RECYLEX SA : THE CONSEIL D'ÉTAT HAS OVERTURNED THE RULING BY THE DOUAI ADMINISTRATIVE COURT ADDING THE NOYELLES-GODAULT PLANT TO THE LIST OF "ASBESTOS" FACILITIES

28 juni 2016

Suresnes, June 28, 2016: Recylex SA (Euronext Paris: FR0000120388 - RX) duly notes the ruling by the Conseil d'État overturning the July 21, 2015 decision by the Douai administrative court, pursuant to which Metaleurop Nord's Noyelles-Godault plant was included on the list of facilities eligible for the "ACAATA" early retirement allocation for asbestos workers for the period from January 1, 1962 until December 31, 1989.

The case has been sent back to the Douai administrative court, with different judges, to re-examine and rule on both the admissibility and merits of the request aiming at including the site on the list.

As a reminder, the inclusion of the Metaleurop Nord site in Noyelles-Godault gave rise to the claims for damages for the prejudice of anxiety brought against Recylex SA by 542 former employees amounting in total to close to €30 million.

A document summarizing the developments in legal proceedings concerning Recylex SA and Metaleurop Nord SAS can be found on the Recylex Group's website ( www.recylex.fr - News - Legal proceedings schedule).

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Regenerating the urban mines

With operations in France, Germany and Belgium, Recylex is a European group specialized in lead and plastics recycling (mainly from automotive and industrial batteries), zinc recycling (from electric arc furnace dust and zinc scrap) and the production of special metals, primarily for the electronics industry.
A key player in the circular economy with long-standing expertise in urban waste recovery, the Group has close to 680 employees in Europe and generated consolidated sales of €385 million in 2015.
For more information about Recylex Group: www.recylex.fr and on twitter: @Recylex

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Press/Investor contact:
Gabriel ZEITLIN
+ 33 (0)1 58 47 29 89
gabriel.zeitlin@recylex.fr

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