SES GLOBAL supports bid for GALILEO concession

SES GLOBAL S.A. (Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges: SESG) is pleased to announce its support as an associated partner for a consortium formed by Inmarsat Ventures plc, EADS Space and the Thales Group in their bid, submitted today to the GALILEO Joint Undertaking, for the right to finance, operate and exploit GALILEO, and looks forward to working with those companies and their other partners in achieving this challenge.

GALILEO is a European initiative aimed at providing a new state-of-the-art global satellite navigation system, complementing and enhancing existing satellite navigation systems. Structured as an innovative Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project, GALILEO is a leading example of co-operation between the public authorities and the private industry regarding major infrastructure projects.

SES GLOBAL recognizes GALILEO as one of the most important satellite projects of this coming decade, with numerous strategic and economic benefits for Europe and its citizens and businesses, and indeed for the world. In the context of its products and services diversification strategy, SES GLOBAL expects to be actively contributing to the success of the project and to be leveraging GALILEO enabled applications to the benefit of its customers' products and services portfolio in the future. SES GLOBAL further expects that a successful participation by the private industry may pave the way for other major satellite infrastructure initiatives in the future.

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SES GLOBAL, the world's premier satellite company, was born out of the combination of ASTRA, Europe's leading provider of satellite capacity for direct-to-home reception, and AMERICOM, one of America's leading Fixed Satellite Services operators. SES ASTRA and SES AMERICOM are the operating companies of SES GLOBAL. The Company also owns strategic holdings in first-class regional satellite service providers, which are SES GLOBAL partner companies, including AsiaSat and AMERICOM ASIA-PACIFIC in Asia, Star One and Nahuelsat in Latin America, and NSAB in Europe. Approximately 95 percent of the world's population live within the footprints of the SES GLOBAL satellite network comprising 41 satellites covering the globe. In addition, SES GLOBAL is a shareholder in satellite technology companies SATLYNX, Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and ND Satcom. SES GLOBAL shares are listed on the stock exchanges in Luxembourg and Frankfurt (SESG). Additional information is available on our website www.ses-global.com.