On 28 May 2009 Vimetco N.V. was notified that the following directors / persons discharging managerial responsibilities (‘PDMR’) of the Company purchased GDRs at a price of USD 0.702:

Name	No of GDRs representing shares in the issuer of  € 0.10 each	Total GDRs held	Percentage of issued share capital
Bernard Zonneveld	50,000	50,000	0.023%

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a).

Enquiries:

Simona Gambini
Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +41 43 299 69 24