Airbus reports Nine-Month (9m) 2020 results
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Global air travel recovery slower than anticipated
Cash containment and business adaptation on track
9m revenues € 30.2 billion; 9m EBIT Adjusted € -0.1 billion
9m EBIT (reported) € -2.2 billion; 9m loss per share (reported) € -3.43
Restructuring provision of € -1.2 billion recognised in EBIT (reported)
9m free cash flow before M&A and customer financing € -11.8 billion
Strong liquidity underpins business resilience and flexibility
Q3 performance: convergence of production and deliveries, free cash flow before M&A
and customer financing € +0.6 billion
Guidance issued on FCF before M&A and customer financing for fourth quarter 2020

Amsterdam, 29 October 2020 – Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) reported
consolidated financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2020.
“After nine months of 2020 we now see the progress made on adapting our business to thenew COVID-19 market environment. Despite the slower air travel recovery than anticipated,
we converged commercial aircraft production and deliveries in the third quarter and we
stopped cash consumption in line with our ambition,” said Airbus Chief Executive Officer
Guillaume Faury. “Furthermore, the restructuring provision booked shows our discussions
with social partners and stakeholders have advanced well. Our ability to stabilise the cash
flow in the quarter gives us confidence to issue a free cash flow guidance for the fourthquarter.”
Net commercial aircraft orders totalled 300 (9m 2019: 127 aircraft) with the order backlog
comprising 7,441 commercial aircraft as of 30 September 2020. Airbus Helicopters booked
143 net orders (9m 2019: 173 units), including 8 H160s and 1 H215 during the third quarter.
Airbus Defence and Space’s order intake increased to € 8.2 billion, with the third quarter
including an additional A330 MRTT as well as contract wins in telecommunications satellites.
Consolidated revenues decreased to € 30.2 billion (9m 2019: € 46.2 billion), driven by thedifficult market environment impacting the commercial aircraft business with around 40%
fewer deliveries year-on-year. A total of 341 commercial aircraft were delivered (9m 2019:571 aircraft), comprising 18 A220s, 282 A320 Family, 9 A330s and 32 A350s. During thethird quarter of 2020, a total of 145 commercial aircraft were delivered including 57 deliveries
in September. Airbus Helicopters reported broadly stable revenues, reflecting lower deliveriesof 169 units (9m 2019: 209 units) partially compensated by higher services. Revenues atAirbus Defence and Space mainly reflected lower volumes in Space Systems and for theA400M as well as the impact of COVID-19 on business phasing. A total of 5 A400M military
airlifters were delivered over the nine month period with Luxembourg becoming a newoperator.

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Consolidated EBIT Adjusted – an alternative performance measure and key indicator
capturing the underlying business margin by excluding material charges or profits caused by
movements in provisions related to programmes, restructuring or foreign exchange impacts
as well as capital gains/losses from the disposal and acquisition of businesses – totalled€ -125 million (9m 2019: € 4,133 million).
Airbus’ EBIT Adjusted of € -641 million (9m 2019: € 3,593 million(1)) mainly reflected the
reduced commercial aircraft deliveries and lower cost efficiency. It also included € -1.0 billion
of COVID-19 related charges. The necessary steps have been taken to adapt the cost
structure to the new levels of production and the benefits are materialising as the plan isexecuted. At the end of September, the number of commercial aircraft that could not bedelivered due to COVID-19 had reduced to around 135.
Airbus Helicopters’ EBIT Adjusted increased to € 238 million (9m 2019: € 205 million),reflecting a favourable mix, higher services, a positive contribution from programme
execution as well as lower Research & Development (R&D) expenses. During Q3, the first
five-bladed H145 helicopter was delivered following certification by the European Union
Aviation Safety Agency in Q2.
EBIT Adjusted at Airbus Defence and Space decreased to € 266 million (9m 2019: € 355million), mainly reflecting the lower volume in Space Systems, especially in the launcher
business due to the impact of COVID-19, partly offset by cost reduction measures. TheDivision’s restructuring plan updated in H1 2020 is underway and negotiations with the social
partners are progressing. The related provision has been recorded in Q3 as part of the EBIT
Adjustments.
Consolidated self-financed R&D expenses totalled € 2,032 million (9m 2019: € 2,150million).
Consolidated EBIT (reported) was € -2,185 million (9m 2019: € 3,431 million), including
Adjustments totalling a net € -2,060 million. These Adjustments comprised:● € -1,200 million booked in Q3 related to the Company-wide restructuring plan, of which €-981 million were for Airbus and € -219 million for Airbus Defence and Space. The
amount takes into account government support measures. It reflects the latest status of
the negotiations with social partners, and therefore may be reassessed;● € -358 million related to the A380 programme cost, of which € -26 million were in Q3;● € -374 million related to the dollar pre-delivery payment mismatch and balance sheet
valuation, of which € -209 million were in Q3;● € -128 million of other costs including compliance, of which € -11 million were in Q3.

