HISTORY 2004-2005, GIVEN IN FRENCH STANDARDS

		Sales and Operating Income
		Cash Flow from Operations and Capital Expenditure
		Net Income and Earnings per Share
		Shareholders’ Equity and Net Indebtedness

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NET INCOME EXCLUDING PROFIT AND LOSS (in millions of euros)

Excluding the impact of BPB (December 2005) and excluding profit (loss) on sales of non-current assets, consolidated net income comes in at an estimated EUR 1,328 million, up 3.0% on the 2004 figure.

EARNINGS PER SHARE EXCLUDING PROFIT ON SALES OF NON-CURRENT ASSETS AND EXCLUDING REASURY STOCK (in euros)

Excluding the impact of BPB (December 2005) and based on the 345,256,270 shares outstanding at December 31, 2005, earnings per share excluding profit (loss) on sales of non-current assets amounted to EUR 3.85, compared with EUR 3.78 in 2004 (based on 340,988,000 shares), which represents an increase of 1.9%. Based on the number of shares excluding treasury stock outstanding at December 31, 2005 (336,873,109 shares compared with 335,127,590 shares at December 31, 2004), earnings per share excluding profit (loss) on sales of non-current assets amounts to EUR 3.94, reflecting a rise of 2.3% on 2004 (EUR 3.85).