2021 Universal Registration Document

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER

Investor relations

of 10% of the capital existing on the cancellation date, per period of 24 months; deliver them in a payment, exchange or contribution ● transaction carried out in connection with an external growth transaction, merger, demerger or asset contribution, within the limits specified in the applicable regulations; implement all market practices that may be authorized by the ● French Financial Markets Authority. If some shares are bought back in order to hold them and to subsequently remit them as payment or exchange within the scope of a merger, demerger or contribution operation, the above-mentioned limits shall be decreased to 5% of the share capital on the date of the decision to buy back the shares. The Company will not at any time hold more than 10% of the total number of its own shares forming the share capital. The purchase price may not be higher than 300 euros per share. The authorization so given by the Shareholders’ Meeting would be valid for a period of 18 months starting fromMay 18, 2022. It could not be used during public offers on the Company’s shares. The purchase of shares of the Company carried out pursuant to this authorization shall also comply with the rules enacted by the French Financial Markets Authority regarding the conditions and the periods of intervention on financial market.

If the Shareholders’ Meeting of May 18, 2022 approves the above-mentioned resolution, the Board of Directors will be authorized to buy back shares representing a maximum of 10% of the share capital on the date of the decision to buy back the shares, for a maximum amount of 1.34 billion euros and in order to: provide liquidity and stimulate the market of the shares of the ● Company through an investment service provider acting pursuant to a liquidity agreement compliant with professional ethics standards recognized by the French Financial Markets Authority; hold them in order to subsequently remit them as payment, as ● exchange or otherwise, within the scope of potential external growth operations in accordance with the market practices approved by the French Financial Markets Authority; remit them at the moment of the exercise of rights attached to ● securities giving access to the Company’s share capital by redemption, conversion, exchange, presentation of a warrant or by any other means; allocate them to employees and officers, notably within the ● scope of sharing in the Company’s success, employee profit-sharing schemes, the stock option program, the free share plan or through an employee savings scheme; cancel them entirely or partly, in accordance with the ● conditions provided by the regulations in force, within the limit

INVESTOR RELATIONS 7.5.

BIC’s Investor Relations team, part of the Corporate Stakeholder Engagement Department, answers all inquiries from individual and institutional investors alike. All information regarding shareholders and general financial and economic information regarding SOCIÉTÉ BIC are available on the Company’s website: http://www.bic.com/ or by addressing an email to investors.info@bicworld.com . BIC regularly holds meetings with analysts and institutional investors during roadshows and brokers’ conferences in the major financial marketplaces such as Paris, London and New York City. BIC also holds meetings with dedicated SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) investors. In 2021, BIC participated in a dozen roadshows and conferences to meet both shareholders and non-shareholders. Following the pandemic, BIC continued to participate in these events both virtually and face to face when possible.

On May 19, 2021, BIC held its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting behind closed doors, without the physical presence of its shareholders. Press releases specific to the event were published prior to the meeting. The event was broadcasted live in video format, and a replay was available on BIC’s website after the AGM. All documents and the transcript of the event were posted on the Group’s website within 24 hours of the event. The AGM presentation and transcript are available to shareholders at the following address: https://us.bic.com/en_us/investors-agm-shareholders. BIC also continued its proactive communication policy with all its shareholders and also implemented new communications tools to drive an in-depth understanding of its strategy and business, and complement regulated financial disclosures and results presentations. A free information hotline is also available to the individual shareholders at +33 (0)800 10 12 14 (toll-free number for France).

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