EDF_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ITS CAPITAL General information about the Company

7.1

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY

7.1.1

COMPANY NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE REGISTERED OFFICE

7.1.3

DATE OF INCORPORATION AND

TERM OF THE COMPANY EDF was incorporated pursuant to Act no. 46–628 of 8 April 1946 as a French public industrial and commercial establishment (EPIC). It was converted into a French société anonyme (public limited company) by the Act of 9 August 2004 and the Decree of 17 November 2004. The Company was incorporated for a term of 99 years as from 19 November 2004, unless the Company is dissolved before such date or unless its term is extended. LEGISLATION Since 20 November 2004, EDF has been a French société anonyme with a Board of Directors. It is governed by the laws and regulations applicable to commercial companies, in particular the French Commercial Code, except in the event of specific exceptions stipulated in the French Energy Code or Order no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 on the governance and capital transactions of companies with State holdings and by its articles of association. LEGAL FORM AND APPLICABLE 7.1.4

The name of the Company is: “Électricité de France”. The Company may also be legally designated by the acronym “EDF”. The Company’s registered office is at 22-30 Avenue de Wagram in the 8 th arrondissement of Paris. The telephone number is +33(0) 1 40 42 22 22.

7.1.2

TRADE AND COMPANIES REGISTRY, APE CODE

The Company is registered with the Paris Trade and Companies Registry under number 552 081 317. Its APE code is 401E.

INCORPORATION DOCUMENTS AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 7.2

In this Reference Document, a reference to the articles of association means the Company’s articles of association as approved by French Decree no. 2004-1224 of 17 November 2004 adopted under French Act no. 2004-803 of 9 August 2004 relating to the public electricity and gas service and electricity and gas companies (the “9 August 2004 law”), which have subsequently been amended on various occasions.

7.2.1

CORPORATE PURPOSE

EDF’s purpose, both in France and abroad and in compliance with the laws set out in the first article of its articles of association, is: to ensure the generation, transmission, distribution, supply and trading of ■ electrical energy, and the import and export of said energy; to carry out the public service missions assigned to EDF by the laws and ■ regulations, in particular by the French Energy Code, and Article L. 2224-31 of the French Local Authorities Code (Code général des collectivités territoriales), as well as by concession agreements, and in particular the mission to develop and operate public electricity grids and the mission to supply energy at regulated rates, and to supply back-up power to electricity producers and customers with the aim of compensating for unforeseen supply failures, and electricity to eligible customers who cannot find a supplier, while contributing to the balanced development of electricity supply by reaching the goals defined by the multi-year generation investments programme defined by the Minister for Energy; more generally, to engage in any industrial, commercial or service activity, ■ including research and engineering activities, in the field of energy, for all categories of customer; to enhance the value of all the personal and real property assets it holds or uses; ■ to create, acquire, rent or lease under a business lease, all personal property, real ■ property, businesses and clientele, to lease, install and operate all establishments, businesses and clientele, plants and workshops relating to any one of the aforementioned purposes; to obtain, acquire, operate or sell all processes and patents concerning the ■ activities that are related to any of the aforementioned purposes; to take part, directly or indirectly, in all transactions that may be connected to any ■ of the aforementioned purposes, by creating new companies or undertakings, by contributing, subscribing for or purchasing equity or ownership interests, stakes, or through mergers, partnerships or in any other way whatsoever; and more generally, to engage in all industrial, commercial, financial transactions, ■ whether in personal or real property, that are directly or indirectly connected, in

whole or in part, to any similar or related purposes or even to any purposes that may favour or develop the Company’s business.

7.2.2

FISCAL YEAR

Each financial year lasts for 12 months, starting on 1 January and ending on 31 December of each year.

7.2.3

APPROPRIATION OF PROFITS UNDER THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

The distributable profit consists of the net profit for the financial year, less prior losses carried forward and the various deductions provided for by the law or the articles of association, plus any retained earnings carried forward. The Shareholders' Meeting may decide to distribute amounts deducted from the reserves that are freely available to it, but must expressly state the reserve items from which the deductions are made. After approving the financial statements and confirming the existence of distributable amounts (which include the distributable profit and any amounts deducted from the reserves mentioned above), the Shareholders' Meeting can decide to distribute all or part of such amounts to the shareholders in the form of a dividend, allocate them to reserve items or carry them forward. The Board of Directors may also distribute interim dividends prior to the approval of the financial statements for the financial year, under the conditions laid down by law. The Shareholders' Meeting has the option of granting the shareholders a choice, for all or part of the dividend or interim dividend paid out, between payment in cash and payment in shares. Moreover, the Shareholders' Meeting may decide to pay any dividend, interim dividend, reserve or premium that is distributed or any reduction in capital, through remittal of the Company’s assets, including financial securities.

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