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Paris, May 26, 2008 – Gaz de France's Works Council has given its opinion on the merger between Gaz de France and SUEZ.  This opinion closes the consultation process with Gaz de France's employee representatives.

The board of directors of the two groups will soon meet in order to propose the merger of the two companies at the extraordinary general meetings.

At this meeting, Gaz de France's management has defined and confirmed the social guarantees which will be put in place within the integration process of the two groups and which will take the form of collective negotiations with the group's social partners.

Today is an important step in the merger process which Gaz de France has pursued since February 2006.

Group profile:

The Gaz de France Group is a major energy player in Europe.  As the leading natural gas distributor in Europe, Gaz de France employs nearly 50,000 employees and earned €27 billion in sales in 2007.  The Group holds a portfolio of some 14 million clients, approximately 11 million of which are in France. Gaz de France is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and forms part of the CAC 40 and Dow Jones Stoxx 600 indices.

Press contact:                                                          

Jérôme Chambin                                                          

Tel : +331 47 54 24 35                                                  

E-mail: jerome.chambin@gazdefrance.com                    

Investor relations contact:

Brigitte Roeser-Herlin

Tél : +331 47 54 77 25                                               

E-mail: GDF-IR-TEAM@gazdefrance.com