As a strategic engineering service company to many prestigious customers from the aviation, aerospace and turbo machines industry in Germany, Assystem are very pleased to become a member of the BDLI and look forward to contributing the extensive know-how of its employees into the association's work within regulatory boards and technical committees.

Ulrich O. Feik, CEO Assystem GmbH and Assystem Deutschland Holding GmbH said; "The BDLI membership strengthens our position in our specialized and high turnover business areas of aerospace and turbo machines. It is a clear signal that we will continue to grow in these markets in Germany; as well as independently in our rapidly expanding business areas of electronic/embedded systems, automotive, energy/plant engineering and rail/transportation."

As a subsidiary of the Assystem Group, the company looks back over 30 years of experience as an engineering partner to the aerospace industry, and with more than 400 aerospace engineers in Germany working in association with nearly 3,000 employees internationally, Assystem offers an extensive spectrum of services. The services portfolio includes traditional development in the areas of design and analysis, as well as, quality and project management and production-related engineering services such as production control, material technology and test engineering.

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With the acquisition of MPH, Assystem now has the resources it needs to leverage the market opportunities created by the strong growth in global energy demand, led by emerging economies, and by the increasing complexity of accessing and producing fossil fuels. Assystem now boasts:

• An offering that covers the full spectrum of energy-related engineering services, thanks to a significantly strengthened position in the oil and gas segment.
• Broadened construction management capabilities, which play a key role in the nuclear, oil and gas segments and in infrastructure.
• A Middle East-based structure capable of providing support for complex infrastructure projects in energy and environment-related industries anywhere in the world.

MPH has been providing owner engineering support and EPCM services on complex infrastructure projects for over 25 years. Backed by the skills of its 1,000 employees, the company generated annual revenue of around €90 million in 2010, of which two thirds from its international operations. MPH has close, long-standing relationships with such clients as Total,
Technip, Lafarge and Areva, and is supporting their expansion into global markets. French and international oil and gas companies account for 75% of the company's revenue.

The transaction will close in two steps: first, on 28 July, for the MPH French business, then, within the coming weeks, for the Middle-East/ Africa entity.

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Assystem is an international Engineering and Innovation Consultancy. As a key participant in the industry for more than 40 years, Assystem supports its customers in developing their products and managing their capital expenditure throughout the product life cycle. Assystem employs nearly 9,500 people worldwide and reported €636 million in revenue in 2010. The Company is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris – Compartment B - Code ISIN: FR0000074148 – ASY. For more information: www.assystem.com

CONTACTS

• Gilbert Vidal. Chief Financial Officer. Phone: +33 (0)1 55 65 03 10
• Pauline Bucaille. Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations- Phone: +33 (0)1 55 65 03 08 – pbucaille@assystem.com
• Nicolas Castex/Lucie Larguier. Citigate Dewe Rogerson. Phone: +33 (0)1 53 32 78 95 – lucie.larguier@citigate.fr
  

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For the fifth year in a row, Assystem Deutschland Holding GmbH has not only maintained its position within the top 25 companies in the industry, but since last year, it has successfully improved its ranking by five places. The list, released on 18 July 2011 by the renowned market research company Lünendonk GmbH in Kaufbeuren is based on turnover and staff numbers in Germany.

Although in the past year Assystem has only able to realize a slight organic growth due to the tense situation in recruiting, also having to deal with the challenging situation in capacity utilization, revenue has been stable and fluctuation kept within a narrow band. The signs of a continued positive development in business are good. A strong expansion in the area of embedded systems through this year's acquisition of Berner & Mattner, not yet included in the relevant figures for the 2010 ranking, plus additional inorganic growth opportunity, good capacity utilization and the perspective to continue development into a leading engineering supplier make Assystem optimistic about the future. In addition to Assystem's increasing status in the fields of Aerospace and Turbo Machines, the company is also on track with its progress into the areas of Electronic-/EmbeddedSystems, Automotive, Energy / Plant Engineering and Rail / Transportation.

