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Table of Contents
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
1.	Highlights	1
2.	Introduction	2
3.	About CAE	4
4.	Foreign exchange	10
5.	Non-GAAP and other financial measures	11
6.	Consolidated results	13
7.	Results by segment	16
8.	Consolidated cash movements and liquidity	22
9.	Consolidated financial position	23
10.	Business combinations	25
11.	Changes in accounting policies	26
12.	Controls and procedures	26
13.	Selected quarterly financial information	27
Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Consolidated statement of financial position		28
Consolidated income statement		29
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income		30
Consolidated statement of changes in equity		31
Consolidated statement of cash flows		32
Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
Note 1 – Nature of operations and summary of significant accounting policies		33
Note 2 – Changes in accounting policies		34
Note 3 – Net assets held for sale and discontinued operations		34
Note 4 – Business combinations		35
Note 5 – Accounts receivable		36
Note 6 – Debt facilities and finance expense – net		37
Note 7 – Government assistance		37
Note 8 – Share capital, earnings per share and dividends		38
Note 9 – Employee compensation		38
Note 10 – Other (losses) gains – net		39
Note 11 – Restructuring, integration and acquisition costs		39
Note 12 – Supplementary cash flows information		40
Note 13 – Fair value of financial instruments		40
Note 14 – Operating segments and geographic information		43
Note 15 – Related party transactions		45

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

for the three months ended September 30, 2016

1. HIGHLIGHTS

FINANCIAL

SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 2017

Revenue from continuing operations lower compared to last quarter and higher compared to the second quarter of
fiscal 2016

- Consolidated revenue from continuing operations was $635.5 million this quarter, $16.1 million or 2% lower than last quarter and $18.7 million or 3% higher than the second quarter of fiscal 2016;

- For the first six months of fiscal 2017, consolidated revenue from continuing operations was $1,287.1 million, $113.3 million or 10% higher than the same period last year.

Net income attributable to equity holders of the Company from continuing operations lower compared to last quarter and the second quarter of fiscal 2016

- Net income attributable to equity holders of the Company from continuing operations was $48.3 million (or $0.18 per share) this quarter, compared to $68.7 million (or $0.25 per share) last quarter, representing a decrease of $20.4 million or 30%, and compared to $75.3 million (or $0.28 per share) in the second quarter of fiscal 2016, representing a decrease of $27.0 million or 36%;

- For the first six months of fiscal 2017, net income attributable to equity holders of the Company from continuing operations was $117.0 million (or $0.43 per share) compared to $120.2 million (or $0.45 per share) for the same period last year, a $3.2 million or 3% decrease;

- Specific items included in net income attributable to equity holders of the Company from continuing operations this quarter were restructuring, integration and acquisition costs of $9.6 million ($7.2 million after tax or $0.03 per share). Net income before specific items¹ was $55.5 million and earnings per share before specific items¹ was $0.21 for the quarter, compared to $70.9 million (or $0.26 per share) last quarter and $47.7 million (or $0.18 per share) in the second quarter of fiscal 2016;

- For the first six months of fiscal 2017, specific items totalled $12.7 million ($9.4 million after tax or $0.04 per share). Net income before specific items was $126.4 million and earnings per share before specific items was $0.47 compared to $98.3 million (or $0.37 per share) for the same period last year.

Free cash flow¹ from continuing operations at $27.3 million this quarter, higher compared to last quarter and lower compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016

- Net cash provided by continuing operating activities was $56.5 million this quarter, compared to $54.2 million last quarter and $126.3 million in the second quarter of last year;

- Maintenance capital expenditures¹ and other asset expenditures were $8.8 million this quarter, $16.1 million last quarter, and
$16.0 million in the second quarter of last year;

- Cash dividends were $20.3 million this quarter, $19.0 million last quarter and $12.1 million in the second quarter of last year.

Capital employed¹ increased by $88.4 million over last quarter

- Non-cash working capital¹ increased by $17.3 million, ending at $326.1 million;

- Property, plant and equipment increased by $38.8 million;

- Other long-term assets and other long-term liabilities increased by $45.2 million and $13.2 million respectively;

- Net debt¹ ended at $922.7 million this quarter compared to $880.3 million last quarter.

ORDERS¹

- The book-to-sales ratio¹ for the quarter was 1.17x (Civil Aviation Training Solutions was 1.29x, Defence and Security was 1.03x and Healthcare was 1.00x). The ratio for the last 12 months was 1.10x (Civil Aviation Training Solutions was 1.22x, Defence and Security was 0.95x and Healthcare was 1.00x);

- Total order intake was $746.7 million, compared to $703.0 million last quarter and $826.1 million in the second quarter of
fiscal 2016;

- Total backlog¹, including obligated, joint venture and unfunded backlog, was $6,535.0 million as at September 30, 2016.

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1 Non-GAAP and other financial measures (see Section 5).

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Civil Aviation Training Solutions

- Civil Aviation Training Solutions obtained contracts valued at $457.6 million, including contracts for 12 full-flight simulators (FFSs).

Defence and Security

- Defence and Security won contracts valued at $261.5 million.

Healthcare

- Healthcare order intake was valued at $27.6 million.

OTHER

- Our recent process improvement program results in the standardization of certain types of commercial aircraft simulators. For standardized simulators, percentage-of-completion (POC) accounting is no longer appropriate and thus we began recognizing revenue upon completion for such simulators in fiscal 2017.

2. INTRODUCTION

In this report, we, us, our, CAE and Company refer to CAE Inc. and its subsidiaries. Unless we have indicated otherwise:

- This year and 2017 mean the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017;

- Last year, prior year and a year ago mean the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016;

- Dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars.

This report was prepared as of November 10, 2016, and includes our management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A), unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and notes for the second quarter ended September 30, 2016. We have prepared it to help you understand our business, performance and financial condition for the second quarter of fiscal 2017. Except as otherwise indicated, all financial information has been reported in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and based on unaudited figures.

For additional information, please refer to our unaudited consolidated interim financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, and our annual audited consolidated financial statements, which you will find in our annual report for the year ended March 31, 2016. The MD&A section of our 2016 annual report also provides you with a view of CAE as seen through the eyes of management and helps you understand the company from a variety of perspectives:

- Our vision;

- Our strategy;

- Our operations;

- Foreign exchange;

- Non-GAAP and other financial measures;

- Consolidated results;

- Results by segment;

- Consolidated cash movements and liquidity;

- Consolidated financial position;

- Business combinations;

- Event after the reporting period;

- Business risk and uncertainty;

- Related party transactions;

- Changes in accounting policies;

- Controls and procedures;

- Oversight role of the Audit Committee and Board of Directors.

You will find our most recent annual report and Annual Information Form (AIF) on our website at www.cae.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

ABOUT MATERIAL INFORMATION

This report includes the information we believe is material to investors after considering all circumstances, including potential market sensitivity. We consider something to be material if:

- It results in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a significant change in the market price or value of our shares, or;

- It is quite likely that a reasonable investor would consider the information to be important in making an investment decision. 

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report includes forward-looking statements about our activities, events and developments that we expect to or anticipate may occur in the future including, for example, statements about our vision, strategies, market trends and outlook, future revenues, capital spending, expansions and new initiatives, financial obligations and expected sales. Forward-looking statements normally contain words like believe, expect, anticipate, plan, intend, continue, estimate, may, will, should, strategy, future and similar expressions. By their nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties associated with our business which may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from results indicated in
forward-looking statements. While these statements are based on management’s expectations and assumptions regarding historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that we believe are reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as there is a risk that they may not be accurate.

Important risks that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the industry such as competition, level and timing of defence spending, government-funded defence and security programs, constraints within the civil aviation industry, regulatory rules and compliance, risks relating to CAE such as product evolution, research and development (R&D) activities,
fixed-price and long-term supply contracts, procurement and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) leverage, warranty or other product-related claims, product integration, protection of our intellectual property, third-party intellectual property, loss of key personnel, environmental liabilities, claims arising from casualty losses, integration of acquired businesses, our ability to penetrate new markets, information technology systems including cybersecurity risk, length of sales cycle, continued returns to shareholders and our reliance on technology and third-party providers, and risks relating to the market such as foreign exchange, political instability, availability of capital, pension plan funding, doing business in foreign countries including corruption risk and income tax laws. Additionally, differences could arise because of events announced or completed after the date of this report. You will find more information about the risks and uncertainties affecting our business in our 2016 annual report. We caution readers that the risks described above are not necessarily the only ones we face; additional risks and uncertainties that are presently unknown to us or that we may currently deem immaterial may adversely affect our business.

Except as required by law, we disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The forward-looking information and statements contained in this report are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

3. ABOUT CAE

3.1 Who we are

CAE is a global leader in training for the civil aviation, defence and security, and healthcare markets. Backed by a 70-year record of industry firsts, we continue to help define global training standards with our innovative virtual-to-live training solutions to make flying safer, maintain defence force readiness and enhance patient safety. We have the broadest global presence in the industry, with
8,000 employees, 160 sites and training locations in over 35 countries. Each year, we train more than 120,000 civil and defence crewmembers and thousands of healthcare professionals worldwide.

CAE’s common shares are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol CAE.

3.2 Our vision

Our vision is to be the recognized global training partner of choice to enhance safety, efficiency and readiness.

3.3 Our operations

We provide integrated training solutions to three markets globally:

- The civil aviation market includes major commercial airlines, regional airlines, business aircraft operators, civil helicopter operators, aircraft manufacturers, third-party training centres, flight training organizations (FTOs), maintenance repair and overhaul organizations (MROs) and aircraft finance leasing companies;

- The defence and security market includes defence forces, OEMs, government agencies and public safety organizations worldwide;

- The healthcare market includes hospital and university simulation centres, medical and nursing schools, paramedic organizations, defence forces, medical societies and OEMs.

CIVIL AVIATION MARKET

We provide comprehensive training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance and ground personnel in commercial, business and helicopter aviation, a complete range of flight simulation training devices, as well as ab initio pilot training and crew sourcing services.

We are uniquely capable of addressing the total lifecycle needs of the professional pilot, from cadet to captain, with our comprehensive aviation training solutions. We are the world’s largest provider of commercial aviation training services and the second largest in business aviation training services. Our deep industry expertise and credibility, installed base, strong relationships and reputation as a trusted partner, enable us to access a broader share of the market than any other company in our industry. We provide aviation training services in 30 countries and through our broad global network of training centres, we serve all sectors of civil aviation including airlines and other commercial, business and helicopter aviation operators.

Among our thousands of customers, we have long-term training centre operations and training services agreements and joint ventures with approximately 40 major airlines and aircraft operators around the world. Our range of training solutions includes products and services offerings for pilot, cabin crew and aircraft maintenance technician training, training centre operations, curriculum development, courseware solutions and consulting services. We currently operate 269 FFSs, including those operating in our joint ventures. We offer industry-leading technology, and we are shaping the future of training through innovations such as the Next Generation Training System, which will improve training quality and efficiency through the integration of untapped flight and simulator data-driven insights into training. As the industry leader in training, we continue our strategy to recruit, develop and retain the best instructors, who represent our second largest employee group after engineers. In the formation of new pilots, CAE operates the largest ab initio flight training network in the world with eight academies and a fleet of over 165 aircraft. In the area of resource management, CAE is the global market leader in the provision of flight crew and technical personnel to airlines, aircraft leasing companies, manufacturers and MRO companies worldwide.

Quality, fidelity and reliability are hallmarks of the CAE brand in flight simulation and we are the world leader in the development of civil flight simulators. We continuously innovate our processes and lead the market in the design, manufacture and integration of civil FFSs for major and regional commercial airlines, third-party training centres and OEMs. We have established a wealth of experience in developing first-to-market simulators for more than 35 types of aircraft models. Our flight simulation equipment, including FFSs, are designed to meet the rigorous demands of their long and active service lives, often spanning a number of decades of continuous use. We also provide best-in-class support with a full range of services and by leveraging our extensive worldwide network of spare parts and service teams.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Market drivers

Demand for training solutions in the civil aviation market is driven by the following:

- Pilot training and certification regulations;

- Safety and efficiency imperatives of commercial airline and business aircraft operators;

- Expected long-term global growth in air travel;

- Growing active fleet of commercial aircraft;

- Demand for trained aviation professionals.

Pilot training and certification regulations

Civil aviation training is a largely recurring business driven by a highly-regulated environment through global and national standards for pilot licensing and certification, amongst other regulatory requirements. These mandatory and recurring training requirements are regulated by national and international aviation regulatory authorities such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

In recent years, pilot certification processes and regulatory requirements have become increasingly stringent, driving higher levels of simulation-based training. Simulation-based pilot certification training is taking on a greater role internationally with the Multi-crew Pilot License (MPL) and the Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) requirements in the U.S.

Safety and efficiency imperatives of commercial airline and business aircraft operators

We have large headroom in the training services market driven by a sustained secular demand for trained aviation professionals. The commercial airline industry is competitive, requiring operators to continuously pursue operational excellence and efficiency initiatives in order to achieve adequate returns while continuing to maintain the highest safety standards and the confidence of air travelers. Airlines are finding it increasingly more effective to seek expertise in training from trusted partners such as CAE to address growing efficiency gaps, pilot capability gaps, evolving regulatory and training environment, and on-going aircraft programs. Partnering with a training provider like CAE gives airlines immediate access to a world-wide fleet of simulators, courses, programs and instruction capabilities, and allows them flexibility in pursuing aircraft fleet options that suit their business.

The FAA and EASA, in co-ordination with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), have announced new training requirements for pilots to prevent Loss of Control (LOC) situations. These Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) requirements aim to better train pilots in order to face unexpected events, which can lead to a loss of control. According to IATA, 97% of the Loss of Control-In Flight (LOC-I) accidents between 2010 and 2014 involved fatalities to passengers and/or flight crew. This is the reason why LOC-I is a major area of concern for aviation safety and has been tackled with the highest priority. As a result, all commercial business jet operators and airlines are required to implement UPRT provisions – from May 2016 in Europe, and no later than March 2019 in the U.S.

Expected long-term global growth in air travel

The secular growth in air travel is resulting in higher demand for flight, cabin, maintenance and ground personnel, which in turn drives demand for training solutions.

In commercial aviation, the aerospace industry’s widely held expectation is that long-term average growth for air travel will continue at 4.2% annually over the next decade. For the first nine months of calendar 2016, global passenger traffic increased by 5.9% compared to the first nine months of calendar 2015. Certain markets continued to outperform with passenger traffic in the Middle East and Asia growing at 11.2% and 8.7% respectively, while Europe, Latin America and North America increased 3.7%, 3.6% and 3.3% respectively.

In business aviation, there is a strong relationship between the level of corporate profitability and economic growth and demand for business jet travel. According to the FAA, the total number of business jet flights, which includes all domestic and international flights, was up modestly with 1.3% growth over the past 12 months. Lower profitability in oil producing markets has contributed to a softening in business aviation flight growth. According to Eurocontrol, a European Organization for the safety of air navigation, the total number of business aviation flights in Europe has declined by 1.5% in the past 12 months.

In helicopter aviation, demand is driven mainly by the level of offshore activity in the oil and gas sector, as helicopter operators catering to this sector make up the majority of a relatively small training segment. The current protracted downturn in petroleum prices has negatively impacted offshore activity for helicopter operators.

Potential impediments to steady growth in air travel include major disruptions such as regional political instability, acts of terrorism, pandemics, natural disasters, prolonged economic recessions or other major world events.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Growing active fleet of commercial aircraft

As an integrated training solutions provider, our long-term growth is closely tied to the active commercial aircraft fleet.

The global active commercial aircraft fleet has grown by an average of 3.2% annually over the past 20 years and is widely expected to continue to grow at an approximate average rate of 3.6% annually over the next two decades as a result of increasing emerging market and low-cost carrier demand and fleet replacement in established markets. From September 2015 to September 2016, the global commercial aircraft fleet increased by 4.2%, growing by 7.2%, 6.6% and 4.4% in Asia, the Middle East and Europe respectively, increasing moderately by 2.3% in North America and remaining relatively stable in Latin America.

Our strong competitive moat, as defined by our extensive global training network, best-in-class instructors, comprehensive training programs and strength in training partnerships with airlines allow us to effectively address training needs that arise from a growing active fleet of aircraft.

We are well positioned to leverage our technology leadership and expertise, including CAE 7000XR Series FFSs and CAE SimfinityTM procedures trainers, in delivering training equipment solutions that address the growing training needs of airlines that continue to operate their own training centers.

