Mersen: Annual General Meeting of May 17, 2018

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MERSEN: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MAY 17, 2018

PARIS, MAY 17, 2018 - Mersen (Euronext FR0000039620 - MRN), a global expert in electrical power and advanced materials, held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders today at La Défense (Paris) under the chairmanship of Olivier Legrain, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

With a quorum of close to 67%, all of the resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors were approved, except one (resolution number 17).

In particular, the shareholders:

•  approved the payment of a 2017 dividend of €0.75 per share. The dividend will be payable on July 5, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of July 3, 2018.

•  approved the company financial statements and consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2017;

•  approved the fixed and variable items of total compensation and advantages of all kind paid or due to executive directors with respect to fiscal year 2017;

•  approved the principles and criteria for determining, allocating and awarding the fixed, variable and exceptional components of total compensation and benefits of all kinds that may be awarded to the corporate officers in respect of fiscal year 2018;

•  renewed the term of office as director of Ms. Isabelle Azemard;

•  approved financial authorizations granted to the Board of Directors;

•  approved the share buy-back program;

•  authorized the Board of Directors to grant free and performance shares to employees of the Group and the corporate officers of the Company.

The complete results of the votes will be soon be available on the Company's website atwww.mersen.com (under Investors/Individual shareholders).

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A global expert in electrical power and advanced materials, Mersen designs innovative solutions to address its clients' specific needs to enable them to optimize their manufacturing performance in sectors such as energy, electronics, transportation, chemicals & pharmaceuticals and process industries.

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