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Panel Rehashes Fancy Farm, Latest on Senate Race
by John Gregory | 08/11/14 9:56 AM
In the week since Fancy Farm, the political focus has shifted from western to eastern Kentucky as the U.S. Senate candidates toured coal country. Incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell made a two-day visit to the region with its congressman, Rep. Hal Rogers, while democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes visited Hazard with former President Bill Clinton.
The panel on this weekend's Comment on Kentucky reviewed those stories as well as campaign news from the 2015 state gubernatorial and 2016 presidential races.
Jack Brammer of the Lexington Herald-Leader says both Senate contenders performed well at the Fancy Farm picnic, although he indicates that many observers gave Grimes a slight edge. Brammer says Grimes was better at pointing out the differences between the two candidates, especially when she highlighted her age (35), which she linked to McConnell's favorability rating (35 percent).
While Grimes made her speech about McConnell's Senate record, the Republican made his speech about President Obama's record. Lawrence Smith of WDRB-TV in Louisville says McConnell's Fancy Farm remarks continued his strategy of tying Grimes to the president and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. McConnell took that theme to eastern Kentucky later in the week as he touted his efforts to protect the region's coal industry from federal environmental regulations. Grimes, on the other hand, reiterated her promise to fight for coal miners and touted her endorsement by the United Mine Workers of America.
Smith says the Appalachian tours show how important the region is to both campaigns. Although he describes Clinton as not a red meat-, attack dog-type of speaker, Smith says the former president does add popularity and credibility to the Grimes campaign. Jack Brammer says that surrogates like Clinton and Rep. Rogers don't necessarily generate votes, but they do help with publicity and fundraising efforts for the respective campaigns.
An additional wrinkle in the coal debate arrived on Friday when Yahoo News reported that McConnell's wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, sits on the board of Bloomberg Philanthropies, which gave $50 million to an anti-coal initiative in 2011. The McConnell camp responded by saying that Chao didn't join the board until 2012. But Storm says the story puts McConnell in a tricky situation since he's made his wife such a visible part of his campaign.
Watch highlights of the discussion about the U.S. Senate race.
2015 Governor's Race
Gubernatorial hopefuls also had a high profile at Fancy Farm this year. As expected, state Agricultural Commissioner James Comer announced his intention to run for the Republican nomination for governor. Comer will make his formal announcement on September 9 in his hometown of Tompkinsville.
Nick Storm of cn|2 says that with fellow Republican Hal Heiner already campaigning statewide and running television ads, Comer has to launch his candidacy so he can start raising money to counter Heiner's personal wealth.
Current speculation has first-term state Sen. Chris McDaniel joining Comer as his running mate. Storm says McDaniel would add some good things to the ticket: he's a northern Kentucky businessman who's been active in the state pension debate.
In his speech, Comer also hurled a few barbs at Democratic candidate Jack Conway. Lawrence Smith says the current state attorney general gave what he calls a "safe" speech, mostly touting Senate candidate Grimes. The bigger question is which other Democrats might challenge Conway for the nomination.
One name frequently mentioned is Daniel Mongiardo, who also attended Fancy Farm. Nick Storm reports that the former lieutenant governor says he's focused on helping Grimes win her contest, and thinks other Democrats should stay out of the governor's race until after this year's elections are complete.
Another possible candidate working the Fancy Farm crowd was Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott. Smith says the Pike County native is focused on helping to flip the state House of Representatives to Republican control this fall, but he says Scott is also not discouraging speculation that he might run for governor next year as a Tea Party candidate.
2016 Presidential Campaign
Another storyline from this year's Fancy Farm was whether Kentucky's junior Senator, Rand Paul, will run for president. Paul is building a campaign organization and traveling the country gathering support. Nick Storm says the Washington Post and New York Times both wrote positive stories about Paul's 10-stop, 800-mile tour of Iowa last week.
Jack Brammer says the senator may have to square comments he's made about foreign aid to Israel, though. During his Iowa trip, Paul said he was against phasing out support for the country, which Brammer says would seem to contradict a 2010 statement the Bowling Green Republican made about ending all foreign aid.
Watch the full Comment on Kentucky program for more on these stories, as well as discussion about arguments made before the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals about the state's same-sex marriage ban, and an ethics probe of 1st District Congressman Ed Whitfield.
–The opinions expressed on Comment on Kentucky and reflected in this program synopsis are the responsibility of the participants and do not necessarily reflect those of KET.


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Recognize Palestine! Recognize Israel!
The Palestinian people are seeking recognition at the United Nations, now that Israel's ultra-right-wing government has refused to freeze settlements and is refusing to negotiate with the Palestinian Authority so long as Hamas is part of the Palestinian government.
The Network of Spiritual Progressives, Tikkun's political action arm, is both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine. We are hopeful that UN recognition of Palestine would persuade Israel to freeze its expansion of settlements in the areas that were part of pre-1967 Palestine. We also hope that UN recognition would lead Israel to negotiate in good faith to create a Palestinian state and reach a just settlement of all remaining issues, ensuring security for Israel and Palestine. These arguments are made in more detail in Tony Klug's article in this issue of Tikkun.
Mindful of the ways that the UN has in the past been perceived as one-sidedly anti-Israel, we believe that its recognition of Palestine should be accompanied by a statement reaffirming Israel's right to security. Even though the State of Israel has enormously more power than the Palestinians, the inner experience of Israelis (and of Israel's supporters around the world) is one of insecurity and fear—a feeling reinforced by the attack on an Israeli bus near Eilat in late August. It's important to acknowledge that fear by offering Israel, one of the greatest military powers in the world, real reassurance while supporting Palestinian recognition and membership in the UN.
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Lerner, Michael. Recognize Palestine! Recognize Israel! Tikkun. 26(4): 9.
