First-half 2006/07 revenues

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(1)AEDIAN. 1 sur 2. http://www.aedian.com/print.jsp?shortcut=commfinancier_uk&id=10.... Paris, le 31/01/07 Communiqué. First-half 2006/07 revenues (Euro millions) Consolidated revenues. Headcount : 400. Eurolist C. IT services Bloomberg SYS Reuter SYS.PA ISIN FR0004005924. § AEDIAN Jean-François Gautier Chairman of the Management Board [email protected] Frédéric Bourdon Head of Corporate Communications [email protected] ( (+33) 1 56 35 30 00 CM-CIC Securities § Financial communication Bruno Gaheri (+33) 1 45 96 79 22 ( [email protected] MP Conseil § Michelle Pilczer (+33) 147 10 94 94 ( [email protected]. 2005/06 First Half (July-December) 19.28. Change + 1.5 %. For the first half of its 2006/07 fiscal year (July to December 2006), Aedian reports group revenues of €19.54m, up 1.5% year-on-year on a comparable structure basis. The half-year ending on 31 December 2006 saw a continuation of the trend of improving profitability that began in the previous half-year. Growth and improving profitability in IT services The IT Services division (Aedian SI) accounted for 67% of the company's total revenues in the first half of 2006/07. The division's revenues showed organic growth of 6% compared to the first half of the previous year. This will have a material impact on the subsidiary's operating margin. Aedian SI again benefited from its positioning as a specialist focused on services to the financial industry in the project supplier segment – contracts with a performance guarantee represented 56% of the subsidiary's revenues. The Consulting division stabilised its headcount and returned to profitability Consultancy (Aedian Consulting) accounted for 33% of total group revenues in the first half of 2006/07. Compared to the first half of the previous year, revenues were down by 10% against a backdrop of improving performance metrics at the subsidiary: - The number of consultants was unchanged during the half-year, putting an end to the decline seen in the previous half-years; - The inter-contract downtime diminished sharply; - Selling prices rose further. As a result of these developments, Aedian Consulting's target of returning to breakeven at the operating level will be reached during the first half of 2006/07 (versus a 2% loss in the first half of the previous fiscal year). Outlook and post-closing event The company has thus strengthened the outlook for a stronger operating margin before exceptional items: it will exceed 2.5% in the first half of 2006/07 (vs. 1.6% in the first half of the previous year) and top 4% in fiscal 2006/07 (vs. 2.2% in 2005/06). After the closing of the half-year accounts, Aedian became aware of a first instance judgment, which it has not yet officially been notified of, in which the Paris Commercial Court sentenced it to pay €1.9m as additional consideration. The Court has ordered provisional execution,. WorldReginfo - 1ae7295a-4dd2-43b7-869d-92477fa3cfb9. Aedian is an IT consultancy and services company focused on the financial industry and the public sector. 2006/07 First Half (July-December) 19.54. 19/06/2007 14:23.

(2) 2 sur 2. http://www.aedian.com/print.jsp?shortcut=commfinancier_uk&id=10.... subject to the supply of a bank guarantee by the other party. We will appeal against the judgment. The first-half 2006/07 results will be reported on 28 February 2007.. WorldReginfo - 1ae7295a-4dd2-43b7-869d-92477fa3cfb9. AEDIAN. 19/06/2007 14:23.

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