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Sulzer Management Ltd. Neuwiesenstrasse 15 8401 Winterthur Switzerland Phone +41 52 262 3900 Fax +41 52 262 00 40

July 8, 2016

Sulzer Wins Contract With French Nuclear Leader EDF for the Delivery of 28 Pumping Units Electricité De France SA (EDF) and Sulzer signed a significant contract. Sulzer will install new pumps to increase safety systems in French nuclear power plants. The contract consists of qualifying a pump set prototype, manufacturing, and installing 28 pumping units over the next 15 years. The contract with Electricité De France SA (EDF) strengthens Sulzer's position as a major pumps supplier in the nuclear market. It further tightens the well-established partnership and collaboration with EDF. Sulzer Pompes France — which has more than 40 years of experience in the nuclear market — has been working on this project for more than one year involving sales, tendering, as well as engineering and operations. The company designed a new pump with proven elements to meet unique EDF technical specifications. The pumps will be manufactured in the Sulzer facility in Buchelay, France, where expertise and employees are available and used to dealing with EDF requirements. This project enables Sulzer to continue planning and strengthening collaboration with EDF in the future.

Sulzer, headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, since 1834, specializes in pumping solutions, rotating equipment maintenance and services as well as separation, reaction, and mixing technology. Sulzer designs, develops and supplies pumping solutions and related equipment worldwide. Intensive research and development in fluid dynamics, process-oriented products, and special materials as well as reliable service solutions help the company maintain its leading position in its key markets: oil and gas, power, and water. Sulzer serves clients worldwide through a network of over 150 production and service sites and has a strong footprint in emerging markets. In 2015, the company achieved sales of roughly CHF 3 billion with around 14,000 employees. www.sulzer.com Inquiries: Media Relations: Matthias Hochuli, Media Spokesperson Phone +41 52 262 36 09, Fax +41 52 262 03 02, [email protected] Investor Relations: Christoph Ladner, Head of Group Communications and Investor Relations Phone +41 52 262 20 22, Fax +41 52 262 03 02, [email protected] Boris Delmas, Tendering / PPC Manager, Sulzer Pompes France Phone +33 134777266, [email protected]

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