NATIXIS // 2021 Universal Registration Document

1 NATIXIS OVERVIEW Natixis business lines

In the sovereign, supranational and agency segment, Natixis confirmed its excellent year in 2020 by managing, as joint bookrunner, numerous emblematic transactions, including the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union (ESG-Social double tranche for more than 14 billion), the World Bank group (three transactions including two ESG-Green transactions for a total of 5.75 billion), CADES, UNEDIC, and Société du Grand Paris (two ESG-Green issues for an amount of 3.25 billion). Lastly, in the emerging markets issuers segment, Natixis stood out by being joint bookrunner on the inaugural ESG-Green issues in Mexico (€1,250 billion), the Republic of Benin (€500 million) and Banque Ouest Africaine de développement (750 million), then issues by Dubai Aerospace (three tranches for a total amount of $2.25 billion), and UzAuto Motors (inaugural issue of $300 million). Strategic Equity Capital Markets SECM is the department, unique in French banks, which supports the bank’s clients at each stage of the Equity life cycle, from the IPO, growth and consolidation phases to their delisting. On the primary equity side, and upstream, SECM provides clients with personalizedadvice in all transactionsaffecting the structure of their equity: IPOs, capital increases, issues of convertible or exchangeable bonds. Natixis also provides advice on how to conduct tender offers. Natixis also includes the corporate broking activity, which offers intermediation services to clients: acquisitions or disposals of equity investments, share buybacks and liquidity contracts on the market. The year 2021, marked by record commercial dynamism, enabled SECM to participate in the largest issue of convertibles in France (Safran), in the largest capital increase in France (Air France) and to play a leading role in the largest IPO in Saudi Arabia with Acwa Power. Likewise, our CorporateBroking teammaintained its leading position in share buybacks (in volume and number) for the seventh consecutive year on SBF 120 issuers. The SECM team, specialized in equity engineering originates, structures and implements value-added solutions on Natixis clients’ equity positions (equity investments, treasury shares, investments, etc.) by using all types of instruments directly or indirectly linked to shares.

SECM is a reference in equity engineeringand the use of tailor-made derivatives, an activity that requires first-class client focus and responsiveness, innovation, expertise and excellence in structuring and execution as well as total confidentiality, backed by strict intervention rules and a dedicated team that manages all aspects of the transaction. 2021 demonstrated that SECM is a major player in the Strategic Equity sector in the EMEA region and in Asia, with financing and protection solutions with major corporate clients. Its comprehensive range of structured solutions for financial engineering, listed securities and listed equity derivatives enables it to provide solutions in three key areas: equity investment (economic exposure, construction of positions, V M&A on listed shares, strategic investments, capital increases, dilution risk, exchangeable bonds, and equity engineering); shareholders: (reference shareholders, investment vehicles, Family V Office and Holding companies); own shares: (treasury shares, employee shareholding plans, stock V options, structured share buybacks, indexed financing, convertible bonds). 1.2.2.4 Natixis’ Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) teams help large and medium-sized commercial and industrial enterprises, institutional investors and investment funds prepare and execute disposals and mergers, fund-raising, restructuring and capital protection. Natixis and the global M&A affiliates network carried out numerous large-scale transactions this year. In the United States, Solomon Partners advised EDF on the sale of a 49.99% stake in CENG, a nuclear portfolio of four GMs located in PJM and NYISO, in Exelon. In France, Natixis Partners advised Advent Internationaland the directors/foundersof the Circet group in connection with the sale of an equity interest to ICG. In the United Kingdom, Fenchurch advised JC Flowers on the sale of interactive investor to abrdn. In France, Natixis ranks ninth in value of operations (source: Refinitv) . Mergers & Acquisitions

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