Paris, December 13th, 2011 – Since December 7th, and till February 4th, 2012, the Imprimerie Nationale is the gust of the Grolier Club of New York, the oldest bibliophiles' American club, for an exceptional exhibition on the history of the Imprimerie Nationale.

The exhibition « Printing for Kingdom, Empire and Republic » is staging the biggest treasures of the Imprimerie Nationale, amongst them the most important collection of punches in the world.

More than 200 masterpieces, the majority classified as "Historic Monuments", including original manuscripts, old books, prints, punches, matrices and line-engraving brass instruments dating from the XVIth century to our days, and for some revealed for the first time, are shown to the public in the galleries of the Grolier Club.

Are exhibited "The Politics" of Aristote, written by Angel Vergèce, the Cretan calligrapher of François 1st, "The Ecclesiastical History" of Eusèbe of Césarée, the first book printed with the Greeks of King in the time of the printers of the King in 1544, and also "Imitatione Christi", the first manuscript brought out of the press of the Royal Printing office created by Louis XIII and Richelieu. The biggest collections of punches of the Imprimerie Nationale are also exhibited, in particular the Greeks of King, the oldest punches of the Imprimerie Nationale, engraved by Claude Garamont, but also Romain of King, Romain de l'Empereur, Marcellin Legrand, without omitting the unique collection of oriental punches.

Des visites guidées sont organisées du 12 au 15 décembre à 12h par le conservateur du Grolier Club, H. George Fletcher et du 17 au 19 janvier 2012 à 14h par Lucile Theveneau, conservatrice à l’Imprimerie nationale. H. George Fletcher animera une conférence sur l’exposition le 14 décembre à 18h et un colloque sur les savoir-faire historiques de l’Imprimerie nationale sera organisé le mardi 24 Janvier 2012 dans les locaux de la FIAF (French Institute Alliance Française).

Conducted tours are specially organized from December 12th to 15th at noon by the curator of the Grolier Club, George Fletcher and from January 17th till 19th 2012 at 3pm by Lucile Theveneau, curator to the Imprimerie Nationale. H. George Fletcher will lead a conference on the exhibition on December 14th at 6pm and a colloquium on the historic know-how of the Imprimerie Nationale will be organized on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 in the premises of the FIAF (French Institute Alliance Française).

The Catalogue of the exhibition, created and printed in the workshops of the Imprimerie Nationale, will be available in limited edition (500 copies).

Contact Groupe Imprimerie Nationale

Agnès Martin +33 1 40 58 30 80 agnes.martin@imprimerienationale.fr

Contact Grolier Club

Megan Smith +1 (212) 838-6690 msmith@grolierclub.org

Available pictures © Imprimerie nationale

Available on request +33 1 40 58 30 80 or agnes.martin@imprimerienationale.fr

Paris, November 14th, 2011 - From December 7th, 2011 till February 4th, 2012, the Imprimerie Nationale will be the guest of the Grolier Club of New York, the oldest bibliophiles' American club, for an exceptional exhibition on the history of the Imprimerie Nationale.

The exhibition "Printing for Kingdom, Empire, and Republic " will stage the biggest treasures of the Imprimerie Nationale realized throughout the last five centuries. The Atelier du Livre d’Art et de l’Estampe of the Imprimerie Nationale, the last traditional production line in the world, preserves the most important collection of punches in the world.

More than 200 masterpieces, the majority classified as "Historic Monuments", including original manuscripts, old books and artists' books, prints, punches, matrices and line-engraving brass instruments dating from the XVIth century to our days, and for some revealed for the first time, will be showed to the public in the galleries of Grolier Club.

Will be exhibited "The Politics" of Aristote, written by Angel Vergèce, the Cretan calligrapher of François 1st, "The Ecclesiastical History" of Eusèbe of Césarée, the first book printed with the Greeks of King in the time of the printers of the King in 1544, and also "Imitatione Christi", the first manuscript brought out of the press of the Royal Printing office created by Louis XIII and Richelieu.

