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Sales up 4.8%
Adjusted operating margin at 20.4%
2012 targets confirmed

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Group sales for the first quarter of 2012 showed a total rise of 4.8%, driven by an active acquisition policy that contributed 5.0%...

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Legrand has once again been ranked in the FTSE4Good index for 2012, after its first inclusion in 2007. This provides recognition of the importance which the Legrand Group attaches to growing its business in compliance with non-financial criteria of corporate social and environmental responsibility, thereby placing  people and the environment  at the centre of its strategy.

* Created by the global index company FTSE Group, FTSE4Good is designed to identify listed companies that are considered ethical and responsible.

Legrand today successfully launched and priced its new euro-denominated bond issue, which is for €400 million over ten years. The maturity date is April 19, 2022 and the annual coupon is 3.375%...

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Legrand today successfully launched and priced its new euro-denominated bond issue, which is for €400 million over ten years. The maturity date is April 19, 2022 and the annual coupon is 3.375%

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Gilles Schnepp, Legrand's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Xavier Couturier, Executive Vice-President Human Resources, jointly received the "positive duality" award at the 9th CEO/HR Best Tandem ceremony organised by RH&M.

This award provides recognition of the quality of the Group's Human Resources policy, which is driven by enthusiasm, a conquering spirit and the determination to innovate. It also reflects the strongly complementary profile  of these two senior managers operating in a very multifaceted Group in terms of its business activities, its staff profiles, its offerings, its facilities and its target markets.

Bticino, a Legrand group subsidiary, announces today the launch of its Twitter news flow: Twitter : BTicino_News.
BTicino Twitter digital platform is first of all an information tool. It allows to be informed on real time of all news and events concerning BTicino around the world.
BTicino Twitter flow is available on: https://twitter.com/#!/bticino_news

By providing training for all players in the electrical trade, from investors to installers, Legrand adds value to its solutions, and helps these professionals adapt to a constantly changing business. The purpose of Innoval, the Legrand Group's training provider for the residential and commercial markets, is to support all of these partners by helping them to acquire new skills in order to better understand the market. This is why Legrand recently boosted its offering by opening two new training centres close to Paris.

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Today in Brussels, the Legrand Group is inaugurating its latest concept store, called «B Inspired»

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BTicino contributes to the construction of a Paediatric and Teaching Hospital, the Mohamed Aden Sheikh Teaching Hospital, promoted by the Onlus Soomaaliya Association together with the Specchio dei Tempi and Marco Berry Onlus foundations, in Hargesia, Somaliland.

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The Legrand Board of Directors has decided, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Compensation Committee meeting on March 7, 2012, to submit to the General Meeting of shareholders to be held on May 25, 2012 a proposal for the appointment of two new independent directors, Ms Christel Bories and Ms Angeles Garcia-Poveda...

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- Legrand announces the acquisition of Aegide, market leader in VDI (Voice, Data, Image) cabinets for data centers in the Netherlands and a front-running European contender in this market

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The rating agency SAM⁽¹⁾ has just published the latest edition of its annual "Sustainability Yearbook". This benchmark guide acknowledges outstanding performances in terms of corporate social and environmental responsibility in each business sector and outlines the current sustainability strategies of many major global companies.
Among the 46 companies represented in the "Electrical Components and Equipment" sector, 21 were rated by SAM in 2011, and 8 – including Legrand – chosen as “Sustainability Leaders 2012".

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- Legrand announces the acquisition of Numeric UPS, India’s market leader in low- and medium-power UPS

- The acquisition reinforces Legrand’s positions in the new economies and in the fast-growing UPS market

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Performance in line with annual and medium-term targets

- Total annual growth in sales excluding exchange-rate effects: 11.2%, of which 6.4% organic growth
- Adjusted operating margin 20.2%

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2 buildings 12000 and 8000m2 - 33 distribution boards

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Main distribution board - 10 distribution boards - 50 combined units

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30000m2 - 526 detectors - 656 radio switches - 526 passage detectors

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11 Main distribution boards - 67 distribution boards - 500km of cable

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53 rooms - 15 suites - 600m2 reception rooms

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800m2 - Prestige - Tailor

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At the suggestion of Gilles Schnepp, Legrand’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the Group’s Executive Committee was expanded from 7 to 11 members effective January 1, 2012...

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“Legrand wants to take a larger role in the ZigBee Alliance because it develops the best global standards that give people the control they need to increase the energy efficiency of homes and businesses,” said Fabrizio Fabrizi, group vice-president of the Commercial Systems and Infrastructures Division, Legrand.

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Company agrees to aggressive energy savings and reporting practices

West Hartford, CT, December 2, 2011 – Today, Legrand joined President Obama and Department of Energy officials in Washington, D.C. to announce that the company has joined the Better Building, Better Plants Presidential Leadership initiative to create American jobs through energy efficiency.

Legrand is one of just nine U.S. industrial organizations that have joined the initiative as Challenge Partners, pledging to the most aggressive energy savings, management and reporting practices outlined in a U.S. Department of Energy agreement.

By encouraging office and plant upgrades and renovations, the deployment of energy-saving solutions will boost local construction projects and expand opportunities for architects, design engineers, contractors and installers in communities throughout the U.S.

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Legrand will enter the CAC 40 on december 19, 2011

Back in June 2011, Legrand set out its  2011-2013 roadmap for Sustainable Development, stating its commitments in social, environmental and governance terms.

One of the priorities in the social field is the encouragement of diversity in its teams and the prevention of all forms of discrimination. Legrand contributed to achieving this aim by organising a week of events focused on Diversity and Disability from 14 to 18 November 2011.
The week's programme included various initiatives such as:
- physiotherapy workshops given at Legrand's head office by blind and partially sighted therapists,
- a special day dedicated to dialogue with disabled persons seeking employment,
- the publication of a "Diversity special issue" of the in-house magazine, entirely made up of voluntary contributions from employees,
- a question & answer section on the company's intranet on the topic of diversity,
- a poster campaign reminding personnel of the Group's main targets in this area.

This year's third edition of this annual event at Legrand was enthusiastically welcomed by several hundred participants.

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In the first nine months of 2011, Legrand sales rose by a total of nearly 10%, backed by:
- robust organic growth¹ (+7.0%) driven by a strong rise in revenues in new economies (nearly 15% organic growth¹), numerous successful new-product launches, and continued expansion in new business segments...

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This prestigious prize rewards Legrand's visionary determination to experiment with new forms of interacting with its customers and Migliore+Servetto's ability to confer balance on emotionally-charged high-tech ingredients.

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In line with various other initiatives it has taken in this field, Legrand now confirms its commitment to acting against climate change by signing up to the 2°C Challenge Communiqué. This appeal was launched by the Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change, a workgroup sponsored by the Prince of Wales's Foundation.

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In the context of its partnership with Electriciens Sans Frontières (ESF), initiated in 2007, Legrand, represented by its Vice-President France Xavier de Froment, recently presented a cheque for €100,000 to ESF Chairman Hervé Gouyet, to help the NGO finance part of its drive entitled "1000 photovoltaïc lamp posts for Haïti in 2011".
The sum was collected by the teams at Legrand's Sales Department France together with its partners in the electrical distribution sector, through a variety of charity events of a musical, sporting or commercial nature.
ESF launched its initiative in response to the devastating earthquake which struck the island of Haïti in January 2011. By providing lighting for the local population, the project aims to enhance living conditions, especially in terms of safety.

