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		<raw><![CDATA[CONTENTSOVERVIEW01 Nexans at a glance 02 Message from the Chairman 04 The Executive Committee 06 Strategy: goals for 2009 08 Promising and diversified markets 10 Key figures 12 The Nexans share 14 Shareholders’ information 15 Corporate governance 20 Focus on energy 22 Europe Area 27 North America Area 30 Asia-Pacific Area 33 Rest of the World AreaOUR ACTIVITIES IN 2007OUR IMPROVEMENTS IN 200738 Satisfying our customers 41 Developing our teams 44 Improving efficiency 47 Protecting the environment 50 Nexans, sponsor of the Palace of VersaillesADDITIONAL INFORMATION53 2007 results by business 55 Financial information 59 Social information and data on Nexans’ RetD 60 Environmental informati]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[CONTENTSOVERVIEW01 Nexans at a glance 02 Message from the Chairman 04 The Executive Committee 06 Strategy: goals for 2009 08 Promising and diversified markets 10 Key figures 12 The Nexans share 14 Shareholders’ information 15 Corporate governance 20 Focus on energy 22 Europe Area 27 North America Area 30 Asia-Pacific Area 33 Rest of the World AreaOUR ACTIVITIES IN 2007OUR IMPROVEMENTS IN 200738 Satisfying our customers 41 Developing our teams 44 Improving efficiency 47 Protecting the environment 50 Nexans, sponsor of the Palace of VersaillesADDITIONAL INFORMATION53 2007 results by business 55 Financial information 59 Social information and data on Nexans’ RetD 60 Environmental informati]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[Nexans supplies Shanghai with a highvoltage underground cable linking the Shibo and Sanlin substations. This 17-km-long 500 kV cable, manufactured and installed by Nexans, set two world records: • first intra-city 500 kV cable, • first 500 kV XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene insulated) cable with a cross-section of 2,500mm2. This 35 million euro contract forms part of the global infrastructure project to meet Shanghai’s growing demand for power, with the city’s consumption estimated to reach 125 billion kWhr by 2010.SHANGH]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[Nexans supplies Shanghai with a highvoltage underground cable linking the Shibo and Sanlin substations. This 17-km-long 500 kV cable, manufactured and installed by Nexans, set two world records: • first intra-city 500 kV cable, • first 500 kV XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene insulated) cable with a cross-section of 2,500mm2. This 35 million euro contract forms part of the global infrastructure project to meet Shanghai’s growing demand for power, with the city’s consumption estimated to reach 125 billion kWhr by 2010.SHANGH]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[GLOBAL LEADERINCABLESWith energy as the basis of its development, Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, offers an extensive range of cables and cabling systems in the infrastructure, industry, building and Local Area Network (LAN) markets. Nexans’ products meet the most demanding requirements in terms of quality and respect for the environment. The Group’s services cover the entire value chain, from upstream to downstream: research, design, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. With its technological leadership, global expertise, and local presence, Nexans operates around the world to satisfy essential needs while maintaining the highest levels of safety and performance. Nexans is listed on the Paris stock exchange.Cover page: Nexans Skagerrak, the most powerful cable-laying vessel in the worldINDUSTRIAL PRESENCE IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES WORLDWIDEEMPLOYEESIN SALES AT CONSTANT METAL PRICESIN OPERATING MARGIN0121900 €4.2BILLION €409MILLION ,]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[GLOBAL LEADERINCABLESWith energy as the basis of its development, Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, offers an extensive range of cables and cabling systems in the infrastructure, industry, building and Local Area Network (LAN) markets. Nexans’ products meet the most demanding requirements in terms of quality and respect for the environment. The Group’s services cover the entire value chain, from upstream to downstream: research, design, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance. With its technological leadership, global expertise, and local presence, Nexans operates around the world to satisfy essential needs while maintaining the highest levels of safety and performance. Nexans is listed on the Paris stock exchange.Cover page: Nexans Skagerrak, the most powerful cable-laying vessel in the worldINDUSTRIAL PRESENCE IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES WORLDWIDEEMPLOYEESIN SALES AT CONSTANT METAL PRICESIN OPERATING MARGIN0121900 €4.2BILLION €409MILLION ,]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[TO LEAD OUR INDUSTRY02GÉRARD HAUSER, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERADVANTAGESALL T]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[TO LEAD OUR INDUSTRY02GÉRARD HAUSER, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERADVANTAGESALL T]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[2007: a historic year for the GroupIn 2007, we set a new record for growth and performance. Our cable operations (Energy and Telecom businesses combined) generated sales growth of 12% on a like-for-like basis and improved throughout all geographical areas and our three main markets: infrastructure, industry, and building. Our operating margin grew 57%, from 5.8% to 8.5% of sales at constant metal prices. Cash flow from operations rose 65%. Net income, excluding extraordinary gains on disposals in 2006, doubled in one year, and we reduced our net debt from 40% to 16% of consolidated equity by the end of 2007. Based on these strong results, we have proposed to distribute a dividend of 2 euros per share, up by 67%, and we have launched a share buyback/cancellation program for 70 million euros in shares.A relevant, ambitious strategyOne year after we launched our three-year strategic plan, our choices have already proven to be relevant and successful. By placing energy at the core of our development, strengthening our positions in high-growth regions, and improving the value-added of our product range, we have strengthened our positioning in markets that have excellent short-, medium-, and long-term prospects for growth and profit. We live in an ever-changing world; our markets are shifting; and Nexans embodies these trends. We continually strive to develop the best solutions to improve the Group’s profile in terms of growth and profitability. Our goal is to optimize capital employed so that it is concentrated in rapidlygrowing businesses, offering strong synergies. To this end, between 2005 and 2007, we sold our distribution and winding wires businesses. We also became the leader in the cable industry in Asia-Pacific with the acquisition of Olex, the leading Australian cable manufacturer. Olex’s operational consolidation has proven to be a tremendous success. Over 2008, we plan to continue to actively manage our business portfolio.“We have strengthened our positioning in markets that have excellent short-, medium-, and long-term prospects for growth and profit.”Optimizing our business portfolioWe have entered into sales negotiations for the disposal of our copper-cable telecom infrastructure activities in Spain, which represent 55 million euros in sales. An exclusive agreement has been signed with a UK-based group, and the deal is slated for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2008. We are also looking into selling our automotive harnesses activity, which accounts for 250 million euros in sales....]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[2007: a historic year for the GroupIn 2007, we set a new record for growth and performance. Our cable operations (Energy and Telecom businesses combined) generated sales growth of 12% on a like-for-like basis and improved throughout all geographical areas and our three main markets: infrastructure, industry, and building. Our operating margin grew 57%, from 5.8% to 8.5% of sales at constant metal prices. Cash flow from operations rose 65%. Net income, excluding extraordinary gains on disposals in 2006, doubled in one year, and we reduced our net debt from 40% to 16% of consolidated equity by the end of 2007. Based on these strong results, we have proposed to distribute a dividend of 2 euros per share, up by 67%, and we have launched a share buyback/cancellation program for 70 million euros in shares.A relevant, ambitious strategyOne year after we launched our three-year strategic plan, our choices have already proven to be relevant and successful. By placing energy at the core of our development, strengthening our positions in high-growth regions, and improving the value-added of our product range, we have strengthened our positioning in markets that have excellent short-, medium-, and long-term prospects for growth and profit. We live in an ever-changing world; our markets are shifting; and Nexans embodies these trends. We continually strive to develop the best solutions to improve the Group’s profile in terms of growth and profitability. Our goal is to optimize capital employed so that it is concentrated in rapidlygrowing businesses, offering strong synergies. To this end, between 2005 and 2007, we sold our distribution and winding wires businesses. We also became the leader in the cable industry in Asia-Pacific with the acquisition of Olex, the leading Australian cable manufacturer. Olex’s operational consolidation has proven to be a tremendous success. Over 2008, we plan to continue to actively manage our business portfolio.“We have strengthened our positioning in markets that have excellent short-, medium-, and long-term prospects for growth and profit.”Optimizing our business portfolioWe have entered into sales negotiations for the disposal of our copper-cable telecom infrastructure activities in Spain, which represent 55 million euros in sales. An exclusive agreement has been signed with a UK-based group, and the deal is slated for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2008. We are also looking into selling our automotive harnesses activity, which accounts for 250 million euros in sales....]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[...These activities are not core businesses, and they do not offer enough critical mass worldwide. In terms of acquisitions, the year has been full of activity, and we have continued to expand in rapidlydeveloping countries. One such project is the planned acquisition of the cable manufacturing business of Madeco in South America which should be finalized toward the middle of 2008. In 2006, this business represented 672 million dollars in sales at current metal prices, or 490 million euros. With this acquisition, Nexans will become the leading cable manufacturer in South America. This acquisition, which will be paid for partly in cash and partly in new Nexans shares, will allow us to maintain our capacity for financial leverage if other acquisition opportunities arise. Once the deal is completed, Madeco will own approximately 9% of Nexans’ capital, which shows that Madeco’s managers are very confident about our Group’s prospects for growth.Adjusted, strong and sustainable outlookBy June 2007, we had already reached our goals set for the end of 2009. As such, we have reassessed our prospects. For 20082009, with the Group’s new scope of consolidation, i.e. after we sell the harnesses and copper cable telecom infrastructure businesses in Spain and acquire Madeco’s cable manufacturing business, we expect average annual organic sales growth of approximately 6% per year. Operating margin should reach 7% to 10%, depending on the economic environment, and should give rise to a significant increase in free cash flow. The financial markets have been impacted by the US mortgage lending crisis, the declining dollar, and rising oil prices. Like many other companies, Nexans saw its share price fall sharply during the second half of 2007. This trend seems completely unjustified to me and in no way affects the confidence that I have in our Group. Our positioning and financial firepower should enable us to enjoy sustained growth despite a possible global slowdown. More profitable, more resistant, and well-positioned in high-growth markets and geographical areas, Nexans offers a strong, sustainable outlook and has the strategic advantages to lead the industry.FROM LEFT TO RIGHT | PASCAL PORTEVIN, VICE-PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC OPERATIONS |MICHEL LEMAIRE, VICE-PRESIDENT, ASIA-PACIFIC AREA | GÉRARD HAUSER, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | FRÉDÉRIC VINCENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | VÉRONIQUE GUILLOT-PELPEL, VICE-PRESIDENT HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMMUNICATIONS | WOLFGANG BEDORF, VICE-PRESIDENT, REST OF THE WORLD AREA | FRÉDÉRIC MICHELLAND, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | YVON RAAK, VICE-PRESIDENT, EUROPE AREA | GORDON THURSFIELD, VICE-PRESIDENT, NORTH AMERICA AREA]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[...These activities are not core businesses, and they do not offer enough critical mass worldwide. In terms of acquisitions, the year has been full of activity, and we have continued to expand in rapidlydeveloping countries. One such project is the planned acquisition of the cable manufacturing business of Madeco in South America which should be finalized toward the middle of 2008. In 2006, this business represented 672 million dollars in sales at current metal prices, or 490 million euros. With this acquisition, Nexans will become the leading cable manufacturer in South America. This acquisition, which will be paid for partly in cash and partly in new Nexans shares, will allow us to maintain our capacity for financial leverage if other acquisition opportunities arise. Once the deal is completed, Madeco will own approximately 9% of Nexans’ capital, which shows that Madeco’s managers are very confident about our Group’s prospects for growth.Adjusted, strong and sustainable outlookBy June 2007, we had already reached our goals set for the end of 2009. As such, we have reassessed our prospects. For 20082009, with the Group’s new scope of consolidation, i.e. after we sell the harnesses and copper cable telecom infrastructure businesses in Spain and acquire Madeco’s cable manufacturing business, we expect average annual organic sales growth of approximately 6% per year. Operating margin should reach 7% to 10%, depending on the economic environment, and should give rise to a significant increase in free cash flow. The financial markets have been impacted by the US mortgage lending crisis, the declining dollar, and rising oil prices. Like many other companies, Nexans saw its share price fall sharply during the second half of 2007. This trend seems completely unjustified to me and in no way affects the confidence that I have in our Group. Our positioning and financial firepower should enable us to enjoy sustained growth despite a possible global slowdown. More profitable, more resistant, and well-positioned in high-growth markets and geographical areas, Nexans offers a strong, sustainable outlook and has the strategic advantages to lead the industry.FROM LEFT TO RIGHT | PASCAL PORTEVIN, VICE-PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC OPERATIONS |MICHEL LEMAIRE, VICE-PRESIDENT, ASIA-PACIFIC AREA | GÉRARD HAUSER, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | FRÉDÉRIC VINCENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | VÉRONIQUE GUILLOT-PELPEL, VICE-PRESIDENT HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMMUNICATIONS | WOLFGANG BEDORF, VICE-PRESIDENT, REST OF THE WORLD AREA | FRÉDÉRIC MICHELLAND, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | YVON RAAK, VICE-PRESIDENT, EUROPE AREA | GORDON THURSFIELD, VICE-PRESIDENT, NORTH AMERICA AREA]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[STRATEGY GOALS FOR 2009To boost our development, To become more profitable, more resilient, more focused, and more efficient thanks to increased synergies... ...with energy as the basis of our development.]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[STRATEGY GOALS FOR 2009To boost our development, To become more profitable, more resilient, more focused, and more efficient thanks to increased synergies... ...with energy as the basis of our development.]