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Rank
Company Name
Country
Total Return
(1-yr.)
%
Total Return
(3-yr.)
%
Sales 2004
€ Mil.
Change from 2003
%
3-yr. Avg. Chg. Sales
%
Profits 2004
€ Mil.
Change from 2003
%
3-yr. Avg. Chg. Profits
%
Net Margin 2004
Return on Total Equity
Recent Share Price
€
12-Mo.
High
€
12-Mo.
Low
€
Sector
1BHP BILLITONBrit.47.7 90.5  17,996 477.6  2,657 7828.4 14.8 23.1  10 12 7Materials
2STATOILNor.40.0 79.9  36,976 228.8  3,033 5111.5 8.2 28.2  14 15 11Energy
3GRUPO ACSSpain61.7 92.3  10,961 2445.9  460 10143.5 4.2 21.9  22 22 13Industrials
4A.P. MOLLER-MAESKDen.39.3 145.5  22,312 63.3  3,274 4142.4 14.7 21.3  7,347 7,699 5,240Industrials
5GRUPO FERROVIALSpain56.3 80.4  7,268 2119.7  557 6328.6 7.7 24.7  50 50 32Industrials
6FORTISBelg.34.0 2.4  60,453 229.1  3,359 5324.5 5.6 23.4  22 23 17Financials
7CARNIVALBrit.24.2 109.8  7,648 4566.7  1,458 55108.5 19.1 11.3  45 48 35Cons. Discretionary
8SHELL TRANSPORT & TRADINGBrit.27.1 1.0  83,406 3427.7  5,228 3818.1 6.3 19.7  7 8 6Energy
9CONTINENTALGer.58.0 206.9  12,597 93.6  674 11572.7 b5.3 23.7  58 64 36Cons. Discretionary
10BPBrit.19.2 3.2  224,137 2319.0  12,369 5327.5 5.5 19.7  8 9 7Energy
11VOLVO (CLASS B)Swe.30.7 100.8  23,113 153.1  1,028 3,039159.1 b4.4 13.6  33 36 26Industrials
12HSBC HOLDINGSBrit.12.2 16.8  56,485 2617.3  9,310 3530.9 16.5 13.1  13 14 12Financials
13ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUMNeth.22.5 -9.8  125,108 3427.7  7,842 3818.1 6.3 19.7  47 49 40Energy
14WOLSELEYBrit.40.6 65.9  14,783 2311.2  579 3326.2 3.9 20.4  17 17 12Industrials
15ENIItaly23.5 36.6  58,382 136.2  7,274 300.1 12.5 24.0  21 21 16Energy
16KBC GROUPBelg.44.8 72.9  17,588 150.7  1,758 5718.6 10.0 16.7  66 68 45Financials
17OMVAust.101.5 209.3  9,880 298.4  640 6319.5 6.5 16.5  285 285 140Energy
18XSTRATABrit.44.9 12.9  4,790 75112.6  828 280316.6 17.3 12.6  15 16 10Materials
19SCOTTISH & SOUTHERN ENERGYBrit.47.9 58.1  10,837 4523.2  793 217.2 7.3 27.9  15 15 10Utilities
20TOTALFrance20.0 19.4  122,700 174.9  9,612 378.9 7.8 30.7  180 185 155Energy
21RENAULTFrance17.2 42.4  40,715 93.8  3,551 4347.5 8.7 22.1  70 71 59Cons. Discretionary
22RIO TINTOBrit.27.7 35.2  8,920 231.1  2,212 8731.4 24.8 21.4  24 27 19Materials
23SABMILLERBrit.31.5 56.7  8,339 1423.6  897 7742.2 10.8 14.3  13 13 10Consumer Staples
24CENTRICABrit.13.9 21.5  26,715 214.4  2,017 17655.4 7.6 57.5  3 4 3Utilities
25ARCELORLux.28.3 19.6  30,176 1623.8  2,314 800 NC 7.7 21.2  16 19 13Materials
26HBOSBrit.17.2 9.3  40,351 2212.7  4,462 2522.7 11.1 16.8  12 13 10Financials
27VINCIFrance62.6 101.1  19,520 84.2  731 3516.9 3.7 23.2  61 62 39Industrials