The Product Differentiation Excellence Award is a prize given by Frost & Sullivan which highlights the value of a company in a specific market.

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Cable management takes on average 70% of the time devoted to producing an electrical  installation, so choosing the right solutions is both technically and financially essential !

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The countries of the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia) are currently experiencing one of the most serious food crises ever. More than 12 million people are affected and in urgent need of relief. Humanitarian organization Electriciens Sans Frontières is involved in the electrification of refugee camps in Somalia, and in the context of its partnership with ESF, Legrand is providing the electric equipment required. A first delivery took place just this week.
Managed by Médecins sans frontières and Action contre la faim, the refugee camps will provide basic emergency facilities including shelter, medical care and food distribution.

As the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, Legrand develops home automation solutions for fingertip control. Now, Legrand is reaching into the field of digital tablets by launching the first i-Pad applications enabling control of a smart home equipped with the My Home Legrand or BTicino system.

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Following annual assessment in September 2011, Legrand was recently confirmed as part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe of which it has been a component since 2010. The DJSI Europe is a stock market index comprising European companies rated as the best performers in an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) assessment. Corporate performance evaluation is performed by the rating agency SAM (Sustainable Asset Management Indexes GmbH).

Legrand is also part of four other SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) indexes:  FTSE4 Good, Aspi Eurozone and Ethibel Sustainability Index (ESI) Excellence Europe and ECPI Ethical EMU Equity.

As in previous years, Forbes magazine recently published a list of the 100 companies worldwide it considers the most innovative. The list for 2011 includes Legrand, thereby rewarding its proven capacity to open up new business opportunities while generating profitable growth.

Technological innovation and design have long been key growth drivers for Legrand, which invests between 4 and 5 % of its net sales each year in research and development. Over 1800 people across the world are active in its laboratories and on the ground, inventing, designing, testing and validating new ideas. As a result, Legrand holds more than 4000 active patents.

Sales growth: +10.4%
Adjusted operating margin: 21.0%

2011 targets confirmed
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François Hollande, Chairman of Corrèze Conseil Général (County Council), and Gilles Schnepp, the Legrand Group CEO, signed a partnership agreement covering assisted living solutions in Corrèze.

This partnership involves setting up the very first economic and industrial project aimed at large-scale deployment of solutions for home automation and advanced, intercommunicating remote assistance for dependent persons.

Legrand and Corrèze Conseil Général will be cooperating closely throughout the project, from design through to deployment of these solutions among 2,200 people who will thus benefit from home automation equipment designed to give them greater independence.
 
Through its specialist subsidiary Intervox, Legrand will ensure the design and marketing of the communication solutions involved towards a target group of remote assistance professionals, while also providing home automation training for electrical installers at its Innoval training facility in Limoges.

Yet another opportunity for Legrand to demonstrate its commitment to the high growth-potential assisted living market.
 

Emilie Varral and Frédéric Mundet, two young international volunteers currently on a mission at Legrand Singapore, were recently rewarded by the French Ambassador, Olivier Caron, for the quality of their commitment to, and integration into, the local Legrand subsidiary.
They were singled out among a total of 170 VIE scheme participants currently working in Singapore. 
Across the world, Legrand hosts about twenty  VIE volunteers right now, compared to fifteen in 2010.

*International voluntary traineeship scheme (Volontariat International en Entreprise)

Following on from the first set of Sustainable Development objectives set for the 2007-2010 timeframe, the Legrand Group is today defining a 2011-2013 roadmap which is detailed on the following pages. We shall be reporting on their progress each year

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Legrand today announced the acquisition of Middle Atlantic Products Inc., North America’s leader in audio and video enclosures

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Legrand today announced the acquisition of Middle Atlantic Products Inc., North America’s leader in audio and video enclosures

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Energy efficiency video, design at Legrand... joining the website and Twitter flow, Legrand's corporate YouTube channel is the latest addition to the pool of Legrand Group digital information sharing media.

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Intervox and Legrand were awarded the Jury Prize in the "gerontechnology" category at the "Trophée du Grand Age" ceremony in Paris, for their communicating interface which provides a gateway between the complementary fields of remote assistance and home automation.

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Legrand fully in line with 2011 targets
Firm growth in sales, up 13.7%, and adjusted operating income, up 15.4%
Targeted acquisitions and innovation
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Legrand announces today the launch of its Twitter news flow : Legrand_news. Legrand Twitter digital platform is first of all an information tool. It allows to be informed on real time of all news and events concerning the Legrand group around the world.
Legrand Twitter flow is available on: https://twitter.com/#!/legrand_news

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Legrand announces the acquisition of SMS, the market leader for UPS in Brazil
The acquisition reinforces Legrand’s robust positions in Brazil

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Legrand announces the acquisition of SMS, the market leader for UPS in Brazil
The acquisition reinforces Legrand’s robust positions in Brazil and its offering in energy performance

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From the chairman, key figures, sustainable development indicators ...  the 2010 annual report provides all the key information in just a few pages. Find out more on Legrandgroup.com.

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The Legrand Board of Directors has decided, at the proposal of the Nominating and Compensation Committee, to submit to the General Meeting of Shareholders on May 26, 2011 a proposal for the appointment of a new independent director, Ms. Eliane Rouyer-Chevalier.

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Well-known place, situated at 1500 meters above sea level

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25-stories multi purpose building, area of 75000 m2

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Medeu plays a crucial role for the Asian Games 2011

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It includes 5 ski jumps. The area is 15.1377 hectares

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Legrand today successfully launched and priced its new euro-denominated bond issue, which is for €400 million over seven years...

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Great teamwork with the electrical contractor, design/build

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 1st school to be certifed HQE - Sustainable solutions implemented

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$95 Million Sciences Facility, 227,000 sqft, LEED Silver certification

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Supplier of Personal Protective Equipment

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140,000 sq.ft. for modernized labs and spaces dedicated to science

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Firm sales growth: +8.7%
Improvement in adjusted operating margin, up from 16.2% to 20.2%
Net profit and dividend up by 44% and 26% respectively

Mid-term objectives
+10% total annual average growth in sales
50% of sales in new economies five years from now
20% average adjusted operating margin including acquisitions...

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Legrand announces its acquisition of Intervox Systèmes, the French leader for connected security systems
Legrand moves up to the top place in

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The NL most prominent medical center and one of the largest hospital

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4* Business Hotel located in the heart of the city, 140 rooms

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A new pier was inaugurated in the UK seaside resort of Weston-Super-Mare towards the end of 2010, after major reconstruction work following the destruction by fire of the old pier in 2008.
Legrand was chosen for the project's electrical installation on account of the quality and ease of installation of its solutions. Among other products, Legrand thus supplied floor boxes for Bus technology distribution, grommets and perforated cable tray.

1st Dutch building certified BREAAM-NL (sustainable construction)

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1000m2 extension with a global solution

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A new store of 27 000 m2, welcomes more than 1.5 millions clients

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26000 m2, HQE certified building, -20% energy consumption

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First HQE building in Lyon, new skyline, 115m high, 28 floors, 28000m2

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Legrand announces the acquisition of Electrorack, specialized in Voice-Data-Imagec (VDI) cabinets for data centers in the United States

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Acting now to prepare for tomorrow is Legrand’s motto as it involves its customers and partners in a forward-looking approach that aims to ensure lasting, responsible and profitable growth for its business.

In this context, Legrand organised a Sustainable Development month for all of its staff in November 2010.

