Europe 350.8 341.2 + 2.8% + 1.8% 346.4
North America 307.2 310.7 - 1.1% + 5.7% 318.3
Asia-Pacific 67.9 63.3 + 7.3% + 7.3% 69.2
Latin America 32.3 26.0 + 24.1% + 21.0% 28.3
(*) Changes in scope of consolidation added 4.4%; the currency
effect was a negative 6.7%.
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A conference call in French will be held today at 9:00 a.m., CEST.
The number to dial is: +33(0)1-70-99-43-04
The conference will be available for later listening at:
http://hosting.3sens.com/Essilor/20080717-16528B07/fr/
A conference call in English will follow at 10:00 a.m., CEST.
The number to dial is: +44(0)20-78-06-19-68
The conference will be available for later listening at:
http://hosting.3sens.com/Essilor/20080717-16528B07/en/
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Next financial announcement:
First-half earnings will be released on August 28, 2008.
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Essilor International is the world leader in ophthalmic optical
products, offering a wide range of lenses under the flagship Varilux(R),
Crizal(R), Essilor(R) and Definity(R) brands to correct myopia, hyperopia,
presbyopia and astigmatism. Essilor operates worldwide through 15
production sites, 270 lens finishing laboratories and local distribution
networks. The Essilor share trades on the Euronext Paris market and is
included in the CAC 40 index. (ISIN: FR 0000121667; Reuters: ESSI.PA;
Bloomberg: EF:FP).
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