DISCLOSURE OF SHAREHOLDINGS


SGS Société Générale de Surveillance Holding SA and the Disclosure Office of the SWX Swiss Exchange have been notified by Worms & Cie, 25, Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 75008 Paris, France, that their organised group (Pool) now holds 13,29% of the voting rights of the company.

Shares Number of shares Voting rights
Number of shares In percent
Registered 1'039'273 1'039'273 13.29


The members of the Pool are:
> Worms & Cie, 25, Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, 75008 Paris,
France, acting through Intercantonale de Participation et
de Placement, 100% subsidiary of Worms & Cie, domiciled c/o
Tavernier Tschanz, 11bis, rue Toepffer, 1206 Geneva.
> Deutsche Bank AG, Taunusanlage 12, 60325 Frankfurt am Main,
Germany.
> The following members of the Syndicate of the Founding Families:

Benenson Letizia New York, NY, USA
Drago Suzanne Cranbury, NJ, USA
Drago Matthew Cranbury, NJ, USA
Fassbind Barbara Veyrier, CH
Safic SA Fribourg, CH
Salmanowitz Harold Naples, FL, USA
Salmanowitz John San-Francisco, CA, USA
Salmanowitz Richard Genève, CH
Siepmann Ricardo Heinrich Ovendorf, D
Siepmann-Schwarzlose Ingeborg Hamburg, D

The SGS Group is the clear global leader and innovator in verification, testing and certification services.

Geneva, June 28th 2001

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