The Combined Shareholders' Meeting, chaired by Benoît Potier, Chairman and CEO of the Company, in the presence of the members of the Board, was attended by 4,426 people on Wednesday 7^th May, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.

The shareholders, representing 44.2% of the voting rights, i.e. 123,517 shareholders present or represented, passed all the proposed resolutions.

The proposed dividend of €2.25 per share, up +12.5% on 2007, to be distributed on May 19, was approved. Shares held in registered form continuously from December 31 2005, to May 19 2008, the payment date of the dividend, will attract a bonus dividend of 10%, i.e. €0.22 per share. In addition, the allocation of one bonus share for every ten shares held will take place on June 9, 2008.

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