H. ET ASSOCIES, GROUPE PHILIPPE HOTTINGUER, was the Overall Coordinator of a Private Placement of Shares and BELVEDERE Redeemable Stock Purchase Warrants for a Total Amount of EUR310 Million


PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire/ --     With regard to an agreement concluded between the founding managers of
Groupe Belvédère and Groupe CLF, the operation to reclassify shares and
Belvédère redeemable stock purchase warrants held by Groupe CLF was
successfully completed with qualified European investors at a price of EUR167
per share and EUR82 per redeemable stock purchase warrant.

This reclassification, worth a total of EUR310 million, which concerns
62% of the capital, has significantly increased the float. The operation,
which took place under promising market conditions that were not very
promising, shows that investors trust the group's development strategy and
want to support the pioneering managers with their ambitious project to make
Belvédère a leading global provider of spirits.

About H. ET ASSOCIES, GROUPE PHILIPPE HOTTINGUER

H. ET Associés is an independent investment firm, managed by Philippe
Hottinguer and Pierre Perrine. It has two business lines: Share Capital
Markets and Corporate Finance. H. ET Associés carries out share
intermediation activities via a sales team and has a research team dedicated
to analyzing market valuation and opportunistic stock picking. In September
2005, the company formed a team dedicated to corporate finance activities,
specializing in debt operations: listings, primary issues and
mergers/acquisitions.

More particularly, H. ET Associés Corporate Finance was mandated to
increase capital for COMPAGNIE LA LUCETTE, CAFOM and SCBSM. As listing
sponsor, H. ET Associés Corporate Finance also advised INITIATIVES ET
DEVELOPPEMENTS, AB FENETRES GROUPE, H2O INNOVATION TRAQUEUR and THENERGO
regarding their admission to Alternext. Moreover, H. ET Associés Corporate
Finance advised ATLANTIC INTELLIGENCE on the search for a reference
shareholder.

Contact: H. ET ASSOCIES, GROUPE PHILIPPE HOTTINGUER - Corporate Finance:
    
    Nicolas Dehais
    +33-(0)-1-55-04-05-53
    nicolas.dehais@h-associes.com
    
    Jean-David Doly
    +33-(0)-1-55-04-05-51
    jean-david.doly@h-associes.com
    
    Philippe Reginer
    +33-(0)-1-55-04-05-49
    ph.regnier@h-associes.com
    
    Philippe Azevedo
    +33-(0)-1-55-04-05-52
    philippe.azevedo@h-associes.com

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