The Court of Appeal (Oberlandesgericht) of Düsseldorf has confirmed the acquisition of the TV playout centre ASTRA Platform Services (APS) by SES ASTRA. The Court has announced today that a complaint of the satellite operator Eutelsat against the Cartel Office has been rejected.

SES ASTRA had agreed with the Pay-TV operator Premiere in June 2004 to acquire 100 percent of APS. The Cartel Office had approved the acquisition in December 2004. Eutelsat had filed a complaint against this in early 2005. APS offers broadcasting and encryption services as well as digital broadcasting services for TV channels.

“We are very satisfied that the Court agrees with the arguments of the Cartel Office”, said Ferdinand Kayser, President and CEO of SES ASTRA. “This court decision confirms the acquisition of APS by SES ASTRA. We will continue to grow APS as a neutral service provider for broadcasters and service suppliers.”

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The ASTRA Satellite System is the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system in Europe, delivering services to some 107 million Direct-to-Home and cable households. The ASTRA satellite fleet currently comprises 13 satellites, transmitting in excess of 1700 analogue and digital television and radio channels as well as multimedia and Internet services. ASTRA's two prime orbital positions for DTH services are 19.2° East and 28.2° East. Professional services such as Direct-to cable (DTC), Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) and Occasional Use are offered from the orbital position of 23.5° East.

SES ASTRA is an SES GLOBAL company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG). SES GLOBAL wholly owns three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM in North America, and SES NEW SKIES, which provides global connectivity as well as coverage. The Company also holds strategic participations in AsiaSat in Asia, Star One in Latin America, SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. Americom Government Services provides network solutions and bandwidth to the US government and its contractors. SES GLOBAL provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a fleet of 44 satellites on 33 orbital positions around the globe. Additional information on SES GLOBAL is available at: www.ses-global.com

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