Société Générale — Share Issue/Capital Change 2009

Jun 17, 2009

Press Release

Paris, 17 June 2009

Result of the scrip dividend payment offer

At their Annual General Meeting of 19 May 2009, Société Générale shareholders voted in favour of a 2008 dividend of € 1.20 per ordinary share, with the option of a scrip dividend.

The option period closed on 10 June 2009. Shareholders' continued faith in Société Générale's strategy was reflected in a significant demand for payment in shares (nearly 68%). Accordingly, 13,810,504 new ordinary shares will be issued with effect from 19 June 2009.

Following this operation, Société Générale's capital will comprise 639,582,793 registered shares at €1.25 each, made up of 594,537,748 ordinary shares and 45,045,045 preference shares held by the Société de Prise de Participation de l'Etat (the French state-owned investment company, SPPE).

Cash dividends, which will be paid out from 19 June 2009, will account for a total outlay of € 222 millions for the Group.

In all, this operation will enable Société Générale to reinforce its Tier One ratio by around 13 basis points.

Société Générale

Société Générale is one of the largest financial services groups in the euro-zone. The Group employs 163,000 people worldwide in three key businesses:

• Retail Banking & Financial Services: Société Générale serves more than 30 million individual customers worldwide.
• Global Investment Management & Services: Société Générale is one of the largest banks in the euro-zone in terms of assets under custody (EUR 2 744 billion, September 2008) and under management (EUR 371 billion, September 2008).
• Corporate & Investment Banking: Société Générale ranks among the leading banks worldwide in euro capital markets, derivatives and structured finance.

Société Générale is included in 3 socially-responsible investment indexes: FTSE, ASPI and Ethibel. www.socgen.com

PRESS RELATIONS SOCIETE GENERALE Stéphanie CARSON-PARKER +33 (0)1 42 14 95 77 Hélène MAZIER +33 (0)1 58 98 72 74

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