Demand for trained aviation professionals

Demand for trained aviation professionals is driven by air traffic growth, pilot retirements and by the number of aircraft deliveries. The expansion of global economies and airline fleets have resulted in a shortage of qualified personnel needed to fulfill this growing capacity. Pilot supply constraints include aging crew demographics and fewer military pilots transferring to civil airlines. In a study released in 2011, ICAO reports that approximately 26,000 new pilots will be needed per year by 2030 globally to support growth in passenger travel. In support of this growth, the aviation industry will require innovative solutions to match the learning requirements of a new generation, leading to an increase in demand for simulation-based training services and products.

DEFENCE AND SECURITY MARKET

We are a training systems integrator for defence forces across the air, land and naval domains, and for government organizations responsible for public safety.

We are a global leader in the development and delivery of integrated live, virtual and constructive (LVC) training solutions for defence forces. Most militaries leverage a combination of live training on actual platforms, virtual training in simulators, and constructive training using computer-generated simulations. CAE is skilled and experienced as a training systems integrator capable of helping defence forces achieve an optimal balance of LVC training to achieve mission readiness. Our expertise in training spans a broad variety of aircraft, including fighters, helicopters, trainer aircraft, maritime patrol, tanker/transport aircraft and remotely piloted aircraft, also called unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Increasingly, we are leveraging our training systems integration capabilities in the naval domain to provide naval training solutions, as evidenced by the contract to provide the United Arab Emirates Navy with a comprehensive Naval Training Centre (NTC) and the delivery of a naval warfare training system to the Swedish Navy. We also offer training solutions for land forces, including a range of driver, gunnery and maintenance trainers for tanks and armoured fighting vehicles as well as constructive simulation for command and staff training. We offer training solutions to government organizations for emergency and disaster management.

Defence forces seek to increasingly leverage virtual training and balance their training approach between live, virtual and constructive domains to achieve maximum readiness and efficiency. As such, we have been increasingly pursuing programs requiring the integration of LVC training and these tend to be larger in size than programs involving only a single component of such a solution. We are a first-tier training systems integrator and uniquely positioned to offer our customers a comprehensive range of innovative LVC solutions, ranging from academic, virtual and live training to immersive, networked mission rehearsal in a synthetic environment. Our solutions typically include a combination of training services, products and software tools designed to cost-effectively maintain and enhance safety, efficiency, mission readiness and decision-making capabilities. We have a wealth of experience delivering and operating training solutions across different business models, including government-owned government-operated; government-owned contractor-operated; or contractor-owned contractor-operated facilities. Our offerings include training needs analysis; instructional systems design; learning management information systems; purpose-built facilities; state-of-the-art synthetic training equipment; curriculum and courseware development; classroom, simulator, and live flying instruction; maintenance and logistics support; lifecycle support and technology insertion; and financing alternatives.

We have delivered simulation products and training systems to approximately 50 defence forces in 35 countries. We provide training support services such as contractor logistics support, maintenance services, classroom instruction and simulator training at over 80 sites around the world, including our joint venture operations. We continue to increase our support for live flying training, such as the live training delivered as part of the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) and the U.S. Army Fixed-Wing Flight Training programs, as we help our customers achieve an optimal balance across their training enterprise.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Market drivers

Demand for training solutions in the defence and security markets is driven by the following:

- Installed base of enduring defence platforms and new customers;

- Explicit desire of governments and defence forces to increase the use of synthetic training;

- Desire to integrate training systems to achieve efficiencies and enhanced preparedness;

- Attractiveness of outsourcing of training and maintenance services;

- Need for synthetic training to conduct integrated, networked mission training, including joint and coalition forces training;

- Relationships with OEMs for simulation and training.

Installed base of enduring defence platforms and new customers

CAE generates a high degree of recurring business from its strong position on enduring platforms, including long-term services contracts. Most defence forces in mature markets such as the U.S. have slowed down production of new platforms and delayed new acquisition programs, which has required military forces to maximize use of their existing platforms. Upgrades, updates, and life extension programs allow defence forces to leverage existing assets while creating a range of opportunities for simulator upgrades and training support services. Enduring platforms, such as the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft that is operated by more than 60 nations, provide a solid installed base from which to generate business. Because of our extensive installed base of simulators worldwide, our prime contractor position on programs such as the U.S. Air Force KC-135 Aircrew Training System and
MQ-1 Predator/MQ-9 Reaper aircrew training, and our experience on key enduring platforms, CAE is well-positioned for recurring product upgrades/updates as well as maintenance and support services. In addition, there is strong demand for enduring platforms such as the C-130, P-8A, MH-60R and MQ-1/MQ-9 in global defence markets, thus providing opportunities to provide new training systems and services for platforms where CAE has significant experience.

Explicit desire of governments and defence forces to increase the use of synthetic training

One of the underlying drivers for CAE’s expertise and capabilities is the increasing use of synthetic training throughout the defence community. More defence forces and governments are increasingly adopting synthetic training for a greater percentage of their overall approach because it improves training effectiveness, reduces operational demands on aircraft, lowers risk compared to operating actual weapon system platforms and significantly lowers costs. Synthetic training offers defence forces a cost-effective way to provide realistic training for a wide variety of scenarios while ensuring they maintain a high state of readiness. The higher cost of live training and the desire to save aircraft for operational use are two factors prompting a greater adoption of synthetic training. The nature of mission-focused training demands at least some live training; however, the shift to more synthetic training is advancing. The U.S. Navy reports the share of simulation-based training on some of their existing aircraft platforms could increase to nearly 50% by 2020, and for new aircraft such as the P-8A, the training program has been designed for approximately 70% synthetic training. Because of the high cost associated with conducting live training exercises, most defence forces are beginning to rebalance the mix of LVC training and shift more of the training curriculum to virtual and constructive simulation. An example are the contracts that CAE won under the U.S. Air Force KC-135 program to support the Mobility Air Force Distributed Mission Operations initiative of the U.S. Air Force. CAE is upgrading a range of KC-135 aircrew training devices so that they can be used on the U.S. Air Force’s Distributed Training Center Network, thus providing them the ability to conduct distributed, virtual tanker training.

Desire to integrate training systems to achieve efficiencies and enhanced preparedness

Increased operational tempo combined with limited personnel and budget pressures have prompted defence forces around the world to seek reliable partners who can help develop, manage and deliver the training systems required to support today’s complex platforms and operations. Increasingly, defence forces are considering a more integrated and holistic approach to training. To help manage the complexities and challenges, many training programs are calling for an industry partner to help design and manage the total training system. CAE refers to this approach as training systems integration and has positioned the Company globally as an independent, platform-independent training systems integrator. The overall intent for defence forces is to maximize commonality for increased efficiencies, cost savings, and most importantly, enhanced capability for mission preparedness. A training systems integrator can address the overall LVC domain to deliver comprehensive training, from undergraduate individual training all the way through to operational, multi-service and joint mission training.

Attractiveness of outsourcing of training and maintenance services

Another driver for CAE’s expertise and capabilities is the efficiency gained by our customers from outsourcing training and support services. Defence forces and governments continue to find ways to reduce costs while not impacting readiness and allow active-duty personnel to focus on operational requirements. There has been a growing trend among defence forces to consider outsourcing a variety of training services and we expect this trend to continue, which aligns directly with CAE’s strategy to grow long-term, recurring services business. We believe governments will increasingly look to industry for training solutions to achieve faster delivery, lower capital investment requirements, and training support required to achieve desired readiness levels. For example, we are progressing on the construction of our new Dothan Training Center in Dothan, Alabama. This new training center will support the U.S. Army Fixed‑Wing Flight Training program and CAE will offer comprehensive classroom, simulator and live-flying training to the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and other customers. We believe this type of training service delivery program will become increasingly attractive to defence forces globally.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Need for synthetic training to conduct integrated, networked mission training, including joint and coalition forces training

There is a growing trend among defence forces to use synthetic training to meet more of their mission training requirements, and to integrate and network various training systems so military forces can train in a virtual world. Simulation-based technology solutions enable defence customers to plan sophisticated missions and carry out full-mission rehearsals in a synthetic environment as a complement to traditional live training for mission preparation. Allies are cooperating and creating joint and coalition forces, which are driving the demand for networked training and operations. Training devices that can be networked to train different crews and allow for networked training across a range of platforms are increasingly important as the desire to conduct mission rehearsal exercises in a synthetic environment increases. For example, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has released its Simulation Strategy 2025, which specifically calls for leveraging LVC domains within a networked common synthetic environment. The RCAF is transforming its training approach from one that relies on aircraft to one that exploits new technologies to train aircrews in a simulation-focused system that creates a virtual battlespace. The U.S., U.K. and Australian defence forces have published similar strategies. We are actively promoting open, standard simulation architectures, such as the Common Database, to better enable integrated and networked mission training.

Relationships with OEMs for simulation and training

We are an important partner to OEMs because of our experience, global presence, and innovative technologies. We partner with manufacturers in the defence and security market to strengthen relationships and position for future opportunities. OEMs have introduced new platforms and continue to upgrade and extend the life of existing platforms, which drives worldwide demand for training systems. For example, Boeing has developed the P-8A maritime patrol aircraft and has subcontracted CAE to design and develop P-8A operational flight trainers for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. Boeing continues to market the P-8A internationally and recently signed a contract to deliver the P-8A to the U.K., which will create further opportunities for CAE. Other examples of CAE’s relationships with OEMs on specific platforms creating opportunities for training systems include Airbus Defence & Space on the C295, which is being offered in Canada on the Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue program; Leonardo-Finmeccanica on the M-346 lead-in fighter trainer, which is being offered by a Raytheon-led team in the U.S. as the T-100 on the U.S. Air Force’s T-X program; Lockheed Martin on the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, which is being acquired by several branches of the U.S. Air Force as well international militaries; and General Atomics on the Predator family of remotely piloted aircraft. We are also part of Team Seahawk in partnership with the U.S. Navy and companies such as Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky which is offering the MH-60R helicopter under the foreign military sales program to international customers.

HEALTHCARE MARKET

We design and manufacture simulators, audiovisual and simulation centre management solutions, develop courseware and offer services for training of medical, nursing and allied healthcare students as well as clinicians in educational institutions, hospitals and defence organizations worldwide.

Simulation-based training is one of the most effective approaches to prepare healthcare practitioners to care for patients and respond to critical situations while reducing the overall risk to patients. We are leveraging our experience and best practices in simulation-based aviation training to deliver innovative solutions to improve the safety and efficiency of this industry. The healthcare simulation market is growing rapidly, with simulation centres becoming the standard in nursing and medical schools.

We offer the broadest range of medical simulation products and services in the market today, including patient, ultrasound and interventional (surgical) simulators, audiovisual and simulation centre management solutions and courseware for simulation-based healthcare education and training. We have sold simulators to customers in more than 80 countries that are currently supported by our network in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Hungary, India, Singapore, U.K. and U.S. We lead the market in high-fidelity patient simulators that are uniquely powered by complex models of human physiology to mimic human responses to clinical interventions. For example, our Lucina childbirth simulator for both normal deliveries and rare maternal emergencies was designed to offer exceptional reliability and realism in the high-fidelity patient simulation market. Our offerings include ongoing service, support and unlimited, exclusive access to training. We provide comprehensive simulation centre management solutions for healthcare, where we are a market leader.

Through our Healthcare Academy, we are the only company to deliver peer-to-peer training at customer sites and in our training centres in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Canada. Our Healthcare Academy includes more than 50 adjunct faculty consisting of nurses, physicians, paramedics and sonographers who, in collaboration with leading healthcare institutions, have developed more than 500 Simulated Clinical Experience (SCE) courseware packages for our customers. Our Academy partnered with the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) to develop a fellowship program based on international best practices in healthcare simulation with cohorts in the U.S., U.K and United Arab Emirates.

We offer turnkey solutions, project management and professional services for healthcare simulation programs, and collaborate with medical device companies and professional associations to develop innovative and custom training solutions. For example, we partnered with the American Society of Anesthesiologists to develop screen-based simulation training for practicing physicians. This new platform, expected to launch in early calendar 2017, will deliver Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA) education and allow us to expand access to simulation-based clinical training. Furthermore, through an industry partnership with a medical device company, we developed a specialized interventional simulator to train physicians to implant a new generation of pacemakers.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Market drivers

Demand for our simulation products and services in the healthcare market is driven by the following:

- Increasing use of simulation in healthcare;

- Growing emphasis on patient safety and outcomes;

- Limited access to live patients during training;

- Medical technology revolution.

Increasing use of simulation in healthcare

Third-party assessments of the global healthcare simulation market, which includes products and services, valued the market at approximately $860 million in 2014 with double digit annual growth projected. North America is the largest market for healthcare simulation, followed by Europe and Asia. International demand for simulation-based training is accelerating, and we are reaching new and emerging markets through more than 65 distributors worldwide. The healthcare simulation market is segmented by high-fidelity patient simulators, interventional simulators, mid/low fidelity task trainers, ultrasound simulators, audiovisual and simulation centre management solutions, simulated clinical environments and training services. In the U.S., significant demand for healthcare services is driven by, among other factors, longer life expectancy and the baby boomer generation, resulting in higher healthcare spending. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) projects that annual national health spending will grow at an average rate of 5.8% annually over the next decade. Increasingly, hospitals are given incentives to become safer and more efficient which will drive higher demand for training. There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that medical simulation improves patient outcomes and reduces medical errors, which can help mitigate the rate of increase in healthcare costs.

Growing emphasis on patient safety and outcomes

According to a new study by patient-safety researchers published in the British Medical Journal in May 2016, medical errors in hospitals and other healthcare facilities are the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. Training through the use of simulation can help clinicians gain confidence, knowledge and expertise for improving patient safety in a risk-free environment. Simulation is a required or recommended element in a growing movement towards High Stakes Assessment and Certification. Examples in the U.S. include MOCA, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS). Moreover, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is evolving towards outcome-based assessment with specific benchmarks to measure and compare performance which favours the adoption of simulation products and training.

Limited access to live patients during training

Traditionally, medical education has been an apprenticeship model in which the student cares for patients under the supervision of more experienced staff. In this model, students have a limited role and access to high-risk procedures, rare complications and critical decision-making skills. The use of simulation in professional education programs complements traditional learning and allows students to hone their clinical and critical thinking skills for high risk, low frequency events. In 2014, the U.S. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) released a groundbreaking study on the effectiveness of simulation training in pre-licensure nursing programs. Among the findings, nursing students who spent up to 50 percent of clinical hours in high-quality simulation were as
well-prepared for professional practice as those whose experiences were drawn from traditional clinical practice.

Simulation provides consistent, repeatable training and exposure to a broader range of patients and scenarios than one may experience in normal clinical practice. As an example, our Vimedix ultrasound simulator offers more than 200 patient pathologies for cardiac, emergency and OB/GYN medicine. The training and education model is evolving, as evidenced by military branches around the world and most recently the U.S. Pentagon, prohibiting the use of live tissue testing in most medical training. CAE Healthcare simulators provide a low-risk alternative for practicing life-saving procedures, interprofessional team training, major disaster response and anaesthesia administration.

Medical technology revolution

Advancements in medical technology are driving the use of simulation. New medical devices and advanced procedures, such as Intra-Cardiac Echocardiography (ICE), cardiac assist devices, and mechanical ventilation enhancements, require advanced training solutions, such as simulation, for internal product development and customer training. Regulatory and certification agencies are increasingly stringent in requesting that clinicians be trained before adopting new disruptive technologies, an undertaking for which simulation is well suited. As a Partner of Choice with leading OEMs, we continue to collaborate to deliver innovative and custom training for new technologies.

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4. FOREIGN EXCHANGE

We report all dollar amounts in Canadian dollars. We value assets, liabilities and transactions that are measured in foreign currencies using various exchange rates as required by IFRS.

The tables below show the variations of the closing and average exchange rates for our three main operating currencies.

We used the closing foreign exchange rates below to value our assets, liabilities and backlog in Canadian dollars at the end of each of the following periods:
	September 30		June 30		Increase /		March 31		Increase /
	2016		2016		(decrease)		2016		(decrease)
U.S. dollar (US$ or USD)	1.31		1.30		1%		1.30		1%
Euro (€ or EUR)	1.47		1.44		2%		1.48		(1%)
British pound (£ or GBP)	1.71		1.72		(1%)		1.87		(9%)

We used the average quarterly foreign exchange rates below to value our revenues and expenses:
	September 30		June 30		Increase /		September 30
	2016		2016		(decrease)		2015		Decrease
U.S. dollar (US$ or USD)	1.30		1.29		1%		1.31		(1%)
Euro (€ or EUR)	1.46		1.46		-		1.46		-
British pound (£ or GBP)	1.71		1.85		(8%)		2.03		(16%)

The effect of translating the results of our foreign operations into Canadian dollars resulted in a decrease in this quarter’s revenue of $9.4 million and a decrease in net income of $1.1 million when compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016. For the first six months of fiscal 2017, the effect of translating the results of our foreign operations into Canadian dollars resulted in an increase in revenue of $6.9 million and an increase in net income of $0.4 million when compared to the first six months of fiscal 2016. We calculated this by translating the current quarter foreign currency revenue and net income using the average monthly exchange rates from the prior year’s second quarter and comparing these adjusted amounts to our current quarter reported results.

