Eramet

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Apr 27, 2010

Paris, April 27th 2010

PRESS RELEASE

ERAMET's Board of Directors, meeting on April 27th, 2010, announced the following:

On April 22nd, Carlo Tassara France sent ERAMET a request for the inclusion in the agenda for the ERAMET combined shareholders' meeting called for May 20th of four draft resolutions asking for the removal of Messrs. Georges, Cyrille, Edouard and Patrick Duval from their offices as Directors of ERAMET.

Carlo Tassara France, which holds 12.87% of ERAMET's capital, holds a sufficient number of shares to request the inclusion of draft resolutions in the agendas for ERAMET shareholder' meetings. It made its request more than 25 days prior to the date of the meeting, i.e. within the timeframe set down by law.

The Board of Directors of ERAMET, therefore, at its April 27th, 2010 meeting, amended the agenda for the Eramet shareholders' meeting in order to include the resolutions put forward by Carlo Tassara France.

The Board of Directors, at the same meeting, unanimously resolved to ask ERAMET's shareholders to vote against those resolutions, with the Directors individually concerned not taking part in the vote.

The four resolutions proposed by Carlo Tassara France will be available in the journal BALO, and on the ERAMET website on May 3rd, 2010. The presentation of the motives for the resolutions proposed by Carlo Tassara France will be available on the ERAMET website on the same date.

ABOUT ERAMET

ERAMET is a leading global producer of:

• alloying metals, particularly manganese and nickel, used to improve the properties of steel,
• high-performance special steels and alloys used in industries such as aerospace, power generation and tooling.

ERAMET also plans to develop in new metals with high growth potential such as lithium and in recycling.

The Group employs approximately 15,000 people in 20 countries. ERAMET is part of Euronext Paris Compartment A and is listed on the MSCI index.

CONTACT

Vice President Strategy and Investor Relations Philippe Joly Tel.: +33 (0)1 4538 4202 For more information: www.eramet.com