BUREAU VERITAS : Combined shareholders' meeting of October 18, 2016,

31.August 2016 at 17:40:00 CET

COMBINED SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF
OCTOBER 18, 2016

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, August 31, 2016 - The shareholders of Bureau Veritas
(the "Company") are called to attend a combined general meeting (ordinary and extraordinary)
(the "Meeting") in order to approve the proposed spin-off through asset contributions (apport partiel d'actifs) of the Company's various activities in France, the appointment of two new directors and the increase of the annual amount of attendance fees.

The Meeting of the Company will be held on Tuesday October 18, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at the following address: Le XXII, 22 rue d'Aumale, 75009 Paris.

The preliminary notice of meeting (Avis de réunion), including in particular the agenda and the draft resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors and which will be presented during the Meeting, has been published today in the legal gazette "Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires" n°105 (http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/balo/) and 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 will be available on the Company's website (www.bureauveritas.com) under Shareholders / Shareholders Meeting, at the latest on the twenty-first day before the Meeting (i.e. at the latest on Tuesday September 27, 2016).

All other preparatory documents pertaining to the Meeting will be 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, at the latest as from the publication of the notice of meeting (Avis de convocation) in the legal gazette "Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires".

Shareholders may also request, as from the publication of the notice of meeting (Avis de convocation) in the legal gazette "Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires" until the fifth day (included) prior to the Meeting, i.e., until Thursday October 13, 2016 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 in accordance with the following:

The Company also reminds that, in the context of the proposed spin-off, the draft asset contribution agreements (projets de traités d'apports partiels d'actifs), the reports of the contribution auditors (commissaires à la scission) on the value of contributions and the remuneration for the contributions and the other documents mentioned by article R.236-3 of the French Commercial Code will be available at the registered office of the Company at the latest on the thirtieth day before the Meeting. In accordance with applicable legal and regulatory provisions, the draft asset contribution agreements and the reports of the contribution auditors will be filed with the Commercial Court of Nanterre.


Please note that the Company 2015 Registration Document (Document de Référence) filed on March 29, 2016 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 half-year financial report is also available on the Company's website (www.bureauveritas.com) since July 28, 2016.

About Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas is a world-leading provider in testing, inspection and certification. Created in 1828, the Group has 67,400 employees located in 1,400 offices and laboratories all across the world. 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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