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Numericable 2013 Sales Match; Says SFR Offer is Best Option 2014-03-12 06:41:51.436 GMT
By Blanche Gatt March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Numericable full-year sales up 0.9% to EU1.31b; est. EU1.32b (10 ests); says performance fully in line with targets set for the yr. * Net income EU65m vs EU86m y/y * Customer base rises 5% to reach 1.7m. * ARPU rises 2.7% to EU41.9 at end 4Q * Capex rose 12% to EU320m; more than 5.2m fiber homes passed * 2013 adj. Ebitda EU616m * Says SFR bid to Vivendi represents highest, most credible takeover bid in French telecoms industry; safeguards jobs, investment in both cos * Statement
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