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Paris, 24 May 2007

PRESS RELEASE

Press release by the Board of Directors

GFI Informatique’s Board of Directors, meeting on 23 May 2007 under the chairmanship of Jacques Tordjman, would like to make the following points:

The memorandum of understanding signed with Apax Partners expires on 31 May 2007. It calls for a reserved capital increase by GFI Informatique, subject to approval by a general meeting of the company’s shareholders, prior to that date. Deferral of that general meeting to 29 June 2007 has rendered the memorandum of understanding void.

At the request of Fujitsu Services, Mr Tordjman and some of the company’s managers have met with certain of Fujitsu’s representatives to gain an understanding of the relevance of the proposed transaction and the valuation factors underlying the offer that Fujitsu has stated it intends to make. The Board of Directors has concluded that, at present, the information with which it has been provided does not enable it to determine the suitability of the proposed transaction having regard to GFI Informatique’s objectives and business plan, and that the price offered reflects neither the company’s intrinsic value nor its prospects, especially as the company is in a turnaround phase.

The Board of Directors confirms that, as it currently stands, the offer by Fujitsu Services was not solicited and that Lehman Brothers investment bank and the law firm Paul Hastings have been appointed to examine all strategic alternatives.

Lastly, the market conditions having been met, GFI Informatique has decided to redeem in advance the redeemable share subscription warrants (bons de souscription d’actions remboursables - BSAR) in accordance with the terms of the transaction memorandum dated 23 July 2003. The exercise of all the 7.3 million outstanding BSAR issued in 2003 would involve the issue of 7.3 million new GFI Informatique shares and contribute an additional €39 million of shareholders’ equity to support implementation of the 2010 Strategic Plan.

In the next few days, GFI Informatique will issue a financial notice setting out the terms and conditions of exercise for the BSAR.

About GFI Informatique

GFI Informatique is a major player in the IT services sector, providing four strategic offerings: consulting, systems integration, infrastructures and production, and solutions. The group covers all stages of the information system life cycle and caters mainly for large corporates, public bodies and local authorities. GFI Informatique has 16 skills centres and 5 service centres. In 2006, the group recorded revenues of €633.1 million and employed a workforce of more than 8,000. GFI Informatique has over 40 branches in France and 9 international agencies in Southern and Northern Europe, Morocco and Canada.

For further information, please contact:

Press relations: Martine Canaque – Email: mcanaque@gfi.fr – Tel. +33 (0)1 53 93 43 80
Investor relations: Bertrand Maes – Email: bmaes@gfi.fr - Tel. +33(0)1 53 93 44 25