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Press Release17 June 2014Siemens AGMunich/Paris

Siemens intends to provide training for 1,000 young people in France

As part of the planned acquisition of the gas business of Alstom, Siemens AG has announced its intention to provide training for an additional 1,000 French young people over the next few years. The additional training positions will include both technical and administrative professions. Siemens will invest about €32,000 annually for each trainee. Siemens President and CEO Joe Kaeser made this commitment at a meeting with French President François Hollande on Tuesday. "Siemens' training programs are highly respected worldwide and open up great opportunities for a successful career. We want to send a signal and offer good training positions to many young men and women in France," said Kaeser.

After the closing of the transaction, the young people would receive training at Siemens and Alstom locations in France and at sites in Germany which are near the border, such as Karlsruhe and Rastatt as well as at the Alstom facility in Mannheim. In addition, fifty young people are to have the chance to participate in the Europeans@Siemens training program in Berlin.

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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the fields of industry, energy and healthcare as well as providing infrastructure solutions, primarily for cities and metropolitan areas. For over 165 years, Siemens has stood for technological excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. The company is one of the world's largest providers of environmental technologies. Around 43 percent of its total revenue stems from green products and solutions. In fiscal 2013, which ended on September 30, 2013, revenue from continuing operations totaled €75.9 billion and income from continuing operations €4.2 billion. At the end of September 2013, Siemens had around 362,000 employees worldwide on the basis of continuing operations. Further information is available on the Internet at: http://www.siemens.com.

Marc Langendorf

Siemens AG

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80333 Munich
Germany

+49 (89) 636-41360

marc.langendorf@siemens.com

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