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ANNUAL REPORT
2018
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Mission
Our mission is to implement challenging, safe and innovative projects, leveraging on the competence of our people
and on the solidity, multiculturalism and integrity of our organisational model. With the ability to face and overcome
the challenges posed by the evolution of the global scenarios, we must seize the opportunities to create economic
and social value for all our stakeholders.
Our values
Innovation; health, safety and environment; multiculturalism; passion; integrity.
Disclaimer
By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainty since they are dependent upon circumstances which
should or are considered likely to occur in the future and are outside of the Company’s control. These include, but are not limited to:
monetary exchange and interest rate fluctuations, commodity price volatility, credit and liquidity risks, HSE risks, the levels of capital
expenditure in the oil and gas industry and other sectors, political instability in areas where the Group operates, actions by
competitors, success of commercial transactions, risks associated with the execution of projects (including ongoing investment
projects), in addition to changes in stakeholders’ expectations and other changes affecting business conditions.
Actual results could therefore differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
The financial reports contain in-depth analyses of some of the aforementioned risks.
Forward-looking statements are to be considered in the context of the date of their release. Saipem SpA is under no obligation to
review, update or correct them subsequently, except where this is a mandatory requirement of the applicable legislation.
Countries in which Saipem operates

EUROPE
Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
AMERICAS
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Peru, United States, Venezuela
CIS
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan
AFRICA
Algeria, Angola, Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia,
Uganda
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
FAR EAST AND OCEANIA
Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Board of Directors and auditors of Saipem SpA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS1 BOARD OF STATUTORY AUDITORS2
Chairman Chairman
Francesco Caio Mario Busso
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Statutory Auditors
Stefano Cao Giulia De Martino
Riccardo Perotta
Directors
Maria Elena Cappello, Claudia Carloni, Alternate Statutory Auditors
Paolo Fumagalli, Federico Ferro-Luzzi, Ines Mazzilli, Francesca Michela Maurelli
Leone Pattofatto3, Pierfrancesco Latini4, Paul Schapira Maria Francesca Talamonti
(1) Appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on May 3, 2018, for 2018, 2019, and 2020 and in any case up to the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting to
approve the financial statements on December 31, 2020
(2) Appointed by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 28, 2017 for a three-year period and in any case up to the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting to
approve the financial statements on December 31, 2019.
(3) Resigned on October 4, 2018.
(4) Appointed as Director by the Board of Directors on December 5, 2018.
Independent Auditors
EY SpA
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ANNUAL REPORT
2018
Letter to the Shareholders 2
Shareholder structure of the Saipem Group 5
Directors’ Report
Saipem SpA share performance 10
Operating review 12
Organisational structure 12
Market conditions 12
New contracts and backlog 13
Capital expenditure 14
Offshore Engineering & Construction 15
Onshore Engineering & Construction 20
Offshore Drilling 25
Onshore Drilling 28
Financial and economic results 30
Reorganisation: impact on reporting 30
Operating results 30
Balance sheet and financial position 34
Reclassified cash flow statement 37
Key profit and financial indicators 39
Research and development 40
Human resources, quality 44
Information technology 47
Governance 49
Risk management 50
Additional information 61
Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheet, income statement 64
and cash flow statement to statutory schemes
Glossary 66
Consolidated Non-Financial Statement 71
Consolidated financial statements

Consolidated financial statements 112
Notes to the consolidated financial statements 119
Information regarding censure by Consob pursuant to Article 154-ter, subsection 7, 207
of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and the notice from the Consob Offices dated April 6, 2018
Management’s certification 211
Independent Auditors’ Report 212
Shareholders’ Meeting of April 30, 2019

Notice of the Shareholders’ Meeting was published on the Company website and an excerpt was published in the daily
newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore on March 29, 2019.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Letter to the Shareholders
Letter to the Shareholders
Dear Shareholders, also in diversified sectors such as

maintenance, modifications and operations,
the transition to a new and more sustainable decommissioning and renewables;
energy scenario is finally accelerating. After a - the Onshore Engineering & Construction
long period of stagnation, infrastructure business will continue to focus on
investments are gradually starting up again completing the turnaround aimed at
with a clear orientation towards sources and increasing profitability, also through
technologies whose distinctive character is measures such as de-risking on-going
based in greater environmental sustainability. projects and repositioning the portfolio, with
Saipem is watching this evolution with prudent an ever-increasing focus on the energy
but motivated optimism: thanks to the transition;
process of transformation and relaunch - for the Onshore and Offshore Drilling
begun in recent years, your company has businesses, efforts will continue to optimise
further strengthened its base of skills, assets operations and to expand the geographic
and technologies to meet the demand for and widen the client base.
sustainable energy. Possible strategic options are being
Government policies, new technologies and assessed with a view to maximising value.
consumption trends will have effects on
production periods and methods and on The target of the new model is also to
energy use, so that it is difficult to predict. consolidate the Company’s positioning to
The changes taking place in the energy evolve in a manner consistent with our vision
industry do require flexibility and a strong as a ‘Global Solution Provider’. A reliable
capacity for adaptation in a scenario where integrated and, at the same time, diversified
companies will not be able to avoid innovating partner able to develop through its Divisions,
and renewing themselves in the face of new solutions and innovations that create value.
challenges. In line with previous years, in order A partner that is also able to support clients in
to face drastically changed market conditions, the ongoing energy transition and throughout
in 2018 our industry was affected by cost the whole life cycle of a project, from the
reduction programmes, organisational development phase to the decommissioning
rationalisation, restructuring and extraordinary phase.
operations, aimed at operational efficiency
and strategic diversification in order to face In 2018, the average Brent price stood at
changing market conditions. US$70 a barrel, substantially up from US$53 a
barrel reached in 2017. However, during the
In 2018, your Company completed the year, oil prices were still characterised by
process of organisational change, approved in extreme volatility. It is important to remember
July 2018 by the Board of Directors and pillar that in November 2018 Brent and WTI
of the strategic relaunch, which is based on respectively dropped below US$60 and
the re-focusing of the business portfolio, the US$50 a barrel, losing over the period of one
de-risking and diversification of activities, debt month roughly more than 30% of its value.
reduction and financial discipline, costs and Such extreme volatility, attributable not only to
processes optimisation and an increasingly the supply and demand dynamics, but also to
pronounced focus on technology and the persistence of geopolitical instability.
innovation. In recent years, oil companies have reacted to
The new organisation, characterised by the the volatility and fall of oil prices by, on the
five Divisions, entails their full autonomy and one hand, drastically reducing conventional
provides the flexibility and operating levers upstream investments and, on the other hand,
needed to better adapt to the characteristics by implementing wide reaching restructuring
of the markets in which we operate, keeping, a and cost reductions. The have also increased
unique and cross divisional view of the investments in the natural gas industry and
Company, at a Corporate level. the downstream sector, in addition to a strong
focus on US shale production.
Specifically:
- the Offshore Engineering & Construction Despite market conditions which are still
business remains our ‘core business’, where difficult and complex, we have been awarded
we consolidate and strengthen our numerous new contracts across all the
leadership position through targeted businesses, in particular in Onshore and
investments and cooperation aimed at Offshore Engineering & Construction.
improving the integrated services offering, The value of the new contracts, equal to
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€8,753 million, is up by 18.3% compared to Statistics show the LTIFR-Lost Time Injury
2017. This is thanks to significant Frequency Rate at a value of 0.13, recording a
acquisitions of new projects mainly in the further decrease of about 7% compared to
Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Far 2017. However, sadly four fatal accidents
East. The order backlog as at the end of 2018 occurred in which involved workers from four
amounts to €12,619 million. This value does subcontractors’ working on projects in Turkey,
not include contracts to be executed in joint Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia. In-depth
ventures amounting to an additional €1,844 investigations were carried out in line with our
million. procedures and international best practices.
The causes were identified and relevant
Furthermore, the trend of debt reduction improvement measures have been identified
continued: the net financial position at the end and implemented.
of 2018 amounted to €1,159 million
compared to €1,296 million at the end of Saipem has always had a deep-rooted
2017. This reduction was achieved despite vocation to sustainability, which is firstly
investment in the new vessel, the Saipem based on the value we give to our people and
Constellation. their competences and also on the ability to
attract new talent, on the development and
The year’s key figures were: employment of local resources and on
- revenues: €8,526 million; respect and promotion of human rights, both
- adjusted EBITDA: €1,002 million; for our employees and for the whole supply
- EBITDA: €848 million; chain.
- adjusted operating result (EBIT): €534
million; This commitment was further strengthened
- operating result (EBIT): €37 million; internationally by joining the United Nations
- adjusted net result: €25 million; Global Compact and improving the
- net result: loss of €472 million; appreciation of international financial
- capital expenditure: €485 million; stakeholders, who confirmed Saipem’s
- net debt at December 31, 2018: €1,159 inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability and
million; FTSE4Good indices.
- new contracts: €8,753 million;
- backlog: €12,619 million, which does not In 2018, we achieved, and we were one of the
include the residual backlog of joint venture first Italian companies to do so, the
contracts which is equal to €1,844 million. international certificate ISO 37001
‘Anti-corruption management systems’, a
The special items relating to the reported tangible result of our commitment and a
result are due to: reason to stimulate constant progress in this
- write-downs of tangible and intangible fixed area.
assets deriving from the impairment test;
- write-down of current assets and provisions Finally, we implemented the
for costs in relation to some pending recommendations of the task force on the
judgements on projects already completed, disclosure of financial impacts related to
deriving from the activity of periodic legal climate change by publishing ‘Tackling
monitoring of the evolution of the overall Climate Change’, a document that provides
dispute; information to our stakeholders on the
- restructuring charges. measures and instruments used to manage
the business in the long term.
Capital expenditure during 2018 amounted to
€485 million (€262 million in 2017), including Technology will continue, in concert with the
the acquisition of the vessel, the Saipem ability to innovate, to play a decisive role in our
Constellation (for approximately €220 million) business, we will focus both on the
mainly for maintenance and upgrading. evolutionary development of the conventional
technology of our projects, and on the
In 2018, we continued the essential path to development of new and more disruptive
ensure the health and safety of our people, technological and digital solutions, continuing
essence of our method of operating. to invest in the development of innovative
In particular, we are satisfied with our safety solutions and key technologies, from
performance, which shows constant engineering to underwater robotics, from
improvement year after year. carbon capture to renewables.
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High volatility in the price of oil and the still The backlog at the end of 2018, combined
limited level of new investments by oil with forecasts of commercial offers in
companies will probably also characterise progress, allow forecasts of around €9 billion
2019. Energy transition and the for the financial year 2019, with a margin in
de-carbonization requirements will open new terms of adjusted EBITDA of over 10%. capital
business opportunities in line with Saipem’s expenditure is expected to be approximately
new strategy. €500 million, while the net debt is expected to
be around €1 billion at the end of 2019.
March 11, 2019
On behalf of the Board of Directors
The Chairman The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Francesco Caio Stefano Cao
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Shareholder structure of the Saipem Group
Shareholder structure
of the Saipem Group
(subsidiary companies)
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Saipem
SpA
60.00% 100.00% 99.00% 100.00% 100.00%

1.00%
Smacemex Saipem Andromeda Snamprogetti Saipem
Scarl International Consultoria Tecnica e Netherlands BV Offshore
BV Representações Ltda Norway AS
25.00%
75.00% 60.00% 49.00%
Saipem Finance Saipem East
International Sajer Iraq Llc
Africa Ltd
BV
51.00%
100.00% 100.00% 70.00%
Global Snamprogetti
Petroprojects Saipem Engineering
Services AG Asia Sdn Bhd & Contracting Co Ltd
100.00% 99.99% 99.00%

Saipem do Brasil
Serviçõs PT Saipem Saipem
de Petroleo Ltda Indonesia Romania Srl
1.00%
100.00% 95.00% 5.00%
Snamprogetti
Saudi Arabian Saudi Arabia
Saipem Ltd Co Ltd Llc
100.00% 60.00% 40.00%

ERS Equipment Saipem Libya
Rental Llc
& Services BV SA.LI.CO. Llc
100.00% 100.00%
Saipem (Portugal)
Comércio Maritimo Saipem
Sociedade Unipessoal Lda Drilling Llc
0.04% 99.92% 100.00%

Saipem Misr Saipem Drilling
for Petroleum Norway AS
0.04% Services (S.A.E.)
97.94% 41.94%
Saipem Saipem
Contracting (Malaysia)
(Nigeria) Ltd Sdn Bhd
100.00% 50.00%
Saipem ER SAI Caspian
Ingenieria Y Contractor Llc
Construcciones SLU
89.41% 100.00%
Saipem Saipem
(Nigeria) Ltd Canada Inc
100.00% 100.00%
Saipem North Caspian
Norge AS Service Co
100.00% 100.00%
Saipem Moss
America Inc Maritime AS
100.00% 100.00%
Saipem
(Beijing) Technical Petrex SA
Services Co Ltd
100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Saipem ,
Saipem Sonsub
Contracting Australia Pty Ltd International
Netherlands BV Pty Ltd
100.00% 100.00%
Sigurd Rück AG Saipem Ltd

% 100.00% 99.90% 100.00% 55.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Saipem Maritime Snamprogetti Servizi Energia
Asset Management Chiyoda sas Saipem SA Denuke Scarl INFRA SpA
Italia SpA
Luxembourg Sàrl di Saipem SpA
100.00%
Snamprogetti
Engineering BV
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Saipem Saipem Sofresid SA
Boscongo SA Singapore Pte Ltd
Luxembourg SA
100.00% 100.00% 99.99%

Saipem Sofresid
India Projects Saimexicana
SA de Cv Engineering SA
Private Ltd
100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

SAIMEP Saipem Saipem
Limitada Services México Contracting
SA de Cv Algérie SpA
49.00% 100.00%
Saiwest Ltd Saigut SA de

Cv
100.00%
European
Maritime
Construction SAS
The chart only shows subsidiaries

Directors’ Report
SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Saipem SpA share performance
Saipem SpA share

performance
In 2018, the price of ordinary Saipem shares on analysts on the sector and on Saipem, there
the Italian Stock Exchange fell by 15%. At the was a sudden acceleration of the uptrend,
same time, we note that the American industry with significant purchase volumes.
index, OSX, which includes service companies The share, albeit influenced by a certain
in the oil industry, decreased by 47%, while the volatility, continued to increase throughout
FTSE MIB index, the largest Italian securities list, the summer and up to the beginning of
recorded a decrease of 16%. October, driven by the acquisition of three
At the beginning of 2018, the Saipem share significant contracts in June and the
continued the upward trend which began at announcement of the positive results of the
the end of 2017 in a generally positive climate first half, despite the not brilliant performance
for the energy industry. This was helped by of the Milan Stock Exchange caused by the
the agreement between OPEC and Russia uncertainties of the Italian political scenario
regarding the extension of oil production cuts. after the elections.
From the end of January, caution prevailed on The share reached the year high on October 1
the main international stock markets due to at a price of €5.43, driven by a new upward
uncertainties in the global economy and the acceleration in the price of oil, favoured by
US political scene. Oil prices fell and the factors such as the renewed convergence
Saipem share was dragged down, along with among the OPEC countries, sanctions
those of the entire oil services sector. towards Iran and the instability of Libya.
However, the price of crude oil proved to be Starting in October, the confidence on
resilient and from the middle of February it international markets gradually deteriorated
began to rise again. The Saipem share and the price of oil was subjected to strong
remained volatile for a few weeks, due to the pressure due to the fear that geopolitical
low number of new contracts and a coverage factors (tensions between the US, China and
of the expected revenues for the following Russia) would slow down the global economy,
year which were considered insufficient. reducing the need for energy and triggering
The share dropped to its lowest point of the imbalances in the oil market. The exit of Qatar
year at €3.10 on April 9, after which it from OPEC and the resilience of American
continued to rise, albeit slowly when shale oil, fuelled fears of overproduction and
compared to the sector. In May, following the the price of crude oil reversed the trend with a
quarterly results and thanks to the publication rapid decline that dragged energy company
of some optimistic reports by leading financial share prices down just as quickly. The Saipem
Key Stock Exchange indices and figures Dec. 31, 2014 Dec. 31, 2015 Dec. 31, 2016 Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018
Share capital (€) 441,410,900 441,410,900 2,191,384,693 2,191,384,693 2,191,384,693

Number of ordinary shares 441,301,574 441,301,574 10,109,668,270 1,010,966,841 1,010,966,841
Number of savings shares 109,326 109,326 106,126 10,598 10,598
Market capitalisation (€ million) 3,872 3,324 5,419 3,872 3,286
Gross unitary dividend:
- ordinary shares (€) - - - - -
- savings shares (€) 0.05 - - - -
Price/earning ratio per share: (1)
- ordinary shares (€) .. .. .. .. ..

- savings shares (€) .. .. .. .. ..
Price/cash flow ratio per share: (1)
- ordinary shares (€) 4.18 21.58 16.88 9.49 9.69
- savings shares (€) 8.59 27.23 170.39 99.12 119.29
Adjusted price/earning ratio per share:
- ordinary shares (€) 21.51 .. 23.98 84.17 131.43
- savings shares (€) 44.26 .. 242.01 879.11 1,617.56
Price/adjusted cash flow ratio per share:
- ordinary shares (€) 4.18 21.58 4.28 4.02 3.28
- savings shares (€) 8.59 27.23 43.20 41.95 40.36
(1) Figures pertain to the consolidated financial statements.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Saipem SpA share performance
share fell to €4.52 on October 23, with a Saipem’s market capitalisation at the end of
return on speculative investments and short the year was approximately €3.2 billion.
positions. In terms of share liquidity, shares traded
Thanks to the announcement of new during the year totalled approximately 2.8
significant contracts and quarterly results in billion (2.4 billion registered in the previous
line with the annual guidance the share price year). The average number of shares traded
remained at around €4.60 at the beginning of daily for the period totalled 11.2 million, an
November, however, due to the downward increase of 20% compared to the 9.3 million
trend of oil prices and the Oil & Gas sector, it in the same period of the previous year.
dropped to €3.25 per share on December 28, The value of shares traded amounted to
last listing of the year, close to the annual €11.2 billion, compare to the €9.1 billion,
minimum of early April. recorded in 2017.
At the beginning of 2019 there was a rebound As regards savings shares, which are
in the share price, supported by the reversal in convertible at par with ordinary shares, at the
the trend of oil prices and by the confidence end of December 2018 there were 10,598.
created by the acquisition of additional Their value, due to scarce liquidity, registered
significant contracts by Saipem at the end of slight changes during the year, reaching a
2018, which brought the share to €4 at the price of €40.00 at the beginning and end of
end of January. the period.
Listings on the Milan Stock Exchange (€) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Ordinary shares:
- maximum 26.29 16.06 9.17 5.65 5.43
- minimum 10.46 8.94 3.02 2.96 3.10
- average 20.88 11.33 4.23 3.83 3.98
- year end 11.05 9.47 5.36 3.83 3.25
Savings shares:
- maximum 128.74 110.71 62.00 60.00 41.80
- minimum 99.49 58.27 39.00 40.00 40.00
- average 113.96 96.28 57.17 46.13 40.27
- year end 110.71 58.27 54.10 40.00 40.00
The table values have been restated following the reverse stock split and the share capital increase.
Saipem and FTSE MIB - Average monthly prices January 2014-March 2019
Price in euro Saipem shares FTSE MIB
value
40.00
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 28,000
35.00 26,000
30.00 24,000
25.00 22,000
20.00 20,000
15.00 18,000
10.00 16,000
5.00 14,000
0.00 12,000
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3
Saipem FTSE MIB
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review
OPERATING REVIEW
Organisational structure strategies, partnerships, etc. This process

ended in December.
Following the adoption of the new strategic
In July 2018, the Board of Directors approved orientation and the change in the
a new strategic orientation for the Company organisational model, the impairment test
and the organisational model. procedure of the Group Cash Generating Unit
In particular: was also updated.
- the Offshore Engineering & Construction
business was identified as the ‘core’
business with the objective of maintain and Market conditions
re-enforcing the leadership position, even
through the use of targeted investments;
- the Onshore Engineering & Construction In 2018, the world economy grew by around
business is focused on completing 3.7% on an annual basis, in line with the
turnaround, aimed at recovering profitability, growth rate recorded in 2017. Signs of
even through a repositioning of the growth were recorded both in emerging
portfolio; markets, such as India and China, as well as in
- for both Onshore and Offshore Drilling, the Middle East. In the United States,
efforts toward increasing efficiency pro-cyclical tax policies and a strong internal
continued and strategic options were demand supported economic growth of
assessed with the goal of maximising value close to 3%, while in the Euro Zone growth
of the individual businesses. stood at around 2%, down compared to the
In line with the above, organisational change previous year.
was approved in July 2018 aimed at
completing the process of divisionalisation In 2018, the average price of oil was close to
which began in 2017 and which gave each $70/barrel, a substantial increase compared
Division full autonomy particularly regarding to the $53/barrel reached in 2017. During the
sales, project execution, technology and first nine months of the year recovery of
Research and Development, business prices was supported by various factors,
among which prolonged global geopolitical
instability, specifically tensions between the
New contracts by geographic area United States and Iran, the war in Syria and
(€8,753 million)
the drop in production in some countries such
€1,117 Italy
as Venezuela. After reaching a high of
€424 Rest of Europe $86/barrel in the month of October, the price
€263 CIS
dropped to below beginning of the year prices
to approximately $55/barrel. This decrease,
Million
euro
€875 Far East
which can be attributed to the persistence of
€2,576 Middle East an excess supply of hydrocarbons on the
market, was curbed towards the end of the
€1,196 North Africa
year thanks to the production cuts decided in
€1,377 Sub Saharan Africa 2019 by the Vienna alliance between OPEC
€925 Americas
and non-OPEC countries (specifically Russia
and Saudi Arabia).
With regard to investments in exploration and

Order backlog by geographic area production of hydrocarbons, after the
(€12,619 million)
minimum reached in 2016, there were two
€1,202 Italy
consecutive years in slight recovery.
€272 Rest of Europe Although this growth, already visible in 2017,
was mainly driven by the North American
€1,269 CIS
drilling market and therefore linked to
Million €1,152 Far East non-conventional developments, in 2018
euro
€4,267 Middle East
there were improvements in investment
volumes also in international markets and in
€1,486 North Africa
particular in Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle
€1,392 Sub Saharan Africa East. After a period of delay in project awards
and cancellations of higher risk initiatives,
€1,579 Americas
there was an increase in final investment
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decisions by oil companies compared to businesses, even those outside of the Oil
volumes reached in 2017. & Gas industry.
Following a long period of market decline

started in the second half of 2014, the main New contracts and backlog
companies in the sector had to adapt to an
industrial context characterised by lower
volumes, promoting a strategy of cost New contracts awarded to the Saipem Group
reduction and downsizing. We have seen, in in 2018 amounted to €8,753 million (€7,399
several cases, restructuring programmes and million in 2017).
mergers and incorporation were carried out in 48% of all contracts awarded were in the
order to remain as competitive as possible in Offshore Engineering & Construction sector,
the market, strengthening the financial 46% in the Onshore Engineering
structure and diversifying traditional & Construction sector, 3% in the Offshore
Saipem Group - New contracts awarded during the year ended December 31
(€ million) 2017 2018
Amount % Amount %
Saipem SpA 1,947 26 3,182 36
Group companies 5,452 74 5,571 64
Total 7,399 100 8,753 100
Offshore Engineering & Construction 3,404 46 4,189 48
Onshore Engineering & Construction 3,566 48 4,085 46
Offshore Drilling 303 4 234 3
Onshore Drilling 126 2 245 3
Total 7,399 100 8,753 100
Italy 57 1 1,117 13
Outside Italy 7,342 99 7,636 87
Total 7,399 100 8,753 100
Eni Group 1,040 14 557 6
Third parties 6,359 86 8,196 94
Total 7,399 100 8,753 100
Saipem Group - Backlog as at December 31

(€ million) 2017 (a) 2018
Amount % Amount %
Saipem SpA 3,385 27 4,877 39
Group companies 9,007 73 7,742 61
Total 12,392 100 12,619 100
Offshore Engineering & Construction 4,644 38 4,981 39
Onshore Engineering & Construction 5,946 47 6,323 50
Offshore Drilling 947 8 716 6
Onshore Drilling 855 7 599 5
Total 12,392 100 12,619 100
Italy 444 4 1,202 10
Outside Italy 11,948 96 11,417 90
Total 12,392 100 12,619 100
Eni Group 702 6 488 4
Third parties 11,690 94 12,131 96
Total 12,392 100 12,619 100
(a) Restated due to the application of IFRS 15.
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Drilling sector and 3% in the Onshore Drilling backlog. The parent company Saipem SpA
sector. accounted for 39% of the total order backlog.
New contracts to be carried out abroad made
up 87%. Contracts awarded by Eni Group
companies were 6% of the overall figure. Capital expenditure
Orders awarded to the parent company
Saipem SpA amounted to 36% of the overall
total. Capital expenditure in 2018 amounted to
The residual backlog of orders at December €485 million (€262 million in 2017) and mainly
31 amounted to €12,619 million (€12,392 related to:
million at December 31, 2017), which does not - €345 million in the Offshore Engineering
include the residual backlog of joint venture & Construction sector: purchase of the
contracts which is equal to €1,844 million. vessel the Saipem Constellation and
The €29 million increase in the backlog from upgrading of the existing asset base;
€12,363 million at December 31, 2017 is due - €28 million in the Onshore Engineering
to the application of the accounting standard & Construction sector: purchase and
IFRS 15, specifically: €16 million are related to maintenance of equipment;
contracts in the Offshore Drilling sector, €8 - €66 million in Offshore Drilling: class
million to contracts in the Onshore Engineering reinstatement works on the jack-up Perro
& Construction sector and €5 million to Negro 7 and upgrading of the drillship
contracts in the Onshore Drilling sector. Saipem 12000 for the purchase of the
The breakdown of the backlog by sector is as second BOP in addition to maintenance and
follows: 39% in the Offshore Engineering upgrading on other vessels;
& Construction sector, 50% in the Onshore - €46 million for Onshore Drilling: upgrading
Engineering & Construction sector, 6% in of rigs for operations in Kazakhstan and
Offshore Drilling and 5% in Onshore Drilling. South America, as well as the upgrading and
90% of orders were on behalf of overseas maintaining of other assets.
clients, while orders from Eni Group The following table provides a breakdown of
companies represented 4% of the overall capital expenditure in 2018:
Capital expenditure (€ million) 2017 2018

Saipem SpA 57 58
Other Group companies 205 426
Total 262 485
Offshore Engineering & Construction 114 345
Onshore Engineering & Construction 8 28
Offshore Drilling 78 66
Onshore Drilling 62 46
Total 262 485
Details of capital expenditure for the individual

business units are provided in the following
pages.
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Offshore Engineering
& Construction
General overview diameter pipelaying projects, but with the
necessary flexibility and productivity to be
The Saipem Offshore Engineering effective even in less complex projects.
& Construction Division is endowed with world The vessel’s distinctive features include a
class engineering and project management class 3 DP system, the capacity to fabricate
expertise and a strong technologically and lay triple joint pipes of up to 60” in
advanced and highly-versatile fleet. diameter (including coating) with a tensioning
These distinctive skills and competencies, capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes (up to 1,500
together with a strong local presence in tonnes in pipe flooding conditions using a
strategic markets through manufacturing special patented clamp), a highly automated
yards in Nigeria, Angola, Brazil, Saudi Arabia firing line made up of 7 workstations, the
and Indonesia, ensure an industrial model that articulated stinger for both shallow and
is particularly suitable for EPCI projects across deep-water pipelaying through an advanced
the energy industry. control system, and the capacity to operate in
extreme environments (Ice Class A0).
The latest addition to our fleet, the rigid
reel-lay and subsea development vessel Saipem’s fleet of vessels also includes the
Saipem Constellation, complements Saipem Saipem 7000, which is equipped with a
capabilities in the SURF market and in dynamic positioning system, has a
particular the growing subsea tieback market. 14,000-tonne lifting capacity and is capable of
With its DP3 system, the Ice Class notation, laying subsea pipelines in ultra-deep waters
the multilaying capabilities, the 3,000 tonne using the J-lay system and can handle a
crane, the Saipem Constellation represents a suspended load of up to 1,450 tonnes during
unique ‘one-stop-shop’ vessel to execute pipelay operations, and the Saipem 3000,
complex deep-water projects in a safe and which is capable of laying flexible pipelines
efficient manner. and installing umbilicals and mooring systems
in deep-waters up to 3,000 metres and
The Offshore Engineering & Construction installing subsea structures of up to 2,200
Division is one of the leaders in the SURF tonnes.
segment thanks also to other distinctive
assets such as the top class FDS 2, a Saipem is involved on an ongoing basis in the
183-metre long, 32-metre wide mono-hull management and development of its fleet,
equipped with a cutting-edge class 3 DP carrying out constant maintenance and
system and a pipeline fabrication system. continuous upgrading and improvement of its
It has a vertical J-lay tower with a holding assets in line with technological
capacity of 2,000 tonnes capable of laying developments and client requirements, with
quad joint sealines of up to 36” in diameter the aim of maintaining its operating capacity
and also possesses the capability to operate and high safety standards in a continuously
in S-lay mode. With its 1,000-tonne crane and evolving market.
two 750 and 500-tonne capstan winches
(both featuring a heave compensation Saipem is constantly engaged in a process of
system), the FDS 2 is suited to even the most technological innovation and the
challenging deep-water projects. The other technologies, both existing and under
vessels that complete the fleet for the development, aim to be used throughout the
development of deep-water reserves are the life span of the field (Life of Field); for example:
FDS, endowed with dynamic positioning, a the study and industrialisation of subsea
600-tonne lifting capacity crane and a vertical process and treatment systems, such as
pipelaying system capable of operating in SPRINGS developed with Total and Veolia,
water depths of over 2,000 metres and the which treats subsea water for the sea water
Normand Maximus, a long-term lease used for used to be injected into wells; the new
underwater installation and laying of umbilicals generation of resident and autonomous ROV
and flexible lines, thanks to the 900-tonne platforms, Hydrone and our long tieback
crane and the 550-tonne vertical lay tower. technologies.
Our technological endeavours also contribute
As far as the pipeline market is concerned, to maintaining the highest level of safety,
Saipem owns, amongst other assets, the efficiency and productivity of our assets, and
Castorone, a 330-metre long and 39-metre we achieve this with our welding (e.g. Internal
wide mono-hull, designed to carry out the Plasma Welding for cladded pipes),
most demanding deep water and large automation and digitalisation technologies.
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Market conditions interconnection pipelines, connecting

elements between pipelines and various
2018 was another challenging year for the subsea structures;
Offshore Engineering & Construction sector, - for Petrobel, additional work related to the
as the spending by oil companies for goods ‘Ramp Up to Plateau’ phase of the
and services in the relevant segments ‘supergiant’ Zohr Field Development project,
showed slight improvement compared to located in the Mediterranean Sea off the
2017. Egyptian coast. Activities include
engineering, procurement, construction and
With regard to the segments, there was a installation of a second gas export pipeline
slight decrease in expenses for surface and related interconnection lines, umbilicals
development, i.e. EPCI contracts for topside and electric and fibre optic cables, as well
and jackets, as opposed to an ever increasing as EPCI works for the development of 10
growth in expenses related to subsea deep water wells;
development. Indeed, most recently, our - for Esso Exploration & Production Guyana
customers have shown their willingness to Ltd, a contract in Guyana for the second
engage in quicker and less expensive phase of the development of the Liza field,
development such as undersea tie-back, continuing from the first phase already
maximising the use of existing surface assigned in 2017. The scope of the work
resources and delaying larger developments concerns the engineering, procurement,
involving complex underwater architectures construction and installation of risers,
and related surface hosting facilities. pipelines, subsea structures and
In addition to the above, during 2018 the most connecting jumpers, as well as the
relevant projects assigned outside the Middle transportation and installation of umbilicals,
East are located in deep waters and, manifolds and water and gas injection
therefore, require the building of floating systems;
production units as development schemes. - for Total, a contract in Azerbaijan for the
As far as geographical areas are concerned, in development of the Absheron camp in the
2018 there were no significant changes: the Caspian Sea. The scope of the work
Middle East is the least influenced by the new includes engineering, procurement,
oil price and, indeed, is showing an increase in construction and installation, assistance for
spending, while Europe, Russia and the commissioning and testing of a production
Caspian Sea have shown a slight decrease flowline, a terminal structure and the related
compared to the previous year. umbilical cable;
- for Tolmount Development Partners
Nevertheless, 2018 has shown positive signs (Premier Oil and Dana Petroleum), a
that seem to point to an expected future contract in the southern part of the North
recovery. The number of Investment Sea, which involves engineering,
Decisions (FIDs) that customers have taken procurement, construction and installation
during the year is higher than in the previous of a pipeline system and related facilities for
year, which should give rise to an increase in the development of the Tolmount field;
contractor revenues. In addition to the FID, the - for Eni Congo, a contract in the Republic of
increase in the spending of the oil companies Congo for an MMO (Maintenance,
for the front-end engineering design (FEED) Modifications & Operations) project related
should be noted, which seems to herald a to the Electrique du Congo plant, which will
long-awaited recovery, the timing of which is cover more than half of the country’s
still uncertain. electricity needs;
- for ConocoPhillips, a new contract in the
North Sea that encompasses dismantling of
Capital expenditure the LOGGS platform topside and jacket;
- for Al Khafji Joint Operations (KJO), a new
In the Offshore Engineering & Construction project in the Arabian Gulf that includes
Division, investments for the year, with the engineering, installation and commissioning
exception of the acquisition of the vessel of a new pipeline for the transportation of
Saipem Constellation, were mainly attributable crude oil;
to maintenance and upgrading of existing - for Eni Congo, a contract in the Republic of
assets. Congo for an MMO (Maintenance,
Modifications & Operations) project for
providing maintenance, modification and
New contracts improvement services for all Eni Congo
offshore sites in the Republic of Congo for
The most significant awards in 2018 include: 36 months. The scope of the work includes
- for Barzan Gas Co, a new contract in the on-site maintenance activities, such as
Middle East, which includes engineering, emergency intervention, planned and
procurement, construction and installation unplanned maintenance, as well as the
related to two export pipelines, two supply of spare parts, materials and
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workshop services at the Boscongo yard the engineering and procurement, and
(Pointe-Noire). fabrication for the Liza Phase 1 project are
in progress, which include fabrication and
installation of risers, flowlines, related
Work performed structures and connections to develop the
field located off the coast of Guyana at a
The biggest and most important projects depth of 1,800 metres. The contract also
under way or completed during 2018 were as includes the transport and installation of
follows. umbilicals, foundations and collectors for
wells and water and gas injection wells and
In Saudi Arabia: systems;
- for Saudi Aramco, in the framework of the - engineering and procurement activities
Karan project, work has been completed for have begun for the Liza Phase 2 project,
the engineering, procurement, fabrication, which includes engineering, procurement,
transportation and installation of offshore fabrication and installation of risers,
facilities including an observation platform, a umbilicals, collectors, flowlines, well
wellhead production deck module, two connections and related facilities for the
auxiliary platforms and a pipeline; development of the Liza field.
- for Saudi Aramco, as part of the Safanya and
Marjan Zulf projects, activities are nearing In the Gulf of Mexico:
completion for the engineering, procurement, - for Pemex, in the framework of the project
fabrication, transportation and installation of for the development of the Lakach field,
seven deck platforms, pipelines and cables in operations were reduced to a minimum
the Zuluf and Marjan fields; after being suspended by the client.
- for Saudi Aramco, for the 19 jackets The project encompasses services of
project activities, are nearing completion for engineering, procurement, construction and
offshore installation which includes installation of the system connecting the
engineering, procurement, manufacture, offshore field with the onshore gas
transportation and installation of nineteen conditioning plant;
jackets; - for Dragados Offshore de Mexico SA de Cv,
- for Saudi Aramco, the offshore installation engineering and procurement activities are
activities are nearing completion and hook ongoing for the CA-KU-A1 project, which
up and pre-commissioning is in progress for includes the transportation and installation
the Abu Safah contract, which involves the of a compression platform in the Gulf of
engineering, procurement, fabrication, Mexico.
transport and installation phases for the
construction of two jackets, two decks, In Indonesia, for BP Berau Ltd, the installation
flexible pipelines and composite cables in of offshore platforms and pipelines has been
the field; completed and the onshore pipeline for the
- for Saudi Aramco, the manufacturing and Tangguh LNG Expansion project is under
installation activities relating to Manifa for construction. The project provides for the
engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation of two unmanned platforms and
transportation and installation of subsea pipelines.
onshore/offshore pipelines with landfall are
nearing completion; In West Africa:
- for Al Khafji Joint Operations (KJO), - the project for Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd
engineering and procurement activities are for the subsea development of the Egina
nearing completion for the Laying of new field in Nigeria is nearing completion.
hout crude contract, which includes the The scope of work includes engineering,
engineering, procurement, construction, procurement, fabrication, installation and
installation and start-up phases of a new pre-commissioning of subsea oil production
pipeline for the transportation of crude oil. and gas export pipelines, flexible jumpers
and umbilicals;
In Qatar, for Barzan, engineering and - for Eni Angola activities relating to the
procurement activities are in progress and Vandumbu project have been completed,
fabrication has begun for the Barzan which included engineering, procurement,
Novated Items & Pipeline contract, which construction and installation necessary for
includes the engineering, procurement, the development of the Vandumbu field in
construction and installation phases relating deep water;
to two export and interconnection pipelines, - for Eni Ghana, engineering and procurement
connecting elements between pipelines and activities continue for the EPCI Takoradi
various subsea structures. project, which includes engineering,
procurement and construction of
In Guyana, for ExxonMobil: infrastructures necessary for upgrading the
- engineering and procurement activities are capacity of service stations near the ports
nearing completion on the Liza project for of Takoradi and Tema in Ghana.
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In Egypt, for Petrobel: landing at Greiswald, Germany;

- offshore installation activities are nearing - for ConocoPhilips, engineering and
completion for the Zohr Oru project, which preparatory activities for the LOGGS project
includes engineering, procurement, are in progress, involving the dismantling of
construction and installation work for the the topside and jackets of a platform.
‘Optimised Ramp Up’ phase of the Zohr field
development project for gas extraction; In Azerbaijan:
- engineering and procurement activities - for BP, work relating to the Shah Deniz 2
have begun for the Zohr Rup project, which (Call-off 002, 005 & 006) contract has
includes engineering, procurement, been completed, which included transport
construction and installation work for the and installation services for jackets and
‘Ramp Up to Plateau’ phase of the Zohr field topside, production systems and subsea
gas development project. structures for Phase 2 of the Shah Deniz
field development project. Within the
In the North Sea: Framework Agreement for Phase 2 of the
- for Dong Exploration & Production, activities project, work continued on the Call-off 007
have been completed for the Hornsea contract encompassing the transportation
Wind Power project, which involved the and installation of production systems and
transport and installation of offshore subsea facilities, the laying of optical fibre
platforms; cables and production umbilicals, start-up,
- for Statoil, activities are nearing completion supply of the crew and operational
on the Johan Sverdrup Export Pipeline management of the new vessel;
project, which encompass the installation of - for Total E&P, engineering and procurement
a gas pipeline and an oil pipeline for the activities have begun for the Absheron
Mongstad refinery; project, which includes engineering,
- for BP, dismantling activities continued for procurement, construction and installation
the Miller decommissioning project, which of pipelines and umbilical systems in the
includes dismantling of the Miller platform Caspian Sea.
topside and jacket;
- for Nord Stream 2 AG, the laying and In Italy, for Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG and
bottom shore pull operations (stabilisation) within the Trans Adriatic Pipeline project,
have been completed in the German Baltic the engineering work continued for the
Sea area for the Landfall project for the installation of a pipeline for the transportation
construction of the last section of the of gas between Albania and Italy via the
pipeline that crosses the Baltic Sea and Adriatic Sea.
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Offshore fleet at December 31, 2018

Saipem 7000 Self-propelled, semi-submersible, dynamically positioned crane and pipelay vessel
capable of lifting structures of up to 14,000 tonnes and J-laying pipelines at depths of
up to 3,000 metres.
Saipem Constellation Dynamically positioned vessel for Reel-Lay of rigid and flexible pipelines, down to ultra-
deep water depths. It is equipped with a 3,000 tonnes crane and 2 tensioners each with
400 tonnes capacity.
Saipem FDS Dynamically positioned vessel utilised for the development of deep-water fields at
depths of over 2,000 metres. Capable of launching 22” diameter pipes in J-lay
configuration with a holding capacity of up to 750 tonnes and a lifting capacity of up to
600 tonnes.
Saipem FDS 2 Dynamically positioned vessel utilised for the development of deep-water fields,
capable of launching pipes with a maximum diameter of 36” in J-lay mode with a holding
capacity of up to 2,000 tonnes and depths up to 3,000 metres. Also capable of
operating in S-lay mode with a lifting capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes.
Castoro Sei Semi-submersible pipelay vessel capable of laying large diameter pipe at depths of up
to 1,000 metres.
Castorone Self-propelled, dynamically positioned pipe-laying vessel operating in S-lay mode with a
120-metre long S-lay stern stinger composed of 3 articulated and adjustable sections
for shallow and deep-water operation, a holding capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes, pipelay
capability of up to 60 inches, onboard fabrication facilities for triple and double joints
and large pipe storage capacity in cargo holds.
Normand Maximus Dynamic positioning ship (acquired through a long-term lease) for laying umbilicals and
flexible lines up to a depth of 3,000 metres. It is equipped with a crane that has a lifting
capacity of up to 900 tonnes and a 550 tonne vertical lay tower with the possibility of
laying rigid flow lines.
Saipem 3000 Mono-hull, self-propelled D.P. derrick crane ship, capable of laying flexible pipes and
umbilicals in deep waters (3,000 metres) and lifting structures of up to 2,200 tonnes.
Dehe Dynamically positioned (leased) vessel equipped with anchors for laying pipes and a
crane with a lifting capacity of up to 5,000 tonnes, capable of deep water installations
up to depths of 3,000 metres and laying pipes up to 600 tonnes using 3 tensioners.
Castoro II Derrick lay barge capable of laying pipe of up to 60’ diameter and lifting structures of up
to 1,000 tonnes.
Castoro 10 Trench/pipelay barge capable of burying pipes of up to 60” diameter and of laying pipes
in shallow waters.
Castoro 12 Pipelay barge capable of laying pipes of up to 40” diameter in ultra-shallow waters of a
minimum depth of 1.4 metres.
Castoro 16 Post-trenching and back-filling barge for pipes of up to 40” diameter in ultra-shallow
waters of a minimum depth of 1.4 metres.
Ersai 1 Heavy lifting barge equipped with 2 crawler cranes, capable of carrying out installations
whilst grounded on the seabed and is capable of operating in S-lay mode. The lifting
capacities of the 2 crawler cranes are 300 and 1,800 tonnes, respectively.
Ersai 2 Work barge equipped with a fixed crane capable of lifting structures of up to 200
tonnes.
Ersai 3 Support barge with storage space, workshop and offices for 50 people.
Ersai 4 Support barge with workshop and offices for 150 people.
Bautino 1 Shallow water post trenching and backfilling barge.
Bautino 2 Cargo barge for the execution of tie-ins and transportation of materials.
Ersai 400 Accommodation barge for up to 400 people, equipped with gas shelter in the event of
an evacuation due to H2S leaks.
Castoro XI Heavy-duty cargo barge.
Castoro 14 Cargo barge.
Castoro 15 Cargo barge.
S42 Cargo barge, currently used for storing the J-lay tower of the Saipem 7000.
S43 Cargo barge.
S44 Launch cargo barge, for structures of up to 30,000 tonnes.
S45 Launch cargo barge, for structures of up to 20,000 tonnes.
S46 Cargo barge.
S47 Cargo barge.
S 600 Launch cargo barge, for structures of up to 30,000 tonnes.
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Onshore Engineering
& Construction
General overview Petrochemicals and Refining; in North Africa
(Egypt and Algeria) in the Upstream, Refining,
The Saipem Group’s Onshore Engineering Pipeline (water) and Fertilizer segments; in
& Construction expertise is focused on the Asia-Pacific (India, Thailand and minor projects
execution of large-scale projects with a high in several other countries) in the Fertilizer,
degree of complexity in terms of engineering, Refining, LNG segments, and with minor
technology and operations, with a strong bias projects also in the Petrochemicals and
towards challenging projects in difficult Upstream; in Russia-Central Asia (Kazakhstan,
environments and remote areas. Azerbaijan and minor projects in Russia) in the
Refining, Pipeline and Upstream segments and
Saipem enjoys a worldwide leading position in in Africa (Nigeria) awards in the Fertilizer
the Onshore sector, providing a complete segment and in South America (Brazil) in the
range of integrated basic and detailed Upstream segment.
engineering, procurement, project
management and construction services, The Onshore market in 2018, compared to
principally to the Oil & Gas, complex civil and last year, shows that the Upstream segment
marine infrastructure and environmental was down, despite important contract awards
markets. The Company places great in North Africa, the Middle East and South
emphasis on maximising local content during America. The LNG segment is growing as a
project execution phase in a large number of result of projects in the United States thanks
the areas in which it operates. to both new awards and initiatives already
assigned, but waiting to find the necessary
funding. Significant downturn should be noted
Market conditions in the pipeline segment which sees its
importance reduced, despite some significant
The snapshot of 2018, based on the EPC awards, mainly in the gas and water sectors, in
projects declared to the market, shows a North Africa (Egypt) and Russia-Central Asia
volume of allocations increasing over the last (Kazakhstan), oil and gas projects have been
three years. During the period of downturn in awarded in the Middle East (Iraq, Oman and
the market recorded after 2014, engineering Saudi Arabia) and smaller projects in
and construction companies operating in E&C Asia-Pacific (Mongolia and Australia).
have undertaken a renewal process aiming to Considerable growth for the Refining
search for new technologies and segment, thanks to the award of important
opportunities, even outside their traditional projects in the Middle East (Iraq, Bahrain,
markets, with particular attention to project United Arab Emirates and Oman), in North
efficiency and costs. Although the price of oil Africa (Egypt), in Asia-Pacific (the largest in
reached $80/barrel in 2018, uncertainty of Thailand awarded to us/by us), in
market recovery times remained evident. Russia-Central Asia (Azerbaijan).
The ongoing geopolitical tensions in different The Petrochemical segment reduced its
areas weigh on the current context, such as in quota due to the lack of important awards,
Iran where the finalisation of new projects is despite the fact that prospects for the second
encountering various obstacles, following also half of the year were positive (Egypt). Several
sanctions imposed by the United States. minor awards were made in Europe, North
America and Asia-Pacific. The Fertilizer
The volume of EPC contracts awarded in the segment grew considerably, with important
Refining segment, which represents almost projects awarded in Asia/Pacific (India), Africa
half of the total volume awarded in 2018. (Nigeria and Egypt) and the Middle East
Important contracts were also awarded in the (Jordan). The Infrastructure segment
LNG, Upstream, Fertilizer and Pipeline continues to shoe positive signs of large
segments. Minor awards were recorded in the investments internationally both in traditional
Petrochemical segment. markets (Europe and United States) and in
new markets (Egypt, Middle East, India, Russia
Globally, a significant share of awarded EPC and the Far East). The most important
projects were located in the Middle East (major acquisitions were recorded in the Middle East
projects in Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, United Arab (Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates, Oman and Jordan) in the Refining, Emirates) for projects in urban areas and in
Upstream, Fertilizer and Pipeline segments; in Europe for railway projects funded in part by
North America awards were mainly in the LNG the European Union (Norway, Sweden,
segment, with significant awards also in Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and Italy).
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Finally, the rapid economic development Debottlenecking is the optimisation process

occurring in the emerging countries is of a facility in order to increase its overall
creating an important new market for capacity;
large-scale civil and port infrastructures which - for Petròleos Mexicanos (Pemex), a new
Saipem is targeting, especially in strategic contract in Mexico related to work in the
regions. ‘Miguel Hidalgo’ refinery located in Tula de
Hallende. The contract provides for the
relaunch of a hydrodesulphurisation plant
Capital expenditure for residues used to reduce sulphur levels in
products derived from the refining of oil;
Capital expenditure in 2018 in the Onshore - for Nigeria LNG Ltd, a new contract in
Engineering & Construction sector focused Nigeria for Front End Engineering Design
mainly on the acquisition of equipment and and preparing the EPC proposal for the
the maintenance of the existing asset base. NLNG T7 project, which provides for the
expansion of the existing LNG plant located
in Finima on Bonny island;
New contracts - for Gastrans, a contract for engineering
services and the acquisition of construction
The most significant contracts awarded to the permits regard the laying of gas pipelines in
Group during 2018 were: Serbia;
- for Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, a new contract - for Thai Oil, a joint venture1 new contract
for the construction of the first lot of the with Samsung Engineering and Petrofac
Brescia-Verona high speed rail line. International (leader), which provides for
The contract provides for the engineering, engineering, procurement, construction and
procurement and construction of a railway start-up relating to the completion of new
track of approximately 48 kilometres units in the Sriracha refinery located
involving the regions of Lombardy and approximately 130 kilometres from
Veneto and, in particular, the provinces of Bangkok, Thailand. The new units for
Brescia, Mantua and Verona; processing crude oil and residue, with
- for Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical related utilities, allow for an increase in the
Industries Co, a new contract for refinery’s capacity of approximately 50%.
engineering, construction procurement and
start-up of package 3 as part of the Duqm
Refinery development project, located near Work performed
the coast, in the north east of Oman.
Once completed, the refinery will have a The biggest and most important projects
capacity of around 230,000 barrels per day; under way or completed during 2018 were as
- for Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco), a follows.
new contract for the procurement and
construction for the ‘South Gas In Saudi Arabia:
Compression Plant Pipelines’ project - for Saudi Aramco, the design and
related to the development of the gas plant procurement activities related to the
Haradh (HdGP), located in the east of the Hawaiyah Gas Plant Expansion project
country. This project is part of the Southern commenced for the expansion of the
Area Energy Efficiency Programme; Hawaiyah gas treatment plant located in the
- for PTT LNG, a new contract which provides south-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula;
for the engineering, procurement, the site was opened in November and
construction and start-up of the Nong Fab construction began;
terminal for the reception, storage and - work continues for Saudi Aramco on two
regasification of liquefied natural gas in the EPC contracts (Packages 1 & 2) relating to
Mueang Rayong district of south-east the Jazan Integrated Gasification
Thailand; Combined Cycle project for the generation
- for ExxonMobil Iraq Ltd, a new contract in of electricity to be undertaken at
Iraq for the DS6 project for the approximately 80 kilometres from the city of
debottlenecking of the West Qurna field. Jazan, in south-western Saudi Arabia.
(1) Company consolidated using the equity method therefore the result of the project is included in the balance of income (expenses) from investments.
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The Package 1 contract includes the commissioning tests, start-up and checks
gasification unit, the soot and ashes on the performance of tanks, related road
removal unit, the acid gas removal unit and works, offices, pipelines, piping support
the hydrogen recovery unit. The Package 2 frames, water works and control systems
contract includes two sulphur recovery for the Al-Zour refinery.
units and the associated storage systems.
The scope of work of both packages In Oman, for Duqm Refinery and
include engineering, procurement, Petrochemical Industries Co Llc, engineering
construction, pre-commissioning, and procurement activities related to the
assistance to commissioning; Duqm Refinery package 3 project began.
- for Petrorabigh (a joint venture between The contract includes engineering,
Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical), the procurement, construction, commissioning
mechanical completion of the Rabigh II and start-up of the tanks located about 80
project related to the naphtha conversion kilometres south of Duqm, of the pipeline
plant and the complex for the production of linking them to the refinery and the facilities
aromatic compounds, while additional for exporting the products to the port of
works, awarded during the second half of Duqm.
2016, are ongoing related to the Utilities
and Offsite Facilities package; In Chile, for the Caitan consortium
- for Saudi Aramco, work is coming to a close (Mitsui-Tedagua), engineering and
on the Complete Shedgum-Yanbu procurement for project materials activities
Pipeline Loop 4&5 project, which included were completed and construction is ongoing
detailed engineering, procurement of all for the Spence Growth Option project for
materials, excluding the line pipe supplied the development of a desalination plant and
by the client, construction, water pipelines in the north of Chile.
pre-commissioning and assistance with The project includes engineering,
commissioning; procurement, construction and
- for Saudi Aramco, in November, in the EPC commissioning activities and will provide
Khurais project, which provides for the desalinated water to the Spence mine, owned
expansion of onshore production centres in by BHP mining company, located at 1,710
the Khurais, Mazajili, Adu Jifan, Ain Dar and metres above sea level. The scope of
Shedgum fields, the Satellite and the Gosp Saipem’s work includes a pipeline, completion
5 plants (oil production) were delivered and of three pumping stations, a terminal station
began production; and related electrical grids and control
- for Saudi Aramco, material procurement systems.
and construction began for the South Gas
Compression Plants Pipeline project In Kazakhstan:
relating to the development of the gas plant - work continued for TengizChevrOil (TCO),
Haradh (HdGP) located in the east of the for the Future Growth Project/Wellhead
country, which provides for the auditing of Pressure Management. The contract
detailed engineering developed by the provides for fabrication up to the
client, procurement of all materials, mechanical completion of complete pipe
excluding the line pipe for coated carbon rack (PAR) modules destined for the Tengiz
steel lines provided by the client, as well as field. Saipem also won other fabrication
construction, pre-commissioning and packages for process modules and part of
commissioning support. the PAR Hook-up at Tengiz;
- work is ongoing for North Caspian
In Kuwait: Production Operations Co BV on the Major
- engineering and procurement activities are Maintenance Services project.
ongoing for Kuwait Oil Co (KOC) related to The contract encompasses the provision of
the Feed Pipelines for New Refinery maintenance and services for offshore and
project. The contract includes engineering, onshore rigs.
procurement, construction and
commissioning activities related to the In Indonesia, for BP Berau Ltd, work is nearing
development of the new connection lines completion in Jakarta for engineering and
and related pumping station and procurement while on site construction of
measurement of the new Al Zour refinery infrastructure is occurring at the same time as
located in south Kuwait; civil works necessary for the Tangguh LNG
- for Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Expansion project, which involves the
Co (KNPC), in joint venture with Essar construction of an onshore LNG plant,
Projects Ltd, engineering and procurement auxiliary services, an LNG jetty and the
activities for the Al-Zour Refinery, Package associated infrastructure.
4 project are nearing completion.
The contract encompasses design, In Thailand, for PTT LNG Co Ltd, work has
procurement, construction, begun in Rayong for preparation of the site
pre-commissioning and assistance during and piling for the construction of the
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Regasification Terminal for the Nong Fab have been completed for the Natural Gas
LNG Project including storage tanks and a Storage Plant EPC project, which included
jetty for importing LNG, while in Taipei the development of natural gas storage
activities related to engineering and plants in Cornegliano Laudense, in the
procurement are under way. province of Lodi. Currently, following the
injection of gas in the plants, commissioning
In Turkey, work is continuing for Star Refinery and start-up activities are under way;
AS on the Aegean Refinery project and - for Versalis, start up activities have been
start-up of the refinery is planned for the first completed in relation to the
quarter of 2019. The contract includes Versalis-Ferrara IT EPC contract for the
engineering, procurement and construction of construction of a fourth production line to
a new refinery with a marine terminal operate alongside three existing lines, in
consisting of one import jetty and two export addition to increasing production capacity
jetties. and upgrading the plant’s outside battery
limit auxiliary systems, both for those
In Nigeria: regarding the EPC Versalis-Priolo IT
- for Dangote Fertilizer design and project, which encompassed the completion
procurement activities are nearing of an interconnecting T9 cut-off facility;
completion and construction is ongoing for - for Eni Refining & Marketing, as part of the
the Dangote project for the new ammonia Tempa Rossa project, the activities are
and urea production complex. It is under way for the construction of the
scheduled to be completed in the first auxiliary systems and of two tanks for the
quarter of 2019. The scope of work storage of the crude oil coming from the
encompasses engineering, procurement Tempa Rossa field operated by Total;
and construction of two twin production - for Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, engineering
streams and related utilities located at the activities are under way in the context of the
Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos State; CEPAV 2 high speed Brescia-Verona
- for Southern Swamp Associated Gas project, which includes engineering,
Solution (SSAGS), construction was procurement and construction of 48
completed for the four sites, while start-up kilometres of railway lines in the three
activities for the Southern Swamp contract provinces of Brescia, Mantua and Verona.
are ongoing. The contract comprising
engineering, procurement, construction and In Mexico, for Pemex:
commissioning of compression facilities at - activities are under way under the Tula
four sites and of new gas central production Planta de H-Oil contract, which includes
facilities at one of the sites, which will treat engineering, procurement, commissioning
the routed associated gas; and launch of a unit at the ‘Miguel Hidalgo’
- for Nigerian Agip Oil Co (NAOC), design, refinery located in Tula;
procurement and construction continues - activities are underway under the Tula
for OKPAI 2 project, which includes Planta de Alquilacion contract, which
engineering, procurement, construction and includes engineering, procurement,
installation of a power plant consisting of commissioning and launch of a unit at the
two combined-cycle groups; ‘Miguel Hidalgo’ refinery located in Tula;
- for Nigeria LNG Ltd (NLNG), design for the - construction activities have been
Nigeria LNG - train 7 project is under way completed for the Revamping Works
to expand the existing LNG plant on Bonny Madero contract are nearing completion,
Island. The scope of the contract includes involving the maintenance and revamping of
design for the Front End Engineering Design five units of the ‘Francesco I’ refinery in
(FEED) phase and the preparation of a bid to Minatitlan;
complete the ‘lump sum turnkey’ project. - activities have been completed for the
Minatitlan Refinery Plant contract, which
In Uganda, for Yaatra Africa (which is included engineering, procurement,
developing and managing the investment on commissioning and launch of three units at
behalf of the Ugandan government), a FEED is the ‘General Lazaro Cardenas’ refinery in
being completed with the related Open Book Minatitlan.
Estimate (OBE) for a grass roots refinery at
Hoima with the corresponding pipeline of over In Azerbaijan and Georgia, for the South
200 kilometres and remote storage near Caucasus Pipeline Co (SCP), construction is
Kampala. The refinery is part of the largest nearing completion on the SCPX gas pipeline
Ugandan project which aims to make the for the Southern Gas Corridor.
most of recently discovered oilfields in
Albertine Graben near Lake Albert.
Floaters
In Italy:
- for Ital Gas Storage (IGS), engineering, The FPSO market continues to expand,
procurement and construction activities despite current uncertainties.
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Several feasibility studies, FEEDs and tenders (affiliated company of Renaissance Heavy
for EPC contracts are currently underway, and Industries Llc), which is part of the
the oil companies express their confidence in construction of three liquefied natural gas
approving the final investment decisions (FID) plants that will be installed on reinforced
in the coming months. Five FPSO contracts concrete support and storage structures.
were awarded in 2018: Sepia and Libra 1 of The scope of the contract includes design,
Petrobras, Penguin North Sea FPSO of Shell, procurement, construction, transportation
Johan Catsberg Norway of Statoil and Karish by sea and installation of three concrete
FPSO of Energean Operator in Israel, and Liza support and storage structures.
2 FPSO in Guinea of Exxon. Furthermore, two Construction will take place in Murmansk on
large FEEDs were also awarded for FPSO: a site made available by Novatek and then
Barossa for ConocoPhillips and Tortue in the structures will be transported and
Senegal for BP. Several ongoing installed in Gydan, Russia.
developments such as Bonga Southwest in
Nigeria, Petrobras 4 FPSO in tendering phase
Marlim 1 & 2, Parques das Baleias and Mero 2. Work performed
Australia North and West will soon be
operational with Browse, Scarborough and The largest/most important projects under
Gorgon gas FPSU and Masela for the way or completed during 2018 were:
Indonesian side. Reliance Industries is - in Angola, for Total, entry into production
contracting for an FPSO in India. began for the FPSO Kaombo Norte.
2019 looks promising. The FLNG/FSRU Construction and testing was completed in
market is not really active, but is booming for the FPSO Kaombo Sul site, which will be
FSRU, technology requested by new LNG moored in Angola during the first quarter of
customers. In particular, Asia looks like an 2019. The Kaombo project involves
expanding market for those types of ships, engineering, procurement, construction and
but there are also small projects in the commissioning of two FPSO vessels,
Mediterranean. followed by a production and maintenance
management phase for a duration of 7
Saipem owns two FPSO vessels, they are: years plus an additional 8 optional years.
Cidade de Vitoria, a production storage,
processing and offloading vessel (FPSO) with In the Leased FPSO segment, the following
a production capacity of 100,000 barrels a vessels carried out operations during 2018:
day and the Gimboa, a production storage, - the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria carried out
processing and offloading vessel (FPSO) with operations for Petrobras as part of an
a production capacity of 60,000 barrels a day. eleven-year contract on the second phase
of development of the Golfinho field,
situated off the coast of Brazil at a water
New contracts depth of 1,400 metres;
- the FPSO Gimboa carried out operations
The most significant contracts awarded to the on behalf of Sonangol P&P under a contract
Group during 2018 were: for the development of the Gimboa field,
- for LLC ARCTIC LNG-2, a new contract located in Block 4/05 offshore Angola, at a
acquired in joint venture2 with RHI Russia BV water depth of 700 metres.
(2) Company consolidated using the equity method therefore the result of the project is included in the balance of income (expenses) from investments.
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Offshore Drilling
General overview drilling units continued to remain at significant

levels: 119 new units are currently in
At December 2018, the Saipem offshore construction (77 jack-ups, 14
drilling fleet consisted of twelve vessels, semi-submersibles and 28 drillships), of which
divided as follows: six ultra deep-water units only five have been contracted for use. As has
for operations at depths in excess of 1,000 already occurred in the past, the negative
metres (the drillships Saipem 10000 and market phase has also led, in several cases, to
Saipem 12000 and the semi-submersible the postponement of the time frames for the
drilling rigs Scarabeo 5, Scarabeo 7, Scarabeo delivery of plants under construction,
8 and Scarabeo 9), two high specification ostensibly to 2019 and beyond, while awaiting
jack-ups for operations at depths of up to 375 better market conditions. The significant
feet (Perro Negro 7 and Perro Negro 8), three number of units that will be delivered in the
standard jack-ups for activities at depths up medium term, the already mentioned
to 300 feet (Perro Negro 2, Perro Negro 4 and retirement that affected part of the existing
Perro Negro 5) and one barge tender rig fleet and the consolidation operations on the
(Saipem TAD). market that occurred between 2017 and
The offshore drilling fleet operated in Cyprus, 2018 represent important changes in the
in Egypt (both in the Mediterranean and in the offshore drilling segment that may have
Red Sea), in the Black Sea, in Morocco beneficial effects in the medium to long term.
(Atlantic), in the Middle East, in Congo, in
Vietnam and in Indonesia.
New contracts
Market conditions The most impactful contracts awarded to the
Group during the year were:
During 2018, the first signs of a possible - for Eni, the execution of works for the
recovery of the market in the medium term construction of fifteen wells off the coast of
were recorded; the commercial activities Mexico; the contract also includes various
conducted by customers for the award of options for a total of thirteen wells; the
future contracts were indeed rather project will be completed with the use of
significant, suggesting a gradual recovery in the Pioneer jack-up leased from a third
the planning of future activities. party;
The uneven trend in oil prices during the - for AkerBP, the execution of works for the
course of 2018 demonstrates a climate of construction of four wells off the coast of
uncertainty. The pressure on rates, which Norway with the use of the
remained at the mostly weak levels recorded semi-submersible Scarabeo 8; the contract
in 2017, was very high also in 2018. also includes two additional optional wells.
Similarly, rates of use did not differ from the Operations are expected to start
average values of 70% recorded in 2017, with indicatively in the first quarter of 2019;
the sole exception of the decline in the deep - for Total, the construction of a well off the
water floaters segment, which once again coast of Norway with the use of the
proved to be among the worst hit by the semi-submersible Scarabeo 8;
weakness of the market. - for Eni, the execution of works for the
In line with recent years, the Oil & Gas sector’s construction of a well off the coast of
downturn has continued pushed several Norway with the use of the
companies to opt for dismantling the oldest semi-submersible Scarabeo 8; work is
assets and those with the lowest probability of scheduled to begin after completion of
being used. Overall approximately 200 commitments already made to AkerBP;
facilities have been withdrawn from the - for Eni, the execution of works for the
market since the beginning of the crisis, construction of a well off the coast of
leading to a more than 20% drop in drilling Pakistan through the use of the drillship
rigs. While up until 2017 the floaters segment Saipem 12000;
suffered the greatest downsizing, in 2018 it - for Shell, in direct continuation of the
was the standard jack-up category, with more activities carried out since June 2018 and
than 30 plants withdrawn, that suffered the acquired during the previous year, works for
most significant drop. the construction of an additional well in
Due to the significant number of contracts Norway; the project, assigned through the
awarded during the previous positive market use of a contractual option, provides for the
phase, the construction of new offshore use of the semi-submersible Scarabeo 8;
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- for Eni, the execution of works for the to warm stacking in Las Palmas in the
construction of three wells off the coast of Canary Islands until its transfer, completed in
Indonesia through the use of the December, in Pakistan for contracts signed
semi-submersible Scarabeo 7; with Eni, the drillship Saipem 10000
- for Saudi Aramco, extension of the existing continued operations in Egypt in the
contract to December 2018 for the use of framework of a multi-year contract for Eni.
the jack-up Perro Negro 7 off the coast of In March, the semi-submersible Scarabeo 9,
Saudi Arabia; completed drilling operations for a well in the
- for National Drilling Co (ADNOC), extension Black Sea and subsequently was prepared
of the existing contract to June 2019 for to cross the Bosphorus (disassembly of
the use of the jack-up Perro Negro 8 off the drilling towers and reassembly after the
coast of the United Arab Emirates. crossing) and began drilling for IEOC in
Egypt. The semi-submersible Scarabeo 8
was operating until May preparing for
Capital expenditure contractual commitments with Shell, Total
and AkerBP and, subsequently, completed
Investments during the year concerned class operations for Shell and started operations
reinstatement and work to ensure the for Total. The semi-submersible Scarabeo
compliance of vessels with international 7, following the customer’s decision to
regulations and client requirements. suspend operations due to difficult market
Among the rigs subject to maintenance conditions, remained in paid standby until
activities aimed at renewing the class May then it started operations to drill a well
certification there was in particular the jack-up off the coast of Vietnam for Eni, from
Perro Negro 7. In addition, activities were September onwards it was used by Eni in
started to purchase equipment (in particular Indonesia. The semi-submersible Scarabeo
the second BOP) for the Eni - Mozambique 5, written down in 2017, remained in
project in the backlog carried out by the stacking, awaiting the acquisition of new
Saipem 12000 drillship starting from 2019. contracts;
- high specification jack-up: the Perro Negro
8 and the Perro Negro 7 continued to
Work performed operate respectively for ADNOC off the
coast of the United Arab Emirates and for
In 2018, Saipem’s offshore units drilled 67 Saudi Aramco off the coast of Saudi Arabia;
wells (of which 48 workovers), totalling 78,871 - standard jack-ups: the Perro Negro 2,
metres. written down in 2016, remained laid-up on
The fleet was used in the following way: Saipem’s base in Sharja, United Arab
- ultra deep water/deep-water units: the Emirates, while waiting for new works.
drillship Saipem 12000 operated off the The Perro Negro 5 continued operations in
coast of Cyprus where, at the beginning of Saudi Arabia for Saudi Aramco. The Perro
March, it completed the first of two wells Negro 4 continued operations in the Red
provided for the contract with the client Eni. Sea for Petrobel;
Subsequently, for reasons not attributable to - other: the tender assisted Saipem TAD
Saipem, it was impossible to drill the second completed operations for Eni in January
well so the client opted to move the drillship and, as of February has been working for
to Morocco for the operations completed in Total off the coast of Congo, then
the month of May. The vessel was then sent completed in the month of December.
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Utilisation of vessels
Vessel utilisation in 2018 was as follows:
December 31, 2018

Vessel (No. of days) under contract idle
Semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 5 - 365 (1)
Semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 7 365 -
Semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 8 222 143 (1)
Semi-submersible platform Scarabeo 9 365 -
Drillship Saipem Saipem 10000 365 -
Drillship Saipem Saipem 12000 180 185 (1) (2)
Jack-up Perro Negro 2 - 365 (1)
Jack-up Perro Negro 4 365 -
Jack-up Perro Negro 7 261 104 (2)
Tender Assisted Drilling Barge 365 -
(1) The vessel was not under contract.
(2) The vessel underwent class reinstatement works and/or preparation works for a new contract.
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Onshore Drilling
General overview The trend in 2018 confirmed a recovery in

demand with the resulting slight increase in
At December 2018, Saipem’s onshore drilling daily fees.
rig fleet was composed of 87 units, of which
84 are owned by Saipem and 3 by third
parties but operated by Saipem. The areas Capital expenditure
where Saipem operated were Latin America
(Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and The main investments made during the year
Argentina), the Middle East (Saudi Arabia and related to work to ready rigs for operations in
Kuwait), Kazakhstan, Italy, Romania and Africa Kazakhstan, Romania and Bolivia under
(Congo and Morocco). previously acquired multi-year contracts.
Improvement and integration interventions
were also carried out for maintaining the
Market conditions operating efficiency of the fleet and meeting
the specific requirements of client companies.
During 2018, the overall volume of
investments made by oil companies in
onshore drilling showed an increase Work performed
compared to 2017, driven mostly by the
recovery of operations in North America, In 2018, Saipem’s offshore units drilled 163
which are more likely to be effected by wells (of which 8 workovers), totalling 638,927
changes in oil prices which exceeded an metres.
average value of $70/barrel. In Latin America Saipem operated in several
Thanks to the development of countries: in Peru work was carried out for
non-conventional resources, drilling activity in various clients, (including Pluspetrol, CNPC,
terms of spending and active rigs in the Frontera Energy and Petrotal) and Saipem was
United States registered steady growth present in the country with seventeen of its
compared with the same period of 2017, with own rigs (13 of which were used onshore and
day rates progressively rising during 2018. four were installed on offshore rigs) and two
In Canada, a slight drop in drilling activity was provided by the client. In Bolivia a total of five
seen with regard to both operation of the rigs rigs were used for YPFB Andina, Shell and
and the day rates. Repsol. In Argentina two rigs were used for
In the international market, the one in which Total and ExxonMobil. In Colombia Saipem
Saipem operates, average activities in 2018 was present with one rig that was used for
increased much less compared to North Parex and Canacol Energy. In Ecuador four
America. The most dynamic areas, from an unites were deployed, one of which is
investment point of view and with a good operating with Halliburton. In Venezuela the
increase in operational rigs, are the nineteen rigs in the country remained inactive.
Asia-Pacific region, followed by the Middle In Romania drilling activities were carried out
East which recorded levels of activity that with the client OMV-Petrom. In Saudi Arabia
were substantially stable thanks to Saudi Saipem deployed twenty-eight rigs which
Arabia, which, with a total of almost 3,000 new carried out operations for Saudi Aramco
wells drilled, is confirmed as the market of under previously acquired multi-year
reference in the region, and the United Arab contracts. In Kuwait operations of two
Emirates (Abu Dhabi) which recently approved Saipem units provided to the client KOC are
an increase in oil production capacity. In Iraq ongoing, under previously existing contracts.
the fleet increased in terms of drilling units In Kazakhstan Saipem operated with three
thanks to increased production capacity of owned rigs, two of which where contracted to
diverse operators. the client Zhaikmunay. One rig continued its
In Latin America drilling activities, in terms of operations and the second began drilling in
spending, showed moderate growth the second half of 2018. In September rig
compared to 2017, especially in Argentina 5947 was transferred to the United Arab
where the government planned significant Emirates (Sharjah) for commercial and
investments in the Vaca Muerta oil field, the strategic reasons. In Africa, Saipem operated
largest shale gas field in the world. With regard in the Congo and in Morocco, in the former
to the other areas in which Saipem operates, case for Eni Congo SA with the management
Europe showed a slight drop in activities while of a unit owned by the client, and in the latter
in Africa investment levels where slightly with a proprietary rig which began activities for
higher. Sound Energy. In Italy, work continued on
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preparation of a rig for use for Eni; the works, company-owned rigs amounted to 84,
initially expected to commence in the first half located as follows: 28 in Saudi Arabia, 19 in
of 2016, were postponed to the first half of Venezuela, 17 in Peru, 5 in Bolivia, 4 in
2019 by the client. The period is, however, Ecuador, 2 in Argentina, 2 in Kazakhstan, 2 in
remunerated at the stand-by rate. Kuwait, 1 in Colombia, 1 in the United Arab
Emirates, 1 in Italy, 1 in Morocco and 1 in
Romania.
Utilisation of rigs In addition, 2 third party rigs were used in Peru
and 1 third-party rig in the Congo.
Average utilisation of rigs in 2018 was 65.3%
(58% in 2017). As of December 31, 2018,
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Financial and economic results
Financial and Economic

Results
Reorganisation: is temporarily included in the Onshore
Engineering & Construction because it is still
impact on reporting in the start up phase and its results are
currently not significant from a numerical
Since May 1, 2017, Saipem has had a new perspective.
organisational structure comprising 5
divisions (Onshore Engineering
& Construction, Offshore Engineering Operating results
& Construction, Onshore Drilling, Offshore
Drilling and XSIGHT). The results of the The Saipem Group’s 2018 operating and
business sectors are published in line with the financial results and the comparative data
new organisational structure. The Floaters provided for prior years have been prepared in
business line, which was previously part of the accordance with the International Financial
Offshore Engineering & Construction Division, Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the
is now part of the Onshore Engineering International Accounting Standards Board and
& Construction Division. The XSIGHT Division endorsed by the European Commission.
Saipem Group - Income statement

Year Year
(€ million) 2017 2018 % Ch.
Net sales from operations 8,999 8,526 (5.3)
Other income and revenues 21 4
Purchases, services and other costs (6,505) (6,103)
Net reversals (impairments) of trade and other receivables (35) (57)
Payroll and related costs (1,618) (1,522)
Gross operating profit (EBITDA) 862 848 (1.6)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment (736) (811)
Operating result (EBIT) 126 37 (70.6)
Net finance income (expense) (223) (165)
Net income (expense) from investments (9) (88)
Result before income taxes (106) (216) n.a.
Income taxes (201) (194)
Result before non-controlling interests (307) (410) 33.6
Net result attributable to non-controlling interests (21) (62)
Net profit (loss) for the year (328) (472) 43.9
Net sales from operations in 2018 is -€165 million, down €58 million as a result
amounted to €8,526 million. of a lower exchange rate expenses.
Gross operating profit (EBITDA) amounted The balance of net income (expenses) from
to €848 million. Depreciation, amortisation investments is -€88 million, due to the
and impairment of tangible and intangible worsening of a joint venture contract,
assets amounted to €811 million. accounted for using the equity method.
The operating result (EBIT) for 2018 The result before income taxes amounted
amounted to €37 million. The main to a loss of €216 million. Income taxes were
discrepancies are detailed below in the €194 million.
analysis by segment of operations. The net result was -€472 million.
The balance of net finance income (expense)
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Year Year
(€ million) 2017 2018
Revenues 8,999 8,526
Write-downs of current assets - 61
Adjusted revenues 8,999 8,587
Year Year
(€ million) 2017 2018
Operating result (EBIT) 126 37
Impairment/write-down and restructuring expenses 314 497
Adjusted operating result (EBIT) 440 534
Year Year
(€ million) 2017 2018
Net profit (loss) for the year (328) (472)
Impairment/write-down and restructuring expenses 374 497
Adjusted net profit (loss) for the year 46 25
The loss for the year amounted to €472 - write-downs of current assets and
million (loss of €328 million in 2017), provisions for costs totalling €109 million in
compared with the adjusted net income relation to some pending judgements on
reduced by the following special items: projects already completed, deriving from
- write-downs of tangible and intangible fixed the activity of periodic legal monitoring of
assets of €343 million deriving from the the evolution of the overall dispute;
impairment test, mainly due to the - restructuring expenses of €45 million (net of
prospective reduction in rates (over the the tax effect).
period of the plan) in Offshore Drilling and
the updating of the discount rate;
Adjusted EBIT reconciliation - EBIT 2017

Offshore Onshore Offshore Onshore
(€ million) E&C E&C Drilling Drilling Total
Adjusted EBIT 359 (94) 199 (24) 440
Impairment/write-down of assets - 24 122 66 212
Write-down of inventories (1) - - 12 28 40
Restructuring expenses (1) 25 28 2 7 62
Total special items (25) (52) (136) (101) (314)
EBIT 334 (146) 63 (125) 126
(1) Total €102 million: adjusted EBITDA reconciliation equal to €964 million compared to EBITDA equal to €862 million.
Adjusted EBIT reconciliation - EBIT 2018

Offshore Onshore Offshore Onshore
(€ million) E&C E&C Drilling Drilling Total
Adjusted EBIT 318 78 120 18 534
Impairment/write-down of assets - 73 262 8 343
Write-down of current assets/provision for costs (1) - 109 - - 109
Restructuring expenses (1) 13 21 7 4 45
Total special items (13) (203) (269) (12) (497)
EBIT 305 (125) (149) 6 37
(1) Total €154 million: adjusted EBITDA reconciliation equal to €1,002 million compared to EBITDA equal to €848 million.
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Saipem Group - Adjusted income statement

Year Year
(€ million) 2017 2018 % Ch.
Adjusted net sales from operations 8,999 8,587 (4.6)
Other income and revenues 21 4
Purchases, services and other costs (6,465) (6,055)
Net reversals (impairments) of trade and other receivables (35) (57)
Payroll and related costs (1,556) (1,477)
Adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA) 964 1.002 3.9
Adjusted operating result (EBIT) 440 534 21.4
Net finance expense (223) (165)
Net income from investments (9) (88)
Adjusted result before income taxes 208 281 35.1
Adjusted result before non-controlling interests 67 87 29.9
Net result attributable to non-controlling interests (21) (62)
Adjusted net profit (loss) for the year 46 25 (47.5)
Adjusted operating result and costs by function

Year Year
(€ million) 2017 2018 % Ch.
Adjusted net sales from operations 8,999 8,587 (4.6)
Production costs (7,989) (7,469)
Idle costs (221) (215)
Selling expenses (130) (145)
Research and development costs (31) (33)
Other operating income (expenses) (18) (18)
General and administrative expenses (170) (173)
Adjusted operating result (EBIT) 440 534 21.4
The adjusted net sales from operations in representing an decrease of €520 million
2018 for the Saipem Group amounted to compared with 2017.
€8,587 million, with a decrease of €412 million Idle costs fell by €6 million compared to 2017.
compared to 2017 due to the reduction of Selling expenses of €145 million showed a
operations in Onshore Engineering €15 million increase due to current
& Construction and Offshore Drilling, partly commercial efforts.
offset by the increase in operations in Research expenses recorded under
Offshore Engineering & Construction. management costs, equal to €33 million, and
Production costs (which include direct costs general expenses, equal to €173 million, are
of sales and depreciation of vessels and similar to 2017.
equipment) amounted to €7,469 million,
Offshore Engineering & Construction

Year Year
(€ million) 2017 2018
Net sales from operations 3,692 3,852
Cost of sales (3,137) (3,329)
Adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA) 555 523
Amortisation/depreciation (196) (205)
Impairment/write-down and restructuring expenses (25) (13)
Operating result (EBIT) 334 305
Revenues for 2018 amounted to €3,852 volumes registered in the Caspian Sea and
million, representing a 4.3% increase Central South America.
compared to the same period of 2017. The cost of sales of €3,329 million increased
This was mainly attributable to higher volumes by €192 million compared to 2017, in line with
recorded in the Middle East and the North the higher volumes.
Sea, which were in part offset by lower The adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA)
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for 2018 amounted to €523 million, compared includes the effects of the hypothetical
to €555 million in 2017, while the margin on settlement being negotiated between the
revenues was 13.6%, a decrease of 15% parties regarding the South Stream project.
compared to the corresponding period of Depreciation and amortisation rose by €9
2017. Saipem and South Stream Transport million compared to 2017, mainly due to the
BV have expressed the common intention to purchase and subsequent amortisation of the
negotiate – on a without prejudice basis – an vessel, the Saipem Constellation.
amicable settlement of the arbitration in The operating result (EBIT) for 2018 amounts
progress since November 2015. to €305 million and includes the restructuring
The negotiations are ongoing. The result expenses for €13 million.
Onshore Engineering & Construction

Year Year
(€ million) 2017 2018
Adjusted net sales from operations 4,204 3,769
Cost of sales (4,225) (3,651)
Adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA) (21) 118
Adjusted operating result (EBIT) (94) 78
Operating result (EBIT) (146) (125)
Adjusted revenues for 2018 amounted to to almost all of this item.

