third quarter 2007 financial results: significantly higher than for third quarter 2006. Upward revision of 2007 objectives
for margin and cash flow
Paris, October 25, 2007
3rd quarter 2007 revenues rose 3.5% year-on-year on a comparable basis due to
brisk business in all of the Group’s operations
gross operating margin (GOM) up 5.1% in the 3rd quarter of 2007, for a GOM rate
of 37.7%, up 0.6 points from the 3rd quarter of 2006 on a comparable basis
operational performance for the full year 2007 is expected to be in line with
the results for the first nine months
the objective for 2007 organic cash flow generation is raised from €6.8 billion
to €7.5 billion thanks to the stabilization of the GOM rate