28OLD MUTUALBrit.31.0 24.5  18,112 1113.9  706 7775.6 b3.9 14.6  2 2 1Financials
29H&M HENNES & MAURITZSwe.46.9 56.4  5,898 1110.1  799 1422.8 13.5 33.1  29 29 20Cons. Discretionary
30ROCHE HOLDING (GENUS)Switz.20.8 29.2  20,305 02.6  4,312 11616.7 b21.2 23.4  103 103 78Health Care
31TESCOBrit.29.1 30.1  49,589 1013.2  1,994 2417.9 4.0 14.8  5 5 4Consumer Staples
32BG GROUPBrit.26.8 44.3  5,958 1417.2  1,319 1821.3 22.1 19.4  6 6 5Energy
33BOUYGUESFrance31.0 21.0  23,402 73.9  858 9126.5 3.7 21.5  31 35 26Telecom Svcs.
34ABERTIS INFRAESTRUCTURASSpain41.8 101.7  1,489 2132.6  467 3243.3 31.4 14.1  18 19 13Industrials
35ENELItaly18.9 36.1  34,329 196.8  3,419 36-4.0 10.0 16.6  7 8 6Utilities
36ANGLO AMERICANBrit.18.3 14.8  19,602 3419.4  2,290 83-2.4 11.7 11.2  20 20 16Materials
37INDITEXSpain23.4 6.5  5,670 2319.9  628 4120.4 11.1 25.1  23 24 18Cons. Discretionary
38RANDSTAD HOLDINGNeth.37.8 125.8  5,764 10-0.6  200 15959.0 3.5 37.6  29 36 21Industrials
39AUTOSTRADEItaly38.8 156.3  2,870 128.9  429 174-10.6 14.9 30.0  21 23 15Industrials
40SOCIŽTŽ GŽNŽRALEFrance19.5 23.8  36,039 104.9  3,125 2516.7 8.7 14.5  80 83 65Financials
41UBSSwitz.10.4 29.2  45,924 10-4.8  5,252 2722.8 11.4 23.0  63 68 53Financials
42MEDIOBANCAItaly54.3 45.5  2,384 3714.6  536 9002.1 22.5 11.0  14 15 9Financials
43BARCLAYSBrit.15.3 0.2  31,426 144.3  4,770 1911.1 15.2 18.4  8 9 7Financials
44HILTON GROUPBrit.11.2 28.1  17,360 3343.9  381 13321.4 2.2 10.0  4 5 4Cons. Discretionary
45ALLIED DOMECQBrit.55.0 58.7  4,713 169.9  520 5-0.4 11.0 68.3  10 10 6Consumer Staples
46TIMItaly7.9 16.9  12,900 98.0  2,353 040.8 18.2 30.7  5 6 4Telecom Svcs.
47TELIASONERASwe.20.3 59.2  9,001 -115.1  1,424 4394.7 b15.8 10.8  4 5 3Telecom Svcs.
48HENKELGer.11.3 4.3  10,592 12-6.3  1,735 23447.7 16.4 36.2  75 75 56Consumer Staples
49ENTERPRISE INNSBrit.28.9 169.5  1,040 4841.4  215 1871.0 20.7 10.7  12 12 8Cons. Discretionary
50RWEGer.42.8 34.1  40,996 -4-9.4  2,137 12415.9 5.2 22.1  50 50 35Utilities
51ACERINOXSpain9.4 21.1  4,041 3929.0  303 14140.9 7.5 17.1  12 14 11Materials
52BASFGer.33.3 20.3  37,537 134.8  1,883 107-32.3 5.0 12.2  54 58 42Materials
53BPBBrit.36.3 47.5  3,382 711.8  266 5925.3 b7.9 19.1  8 8 6Industrials
54ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLANDBrit.2.0 -10.3  45,974 2211.7  6,586 1220.6 14.3 13.1  24 27 22Financials
55AXAFrance21.1 2.9  97,773 -113.6  2,519 15161.5 2.6 9.6  20 21 16Financials
56DEUTSCHE TELEKOMGer.15.7 34.4  57,880 46.0  4,634 270 NC 8.0 13.7  15 17 13Telecom Svcs.
57TELEF—NICASpain17.9 33.1  30,322 7-0.7  2,877 319.7 b9.5 17.7  14 15 11Telecom Svcs.
