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Solid results - Operating profitability at 15.

Solid results - Operating profitability at 15.

L'ORÉAL PROVES RESILIENT AND CONFIRMS THE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT OF ITS SALES Growth in sales: +1.

Growth in sales: +1.

The L’Oréal Board of Directors has decided to offer shareholders a loyalty bonus by proposing to the Annual General Meeting held on April 16th, 2009 an amendment to the Articles of Association enabling the payment of a preferential dividend of +10% for all shareholders having held registered shares (whether directly or managed 1) for at least two years.

SLIGHT INCREASE IN SALES IN A DIFFICULT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT Sales growth of +0.

Sales growth of +0.

Renewal of the tenure as director of:Ms Françoise Bettencourt Meyers Mr Werner BauerMr Peter Brabeck-Letmathe Mr Jean-Pierre Meyers Mr Louis SchweitzerApproval of proposed dividend: €1.

Paris and Vevey, 9 April 2009On 3 February 2004, the Bettencourt family and the Nestlé company signed an agreement organising their relationship and the management of their stakes within the L’Oréal company.