2012 Press Releases

06 December 2012

INVESTOR DAY 2012 - NET ASSET VALUE OF €106.7 PER SHARE, UP 39.3% OVER 12 MONTHS

First direct investment in Africa via Oranje-Nassau Développement - Cancellation of 2% of share capital at end-November

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13 November 2012

WENDEL: INCREASE IN CONSOLIDATED Q3 2012 SALES

3rd quarter 2012 sales: €1,720 million, up 14.6% - Nine-month 2012 sales: €4,980 million, up 13.5%, including 5.1% organically - Financial structure further strengthened in the 3rd quarter: Successful 2019 bond issue & €126.4 million in bonds repurchased since the start of the year - 878,000 shares repurchased in 2012 and 2% of share capital cancelled - First direct investment in Africa via Oranje-Nassau Développement

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29 October 2012

Wendel signs its first direct investment in Africa and selects the telecommunication infrastructure sector

Wendel et sa filiale Oranje-Nassau Développement annoncent la signature d'un protocole d'accord avec IHS Holding en vue de prendre une participation significative1 dans son capital.

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03 October 2012

Mr. François de Mitry submitted his resignation to the Supervisory Board of Wendel on September 13.

As a result of assuming new professional responsibilities in the investment fund Astorg Partners, Mr. François de Mitry submitted his resignation to the Supervisory Board of Wendel on September 13 - The Supervisory Board recognized it during its meeting on October 2, 2012 and thanked Mr. François de Mitry for his contribution to its work since September 2004.

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01 October 2012

Appointment of Bertrand Dumazy as CEO of Materis Paints' business

Wendel and Materis are pleased to announce the appointment of Bertrand Dumazy as CEO of the Materis Paints business as of October 1, 2012 - He succeeds René Riu, Executive Vice-President of the group, who developed and managed the Paints' business at Materis since leaving the Lafarge group at the end of the 1990s - René Riu has been appointed as advisor to Olivier Legrain, Chairman of Materis - Like René Riu, Bertrand Dumazy will also be Executive Vice-President and member of the Executive Committee of the Materis group

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07 September 2012

Wendel: successful bond issue of €400 million, maturing in September 2019

Wendel successfully carried out a bond issue today totaling €400 million and maturing in September 2019 - The net proceeds of the issue will be used for Wendel's general corporate purposes in the context of its investment strategy and ongoing improvement of its financial structure by refinancing its shorter-term debt.

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30 August 2012

WENDEL: NET INCOME, GROUP SHARE ROSE SHARPLY,AND DEBT DECLINED IN H1 2012

- H1 2012 sales: €3,259.9 million, up 12.9% overall and 5.1% organically - Net income, Group share: €724.8 million, up 60.2% -Financial structure further strengthened: ( Reduction in gross debt of €889 million since January 1, 2012 and cumulative reduction of €4.6 billion since the beginning of 2009 - Sound cash position of €874 million as of August 21, 2012 - €960 million in proceeds from sale of Deutsch - Wendel's rating (S&P) upgraded to BB on April 11, with a stable outlook - NAV as of August 21, 2012: €4.6 billion, or €90.7 per share, up 20.9% year-on-year (up 22% since January 1, 2012) -Wendel has repurchased 450,000 shares since January 1, 2012; the Company now holds 4.4% of its shares in treasury

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20 August 2012

Wendel has learned via the press, that the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the French securities regulator, is conducting an investigation into possible “illegal insider trading” on Wendel shares

Wendel has learned via the press, that the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the French securities regulator, is conducting an investigation into possible “illegal insider trading” on Wendel shares - Wendel is not aware of the events – if any – that led to the investigation or to this leak - Wendel emphasizes, however, that the investigation is focusing on trading in Wendel shares and not specifically "on Wendel" or on "insider trading at Wendel", as has been reported in certain media...

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03 July 2012

Wendel and its company Materis announce: A strategic acquisition for Materis' Mortars business - Final success of Materis' debt renegotiation - The pursuit of the strategic review of Materis' portfolio

ParexGroup, Materis' Mortars business, completed a strategic acquisition in China in the façade industry - ParexGroup, one of the global leaders in mortars, acquires the company Suzuka, leading player on the organic textured coatings market - With an industrial site and a laboratory in Shanghai and a commercial network in central and western China, which will complete ParexGroup's one (800 sales outlets in that country), Suzuka's sales rose sharply to € 13 million in 2011 with a high level of profitability - It's the second external growth operation of Materis this year after the acquisition in May of Elmin, main bauxite supplier of Kerneos, its Aluminates business

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12 June 2012

2011 dividend payment - Legrand share price related to the granting, on a exceptional basis, of one Legrand share for every 50 Wendel shares held

As indicated in the prospectus approved by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) dated May 14, 2012, under Number 12-204 and pursuant to the fourth resolution approved by the Combined Shareholders' Meeting of June 4, 2012, the Legrand shares issued by Wendel to its shareholders are granted to their opening price on June 12, 2012 - That price is € 24,975 - The parity of distribution of one (1) action Legrand share for every fifty (50) Wendel shares held is confirmed - To determine their taxable income, shareholders should consider that distribution in specie of Legrand shares represents earnings per Wendel share equal to one fiftieth of the share price mentioned above (i.e € 0,4995) which is treated for taxation as an ordinary dividend.

