Acquisition

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
20 March 2008



                                                                  March 20, 2008


                      Saint-Gobain's acquisitions in 2007


                              70 acquisitions
             representing a financial investment of €965 million
             for estimated additional sales of almost €1.7 billion


This press release details the acquisitions carried out by the Group in 2007,
particularly those that were not specifically announced at the time. It does not
include details of the Maxit acquisition, which was announced in August 2007 and
finalized in March 2008.

In line with its strategic focus of developing business on construction markets,
Saint-Gobain's growth momentum continued to be boosted by bolt-on acquisitions
in 2007. More than 80% of these acquisitions were in the Building Distribution
and Construction Products sectors.



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                         Overview of 2007 acquisitions



Acquisitions in 2007                          Number of        Value of    (Debt) or       Estimated
                                             acquisitions     securities  cash assumed     full-year
(€ millions)                                                   acquired                      sales
Building Distribution                             53             582          (3)            1,304
Construction Products                             10             248           1              332
Innovative Materials                              7               89          (2)             61
Packaging                                       0 (a)             46           2             0 (a)
                       Total acquisitions         70             965          (2)            1,697



(a)  This transaction does not represent an acquisition but the retention of
a 20% stake in Desjonqueres further to the sale of the Group's Flasks business.


•    Building Distribution: financial investment of €582 million for around
     €1.3 billion in estimated additional full-year sales


The 53 acquisitions carried out by the Building Distribution Sector in 2007
added 291 new outlets to a network that now boasts more than 4,000. The largest
acquisition was Norandex, a manufacturer and distributor of vinyl sidings in the
US, representing a financial investment of €181 million for €580 million in
estimated full-year sales.


France - 16 acquisitions representing €98 million in estimated full-year sales

The main acquisitions in France concerned specialist distributors SESCO and SRDM
(plumbing and heating), Cordier (roofing) and Malet (production and distribution
of ready-to-use concrete) and the builders' merchant Fabre.

United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland - 8 acquisitions representing €121
million in estimated full-year sales

The largest acquisitions in the UK and the Republic of Ireland were builders'
merchant Norman Jersey, builders' merchant Parkhead Building in Scotland;
Trusses to Trust, a roofing and wooden floor specialist; ARDS Timber in Ulster;
and Lonergan Hardware in the Republic of Ireland.

Italy and Spain - 8 acquisitions representing €160 million in estimated
full-year sales

The Building Distribution sector acquired Vemac in Italy, a major builders'
merchant in the Abruzzo region, and Discesur (Distribuciones Ceramicas Sur
Madrid), Spain's second largest tiling distributor.

Nordic countries - 11 acquisitions representing €89 million in estimated
full-year sales

In Sweden, the three largest acquisitions were builders' merchants Trifab
Byggvaror, Byggkop i Vastra and Andersson Tra while, in Norway, Norgesbygg
Hallingdal, Bringo Bygg and BM Holveriet joined Optimera's Scandinavian network.

Germany - 5 acquisitions representing €129 million in estimated full-year sales

Raab Karcher's acquisitions included civil construction works specialist Schulte
Tiefbau, tiling specialist Jean Dern, and roofing specialists Griesinger and
Schafer.

Other countries - 4 acquisitions representing €127 million in estimated
full-year sales

The main acquisitions were carried out in the Netherlands (a general distributor
Van Keulen based in Amsterdam, and a plumbing and heating specialist Galvano),
and in the Czech Republic (tiling distributor Keramont).


•  Construction Products (CP): financial investment of €248 million for €332
   million in estimated additional full-year sales


Interior Solutions: 5 acquisitions, of which:

2 in Insulation:

  -  FiberGlass Colombia, glass wool and plasterboard manufacturer in Colombia,

  -  Owens Corning South Africa, manufacturer of glass wool in South Africa.

3 in Gypsum:

-    Scanspac, a Scandinavian plasterboard manufacturer,

-    In Vietnam, the division acquired the country's leading manufacturer of
     plasterboard,

-    EPD, an Algerian manufacturer of gypsum products.



Exterior Solutions: 5 acquisitions

-    Norandex in North America (manufacturer of vinyl sidings),

-    4 small-scale mortar manufacturers in emerging countries (Brazil,
     Turkey, Serbia and Malaysia).


•    Innovative Materials: financial investment of €89 million for €61
     million in estimated additional full-year sales


The Flat Glass Sector carried out three small-scale acquisitions in 2007,
including two in the automotive industry, and one in the building industry
(Estonian outfit AS Mao Klass), allowing Saint-Gobain Glass Solutions to
consolidate its leadership in this market.

The High-Performance Materials Sector acquired four companies, mainly in the
field of high-performance plastics.



•      Packaging: financial investment of €46 million

The Packaging Sector retained a 20% stake in Desjonqueres in accordance with the
sale agreement signed with the Sagard and Cognetas funds in March 2007.



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