HAVAS - HIGHLIGHTS


Creation: 1835

Positioning: leading French communications group. 2nd communications group in Europe. 5th communications group in the world.

Presence in the world: in more than 60 countries

Staff: 22 000 people

Core business: Audiovisual, communications consultancy, information and publishing, local media, travel and leisure, multimedia.

Main subsidiaries:
Audiovisual
Canal + (34%)
Havas Intermediation (100%)
CLT-UFA (10%)
Havas Images (100%)
Télé Images (91%)
Mk2 SA (20%)
Médiavision (33%)

Communications consultancy
Havas Advertising (40%)

Information and publishing
C.E.P Communication (100%)

Local media
Havas Media Communication (100%)
Métrobus (50%)
Havas Overseas (100%)

Travel and leisure
Havas Voyages (100%)

Multimedia
Havas Edition Electronique (50%)

A key actor in the audiovisual business
CANAL+, leading pay TV group in the world
HAVAS INTERMEDIATION, leading international plurimedia sales house (through IP) CLT-UFA, leading commercial TV and radio stations group in Europe
ITI-TELE IMAGES, leader in audiovisual rights' production and business
MEDIAVISION, leading cinema sales house in France
MK2, third French cinema group

Key Figures:

in millions FRF 1st quarter 96 1st quarter 95
pro forma
1st quarter 95 1995
Consolidated turnover 23 781 21 897 19 723 44 626
Share of turnover outside France - - - 34%
Income from operations before taxes 828 878 922 2 212
Net income, Group share 517 512 537 1 112

Capital: 963 001 590 FRF

Capital's structure (29/04/97):

'96 Turnover breakdown (total: 48.61 billion FRF):



Updated by Sophie Vitry - 03/06/97