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06 June 2012

2012 Combined Shareholders’ Meeting - A dividend of €1.30 per share, plus one Legrand share for every 50 Wendel shares held - François de Wendel et François de Mitry, reappointed as members of the Supervisory Board[+]

Wendel's Combined Shareholders' Meeting was held on 4 June 2012 under the chairmanship of Ernest-Antoine Seillière, Chairman of the Supervisory Board - Quorum was established at 65.78% of shares, i.e 31,703,293 shares and 53,205,805 voting shares - 399 shareholders attended the General Meeting, representing 18,340,707 shares and 36,414,303 voting shares - 40 were represented, representing 673,009 shares and 1,275,791 voting shares - 783 voted by post, representing 9,086,923 shares and 9,529,280 voting shares - 2,153 shareholders, representing 3,602,654 shares and 5,986,431 voting shares, gave their proxy to the Chairman

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04 June 2012

WENDEL: NAV AT €93.6 PER SHARE DESPITE A DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS

Net asset value totaled €93.6 per share as of May 24, 2012 - Financial structure further strengthened: Gross debt reduced by €379 million since the beginning of 2012, Financial structure further optimized, Sound cash position of €1,358 million as of May 24, 2012, - Dividend of €1.30 per share (up 4%), plus one Legrand share for every 50 Wendel shares held, to be proposed to shareholders at their Annual Meeting on June 4, 2012

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15 May 2012

Wendel announces the successful completion of Materis' debt renegotiation with a 91% extension rate and a strategic operation for the Aluminates activity

Wendel announced the successful completion of the debt renegotiation of its subsidiary Materis, marking the end of a process launched in September 2011, 18 months ahead of the first maturities, with the company's pool of 199 lenders - In parallel, Materis' Aluminates division completed a strategic operation - Kerneos, the global leader in calcium aluminates for the building chemistry and refractories industries, became the majority shareholder of Elmin, the leading European exporter of monohydrate bauxite, with a 54% stake

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04 May 2012

WENDEL: 15% INCREASE IN CONSOLIDATED Q1 2012 SALES

1st quarter 2012 consolidated sales: €1,517.0 million, up 15.1% and 6.4% organically, with a strong first quarter of Bureau Veritas and Financial structure further strengthened: - sale of Deutsch finalized for €959 million; - gross debt reduced by €363 million since start of year; -Wendel's rating (S&P) upgraded to BB, with stable outlook, on April 11.

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13 April 2012

WENDEL: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SET FOR JUNE 4, 2012

Wendel informs its shareholders that the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual General Meeting to be held on June 4, 2012 at 3.30 PM at the Palais Brongniart (Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris) - The notice of meeting, being worth convening notice, is published today in the Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires (www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/balo). It includes notably the agenda, projects of resolutions which will be presented to the Assembly and the main terms governing attending and voting

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03 April 2012

Wendel sells Deutsch to TE Connectivity

After obtaining the necessary authorizations, Wendel and the Painvin family sold Deutsch to the industrial group TE Connectivity on April 3, 2012 - The enterprise value is about $2.1 billion and Wendel's net proceeds amount to €959 million

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30 March 2012

2011 REFERENCE DOCUMENT

Wendel announces its 2011 Reference Document, was registered with the French Market Authorities on Friday, March 30, 2012, number D. 12-0241.

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21 March 2012

WENDEL: SHARP RISE IN NET INCOME FROM BUSINESS SECTORS AND REDUCTION IN DEBT IN 2011

Consolidated 2011 sales: €5,953 million, up 17.5% - Net income from business sectors, Group share, up 25.9% at €321.4 million - Financial structure further strengthened: Reduction in gross debt of €1,587 million in 2011 ; Sound cash position of €795 million as of March 12, 2012 ; Proceeds from the future sale of Deutsch of approximately €960 million - NAV as of March 12, 2012: €5 billion, or €98.6 per share - Dividend of €1.30 per share (up 4%), plus one Legrand share for every 50 Wendel shares held, to be proposed to shareholders at their Annual Meeting on 4 June 2012

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