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BOURBON Quarterly Financial Results

3rd quarter 2007 revenues up 35%
(+ 43.2 % at constant exchange rates) over the 3rd quarter of 2006

Paris, November 8 2007, pdf file

Third quarter 2007 revenues for BOURBON rose 35% over the same period in 2006 to total 200.4 million euros. This growth was driven by higher revenues in all BOURBON divisions.
Over the first 9 months of this year, revenues were up 31.5% at current exchange rates (40.2% at constant exchange rates).

BOURBON Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jacques de Chateauvieux stated: " This new increase in revenues in the third quarter reflects the excellent level of activity of our two Divisions in all our operating regions. BOURBON is benefiting both from the steady rate of new vessel deliveries and a favorable market context that should continue in the fourth quarter. "

QUARTERLY DATA

Breakdown of BOURBON third quarter revenues by Division

  Third Quarter   First 9 months
(millions of euros) 2007 2006* Change at current exchange rates Change at constant exchange rates 2007 2006* Change at current exchange rates Change at constant exchange rates
Offshore 124.5 100.1 24.3% 31.1%   355.9 280.5 26.9% 34.2%
Bulk 66.1 41.1 60.9% 72.9% 183.5 123.2 48.9% 60.8%
Other 9.8 7.2 35.9% 43.7% 32.1 30.8 3.9% 11.5%
BOURBON TOTAL 200.4 148.5 35.0% 43.2% 571.5 434.5 31.5% 40.2%

* Pro forma: excluding port towage activity, with the integration of the coastal protection and salvage business in the Offshore Division

OFFSHORE DIVISION

  Third Quarter   First 9 months
(millions of euros) 2007 2006* Change at current exchange rates Change at constant exchange rates 2007 2006* Change at current exchange rates Change at constant exchange rates
Offshore 124.5 100.1 24.3% 31.1%   355.9 280.5 26.9% 34.2%
Africa 83.6 66.5 25.7%     237.2 187.6 26.4%  
Europe & Med/M.East 24.7 22.8 8.2%   74.1 62.6 18.3%  
American Continent 10.2 9.2 10.9% 29.1 25.1 15.7%  
Asia 6.1 1.6 274.1% 15.6 5.2 202.1%  

* Pro forma: with the integration of the coastal protection and salvage business in the Offshore Division.

Over the third quarter of 2007, revenues generated by the Offshore Division rose 24.3% over the same period in 2006 (31.1% at constant exchange rates).

This growth is explained by the integration over the last 12 months of 32 new vessels in the Bourbon Offshore fleet, 8 of which were delivered in the third quarter.

Revenues recorded by vessels operating under external charters totaled 13.4 million euros for this quarter. These vessels traditionally generate lower margins than owned vessels.

Two economic factors should be noted over this quarter:

Breakdown of the Offshore Division’s revenues by geographical area

Africa, the geographical area in which BOURBON has historically operated, recorded strong growth (+25.7% over the 3rd quarter of 2006), primarily driven by the steady growth in operations in Angola, Nigeria and Congo.

Europe and the Med/Middle East region rose 8.2% over the same quarter in 2006.
This growth was essentially based on the emergence of the Middle East, with the commissioning of 2 new anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels in this quarter.

The growth in Asia, a new operational zone for BOURBON, was driven by the commissioning of 8 new vessels over the last 12 months.

BULK DIVISION

Third quarter 2007 revenues recorded by the Bulk Division totaled 66.1 million euros, an increase of more than 60% over the same period in 2006 (72.9% at constant exchange rates).

Because of its long-term contract policy, the Bulk Division did not fully benefit from the high cargo spot prices recorded this quarter.

Cargo tonnages shipped also increased to 4.47 million tons, up from 4.11 million tons over the same period in 2006.

Finally, on September 28, 2007, the Bulk Division took delivery of the Thermidor, a new 53,500 ton bulk cargo Supramax vessel, which immediately began operations under very favorable conditions.

MAJOR OPERATIONS AND EVENTS

After consultation with the organizations representing the employees, the intention to sell the port towing activity was confirmed and a preliminary sale agreement was signed with Grupo Boluda on October 1, 2007.

In the third quarter of 2007, BOURBON exercised the final put for the sale of Vindémia.

Other sales of non-strategic operations were also completed for a total of 9 million euros.

During the quarter, BOURBON ordered a series of 10 Supramax vessels (deadweight of 58,000 tons) and 4 Panamax vessels (74,500 tons deadweight).

On September 10, 2007, Pleyel Investissements, controlled by Monnoyeur SAS, acquired over 5% of the capital of BOURBON and held 2,770,140 shares on that date, representing 5.02% of the capital.

OUTLOOK

During the fourth quarter, the Offshore Division business should continue to benefit from a favorable market context and the scheduled deliveries of new vessels.

The Nantor, a bulk carrier with a deadweight of 49,000 tons, will be sold in December 2007. The Bulk Division should also benefit from the positive outlook in the Baltic Supramax Index expected in the fourth quarter.

BOURBON’s revenues will continue to be impacted by changes in the euro/dollar parity.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Fourth quarter and full year 2007 financial results:
February 7, 2008
Presentation of 2007 annual results:
March 12, 2008
First quarter 2008 financial results:
May 9, 2008
About BOURBON

With 5000 professionals and a fleet of 280 owned vessels, BOURBON offers, in more than 25 countries, a broad range of offshore oil and gas marine services, towage, assistance, salvage and bulk shipping.

By 2010, in line with its strategic plan BOURBON intends to become the leader in modern offshore oil and gas marine services by offering the most demanding international clients worldwide the services of a full line of new generation, innovative and high-performance vessels.

Classified by Euronext in the "Oil Services" sector, BOURBON is listed on Eurolist Paris, Compartment A and is included in the Deferred Settlement Service (SRD) and the SBF 120 and Dow Jones Stoxx 600 indices.

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APPENDICES

Summary of the BOURBON scope of consolidation

Based on the proposed sale of the port towing activity announced on July 19, 2007 and pursuant to IFRS, the classification of the port towage operations as "assets held for sale" results in the presentation of revenues excluding port towage. The coastal protection activity (Les Abeilles International) is now integrated into the Offshore Division.

Revenues for the third quarter therefore reflect these provisions, which are taken into consideration for the pro forma data.

BOURBON quarterly data

(millions of euros) 2007   2006
Q1* Q2 Q3 Q1* Q2* Q3*
Offshore 110.8 120.6 124.5   84.4 96.0 100.1
Bulk 50.4 67.0 66.1 41.1 41.0 41.1
Other 13.2 9.0 9.8 16.5 7.1 7.2
BOURBON TOTAL 174.4 196.6 200.4   142.0 144.1 148.5

* Pro forma: excluding port towage activity, with the integration of the coastal protection and salvage business in the Offshore Division.

Quarterly data for the port towing operations of Les Abeilles

Third quarter First 9 months
(millions of euros) 2007 2006 Variation 2007 2006 Variation
Port towage 25.2 26.1 -3.4% 75.7 81.4 -6.9%

Port towing operations recorded quarterly revenues of 25.2 million euros, a decline of 3.4% from last year.

Since the beginning of the year, the business has continued to be impacted by competition in the port of Le Havre and by the effects of the strike in the first quarter, combined with sluggish oil and gas traffic for several months at the Marseille-Fos site.