The consolidated reported loss per share of € -3.43 (9m 2019 earnings per share: € 2.81)
includes the financial result of € -712 million (9m 2019: € -233 million). The financial resultmainly reflects a net € -291 million related to Dassault Aviation financial instruments, as well
as a Repayable Launch Investment (RLI) re-measurement of € -236 million, mainly fromPage | 2

amending the French and Spanish contracts to what the World Trade Organisation considers
the appropriate interest rate and risk assessment benchmarks. It also includes theimpairment of a loan to OneWeb, recognised in Q1. The consolidated net loss(2) was€ -2,686 million (9m 2019 net income: € 2,186 million).
Consolidated free cash flow before M&A and customer financing amounted to € -11,798
million (9m 2019: € -4,937 million) of which € +0.6 billion were in the third quarter. The Q32020 free cash flow performance reflects the higher level of deliveries compared to the priorquarter, cash containment efforts and the strong focus on working capital management.
Capital expenditure in the nine month period was around € 1.2 billion, down by around € 0.3
billion year-on-year, driven by a reduction in spending in the third quarter in line with theCompany’s cash containment efforts. Consolidated free cash flow was € -12,276 million (9m2019: € -5,127 million). The consolidated net debt position was € -242 million on 30
September 2020 (year-end 2019 net cash position: € 12.5 billion) with a gross cash
position of € 18.1 billion (year-end 2019: € 22.7 billion).
Outlook
The Company’s Full-Year 2020 guidance was withdrawn in March. Given the continued
impact of COVID-19 on the business and the associated risks, no new guidance is issued oncommercial aircraft deliveries or EBIT.
As the basis for its Q4 2020 guidance for free cash flow before M&A and customer financing,
the Company assumes no further disruptions to the world economy, air traffic, Airbus’ internal
operations, and to its ability to deliver products and services.
On that basis, the Company targets at least breakeven free cash flow before M&A andcustomer financing in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Key post-closing events
On 21 October 2020, the Company signed a new € 6 billion Revolving Syndicated Credit
Facility partially terming out the € 15 billion credit facility by € 3 billion and in order to refinanceits existing € 3 billion Revolving Syndicated Facility.

Note to editors: Live Webcast of the Analyst Conference Call
At 08:15 CET on 29 October 2020, you can listen to the 9m 2020 Results Analyst Conference Call with Chief
Executive Officer Guillaume Faury and Chief Financial Officer Dominik Asam via the Airbus website. Theanalyst call presentation can also be found on the company website. A recording will be made available in due
course. For a reconciliation of Airbus’ KPIs to “reported IFRS” please refer to the analyst presentation.

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About Airbus
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2019, it generated revenues of € 70 billion
and employed a workforce of around 135,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners.
Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of theworld’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft
solutions worldwide.

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Consolidated Airbus – Nine-Month (9m) Results 2020
(Amounts in Euro)
Consolidated Airbus

9m 20209m 2019

ChangeRevenues, in millions
thereof defence, in millions

30,161
6,116

46,1686,231-35%-2%

EBIT Adjusted, in millions

-125

4,133

-

EBIT (reported), in millions-2,185

3,431-

Research & Development expenses, inmillions

2,032

2,150-5%

Net Income/Loss(2), in millions-2,6862,186-Earnings/Loss Per Share (EPS)

-3.43

2.81

-

Free Cash Flow (FCF), in millions-12,276-5,127-

Free Cash Flow before M&A, in millions-11,756-4,902-

Free Cash Flow before M&A andCustomer Financing, in millions-11,798-4,937-30 Sept 2020

31 Dec 2019

ChangeNet Cash/Debt position, in millions-242

12,534-

Employees

134,071

134,931-1%

Consolidated Airbus

For footnotes please refer to page 10.

