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GROUP OVERVIEW Other information

2.4.3 – Information by geographic region

On January 1, 2016, the United States/Canada region became the North and Central America region, comprising the United States, Canada, Mexico and the other countries in Central America. This change reflects the new organization of Legrand’s operations in North America, with all of these countries now headed by the same management which is in keeping with the region’s market structure.

Since Legrand’s business is local, i.e. country specific, its financial reporting is organized into five geographic regions. Please refer to section 5.4.1.1 of this Registration Document for more information on business trends by geographic region over the past two years, and to section 4.6.2.2 of this Registration Document for a breakdown of the Group’s average headcount by geographic region and by category (Front Office and Back Office).

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2.4.4 – Competitors

cabling), Aiphone and Urmet (door entry systems), Crestron and Nortek (building systems), Lutron (lighting control), Obo Bettermann and Niedax (cable management), Panduit (VDI and cable management), and Vertiv (former Emerson Network Power - UPS); and W multi-specialist companies such as Hager in Germany and France, Gewiss and Vimar in Italy, Niko in Belgium, Gira in Germany, Simon in Spain, Leviton and Hubbell in the United States and Canada, and Chint in China.

Legrand enjoys established market positions in France, Italy, and many other European countries, as well as in North and South America and in Asia. Legrand’s main direct competitors include the following: W the divisions of large multinational companies that compete with Legrand in various domestic markets, for some or all of Legrand’s product ranges, such as: ABB, Eaton, Honeywell, Panasonic, Schneider Electric and Siemens; W specialized companies which mainly offer one or two product categories, such as CommScope and Belden (VDI structured

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