Announcement

Slatina, 12 August 2013 – Alro SA (BSE: ALR, “The Company” or “Alro”), one of the largest aluminium producers in Central and Eastern Europe, hereby indicates that the statements made by Mr.

Constantin Popescu, and published by Bursa newspaper under the title “Alro lost USD 25 million due to the decrease of the aluminium price” does not represent the Company’s point of view. Alro also indicates that the Company didn’t authorize Mr. Constantin Popescu to give statements in the name of Alro S.A.

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www.alro.ro

About Alro:

Alro is subsidiary of Vimetco N.V., a global, vertically-integrated primary and processed aluminium producer. Alro is one of the largest aluminium producers in Central and Eastern Europe measured by volume with an installed production capacity of 265,000 tonnes per year.

The main markets for the aluminium manufactured by Alro are within the EU (Hungary, Poland, Greece, Germany and Romania). Alro also exports to the US and Asia. Alro is ISO 9001 certified for quality management and has NADCAP as well as EN 9100 certificates for aerospace production organizations. Alro’s products adhere to the quality standards for primary aluminium on the LME, as well as international standards for flat rolled products.

The contents of the website www.alro.ro are not incorporated into, and do not form part of, this announcement.