Regulatory News:

Groupe Chèque Déjeuner, the third worldwide leading issuer of socially and culturally oriented services, and XIRING (Paris: ALXIR), a security solutions provider for electronic transactions, today announced that they have completed their exclusive negotiations and signed a binding contract related to the acquisition by XIRING of Telfix, a Groupe Chèque Déjeuner subsidiary.

Telfix (www.telfix.fr) is a French company which markets and operates a remote-update service for Vitale healthcare smart cards in France. This transaction also enhances XIRING's position on the market for the secure remote-updating of Vitale Cards.

Jacques Landriot, CEO, Groupe Chèque Déjeuner, comments: "We are pleased to have contributed to the modernisation of the tools for businesses in the Healthcare sector over the last eight years. Like XIRING, we have always guided our investments to provide the best service with the best technologies to our customers. This sense of service has brought together XIRING and Groupe Cheque Dejeuner and the deal proves the success of our strategy".

Georges Liberman, CEO, XIRING, adds: "It is with pleasure and pride that XIRING takes over the future of Telfix, as part of its friendly agreement with the Groupe Chèque Déjeuner. From the outset, XIRING has made significant contributions to the establishment of remote-updating services for Vitale cards in pharmacies. For us, this service is a business of the future and that's why we have welcomed the acquisition of Telfix, a company whose profile fits in perfectly with our strategic plan. We firmly believe that this merger will promote and bring about the evolution of the SESAM-Vitale scheme, to the benefit and service of healthcare professionals?.

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
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