1 December 2009 - Gide Loyrette Nouel Paris advises on the issuance of bonds by Faurecia of approximately EUR 211 million convertible into or exchangeable for new or existing shares ("OCEANE"):

Faurecia*, one of the world’s leading automotive equipment suppliers, announced on
18 November 2009 its offering of bonds convertible into and/or exchangeable for new or existing shares ("OCEANE") due in 2015 in a principal amount of approximately EUR 201 million, increased to approximately EUR 211 million after exercise of the over-allotment option. The settlement and delivery of the bonds took place on 26 November 2009.

This offering was led by Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking acting as Global Coordinator, Joint Lead Manager and Joint Bookrunner, BNP Paribas acting as Joint Lead Manager and Joint Bookrunner, as well as Citi and HSBC acting as Co-Lead Managers. Cleary Gottlieb advised Faurecia during this transaction.

Gide Loyrette Nouel advised the banks (partner Arnaud Duhamel and associates Stéphane Jaffré, Valérie Charreton and Melinda Arsouze).

* The press releases issued by Faurecia with respect to this transaction are available at: www.faurecia.com