Three areas of our business are affected by changes in foreign exchange rates: 

- Our network of foreign training and services operations

Most of our foreign training and services revenue and costs are denominated in local currency. Changes in the value of local currencies relative to the Canadian dollar therefore have an impact on these operations’ net profitability and net investment. Gains or losses in the net investment in a foreign operation that result from changes in foreign exchange rates are deferred in the foreign currency translation account (accumulated other comprehensive income), which is part of the equity section of the consolidated statement of financial position. Any effect of the fluctuation between currencies on the net profitability has an immediate translation impact on the consolidated income statement and an impact on year-to-year and quarter-to-quarter comparisons. We apply net investment hedge accounting to hedge our net investments in our U.S. entities. We have designated a portion of the principal amount of our U.S. dollar private placements as the hedging item of those investments.

- Our production operations outside of Canada (Australia, Germany, India, U.K. and U.S.)

Most of the revenue and costs in these foreign operations are generated in their local currency except for some data and equipment bought in different currencies from time to time, as well as any work performed by our Canadian manufacturing operations. Changes in the value of the local currency relative to the Canadian dollar have a translation impact on the operations’ net profitability and net investment when expressed in Canadian dollars, as described above.

- Our production operations in Canada

Although the net assets of our Canadian operations are not exposed to changes in the value of foreign currencies (except for cash balances, receivables and payables in foreign currencies), a significant portion of our annual revenue generated in Canada is in foreign currencies (mostly U.S. dollar and Euro), while a significant portion of our expenses are in Canadian dollars.

We generally hedge the milestone payments of sales contracts denominated in foreign currencies to mitigate some of the foreign exchange exposure.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

To this effect, we continue to hold a portfolio of currency hedging positions intended to mitigate the risk to a portion of future revenues presented by the volatility of the Canadian dollar versus foreign currencies. The hedges are intended to cover a portion of the revenue in order to allow the unhedged portion to match the foreign cost component of the contract. Since not all of our revenue is hedged, it is not possible to completely offset the effects of changing foreign currency values, which leaves some residual exposure that can affect the consolidated income statement. This residual exposure may be higher when currencies experience significant short term volatility. With respect to the remaining expected future revenues, our operations in Canada remain exposed to changes in the value of the Canadian dollar.

In order to minimize the impact foreign exchange market fluctuations may have, we also hedge some of the foreign currency costs incurred in our manufacturing process.

5. NON-GAAP AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES

This MD&A includes non-GAAP and other financial measures. Non-GAAP measures are useful supplemental information but may not have a standardized meaning according to GAAP. These measures should not be confused with, or used as an alternative for, performance measures calculated according to GAAP. Furthermore, these non-GAAP measures should not be compared with similarly titled measures provided or used by other companies.

Backlog

Obligated backlog is a non-GAAP measure that represents the expected value of orders we have received but have not yet executed.

- For the Civil Aviation Training Solutions segment, we consider an item part of our obligated backlog when we have a legally binding commercial agreement with a client that includes enough detail about each party’s obligations to form the basis for a contract and includes the value of expected future revenues. Expected future revenues from customers under short-term and
long-term training contracts are included when these customers commit to pay us training fees, or when we reasonably expect the revenue to be generated;

- For the Defence and Security segment, we consider an item part of our obligated backlog when we have a legally binding commercial agreement with a client that includes enough detail about each party’s obligations to form the basis for a contract. Defence and Security contracts are usually executed over a long-term period but some of them must be renewed each year. For this segment, we only include a contract item in obligated backlog when the customer has authorized the contract item and has received funding for it;

- For the Healthcare segment, order intake is typically converted into revenue within one year, therefore we assume that order intake is equal to revenue and consequently, backlog is nil.

Joint venture backlog is obligated backlog that represents the expected value of our share of orders that our joint ventures have received but have not yet executed. Joint venture backlog is determined on the same basis as obligated backlog described above.

Unfunded backlog is a non-GAAP measure that represents firm Defence and Security orders we have received but have not yet executed and for which funding authorization has not yet been obtained. We include unexercised negotiated options which we view as having a high probability of being exercised, but exclude indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts.

Total backlog includes obligated backlog, joint venture backlog and unfunded backlog.

The book-to-sales ratio is the total orders divided by total revenue in a given period.

Capital employed

Capital employed is a non-GAAP measure we use to evaluate and monitor how much we are investing in our business. We measure it from two perspectives:

Capital used:

- For the Company as a whole, we take total assets (not including cash and cash equivalents), and subtract total liabilities (not including long-term debt and the current portion of long-term debt);

- For each segment, we take the total assets (not including cash and cash equivalents, tax accounts and other non-operating assets), and subtract total liabilities (not including tax accounts, long-term debt and the current portion of long-term debt, royalty obligations, employee benefit obligations and other non-operating liabilities).

Source of capital:

- In order to understand our source of capital, we add net debt to total equity.

Capital expenditures (maintenance and growth) from property, plant and equipment

Maintenance capital expenditure is a non-GAAP measure we use to calculate the investment needed to sustain the current level of economic activity.

Growth capital expenditure is a non-GAAP measure we use to calculate the investment needed to increase the current level of economic activity.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Earnings per share (EPS) before specific items

Earnings per share before specific items is a non-GAAP measure calculated by excluding the effect of restructuring, integration and acquisition costs and one-time tax items from the diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to equity holders of the Company. The effect per share is obtained by dividing the restructuring, integration and acquisition costs, net of tax, and
one-time tax items by the average number of diluted shares. We track it because we believe it provides a better indication of our operating performance on a per share basis and makes it easier to compare across reporting periods.

Free cash flow

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure that shows us how much cash we have available to invest in growth opportunities, repay debt and meet ongoing financial obligations. We use it as an indicator of our financial strength and liquidity. We calculate it by taking the net cash generated by our continuing operating activities, subtracting maintenance capital expenditures, investment in other assets not related to growth and dividends paid and adding proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment, dividends received from equity accounted investees and proceeds, net of payments, from equity accounted investees.

Gross profit

Gross profit is a non-GAAP measure equivalent to the operating profit excluding research and development expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses, other (gains) losses – net, after tax share in profit of equity accounted investees and restructuring, integration and acquisition costs. We believe it is useful to management and investors in evaluating our ongoing operational performance.

Net debt

Net debt is a non-GAAP measure we use to monitor how much debt we have after taking into account liquid assets such as cash and cash equivalents. We use it as an indicator of our overall financial position, and calculate it by taking our total long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt, and subtracting cash and cash equivalents.

Net debt-to-capital is calculated as net debt divided by the sum of total equity plus net debt.

Net income before specific items

Net income before specific items is a non-GAAP measure we use as an alternate view of our operating results. We calculate it by taking our net income attributable to equity holders of the Company from continuing operations and adding back restructuring, integration and acquisition costs, net of tax, and one-time tax items. We track it because we believe it provides a better indication of our operating performance and makes it easier to compare across reporting periods.

Non-cash working capital

Non-cash working capital is a non-GAAP measure we use to monitor how much money we have committed in the day-to-day operation of our business. We calculate it by taking current assets (not including cash and cash equivalents and assets held for sale) and subtracting current liabilities (not including the current portion of long-term debt and liabilities held for sale).

Operating profit

Operating profit is an additional GAAP measure that shows us how we have performed before the effects of certain financing decisions, tax structures and discontinued operations. We track it because we believe it makes it easier to compare our performance with previous periods, and with companies and industries that do not have the same capital structure or tax laws.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses are a financial measure we use to measure the amount of expenditures directly attributable to research and development activities that we have expensed during the period, net of investment tax credits and government contributions.

Return on capital employed

Return on capital employed (ROCE) is a non-GAAP measure we use to evaluate the profitability of our invested capital. We calculate this ratio over a rolling four-quarter period by taking net income attributable to equity holders of the Company excluding net finance expense, after tax, divided by the average capital employed.

Simulator equivalent unit

Simulator equivalent unit (SEU) is an operating measure we use to show the total average number of FFSs available to generate earnings during the period. For example, in the case of a 50/50 flight training joint venture, we will report only 50% of the FFSs deployed under this joint venture as a SEU. If a FFS is being powered down and relocated, it will not be included as a SEU until the FFS is re-installed and available to generate earnings.

Total segment operating income

Total segment operating income is a non-GAAP measure and is the sum of our key indicator of each segment’s financial performance. Segment operating income gives us an indication of the profitability of each segment because it does not include the impact of any items not specifically related to the segment’s performance.  We calculate total segment operating income by taking the operating profit and excluding the impact of restructuring, integration and acquisition costs.

Utilization rate

Utilization rate is an operating measure we use to assess the performance of our Civil simulator training network. We calculate it by taking the number of training hours sold on our simulators during the period divided by the practical training capacity available for the same period.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

6. CONSOLIDATED RESULTS²

6.1 Results from operations – second quarter of fiscal 2017

(amounts in millions, except per share amounts)			Q2-2017		Q1-2017		Q4-2016		Q3-2016		Q2-2016
Revenue		$	635.5		651.6		722.5		616.3		616.8
Cost of sales		$	448.6		461.6		511.9		447.8		457.6
Gross profit 2		$	186.9		190.0		210.6		168.5		159.2
	As a % of revenue	%	29.4		29.2		29.1		27.3		25.8
Research and development expenses 2		$	25.9		25.0		26.5		20.0		20.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses		$	84.3		80.6		88.9		81.5		69.3
Other losses (gains) – net		$	3.7		2.7		(10.8)		(6.7)		(2.0)
After tax share in profit of equity accounted investees		$	(12.8)		(10.4)		(10.6)		(12.9)		(8.4)
Restructuring, integration and acquisition costs		$	9.6		3.1		16.8		2.0		2.4
Operating profit 2		$	76.2		89.0		99.8		84.6		77.6
	As a % of revenue	%	12.0		13.7		13.8		13.7		12.6
Finance income		$	(2.8)		(2.3)		(2.8)		(2.4)		(2.3)
Finance expense		$	20.7		22.0		21.2		21.4		21.4
Finance expense – net		$	17.9		19.7		18.4		19.0		19.1
Earnings before income taxes and discontinued operations		$	58.3		69.3		81.4		65.6		58.5
Income tax expense (recovery)		$	9.5		(0.1)		19.3		8.5		(17.2)
	As a % of earnings before income taxes and
	discontinued operations (income tax rate)	%	16		-		24		13		(29)
Earnings from continuing operations		$	48.8		69.4		62.1		57.1		75.7
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		$	0.1		(0.1)		(2.4)		(0.2)		(6.5)
Net income		$	48.9		69.3		59.7		56.9		69.2
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company
	Continuing operations	$	48.3		68.7		61.2		57.9		75.3
	Discontinued operations	$	0.1		(0.1)		(2.4)		(0.2)		(6.5)
		$	48.4		68.6		58.8		57.7		68.8
Non-controlling interests		$	0.5		0.7		0.9		(0.8)		0.4
		$	48.9		69.3		59.7		56.9		69.2
Earnings per share (EPS) attributable to equity holders
of the Company
Basic and diluted - continuing operations		$	0.18		0.25		0.23		0.21		0.28
Basic and diluted - discontinued operations		$	-		-		(0.01)		-		(0.02)
		$	0.18		0.25		0.22		0.21		0.26

Revenue from continuing operations was 2% lower than last quarter and 3% higher than the second quarter of fiscal 2016

Revenue from continuing operations was $16.1 million lower than last quarter mainly because:

- Civil Aviation Training Solutions revenue decreased by $16.9 million, or 5%, mainly due to seasonal decreases in FFS utilization mainly in Europe and in the Americas and to lower revenue from our manufacturing facility due to the timing of production milestones;

- Defence and Security revenue decreased by $4.1 million, or 2%, mainly due to lower revenue from Middle Eastern and North American programs, partially offset by higher revenue from European programs;

- Healthcare revenue increased by $4.9 million, or 22%, mainly due to increased revenue across all product and service categories.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Revenue from continuing operations was $18.7 million higher than the second quarter of fiscal 2016 largely because:

- Defence and Security revenue increased by $27.0 million, or 12%, mainly due to the integration into our results of the revenues from BMAT, acquired in September 2015, and higher revenue from European programs, partially offset by a lower level of activity on North American programs;

- Healthcare revenue increased by $2.2 million, or 9%, mainly due to higher revenue from patient simulators and from centre management solutions;

- Civil Aviation Training Solutions revenue decreased by $10.5 million, or 3%, mainly due to lower revenue from our manufacturing facility due to the deferral of revenue recognition, to upon completion, from construction contracts for standardized simulators as a result of our process improvement program and the timing of production milestones. The decrease was partially offset by higher FFS utilization in Europe and in the Americas and the integration into our results of the revenues from LMCFT acquired last quarter.

Revenue year to date from continuing operations was $1,287.1 million, $113.3 million or 10% higher than the same period last year, largely because:

- Defence and Security revenue increased by $87.4 million, or 21%, mainly due to the integration into our results of the revenues from BMAT as well as higher revenue from European and Middle Eastern programs;

- Civil Aviation Training Solutions revenue increased by $24.9 million, or 4%, mainly due to higher FFS utilization in Europe and the Americas and the contribution into our results of the revenues from LMCFT. The increase was also due to a favourable foreign exchange impact on the translation of foreign operations. This increase was partially offset by lower revenue from our manufacturing facility due to the deferral of revenue recognition, to upon completion, from construction contracts for standardized simulators as a result of our process improvement program;

- Healthcare revenue increased by $1.0 million, or 2%, mainly due to higher revenue from interventional simulators driven by key partnerships with OEMs and higher patient simulator revenue, partially offset by lower revenue from centre management solutions.

You will find more details in Results by segment.

Total segment operating income³ was $6.3 million lower than last quarter and $5.8 million higher compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016

Operating profit this quarter was $76.2 million, or 12.0% of revenue, compared to $89.0 million, or 13.7% of revenue last quarter and $77.6 million or 12.6% of revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2016. Restructuring, integration and acquisition costs of $9.6 million were recorded this quarter compared to $3.1 million last quarter and $2.4 million in the second quarter of last year. Total segment operating income was $85.8 million this quarter compared to $92.1 million last quarter and $80.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2016.

Total segment operating income was $6.3 million or 7% lower compared to last quarter. The decrease in segment operating income of
$9.6 million for Civil Aviation Training Solutions was partially offset by an increase of $2.7 million for Healthcare and $0.6 million for Defence and Security.³

Total segment operating income was $5.8 million or 7% higher compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016. Increases in segment operating income were $4.1 million, $1.1 million and $0.6 million for Civil Aviation Training Solutions, Healthcare and Defence and Security respectively.

For the first six months of fiscal 2017, operating profit was $165.2 million, or 12.8% of revenue, compared to $151.1 million, or 12.9% of revenue for the same period last year. Year to date, restructuring, integration and acquisition costs were $12.7 million and total segment operating income was $177.9 million. Last year, restructuring costs of $10.1 million were recorded and total segment operating income was $161.2 million.

Total segment operating income was $16.7 million or 10% higher compared to the same period last year resulting from increases of
$10.9 million for Civil Aviation Training Solutions, $5.4 million for Defence and Security and $0.4 million for Healthcare.

You will find more details in Restructuring, integration and acquisition costs and Results by segment.

Net finance expense was $1.8 million lower than last quarter and $1.2 million lower compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016

The decrease from last quarter was mainly due to lower interest expense on long-term debt and lower finance expense on finance leases and other debt.

The decrease compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was mainly due to lower interest expense on long-term debt and higher finance income, partially offset by higher finance expense on royalty obligations.

For the first six months of fiscal 2017 net finance expense was $37.6 million, stable compared to the same period last year. Lower interest expense on long-term debt as a result of a repayment in June 2016, of senior notes issued by way of a private placement, was offset by higher finance expense on royalty obligations.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Income tax rate was 16% this quarter

Income taxes this quarter amounted to $9.5 million, representing an effective tax rate of 16% compared to an effective tax rate of nil last quarter and a negative effective tax rate of 29% for the second quarter of fiscal 2016. For the first six months of fiscal 2017, income taxes were $9.4 million, representing an effective tax rate of 7% compared to a negative effective tax rate of 7% for the same period last year.

