Groupe Renault - 2019 Universal Registration Document

RENAULT: A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RENAULT ON APRIL 24, 2020

GROUPE RENAULT

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

OVERVIEW OF RENAULT AND THE GROUP

Financial policy In 2019, the large central banks announced more accommodating monetary policy measures than anticipated by the market at the beginning of the year accommodating monetary measures favoring the transmis. In the United States, the Federal Reserve lowered its key rates three times, thereby taking the Fed Funds target range to between 1.50% and 1.75%. The European Central Bank, which in 2018 had terminated its asset purchase program, resumed that program at a monthly rate of €20 billion and announced a new long-term refinancing mechanism (TLTRO III). It also reduced the rate of its deposit facility by 0.10%, taking it to -0.50%, while introducing a 2-tier system for remunerating excess liquidity holdings, aiming to reduce the amount of deposits in the banking system at negative rates. The Bank of England left its base rate unchanged over the period at 0.75%. The change in tone by central banks regarding monetary policies changed investor perceptions of risk and supported the rise in stock markets (1) and the tightening of bond spreads (2) . Euro rates fell continuously until the beginning of September and retraced part of that decline toward the end of the year. After a historical low in September of -0.54%, the five-year swap rate ended the year at -0.10%, down 30 bp compared with December 2018. RCI Banque issued the equivalent of €2.9 billion in public bond format, making a number of successive issues. The first was a five-and-a-half-year fixed rate issue for €750 million, the second a dual tranche issue for €1.4 billion (four-year fixed rate €750 million, seven-year fixed rate €650 million), and the third a three-and-a-half-year fixed rate bond for €600 million. At the same time, the company issued a five-year fixed rate CHF200 million bond, a transaction that enabled it to both diversify its investor base and fund assets in that currency. In addition, RCI Banque issued a Tier 2 subordinated bond in the amount of €850 million. This 10-year contractual maturity bond can be redeemed after 5 years and strengthens the capital ratio. On the secured funding segment, RCI Banque sold a public securitization backed by auto loans in Germany for €975.7 million, split between €950 million of senior securities and €25.7 million of subordinated securities.

This combination of maturities and issue formats is part of the strategy implemented by the group for a number of years to diversify its sources of funding and reach out to as many investors as possible. Retail customer deposits have increased by €1.8 billion since December 2018 and totaled €17.7 billion at 31 December 2019, representing 35% of net assets at the end of December. These resources, to which should be added, based on the European scope, €4.5 billion of undrawn committed credit lines, €2.4 billion of assets eligible as collateral in ECB monetary policy operations, €2.2 billion of high quality liquid assets (HQLA) and €0.5 billion of financial assets, enable RCI Banque to maintain the financing granted to its customers for nearly 12 months without access to external sources of liquidity. In a complex and volatile environment, the conservative financial policy implemented by the group for a number of years proved especially justified. This policy protects the commercial margin of each entity while securing the refinancing required for its business activities. It is defined and implemented at a consolidated level by RCI Banque and applies to all sales financing entities within the group. The strength of the group’s balance sheet is also evidenced by very low market risks (interest rate, currency and counterparty risks), which are monitored daily on a consolidated basis. RCI Banque’s overall sensitivity to the interest rate risk remained below the €50 million limit set by the group. At December 31, 2019, a 100-basis point rise in rates would have an impact on the group’s net interest income (NII) of: -1.0 M€ in EUR; P

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-€0.5 million in BRL; P +€0.5 million in KRW; P +€0.9 million in GBP; P +€0.2 million in PLN; P -€0.2 million in CZK; P -€0.8 million in CHF. P

The absolute sensitivity values in each currency totaled €4.5 million. The RCI Banque group’s consolidated foreign exchange position (3) totaled €6.3 million.

Euro Stoxx 50 +24%. (1) Iboxx Eur Non Fls -39bp. (2) Foreign exchange position excluding equity investments in subsidiaries. (3)

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