58IBERDROLASpain29.5 52.3  10,271 97.2  1,211 1410.2 11.8 13.9  21 21 16Utilities
59NATIONAL GRID TRANSCOBrit.30.4 20.9  12,437 -621.4  1,325 -1752.4 b10.7 65.4  8 8 6Utilities
60MAN GROUPBrit.-18.5 37.7  1,275 3638.1  494 4441.1 38.8 28.8  20 24 17Financials
61BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCOBrit.36.3 43.1  15,711 2-1.7  1,603 74-3.5 10.2 20.4  16 16 12Consumer Staples
62NEXTBrit.7.2 56.0  4,172 1415.1  439 2316.6 10.5 108.0  21 25 21Cons. Discretionary
63AVIVABrit.20.9 9.0  65,886 317.5  1,543 11242.3 b2.3 12.2  9 10 7Financials
64TDCDen.36.0 45.7  5,858 -13-5.1  1,175 38638.7 b20.1 24.3  36 36 25Telecom Svcs.
65SYNGENTASwitz.31.5 33.2  5,715 114.9  421 100154.8 b7.4 9.1  84 87 65Materials
66METROGer.3.4 28.5  56,409 54.4  827 6725.7 1.5 17.5  41 44 35Consumer Staples
67CRŽDIT AGRICOLEFrance8.5 -3.3  58,406 168.6  2,203 11514.7 3.8 8.8  21 24 19Financials
68RYANAIR HOLDINGSIre.47.5 6.3  1,337 2428.8  267 2917.0 20.0 15.4  6 7 4Industrials
69L'ORŽALFrance-6.7 -19.2  14,534 41.5  3,653 14337.7 25.1 34.6  59 67 52Consumer Staples
70ALLIED IRISH BANKSIre.49.1 25.8  5,452 9-8.8  1,052 5417.4 19.3 18.8  17 17 12Financials
71ASTRAZENECABrit.-5.9 -17.2  16,847 148.8  2,998 268.6 17.8 25.4  35 40 28Health Care
72ALTADISSpain33.6 53.0  9,707 25.3  413 41-1.4 4.3 39.6  33 34 25Consumer Staples
73E.ONGer.29.1 40.7  44,745 5-11.1  4,348 1019.2 b9.7 13.0  70 72 56Utilities
74ASSICURAZIONI GENERALIItaly18.1 3.0  67,084 139.6  1,315 304.6 b2.0 14.1  25 26 21Financials
75RECKITT BENCKISERBrit.16.2 46.6  5,650 44.1  855 2018.2 15.1 34.2  25 26 20Consumer Staples
76STANDARD CHARTEREDBrit.14.5 35.6  5,696 14-2.0  1,163 4527.6 20.4 16.2  15 15 13Financials
77SCHRODERSBrit.28.9 11.8  904 324.6  196 172126.6 b21.6 11.9  11 12 8Financials
78SANDVIKSwe.20.4 44.5  5,999 123.4  489 603.6 8.2 20.6  32 34 27Industrials
79AGFFrance38.1 38.5  19,043 -2-3.5  1,104 4526.4 5.8 15.0  65 66 45Financials
80REPSOL YPFSpain19.4 69.1  40,585x 13-1.5  1,950 -321.7 4.8 13.4  20 21 16Energy
81GKNBrit.15.5 -13.1  5,085 40.5  842 471132.0 16.6 38.7  4 4 3Cons. Discretionary
82FŠRENINGSSPARBANKENSwe.28.2 49.3  7,055 -52.2  944 3521.3 13.4 19.9  19 20 15Financials
83GLAXOSMITHKLINEBrit.23.4 8.4  29,716 -5-0.1  6,282 -411.9 21.1 71.0  20 20 15Health Care
84ING GROEPNeth.27.3 -10.0  84,610 0-3.6  5,968 487.1 7.1 23.0  22 24 18Financials
85MEDIASETItaly10.4 21.5  3,390 1215.4  500 3523.6 14.8 17.7  10 11 8Cons. Discretionary
86O2Brit.30.8 200.0  9,755 1716.1  439 81 NC 4.5 2.9  2 2 1Telecom Svcs.
87ABN AMRO HOLDINGNeth.14.1 4.9  34,141 0-9.2  4,109 3021.3 12.0 27.2  19 21 16Financials
88IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUPBrit.27.2 40.5  4,426 -528.8  650 612.3 14.7 369.0  22 23 17Consumer Staples
