During the first quarter of 2010/11 (from 1 April to 30 June 2010), orders
booked by Alstom (Paris:ALO) amounted to €3.1 billion. Sales, at €4.7 billion,
were slightly down as compared to the same period of last year1.

Power received orders of €2.0 billion during the first quarter. The lack of
large projects was partly offset by the resilience of small and medium-sized
contracts, particularly in service and retrofit. Transport registered €1.1
billion of new orders, including a major commercial success in Russia.

During the first quarter 2010/11, sales grew by 9% in Transport, whilst they
started to decline in Power, down 6% versus the first quarter 2009/10, as a
consequence of the order evolution over the last fiscal year in this Sector.

The total backlog remained stable at €42 billion on 30 June 2010, benefiting
from a €1.3 billion currency effect. It represented 27 months of sales.

Key figures

Actual figures 2009/10 2010/11 Variation Q1/Q1
(in € million) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Act. Org.
Orders received 4,768 2,366 4,223 3,562 3,069 -36% -38%
Sales 4,806 4,877 4,691 5,276 4,743 -1% -5%

“This first quarter confirms the resilience of small and medium-sized contracts
in Power but, despite the busy tendering activity, the Group still faces
challenges to register large orders as customers continue to delay their
investments in new power plants. In Transport, the market remains sound,
offering a number of opportunities. Sales have grown in Transport, whilst, as
expected, they have started declining in Power, after the strong decrease in the
order intake of the last fiscal year “, said Patrick Kron, Chairman & Chief
Executive Officer of Alstom.

Sector Review2

Power

Order intake at €2.0 billion for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2010/11
showed a decrease of 35% versus the first quarter of last year. This evolution
reflects the challenging commercial environment for new equipment.

Thermal Systems & Products received small and medium-sized orders only in the
first quarter of the fiscal year 2010/11. The Thermal Services Business
registered a large number of projects for both retrofit and service, as well as
operation and maintenance contracts in Spain. In Renewables, the main orders
booked in the first quarter were for hydro contracts in the Americas, as well as
for wind turbines in Brazil.

Sales in Power, at €3.2 billion, decreased by 6% (-10% on an organic basis3) in
comparison with the same period of last year, due to the expected slowdown of
the turnover in Thermal Systems & Products.

Transport

Orders, at €1.1 billion in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2010/11,
remained sustained despite being down 37% as compared with the first quarter
2009/10, which included several large contracts in Europe and South America.

The main orders booked in the first quarter 2010/11 included locomotives in
Russia, as well as contracts in Sweden for suburban trains and maintenance.

In the first quarter of the fiscal year 2010/11, sales, at €1.6 billion, were up
by 9% (+7% on an organic basis3) compared to the same period of the last fiscal
year.

Key events of the first quarter 2010/11

On 20 May 2010, Alstom entered the solar market by investing $55 million in
BrightSource Energy Inc. This US privately-owned company specialises in
designing, building and operating tower-based solar thermal power plants.

On 2 June 2010, Alstom acquired Amstar, a coating services company in the United
States, which had sales of approximately $11 million in 2009 and employed 50
people. This acquisition strengthened Alstom`s service offerings with advanced
technologies that improve power plant component life.

On 7 June 2010, Alstom and Schneider Electric completed the transaction with
Areva for the acquisition of Areva T&D, its transmission and distribution
businesses, after obtaining the approvals of the relevant competition
authorities and the French Commission des Participations et des Transferts
(CPT). With this acquisition, Alstom created a third Sector, named Alstom Grid,
constituting the high voltage energy transmission business of the Group.
Alstom`s expertise in power generation combined with the capabilities acquired
in grid management positions the Group in the key market of Smart Grid.

On 19 June 2010, Alstom, Transmashholding and Kazakh Railways (KTZ) signed an
agreement for the creation of a joint company to manufacture electric
locomotives in Kazakhstan.

On 24 June 2010, Alstom inaugurated a new production facility in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, (USA) for steam and gas turbines, large turbo-generators and related
equipment for the North American fossil fuel and nuclear power generation
market. It will also retrofit existing steam turbines with leading edge
technology.

Financial situation

During the first quarter 2010/11, Alstom turned into a net debt position, due to
the financing of Areva Transmission for €2.3 billion, the payment of the
dividend for €364 million as well as the impact on the free cash flow of the low
book-to-bill ratio.

Outlook

The Group confirms that the operating margin for the two fiscal years 2010/11
and 2011/12 should be between 7% and 8%, based upon proper contract execution
and gradual recovery of demand.

***

Note 1: Orders and sales for Alstom Grid were not yet available on 30 June 2010
for release. The new Sector will be fully consolidated on 30 September 2010 in
the half year results and will account for four months.

Note 2: The reported figures by Sector are presented in appendix 1. A geographic
breakdown of reported orders and sales is provided in appendix 2. As for all
figures mentioned in this release, these are unaudited.

Note 3: i.e. excluding any currency & scope impacts. For this quarter, these are
mostly positive currency effects.

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are based on
current plans and forecasts of Alstom`s management. Such forward-looking
statements are relevant to the current scope of activity and are by their nature
subject to a number of important risk and uncertainty factors (such as those
described in the documents filed by Alstom with the French AMF) that could cause
actual results to differ from the plans, objectives and expectations expressed
in such forward-looking statements. These such forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date on which they are made, and Alstom undertakes no obligation
to update or revise any of them, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.

APPENDIX 1 – SECTOR BREAKDOWN BY QUARTER

2009/10 2010/11
Orders received Var. Actual Var. Organic
(in € million) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY Q1 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q1
Power 3,000 1,731 2,652 2,052 9,435 1,950 -35% -38%
Thermal Systems & Products* 1,414 435 1,837 604 4,290 405 -71% -72%
Thermal Services* 1,203 970 573 1,272 4,018 1,203 0% -5%
Renewables* 383 326 242 176 1,127 342 -11% -15%
Transport 1,768 635 1,571 1,510 5,484 1,119 -37% -39%
Alstom 4,768 2,366 4,223 3,562 14,919 3,069 -36% -38%

2009/10 2010/11
Sales Var. Actual Var. Organic
(in € million) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY Q1 Q1/Q1 Q1/Q1
Power 3,368 3,527 3,217 3,789 13,901 3,170 -6% -10%
Thermal Systems & Products* 1,766 2,010 1,803 2,167 7,746 1,574 -11% -14%
Thermal Services* 1,184 1,039 973 1,157 4,353 1,187 0% -5%
Renewables* 418 478 441 465 1,802 409 -2% -8%
Transport 1,438 1,350 1,474 1,487 5,749 1,573 +9% +7%
Alstom 4,806 4,877 4,691 5,276 19,650 4,743 -1% -5%

(*) Figures given for comparison and analysis purposes only

APPENDIX 2 – GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN

Orders received by destination 2009/10 % 2010/11 %
(in € million) Q1 Contrib. Q1 Contrib.
Europe 3,232 68% 1,688 55%
North America 579 12% 485 16%
South & Central America 308 6% 308 10%
Africa / Middle East 83 2% 191 6%
Asia / Pacific 566 12% 397 13%
TOTAL 4,768 100% 3,069 100%

Sales by destination 2009/10 % 2010/11 %
(in € million) Q1 Contrib. Q1 Contrib.
Europe 2,457 51% 2,328 49%
North America 775 16% 645 14%
South & Central America 229 5% 308 6%
Africa / Middle East 824 17% 809 17%
Asia / Pacific 521 11% 653 14%
TOTAL 4,806 100% 4,743 100%

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