The biggest collections of punches of the Imprimerie Nationale will be also exhibited, in particular the Greeks of King, the oldest punches of the Imprimerie Nationale, engraved by Claude Garamont, but also Romain of King, Romains de l'Empereur, Marcellin Legrand, without omitting the unique collection of oriental punches.

At the invitation of Grolier Club, masters of art of the Imprimerie Nationale will make demonstrations of their know-how on December 7th, 8th and 9th from 3pm. Conducted tours will specially be organized from December 13th till December 15th at noon by the curator of the Grolier Club, George Fletcher and from January 17th till January 19th 2012 at 3 pm by Lucile Theveneau, curator to the Imprimerie Nationale.

H. George Fletcher will lead a conference on the exhibition on December 14th at 6 pm and a colloquium on the historic know-how of the Imprimerie Nationale will be organized on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 in the premises of the FIAF (French Institute Alliance Française).

The Catalogue of the exhibition, created and printed in the workshops of the Imprimerie Nationale, will be available in limited edition (500 copies).

Printing for Kingdom, Empire, and Republic / Treasures from the Archives of the Imprimerie Nationale From December 7th, 2011 till February 4th, 2012

• Grolier Club, New York
  
  47 East 60th Street
  
  New York, NY 10022

Press Contacts

• Groupe Imprimerie nationale
  
  Agnès Martin / Directrice de la Communication
  
  Tel : +33 (1) 40 58 30 00
  
  media@imprimerienationale.fr
• Grolier Club
  
  Megan Smith / Exhibitions Coordinator
  
  Tél : + 1 (212) 838-6690
  
  msmith@grolierclub.org

Paris, June 24, 2011 – The Imprimerie Nationale Group, integrator of secure and reliable solutions for documents for citizen use, said he is not responsible for the printing of the Baccalaureate examination papers. As a specific secure O.V.I. (Operator of Vital Importance) classified site, the Imprimerie Nationale is responsible for the production of more than 25 million secure documents per year for the citizens..

About the Imprimerie Nationale Group

The Imprimerie Nationale Group is a high technology provider of secure and reliable solutions to serve the state, business and citizen. Operator of services, the Group offers solutions for authentication, certification and electronic security at the heart of its business and culture of confidentiality. Classified "Operator of Vital Importance", the highest requirement level of physical and IT security, the Imprimerie Nationale Group produces more than 25 million secure documents per year, including the biometric passport.

Press Contact Imprimerie Nationale Group

Agnès Martin

+33 1 40 58 30 80

agnes.martin@imprimerienationale.fr

Rousset, France, January 17, 2011 - Imprimerie Nationale Group (IN) invests 2 million Euros in Smart Packaging Solutions (SPS) and joins the « Fonds de Consolidation et de Développement des Entreprises » (FCDE) as reference shareholder of SPS.

SPS specializes in the development of high value added, innovative microelectronic modules dedicated to the new-generation-smart-cards for the Identity and Banking Sectors (Dual Interface).

SPS is positioned on fast growing markets:

• The Identity Market (boosted by demographic growth, international travels, and post September 11TH security measures) with growth perspectives for 2009-2015 of around 15.9% for Passports and 6.7% for National Identity Cards.
• The Banking Market, supported by the growing need to improve the security of transactions and to accelerate contactless payment processes, also faces a growth of more than 15% per year for 2009-2015.

The Capital Increase jointly subscribed by the IN Group, the FCDE -5 Million Euros – and the management

of SPS - half a Million Euros- will enable SPS to::

• finance the working capital generated by the start of major new contracts
• grant continued attention to its main customers large industrial and public contractors
• secure its growth

"The participation of the FCDE in the capital of SPS allows the company to consolidate its financial structure and to stabilize its shareholding. The participation of the IN, partner of SPS for several years, is crucial for the development of our company. In the end, the arrival of these two investors will allow us to establish ourselves sustainably on the fast growing contactless e-ID and Banking markets", says Philippe Patrice, President and General Manager of SPS.

To mark this occasion, Didier Trutt, President and General Manager of the IN Group remarks: "Through this shareholding, we strengthen our position as operator of trust and "agnostic technology integrator", especially with regard to the realization of the new identity documents containing electronic security features. FCDE's entrance in SPS' capital represents for us a guarantee for SPS' future and belief in its prospects."

