The Antwerp Court discharges JCDecaux Belgium
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Paris, 18 May 2005 - JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC) , the number one company in outdoor advertising in Europe, and the number two worldwide, announced that an investigation which had been opened in February 2003 into possible illegal actions by its Belgian subsidiary was concluded without any charge being brought. The investigation related to JCDecaux Belgium’s street furniture contracts with the city of Antwerp.JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC) the number one company in outdoor advertising in Europe, and the number two worldwide, announced that an investigation which had been opened in February 2003 into possible illegal actions by its Belgian subsidiary was concluded without any charge being brought. The investigation related to JCDecaux Belgium’s street furniture contracts with the city of Antwerp.On 18 May 2005, the Antwerp Court (Chambre du Conseil), at the request of the investigation authority (le Procureur du Roi), affirmed the dismissal of the matter with finality, thus fully exonerating the Belgium subsidiary of the JCDecaux Group.
Key figures
- 2004 revenues: €1,627.3 million ; Q1 2005 revenues . : €379.7 million JCDecaux is listed on the Eurolist of Euronext Paris and is part of the Euronext 100 and FTSE4Good indexes N°1 worldwide in street furniture (311,000 faces) N°1 worldwide in airport advertising with 155 airports and more than 150 transport contracts in metros, buses, trains and tramways (208,000 faces) N°1 in Europe for billboards (197,000 faces) 716,000 advertising faces in 45 countries Present in 3,500 cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants7,500 employees
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