Vimetco notification of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

Amsterdam, 2 December 2011 – Vimetco NV (LSE: VICO), the global producer of primary and processed aluminium products, hereby gives notice that an Extraordinary General Meeting will take place on 16 January 2012, at 9:30 am. The meeting will be held at Vimetco’s offices in the World Trade Center, Strawinskylaan 1643, Tower C, Level 16, 1077 XX Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The record date for the Annual General Meeting is set as 19 December 2011.

Agenda / Order of the Day

The Board of Directors submits the following agenda items and propositions for discussion and approval of resolutions:

1.      Opening, appointment of chairman (voting item), remarks and announcements

            The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held in English language.

2.      Number and Composition of the Board of Directors (voting items)

a.   To fix, in accordance with article 14.2 of the articles of association of Vimetco N.V., the number of the members of the Board of Directors at 11 (eleven) (voting item).

b.   Appointment of Mr. Gheorge Dobra as executive member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Vimetco N.V. for the period ending on the date of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2012 (voting item).

3.      Closing

Availability of Meeting Documents

Before the meeting, the following meeting documents (in English) are available to shareholders and holders of depository receipts:

• Invitation including Agenda
• Information on the candidate to the Board
• A form of proxy for representation at the meeting (please refer to further instructions on the use of proxy below); and
• The total number of shares on issue and voting rights on the day hereof and on the Record Date (if changes took place).

The above mentioned documents are available on the Vimetco N.V. website www.vimetco.comas of December 02,2011. Until publication of the printed versions, the internet versions of the meeting documents will be available for inspection at the official address of Vimetco N.V. at Prins Bernhardplein 200, 1097 JB Amsterdam as of December 02,2011. Copies of these documents may be obtained free of charge at this address.

Record Date

The Record Date is the determining factor to attend the General Meeting of Shareholders and to exercise voting rights during that meeting. In accordance with article 21 paragraph 4 of the Articles of Association, shareholders and holders of depositary receipts who were shareholder or holder of depositary receipts on December 19, 2011 (the "Record Date"), have the right to attend the meeting and to exercise their voting rights in accordance with the number of shares or depositary receipts for shares they hold at the Record Date.

Registration Date

Not later than January 09, 2012, shareholders have to register for the meeting in writing with Vimetco N.V., Prins Bernhardplein 200, 1097 JB Amsterdam, The Netherlands, e-mail: ir@vimetco.com, fax: +31 (20) 521 48 22.

Not later than January 09, 2012, holders of depositary receipts have to submit, or request their custodian to submit a statement to Vimetco N.V., Prins Bernhardplein 200, 1097 JB Amsterdam, The Netherlands, e-mail: ir@vimetco.com, fax: +31 (20) 521 48 22. This statement should include the number of depositary receipts for shares they hold at the Record Date.

Not later than January 09, 2012, Shareholders and holders of depositary receipts who wish to be represented by a proxy in the meeting have to submit a written power of attorney to Vimetco N.V., Prins Bernhardplein 200, 1097 JB Amsterdam, The Netherlands, e-mail: ir@vimetco.com, fax: +31 (20) 521 48 22.

Voting Rights in the Meeting

Shareholders are entitled to exercise their voting rights in accordance with their shareholding according to the shareholders’ register at the Record Date.

Holders of depositary receiptswho attend the meeting in person are entitled to cast a vote in their capacity as proxy of the Depositary for a number of shares of the relevant kind that is equivalent to the number of depositary receipts for the relevant kind they hold on the Record Date.

Written Voting Instructions

Holders of depositary receiptswill receive a voting card form. This form can be used if they do not attend the meeting, but do wish to participate in the decision-making process. This form shall be received at the return address not later than the date stated on it.

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About Vimetco

Vimetco N.V. is a global, vertically integrated producer of primary and processed aluminium products with major production assets in Romania, Sierra Leone and China, and a holding company in The Netherlands. Vimetco NV controls an aluminium production capacity of 1.1 million tonnes pa. Vimetco’s global depositary receipts are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:VICO). www.vimetco.com

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