BIC_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Administrative and management bodies

FRANÇOIS BICH

Director

Basis of the appointment Article L. 225-18 of the French Commercial Code Independent Director No Date of 1 st appointment Board of Directors of September 30, 1977 ratified by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of May 29, 1978 Expiration date Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in 2020, for fiscal year 2019 Member of a committee No Professional address SOCIÉTÉ BIC 14 rue Jeanne d’Asnières 92110 Clichy – France Main position Pensioner • Other current mandates or functions Chairman of the Supervisory Board – SOCIÉTÉ M.B.D. – France • Expired mandates or functions in the previous five years (non-BIC Group companies) None Biography In the BIC Group since March 1, 1969, François Bich has been a Director since September 30, 1977 and was Executive Vice-President of SOCIÉTÉ BIC from December 1988 to February 2016. He was General Manager for the Lighters category of the BIC Group and Chairman of the company Société du Briquet Jetable 75 from its creation in 1975 until 2016.

68 years old Nationality: French

Number of BIC shares held: Holds BIC shares directly and indirectly through 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.

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BIC GROUP - 2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT