Nexans — Capital/Financing Update 2017

Mar 29, 2017

PRESS RELEASE

SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT OF A BOND ISSUE IN THE AMOUNT OF 200 MILLION EUROS, MATURITY APRIL 5, 2024

Paris, March 29, 2017 – Nexans successfully placed a € 200 million bond issue today. This fixed rated issue has a maturity of 7-years (April 5, 2024 term) and an annual coupon of 2.75 % p.a..

Yield to maturity is 2.75 % and issue price is 100 % of par value.

This successful bond issue was allotted to approximately 160 international institutional investors. HSBC and Société Générale were global coordinators and joint bookrunners, BNP Paribas and Banco Santander were joint bookrunners.

Settlement is expected on April 5, 2017.

The bonds will be listed on the regulated market of Euronext Paris.

Financial calendar

May 3, 2017: 2017 First-Quarter Financial Information May 11, 2017: Annual Shareholders' Meeting July 27, 2017: 2017 First-Half Results

About Nexans

Nexans brings energy to life through an extensive range of cables and cabling solutions that deliver increased performance for our customers worldwide. Nexans' teams are committed to a partnership approach that supports customers in four main business areas: Power transmission and distribution (submarine and land), Energy resources (Oil & Gas, Mining and Renewables), Transportation (Road, Rail, Air, Sea) and Building (Commercial, Residential and

Data Centers). Nexans' strategy is founded on continuous innovation in products, solutions and services, employee development, customer training and the introduction of safe, low-environmental-impact industrial processes.

In 2013, Nexans became the first cable player to create a Foundation to introduce sustained initiatives for access to energy for disadvantaged communities worldwide.

Nexans is an active member of Europacable, the European Association of Wire & Cable Manufacturers, and a signatory of the Europacable Industry Charter. The Charter expresses its members' commitment to the principles and objectives of developing ethical, sustainable and high-quality cables.

Nexans, acting for the energy transition, has an industrial presence in 40 countries, commercial activities worldwide, is employing close to 26,000 people and generating sales in 2016 of 5.8 billion euros. Nexans is listed on Euronext Paris, compartment A.

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Contacts :

Press Angéline Afanoukoe Tél. : +33 (0)1 73 23 84 12 angeline.afanoukoe@nexans.com Investor relations Michel Gédéon Tél. : +33 (0)1 73 23 85 31 michel.gedeon@nexans.com