The increase in the tax rate compared to last quarter was mainly due to the recognition of deferred tax assets in Brazil last quarter which resulted in a lower tax rate, as well as a change in the mix of income from various jurisdictions.

In the second quarter of last year, the negative effective tax rate of 29% was mainly attributable to the favourable settlement of tax oppositions in Canada with respect to the tax treatment of the sale of certain simulators partially offset by the negative impact of certain tax audits and the change in exchange rates that gave rise to deferred tax liabilities. Excluding their effect, the income tax rate would have been 21%. The lower tax rate this quarter compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was mainly due to a change in the mix of income from various jurisdictions.

For the first six months of fiscal 2016, excluding the favourable settlement of tax oppositions in Canada with respect to the tax treatment of the sale of certain simulators partially offset by the negative impact of certain tax audits and the change in exchange rates that gave rise to deferred tax liabilities as mentioned above, the income tax rate would have been 19%.  The lower tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2017, compared to the same period last year, was mainly due to the recognition of deferred tax assets in Brazil as well as a change in the mix of income from various jurisdictions.

6.2 Restructuring, integration and acquisition costs

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, we implemented a process improvement program to realize the benefits from the transformation of our production processes and product offering to further strengthen our competitive position, which has resulted in a reduction of our workforce. The restructuring program was completed this quarter. For the three months and six months ended September 30, 2016, restructuring costs consisting mainly of severances and other related costs related to this process improvement program of $4.5 million after-tax and $5.0 million after-tax were included in net income respectively.

Last quarter, we acquired 100% of the shares of Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training (LMCFT), a provider of aviation simulation training equipment and services. For the three months and six months ended September 30, 2016, costs for restructuring, integration and acquisition activities of $2.7 million after-tax and $4.4 million after-tax were included in net income, respectively, in relation to this acquisition. Restructuring costs consist mainly of severances and other related costs, including the associated employee benefits obligation expense.  Integration costs represent incremental costs directly related to the integration of LMCFT within our ongoing activities. This primarily includes expenditures related to regulatory and process standardization, systems integration and other activities. Acquisition costs include expenses, fees, commissions and other costs associated with the collection of information, negotiation of contracts, risk assessments, and the services of lawyers, advisors and specialists.  

You can find more details in Note 11 of our consolidated interim financial statements.

6.3 Consolidated orders and total backlog

Our total consolidated backlog was $6,535.0 million at the end of this quarter. New orders of $746.7 million were added this quarter and $635.5 million in revenue was generated from our obligated backlog. The adjustment of $3.6 million was mainly related to the revaluation of a prior year contract within our Civil Aviation Training Solutions segment, partially offset by positive foreign exchange movements. Our joint venture backlog⁴ was $606.4 million and our unfunded backlog⁴ was $659.2 million.⁴

Total backlog stable compared to last quarter

	Three months ended			Six months ended
(amounts in millions)	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2016
Obligated backlog, beginning of period	$	5,161.8		$	5,064.9
+ orders		746.7			1,449.7
- revenue		(635.5)			(1,287.1)
+ / - adjustments		(3.6)			41.9
Obligated backlog, end of period	$	5,269.4		$	5,269.4
Joint venture backlog (all obligated)		606.4			606.4
Unfunded backlog		659.2			659.2
Total backlog	$	6,535.0		$	6,535.0

The book-to-sales ratio for the quarter was 1.17x. The ratio for the last 12 months was 1.10x.

You will find more details in Results by segment.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

7. RESULTS BY SEGMENT

We manage our business and report our results in three segments:⁵

- Civil Aviation Training Solutions;

- Defence and Security;

- Healthcare.

The method used for the allocation of assets jointly used by the operating segments and costs and liabilities jointly incurred (mostly corporate costs) between operating segments is based on the level of utilization when determinable and measurable, otherwise the allocation is based on a proportion of each segment’s cost of sales.

Unless otherwise indicated, elements within our segment revenue and segment operating income analysis are presented in order of magnitude.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Segment operating income
(amounts in millions, except operating margins)		Q2-2017		Q1-2017		Q4-2016		Q3-2016		Q2-2016
Civil Aviation Training Solutions	$	54.2		63.8		75.0		55.3		50.1
	%	15.3		17.2		19.1		16.5		13.7
Defence and Security	$	29.0		28.4		38.1		29.7		28.4
	%	11.5		11.0		13.0		11.7		12.6
Healthcare	$	2.6		(0.1)		3.5		1.6		1.5
	%	9.4		-		9.8		5.7		5.9
Total segment operating income	$	85.8		92.1		116.6		86.6		80.0
Restructuring, integration and acquisition costs	$	(9.6)		(3.1)		(16.8)		(2.0)		(2.4)
Operating profit	$	76.2		89.0		99.8		84.6		77.6

Capital employed⁵

(amounts in millions)		Q2-2017		Q1-2017		Q4-2016		Q3-2016		Q2-2016
Civil Aviation Training Solutions	$	2,052.4		2,027.4		2,017.1		2,022.6		2,075.1
Defence and Security	$	862.6		823.6		720.3		745.7		746.3
Healthcare	$	214.1		210.4		206.0		218.2		210.4
	$	3,129.1		3,061.4		2,943.4		2,986.5		3,031.8

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

7.1 Civil Aviation Training Solutions

SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 2017 EXPANSIONS AND NEW INITIATIVES⁶

Expansions

- CAE Simulation Training Private Limited (CSTPL), a joint venture between CAE and InterGlobe Enterprises, announced the inauguration of its fourth A320 FFS;

- We commenced training on the Gulfstream G650 FFS, located at the Emirates-CAE Flight Training centre in Dubai, UAE.

New programs and products

- Our joint venture Flight Training Alliance unveiled its first C Series aircraft FFS during an inauguration held in Frankfurt, Germany and began pilot training at the Lufthansa Flight Training Center Frankfurt;

- Our Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) program has received endorsement by Dassault Aviation.

ORDERS

Civil Aviation Training Solutions obtained contracts this quarter expected to generate future revenues of $457.6 million including contracts for 12 FFSs.

Notable contract awards for the quarter included:

- A new long-term contract with TAG Aviation Holdings for pilot training services;

- A long-term contract with an undisclosed large business jet fleet operator in Europe for the provision of multiple training programs;

- An exclusive long-term renewal contract with Air Georgian for CRJ 200 pilot training services;

- A long-term extension with Japan Airlines for Multi-Crew Pilot License training.

FFS contracts awarded for the quarter:

- One Embraer E190 FFS to Simaero;

- One Airbus A320 FFS to CSTPL;

- One Embraer Phenom 100/300 FFS to Embraer-CAE Training Services, a joint venture between CAE and Embraer;

- Three Airbus A320 FFSs to JetBlue Airways;

- One Airbus A320 FFS to Lufthansa Flight Training;

- Five FFSs to undisclosed customers in North America and the Middle East.

This brings the civil FFS order intake for the first half of the fiscal year to 21 FFSs.

Financial results
(amounts in millions, except operating margins, SEU, FFSs deployed and utilization rate)		Q2-2017		Q1-2017		Q4-2016		Q3-2016		Q2-2016
Revenue	$	354.7		371.6		393.0		334.7		365.2
Segment operating income	$	54.2		63.8		75.0		55.3		50.1
Operating margins	%	15.3		17.2		19.1		16.5		13.7
Depreciation and amortization	$	34.0		35.6		34.8		34.5		33.4
Property, plant and equipment expenditures	$	25.1		30.6		29.6		21.3		20.6
Intangible assets and other assets expenditures	$	5.3		5.1		8.3		7.6		10.6
Capital employed	$	2,052.4		2,027.4		2,017.1		2,022.6		2,075.1
Total backlog	$	3,337.6		3,221.6		3,078.6		3,085.6		3,003.1
SEU 6		210		209		205		205		202
FFSs deployed		269		269		261		258		259
Utilization rate 6	%	70		79		76		73		64

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Revenue down 5% from last quarter and down 3% from the second quarter of fiscal 2016

The decrease from last quarter was mainly due to seasonal decreases in FFS utilization mainly in Europe and in the Americas and to lower revenue from our manufacturing facility due to the timing of production milestones.

The decrease over the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was primarily due to lower revenue from our manufacturing facility due to the deferral of revenue recognition, to upon completion, from construction contracts for standardized simulators as a result of our process improvement program and the timing of production milestones. The decrease was partially offset by higher FFS utilization in Europe and in the Americas and the integration into our results of the revenues from LMCFT acquired last quarter.

Revenue year to date was $726.3 million, $24.9 million or 4% higher than the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to higher FFS utilization in Europe and the Americas and the contribution into our results of the revenues from LMCFT. The increase was also due to a favourable foreign exchange impact on the translation of foreign operations. This increase was partially offset by lower revenue from our manufacturing facility due to the deferral of revenue recognition, to upon completion, from construction contracts for standardized simulators as a result of our process improvement program.

Segment operating income down 15% from last quarter and up 8% over the second quarter of fiscal 2016

Segment operating income was $54.2 million (15.3% of revenue) this quarter, compared to $63.8 million (17.2% of revenue) last quarter and $50.1 million (13.7% of revenue) in the second quarter of fiscal 2016.

Segment operating income decreased by $9.6 million, or 15%, from last quarter. The decrease was mainly attributable to a seasonal decrease in FFS utilization, as mentioned above, higher selling, general and administrative expenses and an unfavourable foreign exchange impact on the revaluation of our non-cash working capital accounts. The decrease was partially offset by a favourable program mix from our manufacturing facility.

Segment operating income increased by $4.1 million, or 8%, over the second quarter of fiscal 2016. The increase was mainly due to higher FFS utilization in Europe and the Americas, higher profitability from our Asian joint ventures and a favourable program mix from our manufacturing facility, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses and the impact on segment operating income of the deferral of revenue recognition for standardized simulators, as mentioned above.

Segment operating income for the first six months of the year was $118.0 million (16.2% of revenue), $10.9 million or 10% higher than the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to higher FFS utilization, as mentioned above, a favourable program mix from our manufacturing facility, a favourable foreign exchange impact from operations and higher profitability from our Asian joint ventures. The increase was partially offset by an unfavourable foreign exchange impact from the revaluation of our non-cash working capital accounts, higher selling, general and administrative expenses and the impact on segment operating income of the deferral of revenue recognition for standardized simulators.

Property, plant and equipment expenditures at $25.1 million this quarter

Growth capital expenditures were $17.3 million for the quarter and maintenance capital expenditures were $7.8 million.

Capital employed increased by $25.0 million over last quarter

The increase over last quarter was mainly due to a higher investment in equity accounted investees as a result of increased profitability and higher property, plant and equipment and intangible assets primarily due to movements in foreign exchange rates.

Total backlog was at $3,337.6 million at the end of the quarter
	Three months ended			Six months ended
(amounts in millions)	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2016
Obligated backlog, beginning of period	$	2,731.4		$	2,623.3
+ orders		457.6			854.8
- revenue		(354.7)			(726.3)
+ / - adjustments		(14.6)			67.9
Obligated backlog, end of period	$	2,819.7		$	2,819.7
Joint venture backlog (all obligated)		517.9			517.9
Total backlog	$	3,337.6		$	3,337.6
Adjustments this quarter are mainly due to the revaluation of a prior year contract, partially offset by positive foreign exchange movements.
This quarter's book-to-sales ratio was 1.29x. The ratio for the last 12 months was 1.22x.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

7.2 Defence and Security

SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 2017 EXPANSIONS AND NEW INITIATIVES

Expansions

- We took delivery of our first five Grob G120TP aircraft that will be used as part of the U.S. Army Fixed-Wing Flight Training program and began training our initial cadre of instructor pilots;

- We continue to expand our naval capabilities and expertise, and have begun the design and build of the UAE Armed Forces Naval Training Centre.

New programs and products

- We supported both the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force as they participated in Coalition Virtual Flag 16, one of the world's largest virtual air combat exercises.

ORDERS

Defence and Security was awarded $261.5 million in orders this quarter, including notable contract awards from:

- The U.S. Air Force to continue providing MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft aircrew training services and courseware development;

- The U.S. Air Force under an option exercised for the seventh year for aircrew training services on the KC-135 Aircrew Training System program;

- The U.S. Navy exercising contract options as part of the MH-60R/S Tech Refresh and Procurement of Simulators program;

- The U.S. Navy to continue providing T-44C aircrew training services;

- The Austrian Armed Forces to upgrade its CAE GESI constructive simulation system used for command and staff training;

- Rotorsim to provide long-term maintenance and support services on a range of helicopter simulators located at the Rotorsim Training Centre in Sesto Calende, Italy.

Financial results
(amounts in millions, except operating margins)		Q2-2017		Q1-2017		Q4-2016		Q3-2016		Q2-2016
Revenue	$	253.2		257.3		293.7		253.3		226.2
Segment operating income	$	29.0		28.4		38.1		29.7		28.4
Operating margins	%	11.5		11.0		13.0		11.7		12.6
Depreciation and amortization	$	11.1		17.9		20.7		17.0		16.6
Property, plant and equipment expenditures	$	33.5		23.6		9.4		7.4		4.3
Intangible assets and other assets expenditures	$	2.9		4.7		8.1		3.7		3.8
Capital employed	$	862.6		823.6		720.3		745.7		746.3
Total backlog	$	3,197.4		3,306.0		3,294.0		3,281.6		3,378.9

Revenue down 2% from last quarter and up 12% over the second quarter of fiscal 2016

The decrease from last quarter was mainly due to lower revenue from Middle Eastern and North American programs, partially offset by higher revenue from European programs.

The increase over the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was mainly due to the integration into our results of the revenues from BMAT, acquired in September 2015, and higher revenue from European programs, partially offset by a lower level of activity on North American programs.

Revenue year to date was $510.5 million, $87.4 million or 21% higher than the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to the integration into our results of the revenues from BMAT as well as higher revenue from European and Middle Eastern programs.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Segment operating income up 2% over last quarter and the second quarter of fiscal 2016

Segment operating income was $29.0 million (11.5% of revenue) this quarter, compared to $28.4 million (11.0% of revenue) last quarter and $28.4 million (12.6% of revenue) in the second quarter of fiscal 2016.

The increase over last quarter was mainly due to higher volume on European programs and higher profitability in our joint ventures, partially offset by lower volume on Middle Eastern programs.

The increase over the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was mainly due to the integration into our results of the revenues from BMAT, higher volume on programs executed in North America and higher profitability in our joint ventures, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses and higher net research and development expenses.

Segment operating income for the first six months of the year was $57.4 million (11.2% of revenue), $5.4 million or 10% higher than the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to the integration into our results of the revenues from BMAT, higher margins on North American programs and higher income from our joint ventures, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses, higher net research and development expenses and higher investment tax credits claimed last year.

Capital employed increased by $39.0 million from last quarter

The increase over last quarter was mainly due to higher property, plant and equipment as a result of capital expenditures related to the U.S. Army Fixed-Wing Flight Training program and higher other assets, partially offset by higher deferred gains and other non‑current liabilities.

Total backlog down 3% from last quarter
	Three months ended			Six months ended
(amounts in millions)	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2016
Obligated backlog, beginning of period	$	2,430.4		$	2,441.6
+ orders		261.5			544.6
- revenue		(253.2)			(510.5)
+ / - adjustments (mainly F/X)		11.0			(26.0)
Obligated backlog, end of period	$	2,449.7		$	2,449.7
Joint venture backlog (all obligated)		88.5			88.5
Unfunded backlog		659.2			659.2
Total backlog	$	3,197.4		$	3,197.4
This quarter's book-to-sales ratio was 1.03x. The ratio for the last 12 months was 0.95x.
This quarter, $11.7 million was added to the unfunded backlog and $109.1 million was transferred to obligated backlog.

7.3 Healthcare

SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 2017 EXPANSIONS AND NEW INITIATIVES

Expansions

- Our Vimedix ultrasound simulator was used to deliver the European Diploma in Echocardiography exam for the first time during the European Society for Intensive Care Medicine Congress in Milan, Italy, demonstrating its use not only for training, but also for certification;

- We commenced collaboration under a co-marketing agreement with a medical device manufacturer promoting point-of-care ultrasound training and its expanded use for patient assessment and diagnosis;

- We released a new version of the Respiratory Education Simulation Program (RESP 1 and RESP 2) Learning Module for Apollo, iStan, METIman and the Human Patient Simulator.

