TechnipFMC Confirms Total Company 2019 Segment Guidance, Announces Fourth Quarter Non-cash Impairment Charges...

Press release | February 10 2020

TechnipFMC Confirms Total Company 2019 Segment Guidance, Announces Fourth Quarter Non-cash Impairment Charges of $2.4 Billion Largely Due to Change in Market Capitalization LONDON & PARIS & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2020-- Regulatory News:

TechnipFMC plc (NYSE: FTI) (Paris: FTI) today announced a preliminary financial update in advance of the Company's fourth quarter 2019 earnings release scheduled for Wednesday, February 26, 2020.

The Company anticipates segment results for the full year 2019 to be as follows:

Total Company revenues approaching the guidance mid-point of $13.5 billion

Adjusted EBITDA margin1 for all segments to meet or exceed guidance of at least 11.5% for Subsea, 16.5% for Onshore/Offshore, and 10% for Surface Technologies

Corporate expense, net1, in-line with guidance of $210 - 215 million, excluding impact of foreign currency fluctuations

The Company expects approximately $2.4 billion of non-cash asset impairment charges to impact results in the fourth quarter.

Three Months Ended Subsea

Surface Technologies

Total

(Approximate, in billions)

Goodwill $1.3

$0.7

$2.0

Other assets 0.4

n/m

0.4

Total $1.7

$0.7

$2.4

Primary driver Reduced market

capitalization Change in North

American outlook

As part of the Company's annual goodwill impairment test, the Company's market capitalization was compared to our estimate of fair value for each reporting segment. TechnipFMC's market capitalization on its testing date had declined significantly when compared to the prior-year's assessment, driven in part by greater geopolitical uncertainty and lower commodity prices. As a result, our estimate of business fair value could not be supported by the market capitalization on the testing date.

In Subsea, the Company expects to record a goodwill impairment charge of approximately $1.3 billion due to the decline in the Company's market capitalization. The charge does not reflect a change in our outlook for 2020 or the long term.

In Surface Technologies, the Company expects to record a goodwill impairment charge of approximately $0.7 billion. This charge reflects a change in our outlook for the North American market given the challenging near-term environment and reductions to our regional activities focused on improving the economic returns of our business.

In Onshore/Offshore, the Company will not incur a goodwill impairment. An improved business outlook, as evidenced by significant growth in the Company's LNG-related backlog, supports the current level of goodwill attributable to the segment.

Additionally, the Company expects to record other asset impairment charges totaling approximately $0.4 billion. Most of these charges will be incurred in the Subsea segment, driven by continued rationalization of our global footprint as we benefit from the market's accelerated adoption of our integrated offering. The remaining charges will be recorded in Surface Technologies and relate to our North American operations.

Also in the quarter, the Company expects to record approximately $50 million of pre-tax charges and credits related to the Company's separation, restructuring, and other activities.

These preliminary financial results are subject to completion of the Companys customary annual closing and financial statement audit procedures.

1Our guidance measures of adjusted EBITDA margin (excluding amortization related impact of purchase price accounting, and other charges) and corporate expense, net (excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations), are both non-GAAP measures for which we are unable to provide a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort, as further described in our press release of October 23, 2019.

Teleconference and presentation

As a reminder, the Company will issue its fourth quarter 2019 earnings release after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The Company will also host its fourth quarter 2019 earnings release teleconference on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 1 p.m.London time (8 a.m.New York time).

To participate in the conference call, you may call any of the following telephone numbers approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time:

France: 33 (0) 1 70 80 71 53

United Kingdom: 44 (0) 203 107 0289

United States: 1 844 304 0775

International (Other): 1 970 297 2369

Callers should reference Conference ID 6568587.

The event will be webcast simultaneously and can be accessed at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/ppnfrxn3.

Those interested in listening to the webcast should register on the website at least 10 minutes before the call begins.

An audio replay of the call will be available online at approximately 8 p.m.London time (3 p.m.New York time) on February 27, 2020.

Important Information for Investors and Securityholders

Forward-looking statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as guidance, confident, believe, expect, anticipate, plan, intend, foresee, should, would, could, may, will, likely, predicated, estimate, outlook and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. Such forward-looking statements involve significant risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections, including the following known material factors:

risks associated with our ability to consummate our proposed sepa

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