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Matmut ATLANTIQUE |PRESS FILE | SEPT 2015

DISCOVERING THE MATMUT ATLANTIQUE

The Atlantic’s Largest Scene The Matmut Atlantique is a new generation multifunction venue dedicated to sports and culture. With a modular capacity of 42,000 seats, it is designed to welcome a rich and diversified programming: sports competitions, spectacles, concerts, corporate events… Through its novel architecture and comfort, it offers spectators a unique experience centered on a spirit of conviviality. The only stadium of its size in the larger South West, it inscribes itself as a structuring element in the region, a unique venue for gatherings, sharing and partaking of emotions for all generations. Inaugurated in May 2015, the Matmut Atlantique will host on May 23 the first match of the FC Girondins de Bordeaux, the stadium’s resident club and the semifinals of the TOP 14, this coming June 5 and 6. Official stadium of the 2016 Euro, it will host 5 of the competition’s games in June and July 2016.

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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DONE RIGHT Page 11



Work completed in 42 months The stadium driving jobs

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A 21st CENTURY STADIUM Page 14 . . . . . . . . . . High technology sound and lights 

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KEY NUMBERS… SURFACE AREAS Global surface area : 18, 6 hectares

ID CARD -> Concept architects : Herzoz & De Meuron

Stadium : 4, 6 hectares (233 meters long, 210 meters wide, 37 meters high)

Parvis:4,9 hectares (41 047 m² West and 8 445 m² East)

Field : about 1 hectare

-> Executive architects : Groupe 6 -> Construction : VINCI-FAYAT Group -> Owner : City of Bordeaux -> Management : Société Stade Bordeaux Atlantique (SBA) -> Resident Club : FC Girondins of Bordeaux

MATMUT ATLANTIQUE’S COST AND FINANCING

-> Capacity : 42,115 seats (19,000 seats if upper stands are closed off)

State ELoan taken out by VINCI/FAYAT

28 M€ 17 M€ 114 M€

15 M€

M6 contribution and annual 30 year lease to the FCGB

KEY PROJECT DATES -> January 2010 Municipal council votes on the start of the tendering process -> July 2011 Le projet de l’équipe « Vinci-Fayat/herzog & de Meuron » est retenu -> October 2011.

-> July 2012 The building permit is obtained -> November 2012. The land parcels are available for the work to begin -> April 2015. The New Bordeaux Stadium is made available to the city

ACCESS Tram lines B and C Several bus lines plus special services on game nights 8,000 parking places nearby

1,500 places for two wheelers (secured)

City of Bordeaux

15 M€ 20 M€ + 3,85 M€

Aquitaine Region Bordeaux Métropole

AUTRES CHIFFRES CLÉS

24 km of tiers

6 km of stairs

1 000

14 km 41 000 m3 of stair treads

of concrete

circular metal columns

12 000 tonnes of metal framework

664

trees planted on the site

Main events’ calendar -> Ligue 1 - May : Girondins de Bordeaux – Montpellier May 23, 2015

-> French National Team – September : France – Serbia September 7, 2015

-> Top 14 – June : Semi-finals of the French rugby league championship June 5 and 6, 2015 -> Open House – June : June 20, 2015 -> Ligue 1 – August : Resumption of the French championship August 9, 2015 Matmut ATLANTIQUE | |PRESS FILE | SEPT 2015 | PAGE 3

-> Euro 2016 – June and July : Four qualifying round matches June 11, 14, 18 and 21, 2016 One quarter final July 2, 2016

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A novel stadium The Matmut Atlantique was designed by the architectural firm of Herzog & de Meuron with the assistance of Groupe 6. Its construction was entrusted to two major players, the VINCI and FAYAT groups. This solid and perennial association guarantees the highest levels of expertise and know-how in the design and construction of the New Stadium. Herzog & de Meuron is a partnership jointly managed by five Senior Partners: Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Christine Binswanger, Ascan Mergenthaler and Stefan Marbach. Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron founded their agency in Basel in 1978. Today, a team of 400 international collaborators work on projects across Europe, North and South America as well as Asia. The projects designed by Herzog & de Meuron range from the individual home to large scale urban works. The agency can be credited with numerous highly recognized public buildings, notably stadiums and museums as well remarkable private factories, offices and housing projects. The National Stadium in Beijing, the Allianz Arena in Munich, the Tate Modern in London, and social housing project on the Rue des Suisses in Paris are amongst the often quoted works. Numerous prizes have been awarded to Herzog & de Meuron including the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2001 along with the RIBA Royal Gold Medal and the “Praemium Imperiale, both in 2007.

