50,764,058 shares, or 65.04% of the Company's share capital, were present or represented at the meetings. The results of the votes will be posted in due course on www.aperam.com under "Investors and Shareholders" > "Shareholders' Meetings" > "8 May 2014 - Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders".

In particular, the shareholders approved the consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2013. The shareholders also re-elected Ms. Laurence Mulliez and elected Mr. Joseph Greenwell as directors of Aperam for a term of three years each. In addition, the shareholders approved grants under the Performance Share Unit Plan in relation to 2014. Finally, the shareholders approved an increase in the Company's authorised share capital by an amount equal to 23.3% of its current issued share capital, both to be able to fulfill existing commitments under the Convertible and/or Exchangeable Bonds due 2020 and for the Company to have adequate flexibility going forward represented by 10% of the share capital in line with the Company's historical level of flexibility.