AIRBUS - 2020 Universal Registration Document

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General Description of the Company and its Share Capital

Corporate Governance

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4.1

Management and Control

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4.1.1 Corporate Governance Arrangements 142 4.1.2 Dutch Corporate Governance Code, “Comply or Explain” 164 4.1.3 Enterprise Risk Management System 165 4.1.4 Internal Audit 167 4.2 Interests of Directors and Principal Executive Officers 168 4.2.1 Remuneration Policy 168 4.2.2 Long-Term Incentives Granted to the Chief Executive Officer 181 4.2.3 Related Party Transactions 182 4.3 Employee Success Sharing and Incentive Plans 182 4.3.1 Employee Success Sharing and Incentive Agreements 182 4.3.2 Employee Share Ownership Plans 182 4.3.3 Long-Term Incentive Plans 183 5

3.1

General Description of the Company

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3.1.1 Commercial and Corporate Names, Seat and Registered Office

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3.1.2 Legal Form

3.1.3 Governing Laws and Disclosures

3.1.4 Date of Incorporation and Duration of the Company

3.1.5 Objects of the Company

3.1.6 Commercial and Companies Registry 3.1.7 Inspection of Corporate Documents

3.1.8 Financial Year

3.1.9 Allocation and Distribution of Income

3.1.10 General Meetings 3.1.11 Disclosure of Holdings 3.1.12 Mandatory Disposal 3.1.13 Mandatory Offers

3.2

General Description of the Share Capital

3.2.1 Issued Share Capital 3.2.2 Authorised Share Capital

3.2.3 Modification of Share Capital or Rights Attached to the Shares 3.2.4 Securities Granting Access to the Company’s Share Capital

General Information

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3.2.5 Changes in the Issued Share Capital

5.1

Entity Responsible for the Universal Registration Document Statement of the Entity Responsible for the Universal Registration Document

3.3

Shareholdings and Voting Rights

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3.3.1 Shareholding Structure at the End of 2020 3.3.2 Relationships with Principal Shareholders

5.2

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3.3.3 Form of Shares

3.3.4 Changes in the Shareholding of the Company 3.3.5 Persons Exercising Control over the Company

5.3

Information Policy

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5.4

Undertakings of the Company regarding Information

3.3.6 Simplified Group Structure Chart

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3.3.7 Purchase by the Company of its Own Shares

5.5

Significant Changes

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3.4

Dividends

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Statement on Approval

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3.4.1 Dividends and Cash Distributions Paid 3.4.2 Dividend Policy of the Company

3.4.3 Unclaimed Dividends

3.4.4 Taxation

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Airbus / Registration Document 2020