€3,769 million, down by 10.3% compared to Depreciation and amortisation are equal to
the same period in 2017, due mainly to lower €40 million, a decrease compared to 2017,
volumes recorded in the Middle and Far East mainly due to the end of the useful life of an
partly offset by greater volumes recorded in FPSO vessel.
Central South America and the Caspian Sea. The operating result (EBIT) for 2018 amounted
The adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA) to a loss of €125 million and is inclusive of the
for 2018 amounted to €118 million, compared write-down, following the impairment test, of
to -€21 million for 2017, which was reduced the intangible assets (goodwill) for €60 million
by the effect of the worsening of Floater and an FPSO vessel for €13 million, the
business line profitability. Adjusted EBITDA write-down of current assets and provisions
does not include the loss of a joint venture for €109 million and for restructuring
contract, classified under the item ‘expenses expenses of €21 million.
from equity investments’ and corresponding
Offshore Drilling
Year Year
(€ million) 2017 2018
Net sales from operations 613 465
Cost of sales (292) (239)
Operating result (EBIT) 63 (149)
Revenues for 2018 amounted to €465 million, The adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA)
a 24.1% decrease compared to the same for 2018 amounted to €226 million, compared
period of 2017, mainly attributable to the to €321 million for the same period in 2017,
semi-submersible rigs Scarabeo 5, completely while the margin on revenues was 48.6%,
written-down in previous years, and Scarabeo almost four points lower than the
8 which was idle for five months in 2018; this corresponding period of 2017, which was
decrease was partly offset by greater 52.4%. Maintaining the margin percentages,
revenues generated by the full scale despite a significant reduction in activity, is
operations of the jack-up Perro Negro 8 and largely attributable to the significant cost
the semi-submersible rig Scarabeo 9, which optimisation measures that were
had been undergoing class reinstatement implemented.
works in the first quarter of 2017. Depreciation and amortisation decreased by
The cost of sales, which amounted to €239 €16 million compared to the same period in
million, was down €53 million, in line with the 2017, as a result of write-downs at the end of
decrease in volumes compared to the same 2017.
period of 2017. The operating result (EBIT) for 2018 amounted
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to a loss of €149 million, including the impairment test for €262 million and
write-down of some vessels following the restructuring expenses for €7 million.
Onshore Drilling
Year Year
(€ million) 2017 2018
Net sales from operations 490 501
Cost of sales (381) (366)
Adjusted operating result (EBIT) (24) 18
Operating result (EBIT) (125) 6
Revenues in 2018 amounted to €501 million the Middle East.

and were in line with the figure for the same Depreciation of €117 million showed a €16
period in 2017. million decrease versus the same period in
The adjusted gross operating profit (EBITDA) 2017, as a result of write-downs at the end of
for 2018 amounted to €135 million, equal to 2017.
26.9% of revenue, an improvement compared The operating result (EBIT) for 2018 is €6
to the €109 million of 2017, which was equal million and includes write-downs of tangible
to 22.2%. This was thanks to cost assets for €8 million and restructuring
optimisation measures implemented in South expenses for €4 million.
America and to the recovery in efficiency in
Balance sheet and financial position

Saipem Group - Reclassified consolidated balance sheet (1)
The reclassified consolidated balance sheet Management believes that the reclassified
aggregates asset and liability amounts from consolidated balance sheet provides useful
the statutory balance sheet according to information that helps investors to assess
function, under three basic areas: operating, Saipem’s capital structure and to analyse its
investing and financing. sources of funds and investments in fixed
assets and working capital.
Dec. 31, 2017 (€ million) Jan. 1, 2018 (2) Dec. 31, 2018
4,581 Net tangible assets 4,581 4,326
753 Net intangible assets 753 702
5,334 5,334 5,028
2,588 - Offshore Engineering & Construction 2,588 2,682
548 - Onshore Engineering & Construction 548 511
1,555 - Offshore Drilling 1,555 1,256
643 - Onshore Drilling 643 579
141 Investments 141 78
5,475 Non-current assets 5,475 5,106
619 Net current assets 571 295
(199) Provisions for employee benefits (199) (208)
- Assets (liabilities) held for sale - 2
5,895 Net capital employed 5,847 5,195
4,558 Shareholders’ equity 4,510 3,962
41 Non-controlling interests 41 74
1,296 Net borrowings 1,296 1,159
5,895 Funding 5,847 5,195
Leverage (net borrowings/shareholders’ equity
0.28 + non-controlling interests) 0.28 0.29
1,010,977,439 Number of shares issued and outstanding 1,010,977,439 1,010,977,439
(1) See ‘Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement to statutory schemes’ on page 64.
(2) Data were restated following the entry into force of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15.
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Management uses the reclassified reaching €5,195 million at December 31,

consolidated balance sheet to calculate key 2018, compared with €5,847 million at
ratios such as the Return On Average Capital January 1, 2018.
Employed (ROACE) and leverage (used to Shareholders’ equity, including minority
indicate the robustness of the company’s interests, amounted to €4,036 million at
capital structure). December 31, 2018, compared with €515
Non-current assets at December 31, 2018 million at January 1, 2018. This decrease
stood at €5,106 million, a decrease of €369 reflected the negative effect of the net result
million compared to January 1, 2018. for the period (€410 million), the negative
The change derives from capital expenditure effect of change in the fair value
of €512 million, from depreciation and measurement of derivatives hedging
amortisation of €343 million and impairment exchange and commodity risk (€82 million)
of €468 million, from negative changes in from the negative effect of the purchase of
investments accounted for using the equity minority interest (€64 million), the negative
method of €88 million and the negative net effect of dividend distribution (€8 million),
effect of €18 million deriving mainly from the compensated in part by the positive effect on
translation of financial statements in foreign shareholders’ equity from the translation into
currencies and other changes. euro of financial statements expressed in
Net current assets decreased by €276 foreign currencies and other variations
million, from €571 million at January 1, 2018 amounting to €49 million.
to €295 million at December 31, 2018. Net borrowings at December 31, 2018,
Provisions for employee benefits stood at €1,159 million, compared to €1,296
amounted to €208 million, an increase of €9 million at January 1, 2018. During the year the
million compared to January 1, 2018. cash flows generated and control over
Assets held for sale amounted to €2 million working capital and investments made it
and relate to a minority interest in possible to absorb the disbursements for the
Tecnoprojecto Internacional Projectos e purchase of the vessel Saipem Constellation,
Realizações Industriais SA. and for the debt payment to Sonatrach
As a result of the above, net capital relating to the LPG arbitration award.
employed decreased by €652 million,
Analysis of net borrowings

(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018
Financing receivables due after one year - -
Payables to banks due after one year 941 655
Bonds and payables to other financial institutions due after one year 1,988 1,991
Net medium/long-term borrowings 2,929 2,646
Accounts c/o bank, post and Group finance companies (1,749) (1,672)
Available-for-sale securities (69) (86)
Cash and cash on hand (2) (2)
Financing receivables due within one year (2) (32)
Payables to banks due within one year 147 260
Bonds and payables to other financial institutions due within one year 42 45
Net short-term debt (liquid funds) (1,633) (1,487)
Net borrowings (liquid funds) 1,296 1,159
The fair value of derivative assets (liabilities) is detailed in Note 30 ‘Derivative financial instruments’.
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Statement of comprehensive income
(€ million) 2017 2018

Other items of comprehensive income
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
- remeasurements of defined benefit plans for employees - -
- change in fair value of investments with effects on OCI - (1)
- share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method
relating to remeasurements of defined benefit plans - -
- income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified (1) -
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
- change in the fair value of cash flow hedges 297 (100)
- change in the fair value of financial assets, other than investments, with effects on OCI (1) (1)
- exchange rate differences arising from the translation into euro
of financial statements currencies other than the euro (176) 40
- income tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss (73) 18
Other items of comprehensive income 46 (44)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year (261) (454)
Attributable to:
- Saipem Group (279) (518)
- non-controlling interests 18 64
Shareholders’ equity including non-controlling interests

(€ million)
Shareholders’ equity including non-controlling interest at January 1, 2018 4,551
Total comprehensive income for the year (454)
Dividends distributed to Saipem shareholders -
Dividends distributed by other subsidiaries (8)
Purchase/sale of treasury shares net of fair value in the incentive plans 15
Purchase of non-controlling interests (64)
Share capital increase net of charges -
Other changes (4)
Total changes (515)
Shareholders’ equity including non-controlling interest at December 31, 2018 4,036
Attributable to:
- Saipem Group 3,962
- non-controlling interests 74
Reconciliation of statutory net result and shareholders’ equity to consolidated net result and shareholders’ equity
Shareholders’ equity Net result
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018 Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018
As reported in Saipem SpA’s financial statements 3,534 3,141 (496) (326)
Difference between the equity value and results of consolidated
companies and the equity value and result of consolidated companies
as accounted for in Saipem SpA’s financial statements 589 544 219 32
Consolidation adjustments, net of effects of taxation:
- difference between purchase cost and underlying book value
of shareholders’ equity 794 739 (3) (58)
- elimination of unrealised intercompany profits (losses) (282) (258) 32 29
- other adjustments (36) (130) (59) (87)
Total shareholders’ equity 4,599 4,036 (307) (410)
Non-controlling interests (41) (74) (21) (62)
As reported in the consolidated financial statements 4,558 3,962 (328) (472)
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Reclassified cash flow statement (1)

Saipem’s reclassified cash flows statement cash and cash equivalents for the year by
derives from the statutory cash flow adding/deducting cash flows relating to
statement. It enables investors to understand financing debts/receivables
the link existing between changes in cash and (issuance/repayment of debt and receivables
cash equivalents (deriving from the statutory related to financing activities), shareholders’
cash flow statement) and in net borrowings equity (dividends paid, net repurchase of
(deriving from the reclassified cash flows treasury shares, capital issuance) and the
statement) that occurred between the effect of changes in consolidation and of
beginning and the end of the year. exchange differences, or (ii) changes in net
The measure enabling such a link is borrowings for the year by adding/deducting
represented by the free cash flow, which is cash flows relating to shareholders’ equity and
the cash in excess of capital expenditure the effect of changes in consolidation and of
requirements. Starting from free cash flow it is exchange rate differences.
possible to determine either: (i) changes in
(€ million) 2017 2018

Net profit for the year (328) (472)
Non-controlling interests 21 62
Adjustments to reconcile cash generated from operating profit before changes in working capital:
Depreciation, amortisation and other non-monetary items 784 840
Net (gains) losses on disposal and write-off of assets (2) 4
Dividends, interests and income taxes 282 279
Net cash generated from operating profit before changes in working capital 757 713
Changes in working capital related to operations 77 259
Dividends received, income taxes paid, interest paid and received (375) (261)
Net cash provided by operating activities 459 711
Capital expenditure (262) (485)
Investments and purchase of consolidated subsidiaries and businesses (25) (27)
Disposals 17 1
Other cash flow related to capital expenditures, investments and disposals 1 -
Free cash flow 190 200
Borrowings (repayment) of debt related to financing activities (13) (40)
Changes in short and long-term financial debt (207) (172)
Sale (buy-back) of treasury shares (27) -
Cash flow from capital and reserves (2) (79)
Effect of changes in consolidation and exchange differences (82) 14
NET CASH FLOW FOR THE YEAR (141) (77)
Free cash flow 190 200
Cash flow from capital and reserves (2) (79)
Exchange differences on net borrowings and other changes (7) 16
CHANGE IN NET BORROWINGS (154) 137
(1) See ‘Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement to statutory schemes’ on page 64.
Net cash provided by operating activities Net cash generated from operating profit
positive for €711 million net of the negative before changes in working capital of €713
cash flow from capital expenditures and other million related to:
investment related changes €511 million, - the net result for the year of -€410 million;
generated a positive cash flow of €200 - depreciation, amortisation and impairment
million. of tangible and intangible assets of €811
Cash flow from capital and reserves million, the effect of the valuation of
showed a negative balance of €79 million, investments accounted for using the equity
related to the payment of dividends and the method of €87 million, the change in the
effect from the purchase of non-controlling provision for employee benefits of €8
interests. Exchange rate differences on net million partly offset by the exchange rate
borrowings produced a net positive effect of differences and other changes for €66
€16 million. million;
Net borrowings therefore decreased by - net gains on the disposal of assets of €4
€137 million. million;
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- net finance expense of €85 million and Summary of the effects deriving
income taxes of €194 million. from the application of IFRS 9
The positive change in working capital related and IFRS 15
to operations of €259 million was due to
financial flows of projects underway. As of January 1, 2018, the new accounting
Dividends received, income taxes paid, standards IFRS 9 ‘Financial instruments’ and
interest paid and received during 2018 were IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from contracts with
negative for €261 million and were mainly customers’ entered into force; in the first
related to income taxes paid net of tax credits application of the new provisions, Saipem
and to interest paid. Capital expenditure took advantage of the possibility of
during the year amounted to €485 million. recognising the effect connected to the
The breakdown by division is as follows: retroactive restatement of the values in
Offshore Engineering & Construction (€345 shareholders’ equity at January 1, 2018, with
million), Offshore Drilling (€66 million), Onshore regard to the entries existing on that date,
Drilling (€46 million) and Onshore Engineering without restating the previous financial years
& Construction (€28 million). Additional under comparison.
information regarding investments made in
2018, are reported in the comment to the
operating review.
Effect Effect
Published of adopting of adopting
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 IFRS 9 IFRS 15 Jan. 1, 2018
Net tangible assets 4,581 - - 4,581
Net intangible assets 753 - - 753
5,334 - - 5,334
Investments 141 - - 141
Non-current assets 5,475 - - 5,475
Net current assets 619 (28) (20) 571
Provision for employee benefits (199) - - (199)
Net capital employed 5,895 (28) (20) 5,847
Shareholders’ equity 4,558 (28) (20) 4,510
Non-controlling interests 41 - - 41
Net borrowings 1,296 - - 1,296
Funding 5,895 (28) (20) 5,847
Leverage (net borrowings/shareholders’ equity + non-controlling interests) 0.28 - - 0.28
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Key profit and financial indicators
Return On Average Capital Return On Average Operating

Employed (ROACE) Capital
Return On Average Capital Employed is To calculate the Return On Average Operating
calculated as the ratio between adjusted net Capital, the average capital employed is
profit (loss) of the year before minority netted of investments in progress that did not
interest, plus net finance charges on net contribute to net profit for the year.
borrowings less the related tax effect and net No significant investment in progress in the
average capital employed. The tax rate two years compared.
applied on finance charges is 24%, as per the
applicable tax legislation.
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Net result (€ million) (307) (410)
Exclusion of net finance expense (net of tax effect) (€ million) (169) 165
Unlevered net result (€ million) (138) (285)
Capital employed, net: (€ million)
- at the beginning of the period 6,335 5,847
- at the end of the period 5,895 5,195
Average capital employed, net (€ million) 6,115 5,521
ROACE (%) (2.26) (5.16)
Return On Average Operating Capital (%) (2.26) (5.16)
Net borrowings and leverage benchmark analyses against industry

standards. Leverage is a measure of a
Saipem management uses leverage ratios to company’s level of indebtedness, calculated
assess the soundness and efficiency of the as the ratio between net borrowings and
Group’s capital structure in terms of an shareholders’ equity, including non-controlling
optimal mix between net borrowings and interests.
shareholders’ equity, and to carry out
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Leverage 0.28 0.29
Non-GAAP measures whole and of the individual sectors of

activity, in addition to operating profit.
Some of the performance indicators used in EBITDA is an intermediate measure, which is
the ‘Directors’ Report’ are not included in the calculated by adding depreciation and
IFRS (i.e. they are what are known as amortisation to operating profit;
non-GAAP measures). - non-current assets: the sum of net tangible
Non-GAAP measures are disclosed to assets, net intangible assets and
enhance the user’s understanding of the investments;
Group’s performance and are not intended to - net current assets: includes working capital
be considered as a substitute for IFRS and provisions for contingencies;
measures. - net capital employed: the sum of
The non-GAAP measures used in the non-current assets, working capital and the
‘Operating review’ are as follows: provision for employee benefits;
- cash flow: the sum of net profit plus - funding: shareholders’ equity,
depreciation and amortisation; non-controlling interest and net borrowings;
- capital expenditure: calculated by excluding - special items: (i) non-recurring events or
investments in equity interests from total transactions; (ii) events or transactions that
investments; are not considered to be representative of
- EBITDA: a useful measure for evaluating the the ordinary course of business.
operating performance of the Group as a
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Research and development
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Oil & Gas industry needs to renew its technologies that allow moving part of the
focus sharply in order to cope both with near processes currently placed at surface to the
and with future challenges. In this context, seabed, and/or connecting them to facilities
innovation is an advantage for strengthening positioned at ever-greater distances.
and consolidating the Company’s competitive
positioning, both now and in the future in both The backbones of such architectures are
time-spans. The new Innovation model at subsea pipelines and, in particular, those
Saipem is just the synthesis between the heated electrically by means of the already
urgency to implement concrete solutions in qualified ‘Heat Traced Pipe-in-Pipe’
the short term, mostly driven by current technology, or by means of a local heating
commercial projects, and the need to develop station, currently under testing. Saipem is
novel solutions reflecting the evolving proposing these proprietary technologies in
macro-scenarios, especially the energy optimised ‘Long Subsea Tie-Back’ systems to
scenario. Thus, technology innovation plays a clients, together with new concepts for
strategic role in Saipem, favouring its subsea storage of chemicals (directly injected
transition to an ‘Innovative Global Solution into the pipelines) and to some subsea
Provider’ in the energy sector. process technologies, in order to guarantee
the flow of products over long distances.
Saipem’s approach to technology and
innovation can be seen in two dimensions: the Saipem has recently signed several
first ‘evolutionary’ and the second ‘disruptive’. partnerships with clients and providers of key
The ‘evolutionary’ innovation consists of all technologies to be integrated into the
the technologies we use every day in our so-called ‘subsea factories’ of the future.
projects and that evolve with the industry (e.g. Among these, an exclusive agreement with
digitalisation) and our know-how aiming at Curtiss-Wright for the development,
reducing costs and time schedules of construction, and testing of a barrier fluid-less
Company projects. subsea pump. This is a fundamental step for
‘Disruptive’ innovations are those that the industrialisation of desulfation technology
significantly alter the way business or entire SPRINGS™ (developed together with Total
industries operate; often times, these and Veolia) and of other proprietary subsea
technologies force companies to alter the processing technologies.
way they approach their business. This development also fits with the
This dimension will drive Saipem through the ‘All-Electric’ vision for fields, made of subsea
future. This innovation is developed in Saipem infrastructures not requiring complex
both internally, with our ‘Innovation Factory’ electro-hydraulic umbilical to actuate the
that promotes an innovative and collaborative valves in favour of just electric lines and
culture throughout and outside the company, optical fibres. As part of the Joint
and enlarging this network through Development Agreement signed in 2017 with
partnerships and, externally through open Siemens, the design and verification of the
innovation joint projects with major ‘Open Framework’ subsea control system
technological players, academic spin-offs, components continued, some of which
start-ups or their incubators. reached an advanced qualification level during
the year. Similarly, new agreements have been
Within the Offshore E&C Division signed with Wittenstein, for the development
specifically, technologies integrate and enable of underwater electric actuators, with ATV, for
the business strategy as they increase: a) the the development of high-cycling valves (now
efficiency of investments for subsea reservoir qualified), and with Process Instruments for
development for clients (CAPEX) and their the joint development of sulphate metres in
costs (OPEX); b) execution efficiency in water.
projects for clients; c) opportunities for Saipem has also started the qualification
diversification or transformation of the process (with DNV-GL) of an innovative
business, both inside and outside the Oil proprietary telescopic joint that optimises the
& Gas value chain. underwater connection and disconnection of
the ‘subsea factory’ modules, facilitating their
A key element to increasing efficiency is the maintenance activities.
ability to propose, from project inception,
innovative subsea field architectures and cost Regarding the subsea processes still under
effective solutions to our clients. development, Petrobras’ conceptual study
Saipem continues to develop new named Hi-Sep™ on the subsea separation of
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dense-phase CO2 was successfully Twins’); systems for operations monitoring on

completed, so much so that a next phase is ‘Castorone’ pipe-laying vessel, which can be
being defined. Furthermore, some of the replicated remotely; a system for automatic
leading Oil Companies are discussing the third sorting and alignment of pipes in firing line; an
phase of the joint development project (JIP) of initial prototype of a simulator for welders; a
the proprietary technology ‘Spoolsep’ with software suite to automate the subsea
Saipem, a step that would bring this system, pipeline design; the project data integration
for the separation of water produced together on geo-localised grids, and more.
with oil, to a level of maturity close to
commercialisation. Execution efficiency also passes through a
rigorous control of operational risks. The ‘IAU’
As the increase in the number of functions (Integrated Acoustic Unit) system, which
and operations assigned to subsea plants controls the risk of flooding a sealine, has
leads to increasingly complex fields, Saipem is almost completed the qualification process
looking to integrate the entire value chain, by with DNV-GL, and today Saipem is offering it
proposing products, services and on operating projects.
technologies that support the entire lifecycle In the Decommissioning sector, Saipem
of a client’s field, from initial development to successfully completed the dismantling of the
their decommissioning (‘Life of Field’), and ‘BP-Miller’ platform, with an unprecedented
improve efficiency on operating costs. ‘extended’ lifting and transport technique,
Indeed, it is with the new ‘Hydrone’ platform made possible also by the vessel motion
that Saipem projects itself into the future of monitoring and forecasting tools installed on
subsea robotics for operations assistance. board the S7000, and by real time 3D collision
It is in this area that Saipem and Shell have avoidance system to safely lift and manage
recently signed an agreement for the massive pieces with extremely tight
industrial development and commercialisation tolerances.
of ‘FlatFish’, which is used to inspect subsea
structures and pipelines. The Onshore Drilling Division addressed
new digitalisation projects about a novel
During 2018, Saipem further focused on the Drilling Performance Dashboard aimed at
execution efficiency of offshore projects, both optimising the operative performance and an
by bringing some proprietary technologies innovative Predictive Maintenance System
into the field and by increasing the portfolio of which will optimise the productivity and the
developing technologies. lifetime of the rigs.
The most evident benefits were found in
sectors of pipe laying and in subsea field The Offshore Drilling Division was mostly
construction (the first two phases of the ‘Zohr’ concentrated on the adoption of new drilling
project). techniques, i.e. riser shape monitoring
Furthermore, in 2018 the new Technological systems. In the field of digitalisation of drilling
Centre in Ploiesti (Romania) prepared operations, in collaboration with Eni, a new
innovative solutions, to speed up welding of portable virtual system was developed for
pipes in prefabrication, welding in firing line and immersion and operation training simulations
the non-destructive control of ‘clad’ pipes, and in order to improve rig and equipment
to automate field joint coating processes. knowledge and operation know-how, support
Investigations on high-productivity, and safety awareness. Saipem’s main
single-pass techniques for thick pipes contribution was in the full virtualisation of
welding, such as Laser and Electron Beam Scarabeo 8.
continue.
The Onshore E&C Division and XSIGHT
Efficiency has also increased by extending the Division were mainly focused on improving
automation and digitalisation of production the overall value proposition to clients through
processes on board construction vessels or the capacity to design plants with higher
elsewhere. For this reason, Saipem has been performances and availability while integrating
involved for quite some time in an extensive them with the surrounding environment.
innovation programme that is bringing initial This is especially reflected in Saipem’s
results in the field. An example would be the innovative efforts in gas monetisation, taking
automation of proprietary FJC (Field Joint advantage of the solid expertise on the
Coating) systems that can be controlled subject to maximise the efficiency of the
remotely, and their digital replicas (‘Digital entire value chain.
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Specifically, a multi-year plan is in progress to - Reduction of Gas Flaring (mostly natural

keep the proprietary fertiliser production gas, emissions): a few specific activities
technology ‘Snamprogetti™ Urea’ at the have been carried out with relation to real
highest level of competitiveness. Ongoing cases; innovative solutions are being
activities include: developed;
- improving resistance to corrosion and cost - Hybrid solutions: application of novel
reduction through the development of novel approaches to optimise integration of
construction materials, either by traditional renewables/energy storage concepts with
or additive manufacturing; fossils exploitation in O&G operations, both
- enlarging our portfolio of high-end solutions onshore and offshore;
with the introduction of the Snamprogetti™ - Circular Economy: the exploitation of
SuperCups trays, which drastically increase innovative technological solutions to
the mixing efficiency of the reactant phases, sustainably treat waste or
thus optimising the product conversion residual/opportunity feedstocks from the
rate; O&G industry (or other industries, in
- providing complete solutions to operating perspective including plastics recycling),
plants as represented by the recent with their consequent valorisation to energy
acquisition of the Tuttle Prilling Bucket and/or valuable products, is becoming an
technology, a leading device adopted important asset.
worldwide in Urea prilling towers for the
production of high quality prills for a wide In the above contest, and with particular
range of plant capacities; reference to the carbon capture technologies,
- improving efficiency in Ammonia-Urea the following developments should be
complexes by integrating technologies. mentioned:
- the license agreement signed with ITEA (a
Continuous efforts in the LNG (Liquefied Sofinter Group company) to produce,
Natural Gas) field are ongoing: through ITEA’s proprietary ISOTHERM Pwr®
- to define a proprietary small scale ‘Flameless’ Oxy-Combustion Technology,
liquefaction and re-gasification of natural steam, electricity and pure CO2 by flexible
gas. This small scale product shows good use of low ranking fuels such as waste,
promise for becoming a flexible tool to heavy oils, pet coke and other feedstock;
support sustainable mobility in the near - the joint development agreement signed
future; with Sustainable Energy Solutions (SES), a
- to develop Floating LNG (FLNG) the US start-up company specialised in
Company has several solutions, including cryogenic recovery of CO2, for the
Liqueflex™, a new proprietary development of the SES application of
turbo-expanded cycle technology that uses proprietary Cryogenic Carbon Capture™
natural gas as the main refrigerant; (CCC) technology for treating natural gas
- finally, Moss Maritime recently achieved with a high-CO2 content. The captured CO2
pioneering experiences in the market of can be used in many applications, including
conversion of LNG carriers to FLNG units. enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and biofuels or
chemical production.
A comprehensive programme dedicated to
onshore pipelines is on-going for improving In the onshore renewable energy sector, the
and optimising several different aspects of technological efforts are focused mainly on
the design and construction procedure. bio-refineries, concentrated solar and
In particular, the Smart Pipeline concept is geothermal energies: in this regard, a number
pursued by robotised application of optical of solutions are being developed, also in
fibres for continuous monitoring over the synergy with new commercial initiatives.
whole pipeline or specific sections (PIMS -
Pipeline Integrity Monitoring System). In the offshore renewables sector, boasting the
Any critical situations in terms of successful installation of the first floating wind
temperatures, local strains, leakages are farm in the world (Hywind Scotland project for
promptly detected and mitigating action may Statoil), Saipem is pursuing several new
start accordingly. solutions for advanced wind farms, together
with a novel concept for an ‘offshore floating
In the mid-long term, targeting progressive solar park’, developed by Moss Maritime.
decarbonisation of energy and overall CO2 Saipem is also devoting innovation efforts to
reduction, Saipem is pursuing several and novel concepts for wind farms, emerging
diversified actions: marine technologies such as new ocean
- CO2 Management: the Company is building energy storage and hydrogen as a clean
a technology portfolio to deal either with energy carrier produced by water with
purification of natural gas from reservoirs renewable energy.
with high content of CO2 or capture of CO2
from combustion flue gas in power As regards environment protection, and
generation and industrial processes; particularly ‘Oil Spill Response’, Saipem has
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completed, in Trieste, the most In addition to the activities of the ‘Innovation

technologically advanced structure to tap an Factory’, specific digital programmes are now
underwater oil well in uncontrolled blow-out. under development in the divisions of the
The Offset Installation Equipment allows for Company. The Offshore Drilling and Onshore
rapid resolution of environmental disasters Drilling divisions are mostly concentrated in
such as that of the Deepwater Horizon the field of digitalisation of operations; XSIGHT
platform in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Division, in addition to the full development of
XDIM™, is investigating solutions for Industrial
In the overall framework of technological Analytics to provide decision making support
development activities, Saipem has filed 29 to owners of operating plants, allowing for
new patent applications in 2018. better planning of productivity and
maintenance optimisation with cost reduction
With regard to Process Innovation, Saipem and reducing unforeseen plant and equipment
has consolidated the initiative regarding its shut downs which can be turned into shorter
new incubator of ideas and prototyping and fewer plant stops.
laboratory the ‘Innovation Factory’, aimed at
testing solutions to address the challenges of In light of work done together with universities,
the sector through the adoption of new the five-year partnership agreement signed
technologies (digital, in primis) and new with the Politecnico di Milano deserves to be
methodologies by changing the way Saipem highlighted, which includes the creation of a
works, not only to increase efficiency and joint research centre, contracts for research
productivity but also to discover and pursue activities on specific topics, and technological
new value propositions. support activities.
Top management-defined strategic issues,
agile approach, rapid prototyping, Finally, it is worth mentioning that the ‘Tech
digitalisation, cross-industry open-innovation Days’ event was held in Cartagena on board
and promotion of innovative thinking internally the Saipem 7000 where the Company
are the key factors for going after success. presented to major players in offshore wind
Some of the prototypes designed have energy and media representatives the
already been directly tested in the field with technologies and the ongoing innovation
interesting results; for example, the issues effort to support the growing role of Saipem in
tackled concerning the track & trace of assets the renewable energy sector within the
and materials for the digitalisation of context of a sustainable business model.
construction activities, the potential of using Another ‘Technology and Innovation Day’ was
drones on land and in the air at Saipem sites held in Algiers to celebrate 50 years of
and the application of vision technology to Saipem’s presence in the North African
specific activities on the offshore fleet country, where the Company’s divisions
vessels. presented Saipem’s capabilities as a ‘global
A new digital collaborative and data-centric solution provider’, driven by a continuous
methodology for the whole project life-cycle technological development to 150
management (‘XDIM™’) has been conceived. representatives of Sonatrach.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Human resources, quality
human resources, Quality
Human Resources Management Taking into consideration the importance of

the population of expatriate personnel, equal
The policies for the management and to one third of the total, the processes that
development of its humans resources are a provide support to international mobility
lever Saipem uses for the valorisation of represent a critical factor for success through
human capital. All resources are managed which Company pursues objectives of
following principles of fairness and integrating and developing personnel, the
transparency, in full compliance with the transfer of critical know-how and the creation
national and international regulations, with of long-term value with regard to the
contracts, with company procedures and capitalisation of skills and experience gained
practices, as well as local customs and on projects can be pursued.
traditions. In order to ensure continuous and increasingly
punctual alignment with market trends and
In 2018, the Company launched the developments while at the same time ensuring
‘Flexability’ Smart Working Programme, which practices and methods of approach that take
aims to build a new working model that can into account of increasingly challenging
best take advantage of opportunities for the operating conditions and geographical
work/life balance of its resources, while at the contexts, an project was launched to review
same time effectively coping with new international mobility policies with the goal of
business challenges and maximising company generating attraction and retention of the most
performance. critical professional skills.
More specifically, the project will ensure a In this light, the Company has chosen to
more efficient working model, oriented at the adopt an approach, based on aspects shared
achievement of results and able to ensure the by the divisions, which is able to maintain
nurture of the people, a strengthening of processing and management regulations for
widespread leadership and company policies expatriate personnel for the whole Group that
aimed at rewarding initiative, cooperation and are uniform but at the same time allows for
skills through accountability and participation guaranteeing competitiveness in every
in achieving the objectives. Additional levers business taking into consideration specific
of action are: digital culture aimed at sharing variations in each sector.
knowledge and experiences, at the usability of
data, through the optimisation of the use of Lastly, during the year there was a strong
tools for accessing information and the focus on the quali-quantitative mix of skills,
introduction of dynamic spaces, as enabling and in light of the changes in regulatory
factors for collaboration, operational scenarios, it was seized the opportunity to
efficiency, and the pursuit of results. adjust the policies related to bring the
With the continuing view to seeking a better employee to retirement, in order to provide
work/life balance, were reconfirmed in 2018 strong support to the generational change,
the initiatives related to more flexible work but also to ensure a good transfer of critical
hours during spring and summer period, which know-how to younger resources.
paved the way for a different approach to time
management and to the relationships
between managers and employees, Compensation
guaranteeing, at the same time, the
rationalisation of company costs. In line with the Saipem Strategic Plan, the
2018 Compensation Policy guidelines include
Welfare initiatives are a competitive edge for challenging performance targets that allow
attracting and retaining personnel and they guidance, monitoring and evaluation of
focus on: business and profitability development
- providing support to families; activities, as well as monitoring, development
- health and well-being; and enhancement of business skills that are
- leisure and mobility; either critical or significant to reach the
- social security; objectives set in the corporate strategic plan.
- work life and workplace environment;
- consumer promotions and agreements In harmony with the new divisional
using routine practices, methods and organisational model, the short-term incentive
instruments that can be adapted to different system was reviewed, in order to guarantee
and specific needs that may arise from balance between company and division
different geographical contexts. performance, improvement of the system’s
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rewarding capacity and simplification of the Meeting on May 3, 2018 (for further details,
same, in order to further encourage see the Remuneration Report published on
everyone’s effort towards achieving annual the Saipem site).
division and Saipem targets. The Company
has therefore assured, for the entire Following the report of company objectives
managerial population, the definition of new and management performance assessments
targets for 2018, in line with the challenging for 2017, the Company has awarded individual
objectives declared to the market in terms of annual monetary incentives as provided for by
free cash flow and EBITDA, declining them at the Remuneration Policy proposals for 2018.
divisional level. Furthermore, in order to
guarantee the strengthening of the link Considering the context of a challenging
between sustainable performance over time, business, full attention has been paid to
value creation and management defining the annual remuneration policies for
remuneration, specific objectives relating to the entire population, aiming to selectively
each Division have been defined. reward those skills that have a greater
These objectives represent the priority for influence on business results, maintaining the
2018 and impact following a top-down firm commitment to reducing costs while at
process addressed to all organisation levels. the same time retaining the distinctive
competencies and professional skills which
The 2018 Remuneration Policy, whose most heavily affect business results and are
primary tools and objectives are defined in the able to offer a distinctive and decisive
‘Remuneration Report’, confirms its alignment contribution to the success of the corporate
with the Governance model adopted by the strategy.
Company and the recommendations of the In order to guarantee resource retention, the
Self-discipline Code. The Policy’s aim is to Company has oriented remuneration policy
attract and retain high-profile professional and guidelines with a long-term perspective and
managerial resources, and align the priority the variable incentives have been adopted on
objective of value creation for the a selective basis, in favour of long-term
shareholders in the medium-long term with deferred payment instruments, confirming the
the interests of management. structure of the remuneration package
envisaged in 2017. Furthermore, particular
The ‘2018 Remuneration Report’ was drawn emphasis was given to generational turnover
up in compliance with Article 123-ter of Italian and balance, in order to achieve equilibrium
Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and Article between young and old resources, with
84-quater of Consob Issuer regulations and particular attention to the transfer of
was approved by the Board of Directors of know-how, and with the aim of improving
Saipem on March 5, 2018, with a favourable company performance, creating new
vote later expressed by the Shareholders’ opportunities and attracting different talents.
(units) Average workforce 2017 Average workforce 2018

Offshore Engineering & Construction 14,041 12,266
Onshore Engineering & Construction 12,665 12,454
Offshore Drilling 1,661 1,722
Onshore Drilling 4,779 4,503
Staff positions 790 849
Total 33,936 31,794
Italian personnel 5,932 5,703
Other nationalities 28,004 26,091
Total 33,936 31,794
Italian personnel under open-ended contract 5,693 5,504
Italian personnel under fixed-term contract 239 199
Total 5,932 5,703
(units) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Number of engineers 5,513 5,559
Number of employees 32,058 31,693
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For the Divisions, retention plans and project Quality

incentives were launched to support business
strategy and guarantee the motivation of With regard to the management of Quality
resources with technical-specialist and/or activities, with a view to the continuous
developing skills to achieve objectives of the improvement of the processes, the following
strategic plan and project targets. objectives were achieved:
- alignment of the Quality System of Saipem
In July, Saipem implemented the third and last SpA to the new ISO 9001-2015;
promised allocation of the Share-Based - maintaining the ISO 9001 multi-site
Long-Term Share-Based Incentive Plan, for certification to cover Saipem SpA and 15
managers, for the three-year period subsidiaries;
2016-2018, introduced in order to pursue the - maintaining the ISO 3834 certification for
long-term goals of shareholders, to strengthen Onshore pipelines and Arbatax Fabrication
management’s participation in business risk Yard;
and to promote the improvement of company - implementation of the Quality Assurance
performance. The Plan entails the and Control activities in the projects;
free-of-charge allocation of ordinary Saipem - management of continuous improvement at
SpA shares upon achievement of three-year the Corporate and Division level;
goals measured through a business objective - updating of Lessons Learned and Customer
(net financial position), as well as goals tied to Satisfaction methodologies to the new
trends relating to Saipem shares compared to divisional structure and their
competitors (relative Total Shareholders implementation on all projects;
Return). At their meeting of July 24, 2018, the - measurement of the Performance
Board of Directors set at 7,555,655 the Indicators (PI) and, more generally,
number of treasury shares to be bought back implementation of systems for monitoring
to cover the 2018 allocation of the Plan. and reporting of quality activities of
branches/subsidiaries (at company and
In consideration of the expiry of the project level);
2016-2018 LTI Plan, as well as the experience - updating the planning and implementation,
gained in the last 3 years of the current plan, a both at Corporate and Division levels, of
process was also started to revise the Long ‘Quality System Internal Audits’;
Term Incentive Plan for the three year period - survey of the ‘Cost of non Quality’ on
2019-2021, with the aim of simplifying and selected executive projects;
improving the plan, ensuring alignment with - optimisation of methodologies and tools to
market practices and strengthening the support the Quality and Top Management
alignment between the creation of value for functions of the various Saipem companies
shareholders and the management incentive for the effective management of the
plan and adherence to the expectations of Group’s Quality System.
investors and Proxy Advisors.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Information technology
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
In 2018, the Digital/ICT function consolidated Among the innovative characteristics of the
the company organisation which emerged contract is the creation of the supply
from the IT Adaptive Sourcing project based ecosystem concept. This should ensure that
on three components: the Corporate Digital Saipem’s needs are covered thanks to the
function, focused on digital transformation; effort to cooperate made by the vendors in
the Corporate Services Centre function, to light of supporting necessary actions both for
provide ICT services; finally, for each division, the single area and for those activities that
a new function to oversee ICT demands from intrinsically require cooperation and
the business. This structure places a greater integration.
emphasis on the digital transformation
initiatives of the company, concentrating the Additionally, a roadmap for digital
ability to supervise the maintenance and transformation was outlined and planned,
evolution of the company information system listing the primary initiatives for digital change
in the Services Centre. being pursued in various areas of the
corporate activities.
In strategic terms, the IT Adaptive Sourcing
project has fundamentally revised the IT Concerning the technical results obtained in
services provided, with the aim of reducing the period, in the SAP R/3 field some roll-out
unit costs and at the same time launching the activities were carried out supporting the
introduction of new technical and business. Following the detachment from Eni,
architectural solutions. The project, launched the applications solutions structure for
in 2017, brought profound change starting in Saipem Finance was also consolidated based
2018 in the structure of ICT sourcing; Saipem mainly on the SAP FSCM (SAP Financial
has selected three main technological and Supply Chain Management) module which
service partners, both as individual companies optimises the financial information flows and
and as a grouping of companies, by defining interfaces with the capital market transactions
contracts with Tata Consulting Services, systems. The Saipem Run Digital project was
Accenture, DXC with Orange and Accenture also launched to enhance the possibilities for
with Orange, to cover a wide range of innovation of the upcoming transition from
infrastructural and application services. SAP R/3 to SAP4HANA which will be a major
The scope of these contracts is all project in 2019.
encompassing as it intends to cover all the
offices of the Saipem Group. The service The general plan that Saipem set up to
baseline provides a significant cost reduction. achieve the complete separation from Eni’s IT
At the same time, the primary cloud services systems has essentially been completed.
provider was selected through a tender. Faced with the need to maintain some
The contract was assigned to Microsoft functionalities related to the HR, which will be
Azure. reviewed in the future, the programme
addresses the last steps in relation to the
The first year of operation of the new IT revision of the telephone service for ships, in
Adaptive Sourcing structure was order to bypass the Eni switchboard.
characterised by the Transition and
Transformation plan. The transition led to the In the Procurement field, the adoption of the
replacement of previously used vendors with SAP/Ariba Cloud platform has reached an
those selected by the project, while the advanced phase of dissemination.
transformation actions aimed at renewing the Having introduced the Procure-to-Pay
technical architectures and the main solutions function in the catalogue last year for the
supporting the new service model. purchase of spare parts and consumables for
The primary distinctive elements were the the business area, finalisation of management
adoption of a software-defined network of the electronic bids for complex services is
architecture, the detailed virtualisation of underway.
computing and storage resources, the
adoption of a hybrid approach to the Cloud, In the HR area, a project was completed for
with a balanced allocation of resources the adoption of Oracle Fusion HCM, as a
between private Cloud and public Cloud, the natural cloud-based evolution of the current IT
introduction of ServiceNow as a platform for system. Various functions regarding Talent
service management and lastly the use of Management have been migrated to Oracle
machine learning technologies to automate HCM.
some repetitive system management tasks.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Information technology
ICT initiatives in the business area have been New initiatives have been started in the
set up to revolve around the strategic need to infrastructural area, in particular optimisation
develop a data-centric approach and a and management tools of the centralised
complete digitisation of corporate work infrastructures, using the technical tool Splunk
processes. Developments in the sphere of for managing huge amounts of data, with
business were oriented on one hand towards which numerous areas of technical analysis
the automation of processes, according to a were covered for correct analysis,
transformation approach called Project configuration and management of IT systems.
Information Management, which was The experiments initiated with IT Adaptive
introduced as a joint initiative for company Sourcing and the parallel development of
improvement and made available to the methodologies and solutions to support
Division Engineering, Project Management, smart working, have enabled the adoption of
Quality and Construction functions, and on the Cloud e-mail service based on Microsoft’s
the other hand towards the enhancement of Office 365 collaboration suite. Migration is
the company data assets, by adopting ongoing and will be completed during the first
innovative Big Data solutions which have quarter of 2019.
already been moved to Cloud Azure, in order Governance, compliance and security
to make use of storage scalability and processes were all carried out successfully
computing power. according to schedule during the year.
Activities were carried out required by
The outcome of initiatives carried out in the company control methodology for SAP and
last 18 months is the identification of the PLM Oracle Peoplesoft HCM, as well as for main
platform by Dassault Systemes as application software, allowing internal client
supplemental to project collaboration flows. managers to perform the controls required by
company rules.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Governance
GOVERNANCE
The ‘2018 Corporate Governance and listed companies required by Law No.
Shareholding Structure Report’ (the ‘Report’) 120/2011, currently being applied for three
pursuant to Article 123-bis of the Consolidated consecutive terms. A detailed description of
Finance Act has been prepared as a separate the roles, responsibilities and skills attributed
document, approved by Saipem’s Board of to them is also provided.
Directors on March 11, 2019, and published on The Report also provides information on
Saipem’s website at www.saipem.com under procedures adopted with regard to
the section ‘Governance’. ‘Transactions involving interests held by
The Report was prepared in accordance with Board Directors and Statutory Auditors and
the criteria contained in the ‘Format for transactions with related parties’, which can
Corporate Governance and Shareholding be consulted on Saipem’s website
Structure Reporting - 8th Edition (January www.saipem.com, under the section
2019)’ published by Borsa Italiana SpA and in ‘Governance’, the communication policy
the Corporate Governance Code. adopted for institutional investors and
The Report provides a general and complete shareholders, the processing of company
framework of the corporate governance information, and finally on the internal
system adopted by Saipem SpA. It also management and disclosure to third parties of
furnishes a profile of Saipem and the Company documents and information
principles by which it operates, and gives concerning Saipem, with particular reference
information on the Company’s shareholding to inside information (Market Abuse - Internal
structure and its adherence to the Corporate Dealing and Insider Registry procedure).
Governance Code including the main
practices of governance applied and the key The criteria applied for determining the
characteristics of the system of internal remuneration of Directors are illustrated in the
controls and risk management. Finally, it ‘2019 Remuneration Report’, drafted in
describes the composition and operation of accordance with Article 123-ter of Legislative
the administration and control bodies and Decree No. 58/1998 and Article 84-quater of
their committees, also in light of the diversity the Consob Issuers Regulation. The Report is
policies adopted by Saipem and equal access published in the ‘Governance’ section on
to the administrative and control bodies of Saipem’s website.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Risk management
Risk management
Saipem implements and maintains an developments in the external environment

adequate system of internal control and risk (specifically, political, economic, social,
management, composed of instruments, technological and legal aspects) and the
organisational structures and regulations relevant industry and competitors.
designed to safeguard Company assets and Furthermore, Saipem has developed a
ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of process to monitor the Group’s main risks on
Company processes, reliable financial a quarterly basis through specific monitoring
reporting, as well as compliance with laws and indicators on the evolution of risk and related
regulations, the Articles of Association and mitigation activities.
Company procedures. To this end, Saipem At the same time, on an annual basis, Saipem
has developed and adopted an Enterprise performs an interrelation analysis between the
Risk Management model that constitutes an Group’s main risks.
integral part of its internal control and risk Furthermore, starting from the analysis of
management system. This model has done materiality carried out by the Sustainability
this with the aim of obtaining an organic and function (more information on this tool is
overall vision of the main risks for the present in the specific, detailed section within
Company that may impact strategic and the ‘Consolidated Non-Financial Statement’), a
management objectives, ensuring greater focus group was introduced to identify the
consistency of methodologies and tools to main themes which, according to Saipem’s
support risk management, and strengthening senior managers, are the most risky for the
awareness, at all levels, of the fact that an Company and to assess the potential impact
adequate assessment and management of they may have.
risks may impact on the achievement of Saipem is exposed to strategic, operational
objectives and on the Company’s value. and external risk factors that may be
The structure of Saipem’s internal control associated with both Saipem’s business
system, which is an integral part of the activities and the business sector in which it
Company’s Organisational and Management operates. The occurrence of such risks could
Model, assigns specific roles to the have negative effects on the Company’s
Company’s management bodies, Compliance business and operations and on the income,
Committees, control bodies, Company balance sheet and/or financial situation of the
management and all personnel. It is based on Group. The following are the main risk factors
the principles contained in the Code of Ethics identified, analysed, assessed and managed
and the Corporate Governance Code, as well by Saipem management.
as on applicable legislation, the CoSO Report These risk factors have been assessed by
and national and international best practices. management for each individual risk in the
Additional information on the internal control framework of drafting the half-yearly and,
system and risk management, including where deemed necessary, the possible
details concerning its architecture, liability was set aside in an appropriate fund.
instruments and design, as well as the roles, See the ‘Notes to the consolidated financial
responsibilities and duties of its key actors, is statements’ for information on liabilities for
contained in the Corporate Governance risks set aside. For a full description of the
Report and Shareholding Structure document. financial risks, please refer to the ‘Notes to the
The Saipem Enterprise Risk Management consolidated financial statements - Financial
model provides for the assessment of risks on risk management’.
a half-yearly basis both for the Group at the
Corporate and Division level and for the main
subsidiaries that are strategically relevant and 1. Legal risks
that are identified on the basis of
economic-financial and qualitative parameters. Description and impact
Risk assessment is performed by Saipem The Group is currently a party in judicial, civil,
management through numerous meetings and tax and administrative legal proceedings. For a
workshops coordinated by the Corporate and summary of the most significant cases, see
Division Enterprise Risk Management the section ‘Guarantees, commitments and
functions. In particular, risk assessment is risks - Legal proceedings’ in the ‘Notes to the
performed by assessing in detail the risk consolidated financial statements’.
events that could impact Saipem’s strategic Given the intrinsic and uneliminable risk that
and management objectives, taking into characterises legal proceedings, while the
account the changes in the business and Company has carried out the necessary
organisation model and company procedures, assessments, including on the basis of
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applicable accounting standards, it is not Therefore, Saipem is exposed to the risk of

possible to exclude the possibility that the non-strengthening or weakening of its
Group might in future have to face payments commercial positioning, which could
for damages not covered by the legal fund, or particularly affect some product lines or
which are covered insufficiently, or which are specific geographical areas.
uninsured, or which are of an amount greater
than the maximum sum that may have been Mitigation
insured. Furthermore, in relation to legal In order to mitigate any reduction in CAPEX
proceedings brought by the Company, should investments in the Oil & Gas sector by its
it not be possible to settle the disputes by customers, Saipem has developed a new
means of negotiation, the Company may have business model based on five divisions:
to bear further costs associated with the Offshore Engineering & Construction,
length of court hearings. Onshore Engineering & Construction,
In addition, the progress of legal proceedings Offshore Drilling, Onshore Drilling and XSIGHT,
exposes the Company to potential impacts on a new division dedicated to engineering and
its image and reputation in the mass media or other high value services. In addition, the
with customers and partners. Company has taken steps to expand its
customer and geographic market portfolio
Mitigation and look for additional or alternative business
In order to maximise mitigation of these risks, sectors such as: (i) maintenance and
Saipem makes use of specialised external optimisation of existing rigs (MMOs) which are
consultants who assist the Company in related to investments in OPEX in the Oil
judicial, civil, tax or administrative proceedings. & Gas sector; (ii) rigs for renewable sources
Furthermore, the Board of Directors of (wind, solar); (iii) construction of pipelines and
Saipem monitors the evolution of the main water networks for civil use and other
legal proceedings in an active and continuous industries (Mining); (iv) dismantling of oil
manner. platforms, including plug & abandonment
activities; (v) construction of high-speed
railway lines; (vi) high added value engineering
2. Risks related to commercial services in the energy industry in general
positioning (including renewable energy).
Description and impact

The market context is characterised by the 3. Risks related to strategic
persistence of volatile oil and gas prices in partners
international markets. This condition
influences the investment policies of the main Description and impact
clients, exposing Saipem to: (i) delays in the Saipem carries out part of its business in
negotiation process and possible cancellation partnerships, on the basis of contracts that
of commercial initiatives relating to future include the joint liability of the Company in the
projects; (ii) cancellation and suspension of event of breaches by partners or through the
projects already under way (whether EPCI establishment of joint ventures with partners.
lump sum or Drilling and value added Additionally, in some countries where it
engineering services contracts); (iii) delays and operates, the Group executes its own
difficulties in obtaining payment of contractual development programmes by means of joint
penalties provided for to indemnify the venture agreements with local or international
Company against the cancellation and operators. In particular, the execution of
suspension of such contracts; business activities in partnership is common
(iv) strengthening of the level of aggression in in the industry in order to strengthen the
commercial strategies by competitors; competitive and commercial positioning in
(v) delays and difficulties in obtaining change some geographical markets and reference
orders for the scope of work requested by the products.
client and executed by Saipem; (vi) delays and When the client suffers damage due to a
difficulties in renewing contracts for onshore breach of contract by a partner, Saipem may
and offshore drilling fleets prior to the expiry be obliged to complete the activities originally
thereof and under economically assigned to the non compliant partners or to
advantageous terms and conditions; pay damages caused by its partners, without
(vii) arbitration and international disputes in the prejudice to the possibility of exercising its
most significant cases. right to claim for damages against the non
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compliant associated company. expose the Company to the risk of not being
Furthermore, relations with these partners able to adjust the asset portfolio and
could be affected by possible changes in the therefore competitive positioning to changes
political, economic and social context of the in scenarios that are applicable to the
countries in which Saipem operates. reference industry.
In some circumstances, Saipem may not be Therefore, these risks potentially could result
able to maximise the profitability of contracts in a deterioration of strategic positioning
executed in partnership due to the lower within the sector, reducing market shares and
control exercised on the various phases of the Group’s margins.
the project carried out by the partner. In addition, this context can lead to the risk of
In addition to the above, the possible lack of concentration on some customers, in some
agreement with international or local partners geographic areas or on some products.
regarding management methods of a project
in the execution phase, could impact Mitigation
negatively on the capacity for development of In order to ensure a strengthening of the
certain projects on the part of the Saipem Group’s competitive positioning in line with
Group. the changing strategies of the industry and
Moreover, any deterioration in relations with the ever-changing competition, Saipem has
these strategic partners could influence the undertaken the ‘Fit for the Future 2.0’
management of bids, with the potential of programme which developed a divisional
negatively influencing the possibility of business model. Saipem avails itself of
acquiring new contracts over time. companies which are specialised in providing
Any interruption of said joint venture periodic analyses and estimates on relevant
agreements or transfer of shares in mixed market segment trends and on
companies could result in the renegotiation of macroeconomic, geopolitical and
any previous contracts and possibly cause technological developments.
commercial and legal disputes with the Furthermore, the Company created the
relevant partners and clients. Sustainability, Scenarios and Governance
Committee, which is responsible for assisting
Mitigation the Board of Directors in their review and
In order to mitigate these risks, Saipem is development of scenarios in order to prepare
committed to maintaining long-term positive strategies.
relationships with various local and To ensure that Saipem’s strategic
international partners and resolving any positioning is strengthened, company
emerging disputes with its strategic partners management pursues business
for business in the countries in which it opportunities with a broad focus on the
already operates or is commercially interested various customers in the energy sector
in operating. (International Oil Companies, National Oil
Moreover, Saipem implements a series of Companies, Independents, Utilities), with a
activities (for example, due diligence) aimed at global perspective on the reference markets
identifying suitable partners to manage and with a broad portfolio of products.
partnerships or joint ventures in compliance
with the provisions of contracts with
customers and company procedures in the 5. Risks related to technological
various geographical area and business development
sectors in which Saipem operates.
Description and impact
The Engineering & Construction, Drilling and
4. Risks related to strategic high value engineering sectors are
positioning characterised by the continuous development
of the technologies, assets, patents and
Description and impact licences used therein.
The definition of strategies implemented by Should the Company be unable to upgrade
Saipem is based on analysis of the technologies, assets, patents and licences
macroeconomic and geopolitical scenarios of required to improve its operational
the relevant markets and the technological performance, its competitive position could
developments applied to them. Saipem also be damaged and as a result cause changes or
operates in an industry strongly characterised reductions to its short or long-term
by strategic changes, also through the ever objectives.
greater concentration of competitors via
mergers and acquisitions operations and the Mitigation
creation of joint ventures and alliances locally In order to maintain its competitive position,
or internationally. Saipem updates the technology, assets and
Inadequate forecasts of the evolution of these licences at its disposal, with the aim of
scenarios, as well as the incorrect or delayed aligning its offer of services to the current and
implementation of identified strategies may future needs of the market.
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Therefore, in addition to the extremely thanks to the effort to cooperate made by the
important experience of incremental research vendors in light of supporting necessary
and development, which continues to be a key actions both for the single area and for those
strategic point, Saipem has taken an initiative activities that intrinsically require cooperation
called the ‘Innovation Factory’, which is an and integration.
incubator of ideas to develop ‘disruptive’ In addition, Saipem established various IT
responses to face industry challenges. initiatives for the business environment,
An emerging area of interest for the focusing on the strategic assumption of
‘Innovation Factory’ is linked to technologies developing a data-centric approach for the
aimed at increasing energy efficiency in business and a progressive and complete
operations and technologies in the digitalisation of the company’s work
decarbonisation of energy (more information processes. In particular, business
in the specific section ‘Research and developments have been oriented towards
development’). the automation of processes and the
Saipem is supported by companies enhancement of company data assets.
specialised in analysing the technological Lastly, the Company has established
evolution in the reference market segments governance activities, as well as compliance
and the prospective solutions that customers and security processes carried out by the IT
may require in the following years (for department making the most of the most
example, in the renewable energy sector); advance uses of tested and consolidated IT
lastly, the Group develops agreements of security technologies and protocols.
various kinds with companies that develop They have the goal of preventing and
technological solutions in the energy industry mitigating the risk of security threats
and also in other industries (for example, in the regarding data processing by required by
field of digitisation). company IT systems. Specifically, for the
prevention and mitigation of cyber attacks,
Saipem relies on IT service vendors to
6. IT risks constantly monitor the risk and to use main
prevention and defence tools available on the
Description and impact market (more information in the specific
The execution and performance of Saipem’s ‘Information technology’ section).’
activities depend significantly on the IT
system that has been developed over the
years. In particular, the Group’s IT system is 7. Financial and tax risk
exposed to potential cyber attacks which may
have various purposes. Therefore, the Description and impact
non-functioning, ineffectiveness and The volatility of market conditions and the
inefficiency of IT systems can impact on possible deterioration of the financial position
business processes which may have of clients can cause delays in both payments
economic and financial impacts and may from the clients for the services provided
damage the Company’s reputation. Failure to based on the contractual provisions and
develop innovative IT solutions by the acknowledgement and payment of change
Company could compromise the orders and claims relating to contracts under
achievement of short or long-term objectives execution. These cash flow fluctuations may
(more information in the specific ‘Information occur despite the fact that the contractor and
technology’ section). client cooperate in the search for an
Finally, Saipem will face the challenge and the agreement that satisfies both parties, with the
resulting risks related to the valorisation of aim of not compromising the correct
data in order to maintain and strengthen its performance of works and of not delaying the
competitive position in the Engineering completion of the project. Therefore, Saipem
& Construction, Drilling and engineering is exposed to the deterioration of working
sectors with high added value. capital exposing the Group to economic and
financial impacts, as well as a deterioration of
Mitigation the reputation in the industry and in the
Saipem has developed a new transformation financial markets.
project, called IT Adaptive Sourcing, with Furthermore, the Group is exposed to
various objectives including the objective of numerous financial risks: (i) the market risk
taking the company through the digital deriving from exposure to fluctuations in
transformation process and the containment interest and exchange rates and exposure to
of operating costs. To this end, Saipem has the volatility of commodity prices; (ii) the credit
selected IT technological and service risk deriving from the possibility of default by a
partners, launching an extensive review of the counterparty; (iii) the liquidity risk deriving from
supply of IT services with the aim of the lack of adequate financial resources to
introducing the concept of a supply meet short-term commitments; (iv) the
ecosystem. This ecosystem concept should downgrading risk deriving from the possibility
ensure that Saipem’s needs are covered of a deterioration in the credit rating assigned
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by the main rating agencies (more information (so-called contingency). Despite these efforts
in the specific section ‘Financial risks’). made by Saipem, over the life cycle of the
Furthermore, changes to national tax systems, contract the costs, revenues and,
tax incentives, rulings with tax authorities, consequently, the margins that the Company
international tax treaties and, in addition, risks realises on lump sum contracts, could vary
associated with their application and significantly compared to the sums originally
interpretation in the countries where the estimated for many reasons linked, for
Group’s companies operate expose Saipem example, to: (i) bad performance/productivity
to tax risks (more information in the specific of vendors and subcontractors; (ii) bad
section ‘Financial risks’). performance/productivity of Saipem’s
workforce; (iii) changes in working conditions
Mitigation (so-called change order) not acknowledged
The Company has equipped itself with various by the customer; (iv) worse weather
techniques that it implements beginning from conditions than those anticipated against the
the negotiation phase with the aim of statistics available at the time; (v) a rise in the
obtaining the most favourable conditions, price of raw materials (e.g. steel, copper, fuel,
such as contractually agreed advance etc.).
payments, and of monitoring its contracts All of these factors in addition to other risks
through stringent procedures to obtain the inherent in the sectors in which Saipem
certifications necessary to proceed to operates may imply additional costs, lost
invoicing, or by constant reporting to the revenue and the subsequent reduction in
client of all changes to the contract or to margins from those originally estimated,
project execution, so as to maintain positive leading to a decrease, perhaps even a
or neutral cash flows during the various significant one, of profitability or to losses on
phases project execution. projects. The result of such significant
The management of financial risks (market risk differences could worsen the Group’s
by exchange rate, interest rate, commodity, economic-financial results and damage the
credit risk, liquidity risk, downgrading risk) is Company’s reputation in the relevant industry.
based on Guidelines issued centrally with the
aim of standardising and coordinating the Mitigation
policies of the Saipem Group regarding To align its cost and competitive profile to the
financial risks (more information in the specific current oil and gas price scenario, the
section ‘Financial risks’). Company is implementing a new business
Saipem constantly monitors changes in tax model based on the ‘Fit for the Future 2.0’
regulations and compliance with them in order programme whose various initiatives also
to minimise the impacts due to its operating envisage rationalisation of structural,
activities in all countries of interest through fabrication yard and vessel costs.
internal resources and tax consultants. In addition, in the current price of oil market
scenario, the Company is committed to
applying the most advanced industry best
8. Risks related to profit practices and to identifying and implementing
margins various new initiatives and solutions to reduce
its costs through more efficient processes
Description and impact and technologies.
The Company operates in the highly
competitive sector of services for the Oil
& Gas industry, an industry which is 9. Risks related to human
significantly influenced by the trend in the resources
price of oil in international markets,
determining an impact on the demand for Description and impact
services offered by the Company and the The Company depends to a significant degree
margins associated with them. For this on the professional contribution of key
reason, the Oil & Gas services industry has personnel and highly specialised individuals.
featured increasing competition on prices for By key personnel is meant ‘Senior Managers
contracts known as lump sum turnkey in with strategic responsibilities’ (further
Offshore and Onshore Engineering information can be found in the specific
& Construction services and for rates of detailed section in the ‘2019 Remuneration
vessels in the Offshore and Onshore Drilling Report’). By highly specialised individuals, on
market. the other hand, is meant personnel who, on
Specifically, the preparation of bids and the the basis of their skills and experience, are
determination of price are the outcome of an vital to the execution of projects and to the
accurate, precise and timely estimation growth and development of Saipem.
exercise that involves various company If this relationship between the Company and
departments and which is further integrated one or more of the resources mentioned
by a risk assessment to cover the areas of should be interrupted for any reason, there
uncertainty inevitably present in each bid are no guarantees that the Company can
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restore it quickly using equally qualified Therefore, Saipem has developed a resource
individuals who can ensure the same planning process at the Group level based on
operational and professional contribution in available and needed skills.
the short term. As defined in the Code of Ethics, in full
The breaking off of relations with one of the compliance with applicable legal and
key figures, the inability to attract and retain contractual provisions, Saipem undertakes to
highly qualified personnel and competent offer equal opportunities to all its employees,
management personnel, or to supplement the making sure that each of them receives a fair
organisational structure with individuals statutory and wage treatment exclusively
capable of managing the growth of the based on merit and expertise, without
Company, could have negative effects on discrimination of any kind.
Saipem’s future business opportunities and In conclusion, the Group monitors the
projects in the execution phase. legislative developments relating to personnel
Furthermore, working on international management in all the countries in which it
markets, the development of Saipem’s future operates or is commercially involved in
strategies will depend significantly on the operating, availing itself of labour law
Company’s ability to attract and retain highly consultants.
qualified and competent personnel with a high
level of diversity in terms of age, nationality
and gender. Lastly, the regulatory 10. Risks related to the supply
developments in labour law in the countries chain
where Saipem operates exposes the
Company to risks of various kinds in the Description and impact
management of human resources, which can In executing its projects, and in the normal
cause internal inefficiencies and disputes. course of its activities, the Group relies on
numerous vendors of goods and services and
Mitigation subcontractors and in some cases partners.
With the goal of preventing and mitigating Any inadequate performances by vendors,
these risks Saipem is committed to investing subcontractors and partners could generate
in generational balance, encouraging the deficiencies in the supply chain and,
development and growth of younger consequently, lead to: (i) additional costs
resources, as well as motivating and retaining linked to the difficulty in replacing vendors the
the most experienced resources, in order to provide goods and services, subcontractors
ensure the protection of the distinctive and and partners identified to carry out the
strategic skills for Saipem through several activities; (ii) the procurement of goods and
different initiatives. services at higher prices or (iii) delays in the
In this regard, the Human Resources completion and delivery of projects.
Development Committee was set up, with the A deterioration in relations with vendors,
objective of monitoring and guiding the subcontractors and partners could transform
development and career of young people, as into a competitive disadvantage linked to a
well as assessing their professional and reduction in Saipem’s negotiating power, with
managerial paths in a universal manner. subsequent increases in time and costs, a
Furthermore the aim of the Remuneration worsening of contract terms and a
Policy, whose primary tools and objectives are deterioration of commercial relations with the
defined in the Remuneration Report, is to client and in the Group’s economic results.
attract and retain high-profile professional and
managerial resources, and align Mitigation
management’s interests aiming at value With the aim of preventing and mitigating
creation for shareholders in the medium-long these risks, the Company has adopted a
term. structured system of qualification and
Management intends both to pursue greater selection in order to work with reliable
effectiveness and efficiency and to facilitate vendors and subcontractors with a
the digital transformation process in the consolidated reputation. Moreover, Saipem
management and development of human has undertaken numerous operational and
resources. organisational initiatives that are included in
The Company has a consolidated process of the ‘Fit for the Future 2.0’ programme, in order
assessing and mapping skills and cataloguing to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of
the experiences of its personnel thanks to its internal processes, which are also exposed to
commitment to capitalising on technological a series of risks of various kinds (for example,
investments and the results achieved within inadequate selection or incorrect stipulation
the K-Map project. of contractual clauses or requirements in
The continued expansion of the Company into terms of quality or quantity) impacting the
areas and activities that require further performance of the projects of the various
knowledge and skills require plans to employ divisions.
management and technical personnel, both In addition, Saipem is exposed to risks related
international and local, with different skills. to any unethical behaviour by vendors and
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subcontractors. Saipem mitigates and the performance of its activities relies on

prevents these risks with various tools, audits information, data and know-how, of a sensitive
and training programmes. Saipem requires its nature, processed and contained in
vendors, subcontractors and partners to read documents, also in electronic format,
and accept the Model 231 in its entirety, unauthorised access to which and disclosure
including the Code of Ethics, which is inspired of by employees or third parties may
by the principles of the Universal Declaration represent fraud or illegal activities, as well as
of Human Rights of the United Nations, the causing damage to Saipem.
Fundamental Conventions of the ILO Lastly, it must be stated that within the Group
(International Labour Organisation) and to the there can be no non-compliance issues or
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises incorrect application of the European Data
(more information in the specific detail section Protection Regulation (GDPR), which could
of the ‘Consolidated Non-Financial result in the application of sanctions to the
Statement’). detriment of the Company.
Mitigation
11. Risks related to business The Company carries out periodical audits
processes and checks, including with the assistance of
external consultants. Furthermore, even if
Description and impact Saipem has constantly updated, within all
The industry in which Saipem operates has Group companies, its internal control system,
gone through a period of great transformation the Model 231 which includes the Saipem
characterised by stronger competition and a Code of Ethics, as well as an organisation
reduction in profit margins. Therefore, the management and control model for Group
need to change the organisation model, the companies (including those in foreign
complexity of the market context are countries), it is not entirely possible to exclude
elements that challenged Saipem’s the occurrence of fraudulent or unlawful
management over recent years. conduct.
Saipem provides employees and stakeholders
Mitigation with an information channel – overseen by the
The Company has launched several initiatives Compliance Committee in a way that ensures
aimed at recovering efficiency, called ‘Fit for confidentiality – through which it is possible to
the Future’ in which particular emphasis was report any problems related to the internal
placed on the rationalisation of business control system, financial reporting, corporate
processes. The divisionalisation process administrative liability, fraud or other topics
occurred at the same time and had the aim of (i.e. violations of the Code of Ethics, mobbing,
leading to a greater focus on business theft, personnel security, etc.).
activities by allocating directly within the Further information can be found in the
divisions many activities and processes that specific detailed section in the Board of
were previously monitored centrally in Statutory Auditors’ Report to the
Corporate. Shareholders’ Meeting.
Furthermore, over the years Saipem has
developed a management system that has
12. Business integrity risks recently been certified for the International
Standard ISO 37001 - Anti-corruption
Description and impact Management Systems (published by the
The Group is subject to the risk of fraud International Organisation for Standardisation
and/or illegal conduct by employees and third - ISO), which is an important safeguard in the
parties (for example, corruption, lack of prevention and fight against corruption, as this
transparency, leaking confidential information, ISO 37001 standard defines requirements
non-compliance with company procedures and provides a guideline to help an
and regulations). Specifically, Saipem carries organisation prevent, detect, respond to
out its business activities together with corruption and comply with anti-corruption
subcontractors, vendors and partners that legislation and any other voluntary
could commit fraudulent acts in concert with commitments applicable to its activities.
employees to the detriment of the Company. For the management of these risks related to
Furthermore, the Group operates in various the leak of confidential information, it should
countries characterised by a high level of be noted that Saipem makes use of IT
fraud and corruption, referred to in the security technologies and procedures to
‘Corruption Perception Index’ of Transparency mitigate this exposure (more information in
International. the specific ‘Information technology’ section).
In the context of risks related to possible Lastly, the Company has adopted principles
fraud or illegal activities by employees or third and rules to be followed by the Group in its
parties, Saipem is also exposed, in particular, internal management and external
to risks related to the protection of communication of corporate documents and
information and know-how, as the Company in information regarding Saipem, with particular
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reference to inside information (more Despite the fact that Saipem has specific
information in the specific section within the know-how and competencies, has
‘Corporate Governance and Shareholding implemented internal procedures for the
Structure Report’). execution of its operations and regularly
Lastly, beginning in April 2018 Saipem carries out maintenance work on its assets in
developed an ad hoc Privacy Organisation order to monitor their quality and level of
Model aimed at guaranteeing compliance with reliability, it is not possible to exclude the
the European directive on privacy (General occurrence of incidents on assets or facilities
Data Protection Regulation - GDPR). during the execution of works.
Mitigation
13. Risks related to health, With reference to these risks, the Company
safety and the environment has developed a HSE (Health, Safety and
Environment) management system which is in
Description and impact line with the requirements of laws in force and
The activities carried out by Saipem in both with international standards ISO 14001 and
operational projects and projects related to OHSAS 18001, and for which Saipem has
upgrades, maintenance or disposal of assets, obtained certification for the whole Group.
using internal staff and/or subcontractors, Specifically, HSE risk management is based
expose the Company to potential accidents on the principles of prevention, protection,
that may cause negative impacts on the awareness, promotion, and participation; its
health and safety of people and the aim is to guarantee the workers’ health and
environment. Additionally, Saipem is subject safety and to protect the environment and the
to laws and regulations for the protection of general well-being of the community.
health, safety and the environment at national Regarding the risks related to the safety and
and international level when conducting its health of people, Saipem has undergone a
operations. series specific mitigation initiatives, among
Despite the major effort made by Saipem, it which please note:
cannot be excluded that, in the course of - the continuing and renewed implementation
normal Group activities, events that could of the ‘Leadership in Health & Safety’ (LiHS)
compromise the health of people or the programme, which aims to strengthen the
environment may occur. Furthermore, the corporate culture in the field of health and
occurrence of such events could lead to civil safety;
and/or criminal sanctions against the parties - the campaign dedicated to the ‘Life Saving
responsible and, in some cases of violation of Rules’, aimed at promoting awareness of
safety laws, to the application of the dangerous activities and actions that each
provisions of Italian Legislative Decree No. individual can have in place to protect
231/2001, with subsequent costs linked to themselves and others;
sanctions against the Company and to the - the development of advanced occupational
fulfilment of legal and regulatory obligations health and health surveillance activities.
concerning, health, safety and the Regarding the risks associated with
environment, as well as an impact to Saipem’s safeguarding the environment, Saipem has
reputation. developed a structured system of prevention,
Moreover, in order to execute EPCI projects, management and response to spills.
drilling services and other services in the Regarding the risks related to environmental
energy industry, the Group owns numerous protection, Saipem has undergone various
assets, in particular specialised naval vessels specific mitigation initiatives, among which
(for example, for laying pipelines and lifting please note:
structures), offshore and onshore drilling rigs, - measures to eliminate the risk of spills and,
production/treatment/storage and transport if this happens, to implement measures and
vessels commonly referred to as FPSO, actions to prevent their spread;
Onshore equipment (for example, for pipe - identification of asset-specific maintenance
laying), manufacturing yard and logistics programmes aimed at preventing fluid leaks.
bases. Saipem promotes initiatives aimed at saving
The Group’s assets are also subject to the water and managing water risk, for example
normal risks associated with ordinary the creation of the Water Management Plan
operations and to catastrophic risks linked (more information in the specific section of
with the weather and/or natural disasters the ‘Consolidated Non-Financial Statement’).
which can impact security and the safety of Lastly, for the mitigation of the risks related to
personnel and the environment. These risks asset management, Saipem sustains
connected with ordinary operations can be significant expenses for the maintenance of
caused by: (i) mistaken or inadequate assets it owns and has developed various
execution of manoeuvres and work prevention initiatives, among which we
sequences that lead to damage for assets or highlight the application of the Asset Integrity
facilities; (ii) mistaken or inadequate ordinary Management System, a system that provides
and/or extraordinary maintenance. for the systematic management of critical
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elements, the identification of Key supplied by local companies (so-called local

Performance Indicators and the creation of content).
task familiarisation cards for managing the Moreover, amongst other things the
development of personnel assigned to regulatory framework also impacts the
specific roles or the use of critical equipment. methods with which Saipem carries out its
Specifically, with regard to all vessels in the activities. Any adoption of more restrictive or
Group’s fleet, Saipem periodically renews unfavourable regulations, or the imposition of
certifications issued by the appropriate obligations for compliance, or further
classification bodies and by flag state requirements linked to Engineering
authorities following inspections which the & Construction and Drilling activities, may lead
classification bodies perform on company to changes in operating conditions and
vessels. In addition, the vessels, based on the require an increase in investments, production
technical characteristics and the type of each costs or, at any rate, to a slow-down in the
ship, must meet the requirements of development of activities. Any violations of
applicable international maritime law and laws health, safety and environmental laws could
governing in the Oil & Gas industry (more lead to limitations to the Group’s activities or
information in the specific section of detail to fines, sanctions or penalties in the event of
within the ‘Consolidated Non-Financial non-compliance with environmental and
Statement’). health and safety laws and regulations.
Lastly, considering that Saipem carries out its
business activities in a global context
14. Risks related to the political, characterised by the management of diversity
social and economic instability deriving from socio-economic, political,
industrial and regulatory contexts, the Group
Description and impact is exposed to multiple situations regarding
Substantial portions of Saipem’s operations relations with staff and, where present, with
are performed in countries which may be trade unions. Such relationships, if not
politically, socially or economically unstable. properly managed, can expose the Company
Developments in the political framework, to risks associated with relationships with
economic crises, internal social unrest and personnel and possibly with trade unions
conflicts and embargoes with other countries which, can generate extra costs and impact
may temporarily or permanently compromise the timing of the activities carried out in
the Group’s ability to operate cost efficiently Saipem’s operational offices and projects, as
in such countries, as well as its ability to well as having negative repercussions on the
recover Company assets therein, or may Company’s image and reputation.
require specific measures (where possible in
compliance with Saipem corporate policy) to Mitigation
be taken at an organisational or management Saipem is committed to constantly and
level in order to enable the continuation of closely monitoring the political, social and
activities under way in conditions that differ economic developments and terrorist threats
from those originally anticipated. in the countries of interest, both through
Moreover, Saipem’s operations, staff, and specialised Group resources and through
assets can be found in many countries which providers of security services and information
are potentially exposed to the threat of analyses.
terrorism on a global scale by various types of Therefore, Saipem is able to periodically
extremist groups. assess these political, social and economic
Additional risks associated with operations in risks in the countries it operates in or intends
these countries are: (i) the absence of a stable to invest in based on a specific risk
legislative framework and the change of the assessment model. Specifically, Saipem has
rules and regulations valid within the territory adopted an articulate security model based
where it is operating, including laws that on the criteria of prevention, precaution,
implement international protocols or protection, information, promotion and
conventions for that sector of activity; participation, with the objective of reducing
(ii) uncertainty over the protection of the risks deriving from the actions of physical or
foreign company’s rights in the event of legal persons who expose the Company and
contractual violation by private companies or its assets, people, goods, image and
state entities; (iii) penalising developments or reputation to potential damage. In particular, in
applications of laws, regulations, unilateral order to prevent these risks, Saipem also
contract amendments which reduce the value makes use of agencies that provide security
of the assets, forced divestment and services in the countries in which it operates.
expropriation; (iv) restrictions of varying nature These agencies could expose Saipem to risks
on the activities of construction, drilling, related to the violation of human rights in the
import and export; (v) changes in local execution of security services which they
regulations that impose the use of certain provide, for this reason the mitigation actions
numbers of staff, and goods and services implemented by Saipem consist of training
activities and regular controls.
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In cases where Saipem’s ability to operate is clients and it could also impact share
compromised, demobilisation is planned performance. In fact, the level of attention of
according to the criteria of protecting clients on environmental, social and
personnel and if necessary company assets governance performance and on the level of
and of minimising interruptions to operations sustainability of the business strategy has
through the adoption of solutions that render grown.
more rapid and less costly the
recommencement of ordinary activities once Mitigation
favourable conditions are restored. Saipem has adopted a sustainability model
These measures can increase costs and that guides all business processes and is
delays and have a negative impact on the oriented towards excellence and the
margin of projects executed in such countries. achievement of long-term objectives to
Furthermore, Saipem constantly monitors prevent, reduce and manage possible risks.
changes in regulations of a various nature and Saipem adheres to the principles of the
compliance with them in order to minimise the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
impacts due to its operating activities in all the OECD Guidelines for Multinational
countries of interest. Enterprises and is committed to promoting
Lastly, in support of its presence in the and respecting the principles set out in the UN
countries and in order to mitigate the impact Global Compact.
of its operating activities on local economies In particular, Saipem annually implements a
and the risks generated by relationships with materiality analysis process aimed at
subjects operating in the same areas, Saipem identifying, together with the main external
adopts a system of engagement with its local and internal stakeholders, the sustainability
stakeholders, with the goal of maintaining aspects of its business that could
dialogue and consolidating relationships and substantially influence the assessments and
creating shared value, especially through decisions of its stakeholders and which are
active participation in the socio-economic important for the Company itself.
development of the areas in which it operates In fact, Saipem has undertaken engagement
(more information in the specific section activities with a transparent and proactive
within the ‘Consolidated Non-Financial approach by the main international and local
Statement’). stakeholders.
In addition, Saipem has faced and is Lastly, Saipem is committed to monitoring the
continuing to manage the complex main sustainability performance indicators
adjustment of the workforce to the significant (more information in the ‘Consolidated
changes in the market in which it operates Non-Financial Statement’ and in the
and the introduction of a new divisional ‘Sustainable Saipem’).
business model, as well as organisational and
procedural changes based on the programme
‘Fit for the Future 2.0’, taking into account the Transfer of risks
relationships with both the staff and with trade to the insurance market
unions in the countries where it operates.
In fact, in order to mitigate and prevent these In close cooperation with top management
risks, Saipem has configured an approach of the Corporate insurance function annually
maximum awareness to industrial relations in defines the Saipem Group’s guidelines on
the countries in which it operates. insurance coverage against residual risks of
Specifically, Saipem is committed to material damages and civil liability, and those
strengthening relations and communication deriving from contracts taken on.
with staff, trade unions and reaching and
renewing specific agreements with the social An insurance programme is defined on the
partners involved (more information in the basis of the guidelines, which identifies
specific section within the ‘Consolidated specific excess and maximum limit coverage
Non-Financial Statement’). for each type of risk based on an analysis
that takes into account claim records for
recent years, industry statistics and
15. Risks related conditions offered by the international
to non financial reporting insurance market.
Description and impact The Saipem insurance programme is

The sustainability rating agencies assess the structured in such a way as to appropriately
level of sustainability of the business strategy transfer risks deriving from operations to the
and the environmental, social and governance insurance market, in particular the risks
performance for Saipem. In the event that associated with the management of the fleet,
such rating agencies evaluate Saipem equipment and other assets, including third
negatively, the Company could be exposed to party liability risks and risks deriving from the
negative impacts on its image and reputation performance of contracts awarded by its
in the relevant industry and among its main clients.
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Given the coverage that is offered by the transit and/or for events occurring during
insurance market and the changing offshore drilling and construction
circumstances on the energy market in which operations;
Saipem operates, it is not possible to - ‘Comprehensive General Liability’ policy:
guarantee that all circumstances and events covers all other types of general and third
will be adequately covered by the insurance party liability claims arising from Saipem’s
programme. Equally, due to the volatility of the industrial activities and supplements
insurance market, it cannot be guaranteed previous P&I coverage;
that it will be possible in the future to - ‘Employer’s Liability’ and ‘Personal Accident’
reasonably maintain adequate insurance policies: these cover employer liability and
coverage at the current rates, terms and employee accident risks respectively on the
conditions. basis of the specific regulations in force in
each country where the Group operates;
Within the Saipem insurance programme, a - ‘Directors & Officers’ (‘D&O’) policy: it covers
distinction can be made between insurance the responsibilities of the administrative and
cover for Group assets (‘Corporate insurance control bodies, as well as managers, of the
policies’) and the insurance cover connected Company and its subsidiaries in the
with project execution. performance of their mandates and duties.
A key tool in the management of Saipem’s

