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                          ?                    3rd quarter 2008 financial information


                 Revenue up 11% during third quarter 2008
             Revenue for first 3 quarters 2008: € 9.6 Bn (+ 12.9%)

                Consolidated revenue for first 9 months 2008

In millions of euros

          1st quarter           2nd quarter              3rd quarter
    2008         2007          2008      2007          2008        2007

    2,189       1,908         3,442     3,017          3,983      3,591

                                                                      % 08/07
                                                                    With identical
                         TOTAL          TOTAL      % 08/07           exchange rates
                    9 mos. 2008       9 mos. 2007    9 mos.            and scope of
                                                                      business
France                    5,564          5,063       9.9%               7.5%
International             4,050          3,453      17.3%              15.5%
TOTAL                     9,614          8,516      12.9%              10.7%



       Revenue recorded during the third quarter 2008 amounted to nearly 4 
billion euros, up 11% compared to third quarter 2007 figures. The increase 
stretches throughout the Group's network: France (6%), North America (7%), 
Europe (27%) and the rest of the world (26%). In addition, every line of 
business in the Group is posting revenue on the rise (Roads 12%, Civil 
engineering, pipes and mains 7%, Waterproofing 20%, Safety and signing 19%), 
exception made for the railway activity with a roughly 9% decrease.

       At the end of September 2008, consolidated revenue totaled 9.6 billion 
euros, up 12.9% compared to figures from September 2007. With identical 
exchange rates and scope of business, revenue has increased 10.7%.

       Work-on-hand at the end of September amounted to 6.6 billion euros, and 
remained at a high level despite the 5% drop compared to the record work-on-
hand at the end of September 2007.

        According to currently available data, the Group is maintaining its 
revenue target at 11.6 billion euros for the end of December 2008.

                         
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