April 23, 2014

WENDEL: Annual general meeting set for JUNE 6, 2014

Wendel informs its shareholders that the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting to be held on June 06, 2014 at 15:30 am at the Pavillon d'Armenonville (allée de Longchamp, Bois de Boulogne - 75116 PARIS).



The notice of meeting, being worth convening notice, is published today in the Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires (www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/balo:
http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/balo). It includes notably the agenda, projects of resolutions which will be presented to the Assembly and the main terms governing attending and voting. It is also available on the Wendel website: wendelgroup.com, in the "Shareholder's portal", directly accessible on the homepage.

Shareholders will be asked to approve a dividend consisting of €1.85 per share, with ex-dividend date on June 10, 2014 and dividend payment date on June 13, 2014.

Other documents and information concerning this meeting will be available to shareholders and also published on the Wendel website from May 16, 2014, under legal and regulatory conditions.

2014 calendar
Publication of Q1 2014 net sales (pre-market release) Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Shareholders' Meeting and publication of NAV Friday, June 6, 2014
Publication of first-half 2014 earnings (pre-market release) Thursday, August 28, 2014
Publication of Q3 2014 net sales
(pre-market release)
Friday, November 7, 2014
Investor Day Publication of NAV (pre-market release) Thursday December 4, 2014

About Wendel
Wendel is one of Europe's leading listed investment firms. The Group invests internationally, in companies that are leaders in their field, such as Bureau Veritas, Saint-Gobain, Materis, Stahl and IHS in Africa. Wendel plays an active role as industry shareholder in these companies. It implements long-term development strategies, which involve boosting growth and margins of companies so as to enhance their leading market positions. Through Oranje-Nassau Développement, which brings together opportunities for investment in growth, diversification and innovation, Wendel is also a shareholder of Van Gansewinkel Groep in the Netherlands, exceet in Germany, Mecatherm and Parcours in France, NOP in Japan and Saham Group in Africa. 
Wendel is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris.
Standard & Poor's ratings: Long term: BB+, stable outlook; short term: B since April 24, 2013.
Wendel is the Founding Sponsor of Centre Pompidou-Metz. In recognition of its long-term patronage of the arts, Wendel received the distinction of "Grand Mécène de la Culture" on March 23, 2012.

Press contacts

Christine Anglade Pirzadeh: + 33 (0)1 42 85 63 24
c.angladepirzadeh@wendelgroup.com

Analyst and investor contacts
Olivier Allot: +33 (0)1 42 85 63 73
o.allot@wendelgroup.com:
mailto:o.allot@wendelgroup.com


ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SET FOR JUNE 6, 2014:
http://hugin.info/143616/R/1779060/607717.pdf



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