IMERYS (EPA:NK) - Imerys - ordinary & Extraordinary Shareholder's Meeting held today

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PRESS RELEASE

PARIS, MAY 10, 2019

     Ordinary & Extraordinary Shareholders' General Meeting of May 10, 2019

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

> APPROVAL OF 2018 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In particular, the Shareholders' General Meeting approved the statutory and
consolidated financial statements for 2018, which report a net income from
current operations, Group share, of EUR356,8 million, up + 6.5% compared with
financial year 2017.

> DIVIDEND

The Shareholders' General Meeting decided to distribute a EUR2.15 dividend per
share, representing an increase of + 3.6% compared with financial year 2017.
This dividend will be paid out as from May 22, 2019.

> GOVERNANCE

The Shareholders' General Meeting also approved:

- the compensation policy of the executive corporate officers for 2019 and
  the components of the compensation as well as benefits of all kinds due or
  awarded for financial year 2018 to Gilles Michel, as Chairman and Chief
  Executive Officer and then Chairman, and Conrad Keijzer, as Deputy Chief
  Executive Officer and then Chief Executive Officer;

- the renewal of the term of office as Directors (3 years) of Odile Desforges,
  Ian Gallienne and Lucile Ribot.

Therefore, the Board of Directors is comprised, as of today, of 14 members,
including 2 employee representative directors, 6 independent members (i.e. 50%
of the Board) and 5 women (i.e. 41.67% of the Board, excluding the employee
representative directors) and one non-voting member (censeur).

> FINANCIAL AUTHORIZATIONS

The Ordinary & Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting also approved the renewal,
in favor of the Board of Directors, of the authorization for the Company to buy
back its own shares as well as the whole set of traditional financial
authorizations to increase the share capital, with or without preemptive
subscription rights for existing shareholders.

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 2019

June 13, 2019                         Capital Market Day
July 25, 2019 (post market)           H1 2019 Results
October 29, 2019 (post market)        Q3 2019 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, 2019 under
number D.19-0175 (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:
Vincent Gouley - +33 (0)1 4955 6469
finance@imerys.com

Press contacts:
Claire Garnier - +33 (0)1 4955 6427
Philémon Tassel - +33 (0)6 3010 9611

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