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