The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Aperam held today in Luxembourg approved all resolutions on the agenda by a large majority. 46,782,903 shares, or 59.94% of the Company's share capital, were present or represented at the meeting.

The results of the votes will be posted in due course on www.aperam.com under "Investors " > "Shareholders' Meetings" > "8 May 2013 - Annual General Meeting of Shareholders". In particular, the shareholders approved the consolidated financial statements for the year 2012, the re-election of Board Members and the authorisation of grants of share-based incentives.