Paris, 26 February 2009
Banques Populaires/Caisse d’Epargne
Ties with CNP Assurances to continue unchanged
On 24 February 2009, during the meeting of CNP Assurances' Board of Directors, the director representing Caisse Nationale des Caisses d’Epargne (CNCE) informed the Company that the CNCE had decided to transfer its CNP Assurances’ shares to the new central body of the merged Caisses d'Epargne and Banques Populaires groups.