CONSOLIDATED SALES UP FOR GROUPE LAPEYRE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2000

Consolidated sales for Groupe Lapeyre (a member of the Saint-Gobain Group) amounted to ¤940.2 million (FRF 6,167.6 million) at September 30, 2000, an increase of 10.3% compared with the first nine months of 1999. Growth at constant scope of consolidation was 8.5%.

Consolidated Sales Up 10.3%

Sales by Business September 30, 2000 September 30, 1999 %
Em FRF m Em FRF m change
B2C Market 698.1 4,579.1 612.4 4,017.1 14.0%
Lapeyre-GME-K par K 672.3 4,410.1 587.9 3,856.2 14.4%
Lapeyre Europe 25.8 169.0 24.5 160.9 5.0%
B2B Market 242.1 1,588.5 240.0 1,574.3 0.9%
SGM - OXXO — Les Zelles 143.6 942.4 122.8 805.2 17.0%
Sofiplas - Lapeyre Deutschland ERG-Okfens 98.5 646.1 117.2 769.1
- 16.0%
Total Lapeyre Group 940.2 6,167.6 852.4 5,591.4 10.3%


In France, business continued to be good in both the B2C and B2B markets.

In Europe as a whole, B2C sales increased very slightly in the third quarter, while B2B sales were down sharply in both Germany and Poland.

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