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Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne
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|Matilda II of Boulogne
|Queen consort of Portugal and the Algarves
|4 January 1248 – 1253
|Mécia Lopes de Haro
|Beatrice of Castile
|Countess of Boulogne
|Ida and Renaud
|Philippe Hurepel, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvais
Afonso III of Portugal
|Joan, Countess of Nevers, Lady de Châtillon-Montjay
Alberic, Count of Clermont
|House of Dammartin (by birth)
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|Renaud, Count of Dammartin
|Ida, Countess of Boulogne
|January 1259 (aged 56–57)
Mahaut or Matilda II of Boulogne (also known as Mathilde, Maud de Dammartin; 1202 - January 1259) was Countess of Boulogne in her own right and Queen of Portugal by marriage to King Afonso III from 1248 until their divorce in 1253. She was the daughter of Ida, Countess of Boulogne and her husband and co-ruler Renaud, Count of Dammartin. She succeeded her mother as Countess of Boulogne in 1216. She was the great-granddaughter of Stephen of England.
First marriage[edit]
In 1223, Matilda married her first husband, Philippe Hurepel, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvais, a younger, arguably illegitimate son of King Philip II of France. By marriage to her, Philippe became her co-ruler of Boulogne, Mortain, Aumale and Dammartin-en-Goële. Count Philippe revolted against his widowed sister-in-law, Blanche of Castile, when his half-brother King Louis VIII died in 1226.
Second marriage[edit]
Count Philippe died in 1235, and Matilda reigned independently for three years. To give the county a male head, she married again in 1238 to Infante Afonso, second in line to the Portuguese throne, younger brother of King Sancho II of Portugal. He became King Afonso III of Portugal on 4 January 1248. At that time he renounced Boulogne. In 1253, King Afonso divorced Matilda, probably due to her inability to provide him with a son owing to her advanced age.
Later life[edit]
She had a son and a daughter with Count Philippe, but no surviving issue with Afonso, who desperately needed heirs after ascending to the Portuguese throne. Matilda's then apparent barrenness was the true reason for their divorce. According to reports, Queen Matilda remained in Boulogne and was not allowed to follow her husband to Portugal.
Her son reportedly renounced his rights and went to England, for unknown reasons. Apparently he survived his mother the Countess, but presumably did not leave issue. Matilda's daughter, having married a lord de Châtillon-Montjay, predeceased her, and presumably left no surviving issue.
After Matilda II, the county of Boulogne passed to Adelaide of Brabant, Matilda's cousin, daughter of another Matilda of Boulogne (Matilda II's aunt, wife of Henry I, Duke of Brabant).
The then-widow Adelaide's husband had been William X, Count of Auvergne. Their son Robert of Auvergne succeeded also his mother in Boulogne and already in her lifetime acted as co-ruler. Their heirs continued to rule Auvergne and Boulogne together. The ultimate heiress was Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France, but a couple of decades before her, the then Count of Auvergne, her great-grandfather, had sold Boulogne to the French throne, keeping just Auvergne.
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|Queen consort of Portugal
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The Man Who Wasn't There
Gene Tunney, one of boxing's greatest champs, but least known personalities.
This review appears in the February 2007 issue of The American Spectator. To subscribe to the monthly print edition, click here.
Tunney: Boxing's Brainiest Champ and His Upset of the Great Jack Dempsey
by Jack Cavanaugh
(Random House, 496 pages, $27.95)
I'VE OFTEN THOUGHT that the heavyweight champions form a sporting analogue to the presidents of the United States: great soloists pursuing the ultimate prize of authority and power over other men, yet often finding the throne lonely and more complicated than they bargained for, haunted by their predecessors in unpredictable ways, and, although trained to think ahead and anticipate the unexpected, rarely getting out of action in the circumstances they would have wished. Unlike former presidents, who now get libraries and even Nobel Prizes, the former champs are fortunate if they just hold onto their marbles and their money.
Gene Tunney, who was briefly heavyweight champion of the world in the 1920s and is remembered today, when he is remembered at all, for defeating Jack Dempsey, seemed to understand that the fate of a boxer was often unhappy. Unlike most beloved champions, he was not married to the boxing game -- and as a result, he was not beloved. Complicated and aloof, he never captured the imagination of the sporting public then or since, except as a poseur who had the gall to discuss his reading habits. His detractors in the sporting press, forgiving of so many other vices among athletes, could never forgive the clumsy hubris with which this poor man's son flaunted his hard-won refinement. For the last 75 years or so, the only Tunney biographies were the two he wrote himself. Both are minor classics of nondisclosure. (In the spirit of full disclosure, I should mention that I conducted a fair amount of research on Tunney and Jack Dempsey for a book of my own, which I have for the time being abandoned.)
In his new biography, Jack Cavanaugh proves that Tunney was a defensive specialist in the boxing ring and out. Cavanaugh's book, readable and well researched, puts us in the ring with Tunney but never allows us to get within a whisker of him. It's a frustrating book, especially given the promise with which it arrived: to tell the story of the forgotten man Cavanaugh rightly describes as "the most unique heavyweight champion of all time." That's an understatement. There aren't many athletes in any sport, before or since, comparable to Tunney.
If you were told that an Irish immigrant's son growing up in turn of the century New York would serve in the Marines in World War I, go on to win the world heavyweight title while becoming a self-educated man of culture, live another half century in which he married a Carnegie heiress, befriended men like George Bernard Shaw and Thornton Wilder, lectured on Shakespeare at Yale, served in the Navy in World War II, attained directorship of numerous corporations, and fathered a U.S. senator, you would probably say that has the makings of a pretty good story. Gene Tunney was even remarkable in death: his gravestone makes no mention of his boxing career, citing instead his service to America in two great wars. It's a touch of majesty almost unimaginable among today's athletes.
The facts of Tunney's life are the stuff of great American biographies. There is only one problem: the man himself seems not quite real, his character seemingly immune to what the historian Shelby Foote once described as the "picklocks of biographers."
TUNNEY'S RECORD AS A BOXER is real enough, though. He was one of the ring's immortals, a master of defense and counterpunching, an early pioneer of strategy (he studied his opponents like a prosecuting attorney), and a fanatic about physical conditioning. In over 70 fights, he was beaten only once, in a bloodbath to the legendary Harry Greb. Tunney lost perhaps two quarts of his own blood from a broken nose but fought on until the bout went to a decision. Soon afterwards, he posted bond for a rematch to stunned observers, and he went on to defeat Greb several times. He was difficult to discourage and impossible to deny.
