Mr. Jean Paschini reports

ADF GROUP INC. ANNOUNCES THE CLOSING OF THE ACQUISITION OF GROUPE LAR INC.

ADF Group Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of Groupe LAR Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries.

Established in 1942 and based in Metabetchouan in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in Quebec, the LAR Group operates in the machining, welding and industrial mechanic sectors. The LAR Group is a Canadian leader in the design, manufacture and installation of mechanically welded steel structures. Primarily focused on the rapidly expanding large-scale hydroelectricity market, the LAR Group also offers customized overhead crane solutions for the heavy industry.

About ADF Group Inc.

ADF Group is a North American leader in the design and engineering of connections, fabrication, including the application of industrial coatings, and installation of complex steel structures, and heavy steel built-ups, as well as in miscellaneous and architectural metals for the non-residential infrastructure sector. ADF Group is one of the few players in the industry capable of handling highly technically complex megaprojects on fast-track schedules in the commercial, institutional, industrial and public sectors. The corporation operates two fabrication plants and two paint shops, in Canada and in the United States, and a construction division in the United States, which specializes in the installation of steel structures and other related products.