2021 Universal Registration Document

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER

Share capital

SHARE CAPITAL 7.2.

As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding capital of SOCIÉTÉ BIC amounts to 170,669,688.78 euros divided into 44,677,929 shares with a par value of 3.82 euros each. Issued shares are fully paid-up.

SHARE CAPITAL EVOLUTIONOVER THE LAST THREE YEARS

Impact on share premium/retained

Shares outstanding at conclusion of the operation

Amount of capital change (in euros)

earnings (in euros)

Total share capital (in euros)

Date

Type of operation

2021 (Dec. 9 BM) 2020 (Dec. 8 BM) 2019 (Dec. 10 BM) 2019 (Dec. 10 BM)

Cancellation of treasury shares as authorized

by AGM of May 19, 2021 (2,742,484.96)

(36,486,677.99) 170,669,688.78 44,677,929

Cancellation of treasury shares as authorized

by AGM of May 20, 2020 (520,983.06)

(6,832,163.12) 173,412,173.74 45,395,857

Cancellation of treasury shares as authorized

by AGM of May 22, 2019 (1,828,507.94)

(37,341,116.17) 173,933,156.80 45,532,240

Issue of shares following exercise of share subscription options, in accordance with stock option plans

86,026.40

1,348,722.80 175,761,664.74 46,010,917

BM: Board Meeting. AGM: Annual General Meeting.

AUTHORIZATIONS TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL AT THE CLOSING OF THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR

SOCIÉTÉ BIC has, as at December 31, 2021, the following authorizations which were granted by the Annual General Meeting and which was not used during the past fiscal year:

I. Authorization to increase the capital with Shareholders’ pre-emptive subscription rights (a)

Maximum amount (in million euros)

Shares: 50 Complex capital securities: 650

Date

May 20, 2020 (resolution 18)

Term

26 months

Expiration date

July 19, 2022

Use in 2021

No

Issuance price

The issuance price of new ordinary shares and/or complex capital securities (and the shares to which the latter shall give right), is set by the Board of Directors, with or without premium, in compliance with the law and regulations in force.

Articles L. 225-129, L. 228-91 and L. 228-92 of the French Commercial Code. (a)

II. Authorization to increase the capital by capitalization of reserves, profits, premiums or other (b)

Maximum amount

Total maximum amount of reserves, profits and/or premiums or other sums that may be capitalized into the share capital and which will exist at the moment of the decision to increase the share capital, net of the amount that may be necessary to preserve, in compliance with the law, the rights of bearers of already issued securities giving right to the shares of the Company.

Date

May 20, 2020 (resolution 20)

Term

26 months

Expiration date

July 19, 2022

Use in 2021

No

Article L. 225-129 of the French Commercial Code. (b)

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