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François Poisson francois.poisson@legrand.fr

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Key figures

Legrand's performance - key figures

Consolidated figures	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Q1 2012
IFRS - in millions of euros
Sales	3,248	3,737	4,129	4,202	3,578	3,891	4,250	1,086
Total growth	+ 11.0%	+ 15.1%	+ 10.5%	+ 1.8%	- 14.9%	+ 8.7%	+ 9.2%	+ 4.8%
Growth at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rate	+ 6.6%	+ 7.8%	+ 8.6%	- 0.1%	- 13.9%	+ 3.6%	+ 6.4%	- 0.9%
Operating profit as % of sales	406 12.5%	530 14.2%	662 16.0%	643 15.3%	524 14.6%	758 19.5%	812 19.1%	216 19.9%
Adjusted operating profit⁽¹⁾ as % of sales	509 15.7%	616 16.5%	724 17.5%	698 16.6%	579 16.2%	784 20.2%	857 20.2%	222 20.4%
Net income excluding minorities	104	252	421	350	290	418	479	123
Free cash flow ⁽²⁾ as % of sales	308 10.1%	456 12.2%	553 13.4%	430 10.2%	655 18.3%	646 16.6%	523 12.3%	81 7.4%

(1) Operating income adjusted for amortization of the revaluation of intangible assets relating to the acquisition of Legrand France in 2002, and impairment of goodwill (2009 only).
Starting from 2011, operating income adjusted for amortization of the revaluation of intangible assets and for expense/income relating to acquisitions and, if applicable, for impairment of goodwill.

(2) Free cash flow is defined as the sum of net cash provided by operating activities and net proceeds of sales of fixed assets, less capital expenditure and capitalized development costs.