NATIXIS -2020 Universal Registration Document

8 GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Terms and conditions of attendance by shareholders at General Shareholders’ Meetings

Terms and conditions 8.1

of attendance by shareholders at General Shareholders’ Meetings

Notice of General Shareholders’ Meetings 8.1.1

General Shareholders’ Meetings are convened by the Board of Directors or, failing this, under the conditions of Article L.225-103of (Article 21 of the bylaws). Meetings take place either at the the French Commercial Code. Notices of meeting are prepared in registered office or at another location specified in thenotice. accordancewith the conditions laid out in the applicable regulations

Access to meetings 8.1.2 All shareholders whose shares are paid up may participate in General Shareholders' Meetings under the conditions provided for blyaw. Shareholders who can prove their shares are in a custody account (pursuant to subparagraph 7 of Article L.228-1 of the French Commercial Code) in their name or in the name of an intermediary acting on their behalf, either in the registered share accounts held by the Companyor in the bearer share accountsheld by their authorized intermediaries,no later than two working days before the date of the meeting (by midnight Paris local time hereinafter referred to as D-2), may attend the meetings. For holders of registered shares, such entry in the account by D-2 is sufficient to enable them to attend the meeting. With respect to holders of bearer shares, proof of their status as a shareholdermust be provided directly to the centralizingbody of the meeting by the authorized intermediaries holding their bearer share accounts. The intermediaries do so by producing a certificate that must be attached to the voting formor admissioncard request in the name of the shareholder or the name of the registered intermediary Shareholders’ rights 8.1.3 In line with the provisions of Article L.225-105 of the French Commercial Code and subject to the conditions and time frames set by law, one or more shareholders holding the requisite portion of share capital may request, by means of registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, that items or draft resolutions be included on the meeting agenda.

acting on behalf of the shareholder. A certificate is also delivered to shareholders who wish to attend the meeting in person and who have not received an admission card by D-2, midnight Paris time. An authorized proxy (namely the shareholder’s spouse or another shareholder, a partner with whom the shareholder has a civil partnership,or any other individual or legal entity of their choice)may represent a shareholder at General Shareholders’ Meetings. This proxy may not represent another person. Under the terms and conditions set forth by law and regulations, shareholders wishing to vote by postal ballot may send their proxy and absenteevoting ballots, either in paper format or, on the decision of the Board of Directors published in the notices of meeting, electronically. By decision of the Board of Directors, the shareholderscan also take part in the meetings via videoconferencingor vote by any means of telecommunication and teletransmission, including the Internet, under the conditionsset forth in the regulationsthat are applicableat the time of using them.

In line with the provisions of Article 27 of the bylaws, each shareholder may, subject to the terms and conditions and at the times fixed by law, request a copy of the documentsneeded to allow them to form an informed opinion on the management and control of the Company. The nature of the documents and the terms and conditions for their dispatch or availabilityare determinedby law and regulations.

Conditions for exercising voting rights 8.1.4 In line with the provisions of Article 25 of the bylaws, and as an Article L.22-10-46of the French Commercial Code, each member of exception to the granting of double voting rights to any fully paid-up the meeting has a right to as many votes as they hold or are shares that can be proved to have been registered in the name of the represented by shares. same shareholder for at least two years as stipulated by

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