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FINANCIALINFORMATIONONTHEASSETS,FINANCIALPOSITIONANDCONSOLIDATEDFINANCIALSTATEMENTSAT31DECEMBER2017 20 MATERIAL CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR COMMERCIAL POSITION SINCE 31 DECEMBER 2017

Petitions relating to fees Fees for the supply of check-in counters, boarding and local baggage handling at Paris- Charles de Gaulle airport Some airline companies have submitted appeals for the rescission of the fare decisions setting the level of the fees, for the following periods respectively: ◆ 2011-2012: in a ruling of 16 May 2017, the Paris Administrative Court denied a claim for abuse of power brought by Air Transat AT, Inc. against the decision on fees taken by Aéroports de Paris. This company lodged an appeal of this decision with the Administrative Court of Appeal of Paris. The case is in progress; ◆ 2013-2014: by decree of 2 November 2016, the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal rejected the plaintiffs’ claim. By a decision of 23 November 2017, the final appeal lodged by the claimants was denied by the Council of State; ◆ 2013-2015: by decree of 2 November 2016, the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal rejected the plaintiffs’ claim. By a ruling of 23 November 2017, the final appeal lodged by the claimants was denied by the Council of State; ◆ 2015-2016: by a decree of 25 April 2017 the Administrative Court of Appeal of Paris upheld the decision of the of the Administrative Court of Paris of 12 July 2016, by denying the appeal brought by XL Airways France, Europe Airpost, Air Méditerranée and Air Transat AT, Inc. against the fees decision of Aéroports de Paris.By a decision of 17 January 2018, the final appeal lodged by the claimants was denied by the Council of State; ◆ 2016-2017: in a ruling of 16 May 2017, the Paris Administrative Court denied an appeal brought on 8 April 2016 by Air Transat AT, Inc. And XL Airways against the decision on fees taken by Aéroports de Paris. These two companies have appealed of judgement to the Administrative Court of Appeal of Paris. The case is in the investigative phase; ◆ 2017-2018: XL Airways France, ASL Airlines France and Air Transat AT, Inc. filed an appeal on 21 April 2017 with the Administrative Court of Paris for abuse of power against the fee decision of Aéroports de Paris. The case is in the investigative phase.

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◆ with regards to the fees published on 26 January 2016: on 18 March 2016, Air Corsica, ASL Airlines, Hex’Air and Twin Jet filed a claim for abuse of power before the Council of State in order to annul: ◆ the decision on the approval of the airport fees applicable made on 21 January 2016 by the unduly constituted Independent Supervisory Authority, and ◆ Aéroports de Paris’ decision relating to airport fees applicable for the same period. By decision dated 31 March 2017, the Council of State annulled the two decisions referred to above. No impact on the Aéroports de Paris financial statements : ◆ with regards to fees published on 8 September 2016 which replace the previous ones, Twin Jet and Air Corsica filed a claim for abuse of power before the Council of State in order to cancel: ◆ the decision on 1 September 2016 taken by the new Independent Supervisory Authority on the approval of airport fees, ◆ Aéroports de Paris’ decision relating to airport fees applicable for the same period. By a decision of 5 December 2017, the Council of State rejected the appeal. On 30 November 2016, Twin Jet filed an interim claim before the Council of State for the suspension of the aforementioned fees. By order dated 22 December 2017, the judge dismissed the application for suspension. Airport fees for 2017-2018 By two separate motions filed before the Council of State of 20 and 21 April 2017, Chambre Syndicale du Transport Aérien (CSTA) et le Syndicat des Compagnies Aériennes Autonomes (SCARA) asked the court to annul: ◆ decision No. 1606-D2 dated 20 February 2017 of the Autorité de Supervision Indépendante (ASI) approving the application for authorisation of fees by Aéroports de Paris for the fee period 2017- 2018; ◆ the decision dated 23 February 2017 of Aéroports de Paris setting the rates of airport charges applicable between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018. Both cases are in the fact-finding phase.

20.9 MATERIAL CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR COMMERCIAL POSITION SINCE 31 DECEMBER 2017

Significant events occurring between the end of the 2017 financial year and 22 February 2018, the date on which the accounts were approved by the Board of Directors, are mentioned in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements in Chapter 20. Significant events occurring between 22 February 2017 and the date of filing of this Registration Document are included in Chapter 12 hereof.

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