Legrand

Earnings Release • Feb 1, 2017

Limoges, February 1 st, 2017

Acquisition of OCL¹ US specialist in architectural lighting solutions

Legrand is actively pursuing its strategy of bolt-on² acquisitions, and announced today its ninth acquisition in the last twelve months with the purchase of OCL, specialized in architectural lighting solutions for commercial and high-end residential buildings in the United States.

Based in Saint Louis, Missouri, OCL has around 60 employees and reports annual sales of about \$15m, mainly in the United States.

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¹ Original Cast Lighting

² Small- to mid-size acquisitions that complement Legrand's activities

Key financial dates

• 2016 annual results: February 9, 2017 "Quiet period"¹ starts January 9, 2017
• 2017 first-quarter results: May 10, 2017 "Quiet period"¹ starts April 10, 2017
• General Meeting of Shareholders: May 31, 2017

ABOUT LEGRAND

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for commercial, industrial and residential markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. Drawing on a nearly 10-year CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) approach that involves all employees, Legrand is pursuing its strategy of profitable and sustainable growth driven by innovation, with a steady flow of new offerings- including Eliot* connected products with enhanced value in use-—and acquisitions. Legrand reported sales of more than €4.8 billion in 2015. The company is listed on Euronext Paris and is a component stock of indexes including the CAC40, FTSE4Good, MSCI World, Corporate Oekom Rating, DJSI World, Vigeo Euronext Eurozone 120-Europe 120-France 20 and World 120, and Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence. (ISIN code FR0010307819).

www.legrand.com

*Eliot is a program launched in 2015 by Legrand to speed up deployment of the Internet of Things in its offering. A result of the group's innovation strategy, the Eliot program aims to develop connected and interoperable solutions that deliver lasting benefits to private individual users and professionals. http://www.legrand.com/EN/eliot-program\_13238.html

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¹ Period of time when all communication is suspended in the run-up to publication of results.