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Inclusion of the other companies under Assystem Deutschland Holding GmbH; such as Berner & Mattner and Silver Atena, allowed the development of a major, internationally networked engineering service provider. Approximately 1,100 locally based Assystem engineers and technicians support development, consulting and manufacturing projects in Germany; in the aerospace, automotive, turbo machines, rail and energy & plant engineering industries.

The wide technological expertise and the global presence of the Assystem Group provide solutions for all current marketplace demands; including the development of complex safety-related electronic/embedded systems. Customers benefit additionally from the optimization of project interfaces, including presence at all important industry locations in Germany. "Both companies complement each other perfectly in their achievements. The merger brings together our expertise and opens the way for our growth strategy," said Ulrich O. Feik, CEO of Assystem Deutschland Holding.

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Berner & Mattner is a German company that specialises in the specification, development and testing of embedded electronic systems, totalling revenues of 28 million euros in 2010. Founded in 1979 by Hans Berner and Adolf Mattner, the company has achieved an average growth of 25% over the past four years and enjoys a solid reputation on the market. Today, the company is 286 employees strong, headquartered in Munich with offices in Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Ingolstadt, Wolfsburg and Vienna (Austria). Regarded as a niche player, Berner & Mattner has developed longstanding relationships with leading European manufacturers mostly in the automotive and transportation markets, such as Daimler, BMW, Bombardier and Siemens.

According to a report¹ ordered by the French Ministry of Digital Economy at the end of last year, the market for electronic and IT embedded systems has grown by 7% every year since 2002 and should keep growing faster. In this fast-growing engineering market segment, France and Germany are top global players capitalizing on their leadership in key industries such as Aerospace and Automotive. Today, a third of the total cost of an aircraft is related to embedded systems, while 20% of the cost of a car comes from their design and implementation.

With the acquisition of Berner & Mattner, Assystem strengthens its position in electronic and IT embedded systems reaching a revenue in the range of 100 million euros in this sole segment. The two companies benefit from strong complementary customer portfolios that are to give Assystem a key edge in the aerospace, automotive, defence and transportation industries in Europe.

In Germany, the acquisition of Berner & Mattner enhances Assystem's presence locally to more than 1,100 employees and revenues close to 100 million euros. This is a first step for Assystem on the path of reaching a significant and broader position on the German engineering market. Thus, executing the Group's strategy to develop in one of the major industrial European countries Assystem will be able to support Berner & Mattner's development, bringing the German company critical size, market access and new capabilities including offshoring. Berner & Mattner's top management team embraces this change and will remain in position to lead the company towards success and contribute to the building up of a stronger Assystem in Germany.

¹ Rapport POTIER – Briques Génériques du Logiciel Embarqué – October 2010 "We are looking forward to joining Assystem and giving a new dimension to the business I founded 30 years ago. With the growth prospects in embedded systems in Germany and worldwide, I believe it is the right time to benefit from the scale and reputation of an international company whose engineering skills are valued by leading market players," comments Hans Berner, CEO and Founder of Berner & Mattner.

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Today Assystem introduces itself to the public with an overhauled logo, a new mission statement and a freshly designed corporate identity. Through this change emerges the picture of a professional engineering company, with the competence and innovation that reflect a highly prepared position for the demands of tomorrow. Although Assystem has evolved and improved with these changes, it maintains those traditional values that daily provide its Customers significant added value.

As part of the corporate identity re-launch, the website; www.assystem.com, will also be redesigned with a significantly simplified user interface and an improved design. Until the redesign has been completed, you will find our portfolio as usual under www.assystem-germany.com. About Assystem:

Assystem is an international Innovation and Engineering consultancy. As a key service provider of the industry for more than 40 years, Assystem supports its customers in developing their products and optimising their industrial investments over their lifecycle. Assystem employs more than 9,000 people worldwide and the Group reported €613 million in revenue in 2009. Assystem is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000074148 – ASY). In Germany, Assystem employs around 1,000 people in three main businesses: Assystem Aerospace Germany, Atena Engineering and SILVER ATENA Electronic Systems Engineering.

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