EDF / 2020 Universal Registration Document

4 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Members and functioning of the Board of Directors

Personal information on directors as well as information on their terms of office are shown in the table below and are provided as at 15 January 2021, unless otherwise stated.

DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING Jean-Bernard LÉVY, 65 years old Position held within the Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 27 November 2014 (1) Date of appointment to the Board 23 November 2014

A former student of the École Polytechnique (graduating in 1973) and Telecom Paris Tech, Jean-Bernard Lévy began his career with France Télécom in 1979 as a works engineer at the Angers Division. In 1982, he became responsible for managing executive managers and HR budgets at the head office, then assistant to the Head of HR. In 1986, he was appointed Technical Advisor to the office of Gérard Longuet, Minister for Postal Services and Telecommunications. From 1988 to 1993, Jean-Bernard Lévy managed the telecommunications satellite activity of Matra Espace, now Matra Marconi Space. From 1993 to 1994, he ran the office of Gérard Longuet, Minister for Industry, Postal Services and Communications and Foreign Trade. In 1995, he was appointed Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Matra Communication. In 1998, he joined Oddo & C ie as Chief Executive Officer then Managing Partner. In summer 2002, Jean-Bernard Lévy joined Vivendi. He served as its Chief Executive Officer until April 2005 and became Chairman of its Executive Board in April 2005, until June 2012. From December 2012 to November 2014, he was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of the Thales defence and aerospace group. Jean-Bernard Lévy has been EDF’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since 27 November 2014.

Last re-elected 16 May 2019 (2) Expiry of current term of office March 2023 Other position(s) Chairman of the Strategy Committee Shares held 0 Nationality French

Other offices and positions held Position held within the Company Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of EDF

Office/Position

Title EDF

Country

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

France

L

Director Director Director

Edison

Italy

G/L

EDF Energy Holdings

UK

G G G G G

EDF Renewables EDF Foundation

France France France France France France

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Director

Dalkia

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Framatome

Director (3)

Société Générale

L L

Faurecia

Director and Chair of the Governance, Appointments and Sustainable Development Committee (4) Chairman and Director as the representative of Électricité de France

Conseil français de l’énergie ( i.e. French Energy Council)

France

Director

France Industrie

France France

Chairman

FIPA – Fondation innovations pour les apprentissages ( i.e. Innovative Apprenticeship Foundation)

Director

Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership Canada

Member, Representative of EDF

Haut Comité pour la transparence et l’information sur la sécurité nucléaire ( i.e. French High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Safety)

France

Director

Cercle de l’industrie

France

Expired offices held outside the Company over the past five years

In France Chairman of the Board of Directors of Institut Mines Télécom (formerly Institut Télécom) Director of the Institut Pasteur Other countries Chairman of the Board of Directors of Edison

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eurelectric Chairman of the Board of Directors of EDF Energy Holdings

Jean-Bernard Lévy was appointed temporary Chairman and Chief Executive Officer effective 23 November 2014, by ministerial decision of 21 November 2014. (1)

Jean-Bernard Lévy was appointed EDF’s temporary Chairman & Chief Executive Officer effective 16 May 2019, by ministerial decision of 16 May 2019. He was appointed as the (2) Company’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer by decree of the President of the Republic of France of 22 May 2019.

Jean-Bernard Lévy’s term of office as a director of Société Générale will expire at the Company’s General Meeting to be held on 18 May 2021. (3)

Since 19 February 2021. (4)

EDF group company – L: listed company. G:

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