BPCE_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

LEGAL INFORMATION Memorandum and articles of association

The Ordinary General Shareholders’Meeting convened on first notice may validly transact business only if the shareholders present or representedown at least one-fifth of the voting shares. The Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting convened on second notice may validly transact business regardless of the number of shareholders present or represented. Resolutionsof the OrdinaryGeneralShareholders’Meetingare carried by majorityvote of the shareholderspresent or represented,including the shareholders who have voted by absenteeballot. The ExtraordinaryShareholders’Meetingconvenedon first noticemay validly transact business only if the shareholders present or represented own at least one-fourth of the voting shares. The ExtraordinaryShareholders’Meeting,convenedon second notice, may

validly transact business only if the shareholders present or represented ownat least one-fifth of the voting shares. Resolutionsof the ExtraordinaryShareholders’Meeting are carried by a two-thirds majority of the votes of the shareholders present or represented,including the shareholderswho have voted by absentee ballot. Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings exercise their respective powers inaccordancewith regulations inforce. Copies or extractsof the minutesof the Annual GeneralShareholders’ Meeting are validly certified by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, by the Vice-Chairman,a memberof the ManagementBoard, or by the Secretaryof the AnnualGeneralShareholders’Meeting. The details concerningthe participationof shareholdersat the Annual GeneralShareholders’Meetingare listed inChapter 2.4.5.

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Companydocuments

Documentsrelating to the company such as its articles of association,financial statements,and the ManagementBoard and Statutory Auditor reports presentedat Annual General Shareholders’Meetingsmay be viewed at the company’sregisteredoffice and are also available on BPCE’s website: www.bpce.fr.

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Registration document 2017