Société Générale — Board/Management Information 2010

Mar 18, 2010

Press Release

Paris, 18 March 2010

Societe Generale takes note of the decision of Tidjane Thiam, Group Chief Executive of Prudential, not to pursue the opportunity to join Societe Generale's Board at this time. The bank will withdraw the proposal to its General Meeting of shareholders on 25 May 2010 proposing his nomination as independent director.

Societe Generale

Societe Generale is one of the largest financial services groups in the euro-zone. The Group employs 157,000 people worldwide in three key businesses:

• Retail Banking, Specialised Financing & Insurance: Societe Generale serves more than 32 million individual customers worldwide.
• Private Banking, Global Investment Management & Services: Societe Generale is one of the largest banks in the euro-zone in terms of assets under custody (EUR 3,073 billion, December 2009) and under management (EUR 344 billion, December 2009).
• Corporate & Investment Banking: Societe Generale tailors solutions for its clients across sectors by capitalising on its worldwide expertise in investment banking, global finance, and global markets.

Societe Generale is included in the socially-responsible investment indexes: FTSE4Good and ASPI. In 2010, the title of SAM Sector Mover was awarded to Societe Generale.

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