At a young age, Tunney seemed to have envisioned the entire outline of his life, and then he set about sketching it in. He wanted to defeat Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight championship, make a million dollars, and then retire and pursue a different life. He achieved all of these things and vanished, more or less, from popular scrutiny until his death in 1978. You almost get the feeling that the only thing he didn't plan was dying.
All of this Cavanaugh chronicles in a manner heavy on fact but light on reflection. He relates much boxing history from eras before and after Tunney, and he devotes whole chapters to Dempsey's exploits in which Tunney does not make even a walk-on appearance. Cavanaugh's treatment nearly relegates Tunney to a supporting role in his long-awaited feature and lends credence to the age-old verdict that Tunney is only interesting insofar as he was connected to Dempsey. The book's subtitle reinforces this impression.
Tunney's and Dempsey's names were hyphenated in history after their two famous fights, especially the second one, held in Chicago's Soldier Field in 1927 and known ever since as the Battle of the Long Count. The slugging Dempsey, who was champion throughout the 1920s and had a stature on par with Babe Ruth, had lost his title to Tunney the previous year in a huge upset. Now their second fight was unfolding in much the same way, until the seventh round, when Dempsey suddenly found the mark and put Tunney down with a barrage of punches, the only knockdown Tunney suffered in his career.
But Dempsey forgot the rule, agreed on beforehand, that a fighter scoring a knockdown had to retreat to a "neutral" corner before the count could be started. The rule was created with Dempsey in mind; he had become notorious for standing over fallen opponents and blasting them back to the canvas. Now, with so much at stake, he reverted to his old ways and stood over Tunney. Only after Dempsey retreated did the referee begin his count. At the referee's "nine," Tunney rose, evaded Dempsey's rushes, and went on to win the fight by decision. Debates raged about how long Tunney was on the canvas, whether he could have gotten up if not given extra time, and whether the referee's action was fair. One of those sporting controversies that takes on a life of its own -- like Ruth's called shot or Bobby Thomson's home run off Ralph Branca -- the Long Count defined the two men in the public imagination forever.
With one important note: it was always Dempsey's name that came first. The crowd cheered him after he lost both Tunney fights, and they gravitated to his popular Broadway restaurant for 40 years. Dempsey had an impromptu way of saying memorable things, the best example of which was, "Honey, I forgot to duck" (employed half a century later by another natural genius, Ronald Reagan). Pitiless inside the ring but generous and good-humored outside of it, Dempsey was loved for good reasons.
By contrast, Tunney was like the William Howard Taft to Dempsey's Theodore Roosevelt, the gifted but bloodless successor to a man shrouded in myth. Unlike Dempsey, whose vivid character emerges from even the dustiest boxing histories, Tunney is a name attached to a series of deeds. His inscrutable public face is the only one we see.
CAVANAUGH'S DIFFICULTIES in getting beyond that public face were compounded by the Tunney family's interest in an authorized biography, an arrangement the author rejected. Like its late patriarch, the family seems determined to control the terms on which they engage the American public. After all these years, their protectiveness is remarkable, even inspiring, for those who still admire such things.
Yet while Cavanaugh was denied access to what must be a treasure trove of information, he could have done more with what is available to explore Tunney's character. Sooner or later, a biographer needs to quit playing defense himself and venture a point of view. Who was Tunney, really, and what was the source of his amazing willfulness? What does it tell us that in two full-length autobiographies Tunney can barely bring himself to mention his father, a longshoreman on the Hudson River docks who bought him his first pair of boxing gloves? Were Tunney and Dempsey really "close friends" in later life, as commonly described, or did Tunney resent Dempsey's popularity?
And what about the terrible drinking problem that Tunney developed after he left the ring?
Here was the most resolute champion of self-control that ever graced American sports, given to writing articles on the dangers of smoking and asserting that a man's goal at 40 should be to attain greater fitness than he enjoyed at 20. According to the scraps of information out there, Tunney's drinking went back at least as far as his stint in the U.S. Navy in World War II, and his problem seems to have been more severe than garden variety alcoholism. The image is hard to reconcile with the youthful paragon of discipline, yet Cavanaugh never raises the issue, even in passing. And Tunney slips away from us again, maybe for good.
The mystery of Gene Tunney -- what drove him, and what eventually broke him -- remains. Without an interrogation of its subject, Cavanaugh's biography is too much like Tunney himself: impressive on every surface, but silent at its center.
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19th edition of Night of the stars to celebrate mans first step on the moon
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Total solar eclipse on July 22
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It's pretty cool to be a part of a franchise like Fast and Furious. I've been able to grow in so many ways. As an actor and as a man. It's funny how a popcorn flick like Fast and Furious has taught me so much and given me life lessons that I have grown from and will use to be better at my craft and as a person until I leave this earth.
If I were to take and bottle one 'Lesson' from the Fast and Furious films is to always have 'Fun'. By "Fun', I don't mean party your ass off and lose it anytime you see liquor. I mean, share as many laughs with the folks that you are fortunate to be around. It's an awesome place to be when your job is to play pretend together. Play, and make believe. I figure we are the kids that back in the day would play cops and robbers together at the play ground until mom called us in to eat dinner. The only difference now is that we have much bigger toys to use as props.
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Fifty years ago, infectious diseases were declining in the developed world in response to antibiotics and vaccines. By the late 20th century however, the incidence of infectious diseases had increased dramatically in many parts of the world and the pace continues to accelerate.
Dr. Paumet's laboratory studies the pathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis, which is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the US, and the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide. An estimated 92 million new cases of infection per year occur worldwide, with ~2 million in the USA alone. Noticeably, the numbers of new infections as well as the associated healthcare costs, which now exceed $4 billion annually in the US, have been rising since the late 1980s. This emphasizes the urgency in identifying new therapeutic bacterial targets. However, to accomplish this, a fundamental understanding of Chlamydia's survival strategies is crucial. Dr. Paumet's laboratory seeks to understand the mechanisms that Chlamydia uses to establish its infectious compartment inside host cells.