New programs and products

- We launched the Blue Phantom Gen II PICC with IV and arterial access ultrasound model at the National League of Nursing conference in Orlando, U.S.;

- We added a Spectral Doppler capability as well as a new Emergency Care pathology package to our Vimedix offerings.

ORDERS

CAE Healthcare sales this quarter included:

- A centre management solution to a private university in the U.S.;

- Four patient simulators with training to a private research university in the U.S.;

- Eight custom training solutions to a medical device manufacturer in the U.S.;

- Five patient simulators and three ultrasound simulators with training and multi-year warranties to a public research university in Poland;

- Five patient simulators with multi-year warranties to a military training facility in the U.S.;

- Eight patient simulators and an audiovisual solution to a private university in Peru.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Financial results
(amounts in millions, except operating margins)		Q2-2017		Q1-2017		Q4-2016		Q3-2016		Q2-2016
Revenue	$	27.6		22.7		35.8		28.3		25.4
Segment operating income (loss)	$	2.6		(0.1)		3.5		1.6		1.5
Operating margins	%	9.4		-		9.8		5.7		5.9
Depreciation and amortization	$	3.3		3.3		3.6		3.7		3.4
Property, plant and equipment expenditures	$	0.2		0.5		0.8		0.5		0.3
Intangible assets and other assets expenditures	$	1.0		1.1		0.4		0.9		0.8
Capital employed	$	214.1		210.4		206.0		218.2		210.4

Revenue up 22% over last quarter and up 9% over the second quarter of fiscal 2016

The increase over last quarter was mainly due to increased revenue across all product and service categories.

The increase over the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was mainly due to higher revenue from patient simulators and from centre management solutions.

Revenue year to date was $50.3 million, $1.0 million or 2% higher than the same period last year. The increase was mainly due to higher revenue from interventional simulators driven by key partnerships with OEMs and higher patient simulator revenue, partially offset by lower revenue from centre management solutions.

Segment operating income up over last quarter and the second quarter of fiscal 2016

Segment operating income was $2.6 million (9.4% of revenue) this quarter, compared to a segment operating loss of $0.1 million last quarter and $1.5 million (5.9% of revenue) in the second quarter of fiscal 2016.

The increase over last quarter was mainly due to higher revenue, as mentioned above.

The increase over the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was mainly due to higher revenue and a favourable product mix.

Segment operating income for the first six months of the year was $2.5 million (5.0% of revenue), $0.4 million or 19% higher than the same period last year, mainly due to higher revenue.

Capital employed increased by $3.7 million over last quarter

The increase over last quarter was mainly due to higher non-cash working capital, mainly as a result of an increase in accounts receivable due to increased revenue and lower accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

8. CONSOLIDATED CASH MOVEMENTS AND LIQUIDITY

We manage liquidity and regularly monitor the factors that could affect it, including:

- Cash generated from operations, including timing of milestone payments and management of working capital;

- Capital expenditure requirements;

- Scheduled repayments of long-term debt obligations, our credit capacity and expected future debt market conditions.

⁷

8.1    Consolidated cash movements

		Three months ended								Six months ended
			September 30				June 30			September 30
(amounts in millions)			2016		2015			2016			2016		2015
Cash provided by continuing operating activities*		$	87.1	$	73.6		$	106.8		$	193.9	$	140.4
Changes in non-cash working capital			(30.6)		52.7			(52.6)			(83.2)		(60.5)
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities		$	56.5	$	126.3		$	54.2		$	110.7	$	79.9
Maintenance capital expenditures 7			(9.9)		(9.1)			(14.5)			(24.4)		(21.4)
Other assets			1.1		(6.9)			(1.6)			(0.5)		(9.2)
Proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment			1.2		1.4			1.1			2.3		1.5
Net (payments to) proceeds from equity accounted investees			(2.7)		-			(6.1)			(8.8)		0.3
Dividends received from equity accounted investees			1.4		2.1			1.4			2.8		14.4
Dividends paid			(20.3)		(12.1)			(19.0)			(39.3)		(25.0)
Free cash flow from continuing operations 7		$	27.3	$	101.7		$	15.5		$	42.8	$	40.5
Growth capital expenditures 7			(48.9)		(16.1)			(40.2)			(89.1)		(27.4)
Capitalized development costs			(6.5)		(8.3)			(8.4)			(14.9)		(15.4)
Common shares repurchased			(14.3)		-			(18.5)			(32.8)		-
Other cash movements, net			3.4		0.8			7.1			10.5		12.4
Business combinations, net of cash and cash
	equivalents acquired		-		14.3			(10.9)			(10.9)		13.6
Proceeds from disposal of discontinued operations			-		29.2			-			-		29.2
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
	and cash equivalents		5.1		14.9			(6.5)			(1.4)		14.4
Net (decrease) increase in cash before proceeds
	and repayment of long-term debt	$	(33.9)	$	136.5		$	(61.9)		$	(95.8)	$	67.3
* before changes in non-cash working capital

Free cash flow from continuing operations of $27.3 million this quarter

The increase over last quarter was mainly due to a lower investment in non-cash working capital, partially offset by a decrease in cash provided by continuing operating activities.

The decrease from the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was mainly due to a higher investment in non-cash working capital, partially offset by an increase in cash provided by continuing operating activities.

Free cash flow year to date was $42.8 million, $2.3 million higher than the same period last year. The increase was mainly attributable to an increase in cash provided by continuing operating activities, partially offset by a higher investment in non-cash working capital, an increase in dividends paid and a decrease in dividends received from equity accounted investees. 

Capital expenditures of $58.8 million this quarter

Growth capital expenditures were $48.9 million this quarter and $89.1 million for the first six months of the year. Maintenance capital expenditures were $9.9 million this quarter and $24.4 million for the first six months of the year.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

9. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL POSITION⁸

9.1 Consolidated capital employed

	As at September 30			As at June 30			As at March 31
(amounts in millions)		2016			2016			2016
Use of capital:
Current assets	$	1,720.7		$	1,676.9		$	1,749.6
Less: cash and cash equivalents		(343.3)			(345.0)			(485.6)
Less: net assets held for sale		(1.3)			(1.0)			(1.5)
Current liabilities		(1,097.1)			(1,071.2)			(1,192.9)
Less: current portion of long-term debt		47.1			49.1			119.3
Non-cash working capital8	$	326.1		$	308.8		$	188.9
Net assets held for sale		1.3			1.0			1.5
Property, plant and equipment		1,550.6			1,511.8			1,473.1
Other long-term assets		1,840.9			1,795.7			1,774.0
Other long-term liabilities		(844.7)			(831.5)			(709.9)
Total capital employed	$	2,874.2		$	2,785.8		$	2,727.6
Source of capital:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	47.1		$	49.1		$	119.3
Long-term debt		1,218.9			1,176.2			1,153.6
Less: cash and cash equivalents		(343.3)			(345.0)			(485.6)
Net debt 8	$	922.7		$	880.3		$	787.3
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company		1,895.2			1,853.8			1,888.7
Non-controlling interests		56.3			51.7			51.6
Source of capital	$	2,874.2		$	2,785.8		$	2,727.6

Capital employed increased $88.4 million over last quarter

The increase was mainly due to higher other long-term assets and property, plant and equipment and a higher investment in non-cash working capital.

Our return on capital employed⁸ (ROCE) was 10.7% this quarter, compared to 11.5% last quarter.

Non-cash working capital increased by $17.3 million from last quarter

The increase was mainly due to higher inventories and accounts receivable, partially offset by a decrease in contracts in progress assets and prepayments and an increase in contracts in progress liabilities.

Property, plant and equipment increased $38.8 million over last quarter

The increase was mainly due to capital expenditures and movements in foreign exchange rates, partially offset by depreciation.

Other long-term assets increased $45.2 million over last quarter

The increase was mainly due to higher other assets and a higher investment in equity accounted investees as a result of increased profitability. 

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Change in net debt
		Three months ended			Six months ended
(amounts in millions, except net debt-to-capital)		September 30, 2016			September 30, 2016
Net debt, beginning of period		$	880.3		$	787.3
Impact of cash movements on net debt
	(see table in the consolidated cash movements section)		33.9			95.8
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on long-term debt			5.8			6.6
Impact from business combinations			-			25.8
Other			2.7			7.2
Increase in net debt during the period		$	42.4		$	135.4
Net debt, end of period		$	922.7		$	922.7
Net debt-to-capital 9		%	32.1

We have committed lines of credit at floating rates, each provided by a syndicate of lenders. We and some of our subsidiaries can borrow funds directly from these credit facilities to cover operating and general corporate expenses and to issue letters of credit and bank guarantees.

We also have an agreement to sell certain of our accounts receivable (current financial assets program) for an amount up to
USD $150.0 million.

As part of the acquisition of LMCFT, we acquired leases for simulators in Asia. This represents a finance lease obligation of
$26.2 million as at September 30, 2016.

In June 2016, we repaid $73.5 million of our senior notes issued by way of a private placement.

We have certain debt agreements which require the maintenance of standard financial covenants. As at September 30, 2016, we are compliant with all our financial covenants.

We believe that our cash and cash equivalents, access to credit facilities and expected free cash flow will provide sufficient flexibility for our business, the repurchase of common shares and the payment of dividends and will enable us to meet all other expected financial requirements in the near term.

Total equity increased by $46.0 million this quarter

The increase in equity was mainly due to net income of $48.9 million and a favourable foreign currency translation of $20.5 million, partially offset by dividends of $20.3 million and common shares repurchased and cancelled pursuant to our normal course issuer bid (NCIB) of $14.3 million.

Outstanding share data

Our articles of incorporation authorize the issue of an unlimited number of common shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares issued in series. We had a total of 268,610,597 common shares issued and outstanding as at September 30, 2016 with total share capital of $612.2 million. In addition, we had 5,775,590 options outstanding under the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP).

As at October 31, 2016, we had a total of 268,501,396 common shares issued and outstanding and 5,752,515 options outstanding under the ESOP.⁹

Repurchase and cancellation of shares

On February 19, 2016, we announced that we received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to purchase, by way of a NCIB, up to 5,398,643 of our common shares, representing 2% of our 269,932,164 issued and outstanding common shares as of February 12, 2016. The NCIB began on February 23, 2016 and will end on February 22, 2017 or on such earlier date when we complete our purchases or elect to terminate the NCIB. These purchases are made on the open market plus brokerage fees through the facilities of the TSX and/or alternative trading systems at the prevailing market price at the time of the transaction, in accordance with TSX’s applicable policies. All common shares purchased pursuant to the NCIB were cancelled.

During the quarter, we repurchased and cancelled a total of 829,100 common shares under the NCIB, at a weighted average price of $17.20 per common share, for a total consideration of $14.3 million. The excess of the shares’ repurchase value over their carrying amount of $12.4 million was charged to retained earnings as share repurchase premiums.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

10. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

On May 2, 2016, we acquired 100% of the shares of Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training (LMCFT), a provider of aviation simulation training equipment and services for a purchase consideration of $25.7 million. The transaction includes cash remaining in the company at closing. With this acquisition, we expanded our customer installed base of commercial flight simulators and obtained a number of useful assets including FFSs, simulator parts and equipment, facilities, technology and a talented workforce. Total acquisition costs incurred during the six months ended September 30, 2016 relating to LMCFT amount to $1.1 million and were included in restructuring, integration and acquisition costs in the consolidated income statement.

The preliminary determination of the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed is included in the table below. The fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets and goodwill of $20.6 million is provisional until the valuation for those assets are finalized. The preliminary goodwill of $2.7 million arising from the acquisition of LMCFT is attributable to the advantages gained, which include:

- Expansion of CAE’s customer installed base of commercial flight simulators;

- Experienced workforce with subject matter expertise.

The fair value and the gross contractual amount of the acquired accounts receivable were $8.6 million.

The revenue and segment operating loss included in the consolidated income statement from LMCFT since the acquisition date is $17.7 million and $0.1 million respectively. Had LMCFT been consolidated from April 1, 2016, the consolidated income statement would have shown revenue and total segment operating income of $19.5 million and $0.1 million respectively. These pro-forma amounts are estimated based on the operations of the acquired business prior to the business combination by CAE. The amounts are provided as supplemental information and are not indicative of our future performance.

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from the acquisition are as follows:
		Total
Current assets (1)	$	66.7
Current liabilities		(60.0)
Property, plant and equipment		39.7
Non-current assets		5.9
Intangible assets (2)		20.6
Non-current liabilities		(62.0)
Fair value of net assets acquired, excluding cash and cash equivalents	$	10.9
Cash and cash equivalents acquired		12.6
Total purchase consideration, settled in cash	$	23.5
Transaction costs paid on behalf of the seller		2.2
Reduction of purchase price adjustment receivable related to previous fiscal years' acquisition		(0.1)
Total purchase consideration	$	25.6
(1) Excluding cash on hand.
(2) Goodwill, included in intangible assets, is not deductible for tax purposes.
The net assets, including goodwill, of LMCFT are included in the Civil Aviation Training Solutions segment.

Other

During the second quarter, adjustments to the determination of net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the
fiscal 2016 acquisition of BMAT was completed and resulted in an increase in goodwill of $1.6 million.

Changes in goodwill are as follows:
Six months ended September 30							2016			2015
Net book value, beginning of period						$	556.6		$	487.4
Acquisition of subsidiaries							4.3			30.0
Exchange differences							1.9			31.3
Net book value, end of period						$	562.8		$	548.7

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11. CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES

New and amended standards adopted

The amendments to IFRS effective for fiscal year 2017 have no material impact on our consolidated financial statements results.

New and amended standards not yet adopted

IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments

In July 2014, the IASB released the final version of IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments replacing IAS 39 - Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. IFRS 9 introduces a revised approach for the classification of financial assets based on the characteristics of the contractual cash flows of the financial assets and the business model in which financial assets are held. IFRS 9 also introduces a new hedge accounting model that is more closely aligned with risk-management activities. The new standard supersedes all previous versions of IFRS 9 and completes the IASB’s project to replace IAS 39. For CAE, IFRS 9 is effective for annual periods beginning on April 1, 2018, with earlier application permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

IFRS 15 - Revenue from contracts with customers

In May 2014, the IASB released IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the new standard is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also intends to enhance disclosures on revenue. IFRS 15 supersedes IAS 11 - Construction Contracts and IAS 18 - Revenue and related interpretations. For CAE, IFRS 15 is effective for annual periods beginning on April 1, 2018, with earlier application permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

IFRS 16 - Leases

In January 2016, the IASB released IFRS 16 - Leases. The new standard eliminates the classification of leases as either operating or finance leases and introduces a single accounting model for the lessee under which a lease liability and a right-of-use asset is recognized for all leases with a term of more than 12 months. IFRS 16 also substantially carries forward the lessor accounting requirements; accordingly, a lessor continues to classify its leases as operating leases or finance leases. IFRS 16 supersedes IAS 17 - Leases and related interpretations. For CAE, IFRS 16 is effective for annual periods beginning on April 1, 2019, with earlier application permitted if we also apply IFRS 15. We are currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements.

12. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

In the second quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Company did not make any significant changes in, nor take any significant corrective actions regarding its internal controls or other factors that could significantly affect such internal controls. The Company’s CEO and CFO periodically review the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures for effectiveness and conduct an evaluation each quarter. As of the end of the second quarter, the Company’s CEO and CFO were satisfied with the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures.

On May 2, 2016, we acquired LMCFT. In accordance with National Instrument 52-109 – Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, the CEO and the CFO of the Company have limited the scope of their design of CAE’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting to exclude controls, policies and procedures of LMCFT. LMCFT utilizes separate information systems and processes. We have begun to integrate LMCFT’s internal controls, policies and procedures. This integration process is expected to be completed during fiscal 2017. LMCFT’s contribution to our consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 was approximately 1% of consolidated revenues and less than 1% of total segment operating income. Additionally, at September 30, 2016, LMCFT’s total assets and total liabilities were 3% and 4% of consolidated total assets and liabilities, respectively.