Corporate insurance policies insurable risks is Sigurd Rück AG, a captive
reinsurance company, which operates to
The Corporate insurance programme is cover the first level of risk.
structured with an initial band of risk that is Sigurd Rück AG in turn carries out risk
self-insured through a captive reinsurance mitigation by re-insuring its portfolio on
company, with amounts in excess covered by primary securities markets.
a catastrophic insurance programme taken
out on the insurance market.
The catastrophic insurance programme is Insurance policies relating
composed of policies that cover damage to to the execution of projects
property, and maritime and non-maritime third
party liability. Cover can be broken down as For all contracts assigned there must be
follows: specific project insurance coverage in place
and said coverage generally falls within the
Material damages client’s contractual scope of responsibility.
- ‘Fleet Insurance’ policy: covers the entire In cases where such coverage instead falls
fleet against events that cause partial or within the contractor’s scope of responsibility,
total damage to vessels; Saipem defines an insurance suitable for
- ‘Equipment’ policy: covers all onshore and covering all project-related risks, for the entire
offshore equipment, for example site term.
equipment, onshore drilling rigs, subsea Usually it takes out ‘Builders’ All Risks’
equipment, etc.; insurance, which covers the scope of work of
- ‘Transport’ policy: covers transport, the contract, i.e. damage to the works under
handling and storage of assets and construction, as well as to equipment,
equipment by land, sea or air; products and materials required for its
- ‘Buildings and Sites’ policy: covers owned or construction and third party liability for all
rented buildings, offices, storage facilities works to be performed by the Group during all
and shipyards; phases of project execution (engineering,
- ‘Other minor risks’ policy: covers minor risks transportation, construction, assembly, testing)
such as theft and dishonesty of employees. including the contractual guarantee period.
The high level of insurance premiums and
Third-party liability excess amounts payable on these policies
- ‘Protection & Indemnity’ (‘P&I’) policy: lead Saipem to implement continual
shipowners’ liability cover through a P&I improvement of prevention and protection
Club that is part of the International Group processes in terms of quality, health, safety
of P&I Clubs for events occurring during and environmental impact.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Additional information
Additional information
Renewal of the EMTN treasury shares available for the plan and
Programme mandating the CEO to identify the
beneficiaries of the 2018 allocation.
On July 17, 2018, the Board of Directors of
Saipem resolved to renew for one year the
EMTN Programme (Euro Medium Term Notes) Eni - CDP Equity Shareholder’s
to issue non-convertible bonds, as instituted Agreement
by the resolution of April 27, 2016 for a total
amount of €2,000 million subsequently On July 24, 2018, Eni SpA also on behalf of
renewed for a year and increased to a total CDP Equity SpA (formerly Fondo Strategico
amount of €3,000 million with a resolution Italiano SpA), has advised Saipem, pursuant to
dated June 27, 2017. The maximum amount Article 122 of the TUF [Consolidated Finance
of the EMTN Programme (€3,000 million, Law], and Articles 129, comma 2, and 131 of
€2,000 million of which have already been Consob Issuers Regulation, of the automatic
issued) has not changed. Renewal of the renewal, due to lack of termination, of the
EMTN Programme will allow the Company to Shareholders’ Agreement signed between the
continue to benefit from the typical flexibility Parties on October 27, 2015, with respect to
of this type of instrument in the event of Saipem SpA ordinary shares.
future bond issues. The Board of Directors In particular, the Parties had stipulated that the
postponed the approval of individual issues of agreement would last for threes years from
securities under the EMTN Programme the effective date and that on the expiration
pursuant to Article 2410 of the Civil Code, as date, that is January 22, 2019, the same
well as the definition of terms, duration and would automatically be renewed exclusively
conditions and what is necessary for the for a further period of three years, unless
purposes of issuing and placing them. terminated by any of them with at least six
At December 31, 2018, residual debt amounts months’ notice. Without prejudice to the
to €2,000 million. above, the aforementioned six-month period
expired without any of the Parties exercising
the right to cancel, the Agreement was
Revolving credit line automatically renewed for a further three
years on the date of its natural expiry, i.e. until
On July 30, 2018, Saipem signed with a pool January 22, 2022.
of seventeen national and international banks
the extension contract for expiration and
modification of the revolving credit line (the Cyber attack
so-called ‘Revolving Credit Facility’) originally
signed on December 10, 2015. On December 10, Saipem suffered a direct
The contract provides for the extension of the cyber attack on its servers. The attack
line’s expiration from December 2020 to July originated in the Middle East, India, Aberdeen
2023, the reduction of the amount from the and, in a very limited way, in Italy, using a
original €1.5 billion to €1 billion, considered variant of Shamoon malware. The attack led to
more suitable in consideration of the current the cancellation of data and infrastructures,
and prospective liquidity of the Saipem Group, typical effects of malware. The incident was
and an improvement in economic conditions. promptly reported to the competent
At December 31, 2018, residual debt is equal authorities and publicly disclosed to allow
to 0. partners and stakeholders to be informed and
evaluate possible protective measures.
The activities to restore the infrastructures
Long-term Monetary Incentive that were attacked continued in accordance
schemes with a tested and consolidated protocol and
using the most advanced security tools on the
On July 24, 2018, the Board of Directors market to increase the level of data security.
resolved, upon the proposal of the Thanks to these activities, all infrastructure
Compensation and Nomination Committee, to services were restored to the sites concerned
implement the 2016-2018 Long-Term and there was no theft or loss of data,
Share-Based Incentive Scheme (‘the Plan’) for therefore, there were no impediments to the
2018, approved by the Shareholders’ Meeting continuation of ordinary activities and an
on April 29, 2016. The Board of Directors adequate level of control and monitoring was
resolved to set at 7,555,655 the number of achieved.
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Regulation on Markets they enter into with Saipem SpA or its

subsidiaries, directly or through a third party.
Article 15 of Consob Regulation Directors and Statutory Auditors release every
on Markets (adopted with Resolution six months and/or in the event of a change, a
No. 20249, of December 28, 2017): statement in which each potential interest is
conditions for the listing of shares of represented in relation to the Company and the
companies with control over companies Group and in any case report to the Chief
established and regulated under the law Executive Officer (or the Chairman where the
of non-EU countries Chief Executive Officer is involved), who
With regard to the published regulations informs the other directors and the Board of
setting out conditions for the listing of shares Statutory Auditors of the individual transactions
of companies with control over companies that the Company intends to perform, in which
established and regulated under the law of they have direct interests.
non-EU countries and that are deemed to be At December 31, 2018, Saipem SpA is not
of material significance in relation to the subject to the management and coordination
consolidated financial statements: of other parties. Saipem SpA directs and
i. as at December 31, 2018, the regulatory coordinates its own subsidiaries pursuant to
provisions of Art. 15 of the Regulation on Article 2497 ff. of the Italian Civil Code.
Markets applied to the following 20 The value of transactions of a trade, financial
subsidiaries: or other nature entered into with related
- Saudi Arabian Saipem Ltd; parties are illustrated in Note 53 of the ‘Notes
- Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd Llc; to the consolidated financial statements’.
- PT Saipem Indonesia;
- Saipem Misr for Petroleum Services
(S.A.E.); Outlook
- Saipem Offshore Norway AS;
- Saipem Drilling Norway AS; 2019 is still expected to be characterised by a
- Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd; scenario of highly volatile oil prices and by the
- ER SAI Caspian Contractor Llc; gradual recovery of new investments by Oil
- Petrex SA; Companies. Energy transition and the
- Saipem America Inc; de-carbonisation requirements will open new
- Saipem do Brasil Serviçõs de Petroleo business opportunities in line with Saipem’s
Ltda; strategy to diversify and integrate what we offer
- Boscongo SA; and thus evolve towards a model of ‘Global
- Saimexicana SA de Cv; Solution Provider’ in the energy sector, able to
- Saipem India Projects Private Ltd; accompany customers in the current transition.
- Saipem Canada Inc; The backlog at the end of 2018, combined
- Saipem Services Mexico SA de Cv; with forecasts of commercial offers in
- Sigurd Rück AG; progress, allow forecasts of around €9 billion
- Sajer Iraq for Petroleum Services, Trading, for the financial year 2019, with a margin in
General Contracting & Transport Llc; terms of adjusted EBITDA of over 10%.
- Snamprogetti Engineering & Contracting Capital expenditure is expected to be
Co Ltd; approximately €500 million, while the net debt
- Global Petroprojects Services AG. is expected to be around €1 billion at the end
ii. Procedures designed to ensure full of 2019.
compliance with the aforementioned
regulations have been adopted.
Events subsequent to year end
Disclosure of transactions New contracts
with related parties
On January 18, 2019, Saipem was awarded
Transactions concluded by Saipem with two EPCI contracts in Saudi Arabia awarded
related parties essentially regard the by Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco).
exchange of goods, the supply of services, These two contracts are part of the existing
the provision and utilisation of financial Long Term Agreement, renewed in 2015 and
resources including entering into derivatives in force until 2021. The two contracts refer to
contracts. All transactions form part of the development of offshore fields in Berri and
ordinary operations, are settled at market Marjan, located in the Persian Gulf.
conditions, i.e. at the conditions that would The activities will include the engineering,
have applied between two independent procurement, construction and installation of
parties, and are concluded in the interest of subsea systems, the laying of the relevant
Group companies. pipelines, cables and umbilicals and related
Directors, auditors, general managers and platforms.
senior managers with strategic responsibilities The total value of these new contracts
must declare, every 6 months, any transactions mentioned above are equal to $1.3 billion.
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In addition, Saipem won the EPCI contract for Furthermore, pursuant to Article 195,
the Tortue project assigned by BP in the first paragraph 9, of the consolidated Italian
quarter of 2019. The project, which will be Finance Law (in the formulation in force at the
carried out in a consortium with the French time of the alleged breaches), Consob as
company Eiffage, on the border between imposed the payment of €350,000 against
Mauritania and Senegal’s territorial waters, Saipem SpA as the party jointly and severally
involves the engineering, procurement, liable for the payment of the aforementioned
construction and installation of moorings and administrative financial fines along with the
docking structures that will require the use of two individuals fined, with the obligation to
the Saipem 3000. recourse against the same two individuals.
On April 2, 2019, the Board of Directors of
Saipem decided to appeal the Resolution No.
Disposals 20828 before the Court of Appeal.
On February 7, 2019, the company Ponticelli

Frères SAS acquired interest in Updating ‘Model 231
Tecnoprojecto International Projectos e (includes the Code of Ethics)’
Realizações Industriais SA (‘TCPI’), 42.5% of
which is held by the subsidiary Saipem SA. On March 11, 2019, the Board of Directors’
implemented an additional update of the
Organisation, Management and Control Model
Consob Resolution of Saipem SpA - ‘Model 231 (includes the
Code of Ethics)’ following the implementation
On March 12, Saipem informs that Consob, of the Company's new organisational
with Resolution No. 20828, dated February 21, structure as of July 2018 and as ratified by
2019, notified to Saipem on March 12, 2019 the draft law dated January 15, 2018.
and adopted following the outcome of the
sanctioning administrative procedure
launched on April 6, 2018 , has imposed the Secondary offices
following administrative financial fines:
- €200 thousand against the Chief Executive Pursuant to Article 2428 of the Italian Civil
Officer of the Company; Code, the Company declares that it has a
- €150 thousand against the manager secondary office in Cortemaggiore (PC), Via
responsible for drafting the Company’s Enrico Mattei, 20.
corporate accounting documents in office
at the time of the capital increase in 2016.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement to statutory schemes
Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheet, income statement

and cash flow statement to statutory schemes
Reclassified balance sheet
(€ million) Jan. 1, 2018 Dec. 31, 2018

Items of the reclassified balance sheet Partial values from Values from the Partial values from Values from the
(where not stated otherwise, the mandatory reclassified the mandatory reclassified
items comply with the statutory scheme) statement statement statement statement
A) Net tangible assets 4,581 4,326
Note 15 - Property, plant and equipment 4,581 4,326
B) Net intangible assets 753 702
Note 16 - Intangible assets 753 702
C) Investments 141 78
Note 17 - Investments 143 119
Reclassified from E) - provisions for losses related to investments (2) (41)
D) Working capital 909 584
Note 10 - Trade and other receivables 2,362 2,644
Reclassified to L) - financing receivables not related to operations (2) (32)
Note 11 - Inventories and contracts 1,893 1,389
Note 12 - Current tax assets 213 201
Note 13 - Other current tax assets 221 117
Note 14 - Other current assets 185 100
Reclassified to L) - financing receivables not related to operations - -
Note 18 - Deferred tax assets 268 250
Note 19 - Other non-current assets 102 67
Note 21 - Trade payables, other debt and contract liabilities (4,036) (3,879)
Note 22 - Income tax payables (47) (46)
Note 23 - Other current tax liabilities (191) (108)
Note 24 - Other current liabilities (24) (92)
Note 28 - Deferred tax liabilities (34) (18)
Note 29 - Other non-current liabilities (1) (9)
E) Provisions for contingencies (338) (289)
Note 26 - Provisions for contingencies (340) (330)
Reclassified to C) - provisions for losses related to investments 2 41
F) Provisions for employee benefits (199) (208)
Note 27 - Provisions for employee benefits (199) (208)
G) Assets held for sale - 2
EMPLOYED CAPITAL, NET 5,847 5,195
H) Shareholders’ equity 4,510 3,962
Note 33 - Saipem’s shareholders’ equity 4,510 3,962
I) Non-controlling interests 41 74
Note 32 - Non-controlling interests 41 74
L) Net debt 1,296 1,159
Note 8 - Cash and cash equivalents (1,751) (1,674)
Note 9 - Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI (69) (86)
Note 20 - Short-term debt 120 80
Note 25 - Long-term debt 2,929 2,646
Note 25 - Current portion of long-term debt 69 225
Reclassified from D) - financing receivables not related to operations (Note 10) (2) (32)
FUNDING 5,847 5,195
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement to statutory schemes
Reclassified income statement income’ (-€6 million), indicated separately

The reclassified income statement differs and included in cash generated from
from the mandatory scheme solely for the operating profit in the statutory scheme, are
following reclassifications: shown net under the item ‘dividends,
- the items ‘other income and revenues’ (€4 interests and taxes’ (€279 million);
million) relating to ‘reimbursements for - the items regarding changes in ‘trade
services that are not part of core receivables’ (-€272 million), to changes in
operations’ (€8 million) have been recorded ‘inventories’ (€21 million), to ‘provisions for
as reductions to the corresponding cost contingencies’ (-€43 million), to ‘trade
items in the reclassified income statement; payables’ (-€140 million), to ‘other contracts
- ‘finance income’ (€209 million), ‘finance and contract liabilities’ (€230 million) and
expenses’ (-€268 million) and ‘derivatives’ ‘other assets and liabilities’ (€183 million),
(-€106 million), which are indicated indicated separately and included in cash
separately under the statutory scheme, are generated from operating profit in the
stated under the item ‘finance (expense) statutory scheme, are shown net under the
income’ (-€165 million) in the reclassified item ‘changes in working capital related to
income statement; operations’ (€259 million);
- the item ‘other operating income (expense)’ - the items ‘interest received’ (€6 million),
(-€1 million), which is indicated separately ‘dividends received’ (€4 million), ‘income
under the statutory scheme, is stated taxes paid net of refunds of tax credits’
under the item ‘purchases, services and (-€196 million) and ‘interest paid’ (-€75
other costs’ in the reclassified income million), indicated separately and included in
statement. cash generated from operating profit in the
All other items are unchanged. statutory scheme, are shown net under the
item ‘dividends received, income taxes paid
Items of the reclassified cash flow and interest paid and received’ (-€261
statement million);
The reclassified cash flow statement differs - the items relating to investments in ‘tangible
from the mandatory scheme solely for the assets’ (-€467 million) and ‘intangible
following reclassifications: assets’ (-€18 million), indicated separately
- the items ‘depreciation and amortisation’ and included in cash flow from investing
(€464 million), ‘net impairment of tangible activities in the statutory scheme, are
and intangible assets’ (€347 million), ‘other shown net under the item ‘capital
charges’ (-€66 million), ‘change in the expenditure’ (-€485 million);
provision for employee benefits’ (€8 million) - the items ‘proceeds from long-term debt’
and ‘effect of accounting using the equity (€222 million), ‘increase (decrease) in
method’ (€87 million), indicated separately short-term debt’ (-€45 million) and
and included in cash generated from ‘repayments of long-term debt’ (-€349
operating profit in the statutory scheme, are million), indicated separately and included in
shown net under the item net cash flow used in financing activities in
‘depreciation/amortisation and other the statutory scheme, are shown net under
non-monetary items’ (€840 million); the item ‘changes in short and long-term
- the items ‘income taxes’ (€194 million), financial debt’ (-€172 million).
‘interest expense’ (€91 million) and ‘interest All other items are unchanged.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Glossary
GLOSSARY
Financial terms expired or past due by no more than twelve

months, towards customers deemed
- Adjusted EBIT operating result net of solvent.
special items. - ROACE (Return On Average Capital
- Adjusted EBITDA gross operating margin Employed) calculated as the ratio between
net of special items. the net result before non-controlling
- Beta coefficient that defines the measure of interest, plus net finance charges on net
the systematic risk of a financial asset, i.e. borrowings less the related tax effect and
the trend of an asset’s return to adapt in line net average capital employed.
with changes in the reference market. - Special items items of income arising from
The beta is defined as the ratio between the events or transactions that are
probability of the expected return of a non-recurring or that are not considered to
specific asset with the expected market be representative of the ordinary course of
return, and the variance of the market return. business.
- CGU Cash Generating Unit refers to, as part - WACC Weighted Average Cost of Capital
of the execution of the impairment test, the calculated as a weighted average of the
smallest identifiable group of assets that cost of the company’s debt capital and the
generates incoming and/or outgoing cost of risk capital, defined on the basis of
financial flows, deriving from the continuous the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
use of assets, largely independent from methodology, consistent with the specific
incoming and/or outgoing financial flows risk of Saipem’s business, measured by the
generated by other assets or groups of beta of the Saipem share.
assets. - Write-off cancellation or reduction of the
- EBIT (earnings before interest and tax). value of an asset.
- EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortisation).
- Headroom (Impairment Loss) positive (or Operational terms
negative) surplus of the recoverable amount
of a CGU on the related carrying amount. - Buckle detection system that utilises
- IFRS International Financial Reporting electromagnetic waves during pipelaying to
Standards. Accounting standards issued by signal collapse of or deformations to
the IASB (International Accounting pipeline laid.
Standards Board) and adopted by the - Bundles bundles of cables.
European Commission. They comprise - Carbon Capture and Storage technology
International Financial Reporting Standards which enables the carbon present in
(IFRS), International Accounting Standards gaseous effluents from hydrocarbon
(IAS), and the interpretations issued by the combustion and treatment plants to be
International Financial Reporting captured and stored over long periods of
Interpretation Committee (IFRIC) and the time in underground geological formations,
Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC) thus reducing or eliminating carbon dioxide
adopted by the IASB. The name emissions into the atmosphere.
International Financial Reporting Standards - Central Processing Facility production
(IFRS) has been adopted by the IASB for unit performing the first transformation of
standards issued after May 2003. crude oil or natural gas.
Standards issued before May 2003 have - Cold stacked idle plant with a significant
maintained the denomination IAS. reduction in personnel and reduced
- Leverage measures a company’s level of maintenance.
indebtedness, calculated as the ratio - Commissioning series of processes and
between net borrowings and shareholders’ procedures undertaken in order to start
equity including non-controlling interests. operations of a gas pipeline, associated
- OECD (Organisation for Economic plants and equipment.
Co-operation and Development) composed - Concrete coating reinforced concrete
of thirty-five developed countries having in coating for subsea pipelines in order to
common a democratic system of ballast and protect them from damage and
government and a free market economy. corrosion.
- OPEC Organization of the Petroleum - Conventional waters water depths of up to
Exporting Countries. 500 metres.
- Receivables ‘in bonis’ total amount of - Cracking chemical-physical process,
receivables of a commercial nature, not typically employed in dedicated refinery
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plants, whose objective is to break down - Farm out awarding of the contract by the
the heavy hydrocarbon molecules obtained client to another entity for a fixed period of
from primary distillation into lighter time.
fractions. - FDS (Field Development Ship)
- Debottlenecking removal of obstacles (in dynamically-positioned multi-purpose crane
rigs/fields) which leads to higher production. and pipelay vessel.
- Deck area of a vessel or platform where - FEED (Front-End Engineering and Design)
process plants, equipment, accommodation basic engineering and preliminary activities
modules and drilling units are located. carried out before beginning a complex
- Decommissioning process undertaken in project to evaluate its technical aspects and
order to end operations of a gas pipeline, enable an initial estimate of the investment
associated plant and equipment. It is required.
performed at the end of the useful life of the - Flare tall metal structure used to burn off
plant or vessel following an incident, for gas produced by oil/gas separation in oil
technical or financial reasons, for safety or fields when it is not possible to utilise it on
environmental reasons. site or ship it elsewhere.
- Deep waters water depths of over 500 - FLNG Floating Liquefied Natural Gas unit
metres. used for the treatment, liquefaction and
- Downstream all operations that follow storage of gas which is subsequently
exploration and production operations in transferred onto vessels for transportation
the oil sector. to end-use markets.
- Drillship vessel capable of self-propulsion, - Floatover type of module installation on
designed to carry out drilling operations in offshore platforms that does not require
deep waters. lifting operations. A specialised vessel
- Dry-tree wellhead located above the water transporting the module uses a ballast
on a floating production platform. system to position itself directly above the
- Dynamically Positioned Heavy Lifting location where the module is to be installed.
Vessel vessel equipped with a heavy-lift Once the module is in contact with the
crane, capable of holding a precise position supports, the vessel disconnects and the
through the use of thrusters, thereby module is subsequently secured to the
counteracting the force of the wind, sea, support structure.
current, etc. - Flowline pipeline used to connect individual
- EPC (Engineering, Procurement, wells to a manifold or to gathering and
Construction) a type of contract typical of processing facilities.
the Onshore Engineering & Construction - FPSO vessel Floating Production, Storage
segment, comprising the provision of and Offloading system comprising a large
engineering services, procurement of tanker equipped with a high-capacity
materials and construction. The term production facility. This system, moored at
‘turnkey’ is used to indicate that the system the bow to maintain a geo-stationary
is delivered to the client ready for position, is effectively a temporarily fixed
operations, i.e. already commissioned. platform that uses risers to connect the
- EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, subsea wellheads to the on-board
Construction, Installation) type of contract processing, storage and offloading systems.
typical of the Offshore Engineering - FSHR (Free Standing Hybrid Risers) system
& Construction segment, which relates to consisting of a vertical steel pipe (‘riser’),
the realisation of a complex project where which is kept under tension by a floating
the global or main contractor (usually a module position near the water whose
construction company or a consortium) buoyancy ensures stability. A flexible pipe
provides the engineering services, (jumper) connects the upper part of the riser
procurement of materials, construction of to the Floating Production Unit (FPU), while
the system and its infrastructure, transport the riser is anchored to the sea bottom by
to site, installation and commissioning/ means of an anchoring system. A rigid pipe
preparatory activities for the start-up of (riser base jumper) connects the lower part
operations. of the FSHR to the Pipe Line End
- Fabrication yard yard at which offshore Terminations (PLETs).
structures are fabricated. - FSRU (Floating Storage Regasification Unit)
- Facilities auxiliary services, structures and a floating terminal in which liquefied natural
installations required to support the main gas is stored and then regasified before
systems. being transported by pipeline.
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- Gas export line pipeline for carrying gas - LTI (Lost Time Injury) any work-related injury
from the subsea reservoirs to the mainland. that renders the injured person temporarily
- Grass Root Refinery a refinery that is built unable to perform any regular job or
from scratch with a planned capacity. restricted work on any day/shift after the
- Hydrocracker installation in which large day or shift on which the injury occurred.
hydrocarbon molecules are broken down - Marginal fields oil fields with scarce
into smaller ones. exploitable resources or at a stage of
- Hydrotesting operation involving high declining production for which extended
pressure (higher than operational pressure) use is attempted through low risk, cost
water being pumped into a pipeline to effective technologies are used.
ensure that it is devoid of defects. - Midstream sector comprising all those
- Hydrotreating refining process aimed at activities relating to the construction and
improving the characteristics of oil fractions. management of the oil transport
- Ice Class classification that indicates the infrastructure.
additional level of upgrading and other - Moon pool opening in the hull of a drillship
criteria that make a ship sea worthy to sail in to allow for the passage of equipment.
sea ice. - Mooring buoy offshore mooring system.
- International Oil Companies - Multipipe subsea subsea gas/liquid gravity
privately-owned, typically publicly traded, oil separation system using a series of small
companies engaged in various fields of the diameter vertical separators operating in
upstream and/or downstream oil industry. parallel (for deep water application).
- Jacket platform underside structure fixed - National Oil Companies State-owned/
to the seabed using piles. controlled companies engaged in oil
- Jack-up mobile self-lifting unit comprising exploration, production, transportation and
a hull and retractable legs used for offshore conversion.
drilling operations. - NDT (Non Destructive Testing) a series of
- J-laying method of pipelaying that utilises inspections and tests used to detect
an almost vertical launch ramp, making the structural defects conducted using
pipe configuration resemble the letter ‘J’. methods that do not alter the material under
This type of pipelaying is suitable for deep inspection.
waters. - NDT Phased Array non-destructive testing
- Lay-up idle vessel with suspension of the method that employs ultrasound to detect
period of validity of the class certificate. structural or welding defects.
- Leased FPSO FPSO (Floating Production, - Offshore/Onshore the term offshore
Storage and Offloading) vessel for which a indicates a portion of open sea and, by
lease contract is in place between a extension, the activities carried out in this
client/lessee (Oil Company) and a area, while onshore refers to land operations.
contractor/lessor, whereby the lessee - Oil Services Industry industrial sector that
(customer/Oil Company) makes lease provides services and/or products to the
payments to the lessor for use of the vessel National or International Oil Companies
for a specific period of time. At the end of engaged in oil exploration, production,
the lease term, the lessee has the option to transportation and conversion.
purchase the FPSO. - Open Book Estimate (OBE) type of
- LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) obtained by contract where the lump-sum fee for the
cooling natural gas to minus 160 °C. project (usually for turnkey or EPC projects)
At normal pressure, gas is liquefied to is agreed on with the client, with complete
facilitate its transportation from the place of transparency, after the contract has been
extraction to that of processing and/or signed and during an advanced stage of the
utilisation. A tonne of LNG is equivalent to base engineering, on the basis of an overall
1,500 cubic metres of gas. project cost estimate.
- Local Content policy whereby a company - P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram)
develops local capabilities, transfers its diagram showing all plant equipment, piping
technical and managerial know-how and and instrumentation with associated
enhances the local labour market and shut-down and safety valves.
businesses through its own business - Pig piece of equipment used to clean,
activities. descale and survey a pipeline internally.
- LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) produced in - Piggy back pipeline small-diameter
refineries through the fractionation of crude pipeline, fixed to a larger pipeline, used to
oil and subsequent processes, liquid transport a product other than that of the
petroleum gas exists in a gaseous state at main line.
ambient temperatures and atmospheric - Pile long and heavy steel pylon driven into
pressure, but changes to a liquid state the seabed. A system of piles is used as the
under moderate pressure at ambient foundation for anchoring a fixed platform or
temperatures, thus enabling large quantities other offshore structures.
to be stored in easy-to-handle metal - Pipe-in-pipe subsea pipeline system
pressure vessels. comprising 2 coaxial pipes, used to
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transport hot fluids (Oil & Gas). The internal This configuration is suited to medium to
pipe has the function of transporting the shallow-water pipelaying.
fluid. The space between the two pipes is - Slug catcher equipment for the purification
insulated to reduce heat exchange with the of gas.
external environment. The external pipe - Smart stacking period of idleness that
provides mechanical protection from the allows for optimising costs and the
pressure of the water. application of a rig preservation plan.
- Pipe-in-pipe forged end forged end of a - Sour water water containing dissolved
coaxial double pipe. pollutants.
- Pipelayer vessel used for subsea pipe - Spar floating production system, anchored
laying. to the seabed by means of a semi-rigid
- Pipeline pipes and auxiliary equipment used mooring system, comprising a vertical
principally for transporting crude oil, oil cylindrical hull supporting the platform
products and natural gas to the point of structure.
delivery. - Spare capacity relationship between crude
- Pre Assembled Rack (PAR) pipeline oil production and production capacity, i.e.
support beams. quantity of oil which is not currently needed
- Pre-commissioning phase comprising to meet demand.
pipeline clean-out and drying. - Spool connection between a subsea
- Pre-drilling template support structure for pipeline and the platform riser, or between
a drilling platform. the terminations of 2 pipelines.
- Pre-Salt layer geological formation present - Spoolsep unit used to separate water from
on the continental shelves offshore Brazil oil as part of the crude oil treatment
and Africa. process.
- Pre Travel Counselling health and medical - Stripping process through which volatile
advice designed to take into account the compounds are removed from the liquid
health of the individual worker and ensure solution or the solid mass in which they
that he/she is furnished with adequate have been diluted.
information on the specific risks present in - Subsea processing operations performed
his/her country of destination and the in offshore oil and/or natural gas field
preventive measures that should be developments, especially relating to the
adopted. equipment and technology employed for
- PTS (Pipe Tracking System) an electronic the extraction, treatment and transportation
system used to ensure the full traceability of of oil or gas below sea level.
the components of subsea pipes installed - Subsea tiebacks lines connecting new oil
on a project. fields with existing fixed or floating facilities.
- Pulling minor operations on oil wells due to - Subsea treatment a new process for the
maintenance or marginal replacements. development of marginal fields. The system
- QHSE Quality, Health, Safety, Environment. involves the injection and treatment of
- Rig drilling installation comprising the sea-water directly on the seabed.
derrick, the drill deck (which supports the - SURF (Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers, Flowlines)
derrick), and ancillary installations that facilities, pipelines and equipment
enable the descent, ascent and rotation of connecting the well or subsea system to a
the drill unit, as well as mud extraction. floating unit.
- Riser manifold connecting the subsea - TAD (Tender Assisted Drilling unit) an
wellhead to the surface. offshore platform complete with drilling
- ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) tower, connected to a drilling support
unmanned vehicle, piloted and powered via tender vessel housing all necessary
umbilical, used for subsea surveys and ancillary infrastructures.
operations. - Tandem Offloading method used for the
- Shale gas unconventional gas extracted transfer of liquids (oil or LNG) between two
from shale deposits. offshore units in a line via aerial, floating or
- Shale oil non conventional oil obtained subsea lines (unlike side-by-side offloading,
from bituminous shale. where the two units are positioned next to
- Shallow water see Conventional waters. each other).
- Sick Building Syndrome a combination of - Tar sands mixture of clay, sand, mud, water
ailments associated with a person’s place of and bitumen. The tar is made up primarily of
work. The exact causes of the syndrome high molecular weight hydrocarbons and
are not known but the presence of volatile can be transformed into various petroleum
organic compounds, formaldehyde, moulds products.
and dust mites may be contributing factors. - Template rigid and modular subsea
- S-laying method of pipelaying that utilises structure where the oilfield well-heads are
the elastic properties of steel, making the located.
pipe configuration resemble the letter ‘S’, - Tendons pulling cables used on tension leg
with one end on the seabed and the other platforms to ensure platform stability during
under tension on-board the ship. operations.
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- Termination for Convenience the right to - Trenching burying of offshore or onshore

unilaterally terminate the contract at any pipelines.
time without giving a reason, upon payment - Trunkline oil pipeline connecting large
of a contractually negotiated settlement in storage facilities to the production facilities,
order to exercise said right (so called refineries and/or onshore terminals.
‘termination fee’). - Umbilical flexible connecting sheath,
- Tie-in connection between a production containing flexible pipes and cables.
line and a subsea wellhead or simply a - Upstream relating to exploration and
connection between two pipeline sections. production operations.
- Tight oil oil ‘trapped’ in liquid form deep - Vacuum second stage of oil distillation.
below the earth’s surface in low permeability - Warm Stacking idle plant, but one ready to
rock formations, which it is difficult to resume operations in the event that a new
extract using conventional methods. contract is acquired. Personnel is at full
- TLP (Tension Leg Platform) fixed-type strength and ordinary maintenance is
floating platform held in position by a system normally carried out.
of tendons and anchored to ballast caissons - Wellhead fixed structure separating the
located on the seabed. These platforms are well from the outside environment.
used in ultra-deep waters. - WHB (Wellhead Barge) vessel equipped for
- Topside portion of a platform above the drilling, workover and production (partial or
jacket. total) operations, connected to process
- Train series of units that achieve a complex and/or storage plants.
refining, petrochemical, liquefaction or - Workover major maintenance operation
natural gas regasification process. A plant on a well or replacement of subsea
can be made up of one or more trains of equipment used to transport the oil to the
equal capacity operating in parallel. surface.
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SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Consolidated Non-Financial Statement
CONSOLIDATED NON-FINANCIAL
STATEMENT
In accordance with Italian Legislative Decree No. 254 of December 30, 2016
The ‘Consolidated Non-Financial Statement’, which is the reporting document on the management of non-financial
aspects describing Group policies, the main activities, results and impact generated in the year in terms of indicators
and trend analysis.
Reporting methodologies, internal control system over non-financial

principles and criteria information to further strengthen the reliability
of the overall non-financial reporting system.
This document is the ‘Consolidated Saipem has defined a series of security
Non-Financial Statement’ (hereinafter NFS) of measures in addition to those already in place,
the Saipem Group as at December 31, 2018, that will have effects on the security of the data
in accordance with Italian Legislative Decree and information managed by the company for
No. 254/2016 and subsequent amendments the purposes, albeit non-exclusive, of this
and additions. document. These also apply to the reporting
This report has been prepared in accordance systems used so that all technological
with the GRI Standards: Core option (see the infrastructures and software are fully integrated
‘GRI Content Index’ section). The Core option in the security systems to protect them against
requires that all the 33 disclosures in the cyber attacks. These measures, under current
Organisational profile, Strategy, Ethics and or future implementation, specifically concern
integrity, Governance, Stakeholder supply chain management and employee
engagement and Reporting practice areas are health management systems.
included and that all the requirements
contained in the ‘Management Approach’ GRI Reporting boundary
standard 103 and all reporting requirements
for at least one indicator foreseen by the The NFS contains the information and
relevant ‘topic-specific’ standard are met. performance indicators for Saipem SpA and
The NFS refers to the ‘Director’s Report’ and the fully consolidated subsidiaries in the
the ‘Corporate Governance and Shareholding ‘Annual Report’, as prescribed by Italian
Structure Report’ with regard to the content Legislative Decree No. 254/2016. Any
treated in detail in the above-mentioned changes in the reporting boundary from the
documents and in turn it contains information previous year are described in the ‘Principles
that fulfils the obligations referred to in the of consolidation’ section of the ‘Annual Report’.
first and second subparagraphs of Article In some contexts there are deviations on the
2428 of the Italian Civil Code, limited to the consolidation boundary previously defined, in
analysis of non-financial information. any case guaranteeing the criterion of
In addition to the provisions outlined by significant impact. As of this year, safety data
legislation, the content of the document has were reported separately for Saipem and
been defined, as established by the provisions subcontractors. Indicators concerning
of the GRI Standards, taking into environmental impacts also includes the data
consideration the principles of materiality, for subcontractors operating on Saipem and
stakeholder inclusiveness, sustainability partner sites in activities where Saipem is
context, transparency and completeness. responsible for HSE management.
The principles of balance, comparability, Furthermore, the significance limits for the
accuracy, timeliness, clarity and reliability have inclusion of operating sites in the boundary
been followed to guarantee the quality of the (No. of people on site or, in the case of offices
information contained in the document. not belonging to Saipem, the type of lease
The performance indicators, selected on the contract) are also defined for these indicators.
basis of the issues identified as material for Companies that do not have significant
Saipem (see the ‘Materiality analysis and activities are excluded from the description on
content definition’ section), have been collected relations with local stakeholders.
on an annual basis. The information and In order to guarantee the significant impact
quantitative data collection process has been criterion set forth by Legislative Decree No.
organised in such a way as to guarantee 254/2016, meaning the provision of
comparability of the data and analysis of the information required to ensure the
trends in the three-year period, in order to comprehension of all Saipem Group activities,
enable correct interpretation of the information its performance, its results and impacts
and a full overview for all the stakeholders generated, and to guarantee the comparability
interested in the evolution of Saipem’s of the performance with the information
performance. Any changes in the collection published in other corporate documents, in
methods are suitably indicated in the document. addition to the integrated boundary (called the
During 2018, Saipem has developed an ‘Group consolidated’), indicators are also
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reported with a more extended reporting material aspect including both impacts directly
boundary, including non-consolidated caused by its activities and impacts to which it
companies and joint operations, joint ventures contributes and that are directly associated
or associates, over which Saipem controls through business relations to its activities,
operations1. These indicators are marked by products and services. For this purpose and
the wording ‘Group total’ boundary. For some concerning the most significant issues,
material issues, the impact of Saipem’s Saipem reports some significant indicators
activities is manifested beyond the boundary of and information also referred to activities it
the organisation. As foreseen by the principle does not directly manage. The following table
of information completeness defined by GRI identifies the external boundary by category of
Standard 101: Foundation, the organisation is stakeholders concerned, also indicating any
required to report the boundary for each limitations that impact each material issue.
Material issues External boundary Limitations

People safety Vendors and subcontractors Partial, for vendors
Safe operations, asset integrity and process safety Vendors and subcontractors Partial, for vendors
Anti-corruption and ethical business practices Business partners, vendors and subcontractors -
Human and labour rights - -
Technology, operational innovation and research - -
Training and development Subcontractors (HSE training) -
Spill prevention and response Vendors and subcontractors Vendors
Ethical supply chain Vendors and subcontractors Partial, for vendors
Health and well-being Some local communities -
Energy efficiency Vendors and subcontractors Vendors
Prevent climate changes and GHG emissions Vendors and subcontractors Vendors
Security practices Security service providers -
Talent attraction and retention - -
Materiality analysis and contents definition line with Saipem procedures, the company
implements a materiality analysis process
The NFS reports those aspects foreseen by every year. This is aimed at identifying the
Legislative Decree No. 254/2016 concerning sustainability aspects of its business that
the fight against active and passive could substantially influence the assessments
corruption, the environment, personnel and decisions of its stakeholders and are
management, social aspects and considered significant for the Company itself.
protection of human rights assessed as The analysis is carried out with the
significant and material according to a involvement of representatives from all
process that takes Saipem’s specific activities main stakeholder categories and from the
and the interest of all corporate stakeholder corporate management.
categories into account, as described below. Following is a representation of the process
As provided for by the GRI Standards and in for subsequent work phases.
Identification of Analysis of significant Analysis of priority Material theme

significant themes by themes for Saipem
; ; ;
themes for corporate selection for the
sector concerning stakeholders management Company
Saipem business
sustainability
• Analysis of the • Survey of all (more • Consulting, via survey, • Identification of the 13
sustainability context than 4,400 individuals of Saipem senior most significant
of Saipem’s business, who responded to the management themes for the
sustainability rating survey) corporate Company and
agencies, means of stakeholder category stakeholders, on which
communication and representatives the non-financial and
customer and (clients, business sustainability
competitor partners, business statements are based
associations, investors,
benchmarks to map insurance companies, and which the
significant NGOs, representatives Company takes into
sustainability themes of local communities, account to define its
by reference industry authority future objectives
representatives,
vendors and Saipem
employees)
(1) The ‘Group total’ boundary includes the following companies for environmental, health and safety aspects (including HSE training): SAGIO - Companhia
Angolana de Gestão de Instalaçao Offshore Ltda, Petromar Lda, Saipem Taqa Al Rushaid Fabricators Co Ltd and S.C. TCPI Romania - Tecnoprojecto
Internacional Srl is only included for health and safety aspects but not for environmental aspects. The boundary concerning personnel and human rights
was extended to include the following companies: Petromar Lda, Saipem Taqa Al Rushaid Fabricators Co Ltd, Charville - Consultores e Serviços Lda,
SaiPar Drilling Co BV, TSGI Mühendislik Insaat Ltd Sirketi, ASG Scarl, CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta Velocità) Due, KWANDA Suporte Logistico Lda.
Regarding the aspects related to anti-corruption, the extension of the boundary concerns the following companies: TSGI Mühendislik Insaat Ltd Sirketi.
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The respondents (external stakeholders, that is chaired by the CEO and made up of
Saipem employees and senior management) corporate top management, shared with the
identified the most important issues, assessing Sustainability, Scenarios and Governance
them in accordance with the responsibility Board Committee and with the Board of
principle (issues that the respondent considers Directors.
must be managed by Saipem as a responsible The issues that emerged from the materiality
company) and the value created (economic, analysis become the basis for the definition of
social, cultural, reputational, environmental, etc.) the Saipem Sustainability Plan,
for Saipem itself, in favour of its stakeholders, across-the-board for all business lines, that is
and for civil society in the broadest sense. later taken into consideration for the definition
The final materiality analysis results were of the four-year strategic plan and specific
validated by the Sustainability Committee, managerial targets.
LEGISLATIVE DECREE no. 254/MATERIAL TOPIC/GRI/NFS CONTENT CORRESPONDENCE

Topics required by Saipem material topics GRI Standard Saipem 2018 Detailed in other
Italian Legislative NFS sections documents
Decree No. 254/2016
Company management GRI 102: General Company • Directors’ Report
and organisation model Disclosures 2016 management and ‘Human resources,
Article 3.1, subsection a organisation model. quality’ and
‘Governance’ chapters.
• Corporate
Governance and
Shareholding
Structure Report
2018.
Policies In the specific Corporate policies are

Article 3.1, subsection b ‘Management available in the
policies and system’ Documentation section
sections of each on website
issue discussed. www.saipem.com.
Environmental topics: Energy efficiency. GRI 302: Energy 2016 Energy efficiency Sustainable Saipem
- environmental impacts Prevent climate changes and GRI 305: Emissions 2016 and GHG emissions. 2018 ‘On the side of
Article 3.2, subsection c GHG emissions. GRI 306: Effluents and Spill prevention and progress against
- energy and emissions Spill prevention and response. Waste 2016 response. Climate Change’ and
Article 3.2, subsection a; Technological and operating ‘Guaranteeing safe
Article 3.2, subsection b innovation. operations’ sections.
- water resources Article
3.2, subsection a
Personnel management People safety. GRI 202: Market presence Safety, Health, Sustainable Saipem
Article 3.2, subsection d Health and well-being. 2016 Skill and knowledge 2018 ‘Guaranteeing
Health and safety Training and development. GRI 401: Employment 2016 development. safe operations’ and
impacts Article 3.2, Attract and retain talent. GRI 403: Occupational ‘Valuing People’
subsection c Safe operations, asset Health and Safety 2018 sections.
integrity and process safety. GRI 404: Training and
Education 2016
GRI 405: Diversity and equal
opportunity 2016
Social aspects Article Security practices. GRI 410: Security Practices Ethical supply chain Sustainable Saipem
3.2, subsection d Ethical supply chain 2016 management. 2018 ‘Perform as a
management. GRI 414: Supplier Social Security practices. responsible player’
Assessment 2016 section.
Respect for human Human and labour rights. GRI 406: Non-discrimination Saipem people and Sustainable Saipem
rights Article 3.2, 2016 all subsections. 2018 ‘Perform as a
subsection e GRI 407: Freedom of Respect for human responsible player’
Association and Collective rights. section.
Bargaining 2016
GRI 408: Child Labour 2016
GRI 409: Forced Or
Compulsory Labour 2016
Fighting corruption Anti-corruption and ethical GRI 205: Anti-corruption Fighting corruption. Sustainable Saipem
Article 3.2, business practices. 2016 2018 ‘Perform as a
subsection f responsible player’
section.
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A description of the risks identified for the five sections, is included in the ‘Risk management’
areas of Legislative Decree No. 254/2016 and section of the ‘Directors’ Report’, for a full
topics defined as material for the Company, in description integrated into the overall Saipem
addition to that indicated in the specific NFS Enterprise Risk Management system.
Related to the political, social

Related to human resources
Related to the supply chain
Related to health, safety

Related to technological
and economic instability
Related to non financial

and the environment
Related to strategic
Related to business
integrity processes
development
positioning
reporting
Material topics/Risks DESCRIBED IN THE ‘RISK MANAGEMENT’ SECTION OF THE ‘DIRECTORS’ REPORT’
Climate change prevention and GHG emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Energy efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
People safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safe operations, asset integrity and process safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spill prevention and response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technology, operational innovation and research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anti-corruption and ethical business practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Human and labour rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethical supply chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Training and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Talent attraction and retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health and well-being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Company management improve Project organisation and

strengthen the sales force;
and organisation model - fine tuning of the Offshore Drilling, Onshore
The consolidation process of the divisional Drilling and XSIGHT Divisions to maximise
organisation model, adopted by Saipem in the efficiency and effectiveness of project
May 2017, continued in 2018 focusing on an acquisition and execution activities.
increased divisional autonomy in the Furthermore, the process of aligning the
continuous pursuit of maximum business entire Regulatory Framework to the divisional
flexibility, improved performance and business model and organisational changes
corporate governance processes and that occurred during the year continued along
constant adherence to compliance and with the worldwide deployment of the
governance principals. organisational structure adopted by each
The ‘towards a new organisational structure’ Division to subsidiaries and branches.
was launched in the second half of 2018 to
pursue the full autonomy of the Divisions
through a redefinition of the Saipem system Saipem SpA Organisation, Management
of powers and proxies and the update of the and Control Model - ‘Model 231’ (which
Division executive powers, operating models includes the Code of Ethics)
and work processes to avoid the direct
involvement of the CEO while strengthening At the meeting held on March 22, 2004, the
the steering and control role. Saipem SpA Board of Directors resolved to
The following main organisational changes adopt its own organisational, management
have taken place during the year: and control model pursuant to Italian
- allocation of the Strategies and M&A Legislative Decree No. 231 dated 2001
departments to directly report to the CEO (hereinafter, ‘Model 231’), aimed at preventing
to support the definition of strategic the crimes set out by Italian Legislative
scenarios and M&A initiatives; Decree No. 231 dated 2001.
- reorganisation of the Offshore E&C Division, Subsequently, by means of specific projects,
with a strengthening of the role of the updates to Model 231 were approved to
coordination on the worldwide network and incorporate the legislative innovations and the
identification of a supervisory board changes in the corporate organisation Saipem
dedicated to Offshore E&C Italy operations SpA.
management; In particular, the subsequent updates to
- redefinition of the Onshore E&C Division to Model 231 took into account:
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- the changes in the corporate organisation aims to bring domestic regulations in line
of Saipem SpA; with EU regulations, also intervening on the
- the changes in case law and jurisprudence; liability of legal entities. In regulating the
- the considerations arising from the fight ‘against some forms and expression of
implementation of Model 231, including xenophobic racism by means of criminal
indications in case law; law’, the new Article 25-terdecies ‘Racism
- practices of Italian and foreign companies and xenophobia’ provides for this as a crime
with regard to the models; within Italian Legislative Decree No.
- results of supervision activities and the 231/2001;
findings of internal audit activities; - Law No. 179 of November 30, 2017 on
- the evolution of the legislative framework ‘Provisions for the protection of those
and Confidustria Guidelines. reporting crimes or irregularities that they
Finally, also following the removal of the may have become aware of in the context
management and coordination of Eni SpA as of their public or private employment’.
of January 22, 2016, the Chief Executive
Officer-CEO, on July 28, 2016, initiated the
programme for implementing the innovations Corporate Governance
for a review of the structure of the Model 231
and Code of Ethics, which is an integral and Saipem adopts a system of Corporate
substantial part of Model 231, and a general Governance that is based on the general and
Risk Assessment regarding the crimes set out special regulations applicable to the Articles
by Italian Legislative Decree No. 231/2001. of Association, the Code of Ethics, the
The purpose of the activity was to review recommendations contained in the Corporate
Model 231 and the document ‘Sensitive Governance Code of the Italian Stock
activities and specific control standards for Exchange and best practices on the subject.
the Model 231 of Saipem SpA’ renamed (in Saipem’s system of Corporate Governance is
line with best practices) ‘Special Part of Model based on the central role of the Board of
231 - Sensitive Activities and Specific Control Directors, transparency and the
Standards’ with the purpose of aligning them effectiveness of the internal audit system.
with: It should be noted that the Sustainability,
- the regulatory updates; Governance and Scenarios Committee’s is
- the organisational changes that have taken responsible for reviewing the ‘Non-financial
place; statement’ set forth by Italian Legislative
- trends in case law and legal theory; Decree No. 254 dated December 30, 2016,
- best practices. and to provide a preliminary assessment to
At the end of these updates, on January 15, the Board of Directors to approve this
2018, the Saipem SpA Board of Directors document. For a more detailed description of
approved the Saipem SpA ‘Model 231 the governance for the aspects required by
(including the Code of Ethics)’ and ‘Special Italian Legislative Decree No. 254/2016, refer
Section of Model 231 - Sensitive activities to the ‘Corporate Governance and
and specific control standards’. Shareholding Structure Report’, in particular
After the various timely updates made over the section ‘Sustainability’ and the sections
the years, Model 231 of Saipem SpA was also regarding the Board of Directors, internal
updated, inter alia, in accordance with the committees and risk management.
following regulations: The above-mentioned document is present in
- Italian Legislative Decree No. 24 of March 4, the ‘Governance’ section of the Company’s
2014, which intervened in the context of the website.
trafficking of human beings and the
protection of the victims amending Article
600 of the Italian Penal Code (reduction to Stakeholder relations
or maintenance in slavery or servitude) and
Article 601 Italian Penal Code (trafficking of The Company strives to continuously involve
persons); all bearers of legitimate interests in Saipem as
- Italian Legislative Decree No. 39 of March 4, a fundamental aspect of its sustainable
2014, which introduced the crime of business. Pursuing a constant dialogue and
‘grooming minors’ into the crimes set out in sharing objectives with all stakeholders
Italian Legislative Decree No. 231/2001; are the means through which it is possible to
- Law No. 68 of May 22, 2015, ‘Provisions create reciprocal value. The approach
related to crimes against the environment’ developed by Saipem over time is designed to
(so-called ‘Ecoreati’, ‘Eco-crimes Act’), ensure open and transparent relations with
which introduces new cases of the parties involved and promote positive and
environmental crime; mutually advantageous interactions.
- Law No. 167 of November 20, 2017, The principles and responsibilities at the basis
‘Provisions for fulfilling the obligations of Saipem’s stakeholder engagement process
arising from Italy being part of the European are defined in the ‘Stakeholder Engagement’
Union - European Law 2017’. The provision Management System Guideline, a corporate
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governance tool applied to the entire Group, safety, anti-corruption and ethical business
designed to uniquely define the Saipem practices, human and labour rights, spill
Sustainability Model in line with the prevention and response, climate change and
cornerstones of the Company’s Sustainability GHG emission prevention. In order to meet
Policy. the stakeholders’ expectations on these
The main issues that have arisen over the year issues in terms of transparency and the
from the stakeholder engagement process definition of concrete commitments, Saipem
consist of the topics considered material. provides detailed reporting in this statement
The priorities among these are: people and the ‘Sustainable Saipem 2018’ document.
APPROach to STAKEHOLDER engagem ent
Financial Clients Employees Local Local Local Vendors Business

Stakeholders governments communities organisations associations
and authorities and NGOs
Continuous Constant Commitment to Customised Contribution to Regular Commitment to Active

dialogue with the reporting and recruiting and engagement with progress in local publication of developing and participation and
financial frequent retaining local communities in information, maintaining support for
community. meetings on talented governments terms of social objectives and long-term numerous
operating personnel and and authorities. and economic results through relations with international and
Commitment to projects. promoting their development and Saipem’s vendors. The local
ensuring the development, Institutional and improvement in institutional process of associations,
utmost Meetings motivation and official relations living conditions. channels. vendor contributing to
transparency and organised with skills. with authorities, Each operating management sharing ‘best
fair access to clients and as well as company or Identification of makes it possible practices’ within
confidential potential clients Guarantee a collaboration project has a organisations to assess their Saipem’s
information. also include safe, healthy with public specific with proven reliability from business
sustainability work bodies to launch approach that experience and technical, sectors.
Periodic aspects. environment and initiatives in takes the integrity with financial and
publication of stable relations favour of local Company’s role which to organisational Contributions to
information Proactive with the trade development and the specific establish short capabilities. strengthening
through press engagement in unions to ensure projects. context into and Saipem’s role in
releases and HSE initiatives an open dialogue account. medium-term Proactive its industries
presentations. such as based on relations in commitment in and its relations
environmental cooperation. Active order to HSE initiatives with other
Periodic awareness involvement of facilitate the such as stakeholders (i.e.
meetings with campaigns or local implementation environmental clients, local
institutional LiHS (Leadership communities in of specific awareness stakeholders,
investors and in Health and the projects. campaigns or etc.).
financial analysts. Safety) implementation LiHS (Leadership
programmes. of local in Health and
Individual development Safety)
shareholders can projects. programmes.
interface directly
with the Company
Secretary.
Protecting the environment regulations, principles, shared approaches

and internationally recognised
and minimising environmental recommendations adopted in the industry
impacts including UN Global Compact principles
(especially, principles 7, 8 and 9 that refer to
Environmental management system the environment), the principles expressed in
and policies the International Finance Corporation
Performance Standards on Environmental and
Saipem is aware that all its activities, from the Social Sustainability, Organisation for
planning and engineering stages to Economic Co-operation and Development
construction and operation, may potentially (OECD) guidelines for multinationals and the
have an impact on the environment, both Equator Principles.
directly and along its business value chain. As described in the Saipem SpA HSE Policy,
In identifying, assessing and managing the Company is committed to preventing the
environmental and social impacts tied to potential impacts caused by its activities and
business management, both potential and using energy and other natural resources
real, Saipem is guided by international efficiently.
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This is why Saipem takes all necessary management system adopted by the
measures to ensure environmental Company. Saipem is aware of the real and
protection when carrying out its works, both potential impacts of its activities and defines
for activities managed directly by its own specific actions and tools required to manage
personnel and using its own equipment and these impacts for each operating context.
those operations over which it has operational Furthermore, the Company invests in
control (customers, subcontractors, etc.) to research and development programmes to
minimise and correctly manage the significant create technologies that minimise the
environmental aspects and impacts that may environmental impact of its operations,
arise from them. Moreover, Saipem pays the and as service to the relevant industry, and
utmost attention to the constant organises specific initiatives designed to
improvement of its environmental promote environmental awareness and the
performance. In order to ensure these results, dissemination of best practices, also involving
Saipem has implemented a Management external entities as potential addressees of
System certified in accordance with the them. Further information can be found in the
ISO 14001 international standard. ‘Research and development’ section of the
All significant Saipem Group business ‘Director’s Report’ and the document
divisions are ISO 14001:2015 certified to ‘Sustainable Saipem 2018’.
support and guarantee the environmental
SAIPEM OPERATIONS MAIN OUTPUTS AND POTENTIAL POTENTIAL MITIGATION MEASURES

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
• Soil, groundwater and water • Spill management hierarchy: prevention;

pollution preparedness; response
• Degradation and loss of natural • Suitable storage areas for oils and
habitats and ecosystems chemicals
SPILL • Flora/fauna disturbance • Hazardous substances inventory
Flora and CONTINGENCIES • Biodiversity depletion • Spill mapping and Risk Assessment
Fauna • Damage to public safety • Spill kit availability
Biodiversity • Use of environmentally friendly
substances
• Training and drills
• GHG emissions and global • Energy saving and efficiency practices

warming • Use of renewable sources
ENERGY • Air pollution • Energy assessments on critical assets
CONSUMPTION • Wildlife and flora damages • Periodic maintenance and replacement of
Water
table • Loss of natural habitats equipment and machines
• Use of less pollutant fuels
• Groundwater pollution • Water reuse and saving practices

• Groundwater use • Efficient treatment plants
• Degradation and loss of aquatic • Periodic maintenance
WATER habitats and ecosystems
INPUT WITHDRAWAL/ • Flora/fauna disturbance
Soil and AND DISCHARGE • Biodiversity depletion
groundwater NATURAL
• Air pollution • Periodic maintenance and replacement of
RESOURCES • Degradation and loss of natural equipment and machines
habitats and ecosystems • Dust control programmes
AIR AND DUST • Flora/fauna disturbance • Pollutant abatement systems
EMISSIONS • Biodiversity depletion • Use of less pollutant fuels
• Energy saving and efficiency practices
• Soil overuse • Waste management hierarchy: reuse;

Air • Decreased landfill space reduce; recycle
• Modification of landscape • Waste valorisation practices
• Damage to public safety • Recycling programmes
WASTE • Direct and indirect impacts • Suitable waste storage areas
PRODUCTION connected with improper • Efficient waste management equipment
management • Training of waste management personnel
• Human/wildlife disturbance • Periodic maintenance and replacement of

Habitat, • Degradation and loss of natural equipment and machines
natural habitats and ecosystems • Enclosing noise sources
ecosystems NOISE
and landscape AND VIBRATIONS • Biodiversity depletion • Noise barriers/screens
• Proper planning of noisy activities
• Use or quieter working
methods/technologies
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RISKS CONCERNING ISSUES COVERED BY ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 254/2016: ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
Risks identified by the Company* Summary of the adopted risk mitigation measures
Spill prevention
and response
Environmental To prevent and mitigate this risk, Saipem has adopted an ISO 14001 certified environmental
pollution management system that applies to the Group’s most significant divisions from the operational
standpoint. Furthermore, the Company employs environmental risk assessment techniques and
tools and conducts audits and training and awareness courses for its personnel and main
contractors. Finally, the Group has put response plans in place to manage any environmental
emergencies.
Failure to exploit Saipem is committed to developing and diversifying its portfolio of technologies and patents
Technology, Innovation and
Operational Research
of technologies through significant investment in research and development and to monitor technological
applicable to the developments in the pertinent industries also performing benchmark analyses. A key element of
Engineering the risk mitigation and prevention strategy is the initiative concerning its incubator of ideas and
Saipem material issues
& Construction business prototyping laboratory, ‘Factory of Innovation’, designed to test solutions that respond to the
(including digitisation) challenges of the industry in which Saipem operates through new technologies (digital first and
foremost) and new methods.
Failure to expand The mitigation and prevention of this risk is performed by focusing on the development of
the technology technologies and patents in the field of the energy de-carbonisation of energy (for example,
portfolio linked to the renewable energy and CO2 management) through research and development. Moreover, Saipem
de-carbonisation of is committed to continually monitor and further technological developments related to the
energy de-carbonization of energy supplies.
Increase in operating Saipem is committed to constantly monitor the evolution of laws and regulations in the field of
Energy efficiency
Prevention of climate
change and GHG
emissions
costs due to extended greenhouse gas emissions at the international level, in order to mitigate and prevent such risk.
applicability of In addition, the Group has defined a four-year strategic plan with quantitative targets for the
legislation on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, which were applied at both the level of the division and
emissions of corporate levels.
greenhouse gases
(Carbon Tax or Emission
Trading Scheme)
(*) The water risk is not currently analysed, as does not appear to be a material topic.
Environmental management emergency management skills. The drills

and results are carried out both on land and at sea,
involving, if necessary, clients or third
parties designated for emergency response
Spill prevention and response activities.
- Emergency response: all Saipem sites have
Pollutant spills are one of the most significant the necessary equipment for tackling any
environmental issues for the industry in which emergency which may arise and specific
Saipem operates. Spill prevention and Spill Response Teams have been set up.
response actions are an absolute priority for The sites implement a spill management
the Company. Saipem operates by plan, which identifies the accident scenarios
minimising the risk of spills and adopts and response modes and can also include
advanced equipment and procedures to the intervention of designated third parties.
implement actions that reduce and manage - Reporting: the data concerning spills and
emergencies. The Saipem management ‘near misses’ (events linked to operating
system is based on the following hierarchy of activities that could have caused
actions: environmental damage) are monitored by a
- Prevention: actions have been implemented specific software and subsequently
to identify specific areas of risk and improve analysed to assess the causes, prevent
processes and operational control of those recurrence and the ‘lessons learned’ are
sites and vessels which are most at risk. shared within the Company.
- Training and preparedness: specific training Further information on the actions taken by
packages are delivered on spill prevention, Saipem to reduce the risk of spills can be
and spill drills are periodically organised. found in the ‘Safety for the environment’
They are designed to strengthen section of ‘Sustainable Saipem 2018’.
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2016 2017 2018

Group Group Group Group Group Group
total consolidated total consolidated total consolidated
Number of spills
Total (No.) 30 28 26 23 18 17
Chemical spills (No.) 5 3 8 8 5 5
Oil spills (No.) 25 25 18 15 13 12
Volume of spills
Total (m3) 4.26 3.01 6.21 6.07 7.22 3.25
Chemical spills (m3) 0.71 0.18 3.58 3.58 0.77 0.77
Oil spills (m3) 3.54 2.83 2.63 2.49 6.46 2.49
The number of spills compared to the reviewed the emission estimate method,
previous year decreased in 2018. expanding its boundaries, achieving its
Taking into account the Group consolidated certification from a third-party in
perimeter, the total spill volume equalled 3.25 accordance with UNI EN ISO 14064-3:2012
m3 over 6.07 in 2017. standards.
The main event was a bitumen spill (1.7 m3) in The main changes to the methods concerned:
the soil from two tanks during lifting - review of the emission factors used to
operations in the scope of the Tangguh LNG estimate emissions;
Expansion project (Indonesia). The area was - inclusion of new gas in the estimate
promptly isolated and confined by two method;
containment tanks. A recovery plan was - inclusion in this method, of scope 2: indirect
organised. emissions arising from electricity
Considering the more extensive Group total purchases;
perimeter, the total spill volume for the year - inclusion of scope 3 field of application:
equalled 7.22 m3 due to an oil spill (3.97 m3) at indirect emissions related to air travel for
sea when unloading the FPSO Gimboa cargo business.
ship. The cause was due to a leak from a pipe The method is applied to calculate both GHG
that was clogged and bent. An emergency emissions and the following air pollutant
stop was promptly implemented and the emissions: NOx, CO2, CO, SO2, NMVOC, CH4,
contaminated zone was subsequently cleaned PM10 and N2O.
with a dispersing substance. Further tests Direct energy consumption increased by
were conducted, and passed, on the pipe 4% in 2018 over 2017 for the Group
after this event and the ship was equipped consolidated perimeter (3% considering
with new pipe for faster and preventive future the Group total perimeter), in line with the
replacements. increase in business on some significant
operating projects. Sites that experienced
the most significant increases in energy
Energy efficiency and GHG emissions consumption over the previous year are listed
below: Jazan Integrated Gasification
Reducing its emissions, also through the Combined Cycle (Saudi Arabia), Tangguh LNG
improvement of energy efficiency, is one of Expansion (Indonesia), Khankendi vessels
the company’s environmental priorities. (Azerbaijan), Castorone, Saipem 12000, ERSAI
In 2018, Saipem decided to further organise Yard. An increase in Diesel consumption over
its policy of reducing GHG emissions by 2017 was experienced with the Jazan
drafting a specific four-year plan to outline Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
a corporate vision on the issue of improving project which records the highest
the efficiency of its activities and the resulting consumption for the year and of Diesel Marine
reduction of emissions. Oil consumption, due to an increase of
During the same year the Company also Castorone pipelay vessel activities.
2016 2017 2018

Indirect energy consumption
Electricity (MWh) 102,343.4 101,083.6 92,309.9 92,307.7 88,996 85,069
Renewable energy
Electricity produced from renewable sources (MWh) 305.0 305.0 352.4 352.3 297.6 297.6
It should be noted that the emission factors for the calculation of scope 1 and scope 2 have been updated in the course of 2018 and emission factors for the calculation of scope 3 were defined.
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Direct energy consumption

(ktoe)
300
388.1 370.5 419.3 409.5 432.9 424.0
256.6
238.9 246.6
250
236.9
230.5 224.0
200 Gasoline
173.2 170.8
Diesel Marine Oil (DMO)
141.8 141.8
150
Diesel
111.8 111.8
100 Light Fuel Oil (LFO)
Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO)

50
Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)
12.8 11.5 12.8 11.4 12.3 12.3
7.5 9.5 7.5 9.5 4.5 7.2 9.2 7.2 9.2
1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 4.5 0.6 - 0.6 - Natural Gas
0 - -

2016 2017 2018
Emissions
(kt CO2 eq) 1,242.3 1,177.2 1,337.2 1,306.8 1,442.7 1,412.8
1,400 1,348.8 1,320.9
1,299.7
1,269.3
1,203.4 1,177.2
1,050
700
Direct GHG emissions

(scope 1)
350
Indirect GHG emissions
(scope 2)
38.9 37.5 37.5 35.7 58.2 33.8 58.1

- - - - - Induced GHG emissions
0 (scope 3)
2016 2017 2018
Note: Saipem began calculating scope 3 emissions as of reporting year 2018. Furthermore, it should be noted that scope 2 emissions were not calculated for the Group consolidated
perimeter in 2016 since Legislative Decree No. 254/2016 was not yet in effect.
Water resource management implemented by the divisions and operating

companies.
One of Saipem’s commitments expressed in The reduction of water consumption recorded
the HSE Policy comprises the protection of in 2018, compared to 2017, is mainly due to
natural resources. Considering the the altered operational needs of some
geographical location of the Company’s onshore projects such as, the Cornegliano
important operating activities, water is a Laudense gas storage facility (Italy) that is
significant aspect (albeit not identified as a nearing completion, but which had recorded
material topic). In fact, Saipem is aware that is high consumption in 2017 due to a
carries out important operating activities in considerable quantity of drain water pumping.
areas considered ‘under water stress’, where The significant increase in the percentage of
the implementation of a strategy to reduce re-used water in 2018 is due to its use in
consumption and use the resource activities such as dust control, mainly in sites
efficiently is considered a priority. located in particular geographical areas such
The re-use of water, after suitable treatment, as Saudi Arabia: projects which post the
is a key activity to minimise water greatest increases in re-used water are in fact
consumption. the Jazan Integrated Gasification Combined
The commitment to responsible management Cycle and Khurais AFE and SATGOSP
of water resources is transmitted to all projects. Drained water has decreased more
company levels through the issue of annual than proportionately to the decrease in water
Group HSE plans, which are then consumed.
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Water consumption
(103 m3) 6,972.9 6,807.3 7,690.4 7,546.0 6,850.8 6,708.1
6,000
5,441.2 5,368.1
5,000
4,532.6
4,451.9
4,000
3,054.5
3,000 2,983.6
2,571.9 2,499.6
2,000 Sea water
1,375.1 1,317.5
1,276.9 1,254.5 Water from above-ground
1,000 1,037.1 1,014.9 1,033.2 1,000.2 waterways
685.8 672.1
Groundwater
188.3 266.1 222.9
188.3
0 69.5 69.5 Fresh water/from
waterworks
2016 2017 2018
Water consumption
2016 2017 2018
Recycled and re-used water
(103 m3) 308.4 308.5 1,179.8 1,179.2 1,641.0 1,640.8
Re-used water
(%) 4 4 15 16 24 24
Sewage water discharges

2016 2017 2018
(103 m3) total consolidated total consolidated total consolidated
Total dumped water, of which: 4,858.9 4,745.8 5,657.0 5,536.7 4,232.9 4,099.7
- water discharged into the sewer systems 427.7 485.4 642.8 642.8 380.4 377.6
- water discharged into bodies of surface water 2,556.3 2,504.6 3,605.4 3,605.4 2,388.6 2,388.6
- water discharged into the sea 1,142.7 1,023.6 515.4 395.1 729.3 677.3
- water discharged to other destinations 732.2 732.2 893.4 893.4 734.7 656.3
Waste management The significant decrease (11% for Group

consolidated and 12% for the Group total
The Company implements a responsible perimeter) in waste production, over 2017,
waste management system that is specific for is mainly due to the completion of civil works
the type of operating activities. to the South Stream WP 5.1 project (Russia)
Waste management is tackled by applying for which an enormous amount of soil, rocks
a hierarchy of operations mainly aimed at and dredging materials had been managed
minimising the waste produced through the and recycled in 2017 and reported as
use of appropriate procedures or non-hazardous waste discarded in landfill.
technologies, re-using it as material and Thus, there was a 58% reduction of
recycling it after the most appropriate non-hazardous recycled waste in 2018 for
treatment. the Group consolidated perimeter (56% for
Priority is given to hazardous waste in the the Group total perimeter). The increase
context of action aimed at minimising waste (12% for the Group consolidated and 9%
generation. The company promotes and for the Group total) in the production of
implements measures, also through the non-hazardous waste disposed of in
research and development of new materials, landfills recorded in 2018 is attributable to
which allow hazardous materials to be the Cornegliano Laudense gas storage plant
replaced with non-harmful alternatives. project (Italy) and the Khurais AFE and
Saipem ensures appropriate waste SATGOSP projects (Saudi Arabia).
management though waste management As regards hazardous waste disposed of in
procedures/plans at both operating company landfills, there was an increase (67% for
level and individual project and site level. both perimeters) due mainly to the activities
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carried out in the Karimun yard (Indonesia) and Furthermore, following the world environment
to some onshore projects: Al Zour New day theme, in 2018 Saipem also implemented
Refinery Project, for the quantity of sludge specific campaigns with the direct
coming from the waste water treatment plant involvement of senior management, as well as
of the new accommodation camp, Rabigh II further initiatives aimed at collecting and
(Saudi Arabia) for the disposal of used oil. reducing plastic waste.
2016 2017 2018

(kt) total consolidated total consolidated total consolidated
Total weight of waste produced, of which: 907.6 902.0 431.3 426.0 381.5 378.6
- hazardous waste disposed of in landfill sites 36.1 (*) 36.0 61.2 61.1 102.2 102.1
- incinerated hazardous waste 1.6 1.5 2.3 2.3 4.2 4.2
- recycled hazardous waste 18.7 18.3 6.9 6.9 3.5 3.4
- non-hazardous waste disposed of in landfill sites 140.0 (*) 135.6 172.4 168.6 188.3 188.2
- incinerated non-hazardous waste 3.0 3.0 3.6 2.6 2.7 2.7
- recycled non-hazardous waste 708.1 707.4 185.0 184.6 80.6 78.2
(*) These data have been modified against the previous year because of a recalculation.
Social aspects clients or, if necessary, produced in-house.