A stadium for Bordeaux

Particular attention was given to the structure’s integration into the larger Bordeaux landscape. The meticulous configuration and geometry of the bowl and the columns are the reflection of the landscape created by the surrounding trees and access roads. The stadium is designed for this specific space – an open and flat landscape in close proximity to the Fair Park which extends to the lake’s shores. The word “elegant” has become a depreciated term to describe architecture but imposes itself when referring to the urban and architectural heritage of Bordeaux. We never sought to inspire ourselves from the city’s historical quarters with their limestone edifices and monuments whose beauty takes your breath away. What we perceive as this city’s elegance stems in large part from the consistency of scale and materials as well as from a formal precision of great purity. It was not a matter of copying this but what we could gain from it valuable teachings.

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A practical and functional architecture A “bowl” for 42,115 people With more than 42,115 seats, the bowl truly frames the playing field. Its geometry offers optimal visibility to all the spectators guaranteeing maximum modularity in terms of capacity and use. Polyvalent, the stadium is designed to host a rich and diversified programming: rugby and soccer matches but also spectacles, concerts and corporate events. DID YOU KNOW? A stadium adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities and reduced mobility Equipped with 16 elevators, the Matmut Atlantique was designed to welcome persons with disabilities and reduced mobility. 125 seats and 125 additional seats for their guides are located in the passageway near the glass railings offering a perfect visibility onto the playing field as well as optimal security of the traffic flow.

The bowl is made up of two superimposed stands divided into four sectors with a cover for protection from the inclement weather. The roof’s soffits, offering great visual homogeneity, concentrate one’s gaze onto the playing field while letting sunlight through. The structure’s roof is not visible from the inside so as to not distract the spectators’ attention. The simplicity and purity of the bowl and pedestal’s architecture guarantee the safety of the crowd’s flow as well as ease of orientation.

Pedestal, Bowl, Cover A singular rectangular roof sits on top of the raised bowl. The choice of such a pure and quasi abstract shape is a clear and efficient response to the site’s natural conditions and to the principal flow of spectators from east to west. This white rectangle seems to be projected towards the ground by a shower of slender columns. An undulating ribbon of concession stands and restrooms runs through this forest of columns, animated by the flow of the crowd. All at once dense and light, the structure forms an evanescent rectangular space through which one can make out the bowl’s sculpted silhouette.

The passageway and its coil Accessible from the East and West parvis by large staircases, the passageway, composed of an undulating coil, forms a belt around the playing field and houses eating establishments, restrooms and services. It establishes a link between the two stand levels and offers the possibility to the spectators to move about freely without leaving the stadium’s walls. It offers all at once views of the playing field towards the interior, and of the surrounding landscape towards the exterior.

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A New English style stadium

DID YOU KNOW? Local know-how

The work offers a perfect visibility from all parts of the infrastructure. This architectural requirement has already earned it the qualifier of “English style” stadium. This term brings to mind a visual comfort for all the spectators, a close proximity to the playing field as well as an ideal configuration of the stands for creating an atmosphere worthy of the most beautiful British stadiums. This reference makes its way into the very term used for the field’s safety barriers: “the Wembley safety barriers”.

One meter high, the lower rim barriers allow for optimal visibility onto the playing field. Furthermore, in the case of crowd movement, access gates monitored by the stadium’s security control station open onto the field and allow the public to be directed towards the multiple building exits planned in case of evacuation. Higher up, such as on the lodges’ level 2 and the passageway’s level 3, the barriers are larger and inverted, 90 cm high and composed of a glass surface. The utilization of glass here guarantees perfect visibility to 100% of the venue’s seats.