It involved an awareness-raising campaign using various means including poster displays, the distribution of a brochure restating Legrand’s key aims and more specifically targeted intranet communication moves. The topic of diversity was given pride of place, with a week of events dedicated specifically to this issue.

Network management, maintenance of 1600 remote workstations

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4* hotel - bedrooms are customized & equipped with multiple scenarios

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Haussmann prestigious building -19 000m2 refurbished

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CABLOFIL©  is present in the new production ultra-modern 400-000m3 of Nestlé Nespresso in Avenches.

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A CO2 neutral distribution centre of TNT Post / Parcel service

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Legrand announces the acquisition of Meta System Energy, an Italian company specialized in modular UPS.
Legrand is thus accelerating its expansion

Monument of XIX century architecture in the Moscow Red Square

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Class B building complex of lab, office and production

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Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic active ingredients, and raw materials as well as functional ingredients. Their clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics and foods, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of nutritional supplements.

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Vigorous rise in sales in new economies
Firm growth on new business segments
Target for 2010 adjusted operating margin raised again, to 20%

Gilles Schnepp, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legrand, comments:
“Legrand's consolidated sales for the first nine months of 2010 came to €2.9 billion, showing a rise of 7.5%. The rise at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates was 3.7%. Adjusted operating income for the period was up 39% to €603 million...

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4500 Slot Machine Floor Addition

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Large industrial Legrand project for sand distribution

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Back to school with Legrand total concept

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On October 4th, 2010, Gilles Schnepp, the Chairman and CEO of Legrand, and  Jean-Jacques Lozach, the Chairman of the Creuse district council, signed a  partnership agreement designed to contribute to helping elderly people continue  living in their own homes in enhanced conditions of comfort and safety.

Legrand will contribute to this aim in two ways, by providing training in the use  of home automation systems for the personnel of the Creuse district council as  well as technical assistance in the implementation of products such as, for  example, lighting paths*. The partnership will thus allow Legrand to demonstrate  its home systems expertise, reflecting its determination to propose innovative  solutions for enhanced comfort and safety for older people and more generally  solutions to compensate for loss of independence.

Besides this particular agreement, Legrand is committed through various  training programmes and European research projects such as Companionable  and Robots@Home. In all cases, the aim is to make it natural for people to stay  living at home, in enhanced conditions.

* A lighting path is made up of a series of motion sensors enabling automatic  control of lighting along predefined paths identified as being potentially  hazardous; this solution was a prize-winner at the 2010 Old Age Awards.

Luxury 5-star hotel and championship golf course

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New build education Academy in London

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1st R.&C. Ctr. For Fairview Pk.OH.-93K Sq.Ft,2 Levels w/2 Swim Areas.

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Products and solutions for food industry

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Electric vehicles and green technologies are centre-stage at the 2010 Paris Automobile Fair.
A Legrand-Ifop survey confirms that the French are getting ready for the arrival of electric vehicles.
 

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Products and solutions for hotels

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Citelum, DBT, FCI, Leoni, Nexans, Sagemcom, Tyco Electronics join the Alliance formed by Legrand, Scame & Schneider Electric to promote a high-safety plug and socket-outlet solution for Electric Vehicle infrastructure.

Legrand has been part of the European Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Stoxx. This stock market index comprises European companies which are leaders in the field of Sustainability. It is managed, since 1999, by Dow Jones in partnership with SAM (Sustainable
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Legrand's inclusion in the DJSI Stoxx illustrates the Group's high level of performance in social, societal, environmental and governance terms.
Besides the DJSI Stoxx, Legrand is also part of 4 other Sustainability indexes: FTSE4Good, Aspi Eurozone and Ethibel Sustainability Index (ESI) Excellence Europe and ECPI Ethical EMU Equity

Rehousing of 300 staff by using Soluflex to revamp old floor

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Van Andel Foundation Research Facility, 450,000 square feet

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Strong growth in emerging markets
Continuing acquisitions
Target for 2010 adjusted operating margin raised again, to over 19%

Gilles Schnepp, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Legrand, comments:
“In the first half of 2010, Legrand sales were up 5.4% to €1.9 billion, while the rise at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates was 3.1%. Adjusted operating income rose 44% to €400 million...

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Offer for India’s Indo Asian Switchgear
Acceleration of Legrand’s expansion in emerging markets
Legrand makes an offer for Indo Asian Switchgear, a key player in the Indian market for electrical protection devices
Legrand aims to pursue its expansion in emerging economies and significantly increase its presence in India

The BoursoScan awards are jointly organized each year by Boursorama, France's leading financial information website, and the market survey institute Opinionway. For the 2010 edition, close to 120 listed companies were evaluated by 7500 web users.
The Legrand Group's innovation policy was especially distinguished on this occasion, as Legrand won the innovation prize for its capacity to launch new products and provide its markets with new solutions.
Legrand dedicates between 4 and 5% of its sales revenue to research and development and has almost 1850 people worldwide inventing, designing, testing and validating new ideas, on the ground and in its laboratories. The Legrand Group holds close to 4600 active patents.
In 2007, Legrand won the SFAF Award for the quality of information on its website http://www.legrandgroup.com.

Legrand accelerates development in emerging markets and energy efficiency by acquiring Inform in Turkey
Legrand takes control of Inform, the undisputed leader for UPS in Turkey.
Legrand reinforces its presence in emerging markets and the promising energy efficiency sector.
Continuing its strategy of targeted acquisitions, Legrand today announced – subject to the approval of Turkish competent authorities – the acquisition of Inform, Turkey’s number-one contender in UPS1 and secured electrical equipment.
With this new move, Legrand is stepping up its expansion in emerging markets, which have now returned to their pre-crisis growth rate. In 2010, they should account for over 30% of consolidated sales, with margins in line with the group average. Inform reinforces Legrand's presence in Turkey, where the group already has leading positions in wiring devices, power distribution and cable management. Since its acquisition of Estap in 2008, Legrand has also been the country's uncontested leader in cabinets and enclosures for digital infrastructures...

Legrand won the prize in the "Home - Environment" category at the recently held Old Age Awards, which seek to reward the most outstanding initiatives towards enhancing the quality of life of older people. It received the prize for its lighting path solution, designed to ensure the safety of night-time movements around the house (e.g. between bedroom and bathroom) by the use of motion sensors for automatic lighting along the way.
This reward comes as recognition of Legrand's know-how in fostering Assisted Living solutions. The Group expresses its commitment in this field especially through its training programmes and contributions to European research projects, as well as by providing adaptable solutions to compensate for reduced autonomy and afford greater comfort and safety. The overarching aim being to make it easy and natural for people to stay living a high-quality life at home.

Commercial campus for customer demonstrations and experiences

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Axolute, the BTicino range designed for luxury interiors which combines functionality and elegance, style and technology, presents a new line co-designed with Swarovski Elements, the world leader in cut glass.
This confirms Axolute's positioning as the expression of day-by-day luxury and as the vector of new trends seeking style and elegance even in functional objects. Turning the choice of an electrical installation into a question of aesthetics, it provides a unique synthesis of creative elements that gives rise to new objects of desire.

Actively involved in environmental protection, Legrand is now an official member of the SGBC (Singapore Green Building Council).  The mission of the SGBC will be to propel Singapore's building and construction industry towards environmental sustainability: 

- promoting green building

- integrating this measure into mainstream design, construction and operation of buildings

- building capability and professionalism.

