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                     Dividends payment dates

Paris, 19th September 2008:

Groupe VIAL (ISIN : FR0010340406), France's leading independent industrial 
joinery discount group, announces the following schedule regarding the advanced 
payment of the 2008 dividend and the payment of the exceptional dividend.

The advanced payment of a dividend of â?¬0.78 per share, agreed by the Group's 
Board of Directors on 28th July 2008, will be paid as of 25th September. The ex-
date for this advanced dividend payment is set at 19th September, after market 
close.

The exceptional dividend of â?¬0.90 per share, subject to the approval of 
shareholders at the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of 22th 
September, would be paid as of 30th September. The ex-date for this exceptional 
dividend payment would thus be 24th September 2008, after market
close.

About Groupe VIAL (www.groupe-vial.com)

Listed on the Eurolist (Compartment B) of Euronext Paris since December 2006, 
Groupe VIAL manufactures and distributes aluminium, PVC and wood joinery 
products (doors, windows, gates, stairs, etc.) offering unparalleled value for 
money through tight control of supply lines; efficient, modern production 
facilities and the 60-store VIAL Menuiseries distribution network (including 3 
stores in Spain).
Groupe VIAL is France's largest independent discount joinery specialist.

Public site: www.vial-menuiseries.com

        Listed on Euronext Paris compartment B of NYSE Euronext
ISIN: FR0010340406 - Mnemonic: VIA - Reuters: VIA.PA - Bloomberg: VIA FP

Contacts

Groupe VIAL                                                      NewCap.
Jean-François Buigues                                            Financial Communications - Investor Relations
Chief Financial Officer                                          Steve Grobet / Pierre Laurent
investisseurs@groupe-vial.com                                    Tel: +33 (0)1 44 71 94 94
                                                                 Fax: +33 (0)1 44 71 94 90
                                                                 vial@newcap.fr

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