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Reaction to Gang-related Bias in Lakewood
"Bias crimes are not tolerated in Lakewood." That's the reaction from Township Committeeman Steven Langert following a gang initiation Tuesday targeting an Orthodox Jewish woman.
18-year-old Rafael Laurano-Flores of Lakewood was arrested for allegedly trying to knock down the victim and faces multiple charges.
"The fact that it was an Orthodox Jewish woman in this instance offends me personally as an Orthodox Jew, but it in no way minimizes a bias crime against any person of any segment of our society," Langert said.
Any type of hate crime is something that everybody should be disgusted with Langert noted, "All descent human beings, all people with a moral compass do understand that a bias crime against anybody is just not acceptable." He added, "and it doesn't matter if you're a teenager and you don't know better, because you should know better."
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Perhaps it takes a Hall of Famer to know a Hall of Famer. Or, at least that's how the 1993 NFL Draft played out for the New Orleans Saints. Future inductee Jim Finks was the General Manager of the team at the time.
He had already turned the fortunes of a downtrodden franchise and developed them into perennial winners. But, he had a tough choice to make as the draft was approaching. A year earlier the Detroit Lions had attempted to sign the Saints' defensive leader, linebacker Pat Swilling. Finks opted to match the offer. A year later, Detroit came calling again. This time, Finks felt comfortable enough with some young prospects who could battle for Swilling's spot that he agreed to work a deal.
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I was one of the bud light 32 winners for the draft and I sat in the green room with Willie before he went on stage to announce the 2nd round pick. That man is the absolute nicest and down to earth Hall of Famer! Thank you for signing a draft shirt for me- Well done Willie and thanks for a good time!
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Gorman leaving Milwaukee for Chicago
Chef Jason Gorman, whose cooking style embraced what he called New Wisconsin cuisine, is leaving Milwaukee after nine years to become executive chef at the Art Institute of Chicago, where the restaurants are run by noted chef Tony Mantuano.
Gorman currently works with chef-owner Peter Sandroni of La Merenda; Gorman's last day at the restaurant will be Friday.
Gorman made his mark in Milwaukee at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino's fine-dining Dream Dance restaurant, which earned four stars in reviews by the Journal Sentinel with Gorman dishes such as lobsterwurst and venison Rossini.
After Dream Dance became Dream Dance Steak, Gorman left for the Iron Horse Hotel in early 2011. He left the executive chef's post there the same year to consult on new ventures with the Iron Horse owner, and later joined La Merenda.
Gorman said it's bittersweet to leave Milwaukee, but his mother lives in Chicago. He's a Chicago native who moved to Atlanta at age 12; his first chef's job was in Dallas in 1997, at age 26.
At the Art Institute, he'll be overseeing the first-floor cafes and galas. Gorman said his mother went to art school at the institute, and when he was young would tell him repeatedly about the artists, particularly Claude Monet. She took him to see a Monet exhibition at the Art Institute when he was 4 or so, he said, and to his frustration he couldn't see the paintings for the crowds. He shouted, "I want to see Claude!" and, he said, the crowds parted like the Red Sea.
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PPR : PPR : 2012 an excellent year for the PPR Group PRESS RELEASE Paris, February 15, 2013 2012 results An excellent year for the PPR Group Growth, profitability and accelerated transformation oRecurring net income, Group share up 28.2% oRecurring operating income up 19.3% oRevenue up 20.8% François-Henri Pinault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "PPR's results for 2012 are excellent, thanks to the exceptional performances of all brands in our Luxury Division. The significant growth potential of our brands is driven by their strength, the outstanding quality of their products and the rigorous development of their distribution channels. This potential was once again demonstrated in our Luxury Division in 2012 and we are striving to achieve the same dynamic in the Sport & Lifestyle Division. Our strong performance also highlights the good geographic balance of our activities and the consistency of the Group's strategy. In 2012, we completed further important steps in our transformation into a more international, dynamic and profitable group. We are confident that the strengthening of our assets and the determination of our teams will allow us to continue significantly improving our operating and financial performances in 2013." (in € millions) 2012 2011^(1) Variation^(2) Revenue 9,736 8,062 +20.8 % Recurring operating income 1,792 1,501 +19.3 % as a % of revenue 18.4 % 18.6 % Net income, Group share 1,048 986 +6.3 % earnings per share (in €) 8.32 7.82 +6.4 % Recurring net income, Group share* 1,269 990 +28.2 % ^(1)Restated for the reclassification of Redcats and Fnac (IFRS 5). ^(2) Reported change. * Recurring net income, Group share:Net income from continuing operations (excluding non-recurring items) attributable to owners of the parent. Operating performance In the fourth quarter of 2012, consolidated revenue came in at €2.6 billion,up 17.5% on the same year-ago period as reported and 11.7% on a comparable Group structure and exchange rate basis. For the year as a whole, the main financial indicators reflect the Group's excellent performance in 2012. Consolidated revenue from continuing operations amounted to €9,736million, up20.8% on2011 as reported and10.6% based on comparable Group structure and exchange rates. The Group's balance in terms of geographic presence and sales formats makes it more resilient to changes in the economic environment and reduces reliance on the European economy. Revenue generated outside the eurozone rose 11.6% in 2012 based on comparable data and accounted for 78.6% of sales for the year, versus 77.9% in 2011. Sales contribution from France remained unchanged from 2011, representing 5.5% of total revenue on a comparable basis. In 2012, PPR continued its expansion in rapid-growth markets where revenue advanced 13.7% on