Indianapolis Colts Football Stadium

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Gewiss, Marechal Electric, Radiall, Vimar, Weidmüller France & Yazaki Europe join the Alliance formed by Legrand, Scame & Schneider Electric to promote high safety plug and socket solution for Electric Vehicle infrastructure

The EV Plug Alliance announced today the joining of Gewiss, Marechal Electric, Radiall, Vimar, Weidmüller France & Yazaki Europe. Established end march 2010 by Schneider Electric, Legrand & Scame, the EV Plug Alliance aims to promote the use of a high safety plug and socket solution for Electric Vehicle charge infrastructure.

This first extension of the EV Plug Alliance with members from several countries and various business backgrounds confirms the validity of the proposal made by the Alliance to rapidly converge towards a standardized solution to connect Electric Vehicles in Europe. New members will contribute to the creation of an eco-system with one strong standard, accelerating development and adoption of solutions and practical applications to revolutionize the Electric Vehicle charge.

On May 10, 2010, already, Gimélec  announced its support to the EV Plug Alliance, explaining this proposal of convergence reconciles the interests of all participants, users and manufacturers thus allowing the best usage of technologies offered by the different European companies, in full compliance with applicable norms and standards in Europe.

Installed on the infrastructure side, the plug and socket system endorsed by the Alliance will ensure compatibility between multiple suppliers' products. Charge at a power up to 24 kW, in mono or three phase installations, will allow charging electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. It will offer the highest level of safety with the use of shutters to protect against accidental touch of electric parts and is fully compliant with the IEC standard for plug & socket in finalization.

The first products labeled by the EV Plug Alliance are planned to be available at the end of second quarter 2010.

This new Academy is a masterpiece in sustainable architecture- LEED

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22 floors tower, 84 luxury apartments, with shopping and common areas

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Located in a former industrial area, the Asnières development zone’s new office building required Legrand to create a low voltage panel suitable for use in a confined space.

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Gains in emerging countries
Success of new products
2010 target for adjusted operating margin raised to over 18%

In the first quarter of 2010, Legrand’s sales rose 0.5% at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates and adjusted operating income was up 38%.

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Renovation of 216 000 m2, 7 research & training units, 24 000 students

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At the start of 2010, Legrand, together with 17 other major French private-sector companies, signed a national charter on best practices in business relations between prime manufacturers and small to medium-sized contracting companies. Entitled "10 commitments for responsible purchasing", this charter is intended to embody the undertaking by its signatories to comply with a set of best practices in purchasing matters. These include limiting the risk of mutual dependency between prime contractors and sub-contractors, assessing the total cost of purchasing, taking on board the environmental dimension, acknowledging local corporate responsibility and ensuring global supervision of the client-supplier relationship by purchasers.
Worldwide, Legrand encourages its strategic suppliers to sign up to the 10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact, of which Legrand has been a member since 2006. At the end of 2009, 57% of Legrand's purchasing from strategic suppliers was placed with suppliers who endorse these 10 principles.

365 m² exhibition space in Zurich

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Incineration factory with a total capacity of 520,000 tons annually

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Datanetwork with 1,000 data outlets

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Schneider Electric, Legrand & Scame announced today that they are forming the EV Plug Alliance, to promote the use of a high safety plug and socket solution for Electric Vehicle charge infrastructure.

The rapid adoption of a European standard for Electric Vehicle infrastructure plugs that meets the existing security levels required for installation in homes and buildings at an optimized cost is a key factor to develop the nascent Electric Vehicle market. The Alliance aims to provide a label that guarantees full compliance with the Type 3 of the IEC standard for plug & socket in finalization. 

The plug endorsed by the Alliance will ensure compatibility between multiple suppliers' products. Charge at a power up to 24 kW, in mono or three phase installations will allow charging electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. It will offer the highest level of safety with the use of shutters to protect against accidental touch of electric parts.

“The EV Plug Alliance is open to any new member, and our first challenge is to gather as many actors concerned as possible. The more we enlarge the Alliance, the more chances we will have to create an eco-system with one strong standard, easing development of solutions and practical applications to revolutionize the electric vehicle charge”, said the three cofounders of the EV Plug Alliance; Philippe Delorme, Executive Vice-President Strategy & Innovation of Schneider Electric; Jean-Charles Thuard, Executive Vice-President Strategy & Development of Legrand; and Giampiero Camilli, Marketing & Product Development Director of Scame.

The first products labeled by the EV Plug Alliance are planned to be available at the end of second quarter 2010.

Optimal freedom in laboratories of large Dutch university

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Renovation and new development for Natural sciences and Technology

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Wiring devices for most demanding interiors

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Bticino, a Legrand group subsidiary, is granted the Design for All mark
The Design for All Italia organization recently granted the "Design for All" mark to BTicino 's Polyx Video handset interface. This label reflects BTicino's fundamental commitment to Design for All* and provides official recognition of the Legrand Group's determination to offer solutions that are genuinely for all.
* solutions suited to people in all situations, including the sick, the elderly and the disabled, focusing on comfort, autonomy and the means to maintain links to family and others.

25.000m2, 125 beds for inpatients, Day Clinic, High Care Unit

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33,000 sq ft, £3m showroom containing Legrand and Ortronics products

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Margins steady
Net debt reduced by over €500m
High level of investment in innovation
With 2009 sales down a steep 13.9% at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates, our maintainable adjusted operating income fell 15.6% to €629.5 million, which corresponds to a near steady margin of 17.6% of sales, compared with 17.7% in 2008.

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Legrand/Pass & Seymour is a leading provider of electrical wiring devices, accessories and home systems in North America.
The IMARK Service and Support Award was given to Legrand/Pass & Seymour by a panel of members of IMARK Group which is a marketing group of more than 170 independently owned electrical distributors throughout the United States.
This award reflects the commitment of the entire Legrand/Pass & Seymour team to providing service and support that meets and exceeds customer expectations.

otal space :  6000 m ² on 3 levels

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More than 10.000 sq mtr Soluflex  and 7 km of cable tray

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116.000 m2, 150 shops and 1.100 parking lots.

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Following the dreadful earthquake which shook Haïti on January 12th, the NGO Electriciens Sans Frontières (Electricians Without Borders)  is actively involved in providing urgent aid. During this mission, Electriciens Sans Frontières will use Legrand equipment which has been donated in the context of the partnership agreement existing since 2007, to provide in particular lighting and safety devices for temporary shelters and health centres, and set up water purification and pumping stations.

145,000 sqft office/training facility

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Products and solutions for educational buildings

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Vantage, a leading provider of high-end lighting control solutions in the US and home automation specialist, has been named as one of the 10 Manufacturer's Excellence Award winners by CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association). This award comes in recognition for its new energy management solution which allows for real-time calculation of the precise amount of expenditure saved by the home owner. It reflects the Legrand Group's strong commitment to developing and marketing high energy-efficiency solutions for both residential and commercial buildings.

The Copenhague Communique is calling for a robust and equitable global deal on climate change that responds credibly to the scale and urgency of the crises facing the world today.
Legrand has signed this Communique and already acts towards a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions via its "Climact" project which focuses on three key areas: energy efficiency at industrial facilities, eco-design for new products, and transport of people and goods.
The Group's goal for 2010 is to cut CO₂ emissions from industrial plants by 10% as compared to 2006. By 2008, they were down 6.4% on a like-for-like basis on this 2006 level, as a result of the various measures taken by the Group.
A key element of Legrand's comprehensive approach to addressing climate change is therefore its ability to provide consumers with solutions allowing them to reduce power consumption and environmental impact, while improving the quality of electricity.