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[Four core activities Energy infrastructure, industry, building, and LAN*Nexans has established solid positions in these activities, which offer strong business, technical and operating synergies, and function in accordance with different business cycles. The Group has significant competitive advantages in terms of technology and innovation.The Industry market Nexans plans to increase its positions into profitable, highgrowth energy and transportrelated market segments in which it can differenciate itself from its competitors. These market segments include oil et gas, nuclear power, railway rolling stock, shipbuilding, material handling, automobiles, aerospace, electronics and robotics. The Building market The building activity allows Nexans to remain solidly established in local markets. Nexans plans to enrich its offering in this market by focusing on high-end products, whose value-added is clearly acknowledged by customers. The Local Area Networks market (LAN)* Nexans develops products and services based on high value-added systems combining cables, connectors, administration and security.The Energy infrastructure market Nexans is working to strengthen its leadership position in power networks, which offer unprecedented prospects for expansion in every area of the world, by enriching its product range, entering new profitable regional markets, and improving its customer-focused culture.4 1 2 2* LANs are communication systems that can link PCs and peripheral devices that are located within a few kilometers of each other.One complementary activity Telecom infrastructureThis activity completes the Group’s offering. To ensure profitability, only specific niches are being targeted.The Telecom infrastructure market. Nexans focuses on high-performing solutions: xDSL applications (high-speed data transfer through copper cables in public switched telephone networks); and systems to deploy Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) towards the subscriber, which allow for internet connection speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s.Two activities focused on internal needs Electrical wires and wirerodsNexans’ electrical wires and wirerod activities allow Nexans to ensure high-quality supplies. However, these activities tie up sizeable capital, which is not fully offset by margins on sales to outside customers. Consequently, the Group is scaling back these activities to focus on internal needs.Two activities earmarked for sale Cable harnesses and copper telecom cables in SpainAs part of its decision to manage business more pro-actively, Nexans is exploring opportunities for selling its non-core cable harnesses and copper telecom cable activities in Spain, whose market positions prevent them from achieving critical mas]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[Four core activities Energy infrastructure, industry, building, and LAN*Nexans has established solid positions in these activities, which offer strong business, technical and operating synergies, and function in accordance with different business cycles. The Group has significant competitive advantages in terms of technology and innovation.The Industry market Nexans plans to increase its positions into profitable, highgrowth energy and transportrelated market segments in which it can differenciate itself from its competitors. These market segments include oil et gas, nuclear power, railway rolling stock, shipbuilding, material handling, automobiles, aerospace, electronics and robotics. The Building market The building activity allows Nexans to remain solidly established in local markets. Nexans plans to enrich its offering in this market by focusing on high-end products, whose value-added is clearly acknowledged by customers. The Local Area Networks market (LAN)* Nexans develops products and services based on high value-added systems combining cables, connectors, administration and security.The Energy infrastructure market Nexans is working to strengthen its leadership position in power networks, which offer unprecedented prospects for expansion in every area of the world, by enriching its product range, entering new profitable regional markets, and improving its customer-focused culture.4 1 2 2* LANs are communication systems that can link PCs and peripheral devices that are located within a few kilometers of each other.One complementary activity Telecom infrastructureThis activity completes the Group’s offering. To ensure profitability, only specific niches are being targeted.The Telecom infrastructure market. Nexans focuses on high-performing solutions: xDSL applications (high-speed data transfer through copper cables in public switched telephone networks); and systems to deploy Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) towards the subscriber, which allow for internet connection speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s.Two activities focused on internal needs Electrical wires and wirerodsNexans’ electrical wires and wirerod activities allow Nexans to ensure high-quality supplies. However, these activities tie up sizeable capital, which is not fully offset by margins on sales to outside customers. Consequently, the Group is scaling back these activities to focus on internal needs.Two activities earmarked for sale Cable harnesses and copper telecom cables in SpainAs part of its decision to manage business more pro-actively, Nexans is exploring opportunities for selling its non-core cable harnesses and copper telecom cable activities in Spain, whose market positions prevent them from achieving critical mas]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[2007: STRATEGY IN ACTIONCANADA Strong margins earned in the building activity. Disposal of winding wire businesses. Wirerod production cut by one-third.UNITED STATES Increased production of aerospace cables. Broadened range of cables for the building market. Acquisition of The Valley Group, the world expert in thermal rating systems for overhead lines.BRAZIL Start-up of production of insulated energy copper cables and instrumentation cables for industrial applications.CHILE Agreement signed for the acquisition of Madeco’s cables business, which will be slotted into Nexans this year. Madeco is the leading cable manufacturer in South America.CAPITAL EXPENDITURE: 174 MILLION EUR]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[2007: STRATEGY IN ACTIONCANADA Strong margins earned in the building activity. Disposal of winding wire businesses. Wirerod production cut by one-third.UNITED STATES Increased production of aerospace cables. Broadened range of cables for the building market. Acquisition of The Valley Group, the world expert in thermal rating systems for overhead lines.BRAZIL Start-up of production of insulated energy copper cables and instrumentation cables for industrial applications.CHILE Agreement signed for the acquisition of Madeco’s cables business, which will be slotted into Nexans this year. Madeco is the leading cable manufacturer in South America.CAPITAL EXPENDITURE: 174 MILLION EUR]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[FRANCE Capital investments in the production of cables for the Airbus A380 and A350 aircraft. BELGIUM Production capacity increase planned for high-voltage terrestrial cables.ITALY Production of low-voltage, mediumvoltage and special cables split between different production sites. NORWAY Increased manufacturing capacity for the production of submarine cables and umbilicals.RUSSIA Creation of a cable production plant to serve the energy infrastructure market segment. Start-up scheduled for 2008.JAPAN Started production of submarine cables in association with Viscas. KOREA Increased specialization at each production site. VIETNAM Started production of power and industrial cables in Hanoi. Currently reorganizing cable production for telecom networks. MOROCCO Planned start-up of production capacities for aerospace cables, to meet demand from locally based integrators. TURKEY Production stepped up in the manufacturing of cables for the oil and gas industry. Development of LAN business, in particular for the UK market. EGYPT Start-up of high-voltage cable production. LEBANON Production expanded to encompass instrumentation cables for the oil and gas industry. AUSTRALIA Currently increasing production capacity for high-voltage terrestrial cables. CHINA Doubled capacity for manufacturing industrial cables in Shanghai. New telecom cable production plant set up in Nanning. Disposal of winding wire businesse]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[FRANCE Capital investments in the production of cables for the Airbus A380 and A350 aircraft. BELGIUM Production capacity increase planned for high-voltage terrestrial cables.ITALY Production of low-voltage, mediumvoltage and special cables split between different production sites. NORWAY Increased manufacturing capacity for the production of submarine cables and umbilicals.RUSSIA Creation of a cable production plant to serve the energy infrastructure market segment. Start-up scheduled for 2008.JAPAN Started production of submarine cables in association with Viscas. KOREA Increased specialization at each production site. VIETNAM Started production of power and industrial cables in Hanoi. Currently reorganizing cable production for telecom networks. MOROCCO Planned start-up of production capacities for aerospace cables, to meet demand from locally based integrators. TURKEY Production stepped up in the manufacturing of cables for the oil and gas industry. Development of LAN business, in particular for the UK market. EGYPT Start-up of high-voltage cable production. LEBANON Production expanded to encompass instrumentation cables for the oil and gas industry. AUSTRALIA Currently increasing production capacity for high-voltage terrestrial cables. CHINA Doubled capacity for manufacturing industrial cables in Shanghai. New telecom cable production plant set up in Nanning. Disposal of winding wire businesse]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[Three priorities to ensure targets are reachedNexans is enriching its products’ offering, expanding into new profitable regional markets, and strengthening its customer-focused culture to better satisfy their expectations and provide them with complete solutions.Five growth-oriented areasNexans is constantly developing and strengthening its geographical presence by focusing on high-growth countries and on promising activities and markets within each Area.Europe Nexans has advanced manufacturing capacity in Europe and is continuing to make selective capital investments, for example, in Norway (high-voltage submarine cables and umbilicals), in Germany (power accessories), and in Eastern Europe (special cables for various industries).3 5North America Nexans is adding capacity to keep in step with major development and interconnection projects involving power transmission and distribution networks, and it is investing to satisfy demand for the roll out of 10 Gbit Local Area Networks.Asia-Pacific In this Area, Nexans focuses on high-tech and value added products. The Group has built up solid, successful business positions in Australia, Japan, China, Korea and Vietnam. It plans to continue strengthening capacity in these countries. Rest of the World Nexans has successfully steered the focus of its business units towards energy infrastructure and industrial applications.The Group is adding to production facilities in Turkey, Morocco and Brazil and is expanding positions in Russia and the Middle East.South America Once the Madeco transaction is completed, Nexans will be the leading cable manufacturer in South America, which will allow the Group to constitute a new development Are]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[Three priorities to ensure targets are reachedNexans is enriching its products’ offering, expanding into new profitable regional markets, and strengthening its customer-focused culture to better satisfy their expectations and provide them with complete solutions.Five growth-oriented areasNexans is constantly developing and strengthening its geographical presence by focusing on high-growth countries and on promising activities and markets within each Area.Europe Nexans has advanced manufacturing capacity in Europe and is continuing to make selective capital investments, for example, in Norway (high-voltage submarine cables and umbilicals), in Germany (power accessories), and in Eastern Europe (special cables for various industries).3 5North America Nexans is adding capacity to keep in step with major development and interconnection projects involving power transmission and distribution networks, and it is investing to satisfy demand for the roll out of 10 Gbit Local Area Networks.Asia-Pacific In this Area, Nexans focuses on high-tech and value added products. The Group has built up solid, successful business positions in Australia, Japan, China, Korea and Vietnam. It plans to continue strengthening capacity in these countries. Rest of the World Nexans has successfully steered the focus of its business units towards energy infrastructure and industrial applications.The Group is adding to production facilities in Turkey, Morocco and Brazil and is expanding positions in Russia and the Middle East.South America Once the Madeco transaction is completed, Nexans will be the leading cable manufacturer in South America, which will allow the Group to constitute a new development Are]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[TARGETS FOR 2009 IN FIGURESAverage annual organic growth of 6% (1) Operating margin of between 7% to 10%, depending on the economic environment Positive net cash flow starting from 2008 (2) 30% of earnings from operations paid out in dividends(1) Organic growth for the cable businesses, and after changes in scope (disposal of cable harnesses and copper telecom infrastructure cables in Spain, and acquisition of Madeco). (2) Change in net debt.07(i.e. net income, Group share excluding non-recurring item]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[TARGETS FOR 2009 IN FIGURESAverage annual organic growth of 6% (1) Operating margin of between 7% to 10%, depending on the economic environment Positive net cash flow starting from 2008 (2) 30% of earnings from operations paid out in dividends(1) Organic growth for the cable businesses, and after changes in scope (disposal of cable harnesses and copper telecom infrastructure cables in Spain, and acquisition of Madeco). (2) Change in net debt.07(i.e. net income, Group share excluding non-recurring item]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[PROMISINGNexans develops, manufactures and supplies cables, connection accessories and cabling systems for four main markets: Infrastructure, Industry, Building and Local Area Networks. The Group offers a complete range of solutions and turnkey services in each of the market segments in which it is present. Performance, safety, reliability and respect for the environment: Nexans’ power and telecommunication cables are at the cutting edge of technology and meet all national and international standards. 02 INDUSTRYOIL et GAS | NUCLEAR POWER | RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK | AUTOMOBILES | SHIPBUILDING | MATERIAL HANDLING | AEROSPACE | ELECTRONICS | ROBOTICS, ETC.01 INFRASTRUCTUREPOWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION | RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, MOTORWAYS, PORTS AND AIRPORTS | TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE, ETC.Greener electricity | Cables for windfarms and for solar panels, and submarine and terrestrial systems that connect to the power grid help towards the development of renewable energy.Uninterrupted offshore connections | Surveillance, maintenance, control of production equipment: the remote management of oil et gas platforms requires perfectly secure broadband transmission. Robust and easy to use, the CEM connector allows optical fibers and submarine equipment to be connected. The connector works in depths of up to 3,000m. More efficient and resistant cranes and portal frames | Thanks to new materials and an innovative design, BUFLEX® X’PREM cables enable cranes and portal frames used at large port and rail terminals to operate more quickly, without interruption and for 10 times longer than their predecessors.03 BUILDINGALL INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND TERTIARY BUILDINGS: FACTORIES, WAREHOUSES | OFFICES, HOTELS | SHOPPING MALLS | SPORTS, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND MEDICAL FACILITIES | INDIVIDUAL HOUSES AND MULTI-DWELLING, ETC.Safer emergency evacuations | ALSECURE® fire-reaction cables do not emit fumes likely to irritate the eyes and lungs and do not react to contact with dry ice or water causing damage to installations. ALSECURE® PLUS cables also allow detection, alarm and emergency exit signs to function during evacuation and fire-fighting procedures.04 LOCAL AREA NETWORKSALL LOCAL AREA NETWORKS: PRIVATE NETWORKS | DATA CENTERS | SECURITY SERVICES, ETC.08More cost-effective and reliable Local Area Networks | The LANmark-OF Pre-Term range combines broadband optical fiber and high performance components. These systems reduce the time and cost of installing networks and guarantee long-term reliability and scalabilit]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[PROMISINGNexans develops, manufactures and supplies cables, connection accessories and cabling systems for four main markets: Infrastructure, Industry, Building and Local Area Networks. The Group offers a complete range of solutions and turnkey services in each of the market segments in which it is present. Performance, safety, reliability and respect for the environment: Nexans’ power and telecommunication cables are at the cutting edge of technology and meet all national and international standards. 