Successful completion of Public Exchange Offer on AREVA’s Investment certificates vs ordinary shares

Press Release

GROUP / FINANCE

May 17, 2011

AREVA and the CEA announce that they have successfully completed the Public Exchange Offer on  AREVA’s Investment Certificates (ICs) vs ordinary shares, opened from April 19^th to May 11^th 2011.

Following this operation, remaining outstanding ICs represent less than 1% of AREVA's capital, allowing the group to proceed with the automatic conversion of ICs into ordinary shares, in accordance with the provisions of article L.228-31 of the French Commercial Code. The end of the listing of ICs allows the group to launch the procedure of automatic conversion of non-voting preferred shares into ordinary shares, as provided by the AREVA by-laws. AREVA's capital will thus be composed of ordinary shares only.....