With orders at 6.6 billion and sales at 4.5
billion in the first quarter 2008/09, Alstom continues to benefit
from a strong commercial activity

The level of order intake was very satisfactory across all
Sectors. The overall decrease of 14% from last year is
explained by the exceptional order of 2.2 billion
recorded during the first quarter of 2007/08 for very high
speed trains in France. With 3.1 billion of orders
received during the first quarter, Power Systems continued to
benefit from a very strong activity, notably in gas and coal.
Orders at 1.3 billion in Power Service reflect a dynamic
environment for the service activity. With 2.1 billion
of new orders, Transport also confirms the positive trend of
its commercial performance.

During the first quarter 2008/09, sales increased by 22% in
Power Systems and by 8% in Power Service versus the first
quarter of the fiscal year 2007/08, while sales in Transport
were slightly up (+1% or +4% on an organic basis*). 

The total backlog, up to 42 billion, represents
around 29 months of sales on 30 June 2008.

The full press release is available in pdf format in the
right hand column.

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