Paris, November 27, 2007 - JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the No.1 outdoor advertising company in Europe and in the Asia-Pacific region, and No.2 worldwide in this industry, has renewed twelve regional street furniture contracts in France, following competitive tenders over the last few months. The cities represent a total population of around 400,000 inhabitants.
These contracts concern a total of 1,495 2m² advertising panels and 256 8m2 Senior® displays. The municipal authorities that have chosen JCDecaux are the following: Albertville, Andernos-les-Bains, Belfort, Bourg-en-Bresse, Cenon (new contract), Chantilly, Cholet, Hyères, Menton, Montigny-les-Metz, Niort et Saumur. The street furniture to be installed has been designed by JCDecaux or by the prestigious designers and architects: Lord Norman Foster and Philip Cox.
When these contract renewals were announced, Jean-Charles Decaux, co-CEO of JCDecaux, said: “We are delighted that these towns have chosen JCDecaux, reinforcing our commitment to quality, innovation and sustainable development in street furniture. These contracts consolidate our front-ranking position in outdoor advertising in France.”