Combined Shareholders'Meeting on May 4th 2011


The Combined Shareholders' Meeting of Air Liquide will be held in Paris on
Wednesday, May 4th 2011, starting at 3 pm, on first notice, in the Palais des Congrès,
2 place Porte Maillot, 75017 PARIS.

The preliminary meeting notice was published today in the legal gazette (BALO - Bulletin
des Annonces Légales et Obligatoires). It includes the Meeting agenda, the draft
resolutions that the Board of Directors plans to submit to a vote of shareholders, and
instructions for attending, voting and exercising shareholders' rights.

The preliminary meeting notice can be consulted online on the Group's website:
www.airliquide.com, Shareholders section. All the information concerning the Meeting will
also be available on this website.

The Combined Shareholders' Meeting provides an opportunity to present the Group's
strategy and its outlook for development. All shareholders are invited to vote either by
attending the Shareholders' Meeting in person or by voting by post or by proxy (via a proxy
voting form). The participation of every shareholder is important.

In addition, the Shareholders' Meeting will be webcast for live viewing or playback on
Group's website: www.airliquide.com.

The preparatory documentation will be communicated to shareholders according to the
legal and regulatory conditions as from the publication in the BALO due on March 18th 2011
of the invitation to attend the Meeting. The documents and other preparatory elements will
also be held at the disposal of the shareholders at Shareholder Services, 75 quai d'Orsay,
75321 Paris Cedex 07 and published on the Group's website www.airliquide.com,
Shareholders section, according to the legal and regulatory conditions.

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