The operations where Saipem has direct
Social policies and management responsibility for the impacts generated at
local level concern the fabrication yards or
The Company operates in over 60 culturally proprietary logistic bases. In these cases,
and geographically different and distant Saipem identifies and assesses the potential
countries often in contexts characterised by effects of its activities and actions in order to
difficult situations and border issues, each ensure that they are managed appropriately,
characterised by issues that the Company as well as any specific activities and projects
takes into account when assessing social aimed at developing the local socio-economic
aspects linked to its activities. context working with the identified local
Saipem uses social-economic impact stakeholders.
evaluations and studies supplied by its
WELFARE
CULTURE ECONOMIC
SOCIAL ASPECTS DEMOGRAPHICS AND SOCIAL
AND LIFESTYLE IMPACT
INFRASTRUCTURES
MAIN - Erosion of traditional values - Immigration due to the - Effect on local facilities and - Increase in direct and
SOCIAL IMPACTS and customs attractiveness of the public health indirect employment and in
- Increase in the social geographical area of the site - Effect on traffic and road wage levels
problems of some vulnerable - Emigration/relocation due to safety - Increase in prices of goods
population groups the traditional use of natural - Access to social and inflation rate
- Discrimination and resources competing or infrastructures - Purchasing of local supplies
marginalisation of conflicting with project and boost in general local
indigenous people activities economy
- Risk of conflict and local - Changes in local economic
unrest structure
- Increase in dependency of
the local economic system
on a specific industrial
sector
POTENTIAL - Cultural Heritage protection - Transparent recruitment - Health promotion initiatives - Transparent recruitment
MITIGATION plan strategy - Safe driving awareness and hiring strategy
MEASURES - Proper selection of security - Management of local sessions
providers expectations
- Drug and alcohol testing of
the workforce
- Cultural awareness sessions
and human rights training
programmes for employees
TOOLS ADOPTED Stakeholder consultation, community grievance mechanism and local community relations plan
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Analysis of the context Identification and assessment Identification and implementation

of potential impact of mitigation measures
Analysis of the socio-political, cultural and Identification and subsequent evaluation of The purpose of adopting mitigation
economic conditions of the area the impacts occurring during the entire measures is to remove, minimise and/or
interested by the project. life of the project. compensate residual adverse effects to a
The impacts can be classified as: reasonably feasible extent.
- direct impacts: that are a direct result of Mitigation measures could consist of the
project activities; integration of proposed actions into the
- indirect impacts: that result from other design of the project, changing or adding
developments or activities that would technical or managerial aspects.
only occur as a result of the project. Mitigation actions could include activities
to be implemented both within the project
site and in neighbourhood areas.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
Particularly in the countries where the risk profile (including the social one) for every
company’s presence is medium/long term, project is identified, analysed and monitored
Saipem has established a lasting relationship from the commercial phase. An important tool
of mutual collaboration with the local is listening to the demands of the local
stakeholders. Some significant examples are stakeholders, also by means of consolidated
the collaborations with universities and engagement processes. In particular, for the
schools, representatives of local institutions, management of negative impacts, the
non-governmental organisations active in the Company has drawn up a principle (Guidance
areas and local bodies for development on Grievance Management) for structuring a
programmes and the promotion of health. system to collect and manage the demands
In addition to what is detailed in this of the local communities in the operating
document, Saipem provides a thorough businesses where it is considered necessary.
description of stakeholder engagement This process allows potential negative
actions in a specific section (‘Stakeholder impacts on the Company to be identified,
engagement in 2018’) of the ‘Sustainable managed or mitigated.
Saipem 2018’ document. Saipem is always Different geographical bases (e.g. Nigeria,
committed to minimising any negative Azerbaijan, Italy, Russia) and some of the more
impacts at the local level and contributing to significant operating businesses (e.g. Tangguh
maximising positive impacts through the LNG Expansion) have implemented such
implementation of strategies that support systems to ensure effective communication
sustainable local development. The overall with the communities.
RISKS CONCERNING ISSUES COVERED BY ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 254/2016: SOCIAL ASPECTS
Risks identified by the Company Summary of the adopted risk mitigation measures
Management of an ethical
supply chain
Fraudulent activity, Saipem updates its organisation, management and control model pursuant to Legislative Decree No.
Saipem material issue
corruption, lack of 231/2001 (hereinafter, ‘Model 231’), which is aimed at preventing the possible offences sanctioned by
transparency, loss of this legislation; ‘Model 231’ includes the Saipem Code of Ethics, which contains the set of rights, duties
confidential and responsibilities addressed to Model recipients. In addition, Saipem is engaged in training activities on
information and data, and non ethical issues, including anti-corruption, and on updates to ‘Model 231’. The Company has developed an
conformities with procedures anti-corruption management system that has recently obtained certification of compliance with the
and regulations. international standard ISO 37001. Lastly, the Group has a monitoring and control system in place for
vendors who may engage in fraudulent activities, possibly evaluating their suspension.
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Social aspect management manage the impacts on local communities

activities and results and stakeholder engagement. To support
this process, Saipem has implemented
Relations with the local context specific tools for analysing the local context
and for the identification and analysis of the
Saipem is committed to establishing relations main stakeholders for the purpose of defining
with its local stakeholders based on fairness action plans.
and transparency in order to pursue concrete In operating projects, Saipem supports the
shared objectives for sustainable client’s activities, in line with contract requests
development. This is also achieved by and requirements the latter received and/or
strengthening mutual trust, seeking dialogue agreed with local authorities through specific
and promoting the right conditions in order to studies such as EIA (Environmental Impact
establish lasting cooperation in the countries Assessment) or also using, in this case, ESIA
where the Company operates. (Environmental and Social Impact
Wherever it operates, Saipem contributes to Assessment).
the social and economic life of the territory,
also and not only in terms of local
employment and creation of value. Local presence
Saipem’s relations with local stakeholders
therefore depends on the type of operating For Saipem, being present locally means
presence in each particular area. acquiring goods and services from local
This presence is divided between long-term vendors, creating employment at a local
presence, where the Company owns level and developing the know-how of the
fabrication yards or other operating structures local personnel and vendors, strengthening
that allow complex relations and partnerships their technological and managerial skills.
with various local stakeholders to be In this way Saipem contributes to creating
established; and short/mid-term presence, development opportunities for the people and
where Saipem is involved in a specific project companies in those communities where it
within set contract deadlines in which Saipem operates. Saipem’s presence is also
participates in more targeted and short-term characterised by a commitment to developing
sustainable development initiatives. and maintaining a continuous relationship with
Saipem’s involvement and dialogue with local local communities, clients and local vendors
stakeholders therefore depends on the type making it possible to obtain benefits also in
of presence in each particular area, contract terms of reductions in overall project costs
requirements set by clients on projects and and the overall risk profile associated with
local partners. operational activities.
Where Saipem intends to create new, Saipem has developed internally a model
long-term work sites, the Company carries out (SELCE, ‘Saipem Externalities Local
specific assessments designed to analyse the Content Evaluation’) to quantify the value of
potential effects of its activities on the local its presence locally in economic, employment
socio-economic context. To achieve this goal, and growth of human capital terms.
it uses tools such as the ESIA (Environmental The SELCE model was validated in 2015 by
Social Impact Assessment), based on which Nomisma Energia in its application to the
the Company defines action plans to Italian context.
Local employment
2016 2017 2018
(%) total consolidated total consolidated total consolidated
Local employees 80 78 76 74 73 71
Local managers 45 44 46 45 45 44
An employee is considered local if he/she works in the country where he/she was hired. Local manager means the total of the middle and senior managers. The percent of local managers is
calculated excluding data from France and Italy.
In 2018, local personnel stood at 71% strengthening of their managerial and

(73% in the Group total perimeter), a figure technical competence and skills through
that saw a reduction against the previous year training and on-the job experiences.
mainly due to the reduction or conclusion of
the operating activities in projects where the
personnel was mainly local. The percentage, Management of an ethical supply chain
despite the slight reduction, remains very high
and concretely demonstrates Saipem’s Saipem has more than 23,000 first-tier
constant commitment to creating value in the vendors, of which approximately 7,000
areas where it operates. This occurs through qualified during the year. From a numerical
the employment of local personnel and the point of view, the main geographical areas
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where the Company’s vendors operate are ethical standards, in compliance with all the
Europe and the Americas. In 2018, the applicable laws and the Code of Ethics,
geographical areas in which Saipem ordered safeguarding its own reputation and that of its
the most significant amount of goods and subsidiaries.
services were Europe and the Middle East. The Company has identified aspects of
Saipem selects partners that share the same sustainability that have been identified as
values and makes them active participants in priorities in the management of its supply
the risk prevention process (ref. Policy ‘Our chain, which concern the ethical nature of the
partners in the value chain’). In over 60 years vendor, respect for human and labour rights,
of operating in most of the countries around and protection of the environment and the
the world, Saipem has created a consistent protection of its workers in terms of health
and profitable network of partners and and safety.
vendors; over 5,000 vendors have worked These aspects are integrated into the supply
with Saipem for more than 10 years. chain management system, which is
Saipem is committed to conducting relations composed of several interrelated phases, as
with vendors in accordance with the highest outlined and described below.
Supply chain management system
Vendor qualification Contractual phase Contract execution
Vendor performance feedback
Vendor qualification concentrates on the following issues: child

From the point of view of human and labour labour and forced labour, freedom of
rights, vendors operating in countries association and right of collective bargaining,
classified as high risk on these themes are salaries, working hours, discrimination,
analysed on the basis of the information and disciplinary measures, health and safety.
documents that they submit during the
qualification phase. Similarly, for certain Contractual phase
commodity codes considered high risk from a The general contract conditions negotiated
health and safety point of view, an ad hoc by Saipem include all the main requirements
assessment is carried out to assess the that cover sustainability topics.
vendor’s HSE management system and its Vendors state that they have received and
ability to manage these issues. acknowledge the contents of the
Moreover, for specific commodity codes, ‘Sustainability Policy’ whereby Saipem
vendors undergo a counterparty risk undertakes to act as a sustainable Company
assessment process. This includes an and contribute to the long-term growth and
analysis of its capabilities in economic, value creation through the effective
financial and organisational terms, as well involvement of all stakeholders.
as a risk assessment with regard to Moreover, vendors working with Saipem SpA
corruption, illegal conduct and any other are required to accept Model 231, which
aspect that could directly harm the vendor’s includes the Saipem Code of Ethics.
reputation and, indirectly, the reputation of Similarly, vendors working with the
Saipem. This is ensured through in-depth subsidiaries of Saipem SpA must accept the
checks, which include the involvement of the Organisational, Management and Control
vendor in any type of criminal offence or Model (OM&C Model) and the Code of Ethics.
terrorist activity, the structure of its control When the value of the supply for specific
chain, the management and Board of activities, services and materials exceeds a
Directors/owner in order to ensure predetermined amount, the specific vendor
compliance with Saipem anti-corruption is subject to a counterparty risk assessment.
guidelines. For specific commodity codes considered as
Based on the vendor’s critical nature, the high risk for HSE, Saipem conducts a specific
qualification process can require verification assessment in terms of the vendor’s ability
of its activities in loco, as well as its technical, and organisation to perform the contract
managerial, production, quality, HSE and according to international workers’ protection
logistics capabilities. standards. Subsequently, specific
If operating in high risk countries, the requirements are defined in the contract
vendors may undergo on-site verification based on the type of service the vendor
regarding labour rights. The verification provides.
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Contract performance and vendor legislation and contractual specifications,

feedback existence of legal proceedings for serious
Vendor performance is continuously violations/offences).
monitored and Saipem’s relevant functions The feedback received guarantees the
are also asked to provide feedback regarding assessment of the vendor’s overall reliability
respect for workers’ rights and the and the possibility of interrupting or
protection of health and safety (e.g. suspending the qualification in the event
occurrence of accidents/injuries during work of serious situations encountered.
execution, compliance with applicable HSE
2016 2017 2018

Active vendors (No.) 29,959 26,345 23,845
Qualified vendors (No.) 6,571 6,918 7,026
Vendors qualified in the year which operate in countries
at high risk of violating human and labour rights (%) 60 59 40 (*)
New vendors assessed on labour rights (No.) 106 94 174
Vendors qualified in the year for activities considered at HSE risk (%) 6 4 7
Vendors assessed on HSE aspects (No.) 385 278 466 (**)
Qualification audits, of which: (No.) 46 62 28
- on human and labour rights (No.) 6 14 10
It must be stated that the numbers in the table are representative both for the total perimeter of the Group total and the Group consolidated perimeters, because a qualified vendor at corporate
level can potentially work with all the businesses in the Group.
(*) For a more transparent representation of the indicator, as of 2018 it is calculated on the number of qualified vendors, rather than on the number of completed qualification processes.
(**) The methodology was changed from the previous year due to a methodological refinement that allows for a more accurate representation of the indicator.
Saipem people
Participants in training on sustainable
supply chain People policies and management
(number)
250 As described in the Policy ‘Our People’ on the
237 management of human capital ‘people are the
indispensable and fundamental element for
the very existence of the business and
200
company objectives can only be achieved
with their dedication and professionalism’.
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The professional knowledge of our people is
150 fundamental for sustainable growth and an
asset to be safeguarded, valorised and
115 developed. Developing a knowledge-sharing
100 culture is a primary means to consolidating
the wealth of acquired knowledge and
experience.
50
0
2016 2017 2018
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Risks associated
with human resource management
RISKS CONCERNING ISSUES COVERED BY ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 254/2016: PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
People safety
Accidents in the course Saipem is committed to both preventing and mitigating these risks through specialised training
of operational activities programmes dedicated to employees, as well as to its vendors and subcontractors, on technical
that can cause injuries topics and on work safety with the aim of ensuring high quality standards in training.
and even the death of Furthermore, the Company is involved in numerous initiatives, such as the ‘Leadership in Health
Saipem employees or vendors & Safety’ programme (LiHS), the campaign dedicated to ‘Life Saving Rules’. Finally, the most
and subcontractors’ staff. significant Group entities from the point of view of operations are OHSAS 18001 certified.
Critical issues related The Group is involved in the constant monitoring of various critical issues (in particular political, social,
Safe operations, asset integrity
and process safety
to political, social and economic) and terrorist threats in verifying the adequacy of the mitigation measures in place, making
economic instability use of an intelligence network and actively cooperating with the police forces and security service
and terrorist threats to providers in the countries where it operates. In particular, Saipem has developed security plans and a
staff, operations, business and crisis management system. Finally, the Group pursues a commercial strategy with strong project
assets. selectivity, also taking into consideration the risks associated with the country of operations.
Saipem material issue
Significant accidents To mitigate and prevent this risk, Saipem incurs significant expenses for the maintenance of its
to Saipem’s strategic assets and has developed various prevention initiatives, including the application of the Asset
assets or customer Integrity Management System and the development of Safety Cases, as well as the specific training
infrastructures. for technical personnel.
Health and
well-being
Damages of The Group has set up a programme for defining, implementing and monitoring health facilities and
exogenous and physicians responsible for managing personnel health, with the aim of avoiding and mitigating these
endogenous origin to risks. Furthermore, Saipem carries out training and awareness-raising initiatives on health issues,
staff health (for continuously monitors the health situation and has developed tele-medicine programmes in the
example, legionella, malaria, countries where it operates. In the event of serious consequences for the health of personnel,
rabies, etc.). Saipem has a system for managing medical emergencies and repatriation in the case of patients in
critical conditions.
Loss or lack of key Saipem periodically plans human resource needs based on business objectives, taking into account
Training and development
Talent attraction
and retention
skills. available and necessary skills with a particular focus on key skills and ensuring an effective
distribution of personnel within the Group (also on the basis of job rotation programmes).
Furthermore, the Group organises various training programmes on critical business skills and has
developed a structured methodology for career paths and compensation systems (e.g. long-term
incentives).
People management and results
Workforce trend
2016 2017 2018
Total employees at period end (No.) 40,305 36,859 35,918 32,058 34,129 31,693
Employee categories
Senior Managers (No,) 399 396 398 393 385 380
Managers (No,) 4,276 4,149 4,190 4,089 4,187 4,091
White Collars (No,) 18,496 16,721 16,642 14,971 16,633 15,323
Blue Collars (No,) 17,134 15,593 14,688 12,605 12,924 11,899
Type of contract
Employees with full-time contracts (No,) 40,060 36,615 35,686 31,826 33,906 31,470
Employees with key professional role (No,) 14,991 14,161 14,177 13,154 14,123 13,468
Employees recruited through an employment agency (No,) 5,643 4,403 5,829 4,111 7,380 6,869
Turnover
Voluntary turnover of resources
with key professional role (%) 8.3 - 6.6 6.2 7.3 6.6
Total turnover (%) 40 - 35 36 31 27
The total turnover is calculated as the ratio between annual exits and the average resources in the year. Voluntary turnover of resources with a key professional role is calculated as a ratio
between all the annual voluntary exits and the average of the resources that cover a key professional role.
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Employees by geographical area

(No.)
Americas North Europe Sub-Saharan Middle CIS Far

Africa Africa East East
Group total 2,477 911 10,066 4,886 10,645 2,110 3,034

2018
Group consolidated 2,477 911 9,590 3,713 9,859 2,109 3,034
Group total 1,849 669 10,283 5,589 11,472 2,743 3,313

2017
Group consolidated 1,849 669 9,621 4,554 9,571 2,481 3,313
Group total 3,083 1,268 9,962 6,637 9,219 3,169 6,967
2016
Group consolidated 3,083 1,261 9,249 5,197 8,177 2,925 6,967
The workforce in 2018 decreased compared influenced in particular by the operating

to 2017 due to the conclusion of some activities implemented in the Ersai yard, for
projects and the reduction of operations the EPC Khurais (Saudi Arabia) project, for
mainly in Nigeria (Southern Swamp Project), Maintenance Modification and Operation
Indonesia (Karimun Yard) and Saudi Arabia projects in Congo and for the DS6
(Jazan Project). This reduction was partially debottlenecking project of the West Qurna
offset by the increase in activities related to field (Iraq).
the development of projects in Chile, relating
to the Onshore E&C (Spence Growth Project)
business, and the increase in international Skills and knowledge development
resources on board vessels with regard to the
Offshore E&C business. The Company has confirmed by the way it
The overall turnover rate in 2018 operates that the importance of skills is a
experienced a reduction compared to distinct and distinctive element of Saipem and
2017 and was 27% (31% for the Group a source of competitive advantage in the
total perimeter); a value which, although reference market. In line with the evolution of
decreasing, remains at a significant level due the business scenario, a programme was
to: launched in 2018, which provided for the
(a) the extremely dynamic situation in the Oil revision of the HR strategy, considering skills
& Gas market, which led to a reduction in as a key driver of all processes.
operating activities, following a significant In line with the HR strategy aimed at
decrease in investments in the sector; safeguarding and enhancing distinctive skills –
(b) the nature of Saipem’s business which, which focuses on the Saipem resource
being a contractor, works for large-scale intended as the bearer of a set of critical
projects that have variable durations (from business skills and extended experiences
a few months to years). Taking into gained over the course of their working life – a
account these peculiarities, the Strategic Workforce Planning process, was
quali-quantitative size of Saipem’s human developed, supporting and integrating the
capital is therefore subject to a natural consolidated HR Planning process, focused
fluctuation connected with the different on core professional roles (defined by
operating phases of projects and the correlating the impact and severity that these
cyclical nature of customers’ investment. roles have on Saipem’s activities with aspects
The increase in agency personnel was of replacement complexity) and closely linked
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to the indications contained in the Saipem in internship programmes. In addition to

Strategic Plan. The output of the process confirming the well-established commitments
makes it possible to monitor the actual needs with the Volta of Lodi and Fermi high schools
and the level of coverage of these in Lecce, Saipem has expanded its
professional roles and to monitor the level of programme through the involvement of new
company skills for the next four years in order institutes present in regions of interest to the
to be able to adequately set the most business. Starting from the 2018-2019 school
appropriate actions to be taken to satisfy the year, ‘teachers of the trade’ will return to
needs that emerged in terms of market school as instructors at the ISII Marconi of
recruitment or actions to develop and train Piacenza and the IANAS and ITI institutes of
internal resources. Tortolì to promote skills in the fields of Drilling
The process has also provided for the and Fabrication.
updating of the professional skills that The transfer of knowledge is an essential
Saipem monitors and assesses, also to process for Saipem that is realised not only by
integrate them with the capabilities required supporting the motivation of the most expert
by the innovation and digital transformation resources through the tutoring of the
that Saipem is facing, as well as those deriving youngest resources, but also by creating the
from the prospective businesses of interest organisational conditions so that the young
for Saipem. As a result, professional roles people can share their knowledge, such as
have also been updated. those in the digital environment.
The initiatives undertaken in terms of The exchange of knowledge and skills
development and growth of the youngest between different generations was therefore
resources and as a transfer of skills strongly encouraged through various
guarded by the most expert resources, initiatives, including Reverse Mentoring,
have focused on: which provided for the sharing of knowledge
- attraction of new talent from the labour and skills between people with different
market with the aim of generational seniority in terms of mutual exchange.
turnover; The initiatives aimed at spreading the
- introduction of new ways of transferring Leadership Model, the reference paradigm
knowledge between people of different for all Saipem resources, continue.
generations; The Company has developed various
- improving managerial skills in growing induction, monitoring and personal
resources through training and targeted development programmes, also with the aim
development actions. of spreading a unique message of corporate
The objective of strengthening the attraction identity and culture.
as a source of generational change was also In 2018, new development and assessment
pursued through a Graduate Programme, tools for the behavioural skills of the
which allowed Saipem to reach young Leadership Model were designed and
students from the best Italian universities by updated. In particular, with the objective of
selecting undergraduate and graduate assessing personal abilities and addressing
students to be introduced through an training and development actions in the best
internship. About 3,000 candidates went possible way, the potential assessment
through a very strict selection process at the process for young talents was reviewed.
end of which talented young people were The training course, completed in June 2018,
selected to embark on a professional dedicated to Saipem Senior Managers and
experience in Saipem. carried out together with the MIP - Milan
Furthermore, in 2018 the individual Divisions Polytechnic, represented a further opportunity
successfully implemented additional to further the Leadership Model. The course
recruitment actions from the external market included a ‘blended’ delivery method, e.g.
in Italy and in the main foreign hubs. This was alternating classroom sessions with lectures
both for new resources to grow internally and provided on-line through a dedicated
for critical professional roles, and with long platform.
training times (for example the orientation During 2018, activities were initiated
path of 10 Vessel Equipment Engineers for pertaining to the Managerial Academy,
the Offshore E&C Division, and the Young training initiatives, institutional and transversal
Graduate programme for the Onshore E&C with respect to the businesses, designed with
Division). the aim of increasing the wealth of managerial
In line with attraction objectives aimed at and behavioural skills of the people, thus
increasing the employability of young supporting their development and
students and creating a pool of excellence for professional career path. Each training course
the selection of young experts and was organised with the aim of enhancing one
technicians, the Company confirmed its or more behavioural skills linked to one of the
commitment to the Synergy Programme. six pillars of the Saipem Leadership Model.
This programme places Saipem on the front In this field of activity, the training initiative
lines as an ally of scholastic and territorial ‘Communication skills - Be a Leader’,
institutions to support the training of students gained particular significance. The course
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represented an opportunity for participants to creation of specialised skills and transfer of

develop and consolidate their communication know-how also through classroom and
skills, and was promoted with the desire to on-the-job training programmes aimed at
support Saipem Managers in their young students from schools and universities
responsibilities for managing and developing with which the company initiates long-term
people, and more specifically in the activities partnerships.
of communication and dissemination of In 2018, the total number of training hours
company guidelines. provided increased compared to the
During the year, specific training projects previous year due to an increase in the hours
were also developed dedicated to the of HSE training and in particular of the portion
development of critical professional distributed to subcontractors, which totalled
technical skills. For example, training 1,262,965 hours.
courses dedicated to renewable energy and The hours of employee training increased
related technologies have been developed compared to the previous year, despite the
within the XSIGHT Division. In the same decrease in the workforce during the year.
divisional context, new training activities HSE training represents the quantitatively
based on the gamification methodology most significant type of training organised
were also tested. over the year. An average of 18.5 hours of
In line with the objectives of monitoring skills HSE training were provided for employees
and creating development opportunities for in 2018 (17.7 if one considers the Group total
young people, the Succession Plan perimeter), an improvement on 2017.
methodology was updated based on three On average, every employee attended 25.4
main drivers: generational turnover, cross hours of training courses (24.1 at Group
fertilisation of Saipem’s businesses and level), an increase on the 24 (21.9 at Group
mapping of the technical and managerial skills level) provided in 2017.
needed to fill target positions in the future. There was a very positive trend in relation to
The annual process of updating the managerial training provided in 2018; in fact,
succession tables concluded with an analysis the latter rose by 85% compared to 2017
of the risk areas on which it is necessary to following an increase in the managerial and
intervene and plan the necessary actions. institutional training offered mainly for the
The Human Resources Development benefit of the employees of Saipem SpA’s
Committee was set up, with the objective of Italian offices.
monitoring and guiding the development and In 2018, there was a 38% growth in the
career of young people, as well as assessing population monitored through
their professional and managerial paths. performance assessment tools compared
In particular, the Committee verifies the to 2017 for the Group total perimeter.
response of the resources to the This improvement is attributable to a greater
requirements of the Leadership Model and familiarisation with the system that supports
promotes career plans and inter-departmental the management of the recently modified
and inter-divisional mobility, enhancing young evaluation process. In particular, there is an
talents in order to create value for the entire increase in the coverage of the tool in the
company. population of employees classified as Blue
With the aim of constantly investing in Collar workers.
younger generations, Saipem invests in the
2016 2017 2018

Training
Total hours of training, of which: (hours) 1,570,894 1,542,514 1,930,709 1,908,702 2,086,681 2,059,822
- HSE (employees and subcontractors) (hours) 1,324,853 1,297,778 1,699,674 1,677,713 1,867,401 1,840,555
- managerial potential and skills (hours) 24,446 24,385 15,090 15,090 27,934 27,934
- professional technical skills (*) (hours) 221,595 220,351 215,945 215,899 191,347 191,333
Performance assessment
Employees undergoing performance assessment, (No,) 24,144 - 9,844 - 13,568 13,130
of which: (%) 60 - 27 - 40 41
Senior Managers (No,) 375 - 359 - 372 372
Managers (No,) 3,034 - 2,918 - 2,452 2,452
White Collars (No,) 10,054 - 5,781 - 7,211 6,785
Blue Collars (No,) 10,362 - 786 - 3,533 3,521
(*) Please note that in 2018 the values of the ‘IT and language’ training were aggregated under the heading ‘Professional technical skills’.
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Industrial relations personnel and in Indonesia for Offshore E&C

personnel.
The global context in which Saipem operates, A new bargaining agreement was signed in
characterised by the management of diversity Chile with the SINAMIND union for local
of specific socio-cultural and economic workers employed in the Spencer Growth
context means that the management of Option (SGO) project, while in Argentina the
industrial relations requires the utmost care Petrex SA Argentina Branch company
and attention. adhered to sector agreements, to protect the
Over the years Saipem has consolidated staff employed in drilling, applicable to the
industrial relations model aimed at ensuring provinces in which the company operates.
the harmonisation and optimal management In Norway, consultations were held with the
of relations with trade unions (OO.SS.), trade union organisations Saipem Employees
employees, employers’ associations, Association (SEA), SAFE, DSO and Lederne, in
institutions and public bodies in line with accordance with local legislation.
company policies. With regard to industrial relations in Italy, in
With reference to the commitment to 2018 the relationship with trade unions it has
strengthen dialogue with social partnership, remained constant and constructive, both at
the first meeting of the Saipem Group the level of the National Secretariats and with
European Works Council (EWC), was held in the union representative of the various
September in Milan which involved Company offices.
Management and a delegation of 26 With regard to national sector bargaining
representatives of the workers employed by agreement, the renewal process for the
Group entities operating in Europe, in addition Energy and Oil National Collective Labour
to the national and general representatives of Agreement, which expired at the end of 2018,
the Italian trade union and a representative of was launched.
industrialists. The three days of meetings In terms of company agreements, the new
launched the permanent mechanism for Framework Agreement for the Production
information and consultation between Bonus was signed for the three-year period
company management and the workforce, in 2018-2020, whose system, in line with the
compliance with the relevant European new organisational model, values the
legislation reflected in the Saipem EWC contribution provided by each Division in
agreement negotiated in 2017. The meeting reaching corporate objectives.
was an important occasion of confrontation A process of sharing objectives and the
and discussion between the company and development of the project with trade unions
workers’ representatives, fully integrating itself was launched which, following periodic
within the ‘participatory’ model of industrial meetings, ended with a specific agreement
relations to which Saipem adheres. aimed at defining the start of a smartworking
On the international industrial relations, pilot project whose application will be
front, bargaining agreements were renewed in progressively deployed within the various
Peru in 2018 for personnel employed in Italian offices as part of the Flexibility
onshore drilling, in Nigeria for Onshore E&C Programme.
2016 2017 2018

Employees covered by collective bargaining (%) 58 60 49 62 47 46
Strike hours (No.) 65,196 55,961 1,143 1,143 23,699 23,699
Of more than 25,000 employees (more than Some strikes were held in 2018 for a total of
27,000, if we consider the Group total) 23,699 hours. Strikes were held in Nigeria
monitored (the total includes full-time Italian (where 97% of strike hours were recorded)
employees, French employees irrespective of and in Norway. In many cases the events were
the country they work in and local employees in conjunction with national events.
for all the other countries), 11,824 (12,404 at
Group total) workers are covered by
collective bargaining agreements. Diversity and equal opportunities
The downward trend for the Group total can
be attributed to the fact that a growing Saipem is committed to creating a work
proportion of Saipem personnel work in environment where different characteristics or
countries where these types of agreements personal or cultural orientations are
are not provided for. At the same time, there considered a resource and a source of mutual
has been a reduction of personnel in areas enrichment, as well as being an inalienable
where these types of agreements are element of business sustainability.
widespread (Indonesia, Kazakhstan and This commitment is a founding point of the
Nigeria). Policy ‘Our People’.
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As defined in the Code of Ethics, in full the transfer of knowledge, as well as creating
compliance with applicable legal and the organisational and managerial conditions
contractual provisions, Saipem undertakes to allow young people to obtain full
to offer equal opportunities to all its empowerment.
employees, making sure that each of them Saipem provides its employees with different
receives a fair statutory and compensation benefits and methods of allocating these,
exclusively based on merit and expertise, in accordance with local conditions.
without discrimination of any kind. These include: complementary pension plans,
The functions responsible for managing supplementary healthcare funds, mobility
people must: support services and policy, welfare initiatives
- adopt in any situation criteria of merit and and family support policies, catering and
ability (and anyhow strictly professional) in training courses aimed at ensuring more
all decisions concerning human resources; effective integration within the social-cultural
- select, hire, train, compensate and manage context in question. These benefits, when
human resources without discrimination of envisaged and based on the
any kind; country/society/local legislation in force,
- create a working environment where today are applied to the whole specific
personal characteristics or beliefs do not reference population regardless of the type of
give rise to discrimination and which allows contract (temporary/permanent), except for
the serenity of all Saipem’s people. those particular services where the time scale
More specifically, the Group’s compensation of performance delivery may not be
policy is based on the principle of equality of compatible with the duration of the contract.
merit and the local approach. In fact, Saipem The protection of specific groups of
defines its policies in full accordance with the employees is safeguarded through the
skills and performance assessment and application of local laws, and is reinforced by
identifies compensation strategies through a specific corporate policies that emphasise the
local approach that intercepts the specific importance of this issue. The goal is to ensure
nature of the labour market and the local equal opportunities for all types of worker in
labour law context. an effort to deter the onset of prejudice,
Saipem is also committed to promoting harassment and discrimination of any kind
programmes to guarantee generational (e.g. related to sexual orientation, colour,
turnover, aiming to ensure business nationality, ethnicity, culture, religion, age and
continuity, ensure critical skills and promote disability) in full respect of human rights.
change. These initiatives on one hand provide In various business operations and in
development opportunities for young people compliance with specific, local legislation,
and, on the other, enhance the senior Saipem guarantees the inclusion of disabled
resources and their know-how. or young personnel and compliance with
Generational turnover will be achieved in pre-established ratios between local and
Saipem by supporting the motivation of the expatriate personnel.
most expert resources to foster tutoring and As regards gender diversity, the
percentage of women who hold a
managerial position compared to the total
number of women rose from 18% in 2017 to
Gender pay gap 19% in 2018 (compared to the Group
(%)
consolidated perimeter). Saipem is
100 equipped with precise guidelines to
standardise pay policies and reduce the pay
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87 86 86 gap between men and women in all the local
82 82
80 bases where it operates. The Company
defines the compensation policy
guidelines annually. In particular, Saipem
constantly strives to affirm the ‘equal pay for
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equal work’ principle and reduce the pay gap
between men and women, in all operating
situations, even if, on a global level, the result
40 of the gender pay gap indicator is also
influenced by the specific manpower
White collars
dynamics of the year. The indicator reaches
20 Middle managers 82% for the Senior Manager category (both
for the Group consolidated and Group total
Senior managers
perimeter); as for Middle Managers, the 2018
0 indicator records a value of 87% (86% for the
Group Group Group Group Group Group Group total perimeter) and with regard to the
consolidated total consolidated total consolidated total White Collars a value of 89% is reached (86%
The gender pay gap indicator is calculated as the ratio between the average salary of a woman compared to for the Group total perimeter). The Blue Collar
category experienced a significant positive
the average salary of a man by category.
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2016 2017 2018

(No.) total consolidated total consolidated total consolidated
Women in the workforce
Women employed, by geographical area: 4,251 4,010 3,790 3,560 3,644 3,458
Americas 495 485 348 348 350 350
CIS 478 462 461 442 420 419
Europe 2,198 2,100 2,101 1,983 1,998 1,902
Middle East 129 123 120 115 154 152
North Africa 30 30 33 33 35 35
Sub-Saharan Africa 250 249 312 224 307 220
Far East 560 560 415 415 380 380
Women in leadership
Women Senior Managers 23 23 23 23 23 23
Women Managers 600 591 612 606 643 633
Age ranges
Employees under 30 years 5,809 4,225 4,330 3,724 3,740 3,526
of which women 735 540 494 427 439 399
Employees between 30 and 50 years 28,418 26,353 25,673 22,919 24,295 22,467
of which women 2,961 2,876 2,744 2,601 2,646 2,522
Employees over 50 years 6,078 6,281 5,915 5,415 6,094 5,700
of which women 555 594 552 532 559 537
Multiculturalism
Number of nationalities represented in the employee population 120 115 115 115 123 122
variation, motivated also by the fact that the technology, work spaces) through which it is
female population in this category (59 Blue possible to establish an improvement path
Collar women for the Group consolidated of the work organisation model that
perimeter and 85 for the Group total) is mainly passes through a cultural, technological
employed in countries with higher wages than and digital change which can positively
average. contribute to the achievement of company
Saipem supports the work/family balance of results through increases in efficiency and
its personnel through company regulations effectiveness.
and/or local policies which guarantee Work teams were created for each area of
parental leave. These leaves differ only in the action that have committed resources
time and method of abstaining from work. belonging to all the main Saipem professional
The growth in the average number of days of areas/families. In order to meet the specific
leave taken even if there was an overall operational and organisational needs of the
reduction in the number of beneficiaries is Divisions, ad hoc solutions have been
clear. In 2018, Saipem had 919 employees identified for each of them, so that the work
(947 if we refer to the Group total perimeter), teams can focus on the specific needs of
423 men (437 considering the Group total each business area.
perimeter) and 496 women (510 considering The Programme, divided into the specific
the Group total perimeter), who made use of fields of action, was launched with an
parental leave for a total of more than 43,000 experimental phase applied to a pilot group of
days (45,000 referring to the Group total workers in Italy and France, with the aim of
perimeter); at the same time, one should note extending the perimeter of the resources and
the return to work from parental leave of 703 of the countries involved in the course of
employees (727 at Group total level), 385 men 2019.
(399 at Group total level) and 318 women (328 In order to adapt quickly to these cultural
at Group total level), with a return rate from changes, initiatives aimed at
parental leave of 76% (77% at Group total dematerialisation and digitisation are
level), a slight decrease against the ongoing. In this sense, Saipem continues in its
previous year. commitment to creating Talent Acquisition
and Talent Management processes. In the
second half of 2018, the Millennial Generation
Innovation in people management was analysed with the aim of better
understanding the approach to the labour
In April, Saipem launched the ‘Flexability’ market of these emerging generations that
Smart Working Programme. are expected to represent more than 40% of
The Programme has identified four specific the workforce in 2020. Through this study it
areas of action (HR practice, digital culture, was possible to design a set-up of new
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processes (which will be launched in 2019) vaccinations and chemoprophylaxis, health

linked, on the one hand to the ability to attract information, monitoring of the
new candidates through innovative selection hygiene/sanitary conditions, programmes for
methods and, on the other, by the ability to the prevention of diseases and activities to
retain resources by creating a working promote health and physical activity.
environment that enhances flexibility and the Saipem’s operating activities require the
use of mobile technologies for training and movement of a considerable number of
performance assessment processes. people, even to remote locations and
To complete these new policies aimed at contexts, sometimes unknown to the workers.
millennials, a more liberal use of For this reason, the Company ensures
non-monetary benefits that are increasingly in workers the best possible medical assistance
demand and sought after by the new wherever they work, organises regular specific
generations will be promoted. medical examinations and consequently
As part of Saipem’s broader digital prepares medical fitness certificates, as well
transformation programme, the Human as delivers training programmes to assigned
Resources department has incorporated the personnel before undertaking any travel or
need to innovate systems and tools to support being assigned abroad. This is to prevent risks
the main processes for managing and of contracting diseases due to the effect of
developing human capital. With this in mind, the climate, environmental and psychosocial
efforts continued in the rationalisation of payroll factors linked to the place of destination.
providers at a global level, with the aim of The Company is equipped with structured
standardising the service level and making data processes and a chain of well-defined
more easily available and usable centrally for responsibilities to promptly manage any
consolidation and reporting purposes. A study medical emergency whatsoever.
and analysis project was also launched in Italy Saipem has developed a continually evolving
in order to further strengthen the ability to health management system, which is adapted
control and report the main management and to the work environments, integrates the most
administrative indicators, as well as to increase recent epidemiological studies and is
the operability in terms of service to users. designed to ensure the best health monitoring
Furthermore, the initiative to develop and and medical services.
improve a system of KPIs and metrics on HR This system observes the principles
processes continued in order to monitor the recognised at international level and by local
efficiency and effectiveness of the pertinent laws, the WHO (World Health Organization)
processes and to guarantee a more precise Beijing Declaration, ‘Global Strategy on
level of control both at a central and divisional Occupational Health for All’ (1994), European
level; the monitoring and control system is legislation and directive 2000/54/EC on the
therefore a periodic reporting system able to protection of workers from risks related to
ensure the definition of improvement plans in exposure to biological agents at work, its
the management of the ‘employer life-cycle’. application in Italy through Legislative Decree
No. 81/2008 and its amendments
(‘Consolidated Law on occupational safety’ -
Health ‘Testo Unico in materia di salute e sicurezza sul
lavoro’). This approach ensures effectiveness,
As described in ‘The integrity in our flexibility and an adequate basis for the
operations’ Policy, Saipem considers the development of a long-term health culture in
safeguard of health and the promotion of all the countries where the Company operates.
the physical and mental well-being of its For each site/project/asset, the
people as a fundamental requirement. management system requires that the risks
This is a fundamental condition of the modus linked to the health of personnel, are
operandi of Saipem which is committed to identified and assessed (taking into
being leader in the safeguard of health, as well consideration the frequency and potential
as safety and the environment (further details impact), after which suitable preventive and
can be found in the HSE Policy of Saipem mitigation measures are identified and
SpA). The Company pursues this commitment implemented. These measures are
in compliance with the provisions on the periodically monitored.
protection of privacy and the national and The general principles for the safeguard of
international laws on the safeguard of health health are based on the analysis of the
and the prevention of diseases. activities carried out in the work environment
Its implementation implies that the health and take into consideration the risks that
promotion programme, for each work site, those activities have on both the people
concentrates mainly on preventive measures involved in the operations in different roles
and considers all the activities whose and the local community.
performance could represent a health risk. The analyses carried out are specific for each
Activities implemented include, for example, duty and destination. They include the
an assessment of the health risks, check-ups identification of the activities and operating
for the issue of fitness certificates, conditions in relation to normal, abnormal and
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emergency running conditions; the analysis of relation to the specific nature of the identified
the possible contact routes for the risk agents activities. The results of the analyses allow the
and their combined action and a clear personnel to be equipped with suitable
association of the hazards to the duties in equipment and appropriately monitored.
2016 2017 2018

Occupational diseases reported (No.) 9 9 5 4 7 7
Reported occupational diseases rate (ratio) 0.08 0.08 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.03
The reported occupational diseases rate is calculated as the number of occupational diseases reported divided by the hours worked by Saipem personnel, all multiplied by a million.
Occupational Health and Medicine Travel Medicine to update contents and

In 2018, the review and consolidation share the Best Practices;
process regarding IT security on systems - the agreement with the Apollo Hospital in
managing health data was concluded in Chennai and the Port Harcourt/Nigeria base
compliance with legislative requirements for a pilot tele-radiology project.
protecting physical persons and the During the year, the Health Surveillance and
processing of their data, as well as the free Vaccinoprophylaxis activity, continued, also
movement of such data (EU Regulation as part of the employee welfare initiatives
2016/679 which entered into effect on May within the company (vaccines and health
25, 2018 - GDPR). services in partnership with public and private
In the field of Occupational Medicine and hospitals and clinics). A project called
Health Surveillance, the process of reviewing ‘Corporate Health News’ was launched to
the protocols and certifications in collaborate on scientific communication with
compliance with the sector guidelines an important High Specialisation Polyclinic for
(OGUK and OGP IPIECA) was concluded. the disclosure of health care information/news
In the field of technological innovation and to Saipem SpA employees.
development, aimed at a more secure and For the fourth consecutive year, Saipem
efficient management of personal health data, SpA has taken part in the WHP programme,
the activity of implementation and deployment (Workplace Health Promotion), and
of the ‘My Health Records’ programme, to specifically for 2018 for issues regarding
the Saipem Divisions continues, which allows ‘Fighting Smoking’ No Smoking Building and
all Saipem worldwide staff under health second-hand smoke and road safety in
supervision to be able to consult their health association with ACI and INAIL.
data. The purpose of digitalising the health
records via ‘My Health Records’ is to
guarantee: Safety
- more rapid and direct communication
between employer, medical staff and The safety of all Saipem personnel is a priority
employee; and strategic objective of the Company.
- immediate use and transferability of the This commitment is also clearly described in
data; the ‘HSE’ Policy of Saipem SpA and the
- availability of a vast quantity of health ‘Integrity in our operations’ Policy.
information in a single space; The safety of people is constantly monitored
- reduction of costs through data and guaranteed in the management of its
dematerialisation. activities through an integrated health, safety
The pre-travel system is consolidated and and environment management system, which
fully operational and aimed at all Saipem meets international standards and current
personnel destined to work abroad and is legislation. In 2018, the OHSAS 18001 and
available on an e-learning basis, thanks to the ISO 14001 certifications of Saipem SpA
TMS3 platform in line with the developments were confirmed by a third-party
and updates of international health alerts. certification body through a periodic audit
As an integral part of the Travel Medicine process. The coverage of these
information process, the Saipem ‘Sì certifications were extended in 2017 to the
Viaggiare’ (‘Yes Travel’) application, is most significant business entities in the
continuously managed and updated to Group, guaranteeing a uniform and systematic
streamline the content modification process approach in the management of the
to provide faster, less expensive and, processes.
consequently, more frequent updates. Saipem defines a safety objectives plan
Important scientific and technical every year at corporate, division and
developments have been planned for 2018 operating company level, which is approved
and will include an initial application in 2019, by the CEO, division manager and managing
such as: directors, respectively. The incentive plans
- the partnership with the Scientific Society of for the senior managers for the areas
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under their responsibility are linked to the employees, with particular reference to
SAFETY INDICATORS: DEFINITIONS
AND CALCULATION METHODS achievement of these objectives. courses on Health and Safety at Work, Fire
LTI (Lost Time Injury): means any
work-related injury that renders the Further details can be found in the ‘2019 Fighting, First Aid, and mandatory ‘Special
person temporarily unable to perform any Remuneration Report’. Operations’ (Onshore-Offshore);
regular activity or restricted work during
any day/shift after the day on which the For the year 2019, these goals include: - regular meetings between the company and
accident occurred. The LTI include fatal
accidents, permanent total disability, - the identification of the hazards and the workers’ representatives.
permanent partial disability and temporary
total disability.
periodic assessment of the risks associated In Italy, the collective agreement (CCNL)
WRC (Work Restricted Case): term to with the safety of personnel, vendors and provides for the appointment of corporate
other persons involved in the company’s representatives of the workers for their
define any injury at work, with the
exception of fatalities or lost days, which
makes the person unfit for performing all
his/her activities fully in the days after the
activities, as well as the risks for the protection in the areas of health, safety and
injury at work. In this case, the injured company assets; environment (RLSA). The appointment is by
person is temporarily assigned to other
duties or exempted from some parts of - guarantee appropriate assessment of the election, based on the provisions of law and
his/her normal duties. The maximum
limitation time can be 30 days. If the risks caused by the interference between the bargaining agreement. There are a total of
limitation exceeds 30 days, the injury must the activities subcontracted to the vendors 19 RLSA at the Saipem Italian offices.
be classified as LTI.
MTC (Medical Treatment Case): term to operating on Saipem structures or sites; A specific trade union agreement signed by
define any injury at work (infected wounds,
stitches, deep presence of foreign bodies - the training of personnel. The HSE training Saipem and the Trade Union Organisations
in the eyes, etc.) which does not entail process can be broken down into several (OO.SS) defines the duties of the RLSA and
either lost work days or restricted work
days, but requires recurring treatment by phases: updating the HSE training protocol their full authority to carry out their activities
the doctor or in accordance with his
specific indication or which could be (which identifies the training needs based also for workers assigned temporarily to
considered a case that falls within the
scope of a doctor’s expertise.
on professional roles), definition and activities at yards and work-sites other than
TRI (Total Recordable Incidents): means standardisation of the courses on a those of origin.
dedicated platform, provision of the It should also be noted that abroad there are
the sum of LTI, cases of limited work and
cases of medical treatment:
TRI = LTI+WRC+MTC.
TRIFR (Total Recordable Incident
courses, monitoring and reporting on the institutes where participation is shared
Frequency Rate): it is calculated as (TRI training activities; between management and the workforce for
number on hours worked) x 1,000,000.
FTLFR (Fatal Accident Frequency Rate): - adoption of adequate preventive and the management of initiatives and
calculated as (number of fatal accidents
per hour worked) x 100,000,000. protective measures to guarantee the programmes regarding health and safety in
LTIFR (LTI Frequency Rate): it is integrity and efficiency of the assets and accordance with the reference regulations in
calculated as (No. LTI on hours worked)
x 1,000,000. the health and safety of people; different national situations. Among these are
Lost days of work: the total number of
calendar days in which the injured person - follow-up and control activities on the the Saipem Group entities operating in
was not able to do their job as a result of effectiveness of the prevention and the Algeria, Angola, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada,
an LTI. The calculation for the lost days
starts from the second day after an protective measures implemented; Colombia, Congo, Croatia, Ecuador, France,
accident until the day when the person is
capable of returning to work. - reporting, registration, analysis and Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Peru,
The calculation does not include fatal
accidents.
investigation activities for accidents and United Kingdom, Romania and Venezuela.
SR (Severity Rate): it is calculated as (No. near misses; The Company has launched several
- consolidation and analysis of safety awareness campaigns over the years with the
of days of work lost
on hours worked) x 1,000.
High-consequence work-related injury:
injury with more than 180 days lost.
performance. purpose of spreading a deeper and more
High-consequence work-related injuries The Company carries out internal audits entrenched safety culture. The Leadership in
Frequency Rate: it is calculated as (No. of
accidents with a high impact on work regarding HSE on: HSE management system, Health and Safety (LiHS) programme
hours) x 1,000,000.
Absenteeism rate of employees: it is compliance with the HSE legislative provisions stands out among these. Its purpose is to
calculated as the ratio between the and audits on the processes regarding safety; promote the development of leadership
number of total hours of absence and the
number of total annual theoretical working these audits, 181 in 2018, involved operating abilities and cultural change regarding
hours. The theoretical annual hours of
work are calculated proportionately to the companies, operational sites (including the safety. The programme, which reached its
number of staff at December 31. fleet) and subcontractors. eleventh year of implementation in 2018, aims
At Saipem, promoting a culture of worker to spread safe behaviour, focusing on the
health and safety is facilitated in the development of leadership at all levels.
company’s industry by both the reference During the years 2017 and 2018, special
regulatory framework, characterised by laws workshops were organised, with the Top
and agreements at national and company Management and the Business Divisions, to
level, and by an internal environment further reinforce the LiHS programme
characterised by specific policies on health messages, create an opportunity for dialogue
and safety. on leadership and safety issues and build the
These policies set particularly stringent new Health & Safety Vision, the document that
criteria compared to the local contexts, which reflects the corporate values and long-term
today still have regulatory systems in the objectives to be achieved in terms of
process of development. Not all countries in company Safety Culture.
which Saipem operates have trade unions at Among the main activities carried out during
both national and local levels. the year by the LHS Foundation, a foundation
Where specific agreements are in place with created by Saipem to spread a new culture of
trade unions, they can including the following health and safety in the professional world
on safety: and to make the expertise gained by the
- setting up workers’ safety committees Company available to the industry and the
(composition and number); society, the following are of note:
- specific training for safety officers - ‘Italy Loves Safety’, a social experiment
(responsible company figures and that groups hundreds of Safety
employee representatives) and grassroots Ambassadors, including entrepreneurs,
information on safety matters to all professionals, trainers, educators, students
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and ordinary citizens who believe in the - ‘Growing New Leaders in Safety’, a
need to revolutionise the way of promoting training programme consisting of several
safety since 2015. In the first three years of workshops for children and youths from 3
the ‘Italy Loves Safety’ movement, the to 18 years of age. An activity is developed
ambassadors carried out more than for each target audience that is adequate to
1,000 free and safety-related events the cognitive and learning abilities of the
throughout Italy; youngsters, which can, through play,
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Man-hours worked
Total, of which: (millions of hours) 258.6 222.5 281.9 220.8 272.5 268.4
Man-hours employees (millions of hours) 93.3 89.9
Man-hours subcontractors (millions of hours) 179.1 178.5
Accidents with days lost (LTI)
Total, of which: (No.) 52 (*) 41 (*) 40 (*) 37 (*) 36 36
Employees (No.) 17 17
Subcontractors (No.) 19 19
Of which fatal accidents: (No.)
Total, of which: (No.) 1 1 3 3 4 4
Employees (No.) - -
High-consequence work-related injuries
Total, of which: (No.) 1 1
Employees (No.) 1 1
Subcontractors (No.) - -
Days lost
Total, of which: (No.) 3,106 1,705 1,857 1,380 1,280 1,280
Severity Rate
Total, of which: (ratio) 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.005 0.005
Employees (ratio) 0.006 0.006
Subcontractors (ratio) 0.004 0.004
Total Recordable Incidents (TRI)
Total, of which: (No.) 201 139 144 113 120 118
Employee absentee rate (**) (%) 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.0 3.9
Fatal Accident Frequency Rate (FTLFR)
Employees (ratio) - -
Lost Time Injuries Frequency Rate (LTIFR)
High-consequence work-related
injuries Frequency Rate
Total, of which: (ratio) 0.004 0.004
Subcontractors (ratio) - -
Total Recordable Incidents
Frequency Rate (TRIFR)
(*) It should be noted that starting 2018, after updating the reporting methodology, fatal accidents are included in the representation of LTIs for all reported years.
(**) Group consolidated perimeter includes all companies fully consolidated with the exclusion of North Caspian Service Co, Saipem Australia Ltd, Saipem East Africa Ltd, Saipem Ingenieria y
Construcciones SLU, Saipem Misr for Petroleum Services (S.A.E.). Group perimeter includes all the companies included in the abovementioned perimeter and Petromar Lda, SaiPar Drilling Co BV
and TSGI Mühendislik ·I nşaat Ltd Şirketi.
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reading, watching films and theatrical The performance indicators for the year
performances, stimulate them on the theme confirm the importance of a widespread
of health and safety, promoting more implementation of all the programmes and
correct and positive behaviours for campaigns carried out by the Company on all
themselves and for others. Each of the six sites, and with the maximum commitment.
educational courses relies on the
collaboration of professionals and the world
of childhood education such as Muba, Asset integrity
Museo del Bambino of Milan or the
emergency management sector such as Saipem strongly pursues the effective
the Italian Red Cross. In 2018, the project implementation of its asset integrity
involved 3,335 students and teachers. management system as an outcome of good
Unfortunately, 4 fatal accidents occurred in design, construction and operating practices
2018 involving subcontractor personnel in adopting the integrated management of
Turkey, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia, at two barriers to reduce the risks associated with
different sites. Although outside the reporting Major Accident Events (MAE).
scope of Saipem (it occurred outside work Asset integrity refers to the prevention and
hours), it is considered important to mention a control of the events with low frequency and
large road accident which occurred during the high/severe consequences on people, the
transport of personnel involving the vehicle of environment, assets or project performance.
a subcontractor with 12 passengers. A dedicated team has been set up to develop
The event occurred near a site operating in an asset integrity management system model
Saudi Arabia and caused the death of 4 in line with the best Industrial practices.
people and injury to others. It was established The asset integrity model follows a typical
that all persons transported who wore seat Deming cycle: planning, operations,
belts correctly at the time of the accident performance monitoring and continual
were not injured. improvement.
The fatal accidents that occurred during Saipem undertakes to prevent risks to
operational activities are related to a fall, a improve the integrity of its operations. For this
collision with a moving vehicle, a road purpose, it adopts a proactive approach in the
accident and the dismantling of a crate mitigation of risks as an integral part of its
containing a valve. In-depth investigations management and business activities.
have been carried out to identify the causes Further information is available in the
of these accidents and appropriate actions ‘Sustainable Saipem 2018’ section ‘Safety for
have been implemented in order to minimise our assets’.
the possibility of recurrence.
During the year, Saipem continued to invest
significant resources in training its staff on Fighting corruption
HSE issues through campaigns and ad hoc
programmes, in order to increase workers’ Saipem has always conducted its business
awareness of the risks associated with work with openness, fairness, transparency,
activities. integrity and in full observance of laws and
While not diminishing the importance and regulations. In this context, corruption is an
unacceptability of the events described, it is intolerable impediment to the efficiency of
worth noting the positive trend of the main business and to fair competition.
overall safety indicators (TRI - Total Amongst its various initiatives, Saipem has
Recordable Incidents and LTI - Lost Time designed an ‘Anti-corruption Compliance
Injury). TRI Frequency Rate (TRIFR) and LTI Programme’, a detailed system of rules and
Frequency Rate (LTIFR) decreased by 14% controls aimed at preventing corruption in line
(for both perimeters) and by 7% respectively with best international practices and the
for the Group total perimeter (24% for the principle of ‘zero tolerance’ expressed in the
Group consolidated perimeter) compared to Code of Ethics.
the previous year. In particular, the Saipem Code of Ethics
The main critical issues identified by the (including Model 231) establishes that ‘bribes,
analysis of the incidents occurred are illegitimate favours, collusion, requests for
confirmed, with regard to occupational risks, personal or career benefits for oneself or
as ‘falls from heights’ and accidents related to others, either directly or through third parties,
manual handling and manual operations. are prohibited without any exception’.
Although the incidents related to ‘falling The Saipem ‘Anti-corruption Compliance
objects’ have decreased significantly, mainly Programme’ is characterised by its dynamism
due to the implementation of the specific and constant attention to the evolving
DROPS campaign (Dropped Objects national and international regulatory
Campaign), they continue to represent an framework and best practices.
important source of potential accidents. Over the years, and in view of continuous
Road accidents and commuting accidents are improvement, the ‘Anti-corruption
issues of increasing attention. Compliance Programme’ has been constantly
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updated in line with the applicable provisions

Compliance training
in force (including, inter alia, the United (number)
Nations Convention Against Corruption, the
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and 12,000
Development Convention on Combating 10,597 10,593

Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in 10,000
International Business Transactions, Italian
Legislative Decree No. 231 of June 8, 2001,
the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the 8,000
UK Bribery Act and Sapin 2 Law).
6,713
More specifically, the Board of Directors of 6,664
6,201 6,178
Saipem SpA approved the ‘Anti-Corruption 6,000 Hours of training
on issues of
Management System Guideline’ compliance,
(Anti-Corruption MSG) on April 23, 2012. 4,318 4,317 governance,
4,000 ethics and
This repealed and replaced the previous anti-corruption
Anti-Corruption Compliance Guidelines in 2,813 2,802
Employees
order to optimise the compliance system in 2,000
1,962 1,954
trained on issues
force. All the detailed anti-corruption of compliance,
governance,
procedures for specific risk areas were then ethics and
updated (inter alia, the procedures for joint 0 anti-corruption
venture agreements, sponsorship, gifts, Group Group Group Group Group Group
non-profit initiatives, vendors and consultants, 2016 2017 2018
relations with public administration and
merger & acquisition operations).
Subsequently, Saipem SpA issued the latest annual increase in training hours provided in
revision of the ‘Anti-Corruption management this area above 71% for both perimeters.
System Guideline’ in 2015. This represented Moreover, the Internal Audit function of
an improvement in the regulatory context of Saipem shall independently review and assess
the ‘Anti-corruption Compliance Programme’ the internal controls in order to verify
and the Saipem Corporate Governance compliance with the requirements of the MSG
systems regarding anti-corruption. ‘Anti-Corruption’, based on its own annual
The above-mentioned MSG was examined audit programme approved by the Board of
and approved by the Board of Directors of Directors of Saipem SpA.
Saipem SpA. Its adoption and enforcement is Any violation, suspected or known, of
mandatory for Saipem SpA and all its anti-corruption laws or anti-corruption
subsidiaries. procedures must be immediately reported
All Saipem people are responsible for through the channels indicated in the
complying with the anti-corruption ‘Whistleblowing reports received by Saipem
regulations: all the documents are accessible and by its subsidiaries’ procedure, which is
to them through the website and the available on the Company website and the
company intranet portal. In this context, the intranet portal. Disciplinary measures are
managers hold a role of primary importance provided for people in Saipem who violate the
and they are called upon to promote anti-corruption regulations and omit to report
compliance with the anti-corruption violations that they are aware of.
procedures by their colleagues. Saipem expects all of its Business Partners to
Furthermore, Saipem was one of the first comply with all applicable laws, including
Italian companies to achieve the international anti-corruption laws, in connection with
certificate ISO 37001:2016 ‘Anti-corruption Saipem’s business, and to undertake to
management systems’. This certification, comply with the reference principles of the
awarded by an independent accredited body, Anti-Corruption MSG.
identifies a management standard that helps
organisations in the fight against corruption,
establishing a culture of integrity, Human rights
transparency and compliance.
The certification process, which included an Saipem is committed to protecting and
audit phase that began in January 2018 and promoting human and labour rights when
ended in April 2018, took into consideration conducting its business, taking into
such factors as the organisational structure, consideration both the work standards
local presence, processes and services. recognised at international level and the local
Aware that the primary element for developing legislation in the countries where Group
an effective strategy to combat the companies operate. This commitment is part
phenomenon of corruption lies in developing of Saipem’s modus operandi and is also made
a thorough understanding of the tools for its clear in the ‘Our People’ Policy.
prevention, Saipem regards these training With reference to the management of relations
initiatives and awareness activities with personnel worldwide, Saipem adheres to
considerably important. In 2018, there was an the principles of the UN Universal
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RISKS CONCERNING ISSUES COVERED BY ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE 254/2016: HUMAN RIGHTS
Human and labour rights
Security practices
Human rights Saipem periodically carries out checks on the reliability of security services, especially during the
Saipem material topic
violations by security qualification and selection phase of the relevant providers. Furthermore, the inclusion of clauses
service providers in concerning the protection of human rights is envisaged in the contracts. Finally, Saipem organises
critical geographic specific training courses for personnel (both internal and external) engaged in security services.
areas or developing countries.
Declaration of Human Rights and the OECD aware of their rights, all people working on
Guidelines for Multinational Companies. offshore vessels receive a copy of the related
Furthermore, the Chief Executive Officer of procedure and all the forms necessary for the
Saipem has formally committed to promoting complaint, together with a copy of their
and respecting the principles set out in the employment agreement. The captain and/or
United Nations Global Compact, to which the Company examines any complaint, and
Saipem adheres, including principles 1, 2, 3, 4, any instance of harassment is managed in
5 and 6 (regarding the rights of workers and compliance with the Company’s disciplinary
the promotion of socio-economic procedures.
development of the territories). Finally, based on commitments made by the
In protecting and promoting the rights of Group in the context of the Global Compact,
workers, due attention is paid to the Saipem has completed a human rights
conventions of the International Labour training and awareness programme for HR
Organisation (ILO) regarding protection personnel and company and branch
against forced labour and child labour, the managers operating in 20 countries.
fight against discrimination in employment The initiative has reached 85% of the
and the workplace, freedom of association personnel initially selected. At the same time,
and collective bargaining. a similar initiative was targeted at
With specific reference to the latter, Saipem subcontractors to seek a shared and more
has a sound record of relations with trade effective approach to promoting and
union organisations in a variety of geographic respecting human rights.
locations and covering several segments of
its business. Further details can be found in
the ‘Industrial relations’ section hereto. Security practices
Saipem promotes and encourages a constant
open dialogue between employer and In the management of security, Saipem gives
employees so that the interests of the parties utmost importance to respecting human
can be best realised in consideration of the rights. Saipem is committed to adopting
fact that a regular and effective preventive measures aimed at minimising the
communication flow between the two parties need for response by public/private security
appreciably reduces the probability of forces in the case of any threats to the safety
misunderstandings and conflict arising at the of its people and the integrity of its assets.
workplace. The Company manages relations with local
Therefore, Saipem takes steps to ensure that security forces in order to ensure a shared
there is a widespread and shared system commitment to human rights, as well as the
between all the workers in Italy and around the adoption of rules of engagement that limit the
world, which permits an easy and effective use of force.
resolution of any conflicts linked to issues that Before signing a contract, vendors of
have implications of an administrative nature. security goods or services are subjected
It is for this purpose that a procedural tool has to due diligence, to verify that there are no
been drawn up. It defines the methods for counter-indications connected with the
resolving conflicts, the timeframe, the people violation of human rights.
involved in the process and knowledge of the Saipem has introduced clauses regarding
outcomes for the workers. the respect for human rights, lin its
Saipem’s attention to labour rights extends contracts with these vendors since 2010, and
also to offshore personnel with full abidance failure to observe them leads to the
to the principles and the rights recognised to withdrawal of the Company from the contract.
Seafarers promoted under the ILO Maritime Until now, the contractual clauses on human
Labour Convention of 2006 (MLC 2006). rights have been included in the ‘General
Seafarers also have the right to submit a terms and conditions’.
grievance following a structured process if a Further information can be found in the
violation of their rights arises. ‘Human and labour rights’ section of
In order to guarantee that each person is ‘Sustainable Saipem 2018’.
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For new projects in which Saipem is staff on short trips or assignments abroad.
responsible for security, the Company carries The system made available to resources
out a Security Risk Assessment on the travelling for business, secondment or work
country in question before initiating a tender shift rotations between Italy and a foreign
process. If it decides to go ahead with issuing country aims to provide Pre-travelling
a call for bids, Saipem prepares the Project induction accompanied by a series of
Security Execution Plan in which the information on the Security and Health
security risk connected with the operating aspects specific to the destination country, as
activities and the context is analysed, well as to guarantee tracking of workers
including human rights violation issues. The travelling abroad.
actions required to manage and reduce
these to a minimum are decided upon based
on the risks identified. Reporting suspected violations
Additionally, the security risk factors of the
operating environment are the subject of A fundamental part of Saipem’s structured
specific assessment by the Employer system for managing stakeholder complaints
(Responsible for the Observance on health is the reporting management process
and safety) in Saipem SpA and in the (‘whistleblowing’) governed by a special
subsidiaries. The level of exposure to these Corporate Standard made available to all
risks depends on hygienic-environmental, employees (through various means, among
socio-political factors connected to the which the intranet and company notice
phenomena of crimes and terrorism, and boards) and external stakeholders (published
cultural, in a variable percentage depending on the Company’s website).
on the country in which one operates. The term ‘report’ refers to any information,
The Security Risk Assessment (VRS) is the notice, fact or behaviour that has in any way
document that identifies the security risks come to the attention of Saipem personnel
pertaining to each organisational regarding possible violations, behaviour and
structure/permanent site of an operating practices that do not conform to the
company or subsidiary and which defines the provisions in the Code of Ethics and/or which
main mitigation actions to be undertaken. may cause damage or injury to Saipem SpA
The census of all operating sites both (even if only to its image) or any of its
onshore and offshore (GST) and Saipem subsidiaries, referring to employees, directors,
employees (and contractors) present on the officers, audit companies of Saipem SpA and
various operating sites/management offices, its subsidiaries and third parties in a business
both onshore (POS) and offshore (POB), is relationship with these companies, in one or
constantly updated. As security risk more of the following areas: the internal
prevention measures, the Company adopts control system, accounting, internal
specific measures such as: accounting controls, auditing, fraud,
- implementation of Meet & Greet procedures administrative responsibilities under
in the destination country; Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, and others
- local ‘security induction’ for expatriated (such as violations of the Code of Ethics,
personnel on arrival at the destination, with mobbing, security, etc.). Saipem has prepared
indications of local threats, conduct to be various channels of communication in order
followed and precautions to be taken daily to facilitate the sending of reports, including,
in the specific work site/country; but not necessarily limited to, regular post, fax
- assignment of a security escort, with use of numbers, yellow boxes, e-mail, and
armoured vehicles, where necessary, based communication tools on the intranet/internet
on local security conditions. sites of Saipem SpA and its subsidiaries.
The implementation of security plans and the The Internal Audit function ensures that all
provision of evacuation plans are tools used appropriate controls are in place for any facts
at all Company operational sites/offices. that have been reported, guaranteeing that:
The synergy of different company (i) these are carried out in the shortest time
departments also allows them to implement possible and respecting the completeness
Local Crisis Units for the management of and accuracy of the investigation; (ii) the
emergencies and crises. utmost confidentiality with methods suitable
The corporate departments also work in for protecting the person reporting.
operational coordination with Embassies, The inspection comprises the following
Consulates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) - stages: (a) preliminary check; (b) assessment;
Crisis Unit, Client and Third Party Security (JV). (c) audit; (d) monitoring of corrective actions.
Consistently and in compliance with The Internal Audit prepares a quarterly report
Legislative Decree No. 81/2008 ‘Consolidated on reports received that, following
Law on occupational safety’, the Time examination by the Saipem Board of Statutory
Management System (TMS) computer Auditors, is sent to the relevant people for
software was prepared by the Group Health suitable assessment.
and Security department to manage missions
from their booking/authorisation and track
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(No.) 2016 (*) 2017 2018

Number of cases reported
Total, of which: 125 118 120
- founded or partially founded 31 24 17
- unfounded 98 92 64
- open - 2 39
(*) The count for closed cases includes 4 closed cases concerning the system of internal controls and risk management and re-opened and closed also for other matters concerned.
Details of some categories of file are provided

below:
(No.) 2016 2017 2018

Files on cases of discrimination
- founded or partially founded 2 4 -
- unfounded 17 8 7
- open - - 6
Files in relation to workers’ rights
- founded or partially founded 6 3 3
- unfounded 24 21 24
- open - 2 22
Files regarding violations of the rights of local communities
- founded or partially founded - - -
- unfounded 2 3 2
- open - - -
The data is update as of December 31, 2018.
The following were opened in 2018: 13 cases procedures and policies, as well as on the
reporting discrimination issues, of which 6 are Group’s Code of Ethics and, for 1 case, the
still open and 7 closed, 49 cases reporting pertinent Compliance Committee will conduct
worker’s rights issues, of which 22 still open another anonymous survey sessions to
and the remaining 27 closed, 2 cases identify any further improvements.
reporting local community issues, both With regard to the issues of workers’ rights,
closed during the year. All 64 cases were with reference to the 27 closed cases, in 19
transmitted to the pertinent company bodies cases the competent company bodies
(Board of Auditors of Saipem SpA, decided upon closure deeming that there
Supervisory Board of Saipem SpA and the were no cases of violation of the Code of
Compliance Committees of the companies Ethics with reference to the facts reported,
affected by the reports). whilst violation was confirmed in 3 cases and
With regard to the issues of discrimination, 5 cases, though without violation, corrective
with reference to the closed cases, the action was taken. The actions were the
pertinent company bodies decided to close 6 following: a warning letter issued to the
on the basis of investigations carried out, perpetrator; a verbal warning an awareness
considering that there were no violations of training with reference to the maintenance of
the Code of Ethics with reference to the facts a behaviour consistent with the positions held;
reported. In 1 case, albeit without violations, a actions to raise awareness of compliance with
corrective action consisting of monitoring the the Code of Ethics; awareness promotion
reported individuals’ behaviour, was identified. activities in order to reiterate the importance
The relevant disciplinary measures are applied of respecting working hours; organisation of a
in the event of breach of the Code of Ethics. meeting in order to improve the management
It should also be noted that 6 discrimination of work-related stress and the maintenance of
cases reported in 2017 were closed in 2018; an acceptable style communication;
they were still open at the time of the last verification of the activation of specific
reporting. Of the 6 cases closed, 4 were security regulations to ensure the safety of
unfounded and 2 were founded. With regard the employees involved in the report; carrying
to these latest cases, corrective actions were out, on a periodic basis, soft skills training;
carried out on the perpetrators of the organisation of coordination meetings
behaviour, which consisted of a warning letter between the various departments and
and awareness training on company evaluation of the opportunities to carry out
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organisational changes. Finally, for 1 case the and no corrective action was identified with
pertinent Compliance Committee will conduct regard to this outcome.
a new anonymous survey session in order to
identify any further improvements. It should
also be noted that 13 workers’ rights cases Limited assurance
were closed in 2018 (12 from 2017 and 1
from 2016); they were still open at the time of Reporting is subject to limited assurance by
the last reporting. Of the 13 cases closed, 12 an independent company (hereinafter ‘the
were unfounded and for one case, despite the auditor’), the auditor of the annual report.
absence of violations, a corrective action was The auditor certifies, in the context of the
identified consisting in sending a letter to the statutory audit, that the ‘Consolidated
vendor in order to sensitize its employees to Non-Financial Statement’ have been
respect of the Code of Ethics. approved by the Board of Directors.
As regards issues on the relations with local The auditor also expresses, with an
communities, with reference to the 2 closed appropriate report, the certification that,
cases, the competent company bodies based on the work carried out, no elements
decided to dismiss them on the basis of the arose to indicate that ‘Consolidated
investigations carried out that deemed that Non-Financial Statement’ were not prepared,
there was no violation of the Code of Ethics in all significant aspects, in compliance with
with reference to the facts reported. the provisions of Articles 3 and 4 of Italian
No corrective actions were implemented. Legislative Decree No. 254/2016 and the GRI
Furthermore, 1 case dealing with issues Standards. The Saipem SpA Board of
regarding the local communities from 2017 Directors approved the ‘Consolidated
was closed in 2018. This case was unfounded Non-Financial Statement’ on March 11, 2019.
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GRI content index

In accordance with GRI standards - Core option
Legend of the documents

NFS18: Consolidated Non-Financial Statement
AR18: Annual Report 2018
CG18: Corporate Governance and Shareholding Structure Report 2018
GRI 102: GENERAL DISCLOSURE 2016

Disclosure Section name and page number or link
Organisation profile
102-1 Cover (AR18).
102-2 ‘Directors’ Report’, pages 15-29 (AR18).
102-3 Back cover (AR18).
102-4 Inside front cover (AR18).
102-5 Table ‘Shareholding structure’, page XX (CG18).
102-6 ‘Directors’ Report’, pages 12-14 (AR18).
102-7 ‘Saipem people’, pages 86-98 (NFS18); ‘Letter to the Shareholders’, pages 2-4 (AR18); ‘Financial and
economic results’, pages 32-37 (AR18).
102-8 ‘Saipem people’, pages 86-98 (NFS18). Please note that employees on permanent contract (with a key
professional role) number 13,468 (14,123 for the Group perimeter), of which 1,150 women (1,189 for the
Group perimeter). The geographic distribution of this staff is the following: 725 in the Americas (for both
perimeters), 1,607 in the Far East (for both perimeters), 690 in CIS (for both perimeters), 405 in North
Africa (for both perimeters), 1,286 in Sub-Saharan Africa (1,512 for the Group perimeter), 3,584 in the
Middle East (3,751 for the Group perimeter) and 5,171 in Europe (5,433 for the Group perimeter).
Employees who do not hold a key professional role can be defined as ‘temporary’ for the GRI definition.
31,470 employees have a full-time employment contract (33,906 for the Group perimeter), of which
3,290 are women (3,476 for the Group perimeter).
102-9 ‘Social aspect management activities and results’, pages 82-86 (NFS18).
102-10 ‘Social aspect management activities and results’, pages 82-86 (NFS18).
102-11 ‘Company management and organisation model’, pages 74-76 (NFS18).
102-12 ‘Fighting corruption’, pages 98-99 (NFS18); ‘Human rights’, pages 99-103 (NFS18).
102-13 Saipem is an active member of 121 business associations at national and international level. The group
leader is a member of 47 associations, among which ANIMP, IADC, IMCA, IPLOCA, UN Global Compact,
Valore D, WEF and WEC.
Strategy
102-14 ‘Letter to the Shareholders’, pages 2-4 (AR18).
Ethics and integrity
102-16 ‘Company management and organisation model’, pages 74-76 (NFS18); inside front cover (AR18).
Corporate Governance
102-18 ‘Board of Directors’, pages 17-19 (CG18); ‘Board Committees’, pages 33-39 (CG18); ‘Structure of the
Board of Directors and its Committees’, page 64 (CG18).
Stakeholder engagement
102-40 ‘Reporting methodologies, principles and criteria’, pages 71-74 (NFS18); ‘Company management and
102-41 organisation model’, pages 74-76 (NFS18); ‘Saipem people’, pages 86-98 (NFS18).
102-42
102-43
102-44
Reporting practice
102-45 ‘Scope of consolidation at December 31, 2018’, pages 142-146 (AR18).
102-46 ‘Reporting methodologies, principles and criteria’, pages 71-74 (NFS18); ‘Scope of consolidation at
102-47 December 31, 2018’, pages 142-146 (AR18); ‘Changes in the scope of consolidation’, page 147 (AR18).
102-48
102-49
102-50
102-51 ‘Consolidated Non-Financial Statement’ (NFS17), approved March 5, 2018.
102-52 ‘Reporting methodologies, principles and criteria’, pages 71-74 (NFS18).
102-53 Inside back cover (AR18).
102-54 ‘Reporting methodologies, principles and criteria’, pages 71-74 (NFS18).
102-55 ‘GRI content index’, pages 104-107 (NFS18).
102-56 ‘Limited assurance’, page 103 (NFS18); ‘Independent Auditors’ Report’, pages 108-110 (NFS18).
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MATERIAL THEMES
Specific Section name and page number or link Notes/Omissions
Standard
GRI 202: Market Presence 2016
103-1 ‘Reporting methodologies, principles and criteria’,
103-2 and pages 71-74 (NFS18); ‘Social aspect management
103-3 activities and results’, page 84 (NFS18).
202-2 ‘Social aspect management activities and results’, People classified as ‘local personnel’ are those
page 84 (NFS18). employees residing in the country in which they are
employed.
GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016
103-1, ‘Reporting methodologies, principles and criteria’,
103-2 and pages 71-74 (NFS18); ‘Fighting corruption’, pages
103-3 98-99 (NFS18).
205-3 ‘Legal proceedings’, pages 177-188 (AR18). No employee was dismissed due to corruption
cases.
GRI 302: Energy 2016
103-2 and pages 71-74 (NFS18); ‘Environmental management
103-3 and results’, pages 76-78 (NFS18).
302-1 ‘Environmental management and results’, pages The total energy consumption in 2018 was
79-80 (NFS18). equivalent to 18,775.16 TJ (18,987.82 TJ for the
Group perimeter). The percentage of renewable
electricity produced and consumed by the Group
depends on the energy mix of the different countries.
GRI 305: Emissions 2016
305-1 ‘Environmental management and results’, page 80 The source used to define the emission factors is
(NFS18). ‘IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas
Inventories 2006’.
305-2 ‘Environmental management and results’, page 80 The sources used to define the emission factors
(NFS18). are the following: International comparisons
(‘Confronti Internazionali’ - Terna) and Greenhouse
Gas Protocol. Scope 2 market-based emissions
total 36.3 thousand tonnes of CO2 eq (38.2
thousand tonnes of CO2 eq for the Group). Using a
conservative approach, the value of scope 2
market-based emissions has been calculated using
the residual mix emission factors. The Company is
planning to start collecting information on origin
certificates from renewable sources in order to
provide for next reporting cycle the real value of
emissions.
GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016
306-3 ‘Environmental management and results’, page 79
(NFS18).
GRI 401: Employment 2016
103-2 and pages 71-74 (NFS18); ‘Saipem people’, pages
103-3 87-88, 91-93 (NFS18).
401-2 ‘Saipem people’, pages 91-93 (NFS18).
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018
103-2 and pages 71-74 (NFS18); ‘Saipem people’, pages 90,
103-3 94-98 (NFS18).
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MATERIAL THEMES
Standard
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018
403-5 ‘Saipem people’, page 90 (NFS18). During the year Saipem held 1,472,112 hours of
training exclusively on health and safety topics
(1,497,101 for the Group perimeter), of which
514,437 hours for employees (531,347 for the
Group perimeter) and 957,675 for subcontractors
(965,754 for the Group perimeter).
403-9 ‘Saipem people’, page 97 (NFS18).
GRI 404: Training and education 2016
103-3 89-90 (NFS18).
404-1 ‘Saipem people’, page 90 (NFS18). Training hours are not shown by gender and
category because the IT systems used for
reporting do not allow for differentiating the data at
this time.
404-3 ‘Saipem people’, page 90 (NFS18). Out of 31,693 employees (34,129 for the Group
perimeter), 13,130 (13,568 for the Group perimeter)
were subject to performance assessment, of which
51% women (53% for the Group perimeter) and
40% men (38% for the Group perimeter). 98% of
senior managers (97% for the Group perimeter),
60% of managers (59% for the Group perimeter),
44% of white collar (43% for the Group perimeter)
and 30% of blue collar (27% for the Group
perimeter) were involved in this process.
GRI 405: Diversity and equal opportunity 2016
103-3 91-93 (NFS18).
405-1 ‘Saipem people’, pages 91-93 (NFS18). The Board of Directors is made up of 9 members of
which 3 women. All Directors are over 50 years old.
Women represent 11% of the workforce (for both
perimeters). For age distribution, 11% of employees
are less than 30 years old (for both perimeters),
71% are between 30 and 50 years old (for both
perimeters) and 18% are over 50 years old (for both
perimeters).
GRI 406: Non Discrimination
103-3 91-93 (NFS18).
406-1 ‘Human rights’, pages 101-103 (NFS18).
GRI 407: Freedom of association and collective bargaining
103-3 activities and results’, page 85 (NFS18); ‘Human
rights’, pages 99-100 (NFS18).
407-1 ‘Social aspect management activities and results’,
page 85 (NFS18).
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MATERIAL THEMES
Standard
GRI 408: Child Labour 2016
page 85 (NFS18); ‘Human rights’, pages 99-100
(NFS18).
GRI 409: Forced and Compulsory Labor 2016
page 85 (NFS18); ‘Human rights’, pages 99-100
(NFS18).
GRI 410: Security Practices
103-1, ‘Human rights’, pages 100-101 (NFS18).
103-2 and
103-3
410-1 ‘Human rights’, pages 100-101 (NFS18). 10% of security personnel were trained on ethics
and compliance topics in 2018.
GRI 414: Supplier Social assessment 2016
103-1, ‘Reporting methodologies, principles and criteria’, The data on vendors are collected by means of a
103-2 and pages 71-74 (NFS18); ‘Social aspect management qualification questionnaire and then analysed.
103-3 activities and results’, page 86 (NFS18).
414-1 ‘Social aspect management activities and results’, 2.5% of qualified vendors were assessed on human
page 86 (NFS18). rights issues in 2018. Please note that only new
vendors who provide goods and services
belonging to the most significant commodity codes
operating in counties deemed critical were
assessed on these topics.
Technological and operating innovation
103-2 and pages 71-74 (NFS18); ‘Directors’ Report’, pages
103-3 40-43 (AR18).
Safe operations, asset integrity and process safety
103-2 and pages 71-74 (NFS18); ‘Saipem people’, page 98.
103-3
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independent auditors’ report
108
109
110
consolidated financial
statements 2018
SAIPEM Annual Report / Consolidated financial statements
Balance sheet
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018
of which of which
with related with related
(€ million) Note Total parties (1) Total parties (1)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (No. 8) 1,751 1,674
Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI (No. 9) 69 86
Trade and other receivables (No. 10) 2,411 402 2,644 758
Inventories (No. 11) 319 303
Contract assets (No. 11) 1,574 1,086
Current tax assets (No. 12) 213 201
Other current tax assets (No. 13) 221 117
Other current assets (No. 14 and 30) 185 1 100 -
Total current assets 6,743 6,211
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment (No. 15) 4,581 4,326
Intangible assets (No. 16) 753 702
Investments accounted for using the equity method (No. 17) 142 119
Other investments (No. 17) 1 -
Deferred tax assets (No. 18) 268 250
Other non-current assets (No. 19 and 30) 102 1 67 1
Total non-current assets 5,847 5,464
Assets held for sale (No. 31) - 2
TOTAL ASSETS 12,590 11,677
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term debt (No. 20) 120 80
Current portion of long-term debt (No. 25) 69 225
Trade and other payables (No. 21) 2,571 58 2,674 49
Contract liabilities (No. 21) 1,465 188 1,205 292
Income tax payables (No. 22) 47 46
Other current tax payables (No. 23) 191 108
Other current liabilities (No. 24 and 30) 24 5 92 -
Total current liabilities 4,487 4,430
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt (No. 25) 2,929 2,646
Provisions for contingencies (No. 26) 340 330
Provisions for employee benefits (No. 27) 199 208
Deferred tax liabilities (No. 28) 35 18
Other non-current liabilities (No. 29 and 30) 1 9
Total non-current liabilities 3,504 3,211
TOTAL LIABILITIES 7,991 7,641
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Non-controlling interests (No. 32) 41 74
Saipem’s shareholders’ equity: (No. 33) 4,558 3,962
- share capital (No. 34) 2,191 2,191
- share premium reserve (No. 35) 1,049 553
- other reserves (No. 36) (44) (122)
- retained earnings 1,786 1,907
- net profit (loss) for the year (328) (472)
- negative reserve for treasury shares in portfolio (No. 37) (96) (95)
Total shareholders’ equity 4,599 4,036
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 12,590 11,677
(1) For an analysis of figures shown as ‘of which with related parties’, see Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
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Income statement
2017 2018
of which of which
with related with related
(€ million) Note Total parties (1) Total parties (1)
REVENUES
Net sales from operations (No. 40) 8,999 1,866 8,526 1,753
Other income and revenues (No. 41) 39 12
Total revenues 9,038 8,538
Operating expenses
Purchases, services and other costs (No. 42) (6,534) (91) (6,110) (68)
Net reversals (impairments) of trade and other receivables (No. 43) (24) (57)
Payroll and related costs (No. 44) (1,618) (1,522)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment (No. 45) (736) (811)
Other operating income (expense) (No. 46) - (1)
OPERATING RESULT 126 37
Finance income (expense)
Finance income 309 1 209 1
Finance expense (617) (268)
Derivative financial instruments 85 (106)
Total finance income (expense) (No. 47) (223) (165)
Income (expense) from investments
Share of profit (loss) of equity accounted investments (9) (87)
Other income (expense) from investments - (1)
Total income (expense) from investments (No. 48) (9) (88)
RESULT BEFORE INCOME TAXES (106) (216)
Income taxes (No. 49) (201) (194)
NET PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR (307) (410)
Attributable to:
- Saipem (328) (472)
- non-controlling interests (No. 50) 21 62
Earnings (losses) per share for the year attributable to Saipem (€ per share)
Basic earnings (losses) per share (No. 51) (0.33) (0.47)
Diluted earnings (losses) per share (No. 51) (0.32) (0.46)
Statement of comprehensive income

(€ million) 2017 2018
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans for employees - -
Change in the fair value of investments measured at fair value through OCI - (1)
Share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method
relating to remeasurements of defined benefit plans - -
Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified (1) -
(1) (1)
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Change in the fair value of cash flow hedges 297 (100)
Change in the fair value of financial assets, other than investments, measured at fair value through OCI (1) (1)
Exchange rate differences arising from the translation into euro of financial statements currencies other than euro (176) 40
Share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method - -
Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified (73) 18
47 (43)
Total other items of comprehensive income net of taxation 46 (44)
Attributable to:
- Saipem Group (279) (518)
- non-controlling interests 18 64
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Statement of changes in shareholders’ equity

Saipem shareholders’ equity
Employee defined benefits

Cash flow hedge reserve,
(losses carried forward)

translation differences
financial instruments
Cumulative currency
shareholders’ equity
Investments carried
for treasury shares

reserve, net of tax
Retained earnings
Fair value reserve
net of tax effects
Negative reserve
available for sale
Minority interest
treasury shares
Net profit (loss)

Other reserves
Share premium
Legal reserve
Share capital
at fair value
for the year

Reserve for
in portfolio
net of tax
reserve
Total
Total
(€ million)
Balance at December 31, 2015 441 55 6 88 - - (267) - 76 (18) 3,942 (806) (43) 3,474 45 3,519
2016 net profit (loss) - - - - - - - - - - - (2,087) - (2,087) 7 (2,080)

Items that will not be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans
for employees net of the tax effect - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Share of other comprehensive income
of investments accounted for
using the equity method relating to
remeasurements of defined benefit plans
for employees, net of tax - - - - - - - - - (1) - - - (1) - (1)
Total - - - - - - - - - (1) - - - (1) - (1)
Items that may be reclassified
Change in the fair value of cash flow hedging
derivatives net of the tax effect - - - - - - 85 - - - - - - 85 3 88
Currency translation differences of financial
statements currencies other than euro - - - - - - - - (44) (1) 8 - - (37) - (37)
Changes in investments and securities
at fair value - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - 1
Total - - - - - - 85 - (44) (1) 9 - - 49 3 52
Total comprehensive income (loss) for 2016 - - - - - - 85 - (44) (2) 9 (2,087) - (2,039) 10 (2,029)
Transactions with shareholders -
Dividend distribution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (36) (36)
Retained earnings (losses) - (55) (5) - - - - - - - (746) 806 - - - -
Increase (reduction) of share capital 1,750 1,750 - - - - - - - - - - - 3,500 - 3,500
Capitalisation of costs of share capital
increase net of taxes - - - - - - - - - - (47) - - (47) - (47)
Treasury shares repurchased - - - - - - - - - - - - (26) (26) - (26)
Total 1,750 1,695 (5) - - - - - - - (793) 806 (26) 3,427 (36) 3,391
Other changes in shareholders’ equity -
Recognition of fair value of incentive plans - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - 5
Other changes - - 1 - - - - - - - (4) - - (3) - (3)
Transactions with companies
under common control - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - 2
Total - - 1 - - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - 4
Balance at December 31, 2016 2,191 1,750 2 88 - - (182) - 32 (20) 3,161 (2,087) (69) 4,866 19 4,885
2017 net profit (loss) - - - - - - - - - - - (328) - (328) 21 (307)

for employees net of the tax effect - - - - - - - - - (1) - - - (1) - (1)
for employees, net of tax - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - (1) - - - (1) - (1)
derivatives net of the tax effect - - - - - - 223 - - - - - - 223 1 224
statements currencies other than euro - - - - - - - - (187) - 15 - - (172) (4) (176)
using the equity method - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Change to fair value financial instruments
available for sale net of tax effects - - - - - - - (1) - - - - - (1) - (1)
Total - - - - - - 223 (1) (187) - 15 - - 50 (3) 47
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cont’d Statement of changes in shareholders’ equity

Saipem shareholders’ equity
Employee defined benefits

Cash flow hedge reserve,
(losses carried forward)

translation differences
financial instruments
Cumulative currency
shareholders’ equity
Investments carried
for treasury shares

reserve, net of tax
Retained earnings
Fair value reserve
net of tax effects
Negative reserve
available for sale
Minority interest
treasury shares
Net profit (loss)

Other reserves
Share premium
Legal reserve
Share capital
at fair value
for the year

Reserve for
in portfolio
net of tax
reserve
Total
Total
(€ million)
Total - - - - - - 223 (1) (187) - 15 - - 50 (3) 47
Total comprehensive income (loss) for 2017 - - - - - - 223 (1) (187) (1) 15 (328) - (279) 18 (261)
Transactions with shareholders -
Retained earnings (losses) - (701) - - - - - - - - (1,386) 2,087 - - - -
Increase (reduction) of share capital - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
increase net of taxes - - - - - - - - - - (1) - - (1) - (1)
Treasury shares repurchased - - - - - - - - - - - - (27) (27) - (27)
Total - (701) - - - - - - - - (1,387) 2,087 (27) (28) (7) (35)
Other changes in shareholders’ equity -
Recognition of fair value of incentive plans - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - 10
Other changes - - - - - 1 - - 1 - (13) - - (11) 11 -
under common control - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - 1 - - 1 - (3) - - (1) 11 10
Balance at December 31, 2017 2,191 1,049 2 88 - 1 41 (1) (154) (21) 1,786 (328) (96) 4,558 41 4,599
Changes to accounting standards
- Application of IFRS 9 - - - - - - - - - - (28) - - (28) - (28)
Changes to accounting standards
- Application of IFRS 15 - - - - - - - - - - (20) - - (20) - (20)
Balance after account standard changes - - - - - - - - - - (48) - - (48) - (48)
Balance at January 1, 2018 2,191 1,049 2 88 - 1 41 (1) (154) (21) 1,738 (328) (96) 4,510 41 4,551
2018 net profit (loss) - - - - - - - - - - - (472) - (472) 62 (410)

for employees net of the tax effect - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Change in fair value of investments
through OCI - - - - - (1) - - - - - - - (1) - (1)
for employees, net of tax - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - (1) - - - - - - - (1) - (1)
derivatives net of the tax effect - - - - - - (82) - - - - - - (82) - (82)
Change in the fair value of financial assets,
other than investments,
measured at fair value through OCI - - - - - - - (1) - - - - - (1) - (1)
statements currencies other than euro - - - - - - - - 46 - (8) - - 38 2 40
using the equity method - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - (82) (1) 46 - (8) - - (45) 2 (43)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for 2018 - - - - - (1) (82) (1) 46 - (8) (472) - (518) 64 (454)
Transactions with shareholders
Retained earnings (losses) - (496) - - - - - - - - 168 328 - - - -
Increase (reduction) of share capital - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
increase net of taxes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Treasury shares repurchased - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Purchase of non-controlling interests - - (41) - - - - - - - - - - (41) (23) (64)
Total - (496) (41) - - - - - - - 168 328 - (41) (31) (72)
Other changes in shareholders’ equity
Recognition of fair value of incentive plans - - - - - - - - - - 14 - 1 15 - 15
Other changes - - - - - - 1 (1) 1 - (5) - - (4) - (4)
under common control - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - 1 (1) 1 - 9 - 1 11 - 11
Balance at December 31, 2018 2,191 553 (39) 88 - - (40) (3) (107) (21) 1,907 (472) (95) 3,962 74 4,036
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Cash flow statement

