Video Interview : Rexel CEO Jean-Charkes Pauze Comments on Hagemeyer Acquisition

Business Wire, March 31, 2008

PARIS -- Regulatory News:

Rexel, a leading worldwide distributor of electrical supplies, just completed the acquisition of Hagemeyer. CEO Jean-Charles Pauze comments on the acquisition and outlook.

Click on links below to watch the interview on-line:

Windows Media Player:

http://www.eurobusinessmedia.com/interviewWmp.php?id_article=333

Flash Player:

http://www.eurobusinessmedia.com/interviewFlash.php?id_article=333

Or click on the following link to read the interview transcript:

http://www.eurobusinessmedia.com/transcript.php?id_article=333

Topics covered in the interview include:

- Rationale for the acquisition

- Highlights of the new group

- Financial highlights

- Plan for obtaining synergies

- Timetable of disposals

- New financial objectives

- Next steps for the group

About Rexel:

Leading distributor worldwide of electrical supplies, Rexel serves three main end markets: industrial, commercial and residential. The Group is present in 34 countries, with a network of circa 2,600 branches, and employs 35,500 people. Rexel's pro forma sales were 14.3 billion EUR in 2007. Its majority shareholders are an investor group led by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Eurazeo and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity.

Rexel is listed on the Euronext Paris market (compartment A, ticker RXL, ISIN code FR0010451203). It is integrated in the following indices: NEXT 150, SBF 120, and CAC Mid 100.

For more information, visit Rexel's web site at www.rexel.com