliot* connected products with enhanced value in use. Legrand reported sales of more than €5 billion in 2016. The company is listed on Euronext Paris and is a component stock of indexes including the CAC 40, FTSE4Good, MSCI World, Corporate Oekom Rating, Vigeo Euronext Eurozone 120, Europe 120 and France 20, and Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence (code ISIN FR0010307819).http://www.legrand.com

*Eliot is a program launched in 2015 by Legrand to speed up deployment of the Internet of Things in its offering. A result of the group’s innovation strategy, Eliot aims to develop connected and interoperable solutions that deliver lasting benefits to private individual users and professionals.

http://www.legrand.com/EN/eliot-program_13238.html

 

1 All communication suspended in the run-up to publication of results.

Appendices

Information on Milestone – Reminder and additional elements (1/2)

Reminder

Milestone 2016 key figures     Sales: $464 million Adjusted operating margin1: 21% of sales Normalized free cash flow1,2: 12.5% of sales  

Tax benefit linked to Milestone acquisition

The tax benefit resulting from standard goodwill amortization over 15 years stands at $400 million.

Annual cash tax benefit (with no impact on the statement of income):     around $30 million per year from 2017 to 2026. This benefit will decrease from 2027 onwards.  

All Legrand financial criteria met

2016 EV3/EBITDA1 of around 9.0x

Accretion on earnings per share before Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) from mid to high single digit

Value creation within 3 to 5 years

Synergies

Synergies:    

between 1% and 5% of Milestone’s2016 salesof which medium-term commercial synergies (client coverage, development of operations in other distribution channels and geographical regions) and short- to medium-term cost synergies (purchasing, production and administration).

 

1 Excluding non-recurring items.2 Excluding cash tax benefit linked to the goodwill amortization.3 Enterprise Value of $950 million, net of the discounted tax benefit of $250 million (gross amount: $400 million).

Information on Milestone – Reminder and additional elements (2/2)

Additional elements

Consolidation

September 30, 20171: consolidated only in Group balance sheet.

December 31, 2017: consolidated in Group balance sheet and statement of income for a 5-month period.

Sales

• Buoyant activity in the long run but fluctuating by nature in the short term

Milestone operates in a buoyant market driven by both social megatrends (communication, security, distance and collaborative working etc.) and technological megatrends (digitalization, new display technologies, streaming technologies etc.), but with a business that, by its nature, can fluctuate in the short term (projects, retail, etc.):

  January   February   March   April   May   June   July   August   September   October   12 months (estimated) Organic growth 2017 vs. 2016 +19% -9% +16% +1% +3% +7% +12% -11% +3% -4% +2% to +3%

• Estimated 2017 sales growth

Taking the above series into account and based on annual organic growth estimated at +2% to +3% in 2017 (consistent with 2016), Milestone’s 2017 organic growth would be as follows:

January to December estimated:     +2% to +3% January to July (before acquisition): +7% August to December estimated (post-acquisition): -4% to -1.5%  

Annual cash impact (before synergies)

Normalized free cash flow generated by Milestone2:     $58 million Annual cash tax benefit3: +$30 million Financing costs: -$12 million

Milestone’s annual contribution to Group cash generation:

=$76 million

 

Value creation (before synergies)

In addition to bringing highly valuable positions to the Group in a buoyant market with solid fundamentals that are similar to Legrand’s, the acquisition of Milestone is, before synergies, value creative from year one:

Adjusted operating profit (21% of sales)2:         $97 million Income tax (rate of 39%) on adjusted operating profit: -$38 million Cash tax benefit resulting from standard goodwill amortization3: +$30 million Adjusted operating profit after tax + cash tax benefit:

(a)

=$89 million Gross price paid:

(b)

$1,200 million

Return (including cash tax benefit) on invested capital

(a) / (b):

7.4%

(i.e. above the 7% WACC used)  

Provisional1 Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) – Non-cash impacts on the statement of income

Recurring non-cash impacts starting in 2017 (5 months) through 2026:     $25 million to $28 million annual amortization of intangible assets, decreasing from 2027 onwards Non-recurring non-cash impacts (2017 only): reversal of inventory step-up for around $20 million

These non-cash expenses will have no impact on the Group’s adjusted operating profit.

1 See note 2 to unaudited consolidated financial statements at September 30, 2017.2 Based on 2016 Milestone’s figures and excluding non-recurring items.3 Cash tax benefit with no impact on the statement of income.

Glossary

Working capital requirement

Working capital requirement is defined as the sum of trade receivables, inventories, other current assets, income tax receivables and short-term deferred tax assets, less the sum of trade payables, other current liabilities, income tax payables, short-term provisions and short-term deferred tax liabilities.

Free cash flow

Free cash flow is defined as the sum of net cash from operating activities and net proceeds from sales of fixed and financial assets, less capital expenditure and capitalized development costs.

Normalized free cash flow

Normalized free cash flow is defined as the sum of net cash from operating activities—based on a normalized working capital requirement representing 10% of the last 12 months’ sales and whose change at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates is adjusted for the period considered—and net proceeds of sales from fixed and financial assets, less capital expenditure and capitalized development costs.

Organic growth

Organic growth is defined as the change in sales at constant structure (scope of consolidation) and exchange rates.

Net financial debt

Net financial debt is defined as the sum of short-term borrowings and long-term borrowings, less cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities.

EBITDA

EBITDA is defined as operating profit plus depreciation and impairment of tangible assets, amortization and impairment of intangible assets (including capitalized development costs) and impairment of goodwill.

Cash flow from operations

Cash flow from operations is defined as net cash from operating activities excluding changes in working capital requirement.

