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January 28, 2005

Turnover for the 2nd quarter of the 2004/2005 financial year

  
   

Turnover (excluding tax) in thousands of euros.

  
   
2003/2004
2004/2005
  
Parent company
Financial income
1st quarter
46
190
  
2nd quater
7.244
12.795
  
 
7.290
12.985
  
 
Consolidated group
Turnover
1st quarter
100,099
95,003
- 5.1 %
2nd quater
177.799
191.224
+ 7.6 %
 
277.898
286.227
+ 3.0 %

Second quarter in growth

The sales turnover at the end of December arises to 286.2 M€, in rise of 3.0% in
real terms and 2,6% at constant rates of exchange. This translated a notable
improvement in the second quarter (+7.6%) and compensates for the fall recorded
in the first quarter (-5.1%).

The principal evolutions by territory arise as follows:

France, which was in fold at the end of September (-6.9%), rebounds in the second quarter (+13.1%) and thus encloses the six-month period in clear progression (+6.3%). This performance reflects a very good level of mail order sales volume.

Belgium continues on its impetus and finishes the six-month period on an also constant note (+6.9%).

Great Britain remains, on the other hand, in withdrawal (-2.5%) although it recorded a significant rectification between the first (-5.1%) and the second quarter (-0.3%). This situation is in conformity with the plan of walk envisaged, aiming the improvement of the results more than an insufficently controlled activity's growth .

Switzerland and Japan, finish the six-month period in retreat (respectively
-2.3% and -15.8%), but affect little the total performance taking into account
their weight in the group.

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