Frequently Asked Questions

• How many satellites does SES own / operate?
• When is the next AGM, EGM?

  Financial Events
  2009 Full Year Results Announcement	12 February 2010
  2010 Annual General Meeting	01 April 2010
  2010 Q1 Trading Update	23 April 2010
  2010 H1 Results Announcement	30 July 2010
  2010 Q3 Trading Update	27 October 2010

• How many shares are currently issued by the Company?

  The ratio of Class A shares to Class B shares must be maintained at 2:1 as required by the Articles of Incorporation.

  The listed security is the Fiduciary Depositary Receipt (“FDR”), listed on the Luxembourg and Euronext Paris Stock Exchanges. Each of these is backed by one A share and has all the rights attaching to that share, except the right of attending General Meetings of shareholders. In order to attend a General Meeting, at least one registered share must be held. Voting rights may be exercised by notifying the Fiduciary (Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat) of the voting intention.

  Of the Class A Shares, 284 238 218 (71.13 % of the economic shares) are currently lodged with the Fiduciary and trade in the form of FDRs.

  Shares of Class B are held by the Luxembourg state and the public institutions Banque et Caisse d’Epargne (BCEE) and Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement (SNCI). Class B shares carry 40% of the economic rights of the shares of Class A. The B shares are not listed on any exchange and do not back a tradable security.

  SES buys FDRs ("shares") to support Executive Share Option Incentive schemes and as part of its share buy back and cancellation programme. B Shares are also purchased by the company in order to maintain the 2:1 ratio mentioned above.

  The number of issued shares of each class as at 25 June, 2010 was as follows:

  SES Shareholders(1)	Number of Shares	% Voting Shareholding	% Economic Participation
  A Shares
  Sofina Group	18 800 000	3.76 %	4.70 %
  Luxempart S.A.	11 538 264	2.31 %	2.89 %
  Santander Telecommunications S.A.	10 000 000	2.00 %	2.50 %
  Other shareholders	8 408 648	1.68 %	2.10 %
  BCEE FDRs (free float)	284 238 218	56.91 %	71.13 %
  Total A Shares	332 985 130	66.66 %	83.33 %
  B Shares
  BCEE	54 336 756	10.88 %	5.44 %
  SNCI	54 329 979	10.88 %	5.44 %
  Etat du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg	57 825 830	11.58 %	5.79 %
  Total B Shares (2)	166 492 565	33.33 % (3)	16.67 %
  Total Shares (Actual)	499 477 695
  Total Shares (Economic)	399 582 156

  (1) Significant shareholdings as of 25 June 2010.

  (2) Shares of Class B carry 40% of the economic rights of shares of Class A.

  (3) These figures have been rounded up to the second decimal, as a result of which the Class B shareholders appear to hold a total of 33.34 % of the voting interest in the Company. The actual total voting interest of the Class B shareholders is, however, one-third.

  Under IAS 33, the earnings per share and dividend per share calculations should be made using the weighted average number of shares during the period. The weighted average number of shares should be adjusted for the shares purchased by the company.

• How is Corporate Governance managed by the SES Group?

  Corporate Governance is maintained by ensuring compliance with the following charters:

• Who are the members of the Board of Directors of SES?
• Who are the Executive Management of SES?

  SES is managed through an Executive Committee whose members are:
  

  1 Romain Bausch President and CEO, SES

  2 Robert Bednarek President and CEO, SES WORLD SKIES

  3 Ferdinand Kayser President and CEO, SES ASTRA

  4 Andrew Browne Chief Financial Officer, SES

  5 Martin Halliwell President SES ENGINEERING

   

  • Romain Bausch

    President and CEO, SES

    

    Joined SES as CEO in May 1995
    Chairman of the Executive Committee of SES
    Chairman of the Board of Directors of SES ASTRA, SES WORLD SKIES
    

    Previous appointments:

    Administrator General in the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance
    Member of the Board of Directors of Société Européenne des Satellites (SES)
    Vice-Chairman of SES’ Board of Directors
    Chairman of Société Nationale de Crédit et d'Investissement
    Government Commissioner to Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT)
    Government Commissioner to Banque Internationale à Luxembourg
    Chairman of the Economic and Social Council (Luxembourg)

    Education :

    Master of Arts in Economics and Business Administration, University of Nancy (France)

    Other:

    Luxembourgish national, born July 3rd, 1953
    Married and father of two daughters
    Leisure interests: Literature and sports activities

  • Robert Bednarek

    President and CEO, SES WORLD SKIES

    

    Previous appointments:

    Executive Vice-President Corporate Development, SES GLOBAL
    Executive Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer, PanAmSat Corporation
    Senior Vice-President, Engineering and Operations, PanAmSat Corporation
    Co-founder and partner of Rubin, Bednarek & Associates
    Deputy Chief Scientist of the US Corporation for Public Broadcasting

    Education:

    B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Florida

    Other:

    U.S. national, born October 6, 1957
    Board Member, American Astronautics Society

  • Ferdinand Kayser

    President and CEO, SES ASTRA

    

    Previous appointments:

    Managing Director of Kirch Pay Co Holding and Premiere Medien GmbH and Co. KG
    Managing Director of Premiere Medien GmbH and Co. KG
    Executive Vice-President, Member of the Management Board, responsible for all TV activities RTL
    Senior Vice-President at CLT Multimedia

    Education:

    Masters of Economics, University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne

    
    

    Other:

    Luxembourgish national, born July 4, 1958

  • Andrew Browne

    Chief Financial Officer, SES

    

    Joined SES in April 2010

    Previous appointments:

    Chief Financial Officer, Intelsat
    Chief Financial Officer, New Skies Satellites
    Acting Chief Executive Officer, New Skies Satellites
    Chairman, Tom Tom
    Held financial positions at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and the Development Bank of Ireland
    

    Education:

    MBA, International Business and Finance from Trinity College, Dublin,

    Other:

    Irish nationality, born 1955

  • Martin Halliwell

    President SES ENGINEERING

    

    Joined SES in 1987

    Previous appointments

    General Manager Global Multimedia Networks of SES (1998)
    Technical Director of SES Multimedia (1997)
    SES Operations Manager (1991)

    Education

    BA in Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering and an MBA, specializing in the external environment and strategic management, University of London

    Other

    British national
    Married, father of one daughter
    Leisure interests: electric bass, motorcycling, racing, football, reading

• What affiliate companies make up the SES Group?
• What is the current SES Share Price?
  

   

  Prices from Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange

   

   

   

   

   

• Who is the Investor Relations contact?
  Investor Relations contact details:

  Mark Roberts
  Investor Relations
  SES
  L-6815 Château de Betzdorf
  Luxembourg
  Tel: +352 710 725 490
  Fax: +352 710 725 9836
  Mark.Roberts@ses.com

• When will dividends be paid?

  Dividends
  Ex Dividend Date	16 April 2010
  Record Date	20 April 2010
  Dividend Pay Date	21 April 2010

• Will I be taxed on my SES dividend?
  Dividend payments made to SES shareholders are subject to a Luxembourg withholding tax of 15%. In many instances, depending on the tax domicile of the shareholder, this tax credit can be used to offset other taxes that might be payable by the shareholder. For more information on this subject, shareholders should consult their broker or tax adviser.