Gemalto Second Quarter 2006 Revenue: US$368 Million

Amsterdam, Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Strong increase in deliveries to mobile network operators

- Solid growth with financial issuers

- Outstanding commercial successes in governmental identity
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Gemalto N.V. or an offer to sell or exchange or the solicitation of
an offer to buy or exchange any securities of Gemplus International
S.A.

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 - GTO) today announces its revenue
for the second quarter 2006, the first to consolidate Gemalto and
Gemplus activity following the execution on June 2, 2006 of the first
step of the combination between the two companies. The revenue
reported so includes Gemplus' June revenue of US$127 million.

During the period, Gemalto recorded revenue of US$368 million, 2%
lower than last year's comparable revenue, which includes Gemplus'
June 2005 revenue of US$116 million.

Olivier Piou, Gemalto's Chief Executive Officer commented: "The
combination between Axalto and Gemplus is now effective. Since its
announcement eight months ago, we have very steadily delivered on all
the operational objectives we had set for Gemalto, ahead of schedule,
and the integrated organization is in place. Gemalto confirms its
objective of 85 million euros annual net synergies in 2009.

Our performance should improve in the second half of the year as
we are to benefit from the usual seasonal increase of activity in
mobile communication, from large-scale renewals of financial EMV
cards and from deployments of the many identity programs for which
Gemalto has recently been selected.

Today, demand is strong in our digital security markets, and our
secure personal identity computing platforms are more and more
recognized by our broad customer base as a vital link to improve
their relationship with their end-users."

Second Quarter Change relative % of total
Gemalto 2006 2005 to 2005 on a revenue in
comparable basis quarter
At At
On a historical constant
comparable As exchange exchange
basis(1) reported(2) rates rates
(USD (USD (USD
million) million) million) % %
Mobile
Communication 214.6 228.5 160.4 -6% -6% 58%
Secure
Transactions 88.0 79.5 56.2 11% 12% 24%
ID & Security 42.9 36.0 16.0 19% 19% 12%
Public
Telephony 9.2 14.7 10.5 -38% -38% 2%
Point-of-Sale
Terminals 13.8 17.7 17.7 -22% -21% 4%
Total 368.3 376.5 260.9 -2% -2% 100%
1) Including Gemplus June 2005 revenue of US$116 million
2) Gemalto (ex-Axalto) 2005 second quarter reported revenue

All comparisons in this document are at historical exchange rates,
unless stated otherwise, and describe the evolution of Gemalto second
quarter 2006 reported revenue relative to Gemalto comparable 2005
second quarter revenue as defined above.

Mobile Communication

The market demand for Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) continues
to show robust growth although price pressure intensified following
the Gemalto proposed transaction announcement, more than offsetting
the impact of volume growth on revenue.

The Mobile Communication segment recorded revenue of US$215
million in the quarter, down 6% compared with last year.

Gemalto delivered strong volumes, with 165 million units shipped,
a 45% increase on last year's comparable figure. During the quarter,
the average sales price declined 36% compared with the second quarter
of 2005 reflecting:

- the intensely competitive environment since the announcement of the
combination,
- an unfavorable geographic mix, with a larger proportion of volumes
delivered to operators in emerging countries, with lower-end products
on average,
- price erosion accumulated over the past quarters.

Sales grew year-on-year in Europe despite significant on going
pricing pressures.

Against the backdrop of an outstanding second quarter performance
in 2005, revenue in the Americas region decreased.

For the second consecutive quarter, Asia's Mobile Communication
revenue increased compared with the same quarter of the previous
year. In China, revenue grew again as national operators placed
large-scale orders to Gemalto, for SIM cards that will be used prior
to the deployment of the Chinese third- generation technology -- now
expected around the New Year. Over the quarter, Gemalto consolidated
its position as one of the foremost suppliers in this new
third-generation Chinese mobile telephony technology by participating
successfully in the TD-SCDMA field trials.

Secure Transactions (Financial Services and Pay TV)

Gemalto's revenue in this segment was US$88 million in the
quarter, up 11% year on year.

Gemalto delivered 41 million microprocessor cards during the
quarter.

Activity in Europe was stable and the CISMEA (Community of
Independent States - Middle-East - Africa) region posted solid
growth, with strong deliveries to financial institutions in Turkey
and Russia.

EMV migration propelled North Asia to almost triple its revenue
this quarter, a trend that also benefited to Latin America.

North America's growth was powered by strong shipments in Canada
and continued roll-outs in contactless cards in the US.

