In accordance with the article L. 233-8 of the French Commercial Code and to determine the equity participation thresholds mentioned in article L. 233-7¹ of the French Commercial Code, the Company informs its shareholders that the number of shares making up its share capital and the number of voting rights, as at January 31^th, 2012, are:

• shares: 30,829,031
• “theoretical” voting rights (including suspending rights): 36,640,787
• voting rights exercisable at Shareholders’ Meetings²: 36,575,912²

¹ Exceeding or falling below: 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 33,3%, 50%, 66,6%, 90%, 95%.
² Excluding treasury shares