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A strategic location The Matmut Atlantique it situated in the Bordeaux-Lac neighborhood, on the left bank of the Garonne to the north of the city.

DID YOU KNOW? TO THE NEW STADIUM BY TRAM The C Tram Line can transport nearly 10,000 spectators an hour on the night of matches, concerts and other events. The trains follow one another at a regulated interval of 2 min 30 sec, dropping off the spectators at the “Parc des Expositions/Stade” or the last stop on the C line, 500 meters away from the Matmut Altantique

Margaux Le Cap Ferret Arcachon

This urban planning led to the arrival of numerous administrations, companies and commercial activities as well as the emergence of a substantial hotel center. In full boom, as illustrated by the creation of the eco-neighborhood of Ginko (the largest in France), Bordeaux-Lac has pursued its development of public works and major leisure activities (casino, international camping…) The New Stadium’s location, with an overall surface area of 20 hectares, is at the heart of a major cultural, sports and leisure center for the Bordeaux region: golf, woods, sailing center, velodrome stadium…

St-Emilion

Bordeaux

In terms of parking, the 6,000 spaces located in the Fair Park are reserved for the spectators of the New Bordeaux Stadium on the night of events. Between the floral park and the North  Stand, 1,500 spaces are planned for VIP, persons with disabilities and reduced mobility, visitors and the media. In total, more than 8,500 free parking spaces are located just a few steps away from the Matmut Atlantique. Three large bicycle parking lots will also be made available to the spectators.

Biarritz

Espagne

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LANDSCAPING APPROACH

A successful environmental integration Located between the more than 30 hectare Floral Park and the 50 hectare Bordeaux woods, the site of the Matmut Atlantique is perfectly integrated into its environment.

DID YOU KNOW ? A sustainable approach The stadium was conceived to limit its consumption thanks to a good insulation and a heating system for the interior spaces allowing to distribute evenly the temperature from one room to the other. Rain water is collected from the roof to water the lawn, insuring quasi self-sufficiency. 700 m² of solar panels are placed on the north stand’s roof. The stadium is self-sufficient in energy when in “stand-by” mode, that is to say when not hosting a major event.

TO BE NOTED: The west parvis, with a surface area of 4 hectares, will host an events village with food services and activities on the nights of events.

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THE GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX

Matmut Atlantique’s resident club Being the resident club, the Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux will play all of its matches at the Matmut Atlantique. Additionally, it will dispose of a retail area called “La Galerie Girondins”. This 700 m² Concept store is unique within the professional soccer world in France. DID YOU KNOW ? Opening of the Galerie Girondins May 23, 2015 This 700m² gallery located on the ground floor of the south façade of the Matmut Atlantique benefits from a daring concept and an innovative design expressing the off the wall and sporting spirit of the Girondins. It is made up of three boutiques, one “play” area, one lounge and many exclusive services: receptions, exhibits, fashion shows, open door events… Open weekdays and game nights, this space is to become an exceptional living space in the Matmut Atlantique throughout the year, including off season. The design and execution of this unique innovative and identity building space was given to a local team of interior architects and designers.

The New Stadium represents an important stake for the club. It will thereby dispose of modern sporting equipment meeting current international standards for showcase soccer. These new infrastructures will allow it to pursue its development and to host both spectators and club partners in the most optimal conditions. The Matmut Atlantique’s financial partner thanks to its shareholder and owner M6, the Club is participating in the venue’s financing with an initial contribution of EUR 20 million and a yearly lease of EUR 3.85 million over 30 years. The FG Gironding will hold its first match at the New Stadium on Saturday, May 23, 2015 on the closing day of the 2014-2015 League 1 Championship.

TO BE NOTED : The Union Bordeaux Bègles, Bordeaux’s professional rugby club will play at least three of its most important season’s matches at the Matmut Altantique.

