JCDecaux renews and expands the Le Mans street furniture contract

Paris, April 6, 2006 - JCDecaux (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company in Europe and number two worldwide, has won the expanded Street Furniture for Le Mans Métropole (194,000 inhabitants) following a public tender.

This 15 year contract includes a total of 57 shelters across the major new tramway project currently being developed by the local authorities, 290 bus shelters, 250 2m2 Citylight information panels, 50 large format 8m2 Seniorâ billboards, 400 bus stops and 9 columns providing information about cultural events, representing a total of 850 advertising panels. The street furniture line selected was created by the Australian designer Philip Cox. The contract also includes the installation of 30 temporary signs directing people to the Convention and Cultural Centre, 19 street signs for the Plantagenet Centre, and 78 street furniture panels reserved for public information.

Jean-Charles Decaux, Co-CEO of JCDecaux, said: “Le Mans Métropole’s decision to renew its trust in JCDecaux reflects our commitment to high quality and innovation in the area of Street Furniture and further consolidates our position as the number one player in outdoor advertising in France”.