Our business: keeping our customers in the lead

For our customers, we cover a broad range of securities services in more than 60 markets around the world. In addition, we aim for the very highest quality in each of our businesses:

• Clearing, delivery and settlement
• Securities back-office outsourcing services
• Custody, trustee, transfer agent, fund and portfolio administration
• Employee Share Plan Management
• Asset servicing

Our network is international

SGSS is present in 28 cities on four continents with more than 4,500 employees; we rank among the top ten custodians, and we are 3rd European custodian (source: www.globalcustody.net), with €2,762 billion in assets under custody*, €404 billion in assets under administration in Europe* - Custody & Trustee services for 3,191 funds* and the administration of more than 4,891 funds*.

* Figures at end December 2008

Our client base is extremely varied

• Brokers and investment banks
  
• Banks
• Global custodians
• Institutional investors
• Corporations
• Asset Managers

SGSS is regularly awarded for the quality of its offer and services

• Rated top securities services provider in Europe and for Institutional Investors in Global Custodian’s Global Custody Survey 2008
• Awarded six times in the Global Custodian’s annual “Agent Banks in Major Markets” Survey – Global Custodian Magazine 2008
• Awarded “European Broker/Dealer Custody & Clearing Provider of the year” ICFA Magazine 2008
• Awarded special commendation in the European Custodian and European Administrator of the year category in the Funds Europe magazine Awards 2008
• Number 1 in France for Employee Savings Plans (a joint venture between Sociéte Générale, BNPP, HSBC and AXA): Savings plans administered for 14,415 companies and 1,570,962 employees (~14% market share),
• Number 1 in France in electronic voting for CAC 40 company Annual General Meetings