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                                   SNCF Participations' public tender offer for Geodis shares is a success:
                at the close of the offer, its interest stands at 98.09%

                The offer is being re-opened from 11 to 24 July (included)
             and an application will then be made to implement a squeeze-out


                                                                            Clichy, 10 July 2008
SNCF Participations' friendly and voluntary takeover bid for Geodis was an outstanding
success. The shares tendered to the offer, which closed on 1 July, give SNCF
Participations 98.09% of Geodis' capital at the close of the offer.

The offer will be re-opened for ten trading days, from 11 to 24 July (included), after which
SNCF Participations will ask the French securities regulator (AMF) to implement a
squeeze-out procedure covering the Geodis shares not tendered to the offer.
The reopened offer and the squeeze-out will be based on a price of €132.15 per share
ex-dividend, corresponding to the initial offer price of €135 less the €2.85 dividend paid
on 2 July.


Geodis, one of Europe's leading logistics companies               ISIN code:         FR0000038283
2007 revenue: €4.8 billion                                        Reuters code:      GEOD.PA
25,500 employees                                                  Bloomberg code:    GEO.FP
A network spanning 120 countries

Contact: Véronique Piegts
7/9 allées de l'Europe  92615 Clichy cedex
Phone: + 33 (0)1 56 76 27 05  Fax: + 33 (0) 1 56 76 26 34
Email : veronique.piegts@geodis.com

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