Pierre Taillardat, Member of the board of Directors of FCDE states: "We have been seduced by the team and the solutions developed by SPS. The unique technology of SPS represents a major breakthrough on the growing Identity and Banking markets. Universal and compliant with all the solutions on the market, its technology will enable SPS to strengthen its existing relations with the leading actors of the sector."

About SPS

Established in 2003, Smart Packaging Solutions (SPS) supplies high value added electronic components, dedicated to the Smart Card Market. Located in Rousset, SPS relies on the expertise of its 80 employees, among which 1/3 is dedicated to research and development, and has a last-generation production site granting high production capacity, that allows SPS to respond to the needs of its customers and the strong growth in the demand of the markets. The products designed by SPS, integrated in smartcards, allow for a contactless communication between the microchip and the reader. Based on an innovative and approved technology, secured by a portfolio of more than 120 patents, SPS' components grant high performances in terms of reliability, security and lifetime. The components are dedicated to the demanding segment of the Smart Card market, whose annual growth is expected to exceed 20%.

- E-Identity: Passports and electronic ID cards boosted by demographic growth, international travels, and post September 11th security measures.

- Dual Interface Banking Cards supported by the development of contactless applications and the new international standards (EMVco)..

SPS has strong references in particular in the e-ID market and since 2010, in the Banking market. On this market, SPS' proprietary technology met immediate success with the main players by allowing them to answer the global growing demand for dual interface smart cards, thanks to which both contact and contactless payment terminals can be used..

www.s-p-s.com/

About FCDE

The mission of the FCDE is to join the capital of small and medium enterprises that have been considerably weakened by the crisis. Public and private investment fund of 200 million Euros, the FCDE is financed for 90 million Euros by the FSI in partnership with key banking and insurance companies of the French market. The FCDE is a key component of the FSI's frame of policies aimed at supporting SMEs. It is managed by Consolidation et Developpement Gestion, minority subsidiary of the CDC enterprises..

www.fonds-fcde.fr

bout Imprimerie Nationale Group

Technology and reliable solutions integrator for citizens' documents, through its activities:

- Authentication of persons and goods, citizens protection

- Graphic Services Platform

- Electronic Documents Handling

Key figures

- More than 15 Millions of secured documents per year

- Up to 20 000 passports per day and 20 000 registration certificates per hour

- 700 000 chronotachygraphic cards in travelers transport and goods

- 50 million of edited correspondence

- 50 million of postal account statements per yea.

www.imprimerienationale.fr

Participants of the operation:

SPS (Philippe Patrice, Blandine Ravet.

FCDE (Pierre Taillardat, Julien Di Marco.

Groupe Imprimerie Nationale (Didier Trutt, Patrick Montliaud.

Conseil financier SPS : a+b finance (Gilles Cabassu) avec le concours de FVB Conseil (Françoise Vial-Brocco.

Conseil juridique SPS : Cabinet Lestournelle (Christian Lestournelle.

Conseil juridique FCDE : Clifford Chance (Gilles Lebreton, Marianne Pezant.

Conseil juridique Groupe Imprimerie Nationale : Sekri Valentin Zerrouk (Franck Sekri.

Due diligence financière : Deloitte (Tristan Doquet-Chassaing, Vania Mermoud.

Due diligence légale : Taj (Arnaud Mourier, Véronique Beal-Child, Jérôme Gertler.

Due diligence industrielle : Kepler (Lionel Muller.

Due diligence propriété intellectuelle : Kweetzy (Pierre Breese.

Evaluation : Duff & Phelps (Yann Magnan, Baptiste Gormand)

Contacts:

FCDE : Julien SANSON - 01 58 47 94 95 - julien.sanson@eurorscg.fr

SPS : Philippe PATRICE - 04 42 53 84 42 - philippe.patrice@s-p-s.com

Groupe Imprimerie Nationale : Antoine PAOLI - 01 40 58 30 03 – antoine.paoli@imprimerienationale.fr