02 INDUSTRYOIL et GAS | NUCLEAR POWER | RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK | AUTOMOBILES | SHIPBUILDING | MATERIAL HANDLING | AEROSPACE | ELECTRONICS | ROBOTICS, ETC.01 INFRASTRUCTUREPOWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION | RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, MOTORWAYS, PORTS AND AIRPORTS | TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE, ETC.Greener electricity | Cables for windfarms and for solar panels, and submarine and terrestrial systems that connect to the power grid help towards the development of renewable energy.Uninterrupted offshore connections | Surveillance, maintenance, control of production equipment: the remote management of oil et gas platforms requires perfectly secure broadband transmission. Robust and easy to use, the CEM connector allows optical fibers and submarine equipment to be connected. The connector works in depths of up to 3,000m. More efficient and resistant cranes and portal frames | Thanks to new materials and an innovative design, BUFLEX® X’PREM cables enable cranes and portal frames used at large port and rail terminals to operate more quickly, without interruption and for 10 times longer than their predecessors.03 BUILDINGALL INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND TERTIARY BUILDINGS: FACTORIES, WAREHOUSES | OFFICES, HOTELS | SHOPPING MALLS | SPORTS, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND MEDICAL FACILITIES | INDIVIDUAL HOUSES AND MULTI-DWELLING, ETC.Safer emergency evacuations | ALSECURE® fire-reaction cables do not emit fumes likely to irritate the eyes and lungs and do not react to contact with dry ice or water causing damage to installations. ALSECURE® PLUS cables also allow detection, alarm and emergency exit signs to function during evacuation and fire-fighting procedures.04 LOCAL AREA NETWORKSALL LOCAL AREA NETWORKS: PRIVATE NETWORKS | DATA CENTERS | SECURITY SERVICES, ETC.08More cost-effective and reliable Local Area Networks | The LANmark-OF Pre-Term range combines broadband optical fiber and high performance components. These systems reduce the time and cost of installing networks and guarantee long-term reliability and scalabilit]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[KEY FIGURESSTRONGER PERFORMANCE7,489 5,449 7,412 4,263 4,442 4,822+8.5%050607050607SALES AT CURRENT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICES In millions of eurosSALES AT CONSTANT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICES In millions of eurosSales at constant non-ferrous metal prices climbed 8.5%; based on constant exchange rates and a comparable scope of consolidation (like-for-like), the increase came to 4.8% over 2006. This increase reflects the 12.1% organic growth in the cable activities, buoyed by the Group’s dynamic sales throughout all its geographical Areas, in infrastructure, industry, and buildings alike.409 260 1868.5%241163+57%4.4%5.8%90050607050607050607OPERATING MARGIN In millions of euros Operating margin jumped 57% compared with 2006. This very positive trend can be attributed to an increase in business activities as well as an increase in high value-added businesses in the Group’s product range.OPERATING MARGIN AT CONSTANT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICES In %ATTRIBUTABLE NET INCOME In millions of euros Net income for the fiscal year grew in line with operating margin. Net income came to 189 million euros in 2007. Excluding extraordinary gains on asset disposals in 2006, net income has doubled in one year.10+18]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[KEY FIGURESSTRONGER PERFORMANCE7,489 5,449 7,412 4,263 4,442 4,822+8.5%050607050607SALES AT CURRENT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICES In millions of eurosSALES AT CONSTANT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICES In millions of eurosSales at constant non-ferrous metal prices climbed 8.5%; based on constant exchange rates and a comparable scope of consolidation (like-for-like), the increase came to 4.8% over 2006. This increase reflects the 12.1% organic growth in the cable activities, buoyed by the Group’s dynamic sales throughout all its geographical Areas, in infrastructure, industry, and buildings alike.409 260 1868.5%241163+57%4.4%5.8%90050607050607050607OPERATING MARGIN In millions of euros Operating margin jumped 57% compared with 2006. This very positive trend can be attributed to an increase in business activities as well as an increase in high value-added businesses in the Group’s product range.OPERATING MARGIN AT CONSTANT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICES In %ATTRIBUTABLE NET INCOME In millions of euros Net income for the fiscal year grew in line with operating margin. Net income came to 189 million euros in 2007. Excluding extraordinary gains on asset disposals in 2006, net income has doubled in one year.10+18]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[10.5% 11%14% 12%19%12% 8% 78.5%2007 SALES BY ACTIVITY AT CONSTANT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICESChange compared with 2006*:8%65%66%2007 SALES BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA BY ORIGIN AT CONSTANT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICESChange compared with 2006*:2007 OPERATING MARGIN BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AT CONSTANT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICESChange compared with 2006:Energy Telecom Electrical wires+ 20% + 8% – 37%Europe North America Asia-Pacific Rest of the World+ 6% – 18% + 106% + 13%Europe North America Asia-Pacific Rest of the World+ 78% + 23% + 163% – 15%* At current exchange rates and scope of consolidation.Note: Operating margin on unallocated operations = — 14 million euros165 1201741,5891,758633+5.5%1,278+10.6%374-54.2%290050607050607050607MANUFACTURING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES In millions of euros The amount of the Group’s expenditures was in line with the plan announced at the beginning of 2007. The largest portion of planned expenditures was allocated to energy infrastructure operations (40%), where demand is very high; the Group’s next biggest area for expenditures was industry (22%).TOTAL EQUITY In millions of euros Total equity rose in line with the increase in income over the year (197 million euros). The Group’s significant equity and its considerably lower net debt enabled the Group to lower its net debt/total equity ratio, which stood at a solid 16% (compared with 40% in 2006).NET DEBT In millions of euros The Group cut its net debt in half over 2007 (down to 290 million euros) compared with 633 million euros in 2006. These positive results can be attributed to considerably higher cash flow from operations along with successful initiatives taken to lower working capital requirements.]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[10.5% 11%14% 12%19%12% 8% 78.5%2007 SALES BY ACTIVITY AT CONSTANT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICESChange compared with 2006*:8%65%66%2007 SALES BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA BY ORIGIN AT CONSTANT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICESChange compared with 2006*:2007 OPERATING MARGIN BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AT CONSTANT NON-FERROUS METAL PRICESChange compared with 2006:Energy Telecom Electrical wires+ 20% + 8% – 37%Europe North America Asia-Pacific Rest of the World+ 6% – 18% + 106% + 13%Europe North America Asia-Pacific Rest of the World+ 78% + 23% + 163% – 15%* At current exchange rates and scope of consolidation.Note: Operating margin on unallocated operations = — 14 million euros165 1201741,5891,758633+5.5%1,278+10.6%374-54.2%290050607050607050607MANUFACTURING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES In millions of euros The amount of the Group’s expenditures was in line with the plan announced at the beginning of 2007. The largest portion of planned expenditures was allocated to energy infrastructure operations (40%), where demand is very high; the Group’s next biggest area for expenditures was industry (22%).TOTAL EQUITY In millions of euros Total equity rose in line with the increase in income over the year (197 million euros). The Group’s significant equity and its considerably lower net debt enabled the Group to lower its net debt/total equity ratio, which stood at a solid 16% (compared with 40% in 2006).NET DEBT In millions of euros The Group cut its net debt in half over 2007 (down to 290 million euros) compared with 633 million euros in 2006. These positive results can be attributed to considerably higher cash flow from operations along with successful initiatives taken to lower working capital requirements.]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[THE NEXANS SHARENexans is listed on Euronext Paris, Compartment A • Deferred settlement service • ISIN Code: FR0000044448 • Par value: 1 euro Market capitalization 2,196 million euros euros as of December 31, 2007 Average daily trading volume 236,127 shares in 2007 Indexes • SBF 120: 0.18% of the index as of December 31, 2007 • CACMid 100: 2.24% of the index as of December 31, 2007 NEXANS’ SHARE PRICE FROM JANUARY 1, 2007 TO FEBRUARY 22, 2008STOCK MARKET DATA (THROUGH 12/31/2007)Share price in euros (except ratios) 2007 2006 2005Highest Lowest Year closing price Change over the year Change in the SBF 120 over the year Market capitalization as of December 31 Average daily trading volume(2) (1)131.71 82.69 85.5 – 11.9% + 0.3% 2,195.5 236,127 25,678,355 0.92%97 39.75 97 +141.7% +19.1% 2,450.70 153,335 25,264,955 0.65%41.44 28.91 40.13 + 38.7% + 25.2% 943.35 104,831 23,507,322 0.49%12Number of issued shares as of December 31 Share turnover(3)(1) In millions of euros. (2) In number of shares. (3) Daily average over the yea]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[THE NEXANS SHARENexans is listed on Euronext Paris, Compartment A • Deferred settlement service • ISIN Code: FR0000044448 • Par value: 1 euro Market capitalization 2,196 million euros euros as of December 31, 2007 Average daily trading volume 236,127 shares in 2007 Indexes • SBF 120: 0.18% of the index as of December 31, 2007 • CACMid 100: 2.24% of the index as of December 31, 2007 NEXANS’ SHARE PRICE FROM JANUARY 1, 2007 TO FEBRUARY 22, 2008STOCK MARKET DATA (THROUGH 12/31/2007)Share price in euros (except ratios) 2007 2006 2005Highest Lowest Year closing price Change over the year Change in the SBF 120 over the year Market capitalization as of December 31 Average daily trading volume(2) (1)131.71 82.69 85.5 – 11.9% + 0.3% 2,195.5 236,127 25,678,355 0.92%97 39.75 97 +141.7% +19.1% 2,450.70 153,335 25,264,955 0.65%41.44 28.91 40.13 + 38.7% + 25.2% 943.35 104,831 23,507,322 0.49%12Number of issued shares as of December 31 Share turnover(3)(1) In millions of euros. (2) In number of shares. (3) Daily average over the yea]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[2.00+67%1.00 1.207.7310.257.41* +93%ESTIMATED OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007• Total number of shares: 25,678,355 • Total number of voting rights: 25,899,075 • Estimated number of shareholders: approximately 50,000SHARE CAPITAL050607*050607Institutional shareholders France Institutional shareholders United Kingdom and Ireland Other institutional shareholders Europe Institutional shareholders United States Institutional shareholders Rest of the World Employee shareholders Individual shareholders Non-identified shareholders18.9% 15.4% 12.9% 35.1% 1.6% 1.0% 11.3% 3.8%NET DIVIDEND In euros*Proposed to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 22, 2008, for distribution on April 29, 2008.EARNINGS PER SHARE In euros*Excluding extraordinary capital gains in 2006.CHANGES IN CAPITAL IN 2007SHARE CAPITALNumber of shares as of December 31, 2006 Cancelled shares New shares issued* Number of shares as of December 31, 2007 Stock options OCEANE bonds Number of fully diluted shares as of December 31, 2007 - Basic EPS - Fully-diluted EPS* Breakdown of new shares issued: exercise of options.25,264,955 – 413,400 25,678,355 1,070,250 3,794,037 30,542,642 25,553,906 29,895,603Shares registered in the name of the same holder for at least two years carry double voting rights. A shareholder’s voting rights are limited to 8% in the case of single voting rights and 16% in the case of double voting rights of the voting rights attached to shares present or represented when voting on resolutions at an Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.Average number of shares in 2007 used to calculate:PER SHARE DATAIn euros (except ratios) 2007 2006 2005(1)Net assets (2) EPS(3)67.0 7.4161.3 10.25 8.93 9.5 1.20 1.2%51.1 7.73 6.63 5.2 1.0 2.5%Diluted EPS PER(5)(4)6.67 11.5(6)Net dividend2.00 2.3%Dividend yield(5)(1) IFRS data, restated for the change relating to the recognition of non-ferrous metal inventories. (2) Equity excluding minority interest divided by the number of shares outstanding on December 31. (3) Based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding. (4) Earnings per share if all convertible securities (warrants, convertible bonds, stock options, and rights) are exchanged for common shares, which would increase the number of shares and consequently reduce net earnings per share. (5) Based on the December 31 share price. (6) 2007 dividend proposed to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 22, 2008.]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[2.00+67%1.00 1.207.7310.257.41* +93%ESTIMATED OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007• Total number of shares: 25,678,355 • Total number of voting rights: 25,899,075 • Estimated number of shareholders: approximately 50,000SHARE CAPITAL050607*050607Institutional shareholders France Institutional shareholders United Kingdom and Ireland Other institutional shareholders Europe Institutional shareholders United States Institutional shareholders Rest of the World Employee shareholders Individual shareholders Non-identified shareholders18.9% 15.4% 12.9% 35.1% 1.6% 1.0% 11.3% 3.8%NET DIVIDEND In euros*Proposed to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 22, 2008, for distribution on April 29, 2008.EARNINGS PER SHARE In euros*Excluding extraordinary capital gains in 2006.CHANGES IN CAPITAL IN 2007SHARE CAPITALNumber of shares as of December 31, 2006 Cancelled shares New shares issued* Number of shares as of December 31, 2007 Stock options OCEANE bonds Number of fully diluted shares as of December 31, 2007 - Basic EPS - Fully-diluted EPS* Breakdown of new shares issued: exercise of options.25,264,955 – 413,400 25,678,355 1,070,250 3,794,037 30,542,642 25,553,906 29,895,603Shares registered in the name of the same holder for at least two years carry double voting rights. A shareholder’s voting rights are limited to 8% in the case of single voting rights and 16% in the case of double voting rights of the voting rights attached to shares present or represented when voting on resolutions at an Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.Average number of shares in 2007 used to calculate:PER SHARE DATAIn euros (except ratios) 2007 2006 2005(1)Net assets (2) EPS(3)67.0 7.4161.3 10.25 8.93 9.5 1.20 1.2%51.1 7.73 6.63 5.2 1.0 2.5%Diluted EPS PER(5)(4)6.67 11.5(6)Net dividend2.00 2.3%Dividend yield(5)(1) IFRS data, restated for the change relating to the recognition of non-ferrous metal inventories. (2) Equity excluding minority interest divided by the number of shares outstanding on December 31. (3) Based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding. (4) Earnings per share if all convertible securities (warrants, convertible bonds, stock options, and rights) are exchanged for common shares, which would increase the number of shares and consequently reduce net earnings per share. (5) Based on the December 31 share price. (6) 2007 dividend proposed to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 22, 2008.]