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STRONG REVENUE GROWTH IN 2007

Thales confirms strong revenue growth in 2007 (+20% to €12,296m), driven by acquisitions and solid organic performance (+6.4% on a like-for-like basis).

The Thales Group completed a large-scale reconfiguration of its business portfolio in 2007 with the finalisation of the major strategic operations initiated the previous year. These included the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent's transportation and security businesses and space businesses (consolidated as from 1 January and 1 April 2007 respectively) and the sale to DCNS of Thales's surface naval businesses in France (deconsolidated as from end-March 2007).

Consolidated revenues

New orders

New orders totalled €12,856m in 2007, representing a book-to-bill ratio of 1.05, an overall increase of 19%, and an increase of 1% within the Group's historical scope of consolidation.

Thales in 2008

World leader in mission-critical information systems

A global organisation with

• 68,000 employees
• Operations in 50 countries
• Revenues of more than €12bn

Three main markets

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