PREPARATORY DOCUMENTS
FOR THE COMBINED SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
OF MAY 16, 2017

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, April 26, 2017 - The combined shareholders' meeting (ordinary and extraordinary) (the "Meeting") of Bureau Veritas (the "Company") will be held on
Tuesday May 16, 2017 at 3:00 p.m., at Pavillon Gabriel, 5 avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris (France), for the purpose of deliberating on the agenda and the draft resolutions contained in the preliminary notice of meeting (avis de réunion) published in the legal gazette "Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires" n°39 of March 31, 2017 (http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/balo/).

The main instructions for participating and voting at the Meeting are described in the above mentioned preliminary notice of meeting as well as in the notice of meeting published in the legal gazette "Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires" n°50 (http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/balo/) and in the newspaper "Petites Affiches" of April 26, 2017. Said notices are available on the Company's website (www.bureauveritas.com).

A booklet "notice of meeting" including the agenda, the draft resolutions and the main instructions for participating and voting at the Meeting has been sent to shareholders holding shares in registered form. This document is also available on the Company's website (www.bureauveritas.com).

The documents and information referred to in article R.225-73-1 of the French Commercial Code are available on the Company's website (www.bureauveritas.com), under Shareholders / Shareholders Meeting, as from Tuesday April 25, 2017.

All other preparatory documents pertaining to the Meeting are available to the shareholders at the Company's registered office and/or on the Company's website (www.bureauveritas.com), under Shareholders / Shareholders Meeting, in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions.

Shareholders may also request until the fifth day (inclusive) prior to the Meeting, i.e.,
until Thursday May 11, 2017 (included), that the documents and information referred to in articles R.225-81 and R.225-83 of the French Commercial Code be sent to them under the following conditions:

  • for shareholders whose shares are held in registered form: to BNP Paribas Securities Services - Service Assemblées Générales -- CTS Assemblées Générales - Les Grands Moulins de Pantin, 9, rue du Débarcadère, 93761 Pantin cedex, France;
  • for shareholders holding bearer shares: either to the financial agent who manages their shares, or, provided they attach to their request an ownership certificate issued by their financial agent, directly to BNP Paribas Securities Services at the address above.

The other documents and information that must be made available pursuant to legal and regulatory provisions are available to shareholders in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions at either the Company's registered office or on the Company's website as appropriate (www.bureauveritas.com).

Please note that the Company 2016 Registration Document (Document de référence) filed on March 24, 2017 with the Autorité des marchés financiers is available on the Company's website (www.bureauveritas.com) and on the website of the Autorité des marchés financiers (www.amf-france.org). The Company 2016 Registration Document includes in particular the annual financial report, the report of the Chairman of the Board of Directors with special reporting on the Board's work and the internal control and risk management procedures implemented by the Company, as well as the statutory auditors' reports and fees for the financial year ending December 31, 2016.

About Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas is a world-leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828 the Group has 72,000 employees located in 1,400 offices and laboratories all around the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.

Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index.

Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.

For more information, visit www.bureauveritas.com

Analysts / investors contact

finance.investors@bureauveritas.com

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