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SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announces that, SES has requested the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris to suspend the trading of the fiduciary depositary receipts of SES (the “FDRs”), pending allocations of the capital raising announced yesterday.

The FDRs are expected to resume trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris following allocation of the capital increase, which is expected to occur during the course of today’s trading session.

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For further information:
Mark Roberts
Investor Relations
Tel. +352 710 725 490
Mark.Roberts@ses.com
or
Markus Payer
Corporate Communications
Tel. +352 710 725 500
Markus.Payer@ses.com