Paris, November 21, 2006 - JCDecaux (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company in Europe and in the Asia-Pacific region, and number two worldwide, has renewed seven street furniture contracts in the French provinces over the past few months following competitive public tenders. The towns and cities concerned by these agreements represent a total population of almost 340,000 inhabitants.
These contracts concern a total of 1,000 2m² advertising panels and 200 8m² advertising panels. The municipalities that have chosen JCDecaux are: Béziers, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Carcassonne, Compiègne, Forbach, Périgueux and Wasquehal. The street furniture items installed are either JCDecaux designs (Trafic, Millenium, Forum and Prestige) or creations designed by Lord Norman Foster.
Commenting on the renewed contracts, Jean-Charles Decaux, Chairman of the Executive Board of JCDecaux and Co-CEO, said: “By choosing us once again, these municipalities further acknowledge JCDecaux’s active commitment to quality and innovation in the area of Street Furniture. These contract renewals also reinforce our market leading position in outdoor advertising in France, and enable us to provide advertising networks that fully satisfy the needs of our customers.”