AXWAY_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

AXWAY GROUP AND ITS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES Corporate social responsibility

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2017 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CAPITAL AND AXWAY SOFTWARE STOCK

INFORMATIONS ADMINISTRATIVES ETbJURIDIQUES

COMBINED GENERAL MEETING OFb6bJUNEb2018

2.3 Corporate social responsibility 2.3.1 Ethics charter

Relations with people and organizations interested in the Company’s business, such as social integration associations, educational institutions, environmental protection organizations, consumer organizations and neighboring populations Dialogue with these people and organizations Axway maintains close partnerships with universities and engineering schools and offers internship opportunities each year. In addition to helping students learn about the Company and its business, they enable the students to join the Company upon completion of their studies. Solidarity Improvement of the quality of life in the ecosystems in which the employees live remains a major commitment for the Axway teams. A number of initiatives are being implemented in this regard, in three main areas: ● Environment. Axway is involved in initiatives supporting preservation of the environment and environmental education. Recyclable waste collection has been implemented, along with purchasing from the recycling chain; ● Health. There are a growing number of initiatives to encourage employees to take care of their health: races, cycling, balanced meals, gym at the La Défense site; ● Community. For most countries where its offices are located, Axway contributes its support to populations in need. Employees in Phoenix and Paris provide support to young graduates, helping them develop resumes and prepare for job interviews. In Romania, numerous charitable sales are held each year and the funds gathered are paid to an orphanage. Donations of equipment Axway donates equipment to employees. This year in Europe, around 200Ǿworkstations (CPU and monitors) and several servers were also donated to schools and humanitarian associations. Partnerships and corporate patronage Local actions and initiatives previously undertaken have continued inǾ2018: ● 5-year partnership with ADIE (non-profit association) to which Axway supplies software. This association helps people outside the labor market (without access to a traditional banking system) to set up businesses, and thus create their own jobs, via the use of microcredit; ● donations to Aura Ion association (Romania), which provides help and support to children and the elderly.

InǾ2017 Axway established an ethics charter applicable to its in-house and external employees, as well as stakeholders with whom the Group works on a regular basis. The purpose of this ethics charter is to highlight the key values that the Group expects to uphold in its operations, and prevent fraud and corruption within the Group. The Group’s ethics charter aims to comply with the regulatory principles applicable to fraud and corruption prevention. The Group has supplemented this ethics charter with a whistleblower system to enable all stakeholders to alert the Group to improper behavior or actions that are contrary to the values it seeks to apply and convey through its operations. During the 2018 fiscal year, the Group intends to continue and strengthen implementation of the charter by raising employee awareness of these issues. Concerning the Company’s local, economic and social impact, Axway has a duty to act in a responsible way and wishes to contribute to useful projects, for instance by supporting NGOs. Axway wishes to develop balanced long-term relationships with its subcontractors and suppliers, with due regard for social and environmental concerns. Local, economic and social impact of the Company’s activities Axway promotes local employment, thus fostering regional development while remaining attentive to local populations. Concerning regional employment and development In France, Axway Software has sites in Paris La Défense, Annecy and Lyon. Concerning local and neighboring populations Overall, Axway’s sites and subsidiaries establish good relations with their neighboring ecosystems and strive to create exemplary working conditions for their employees. Axway has, in this context, decided to highlight its core business, which is based on the digital economy, with respect to its shareholders and investors to reduce paper consumption and documents exchanged, by favoring electronic communications.

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