(€ million) Note 2017 2018
Non-controlling interests 21 62
Adjustments to reconcile net profit (loss) for the year
to net cash provided by operating activities:
- depreciation and amortisation (No. 45) 505 464
- net impairment (reversals) of tangible and intangible assets (No. 45) 231 347
- share of profit (loss) of equity accounted investments (No. 48) 9 87
- net (gains) losses on disposal of assets (2) 4
- interest income (7) (6)
- interest expense 88 91
- income taxes (No. 49) 201 194
- other changes 39 (66)
Changes in working capital:
- inventories 58 21
- trade receivables 429 (272)
- trade payables (397) 140
- provisions for contingencies 69 (43)
- contract assets and contract liabilities (135) 230
- other assets and liabilities 53 183
Cash flow from working capital 77 259
Change in the provision for employee benefits - 8
Dividends received 2 4
Interest received 6 6
Interest paid (66) (75)
Income taxes paid net of refunds of tax credits (317) (196)
Net cash provided by operating activities 459 711
of which with related parties (1) (No. 53) 1,906 1,425
Investing activities:
- tangible assets (No. 15) (253) (467)
- intangible assets (No. 16) (9) (18)
- investments (No. 17) (25) (27)
- securities (14) (18)
- financing receivables (4) (30)
- change in payables and receivables in relation
to investments and capitalised depreciation - -
Cash flow from investing activities (305) (560)
Disposals:
- tangible assets 12 1
- consolidated subsidiaries and businesses 1 -
- investments 4 -
- financing receivables 6 8
Cash flows from disposals 23 9
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cont’d Cash flow statement

(€ million) Note 2017 2018
Net cash used in investing activities (2) (282) (551)
of which with related parties (1) (No. 53) 1 -
Proceeds from long-term debt 1,392 222
Repayments of long-term debt (1,642) (349)
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt 43 (45)
(207) (172)
Net capital contributions by non-controlling interests (2) -
Sale (purchase) of additional interests in consolidated subsidiaries - (64)
Dividend distribution - (15)
Net cash from financing activities (236) (251)
of which with related parties (1) (No. 53) - -
Effect of changes in consolidation - -
Effect of exchange rate changes and other changes
on cash and cash equivalents (82) 14
Net cash flow for the year (141) (77)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year (No. 8) 1,892 1,751
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year (No. 8) 1,751 1,674
(2) Net cash used in investing activities included investments in certain financial assets to absorb temporary surpluses of cash or as part of our ordinary management of financing activities. Due to their
nature and the fact that they are very liquid, these financial assets are netted against finance debt in determining net borrowings. For the definition of net borrowings, see the ‘Financial and economic
results’ section of the ‘Directors’ Report’.
The cash flows of these investments were as follows:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Financing investments:
- securities (14) (18)
- financing receivables (3) (30)
Disposals of financing investments:
- financing receivables 4 8
Net cash flows from investments/disposals related to financing activities (13) (40)
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SAIPEM Annual Report / Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Index of Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Note 1 Basis of presentation Pag. 119
Note 2 Principles of consolidation Pag. 119
Note 3 Accounting policies Pag. 122
Note 4 Accounting estimates and significant judgements Pag. 136
Note 5 Recent accounting principles Pag. 139
Note 6 Scope of consolidation at December 31, 2018 Pag. 142
Note 7 Summary of the effects deriving from the first application of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 Pag. 148
Note 8 Cash and cash equivalents Pag. 148
Note 9 Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI Pag. 149
Note 10 Trade and other receivables Pag. 150
Note 11 Inventories and contract assets Pag. 151
Note 12 Current tax assets Pag. 152
Note 13 Other current tax assets Pag. 152
Note 14 Other current assets Pag. 152
Note 15 Property, plant and equipment Pag. 153
Note 16 Intangible assets Pag. 156
Note 17 Investments Pag. 158
Note 18 Deferred tax assets Pag. 160
Note 19 Other non-current assets Pag. 161
Note 20 Short-term debt Pag. 161
Note 21 Trade and other payables and contract liabilities Pag. 162
Note 22 Income tax payables Pag. 162
Note 23 Other current tax payables Pag. 163
Note 24 Other current liabilities Pag. 163
Note 25 Long-term debt and current portion of long-term debt Pag. 163
Note 26 Provisions for contingencies Pag. 165
Note 27 Provisions for employee benefits Pag. 166
Note 28 Deferred tax liabilities Pag. 170
Note 29 Other non-current liabilities Pag. 170
Note 30 Derivative financial instruments Pag. 171
Note 31 Assets held for sale Pag. 172
Note 32 Non-controlling interests Pag. 173
Note 33 Saipem’s shareholders’ equity Pag. 173
Note 34 Share capital Pag. 173
Note 35 Share premium reserve Pag. 173
Note 36 Other reserves Pag. 174
Note 37 Negative reserve for treasury shares in portfolio Pag. 174
Note 38 Additional information Pag. 175
Note 39 Guarantees, commitments and risks Pag. 175
Note 40 Net sales from operations Pag. 189
Note 41 Other income and revenues Pag. 190
Note 42 Purchases, services and other costs Pag. 190
Note 43 Net reversals (impairments) of trade and other receivables Pag. 190
Note 44 Payroll and related costs Pag. 191
Note 45 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment Pag. 194
Note 46 Other operating income (expense) Pag. 195
Note 47 Finance income (expense) Pag. 195
Note 48 Income (expense) from investments Pag. 195
Note 49 Income taxes Pag. 196
Note 50 Non-controlling interests Pag. 196
Note 51 Earnings (losses) per share Pag. 196
Note 52 Segment and geographical information Pag. 197
Note 53 Transactions with related parties Pag. 198
Note 54 Significant non-recurring events and operations Pag. 205
Note 55 Transactions deriving from atypical or unusual transactions Pag. 205
Note 56 Events subsequent to year end Pag. 205
Note 57 Additional information: Algeria Pag. 206
Note 58 Additional information: Consob Resolutions No. 20324 and No. 20828 Pag. 206
Note 59 Additional information: obligations regarding transparency and disclosure. Italian Law August 4, 2017,
No. 124 (Article 1, sections 125-129) Pag. 206
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Notes to the consolidated

financial statements
1 have a material impact3 on the correct
Basis of presentation representation of the Group’s total assets,
liabilities, net financial position and results for the
The consolidated financial statements of Saipem year. These interests are accounted for as
have been prepared in accordance with the described in the following section ‘Equity method
International Financial Reporting Standards of accounting’.
(IFRS)1 issued by the International Accounting Subsidiaries’ values are included in the
Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the consolidated financial statements from the date
European Commission pursuant to Article 6 of EC on which control is transferred to the Group and
Regulation No. 1606/2002 of the European up to the date on which control ceases, based on
Parliament and Council of July 19, 2002 and in uniform accounting principles.
accordance with Article 9 of Legislative Decree Fully-owned subsidiaries are consolidated using
No. 38/20052. The consolidated financial the full consolidation method. Assets and
statements have been prepared by applying the liabilities, and revenues and expenses related to
cost method, with adjustments where fully consolidated companies are therefore wholly
appropriate, except for items that under IFRS incorporated into the consolidated financial
must be recognised at fair value, as described in statements. The book value of these interests is
the accounting policies section. eliminated against the corresponding portion of
The consolidated financial statements at their shareholders’ equity.
December 31, 2018 approved by Saipem’s Board Equity and net profit attributable to minority
of Directors on March 11, 2019, were audited by interests are shown separately in the
the independent auditor EY SpA. As Saipem’s consolidated balance sheet and consolidated
main auditor, EY SpA is fully responsible for income statement, respectively.
auditing the Group’s consolidated financial In the event that additional ownership interests in
statements. In those limited cases where other subsidiaries are purchased from non-controlling
auditors operate, EY SpA also assumes shareholders, any difference in the amount paid
responsibility for their work. from the carrying value of the interest acquired is
Amounts stated in financial statements and the recognised directly in equity attributable to the
notes thereto are in millions of euros. Saipem Group. The effects of disposals of
ownership interests in a subsidiary that do not result
in a loss of control are also recognised in equity.
2 Conversely, a disposal of interests that implies loss
Principles of consolidation of control, triggers recognition in the income
statement of: (i) any gains or losses calculated as
Subsidiaries the difference between the consideration received
The consolidated financial statements include the and the carrying amount of the share of net assets
financial statements of Saipem SpA and its Italian disposed of; (ii) any gains or losses attributable to
and foreign direct and indirect subsidiaries. the adjustment of any investment retained at its fair
An investor controls an investee when it is value; (iii) any amounts recognised in other
exposed, or has rights, to variable returns of the comprehensive income in relation to the former
investee and has the ability to affect those returns subsidiary that may be reclassified subsequently to
through its decision-making power over the profit or loss4. Any investment retained in the
investee. An investor has decision-making power former subsidiary is recognised at its fair value at
when it has existing rights that give it the current the date when control is lost and shall be
ability to direct the relevant activities of the accounted for in accordance with the applicable
investee, i.e. the activity that significantly affect measurement criteria.
the investee’s returns. If losses applicable to minority interests in a
A number of subsidiaries performing only limited consolidated subsidiary exceed the minority
operating activities (considered on both an interests in the subsidiary’s equity, the excess and
individual and an aggregate basis) have not been any further losses applicable to the minority
consolidated. Their non-consolidation does not interests are allocated against the majority’s
(1) The IFRS include the International Accounting Standards (IAS), which are still in force, as well as the interpretations issued by the
IFRS Interpretations Committee (formerly known as the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee, or IFRIC, and
before that, the Standing Interpretations Committee, or SIC).
(2) The international accounting standards used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are essentially the same
as those issued by the IASB and in force in 2018, since the current differences between the IFRS endorsed by the European
Commission and those issued by the IASB relate to situations that do not affect the Group.
(3) According to the IASB Conceptual Framework: ‘information is material if its omission or misstatement could influence the
economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the financial statements’.
(4) Conversely, any amounts recognised in other comprehensive income in relation to the former subsidiary that may not be
reclassified to profit or loss are transferred directly to retained earnings.
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interest, except to the extent that the minority in the consolidation area from the previous year.
interests have a binding obligation and are able to Financial statements of consolidated companies
make an additional investment to cover the are audited by independent auditors, who also
losses. If the subsidiary subsequently reports examine and certify the information required for
profits, such profits are allocated to the majority’s the preparation of the consolidated financial
interest until the minority interests’ share of statements.
losses previously absorbed by the majority’s
interest have been recovered. Equity method of accounting
Investments in subsidiaries excluded from
Joint arrangements consolidation, in joint ventures and in associates
Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing are accounted for using the equity method5.
of control of an arrangement, which exists only In accordance with the equity method of
when decisions about the relevant activities accounting, investments are initially recognised at
require the unanimous consent of the parties purchase cost. Any difference between the cost
sharing control. of the investment and the Company’s share of the
A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the fair value of the net identifiable assets of the
parties that have joint control of the arrangement investment is treated in the same way as for
have rights to the net assets of the arrangement. business combinations. The allocation, made on a
Investments in joint ventures are accounted for provisional basis at the initial recognition date,
using the equity method, as indicated in the can be adjusted, retroactively, within the following
section ‘Equity method of accounting’. twelve months to take into account new
A joint operation is an agreement for joint control information regarding facts and circumstances
in which the parties have rights to the assets and existing at the date of initial recognition.
have obligations for the liabilities (so-called Subsequently, the carrying amount is adjusted to
enforceable rights and obligations) relating to the reflect: (i) the post-acquisition change in the
agreement: the verification of the existence of investor’s share of net assets of the investee;
enforceable rights and obligations requires the (ii) the investor’s share of the investee’s other
exercise of a complex judgement by Top comprehensive income. Shares of changes in the
Management and is made taking into net assets of investees that are not recognised in
consideration the characteristics of the corporate profit or loss or other comprehensive income of
structure, the agreements between the parties, as the investee are recognised in the income
well as any other facts and circumstances that are statement when they reflect the substance of a
relevant for the purposes of verification. Saipem’s disposal of an interest in said investee. Dividends
share of the assets, liabilities, revenues and received from an investee reduce the carrying
expenses of joint operations is recognised in the amount of the investment. When using the equity
consolidated financial statements on the basis of method, the adjustments required for the
the actual rights and obligations arising from the consolidation process are applied. When there is
contractual arrangements. After initial objective evidence of impairment (e.g. significant
recognition, the assets, liabilities, revenues and breaches of contracts, serious financial
expenses relating to a joint operation are difficulties, the high probability of insolvency of
accounted for in accordance with the applicable the counterparty, etc.), the recoverability is tested
accounting standards. Joint operations, that are by comparing the carrying amount and the related
separate legal entities non-material, are recoverable amount determined adopting the
accounted for using the equity method or, if this criteria indicated in the item ‘Tangible assets’. The
does not have a significant impact on total assets, losses deriving from the application of the equity
liabilities, net financial position and results for the method exceeding the book value of the
year, measured at cost, adjusted for impairment. investment, recorded in the income statement as
item ‘Income (expense) from investments’, are
Investments in associates allocated to any financing receivables granted to
An associate is an entity over which Saipem has the company whose repayment is not planned or
significant influence, which is the power to it is not probable in the foreseeable future (the
participate in the financial and operating policy so-called long-term interest) and which basically
decisions of the investee without having control represent a further investment in the company.
or joint control over those policies. Investments in If it does not result in a misrepresentation of the
associates are accounted for using the equity Company’s financial condition and consolidated
method, as indicated in the section, ‘Equity results, subsidiaries excluded from consolidation,
method of accounting’. joint ventures and associates are accounted for
Consolidated companies, non-consolidated at cost, adjusted for impairment charges. When
subsidiaries, joint ventures, investments in joint an impairment loss no longer exists, a reversal of
operations and associates are indicated in the the impairment loss is recognised in the income
section ‘Scope of consolidation’. After this statement within ‘Other income (expense) from
section, there follows a list detailing the changes investments’.
(5) In the case of step acquisition of a significant influence (or joint control), the investment is recognised, at the acquisition date of
significant influence (joint control), at the amount deriving from the use of the equity method assuming the adoption of this method
since initial acquisition; the ‘step-up’ of the carrying amount of interests owned before the acquisition of significant influence (joint
control) is taken to equity.
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A disposal of interests that results in a loss of joint either than partial goodwill or the full goodwill
control or significant influence causes method is made for each individual business
recognition in the income statement of: (i) any combination.
gains or losses calculated as the difference Where control of a company is achieved in
between the consideration received and the stages, the purchase cost is determined by
carrying amount of the share of net assets adding the fair value of the previously held
disposed of; (ii) any gains or losses attributable to ownership interest and the consideration paid for
the adjustment of any investment retained at its the additional ownership interest. Any difference
fair value6; (iii) any amounts recognised in other between the fair value of the previous ownership
comprehensive income in relation to the investee interest and its carrying amount is recognised in
that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or the income statement. In addition, when control of
loss7. Any investment retained in the investee is a company is obtained, any amounts recognised
recognised at its fair value at the date when joint in other comprehensive income in relation to the
control or significant influence are lost and shall company are taken to profit or loss. Amounts that
be accounted for in accordance with the may not be reclassified to profit or loss are
applicable measurement criteria. recognised in equity.
The investor’s share of any losses exceeding the Where provisional amounts have been recorded
carrying amount and any long-term interest is for the assets and liabilities of an acquiree during
recognised in a specific provision to the extent the reporting period in which a business
that that investor is required to fulfil legal or combination occurs, these amounts are
implicit obligations towards the investee or to retrospectively adjusted within one year of the
cover its losses. acquisition date to reflect new information
obtained about facts and circumstances that
Business combination existed as of the acquisition date.
Business combination transactions are The acquisition of interests in a joint operation
recognised using the acquisition method. The that represents a business is recognised, for
amount transferred in a business combination is applicable aspects in the same way as provided
determined at the date the controlling interest is for business combination.
acquired and is equivalent to the fair value of the
assets transferred, of liabilities incurred or Intra-group transactions
assumed, and of any equity instruments issued by Unrealised intercompany profit arising on
the acquirer. Costs directly attributable to the transactions between consolidated companies is
transaction are recognised in the income eliminated, as are intercompany receivables,
statement when they are incurred. payables, revenues and expenses, guarantees
The shareholders’ equity in consolidated (including performance bonds), commitments
companies is determined by attributing to each of and risks between consolidated companies.
the balance sheet items its fair value at the date Unrealised profits resulting from transactions with
on which control is acquired8, except for where equity accounted investments are eliminated in
IFRS require otherwise. The excess of the proportion to the Group’s interest. In both case,
purchase price of an acquired entity over the total intercompany losses are not eliminated since
fair value assigned to assets acquired and they are considered an impairment indicator of
liabilities assumed is recognised as goodwill. the assets transferred.
Negative goodwill is recognised in the income
statement. Foreign currency translation
In the case of partial control being obtained, the The financial statements of investees operating in
share of equity net of non-controlling interests is a currency other than the euro, which is the
determined on the basis of the relevant share of Group’s presentation currency, have been
current value attributed to assets and liabilities on converted into euros by applying: (i) to balance
the date on which control of the company was sheet items the exchange rates obtaining at year
obtained, excluding any goodwill that can be end; (ii) to shareholders’ equity the historical
attributed to the value (so-called partial goodwill exchange rates; (iii) to the income statement and
method). Alternatively, the entire amount of the cash flow statement, the average exchange
goodwill is recognised that was generated by the rates over the ear (source: Banca d’Italia).
acquisition, thus considering also the share The cumulative exchange rate differences
attributable to the non-controlling interests resulting from the conversion of the financial
(so-called full goodwill method); in the latter case statements of subsidiaries operating in a currency
the non-controlling interests are stated at their other than the euro, and deriving from the
overall fair value, thus also including the goodwill application of different exchange rates for
of the non-controlling interests9. The choice of payables and receivables, are recognised in
(6) If the investment retained continues to be measured using the equity method, it is not remeasured at fair value.
(7) Conversely, any amounts recognised in other comprehensive income in relation to the former joint venture or associate that may
not be reclassified to profit or loss are transferred directly to retained earnings.
(8) The criteria used for determining fair value are described in the section ‘Fair value measurement’.
(9) The decision to apply the partial or full goodwill method is also made for business combinations where negative goodwill is taken
to the income statement (i.e. a gain on bargain purchase).
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shareholders’ equity and in the income statement influence, the portion of exchange differences
under the item ‘Cumulative currency translation relating to the interest disposed of is taken to
differences’ (included in ‘Other reserves’) for the profit or loss. The repayment of the capital,
portion relating to the Group’s share10. The carried out by a subsidiary operating in a currency
currency translation differences reserve is charged other than the euro, without changing the equity
to the income statement when an investment is investment held, entails charging the
fully disposed of or when control, joint control or corresponding portion of the exchange rate
significant influence is lost. In such circumstances, differences to the income statement.
the differences are taken to profit or loss under the The financial statements translated into euros are
item ‘Other income (expense) from investments’. In those denominated in the functional currency, i.e.
the event of a partial disposal that does not result in the local currency or the currency in which most
the loss of control, the portion of exchange financial transactions and assets and liabilities are
differences relating to the interest sold is denominated.
recognised under minority interest in equity. The exchange rates that have been applied for
In the event of a partial disposal that does not the translation of financial statements in foreign
result in the loss of joint control or significant currencies are as follows:
exchange rate
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018
2018 average
Exchange at
Exchange at
Currency
US Dollar 1.1993 1.145 1.181

British Pound Sterling 0.88723 0.89453 0.88471
Algerian Dinar 137.8343 135.4881 137.6525
Angolan Kwanza 198.906 353.021 297.38
Argentine Peso 22.931 43.1593 32.9094
Australian Dollar 1.5346 1.622 1.5797
Brazilian Real 3.9729 4.444 4.3085
Canadian Dollar 1.5039 1.5605 1.5294
Croatian Kuna 7.44 7.4125 7.4182
Egyptian Pound 21.3309 20.5108 21.0414
Ghanaian New Cedi 5.4313 5.6218 5.5222
Indian Rupee 76.6055 79.7298 80.7332
Indonesian Rupee 16,239.12 16,500 16,803.22
Kazakhstan Tenghè 397.96 437.52 406.91
Malaysian Ringgit 4.8536 4.7317 4.7634
Nigerian Naira 367.046 350.9425 360.9013
Norwegian Kroner 9.8403 9.9483 9.5975
Peruvian New Sol 3.8854 3.863 3.8793
Qatari Riyal 4.3655 4.1678 4.2987
Romanian New Leu 4.6585 4.6635 4.654
Russian Rouble 69.392 79.7153 74.0416
Saudi Arabian Riyal 4.4974 4.2938 4.4286
Singapore Dollar 1.6024 1.5591 1.5926
Swiss Franc 1.1702 1.1269 1.155
3
Accounting policies realisable value is defined as the estimated selling
price of the inventory in the ordinary course of
business. The cost of inventories is determined
The most significant accounting policies used for by applying the weighted average cost method,
the preparation of the consolidated financial while market value – given that the inventories are
statements are shown below. mainly spare parts – is taken as the lower of
replacement cost or net realisable value.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand Contract assets and contract liabilities
demand deposits and financial assets with original Contract assets and contract liabilities from work
maturities of 90 days or less that are readily in progress are stated on the basis of agreed
convertible to cash amounts and which are contract revenue determined with reasonable
subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. certainty, recognised in proportion to the stage of
completion of contract activity.
Inventories Given the nature of the contracts and the type of
Inventories are valued at the lower of purchase or work, progress is determined through the use of
production cost and net realisable value. Net an input method based on the percentage of
(10) The share of non-controlling interest in the cumulate exchange rate differences resulting from the translation of subsidiaries'
financial statements operating in a currency other than the euro is recognised under ‘Non-controlling interests’ in equity.
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costs incurred with respect to the total Tangible assets are depreciated systematically
contractually estimated costs (cost-to-cost using a straight-line method over their useful life,
method). which is an estimate of the period over which the
Adjustments made for the economic effects of assets will be used by the company. When the
using this method on net sales from operations, tangible asset comprises more than one
to reflect differences between amounts earned significant element with different useful lives,
based on the percentage of completion and each component is depreciated separately. The
recognised revenues, are included under depreciable amount of an asset is its cost less
long-term contracts if positive or under contract the estimated residual value at the end of its
liabilities if negative. useful life, if this is significant and can be
The valuation of long-term contracts considers all reasonably determined. Land is not depreciated,
directly related costs, contractual risks and even where purchased with a building. Tangible
contract revision clauses, where they can be assets held for sale are not depreciated either
objectively determined. (see ‘Non-current assets held for sale and
Requests for additional payments deriving from a discontinued operations’). Changes to
change in the work are included in the total depreciation schedules related to changes in the
amount of revenues when the client has approved expected future useful life of an asset, the
the scope and/or the price. At the same time, residual value or in the expected pattern of
other claims deriving, for example, from additional consumption of the future economic benefits
costs incurred for reasons attributable to the flowing from an asset are recognised in the
client are included in the total amount of revenues income statement in the year they occur.
when it is probable that the counterparty will Replacement costs of identifiable components in
approve the scope and/or the price. complex assets are capitalised and depreciated
Contractual advances from the client are over their useful life. The residual book value of
recognised at the exchange rate on the date of the component that has been replaced is charged
payment. to the income statement. Improvements to
leased assets are depreciated during the useful
Tangible assets life of the improvements or, if shorter, during the
Tangible assets are recognised using the cost residual life of the lease, taking into account the
model and stated at their purchase or production possible period of renewal if the renewal depends
cost including any costs directly attributable to only on the lessor and is virtually certain. Ordinary
bringing the asset into operation. In addition, maintenance and repair expenses, not including
when a substantial amount of time is required to the replacement of identifiable components and
make the asset ready for use, the purchase price that repair but do not increase the performance of
or production cost includes borrowing costs that the goods, are charged to the statement of
theoretically would have been avoided had the income for the year in which the expenses are
investment not been made. incurred.
Revaluation of tangible assets is not allowed, not The carrying value of tangible assets is reviewed
even in application of specific laws. The exception for impairment whenever events indicate that the
is for tangible assets which were written down in carrying amounts for those assets may not be
previous years, as better explained below. recoverable. The recoverability of an asset is
Assets held under finance leases or under leasing assessed by comparing its carrying value with the
arrangements that do not take the legal form of a recoverable amount, represented by the higher of
finance lease but substantially transfer all the risks fair value less costs to sell and value in use.
and rewards of ownership of the leased asset are Valuation is carried out for each cash generating
recognised, on the inception date of the contract, unit (CGU) corresponding to a single asset or to
at fair value of the asset, net of grant due to the the smallest identifiable group of assets that
lessee or, if lower, at the present value of the generates independent cash inflows from their
minimum lease payments, within tangible assets. continuous use.
A corresponding financial debt payable to the Value in use is the present value of the future cash
lessor is recognised as a financial liability. flows expected to be derived from the use of the
Expenditures on renewals, improvements and CGU and, if significant and reasonably
transformations that extend the useful lives of the determinable, from its disposal at the end of its
related asset are capitalised when it is likely that useful life, net of disposal costs. Expected cash
they will increase the future economic benefits flows are determined, taking also into
expected from the asset. Also items purchased consideration results for the period, on the basis
for safety or environmental reasons are of reasonable and documented assumptions that
capitalised, even if they do not directly increase represent the best estimate of the future
the future economic benefits of the existing economic conditions during the remaining useful
assets, as they are necessary for carrying out life of the CGU, giving more importance to
company business. independent assumptions while taking into
Depreciation of tangible assets begins when the account the specificities of Saipem’s business.
asset is ready for use, in other words when it is in Discounting is carried out at a rate that reflects
the place and in the conditions necessary for it to current market assessments of the time value of
be able to operate according to the planned money and the risks specific to the asset that are
modalities. not reflected in the estimate of future cash flows.
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Please note that where appropriate, the so-called amortised systematically over their useful life
‘country risk’ component is included in the estimated as the period over which the assets will
estimate of expected cash flows. Specifically, the be used by the company. The amount to be
discount rate used is the Weighted Average Cost amortised and the recoverability of their book
of Capital (WACC) defined on the basis of the value are determined in accordance with the
Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) criteria described in the section ‘Tangible assets’.
methodology. Following the adoption of the new Goodwill and other intangible assets with an
strategic direction and the resulting change to the indefinite useful life are not amortised. The
organisational model, (approved by the Board of recoverability of their carrying value is reviewed at
Directors in July 2018), the WACC is estimated least annually and whenever events or changes in
for the specific business segments to which the circumstances indicate that the carrying value
single CGUs belong. may not be recoverable.
Value in use is determined using post-tax cash Goodwill is tested for impairment at the level of
flows, discounted at a post-tax discount rate as the cash generating unit (CGU) to which goodwill
this method results in values similar to those relates. The CGU is the smallest identifiable group
resulting from discounting pre-tax cash flows at a of assets (including goodwill itself) that generates
pre-tax discount rate deriving, through an cash inflows from continuing use, and that are
iteration process, from a post-tax valuation. largely independent of the cash inflows from
In absence of impairment indicators and, at the other assets or groups of assets and on the basis
same time, in presence of indicators suggesting of which top management assesses the
that the reasons for past impairment ceased to profitability of the business. If the carrying amount
exist, the impairment loss is reversed to the of the cash generating unit, including goodwill
income statement as income from revaluation allocated thereto, determined by taking into
(reversal of impairment loss). The value of the account the impairment of current and non
asset is written back to the lower of the current assets that are part of the CGU, exceeds
recoverable amount and the original book value the CGU’s recoverable amount11, the excess is
before impairment, less the depreciation that recognised as impairment. The impairment loss is
would have been charged had no impairment loss first allocated to reduce the carrying amount of
been recognised. goodwill. Any remaining excess is allocated on a
Tangible assets are eliminated at the moment of pro-rata basis to the carrying value of the other
their disposal or when no future economic benefit assets with defined useful life that form the cash
is expected from their use or disposal; the relative generating unit. Impairment charges against
profit or loss is reported in the income statement. goodwill are not reversed12.
Tangible assets destined for specific operating Intangible assets are eliminated at the moment of
projects, for which no further future use is their disposal or when no future economic benefit
envisaged due to the characteristics of the asset is expected from their use or disposal; the relative
itself or the high usage sustained during the profit or loss is reported in the income statement.
execution of the project, are amortised over the
duration of the project. Costs of technological development
activities
Intangible assets Costs of technological development activities are
Intangible assets are identifiable assets without capitalised when the company can demonstrate
physical substance, controlled by the company that:
and capable of producing future economic (a) there is the technical capacity to complete the
benefits, and goodwill acquired in business asset and make it available for use or sale;
combinations. An asset is classified as intangible (b) there is the intention to complete the asset
when management is able to distinguish it clearly and make it available for use or sale;
from goodwill. This condition is normally met (c) it is possible to make the asset available for
when: (i) the intangible asset arises from legal or use or sale;
contractual rights, or (ii) the asset is separable, i.e. (d) it can be shown that the asset is able to
can be sold, transferred, licenced, rented or produce future economic benefits;
exchanged, either individually or as an integral (e) technical, financial and other resources are
part of other assets. An entity controls an available to complete development of the
intangible asset if it has the power to obtain the asset and make the asset available for use or
future economic benefits deriving from the sale;
underlying resource and to restrict the access of (f) the cost attributable to the intangible asset
others to those benefits. Intangible assets are can be reasonably determined.
stated at cost as determined with the criteria used
for tangible assets. Grants
Revaluation of intangible assets is not allowed, Grants related to assets are recorded as a
not even in application of specific laws. reduction of the purchase price or production
Intangible assets with a defined useful life are cost of the related assets when there is
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(12) Impairment charges are not reversed even if no loss, or a smaller loss, would have been recognised had the impairment been
assessed only at the end of the subsequent interim period.
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reasonable assurance that all the required for trading is included in the total fair value
conditions attached to them, agreed upon with measurement of the asset and is recognised as
government entities, will be met. ‘Finance income (expense)’.
Grants related to income are recognised as
income over the periods necessary to match Write-down of financial assets
them with the related costs which they are The assessment of the recoverability of financial
intended to compensate, on a systematic basis. assets representative of debt instruments not
evaluated at fair value with effects to the income
Financial assets statement is made on the basis of the so-called
Based on the characteristics of the instrument expected credit loss model.
and on the adopted business model, financial In particular, the expected losses are generally
assets are classified as follows: (i) financial assets determined on the basis of the product between:
evaluated at amortised cost; (ii) financial assets (i) the exposure claimed toward the counterparty
evaluated at fair value with changes recognised net of the relative mitigations (so-called Exposure
under other items of comprehensive income at Default or EAD); (ii) the probability that the
(hereinafter also OCI); (iii) financial assets counterparty will not fulfil its payment obligations
evaluated at fair value with changes recognised (so-called Probability of Default or PD); (iii) the
on the income statement. estimate, in percentage, of the asset share that
The initial recognition is made at fair value; for will not be recovered in case of counterparty
trade receivables lacking a significant financial default (so-called Loss Given Default or LGD).
component, the initial valuation is represented by The management model adopted by the Group
the transaction price. envisages the simplified approach for trade
Subsequent to the initial recognition, the financial receivables as they do not contain a significant
assets that generate contractual cash flows financial component. This approach requires the
exclusively representative of payments of capital valuation of the provision to cover losses for an
and interest are valued at the amortised cost if amount equal to the expected losses over the
such assets are expected to be held for the sole entire life of the receivable. This approach uses
purpose of collecting the cash flows contractually the probability of default of customers based on
agreed (so-called business model of ‘hold to observable market data and on assessments
collect’). collected by info-providers for the quantification
The application of the amortised cost method of expected losses. Alongside the allocations
requires then the recognition in the income made to the provision for bad debt after reviewing
statement of the interest income, determined on each expired receivable, which effectively already
the basis of the effective interest rate of the discounts a prospective view of the projects, an
exchange rate differences and of any possible assessment is made of the creditworthiness of
write-downs13 (see item ‘Write-down of financial the client. This assessment performed at
assets’). Corporate level on the portfolio of ‘in bonis’
On the other hand, financial assets representative receivables and communicated to the companies
of debt instruments whose business model to enable them to quantify and recognise the
provide for the possibility of either collecting the effects in their interim reporting.
contractual cash flows or realising capital gains Specifically, the Saipem model operates as
from sale (business model called ‘hold to collect follows:
and sell’) are valued at the fair value with - the Exposure at Default (EAD) of Saipem
attribution of the effects to ‘Other comprehends trade receivables (including
Comprehensive Income’ (hereafter also FVTOCI). allocations) and contract works and considers
In this case, recognition is made as follows: (i) in the effects of mitigation capable of reducing
the income statement are recognised the interest the exposure (debit items that can be used to
income, calculated using the effective interest compensate, advance payments, etc.),
rate, the exchange rate differences and the excluding in particular disputed receivables
write-downs (see item ‘Write-down of financial from the calculation as subject to specific
assets’); (ii) into shareholders’ equity under the technical-legal valuations. Receivables of a
Other Comprehensive Icome (OCI) the variation of financial nature (securities and bonds held by
fair value of the instrument. The total amount of the Group and valued at the amortised cost) are
the variations of fair value, recognised under the included in the assessment;
shareholders’ equity reserve, is reversed to the - with regard to identification of the time of
income statement upon derecognition of the Default, the methodology determines it
instrument. conventionally as the lesser between the date
A financial asset representative of a debt in which the client’s insolvency is declared and
instrument which has not been evaluated at the the term of 365 days from the receivable due
amortised cost or at the FVTOCI is evaluated at date. This term is coherent with the dynamics of
fair value with attribution of the effects to the the active business cycle of contract works in
income statement (hereafter FVTPL); financial which Saipem operates;
assets held for trading pertain to this category. - the Probability of Default (PD) is calculated on
Accrued interest income on financial assets held the observable market data (credit spread on
(13) Receivables and other financial assets valued at the amortised cost are reported net of the write-down fund.
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bond issues, Credit Default Swaps, etc.) hedges for highly probable forecast transactions
gathered by qualified info-providers. It is whenever the conditions are met for the
considered equal to 100% at the time of application of hedge accounting. The hedged
Default; item is identified in the revenues and costs in
- to quantify the Loss Given Default (LGD), the foreign currency.
approach applied is based on the market As part of the strategy and goals defined for risk
standards which consider the Recovery Ratio management, the qualification of operations for
(RR) 40% of the exposure; it follows that the hedges requires: (i) the existence of an economic
LGD is calibrated at (100%-RR) that is (100%- relationship between the hedged item and the
40%) → 60%. hedging instrument; (ii) that credit risk of the
Trade receivables and other receivables are hedging instrument or the hedged item does not
presented in the balance sheet net of the relative dominate value changes resulting from the
write-down provision. Write-downs of these economic relationship; (iii) the definition of a
receivables are recognised in the income hedge ratio coherent with the objectives of risk
statement, net of any reversal of value, under the management, in the frame of the defined risk
heading of ‘Net reversals (impairments) of trade management strategy, providing where
and other receivables’. necessary for the appropriate rebalancing
actions.
Minority interest The amendment of risk management objectives
Financial assets representative of minority or the elimination of the conditions outlined above
investments, as they are not held for purposes of for hedge accounting qualification, will result in
trading, are valued at fair value with assignment of the prospective discontinuation, either total or
the effects to the shareholders’ equity reserve partial, of the hedge.
relative to the other components of net profit, When the derivatives are aimed at hedging the
without providing for their reassignment to the risk of changes in cash flows of the hedged item
income statement in case of sale; on the other (cash flow hedge; for example hedging the
hand, any dividends deriving from those variability in cash flows of assets/liabilities due to
investments are recognised to the income exchange rate fluctuations), the changes in the
statement under the heading of ‘Income (costs) fair value of the derivatives considered effective
on equity investments’. Assessment at cost of a are initially recognised in the shareholders’ equity
minority equity investment is permitted in the reserve pertaining to the other items of
limited cases in which the cost is an adequate comprehensive income and are subsequently
estimate of the fair value. recognised in the income statement consistent
with the economic effects of the hedged item.
Derivatives and hedge accounting When derivative contracts hedge the cash flow
A derivative is a financial instrument which has the variation risk of the hedged item, they are
following characteristics: (i) its value changes in designated against exposure to variability arising
response to the changes in a specified interest from the risks that may affect the income
rate, financial instrument price, commodity price, statement and expected financial flows. These
foreign exchange rate, a price or rate index, a risks are generally associated with an asset or
credit rating or other variable; (ii) it requires no liability that will be recognised in the financial
initial net investment or little investment; (iii) it is statements (such as future payments on variable
settled at a future date. rate debts) or future revenue and costs
Derivative financial instruments, including considered highly probable (so-called ‘highly
embedded derivatives that are separated from probable forecast transactions’) such as the cash
the host contract, are assets and liabilities flows connected with contract revenue and
recognised at their fair value. costs.
Consistently with its business requirements, Changes in the fair value of derivatives which do
Saipem classifies derivatives as hedging not satisfy the conditions for being qualified as
instruments whenever possible. The fair value of hedges, including any ineffective components of
derivative financial instruments incorporates the the derivatives, are recognised in the income
adjustments that reflect the non-performance statement. Specifically, changes in the fair value
risk of the counterparties of the transaction (see of non-hedging interest rate and foreign currency
next section ‘Fair value measurement’). The derivatives are recognised in the income
companies of the Group underwrite the statement under ‘Finance income (expense)’;
intercompany derivatives with Saipem Finance conversely, changes in the fair value of
International BV (SAFI) with the objective of non-hedging commodity derivatives are
hedging the exchange rate risk arising from future recognised in the income statement under ‘Other
and highly probable revenues and costs in foreign operating income (expense)’.
currency. SAFI, in turn, in an operational
optimisation perspective, performs a role of Assets held for sale
consolidation and netting of the required and discontinued operations
intercompany derivatives and proceeds with their Non-current assets and current and non-current
negotiation on the market. assets included within disposal groups, whose
The intercompany derivatives negotiated by the carrying amount will be recovered principally
companies with SAFI are considered cash flow through a sale transaction rather than through
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their continuing use, are classified as held for sale. entry value at the time of classification as held for
This condition is considered met when the sale is sale, adjusted by the amortisations, write-downs
highly probable and the asset or disposal group is and recoveries of value that would be reported if
available for immediate sale in its current the assets or groups being disposed of had not
condition. When the sale of a subsidiary is been qualified as held for sale; and (ii) the
planned and this will lead to loss of control, all of recoverable value at the time of reclassification.
its assets and liabilities are classified as held for Likewise, in case of interruption of the plan of sale,
sale. This applies whether or not an interest is recalculation of the values from the time of
retained in the former subsidiary after the sale. classification as held for sale/discontinued
Non-current assets held for sale, current and operation also involves the equity investments, or
non-current assets included within disposal their shares, previous classified as held for
groups and liabilities directly associated with them sale/discontinued operation.
are recognised in the balance sheet separately
from the entity’s other assets and liabilities. Financial liabilities
Immediately prior to classification as being held Financial liabilities, other than derivative
for sale, the assets and liabilities that are part of a instruments, are initially recognised at the fair
group being disposed of are valued according to value of the amount received, net of direct
the accounting standards applicable to them. transaction costs, and are subsequently
Subsequently, non-current assets held for sale measured using the amortised cost method (see
are not depreciated and are measured at the previous section ‘Financial assets’).
lower of the fair value less costs to sell and their
carrying amount. Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities
The classification of an equity-accounted Financial assets and liabilities are offset in the
investment, or of a portion thereof, as held for sale balance sheet when they can be legally offset in
requires the suspension of the application of this the current year and it is intended to offset on a
method of accounting in relation to the entire net basis (i.e. to realise the asset and remove the
investment or to the portion thereof. In such liability simultaneously).
cases, valuation is the lower value between the
carrying amount which derives from the Derecognition of financial assets
application of the equity method equity method at and liabilities
the date of reclassification and fair value. Any Financial assets that have been transferred are
retained portion of the investment that has not derecognised from the balance sheet when the
been classified as held for sale is accounted for contractual rights to the cash flows from the
using the equity method until the conclusion of asset are extinguished or expire or are transferred
the sale plan. After the disposal takes place, the outright to third parties. Financial liabilities are
retained interest is accounted for using the eliminated when they have been settled, or when
applicable measurement criteria indicated under the contractual condition has been fulfilled or
‘Minority interests’, unless it, in relation to its cancelled or when it has expired.
classification, continues to be accounting for
using the equity method. Provisions for contingencies
Any difference between the carrying amount of Provisions for contingencies concern risks and
non-current assets and the fair value less costs to charges of a definite nature and whose existence
sell is taken to the income statement as an is certain or probable but for which at year-end
impairment loss; any subsequent reversal is the timing or amount of future expenditure is
recognised up to the cumulative impairment uncertain. Provisions are recognised when:
losses, including those recognised prior to (i) there is a present obligation, either legal or
qualification of the asset as held for sale. constructive, as a result of a past event; (ii) it is
Non-current assets classified as held for sale and probable that an outflow of resources embodying
the groups being disposed of are a discontinued economic benefits will be required to settle the
operation if, alternatively: (i) they represent a obligation; (iii) a reliable estimate can be made of
separate major line of business or geographical the amount of the obligation. Provisions
area of operations; (ii) they are part of a single represent the best estimate of the expenditure
coordinated plan to dispose of a separate major required to settle the obligation or to transfer it to
line of business or geographical area of third parties at the balance sheet date. The
operations; (iii) they are a subsidiary acquired with amount recognised for onerous contracts is the
a view to resale. Profit or loss of discontinued lower of the cost necessary to fulfil the contract
operations, as well as any gains or losses on their obligations, net of the economic benefits
disposal are reported separately in the income expected to be received under it, and any
statement, net of any tax effects. The results of compensation or penalties arising from failure to
discontinued operations are also reported in the fulfil these obligations. The revised estimates of
comparative figures for prior years. the funds are assigned to the same item of the
When events occur that make it impossible to income statement previously used for the
classify the non-current assets or groups being provision. Where the effect of the time value of
disposed of as held for sale, they are reclassified money is material and the payment dates of the
in the respective items of the balance sheet and obligations can be reliably estimated, the
recognised at the lesser between: (i) the book provisions should be discounted using a pre-tax
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discount rate that reflects the current market statement, are not subsequently reclassified to
assessments of the time value of money and the the income statement.
risks specific to the liability. The increase in the Long-term benefits obligations are determined by
provision due to the passage of time is adopting actuarial assumptions. The effects of
recognised as ‘Finance income (expense)’. remeasurement are taken to profit or loss in their
The losses expected on completion of an order entirety.
are recognised in their entirety in the year in which
they are considered probable and are allocated Share-based payment
among the funds for risks and costs. Coherently with the substantial nature of
The costs that the company expects to bear to retribution that it has, the cost of labour includes
carry out restructuring plans are recognised when the costs of programmes of incentives with
the company formally defines the plan and the share-based payment. The cost of the incentive is
interested parties have developed a valid calculated with reference to the fair value of the
expectation that the restructuring will occur. instruments attributed and to the forecast of the
In the notes to the consolidated financial number of shares that will effectively be assigned;
statements, the following contingent liabilities are the portion applicable to the year is determined
described: (i) possible, but not probable pro-rata temporis over the period to which the
obligations arising from past events, whose incentive refers (i.e. vesting period and possible
existence will be confirmed only by the period of co-investment14), that is the period
occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more between the date of attribution and the date of
uncertain future events not wholly within the effective assignment.
control of the company; (ii) present obligations The plans provide as conditions for distribution of
arising from past events whose amount cannot the shares the attainment of the business and/or
be measured with sufficient reliability or whose market goals; when such attainment is also
settlement will probably not require an outflow of connected to conditions other than those of the
resources embodying economic benefits. market, the estimate relative to these conditions
is reflected by adjusting, along the vesting period,
Employee benefits the number of shares expected to be effectively
Employee benefits are the remuneration paid by assigned.
the company for the work done by the employee The fair value of the shares underlying the
or by virtue of the termination of employment. incentive plan is determined according to the
Post-employment benefit plans, including provisions of the international accounting
constructive obligations, are classified as either standards, particularly by the IFRS 2, using
‘defined contribution plans’ or ‘defined benefit models provided by info-providers and is not
plans’, depending on the economic substance of subject to adjustment in subsequent years. At the
the plan as derived from its principal terms and end of the vesting period, if the plan has not
conditions. In the first case, the company’s assigned shares to the participants due to failure
obligation, which consists of making payments to to achieve the performance conditions, the
the State or to a trust or fund, is determined on portion of the cost pertaining to market
the basis of the contributions due. conditions is not subject to reversal onto the
The liabilities arising from defined benefit plans, income statement.
net of any plan assets, are determined on the
basis of actuarial assumptions and charged on an Treasury shares
accruals basis during the employment period Treasury shares include those held at the service
required to obtain the benefits. of share-based incentive programmes and are
The net interest, which is recognised in profit or recognised at cost and entered at liabilities in the
loss, includes the expected return on plan assets shareholders’ equity. Gains or losses from the
and the interest cost. Net interest is determined subsequent sale of treasury shares are recorded
by applying the discount rate for liabilities to as an increase (or decrease) in equity.
liabilities net of any plan assets. The net interest
on defined benefit plans is posted to ‘Finance Revenues from contracts with customers
income (expense)’. The recognition of revenues from contracts with
Remeasurements of the net defined benefit customers is based on the following five steps:
liability, which comprise actuarial gains and losses (i) identification of the contract with the customer;
arising from changes in actuarial assumptions or (ii) identification of the performance obligations,
from experience adjustments and the return on represented by the contractual promises to
plan assets excluding amounts included in net transfer goods and/or services to a customer;
interest, are recognised in the statement of other (iii) determination of the transaction price;
comprehensive income. Remeasurements of net (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the
liabilities for defined benefits, recognised in the performance obligation identified on the basis of
shareholders’ equity reserve pertaining to the the ‘stand alone’ selling price of each item of
other components of the comprehensive income goods or each service; (v) recognition of the
(14) The vesting period is the period between the date of the award and the date on which the shares are assigned. The
co-investment period is the two-year period, beginning the first day after the end of the vesting period, applicable only to the
beneficiaries identified as strategic resources in order to meet performance conditions.
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revenue when the relative performance obligation requirements listed under ‘Costs of technological
has been fulfilled, or at the time of transfer to the development activities’.
customer of the goods or services promised; the Costs are capitalised and amortised when directly
transfer is considered complete when the linked to the purchase of specific equipment and
customer obtains control of the goods or to the use of an asset on a specific project. The
services, which may continue over time, as in the amortisation rates are then included in the
case of contractual assets from a long-term order progress on contractual activities over the
assessment, or at a specific point in time. duration of the project.
In the presence of contracts for the concession Bidding costs are fully expended in the year in
of licences and patents, the book entry of the which they are incurred.
revenue must be valued differently depending on
whether it concerns the transfer of a ‘right of use’ Exchange rate differences
or of a ‘right of access’. Revenues and costs associated with transactions
In the former case, there is a performance in currencies other than the functional currency
obligation toward the customer which is complete are translated into the functional currency by
upon issue, which required recognition of the applying the exchange rate at the date of the
revenues ‘at a point in time’, while in the latter case transaction.
of the right to access by the customer during the Monetary assets and liabilities in currencies other
period of operation of the licence, this creates a than the functional currency are converted by
performance obligation that is satisfied over a applying the year-end exchange rate. The effect
period of time, and the revenues are thus likewise is recognised in the income statement under
recognised to the order ‘over time’. ‘Finance income (expense)’. Non-monetary
When hedged by derivative contracts qualifying assets and liabilities denominated in currencies
for ‘hedge accounting’, revenues denominated in other than the functional currency valued at cost
foreign currencies are translated at the are translated at the exchange rate as at the date
contracted rates. Otherwise, they are translated of initial recognition. Non-monetary assets that
at the exchange rate prevailing at year-end. The are remeasured at fair value (i.e. at their
same method is used for any costs in a foreign recoverable amount or realisable value), are
currency. The allocation of revenues relative to translated at the exchange rate applicable on the
services partially rendered are recognised for the date of remeasurement.
portion matured, if it is possible to reliably
determine stage of completion and there is no Dividends
significant uncertainty about the amount and Dividends are recognised at the date of the
existence of the income; otherwise, they are general Shareholders’ Meeting in which they were
recognised within the limits of the recoverable declared, except when the sale of shares before
costs incurred. Allocations for invoices to be the ex-dividend date is certain.
issued, the amounts of which are contracted in a
foreign currency, are entered in euro at the rate of Income taxes
exchange reported as of the data of ascertaining Current income taxes are determined on the
the stage of the work progress jointly with the basis of estimated taxable income. The estimated
client (WP acceptance); this value is adjusted to liability is recognised in ‘Income tax payables’.
take account of the exchange rate differential Current income tax assets and liabilities are
accrued on the coverages that qualify as ‘hedge measured at the amount expected to be paid to
accounting’. (recovered from) the tax authorities, using the tax
Payments received or to be received on behalf of rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or
third parties are not considered revenues. substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
Deferred tax assets or liabilities are recognised
Expenses for temporary differences between the carrying
Costs are recognised when relative to goods amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities,
received and services rendered. based on tax rates and tax laws applicable for the
Operating lease payments are recognised in the years in which the temporary difference is
income statement over the length of the contract. annulled, that have been approved or
Labour costs comprise remuneration paid, substantively approved at the closing date of the
provisions made to pension funds, accrued year to which the financial statements refer.
holidays, national insurance and social security Deferred tax assets are recognised when their
contributions in compliance with national recovery is considered probable. The
contracts of employment and current legislation. recoverability of deferred taxes is considered
The costs for the acquisition of new knowledge or probable when it is expected that sufficient
discoveries, the study of products or alternative taxable profit will be available in the periods in
processes, new techniques or models, the which the temporary differences reverse against
planning and construction of prototypes or any which deductible temporary differences can be
other costs incurred for other scientific research utilised. Similarly, unused tax credits and deferred
activities or technological development, are tax assets on tax losses are recognised to the
generally considered current costs and expensed extent that they can be recovered. The
as incurred. These costs are capitalised (see recoverability of assets for prepaid taxes is
‘Tangible assets’) when they meet the ascertained periodically, i.e. at least once a year.
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Income tax assets related to uncertain tax participants, even if the entity intends a different
positions are recognised when it is probable that use. An entity’s current use of a non-financial
they will be recovered. asset is presumed to be its highest and best use
For temporary differences associated with unless market or other factors suggest that a
investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint different use by market participants would
arrangements, deferred tax liabilities are not maximise the value of the asset.
recorded if the investor is able to control the In the absence of quoted market prices, the fair
timing of the reversal of the temporary difference value of a financial or non-financial liability or an
and it is probable that the reversal will not occur in entity’s own equity instruments is taken as the fair
the foreseeable future. value of the corresponding asset held by another
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded market participant at the measurement date.
under non-current assets and liabilities and are The fair value of the financial assets is determined
offset at single entity level if related to offsettable including the ‘Credit Valuation Adjustment’ or
taxes. The balance of the offset, if positive, is CVA and the risk of non-performance of a liability
recognised under ‘Deferred tax assets’ and, if by the entity (so-called ‘Debit Valuation
negative, under ‘Deferred tax liabilities’. Adjustment’ or DVA).
When the results of transactions are recognised In the absence of quoted market prices, valuation
directly in shareholders’ equity, current taxes, techniques appropriate in the circumstances and
deferred tax assets and liabilities are also charged for which sufficient data are available are used to
to shareholders’ equity. measure fair value, maximising the use of relevant
observable inputs and minimising the use of
Fair value measurement unobservable inputs.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be
received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a Financial statements15
liability (i.e. the ‘exit price’) in an orderly transaction Assets and liabilities of the balance sheet are
that is not a forced sale, liquidation sale or a classified as current and non-current. Items of the
distressed sale between independent, income statement are presented by nature16.
knowledgeable and available market participants The statement of comprehensive income shows
at the measurement date. the net result together with income and expenses
Fair value is determined based on market that are recognised directly in equity in
conditions at the measurement date and the accordance with IFRS.
assumptions that market participants would use The statement of changes in shareholders’ equity
(i.e. it is a ‘market-based’ measurement). includes profit (loss) for the year, transactions with
Fair value measurement presupposes that the shareholders and other changes in shareholders’
transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability equity.
occurs in a principal market or, in the absence of The cash flow statement is prepared using the
a principal market, in the most advantageous ‘indirect method’, whereby net profit is adjusted
market to which the entity has access, for the effects of non-cash transactions.
independently from the entity’s intent to sell the
asset or transfer the liability. Changes to accounting standards
When the market price is not directly detectable With the issue, on September 22, 2016 and
and a price for an identical asset or liability is not October 31, 2017 respectively, of European
detectable, the fair value is calculated by applying Commission Regulations No. 2016/1905 and
another valuation technique that maximises the 2017/1987, IFRS 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with
use of relevant observable inputs and minimises Customers’ was approved, as well as the
the use of unobservable inputs. Since fair value is document ‘Clarifications to IFRS 15 - Revenue
a market valuation criterion, it is determined by from Contracts with Customers’, identifying the
adopting the assumptions that market criteria to be used in the calculation and evaluation
participants would use to determine the price of of revenues from contracts with customers. They
the asset or liability, including assumptions about went in to effect on January 1, 2018.
risks. As a result the intention to hold an asset or IFRS 15 provides the criteria for the recognition
settle a liability (or to fulfil otherwise) is not and measurement of revenue from contracts with
relevant for the purposes of fair value customers provided that the recognition of
measurement. revenues is based on the following five steps:
Fair value measurements of non-financial assets (i) identification of the contract with the customer;
take into account a market participant’s ability to (ii) identification of the performance obligations,
generate economic benefits by using the asset in represented by the contractual promises to
its highest and best use or by selling it to another transfer goods and/or services to a customer;
market operator that would use the asset in its (iii) determination of the transaction price;
highest and best use. The highest and best use is (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the
determined from the perspective of market performance obligations identified on the basis of
(15) The structure of the financial statements is the same as that used in the 2017 Annual Report, with the exception of the impacts
connected with the application, in force from January 1, 2018, of the new accounting standards, as indicated hereafter in the
paragraph entitled ‘Changes to accounting criteria’.
(16) Additional information regarding financial instruments, applying the classification required by IFRS, is provided under Note 39
‘Guarantees, commitments and risks - Additional information on financial instruments’.
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the ‘stand alone’ selling price of each item of observable market data and on assessments
goods or each service; (v) recognition of the collected by info-providers for the quantification
revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a of expected losses.
performance obligation. With regard to hedge accounting, certain areas of
The new standard substantially confirms the optimisation in the management of hedge
validity of the ‘over time’ evaluation criteria of long- accounting strategies have been identified, in the
term contract adopted by the Group, using an light of the new elements and simplifications
input method based on the percentage of costs introduced by the standard. Following the
incurred with respect to the total contractually analyses performed, a new management model
estimated costs (‘cost-to-cost’ method). for hedge accounting has been developed over
In the first application of the new provisions, Saipem the course of the year, and will be fully applied
took advantage of the possibility of recognising the from January 1, 2019. For the year 2018,
effect connected to the retroactive restatement of however, the Group has continued with the model
the values in shareholders’ equity at January 1, used in previous years, considered to be in line
2018, with regard to the entries existing on that with the new provisions.
date, without restating the previous financial years Also for the first application of IFRS 9, Saipem
under comparison. The adoption of IFRS 15 took advantage of the possibility of recognising
involved, net of the related tax effect, a reduction in the effect of adopting IFRS 9 in terms of
net assets of €20 million, deriving from the different classification and evaluation, including the
performance obligations of certain engineering and impairment of financial assets, in shareholders’
construction projects and from a different equity at January 1, 2018, without restating the
assessment of the performance obligations of previous financial years under comparison. The
drilling services. adoption of IFRS 9 entailed, net of the related tax
The adoption of the IFRS 15 involved updating of effect, a decrease in shareholders’ equity of €28
the financial statements, requiring the opening in million related to the greater write-downs in
the balance sheet of two specific items ‘Contract financial assets due to the adoption of the
assets’ and ‘Contract liabilities’ which respectively expected credit loss model.
cover long-term contracts previously included in The adoption of IFRS 9 led to the updating of the
inventories and contract liabilities previously financial statements, requiring the opening in the
included in financial debt and other payables. balance sheet of a specific item ‘Financial assets
For further information on the application of the measured at fair value with effect on OCI’, in the
provisions of the new standard to the Group’s income statement under the item ‘Net reversals
operations, please refer to the information in the (impairments) of trade and other receivables’ to
valuation criteria in the paragraphs ‘Contract accommodate write-downs/write-backs of trade
assets and contract liabilities’ and ‘Revenues from receivables and other receivables.
contracts with customers’. For further information on the application of the
provisions of the new standard to the Group’s
With Regulation No. 2016/2067, issued by the operations, please refer to the information in the
European Commission on November 22, 2016, valuation criteria in the paragraphs ‘Financial
IFRS 9 ‘Financial Instruments’ was approved and assets’, ‘Write-down of financial assets’, ‘Minority
went into effect on January 1, 2018. interests’ and ‘Derivative financial instruments
The provisions of the new standard: (i) change the and hedge accounting’.
classification and measurement model for
financial assets basing it on the characteristics of Hereinafter are the other changes/additions made
the financial instrument and the business model to the international accounting standards that came
adopted by the company; (ii) introduce a new into force as of January 1, 2018 which are of
impairment model for financial assets that potential interest to Saipem and whose application
addresses expected credit loss; and (iii) bring in did not have significant effects for the Group.
new hedge accounting requirements.
The new method of classification and valuation of With Regulation No. 2018/182, issued by the
financial assets representing debt instruments European Commission on February 7, 2018, the
did not entail significant changes. document ‘Annual Improvements to IFRS
Regarding the new method for the impairment of Standards 2014-2016 Cycle’ was approved,
financial assets, the assessment of the containing amendments, mainly technical and
recoverability of financial assets representative of editorial, to IAS 28 international accounting
debt instruments not evaluated at fair value standards ‘Investments in associates and joint
through profit and loss is made on the basis of the ventures’ and IFRS 1 ‘First-time adoption of
so-called expected credit loss model. The International Financial Reporting Standards’. The
management model adopted by the Group amendments to IAS 28 and to IFRS 1 went into
envisages the simplified approach for trade effect starting on January 1, 2018. Their
receivables because they do not contain a implementation did not impact the Group.
significant financial component, which requires
the valuation of the provision to cover losses for With Regulation No. 2018/289, issued by the
an amount equal to the expected losses over the European Commission on February 26, 2018, the
entire life of the receivable. This approach uses document ‘Amendments to IFRS 2 - Classification
the probability of default of customers based on and Measurement of Share-based Payment
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Transactions’, was approved with the aim of executed are potentially denominated and settled
clarifying the classification and accounting of in non-euro currencies. This impacts on:
several types of transaction with payment based - the economic result due to the different
on shares. The amendments to IFRS 2 went into countervalue of costs and revenues
effect starting on January 1, 2018. Their denominated in foreign currency at the time of
implementation did not impact the Group. their recognition compared to the time when
the price conditions were defined and as a
With Regulation No. 2018/519, issued by the result of the conversion and subsequent
European Commission on March 28, 2018, the revaluation of trade or financing
IFRIC Interpretation 22 ‘Foreign Currency receivables/trade payables denominated in
Transactions and Advance Consideration’, foreign currencies;
regarding the method of conversion of advance - the Group’s reported results and shareholders’
payments received in foreign currency, was equity, as the income and financial statements
approved on the basis of which the exchange rate of subsidiaries denominated in currencies other
to be used in the initial recognition of an asset, than the euro are translated from their
expense or income related to an advance, functional currency into euro.
previously paid/received, in foreign currency, is The risk management objective of the Saipem
that in force at the date of recognition of the non- Group is the minimisation of the impact deriving
monetary asset/liability associated with said from fluctuations in exchange rates on the result
advance. for the year.
This interpretation should be read jointly with IAS Saipem does not undertake any hedging activity
21 ‘The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange for risks deriving from the translation of foreign
Rates’. currency denominated profits or assets and
IFRIC 22 went into effect starting on January 1, liabilities of subsidiaries that prepare financial
2018. Its application did not have any impact on statements in a currency other than the euro.
the Group as the provisions specified reaffirmed Saipem adopts a strategy to reduce exchange
behaviour already adopted by Saipem. rate risk exposure by using derivative contracts.
Hedge transactions may also be entered into in
Risk management relation to future underlying contractual
The main risks that Saipem is facing and actively commitments, provided these are highly probable
monitoring and managing are the following: (so-called highly probable forecast transactions).
(i) the market risk deriving from exposure to To this end, different types of derivatives (outright
fluctuations in interest rates and exchange and swaps in particular) are used. Such
rates and from exposure to commodity price derivatives are evaluated at fair value on the basis
volatility; of market standard evaluation and market prices
(ii) the credit risk deriving from the possible provided by specialised sources. Planning,
default of a counterparty; coordination and management of this activity at
(iii) the liquidity risk deriving from the lack of Group level is the responsibility of the Saipem
adequate financial resources to face Finance Department, which closely monitors the
short-term commitments; correlation between derivatives and their
(iv) the downgrading risk deriving from the underlying flows, as well as ensuring their correct
possibility of a deterioration in the credit rating accounting representation in compliance with the
assigned by the main rating agencies. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Financial risks are managed in accordance with An exchange rate sensitivity analysis was
Guidelines defined by the parent company, with performed for those currencies other than euro
the objective of aligning and coordinating Saipem which may potentially impact exchange risk
Group policies on financial risks. exposure in 2018 in order to calculate the effect
For further details on industrial risks, see the ‘Risk on the income statement and shareholders’
management’ section in the Directors’ Report. equity of hypothetical positive and negative
variations of 10% in the exchange rates.
(i) Market risk The sensitivity analysis was carried out in relation
Market risk is the possibility that changes in to the following financial assets and liabilities
currency exchange rates, interest rates or expressed in currencies other than the euro:
commodity prices will adversely affect the value - exchange rate derivatives;
of the Group’s financial assets, liabilities or - trade and other receivables;
expected future cash flows. Saipem actively - trade and other payables;
manages market risk in accordance with an - cash and cash equivalents;
above-mentioned Guidelines and by procedures - short and long-term financial liabilities.
that provide a centralised model for conducting For derivative instruments on exchange rates, the
financial activities. sensitivity analysis on the relative fair value is
carried out by comparing the counter-value fixed
Market risk - Exchange rates in contracts with the counter-value determined at
Exchange rate risk derives from the fact that spot exchange rates, adjusted at more or less
Saipem’s operations are conducted in currencies than 10%, and adjusted using interest rate curves
other than the euro and that revenues and/or consistent with the expiration dates of contracts
costs from a significant portion of projects on the basis of market prices at year-end.
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The analysis did not examine the effect of shareholders’ equity, before related tax effects, of
exchange rate fluctuations on the valuation of -€201 million (-€223 million at December 31,
long-term contracts because long-term contracts 2017).
do not constitute a financial asset under IAS 32. Appreciation of the euro compared to other
In light of the above, although Saipem adopts a currencies would have produced an overall effect
strategy targeted at minimising exposure through on pre-tax profit of €63 million (€47 million at
the use of various types of derivatives (swaps and December 31, 2017) and an overall effect on
outrights), it cannot be excluded that exchange shareholders’ equity, before related tax effects, of
rate fluctuations may significantly influence the €202 million (€214 million at December 31, 2017).
Group’s results and the comparison of results of The increases/decreases with respect to the
individual financial years. previous year is essentially due to variations in the
A depreciation of the euro compared to other exposed assets and liabilities.
currencies would have produced an overall effect The table below shows the effects of the above
on pre-tax profit of -€62 million (-€56 million at sensitivity analysis on balance sheet and income
December 31, 2017) and an overall effect on statement items.
2017 2018
Δ+10% Δ-10% Δ+10% Δ-10%
Income Shareholders’ Income Shareholders’ Income Shareholders’ Income Shareholders’
(€ million) statement equity statement equity statement equity statement equity
Derivative financial instruments (65) (232) 56 223 (78) (217) 79 218
Trade and other receivables 92 92 (92) (92) 94 94 (94) (94)
Trade and other payables (100) (100) 100 100 (99) (99) 99 99
Cash and cash equivalents 17 17 (17) (17) 21 21 (21) (21)
Short-term debt - - - - - - - -
Medium/long-term debt - - - - - - - -
Total (56) (223) 47 214 (62) (201) 63 202
The sensitivity analysis on trade receivables and

payables for the principal currencies were as
follows.
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

(€ million) Currency Total Δ -10% Δ +10% Total Δ -10% Δ +10%
Receivables
USD 724 (72) 72 777 (78) 78
SGD 30 (3) 3 1 - -
KWD 115 (12) 12 100 (10) 10
PLN 29 (3) 3 26 (3) 3
NOK 5 (1) 1 11 (1) 1
Other currencies 14 (1) 1 25 (2) 2
Total 917 (92) 92 940 (94) 94
Payables
USD 765 77 (77) 704 70 (70)
GBP 47 5 (5) 52 5 (5)
AED 29 3 (3) 28 3 (3)
SGD 84 8 (8) 82 8 (8)
NOK 18 2 (2) 17 2 (2)
JPY 11 1 (1) 2 - -
AOA 14 1 (1) 9 1 (1)
KWD 14 1 (1) 39 4 (4)
Other currencies 22 2 (2) 56 6 (6)
Total 1,004 100 (100) 989 99 (99)
Market risk - Interest rate where appropriate, to enter into Interest Rate
Interest rate fluctuations influence the market Swap (IRS) transactions in order to manage
value of the company’s financial assets and fluctuations in interest rates. Planning,
liabilities and the level of net finance expense. To coordination and management of this activity at
reduce this risk, Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) are Group level is the responsibility of the Finance
entered into. Department of Saipem, which closely monitors
In compliance with established risk management the correlation between derivatives and their
objectives the Finance Department of Saipem underlying flows, as well as ensuring their correct
assesses, when stipulating variable rate financing, accounting representation in compliance with the
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International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). expected cash flows with the interest rate curves
Although Saipem adopts a strategy targeted at recorded on the basis of year-end market rates,
minimising its exposure to interest rate risk with variations in excess of and less than 100
through the pursuit of financial structure basis points. With reference to cash and cash
objectives defined, it is not to be excluded that equivalents and to variable rate financial liabilities,
interest rate fluctuations could significantly reference was made respectively to the stock at
influence the Group’s results and the the closing of the year and to changes in
comparability of the results of individual financial exposure expected in the following 12 months.
years. On this basis, a movement of interest rates has
Interest rate derivatives are evaluated by the been applied in excess of and less than 100 basis
Finance Department of Saipem at fair value on the points on interest rates.
basis of standard market evaluation algorithms A positive variation in interest rates would have
and market prices provided by specialised produced an overall effect on pre-tax profit of €4
sources. To measure the impact of interest rate million (€4 million at December 31, 2017) and an
risk a sensitivity analysis was performed. The overall effect on shareholders’ equity, before
analysis calculated the effect on the income related tax effects, of €8 million (€4 million at
statement and shareholders’ equity which would December 31, 2017). A negative variation in
result from a positive and negative 100 basis interest rates would have produced an overall
point movement on interest rate levels. effect on pre-tax profit of -€8 million (-€14 million
The analysis was performed relating to all relevant at December 31, 2017) and an overall effect on
financial assets and liabilities exposed to interest shareholders’ equity, before related tax effects, of
rate fluctuations and regarded in particular the -€12 million (-€14 million at December 31, 2017).
following items: The increases/decreases with respect to the
- interest rate derivatives; previous year is essentially due to variations in the
- cash and cash equivalents; assets and liabilities exposed to interest rate
- short and long-term financial liabilities. fluctuations.
For derivative financial instruments on interest The table below shows the effects of the above
rates, the sensitivity analysis on fair value was sensitivity analysis on balance sheet and income
conducted by discounting the contractually statement items.
2017 2018
+100 basis points -100 basis points +100 basis points -100 basis points
Income Shareholders’ Income Shareholders’ Income Shareholders’ Income Shareholders’
(€ million) statement equity statement equity statement equity statement equity
Cash and cash equivalents 5 5 (11) (11) 8 8 (8) (8)
Derivative financial instruments 3 3 (3) (3) - 4 - (4)
Short-term debt - - - - - - - -
Medium/long-term debt (4) (4) - - (4) (4) - -
Total 4 4 (14) (14) 4 8 (8) (12)
Market risk - Commodity or adequate or that in future it will still be able to

Saipem’s results are affected by changes in the use such instruments.
prices of oil products (fuel oil, lubricants, bunker Commodity derivatives are evaluated at fair value
oil, etc.) and raw materials (copper, steel, etc.), by the Finance Department of Saipem on the
since they represent associated costs in the basis of standard market evaluation algorithms
running of vessels, offices and yards and the and market prices provided by specialised
implementation of projects and investments. sources.
In order to reduce its commodity risk, in addition With regard to commodity risk hedging
to adopting solutions at a commercial level, instruments, a 10% positive variation in the
Saipem also trades derivatives (swap and bullet underlying rates would have produced no effect
swaps) in particular on the organised ICE, NYMEX on pre-tax profit, while it would have produced an
and LME markets where the relevant physical effect on shareholders’ equity, before related tax
commodity market is well correlated to the effects, of €2 million. A 10% negative variation in
financial market and is price efficient. the underlying rates would have produced no
As regards commodity price risk management, effect on pre-tax profit, while it would have
derivative instruments on commodities were produced an effect on shareholders’ equity,
negotiated by Saipem to hedge underlying before related tax effects, of -€2 million.
contractual commitments. Hedge transactions
may also be entered into in relation to future (ii) Credit risk
underlying contractual commitments, provided Credit risk represents Saipem’s exposure to
these are highly probable (so-called highly potential losses deriving from the
probable forecast transactions). Despite the non-performance of counterparties. As regards
hedging instruments adopted by the Company to counterparty risk in commercial contracts, credit
control and manage commodity risks, Saipem management is the responsibility of the Divisions
cannot guarantee that they will be either efficient and of specific corporate Finance and
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Administration departments operating on the structure which, consistent with business

basis of standard business partner evaluation and objectives and prescribed limits, can guarantee a
credit worthiness procedures. For counterparty level of liquidity in terms of borrowing facilities and
financial risk deriving from the investment of committed credit lines sufficient for the entire
surplus liquidity, from positions in derivative Group.
contracts and from physical commodities At present, through the management of flexible
contracts with financial counterparties, Group credit lines suitable with business requirements,
companies adopt Guidelines issued by the Saipem believes it has access to funding that is
Finance Department of Saipem in compliance more than adequate and has also both committed
with the centralised treasury model of Saipem. In and uncommitted borrowing facilities to meet
spite of the measures implemented by the currently foreseeable borrowing requirements.
Company in order to avoid concentrations of risk The liquidity management policies used have the
and/or assets and for identifying the parameters objective of ensuring both adequate funding to
and conditions within which hedging instruments meet short-term requirements and obligations
can operate it is not possible to exclude the and a sufficient level of operating flexibility to fund
possibility that one of the Group’s clients may Saipem’s development plans, while maintaining
delay payments, or fail to make payments, within an adequate finance structure in terms of debt
the defined terms and conditions. Any delay or composition and maturity.
default in payment by the main clients may imply Saipem has credit lines and financing sources
difficulties in the execution and/or completion of available to cover its overall financial
projects, or the need to recover costs and requirements. Through the transactions carried
expenses through legal action. out on the financial markets in 2018, the Group
Assessment of the recoverability of financial has structured its sources of funding mainly along
assets with counterparties of a trade and financial medium to long term deadlines with an average
nature was made on the basis of the so-called duration equal to 3.6 years as at December 31,
‘expected credit loss model’ illustrated in the 2018.
paragraph entitled ‘Write-down of financial At December 31, 2018, Saipem has unused
assets’. committed credit lines of €1,000 million, to which
can be added the availability of cash at the same
(iii) Liquidity risk date of €1,674 million.
The evolution of working capital and of financial In addition to the above, Saipem may use the
requirements is strongly influenced by the remaining amount, equivalent to €239 million of
invoicing time frames for long-term contracts and the line guaranteed by GIEK for the Company’s
the collection of the relevant receivables. purchases of equipment and services from
Consequently, and despite the fact that the Group Norwegian exporters and the remaining amount
has implemented measures targeted at ensuring of €19 million of the credit line guaranteed by
that adequate levels of working capital and Atradius.
liquidity are maintained, possible delays in the
progress of projects and/or in the definition of (iv) Downgrading risk
situations being finalised with clients, may have an S&P Global Ratings assigned Saipem a long term
impact on the capacity and/or on the time frames corporate credit rating equal to ‘BB+’, with a
for the generation of cash flows. negative outlook; Moody’s Investor Services
Liquidity risk is the risk that suitable sources of assigned Saipem corporate family rating equal to
funding for the Group may not be available ‘Ba1’, with a stable outlook.
(funding liquidity risk), or that the Group is unable Credit ratings influence the ability of the Group to
to sell its assets on the market place (asset obtain new loans, as well as the cost thereof.
liquidity risk), making it unable to meet its Consequently, should one or more ratings
short-term finance requirements and settle agencies lower the Company’s rating, this could
obligations. Such a situation would negatively determine a worsening in the conditions for
impact the Group’s results as it would result in the accessing financial markets.
company incurring higher borrowing expenses to
meet its obligations or under the worst of Finance, trade and other payables
conditions the inability of the company to The following table shows the amounts of
continue as a going concern. The objective of the payments due. These are mainly financial
Group’s risk management is to create a financial payables, including interest payments.
Maturity
(€ million) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 After Total
Long-term debt 231 176 637 623 598 636 2,901
Short-term debt 80 - - - - - 80
Fair value of derivative instruments 86 9 - - - - 95
Total 397 185 637 623 598 636 3,076
Interest on debt 71 69 67 51 36 31 325
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The following table shows the due dates of trade

and other payables.
Maturity
(€ million) 2019 2020-2023 After Total
Trade payables 2,372 - - 2,372
Other payables 302 - - 302
Outstanding contractual obligations performance will entail payments being made in

In addition to the financial and trade debt future years. The following table shows
recorded in the balance sheet, the Saipem Group undiscounted payments due in future years in
has contractual obligations relating to relation to outstanding contractual obligations.
non-cancellable operating leases whose
Maturity
(€ million) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 After Total
Non-cancellable operating leases 130 115 81 79 74 105 584
The table below summarises Saipem’s capital equipment, for which procurement contracts
expenditure commitments for property, plant and have been entered into.
Maturity
(€ million) 2019
Committed on major projects -
Other committed projects 80
Total 80 (1)
(1) Of which €26 million relative to commitments on the underwriting of equity investments.
contract liabilities from work in progress are

