The Board of Directors announces the departure of Pascal Mauberger

Bernin, France, 18 February 2008 – Soitec, the SOI (Silicon on Insulator) leader, announced that the Board of Directors met today to revoke Mr Pascal Mauberger’s mandate as Chief Operating Officer of the Group.

In a difficult context resulting from the Group's strong short term dependence to fluctuations in demand from its main customers, Mr. André Jacques Auberton-Hervé, Chairman and chief executive officer will take charge of the Group's day to day operational management. Paul Boudre –- Director of Marketing, Development & Sales, Corinne Margot – Director of Human Resources, Iain Murray – Financial Director, Emmanuel Arène - Director of Industrial Operations and Carlos Mazuré - Director of Research & Development, as members of the Office of the President, will assist Mr. Auberton-Hervé in this role.

The Board of Directors thanks Mr. Pascal Mauberger for his contribution since 2003. The Board reaffirms its support for the strategy deployed by the Group and led by its Chairman to address the current market uncertainties and to resume its growth cycle by fully responding to the expectations of the semi-conductor industry.

Agenda
Fourth-quarter sales for the financial year 2007-2008 will be published on 14 April 2008 after the closure of the Paris Bourse.

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