12 października 2005

EUROPEAN LEASING BAROMETER - RESULTS OF THE 12TH EDITION

Leaseurope is pleased to present the results of the twelfth edition of its European Leasing Barometer (ELB) originally launched in January 2002. A report analysing these results is presented in the attached document.

We would like to remind you that respondents to the ELB survey are the first to receive the results, and that all reports are subsequently made available for all members on Leaseurope's website: www.leaseurope.org.

At the same address you can also find a document describing the methodology on which the measurement of the ELB based.

We the numerous participants of the ELB for contributing to the success of the survey and hope that we can a count on your participation in the 13th edition of the ELB, to be launched in January 2006.

Yours sincerely,

The Leaseurope Secretariat

Jacqueline Mills

LEASEUROPE

267, Avenue de Tervuren

1150 Brussels

Tel: +32 2 778 05 71

Fax: +32 2 778 05 79

j.mills@leaseurope.org

www.leaseurope.org