05.06.2007 – 07:02

Gemalto

Gemalto Announces Planned Ending of Registration of its Shares Under US Securities Laws

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire)

On January 29, 2007,
Gemalto announced that it had acquired 100% of the shares of Gemplus
International S.A. ("Gemplus") following its Public Exchange Offer
and the completion of the mandatory squeeze-out of the Gemplus
shares, in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. Consequently, Gemplus shares were
delisted from the Eurolist of Euronext Paris S.A. and the Gemplus
American depositary shares were delisted from the Nasdaq Global
Select Market. As a result of the transaction, Gemalto was deemed to
succeed to the registration of Gemplus under the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").

Pursuant to recently adopted Rule 12h-6(h) of the Exchange Act,
Gemalto gives notice today that it intends to terminate the
registration of its Ordinary Shares, no par value, under section
12(g) of the Exchange Act and to terminate any of its remaining
reporting obligations under section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act. To this end, Gemalto filed today with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission a certification on Form 15F in
order to effect such termination.

Contact information:
    Stéphane Bisseuil
    Investor Relations
    T: +33-1-55-01-50-97
    E-mail:  stephane.bisseuil@gemalto.com
    FINEO
    Investor Relations
    T: +33-1-56-33-32-31
    E-mail:  gemalto@fineo.com
    Rémi Calvet
    Senior Vice President,
    Corporate Communications
    T: +33-6-22-72-81-58
    E-mail:  remi.calvet@gemalto.com
    Emmanuelle Saby
    Media
    T: +33-1-55-01-57-27
    E-mail:  emmanuelle.saby@gemalto.com

Contact:

Contact information: Stéphane Bisseuil, Investor Relations, T:
+33-1-55-01-50-97, E-mail: stephane.bisseuil@gemalto.com; FINEO,
Investor Relations, T: +33-1-56-33-32-31, E-mail: gemalto@fineo.com;
Rémi Calvet, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, T:
+33-6-22-72-81-58, E-mail: remi.calvet@gemalto.com; Emmanuelle Saby,
Media, T: +33-1-55-01-57-27, E-mail: emmanuelle.saby@gemalto.com