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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Administrative and management bodies

PIERRE VAREILLE

Vice-President and Lead Director

Basis of the appointment Article L. 225-18 of the French Commercial Code Independent Director Yes Date of 1 st appointment Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of May 14, 2009 Expiration date Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in 2018, for fiscal year 2017 Member of a committee Audit Committee • Professional address Bernos Advisors Schwerzelrain 2 6315 Oberaegeri – Switzerland Main position Co-President, Founder of “The Vareille Foundation” – Switzerland • Other current mandates or functions

60 years old Nationality: French Number of BIC shares held: 3,000

Director – Verallia – France • Director – Vectra – U.S.A. • Director – Etex SA – Belgium (listed company). • Director – Ferroglobe plc – United Kingdom (listed company) • Expired mandates or functions in the previous five years (non-BIC Group companies) Chief Executive Officer – Constellium NV – Netherlands • Chairman of the Board of Directors – Constellium Switzerland AG – Switzerland • President – Constellium France Holdco – France • Chairman – Association des Centraliens – France • Biography Pierre Vareille has been an Independent Director for SOCIÉTÉ BIC since 2009 and Vice-President and Lead Director since 2016. He started his career in 1982 with Vallourec, holding various positions in manufacturing, financial control, sales and strategy. After having held general management positions at GFI Aerospace, Faurecia and Péchiney, he was from 2004 to 2008 Chief Executive of the English automotive equipment manufacturer Wagon PLC. From 2008 to 2011 he served as Chairman and CEO of FCI, and from 2012 to 2016 as Chief Executive Officer of Constellium. Pierre Vareille graduated from the École Centrale de Paris , and is an alumnus of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris as well as the Sorbonne University (Economy and Finance) and the Institut de Contrôle de Gestion .

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