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27 August 2010                                                    Press release

                        First-half 2010 financial report

The Board of Directors of APRR met on 27 August 2010 to approve the financial
statements for the 6 months ended 30 June 2010. The limited review procedures 
on these half-year accounts have been completed.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Total revenue excluding construction services: EUR931 million, up 5.1% 
EBITDA: EUR631 million, up 5.1%
Operating profit on ordinary activities: EUR422 million, up 5.1% 
Profit for the period: EUR174 million, up 16.3%

ACTIVITY

APRR's consolidated revenues excluding Construction totalled EUR931.1 million
in the first half of 2010, up 5.1% from EUR886.2 million in the first half of
2009.

Toll revenues (which represented 97.1% of revenues excluding Construction)
increased by 5.2%. Other revenues (retail facilities, telecommunications and
other) declined by 0.5%.

Traffic measured by the number of kilometres travelled increased by 3.1%
compared with the first half of 2009.

Light vehicle traffic, which was affected in the first quarter by a series of
snow storms, benefited in the second quarter from the disruptions to air and
rail travel in April.

All in all, light vehicle traffic increased by 2.6% compared with the first 
half of 2009.

Heavy goods vehicle traffic benefited from the improvement in the economic
environment, confirming the recovery observed earlier, with an increase of 5.8%
compared with the first half of 2009.

Nonetheless, heavy goods vehicle traffic is still 12% below levels recorded in
the first half of 2008.

RESULTS

Operating profit on ordinary activities increased by EUR20 million to EUR422
million, up 5.1% from the first half of 2009.

Net finance costs declined by EUR13 million, down 8.2% year-on-year. 

Net profit increased by EUR24 million, up 16.3% year-on-year.

EBITDA increased by EUR31 million to EUR631 million in the first half of 2010,
up 5.1% year-onyear. It represented 67.7% of revenue excluding Construction,
stable compared with the first half of 2009.

Consolidated figures                   1st half    1st half          %
(EUR millions)                           2009        2010          change

Revenue excluding                         886         931           +5.1%
Construction 

Operating profit on ordinary              402         422           +5.1%
activities

Net finance costs                        (157)       (144)          -8.2%

Profit for the period                     150         174          +16.3%

EBITDA                                    600         631           +5.1%

FINANCIAL SITUATION

In February 2010, APRR issued EUR200 million of bonds bearing a fixed rate of
4.24% by tapping its existing bond programme, whose maiden issue was staged in
June 2009.

At 30 June 2010, an amount of EUR915 million was available for drawing against
the EUR1,800 revolving credit, reinforcing the Group's short- to medium-term
liquidity.

2010 OUTLOOK 

So far, this summer has brought confirmation of the recovery in heavy goods
vehicle traffic observed since the start of the first quarter and of the 
uptrend in passenger vehicle traffic.

The resulting increase in toll revenues can be expected to pave the way for
another improvement in the EBITDA margin, notwithstanding the exceptional
expenses incurred because of the bad weather at the start of the year.

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Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône Group

Europe's fourth-largest motorway company, APRR Group, a subsidiary of Eiffage,
operates 2,234 km of the 2,279 km of privately-managed motorway network
available under concession from the State.
The Group's motorway network is a major communication's axis in Europe. In 
2009, the network recorded more than 20 billion kilometres travelled and the 
Group posted consolidated revenues of EUR1, 860 million, excluding 
Construction, and net profit of EUR349 million, with almost 4,000 employees.

                                 www.aprr.com 

                   Press Release - Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône, 27 August 2010
                      
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