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More than a stadium: a new living space The Matmut Atlantique has the required infrastructures to organize seminars, incentive meetings, tradeshows, symposiums, product launches or group lunches. Already, professional events outside match days have been successfully organized. Other have been programmed until the end of 2015. • 9000m2of reception areas or 4,400 guests • 60 lodges available or 1,000 guests • •

• A 250 seat auditorium • A permanent 250 seat restaurants • A Girondins 700 m² retail space2 • A close proximity parking with more than 1,000 places reserved for companies

Zoom on the Matmut Atlantique’s infrastructures for event organization... THE PASSAGEWAY : bright and airy, this 800 m long space is laid out according to the organizers’ wishes. Ideal space for shows or exhibits. Capacity: 10,000 seats. AUDITORIUM : located immediately near the locker rooms, this space is fully equipped with sound and video controls, a podium, and seats with folding tables positioned on a sloping floor insuring optimal visibility. It has a maximum capacity of 250 seats.

A complete digital format presentation brochure is available upon simple request

LODGES : For your meetings, luncheons or subcommittees, these spaces are designed to host 12 to 90 guests. SIDELINES : This space found at the level of the players’ bench is accessible and can become an event’s highlight with the possibility of organizing a cocktail.

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A construction project done right Completed in 42 months, including 16 months for preliminary studies and 26 months of work, the construction of the Matmut Atlantique was orchestrated around 8 key stages. The project was delivered according to the planned schedule and without any delays.

DID YOU KNOW ? During a year and a half, the New Stadium’s construction site had an onsite concrete production facility. Assuring flexibility and the reduction of the carbon footprint, the facility avoided the passage of 75 mixing trucks daily, thereby reducing bottlenecks on the big boulevards and the Bordeaux rocade. Working with the prefabrication zone at the north of the stadium, all of the 3,600 components used for the tiers were built in the Bordeaux-Lac area.

Clearing, depolluting, installation of the headquarters

Foundations

Large works

Metallic framework for stands and tiers

Metallic framework for the roof

Finishing works

Parvis and access

Sports equipment

The stadium driving jobs • 63,000 hours of professional insertion • 3,500 journeymen worked on the site • 80% of the 120 companies having worked on the site have their headquarters within a 200 km radius

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Key construction figures AN INNOVATIVE MIX OF CONCRETE/METAL

DID YOU KNOW ? A framework made in the South-West The 12,000 ton framework was entirely produced in France, on 12 manufacturing, galvanizing and painting sites. The vast majority of this production originates in the South-West since 80% of its manufacturing was done within a radius of less than 200 km around Bordeaux in response to a logic of circular economy favoring a short supply chain.

Aside from the uniqueness of its architectural aspect, the Matmut Atlantique is made from a structure unprecedented in France which replaces the traditional and quasi exclusive use of concrete. The choosing of this process is not insignificant: it allows to considerably diminish the weight of the stadium thereby reducing the foundations and leading to a gain in time and costs. Metal, very present in the work, makes up the structure for the north and south stands, the backbone of the upper rim, the metallic roof framework and most of the lining: the underside of the bowl’s upper tiers, the cladding, the covering of the coil and all of the roofing’s cover. It’s the first time in France that a stadium has been realized with such a proportion of steel.

THE METAL FRAMEWORK The work of Castel & Fromaget in the Gers, the framework is made up of two components: the lower stands and the north/south quarter bend, then the whole of the high stands and the roof. Only the lower east/west stands have a concrete structure (up until the 3rd level). Tests run in a wind tunnel at the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (Scientific and Technical Centre for Construction) permitted the analysis of the wind’s power against the structure and guaranteed a good ventilation without jeopardizing the spectator’s comfort (drafts). This framework represents 12,000 tons of metal that is to say, nearly twice the weight of the Eiffel Tower. It is made up of 644 circular steel posts up to 37 meters high and 40,000 m² of aluminum composite lining materials.

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THE ROOF .

