IMERYS (EPA:NK) - Imerys Ordinary & Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting held today

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PARIS, MAY 3, 2017

     Ordinary & Extraordinary Shareholders' General Meeting of May 3, 2017

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

APPROVAL OF 2016 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In particular, the shareholders approved the statutory and consolidated
financial statements for 2016, which report a net income from current
operations, Group share, of EUR362.1 million, up + 6.0% compared with 2015.

DIVIDEND

The Shareholders' General Meeting decided to distribute a EUR1.87 dividend per
share, representing a + 6.9% increase from financial 2015. This dividend will
be paid out as from May 11, 2017.

GOVERNANCE

The Shareholders' General Meeting also approved:

* the renewal of the terms of office as Directors of Mrs. Marion Guillou and
  Messrs. Aldo Cardoso, Paul Desmarais III and Colin Hall, for a 3-year period;

* the appointment of Mrs. Martina Merz as  a new Director for a 3-year period,
  contributing to the increase in  the diversity of directors' profiles.

Mrs. Arielle Malard de Rothschild's who did not solicit the renewal of her term
of office which expires was warmly thanked for her contribution to the works of
the Board and of its Committees she was a member of.

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

Voting results per resolution, as well as the presentation of the Shareholders'
General Meeting are available on the Group's website www.imerys.com.

Financial agenda 2017

July 27 (before market opening)     1st  half 2017 results
October 31 (after market close)     3rd  quarter 2017 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
EUR4.2 billion revenue and close to 16,000 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 21, 2017 under
number D.17-0190 (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.

Disclaimer: This document contains projections and other forward-looking
statements. Investors are cautioned that such projections and forward-looking
statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties (many of  which are
difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Imerys) that could
cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed
or implied.

Analyst / Investor Relations:            Press contacts:

Vincent Gouley - +33 (0)1 4955 6469      Vincent Gouley - +33 (0)1 4955 6469

finance@imerys.com                       Philémon Tassel - +33 (0)6 3010 9611

                                         Sarah Fornier - +33 (0)7 8740 8350

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