A N N U A L R E P O R T - Bouygues
A N N U A L R E P O R T - Bouygues
A N N U A L R E P O R T - Bouygues
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RECENT EVENTS SINCE 1 JANUARY 2006<br />
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme hotel. The<br />
luxury hotel, redeveloped by <strong>Bouygues</strong><br />
Immobilier, was recently ranked<br />
Europe’s best and number two in the<br />
world by the magazine Institutional<br />
Investor.<br />
TF1<br />
<strong>Bouygues</strong> Construction<br />
On 5 January 2006, <strong>Bouygues</strong><br />
Construction announced that its<br />
subsidiary Dragages Hong Kong was<br />
starting to operate AsiaWorld Expo,<br />
the international exhibition centre it<br />
had previously built. The centre has<br />
70,000 m 2 of exhibition space, including<br />
a large multi-purpose arena with a<br />
seating capacity of 13,500. Over thirty<br />
international exhibitions are already<br />
scheduled for 2006, generating sales<br />
four times higher than forecast.<br />
AsiaWorld Expo, Hong-Kong<br />
was planning to recruit over 7,000<br />
employees in 2006, including 3,000 in<br />
France, 20% more than in 2005.<br />
<strong>Bouygues</strong> Immobilier<br />
<strong>Bouygues</strong> Immobilier has won the<br />
competition to redevelop the Berge<br />
du Lac district of Bordeaux. On a<br />
30-hectare (75-acre) site, it will build<br />
1,550 housing units, schools, a gym<br />
and amenities for local services.<br />
40,000 m 2 of parkland will enhance<br />
the new neighbourhood’s appeal.<br />
On 6 January 2006, TF1, Vivendi<br />
Universal and M6 signed the agreement<br />
merging Canal+ and TPS<br />
announced on 16 December 2005. On<br />
17 February 2006, Vivendi Universal<br />
announced a planned agreement with<br />
Lagardère under which Canal+ would<br />
own 65% of the new entity, Lagardère<br />
20%, TF1 9.9% and M6 5.1%.<br />
In early 2006, Société Générale sold<br />
its 1.4% stake in TF1 on the market. The<br />
disposal ends the shareholder agreement<br />
between <strong>Bouygues</strong> and Société<br />
Générale.<br />
<strong>Bouygues</strong> Telecom<br />
On 1 March 2006, <strong>Bouygues</strong> Telecom<br />
launched two new unlimited contracts,<br />
Neo and Exprima. With the Neo contract,<br />
customers can make unlimited<br />
calls to all fixed and mobile phones in<br />
metropolitan France every day after<br />
8.00 p.m. They can also make calls to<br />
other countries in Europe and to North<br />
America at the same price as a call<br />
within France included in the contract.<br />
With the Exprima contract, customers<br />
can make unlimited calls to all fixed<br />
phones in metropolitan France every<br />
day after 8.00 p.m.<br />
<strong>Bouygues</strong> Telecom and TF1 have decided<br />
to conclude a licence agreement<br />
under which they will be able to propose<br />
an innovative voice and services<br />
offering in 2006 called TF1 Mobile.<br />
<strong>Bouygues</strong> SA<br />
In February 2006, the €750 million<br />
15-year bond issue launched in July<br />
2005 was raised to €1 billion under the<br />
same conditions.<br />
On 23 January 2006, <strong>Bouygues</strong><br />
Construction also announced that it<br />
On 28 February 2006, <strong>Bouygues</strong><br />
Immobilier sold its 40% stake in the<br />
La Berge du lac, Bordeaux<br />
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