Euronext // 2021 Universal Registration Document

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extend its ESG index offering with the help of the expertise of its partners, V.E (Vigeo Eiris), CDP, Carbone 4, ISS-ESG, Iceberg Datalab, Sustainalytics and Gresb B.V. n at the end of 2021 there were more than 340 listed structured products linked to Euronext ESG indices for the French market alone. These products had combined assets under management of €7.5 billion; n in 2021, more than 145 listed structured products linked to Euronext ESG indices were launched in the French market alone. The top five Euronext ESG indices sold in France by market listed sales volume were (1) :

n the Euronext V.E ESG World 75 index chosen by the Federal Government of Germany’s Pension and Care Funds. Focused on worldwide equity investments, this index supports the German Federal Government’s Special Pension and Care Funds in aligning its Sustainable Finance Strategy with the climate transition targets of the European Union (EU). Euronext’s innovative and global ESG index is replicated by four of the German Federal Government’s Special Pension and Care Funds, comprising of several billion euros in assets under management; n first social indices: Euronext has developed a range of index solutions focusing on companies producing “socially-responsible” products and adopting a socially responsible business model; n Euronext ESG Biodiversity Screened Index. This index provides a unique opportunity for investors to integrate the protection of biodiversity in their portfolio, as the index provides a benchmark for investors as to which stocks to include in their portfolios and which to exclude, based on how a company’s overall activities impact nature. As a result, the Euronext index business: n maintained strong revenue growth in 2021 while further diversifying its business model and source of revenues; n built global commercial relationships and is now used by the majority of the world’s top financial institutions. As a stock exchange committed to sustainability, Euronext is now well positioned to benefit from the increased integration of factor and ESG criteria into the investment process and will continue to

Sales Volume 2021 (€m)

Underlying Index

Euronext Euro 50 ESG EW Dec 50 Points

949

Euronext Climate Objective 50 Euro EW Dec 5%

550

SBF Top 50 ESG EW Dec 50 Points

296

Euronext Transatlantic ESG Leaders 60 EW Dec 5%

231

Euronext CDP Environment France EWDec 5%

230

n in 2021 the Low Carbon PAB index family was extended with two new indices, the Low Carbon 100 Eurozone PAB and the Low Carbon 300 World PAB. ETFs were launched on both new indices. The assets under management of the ETF tracking the Low Carbon 100 Europe PAB index increased by 12% to €941 million.

ETFs linked to Euronext indices increased +6.4% to €7.9 billion in assets under management (“AUM”) at the end of 2021. ETF AUM (in millions) ON EURONEXT INDICES

7,942

7,545

7,514

7,465

6,987

6,459

5,962

5,044

5,084

5,053

4,919

2021

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Building on its strengths and capabilities, driven by client consultation and client needs, Euronext is increasing investments in its index franchise, in teams, technology, and partnerships, with four key directions for growth: n a large offering of the ESG versions of Euronext’s national benchmark indices and a suite of Climate variants of Euronext’s national benchmark indices to cope with investor demands;

n accelerating development of ESG based indices. This will be done through continuous expansion of ESG partnerships bringing innovative science based companies to investors, at the forefront of sustainable finance; n leveraging on technology to further accelerate index creation capacity; n leveraging our extended federal model, to replicate locally our strength, client proximity, time tomarket, technology, ESG partners.

(1) https://www.structuredretailproducts.com data, figures based on external third-party data

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