Imerys' : Ordinary & Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held today

PRESS RELEASE

PARIS, MAY 4, 2016

• 2015 financial statements approved, €1.75 dividend per share to be paid out as from May 12, 2016
• Approval of all resolutions

At the Ordinary & Extraordinary General Meeting held today, the shareholders approved the statutory and consolidated financial statements for 2015, which report a net income from current operations, Group share, of €341.5 million, up + 8.0% compared with 2014.

The Shareholders' General Meeting approved the allocation of the Company's 2015 earnings and the distribution of a €1.75 dividend per share, representing a + 6.1% increase from financial 2014. This dividend will be paid out as from May 12, 2016.

The other resolutions adopted by the Ordinary & Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting particularly concern:

• the regulated agreements and commitments made by the Company in favor of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;

• the renewal of the term of office of the joint statutory auditors (Deloitte & Associés and Ernst & Young et Autres), as well as their alternates;

• the ratification of the cooptation of Mr. Colin Hall and Mr. Laurent Raets as new Directors;

• the renewal of Mr. Ian Gallienne and Mr. Laurent Raets term of office as Directors, for a 3-year period;

• the appointment, as new Directors, of Mrs. Odile Desforges and Mr. Arnaud Vial for a 3-year period.

Mrs. Fatine Layt, as well as Mr. Robert Peugeot and Mr. Amaury de Seze did not request the renewal of their term of office; they were warmly thanked for their outstanding contribution to the works of the Board and those of the Committees of which they were members. Mr. Amaury de Seze, as Vice-President of the Board, was particularly saluted by Gilles Michel, for the crucial role he played in the Group strategy and development during all those years.

The Ordinary & Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting also approved the renewal of the authorization for the Company to buy back its own shares, as well as to make allotments of free company's shares to employees or officers of the Company.

At the end of the Shareholders' General Meeting, the Board of Directors is comprised of 17 members including 2 employee representative directors, 7 independent members and 6 women, the proportion of which represents 40% in the Board composition.

Furthermore, a favorable opinion was expressed by the Shareholders' General Meeting on the compensation items due or awarded for fiscal 2015 to Mr. Gilles Michel, as Chief Executive Officer.

All above dates are tentative and may change. Updates are available on the Group's website at

www.imerys.com, in the Investors & Analysts/Financial Agenda section.

The press release is available from the Group's website www.imerys.com with access via the homepage in the "News" section.

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