Eurofins Discovery Services Luxembourg Holding exceeds 50% stake in Cerep S.A. (excluding shares being purchased in the public tender offer)

Eurofins Discovery Services Luxembourg Holding (EDSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA), announces that it has acquired over 50% of the share capital of Cerep S.A., apart from the shares that are currently being purchased through the public tender offer which commenced on the 24^th of January, 2013.

The result of the public tender offer, which expires on the 27^th of February, 2013, will determine how much of the share capital of Cerep S.A. EDSL has acquired. Furthermore, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) may decide to extend the tender offer period for another 10 trading days commencing on the 11^th of March, 2013 to allow additional Cerep shareholders to avail of the offer. Therefore, final ownership level will likely be determined after the result of the extended tender offer, expected to be announced by the AMF by the 28^th of March, 2013.

The shares already acquired by EDSL representing over 50% of the total share capital of Cerep S.A. had been acquired through private placements and from the open market, separate from the public tender offer. As previously communicated, EDSL launched the tender offer, which was supported by the Board of Directors of Cerep S.A, at a price of EUR 2 per share¹.

¹ Eurofins announcement dated 23 January 2013 ( http://www.eurofins.fr/fr-fr/informations-media/communiques-de-presse/2013-01-23.aspx).

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