ESI Group becomes eligible for the SRD Long-only

Regulatory News:

ESI Group (ISIN: FR0004110310) (Paris:ESI), leader and pioneer in virtual prototyping solutions, announces that its shares will be eligible for the SRD (Service de Règlement Différé, or Deferred Settlement Service) of the NYSE Euronext Paris from December 24, on the "Long only” segment.

With a minimum daily trading volume of €100,000 over the last year, a condition for being admitted to the "SRD Long-seulement” Long-only Deferred Settlement Service, the liquidity of ESI Group shares has significantly increased due to a regular improvement in the Group’s fundamentals.

Being admitted to the "SRD Long seulement” will make ESI Group shares more attractive and will increase liquidity, notably by providing access to a broader base of institutional and individual investors.

Contrary to "standard” SRD, shares listed on the "Long-only” segment are only eligible for purchase, and are not tradable on the centralised borrowing and lending market.

About ESI

ESI is a pioneer and world-leading player in virtual prototyping that take into account the physics of materials. ESI has developed an extensive suite of coherent, industry-oriented applications to realistically simulate a product’s behaviour during testing, to fine-tune manufacturing processes in accordance with desired product performance, and to evaluate the environment’s impact on product performance. This offer represents a unique collaborative and open environment for Simulation-Based Design, enabling virtual prototypes to be improved in a continuous and collaborative manner while eliminating the need for physical prototypes during product development. Present in over 30 countries, ESI employs some 900 high-level specialists throughout its worldwide network. ESI Group is listed on compartment C of NYSE Euronext Paris.

For further information, go to www.esi-group.com.

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ESI is the leader and a pioneer in virtual prototyping solutions.

Stock market information

Listed on compartment C of the NYSE Euronext Paris
ISIN FR 0004110310

FTSE 977

Bloomberg ESI FP

Reuters ESIG.LN

Granted "entreprise innovante” (innovative company) certification on January 20, 2000 by OSEO, ESI Group is eligible for inclusion in FCPI (venture capital trusts dedicated to innovation

Financial schedule

Press release
2012/13 annual sales:
March 14, 2013
(after market)

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