Nexans: Information on share capital and voting rights November 2012

Regulatory News:

Nexans (Paris:NEX):

Statement made in accordance with article L. 233-8 II of the French commercial Code and articles 221-1 2 ° f) and 223-16 of the AMF Regulations.

December 4, 2012

Statement made by:

Nexans S.A.
Registered office: 8 rue du Général Foy - 75008 Paris
RCS Paris 393 525 852
Regulated market: Euronext Paris (Compartment A)

Provision of Nexans articles of association requiring shareholders to declare the crossing of threshold other than the legal thresholds:

Extract of Article 7 of Nexans articles of association: "Fully paid up shares may be registered or bearer at the option of the shareholder. In addition to the legal obligation to inform the company when certain fractions of the share capital are held, any natural or legal person and/or shareholder owning a number of shares in the company equal to or greater than 2 % of the share capital or voting rights must notify the company of the total number of shares held, within a period of fifteen days from the time the threshold is crossed, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A further notification must be sent, in accordance with the conditions hereof, each time that a multiple of 2 % is reached.”