BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

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Extracts from theIntegratedReport

GROUP PRESENTATION, PERSPECTIVES, AND STRATEGY

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

183 184

21 22 25 31 32 34

Consolidated financial statements 6.1.

History 1.1.

Statutory auditor's report on the consolidated 6.2. financial statements Parent company financial statements of SOCIÉTÉ 6.3. BIC (French GAAP) Statutory auditors’ report on the financial 6.4. statements Statutory auditors’ special report on regulated 6.5. agreements

242

Key figures 1.2. Strategy 1.3.

246

2020 and long-term perspectives 1.4.

Business presentation 1.5.

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265

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RISKS MANAGEMENT

43 44 45

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Main risks and risk assessment 2.1.

Description and mitigation of main risk factors 2.2. 51 Risk Management and Internal Control procedures 2.4. implemented by the Company and insurance 55 Vigilance Plan 2.3.

INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE ISSUER

271 272 274 276 278 279 280

Information on the Company 7.1.

Share capital 7.2. Shareholding 7.3.

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Treasury shares and share buyback 7.4.

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Investor relations 7.5. Share information 7.6.

OURENVIRONMENTAL,SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY The BIC Sustainable Development Program and 3.1. non-financial performance  Responsibility concerning our products 3.2. Environmental responsibility concerning our 3.3. operations Our social responsibility to our teammembers 3.4. Responsibilities related to our supply chain 3.5. Societal benefits related to BIC® products 3.6.

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63

NFPS

65 77

BOARDOF DIRECTORS’ REPORT AND DRAFT RESOLUTIONS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING OF MAY 20, 2020 Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 8.1. Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 8.2. 301 Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting 8.3. 310 281 283

NFPS

NFPS

88 96

NFPS

108 113 117

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Milestones 3.7.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

311 312 313

Documents on display 9.1. Main press releases 9.2.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

125 126 150

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Administrative and management bodies 4.1. Corporate Officers’ compensation 4.2.

AFR Declaration by responsible person of the Universal 9.3. Registration Document 314 AFR Statutory Auditors and fees 9.4. 315 Glossary 9.5. 316

COMMENTS ONTHE YEAR

169 170 178 179 180

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Operations and consolidated results 5.1.

Cross Reference table for Universal Registration Document 319 Cross reference table with the Annual Financial Report 321 Cross reference table with the management report 322 Cross reference table for environmental and social indicators 324 Cross reference table of the corporate governance report 325

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Financial situation and cash 5.2.

Dividends 5.3. Investments 5.4.

AFR Elements of the Annual Financial Report are identified in the content using the symbol Elements linked to the Non-Financial Performance Statement are identified in the content using the symbol NFPS