Groupe Open : Groupe OPEN: Sale of LOGIX: Authorization of the European Commission

Regulatory News:

Groupe OPEN (ISIN: FR 0004050300; listed on the NextEconomy segment of Euronext Paris; FTSE code: 972–IT services), an IT services company, announces today that The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of LOGIX by Arrow Electronics.

The closing of the sale will occur at the beginning of June 2008.

Groupe OPEN will therefore benefit from financing means for its external growth and the achievement of its ambition: becoming one of the leading French IT Services companies with a revenue of €450 million and 5,000 employees by 2010.

About Groupe OPEN

In 2007, Groupe OPEN (Paris:OPN), specialized in the design, development and implementation of corporate information systems, refocused on its IT service business, which reported revenue of €187 million, up 30 % over 2006. The Company has a solid network in France and Spain, as well as offices in England, Canada and the Ukraine. In March 2008, Groupe OPEN had 2500 employees. Groupe OPEN is included in the CAC IT and SBF 250 indices.

Groupe OPEN
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