Regulatory News:

The European Business Awards today announced that XIRING (Paris:ALXIR), a security solutions provider for electronic transactions, is selected in the competitive 2011 Awards programme, as one of 25 Country Representatives for France and will now compete for a coveted Ruban d'Honneur in the next round of the competition. Final category Award winners will be unveiled in Barcelona on 22nd November 2011.

Now in its fifth successful year, the European Business Awards has identified some of Europe's brightest businesses among 28 countries based on their ability to demonstrate the three core principles at the heart of the Awards programme. The esteemed panel of judges was looking for organisations to represent France who exhibited innovation, business excellence and sustainability.

XIRING beat off stiff competition to be selected as one of 25 Country Representatives and will now compete for a coveted Ruban d'Honneur in the next round of the competition. Final category Award winners will be unveiled in Barcelona on 22nd November 2011.

Georges LIBERMAN, Chairman & CEO of XIRING says: "At XIRING we're absolutely thrilled to be selected among 25 companies to represent France in this competition. It's an honour to be recognised as one of the leading organisations in our country. Innovation category is particularly important to us considering the sustained investment's effort in R&D. We're looking forward to the next round of the competition".

Adrian TRIPP, CEO of the European Business Awards adds: "Over the past 5 years we've received an incredibly high standard of entries from organisations who are passionate about their business. However, very few get the chance to fly the flag for their country and compete across Europe to be recognised as one of the EU's leading companies. It really is an exceptional accolade to be picked as a Country Representative, and together with HSBC we're looking forward to seeing XIRING representing France in the next round".

About XIRING______________________________________________________________

XIRING, a security solutions provider for electronic transactions, develops security software embedded in smart card readers and terminals for strong authentication and electronic signatures. XIRING is the market leader in SESAM-Vitale healthcare terminals for generating and signing electronic medical claim forms or for updating healthcare cards in France and also works alongside authorities in the field of healthcare system dematerialization in international markets. In the area of electronic identity (e-ID), XIRING proposes a broad range of solutions for public authority staff and citizens to meet the latest market challenges with secure electronic identity documents systems: national electronic identity cards, electronic passports, public transport cards and professional cards. XIRING is listed on the Alternext compartment of the NYSE-Euronext Paris stock exchange.

For further information: www.xiring.com

About the European Business Awards 2011____________________________________

The European Business Awards recognises and rewards excellence, best practice and innovation in companies across the European Union. The competition is free to enter and open to organisations of all sizes and from any industry sector.

The European Business Awards programme serves three purposes for the European business community:

? It provides examples for the business community to aspire to

? It celebrates and endorses individual's and organisation's success

? It provides case studies and content for learning from these exceptional organizations

An innovative, strong and thriving business community makes a successful and prosperous Europe.

For more information: Visit: www.businessawardseurope.com

XIRING
Pauline CIEUTAT
Tel: +33 (0)1 46 25 80 23
pressoffice@xiring.com
or
MyNTIC-PR
Franck TUPINIER
Tel: +33 (0)6 74 68 37 93
ftupinier@myntic-pr.com
or
European Business Awards
Emilie FOURNET
Tel: +44 (0) 207 234 3546
emilie.fournet@businessawardseurope.com