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[SHAREHOLDER INFORMATIONActive dialogue with our shareholders Nexans strives to earn the loyalty of its shareholders by consistently improving its performance, so that its share price climbs and the Group can continue to increase its dividend. Nexans is also concerned with good corporate governance, and provides its investors with faithful, transparent information, while putting all its efforts into keeping its commitments. A wide range of financial information Nexans strives to earn the trust of its shareholders, and provides regular, complete, and transparent information using a variety of means for different shareholder needs. The Group publishes an Annual Report-Registration Document, a shorter version, the Activity Report, and three Shareholders’ Newsletters. All Nexans’ shareholder information is available on the Group website, www.nexans.com, with a Shareholder’s Corner under “Financial Information” on the home page. For a quick response to questions, contact us or send an e-mail to investor.relation@nexans.com. Direct dialogue The Group gave five presentations for shareholders in Marseille,Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Strasbourg, and Bordeaux, and for the first time organized a seminar on cables in Paris that was extremely well-received. Shareholders only have to own one share to become a member of the Shareholders’ Club and receive personalized information and invitations to special events. Nexans’ senior managers also held meetings with analysts and investors. Securities services Nexans’ securities services are provided by Société Générale, 32, rue du Champ de Tir BP 81236 - 44312 Nantes Cedex 3 Tel.: +33 (0) 825 820 000 Fax: +33 (0)2 51 85 53 42Registered shares are not subject to safe custody fees, and may receive double voting rights after two years. They also allow the shareholder to receive invitations to the Group’s shareholder meetings and a personal mailing of information about the Company. Investors wishing to purchase pure registered shares should contact their financial intermediary, who will then obtain the necessary registration documents from Société Générale.FINANCIAL CALENDARAnnual Shareholders’ Meeting Publication of 2008 first quarter sales Payment of the dividend meetings* April 3, 2008 June 5, 2008 September 30, 2008 November 24, 2008* These dates are subject to changeApril 22, 2008 April 22, 2008 April 29, 2008Individual shareholders’ information Saint-Étienne Lille Nice ReimsSHAREHOLDERS’ CONTACTInvestor Relations Department Nexans - 16, rue de Monceau 75008 Paris Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 69 84 56 Fax: +33 (0)1 56 69 86 40 E-mail: investor.relation@nexans.com Our financial information is also available on the Group’s website: www.nexans.com]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[SHAREHOLDER INFORMATIONActive dialogue with our shareholders Nexans strives to earn the loyalty of its shareholders by consistently improving its performance, so that its share price climbs and the Group can continue to increase its dividend. Nexans is also concerned with good corporate governance, and provides its investors with faithful, transparent information, while putting all its efforts into keeping its commitments. A wide range of financial information Nexans strives to earn the trust of its shareholders, and provides regular, complete, and transparent information using a variety of means for different shareholder needs. The Group publishes an Annual Report-Registration Document, a shorter version, the Activity Report, and three Shareholders’ Newsletters. All Nexans’ shareholder information is available on the Group website, www.nexans.com, with a Shareholder’s Corner under “Financial Information” on the home page. For a quick response to questions, contact us or send an e-mail to investor.relation@nexans.com. Direct dialogue The Group gave five presentations for shareholders in Marseille,Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Strasbourg, and Bordeaux, and for the first time organized a seminar on cables in Paris that was extremely well-received. Shareholders only have to own one share to become a member of the Shareholders’ Club and receive personalized information and invitations to special events. Nexans’ senior managers also held meetings with analysts and investors. Securities services Nexans’ securities services are provided by Société Générale, 32, rue du Champ de Tir BP 81236 - 44312 Nantes Cedex 3 Tel.: +33 (0) 825 820 000 Fax: +33 (0)2 51 85 53 42Registered shares are not subject to safe custody fees, and may receive double voting rights after two years. They also allow the shareholder to receive invitations to the Group’s shareholder meetings and a personal mailing of information about the Company. Investors wishing to purchase pure registered shares should contact their financial intermediary, who will then obtain the necessary registration documents from Société Générale.FINANCIAL CALENDARAnnual Shareholders’ Meeting Publication of 2008 first quarter sales Payment of the dividend meetings* April 3, 2008 June 5, 2008 September 30, 2008 November 24, 2008* These dates are subject to changeApril 22, 2008 April 22, 2008 April 29, 2008Individual shareholders’ information Saint-Étienne Lille Nice ReimsSHAREHOLDERS’ CONTACTInvestor Relations Department Nexans - 16, rue de Monceau 75008 Paris Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 69 84 56 Fax: +33 (0)1 56 69 86 40 E-mail: investor.relation@nexans.com Our financial information is also available on the Group’s website: www.nexans.com]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[CORPORATEas of December 31, 2007.GÉRARD HAUSERChairman and CEO of Nexans66 YEARS OLD | 16 RUE DE MONCEAU, 75008 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 18,268 (AS OF FEBRUARY 29, 2008) DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: OCTOBER 17, 2000 DATE OF MOST RECENT TERM RENEWAL: MAY 15, 2006 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION AS DIRECTOR: 2010 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION AS CHAIRMAN AND CEO: 2009 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGGOVERNANCEInformation about members of the Board of Directors and other corporate officersHe became Nexans’ Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Executive Committee in 2000, and was appointed as its Chief Operating Officer on May 15, 2006.GIANPAOLO CACCINIDirector of Nexans69 YEARS OLD | PRESIDENT OF ASSOVETRO, THE ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF GLASS MANUFACTURERS VIA CARADOSSO N°17, 20123 MILAN – ITALY NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 487 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: JUNE 15, 2001 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of Alstom, Faurecia, Aplix, and Ipsen • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Electro-Banque • Expertise/Experience: Held various positions of responsibility within the Philips Group from 1965 to 1975. From 1975 to 1996, he was Chairman and CEO, first of Pechiney World Trade, then of Pechiney Rhénalu and finally Senior Executive Vice President of American National Can and member of the Group’s Executive Committee. In 1996, he joined Alcatel Câble France and became Vice President of the Cables and Components division of Alcatel in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of Nexans.FRÉDÉRIC VINCENTChief Operating Officer of Nexans (Proposed as a Director at the 2008 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting)53 YEARS OLD | 16 RUE DE MONCEAU, 75008 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 836 (AS OF FEBRUARY 29, 2008) NUMBER OF EMPLOYEE MUTUAL FUND UNITS INVESTED IN NEXANS SHARES: 3,305 (VALUE OF ONE UNIT = VALUE OF ONE SHARE) DATE OF APPOINTMENT: MAY 15, 2006• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of Saint-Gobain, JM Huber Corporation*, and Saint-Gobain Corporation* • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Nybron Flooring International* - Chief Operating Officer of Saint-Gobain Group - Senior Vice President of Saint-Gobain Corporation* • Expertise/Experience: From 1973 to 1980, he worked at the Saint-Gobain Group as Vice President Sales, then managed several divisions, units, and subsidiaries including Vetrotex Italie Spa and Saint-Gobain Desjonquères SA France. From1996 to 2000, he was Vice President, North America and Deputy CEO of this Group, and CEO, from 2000 to 2004. He has been the President of Assovetro (the Italian Association of Glass Manufacturers) since 2004.JEAN-MARIE CHEVALIERDirector of Nexans66 YEARS OLD | PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS IX-DAUPHINE PLACE DU MARÉCHAL DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY, 75116 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 420 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: OCTOBER 23, 2003 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of Electro-Banque • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Essex Nexans Europe • Expertise/Experience: Joined Alcatel in 1986 after working for a large auditing firm from 1978 to 1985. Moved to Alcatel’s Cables and Components sector in 1989, and in 1994 was appointed Deputy Managing Director (Administration and Finance) for Alcatel’s submarine telecommunications activities, and in 1997, of Saft, Alcatel’s batteries activity.• Other Directorships and positions held: Vice President of Cambridge Energy Research Associates • Directorships expired in the past five years: None • Expertise/Experience: Successively professor of economics at the Universities of Grenoble, Paris XIII Nord, and Paris IX-Dauphine (since 1991). Also professor at IEP Paris (1982-1990) and at ENA (1988-1990). He* Offices and positions held in foreign companies]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[CORPORATEas of December 31, 2007.GÉRARD HAUSERChairman and CEO of Nexans66 YEARS OLD | 16 RUE DE MONCEAU, 75008 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 18,268 (AS OF FEBRUARY 29, 2008) DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: OCTOBER 17, 2000 DATE OF MOST RECENT TERM RENEWAL: MAY 15, 2006 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION AS DIRECTOR: 2010 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION AS CHAIRMAN AND CEO: 2009 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGGOVERNANCEInformation about members of the Board of Directors and other corporate officersHe became Nexans’ Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Executive Committee in 2000, and was appointed as its Chief Operating Officer on May 15, 2006.GIANPAOLO CACCINIDirector of Nexans69 YEARS OLD | PRESIDENT OF ASSOVETRO, THE ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF GLASS MANUFACTURERS VIA CARADOSSO N°17, 20123 MILAN – ITALY NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 487 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: JUNE 15, 2001 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of Alstom, Faurecia, Aplix, and Ipsen • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Electro-Banque • Expertise/Experience: Held various positions of responsibility within the Philips Group from 1965 to 1975. From 1975 to 1996, he was Chairman and CEO, first of Pechiney World Trade, then of Pechiney Rhénalu and finally Senior Executive Vice President of American National Can and member of the Group’s Executive Committee. In 1996, he joined Alcatel Câble France and became Vice President of the Cables and Components division of Alcatel in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of Nexans.FRÉDÉRIC VINCENTChief Operating Officer of Nexans (Proposed as a Director at the 2008 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting)53 YEARS OLD | 16 RUE DE MONCEAU, 75008 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 836 (AS OF FEBRUARY 29, 2008) NUMBER OF EMPLOYEE MUTUAL FUND UNITS INVESTED IN NEXANS SHARES: 3,305 (VALUE OF ONE UNIT = VALUE OF ONE SHARE) DATE OF APPOINTMENT: MAY 15, 2006• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of Saint-Gobain, JM Huber Corporation*, and Saint-Gobain Corporation* • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Nybron Flooring International* - Chief Operating Officer of Saint-Gobain Group - Senior Vice President of Saint-Gobain Corporation* • Expertise/Experience: From 1973 to 1980, he worked at the Saint-Gobain Group as Vice President Sales, then managed several divisions, units, and subsidiaries including Vetrotex Italie Spa and Saint-Gobain Desjonquères SA France. From1996 to 2000, he was Vice President, North America and Deputy CEO of this Group, and CEO, from 2000 to 2004. He has been the President of Assovetro (the Italian Association of Glass Manufacturers) since 2004.JEAN-MARIE CHEVALIERDirector of Nexans66 YEARS OLD | PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS IX-DAUPHINE PLACE DU MARÉCHAL DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY, 75116 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 420 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: OCTOBER 23, 2003 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of Electro-Banque • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Essex Nexans Europe • Expertise/Experience: Joined Alcatel in 1986 after working for a large auditing firm from 1978 to 1985. Moved to Alcatel’s Cables and Components sector in 1989, and in 1994 was appointed Deputy Managing Director (Administration and Finance) for Alcatel’s submarine telecommunications activities, and in 1997, of Saft, Alcatel’s batteries activity.