Synergy installed in four star hotel

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Legrand came out on top of the annual financial transparency ranking of companies belonging to the stock market SBF 120 index, a classification which is organized by Labrador, the French leader in regulated information, and Paris business school Sciences Po.
The ranking provides an objective measurement of the transparency of regulated financial information assessed according to four key criteria: ease of access to information, precision, comparability and availability.
Legrand obtained the highest rating awarded this year, 88 points out of 100, thanks to its solid performance in terms of accessibility as measured on the 2008 reference document, the 2009 first-half financial statement and the "regulated information" section of its websites; it won the prize for best half-year financial statement 2009.

413.000 M2 of industriel building

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Having first been granted BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) certification in 2008, Legrand South Africa had its certificate renewed in 2009, moving from grade 8 to grade 7. This improved rating was due to various measures including the use of local BEE providers, the reinforcement of coloured people among management staff and an increase in the entity's welfare expenditure.
BEE is a South African national scheme that aims to speed up the economic integration of historically disadvantaged population categories in South Africa, especially black people, women, young people, the disabled and inhabitants of rural communities.
This achievement means Legrand is now considered a BEE value-added partner, and its client companies receive points for their own certificates, thereby contributing to increasing the overall impact of the scheme.

Innovations on the conveyor belt for (international) food industry

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1,5 km Cablofil wiremesh

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A 260,000 sqft expansion with an additional 1400 car parking

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the Institute consists of 1mil Sq.Ft.  & stands 15 floors

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High tech medical research centre

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Addition to TG Hospital of this new pavillon of 340,000 sqft

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9,000 m2 of refurbished office space

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industrial architecture of XXth  century, former tram power plant

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Remodeled Factory into a Center For Entertainment Culture And Shopping

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Full and continuing adaptation to market conditions.
Upward revision of 2009 margin target.
In the first nine months of 2009, Legrand achieved a maintainable adjusted operating margin of 17.9% despite a 15.7% decline in sales at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates, and generated a high level of free cash flow.
Over the first nine months of the year, production costs plus administrative and sales expense fell by a combined 17.5% at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates.

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 30 mio renovation costs resulting in a Grand Deluxe Hotel

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more than 1000 beds, 2nd biggest hospital of Flandern

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PSA handles thousands of containers in the port of Antwerp

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4 star hotel, 116 rooms, big conference center

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The Arnould and BTicino Home Automation and Wiring Devices Concept Store has been awarded the Janus of Commerce award for 2009. This prize rewards Groupe Arnould's striving for excellence not only as regards its products but in terms of its overall approach to the deluxe and home automation segments.
Such an exceptional location embodies the Legrand Group's determination to stay a step ahead, showcasing the complete range of technical options developed by the BTicino brand through its My Home system and dedicated Arnould and BTicino wiring devices.

Common space of shopping center: 20 000 m2

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Offices, cafes, shops, gallery, conference hall, beaty salon etc.

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For its new Arteor range, Anam Legrand recently won the top prize in the Network Switches category in Korea's U-Life Idea competition. This award is conferred by the Korean Ministries of Labour and of the Knowledge Economy, and sponsored by the Home Network Industries Association.
Arteor is a high-end wiring devices programme for the residential and hotel markets. Its attractive features include the wide range of applications it offers, its materials and its design, but also its clearly international ambitions and wide market positioning.

As a committed promoter of competitions aimed at future electricians, the Legrand Group is actively involved in the organization of the WorldSkills contest, particularly its section entitled "Electrical Installations".
All of the products used in the final, branded On-Q and In One by Legrand, were supplied by the Group, which also provided the outer dressing of the competition workstations, designed to reconstitute the construction environment in which the contestants are likely to do their future work.
WorldSkills gives Legrand an excellent opportunity to promote the electrical installer's trade among young people from across the world, while also enabling it to make them familiar with the Group's products, especially those involving new technologies.

Tatar Humanitarian-Pedagogical University

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Spain biggest Casino (12.500 m2)

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Design hotel located in Pyrenees Mountains

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Philarmonic hall is rated for 1223 seats

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376 rooms, 11 meeting rooms, 750 cars parking area

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Ducal palace built in 15th c. and restored into a 4* Parador

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The European POPAI Awards  are organized every year, to reward the best creations of the year in Point-of-Purchase Advertising, Digital Media, Commercial Architecture and Shopfitting. Presented in the category "Home and Garden", Legrand's Modular Corner and Multimedia Stand won the top prize: the Gold Award.
This is awarded in recognition of an interactive user-friendly philosophy clearly aimed at the consumer and end user.
For Legrand this was an opportunity to reassert its role as market leader in terms of providing information, assistance, suggestions and guidance, and a variety of solutions for comfort, well-being, protection and multimedia throughout the home.

In a persistently difficult environment, Legrand again demonstrated its robust capacity to adapt. Maintainable adjusted operating margin for the first half of 2009 was 16.9%, despite a 16.7% decline in sales at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates for the same period.

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In joining the Global Compact in 2006, the Legrand Group made its Sustainable Development commitment part of a widely recognized global initiative. Today, this determination by Legrand to boost the 10 principles of the Global Compact within its scope and sphere of influence remains undiminished and it has confirmed its commitment to the United Nations. Our COP (Communication On Progress) can be found in our reference document.

At the third edition of the Purchasing awards organized by the CDAF (Compagnie des Dirigeants et Acheteurs de France – French Managers and Buyers Association) Legrand's Purchasing Management won the prize in the category "Purchasing Management and Team of the year". The entry was based on an original effort at cooperation between Legrand and its suppliers seeking to analyse mutual perceptions and harness their complementarities.
The category "Purchasing Management and Team of the year" rewards the Purchasing Vice-President and his entire team for their professionalism and their innovative approach to the trade, in terms of handling supplier relationships, creating value and managing change.
Legrand was previously a prize-winner in 2007 in the category "Purchasing Performance".

HPM Legrand, a benchmark player in the electrical industry in Australia, has equipped the "Eco Beach Resort" compound at Byron Bay in the East of the country. Powered by solar energy, this complex of villas is fully fitted with the latest technological solutions from Bticino's MyHome system. All the villas, as well as the main building facilities, are networked together for automation and control of lighting, air conditioning and hot water distribution.
MyHome by Bticino was chosen by project investors especially to meet a demand for energy management enabling to cut consumption.

Between November 2008 and April 2009, Legrand organized the second edition of the "Legrand ELEC Young Talent Challenge" for students and apprentices in electrical engineering. The competition unfolded in three stages, beginning with an Internet challenge which recorded over 3 000 participants, then moving on to the semi-final which involved the 32 highest-ranking candidates from phase 1. Lastly, the final saw 16 candidates tasked with producing an electrical installation in actual worksite conditions, around functions in power, communication and home automation.
Besides the reward for each finalist, the prize-winner will enjoy the opportunity of participating in a humanitarian project in India together with the NGO "Electriciens Sans Frontières" (Electricans without borders), with which Legrand has signed a sponsorship agreement.
By organizing this competition, Legrand confirms its intention to showcase and promote the entire electrical industry while boosting its position as a partner for the world of education.

