NYSE Euronext welcomes AREVA on its European market

Paris, 30 May 2011 – AREVA, a global leader in solutions for low-carbon energy production, today celebrated the listing of its ordinary shares on NYSE Euronext in Paris.

Created in 2001, AREVA provides utilities with solutions for CO2-free energy production. AREVA, the world leader in nuclear power, offers its customers an integrated product range, covering every stage of the fuel cycle, nuclear reactor design and construction, as well as related services. AREVA is also expanding in renewable energies – wind, solar, bioenergies. Operating in more than 100 countries and with nearly 50,000 employees, the AREVA group is equally present in Europe, North and South America and Asia.

AREVA (ticker symbol: AREVA) was listed on the regulated market of NYSE Euronext in Paris following conversion of the Group’s outstanding investment certificates and preference shares into ordinary shares. All of AREVA’s ordinary shares were then admitted to trading, and at the opening bell they changed hands at €30.16 per share. With 383,204,852 shares comprising the share capital, market capitalisation on the date of admission totalled €11.6 billion.

 “We are delighted that AREVA shares have been listed on NYSE Euronext. AREVA is a leading international company endeavouring to provide cleaner, more secure and more affordable power to the greatest number of customers”, said Dominique Cerutti, President and Deputy CEO of NYSE Euronext. “NYSE Euronext offers security, transparency, technology and innovation, four strengths ensuring that AREVA will benefit from optimal liquidity and execution quality.”

Ronald Kent, Group Executive Vice President and Head of International Listings at NYSE Euronext, added, “Owing to our network of financial markets, AREVA will have access to a platform with exceptional visibility, which will bolster its reputation and standing with investors worldwide.”

Anne Lauvergeon, Chief Executive Officer of AREVA, said, “The listing of AREVA ordinary shares on NYSE Euronext represents the final step in a series of transactions that have simplified the structure of our capital, and I am pleased that our shareholders will benefit from this change.”

On the occasion of the listing, Gerald Arbola, Chief Operating Officer of AREVA, rang the bell marking the start of European trading on NYSE Euronext, in the presence of company employees and the NYSE Euronext Listings team.