Paris, September 12, 2008—Shearman & Sterling represented Goldman Sachs International and Société Générale, as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint-Bookrunners, and Credit Suisse and Lazard-NATIXIS, as Co-lead Managers, in EDF Energies Nouvelles’ €500 million capital increase with preferential subscription rights.

EDF Energies Nouvelles is a 50%-owned subsidiary of the EDF group. The offering was launched on September 5, 2008 and is expected to close on or about September 30, 2008.

Attorneys include Paris partners Bertrand Sénéchal and Robert Treuhold and associates Guillaume Dolidon (Paris), Trevor Ingram (Paris), Cédric Van den Borren (London), Lucilia Grilo (Paris), Régis Henry (Paris) and Pierre Treille (Paris) for the capital markets aspects, and Anne-Sophie Maes (Paris) for the tax aspects.

For additional information contact:
Bertrand Sénéchal| +33.1.53.89.70.95 |
Robert Treuhold | +33.1.53.89.70.60 |