SBT invests in e-learning partner SYMETRIX, now holding 69% of its capital

SYMETRIX, the subsidiary of the XPerteam group, has opened up its capital to the SBT group: The operation will partly be financed with stocks but mainly with a capital increase to back up the company’s expansion, finance the necessary research and development activities to finalize a new generation of administrative and innovative e-learning solutions development software.

Founded in 2003, the companies SYMETRIX and GENEZIS, its 99.9% subsidiary, are established in Grenoble, France. They develop production tools for interactive training contents and create customized e-learning contents.

By the end of the fiscal period up to June 30th, 2009, SYMETRIX achieved 1.3 million Euros in sales. The company recorded an average profit of 3% over the past three years

Since January 2009, SBT and SYMETRIX have been working on the Learning Games Factory project which is financed by the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) to develop a new generation of serious games editing tools.

SBT is expecting both technical and business synergies:

• SYMETRIX’s know-how in computer graphics and educational conceptualization will make it a real opportunity to develop the attractiveness and originality of the products of SBT and its other subsidiaries.

• Greater product differentiation on the e-learning market through SBT’s cognitive skills assessment know-how.

• In the Human Resources department Symetrix links up with the ARNAVA, SBT’s subsidiary specialized in recruitment assessment, thus meeting the needs of all customers of the group with skills in both assessment and training.

SBT confirms its desire to position itself as a supplier of innovative solutions, based on the company’s expertise in cognitive sciences in the Human Resources sector.

SBT’s Chairman of the Board of Management, Michel Noir, congratulates himself on this investment. “SYMETRIX will bring an essential area of expertise to the SBT group as it rounds off our know-how in the evaluation field and will allow us to offer innovative solutions to meet the training needs of our customers”.

SYMETRIX’s managing director Pascal Stievenard states: “Joining the SBT group will provide SYMETRIX with the necessary means for its growth on a fast-growing market as the quick development of the serious games market has shown over the last two years”.

SYMETRIX’s historical shareholder, EXPERTeam, will remain active and maintain its support in the commercialization of their e-learning solutions.

Pierre-Henri Amalric, XPerteam’s chief executive, is delighted that SBT becomes the main shareholder of the company SYMETRIX. This operation will grant SYMETRIX the necessary means for further development and a new life to the company.

Contacts Presse…

Rémi LE GALL, Directeur Administratif et Financier

Tel.: +33 (0)4 78 89 75 40

Email: r.legall@sbt.fr

Céline Labaune

Tel.: +33 (0)4 78 89 75 40

Email: c.labaune@sbt.fr

Pauline DEMONT, Head of Communication

Tel.: +33 (0)4 76 61 91 50

Email: pauline_demont@symetrix.fr

About SBT …

Founded by a team of scientists and neuropsychologists, Scientific Brain Training (SBT) develops fun programs for assessing, training and maintaining cognitive abilities. Provided in paper format as well as digitally, on CD-Roms, DVDs, mobile phones and online, SBT products are designed for a wide range of users:

- General public, for whom the supervised training and cognitive stimulation website www.happyneuron.com has been designed,

- Health professionals, such as speech therapists or nursing home staff, relying on specialized products for rehabilitation or assistance of the aged,

- Human Resources consultants and services wishing to assess the cognitive potential of persons about to be recruited or going through a professional change.

SBT is listed on Euronext Paris since May 5, 2006 (ISIN: FR0004175222 / mnemonic: MLSBT).

http://www.sbt-corp.com – http://www.happyneuron.fr – http://www.happy-neuron.com – http://www.happyneuron.de – http://www.pepco.fr

About Symetrix …

Symetrix‘s role is to “manage your learning processes”. For more than 7 years, the company has been offering its customers customized training solutions:

- for various fields (automobile, banking, retail, services, drug industry,…)

- in varied areas (behavioral, managerial, reglementary …)

- ranging from e-learning modules to learning Games

Symetrix also offers a wide choice of tools such as:

- Course Liner®, a collaborative environment to develop online training courses: http://www.courseliner.com

- TouchKnow® a ballot box solution for more interactivity during your training courses: http://www.touchknow.fr

http://www.symetrix.fr/