Regulatory News:
Groupe Chèque Déjeuner, the third worldwide leading issuer of socially and culturally oriented vouchers, and XIRING (Paris:ALXIR), a security solutions provider for electronic transactions, announced today that they have entered into exclusive negotiations with the objective of completing, by the end of the first half of 2010, the acquisition by XIRING of Telfix, a Groupe Chèque Déjeuner subsidiary.
Telfix (www.telfix.fr) is a French company that is wholly owned by Cheque Dejeuner Group, which markets and operates a service for updating Vitale healthcare smart cards in France. The proposed transaction would enhance XIRING's position on the market for the secure updating of Vitale Cards.
The two companies will not comment on the proposed transaction terms until the completion of negotiations, legal processes and the potential signature of a final and binding contract.
About Groupe Chèque Déjeuner
Founded in 1964, the
Cooperative Group Cheque Dejeuner is no. 3 worldwide on the social and
cultural voucher issuing market. Present in 12 countries including
France, with 1995 employees, in 2009 the Group achieved a turnover of
3.4 billion euros. Its activity is structured around two poles: Vouchers
and Services. The company designs and develops products and services for
businesses, councils, communities and individuals.
Further information www.groupechequedejeuner.com
About XIRING
XIRING, a security solutions provider for
electronic transactions, develops security software embedded in smart
card readers and terminals for strong authentication and electronic
signatures. XIRING is the market leader in SESAM-Vitale healthcare
terminals for generating and signing electronic medical claim forms or
for updating healthcare cards in France, and also works alongside
authorities in the field of healthcare system dematerialization in
international markets. In the area of electronic identity (e-ID), XIRING
proposes a broad range of solutions for public authority staff and
citizens to meet the latest market challenges with secure electronic
identity documents systems: national electronic identity cards,
electronic passports, public transport cards and professional cards.
XIRING is listed on the Alternext compartment of the NYSE-Euronext Paris
stock exchange.
For further information: www.xiring.com
Groupe Chèque Déjeuner
Elise Naccarato
Tel: +33 (0)1 41
85 05 63
enaccarato@chequedejeuner.fr
or
Relations
Presse XIRING:
Leslie Jung
Tel: +33 (0)1 46 25 80 23
pressoffice@xiring.com
or
Agence
ACTIFIN: Anaïs de Scitivaux
Tel: +33 (0)1 56 88 11 14
adescitivaux@actifin.fr