Adjusted operating profit

Adjusted operating profit is defined as operating profit adjusted for amortization and depreciation of revaluation of assets at the time of acquisitions and for other P&L impacts relating to acquisitions and, where applicable, for impairment of goodwill.

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

Payout

Payout is defined as the ratio between the proposed dividend per share for a given year, divided by the net income excluding minority interests per share of the same year, calculated on the basis of the average number of ordinary shares at December 31 of that year, excluding shares held in treasury.

Calculation of working capital requirement

In € millions   9M 2016   9M 2017 Trade receivables   615.2   692.2 Inventories 684.1 751.0 Other current assets 170.2 196.9 Income tax receivables 34.0 27.8 Short-term deferred taxes assets/(liabilities) 95.6 96.3 Trade payables (519.9) (571.9) Other current liabilities (519.9) (590.0) Income tax payables (70.4) (63.6) Short-term provisions   (86.7)   (69.3) Working capital required   402.2   469.4  

Calculation of net financial debt

In € millions   9M 2016   9M 2017 Short-term borrowings   391.8   916.9 Long-term borrowings 1.509.5 2.070.6 Cash and cash equivalents   (751.9)   (703.4) Net financial debt   1,149.4   2,284.1  

Reconciliation of adjusted operating profit with profit for the period

In € millions   9M 2016   9M 2017 Profit for the period   427.8   475.8 Share of profits (losses) of equity-accounted entities   0.8   2.1 Income tax expense 210.1 235.0 Exchange (gains) / losses 0.2 6.3 Financial income (6.3) (10.9) Financial expense   74.9   68.0 Operating profit   707.5   776.3 Amortization & depreciation of revaluation of assets at the time of acquisitions and other P&L impacts relating to acquisitions 33.1 38.6 Impairment of goodwill   0.0   0.0 Adjusted operating profit   740.6   814.9  

Reconciliation of EBITDA with profit for the period

In € millions   9M 2016   9M 2017 Profit for the period   427.8   475.8 Share of profits (losses) of equity-accounted entities   0.8   2.1 Income tax expense 210.1 235.0 Exchange (gains) / losses 0.2 6.3 Financial income (6.3) (10.9) Financial expense   74.9   68.0 Operating profit   707.5   776.2 Depreciation and impairment of tangible assets 70.4 71.2 Amortization and impairment of intangible assets (including capitalized development costs) and impairment of goodwill   53.7   58.7 EBITDA   831.6   906.2  

Reconciliation of cash flow from operations, free cash flow and normalized free cash flow with profit for the period

In € millions   9M 2016   9M 2017 Profit for the period   427.8   475.8 Adjustments for non-cash movements in assets and liabilities:     Depreciation, amortization and impairment 125.9 131.1 Changes in other non-current assets and liabilities and long-term deferred

taxes

31.5 39.5 Unrealized exchange (gains)/losses (3.8) 9.2 (Gains)/losses on sales of assets, net 0.5 (1.4) Other adjustments   1.4   1.9 Cash flow from operations   583.3   656.1 Decrease (Increase) in working capital requirement   (65.9)   (138.0) Net cash provided from operating activities   517.4   518.1 Capital expenditure (including capitalized development costs)   (94.4)   (105.9) Net proceeds from sales of fixed and financial assets   1.2   2.8 Free cash flow   424.2   415.0 Increase (Decrease) in working capital requirement 65.9 138.0 (Increase) Decrease in normalized working capital requirement   (7.6)   (11.5) Normalized free cash flow   482.5   541.5

Scope of consolidation

2016   Q1   H1   9M   Full year Full consolidation method Fluxpower   Balance sheet only   Balance sheet only   8 months   11 months Primetech   Balance sheet only   Balance sheet only   8 months   11 months Pinnacle Architectural Lighting       Balance sheet only   5 months   8 months Luxul Wireless       Balance sheet only   5 months   8 months Jontek       Balance sheet only   5 months   8 months Trias       Balance sheet only   Balance sheet only   8 months CP Electronics       Balance sheet only   Balance sheet only   7 months Solarfective           Balance sheet only   5 months Equity method TBS(1)       6 months   9 months   12 months         2017   Q1   H1   9M   Full year Full consolidation method Fluxpower   3 months   6 months   9 months   12 months Primetech   3 months   6 months   9 months   12 months Pinnacle Architectural Lighting   3 months   6 months   9 months   12 months Luxul Wireless   3 months   6 months   9 months   12 months Jontek   3 months   6 months   9 months   12 months Trias   3 months   6 months   9 months   12 months CP Electronics   3 months   6 months   9 months   12 months Solarfective   3 months   6 months   9 months   12 months OCL   Balance sheet only   5 months   8 months   11 months AFCO Systems Group       Balance sheet only   5 months   8 months Finelite       Balance sheet only   4 months   7 months Milestone           Balance sheet only   5 months Server technology               Balance sheet only Equity method TBS(1)   3 months   6 months   9 months   12 months Borri       Balance sheet only   Balance sheet only   8 months

(1)Created together with a partner, TBS is to produce and sell transformers and busbars in the Middle East.

Disclaimer

This press release may contain forward-looking statements which are not historical data. Although Legrand considers these statements to be based on reasonable assumptions at the time of publication of this release, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied herein.

Details on risks are provided in the Legrand Registration Document filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers (Financial Markets Authority, AMF), which is available on-line on the websites of both AMF (www.amf-france.org) and Legrand (www.legrand.com).

No forward-looking statement contained in this press release is or should be construed as a promise or a guarantee of actual results, which are liable to differ significantly. Therefore, such statements should be used with caution, taking into account their inherent uncertainty.

Subject to applicable regulations, Legrand does not undertake to update these statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of publication of this release.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy Legrand shares in any jurisdiction.

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