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Annual General Meeting set for May 18, 2017

Wendel informs its shareholders that the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting will be held on May 18, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. at the Salons Hoche (9 Avenue Hoche - 75008 PARIS).

The notice of meeting, being worth convening notice, is published today in the Bulletin des Annonces Légales et Obligatoires (www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/balo). It includes notably the agenda, projects of resolutions which will be presented to the Assembly and the conditions to attend and vote. It is also available on the Wendel website: wendelgroup.com, in the "Shareholder's portal", "General meeting" section.

Shareholders will be asked to approve a dividend of €2.35 per share, with ex-dividend date on May 23, 2017 and dividend payment date on May 26, 2017.

Other documents and information concerning this meeting will be available to shareholders and also published on the Wendel website from April 27, 2017, under legal and regulatory conditions.

Calendar

05/18/2017

Shareholders' Meeting / Publication of NAV and trading update (before Shareholders' Meeting)

In Paris

09/07/2017

H1 2017 earnings / Publication of NAV (pre-market release)

By conference call

11/30/2017

2017 Investor Day / Publication of NAV and trading update (pre-market release)

About Wendel

Wendel is one of Europe's leading listed investment firms. The Group invests in Europe, North America and Africa in companies that are leaders in their field, such as Bureau Veritas, Saint-Gobain, Cromology, Stahl, IHS, Constantia Flexibles and Allied Universal. 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 exceet in Germany, Mecatherm in France, Nippon Oil Pump in Japan, Saham Group, SGI Africa and Tsebo in Africa, and CSP Technologies in the United States.

Wendel is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris.

Standard & Poor's ratings: Long-term: BBB-, stable outlook – Short-term: A-3 since July 7, 2014. 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" in 2012.

For more information:

Christine Anglade-Pirzadeh: +33 (0)1 42 85 63 24 Olivier Allot: +33 (0)1 42 85 63 73 [email protected] [email protected]

Caroline Decaux: +33 (0)1 42 85 91 27 Elisa Muntean: +33 (0)1 42 85 63 67 [email protected] [email protected]

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