NATIXIS - 2018 Registration document and annual financial report

INTERVIEW with François Riahi , Natixis’ Chief Executive Officer

CAN YOU GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF NATIXIS’ BUSINESS IN 2018?

WHAT IS THE OUTLOOK FOR 2019 AND THE MEDIUM TERM?

Our 2018 results show that we made the right strategic choices in our New Dimension plan, as all Natixis’ business lines achieved strong performances CPF UVCIGF CP KORTQXGOGPV KP RTQƒVCDKNKV[ Our asset and wealth management businesses CTG ƒTON[ KP ITQYVJ OQFG CPF QWT OWNVK CHƒNKCVG model has demonstrated its value in volatile market EQPFKVKQPU 9G CTG PQY YGNN QP VJG YC[ VQ DGEQOKPI one of the leading investment managers worldwide QP VJG DCUKU QH QWT RTQƒVCDKNKV[ CPF ECRCEKV[ HQT KPPQXCVKQP Meanwhile, our Corporate & Investment Banking business made solid progress in Mergers & Acquisitions and in our four strategic sectors as we optimized our origination and distribution ECRCDKNKVKGU 9G CNUQ DQNUVGTGF QWT TCPIG QH JKIJ XCNWG CFFGF KPPQXCVKXG UQNWVKQPU CPF OCFG EQPETGVG UVGRU VQYCTFU VJG CODKVKQP VQ DG VJG IQ VQ DCPM QP VJG ITGGP UGEVQT +P C [GCT VJCV YCU FKHƒEWNV QXGTCNN HQT ECRKVCN OCTMGVU CEVKXKVKGU CPF FGURKVG C QPG QHH KVGO QP VJG GSWKV[ FGTKXCVKXGU DWUKPGUU TGNCVGF VQ a deterioration of the Asian markets, the division FKURNC[GF UVTQPI TGUKNKGPEG CU C TGUWNV QH QWT FKXGTUG DWUKPGUU OQFGN Our insurance businesses continued to expand UYKHVN[ VGUVKH[KPI VQ QWT RQUKVKQP CU C NGCFKPI KPUWTGT KP (TCPEG +P QWT URGEKCNK\GF ƒPCPEKCN UGTXKEGU activities we developed new products and services CPF WPNQEMGF HWTVJGT TGXGPWG U[PGTIKGU YKVJ )TQWRG $2%'ŦU TGVCKN DCPMKPI PGVYQTMU 9G CNUQ EQPVKPWGF VQ FGXGNQR QWT RC[OGPV DWUKPGUUGU YJGTG YG operate across the entire value chain, drawing on our ECRCEKV[ HQT KPPQXCVKQP

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Natixis Registration Document 2018