Turnover for first semester of fiscal year 2006

Consolidated Sales € million	2006	2005	Variations in %
First quarter	146.6	137.7	+6.4

Second quarter	185.3	174.8	+6.0

Total of first semester	331.9	312.5	+6.2

At the end of June, the sales at 331.9 M€ increased by 6.2 % (6.3 % like for like). Growth was 6.4 % on the first quarter (6.2 % like for like) and 6.0 % on the second one (6.4 % like for like).

All areas, except Asia Pacific, record positive growth on the semester (variations on a like for like basis):


-		France increased its sales by 3 %. Lower growth on the second quarter is partly due to industrial manufacturers clients (motor integrators and automatisms), whereas sales to DIY customers are satisfactory.

-		In Germany, the activity growth slightly accelerated referring to sales to manufacturers and, more significantly, to installators. The semester growth reached 3.5 %.

-		Eastern and Central Europe increased their sales by 9.4 %. This still reflects contrasted evolutions among the countries: good activity in Russia and Poland, weak activity in Austria and Switzerland.

-		Northern Europe sales progressed during the second quarter (rebund of Netherlands and Great Britain). The semester ends with an increase of 5.3 %.

-		The growth is still better for Southern Europe (+ 10.4 % on the semester) with, particularly, on the Italian market, the confirmation of the good results of BFT and return to growth for Somfy brand sales.

-		Likewise, Northern America keeps going with a sales increase of 15.4 %, like for like (13.0 % published).

-		On the contrary, Asia Pacific records a sales decrease of -0.4 % (+ 2.3 % published), a contrasted mix of countries situations: decline in Korea, strong sales growth in Australia and China.

July 28, 2006

Note

Somfy is the world leader in motors and controls for openings and closures in homes and buildings. Its main markets are France which accounted for 30 % of sales for the last trading year, Southern Europe (19 %), Germany (14 %) Northern Europe (14 %) and America (11 %).

Contacts
Somfy: Nicolas Duchemin – Tel: 04 50 40 48 49
Shan: François-Xavier Dupont – Tel: 01 44 50 58 74

Agenda

Publication of first semester 2006 results: Tuesday, September 12, 2006

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