Thomson Completes the Sale of its Audio Video Activities Outside Europe to Audiovox

Thomson Completes the Sale of its Audio Video Activities Outside Europe to Audiovox

Paris, January 3rd, 2008 — Thomson (Euronext 18453 ; NYSE : TMS) today announced it completed the sale of its consumer electronics Audio-Video activities outside Europe (AV US/ROW) to Audiovox Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX), a US listed company, on December 31, 2007, as expected and as indicated in its press release of October 16, 2007. Terms of the deal are unchanged.

This transaction was the last step of the process of exiting the CE activities and repositioning the Group.

Certain statements in this press release, including any discussion of management expectations for future periods, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements due to changes in global economic and business conditions, consumer electronics markets, and regulatory factors. More detailed information on the potential factors that could affect the financial results of Thomson is contained in Thomson's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) provides technology, services, and systems to help its Media, Entertainment & Communications clients - content creators, content distributors and users of its technology - realize their business goals and optimize their performance in a rapidly changing technology environment. The Group is the preferred partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA, and Thomson brands. For more information: http://www.thomson.net .

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