ID & Security

Revenue in this segment for the quarter was US$43 million, a 19%
improvement on last-year's figure.

This growth was notably due to a marked increase in the revenue
derived from the company's patent portfolio compared with the second
quarter of 2005.

Gemalto also recorded strong growth in its Identity activity in
Europe with initial large-scale deployments of French, Portuguese and
Slovenian electronic passports. Gemalto's leading expertise in this
promising domain is now recognized throughout the world: the company
has been selected to supply electronic passport technology in
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, the Czech Republic and
is currently participating in large-scale trial deployments in
Russia.

Public Telephony

Revenue in this non-strategic product line dropped by 38% this
quarter, reflecting further decline in worldwide demand. It
represented 2% of Gemalto's total revenue in the quarter.

Point-of-Sale Terminals

The Point-of-Sale Terminals segment's revenue decreased by 22%
this quarter compared with the same period last year. This was
essentially due to delays in large tender awards in Asia and in
deliveries related to several large-scale contracts. This segment
accounted for 4% of Gemalto's second quarter revenue.

Geographical break-down of second quarter revenue
Second Quarter Second Quarter Change(2)
2006 2005(1) (%)
EMEA 197.4 203.1 (3%)
NSA 78.3 106.6 (27%)
Asia 92.7 66.7 +39%
Total 368.3 376.5 (2%)

1) Including Gemplus June 2005 revenue of US$116 million

2) All comparisons in this document are at historical exchange
rates, unless stated otherwise, and describe the evolution of Gemalto
second quarter 2006 reported revenue relative to Gemalto comparable
2005 second quarter revenue as defined above

Creation of gemalto

On June 2, 2006, Axalto and Gemplus announced a major step of
their combination project to create Gemalto. The contribution in
kind, by Texas Pacific Group and the Quandt family entities, of their
interests in Gemplus International SA (in aggregate 43.4% of Gemplus
share capital) to Axalto Holdings NV was completed on the basis of 2
Axalto shares for every 25 Gemplus shares. On the same day, Axalto
Holding NV, renamed Gemalto NV, filed a public exchange tender offer
for the remaining shares and warrant issued by Gemplus. Prior to the
contribution in kind, Gemplus had completed a distribution of euro
0.26 per share to all of its shareholders on the record upon market
close of the same day.

The public exchange tender offer initiated by Gemalto for the
shares and warrants issued by Gemplus was opened on July 11, 2006, at
the same exchange ratio of 2 Gemalto shares for every 25 Gemplus
shares. On July 6, 2006, the offering document filed by Gemalto
received the visa no. 06-252 from the "Autorite des Marches
Financiers" (AMF) in Paris, the French stock market authority.

This tender offer will be opened until August 14, 2006. The result
of the Offer should be published at the latest on August 25, 2006. On
the basis of the indicative timetable, it is envisaged that
settlement will occur on August 30, 2006.

Gemplus securityholders are strongly advised to read the offering
circular relating to the exchange offer and related exchange offer
materials regarding the transaction (see below), as well as any
amendments and supplements to those documents because they contain
important information.

The exchange offer described herein is not made, directly or
indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada or Japan or in or into any
other jurisdiction in which such offer would be unlawful prior to the
registration or qualification under the laws of such jurisdiction.
Accordingly, persons who come into possession of this release should
inform themselves of and observe these restrictions.

Copies of the free English translation of the joint French
language offering document which has received visa No. 06-252 of July
6, 2006 from the French Autorite des marches financiers and of the
documents incorporated by reference thereto are available from the
Internet websites of Gemalto N.V. (http://www.gemalto.com) and of
Gemplus International S.A. (http://www.gemplus.com) as well as free
of charge upon request to the following: Gemalto N.V.: Koningsgracht
Gebouw 1, Joop Geesinkweg 541-542, 1096 AX Amsterdam, the
Netherlands; Gemplus International S.A.: 46A, avenue J.F. Kennedy,
L-1855 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Mellon Investor
Services LLC, U.S. Exchange Agent: 480 Washington Boulevard, Attn:
Information Agent Group,AIM # 074-2800, Jersey City, New Jersey
07310, Call Toll Free: 1-866-768-4951 - Call Collect: 1-201-
680-6590.

A conference call will be organized today at 3:30 pm Paris time
(2:30 pm London time - 9:30 am New York time).

