Natixis Press Release

PARIS, Apr 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
By decision of Francois Perol, Chairman of the Executive Board of Caisse
Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne (CNCE) and Chief Executive Board of
Banque Federale des Banques Populaires (BFBP), the renewal of Dominique
Ferrero's mandate as Chief Executive Officer will not be submitted to the
Board of Directors at its meeting following the General Shareholders'
Meeting of April 30, 2009. The Board of Directors determines the
administration policy of the company. Dominique Ferrero will be appointed
advisor to Francois Perol, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

This decision is in line with the creation of the new group formed by
merging Groupe Banque Populaire and Groupe Caisse d'Epargne. It is another
step in the implementation of Natixis' restructuring plan.

Francois Perol pays tribute to the work accomplished by Natixis'
management team headed by Dominique Ferrero in light of the extremely
difficult conditions the company had to face ever since its creation.

The appointment of Laurent Mignon to the position of Chief Executive
Officer will be submitted to the Board meeting held right after the
general shareholders' meeting of April 30, 2009. Laurent Mignon will also
become a member of the Executive Committee of the new central body.

Laurent Mignon

Laurent Mignon has been Managing Partner of Oddo & Cie alongside Philippe
Oddo since September 2007. He was responsible for Oddo Asset Management
and Oddo Corporate Finance. He was also in charge of permanent control.

Before that, Laurent Mignon was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Executive Committee of AGF Group, Chairman of the Executive Committee
and member of the Executive Committee of Allianz from January 2006 to June
2007. He joined AGF in 1997 as Chief Financial officer and was appointed
member of the Executive Committee in 1998. He then headed several sectors
in 2002 including Investments, Banque AGF, AGF Asset Management, AGF
Immobilier and, in 2003, Life and Financial Services sector (asset
management, banking activities, real estate) and of Credit Insurance
(Groupe Euler & Hermes).

Before joining AGF Group, Laurent Mignon held several positions for ten
years in the banking sector, from trading rooms to Corporate Finance, such
as trader and then Head of currency rates options activities at Banque
Indosuez (1986-1990), Vice-director of Financiere Indosuez, a subsidiary
dedicated to Corporate Finance (1990-1995). In 1996, he was Responsible
M&A activities for financial institutions in France at Schroders Bank
(London, 1996).

In addition to his functions at Oddo & Cie, Laurent Mignon is a member of
the Board of Directors and Strategy Committee of Sequana, and member of
the Board of Directors and of the Audit Committee of Arkema.

Laurent Mignon, 45 years old, is married with 3 children. He is a graduate
of HEC and of the Stanford Executive Program.

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