LEGRAND / 2018 Registration document

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

established by the Company as described above and to ensure that the information in their possession remains confidential; W individuals discharging managerial responsibilities (1) who are required to comply with abstention obligations during the blackout periods established by the Company as described above. These individuals, as well as those closely associated with them, furthermore have a duty to disclose to the AMF (French Financial Markets Authority) any transaction they have performed

on Legrand shares within three business days following the completion of said transaction(s). Any person may seek the opinion of the MAR Committee before performing a transaction on the Company’s shares by submitting a request to the Ethics Officer who will then call a meeting of the MAR Committee for said purpose. The Chief Financial Officer may only give an advisory opinion: the decision on whether or not to execute the transaction is the sole responsibility of the person who requested the opinion.

R 6.1.1.3 WORK DONE BYTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2018 In 2018, the Board met eight times. Directors’ attendance at Board meetings was satisfactory; the attendance rate in 2018 was 85%.

The Board of Directors Gilles Schnepp

100%

Olivier Bazil

100%

Isabelle Boccon-Gibod

100%

Christel Bories

87,5%

Angeles Garcia-Poveda

100%

Edward A. Gilhuly

75%

100%

François Grappotte (1)

Philippe Jeulin

100%

Patrick Koller

75%

0%

Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise (1)

6

0%

Dongsheng Li (1)

Analisa Loustau Elia

100%

Éliane Rouyer-Chevalier

87,5%

(1) Mr. Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise, Mr. Dongsheng Li and Mr. François Grappotte have not been directors of the Company since the Shareholders’ General Meeting of May 30, 2018.

According to the Board’s internal rules, some of its deliberations may be prepared by specialized committes, enabling the Board to discharge its duties under optimum conditions. The work of these committees is the subject of a detailed report at the meeting of the Board of Directors. In 2018, the meeting attendance rate for the various specialized committes was 95%. Information on these specialized committes can be found in section 6.1.3 of the Company’s registration document. Topics covered in 2018 by the Board of Directors In 2018, the Board’s worked on matters including: W the Company’s results: W report on the Audit Committee’s work, as set out in section 6.1.3.3 below,

W approval of the consolidated and statutory financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the related reports, the consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2018, the consolidated financial statements and management report for the six months ended June 30, 2018, and the consolidated financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2018, W review and approval of press releases on the annual, half-yearly and quarterly consolidated financial statements,

W proposal for appropriation of earnings,

W choice of dividend payment method and consequences in terms of securities adjustments,

W preparation of forward-lookingmanagement documents for 2018,

W approval of the 2018 budget;

(1) Individuals discharging managerial responsibilities is taken to mean (i) senior executives, i.e. members of the Company’s Board of Directors, and the Chief Executive Officer, and (ii) high-level managers who, without being members of the Board of Directors, have regular access to inside information about the Company either directly or indirectly, and have the power to make management decisions regarding the Company’s strategy and future development.

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