a comparable basis and accounted for 37.6% of sales, representing a 100 basis-point increase on 2011 on a comparable basis. Sales in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) accounted for 25% of the total sales of the Group's brands versus24.5% in2011 on a comparable basis. PPR's recurring operating income for 2012 totalled €1,792 million, up 19.3% on 2011, and recurring operating margin stood at 18.4%. EBITDA posted by the Group climbed 18.8% year on year to €2,067 million. Gross margin for2012 amounted to €5,960 million, up €984million or19.8% onthe previous year as reported and14.3% based on comparable exchange rates. Operating expenses increased by20% as reported, and by15% based on comparable exchange rates. In particular, personnel expenses rose by21.5% on a reported basis and marketing and advertising expenditure by 19.3%. Financial performance In 2012, other non-recurring operating income and expenses represented a net expense of €25 million and chiefly included €159 million in restructuring costs, €54 million in asset impairment and €233 million in net gains on asset disposals. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Group reported a net loss of almost €276 million from discontinued operations, as operating income of the Fnac group and Redcats (€194 million) was more than offset by asset impairment (€288million, notably to write down the historic goodwill of Redcats and Fnac) and restructuring charges (€149 million). Net income, Group share totalled close to €1,048million, up6.3% on2011. Recurring net income, Group share amounted to €1,269million, representing a28% increase on the previous year. Earnings per share stood at €8.32 in2012, up6.39% on2011. Excluding non-recurring items, earnings per share from continuing operations amounted to €10.07,up 28.3% from2011. Solid financial structure In2012, PPR once again strengthened its financial position, recording an increase in shareholders' equity and a reduction in net debt: (in € millions) 2012 2011 Capital employed 14,285 14,575 Net assets held for sale 325 570 Total equity 12,119 11,750 Net debt 2,492 3,396 In2012, the Group's free cash flow from operations came to €930million, on a par with 2011. As of December31,2012, capital employed was 2% lower than at the previous year end, primarily due to the reclassification of the Fnac group's contribution under "Assets held for sale or for distribution". The Group's net debt totalled €2,492 million as of December 31, 2012, down €904 million or 26.6% compared with the previous year end. PPR's debt ratios continued to improve in 2012: 2012 2011 Gearing (net debt/equity) 20.6% 28.9% Solvency ratio (net debt/EBITDA) 1.21 1.78 2012 highlights oClosing of the Brioni acquisition The acquisition of Brioni was finalised on January11,2012, upon approval by the competition authorities. On November 8, 2011, PPR had announced that it was to acquire 100% of the share capital of Brioni, one of the world's leading men's fashion houses. Brioni was consolidated in PPR's financial statements as from January1,2012. oSale of PPR's residual stake in CFAO Following a share purchase agreement signed on July 26, 2012 between PPR and the Japanese group Toyota Tsusho Corporation ("TTC"), in early August 2012, TTC acquired from PPR 29.8% of the share capital of CFAO at a price of €37.50 per share, becoming CFAO's leading shareholder. Subsequently, in December 2012, PPR tendered its residual 12.2% stake in CFAO to the voluntary public offer launched by TTC in October 2012 for CFAO's remaining capital. The tender price was the same as that applied when TTC purchased its 29.8% interest. oPlan to demerge and float Fnac During the second half of 2012, PPR initiated a plan to demerge and float Fnac. The principle of this plan was unanimously approved by PPR's Board of Directors on October 9, 2012. To take the Fnac group public, PPR will pay its shareholders a special stock dividend corresponding to the Fnac group shares held by PPR. This planned operation has already been presented for consultation to all of the employee representative bodies concerned and will be submitted for shareholder approval at PPR's Annual General Meeting on June 18, 2013. During the second half of 2012, the Fnac group began the preparatory work for its listing process. With the support of PPR, it also continued to implement its "Fnac 2015" strategic offensive plan, aimed at strengthening its leadership position in its markets and broadening its product range. In 2012, Fnac also pursued the plan announced on January13,2012, aimed at generating savings of €80million over the full year to restore its competitiveness. Also as part of this plan, an agreement was entered into in November 2012 to sell Fnac Italy to the investment fund Orlando Italy. The sale was completed in January 2013. oOngoing divestment of the Redcats group On November 8, 2012, PPR announced that an agreement had been signed between Redcats and Northern Tool + Equipment (NTE) to sell the Sports & Leisure activities of Redcats USA, including The Sportsman's Guide and The Golf Warehouse, for an enterprise value of USD215million. This sale, which was designed to give The Sportsman's Guide and The Golf Warehouse brands the opportunity to team up with a partner that offers a strong strategic fit, was completed on December 17, 2012. On December 5, 2012 PPR announced that Redcats had entered into a definitive agreement to sell OneStopPlus, its plus-size business in the United States, to the investment fund Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital for an enterprise value of USD 525 million. oAcceleration and expansion of Puma's Transformation Programme On July 18, 2012, Puma announced that it intended to speed up and significantly expand the scope of its Transformation Programme in order to increase efficiencies in terms of organisation, processes and systems and to streamline its cost structure, notably in Europe. On October 23, 2012, Jean-François Palus was appointed Chairman of the Administrative Board of Puma SE in replacement Jochen Zeitz, effective December1,2012. Jochen Zeitz will retain his seat on PPR's Board of Directors, as approved by PPR's shareholders at their April 27, 2012 Annual General Meeting. oEnhanced financial strength On January16,2012, PPR added €250million worth of bonds to its3.75% bonds maturing April8,2015, bringing the total amount of the initial issue to €750million. On March 23, 2012, Standard & Poor's announced that it had upgraded