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By Business Segment

Revenues

EBIT (reported)(Amounts in millions ofEuro)9m 20209m 2019(1)Change9m 20209m 2019(1)ChangeAirbus

20,27135,572-43%-2,399

3,165-

Airbus Helicopters

3,623

3,712-2%

238

203

+17%

Airbus Defence andSpace

6,936

7,706-10%

-36

83-

Eliminations

-669

-822-

12-20-

Total

30,161

46,168-35%-2,1853,431-By Business Segment(Amounts in millions ofEuro)EBIT Adjusted
9m 20209m 2019(1)ChangeAirbus-641

3,593-

Airbus Helicopters

238

205

+16%

Airbus Defence andSpace

266

355

-25%

Eliminations

12-20-

Total

-125

4,133-By Business Segment

Order Intake (net)

Order Book

9m 20209m 2019

Change30 Sept2020

30 Sept
2019

ChangeAirbus, in units

300

127+136%

7,441

7,133

+4%

Airbus Helicopters, inunits

143

173

-17%

669

681-2%

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6,064

8,214

+35%

N/A

N/A

N/A

For footnotes please refer to page 10.

Consolidated Airbus – Third Quarter (Q3) Results 2020
(Amounts in Euro)

Consolidated Airbus

Q3 2020

Q3 2019

ChangeRevenues, in millions

11,213

15,302-27%

EBIT Adjusted, in millions

820

1,604-49%

EBIT (reported), in millions-626

1,338-Net Income/Loss , in millions-767989-

Earnings/Loss Per Share (EPS)

-0.98

1.27-

(2)

By Business Segment

Revenues

EBIT (reported)(Amounts in millions ofEuro)

Q3 2020

Q3 2019(1)ChangeQ3 2020

Q3 2019(1)ChangeAirbus

7,738

11,529

-33%

-591

1,159

-

Airbus Helicopters

1,290

1,341-4%

8679

+9%

Airbus Defence andSpace

2,385

2,691

-11%

-109

98-

Eliminations

-200

-259

--122-

Total

11,213

15,302

-27%

-626

1,338

-

By Business Segment(Amounts in millions ofEuro)EBIT Adjusted
Q3 2020

Q3 2019(1)ChangeAirbus666

1,400-52%Airbus Helicopters

8680

+8%

Airbus Defence andSpace80

122-34%

Eliminations-122-Page | 7

Total820

1,604-49%

For footnotes please refer to page 10.

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Q3 2020 revenues decreased by 27%, mainly driven by lower deliveries at Airbus and lower
revenues at Airbus Defence and Space.
Q3 2020 EBIT Adjusted of € 820 million mainly reflects lower commercial aircraft deliveries
and lower activities in the space business.
Q3 2020 EBIT (reported) of € -626 million included net Adjustments of € -1,446 million, ofwhich € -1,200 million relate to the restructuring provision. Net Adjustments in the thirdquarter of 2019 amounted to € -266 million.
Q3 2020 Net Loss of € -767 million mainly reflects the EBIT (reported), € -283 million fromthe financial result and the low effective tax rate.

EBIT (reported) / EBIT Adjusted Reconciliation
The table below reconciles EBIT (reported) with EBIT Adjusted.
Consolidated Airbus(Amounts in millions of Euro)EBIT (reported)

9m 2020-2,185

thereof:Restructuring provision-1,200

A380 programme cost-358$ PDP mismatch/balance sheet
revaluation-374Others-128

EBIT Adjusted-125

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GlossaryKPIDEFINITIONEBITThe Company continues to use the term EBIT (Earnings before interest and taxes). It is
identical to Profit before finance result and income taxes as defined by IFRS Rules.

Adjustment

Adjustment, an alternative performance measure, is a term used by the Company which
includes material charges or profits caused by movements in provisions related toprogrammes, restructuring or foreign exchange impacts as well as capital gains/losses fromthe disposal and acquisition of businesses.