• Other Directorships and positions held: Vice President of Cambridge Energy Research Associates • Directorships expired in the past five years: None • Expertise/Experience: Successively professor of economics at the Universities of Grenoble, Paris XIII Nord, and Paris IX-Dauphine (since 1991). Also professor at IEP Paris (1982-1990) and at ENA (1988-1990). He* Offices and positions held in foreign companies]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[CORPORATE GOVERNANCEhas been Consultant for various companies, banks, government agencies, and international organizations. Since 1984, Consultant for the Energy Department at the World Bank, Vice President at Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) since 1997. • Expertise/Experience: Joined BNP in 1972. After holding several management positions, became deputy CEO in 1993, then Managing Director in 1996. From 1999 to 2003, Member of the Executive Committee and Head of the Finance and Investment Bank of BNP-Paribas, then Managing Director since 2003.FRANÇOIS POLGE DE COMBRETDirector of Nexans67 YEARS OLD | SENIOR ADVISOR OF UBS INVESTMENT BANK 65 RUE DE COURCELLES, 75008 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 500 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: MAY 15, 2006 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2010 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGJÉRÔME GALLOTDirector of Nexans48 YEARS OLD | CHAIRMAN OF CDC ENTERPRISES, TOUR MAINE MONTPARNASSE 33, AVENUE DU MAINE BP 174 - 75755 PARIS CEDEX 15 NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 200 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: MAY 10, 2007 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of Renault and Bouygues Telecom - Member of the Supervisory Board of Safran • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Fonds Partenaires Gestion, Institut Pasteur, and Sagem (now Safran). • Expertise/Experience: He was successively Honorary Advisor to the Cour des Comptes, Advisor for economic and industrial affairs under Valéry Giscard d’Estaing (1971-1978), first at the Ministry of Finance and Economics, then to the President of the Republic, before being appointed Deputy General Secretary (1978-1981). He was recruited by the bank Lazard in 1982, then spent three years in New York before being appointed a partner and manager of the bank in Paris in 1985. He left the bank Lazard in 2006 to become a Senior Advisor at the bank UBS.GEORGES CHODRON DE COURCELDirector of Nexans57 YEARS OLD | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF BNP PARIBAS AND MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 3 RUE D’ANTIN, 75002 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 229 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: JUNE 15, 2001 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING16• Other Directorships and positions held: - Chairman of Financière BNP Paribas SAS, Compagnie d’Investissement de Paris SAS, and BNP Paribas (Switzerland) SA* - Director of Bouygues SA, Alstom, F.F.P. (Société Foncière Financière et de Participations), Verner Investissements SAS, Erbé SA*, BNP Paribas ZAO*, BNL* (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro), and Scor Holding (Switzerland) AG* - Member of the Supervisory Board of Lagardère SA - Non-voting director of Exane, Scor SA, and Safran • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Chairman of BNP Paribas Bank Polska*, BNP US Funding*, BNP Paribas Emergis SAS, and BNP Paribas UK Holdings Ltd* - Director of Sommer SA*, BNP Paribas Canada*, BNP Paribas Peregrine Ltd*, BNP Prime Peregrine Holdings Ltd*, and BNP Paribas Securities Corp* - Member of the Supervisory Board of Sagem (now Safran). Non-voting director of Scor Vie (now Scor Global Life)• Other Directorships and positions held: - Member of the Supervisory Board of NRJ Group and Schneider Electric SA - Director of CNP Assurances, ICADE, Caixa Seguros*, and Plastic Omnium - Non-voting director of Oseo • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Schneider Electric SA, Crédit Foncier de France, Galaxy Fund, and Galaxy Management Services - Member of the Supervisory Board of CNP Assurances and Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) - Chairman of Sicav Austral - Vice President of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations • Expertise/Experience: After serving as Auditor at the Cour des Comptes for three years, he joined the Secretary General of the Inter-Ministry Committee for issues regarding the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (1989 to 1992), then the Budget Department. He was successively Cabinet Director of the Ministries of Industry, Post, and Telecommunications, Foreign Trade, and Public Services, then became Deputy Finance Minister (1993 to 1997). He was appointed Director General of the Department of Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Repression of Fraud within the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and Industry (1997 to 2003) before becoming Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee of Caisse des Dépôts and Consignations. He was appointed Chairman of CDC Entreprises in 2006.JACQUES GARAÏALDEDirector of Nexans51 YEARS OLD | MANAGING DIRECTOR DE KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS et CO. LTD. STIRLING SQUARE, 7 CARLTON GARDENS, LONDON SW1Y 5AD – UNITED KINGDOM NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 500 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: JUNE 15, 2001 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Chairman of the PagesJaunes Group’s Board of Directors - Chairman and CEO of Mediannuaire Holding* Offices and positions held in foreign compani]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[CORPORATE GOVERNANCEhas been Consultant for various companies, banks, government agencies, and international organizations. Since 1984, Consultant for the Energy Department at the World Bank, Vice President at Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) since 1997. • Expertise/Experience: Joined BNP in 1972. After holding several management positions, became deputy CEO in 1993, then Managing Director in 1996. From 1999 to 2003, Member of the Executive Committee and Head of the Finance and Investment Bank of BNP-Paribas, then Managing Director since 2003.FRANÇOIS POLGE DE COMBRETDirector of Nexans67 YEARS OLD | SENIOR ADVISOR OF UBS INVESTMENT BANK 65 RUE DE COURCELLES, 75008 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 500 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: MAY 15, 2006 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2010 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGJÉRÔME GALLOTDirector of Nexans48 YEARS OLD | CHAIRMAN OF CDC ENTERPRISES, TOUR MAINE MONTPARNASSE 33, AVENUE DU MAINE BP 174 - 75755 PARIS CEDEX 15 NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 200 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: MAY 10, 2007 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of Renault and Bouygues Telecom - Member of the Supervisory Board of Safran • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Fonds Partenaires Gestion, Institut Pasteur, and Sagem (now Safran). • Expertise/Experience: He was successively Honorary Advisor to the Cour des Comptes, Advisor for economic and industrial affairs under Valéry Giscard d’Estaing (1971-1978), first at the Ministry of Finance and Economics, then to the President of the Republic, before being appointed Deputy General Secretary (1978-1981). He was recruited by the bank Lazard in 1982, then spent three years in New York before being appointed a partner and manager of the bank in Paris in 1985. He left the bank Lazard in 2006 to become a Senior Advisor at the bank UBS.GEORGES CHODRON DE COURCELDirector of Nexans57 YEARS OLD | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF BNP PARIBAS AND MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 3 RUE D’ANTIN, 75002 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 229 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: JUNE 15, 2001 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING16• Other Directorships and positions held: - Chairman of Financière BNP Paribas SAS, Compagnie d’Investissement de Paris SAS, and BNP Paribas (Switzerland) SA* - Director of Bouygues SA, Alstom, F.F.P. (Société Foncière Financière et de Participations), Verner Investissements SAS, Erbé SA*, BNP Paribas ZAO*, BNL* (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro), and Scor Holding (Switzerland) AG* - Member of the Supervisory Board of Lagardère SA - Non-voting director of Exane, Scor SA, and Safran • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Chairman of BNP Paribas Bank Polska*, BNP US Funding*, BNP Paribas Emergis SAS, and BNP Paribas UK Holdings Ltd* - Director of Sommer SA*, BNP Paribas Canada*, BNP Paribas Peregrine Ltd*, BNP Prime Peregrine Holdings Ltd*, and BNP Paribas Securities Corp* - Member of the Supervisory Board of Sagem (now Safran). Non-voting director of Scor Vie (now Scor Global Life)• Other Directorships and positions held: - Member of the Supervisory Board of NRJ Group and Schneider Electric SA - Director of CNP Assurances, ICADE, Caixa Seguros*, and Plastic Omnium - Non-voting director of Oseo • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Schneider Electric SA, Crédit Foncier de France, Galaxy Fund, and Galaxy Management Services - Member of the Supervisory Board of CNP Assurances and Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) - Chairman of Sicav Austral - Vice President of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations • Expertise/Experience: After serving as Auditor at the Cour des Comptes for three years, he joined the Secretary General of the Inter-Ministry Committee for issues regarding the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (1989 to 1992), then the Budget Department. He was successively Cabinet Director of the Ministries of Industry, Post, and Telecommunications, Foreign Trade, and Public Services, then became Deputy Finance Minister (1993 to 1997). He was appointed Director General of the Department of Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Repression of Fraud within the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and Industry (1997 to 2003) before becoming Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee of Caisse des Dépôts and Consignations. He was appointed Chairman of CDC Entreprises in 2006.JACQUES GARAÏALDEDirector of Nexans51 YEARS OLD | MANAGING DIRECTOR DE KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS et CO. LTD. STIRLING SQUARE, 7 CARLTON GARDENS, LONDON SW1Y 5AD – UNITED KINGDOM NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 500 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: JUNE 15, 2001 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Chairman of the PagesJaunes Group’s Board of Directors - Chairman and CEO of Mediannuaire Holding* Offices and positions held in foreign compani]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[- Director of Legrand and Tarkett SA - Member of the Executive Committee of Société d’Investissement Familiale • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Legrand and Lumina Participation - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Solsoft and Egencia • Expertise/Experience: After Exxon Corporation, he joined the Boston Consulting Group in 1982, where he worked successively as Consultant, Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Vice President Operations, Belgium and France (1995 to 2000). He was Managing Director Europe for the Carlyle Group in London from 2000 to 2003 before signing on with the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts et Co group as Managing Director.DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: JUNE 3, 2004 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2008 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGJEAN-LOUIS GERONDEAUDirector of Nexans64 YEARS OLD MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE ZODIAC GROUP 2, RUE MAURICE MALLET 92130 ISSY LES MOULINEAUX NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 100 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: MAY 10, 2007 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of La Poste and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA* - Member of the Information Technology Strategic Board reporting to the Prime Minister - Member of the Académie des Technologies • Directorships expired in the past five years: None • Expertise/Experience: After several years of physics research and teaching at the university level (Maître de conférences at Université Paris 7) she joined Electricité de France in 1979 and set up the Development and Commercial Strategy Department in 1989. She was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SGN-Réseau Eurysis in 1992, before joining Cap Gemini in 1998 to set up the international Utilities Department. After the merger with ErnstetYoung, she was made Head of the extended Energy, Utilities et Chemicals Department. In 2004, she set up the Global Marketing Department of Cap Gemini which she managed until 2007.ERVIN ROSENBERGDirector of Nexans72 YEARS OLD | ADVISOR TO THE CHAIRMAN OF COMPAGNIE FINANCIÈRE EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD BANQUE 47 RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT HONORÉ, 75008 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 500 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: JUNE 15, 2001 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of Faurecia, Sicma Aero Seat, Avox-Eros Services Inc*, Avox Systems Inc*, Evac International OY*, Evac OY*, Marine Holding Corp*, Zodiac Espanola*, Zodiac Automotive UK*, Air Cruisers*, Sicma Aero Seat Services*, Zodiac Automotive US*, Zodiac US Corporation*, Zodiac Group of Australia*, MAG Aerospace Industries Inc*, CetD Zodiac*, and CetD Aerospace Canada* - Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Institute for Industrial Development (IDI) - Chairman of Aerazur, Intertechnique, Aerazur Newco, Zodiac Marine Holding, and Zodiac Airline Equipment LLC* • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Chairman of the Management Board of the Zodiac Group - Director of Ferma and Optim Actif • Expertise/Experience: He began his carreer in 1965 at the French Ministry of Equipment, within the Department of International and Economic Affairs, where he worked for 5 years. Fom 1970 to 1974, he worked for McKinsey. He became Chief Executive Officer of the Zodiac Group in 1974, and was appointed Chairman of the Zodiac Management Board in 1980. Since 2007, he has served as a Member of the Management Board of the Zodiac Group.COLETTE LEWINERDirector of Nexans62 YEARS OLD | VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL LEADER ENERGY, UTILITIES et CHEMICALS OF CAP GEMINI CAP GEMINI, TOUR EUROPLAZA, LA DÉFENSE 4 20, AVENUE ANDRÉ PROTHIN 92927 PARIS LA DÉFENSE CEDEX NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 1,000• Other Directorships and positions held: - Member of the Supervisory Board of LCF Rothschild Financial Services and Mobility Saint Honoré - Chairman and CEO of Financière Savoisienne - Non-voting director of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Thomson SA and Carbone Lorraine - Member of the Supervisory Board of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque, Ifrah Finance, and Entreprise Minière et Chimique • Expertise/Experience: He started working at BNP in 1965 where he joined the Industrial Business Division (1984), then the Large Business Division (1985). He was appointed Director of the Large Businesses Division in 1993 and was appointed successively a member of the General Management Committee of BNP and then Central Director in 1994, before being appointed honorary Deputy Managing Director in 2000. He joined Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque in 2000 as Advisor to the Chairman of the Management Board. He also served as a member of the Supervisory Board from 2000 to 2006, and in 2006, he became the non-voting director of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque.* Offices and positions held in foreign companies]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[- Director of Legrand and Tarkett SA - Member of the Executive Committee of Société d’Investissement Familiale • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Legrand and Lumina Participation - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Solsoft and Egencia • Expertise/Experience: After Exxon Corporation, he joined the Boston Consulting Group in 1982, where he worked successively as Consultant, Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Vice President Operations, Belgium and France (1995 to 2000). He was Managing Director Europe for the Carlyle Group in London from 2000 to 2003 before signing on with the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts et Co group as Managing Director.DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: JUNE 3, 2004 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2008 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGJEAN-LOUIS GERONDEAUDirector of Nexans64 YEARS OLD MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE ZODIAC GROUP 2, RUE MAURICE MALLET 92130 ISSY LES MOULINEAUX NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 100 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: MAY 10, 2007 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of La Poste and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA* - Member of the Information Technology Strategic Board reporting to the Prime Minister - Member of the Académie des Technologies • Directorships expired in the past five years: None • Expertise/Experience: After several years of physics research and teaching at the university level (Maître de conférences at Université Paris 7) she joined Electricité de France in 1979 and set up the Development and Commercial Strategy Department in 1989. She was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SGN-Réseau Eurysis in 1992, before joining Cap Gemini in 1998 to set up the international Utilities Department. After the merger with ErnstetYoung, she was made Head of the extended Energy, Utilities et Chemicals Department. In 2004, she set up the Global Marketing Department of Cap Gemini which she managed until 2007.ERVIN ROSENBERGDirector of Nexans72 YEARS OLD | ADVISOR TO THE CHAIRMAN OF COMPAGNIE FINANCIÈRE EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD BANQUE 47 RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT HONORÉ, 75008 PARIS NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 500 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: JUNE 15, 2001 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING• Other Directorships and positions held: - Director of Faurecia, Sicma Aero Seat, Avox-Eros Services Inc*, Avox Systems Inc*, Evac International OY*, Evac OY*, Marine Holding Corp*, Zodiac Espanola*, Zodiac Automotive UK*, Air Cruisers*, Sicma Aero Seat Services*, Zodiac Automotive US*, Zodiac US Corporation*, Zodiac Group of Australia*, MAG Aerospace Industries Inc*, CetD Zodiac*, and CetD Aerospace Canada* - Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Institute for Industrial Development (IDI) - Chairman of Aerazur, Intertechnique, Aerazur Newco, Zodiac Marine Holding, and Zodiac Airline Equipment LLC* • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Chairman of the Management Board of the Zodiac Group - Director of Ferma and Optim Actif • Expertise/Experience: He began his carreer in 1965 at the French Ministry of Equipment, within the Department of International and Economic Affairs, where he worked for 5 years. Fom 1970 to 1974, he worked for McKinsey. He became Chief Executive Officer of the Zodiac Group in 1974, and was appointed Chairman of the Zodiac Management Board in 1980. Since 2007, he has served as a Member of the Management Board of the Zodiac Group.COLETTE LEWINERDirector of Nexans62 YEARS OLD | VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL LEADER ENERGY, UTILITIES et CHEMICALS OF CAP GEMINI CAP GEMINI, TOUR EUROPLAZA, LA DÉFENSE 4 20, AVENUE ANDRÉ PROTHIN 92927 PARIS LA DÉFENSE CEDEX NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 1,000• Other Directorships and positions held: - Member of the Supervisory Board of LCF Rothschild Financial Services and Mobility Saint Honoré - Chairman and CEO of Financière Savoisienne - Non-voting director of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque • Directorships expired in the past five years: - Director of Thomson SA and Carbone Lorraine - Member of the Supervisory Board of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque, Ifrah Finance, and Entreprise Minière et Chimique • Expertise/Experience: He started working at BNP in 1965 where he joined the Industrial Business Division (1984), then the Large Business Division (1985). He was appointed Director of the Large Businesses Division in 1993 and was appointed successively a member of the General Management Committee of BNP and then Central Director in 1994, before being appointed honorary Deputy Managing Director in 2000. He joined Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque in 2000 as Advisor to the Chairman of the Management Board. He also served as a member of the Supervisory Board from 2000 to 2006, and in 2006, he became the non-voting director of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque.* Offices and positions held in foreign companies]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[CORPORATE GOVERNANCENICOLAS DE TAVERNOSTDirector of Nexans57 YEARS OLD CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE M6 GROUP 89, AVENUE CHARLES DE GAULLE 92575 NEUILLY CEDEX NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 501 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: MAY 10, 2007 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGPROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 22, 2008 (HELD UPON SECOND CALL): RENEWAL OF DIRECTORS’ TERM OF OFFICE AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTORS TO THE BOARDThe renewal, for a period of four years, of the term of office of Mrs. Colette Lewiner and the appointment, for a four-year term, of Mr. Frédéric Vincent, Chief Operating Officer of Nexans since May 2006 (see the description on page 15), and Mr. Guillermo Luksic Craig (see below), as two new directors, will be submitted for approval at the next Shareholders’ Meeting.• Other Directorships and positions held: - Member of the Supervisory Board of Ediradio SA (RTL) - Director of Antena 3* and GL Events SA, and within the M6 Group, Extension TV SA, TF6 Gestion SA, and Société Nouvelle de Distribution SA - President of the Association of European Commercial Television (ACT)* • Directorships expired in the past five years: Director of Business Interactif and Hotel Saint Dominique (on his own behalf) • Expertise/Experience: First of all employed by the French Ministry of International Commerce (1974) then appointed General Secretary of the French Chamber of Commerce in Zurich (1976), he joined the cabinet of the Secretary of State of Post and Telecommunications in 1977 where he was posted in 1981 to the Telecommunications Department and then to the public services division of the Video Communications Department. He joined Lyonnaise des Eaux in 1986 as Director of the Audiovisual activities. He has been Managing Director of M6 since its creation in 1987, and was made Chairman of the M6 Group in 2000.GUILLERMO LUKSIC CRAIG52 YEARS OLDSUMMARY OF THE TERM OF OFFICE EXPIRATION DATES OF NEXANS BOARD MEMBERSYear: 2008 2010 2011 Board member: C. Lewiner G. Hauser F. Polge de Combret G. Caccini JM. Chevalier G. Chodron de Courcel J. Gallot J. Garaïalde JL. Gerondeau E. Rosenberg N. de Tavernost• Expertise/Experience: Guillermo Luksic Craig is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Quiñenco, a business conglomerate listed in Chile, of which he is also a shareholder. He began his career in 1975 with the Quiñenco group and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 1982. He is currently Chairman of the Boards of Directors of the Chilean companies Madeco, CCU (beverage company held by Quiñenco and its strategic partner Heineken, listed in Chile and in the United States), CNT Telefónica del Sur (a leading telecommunications company in the south of Chile), and Viña San Pedro (a company specialized in wine production). Since 2001, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the second largest bank in the country, Banco de Chile. In 2005, he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Antofagasta plc, a London-based Chilean mining company with extensive investments in Chile. He is member of and advisor to management bodies of various nonprofit organizations, including the Ena Craig foundation and the Centro de Estudios Publico. He is also a trustee of the Finis Terrae University in Chile.ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSSince its listing on the stock exchange, Nexans has adopted a number of rules relating to corporate governance with a view to ensuring transparency of information with respect to both its directors and its shareholders. The Board of Directors is currently made up of 11 members. They come from diverse backgrounds and were selected for their expertise and experience in industry, banking, or consultancy, enabling them to give informed opinions and advice in the best interests of the Company. The Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of June 3, 2004 decided to reduce the length of Directors’ term of office from six years to four years, starting with terms beginning during the 2004 financial year. No category of shareholder is represented on the Board of Directors, and no Director is elected by the employees. Each year, the Board of Directors reviews the situation of each of its members with regard to the criteria governing independence defined in the combined Viénot-Bouton Report of June 2003 as reflected in the Company’s Internal Regulations. The latter specifies in particular that in the Group’s relations with businesses and banks in which any of its directors have an interest, independence will be determined according to the level of sales made to such companies, which is fixed at 10%, or in respect of investment banks18* Offices and positions held in foreign compani]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[CORPORATE GOVERNANCENICOLAS DE TAVERNOSTDirector of Nexans57 YEARS OLD CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE M6 GROUP 89, AVENUE CHARLES DE GAULLE 92575 NEUILLY CEDEX NUMBER OF NEXANS SHARES HELD: 501 DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: MAY 10, 2007 DATE OF TERM EXPIRATION: 2011 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGPROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 22, 2008 (HELD UPON SECOND CALL): RENEWAL OF DIRECTORS’ TERM OF OFFICE AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTORS TO THE BOARDThe renewal, for a period of four years, of the term of office of Mrs. Colette Lewiner and the appointment, for a four-year term, of Mr. Frédéric Vincent, Chief Operating Officer of Nexans since May 2006 (see the description on page 15), and Mr. Guillermo Luksic Craig (see below), as two new directors, will be submitted for approval at the next Shareholders’ Meeting.• Other Directorships and positions held: - Member of the Supervisory Board of Ediradio SA (RTL) - Director of Antena 3* and GL Events SA, and within the M6 Group, Extension TV SA, TF6 Gestion SA, and Société Nouvelle de Distribution SA - President of the Association of European Commercial Television (ACT)* • Directorships expired in the past five years: Director of Business Interactif and Hotel Saint Dominique (on his own behalf) • Expertise/Experience: First of all employed by the French Ministry of International Commerce (1974) then appointed General Secretary of the French Chamber of Commerce in Zurich (1976), he joined the cabinet of the Secretary of State of Post and Telecommunications in 1977 where he was posted in 1981 to the Telecommunications Department and then to the public services division of the Video Communications Department. He joined Lyonnaise des Eaux in 1986 as Director of the Audiovisual activities. He has been Managing Director of M6 since its creation in 1987, and was made Chairman of the M6 Group in 2000.GUILLERMO LUKSIC CRAIG52 YEARS OLDSUMMARY OF THE TERM OF OFFICE EXPIRATION DATES OF NEXANS BOARD MEMBERSYear: 2008 2010 2011 Board member: C. Lewiner G. Hauser F. Polge de Combret G. Caccini JM. Chevalier G. Chodron de Courcel J. Gallot J. Garaïalde JL. Gerondeau E. Rosenberg N. de Tavernost• Expertise/Experience: Guillermo Luksic Craig is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Quiñenco, a business conglomerate listed in Chile, of which he is also a shareholder. He began his career in 1975 with the Quiñenco group and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 1982. He is currently Chairman of the Boards of Directors of the Chilean companies Madeco, CCU (beverage company held by Quiñenco and its strategic partner Heineken, listed in Chile and in the United States), CNT Telefónica del Sur (a leading telecommunications company in the south of Chile), and Viña San Pedro (a company specialized in wine production). Since 2001, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the second largest bank in the country, Banco de Chile. In 2005, he was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Antofagasta plc, a London-based Chilean mining company with extensive investments in Chile. He is member of and advisor to management bodies of various nonprofit organizations, including the Ena Craig foundation and the Centro de Estudios Publico. He is also a trustee of the Finis Terrae University in Chile.ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSSince its listing on the stock exchange, Nexans has adopted a number of rules relating to corporate governance with a view to ensuring transparency of information with respect to both its directors and its shareholders. The Board of Directors is currently made up of 11 members. They come from diverse backgrounds and were selected for their expertise and experience in industry, banking, or consultancy, enabling them to give informed opinions and advice in the best interests of the Company. The Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of June 3, 2004 decided to reduce the length of Directors’ term of office from six years to four years, starting with terms beginning during the 2004 financial year. No category of shareholder is represented on the Board of Directors, and no Director is elected by the employees. Each year, the Board of Directors reviews the situation of each of its members with regard to the criteria governing independence defined in the combined Viénot-Bouton Report of June 2003 as reflected in the Company’s Internal Regulations. The latter specifies in particular that in the Group’s relations with businesses and banks in which any of its directors have an interest, independence will be determined according to the level of sales made to such companies, which is fixed at 10%, or in respect of investment banks18* Offices and positions held in foreign compani]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[and financial share of business given to them. The aim is to determine whether these relationships are of an importance and nature such that they could affect the independence and freedom of judgment of the directors concerned. Based on these criteria, Gérard Hauser, Georges Chodron de Courcel, and Ervin Rosenberg have declared that they are not independent directors: Gérard Hauser, in view of his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Georges Chodron de Courcel and Ervin Rosenberg, owing to their positions within BNP Paribas and La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque, respectively, which are two banks with whom the Group has business relationships. The other directors are deemed to be independent directors: Gianpaolo Caccini, Jean-Marie Chevalier, Jérôme Gallot, Jacques Garaïalde, JeanLouis Gerondeau, Colette Lewiner, François Polge de Combret, and Nicolas de Tavernost. Eight out of the eleven directors are therefore independent, representing more than half of the Board members, a proportion in accordance with the recommendations of the Viénot-Bouton Report. There are no family links between the Board members. There are no service contracts between any of the Board members and the Company or any of its subsidiaries. No loans or guarantees have been granted or established for the benefit of a corporate officer by the Company or a company within its Group. To the best knowledge of the Company, during the past five years: • no Board member has been convicted of fraud; • no Board member has been associated with any bankruptcy, placing into receivership, or liquidation of a company; • no Board member has been the subject of an incrimination or official public sanction by any statutory or regulatory authorities; • no Board member has been prohibited by court order from serving on an administrative, executive, or supervisory body of a public company, or from participating in the management of business of a public company.COMPENSATION PAID TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSThe Board of Directors Meeting on March 27, 2007 approved the following changes to the methods for setting and paying the Directors’ fees described in the Management Report presented by the Board of Directors on page 61 of the Annual Report-Registration document: • each of the Directors, including the Chairman, receives 17,500 euros for the fixed portion; • each of the Directors, including the Chairman, receives an additional 2,000 euros for each Board Meeting attended, subject to a ceiling of 12,000 euros per Director; • each of the members of the Accounts and Audit Committee receives 3,000 euros per meeting, subject to a 12,000 euros maximum per year; • each of the members of the Appointments and Compensation Committee receives 3,000 euros per meeting, subject to a 12,000 euros maximum per year.SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS COMPLETED BY CORPORATE OFFICERS AND SENIOR MANAGERS RELATING TO THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES, AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE L.621-18-2 OF THE FRENCH MONETARY AND FINANCIAL CODEThe table in the Management Report presented by the Board of Directors on pages 64 and 65 of the Annual Report-Registration document summarizes the transactions completed by Nexans’ corporate officers and Executive Committee members in relation to the Company’s securities during 2007 and disclosed to the AMF.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdditional information regarding the Board of Directors, its various Committees, and Nexans’ senior managers are given in the Management Report presented by the Board of Directors on pages 59 to 63 of the Annual Report-Registration document, and in the Chairman’s Report on the Board of Directors’ Operations and the Company’s Internal Control Procedures on pages 200 to 209 of the Annual Report-Registration document.ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTERESTAs mentioned above, some Board members serve as corporate officers and/or senior managers for companies that may enter into contractual agreements with Nexans for commercial and/or financial transactions (as investment advisors and/or managers). Such contracts having been negotiated and signed under normal conditions, the Company is not aware of any possible conflicts of interest between the Board members’ duties towards Nexans and their private interests and/or any of their other obligations. Apart from the related-party transactions discussed on pages 195 and 196 of the Annual Report-Registration document and the agreements relating to the transaction with Madeco described on page 47 of the Annual ReportRegistration document, no agreements or arrangements have been concluded with the primary shareholders, customers, suppliers, or other parties, under the terms of which a Board member has been selected. Board members are not subject to any restrictions on the sale of their ownership interest in Nexans’ capital, with the exception of any regulations governing insider trading.]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[and financial share of business given to them. The aim is to determine whether these relationships are of an importance and nature such that they could affect the independence and freedom of judgment of the directors concerned. Based on these criteria, Gérard Hauser, Georges Chodron de Courcel, and Ervin Rosenberg have declared that they are not independent directors: Gérard Hauser, in view of his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Georges Chodron de Courcel and Ervin Rosenberg, owing to their positions within BNP Paribas and La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque, respectively, which are two banks with whom the Group has business relationships. The other directors are deemed to be independent directors: Gianpaolo Caccini, Jean-Marie Chevalier, Jérôme Gallot, Jacques Garaïalde, JeanLouis Gerondeau, Colette Lewiner, François Polge de Combret, and Nicolas de Tavernost. Eight out of the eleven directors are therefore independent, representing more than half of the Board members, a proportion in accordance with the recommendations of the Viénot-Bouton Report. There are no family links between the Board members. There are no service contracts between any of the Board members and the Company or any of its subsidiaries. No loans or guarantees have been granted or established for the benefit of a corporate officer by the Company or a company within its Group. To the best knowledge of the Company, during the past five years: • no Board member has been convicted of fraud; • no Board member has been associated with any bankruptcy, placing into receivership, or liquidation of a company; • no Board member has been the subject of an incrimination or official public sanction by any statutory or regulatory authorities; • no Board member has been prohibited by court order from serving on an administrative, executive, or supervisory body of a public company, or from participating in the management of business of a public company.COMPENSATION PAID TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSThe Board of Directors Meeting on March 27, 2007 approved the following changes to the methods for setting and paying the Directors’ fees described in the Management Report presented by the Board of Directors on page 61 of the Annual Report-Registration document: • each of the Directors, including the Chairman, receives 17,500 euros for the fixed portion; • each of the Directors, including the Chairman, receives an additional 2,000 euros for each Board Meeting attended, subject to a ceiling of 12,000 euros per Director; • each of the members of the Accounts and Audit Committee receives 3,000 euros per meeting, subject to a 12,000 euros maximum per year; • each of the members of the Appointments and Compensation Committee receives 3,000 euros per meeting, subject to a 12,000 euros maximum per year.SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS COMPLETED BY CORPORATE OFFICERS AND SENIOR MANAGERS RELATING TO THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES, AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE L.621-18-2 OF THE FRENCH MONETARY AND FINANCIAL CODEThe table in the Management Report presented by the Board of Directors on pages 64 and 65 of the Annual Report-Registration document summarizes the transactions completed by Nexans’ corporate officers and Executive Committee members in relation to the Company’s securities during 2007 and disclosed to the AMF.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONAdditional information regarding the Board of Directors, its various Committees, and Nexans’ senior managers are given in the Management Report presented by the Board of Directors on pages 59 to 63 of the Annual Report-Registration document, and in the Chairman’s Report on the Board of Directors’ Operations and the Company’s Internal Control Procedures on pages 200 to 209 of the Annual Report-Registration document.ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTERESTAs mentioned above, some Board members serve as corporate officers and/or senior managers for companies that may enter into contractual agreements with Nexans for commercial and/or financial transactions (as investment advisors and/or managers). Such contracts having been negotiated and signed under normal conditions, the Company is not aware of any possible conflicts of interest between the Board members’ duties towards Nexans and their private interests and/or any of their other obligations. Apart from the related-party transactions discussed on pages 195 and 196 of the Annual Report-Registration document and the agreements relating to the transaction with Madeco described on page 47 of the Annual ReportRegistration document, no agreements or arrangements have been concluded with the primary shareholders, customers, suppliers, or other parties, under the terms of which a Board member has been selected. Board members are not subject to any restrictions on the sale of their ownership interest in Nexans’ capital, with the exception of any regulations governing insider trading.]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[ACTIVITIES IN 2007OUR*Against a backdrop of stronger competition and further increases in raw materials and energy prices, Nexans consolidated its global leadership position in the cable industry and boosted its operating and financial performance. The Group reinforced its manufacturing capacities, continued to post very robust growth in the energy infrastructure sector and enhanced its positions in the industry market, in particular in the oil and gas, aerospace and material handling industries. Nexans also successfully integrated Olex, Australia’s leading cable manufacturer, and announced the acquisition in 2008 of the cable activities of Madeco, the leading cable manufacturer in South America. These acquisitions should further strengthen the Group’s positions in high growth regions.*For comparison purposes, the sales figures given is this section have been calculated at constant metal prices, scope, exchange rates and accounting method]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[ACTIVITIES IN 2007OUR*Against a backdrop of stronger competition and further increases in raw materials and energy prices, Nexans consolidated its global leadership position in the cable industry and boosted its operating and financial performance. The Group reinforced its manufacturing capacities, continued to post very robust growth in the energy infrastructure sector and enhanced its positions in the industry market, in particular in the oil and gas, aerospace and material handling industries. Nexans also successfully integrated Olex, Australia’s leading cable manufacturer, and announced the acquisition in 2008 of the cable activities of Madeco, the leading cable manufacturer in South America. These acquisitions should further strengthen the Group’s positions in high growth regions.*For comparison purposes, the sales figures given is this section have been calculated at constant metal prices, scope, exchange rates and accounting method]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[Focuson energyWhy is worldwide energy demand skyrocketing?Boosted by vigorous economic growth in emerging countries, advances in urbanization, transportation and automation in all fields and the explosion in global communications, worldwide energy demand has never been so strong. Nexans is looking to exploit these fundamental trends and it has already benefited from them in 2007, by focusing on energy as the basis of its developmen]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[Focuson energyWhy is worldwide energy demand skyrocketing?Boosted by vigorous economic growth in emerging countries, advances in urbanization, transportation and automation in all fields and the explosion in global communications, worldwide energy demand has never been so strong. Nexans is looking to exploit these fundamental trends and it has already benefited from them in 2007, by focusing on energy as the basis of its developmen]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[Downstream and upstream, the needs are immenseWith economic and population growth, global primary energy consumption is expected to increase by 65% by 2030 and electricity consumption will double. To satisfy this demand, 530 billion dollars will have to be invested on average each year until 2030, of which 70% in electricity. No other sector in the world carries such a heavy investment requirement*. Whether generating energy, or upgrading, reinforcing or developing power networks, the needs are almost infinite. In emerging countries, 1.6 billion people still live without electricity and a large number of those that have access only have a minimal supply. In developed countries, availability and quality of electricity are of critical importance for an increasing number of applications, while the number of black-outs is on the rise. Sweden and the United States have both launched major programs to upgrade their power transmission and distribution networks.Nexans is present throughout the chainOil, gas, nuclear or wind power, petrochemicals; generation, transmission and distribution of electricity: downstream and upstream, Nexans is present at every stage of the value chain and holds leading positions in many high value-added market segments. The Group has the expertise, capacity and geographical presence to serve the high growth areas of Asia, South America and the Middle East. While the developed countries still consume two-thirds of the world’s electricity supply, consumption in emerging countries is rapidly progressing: by 2015, China will have caught up with United States in terms of electricity consumption.From high-voltage submarine cables…“Between 1950 and 2005, the cable industry installed 5,000 km of submarine power cables. For 2007-2010 its order book has reached 3,000 km, and a further 6,000 km is anticipated for the following five years. What is behind the explosion in demand? Primarily, the need to interconnect networks in order to trade electricity and secure a reliable supply. This has led to a large number of high-voltage submarine interconnection projects: Morocco-Spain, Norway-Netherlands, Saudi ArabiaBahrain, etc. Many projects involve linking islands to mainland power networks to cover increased needs during the tourist season. Nexans has been entrusted with three major projects of this kind in the Balearic Islands (Spain), Hainan Island in the south of China and Delma Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.* Source: International Energy Agency (IEA)&amp;gt;POINT OF VIEWof JEAN-MARIE CHEVALIER* ,energy specialist and Director at Nexans“Higher oil prices are persuading companies to explore and develop ever further and deeper, and this favors the umbilical and submarine solutions offered by Nexans, the world leader in this field. It also leads to the revival of nuclear programs and the development of renewable energies. Wind energy, a sector in which Nexans is very active, could represent 12% of global energy generation by 2020.”*Jean-Marie Chevalier is Professor of Economics at the University of Paris-Dauphine (France), consultant for the energy department of the World Bank, Senior Associate of Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) and a member of the Board of Directors of Nexans since 200]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[Downstream and upstream, the needs are immenseWith economic and population growth, global primary energy consumption is expected to increase by 65% by 2030 and electricity consumption will double. To satisfy this demand, 530 billion dollars will have to be invested on average each year until 2030, of which 70% in electricity. No other sector in the world carries such a heavy investment requirement*. Whether generating energy, or upgrading, reinforcing or developing power networks, the needs are almost infinite. In emerging countries, 1.6 billion people still live without electricity and a large number of those that have access only have a minimal supply. In developed countries, availability and quality of electricity are of critical importance for an increasing number of applications, while the number of black-outs is on the rise. Sweden and the United States have both launched major programs to upgrade their power transmission and distribution networks.Nexans is present throughout the chainOil, gas, nuclear or wind power, petrochemicals; generation, transmission and distribution of electricity: downstream and upstream, Nexans is present at every stage of the value chain and holds leading positions in many high value-added market segments. The Group has the expertise, capacity and geographical presence to serve the high growth areas of Asia, South America and the Middle East. While the developed countries still consume two-thirds of the world’s electricity supply, consumption in emerging countries is rapidly progressing: by 2015, China will have caught up with United States in terms of electricity consumption.From high-voltage submarine cables…“Between 1950 and 2005, the cable industry installed 5,000 km of submarine power cables. For 2007-2010 its order book has reached 3,000 km, and a further 6,000 km is anticipated for the following five years. What is behind the explosion in demand? Primarily, the need to interconnect networks in order to trade electricity and secure a reliable supply. This has led to a large number of high-voltage submarine interconnection projects: Morocco-Spain, Norway-Netherlands, Saudi ArabiaBahrain, etc. Many projects involve linking islands to mainland power networks to cover increased needs during the tourist season. Nexans has been entrusted with three major projects of this kind in the Balearic Islands (Spain), Hainan Island in the south of China and Delma Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.* Source: International Energy Agency (IEA)&amp;gt;POINT OF VIEWof JEAN-MARIE CHEVALIER* ,energy specialist and Director at Nexans“Higher oil prices are persuading companies to explore and develop ever further and deeper, and this favors the umbilical and submarine solutions offered by Nexans, the world leader in this field. It also leads to the revival of nuclear programs and the development of renewable energies. Wind energy, a sector in which Nexans is very active, could represent 12% of global energy generation by 2020.”*Jean-Marie Chevalier is Professor of Economics at the University of Paris-Dauphine (France), consultant for the energy department of the World Bank, Senior Associate of Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) and a member of the Board of Directors of Nexans since 200]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[The third factor leading to increased demand is the supply of oil platforms with energy from the mainland, offering a safer, more cost-effective and more ecological solution than the gas turbines generally used. Finally, the offshore windfarms also need to be connected to the power network.