• Revenue increased by 41% to €353 million
• 1.2 million portable navigation devices (PND’s) shipped, up 119%
• Gross margin increased by 1 percentage point to 44%
• Net profit increased by 24% to €73 million
• Fully diluted EPS improved by 24% to €0.62

• Revenue increased by 27%
• PND’s shipped increased by 42%
• Gross margin increased by 1 percentage point
• Operating margin increased by 6 percentage points to 29%
• Net profit increased by 92%
• Fully diluted EPS improved by 94%

• PND market continues to grow strongly
• Successful introduction and rapid ramp-up to full volumes of new ONE; GO range performs well with production volumes now at planned levels
• European market share of more than 50% in September; North American retail outlets increased by 5,000 to 16,000
• Order book is strong ahead of the holiday season
• Cash generated from operations of €117 million

Outlook 2006
Full year 2006 guidance increased: revenues now expected to be in the range of €1.3 billion to €1.4 billion (previously €1.1 billion to €1.3 billion), PND units in the range of 4.4 million to 4.7 million (previously 3.6 million to 3.9 million). We expect a gross margin of at least 40% and an operating margin of well in excess of our target of 20% for the full year.

Key figures

* percentages are based on rounded figures

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