Report of the Combined General Meeting of May 11th, 2012 Bagnolet, May 11th, 2012 - The Combined General Meeting of Saft Groupe SA shareholders held on Friday May 11th, 2012 and chaired by Mr. Yann Duchesne, Chairman of the Supervisory board, approved all the resolutions that were submitted.

The General Meeting notably approved the parent company and consolidated financial statements for the period ending December 31st, 2011.

Upon the proposal of the Management board, the Shareholders' Meeting also approved the payment of a dividend of €0.72 per share in respect of financial year 2011, as well as an extraordinary dividend of €1.00 per share. These dividends will both be payable on Monday May 21st, 2012, following the detachment of the right on Wednesday May 16th, 2012.

The detailed vote result of the resolutions as well as the presentation made during the

Combined General Meeting are available on the Group's website: www.saftbatteries.com.

About Saft

Saft (Euronext: Saft) is a world leader in the design and manufacture of advanced technology batteries for industry. The Group is the world's leading manufacturer of nickel batteries and primary lithium batteries for the industrial infrastructure and processes, transportation, civil and military electronics markets. Saft is the world leader in space and defence batteries with its Li-ion technologies which are also being deployed in the energy storage, transportation and telecommunication markets. Saft's
4,000 employees present in 19 countries, its 16 manufacturing sites and extensive sales network all
contribute to accelerating the Group's growth for the future.

For more information, visit Saft at www.saftbatteries.com

SAFT

Jill Ledger, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Director
Tel: +33 1 49 93 17 77, jill.ledger@saftbatteries.com

FTI Consulting Strategic Communications (ex FD - Financial Dynamics)

Stéphanie BIA, Tel: +33 1 47 03 68 16, stephanie.bia@fticonsulting.com
Yannick DUVERGÉ, Tel: +33 1 47 03 68 10, yannick.duverge@fticonsulting.com
Clément BENETREAU, Tel: +33 1 47 03 68 12, clement.benetreau@fticonsulting.com
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