PPR's long-term rating from "BBB-" to "BBB" with a stable outlook, in view of the Group's solid operating performances in 2011. On April 23, 2012, PPR issued €500 million worth of seven-year bonds with a fixed-rate coupon of 3.125%. On November 16, 2012, PPR redeemed the bonds indexed to its share price that were issued on May 16, 2008, the first tranche of which had matured in November 2012. oOther highlights On March 7, 2012, Yves Saint Laurent and PPR announced the appointment of Hedi Slimane as Creative Director at Yves Saint Laurent. In his new role, Hedi Slimane has creative responsibility for the brand's image and all its collections. On August 3, 2012, PPR and YOOX teamed up to create a joint venture to be 51%-owned by PPR and 49% by YOOX Group. The newly created company is entirely dedicated to managing the online stores of several of PPR's Luxury brands: Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Sergio Rossi and Stella McCartney. On November 5, 2012, the Balenciaga fashion house and Nicolas Ghesquière announced that they had mutually decided to end their partnership. Nicolas Ghesquière had been Creative Director of Balenciaga since 1997. On December 3, 2012, Alexander Wang was appointed Creative Director at Balenciaga. He will design the brand's women's and men's ready-to-wear and accessories, and is responsible for its image. Dividend At the Annual General Meeting scheduled for June 18, 2013, the Board of Directors will ask shareholders to approve a cash payment for the 2012 dividend, corresponding to €3.75 per share (up 7% on the previous year), as well as a stock dividend to be paid in the form of Fnacgroup shares, whose distribution ratio will be determined by that date. An interim dividend in the amount of €1.50 per share was paid on January24,2013 pursuant to a decision by the Board of Directors on December3,2012. The remaining €2.25 per share will be paid on June 25, 2013. This recommended dividend reflects PPR's goal of maintaining well-balanced payout ratios bearing in mind, on the one hand, changes in net income from continuing operations (excluding non-recurring items) attributable to owners of the parent and, on the other hand, the amount of available cash flow. Subsequent events oContinued divestment of the Redcats group On January 3, 2013, PPR announced that it had received a firm offer from Alpha Private Equity Fund 6 ("APEF6") to acquire Redcats' Children and Family division - comprising the Cyrillus and Vertbaudet brands - for an enterprise value of €119 million. On that basis, PPR has entered into exclusive negotiations with APEF 6 for the purposes of completing the transaction. The transaction, which is still subject to informing and consulting with employee representative bodies and to approval of the competition authorities, should be finalised in the coming months. On February 5, 2013, PPR announced the closing of the sale of OneStopPlus to Charlesbank Capital Partners and Webster Capital, marking the final step in the sale of all of Redcats USA's operations. oAcquisition of the Qeelin and Christopher Kane brands On December 10, 2012, PPR announced that it had acquired a majority stake in the Chinese fine jewellery brand Qeelin. The transaction was completed in early January 2013. Launched in 2004, Qeelin is the first Chinese luxury jeweller to have developed an international network of boutiques in the most prestigious shopping districts worldwide. It currently operates 14boutiques (seven in Mainland China, four in Hong Kong and three in Europe) and is listed in a number of the most fashionable multi-brand stores such as Colette in Paris and Restir in Tokyo. On January 15, 2013, PPR announced that it had acquired a majority stake in the luxury designer brand Christopher Kane with a view to developing the brand's business in close partnership with its eponymous creator, the Scottish designer Christopher Kane. Founded in 2006, Christopher Kane is a distinctive and exciting brand with a unique DNA. Outlook Facing a mixed economic environment in early 2013, the core strengths which underpinned PPR's solid results in 2012 will once again come into play throughout the year. PPR is confident that 2013 will be another year of robust revenue growth and enhanced operating and financial performances. It also expects to finalise its strategic repositioning in the Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle sectors. At its meeting on February 14, 2013, the Board of Directors, under the chairmanship of François-Henri Pinault, approved the audited consolidated financial statements for 2012. Main definitions IFRS5 - Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations In accordance with IFRS 5- Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, the Group has presented certain activities as "Non-current assets held for sale or for distribution to owners and discontinued operations". Net income and losses from these activities are shown on a separate line of the income statement, "Net income (loss) from discontinued operations", and are restated in the statement of cash flows and income statement for all reported periods. The assets and liabilities relating to "Non-current assets held for sale or for distribution to owners and discontinued operations" are presented on separate lines in the Group's statement of financial position, without restatement for previous periods. Assets and liabilities relating to "Discontinued operations" are not presented on separate lines in the Group's statement of financial position. As stated in Note12 to the consolidated financial statements, the Redcats group as well as the Fnac group are classified as "Non-current assets held for sale or for distribution to owners and discontinued operations". Definition of "reported" and "comparable" revenue The Group's "reported" revenue corresponds to published revenue. The Group also uses "comparable" data to measure organic growth. "Comparable" revenue is 2011 revenue restated for the impact of changes in Group structure in 2011 or 2012, and for translation differences relating to foreign subsidiaries' revenue in 2011. Definition of recurring operating income The Group's total operating income includes all revenues and expenses directly related to Group activities, whether these revenues and expenses are recurring or arise from non-recurring decisions or transactions. Other "non-recurring operating income and expenses" consists of unusual items, notably as concerns the nature or frequency, that