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May 15, 2006

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2005-2006 1st half-year sales: € 212.4 Million + 13%

€ thousands
Published
March 31, 2005
IFRS
March 31, 2005
IFRS
March 31, 2006
New Yacht sales
76 796
131 017
153 103
Pre-Owned sales
44 281
44 281
45 479
Yacht Services and Merchandise
15 592
13 092
13 816
TOTAL
136 669
188 390
212 398


RODRIGUEZ GROUP approved the financial statements for the 1st half-year of its 2005-2006 financial year, ended March 31, 2006.

It should be noted that, for the first time, the results are presented in accordance with IFRS and particularly the recognition of new yacht sales in line with their state of completion and no longer on delivery, as previously.

In order to provide a comparable basis, Rodriguez Group has presented proforma data prepared under IFRS for the 1st half of the previous year (March 31, 2005). Thus, the sales restated for the 1st half of 2004-2005 were € 188.4 million, compared to € 136.7 million as published.

Rodriguez Group realized sales of € 212.4 million for the 2005-2006 1st half-year ending March 31, 2006, up 12.7% over the € 188.4 million proforma sales achieved in 2004-2005.

Group 2005-2006 1st half-year sales can be analyzed by business segment as follows:

· New Yacht sales amounted to € 153.1 million, up 16,9 % over the same period last year.

· Pre-Owned Yacht sales amounted to € 45.5 million, up 2,7 % over the same period last year.

· Yacht Services and Merchandise sales were € 13.8 million, up 5,5 % over the same period last year.


New yacht sales annual objective

The Group has set a new annual objective for sales, stated in accordance with IFRS, of new yachts for the 2005-2006 fiscal year of € 330 million.


Cumulative sales order backlog (current and subsequent years)

Order Backlog published in May 2005(€ millions)
IFRS Order Backlog May 2005(€ millions)
IFRS Order Backlog May 2006(€ millions)
490
446*
502


* order backlog of € 490 million restated by € 44 million corresponding to sales recognized by stage of completion at September 30, 2004

The recognition of sales by stage of completion requires the recalculation of the order backlog every year by deducting the sales recognized by stage of completion at September 30, of the previous year.

The IFRS order backlog at May 10, 2006 was thus € 502 million, up 13 % from € 446 million in May 2005.

On the basis of negotiations in progress, the Group is confident in the level of orders to be taken in the coming months.


RODRIGUEZ GROUP SA shares are listed on Eurolist Compartment B of the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange and are a component of the Next Prime segment (ISIN Code: FR0000062994) and the SBF 250 and Next 150 indices. Its shares are eligible for SRD (Deferred Settlement Service)..