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04.30.03 –
   
Turnover for the 3rd quarter of the 2002/2003 financial year.
   
Turnover (excluding tax) in thousands of euros.
   
Pro forma
     
   
Parent Company
2001/2002
2002/2003
 
       
Financial income
 
1st quarter
-
21
 
2nd quarter
-
56
 
3rd quarter
-

61

 
138
 
Consolidated Group
     
Turnover
 
1st quarter
89.032
96.706
+ 8.6%
2nd quarter
173.454
170.341
- 1.8%
3rd quarter
114.156
126.494
+10.8%
 
376.642
393.541
+ 4.5%
     
   

Consolidated turnover for the 3rd quarter amounted to 126.5 million euros, an increase of 10.8% (14.2% with the same consolidation scope and exchange rates).

Turnover for France rose by 23.9% this quarter, principally due to the performance of mail order sales.

Internationally-speaking, performance varied considerably, with turnover in England down by 2.5% over the same quarter in the previous year, based on constant exchange rates, whereas turnover in Belgium rose by 26.5%. Turnover in Japan remained identical to the figure for the quarter in the previous year, with the same consolidation scope and exchange rate, and sales in Switzerland were up by 16.2%.

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