The Artémis Group has been a shareholder in the Bouygues Group since 1998. Bouygues, which is a diversified group with strong market share in high growth markets, recorded 2007 sales of € 29.6 billion, up 12%.

The Bouygues Group has three divisions: – the construction division includes building and electricity (Bouygues Construction), property (Bouygues Immobilier) and road construction (Colas); – the telecom and media division consists of Bouygues Télécom (mobile telephony) and TFI (television); – the power-transport division constituted with the acquisition of a stake in Alstom.

Bouygues Construction is one of the world’s leading construction firms. Operating in building, civil engineering, and electrical contracting and maintenance, its know-how extends from project design to maintenance. Bouygues Construction combines the strength of a large group with the responsiveness of a network of companies.

Bouygues Immobilier, the market leader in property development in France, develops residential property, office blocks and shopping centres. The company increased its market share in 2006 and posted record growth in property reservations.

Colas, the global leader in road construction and maintenance, is active in over 40 countries.

Bouygues Telecom continued to emphasise unlimited services in its product offerings in 2007. The 9 million customer milestone had been passed. Bouygues launched its fixed-mobile convergence and signed an agreement with Neuf Cegetel for the provision of a business and consumer DSL service.

Alstom: raising its stake from 25% on 31 December 2006 to 30%, Bouygues increased its cooperation with Alstom in order to better meet demand for rail transport and power generation equipment and services worldwide. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Martin Bouygues