• Adjusted operating income doubles to €169 million
• 10.1% adjusted operating margin
• Operating income improves substantially in all main segments
• Strong operating cash-flows of €191 million and net cash position at € 344 million
• Adjusted EPS increase by 84%

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 19, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security today announces its results for the full year 2008.

Olivier Piou, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Gemalto reports strong 2008 full year results with €169 million in adjusted operating income, twice that of last year. We reached the 10% adjusted operating margin target we had set for ourselves, one year ahead of schedule. The three main segments showed good resilience to the economic environment, posting a combined second-half operating margin of 11.2%. The combination is now well in place, with a lean operating structure that delivers synergies, drives profitability, and generates high levels of cash. These strengths are evidenced in the 84% increase in our 2008 earnings per share. 2009 will undoubtedly be a year of major transformation for the world economy. We will continue our mission to provide trust and convenience to the wireless and digital world that is emerging, and look ahead with the goal of revenue growth and earnings expansion.”

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About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2008 annual revenues of €1.68 billion, and 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, research and service centers in 40 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work – anytime, anywhere – has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information, please visit http://www.gemalto.com.

Contacts

Investors Relations
Vincent BIRAUD
M.: +33 (0) 6 08 48 33 23
vincent.biraud@gemalto.com

TBWA Corporate
Emlyn Korengold
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emlyn.korengold@tbwa-corporate.com

Corporate Communication
Rémi CALVET
M.: +33(0) 6 22 72 81 58
remi.calvet@gemalto.com