NATIXIS -2020 Universal Registration Document

2 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Management and oversight of corporate governance

Namias, Chief Executive Officer, and Nathalie Bricker, Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Bricker was appointed by the Board of Directors on November 5, 2020 to replace Marc Vincent. As executive officers, Nicolas Namias and Nathalie Bricker stand surety and assume full liability toward the supervisory authorities, and specifically the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR–FrenchPrudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority) and the European Central Bank (ECB), for the following activities: the bank’s effective management, within the meaning of V Article L.511-13 of the French Monetary and Financial Code; disclosure to the ACPR of any accounting or financial documents V that the ACPR may request, and responses to any questions or requests for information, per Articles L.571-4 to L.571-9 of the same Code; the periodic evaluation and control of the effectiveness of the V mechanisms and procedures set up to comply with the French Ministerial Order of November 3, 2014 on internal control of banking sector businesses; the determination of capital requirements. V In this context, the executive officers are authorized to request and receive all useful information from any division, department, controlled entity or subsidiary of Natixis. In the event of the absence of the executive corporate officer, the other executive officers will ensure business continuity until the Board of Directors appoints a new Chief Executive Officer based on a recommendation by the Appointment Committee. Activities of the Senior 2.2.3.4 Management Committee Following Natixis’ conversion into a French société anonyme with a Board of Directors, a Senior Management Committee was set up in early May 2009 in order to examineand validate the Company’smain decisions and steer its management. Barring exceptions, it meets weekly, chaired by the Chief Executive Officer. It consists of the heads of Natixis' four main businesses (Asset & Wealth Management, Corporate & Investment Banking, Insuranceand Payments) and heads of the main transversal support functions. Except where circumstances prevented them from doing so, the members of the Senior Management Committee were present at all meetings in 2020. Representatives from the business lines or different support functions were invited to present projects or policies falling within their departmental remits. 2020 was the last year that the 2018-2020New Dimension strategic plan was implemented across all Natixis business lines. New Dimension sets out three powerful initiatives to give its clients a broader range of high added-valuesolutions: deepening the business model transformation that it successfully began under the New Frontier plan, allocating a significant portion of its investments to digital technologies, and differentiatingitself by taking the lead in the areas where Natixis’ teams are recognizedfor their exceptional skills. The year 2020 was also marked by structuring strategic choices, announced in November 2020, focused on the creation of long-term value and making it possible to establish a solid foundation for the next strategic plan 2021-2024.

Chief Executive Officer 2.2.3.2 The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the Natixis’ Senior Management, in accordance with the Board of Directors’ decision of April 30, 2009 to separate the offices of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Following the departure of François Riahi on August 3, 2020, the Board of Directors decided, following the favorable opinion of the Appointment Committee, to appoint Nicolas Namias as his replacementwith immediate effect, for a period of four years ending with the adjournment of the Natixis General Shareholders’ Meeting convened in 2024 to approve the financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Nicolas Namias therefore became executive officer of Natixis ( "dirigeant effectif" , as defined by Articles L.511-13 and L.532-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code). The Chief Executive Officer may delegate a portion of his powers to any corporate officer of his choosing, with or without the option of substituting one for another. In light of this fact, Natixis has a comprehensive system for assigning and monitoring delegations of power and of signing authority, which encompasses the delegation of Senior Management Authority to members of the Senior Management Committee. Furthermore, each business line and support function has defined and regularly updates its own signing authority rules, in keeping with the fundamental principles laid down by Senior Management. On the Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation, the Board of Directors may appoint one to five Deputy Chief Executive Officers from among the directors or otherwise to assist the Chief Executive Officer. In conjunctionwith the Chief ExecutiveOfficer, the Board of Directors determinesthe scope and durationof the powers conferredupon the Deputy Chief Executive Officers. They have the same powers with respect to third parties as the Chief Executive Officer. Disclosure of non-conviction The Chief Executive Officer has not been convicted of fraud, filed for bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership or companies put into administration, convicted and/or punished by official or regulatory bodies, disqualified from acting as a member of administrative, managementor supervisory bodies of an issuer, or fromacting in the management or conduct of the business of an issuer within at least the previous five years. Conflicts of interest There is no potential conflict of interest between the duties of the Chief Executive Officer towards Natixis and his private interests and/or other duties towards third parties. In addition, there are no service agreements binding the Chief Executive Officer to Natixis that could confer benefits according to the terms of such an agreement and that might call into question his independence or interfere in his decision-making. Executive officers ("dirigeants 2.2.3.3 effectifs") Pursuant to Article L.511-13 and L.532-2 of the FrenchMonetary and Financial Code, Natixis currently has two executive officers: Nicolas

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