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Accounting estimates
and significant judgements based on the estimate of total lifetime revenues
and costs of long-term projects, the appreciation
The preparation of financial statements and of which is influenced by valuation criteria which
interim reports in accordance with generally by their nature imply recourse to the judgement of
accepted accounting standards requires the Directors, specifically with reference to the
Management to make accounting estimates forecast of costs to complete each project
based on complex or subjective judgements, including the estimate of the risks and contractual
past experience and assumptions deemed penalties, where applicable, to the evaluation of
reasonable and realistic based on the contractual changes envisaged or being
information available at the time. The use of negotiated and any changes in estimates
these estimates and assumptions affects the compared to the previous year. In particular, in
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the evaluating contract assets from work in progress,
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at account is taken of the requests of additional
the balance sheet date and the reported costs with respect to those contractually agreed,
amounts of income and expenses during the if substantially approved by the customer in the
reporting period. Actual results may differ from scope and/or price.
these estimates given the uncertainty
surrounding the assumptions and conditions WRITE-DOWN OF FINANCIAL ASSETS
upon which the estimates are based. Checking, classification and measurement of the
Summarised below are those accounting counterparty credit risk for the purpose of
estimates used in the preparation of consolidated calculating the write-down of financial assets is a
financial statements and interim reports that are detailed, complex process that requires the
considered critical because they require company Management to provide a professional
management to make a large number of opinion.
subjective judgements, assumptions and In a manner similar to impairment processes
estimates regarding matters that are inherently involving other items of the financial statements,
uncertain. Changes in the conditions underlying the estimates made, although based on the best
such judgements, assumptions and estimates information available and on the adoption of
may have a significant effect on future results. adequate methods and techniques of evaluation,
are intrinsically characterised by elements of
REVENUES, CONTRACT ASSETS AND CONTRACT uncertainty and by the exercise of a professional
LIABILITIES opinion, and could generate forecasts of
The processes and methods for recognising recoverable values different from those that will
revenues and evaluating contract assets and be effectively realised.
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WRITE-DOWN OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS the value in use, providing for the determination of
Impairment losses are recognised if events and WACC differentiated by business segment, so as
changes in circumstances indicate that the to reflect the specific risks of the individual
carrying amount of non-financial assets may not business segments to which the tested CGUs
be recoverable. belong.
Impairment is recognised in the event of Considering that the changes made to the
significant permanent changes in the outlook for methods for estimating the cost of capital are
the market segment in which the non-financial motivated and attributable to the new elements
asset is used. The decision as to whether to introduced following the resolution on the new
proceed with a write-down and its quantification strategic direction and the redefinition of the
depend on assessments made by the company organisational structure, the refinement/updating
Management on complex and highly uncertain of the impairment test procedure carried out in
factors, such as the future performance of the 2018 falls within the meaning of the ‘change in
reference market, the impact of inflation and of accounting estimates’ pursuant to IAS 8. As a
technological advances on operating costs, the result, the effects of this update were applied on a
conditions of supply and demand on a global or forward-looking basis, beginning with preparation
regional scale, the evolution of the operations and of the Interim Consolidated Report as of June 30,
business activities of the Divisions, the business 2018, and not retroactively.
insight deriving from discussions and interactions The cash flows expected for each CGU are
of a strategic or commercial nature by the quantified on the basis of the last Strategic Plan,
Divisions with clients, partners, suppliers and also with reference to the actual results,
competitors. prepared by the management and approved by
The amount of an impairment loss of a the BoD. The plan contains the forecasts,
non-financial asset is determined by comparing developed by the management in light of the
the carrying value of an asset with its recoverable information available at the time of the estimate,
amount (the higher of fair value less costs to sell with regard to the volumes of business, operating
and value in use calculated as the present value of costs, margins, investments coherent with
the future cash flows expected to be derived from strategic guidelines, as well as the industrial,
the use of the asset net of disposal costs). This commercial and strategic positioning of the
verification is carried out at the level of the specific Divisions and also taking account of the
smallest aggregate of assets (cash generating market situation (including the performance of
unit or CGU) that generates incoming and the main monetary variables such as exchange
outgoing financial flows that are largely rates and inflation). Thus the Plan forecasts (as
independent of the cash flows generated by other well as the long-term forecasts after the Plan
assets or groups of assets and on the basis of period), while based on complex assumptions
which Top Management assesses the profitability that by their nature imply recourse to the opinion
of the business. of the directors, are grounded in reasonably
In July 2018, the Board of Directors of Saipem objective foundations (which, in other words, take
SpA approved a new strategic direction for the account of the market context and specific
Company, defining specific strategic objectives characteristics of Saipem), and are not
and priorities for each division. Coherently, the conditioned on the occurrence of a specific
Board of Directors of Saipem SpA has approved event such as the success of new technology) in
amendments to the organisational and order to express, at the same time, the best
governance structure, which were implemented estimate of the management and expected
in the second half of the year, in order to complete average flows.
the process of divisionalisation undertaken in Lastly, in line with the provisions of IAS 36, the
2017. In line with this strategic orientation, the cash flows used for the purposes of the
commercial business processes concerning impairment test do not take into account future
acquisition of projects and purchases of goods cash inflows or outflows deriving from: (i) a future
and services, the process of strategic planning restructuring still to be approved or to which
and of authorisation of investments are company is not committed yet, or (ii) the
substantially delegated to the Division Managers. improvement or optimisation of business
Coherently, the changes to the organisation and performance on the basis of initiatives still to be
governance introduced have given rise to a undertaken or approved, or for which there is still
different mode of management of the Divisions, no commitment towards, third parties for the
now characterised by greater and more direct increase of production capacity with respect to
operating, management and strategic current capacity.
responsibility on the part of the Division The cash flows calculated in this way are
Managers. discounted using rates that take account of the
Beginning with the Interim Consolidated Report risk specific to the business segments to which
as of June 30, 2018 and following the adoption of the individual CGUs belong.
the new strategic direction and the resulting For assets other than independent CGUs (i.e.
change to the organisational model, the Offshore E&C vessels, Offshore E&C and
impairment test procedure of the Group’s CGUs Onshore E&C construction yards and the drilling
was consistently updated, modifying the process rigs of Onshore Drilling) and that show signs of
of estimating the discount rate used to estimate impairment, the Company verifies the
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sustainability of the residual technical-economic EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

life of the asset to determine whether there is any Post-employment benefit plans arising from
need to report a write-down pursuant to IAS 16, defined benefit plans are evaluated with reference
before performing the impairment test at the level to uncertain events and based upon actuarial
of the CGU to which it pertains. assumptions including among others discount
Goodwill and other intangible assets with an rates, expected rates of salary increases,
indefinite useful life are not amortised. The mortality rates, retirement dates and medical cost
recoverability of their carrying value is reviewed at trends.
least annually and whenever events or changes in The significant assumptions used to account for
circumstances indicate that the carrying value such benefits are determined as follows:
may not be recoverable. Goodwill is also tested (i) discount and inflation rates reflect the rates at
for impairment at the level of the smallest which the benefits could be effectively settled.
aggregate CGU to which goodwill relates. If the Indicators used in selecting the discount rate
carrying amount of the CGU, including goodwill include rates of return on high-quality corporate
allocated thereto, exceeds the CGUs recoverable bonds or, where there is no deep market in such
amount, the excess is recognised as impairment. bonds, the market yields on government bonds
The impairment loss is first allocated to reduce and on inflation rate forecasts of market conditions
the carrying amount of goodwill. Any remaining observed country by country; (ii) the future salary
excess is allocated on a pro-rata basis to the levels of individual employees are determined
carrying value of the other assets with defined including an estimate of future changes attributed
useful life that form the CGU. to general price levels (consistent with inflation rate
assumptions), productivity, seniority and
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS promotion; (iii) medical cost trend assumptions
Accounting for business combinations requires reflect an estimate of the actual future changes in
the difference between the purchase price and the the cost of the healthcare related benefits provided
net assets of an acquired business to be allocated to the plan participants and are based on past and
to the various assets and liabilities of the acquired current medical cost trends including healthcare
business. For most assets and liabilities, the inflation, and changes in health status of the
difference is allocated by measuring said assets participants; (iv) demographic assumptions such as
and liabilities at fair value. Any positive residual mortality, disability and turnover reflect the best
difference is recognised as goodwill. Negative estimate of these future events for the individual
residual differences are taken to the income employees involved.
statement. The allocation of the price paid on a Changes in the net defined benefit liability (asset)
provisional basis is subject to revision/update related to remeasurements routinely occur and
within 12 months following the acquisition, taking comprise, among other things, changes in
into consideration new information on facts and actuarial assumptions, experience adjustments
circumstances existing at the date of acquisition. (i.e. the effects of differences between the
Management uses all available information to previous actuarial assumptions and what has
make these fair value determinations and, for actually occurred) and the return on plan assets,
major business acquisitions, typically engages an excluding amounts included in net interest.
independent appraisal firm to assist in the fair Remeasurements are recognised in other
value determination of the acquired assets and comprehensive income for defined benefit plans
liabilities. The allocation process, which requires, and in profit or loss for long-term plans.
based on the information available, exercising a
complex judgement by Company Management RECEIVABLES
also for the purposes of applying the equity The recoverability of value of entries in receivables
method. and the need to recognise a possible write-down
of them is determined on the basis of the so-called
CONTINGENCIES ‘expected credit loss model’ illustrated in the
Saipem and some Group companies are part of paragraph entitled ‘Write-down of financial assets’.
judicial and administrative proceedings for which This process also involves complex and/or
they assess the possibility to accrue for subjective judgements by the Company
contingencies primarily related to litigation and tax Management. The factors considered in the
issues. The process and methods for assessing context of these judgements concern, among
the risks associated with these proceedings are other things, the creditworthiness of the
based on complex elements that by their nature counterparty where available, the amount and
imply recourse to the judgement of the directors, timing of expected future payments, any credit risk
specifically with reference to the assessment of mitigation instruments implemented, as well as
uncertainties related to forecasting the results of any actions set up or planned for debt recovery.
the proceedings, their classification to the funds
or liabilities, taking into account the assessment FAIR VALUE
criteria acquired by the internal legal department The determination of the fair value of financial and
and by external legal advisers. non-financial instruments is a detailed process
Determining appropriate amounts for provisions is characterised by the use of complex methods
a complex estimation process that includes and techniques of assessment and that requires
subjective judgements by Company Management. the collection of updated information from the
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reference markets and/or the use of internal input distinction between operating and financial
data. leases is maintained.
As for the other estimates, determination of the fair The application of the new standard is expected
value, while based on the best information available to have significant impact on the Group balance
and on the adoption of adequate methods and sheet and income statement as a result of:
techniques of evaluation, are intrinsically (i) an increase in fixed assets for the right of use
characterised by elements of uncertainty and by of the underlying leased assets among assets;
the exercise of a professional opinion, and could (ii) an impact on the net financial position,
generate forecasts of values different from those deriving from the increase in financial liabilities
that will be effectively realised. for lease debts;
(iii) an increase of the EBITDA, and to a lesser
extent of the EBIT, due to the reduction in
lease rates currently included in operating
5
Recent accounting principles
costs, and a simultaneous increase in
Accounting standards and interpretations amortisation;
issued by IASB/IFRIC and endorsed by (iv) a marginal variation in net profit by effect of
the European Union the recognition of the financial expenses.
With Regulation No. 2017/1986, issued by the In 2018, the analysis launched in 2016 ended. It
European Commission on October 31, 2017, the was aimed at identifying potential critical aspects
IFRS 16 ‘Leases’ was approved. It defines the of contracts, assessing potential impacts on the
criteria for recognition, valuation, disclosure in the financial statements and verifying any
financial statements and additional information on adjustments to the financial reporting support
lease contracts. The provisions of the new standard systems in order to ensure the correct and timely
are effective from January 1, 2019. IFRS 16 recovery of operating data and accounting values.
replaces IAS 17 and the relative interpretations, and Following the analysis made, the main contractual
defines a single model of recognition of lease cases linked to specific categories of assets that
contracts based on the recognition by the lessee of concern most of the companies in the Group are
an asset representative of the right of use of the as follows:
underlying leased asset to offset a liability - vessels for the performance of projects by the
representative of the obligation to make the Offshore E&C Division;
payments provided by the contract (‘lease liability’). - rental contracts for real estate;
The accounting method contemplated by the new - industrial areas and construction yards in
standard provides, in short, for recognition: support of the projects of the Onshore E&C
- in the balance sheet: of the asset represented Division;
by the right to use the underlying leased asset, - vehicles and office machines.
and financial liabilities representing the The first time it applies the new standard, Saipem
obligation to make the payments provided by intends:
the contract; - to apply the so-called ‘modified retrospective
- in the income statement: of depreciation of the approach’, recognising the effect connected to
asset consequent to the right to use it and of retroactive recalculation of the shareholders’
the interest paid on the lease liability; equity values as of January 1, 2019, without
- the following effects are determined in the cash making the restatement of previous years used
flow statement: a) a change in the net cash flow for comparison;
provided by operating activities that will no - to avail itself of the practical expedient
longer receive the payments for lease rates, but consisting of not applying IFRS 16 to leases for
the disbursements for interest paid on the lease which the residual duration as of January 1,
liability not subject to capitalisation; b) a change 2019, is less than 12 months, for all types of
in the net cash flow used in investing activities, assets;
that will no longer receive the payments relative - to consider as leases all contracts classifiable
to lease rates capitalised on tangible and as such based on IFRS 16 without applying the
intangible assets, but only the disbursements ‘grandfathering’ expedient (the possibility not to
for interest paid on the lease liability subject to review every contract existing as of January 1,
capitalisation; c) a change in the net cash flow 2019, applying IFRS 16 only to those contracts
from financing activities that will receive the previously identified as leases based on IAS 17
disbursements connected with repayment of and IFRIC 4);
the lease liabilities. - recognise an asset for the right of use at an
The new standard eliminates the classification of amount corresponding to the lease liability
leases as operating or financial, with limited adjusted, where necessary, to take into account
exceptions of application of the accounting any prepaid expenses for advances and without
procedures currently used for operating leases considering the initial direct costs incurred in
(assignment of the lease rates to the income years prior to January 1, 2019.
statement on accrual basis for leases responding Moreover, the following stipulations shall apply:
to the requirements to be considered as ‘short - the lease liability is recognised at the current
term’ or ‘low value’). value of payments due for the lease,
Conversely, no significant changes are envisaged discounted using the incremental financing rate
for the lessor’s financial statements and the of Saipem (rate as of January 1, 2019, at the
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time of the first application) and defining the adoption of IFRS 16 involves reporting right-of-use
discount rate used to discount cash flows on of the asset and lease liabilities at January 1, 2019
the basis of the benchmark spot EUR curve for about €547 million; this estimate could change
adjusted for the Saipem risk. The rate is relative to the possible interpretative
determined, taking account, among other developments deriving from the indications of the
things, of the currency of denomination and IFRIC, and to the refinement of the processing
duration of the underlying contract; method in view of the first application of the
- variable payments linked to the use of an asset standard in financial reporting for 2019.
are not included in the lease liability/right of use With continued reference to the information
of the asset but are recognised, pursuant to the currently available, the following is a reconciliation
provisions of IFRS 16, in the income statement between the amount of minimum future
as costs for the period; payments due for non-cancellable operating
- the options of renewal or advance termination leases as at December 31, 2018 (based on IAS
are analysed, where present, in order to 17) and the opening balance of the lease liability,
determine the overall duration of the contract. not discounted, as of January 1, 2019 (based on
On the basis of the information available, the IFRS 16):
(€ million)
Minimum future payments due for non-cancellable operating leases (based on IAS 17) at December 31, 2018 584
Short term lease included in non-cancellable operating lease contracts and other variations (7)
Cancellable leases based on IAS 17 60
Lease liability, not discounted (based on IFRS 16), at January 1, 2019 637
Discounting effect (90)
Lease liability (based on IFRS 16) at January 1, 2019 547
Based on business considerations, renewal conduct and whether to consider the uncertainty
options relevant to vessels of the Offshore E&C in itself or in relation to the general tax burden of
Division and to properties, for €270 million totally, the entity should be verified.
have not been considered in determining the IFRIC 23 provisions are effective for annual
overall duration of the contracts and in determining periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
the lease liability as of January 1, 2019.
With Regulation No. 2019/237, issued by the
With Regulation No. 2018/498, issued by the European Commission on February 8, 2019, IAS
European Commission on March 22, 2018, the 28 ‘Long-term Interests in Associates and Joint
regulations contained in ‘Prepayment Features Ventures’, was approved. It is aimed at clarifying
with Negative Compensation - Amendments to that the provisions of IFRS 9, including those
IFRS 9’, issued by the IASB on October 12, 2017, relating to impairment, also apply to the financial
were approved. The document allows for the instrument assets representing long-term
measurement at amortised cost or at Fair Value interests in an associate or joint venture which, in
Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI) substance, form part of the net investment in the
of a financial asset characterised by an advance associated company or joint venture (so-called
payment option through negative compensation. long-term interest). The amendments to IAS 28
The document also clarified the method of are effective for annual periods beginning on or
accounting for a change or an exchange of a after January 1, 2019.
financial liability at amortised cost that was not
subject to derecognition. The difference between With Regulation No. 2019/402, issued by the
the original contractual cash flows and the European Commission on March 13, 2019, the
modified cash flows, discounted at the effective amendments to IAS 19 ‘Plan Amendment,
interest rate, must be recognised in the income Curtailment or Settlement’, were approved and
statement at the date of the change or exchange. are aimed essentially at requiring the use of
These amendments shall be applied for annual up-to-date actuarial assumptions in determining
periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. the cost related to service costs and net interest
for the period following a modification, reduction
With Regulation No. 2018/1595, issued by the or termination of an existing defined benefit plan.
European Commission on October 23, 2018, The amendments to IAS 19 are effective for
IFRIC 23 ‘Uncertainty Over Income Tax annual periods beginning on or after January 1,
Treatments’ was approved which provides 2019.
indications on how to consider the uncertainties
on certain conduct followed by the entity in With Regulation No. 2019/412, issued by the
applying tax legislation (for example, conduct European Commission on March 14, 2019, the
adopted for this issue of transfer prices that could document ‘Annual Improvements to IFRS
be challenged by the tax authorities, or Standards 2015-2017 Cycle’, was approved and
uncertainties regarding the period of deduction of which essentially consists of changes of a
tax depreciation of certain assets). The likelihood technical and editorial nature to existing
of the tax authorities accepting the entity’s standards. The amendments to the accounting
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standards are effective for annual periods On October 22, 2018, the IASB issued the
beginning on or after January 1, 2019. amendments to IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’,
providing clarification on the definition of
Accounting standards and interpretations business. The amendments to IFRS 3 are
issued by IASB/IFRIC and not yet endorsed effective for annual periods beginning on or after
by the European Commission January 1, 2020.
On May 18, 2017, the IASB issued IFRS 17
‘Insurance Contracts’ (hereinafter IFRS 17), On October 31, 2018, the IASB issued
defining the accounting treatment of insurance amendments to IAS 1 and IAS 8 ‘Definition of
contracts issued and reinsurance contracts held. Material’, serving to clarify and render uniform
The provisions of IFRS 17, which go beyond those within the IFRS and other publications the
currently provided by IFRS 4 ‘Insurance definition of recognition, in order to support the
Contracts’, are effective for annual periods companies in the formulation of opinions on the
beginning on or after January 1, 2021. subject. In particular, information should be
considered relevant if its omission, erroneous
On March 29, 2018, the IASB issued the presentation or concealment could presumably
document ‘Amendments to References to the influence the main users of the financial
Conceptual Framework in IFRS Standards’, which statements in making decisions on the basis of
contains amendments, which are essentially those statements. The amendments to IAS 1 and
technical and editorial in nature, to the IAS 8 are effective for annual periods beginning
international accounting standards aimed at on or after January 1, 2020.
incorporating the new IFRS reference framework
(the Conceptual Framework for Financial Saipem is currently reviewing the standards
Reporting), issued by the IASB on the same date. indicated and is assessing their possible impacts
The amendments are effective for annual periods on the Group.
beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
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6
Scope of consolidation at December 31, 2018
Parent company
Registered office
of consolidation
Shareholders
Share capital
consolidation
or evaluation
principle (*)
Currency
% owned
Saipem’s
Company
Method
(%)
Saipem SpA San Donato Milanese EUR 2,191,384,693 Eni SpA 30.54
CDP Equity SpA (formerly 12.55
Fondo Strategico Italiano)
Saipem SpA 1.46
Third parties 55.45
Subsidiaries
Italy
Registered office
of consolidation
Shareholders
Share capital
consolidation
or evaluation
principle (*)
Currency
% owned
Saipem’s
Company
Method
(%)
Denuke Scarl San Donato Milanese EUR 10,000 Saipem SpA 55.00 55.00 F.C.
Third parties 45.00
INFRA SpA San Donato Milanese EUR 50,000 Saipem SpA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
Servizi Energia Italia SpA San Donato Milanese EUR 291,000 Saipem SpA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
Smacemex Scarl San Donato Milanese EUR 10,000 Saipem SpA 60.00 60.00 F.C.
Third parties 40.00
SnamprogettiChiyoda sas San Donato Milanese EUR 10,000 Saipem SpA 99.90 99.90 F.C.
di Saipem SpA Third parties 0.10
Outside Italy
Andromeda Consultoria Tecnica Rio de Janeiro BRL 20,494,210 Saipem SpA 99.00 100.00 F.C.
e Representações Ltda (Brazil) Snamprogetti Netherlands BV 1.00
Boscongo SA Pointe-Noire XAF 1,597,805,000 Saipem SA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Congo)
ER SAI Caspian Contractor Llc Almaty KZT 1,105,930,000 Saipem International BV 50.00 50.00 F.C.
(Kazakhstan) Third parties 50.00
ERS - Equipment Rental & Services BV Amsterdam EUR 90,760 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Netherlands)
European Maritime Construction sas Montigny le Bretonneux EUR 1,000 Saipem SA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(France)
Global Petroprojects Services AG Zurich CHF 5,000,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Switzerland)
Moss Maritime AS Lysaker NOK 40,000,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Norway)
North Caspian Service Co Almaty KZT 1,910,000,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Kazakhstan)
Petrex SA Lima PEN 1,200,529,045 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Peru)
PT Saipem Indonesia Jakarta USD 372,778,100 Saipem International BV 99.99 99.99 F.C.
(Indonesia) Third parties 0.01
SAGIO - Companhia Angolana de Gestão Luanda AOA 1,600,000 Saipem International BV 60.00 60.00 E.M.
de Instalaçao Offshore Ltda (**) (Angola) Third parties 40.00
(*) F.C. = full consolidation, W.I. = working interest, E.M. = equity method, Co. = cost method
(**) In liquidation.
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Registered office
of consolidation
Shareholders
Share capital
consolidation
or evaluation
principle (*)
Currency
% owned
Saipem’s
Company
Method
(%)
Saigut SA de Cv Delegacion Cuauhtemoc MXN 998.259.500 Saimexicana SA de Cv 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Mexico)
SAIMEP Lda Maputo MZN 70,000,000 Saipem SA 99.98 100.00 F.C.
(Mozambique) Saipem International BV 0.02
Saimexicana SA de Cv Delegacion Cuauhtemoc MXN 5,341,669,200 Saipem SA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Mexico)
Saipem (Beijing) Technical Beijing USD 1,750,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
Services Co Ltd (China)
Saipem (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Kuala Lumpur MYR 61,033,500 Saipem International BV 99.02 100.00 F.C.
(Malaysia) Third parties 0.98
Saipem (Nigeria) Ltd Lagos NGN 259,200,000 Saipem International BV 89.41 89.41 F.C.
(Nigeria) Third parties 10.59
Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Caniçal EUR 299,278,738 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
Sociedade Unipessoal Lda (Portugal)
Saipem America Inc Wilmington USD 1,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(USA)
Saipem Argentina de Perforaciones, Buenos Aires ARS 1,805,300 Saipem International BV 99.90 99.90 E.M.
Montajes y Proyectos Sociedad Anónima, (Argentina) Third parties 0.10
Minera, Industrial, Comercial
y Financiera (**) (***)
Saipem Asia Sdn Bhd Kuala Lumpur MYR 8,116,500 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Malaysia)
Saipem Australia Pty Ltd West Perth AUD 566,800,001 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Australia)
Saipem Canada Inc Montreal CAD 100,100 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Canada)
Saipem Contracting Algérie SpA Algiers DZD 1,556,435,000 Sofresid SA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Algeria)
Saipem Contracting Netherlands BV Amsterdam EUR 20,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Netherlands)
Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd Lagos NGN 827,000,000 Saipem International BV 97.94 97.94 F.C.
Saipem do Brasil Rio de Janeiro BRL 1,950,796,299 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
Serviçõs de Petroleo Ltda (Brazil)
Saipem Drilling Llc Moscow RUB 10,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Russia)
Saipem Drilling Norway AS Sola NOK 110,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Norway)
Saipem East Africa Ltd Kampala UGX 50,000,000 Saipem International BV 51.00 100.00 F.C.
(Uganda) Snamprogetti Netherlands BV 49.00
Saipem Finance International BV Amsterdam EUR 1,000,000 Saipem International BV 75.00 100.00 F.C.
(Netherlands) Saipem SpA 25.00
Saipem India Projects Private Ltd Chennai INR 526,902,060 Saipem SA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(India)
Saipem Ingenieria Madrid EUR 80,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
Y Construcciones SLU (Spain)
Saipem International BV Amsterdam EUR 172,444,000 Saipem SpA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Netherlands)
Saipem Libya LLC - SA.LI.CO. Llc (**) Tripoli LYD 10,000,000 Saipem International BV 60.00 100.00 F.C.
(Libya) Snamprogetti Netherlands BV 40.00
Saipem Ltd Kingston upon Thames Surrey EUR 7,500,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(United Kingdom)
(***) Inactive throughout the year.
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Registered office
of consolidation
Shareholders
Share capital
consolidation
or evaluation
principle (*)
Currency
% owned
Saipem’s
Company
Method
(%)
Saipem Luxembourg SA Luxembourg EUR 31,002 Saipem Maritime Asset 99.99 100.00 F.C.
(Luxembourg) Management Luxembourg Sàrl
Saipem (Portugal) Comércio 0.01
Marítimo, Sociedade
Unipessoal Lda
Saipem Maritime Asset Luxembourg USD 378,000 Saipem SpA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
Management Luxembourg Sàrl (Luxembourg)
Saipem Misr Port Said EUR 2,000,000 Saipem International BV 99.92 100.00 F.C.
for Petroleum Services (S.A.E.) (Egypt) ERS - Equipment Rental 0.04
& Services BV
Saipem (Portugal) Comércio 0.04
Marítimo, Sociedade
Unipessoal Lda
Saipem Norge AS Sola NOK 100,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Norway)
Saipem Offshore Norway AS Sola NOK 120,000 Saipem SpA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Norway)
Saipem Romania Srl Bucharest RON 29,004,600 Snamprogetti Netherlands BV 99.00 100.00 F.C.
(Romania) Saipem International BV 1.00
Saipem SA Montigny le Bretonneux EUR 528,837,858 Saipem SpA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(France)
Saipem Services México SA de Cv Delegacion Cuauhtemoc MXN 50,000 Saimexicana SA de Cv 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Mexico)
Saipem Singapore Pte Ltd Singapore SGD 36,090,000 Saipem SA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Singapore)
Saiwest Ltd Accra GHS 937,500 Saipem SA 49.00 49.00 F.C.
(Ghana) Third parties 51.00
Sajer Iraq Co for Petroleum Services, Baghdad IQD 300,000,000 Saipem International BV 60.00 60.00 F.C.
Trading, General Contracting (Iraq) Third parties 40.00
& Transport Llc
Saudi Arabian Saipem Ltd Al-Khobar SAR 5,000,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Saudi Arabia)
Sigurd Rück AG Zurich CHF 25,000,000 Saipem International BV 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Switzerland)
Snamprogetti Engineering Al-Khobar SAR 10,000,000 Snamprogetti Netherlands BV 70.00 70.00 F.C.
& Contracting Co Ltd (Saudi Arabia) Third parties 30.00
Snamprogetti Engineering BV Schiedam EUR 18,151 Saipem Maritime 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Netherlands) Asset Management
Luxembourg Sàrl
Snamprogetti Netherlands BV Amsterdam EUR 203,000 Saipem SpA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Netherlands)
Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd Llc Al-Khobar SAR 10,000,000 Saipem International BV 95.00 100.00 F.C.
(Saudi Arabia) Snamprogetti Netherlands BV 5.00
Sofresid Engineering SA Montigny le Bretonneux EUR 1,267,143 Sofresid SA 99.99 100.00 F.C.
(France) Third parties 0.01
Sofresid SA Montigny le Bretonneux EUR 312,253,842 Saipem SA 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(France)
Sonsub International Pty Ltd West Perth AUD 13,157,570 Saipem Australia Pty Ltd 100.00 100.00 F.C.
(Australia)
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Associates and jointly controlled companies

Italy
Registered office
of consolidation
Shareholders
Share capital
consolidation
or evaluation
principle (*)
Currency
% owned
Saipem’s
Company
Method
(%)
ASG Scarl San Donato Milanese EUR 50,864 Saipem SpA 55.41 55.41 E.M.
Third parties 44.59
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni San Donato Milanese EUR 51,646 Saipem SpA 59.09 59.09 E.M.
per l’Alta Velocità) Due Third parties 40.91
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni San Donato Milanese EUR 51,646 Saipem SpA 50.36 50.36 E.M.
per l’Alta Velocità) Uno Third parties 49.64
Consorzio F.S.B. Venice - Marghera EUR 15,000 Saipem SpA 29.10 29.10 Co.
Third parties 70.90
Consorzio Sapro San Giovanni Teatino EUR 10,329 Saipem SpA 51.00 51.00 Co.
Third parties 49.00
Rodano Consortile Scarl (**) San Donato Milanese EUR 250,000 Saipem SpA 53.57 53.57 E.M.
Third parties 46.43
Rosetti Marino SpA Ravenna EUR 4,000,000 Saipem SA 20.00 20.00 E.M.
Third parties 80.00
Ship Recycling Scarl (**) Genoa EUR 10,000 Saipem SpA 51.00 51.00 W.I.
Third parties 49.00
Outside Italy
02 Pearl Snc (**) Montigny le Bretonneux EUR 1,000 Saipem SA 50.00 50.00 E.M.
CCS LNG Mozambique Lda (***) Maputo MZN 150,000 Saipem International BV 33.33 33.33 E.M.
(Mozambique) Third parties 66.67
CCS Netherlands BV (***) Amsterdam EUR 300,000 Saipem International BV 33.33 33.33 E.M.
(Netherlands) Third parties 66.67
Charville - Consultores e Serviços Lda Funchal EUR 5,000 Saipem International BV 50.00 50.00 E.M.
(Portugal) Third parties 50.00
Hazira Cryogenic Engineering Mumbai INR 500,000 Saipem SA 55.00 55.00 E.M.
& Construction Management Private Ltd (India) Third parties 45.00
KWANDA Suporte Logistico Lda Luanda AOA 25,510,204 Saipem SA 40.00 40.00 E.M.
(Angola) Third parties 60.00
Mangrove Gas Netherlands BV Amsterdam EUR 2,000,000 Saipem International BV 50.00 50.00 E.M.
Petromar Lda Luanda USD 357,143 Saipem SA 70.00 70.00 E.M.
PSS Netherlands BV Leiden EUR 30,000 Saipem SpA 36.00 36.00 E.M.
Sabella SAS Quimper EUR 9,707,940 Sofresid Engineering SA 11.95 11.95 E.M.
SaiPar Drilling Co BV Amsterdam EUR 20,000 Saipem International BV 50.00 50.00 E.M.
Saipem Dangote E&C Ltd (***) Victoria Island - Lagos NGN 100,000,000 Saipem International BV 49.00 49.00 E.M.
Saipem Taqa Al Rushaid Dammam SAR 40,000,000 Saipem International BV 40.00 40.00 E.M.
Fabricators Co Ltd (Saudi Arabia) Third parties 60.00
Saipon Snc Montigny le Bretonneux EUR 20,000 Saipem SA 60.00 60.00 W.I.
Sairus Llc Krasnodar RUB 83,603,800 Saipem International BV 50.00 50.00 E.M.
(Russia) Third parties 50.00
Saren BV Amsterdam EUR 20,000 Servizi Energia Italia SpA 50.00 50.00 E.M.
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Registered office
of consolidation
Shareholders
Share capital
consolidation
or evaluation
principle (*)
Currency
% owned
Saipem’s
Company
Method
(%)
Société pour la Réalisation Anjra EUR 33,000 Saipem SA 33.33 33.33 E.M.
du Port de Tanger Méditerranée (Morocco) Third parties 66.67
Southern Gas Constructors Ltd Lagos NGN 10,000,000 Saipem International BV 50.00 50.00 E.M.
Sud-Soyo Urban Development Lda (***) Soyo AOA 20,000,000 Saipem SA 49.00 49.00 E.M.
Tecnoprojecto Internacional Porto Salvo - EUR 700,000 Saipem SA 42.50 42.50 Co.
Projectos e Realizações Industriais SA Concelho de Oeiras Third parties 57.50
(Portugal)
T.C.P.I. Angola Tecnoprojecto Luanda AOA 9,000,000 Petromar Lda 35.00 24.50 E.M.
Internacional SA (Angola) Third parties 65.00
TMBYS SAS Guyancourt EUR 30,000 Saipem SA 33.33 33.33 E.M.
TSGI Mühendislik ·Inşaat Ltd S¸ irketi Istanbul TRY 826,099,950 Saipem Ingenieria 33.33 33.33 E.M.
(Turkey) Y Construcciones SLU
Third parties 66.67
TSKJ II - Construções Internacionais, Funchal EUR 5,000 TSKJ - Servições 100.00 25.00 E.M.
Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda (Portugal) de Engenharia Lda
TSKJ - Nigeria Ltd Lagos NGN 50,000,000 TSKJ II - Construções 100.00 25.00 E.M.
(Nigeria) Internacionais, Sociedade
Unipessoal, Lda
TSKJ - Servições de Engenharia Lda Funchal EUR 5,000 Snamprogetti Netherlands BV 25.00 25.00 E.M.
(Portugal) Third parties 75.00
Xodus Subsea Ltd London GBP 1,000,000 Saipem International BV 50.00 50.00 E.M.
(United Kingdom) Third parties 50.00
The Saipem Group comprises 96 companies: 59 are consolidated using the full consolidation method, 2 using the working
interest method, 32 using the equity method and 3 using the cost method.
At December 31, 2018, the companies of Saipem SpA can be broken down as follows:
Controlled companies Associates and jointly controlled companies

Italy Outside Italy Total Italy Outside Italy Total
Subsidiaries/Joint operations
and their participating interests 5 54 59 1 1 2
Companies consolidated using
the full consolidation method 5 54 59 - - -
Companies consolidated using
the working interest method - - - 1 1 2
Participating interests held
by consolidated companies (1) - 2 2 7 26 33
Accounted for using the equity method - 2 2 5 25 30
Accounted for using the cost method - - - 2 1 3
Total companies 5 56 61 8 27 35
(1) The participating interests held by subsidiaries and joint operations accounted for using the equity method and the cost method concern non-material entities and entities whose consolidation would
not have a material impact.
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Changes in the scope

of consolidation
There were no significant changes in the scope of - CMS&A Wll, previously accounted for using the
consolidation during 2018 with respect to the equity method, was removed from the Register
consolidated financial statements at December of Companies;
31, 2017. Changes are shown by order of - Professional Training Center Llc, previously
occurrence. consolidated using the full consolidation
method, was removed from the Register of
New incorporations, disposals, liquidations, Companies;
mergers and changes to the consolidation - Saipem International BV purchased 40% of
method: Saudi Arabian Saipem Ltd shares from a third
- European Maritime Construction sas, with parties;
registered offices in France, was incorporated - Saren BV, with registered offices in the
and consolidated using the full consolidation Netherlands, was incorporated and is
method; accounted for using the equity method;
- CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta Velocità) - Snamprogetti Lummus Gas Ltd, previously
Due, following division of the pertinent shares, is accounted for using the cost method, was
now held in the following manner: 59.09% held removed from the Register of Companies;
by Saipem SpA and 40.91% by third parties; - 02 PEARL Snc, accounted for using the equity
- following a capital increase, ownership of method, was placed into liquidation;
Saipem (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, is as follows: - Rodano Consortile Scarl, accounted for using
99.02% held by Saipem International BV and the equity method, was placed into liquidation;
0.98% by third parties; - following a capital increase, ownership of
- Saipem East Africa Ltd, previously accounted Sabella SAS, is as follows: 11.95% held by
for using the equity method, was consolidated Sofresid Engineering SA and 88.05% by third
using the full consolidation method with the US parties;
dollar as its functional currency; - la società Tecnoprojecto International
- SPF - TKP Omifpro Snc, previously accounted Projectos e Realizações Industriais SA,
for using the equity method, was removed from previously accounted for using the equity
the Register of Companies; method, was accounted for using the cost
- PSS Netherlands BV, with registered offices in method as it is held for sale.
the Netherlands, was incorporated and is
accounted for using the equity method;
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Summary of the effects deriving from the first application of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15
The adoption of the new IFRS 9 ‘Financial instruments’ and IFRS 15 ‘Revenues from contracts with customers’, as reported in the
basis of presentation, entailed the following effects on the opening balances at January 1, 2018.
(€ million)
before application
January 1, 2018
Situation as at
Dec. 31, 2017
Application of
Application of
Total effects
IFRS 15
IFRS 9
Items
Current assets 6,743 (28) (21) (49) 6,694

- of which: Financial assets held for trading - - - - -
- of which: Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI 69 - - - 69
- of which: Trade and other receivables 2,411 (28) (21) (49) 2,362
- of which: Other current assets 185 - - - 185
Non-current assets 5,847 - - - 5,847
- of which: Intangible assets 753 - - - 753
- of which: Investments accounted for using the equity method 142 - - - 142
- of which: Other investments 1 - - - 1
- of which: Deferred tax assets 268 - - - 268
Current liabilities 4,487 - - - 4,487
- of which: Trade and other payables 4,036 - - - 4,036
- of which: Other current liabilities 24 - - - 24
Non-current liabilities 3,504 - (1) (1) 3,503
- of which: Deferred tax liabilities 35 - (1) (1) 34
Total shareholders’ equity 4,599 (28) (20) (48) 4,551
With reference to the year 2018, application of the previous provisions (IAS 11 and IAS 18) on the subject of revenue recognition
would have had the following effects on the consolidated financial statements:
- in terms of equity, fundamentally, there was an increase in the item ‘Trade receivables and other receivables’ equal to €31 million
because of the linearization of revenues from the onshore/offshore drilling business, with a total effect on shareholders’ equity
of €31 million;
- in economic terms, fundamentally, there was a increase of €9 million due to the linearization of revenues from onshore/offshore
drilling projects, with a positive effect of €9 million on profits for the year;
- in terms of cash flows, fundamentally, there was an increase of €9 million due to linearization of the onshore/offshore drilling
projects.
Current assets
8
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents amounted to €1,674 million, representing a decrease of €77 million compared with December 31,
2017 (€1,751 million).
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year, denominated in euros for 59%, US dollars for 19% and other currencies for 22%,
were found to be remunerated at an average rate of 0.29%. Cash and cash equivalents included cash and cash on hand of €2
million (€2 million at December 31, 2017).
Funds in two current accounts held by the subsidiary Saipem Contracting Algérie SpA, for a total of €71 million at December 31,
2018, remaining in line with the situation as of December 31, 2017, have been frozen since February 2010. The effectiveness of
the ruling issued in 2016 that ordered to make the accounts available to Saipem has been suspended following the appeal of said
sentence to the Supreme Court (for further details see the section ‘Legal proceedings - Algeria - The proceedings in Algeria’ and
in Note 57 ‘Additional information: Algeria’).
Furthermore, the equivalent of €5 million spread over the account of a foreign branch of Saipem SpA, as well as funds in time
deposits belonging to foreign subsidiaries, has been temporarily frozen due to legal actions with some suppliers.
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The breakdown of cash and cash equivalents of Saipem and other Group companies at December 31, 2018 by geographical area
(based on the country of domicile of the relevant company) was as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Italy 1,215 973
Rest of Europe 133 88
CIS 22 15
Middle East 89 158
Far East 57 100
North Africa 91 81
Sub-Saharan Africa 46 25
Americas 98 234
Total 1,751 1,674
9
Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI
Financial assets measured at fair value through OCI amounted to €86 million (€69 million at December 31, 2017) and were as
follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Financial assets for non-operating purposes
Listed bonds issued by sovereign states/supranational institutions 26 22
Listed bonds issued by industrial companies 43 64
Total 69 86
Listed bonds issued by sovereign states/supranational institutions at December 31, 2018 of €22 million were as follows:
rating classification
Standard & Poor’s
of return (%)
Nominal rate
Fair value
Maturity
Notional
value
(€ million)
Fixed rate bonds
France 3 3 2.50 2020 AA
Ireland 4 4 5.00 2020 A+
Poland 6 7 3.75-4.50 2022-2023 A-
Other 7 8 1.375-2.50 2019-2020 AAA/A
Total 20 22
Listed bonds issued by industrial companies at December 31, 2018 of €64 million were as follows:
rating classification
Standard & Poor’s
of return (%)
Nominal rate
Fair value
Maturity
Notional
value
(€ million)
Fixed rate bonds
Listed bonds issued by industrial companies 62 64 0.00-6.25 2019-2027 AA-/BBB
Total 62 64
The fair value of bonds is determined on the basis of market prices. The fair value hierarchy is level 1. The bonds measured at fair
value through OCI are held both to collect contractual cash flows and for future sale.
As described in the ‘Accounting policies’ in the paragraph ‘Write-down of financial assets’, to which we refer, the recoverability of
the financial assets representing debt instruments measured at fair value through OCI is verified on the basis of the expected
credit loss model adopted in compliance with IFRS 9, illustrated in the aforementioned paragraph.
Listed bonds issued by sovereign states/supranational institutions and by industrial companies held by the Group fall within the
scope of analysis for the determination of expected losses.
Given the high creditworthiness of the issuers (full investment grade) the impact of expected losses on the bonds in question at
December 31, 2018 is irrelevant.
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Trade and other receivables
Trade and other receivables of €2,644 million (€2,411 million at December 31, 2017) were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Trade receivables 2,008 2,292
Financial receivables for operating purposes 2 2
Financial receivables for non-operating purposes 2 32
Prepayments for services 233 176
Other receivables 166 142
Total 2,411 2,644
Receivables are stated net of a provision for impairment losses of €703 million.
Effect of adopting
January 1, 2018
Other changes
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018

differences
Deductions
translation
Additions
Currency
IFRS 9
(€ million)
Trade receivables 572 28 70 (16) 21 (1) 674
Other receivables 30 - - - - (1) 29
Total 602 28 70 (16) 21 (2) 703
Trade receivables amounted to €2,292 million, representing an increase of €284 million compared to 2017.
As described in the ‘Accounting policies’ in the paragraph ‘Write-down of financial assets’, to which we refer, the recoverability of
the trade receivables is verified on the basis of the expected credit loss model adopted in compliance with IFRS 9, illustrated in
the aforementioned paragraph.
The management model adopted by Saipem uses the simplified approach envisaged by the principle that requires the valuation
of the provision to cover losses for an amount equal to the losses expected over the entire life of the credit and uses the
probability of customer default for the quantification of expected losses, based on observable market data and on assessments
collected by info-providers. Alongside the allocations made to the provision for bad debt after reviewing each expired receivable,
which effectively already discounts a prospective view of the projects, an assessment is made of the creditworthiness of the
clients. This assessment is performed at Corporate level on the portfolio of receivables and communicated to the companies to
enable them to quantify and recognise the effects in their interim reporting.
At December 31, 2018, the effect of expected losses on trade receivables, determined on the basis of the assessment of the
creditworthiness of the clients, amounted to €56 million on the total provision for bad debt of €674 million.
At December 31, 2018, Saipem had non-recourse non-notification factoring agreements relating to trade receivables, including
not past due receivables, amounting to €116 million (€10 million at December 31, 2017). Saipem SpA is responsible for managing
the collection of the assigned receivables and for transferring the sums collected to the factors.
Trade receivables included retention amounts guaranteeing contracts of €200 million (€260 million at December 31, 2017), of
which €98 million was due within twelve months and €102 million due after twelve months.
Receivables referring to disputed projects amounted to €74 million (€202 million at December 31, 2017).
Financial receivables for operating purposes of €2 million (€2 million at December 31, 2017) were mainly related to receivables
held by Saipem SpA from Serfactoring SpA.
The financial receivables for non-operating purposes of €32 million (€2 million at December 31, 2017) related mainly to the
opening of an escrow account by Saipem SpA at an Italian bank in order to guarantee an amount received from an associated
company as an advance payment on a contract.
At January 1, 2018, the effects of applying IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 were as follows:
receivables
Trade
(€ million)
Value at December 31, 2017 2,008
Changes to accounting standards (IFRS 9) (28)
Changes to accounting standards (IFRS 15) (21)
Value at January 1, 2018 1,959
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Other receivables of €142 million were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Receivables from:
- employees 25 34
Guarantee deposits 11 11
Total 166 142
Trade receivables and other receivables from related parties are detailed in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
The fair value of trade and other receivables did not differ significantly from their carrying amount due to the short period of time
elapsed between their date of origination and their due date.
Receivables in currencies other than the euro amounted to €1,712 million (€1,516 million at December 31, 2017). Their
breakdown by currency was as follows:
- US Dollar 55% (62% at December 31, 2017);
- Saudi Arabian Riyal 27% (20% at December 31, 2017);
- Kuwaiti Dinar 4% (6% at December 31, 2017);
- Australian Dollar 4% (5% at December 31, 2017);
- other currencies 10% (7% at December 31, 2017).
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Inventories and contract assets
Inventories
Inventories amounted to €303 million (€319 million at December 31, 2017) and were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Raw and auxiliary materials and consumables 319 303
Total 319 303
The item ‘Raw and auxiliary materials and consumables’ includes spare parts for drilling and construction activities, as well as
consumables for internal use and not for sale. The item is stated net of a valuation allowance of €123 million. Other changes
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018

Deductions
Additions
(€ million)
Raw and auxiliary materials and consumables valuation allowance 146 21 (46) 2 123
Total 146 21 (46) 2 123
Contract assets
Contract assets for €1,086 million (€1,574 million at December 31, 2017) consisted of the following:
(milioni di euro) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Contract assets (from work in progress) 1,574 1,089
Provisions for expected losses on contract assets (from work in progress) - (3)
Total 1,574 1,086
The item ‘Contract assets (from work in progress)’ relates to timing differences between actual project progress and the
achievement of contractual invoicing milestones, and to the recognition of additional contract revenues deemed probable and
reasonably estimated. At the time of the first application of the new provisions of IFRS 9, the values as of December 31, 2017,
were not recalculated as the relative effect as of January 1, 2018, would not have been significant.
The amount of the contract assets (from work in progress) decreases by effect of the recognition of milestones by the clients,
billing and relative collection, as well as by effect of the write-down deriving from the continuous legal and commercial monitoring
of the amounts of claims and order changes considered in the entire lifetime for purposes of evaluation of long-term contracts.
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Current tax assets
Current tax assets amounted to €201 million (€213 million at December 31, 2017) and were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Italian tax authorities 56 57
Foreign tax authorities 157 144
Total 213 201
The decrease in current tax assets of €12 million was mainly related to the reduction in credits from foreign tax authorities.
13
Other current tax assets
Other current tax assets amounted to €117 million (€221 million at December 31, 2017) and were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Italian tax authorities: 17 2
- VAT credits 16 2
- other 1 -
Foreign tax authorities: 204 115
- indirect tax credits 180 89
- other 24 26
Total 221 117
The decrease of other current tax assets refers mainly to the offsetting of receivables by indirect taxes due to foreign financial
authorities with the payables for indirect taxes.
14
Other current assets
Other current assets amounted to €100 million (€185 million at December 31, 2017) and were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Fair value on derivatives financial instruments 91 16
Other assets 94 84
Total 185 100
The fair value of derivative financial instruments is commented on Note 30 ‘Derivative financial instruments’.
Other assets at December 31, 2018 amounted to €84 million, representing a decrease of €10 million compared with December
31, 2017, and consisted mainly of prepayments.
Other assets from related parties are shown in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
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NON-CURRENT ASSETS
15
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment amounted to €4,326 million (€4,581 million at December 31, 2017) and consisted of the following:
and commercial
and advances
Assets under
Other assets
construction
equipment
equipment
Industrial
Plant and
Buildings
Total
Land
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2017
Opening net value 84 239 4,583 122 16 148 5,192
Capital expenditure - 6 169 12 5 61 253
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment - (35) (629) (37) (9) (16) (726)
Disposals (1) (3) (6) - (1) - (11)
Change in the scope of consolidation - - - - - - -
Business division transactions - - (1) - (2) - (3)
Currency translation differences (11) (21) (78) (9) - (5) (124)
Other changes - 10 127 3 - (140) -
Final net value 72 196 4,165 91 9 48 4,581
Final gross value 72 1,058 11,317 563 114 70 13,194
Provision for amortisation and impairment - 862 7,152 472 105 22 8,613
Dec. 31, 2018
Opening net value 72 196 4,165 91 9 48 4,581
Capital expenditure - 4 336 8 2 117 467
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment - (35) (676) (27) (4) - (742)
Disposals - - (4) - - - (4)
Change in the scope of consolidation - - - - - - -
Business division transactions - - - - - - -
Currency translation differences (5) 6 20 2 - 1 24
Other changes - 11 37 1 - (49) -
Final net value 67 182 3,878 75 7 117 4,326
Final gross value 67 1,087 11,641 571 107 139 13,612
Provision for amortisation and impairment - 905 7,763 496 100 22 9,286
Capital expenditure in 2018 amounted to €467 million (€253 million in 2017) and mainly related to:
- €339 million in the Offshore Engineering & Construction sector: purchase of the vessel the Saipem Constellation and upgrading
of the existing asset base;
- €17 million in the Onshore Engineering & Construction sector: purchase and maintenance of equipment;
- €65 million in the Offshore Drilling sector: class reinstatement works on the jack-up Perro Negro 7 and upgrading of the drillship
Saipem 12000 for the purchase of the second BOP in addition to maintenance and upgrading on other vessels;
- €46 million for Onshore Drilling: upgrading of rigs for operations in Kazakhstan and South America, as well as the upgrading and
maintaining of other assets.
No finance expenses were capitalised during the year.
The main amortisation rates were as follows:
(%)
Buildings 2.50 - 15.00
Plant and equipment 7.00 - 25.00
Industrial and commercial equipment 3.33 - 50.00
Other assets 12.00 - 20.00
Exchange rate differences due to the translation of financial statements prepared in currencies other than euro, amounting to
positive €24 million.
During the year, no government grants were recorded as a decrease of the carrying value of property, plant and equipment.
At December 31, 2018, all property, plant and equipment was free from pledges, mortgages and any other obligations.
The total commitment on current items of capital expenditure at December 31, 2018 is indicated in the ‘Risk management’
section of the ‘Operating review’.
In 2018, Saipem SpA exercised its redemption option relative to two financial lease contracts stipulated in 2015 acquiring
ownership of two drilling rig installations.
Due to the changed prospects of use in the middle term, some of onshore drilling rigs were written down, while several vessels
leased FPSO for offshore drilling were partially written down following the impairment test, as specified in the next paragraph.
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Impairment
In monitoring impairment indicators, Saipem considers, among other factors, the relationship between its market capitalisation
and net assets. At December 31, 2018, the Group’s market capitalisation was lower than its net assets, indicating a potential
impairment of goodwill and/or of other assets. For this reason, the impairment test provided for checking the recoverable value
of each cash generating unit (‘CGU’). Specifically, the 15 cash generating units on which impairment tests were carried out were:
one leased FPSO unit, the Offshore Engineering & Construction Division, the Onshore Engineering & Construction Division
excluding the leased FPSO, the XSIGHT Division, the Onshore Drilling Division, and the individual rigs the Offshore Drilling Division
(10 separate rigs).
The CGUs were tested for impairment by comparing the carrying amount with the relative recoverable value which is determined
on the basis of the value in use obtained by discounting future cash flows generated by each of the cash generating units at the
weighted average cost of capital (‘WACC’) specific to each business segment in which the individual CGU operates. In fact,
considering the nature of Saipem’s assets, the fair value of the CGUs cannot be determined from information directly observable
on the market, and its estimate is based on alternative techniques, such as market multiples, would be of limited reliability in
general and, in many cases, not readily applicable.
The expected future cash flows used to estimate the recoverable amount of the individual cash generating units are based on the
best information available at the date of the review and, taking into account also actual results, consider future expectations of
Division Management regarding the relevant markets. In particular, the estimate of cash flows in the first four years of projection
made explicitly for purposes of the impairment test, is carried out on the basis of the projections of the Strategic Plan 2019-2022
approved by the Board of Directors in February 2019, expect for, coherently with the provisions of IAS 36, cash inflows or out
flows deriving from: (i) a future restructuring still to be approved or to which the company is not committed yet, or (ii) the
improvement or optimisation of business performance on the basis of initiatives still to be undertaken or approved, or for which
there is still no commitment towards third parties for the increase of production capacity with respect to current capacity.
For the years following the last year of the Plan, the cash flows are calculated on the basis of a terminal value, determined: (a) for
the Offshore Engineering & Construction, Onshore Engineering & Construction, XSIGHT and Onshore Drilling cash generating
units using the perpetuity model, applying to the terminal free cash flow, to take into account the dynamics of the business and/or
the cyclical nature of the sector a long term growth rate of 2% (not exceeding nominal growth rates expected in the long term for
relevant energy sectors which consider market expectations in terms of real growth and inflation); (b) for the Leased FPSO Cidade
de Vitoria cash generating unit and for the offshore drilling rigs, considering beyond the plan horizon (on the basis of the residual
economic and technical life of the individual assets, or, if earlier the expected expiry date of the last cyclical maintenance):
(i) long-term selling rates defined as part of the planning process, by the relevant Division, through an estimate procedure based
on managerial assessments developed through a critical exercise on gathered information (both internal and external), inflated by
2% over the period of projection; (ii) ‘normalised’ idle days; (iii) operating costs based on figures of the last year of the plan, inflated
by 2% (in line with revenues); (iv) investments and related plant down times for cyclical maintenance and replacements estimated
by the divisions on the basis of the planned schedule for cyclical and intermediate maintenance.
As demonstrated in Note 4 ‘Accounting estimates and significant judgements’, following the adoption of the new strategic
direction and the resulting change to the organisational model, (approved by the Board of Directors in July 2018) the updating of
the impairment test procedure of the Group’s Cash Generating Units led to, beginning with the Interim Consolidated Report as of
June 30, 2018, changing the process of estimating the discount rate used to estimate the value in use, providing for the
determination of WACC differentiated by business segment, so as to reflect the specific risks of the individual business segments
to which the CGUs belong.
Value in use at December 31, 2018 was calculated by discounting post-tax cash flows with a discount rate, specific to each
business segment as shown in the table below:
WACC
(%)
Offshore E&C 9.9
Onshore E&C 9.4
XSIGHT 9.4
Leased FPSO 6.2
Offshore Drilling 7.7
Onshore Drilling 8.4
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The discount rates used (WACC) reflect market assessments of the financial value of time and the systematic risks specific to the
activities of the individual CGUs that are not reflected in the estimate of future cash flows and have been estimated for each
business segment taking into account: (i) a cost of debt consistent with the average estimated in the four-year period of the Plan
adjusted to take into account the credit spread, observed on the market, relating to a panel of operators assembled to take into
consideration the specific business segment; (ii) average leverage of the same panel of operators (based on the latest data
regarding debt and market capitalisation of the last 6 months); (iii) the average beta of the securities of companies belonging to
the same panel on a long-term historical horizon. Post-tax cash flows and discount rates were used as they produce outcomes
which are equivalent to those resulting form a valuation using pre-tax cash flows and discount rates.
The assumptions adopted take account of the level of interest rates in the last six months, the risks of the individual activities
already included in the cash flows, and the expectations of long-term growth in the business.
The impairment test determined reductions in total value amounting to €335 million (of which €256 million in the first half of 2018)
divided as follows: (i) a reduction in the carrying value of 5 offshore rigs (of the Offshore Drilling Division) for a total amount of €262
million (of which €196 million in the first half); (ii) a reduction in the carrying value of goodwill associated with the CGU Onshore E&C
for an amount equal to €60 million (all in the first half - see Note 16 ‘Intangible assets’); (iii) a reduction of the carrying value of the
Leased FPSO vessel (pertaining to the Onshore E&C Division) for a value of €13 million (all in the second half of the year).
Sensitivity analysis can be found below for the 11 CGU, with reference to 10 offshore drilling rigs and one Leased FPSO, vessel
and the Onshore Drilling CGU while the sensitivity analysis for the CGU Offshore Engineering & Construction, CGU Onshore
Engineering & Construction and CGU XSIGHT can be found in Note 16 ‘Intangible assets’.
Sensitivity analysis of the CGU referring to 10 offshore drilling rigs and the Leased FPSO
The key assumptions adopted in assessing the recoverable amounts of the 11 cash generating units representing the Group’s
offshore vessels (10 from offshore drilling and one leased FPSO) related mainly to the operating result of the CGUs (based on a
combination of various factors, including charter rates and exchange rates) and the discount rate applied to the cash flows. The
effects that any change in the parameters used in the estimate would produce on the recoverable amount of the CGUs are as
follows:
- an increase in the discount rate of 1% would produce an increase in the impairment equal to €119 million;
- decreases in the discount rate of 1% would produce a reduction in the impairment equal to €59 million;
- increases in long-term day rates of 10% compared with the rates assumed in the plan projections would produce a reduction
in the impairment of €78 million;
- decreases in long-term day rates of 10% compared with the rates assumed in the plan projections would produce an increase
in the impairment of €317 million;
- an increase in long-term euro/dollar exchange rate of 0.1 compared to the scenario assumed in plan projections would produce
an increase in the impairment of €235 million;
- a decrease in long-term euro/dollar exchange rate of 0.1 compared to the scenario assumed in plan projections would produce
a reduction in the impairment of €77 million;
- the use, for the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria CGU, of a discount rate of 6.4%, based on the specific WACC of the Leased FPSO
business segment and including a possible premium for the additional risk linked to the country risk differential with respect to
Italy, would not result in any change to the impairment of the period. This sensitivity is considered due to the fact that such CGU
is traditionally dedicated to a specific country, with a local client, and because the country risk differential is positive with respect
to Italy.
Sensitivity on the Onshore Drilling CGU

The excess of the recoverable amount of the Onshore Drilling cash generating unit over the corresponding value of the net capital
employed in the cash generating unit is reduced to zero under the following circumstances:
- decrease by 33% in the operating result, over the entire plan period and in perpetuity;
- use of a discount rate of 11.1%;
- use of a negative terminal growth rate.
Further, the excess of the recoverable amount over the value of the net capital employed in the Onshore Drilling CGU would
increase in the event that working capital flows have been zeroed.
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Intangible assets
Intangible assets of €702 million (€753 million December 31, 2017) consisted of the following:
Total intangible assets

Concessions, licences
Development costs
Industrial patents
intangible assets
Other intangible
and trademarks
property rights
and intellectual
with indefinite
and advances
Assets under
construction
useful lives
Goodwill
assets
Total
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2017
Opening net value - 17 1 7 2 27 728 755
Capital expenditure - 6 - 3 - 9 - 9
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment - (10) - - - (10) - (10)
Currency translation differences and other changes - 5 - (5) - - (1) (1)
Final net value - 18 1 5 2 26 727 753
Final gross value 7 188 19 5 11 230 - -
Provision for amortisation and impairment 7 170 18 - 9 204 - -
Dec. 31, 2018
Opening net value - 18 1 5 2 26 727 753
Capital expenditure - 12 - 6 - 18 - 18
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment - (8) (1) - - (9) (60) (69)
Currency translation differences and other changes - 1 1 (2) - - - -
Final net value - 23 1 9 2 35 667 702
Final gross value 7 201 17 9 11 245 - -
Provision for amortisation and impairment 7 178 16 - 9 210 - -
Concessions, licences and trademarks, industrial patents and intellectual property rights of €1 million and €23 million,
respectively, consisted mainly of costs for the implementation of SAP applications and modules at the parent company.
The main amortisation rates were as follows:
(%)
Development costs 20.00 - 20.00
Industrial patents and intellectual property rights 6.66 - 33.30
Concessions, licences, trademarks and similar rights 20.00 - 20.00
Other intangible assets 20.00 - 33.00
Goodwill of €667 million related to the difference between the purchase price, including transaction costs, and the net assets of
Saipem SA (€629 million), Sofresid SA (€21 million) and the Moss Maritime Group (€12 million) on the date that control was
acquired.
For impairment purposes, goodwill has been allocated to the following cash-generating units:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Offshore E&C 403 403
Onshore E&C 291 231
XSIGHT 33 33
Total 727 667
The change in the total goodwill compared to December 31, 2017, is due to a reduction in value, for €60 million (all in the first half
of 2018), of the Saipem SA goodwill allocated to the Onshore E&C CGU as a result of the impairment test.
The recoverable amount of the three cash generating units was determined based on value in use, calculated by discounting the
future cash flows expected to be generated by each CGU.
The basis of the cash flow estimate, the discount rate used and the terminal growth rate for the estimate of the recoverable
amount of the CGUs to which goodwill is allocated are described in the ‘Impairment’ section of Note 15 ‘Property, plant and
equipment’.
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The table below shows, at December 31, 2018, the amounts by which the recoverable amounts of the Offshore Engineering
& Construction, Onshore Engineering & Construction and XSIGHT cash generating units exceed their carrying amounts, including
allocated goodwill.
Offshore
Onshore
XSIGHT
Total
(€ million)
Goodwill 403 231 33 667
Amount by which recoverable amount exceeds carrying amount 124 1,882 48 2,054
The key assumptions adopted for assessing recoverable amounts were principally the operating results of the CGU (based on a
combination of various factors, e.g. sales volumes, service prices, project profit margins, cost structure), the discount rate, the
growth rates adopted to determine the terminal value and working capital projections. The effects of changes in these parameters
in relation to the amount by which recoverable amount exceeds the carrying amounts (including goodwill) for each of the three
CGUs to which goodwill was allocated are described below.
Sensitivity on the Offshore Engineering & Construction CGU

The following changes in each of the assumptions, ceteris paribus, would cause the excess of the recoverable amount of the
Offshore Engineering & Construction cash generating unit over its carrying amount, including the allocated portion of goodwill, to
be reduced to zero:
- use of a terminal growth rate equal to 1.5%.
Further, the excess of the recoverable amount over the value of the net capital employed in the Offshore Engineering
& Construction CGU would be zeroed in the event of null cash flow form working capital and there would be an impairment of €448
million.
Sensitivity analysis on the Onshore Engineering & Construction CGU

The excess of the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit Onshore Engineering & Construction over is carrying amount,
including the allocated portion of goodwill, is never reduced to zero for any variation of the discount rate and terminal growth rate,
while it is reduced to zero when there is a reduction of 96% in the operating profit along the entire period of the plan and in
perpetuity.
Further, the excess of the recoverable amount over the value of the net capital employed in the Onshore Engineering
& Construction CGU would increase in the event that working capital cash flows have been zeroed.
Sensitivity analysis on the XSIGHT CGU

The following changes in each of the assumptions, ceteris paribus, would cause the excess of the recoverable amount of the
XSIGHT cash generating unit over its carrying amount, including the allocated portion of goodwill, to be reduced to zero under the
following circumstances:
- use of a negative terminal growth rate.
Further, the excess of the recoverable amount over the value of the net capital employed in the XSIGHT CGU would increase in
the event that working capital cash flows have been zeroed.
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Investments
Investments accounted for using the equity method
Investments accounted for using the equity method of €119 million (€142 million at December 31, 2017) were as follows:
Currency translation
Change in the scope
of equity-accounted
of equity-accounted
and subscriptions
Opening net value
Closing net value

reimbursements
of consolidation
for impairment
Share of profit
Other changes
Share of loss
for dividends
investments
investments
Acquisitions
differences
in reserves
Movements
Deduction
Sales and
Provision
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2017
Investments in subsidiaries,
joint ventures and associates 148 25 (4) 8 (16) (2) - (16) - (1) 142 -
Total 148 25 (4) 8 (16) (2) - (16) - (1) 142 -
Dec. 31, 2018
Investments in subsidiaries,
joint ventures and associates 142 27 - 13 (57) (3) - 5 - (8) 119 -
Total 142 27 - 13 (57) (3) - 5 - (8) 119 -
Investments accounted for using the equity method are detailed in Note 6 ‘Scope of consolidation at December 31, 2018’.
The share of profit of investments accounted for using the equity method of €13 million mainly concern the results recorded by
the associates.
The share of losses of investments accounted for using the equity method of €57 million included losses for the period of €46
million recorded by the joint venture companies and €11 million for the period recorded by associates.
Deductions for dividends of €3 million related mainly to joint venture enterprises.
The other changes, for €8 million include for €2 million the equity investment in Tecnoprojecto Internacional Projectos e
Realizações Industriais SA reclassified as detailed in Note 31 ‘Assets held for sale’ and for €1 million for capital losses on
liquidated joint venture enterprises.
The net carrying value of investments accounted for using the equity method related to the following companies:
at Dec. 31, 2017
at Dec. 31, 2018

interest (%)
Net value
Net value
Group
(€ million)
Rosetti Marino SpA 20.00 30 30
Petromar Lda 70.00 42 39
Other 70 50
Total investments accounted for using the equity method 142 119
The total carrying value of investments accounted for using the equity method does not include the provision for losses of €41
million (€2 million at December 31, 2017) recorded under the provisions for contingencies.
Other investments
The other investments as of December 31, 2018, are not significant (€1 million as of December 31, 2017).
Other information about investments

The following table summarises key financial data from the IFRS financial statements of non-consolidated subsidiaries, joint
ventures and associates accounted for using the equity method or recorded at cost, in proportion to the Group interest held:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

(€ million) Subsidiaries Joint ventures Associates Subsidiaries Joint ventures Associates
Total assets - 290 264 - 172 407
of which cash and cash equivalents - 25 44 - 43 24
Total liabilities 1 223 190 - 170 331
Net revenues 1 285 173 - 120 154
Operating profit - (8) 8 - (57) 21
Net profit (loss) for the year - (16) 7 - (89) 2
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The table below shows income statement and balance sheet data from the joint ventures (full amounts shown).
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Current assets 607 289
- of which cash and cash equivalents 52 95
Non-current assets 88 74
Total assets 695 363
Current liabilities 549 273
- of which current financial liabilities 1 1
Non-current liabilities 21 148
- of which non-current financial liabilities - 133
Total liabilities 570 421
Shareholders’ equity 125 (58)
Carrying amount of investment 67 2
Revenues and other operating income 730 279
Operating expenses (737) (432)
Operating result (23) (167)
Finance income (expense) (17) (90)
Income (expense) from investments 1 (1)
Result before income taxes (39) (258)
Other items of comprehensive income (19) 14
Net profit (loss) attributable to Group (16) (89)
Dividends to the Group approved by joint ventures - 3
The table below shows income statement and balance sheet data from the associates (full amounts shown).
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Current assets 578 842
- of which cash and cash equivalents 142 77
Non-current assets 228 213
Total assets 806 1,055
Current liabilities 414 691
- of which current financial liabilities 41 68
Non-current liabilities 127 92
- of which non-current financial liabilities 56 21
Shareholders’ equity 265 272
Carrying amount of investment 74 76
Revenues and other operating income 521 480
Operating expenses (477) (396)
Operating result 17 57
Finance income (expense) - (40)
Income (expense) from investments - -
Result before income taxes 17 17
Net profit (loss) for the year 14 9
Other items of comprehensive income (15) 4
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year (1) 13
Net profit (loss) attributable to Group 7 2
Dividends to the Group approved by associates 2 -
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Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax assets of €250 million (€268 million at December 31, 2017) are shown net of offsettable deferred tax liabilities.
Other changes
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018

differences
Deductions
translation
Additions
Currency
(€ million)
Deferred tax assets 268 111 (170) 2 39 250
Total 268 111 (170) 2 39 250
The item ‘Other changes’, which amounted to positive €39 million, included: (i) offsetting of deferred tax assets against deferred
tax liabilities at individual entity level (positive €29 million); (ii) the positive tax effects (€9 million) of fair value changes of derivatives
designated as cash flow hedges reported in equity; (iii) other changes (positive €1 million).
Net deferred tax assets consisted of the following:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Deferred tax liabilities (169) (123)
Offsettable deferred tax assets 134 105
Net deferred tax liabilities (35) (18)
Non-offsettable deferred tax assets 268 250
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) 233 232
The most significant temporary differences giving rise to net deferred tax assets are as follows:
Effect of adopting
rate differences
January 1, 2018
Other changes
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018

Deductions
Exchange
Additions
IFRS 15
(€ million)
Deferred tax liabilities:
- accelerated tax depreciation (93) - (4) 3 (1) (1) (96)
- hedging derivatives (22) - - 11 - 9 (2)
- employee benefits (1) - - - - - (1)
- non distributed reserves held by investments (15) - (1) - - 1 (15)
- project progress status (3) - (2) 2 - - (3)
- other (35) 1 - 28 - - (6)
(169) 1 (7) 44 (1) 9 (123)
less:
Offsettable deferred tax liabilities 134 - - - - (29) 105
Deferred tax liabilities (35) 1 (7) 44 (1) (20) (18)
Deferred tax assets:

- impairment losses and provisions
for non-deductible contingencies 63 - 44 (32) - 1 76
- non-deductible depreciation 40 - 1 (3) - - 38
- hedging derivatives 3 - 2 (2) - 9 12
- employee benefits 24 - 12 (6) - - 30
- tax losses carry forward 798 - 143 (95) (8) (1) 837
- project progress status 44 - 3 (20) - - 27
- other 65 - 22 (35) 1 - 53
1,037 - 227 (193) (7) 9 1,073
less:
- unrecognised deferred tax assets (635) - (116) 23 9 1 (718)
402 - 111 (170) 2 10 355
less:
Offsettable deferred tax assets (134) - - - - 29 (105)
Deferred tax assets 268 - 111 (170) 2 39 250
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) 233 1 104 (126) 1 19 232
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Unrecognised deferred tax assets of €718 million (€635 million at December 31, 2017) mainly related to tax losses that it will
probably not be possible to utilise against future income.
Tax losses
Tax losses amounted to €3,207 million (€2,989 million at December 31, 2017), of which €2,368 million can be carried forward
without limit. Tax recovery corresponds to a tax rate of 24% for Italian companies and to an average tax rate of 26.8% for foreign
companies.
Tax losses related mainly to foreign companies and can be used in the following periods:
Outside
Italiy
Italy
(€ million)
2019 - 25
2020 - 24
2021 - 46
2022 - 33
2023 - 11
After 2023 - 700
Without limit 792 1,576
Total 792 2,415
Taxes are shown in Note 49 ‘Income taxes’.
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Other non-current assets
Other non-current assets of €67 million (€102 million at December 31, 2017) were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Fair value on derivatives financial instruments 6 -
Other non-current assets 81 56
Total 102 67
Other non-current assets mainly related to prepayments.
Other non-current assets from related parties are shown in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
CURRENT LIABILITIES
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Short-term debt
Short-term debt of €80 million (€120 million at December 31, 2017) consisted of the following:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Banks 114 73
Other financial institutions 6 7
Total 120 80
Short-term debt decreased by €40 million. The current portion of long-term debt, amounting to €225 million (€69 million at
December 31, 2017), is detailed in Note 25 ‘Long-term debt and current portion of long-term debt’.
The breakdown of short-term debt by issuing institution, currency and average interest rate was as follows:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018
Interest rate % Interest rate %
Issuing institution Currency Amount from to Amount from to
Third parties Euro 50 0.05 0.05 4 0.00 0.00
Third parties US Dollar 2 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 0.00
Third parties Other 68 variable 75 variable
Total 120 80
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At December 31, 2018, Saipem had uncommitted lines of credit amounting to €283 million (€267 million at December 31, 2017).
Commission fees on unused lines of credit were not significant.
Short-term debt to related parties are shown in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
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Trade and other payables and contract liabilities
Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables of €2,674 million (€2,571 million at December 31, 2017) consisted of the following:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Trade payables 2,179 2,372
Other payables 392 302
Total 2,571 2,674
Trade payables amounted to €2,372 million, representing an increase of €193 million compared with December 31, 2017.
Trade and other payables to related parties are shown in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
Other payables of €302 million were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Payables to:
- employees 131 147
- national insurance/social security contributions 59 59
- insurance companies 3 3
- consultants and professionals 4 7
- Board Directors and Statutory Auditors 1 1
Other payables 194 85
Total 392 302
The decrease in other payables refers mainly to the payment of the amount due to the LPG arbitration award with Sonatrach. The
fair value of trade and other payables did not differ significantly from their carrying amount due to the short period of time elapsed
between their date of origination and their due date.
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities of €1,205 million (€1,465 million at December 31, 2017) consisted of the following:
(milioni di euro) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Contract liabilities (from work in progress) 984 681
Advances from clients 481 524
Total 1,465 1,205
Contract liabilities (from work in progress) of €681 million (€984 million at December 31, 2017) relates to adjustments in revenue
invoiced on long-term contracts, in order to comply with the principle of entry on an accruals basis, in application of the
accounting policies based on the contractual amounts accrued.
Regarding the contract liabilities of €984 million at December 31, 2017, €938 million were recognised as relevant income in 2018
for works milestones reached.
Advances from clients of €524 million (€481 million as of December 31, 2017), received on contracts in execution, refer to the
parent company and a number of foreign subsidiaries.
Contract liabilities to related parties are shown in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
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Income tax payables
Income tax payables amounted to €46 million (€47 million at December 31, 2017) and were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Italian tax authorities - 1
Foreign tax authorities 47 45
Total 47 46
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Other current tax payables
Other current tax payables amounted to €108 million (€191 million at December 31, 2017) and were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Italian tax authorities: 12 14
- VAT - 1
- other 12 13
Foreign tax authorities: 179 94
- indirect tax 129 41
- other 50 53
Total 191 108
The decrease of other current tax payables refers mainly to the offsetting of payables by indirect taxes due to foreign financial
authorities with the receivables for indirect taxes.
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Other current liabilities
Other current liabilities amounted to €92 million (€24 million at December 31, 2017) and were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Other liabilities 7 6
Total 24 92
Other liabilities amounted to €6 million (€7 million at December 31, 2017).
Other liabilities to related parties are shown in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
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Long-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
Long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, amounted to €2,871 million (€2,998 million at December 31,
2017) and was as follows:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Short-term Long-term Short-term Long-term
(€ million) maturity maturity Total maturity maturity Total
Banks 33 941 974 187 655 842
Ordinary bonds 28 1,988 2,016 38 1,991 2,029
Other financial institutions 8 - 8 - - -
Total 69 2,929 2,998 225 2,646 2,871
Long-term debt is shown below by year of maturity:
(€ million)
Maturity
range
After
2020
2021
2022
2023
Total
Type
Banks 2020-2027 169 134 120 96 136 655

Ordinary bonds 2021-2025 - 498 498 499 496 1,991
Total 169 632 618 595 632 2,646
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With reference to future contractual payments due, the maturities of long-term debt are analysed as follows:
Long-term maturity
Total
Accounting Short-term future
value at maturity payments as
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2018 Dec. 31, 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 After Dec. 31, 2018
Banks 842 190 176 137 123 98 136 860
Ordinary bonds 2,029 41 - 500 500 500 500 2,041
Total 2,871 231 176 637 623 598 636 2,901
The difference of €30 million between the value of the long-term debt recorded in the financial statements at December 31, 2018
and the total of future payments derived from the measurement using the amortised cost method.
The long-term portion of long-term debt amounted to €2,646 million, down €283 million against December 31, 2017 (€2,929
million).
The following table breaks down long-term debt, inclusive of the current portion, by issuing entity and currency and also shows
maturities and average interest rates:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018
Interest rate % Interest rate %
Issuing institution Currency Maturity range Amount from to Amount from to
Third parties Euro 2019-2027 2,998 0.90 4.10 2,871 0.90 3.75
Total 2,998 2,871
There was no debt secured by mortgages or liens on fixed assets of consolidated companies and by pledges on securities.
The fair value of long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, amounted to €2,875 million (€3,066 million at
December 31, 2017) and was calculated by discounting the expected future cash flows in the main currencies of the loan at the
following approximate rates:
(%) 2017 2018

Euro 0.04-3.47 0.23-4.23
The market value of listed financial instruments was calculated using the closing stock price at the last available date of the year.
The difference in the market value of long-term debt with respect to nominal value is mainly related to bond issues outstanding
at the date.
At December 31, 2018, Saipem had unused committed credit lines amounting to €1,258 million (€1,786 million at December 31,
2017). Commission fees on unused lines of credit were not significant.
Long-term debt to related parties is shown in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
Analyses of net borrowings

Net borrowings indicated in ‘Financial and economic results’ of the ‘Directors’ Report’ are shown below:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

(€ million) Current Non-current Total Current Non-current Total
A. Cash and cash equivalents 1,751 - 1,751 1,674 - 1,674
B. Available-for-sale securities 69 - 69 86 - 86
C. Liquidity (A+B) 1,820 - 1,820 1,760 - 1,760
D. Financing receivables 2 - 2 32 - 32
E. Short-term bank debt 114 - 114 73 - 73
F. Long-term bank debt 33 941 974 187 655 842
G. Short-term related parties debt - - - - - -
H. Ordinary bond 28 1,988 2,016 38 1,991 2,029
I. Long-term related parties debt - - - - - -
L. Other short-term debt 6 - 6 7 - 7
M. Other long-term debt 8 - 8 - - -
N. Total borrowings (E+F+G+H+I+L+M) 189 2,929 3,118 305 2,646 2,951
O. Net financial position pursuant to
Consob Communication
No. DEM/6064293/2006 (N-C-D) (1,633) 2,929 1,296 (1,487) 2,646 1,159
P. Non-current financing receivables - - - - - -
Q. Net borrowings (O-P) (1,633) 2,929 1,296 (1,487) 2,646 1,159
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Net borrowings include a liability relating to the interest rate swap, equal to €1 million, but do not include the fair value of
derivatives indicated in Note 14 ‘Other current assets’, Note 19 ‘Other non-current assets’, Note 24 ‘Other current liabilities’ and
Note 29 ‘Other non-current liabilities’.
Cash and cash equivalents included €76 million deposited in accounts that are frozen or are time deposits, as indicated in Note
8 ‘Cash and cash equivalents’.
The change compared to the balance at December 31, 2017, negative for €137 million, is mainly due to the cash flow generated
during the year net of investments for the period.
Based on the amendments to IAS 7 ‘Disclosure Initiative’ the following is a reconciliation between the initial and final values of
finance debt and the net financial position:
Non-cash changes
Currency Other
translation Change in the non-monetary
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Cash flows Acquisitions differences fair value changes Dec. 31, 2018
Short-term debt 120 (45) - 5 - - 80
Long-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 2,998 (127) - - - - 2,871
Total liabilities from financing activities 3,118 (172) - 5 - - 2,951
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Provisions for contingencies
Provisions for contingencies of €330 million (€340 million at December 31, 2017) consisted of the following:
Opening balance
Closing balance
Other changes
Deductions
Additions
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2017
Provisions for taxes 40 34 (3) (2) 69
Provisions for contractual penalties and disputes 92 19 (32) (5) 74
Provisions for losses of investments 2 1 - (1) 2
Provision for contractual expenses and losses on long-term contracts 58 22 (46) 16 50
Provisions for redundancy incentives - 25 - - 25
Other provisions 76 104 (54) (6) 120
Total 268 205 (135) 2 340
Dec. 31, 2018
Provisions for taxes 69 6 (10) - 65
Provisions for contractual penalties and disputes 74 69 (17) - 126
Provisions for losses of investments 2 43 - (4) 41
Provision for contractual expenses and losses on long-term contracts 50 34 (46) 19 57
Provisions for redundancy incentives 25 - (18) - 7
Other provisions 120 10 (74) (22) 34
Total 340 162 (165) (7) 330
The provisions for taxes amounted to €65 million and related principally to disputes with foreign tax authorities that are either
ongoing or potential, taking into account the results of recent assessments.
The provisions for contractual penalties and disputes amounted to €126 million and consisted of provisions set aside by
Saipem SpA and a number of foreign subsidiaries in relation to ongoing disputes.
The provisions for losses of investments amounted to €41 million and related to provisions for losses of investments that
exceed their carrying amount.
The provision for contractual expenses and losses on long-term contracts amounted to €57 million and included the
estimate of losses of the Offshore and Onshore Engineering & Construction Divisions for €28 million and the fund for final project
costs for the amount of €29 million.
The provisions for redundancy incentives amounted to €7 million and related to provisions in foreign subsidiaries.
Other provisions amounted to €34 million.
For details on amounts relating to completed projects in Algeria, see Note 57 ‘Additional information: Algeria’.
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Provisions for employee benefits
Provisions for employee benefits amounted to €208 million (€199 million at December 31, 2017) and consisted of the following:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

TFR 43 39
Foreign defined benefit plans 82 80
FISDE and other health plans 20 22
Other provisions for long-term employee benefits 54 67
Total 199 208
Provisions for indemnities upon termination of employment primarily related to the provisions accrued by Italian companies for
employee termination indemnities (‘TFR’), determined using actuarial techniques and regulated by Article 2120 of the Italian Civil
Code. The indemnity is paid upon retirement as a lump sum payment and is determined by the total of the accruals during the
employees’ service period based on payroll costs as revalued until retirement.
As a result of legislative changes starting from January 1, 2007, post-retirement indemnities under the Italian TFR are paid into
pension funds or treasury fund held by the Italian administration for post-retirement benefits (Inps). For companies with less than
50 employees it is possible to continue the scheme as in previous years.
The allocation of future TFR provisions to private pension funds or to the Inps fund meant that a significant part of these amounts
would be classified as costs to provide benefits under a defined contribution plan because company obligations are exclusively
represented through contributions to the pension fund or Inps. Past provisions accrued for post-retirement indemnities under the
Italian TFR regime continue to represent costs to provide benefits under a defined benefit plan and must be assessed based on
actuarial assumptions.
Foreign defined benefit plans related to:
- defined benefit plans of foreign companies located, primarily, in France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Norway;
- pension provisions and similar obligations for personnel employed abroad, to whom local legislation applies.
Benefits consist of a return on capital determined on the basis of the length of service and the compensation paid in the last year
of service or an average annual compensation paid in a determined period preceding retirement.
Liabilities and costs related to supplementary medical reserve for Eni managers (FISDE) are calculated on the basis of the
contributions paid by the company for retired managers.
Other provisions for long-term employee benefits related mainly to long-term incentive plans, jubilee awards, the voluntary
redundancy incentive plan (Article 4, Law No. 92/2012) and other long-term plans.
The long-term incentive plans, as well as the jubilee awards represent long-term benefit plans. The long-term incentive plans (LTI)
include the estimate, which was determined based on actuarial assumptions, of the amount to be paid to the beneficiaries under
the condition that they remained employed for a three year period after the allocation of the incentive; the determined cost is
allocated on a ‘pro rata temporis’ basis during the vesting period. The Company has provided long-term incentives also for
middle-management employees, as well as for those with the qualification of managers. Jubilee awards are benefits due following
the attainment of a minimum period of service and, with regard to the Italian companies, they consist of remuneration in kind.
The voluntary redundancy incentive plan, allocated following an agreement which implemented the provisions of Article 4, Law
No. 92/2012, and which was dated May 23, 2016 between Saipem SpA representatives of the main Trade Union Organisations in
order to implement, in the least traumatic way possible, a correct re-structuring of personnel, includes the estimate of charges,
determined on an actuarial basis, connected to offers for early, consensual termination of the employment relationship.
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Provisions for employee benefits calculated using actuarial techniques are detailed below:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Other Other
FISDE provisions FISDE provisions
Foreign and other for long-term Foreign and other for long-term
defined foreign employee defined foreign employee
(€ million) TFR benefit plans health plans benefits Total TFR benefit plans health plans benefits Total
Present value of benefit obligation
at beginning of year 50 153 20 54 277 43 161 20 54 278
Current cost - 14 1 7 22 - 14 1 5 20
Interest expense - 4 - - 4 1 3 - 1 5
Remeasurements: (2) 3 - (6) (5) - (5) 2 (3) (6)
- actuarial gains and losses arising from
changes in demographic assumptions - - - - - - (2) - - (2)
- actuarial gains and losses arising from
changes in financial assumptions (1) 1 - (5) (5) - (3) - - (3)
- experience adjustments (1) 2 - (1) - - - 2 (3) (1)
Past service cost and gains/losses
arising from settlements - 3 - 19 22 - (6) - 29 23
Contributions to plan: - - - (3) (3) - - - (2) (2)
- contributions to plan by employees - - - - - - - - - -
- contributions to plan by employer - - - (3) (3) - - - (2) (2)
Benefits paid (5) (16) (1) (16) (38) (5) (14) (1) (17) (37)
Business division transactions - (1) - (1) (2) - - - - -
Exchange rate difference
and other changes - 1 - - 1 - - - - -
Present value of benefit obligation
at end of year 43 161 20 54 278 39 153 22 67 281
Plan assets at beginning of year - 71 - - 71 - 79 - - 79
Interest income - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - 1
Return on plan assets - 1 - - 1 - (3) - - (3)
arising from settlements - - - - - - (3) - - (3)
Contributions to plan: - 4 - - 4 - 4 - - 4
- contributions to plan by employees - - - - - - - - - -
- contributions to plan by employer - 4 - - 4 - 4 - - 4
Benefits paid - (4) - - (4) - (4) - - (4)
Exchange rate differences
and other changes - 6 - - 6 - (1) - - (1)
Plan assets at year end - 79 - - 79 - 73 - - 73
Net liability 43 82 20 54 199 39 80 22 67 208
The value of the net liability for other provisions for long-term employee benefits of €67 million (€54 million December 31, 2017)
related to the voluntary redundancy incentive plan for €36 million (€23 million at December 31, 2017), other foreign long-term
plans for €24 million (€24 million at December 31, 2017), jubilee awards for €6 million (€5 million at December 31, 2017) and the
long-term incentive plan for €1 million (€1 million at December 31, 2017). During 2018, deferred monetary incentives were closed
(€1 million at December 31, 2017).
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Costs for employee benefits determined using actuarial assumptions charged to the income statement are detailed below:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Other Other
FISDE provisions FISDE provisions
Foreign and other for long-term Foreign and other for long-term
defined foreign employee defined foreign employee
(€ million) TFR benefit plans health plans benefits Total TFR benefit plans health plans benefits Total
Current cost - 14 1 7 22 - 14 1 5 20
arising from settlements - 3 - 19 22 - (3) - 29 26
Net interest expense (income):
- interest expense on obligation - 4 - - 4 1 3 - 1 5
- interest income on plan assets - (1) - - (1) - (1) - - (1)
Total net interest income (expense) - 3 - - 3 1 2 - 1 4
of which recognised in payroll costs - - - - - - - - 1 1
of which recognised in finance
income (expense) - 3 - - 3 1 2 - - 3
Remeasurement of long-term plans - - - (6) (6) - - - (3) (3)
Total - 20 1 20 41 1 13 1 32 47
of which recognised in payroll costs - 17 1 20 38 - 11 1 32 44
of which recognised in finance
income (expense) - 3 - - 3 1 2 - - 3
Costs for defined benefit plans recognised in other comprehensive income were as follows:
2017 2018
FISDE FISDE
Foreign and other Foreign and other
defined foreign defined foreign
(€ million) TFR benefit plans health plans Total TFR benefit plans health plans Total
Remeasurements:
- actuarial gains and losses arising from changes
in demographic assumptions - - - - - (2) - (2)
- actuarial gains and losses arising from changes
in financial assumptions (1) 1 - - - (3) - (3)
- experience adjustments (1) 2 - 1 - - 2 2
- return on plan assets - (1) - (1) - 3 - 3
Total (2) 2 - - - (2) 2 -
Plan assets consisted of the following:

Debt instruments
Structured debt
Assets held by
Cash and cash
Other assets
Mutual funds
instruments
instruments
equivalents
companies
Derivative
securities
insurance
Property
financial
Equity
Total
(€ million)
Plan assets:
- prices quoted in active markets 8 13 24 3 8 6 10 - 1 73
- prices not quoted in active markets - - - - - - - - - -
Total 8 13 24 3 8 6 10 - 1 73
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The main actuarial assumptions used in the evaluation of post-retirement benefit obligations at year end and the estimate of costs
expected for 2018 were as follows:
for long-term
benefit plans
health plans
provisions
and other
employee
benefits
Foreign
defined
foreign
FISDE
Other
TFR
2017
Main actuarial assumptions:
- discount rates (%) 1.50 0.65-14.10 1.50-7.50 0.00-7.50
- rate of compensation increase (%) 2.00 1.00-8.00 - 0.00-6.00
- expected rate of return on plan assets (%) - 0.65-6.00 - -
- rate of inflation (%) 1.50 1.00-18.00 1.50-5.00 0.00-5.00
- life expectancy at 65 years (years) - 15-25 20-25 -
2018
Main actuarial assumptions:
- discount rates (%) 1.50 0.90-15.60 1.50-7.50 0.20-7.50
- rate of compensation increase (%) 2.00 1.00-10.83 - 0.00-6.00
- expected rate of return on plan assets (%) - 0.90-7.50 - -
- rate of inflation (%) 1.50 0.90-14.40 1.50-5.00 1.50-5.00
- life expectancy at 65 years (years) - 15-25 20-25 -
The main actuarial assumptions used by geographical area were as follows:
Rest of Europe
Eurozone
Others
Africa
2017
Discount rates (%) 0.00-1.50 2.40 3.70-14.10 2.20-7.50
Rate of compensation increase (%) 0.00-2.00 2.50 3.00-5.20 1.00-7.00
Rate of inflation (%) 0.00-1.50 1.50-3.20 3.70-14.80 3.00-18.00
Life expectancy at 65 years (years) 22-25 15-25 15 17
2018
Discount rates (%) 0.20-1.50 0.90-2.70 3.70-15.60 2.90-9.00
Rate of compensation increase (%) 0.00-2.00 2.75 3.00-5.20 2.36-10.83
Rate of inflation (%) 1.50 0.90-3.25 3.70-14.40 2.00-5.00
Life expectancy at 65 years (years) 22-25 15-25 15 17
The discount rate used was determined based on market yields on primary corporate bonds (AA rating) in countries with a
sufficiently deep market. Where these were not available, government bonds were considered.
The inflation rates used were based on long-term forecasts prepared by domestic and international banking institutions.
The demographic tables employed are those used by local actuaries to perform IAS 19 measurements, taking into account any
updates.
The effects of reasonably possible changes in the actuarial assumptions at year end were as follows:
Rate of Expected rates Rate of

compensation of pension health cost
(€ million) Discount rate Rate of inflation increase increase increase
0.5% increase 0.5% decrease 0.5% increase 0.5% increase 0.5% increase 1% increase
Impact on net defined benefit obligation (14) 15 (9) 6 - 1
TFR (2) 2 1 - - -
Foreign defined benefit plans (9) 10 (10) 5 - -
FISDE and other foreign health plans (1) 1 - - - 1
Other provisions for long-term employee benefits (2) 2 - 1 - -
The sensitivity analysis was performed by applying the modified parameters to the results of the analyses conducted for each
plan.
The amount expected to be accrued to foreign defined benefit plans in the subsequent year is €4 million.
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The maturity profile of employee defined benefit plan obligations is as follows:
Other provisions
for long-term
benefit plans
health plans
and other
employee
benefits
Foreign
defined
foreign
FISDE
TFR
(€ million)
2019 1 10 1 14
2020 1 10 1 11
2021 2 11 1 9
2022 2 11 1 6
2023 2 11 1 3
After 16 56 5 8
The weighted average duration of obligations is as follows:
Other provisions
for long-term
benefit plans
health plans
and other
employee
benefits
Foreign
defined
foreign
FISDE
TFR
(anni)
2017 10 12 15 11
2018 10 12 15 6
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Deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities of €18 million (€35 million at December 31, 2017) are shown net of offsettable deferred tax assets of €105
million.
Effect of adopting
Other changes
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018

Jan. 1, 2018
differences
Deductions
translation
Additions
Currency
IFRS 15
(€ million)
Deferred tax liabilities 35 (1) 7 (44) 1 20 18
Total 35 (1) 7 (44) 1 20 18
The item ‘Other changes’, which amounted to positive €20 million, included: (i) offsetting of deferred tax assets against deferred
tax liabilities at individual entity level (positive €29 million); (ii) the negative tax effects (€9 million) of fair value changes of derivatives
designated as cash flow hedges reported in equity.
A breakdown of deferred tax liabilities is provided in Note 18 ‘Deferred tax assets’.
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Other non-current liabilities
Other non-current liabilities of €9 million (€1 million at December 31, 2017) were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Total 1 9
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Derivative financial instruments
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018
Fair value Fair value Fair value Fair value
(€ million) assets liabilities assets liabilities
Derivative contracts qualified for hedge accounting
Interest rate contracts (Spot component)
- purchase - 1 - 1
- sale - - - -
Forward currency contracts (Spot component)
- purchase 3 7 4 5
- sale 72 - 3 37
Forward currency contracts (Forward component)
- purchase - - 2 -
- sale (14) 2 (1) 18
Forward commodity contracts (Forward component)
- purchase 2 - - 1
- sale - - - -
Total derivative contracts qualified for hedge accounting 63 10 8 62
Derivative contracts not qualified for hedge accounting
Forward currency contracts (Spot component)
- purchase 1 10 2 4
- sale 38 - 6 21
Forward currency contracts (Forward component)
- purchase 1 (1) 1 (1)
- sale (6) - (1) 10
Forward commodity contracts (Forward component)
- purchase - - - -
- sale - - - -
Total derivative contracts not qualified for hedge accounting 34 9 8 34
Total derivative contracts 97 19 16 96
Of which:
- current 91 17 16 86
- non-current (including IRS, Note 25 ‘Long-term debt
and current portion of long-term debt’) 6 2 - 10
The derivative contracts fair value hierarchy is level 2.

