Paris, November 6, 2006 - JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company in Europe and Asia-Pacific, and the number two worldwide, has been awarded a 15-year contract covering the bus and tramway shelters of the Communauté d’Agglomération Nice Côte d’Azur (CANCA) following a competitive public tender. The contract covers an urban community of 24 municipalities, including Nice and the French Riviera, and reaches a total of 500,000 inhabitants.
Commenting on the contract renewal, Jean-Charles Decaux, Chairman of the Executive Board of JCDecaux and Co-CEO, said: “In choosing us once again, the Communauté d’Agglomération de Nice Côte d’Azur and its 24 municipalities further acknowledge JCDecaux’s active commitment to quality and innovation. By offering municipalities throughout France a choice of street furniture that meets their needs and caters for the changes in their public transport policies, specifically the adoption of tramway networks, we are helping to improve the life of their inhabitants.”