50 euroscomprised of 260889697 shares with a par value of 5

Additional Praise for Wired to Care"Wired to Care describes how to recover the basic human abilities of empathythat may be buried by your day-to-day business routines. Dev Patnaik shows howyou can create a more empathic- and much more successful - business." Chip Heath, author of Made to Stick"Especially in a down economy, empathy can seem like a soft concept. But it'snot - it's a powerful source of new growth that has helped fuel my business formore than two decades. As Wired to Care convincingly shows, the more anorganization can understand and empathize with the key motivators of theiremployees and customers, the more likely that organization will have sustainablesuccess." Chip Conley, Founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality and author of PEAK"Why should you care about Wired to Care Because this book will not only makeyou better at business - it will make you better at life! Buy it, read it, andthen practice what it preaches." Alan M. Webber, co-founder of Fast Company magazine"Wired to Care offers a roadmap to success paved with empathy, where caringcontributes more to the potential success of a company than cost cutting, andwhere hope is more important than hype. The bottom line is better profits,better products, and happier employees.

There is a better day for business(thankfully) when companies are wired to care." Robyn Waters, former VP of Trend, Target Stores and author of The Hummer andthe MiniFor Wired to CareCourtney Chauvin, 212-931-6167 (Media)Copyright Business Wire 2009. The Braves now have three closers in the pen heading to the final season of manager Bobby Cox's great career.The Braves also extended Tim Hudson earlier this winter, giving the Braves a very deep pitching staff. As Atlanta continues to search for a bat, this pitching depth might become a resource Braves' GM Frank Wren draws from to make a deal.. 2/ Increase in share capital by capitalization of additional paid-in capitaland bonus share allocationsThe Chairman and Chief Executive Officer also noted that, pursuant to the 18thresolution of the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting of May 7, 2008,corresponding to an adjustment of rights, 2,260 new shares were created with apar value of 5.50 euros. As a result of these decisions, Air Liquides (Paris:AI) share capital effectiveimmediately stands at: 1,434,893,333.50 euroscomprised of 260,889,697 shares with a par value of 5.50 euros each. With more than 40,000 employees in 75 countries, Air Liquide is the world leaderin industrial and medical gases and related services. The Group offersinnovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies and produces airgases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases) and many other gases includinghydrogen.

The Group contributes to the manufacturing of many everyday products:bubbles in sparkling beverages, protective atmosphere for packed foods, oxygenfor hospitals and homecare patients, ultra-pure gases for the semiconductorindustry, hydrogen to desulfurize fuels...Air Liquide is committed to sustainable development and helps to protect life.Foundedin 1902, Air Liquide has successfully developed a long-term relationshipwith its shareholders built on trust and transparency and guided by theprinciples of corporate governance. Since the publication of its firstconsolidated financial statements in 1971, Air Liquide has posted strong andsteady earnings growth. Sales in 2007 totaled 11,801 million euros, with salesoutside France accounting for almost 80. Air Liquide is listed on the Parisstock exchange and is a component of the CAC 40 and Eurostoxx 50 indices (ISINcode FR 0000120073). ServicesBernard Giroux 33 (0)1 40 62 54 42orInvestor RelationsVirginia JEANSON 33 (0)1 40 62 57 37Copyright Business Wire 2009.