Balance as at 31 December 2007

Assets		Equity and liabilities
Non-current assets	327.5	Group equity	254.6
Current assets	204.7	Non-current liabilities	58.7
		Current liabilities	218.9
Total assets	532.2	Total equity and liabilities	532.2
(in euro millions)

Key figures

	2007	2006	2005	2004
Revenue	665.4	530.4	443.9	383.4
EBITA	62.1	43.2*	35.3	24.2
EBITA growth as a %	44	22	46	118
EBITA margin as a %	9.3	8.1	8.0	6.3
Net profit	30.4	25.8	29.0	14.6
Net profit growth as a %	18	-11	98	39
Net profit margin as a %	4.6	4.9	6.5	3.8
Cashflow	61.3	47.7	49.5	30.2
Net debt/EBITDA	0.8	0.9	-	-
Equity	254.6	194.0	152.9	124.7
Capital asset ratio	48	42	53	52
Intangible assets	292.6	242.1	113.9	69.9
Tangible assets	29.1	21.8	20.6	25.3
Trade receivables (exclusive of VAT) as a % of turnover	17	19	20	18
Average DSO (Days Sales Outstanding)	61	64	69	65
Average number of staff (FTE)	5,388	4,641	3,779	3,437
Number of staff at year-end (FTE)	5,702	5,009	4,187	3,612
Number of shares outstanding at year-end (in millions)	41.2	39.0	37.3	36.8
(in euro millions, unless stated otherwise)

* 2006 figures are exclusive of the non-recurring income items as a result of the harmonisation of pension plans schemes

	2007	2006	2005	2004
Per-share information
Equity	6.27	5.13	4.14	3.46
Cashflow	1.51	1.26	1.34	0.84
Net earnings per share before amortisation of intangible assets due to acquistions	1.15	0.86*	0.88	0.47
Net earnings per share after amortisation of intangibleassets due to acquisitions	0.75	0.60*	0.78	0.41
Net earnings per share after amortisation of intangible assets due to acquisitions, fully diluted	0.74	0.67	0.76	0.39
(in euros)

* 2006 figures are exclusive of the non-recurring income items as a result of the harmonisation of pension plans schemes

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