Sopra Steria Group — M&A Activity 2014

Apr 9, 2014

Paris, April 9th, 2014 - Sopra Group (NYSE EURONEXT: SOP) and Groupe Steria NYSE EURONEXT: RIA) announce that the Supervisory Board of the Employee Shareholding Fund (FCPE) Groupe Steriactions which owns 17.45% of the capital and 20.92% of voting rights of Groupe Steria has decided to provide all of its shares in Groupe Steria SCA to Sopra Group subject to the condition precedent of the completion of the public exchange offer project (the Offer).

By this decision, the Supervisory Board of the Employee Shareholding Fund (FCPE) Groupe Steriactions brought its support to the operation which it considers to be friendly and in the interest of the Groupe Steriactions (FCPE) shareholders.

Sopra Group and Groupe Steria will keep their shareholders informed of the next steps of the operation, under the usual conditions.

This announcement has been released for informational purposes only and does not constitute and must not be considered as an offer to purchase Groupe Steria or Sopra shares. The release of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and, therefore, any person holding this document must enquire about applicable legal restrictions and comply with them. Therefore, Groupe Steria and Sopra decline all liability whatsoever with regards to the potential violation, by any person, of these restrictions.

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Sopra: Kathleen Clark Bracco Image Sept: Caroline Simon investors@sopra.com caroline.simon@image7.fr +33.1.40.67.29.61 +33.1.53.70.74.65

Steria: Olivier Psaume olivier.psaume@steria.com +33.1.34.88.55.60