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<strong>2006</strong>Fiscal<br />

<strong>2006</strong> was an excellent<br />

year for Inter Parfums,<br />

representing another<br />

benchmark in its development.<br />

<strong>2006</strong> annual report inter parfums<br />

letter to our shareholders<br />

“<br />

We met targets with another year<br />

of double-digit growth (+11%)<br />

to achieve sales of €216.2 million.<br />

All our major brands contributed to<br />

this performance. As a result,<br />

operating income totaled<br />

€29.2 million and net income<br />

€18.7 million accompanied by<br />

a net margin of 8.6%.<br />

Burberry fragrances pursued their<br />

expansion with the launch of a fifth<br />

major line, Burberry London. Sales<br />

rose in consequence 10% over<br />

2005 to €144.8 million (+20%<br />

excluding the discontinued Burberry<br />

Brit Red line).<br />

Lanvin fragrances, the portfolio’s<br />

second top-selling brand, exceeded<br />

targets with sales of €35 million<br />

(+19%) fueled by strong gains of<br />

the Eclat d’Arpège line and a<br />

successful launch of the Rumeur line.<br />

Paul Smith also surpassed<br />

expectations with sales of<br />

€17.7 million (+22%) boosted by<br />

renewed growth of the Paul Smith<br />

and Paul Smith Extrême lines and<br />

the international launch of the Paul<br />

Smith Story line.<br />

Finally, the Nickel cosmetics division<br />

pursued its development in France<br />

and expanded its distribution base<br />

in other markets.<br />

In conjunction with the launch of a<br />

significant number of new lines, we<br />

continued to focus on developing<br />

additional growth drivers. This year

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