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Management Announcement

Luxembourg - August 15, 2002 - Gemplus International S.A. (Paris Euronext: Euroclear 5768 and Nasdaq: GEMP).

At the time of reporting its financial results on July 31st this year, Gemplus indicated that it would make a statement on the appointment of a successor Chief Executive Officer by August 15th. In view of the holiday periods, Gemplus today announces that this statement will now be made at the end of August

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Enquiries

Media:

Gemplus
Martin Crocker
Tel: + 33 4 42 36 30 46
Email: martin.crocker@gemplus.com

Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7638 9571
Anthony Carlisle
Laure Lagrange
Tel: + 44 (0)7973 611 888

Investor relations:

Gemplus
Yves Guillaumot
Tel: +33 4 42 36 52 98
Email: yves.guillaumot@gemplus.com

Fineo
Anne Guimard
Tel: +33 1 45 72 20 96
Email: guimard@fineo.com

About Gemplus

GEMPLUS: the world's leading provider of smart card solutions.
Gemplus helps its clients offer an exceptional range of portable, personalized solutions that bring security and convenience to people's lives. These include mobile Internet access, inter-operable banking facilities, e-commerce and a wealth of other applications.
Gemplus is the only completely dedicated, truly global player in the Smart Card industry, with the largest R&D team, unrivalled experience, and an outstanding track record of technological innovation.
In 2001, Gemplus was the world number one in chip card shipments according to Gartner-Dataquest. Based on Eurosmart estimates, Gemplus shipped 34% of the worldwide market.
Gemplus trades its shares on Euronext Paris S.A. First Market and on the NASDAQ Stock Market as GEMP in the form of ADSs. Its revenue in 2001 was 1.0 billion Euros.

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