After analysis of Legrand's sustainable development approach by the Swiss agency SAM (Sustainable Asset Management Indexes GmbH), the Group was included in its "Sustainability Yearbook 2009". Legrand is ranked as one of the 7 most efficient firms worldwide on sustainability aspects in the Electrical Components & Equipment sector. Inclusion among the SAM sustainability leaders illustrates the dynamism and efficiency of the Legrand Group's Sustainable Development approach.

Results in line with targets


While sales in the first quarter of 2009 showed a 14.9% decline at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates, recurrent adjusted operating margin came in at 15.9%, with the decline from the first quarter of 2008 thus limited to 2.3 percentage points. In a context of what is now general contraction, Legrand thus maintained its positions in the first quarter, at the same time demonstrating its capacity to adapt and continuing efforts to reduce costs.

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At the beginning of 2009, Legrand was included in the ASPI Eurozone® index. This index covers the 120 listed companies considered most efficient in terms of sustainability according to the results of analysis by VIGEO (http://www.vigeo.com)

The ASPI Eurozone® (Advanced Sustainable Performance Indices) is the European index of reference of companies and investors wishing to commit themselves in favour of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.

Structural adaptation of costs
In 2008 the responsiveness of Legrand teams enabled us to post solid performances. Over the year as a whole, sales were up 1.8% or 4.1% excluding exchange-rate effects, and adjusted operating margin represented 16.6% of sales, or 17.7% excluding restructuring charges, figure identical to that in 2007.
Action initiated from the beginning of 2008 to adapt our group structure to new market conditions resulted in...

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Legrand, which is the leader in emergency lighting units in Australia,

for its new Slide Connect™ G2 unit, at the 2008 Australian International Design Awards. Slide Connect™ G2 is the world's first emergency lighting and exit sign using a single high-brightness LED (HB-LED), with custom design optics. It consumes up to 70 % less energy than a conventional system based on fluorescent lamps.

Legrand recently won the Jury's special award for Innovation Management in the "2008 Best Innovator" competition organized by A.T. KEARNEY* in partnership with "Les Echos"**. This competition highlights companies which have set up particular means to encourage innovation in all its forms; in total, there were only 4 prize-winners among 600 applicants.
Legrand previously received the same award in 2004 for its "means implemented to stimulate innovation", thus being given recognition for its clear commitment to fostering innovation by setting up dedicated tools. This year's award illustrates the relevance and effectiveness of its overall innovation policy.

* A.T. KEARNEY: international management and strategy consulting firm
** Les Echos: French business & finance daily newspaper

Legrand has won the 2008 Intranet Award for its human resources management tool, Talentis. The award followed a unanimous vote by the jury, made up of experts in training, human resources and new technologies.
The Intranet Award is organised by Cegos Group, in partnership with Entreprise & Carrières magazine and the lesechos.fr website. It rewards the most outstanding achievement of the year in the field of new technologies applied to HR management, taking into account four criteria: the practicality of the Intranet, its efficiency, its cost-effectiveness and its innovative qualities.

Sponsored by BTicino, the Italian adaptive rowing team brilliantly took Gold at the Beijing Paralympic Games 2008, beating the usual favourites from the US and Britain.
This shining example of human willpower also provides an illustration of BTicino's strong practical commitment to furthering the integration of people with disabilities in society and in the workplace.
With this aim the company has, since 1987, taken close to 300 apprentices with a mental or physical disability, to give them a two-year work experience. Besides support and motivation from the group, each of them was provided with a specially adapted personal workstation and supervision by a dedicated tutor throughout their apprenticeship.

Drawing strength from fundamentals, Legrand is taking active steps in a worsening environment.

Fully aware of the sharp worsening in market conditions, Legrand teams are taking active steps to adapt the group’s structure to the environment. This responsiveness, combined with our flexible organization, enabled us to report an adjusted operating margin of 17.8% and generate free cash flow representing 8.4% of sales in the first nine months of the year.

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Nigeria, a country of 140 million inhabitants which intends being among the world's top twenty economic powers by 2020, represents a great growth opportunity for Legrand, as its commercial and high-end residential markets are expanding fast.
Legrand stands out by the quality and innovative features of its products, enabling it to gain a strong brand image in this country.
Two showrooms have already been inaugurated in Abuja and Lagos, respectively the administrative and economic capital cities of Nigeria, to raise the Legrand Group's profile among local professionals, and a third is shortly due to open at the heart of the Lagos business district, on surface space of over 100 square metres.

Legrand products and systems were recently showcased in a British TV programme about design, which focused on the eco-friendly building Cheltenham House.
The designers of this deliberately environment-friendly project chose the stylish Synergy Modern range of Legrand brand wiring accessories and the Bticino brand Axolute video door entry system with its wide range of functions to satisfy a demand for cutting-edge technology.

Following Legrand's H1 results, the rating agency Fitch has upgraded Legrand from 'BBB-' to 'BBB', putting forward the company's capacity to maintain a healthy operating profitability. This agency's rating also reflects Legrand's innovation capacity, the diversified exposure to its final markets, good geographical diversification and its relevant acquisitions strategy.

Legrand's performance in the first half of 2008 further illustrates our resilience and capacity to keep step with change. Amid difficult economic conditions, we reported growth in sales excluding currency effects of close to 7% and achieved margins on a par with those for the first half of 2007.

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Legrand has once again been ranked in the FTSE4Good index for 2008, after its first inclusion in 2007. This provides recognition of the importance which the Legrand Group attaches to growing its business in compliance with non-financial criteria of corporate social and environmental responsibility, thereby placing  people and the environment  at the centre of its strategy.

* Created by the global index company FTSE Group, FTSE4Good is designed to identify listed companies that are considered ethical and responsible.

Groupe Arnould, a subsidiary of the Legrand Group, has just received the 'Janus de l'Industrie'*, a prestigious, internationally renowned award, for its avant-garde range of wiring devices, Art.
This stylish 'à la carte' collection offers a vast choice of thousands of possible combinations including advanced home automation functions, thanks to the integration of My Home technology into a refined, resolutely high-end design.
Arnould previously won the ‘Janus de l'Industrie’ for its ranges Venus in 1989, Club in 1994 and 2001 in 1998.

* The 'Janus de l'Industrie', which has been awarded each year since 1953 by the French Institute of Design under the sponsorship of France's Ministry of Trade and Industry, rewards products that were engineered to provide use value and thereby a genuine benefit to the user.

BTicino, one of the world's leading brands in access control solutions, is equipping Witham Wharf, a high-end residential development located in the historic city centre of Lincoln in the UK.
The Sheffield-based architectural and design consultancy BDP specified BTicino products and systems to meet the high level of requirements in terms of technological excellence and resolutely premium design for this complex of 114 prestige apartments.
Each dwelling is equipped with a colour video handset, linked to a reception switchboard for security.
People with a disability can also enjoy the full benefits of this door entry solution, thanks to its integrated hands-free system, Viva Voce.

Legrand has just opened a new customer reception centre in Birmingham, in the UK.
The complex comprises a spacious 1,800 sq ft showroom featuring especially the high-end wiring device range Axolute, Zucchini prefabricated busbar trunking systems and Ortronics Voice-Data-Image solutions. It also incorporates training and event facilities aimed at electrician customers.
Besides acting as a Legrand product showcase, this new centre aspires to become a key venue for the electrical industry in the UK. Several events organized by the ECA (Electrical Contractors Association) already reflect the success of the project.

