SES TO PROVIDE BROADBAND CONNECTION TO AFRICAN MARKET

September, Sint-Niklaas, 2009

Satellite-based broadband platform ASTRA2Connect to offer internet connection to East and Central Africa via NSS-12 satellite 

Luxembourg, September 11, 2009. – SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that it is expanding the reach of its satellite-based broadband service ASTRA2Connect to Africa through a signed agreement with Intersat Africa, the leading provider of satellite-based internet services on the continent. The service, which will start in January 2010, will be offered to households, small and medium enterprises as well as schools.