Sopra Steria: Press Release of June 25

Regulatory News:

Further to the announcement made by Géninfo (Groupe Société Générale) of its intention to sell 1.4 million shares in Sopra Steria Group following an accelerated bookbuilding offering with institutional investors, Sopra Steria Group (Paris:SOP) decided to place an order for a maximum of 1.47% of Sopra Steria Group’s share capital for a price equal to the placement price, in the context of its share buyback program in order to potentially award or sell shares to employees and/or company officers.

Additionally, Géninfo also received from Sopra GMT (Pasquier and Odin families and the historical Managers), an interest to place an order for a maximum of 3.43% of Sopra Steria Group’s share capital for a price equal to the placement price.

This transaction has been presented to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in accordance with article 234-7 from the "Règlement Général”. During its June 23, 2015 session, the AMF noted that this transaction will not entail the filing of a mandatory takeover bid.

Following the full disposal of the Geninfo stake in Sopra Steria Group, Geninfo, Sopra GMT and the founders will no longer act in concert and the shareholders’ agreement will be terminated, not affecting the existing concert on Axway. The other existing shareholders’ agreements between Sopra GMT, the founders and some managers on one hand, and between Sopra GMT and Soderi on the other hand, are not modified.

Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking is Sole Bookrunner on this transaction.

Disclaimer

This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any securities

This communication is for distribution in the United Kingdom only to (i) investment professionals falling within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (ii) high net worth entities and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons").

The offer and sale of the securities referred to in this announcement has not been, nor will be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent such registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of the securities in the United States in connection with this transaction.

Any investment decision to buy shares in Sopra Steria Group must be made solely on the basis of publicly available information regarding Sopra Steria Group.

Release, publication or distribution of this press release is forbidden in any country where it would violate applicable laws or regulations

About Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria, European leader in digital transformation, provides one of the most comprehensive portfolios of end to end service offerings in the market: Consulting, Systems Integration, Software Development, Infrastructure Management and Business Process Services. Sopra Steria is trusted by leading private and public organisations to deliver successful transformation programmes that address their most complex and critical business challenges. Combining high quality and performance services, added-value and innovation, Sopra Steria enables its clients to make the best use of information technology. With 37,000 employees in over 20 countries, Sopra Steria had pro forma revenue of €3.4 billion in 2014.

Sopra Steria Group (SOP) is listed on Euronext Paris (Compartment A) - ISIN: FR0000050809

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