BIC_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Administrative and management bodies

Mandates and duties of the Corporate Officers and Directors as of December 31, 3.1.1.4. 2017

BRUNO BICH

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

Basis of the appointment Article L. 225-18 of the French Commercial Code Independent Director No Date of 1 st appointment Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of June 2, 1986 Expiration date

71 years old Nationality: French/American Number of BIC shares held: Holds BIC shares directly and indirectly through

Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in 2019, for fiscal year 2018* Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer: October 2, 2018* * The Board of Directors held on February 13, 2018 acknowledged Bruno Bich’s decision to resign as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer as well as Director, effective as of the 16 May 2018 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. Member of a committee No Professional address SOCIÉTÉ BIC 14 rue Jeanne d’Asnières 92110 Clichy – France Main position Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SOCIÉTÉ BIC • Other current mandates or functions Chairman of the Board – BIC Cello (India) Private Ltd. (a)  – India • Chairman of the Board – BIC-Cello Exports Private Ltd. (a)  – India • Trustee – Harlem Academy – U.S.A. • Expired mandates or functions in the previous five years (non-BIC Group companies) Member of the Supervisory Board – Bluwan – France • Member of the International Advisory Board – Edhec – France • Director, Member of the Compensation and Nomination Committee – Seb – France (listed company) • Biography From March 2006 to the end of May 2016, Bruno Bich was Chairman of the Board of Directors of SOCIÉTÉ BIC and since the beginning of June 2016, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Mario Guevara in his functions as Chief Executive Officer. In 1993, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SOCIÉTÉ BIC, replacing the Company founder, Marcel Bich. Bruno Bich previously served for nine years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BIC CORPORATION, the Group’s North American subsidiary. Prior to that, he held several key corporate positions in this subsidiary, including Sales and Marketing Vice-President and Sales Director. He began his career by working for five years in the Corporate Finance Department of White, Weld & Company, an investment banking firm, prior to joining BIC Group. Bruno Bich graduated from New York University in Marketing and Finance.

the family holding, SOCIÉTÉ M.B.D. On December 31, 2017, SOCIÉTÉ M.B.D. held 12,705,000 shares, i.e. 27.25% of SOCIÉTÉ BIC share capital and 37.23% of the voting rights.

(a) BIC Group.

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