Euronext // 2021 Universal Registration Document

Corporate Governance

Management Structure

Remuneration Committee As per 1 January 2021, the Remuneration Committee was composed of Nathalie Rachou, Manuel Ferreira da Silva, Lieve Mostrey, Padraic O’Connor and Dick Sluimers. Lieve Mostrey and Dick Sluimers retired from the Remuneration Committee on 11 May 2021. Piero Novelli was appointed to the Remuneration Committee on the same date, and Diana Chan on 9 September 2021. As per 31 December 2021, the Remuneration Committee was composed of Nathalie Rachou, Diana Chan, Manuel Ferreira da Silva, Piero Novelli and Padraic O’Connor. The Remuneration Committee has been chaired by Nathalie Rachou throughout 2021. The responsibilities of the Remuneration Committee include analysing the possible outcomes of the variable remuneration components and how they may affect the remuneration of the members of the Managing Board, preparing proposals for the Supervisory Board concerning remuneration policies for the Managing Board to be adopted by the General Meeting, preparing proposals for the Supervisory Board concerning the terms of the service agreements and total compensation of the individual members of the Managing Board, preparing proposals for the Supervisory Board concerning the performance criteria and the application thereof for the Managing Board, preparing proposals for the Supervisory Board concerning the approval of any compensation plans in the form of share or options, reviewing the terms of employment and total compensation of employees directly reporting to the Managing Board and the total compensation of certain other specified employees, defined in consultation with the Managing Board, overseeing the total cost of the approved compensation programmes, preparing and publishing on an annual basis a report of its deliberations and findings and appointing any consultant in respect of executive remuneration. The roles and responsibilities of the Remuneration Committee as well as the composition and the manner in which it discharges its duties are set out in the charter of the Remuneration Committee included in the regulations of the Supervisory Board. The Remuneration Committee will meet as often as necessary and whenever any of its members requests a meeting. Other than as set out in Section 2.1 – Risk Factors above and in accordance with provision 2.1.10 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, the Supervisory Board complies with the requirements of independence, as set out in the best practice provisions 2.1.7 -2.1.9 of the Code. MANAGING BOARD The Managing Board is responsible for the day-to-day management of the operations of Euronext and is supervised by the Supervisory Board. As described in the Articles of Associations, the Managing Board is required to inform or seek approval from the Supervisory Board depending on the matter. In performing their duties, the members of the Managing Board must act in the interest of Euronext and that of its business. The Managing Board, as a whole or represented by two of its members, is authorised to represent Euronext. In addition, specific authorisations to other senior members of staff are in place. 4.2.3

As per rules of procedure of the Managing Board, the Managing Board currently consists of the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Euronext group, the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of the Euronext group, the Head of Global Sales and the CEOs of the local exchanges. The members of the Managing Board are appointed by the General Meeting only in accordancewith a proposal of the Supervisory Board or upon a binding nomination by the Supervisory Board. Prior tomaking a nomination, the proposed nominationmust be submitted to the College of Regulators and the Dutch Ministry of Finance for approval. The Managing Board shall adopt resolutions by an absolute majority of the votes cast knowing that conflictedmembers cannot participate and that the Chairman of the Managing Board has a casting vote. The followingmatters require the approval of the Supervisory Board: n issue and acquisition of shares in the capital of Euronext and debt instruments issued by it or of debt instruments issued by a limited partnership or general partnership of which Euronext is a fully liable partner; n application for admission of such shares to trading on a regulated market or amultilateral trading facility as described in Section 1:1 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act or a similar systemcomparable to a regulated market or multilateral trading facility from a state which is not a member state or the withdrawal of such admission; n a proposal to reduce the issued share capital; n entering into or terminating a long-term cooperation with a legal entity or company or as fully liable partner in a limited partnership or general partnership, if such cooperation or termination is of major significance to Euronext; n the acquisition or disposal of a participating interest in the capital of a company, if the participating interest represents an amount of at least €50 million or such greater amount as the Supervisory Board may determine from time to time and communicates to the Managing Board in writing; n other investments representing an amount of at least of €25million or such greater amount as the Supervisory Board may determine from time to time and communicates to the Managing Board in writing; n a proposal to amend the Articles of Association; n a proposal to dissolve Euronext; n a proposal to conclude a legal merger or a legal demerger or to convert Euronext in another legal form; n application for bankruptcy and for suspension of payments; n termination of the employment of a considerable number of employees at the same time or within a short period of time; n far-reaching changes in the employment conditions of a significant number of employees, or far-reaching changes in management incentive schemes or pension schemes; n the annual budget for the next financial year, including the underlying budgets of the Euronext Market Subsidiaries; and n proposed investments not covered by the budgets referred to in the preceding paragraph, including proposed investments submitted to the Managing Board by any of the local exchanges, in each case involving an amount greater than such amount as the Supervisory Board may determine from time to time and communicates to the Managing Board in writing.

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