Purchase and sale commitments on derivative contracts are detailed as follows:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

(€ million) Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Purchase commitments
Derivative contracts qualified for hedge accounting:
- interest rate contracts - 250 - 150
- currency contracts 318 615 250 424
- commodity contracts 5 - - 21
- currency contracts 222 734 214 438
545 1,599 464 1,033
Sale commitments
Derivative contracts qualified for hedge accounting:
- currency contracts 1,975 285 342 1,330
- currency contracts 1,304 71 566 1,297
3,279 356 908 2,627
The fair value of derivative instruments was determined using valuation models commonly used in the financial sector and based
on year-end market data (exchange and interest rates).
The fair value of forward contracts (forward outrights and currency swaps) was determined by comparing the net present value
at contractual conditions of forward contracts outstanding at December 31, 2018, with their present value recalculated at
year-end market conditions. The model used is the Net Present Value model, which is based on the forward contract exchange
rate, the year-end exchange rate and the respective forward interest rate curves.
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A liability of €1 million (€1 million at December 31, 2017) relating to the fair value of an interest rate swap has been recorded under
Note 25 ‘Long-term debt and current portion of long-term debt’. The fair value of interest rate swaps was determined by
comparing the net present value at contractual conditions of swaps outstanding at December 31, 2018 with their present value
recalculated at period-end market conditions. The model used is the Net Present Value model, which is based on EUR forward
interest rates.
Cash flow hedge transactions related to forward purchase and sale transactions (forward outrights and currency swaps).
The cash flows and the income statement impact of hedged highly probably forecast transactions at December 31, 2018 are
expected to occur up until 2020.
During 2018, there were no cases of hedged items being no longer considered highly probable.
The positive fair value of derivatives qualified for hedge accounting at December 31, 2018 totalled €8 million (€63 million at
December 31, 2017). The spot component of these derivatives of €7 million (€75 million at December 31, 2017) was deferred in
a hedging reserve in equity for a total of €6 million (€64 million at December 31, 2017) and recorded as finance income and
expense for a total of €1 million (€11 million at December 31, 2017), while the forward component, which was not designated as
a hedging instrument, was recognised as finance income and expense for a total of €1 million (-€14 million at December 31, 2017).
The negative fair value of derivatives qualified for hedge accounting at December 31, 2018 totalled €62 million (€10 million at
December 31, 2017). The spot component of these derivatives of €42 million was deferred in a hedging reserve in equity for a
total of €46 million (€7 million at December 31, 2017) and recorded as finance income and expense for -€4 million. The forward
component was recognised as finance income and expense for €18 million (€2 million at December 31, 2017).
With regard to commodities contracts, the fair value of €1 million was suspended in the hedging reserve.
The change in the hedging reserve between December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 was due to fair value changes in
hedges that were effective for the whole year; new hedging relations designated during the year; and to the transfer of hedging
gains or losses from equity to the income statement either because the hedged transactions affected profit or loss, or following
the termination of the hedge against risk exposures which are no longer certain or highly probable.
adjusted profits
adjusted losses
for the period
for the period

Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018

Losses due to
of underlying
of underlying
Gains due to
cancellation
cancellation
EBITDA
EBITDA
Profit
Loss
(€ million)
Exchange rate hedge reserve
Saipem SpA 52 80 (135) (86) 58 (30) 29 (32)
Saipem SA - 24 (30) (34) 39 - - (1)
Sofresid SA (20) 6 (11) (22) 47 - - -
Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo,
Sociedade Unipessoal Lda 4 7 (16) (12) 14 (5) 5 (3)
Saipem Ltd - 7 (9) (7) 7 - - (2)
Saipem Misr for Petroleum Services (SAE) 9 11 (21) (20) 15 (1) 1 (6)
Servizi Energia Italia SpA 3 6 (17) (6) 12 - - (2)
Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd Llc 1 - (2) - 1 - - -
Saudi Arabian Saipem Ltd - - (1) - - - - (1)
Snamprogetti Engineering & Contracting Co Ltd - - (1) - 1 - - -
Total exchange rate hedge reserve 49 141 (243) (187) 194 (36) 35 (47)
Commodity hedge reserve
Saipem Ltd 2 1 - (3) - - - -
Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Co Ltd Llc - - (1) - - - - (1)
Total commodity hedge reserve 2 1 (1) (3) - - - (1)
Interest rate hedge reserve
Saipem SpA - - (1) - - - - (1)
Total interest rate hedge reserve - - (1) - - - - (1)
Total hedge reserve 51 142 (245) (190) 194 (36) 35 (49)
During 2018, operating revenues and expenses were adjusted by a net negative amount of €6 million to reflect the effects of
hedging.
Information on hedged risks and carrying amounts and the related effect on income statement and equity are provided in Note
39 ‘Guarantees, commitments and risks’. Information on hedging policy is provided in Note 3 ‘Summary of significant accounting
policies’ in the ‘Financial risk management’ section.
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Assets held for sale
Assets held for sale concern Tecnoprojecto International Projectos e Realizações Industriais SA, the sale of which was completed
by the parent company Saipem SA in February 2019.
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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Non-controlling interests
Non-controlling interests at December 31, 2018 amounted to €74 million (€41 million at December 31, 2017).
The composition of the non-controlling interests is shown below.
Net profit (loss) for the year Shareholders’ equity

(€ million) 2017 2018 2017 2018
ER SAI Caspian Contractor Llc 10 58 13 65
Saudi Arabian Saipem Ltd 6 4 19 -
Snamprogetti Engineering & Contracting Co Ltd 4 - 6 7
Other 1 - 3 2
Total 21 62 41 74
During 2018, it should be noted that Saipem International BV acquired a 40% interest and shareholding in Saudi Arabian Saipem
Ltd, which is therefore entirely held by the Group as of December 31, 2018.
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Saipem’s shareholders’ equity
Saipem’s shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2018 amounted to €3,962 million (€4,558 million at December 31, 2017) and was
as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Share capital 2,191 2,191
Share premium reserve 1,049 553
Legal reserve 88 88
Investments carried at fair value 1 -
Cash flow hedge reserve 41 (40)
Available for sale financial instruments carried at fair value (1) (3)
Cumulative currency translation differences (154) (107)
Employee defined benefits reserve (21) (21)
Other 2 (39)
Retained earnings 1,786 1,907
Negative reserve for treasury shares in portfolio (96) (95)
Total 4,558 3,962
Saipem’s shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2018 included distributable reserves of € 1,654 million, some of which are subject
to taxation upon distribution.
A deferred tax liability has been recorded in relation to the share of reserves that may potentially be distributed (€15 million).
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Share capital
At December 31, 2018, the share capital of Saipem SpA, fully paid-up, amounted to €2,191 million, corresponding to
1,010,977,439 shares, none with a nominal value, of which 1,010,966,841 are ordinary shares and 10,598 savings shares.
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Share premium reserve
At December 31, 2018, the share premium reserve stood at €553 million compared with December 31, 2017 (€1,049 million) and
it decrease by €496 million following the covering of the loss reported in Saipem’s Financial Statement 2017.
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Other reserves
At December 31, 2018, ‘Other reserves’ amounted to negative €122 million (negative €44 million at December 31, 2017) and
consisted of the following items:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018
Legal reserve 88 88
Investments carried at fair value 1 -
Cash flow hedge reserve 41 (40)
Available for sale financial instruments carried at fair value (1) (3)
Cumulative currency translation differences (154) (107)
Employee defined benefits reserve (21) (21)
Other 2 (39)
Total (44) (122)
Legal reserve
At December 31, 2018, the legal reserve stood at €88 million. This represents the portion of profits of the parent company Saipem
SpA, accrued as per Article 2430 of the Italian Civil Code, that cannot be distributed as dividends.
Investments carried at fair value

The reserve recovers the change in fair value of the investments in Nagarjuna Oil Refinery Ltd and Nagarjuna Fertilizers and
Chemicals Ltd.
Cash flow hedge reserve

This reserve showed a negative balance at year end of €40 million (positive balance of €41 million at December 31, 2017) which
related to the fair value of interest rate swaps, commodity hedges and the spot component of foreign exchange risk hedges at
December 31, 2018.
The cash flow hedge reserve is shown net of tax effects of €9 million (€10 million at December 31, 2017).
Available for sale financial instruments carried at fair value

The negative reserve of €3 million includes the fair value of financial instruments available for sale.
Cumulative currency translation differences

This reserve amounted to negative €107 million (negative €154 million at December 31, 2017) and related to exchange rate
differences arising from the translation into euro of financial statements denominated in functional currencies other than euro
(mainly the US dollar).
Employee defined benefits reserve

This reserve has a negative balance for €21 million (it was negative for €21 million as of December 31, 2017), net of the fiscal
effect of €6 million.
This reserve, in accordance with the provisions of IAS 19, receives the actuarial profits and losses relative to the employees
defined benefit plans. These remeasurements are not allocated to the income statement.
Other
The negative item for €39 million (positive for €2 million as of December 31, 2017) consists for €2 million of the revaluation
reserve comprised of the positive revaluation balance following the application of Law No. 413 dated December 30, 1991, Article
26 (in case of distribution, 5% of the reserve contributes to form the taxable income of the Company and is subject to a taxation
of 24%); for a negative amount of €41 million by effect recognised to the reserve following the acquisition of the 40% interest of
third parties relative to the company Saudi Arabian Saipem Ltd.
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Negative reserve for treasury shares in portfolio
The negative reserve amounts to €95 million (€96 million at December 31, 2017) and it includes the value of treasury shares for
the implementation of long-term incentive plans for Group’s Senior Managers.
The breakdown of treasury shares is as follows:
Share capital
Average cost
Total cost
of shares
(€ million)
Number
(%)
(€)
Treasury shares held at December 31, 2017 14,943,059 6.446 96 1.48

Purchases for 2018 -
Allocation (186,724)
Treasury shares held at December 31, 2018 14,756,335 6.446 95 1.46
As at December 31, 2018, the share capital amounted to €2,191,384,693. On the same day, the number of shares in circulations
was 996,221,104.
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Reconciliation of statutory net profit (loss) for the year and shareholders’ equity to consolidated net profit
(loss) for the year and shareholders’ equity
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Net profit Net profit
(loss) Shareholders’ (loss) Shareholders’
(€ million) for the year equity for the year equity
As reported in Saipem SpA’s financial statements (496) 3,534 (326) 3,141
Difference between the equity value and results of consolidated
companies and the equity value and result of consolidated companies
as accounted for in Saipem SpA’s financial statements 219 589 32 544
Consolidation adjustments, net of effects of taxation:
- difference between purchase cost
and underlying book value of shareholders’ equity (3) 794 (58) 739
- elimination of unrealised intercompany profits 32 (282) 29 (258)
- other adjustments (59) (36) (87) (130)
Total shareholders’ equity (307) 4,599 (410) 4,036
Non-controlling interests (21) (41) (62) (74)
As reported in the consolidated financial statements (328) 4,558 (472) 3,962
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Additional information
Supplement to cash flow statement
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Analysis of disposals of consolidated entities and businesses branches
Current assets 47 -
Non-current assets 3 -
Net liquidity (net borrowings) 37 -
Current and non-current liabilities (64) -
Net effect of disposals 23 -
Fair value of interest after control has ceased - -
Gain (loss) on disposals 15 -
Non-controlling interests - -
Total sale price 38 -
less:
Cash and cash equivalents (37) -
Cash flows from disposals 1 -
Disposals in 2017 concerned the sale of the business Traveaux Maritime.
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Guarantees, commitments and risks
Guarantees
Guarantees amounted to €5,461 million (€5,525 million at December 31, 2017), and were as follows:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Other Other
(€ million) Unsecured guarantees Total Unsecured guarantees Total
Joint ventures and associates 207 56 263 207 173 380
Consolidated companies 47 720 767 47 234 281
Own - 4,495 4,495 - 4,800 4,800
Total 254 5,271 5,525 254 5,207 5,461
Other guarantees issued for consolidated companies amounted to €234 million (€720 million at December 31, 2017) and related
to independent guarantees given to third parties relating mainly to bid bonds and performance bonds.
Guarantees issued to/through related parties are detailed in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
For details on amounts relating to completed projects in Algeria, see Note 57 ‘Additional information: Algeria’.
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Commitments
Saipem SpA has provided commitments towards customers and/or other beneficiaries (financial and insurance institutions,
export credit agencies) relating to the fulfilment of contractual obligations entered into by itself and/or by its subsidiaries or
associated companies in the event of non-performance and payment of any damages arising from non-performance.
These commitments guarantee contracts whose overall value amounted to €46,040 million (€46,336 million at December 31,
2017), including both work already performed and the relevant portion of the backlog of orders at December 31, 2018.
The repayment obligations of bank loans granted to Saipem Group companies are generally supported by guarantees issued by
the parent company Saipem SpA and other Group companies. The repayment obligations of the Group’s bond issues are covered
by guarantees issued by the parent company Saipem SpA, and other Group companies.
Risk management
For information on risk management, both financial and industrial, please refer to the analytical description in Note 3 ‘Summary of
significant accounting policies’ and in the paragraph ‘Financial risk management’ and the ‘Risk management’ section in the
Director’s Report.
Additional information on financial instruments

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - CARRYING AMOUNTS AND EFFECT ON INCOME STATEMENT AND EQUITY
The carrying amounts and effect on income statement and equity of financial instruments were as follows:
income statement
recorded to other
Income (expense)
Income (expense)
recorded in the
comprehensive
Carrying
items of
amount
income
(€ million)
Financial instruments held for trading
Non-hedging derivatives (a) (26) (106) -
Financial instruments measured at fair value
Bonds 86 - (1)
Financial assets being fixed assets
Investments measured at fair value - - (1)
Receivables and payables and other assets (liabilities) measured at amortised cost
Trade and other receivables (b) 2,610 (11) -
Financial receivables (c) 34 8 -
Trade and other payables (d) 2,674 (15) -
Contract liabilities 1,205 - -
Financial payables (e) 2,950 (93) -
Net hedging derivative assets (liabilities) (f) (54) (6) (100)
(a) The income statement effects relate only to the income (expense) indicated in Note 47 ‘Finance income (expense)’.
(b) The effects on the income statement were recognised in the ‘Net reversals (impairments) of trade and other receivables’ for €54 million of costs and in ‘Finance income (expense)’ for €43 million of
income (relating to currency translations gains (losses) arising from adjustments to the year-end exchange rate).
(c) The income statement effects of €8 million were recognised in ‘Finance income (expense)’.
(d) Income statement effects of €15 million relating to currency translation gains (losses) arising from adjustments to the year-end exchange rate were recognised in ‘Finance income (expense)’.
(e) The income statement effects of €4 million arising from adjustments to the year-end exchange rate were recognised in ‘Finance income (expense)’ and of €89 million in finance income (expense) related
to net borrowings.
(f) Income statement effects of €6 million were recognised in ‘Net sales from operations’ and in ‘Purchases, services and other costs’.
NOTIONAL AMOUNTS OF DERIVATIVES

The notional amount of a derivative is an amount used as a reference to calculate the contractual payments to be exchanged.
This amount may be expressed in terms of a monetary or physical quantity (e.g. barrels, tonnes, etc.). Monetary quantities in
foreign currencies are converted into euros at the exchange rate prevailing at year end.
Notional amounts of derivatives do not represent the amounts actually exchanged between the parties and do not therefore
constitute a measure of Saipem’s credit risk exposure. This is instead represented by the fair value of derivative contracts at year end.
INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT

Saipem only enters into interest rate swaps, with the purpose of managing its interest rate risk.
The table below shows swaps entered into, weighted average interest rates and maturities. Average interest rates are based on
year end rates and may be subject to changes that could have a significant impact on future cash flows. Comparisons between
the average buying and selling rates are not indicative of the fair value of derivatives. In order to determine their fair value, the
underlying transactions must be taken into account.
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Notional value (€ million) 250 150
Weighted average rate received (%) (0.329) (0.316)
Weighted average rate paid (%) 0.01 0.129
Weighted average maturity (years) 2 3
The underlying hedged transactions are expected to occur by December 2023.
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EXCHANGE RATE RISK MANAGEMENT

Saipem enters into various types of forward foreign exchange contracts to manage its exchange rate risk. For contracts involving
the exchange of two foreign currencies, both the amount received and the amount sold are indicated.
at Dec. 31, 2017
at Dec. 31, 2018

Notional amount
Notional amount
(€ million)
Forward foreign exchange contracts 1,746 2,209
The table below shows forward foreign exchange contracts and other instruments used to manage the exchange rate risk for the
principal currencies.
Notional amount at Notional amount at

Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018
(€ million) Purchase Sell Purchase Sell
AED - - - 10
AUD 2 13 - 23
CAD 12 2 5 5
CHF 3 2 - 2
CLP 62 - 63 15
EUR 136 23 188 -
GBP 88 19 133 30
JPY 2 - 2 1
KWD - 475 - 451
MXN - 46 - 47
NOK 23 10 5 4
RON - - 2 3
RUB 5 4 1 7
SAR 119 360 90 737
SGD 388 71 146 20
THB - - 30 30
USD 1,049 2,610 661 2,150
Total 1,889 3,635 1,326 3,535
The table below shows the hedged future cash flows at December 31, 2018, by time period of occurrence and expressed in euro.
and beyond
quarter
quarter
quarter
quarter
Second
Fourth
Third
2019
2019
2019
2019
2020
Total
First
(€ million)
Revenues 1,018 673 581 326 422 3,020
Expenses 533 447 337 272 212 1,801
COMMODITY PRICE RISK

Saipem only enters into commodity contracts with the purpose of managing its commodity price risk exposure.
The following table shows hedged cash flows at December 31, 2018 by time period of occurrence:
and beyond
quarter
quarter
quarter
quarter
Second
Fourth
Third
2019
2019
2019
2019
2020
Total
First
(€ million)
Expenses 3 8 8 2 - 21
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Group is a party in judicial proceedings. Provisions for legal risks are made on the basis of information currently available,
including information acquired by external consultants providing the Company with legal support. Information available to the
Company for the purposes of risk assessment regarding criminal proceedings is by its very nature incomplete due to the principle
of pre-trial secrecy. A brief summary of the most important disputes is provided below.
Algeria
Investigations in Italy: on February 4, 2011, the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office, through Eni, requested the transmission of
documentation pursuant to Article 248 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This related to the activities of Saipem Group
companies in Algeria in connection with an allegation of international corruption. The crime of ‘international corruption’ specified
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in the request is one of the offences punishable under Legislative Decree No. 231 of June 8, 2001 in connection with the direct
responsibility of collective entities for certain crimes committed by their own employees.
The collection of documentation was commenced in prompt compliance with the request, and on February 16, 2011, Saipem filed
the material requested.
On November 22, 2012, Saipem received a notification of inquiry from the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office related to alleged
unlawful administrative acts arising from the crime of international corruption pursuant to Article 25, paragraphs 2 and 3 of
Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, together with a request to provide documentation regarding a number of contracts connected
with activities in Algeria. This request was followed by notification of a seizure order on November 30, 2012, two further requests
for documentation on December 18, 2012 and February 25, 2013 and the issue of a search warrant on January 16, 2013.
On February 7, 2013, a search was conducted, including at offices belonging to Eni SpA, to obtain additional documentation
relating to intermediary agreements and subcontracts entered into by Saipem in connection with its Algerian projects. The
subject of the investigations are allegations of corruption which, according to the Milan Public Prosecutor, occurred up until and
after March 2010 in relation to a number of contracts the Company was awarded in Algeria.
Several former employees of the Company were involved in the proceedings, including the former Deputy Chairman and CEO, the
former Chief Operating Officer of the Engineering & Construction Business Unit and the former Chief Financial Officer. The
Company collaborated fully with the Prosecutor’s Office and rapidly implemented decisive managerial and administrative
restructuring measures, irrespective of any liability that might result in the course of the proceedings. In agreement with the Board
of Statutory Auditors and the Internal Control Bodies, and having duly informed the Prosecutor’s Office, Saipem looked into the
contracts that are subject to investigation, and to this end appointed an external legal firm. On July 17, 2013, the Board of
Directors analysed the conclusions reached by the external consultants following an internal investigation carried out in relation
to a number of brokerage contracts and subcontracts regarding projects in Algeria. The internal investigation was based on the
examination of documents and interviews of personnel from the Company and other companies in the Group, excluding those,
that to the best knowledge of the Company, would be directly involved in the criminal investigation so as not to interfere in the
investigative activities of the Prosecutor. The Board, confirming its full cooperation with the investigative authorities, decided to
convey the findings of the external consultants to the Public Prosecutor of Milan, for any appropriate assessment and initiatives
under its responsibility in the wider context of the ongoing investigation. The consultants reported to the Board: (i) that they found
no evidence of payments to Algerian public officials through the brokerage contracts or subcontracts examined; (ii) that they
found violations, deemed detrimental to the interests of the Company, of internal rules and procedures – in force at the time – in
relation to the approval and management of brokerage contracts and subcontracts examined and a number of activities in Algeria.
The Board decided to initiate legal action against certain former employees and suppliers in order to protect the interests of the
Company, reserving the right to take any further action necessary should additional information emerge.
On June 14, 2013, January 8, 2013 and July 23, 2014 the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office submitted requests for extensions to
the preliminary investigations. On October 24, 2014, notice was received of a request from the Milan Public Prosecutor to gather
evidence before trial by way of questioning the former Chief Operating Officer of the Saipem Engineering & Construction
Business Unit and another former manager of Saipem, who are both under investigation in the criminal proceedings. After the
request was granted, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing in Milan set hearings for December 1 and 2, 2014. On January 15,
2015, Saipem SpA defence counsel received notice from the Milan Public Prosecutor’s office of the conclusion of preliminary
investigations, pursuant to Article 415-bis of the Italian code of criminal procedure. Notice was also received by eight physical
persons and the legal person of Eni SpA. In addition to the crime of ‘international corruption’ specified in the request from the
Milan Public Prosecutor’s office, the notice also contained an allegation against seven physical persons of a violation of Article 3
of Legislative Decree No. 74 of March 10, 2000 concerning the filing of fraudulent tax returns, in connection with the recording in
the books of Saipem SpA of ‘brokerage costs deriving from the agency agreement with Pearl Partners signed on October 17,
2007, as well as Addendum No. 1 to the agency agreement entered into August 12, 2009’, which is alleged to have led
subsequently ‘to the inclusion in the consolidated tax return of Saipem SpA of profits that were lower than the real total by the
following amounts: 2008: -€85,935,000; 2009: -€54,385,926’.
Criminal proceedings in Italy: on February 26, 2015, Saipem SpA defence counsel received notice from the Judge for the
Preliminary Hearing of the scheduling of a preliminary hearing, together with a request for committal for trial filed by the Milan
Public Prosecutor’s office on February 11, 2015. Notice was also received by eight physical persons and the legal person of Eni
SpA. The hearing was scheduled by the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing for May 13, 2015. During the hearing, the Revenue
Office appeared as plaintiff in the proceedings whereas other requests to be admitted as plaintiff were rejected.
On October 2, 2015, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing rejected the questions of unconstitutionality and those relating to the
statute of limitations presented by the defence attorneys and determined as follows:
(i) ruling not to proceed for lack of jurisdiction in regard to one of the accused;
(ii) ruling of dismissal in regard to all of the accused in relation to the allegation that the payment of the commissions for the MLE
project by Saipem (approximately €41 million) may have served to enable Eni to acquire the Algerian ministerial approvals for
the acquisition of First Calgary and for the expansion of a field in Algeria (CAFC). This measure also contains the decision to
acquit Eni, the former CEO of Eni and an Eni executive in regard to any other charge;
(iii) a decree that orders trial, among others, for Saipem and three former Saipem employees (the former Deputy Chairman and
CEO, the former Chief Operating Officer of the Engineering & Construction Business Unit and the former Chief Financial
Officer) with reference to the charge of international corruption formulated by the Public Prosecutor’s office according to
which the accused were complicit in enabling Saipem to win seven contracts in Algeria on the basis of criteria of mere
favouritism. For the physical persons only (not for Saipem) the committal for trial was pronounced also with reference to the
allegation of fraudulent statements (tax offences) brought by the Public Prosecutor’s office.
On the same date, at the end of the hearing relating to a section of the main proceedings, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing
of Milan issued a plea bargaining sentence in accordance with Article 444 of the code of criminal procedure for a former executive
of Saipem SpA.
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On November 17, 2015, the Public Prosecutor of Milan and the Prosecutor General at the Milan Court of Appeal filed an appeal
with the Court of Cassation against the first two measures. On February 24, 2016 the Court of Cassation upheld the appeal lodged
by the Public Prosecutor of Milan and ordered the transmission of the trial documents to a new Judge for the Preliminary Hearing
at the Court of Milan.
With reference to this branch of the proceedings (the so-called ‘Eni branch’), on July 27, 2016, the new Judge for the Preliminary
Hearing ordered the committal for trial of all the accused parties.
On November 11, 2015, on the occasion of publication of the 2015 corporate liability report of the office of the Public Prosecutor
in Milan, it was affirmed that: ‘a ruling was recently issued by the Judge for the Preliminary Investigation for the preventive seizure
of assets belonging to the accused parties for the sum of €250 million. The ruling confirms the freezing previously decided upon
by the foreign authorities of monies deposited in bank accounts in Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland and Luxembourg, totalling
in excess of €100 million’. While Saipem is not the target of any such measures, it has come to its attention that the seizure in
question involves the personal assets of the Company’s former Chief Operating Officer and two other persons accused.
At the same time, following the decree ordering the trial pronounced on October 2, 2015 by the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing,
the first hearing before the Court of Milan in the proceedings of the so-called ‘Saipem branch’ was held on December 2, 2015.
During said hearing, Sonatrach asked to be admitted as plaintiff only against the physical persons charged. The Movimento
cittadini algerini d’Italia e d’Europa likewise put forward a request to be admitted as plaintiff. The Revenue Office confirmed the
request for admission as plaintiffs only against the physical persons accused of having made fraudulent tax returns. At the hearing
of January 25, 2016, the Court of Milan rejected the request put forward by Sonatrach and the Movimento cittadini algerini d’Italia
e di Europa to be admitted as plaintiff. The Court adjourned to February 29, 2016, reserving the right to pass judgement on the
claims put forward by the accused of invalidity of the committals to trial.
At the hearing of February 29, 2016, the Court combined the proceedings with another pending case against a sole defendant (a
physical person against whom Sonatrach had appeared as a plaintiff) and rejected the claims of invalidity of the committal to trial,
calling on the Public Prosecutor to reformulate the charges against a sole defendant and adjourning the hearing to March 21,
2016. The Court then adjourned the proceedings to the hearing of December 5, 2016 in order to assess whether to combine it
with the proceedings described earlier (the so-called Eni branch) for which the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing ordered the
committal for trial of all the accused parties on July 27, 2016.
With the order of December 28, 2016 the President of the Court of Milan authorised the abstention request of the Chairman of
the Panel of judges.
At the hearing on January 16, 2017, the two proceedings (the so-called Saipem branch and the so-called Eni branch) were
combined before a new panel appointed on December 30, 2016.
Once the hearings on evidence finished with the hearing of February 12, 2018, in the subsequent hearings of February 19, 2018
and February 26, 2018, the Public Prosecutor proceeded with the indictment.
Generic extenuating circumstances were not considered to be initially attributable to the defendants and, conversely, that the
aggravating circumstance of the transnational crime allegedly subsisted, the Public Prosecutor formulated sentencing requests
for the accused natural persons.
With regard to Saipem SpA and Eni SpA the Public Prosecutor requested a fine of €900,000 as the sentence for each company.
Furthermore, the Public Prosecutor has requested a ‘seizure of assets’, equal to currently seized assets, relating to some seizures
previously carried out against certain natural persons accused. Therefore, the request for seizure of assets does not concern
Saipem SpA.
At the hearing of March 5, 2018:
(i) the Italian Revenue Agency has requested the conviction of only the physical persons indicted as was requested by the Public
Prosecutor with the conviction of only the physical persons charged for compensation of the pecuniary and non-pecuniary
damage in favour of the Italian Revenue Agency to be liquidated on an equitable basis and with a provisional amount of €10 million;
(ii) Sonatrach has requested the conviction of the accused Samyr Ourayed and sentencing of the latter to the compensation of
the damage to be liquidated in equitable way.
On September 19, 2018, the hearings dedicated to arguments by the defence and to the replies by the Public Prosecutor and the
defence ended.
The first instance ruling of the Court of Milan: on September 19, 2018, the Court of Milan pronounced the first instance ruling.
The Court of Milan also convicted, among others, some former managers of Saipem SpA for international corruption offences and
also sentenced Saipem SpA to pay the pecuniary fine of €400,000, considering it to be allegedly responsible for offences
pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 with reference to the crime of international corruption.
The former managers of Saipem SpA who were convicted by the Court of Milan had all left the Company between 2008 and 2012.
The Court also ordered the confiscation of, as alleged profit from the crime, the total sum of approximately €197 million from all
the individuals who were convicted (and among them some of the former managers of the Company).
The Court also ordered the confiscation of, as alleged price from the crime, the total sum of approximately €197 million from
Saipem pursuant to Article 19 of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001.
From what emerged during the proceedings and the requests of the Public Prosecutor, at present, a preventive seizure has
already been in place in order to confiscate an amount totalling approximately €160 million from certain individuals – other than
the Company – all convicted in the first instance ruling.
The first instance ruling of the Court is not enforceable. The reasons for the first instance ruling were filed by the Court of Milan
on December 18, 2018.
The judgement before the Court of Appeal of Milan: on February 1, 2019, Saipem SpA challenged the first instance ruling
before the Court of Appeal of Milan. Even the individuals convicted in the first instance have appealed the first instance ruling. The
Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan also appealed the first instance ruling requesting, in a reversal of that ruling, that the conviction
of Eni SpA, of the former CEO of Eni and of one of its managers ‘be imposed by the Court of Appeal, as well as financial penalties
and interdictory sanctions deemed lawful’. The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan has also requested a reversal of the contested
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ruling to ‘condemn the company Saipem to financial penalties and interdictory sanctions deemed lawful’. On February 14, 2019,
Saipem’s lawyers lodged a defence brief in which they pleaded: (i) the inadmissibility of the appeal by the Public Prosecutor of the
Court’s decision not to consider interdictory sanctions applicable to Saipem SpA; and/or (ii) the inapplicability of the interdictory
sanctions requested by the Public Prosecutor’s Office against Saipem SpA.
The beginning of the second degree trial before the Court of Appeal of Milan is scheduled for 2019.
Request for documents from the US Department of Justice: at the request of the US Department of Justice (‘DoJ’), in 2013
Saipem SpA entered into a ‘tolling agreement’ which extended by 6 months the limitation period applicable to any possible
violations of federal laws of the United States in relation to previous activities of Saipem and its subsidiaries. The tolling
agreement, which has been renewed until November 29, 2015, does not constitute an admission by Saipem SpA of having
committed any unlawful act, nor does it imply any recognition on the Company’s part of United States jurisdiction in relation to any
investigation or proceedings. Saipem therefore offered its complete cooperation in relation to investigations by the Department
of Justice, which on April 10, 2014 made a request for documentation relating to past activities of the Saipem Group in Algeria,
with which Saipem has complied. On November 29, 2015, the tolling agreement expired and, at the time of writing more than three
years have passed since the deadline, no request for an extension has been received from the Department of Justice.
Proceedings in Algeria: in 2010, proceedings were initiated in Algeria regarding various matters and involving 19 parties
investigated for various reasons (so-called ‘Sonatrach 1 investigation’). The Société nationale pour la recherche, la production, le
transport, la transformation et la commercialisation des hydrocarbures SpA (‘Sonatrach’) appeared as plaintiff in these
proceedings and the Algerian Trésor Public also applied to appear as a plaintiff.
The Algerian company Saipem Contracting Algérie SpA (‘Saipem Contracting Algérie’) is also part of these proceedings regarding
the manner in which the GK3 contract was awarded by Sonatrach. In the course of these proceedings, some bank accounts
denominated in local currency of Saipem Contracting Algérie were frozen.
In particular, in 2012 Saipem Contracting Algérie received formal notice of the referral to the Chambre d’accusation at the Court
of Algiers of an investigation underway into the company regarding allegations that it took advantage of the authority or influence
of representatives of a government-owned industrial and trading company in order to inflate prices in relation to contracts
awarded by that company. The GK3 contract was awarded in June 2009 and had an equivalent value of €433.5 million (at the
exchange rate in effect when the contract was awarded).
At the beginning of 2013, the ‘Chambre d’accusation’ ordered Saipem Contracting Algérie to stand trial and further ordered that
the aforementioned bank accounts remain frozen. According to the prosecution, the price offered was 60% over the market price.
The prosecution also claimed that, following a discount negotiated between the parties subsequent to the offer, this alleged
increase was reduced by up to 45% of the price of the contract awarded. In April 2013 and in October 2014, the Algerian Supreme
Court rejected a request to unfreeze the bank accounts that had been made by Saipem Contracting Algérie in 2010. The
documentation was then transmitted to the Court of Algiers which, in the hearing of March 15, 2015, adjourned the proceedings
to the hearing of June 7, 2015, during which, in the absence of certain witnesses, the Court officially handed over the case to a
criminal court. The trial commenced with the hearing fixed for December 27, 2015. In the hearing of January 20, 2016, the Algiers
Public Prosecutor requested the conviction of all 19 defendants accused in the ‘Sonatrach 1’ trial.
The Algiers Public Prosecutor requested that Saipem Contracting Algérie be fined 5 million Algerian dinars (approximately
€43,000 at the current rate of exchange).
The Algiers Public Prosecutor also requested the confiscation of the alleged profit, that will be ascertained by the Court, of all 19
parties whose conviction has been requested (including Saipem Contracting Algérie).
For the offence with which Saipem Contracting Algérie is charged, local regulations prescribe a fine as the main punishment (up
to a maximum of about €50,000) and allow, in the case of the alleged offence, additional sanctions such as the confiscation of the
profit arising from the alleged offence (which would be the equivalent of the amount allegedly over the market price of the GK3
contract as far as the profit is ascertained by the judicial authority) and/or disqualification sanctions.
On February 2, 2016, the Court of Algiers issued the first instance ruling. Amongst other things, this ruling ordered Saipem
Contracting Algérie to pay a fine of about 4 million Algerian Dinars (corresponding to about €34,000). In particular Saipem
Contracting Algérie was held to be responsible, in relation to the call for bids for the construction of the GK3 gas pipeline, of ‘an
increase in price during the awarding of contracts signed with a public company of an industrial and commercial character in a way
that causes benefit to be derived from the authority or influence of representatives of said company’, an act punishable according
to Algerian law. The ruling also returned two bank accounts denominated in local currency to Saipem Contracting Algérie. These
held a total of about €71 million (amount calculated at the exchange rate as at December 31, 2018), which were frozen in 2010.
The customer Sonatrach, which appeared as plaintiff in the proceedings, reserved the right to pursue its claims in the civil courts.
The request by the Algerian Trésor Civil to appear as plaintiff was rejected.
Pending the filing of the reasons thereof, the ruling of February 2, 2016 of the Court of Algiers was challenged in the Court of
Cassation: by Saipem Contracting Algérie (which requested acquittal and had announced that it would challenge the decision); by
the Prosecutor General (who had requested the imposition of a fine of 5 million Algerian dinars and the confiscation, requests that
were rejected by the Court, which, as said, fined Saipem Contracting Algérie the lesser amount of about 4 million Algerian dinars);
by the Trésor Civil (whose request to be admitted as plaintiff against Saipem Contracting Algérie had been – as already stated –
rejected by the Court); by all the other parties sentenced, in relation to the cases concerning them.
Owing to these challenges, the decision of the Court of Algiers was fully suspended and pending the ruling of the Court of
Cassation:
- the payment is suspended of the fine of approximately €34,000; and
- the unfreezing of the two banks accounts is suspended containing a total of about €71 million (amount calculated at the
exchange rate obtaining at December 31, 2018). Sonatrach has not challenged the decision of the Court, consistently with its
request, accepted by the Court, to be allowed to claim compensation subsequently in civil proceedings. This civil action was
not initiated by Sonatrach.
The appeal before the Court of Cassation has not yet be scheduled.
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In March 2013, the legal representative of Saipem Contracting Algérie was summoned to appear at the Court of Algiers, where he
received verbal notification from the local investigating judge of the commencement of an investigation (‘Sonatrach 2’) underway
‘into Saipem for charges pursuant to Articles 25a, 32 and 53 of Anti-Corruption Law No. 01/2006’. The investigating judge also
requested documentation (Articles of Association) and other information concerning Saipem Contracting Algérie, Saipem and
Saipem SA. After this summons, no further activities or requests followed so that, due to information gained from the local
Algerian press and due to the time that has passed, it is believed that this investigation has long since been archived.
Amicable Settlement of Mutual Differences - Saipem Sonatrach agreement - Press Release of February 14, 2018: on
February 14, 2018, the following joint press release was issued.
Sonatrach and Saipem announce the Amicable Settlement of Mutual Differences.
San Donato Milanese (MI), February 14, 2018 - Sonatrach and Saipem have decided to settle their mutual differences amicably
and have signed an agreement to put an end to litigations in course concerning the contract for the construction of a gas
liquefaction plant in Arzew (Arzew); the contract for the realisation of three trains of LPG, of an oil separation unit (LDPH) and of
installations for the production of condensates in Hassi Messaoud (LPG); the contract for the realisation of the LZ2 24’’ LPG
pipeline (line and station) in Hassi R’Mel (LZ2); and the contract for the construction of a gas and production unit in the Menzel
Ledjmet field on behalf of the association Sonatrach/FCP (MLE). This agreement is the result of constructive dialogue and
represents an important step forward in relations between the two companies. Sonatrach and Saipem have expressed their
satisfaction at having reached a definitive agreement that puts an end to litigations that were detrimental to both parties.
Ongoing investigations - Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan - Brazil

On August 12, 2015, the Public Prosecutor’s office of Milan served Saipem SpA with a notice of investigation and a request for
documentation in the framework of new criminal proceedings, for the alleged crime of international corruption, initiated by the
Court of Milan in relation to a contract awarded in 2011 by the Brazilian company Petrobras to Saipem SA (France) and Saipem
do Brasil (Brazil). Investigations are still underway.
According to what was learned only through the press, this contract is being looked into by the Brazilian judicial authorities in
relation to a number of Brazilian citizens, including a former associate of Saipem do Brasil.
In particular, on June 19, 2015, Saipem do Brasil learned through the media of the arrest (in regard to allegations of money
laundering, corruption and fraud) of a former associate, as a result of a measure taken by the Brazilian Public Prosecutor’s office
of Curitiba, in the framework of a judicial investigation in progress in Brazil since March 2014 (‘Lava Jato’ investigation). On July
29, 2015, Saipem do Brasil then learned through the press that, in the framework of the conduct alleged against the former
associate of Saipem do Brasil, the Brazilian Public Prosecutor’s office also alleges that Petrobras was unduly influenced in 2011
to award Saipem do Brasil a contract called ‘Cernambi’ (for a value of approximately €115 million). This is purportedly deduced
from the circumstance that in 2011, in the vicinity of the Petrobras headquarters, said former associate of Saipem do Brasil claims
to have been the target of a robbery in which approximately 100,000 reals (approximately €26,000) just withdrawn from a credit
institution were stolen from him. According to the Brazilian prosecutor, the robbery allegedly took place in a time period prior to
the award of the aforesaid ‘Cernambi’ contract.
Saipem SpA has cooperated fully with the investigations and has started an audit with the assistance of a third-party consultant.
The audit examined the names of numerous companies and persons reported by the media as being under investigation by the
Brazilian judicial authorities. The audit report, issued on July 14, 2016, recognised the absence of communications or documents
relating to transactions and/or financial movements between companies of the Saipem Group and the personnel of Petrobras
under investigation.
The witnesses heard in the criminal proceedings underway in Brazil against this former associate, as well as in the framework of
the works of the parliamentary investigative committee set up in Brazil on the ‘Lava Jato’ case, have stated that they were unaware
of any irregularities regarding Saipem’s activities.
Petrobras appeared as a plaintiff (‘Assistente do Ministerio Publico’) in the proceedings against the three physical persons
charged. The proceedings were then resumed on June 9, 2017 as the Brazilian Attorney General considered that the conditions
for keeping confidential an agreement signed in October 2015 by the former associate of Saipem do Brasil – who, with such
agreement committed himself to substantiating with evidence some of the statements made – had ceased. The Attorney General
noted in particular that attempts to substantiate such statements had not been successful, the reason why the content of the
statements contained in the additional agreement had not been maintained confidential. At the hearing on June 9, 2017, the
depositions of the three defendants were obtained, among them the former associate of Saipem do Brasil and a former Petrobras
official.
Saipem do Brasil’s former associate, with regard to the theft of 100,000 Brazilian reals (approximately €26,000) in October 2011,
said that money was needed to pay the costs of real estate for a company he was managing on behalf of a third party vis-à-vis
Saipem (that is, the former Petrobras official charged in the same proceeding who confirmed that statement).
The former Saipem do Brasil associate also stated that the Saipem Group did not pay any bribes because Saipem’s compliance
system prevented this from happening. That statement was confirmed by the former Petrobras official charged in the same
proceeding. The former associate of Saipem do Brasil and the former Petrobras official charged in the same proceeding, while
offering a reconstruction of the facts which was partially different, reported, that the possibility of some inappropriate payments
was discussed with reference to certain contracts of Saipem do Brasil but in any case no payment was made by the Saipem
Group. The former Saipem do Brasil associate and the former Petrobras official charged in the same proceeding stated that the
contracts awarded by the client to the Saipem Group were won through regular bidding procedures. The proceedings in Brazil
against the former associate of Saipem do Brasil and another two defendants has not yet ended. During the proceedings against
the former associate of Saipem do Brasil, no evidence of irregularities emerged in the management of tenders assigned by
Petrobras to Saipem Group and/or evidence of illegal payments by Saipem Group in relation to tenders assigned by Petrobras to
Saipem Group and/or evidence of damages suffered by Petrobras in relation to tenders assigned to Saipem Group. Saipem Group
is not involved in this proceeding.
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The audit that was concluded in 2016 was relaunched with the support of the same third party consultant used earlier and with
the same methodology in order to analyse some of the information mentioned during the depositions of June 9, 2017.
The audit report, issued on July 18, 2018, confirmed the absence of communications or documents relating to transactions
and/or financial movements between companies of the Saipem Group and the personnel of Petrobras under investigation.
The Saipem Group has not received any notification from the Brazilian judicial authorities.
Preliminary investigations in progress - Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of Milan - Iraq
On August 2, 2018, the Public Prosecutor of the Court of Milan notified Saipem SpA of a request for documents relating to
previous activities (2010-2014) of Saipem Group in Iraq and in particular to relations with the Unaoil group. The request also
contains information that – with regard to these past activities – Saipem SpA is subject to investigations for international
corruption. In January 2019, the US Department of Justice, which claimed to have an ongoing investigation into the activities and
relations of Unaoil for some time and to be aware of a pending investigation in Italy against Saipem SpA by the Public Prosecutor’s
Office of Milan, asked Saipem if it would be willing to provide ‘voluntary production’ of documents relating to previous activities of
Saipem Group in Iraq with the involvement of Unaoil and, more in general, the previous between Saipem and the Unaoil Group.
Saipem has confirmed that it is willing to provide such ‘voluntary production’. The ‘voluntary production’ that is in progress is
without prejudice to any question concerning possible US jurisdiction, an aspect for which the US Department of Justice has not
indicated at the moment any supporting evidence, asking only for Saipem to cooperate in the assessments that the US
Department of Justice has under way.
EniPower
As part of the inquiries commenced by the Milan Public Prosecutor (criminal proceedings 2460/2003 R.G.N.R. pending at the Milan
Public Prosecutor’s office) into contracts awarded by EniPower to various companies, Snamprogetti SpA (now Saipem SpA as
engineering and procurement services contractor), together with other parties, were served a notice informing them that they
were under investigation, pursuant to Article 25 of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001. Preliminary investigations ended in August
2007, with a favourable outcome for Snamprogetti SpA, which was not included among the parties still under investigation for
whom committals for trial were requested. Snamprogetti subsequently brought proceedings against the physical and legal
persons implicated in transactions relating to the Company and reached settlements with a number of parties that requested the
application of settlement procedures. Following the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, criminal proceedings continued against
former employees of the above companies, as well as against employees and managers of a number of their suppliers, pursuant
to Legislative Decree No. 231/2001. Eni SpA, EniPower SpA and Snamprogetti SpA presented themselves as plaintiffs in the
preliminary hearing. In the preliminary hearing related to the main proceeding of April 27, 2009, the judge for the preliminary
hearing requested that all parties that did not request the application of plea agreements stand trial, with the exception of several
parties for whom the statute of limitations now applied. In the hearing of March 2, 2010, the Court confirmed the admission as
plaintiffs of Eni SpA, EniPower SpA and Saipem SpA against the defendants under the provisions of Legislative Decree No.
231/2001. The defendants of the other companies involved were also sued. Subsequently, at the hearing of September 20, 2011,
sentence was passed which included several convictions and acquittals for numerous physical and legal defendants, the latter
being deemed responsible for unlawful administrative acts, with fines being imposed and value confiscation for significant sums
ordered. The Court likewise rejected the admission as plaintiffs of the parties accused of unlawful administrative acts pursuant to
Legislative Decree No. 231/2001. The convicted parties challenged the above ruling within the set deadline. On October 24, 2013,
the Milan Court of Appeal essentially confirmed the first instance ruling, which it modified only partially in relation to a number of
physical persons, against whom it dismissed the charges, ruling that they had expired under the statute of limitations. The
accused parties have filed an appeal with the Court of Cassation. On November 10, 2015, Criminal Section VI of the Supreme
Court, in its ruling on the appeals lodged by the parties against the ruling of the Milan Court of Appeal, set aside the challenged
ruling regarding legal persons, and the civil law rulings regarding physical persons and deferred a new ruling to another section of
the Milan Court of Appeal which set the court date for November 28, 2017.
At the hearing of November 28, 2017, the Court of Appeal, ruling at the time of postponement by the Court of Cassation, upheld
the first instance judgement, partially modifying it, excluding the liability of two legal persons and declaring that it would not
proceed against a defendant who had, the meantime, died, confirming the rest of the sentence by the Court of Appeal which was
not subject to annulment by the Court of Cassation.
On July 17, 2018, the Court of Appeal of Milan file the second degree ruling essentially leaving the decision-making apparatus of
the contested sentence unchanged, thus confirming the decisions of the Milan Court of Appeal of October 24, 2013, also in
relation to the plaintiffs. The Court of Appeal of Milan has reversed the decision of the sentence under appeal limited to only two
legal persons for whom liability has been excluded and to one natural person for whom the offence was extinguished.
Some parts of the trial were appealed to the Court of Cassation.
Saipem, as the plaintiff in previous judgements, is waiting to receive notification of the hearing date.
Fos Cavaou
With regard to the Fos Cavaou (‘FOS’) project for the construction of a regasification terminal, the client Société du Terminal
Méthanier de Fos Cavaou (‘STMFC’, now Fosmax LNG) in January 2012 commenced arbitration proceedings before the
International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (‘Paris ICC’) against the contractor STS [a French ‘société en participation’ made up
of Saipem SA (50%), Tecnimont SpA (49%) and Sofregaz SA (1%)]. On July 11, 2011, the parties signed a mediation memorandum
pursuant to the rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the Paris ICC. The mediation procedure ended on December 31, 2011
without agreement having been reached, because Fosmax LNG refused to extend the deadline.
The brief filed by Fosmax LNG in support of its request for arbitration included a demand for payment of approximately €264
million for damages allegedly suffered, penalties for delays and costs for the completion of works (‘mise en régie’). Of the total sum
demanded, approximately €142 million was for loss of profit, an item excluded from the contract except for cases of wilful
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misconduct or gross negligence. STS filed its defence brief, including a counterclaim for compensation for damage due to
excessive interference by Fosmax LNG in the execution of the works and for the payment of extra work not approved by the client
(and reserving the right to quantify the amount as the arbitration proceeds). On October 19, 2012, Fosmax LNG lodged a ‘Mémoire
en demande’. Against this, STS lodged its own Statement of Defence on January 28, 2013, in which it filed a counterclaim for
€338 million. The final hearing was held on April 1, 2014. On the basis of the award issued by the Arbitration Panel on February 13,
2015, Fosmax LNG paid STS the sum of €84,349,554.92, including interest on April 30, 2015. 50% of this amount is due to
Saipem SA. On June 26, 2015, Fosmax LNG challenged the award before the French Conseil d’Etat, requesting its annulment on
the alleged basis that the Arbitration Panel had erroneously applied private law to the matter instead of public law. On November
18, 2015 a hearing was held before the Conseil d’Etat. Subsequently to the submission of the Rapporteur Public, the judges
concluded the discussion phase. The Rapporteur requested a referral to the Tribunal des Conflits. With its judgement of April 11,
2016, the Tribunal des Conflits held that the Conseil d’Etat had jurisdiction for deciding on the dispute regarding the appeal to
overrule the arbitration award of February 12, 2015. On October 21, 2016, a hearing was held before the Conseil d’Etat and on
November 9, the latter issued its own ruling, with which it partially nullified the award of February 13, 2015 for only the mise en
régie costs (quantified by Fosmax in €36,359,758), stating that Fosmax should have relinquished such costs back to an arbitration
tribunal, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
Parallel with the aforementioned appeal before the Conseil d’Etat, on August 18, 2015, Fosmax LNG also filed an appeal with the
Court of Appeal of Paris to obtain the annulment of the award and/or the declaration of nullity of the relevant exequatur, the
enforceability of which had been recognised and of which Fosmax had been notified on July 24, 2015. On February 21, 2017, the
Court of Appeal declared itself incompetent to decide on the annulment of the award and stated that it would postpone the
subsequent decision on the alleged nullity of the exequatur. On July 4, 2017, the Court annulled the exequatur issued by the
President of the Tribunal de grande instance and sentenced STS to pay the costs (€10,000) of the proceeding in favour of Fosmax.
On June 21, 2017, Fosmax notified Sofregaz, Tecnimont SpA and Saipem SA, of a request for arbitration, requesting that the
aforementioned companies (as members of the société en partecipation STS) be jointly and severally condemned to pay the mise
en régie costs as quantified above beyond delays and legal fees. The Arbitration Tribunal was officially constituted on January 19,
2018 when the Chairman was confirmed and, in accordance with the calendar agreed between the Parties, on April 13, 2018
Fosmax filed its Mémoire en demande in which it detailed its demands at €35,926,872 in addition to interest for late payments of
approximately €4.2 million. STS filed its brief and response on July 13, 2018, with which it has made the counter-claim that Fosmax
be ordered to pay €2,155,239 in addition to interest for loss of profit and €5,000,000 for non-material damage.
The award is expected at the end of 2019.
Arbitration on Menzel Ledjmet Est project (‘MLE’), Algeria

On December 23, 2013, Saipem filed a request for arbitration with the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (‘Paris ICC’) with
reference to the contract entered into on March 22, 2009 by Saipem SpA and Saipem Contracting Algérie SpA (collectively,
‘Saipem’) on the one hand, and Société Nationale pour la Recherche, la Production, le Transport, la Transformation et la
Commercialisation des Hydrocarbures SpA (‘Sonatrach’) and First Calgary Petroleums LP (the latter, ‘FCP’ and both collectively, the
‘Client’) on the other hand, for the engineering, procurement and construction of a natural gas gathering and treatment plant and
related export pipelines in the MLE field in Algeria. The request was notified to the Client on January 8, 2014. In its request for
arbitration, as subsequently amended in the Statement of Claim on December 17, 2014 and the subsequent brief of January 15,
2016, Saipem requested that the Arbitration Tribunal grant: (i) an extension of the contractual terms by about 30.5 months; (ii) the
right of Saipem to obtain payment of the equivalent of about €895 million (gross of the amount of €246 million already paid by FCP
on a without prejudice basis by way of advance payment on variation order requests - VORs), by way of increase of the contractual
price because of an extension of time, VORs, non payment of late invoices and spare parts and acceleration bonuses. Both
Sonatrach and FCP (this latter wholly owned by the Eni Group since 2008) have appointed their arbitrator and, on March 28, 2014,
filed their respective Answers to the Request for Arbitration. Sonatrach and FCP lodged their own Statements of defence (Mémoires
en défense) on August 14, 2015, also introducing counterclaims, which amount to a total the equivalent of approx. €280.5 million,
taking into consideration the new counterclaim, proposed by Sonatrach alone, of a payment in its own favour of 25% of the sum of
approx. €133.7 million (a sum equivalent to an allegedly unjustified increase in costs in addition to moral damage, estimated at not
less than €20 million). The Arbitration Panel accepted the new petition filed by Sonatrach. Saipem filed its reply on January 15, 2016.
Sonatrach and FCP filed their replies on May 15, 2016 and on June 30, 2016 Saipem filed its reply to the counterclaims. The
hearings were held in July 2016. On November 29, 2017, the parties were notified of the partial award issued by the Arbitration
Tribunal on November 20, 2017, which, except for some limited exceptions, ruled on eligibility (‘an debeatur’) of the reciprocal
claims without proceeding to the relevant quantification, deferring on this point to the possibility of an agreement by the parties
or to a possible subsequent final award the definition of the relative quantification (‘quantum debeatur’) of the allowed claims.
On February 14, 2018, Saipem and Sonatrach announced that they ‘have decided to settle their mutual differences amicably’ and
that they have ‘signed an agreement to put an end to litigations in course’, including the proceedings regarding MLE. ‘Sonatrach
and Saipem have expressed their satisfaction at having reached a definitive agreement that puts an end to litigations that were
detrimental to both parties’.
Following the signing of the agreement between Sonatrach and Saipem, the MLE arbitration remained pending only between
Saipem and FCP, even though the two companies had agreed to suspend it until August 1, 2018, the date on which Saipem and
FCP signed a settlement agreement in which the amounts of their reciprocal claims were defined as admitted under the partial
award. The dispute is therefore closed.
Court of Cassation - Consob Resolution No. 18949 of June 18, 2014 - Actions for damages
Preliminary hearings in Milan: with the measure adopted with Resolution No. 18949 of June 18, 2014, Consob decided to apply
a monetary fine of €80,000 to Saipem SpA for an alleged delay in the issuing of the profit warning issued by the company on
January 29, 2013 and, ‘with a view to completing the preliminary investigation’, to transmit a copy of the adopted disciplinary
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measure to the Public Prosecutor’s office at the Court of Milan. On March 12, 2018, the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Court of
Milan – at the end of its investigations – notified Saipem SpA of the ‘Notice to the person under investigation of the conclusion of
the preliminary investigations’ with reference to the hypothesis of an administrative offence referred to in Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 25-ter,
lett. b) and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001, allegedly committed until April 30, 2013 ‘for not having prepared an
organisational model suitable to prevent the completion’ of the following alleged offences:
(i) offence pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 (in conjunction with Article 114 of Legislative Decree No.
58/1998 and Article 68, paragraph 2, of the Issuers Regulation), allegedly committed on October 24, 2012, with reference to
the press release published for the approval of the quarterly report as at September 30, 2012 by Saipem SpA and the related
conference call of October 24, 2012 with external analysts;
(ii) offence pursuant to Article 2622 of the civil code (continuing illegal offence with Article 2622, paragraphs 1, 3 and 4, old civil
code formulation was in force at the time of the facts), allegedly committed on April 30, 2013, with reference to the 2012
consolidated and separate financial statements of Saipem SpA approved by the Board of Directors on March 13, 2013 and
by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 30, 2014;
(iii) offence pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998, allegedly committed from March 13, 2013 to April 30,
2013, with reference to press releases issued to the public regarding the approval of the 2012 consolidated and separate
financial statements of Saipem SpA.
In addition to the Company, the following physical persons were also investigated in relation to the same allegations as those
above:
- for the alleged crime under (i): the two Chief Executive Officers and the Chief Operating Officer of the Engineering
& Construction Business Unit of Saipem SpA in office at the date of the press release of October 24, 2012, as they
‘through the press release dated October 24, 2012 issued on the occasion of the approval by the Board of Directors of the
quarterly report as at September 30, 2012 and during the related conference call ..., they spread false news – which was
incomplete and reticent – concerning the economic and financial situation of Saipem SpA, ..., capable of causing a significant
alteration of the price of its ordinary shares’; and
- for the alleged crimes under (ii) and (iii): the Chief Executive Officer and the Manager in charge of preparing the accounting and
corporate documents who was in office at the date of approval of the 2012 consolidated and separate financial statements of
Saipem SpA as they:
in relation to the alleged offence (ii), they would have ‘disclosed in the consolidated and separate financial statements of
Saipem SpA, approved by the Board of Directors and by the Shareholders’ Meeting on March 13, 2013 and April 30, 2013,
material facts that do not correspond to the truth, although subject to evaluation, as well as the omission of information on the
economic, asset and financial situation of Saipem SpA, the reporting of which is required by law, ..., and, in particular:
- in contrast to the provisions of paragraphs 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 25, 26 and 28 of IAS 11, no extra costs related to delays in the
execution of activities and late penalties were recorded in the costs for the entire lifespan of the project, ... for a total of €245
million:
and the effect was:
1) they recorded higher revenues for €245 million in the income statement compared to the amount accrued, on the basis
of a state of economic progress that did not consider the extra costs described above in the costs for the lifespan of the
project, in contrast with paragraphs 25, 26 and 30 of the IAS 11;
2) they omitted to record the expected loss of the same amount ... as the cost of the year, in contrast with paragraph 36 of
IAS 11, thus recording an operating result higher than the pre-tax profit of €1,349 million in the income statement, in
place of the actual operating result of €1,106 million, and a higher than realistic shareholders’ equity of €17,195 million,
instead of the actual shareholders’ equity of €16,959 million...’.
In relation to the alleged offence (iii), ‘with the aforementioned press releases, they spread the news of the approval of the
2012 consolidated and separate financial statements of Saipem SpA, in which material facts that did not correspond to the
truth were disclosed, and more specifically revenues higher than actual revenues for €245 million and an EBIT higher than
reality for the corresponding amount, ...’.
On April 11, 2018, Saipem SpA received the notice of hearing set for October 16, 2018, together with the request for indictment
against Saipem SpA formulated on April 6, 2018 by the Public Prosecutor.
On October 16, 2018, the trial began before the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing in Milan during which two natural persons were
presented as plaintiffs.
At the hearing of January 8, 2019, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing granted the establishment of a civil suit against the
accused natural persons and rejected the second request for the constitution of a civil suit against all the defendants. No civil suit
has been granted against Saipem SpA.
Following the discussions of the parties and the Public Prosecutor, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing postponed the case to
March 1, 2019.
At the hearing of March 1, 2019, the Judge for the Preliminary Hearing ordered the committal for trial of Saipem SpA with
reference to the charge of an administrative offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 25-ter, letter b) and 25-sexies of Legislative
Decree No. 231/2001, allegedly committed until April 30, 2013 ‘for failing to provide a suitable organisational model to prevent
criminal acts’ with regard to the following alleged crimes: (i) offence pursuant to Article 2622 of the Civil Code (‘false accounting’),
allegedly committed on April 30, 2013, with reference to the 2012 consolidated and individual financial statements of Saipem
SpA; and (ii) offence pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 (‘manipulation of the market’), allegedly committed
from March 13, 2013 to April 30, 2013, with reference to press releases issued to the public regarding the approval of the 2012
consolidated and individual financial statements of Saipem SpA.
The Judge for the Preliminary Hearing ruled in favour of Saipem SpA, because the statute of limitations had passed regarding the
charge of an administrative offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 25-ter, letter b) and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree
No. 231/2001, ‘for failing to provide a suitable organisational model to prevent criminal acts’ with regard to the following alleged
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crime: (iii) offence pursuant to Article 185 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 (‘manipulation of the market’), allegedly committed
on October 24, 2012, with reference to the press release published for the approval of the quarterly report as at September 30,
2012 by Saipem SpA and the related conference call of October 24, 2012.
The Judge for the Preliminary Hearing ordered the committal for trial of the following individuals: (a) for the alleged crimes under
(i) and (ii): the Chief Executive Officer and the Manager in charge of preparing the accounting and corporate documents who was
in office at the date of approval of the 2012 consolidated and individual financial statements of Saipem SpA; (b) for the alleged
crime under (iii): the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer of the Engineering & Construction Business Unit of
Saipem SpA in office at the date of the press release of October 24, 2012.
All individuals committed for trial by the Judge of the Preliminary Hearing of Milan have long since left the Company.
On May 23, 2019, the first instance proceedings will begin before the Criminal Court of Milan.
On July 28, 2014, Saipem SpA lodged an appeal at the Court of Appeal of Milan against the above mentioned Consob Resolution No.
18949 dated June 18, 2014 to impose a monetary fine. By decree filed on December 11, 2014, the Court of Appeal of Milan rejected
the opposition made by Saipem SpA which then appealed to the Court of Cassation against the Decree issued by the Court of Appeal
of Milan. The appeal was discussed on November 7, 2017. On February 14, 2018, the Court of Cassation filed its decision rejecting
Saipem’s petition on the grounds of the ‘absolute uniqueness of the situation... concerning the interpretation of the phrase ‘without
delay’ in the text of the paragraph 1 of Article 114 TUF’ and condemning each party to bear its legal costs for the proceedings.
Current legal proceedings: on April 28, 2015, a number of foreign institutional investors initiated legal action against Saipem
SpA before the Court of Milan, seeking judgement against the Company for the compensation of alleged loss and damage
(quantified in about €174 million), in relation to investments in Saipem shares which the claimants alleged that they had effected
on the secondary market. In particular, the claimants sought judgement against Saipem requiring the latter to pay compensation
for alleged loss and damage which purportedly derived from the following: (i) with regard to the main claim, from the
communication of information alleged to be ‘imprecise’ over the period from February 13, 2012 and June 14, 2013; or
(ii) alternatively, from the allegedly ‘delayed’ notice, only made on January 29, 2013, with the first ‘profit warning’ (the so-called
‘First Notice’) of privileged information which would have been in the Company’s possession from July 31, 2012 (or such other
date to be established during the proceedings, identified by the claimants, as a further alternative, on October 24, 2012,
December 5, 2012, December 19, 2012 or January 14, 2013), together with information which was allegedly ‘incomplete and
imprecise’ disclosed to the public over the period from January 30, 2013 to June 14, 2013, the date of the second ‘profit warning’
(the so-called ‘Second Notice’). Saipem SpA appeared in court, case number R.G. 28789/2015, fully disputing the adverse party’s
requests, challenging their admissibility and, in any case, their lack of grounds.
As per the order made by the Judge at the hearing of May 31, 2017, the parties proceeded to deposit the briefs referred to in
Article 183, paragraph 6, c.p.c. (Civil Procedure Code). With the same order, the Court set a hearing for February 1, 2018 for the
possible admission of the evidence.
With the same order of May 31, 2017, the Court ordered the separation of the judgement for five of the parties involved in the
proceedings and this separate proceeding – number R.G. 28177/2017 – was discontinued pursuant to Article 181 of the Italian
Civil Procedure Code on November 7, 2017.
At the hearing on February 1, 2018, the Judge, by order dated February 2, 2018, postponed the proceeding to the hearing of July
19, 2018. pursuant to Article 187, paragraph 2, c.p.c. During the hearing, after the parties clarified the conclusions, the judge
assigned said parties the deadline for filing the final briefs and the replies.
On October 2, 2018, Saipem filed the final brief and on October 22, 2018 Saipem filed the reply.
On November 9, 2018, the Court filed the first instance ruling No. 11357, rejecting the merit of the request by the parties. The
Court has indeed ruled that there is lack of evidence of ownership of Saipem shares by said actors in the period indicated above
and has condemned them to pay €100,000 in favour of Saipem, by way of reimbursement of legal expenses.
On December 31, 2018, institutional investors challenged the aforementioned sentence before the Court of Appeal of Milan,
requesting that Saipem be ordered to pay approximately €169 million. The first hearing is scheduled for May 22, 2019.
With a writ of summons dated December 4, 2017, twentyseven corporate investors took legal action before the Court of Milan –
section specialised in the field of corporate law, against Saipem SpA. and two former Chief Executive Officers of said company,
requesting that they are jointly condemned to pay compensation (with respect to the two former members of the company,
limited to their periods of stay in office) for compensation for damages, material and non-material, allegedly suffered due to an
alleged manipulation of information returned to the market during the period between January 2007 and June 2013.
Saipem SpA’s liability was calculated pursuant to Article 1218 of the Civil Code (contractual liability) or pursuant to Article 2043 of
the Civil Code (non-contractual liability) or, pursuant to Article 2049 of the Civil Code (owner and client liability) for the illegal
conduct committed by the two former company representatives.
Damages were not quantified by the investors, who reserved the right to quantify damages during the trial.
The Company appeared in court to contest the claims in full, pleading inadmissibility and in any case the groundlessness in fact
and in law.
On June 5, 2018, the first hearing was held. In this hearing the judge assigned terms for evidence pleadings, reserving judgement
until said pleadings could be examined.
The parties proceeded to deposit the pleadings referred to in Article 183, paragraph 6, c.p.c. In the evidence pleading pursuant to
Article 183, paragraph 6, No. 1, c.p.c., the plaintiffs provided for the quantification of damages allegedly suffered in the amount of
approximately €139 million. In its evidence pleading, Saipem and the other defendants remarked, in particular, on the lack of evidence
regarding the acquisition of Saipem shares on the secondary markets by the plaintiffs. Therefore, due to this lack of evidence from
the plaintiffs, all the defendants asked the Court to set a hearing to clarify the conclusions pursuant to Article 187 c.p.c.
On November 9, 2018, the Company filed sentence No. 11357 issued by the Court of Milan on November 9, 2018 at the outcome
of case R.G. No. 28789/2015, as this provision decided the same preliminary issues of merit raised by Saipem and the other
defendants in the case under consideration, in particular with reference to the failed proof of purchase of Saipem shares.
The Court has not yet issued a decision.
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Demands for out-of-court settlement and mediation proceedings: with regard to the alleged delays in providing information
to the markets, over 2015, 2016 and 2017, Saipem SpA received a number of out-of-court demands and mediation applications.
As far as the out-of-court claims are concerned, the following have been made: (i) in April 2015 by 48 institutional investors acting
on their own behalf and/or on behalf of the funds managed by them respectively amounting to about €291.9 million, without
specifying the value of the claims made by each investor/fund (subsequently, 21 of these institutional investors, together with a
further 8 presented applications for mediation for a total amount of about €159 million; 5 of these institutional investors together
with another 5, presented applications for mediation in relation to the total amount of about €21.9 million); (ii) in September 2015
by 9 institutional investors acting on their own behalf and/or for the funds managed by them respectively for a total amount of
about €21.5 million, without specifying the value of the claims for compensation made by each investor/fund (subsequently 5 of
these institutional investors together with another 5, made an application for mediation for a total amount of about €21.9 million);
(iii) over 2015 by two private investors amounting respectively to about €37,000 and €87,500; (iv) during the month of July 2017
from some institutional investors for approximately €30 million; (v) on December 4, 2017, from 141 institutional investors for an
unspecified amount (136 of these investors on June 12, 2018 renewed their out-of-court request, again for an unspecified
amount); (vi) on April 12, 2018 for about €150-200 thousand from a private investor; (vii) on July 3, 2018 from a private investor
for about €330 thousand; (viii) on October 25, 2018 for about €8,800 from a private investor; (ix) on November 2 for about €48,000
from a private investor.
Those applications where mediation has been attempted, but with no positive outcome, involve five main demands: (a) in April
2015 by 7 institutional investors acting on their own behalf and/or for the funds managed by them, in relation to about €34 million;
(b) in September 2015 by 29 institutional investors on their own behalf and/or for the funds managed by them respectively, for a
total amount of about €159 million (21 of these investors, together with another 27, submitted out-of-court demands in April
2015, complaining that they had suffered loss and damage for a total amount of about €291 million without specifying the value
of the claims for compensation for each investor/fund); (c) in December 2015 by a private investor in the amount of about
€200,000; (d) in March 2016 by 10 institutional investors on their own behalf and/or for the funds managed by each respectively,
for a total amount of about €21.9 million (5 of these investors together with another 4 had presented out-of-court applications in
September 2015, complaining they had suffered loss and damage for a total amount of about €21.5 million without specifying the
value of the compensation sought by each investor/fund. Another 5 of these investors, together with a further 43, had presented
out-of-court applications in April 2015 alleging they had suffered loss and damage for an amount of about €159 million without
specifying the value of the compensation sought by each investor/fund); (e) from a private investor in April 2017 for approximately
€40,000; (f) in 2018-2019 by a private investor for approximately €48,000.
Saipem SpA verified the aforementioned requests for out-of-court claims and mediation and found them to be groundlessness
and denying all liability. At the date of approval of the Annual Report 2018 by the Board of Directors, the aforementioned demands
for out-of-court settlements and/or mediation were not subject to legal action, except for the matters specified above in relation
to the two cases pending before the Court of Milan and the Court of Appeal of Milan and another case with a value of €3 million
in which Saipem was summoned in the course of 2018 by the defendant in court.
Dispute with Husky - Sunrise Energy Project in Canada

On November 15, 2010, Saipem Canada Inc (‘Saipem’) and Husky Oil Operations Ltd (‘Husky’) (the latter for account of the Sunrise
Oil Sands Partnership formed by BP Canada Energy Group ULC and Husky Oil Sands Partnership, in turn formed by Husky Oil
Operations Ltd and HOI Resources Ltd), signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract No. SR-071 (the
‘Contract’), prevalently on a reimbursable basis, relating to the project called Sunrise Energy (the ‘Project’).
During the execution of the works, the parties agreed several times to modify the contractual payment formula. Specifically: (i) in
October 2012, the parties established that the works were to be paid for on a lump-sum basis, agreeing the amount of CAD
1,300,000,000 as contract price; (ii) subsequently, in early 2013, an incentive system was agreed that provided for Saipem’s right
to receive additional payments upon achieving certain objectives; (iii) starting from April 2014, the parties entered into numerous
written agreements whereby Husky accepted to reimburse Saipem for the costs incurred in excess of the lump sum amount
previously agreed, thus determining, according to Saipem, a contract change from lump sum to reimbursable. As the end of the
works approached, however, Husky stopped paying what it owed as reimbursement and, in March 2015, finally terminated the
Contract, claiming that Saipem had not complied with the contractual deadline for conclusion of the works.
In light of the above, on March 16, 2015 Saipem took legal action citing Husky, the aforesaid partnerships and the related
members before the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, requesting, among other things, that the court declare the illegitimacy of
the termination of the Contract by Husky and sentence it to the payment of: (i) more than CAD 800 million for damages that
include the payments not made on a reimbursable basis, damages resulting from the termination of the contract, lost profits and
the unjustified enrichment of Husky at the expense of Saipem; or, alternatively, (ii) the market value of the services, materials and
financing rendered.
In September 2015, Husky notified Saipem of a Request for Arbitration (Alberta Arbitration Act), affirming that, as a result of the
reduction of the scope of work requested by Husky, the contractual lump sum price agreed with Saipem should be reduced
proportionally on the basis of a specific contractual provision in this sense. On the basis of this, Husky asked that Saipem be
ordered to pay the related value, quantifying this claim as CAD 45,684,000.
On October 6, 2015, Husky sued Saipem in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, claiming, among other things: (i) that the
payments it had made to Saipem, which were in excess of the lump sum amount agreed between the parties, were justified by
Saipem’s alleged threats to abandon the works if such additional payments were not made (economic duress); and (ii) that even
after the execution of such payments, the performances of Saipem did not improve, forcing Husky to terminate the contract and
complete the works on its own. As a result, Husky asked the Canadian court to order Saipem to pay CAD 1.325 billion for alleged
damages, an amount that includes, among other things: (i) payments in excess with respect to the agreed lump sum price; (ii) costs
to complete the works following termination of the contract; (iii) damages for lost profits and the penalty for alleged delay in
completion of the Project.
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In the hearing of January 14, 2016, Saipem requested that the pending proceedings be heard jointly before the Queen’s Bench
Court of Alberta and that arbitration be suspended in order to include the relative claims in the proceedings to be heard jointly. On
May 27, 2016 Saipem filed a short reply requesting that the Court declare invalid the arbitration proceedings commenced by
Husky. At the hearing for the discussion of this petition, held on July 4, 2016, the judge rejected the request to declare the
arbitration procedure invalid initiated by Husky which is ongoing.
In March 2018, the parties entered into an arbitration agreement by which they agreed to unite all the disputes pending between
them, as described above, in a single ‘ad hoc’ arbitration proceeding based in Canada.
In the Statement of Claim filed by Saipem on April 30, 2018 in the new arbitration procedure, Saipem requested: (i) damages for
over CAD 508 million; (ii) damages to be calculated by the court following adjustments to the contract price due to additional work
resulting from the contractual breaches by Husky, or on a quantum meruit basis; (iii) punitive damages to be determined;
(iv) interest in the amount of CAD 90 million (or to be calculated by the court); (v) legal expenses; (vi) any other damages awarded
by the court. In the Statement of Claim filed on April 30, 2018, Husky asked: (i) compensation for approximately CAD 1.37 billion
as compensation for alleged damages (this amount includes, inter alia, payments allegedly in excess of the agreed lump-sum
price; the costs for completing the work after the termination of the contract; the loss of profit and the liquidated damages for
delay for the alleged delayed completion of the Project); (ii) interest to be calculated by the court; (iii) legal expenses; (iv) any other
damages awarded by the court. On June 8, 2018, the parties filed their respective Statements of Defence. The award may be
issued by 2020-2021.
Arbitration with GLNG - Gladstone Project (Australia)

On January 4, 2011, Saipem Australia Pty Ltd (‘Saipem’) entered into the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract
(the ‘Contract’) relating to the Gladstone LNG project (the ‘Project’) with GLNG Operations Pty Ltd (‘GLNG’) in the capacity of agent
of the joint venture between Santos GLNG Pty Ltd, PAPL (Downstream) Pty Ltd and Total E&P Australia.
During the execution of the Project, Saipem accrued and presented to GLNG contractual claims that were entirely rejected by
GLNG. A phase of negotiations began between the parties but did not lead to any positive results.
Therefore, on October 9, 2015, Saipem submitted a request for arbitration against GLNG requesting:
- a quantum meruit claim based on the alleged invalidity of the Contract (a claim that was rejected during the arbitration
procedure on the basis of a partial award);
- claims based on the contract.
On November 6, 2015, GLNG filed its counterclaim requesting the rejection of the claims made by Saipem and requesting in turn
compensation for damages for alleged defective works with particular reference to the coating of the entire line and to the
cathodic protection system.
At present, Saipem claims in the arbitration amount to approximately AUD 254 million, while the GLNG counterclaim amounts to
approximately AUD 1.1 billion, corresponding to the GLNG assessment of the pipeline replacement costs; and AUD 24 million
corresponding to the GLNG assessment of the costs for the adoption of temporary adjustment measures.
The last hearings were held in August 2018. The Arbitral Tribunal informed the parties that the award will probably be issued during
the month of May 2019.
Dispute with South Stream Transport BV - South Stream Project

