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SHARE OWNERSHIP

SHARE CAPITAL OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE

7.1 – SHARE CAPITAL OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE

Unless otherwise stated, the information presented in this chapter is accurate as at December 31, 2018.

7.1.1 – Shareholder structure at December 31, 2018 and changes to the shareholder structure in 2018

R 7.1.1.1 SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE AT DECEMBER 31, 2018

Shares comprising the share capital

Theoretical voting rights

Voting rights exercisable in Shareholders’ General Meetings

Shareholders

Number

% Number

% Number

%

Employees and similar (1)

10,371,821

3.89 10,371,821

3.88 10,371,821

3.89

905,347

0.34

905,347

0.34

0

0

Treasury stock (2)

Free float

256,217,981

95.78 256,217,981

95.78 256,217,981

96.11

TOTAL

267,495,149

100 267,495,149

100 266,589,802

100

(1) Relates to shares held in registered form by current and former employees and executive officers of the Group, and to shares held by current and former employees through an employee savings investment fund (FCPE). (2) Voting rights not exercisable in Shareholders’ General Meetings.

R 7.1.1.2 CHANGES IN THE SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE DURING THE 2018 FINANCIAL YEAR AND INFORMATION ON CROSSINGS OF STATUTORY OWNERSHIP THRESHOLDS The Company was notified of the following crossings of statutory ownership thresholds during the 2018 financial year:

Declaration date

Date threshold crossed

Statutory threshold 10% of the capital 10% of the capital 10% of the capital

Increase/ decrease % of capital

% of voting rights

Company

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

04/24/2018 04/19/2018

Increase

10.01% 10.01%

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

04/25/2018 04/23/2018

Decrease

9.97%

9.97%

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

11/07/2018 11/02/2018

Increase

10.06% 10.06%

Between the end of the 2018 financial year and the date of this Registration Document, the Company was notified that the following legal thresholds had been breached:

Declaration date

Date of breach

Legal threshold 10% of the capital

Direction of breach

% of voting rights

Company

% of capital

Massachussets Financial Services (MFS) Company

14/01/2019

13/01/2019

Increase

11.14%

11.14%

To the best of the Company’s knowledge, and based on the threshold disclosures filed with the French Financial Markets Authority (“AMF”), no shareholder, other than Massachusetts Financial Services (“MFS”) Company, holds, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert, more than 5% of its share capital or voting rights at the date of this Registration Document.

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