Euronext - 2020 Universal Registration Document

Presentation of the Group

Description of the Business

iii. governance: digital board portal solution helping organisations to secure their Board meetings and to streamline their decision making processes iv. compliance: innovative solution to automate the management of insider lists in a way that both saves time and ensures compliance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation This offering has been built through a combination of organic developments and acquisitions. To achieve its ambition, Euronext has acquired four companies providing innovative solutions for corporates: n Company Webcast (100%-owned (1) ), a Dutch leading company specialized in professional webcast and webinar services; n IR.Manager (100%-owned), a London-based provider of investor relations workflow and targeting tools; n iBabs (60%-owned), a Dutch leading provider of dematerialized and secured board portal solutions for corporate and public organizations; n InsiderLog (100%-owned), a Swedish leading provider of an insider list management solution, in compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation. 1.3.4.1 Cash, Derivatives and Spot FX Markets − Products and Services Euronext provides multiple marketplaces for investors, broker- dealers and other market participants to meet directly to buy and sell cash equities, fixed income securities and ETPs. One of the primary functions of the Group’s markets is to ensure that orders to purchase and sell securities are executed in a reliable, orderly, liquid and efficient manner. Order execution occurs through a variety of means and Euronext seeks to continue to develop additional and more efficient trading processes. Equities The Company is the market leader in cash equity trading in its six home markets of Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Norway. Over 2020, Euronext market share on cash equity trading averaged 70.4% and the Company had a strong blue chip issuer presence, with 27 issuers included in the Euro STOXX 50 stock index and 164 issuers included in the Euro STOXX 600 benchmark index. Euronext is ranked first in Europe as measured by domestic market capitalisation and first by average daily lit equity trading value. In addition, the Group has a solid ETF trading franchise based on the listing of 1,289 ETFs in its markets. In 2020, total Euronext transaction value on equity was €2,272 billion, up +19.9% from €1,895 billion in 2019 and compared to €2,106 billion in 2018. In Equities, Euronext outperforms peer exchanges in yield Cash Trading 1.3.4 CASH, DERIVATIVES AND SPOT FX MARKETS

preparing an ESG report. ESG reporting can appear particularly complex for smaller issuers in the absence of a clear set of globally used standards. Euronext guide steers focus towards three elements: i. materiality: the importance of identifying what is material for a business given its size, nature and geographic coverage whether for management or shareholders ii. investor relations: the key and increasing role ESG reporting plays into feeding investors and nurturing financial communication iii. transparency: we have worked to ensure the majority of the guidance revolves around the reporting process (key concerns and questions, illustrative indicators, references to international standards, etc .) The incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision-making is the first step to make financemore sustainable, to ensure better allocation and channelling of capital towards sustainable and transitioning assets: i. Euronext is Europe’s leading exchange for eco-industry financing, with 83 cleantech companies representing an aggregate market cap of €71bn as at 31 December 2020 ii. in 2020, 18 new cleantech listings together raised closed to €850m Corporate Services Corporate Services is a fully-owned subsidiary of the Euronext Group launched in 2016 with the ambition to help listed companies to make the most effective use of capital markets and support organisations with innovative solutions and tailor-made advisory services in Governance (iBabs), Compliance (InsiderLog), Communication (Company Webcast), Investor Relations (Advisory and IR Solutions). Corporate Services already serves more than 3,000+ clients in over 25 countries, of which are 800+ listed companies. When it comes to listed companies, Euronext Corporate Services helps themmake the most effective use of capital markets, from blue-chip large caps to SMEs, located across all Euronext markets and beyond (Sweden, the United Kingdoms, Germany, Italy. Corporate Services offers a unique and comprehensive value proposition articulated around four main pillars: i. investor relations: n tailor-made advisory, market intelligence, decision making analytics and ESG advisory services for listed companies, n complete and intuitive investor relationship management and targeting platform, n dynamic and strategic analysis of shareholding structure, n flexible and customized market data components for investor relations websites of listed companies; ii. communication: comprehensive range of webcast, webinar and conference call services for all types corporate events (investor relations, internal communication, marketing, training, etc .);

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(1) On 3 March 2021, the Group exercised its call option to acquire the remaining 40% of the shares in iBabs B.V.. Refer to section 7.1.7 - Financial and trading position for further information.

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