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13. SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(amounts in millions, except per share amounts and exchange rates)			Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Year to date
Fiscal 2017
Revenue		$	651.6			635.5			(1)			(1)			1,287.1
Net income		$	69.3			48.9			(1)			(1)			118.2
Equity holders of the Company
Continuing operations		$	68.7			48.3			(1)			(1)			117.0
Discontinued operations		$	(0.1)			0.1			(1)			(1)			-
Non-controlling interests		$	0.7			0.5			(1)			(1)			1.2
Basic and diluted EPS attributable to equity holders of the Company		$	0.25			0.18			(1)			(1)			0.43
Continuing operations		$	0.25			0.18			(1)			(1)			0.43
Discontinued operations		$	-			-			(1)			(1)			-
Earnings per share before specific items		$	0.26			0.21			(1)			(1)			0.47
Average number of shares outstanding (basic)			269.3			268.7			(1)			(1)			269.0
Average number of shares outstanding (diluted)			269.6			269.6			(1)			(1)			269.5
Average exchange rate, U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar			1.29			1.30			(1)			(1)			1.30
Average exchange rate, Euro to Canadian dollar			1.46			1.46			(1)			(1)			1.46
Average exchange rate, British pound to Canadian dollar			1.85			1.71			(1)			(1)			1.78
Fiscal 2016
Revenue		$	557.0			616.8			616.3			722.5			2,512.6
Net income		$	44.5			69.2			56.9			59.7			230.3
Equity holders of the Company
Continuing operations		$	44.9			75.3			57.9			61.2			239.3
Discontinued operations		$	(0.5)			(6.5)			(0.2)			(2.4)			(9.6)
Non-controlling interests		$	0.1			0.4			(0.8)			0.9			0.6
Basic and diluted EPS attributable to equity holders of the Company		$	0.17			0.26			0.21			0.22			0.85
Continuing operations		$	0.17			0.28			0.21			0.23			0.89
Discontinued operations		$	-			(0.02)			-			(0.01)			(0.04)
Earnings per share before specific items		$	0.19			0.18			0.22			0.27			0.86
Average number of shares outstanding (basic)			267.4			268.6			269.3			269.9			268.8
Average number of shares outstanding (diluted)			267.8			268.9			269.7			270.2			269.2
Average exchange rate, U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar			1.23			1.31			1.33			1.38			1.31
Average exchange rate, Euro to Canadian dollar			1.36			1.46			1.46			1.52			1.45
Average exchange rate, British pound to Canadian dollar			1.88			2.03			2.02			1.97			1.98
Fiscal 2015
Revenue		$	526.2			529.4			559.1			631.6			2,246.3
Net income		$	41.6			42.5			52.9			67.7			204.7
Equity holders of the Company
Continuing operations		$	43.8			42.0			52.1			63.3			201.2
Discontinued operations		$	(2.0)			0.9			0.9			0.8			0.6
Non-controlling interests		$	(0.2)			(0.4)			(0.1)			3.6			2.9
Basic and diluted EPS attributable to equity holders of the Company		$	0.16			0.16			0.20			0.24			0.76
Continuing operations		$	0.17			0.16			0.20			0.24			0.76
Discontinued operations		$	(0.01)			-			-			-			-
Average number of shares outstanding (basic)			263.9			264.7			265.5			266.4			265.1
Average number of shares outstanding (diluted)			265.0			265.6			266.4			267.4			266.0
Average exchange rate, U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar			1.09			1.09			1.14			1.24			1.14
Average exchange rate, Euro to Canadian dollar			1.50			1.44			1.42			1.40			1.44
Average exchange rate, British pound to Canadian dollar			1.84			1.82			1.80			1.88			1.83
(1) Not available

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Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
			September 30				March 31
(amounts in millions of Canadian dollars)		Notes			2016				2016
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents				$	343.3			$	485.6
Accounts receivable		5			546.9				500.0
Contracts in progress: assets					302.5				339.1
Inventories					400.4				278.3
Prepayments					75.1				86.3
Income taxes recoverable					29.8				34.5
Derivative financial assets		13			21.0				24.2
Assets held for sale		3			1.7				1.6
Total current assets				$	1,720.7			$	1,749.6
Property, plant and equipment					1,550.6				1,473.1
Intangible assets					941.0				929.2
Investment in equity accounted investees					368.6				345.1
Deferred tax assets					51.3				46.8
Derivative financial assets		13			20.7				19.8
Other assets					459.3				433.1
Total assets				$	5,112.2			$	4,996.7
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities				$	757.0			$	832.8
Provisions					42.0				30.0
Income taxes payable					7.3				11.3
Contracts in progress: liabilities					224.4				174.7
Current portion of long-term debt					47.1				119.3
Derivative financial liabilities		13			18.9				24.7
Liabilities held for sale		3			0.4				0.1
Total current liabilities				$	1,097.1			$	1,192.9
Provisions		4			29.0				10.2
Long-term debt					1,218.9				1,153.6
Royalty obligations					131.6				135.3
Employee benefit obligations					237.3				168.0
Deferred gains and other non-current liabilities		4			237.8				172.7
Deferred tax liabilities					202.7				213.1
Derivative financial liabilities		13			6.3				10.6
Total liabilities				$	3,160.7			$	3,056.4
Equity
Share capital				$	612.2			$	601.7
Contributed surplus					19.0				18.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income					214.6				220.7
Retained earnings					1,049.4				1,048.0
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company				$	1,895.2			$	1,888.7
Non-controlling interests					56.3				51.6
Total equity				$	1,951.5			$	1,940.3
Total liabilities and equity				$	5,112.2			$	4,996.7
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Income Statement
				Three months ended					Six months ended
				September 30					September 30
(amounts in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)		Notes		2016		2015			2016		2015
Continuing operations
Revenue		14	$	635.5	$	616.8		$	1,287.1	$	1,173.8
Cost of sales				448.6		457.6			910.2		857.0
Gross profit			$	186.9	$	159.2		$	376.9	$	316.8
Research and development expenses				25.9		20.3			50.9		41.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses				84.3		69.3			164.9		141.1
Other losses (gains) – net		10		3.7		(2.0)			6.4		(6.7)
After tax share in profit of equity accounted investees		14		(12.8)		(8.4)			(23.2)		(19.9)
Restructuring, integration and acquisition costs		11		9.6		2.4			12.7		10.1
Operating profit			$	76.2	$	77.6		$	165.2	$	151.1
Finance income		6		(2.8)		(2.3)			(5.1)		(4.3)
Finance expense		6		20.7		21.4			42.7		42.1
Finance expense – net			$	17.9	$	19.1		$	37.6	$	37.8
Earnings before income taxes			$	58.3	$	58.5		$	127.6	$	113.3
Income tax expense (recovery)				9.5		(17.2)			9.4		(7.4)
Earnings from continuing operations			$	48.8	$	75.7		$	118.2	$	120.7
Discontinued operations
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		3		0.1		(6.5)			-		(7.0)
Net income			$	48.9	$	69.2		$	118.2	$	113.7
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company			$	48.4	$	68.8		$	117.0	$	113.2
Non-controlling interests				0.5		0.4			1.2		0.5
			$	48.9	$	69.2		$	118.2	$	113.7
Earnings (loss) per share from continuing and discontinued
operations attributable to equity holders of the Company
Basic and diluted – continuing operations		8	$	0.18	$	0.28		$	0.43	$	0.45
Basic and diluted – discontinued operations		8		-		(0.02)			-		(0.03)
			$	0.18	$	0.26		$	0.43	$	0.42
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
		Three months ended						Six months ended
		September 30						September 30
(amounts in millions of Canadian dollars)			2016		2015			2016		2015
Net income		$	48.9	$	69.2		$	118.2	$	113.7
Items that may be reclassified to net income
Foreign currency translation
Net currency translation difference on the translation of financial
	statements of foreign operations	$	25.0	$	128.1		$	(7.8)	$	126.9
Net loss on certain long-term debt denominated in foreign
	currency and designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations		(4.2)		(39.4)			(5.5)		(30.7)
Reclassification to income or to the related non-financial asset			(0.2)		(12.1)			(1.3)		(16.1)
Income taxes			(0.1)		(4.8)			2.5		(4.2)
		$	20.5	$	71.8		$	(12.1)	$	75.9
Net change in cash flow hedges
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges		$	(4.4)	$	(38.1)		$	1.8	$	(36.8)
Reclassification to income			5.8		17.0			8.3		22.3
Income taxes			(0.4)		5.8			(2.7)		4.0
		$	1.0	$	(15.3)		$	7.4	$	(10.5)
Net change in available-for-sale financial instruments
Net change in fair value of available-for-sale financial asset		$	-	$	-		$	(0.1)	$	0.1
		$	-	$	-		$	(0.1)	$	0.1
Share in the other comprehensive income of equity accounted investees
Share in the other comprehensive income of equity accounted investees		$	3.7	$	15.2		$	(1.7)	$	9.9
		$	3.7	$	15.2		$	(1.7)	$	9.9
Items that are never reclassified to net income
Defined benefit plan remeasurements
Defined benefit plan remeasurements		$	(2.1)	$	(13.4)		$	(62.5)	$	25.5
Income taxes			0.6		3.5			16.8		(7.1)
		$	(1.5)	$	(9.9)		$	(45.7)	$	18.4
Other comprehensive income (loss)		$	23.7	$	61.8		$	(52.2)	$	93.8
Total comprehensive income		$	72.6	$	131.0		$	66.0	$	207.5
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company		$	71.9	$	125.3		$	65.2	$	201.4
Non-controlling interests			0.7		5.7			0.8		6.1
		$	72.6	$	131.0		$	66.0	$	207.5
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to equity holders of the Company:
Continuing operations		$	71.8	$	137.9		$	65.2	$	213.0
Discontinued operations			0.1		(12.6)			-		(11.6)
		$	71.9	$	125.3		$	65.2	$	201.4
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
				Attributable to equity holders of the Company
Six months ended September 30, 2016				Common shares								Accumulated other									Non-
(amounts in millions of Canadian dollars,				Number of			Stated		Contributed			comprehensive			Retained						controlling				Total
except number of shares)			Notes	shares			value			surplus		income			earnings				Total		interests				equity
Balances, beginning of period				269,634,816		$	601.7		$	18.3		$	220.7		$	1,048.0		$	1,888.7		$	51.6		$	1,940.3
Net income				-		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	117.0		$	117.0		$	1.2		$	118.2
Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Foreign currency translation			-			-			-			(11.7)			-			(11.7)			(0.4)			(12.1)
	Net change in cash flow hedges			-			-			-			7.4			-			7.4			-			7.4
	Net change in available-for-sale financial instruments			-			-			-			(0.1)			-			(0.1)			-			(0.1)
	Share in the other comprehensive income of
		equity accounted investees		-			-			-			(1.7)			-			(1.7)			-			(1.7)
	Defined benefit plan remeasurements			-			-			-			-			(45.7)			(45.7)			-			(45.7)
Total comprehensive (loss) income				-		$	-		$	-		$	(6.1)		$	71.3		$	65.2		$	0.8		$	66.0
Stock options exercised				860,460			10.5			-			-			-			10.5			-			10.5
Optional cash purchase				1,637			-			-			-			-			-			-			-
Common shares repurchased and cancelled			8	(2,024,400)			(4.6)			-			-			(28.2)			(32.8)			-			(32.8)
Transfer upon exercise of stock options				-			2.2			(2.2)			-			-			-			-			-
Share-based payments				-			-			2.9			-			-			2.9			-			2.9
Additions to non-controlling interests				-			-			-			-			-			-			3.9			3.9
Stock dividends			8	138,084			2.4			-			-			(2.4)			-			-			-
Cash dividends			8	-			-			-			-			(39.3)			(39.3)			-			(39.3)
Balances, end of period				268,610,597		$	612.2		$	19.0		$	214.6		$	1,049.4		$	1,895.2		$	56.3		$	1,951.5
				Attributable to equity holders of the Company
Six months ended September 30, 2015				Common shares								Accumulated other									Non-
(amounts in millions of Canadian dollars,				Number of		Stated			Contributed			comprehensive			Retained						controlling				Total
except number of shares)			Notes	shares			value			surplus		income			earnings				Total		interests				equity
Balances, beginning of period				266,903,070		$	559.0		$	19.1		$	177.3		$	879.8		$	1,635.2		$	51.2		$	1,686.4
Net income				-		$	-		$	-		$	-		$	113.2		$	113.2		$	0.5		$	113.7
Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Foreign currency translation			-			-			-			70.3			-			70.3			5.6			75.9
	Net change in cash flow hedges			-			-			-			(10.5)			-			(10.5)			-			(10.5)
	Net change in available-for-sale financial instruments			-			-			-			0.1			-			0.1			-			0.1
	Share in the other comprehensive income of
		equity accounted investees		-			-			-			9.9			-			9.9			-			9.9
	Defined benefit plan remeasurements			-			-			-			-			18.4			18.4			-			18.4
Total comprehensive income				-		$	-		$	-		$	69.8		$	131.6		$	201.4		$	6.1		$	207.5
Stock options exercised				1,340,630			12.4			-			-			-			12.4			-			12.4
Optional cash purchase				1,983			-			-			-			-			-			-			-
Transfer upon exercise of stock options				-			3.7			(3.7)			-			-			-			-			-
Share-based payments				-			-			2.2			-			-			2.2			-			2.2
Stock dividends			8	1,006,993			14.5			-			-			(14.5)			-			-			-
Cash dividends			8	-			-			-			-			(25.0)			(25.0)			-			(25.0)
Balances, end of period				269,252,676		$	589.6		$	17.6		$	247.1		$	971.9		$	1,826.2		$	57.3		$	1,883.5
The balance of retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income as at September 30, 2016 was $1,264.0 million (2015 – $1,219.0 million).
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Six months ended September 30
(amounts in millions of Canadian dollars)			Notes		2016				2015
Operating activities
Earnings from continuing operations				$	118.2			$	120.7
Adjustments for:
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		14		62.3				58.5
	Amortization of intangible and other assets		14		42.9				45.0
	After tax share in profit of equity accounted investees				(23.2)				(19.9)
	Deferred income taxes				0.2				6.4
	Investment tax credits				(9.7)				(35.3)
	Share-based compensation				3.3				2.0
	Defined benefit pension plans				6.7				6.9
	Amortization of other non-current liabilities				(36.3)				(20.2)
	Other				29.5				(23.7)
Changes in non-cash working capital			12		(83.2)				(60.5)
Net cash provided by operating activities				$	110.7			$	79.9
Investing activities
Business combinations, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired			4	$	(10.9)			$	13.6
Proceeds from disposal of discontinued operations			3		-				29.2
Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment					(113.5)				(48.8)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment					2.3				1.5
Capitalized development costs					(14.9)				(15.4)
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other software					(5.0)				(6.1)
Net (payments to) proceeds from equity accounted investees					(8.8)				0.3
Dividends received from equity accounted investees					2.8				14.4
Other					4.5				(3.1)
Net cash used in investing activities				$	(143.5)			$	(14.4)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowing under revolving unsecured credit facilities				$	343.5			$	299.4
Repayment of borrowing under revolving unsecured credit facilities					(308.5)				(314.0)
Proceeds from long-term debt					14.8				14.6
Repayment of long-term debt					(87.0)				(13.5)
Repayment of finance lease					(9.3)				(7.0)
Dividends paid					(39.3)				(25.0)
Common stock issuance					10.5				12.4
Repurchase of common shares			8		(32.8)				-
Net cash used in financing activities				$	(108.1)			$	(33.1)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
	and cash equivalents			$	(1.4)			$	14.4
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents				$	(142.3)			$	46.8
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period					485.6				330.2
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period				$	343.3			$	377.0
Supplemental information:
	Dividends received			$	2.8			$	14.4
	Interest paid				34.8		1		25.9
	Interest received				4.2		1		3.8
	Income taxes paid				16.8		1		9.6
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(Unless otherwise stated, all tabular amounts are in millions of Canadian dollars)

The consolidated interim financial statements were authorized for issue by the board of directors on November 10, 2016.

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND summary of SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of operations                                                                

CAE Inc. and its subsidiaries (or the Company) design, manufacture and supply simulation equipment, provide training, and develop integrated training solutions for defence and security markets, commercial airlines, business aircraft operators, helicopter operators, aircraft manufacturers and for healthcare education and service providers. CAE’s flight simulators replicate aircraft performance in normal and abnormal operations as well as a comprehensive set of environmental conditions utilizing visual systems that contain a database of airports, other landing areas, flying environments, mission-specific environments, and motion and sound cues. The Company offers a range of flight training devices based on the same software used on its simulators. The Company also operates a global network of training centres with locations around the world.

The Company’s operations are managed through three segments:

(i)    Civil Aviation Training Solutions – Provides comprehensive training solutions for flight, cabin, maintenance and ground personnel in commercial, business and helicopter aviation, a range of flight simulation training devices, as well as ab initio pilot training and crew sourcing services;

(ii)   Defence and Security – Is a training systems integrator for defence forces across the air, land and naval domains and for government organizations responsible for public safety;

(iii)   Healthcare – Designs and manufactures simulators, audiovisual and simulation centre management solutions, develops courseware and offers services for training of medical, nursing and allied healthcare students as well as clinicians in educational institutions, hospitals and defence organizations.

