Airbus // Universal Registration Document 2023

4. Corporate Governance 4.1 Management and Control

Changes in the composition of the Board in the course of 2023 There were no changes in the composition of the Board in the course of 2023. Changes in the Board committees in the course of 2023 In April 2023, Mr. Antony Wood was appointed to the Audit Committee, to bring the number of members back to five, following Mr. Crosby’s departure from this committee in 2021. 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, Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez, Claudia Nemat, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Mark Dunkerley, Stephan Gemkow, Irene Rummelhoff and Antony Wood. 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 2023 Board of Directors Meetings Nine Board meetings (including ad hoc calls) were held in 2023. The average attendance rate at these meetings was 95.3%. As is the case every year, the Board of Directors was informed in between Board meetings of any developments relevant to the Company, through written communications and through verbal debriefings held on a regular basis between meetings. Non executive sessions took place at the end of each meeting of the Board of Directors. The main areas of work carried out by the Board of Directors in 2023 are described below: Company’s results and operative planning: – – Review and approval of the 2023 operative planning; – –Regular reviews of the Company’s figures and results, its overall financial situation and capital allocation in the context of the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world; – – Decision to submit a dividend proposal at the 2023 Annual General Meeting; – – Review of forecast results and annual guidance for 2023. Internal controls and risk management – – Regular reviews of top company risks and opportunities; – – Approval of the Risk Chapter of the 2022 Report of the Board of Directors and Universal Registration Document. Audit and relations with statutory auditors – – Review of the 2023 quarterly and annual financial statements along with relevant statutory auditors’ reports.

General / strategy – – Changes to the leadership team: Airbus announced changes to the leadership team led by Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury, as well as the appointment of a dedicated Commercial Aircraft business management team to operate under the helm of Christian Scherer. – – Uncertain geopolitical environment: regular monitoring of the situation related to the war in Ukraine, China/US tensions as well as the geopolitical environment in the Company’s Core Countries and global market as well as regular reviews of their impact on the Company. – –Commercial Aircraft business: monitoring and regular discussions on key topics such as the progress made towards the production ramp-up, the supply chain issues, the availability of engines and the overall Commercial Aircraft business strategy. – –Defence and Space: review of the financial situation of the Division and strategic orientations, regular updates on key programmes including the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) and Ariane 6 (ArianeGroup joint venture), focus on improvements in the Space business and follow-up on the ongoing transformation launched in 2023. – – Helicopters: review of the financial situation of the Division, the progress made on major projects (including in securing the Tiger MkIII programme) and on the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) and strategic reviews. – – Sustainability: discussions encompassed employees’ health and safety and engagement, inclusion and diversity (including gender diversity), the growing environmental and climate challenges and the status of future aircraft and Sustainable Aircraft Fuel (“ SAF ”) as well as Environment Social and Governance (“ ESG ”) topics & Defence. These ambitions were furthered by the creation of a dedicated Chief Sustainability Officer organisation. – –Digital: Deep dive on ongoing digital projects, in particular Airbus’ Digital Design Manufacturing and Services (DDMS) initiative, including a visit to the Company’s DDMS playground for a presentation of use cases. Updates on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity developments. Review of the strategic opportunity of a transaction with Atos in relation to its big data and security business line to accelerate the Company’s digital transformation journey and enhance its defence and security portfolio. – – Product safety: a bi-annual review of product safety-related issues was performed, updates on relevant developments were provided at quarterly meetings of the Board of Directors and in between Board meetings, as per the product safety protocol in place. – – Ethics and Compliance: quarterly updates on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ ITAR ”) monitorship, including a presentation by the ITAR Special Compliance Officer, Philippe Oudinot, of his report at the July Board of Directors’ meeting, deployment of the export control programme and Consent Agreement and Deferred Prosecution Agreement conclusion. Closure of the Consent Agreement and the Deferred Prosecution Agreements in 2023. Corporate governance – – Board composition and succession plan: – – Review of the Board composition (including skills, experience and gender mix), continuous update of the Board succession plan and launch of relevant Non-Executive Directors search with the support of independent advisors;

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