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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL INFORMATION – HUMAN RESOURCES Further human resources considerations

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FURTHER HUMAN RESOURCES CONSIDERATIONS

The workforce in France In France, Group companies employed 131,409 people (1) at 31 December 2018, stable over the last three years, excluding the impact of changes to rules for the counting of employees at Group companies in each region (2) . This relative stability in workforce numbers actually reflects a contrasting trend among EDF group companies in France, some of which increased substantially in order to support their growth (an increase of 9.9% for EDF Renewables, 4.1% for Framatome, 10.8% for Citelum, and 4% for SOCODEI), and others that needed to reduce their workforce in line with a decline in business, such as EDF (down 2.4%). With 65,163 employees in France as at 31 December 2018, EDF is continuing the transformation launched in 2016 in order to successfully complete its development projects (New Nuclear builds, renewable energy, international development, energy supply and service offers, etc.) and adapt its business models. These changes are gradually resulting in a decrease in the workforce (down 4.8% since the end of 2016) and primarily target: sales, as a result of losses in market share; ■ fossil fuel-fired (thermal generation) plants, with the shutdown of the generation ■ units concerned; technical incubators, which are in sharp decline after the peak in new hires to ■ cope with retirements; the productivity measures undertaken in order to simplify and digitise processes; ■ the optimisation of support functions; ■ the new management model for real estate activities. ■ International Group workforces (consolidated subsidiaries) The Group has nearly 34,500 employees worldwide, up 0.6% compared to 2017 year-end, with most people based in Europe (27,000 employees in Europe, excluding France). This increase in the global workforce was mainly driven by the growth of EDF Renewables (particularly in Germany, the United Kingdom, the Americas and China) as well as Edison and EDF Luminus in Europe. The table below presents a breakdown of the workforce of the international subsidiaries and shareholdings included in the EDF group consolidation scope, as well as the change in headcount since 2017 year-end.

In addition to the second Corporate Social Responsibility goal described above (see section 3.2.2), the human dimension is increasingly at the heart of EDF’s strategy, and is key factor in the Group’s performance. To meet its industrial challenges, EDF remains a socially-responsible and engaged employer, a leader in terms of the professionalism and involvement of its employees, by developing their skills and the diversity of their profiles. The Group also sets an example in terms of social innovation by promoting a participative approach and making it easier to share good practices, in order to ensure long-term performance. Everywhere that the Group operates, the health and safety of its own employees and its sub-contractors’ employees is an absolute priority. Both in France and abroad, the EDF group acts in accordance with its values, requiring all of its staff to engage in ethical practices, integrity and respect for fundamental rights. The new CSR agreement was signed in June 2018 by all Group trade unions, as well as two international federations (IndustriAll and PSI). This is now a framework agreement binding on all Group employees and subcontractors. It defines key

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principles in relation to: respect and integrity; ■ employee development; ■ dialogue and consultation; ■ support for communities and impacts on regions. ■

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PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE, EMPLOYMENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Group workforce in 2018 3.4.1.1 The EDF group’s consolidated workforce totalled 165,790 employees at 31 December 2018, including five companies with a workforce of over 10,000 employees: EDF (65,368), Enedis (38,691), Framatome (14,545), Dalkia (16,017) and EDF Energy (13,460). Excluding the effects of consolidation - and in particular the Framatome integration on 1 January 2018 - this figure was up 0.5% from 2017, against a backdrop of energy transition, technological developments and, in France, intensifying competition.

Changes in the EDF group’s headcount in France in 2017 and 2018 takes into account Framatome staff numbers known at 31/12/2017, i.e. 8,521 employees. (1) As from the 2018 Registration Document, a change to the EDIFIS information system has made it possible to count employees in the country in which they operate, rather than (2) the country where the Company’s registered office is located. The figures and % change presented in the rest of the sections take into account this new employee counting method.

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