Airbus // Universal Registration Document 2021

4. Corporate Governance / 4.1 Management and Control

There are no changes in the composition of the Board in the course of 2021.

CHANGES IN THE BOARD COMMITTEE IN THE COURSE OF 2021

Until 2021 AGM

From 2021 AGM (1)

Committee

Name

Status

Name

Status

Mr. Ralph D. CROSBY, Jr.

Audit Committee

Member

N/A

Ethics, Sustainability & Compliance Committee

Mr. Ralph D. CROSBY, Jr.

N/A

Member

(1) Further information on the Committee members can be found in the above tables “Airbus SE Board of Directors until AGM 2022” and “Changes in the Board Committee composition in the course of 2021”.

the new A350 Freighter derivative in July 2021. In addition, a particular focus was put on the aerostructure assembly industrial restructuring initiative. For Defence and Space, the Board activities concerned notably the progress of the Future Combat Air System and Eurodrone programmes, and the challenges and opportunities of the Company in the Space businesses. With regards to Helicopters, the Board focused its review on the overall market situation, the developments in military projects and on urban air mobility. The Board dedicated a full session in 2021 to the reviewing of key aspects of the Company’s strategy, (and decided to carry out additional and focused strategy sessions for the Defence and Space division in 2022). During this strategy off-site Board meeting, held in Airbus Helicopters’ premises in Donauworth, the Board also visited the industrial site including the Urban Air Mobility development centre, the H135 and H145 assembly lines, and the aircraft doors production site. Throughout the year, the Board reviewed the Company’s financial results and, its forecasts, as well as maintaining an emphasis on both ERM and internal controls. The Board also reviewed and discussed a number of sustainability matters of major importance to the Company such as safety, notably with the formalisation of a protocol for the sharing of product safety-related information with the Board. Another example is the Greenhouse Gas Scope 3 emissions disclosure which was included, for the first time, in the 2020 Non-Financial Statement. Human capital matters such as required skills and competences, remuneration and retention schemes, employer attractiveness etc. were frequently addressed or discussed. The Board worked on succession planning of Board Members in general, prepared specifically for the appointment of a new non-Executive Director in 2022 and discussed a talent pipeline for future changes within the Board with a strong focus on improving (gender) diversity. In 2021, the Board of Directors also played a key role inmanagement succession planning resulting in the implementation of a number of changes within the Executive Committee of the Company, including the nomination of Sabine Klauke, Chief Technical Of ficer, Catherine Jestin, EVP Digital and Transformation Management and Alberto Gutierrez, Chief Operating Officer for the Commercial Aircraft business. Following these changes three of the Executive Committee’s 12 members are female. In parallel,

Independent Directors The Independent Directors appointed pursuant to the criteria of independence set out above are René Obermann, Ralph Crosby Jr., Catherine Guillouard, Victor Chu, Lord Paul Drayson, Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez, Claudia Nemat, Carlos Tavares, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Mark Dunkerley and Stephan Gemkow. Prior Offences and Family Ties To the Company’s knowledge, none of the Directors (in either their individual capacity or as Director or senior manager of any of the entities listed above) has been convicted in relation to fraudulent offences, been the subject of any bankruptcy, receivership or liquidation, or companies put into administration nor been the subject of any official public incrimination and/or sanction by a statutory or regulatory authority, nor been disqualified by a court from acting as a Member of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of any issuer or conduct of affairs of any company, during at least the last five years. As of the date of this document, there are no family ties among any of the Directors. (iii)Operation of the Board of Directors in 2021 Board of Directors Meetings Seven Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) meetings were held in 2021. The average attendance rate at these meetings was 98%. In addition, informal meetings and ad hoc calls took place on specific matters, such as Enterprise Risk Management (“ ERM ”) and certain programmes and the Board was regularly informed of developments through reports from the CEO, including the evolution of the COVID-19 situation at Airbus, the impact of the geopolitical developments and the progress made on major projects, strategic plan implementation and operational activities. In 2021, an important part of the Board’s activities remained directly or indirectly related to the COVID-19 crisis, notably looking into the definition of the post COVID-19 priorities. The Board continued to review and discuss the operational and commercial situation of programmes, as well as the overall financial situation of the Company. In order to ensure the necessary financial flexibility in view of potential and significant cash requirements related to the COVID-19 crisis, the Board decided that no dividend proposal would be submitted to the 2021 AGM as it was the case in 2020. In relation to Commercial Aircraft, the Board’s activities comprised inter alia regular reviews of market developments, sales, supply chain matters, production status and ramp-up planning, as well as discussions and decisions concerning the launch of

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