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Food and Facilities Management services, 2.7 : Sodexo benefits from globalleadership in Health Care and Education and its international network Service Vouchers and Cards, 21.7 : continued strong dynamic growthPARIS(Business Wire)Regulatory News: SODEXO (PARIS:SW) (OTCBB:SDXAY), a leading provider of Food and FacilitiesManagement services, today announced consolidated revenues for the first quarterof Fiscal 2009, ended November 30, 2008. Revenue by activity and geographic area (in millions of euro) 1st Quarter 1st Quarter Organic growth (1)Currency impact (2)AcquisitionsTotal change FiscalFiscal 2009 2008 Food and Facilities Management Services: North America1,486 1,650 5.6 4.8 0.6 11.0 Continental Europe 1,240 1,320 3.5- 0.4 3.4 6.5 UK and Ireland 500 339 - 23.2 - 9.0 - - 32.2 Rest of the World416 489 20.6 - 3.2 - 17.4Total 3,642 3,798 2.7 0.2 1.4 4.3 Service Vouchers and Cards123 181 21.7 - 1.9 27.4 47.2Intra-group eliminations- 2 - 4 TOTAL 3,763 3,975 3.2 0.2 2.2 5.6 1)Organic growth: revenue growth, at constant scope of consolidation andexchange rates. 2)It should be noted that, contrary to exporting companies, the revenuesand expenses of Sodexo subsidiaries are denominated in the same currency.Consequently, foreign exchange variations do not have an operationalrisk. The average exchange rate for the USD/euro for the first quarterwas 1.354. Commenting on these figures, Sodexo CEO Michel Landel, said: "Our performancefor the first quarter is in line with our forecasts. It is likely that theeffects of the economic slowdown will be feltmost at the beginning of2009.During this financial crisis, which ultimately could lead to increaseddemand for outsourcing, Sodexo has real competitive advantages including ourintegrated service offerings in all client segments throughout the world, ourleadership in Health Care, Seniors and Education, our global network and thestrength of our financial structure.

We therefore remain confident in ourability to achieve the objectives we set last November."Organic growth analysis:Food and Facilities Management services North America, 5.6: continued strong growth in Health Care, Seniors andEducation, but the impact of the economic crisis begins to weigh on CorporateServices Continental Europe, 3.5: contrasted performances between countries andbetween segments; first signs of slowdown in Corporate Services and in Sportsand Leisure United Kingdom and Ireland, - 23.2: an integrated solutions offer inCorporate Services, and Health Care and Seniors contributed to solid growth, butan unfavorable comparison from the effect of the Rugby World Cup hospitalitycontract in Fiscal 2008. Excluding the impact of Rugby World Cup, growth wouldhave been 9.1. Rest of the World, 20.6: strong acceleration in growth in Remote Sites,Latin America and AustraliaIn North America, growth remained solid ( 5.6) despite an increasinglydifficult economic environment. Corporate Services decline (- 2.3) during the first quarter resulted fromthree main factors: a reduction in discretionary spending by corporate clients(corporate hospitality such as functions, etc.), fewer employees among certainclients and the scheduled close at end of project life of contracts in theenergy sector in Canada. New contract wins included Blue Cross & Blue Shield(Tennessee, Foodservices), Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co., Ltd.

(5 sites,Facilities Management) and La Sarcelle (Canada, Remote Sites). In Health Care and Seniors, Sodexo again recorded excellent performance withorganic growth of 8.4, a result in particular of strong comparable unit growth(food cost inflation pass through and an expanded service offering) and the rampup effect of an important Facilities Management contract at Abbotsford (BritishColumbia) in Canada. Recent contract wins include John Peter Smith Hospital(Texas), the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Hurley Medical Center(Michigan). Education ( 7.5) also experienced very satisfactory comparable unit growth onuniversity campuses and schools, a result of an increased student population. Sodexo won several awards in North America, including: Corporation of the Year by the Hispanic College Fund for long-standing supportand commitment in furthering the education of Hispanic youth; The Workforce Management Optimas Awards, recognizing Sodexos understanding ofthe importance of talent in business performance and its innovative recruitingsolutions.In Continental Europe, growth of 3.5 reflected contrasted performance betweencountries and between segments. Organic growth in Corporate Services slowed compared to Fiscal 2008 but remainedpositive (1.3), with wide disparities between countries.

Major influenceswere: the ramp up effect of the KLM contract that had contributed to organic growthin the prior fiscal year; slower activity in Sports and Leisure in France as the number of foreigntourists declined; more recently, initial signs of a slowing economy, particularly in France,Italy and Central Europe, with a declining number of consumers on certainindustrial sites and reduced discretionary spending by corporate clients.New contracts won by Sodexo include Sanofi-Aventis (R&D) in France and the SVTpublic television company in Sweden. In Health Care and Seniors, revenues progressed satisfactorily with growth of7.4, particularly in France, Spain and Belgium all of whom had good comparableunit growth Recent contract wins include Azienda Ospedaliera G Salvini inItaly. Growth in Education ( 5.5) was driven both by solid performance on existingsites in France and Spain and the impact of contract wins in the prior fiscalyear such as the City of Rome in Italy. New contract wins include UniversidaDeusto in Bilbao, Spain, and the Comune di Garbagnate Milanese schools in Italy.Recognitions earned by Sodexo teams in Continental Europe during the firstquarter included: In the Netherlands, Sodexo was ranked 4th in the Dutch "Diversity Top 50,"while in Belgium, Sodexo received the national "Equality-Diversity" designation,awarded to only 12 businesses and institutions for active efforts to combatdiscrimination.