Imerys

Regulatory Filings • Feb 16, 2017

Implementation of a liquidity contract

As of today, IMERYS has entrusted Rothschild & Cie Banque with the implementation of a liquidity contract for its ordinary shares for a one-year period, renewable by tacit agreement. This contract complies with the AMAFI Code of conduct approved by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers on March 21, 2011.

For the implementation of this contract, an amount of €14,000,000 has been allocated to the liquidity account.

The world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with €4.2 billion revenue and close to 16,000 employees, Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to a great number of sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. The Group draws on its knowledge of applications, technological expertise and its material science know-how to beneficiate its mineral resources, produce synthetic minerals and develop 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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More comprehensive information about Imerys may be obtained from its website (www.imerys.com) under Regulated Information, particularly in its Registration Document filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers on March 17, 2016 under number D. 16-0153 (also available from the Autorité des marchés financiers website, www.amf-france.org). Imerys draws the attention of investors to chapter 4, "Risk Factors and Internal Control", of its Registration Document.

Analyst/Investor relations:	Press contacts:
Vincent Gouley - + 33 (0)1 49 55 64 69	Vincent Gouley - + 33 (0)1 49 55 64 69
finance@imerys.com	Philémon Tassel - + 33 (0)6 30 10 96 11
	Sarah Fornier - + 33 (0)7 87 40 83 50