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      Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
 
      Supplementing the
 
      Prospectus dated January 29, 2007
 
  High Yield Capital Markets   Registration Nos. 333-140274 and 333-140275
 
                 
Issuer:   Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas
 
                
Security Description:   Senior Unsecured Notes
Face:
  $200,000,000             
Gross Proceeds:
  $200,000,000             
Net Proceeds to Issuer ( before expenses):
  $196,500,000             
 
                
Coupon:
  7.500%             
Maturity:
  5/15/2015             
 
                
Offering Price:   $100.000    (settles plus accrued interest from 11/15/2006 interest payment date)
 
                
Yield to Maturity:
  7.500%             
Spread to Treasury:
  266             
Benchmark:   4.125% UST due 05/2015         
Yield to Worst:
  7.497%             
Spread to Treasury:   269    (based on a YTW Call Date of 05/15/2013)
Benchmark:   3.625% UST due 05/2013        
 
                
Ratings:
  Ba3 / B+            
 
                
Interest Payment Dates:   November 15th and May 15th
Commencing:
  5/15/2007             
 
                
Make-Whole Provision   UST + 50bps prior to May 15, 2010
 
                
Optional Redemption:   Callable, on or after the following dates, and at the following prices:
 
                
 
  Date   Price        
 
  5/15/2010    103.750%         
 
  5/15/2011    102.500%         
 
  5/15/2012    101.250%         
 
  5/15/2013    100.000%         
 
  and thereafter   100.000%         
 
                
Equity Clawback:   Redeem until   5/15/2008    at 107.500% 
 
  for up to   35.0%         
 
                
Trade Date:
  2/2/2007             
Settlement Date:
  2/9/2007    (T+5)        
 
                
Cusip Number:
  204386AF3 (existing)            
ISIN:
  US204386AF39            
 
                
Min. Allocation:
  $1,000             
Increments:
  $1,000             
 
                
Gross Spread:
  1.75%             
 
                
Book-Runner:   Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited   65.00% 
 
                
Joint Lead Managers:   BNP Paribas Securities Corp   11.85% 
    Natexis Bleichroeder Inc.   11.85% 
 
                
Co-Managers:   SG Americas Securities, LLC   8.80% 
    Calyon Securities (USA), Inc.   2.50% 
 
                
Other:   New issue tranche size decreased to $200,000,000 from the $300,000,000 that was originally stated in the Preliminary Prospectus.
 
The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 1-800-221-1037.
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Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Supplementing the
Prospectus dated January 29, 2007
Registration Nos. 333-140274 and 333-140275


High Yield Capital Markets
 
                     
Issuer:   Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas
 
                    
Security Description:   Senior Unsecured Notes
Face:   $400,000,000 
Gross Proceeds:   $400,000,000 
Net Proceeds to Issuer (before expenses):   $393,000,000 
 
                    
Coupon:   7.750% 
Maturity:   5/15/2017 
 
                    
Offering Price:   $100.000 
Yield to Maturity:   7.750% 
Spread to Treasury:   286 
Benchmark:   8.75% UST due 05/2017 
 
                    
Ratings:   Ba3/ B+ 
 
                    
Interest Payment Dates:   November 15th and May 15th 
Commencing:   5/15/2007 
 
                    
Make-Whole Provision   UST + 50bps prior to May 15, 2012 
 
                    
Optional Redemption:   Callable, on or after the following dates, and at the following prices:
 
                    
 
  Date   Price            
 
  5/15/2012    103.875%             
 
  5/15/2013    102.583%             
 
  5/15/2014    101.292%             
 
  5/15/2015    100.000%             
 
  and thereafter   100.000%             
 
                    
Equity Clawback:
  Redeem until   5/15/2010    at 107.750%         
 
  for up to   35.0%             
 
                    
Trade Date:
  2/2/2007                 
Settlement Date:
  2/9/2007    (T+5)            
 
                    
Cusip Number:   204386AK2 
ISIN:   US204386AK24 
 
                    
Min. Allocation:
  $1,000                 
Increments:
  $1,000                 
 
                    
Gross Spread:
  1.75%                 
 
                    
Book-Runner:   Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited   65.00%     
 
                    
Joint Lead Managers:   BNP Paribas Securities Corp   11.85%     
    Natexis Bleichroeder Inc.   11.85%     
 
                    
Co-Managers:   SG Americas Securities, LLC   8.80%     
    Calyon Securities (USA), Inc.   2.50%     
 
                    
Other:   New issue tranche size increased to $400,000,000 from the $300,000,000 that was originally stated in the Preliminary Prospectus.
 
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 1-800-221-1037.
Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded. Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.