2021 Universal Registration Document

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Parent company financial statements of SOCIÉTÉ BIC (French GAAP)

NOTE 6

INFORMATIONON RELATED PARTIES

Gross value (in thousand euros)

December 31, 2021

Assets Equity investments

1,525,772

Trade receivables and related accounts

103,584

Other receivables

204,632

Liabilities Other long-term loans and investments

527,859

Trade payables and related accounts

83,824

Other debts

2,954

Deferred income

-

NOTE 7

SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS

Gross value (in thousand euros)

December 31, 2021

Marketable securities (a)

185,678

TOTAL

185,678

These are money market UCITS or short-term deposit certificates. (a)

NOTE 8

TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENTS

Unrealized losses related to receivables and payables were recorded in unrealized exchange foreign losses in the amount of 1,007 thousand euros.

NOTE 9

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Share capital 9-1 As of December 31, 2021, the share capital of SOCIÉTÉ BIC amounted to 170,669,888.78 euros divided into 44,677,929 shares with a par value of 3.82 euros each. Registered shares held for more than two years carry double voting rights.

To the best of the Company’s knowledge, as of December 31, 2021, Shareholders known to hold more than 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 33.33%, 50%, 66.66%, 90% or 95% of the share capital and/or of the voting rights of the Company were as follows:

% of shares (approx.)

% of voting rights (approx.)

SOCIÉTÉ M.B.D.

28.84%

39,18%

Bich Family

17.49%

23,64%

As of December 31, 2021, SOCIÉTÉ BIC held 262,906 BIC shares classified as long-term investments (226,290 shares for the free share plans and 36,616 shares in relation to the liquidity contract).

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