DID YOU KNOW ? Installing the roof: a key moment in the construction

Other key numbers… FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK • 945 piles 22 meters deep for the foundations • 900 posts including 600 structural (to hold up the building) and 300 decorative (running of cables) • 40,000 m² of aluminum composite panels to line the stadium • 3 km of railing around the stadium • 36 km of pipes to water and heat the pitch

FOR NEW STADIUM • 42,115 seats for soccer (all sitting including 2,000 reserved for the opponents’ supporters) – 41,212 seats for rugby (sitting) – 44,683 seats for spectacles (sitting and standing) • 14 general public access paths • 47 cm between each seat • 2 days to install the modular tiers around the playing field • iSlope of lower stand: 25° • iSlope of upper stand: 35°

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A 21st century stadium High technology sound and lights Very precise norms govern new generation stadiums for very high level sports. To face the constraints of televised retransmissions, the FIFA et the UEFA require a light output of 2,300 lux when put into service with a uniformity index of at least 70%.

DID YOU KNOW ? On big screen and HD WIFI Furthermore, the stadium has two giant 70 m² screens situated under the roof and about 250 46” screens spread out in various reception areas. The Matmut Atlantique is the first connected stadium in France with HD WIFI. A relay antenna for 3G/4G and 450 terminals permit access.

When the intensity reading for all of the lighting is measured, an average of the measured points is calculated. In order to honor the established contract, there must not exist a difference of more than 30% between the strongest and weakest point in all of the stadium’s bowl. This criteria takes into account vertical lighting as well as horizontal lighting so as to avoid too great a shadow from the players on the game’s surface area. This measure is destined to insure the visual comfort of the players, spectators and viewers.

The Matmut Atlantique is made up of 556 lamps broken down into 3 categories:

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2. The “arenavision” category of lamps, 216 in total, which allow to light up specific areas on the playing field.



3. The projector category, these are “powervision” lamps totaling 56 which light up the entire crowd of spectators both on the upper and lower stands.

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A hybrid playing field In the soccer and rugby jargon, one often uses the famous phrases “green carpet” or “like a true pool table” to symbolize the pitch. The playing field is a key element of the Matmut Atlantique made of a “new generation” playing surface.

DID YOU KNOW ? The length of the players’ entrance in the new arena is much different than that of Chaban which is a 120 meter long hallway. Today the players will only have to travel about ten meters in the New Stadium, thereby going from the longest entrance in Europe to the shortest.

The arena has a “hybrid” lawn, that is to say semi synthetic and semi natural equipped with the AirFibr technology created by NATURALGRASS. What is truly synthetic is not the grass, which is completely natural, but the substrate on which it sits. It sits on a substrate sized XXL and 15 cm thick. Made up of fine silica sand presenting a compact surface, cork beads allowing the absorption of the athletes’ footholds and of synthetic fibers insuring a strong ground adherence. This new generation substrate considerably improves the athletic qualities of the players, the spectacles’ quality and further reduces the risk of injuries. There are in all 450 billion small synthetic fibers present in the substrate.

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The actors The Société Stade Bordeaux Atlantique (SBA) holds a 30 year partnership contract, starting from date of delivery, for the design, financing, construction, management and maintenance of the New Bordeaux Stadium. SBA, a joint subsidiary of VINCI Concessions and FAYAT SAS, insures the management of this multifunctional structure designed to host sports, cultural, musical or corporate events.



First Independent Construction Group in France, FAYAT is a major actor in construction and manufacturing. FAYAT has been present for over 50 years in 6 major sectors and has nearly €3.5 billion in revenues.Its 19,500 collaborators, in more than 100 independent subsidiaries across 120 countries, participate daily in its growth.Since its creation in 1957, FAYAT has continued its development. Diversification, external and organic growth have punctuated the path to success guided by a taste for entrepreneurship.Beyond fads, FAYAT has built itself on three strong core values: boldness, confidence and commitment. FAYAT has placed all of its competencies at the service of the New Stadium through its subsidiaries like SEG-FAYAT, FAYAT TP and CASTEL & FROMAGET which is responsible for all of the stadium’s metallic structure representing more than 85% of the building.

SHAREHOLDER

OFFICIAL PARTNERS

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OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

CONTACTS & USEFUL INFORMATION PRESS CONTACT : Céline Cluzel Communication & Marketing Manager [email protected] Avenue Du Port Du Roy

Allee Du Bois

OTHER INFORMATION ON THE NEW BORDEAUX STADIUM : siteofficielwww.matmut-atlantique.com Avenue de Pernon

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