Legrand has demonstrated healthy resilience in the current context of economic slowdown. Excluding the impact on comparisons of calendar effects and the launch of new wiring device ranges in France at the beginning of 2007, organic sales growth in the first quarter reached 4.1% on a year, or 7% excluding changes in exchange rates and taking into account acquisitions. A main feature of business for the quarter was continued strong growth on emerging markets, where sales were up nearly 12% at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates...

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Legrand continues an active strategy of targeted, self-financed acquisitions, and today announced the acquisition of Estap, number one for VDI enclosures and cabinets in Turkey.
The move underscores Legrand’s accelerating expansion on emerging markets, which accounted for some 50% of its organic growth in 2007.
The acquisition of Estap reinforces the group’s position in Turkey, where it is a frontrunner in wiring devices and energy distribution.

Actively continuing its strategy of targeted acquisitions, Legrand today announced its third transaction for the year with the purchase of the uncontested market leader in audio and video entry phones in Brazil. The acquisition is subject to the approval of the competent authorities. Following its recent acquisition of Estap in Turkey, the move further accelerates Legrand’s development on emerging markets, which accounted for 25% of consolidated net sales in 2007.

Legrand North America (LNA), which is made up of four electrical manufacturers – Cablofil/Legrand,  On-Q/Legrand, Pass & Seymour/Legrand and Wiremold/Legrand – has been awarded the 2007 Supplier of the Year Award by Hagemeyer, one of its leading distributors. 
The choice of LNA, from among 156 000 suppliers, was based on criteria such as brand strength, product quality, sales support, and an ability to generate growth and profitability. 
Halsey Cook, President of LNA's Electrical Wiring Systems division said: ‘We take great pride in this recognition, which honours the effort and commitment demonstrated by our LNA teams to continuously enhance the quality of its offer and its services.’

Following the publication yesterday of a Dow Jones wire, mentioning that Legrand sees a slow down of revenues growth in the first quarter of 2008, the Group reminds that it is on track, in line with its guidance. Legrand underlines that the calendar effect and the sell-in impact of new product ranges in France which both impact revenues evolution in the first quarter of 2008, together with the economic slow down, were taken into account when setting up its targets for the full year 2008.

Legrand recently signed a new sponsorship convention with Électriciens sans Frontières (Electricians without borders) for 2008, having already supported the NGO in 2007 in its moves to help distressed populations gain access to energy services.
On this occasion, Gilles SCHNEPP, the Legrand Group's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, handed over a cheque for €22,000 to Électriciens sans Frontières. This follows on from last year's "Fair pleasure" operation which involved providing a gift hamper for each order of a batch of Legrand products and systems, with €2 going to Électriciens sans Frontières for every hamper.
The initiative provides a concrete illustration of the Group's active and dynamic involvement in corporate sponsorship.

Ortronics/Legrand, a global leader in copper, fiber and wireless structured cabling solutions presents Mighty Mo® 10 as part of its commercial launch at the BICSI Winter Conference (Building Industry Consulting Services International).
Intended for high density applications (data centers, Storage Area Networks, etc.), the system features the Mighty Mo 10® cable management rack which is especially designed to maximize the airflow of network equipment with side ventilation such as CISCO CATALYST® switches .
Its patented construction has built-in strain relief, bending radius control and efficient patch cable routing with the option of floor or ceiling access to distribution cables.

The new Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) in Liverpool, which has been chosen as European Capital of Culture for 2008, was opened.
This conference complex, which was imagined and designed by the renowned architectural firm Wilkinson Eyre, comprises an amphitheatre of more than 10 000 seats, an auditorium with a capacity of 1350, a multi-purpose room on 3 700 m² and some twenty meeting rooms.
Legrand, the undisputed world leader in cable management, provided all of the cable management infrastructure for this huge commercial sector project, namely over 4.35 miles of galvanized cable tray and 3.10 miles of multi-compartment trunking.

On 10 December 2007 in Dubaï, the Middle East Centre for Sustainable Development and Watt Stopper/Legrand launched a complete brand new educational programme aimed at improving the knowledge among specifying engineers and electrical installers as regards eco-construction and lighting control systems.
On the strength of its 25 years of experience in electricity efficiency, Watt Stopper/Legrand seeks to educate the trade path in matters of eco-construction, energy efficiency standards and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. In this context, Watt Stopper/Legrand has already provided guidance to a number of organizations, including the store chain Wal-Mart and the city of Austin, Texas, to help them meet their sustainable development objectives.

Legrand turned in an excellent performance in 2007. Sales growth was in double digits and adjusted operating income rose by over 17%, with margins showing a significant improvement, while net income surged 67% and free cash flow topped half a billion euros. Marking another year of sustained progress in all indicators, these results illustrate  the structural change in the business model, with a combination of increased financial solidity and a marked acceleration in growth.

The "Electrical Contracting Products" magazine awarded Pass & Seymour/Legrand one of its Innovation Prizes 2007 for its "Shim-lock", a clever and innovative device for fixing devices onto partitions. This trade award goes to products and systems whose products or services have best responded to electrical installers’ market challenges by offering creative and innovative ideas.

The award once again illustrates Legrand's ability to innovate on a constant basis, while providing ever more added value in its products and systems. Innovation is one of the four core values of the Legrand Group, which holds more than 4 600 active patents, and whose R&D has demonstrated its efficiency by the launch of some 40 new products since January 1st 2007.

Legrand has been awarded the 1st Ecoproduct Award 2007 for Sustainable Development for its Céliane scenario switch. The award, which is attributed by the French Ministry for Ecology and Sustainable Development aims to reward companies that offer products whose design takes on board the goal of reducing environmental impact throughout their life cycle.
The Céliane scenario switch by Legrand ensures optimised energy consumption in a building. By its combined action on appliance standby mode, lighting, roller shutters, heating and water boilers, it effectively permits to reduce energy consumption in a dwelling by between 6 and 10 %.
The environment is a constant concern for the Group. Legrand takes action every day in this field, both in its industrial plants and by its offer of “responsible products”.

After its recent acquisition of Kontaktor, Russia’s leading producer of power circuit-breakers, and Wuxi, a Chinese specialist in energy distribution, Legrand is continuing expansion in the field with the purchase of Alpes Technologies, a French leader in systems designed to optimize and measure the quality of electricity for commercial and industrial applications.

In October, Legrand organized the "2007 Trophy for young electrical talent", aimed at future professionals of the electrical sector.
After a selection process performed on the Internet, twenty applicants were chosen to participate in a grand final organized at Innoval, the Legrand group training centre in Limoges. These young electricians then competed for 15 hours in performing an advanced electrical installation including in particular the most sophisticated home automation products of the In One By Legrand range.
The event illustrates how, fully conscious of its civic responsibilities and its industry leading role, Legrand is committed to supporting the professional training of up & coming electricians.

The "Harmony" collection from Pass and Seymour Legrand illustrates the Group's strategy of trading up, placing style and technology at the heart of its offer.
This high value-added series will satisfy both users and installers.
Users will appreciate the elegance of its models which fit into any surroundings, and their many practical functions which include a dimming slide control, a lighting level memory and a position locator for use in the dark.
Electricians meanwhile will enjoy the benefits of a range which was designed to ensure quick and easy installation

Continuing its strategy of targeted acquisitions financed out of cash flow, Legrand announces the acquisition of TCL Wuxi, a Chinese firm specializing in modular and high-current circuitbreakers for residential, commercial and industrial applications.With TCL Wuxi, Legrand, already active in the energy-distribution segment in China, will significantly reinforce its offering and market presence. This is in line with a strategy designed to make the most of the exceptional growth potential of the Chinese market, where Legrand is already number one for both wiring devices and audio and video access controls...

