Caisse centrale Desjardins Issues €750 Million 4.625% Deposit Notes under its €7 Billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme

On February 8, 2008, Caisse centrale Desjardins issued €750,000,000 4.625 per cent Deposit Notes due February 2011 (listed on the London Stock Exchange) pursuant to its €7 Billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme. The joint-lead managers for the offering were Natixis, CALYON and DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main. The joint-lead managers were represented by Ogilvy Renault LLP, with a team including Susan Mann and Peter Noble (London) and Jules Charette (tax – Montréal). Gilles Lapierre, Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs, represented Caisse centrale Desjardins.

Lawyer(s)

Susan E. Mann Peter S. Noble Jules Charette