Financing package fully implemented

ALSTOM announces the full implementation of the following
elements comprised in its financing package:

• The completion on 20 November 2003 of a 299.9
  million capital increase reserved for financial institutions.
  ALSTOMs shareholders were allocated warrants free of
  charge allowing them to acquire the shares for the same price
  subscribed to by these institutions (1.25 per share)
  until 9 January 2004.
  
• The issuance on 23 December 2003 of 901.3 million
  of bonds reimbursable with shares. 295 million was
  subscribed on an irreducible and reducible basis and the
  remainder by the financial institutions that guaranteed the
  issue.
  
• The subscription by the French Republic on 23 December
  2003 of 300 million of subordinated bonds with a
  maturity of 20 years. This issue will be automatically
  reimbursable with shares on the condition that the European
  Commission approves this reimbursement with shares.
  
• The subscription by the French Republic on 23 December
  2003 of 200 million of subordinated bonds with a
  maturity of 15 years.

Contacts:

Press relations:

S. Gagneraud / G. Tourvieille

(Tel. +33 1 47 55 25 87)

internet.press@chq.alstom.com
 

Investor Relations:

E. Chatelain

(Tel. + 33 1 47 55 25 78)

investor.relations@chq.alstom.com

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