Nexans Wins an Airfield Lighting Cable Contract for King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

PARIS--(Business Wire)--
Regulatory News:

Nexans (Paris:NEX), the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has won a
contract from Almabani to supply special airfield lighting cables for King Abdul
Aziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Almabani
is the general contractor for the current airfield facilities upgrade project at
KAIA that forms part of a major redevelopment of the airport to expand its
capacity to 80 million passengers per year - including the capability to handle
the new Airbus A380 Superjumbo aircraft.

The Nexans contract includes the supply of some 1,500 km of 5 kV easy-to-install
and watertight primary cables to connect the airfield power network to the
lighting transformers located on the runways that power the airfield lights.

"Almabani awarded this contract to Nexans because we offered a well proven, high
-specification products, bringing safety thanks to advanced fire behaviour
cables as well as enhancing security and efficiency of these airport
infrastructures, at a competitive price" said Paolo Pieri, Airport
Infrastructure Business Segment Manager of Nexans. "Another key factor was our
established track record in airfield projects worldwide, where we continue to
demonstrate excellent factory service, extensive local support and strong
relationship."

The cable for KAIA are manufactured at Nexans` plant based in Lyon, France.
Delivery have started in 2008 and still continue in 2009.

KAIA`s capacity is planned to reach 80 million passengers per year

King Abdulaziz Airport is the gateway to Saudi Arabia for a large number of
pilgrims. The airport is close to the cities of Mecca and Medina, two of the
holiest sites in Islam. During the 2005 Hajj (pilgrimage) season it received 3.5
million travellers and around two million pilgrims.

The redevelopment will take place in three stages, the first of which should be
completed by the first quarter of 2011. After the completion of all the three
construction stages, the airport's capacity is planned to reach 80 million
passengers per year.

At the end of the first stage the airport's capacity is to increase initially
from 13 million passengers to reach 30 million passengers each year. The
expansion of the airport includes the construction of support services building,
renovation of the existing South and North Terminals and upgrades to the
existing runway and airfield systems to accommodate the Airbus A380.

About Nexans

With energy as the basis of its development, Nexans, the worldwide leader in the
cable industry, offers an extensive range of cables and cabling systems. The
Group is a global player in the infrastructure, industry, building and Local
Area Network markets. Nexans addresses a series of market segments from energy,
transport and telecom networks to shipbuilding, oil and gas, nuclear power,
automotive, electronics, aeronautics, handling and automation. With an
industrial presence in 39 countries and commercial activities worldwide, Nexans
employs 23,500 people and had sales in 2008 of 6.8 billion euros. Nexans is
listed on NYSE Euronext Paris, compartment A. More information on www.nexans.com

Press
Céline Révillon
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 69 84 12
Celine.revillon@nexans.com
or
Investor Relations
Michel Gédéon
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 69 85 31
Michel.gedeon@nexans.com

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