FRANCE TELECOM (a French société anonyme) [Debt Securities] PURCHASE AGREEMENTPurchase Agreement • December 8th, 2008 • France Telecom / • Telephone communications (no radiotelephone) • New York
France Telecom, a French société anonyme (the “Company”), confirms its agreement with [ ] (“[ ]”) and each of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom [ ] is acting as representative (in such capacity, the “Representative”), with respect to the issue and sale by the Company and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective principal amounts set forth in said Schedule A of [$ ] aggregate principal amount of the Company’s [Debt Securities] (the “Securities”). The Securities are to be issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of [ ], 2008 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The term “Indenture,” as used herein, includes the Officer’s Certificate (as defined in the Indenture) establishing the form and terms of the Securities pursuant
