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Corporate governance

Report on corporate governance

General Meetings are held either at the registered office or another venue in Paris or its neighbouring departments or in any other place indicated in the notice of meeting. Any shareholder may take part in General Meetings, personally or by proxy, provided that their shares are registered in their name or the name of the agent registered on their behalf, in accordance with Article L.228-1, paragraph 7, of the French Commercial Code, at midnight on the second business day prior to the meeting, or in the registered share accounts held by the Company, or in bearer share accounts held by an authorised intermediary. For the purposes of determining a quorum and a majority, shareholders attending General Meetings by video-conference or by telecommunications media permitting their identification and complying with the applicable regulations, when the Board of directors decides on such methods of participation, before sending the notice of the General Meeting, shall be counted. 1.19 Agreements between a corporate officer or a shareholder and a controlled entity None. Articles L.225‑38 and L.225-40-1 of the French Commercial Code – Procedure to assess standard agreements entered into under normal conditions At its meeting of 5 December 2019, the Board of directors adopted a procedure to regularly assess whether agreements related to day-to-day transactions and entered into under normal conditions met the relevant criteria. Any person directly or indirectly involved in any of these agreements shall not participate in the assessment process. 1.20 Agreements referred to in

Ahead of the Board of directors’ meeting of 24 February 2022, called to approve the 2021 fnancial statements, the agreement in force, qualifed as current and entered into under normal conditions, was reviewed by the Finance Department, and the conclusions of the annual review conducted by the Finance Department was sent to the members of the Audit Committee for comments. The Audit Committee informed the Board of directors that it was implementing the assessment procedure, as well as sending the results of this procedure and any comments. Finance Department shall call on the Board of directors if, during the annual review, an agreement previously classified as standard which has been entered into under normal conditions no longer meets the above-mentioned criteria. In accordance with the provisions of Article L.225-42 of the French Commercial Code, the Board would then reclassify the agreement as a regulated agreement, approve it and submit it for the approval of the next General Meeting, based on a special Statutory Auditors’ report. 1.20.1 Agreements approved in previous years which were effective in the financial year ended 31 December 2021 None. 1.20.2 Agreements to be submitted for approval to the next General Meeting None.

1.20.3 Agreements approved after 31 December 2021 None.

Pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, we provide you with the Statutory Auditors’ special report on the agreements falling within the scope of Articles L.225-38 et seq. of the French Commercial Code.

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