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PARIS, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — BOURBON has been informed that
Mach Invest SAS, a French investment company, crossed the 5% shareholding
threshold in BOURBON on May 13th, by the acquisition of 1 750 000 shares.

Mach Invest SAS now holds 2 819 750 shares, or 5.084% of BOURBON’s shares.

Mr. Henri de Chateauvieux is Mach Invest’s majority shareholder and CEO
and has been a Member of the Board of Directors of BOURBON since 1987.

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With 4,300 professionals and a fleet of 235 owned vessels, BOURBON is
currently present in more than 25 countries.

BOURBON offers a broad range of offshore oil and gas marine services.
Under the Horizon 2012 plan and with the launch of its “Subsea Services”,
BOURBON intends to become the leader in modern offshore oil and gas marine
services by offering the most demanding clients worldwide, a full line of
innovative, high performance and new-generation vessels and an expanded offer
of subsea services.

BOURBON also specializes in bulk transport and protects the French
coastline for the Merchant Marine.

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