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CHANGE OF MERSEN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS' CHAIRMAN PARIS, MAY 18, 2017 - Mersen (Euronext FR0000039620 - MRN), a global expert in electrical power and advanced materials, announces that the Annual General Meeting held today approved all resolutions submitted to shareholders' vote.

The appointment of 2 new independent board members, Olivier Legrain and Michel Crochon, was notably approved to replace Hervé Couffin and Jean-Paul Jacamon.

Following the Annual General Meeting, the Board decided to appoint Olivier Legrain as Chairman of the Board of directors.

The Board of directors also agreed on the following composition of the Board's committees:

Audit and Accounts Committee

Chairman: Henri-Dominique Petit

Members: Yann Chareton, Michel Crochon, Catherine Delcroix, Carolle Foissaud, Thierry Sommelet

Governance and Remuneration Committee

Chairman: Ulrike Steinhorst

Members: Isabelle Azemard, Dominique Gaillard, Olivier Legrain, Bénédicte Levinson, Henri- Dominique Petit

Strategy Committee

Chairman: Olivier Legrain

Members: Michel Crochon, Catherine Delcroix, Dominique Gaillard, Edward Koopman, Thierry Sommelet, Ulrike Steinhorst

The shareholders' presentation and the results of the voting on the resolutions are available on www.mersen.com

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ABOUT MERSEN

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.

Mersen, with its 6,100 employees working across 35 countries, recorded sales of 764 million euros in 2016.

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