Sopra – Steria Tie-up

Regulatory News:

Sopra (Paris:SOP) (NYSE EURONEXT: SOP) and Steria (NYSE EURONEXT: RIA) have announced that the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) confirmed on Thursday, 17 July that the Public Exchange Offer (Offre Publique d'Echange, OPE) initiated by Sopra for Steria’s shares would end on 30 July 2014, as initially indicated.

This confirmation follows the decision of the European Commission on 14 July 2014 authorising the tie-up between Sopra and Steria in respect of the control of concentrations between undertakings.

How can shareholders tender their shares to the OPE?

Information on the OPE is available on the websites of Steria (http://investisseurs.steria.com) and Sopra (www.sopra.com/soprasteria), as well as the website of the AMF (www.amf-france.org).

There are two ways for Steria shareholders to tender their shares depending on the form in which their shares are held:

• Shareholders with shares in bearer or administered registered form (i.e. registered in an account held with a financial intermediary): before the OPE closing date at the latest, you must submit to your financial intermediary an ordre d’apport (tender order) for the OPE, which must comply with the template that your financial intermediary gives you;
• Shareholders with shares in pure registered form: you must return the bulletin de participation (ballot) which you will receive by post, indicating that you wish to tender your shares to the OPE. Your Steria shares will then be converted to administered registered form so that you can participate in the OPE.

A free phone number is available for Steria shareholders for all questions relating to the offer: 0800 91 72 24.

This press release has been disseminated for information purposes only and does not constitute and should not be construed as constituting an offer to acquire Steria or Sopra shares. The OPE is being carried out exclusively in France and participation in the OPE is subject to legal restrictions outside France. This press release is therefore not intended to be disseminated in countries other than France and it is not addressed, directly or indirectly, to persons subject to such restrictions. Sopra and Steria disclaim all liability in the event of a breach by any person of these legal restrictions applicable outside France.

This document is a free translation into English of the original French press release. It is not a binding document. In the event of a conflict in interpretation, reference should be made to the French version, which is the authentic text.

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