AGM Information • May 29, 2015
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Paris, May 29th , 2015
Combined Shareholders' General Meeting and Board of Directors of May 29th , 2015
ERAMET's Combined Shareholders' General Meeting was held in Paris on May 29th , 2015 under the chairmanship of Mr Patrick BUFFET, ERAMET Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
The result of the General Meeting's votes for each resolution is available on ERAMET's website (www.eramet.com).
The General Meeting approved the proposal by ERAMET's Board of Directors not to pay any dividend in respect of 2014.
Following the General Meeting, ERAMET's Board of Directors is made up as follows:
Mr Michel ANTSELEVE Mrs Valérie BAUDSON (independent director) Mr Patrick BUFFET Mr Edouard DUVAL Mr Georges DUVAL SORAME, represented by Mr Cyrille DUVAL Mrs Marie-Axelle GAUTIER (director representing employees) FSI Equation, represented by Mr Jean-Yves GILET Mr Philippe GOMES Mrs Caroline GREGOIRE SAINTE MARIE (independent director) CEIR, represented by Mrs Nathalie de LA FOURNIERE Mr Thierry LE HENAFF (independent director) Mrs Manoelle LEPOUTRE (independent director) Mrs Pia OLDERS (director representing employees) Mr Claude TENDIL (independent director) Mr Frédéric TONA (independent director) Mr Antoine TREUILLE (independent director) Mr Alexis ZAJDENWEBER
In addition, Mr Daniel SIGNORET and Mr Jean-François REBATEL take part in Board Meetings as censors on a non-voting basis. Mr Philippe LAIGNEL attends to the Board as personal representative of the Central works council of ERAMET SA on a non-voting basis.
At the Board Meeting which followed the General Meeting, Mr Patrick BUFFET was unanimously renewed in his duties as Chairman & CEO of ERAMET.
Mr Georges DUVAL, Mr Bertrand MADELIN and Mr Philippe VECTEN were renewed as Delegate CEOs in charge of the Alloys, Nickel and Manganese divisions, respectively.
"In 2014, in a context of difficult markets, the Group's current operating income improved significantly compared with 2013, from – €45 million to + €75 million. The year was marked by substantially greater productivity gains and cost reductions, which together amounted to more than €100 million.
Since the start of 2015, nickel and manganese prices have decreased significantly compared with 2014, which will necessarily weigh on the Group's performance in the first half.
On every level in the Group, the priority is maintained to continuously improve performance in order to emerge from the metals sector's highly depressed current environment with greater competitiveness.
ERAMET has a strong financial situation and approximately €2 billion in financial liquidity.
I have every confidence in ERAMET's future and in its ability to create value in our businesses, which are fundamentally profitable over the medium and long term, for our shareholders and all our stakeholders."
ERAMET is a leading global producer of:
ERAMET also has major research and development projects in new business lines with high growth potential, such as mineral sands (titanium dioxide and zircon), lithium and in recycling. The Group employs approximately 14,000 people in 21 countries. ERAMET is part of Euronext Paris Compartment A.
Vice-President Strategy and Financial Communication Philippe Gundermann Tel: +33 (0)1 45 38 42 78
Investor Relations and Strategic Analyst Hughes-Marie Aulanier Tel: +33 (0)1 45 38 38 04
For more information: www.eramet.com
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