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CHC Helicopter Reports Revenue of $447m, EBITDAR of $126m in Fiscal-2013 Second Quarter

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Heli-One (MRO):

--  Among notable contracts secured in the second quarter, AAR, a global    aerospace and defense supplier, selected Heli-One to complete 20 engine    overhauls.--  During the quarter the company delivered the first of three customized    Super Puma aircraft commissioned by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's    Department.--  Heli-One further broadened its range of services by adding four-year    inspections of AW139s to capabilities at the Stavanger, Norway,    operation.


About CHC

CHC Helicopter is a leader in enabling customers to go further, do more and come home safely, including oil and gas companies, government search-and-rescue agencies and organizations requiring helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul services through the Heli-One division. The company is headquartered in Vancouver and operates more than 240 aircraft in about 30 countries around the world.

Segment Performance (Unaudited)(U.S.$ in thousands)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Segment Third Party Revenue                        For the three months ended For the six months ended                                October 31,               October 31,                        ----------------------------------------------------                                 2012         2011         2012         2011----------------------------------------------------------------------------Helicopter Services      $    402,617 $    383,279 $    792,521 $    756,573MRO                            42,488       38,409       67,034       73,297Corporate and Other             1,681        1,312        3,300        2,779                        ---------------------------------------------------- Consolidated totals     $    446,786 $    423,000 $    862,855 $    832,649                        ----------------------------------------------------                        ----------------------------------------------------EBITDAR and EBITDA Summary                            For the three months                                   ended            For the six months ended                                October 31,               October 31,                        ----------------------------------------------------                                 2012         2011         2012         2011                        ----------------------------------------------------Helicopter Services      $    120,931 $    107,000 $    223,554 $    202,688MRO                            28,082       18,935       41,746       39,949Corporate and Other          (22,916)     (18,473)     (38,304)     (35,106)                        ----------------------------------------------------Consolidated EBITDAR(i)       126,097      107,462      226,996      207,531Less: aircraft lease and associated costs            (48,797)     (42,604)     (97,227)     (83,100)                        ----------------------------------------------------Consolidated EBITDA(i)   $     77,300 $     64,858 $    129,769 $    124,431                        ----------------------------------------------------                        ----------------------------------------------------(i) See reconciliations to GAAP measures below.----------------------------------------------------------------------------Consolidated Statement of Earnings (Unaudited)(U.S.$ in thousands)----------------------------------------------------------------------------                           For the three months       For the six months                                   ended                     ended                        ----------------------------------------------------                          October 31,  October 31,  October 31,  October 31,                                 2012         2011         2012         2011----------------------------------------------------------------------------Revenue                  $    446,786 $    423,000 $    862,855 $    832,649Operating ExpensesDirect costs                (351,397)    (343,346)    (697,484)    (679,987)Earnings from equity accounted investees              825          625        1,837        1,221General and administrative costs        (18,914)     (15,421)     (37,439)     (29,452)Amortization                 (27,635)     (25,429)     (55,945)     (52,532)Restructuring costs           (1,797)      (7,080)      (3,727)     (11,884)Recovery (impairment) of receivables and funded residual value guarantees                       143           63        (572)           47Impairment of intangible assets                       (6,339)      (1,717)      (5,818)      (1,825)Impairment of assets held for sale                (3,650)      (4,251)      (9,297)     (11,632)Impairment of assets held for use                       -            -        (660)            -Gain (loss) on disposal of assets                    (3,026)        (316)      (4,617)        3,741----------------------------------------------------------------------------                            (411,790)    (396,872)    (813,722)    (782,303)Operating income               34,996       26,128       49,133       50,346Interest on long-term debt                        (30,075)     (29,516)     (59,958)     (60,186)Foreign exchange gain          10,562        2,446        3,161        2,639Other financing charges       (3,449)      (6,491)     (11,603)      (6,235)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax                    12,034      (7,433)     (19,267)     (13,436)Income tax recovery (expense)                    (5,022)        8,638      (6,303)       12,485----------------------------------------------------------------------------Income (loss) from continuing operations          7,012        1,205     (25,570)        (951)Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax           467      (7,526)          812      (8,312)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Net earnings (loss)      $      7,479 $    (6,321) $   (24,758) $    (9,263)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Net earnings (loss) attributable to:Controlling interest     $      6,999 $   (11,420) $   (26,106) $   (19,793)Non-controlling interest          480        5,099        1,348       10,530----------------------------------------------------------------------------Net earnings (loss)      $      7,479 $    (6,321) $   (24,758) $    (9,263)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)----------------------------------------------------------------------------                        For the three months ended For the six months ended                        ----------------------------------------------------                          October 31,  October 31,  October 31,  October 31,                                 2012         2011         2012         2011----------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash provided by (used in):Operating activities: Net earnings (loss)     $      7,479 $    (6,321) $   (24,758) $    (9,263) Less: earnings (loss)  from discontinued  operations, net of tax          467      (7,526)          812      (8,312)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earnings (loss) from  continuing operations         7,012        1,205     (25,570)        (951)Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: Amortization                  27,635       25,429       55,945       52,532 Loss (gain) on disposal  of assets                     3,026          316        4,617      (3,741) Asset impairments              9,846        5,905       16,347       13,410 Non-cash leasing and  financing costs               (140)        (492)        (304)      (1,306) Earnings from equity  accounted investees           (825)        (625)      (1,837)      (1,221) Deferred income taxes          (512)      (6,356)      (6,252)     (13,953) Pension contributions,  net of pension expense      (5,690)      (7,898)     (17,436)     (15,560) Increase to deferred  lease financing costs         (216)      (2,774)      (1,489)      (7,488) Foreign exchange gain  (loss)                     (19,893)        5,404        2,382        2,068 Other                          2,816        (868)        5,319      (1,640)Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities         (900)       34,657     (55,480)     (32,226)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash provided by (used in) operating activities                    22,159       53,903     (23,758)     (10,076)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Financing activities: Sold interest in  accounts receivable,  net of collections              674          530        8,917       40,082 Proceeds from issuance  of capital stock                  -       60,000            -       60,000 Proceeds from the  issuance of senior  secured notes               202,000            -      202,000            - Long-term debt proceeds      165,076      125,000      390,229      405,000 Long-term debt  repayments                (319,871)    (116,826)    (471,824)    (390,539) Increase in deferred  financing costs  related to the  revolver and notes          (3,793)            -      (3,793)            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash provided by financing activities          44,086       68,704      125,529      114,543----------------------------------------------------------------------------Investing activities: Property and equipment  additions                  (95,600)    (121,964)    (142,267)    (164,751) Proceeds from disposal  of property and  equipment                    46,188       43,117       93,413       91,120 Aircraft deposits, net  of lease inception  refunds                    (10,845)     (34,429)     (40,926)     (36,115) Restricted cash                   38        2,320        5,384          753 Distribution from  equity investments                -            -            -          936----------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash used in investing activities                  (60,219)    (110,956)     (84,396)    (108,057)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations                     6,026       11,651       17,375      (3,590)Cash flows provided by (used in) discontinued operations: Cash flows provided by  (used in) operating  activities                      467      (1,019)          812      (1,488) Cash flows provided by  (used in) financing  activities                    (467)        1,019        (812)        1,488----------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations                         -            -            -            -Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents               5,677      (6,605)      (4,144)     (10,804)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period                        11,703        5,046       13,231     (14,394)Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                     57,075       49,481       55,547       68,921----------------------------------------------------------------------------Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                  $     68,778 $     54,527 $     68,778 $     54,527--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)(U.S.$ in thousands)----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           October 31, 2012   April 30, 2012----------------------------------------------------------------------------AssetsCurrent Assets: Cash and cash equivalents                 $         68,778 $         55,547 Receivables, net of allowance for  doubtful accounts                                 304,701          266,115 Income taxes receivable                             25,078           20,747 Deferred income tax assets                           9,361            8,542 Inventories                                         95,740           90,013 Prepaid expenses                                    20,069           21,183 Other assets                                        38,039           33,195----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                    561,766          495,342Property and equipment, net                       1,041,490        1,026,860Investments                                          25,466           24,226Intangible assets                                   205,493          217,890Goodwill                                            432,059          433,811Restricted cash                                      20,353           25,994Other assets                                        410,986          363,103Deferred income tax assets                           49,020           48,943Assets held for sale                                 63,295           79,813----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           $      2,809,928 $      2,715,982--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Liabilities and Shareholder's EquityCurrent Liabilities: Payables and accruals                     $        356,519 $        363,064 Deferred revenue                                    20,775           23,737 Income taxes payable                                40,169           43,581 Deferred income tax liabilities                     13,073           11,729 Current facility secured by accounts  receivable                                         55,317           45,566 Other liabilities                                   20,155           23,648 Current portion of long-term debt                   14,039           17,701----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                    520,047          529,026Long-term debt                                    1,401,504        1,269,379Deferred revenue                                     50,221           43,517Other liabilities                                   189,820          191,521Deferred income tax liabilities                      18,943           20,072----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total liabilities                                 2,180,535        2,053,515Redeemable non-controlling interests                  4,489            1,675Capital stock: Par value 1 Euro; Authorized and issued:  1,228,377,770 and 1,228,377,770,   respectively                                   1,607,101        1,607,101Contributed surplus                                  55,541           55,318Deficit                                           (966,137)        (940,031)Accumulated other comprehensive loss               (71,601)         (61,596)----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                           $      2,809,928 $      2,715,982--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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