UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

(Name of Subject Company)

GEMPLUS INTERNATIONAL S.A.

(Names of Person(s) Filing Statement)

Ordinary Shares, without par value,
and American Depositary Shares, each representing 2 Ordinary Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)

012374569 (American Depositary Shares)
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Alex J. Mandl
President and Chief Executive Officer
46A, Avenue J.F. Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications
on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

 

Item 9. Exhibits

Exhibit
Number		Description
1		Press release dated May 19, 2006, announcing that the European Commission approved the combination of Gemplus International S.A. (“Gemplus”) and Axalto Holding S.A. (incorporated by reference to the exhibit filed with Gemplus’s Report on Form 6-K filed on May 22, 2006).