With orders up by 62% and sales up by 27% in the first
quarter 2007/08, Alstom confirms its strong commercial
activity

Orders received for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007/08
included the 2.1 billion contract for 80 very high- speed
trains in France, leading to a 148% increase in orders for
Transport. During the quarter, Power Systems continued to
register sound order growth (+27% versus the same period last
year), including several gas power plant projects. Orders in
Power Service increased by 19%, as a result of booking numerous
small-sized contracts.

The total backlog, up to 35.9 billion, represents
around 29 months of sales on 30 June 2007.


Sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007/08 were strong,
up 27% compared with the same period of the previous year. They
increased by 40% in Power Systems and by 23% in Power Service
versus the first quarter of fiscal year 2006/07, while sales in
Transport were up 15%.

The level of orders booked during the first quarter
2007/08 confirms our good positioning across all our Sectors.
This very strong quarter, highlighted by a book to bill ratio
close to 2, included large contracts such as the very high speed
trains in Transport and turnkey gas projects in Power Systems but
also a very healthy level of small and medium-sized contracts in
all our businesses. Sales were strong as well, following the
sound commercial performance registered over the past periods.
This positive evolution gives us the confidence to record the
announced double-digit growth of our sales during the full year
2007/08, said Patrick Kron, Chairman & Chief
Executive Officer of Alstom.

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