could distort the assessment of Group entities' economic performance, as defined by French national accounting board (Commission des Normes Comptables - CNC) recommendation No.2009.R.03. Consequently, PPR monitors its operating performance using "Recurring operating income", defined as the difference between total operating income and other non-recurring operating income and expenses (see Notes8 and9 to the consolidated financial statements). Recurring operating income is an intermediate line item intended to facilitate the understanding of the entity's operating performance and which can be used as a way to estimate recurring performance. This indicator is presented in a manner that is consistent and stable over the long-term in order to ensure the continuity and relevance of financial information. Definition of EBITDA The Group uses EBITDA to monitor its operating performance. This financial indicator corresponds to recurring operating income plus net charges to depreciation, amortisation and provisions on non-current operating assets recognised in recurring operating income. Definition of free cash flow from operations and available cash flow The Group also uses an intermediate line item, "Free cash flow from operations", to monitor its financial performance. This financial indicator measures net operating cash flow less net operating investments (defined as purchases and sales of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets). "Available cash flow" corresponds to free cash flow from operations plus interest and dividends received less interest paid and equivalent. Definition of net debt As defined by CNC recommendation No.2009-R.03 of July2, 2009, net debt comprises gross borrowings, including accrued interest, less net cash. Net debt includes fair value hedging instruments recorded in the statement of financial position relating to bank borrowings and bonds whose interest rate risk is fully or partly hedged as part of a fair value relationship (see Note31 to the consolidated financial statements). The financing of customer loans by consolidated consumer credit businesses is presented in borrowings. However, Group net debt excludes the financing of customer loans by consumer credit businesses. PRESENTATION A live videocast (Real and Windows Media Player formats) of the presentation of the 2012 Annual Results as well as the presentation slides and 2012 financial report (PDF) will be available at 8:30am Paris time on www.ppr.com. A replay will be available later in the day. You will also be able to listen to the conference live or in replay by dialling: French English Live conference: Live conference: +33 (0)1 70 77 09 32 +44 (0)20 3367 9453 Replay dial-in details: Replay dial-in details: +33 (0)1 72 00 15 01 +44 (0) 20 3367 9460 Replay passcode: 279945# Replay passcode: 279946# The replay will be available until March 17, 2013. The 2012 financial report is available on www.ppr.com. About PPR PPR empowers an ensemble of powerful, complementary Luxury and Sport & Lifestyle brands, specialising in apparel and accessories, to reach their potential. Present in more than 120 countries, the Group generated revenues of €9.7 billion in 2012 and had over 33,000 employees at year end. The PPR share is listed on Euronext Paris (FR 0000121485, PRTP.PA, PPFP). Find out more on Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Christopher Kane, Stella McCartney, Sergio Rossi, Boucheron, Girard-Perregaux, JeanRichard, Qeelin, Puma, Volcom, Cobra, Electric and Tretorn at www.ppr.com. Contacts Press: Paul Michon +33 firstname.lastname@example.com (0)1 45 64 63 48 Hélène +33 email@example.com Saint-Raymond (0)1 rarrgvhn,j,,,rrrrrayrrrrrrrrraymondraymond@ppr;co 45 64 61 20 Analysts/investors: Alexandre de +33 firstname.lastname@example.com Brettes (0)1 email@example.com Edouard 45 Crowley 64 61 49 +33 (0)1 45 64 63 28 Website: www.ppr.com Contents page Consolidated income statement 10 Consolidated statement of financial position 11 Consolidated statement of cash flows 12 Breakdown of recurring operating income 13 Breakdown of revenue 14 PPR CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER31,2012 Consolidated income statement (in € millions) 2012 2011 CONTINUING OPERATIONS Revenue 9,736.3 8,062.3 Cost of sales (3,776.2) (3,086.5) Gross margin 5,960.1 4,975.8 Payroll expenses (1,493.6) (1,229.1) Other recurring operating income and expenses (2,675.0) (2,245.3) Recurring operating income 1,791.5 1,501.4 Other non-recurring operating income (25.2) (23.5) andexpenses Operating income 1,766.3 1,477.9 Finance costs, net (147.7) (201.8) Income before tax 1,618.6 1,276.1 Corporate income tax (297.6) (295.2) Share in earnings of associates 36.9 46.6 Net income from continuing operations 1,357.9 1,027.5 o/w attributable to owners of the parent 1,323.7 968.4 o/w attributable to non-controlling interests 34.2 59.1 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS Net income (loss) from discontinued operations (275.5) 18.0 o/w attributable to owners of the parent (275.5) 17.9 o/w attributable to non-controlling interests 0.1 Net income of consolidated companies 1,082.4 1,045.5 Net income attributable to owners of the parent 1,048.2 986.3 Net income attributable to non-controlling 34.2 59.2 interests Net income attributable to owners of the parent 1,048.2 986.3 Earnings per share (in €) 8.32 7.82 Fully diluted earnings per share (in €) 8.31 7.81 Net income from continuing operations attributable to 1,323.7 968.4 owners of the parent Earnings per share (in €) 10.51 7.68 Fully diluted earnings per share (in €) 10.50 7.67 Net income from continuing operations (excluding 1,268.8 989.7 non-recurring items) attributabletoowners of the parent Earnings per share (in €) 10.07 7.85 Fully diluted earnings per share (in €) 10.06 7.84 Consolidated statement of financial position ASSETS (in € millions) déc. 31, 2012 déc. 31, 2011 Goodwill 3,871.0 4,214.9 Brands and other intangible assets 10,489.9 10,331.1 Property, plant and equipment 1,376.3 1,372.0 Investments in associates 25.8 735.8 Non-current financial assets 273.7 279.5 Deferred tax assets 600.2 562.4 Other non-current assets 28.9 12.2 Non-current assets 16,665.8 17,507.9 Inventories 1,736.5 2,202.5 Trade receivables 985.3 1,087.4 Current tax receivables 75.7 95.2 Other current financial assets 87.0 45.3 Other current assets 494.7 575.5 Cash and cash equivalents 2,081.0 1,270.7 Current assets 5,460.2 5,276.6 Assets classified as held for sale or for 3,130.5 2,169.3 distribution