On November 10, 2015, Saipem SpA filed a request for arbitration against South Stream Transport BV (‘SSTBV’) with the
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of Paris. Saipem’s initial claim amounted to about €759.9 million by way of
consideration due both for the suspension of work (requested by the client for the period from December 2014 to May 2015) and
for the subsequent termination for convenience of the contract notified on July 8, 2015 by SSTBV. The request may be
supplemented by Saipem by claims for costs incurred directly by the termination for convenience and relating to works that are
still in progress or which have not yet been completely calculated. ICC notified SSTBV of Saipem’s request for arbitration on
December 15, 2015. SSTBV filed its reply on February 16, 2016. In its reply, SSTBV challenged all of Saipem’s claims and reserved
the right to make a counterclaim at a subsequent stage of the arbitration process.
On September 30, 2016, Saipem filed its own Memorial (Statement of Claim), in which, on the basis of the report drawn up by its
own quantum expert, the amount of the claims against SSTBV has been reduced to approx. €678 million (with the right to integrate
this in the course of arbitration).
On March 10, 2017, SSTBV deposited its Counter-Memorial, in which, in addition to rejecting Saipem’s requests, compensation
was claimed:
- mainly for damages of around €541.6 million for alleged misrepresentations that would have led the defendant to enter into a
contract with Saipem;
- additionally or alternatively, for damages for: (i) approximately €75.9 million, for payments made by SSTBV to a significantly
higher level than contractually due; and (ii) approximately €48.6 million, for liquidated damages motivated by alleged delays; and
- mainly and alternatively, damages for approximately €5.2 million for alleged damage to the pipes owned by the defendant.
On November 3, 2017, Saipem filed its Reply Memorial in which it clarified its claims for €644,588,545.
On December 21, 2018, SSTBV deposited its own Rejoinder. The discussion hearings before the arbitration panel have been set
for June 2019.
At the end of February 2019, Saipem and South Stream Transport BV have expressed the common intention to negotiate – on a
without prejudice basis – an amicable settlement of the arbitration in progress since November 2015. The negotiations are
ongoing. The 2018 result includes the effect of the hypothetical settlement being negotiated between the parties regarding the
South Stream project.
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Arbitration with Kharafi National Closed Ksc (‘Kharafi’) - Jurassic Project

With reference to the Jurassic project and the relating EPC contract between Saipem SpA (‘Saipem’) and Kharafi, on July 1, 2016
Saipem filed a request for arbitration with the London Court of International Arbitration (‘LCIA’) with which it requested that Kharafi
be sentenced:
(1) to return KWD 25,018,228, cashed by Kharafi through the enforcement of a performance bond following the termination of
the contract with Saipem;
(2) to refund KWD 20,135,373 for costs deriving from the suspension of the procurement activities, particularly those connected
with the purchase by Saipem of 4 turbines;
(3) to refund KWD 10,271,409 for engineering costs borne by Saipem prior to the termination of the contract by Kharafi;
for a total of KWD 55,425,010 (equal to approximately €153,065,479 on the basis of the exchange rate at December 31, 2017).
Kharafi responded to Saipem’s request for arbitration rejecting the claims therein and demanding, by way of counterclaim, that
Saipem be sentenced to pay an amount not yet quantified but including, among other things:
(1) the costs allegedly sustained by Kharafi due to Saipem’s alleged non-fulfilment of the contract (more than KWD 32,824,842); and
(2) the damage allegedly suffered by Kharafi following the enforcement of a guarantee in a sum equivalent to KWD 25,136,973
issued by Kharafi to the final customer of the Jurassic project.
On April 28, 2017, Saipem filed its Statement of Claim and on October 16, 2017 Kharafi filed its Statement of Defence and
Counterclaim. The Kharafi counterclaim was set out in KWD 102,737,202 (approximately €283 million). Saipem filed its response
on February 6, 2018 and Kharafi the related Reply and Defence to Counterclaim on April 6, 2018.
On November 14, 2018, the parties filed their expert reports. At that time, Kharafi produced a report prepared by an external
consulting company in which, for the first time, he claims that the company would have suffered damages for equal to
approximately €1.3 billion, allegedly attributable to Saipem related to the failure of the Jurassic and BS171 projects (in which
Kharafi was a subcontractor of Saipem). Subsequently, Saipem filed an appeal with the Arbitral Tribunal requesting that the expert
report in question, as well as the related request, be thrown out as late and without foundation.
On February 5, 2019, the Arbitral Tribunal pronounced that the report in question was inadmissible and, with it, the new claim for
compensation brought by Kharafi for the equivalent of €1.3 billion.
With the last filing the parties specified their demands, based on the final quantifications performed by the experts, indicating as
follows: (i) Saipem, KWD 46,069,056.89; and (ii) Kharafi, KWD 162,101,263.
It should be noted that recently Saipem has learned that Kharafi was declared bankrupt by the Kuwaiti courts on November 29,
2018.
The award is expected to be issued by the end of 2019.
Arbitration with CPB Contractors Pty Ltd (formerly Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd) (‘CPB’) Gorgon LNG Jetty Project
In August 2017, CPB notified Saipem SA and Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda (‘Saipem’) of a
request for arbitration.
The dispute stems from the construction of the dock of an LNG plant for the Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia. The main
contract for engineering and construction of the pier (‘Jetty Contract’) was signed on November 10, 2009 by CPB, Saipem SA,
Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda and Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (‘Chevron’).
CPB based on alleged contractual breaches by Saipem SA and Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda
has requested that Saipem be ordered to pay approximately AUD 1.39 billion. Saipem believes that the CPB claims are totally
unfounded and has filed its statement in which it has requested the rejection of all the claims made by CPB and filed a
counterclaim for AUD 37,820,023 for payments related to the consortium agreement, extra costs related to non-compliance and
delays by CPB in the execution of the works and backcharges. It is noted that CPB, in 2016, had requested compensation for the
same damages (requested in 2017 against Saipem SA and Saipem (Portugal) Comércio Marítimo, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda in
this arbitration) in another arbitration still pending against Chevron, asserting in that case the responsibility of Chevron for the
same items of damage. According to the arbitration calendar agreed between the parties, it is currently provided that the hearings
will take place starting on February 25, 2020 and that the award will be issued by the end of the same year.
Consob Resolution of March 2, 2018

With reference to Consob Resolution No. 20324 of March 2, 2018 (‘the Resolution’) the contents of which are described in
paragraph ‘Information regarding censure by Consob pursuant to Article 154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998
and the notice from the Consob Offices dated April 6, 2018’, the Board of Directors of Saipem resolved on March 5, 2018 to
appeal the Resolution in the competent courts.
The appeal to the TAR - Lazio was filed on April 27, 2018. Following access to the administrative proceedings, on May 24, 2018
Saipem filed with the TAR - Lazio additional grounds for appeal against the aforementioned Resolution.
Consob Resolution of February 21, 2019

With reference to Consob Resolution No. 20828 of February 21, 2019, communicated to Saipem on March 12, 2019 (‘the
Resolution’) the contents of which are described in paragraph ‘Information regarding censure by Consob pursuant to Article
154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and the notice from the Consob Offices dated April 6, 2018’, the Board
of Directors of Saipem resolved on April 2, 2019 to appeal the Resolution before the Court of Appeals of Milan.
Ongoing investigations. Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan - 2015 and 2016 Financial Statements.
Prospectus of the January 2016 capital increase
On January 22, 2019, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan notified Saipem SpA of a ‘local search warrant and seize notice of
investigation’, in relation to the alleged administrative offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-ter - lett. B), Legislative Decree
No. 231/2001, based on the alleged crime of false accounting allegedly committed from April 2016 to April 2017, as well as in
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relation to the alleged unlawful administrative act pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001,
based on the alleged crime of manipulation of the market, allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to April 2017.
At the same time, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan notified the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as well as, for
various reasons, two of its managers (including the current Manager responsible for the preparation of financial reports appointed
on June 7, 2016) and a former manager of an investigation concerning the following offences: (i) false accounting relating to the
2015 and 2016 financial statements; (ii) manipulation of the market allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to April 2017; and
(iii) false statements in the Prospectus issued with reference to the documentation for the offer of the capital increase in January
2016.
Preliminary investigations are currently under way.
REVENUES
The following is a summary of the main components of revenues. For more information about changes in operating expenses, see
the ‘Financial and economic results’ section of the ‘Directors’ Report’.
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Net sales from operations
Net sales from operations were as follows:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Revenues from sales and E&C services 7,896 7,560
Revenues from sales and Drilling services 1,103 966
Total 8,999 8,526
Net sales by geographical area were as follows:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Italy 428 354
Rest of Europe 415 467
CIS 1,053 752
Middle East 3,063 2,893
Far East 579 501
North Africa 1,143 1,088
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,842 1,952
Americas 476 519
Total 8,999 8,526
As described in the ‘Accounting policies’ in the paragraph ‘Contract assets and contract liabilities’, to which we refer, in
consideration of the nature of the contracts and the type of works performed by Saipem, the individual obligations contractually
identified are mainly satisfied over time. The revenues that measure the progress of the work are determined, in line with the
provisions of IFRS 15, by using an input method based on the percentage of costs incurred with respect to the total contractually
estimated costs (‘cost-to-cost’ method).
Contract revenues include the amount agreed in the initial contract, plus revenues from change orders and claims.
The variants (change orders) consist of additional fees deriving from changes to the contractually agreed works requested by the
client; price revisions (claims) consist of requests for additional fees deriving from higher charges incurred for reasons attributable
to the client. Change orders and claims are included in the amount of revenues when the change to the agreed works and/or price
have been approved, even if their definition has still not been agreed on and in any case no greater than a total amount of €30
million.
The cumulative amount of additional payments for change orders and claims, including amounts pertaining to previous years,
based on project progress at December 31, 2018, totalled €120 million, of which 79% are disputed. The evaluation of projects with
additional fees in the presence of ongoing legal disputes are carried out up to the costs incurred, provided they are supported by
the technical-legal opinions of external consultants.
The contractual obligations to be fulfilled by the Saipem Group (backlog of orders), which at December 31, 2018 amounted to
€12,619 million, are expected to generate revenues of €6,506 million in 2019 while the remainder will be realised in subsequent
years.
Revenues from related parties are shown in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
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Other income and revenues
Other income and revenues were as follows:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Gains on disposal of assets 6 1
Gain on disposal of a business unit 15 -
Indemnities 2 1
Contract penalties 3 -
Other income 13 10
Total 39 12
OPERATING EXPENSE
The following is a summary of the main components of operating expenses. The most significant are analysed in the ‘Financial
and economic results’ section of the ‘Directors’ Report’.
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Purchases, services and other costs
Purchases, services and other costs included the following:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Production costs - raw, ancillary and consumable materials and goods 2,298 1,780
Production costs - services 3,225 3,614
Operating leases and other 730 626
Net provisions for contingencies 13 29
Other expenses 219 45
less:
- capitalised direct costs associated with self-constructed assets (9) (5)
- changes in inventories of raw, ancillary and consumable materials and goods 58 21
Total 6,534 6,110
Costs for services included agency fees of €431 thousand (€1 million at December 31, 2017).
Costs for research and development that do not meet the requirements for capitalisation amounted to €32 million (€31 million in
2017).
‘Operating leases and other’ included operating lease payments of €614 million (€717 million in 2017), mainly for bunkers,
buildings, work and construction equipment.
Future minimum lease payments expected to be paid under non-cancellable operating leases amounted to €584 million (€617
million in 2017), of which €130 million was due within one year, €349 million between 2-5 years and €105 million due after 5 years.
Net provisions for contingencies are detailed in Note 26 ‘Provisions for contingencies’.
Purchases, services and other costs to related parties are shown in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
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Net reversals (impairments) of trade and other receivables
Net reversals (impairments) of trade and other receivables also include the effects relative to IFRS 9 applied to contract assets
and are broken down as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Trade receivables 1 (54)
Other receivables (25) -
Contract assets - (3)
Total (24) (57)
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Payroll and related costs
Payroll and related costs were as follows:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Wages and salaries 1,314 1,270
Social security contributions 207 194
Contributions to defined benefit plans 38 44
Accrual to provision for TFR recognised as a contra-entry to pension or Inps funds 22 22
Voluntary redundancy incentives 25 (18)
Other costs 16 16
less:
- capitalised direct costs associated with self-constructed assets (4) (6)
Total 1,618 1,522
Net accruals to provisions for employee benefits are shown under Note 27 ‘Provisions for employee benefits’.
Charges for voluntary redundancy incentives refers only to net deductions/additions for the provision for redundancy incentives
as commented on Note 26 ‘Provisions for contingencies’.
Long-term stock-based incentive plans for Saipem Senior Managers

In order to create a system of incentives and loyalty among Group’s Senior Managers, Saipem SpA, defined a long-term incentive
plan starting from 2016, through the free allocation of Saipem SpA ordinary shares which was implemented in quarterly cycles.
The 2016-2018 incentive plan, approved by the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on April 29, 2016, provides for the free allocation
of Saipem ordinary shares to the Senior Managers of Saipem SpA and its subsidiaries, who are holders of organisational positions
with an appreciable impact on the achievement of business results and also in relation to their performance and skills.
The plan requires that the performance conditions be measured on the basis of the following parameters: (i) a market objective,
identified in the Total Shareholder Return (TSR) of the Saipem share, with a weight of 50%, compared to that of a basket of
competing companies during the performance period; (ii) an economic-financial objective, with a weight of 50%, represented for
both the implemented measures, by Saipem’s Net Financial Position (NFP) at the end of the three-year period of reference.
For each of the performance objectives illustrated above, 3 levels of results have been established: (i) upon achieving the
maximum result level, the number of matured shares will be 100% of the shares allocated; (ii) upon achieving the threshold result
level, the number of matured shares will be 50% of the shares allocated for the TSR and 30% for the NFP; (iii) for results that fall
below the threshold no shares will be allocated.
The performance conditions operate independently of each other.
Rights can be exercised in advance, but in a limited way, in the event of termination of the employment contract by mutual consent
or loss of control by Saipem of the company where the beneficiary of the plan is employed (Article 4.8 of the plan’s regulations).
If the employment contract is terminated unilaterally during the vesting period, the incentive will not be paid out.
The cost is determined with reference to the fair value of the option assigned to the senior manager, while the portion for the year
is determined pro-rata temporis throughout the period to which the incentive refers (the vesting period and the co-investment
period).
The fair value of the long-term incentive plans for the year, referring to both completed allocations, amounted to €14 million.
The measurement was carried out using the Stochastic and Black & Scholes models, according to the provisions established by
the international accounting standards, in particular by IFRS 2.
The Stochastic model was used in order to assess the equity-settled share-based payment subject to market related
performance conditions (TSR), with a weight of 50%.
The Black & Scholes model was used to assess the economic-financial objective, with a weight of 50%.
For allocation in 2018 the total weighted average unit fair value is equal to €3.859 (€3.065 for 2017 and €3.111 for 2016).
At the end of the vesting period the plan requires that the strategic resources invest 25% of the matured shares for a further two
years (co-investment period), at the end of which the beneficiaries will receive an addition free share for every share invested, the
weighted average unit fair value is differentiated by allocation type as follows:
Weighted average
Weighted average
(Implementation
(Implementation
for 2017)
for 2018)
fair value
fair value
(€)
Strategic Senior Managers 3.353 4.271
Non-Strategic Senior Managers 2.665 3.419
2.670
Chief Executive Officer-CEO (a) 2.665
3.419
Total 3.065 3.859
(a) In 2018, the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA, approved two different assignments for the CEO (dated March 5, 2018 and July 24, 2018, respectively). The fair value, since it is measured at the time of
assignment, is different between the assignment of March 5, 2018 (€2.670), and that of July 24, 2018 (€3.419).
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The co-investment provision does not apply to the Chief Executive Officer-CEO, for which a two-year lock-up on 25% of the
shares matured is envisaged, in which the shares may not be transferred and/or sold.
At the date of assignment, the classification and the number of beneficiaries, the respective number of shares allocated and the
subsequent fair value calculation are analysed as follows.
Implementation for 2017
Unit fair value TSR
Unit fair value PFN
Weighted average
No. of managers
Total fair value

unit fair value
Share portion
(weight 50%)
(weight 50%)
No. of shares
Fair value
Fair value
2017 (a)
2018 (a)
(%)
Strategic senior managers (vesting period) 75 1.91 3.42
100 3,926,500 2.665 13,163,589 1,611,503 3,329,787
Strategic senior managers
(co-investment period) 25 3.99 6.84
Non-strategic senior managers 244 2,418,400 100 1.91 3.42 3.353 6,445,036 940,904 2,093,435
Chief Executive Officer-CEO 1 397,500 100 1.91 3.42 3.353 1,059,338 154,648 352,790
Total 345 6,742,400 3.0653 20,667,963 2,707,055 5,776,012
(a) The fair value for the year is shown net of the rights expired/allocated as of the date of observation.
Implementation for 2018

Unit fair value TSR
Unit fair value PFN
Weighted average
No. of managers
Total fair value

unit fair value
Share portion
(weight 50%)
(weight 50%)
No. of shares
Fair value
Fair value
2017 (a)
2018 (a)
(%)
Strategic senior managers (vesting period) 98 3,559,900 75 2.73 4.11 4.271 15,205,280 - 1,771,058
Strategic senior managers
(co-investment period) 25 5.44 8.22
Non-strategic senior managers 263 2,357,000 100 2.73 4.11 3.419 8,057,871 - 1,176,320
Chief Executive Officer-CEO
(March 2018) 1 205,820 100 2.06 3.28 2.670 549,590 - 150,937
Chief Executive Officer-CEO
(July 2018) 1 413,610 100 2.73 4.11 3.419 1,414,099 - 206,425
Total 363 6,536,330 3.859 25,226,750 - 3,304,740
(a) The fair value for the year is shown net of the rights expired/allocated as of the date of observation.
The evolution of the share plan is as follows:
2017 2018
Average Market Average Market
Number strike price (a) price (b) Number strike price (a) price (b)
of shares (€ thousand) (€ thousand) of shares (€ thousand) (€ thousand)
Options outstanding as of January 1 6,095,214 - 32,914 12,637,514 - 48,149
New options granted 6,742,400 - 23,059 6,536,330 - 26,864
(Options exercised during the period
- consensual termination) (c) (4,275) - (14) (186,724) - (743)
(Options expiring during the period) (195,825) - (745) (890,003) - (3,859)
Options outstanding as of December 31 12,637,514 - 48,149 18,097,117 - 59,087
Of which:
- exercisable at December 31 - -
- exercisable at the end of the vesting period 10,638,973 15,636,645
- exercisable at the end
of the co-investment period 1,998,541 2,460,472
(a) Since these are stock grants, the strike price is zero.
(b) The market price of shares underlying options granted, exercised or expiring during the year corresponds to the average market value. The market price of shares underlying the grants outstanding
at the beginning and end of the year are updated to the most recent data available is the price recorded at January 1 and December 31.
(c) The share plan envisages, inter alia, that in cases of consensual termination of the employment relationship, the beneficiary retains the right to the incentive to a reduced extent, in relation to the period
elapsed between the allocation of shares and the occurrence of such event (Article 4.8 of the plan regulations).
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The following table shows stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and the number of assignees:
Strike price (a)
No. of shares
managers
No. of
Year
2016 372 - 6,103,514

2017 345 - 6,742,400
2018 363 - 6,536,330
19,382,244
To December 31, 2018
Shares assigned (b)
2016 (14) - (148,529)
2017 (5) - (42,470)
2018 - - -
(190,999)
Expired stock options (b)
2016 (28) - (527,598)
2017 (10) - (387,130)
2018 (2) - (179,400)
(1,094,128)
Stock options
2016 344 - 5,427,387
2017 335 - 6,312,800
2018 361 - 6,356,930
18,097,117
(a) Since these are stock grants, the strike price is zero.
(b) The number of managers indicated among the expired options, also includes 19 managers already detailed in correspondence with the options allocated. The latter, in fact, referring to consensual
termination, whose beneficiaries received a reduced number of shares (Article 4.8 of the plan regulations), imply the forfeiture of residual unallocated options.
The long-term incentive plans for Saipem SpA employees are shown in the item ‘Payroll and related costs’ and as a counter-item
to ‘Other reserves’ of shareholders’ equity.
The fair value of options for employees of subsidiaries is shown at the date of option grant in the item ‘Payroll and related costs’
and as a counter-item to ‘Other reserves’ of shareholders’ equity. In the same financial year the corresponding amount is charged
to affiliated companies, as a counter-item to the item ‘Payroll and related costs’.
In the presence of Saipem SpA personnel who provides service to other Group companies, the cost is charged pro-rata temporis
to the company where the beneficiaries are in service.
The following parameters were used to calculate fair value:
2017 Implementation 2018 (a)

05/03/2018 3.28
Share price (b) (€) 3.42
24/07/2018 4.11
Strike price (c) (€) - -
05/03/2018 3.28
Strike prices used in the Black & Scholes model (€) 3.42
24/07/2018 4.11
Expected life
Vesting period 3 3
Co-investment 2 2
Risk-free interest rate
TSR (%) - -
05/03/2018 0.110
- vesting period (%) 0.200
24/07/2018 1.050
- co-investment (%) 0.780 24/07/2018 1.730
Black & Scholes (%) n.a. n.a.
Expected dividends (%) - -
Expected volatility
TSR (%) - -
05/03/2018 54.79
- vesting period (%) 58.15
24/07/2018 51.49
- co-investment (%) 55.02 24/07/2018 49.19
Black & Scholes (%) n.a. n.a.
(a) In 2018, the Board of Directors of Saipem SpA, in addition to approving the implementation for 2018 for executives of the Saipem Group (on July 24, 2018), also approved for the benefit of the Chief
Executive Officer-CEO, two different assignments referring to the same implementation of the share-based plan for 2016-2018 (dated respectively March 5, 2018 and July 24, 2018). The parameters used
to calculate the fair value, since they were observed as of the date of assignment, differ between the two dates.
(b) Corresponding to the closing price of Saipem SpA shares on the grant date, recorded on the Electronic Stock Market managed by Borsa Italiana.
(c) Since these are stock grants, the strike price is zero.
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Remuneration of Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities

To ensure consistency between disclosures provided in the Remuneration Report and the Annual Report, the definition of Senior
Managers with strategic responsibilities is aligned to pursuant to Article 65, paragraph 1-quater of the Issuer Regulations. This
definition refers to persons with direct or indirect planning, coordination and control powers and responsibilities. The table below
shows remuneration of Senior Managers with strategic responsibilities of Saipem, defined as Senior Managers (other than
Directors and Statutory Auditors) serving on the Executive Committee, as well as all direct reports of the CEO.
(€ million) 2017 2018

Wages and salaries 6 6
Employee termination indemnities - -
Other long-term benefits - -
Fair value long-term incentive plans 1 2
Total 7 8
Compensation of Statutory Auditors

Remuneration of Statutory Auditors amounted to €170 thousand in 2018.
Compensation included emoluments and all other retributive and social security compensations due for the function of Director
or Statutory Auditor of Saipem SpA or companies within the scope of consolidation that represented a cost to the Parent
Company.
Average number of employees

The average number of employees, by category, for all consolidated companies was as follows:
(number) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Senior managers 385 384
Junior managers 4,038 3,986
White collars 15,430 14,957
Blue collars 13,804 12,201
Seamen 279 266
Total 33,936 31,794
The average number of employees was calculated as the arithmetic mean of the number of employees at the beginning and end
of the year. The average number of senior managers included managers employed and operating in foreign countries whose
position was comparable to senior manager status.
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Depreciation, amortisation and impairment
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment are detailed below:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Depreciation and amortisation:
- intangible assets 10 9
Total depreciation and amortisation 505 464
Impairment:
- intangible assets - 60
Total impairment 231 347
Total 736 811
The write down of assets resulting mainly from the impairment tests are described as follows:
- in the Drilling Division, some of the rigs and vessels were partially written down mainly following the impairment test. Impact of
€262 million;
- in Onshore E&C an FPSO was partially written down after the impairment test. Impact of €13 million;
- in the Onshore E&C Division the goodwill was written down following the impairment test. Impact of €60 million.
For further details, see also the ‘Financial and economic results’ section of the ‘Directors’ Report’.
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Other operating income (expense)
The income statement effects of the change in fair value of derivatives that do not meet the formal requirements to qualify as
hedging instruments under IFRS are recognised in ‘Other operating income (expense)’. At December 31, 2018, these amounted
to expenses of €1 million.
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Finance income (expense) was as follows:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Finance income 309 209
Finance expense (617) (268)
Total (308) (59)
Derivative financial instruments 85 (106)
Total (223) (165)
Net finance income and expense was as follows:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Exchange gains (losses) (208) 33
Exchange gains 300 200
Exchange losses (508) (167)
Finance income (expense) related to net borrowings (94) (89)
Interest from banks and other financial institutions 8 6
Interest and other expense due to banks and other financial institutions (102) (95)
Other finance income (expense) (6) (3)
Other finance income from third parties 1 3
Other finance expense (4) (3)
Finance income (expense) on defined benefit plans (3) (3)
Total finance income (expense) (308) (59)
Gains (losses) on derivatives consisted of the following:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Exchange rate derivatives 86 (106)
Interest rate derivatives (1) -
Total 85 (106)
Net expenses from derivatives of €106 million (income of €85 million in 2017) mainly related to the recognition in income of the
change in fair value of derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting under the IFRS and changes in the value of the forward
component of derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting.
Finance income (expense) with related parties are shown in Note 53 ‘Transactions with related parties’.
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Income (expense) from investments
Effect of accounting using the equity method
The share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method consisted of the following:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Share of profit of investments accounted for using the equity method 8 13
Share of loss of investments accounted for using the equity method (16) (57)
Net additions to (deductions from) the provisions for losses
related to investments accounted for using the equity method (1) (43)
Total (9) (87)
The share of profits (losses) of investments accounted for using the equity method is commented on Note 17 ‘Investments’.
Other income (expense) from investments

A net cost of €1 million was registered during the year in relation to the sale of liquidated joint venture enterprises.
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Income taxes
Income taxes consisted of the following:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Current taxes:
- Italian subsidiaries 115 15
- foreign subsidiaries 162 157
Net deferred taxes:
- Italian subsidiaries 2 15
- foreign subsidiaries (78) 7
Total 201 194
The difference between statutory taxes, calculated by applying a 24% tax rate (Ires) to profit before income taxes as provided for
by Italian laws, and effective taxes for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was due to the following factors:
(€ million) 2017 2018

Result before income taxes (106) (216)
Statutory tax rate (26) (52)
Items increasing (decreasing) statutory tax rate:
- different foreign subsidiaries tax rate (40) (2)
- permanent differences and other factors 149 109
- effect of Italian regional production tax (Irap) on Italian companies 3 1
- additions to (deductions from) tax provision 5 (2)
- Ires related to previous years 76 5
- unrecognised deferred tax assets 19 93
- write-down of deferred tax assets and current tax assets 15 42
Total changes 227 246
Effective taxes 201 194
(€ million) 2017 2018

Income taxes recognised in consolidated income statement 201 194
Income tax related to items of other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to profit or loss (73) 18
Income tax related to items of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (1) -
Tax on total comprehensive income 127 212
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Non-controlling interests
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests amounted to €62 million (€21 million in 2017).
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Earnings (losses) per share
Basic earnings (losses) per ordinary share are calculated by dividing net profit (loss) for the year attributable to Saipem’s
shareholders by the weighted average of ordinary shares issued and outstanding during the year, excluding treasury shares.
The weighted average number of outstanding shares adjusted for the calculation of the basic earnings per share was
996,142,267 and 1,000,503,419 in 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing net profit (loss) for the year by the weighted average of fully-diluted Saipem
SpA shares issued and outstanding during the year, with the exception of treasury shares and including the number of shares that
could potentially be issued.
The number of shares outstanding used for the calculation of the diluted earnings (losses) per share was 1,014,249,982 and
1,013,151,531 in 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Reconciliation of the average number of shares used for the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Weighted average number of shares used for the calculation
of the basic earnings (losses) per share 1,000,503,419 996,142,267
Number of potential shares following long-term incentive plans 12,637,514 18,097,117
Number of savings shares convertible into ordinary shares 10,598 10,598
Weighted average number of outstanding shares
for diluted earnings (losses) per share 1,013,151,531 1,014,249,982
Earnings (losses) attributable to Saipem (€ million) (328) (472)
Basic earnings (losses) per share (€ per share) (0.33) (0.47)
Diluted earnings (losses) per share (€ per share) (0.32) (0.46)
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Segment and geographical information
Segment information
Offshore E&C
Onshore E&C
Unallocated
Offshore
Onshore
Floaters
Drilling
Drilling
Total
(€ million)
December 31, 2017
Net sales from operations 4,926 3,697 1,037 598 1,143 - 11,401
less: intra-group sales 1,234 167 424 108 469 - 2,402
Net sales to customers 3,692 3,530 613 490 674 - 8,999
Operating result 334 (77) 63 (125) (69) - 126
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 196 30 244 199 67 - 736
Net income (expense) from investments 3 (12) - - - - (9)
Capital expenditure 114 8 78 62 - - 262
Tangible and intangible assets 2,588 421 1,555 643 127 - 5,334
Investments (a) 116 19 - 6 - - 141
Current assets 1,398 2,341 275 233 238 2,258 6,743
Current liabilities 1,510 1,835 76 111 528 427 4,487
Provisions for contingencies (a) 82 140 2 9 36 71 340
December 31, 2018
Net sales from operations 5,214 3,086 828 599 1,265 - 10,992
less: intra-group sales 1,362 143 363 98 500 - 2,466
Net sales to customers 3,852 2,943 465 501 765 - 8,526
Operating result 305 (228) (149) 6 103 - 37
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 205 91 368 125 22 - 811
Net income (expense) from investments (1) (87) - - - - (88)
Capital expenditure 345 22 66 46 6 - 485
Tangible and intangible assets 2,682 406 1,256 579 105 - 5,028
Investments (a) 113 (37) - 2 - - 78
Current assets 1,797 1,672 261 205 164 2,112 6,211
Current liabilities 1,428 2,021 104 154 264 459 4,430
Provisions for contingencies (a) 94 140 2 10 19 65 330
(a) See the section ‘Reconciliation of reclassified balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement to statutory schemes’ on page 64.
Geographical information
Since Saipem’s business involves the deployment of a fleet on a number of different projects over a single year, it is difficult to
allocate assets to a specific geographic area. As a result, certain assets have been deemed not directly attributable.
The unallocated part of tangible and intangible assets and capital expenditure related to vessels and their related equipment and
goodwill.
The unallocated part of current assets pertained to inventories related to vessels.
A breakdown of revenues by geographical area is provided in Note 40 ‘Net sales from operations’.
Rest of Europe
Sub-Saharan
North Africa
Rest of Asia
Unallocated
Americas
Africa
Total
Italy
CIS
(€ million)
2017
Capital expenditure 17 6 12 46 - 2 12 167 262
Tangible and intangible assets 104 26 111 612 1 45 282 4,153 5,334
Identifiable assets (current) 1,463 473 446 2,049 475 720 476 641 6,743
2018
Capital expenditure 27 5 7 36 - 3 12 395 485
Tangible and intangible assets 98 31 71 596 1 43 247 3,941 5,028
Identifiable assets (current) 1,255 539 96 1,619 486 529 1,183 504 6,211
Current assets were allocated by geographical area using the following criteria: (i) cash and cash equivalents and financing
receivables were allocated on the basis of the country in which individual company bank accounts were held; (ii) inventory was
allocated on the basis of the country in which onshore storage facilities were situated (i.e. excluding inventory in storage facilities
situated on vessels); (iii) trade receivables and other assets were allocated to the geographical area to which the related project
belonged.
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Non-current assets were allocated on the basis of the country in which the asset operates, except for offshore drilling and
construction vessels, which were included under ‘Unallocated’.
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Transactions with related parties
On January 22, 2016, following the entry into force of the transfer of 12.5% of Saipem SpA’s share capital from Eni SpA to CDP
Equity SpA (formerly Fondo Strategico Italiano SpA), Eni SpA no longer has sole control over Saipem SpA, which has been
replaced by the joint control exercised by Eni SpA and CDP Equity SpA, on the basis of the shareholders’ agreement indicated in
the section ‘Additional information’ - Eni-CDP Equity Shareholder’s Agreement’ of this Report, with a resulting variation in the
perimeter of related parties. Transactions with related parties entered into by Saipem SpA and/or companies within the scope of
consolidation concern mainly the supply of services, the exchange of goods with joint ventures, associates and unconsolidated
subsidiaries, with subsidiaries, jointly-controlled entities and associates of Eni SpA, with several jointly-controlled entities and
associates of CDP Equity SpA, and with entities owned controlled by the Italian State, in particular companies of the Snam Group.
These transactions are an integral part of ordinary day-to-day business and are carried out under market conditions which would
be applied between independent parties. All transactions were carried out for the mutual benefit of the Saipem SpA companies
involved.
Saipem SpA is not under the management or coordination of any other company. Saipem SpA manages and coordinates its
subsidiaries pursuant to Article 2497 of the Civil Code.
Within the framework of transactions with related parties and pursuant to disclosure requirements of Consob Regulation No.
17221 of March 12, 2010, the following transactions were carried out, which exceeded the relevance threshold in compliance
with the aforementioned Regulation in the Saipem SpA, procedure ‘Transactions involving interests held by board directors and
statutory auditors and transactions with related parties’ Management System Guideline for Transactions of Greater Importance:
- on June 6, 2018, a contract was signed between Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA (RFI), Consorzio CEPAV Due (comprised of
Saipem SpA, Impresa Pizzarotti & C. and Gruppo ICM SpA), Saipem SpA, Impresa Pizzarotti & C., Gruppo ICM SpA and Eni SpA,
for the executive planning and construction of the Brescia-Verona Linea AV/AC Milano-Verona railway line (‘Secondo Atto
Integrativo’) (hereinafter ‘the Contract’). The Contract was awarded to the Consorzio CEPAV Due by direct negotiations in the
context of the Agreement signed by RFI, Eni and the CEPAV Due Consortium on October 15, 1991.
The object of the Contract is the engineering and construction of the high-speed railway section/Brescia-Verona high-speed
railway of about 48 km and related infrastructures and interconnections; the works are divided into two construction lots and
will last for 82 months. The flat-rate contractual price is €1,645.80 million for the First Construction Lot (LC1). The entire value
of the section is equal to €2,160 million.
Within the overall context of the Contract, Eni SpA holds the role of guarantor towards RFI of the CEPAV Due bonds in
accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned agreement.
For this reason, the members of the CEPAV Due Consortium, and Saipem SpA, is included among these, have committed
themselves to Eni SpA (against the guarantee commitments of the latter to RFI) to issue a bank or insurance guarantee in favour
of Eni SpA, which for Saipem SpA is equal to 59.09% of 12% (or 10% plus any increases) of the contractual amount of the First
Construction Lot and to issue to Eni SpA a corporate guarantee of the same value for Saipem SpA 59.09% of 120% (or 100%
plus any increases) of the contractual amount of the First Construction Lot. Furthermore, within the overall context of the
Contract, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA undertook to issue the bank guarantee of the advance on the First Construction Lot in
favour of RFI in the interest of Consorzio CEPAV Due for an amount equal to 10% of the contract value of the First Construction
Lot, of which the share guaranteed by Saipem SpA is equal to 59.09% of the total, corresponding to Saipem’s share of the
Consorzio CEPAV Due; still within the overall context of the Contract, the consortium members, and Saipem SpA, is included
among these, have undertaken to indemnify the customer in relation to the events that have led, following the exit from the
consortium team of a consortium member, to the current composition of the Consorzio CEPAV Due.
Considering that: (i) RFI, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA, Eni SpA and CDP Equity SpA are companies subject to common control
by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance; (ii) Eni SpA and CDP Equity SpA, exercise joint control over Saipem SpA which, in
turn, now holds 59.09% of Consorzio CEPAV Due, all the operations described are configured as transactions with related
parties as they are carried out between companies subject to common control, or with the parent company, even jointly
(section 2 of the above-mentioned Saipem SpA Procedure);
- on August 1, 2018, Saipem SpA, Saipem Contracting Algérie and First Calgary Petroleums LP (‘FCP’), a company indirectly
controlled by Eni SpA, holder of 75% of the interests of the client consortium, signed an agreement to close the dispute in
progress for the Menzel Ledjmet Est (‘MLE’) project in Algeria, concerning the engineering, procurement and construction of a
gas treatment unit and related works in the MLE oil field in Algeria.
The agreement signed on August 1, 2018 defines the sum of a total of €317,000,000 in settlement of the requests made by
Saipem SpA and Saipem Contracting Algérie to the consortium, with the consequent right of Saipem SpA and Saipem
Contracting Algérie to retain an amount up to €237,750,000 the total paid on a without prejudice basis as an advance to the
Saipem Group for variation order requests (equal to €245,794,779.06) solely from FCP during the project (75% of €317 million
= €237.75 million) and therefore with the consequent return to FCP of €8,044,779.06.
Considering that: (i) First Calgary Petroleums LP is a company indirectly controlled by Eni SpA; (ii) Eni SpA and CDP Equity SpA
exercise joint control over Saipem SpA, which, in turn, controls Saipern Contracting Algérie SpA, the operation described is
considered a transaction with related parties as they are carried out with the parent company, even jointly (section 2 of the
aforementioned Saipem SpA Procedure).
For more details, see the ‘Legal proceedings’ section ‘ Arbitration on the Menzel Ledjmet Est project (‘MLE’), Algeria’;
- On December 17, 2018, a binding letter of intent was signed between Servizi Energia Italia SpA (a wholly owned subsidiary of
Saipem SpA), and the grouping of companies composed of Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of
Saipem SpA) and Fenog Nigeria Ltd, on the one hand, and the customer, Nigerian Agip Oil Co (‘NAOC’), on the other, in relation
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to the Okpai Independent Power Plan Phase 2 Project (‘the Project’). NAOC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eni SpA and has
commissioned SEI, SCNL and Fenog Nigeria Ltd to carry out the activities referred to in the letter of intent, as agent of a joint
venture called NAOC JV. The Project concerns the engineering, materials procurement and construction activities for doubling
the capacity of the Okpai power plant, located in the Delta State in Nigeria. In particular, the signing of the letter of intent will allow
for the completion of engineering activities, the procurement of all materials and the transport of critical materials to the site, as
well as the first construction works related to civil works and housing preparation for the staff.
With the signing of the letter of intent the value of the assets was increased to €337 million equivalent, of which €303 million
equivalent are attributable to Saipem SpA, through its two subsidiaries Servizi Energia Italia SpA and Saipem Contracting Nigeria
Ltd.
In consideration that: (i) Servizi energia Italia SpA and Saipem Contracting Nigeria Ltd are subisiaries of Saipem SpA (one a direct
subsidiary, the other an indirect subsidiary); (ii) Saipem SpA is jointly controlled by Eni SpA and CDP Equity SpA; (iii) NOAC is
entirely controlled by Eni SpA, the transaction indicated is a transaction with related parties, as it is carried out with a company
under common control with Saipem SpA, also jointly (Article 2 of the aforementioned Saipem SpA Procedure);
- On December 20, 2018, Saipem SA, Saipem Misr for Petroleum Services (S.A.E.) (100% subsidiary of Saipem SpA) and Belayim
Petroleum Co – joint venture comprised of Egyptian General Petroleum Corp (EGPC, external company) at 50% and the other
50% by IEOC (subsidiary of Eni SpA in Egypt), negotiated an addendum to the offshore contract for a value of over US$ 1.2
billion for activities of engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) concerning the ‘Ramp Up to Plateau’ stage
of the ‘supergiant’ Zohr Field Development, project located in the Mediterranean Sea off the Egyptian coast. The current
additional activities include installation of a second pipeline for the export of gas, measuring 30 inches in diameter, and the
relative interconnecting electrical umbilical and cable lines as well lines in fiber optics, and EPCI works for the development of
10 wells in deep water (up to 1,700 metres). These additional activities are part of the Zohr project, already acquired by Saipem,
and increase its value by about USD 1.2 billion (plus options for around USD 90 million). These activities will be carried out in
continuity with the same project and will see the beginning of the operational phase starting from January 2019, and will be for
the installation of a further gas export pipeline and related interconnection lines, umbilicals and cables, as well as works for the
development of additional deep water wells.
Considering that: (i) the Saipem Group companies awarded the works (Saipem SA and Saipem Misr for Petroleum Services) are
both wholly one controlled, one directly one indirectly by Saipem SpA; (ii) Saipem SpA is in turn jointly controlled by Eni SpA and
CDP Equity SpA; (iii) Belayim Petroleum Co – joint venture comprised of Egyptian General Petroleum Corp (EGPC, external
company) at 50% and the other 50% by IEOC – is jointly controlled by Eni SpA, the transaction indicated is a transaction with
related parties, as it is carried out with a company under common control with Saipem SpA, also jointly (Article 2 of the
aforementioned Saipem SpA Procedure).
- on December 20, 2018, a contract was signed between Saipem SpA and Eni Mexico S. de R.L de Cv, a company entirely
controlled by Eni SpA, for offshore drilling off the Mexican coast of 15 wells plus optional wells distributed in three different
options. The value of the contract is approximately USD 89 million for the 15 wells (estimated duration 1,095 days), while the
total amount of the contract, including optional wells, is approximately USD 194 million (the total duration of the project,
considering the 15 wells plus options, is estimated at 2,035 days).
Considering that: (i) Saipem SpA is jointly controlled by Eni SpA and CDP Equity SpA; (ii) Eni Mexico S. de R.L. de Cv is wholly
controlled by Eni SpA, the transaction indicated is a transaction with related parties, as it is carried out with a company under
common control with Saipem SpA, also jointly (Article 2 of the aforementioned Saipem SpA Procedure).
All the transactions of greater importance indicated above are ‘ordinary’ and ‘carried out at market or standard conditions’. Indeed,
these consist of active contracts falling within the ordinary activity of the Offshore E&C, Onshore E&C and Drilling businesses and
in the financial activity connected to them and that were assigned at market conditions.
It should also be noted that:
- the abovementioned Saipem SpA procedure, for the purpose of qualifying transactions at market conditions, refers to
circumstances that are considered, by way of example, to be carried out at market or standard conditions for contracts that fall
under the Offshore, Onshore and Drilling business which have margins that are above Division averages decreased by 20%; and
which;
- this provision stems from the need to define – in relation to contracts that have a non-fungible objective (construction of works
and services in the Onshore and Offshore sectors) and a consequently variable case-by-case market price that cannot be
standardised – a reference that allows for the identification a market price for each operation and in relation to each of the 5
Divisions of Saipem and for each individual activity of the relevant Division. In this context, the wording in question shall be
interpreted also in relation to the aforementioned transactions of greater importance so as to mean that, both in relations with
third parties and in relations with related parties, any deviation of not less than 20% from the average margin for the Division in
question certainly allows for the identification, also based on Saipem SpA’s experience, of market conditions.
It should also be noted that Saipem SpA stipulates contracts of significant size and duration in the Onshore and Offshore E&C
sectors, in geographical contexts often subject to regulatory and geopolitical changes during contract works. For this reason it
often happens, both with third parties and with related parties that unexpected situations that cannot be predicted in advance
arise during contract works. Their cost, which is often significant, is often determined while the work is proceeding or once it has
been completed through the stipulation, both with third parties and related parties, of settlement agreements defining the overall
claims of all parties. This also occurred in relation to the aforementioned agreement signed on August 1, 2018 with the related
party First Calgary Petroleums LP regarding the MLE project.
It should be noted that, within the framework of transactions with related parties, the transaction with Vodafone Italia SpA, which,
pursuant to the provisions of Consob’s Regulation concerning transactions with related parties of March 12, 2010 and Saipem’s
internal procedure ‘Interests held by Board Directors and Statutory Auditors and transactions with related parties’, is related to Eni
SpA through a member of the Board of Directors. The transaction in question, governed by market conditions, mainly relates to
costs for mobile communication services for €1 million and trade payables for €1 million.
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The tables below show the value of transactions of a trade, financial or other nature entered into with related parties. The analysis
by company is based on the principle of relevance in relation to the total amount of transactions. Transactions not itemised
because they are immaterial are aggregated under the following captions:
- unconsolidated subsidiaries;
- joint ventures and associates;
- companies controlled by Eni and CDP Equity SpA;
- Eni and CDP Equity SpA associated and jointly-controlled companies;
- companies controlled by the State and other related parties.
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Trade and other transactions

Trade and other transactions during 2017 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2017 2017
Trade
and other
payables Expenses Revenues
Trade and
and other contract Goods and
Name receivables liabilities Guarantees Goods Services (1) services Other
Unconsolidated subsidiaries
SAGIO - Companhia Angolana de Gestão
de Instalaçao Offshore Lda - - - - 1 - -
Total unconsolidated subsidiaries - - - - 1 - -
Joint ventures and associates
ASG Scarl - 2 - - 2 - -
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta Velocità) Due 8 49 144 - 21 31 -
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta Velocità) Uno 3 6 119 - 4 - -
Consorzio F.S.B. - - - - 1 - -
KWANDA Suporte Logistico Lda 53 9 - - 2 5 -
Petromar Lda 21 2 - - 2 12 -
Rodano Consortile Scarl - 1 - - - - -
Saipem Taqa Al Rushaid Fabricators Co Ltd 8 8 - - 7 - -
Tecnoprojecto Internacional Projectos
e Realizações Industriais SA 1 - - - - - -
TSGI Mühendislik ·I nşaat Ltd S¸ i rketi 5 - - - (1) - -
Xodus Subsea Ltd 3 2 - - - - -
Other (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand) 1 - - - - - -
Total joint ventures and associates 103 79 263 - 38 48 -
Companies controlled by Eni and CDP Equity SpA
Eni SpA 3 3 1,189 - 5 8 -
Eni SpA Divisione Exploration & Production 4 - - - - 48 -
Eni SpA Divisione Gas & Power 1 1 - - 1 - -
Eni SpA Divisione Refining & Marketing 5 - 11 - - 12 -
Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian - - 2 - - - -
Agip Oil Ecuador BV 2 - - - - 9 -
Eni Adfin SpA - - - - 4 - -
Eni Angola SpA - - 12 - - 194 -
Eni Congo SA 25 3 6 - - 96 -
Eni Corporate University SpA - 1 - - 2 - -
Eni Cyprus Ltd 5 - - - - 5 -
Eni East Sepinggan Ltd - - - - - 1 -
Eni Gas e Luce SpA - - - - 1 - -
Eni Ghana E&P 9 8 - - - 4 -
Eni Insurance Ltd - - - - 1 - -
Eni Lasmo PLC 1 - - - - 1 -
Eni Maroc BV 1 - - - - 1 -
Eni Mediterranea Idrocarburi SpA - - - - - 1 -
Eni Muara Bakau BV 16 4 17 - - 81 -
Eni Norge AS 16 - - - - 134 -
Eni Portugal BV 1 - - - - 1 -
Eni Progetti SpA 2 - - - 1 5 -
EniServizi SpA - 2 - - 36 - -
First Calgary Petroleum Lp - - 100 - - - -
Ieoc Exploration BV - - 1 - - - -
Naoc - Nigerian Agip Oil Co Ltd 37 2 - - - 41 -
Serfactoring SpA - 1 - - - - -
Syndial SpA - - 1 - - - -
Versalis SpA 16 - 26 - - 50 -
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The trade and other transactions for 2017 continue below:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2017 2017
Trade
and other
Trade and
Others (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand) 1 - 1 - 1 - -
Total companies controlled by Eni and CDP Equity SpA 145 25 1,366 - 52 692 -
Eni and CDP Equity SpA associated
and jointly-controlled companies
Blue Stream Pipeline Co BV - - - - - 1 -
Mozambique Rovuma Venture SpA
(formerly Eni East Africa SpA) 1 - - - - 2 -
Greenstream BV 2 - - - - 3 -
Mellitah Oil&Gas BV - - 30 - - - -
Petrobel Belayim Petroleum Co 127 110 319 - - 1,082 -
PetroJunìn SA - - 2 - - - -
Raffineria di Milazzo 1 1 - - - 1 -
Transmediterranean Pipeline Co Ltd - - - - - 1 -
Total Eni and CDP Equity SpA associated
and jointly-controlled companies 131 111 351 - - 1,090 -
Total Eni and CDP Equity SpA companies 276 136 1,717 - 52 1,782 -
Companies controlled or owned by the State 21 31 71 - - 36 -
Total transactions with related parties 400 (2) 246 2,051 - 91 1,866 -
Overall total 2,411 4,036 5,525 2,298 4,198 8,999 39
Incidence (%) 16.67 (3) 6.10 37.12 - 2.17 20.74 -
(1) The item ‘Services’ includes costs for services, costs for the use of third-party assets and other costs.
(2) Regarding the €402 million indicated on page 112 it is necessary to add €2 million shown in the following table ‘Financial transactions’.
(3) Incidence includes receivables shown in the table ‘Financial transactions’.
Trade and other transactions during 2018 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2018 2018
Trade
and other
Trade and
Joint ventures and associates
ASG Scarl 1 (3) - - (5) 1 -
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta Velocità) Due 46 165 261 - 20 27 -
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta Velocità) Uno (1) 5 119 - 1 (3) -
Consorzio F.S.B. - - - - 1 - -
KWANDA Suporte Logistico Lda 26 7 - - - 6 -
Petromar Lda 19 2 - - - 12 -
Saipem Taqa Al Rushaid Fabricators Co Ltd 12 9 - - 1 2 -
Tecnoprojecto Internacional Projectos
e Realizações Industriais SA 1 - - - - - -
TSGI Mühendislik ·I nşaat Ltd S¸ i rketi 13 - - - - 8 -
Xodus Subsea Ltd 3 2 - - - - -
Others (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand) - - - - - 1 -
Total joint ventures and associates 120 187 380 - 18 54 -
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The trade and other transactions for 2018 continue below:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2018 2018
Trade
and other
Trade and
Companies controlled by Eni and CDP Equity SpA
Eni SpA 8 3 133 - 5 14 -
Eni SpA Divisione Exploration & Production 6 - - - 1 66 -
Eni SpA Divisione Gas & Power 2 1 - - - - -
Eni SpA Divisione Refining & Marketing 4 - 11 - - 23 -
Eni Angola SpA 5 - 35 - - 176 -
Eni Congo SA 16 1 3 - - 46 -
Eni Corporate University SpA - 1 - - 1 - -
Eni Cyprus Ltd - - - - - 12 -
Eni East Sepinggan Ltd 10 2 7 - - 21 -
Eni Ghana E&P 36 - 5 - - 76 -
Eni Iraq BV - - 2 - - - -
Eni Maroc BV - - - - - 11 -
Eni Mediterranea Idrocarburi SpA - - - - - 1 -
Eni Muara Bakau BV - 3 18 - - 9 -
Eni North Africa BV 6 - - - - 6 -
Eni Pakistan Ltd 7 - - - - 7 -
Eni Portugal BV - - - - - (2) -
Eni Vietnam BV - - - - - 7 -
EniProgetti SpA 3 - - - - 6 -
EniServizi SpA - 7 - - 36 - -
Floaters SpA 2 - - - - 2 -
Ieoc Exploration BV - - 1 - - - -
Ieoc Production BV 47 - - - - 87 -
Naoc - Nigerian Agip Oil Co Ltd 80 59 - - 5 140 -
Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd 7 1 - - - 7 -
Société pour la Construction du Gasoduc
Transtunisien SA (SCOGAT) - - - - - 1 -
Versalis SpA 5 - 26 - - 17 -
Others (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand) 1 - - - 1 - -
Total companies controlled by Eni and CDP Equity SpA 245 79 241 - 49 733 -
Eni and CDP Equity SpA associated
and jointly-controlled companies
Blue Stream Pipeline Co BV - - - - - 1 -
Greenstream BV 1 - - - - 2 -
Mellitah Oil&Gas BV - - 30 - - 2 -
Mozambique Rovuma Venture SpA
(formerly Eni East Africa SpA) 1 - - - - - -
Petrobel Belayim Petroleum Co 346 42 178 - - 923 -
PetroJunìn SA - - 2 - - - -
Pharaonic Petroleum Co - - 2 - - - -
Raffineria di Milazzo 7 5 - - - 8 -
Others (for transactions not exceeding €500 thousand) - 1 - - - - -
Total Eni and CDP Equity SpA associated
and jointly-controlled companies 355 48 212 - - 936 -
Total Eni and CDP Equity SpA companies 600 127 453 - 49 1,669 -
Companies controlled or owned by the State 36 27 67 - 1 30 -
Total transactions with related parties 756 (2) 341 900 - 68 1,753 -
Overall total 2,644 3,879 5,461 1,780 4,285 8,526 12
Incidence (%) 28.67 (3) 8.79 16.48 - 1.59 20.56 -
(1) The item ‘Services’ includes costs for services, costs for the use of third-party assets and other costs.
(2) Regarding the €758 million indicated on page 112 it is necessary to add €2 million shown in the following table ‘Financial transactions’.
(3) Incidence includes receivables shown in the table ‘Financial transactions’.
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The figures shown in the tables refer to Note 10 ‘Trade and other receivables’, Note 21 ‘Trade and other payables and contract
liabilities’, Note 39 ‘Guarantees, commitments and risks’, Note 40 ‘Net sales from operations’, Note 41 ‘Other income and
revenues’ and Note 42 ‘Purchases, services and other costs’.
The Saipem Group provides services to Eni Group companies in all sectors in which it operates, both in Italy and abroad.
Existing relations with entities controlled or owned by the State are mainly in relation to the Snam Group.
Other transactions consisted of the following:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Other Other Other Other
(€ million) assets liabilities assets liabilities
CEPAV (Consorzio Eni per l’Alta Velocità) Uno 1 - 1 -
Eni SpA 1 5 - -
Total transactions with related parties 2 5 1 -
Overall total 287 25 167 101
Incidence (%) 0.70 20.00 0.60 -
Financial transactions
Financial transactions for 2017 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2017 2017

Derivative
Cash and cash financial
Name equivalents Receivables (1) Payables Commitments Expenses Income instruments
Petromar Lda - - - - - 1 -
Total transactions with related parties - 2 - - - 1 -
(1) Shown on the balance sheet under ‘Trade and other receivables’ (€2 million).
Financial transactions for 2018 consisted of the following:
(€ million)
Dec. 31, 2018 2018

Derivative
Cash and cash financial
Name equivalents Receivables (1) Payables Commitments Expenses Income instruments
Petromar Lda - - - - - 1 -
Total transactions with related parties - 2 - - - 1 -
(1) Shown on the balance sheet under ‘Trade and other receivables’ (€2 million).
The incidence of financial transactions and positions with related parties was as follows:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

(€ million) Total Related parties Incidence % Total Related parties Incidence %
Short-term debt 120 - - 80 - -
Long-term debt (including current portion) 2,998 - - 2,871 - -
Total 3,118 - - 2,951 - -
2017 2018
Finance income 309 1 0.32 209 1 0.48
Finance income (617) - - (268) - -
Derivative financial instruments 85 - - (106) - -
Other operating income (expense) - - - (1) - -
Total (223) 1 - (166) 1 -
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The main cash flows with related parties were as follows:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Revenues and other income 1,866 1,753
Costs and other expenses (91) (68)
Finance income (expenses) and derivatives 1 1
Change in trade receivables and payables 130 (261)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,906 1,425
Change in financial receivables 1 -
Net cash flow from investments 1 -
Change in financial payables - -
Net cash from financing activities - -
Total cash flows with related parties 1,907 1,425
The incidence of cash flows with related parties was as follows:
Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Cash provided by operating activities 459 1,906 415.25 711 1,425 200.42
Cash used in investing activities (282) 1 (0.35) (551) - -
Cash flow from financing activities (*) (207) - - (172) - -
(*) Cash flow from financing activities does not include dividends distributed, net purchase of treasury shares, capital contributions by non-controlling interests and the purchase of additional interests in
consolidated subsidiaries.
Information on jointly controlled entities

The table below contains information regarding jointly-controlled entities consolidated using the working interest method as at
December 31, 2018:
(€ million) Dec. 31, 2017 Dec. 31, 2018

Net capital employed (55) (55)
Total assets 58 57
Total current assets 58 57
Total non-current assets - -
Total current liabilities 58 57
Total non-current liabilities - -
Total revenues 5 -
Total operating expenses (5) -
Operating profit - -
Net profit (loss) for the year - -
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Significant non-recurring events and operations
No significant non-recurring events or operations took place in 2017 or 2018.
55
Transactions deriving from atypical or unusual transactions
In 2017 and 2018, no atypical and unusual transactions were reported.
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Events subsequent to year end
Information on subsequent events is provided in the section ‘Subsequent events’ of the ‘Directors’ Report’.
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Additional information: Algeria
Further to the disclosures provided in the Algeria paragraph of the ‘Legal proceedings’ section, we note the following additional
information with regard to projects under completed in Algeria as at December 31, 2018:
- funds in two current accounts (ref. Note 8) amounting to the equivalent of €71 million are currently frozen (€70 million at
December 31, 2017);
- trade receivables (ref. Note 10) amounted to €0 million (€7 million at December 31, 2017);
- the other fund for risks and costs (see Note 26) amount to €51 million (€22 million at December 31, 2017), mainly for the
provision made by the Company following the decision handed down on September 19, 2018, by the Court of Milan (section IV)
on the subject of crimes alleged to have been committed in Algeria until June 2011 in relation to several projects completed in
the past;
- other debt (ref. Note 21) amounted to €5 million (€131 million at December 31, 2017);
- guarantees (ref. Note 39) on projects completed totalled €30 million (€347 million at December 31, 2017).
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Additional information: Consob Resolutions No. 20324 and No. 20828
On March 5, 2018, the Company released the following press release with which it acknowledged Resolution No. 20324 taken by
the Consob Commission on March 2, 2018.
With reference to said resolution and at the beginning of the processes aimed at adopting the measure pursuant to
Article 154-ter, paragraph 7 of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 please refer to the specific section, specifying that on March 12,
2019 Saipem issued a press release whereby it informed about the Consob Resolution of February 21, 2019.
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Additional information: obligations regarding transparency and disclosure.
Italian Law August 4, 2017, No. 124 (Article 1, sections 125-129)
During 2018, Saipem SpA and the Italian companies in the sector received no public funds pertaining to application of Law No.
124/2017 (Article 1, sections 125-129) and subsequent amendments.
In particular, the following do not pertain to the sector of application of the above-mentioned law: (i) forms of incentive/grants
received in application of a general scheme of aid to all those having the right; (ii) fees applied to the provision of works/services,
including sponsorships; (iii) reimbursements and indemnities paid to persons engaged in training and orientation courses;
(iv) contributions received for continuous training by interprofessional funds established in the legal form of associations;
(v) membership dues for belonging to associations of the category and territorial associations, also in favour of foundations or
equivalent organisations, functional to the activities connected with the company business. The contributions are identified
according to the cash criterion.
The information referring to the sector of application of the above-mentioned law includes contributions for amounts in excess
of €10,000 made by the same party during 2018, also via several deeds.
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SAIPEM Annual Report / Information regarding censure by Consob
INFORMATION REGARDING CENSURE BY CONSOB PURSUANT

TO ARTicle 154-TER, SUBSECTION 7, OF LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 58/1998
AND THE NOTICE FROM THE CONSOB OFFICES DATED APRIL 6, 2018
On January 30, 2018, Consob, having concluded its inspection commenced on November 7, 2016 (which ended on October 23,
2017) and of which Saipem gave information in the Annual Report 2016, has informed Saipem that it has detected non
compliances in ‘the Annual Report 2016, as well as in the Interim Consolidated Report as of June, 30 2017’ with the applicable
international accounting principles (IAS 1 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’; IAS 34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’; IAS 8
‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors’, par. 5, 41 and 42; IAS 36 ‘Impairment of Assets’, par. 31,
55-57) and, consequently, has informed Saipem about the commencement ‘of proceedings for the adoption of measures
pursuant to Article154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998’.
With notes of February 13 and 15, 2018, the Company transmitted to Consob its own considerations in relation to the remarks
formulated by the offices of Consob, highlighting the reasons for which it does not share such remarks.
On March 2, 2018, the Commission of Consob, partially accepting the remarks of the offices of Consob, informed Saipem of its
own Resolution No. 20324 (the ‘Resolution’), with which it ascertained the ‘non conformity of the Saipem’s Annual Report 2016
with the regulations governing their predisposition’, without censuring the correctness of the Interim Consolidated Report as of
June 30, 2017.
According to the Resolution, the non-conformity of the Saipem’s Annual Report 2016 with the regulations which govern its
predisposition, concerns in particular: (i) the incorrect application of the accounting principle of the accrual basis of accounting
affirmed by the accounting principles IAS 1; (ii) the failed application of the accounting principle IAS 8 in relation to the correction
of errors with reference to the financial statements of 2015; and (iii) the estimation process of the discount rate pursuant to the
accounting principles IAS 36.
Consob has therefore asked the Company, pursuant to Article 154-ter, subsection 7, of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 1998, to
disclose the following elements of information to the markets:
(A) the shortcomings and criticalities revealed by Consob in relation to the accounting correctness of the financial statements
mentioned above;
(B) the applicable international accounting standards and the violations detected in relation thereto;
(C) the illustration, in an appropriate pro forma consolidated income statements and balance sheet – with comparative data – of
the effects that accounting in compliance with the regulations would have produced on 2016 balance sheet, income
statement and shareholders’ equity, for which incorrect information was supplied.
A. Shortcomings and criticalities revealed by Consob regarding the correctedness of accounting in the consolidated and
statutory financial statements of 2016.
The shortcomings and criticalities encountered by Consob with regard to the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial
statements can be substantially attributed to the following two items:
(a) non-compliance of the ‘2016 consolidated and statutory Saipem SpA financial statements with reference to the
comparative data for the financial year 2015’;
(b) non-compliance of the process of estimation of the discount rate underpinning the 2016 impairment test with accounting
principle IAS 36 which requires that the Company must ‘apply the appropriate discount rate to [...] future cash flows’.
With regard to point (a), the contestation concerns the non-compliance of the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial
statements with:
(i) IAS 1, par. 27, according to which ‘an entity shall prepare its financial statements, except for cash flow information, using
the accrual basis of accounting’ and par. 28, according to which ‘when the accrual basis of accounting is used, an entity
recognises items as assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses (the elements of financial statements) when they satisfy
the definitions and recognition criteria for those elements in the Framework’; and
(ii) IAS 8, par. 41, according to which ‘[...], material errors are sometimes not discovered until a subsequent period, and these
prior period errors are corrected in the comparative information presented in the financial statements for that subsequent
period’ and par. 42 according to which ‘the entity must correct the material errors for the previous financial years
retroactively in the first financial statements authorised for publication after their discovery as follows: (a) by newly
determining the comparative figures for the financial year/years prior to the one in which the error was committed [...]’.
In substance, in Consob’s opinion, the circumstances at the basis of some of the write-downs recognised in the 2016 financial
statements already existed, wholly or in part, when preparing 2015 financial statements. Indeed, Consob alleges that the
Company approved 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements without having corrected the ‘material errors’
contained in the consolidated and statutory financial statements of the previous administrative period, in relation to the
following items:
- ‘property, plant and equipment’;
- ‘inventories’;
- ‘tax assets’.
With regard to point sub (b), Consob alleges that the Company, for the purposes of the impairment test: (i) used a sole rate to
actualise business unit cash flows, characterised by a different risk profile; (ii) did not consider the country risk in relation to some
assets operating in specific geographical areas over a long period of time; (iii) did not take into account the significant changes in
Company risk profile subsequent to the transaction that determined the deconsolidation of Saipem from the Eni Group.
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B. The applicable accounting standards and the violations encountered in relation thereto.
Consob holds that the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements of Saipem at December 31, 2016, were not
compliant with the following accounting principles: IAS 1, IAS 8 and IAS 36.
Specifically, Consob has observed that the Company approved 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements of 2016
without having corrected the ‘material errors’ contained in the consolidated and statutory financial statements of the previous
period, in relation to the following items:
- ‘property, plant and equipment’;
- ‘inventories’;
- ‘tax assets’.
With reference to the item ‘property, plant and equipment’ for 2015, Consob alleges the incorrect application of IAS 16
Accounting Principle ‘property, plant and equipment’ and of IAS 36.
Specifically, Consob alleges that some write offs carried out by the Company on ‘property, plant and equipment’ in the 2016
consolidated financial statements 2016 should have been accounted for, at least in part, in the previous financial year.
In particular Consob alleges:
(i) the non-correct application of IAS 36 with reference to the impairment test relating to the evaluation of some assets
registered as ‘property, plant and equipment’ of the Offshore Drilling business unit and with respect to the assets registered
in the Offshore and Onshore Engineering & Construction business units. Consob’s remarks refers to the methods of cash
flow estimation expected from the use of said assets for the purposes of the application of the impairment test with respect
to the financial year 2015 and specifically to the incorrect application of IAS 36: (a) par. 33, lett. a), according to which ‘in
measuring value in use an entity shall: a) base cash flow projections on reasonable and supportable assumptions that
represent management’s best estimate of the range of economic conditions that will exist over the remaining useful life of
the asset. Greater weight shall be given to external evidence’; (b) par. 34 in the part that requires that management assesses
the reasonableness of the assumptions on which its current cash flow projections are based by examining the causes of
differences between past cash flow projections and actual cash flows. Management shall ensure that the assumptions on
which its current cash flow projections are based are consistent with past actual outcomes, provided the effects of
subsequent events or circumstances that did not exist when those actual cash flows were generated make this
appropriate; (c) par. 35 in the part that refers to the approach to be followed when use is made of cash flow projections for
a period of over five years, highlighting that said approach is allowed ‘if [the entity] is confident that these projections are
reliable and it can demonstrate its ability, based on past experience, to forecast cash flows accurately over that longer
period’;
(ii) the non correct application of IAS 16, paragraphs 51, 56 and 57 with reference to useful residual life of some assets
registered as ‘property, plant and equipment’ of the Onshore Drilling business unit, of the Offshore Engineering
& Construction business unit and of the Onshore Engineering & Construction business unit. Consob’s remarks concern the
circumstances that the review of the estimation of the useful residual life of assets cited (reported in the 2016 financial
statements) should have already been done in the financial year 2015. Specifically, Consob alleges that IAS 16: (a) par. 51
was not correctly applied in the part that requests that ‘the residual value and the useful life of an asset shall be reviewed
at least at each financial year-end and, if expectations differ from previous estimates, the change(s) shall be accounted for
as a change in an accounting estimate in accordance with IAS 8 ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates
and Errors’; (b) par. 56 in the part that requires that ‘the future economic benefits embodied in an asset are consumed by
an entity principally through its use. However, other factors, such as technical or commercial obsolescence and wear and
tear while an asset remains idle, often result in the diminution of the economic benefits that might have been obtained from
the asset’ [...]; par. 57 in the part that requires that ‘the useful life of an asset is defined in terms of the asset’s expected utility
to the entity. The asset management policy of the entity may involve the disposal of assets after a specified time or after
consumption of a specified proportion of the future economic benefits embodied in the asset. Therefore, the useful life of
an asset may be shorter than its economic life. The estimation of the useful life of the asset is a matter of judgement based
on the experience of the entity with similar assets’.
As a consequence of the above mentioned remarks, Consob likewise does not share the economic competence of the write
off included in the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements with reference to some inventories and to a positive
deferred tax asset related to the items criticised by Consob for which the economic competence of the write off according to
Consob should have been accounted for in the 2015 financial year.
Consob notes in this regard:
(i) IAS 2, par. 9, that ‘inventories shall be measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value’ and at par. 30 that ‘estimates
of net realisable value are based on the most reliable evidence available at the time the estimates are made, of the amount
the inventories are expected to realise’;
(ii) IAS 12 in the part that requires at par. 34 that ‘a deferred tax asset shall be recognised for the carry forward of unused tax
losses and unused tax credits to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profit will be available against which the
unused tax losses and unused tax credits can be utilised’ and that ‘to the extent that it is not probable that taxable profit will
be available against which unused tax losses or unused tax credits can be utilised, the deferred tax asset is not recognised’.
Furthermore, Consob criticises the process of estimating the discount rate at the base of the impairment test for the financial
year 2016 in so far as it is characterised by an approach that is not compliant with accounting principle, IAS 36 which requires
that the Company ‘must apply the discount rate appropriate to the future financial cash flows’ More precisely, with respect to
the financial year 2016 Consob does not share the fact that the Company, with reference to the execution of the impairment
test: (i) has used a single rate to discount cash flows of different business units which are characterised by different risk profiles;
(ii) has not considered the country risk in relation to some assets operating in specific geographical areas over a long period
of time.
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In relation to the above, Consob also alleges the violation of the principle of correct representation of the company’s situation
which would not guarantee the observance of fundamental assumptions and qualitative characteristics of information.
Consob believes, in fact, that the importance of the errors and the significance of the shortcomings can likewise determine the
non-compliance of the aforementioned financial statements with the requirements of reliability, prudence and completeness,
pursuant to principle IAS 1.
C. Illustration, in an appropriate pro-forma consolidated assets and financial situation – supported by comparative data – of the
effects of accounting in compliance with the regulations would have produced on the company’s financial condition, on the
income statement and on the net equity of the financial year 2016, for which incorrect information was supplied.
While not sharing the judgement of non-compliance of the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements put forward
by Consob in its Resolution, Saipem points out that the 2016 consolidated and statutory financial statements of the Company
were approved by the Board of Directors on March 16, 2017 and by the Shareholders’ Meeting on April 28, 2017 and were
subject to audit pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 39 of January 27, 2010 and the report was issued on April 3, 2017.
In addition, with the press release of March 6, 2018, Saipem reported that ‘the Board of Directors of Saipem, in disagreement
with the Resolution of Consob, resolved on March 5, 2018 to appeal the Resolution in the competent courts’.
In the press release dated March 21, 2018 Saipem reported that for the purposes of ensuring a correct interpretation, and in
order to implement the findings of the Resolution, today the Company has filed a petition with Consob in order to obtain
interpretative clarifications suitable for overcoming the technical and evaluation complexities related to the findings of the
Authority and to be able, in this way, to inform the market correctly, reaffirming that it does not share – and has no intention of
accepting – the judgement of non-compliance of the consolidated and statutory financial statements as at December 31,
2016.
On April 27, 2018, Saipem lodged an appeal at the regional Administrative Court of Lazio requesting the annulment of the
Resolution and of any other presumed or related act and/or provision.
On May 24, 2018, Saipem filed with the TAR-Lazio additional grounds for appeal against the aforementioned Resolution.
The proceeding is pending.
On April 16, 2018, Saipem issued a press release regarding the pro forma consolidated income statements and balance sheet as
at December 31, 2016 for the sole purpose of complying with the Resolution.
On April 6, 2018, after the closure of the market, the Offices of the Italian securities market regulator Consob (Divisione
Informazione Emittenti - Issuer Information Division) announced with their communication No. 0100385/18 (the ‘Communication’),
that they started an administrative sanctioning procedure, claiming some violations pursuant to Articles 191 and 195 of Italian
Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 (the ‘Financial Law’), relating to the offer documentation (Informative Prospectus and Supplement
to the Informative Prospectus) made available to the public by Saipem on the occasion of its capital increase operation, which
took place in January and February 2016. The alleged violations were exclusively addressed to the members of the Board of
Directors and the Chief Financial Officer/Officer Responsible for Financial Reporting in office at that time.
The Offices of Consob, in communicating their allegations to the interested parties also pointed out that, if the alleged violations
were ascertained by the Commission of Consob at the outcome of the procedure, said violations ‘would be punishable by an
administrative fine between €5,000 and €500,000’.
Saipem received notice of the communication solely as guarantor ex lege for the payment ‘of any economic fines that may
eventually be charged to the company executives at the outcome of the administrative procedure’.
The allegations follow Consob Resolution No. 20324 of March 2, 2018 (the ‘Resolution’), the content of which was communicated
to the market by the Company with its press release of March 5, 2018. The Resolution – with which, as also communicated to the
market, the Company disagreed and that it will appeal before the Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) of Lazio – alleged, among
other things, ‘the incoherence of the assumptions and elements underlying the Strategic Plan for 2016-2019 with respect to the
evidence at the disposal of the administrative bodies’, as the indicators of possible impairment of value of the assets, later written
down by Saipem in its nine-month interim report as of September 30, 2016 would already have existed, in the opinion of Consob,
at the time of approval of the consolidated financial statements of 2015.
With its Communication, the Offices of Consob have charged the company executives who, at the time of the capital increase,
performed management functions, with the violations that are the subject of the Resolution and have already been communicated
to the market, as stated above. The Offices of Consob further claim certain ‘elements relative to the inexact drafting of the
declaration on the net working capital’ required by the standards in force on the subject of the framing of the informative
prospectus.
The foregoing would imply, according to the Offices of Consob, ‘the inability of the offer documentation to ensure that the
investors would be able to formulate a well-grounded opinion about the equity and financial situation of the issuer, its economic
results and prospects, pursuant to Article 94, sections 2 and 7, of the Financial Law, with regard to the information concerning:
a) estimates of the Group’s results for the fiscal year 2015 (Guidance 2015 and underlying assumptions)’; ‘b) Group results
forecast drawn from the Strategic Plan for 2016-2019 and underlying assumptions’; ‘c) the declaration on the Net Working
Capital’.
Also according to the Offices of Consob, Saipem would have additionally omitted, in violation of Article 97, section 1 and Article
115, section 1, letter a), of the Financial Law, to report to Consob ‘information pertaining to: (i) the assumptions underlying the
declaration on its Net Working Capital; (ii) regarding the availability of an updated ‘Eni Scenario’ on the price of oil; and (iii) the
existence of significant amendments to the assumptions underlying the Strategic Plan for 2016-2019’. On July 4, 2018 Saipem,
as guarantor ex lege for the payment ‘of any economic fines that may eventually be charged to the company executives at the
outcome of the administrative procedure’, submitted its defence to Consob.
Saipem and all the company executives who have received the Communication have proceeded to file their defences with the
Consob Offices.
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Consob, with its Resolution No. 20828 of February 21, 2019, communicated to Saipem on March 12, 2019 and adopted at the
outcome of the procedure for application of a monetary fine initiated on April 6, 2018, applied the following monetary fines: a)
€200,000 on the company CEO; b) €150,000 on the manager charged with preparing the Company’s financial reports in office at
the time of the capital increase in 2016.
Consob also sentenced Saipem SpA to a payment of €350,000, as the party jointly liable for payment of the aforementioned
administrative fines with the two persons fined pursuant to Article 195, section 9, of the Finance Law (in force at the time of the
alleged violations), with obligation to recourse against the authors of the alleged breaches.
Consob ordered the filing of the procedure launched on April 6, 2018, against the non-executive Directors in office at the time of
the facts alleged.
The Board of Directors of Saipem resolved on April 2, 2019 to appeal the Resolution No. 20828 before the Court of Appeal.
Ongoing investigations. Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan - 2015 and 2016 Financial Statements.
Prospectus of the January 2016 capital increase
On January 22, 2019, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan notified Saipem SpA of a ‘local search warrant and seize notice of
investigation’, in relation to the alleged administrative offence pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-ter - lett. B), Legislative Decree
No. 231/2001, based on the alleged crime of false accounting allegedly committed from April 2016 to April 2017, as well as in
relation to the alleged unlawful administrative act pursuant to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8 and 25-sexies of Legislative Decree No. 231/2001,
based on the alleged crime of manipulation of the market, allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to April 2017.
At the same time, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan notified the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as well as, for
various reasons, two of its managers (including the current Manager responsible for the preparation of financial reports appointed
on June 7, 2016) and a former manager of an investigation concerning the following offences: (i) accounting relating to the 2015
and 2016 financial statements; (ii) manipulation of the market allegedly committed from October 27, 2015 to April 2017; and
(iii) false statements in the Prospectus issued with reference to the documentation for the offer of the capital increase in January
2016.
Preliminary investigations are currently still under way.
In the press release issued on January 22, 2019 Saipem pointed out that:
- as disclosed by the Company to the market on March 5, 2018, Consob, with a resolution dated March 2, 2018, affirmed the
non-compliance of the Company’s separate and consolidated financial statements for 2015 and 2016 with the regulations that
govern their preparation. In the month of April 2018, Saipem appealed this resolution before the Regional Administrative
Tribunal (TAR) of Lazio, from which it is awaiting judgement;
- as communicated by the Company to the market on April 8, 2018, on April 6, 2018, the Issuer’s Information Division of Consob
initiated an administrative sanctioning proceeding claiming some violations, pursuant to Articles 191 and 195 of Legislative
Decree No. 58/1998 (‘TUF’), in relation to the offer documentation (Informative Prospectus and Supplement to the Informative
Prospectus) made available to the public by Saipem on the occasion of its capital increase operation which took place in
January and February 2016. This proceeding is still underway.
Saipem cited the press releases of March 5, 2018 and April 8, 2018 for additional information.
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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 154-BIS, PARAGRAPH 5

OF LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 58/1998
TESTO UNICO DELLA FINANZA (Consolidated Tax Law)
1. The undersigned Stefano Cao and Mariano Avanzi in their capacity as CEO and Manager responsible for the preparation of
financial reports of Saipem SpA, respectively, pursuant to Article 154-bis, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of
February 24, 1998, certify that the internal controls over financial reporting in place for the preparation of the consolidated
financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and during the period covered by the report, were:
- adequate to the company structure, and
- effectively applied during the process of preparation of the 2018 report.
2. Internal controls over financial reporting in place for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements as of December
31, 2018 have been defined and the evaluation of their effectiveness has been assessed based on principles and methodologies
adopted by Saipem in accordance with the Internal Control - Integrated Framework Model issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, which represents an internationally-accepted framework for the internal
control system.
3. The undersigned officers also certify that:

3.1 the Consolidated Financial Statements at December 31, 2018:
a) were prepared in accordance with the evaluation and measurement criteria issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the European Commission according to the procedure set forth in Article 6 of
the European Regulation (CE) No. 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and European Council of July 19, 2002;
b) correspond to the company’s evidence and accounting books and entries;
c) fairly represent the financial, results of operations and cash flows of the Parent Company and the Group consolidated
companies as of and for the period presented in this report;
3.2 the Directors’ Report provides a reliable analysis of business trends and results, including a trend analysis of the Parent
Company and the Group companies, as well as a description of the main risks and uncertain situations to which they are
exposed.
March 11, 2019
/signed/ Stefano Cao /signed/ Mariano Avanzi

Stefano Cao Mariano Avanzi
CEO Manager responsible for the preparation
of financial reports of Saipem SpA
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Headquarters: San Donato Milanese (Milan) - Italy

Via Martiri di Cefalonia, 67
Branches:
Cortemaggiore (Piacenza) - Italy
Via Enrico Mattei, 20
Società per Azioni

Share Capital €2,191,384,693 fully paid up
Tax identification number and Milan, Monza-Brianza, Lodi
Companies’ Register No. 00825790157
Information for Shareholders

Saipem SpA, Via Martiri di Cefalonia, 67
20097 San Donato Milanese (Milan) - Italy
Relations with institutional investors

and financial analysts
Fax +39-0244254295
e-mail: [email protected]
Publications
Relazione finanziaria annuale (in Italian)
Annual Report (in English)
Interim Consolidated Report as of June 30

(in Italian and English)
Saipem Sustainability (in English)
Also available on Saipem’s website:

www.saipem.com
Website: www.saipem.com
Operator: +39-0244231
Layout and supervision: Studio Joly Srl - Rome - Italy

Printing:
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Countries in which Saipem operates

Board of Directors and auditors of Saipem SpA

Consolidated financial statements

Shareholders’ Meeting of April 30, 2019

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Letter to the Shareholders

Letter to the Shareholders

Dear Shareholders, also in diversified sectors such as

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Letter to the Shareholders

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Letter to the Shareholders

March 11, 2019

On behalf of the Board of Directors

The Chairman The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Shareholder structure of the Saipem Group

60.00% 100.00% 99.00% 100.00% 100.00%

100.00% 99.99% 99.00%

100.00% 60.00% 40.00%

0.04% 99.92% 100.00%

100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Sigurd Rück AG Saipem Ltd

% 100.00% 99.90% 100.00% 55.00% 100.00% 100.00%

100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

100.00% 100.00% 99.99%

100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Saiwest Ltd Saigut SA de

The chart only shows subsidiaries

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Saipem SpA share performance

Saipem SpA share

Share capital (€) 441,410,900 441,410,900 2,191,384,693 2,191,384,693 2,191,384,693

- ordinary shares (€) .. .. .. .. ..

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Saipem SpA share performance

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

Organisational structure strategies, partnerships, etc. This process

With regard to investments in exploration and

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

Following a long period of market decline

Saipem Group - Backlog as at December 31

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

Capital expenditure (€ million) 2017 2018

Details of capital expenditure for the individual

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

Market conditions interconnection pipelines, connecting

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

In Egypt, for Petrobel: landing at Greiswald, Germany;

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

Offshore fleet at December 31, 2018

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

Finally, the rapid economic development Debottlenecking is the optimisation process

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review

General overview drilling units continued to remain at significant

SAIPEM Annual Report 2018 / Operating review