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PARIS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Regulatory News:

"Yes or no on a French-style asay on paya?"

[ Cegedim ], a global technology and services company specializing in the healthcare field, yesterday received the aMid Cap Corporate Governancea award in recognition of the quality of the transparency and governance practices that the Group has adopted.

For the past nine years, the LaAGEFI-sponsored Corporate Governance Awards have been recognizing issuers that provide the excellence in transparency and corporate governance demanded by investors: governing body operating methods, board composition, shareholder meeting organization, social responsibility, risk management, transparent communications, etc.

These prizes are awarded based on the results of an opinion poll of professionals in the financial sector. Their methodology is rated and validated by a steering committee, which ensures that questions are rigorous and meet the standards of market participants.

aWe are extremely proud of this honor and the recognition from our fellow financial industry professionals of how we have enhanced our transparency and governance in recent years in order to meet investorsa increasingly demanding standards,a said Jan Eryk Umiastowski, Cegedimas Chief Investor Relations & Chief Investment Officer.

The Corporate Governance Awards ceremony was held Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at Latham & Watkinsa Paris offices, following a round table on the topic aYes or no on a French-style asay on paya?a.

2012 steering committee members:

• Pascal Bello, Chairman and CEO, ESG SCore
• Valentine Bonnet, Head of Corporate Governance and Compliance, AFG
• Vronique Bruneau-Bayard, Partner, Head of Corporate Governance Consulting, France Proxy
• Marie-Chrystel Dang Tran, Attorney, Latham & Watkins
• Patrick Jolivet, Head of Reporting & Research, Utopies
• Martine Lonard, Chairwoman of the SFAF Sustainable Development Commission
• Alain Martel, Secretary General, IFA
• Philippe Mudry, Editor in Chief, LaAGEFI
• Viviane Neiter, Shareholder relations consultant and Director of listed companies
• Brigitte Roeser-Herlin, Head of Investor Relations, GDF SUEZ (awarded in2011)
• Pascal Vinot, Head of Corporate Governance Programs, HEC
• Caroline Weber, General Manager, Middlenext