IMERYS (EPA:NK) - Imerys - Ordinary & Extraordinary Shareholders’ General Meeting of May 4, 2018

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04/05/2018 19:29

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PARIS, MAY 4, 2018

     Ordinary & Extraordinary Shareholders' General Meeting of May 4, 2018

Imerys Shareholders' General Meeting held today in Paris and chaired by Mr.
Gilles Michel approved all the resolutions presented by the Board of
Directors.

APPROVAL OF 2017 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In particular, the shareholders approved the statutory and consolidated
financial statements for 2017, which report a net income from current
operations, Group share, of EUR403.4 million, up + 11.4% compared with 2016.

DIVIDEND

The Shareholders' General Meeting decided to distribute a EUR2.075 dividend per
share, representing a + 11.0% increase from financial 2016. This dividend will
be paid out as from May 15, 2018.

GOVERNANCE

The Shareholders' General Meeting also approved:

* the compensation policy of the Executive Corporate Officers for 2018 and
   the components of the compensation as well as benefits of all kinds due or
   awarded for fiscal 2017 to Gilles Michel as Chief Executive Officer;

* the renewal of the terms of office as Directors of Mrs. Marie-Françoise
   Walbaum and Messrs. Gilles Michel and Ulysses Kyriacopoulos;

* the appointment of Mr. Conrad Keijzer, as a new Director for the same
   3-year period.

Mrs. Giovanna Kampouri Monnas, Mrs. Katherine Taaffe Richard and Mr. Xavier Le
Clef did not solicit the renewal of their respective term of office which was
expiring, and Messrs. Laurent Raets and Arnaud Vial having resigned at the
today's Board meeting, the Chairman warmly thanked them for their valuable and
diligent contribution to the works of the Board and of its Committees they were
members of.

Following the appointment by cooptation of Mrs. Lucile RIBOT as a new Director,
decided by the Board that was held on the same day, and the decisions of the
Shareholders' General Meeting, the Board of Directors is comprised of 14
members including: 2 employee representative directors, 6 independent members
and 5 women, the proportion of which represents 41.67% in the Board composition
(excluding the employee representative directors), and 50% of independent
members. Mr. Laurent Raets was also appointed as a Censor as from the
Shareholders' General Meeting that approved the modifications to the Company's
by-laws.

Following the decision made by the Board of Directors on March 8, 2018 to
separate the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer roles, as of
today Mr. Conrad Keijzer and Mr. Gilles Michel assume respectively the role of
Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board.

Voting results per resolution as well as the presentation of the Shareholders'
General Meeting are available on the Company's website www.imerys.com. The
compensation components of the Executive Corporate Officers are also publicly
published on the Company's website as in accordance with the AFEP-MEDEF
Governance Code.

Financial agenda 2018

May 4 (11.00 am)                  Shareholders' General Meeting
July 27 (after market close)      1st half 2018 results
October 30 (after market close)   3rd quarter 2018 results

These dates are tentative and may be updated on the Group's website at
www.imerys.com, in the Investors & Analysts / Financial Agenda section.

The world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with EUR4.6
billion revenue and 18,000 employees, Imerys delivers high value-added,
functional solutions to a great number of sectors, from processing industries
to consumer goods. The Group draws on its knowledge of applications,
technological expertise and its material science know-how to deliver resources
based on beneficiation of its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and
formulations. These contribute essential properties to customers' products and
performance, including refractoriness, hardness, conductivity, opacity,
durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and repellency. Imerys is
determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of
environmentally-friendly products and processes.

More comprehensive information about Imerys may be obtained from its website
(www.imerys.com) under Regulated Information, particularly in its Registration
Document filed with Autorité des marchés financiers on March 20, 2018 under
number D.18-0150 (also available from the Autorité des marchés financiers
website, www.amf-france.org). Imerys draws the attention of investors to
chapter 4, "Risk Factors and Internal Control", of its Registration Document.

Analyst / Investor Relations:
Vincent Gouley - +33 (0)1 4955 6469
finance@imerys.com

Press contacts:
Vincent Gouley - +33 (0)1 4955 6469
Philémon Tassel - +33 (0)6 3010 9611

www.imerys.com

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