…to underground cables, business is boomingDemand for high- and very high-voltage underground power networks is also healthy. These networks serve high energy-consuming ultramodern towns and infrastructure in the Gulf region, reinforce and secure supplies to large cities in Russia and are combined with overhead power lines on the suburbs of certain large European towns, due to real estate prices and environmental protection policies.High-tech solutionsWith diameters of up to 150 mm for very high-voltage cables (from 220 kV to 550 kV), Nexans offers high-tech solutions designed to carry a reliable electricity supply for many decades. They require sophisticated connectors and accessories, which the Group manufactures and supplies internationally. On these high value-added markets, Nexans is able to offer its unique expertise and complete turnkey solutions such as power network management, including CAT-1 real-time thermal rating systems. The Group is also at the cutting edge of development in the very advanced field of high-voltage superconductor cables, which are smaller in diameter than standard cables but enable the transmission of more current.Spotlight on added valueCompetition is very strong in developing countries where products need to be manufactured locally to be competitive. On these markets Nexans focuses on high value-added market segments to protect its margins. Thus, with overhead power lines spanning hundreds of kilometers (or even thousands in the case of Brazil), the Group sometimes only targets portions of line that require high performance cables, for instance by proposing cables that can withstand temperatures of 150°C (versus 80°C for standard lines) or solutions able to absorb peaks in consumption.Nexans: energy solutions• A complete offering of submarine, umbilical, aerial, underground and special high-, medium- and low-voltage cables. • Unique resources for laying submarine cables (software, Capjet and Spider remotely operated vehicles and the Skagerrak cable-laying vessel, etc). • High value-added power accessories and systems. • Network monitoring and management systems, e.g. CAT-1 software and equipment.Advanced products…• High-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine cables with return conductors. • Electrical direct-heating cables to enable oil to run through pipelines. • Cable and connection systems to feed electricity generated by onshore and offshore windfarms to the network for distribution. • Cables for nuclear reactors and power plants. • High-temperature superconductor cables. • High-performance Aero-Z overhead conductor]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[The third factor leading to increased demand is the supply of oil platforms with energy from the mainland, offering a safer, more cost-effective and more ecological solution than the gas turbines generally used. Finally, the offshore windfarms also need to be connected to the power network.…to underground cables, business is boomingDemand for high- and very high-voltage underground power networks is also healthy. These networks serve high energy-consuming ultramodern towns and infrastructure in the Gulf region, reinforce and secure supplies to large cities in Russia and are combined with overhead power lines on the suburbs of certain large European towns, due to real estate prices and environmental protection policies.High-tech solutionsWith diameters of up to 150 mm for very high-voltage cables (from 220 kV to 550 kV), Nexans offers high-tech solutions designed to carry a reliable electricity supply for many decades. They require sophisticated connectors and accessories, which the Group manufactures and supplies internationally. On these high value-added markets, Nexans is able to offer its unique expertise and complete turnkey solutions such as power network management, including CAT-1 real-time thermal rating systems. The Group is also at the cutting edge of development in the very advanced field of high-voltage superconductor cables, which are smaller in diameter than standard cables but enable the transmission of more current.Spotlight on added valueCompetition is very strong in developing countries where products need to be manufactured locally to be competitive. On these markets Nexans focuses on high value-added market segments to protect its margins. Thus, with overhead power lines spanning hundreds of kilometers (or even thousands in the case of Brazil), the Group sometimes only targets portions of line that require high performance cables, for instance by proposing cables that can withstand temperatures of 150°C (versus 80°C for standard lines) or solutions able to absorb peaks in consumption.Nexans: energy solutions• A complete offering of submarine, umbilical, aerial, underground and special high-, medium- and low-voltage cables. • Unique resources for laying submarine cables (software, Capjet and Spider remotely operated vehicles and the Skagerrak cable-laying vessel, etc). • High value-added power accessories and systems. • Network monitoring and management systems, e.g. CAT-1 software and equipment.Advanced products…• High-voltage direct current (HVDC) submarine cables with return conductors. • Electrical direct-heating cables to enable oil to run through pipelines. • Cable and connection systems to feed electricity generated by onshore and offshore windfarms to the network for distribution. • Cables for nuclear reactors and power plants. • High-temperature superconductor cables. • High-performance Aero-Z overhead conductor]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[ACTIVITIES IN 2007OUR*Against a backdrop of stronger competition and further increases in raw materials and energy prices, Nexans consolidated its global leadership position in the cable industry and boosted its operating and financial performance. The Group reinforced its manufacturing capacities, continued to post very robust growth in the energy infrastructure sector and enhanced its positions in the industry market, in particular in the oil and gas, aerospace and material handling industries. Nexans also successfully integrated Olex, Australia’s leading cable manufacturer, and announced the acquisition in 2008 of the cable activities of Madeco, the leading cable manufacturer in South America. These acquisitions should further strengthen the Group’s positions in high growth regions.21*For comparison purposes, the sales figures given is this section have been calculated at constant metal prices, scope, exchange rates and accounting method]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[ACTIVITIES IN 2007OUR*Against a backdrop of stronger competition and further increases in raw materials and energy prices, Nexans consolidated its global leadership position in the cable industry and boosted its operating and financial performance. The Group reinforced its manufacturing capacities, continued to post very robust growth in the energy infrastructure sector and enhanced its positions in the industry market, in particular in the oil and gas, aerospace and material handling industries. Nexans also successfully integrated Olex, Australia’s leading cable manufacturer, and announced the acquisition in 2008 of the cable activities of Madeco, the leading cable manufacturer in South America. These acquisitions should further strengthen the Group’s positions in high growth regions.21*For comparison purposes, the sales figures given is this section have been calculated at constant metal prices, scope, exchange rates and accounting method]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[EUROPE15, 184EMPLOYEES PLANTS IN COUNTRIES*A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR BOTH SALES AND EARNINGS IN ALL MARKETS17 3, M€ 265M€ 215SALES (UP 7.2% ON 2006) OPERATING MARGIN*AUSTRIA, THE BALTIC STATES, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CROATIA, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM.A favorable environment Nexans enjoyed generally favorable economic conditions on the domestic and export markets alike. The Group is benefiting from the development of power networks. Demand for submarine cables and umbilicals was driven up sharply by large interconnection projects and dynamic oil, gas and wind power markets. The order book for high-voltage cables now stands at close to two years of sales. Demand for industrial cables has been particularly strong in many segments. Low-voltage cables for the building market enjoyed robust demand in several countries (France, Norway, Sweden, Benelux and Switzerland). In the telecom business, 2007 saw a recovery in demand for copper cables, sustained business in the railway market segment (signaling cables) and strong growth in optical fiber cables in Belgium, France, Switzerland and Northern Europe.PERFORMANCE22HLIGHTER AND MORE SECURE CABLES FOR THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY igh-temperature cables, coaxial cables, bus cables for onboard entertainment systems, fire-resistant wires, etc. For the Airbus A380, Nexans has developed cables with aluminum conductors or optical fibers that reduce the weight of onboard cabling by 10%, eliminate the risk of an electrical arc spreading, and are resistant to higher temperature]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[EUROPE15, 184EMPLOYEES PLANTS IN COUNTRIES*A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR BOTH SALES AND EARNINGS IN ALL MARKETS17 3, M€ 265M€ 215SALES (UP 7.2% ON 2006) OPERATING MARGIN*AUSTRIA, THE BALTIC STATES, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CROATIA, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM.A favorable environment Nexans enjoyed generally favorable economic conditions on the domestic and export markets alike. The Group is benefiting from the development of power networks. Demand for submarine cables and umbilicals was driven up sharply by large interconnection projects and dynamic oil, gas and wind power markets. The order book for high-voltage cables now stands at close to two years of sales. Demand for industrial cables has been particularly strong in many segments. Low-voltage cables for the building market enjoyed robust demand in several countries (France, Norway, Sweden, Benelux and Switzerland). In the telecom business, 2007 saw a recovery in demand for copper cables, sustained business in the railway market segment (signaling cables) and strong growth in optical fiber cables in Belgium, France, Switzerland and Northern Europe.PERFORMANCE22HLIGHTER AND MORE SECURE CABLES FOR THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY igh-temperature cables, coaxial cables, bus cables for onboard entertainment systems, fire-resistant wires, etc. For the Airbus A380, Nexans has developed cables with aluminum conductors or optical fibers that reduce the weight of onboard cabling by 10%, eliminate the risk of an electrical arc spreading, and are resistant to higher temperature]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[OUR ACTIVITIES IN 2007REDUCING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AT A LOWER COST Running optical fiber cables along highvoltage overhead lines and installing them with the help of a robot suspended from the line: this is the innovative solution Nexans proposed to French electricity network operator, RTE. This simple, fast and economical method of delivering broadband access to the most isolated areas has significantly cut investment and avoided having to negotiate rights of way, features that are likely to appeal to all operators.OPPORTUNITYFurther strong improvements in performance The Europe Area had a very good year in terms of sales and profits. The cable and cabling systems activities reported strong growth across all markets. Sales of electrical wires to external customers dropped by close to 50% in line with the Group’s strategy to refocus on its own requirements. Nexans reaped the rewards of streamlining and investments carried out in the last two years, which aimed at achieving more productive and efficient manufacturing and logistics operations and to steering commercial initiatives towards the most profitable and value-enhancing market segments. Ongoing investment More than 113 million euros have been invested in enhancing the performance of manufacturing plants. In Italy, the two main sites, Latina and Battipaglia, have been specialized. In Belgium, the manufactureof cable harnesses for the aerospace industry has been stopped, and production of harnesses for industrial vehicles has been transferred to Slovakia. Investments are to be made at the Draveil plant in France to enable the manufacturing of high value-added cables for the Airbus A380 and A350. The Group has increased capacity at its Halden facility in Norway by more than 50% and started up the Tokyo Bay plant in Japan** to cater for the very strong global demand for high-voltage submarine cables. In high-voltage terrestrial cables, capacity at the Charleroi plant in Belgium is to be expanded.Record demand for high-voltage cables and umbilicals Sales of high-voltage cables have risen by 20.5%. This activity has registered record order levels in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Several new major worldwide technological breakthroughs were made in the field of high-voltage submarine cables in 2007.** High-voltage activity assigned to the Europe Area]]></raw>
		<basicChars><![CDATA[OUR ACTIVITIES IN 2007REDUCING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AT A LOWER COST Running optical fiber cables along highvoltage overhead lines and installing them with the help of a robot suspended from the line: this is the innovative solution Nexans proposed to French electricity network operator, RTE. This simple, fast and economical method of delivering broadband access to the most isolated areas has significantly cut investment and avoided having to negotiate rights of way, features that are likely to appeal to all operators.OPPORTUNITYFurther strong improvements in performance The Europe Area had a very good year in terms of sales and profits. The cable and cabling systems activities reported strong growth across all markets. Sales of electrical wires to external customers dropped by close to 50% in line with the Group’s strategy to refocus on its own requirements. Nexans reaped the rewards of streamlining and investments carried out in the last two years, which aimed at achieving more productive and efficient manufacturing and logistics operations and to steering commercial initiatives towards the most profitable and value-enhancing market segments. Ongoing investment More than 113 million euros have been invested in enhancing the performance of manufacturing plants. In Italy, the two main sites, Latina and Battipaglia, have been specialized. In Belgium, the manufactureof cable harnesses for the aerospace industry has been stopped, and production of harnesses for industrial vehicles has been transferred to Slovakia. Investments are to be made at the Draveil plant in France to enable the manufacturing of high value-added cables for the Airbus A380 and A350. The Group has increased capacity at its Halden facility in Norway by more than 50% and started up the Tokyo Bay plant in Japan** to cater for the very strong global demand for high-voltage submarine cables. In high-voltage terrestrial cables, capacity at the Charleroi plant in Belgium is to be expanded.Record demand for high-voltage cables and umbilicals Sales of high-voltage cables have risen by 20.5%. This activity has registered record order levels in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Several new major worldwide technological breakthroughs were made in the field of high-voltage submarine cables in 2007.** High-voltage activity assigned to the Europe Area]]></basicChars>
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		<raw><![CDATA[EUROPENotable achievements and contracts signed in 2007 include the NorNed project to connect the Norwegian and Dutch power networks, the new high-voltage link between the Balearic Isles and Spain, and the Horns Rev 2 offshore windfarm currently being built in Denmark. In the umbilicals sector, Nexans supplied an innovative direct electrical heating system for the submarine pipelines used at the Tyrihans oil et gas field off the coast of Norway.Good performances in mediumvoltage and accessories Sales of low and medium-voltage cables and connection accessories increased by 7.6%. Medium-voltage cables for power networks benefited from strong demand in France, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden (where the network is being buried), and the UK, where networks are being upgraded ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games. To meet the demand, theTA NEW RECORD IN HIGH-VOLTAGE SUBMARINE he Halden factory in Norway is to provide Canadian Renewable Energy Corporation with a record high capacity cable for the Wolfe Island windfarm project near Kingston, Ontario. Measuring 7.8 km, this will be the world’s first three-core XLPE-insulated submarine cable to achieve a voltage rating of 245 kV, beating Nexans’ current world record of 150 kV set by the Horns Rev windfarm in Denmark. The cable is to be laid on the bottom of the Saint Lawrence River in 2008. The junctions with terrestrial cabling networks will be built at the Cossonay plant in Switzerland, and the underground section by a plant in Germany. With a total of 86 2.3 MW turb