LEGUIDE.COM : A 34% Growth for the First 9 Months 2009

LeGuide.com Group (Paris:ALGUI), the number 1 French publisher of online shopping guides announces consolidated revenues of € 5.1 million for the third quarter 2009.

With € 5.1 million revenues for the 3rd quarter 2009, LeGuide.com shows an increase of 8.7% compared to the previous year 3rd quarter. Click-based revenues, which are the company's core business model (94% of revenues), have increased by 15%, which compensates for the other revenues decline (sponsored links, e-mailings and advertising).

Over the first 9 months of the year, the consolidated revenues totalled € 16.2 million, representing an increase of 34% compared to the previous year. In a still turbulent economic context, the LeGuide.com Group pursues its growth in France and abroad, as the European market represents nearly 30% of its activity.

LeGuide.com Group attracts an audience of 11.1 million unique visitors*. N°1 in France and n° 3 in Europe*, LeGuide.com Group lists a growing number of European e-Merchants (53 000 at the end of September) and offers (139 million). Strongly established in its market, Le Guide.com Group is growing with the ambition to become the n° 2 European shopping guide.

Despite a challenging consumption environment, the LeGuide.com Group is confident in its capacity to maintain a high margin rate over the 2^nd half of 2009.

Next publication: 4^th quarter revenues on January, 26th. 2010, after stock market close

*Source ComScore September 2009

About LeGuide.com

LeGuide.com is the 3rd publisher of online shopping guides in Europe in August 2009 and the n°1 French independent editor in France. Very successful in France with its websites www.leguide.com, www.leguide.net and www.webmarchand.com, the company has been developing its European network since 2004. Its shopping browsers, price comparators and shopping guides are operational today in 14 European countries: France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. As of July 1st 2008, LeGuide.com integrates the activities of www.dooyoo.com, a shopping guide present in 4 key markets in European e-commerce (Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy) and which possesses a real expertise in consumer opinions and ratings. LeGuide.com revenue was € 18 million in 2008 and it has a team of 101 people at the end of June 2009.

LeGuide.com S.A. is qualified as ?Innovative Business? by the OSEO Anvar and is listed on Alternext on NYSEEuronext Paris stock exchange (mnemonic code ALGUI, ISIN code FR0010146092).

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