EVS reports record sales in 2010, 50% EBIT margin

 The Board proposes a total dividend of EUR 2.64 per share



  * FY10 record revenue of EUR 111.2 million, +45.2% vs. FY09 (+30.6% excluding
    the big events rentals and at constant exchange rate)
  * FY10 EBIT margin of 50.0% and strong EPS +47.5% growth to EUR 2.94
  * 4Q10: revenue up 31.3%, net result of EUR 8.2 million
  * Successful studio diversification represents 50% of FY10 and 4Q10 sales
  * Global order book of EUR 25.2 million (+8.3% excl. the big events rentals)
    at February 15, 2011
  * 2010 Gross dividend of EUR 2.64 per share (incl. the interim dividend of
    EUR 1.16)
  * 2011 prepares for stronger 2012 as industry recovers, diversification
    accelerates, London2012 tracts, while investing in innovation and expansion



Liège  (Belgium),  February  17, 2011, EVS  Broadcast  Equipment  S.A. (Euronext
Brussels:  EVS.BR, Bloomberg: EVS BB, Reuters: EVSB.BR) (Pinksheets: EVBEF), the
leader in Professional Digital Video applications for live, near-live and studio
TV  production, today reported  its results for  the fourth quarter ("4Q10") and
2010 ("FY10").


Key highlights

Pierre  L'Hoest, CEO of EVS said: "In an  environment where we saw some signs of
industry  recovery, mainly driven  by stronger revenues  for broadcasters, mixed
with  a need to  optimize the use  of existing equipments,  we have been able to
realize  a strong  performance in  2010. The crisis  has reinforced the need for
clients  to optimize the way their  workflows are designed. High definition will
continue  to be a strong  driver for the years  to come. In 2011, our focus will
not  change: invest in  innovation, to make  sure that we  are able to answer to
lots  of  different  customer  needs  in  studio,  and  continue  to  expand our
operations to support the development of the company."

Commenting on the results and perspectives, Jacques Galloy, CFO, added: "In this
fourth quarter, sales amounted to EUR 26.9 million (+31.3%), leading to a record
year  in 2010 (+45.2% to  EUR 111.2 million), higher  than the company guidance.
EBIT  margin for FY10 was slightly higher  than 2009, at 50.0% of sales, in line
with our guidance. For 2011, we expect to leverage on the industry recovery, and
on  the main drivers  that remain valid.  This will be  an odd year, without any
major  event (which represented more than EUR 10 million of rentals in 2010). We
are  strongly  investing  in  expansion  in  new  niches  and  innovation in new
solutions, having grown our headcount by 33% over the last year. Of course, this
weights  on our short term  margins, as we do  not capitalize R&D, but hopefully
paves  the  way  for  future  better  ones,  like over 2002-2005 period. Ongoing
diversification,  London2012 traction and future big sporting events in emerging
markets will constitute other drivers for us in the future."

Corporate Calendar:
April 9-14, 2011                                  NAB tradeshow, Las Vegas
Thursday May 12, 2011                       1Q11 earnings
Tuesday May 17, 2011                        Ordinary General Meeting
Thursday May 26, 2011                       Final Dividend Ex-date Coupon 12
Wednesday June 1, 2011                    Final Dividend Payment date Coupon
Thursday August 25, 2011                  2Q11 earnings
Thursday November 10, 2011              3Q11 earnings


For more information, please contact:
Jacques GALLOY, Director & CFO
Geoffroy d'OULTREMONT, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Manager
EVS  Broadcast Equipment S.A., Liege Science Park, 16 rue du Bois Saint-Jean, B-
4102 Ougrée (Liège), Belgium
Tel: [phone].  E-mail: [e-mail];www.evs-global.com


Forward Looking Statements
This  press  release  contains  forward-looking  statements  with respect to the
business,  financial  condition,  and  results  of  operations  of  EVS  and its
affiliates. These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of
EVS's  management and are  subject to a  number of risks  and uncertainties that
could  cause actual results  or performance of  the Company to differ materially
from  those  contemplated  in  such  forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties  relate  to  changes  in  technology  and market requirements, the
company's  concentration on  one industry,  decline in  demand for the company's
products  and those of its affiliates, inability to timely develop and introduce
new  technologies,  products  and  applications,  and  loss  of market share and
pressure  on pricing  resulting from  competition which  could cause  the actual
results   or  performance  of  the  company  to  differ  materially  from  those
contemplated in such forward-looking statements. EVS undertakes no obligation to
publicly  release any revisions  to these forward-looking  statements to reflect
events  or circumstances after the  date hereof or to  reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.

About EVS Group
EVS  Broadcast  Equipment  designs,  develops  and  markets professional digital
equipment  for Television. The company  employs over 365 persons in 14 countries
and  sells its products to professionals of  the video and audio sectors in more
than  90 countries. EVS  is a  public company  traded on Euronext Brussels: EVS,
ISIN:   BE0003820371.   For  more  information,  refer  towww.evs-global.com  or
www.evs.tv
EVS  Broadcast is the world leader for Live TV Production Digital Disk Recorders
and  Related  Software  Applications,  especially  in  the  field of sports. The
company's  dedicated  hardware  and  software  suite offer a complete production
platform:  live slow  motion (LSM),  high speed  slow motion, replay only, clips
generation,  quick  clips  editing,  real-time  SD/HD video files transfer, time
delay,  multi-camera recording, metadata association, graphics storage and play-
out,  digital transmission,  multi-format ingest  and play-back,  audio record &
edit, webcasting, mobile phone clipping. Main software applications like the "IP
Director®" are running on the dedicated robust and flexible hardware the "XT[2]®
Platform". The world's leading broadcasters, such as NBC, BSkyB, FOX, RTBF, RTL,
NHK,  CANAL+, ABC, ESPN, TF1,  CCTV, PBS, CBS, BBC,  ZDF, Channel One, Channel7,
RAI,  TVE, NEP,  MEDIAPRO, EUROMEDIA,  BEXEL, ALFACAM  and many  others use EVS'
solutions.
EVS 41,3% affiliate XDC is the European leader for Digital Cinema technology and
services in Europe with more than 3,500 committed digital screens in 11 European
countries   (Germany,   Switzerland,  Spain,  Austria,  Portugal,  Belgium,  The
Netherlands,  Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and  Poland) out of which 1,500
have already been deployed.




Press release in pdf format: 


http://hugin.info/133958/R/1489881/425443.pdf




This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of 
Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: 
(i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and 
    other applicable laws; and 
(ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and 
     originality of the information contained therein. 
    
Source: EVS Broadcast Equipment via Thomson Reuters ONE

[HUG#1489881]