BPCE_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

FINANCIAL REPORT IFRS Consolidated Financial Statements of Groupe BPCE as at December 31, 2017

As specified in the financial statements of Groupe BPCE at December 31, 2016, followingthe adoptionof IFRS 9 by the European Union on November 22, 2016, the Group elected, in line with the option opened by paragraph 7.1.2 of IFRS 9, to early adopt only paragraphs 5.7.1(c),5.7.7-5.7.9,7.2.14 and B 5.7.5-B 5.7-20 of IFRS 9 covering accountingfor own credit risk on financial liabilities at fair value throughprofit or loss, withoutadoptingthe other paragraphsof IFRS 9, as of the fiscal year ended December31, 2016. The other standards,amendmentsand interpretationsadopted by the European Union did not have a material impact on the Group’s financial statements. IFRS 9 The new IFRS 9 “Financialinstruments”was adopted by the European Commission on November 22, 2016 and will apply retrospectively from January 1, 2018, with the exceptionof the provisionsrelatingto financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, which Groupe BPCE appliedearly inits financialstatementsfrom January1, 2016. IFRS 9 defines the new rules for classifying and measuring financial assets and liabilities,the new impairmentmethodologyfor the credit risk of financial assets, and hedge accounting, except for macro-hedging,which the IASB is currently studying in a separate draft standard. The following treatments will apply to fiscal years beginning as of January 1, 2018, replacingthe accountingstandardscurrentlyused to recognize financialinstruments. CLASSIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT On initial recognition,financial assets will be classified at amortized cost, at fair value through other comprehensive income, or at fair value throughprofit of loss, accordingto the type of instrument(debt or equity), the characteristicsof their contractualcash flows and how the entity manages its financial instruments (its businessmodel). Business model The entity’s business model represents the way in which it manages its financial assets to produce cash flow. The entity must exercise judgementto assess the businessmodel. The choice of business model must take into account all information regardingthe mannerin which cash flows were generatedin the past, along withall otherrelevant information. For example: the way in which the performance of financial assets is assessed ● and presented to the main companydirectors; risks which have an impact on the businessmodel’sperformance,in ● particular the way inwhich these risks are managed; the way in which directorsare paid (for example,if pay is based on ● the fair value of assets under management or on the contractual cash flows received); the frequency,volume and motivation of sales. ● Moreover, the choice of business model must be made at a level which reflects the way in which groups of financial assets are managed collectively with a view to achieve a given economic objective. The business model is therefore not decided on an New standards published and not yet applicable

instrument by instrument basis, but rather at a higher level of aggregation, by portfolio. The standard uses threebusiness models: a businessmodel whose objectiveis to hold financialassets in order ● to receive contractual cash flows (collection model); a mixed-businessmodel under which assets are managedwith the ● objective of both receiving contractualcash flows and disposingof financial assets (collection and sale model); a business model whose objective is to collect cash flows from the ● disposal of financial assets (held for trading purposes). Types of contractual cash flows: the SPPI (Solely Payments of Principal and Interest) test A financial asset is classified as generating solely payments of principal and interest if, on specific dates, it gives rise to cash flows that are solely paymentsof principal and interest on the outstanding amount due. The principal amount is defined as the financial asset’s fair value at its acquisitiondate. Interest is the considerationfor the time value of money and the credit risk incurredon the principalamount,as well as other risks such as liquidity risk, administrativecosts and the profit margin. The instrument’s contractual terms must be taken into account to assess whether contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest. All elements that may cast doubts as to whether only the time value of money is representedmust therefore be analyzed. Forexample: events that would change the amount and date of the cash flows; ● the applicable interest rate features; ● early redemption and extension conditions. ● Rules for accounting for financial assets Debt instruments(loans, receivablesor debt securities)may be valued at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income or at fair value throughprofit and loss. A debt instrument is valued at amortized cost if it meets the following two conditions: the asset is held in a business model where the objective is to ● collect contractualcash flows;and the contractualterms of the financialasset define it as SPPI within ● the meaning of the standard. A debt instrument is valued at fair value through other comprehensive income if itmeets the following two conditions: the asset is held in a businessmodel where the objectiveis both to ● collect contractualcash flows and to sell financial assets; and the contractualterms of the financialasset define it as SPPI within ● the meaning of the standard. Equity instrumentswill, by default, be recorded at fair value through profit or loss unless they qualify for an irrevocable option for valuationat fair value throughother comprehensiveincome (provided they are not held for trading purposes and accordingly classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss), without subsequently being reclassified through profit or loss. However, if opting for the latter category,dividendscontinue to be recognizedin income.

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