Gemplus International S.A. annual ordinary and extraordinary shareholders meeting

Luxembourg - April 27, 2004 - Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world's leading provider of smart card enabled solutions, held its annual ordinary general shareholders meeting today, followed by an extraordinary shareholders meeting.

All of the resolutions submitted to the ordinary and extraordinary general meeting were approved by a large majority. The 2003 financial statements of the Group were approved, as well as the appointment of three new board members: MM. Michel Akkermans. Kurt Hellström, John Ormerod.

Mr. Dominique Vignon, Chairman of the Board, stated: "During this general meeting, it was clear that the recovery of the Company is on track. The Board of Directors fully supports the management team, and will continue to contribute to the development of Gemplus."

About Gemplus 

Gemplus International S.A.(Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP) is the world's leading player in the smart card industry in both revenue and total shipments (source 2002: Gartner Dataquest, Frost & Sullivan, Datamonitor.) It has the largest R&D team, unrivalled experience, and an outstanding track record of technological innovation.

Gemplus offers an exceptional range of portable, personalized solutions that bring security and convenience to people's lives. These include Mobile Telecommunications, Public Telephony, Banking, Retail, Transport, Identity, WLAN, Pay-TV, e-government, access control, and a wealth of other applications.

Gemplus' revenue in 2003 was 749 million Euros.

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For more information, contact:

Marielle Bricman
Gemplus Press Relations
Tel: +33 (0) 4 42 36 55 96
Mob : +33 (0) 6 74 68 72 82
Email: marielle.bricman@gemplus.com 

Celine Berthier
Gemplus Investor Relations
Tel: +41 22 544 5065
Email: celine.berthier@gemplus.com 

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