France Telecom announces the acquisition of 1,000,000 treasury shares within the framework of its 2009 share buyback programme. These shares have been acquired to honour obligations related to the Group employee compensation policy, and notably the delivery of free shares for employees based outside France, resulting from the achievement of performance conditions included in the free shares award plan of 2007.


Name of the issuer: France Telecom
References of the share buyback programme: share buyback programme 2009, authorised by the ordinary and extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on May 26, 2009 (9th resolution). A description of the programme can be found in France Telecom’s registration document.
Type of securities: ordinary shares / Euronext Paris / Eurolist A / ISIN: 0000133308
Beginning date of the programme: the 9th resolution of the general meeting of shareholders held on May 26, 2009, was activated by the Board of Directors meeting on May 26, 2009