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Imerys AGM Information 2022

May 11, 2022

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AGM Information

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PRESS RELEASE

Summary of the Ordinary Shareholders' General Meeting of May 10, 2022

The Shareholders' General Meeting of Imerys (the "Company") held on May 10, 2022, at New Cap Event Center, 3 Quai de Grenelle, 75015 Paris, and chaired by the Chairman of the Board, Patrick Kron, approved all the resolutions presented by the Board of Directors.

The meeting was broadcast live on the Company's website.

Approval of the 2021 financial statements

The Shareholders' General Meeting has approved the statutory and consolidated financial statements for 2021, which reported a net income, Group share, of €240 million.

Dividend

The Shareholders' General Meeting decided to pay a €1.55 dividend per share for fiscal year 2021, representing 46% of the net income from current operations, Group share. The dividend will be paid out on May 19, 2022.

Governance

The Shareholders' General Meeting also approved:

  • the compensation policies of the corporate officers for 2022, as well as all the components of the compensation and benefits of all kind paid in or granted for the 2021 financial year to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Patrick Kron, and to the Chief Executive Officer, Alessandro Dazza;
  • the re-appointment for a 3-year term of Ian Gallienne and Lucile Ribot as directors; and
  • the appointment for a 3-year term of Bernard Delpit and Laurent Raets as director.

As of May 10, 2022, the Board of Directors is made up of 10 directors, including 6 independent directors (i.e. 60%) and 4 female directors (i.e. 40%), and 2 employee representative directors. In accordance with the decision of the Board of Directors of February 16, 2022, Rein Dirkx exercises the functions of non-voting observer from May 10, 2022.

Statutory Auditors

In addition, the Shareholders' General Meeting approved:

  • the re-appointment of Deloitte & Associés as Statutory Auditors for a period of six years, which will come to an end following the 2028 Ordinary Shareholders' General Meeting called to approve the financial statements at December 31, 2027; and
  • the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit as Statutory Auditors for a period of six years, which will come to an end following the 2028 Ordinary Shareholders' General Meeting called to approve the financial statements at December 31, 2027.

Share buyback

The Shareholders' General Meeting also approved the renewal of the share buyback program under similar terms and conditions than the current program, for a 18-month period.

Voting results per resolution as well as the presentation of the Shareholders' General Meeting are available on the Company's website: https://www.imerys.com/finance/finance/shareholders-corner. The Shareholders' Meeting will be also rebroadcast on the Company's website (www.imerys.com).

Financial agenda

July 28, 2022 H1 2022 Results
November 2, 2022 Q3 2022 Results

These dates are subject to any further updates as provided on the Company's website www.imerys.com, under the Finance / Financial Agenda section.

The world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with €4.4 billion revenue and 17,000 employees in 2021, Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to diversified set of industrial 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 solutions 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.

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Analyst / Investor Relations Vincent Gouley - +33 (0)1 4955 6469 [email protected]

Press contacts Claire Garnier: +33 (0)1 4955 6665 Hugues Schmitt (DGM Conseil) : +33 (0)1 4070 1189