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3Selected financial information3.2. Selected financial information3.2. Selected financial informationThe selected financial information has been extracted from the Group’s consolidated financial statements, preparedin accordance with IFRS for the three years ended December 2007, 2008 and 2009.The Group’s consolidated financial statements, for each of the three years covered by this Registration Document,were audited by KPMG Audit and Wolff & Associés SAS, statutory and independent auditors whose reports are includedin Section 20. “Financial information” of this Registration Document.The Group’s key figures(in millions of euros) 2009 2008 2007Consolidated net sales 1,896 2,057 2,136EBITDA (1) 473 528 593Consolidated net income 234 273 331Total equity 2,082 1,954 1,717Net debt/equity (in %) 31.4 % 34.7 % 30.0 %Net income per share (euros/share) 4.26 5.46 6.40Dividend per share (euros/share) 1.50 (2) 1.50 1.50(1)Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization : gross operating earnings less other ordinary income (expense). EBITDA isnot an aggregate defined by accounting principles. Since EBITDA is calculated differently from one company to another, the data providedin this Registration Document and related to the Group’s EBITDA might not be comparable to EBITDA data from other companies.(2)Proposal of the Board of directors to the General Meeting of the Shareholders to be held on May 17, 2010.Income statement(in millions of euros) 2009 2008Variation2009/2008 (in %) 2007Variation2008/2007 (in %)Consolidated net sales 1,896 2,057 -7.8 2,136 - 3.7EBITDA 473 528 -10.5 593 -10.9EBIT (1) 322 392 -17.9 480 -18.3Financial income (expense) (24) (26) +7.5 (18) -40.8Consolidated net income 234 273 -14.4 331 -17.4Group share of net income 191 245 -22.0 299 -18.1SFC (2) 387 402 -3.6 477 -15.7(1)Earnings Before Interest and Taxes : EBITDA less depreciation, amortization and operating provisions. EBITDA is not an aggregate defined byaccounting principles. Since EBITDA is calculated differently from one company to another, the data provided in this Registration Documentand related to the Group’s EBITDA might not be comparable to EBITDA data published by other companies.(2)SFC : self-financing capacity.8 VICAT - 2009 registration document