CGI Finance and Viking Sport Cruisers announce a partnership

Baltimore, 15 March 2010 - CGI Finance and Viking Sport Cruisers announced their partnership at the Miami International Boat Show in Florida last February 11, 2010. Both companies join forces in the USA to add a strong retail finance backing to a premier domestic brand.

CGI Finance is one of the Global leaders in the yacht finance industry bringing 35 years of experience and a dedicated team of yacht finance experts. The North American branch has shown, for the last two years, remarkable success in entering the US competitive market and is now considered as one of the leading marine lenders in the country. CGI Finance is uniquely positioned to offer boat financing to a diverse national and international customer base that no other lender currently offers.

Viking Sport Cruisers, since its founding in 1964, has earned a reputation for building high quality yachts with a sincere focus on customer service and satisfaction that today is unparalleled in the industry. In 1995, the distinctive relationship between Viking and Princess Yachts International of Plymouth, England was formed with the goal of building a new class of luxury cruising yachts for the American market. Today, the spectacular Viking Sport Cruisers product line represents over fifteen years of a tireless collaborative effort to bring European elegance and craftsmanship together with American support and supervision for the ultimate performance cruising yacht experience.

"I'm proud to announce this partnership. Combining together the performance, quality and luxury of Viking Sport Cruisers yachts with the unprecedented experience, reputation, dedication to service and leadership of CGI Finance we will be able to provide efficient and personalized solutions to satisfy our clientele," said Hervé Bonnet, Global Director of Boat Financing Activity for the CGI Group.

"All of us at Viking are very excited to be associated with CGI, whom we consider to be the worldwide leader in marine finance. Their ability to provide superior service and terms was instrumental in helping us to have a very successful experience during the recent Miami Show. We are looking forward to a long and continually successful relationship with CGI," said Tom Carroll Sr., President & CEO of Viking Sport Cruisers.

CGI Finance is the North American Subsidiary of the CGI Group a financial establishment founded in 1951 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Société Générale. Société Générale is one of the largest banks in the world with 163,000 employees in 82 countries. The North American headquarters is located at 1407 Fleet Street, 2nd Floor Baltimore Maryland 21231 USA. www.cgi-finance.com

Viking Sport Cruisers is headquartered in New Gretna, New Jersey, with an additional location in Riviera Beach, Florida, and a dealer network that spans over 35 locations covering North America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Viking Sport Cruisers offers V Class yachts from 42 to 85 feet and M Class, Flybridge, and Motor Yachts ranging in size from 42 to 130 feet.

To see the complete line-up of vessels from Viking Sport Cruisers visit www.vikingsportcruisers.com