CAE is a limited liability company incorporated and domiciled in Canada. The address of the main office is 8585 Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent, Québec, Canada, H4T 1G6. CAE shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange.

Seasonality and cyclicality of the business

The Company’s business operating segments are affected in varying degrees by market cyclicality and/or seasonality. As such, operating performance over a given interim period should not necessarily be considered indicative of full fiscal year performance.

The Civil Aviation Training Solutions segment sells equipment directly to airlines and to the extent that the entire commercial airline industry is affected by cycles of expansion and contraction, the Company’s performance will also be affected. The segment activities are also affected by the seasonality of its industry – in times of peak travel (such as holidays), airline and business jet pilots are generally occupied flying aircraft rather than attending training sessions. The opposite also holds true – slower travel periods tend to be more active training periods for pilots. Therefore, the Company has historically experienced lower demand during the second quarter.

Order intake for the Defence and Security segment can be impacted by the unique nature of military contracts and the irregular timing in which they are awarded.

Basis of preparation

The key accounting policies applied in the preparation of these consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those disclosed in Note 1 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2016, except for the changes in accounting policies described in Note 2. These policies have been consistently applied to all periods presented. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s most recent annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2016.

The consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Part I of the CPA Canada
Handbook – Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements, IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting.

The consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for the following items measured at fair value: contingent consideration, derivative financial instruments, financial instruments at fair value through profit and loss, available-for-sale financial assets and liabilities for cash-settled share-based arrangements.

The functional and presentation currency of CAE Inc. is the Canadian dollar.

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Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Use of judgements, estimates and assumptions

The preparation of consolidated interim financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. In preparing these consolidated interim financial statements, the significant judgements made by management in applying the Company’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the consolidated financial statements of the year ended March 31, 2016, with the exception of changes in estimates that are required in determining the provision for income taxes. Taxes on income in the interim periods are accrued by jurisdiction using the effective tax rate that would be applicable to expected total annual profit or loss of the jurisdiction.

NOTE 2 – cHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES

New and amended standards adopted by the Company

The amendments to IFRS effective for fiscal year 2017 have no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements results.

New and amended standards not yet adopted by the Company

IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments

In July 2014, the IASB released the final version of IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments replacing IAS 39 - Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. IFRS 9 introduces a revised approach for the classification of financial assets based on the characteristics of the contractual cash flows of the financial assets and the business model in which financial assets are held. IFRS 9 also introduces a new hedge accounting model that is more closely aligned with risk-management activities. The new standard supersedes all previous versions of IFRS 9 and completes the IASB’s project to replace IAS 39. For the Company, IFRS 9 is effective for annual periods beginning on April 1, 2018, with earlier application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

IFRS 15 - Revenue from contracts with customers

In May 2014, the IASB released IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the new standard is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also intends to enhance disclosures on revenue. IFRS 15 supersedes IAS 11 - Construction Contracts and IAS 18 - Revenue and related interpretations. For the Company, IFRS 15 is effective for annual periods beginning on April 1, 2018, with earlier application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

IFRS 16 - Leases

In January 2016, the IASB released IFRS 16 - Leases. The new standard eliminates the classification of leases as either operating or finance leases and introduces a single accounting model for the lessee under which a lease liability and a right-of-use asset is recognized for all leases with a term of more than 12 months. IFRS 16 also substantially carries forward the lessor accounting requirements; accordingly, a lessor continues to classify its leases as operating leases or finance leases. IFRS 16 supersedes
IAS 17 - Leases and related interpretations. For the Company, IFRS 16 is effective for annual periods beginning on April 1, 2019, with earlier application permitted if the Company also applies IFRS 15. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3 – Net assets held for sale and discontinued operations

During the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company completed the sale of its mining division known as Datamine for an amount totaling $31.2 million including the finalization of the working capital adjustment and excluding a potential consideration of up to
$5.5 million that is contingent on certain financial results being met. Remaining as held for sale are certain net assets excluded from the transaction, consisting mainly of inventories.

The assets and liabilities classified as held for sale are as follows:
	September 30						March 31
				2016				2016
Current assets(1)			$	1.5			$	1.4
Other non-current assets				0.2				0.2
Assets held for sale			$	1.7			$	1.6
Current liabilities			$	0.4			$	0.1
Liabilities held for sale			$	0.4			$	0.1
Net assets held for sale			$	1.3			$	1.5
(1) Includes cash and cash equivalents.

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Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Analysis of the result of discontinued operations is as follows:
						Three months ended											Six months ended
							September 30										September 30
							2016							2015			2016			2015
Revenue						$	0.4						$	2.1		$	0.4		$	9.5
Expenses							0.3							2.9			0.4			10.3
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, measurement to fair value and disposal						$	0.1						$	(0.8)		$	-		$	(0.8)
Income tax recovery							-							(1.1)			-			(0.6)
Earnings (loss) before measurement to fair value and disposal						$	0.1						$	0.3		$	-		$	(0.2)
Loss on measurement to fair value and disposal							-							(7.7)			-			(7.7)
Income tax recovery on measurement to fair value and disposal							-							0.9			-			0.9
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations						$	0.1						$	(6.5)		$	-		$	(7.0)
Six months ended September 30																	2016			2015
Net cash provided by operating activities																$	-		$	4.0
Net cash used in investing activities																	-			(0.7)
Net cash used in financing activities																	-			(0.1)

NOTE 4 – BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

On May 2, 2016, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training (LMCFT), a provider of aviation simulation training equipment and services for a purchase consideration of $25.7 million. The transaction includes cash remaining in the company at closing. With this acquisition, the Company expanded its customer installed base of commercial flight simulators and obtained a number of useful assets including full-flight simulators, simulator parts and equipment, facilities, technology and a talented workforce. Total acquisition costs incurred during the six months ended September 30, 2016 relating to LMCFT amount to $1.1 million and were included in restructuring, integration and acquisition costs in the consolidated income statement.

The preliminary determination of the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed is included in the table below. The fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets and goodwill of $20.6 million is provisional until the valuation for those assets are finalized. The preliminary goodwill of $2.7 million arising from the acquisition of LMCFT is attributable to the advantages gained, which include:

- Expansion of CAE’s customer installed base of commercial flight simulators;

- Experienced workforce with subject matter expertise.

The fair value and the gross contractual amount of the acquired accounts receivable were $8.6 million.

The revenue and segment operating loss included in the consolidated income statement from LMCFT since the acquisition date is               $17.7 million and $0.1 million respectively. Had LMCFT been consolidated from April 1, 2016, the consolidated income statement would have shown revenue and total segment operating income of $19.5 million and $0.1 million respectively. These pro-forma amounts are estimated based on the operations of the acquired business prior to the business combination by the Company. The amounts are provided as supplemental information and are not indicative of the Company’s future performance.

Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from the acquisition are as follows:
		Total
Current assets (1)	$	66.7
Current liabilities		(60.0)
Property, plant and equipment		39.7
Non-current assets		5.9
Intangible assets (2)		20.6
Non-current liabilities		(62.0)
Fair value of net assets acquired, excluding cash and cash equivalents	$	10.9
Cash and cash equivalents acquired		12.6
Total purchase consideration, settled in cash	$	23.5
Transaction costs paid on behalf of the seller		2.2
Reduction of purchase price adjustment receivable related to previous fiscal years' acquisition		(0.1)
Total purchase consideration	$	25.6
(1) Excluding cash on hand.
(2) Goodwill, included in intangible assets, is not deductible for tax purposes.
The net assets, including goodwill, of LMCFT are included in the Civil Aviation Training Solutions segment.

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Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

Other

During the second quarter, adjustments to the determination of net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the
fiscal 2016 acquisition of BMAT was completed and resulted in an increase in goodwill of $1.6 million.

Changes in goodwill are as follows:
Six months ended September 30							2016			2015
Net book value, beginning of period						$	556.6		$	487.4
Acquisition of subsidiaries							4.3			30.0
Exchange differences							1.9			31.3
Net book value, end of period						$	562.8		$	548.7

NOTE 5 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable are carried on the consolidated statement of financial position net of allowance for doubtful accounts. This provision is established based on the Company’s best estimates regarding the ultimate recovery of balances for which collection is uncertain. Uncertainty of ultimate collection may become apparent from various indicators, such as a deterioration of the credit situation of a given client and delay in collection beyond the contractually agreed upon payment terms. Management regularly reviews accounts receivable, monitors past due balances and assesses the appropriateness of the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Details of accounts receivable are as follows:
		September 30						March 31
					2016			2016
Current trade receivables				$	189.6			$	187.8
Past due trade receivables
	1-30 days				48.5				35.7
	31-60 days				24.7				20.2
	61-90 days				11.9				17.5
	Greater than 90 days				55.1				48.9
Allowance for doubtful accounts					(14.5)				(15.7)
Total trade receivables				$	315.3			$	294.4
Accrued receivables					116.5				110.2
Receivables from related parties (Note 15)					57.5				42.6
Other receivables					57.6				52.8
Total accounts receivable				$	546.9			$	500.0

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Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

NOTE 6 – DEbt facilities and finance EXPENSE – NET

Long-term debt

As part of the acquisition of LMCFT, the Company acquired leases for simulators in Asia. This represents a finance lease obligation of $26.2 million as at September 30, 2016.

Finance expense – net
		Three months ended						Six months ended
			September 30					September 30
			2016		2015			2016		2015
Finance expense:
	Long-term debt (other than finance leases)	$	13.2	$	14.1		$	26.7	$	28.1
	Finance leases		2.4		2.7			5.2		5.3
	Royalty obligations		2.6		2.0			5.1		4.1
	Employee benefit obligations		1.3		1.3			2.6		2.7
	Financing cost amortization		0.4		0.3			0.7		0.7
	Provisions and other non-current liabilities		-		0.2			-		0.4
	Other		1.5		1.4			3.9		2.5
Borrowing costs capitalized (1)			(0.7)		(0.6)			(1.5)		(1.7)
Finance expense		$	20.7	$	21.4		$	42.7	$	42.1
Finance income:
	Loans and finance lease contracts	$	(2.0)	$	(2.2)		$	(3.9)	$	(4.0)
	Other		(0.8)		(0.1)			(1.2)		(0.3)
Finance income		$	(2.8)	$	(2.3)		$	(5.1)	$	(4.3)
Finance expense – net		$	17.9	$	19.1		$	37.6	$	37.8
(1) The capitalization rate used to determine the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalization was 4.33% for the three months ended September 30, 2016 (2015 – 4.00%) and 4.55% for the three months ended June 30, 2016 (2015 – 4.00%).

NOTE 7 – GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE

During the second quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company announced that it is participating in project SimÉco 4.0, an R&D project under the SA²GE program. The aim of this project is the development of new products or processes which will further contribute to greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The government of Quebec, through the Ministry of Economy, Science and Innovation, and SA²GE have committed to contribute amounts up to 50% of eligible costs incurred by the Company to fiscal 2020.

The following table provides aggregate information regarding contributions recognized and amounts not yet received for the projects New Core Markets and Innovate:

		Three months ended							Six months ended
			September 30						September 30
			2016			2015			2016			2015
Outstanding contribution receivable, beginning of period		$	8.0		$	7.8		$	7.7		$	8.8
Contributions			8.5			6.8			16.7			12.9
Payments received			(8.0)			(7.9)			(15.9)			(15.0)
Outstanding contribution receivable, end of period		$	8.5		$	6.7		$	8.5		$	6.7
The aggregate contributions recognized for all programs are as follows:
		Three months ended							Six months ended
			September 30						September 30
			2016			2015			2016			2015
Contributions credited to capitalized expenditures:
	Project New Core Markets	$	0.3		$	0.2		$	0.5		$	0.3
	Project Innovate		1.2			2.0			2.5			3.1
Contributions credited to income:
	Project New Core Markets		0.5			0.8			1.2			1.3
	Project Innovate		6.5			3.8			12.5			8.2
Total contributions:
	Project New Core Markets	$	0.8		$	1.0		$	1.7		$	1.6
	Project Innovate		7.7			5.8			15.0			11.3
There are no unfulfilled conditions or unfulfilled contingencies attached to these government contributions.

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Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

NOTE 8 – SHARE CAPITAL, Earnings per share and dividends

Share Capital

Repurchase and cancellation of common shares

On February 19, 2016, the Company announced that it received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to purchase, by way of a normal course issuer bid (NCIB), up to 5,398,643 of its common shares, representing 2% of the 269,932,164 issued and outstanding common shares as of February 12, 2016. The NCIB began on February 23, 2016 and will end on February 22, 2017 or on such earlier date when the Company completes its purchases or elects to terminate the NCIB. These purchases are made on the open market plus brokerage fees through the facilities of the TSX and/or alternative trading systems at the prevailing market price at the time of the transaction, in accordance with TSX’s applicable policies. All common shares purchased pursuant to the NCIB will be cancelled.

During the six months ended September 30, 2016, the Company repurchased and cancelled a total of 2,024,400 common shares under the NCIB, at a weighted average price of $16.20 per common share, for a total consideration of $32.8 million. The excess of the shares’ repurchase value over their carrying amount of $28.2 million was charged to retained earnings as share repurchase premiums.

Earnings per share computation
The denominators for the basic and diluted earnings per share computations are as follows:
		Three months ended			Six months ended
		September 30			September 30
		2016	2015		2016	2015
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		268,700,234	268,625,049		268,982,788	268,027,903
Effect of dilutive stock options		885,240	307,638		549,857	351,896
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
	for diluted earnings per share calculation	269,585,474	268,932,687		269,532,645	268,379,799
For the three months ended September 30, 2016, options to acquire 46,700 common shares (2015 – 2,875,975) have been excluded from the above calculation since their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.
For the six months ended September 30, 2016, options to acquire 46,700 common shares (2015 – 1,598,600) have been excluded from the above calculation since their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.
Dividends

The dividends declared for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 were $21.5 million or $0.08 per share (2016 – $20.6 million or $0.075 per share). For the first six months of fiscal 2017, dividends declared were $41.7 million or $0.155 per share (2016 – $39.5 million or $0.145 per share).

NOTE 9 – EMPLOYEE compensation

The total employee compensation expense recognized in the determination of net income is as follows:
	Three months ended						Six months ended
		September 30					September 30
		2016		2015			2016		2015
Salaries and other short-term employee benefits	$	193.9	$	190.4		$	402.9	$	370.3
Share-based payments, net of equity swap		8.0		5.8			16.7		13.3
Post-employment benefits – defined benefit plans(1)		7.5		7.7			15.3		16.6
Post-employment benefits – defined contribution plans		3.9		2.7			6.4		5.0
Termination benefits		4.5		1.8			7.0		10.1
Total employee compensation expense	$	217.8	$	208.4		$	448.3	$	415.3
(1) Includes net interest on employee benefit obligations.

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Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

NOTE 10 – other (LOSSES) gains – net

			Three months ended						Six months ended
			September 30						September 30
			2016			2015			2016			2015
Disposal of property, plant and equipment		$	0.5		$	0.3		$	0.2		$	0.4
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains			(5.0)			1.6			(7.1)			4.8
Other			0.8			0.1			0.5			1.5
Other (losses) gains – net		$	(3.7)		$	2.0		$	(6.4)		$	6.7

NOTE 11 – Restructuring, INTEGRATION AND ACQUISITION costs

		Three month ended					Six month ended
		September 30					September 30
		2016		2015			2016		2015
Restructuring costs	$	7.6	$	2.4		$	10.1	$	10.1
Integration costs		1.1		-			1.5		-
Acquisition costs (Note 4)		0.9		-			1.1		-
Restructuring, integration and acquisition costs	$	9.6	$	2.4		$	12.7	$	10.1

Restructuring costs

Restructuring costs are related to the Company’s process improvement program implemented during the first quarter of fiscal year 2016 and to the acquisition of LMCFT on May 2, 2016. These costs consist mainly of severances and other related costs, including the associated employee benefits obligation expense. The restructuring program related to the Company’s process improvement was completed this quarter.

Integration costs

Integration costs represent incremental costs directly related to the integration of LMCFT in the Company’s ongoing activities. This primarily includes expenditures related to regulatory and process standardization, systems integration and other activities.

Acquisition costs

Acquisition costs represent costs directly related to the acquisition of LMCFT. These costs include expenses, fees, commissions and other costs associated with the collection of information, negotiation of contracts, risk assessments, and the services of lawyers, advisors and specialists.