89NORDEASwe.39.8 33.9  14,846 -2-4.7  1,914 2811.8 12.9 15.3  7 8 5Financials
90SAPGer.2.4 22.9  7,514 70.2  1,311 2237.7 17.4 28.5  134 139 115Info Tech
91AMADEUS GLOBAL TRAVELSpain50.3 5.6  2,057 75.0  208 3935.1 10.1 22.3  7 8 5Info Tech
92ADIDAS-SALOMONGer.40.0 59.8  6,478 31.4  323 2415.6 5.0 19.9  135 136 94Cons. Discretionary
93BANCA INTESAItaly31.4 34.6  14,867 -4-13.8  1,884 5548.1 12.7 11.4  4 4 3Financials
94SLOUGH ESTATESBrit.23.8 35.6  655 208.7  247 8144.3 37.7 6.3  8 8 6Financials
95BT GROUPBrit.22.1 -15.7  27,182 1-3.0  2,658 2912.5 9.8 46.3  3 3 3Telecom Svcs.
96PORSCHEGer.2.3 12.1  6,359 1412.9  616 930.6 9.7 25.1  565 584 470Cons. Discretionary
97CHRISTIAN DIORFrance15.9 42.4  13,201 60.9  464 5361.5 b3.5 11.6  59 59 45Cons. Discretionary
98CRHIre.21.1 14.1  12,280 146.0  762 198.7 6.2 14.6  21 22 17Materials
99NOVARTISSwitz.10.3 -5.0  22,210 141.2  4,534 15-2.0 20.4 16.4  40 40 35Health Care
100ELECTRABELBelg.38.7 70.7  12,148 12-4.1  945 -64.3 7.8 17.9  358 379 262Utilities
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ONE-YEAR TOTAL RETURN: Annual dividend per share, plus May 31, 2005 price per share, as a percent of May 31, 2004 share price.

THREE-YEAR TOTAL RETURN: Annual dividend per share plus May 31, 2005 price per share, as a percent of May 31, 2002 price per share.

SALES: Latest available sales for the most recent year. Includes all sales and other operating revenues. For banks, this includes all banking operations revenues.

THREE-YEAR SALES GROWTH: Calculated using the least squares method. If results for the earliest year are negative or not available, the average is for two years.

PROFITS: Latest available profits for the most recent year. Net income from continuing operations before extraordinary items.

THREE-YEAR PROFITS GROWTH: Calculated using the least squares method. If results for the earliest year are negative or not available, the average is for two years.

NET MARGINS: Net income from continuing operations before extraordinary items as a percent of sales.

RETURN ON EQUITY: Net income available for shareholders divided by total equity.

RECENT SHARE PRICE: Price for a single share of a company’s stock as of the close of trading May 31, 2005.

HIGH/LOW PRICE: Trading range for the company’s stock, May 31, 2004, to May 31, 2005.

FOOTNOTES:
(a) Total return as of July 20, 2004.
(b) Two-year growth rate.
(x) Sales include excise taxes.
(y) Sales include other income.

NA–not available.
NC–not calculable.
NM–not meaningful.
NR–not ranked.
INC–incomplete.

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