SES Extraordinary General Meeting Appoints Robert W. Ross and Dr Ashok Ganguly to Board of Directors

Business Wire,  July 3, 2007  

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Shareholders Approve Modifications to Articles of Incorporation

BETZDORF, Luxembourg -- Shareholders of SES S.A. (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), at an Extraordinary General Meeting held at the Company's headquarters in Betzdorf on June 28th, 2007 appointed leading business figures Mr Robert W. Ross and Dr Ashok Ganguly to the Board of Directors, and approved certain modifications to the Company's Articles.

Dr Ganguly is currently the Chairman of Firstsource Solutions Ltd (formerly ICICI OneSource Ltd) and ABP Pvt Ltd (Ananda Bazar Patrika Group) and has been a Director on the Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India since November 2000. He is a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry as well as the Investment Commission and the India-USA CEO Council, set up by the Prime Minister of India and the President of the USA. He is also a member of the National Knowledge Commission to the Prime Minister. He is a former member of the Board of British Airways Plc (1996-2005) and of New Skies Satellites (2002 - 2006).

Mr Ross is the former CEO of New Skies Satellites (1998-2002) and served as consultant to the company from 2002 until 2004. He has extensive executive experience in the media industry, having held senior positions at the National Cable Television Association and at Turner Broadcasting System Inc., where he was instrumental in the introduction of CNN to Europe and the Middle East, subsequently being appointed Executive Vice President with responsibility for strategic planning for launching international TV networks, and ultimately President of Turner International, Inc. He presently provides consultancy services in the broadcasting communications sphere.

The General Meeting also approved modifications to the Articles of Incorporation. These included:

1. The adaptation of the Articles to the changes made in the Concession Agreement between SES ASTRA and the Luxembourg state (Article 5).

2. Deletion of all references to Shares of Class C, these shares (formerly owned by General Electric) having been repurchased and cancelled.

3. Other minor modifications taking into account the two above items.

Rene Steichen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said:

"SES is pleased to welcome Dr Ashok Ganguly and Robert W. Ross to the Board of Directors. Their enormous industry knowledge and broad business expertise brings further depth to our Board and will help to support SES's growth initiatives. This is particularly relevant for our activities in new markets and business sectors. We look forward to benefiting from their contributions to our continued success."

Notes to Editors

Background to the amendment of Article 5

In December 2005, the European Commission started a procedure based on concerns that the special rights of the Luxembourg Government under the terms of the Concession Agreement (under which SES ASTRA has access to Luxembourg orbital positions and frequencies) might represent a disproportionate restriction on the movement of capital and freedom of establishment. Following the Luxembourg Government's proposals to amend the Concession Agreement between the state and SES ASTRA, the Commission closed the file on March 21, 2007. The Concession Agreement refers to the ownership threshold of 20.1%. Any increase of shareholding above this threshold had to be authorized by the Government. The amended Concession Agreement identifies three thresholds of 20%, 33% and 50%; between these limits shareholdings may be freely managed. Accordingly, the SES S.A. Articles have been amended to conform with the new Concession Agreement and Article 5 now provides for three ownership thresholds where permission must be sought from the Luxembourg Government as regulator.

About SES

SES (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) wholly owns three market-leading satellite operators, SES ASTRA in Europe, SES AMERICOM in North America, and SES NEW SKIES, which provide global coverage and connectivity. The Company also holds strategic participations in SES Sirius in Europe, Ciel in Canada and Quetzsat in Mexico. SES provides outstanding satellite communications solutions via a fleet of 36 satellites in 25 orbital positions around the globe. Additional information on SES is available at: www.ses.com

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