MAY 15 2009 JOINT SHAREHOLDERS MEETING'S BACKGROUND DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE

Michelin's Joint Annual Shareholders Meeting will be held on Friday 15 May 2009 at 9:am at Polydôme, place du 1er Mai at Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme, France).

As Michelin shares are exclusively registered shares, all Shareholders receive a notice of meeting featuring a summary of the Group's financial year 2008 operations and results together with a presentation of the resolutions put to the vote of the Meeting.

This documentation, together with the Shareholder's Guide and the notice of meeting published in Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires, are available from the website www.michelin.com/shareholders in the "Annual Shareholders Meeting" section.

Shareholders may also consult this documentation at the head office of the Company or request a copy of the Annual Report 2008 and the Shareholder's Guide as well as of the documentation referred to in article R. 225-83 of the French commercial Code.

Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin 12 cours Sablon 63000 Clermont-Ferrand

Contacts

Individual Shareholders

Jacques Engasser

Phone:	33 (0) 4 73 98 59 08
Fax:	33 (0) 4 73 98 59 04
Toll free number:	0 800 00 02 22

Phone: 33 (0) 4 73 98 59 08 Fax: 33 (0) 4 73 98 59 04 E-mail: [email protected]

Institutional investors

Valérie Magloire

Phone:	33 (0) 1 45 66 10 04 ou 33 (0) 4 73 32 24 53
Fax:	33 (0) 1 45 66 13 19 ou 33 (0) 4 73 32 27 16
E-mail:	[email protected]

Jacques Philippe Hollaender

Phone:	33 (0) 4 73 32 18 02 ou 33 (0) 1 45 66 16 15
Fax:	33 (0) 4 73 32 27 16 ou 33 (0) 1 45 66 13 19
E-mail:	[email protected]

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