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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ONTHE SHARE CAPITAL AND PROVISIONSOF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 21 PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

Breaching of thresholds Under the terms of article 9 of the Articles of Association of Aéroports de Paris, any natural person or legal entity, acting individually or in concert, who should come to own, within the meaning of article L. 233-9 of the French Commercial Code, directly or indirectly, a number of shares or voting rights equal to or greater than 1% of the share capital of Aéroports de Paris or the voting rights therein is required, no later than the close of trading on the fourth trading day following the breaching of thresholds with effect from the registration of shares making it possible to reach or exceed this threshold, to declare to the Company the total number of shares and voting rights so held. In addition, such person must also inform Aéroports de Paris, in his or her letter disclosing that thresholds have been exceeded, of the specific information outlined in the third paragraph of Section I of article L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code. This disclosure must be repeated in the above manner each time another 1% threshold is reached or crossed, both upwards and downwards, for whatever reason, up to the 5% threshold provided for within article L. 233- 7 of the French Commercial Code. When the aforementioned 5% threshold is exceeded, a disclosure must be made under the same conditions as set out above each time another 0.5% threshold is reached or crossed, both upwards and downwards, for whatever reason. Since 2009, the system of declaring thresholds has been expanded to include certain derivative financial products. The Articles of Association for Aéroports de Paris provide that in the case of non-compliance with this obligation to disclose that the thresholds have been exceeded, the shareholder or shareholders concerned holding at least 3% of the capital of or voting rights in Aéroports de Paris may lose the right to vote relating to the securities exceeding the limits subject to disclosure at a General Meeting of Shareholders. Moreover, pursuant to the provisions of the French Commercial Code, all individuals or legal entities, acting alone or in concert, who own a number of shares representing more than 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 33.33%, 50%, 66.66%, 90% and 95% of the capital or voting rights of the Company, must inform the Company and the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) in writing of the total number of shares or voting rights they own, no later than the close of business on the fourth day following the threshold being crossed. The thresholds declared to the AMF are made public by the latter. This information is also transmitted under the same time restrictions and conditions, when the share of capital or voting rights held is lower than the thresholds specified above. Decree No. 2009-105 of 30 January 2009 and law No. 2012-387 of 22 March 2012, modifying the French Commercial Code, added to this system of declaring thresholds, particularly by expanding it to include certain derivative financial products and by increasing reporting requirements. Unless they are duly declared, the shares exceeding the portion that should have been declared in accordance with the above-mentioned provisions of the Articles of Association shall be deprived of voting rights for all Shareholders’ Meetings to be held until the expiry of a two year period following the date of regularisation of the notification.

Rules applicable to amendments to the Articles of Association Only an Extraordinary General Meeting is empowered to amend all of the terms of the Articles of Association. However, it cannot increase the commitments of shareholders, with the exception of regular operations resulting from the consolidation of shares. Also without prejudice to this, it requires a majority of two-thirds of the votes of shareholders present, represented or that have voted by correspondence. Provisions of Articles of Association resulting in the delaying, deferring or preventing a change in controlling interest Pursuant to article 7 of the Company’s Articles of Association, and in accordance with the provisions of article L. 6323-1 paragraph 2 of the French Transport Code, “changes in the share capital cannot result in the government authorities losing the majority stake in the share capital”. Identification of shareholders In accordance with article 9 of the Articles of Association and the French Commercial Code, the shares are registered shares or bearer shares, at the shareholder’s choice, subject to legal and regulatory provisions. Shares may be registered in the name of an intermediary under the conditions set forth by articles L. 228-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code. The intermediary is bound to disclose its capacity as intermediary holding securities on behalf of a third party, in accordance with the laws and regulations. The provisions of the above paragraphs shall also apply to other securities issued by the Company. The Company is entitled, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, to request at any time, in exchange for compensation payable by it, from the central depository that keeps the accounts of the shares issued, as the case may be, the name, nationality, year of birth or incorporation, and the address of the holders of securities carrying the right to vote in its general meetings immediately or in the future, as well as the number of securities held by each one and, as the case may be, any restrictions affecting the securities. The Company may, after viewing the list sent by the aforementioned body, ask the persons appearing on this list and whom the Company considers could be registered on behalf of third parties, for the above information regarding the owners of securities. In case of registered securities giving access to existing or future shares, the intermediary registered under the conditions set out in article L. 228- 1 of the French Commercial Code is bound, within ten business days as from the request, to disclose the identity of owners of securities, and the quantity of securities held by each of them upon simple request of the Company or its agent, request that can be submitted at any time.

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