EBIT Adjusted

The Company uses an alternative performance measure, EBIT Adjusted, as a key indicator
capturing the underlying business margin by excluding material charges or profits caused bymovements in provisions related to programmes, restructuring or foreign exchange impacts
as well as capital gains/losses from the disposal and acquisition of businesses.

EPS Adjusted

EPS Adjusted is an alternative performance measure of basic earnings per share asreported whereby the net income as the numerator does include Adjustments. For
reconciliation, see the Analyst presentation.

Gross cashposition

The Company defines its consolidated gross cash position as the sum of (i) cash and cash
equivalents and (ii) securities (all as recorded in the consolidated statement of financialposition).

Net cash position For the definition of the alternative performance measure net cash position, see theUniversal Registration Document, MD&A section 2.1.6.
FCF

For the definition of the alternative performance measure free cash flow, see the Universal
Registration Document, MD&A section 2.1.6.1. It is a key indicator which allows the Company
to measure the amount of cash flow generated from operations after cash used in investing
activities.

FCF before M&AFree cash flow before mergers and acquisitions refers to free cash flow as defined in the
Universal Registration Document, MD&A section 2.1.6.1 adjusted for net proceeds fromdisposals and acquisitions. It is an alternative performance measure and key indicator thatreflects free cash flow excluding those cash flows resulting from acquisitions and disposals ofbusinesses.

FCF before M&Aand customer
financing

Free cash flow before M&A and customer financing refers to free cash flow before mergers
and acquisitions adjusted for cash flow related to aircraft financing activities. It is analternative performance measure and indicator that may be used occasionally by theCompany in its financial guidance, especially when there is higher uncertainty aroundcustomer financing activities.

Page | 10Footnotes:1)

Previous year figures are restated to reflect the adoption of a new segment reporting structure for “Transversal”
activities as of 1 January 2020. Activities related to innovation and digital transformation, which were formerly
reported in “Transversal”, are now included in the business segment “Airbus” under the new segment
structure. “Eliminations” continue to be reported separately.

2)

Airbus SE continues to use the term Net Income/Loss. It is identical to Profit/Loss for the period attributable
to equity owners of the parent as defined by IFRS Rules.

Safe Harbour Statement:This press release includes forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”,“expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “projects”, “may” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-lookingstatements. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements made about strategy, ramp-up and delivery
schedules, introduction of new products and services and market expectations, as well as statements regarding
future performance and outlook.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events andcircumstances and there are many factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially fromthose expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These factors include but are not limited to:
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Changes in general economic, political or market conditions, including the cyclical nature of some of Airbus’businesses;
Significant disruptions in air travel (including as a result of the spread of disease or terrorist attacks);
Currency exchange rate fluctuations, in particular between the Euro and the U.S. dollar;
The successful execution of internal performance plans, including cost reduction and productivity efforts;
Product performance risks, as well as programme development and management risks;
Customer, supplier and subcontractor performance or contract negotiations, including financing issues;Competition and consolidation in the aerospace and defence industry;
Significant collective bargaining labour disputes;
The outcome of political and legal processes, including the availability of government financing for certain
programmes and the size of defence and space procurement budgets;
Research and development costs in connection with new products;
Legal, financial and governmental risks related to international transactions;
Legal and investigatory proceedings and other economic, political and technological risks and uncertainties;
The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting health and economic crisis.

As a result, Airbus SE’s actual results may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in suchforward-looking statements.
For a discussion of factors that could cause future results to differ from such forward-looking statements, see Airbus
SE’s “2019 Universal Registration Document” dated 23 March 2020, including the Risk Factors section. For more
information about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Note 2 “Impact of the spread of the COVID-19
pandemic” of the Notes to the Airbus SE Unaudited Condensed Interim IFRS Consolidated Financial Information
for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2020 published 29 October 2020.
Any forward-looking statement contained in this press release speaks as of the date of this press release. Airbus
SE undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update any forward-looking statements in light of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Rounding
Due to rounding, numbers presented may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may notprecisely reflect the absolute figures.

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