to owners Total assets 25,256.5 24,953.8 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES (in € millions) déc. 31, 2012 déc. 31, 2011 Share capital 504.5 508.0 Capital reserves 2,416.1 2,511.3 Treasury shares (3.3) (114.6) Translation adjustments (24.2) (11.0) Remeasurement of financial instruments 41.4 (60.2) Other reserves 8,479.3 8,091.5 Equity attributable to owners of the parent 11,413.8 10,925.0 Non-controlling interests 704.9 824.5 Total equity 12,118.7 11,749.5 Non-current borrowings 2,988.9 3,066.2 Provisions for pensions and other 98.2 119.2 post-employment benefits Other provisions 92.3 100.5 Deferred tax liabilities 2,772.3 2,846.9 Non-current liabilities 5,951.7 6,132.8 Current borrowings 1,595.1 1,611.4 Other current financial liabilities 207.9 130.8 Trade payables 684.5 1,535.6 Provisions for pensions and other 6.6 7.9 post-employment benefits Other provisions 167.7 136.1 Current tax liabilities 318.4 338.4 Other current liabilities 1,400.4 1,712.1 Current liabilities 4,380.6 5,472.3 Liabilities associated with assets classified as 2,805.5 1,599.2 held for sale or for distribution to owners Total equity and liabilities 25,256.5 24,953.8 Consolidated statement of financial position (in € millions) 2012 2011 Net income from continuing operations 1,357.9 1,027.5 Net recurring charges to depreciation, amortisation and 275.1 238.0 provisions onnon-current operating assets Other non-cash income and expenses (156.4) (146.9) Cash flow from operating activities 1,476.6 1,118.6 Interest paid/received 163.2 207.1 Dividends received (0.1) (0.1) Net income tax payable 361.0 369.8 Cash flow from operating activities before tax, dividends 2,000.7 1,695.4 and interest Change in working capital requirement (272.5) (180.5) Corporate income tax paid (362.2) (335.6) Net cash from operating activities 1,366.0 1,179.3 Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible (441.9) (252.3) assets Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment and 6.1 3.9 intangible assets Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (219.3) (435.7) Proceeds from disposals of subsidiaries and associates, net 916.5 1,171.0 of cash transferred Purchases of other financial assets (92.5) (35.4) Proceeds from sales of other financial assets 21.2 (4.2) Interest and dividends received 68.9 11.0 Net cash from investing activities 259.0 458.3 Increase/decrease in share capital and other transactions (204.9) (324.9) with owners Treasury share transactions (14.9) (119.5) Dividends paid to owners of the parent company (440.7) (441.0) Dividends paid to non-controlling interests (32.6) (12.8) Bond issues 676.5 159.0 Bond redemptions (138.7) (1,236.2) Increase/decrease in other borrowings (565.9) 448.2 Interest paid and equivalent (231.1) (204.1) Net cash used in financing activities (952.3) (1,731.3) Net cash from discontinued operations 97.1 87.4 Impact of exchange rate variations 3.0 (16.3) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 772.8 (22.6) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,202.3 1,224.9 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 1,975.1 1,202.3 Breakdown of recurring operating income (in € millions) 2012 2011 Variation Luxury Division 1,611.6 1,262.6 + 27.6 % Gucci 1,126.4 947.7 + 18.9 % Bottega Veneta 300.1 204.6 + 46.7 % Yves Saint Laurent 65.0 40.9 + 58.9 % Other brands 120.1 69.4 + 73.1 % Sport & Lifestyle 304.8 346.7 - 12.1 % Puma 290.0 333.2 - 13.0 % Other Sport & Lifestyle brands 14.8 13.5 + 9.6 % Corporate (124.9) (107.9) Recurring operating income 1,791.5 1,501.4 + 19.3 % Breakdown of revenue As of As of December 31, December 31, Reported Comparable (en € millions) 2012 ^(1) 2011 ^(1) change change ^(2) Luxury Division 6,212.3 4,917.0 +26.3% +15.1% Gucci 3,638.8 3,143.2 +15.8% +9.1% Bottega Veneta 945.1 682.6 +38.5% +30.4% Yves Saint Laurent 472.8 353.7 +33.7% +28.8% Other brands 1,155.6 737.5 +56.7% +19.0% Sport & Lifestyle 3,531.9 3,155.7 +11.9% +3.3% Division Puma 3,270.7 3,009.0 +8.7% +3.9% Other brands 261.2 146.7 +78.1% -3.4% Eliminations -7.9 -10.4 PPR - Continuing 9,736.3 8,062.3 +20.8% +10.6% activities ^(1) Figures have been restated of Redcats and Fnac (IFRS 5). ^(2) Comparable scope and exchange rates; changes in scope of consolidation chiefly due to integration of Brioni, Sowind and Volcom. Q4 2012 Q4 2011 Reported Comparable (en € millions) ^(1) ^(1) change change ^(2) Luxury Division 1,694.9 1,398.4 +21.2% +13.9% Gucci 996.4 886.5 +12.4% +8.2% Bottega Veneta 274.0 199.8 +37.1% +32.7% Yves Saint Laurent 119.3 103.3 +15.5% +12.5% Other brands 305.2 208.8 +46.2% +19.9% Sport & Lifestyle 868.2 785.1 +10.6% +7.6% Division Puma 804.7 720.5 +11.7% +8.7% Other brands 63.5 64.6 -1.7% -4.8% Eliminations -0.9 -2.0 PPR - Continuing 2,562.2 2,181.5 +17.5% +11.7% activities ^(1) Figures have been restated of Redcats and Fnac (IFRS 5). ^(2) Comparable scope and exchange rates; changes in scope of consolidation chiefly due to integration of Brioni, Sowind and Volcom. Second-half Second-half Reported Comparable (in € millions) 2012 ^(1) 2011 ^(1) change change ^(2) Luxury Division 3,287.8 2,680.0 +22.7% +12.9% Gucci 1,911.0 1,674.7 +14.1% +7.6% Bottega Veneta 515.6 384.9 +34.0% +26.7% Yves Saint Laurent 249.3 201.0 +24.0% +19.5% Other brands 611.9 419.4 +45.9% +17.7% Sport & Lifestyle 1,837.9 1,708.8 +7.6% +2.7% Division Puma 1,696.9 1,562.1 +8.6% +3.9% Other brands 141.0 146.7 -3.9% -9.6% Eliminations -3.1 -5.1 PPR - Continuing 5,122.6 4,383.7 +16.9% +9.1% activities ^(1) Figures have been restated of Redcats and Fnac (IFRS 5). ^(2) Comparable scope and exchange rates; changes in scope of consolidation chiefly due to integration of Brioni, Sowind and Volcom. First-half First-half Reported Comparable (in € millions) 2012 ^(1) 2011 ^(1) change change ^(2) Luxury Division 2,924.5 2,237.0 +30.7% +17.6% Gucci 1,727.8 1,468.5 +17.7% +10.8% Bottega Veneta 429.5 297.7 +44.3% +35.1% Yves Saint Laurent 223.5 152.7 +46.4% +41.1% Other brands 543.7 318.1 +70.9% +20.7% Sport & Lifestyle 1,694.0 1,446.9 +17.1% +4.0% Division Puma 1,573.8 1,446.9 +8.8% +3.9% Other brands 120.2 +4.9% Eliminations -4.8 -5.3 PPR - Continuing 4,613.7 3,678.6 +25.4% +12.2% activities ^(1) Figures have been restated of Redcats and Fnac (IFRS 5). ^(2) Comparable scope and exchange rates; changes in scope of consolidation chiefly due to integration of Brioni, Sowind and Volcom. PR PPR 2012 FY results ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. 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