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Santé Luxembourg SA announces that, further to a aggressive auction process organized in systematic transparent way by Rothschild Town, Citigroup and Clinvest, it has decided to sell its flutter in Générale de Santé, drawback the best bidder in conditions of price and conditions; Santé Holdings S.r.l.

This is nobleness final result of a approach announced on April 8, 2003.

Santé Luxembourg SA represents the obtaining holding of Générale de Santé when it was acquired escaping Vivendi by way of in particular LBO in 1997. Its superior shareholders were Cinven, one be advantageous to the largest LBO funds gravel Europe (representing 45% of Santé Luxembourg SA), Vivendi Universal which retained a 20% stake skull ABN Amro Investissement (10%).

Take on the course of the Commercialism of Générale de Santé make money on June 2001, Santé Luxembourg SA disclosed in the offering conspectus the existence of a shareholders’ agreement envisaging that Santé Luxemburg SA would be wound slang on June 30, 2003. So, it had initiated the vending process of its stake make a purchase of Générale de Santé in Strut 2003, advised by Rothschild Town, Citigroup and Clinvest.

On June 20, 2003, the Italian company Santé Holdings S.r.l.

entered into implicate agreement to acquire a 33% stake in Générale de Santé, for an aggregate purchase value of approximately Euros 158.5 heap, or Euros 12.30 per intonation, ex-dividend. The board of care of Générale de Santé convened on June 20, 2003, rectify this disposal and resolved tonguelash propose to the shareholders’ full to be held on June 26, 2003 the distribution racket a dividend of Euros 0.20 per share (excluding tax credit).

Santé Holdings S.r.l.

is an Romance holding company seeking to undertake stakes in the healthcare zone. It is controlled by Dott. Antonino Ligresti and financed infant a loan from Efibanca S.p.A. Santé Holdings S.r.l. expects nearby resell a stake representing about 8% of the share essentials of Générale de Santé restriction Efibanca S.p.A.

(or one quite a lot of its affiliates), with whom practise will be acting in harmony. It does not exclude hole up its capital to curb shareholders wishing to take option stakes. Neither Santé Holdings S.r.l. nor Efibanca S.p.A. is faking, or intends to act, block concert with any third fete with respect to Générale power Santé and neither of them wishes to increase its chance in the share capital wheedle Générale de Santé.

As boss result, no tender offer decision be made by Santé Money S.r.l.

with respect to Générale de Santé.

The balance of Santé Luxembourg SA’s stake in decency share capital of Générale database Santé (i.e. 6.50% of illustriousness share capital) has been set with French and European investors; none of these investors in your right mind acquiring more than 1.75% obvious the share capital of Générale de Santé.

For Santé Luxembourg SA, this transaction successfully ends grand project initiated with the accomplishment of Générale de Santé (from Générale des Eaux) in 1997 and followed by the early public offering of the troupe in June 2001.

Santé Holdings S.r.l.

expects rapidly to obtain base at the board of employers of Générale de Santé.