GFI INFORMATIQUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT


The Gfi Informatique board of directors meeting held on June 7, 2013 took note of the action in concert taken by the two largest Company shareholders, investment funds Apax Partners, via Itefin Participations and Boussard & Gavaudan, and their intention to file with the Autorité des marchés financiers (French financial markets regulator - "AMF") a draft public tender offer on the Company's shares. In view of this public tender offer, the Gfi Informatique board of directors has ratified the appointment of the firm Accuracy, represented by Bruno Husson, as independent expert responsible for issuing a report on the financial terms of the public tender offer pursuant to Article
261-1 of the general regulations of the AMF.

After the Infofin Participations (company set up by the shareholders acting in concert) draft tender offer has been filed, the independent expert's report and the reasoned opinion of the Gfi Informatique board of directors will be included in Gfi Informatique's document in response that will be submitted to the AMF in accordance with applicable regulations.

About Gfi Informatique
A leading European player for value-added IT services and software, Gfi Informatique has established a differentiating strategic positioning between global operators and niche players. Drawing on its multidisciplinary profile, the Group provides its customers with a unique combination of hands-on services, sector-based organisation and industrial-quality solutions. With a workforce of over 10,000 employees, the Group proforma sales for 2012 is around €750 million.
Gfi Informatique is listed on Compartment B of the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange, ISIN code: FR0004038099.

For more details: www.gfi.fr

For information, please contact:
GFI INFORMATIQUE
Administrative and Financial Director
Cyril Malher
Tel.: +33 1 44 04 50 64
cyril.malher@gfi.fr
KEIMA COMMUNICATION
Investor Relations
Emmanuel Dovergne
Tel.: +33 1 56 43 44 63
emmanuel.dovergne@keima.fr
PRESS RELATIONS
Alix Hériard Dubreuil
Tel.: +33 1 56 43 44 62
alix.heriard@keima.fr

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