AMS provides advanced sensor and analog solutions for high value and emerging markets. Co.'s markets include Consumer and Communications and Industrial, Medical, Automotive. Co. delivers a broad range of innovative technology solutions for consumer electronics and communication device manufacturers including intelligent light sensors, MEMS microphone ICs, NFC solutions, active noise-cancelling ICs and ultra-low power management solutions. Co. offers customized, application-specific integrated circuits and standard solutions for a broad range of industrial applications including automation and control, position sensors, building automation, security and high-resolution seismic analysis.

Coface is a holding company that performs its activities through its primary operating subsidiary, Compagnie franASSaise d'assurance pour le commerce extA(c)rieur and its subsidiaries. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is a provider of credit insurance to businesses with solutions to protect them against the rist of client insolvency on both domestic and export markets.

Dialog Semiconductor is engaged in creating and marketing mixed signal integrated circuits for personal, portable, hand-held devices, low energy short-range wireless, LED solid-state lighting and automotive applications. Co. has four segments: Mobile Systems, which includes its power management and audio chips for the wireless systems markets; Automotive and Industrial, which markets products that address the safety, management and control of electronic systems in cars and for industrial applications; Connectivity, with activities that include short-range wireless, digital cordless, Bluetooth and VoIP technology; and Power Conversion, which includes its AC/DC converter solutions.

Societe Industrielle d'Aviation Latecoere and its subsidiaries are engaged in the manufacture of parts and equipment for the aeronautic and space industries. Co.'s products are mainly divided into 2 sectors: Airframe Structure and Equipment & Systems. Airframe Structure: manufactures Fuselage and Wing Structure Elements such as tail cones, forward upper shells, side parts, front spar bulkheads, nose sections, passenger doors, flaps; Nacelle Structure Elements such as fan cowls, tail engine fan cowls, translating sleeves, thrust reverser beams. Equipment & Systems: manufactures on-board electric racks, harnesses, landscape video camera system, pilot control panels and battery charge limiters.

Petroleum Geo-Services is engaged in providing geophysical services and oil and gas production services. As of Dec. 31, 2001, Co. operated six Ramform design vessels in its marine seismic data acquisition operations.

SMA Solar Technology is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. operates in five divisions: Medium Power Solutions, which distributes inverters, system solutions as well as products used for monitoring PV systems and energy management; Power Plant Solutions, which supplies central inverters and system solutions to PV plants; Service, which provides customers in Germany and abroad with support and after-sales services; Zeversolar, which serves the Chinese photovoltaic market and the budget market (low-price segment) in foreign markets; and Railway Technology, which manufactures converters as individual devices and energy supply systems for railway coaches.