ESI Group

Board/Management Information • Jul 23, 2013

Paris, July 23, 2013

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

Revenue for the 2nd quarter of 2013/14 will be published on: September 12, 2013 (after market)

Contacts

ESI Group Corinne Romefort-Régnier Tel: +33 (0)1 53 65 14 14 investors@esi-group.com

NewCap. Emmanuel Huynh Louis-Victor Delouvrier Tel: +33 (0)1 44 71 98 53 esi@newcap.fr

Our Press Section can be found at www.esi-group.com

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Appointment of Laurent Bastian as Financial & Administration Director

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Laurent Bastian as Financial & Administrative Director, effective July 15th, 2013 taking over the responsibilities of Nanno Wams, who will leave the company on July 29th, 2013. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Nanno Wams for his contribution and wish him every success in the future.

Laurent Bastian holds an Advanced Research Diploma in Physics from the Ecole Normale Supérieure Ulm, a Civil Engineering degree from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, and a Diploma of Accounting and Finance (DPECF).

Laurent Bastian started his professional career in 1993 as a civil engineer at Vinci. From 1997 to 2003 he worked with Arthur Andersen in audit and consulting. In 2003 he joined the DCNS group and held different positions in the Group Financial Controlling department before taking in 2009 the post as Head of Group Controlling at Albioma (ex.Sechilienne Sidec).

With such solid professional experience in finance and specifically in control, Laurent Bastian will be bringing expertise to enhance and streamline our reporting systems and processes, and more effectively targeting areas for performance improvements in order to boost our profitability throughout the Group.

About ESI

ESI is a pioneer and world-leading provider in Virtual Prototyping that takes into account the physics of materials. ESI boasts a unique know-how in Virtual Product Engineering, based on an integrated suite of coherent, industry-oriented applications. Addressing manufacturing industries, Virtual Product Engineering aims to replace physical prototypes by realistically simulating a product's behavior during testing, to fine-tune fabrication and assembly processes in accordance with desired product performance, and to evaluate the impact on product use under normal or accidental conditions. ESI's solutions fit into a single collaborative and open environment for End-to-End Virtual Prototyping. These solutions are delivered using the latest technologies, including immersive Virtual Reality, to bring products to life in 3D; helping customers make the right decisions throughout product development. The company employs about 1000 high-level specialists worldwide covering more than 40 countries. ESI Group is listed in compartment C of NYSE Euronext Paris. For further information, visit www.esi-group.com.

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