Limagrain Continues to Grow

CHAPPES, France, November 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –

Limagrain has just completed its 2011/2012 fiscal year and can announce a sharp rise
in its sales. Within a difficult economic climate, the international agricultural
co-operative Group demonstrates once again the relevance of its strategy of consolidating
its agricultural base in the Auvergne region while successfully expanding in major
agricultural areas around the world.

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Consolidated sales totalled EUR1,784 M, compared with EUR1,555 M in 2011, therefore an
increase of nearly 15%.

Net profit totalled EUR88 M, compared with EUR92 M during the previous fiscal year,
but the latter included a windfall profit of EUR30 M as a result of the sale of equity
securities in China. Investment in research rose significantly to EUR165 M compared with
EUR157 M, therefore 13% of “professional” sales. As of 30 June last, the Group has
subsidiaries in 39 countries with almost 7,800 permanent employees.

Daniel Cheron, CEO for Limagrain, comments: “In the current difficult economic
context, Limagrain has stayed on course and the increase of around 15% in our sales
demonstrates this. Incorporating Brossard into the Bakery Products’ Division has been a
great success. The Group is continuing with its international development through sites in
new areas, in particular in Brazil with projects involving seeds as well as cereal
products and in India with the acquisition of Bisco for field seeds and Century, a
specialist in vegetable seeds.”

Limagrain is an international agricultural co-operative group, specialized in field
seeds, vegetable seeds and cereal products. Founded and managed by French farmers,
Limagrain is the 4th largest seed company in the world through its holding Vilmorin & Cie,
European leader for functional flours through Limagrain Cereales Ingredients and 3rd
largest French industrial producer of Bread-Viennoiserie-Pastries through
Jacquet-Brossard. The Group makes annual sales of more than 1.7 billion Euros and has a
headcount of nearly 7,800, spread out over 39 countries, including 1,550 researchers. In
Auvergne the Co-operative has 3,500 farmer members. It conducts its business within the
framework of a global, sustainable vision of agriculture and agri-food based on innovation
and regulation of agricultural markets

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