Dial-in numbers: +44-(0)207-138-0819 from United-Kingdom
+1-718-354-1361 from United States
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Access code: 2344918

Replays of the conference call will be available approximately 2
hours after the conclusion of the live conference call until August
10th, 2006 at: +44-(0)-207-806-1970, or +1-718-354-1112 or
+33(0)1-71-23-02-48 (Access code: 2344918#).

Note that this conference call will be in English.

Gemalto will publish its 2006 consolidated first half results,
September 13th, 2006.

Corporate Media Relations Corporate Communications
Emmanuelle SABY Remi CALVET
M.: +33(0)-6-09-10-76-10 M.: +33(0)-06-22-72-81-58
emmanuelle.saby@gemalto.com remi.calvet@gemalto.com
Investor Relations TBWA CORPORATE
Stephane BISSEUIL Guillaume GRANIER
T.:+33(0)-1-55-01-50-97 T.: +33(0)-1-49-09-25-87
M.:+33(0)-6-86-08-64-13 M.:+33(0)-6-63-64-63-73
stephane.bisseuil@gemalto.com guillaume.granier@tbwa-corporate.com

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is a leader in digital
security with pro forma 2005 annual revenues of US$2.2 billion (euro
1.7 billion), operations in 120 countries and 11,000 employees
including 1,500 R&D engineers. The company's solutions make personal
digital interactions secure and easy in a world where everything of
value -- from money to identities -- is represented as information
communicated over networks.

Gemalto thrives on creating and deploying secure platforms,
portable and secure forms of software in highly personal objects like
smart cards, SIMs, e- passports, readers and tokens. More than a
billion people worldwide use the company's products and services for
telecommunications, banking, e-government, identity management,
multimedia digital right management, IT security and other
applications. Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of
Axalto and Gemplus. For more information please visit
http://www.gemalto.com.

Annex
Gemalto second quarter pro forma revenue
(Gemplus full second quarter revenue + Axalto full second quarter revenue,
less eliminations)
Second quarter
Gemalto 2006 2005 Change % of
pro forma total
revenue
(USD million) (USD million) % in
quarter
Mobile
Communication 326.0 358.8 (9%) 59%
Secure
Transactions 125.7 118.4 +6% 23%
ID & Security 66.2 47.0 +41% 12%
Public Telephony 18.6 21.1 (11%) 3%
Point-of-Sale
Terminals 13.8 17.7 (22%) 2%
Total 550.3 562.9 (2%) 100%
Unless stated otherwise, all comparisons in this document are shown on
a historical exchange rate basis.
Gemalto first half pro forma revenue
(Gemplus full first half revenue + Axalto full first half revenue, less
eliminations)
First Half
Gemalto 2006 2005 Change % of
pro forma total
revenue
(USD million) (USD million) % in
semester
Mobile
Communication 600.8 672.8 (11%) 58%
Secure
Transactions 236.3 213.9 +10% 23%
ID & Security 128.4 77.0 +67% 12%
Public Telephony 40.1 44.7 (10%) 4%
Point-of-Sale
Terminals 30.2 38.6 (22%) 3%
Total 1,035.9 1,047.0 (1%) 100%
Unless stated otherwise, all comparisons in this document are shown on
a historical exchange rate basis.
Axalto Second Quarter stand-alone
Second quarter
Axalto 2006 2005 Change % of
total
(US$ million) (US$ million) % revenue
in
quarter
Mobile
Communications 137.0 160.4 (15%) 57%
Secure
Transactions 57.8 56.2 +3% 24%
ID & Security 27.9 16.0 +74% 12%
Public Telephony 4.9 10.5 (53%) 2%
Point-of-Sale
terminals 13.8 17.7 (22%) 6%
Total 241.4 260.9 (7%) 100%
Unless stated otherwise, all comparisons in this document are shown on
a historical exchange rate basis.

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Contact:
Corporate Media Relations, Emmanuelle SABY, M.: +33(0)-6-09-10-76-10,
emmanuelle.saby@gemalto.com, Investor Relations, Stephane BISSEUIL,
T.:+33(0)-1-55-01-50-97, M.:+33(0)-6-86-08-64-13,
stephane.bisseuil@gemalto.com, Corporate Communications, Remi CALVET,
M.: +33(0)-06-22-72-81-58, remi.calvet@gemalto.com, TBWA CORPORATE,
Guillaume GRANIER, T.: +33(0)-1-49-09-25-87, M.:+33(0)-6-63-64-63-73,
guillaume.granier@tbwa-corporate.com