Changes in the restructuring provision are as follows:
		Three months ended						Six months ended
		September 30					September 30
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Provision, beginning of period	$	18.9		$	10.3		$	22.4		$	4.7
Additions		8.7			2.4			11.2			11.2
Amounts used		(6.2)			(3.3)			(11.7)			(5.4)
Unused amounts reversed		(1.1)			-			(1.1)			(1.1)
Exchange differences		0.5			0.4			-			0.4
Provision, end of period	$	20.8		$	9.8		$	20.8		$	9.8
Less : current portion		16.8			9.8			16.8			9.8
Long-term portion	$	4.0		$	-		$	4.0		$	-

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Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

NOTE 12 – SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

Changes in non-cash working capital are as follows:
Six months ended September 30					2016				2015
Cash (used in) provided by non-cash working capital:
	Accounts receivable			$	(34.2)			$	7.2
	Contracts in progress: assets				34.1				(48.7)
	Inventories				(55.5)				8.3
	Prepayments				(3.8)				4.4
	Income taxes recoverable				7.9				2.7
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities				(82.9)				(63.8)
	Provisions				(0.9)				3.1
	Income taxes payable				(6.3)				2.2
	Contracts in progress: liabilities				58.4				24.1
Changes in non-cash working capital				$	(83.2)			$	(60.5)

NOTE 13 – Fair value of financial Instruments

The fair value of a financial instrument is determined by reference to the available market information at the reporting date. When no active market exists for a financial instrument, the Company determines the fair value of that instrument based on valuation methodologies as discussed below. In determining assumptions required under a valuation model, the Company primarily uses external, readily observable market data inputs. Assumptions or inputs that are not based on observable market data incorporate the Company’s best estimates of market participant assumptions, and are used when external data is not available. Counterparty credit risk and the Company’s own credit risk are taken into account in estimating the fair value of all financial assets and financial liabilities.

The following assumptions and valuation methodologies have been used to measure the fair value of financial instruments:

(i) The fair value of accounts receivable, contracts in progress, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values due to their short-term maturities;

(ii) The fair value of derivative instruments, which include forward contracts, swap agreements and embedded derivatives accounted for separately, is determined using valuation techniques and is calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows using an appropriate interest rate yield curve and foreign exchange rate. Assumptions are based on market conditions prevailing at each reporting date. Derivative instruments reflect the estimated amounts that the Company would receive or pay to settle the contracts at the reporting date;

(iii) The fair value of the available-for-sale investment, which does not have a readily available market value, is estimated using a discounted cash flow model, which includes some assumptions that are not based on observable market prices or rates;

(iv) The fair value of non-current receivables is estimated based on discounted cash flows using current interest rates for instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities;

(v) The fair value of provisions, long-term debts and non-current liabilities, including finance lease obligations and royalty obligations, are estimated based on discounted cash flows using current interest rates for instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities.

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Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

The carrying values and fair values of financial instruments, by class, are as follows at September 30, 2016:
														Carrying Value						Fair Value
	At				Available-				Loans &
	FVTPL			(1)	for-Sale			Receivables					DDHR			(2)		Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	343.3			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	343.3		$	343.3
Accounts receivable		-				-				520.9		(3)		-				520.9			520.9
Contracts in progress: assets		-				-				302.5				-				302.5			302.5
Derivative financial assets		13.4				-				-				28.3				41.7			41.7
Other assets		26.9		(4)		1.5		(5)		166.5		(6)		-				194.9			215.1
	$	383.6			$	1.5			$	989.9			$	28.3			$	1,403.3		$	1,423.5
														Carrying Value						Fair Value
										Other
					At				Financial
				FVTPL				(1)	Liabilities				DDHR			(2)		Total
Financial liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities					$	-			$	514.1		(7)	$	-			$	514.1		$	514.1
Provisions						0.6				46.8				-				47.4			47.4
Total long-term debt						-				1,269.2		(8)		-				1,269.2			1,371.3
Other non-current liabilities						-				136.7		(9)		-				136.7			155.1
Derivative financial liabilities						9.4				-				15.8				25.2			25.2
					$	10.0			$	1,966.8			$	15.8			$	1,992.6		$	2,113.1
The carrying values and fair values of financial instruments, by class, were as follows at March 31, 2016:
														Carrying Value						Fair Value
	At				Available-				Loans &
	FVTPL			(1)	for-Sale			Receivables					DDHR			(2)		Total
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	485.6			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	485.6		$	485.6
Accounts receivable		-				-				481.3		(3)		-				481.3			481.3
Contracts in progress: assets		-				-				339.1				-				339.1			339.1
Derivative financial assets		9.0				-				-				35.0				44.0			44.0
Other assets		27.0		(4)		1.6		(5)		163.7		(6)		-				192.3			213.7
	$	521.6			$	1.6			$	984.1			$	35.0			$	1,542.3		$	1,563.7
														Carrying Value						Fair Value
										Other
					At				Financial
				FVTPL				(1)	Liabilities				DDHR			(2)		Total
Financial liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities					$	-			$	603.1		(7)	$	-			$	603.1		$	603.1
Provisions						0.6				32.8				-				33.4			33.4
Total long-term debt						-				1,276.4		(8)		-				1,276.4			1,363.5
Other non-current liabilities						-				144.2		(9)		-				144.2			146.9
Derivative financial liabilities						13.1				-				22.2				35.3			35.3
					$	13.7			$	2,056.5			$	22.2			$	2,092.4		$	2,182.2
(1) FVTPL: Fair value through profit and loss.
(2) DDHR: Derivatives designated in a hedge relationship.
(3) Includes trade receivables, accrued receivables and certain other receivables.
(4) Represents restricted cash.
(5) Represents the Company's portfolio investment.
(6) Includes non-current receivables and advances.
(7) Includes trade accounts payable, accrued liabilities, interest payable, certain payroll-related liabilities and current royalty obligations.
(8) Excludes transaction costs.
(9) Includes non-current royalty obligations and other non-current liabilities.

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The Company did not elect to voluntarily designate any financial instruments at FVTPL; moreover, there have not been any changes to the classification of the financial instruments since inception.

Fair value hierarchy

The fair value hierarchy reflects the significance of the inputs used in making the measurements and has the following levels:

Level 1:   Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2:   Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
(i.e. as prices in markets that are not active) or indirectly (i.e. quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities);

Level 3:   Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

Each type of fair value is categorized based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The following table presents the financial instruments, by class, which are recognized at fair value:
						September 30											March 31
									2016									2016
			Level 2			Level 3			Total			Level 2			Level 3			Total
Financial assets
At FVTPL
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	343.3		$	-		$	343.3		$	485.6		$	-		$	485.6
	Restricted cash		26.9			-			26.9			27.0			-			27.0
	Forward foreign currency contracts		5.4			-			5.4			6.3			-			6.3
	Embedded foreign currency derivatives		2.3			-			2.3			2.7			-			2.7
	Equity swap agreements		5.7			-			5.7			-			-			-
Available-for-sale			-			1.5			1.5			-			1.6			1.6
Derivatives designated in a hedge relationship
	Forward foreign currency contracts		10.1			-			10.1			16.9			-			16.9
	Foreign currency swap agreements		18.2			-			18.2			18.1			-			18.1
		$	411.9		$	1.5		$	413.4		$	556.6		$	1.6		$	558.2
Financial liabilities
At FVTPL
	Contingent consideration arising on business combinations	$	-		$	0.6		$	0.6		$	-		$	0.6		$	0.6
	Forward foreign currency contracts		9.4			-			9.4			12.6			-			12.6
	Equity swap agreements		-			-			-			0.5			-			0.5
Derivatives designated in a hedge relationship
	Forward foreign currency contracts		15.0			-			15.0			20.9			-			20.9
	Interest rate swap agreements		0.8			-			0.8			1.3			-			1.3
		$	25.2		$	0.6		$	25.8		$	35.3		$	0.6		$	35.9
Changes in Level 3 financial instruments are as follows:
								Three months ended							Six months ended
									September 30						September 30
									2016			2015			2016			2015
Balance, beginning of period								$	1.1		$	0.9		$	1.0		$	0.1
Total realized and unrealized losses :
	Included in other comprehensive income								-			(0.1)			(0.1)			-
Issued and settled									(0.2)			-			-			0.7
Balance, end of period								$	0.9		$	0.8		$	0.9		$	0.8

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NOTE 14 – OPERATING SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

The Company elected to organize its operating segments principally on the basis of its customer markets. The Company manages its operations through its three segments. Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker.

Results by segment

The profitability measure employed by the Company for making decisions about allocating resources to segments and assessing segment performance is operating profit (hereinafter referred to as segment operating income). The accounting principles used to prepare the information by operating segments are the same as those used to prepare the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The method used for the allocation of assets jointly used by operating segments and costs and liabilities jointly incurred (mostly corporate costs) between operating segments is based on the level of utilization when determinable and measurable, otherwise the allocation is based on a proportion of each segment’s cost of sales.

				Civil Aviation						Defence
				Training Solutions						and Security						Healthcare												Total
Three months ended September 30				2016			2015			2016			2015					2016						2015						2016						2015
External revenue			$	354.7		$	365.2		$	253.2		$	226.2			$		27.6				$		25.4				$		635.5				$		616.8
Depreciation and amortization
	Property, plant and equipment			25.5			25.9			4.1			3.8					0.6						0.7						30.2						30.4
	Intangible and other assets			8.5			7.5			7.0			12.8					2.7						2.7						18.2						23.0
Write-downs (reversals of write-downs)
	of accounts receivable – net			1.6			0.2			(0.1)			(0.3)					0.1						(0.1)						1.6						(0.2)
After tax share in profit of equity
	accounted investees			10.4			6.8			2.4			1.6					-						-						12.8						8.4
Segment operating income				54.2			50.1			29.0			28.4					2.6						1.5						85.8						80.0
				Civil Aviation						Defence
				Training Solutions						and Security						Healthcare												Total
Six months ended September 30				2016			2015			2016			2015					2016						2015						2016						2015
External revenue			$	726.3		$	701.4		$	510.5		$	423.1			$		50.3				$		49.3				$		1,287.1				$		1,173.8
Depreciation and amortization
	Property, plant and equipment			52.7			49.8			8.3			7.3					1.3						1.4						62.3						58.5
	Intangible and other assets			16.9			14.7			20.7			24.8					5.3						5.5						42.9						45.0
Write-downs (reversals of write-downs)
	of accounts receivable – net			2.5			0.9			(0.1)			(0.3)					-						(0.1)						2.4						0.5
After tax share in profit of equity
	accounted investees			19.2			16.9			4.0			3.0					-						-						23.2						19.9
Segment operating income				118.0			107.1			57.4			52.0					2.5						2.1						177.9						161.2
Capital expenditures which consist of additions to non-current assets (other than financial instruments and deferred tax assets), by segment are as follows:
																			Three months ended												Six months ended
																			September 30												September 30
																			2016						2015						2016						2015
Civil Aviation Training Solutions														$					30.4				$		31.2				$		66.1				$		59.8
Defence and Security																			36.4						8.1						64.7						11.9
Healthcare																			1.2						1.1						2.8						2.0
Total capital expenditures														$					68.0				$		40.4				$		133.6				$		73.7
Operating profit
The following table provides a reconciliation between total segment operating income and operating profit:
																	Three months ended														Six months ended
																			September 30												September 30
																			2016						2015						2016						2015
Total segment operating income																	$		85.8				$		80.0				$		177.9				$		161.2
Restructuring, integration and acquisition costs (Note 11)																			(9.6)						(2.4)						(12.7)						(10.1)
Operating profit																	$		76.2				$		77.6				$		165.2				$		151.1

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Assets and liabilities employed by segment

The Company uses assets employed and liabilities employed to assess resources allocated to each segment. Assets employed include accounts receivable, contracts in progress, inventories, prepayments, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, investment in equity accounted investees, derivative financial assets and other assets. Liabilities employed include accounts payable and accrued liabilities, provisions, contracts in progress, deferred gains and other non-current liabilities and derivative financial liabilities.

Assets and liabilities employed by segment are reconciled to total assets and liabilities as follows:
						September 30											March 31
														2016					2016
Assets employed
Civil Aviation Training Solutions													$	2,812.2					$		2,627.9
Defence and Security														1,293.6							1,234.1
Healthcare														251.0							253.6
Assets classified as held for sale (Note 3)														1.7							1.6
Assets not included in assets employed														753.7							879.5
Total assets													$	5,112.2					$		4,996.7
Liabilities employed
Civil Aviation Training Solutions													$	759.8					$		610.8
Defence and Security														431.0							513.8
Healthcare														36.9							47.6
Liabilities classified as held for sale (Note 3)														0.4							0.1
Liabilities not included in liabilities employed														1,932.6							1,884.1
Total liabilities													$	3,160.7					$		3,056.4
Products and services information
The Company's revenue from external customers for its products and services are as follows:
				Three months ended										Six months ended
					September 30									September 30
					2016					2015				2016						2015
Revenue
	Simulation products			$	279.9				$	303.1			$	559.6				$		548.7
	Training and services				355.6					313.7				727.5						625.1
				$	635.5				$	616.8			$	1,287.1				$		1,173.8
Geographic information
The Company markets its products and services globally. Sales are attributed to countries based on the location of customers.           Non-current assets other than financial instruments and deferred tax assets are attributed to countries based on the location of the assets.
					Three months ended									Six months ended
					September 30									September 30
					2016					2015				2016						2015
Revenue from external customers
	Canada		$		65.9			$		51.7		$		130.6		$				99.4
	United States				243.3					202.2				459.2						405.9
	United Kingdom				64.0					59.7				129.3						123.0
	Germany				21.7					24.3				42.2						39.7
	Netherlands				22.9					16.2				44.2						31.9
	Other European countries				82.2					92.0				169.1						170.8
	United Arab Emirates				6.2					19.9				25.4						37.0
	China				29.0					49.1				70.6						90.0
	Other Asian countries				67.2					66.4				149.1						107.4
	Australia				16.1					12.9				31.9						28.0
	Other countries				17.0					22.4				35.5						40.7
			$		635.5			$		616.8		$		1,287.1		$				1,173.8

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		September 30					March 31
					2016				2016
Non-current assets other than financial instruments and deferred tax assets
	Canada			$	1,039.1			$	1,002.8
	United States				939.5				880.7
	Brazil				121.7				100.7
	United Kingdom				229.8				245.8
	Luxembourg				189.2				186.7
	Netherlands				152.5				121.6
	Other European countries				271.9				265.3
	Asian countries				110.8				114.0
	Other countries				70.1				70.6
				$	3,124.6			$	2,988.2

NOTE 15 – Related Party Transactions

The following table presents the Company’s outstanding balances with its joint ventures:

	September 30						March 31
				2016				2016
Accounts receivable (Note 5)			$	57.5			$	42.6
Contracts in progress: assets				9.6				34.5
Other assets				25.8				21.9
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities				10.5				20.1
Contracts in progress: liabilities				27.5				4.3

Other assets include a finance lease receivable of $13.6 million (March 31, 2016 – $14.8 million) maturing in October 2022 and carrying an interest rate of 5.14% per annum, loans receivable of $8.8 million (March 31, 2016 – $0.6 million) maturing in December 2017, August 2018 and June 2026 and carrying respectively interest rates of 11%, 5% per annum, and floating rate of EURIBOR plus a spread of 2.50% up to December 2016, thereafter a fixed interest rate of ten years Euro swap rate plus a spread of 2.50%, and long-term interest free receivables of $3.4 million (March 31, 2016 – $6.5 million) with no repayment term. As at September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016, there are no provisions held against any of the receivables from related parties.

The following table presents the Company’s transactions with its joint ventures:

		Three months ended						Six months ended
		September 30						September 30
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Revenue	$	10.8		$	34.0		$	29.8		$	54.0
Purchases		0.5			0.3			1.1			1.5
Other income		0.5			0.6			0.9			1.3

In addition, during the second quarter of fiscal 2017, transactions amounting to $0.4 million (2016 – $0.7 million) were made, at normal market prices, with organizations of which some of the Company’s directors are officers. For the first half of fiscal 2017, these transactions amount to $0.8 million (2016 – $1.2 million).

Compensation of key management personnel

Key management personnel have the ability and responsibility to make major operational, financial and strategic decisions for the Company and include certain executive officers. The compensation of key management for employee services is shown below:

		Three months ended						Six months ended
		September 30						September 30
		2016			2015			2016			2015
Salaries and other short-term employee benefits	$	1.2		$	1.0		$	2.8		$	1.9
Post-employment benefits – defined benefit plans(1)		0.3			0.2			0.6			0.5
Share-based payments		4.4			2.5			9.5			4.6
	$	5.9		$	3.7		$	12.9		$	7.0
(1) Includes net interest on employee benefit obligations.

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