As the quality of results to September 30, 2007 shows, Legrand benefits from two reliable and profitable growth drivers that are already consolidating the strength of its business model.
To maintain this momentum for growth over the long term, in particular through the reinforcement of its capacity for innovation, the Group is adapting its organization and renewing its management team.

The China Famous Brand award, China's highest national distinction for Quality and Excellence, went to Shidean Legrand in September 2007.
This is a major recognition for Shidean Legrand, which fully intends pursuing its development and drawing benefit from the outstanding potential of the Chinese market.
Shidean, China's leader in audio and video door entry systems, joined the Legrand group in January 2006, following the takeover in the same country of TCL International Electrical, No. 1 in wiring devices, and TCL Building Technology, a major player in VDI (Voice/Data/Images).

Legrand turned in an excellent performance in the first nine months of the year.Sales rose more than 11%, buoyed in particular by robust growth in emerging markets and the success of our strategy of trading up; both factors are reliable growth drivers and are already significantly reinforcing our business model. Over the same period, earnings rose by over 16% with free cash flow at more than 11% of sales...

Legrand takes control of Macse, Mexico’s leading producer of metal cable trays and thus strengthens its presence in Mexico, a high-growth market where it is already a leading player in wiring devices and energy distribution.

Whether performances are judged on sales or profitability, Legrand had an excellent first half. A highlight was the pursuit of vigorous sales growth on emerging markets, where the overall rise at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates was close to 18%. At the same time, a combination of strong growth in total sales and effective cost controls enabled Legrand to achieve an appreciable improvement in profitability while continuing integration of recent acquisitions. Finally, in the first half these good results enabled the group to finance acquisition-driven growth as well as distribute a €133 million dividend to shareholders and net  buy back 4.1 million own shares for a total of €103 million.

Reinforcement of its presence in Russia, where it is already a leader in wiring devices, cable management and modular circuit breakers, makes Legrand a key player position on a market showing exceptionally vigorous growth and continues its rapid expansion on emerging markets.

Gilles Schnepp, Chairman and CEO, comments: “Legrand turned in what was in every way a good performance in the first quarter of 2007. Sales showed a strong rise, particularly on emerging markets where growth remains vigorous. There were also rapid rises in adjusted operating income and net income measured both by amounts and margin, and generation of free cash flow remained robust.”

Legrand has for many years made its values, the expertise and the know-how of its staff members the foundations for lasting, profitable and responsible growth. Its model for business development combines performance over the long term with preservation of the environment and continuing enrichment of human capital.

For full details, see the description filed with the French supervisory authority AMF on March 21, 2007, which can also be downloaded from the Legrand website. Deployment will start March 22, 2007 and run through August 24, 2007 at the latest.

Legrand turned in an excellent performance in 2006. Sales showed a strong rise driven by a combination of organic and acquisition-driven growth. Operating margins increased significantly following the consolidation of a large number of acquisitions and net income more than doubled, while free cash flow generation was vigorous. Legrand thus exceeded the targets announced on its initial public offering,demonstrating its capacity to create value for its shareholders through a combination of organic growth and acquisition-led expansion financed out of cash flow, high margins and tight control of capital employed.

Following its recent acquisition of HPM in the Asia-Pacific zone, Legrand is pursuing its strategy of targeted acquisition-led growth that creates value with the acquisition of UStec in the US. Specialized in complete solutions for Voice, Data and Image networks for residential buildings, UStec reports annual sales of approximately $12 million.

Actively continuing its strategy of growth through targeted acquisitions, Legrand today announced – subject to regulatory approval – the acquisition of HPM, number two for wiring devices in Australia and New Zealand. The transaction confirms Legrand’s interest in the acquisition of businesses with substantial market share and recognized standing in their field of expertise.

In a joint initiative designed to speed the process of digital convergence in household applications, Legrand and its In One by Legrand home communications network will be associated with the launch of Microsoft's new Windows Vista PC, Ultra-Mobile PC and XBOX 360. A natural choice meeting the needs of all the family, these products will be inter-connectable thanks to In One by Legrand’s universal media sockets for phone, internet and video...

Legrand's results to September 30, 2006, combining healthy sales growth, strong rises in margins and earnings, and a steep rise in free cash flow, confirm the ongoing strong performances achieved since the beginning of the year, and the efficiency of the business model presented on market listing.

Legrand is acquiring Vantage the number-two on the US market for top-of-the-range lighting controls a segment where demand in the US has shown consistently strong growth for several years.

By combining growth initiatives and ongoing improvements in profitability, our business model enabled Legrand to take best advantage of a buoyant economic environment in the first half of 2006 and achieve strong performances in both sales growth and results

Legrand acquires control of Cemar, the Brazilian leader for consumer units and industrial enclosures.The acquisition consolidates Legrand's positions in Brazil where the group is already the leader in wiring devices and modular circuit breakers.

Strong growth in sales driven by a vigorous rise of 6.6% at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates and the impact of acquisitions. Improved coverage of high-potential markets, plus a host of R&D projects and new product launches . Robust cash flow resulting from a 16.5% rise in operating income and the firm control of capital employed.

Legrand continues expansion in China by investing in Shidean, the Chinese leader in audio and video door entry systems. After acquiring TCL International Electrical, the number-one in wiring devices in China...

Legrand, the world leader in wiring devices and TCL, the famous Chinese leader in electronics and telecommunication products, form a strategic alliance.

Further to strong de-leveraging, new €2,200m syndicated credit facility with more favourable conditions...

For everything you need to know about the new range of wiring accessories for prestigious environments from Bticino, Legrand's Italian subsidiary.

Legrand is acquiring ICM Group, the world leader in wire cable trays, most notably with its Cablofil brand.

Strong sales growth of + 6.7% based on constant data, an increase in operating results of +7.4%...

Strong sales growth based on constant structure and exchange rates: +6.9% increase in operating results...

Vigorous 8.8% like-for-like(1) rise in sales;Maintainable EBIT before goodwill and purchase accounting margin up 200 basis points...

Strong 6.1% rise in sales at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates. Further improvement in operating margins.

Legrand acquires OnQ, the US leader in structured wiring for residential buildings.

The Legrand group has just signed an agreement – subject to regulatory approval – for the acquisition of a controlling stake in Zucchini, the market leader in Italy for prefabricated busbar systems.

Legrand has mandated BNP Paribas and Royal Bank of Scotland, to arrange and underwrite a five year €1,400 million syndicated loan facility...

Continued strong sales growth: +9.4% like for like(1) Margin up by over 200 basis points...

The Legrand group is about to acquire – subject to regulatory approvals – the entirety of the activities of Van Geel, with the exception of its German subsidiary; Van Geel is one of the leading European specialists of metal cable management systems (trunkings, cable trays, floor boxes,…).

Double-digit like for like sales1 growth, Margins increased by about 300 basis points...

Vigorous organic growth in first-quarter 2004 net sales: +8.3%...

Improvement in a difficult economic environment...

Sales to September 30, 2003: +0.3% at comparable scope An encouraging third quarter: +1.9% at comparable scope

Increase of margins in still testing conditions...

Resilience in the face of still testing conditions...

Press release 6-K (USGAAP)